REGULATED INFORMATION
PUBLICATION OF TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION
Cambridge (UK) 21 May 2021: Global Graphics PLC (Euronext: GLOG) publishes a transparency notification in accordance with Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings.
1. Summary of the notification
At the request of the Financial Services Markets Authority, pursuant to the notification that Global Graphics PLC elected Belgium as its home Member State on 18 March 2021, the Company received on 18 May 2021 a transparency notification dated 28 April 2021 indicating that Congra Software SARL holds 81.88% of the voting rights of the Company.
This announcement replaces the announcement that was issued by the Company on 22 January 2021, notifying of the same significant shareholding disclosure.
2. Content of the notification
The notification dated 28 April 2021 contains the following information:
| Reason for the notification | Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights |
| Notification by | A parent undertaking or a controlling person |
| Persons subject to the notification requirement | Congra Software SARL, 19-21 route d’Arlon, 8009 Strassen, Luxembourg Powergraph BV, Zuylenveld 10, 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium Graphicus PS, Zuylenveld 10, 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium Guido Van der Schueren |
| Transaction date | 18 March 2021 |
| Threshold that is crossed (in %) | 80% |
| Denominator | 32,909,737 |
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 | |
| Guido Van der Schueren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Graphicus PS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Powergraph BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Congra Software SARL | 0 | 29,946,116 | 0 | 81.88% | 0.00% |
| Subtotal | 29,946,116 | 0 | 81.88% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 29,946,116 | 0 | 81.88% | 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% | ||||
| # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |
| Total (A +B) | 29,946,116 | 81.88% |
| Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held (if applicable) | Guido Van der Schueren is the ultimate controlling shareholder of Congra Software SARL. Guido Van der Schueren controls Graphicus PS (92%) together with his children (8%). Graphicus PS controls Powergraph BV (99.81%). Congra Software SARL is controlled by Powergraph BV (53.53%) and Graphicus PS (14.21%). |
| Additional information | Global Graphics PLC chose Belgium as its home Member State. This invoked the requirement for this notification. |
This press release and other shareholding information can be found at https://investor.globalgraphics.com.
About Global Graphics PLC
Through its operating subsidiaries, Global Graphics PLC (Euronext Brussels: GLOG) is a leading developer of integrated hardware and software solutions for graphics and industrial inkjet printing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen and Mark Andy. Global Graphics PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are printing software developers Global Graphics Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developers Xitron and enterprise software developer HYBRID Software.
Contacts
| Jill Taylor | Graeme Huttley |
| Corporate Communications Director | Chief Financial Officer |
| Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489 | Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472 |
| Email: jill.taylor@globalgraphics.com | Email: graeme.huttley@globalgraphics.com |