Ownership Structure

(as of December 31, 2023)

The LANXESS stockholder structure predominantly consists of institutional investors pursuing a growth- or value-oriented investment strategy. As of the end of 2023, the percentage of such investors was unchanged at around 92%. The remaining roughly 8% of LANXESS stocks are held by private investors.

Our investors were mainly based in the U.S., Germany and France in 2023. The percentage of U.S. stockholders most recently increased sharply to around 52% (previous year: 43%). Far fewer stocks were held in Germany as of the reporting date at about 22% (previous year: 31%).The holdings of investors in Great Britain also declined to around 4% (previous year: 7%). They thus fell slightly behind French investors, whose holdings have remained stable at 5% since 2022.

The share of investors from elsewhere in Europe increased slightly year-on-year to around 16% (previous year: 15%). In other regions, this share also rose slightly to about 5% (previous year: 4%). 

No governmental institution owns more than 5% of the total voting rights.

Mandatory notices

An overview of the institutional investors which have issued mandatory notices reporting ownership of at least 3% of LANXESS's outstanding shares is published on our website. All voting rights announcements can be found here: