Meanwhile, WACKER holds 51.8 percent of Siltronic. After con-cluding the transaction, WACKER will remain a major Siltronic shareholder, with a stake of more than 30 percent.
“Siltronic’s share price has risen strongly over the last 12 months and the stock is currently trading well above the IPO issue price of €30 in June 2015,” said Rudolf Staudigl, Wacker Chemie AG’s CEO. “Given the favorable market situation in the semiconductor industry, we saw an opportunity to significantly reduce WACKER’s stake in Siltronic and, as planned, become a non-controlling shareholder.”
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