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What is the Shareholder Structure of the Porsche AG ?
In turbulent economic periods in particular, a stable circle of stockholders represents a corporate asset that should not be underestimated and a firm foundation on which to develop a growth-based corporate strategy. Frequent changes in ownership, on the other hand, make it difficult for business activities develop consistently in the long term. Porsche AG attaches great value to this stability, with an unchanged distribution of its equity of 45.5 million Euro into 8,750,000 common-stock shares and the same number of stock-exchange listed preference shares.

The common stock is held by members of the Porsche and Piëch families. More than half of the preference shares are held by institutional investors such as investment funds, banks and insurance companies. These are mainly based in Great Britain, the USA and Germany, but to a lesser extent also in other European countries and Asia. Slightly less than half of the Porsche preference stock is widely distributed among private investors, primarily in Germany. Holders of Porsche AG's common stock also hold preference stock.

Piech/Porsche Family 50%
Institutional Investors 25%
Private Investors 25%

What Automotive Companies does the Porsche AG own ?

Porsche owns a 29.9% share in Volkswagen AG.

Links of Interest

Official Site http://www.porsche.com/
Official Site (Museum) http://www.porsche.com/australia/abo...porschemuseum/
Porsche History & Landmarks from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_AG

Porsche Milestones
1900
The Lohner-Porsche Electric Car at the Paris Expo. The wheel hub motors devised by Ferdinand Porsche, then a young engineer and test driver, made the name Porsche famous worldwide.

1928
As Daimler Technical Director and Board member, among other things, F. Porsche developed the now legendary Mercedes SS and SSK supercharged sports car

1931
Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche Engineering Office in Stuttgart. He thus laid the foundations for Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG today.

1933
Commissioned by NSU, the Type 32 was designed, a predecessor of the Volkswagen.

1936
In spring, extensive test runs are carried out with the first VW prototypes. Starting from a backyard garage of Porsche's villa in Stuttgart.

1938
Under the direction of Ferdinand Porsche, the first assembly lines for Volkswagen are erected in Wolfsburg. The finishing touches have been put to the Type 60, which is ready for series production. But the Second World War got in the way. A jeep was created on the basis of the type 60. It was not until 1946 that the Volkswagen went into series production.

1947
Under Ferdinand Porsche Jr. a Grand Prix racing car is created in Gmünd, Austria on behalf of Cisitalia. The engineering office had been moved from Stuttgart in 1944.

1948
Under the direction of Ferry Porsche, a sports car is built in Gmünd based on Volkswagen parts: the 356. On June 8, 1948 the first sports car bearing the name Porsche is born. A roadster of light metal.
The very first Porsche 356/1 developed by Ferry Porsche and his proven team is completed in the Austrian town of Gmünd and receives technical homologation on 8 June.

1949
The Cisitalia racing car is presented at the Torino Motor Show, featuring a 12-cylinderdual-compressor boxer engine in midship arrangement, 1493 cc, 385 bhp at10600 rpm, top speed 300 km/h (186 mph), four-wheel drive with individual drive activation of the front wheels.

1950
Porsche returns to Zuffenhausen, near Stuttgart. Thus begins a new chapter in Porsche's history. In rooms rented from the Reutter carbody factory, production facilities are set up. Porsche becomes an independent automobile factory.

1951
Professor Ferdinand Porsche Sr. dies, aged 75.
The Porsche 356 scores its first international success in motor racing, winning the 1100cc category in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

1953
Presentation of the Fuhrmann engine for the Porsche 550 Spyder: 1.5 liter four-cylinder, four camshafts, 110 bhp.

1956
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Company, the 10,000th Porsche 356 leaves the production hall. Porsche has already scored 400 victories in motor racing.
The 1.5 liter 550 Spyder, driven here by Richard von Frankenberg, becomes the "shark in the pool of perch" in major races, where it competed against cars with more horsepower

1958
Already ten years after the première of the 356 more than 25,000 cars have been produced. Until the end of production 1965, there should be produced 77,361 items.

1961
Behind closed doors, work starts on a new Porsche with a six cylinder engine. The body is designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Ferry Porsche's son.

1963
At the Frankfurt International Automobile Show, Porsche presents the 911. The underlying concept of an air-cooled flat engine in the rear is retained.

1964
Production start of the Porsche 911

1969
Presentation of the 914-4 and 914-6 mid-engined sports cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Porsche for the second time wins the World Championships for works cars. For the second consecutive year, the 911 wins the Monte Carlo Rallye.

1970
The Porsche 917 (4.5-litre 12-cylinder boxer engine) shown to the public for the first time in Geneva wins virtually all races the world over, including the World Championship of Makes and the Endurance World Championship

1971
Work starts at the Weissach Research and Development Centre.

1972
Under the guidance of Ferry Porsche as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Porsche goes public.

1974
With the 911 Turbo a new era begins: exhaust turbocharged autos.

1975
Porsche introduces the 924, the first Transaxle sports car with the engine at the front, the transmission and drive wheels at the rear

1977
Production of the "big Porsche", the 928, starts in Stuttgart: V8 light-alloy engine, Transaxle configuration, Weissach axle. To this day the only sports car in the world ever to win the title of Sports Car of the Year.

1982
The Porsche 956, the most successful racing/sports car of all times, begins its victorious career.

1985
Launch of the Porsche 959, a spearhead in new technology. A limited number are built. In 1986, it is the first sports car to win the Paris-Dakar Rally.

1988
Launch of the new 911 Carrera 4

1989
Introduction of Tiptronic four-speed automatic transmission operated either manually (as a function of load) or serving as a fully automatic transmission. Featured for the first time in the new 911 Carrera 2.

1993
Presentation of the first Boxster concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. Launch of the new 911 Carrera at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

1995
The new 911 Turbo with its bi-turbo engine becomes the first production car in the world with on-board diagnosis II, friction-welded hollow-spoke wheels and the lowest emission rating of all production cars in the market.

1996
Production starts of the all-new Porsche Boxster mid-engined roadster after only 3 1/2 years of development (counting from the completion of the car's specifications). Weissach celebrates its 25th anniversary.

1997
Presentation of the new Porsche 911 with a water-cooled six-cylinder boxer engine.

All information written above is taken from Porsche's Official Site www.porsche.com