Celesio AG / Miscellaneous
16.01.2009
Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Haniel has increased its stake in Celesio
16 January 2009, Stuttgart. Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, Duisburg, informed
Celesio AG, Stuttgart, that its stake in the company amounted to 55.81
percent as of 31 December 2008. Thus, Haniels stake in Celesio increased
by 2.91 percentage points compared to 31 December 2007.
Press contact:
Rainer Berghausen, Celesio AG, +49 (0)711.5001-549
rainer.berghausen@celesio.com
About Celesio Group:
Celesio, one of Europe's leading trading companies and service providers
for pharmaceuticals, generated 22.3 billion Euro revenue in 2007. As of 30
September 2008, the group employed 37.811 people in 14 countries. The three
business divisions Pharmacy Solutions, Patient and Consumer Solutions and
Manufacturer Solutions cover the entire spectrum of pharmaceutical
distribution and related services. The 121 branches of Celesio Wholesale,
which is part of Pharmacy Solutions, supply over 35.000 pharmacies in
twelve countries in Europe daily. Celesio's 2.332 pharmacies are part of
Patient and Consumer Solutions and each day serve more than 500.000
customers in seven countries. The Manufacturer Solutions division offers
pharmaceutical manufacturers logistics and transportation services and
supports them with sales and marketing.
DGAP 16.01.2009
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Language: English
Issuer: Celesio AG Neckartalstr. 155
70376 Stuttgart
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)711 5001-735
Fax: +49 (0)711 5001-736
E-mail: investor@celesio.com
Internet: www.celesio.com
ISIN: DE000CLS1001
WKN: CLS100
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Hannover,
Hamburg; Terminbörse EUREX
End of News DGAP News-Service
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Celesio AG: Haniel has increased its stake in Celesio
| Source: EQS Group AG