EANS-Voting Rights: C-QUADRAT Investment AG
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution Person/company obliged to make the notification: ----------------------------------- Name: C-QUADRAT Investment AG Place: Vienna State: Austria Vienna/Frankfurt, 23. September 2016. C-QUADRAT Investment AG, ISIN: AT0000613005, ("C-QUADRAT") has been informed on 22. September 2016, according to art. 91at seq. BörseG from Cubic (London) Limited, 1 Vine Street - London W1 J0AH, United Kingdom ("Cubic"), San Gabriel Privatstiftung, Waldegghofgasse 3, 1170 Vienna, FN 195929g ("San Gabriel") and T.R. Privatstiftung, Schottenfeldgasse 20, 1070 Vienna, FN 195928f, ("T.R.") of the following facts: Cubic is a limited liability company established under English Law which is owned in equal parts by San Gabriel and T.R. San Gabriel, a private foundation controlled by Mr. Alexander Schütz, currently holds 684,161 ordinary shares in C-QUADRAT, corresponding to 15.68% of the voting rights in the Issuer. T.R., a private foundation controlled by Mag. Thomas Riess, currently holds 854,141 ordinary shares in C-QUADRAT, corresponding to 19.58% of the voting rights in the Issuer. Mag. Thomas Riess currently holds 27,000 ordinary shares in C-QUADRAT, corresponding to 0.62% of the voting rights in the Issuer. With respect to C-QUADRAT an agreement for the coordinated exercise of voting rights is in place between San Gabriel and T.R. Cubic currently holds 1,227,649 ordinary shares in C-QUADRAT, corresponding to 28.14% of the voting rights in the Issuer. On 10/3/2016 Cubic concluded additional conditional share purchase- and contribution agreements (other comparable derivative financial instrument pursuant to section 91a para 1 no 1 SEA) with other core shareholders regarding a total of 2,856,344 ordinary shares of C-QUADRAT, corresponding to 65.46% of the voting rights in the Issuer. (Long Stop Date 30.09.2016).These share purchase and contribution agreements will not be closed but expire. In addition, T.R., San Gabriel, Hallmann Holding International Investment GmbH, Q-CAP Holdings Ltd, Mr. Carlo Michienzi, Mr. Matteo Pusineri und Mr. Kerry Mentasti-Granelli concluded a conditional shareholders' agreement regarding Cubic and C-QUADRAT on 10/03/2016. This agreement will also not be closed but expire. Due to the expiry of the conditional share purchase- and contribution agreements and syndicate agreement, San Gabriel, T.R., Mr Alexander Schütz, Mag. Thomas Rieß, Laakman Holding Ltd, (currently holding 754,066 representing 17.28% in C-QUADRAT pursuant to Sec 91 SEA), Hallmann Holding International Investment GmbH (currently holding 436,319 representing 9.99% in C-QUADRAT pursuant to Sec 91 SEA ), Q-CAP Holdings Ltd currently holding 100,657 representing 2.37% in C-QUADRAT pursuant to Sec 91 SEA), Mr Carlo Michienzi (currently no direct share- holding C-QUADRAT), Mr. Matteo Pusineri (currently no direct shareholding C-QUADRAT), Mr Kerry Mentasti-Granelli (currently no direct shareholding C-QUADRAT), Mr. Klemens Hallmann (currently no direct shareholding C-QUADRAT) and Mr. Fritz Schweiger (currently no direct shareholding C-QUADRAT) are not deemed to be parties acting in concert any longer with consequence that the mutual attribution of shareholdings pursuant to Sec 91 Z 7 SEA does not apply any longer. Due to the obligation in section 91b para 1 SEA to aggregate all voting rights within the meaning of sections 91 to 92 SEA the expiry of the agreements results in a total holding pursuant to section 91 et seq. SEA: Cubic according to Sec 91 SEA 1,227,649 / 28.14%, Sec 91a SEA 0 / 0%, Sec 92 Z 7 SEA 1,565,302 / 35.87%, aggregated 2,792,951 / 64.01%; Alexander Schütz and San Gabriel according to Sec 91 SEA 684,161 / 15.68%, Sec 92 Z 1 und 4 SEA 2,108,790 / 48.33%, aggregated 2,792,951 / 64.01%; Mag. Thomas Riess and T.R. according to Sec 91 SEA 881,141 / 20.19%, Sec 92 Z 1 und 4 SEA 1,911,810 / 43.82%, aggregated 2,792,951 / 64.01%. San Gabriel, T.R., Alexander Schütz and Mag. Thomas Riess and Cubic thus fell below the 90% and 75% threshold. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 20.09.2016 Further inquiry note: Andreas Wimmer C-QUADRAT Investment AG Schottenfeldgasse 20 A-1070 Vienna Tel.: +43 1 515 66 316 E-Mail: a.wimmer@investmentfonds.at www.c-quadrat.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: C-QUADRAT Investment AG Schottenfeldgasse 20 A-1070 Wien phone: +43 1 515 66-0 FAX: +43 1 515 66-159 mail: c-quadrat@investmentfonds.at WWW: www.c-quadrat.com sector: Financial & Business Services ISIN: AT0000613005 indexes: Standard Market Auction stockmarkets: official market: Frankfurt, Wien language: English
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