Annual Shareholders' Meeting approves highest dividend to-date in history of Daimler AG

BERLIN -- April 1, 2015: At the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Daimler AG held in Berlin on Wednesday, the shareholders approved the payment of a dividend for the year 2014 of €2.45 per share (prior year: €2.25). This is the highest dividend to-date in the history of Daimler AG. The dividend distribution amounts to €2,621 million.

Furthermore, the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting also reelected Dr. Paul Achleitner, chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank AG, as a member of the Daimler Supervisory Board representing the shareholders. The reelection is effective from the end of the 2015 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting until the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in the year 2020.

The actions of the members of the Board of Management were ratified with 99.69% of the votes cast, and the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board were ratified with 99.71% of the votes cast.

In addition, the shareholders authorized the issuance of convertible bonds and/or bonds with warrants and a respective conditional capital. This authorization is valid until March 31, 2020 and replaces the existing framework to the same financial extent.

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting was held for the first time at CityCube Berlin and was attended by approximately 5,000 (2014: 5,500) shareholders. In total, 36.15% of the share capital was represented.

The dividend will be paid out on April 2, 2015 to all shareholders who held Daimler shares on April 1, 2015.

Overview of the most important results:

Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach. Daimler Financial Services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance, financial investments, credit cards, and innovative mobility services.

The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility today:The Group’s focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal to and fascinate. Daimler consequently invests in the development of alternative drive trains with the long-term goal of emission-free driving: from hybrid vehicles to electric vehicles powered by battery or fuel cell. Furthermore, the company follows a consistent path towards accident-free driving and intelligent connectivity all the way to autonomous driving. This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment.

Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.

Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world’s most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, as well as Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Maybach, the brands smart, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses, and Daimler Financial Services’ brands: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial, Daimler Truck Financial, moovel and car2go. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2014, the Group sold more than 2.5 million vehicles and employeda workforce of 279,972 people; revenue totaled €129.9 billion and EBIT amounted to €10.8 billion.