22 Total Equity
Development of the Subscribed Capital
Development of the Subscribed Capital | |||
in € | |||
As of Jan. 1, 2024 | 814,644,998.00 | ||
Capital increase against non-cash contributions on Jun. 5, 2024 (scrip dividend) | 8,207,927.00 | ||
As of Jun. 30, 2024 | 822,852,925.00 | ||
Development of the Capital Reserves
Development of the Capital Reserves | |||
in € | |||
As of Jan. 1, 2024 | 2,681,238,631.83 | ||
Premium from capital increase for scrip dividend on Jun. 5, 2024 | 218,577,096.01 | ||
Transaction costs on the issue of new shares (after allowing for deferred taxes) | -224,301.00 | ||
Other changes not affecting net income | -2,141,606.06 | ||
As of Jun. 30, 2024 | 2,897,449,820.78 | ||
Dividend
The Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2024, resolved to pay a dividend for the 2023 fiscal year in the amount of € 0.90 per share, € 733,180,498.20 million in total.
As in previous years, shareholders were offered the option of choosing between being paid the dividend in cash or being granted new shares. During the subscription period, shareholders holding a total of 30.93% of the shares carrying dividend rights opted for the scrip dividend instead of the cash dividend. As a result, 8,207,927 new shares were issued using the company’s authorized capital pursuant to Section 5b of the Articles of Association (“2022 authorized capital”) at a subscription price of € 27.63, i.e., a total amount of € 226,785,023.01. The total amount of the dividend distributed in cash therefore came to € 506,395,475.19.
Authorized Capital
After being used in connection with the capital increase in the amount of € 8,207,927.00, the 2022 authorized capital fell from € 214,204,999.00 to € 205,997,072.00 as of June 30, 2024. Shareholder subscription rights for the 2022 authorized capital can be excluded.
Retained Earnings and Non-controlling Interests
The neutral effects in retained earnings and non-controlling interests are largely due to transactions with the co-investor Apollo Capital Management L.P. An amount of € 108.1 million was distributed to the non-controlling interests in the first six months of the year. As a result, the ratio of equity to retained earnings and non-controlling interests was adjusted by € 63.4 million.