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Here you will find share key figures of Fortum and changes in share capital.

Fortum Corporation’s shares have been listed on Nasdaq Helsinki since 18 December 1998. The trading code is FORTUM. Fortum Corporation’s shares are in the Finnish book-entry system maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd which also maintains the official share register of Fortum Corporation. Fortum has one class of shares.

Share key figures

EUR 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Earnings per share -2.72 0.83 2.05 1.67 0.95 0.98 0.56 4.66 3.55 1.36
Cash flow per share -9.86 5.60 2.88 2.27 0.91 1.12 0.70 1.55 1.98 2.07
Equity per share 8.55 13.66 14.58 14.61 13.33 14.69 15.15 15.53 12.23 11.28
Dividend per share 0.91* 1.14 1.12 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 + 0.20 1.10
Payout ratio, % 79.8* 137.3 54.6 65.9 115.8 112.2 194.4 23.6 36.6 80.9
Dividend yield, % 5.9* 4.2 5.7 5.0 5.8 6.7 7.5 7.9 7.2 6.6

*) Board of Directors’ proposal for the 2023 Annual General Meeting

Share capital

Fortum Corporation has one class of shares. By the end of 2022, a total of 897,264,465 shares (2021: 888,294,465) had been issued. Each share entitles the holder to one vote at the Annual General Meeting. All shares entitle holders to an equal dividend. At the end of 2022, Fortum Corporation’s share capital, paid in its entirety and entered in the trade register, was EUR 3,046,185,953.00.

On 6 September 2022, Fortum announced that it had agreed with the Finnish State on a EUR 2.35 billion bridge financing arrangement. On 26 September 2022, Fortum announced to draw the first tranche of the liquidity facility, EUR 350 million. As a condition in the agreement following the first draw down, the Finnish State-owned holding company, Solidium Oy, was entitled to subscribe 8,970,000 new ordinary
registered shares in Fortum in a directed share issue, without payment. The share issue to Solidium Oy was resolved in the Extraordinary General Meeting on 23 November 2022 and the new shares were registered with the Finnish trade register on 25 November 2022. The new shares carry full shareholder rights, including the right to dividend, as of the registration date. The total amount of shares outstanding in
the company after the registration of the new shares is 897,264,465. As a consequence, the shares under the control of the State of Finland has increased from 50.76% to 51.26%.

Changes in share capital

Event # of shares share capital, EUR
Registered shares at 31 December 2022 (no changes in 2023) 897,264,465 3,046,185,953
Registrations in 2022    
- registered shares in directed share issue without payment to Solidium Oy 8,970,000  
Registered shares at 31 December 2018 - 24 Nov 2022 888,294,465 3,046,185,953
– cancellation of treasury shares on 21 Dec 2018 72,580  
Registered shares at 31 December 2010 - 31 December 2017 888,367,045 3,046,185,953
Registered shares at 31 December 2009 888,367,045 3,046,185,953
– 2002 B share option scheme 728,965 2,478,481
Subscriptions with options in 2008    
– 2002 B share options scheme for key employees 955,022 3,247,075
Total shares and share capital on 31 December 2008 887,638,080 3,043,707,472
Subscriptions with options in 2007    
– 2001 A share options scheme for key employees 274,920 934,728
– 2001 B share options scheme for key employees 1,339,867 4,555,548
– 2002 A share options scheme for key employees 122,100 415,140
– 2002 B share options scheme for key employees 3,462,525 11,772,585
Cancellation of own shares -5,910,000  
Total shares and share capital on 31 December 2007 886,683,058 3,040,460,397
Subscriptions with options in 2006    
– 2001 A share options scheme for key employees 3,026,200 10,289,080
– 2001 B share options scheme for key employees 5,360,133 18,224,452
– 2002 A share options scheme for key employees 516,800 1,757,120
– 2002 B share options scheme for key employees 4,856,488 16,512,059
Cancellation of own shares - 1,660,000  
Total shares and share capital on 31 December 2006 887,393,646 3,022,782,396
Subscriptions with options in 2005    
– 1999 bond loan with warrants 1,284,370 4,366,858
– 1999 management share option scheme 1,698,000 5,773,200
– 2001 A share options scheme for key employees 1,636,350 5,563,590
– 2002 A share options scheme for key employees 3,591,400 12,210,760
Share capital on 31 December 2005 875,294,025 2,975,999,685
Subscriptions with options in 2004    
– 1999 bond loan with warrants 4,560,730 15,506,482
– 1999 management share option scheme 7,154,000 24,323,600
– 2002 A share options scheme for key employees 6,536,700 22,224,780
Share capital on 31 December 2004 867,083,905 2,948,085,277
Subscriptions with options in 2003    
– 1999 bond loan with warrants 159,520 542,368
– 1999 management share option scheme 2,913,000 9,904,200
Share capital on 31 December 2003 848,832,475 2,886,030,415
Subscriptions with options in 2002    
– 1999 bond loan with warrants 148,380 504,492
– 1999 management share option scheme 3,000 10,200
Share capital on 31 December 2002 845,759,955 2,875,583,847
Share capital on 31 December 2001 845,608,575 2,875,069,155
Script issue in 2000   28,441,677
Rights issue in 2000 60,825,940 206,808,196
Share capital on 31 December 2000 845,608,575 2,875,069,155
Share capital on 31 December 1999 784,282,635 2,639,819,282
Fortum established on 7 February 1998 500,000 1,681,879
Rights issue in 1998 782,782,635 2,631,409,886
Employee issue in 1998 2,000,000 6,727,517
Share capital on 31 December 1998 784,782,635 2,639,819,282

Option schemes

Fortum has currently no option schemes. Last option scheme 2002B ended in 2009.

Fortum as an investment

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