Information about the I.R.I.S. dividend

The ordinary Annual General Meeting of May 17, 2011 has decided to pay out a gross dividend of EUR 0.57 for each share issued before December 31, 2011. The shareholder compensation covers the shares numbered from 1 to 1.865.072 all of which are traded on the stock exchange.

The dividend is paid out in return for coupon #8.

Financial service

Coupon #8 can be paid out on May 31, 2011.
Ex-date : May 26, 2011 – Record date : May 31, 2011

The main paying agent is :
Banque Degroof, rue de l'industrie, 44 à 1040 Bruxelles (web site: http://www.degroof.be)

Taxation

The taxes are deducted automatically by the organization that pays out the dividend.
There are 1,240,072 shares with reduced taxation ("VVPR strips"); these shares are entitled to a lower tax rate (15% instead of 25%).

Hence, the net dividend paid is:
EUR 0.4275
EUR 0.4845 for shares with a "VVPR strip"