Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. announces that, according to the Article 4.1.3.4 of the Athens Exchange Regulation and following the decision of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 27 June 2012, the dividend for the financial year 2010 amounts to 0.40 euros per share, which dividend is subject to 25% withholding tax, according to the Law 3943/2011 and therefore the net final amount payable will be 0.3000Euro per share.
Ex-dividend date is 18 July 2012. As from that date, the company’s shares will be traded at the ASE without a dividend right.
Dividend beneficiaries “Record date” was set for 20 July, 2012 (in accordance with the new ATHEX rulebook, starting on 1.1.2009, corporate actions take place based on “record date”.
Based on the new rule, beneficiaries of the dividend are those investors who are registered in the DSS on the relevant “record date”.
The dividend shall be paid on 24 July 2012 by EFG EUROBANK Ergasias bank S.A., as follows:
- Through the Dematerialised Securities System operators for those shareholders who have authorized their operators for the dividend payment.
- Through the branch network of EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.Α., for the shareholders who have not authorized a DSS/SAT Operator or have requested an exception from their DSS/SAT Operator .
- For those shareholders, who, for any reason, cannot be credited through their operators, dividend payment can be received in person or through their legal representatives from EFG EUROBANK Ergasias throughout its branch network upon presenting their identity card or a dully authenticated authorization in case of a proxy. Dividends not collected within five years are written off in favour of the Greek State.
For additional information, shareholders may contact the company’s Finance Investor Relations Department, (tel. 2310/593-320, Building of Technical Support, Gate 11 in the Port of Thessaloniki).
