Voting Rights Announcements | 25 February 2020 13:06


HUGO BOSS AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

HUGO BOSS AG
25.02.2020 / 13:06
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
Name: HUGO BOSS AG
Street: Dieselstraße 12
Postal code: 72555
City: Metzingen
Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900LFVU534EBRXD13

2. Reason for notification
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X Acquisition/disposal of instruments
Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason:
Voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: UBS Group AG
City of registered office, country: Zurich , Switzerland

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
19 Feb 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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New 3.85 % 5.31 % 9.16 % 70400000
Previous notification 3.96 % 5.03 % 8.99 % /

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN Absolute In %
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) 		Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) 		Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) 		Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000A1PHFF7 2710523 % 3.85 %
Total 2710523 3.85 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Right to recall of lent shares At any time 103255 0.15 %
Right of use over shares At any time 6411 0.01 %
Long Call Option 20/03/2020 – 17/12/2021 708231 1.01 %
Long Call Option 07/12/2021 – 27/01/2022 1200000 1.70 %
Total 2017897 2.87 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Short put option 20/03/2020 – 27/01/2022 Physical 1501131 2.13 %
Long Call Option 19/06/2020 – 16/12/2022 Cash 25673 0.04 %
Short put option 19/06/2020 – 16/12/2022 Cash 67007 0.10 %
Equity Swaps 02/07/2020 – 12/11/2024 Cash 124556 0.18 %
Short put option 07/12/2021 – 27/01/2022 Physical 1200000 1.70 %
Total 2918367 4.15 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Switzerland AG % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Americas Holding LLC % % %
UBS Americas Inc. % % %
UBS Asset Management Trust Company % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Asset Management AG % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Asset Management AG % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management Life Ltd % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Asset Management AG % % %
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Asset Management AG % % %
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) SA % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Asset Management AG % % %
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG % % %
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Americas Holding LLC % % %
UBS Americas Inc. % % %
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Asset Management AG % % %
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Europe SE % % %
UBS Gestion S.G.I.I.C., SA % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Europe SE % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS (Jersey) Limited % % %
UBS Trustees (Jersey) Ltd % % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % 5.15 % 7.11 %
UBS Americas Holding LLC % % %
UBS Americas Inc. % % %
UBS Financial Services Inc. % % %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
Proportion of voting rights Proportion of instruments Total of both
% % %

10. Other explanatory remarks:
UBS has entered into a collar transaction. Therefore the positions under section 7b have not been aggregated as far as these refer to the collar transaction.

Date
24 Feb 2020


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Language: English
Company: HUGO BOSS AG
Dieselstraße 12
72555 Metzingen
Germany
Internet: www.hugoboss.com

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