The application has been made following an increase the Company’s issued shares from 586,603,217 ordinary shares of no par value to 586,784,497 ordinary shares of no par value in connection with the Company’s 2015 Employee Share Programme (“the Scheme”). The New Shares have been issued credited as fully paid and rank pari passu in all respects with all other existing issued ordinary shares in the Company, including in respect of the right to receive all dividends, distributions and other entitlements made or paid or declared thereon but, in accordance with the terms of the Scheme, employees will be unable to sell such New Shares until after 31 December 2017.
The ISIN of the New Shares to be admitted to trading will be DE000TUAG000.