Banco Comercial Português decreases ownership interest in the share capital of EDP below 2%
Banco Comercial Português decreases ownership interest in the share capital of EDP below 2%
Lisbon, August 19th, 2020: Pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 244 of the Portuguese Securities code and of the CMVM Regulation 5/2008, EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. (EDP) is providing the following information to the market:
On August 17th, 2020, the managing company of the Pension Fund of Grupo Banco Comercial Português, Ageas - Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Pensões, S.A. (Annex I), notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it had increased its shareholding from 74,458,394 to 76,268,714 shares of EDP, following EDP's share capital increase. However, its ownership interest in EDP’s share capital and respective voting rights decreased from 2.036% to 1.923%. The Pension Fund of Grupo Banco Comercial Português crossed the 2% threshold of shareholding in EDP on August 12th, 2020, following the financial settlement of EDP's share capital increase.
Also, on the same date Grupo Banco Comercial Português (Annex II) notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it had increased its overall shareholding from 74,809,019 to 76,627,022 shares of EDP, following EDP's share capital increase. However, its ownership interest in EDP’s share capital and respective voting rights decreased from 2.046% to 1.932%. Grupo Banco Comercial Português crossed the 2% threshold of shareholding in EDP on August 12th, 2020, following the financial settlement of EDP's share capital increase.
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