SES: Standard form for notification of major holdings

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

(to be sent to the relevant 
          issuer 

and

 to the competent authority)i
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached

ii

:

SES S.A.

2. Reason for the notification

(please tick the appropriate 
          box or boxes):

          

 

[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

[ ] Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

iv 
          

:

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Name:

          

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CGC”)

        
        
           
        
        
          City and country of registered office (if applicable):

          

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

 (if different from 3.)v:

          

See section 8

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

vi

:

20 September 2016

6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.A)
        
        
        
        
          % of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 
          7.B.1 + 7.B.2)
        
        
           
        
        
          Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B)
        
        
           
        
        
          Total number of voting rights of issuervii
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or 
          reached
        
        
        
        
          4.997%
        
        
        
        
          0.000%
        
        
        
        
          4.997%
        
        
        
        
          575,186,400
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Position of previous notification (if applicable)
        
        
        
        
          5.004%
        
        
        
        
          0.000%
        
        
        
        
          5.004%
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
        
          

7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of

shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

ix
        
        
           
        
        
          

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Class A shares

          

(ISIN: LU0088087324)

        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
          28,744,479
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
          4.997%
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

SUBTOTAL A

        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
          28,744,479
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
          4.997%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC

Type of financial instrument

Expiration

date

x
        
        
           
        
        
          

Exercise/

Conversion Period

xi
        
        
           
        
        
          

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Not applicable
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC

Type of financial instrument

Expiration

date

x
        
        
        
        
          

Exercise/

Conversion Period

xi
        
        
           
        
        
          

Physical or cash settlement

xii
        
        
           
        
        
          

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

        
        
        
      
      
        
          Not applicable
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

SUBTOTAL B.2

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

(please tick the applicable box)

:

 

[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii

 

[X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:

Name

xv
        
        
           
        
        
          

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

        
        
        
      
      
        
          The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

          

(Holdings by CG management companies below):

        
        
        
        
          4.997%
        
        
        
        
          0.000%
        
        
        
        
          4.997%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Capital Research and Management Company1
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Capital Guardian Trust Company2
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Capital International, Inc.2
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Capital International Limited2
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Capital International Sárl2
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          1. 

Wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

2. Wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company

9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

 

10. Additional information

xvi

:

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CGC”) is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. CRMC manages equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC in turn is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”), which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies (“CGII management companies”): Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. The CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional clients.

 

Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the issuer for its own accounts. Rather, the shares reported are owned by funds and accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.

Done at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. on 21 September 2016.

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