METLEN ENERGY & METALS S.A.
Notification of Ex-Date / Payment of Dividend
MYTILINEOS HOLDINGS S.A. announces that the Regular General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders held on 07.05.2009 resolved to distribute for financial year 2008 a dividend of euro 0.10 per share, which is subject to tax withholding in accordance with Law 3697/2008.
The dividend that corresponds to the shares acquired by the Company from 8.8.2007 onwards, i.e. as of the date of entry into force of the amended article 16 par. 8 of Codified Law 2190/1920 on own shares in conjunction with the application of Law 3604/2007, increases the dividend paid out to the other shareholders. The number of shares acquired after 08.08.2007 amount to a total of 4,735,603, therefore the dividend per share shall amount to euro0.104442 in total and, after 10% tax withholding in accordance with the provisions of article 18 par. 7 of Law 3697/2008 (Government Gazette 194/A), the net final amount payable shall be euro0.093998 per share.
The ex-date has been set to Monday 11 May 2009. It is clarified that according to the revised ATHEX Regulation, as of 01.01.2009 corporate actions take place using the "record date" rule, which replaces the "trade date" rule. Under the new rule, the beneficiaries of the corporate action (in this case, of the dividend) are the investors registered in the records of the Dematerialised Securities System (SAT) on the relevant date (record date). Payment of the dividend shall commence on Tuesday 19 May 2009. Consequently, the beneficiaries of the dividend as above are the persons registered in the Company's records in the Dematerialised Securities System on the record date, i.e. on Wednesday 13 May 2009.
The dividend shall be paid by PIRAEUS Bank S.A. as follows:
1. By deposits made to the accounts of the shareholders who have designated and authorised PIRAEUS Bank S.A. to collect the dividend on their behalf.
2. By the operator of the securities account of the Dematerialised Securities System (SAT) where such operator is not PIREAUS Bank S.A. to the shareholders who have authorised their operators to collect dividends on their behalf.
3. From any branch of PIREAUS Bank S.A., to the shareholders who either have requested their operators not to collect dividends on their behalf or whose shares have been placed in the special account of Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (HELEX S.A.). Collection of the dividend from the branches of shall be made against production by the beneficiaries of their Police Identity Card and mention of their Investor Record Number in the Dematerialised Securities System (SAT).
For additional information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company's Shareholder Service Department (Mrs Julia Katsidadakou), 5-7 Patroklou Street, 151 25 Paradisos Amarousiou, Tel. 210 6877493, Fax 210 6877400.
Dividends not collected within five (5) years are forfeited by limitation in favour of the Greek State
The dividend that corresponds to the shares acquired by the Company from 8.8.2007 onwards, i.e. as of the date of entry into force of the amended article 16 par. 8 of Codified Law 2190/1920 on own shares in conjunction with the application of Law 3604/2007, increases the dividend paid out to the other shareholders. The number of shares acquired after 08.08.2007 amount to a total of 4,735,603, therefore the dividend per share shall amount to euro0.104442 in total and, after 10% tax withholding in accordance with the provisions of article 18 par. 7 of Law 3697/2008 (Government Gazette 194/A), the net final amount payable shall be euro0.093998 per share.
The ex-date has been set to Monday 11 May 2009. It is clarified that according to the revised ATHEX Regulation, as of 01.01.2009 corporate actions take place using the "record date" rule, which replaces the "trade date" rule. Under the new rule, the beneficiaries of the corporate action (in this case, of the dividend) are the investors registered in the records of the Dematerialised Securities System (SAT) on the relevant date (record date). Payment of the dividend shall commence on Tuesday 19 May 2009. Consequently, the beneficiaries of the dividend as above are the persons registered in the Company's records in the Dematerialised Securities System on the record date, i.e. on Wednesday 13 May 2009.
The dividend shall be paid by PIRAEUS Bank S.A. as follows:
1. By deposits made to the accounts of the shareholders who have designated and authorised PIRAEUS Bank S.A. to collect the dividend on their behalf.
2. By the operator of the securities account of the Dematerialised Securities System (SAT) where such operator is not PIREAUS Bank S.A. to the shareholders who have authorised their operators to collect dividends on their behalf.
3. From any branch of PIREAUS Bank S.A., to the shareholders who either have requested their operators not to collect dividends on their behalf or whose shares have been placed in the special account of Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (HELEX S.A.). Collection of the dividend from the branches of shall be made against production by the beneficiaries of their Police Identity Card and mention of their Investor Record Number in the Dematerialised Securities System (SAT).
For additional information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company's Shareholder Service Department (Mrs Julia Katsidadakou), 5-7 Patroklou Street, 151 25 Paradisos Amarousiou, Tel. 210 6877493, Fax 210 6877400.
Dividends not collected within five (5) years are forfeited by limitation in favour of the Greek State