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Artisan Investments raises stake in Philips to 10%, regulatory filing shows

Published 07/03/2024, 06:59 AM
Updated 07/03/2024, 07:01 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Philips Healthcare headquarters is seen in Best, Netherlands August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. asset management firm Artisan Investments has raised its stake in Philips to 10%, sending the healthcare technology group's shares rising on Wednesday, a week after the Dutch company's biggest shareholder also increased its holding.

At 1045 GMT, Philips shares were up 1.66% at 23.90 euros, outperforming the Dutch stock market blue-chip AEX (+1.05%) as well as the Stoxx Europe 600 healthcare index (-0.1%).

After raising its stake, Artisan Investments now owns 94.13 million shares in Philips, or about 10% of the company, according to a regulatory filing published earlier.

"Artisan has owned more than 9% in Philips for quite some time and has recently increased their stake to 10% after (our) Q1 results. We see this as a signal of trust in our strategy and plan," a Philips spokesperson told Reuters.

Artisan Investments is now Philips' second-largest shareholder behind Exor (AS:EXOR), the investment arm of Italy's Agnelli family, which increased its stake to 17.51% last week.

Philips reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on April 29, with its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation (EBITA) jumping 8% to 388 million euros ($417.22 million).

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Philips Healthcare headquarters is seen in Best, Netherlands August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

The company also announced a smaller-than-expected settlement on the same day to resolve claims over recalled breathing devices in the U.S.

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