Dividends Last Modified 05.02.2009

Dividends

Dividend policy

Wärtsilä's target is to pay a dividend equivalent to 50% of operational earnings per share.

 

Dividend history

 

 2008

2007

2006 

2005 

 2004

 2003

2002 

 Normal dividend per share

 1.50

2.25

1.75

 0.90

 0.45 

0.50

 0.17

 Extra dividend per share

-

2.00

-

2.10

0.45 

0.67

1.00

 Total dividend

1.50

4.25

1.75 

3.00

 0.90 

1.17

1.17

 

 

Dividend 2008

The Board of Directors proposes to the General Meeting on 11 March 2009 that a dividend of EUR 1.50 per share be paid on the 2008 financial period. The dividends will be paid to the shareholders who are registered in the list of shareholders maintained by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd on the record date which is 16 March 2009. The payment date proposed by the Board for the dividends is 23 March 2009.