Fresenius Group Fresenius Shares Key Data 
DIVIDEND
Based on the Group’s excellent financial results, we are pleased to increase the dividend for 2008. We are therefore continuing our earnings-linked dividend policy. For the 16th consecutive year we are proposing to our shareholders a dividend increase to € 0.70 (2007: € 0.66) per ordinary share and € 0.71 (2007: € 0.67) per preference share – an increase of 6% per share. The total proposed dividend distribution will be € 113.6 million, equivalent to 25% of adjusted Group net income (before special items).
We have added a total return calculator as a service on our website at www.fresenius.de/Investor Relations/Shares/Share Price. You can use the calculator to determine the total return on your Fresenius shares including dividend payments.
SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE
The Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation is the largest shareholder of Fresenius SE, holding approximately 58% of the voting shares. Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG claims to hold between 5 and 10% of the voting shares. In addition, we have received notifications pursuant to the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) from Fidelity (Great Britain: over 5%; United States: over 3%).For further details, please see pages 159 and 160 of the Notes.
At the beginning of 2009, a shareholder survey covering 90% of our subscribed capital identified the ownership of 98% of the ordinary shares and 82% of the preference shares.
According to this survey, a total of 289 institutional investors held about 86.8 million shares (54% of subscribed capital). This was split into 24.0 million ordinary shares (30% of the ordinary shares) and 62.8 million preference shares (78% of the preference shares). 2.0 million ordinary shares and 3.5 million preference shares were identified as retail holdings.
The top ten investors hold approximately 16% of the ordinary share capital and approximately 27% of the preference share capital. Both share classes are mostly held by investors in Germany and Great Britain.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Adjusted for special items relating to the acquisition of APP Pharmaceuticals, the Fresenius Group achieved adjusted earnings per ordinary share of € 2.85 and adjusted earnings per preference share of € 2.86 in 2008 (2007: € 2.64 per ordinary share; € 2.65 per preference share). This is an increase of 8% for both share classes (11% in constant currency). Further details on earnings and information on adjusted earings per share can be found on page 74 of the Management Report and on page 137 of the notes.
| KEY DATA OF THE FRESENIUS SHARES | |||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
| Number of shares | 161,143,734 | 155,164,770 | 51,451,292 | 50,722,280 | 40,971,038 |
| Ordinary shares |
80,571,867 | 77,582,385 | 25,725,646 | 25,361,140 | 20,485,519 |
| Preference shares |
80,571,867 | 77,582,385 | 25,725,646 | 25,361,140 | 20,485,519 |
| Stock exchange quotation ordinary share1) (€) | |||||
| High | 60.87 | 63.35 | 51.326) | 36.386) | 27.836) |
| Low | 31.93 | 50.17 | 35.476) | 25.196) | 20.106) |
| Year-end quotation |
36.23 | 56.00 | 50.576) | 35.336) | 24.886) |
| Stock exchange quotation preference share1) (€) | |||||
| High |
59.25 | 63.12 | 55.326) | 39.836) | 24.096) |
| Low | 37.23 | 50.70 | 37.416) | 22.976) | 16.966) |
| Year-end quotation |
41.59 | 56.90 | 54.276) | 38.226) | 22.946) |
| Market capitalization2) (million €) | 6,270 | 8,759 | 8,091 | 5,596 | 2,939 |
| Beta factor3) | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.33 |
| Total dividend distribution (million €) | 113.64) | 103.2 | 88.8 | 75.8 | 55.9 |
| Per share in € | |||||
| Dividend ordinary share | 0.704) | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.496) | 0.456) |
| Dividend preference share |
0.714) | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.506) | 0.466) |
| Earnings per ordinary share | 2.855) | 2.64 | 2.156) | 1.766) | 1.366) |
| Earnings per preference share | 2.865) | 2.65 | 2.166) | 1.776) | 1.376) |
| 1) | Xetra closing prices on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange |
| 2) | Total number of ordinary and preference shares multiplied by the respective Xetra year-end quotation on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange |
| 3) | Fresenius preference share (source: Bloomberg) |
| 4) | Proposal |
| 5) | Before special items relating to the APP acquisition |
| 6) | Adjusted for share split |
