Arkema : Result of the Option for the Payment in Shares of the 2014 Dividend

Regulatory News:

Arkema (Paris:AKE):

The annual combined general meeting of Arkema’s shareholders approved on 2 June 2015 the distribution of a €1.85 dividend per share for 2014 with an option for each shareholder to receive the payment of its entire dividend in new Arkema shares. The issue price of the new shares has been set at €61.64.

The period for exercising the option was open from 12 June 2015 to 25 June 2015 inclusive. At the close of this period, 65.2% of the rights were exercised in favor of the payment of the 2014 dividend in shares.

1,430,888 new shares will be issued, representing 1.96% of the Company’s share capital on the basis of the existing share capital at 31 May 2015.

The settlement and delivery of the shares and their listing on Euronext Paris will take effect on 8 July 2015. These shares will carry dividend rights as of 1^st January 2015 and will be entirely assimilated to existing shares of the Company.

The dividend to be paid in cash to shareholders who did not elect to receive the dividend in shares amounts to €47 million, and will be paid from 8 July 2015.

A global chemical company and France’s leading chemicals producer, Arkema is building the future of the chemical industry every day. Deploying a responsible, innovation-based approach, we produce state-of-the-art specialty chemicals that provide customers with practical solutions to such challenges as climate change, access to drinking water, the future of energy, fossil fuel preservation and the need for lighter materials. With operations in close to 50 countries, some 19,000 employees and research centers in North America, France and Asia, Arkema generates pro forma annual revenue of some €7.5 billion, and holds leadership positions in all its markets with a portfolio of internationally recognized brands.

Arkema
420, rue d’Estienne d’Orves – F-92705 COLOMBES Cedex – France
Standard : +33 (0)1 49 00 80 80 – Fax : +33 (0)1 49 00 83 96
Société anonyme au capital de 728 226 950 euros – 445 074 685 RCS Nanterre
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