Dividend policy and payments, year-end share price and tax value
Dividend policy
Dividend growth reflects progress in earnings: Swiss Re's policy is to focus on sustainable dividend payout and active capital management while maintaining superior capital adequacy and credit ratings. Dividends are typically paid out of current earnings. Swiss Re pays its dividend annually, three working days after the Annual General Meeting; as of that day, the share price is ex-dividend.
Dividends paid and year-end share price information
Adjusted by share split 2001 (20-for-1)
Year |
Dividend paid |
Year-end share price |
Tax value |
|
|
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| 2008 | 4.00 | ||
| 2007 |
3.40
|
80.45 | 80.45 |
| 2006 |
2.50
|
103.60
|
103.60
|
| 2005 |
1.60
|
96.20
|
96.20
|
| 2004 |
1.10
|
81.10
|
81.10
|
| 2003 |
1.00
|
83.50
|
83.50
|
| 2002 |
2.50
|
90.70
|
90.70
|
| 2001² |
2.50
|
167.00
|
168.25
|
| 2000 |
2.50
|
194.25
|
189.30
|
| 1999 |
2.40
|
163.55
|
161.55
|
| 1998 |
2.20
|
179.05
|
168.00
|
| 1997 |
1.50
|
136.60
|
124.50
|
| 1996 |
1.13
|
71.45
|
70.00
|
| 19951 |
0.75
|
66.80
|
66.00
|
| 1994 |
0.53
|
39.65
|
39.00
|
Not adjusted by share split 2001 (20-for-1)
Year |
Dividend paid |
Year-end share price |
Tax value |
|
|
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| 2001² |
50
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
| 2000 |
50
|
3 885
|
3 786
|
| 1999 |
48
|
3 271
|
3 231
|
| 1998 |
44
|
3 581
|
3 360
|
| 1997 |
30
|
2 732
|
2 490
|
| 1996 |
22.5
|
1 429
|
1 400
|
| 19951 |
15
|
1 342
|
1 320
|
| 1994 |
10.5
|
789
|
780
|
1 In addition to the dividend a capital repayment of CHF 10 per share (CHF 0.50 per share on adjusted basis) was paid to the shareholders in the first quarter of 1996.
² In addition to the dividend a capital repayment of CHF 8 per share (CHF 0.40 per share on adjusted basis) was paid to the shareholders on 17 August 2001.
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