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Capital Group Crosses 5% Voting Rights Threshold in Deutsche Lufthansa
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Capital Group reached 5.05% of Deutsche Lufthansa voting rights on November 3, 2026.
- The stake comprises 60,667,644 shares and 32,000 instruments tied to a securities lending claim.
- Capital Group's previous notification showed 4.88% in shares and 0.15% in instruments, a 5.03% total.
Capital Group raised its voting stake in Deutsche Lufthansa to 5.05% on November 3, 2026, crossing the 5% threshold, according to a disclosure published by GlobeNewswire. The filing states 60,667,644 shares and 32,000 instruments.
How Capital Group's Lufthansa Stake Is Built
The notification, made under Article 40 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act, lists The Capital Group Companies, Inc. of Los Angeles as the party required to notify. The 5.05% voting rights figure is attributed entirely to shares, with 60,660,578 of them tied to the German ISIN DE0008232125 and 7,066 to US2515613048. A separate 0.003% comes from 32,000 instruments described as a claim to return securities under a securities lending arrangement, settled physically.
The previous notification recorded 4.88% in shares and 0.15% in instruments, a combined 5.03%. The filing states that Capital Group is neither controlled by nor controls other Lufthansa shareholders, and it names EUPAC Fund as a shareholder with 3% or more of voting rights. Within Capital Group's chain of subsidiaries, Capital Research and Management Company holds 4.75%. Capital Group reclaimed top shareholder status at Metaplanet with 143.3 million shares, or 11.11% of voting rights, as of October 16, 2026, after adding about 17.8 million shares through market purchases, according to Crypto Briefing.
Deutsche Lufthansa's Scale Behind the Filing
Deutsche Lufthansa is Europe's largest airline group, operating Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels, ITA Airways and Eurowings across hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels and Rome, according to akta.pro company records. The same records put record annual revenue for fiscal 2025 at €39.6 billion, up 5% from €37.6 billion, and adjusted EBIT at €2 billion, up 25% from €1.6 billion. Lufthansa carried 135 million passengers in 2025.
Earlier Capital Group Notifications
Capital Group notified Deutsche Lufthansa of crossing the 3% voting rights threshold on October 19, 2026, with a total of 5.03%, TradingView reported. That notification showed 4.88% attached to shares and 0.15% through instruments. Deutsche Lufthansa announced on October 7, 2026, that it will publish its annual financial report on March 5, 2027, in German and English, Stock Titan reported.
Deutsche Lufthansa's Next Scheduled Disclosure
The annual financial report is scheduled for publication on March 5, 2027, in German and English.