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Billionaire Heinz Hermann Thiele told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that he’d support the package at yesterday’s special shareholder meeting, ending days of frenzied speculation about his intentions. He had earlier criticized a steep discount being granted to the German government on a 20% stake, and held the votes to single-handedly stop the share sale.
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