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Article #6: Porsche slowly taking over of Volkswagen

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The increase of Porsche's stake from 27.3 Saxony totaling to 51.4 percent of shares
percent to 30.9 percent at Volkswagen at Volkswagen makes these two
gives the German sports car manufacturer shareholders more effective in protecting
the right to a takeover bid as required the company from any investors who may
by the German law. want to take control of the
Luckily for Porsche, Volkswagen shares Wolfsburg-based automaker.
dropped by 4 percent to 113.21 euros Aside from protecting Volkswagen, Lower
($150.91) in Frankfurt on Monday Saxony has also assured that the jobs of
afternoon while the German sports car tens of thousands of its residents who
maker's share rose by 0.7 percent to worked for VW are safe. Porsche on the
1,123 euros ($1,497). And as expected of other hand, secures an essential source
Porsche is has cleverly made the minimum of technology in which it has the power
offering legally allowed of 109.20 euros to control costs. Like for instance the
(145.60) for each common share and 63 chassis used for Porsche Cayenne down to
euros ($84) for each preferred share. say VW spark plug wires that are used for
Porsche has already expected it that few the mid-size luxury sports utility
investors would agree on their offered vehicle are developed in partnership with
price. After the takeover bid is complete Volkswagen.
it is probable that Porsche will continue Volkswagen said in a statement that it
to increase its stakes in Volkswagen welcomed the step by Porsche to increase
surpassing its present owned shares of its take and explained that a "stable
30.9 percent. However, if it plans to shareholder structure" is vital to the
make another bid for VW it will have to continuous success of the company.
exceed 50 percent stakes. According to one unnamed source inside
What Porsche has done can be considered a Volkswagen, "We are protected against
creative way of going around the German further other approaches maybe by other
corporate law but it did not do it simply investors which could break up the
because it wants to gain control of company."
Volkswagen. Believe it or not the German Analysts are also expecting for Porsche
sports car maker just wants to protect to gradually increase its stake in
Europe's largest automaker from any Volkswagen over the next few years in
untoward takeover by hostile foreign line with the goals of Porsche's main
investors. And with the 30.9 percent shareholder and chairman, Ferdinand
owned stake of Porsche combined with the Piech.
20.26 percent owned shares of Lower






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