Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the free transfer of distribution rights in 1999 constituted a hidden distribution of profit
Extrahierter Entscheid
The transfer was a hidden distribution of profit because the company conferred a valuable benefit without consideration to its shareholder in connection with the share sale.
Extrahierte Begründung
A third-party comparison showed the benefit was not gratuitous in economic terms; the company knew the rights had value and gave them to the shareholder without adequate counterperformance.