Under the terms of the law, shareholders are hereby notified that as deliberated today by Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. board of directors, the first dividend relating to the financial year of 2009 will be payable as from October 22 2009, as follows:
The dividend is in accordance with the terms of articles 32, 33 and 297 of the Portuguese Companies Code.
The dividends will be paid through the Central de Valores Mobiliários, being Banco Popular Portugal, S.A. the paying agent.
For tax exemption, exemption from withholding tax or reduction of the withholding rate, shareholders must confirm their tax status at the financial institution in which the respective shares are registered.
Shareholders resident in Portugal and taxable for IRS are subject to a final tax rate of 20%, unless an option for aggregation is made.
Starting on October 19 2009 (inclusive), shares will be traded on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange without the right to payment of dividends (ex-dividend right).