Details of the threshold disclosure
The Bessenbach, Germany-based company issued the notification under Section 40(1), sentence 2, of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). It listed 45,394,302 total voting rights as the basis for the reported percentage.
All of the reported treasury shares were held directly. SAF-HOLLAND reported no indirect holdings through subsidiaries or third parties under Section 71d(1) of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). The field for the previously published percentage was marked "n/a."
Buyback purchases continued after September
The holding comes from SAF-HOLLAND's "2025 Share Buyback Program." A later update, the company's 32nd interim report published on November 3, put cumulative purchases under the program at 1,762,576 shares through October 30, 2026.
The Management Board approved the program on November 11, 2025, with the Supervisory Board's consent. It allows purchases of up to 2,269,715 shares, representing up to 5% of share capital, from the end of November 2025 through December 31, 2026. Spending is capped at EUR 40 million, excluding incidental acquisition costs.
A bank commissioned by SAF-HOLLAND executes the repurchases exclusively through XETRA, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's electronic trading system.
Shareholders renewed repurchase authority
The program was launched under authority granted at the June 10, 2021 Annual General Meeting. That authorization allowed the Management Board to acquire treasury shares representing up to 10% of share capital through June 9, 2026.
Shareholders renewed the authorization at the May 21, 2026 Annual General Meeting. The renewed mandate retains the 10% limit and runs through May 20, 2028.
At the same meeting, shareholders approved a fiscal 2025 dividend of EUR 0.65 for each dividend-entitled share. According to SAF-HOLLAND, the distribution represents approximately 57% of group net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company.
Company background
SAF-HOLLAND supplies chassis-related assemblies and components for trailers, trucks and buses. In 2025, it generated approximately EUR 1.73 billion in sales and employed an average of around 5,600 people worldwide.
Its shares trade in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard and are included in the SDAX. Their ISIN is DE000SAFH001.
