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Singulus Technologies: FPM Funds Files Voting-Right Disclosure Under 40 WpHG
At a glance
- FPM Funds SICAV reduced its direct voting-rights stake in Singulus Technologies from 5.002% to 4.84%.
- The threshold event occurred on June 30, 2026; the disclosure was published July 3, 2026 under §40 WpHG.
- FPM Funds reported 430,989 direct shares out of a total 8,896,527 voting rights in Singulus.
- No instruments or derivatives that would carry voting rights were reported.
- Singulus Technologies is listed on the regulated market in Frankfurt and trades on several regional venues, including Tradegate.
A Luxembourg-registered investment vehicle has filed a voting-rights disclosure showing a slight reduction in its stake in Singulus Technologies Aktiengesellschaft, the German machinery-group listed on the regulated market in Frankfurt and traded on several regional venues.
According to a notification published on July 3, 2026, FPM Funds SICAV (registered seat: Grevenmacher, Luxembourg) reported that its aggregate voting-rights interest in Singulus Technologies fell below the 5% threshold. The threshold event occurred on June 30, 2026.
The filing shows that FPM Funds now directly holds 430,989 shares in Singulus (ISIN DE000A1681X5), representing 4.84% of the issuer's voting rights. The companys total number of voting rights is stated as 8,896,527. The prior reported holding was 5.002%; the new position reduces that to 4.84% with no instruments or derivative positions reported that would carry voting rights.
The disclosure clarifies there are no attributable instruments (derivatives or similar rights) under Sections 38(1) and 38(1) No. 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that would increase the effective voting-rights share. The notifying entity also confirmed it neither controls nor is controlled by other entities that hold voting rights in Singulus.
Issuer details in the notice identify Singulus Technologies Aktiengesellschaft (LEI: 5299006FS69Q41A8KK44) with an address at Hanauer Landstraße 103, 63796 Kahl am Main, Germany. The announcement cites contact information for Singulus, naming Bernhard Krause as the contact (phone: +49 172 833 2224; email: bernhard.krause@singulus.de) and lists the company website (www.singulus.de). The disclosure also references an outstanding bond (ISIN DE000A2AAXXX) and trading venues including the regulated market in Frankfurt and regional over-the-counter markets such as Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart, and Tradegate.
The notification is published under the legal framework set out in §40 (1) WpHG (German Securities Trading Act), which requires investors to disclose when they cross defined voting-right thresholds. Market participants often watch such filings for potential changes in shareholder structure or to track institutional ownership trends.
The original announcement was transmitted via pressetext and Dow Jones Newswires; the filing date on the issued notice is July 3, 2026. For further inquiries, the issuer and the notifying party should be contacted as listed in the disclosure.
