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UNIPETROL, a.s. (“Unipetrol”) notifies that on 7 June 2017 the Annual General Meeting of Unipetrol decided to pay a dividend equal to CZK 8.30 before tax per share to the Company’s shareholders.

 

Payment of dividend will be processed by Česká spořitelna, a.s., having its registered office at Praha 4, Olbrachtova 1929/62, Postal code: 14000, Business ID no.: 45244782, registered in the Commercial Registry maintained by Municipal Court in Prague, file no. B 1171 (“Česká spořitelna”).

 

 

Dividend is payable on 7 September 2017 provided that the dividend via wire transfer to a bank account will be carried out without undue delay after receipt by Česká spořitelna of the request of the shareholder pursuant to the following paragraphs. Dividend payment will end on 7 September 2021.

 

Dividend will be paid to shareholder – a legal entity by wire transfer to its bank account with a bank in the Czech Republic based on request in writing delivered to Česká spořitelna; signatures of persons on such request who constitute the statutory body eventually of members of the statutory body authorized to represent the shareholder or shareholder’s representative under a power of attorney must be certified.

 

Request of the shareholder must include:
a) shareholder's bank account number;
b) name of bank maintaining the shareholder’s bank account.

Shareholder shall present an original of excerpt from Commercial Registry or other equivalent registry (not older than three (3) months) eventually a certified copy evidencing authority of person or persons representing the shareholder – legal entity.

Shareholder’s proxy which is a legal entity must present an original excerpt from Commercial Registry or other equivalent registry (not older than three (3) months) eventually a certified copy evidencing authority of persons who constitute the statutory body eventually of members of the statutory body authorized to represent the shareholder’s proxy.

 

If the shareholder is represented based on a power of attorney or a substitute power of attorney, shareholder’s signature in his position of principal and signature of the proxies if a substitute power of attorney is granted must be certified.

Where necessary, an individual representing the shareholder shall prove his identity by presenting a valid personal ID card.

 

Dividend will be paid to shareholder – individual:
a) in cash at designated branch of Česká spořitelna in the Czech Republic based on presenting a valid personal ID card; or
b) through wire transfer to shareholder’s bank account maintained by a bank in the Czech Republic based on a request in writing delivered to Česká spořitelna.

 

Shareholder’s request under letter b) above must include:
a) shareholder’s bank account number;
b) name of bank maintaining shareholder’s bank account.

 
Signature of the shareholder or shareholder’s proxy under a power of attorney on the request under letter b) above must be certified in situation where the gross dividend exceeds CZK 1,000.

 
Shareholder or an individual representing the shareholder under a power of attorney shall prove his identity by presenting a valid personal ID card in case the shareholder requests the dividend payment at designated branch of Česká spořitelna.

 
Shareholder’s proxy which is a legal entity must present an original excerpt from Commercial Registry or other equivalent registry (not older than three (3) months) eventually a certified copy evidencing authority of persons who constitute the statutory body eventually of members of the statutory body authorized to represent the shareholder’s proxy.
 

If the shareholder is represented based on a power of attorney or a substitute power of attorney, shareholder’s signature in his position of principal and signature of proxies if a substitute power of attorney is granted must be certified.

iii) Shareholders represented by custodians of securities or participants maintaining a derivative registry

Custodians of securities and participants maintaining a derivative registry shall be paid the dividend at their bank account maintained with a bank in the Czech Republic based on a request in writing delivered to Česká spořitelna with certified signatures of persons on such request who constitute the statutory body eventually of members of the statutory body authorized to represent the custodian or the participant.
Request in writing must include a collective affidavit regarding the tax residency of the beneficial owners of the dividend income to whom the custody service is provided or the derivative registry is maintained. Request in writing must include also bank account number and name of the bank maintaining the bank account. An original excerpt from Commercial Registry or other equivalent registry (not older than three (3) months) eventually a certified copy thereof shall be delivered to Česká spořitelna together with such request in writing.

 
iv) Conditions applicable to all shareholders

Tax will be withheld in accordance with the terms set forth by the applicable generally binding legal regulations (mainly Act no. 586/1992 Coll., Income Tax Act, as amended ”Income Tax Act“)) eventually in accordance with the applicable double tax treaties between the Czech Republic and state of the tax residency of the beneficial owner of the dividend income.

 
If a shareholder wishes to apply benefits introduced by the relevant double tax treaty, eventually the Income Tax Act, he shall prove, i.e. submit with the request, mainly the following:

 

- An up-to-date tax residency certificate in particular state issued by the foreign tax authority;

 

- An affidavit of a foreign person stating that the particular income is considered its own income pursuant to applicable tax laws of the other state;

 

- Evidence proving satisfaction of other conditions pursuant to applicable double tax treaty, eventually the Income Tax Act.

 

If a shareholder is a tax transparent entity, it is required that satisfaction of conditions for applying the benefits of the applicable double tax treaty, eventually the Income Tax Act are similarly proved by particular shareholders, beneficiaries, partners (collectively „shareholders“), including evidencing which particular share in the profits payable to the tax transparent entity is attributed to the particular shareholder.

 

If a shareholder, eventually a shareholder of a tax transparent entity, fails to prove satisfaction of the given conditions, rules of the Income Tax Act governing taxation of residents of non-treaty states shall be applied.

 

If a shareholder (an individual) is a Czech tax resident, tax residency certificate issued by the tax authority may be replaced by an affidavit on tax residency; shareholder shall also present a valid personal ID card issued by the Czech Republic.

 

If a shareholder (a legal entity) is a Czech tax resident, tax residency certificated issued by the tax authority may be replaced by an affidavit on tax residency; shareholder shall also present an actual original Commercial Registry excerpt to prove that its seat is in the Czech Republic.

 

If the above mentioned documents are in other than Czech or Slovak language, the shareholder or custodian of securities is obliged to provide at its own costs the translation into the Czech language (official translation is not required).

  

 

In Prague, 8 June 2017
UNIPETROL, a.s.
Regulatory announcement No. 20/2017