Südzucker International Finance B. V. Südzucker AG ... - Xetra

Consolidated financial statementsIX. Proposed appropriation of earningsIt will be proposed to the annual general meeting that a dividend of D 0.50 per share (2001/02: D 0.47 per share)be distributed and hence that the retained earnings of Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt of D 87,437,861.19 beappropriated as follows:in DDistribution of a dividend of H 0.50 per share on 174,787,946 ordinary shares 87,393,973.00Earnings carried forward 43,888.19Unappropriated earnings 87,437,861.19The dividend will be paid on August 1, 2003.Mannheim, May 12, 2003THE EXECUTIVE BOARDDr. Spettmann Dardenne Dr. Kirsch Dr. Korn Marihart Dr. Müller RostandThe financial statements of Südzucker AG, prepared in accordance with German accounting principles and uponwhich KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Mannheim, hasissued an unqualified auditors’ report, will be published in the Federal Gazette and will be filed with the commercialregister of the district court of Mannheim. It can be received from the company on request.F-44