A historical overview of principal developments concerning Bayer stock is given below.
September 21, 2009 | Conversion from no-par bearer shares to no-par registered shares at a ratio of 1:1 |
July 6, 2006 | As part of the equity financing related to the acquisition of Schering, Bayer successfully places 34 million new shares by means of an accelerated bookbuilding at an issue price of EUR 34.75 per share |
January 31, 2005 | Spin-off of Lanxess: for every 10 Bayer shares held, stockholders receive one Lanxess share in addition. The spin-off is entered in the commercial register on January 28, 2005 |
Starting October 9, 2000 | All individual share certificates are recalled following the issuance of a global share certificate deposited with Clearstream Banking AG in Frankfurt |
January 1, 1999 | Share price quoted in euros instead of DM |
July 1, 1998 | Switch to no-par shares |
June 3, 1996 | Par value reduced from DM 50 to DM 5 |
June 14, 1972 | Annual Stockholders’ Meeting votes to change the company name to “Bayer AG” |
October 17, 1966 | Par value reduced from DM 100 DM to DM 50 |
October 2, 1953 | Bayer stock relisted on the German stock market: |
December 19, 1951 | Farbenfabriken Bayer AG is re-established |
1950 | I.G. Farbenindustrie AG dissolved: I.G. shares issued up to 1945 are no longer tradable. Following the establishment of successor companies, stockholders are later able to exchange their share certificates for shares of these new companies |
1925 | Merger to form the I.G. Farben: Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co. is merged into I.G. Farbenindustrie AG. After the Second World War the I.G. Farben is seized by order of the allied powers and subsequently broken up |
1883 | Bayer shares are freely traded on the stock market for the first time |
July 1, 1881 | Dyestuffs factory is incorporated as Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co |
August 1, 1863 | Company is founded: Merchant Friedrich Bayer and master dyer Johann Friedrich Weskott set up a dyestuffs factory in Barmen (now part of the city of Wuppertal) |
Year | Measure | Capital stock in € | |
2009 | Capital increase | 2,116,986,338 | Divided into 826,947,808 shares |
2009 | Capital increase | 1,956,721,997 | Divided into 764,344,530 shares |
2008 | Capital increase | 1,956,718,656 | Divided into 764,343,225 shares |
2006 | Capital increase: 34 million new shares issued | 1,956,715,315 | Divided into 764,341,920 shares |
1999 | Capital increase | 1,869,675,315 | From internal resources |
1999 | Conversion to € | 1,867,089,471 | Divided into 730,341,920 shares |
Capital stock in DM | |||
1998 | Switch to no-par shares | 3,651,709,600 | |
1996 | Par value reduced from DM 50 to DM 5 | ||
1988- | Warrants exercised | 3,651,709,600 | |
1988 | Capital increase | 3,119,328,750 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1987 | Warrants exercised | 3,089,328,750 | |
1987 | Capital increase | 2,975,547,150 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1986 | Warrants exercised | 2,945,547,150 | |
1986 | Capital increase | 2,873,132,300 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1986 | Capital increase | 2,843,132,300 | Ratio 14:1 |
1985 | Warrants exercised | 2,613,132,300 | |
1985 | Capital increase | 2,580,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1984 | Capital increase | 2,555,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1981 | Capital increase | 2,530,000,000 | Ratio 10:1 |
1981 | Capital increase | 2,265,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1976 | Capital increase | 2,130,000,000 | Ratio 10:1 |
1972 | Capital increases | 1,910,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1970 | Capital increase | 1,835,000,000 | Ratio 10:1 |
1970 | Capital increase | 1,645,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1969 | Capital increase | 1,605,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1968 | Capital increases | 1,580,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1967 | Capital increases | 1,535,000,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1967 | Capital increase | 1,485,000,000 | Ratio 10:1 |
1966 | Par value reduced from DM 100 to DM 50 | ||
1965 | Capital increase | 1,350,000,000 | From internal resources |
1964 | Capital increase | 900,000,000 | Ratio 13:1 |
1962 | Capital increase | 835,000,000 | Ratio 8:1 |
1960 | Capital increase | 735,000,000 | Ratio 10:1 |
1958 | Capital increase
| 660,000,000 | Ratio 5:1 |
1956 | Capital increase | 550,000,000 | Ratio 5:2 |
1953 | Capital increase | 387,700,000 | Stockholders’ subscription rights excluded |
1952 | Initial capital | 100,000 |