The first quarterly instalment of the proposed dividend of USD 0.25 per share will amount to SEK 2.49 per share
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that the first quarterly instalment of the proposed dividend of USD 0.25 per share will amount to SEK 2.49 per share, with a total amount of MSEK 707, corresponding to approximately MUSD 71. The proposed dividend, including the first quarterly instalment, remains subject to approval by the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will be held on 31 March 2020.
Information about the first quarterly instalment of the proposed dividend:
| Amount per share (SEK) | Total dividend amount (MSEK) | Ex-dividend date | Record date | Expected payment date |
| 2.49 | 707 | 1 April 2020 | 2 April 2020 | 7 April 2020 |
The Board of Directors has proposed to the 2020 AGM a revised dividend proposal for 2019 of USD 1.00 per share, corresponding to MUSD 284 (rounded off), to be paid in quarterly instalments of USD 0.25 per share, corresponding to MUSD 71 (rounded off).
According to the proposal, before payment, each quarterly dividend of USD 0.25 per share shall be converted into a SEK amount based on the USD to SEK exchange rate published by Sweden’s central bank (Riksbanken) four business days prior to each record date (rounded off to the nearest whole SEK 0.01 per share) and the exchange rate used for the conversion is 9.9572.
The proposed dividend, including the first quarterly instalment, remains subject to approval by the 2020 AGM. The revised dividend proposal is available on -petroleum.com.
Lundin Petroleum is one of Europe’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies with operations focused on Norway and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker LUPE). Read more about Lundin Petroleum’s business and operations at -petroleum.com
For further information, please contact:
| Edward Westropp VP Investor Relations Tel: 4 | Sofia Antunes Investor Relations Officer Tel: 5 | | Robert Eriksson Head of Media Communications Tel: 5 |
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