On October 19, 2026, natural person Michael Burkhart acquired voting rights in MediClin AG, crossing the 3% disclosure threshold to reach a total voting rights stake of 52.73%. The filing, published via EQS News, details that the transaction involves acting in concert with other notification-obligated natural persons.
The Bottom Line
- Michael Burkhart reported a total voting rights stake of 52.73% in MediClin AG on October 19, 2026.
- The reporting threshold was crossed due to an “Acting in Concert” arrangement with other notification-obligated natural persons.
- The disclosure notes that the filing is made ahead of Burkhart’s election to the company’s supervisory committee, known in German corporate governance as the Gesellschafterausschuss.
Burkhart and the 52.73% Voting Rights Total
The notification submitted under section 40 paragraph 1 of the WpHG identifies Michael Burkhart, born October 17, 1968, as the reporting party. Burkhart holds no direct voting rights under section 33 of the WpHG. Instead, all 25,046,608 voting rights—representing exactly 52.73% of the company’s 47,500,000 total voting rights—are attributed to him under section 34 of the WpHG.
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The filing lists Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA as the shareholder with 3% or more of the voting rights if different from Burkhart. The reporting party is neither controlled by nor controls other companies that hold or are attributed voting rights in the issuer, according to the transparency notice.
Supervisory Committee Election Context
MediClin AG, headquartered at Okenstraße 27 in Offenburg, Germany, carries the Legal Entity Identifier 5299007ZHUSGAJRMWH73. The published disclosure clarifies that the official notification is taking place specifically against the background of Burkhart’s upcoming election to the company’s Gesellschafterausschuss.
| Metric | Previous Disclosure | Current Disclosure (October 19, 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Voting Rights (%) | n/a | 0.00 % |
| Attributed Voting Rights (%) | n/a | 52.73 % |
| Total Voting Rights (%) | n/a | 52.73 % |
| Total Number of Voting Rights | n/a | 47,500,000 |
The filing contains no instruments pursuant to section 38 of the WpHG, leaving both categories of financial instruments at 0.00%. The transmission of the voting rights announcement was handled by EQS News, a service of the EQS Group, fulfilling statutory publication requirements under German securities law.
