(Vienna) As announced on 2 December 2014, the ATX-Committee decided on the adjustment of the free float factor following the results of the public voluntary offer of Airports Group Europe S.A.R.L. to the shareholders of Flughafen Wien AG. The free float factor of Flughafen Wien AG is reduced from 0.5 to 0.3. With the ending of the offer the free float share declines significantly, requiring a prompt adjustment of the weighting in the index. The lower weighting of Flughafen Wien AG in the Austrian leading index will be effective as of 23 December 2014.
The Index Committee meets four times a year and reviews the composition of Austrian indices twice a year (March and September). The Committee also decides on adjustments to the weighting factors in the index. The Urgent Action Committee decides on all matters arising between the quarterly Index Committee meetings and requiring immediate decisions. Once a month, the is published. Representatives of institutional investors, trading members of the Vienna Stock Exchange, academics and the Vienna Stock Exchange contribute their know-how to the Index Committee. A .
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