2 minutesHELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. hereby announces, in accordance with article 4.1.3.4 of the ASE Rulebook, that the Company's Board of Directors decided during its meeting, that took place on 08.11.2018, to distribute a gross amount of euro 76,408,796 or euro 0.25 per share, as interim dividend for the financial year 2018.
The interim dividend of the amount of euro 0.25 per share is subject to 15% withholding tax, according to the provisions of Law 4172/2013, as amended by Law 4387/2016 and currently in force, therefore, the net payable to shareholders amounts to euro 0.2125 per share.
The Company's Board of Director decided that the shares will trade ex-dividend on 10.12.2018, while 11.12.2018 was defined as the date of determination of the interim dividend beneficiaries (record date). Interim dividend payment will take place on 17.12.2018.
The payment of the interim dividend will be conducted through National Bank of Greece S.A., as follows:
- Through the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS/SAT) operators, to beneficiary shareholders that have authorized their operators to receive payment.
- Through the retail network of the National Bank of Greece for all other beneficiary shareholders.
In order to collect the interim dividend through the paying bank’s retail network, beneficiary shareholders must produce the following:
- Valid ID
- Printout of DSS/SAT account information
Payment to a third party can only take place if there is an authorization stating the full personal information of both the beneficiary shareholder as well as the authorized person, verified for the authenticity of signature by a competent state authority.
The right to collect the interim dividend disperses if not collected, within a period of five (5) years from the end of the year that the corresponding right was established (Civil Code article 250, par. 15). Following such term, any relevant amount shall be remitted to the Hellenic Republic.
For additional information, shareholders may refer to the Shareholders Registry Department of HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA, Chimarras Str. 8A, Maroussi, (tel. +302106302979, +302106302980, fax: +302106302986, +302106302987).