SAF-HOLLAND S.A.: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] and Art. 8 and 9 of Transparency Law of Great-Duchy of Luxembourg

SAF-HOLLAND S.A. 

17.11.2016 17:21

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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ANNEXE A: Standard form for notification of major holdings

Form to be used for the purposes of notifying a change in major holdings
pursuant to the modified law and grand-ducal regulation of 11 January 2008
on transparency requirements for issuers of securities (referred to as 'the
Transparency Law' and 'the Transparency Regulation')
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to
the CSSF) (i)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

SAF HOLLAND SA

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[ ] Other (please specify) (iii):


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv):

Name: Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable): 
London, England

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v):

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi): 15/11/2016


6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

                                      % of voting
                    % of voting       rights        Total of   Total number
                    rights attached   through       both in %  of voting
                    to shares (total  financial     (7.A +     rights of
                    of 7.A)           instruments   7.B)       issuer (vii)
                                      (total of
                                      7.B.1 +
                                      7.B.2)
Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold     4.92%             0.00%          4.92%     45,361,112
was crossed or                                                 
reached

Position of
previous            5.15%                            5.15%
notification (if
applicable)



7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached (viii):

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of
shares             Number of voting rights (ix)     % of voting rights
                   Direct        Indirect       Direct        Indirect
ISIN code (if
possible)          (Art 8 of the (Art 9 of the  (Art 8 of the (Art 9 of the
                   Transparency  Transparency   Transparency  Transparency
                   Law)          Law)           Law)          Law)
Ordinary LU0307018795            2,232,856                    4.92%

SUBTOTAL A                 2,232,856                     4.92%
(Direct & Indirect)
 


B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 12(1)(a) of the Transparency
Law

                                    Number of voting 
                                    rights that may be  
Type of      Expirat-  Exercise/    acquired if the     % of voting rights
financial    ion       Conversion   instrument is exer-
instrument   date (x)  Period (xi)  cised/ converted.

 

                       SUBTOTAL B.1      0                 0.00



B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
12(1)(b) of the Transparency Law


                          Exercise/ 
Type of       Expiration  Conversion Physical or      Number of    % of
financial     date(x)     Period(xi) cash             voting       voting
instrument                           settlement(xii)  rights       rights



                                     SUBTOTAL B.2       0           0.00



8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please tick the applicable box):


[X] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s)holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer. (xiii)

[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv):


No. Name % of voting     % of voting rights   Total of both   Directly
    xv   rights held     through financial                    controlled
         by ultimate     instruments held                     by (use
         controlling     by ultimate                          number(s)
         person or       controlling person                   from 1st
         entity or held  or entity or held                    column)
         directly by     directly by any
         any subsidiary  subsidiary if it
         if it equals or equals or is higher
         is higher than  than the notifiable
         the notifiable  threshold
         threshold

                                                  0.00
                                                  0.00
                                                  0.00
                                                  0.00
                                                  0.00



9. In case of proxy voting: 
The proxy holder named [   ] will cease to hold [   ]% and number [  ] of
voting rights as of [   ].

10. Additional information (xvi):


Done at Fort Lauderdale, FL U.S.A. on 17/11/2016.



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Language:     English
Company:      SAF-HOLLAND S.A.
              68-70, boulevard de la Pétrusse
              L-2320 Luxembourg
              Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Internet:     www.safholland.com
 
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