GLOBAL NEW EUROPE FUND
Announcement of Dividend's Payment for the Financial Year 2007
"Global New Europe Fund Portfolio Investments S.A." announces that according to the decision of the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of its shareholders on June 11th, 2008, the dividend for the Financial Year 2007 amounts to Euro 0,38 per share.
Beneficiaries of the dividend will be the shareholders after the closure of the Athens Stock Exchange's session on June 18th, 2008. From Thursday, June 19th, 2008, (ex-dividend date, the share will be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange without the right to dividend for the financial year 2007.
The payment of the dividend will commence on Thursday, June 26th 2008, through the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A., through the following ways:
1. Through the operators of securities accounts in the D.S.S. and in accordance with the new distribution's procedure, as it is presented in the articles 329 of the Regulation of the Athens Stock Exchange and 39 of the Regulation of the Electronic (Dematerialized) Securities System (D.S.S.) of H.E.L.E.X.
2. Through the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. network, for those shareholders who have requested to be exempt from their operations from D.S.S. or whose shares are kept in the specific account of H.E.L.E.X.
3. For those shareholders who won?t receive the dividend through their operators, for any reason, the payment of the dividend will be made through EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. network.
The collection of the dividend from the Bank's branches will be made upon presentation of the Identity Card of the shareholder, while the payment by third person will be made only upon presentation of a proxy, which will contain the beneficiary's data and the representative's data (first name, last name, Identity Card & No. of Tax Registration), authorized for the signature's genuine by a Police Department or other Authority.
The procedure of collection of the dividend for the financial year 2007 through the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. will be possible for 5 years.
Dividends that will not be collected during the period of 5 years are prescribed in favor of the Greek Government.
For further information shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company's shareholders Dept., tel. 0030 210 35 23 300.
Beneficiaries of the dividend will be the shareholders after the closure of the Athens Stock Exchange's session on June 18th, 2008. From Thursday, June 19th, 2008, (ex-dividend date, the share will be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange without the right to dividend for the financial year 2007.
The payment of the dividend will commence on Thursday, June 26th 2008, through the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A., through the following ways:
1. Through the operators of securities accounts in the D.S.S. and in accordance with the new distribution's procedure, as it is presented in the articles 329 of the Regulation of the Athens Stock Exchange and 39 of the Regulation of the Electronic (Dematerialized) Securities System (D.S.S.) of H.E.L.E.X.
2. Through the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. network, for those shareholders who have requested to be exempt from their operations from D.S.S. or whose shares are kept in the specific account of H.E.L.E.X.
3. For those shareholders who won?t receive the dividend through their operators, for any reason, the payment of the dividend will be made through EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. network.
The collection of the dividend from the Bank's branches will be made upon presentation of the Identity Card of the shareholder, while the payment by third person will be made only upon presentation of a proxy, which will contain the beneficiary's data and the representative's data (first name, last name, Identity Card & No. of Tax Registration), authorized for the signature's genuine by a Police Department or other Authority.
The procedure of collection of the dividend for the financial year 2007 through the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. will be possible for 5 years.
Dividends that will not be collected during the period of 5 years are prescribed in favor of the Greek Government.
For further information shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company's shareholders Dept., tel. 0030 210 35 23 300.