In 2016, € 33.4 million (2015: € 29.1 million) was paid as dividend. The payment of a dividend over 2016 of € 114.76 per share as at year-end 2016 (2015: € 108.84), amounting to a total dividend of € 34.2 million (2015: € 30.0 million), is to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 12 April 2017. These financial statements do not reflect this dividend payable.
The dividend proposal for 2016 has not been accounted for in the financial statements. The dividend for 2016 will be paid in cash.