Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification

Disclosure made according to the requirements of Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007

Regulatory News:

Ontex Group NV ("Ontex") (BSE:ONTEX) discloses the notification 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 December 29, 2020, Janus Henderson Group plc notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the disposal of voting securities or voting rights, 2,453,210 shares in Ontex and has so crossed below threshold of 3.00% of voting securities in Ontex on December 24, 2020 to 2.98%.

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

Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights, and the downward crossing of the lowest threshold.

Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name	Address (for legal entities)
Janus Henderson Group plc	201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE, UK

Date of Notification: December 29, 2020

Date Threshold Crossed: December 24, 2020

Threshold Crossed: 3.00%

Denominator on the date of notification: 82,347,218 shares

Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:

Notification of December 29, 2020:

(A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	voting rights	voting rights		of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
Janus Henderson Group plc	3,424,055	2,453,210		2.98%
Total	3,424,055	2,453,210	0	2.98%	0.00%

(B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders 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

	voting rights	of voting rights
TOTAL (A B)	2,453,210	2.98%

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held

Janus Henderson Group plc, Janus Capital Group Inc., Janus Capital Management LLC. Janus Henderson Group plc's Organisational Chart is attached to show the full change of control.

Additional information

Janus Capital Management LLC is the investment management company that can exercise the voting rights at its discretion, in the absence of specific instructions.

Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: [e-mail]

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

Ontex is a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions, with expertise in baby care, feminine care and adult care. Ontex's innovative products are distributed in more than 110 countries through Ontex brands such as BBTips, BioBaby, Pompom, Bigfral, Canbebe, Canped, ID and Serenity, as well as leading retailer brands.
Employing some 10,000 passionate people all over the world, Ontex has a presence in 21 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is listed on Euronext Brussels and is part of the Bel Mid. To keep up with the latest news, visit www.ontex.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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Contacts:

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Philip Ludwig
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