Transparency notification

13 April 2023

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Transparency notification

Antwerp (Belgium), April 13, 2023 – 5:45 pm CEST – In accordance with Article 14 of the Belgian Transparency law of 2 May 2007, Azelis Group NV announces that it has received the following transparency notification on April 11, 2023:

  • Transparency notification from Public Sector Pension Investment Board/PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd
  1. Summary of the notification

Public Sector Pension Investment Board reported in a notification dated April 11, 2023 that on April, 6, 2023, following a disposal of voting securities, its shareholding decreased and crossed downwards the threshold of 10.00% in Azelis Group NV.  

On April 6, 2023, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 20,787,122 shares with voting rights, representing 8.89% of the total number of shares issued by the company (233,846,153), versus 12.14 % (28,387,122 shares) in the previous notification dated October 4, 2021.

  1. Content of the notification

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights and downward crossing of a threshold.

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name

Address (for legal entities)

Public Sector Pension Investment Board

1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, Suite 1400
Montréal, Québec, Canada H3B 5E9

PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd

10 Bressenden Place 8th Floor - London SW1E 5DH
United Kingdom

Date on which the threshold is crossed

6 April 2023

Threshold that is crossed (in %)

10%

Denominator

233,846,153

Notified details

A) Voting rights

Previous notification

After the transaction

 

# of voting rights

# 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

Public Sector Pension Investment Board

0

0

0

0.00%

0.00%

PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd

28,387,122

20,787,122

0

8.89%

0.00%

Subtotal

28,387,122

20,787,122

 

8.89%

0.00%

 

TOTAL

20,787,122

0

8.89%

0.00%

 

B) Equivalent financial instruments

After the transaction

Holders of equivalent
financial instruments

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise period or date

# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised

% of voting rights

Settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

0

0.00%

 

 

TOTAL (A & B)

 

 

 

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

 

 

Calculate

20,787,122

8,89

 

 

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd is controlled by Public Sector Pension Investment Board. All of the shares of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are directly held by the Government of Canada (his Majesty in right of Canada) , by the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, a Canadian Cabinet Minister. The shares are held by the Minister as a fiduciary on behalf of His Majesty the King in right of Canada, and as a formal requirement of the ministerial office of the President of the Treasury Board, and do not represent any control of PSPIB by the Minister, as these shares are non-voting.

Additional information

  1. Further information

The full transparency notification as well as this press release can be consulted on the Azelis Group NV’s website.

For more information, please contact:

Azelis
investor-relations@azelis.com