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Thirteenth Annual General Meeting of Delticom AG
Hanover, August 13, 2019 – Delticom AG (German Securities Code (WKN) 514680, ISIN DE0005146807, stock market symbol DEX), Europe’s leading online retailer of tyres and automotive accessories and expert in the field of efficient warehouse logistics, held its thirteenth Annual General Meeting in Hanover on Monday yesterday.
Presence at the Annual General Meeting of Europe’s leading online retailer of tyres and automotive accessories and expert in the field of efficient warehouse logistics amounted to 87.7 % of its issued share capital. Shareholders approved all items on the agenda with large majorities. The main topics and developments of the 2018 financial year were discussed during the general debate. The Annual General Meeting, which lasted more than six hours and is thus the longest in the company’s history, ended at 5:10 pm.
Since its foundation in 1999 in Hanover, Delticom AG has grown from a New Economy start-up to Europe’s largest online tyre retailer and celebrated its 20th anniversary in July of this year. Today there are more than 460 online shops and distribution platforms in 77 countries worldwide. These include ReifenDirekt.de, MotorradreifenDirekt.de and Autoreifenonline.de.
Gourmondo.de, the online shop for delicatessen, wine and high-quality food, was able to reduce its loss in 2018 compared to the previous year and will also put a new shop system into operation in August 2019. This will enable Gourmondo.de to provide customers with tailored recommendations for even more products and to make the shopping experience even more user-friendly.
The Semi-Annual Report 2019 will be available for download on August 14, 2019 on the website www.delti.com in the “Investor Relations” section.