Dividends
The Software AG Annual General Meeting took place in Darmstadt, Germany, on May 12, 2021, and approved a dividend of €0.76 per share for the 2020 fiscal year (previous year: €0.76).
Dividend policy
IPO
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April 26, 1999
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Issuing price
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€ 10 per share (3-for-1 split in May 2011)
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Type of shares
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Registered shares
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Number of shares outstanding
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74,000,000
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Listend on
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange
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Segment
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Prime Standard
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Index
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MDAX
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German Securities Code Number (WKN)
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A2GS40
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ISIN
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DE000A2GS401
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Symbol
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SOW
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Reuters
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SOWGn.DE
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Bloomberg
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SOW:GR
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LEI
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529900M1LIO0SLOBAS50
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Key Figures
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year's closing price (XETRA®) in €
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35.08
|
33.34
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31.10
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31.59
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46.86
|
34.49
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Total number of shares at close of the fiscal year
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74,000,000
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74,000,000
|
74,000,000
|
74,000,000
|
76,400,000
|
79,000,000
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Market capitalization at close of the fiscal year in € millions
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2,595.90
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2,467.16
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2,301.4
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2,337.70
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3,580.1
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2,724.7
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Dividend per share in €
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tba
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0.76
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0.76
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0.71
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0.65
|
0.60
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Dividend yield in % (based year's closing price on Xetra®)
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tba
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2.28
|
2.44
|
2.25
|
1.39
|
1.74
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Earnings per share in € (IFRS)
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1.13
|
1.29
|
2.09
|
2.23
|
1.88
|
1.84
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Price/Earnings ratio at the close of the fiscal year
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31.0
|
25.7
|
14.9
|
14.2
|
24.9
|
18.7
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Free cash flow per share at year end in €
|
1.24
|
1.18
|
1.97
|
2.49
|
2.17
|
2.45
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Year high
|
43.48
|
44.26
|
34.2
|
48.69
|
47.54
|
38.88
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Year low
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31.82
|
22.60
|
23.51
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30.83
|
31.63
|
25.41
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PAYING AGENT
Paying agent within the meaning of para. 48, sec. 1, n° 4 of the German Security Trading Act (WpHG) is Commerzbank AG and all its branches.