Today A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S published the plan spin-off of Svitzer A/S, the service provider and maritime services, and which is fully controlled by the Danish shipping group. Demerger will make These activities are exempt from tax for the Danish tax authorities. The Plan expects the activities of Svitzer A/S and its subsidiaries to are transferred to the new company Svitzer Group A/S, whose shares will be distributed proportionately to the shareholders of the Maersk Group and, according to forecasts, will be admitted to the market Nasdaq Copenhagen equity.

The demerger plan will be submitted for approval shareholders' meeting at the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for 26 April and the spin-off will be carried out on 29 April, while the first day of trading at the Nasdaq Copenhagen shares of Svitzer Group A/S is scheduled to be on April 30th.

Svitzer, which has around four thousand employees, has a fleet of 456 vessels and operates in 141 ports in 37 countries. Last year The company reported revenues of DKK 5.79 billion (€776 million), an increase of +6% over the year 2022, an EBITDA of SEK 1.69 billion (+4%) and an operating profit of €1.01 billion (+23%).