Unscheduled free float adjustment of GfK SE in SDAX

Release date: Feb 15, 2017

Changes to be effective as of 20 February 2017

On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to the SDAX Index. Due to the acquisition of GfK SE by Acceleratio Capital N.V., the free float of GfK SE changed by more than 10 percentage points. According to the Guide to the Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG, the company’s free float will be adjusted in the index from the current 43.54 percent to 24.22 percent.

These changes will become effective on 20 February 2017.

The next scheduled index review is 3 March 2017.

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