EDF - Dividend

Shareholders holding their shares in the registered (pure or administered) form for more than two full calendar years benefit from the loyalty bonus. With the loyalty bonus, the amount of dividends is increased by 10% (Provision limited to 0.5% of the capital for a single shareholder, at the closing date of the previous financial year).

For further information on this topic

• Read amendment article 24 (Allocation of financial results) of the bylaws of the Company

The remaining dividend to be paid is €0.58 per share given the payment of the interim dividend of €0.57 per share that was decided by the Board of Directors on 22 November 2011.

•  Friday 1 June, 2012 : Ex-Date, the date from which the shares are traded on the Stock Market without entitlement to forthcoming dividend payment;
• Tuesday 5 June, 2012 : Record Date, the date on which positions are closed, at the end of the day at the Central Custodian, in order to identify the shareholders who are to receive the interim dividend;
• Wednesday 6 June, 2012 : Payment Date.

EDF's Board of Directors, meeting on November 22, 2011, decided to pay an interim dividend for 2011 Fiscal Year.

It amounts to € 0.57 per share, which represents half of the total dividend paid for 2010. EDF confirms its objective of stable dividend for 2011.

• Tuesday 13 December, 2011: Ex-Date, the date from which the shares are traded on the Stock Market without entitlement to forthcoming dividend payment;
• Thursday 15 December, 2011: Record Date, the date on which positions are closed, at the end of the day at the Central Custodian, in order to identify the shareholders who are to receive the interim dividend;
• Friday 16 December, 2011: Payment Date.

• In 2011, in respect of 2010 results
  The General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 24, 2011 voted for the payment of a dividend of €1.15 per share, in respect of 2010. Given the interim dividend payment of €0.57 per share paid on December 2009, the remaining €0.58 per share was paid on June 6, 2011.
  
• In 2010, in respect of 2009 results
  The General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 18, 2010 voted for the payment of a dividend of €1.15 per share, in respect of 2009. Given the interim dividend payment of €0.55 per share paid on December 2009, the remaining €0.60 per share was paid on June 3, 2010.
  
• In 2009, in respect of 2008 results
  The General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 20, 2009 voted for the payment of a dividend of €1.28 per share, in respect of 2008. Given the interim dividend payment of €0.64 per share paid on December 17, 2008, the remaining €0.64 per share was paid on June 3, 2009.
• In 2008, in respect of 2007 results
  The General Meeting of Shareholders held on 20 May, 2008 voted for the payment of a dividend of €1.28 per share in respect of 2007 corresponding to 50% of the net result excluding non-recurring items. Given the interim dividend of €0.58 (paid on November 30, 2007), the remaining €0.70 per share was paid on June 2, 2008.
• In 2007, in respect of 2006 results
  The General Meeting held on 24 May, 2007 voted for the payment of a dividend of 2.1 billion Euros, or €1.16 euro per share in respect of 2006, an increase of 47 % compared to 2005, which was paid on June 4, 2007.
• In 2006, in respect of 2005 results
  The Ordinary General Meeting held on June 9, 2006 voted for the payment of a dividend of 1.4 billion Euros, or €0.79 per share, which was paid on June 20, 2006.

Interim dividend history

• EDF's Board of Directors, meeting on November 30, 2010, decided in respect of the current financial year to pay on December 17, 2010 an interim dividend of 0,57 euro per share. 
• EDF's Board of Directors, meeting on November 5, 2009, decided in respect of the current financial year to pay on December 17, 2009 an interim dividend of 0,55 euro per share. Between 16 November 2009 and 4 December 2009 inclusive, shareholders were able to opt for payment in cash or in the form of shares by filing a request with their financial intermediaries.
  To find out more : "Questions & Answers" on the payment of the 2009 interim dividend in the form of shares - French version (PDF, 612Kb)
  The issue price for the new shares resulting from the share payment option was fixed at €35.13, or equal to 90% of the opening trading prices quoted on Euronext Paris for the twenty-day period prior to the Board's decision, less the net amount of the interim dividend and rounded up to the nearest euro cent.
  Read the press release on the the outcome of the share payment option dated December 15, 2009
  As this was an interim dividend that paid ether in shares or in cash, it became ex-dividend as follows:
  • November 13, 2009 after hours: Record Date, the date on which positions are closed, at the end of the day at the Central Custodian, in order to identify the shareholders who are to receive an interim dividend
  • November 16, 2009: Ex-Date, the date from which the shares are traded on the Stock Market without entitlement to forthcoming dividend payment
  • December 17, 2009: Payment Date.
• EDF's Board of Directors, meeting on November 20, 2008, decided in respect of the current financial year, to pay on December 17, 2008 an interim dividend of 0,64 euro per share.
• EDF's Board of Directors, meeting on November 7, 2007, decided in respect of the current financial year, to pay on November 30, 2007 an interim dividend of 0,58 euro per share.