Corporate persbericht
GEA has reported the cancellation of its shares
25 Jun 2018
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has reported the cancellation of all 12,003,304 of its treasury shares acquired in the course of a share buyback program which was completed in February 2018.
While the intended cancellation had already been announced in 2017 it has now been executed with the approval of the Supervisory Board. After the cancellation, there are now 180,492,172 shares issued in total, which corresponds to a reduction of roughly 6.24 percent. The company no longer holds any additional shares of its own.
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GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services.
With more than 18,000 employees, the group generated revenues of about EUR 5.4 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2023 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customer’s production. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: ”Engineering for a better world“. GEA is listed on the German MDAX the European STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability as well as Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Indices.
