Waregem (Belgium), 12 May 2009 – The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 11 May 2009, has approved all motions put forward by the board of directors of Arseus.
The shareholders adopted the annual accounts 2008 and determined the dividend over 2008 at € 0.30 per share. The shareholders granted full discharge to the directors and the statutory auditor who were active during the financial year 2008.
The gross dividend paid out by Arseus (coupon number 2) will amount to € 0.30 per share. The net dividend will amount to € 0.225 per share, being gross dividend less 25% Belgian dividend withholding tax. Any shares accompanied by a VVPR-strip (coupon number 2) will be subject to a Belgian withholding tax of only 15%, so a net dividend of € 0.255 per share will be paid on those shares.
The timetable is as follows:
13 May Ex-dividend quotation
15 May Record date
18 May Dividend payable
This is a translation of the Dutch press release; the Dutch press release prevails.
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