EVS Broadcast Equipment - Publication of a transparency notification
Publication on September 4, 2020, 5.45pm 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 September 2, 2020, EVS Broadcast Equipment has received a transparency notification indicating that Norges Bank now holds 3.05% of the voting rights of the company.
The notification, dated September 2, 2020, contains the following information:
Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by: a person that notifies alone
Persons subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway
Transaction date: September 1, 2020
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 | |
| Norges Bank | 412,690 | 422,525 | 2.95% | ||
| TOTAL | 422,525 | 0 | 2.95% | 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 |
| Norges Bank | Shares on loan (right to call) | At any time | 14,000 | 0.10% | Physical | |
| TOTAL | 14,000 | 0.10% | ||||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # voting rights | % of voting rights | |
| TOTAL (A & B) | 436,525 | 3.05% |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:
Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange
reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for
management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank..
This press release and the notification are available on the EVS website ().
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 or fax ) and to the FSMA. The current number of shares (denominator) to be taken into account is 14,327,024 shares.
ABOUT EVS
We create return on emotion.
EVS is globally recognized as a 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.
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| For more information, please contact: Yvan ABSIL, CFO EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 13 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium Tel: . E-mail: ; |
| 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' management 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. |
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