Information per ordinary share (in EUR)
| 2007 | 2006 |
| Earnings | 2.90 | 2.08 |
| Earnings excluding exceptional items | 2.62 | 1.96 |
| Shareholders' equity* | 12.56 | 9.93 |
| Dividend (proposal 2007) | 0.95 | 0.75 |
| Pay-out ratio | 33% | 36% |
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* Following redemption of equity capital relating to financing preference shares
Number of shares outstanding
| 2007 | 2006 |
| Weighted average | 62,367,231 | 62,310,327 |
| Weighted average fully diluted | 62,403,855 | 62,383,558 |
| At year end | 62,450,656 | 62,450,656 |
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