Corporate affairs Ownership Lufthansa was a state-owned enterprise until 1994. Deutsche Lufthansa AG shares have been publicly traded on all German stock exchanges since 1966. In addition to floor trading, it is also traded electronically using the Xetra system. It is a DAX index share and is listed in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard. At the end of 2019, the shareholders' register showed that German investors held 67.3% of the shares (previous year: 72.1%). The second-largest group, with 10.4%, was shareholders from Luxembourg. Investors from the US accounted for 8.1%, followed by Ireland and the United Kingdom, each with 3.6%. This ensures compliance with the provisions of the German Aviation Compliance Documentation Act (LuftNaSiG). As of the reporting date, 58% of the shares were held by institutional investors (previous year: 53%), and 42% were held by private individuals (previous year: 47%). Lansdowne Partners International Ltd. and BlackRock, Inc. were the largest shareholders in the Lufthansa Group at year-end, with 4.9% and 3.1% respectively. All the transactions requiring disclosure and published during the financial year 2019, as well as the quarterly updates on the shareholder structure, are available online. During the 2020 COVID crisis Heinz Hermann Thiele increased his stake to more than 12%; he died a few months later. The free float for Lufthansa shares was 67% in 2020, as per the definition of the Deutsche Börse.
Corporate affairs Ownership Lufthansa was a state-owned enterprise until 1994 Deutsche Lufthansa AG shares have been publicly traded on all German stock exchanges since 1966 In addition to floor trading it is also traded electronically using the Xetra system It is a DAX index share and is listed in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard At the end of 2019 the shareholders' register showed that German investors held 673% of the shares (previous year 721%) The second-largest group with 104% was shareholders from Luxembourg Investors from the US accounted for 81% followed by Ireland and the United Kingdom each with 36% This ensures compliance with the provisions of the German Aviation Compliance Documentation Act (LuftNaSiG) As of the reporting date 58% of the shares were held by institutional investors (previous year 53%) and 42% were held by private individuals (previous year 47%) Lansdowne Partners International Ltd and BlackRock Inc were the largest shareholders in the Lufthansa Group at year-end with 49% and 31% respectively All the transactions requiring disclosure and published during the financial year 2019 as well as the quarterly updates on the shareholder structure are available online During the 2020 COVID crisis Heinz Hermann Thiele increased his stake to more than 12%; he died a few months later The free float for Lufthansa shares was 67% in 2020 as per the definition of the Deutsche Börse