The Board of Directors of Solvay decided on 23 February 2017 to pay on 16 May 2017 the balance due on the dividend for the financial year 2016, which comes to EUR 2.13 gross per share. Taking into account the interim dividend paid in January 2017, the gross dividend of Solvay reaches EUR 3.45 for the fiscal year 2016, up to 4.5% compared to historical dividend of EUR 3.30 gross per share in fiscal year 2015.