Gerresheimer slips as German regulator expands probe, launches new audit

Gerresheimer AG

26/02/2026 07:16

** Gerresheimer GXIG.DE slips 14% in early Frankfurt trade

** Germany's financial regulator BaFin expands accounting probe into co's 2024 financial statements, launches new audit for HY results

** Shares slumped 31.4% on February 11 when Gerresheimer warned that accounting probe might hit 2025 results

** Co says it will continue to cooperate fully with BaFin on audits to clarify facts transparently

** Delays 2024 results, originally due on the day, citing the investigations

** "Never-ending story getting worse," a local trader says, adding the company "turns out to be uninvestable"

** GXIG down 33.2% YTD

 (Reporting by Amir Orusov)

 ((Amir.orusov@thomsonreuters.com))