LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a worldwide supplier of
specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, today announced that its
board of directors has declared an interim dividend of €0.168576* per
common share equivalent to a total distribution of €10 million based on
the number of common shares currently outstanding.
The interim dividend will be paid on March 30, 2017. The record date for
the interim dividend will be March 13, 2017. The interim dividend with
respect to common shares held in book-entry form through the facilities
of The Depository Trust Company will be paid entirely in U.S. Dollars,
at the official U.S. Dollar/Euro exchange rate reported by the European
Central Bank on March 23, 2017. No portion of the interim dividend with
respect to any common shares held through The Depository Trust Company
will be paid in Euro.
Luxembourg withholding tax at a rate of 15% will be deducted from the
interim dividend, subject to certain exemptions and reductions in
certain circumstances.
* The actual interim dividend per common share is €0.168576600212535.
About Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.
Orion is a worldwide supplier of Carbon Black. We produce
high-performance as well as standard Gas Blacks, Furnace Blacks, Lamp
Blacks, Thermal Blacks and other Specialty Carbon Blacks that tint,
colorize and enhance the performance of polymers, plastics, paints and
coatings, inks and toners, adhesives and sealants, tires, and mechanical
rubber goods such as automotive belts and hoses. With approximately 1460
employees worldwide, Orion runs 14 global production sites and four
Applied Technology Centers. For more information please visit our
website www.orioncarbons.com.
