Notification of shareholding pursuant to Sec 93 (2) BoerseG (Austrian Stock Exchange Act)
Ternitz, 15.10.2015: Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (SBO) was informed on 14.10.2015 and announces, pursuant to Sec 93 (2) BoerseG, that Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (“TAML“) holds 4.04% of the voting rights (645,933 voting rights) in SBO since the purchase transaction on October 9, 2015.
TAML is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“AMP”). AMP is an indirect substantial shareholder in Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG, through the direct shareholdings of various funds and investment companies which are managed by its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries.
Voting rights
As of October 9, 2015 645,933 voting rights (of 16,000,000 total voting rights outstanding) in SBO, which are 4.04% of the total voting rights and which are owned by several funds, investment companies and segregated portfolios, have to be attributed to TAML, as the investment manager of the such funds, investment companies and segregated portfolios. TAML is a UK registered investment adviser that manages investment companies, private funds and managed accounts and TAML has control over the voting of shares in SBO with respect to the following accounts:
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ACCOUNT
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SBO SHARES
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VOTING RIGHTS in SBO
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Threadneedle (Lux) - Global Smaller Companies Fund
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418
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0.00%
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Threadneedle (Lux) - Pan European Small Cap Opportunities Fund
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53,945
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0.34%
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IST Investmentstiftung
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11,876
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0.07%
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LVM through Universal KAG
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6,954
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0.04%
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Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites
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27,878
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0.17%
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KEVA through Mercer Global Investments Europe Limited
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26,325
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0.16%
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Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC - Threadneedle Pan European Smaller Companies Fund
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163,977
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1.02%
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Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC - Threadneedle European Smaller Companies Fund
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329,476
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2.06%
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ZFS UK Pension Scheme - Global Small Cap Fund
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25,084
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0.16%
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Total
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645,933
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4.04%
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Chain of control (see company name abbreviations below)
TAML, TPEN and TISL are each 100% direct subsidiaries of TCFL which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of TAMHL which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of TAMUKH which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of THL which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of TAMHS which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of AMIHG which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of the ultimate parent company AMP. Both TPEN and TISL delegate voting control of shares held to TAML.
TMLSA is a 100% direct subsidiary of TAMHS which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of AMIHG which itself is a 100% direct subsidiary of the ultimate parent company AMP. TMLSA delegates voting control of shares held to TAML.
Each respective company, therefore, holds a controlling interest in its respective subsidiary. Consequently, all the voting rights mentioned under “Voting rights” above need to be attributed to TAML and each of TAML’s direct and indirect parent companies pursuant to sec 92 (4) SEA and, therefore, each of such companies has exceeded the 4% threshold in SBO on the same date as TAML, i.e. on October 9, 2015.
Company name abbreviations:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“AMP”)
Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH (“AMIHG”)
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL (“TAMHS”)
Threadneedle Holdings Limited (“THL”)
TAM UK Holdings Limited (“TAMUKH“)
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited (“TAMHL“)
TC Financing Limited (“TCFL”)
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (“TAML“)
Threadneedle Pensions Limited (“TPEN”)
Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. (“TMLSA”)
Threadneedle Investment Services Limited (“TISL“)
For additional information contact:
Florian Schütz, MBA
Head of Investor Relations SBO
Tel.: +43 2630 315-251 I f.schuetz@sbo.co.at
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