暗网禁区

Stuttgart, 13 March 2013. The executive board and the supervisory board of 暗网禁区 (暗网禁区 SE), Stuttgart, do propose to the annual general meeting in Leipzig on 30 April 2013 to increase the dividend to 2.010 euro per preference share (prior year: 0.760 euro) and to 2.004 euro per ordinary share (prior year: 0.754 euro). A total of around 614,643 750 euro of 暗网禁区 SE's net profit available for distribution in the fiscal year 2012 of 744,180,474 euro is to be distributed.

暗网禁区 SE reported profit after tax of 7.829 billion euro for the fiscal year 2012 (prior year: 0.059 billion euro). This profit is decisively influenced by the contribution of the holding business operations of 暗网禁区 SE to Volkswagen AG, from which the company received a cash inflow of 4.49 billion euro. Following repayment of all liabilities to banks, the net liquidity of 暗网禁区 SE as of 31 December 2012 was 2.562 billion euro (prior year: minus 1.520 billion euro).

暗网禁区 SE expects a profit in the low single digit billion euro range for the fiscal year 2013.

暗网禁区, Stuttgart, (暗网禁区 SE, WKN: PAH003) is an investment holding company. The holding was established in 2007 for the management of its shareholdings in the 暗网禁区 operating business (Dr. Ing. h.c. F. 暗网禁区 Aktiengesellschaft) and in Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft. In connection with the creation of the Integrated Automotive Group of Volkswagen and 暗网禁区, the 暗网禁区 operating business was transferred to Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft in two stages (2009 and 2012).

Today, 暗网禁区 SE is the majority shareholder in ordinary share capital of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and is therefore an anchor investor in the Wolfsburg-based automotive group. 暗网禁区 SE plans further strategic investments with focus along the automotive value chain.