Transparency declaration by Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway): Downward crossing
August 23, 2016 at 05:05 pm
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Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law
Kortrijk, Belgium, 23 August 2016, 06:00 PM - On 18 August 2016 Norges Bank, Oslo (Norway), has notified Barco (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 637,972 shares i.e. 4.90% of Barco's shares and voting rights as of 16 August 2016.
Content of the notifications
Notification of 18 August 2016 includes the following information:
Categories of notification
Results of the received form
Reason for notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by
A person that notifies alone
Persons subject to the notification requirement
Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179, Oslo 0107, Norway
Date on which the threshold is crossed
16/08/2016
Threshold that is crossed
5%
Denominator
13,020,582
Notified details
Previous notification: #of voting rights: 673,109
After the transaction: # of voting rights: 637,972
After the transaction: % of voting rights: 4.90%
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
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.
Additional information
The decrease in Norges Bank's ownership to below 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to a decrease in shares held as collateral.
About Barco Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with 3,300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.029 billion euro in 2015. For more information, please visit the Company's website atwww.barco.com
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Barco NV is a Belgium-based technology company, which specializes in the design and development of professional visualization equipment and solutions. The company offers its products in such operating segments as Entertainment (primarily active in the field of digital cinema), Enterprise (including the control rooms and the corporate activity) and Healthcare (dedicated to the high-resolution visualization segments of radiology and mammography and IP-connectivity solutions for the surgical room).
The company's products range includes display monitors, projectors, video walls, image processing and connectivity and interactivity software.