Inform the Deutsche Bundesbank and BaFin about new, changed or terminated shareholdings of banks and financial services institutions

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Just like other companies, as a bank or financial services institution you can also acquire and sell equity interests in companies. This gives you voting rights or the right to share in profits, for example.
As soon as you acquire a significant stake in another company as a bank or financial services institution, you must inform the Deutsche Bundesbank.
A significant shareholding is deemed to exist if you hold 10 percent of the capital or voting rights or can exert a significant influence on the management of this company. Information on the calculation and assessment of a significant shareholding can be found on the BaFin website.
You must also report any changes to this significant shareholding. In this so-called active participation notification, you must state, among other things

  • Reason for the notification: creation, change, termination
  • Type of company in which you hold shares
  • Information on the percentage of your shareholding in the total nominal capital of the company (shareholding ratio)

The Deutsche Bundesbank will then forward your notification of shareholding to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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