As of today, Solvac is holding 25,578,267 Solvay shares, i.e. 30.20% of Solvay (unchanged from end of June 2014).

From July 1, 2014 until today and in accordance with an earlier announcement:

  • On September 25, 2014, Solvac has paid out a first interim dividend of EUR 2.83 gross per share (EUR 2.1225 net per share). This amount corresponds to 60% of the total rounded up dividend of the last year, in accordance with the policy set in 2006. The payment amounts to a gross distribution of EUR 43.2 million.
     
  • The second interim dividend will be decided by the Board of Directors, announced on December 12, 2014 and paid on December 29, 2014. The Board of Directors would have to decide to maintain the total dividend for 2014 at EUR 4.72, gross per share, in accordance with its policy to distribute practically all of the Solvay dividends and in view of Solvay's decision to maintain unchanged its 2013 dividend. The second interim dividend would then amount to EUR 1.89 gross per share.
     
  • The 15,267,881 Solvac shares trade on the continuous market of Euronext Brussels since October 1, 2013. In this context, KBC Securities act as permanent liquidity provider for the Solvac share. 

We draw the reader's attention to the publication by Solvay of its 3rd quarter 2014 results on November 13, 2014 as well as the amount of the interim dividend for the year 2014. The press release can be downloaded from www.solvay.com:
http://www.solvay.com/

This intermediate statement has been approved by the Managing Director of Solvac.

Intermediate Statement:
http://hugin.info/137319/R/1871440/658439.pdf


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Source: Solvac SA via Globenewswire
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