Elmar Heggen, Chief Financial Officer of RTL Group, says: “We are pleased that RTL Group’s shares have been included in the prestigious MDAX index. This follows our successful public offering and listing in Frankfurt which already led to the inclusion in the SDAX. With our leading market positions and high levels of profit and cash flow, RTL Group has a strong track record of delivering value for its shareholders. Our inclusion in the MDAX index is recognition of this and should also provide additional interest for RTL Group shares in the future.”
RTL Group’s shares have been listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 30 April 2013, in addition to the existing listings on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Euronext Brussels. In June 2013, the company’s shares were included in the SDAX index. Since the first day of trading in Frankfurt, RTL Group’s share price has been up 33.8 per cent, outperforming both the DAX index (+4.1 per cent) and MDAX index (+8.3 per cent) in the same period.
Following the public offering in April 2013 – which has been the largest in Europe so far this year and the biggest media IPO since 2004 – Bertelsmann now holds 76.4 per cent of RTL Group’s ordinary shares. The free float increased significantly to 22.8 per cent. The remaining shares are treasury shares.
