Annual Meeting 2003
DaimlerChrysler Annual Meeting Approves Dividend for 2002
Berlin, Germany, April 09, 2003 - The shareholders of DaimlerChrysler (stock market code DCX) approved today a dividend of EUR 1.50 / US$ 1.6111 per share for the year 2002. The total dividend distribution will therefore increase by 50 percent to EUR 1,519 million. This represents the largest sum among the companies listed in the German stock index DAX.
The agenda topic "Allocation of Unappropriated Profit" was approved with 99.71 percent. The Board of Management was ratified with 99.44 percent, the Supervisory Board with 99.34 percent. The Annual Meeting at the Messe Berlin was attended by approximately 8,500 (2002: 10,000) shareholders, representing a total presence of 38.82 percent of the share capital.
The dividend was paid on April 10, 2003 to investors owning DaimlerChrysler shares on April 9, 2003.
Annual Meeting 2004
The next Annual Meeting will be held on April 07, 2004 at the Messe Berlin, in Berlin, Germany.