Transparency Declaration Notification

    Transparency Declaration Notification

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In accordance with the requirements of Article 14 of the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies, Ontex Group NV (“Ontex”) discloses the notification of significant shareholdings that it has received on January 10, 2025.

On November 12, 2024, BPCE SA, Natixis SA, Natixis Investment Managers, NIM Participations 3 and DNCA Finance detained 2,491,966 Ontex voting securities or voting rights, representing 3.03% of voting securities, and thereby crossed upward the threshold of 3%.

Notification details

• Reason for the notification:

• • Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
  • Upward crossing of the lowest threshold

• Notification by: A person that notifies alone
• Persons subject to the notification requirement:

• • BPCE SA and Natixis SA, both based at 7 Promenade Germaine Sablon, 75013 Paris, France
  • Natixis Investment Managers and NIM Participations 3, both based at 59 Avenue Pierre Mendes France, 75013 Paris, France
  • DNCA Finance, based at 19 Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France

• Date of threshold crossing: November 12, 2024
• Threshold crossed: 3% upward
• Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares
• Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: BPCA SA, which controls the undertaking Natixis SA, which controls the undertaking Natixis Investment Managers, which controls the undertaking NIM Participations 3, which controls the undertaking DNCA Finance
• Date of declaration: January 10, 2025
• Details of the notification:

Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
		# voting rights		% voting rights
Holders of voting rights	# voting rights	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
BPCE SA.		0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Natixis SA		0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Natixis Investment Managers		0	0	0.00%	0.00%
NIM Participations 3		0	0	0.00%	0.00%
DNCA Finance		2,491,966	0	3.03%	0.00%
Total		2,491,966	0	3.03%	0.00%

Enquiries

• Investors:      Geoffroy Raskin        [phone]        [e-mail]
• Media:            Catherine Weyne      [phone]        [e-mail]

About Ontex

Ontex is a leading international developer and producer of baby, feminine and adult care products, both for retailers and the healthcare sector. Ontex’s innovative products are distributed in around 100 countries through retailers and healthcare providers. Employing some 7,200 people, Ontex has a presence in 14 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is listed on Euronext Brussel and is a constituent of the Bel Mid^® index. To keep up with the latest news, visit ontex.com or follow Ontex on LinkedIn.

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