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Delisting, squeeze-out, own shares and abuse of rights

In 2017, BWT AG – a water technology company with its headquarters in Upper Austria that until then had been listed on the stock exchange – was delisted (its stock exchange listing was terminated). In what is now its third decision on this delisting, the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) recently provided important clarifications on questions relating to the holding of own shares and the squeeze-out of shareholders.

Shareholders of limited liability companies continue to have a comprehensive right to information

In case 6 Ob 166/19h – CERHA HEMPEL was involved in the proceedings – the Supreme Court defended the comprehensive right of a shareholder of a limited liability company to information.