GREEK ORGANISATION OF FOOTBALL PROGNOSTICS S.A.
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008
OPAP S.A. announces to the shareholders that the company?s Board of Directors during its on November 24th, 2008 session, resolved the distribution of interim dividend of euro 0.80 per share against dividend payment for the fiscal year 2008.
The aforementioned amount is subject to a 10% tax deduction (euro 0.08 per share, according to article 18 of L.3697/2008) i.e. net value of euro 0.72 per share.
Entitled to the interim dividend, are the Company?s registered shareholders at the closing of the Athens Exchange session on Monday, December 15th 2008, according to the settlement procedure of the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. As of Tuesday, December 16th 2008 (cut off day), the shares will be traded without the interim dividend right, for the fiscal year 2008. The interim dividend payment commences on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 and will be processed through the National Bank of Greece as follows:
1. Via the Operators of the Dematerialized Security System (Banks and Securities firms), according to Articles 4.1.3.4 and 5.5 of the ATHEX regulation.
2. Via the National Bank of Greece network, for those shareholders that requested to be exempted from their Account Operator of the Dematerialized Securities System or whose shares are kept in the special investor?s account.
3. Shareholders, who, for any reason, are unable to collect their dividend through their operator, will be able to collect it through the National Bank of Greece network starting January 5th 2009.
Dividend collection for the abovementioned cases 2 and 3 will be possible up either in person or by proxy until December 23rd, 2009 upon notification of Investors' Account Code Account Number of the Dematerialized Security System and proof of Identity. Following the expiration of the abovementioned date (December 23rd, 2009), dividend payment will be paid only at the company's offices (62, Kifissou Avenue, 12104, Peristeri-Athens, tel.: +30 210 5798800, Investor Relations Department).
For any further information, shareholders are requested to contact directly the National Bank of Greece Depository Department, tel: +30 210-3340026 , 210-3340613. Dividend not collected within five (5) years is prescribed to the Hellenic Republic.
The aforementioned amount is subject to a 10% tax deduction (euro 0.08 per share, according to article 18 of L.3697/2008) i.e. net value of euro 0.72 per share.
Entitled to the interim dividend, are the Company?s registered shareholders at the closing of the Athens Exchange session on Monday, December 15th 2008, according to the settlement procedure of the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. As of Tuesday, December 16th 2008 (cut off day), the shares will be traded without the interim dividend right, for the fiscal year 2008. The interim dividend payment commences on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 and will be processed through the National Bank of Greece as follows:
1. Via the Operators of the Dematerialized Security System (Banks and Securities firms), according to Articles 4.1.3.4 and 5.5 of the ATHEX regulation.
2. Via the National Bank of Greece network, for those shareholders that requested to be exempted from their Account Operator of the Dematerialized Securities System or whose shares are kept in the special investor?s account.
3. Shareholders, who, for any reason, are unable to collect their dividend through their operator, will be able to collect it through the National Bank of Greece network starting January 5th 2009.
Dividend collection for the abovementioned cases 2 and 3 will be possible up either in person or by proxy until December 23rd, 2009 upon notification of Investors' Account Code Account Number of the Dematerialized Security System and proof of Identity. Following the expiration of the abovementioned date (December 23rd, 2009), dividend payment will be paid only at the company's offices (62, Kifissou Avenue, 12104, Peristeri-Athens, tel.: +30 210 5798800, Investor Relations Department).
For any further information, shareholders are requested to contact directly the National Bank of Greece Depository Department, tel: +30 210-3340026 , 210-3340613. Dividend not collected within five (5) years is prescribed to the Hellenic Republic.