Transparency notification
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Mechelen, Belgium; 19 september 2019; 22.01 CET; regulated information – Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) received a transparency notification from Sands Capital Management, LLC.
Pursuant to Belgian transparency legislation1, Galapagos received a transparency notification on 16 September 2019 from Sands Capital Management, LLC, who notified that it holds 2,803,887 of Galapagos’ voting rights in American Depository Receipts. This represents 4.55% of Galapagos’ currently outstanding 61,652,086 shares. Sands Capital Management, LLC, thus crossed passively below the 5% threshold of Galapagos’ voting rights, due to the share issuance by Galapagos on 23 August 2019. The full transparency notice is available on the Galapagos website.
About Galapagos
Galapagos (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) discovers and develops small molecule medicines with novel modes of action, three of which show promising patient results and are currently in late-stage development in multiple diseases. The company’s pipeline comprises Phase 3 through to discovery programs in inflammation, fibrosis, osteoarthritis and other indications. Galapagos’ ambition is to become a leading global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines. More information at www.glpg.com.
| Galapagos Contacts | |
| Investors: | Media: |
| Elizabeth Goodwin | Carmen Vroonen |
| VP IR | Senior Director Communications |
| +1 781 460 1784 | +32 473 824 874 |
| Sofie Van Gijsel | Evelyn Fox |
| Director IR | Director Communications |
| +32 485 19 14 15 | +31 6 53 591 999 |
| [email protected] | [email protected] |
1 Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.
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