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The equity attributable to Deutsche Post AG shareholders in financial year 2009 amounted to €8,176 million (previous year: €7,826 million).
Dividends paid to the shareholders of Deutsche Post AG are based on the unappropriated surplus of €881 million reported in the annual financial statements of Deutsche Post AG prepared in accordance with the German Commercial Code. The amount of €156 million remaining after deduction of the planned total dividend of €725 million (which is €0.60 per share) will be carried forward.
In financial year 2009 a dividend of €725 million was paid for 2008. In the previous year, dividend payments for 2007 amounted to €1,087 million. This was a dividend per share of €0.60 for 2008, and of €0.90 for 2007. The dividend is tax-exempt for shareholders resident in Germany. No capital gains tax (investment income tax) will be withheld on the distribution.