Deutsche Postbank

This analysis covers the information disclosed by Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Postbank and Deutsche Post AG with respect to the agreement between Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Post which provides for the acquisition by Deutsche Bank of the control of Deutsche Postbank.

 

Based on its first analysis of the available information, Deminor believes that the minority shareholders of Deutsche Postbank have been unduly deprived of their protection under the mandatory bid rule as provided for under German law and European law. Since the agreement between Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Post provides for the transfer of control of Deutsche Postbank, Deminor considers that Deutsche Bank should have launched a mandatory bid.

 

You will find more details in the Deminor European Alert which is available via this link.

 

Deminor has already sent a letter to the German market authority, BaFin, in which Deminor's opinion and concerns are further detailed. This letter is also available via this link.

 

If you are interested in Deminor's action for the investors in Deutsche Postbank, we invite you to register on our website www.mydeminor.com.

 

At this stage, your registration for this action is free of charge and without any commitment to join any action organized by Deminor. In case Deminor would formally launch a case on behalf of a group of investors in Deutsche Postbank, the participation in this Deminor action will be subject to terms and conditions which will be communicated to you. You will then be able to decide whether you want to join the group of investors advised by Deminor.

 

Your registration will also remain confidential and we will not disclose your name to any third party, unless you explicitly tick the appropriate box "I agree that you disclose my identity" on the registration pages.

 

Please note that, Deminor will need the support of a large and representative group of investors in order to be able to launch a case.

 

For any questions, please send an e-mail to Charles Demoulin (charles.demoulin@deminor.com), Paul Van den Abeele (paul.vandenabeele@deminor.com) or Bruno Wagner (bruno.wagner@deminor.com).

You may also call our offices in Brussels (+32 2 674 71 10) or in Cologne (+49 221 554 05 475).