In 2013 the payment of the annual dividend will occur according to the following schedule. All data included in this schedule are subject to shareholder approval.
The yearly gross dividend of 0.20 USD per share was approved at the Annual General Meeting of 8 May 2013. The payment of 0.20 USD per share will occur on 15 July 2013.
The dividend is announced in USD and paid in USD for shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange and paid in Euros for shares listed on the European Stock Exchanges (Netherlands, France, Spain, Luxembourg). The dividend to be paid in euros is converted from USD to Euros based on the European Central Bank exchange rate mentioned in the table below.
A Luxembourg withholding tax of 15% is applied on the gross dividend amount.
| |
USA, Netherlands, France, Spain, Luxembourg |
| Announcement Date |
08 May 2013 |
| Ex-Dividend |
10 May 2013 |
| Record Date |
14 May 2013 |
| Payment Date |
15 July 2013 |
| FX Exchange Date: |
09 May 2013: 1.3142
(gross dividend per share in Euros: 0.15218380) |