Richemont shareholders back share warrant plan

Wed Nov 18 2020
Mark Cooper (3154 articles)
Richemont shareholders back share warrant plan

Owners of Swiss luxury group Richemont CFR.S have approved plans to issue warrants as part of a shareholder loyalty scheme, the company said on Wednesday, setting out terms for the issue that follows a COVID-19 related cut to the dividend.

Warrants will be distributed to shareholders on Nov. 27, when the “A” warrants related to A shares will be listed on SIXSwiss Exchange. Sixty-seven warrants can be exercised to buy oneA share in three years for 67.00 Swiss francs, thevolume-weighted average price between Oct. 19 and Nov. 13.

Richemont had proposed the scheme to preserve cash during the COVID-19 pandemic after halving its dividend to 1 Swiss franc per share.

Mark Cooper

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Mark Cooper is Political / Stock Market Correspondent. He has been covering Global Stock Markets for more than 6 years.