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To enable its shareholders to take part in the Company's success, SAP has paid a dividend every year since the stock was floated in 1988.
With strong growth and positive cash flow in 2017, we had a very successful year as customers continue to trust SAP to support their digital transformations. We want our shareholders to share greatly in this success, therefore we are increasing our dividend policy to pay a dividend totaling 40% or more of profit after tax in the future.
At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 17, 2018, the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board will recommend increasing the total dividend for fiscal year 2017 by 12% to €1.40 per share (2016: €1.25)
Dividends are remitted without delay after the resolution on the appropriation of retained earnings, usually on the third business day after the Annual General Meeting. All shareholders possessing SAP certificates at the time of the resolution on the appropriation of retained earnings are entitled to receive payment of the dividend.
SAP’s capital stock as of December 31, 2017, was €1,228,504,232 (2016: €1,228,504,232). It is issued as 1,228,504,232 no-par shares, each with an attribute value of €1 in relation to capital stock.
Applying the definition accepted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which excludes treasury stock from the free float, as of December 31, 2017, the free float stood at 85.2% (December 31, 2016: 78.8%).More information on the SAP shareholder structure can be found in the "Investor Relations" chapter of our SAP Integrated Report.
In the United States, SAP shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the form of American depositary receipts (ADRs). They have been traded there since August 3, 1998.
An ADR is a receipt representing ordinary or common shares of a non-U.S. company. ADRs are priced in U.S. dollars and traded on U.S. exchanges, allowing investors to buy and sell shares of non-U.S. companies in exactly the same way as they purchase or sell shares of U.S. companies.
