5.3.35Events after the Balance Sheet Date
In accordance with the Company policy introduced in 2015 which consists of paying out between 25% and 35% of the directional net income provided that positive free cash-flows are expected to be generated during the year of payment, and, this year, considering 2016 exceptional non-recurring items, a dividend out of 2016 net income of US$ 0.23 per share will be proposed to the Annual General Meeting on April 13, 2017, corresponding to approximately 31% of the US$ 150 million Company’s 2016 Directional net income adjusted, this year, for non-recurring items.