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Key BASF share data



    2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year-end price 44.58 53.00 64.71 73.85 101.41
Year high 44.58 53.00 65.33 74.24 101.61
Year low 28.41 40.49 50.11 58.97 71.95
Year average 38.52 45.18 57.13 64.82 89.00
             
Daily trade in shares1            
- million €   127.2 121.7 154.0 198.6 298.3
- million shares   3.3 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.35
             
Number of shares as of December 312 Million shares 556.6 540.4 514.4 499.7 478.2
Market capitalization as of December 31 billion € 24.8 28.6 33.3 36.9 48.5
             
Earnings per share3 1.62 3.65 5.73 6.37 8.32
Dividend per share 1.40 1.70 2.00 3.00 3.90
Dividend yield4 % 3.14 3.21 3.09 4.06 3.85
Payout ratio3 % 85 45 34 46 465
Price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio)3, 4   27.5 14.5 11.3 11.6 12.2

1
Average, Xetra trading
2
After deduction of shares earmarked for cancellation
3
Starting in 2005, the accounting and reporting of the BASF Group has been performed in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
The previous year’s figure has been restated accordingly. The figures up to and including 2003 were prepared according to German Commercial Code.
4
Based on year-end share price
5
With regard to the number of qualifying shares as of December 31, 2007

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