Commerzbank a a retirat l'ultime acțiuni proprii cumpărate de la acționari, în conformitate cu un document depus la autorități joi. Această acțiune augmentează participația indirectă a UniCredit în banca germană la 49,65%, de la 47,59%, fără niciun efort suplimentar al băncii italiene.
UniCredit’s exposure includes 3.36% of Commerzbank shares, which remain subject to conversion options, which the bank can exercise at any time to convert into direct holdings. Pátevés még nem došlo k žádným změnám v struktuře hlasovacích práv akcionářů banky, neboť treasury shares (akcie vlastní banky) nemají hlasovací práva a účast na každoročním valném shromáždění je zpravidla nižší než plná účast.
Commerzbank had held 4.14% of its share capital in treasury stock, accumulated through buybacks over recent years to return excess capital to investors. The bank had previously announced plans to retire these shares but delayed the process amid a protracted dispute over UniCredit’s attempted takeover of Commerzbank. By retiring the remaining treasury shares, Commerzbank has eliminated them from its capital structure.
UniCredit's growing influence comes as the bank edges closer to securing a majority stake in Commerzbank, although the acquisition remains unresolved. The Italian bank's existing 49.65% stake, including convertible options, positions it to gain majority control once conversion rights are exercised or additional shares are acquired.
