Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/26

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Subject: [Leica] News from Solms
From: gerd_lindenburger@commerzbank.com
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:16:42 +0200

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There is an interesting article in todays Handelsblatt about Leica
Camera AG. A shareholder who claims to own more than 15 % of Leica wants=

to elect Lopez as a member of the board on the next annual meeting to be=

held on sept. 29. Leica confirms that this shareholder owns at least 5
%. The newspaper asked Lopez about his plans for Leica and he is quoted:=

we will rebuild Leica Camera to be again an international leading
MARKENHERSTELLER <don=B4t know the right translation>. He want=B4s to re=
duce
investment in the development of new camera products and wants to
merchandise the brand Leica for products like glasses and fountain pens.=

Leica Camera will have a meeting of the board on Sept. 16 to decide how
to deal with this new situation. The article is accompanied by a photo
of Lopez holding a Leica brochure and a flip chart on wich he wrote:
LEICA will be again the number one company of the world in his business.=

Regards
Gerd
Frankfurt/ Germany


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