In 2018, the Fund paid out € 121.9 million (2017: € 108.5 million) as dividend. The payment of a dividend over 2018 of € 94.99 per share as at year-end 2018 (2017: € 90.82), amounting to a total dividend of € 125.4 million (2017: € 113.9 million), is to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 24 April 2019. These financial statements do not reflect this dividend payable.
The dividend proposal for 2018 has not been accounted for in the financial statements. The dividend for 2018 will be paid in cash.