19 Earnings per Share / Dividend
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2015 |
2014 |
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Average number of outstanding common shares (units) |
49,677,983 |
49,677,983 |
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Number of common shares outstanding at the end of the year (units) |
49,677,983 |
49,677,983 |
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Dividend per dividend-bearing common share (€) |
2.00 |
1.50 |
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Net result for the year after non-controlling interests (€ million) |
246.7 |
203.8 |
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Earnings due to common shares (€ million) |
246.7 |
203.8 |
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Earnings per common share (average, €) |
4.97 |
4.10 |
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Earnings per common share (as of reporting date, €) |
4.97 |
4.10 |
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The diluted earnings per share are identical to the basic earnings in both the year under review and the previous year.
In the absence of relevant circumstances, earnings per share relating to results from continuing or discontinued operations are not reported.
The dividend distribution for 2014 amounted to € 74.5 million, or € 1.5 per dividend-bearing share. No allocations to retained earnings were made at Wacker Chemie AG for fiscal 2014.
For 2015, the Executive Board of Wacker Chemie AG has proposed a dividend of € 2.00, which relates solely to dividend-bearing shares, i. e. excluding treasury shares. The acceptance or rejection of this proposal is incumbent on the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Wacker Chemie AG. Subject to acceptance of the proposal, an amount of € 99,355,966.00 will be distributed on the 49,677,983 no-par-value shares that are not held by the company.