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Dividend policy
UniCredit has set itself the goal of release Dividend Per Share progressively increasing year by year, as shown in the table below.
Earnings and dividend per share| | N° of shares related to dividend payment issued | Gross Dividend per ordinary share | Gross Dividend per savings share | Earnings per share (1) |
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| 2010 | UniCredit's shareholders passed a resolution approving the distribution of a dividend per share of € 0.03 per ordinary share and of € 0.045 per savings share which will be available for payment on May 26 2011, with the share going ex-dividend (detachment coupon n° 32) on May 23 2011. | | 18,330,450,632 (2) | 0.03 € | 0.045 € | 0.06 € | | 2009 | UniCredit's shareholders passed a resolution approving distribution of a unitary dividend of € 0.03 per ordinary share and of € 0.045 per savings share. The dividend, as approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting, will be available for payment on May 27th 2010, with the share going ex-dividend on May 24th 2010. | | 18,329,541,862 | 0.03 € | 0.045 € | 0.10 € | | 2008 | The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting approved the assignment of profits to the Shareholders, which will be realized by assigning to shareholders newly issued UniCredit shares (“scrip dividend”) deriving from a free capital increase for a total nominal amount of Euro 1,218,815,136.50. In particular an allocation of 29 new ordinary shares for every 159 already owned ordinary shares and 7 new saving shares for every 60 already owned saving shares is envisaged.
Please note that the goal of release of dividend per share to the Shareholders can take place in cash or in alternative ways. | | 21,706,552 (saving shares) | - | 0.025 € | - | | 2007 | 13,365,253,495 | 0.260 € | 0.275 € | 0.54 € | | 2006 | 10,357,930,193 | 0.240 € | 0.255 € | 0.53 € | | 2005 | 10,390,554,706 | 0.22 € | 0.235 € | 0.37 € | | 2004 | 6,336,709,283 | 0.205 € | 0.220 € | 0.34 € | | 2003 | 6,316,336,152 | 0.171 € | 0.186 € | 0.31 € | | 2002 | 6,296,140,220 | 0.158 € | 0.173 € | 0.29 € | | 2001 | 5,046,430,118 | 0.141 € | 0.156 € | 0.28 € | | 2000 | 5,024,205,806 | 250 L | 265 L | 538 L | | 1999 | 4,976,171,858 | 115 L | 130 L | 390 L | | 1998 | 2,879,911,387 | 250 L | 265 L | 500 L | | 1997 | 2,879,911,387 | 80 L | 95 L | 365 L | | 1996 | 2,242,701,004 | 60 L | 75 L | 126 L | | 1995 | 2,241,711,775 | 35 L | 50 L | 88 L | | 1994 | 2,240,000,000 | 35 L | 50 L | 29 L |
(1) EPS based on total number of dividend earning shares.
(2) Comprises 24,238,983 savings shares, 19,273,342,940 ordinary shares already issued as at 12.31.2010 and 908,770 ordinary shares issued in 2011 cum dividend for FY 2010, net of 476,000 treasury shares held by UniCredit SpA at 12.31.2010 and 967,564,061 underlying the financial instruments known as 'cashes' issued at the time of the February 2009 capital increase.
Updated on:
05.04.2011
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