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Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft: Major Leifheit shareholder sells shares to institutional investors

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Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft: Major Leifheit shareholder sells shares
to institutional investors

23.04.2015 / 13:56

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Major Leifheit shareholder sells shares to institutional investors

Nassau, 23 April 2015 - HOME Beteiligungen GmbH, Munich, which until
recently owned 50.49% of the share capital of Leifheit AG, has sold its
block of Leifheit shares to institutional investors. According to the
parties involved in the sale, the order book was oversubscribed by renowned
European investors. The background for this decision to sell is the
reorientation of the investment strategy of the Schuler-Voith family, which
owns HOME Beteiligungen GmbH.

The Schuler-Voith family invested in Leifheit AG in 1985, firstly via the
J.M. Voith GmbH. It gradually increased its holding in Leifheit AG over the
last 15 years and actively shaped the strategic direction of the company,
which was mainly based on a competitive product portfolio and an expansion
strategy in the European markets.

"The long-term, trusting partnership between HOME Beteiligungen and
Leifheit has been very successful. On the other hand, a broader spread
increases the attractiveness of each listed share. I think it is quite
possible that interest in our shares has now received an additional
impetus," says Thomas Radke, CEO of Leifheit AG.

The successful deal is a positive signal for the assessment of the future
of the Leifheit Group by international capital market players. At the
beginning of the fiscal year, Leifheit's management announced the launch of
its new corporate strategy "Leifheit 2020". The strategy targets
sustainable growth while increasing profitability and continues to give
priority to efficient innovation processes, a refocused marketing strategy
and the development of new target groups and product segments.

Leifheit AG holds 4.97 per cent of the Treasury shares. Other major blocks
of shares are held by MKV Verwaltungs GmbH, Munich (around 10 percent) and
Joachim Loh, Haiger (around 8 per cent).

About Leifheit

Leifheit AG, founded in 1959, is one of the leading European brand
suppliers of household items. The company stands for high-quality,
innovative products with great utility and pioneering design in the sectors
of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods and wellbeing. Leifheit and
Soehnle are among the best known brands in Germany. Other than in the Brand
Business, Leifheit AG operates in the service-oriented volume business via
its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby. The Leifheit Group including
its international branches employs a staff of about 1,000. More information
on Leifheit is available online at www.leifheit-group.com, www.leifheit.de,
www.soehnle.de.


Contact:
Leifheit AG
D-56377 Nassau
[e-mail]
[phone]



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Language: English
Company: Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft
Leifheitstraße
56377 Nassau / Lahn
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.leifheit.com
ISIN: DE0006464506
WKN: 646450
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart


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