A Vote, a Sale, and a Rocket: OHB Faces a Decisive Four-Week Stretch
08.06.2026 - 15:34:51 | boerse-global.de
The AGM came with a tailwind. OHB’s stock climbed 6.17% on Monday, reaching €395.50, as shareholders gathered virtually for the annual general meeting. The advance extended a stunning run that has seen the shares trade more than 200% above their 52-week low of €64.20. But the meeting itself was only the first stop on a month-long calendar that includes a potential €1 billion block trade by KKR, the ILA Berlin trade fair, and a high-stakes maiden rocket launch from subsidiary Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA).
The AGM’s Two-Pronged Agenda
The key item for Monday’s vote was a new stock option program. Management and the supervisory board have proposed creating conditional capital of up to €576,447, representing a maximum dilution of 3% of existing equity. Options would be split between two groups: up to 374,690 awards for board members and managing directors of affiliated companies, and up to 201,757 for selected employees and executives. Vesting is set at a minimum of four years, with exercise tied to financial, operational, strategic and non-financial performance targets. For now, the AGM only approves the framework; the detailed design will follow later.
Shareholders also voted on the dividend payout. OHB has proposed a €0.60 per share distribution, totaling around €11.5 million, with an additional €5.2 million carried forward. The payment is scheduled for June 11. At current prices, the yield remains modest given the stock’s long-term appreciation.
KKR’s Exit Clock
The bigger story for the stock will unfold in the coming weeks. KKR, which holds approximately 29% of OHB, is planning to place about 20% of the company’s total share capital in a block trade valued at over €1 billion. The transaction is expected to close before June 30. If successful, the free float would balloon from the current 5.7% – just 1.09 million of 19.2 million shares are freely tradable – to roughly 26%. That shift would dramatically alter the liquidity profile of a stock that has shown extreme sensitivity to small trades. Last week, a sell-off of just 800 shares from KKR’s holding pushed the price down 9% in a single day, leaving the stock 46% below its 52-week high of €688.
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The Fuchs family, founders of the Bremen-based space company, retain 65% of voting rights and will remain firmly in control. For other investors, the prospect of a vastly more liquid market in OHB equity is a structural game-changer.
Rocket Countdown and Trade Fair
July 1 marks the opening of a launch window for RFA’s first orbital flight from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. The rocket is set to carry seven satellites. A successful launch would strengthen OHB’s “Access to Space” positioning and reduce reliance on third-party launchers for its small-satellite business. But the company itself has warned that historically fewer than 30% of maiden flights for new launch systems succeed. RFA is equity-consolidated, so the financial impact would not flow directly into OHB’s group guidance – but the reputational and strategic significance is clear.
Immediately after the AGM, the ILA Berlin aerospace exhibition opens its doors. OHB plans to unveil new mission contracts, particularly in ESA’s priority areas of autonomy and resilience, exploration, and planet and climate. The company’s order book is already being driven by ESA mandates and rising EU defense budgets.
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Solid Operating Base
The operational story remains robust. In the first quarter, total output rose 15% to €279.3 million, and adjusted EBIT jumped 63% to €16.8 million. For the full year, OHB targets total output of €1.4 billion, with an ambition to reach €2 billion by 2028 at an EBITDA margin of 11%. The next scheduled financial updates are the second-quarter results on August 6 and the third-quarter numbers on November 12.
For now, the market is watching the interaction between these events. The AGM vote on the option program is a near-term checkpoint, but the real catalysts – KKR’s block trade, the RFA launch, and potential ILA contract wins – will determine whether the stock can reclaim its losses or face further pressure. The next four weeks will tell.
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