UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 14, 2008
Commission File Number: 1-15174
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
D-80333 Munich
Federal Republic of Germany
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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Investor Relations |
Munich, April 14, 2008
Disclosure according to art. 4 para. 4 of the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003
Share buy back Final Report
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft completes first tranche of the share buy back
In the time period from April 7, 2008 until and including April 8, 2008 a number of 1,353,013
shares have been bought back within the framework of the share buy back program of Siemens
Aktiengesellschaft. With these transactions the buy back of the first tranche of own shares has been
completed on April 8, 2008. The buy back of the first tranche had been announced according to art. 4
para. 2 of the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 on January 24, 2008 and began on January 28, 2008; own
shares of the Company having a value of about EUR 2 billion (excluding incidental transaction
charges) were intended to be repurchased in the time period until the end of April 2008.
The total number of own shares that has been repurchased as the first tranche between January 28,
2008 and April 8, 2008 amounts to 24,854,541. This corresponds to 2.72% of the share capital. The
purchase price was in average EUR 80.47 per share; the total consideration that has been paid for
the shares of the first tranche amounts to EUR 2,000,001,334.89 (excluding incidental transaction
charges).
The purchase of the shares of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft was carried out by a bank that has been
commissioned by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft; the shares were repurchased exclusively on the
electronic trading platform of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Xetra).
Information regarding the transactions according to art. 4 para. 3 and 4 of the Regulation (EC) no.
2273/2003 is published on the website of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (www.siemens.com/ir).
Timing and details regarding the buy back of own shares under further tranches of the share buy back
program, which will be necessary to achieve the capital structure target that was announced in the
ad hoc announcement dated November 7, 2007, will be disclosed separately according to art. 4 para.
2 of the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003.
Munich, April 14, 2008
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
The Managing Board
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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Date: April 14, 2008 |
/s/ Dr. Klaus Patzak
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Name: |
Dr. Klaus Patzak |
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Title: |
Corporate Vice President and Controller |
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/s/ Lothar Wilisch
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Name: |
Lothar Wilisch |
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Title: |
Head of Equity Capital Markets |
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