【10月13日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

Germany is seeking a 40 percent stake in the European land manufacturer, subject to approval by its budget committee.

France and Germany finalized an agreement today that sets the two countries up to become equal shareholders in European defense prime KNDS.

In a joint statement, Berlin and Paris said that by inking the framework pact, they have taken "a decisive step towards strengthening their common sovereignty in land defence."

France holds a 50 percent stake which is expected to be reduced to 40 percent. Germany is seeking an identical stake, subject to approval by its budget committee, according to a separate statement today from government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius.

Key principles of the Franco-German pact cover a "long-term shareholder commitment, parity in governance rights, and appropriate oversight of security matters."

"The agreement also paves the way for a possible IPO [Initial Public Offering] of KNDS in the near future," added the Franco-German statement. The potential, multi-billion dollar stock launch could go ahead as soon as tomorrow, according to Bloomberg.

中譯：

德國目前正尋求獲得這家歐洲地面武器製造商40%的股權，此案仍需經其預算委員會批准。

法德兩國敲定了一項協議，使兩國成為歐洲國防巨頭KNDS的等額股東。

柏林與巴黎在聯合聲明中表示，透過簽署這項框架協議，他們已朝「加強兩國在地面防務方面的共同主權」邁出決定性的一步。

法國目前持有50%的股份，預計將縮減至40%。根據德國政府發言人柯內留斯發表的另一份聲明，德國正尋求獲得同樣比例的股份，不過這需要經過其預算委員會的批准。

這項法德協議的核心原則涵蓋了「長期股東承諾、治理權對等，以及對安全事務的適當監督」。

法德聯合聲明補充道：「該協議也為KNDS 在不久的將來可能進行的首次公開募股（IPO）鋪平了道路。」根據彭博社報導，這場潛在涉資數十億美元的股票上市活動，最快可能在次日進行。

關鍵軍語

※budget committee：預算委員會

※framework pact：框架協議