Ternitz, 27 February 2017: Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (SBO) has been informed on 24 February 2017 and announces pursuant to Sec 93 (2) BoerseG that Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, acting also for its affiliates and as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios (“AAML”), holds, through investment funds and client accounts under management, 676,640 shares representing 4.23% of the voting rights in SBO as at 22 February 2017.

 

In total, AAML holds 705,172 shares, representing 4.41% of the total capital of SBO, which includes 28,532 lent shares where AAML has the right to recall.

 

As of 22 February 2017, the split of the shares with voting rights is as follows:

•           676,640 shares, representing 4.23% of the voting rights

•           28,532 shares which are out on loan and where AAML retains the right to recall, representing 0.18% of the voting rights (classed as a financial instrument).

 

The shares are held by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (3.37% of the voting rights plus 0.18% lent shares) and Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited (0.86% of the voting rights).

 

Therefore, the total share position (less rights to recall lent shares) has increased above the threshold of 4% according to Article 91 BoerseG.

 

In addition, SBO has been informed that AAML failed to disclose crossing below the 4% threshold in course of an event taken place in September 2016 and therefore discloses as follows:

 

As of 22 September 2016, the split of the shares with voting rights was as follows:

•           624,487 shares, representing 3.90% of the voting rights

•           181,866 shares which were out on loan and where AAML retained the right to recall, representing 1.14% of the voting rights (classed as a financial instrument).

 

The shares were held by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (2.90% of the voting rights plus 1.14% lent shares) and Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited (1.00% of the voting rights).

 

Prior to this event, the split of the shares with voting rights was as follows:

•           674,487 shares, representing 4.22% of the voting rights

•           131,866 shares which were out on loan and where AAML retained the right to recall, representing 0.82% of the voting rights (classed as a financial instrument).

 

On 28 October 2016, SBO disclosed the following shareholding of AAML as of 24 October 2016:

•           606,688 shares, representing 3.79% of the voting rights

•           181,465 shares which were out on loan and where AAML retained the right to recall, representing 1.13% of the voting rights (classed as a financial instrument).
 

The percentages have been calculated on the basis of the number of voting rights of SBO as of the respective date (16,000,000).

 

For questions please contact:

Andreas Boecskoer, Head of Investor Relations

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

A-2630 Ternitz, Hauptstraße 2

Tel: +43 2630/315 DW 252, Fax: DW 101

E-Mail: a.boecskoer@sbo.co.at