Siemens distributes shares worth a total of 52 million euros to employees worldwide

2020-04-18

Beijing, China, 2015 3 Month 2 Day

• As part of Siemens' employee stock purchase plan, from 63 countries about 78,000 employees received this year's stock allocation
• Siemens AG President and CEO Kaeser ( Joe Kaeser ) distributed the 200 ten-thousandth share of stock to employees
• The number of Siemens employee shareholders continues to grow

More and more Siemens employees are becoming shareholders of the company. Among the global 343,000 employees, nearly 144,000 employees are also shareholders of the company. Since Siemens launched the employee stock purchase plan in 2009 year as an additional incentive to buy shares, the number of employee shareholders has grown by more than half of the initial 92,000 people. According to Siemens' stock purchase plan, for every three shares of company stock purchased by employees, one free stock will be granted after a three-year waiting period. This year, Siemens distributed about 549,000 shares of company stock, with a total value of about 52 million euros. Compared to the 440,000 shares distributed last year, the total amount of stock distributed this year increased. 25%。

Siemens AG President and CEO Kaeser ( Joe Kaeser said: " As owners of the company, employees' direct participation in the company's development will demonstrate stronger responsibility and enthusiasm. The large number of employees participating in our employee stock ownership plan strongly proves that the sense of ownership has been strengthened within Siemens and confirms our employees' confidence in the company's long-term success. ”

Currently, Siemens' active employees and former employees together hold about 5% of Siemens AG's shares, making them one of the largest shareholder groups of the company.

This year, Siemens distributed the 2 millionth share of stock since the implementation of its employee stock purchase plan. At the employee meeting held in Turkey, Kaeser presented the certificate symbolizing the ten-thousandth share of stock to an employee who joined Siemens in 200 year and currently works in the Human Resources department. About 1999 employees benefited from this year's company stock purchase plan. 63 countries about 78,000 Globally, about

111,000 Siemens employees participated in the 2015 year company employee stock ownership plan, an increase compared to last year. 4%。