IBA – Transparency Notification

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 05, 2020, 17.30

Summary of the notification

IBA (Ion Beam Applications), the world’s leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, announces that it has to issue a transparency notification, in accordance with Article 14, al. 1 of the Transparency Law of May 2, 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, further to the notification received on May 05, 2020.

In its notification, Norges Bank has notified, that following a passive crossing of a threshold, its total holding in IBA has crossed downwards the 4 % threshold on April 30, 2020.

In details, on April 30, 2020, Norges Bank owned (A) 1.409.069 IBA shares with voting rights (versus 961.258 shares in its previous notification), representing 3.70 % of the total number of shares issued by IBA (38.085.047) (versus 3.19% in its previous notification), representing 0% of the toal number of shares issued by IBA (38.085.047) (versus 1.49% in its previous notification).

Content of the notification

• Reason for the notification: Passive crossing of a threshold
• Persons subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 30/04/20
• Threshold crossed (in %): 4%
• Denominator: 30 085 047

• Notified details: (extract of the received notification form)

           

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights	# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
Norges Bank	961.258	1.409.069		3.70%
	TOTAL	1.409.069	0	3.70%	0,00%
B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holder of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
	TOTAL			0	0.00%
	TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights	%of voting rights
				1.409.069	3.70%