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64 A | TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS | DAIMLER AND THE CAPITAL MARKET
Institutional investors hold a total of 74% of our equity capital
while private investors own 16%. Approximately 65% of our
capital is in the hands of European investors and around 24%
is held by US investors.
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A.08 Daimler shares’ weighting
in major indices rose further during the reporting year as a result
of the overall share-price rise. With a weighting of 8.67%
(2014: 8.51%), Daimler was ranked second in the German DAX
30 index at the end of 2015.
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A.05 In the Dow Jones Euro
STOXX 50 index, our shares had a weighting of 3.63% (2014:
3.46%), which put them in fifth place. Daimler shares are listed
on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt and Stuttgart. A total
volume of 1,188 million shares were traded in Germany in 2015
(2014: 957 million). Daimler shares are also increasingly
being traded on multilateral trading platforms and in the
over-the-counter market.
Employee share purchase plan implemented once again
Staff members entitled to purchase employee shares were
able to do so once again in March 2015. As was the case
in the prior year, the employees received a discount as well
as bonus shares. At 11.7%, the participation rate was lower
than in 2014 (15.4%). A total of 20,400 employees took part
in the program (2014: 26,600), purchasing just under
300,000 shares (2014: 390,000).
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in a new venue with
an all-new Daimler corporate design
Our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting took place for the first
time in the new CityCube in Berlin on April 1, 2015. The modern
building offered the perfect atmosphere for an elegant presen-
tation of the Group’s new corporate design. Some 5,000 share-
holders (2014: 5,500) attended the meeting, despite very
stormy weather in Berlin. A total of 36.15% of the equity capital
was represented at the meeting (actual attendees and share-
holders who voted by absentee ballot). A large majority of the
shareholders approved each of the agenda points proposed
by the company’s management. For example, the Annual
Shareholders’ Meeting approved the highest dividend in the
company’s history (€2.45 per share; 2014: €2.25) and reelected
Dr. Paul Achleitner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
Deutsche Bank AG, as a shareholder representative on the
Daimler AG Supervisory Board. All of the documents and
information regarding the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting can be
found at w daimler.com/investors/events/annual-meetings.
In the exhibition areas of the CityCube, Daimler presented its
technological expertise and broad range of products and
services. The presentation highlights included the F 015 research
vehicle, which points the way to the future of autonomous
driving with passenger cars and also attracted a lot of admiring
looks during the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Our trainees
provided an insight into their work, and with “Mercedes me”
the Mercedes-Benz brand presented services in addition
to its products.
Key figures for Daimler shares
End of 2015 End of 2014 15/14
% change
Share capital (in millions of euros) 3,070 3,070 0
Number of shares (in millions) 1,069.8 1,069.8 0
Market capitalization
(in billions of euros)
83.0 73.8 +12
Number of shareholders (in millions) 0.9 0.9 0
Weighting in share indices
DAX 30 8.67% 8.51%
Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 3.63% 3.46%
Long-term credit ratings
Standard & Poor’s A- A-
Moody’s A3 A3
Fitch A- A-
DBRS A (low) A (low)
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Stock-exchange data for Daimler shares
ISIN DE0007100000
German Securities Identification Number 710000
Stock-exchange symbol DAI
Reuters ticker symbol DAIGn.DE
Bloomberg ticker symbol DAI:GR
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By
type of shareholder
S
hareholder structure as of December 31, 2015
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Ku
wait Investment Authority 6.8%
Renault-
Nissan 3.1%
Institutional
investors 73.7%
Re
tail investors 16.4%
By
region
S
hareholder structure as of December 31, 2015
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Ge
rmany 32.5%
Eu
rope, excluding Germany 32.4%
US
A 23.9%
Ku
wait 6.8%
Asia
4.1%
Re
st of the world 0.3%