Transparency Declaration Notification
Regulated information
In accordance with the requirements of Article 14 of the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies, Ontex Group NV (“Ontex”) discloses the notification of significant shareholdings that it has received on July 3, 2025.
On June 30, 2025, Brandes investment partners, L.P., detained 5,256,435 Ontex voting securities or voting rights, representing 6.38% of voting securities, and thereby crossed upward the threshold of 5%.
Notification details
- Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
- Notification by: A person on whose account a third party acts in his own name and who notifies together with this third party
- Persons subject to the notification requirement: Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., located at 4275 Executive Square, 5th Floor, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
- Date of threshold crossing: June 30, 2025
- Threshold crossed: 5% upward
- Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
- Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., an SEC-registered U.S. Investment Adviser, does not have a parent company who controls its voting rights. - Date of declaration: July 3, 2025
- Additional information: Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. is an SEC-registered U.S, Investment Advisor. Shares for which Brandes has voting authority are aggregated, and are beneficially owned by our individual account holders.
- Details of the notification:
| Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
| # voting rights | % voting rights | ||||
| Holders of voting rights | # voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to securities | Linked to securities | Not linked to securities |
| Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. | 5,256,435 | 0 | 6.38% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,256,435 | 0 | 6.38% | 0.00% | |
Enquiries
- Investors: Geoffroy Raskin
- Media: Catherine Weyne
About Ontex
Ontex is a leading international developer and producer of baby, feminine and adult care products, both for retailers and the healthcare sector. Ontex’s innovative products are distributed in around 100 countries through retailers and healthcare providers. Employing some 7,000 people, Ontex has a presence in 14 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. is listed on and is a constituent of the index. To keep up with the latest news, visit or follow Ontex on .
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