German Tech Holding completes public share offering

German Tech Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA (GTH) has successfully completed its public offering of treasury shares as of October 27, 2026. All 34.2 million offered shares were placed with GTH shareholders.

Of the total, 11.7 million shares were acquired through the exercise of subscription rights and 7.3 million through over-subscription requests. The remaining shares were taken up via a backstop order by GG Beteiligungen UG, a company in which GTH CEO and founder Christoph Gerlinger holds nearly a 50% stake.

As a result of this placement, the ownership stake held by Christoph Gerlinger, his family, and their investment vehicles has increased from 7% to 47% of the outstanding shares. The total number of outstanding shares has risen from 11.4 million to 45.6 million.