ΜΕΤΚΑ ΒΙΟΜ/ΚΗ - ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥ/ΚΗ
Notification of Ex-Date / Payment of Dividend
METKA METAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF GREECE 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 0.40 per share. This dividend is subject to 10% tax withholding in accordance with Law 3697/2008 (Government Gazette 194/A), and therefore the net final amount payable shall be euro 0.36 per share.
As of Monday 11 May 2009, the Company's shares shall be traded ex-dividend in the Athens Exchange. It is also 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 Wednesday 13 May 2009 (record date).
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 (Mr S. Hatzakos), 11 Marinou Antypa Street, N. Iraklio, Tel. 210 2709200, Fax 210 2759528.
Dividends not collected within five (5) years are forfeited by limitation in favour of the Greek State.
As of Monday 11 May 2009, the Company's shares shall be traded ex-dividend in the Athens Exchange. It is also 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 Wednesday 13 May 2009 (record date).
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 (Mr S. Hatzakos), 11 Marinou Antypa Street, N. Iraklio, Tel. 210 2709200, Fax 210 2759528.
Dividends not collected within five (5) years are forfeited by limitation in favour of the Greek State.