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Our position on UniCredit’s shareholding
Our position on UniCredit’s shareholding

Our position on UniCredit’s shareholding

The acceptance period of UniCredit’s public takeover offer has ended. On 8 July 2026, UniCredit announced that a total of 17.6% of Commerzbank shares had been tendered by the end of the additional acceptance period on 3 July 2026. We have published an overview of the current shareholder and tender structure here.

The transfer of the tendered shares and the associated voting rights to UniCredit remains subject to the required regulatory approvals. Once this has occurred, UniCredit will have access to just under 50% of the voting rights.

From Commerzbank’s perspective, a constructive dialogue remains the right approach to achieving sustainable value creation. This requires a shared understanding of Commerzbank’s business model and due consideration of the interests of all stakeholders.

With our “Momentum 2030” strategy, we are consistently pursuing growth and transformation and reliably creating value for our clients, employees and shareholders. This includes our attractive capital return policy. The 2025 financial year became a record year in Commerzbank’s 156-year history. We also delivered record results in the first half of 2026.

"As the leading financing partner of the German Mittelstand and as a bank at the side of more than ten million private customers, we bear great responsibility – including towards the German economy. We will continue to live up to this responsibility."

Votes of our Corporate Clients

Tens of thousands of corporates and more than ten million people in Germany place their trust in Commerzbank and its staff. They want a bank as a financial partner that has their best interests at heart. You can find more success stories from our corporate customers here.

Media reports

25 September 2026

Interview with Bettina Orlopp

In an interview with the Swiss business newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft, Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp explains what lies ahead for Commerzbank following the end of UniCredit’s public takeover offer and why she is determined to hold on to the Swiss business.

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Portrait Michael Kotzbauer
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31 August 2026

Interview with Michael Kotzbauer

Board Member Michael Kotzbauer speaks with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung about the next steps in the dialogue with UniCredit, the role of the bank for German Mittelstand, and a joint value-creating solution.

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