Worthington Steel signs profit transfer agreement with Kloeckner; vote set for Oct. 23
Worthington Steel GmbH, a subsidiary of Worthington Steel, Inc., signed a Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement (DPLTA) with Kloeckner & Co SE on September 8, 2026. The agreement takes effect only after Kloeckner shareholder approval and registration with the commercial register, no earlier than January 1, 2027, and registration may be delayed by German shareholder litigation. Outside Kloeckner shareholders may take a cash payment of EUR 11.00 per share or an annual payment of EUR 0.67 per share (EUR 0.66 net), and may challenge the terms in appraisal proceedings.
Key points
- DPLTA signed September 8, 2026 between Worthington Steel GmbH and Kloeckner & Co SE, which follows the completion of Worthington Steel's voluntary takeover offer on June 3, 2026.
- Kloeckner's extraordinary general meeting is expected October 23, 2026; approval requires at least 75% of the share capital represented.
- Under the DPLTA, outside shareholders can elect EUR 11.00 per share in cash or an annual payment of EUR 0.67 per share (EUR 0.66 net).
- Kloeckner shares were delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's regulated market effective August 12, 2026.
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 08, 2026.
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