Dividend and Dividend Policy

Bittium Corporation follows a dividend policy that takes into account the Corporation’s net income, financial status, need for capital, and financing of growth.

Dividend from 2022

In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting held on April 6, 2022, decided that, based on the balance sheet for the financial year January 1, 2021–December 31, 2022, a dividend of EUR 0.05 per share will be distributed. The dividend was paid to shareholders who on the dividend record date of April 14, 2023, were registered in the company´s shareholders´ register held by Euroclear Finland Oy. The dividend was paid on April 21, 2023. All the shares in the company were entitled to the dividend with the exception of shares possibly held by the company on the dividend record date.

Proposal by the Board of Directors on the Use of the Profit Shown on the Balance Sheet and the Payment of the Dividend

On December 31, 2023, the parent company’s distributable funds were EUR 116,314,733.29, of which the profit for the financial year is EUR 880,995.75. The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 10, 2024, that a dividend of EUR 0.03 per share be paid based on the balance sheet to be adopted for the financial year ended December 31, 2023. The dividend will be paid to a shareholder who, on the record date for the dividend payment, on April 12, 2024, is registered in the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The Board of Directors proposes that the dividend payment date be April 19, 2024.

The Board of Directors furthermore proposes that the Annual General Meeting would authorize the Board of Directors to decide, at its discretion, on the payment of an extraordinary dividend of EUR 0.03 per share, by October 31, 2024. The Board of Directors expects that this discretionary extraordinary dividend will be paid, unless there is a significant deterioration in the business environment during 2024. The company will publish any possible decisions on dividend payment by the Board of Directors separately, and simultaneously confirm the dividend record and payment dates.