BIOCARTIS GROUP NV (Euronext Brussels: BCART)
PRESS RELEASE - REGULATED INFORMATION - 10 January 2024, 23:00 CET
Disclosure of transparency notification
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings)
1. Summary of notice
BIOCARTIS GROUP NV received a transparency notification on January 5, 2024, showing that JPMorgan Chase & Co., with registered office at c/o CT Corporation, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, USA, following the acquisition of shares on January 3, 2024, exceeds the participation threshold of 5%.
2. Contents of the notification
The notification dated 5 January 2024 contains the following information:
- Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
- Notification by: a parent undertaking or a controlling person.
- Person(s) required to notify : JPMorgan Chase & Co., with registered office at c/o CT Corporation, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, USA.
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 03-01-2024
- Threshold exceeded (in %): 5%
- Denominator: 93,915,910
- Notification details:
| A) Voting rights attached to voting securities | |||||
| Holders of voting rights | Previous notice | After the transaction | |||
| Number of voting rights | Number of voting rights | % voting rights | |||
| Related to securities | Regardless of the effects | Related to securities | Regardless of the effects | ||
| JPMorgen Chase & Co. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| JP Morgan Securities PLC | 0 | 4,837,106 | 0 | 5.15% | 0% |
| JP Morgan Securities LLC | 0 | 5,000 | 0 | 0.01% | 0% |
| TOTAL | 4,842,106 | 0 | 5.16% | 0% | |
| B) Similar financial instruments | After the transaction | |||||
| Holders of equivalent financial instruments | Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise period or date | # voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised | % of voting rights | Settlement |
| JP Morgan Securities PLC | Equity SWAP | 04/03/2024 – 04/02/2024 | 84,927 | 0.09% | cash | |
| JP Morgan Securities LLC | Right to take back lent shares | 15,712 | 0.02% | physically | ||
| 100,639 | 0.11% | |||||
| TOTAL (A & B | # voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| 4,942,745 | 5.26% | |||||
- chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
JP Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
JP Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
JP Morgan Securities plc (100%)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)
JP Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)
JP Morgan Securities LLC (100%)
3. Miscellaneous
This press release can be consulted on the website of BIOCARTIS GROUP NV via this link Press releases | Biocartis Group NV.
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