Disclosed dividend payments and transfers of profits in accordance with the Articles of Association were broken down as follows in the fiscal year:
| [ XLS ] |
€ million |
2007 |
2006 |
||
Dividend payments |
|
|
|
|
Dividends to shareholders |
–67.8 |
|
–43.6 |
|
Dividends to minority shareholders |
–9.2 |
–77.0 |
–6.1 |
–49.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net profits transferred by Merck KGaA |
|
|
|
|
Profit transfer in accordance with the Articles of Association from E. Merck OHG to Merck KGaA |
–2.1 |
|
–4.0 |
|
Profit transfer in accordance with the Articles of Association from Merck KGaA to E. Merck OHG |
–65.1 |
|
–400.9 |
|
Appropriation by E. Merck OHG to reserves/profit carried forward of Merck KGaA |
–438.2 |
–505.4 |
203.8 |
–201.1 |
Profit transfer from Merck & Cie KG |
|
–30.4 |
|
–28.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total dividend payments and profit transfers |
|
–612.8 |
|
–279.1 |
Free cash flow after dividend payments and profit transfers totaled €–2,085.9 million (2006: €–1,352.5 million).
