EVS Broadcast Equipment : Schroders Plc. owns 2...

EVS Broadcast Equipment : Schroders Plc. owns 2.99% of the company

Publication on August 20, 2013, after market closing

Regulated information - shareholder notification

EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.: Euronext Brussels (EVS.BR), Bloomberg (EVS BB), Reuters (EVSB.BR)

LIEGE, Belgium, August 20, 2013 - Pursuant to the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 relating to the publication of major shareholdings, EVS Broadcast Equipment (Euronext Brussels: EVS.BR) announces that it has recently received a notification of the threshold of 3% being crossed by Schroders Plc, which now owns 2.99% of the total number of voting rights of EVS.

 

Since July 2, 2013, Schroders Plc had a 3.23% stake in EVS, following the completion of the acquisition of Cazenove by Schroders. The new notification, received on August 19, 2013, states that the threshold has been crossed on August 15, 2013.

 

The 2.99%, or 407,535 EVS shares, are spread as follows:

  • Schroders Investment Management Ltd.: 75,715 shares (0.56%)
  • Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd.: 17,329 shares (0.13%)
  • Cazenove Capital Management Ltd.: 314,491 shares (2.31%)

 

More specifically, the notification includes the following explanation on the structure of the holding: "Schroders plc is not a controlled entity, it is the parent company of Schroder Administration Limited, which itself is the parent company of Schroder Investment Management Limited; who is a discretionary fund manager holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in the notification. Schroder Investment Management North America Limited is a subsidiary of Schroder Investment Management Limited; and a discretionary fund manager holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in the notification. Schroders plc completed the acquisition of Cazenove Capital Holding Limited on 2nd July, 2013. Schroders Plc is the parent company of Cazenove Capital Holdings Limited, which itself is the parent company of Cazenove Capital Management Limited, who is a discretionary fund manager holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in the notification".

 

Shareholders must declare their ownership in EVS shares as soon as their shareholding passes over/under the 3% threshold (required by Company Statutes) and any multiple of 5% thresholds (required by Belgian Law). Notifications of important shareholdings to be made according to the Law of May 2, 2007 and the EVS's bylaws, should be sent to the company (by email corpcom@evs.com or fax +32 4 361 7089) and to the FSMA. The current number of shares (denominator) to be taken into account is 13,625,000 shares.

 

For the most recent shareholding overview, www.evs.com.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Joop JANSSEN, Managing Director & CEO

Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Vice President  Investor Relations & Corporate Communication

EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 16 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium

Tel: +32 4 361 70 14.  E-mail: corpcom@evs.com; www.evs.com
About EVS

 

EVS provides its customers with reliable and innovative technology to enable the production of live, enriched video programming, allowing them to work more efficiently and boost their revenue streams. Its industry-leading broadcast and media production systems are used by broadcasters, production companies, post-production facilities, film studios, content owners and archive libraries around the globe. It spans four key markets - Sports, Entertainment, News and Media.

Founded in 1994, its innovative Live Slow Motion system revolutionised live broadcasting. Its reliable and integrated tapeless solutions, based around its market-leading XT server range, are now widely used to deliver live productions worldwide. Today, it continues to develop practical innovations, such as its C-Cast second-screen delivery platform, to help customers maximise the value of their media content.

The company is headquartered in Belgium and has offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Approximately 465 EVS professionals from 20 offices are selling its branded products in over 100 countries, and provide customer support globally. EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, please visit www.evs.com.

 

dcinex, of which EVS owns 41.3%, is the European leader for Digital Cinema technology and services in Europe with more than 5,500 committed digital screens in Europe, out of which 3,700 have already been deployed. www.dcinex.com.
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