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Im Rahmen der Kapitalerhöhung wurden bis zum Ablauf der Bezugsfrist am Donnerstag, 25. Mai 2023, um 12:00 Uhr MESZ, 99.85% der Bezugsrechte ausgeübt und dadurch 7'072'610 neue Namenaktien mit einem Nennwert von je 3.70 Franken gezeichnet. 10'723 neue Namenaktien, für die während der Bezugsfrist keine gültige Ausübung der Bezugsrechte erfolgte, wurden am Markt veräussert. Der Kanton Luzern als Hauptaktionär der LUKB hat alle ihm zugewiesenen Bezugsrechte ausgeübt und hält unverändert einen Aktienanteil von 61.5%.
Basierend auf dem Bezugspreis von 69.00 Franken pro neue Namenaktie hat die LUKB einen Bruttoerlös von 488.75 Millionen Franken erzielt. Der erste Handelstag der neuen Namenaktien an der SIX Swiss Exchange sowie die Lieferung der neuen Namenaktien gegen Bezahlung des Bezugspreises sind auf den Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2023, vorgesehen.
Mit der erfolgreich durchgeführten Kapitalerhöhung legt die LUKB das Fundament für die Weiterentwicklung ihres Geschäftsmodells und ebnet den Weg zu nachhaltigem Wachstum. Gleichzeitig sichert sich die LUKB mit der starken Eigenkapitalbasis ihre langfristige Handlungsfreiheit bei steigenden Eigenmittelanforderungen. Aufgrund der Kapitalerhöhung erhöht die LUKB für die aktuell laufende Strategieperiode bis Ende 2025 ihre finanziellen Strategieziele:
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