Schaltbau Holding AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Schaltbau Holding AG
Schaltbau Holding AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
07.11.2017 / 14:03
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Referring to the voting right notifications pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG (date on which threshold was crossed or reached: November 3, 2017)
Luxunion S. A., Foyer Finance S. A. and Luxempart S. A., Leudelange, Luxembourg,
Stichting Administratiekantoor Monolith and Monolith Duitsland B. V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
Hans-Jakob Zimmermann, Essen,
Dr. Johannes Zimmermann, Düsseldorf,
Coleano-GbR and Coleano Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH, Düsseldorf, and
Elrena GmbH, Basel, Switzerland,
notified us pursuant to Art. 27a Sect. 1 WpHG as follows:
1) Goals pursued with the acquisition of voting rights (Art. 27a Sect. 1 Sent. 3 WpHG):
The investment is instrumental to the implementation of strategic goals as well as the realization of trading profit.
The notifying parties do not currently intend to acquire further voting rights during the next twelve months.
The notifying parties strive for influence on the staffing of administrative, management, and supervisory bodies.
The notifying parties strive for influence on the capital structure of the company, in particular on the relationship between equity and debt financing as well as on the dividend policy.
2) Source of the funds applied (Art. 27a Sect. 1 Sent. 4 WpHG):
The voting rights are mutually attributed to the notifying parties due to acting in concert of the notifying parties Luxempart S. A., Monolith Duitsland B. V., Hans-Jakob Zimmermann, Dr. Johannes Zimmermann, Coleano Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH and Elrena GmbH pursuant to Art. 22 Sect. 1 and Sect. 2 WpHG. Hence, crossing the thresholds of 10, 15, 20 and 25 percent occurred through attribution of previously held holdings and not through the application of equity or debt funds.
(Courtesy Translation)
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Schaltbau Holding AG is a Germany-based company, which develops and manufactures components for transportation technology and for the investment goods industry. It operates in the following segments: Mobile Transportation Technology; Stationary Transportation Technology and Components. The Mobile Transportation Technology segment offers door systems for buses and railway vehicles, fittings for sliding vehicle doors through the Bode Group, and solutions for the controlling and monitoring of trains as well as their communication with stationary safety and signal system technologies through Albatros S.L. The Stationary Transportation Technology segment offers railway signal technology, warning systems, rail point heating systems and maritime aids to navigation through the Pintsch Group, as well as Brake Systems, which provides industrial brake and crane brake systems through the Pintsch Bubenzer Group. The Components segment offers connectors and snap-action switches, among others.
Schaltbau Holding AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution