Stable and well diversified shareholding structure
Stable and well diversified shareholding structure
The shareholding structure of Hannover Re was stable in the year under review. The interest held by Talanx AG remained unchanged at 50.2%. The stake held by private investors grew by 0.9 percentage points to 7.8%, while the proportion in the hands of institutional investors decreased to 42.0%.
In the course of the year under review there were significant shifts within our free float away from the Benelux countries in favour of Germany and the United States. The proportionate holdings in the Benelux countries thus fell by 7.9 percentage points to 10.0%, while the holdings in Germany and the United States expanded by 5.3 percentage points and 2.1 percentage points respectively, rising from 38.9% to 44.2% and from 19.4% to 21.5%. While the percentage shares attributable to Switzerland and France showed slight increases at 3.8% and 1.6% respectively, the proportionate holding in the United Kingdom decreased to 16.4%. The total shareholding in Asia remained stable year-on-year at around 1%.