GREEK ORGANISATION OF FOOTBALL PROGNOSTICS S.A.
Payment of the remaining dividend for Fiscal Year 2009
According to article 4.1.3.4. of the Athens Exchange Regulation, OPAP S.A. announces to its shareholders that, during the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of its shareholders on June 14th, 2010 resolved the distribution to shareholders of the total dividend for the fiscal year 2009 of 1.75 Euro per share. It is reminded that the Board of Directors, in its session of November 23rd 2009, had decided the distribution of 0.65 Euro per share as an interim dividend, which was paid to the entitled shareholders on December 24th, 2009.
The remaining dividend of fiscal year 2009 amounting to 1.10 Euro is subject to a 10% tax deduction, according to article 18 of L.3697/2008, i.e. net value of euro 0.99 Euro per share. Entitled to the remaining dividend, are the Company's registered shareholders at the closing of the Athens Exchange session on Friday, June 18th 2010 (record date). The Ex-dividend date, shares will be traded without the 2009 dividend entitlement, for the 2009 fiscal year will be Wednesday, June 16th 2010. The remaining dividend payment to the entitled shareholders commences on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 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. of the ATHEX regulation and article 39 of the Operations Regulation of the Central Securities Depository.
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 July 1st 2010.
Dividend collection for the abovementioned cases 2 and 3 will be possible either in person or by proxy until June 23rd, 2011 upon notification of Investors' Account Code Account Number of the Dematerialized Security System and proof of Identity. Following the expiration of the abovementioned date (June 23rd, 2011), dividend payment will be paid only at the company's offices (62, Kifissou Avenue, 12132, Peristeri-Athens, tel.: +30 210 5798930, Investor Relations Department). For any further information, shareholders are requested to contact directly the National Bank of Greece Depository Department, tel: +30 210-3340611-613.
Dividend not collected within five (5) years is prescribed to the Hellenic Republic.
The remaining dividend of fiscal year 2009 amounting to 1.10 Euro is subject to a 10% tax deduction, according to article 18 of L.3697/2008, i.e. net value of euro 0.99 Euro per share. Entitled to the remaining dividend, are the Company's registered shareholders at the closing of the Athens Exchange session on Friday, June 18th 2010 (record date). The Ex-dividend date, shares will be traded without the 2009 dividend entitlement, for the 2009 fiscal year will be Wednesday, June 16th 2010. The remaining dividend payment to the entitled shareholders commences on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 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. of the ATHEX regulation and article 39 of the Operations Regulation of the Central Securities Depository.
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 July 1st 2010.
Dividend collection for the abovementioned cases 2 and 3 will be possible either in person or by proxy until June 23rd, 2011 upon notification of Investors' Account Code Account Number of the Dematerialized Security System and proof of Identity. Following the expiration of the abovementioned date (June 23rd, 2011), dividend payment will be paid only at the company's offices (62, Kifissou Avenue, 12132, Peristeri-Athens, tel.: +30 210 5798930, Investor Relations Department). For any further information, shareholders are requested to contact directly the National Bank of Greece Depository Department, tel: +30 210-3340611-613.
Dividend not collected within five (5) years is prescribed to the Hellenic Republic.