Siemens 2014 Annual Report Download - page 131

247 D. Consolidated Financial Statements 337 E. Additional Information
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A.. Siemens on the capital market
We take our responsibility to maintain an intensive dialogue
with the capital market very seriously. Cultivating close con-
tacts with our shareholders, we keep them informed of all
major developments throughout Siemens. As part of our inves-
tor relations work, we provide information on our Company’s
development in quarterly, semiannual and annual reports. Our
CEO and CFO also maintain close contact with investors
through roadshows and conferences. In addition, Siemens
holds Capital Market Days, at which Company management
informs investors and analysts about our business strategy
and market environment.
Stock market information
FY   FY  
Siemens stock price
(Xetra closing price)
High in  101.35 90.33
Low in  88.71 76.00
Fiscal year-end in  94.37 89.06
Number of shares issued
(September ) in millions 881 881
Market capitalization  in millions of  78,823 75,078
Basic earnings per sharein  6.37 5.08
Diluted earnings per sharein  6.31 5.03
Dividend per share in  3.30
43.00
1 Fiscal year from October  to September .
2 On the basis of outstanding shares.
3 Continuing and discontinued operations.
4 To be proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
We also provide extensive information online. Quarterly, semi-
annual and annual financial reports, analyst presentations and
press releases as well as our financial calendar for the current
year – which includes all major publication dates and the date
of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (please see E. FINANCIAL
CALENDAR on page  of this Annual Report) – are available at
WWW.SIEMENS.COM/INVESTORS . For each quarter and each fiscal
year, we also publish the Siemens Shareholder Letter, which is
addressed primarily to our private investors and provides a
brief summary of key developments during the previous quar-
ter or fiscal year.
A.. Ownership culture /
Stock-based programs
Fostering an ownership culture is a key pillar of Vision ,
which is sustainably supported, among other things, by em-
ployee share ownership. Siemens intends to increase the num-
ber of employee shareholders from today’s figure of about
, to over ,. To strengthen participation by em-
ployees around the world in our Company’s success, we’re
launching a new profit-sharing scheme for fiscal . Called
Siemens Profit Sharing, the scheme offers employees below
senior management level worldwide an opportunity to benefit
from the Company’s outstanding success by receiving shares
from Siemens free of charge. 
We already enable our workforce to participate in a variety of
share-based programs: the Siemens Stock Awards, the Share
Matching Program (with its underlying Share Matching Plan,
Monthly Investment Plan and Base Share Program) and the
Jubilee Share Program. In fiscal , ,, shares were
issued to service these programs. Non-vested grants under the
various programs will result in additional share issuances
to employees in the future. For more detailed information
on share-based payment, please see NOTE  SHARE-BASED
PAYMENT in D. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
on pages  -  of this Annual Report.
In addition to our share programs, we’ve established Share
Ownership Guidelines. Applicable Company-wide, these guide-
lines require members of the Managing Board of Siemens AG
and other senior executives of the Siemens Group to hold an
interest in Siemens equal in value to between  % and  %
of their base compensation for the period in which they hold
office.
1 Like Siemens’ existing share programs, Siemens Profit Sharing is a voluntary and
discretionary benefit for eligible employees. The issuance of a new tranche or the
distribution of the profit-sharing pool to employees in one or several fiscal years
does not create a legal claim or right to issue a new tranche or to receive a distribu-
tion in subsequent years. If a distribution in shares is not feasible or economically
appropriate, an equivalent cash payment will be made.