Dufry Media Release Donnerstag, 17. Januar 2013 - 21:18
Media Release
Basel, January 17, 2013
On 16 January, 2013, Advent International Corporation, 75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA (“Advent”), has informed that have sold a total of 3,879,609 registered shares of Dufry AG.
The transaction was structured as a secondary placement on 16 January, 2013, and the shares offered by Advent were placed to a large number of existing and new institutional shareholders. After Advent’s sale of all their shares of Dufry AG, the Company’s free float has increased to 88%, corresponding to a free float value of CHF 3.1 billion.
For further information please contact:
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Sara Lizi Investor Relations Phone: +55 21 2157 9901 Rafael Duarte Investor Relations Phone +41 61 266 45 77 |
Lubna Haj Issa Media Relations Phone +41 61 266 44 46 Mario RollaMedia Relations Phone: +55 21 2157 9611 |
Dufry Group – A leading global travel retailer
Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN; BM&FBOVESPA: DAGB11) is the leading global travel retailer operating more than 1’200 duty-free and duty-paid shops in airports, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations and downtown tourist areas.
Dufry employs 14’000 people. The Company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, operates in 45 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and Latin America.
Social Responsibility
Dufry cares for children and supports the SOS Social Center in Igarassu, Brazil. SOS Children’s villages is an independent, non-political and non-demonstrational organisation established for orphaned and destitute children all over the world.