Share capital
Development of our free float
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 2008 Annual General Meeting. In the event of surplus capital we will consider the option of a share buy-back.
1) The composition of free float was not tracked at that time.
1 January 2008
The number of exercised stock options totalled 5,150,738 as at 31 December 2007. This had no major impact on the free float.
8 January 2007
The exchangeable bond issued by KfW on Deutsche Post shares in December 2003 fell due on 8 January 2007. The exchange placed approximately 55.8 million of KfW’s shares onto the market.
12 July 2006
KfW Bankengruppe 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.
13 December 2005
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 2005
The federal government sold the remaining 7.3% of its Deutsche Post shares to KfW.
15 June 2005
KfW sold 126.5 million Deutsche Post shares (including greenshoe).
10 January 2005
The federal government sold 141.7 million Deutsche Post shares to KfW.
29 November 2004
KfW sold 72.8 million shares from its stake in Deutsche Post, including greenshoe, to institutional investors.
19 December 2003
KfW placed Deutsche Post shares with investors and also issued an exchangeable bond on Deutsche Post shares (total amount: 63.3 million).
17 November 2003
The federal government sold 333.8 million Deutsche Post shares to KfW.