Date: 8 July 2024
Release: before opening of Euronext
23.7% TAKE UP OF STOCK DIVIDEND AND PROGRESS
SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME
Take up of stock dividend
For the financial year ended 31 December 2023, Eurocommercial’s shareholders representing
23.7% of the shares eligible for dividend have opted to receive a stock dividend instead of a final
cash dividend of €1.06 per share, in accordance with the terms and conditions set by
Eurocommercial and disclosed to the market by Eurocommercial on 7 and 12 June 2024. As a result
of this take up the Company has issued 529,739 new shares at an issue price of €25.44 for each
new share. Accordingly, of the available dividend of €56.8 million, an amount of €13.5 million was
not paid out in cash.
As a result of the above, on 5 July 2024 Eurocommercial issued, from the Company’s fiscal share
premium reserve, and delivered to the shareholders opting for stock dividend 529,739 new shares.
The subscribed and paid-up share capital of Eurocommercial was therefore increased from
€540,493,750 (composed of 54,049,375 shares with a nominal value of €10.00 per share) to
€545,791,140 (composed of 54,579,114 shares with a nominal value of €10.00 per share).
Progress share buyback programme
In the period from 13 June 2024 up to and including 5 July 2024 Eurocommercial has acquired a
total of 188,952 of its own shares at an average price per share of €22.20 under its share buyback
programme announced on 7 June 2024. The total consideration was €4,194,988. More details about
the transactions under this programme are posted on the Company’s website. (Link).
The buyback programme will cease on 29 November 2024, or as soon as €15 million has been spent
to buy back shares in the capital of the Company. As per 5 July 2024 28.0% of the buyback
programme was completed.
After deducting the 506,924 shares bought back in the previous years and the 188,952 shares
bought back as per 5 July 2024 under the current share buyback programme, all currently held in
treasury, the new number of issued shares with third parties is 53,883,238.