In line with the proposal of the EADS Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting of EADS has decided that the Company will pay a dividend at the same level as in the previous year.
As a result, shareholders of record on Tuesday, 3 June 2008 (in the evening), will receive a gross amount of € 0.12 per share, paid by the Company on Wednesday, 4 June 2008. From Friday, 30 May 2008, EADS‘ shares shall be traded ex-dividend on the Frankfurt, Paris and Spanish stock exchanges.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2007, EADS generated revenues of € 39.1 billion and employed a workforce of about 116,000. The Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and EADS Astrium, the European leader in space programmes from Ariane to Galileo. Its Defence & Security Division is a provider of comprehensive systems solutions and makes EADS the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium as well as a stakeholder in the missile systems provider MBDA. EADS also develops the A400M through its Military Transport Aircraft Division.
