Note 14: Group equity

Composition of share capital at year-end 2015

in €

Authorized share capital

Subscribed share capital

Priority shares (48 with nominal value of €400)

19,200

19,200

Cumulative preferred shares (200 million with nominal value of €2)

400,000,000

Common shares (600 million with nominal value of €2)

1,200,000,000

497,952,856

Total

1,600,019,200

497,972,056

Composition of share capital at year-end 2016

in €

Authorized share capital

Subscribed share capital

Priority shares (48 with nominal value of €400)

19,200

19,200

Cumulative preferred shares (200 million with nominal value of €2)

400,000,000

Common shares (600 million with nominal value of €2)

1,200,000,000

504,352,824

Total

1,600,019,200

504,372,024

Outstanding common shares

number of shares

2015

2016

Outstanding at January 1

246,043,094

248,976,428

Issued in connection to performance-related shareplan and share-matching plan

825,102

676,073

Stock dividend

2,108,232

2,523,911

Balance at December 31

248,976,428

252,176,412

Weighted average number of shares

number of shares

2015

2016

Weighted average number of shares

247,820,604

250,914,373

For further details on weighted average number of shares, see Note 7.

Subscribed share capital

For further details on subscribed share capital, see Note E in the Company financial statements.

Other components of Shareholders’ equity

Changes in fair value of derivatives comprise the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of cash flow hedging instruments related to hedged transactions that have not yet occurred.

Cumulative translation reserves comprise all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations, as well as from the translation of intercompany loans with a permanent nature and liabilities and derivatives that hedge the net investments in a foreign subsidiary.

Equity-settled transactions consist of the performance-related share plan and share-matching plan, whereby shares are granted to the Board of Management, Executive Committee and other executives. For details of the share-based compensation, see Note 4.

Non-controlling interests

None of the non-controlling interests are considered individually material to the group.

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

2015

 

2016

 

 

 

Equity stake

 

Equity stake

Group equity

Partner

%

€ million

%

€ million

Akzo Nobel Swire Paints (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, China

Swire Duro (Holdings) Ltd, China

30.00

191

30.00

181

Akzo Nobel India Limited, Kolkata, India

Privately held, India

27.04

55

27.04

49

PT ICI Paints Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

PT DWI Satrya Utama, Indonesia

45.00

29

45.00

31

Akzo Nobel Paints (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Privately held, Malaysia

40.05

27

40.05

26

Akzo Nobel Swire Paints (Guanzhou) Limited, Guangzhou, China

Swire Duro (Holdings) Limited, Industrial Development Co. Ltd of Guanzhou, China

46.00

38

46.00

37

International Paint (Korea) Ltd, Busan, South-Korea

Noroo Holdings, South Korea

40.00

24

40.00

20

Akzo Nobel UAE Paints LLC, United Arab Emirates

Kanoo Group, United Arab Emirates

40.00

10

40.00

13

Akzo Nobel Kemipol A.S., Izmir, Turkey

Privately held, Turkey

49.00

18

49.00

18

International Paints Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Yousuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Co. Ltd, Saudi Arabia

40.00

12

40.00

15

International Paints of Shanghai Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China

Huayi Fine Chemical Co. Ltd, China; China National Shipbuilding Equipment & Materials Corp.

49.00

14

49.00

12

Akzo Nobel Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan

Privately held, Pakistan

24.19

13

24.19

13

Akzo Nobel Oman SAOC, Muscat, Oman

Omar Zawawi establishment LLC, Oman

50.00

14

50.00

14

Others

 

 

51

 

52

Total

 

 

496

 

481

Dividend

Our dividend policy is to pay a stable to rising dividend. We will propose a 2016 final dividend of €1.28 per share, which would make a total 2016 dividend of €1.65 (2015: €1.55) per share, up 6.5 percent. There will be a stock dividend option with cash dividend as default.