EANS-Voting Rights: Lenzing AG
Publication of an Announcement after art. 93
BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication
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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: B & C Industrieholding GmbH
Place: Vienna
State: Austria
Pursuant to Section 91 of the Stock Exchange Act, B&C Iota GmbH & Co KG, B&C
Lenzing Holding GmbH, B&C Industrieholding GmbH and B&C Privatstiftung informed
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft as follows:
In the course of a public offering of up to 6.859.838 no-par value share of
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and the admission of 825.000 no-par value shares of
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft to official trading at the Vienna Stock Exchange,
6.176.379 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft were sold. 5.351.379 of the sold
shares were existing shares, originally held by B&C Iota GmbH & Co KG, 825.000
of the sold shares are new shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft. At the same
time, another 548.621 existing shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft were sold in
connection with an over-allotment. The sold shares were assigned to the
respective buyers on June 21, 2011.
Due to the before mentioned transaction, B&C Iota GmbH & Co KG directly holds
1.791.775 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft representing the same number of
voting rights and an approximately 6,7% interest in the share capital of Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft. Due to the before mentioned transaction, B&C Iota GmbH & Co
KGs number of voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft therefore fell below
10%.
B&C Lenzing Holding GmbH continuous to hold directly 13.102.768 shares of
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft representing the same number of voting rights. After
execution of the above mentioned transaction this number of shares represents an
approximately 49,4% interest in the share capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
Thus, B&C Lenzing Holding GmbHs number of voting rights of Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft fell below 50%.
B&C Industrieholding GmbH continuous to hold directly 2.497.796 shares in
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft representing the same number of voting rights. After
execution of the above mentioned transaction this number of shares represents an
approximately 9,4% interest in the share capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
Furthermore, B&C Industrieholding GmbH through its 100% subsidiary B&C Lenzing
Holding GmbH indirectly continuous to hold 13.102.768 shares of Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft representing the same number of voting rights. After
execution of the above mentioned transaction this number of shares represents an
approximately 49,4% interest in the share capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
In sum, B&C Industrieholding GmbH therefore continuous to hold 15.600.564 shares
of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft representing the same number of voting rights and
an approximately 58,8% interest in the share capital of Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft.
After execution of the before mentioned transaction, B&C Privatstiftung
indirectly through its direct or indirect subsidiaries, B&C Iota GmbH & Co KG,
B&C Industrieholding GmbH and B&C Lenzing Holding GmbH holds 17.392.339 shares
of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft representing the same number of voting rights and
an approximately 65,5% interest in the share capital of Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft. Thus, due to the before mentioned transaction, B&C
Privatstiftungs number of voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft fell
below 75%.
Lenzing, June 22, 2011
Further inquiry note:
Lenzing AG
Mag. Angelika Guldt
Tel.: +43 (0) 7672-701-2713
Fax: +43 (0) 07672-96301
mailto:a.guldt@lenzing.com
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Lenzing AG
A-A-4860 Lenzing
phone: +43 7672-701-0
FAX: +43 7672-96301
mail: a.guldt@lenzing.com
WWW: http://www.lenzing.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: AT0000644505
indexes: WBI, Prime Market
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, official market: Wien
language: English
Original content of: Lenzing AG, transmitted by news aktuell