General Info
During 1998-1999, the Austrian company Agrana Zucker und Starke GmbH (which has become AGRANA Zucker GmbH) purchased several sugar factories, particularly:
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S.C. Danubiana Roman S.A.
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S.C. Zaharul S.A Buzau
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S.C. Beta Tandarei S.A.
The first merger by absorption was registered in 2002 between Beta Tandarei S.A., as absorbing company and Zaharul S.A. Buzau as absorbed company. After the merger, the company Beta Tandarei SA changed its name into Zaharul Romanesc S.A., and the headquarters of the company moved to Buzau, at the address of the absorbed company Zaharul S.A., in Tandarei remaining only a branch without legal personality.
In 2005 a second merger by absorbtion occurred between Zaharul Romanesc S.A. as absorbing company and Danubiana Roman S.A. and AGRANA ROMANIA Holding and Trading Company S.R.L. as absorbed companies.
After the merger, the company’s headquarters remained in Buzau, Aleea Industriei nr.7, the company changing only its name into AGRANA ROMANIA S.A.
S.C. AGRANA ROMANIA S.A. has a share capital of 14.454.214,8 RON divided in 144.542.148 shares, the nominal value of a share is of 0,10 RON.
On 13.04.2010, the consolidated synthetic structure of the company is the following:
- AGRANA Zucker GmbH holds 131.713.877 shares, representing 91,12489 % of the share capital;
- A.V.A.S has 5.856.865 shares, representing 4, 05201 % of the share capital;
- The natural persons shareholders hold 5.493.699 shares, representing 3, 808 % of the share capital;
- Legal persons shareholders hold 1.477.707 shares, representing 1,0223 % of the share capital.
The total number of shareholders of the company at 13.04.2010 was of 41.035.
The company is quoted at the Stock Exchange Bucharest, Rasdaq Market, the website of the company www.rasd.ro The company’s symbol is BETA.
On the stock exchange website you can find out information on the evolution of the share prices, the number of transactions registered, etc.
The shares are sold only through real estate companies. Information on the number of shares held by each shareholder can be obtained from the Depozitarul Central S.A., the company keeping the company's shareholding records.