Annual General Meeting

Our finance strategy calls for paying out 40 % to 60 % of net profits as dividends as a general rule. The AGM decided a dividend of €1.35 per share for fiscal year 2020 on May 6, 2021 (previous year: €1.15).

In relation to the consolidated net profit attributable to Deutsche Post AG shareholders, the payout ratio amounts to 56.2 %. The net dividend yield based on the year-end closing price for our shares is 3.3 %.

The dividend was paid to shareholders by their custodian banks via Clearstream Banking AG on May 11, 2021.

The AGM decided  a dividend of €1.35 per share for financial year 2020 on May 6, 2021 (previous year: €1.15).

The financial year 2020 dividend of €1.35 per no-par value share carrying dividend rights will generally be disbursed by the custodian banks less 25 % capital gains tax (investment income tax) and 5.5 % solidarity surcharge on the capital gains tax (total of 26.38 %) and, if applicable, church tax on the capital gains tax.

Capital gains tax and the solidarity surcharge will not be deducted for shareholders domiciled in Germany who have submitted a "non-assessment certificate" (Nicht-Veranlagungsbescheinigung) to their custodian bank; this also applies in cases where an “exemption order” (Freistellungsauftrag) has been issued to the extent that the amount eligible for exemption has not been exhausted by other income from capital assets.

Shareholders domiciled abroad will be subject to the tax law of their individual countries of residence.

Deutsche Post AG’s next Annual General Meeting is expected to be held on May 6, 2022.

Deutsche Post AG’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on May 6, 2021. It was conducted this year as a virtual event that was not attended in person by shareholders or their proxies. The meeting was held at Deutsche Post AG’s headquarters, Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany.

If you would like us to change your address information, please send us the detached portion of the invitation letter with the included reply envelope for the purpose of changing the address. You can also change your address online at www.dpdhl.com/en/investors/service/share-register-service.html or arrange for it through your custodian bank.

Shares can be bought and/or sold at any time. There is no lodgment day or lock for registered shares. Please note, however: Shareholders need to hold the shares in their portfolio on the day of the AGM so that they can receive the dividend payment after the AGM. However, please clarify the details with your custodian bank.

Deutsche Post AG’s AGM was held on August 27, 2020. It was conducted this year as a virtual event that is not attended in person by shareholders or their proxies, and it was broadcast on the internet.

The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board proposed a dividend of €1.15 per share for financial year 2019, unchanged from the previous year. Accepted by the AGM, the dividend was paid on September 1, 2020.

Capital gains tax and solidarity surcharge will be withheld on €1.02 of the dividend for the 2019 financial year. €0.13 will be paid from the contribution account for tax purposes as defined in Section 27 of the Körperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG - German corporate tax act) and thus distributed without withholding capital gains tax. International shareholders will be subject to the tax law of their individual countries of residence.

August 27, 2020 – Broadcast

Broadcast of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the CEO’s address.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for financial year 2018 was held on May 15, 2019 at the World Conference Center Bonn, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2, 53113 Bonn, Germany. The dividend payment was on 20 May, 2019.

May 15, 2019 – Broadcast

Broadcast of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the CEO’s address.