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2000 CONSOLIDATED FIANCIAL STATEMENTS ACCORDING TO IAS
At the General Meeting to be held on 8 May 2001 the Management Board will propose that the
owners of participation certificates be paid from the distributable profit EUR 12.40 per participation
certificate in application of Section 65 (5) Austrian Stock Corporation Act, that the shareholders
be paid the same dividend as the previous year of EUR 1.24 per share, whereby the shares
from the capital increase conducted in 2000 are entitled to dividends for the entire year, and
that the remaining profit be carried forward to the new account in application of Section 65 (5)
Austrian Stock Corporation Act.
Earnings per share
Earnings per share is the amount representing net profit after minority interests divided by the
average number of ordinary shares and participation certificates outstanding. Diluted earnings
per share is the amount showing the maximum dilution effect possible if the average number of
shares has increased or may increase as a result of the issued subscription and conversion rights.
2000 1999
Net profit after minority interests in EUR thousand 191,772 164,627
Thereof pertaining to shares
Thereof pertaining
in EUR thousand 191,609 164,462
to participation capital
Average number of
in EUR thousand 163 165
shares outstanding 45,543,554 43,994,534
participation certificates outstanding 3,877 4,057
Earnings per share in EUR 4.21 3.74
Earnings per participation certificate in EUR 42.10 37.42
In calculating the average number of shares, the capital increase of six million shares conducted
in early October 2000 was accounted for on a prorated basis.
The diluted earnings per share for 2000 and 1999 show no change over the above figures.
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