Relating to the final dividend €0,03 per share, which was approved at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting held on 23 May 2011, Bank of Cyprus reminds the investing public the following:
The record date is Thursday, 2 June 2011, i.e. buy transactions that take place before market close of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) on 30 May 2011 will be eligible to the dividend. Furthermore, eligible investors will be shareholders following off the exchange transfers completed by 2 June 2011. It is noted that any transfers of securities between the Central Depository/Registry of the CSE and the Dematerialised Securities System of the Hellenic Exchanges between 31 May 2011 and 2 June 2011, will be considered and the dividend will be paid according to the register on which the shares are registered on 2 June 2011.
The ex-dividend day is 31 May 2011 which is prior to the date of expiry on 17 June 2011 of the following Futures contracts trading in the Derivatives market:
a) Stock Futures on the Bank of Cyprus share
b) FTSE 20 Index Futures in which the Bank of Cyprus share participates.
The dividend, will be paid to the eligible shareholders on Thursday, 16 June 2011.