In 2014, € 27.6 million (2013: € 41.5 million) was paid as dividend. The payment of a dividend over 2014 of € 115.68 per share as at year-end 2014 (2013: € 127.98), amounting to a total dividend of € 27.7 million (2013: € 29.7 million), is to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 20 April 2015. These financial statements do not reflect this dividend payable.
The dividend proposal for 2014 has not been accounted for in the financial statements. The dividend for 2014 will be paid in cash.