Press release
PARIS LA DEFENSE, july 3, 2013
Dividend
for 2012 financial year
Success of option for the payment in the form of new shares
Albioma is pleased to announce that the option for the payment of the 2012 financial year dividend in the form of new shares has met with great success: shareholders who chose to have 50% of their dividend paid in the form of new shares represented almost 78% of the share capital (and included the Group's main shareholder, Financière Hélios).
The option was to be exercised from June 11 to June 25, 2013. It offered the possibility to have 50% of the 2012 financial year dividend (set at € 0.59) paid in the form of new shares, issued at a price of € 12.24 each. The exercise of the option resulted in the issue of 535,454 new shares, representing 1.8% of share capital and € 6.5 million of dividends.
The newly issued shares will be admitted for trading on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext in Paris on July 5, 2013, alongside existing shares (ISIN: FR0000060402; ticker: ABIO) and then delivered to financial intermediaries, who will register them in their clients' accounts. Cash adjustments for those who took up the new share option and the part of the dividend paid in cash will be paid out at this same date.
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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'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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investor contacts
Julien Gauthier
+33 (0)1 41 16 82 75
MEDIA contacts - LPM strategic communications
Luc Perinet-Marquet
lperinet@lpm-corporate.com
+33 (0)1 44 50 40 35
Constance Guillot-Chêne
cguillot-chene@lpm-corporate.com
+33 (0)1 44 50 40 34
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Albioma shares are listed on NYSE euronext paris (sub B) and eligible for deferred settlement service (SRD)
ISN FR0000060402 - ticker ABIO