It is noted that the interim dividend amount per share for the fiscal year 2024 will be increased proportionally with the amount of interim dividend corresponding to the Company’s treasury stock (3,161,417 shares). The latter shares are not entitled to the interim dividend. Subsequently, the gross amount of interim dividend for the fiscal year 2024 equals Euro 0.308812594 per share. The interim dividend amount is subject to a 5% tax imposed on dividends (that is Euro 0.015440630 per share) pursuant to articles 40 and 64 of the Law 4172/2013 (Government Gazette A’ 167/ 23.07.2013) as amended with the Law 4646/2019, article 24 (Government Gazette A’ 201/ 12.12.2019). As a result, the net payable amount will be Euro 0.293371964 per share. Company shareholders registered in the electronic files of the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) dated Friday December 27th, 2024 (record date) for MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. are entitled to the interim dividend amount. As of Monday December 23rd, 2024, the shares will trade ex-interim dividend for the fiscal year 2024.
The payment of the interim dividend for the fiscal year 2024 to the shareholders will be effected through the payee bank – BANK OF PIRAEUS S.A. – on Friday January 3rd, 2025 as follows:
Through the participants in the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) i.e. Banks and Brokerage/Securities Companies, according to the provisions of the DSS Operation Regulation of the Hellenic Central Securities Depository (ATHEXCSD).
Especially in cases of payment of the interim dividend to the legal heirs of deceased entitled shareholders, whose securities are kept in the Special Account of their S.A.T. ID in the DSS under ATHEXCSD custody, the disbursement process will be facilitated, following completion of the inheritance procedural steps, through any branch of PIRAEUS BANK network over a period of time until 31st December 2030.
It is clarified that according to the current applicable legislation the right for the collection of the interim dividend amount expires on completion of a five year period from the end of the fiscal year in which this right was created (i.e. for the said interim dividend of fiscal year 2024 of the Company the right for its collection expires on 31-12-2030) and following such time bar the uncollected amounts will irrevocably be reimbursed to the Hellenic State.
