Reinach, Switzerland 9/2/14; Reinach, Switzerland 9/18/14; Jena, Germany 9/18/14—Analytik Jena has announced that it plans to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Prime Standard segment. Over-the-counter listings on the Stuttgart, Munich, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hamburg exchange will be not be affected. The company stated that it expects to reduce administrative costs as a result of the delisting, and that the listing was no longer used to raise capital due to the company’s acquisition by Endress+Hauser (see IBO 9/30/13). As announced last year, Endress+Hauser intends to exercise call options between October 1 and December 31 to acquire the 28% stake in Analytik held by Klaus Berka and the Thüringer Industriebeteilingungs, giving it an 82% share of the company’s share capital and voting rights (see IBO 11/15/13). “Our goal is still to acquire Analytik Jena completely,” commented Endress+Hauser CEO Matthias Altendorf.