{"id":4450,"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/01\/31\/bertelsmann-considers-reducing-rtl-group-shares\/"},"modified":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","slug":"bertelsmann-considers-reducing-rtl-group-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/01\/31\/bertelsmann-considers-reducing-rtl-group-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"Bertelsmann Considers Reducing RTL Group Shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LUXEMBOURG: The board of directors at RTL Group has learned that Bertelsmann is considering a reduction of its shareholdings in the outfit, though would still continue to hold a qualified majority. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Bertelsmann currently holds 92.3 percent of the voting rights in RTL Group. Through a capital market transaction, Bertelsmann would reduce its shareholdings to approximately 75 percent. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">RTL Group says it will review options to increase the efficiency of its capital structure, including potential payment of an extraordinary dividend. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LUXEMBOURG: The board of directors at RTL Group has learned that Bertelsmann is considering a reduction of its shareholdings in the outfit, though would still continue to hold a qualified majority. Bertelsmann currently holds 92.3 percent of the voting rights in RTL Group. 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