Deutsche Post - Definition and Overview

Deutsche Post AG is a German logistics, post and courier business. It owns brands such as DHL, Postbank, and the core business of the German post office. It used to be state-owned until its privatisation in 2000.

In 2002 it was granted a licence to deliver mail in the United Kingdom, breaking Royal Mail's long-standing monopoly.

Ownership

• Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW): 36%
• Federal Republic of Germany: 20%
• Free float: 44%
  • Institutional: 34%
  • Private investors: 10

Competitors

• Deutsche Bahn AG

See also

• List of postal codes in Germany

External link

• Deutsche Post (http://www.deutschepost.com/)
  • Ownership (http://investorrelations.dpwn.com/en/aktie/grundkapital_aktionaersstruktur.html)
• German Postal Codes, Browse codes, many informations (http://www.plz-postleitzahl.de/)
• German Postal Codes, Search only. (http://www.postleitzahl.de/)
• Yahoo! - Deutsche Post AG Company Profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/92/92209.html)