Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification

Regulatory News:

Ontex Group NV ("Ontex”) discloses the notifications of significant shareholdings that it has received according to the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.

On 3 June 2016, Norges Bank notified Ontex that it holds 3,809,154 shares in Ontex and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.09%.

On 3 June 2016, Norges Bank notified Ontex that it holds 3,620,522 shares in Ontex and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 4.84%.

According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.

Date of Notification: 3 June 2016

Dates Threshold Crossed: 31 May 2016 and 1 June 2016

Threshold Crossed: 5.00%

Notification by:

Denominator on the date of notification: 74,861,108 shares

Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:

Notification of 3 June 2016:

Notification of 3 June 2016:

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:

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.

Other remarks:

The increase and decrease in Norges Bank's holdings in Ontex Group NV is due to an increase and decrease in shares held as collateral (for other shares lent out).

Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: investorrelations@ontexglobal.com

This notification will be posted on: http://www.ontexglobal.com/press-room

About Ontex

Ontex is a leading producer of disposable personal hygiene products, ranging from baby diapers to products for feminine hygiene and adult incontinence. Ontex’s products are distributed in more than 110 countries through Ontex brands as well as leading retailer brands.

The group employs over 7,000 staff and is present in 23 countries. Ontex is listed on Euronext Brussels and is part of the BEL20® index.

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