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Group Presidents Business Areas Megatrends Report of the Supervisory Board Corporate Governance Report
Stock market information
in euros 2005(1) 2004(1)
Stock price range (XETRA closing prices, Frankfurt)
High 66.18 68.30
Low 56.20 52.02
Year-end 64.10 59.21
Number of shares (year-end, in millions) 891 891
Market capitalization (year-end, in millions of euros)(2) 57,118 52,761
Per-share data
Earnings per share(3) 3.43 3.87
Earnings per share (fully diluted)(3) 3.29 3.71
Dividend 1.35(4) 1.25
The Siemens share
As of September 30, 2005, the capital stock of Siemens AG totaled
approximately €2.7 billion, representing some 891 million no-par
value shares in registered form. Each share has one vote. On Sep-
tember 30, 2005, Siemens shares were listed on all German stock
exchanges, the Swiss stock exchange, and stock exchanges in New
York and London.
On the New York Stock Exchange, Siemens shares are traded in the
form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), with one ADR corre-
sponding to one Siemens share.
Investor relations
Siemens maintains a continuous and open dialogue with its investors. The Company pro-
vides comprehensive financial information to its shareholders at the Annual Shareholders’
Meeting, in quarterly and annual reports, and in ad hoc press releases. Our Investor Rela-
tions Team organizes annual conferences and conference calls at which investors and
financial analysts can discuss current Company-related issues with our management. To
reach a broader public, these conferences are generally transmitted live on the Internet.
The Investor Relations Team also holds hundreds of one-on-one talks with institutional
investors to keep them up-to-date on all Company developments. In a number of major sur-
veys, investors and analysts ranked Siemens’ capital market communications No. 1 again in
fiscal 2005. For further information, please visit our completely revised Investor Relations
site at www.siemens.com.
(1) Fiscal year from October 1 to September 30
(2) On the basis of outstanding shares
(3) On the basis of continuing operations
(4) To be proposed at the Annual Shareholders’
Meeting