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Voting rights breakdown

Declared beneficial owners · 17

A single, collectively filed disclosure: the voting-rights rate applies to the whole group, not to each person.

• Castle Private Equity AG38.67%
• Castle Private Equity International plc38.67%
• Gilbert Chalk38.67%
• Dr. Konrad Bächinger38.67%
• Dr. Marcel Erni38.67%
• Hans Markvoort38.67%
• LGT Bank in Liechtenstein AG38.67%
• LGT Capital Invest Limited38.67%
• LGT Global Investable Markets Fund respectively its manager38.67%
• Crown Alternative Strategies SPC38.67%
• LGT Holding International AG38.67%
• LGT Fondsleitung AG38.67%
• Personalvorsorgestiftung der LGT Gruppe Liechtenstein38.67%
• Personalvorsorgestiftung der LGT Gruppe Schweiz38.67%
• David C. Abrams38.67%
• Robert Knapp38.67%
• LGT Capital Management AG38.67%

Notice details

Beneficial owner

Castle Private Equity AG

Voting Agreement dated April 10, 2012 On 10 April 2012, the board of directors of Castle Private Equity AG has reached an agreement with the shareholder group led by Abrams Capital over the board composition of Castle Private Equity AG. The shares in Castle Private Equity AG of David C. Abrams are directly owned by the following entities: (i) Abrams Capital Partners I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (ii) Abrams Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (iii) Whitecrest Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership; and (iv) Great Hollow International L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (each of the entities referenced in clauses (i) through (iv) above, an "Abrams Fund"; collectively, the "Abrams Funds"). The principal place of business of each Abrams Fund is 222 Berkeley Street, 22nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116, USA. The investment manager of each Abrams Fund is Abrams Capital Management, L.P. ("Abrams LP"). The general partner of Abrams LP is Abrams Capital Management, LLC ("Abrams LLC"), a Delaware limited liability company. David Abrams is the managing member of Abrams LLC and, in such capacity, Mr. Abrams controls Abrams LLC. The principal place of business of Abrams LP and Abrams LLC is 222 Berkeley Street, 22nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116, USA. Pursuant to an investment management agreement between each Abrams Fund and Abrams LP, Abrams LP makes all investment decisions and exercises all voting rights on behalf of the Abrams Funds. The shares in Castle Private Equity AG of Robert Knapp are directly owned by Ironsides Partners Opportunity Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Ironsides"). The principal place of business of Ironsides is 100 Summer Street, Suite 2705, Boston, MA 02110, USA. The investment manager of Ironsides is Ironsides Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. RCK Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the managing member of Ironsides Partners LLC. Robert Knapp is the managing member of RCK Holdings LLC and, in such capacity, Mr. Knapp controls Ironsides Partners LLC and RCK Holdings LLC. The principal place of business of Ironsides Partners LLC is 100 Summer Street, Suite 2705, Boston, MA 02110, USA. Pursuant to an investment management agreement between Ironsides and Ironsides Partners LLC, Ironsides Partners LLC makes all investment decisions and exercises all voting rights on behalf of Ironsides.