TR1 Notification

RNS Number : 9990T

Aryzta AG

09 July 2018

 

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Aryzta AG (CH0043238366)
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [x] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [x] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: UBS Investment Bank,         UBS Group AG		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Zurich, Switzerland
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 3 July 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified: 9 July 2018
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% (9.A + 9.B)
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.37%	4.68%	5.06%	89'930'446
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below Notifiable Threshold	Below Notifiable Threshold	Below Notifiable Threshold

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix						% of voting rights
	Direct				Indirect		Direct			Indirect
CH0043238366					335'121					0.37%
SUBTOTAL A					335'121					0.37%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.				% of voting rights
Right to Recall Lent Shares				Anytime			2'429'510				2.70%
Right to substitute shares delivered as collateral				Anytime			541'065				0.60%
Long Call Options		20/07/2018 to 15/03/2019		-			299,400				0.33%
				SUBTOTAL B.1			3'269'975				3.64%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex			Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights
Short Put Options	21/12/2018			-		Physical		175'200			0.19%
Short Put Warrants	21/12/2018			-		Cash		636			0.001%
Equity Swaps	06/08/2018 to 29/05/2020			-		Cash		766'537			0.85%
						SUBTOTAL B.2		942'373			1.05%
10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii [x] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:
Namexv			% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold			% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold			Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Limited
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS AG London Branch
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Switzerland AG
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi:

Done at Opfikon on 09.07.2018

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of Euronext Dublin.

 

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