Deutsche Post Shares

Share capital

Our largest shareholder is KfW Bankengruppe (KfW). The following overview lists major developments in our free float as well as the changes to the company's share capital.

No share buy-backs have been implemented to date. A global authorisation to this effect was granted at the 2009 Annual General Meeting.

Development and details of the development of our free float since IPO

2009	23 July	KfW issued a convertible bond on Deutsche Post shares (volume: 54.1 million shares). Investors can convert this bond from the first due date for interest until 31 July 2014.
2007	8 Jan.	The exchangeable bond issued by KfW on Deutsche Post shares in December 2003 fell due. The exchange placed approximately 55.8 million of KfW's shares onto the market.
2006	12 July	KfW sold around 63.6 million of its Deutsche Post shares. Including the fully-exercised greenshoe option of 9.54 million shares the free float increased by approximately 73.1 million shares.
2005	13 Dec.	As part of the acquisition of Exel plc a total of 75.2 million new shares was issued. The new shares from the authorised capital were resolved by the 2005 Annual General Meeting.
	18 July	The federal government sold the remaining 7.3% of its Deutsche Post shares to KfW.
	15 June	KfW sold 126.5 million Deutsche Post shares (including greenshoe).
	10 Jan.	The federal government sold 141.7 million Deutsche Post shares to KfW.
2004	29 Nov.	KfW sold 72.8 million shares from its stake in Deutsche Post, including greenshoe, to institutional investors.
2003	19 Dec.	KfW placed Deutsche Post shares with investors and also issued an exchangeable bond on Deutsche Post shares (total amount: 63.3 million).
2003	17 Nov.	The federal government sold 333.8 million Deutsche Post shares to KfW.

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Further information

Finance strategy

Annual report 2009, note 39

Annual report 2009, note 55