COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT FIM126
The following is a Company Announcement issued by FIMBank p.l.c. (the “Company”) pursuant to Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rules 8.7 and 9.35.
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The Board of Directors of FIMBank p.l.c. met in Kuwait City, Kuwait on 16 March 2010 to approve the Consolidated Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st December 2009. A Preliminary Statement of Results for the financial year ended 31st December 2009 is attached to this Company Announcement pursuant to Listing Rule 9.35 and has been made available for public view on the Company’s website at www.fimbank.com .
The Board of Directors resolved that the Consolidated Audited Financial Statements be submitted for approval of the shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting to be held in Malta on 6 May 2010.
At that Meeting, and subject to prior approval from the International Finance Corporation (in terms of the “IFC Subordinated Loan Agreement” covenants), the Board of Directorsn will be recommending the payment of a scrip dividend of US$1,565,048 (i.e . US cents 1.155640 per ordinary share). Shareholders on the Register at the Central Securities Depository of the Malta Stock Exchange on 30 March 2010 (the ‘Record Date’) will be entitled to:
a) receive notice of the Annual General Meeting;
b) receive the scrip dividend, to be paid either in cash or by the issue of new shares at each shareholder’s option by the 15th May 2010.
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Marcel Cassar
Company Secretary
16 March 2010
Please click here for Preliminary Statement of Annual Results for the year ended 31 Dec 2009