HUBER+SUHNER: Core shareholder base remains strong even after divestment by Abegg Holding AG

Ad Hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR
26.03.2019 - 14:00 (CET)

As a shareholder of 10.0% in HUBER+SUHNER AG, Abegg Holding AG has fully divested its stake.

Abegg Holding is a family holding which is today owned by Annina Müller‐Bodmer. Abegg Holding AG has played an important role as a core shareholder of HUBER+SUHNER for many years. The Board of Directors of HUBER+SUHNER would like to thank Abegg Holding AG for this long-term commitment. Annina Müller‐Bodmer continues to remain committed to HUBER+SUHNER in her capacity as a private shareholder and increased, according to her own accounts, her privately held stake in the context of the accelerated bookbuilding from c. 1% to around 3%.

After the sale of the stake by Abegg Holding AG, HUBER+SUHNER continues to have a strong core shareholder base. Core shareholders are Metrohm AG with 10.6%, EGS Beteiligungen AG with 8.0%, Silvia Hoffmann-Suhner with 6.2%, and HUWA Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG with 3.2%, in addition to other long-time shareholders below the 3% notification threshold.

HUBER+SUHNER AG
Patrick G. Köppe
Head Corporate Communications
Tumbelenstrasse 20
8330 Pfäffikon ZH
Switzerland

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