METKA S.A. within the scope of reliable information of the investors and its shareholders and in particular, pursuant to the L. 3556/2007 and the article 4.1.3.4. of the Rules of the Athens Exchange, announces the following:
The Annual Regular General Meeting of the Shareholders of METKA S.A., realized on 10th of May 2011, decided amongst others, the dividend rate of 0.48 euro per share for the financial year 2010. From the dividend distributed, the tax withheld shall be 21% pursuant to the L. 3943/2011, article 14 par.2, as a result the amount collected by the shareholders, after the tax withholding, shall be 0.3792 euro per share.
For the foreigner dividend payees (natural or legal persons), who are residents of conventional countries, the withheld tax varies depending on the provisions of double taxation conventions, which in any case does not exceed the 21%.
As ex-date of the above dividend payment is defined to be the 12th of May 2011.
Since the same date, the shares of METKA S.A. shall be negotiable in the Athens Exchange without the right to participate in the payment of a dividend. The beneficiaries of the dividend payment are the shareholders registered in the records of the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS) on the 16th of May 2011 (record date).
The dividend payment due date is defined to be the 20th of May 2011, and its payment shall be realised pursuant to the procedure defined in the article 5.5 of the Rules of the Athens Exchange in particular pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS), as follows:
a) via operators, to wit stock sales companies chosen and authorised by the shareholders for the collection of the dividend. METKA S.A. shall credit on the 20th of May 2011 the operators accounts, who shall give the money to the beneficiaries. Please be noted that the investor is able to revoke the authorisation granted to the operator with a relevant application of his/hers to the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (HELEX), which should be submitted 5 days before the dividend due date.
b) directly from Piraeus Bank, either with credit of the bank account presented by the shareholder or via a cheque, in case the investor:
-has not authorised his/her operator,
-has revoked, with a relevant application of his/hers to the HELEX, the authorisation granted to his/hers operator for the collection of the dividend,
-his/hers shares are kept in the Special Account of his/hers, the Reimbursing Bank shall be Piraeus Bank.
In case, for any reason, the credit of the bank accounts is not possible, the beneficiaries shall collect their dividend in Piraeus Bank from the 20th of May 2011.
Please be noted that METKA SA does not have shares of the same.
For any clarifications or information, please call the Shares Service:
Tel.: 210 6877 493
Fax: 210 6877 400