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*windeln.de starts tender process for auditor rotation *
Munich, March 7, 2019: windeln.de SE ("windeln.de" or "Group") one of the
leading online retailers for family products in Europe and for customers in
China, initiates a tender process for the audit mandate of the annual
financial statements and annual consolidated financial statements. The Group
thus complies with EU regulations and changes to the EU Directive on
statutory audits.
Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 and changes to Directive 2014/56/EU require a
rotation of the external auditor at regular intervals. The EU Directive
requires that the auditing firm has to rotate at least every ten years in
order to improve and ensure audit quality. The responsible audit partner of
an auditing firm is to be changed seven years after the first date of
appointment.
Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft has audited the last
seven consolidated financial statements of windeln.de SE (including
financial year 2018). Therefore, in accordance with German and European law,
the Group has initiated a procedure to appoint a new auditor for the 2019
financial year.
The Audit Committee of windeln.de is responsible for the tender process and
will make a recommendation to the Supervisory Board by the end of April
2019. Offers from interested auditors must be received by windeln.de by
March 28, 2019 in written form. The Supervisory Board intends to issue a
recommendation to the Annual General Meeting regarding a new auditor for the
audit of the annual financial statements and annual consolidated financial
statements for 2019. It is planned that the new auditor of windeln.de will
be elected at the Annual General Meeting on June 6, 2019.
Auditors and auditing companies can submit their interest in the tender
process until March 28, 2019, 6:00 pm CET, to the central contact address
investor.relations@windeln.de.
*Corporate Communications*
Sophia Kursawe
Telephone: +49 (89) 41 61 71 52 65
E-Mail: investor.relations@windeln.de
*About windeln.de*
windeln.de is one of the leading online retailers for family products in
Europe. The Group also operates a successful e-commerce business with
products for babies and toddlers for customers in China. The broad product
portfolio includes everything from diapers, baby food, children's furniture,
toys, clothes and strollers to child car seats. windeln.de was founded in
October 2010. The Company has been listed in the Prime Standard of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange since May 6, 2015. For more information, go to
https://corporate.windeln.de.
*Our shops*: www.windeln.de, www.windeln.ch, www.bebitus.es, www.bebitus.pt,
www.bebitus.fr, www.windeln.com.cn, windelnde.tmall.hk/
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Language: English
Company: windeln.de SE
Hofmannstr.51
81379 Munich
Germany
Phone: 089 / 416 17 15-0
Fax: 089 / 416 17 15-11
E-mail: investor.relations@windeln.de
Internet: www.windeln.de
ISIN: DE000WNDL193
WKN: WNDL19
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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