OHB's €688 Peak Fades as a Dual Dilution Overhang Triggers a 9.6% Sell-Off

The German space company OHB SE is grappling with the paradox of a record order book and an increasingly nervous shareholder base. Shares tumbled as much as 9.6 percent on Tuesday to €378, while another report pegged the decline at 7.4 percent to €387, as the market digested two separate — and potentially simultaneous — sources of dilution: a planned block trade by private equity investor KKR and a freshly approved mandate to issue up to €1.2 billion in convertible and warrant bonds.

The sell-off comes just days after the company’s annual general meeting on June 8, where shareholders overwhelmingly greenlit the capital authorisations and confirmed an unchanged dividend of €0.60 per share. The AGM also approved a change to the supervisory board, with Dr. Theodor Weimer replacing Claire Wellby for a three-year term.

KKR’s €1 Billion Exit Plan

KKR, which holds roughly 29 percent of OHB’s equity, intends to place around 20 percent of its stake — a transaction that one source estimated could be worth more than €1 billion. The sale is expected to close before June 30, 2026, and would lift the free float to approximately 26 percent from its current, extremely tight level. Until the block is placed, the potential supply overhang is likely to cap any near-term upside.

The price action reflects that anxiety. From the all-time high of €688 touched just last month in May 2026, the stock has now retreated around 45 percent, erasing a significant portion of what had been a spectacular run.

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Record Backlog, New COO

Operationally, OHB has rarely looked stronger. The company’s order backlog hit a record €3.35 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026, a 45 percent jump year-on-year. To help digest that volume, OHB created a new chief operating officer role and appointed Dr. Luis Alejandro Orellano, a former Rohde & Schwarz division head and ex-production veteran at Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems, Daimler-Chrysler and Bombardier. He joins on July 1, 2026, tasked with industrialising the manufacturing ramp for expected defence contracts, including the Arctic satellite project and other missions.

Technical Jitters and the Bigger Picture

Despite Tuesday’s rout, the stock remains up roughly 218 percent since the start of the year — another calculation put the year-to-date gain at around 211 percent — and has more than tripled over the past twelve months, with a 12-month advance exceeding 355 percent. The annualised 30-day volatility stands at 147 percent, underscoring the extreme swings that have characterised the name.

Technically, the shares are still holding above their 50-day moving average of €360, and the relative strength index sits at 47, a neutral reading. That suggests the sell-off is more a function of sentiment overhang than a structural breakdown.

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What’s Next

Investors now have a clear calendar of catalysts. On June 10, the ILA Berlin air show opens, where OHB is expected to unveil new mission contracts that could provide a short-term sentiment boost. Longer term, the market will be watching for details on KKR’s placement — both the price and timing — as well as any concrete use of the €1.2 billion capital mandate. The confluence of a major block trade and a potential equity-linked issuance creates a uniquely dual overhang for a company that is otherwise firing on all operational cylinders.

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