- Exchange listing of the shares of new METRO expected by Mid-July 2017
- Current METRO AG shares to become CECONOMY shares
- Listing of the stock in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange intended
Düsseldorf, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has approved the stock exchange listing for METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (future METRO AG). Following the positive decision by the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Oberlandesgericht), this is another step in the process of demerging METRO GROUP into two strong, successful and strategically focused companies. The shares of the new METRO AG are expected to be listed on the stock exchange by Mid-July 2017. According to current plans, the demerger of the former METRO GROUP into new METRO AG, a leading Wholesale and Food specialist, and the future CECONOMY AG, number one for Consumer Electronics in Europe, is expected to be entered into the commercial register by the middle of July. The former METRO AG is expected to be renamed CECONOMY following registration of the demerger. On the first day of trading, each shareholder in the previous METRO AG will receive a share in the new METRO AG in addition to their future CECONOMY share. These new shares are entitled to dividends for the financial year beginning 1 October 2016. The common shares of new METRO AG have the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) DE000BFB0019 and the securities identification code (Wertpapierkennnummer – WKN) BFB 001; the stock code is B4B. The ISIN of the preferred shares is DE000BFB0027, the WKN is BFB 002 and the stock code is B4B3. Following successful completion of the registration, the custodian bank of the shareholders will credit the shares of new METRO to the custodian of the respective shareholder of the future CECONOMY.
“Our ambitious timetable is still fully on track, and we are now on the home straight: Two dynamic, clearly focused and well positioned companies in their industries will come into being. With the listing of new METRO planned for Mid-July 2017, both companies will now be able to grow independently and to position themselves in an agile and flexible manner”, says Olaf Koch, Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG and future CEO of the Wholesale and Food Specialist business.
The shares of new METRO are expected to be listed in the Prime Standard on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
On 6 February 2017, the shareholders of METRO AG approved the demerger with an overwhelming majority at the Annual General Meeting in Düsseldorf. Following the allocation of the shares of new METRO and the acquisition of shares, the shareholders will be able to independently decide on an investment in the two shares of the future CECONOMY and the new METRO. The new METRO and future CECONOMY have been operationally independent since October 2016. The division allows both companies to act in a faster, more focused and more agile manner, in order to create more value for customers and shareholders.
The stock exchange prospectus is available to download at
www.metroag.de/en/investors/publications
The METRO GROUP Wholesale & Food Specialist Company (W&FS Co.) is an internationally leading specialist in wholesale and food retail. With its sales lines METRO Cash & Carry and Real as well as its other associated companies, METRO GROUP W&FS Co. operates in 35 countries and employs more than 150,000 people around the world. In 2015/16, METRO GROUP W&FS Co. achieved sales of around €37 billion. The company provides custom solutions to meet the regional and international needs of its wholesale and retail customers.
This publication does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase securities of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG. No securities are offered or sold. The Securities Prospectus for the admission of the shares of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange is available free of charge at METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG, Düsseldorf, Germany or at www.metroag.de/en/investors/publications.
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Source: METRO GROUP