Overview

What was the dividend amount for the 2008 financial year?

The shareholders of Daimler approved at the Annual Meeting held on April 8, 2009, a dividend of EUR 0.60 per share for the year 2008 (in 2008 for 2007: EUR 2.00). The total dividend distribution amounted to EUR 556 million (in 2008 for 2007: EUR1,928 million). The gross rate per share in US Dollar was 0.7966, the net rate (less 26.375 % withholding tax) was USD 0.5865. The dividend takes account of the level of earnings achieved in 2008 and the difficulty in estimating the further development of the world economy and the automotive markets.

The dividend amount was paid on the first working day after the Annual Meeting, i.e. on April 9, 2009 to the custodian banks which take care of the dissemination to the shareholders. This was also the day of ex dividend trading in the stock.

A table with dividend amounts and payment dates is available here.

Shareholders are entitled to a dividend payment according to the number of shares in the Company (isin DE 000 7100000) they hold in their account at the day of the Annual Meeting. A minimum period of holding the shares before or after the Annual Meeting is not required.

Who can I contact for questions on the dividend payment?

In case of collective safekeeping, please contact your personal / custodian bank.
Owners of DaimlerChrysler share certificates should contact

in Europe/Asia:

Registrar Services GmbH
P.O. Box
60630 Frankfurt
Germany
Phone ++49-(0) 1805 00 18 52
Fax ++49-(0) 69 - 913-39100
e-mail: daimler.service@rsgmbh.com

in North America: