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12 At a glance – In dialogue with our investors
In dialogue with our investors
We provide comprehensive nancial information to ensure
maximum transparency.
Investor relations
At Siemens, we attach tremendous importance to open dialogue and transparent communication
with our investors. Our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting is the year’s most important platform for
investor communications. In addition, we provide the investment community with ongoing infor-
mation on the Company’s development in quarterly, semiannual and annual reports.
We maintain close contact with investors and nancial analysts through roadshows, conferences
and several hundred individual presentations a year. Members of our top management are per-
sonally on hand at many of these events to answer questions from representatives of the capital
markets.
In 2008, following the introduction of our new corporate structure, we held our rst Sector-
specic Capital Market Days. At our Healthcare Capital Market Day in February 2008 and our
Energy Capital Market Day in June 2008, we provided institutional investors and analysts with
detailed insights into the current situation and future strategies of the two Sectors. To ensure
that all shareholders can access our events, we broadcast them live on our website. Presen tations,
reports and comprehensive information on the Siemens share as well as our debt and credit
ratings are available on our Investor Relations webpage.
(1) Fiscal year from October 1 to September 30
(2) On the basis of outstanding shares
(3) On the basis of continuing and discontinued operations
(4) To be proposed at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Stock market information (in euros) 2008(1) 2007(1)
Stock price range
(XETRA closing prices, Frankfurt)
High 108.86 111.17
Low 64.91 66.91
Year-end 65.75 96.42
Number of shares (year-end, in millions) 914 914
Market capitalization
(year-end, in millions of euros)(2) 56,647 88,147
Earnings per share – continuing operations 1.91 4.13
Earnings per share(3) 6.41 4.24
Dividend 1.60(4) 1.60
Share price
Siemens
Dow Jones STOXX600®
DAX®
140
120
100
80
60
40
Oct. 1, 2007 Sept. 30, 2008
indexed