paragon Holds Virtual Annual General Meeting in Delbrück

Delbrück, Germany, September 15, 2020 – paragon [ISIN DE0005558696] held its Annual General Meeting for 2020 today. It was conducted in a virtual format for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this virtual format, the showroom in the headquarter in Delbrück was transformed into a temporary television studio. The shareholders of paragon GmbH & Co. KGaA were able to follow the event on the internet and vote on the agenda items via the shareholder portal. “The health of our shareholders, employees and board members has absolute priority – especially in the current situation. Hopefully, this year’s format will remain an exception,” explains Klaus Dieter Frers, founder and Chairman of the Board of paragon. The share capital of the company was represented with a presence of 51.38%

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