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Enhanced Investor Relations website presence. As part
of DaimlerChrysler’s corporate website, the Investor Relations
section at www.daimlerchrysler.com/investors is accessed
approximately 40,000 times a month, equivalent to around 1,300
visits each day. 41% of visitors access the German version and
59% access the pages in English.
We improved the user friendliness of our Internet information
service for shareholders in 2006, giving it a clearer navigation
structure, additional tools and enhanced visual appeal.
Strong visitor interest in the Annual Meeting. Approximately
8,100 shareholders attended the Annual Meeting of Daimler-
Chrysler AG at the International Congress Center (ICC) in Berlin
on April 12, 2006. Nearly 39% of the equity capital was
represented at the Annual Meeting. In the voting on the nine
items on the agenda, the Annual Meeting adopted the
recommendations of the management with large majorities.
More than 40 shareholder spokespersons asked a total of
over 300 questions at the Annual Meeting, which were answered
by the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board.
In addition, DaimlerChrysler’s shareholder service replied by
telephone or e-mail to some 5,900 inquiries about the
Annual Meeting and other issues connected with our stock.
Shareholders go online. Our electronic information and
communication service, which we are continually expanding and
improving for our shareholders, is becoming increasingly popular:
– The number of shareholders registered in DaimlerChrysler’s
Personal Internet Service increased slightly in 2006 to more
than 70,000.
– Around 45,000 shareholders (2005: 35,000) received their
invitations to the Annual Meeting by e-mail instead of by post
in 2006.
– Approximately 26% of all entrance tickets to the
Annual Meeting were ordered online.
– Around 21% of all shareholders who exercised their voting
rights at the 2006 Annual Meeting used our Internet Service.
– And more than 50,000 shareholders have already decided
to have their documents for the 2007 Annual Meeting sent
by e-mail.
As part of the Investor Relations department’s comprehensive
approach, the “Personal Internet Service” provides support
to our shareholders on all aspects of the Annual Meeting. In this
way, we make it easier for shareholders to exercise their voting
rights, as well as cutting costs and protecting the environment
by reducing the use of paper.
The Personal Internet Service is also available to shareholders with
other attractive functions outside the period of the Annual Meeting,
acting as an additional platform for electronic communication
by Investor Relations. For example, it allows personal data in the
share register to be viewed and updated online. In addition,
shareholders can obtain information on the Group in electronic
form even more conveniently than before.
Access to the Personal Internet Service and further information on
it can be found on our website at
https://register.daimlerchrysler.com.
Kuwait Investment Authority 7.1%
Institutional investors 72.4%
Retail investors 20.5%
Germany 43.6%
Europe excluding Germany 30.9%
USA 17.2%
Rest of the world 8.3%
By type of shareholder
Shareholder structure as of Dec. 31, 2006
By region