Based on the new dividend policy, the board of directors resolved on 24 August to declare an interim dividend equivalent to USD 0.166 per share to shareholders of record as of 5 September 2011.
The shares will trade ex-dividend on 1 September 2011. The dividend will be paid in the form of NOK 0.89 per share on 15 September 2011.
Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation/service rigs. Operating profit reached USD 221.1 million in 2010. The company operates globally, employs 500 people and is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus. Prosafe is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker code PRS. For more information, please refer to www.prosafe.com.
Larnaca, 25 August 2011
Georgina Georgiou, General Manager
Prosafe SE
For further information, please contact:
Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Chief Executive Officer
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: +47 908 81 657
Sven Børre Larsen, Chief Financial Officer
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: +47 909 43 673
Cecilie Ouff, Finance and IR Manager
Prosafe AS
Phone: +47 991 09 467