REGULATED INFORMATION
Kortrijk, Belgium, 12 September 2016, 06:00 PM – Norges Bank, Oslo (Norway), has notified Barco (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%. As a result of different transactions, the latest notified position is 4.94% i.e. holding 642,906 shares.
Barco received notifications on 7 and 12 September 2016:
Content of the notifications
Notification of 12 September 2016 includes the following information:
| Categories of notification | Results of the received form |
| Reason for notification | Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights |
| Notification by | A person that notifies alone |
| Persons subject to the notification requirement | Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway |
| Date on which the threshold is crossed | 09/09/2016 |
| Threshold that is crossed | 5% |
| Denominator | 13,020,582 |
| Notified details | Previous notification: #of voting rights: 656,406 After the transaction: # of voting rights: 642,906 After the transaction: % of voting rights: 4.94% |
| Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable | Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank. |
Additional information | The decrease in Norges Bank’s ownership to below 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to a decrease in shares held as collateral. |
Notification of 7 September 2016 includes the following information:
| Categories of notification | Results of the received form |
| Reason for notification | Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights |
| Notification by | A person that notifies alone |
| Persons subject to the notification requirement | Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway |
| Date on which the threshold is crossed | 06/09/2016 |
| Threshold that is crossed | 5% |
| Denominator | 13,020,582 |
| Notified details | Previous notification: #of voting rights: 637,972 After the transaction: # of voting rights: 656,406 After the transaction: % of voting rights: 5.04% |
| Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable | Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank. |
Additional information | The increase in Norges Bank’s ownership to above 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to an increase in shares held as collateral. |
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with 3,300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.029 billion euro in 2015.
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