May 03, 2023 – At the Mercedes-Benz Group AG Annual Meeting for the financial year 2022 the company outlines its strategic progress while delivering strong financial results and shareholder returns.
Voting results
Dividend announcement
Recording of opening speeches
The opening of the General Meeting and the speeches by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the Chairman of the Board of Management as recordings.
Speeches
Transformation on track
Performance raised
For shareholders, the past year was rewarding: Between March 2022 and March 2023 Mercedes-Benz total shareholder returns – the profit from all capital gains and dividends – increased by 20%, outperforming the German DAX index, where total shareholder returns rose 8% during the same period.
For the financial year 2022 the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board propose a dividend of €5.20 (2021: €5.00). Based on this proposal, the total dividend pay-out for 2022 amounts to €5.6 billion (2021: €5.3 billion). Furthermore, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board in February 2023 agreed on a share buyback program. Beginning in March 2023, Mercedes-Benz shares worth up to €4 billion (not including incidental costs) are intended to be acquired on the stock exchange over a period of up to two years, with a view to cancelling the shares.