Daimler Annual Report 2011 - Alle jaarverslagen

Events after the End of
the 2011 Financial Year
We want our shareholders to participate appropriately in the
strong earnings we achieved in 2011. In setting the dividend,
we aim to distribute approximately 40% of the net profit attributable
to Daimler shareholders. On this basis, the Board of
Management and the Supervisory Board have decided to propose
to the shareholders for their approval at the Annual
Meeting to be held on April 4, 2012 that the dividend for the
year 2011 be increased from €1.85 to €2.20 per share.
Since the end of the 2011 financial year, there have been no
occurrences that are of major significance for Daimler. The
course of business in the first two months of 2012 confirms
the statements made in the Outlook section of this Annual
Report.
Although the economic outlook temporarily deteriorated due
to the sovereign-debt crisis, we look forward to the challenges
ahead with great confidence. Because in the coming years,
worldwide automotive markets offer excellent growth opportunities.
Important new perspectives are opening up, especially
in the market segments in which we are active. And we have
meanwhile positioned ourselves extremely well in the growth
markets.
Our prime corporate goal is to achieve sustainable profitable
growth, and thus to increase the value of the Daimler Group.
In the medium term, we want to lead our industry by unit
sales, revenue and profitability in all the businesses in which
we are active.
In order to achieve these ambitious goals, we will fundamentally
renew and significantly broaden our product range in the
coming years. In addition, we are investing in the expansion and
modernization of our production facilities. Particularly in
China, India and Russia, we will strengthen our presence by
means of local production activities.
Starting from a healthy financial position, we will invest a total
of more than €21 billion in property, plant and equipment and
research and development in 2012 and 2013.
In this way, we will create the right conditions so that we can
profit from the growth of worldwide automotive markets.
That is the basis for the future success of the Daimler Group.
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