Strengthening the attractiveness of the capital markets for growth companies by multiple-voting shares

We welcome the EU Commission's proposal to introduce multiple-vote share structures as an important step towards making capital markets more attractive for growth companies.

However, the introduction of multiple voting shares should be open to all listed companies and not only, as proposed by the EU Commission, to issuers seeking a listing on a SME growth market. Shareholders should have the possibility to remove multiple-vote share structures by resolution of the general meeting.