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Proposed dividend of €3.30 per share
As in the previous year, a dividend of €3.30 per share is to be proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, a payment of €3.0 billion to shareholders. Due to the exceptionally high economic burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which also impacted the BASF Group’s free cash flow, the proposed dividend per share will not be increased for the first time since the 2009 business year.
Based on the year-end share price for 2020, BASF shares offer a high dividend yield of around 5.1%. BASF is part of the DivDAX share index, which contains the 15 companies with the highest dividend yield in the DAX 30.
Dividend per share
(€ per share)
* Dividend yield based on share price at year-end
Paying agent within the meaning of sec. 48 (1) nr. 4 German Security Trading Act (WpHG) is the Deutsche Bank AG with its branches.
| For Fiscal year | Dividend (Million €) | Dividend / share1 (€) | Year-end share price1 (€) | Dividend yield (%) | Number of shares as of Dec. 311 (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,030 | 3.302 | 64.72 | 5.1 | 918.478 |
| 2019 | 3,030 | 3.30 | 67.35 | 4.9 | 918.478 |
| 2018 | 2,939 | 3.20 | 60.40 | 5.3 | 918,478 |
| 2017 | 2,847 | 3.10 | 91.74 | 3,4 | 918,478 |
| 2016 | 2,755 | 3.00 | 88.31 | 3.4 | 918,478 |
| 2015 | 2,664 | 2.90 | 70.72 | 4.1 | 918,478 |
| 2014 | 2,572 | 2.80 | 69.88 | 4.0 | 918,478 |
2013 |
2,480 |
2.70 |
77.49 |
3.5 |
918,478 |
2012 |
2,388 |
2.60 |
71.15 |
3.7 |
918,478 |
2011 |
2,296 |
2.50 |
53.89 |
4.6 |
918,478 |
2010 |
2,021 |
2.20 |
59.70 |
3.7 |
918,478 |
2009 |
1,561 |
1.70 |
43.46 |
3.9 |
918,478 |
2008 |
1,791 |
1.95 |
27.73 |
7.0 |
918,478 |
2007 |
1,831 |
1.95 |
50.71 |
3.9 |
956,370 |
2006 |
1,484 |
1.50 |
36.93 |
4.1 |
999,360 |
2005 |
1,015 |
1.00 |
32.36 |
3.1 |
1,030,118 |
2004 |
904 |
0.85 |
26.50 |
3.2 |
1,082,480 |
2003 |
774 |
0.70 |
22.29 |
3.1 |
1,113,286 |
2002 |
789 |
0.70 |
18.04 |
3.9 |
1,140,632 |
2001 |
758 |
0.65 |
20.88 |
3.1 |
1,166,802 |
2000 |
1,214 |
0.65 |
24.09 |
4.2 |
1,214,798 |
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+0.353 |
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| 1 Adjusted for 1:2 stock split in June 2008 2 Dividend proposal 3 Special dividend |
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| For Fiscal year | Gross dividends |
Payments on dividend warrant |
Payable as of |
Date of Annual Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € | No. | |||
| 2020 | 3.301 |
- | 05/04/2021 | 04/29/2021 |
| 2019 | 3.30 |
- | 06/23/2020 | 06/18/2020 |
| 2018 | 3.20 |
- | 05/08/2019 | 05/03/2019 |
| 2017 | 3.10 |
- | 05/09/2018 | 05/04/2018 |
| 2016 | 3.00 | - | 05/17/2017 | 05/12/2017 |
| 2015 | 2.90 |
- | 05/02/2016 | 04/29/2016 |
| 2014 | 2.80 |
- | 05/04/2015 | 04/30/2015 |
| 2013 | 2.70 | - | 05/05/2014 | 05/02/2014 |
| 2012 | 2.60 | - | 04/29/2013 | 04/26/2013 |
| 2011 | 2.50 | - | 04/30/2012 | 04/27/2012 |
| 2010 | 2.20 | - | 05/09/2011 | 05/06/2011 |
| 2009 | 1.70 | 04/30/2010 | 04/29/2010 | |
| 2008 | 1.95 | - | 05/04/2009 | 04/30/2009 |
| 1:2 stock split on 06/27/2008 | ||||
| 2007 | 3.90 | 26 | 04/25/2008 | 04/24/2008 |
| 2006 | 3.00 | 25 | 04/27/2007 | 04/26/2007 |
| 2005 | 2.00 | 24 | 05/05/2006 | 05/04/2006 |
| 2004 | 1.70 | 23 | 04/29/2005 | 04/28/2005 |
| 2003 | 1.40 | 22 | 04/30/2004 | 04/29/2004 |
| 2002 | 1.40 | 21 | 05/07/2003 | 05/06/2003 |
| 2001 | 1.30 | 20 | 05/02/2002 | 04/30/2002 |
| 2000 | 2.00 | 19 | 04/27/2001 | 04/26/2001 |
| 1999 | 1.13 | 18 | 04/28/2000 | 04/27/2000 |
| DM | No. | |||
| 1998 | 2.20 | 17 | 04/30/1999 | 04/29/1999 |
| Conversion of DM shares to no-par shares as of 07/06/1998 | ||||
| 1997 | 2.00 | 16 | 05/20/1998 | 05/19/1998 |
| 1996 | 1.70 | 15 | 05/16/1997 | 05/15/1997 |
| Introduction of the 5 DM share; conversion of per-share price from nom. DM 50 to nom. DM 5 as of 07/01/1996 |
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| 1995 | 14.00 | 14 | 05/10/1996 | 05/09/1996 |
| 1994 | 10.00 | 13 | 15/05/1995 | 05/11/1995 |
| 1993 | 8.00 | 12 | 04/29/1994 | 04/28/1994 |
| 1992 | 10.00 | 11 | 04/30/1993 | 04/29/1993 |
| 1991 | 12.00 | 10 | 05/04/1992 | 04/30/1992 |
| 1990 | 13.00 | 9 | 06/28/1991 | 06/27/1991 |
| 1 Dividend proposal | ||||