EVS Broadcast Equipment: publication of a trans...

Publication on December 28, 2018, 6.00pm CET
Regulated information – transparency notification
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.: Euronext Brussels (EVS.BR), Bloomberg (EVS BB), Reuters (EVSB.BR)

Publication of a transparency notification

(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

On December 27, 2018, EVS Broadcast Equipment has received a transparency notification indicating that Evertz Technologies Limited now holds 2.99% of the voting rights of the company. Evertz Technologies Limited has therefore crossed down the threshold of 3%. This is a passive crossing of the 3% threshold, following the capital increase realized by EVS on December 26.

The notification, dated December 27, 2018, contains the following information:

Reason for the notification: passive crossing of a threshold
Notification by: a person that notifies alone
Persons subject to the notification requirement: Evertz Technologies Limited – 5292 John Lucas Drive, Ontario, Canada L7L 5Z9

Transaction date: December 26, 2018
Threshold that is crossed (in %): 3%
Denominator: 14,327,024

Notified details:

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# voting rights	# voting rights		% voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities		Not linked to the securities
Evertz Technologies Limited	424,936	429,060		2.99	%
	TOTAL	429,060	0	2.99	%	0.00	%

B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial Instruments	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights		Settlement
	TOTAL			0	0.00	%

TOTAL (A & B)		# voting rights	% of voting rights
	TOTAL (A & B)	429,060	2.99	%

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:
Evertz Technologies Limited is not a controlled (50% or plus) entity.

This press release and the notification are available on the EVS website (www.evs.com).

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 [e-mail] or fax [phone]) and to the FSMA. The current number of shares (denominator) to be taken into account is 14,327,024 shares.

For more information, please contact: Yvan ABSIL, CFO Geoffroy d’OULTREMONT, Vice President  Investor Relations & Corporate Communication EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 13 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium Tel: [phone].  E-mail:[e-mail]; www.evs.com

Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition, and results of operations of EVS and its affiliates. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of EVS's management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties relate to changes in technology and market requirements, the company’s concentration on one industry, decline in demand for the company’s products and those of its affiliates, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, and loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition which could cause the actual results or performance of the company to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. EVS undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About EVS EVS is globally recognized as the leader in live video technology for broadcast and new media productions. Our passion and purpose are to help our clients craft immersive stories that trigger the best return on emotion. Through a wide range of products and solutions, we deliver the most gripping live sports images, buzzing entertainment shows and breaking news content to billions of viewers every day – and in real-time. The company is headquartered in Belgium with offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America, and provides sales and technical support to more than 100 countries. EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, please visit www.evs.com.

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