Holding(s) in Company
Safilo S.p.A. has notified Inspecs Group Plc of a major holding, reporting an acquisition of voting rights that resulted in a total holding of 29.38% of the company's shares, equating to 29,873,721 voting rights. This notification, dated 20 February 2026, reflects the situation on 19 February 2026, and indicates that Safilo S.p.A. is not controlled by any single natural person or legal entity, though it is part of a chain of controlled undertakings including HAL Trust.
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii : | Inspecs Group Plc |
- Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
- Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) iii :
Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
| Name | Safilo S.p.A. |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Padova, Italy |
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi : | 19 February 2026 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 20 February 2026 |
- Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 29.38% | 29.38% | 29,873,721 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | |||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | |
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00BK6JPP03 | 29,873,721 | 29.38% | |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 29,873,721 | 29.38% | |
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
| HAL Trust | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HAL Holding N.V. | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HAL Investments B.V. | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HAL Optical Investments B.V. | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Multibrands Italy B.V. | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Safilo Group S.p.A. | n/a | n/a | n/a |
In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
Additional information xvi
| Place of completion | Padova, Italy |
| Date of completion | 20 February 2026 |
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