Share capital
Share capital and shares 

The company’s paid-in share capital on the balance sheet date was EUR 557,881,540.40. The company has a total of 328,165,612 shares, which are divided into 36,339,550 Series A shares and 291,826,062 Series B shares. Each Series A Share entitles its holder to twenty (20) votes at a General Meeting of Shareholders, and each Series B Share entitles the holder to one (1) vote. All shares carry the same right to receive a dividend. The company is not aware of any agreements between shareholders relating to the ownership of shares in the company.

Changes in share capital 2000-2009
Number of shares Share capital, EUR million
1999 Share capital. 31 Dec 1999 138,999,425 233.8
2000

Change in nominal value
5 May 2000, from share premium funds             

2.5
2001 Rights issue
Rights issue 
Share capital, 31 Dec 2001
35,000,000  
 5,000,000
178,999,425 
59.5
8.5
304.3
2002 No changes
2003 No changes
Share capital, 31 Dec 2003
178,999,425   304.3
2004 Rights issue (EUR 3 per share)
Rights issue (EUR 3 per share)  
Share capital, 31 Dec 2004 
148,633,415  
532,772  
328,165,612  
252.7
0.9
557.9
2005-2009 No changes
Share capital, 31 Dec 2009
328,165,612   557.9

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|Updated: 31/08/2010