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39 Issued capital

39.1 Share capital

KfW Bankengruppe (KfW), formerly Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, owns approximately 30.5% of the share capital of Deutsche Post AG. The percentage of free-floating shares amounts to 69.5%.

 
Number of shares
  2007 2008
KfW 368,277,358 368,277,358
Free float 839,193,240 840,738,516
Share capital as at 31 December 1,207,470,598 1,209,015,874

39.2 Issued capital

The issued capital increased by €2 million in financial year 2008 from €1,207 million to €1,209 million. It is now composed of 1,209,015,874 no-par value registered shares (ordinary shares), with each individual share having a notional interest of €1 in the share capital. The increase in issued capital is attributable to the servicing of stock options from the 2003 Stock Option Plan.

Development of issued capital
€
  2007 2008
As at 1 January 1,202,319,860 1,207,470,598
Exercise of options from 2002, 2003, 2004 SOP tranches – contingent capital 5,150,738 1,545,276
As at 31 December 1,207,470,598 1,209,015,874

Capital as at 31 December 2008
 
  Amount
(thousands of €)
Purpose
2005 authorised capital 174,796 To increase share capital against non-cash contributions
Contingent Capital II 2,727 2003 Executive Stock Option Plan
Contingent Capital III 56,000 Exercise of option/conversion rights

39.3 Authorisation to acquire own shares

By way of a resolution adopted by the Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2008, the company is authorised to acquire, until 31 October 2009, own shares of up to a total of 10% of the share capital existing at the date the resolution is adopted. The authorisation permits the Board of Management to exercise it for any purpose authorised by law, particularly to pursue the goals mentioned in the resolution of the Annual General Meeting. Deutsche Post AG did not hold any own shares on 31 December 2008.

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