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 December 27, 2017. The record date
for the interim dividend will be December 22, 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 December 20, 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 a broad range
of Carbon Blacks that include high-performance Specialty Gas Blacks,
Furnace Blacks, Lamp Blacks, Thermal Blacks and other Carbon Blacks that
tint, colorize and enhance the performance of polymers, plastics, paints
and coatings, inks and toners, textile fibers, adhesives and sealants,
tires, and mechanical rubber goods such as automotive belts and hoses.
Orion runs 14 global production sites and four Applied Technology
Centers. The group has approximately 1,457 employees worldwide. For more
information please visit our website www.orioncarbons.com.
