Helsinki, Finland, 2013-11-18 16:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Lassila & Tikanoja plc Stock exchange release 18 November 2013 5.00 pm
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, which was held today on 18 November 2013, resolved that based on the balance sheet adopted for the financial period ended on 31 December 2012, an extra dividend of EUR 0.35 per share as well as an additional capital repayment of EUR 0.15 per share, as proposed by the Board of Directors, will be distributed to shareholders in addition to already paid capital repayment of EUR 0.60 per share decided by the Annual General Meeting on 12 March 2013. Thus, the cumulative amount of the extra dividend and the additional capital repayment will be EUR 0.50 per share.
The extra dividend will be paid from retained earnings and the additional capital repayment from the reserve for invested unrestricted equity. The extra dividend and the additional capital repayment will be paid to shareholders who are registered in the Company’s shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date for payment, 21 November 2013. Both the extra dividend and the additional capital repayment will be paid on 28 November 2013.
The minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting will be available on the company website www.lassila-tikanoja.com no later than 2 December 2013.
LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC
Pekka Ojanpää
President and CEO
For additional information, please contact Timo Leinonen, CFO, tel. +358 400 793 073.
Lassila & Tikanoja is a service company that is transforming the consumer society into an efficient recycling society. In co-operation with our customers we are reducing waste volumes, extending the useful lives of properties, recovering materials and decreasing the use of raw materials and energy. We help our customers to focus on their core business and to save the environment. Together, we create well-being and jobs. With operations in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia, L&T employs 9,000 persons. Net sales in 2012 amounted to EUR 674.0 million. L&T is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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