Dividend History

Note that the figures for 2004 and 2005 are on an IFRS basis, while the figures for 1999 - 2003 are based on Dutch GAAP.

 
Amount per
share (EUR)
Stock
Portion
Ex-dividend
date
(mm/dd/yy)
Payment date
(mm/dd/yy)
Shares as %
of face value
New shares
(x 1,000)
Payout
ratio

2006

Final
0.60 1/59 30/04/07 29/05/07 1.7% 18,204 46.0
Interim 0.55 1/39 01/08/06 30/08/06 2.6% 30,489  

2005

Final
0.60 2/71 02/05/06 29/05/06 2.8% 32,822 45.3
Interim 0.50 1/39 02/08/05 30/08/05 2.6% 29,237  

2004

Final
0.50 1/37 02/05/05 24/05/05 2.7% 32,334 42.9
Interim 0.50 1/34 03/08/04 31/08/04 2.9% 28,855  

2003

Final
0.50 1/33 03/05/04 24/05/04 3.0% 28,151 49.0
Interim 0.45 1/36 08/08/03 03/09/03 2.8% 26,412  

2002*

Final
0.45 2/67 02/05/03 28/05/03 3.0% 23,599 59.2
Interim 0.45 1/36 09/08/02 04/09/02 2.8% 25,068  

2001

Final
0.45 1/45 06/05/02 29/05/02 2.2% 19,298 58.8
Interim 0.45 1/43 17/08/01 12/09/01 2.3% 19,554  

2000

Final
0.50 1/46 14/05/01 06/06/01 2.2% 19,508 44.1
Interim 0.40 1/69 18/08/00 08/09/00 1.4% 14,293  

1999

Final
0.50 1/46 12/05/00 29/05/00 2.2% 13,990 46.5
Interim 0.30 1/81 20/08/99 10/09/99 1.2%  8,339  

* 2002, excluding special items. Including, the payout ratio is 64.7.