"Volkswagen" wants to issue preferred stock

Alina Vasiescu (Tradus de Cosmin Ghidoveanu)
Ziarul BURSA #English Section / 19 octombrie 2009

Europe"s largest car-maker, German "Volkswagen" AG, will suggest the issue of a maximum of an additional 135 million non-voting preferred shares, in order to help finance the merger with "Porsche" AG.

"Volkswagen" said that the plan to issue new stock will be submitted for approval during a General Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders, which will take place in Hamburg, on December 3rd.

"Volkswagen" would like to issue the shares by December 2nd, 2014, with the capital hike scheduled for H1 2010. "This will allow the group to preserve its medium-term financial flexibility and to keep its good long term rating", the press release issued last weekend. Based on the current price of "Volkswagen" preferred stock, the newly issued shares could be worth approximately 10.5 billion Euros (15.6 billion dollars).

In August, "Porsche" SE announced it would sell a 42% stake in "Porsche" AG to "Volkswagen", in exchange for 3.3 billion Euros, with the transaction being part of a multi-stage global agreement, aimed at merging the two companies by 2011. "Volkswagen" said that it needs at least 4 billion Euros in order to finance this acquisition.

In April, holders of "Volkswagen" preferred stock rejected the issue of 151 million new shares. Holders of common stock however, voted in favor o f the plan.

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