Dividends
The Software AG Annual General Meeting took place in Darmstadt, Germany, on May 17, 2023, and approved a dividend of €0.05 per share for the 2022 fiscal year (previous year: €0.76).
Software AG aims to ensure adequate participation of shareholders in the financial result of the company. The dividend continues to be based on the average of net income and cash with the pay out percentage being agreed also taking into account the economic environment.
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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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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2022 |
2021 |
2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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Year's closing price (XETRA®) in €
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24.22
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35.08
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33.34
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31.10
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31.59
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46.86
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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
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74,000,000
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74,000,000
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74,000,000
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76,400,000
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Market capitalization at close of the fiscal year in € millions
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1,792.28
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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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Dividend per share in €
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0.05
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0.76
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0.76
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0.76
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0.71
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0.65
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Dividend yield in % (based year's closing price on Xetra®)
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0.21
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2.17
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2.28
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2.44
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2.25
|
1.39
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Earnings per share in € (IFRS)
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0.26
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1.13
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1.29
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2.09
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2.23
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1.88
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Price/Earnings ratio at the close of the fiscal year
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93.2
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31.0
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25.7
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14.9
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14.2
|
24.9
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Free cash flow per share at year end in €
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–0.01
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1.24
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1.18
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1.97
|
2.49
|
2.17
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Year high
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35.32
|
43.48
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44.26
|
34.2
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48.69
|
47.54
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Year low
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20.32
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31.82
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22.60
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23.51
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30.83
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31.63
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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.