The Annual Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting of SPRIDER STORES, which was held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 approved the proposal of the Board of Directors concerning the payment of a euro 0.089 per share dividend. The above dividend is free of taxes according to Law 2238/94, as it was amended and currently stands.
All shareholders of SPRIDER STORES at the end of the Athens Exchange trading session of Monday, June 30, 2008 will be eligible for the FY 2007 dividend. As of Tuesday, July 1, 2008 the shares of SPRIDER STORES will be traded in Athens Exchange without the right of receiving the FY 2007 dividend.
The payment of the dividend will commence on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 and it will take place through EFG EUROBANK - ERGASIAS S.A., according to the following:
1. Through D.S.S. operators, according to the new distribution procedure, as stated in articles 329 of Athens Exchange Regulation and article 39 of D.S.S. Regulation.
2. Through EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS S.A. branches, for those shareholders that have requested the exemption of their D.S.S. operator.
3. For those shareholders, not being able, for any reason, to be debited the dividend through their operator, the dividend payment will be possible through EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS S.A. network.
Dividend payment for cases 2 and 3 will take place by presenting the shareholder's identification card, while payment in a third party will take place solely by carrying a relevant proxy.
For any information all shareholders may address themselves to the company's investor relations department (Mr. Thanos Maltezakis +0030 210 6609924, e - mail: ir@spriderstores.com).
Dividends not collected within five (5) years are written off in favour of the Greek Public.