Overview
- Shares opened at €60 and spiked toward €97–€100 before easing, implying a market value of roughly €5.3–6.2 billion.
- Thyssenkrupp retains 51% through a new holding under an AG & Co. KGaA structure with German government consultation and pre‑emption rights; investors received one TKMS share for every 20 Thyssenkrupp shares.
- TKMS reports an order backlog of about €18.5–€18.6 billion, keeping its Kiel and Wismar yards busy into the early 2040s.
- The prospectus outlines a dividend payout of 30–50% of net profit from FY 2025/26 and a €200 million expansion of the Wismar site.
- Thyssenkrupp stock fell roughly 17–20% on the day, while TKMS leadership departed with Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to pursue a Canadian submarine tender.