Organizational structure
The KION Group comprises the parent company KION GROUP AG, which is a public limited company under German law, and its subsidiaries. The KION Group’s strategic management holding company, KION GROUP AG, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is part of the MDAX, MSCI World, MSCI Germany Small Cap, STOXX Europe 600, FTSE Euro Mid, and other indices. It is also included in sustainability indices, namely the FTSE4Good Index Series, STOXX Europe Sustainability, and DAX 50 ESG.
The parent company of KION GROUP AG is Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding S.à r.l., Luxembourg (‘Weichai Power’), a subsidiary of Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Weifang, People’s Republic of China, which, to the knowledge of the Company, held 46.5 percent of the shares at the end of 2022. The free float accounted for 53.4 percent of the shares, while the remaining 0.1 percent were treasury shares. Details of treasury shares (pursuant to section 160 (1) no. 2 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)) are provided in note [28] ‘Equity’ in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.