It is announced by Autohellas SA that a dividend of €0.12 has been approved by the Annual Shareholders Meeting that took place on the 23rd of June 2010. Dividend is subject to 10% tax withholding in accordance with law 3697/2008 and therefore the net final amount payable shall be 0.108 Euro per share. As of the 29th of June 2010, which is the ex-dividend day, the shares will trade in the Athens Exchange without the right to the dividend. Beneficiaries of the dividend are shareholders registered in the company s records in the Dematerialized securities system on the 1st of July 2010 (record date).
Dividend payment will commence on the 6th of July 2010 by ALPHA BANK, with the combination of the following payment methods:
1.Through the Operators of the Greek Dematerialized Securities System (DSS/SAT), if the shareholders have given the right to collect dividends on their accounts.
2. To the shareholders themselves, in case they keep their shares in the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. or they have not given to their Operator the authority to collect dividend on their account or they have recalled such authority. In all above cases the dividend will be paid to the Shareholders through the branches of ALPHA BANK, by presenting their ID as well as their particulars in the Dematerialized Securities System. The dividend can be also collected by a third person, if, apart from the above, one has been so authorized in writing by the beneficiary Shareholder and the authenticity of the signature of the Shareholder has been certified by the police or any other competent Authority.
As of July 7th,2011, the dividend will be paid only through the Company?s headquarters in the following address : 31 Viltanioti str, 145 64, kifisia, Athens, Greece. For additional information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company s Investor Relations Department (tel. 0030-210-6264256).