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Key figures
Consolidated net sales Trends in sales and staff Dividends Consolidated sales breakdown

40 production mills in 10 countries
Consolidated net sales - Published in BALO


Information published on November 13th, 2008

In € million

2007

2008

Change 2008/2007

Change on a
comparable basis

Q1

1,453.9

1,383.6

-4.8%

-0,10%

Q2

1,558.2

1,619.7

+3.9%

6,60%

Q3

1,499.6

1 613,4

+7,6%

6,80%

Q4

1,628.8

-

-

-

Total 

6,140.5

4616,7

+2,3%

+4,6%

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Trends in sales and staff

 

 

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Sales
(in € million)

2,376

3,038

4,307

5,542

6,141

Employees
(as at 31/12)

17,507

17,484

17,542

18,217

16,846

Dividends
 
 

 

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Dividend per share

€ 0.32

€ 0.64

€ 2.24

€  6.00 +
€ 4.00 (2)

 € 7.00 (3)

Pay-out ratio (1)

39.2%

23.3%

25.1%

34.7%

37.4%

 

 

(1) Excluding exceptional distribution

(2) Exceptional distribution

(3) Payment date on June 18th, 2008

 

The dividends paid in 2003 to 2005 have been recalculated to take into account the 5 for 1 split on July 18th, 2006

2007 sales by market and geographic region