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Dividend & Capital measures

Please find below some important information about our dividend and capital measures.

 

On July 10, 2009 the Annual General Meeting has agreed, according to the proposal of the management board, to payout a dividend of € 1.95 per share for the 2008|09 financial year. This reaffirms the continuity and sustainability of AGRANA's dividend policy. The dividend represents shareholders' participation in the rewards of the company's profitable performance.

Dividend key figures

 

Financial

year

Dividend

per share

(€)

Total

payout

amount

(m€)

Dividend

payout

ratio

(%)

Closing

price

at February

28/29

Dividend

yield

(%)

 2008|09

 1.95

 27.7

 neg.

 47.50

 4.1%

 2007|08

1.95

27.7

43.0%

72.09

2.7%

 2006|07

 1.95

 27.7

 40.2%

 76.00

 2.6%

 2005|06

 1.95

 27.7

 44.1%

 78.00

 2.5%

 2004|05

 1.95

 27.7

 34.7%1

 79.85

 2.4%

 2003|04

 1.80

 19.8

 35.1%

 61.50

 2.9%

 2002|03

 1.80

 19.8

30.4%

 39.60

 4.5%

 2001|02

 1.30

 14.3

 32.3%

 29.45

 4.4%

 2000|01

 1.09

 12.0

 32.0%

 17.80

 6.1%

 1999|00

 1.09

 12.0

 50.7%

 19.50

 5.6%

 

1 Earnings per share based on the number of shares outstanding at February 28, 2005.

Capital measures

 

2005

Capital increase (SPO)

Issue of 3,175,000 new ordinary shares

2002

Conversion of nonvoting preference shares into voting ordinary shares in order to fulfill the criteria for a listing on the Prime Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange

1991

AGRANA's Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Issue of 1,500,000 preference shares as well as 9,527,040 ordinary shares, Listing in former B-segment on the Vienna Stock Exchange