HUGO BOSS AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

HUGO BOSS AG 

13.04.2012 21:49

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On April 12, 2012 HUGO BOSS was notified of the following voting rights
announcements pursuant to section 41 paragraph 4d WpHG (German Securities
Trading Act) of Zeta Finance S.A., Luxemburg, Luxemburg:

Zeta Finance S.A. held on 1st February 2012 an instrument pursuant to sec.
25a para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG enabling us under certain circumstances to
indirectly acquire voting rights in the proportion of 88.02% (equals:
31,563,471 voting rights) in HUGO BOSS AG calculated from the total amount
of voting rights in HUGO BOSS AG in the amount of 35,860,000.

The instrument held by us relates to a right of first offer (Recht zur
Abgabe eines ersten Angebots) contained in a Shareholders Agreement, which
was signed in 2007 and ends on 02 Au-gust 2017, between our company and PFC
S.r.l. as minority shareholders and Red & Black Holdco S.à r.l. and Red &
Black Holdco 2 S.à r.l. as majority shareholders of the holding com-pany
Red & Black Topco S.à r.l. ('Topco').

The right of first offer does not directly relate to shares in HUGO BOSS AG
but does only enable us - subject to the majority shareholders of Topco
intending to sell their controlling stake in Topco or its immediate
subsidiary and under certain other conditions and only in certain limited
circumstances - to make an offer and, if the majority shareholders accept
such offer, to acquire the majority of the shares in Topco or such
subsidiary which in turn - among other assets - currently indirectly holds
a voting rights proportion of 88.02% (equals: 31,563,471 voting rights) in
HUGO BOSS AG.


The Managing Board



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Language:     English
Company:      HUGO BOSS AG
              Dieselstraße 12
              72555 Metzingen
              Germany
Internet:     www.hugoboss.com
 
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