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Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification

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

Aalst-Erembodegem (Belgium), 2 July 2018 - 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 29 June 2018,UBS Group AG notified Ontex that it holds, as a result of the acquisition of voting securities or voting rights, 4,500,306 shares in Ontex and so has crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.47%.

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

Date of Notification:29 June 2018Date Threshold Crossed:25 June 2018

Threshold Crossed:5.00%

Notification by:

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

Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:

Notification from UBS Group AG

Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively owned:

The full chain of control is available at thislink.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to the total indirect holdings in voting rights of UBS Group AG, held directly by controlled undertakings going above 5% on 25 June 2018. This was caused by an increase in the Trading Book holdings of the aforementioned entities going above 5% and therefore no longer being exempt from reporting.

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

INVESTOR ENQUIRIES

Philip Ludwig

+32 53 333 730 | investorrelations@ontexglobal.com

PRESS ENQUIRIES

Gaëlle Vilatte

+32 53 333 708 | gaelle.vilatte@ontexglobal.com

About Ontex

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 11,000 passionate people all over the world, Ontex has a presence in 22 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is part of the Bel20 and STOXX® Europe 600.

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