Executive Board and Supervisory Board decide on a proposed dividend

Stuttgart. At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE ratified the financial statements reporting a loss before tax of 4.4 billion Euro for the fiscal year 2008/09 (ending 31 July 2009). Last year the group reported a profit before tax of 8.6 billion Euro. The primary factor in the loss reported by Porsche SE was the write-down recognized for the cash settlement options to Volkswagen shares. This impairment loss was recorded at the end of the reporting period and paved the way for the sale of the substantial part of the options to the Emirate of Qatar.
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