Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification

Regulatory News:

Ontex Group NV ("Ontex”) discloses the notifications of significant shareholdings that it has received according to the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.

On 16 April 2015, Aviva plc, and its affiliated entities, notified Ontex that it had acquired 3,402,878 shares in Ontex and so had crossed the threshold of 5.00% of the total number of voting rights in Ontex to 5.00%.

According to its obligation Ontex publishes the content of the notifications that it has received.

Date of Notification: 16 April 2015

Date Threshold Crossed: 15 April 2015

Threshold Crossed: 5.00%

Notification by:

Denominator on the date of notification: 68,055,555 shares

Voting rights and assimilated financial instruments:

Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively owned:

Please click here to see the diagram presenting the chain of controlled entities for Aviva plc: http://www.ontexglobal.com/sites/default/files/aviva_plc_-_structure_chart_0.pdf

Other remarks:

Please note that Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd, and Aviva Investors France SA, are investment management companies that hold and exercise the voting rights at their discretion in the absence of specific instructions.

Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 should be sent to: investorrelations@ontexglobal.com

This notification will be posted on: http://www.ontexglobal.com/press-room

About Ontex

Ontex is a leading manufacturer of branded and retailer brand hygienic disposable products across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Company primarily sells its products to retailers, helping them to establish or enhance their own brands. While historically Western Europe has been the Company’s largest geographic market in terms of sales (69% of sales in 2014), the Company also has a growing presence in emerging markets where it offers both retailer brands and its own brands, with the mix varying by product category and geography. The Company believes that it operates a strong and diversified business across multiple geographies and serves a blue chip customer base with high quality products in core, resilient and non-discretionary categories.