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Haniel starts bookbuilding for the planned reduction of shareholding in TAKKT AG - Seite 3

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Act. There will be no public offering of securities in the United States
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Language: English
Company: Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Franz-Haniel-Platz 1
47119 Duisburg
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.haniel.de
ISIN: XS0482703286, XS0459131636
WKN: 601960, A1A6NE
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Hannover; Freiverkehr in Berlin,
Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market


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