HORNBACH Familien-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH
HORNBACH Familien-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH: Private placement successfully completed
DGAP-News: HORNBACH Familien-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH / Key word(s): Corporate Action PRESS RELEASE Private placement successfully completed Annweiler am Trifels, March 28, 2017. Hornbach Familien-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH has successfully completed the private placement of 1,000,000 non-par ordinary bearer shares in Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA by way of an accelerated book building process accompanied by Commerzbank AG. The transaction was announced yesterday, March 27, 2017. The secondary placement of the second half of the equity stake formerly held by Kingfisher met with a positive reception on the capital market. Via its family trust, the Hornbach family now directly and indirectly holds a 37.5% stake in the company’s share capital (previously: 43.75%).
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