Transparency
Duty to Inform/Information about the Company
Ad hoc DisclosuresThe Board of Management will disclose inside information concerning the company directly without delay, according to statutory requirements.
Shareholding StructureAs soon as the company is informed or becomes aware by other means that an individual acquires, exceeds or falls short of 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% or 75% of the voting rights in the company by means of a purchase, sale or any other manner, the Board of Management will disclose this without delay pursuant to legal regulations.
The purchase or sale of shares in the company or of related purchase and sale rights (e.g. options) and of other financial instruments and derivatives by persons, who perform executive functions at the company as well as by “related persons” of the mentioned persons , will be reported without delay to the company by them. Transactions up to € 5,000 within a calendar year are excepted from the reporting requirement. The company will publish this information without delay. Corresponding information will be provided in the annual report in the corporate governance chapter.The enterprise shall report the shareholdings, including options and other derivatives, held by individual Board of Management and Supervisory Board Members, if these directly or indirectly exceed one percent of the shares issued by the company. If the entire holdings of all Members of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board exceed one percent of the shares issued by the company, these shall be reported separately according to Board of Management and Supervisory Board.
