KKR disposes of ProSieben share package

According to a "Bloomberg" report, U.S. financial investor and Springer major shareholder KKR wants to sell a large part of its block of shares in the ProSiebenSat.1 television group. KKR intends to place eleven million ProSiebenSat.1 shares with institutional investors overnight.

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This was reported by the financial news agency on Tuesday. That would be 4.7 percent of the share capital. KKR had last reported a 6.6 percent stake in ProSiebenSat.1. Media group Axel Springer had always rejected speculation about plans for an alliance with the operator of private stations such as ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel 1 and online platforms.

KKR and ProSieben did not want to comment on the placement. According to Bloomberg, the shares are to be placed at a price between 13.42 euros and the Xetra closing price of 14.14 euros. This would represent a maximum price discount of 5.1 percent. The shares, which are listed in the MDax small cap index, have recently risen sharply and reached a twelve-month high on Friday. (SDA)

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