HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings Societe Anonyme
Announcement of Jute rim Dividend payment for the financial year 2008
HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. informs the investors that the Board of Directors, according to its resolution on August 7,2008 approved the payment of interim dividend for the Financial year 2008, of ε 0, 15 per share.
All registered shareholders of HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. as the Athens Exchanges trading session on October 13, 2008 are entitled to receive the above interim dividend.
From October 14, 2008 which is the ex-dividend date, the shares of HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. will be trading without the right for interim dividend.
The payment of the interim dividend will commence on October 22, 2008.
The above mentioned payment will take place through the branch network of National Bank (which is the payer bank). Shareholders will be able to receive the interim dividend through the National Bank within a period of one year, thus until October 22, 2009.
According to the interim dividend distribution process as it provided by the article 329 of Athens Exchanges Regulation and the article 39 of the Central Securities Depository?s Regulation, the payment of the interim dividend through the National Bank will be accomplished as follows:
1. Through the PCS (Paperless Clearing System) account operators, which have accepted relevant agreement, concerning income distribution between the National Bank and the account operators according to the above.
2. Through the branch network of National Bank fir those shareholders requesting exemption from their PCS account operator.
3. Shareholders, who will not credit through their account operators, will be able to receive the interim dividend through the branch network of National Bank, starting from October 31, 2008.
The interim dividend payment for cases 2 and 3 requires the submission of a PCS Investors Account Number as well as the presentation of an identification card. A third person will be able to receive the interim dividend only with the submission of an authorization letter, verified for signatures authenticity by a state authority, presenting the full details of the entitled shareholders as well as the authorized person.
For additional information, shareholders may contact the shareholders Service Department of HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA, 199 Kifissias Avenue, 151 24 Maroussi (tel. +30 210 876 7861-4, fax + 30 210 8767993).
All registered shareholders of HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. as the Athens Exchanges trading session on October 13, 2008 are entitled to receive the above interim dividend.
From October 14, 2008 which is the ex-dividend date, the shares of HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. will be trading without the right for interim dividend.
The payment of the interim dividend will commence on October 22, 2008.
The above mentioned payment will take place through the branch network of National Bank (which is the payer bank). Shareholders will be able to receive the interim dividend through the National Bank within a period of one year, thus until October 22, 2009.
According to the interim dividend distribution process as it provided by the article 329 of Athens Exchanges Regulation and the article 39 of the Central Securities Depository?s Regulation, the payment of the interim dividend through the National Bank will be accomplished as follows:
1. Through the PCS (Paperless Clearing System) account operators, which have accepted relevant agreement, concerning income distribution between the National Bank and the account operators according to the above.
2. Through the branch network of National Bank fir those shareholders requesting exemption from their PCS account operator.
3. Shareholders, who will not credit through their account operators, will be able to receive the interim dividend through the branch network of National Bank, starting from October 31, 2008.
The interim dividend payment for cases 2 and 3 requires the submission of a PCS Investors Account Number as well as the presentation of an identification card. A third person will be able to receive the interim dividend only with the submission of an authorization letter, verified for signatures authenticity by a state authority, presenting the full details of the entitled shareholders as well as the authorized person.
For additional information, shareholders may contact the shareholders Service Department of HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA, 199 Kifissias Avenue, 151 24 Maroussi (tel. +30 210 876 7861-4, fax + 30 210 8767993).