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Who is Volkswagen?

October 6, 2015

The share ownership of Volkswagen AG is unusual. In the distribution of voting rights, just 10.7 percent are held by "ordinary" shareholders. The rest is common stock. Employee representatives hold a large number of seats on the Supervisory Board.

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Another unusual element is the high percentage of employee representatives on the Supervisory Board.

Report by Paul-Christian Britz, Christine Heubi and Patrick Zinke