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Increase of NZZ's stake in APG|SGA completed
APG|SGA's major shareholder Aktiengesellschaft für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), who already held 25% of the share capital of APG|SGA AG, has completed the previously announced increase of its stake by purchasing shares from JCDecaux SE und Pargesa Asset Management S.A. and now holds 45% of APG|SGA AG's shares.
APG|SGA AG has been informed that its shareholders NZZ, JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. have completed the purchase of shares by NZZ from JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. on April 30, 2026. The respective share purchase agreements were entered into on December 11, 2025 and announced publicly on December 12, 2025. NZZ now holds a stake of 45% in the share capital of the company. In accordance with the newly introduced provision in the company's articles of association regarding the so-called selective opting-up, which was approved at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of January 23, 2026, NZZ is exempt from the obligation to submit a public tender offer to all shareholders as long as its stake does not exceed the higher threshold of 49% of the voting rights. NZZ has purchased shares of 20% in total in two transactions from the selling JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. Further information regarding the transactions and the selective opting-up is available in the company's media releases dated December 12, 2025 and January 23, 2026.