ThyssenKrupp stock

The positive performance of ThyssenKrupp's stock since the middle of the 2008/2009 fiscal year continued into January 2010. On January 08, 2010 the stock reached a fiscal-year high of €28.07. The share price increase was driven mainly by the general economic expectations and the implementation of the strategic measures at ThyssenKrupp.

After a weak phase at the end of January, the stock steadily gained ground again. At the end of the quarter on March 31, 2010, it stood at €25.46, having outperformed the DAX and DJ STOXX indices.

Very solid stockholder structure

Twice a year we conduct an analysis of our stockholder structure as a basis for the targeted planning of investor communications in the form of roadshows and conferences aimed at cultivating existing stockholder contacts and attracting potential new investors. The analysis at the end of March 2010 showed once again that our efforts to gain new investors for ThyssenKrupp and raise the Company's profile on the capital markets are having an effect. At over 430, the number of institutions with ThyssenKrupp shares in their portfolio has increased significantly, up by around 12% compared with the analysis carried out in September 2009.

The regional distribution of stockholders shows only slight changes. Institutional investors based in Germany hold 9.9% of the capital stock (down 2.3 percentage points). 10% of the capital stock is held by investors from North America (up 0.2 percentage points). A further key region is the United Kingdom/Ireland, with an unchanged share of 9.4%. 8.7% of the capital stock is held by investors in continental Europe (up 1.7 percentage points), mostly in France, Norway and Switzerland.

The largest stockholder of ThyssenKrupp AG is the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, Essen. The Foundation has informed ThyssenKrupp that its share in the Company's voting rights is 25.33%. In addition, 10% of the capital stock is held by private investors.

Taking into account the Foundation's shareholding and the treasury shares held by the Company, which account for 9.84% of the capital stock, the free float, which is generally taken into account in the weighting of ThyssenKrupp's stock in stock indices, is 64.83% of the capital stock.

Basic information on the stock market listing

ThyssenKrupp stock is listed on the Frankfurt and Düsseldorf stock exchanges.