Company dividend policy has been to distribute 40% of net income of each fiscal year through a series of quarterly interim quarterly dividends and a final dividend that is paid in the month of May, following the closing of the fiscal year.

It is the intention of the Board to continue pursuing this policy fort the foreseeable future however fulfillment thereof will be contingent to cash flows.

Dividends paid per share over the past three years, in nominal values, are as follows