BME Approves The Distribution Of A €33.3 Million Interim Dividend On September 10 - It Represents A Gross €0.40 Per Share

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) today agreed to distribute on September 10 its first interim dividend against 2010 earnings for a value of €33.3 million, that is, €0.40 per share. This dividend represents the same amount than that of the first interim dividend paid in September 2009.

In 2009 BME decided to distribute the ordinary dividend in three payments: two interim dividends and a final dividend, following the company’s Annual General Shareholders Meeting.

BME’s pay-out in 2009 came in at 89%, three percentage points higher than that in 2008 and one of the highest ratios among listed companies and among its sector peers.