A dividend increase of up to 10% may be granted by the Articles of Association to any shareholder who can prove that, at the end of the financial year, the shares have been registered in his name for at least two years and that this registration has been maintained at the date of payment of the dividend. The rate of the dividend is set by the Extraordinary General Meeting. In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the number of shares eligible for this dividend bonus may not exceed 0.5% of the company’s share capital for any one shareholder. The same bonus may be allocated, under the same conditions in the event of the distribution of bonus shares.
This bonus dividend may not be allocated before the end of the second financial year following the amendment to the Articles of Association.