PTA-PVR: BKS Bank AG: Release according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG
BKS Bank-0.60%
Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)
Klagenfurt (pta026/04.11.2020/16:58) - Release of Announcement according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Issuer:
BKS Bank AG, St. Veiter Ring 43, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
2. Reason for notification:
Change of Total Voting Rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: UniCredit S.p.A
City and country of registered office: Milan, Italy
4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3
UniCredit Bank Austria AG
CABO Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
31.10.2020
6. Total positions
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.) | % of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) | total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.) | total number of voting rights of issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached | 29.78 | 0.00 | 29.78 | 42,942,900 |
| Position of previous notification | 30.31 | 30.31 |
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
7.a. Voting rights attached to shares
| ISIN code | absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) | absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) | in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) | in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) |
| AT0000624705 | 0 | 12,788,737 | 0.00 | 29.78 |
| Total: | 12,788,737 | 29.78 |
7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
| Type of instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise Period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
| Total: |
7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
| Type of instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise Period | Physical /Cash Settlement | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
| Total: |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
| No. | Name | Directly controlled by No. | Shares held directly (%) | Financial/other instruments held directly (%) | Total of both (%) |
| 1 | UniCredit S.p.A | ||||
| 2 | UniCredit Bank Austria AG | 1 | 6.63 | 6.63 | |
| 3 | CABET-Holding-GmbH | 2 | |||
| 4 | CABO Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. | 3 | 23.15 | 23.15 |
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: N/A
10. Additional Information
The reason for the notification according to §§130/133 Stock Exchange Act is a change in votings rights as a result of the conversion of preferred shares into ordinary shares of BKS Bank AG, which will result in a marginal change of voting rights share of UniCredit Bank Austria-Group in BKS Bank AG. This proportion of voting rights of UniCredit Bank Austria-Group will decrease from 30,31% to 29,78% (direct + indirect).
Note: in the present case it is not a share transfer but a share conversion only.
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emitter: BKS Bank AG
address: St. Veiter Ring 43, 9020 Klagenfurt
country: Austria
contact person: Dr. Dieter Kohl
phone: 0463-5858-139
e-mail: dieter.kohl@bks.at
website: www.bks.at
ISIN(s): AT0000624705 (share), AT0000A2HQD1 (share)
stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna