Recticel, The passion for comfort. A confident belief in careful stabilization

Shareholder structure

Number of shares
Type Number % Market segment Code ISIN number
Ordinary 28 499 141 98.51 % Continuous market REC BE0003656676
VVPR ¹ 432 315 1.49 % Spot market RECV BE0005121778
Total 28 931 456 100.00 %      
 
1 VVPR = reduced withholding tax
 
Shareholder structure
as of June 17, 2010

Shareholders Number of shares conferring
 
Compagnie du Bois Sauvage sa, Belgium 8 288  006   28,65 %
Entreprises et Chemins de Fer en Chine sa, Belgium 308 024   1.06 %
Subtotal   8 596 030 29,71 %
 
Vean nv, Belgium 817 188   2,82 %
Rec-Man & Co sca, Luxembourg 295 836   1,02 %
Subtotal   1 113 024 3,84 %
 
Shihold nv, Belgium 745 105   2,58 %
Sallas bm, Belgium 103 377   0,36 %
Audhumla sa, Belgium 139 440   0,48 %
Debco nv, Belgium 9 766   0,038 %
Law sa, Belgium 2 369   0,018 %
Natural persons < 1%, Belgium 308 768   1,07 %
Subtotal   1 308 825 4,52 %
 
Total shareholders' group around Compagnie du Bois Sauvage   11 017 879 38,08 %
 
Mercator Verzekeringen, Belgium 1 442 216   4,98 %
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited 885 826   3,06 %
Public 15 585 535   53,87 %
 
Total   28 931 456 100,00 %
 

For a historical overview of the declarations please click here.

The implied free float stands at 61.92%.
Shareholders movement
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Subscribed capital at 31/12
 
Subscribed capital 72 329 72 329 72 329 71 572 70 833
 
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Shareholders at 31/12
 
Shareholder group around Compagnie du Bois Sauvage (including VEAN, Sinvest, Lennart, Sallas) 2,4 37.03% 37.62% 35.30% - -
Rec-Man & Co, Belgium 3 1.02% 1.02% 1.20% 3.60% 3.65%
Rec-Hold, Belgium 1,2 0.00% - - 27.03% 27.31%
Rec-Les (Lessius), Belgium 1 0.00% - - 9.10% 12.84%
Bestinver Gestion, Spain 8.12% 13.46% 12.64% 6.56% -
Mercator Verzekeringen, Belgium 5.45% 6.40% 6.45% 8.77% 8.86%
Farringdon Capital Management, Switzerland 3.49% - - - -
KBC Asset Management, Belgium 3.21% 3.21% - - -
ING Investment Management Belgium, Belgium - 3.02% - - -
Richelieu Finance, France - - 7.00% 7.08% -
Other (public) 41.68% 35.27% 37.41% 37.86% 47.34%
 
1 Until 2004, Lessius' participation in Recticel was held via Rec-Hold. In 2004, this indirect holding was converted into a direct holding via Rec-Les.
2 In the course of 2007, Compagnie du Bois Sauvage increased its holding in Recticel via a number of transactions, including the conversion of the indirect participation via Rec-Hold into a direct participation. In the context of this reorganisation, a shareholders'agreement was also signed with a number of longstanding shareholders of Rec-Hold (i.e. VEAN, Sinvest, Lennart and Sallas).
3 Rec-Man is the ad hoc company which was originally set up by 40 owner-managers of Recticel in 1998 after Rec-Hold took over the Société Générale shares.
4 Of which 29.74% held by Compagnie du Bois Sauvage, Entreprises et Chemins de Fer de Chine and Mr G. Paquot only.
Shareholding notification obligation

Recticel’s articles of association require any shareholder holding voting rights equal to 3% or more of the existing voting rights to notify this shareholding to the company and to the Belgian Banking, Finance & Insurance Commission (CBFA). Any rise above or fall below the first threshold of 3% and thereafter the threshold of 5% or any multiple of 5% is object to the above mentioned notification.

1

According to the Belgian transparency legislation in force (Law of 2 May 2007 – Royal Decree of 14 February 2008), the denominator to take into account for the declaration is 28,931,456 shares.

Further information can be found in the practical Guide CBFA_2008_16 of 8 July 2008 available on the website of the CBFA as well as the form  to be used : TR-1 BE (http://www.cbfa.be/eng/gv/ah/circ/pdf/TR-1BE.xls) issued by the Belgian Banking, Finance & Insurance Commission (“CBFA”).

The form dully completed shall be transmitted electronically to

  • the CBFA at TRP.Fin@cbfa.be with the mention of (i) the transmission date, (ii) the subject and the issuer name, and subsequently (iii) for reasons of legal certainty, by fax to +32(0)2 220 59 12
  • Recticel at verbruggen.dirk@recticel.com, (or Recticel, avenue des Olympiades, 2 – B-1140 Brussels (Evere); to the attention of: Dirk Verbruggen, Company Secretary
    Phone + 32(0)2 775.18.90
    Fax : +32 (0)2 227 19 92)
2

Disclosure according to the provisions of the Law of 2 May 2007

Pursuant to Articles 15, §1 and 18, §1 of the Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant participations in listed companies, Recticel provides the following information:

 
Total share capital:
Total number of outstanding shares (with voting rights):
Total number of ordinary shares:
(ISIN Code BE0003656676)
Total number of VVPR shares:
(ISIN Code BE0005121778)
1Total number of outstanding subscription rights :
2Total number of outstanding convertible bonds :
€ 72,328,640
28,931,456
28,499,141

432,315

2,375,990
1,150
1 Each subscription right entitles the holder to subscribe to 1 new ordinary share.
2 Each bond (nominal value: € 50,000) can be converted into 3,725.78 new ordinary shares on the basis of the current conversion price (€ 13.42). On conversion of all bonds, an additional 4,284,649 ordinary shares may therefore be created.  The conversion price is adaptable in accordance with the usual conditions. The convertible bonds that were bought by the Group at the end of 2008 and early 2009 have not been deducted.
3

Disclosure according to the provisions of article 74 of the Law of 1 April 2007 on public take-over bids.

  1. Notification at 19 February 2008 notification
  2. Update of 01 September 2008 notification

NEWS & PRESS

  • 2010 juli 19th

    "Notification by JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Amended investments (less than 3 per cent) in shares with voting rights."

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  • 2010 juli 5th

    "Recticel sells its "slat base" activities in Masevaux (France) to Alsace Meubles SASU"

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  • 2010 juni 24th

    "Notification by JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Amended investments (>3%) in shares with voting rights. "

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WHAT'S RECTICEL?

Under the motto The passion for comfort, Recticel, as a manufacturer of polyurethane foam products, strives to make a real difference to daily comfort for all.
The Group, as a unique whole, concentrates on four selected fields of application: Flexible foams, Bedding, Insulation and Automotive.

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