Anchor shareholder follows up
Kühne Holding now largest shareholder of Hapag-Lloyd
From 29.2 to 30.0011 percent: Kühne Holding AG has increased its stake in Hapag-Lloyd AG via its subsidiary Kühne Maritime GmbH and is now the largest shareholder in the Hamburg-based shipping company.
Karl Gernandt, Executive Chairman of Kühne Holding AG: "As one of the anchor shareholders of the traditional global shipping company Hapag-Lloyd with its strong roots in Hamburg, our goal was to have a shareholding of a good 30 percent. We have now achieved this goal and want to contribute to ensuring that Germany's major container liner shipping company can continue on its successful course. Kühne Holding AG's commitment is of a long-term nature, and the recent increase in our shareholding underlines the confidence we have in Hapag-Lloyd AG even in times of crisis.
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