OKMETIC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25 NOVEMBER 2011 AT 12.30 P.M.
OKMETIC OYJ TO PAY ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND
Okmetic's annual general meeting, held on 7 April 2011, authorised the board of directors to decide upon its discretion on the payment of an additional dividend, should the company's financial situation permit this. According to the authorisation the additional dividend, including any number of separate decisions on dividend payment, may amount up to a maximum of 0.40 euro per share and 15,000,000 euro in total.
Under this authorisation, the board of directors has decided to distribute 0.15 euro per share as additional dividend (totaling 2,548,488.60 euro). The dividend will be paid to a shareholder, who, on the record date 30 November 2011, is registered in the shareholders' register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. Dividend will be paid on 8 December 2011. Dividend will not be paid for Okmetic's own shares.
OKMETIC OYJ
Juha Jaatinen
Senior Vice President, Finance, IT, and Communications
For further information, please contact:
Senior Vice President, Finance, IT, and Communications Juha Jaatinen, Okmetic Oyj, tel. +358 9 5028 0286, email: juha.jaatinen@okmetic.com
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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise to the solar cell industry. Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness and profitability.
Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production process.
Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China.
Okmetic's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For more information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.
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