DGAP-PVR: HUGO BOSS AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


HUGO BOSS AG 

31.10.2016 17:40

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     HUGO BOSS AG     
     Dieselstraße 12  
     72555 Metzingen  
     Germany          

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights  
          Acquisition/disposal of instruments                
          Change of breakdown of voting rights               
          Other reason:                                      

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

   Name:                                            City and country of  
                                                    registered office:   
   Finanzministerium des Staates Norwegen /         Oslo Norway          
   Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of                         
   Norway                                                                

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

     Norges Bank  

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     27 Oct 2016  

6. Total positions

                % of voting   % of voting rights   total of  total number 
            rights attached  through instruments  both in %     of voting 
           to shares (total    (total of 7.b.1 +    (7.a. +     rights of 
                   of 7.a.)               7.b.2)      7.b.)        issuer 
  Result-            3,03 %               0,08 %     3,12 %    70,400,000 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-            2,98 %               0,12 %     3,10 %             / 
  us                                                                      
  notifi-                                                                 
  cation                                                                  

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

  ISIN             absolute                         in %                     
                        direct        indirect          direct        indirect 
                (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG)  (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG) 
  DE000A1PHFF7                         2135110               %          3,03 % 
  Total            2135110                         3,03 %                    

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

    Type of         Expiration or  Exercise or       Voting     Voting 
    instrument      maturity date  conversion        rights  rights in 
                                   period          absolute          % 
    Shares on loan  N/A            Jederzeit / At     23498     0,03 % 
    (right to                      any time                            
    recall)                                                            
    Contract for    N/A            Jederzeit / At     36341     0,05 % 
    Difference                     any time                            
                                   Total              59839     0,08 % 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting 
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights 
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in % 
                                                                    % 
                                         Total                      % 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and  
        does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly    
        or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).           
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate     
        controlling natural person or legal entity:                          

  Name    % of voting rights  % of voting rights through     Total of both 
           (if at least held    instruments (if at least      (if at least 
                 3% or more)            held 5% or more)  held 5% or more) 
  State                    %                           %                 % 
  of                                                                       
  Norwa-                                                                   
  y                                                                        
  Norge-              3,03 %                           %                 % 
  s                                                                        
  Bank                                                                     

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

     Date of general meeting:                                             
     Holding position after general meeting:    % (equals voting rights)  

10. Other explanatory remarks:

     Percentages do not add up in Section 6 (Resulting Position) due to  
     rounding.                                                           


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Language:     English
Company:      HUGO BOSS AG
              Dieselstraße 12
              72555 Metzingen
              Germany
Internet:     www.hugoboss.com
 
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