Below you find all of importance concerning dividends:
Conforming to the proposal of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board, the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on April 25, 2008 passed the resolution to pay a dividend for fiscal 2007 of EUR 1.35 per share – up 35 percent from the previous year. resulting in a total dividend payment of €1,032 million and a payout ratio of 36 percent calculated on core earnings per share. The target payout ratio of 30 to 40 percent has thus been achieved. The dividend yield calculated on the share price of €62.53 at year end 2007 amounts to 2.2 percent.
Notice of Payment of Dividend | April 25, 2008 |
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2006 | 2007 | |
Dividend (Euro per share) | 1.00 | 1.35 |
Total payout (Euro Mill.) | 764 | 1,032 |
Dividend yield (%) | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Payment of Dividends since 1952 | |
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