ALBIOMA
PRESS RELEASE
PARIS LA DÉFENSE, june 30, 2014
SUCCESS OF OPTION TO PAY 2013 DIVIDEND IN THE FORM OF NEW SHARES
Shareholders representing 74% of group capital subscribed
Albioma announces that the option to pay dividends for financial year 2013 in the form of new shares has, just like the previous year, met with great success. Shareholders who chose to have 50% of their dividend paid in the form of new shares represented 74% of the share capital.
The option, to be exercised between the June 5 and the June 20, 2014, allowed for 50% of the dividend for financial year 2013 to be paid out in the form of new shares at a set unit price of €17.44. This operation resulted in the creation of 368,731 new shares, equivalent to dividends of €6.4 million and 1.2% of new share capital.
The newly issued shares will be admitted for trading on the NYSE Euronext regulated market in Paris on July 2, 2014, alongside existing shares (ISIN: FR0000060402; ticker: ABIO). They will then be delivered to financial intermediaries, who will be responsible for registering the shares in their clients' accounts. The payment of any balance arising from taking out this option and of the part of the dividend to be paid out in cash will take place on the same date.
"We note with satisfaction that our shareholders have massively taken out the option to have part of their dividend paid out in the form of new shares, thus demonstrating their confidence in our strategy and our long-term growth perspectives. This enables us to free up additional liquidity to fund the Group's development." declared Jacques Pétry, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Next on the agenda: release (post-trading) of results for the first half of the 2014 financial year, on July 22, 2014
ABOUT ALBIOMA
Using its unique expertise in exploiting bagasse (a by-product of sugar cane), ALBIOMA is able to produce electric energy from every type of biomass through a cogeneration process. The Group is also a pioneer of agricultural anaerobic digestion in France. It's ambition is to be recognized as agri-businesses' partner of choice for turning biomass into a highly-effective source of energy without conflict over use. In addition, ALBIOMA develops and operates high-margin solar projects.
For further information, please visit www.albioma.com
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ALBIOMA SHARES ARE LISTED ON NYSE EURONEXT PARIS (SUB B) AND ELIGIBLE FOR DEFERRED SETTLEMENT SERVICE (SRD) AND PEA-PME
ISIN FR0000060402 - TICKER ABIO
