MUNICH, July 31 (Reuters) - Siemens AG SIEGn.DE reduced its stake in medical technology company Siemens Healthineers SHLG.DE by nearly 2 percentage points to 71.12%, according to a regulatory filing.
Healthineers' CEO Bernd Montag said earlier this year that the company would welcome a stake reduction by its parent company, calling it "very good" for the long term.
"We have repeatedly and clearly stated that we will reduce our stake in Siemens Healthineers as part of the acquisitions of Altair and Dotmatics, without prejudice to any strategic decisions," a Siemens spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.
(Reporting by Alexander Huebner, Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Rachel More)
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