Dividends and dividend policy

Dividend policy

Orion’s dividend distribution takes into account the distributable funds and the capital expenditure and other financial requirements in the medium and long term to achieve the financial objectives.

Dividend distribution

 Pro forma
2006
1)
2007 2008

2009

2010

Dividend per share, EUR

1.00 1.00 0.95

1.00

1.20

Total dividend, EUR million

141.3 141.3 133.9

141.0

168.9

Payout ratio, %

99.0% 98.0% 97.9%

93.5%

91.6%

Repayment of capital per share, EUR

-

-

-

0.10

0.06

Record date for dividend payment

5 April 2007

28 March 2008

26 March 2009

29 March 2010

5 April 2011

Dividend payment date

16 April
2007
4 April
2008
2 April
2009

7 April
2010

12 April 2011

1) Figures on shares and dividend are available from the demerger date 1 July 2006.

Payment of dividend

The dividend shall be paid to the Orion Corporation shareholders registered in the shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland on the record date for dividend payment. No dividend shall be paid on treasury shares held by the Company on the dividend payment record date.

Shareholders that have not transferred their shares to the book-entry system by the record date for dividend payment shall receive the dividend payment only after their shares have been transferred to the book-entry system.

 

Updated Apr 1st 2011