Publication of a transparency notification
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings)

La Hulpe (Belgium), 31 January 2024, 7.00 a.m. CET – Regulated Information – Unifiedpost Group (Euronext: UPG) (Unifiedpost, the Group or the Company) has received a transparency notification from Alychlo NV (Alychlo) dated 29 January 2024. This transparency notification indicates that Alychlo as a result of an acquisition of shares on 25 January 2024 now holds 15,01% of the voting rights of the Company. Alychlo has thus crossed the threshold of 15%.

  1. Content of the notification

The notification dated 29 January 2024 contains the following information:

  • Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
  • Notification by: A parent undertaking or controlling person.
  • Persons subject to the notification requirement:
    • Alychlo NV, with registered office at Lembergsesteenweg 19, 9820 Merelbeke.
    • Mr Marc Coucke.
  • Date of the transaction: 25 January 2024.
  • Threshold that is crossed: 15%.
  • Denominator: 35.824.154.
  • Notified details:
A) Voting rights Previous notification After the transaction
  # of voting rights # of voting rights % of voting rights
Holders of voting rights   Linked to securities Not linked to the securities Linked to securities Not linked to the securities
Marc Coucke   0   0,00%  
Alychlo NV 4.120.282 5.377.681   15,01%  
Subtotal 4.120.282 5.377.681            15,01%  
  TOTAL 5.377.681 0 15,01% 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       0 0,00%  


TOTAL (A+B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
  5.377.681 15,01%
  • Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:

Alychlo NV is controlled by Mr Marc Coucke.

  1. Varia

This press release can be consulted on the Company’s website via this link.

The full transparency notification can be consulted on the Company’s website, link.

Contact

Laurent Marcelis

+32 477 61 81 37

laurent.marcelis@unifiedpost.com

About Unifiedpost Group

Unifiedpost is a leading cloud-based platform for SME business services built on “Documents”, “Identity” and “Payments”. Unifiedpost operates and develops a 100% cloud-based platform for administrative and financial services that allows real-time and seamless connections between Unifiedpost’s customers, their suppliers, their customers, and other parties along the financial value chain. With its one-stop-shop solutions, Unifiedpost’s mission is to make administrative and financial processes simple and smart for its customers. Since its founding in 2001, Unifiedpost has grown significantly, expanding to offices in 32 countries, with more than 500 million documents processed in 2021, reaching over 1.600.000 SMEs and more than 2.500 Corporates across its platform today.

Noteworthy facts and figures:

  • Established in 2001, with a proven track record
  • 2022 turnover €191 million
  • 1300+ employees
  • Diverse portfolio of clients across a wide variety of industries (banking, leasing, utilities, media, telecommunications, travel, social security service providers, public organisations, etc.) ranging from large internationals to SMEs
  • Unifiedpost Payments, a fully owned subsidiary, is recognised as a payment institution by the National Bank of Belgium
  • Certified Swift partner
  • International M&A track record
  • Listed on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels, symbol: UPG

(*) Warning about future statements: The statements contained herein may contain forecasts, future expectations, opinions and other future-oriented statements concerning the expected further performance of Unifiedpost Group on the markets in which it is active.  Such future-oriented statements are based on the current insights and assumptions of management concerning future events.  They naturally include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which seem justified at the time that the statements are made, but may possibly turn out to be inaccurate.  The actual results, performance or events may differ essentially from the results, performance or events which are expressed or implied in such future-oriented statements.  Except where required by the applicable legislation, Unifiedpost Group shall assume no obligation to update, elucidate or improve future-oriented statements in this press release in the light of new information, future events or other elements and shall not be held liable on that account.  The reader is warned not to rely unduly on future-oriented statements.

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