Announcement – Regulated information
July 17, 2024
Public Power Corporation S.A. (the “Company”) in accordance with article 4.1.1 of the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) Regulation, announces the following:
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company, held on June 27th, 2024, resolved, among others, to distribute a dividend in the amount of twenty five eurocents (€0.25) per share, which takes into account the exclusion of 23,872,786 own shares acquired by the Company and that are not entitled to a dividend. It is noted that according to the tax provisions in effect, the dividend to be distributed is subject to a 5% withholding tax (with the exception or differentiation of such withholding amount for shareholders falling under special provisions). Therefore, the net amount of dividend to be paid to shareholders will be 0.2375 euros per share.
The ex-date has been set to July 22nd, 2024 and payment of the dividend to the beneficiaries shall commence on July 26th, 2024. The beneficiaries of the dividend are the shareholders registered in the records of the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS) of the “Hellenic Central Securities Depository” on July 23rd, 2024 (record date).
Payment of the dividend shall be effected through the bank “ALPHA BANK”, as follows:
(a) Through the operators of the beneficiaries in the DSS (Banks and Brokerage Firms), in accordance with the Rulebook of the Hellenic Securities Depository.
(b) Especially in cases of dividend payment to heirs of deceased beneficiaries, whose securities are kept in the Special Account of their Share in the DSS under the management of ATHEXCSD, dividend payment process will be carried out through ALPHA BANK, after the completion of the heirs’ legalization by ATHEXCSD, for five (5) years from the end of this year (until December 31st, 2029).
Dividends which will not be collected within five (5) years from the end of this year, namely until December 31st, 2029, will be written off and transferred to the Greek State.
For additional clarifications or information, please contact the Company’s Shareholder Services Unit/Investor Relations Department (Tel.: 210-5293207, 210- 5230951).