The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage, utilize, and dispose of domestic and foreign participations, either directly or indirectly, particularly in the field of meter and energy management solutions. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries domestically and abroad and participate in other companies domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize, and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights domestically and abroad, as well as finance other companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financings to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries. It may provide securities of all kinds for its own liabilities and those of other companies (including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these shareholders are directly or indirectly involved), including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers or assignments of the company's assets, or provide guarantees, enter into sureties, or otherwise secure or guarantee obligations of the company or these other companies, whether for a fee or not. Furthermore, it may engage in liquidity balancing/concentration of net liquidity (cash pooling) with the aforementioned companies or join such an arrangement, including periodic account balancing (balancing). The company may do all this without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the profit-seeking nature of the company, and assuming clumping risks. The company may engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that appear suitable to promote the company's purpose or are related thereto. In pursuing its corporate purpose, the company aims to create long-term, sustainable value.