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2008 |
2007 | ||||||
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Earnings per share after tax and minority interest |
1.69 |
–0.50 | ||||||
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Earnings per share after tax and minority interest |
1.69 |
16.21 | ||||||
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Dividend in € |
1.50 |
1.20 | ||||||
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One-time bonus in € |
– |
2.00 | ||||||
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Share price high in € (January 9, 2008/June 15, 2007) |
93.79 |
106.55 | ||||||
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Share price low in € (November 21, 2008/January 2, 2007) |
57.67 |
79.96 | ||||||
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Year-end share price in € |
64.51 |
88.30 | ||||||
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Actual number of shares in millions (as of year-end) |
64.6 |
64.6 | ||||||
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Theoretical total number2 of shares in millions (as of year-end) |
217.4 |
217.4 | ||||||
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Market capitalization3 in € million (as of year-end) |
14,024 |
19,196 | ||||||
Established in the DAX®
The liquidity of our shares remained at a high level in 2008. On average, 744,506 shares were traded daily. High liquidity makes Merck shares attractive for more investors. At the end of 2008, Merck again ranked 24th in the DAX® with respect to market capitalization, and 30th once again with respect to average share trading volumes.
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