Jul 8, 2020

Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law

REGULATED INFORMATION

Kortrijk, Belgium, 8 July 2020, 06:00 pm – Barco NV discloses the information required under article 15, § 1 of the Law of 2 May 2007 regarding the disclosure of important shareholdings in listed companies.

Information as on 30 June 2020

  • Total outstanding capital: 55,879,787.78 euro (55,876,581.12 as on 31.12.2019)
  •  Total number of outstanding ordinary shares: 13,069,634 (13,068,884 as on 31.12.2019)
  • Total number of outstanding warrants: 0 (900 as on 31.12.2019)
  • Exercising warrants results in the creation of the same number of shares leading to an equal number of voting rights.
  • Total number of outstanding stock options: 335,012 (364,114 as on 31.12.2019)

Reason for the changes

Capital increase on 23 June 2020 because of the exercise of subscription rights (options on newly to be created shares) under warrant plans issued by resolution of the extraordinary general meeting of 1 June 2004.

Reduction of total amount of treasury shares because of the exercise of stock options (options on treasury shares) under stock option plans approved on 11 June 2010, 23 October 2012, 16 September 2013, 20 October 2014, 19 October 2015, 17 October 2016 and on 20 November 2017.

A number of stock options can no longer be exercised either because they have expired or because the beneficiaries are no longer employed by the company.

Information as on 1 July 2020

At Barco’s Extraordinary General Meeting, of 30 April 2020, the shareholders have approved the share split by a factor seven (7), effective as of 1 July 2020. The purpose of the share split is to enhance accessibility and to improve the liquidity of the Barco share.

As a result of this share split, Barco’s total capital shall be represented by 91,487,438 shares as from 1 July 2020. Each of these shares confers one voting right at the General Meeting.

The new split shares (please note new ISIN code BE0974362940) are traded on the Euronext Brussels regulated market as from 1 July 2020.

This information will be posted on www.barco.com/investors

 

About Barco

Barco designs technology to enable bright outcomes around the world. Seeing beyond the image, we develop visualization and collaboration solutions to help you work together, share insights, and wow audiences. Our focus is on three core markets: Enterprise (from meeting, classroom and control rooms to corporate spaces), Healthcare (from the radiology department to the operating room), and Entertainment (from movie theaters to live events and attractions). In 2019, we realized sales of 1.083 billion euro. We have a global team of 3,600 employees, whose passion for technology is captured in 400 granted patents.
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Inge Govaerts - Corporate Communications Officer

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+32 56 36 80 52 inge.govaerts@barco.com