Transparency Notification Of UCB's Reference Shareholders
Brussels, Belgium, October 31, 2008 at 6:00 PM (CET) - press release, regulated information:
Participation as of September 1, 2008 (transitional provision of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of large shareholdings).
Notification by :
Financière de Tubize SA
UCB SA
Schwarz Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & CoKG
KBC Groep NV
Banque Degroof SA
Levimmo SA
Compar Invest SA
Pharmahold SA (Luxemburg Company)
Financière de Tubize and controlled companies
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize SA | 66,370,000 | 0 | 36.20% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 66,370,000 | 0 | 36.20% | 0.00% |
UCB SA/NV | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
UCB FIPAR SA | 3,175,478 | 0 | 1.73% | 0.00% |
UCB SCA | 12,000 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 3,187,478 | 0 | 1.74% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.94%* | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
UCB, UCB Fipar and UCB SCA (indirect affiliate of UCB) are controlled by Financière de Tubize.
Financière de Tubize is neither exclusively (in law) nor jointly controlled in the meaning of the Company Code. However, more than 50% of its shareholding is held by:
a) Baron Daniel Janssen
b) Financière Eric Janssen SCA, controlled by Mr. Eric and Cyril Janssen
c) Mrs André Janssen
d) Barnfin SA, controlled by Mrs Jean van Rijckevorsel
e) Jonkheer Jean van Rijckevorsel
f) Altai Invest SA, controlled by Countess Diego du Monceau de Bergendal
who are acting in concert.
Financière de Tubize has entered into a separate shareholders agreement with each of the following shareholders : (i) Schwarz Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & CoKG, (ii) KBC Bank NV, (iii) Degroof Corporate Finance SA, Imofig SA and Levimmo SA, (iv) Compar Finance SA and (v) Pharmahold SA and Cosylva SA who act in concert in the meaning of article 3, §1, 13° of the law of 2 May 2007.
Schwarz Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & CoKG acting in concert with Financière de Tubize SA
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize + controlled companies | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.94% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.94%* | 0.00% |
Schwarz Vermögensverwaltung | 9,885,618 | 0 | 5.39% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 9,885,618 | 0 | 5.39% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 79,443,096 | 0 | 43.33% | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
Schwarz Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & CoKG is not controlled.
KBC Bank NV acting in concert with Financière de Tubize SA
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize + controlled companies | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93%* | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93% | 0.00% |
KBC Groep NV | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
KBC Bank NV | 2,289,318 | 0 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 2,289,318 | 0 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 71,846,796 | 0 | 39.18% | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
KBC Bank NV is controlled by KBC Groep NV which holds indirectly, via several affiliates (others than KBC Bank NV) 325.640 shares in UCB outside the concert (KBC Verzekering NV [228.634], Fidea NV [78.506], Vitis Life Luxembourg SA [1.000], Data Office [17.500]).
Degroof Corporate Finance SA, Imofig SA and Levimmo SA acting in concert with Financière de Tubize SA
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize + controlled companies | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93%* | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93% | 0.00% |
Banque Degroof SA | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Degroof Corporate Finance SA | 450,000 | 0 | 0.25% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 450,000 | 0 | 0.25% | 0.00% |
Banque Degroof SA | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Imofig SA | 219,230 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 219,230 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Levimmo SA | 1,230,770 | 0 | 0.67% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 1,230,770 | 0 | 0.67% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 71,457,478 | 0 | 38.97% | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
Degroof Corporate Finance SA and Imofig SA are controlled by Banque Degroof SA. Levimmo is not controlled.
Compar finance SA acting in concert with financière de Tubize SA
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize + controlled companies | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93%* | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93% | 0.00% |
Compar Invest | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Compar Finance | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 71,457,478 | 0 | 38.97% | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
Compar Finance SA holds 165.830 UCB shares outside the concert. It is controlled by Compar Invest SA (luxemburg company) which, itself, is not controlled.
Pharmahold SA and Cosylva SA acting in concert with Financière de Tubize SA
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize + controlled companies | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93%* | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93% | 0.00% |
Pharmahold | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Cosylva | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 3,800,000 | 0 | 2.07% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 73,357,478 | 0 | 40.01% | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
Pharmahold SA and Colsylva SA hold together 1.100.000 UCB shares outside the concert. Cosylva SA is controlled by Pharmahold which, itself, is not controlled.
Total of the concerts
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Financière de Tubize | 66,370,000 | 0 | 36.20% | 0.00% |
UCB SA/NV | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
UCB FIPAR SA | 3,175,478 | 0 | 1.73% | 0.00% |
UCB SCA | 12,000 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 69,557,478 | 0 | 37.93%* | 0.00% |
Schwarz Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co KG | 9,885,618 | 0 | 5.39% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 9,885,618 | 0 | 5.39% | 0.00% |
KBC Groep NV | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
KBC Bank NV | 2,289,318 | 0 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 2,289,318 | 0 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
Banque Degroof | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Degroof Corporate Finance | 450,000 | 0 | 0.25% | 0.00% |
Imofig SA | 219,230 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 669,230 | 0 | 0.36% | 0.00% |
Levimmo SA | 1,230,770 | 0 | 0.67% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 1,230,770 | 0 | 0.67% | 0.00% |
Compar Invest | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Compar Finance | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Pharmahold | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Cosylva | 1,900,000 | 0 | 1.04% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 3,800,000 | 0 | 2.07% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 89,332,414 | 0 | 48.72% | 0.00% |
* Excel automatically rounds figures to two decimal places. This may explain the slight differences in the percentages.
Shares held outside the concert
# of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
KBC Groep (via affiliates other than KBC Bank NV) | 325,640 | 0 | 0.18% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 325,640 | 0 | 0.18% | 0.00% |
Compar Finance | 165,830 | 0 | 0.09% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 165,830 | 0 | 0.09% | 0.00% |
Pharmahold | 1,100,000 | 0 | 0.60% | 0.00% |
Cosylva | 1,100,000 | 0 | 0.60% | 0.00% |
Subtotal | 2,200,000 | 0 | 1.20% | 0.00% |
TOTAL | 2,691,470 | 0 | 1.47% | 0.00% |
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TOTAL OF THE CONCERTS + TOTAL OF THE SHARES HELD OUTSIDE THE CONCERT | ||||
92,023,884 | 0 | 50.19% | 0.00% |
Additional information
Convertible obligations and rights to subscribe to un-issued financial instruments treated as voting rights | |||||
Type of financial instrument | End date (DD/MM/YYYY) | Date or period of exercise or of conversion | Number | # of voting rights that can be acquired in case of exercise or of conversion of the instrument | |
Financière de Tubize | Defensive warrants | 23/04/2013 | | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Employees of UCB | warrants | 31/05/2009 | 32,700 | 32,700 | |
Employees of UCB | warrants | 28/02/2010 | 53,900 | 53,900 | |
Employees of UCB | warrants | 31/05/2012 | 54,700 | 54,700 | |
Employees of UCB | warrants | 28/02/2013 | 67,700 | 67,700 |
About UCB
UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb-group.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialisation of innovative medicines focused on central nervous system and immunology disorders. Employing more than 10,000 people in over 40 countries, UCB achieved revenues of 3.6 billion euro in 2007. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).
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