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Even Linde shares were unable to escape the difficult market environment in 2008, a year in which stock markets were affected by the financial crisis and fears of recession. However, our shares performed well compared to the major indices, despite a 33.8 percent fall in the share price, and ended the year in the top third of the DAX 30 index.
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Capital market based figures | ||||||||||||
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2008 |
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2007 | ||||||
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Shares with dividend entitlement for the financial year |
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No. |
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168,492,4962 |
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166,347,428 | ||||||
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Closing price at year-end |
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€ |
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59.85 |
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90.45 | ||||||
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Year high |
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€ |
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97.90 |
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91.75 | ||||||
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Year low |
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€ |
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46.51 |
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75.26 | ||||||
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Total dividend Linde AG |
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€ million |
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303 |
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283 | ||||||
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Market capitalisation1 |
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€ million |
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10,084 |
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15,046 | ||||||
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Average weekly volume |
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No. |
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5,864,996 |
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5,234,800 | ||||||
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Volatility1 (200 days) |
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in % |
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50.5 |
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24.6 | ||||||
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Information per share |
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Cash dividend |
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€ |
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1.80 |
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1.70 | ||||||
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Dividend yield |
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in % |
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3.0 |
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1.9 | ||||||
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Operating cash flow |
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€ |
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11.13 |
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10.73 | ||||||
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Earnings3 |
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€ |
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5.46 |
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5.02 | ||||||
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