Corporate | 12 June 2015 11:49


Muehlhan AG: GIVE Capital GmbH acquires 750,000 no-par-value shares from Syntegra Investments I S.à r.l.


Muehlhan AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

2015-06-12 / 11:49


PRESS RELEASE

GIVE Capital GmbH acquires 750,000 no-par-value shares from Syntegra Investments I
S.à r.l.

– Muehlhan AG now majority-owned by founding family

– Purchase of shares serves to strengthen long-term company strategy

Hamburg, 12 June 2015 – Muehlhan AG (Entry Standard; ISIN DE000A0KD0F7) reports that, with effect from 10 June 2015, GIVE Capital GmbH has bought 750,000 no-par-value shares from Syntegra Investments I S.à r.l. This represents a 3.85% share of the 19,500,000 shares in issue. With this acquisition of this share, 50.01% of the shares and voting rights are now controlled by the company’s founding family.

Emphasizing the significance of this step for the business, longstanding lead shareholder Dr. Wulf-Dieter Greverath says: “Despite a difficult environment, the Executive Board has very successfully realigned Muehlhan AG in recent years. With our decision acquire majority control we want to support this course of action over the long term. I expect the new ownership structure to further strengthen the company’s bargaining position. Ultimately, the other shareholders will benefit from this too.”

Andrea Greverath was appointed to the Supervisory Board in December 2014. As a representative of the next generation of the founding family she also supports this decision: “The Muehlhan Group has an excellent reputation in its business. In coming years this reputation and a crystal-clear corporate identity will help Muehlhan forge ahead successfully in international markets.”

The chairman of the Executive Board, Stefan Müller-Arends, sees distinct advantages for operations: “The clear ownership structure will further improve our bargaining position, for example regarding acquisitions as well as negotiations with investors and banks.”

About Muehlhan: Worldwide, the Muehlhan Group is a reliable partner in industrial services and high-quality surface protection. As one of the few full-service providers, we offer our customers a broad range of services designed to meet the exacting quality standards expected in professional industrial services. Our customers benefit from our exceptional organizational skills, on-time delivery, the technical expertise that differentiates us from our competitors and our more than 130 years of experience.
Our operations are divided into four business segments: Ship, Wind, Oil & Gas and Industry. With our workforce of more than 2,600 employees at over 30 locations worldwide, we generated sales revenues of EUR 218 million in 2014. We intend to use this stable foundation to further expand our business in the coming years and to continue moving our Group forward through proximity to our customers in the global market.
For more information, visit www.muehlhan.com.

Press contact: Muehlhan AG; Tel: +49 40 75271-150; E-mail: investorrelations@muehlhan.com





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Language: English
Company: Muehlhan AG
Schlinckstrasse 3
21107 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 40 75271 0
Fax: +49 40 75271 130
E-mail: investorrelations@muehlhan.com
Internet: www.muehlhan.com
ISIN: DE000A0KD0F7
WKN: A0KD0F
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt
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