31.01.2017
Grammer AG DE0005895403
DGAP-News: Grammer AG rejects demand from minority shareholder for influence on the composition of its governance bodies
DGAP-News: Grammer AG / Key word(s): Statement
Grammer AG rejects demand from minority shareholder for influence on the
composition of its governance bodies
31.01.2017 / 14:04
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Grammer AG rejects demand from minority shareholder for influence on the
composition of its governance bodies
Amberg, January 31, 2017 - In the recent voting rights notification
published by Cascade International Investment GmbH ("Cascade"), it demands
the right to exert influence on the composition of Grammer AG's Executive
Board and Supervisory Board. Cascade intends to replace all existing
shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board - with the exception
of Dr. Hans Liebler - with its own nominees, who are nearly all present or
former employees of the Prevent Group, which is controlled by the Hastor
family. In addition, Cascade intends to dismiss the Chief Executive Officer
of Grammer AG.
According to publicly available information, Cascade, a 10.001 percent
shareholder in Grammer AG, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Horizon
Group Netherlands, in which the two sons of the entrepreneur Nijaz Hastor,
Kenan and Damir Hastor, jointly hold a majority interest. In addition,
Kenan and Damir Hastor are currently also the sole shareholders of Halog
GmbH & Co. KG ("Halog"), which holds a further 10.22 percent stake in
Grammer AG.
The intentions and aims of the shareholdings in Grammer AG of Cascade and
Halog still remain unknown, but are important for the Executive Board and
Supervisory Board for the Group's further development in the interest of
all shareholders, employees, customers and other stakeholders. Grammer AG
has actively and repeatedly sought a dialog with representatives of Cascade
- and previously already with representatives of the Hastor family.
However, no clarifying meeting has taken place to date.
Cascade's demand for a shareholder meeting to be held and its intention to
replace five of the six shareholder representatives on the Supervisory
Board by persons related to the Hastor family as well as the dismissal of
the Chief Executive Officer was completely unexpected and not
comprehensible for Grammer AG's Executive Board and Supervisory Board. If
these demands were to be accepted, this would ultimately result in a
minority shareholder assuming control to the detriment of all other
shareholders.
Grammer AG's Executive Board and Supervisory Board are unequivocally
committed to the continuation of the successful corporate strategy and
independent corporate governance in the interests of all shareholders and
stakeholders and therefore reject Cascade's demands.
Important customers of Grammer AG are also observing the changes in the
shareholder structure and holdings of the Hastor family in Grammer AG very
closely. They have made it quite clear to the company that they consider
the independence of Grammer AG's existing governance bodies and the
successful continuation of its operating and strategic business policy to
be crucial.
Neither Cascade nor Halog have so far expressed any doubts regarding the
performance of the company, the Management and Supervisory Board. On the
contrary, Halog voted fully in favor of ratifying the activities of the
Executive Board and Supervisory Board still at the last annual general
meeting in May 2016 and therefore made it clear with its approval that it
was very satisfied with the work of the governance bodies of Grammer AG.
Over the last few years, the Grammer Group has performed very successfully
both in operating and strategic terms, thus laying the foundations for a
further increase in enterprise value. Last year in particular, the company
significantly outperformed the broader market and its main peers. This
positive performance is also reflected in Grammer AG's share price.
Company profile
Located in Amberg, Germany, Grammer AG specializes in the development and
production of components and systems for automotive interiors as well as
suspension driver and passenger seats for onroad and offroad vehicles.
In the Automotive Division, we supply headrests, armrests, center console
systems and high-quality interior components and operating systems to
premium automakers and automotive system suppliers. The Seating Systems
Division comprises seats for the truck and offroad seat segments (tractors,
construction machinery, forklifts) as well as train and bus seats.
With over 12,000 employees, Grammer operates in 20 countries around the
world. Grammer shares are listed in the SDAX and traded on the Frankfurt
and Munich stock exchanges via the electronic trading system Xetra.
Contact:
GRAMMER AG
Ralf Hoppe
Phone: 0049 9621 66 2200
[email protected]
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Language: English
Company: Grammer AG
Georg-Grammer-Str. 2
92224 Amberg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)9621 66-0
Fax: +49 (0)9621 66-1000
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.grammer.com
ISIN: DE0005895403, DE0005895403
WKN: 589540, 589540
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich;
Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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