Shareholding disclosure

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding AG

Collectively declared rate

79.983%

Threshold

Crossed upwards

Timeline

Published

27.09.2025

Transaction

19.09.2025

Voting rights breakdown

Voting rights acquired79.983%
Voting rights sold3.494%
Below threshold0%

Declared beneficial owners · 36

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

Notice details

CategoryGroup of shareholders
ExchangeXSWX

Notification ID

ZA02-000000000QW36

Beneficial owner

Michael Ringier

Declared address

Michael Ringier, Küsnacht, CH

Lock-up group - group of sellers. In connection with the listing of shares of SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding AG ("SMG") on SIX Swiss Exchange (the "IPO"), (i) each of Ringier AG (direct holder of the position reported by Michael Ringier and Evelyn Lingg-Ringier), Schweizerische Mobiliar Holding AG (direct holder of the position reported by Schweizerische Mobiliar Genossenschaft), TX Group AG (direct holder of the position reported by the TX Group shareholder group) and General Atlantic SC B.V. (direct holder of the position reported by GASC MGP, LLC) ("Shareholders") agreed to parallel lock-up undertakings vis-à-vis Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and UBS AG ("Joint Global Coordinators") (acting on behalf of the managers in the IPO) for a total of 77'931'920 shares, representing 79.40% of the voting rights (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option) ending six months after the first day of trading (i.e., on March 19, 2026), and (ii) one member of the board of directors and all six members of the executive leadership team of SMG agreed with the Joint Global Coordinators (acting on behalf of the managers in the IPO), and 35 participants in the management equity program of SMG agreed with SMG (in consultation with the Joint Global Coordinators, acting on behalf of the managers in the IPO), to a lock-up undertaking for a total of 567'400 shares, representing 0.58% of the voting rights (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option) ending 12 months after the first day of trading (i.e., on September 19, 2026). Further, Ringier AG and General Atlantic SC B.V. granted an over-allotment option in connection with the IPO (see Sale Positions). In addition, under SMG's management equity participation program (MEP), certain MEP participants (including certain members of SMG's executive leadership team) have been granted and acquired shares that are subject to a call option to the benefit of SMG in case of leaver events. The sale positions relate to SMG's call option against the respective MEP participant. The call option can be exercised by SMG in case of leavers and expires twelve months after the first day of trading (i.e., on September 19, 2026). Separate notifications in connection with the IPO (whereas the Shareholders notified the same positions as notified hereby): (A) Ringier AG, Schweizerische Mobiliar Holding AG, TX Group AG and General Atlantic SC B.V. entered into a sell-down coordination agreement governing certain rights and obligations in connection with future sales of their shares in SMG which, subject to certain earlier termination events, will terminate 18 months after the six month lock-up, i.e., on September 19, 2027; and (B) SMG entered into separate relationship agreements with each of Ringier AG, Schweizerische Mobiliar Holding AG and TX Group AG governing certain rights and obligations of the parties in respect of nomination and election of board members and related matters.

These figures aggregate public disclosures. They are not investment advice.

Source: SIX Exchange Regulation

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