Dividend

Dividend of €3.20 per share

On May 3, 2019 the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting has approved a dividend payment of €3.20 per share. We stand by our ambitious dividend policy of increasing our dividend each year and pay out €2.9 billion to our shareholders.

Based on the year-end share price for 2018, BASF shares offer a high dividend yield of around 5.3%. BASF is part of the DivDAX share index, which contains the 15 companies with the highest dividend yield in the DAX 30.

One of our financial goals is to increase the dividend per share every year based on a strong free cash flow.

Dividend per share** (€ per share)

* Dividend yield based on share price at year-end
** Adjusted for two-for-one stock split conducted in 2008

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)
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
		+0.35²
¹ Adjusted for 1:2 stock split in June 2008 ² Special dividend

For Fiscal year	Gross dividends	Payments on dividend warrant	Payable as of	Date of Annual Meeting
	€	No.
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
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

Last Update May 3, 2019