Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG
EANS-Voting Rights: Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG
Publication of a
participation notification according to art. 135 para. 2 Stock Exchange Act
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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a
Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content of this
announcement.
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Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 ff BörseG
Overview
1. Issuer: SCHOELLER-BLECKMANN OILFIELD EQUIPMENT Aktiengesellschaft
2. Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Person subject to notification obligation
Name: EARNEST Partners, LLC
City: Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Country: United States
4. Name of shareholder(s): SBO shares were held by EARNEST Partners, LLC for
several clients in separate client accounts. EARNEST held power of attorney to
exercise, at its own discretion, the voting rights attached to the SBO shares on
behalf of its clients.
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 23.1.2018
6. Total positions
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| | | % of voting | | |
| | % of voting |rights through |Total of both |Total number of|
| |rights attached|financial/other| in % (7.A + | voting rights |
| |to shares (7.A)| instruments | 7.B) | of issuer |
|_______________|_______________|(7.B.1_+_7.B.2)|______________|_______________|
| Resulting | | | | |
| situation on | | | | |
| the date on | 4,99 % | 0,00 % | 4,99 % | 16.000.000 |
|which threshold| | | | |
| was crossed / | | | | |
|____reached____|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|
| Position of | | | | |
| previous | 5,01 % | | 5,01 % | |
| notification | | | | |
|(if_applicable)|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|
Details
7. Notified details of the resulting situation:
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|A: Voting rights |
|attached_to_shares|
| | Number of voting |% of voting rights |
|____ISIN_Code_____|______rights______|___________________|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
|_(Sec_91_BörseG)__|_(Sec_92_BörseG)__|__(Sec_91_BörseG)__|__(Sec_92_BörseG)__|
|AT0000946652______|___________798.398|___________________|_____________4,99_%||
|____SUBTOTAL_A____|_____798.398______|______4,99_%_______|
______________________________________________________________________________
|B 1: Financial|
|/ Other |
|Instruments |
|pursuant to |
|Sec. 91a para.|
|1_No._1_BörseG|
| | | |Number of voting| |
| | | | | |
| | | |rights that may | |
| Type of |Expiration Date|Exercise Period| be | % of voting |
| instrument | | |acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
|______________|_______________|_______________|___exercised____|______________|
|______________|_______________|_SUBTOTAL_B.1__|________________|______________|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|B 2: |
|Financial /|
|Other |
|Instruments|
|pursuant to|
|Sec. 91a |
|para. 1 No.|
|3_BörseG___|
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise | Physical / | Number of |% of voting |
|instrument | Date | Period | Cash |voting rights| rights |
|___________|____________|___________|_Settlement__|_____________|____________|
|___________|____________|___________|SUBTOTAL_B.2_|_____________|____________|
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation:
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.
X Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity:
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| | | | | Financial/ | |
| | | Directly | Shares held | other |Total of both|
| No. | Name |controlled |directly (%) | instruments | (%) |
| | | by No. | |held directly| |
|__________|____________|___________|_____________|_____(%)_____|_____________|
| 1 |Paul E. | | | | |
|__________|Viera_______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 2 |Westchester | 1 | | | |
|__________|Limited,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |EARNEST | | | | |
| 3 |Partners, | 2 | 4,99 %| | 4,99 %|
|__________|LLC_________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: -
Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights.
10. Sonstige Kommentare:
-
Atlanta, Georgia am 24.1.2018
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG
Hauptstrasse 2
A-2630 Ternitz
phone: 02630/315110
FAX: 02630/315101
mail: sboe@sbo.co.at
WWW: http://www.sbo.at
ISIN: AT0000946652
indexes: WBI, ATX
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English
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