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BASF has more than 900,000 shareholders. Referring to the Securities Trade Act §§ 33, 34 and 38, BASF has one major shareholder: BlackRock Inc. (5.49%, 12/21/2022).
As of December 31, 2022 the total number of BASF registered shares with no par value was 893,854,929.
With over 900,000 shareholders, BASF is one of the largest publicly owned companies with a high free float. An analysis of the shareholder structure carried out at the end of 2022 showed that, at around 19% of share capital, the United States and Canada made up the largest regional group of institutional investors. Institutional investors from Germany accounted for around 6%. Institutional investors from the United Kingdom and Ireland hold 7% of BASF shares, while investors from the rest of Europe hold a further 11% of capital. Approximately 45% of the company’s share capital is held by private investors, nearly all of whom reside in Germany. BASF is therefore one of the DAX companies with the largest percentage of private shareholders.
| Security Code Numbers | |
| Germany | BASF11 |
| United States (CUSIP number) | 055262505 |
| ISIN International Securities Identification Number | DE000BASF111 |
| Ticker symbols | |
| Deutsche Börse | BAS |
| Pink Sheets / OTCQX | BASFY (ADR) |
| Bloomberg (Xetra trading) | BAS GY |
| Reuters (Xetra trading) | BASFn.DE |
Fiscal year |
Dividend per share |
Stockholders' resolution |
Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 05/03/2018 | 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 |
The next dividend will be paid out on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
On January 4, 2022, the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has resolved on a share buyback program with a volume of up to €3.0 billion. Under this program, BASF SE intends to acquire its own shares in the period from January 11, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
BASF shares are included in a number of internationally important indices with the following weightings*: DAX 40: 3.6%, MSCI World Chemicals: 4.1%, EURO STOXX 50: 1.5%.
* Weighting as of December 31, 2022
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