Luftfahrt: Komplettübernahme von TAP: Lufthansa bietet Portugal Aktien-Deal an
Lufthansa will auch die restlichen 50,1 Prozent an der portugiesischen Fluggesellschaft übernehmen. Dafür stellt der Vorstand Portugals Regierung Anteile am Lufthansa-Konzern in Aussicht.
Düsseldorf - Following the agreed acquisition of a minority stake in Portuguese airline TAP, Lufthansa is preparing for the next step. "We have submitted a non-binding proposal to the Portuguese government to acquire their shares, which are just over 50 percent of TAP," Finance Director Till Streichert informed analysts on Thursday.
In return, Lufthansa Group is willing to take on a 5 percent shareholding of Lisbon, provided it becomes a shareholder with an equity stake of up to five percent. Further negotiations are expected. On Wednesday, Portugal's Cabinet, in a special session, granted Lufthansa the contract for the state-owned airline TAP, which emerged victorious in the bidding against Air France-KLM.
Should the competition authorities agree, the MDax-concern will initially receive a 44.9 percent stake for €1.02 billion, which it can expand to a maximum of 49.9 percent. For this, it would need the TAP employees, who hold a five percent share in the airline, to sell their shares. The purchase price would then rise to €1.2 billion.
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