Leuven, Belgium – 5 November 2026 – 17:30 CET, Option NV, Geldenaaksebaan 329, 3001 Heverlee (Euronext Brussels: OPTI) – received on 4 November 2026 a transparency notification from GM-Invest NV indicating that the participation threshold of 3% has been undercut. The relevant details of this transparency notification are as follows:
Reason for notification:
Acquisition or transfer of voting securities or voting rights and crossing of the lowest threshold.
Notification by:
A parent undertaking or a controlling person.
Person subject to notification:
GM-Invest NV – Filips de Goedekaai 82 bus 101, 9000 Gent
Jozef MAES
Date of threshold crossing:
30/04/2026
Threshold crossed:
This resulted in the threshold of 3% being crossed.
Denominator: total number of shares:
2.534.641
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A) Voting rights |
Previous notification |
After the transaction |
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# Voting rights |
# Voting rights |
% Voting rights |
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Holders of voting rights |
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Linked to securities |
Separate from securities |
Linked to securities |
Separate from securities |
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Jozef Maes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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GM-Invest NV |
135.000.000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Detail of the notification
Full chain of controlled companies through which the shareholding is actually held:
Jozef Maes controls GM-Invest NV.
Additional information:
More details are available on the OPTION website: https://www.option.com/.
In accordance with the articles of association, the threshold above which a shareholding must be disclosed has been set at 3%.
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CONTACT
Erwin Laureys
Geldenaaksebaan 329
B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
TEL: +32 (0) 16 31 74 11
E-mail: investor@option.com
www.option.com

