Our dividend policy is reviewed and established from time to time by our board of directors and reported during our annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting, which is generally held in April of each year. Each year our board of directors must submit its proposal for a final dividend for the preceding year for shareholder approval at the annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting. As required by the Chilean Corporations Act, we must distribute a cash dividend in an amount equal to at least 30% of our Net income for that year, after deducting any accumulated losses from previous years, unless otherwise decided by unanimous vote of the issued shares of our common stock. Our board of directors has the authority to pay interim dividends during any one fiscal year, to be charged against the earnings of that year.
Our board of directors announced at our annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 12, 2023, its dividend policy for future periods, authorizing the distribution of cash dividends in an amount at least equal to 50% of our Net income of the year attributable to equity holders of the parent company under IFRS for the previous year. Our dividend policy is subject to change in the future due to changes in Chilean law, capital requirements, economic results and/or other factors.
Dividends are paid to shareholders of record on midnight of the fifth business day, including Saturdays, preceding the date set for payment of the dividend. The holders of ADSs on the applicable record dates are entitled to dividends declared for each corresponding period.
Pursuant to current Chilean foreign exchange regulations, a shareholder who is not a resident of Chile does not need to be authorized as a foreign investor in order to receive dividends, sale proceeds or other amounts with respect to its shares remitted outside Chile, but the investor must inform the Central Bank about any such transactions and must remit foreign currency through the formal exchange market.
For additional information on how ADR holders may remit currency outside Chile, refer to our 20-F Form: “Item 10. Additional Information – D. Exchange Controls”. Dividends received in respect of shares of common stock by holders, including holders of ADRs who are not Chilean residents, are subject to Chilean withholding taxes, refer to our 20-F Form: “Item 10: Additional Information – E. Taxation”.
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