Investors
FAQ
General
When is the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
The next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2027.
Is there a live broadcast of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on the Internet?
On the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, we will provide a live webcast of the speech by BASF's Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors as well as the speech for download.
Shareholders can follow the entire Annual Shareholders’ Meeting via the online service using their shareholder number and access password.
Are there transcripts and/or recordings of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
The opening of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting by the meeting chair and the speech of the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors are broadcasted live and will be available as a recording for two years on the website at www.basf.com/shareholdersmeeting.
Who can help me with questions regarding the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
If you have any questions regarding the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, please contact our Shareholder Hotline on +49 (621) 60-99888 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CEST) or send an email to hv-service@basf.com.
Can I order information material?
Information material can be found online.
Participation in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Who can participate in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
We will publish the relevant requirements and deadlines in due time in 2027.
Is it possible to participate in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting if I have sold my BASF shares but nevertheless received an invitation?
We will publish the relevant requirements and deadlines in due time in 2027.
How can I exercise my voting rights?
We will publish the relevant requirements and deadlines in due time in 2027.
Can I get confirmation of my vote at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
After the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of BASF SE on April 30, 2026, you can download your voting confirmation from the online service, it will be available until June 2.
How may shareholders submit supplementary motions to the agenda?
We will publish the relevant requirements and deadlines in due time in 2027.
How may shareholders submit countermotions and electoral proposals?
We will publish the relevant requirements and deadlines in due time in 2027.
How are countermotions by shareholders published?
Countermotions and electoral proposals that are to be made accessible according to the German Stock Corporation Act are published promptly on the internet at www.basf.com/shareholdersmeeting. Any replies from management will also be published at the above internet address.
How can I access the share register and change my address or email address, for example?
Via the online service at www.basf.com/asm-service you may access your data in the share register as well as update the entries you have made there. For any changes to your name, please contact your depositary bank.
Organizational Information
Will there be guided tours of the site?
BASF saves costs in Europe and the services at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be reduced as well. Due to this reason no factory tours will be offered on the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Interested parties will have the opportunity to take part in a free guided tour through the exhibition of the Visitor Center in Ludwigshafen and/or a factory tour on other dates (according to the adapted offer), registration options available at: www.basf.de/visitorcenter.
Are there parking spaces for the participants of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
BASF will provide around 1.650 free car parking spaces: Around 650 free car parking spaces will be located in the underground car park Rosengarten. Around 1.000 free car parking spaces will be found in the BASF car park Z 215 (entrance via Anilinstraße, bus stop Carl-Bosch-Straße) in Ludwigshafen.
How do I get to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of BASF SE?
On the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, shuttle buses will run from 7:30 a.m. both from BASF car park Z 215 (entrance via Anilinstraße, bus stop Carl-Bosch-Straße) in Ludwigshafen to Rosengarten and from Mannheim Central Station to Rosengarten. These can be used free of charge upon presentation of the admission ticket. Please note that the admission ticket to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of BASF SE does not include a ticket for public transport.
Will refreshments be served?
Refreshments will be served in the foyer. We kindly ask that food and drinks not be brought into the assembly rooms. Smoking is prohibited throughout the building. Please refrain from bringing outside food and beverages as these cannot be taken into the venue and will have to be discarded at the security checkpoint.
Will cellular phones be permitted?
You can bring your cellular phone. However, we would like to ask you, though, to keep it switched off so as not to disturb other people attending the meeting.
Are children allowed at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting?
Infants and children may attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting when accompanied by a legal guardian. Children under the age of 10 receive free admission, while children over the age of 10 require their own admission ticket.
Which items are not allowed to be brought into the Rosengarten?
- Food
- Liquids/beverages
- Bottles/cans
- Long umbrellas
- Bulky items and larger luggage
- Weapons
- Knives
- Tools
- Spray cans
Who can help me on site?
Our staff at the information desks will be happy to answer your questions.
Dividend
When was the dividend paid out in 2026?
The dividend will be paid out on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, i.e., on the third working day after the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
When was the ex-dividend date in 2026?
The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4, 2026, i.e., the first working day after the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. This was the day on which the shares are traded on the stock exchange without dividend entitlement for the first time.
What was the dividend per share in previous years and when was it paid?
| Fiscal year | Dividend per share | Annual Shareholders’ Meeting | Payment date |
| 2025 | 2.25 | 04/30/2026 | 05/06/2026 |
| 2024 | 2.25 | 05/07/2025 | 05/02/2025 |
| 2023 | 3.40 | 04/25/2024 | 04/30/2024 |
| 2022 | 3.40 | 04/27/2023 | 05/03/2023 |
| 2021 | 3.40 | 04/29/2022 | 05/04/2022 |
| 2020 | 3.30 | 04/29/2021 | 05/04/2021 |
| 2019 | 3.30 | 06/18/2020 | 06/23/2020 |
| 2018 | 3.20 | 05/03/2019 | 05/08/2019 |
| 2017 | 3.10 | 05/04/2018 | 05/09/2018 |
| 2016 | 3.00 | 05/12/2017 | 05/17/2017 |
| 2015 | 2.90 | 04/29/2016 | 05/02/2016 |
| 2014 | 2.80 | 04/30/2015 | 05/04/2015 |
| 2013 | 2.70 | 05/02/2014 | 05/05/2014 |
| 2012 | 2.60 | 04/26/2013 | 04/29/2013 |
| 2011 | 2.50 | 04/27/2012 | 04/30/2012 |
| 2010 | 2.20 | 05/06/2011 | 05/09/2011 |
| 2009 | 1.70 | 04/29/2010 | 04/30/2010 |
| 2008 | 1.95 | 04/30/2009 | 05/04/2009 |
| 2007 | 1.95 | 04/24/2008 | 04/25/2008 |
| 2006 | 1.50 | 04/26/2007 | 04/27/2007 |
| 2005 | 1.00 | 05/04/2006 | 05/05/2006 |
| 2004 | 0.85 | 04/28/2005 | 04/29/2005 |
| 2003 | 0.70 | 04/29/2004 | 04/30/2004 |
| 2002 | 0.70 | 05/06/2003 | 05/07/2003 |
| 2001 | 0.65 | 04/30/2002 | 05/02/2002 |
| 2000 | 0.65 + 0.35 | 04/26/2001 | 04/27/2001 |
| 1999 | 0.57 | 04/27/2000 | 04/28/2000 |
Mobile Admission Tickets
Before the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting:
My email address has changed. / I can’t find the email with the admission ticket on my mobile phone. / I lost my mobile phone. What can I do?
You can reorder your admission ticket via the online service. To do this, log in to the online service here: www.basf.com/asm-service resp. https://hv.adeus.de/starxm/basf/login?lang=en.
Alternatively, you can come to a special ticket booth, the so called “Sonderschalter” in the entrance area after the security checks, on the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and we will issue you a replacement ticket.
On the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting:
I can’t find the email with the admission ticket on my mobile phone. / I can’t find/lost my mobile phone. / My phone’s battery has died. What can I do?
If you registered by the registration deadline (e.g., by ordering an admission ticket through the online service), we can issue you a replacement ticket at a special ticket booth, the so called “Sonderschalter” in the entrance area after the security checks, on the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
I had the admission ticket sent to me by email, but my mobile phone cannot display emails. What can I do?
Log in once again to the online service at www.basf.com/asm-service resp. https://hv.adeus.de/starxm/basf/login?lang=en, where you will be able to change the delivery method for your admission ticket. You can have the admission ticket sent again by postal mail or you can print it out yourself.
Alternatively, you can come to a special ticket booth, the so called “Sonderschalter” in the entrance area after the security checks, on the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and we will issue you a replacement ticket.
I had the admission ticket sent to me by email, but I am unable to attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in person. Can I forward the email to a representative?
It is also possible to exercise your voting rights on the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting via the online service.
If you are unable to exercise your voting rights, you have the following options for granting a proxy to a third party:
a) Print out and fill in the proxy authorization form and give this to a representative of your choice, or
b) Complete the proxy authorization form attached to the admission ticket email and forward it to a representative of your choice.
This proxy must clearly identify the purpose (representation of voting rights), the shareholder/appointer of the proxy and the authorized representative (e.g., by giving the name and place of residence of the shareholder).
I had my admission ticket sent to me via email. Why did I receive two emails? How can the person accompanying me and I store the tickets on our two mobile phones (e.g., when we are not arriving at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting at the same time)?
For groups of people, we issue one admission ticket and one guest ticket. You will receive one email with the admission ticket and a separate email with the guest ticket. You can forward either email to another email address at any time.
If an admission ticket is to be used by a person whose name does not appear on the ticket, this person requires an authorization in addition to the admission ticket.