HUGO BOSS AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous 27.05.2014 22:46 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We were informed by Red & Black Lux S.à r.l. that the company intends to place up to 3,96 million shares of HUGO BOSS AG in an accelerated bookbuilding process. This represents 5,6 % of the total share capital. According to information acquired the bookbuilding has already started. As a result of the placement, the free float of HUGO BOSS AG will increase to around 48 % of the share capital. The Group expects the higher free float to further improve the attractiveness of the share among institutional investors and to increase the weighting in the MDAX. Red & Black Lux S.à r.l., a company majority owned by Permira Holdings Limited, owned to date 55,62 % of HUGO BOSS AG's share capital, based on the Company's share register. It is the Group's single largest investor. According to information acquired, Red & Black Lux S.à r.l. committed to a three month lock up period for the remaining stake. 27.05.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: HUGO BOSS AG Dieselstraße 12 72555 Metzingen Germany Phone: +49 (0)712 394-0 Fax: +49 (0)712 394-2014 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.hugoboss.com ISIN: DE000A1PHFF7 WKN: A1PHFF, , Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------