- Conversion in shareholders' securities accounts on the evening of 20 September 2023
- New ISIN DE000A35JS40 and WKN A35JS4 valid as of 21 September 2023
- Increased transparency and more direct communication with shareholders intended
DÜSSELDORF, 11 September 2023 – CLIQ Digital AG is converting its entire share capital from bearer shares to registered shares after markets close on 20 September 2023. As of 21 September 2023, the new ISIN DE000A35JS40 (previously: DE000A0HHJR3) and the new WKN A35JS4 (previously: A0HHJR) will apply. The ticker symbol CLIQ remains unchanged. The Annual General Meeting of CLIQ Digital AG had resolved the share conversion on 6 April 2023. For shareholders, the conversion to registered shares is free of charge.
Conversion
6,508,714 shares will be converted from bearer shares to registered shares at a ratio of 1:1 and will be entered into the new share register by Clearstream Banking AG. In the coming days, the shareholders of CLIQ Digital AG will be informed by their custodian banks about the upcoming conversion of the bearer shares and the initial entry into the share register. The custodial conversion will take place on the basis of the respective holdings of the custodial clients as of Wednesday 20 September 2023, in the evening. Outstanding trading orders that have not yet been executed on 20 September 2023 will expire as a result of the conversion.
In general
Registered shares are subject to the keeping of a share register in which the shareholders of CLIQ Digital AG are entered, stating their name, date of birth, address and an electronical address as well as the number of shares they hold. Only shareholders who are entered in the share register are considered shareholders of CLIQ Digital AG. Thus, only registered shareholders are entitled to attend and vote at Annual General Meetings. The entry into the share register is made by the depositary banks of the shareholders. The legal position of the shareholders entered into the share register is not affected by the conversion to registered shares and their shareholding in the company remains unchanged. The right of shareholders to sell their shares or to purchase shares is also not restricted nor made more difficult.
Further information on the conversion to registered shares can be found here.
Management statement
"With the conversion to registered shares, we want to take advantage of a more direct communication with our shareholders and align ourselves even more closely with the needs and requirements of our investors in the future with a more transparent shareholder structure," said Ben Bos, member of the Management Board.