NOTIFICATION
The Board of Directors of the Societe Anonyme Gr. Sarantis S.A., informs its shareholders that according to the decision of the Company’s Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on June 15th 2006, the dividend for financial year 2005 amounts to € 0.13 per share.
Dividends are entitled to the Company’s shareholders as at the end of the Athens Exchange session on June 20th 2006, according to the clearing by the Central Securities Depositary S.A. From Wednesday June 21st 2006, the Company’s shares will trade on the Athens Exchange without the right to the dividend of financial year 2005.
The commencement for the dividend distribution is set for June 28th 2006.
The dividend payment will take place from the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA through the following procedures:
- Through the official users in the Dematerialized Securities System and according to the new distribution procedure, as stated in article 329 of the Athens Exchange Regulation and in article 39 of the Central Securities Depositary Regulation.
- Through the branches of the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA for shareholders who have requested the exemption of their official user in the Dematerialized Securities System.
- Shareholders, for which the credit of the distribution through their official users is not possible for several reasons, the dividend collection can take place through the branches of the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA .
The dividend collection for cases 2 and 3 will take place only with the presentation of the Shareholders official Identification Card, while payment to a third party will take place only with the presentation of a relevant authorization.
For more information, Shareholders are requested to contact the Company’s Investor Relations Department, tel. + 30 210 6173065, or Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA (contact Mr. D. Galanopoulos, tel. 210 3357182).
Dividends not collected within 5 years are written-off in favor of the Greek State.