Aperam proposes to increase its base dividend from USD 1.50/share to USD 1.80/share, subject to shareholder approval at the next Annual General Meeting to be held on May 9, 2018, as the company continues to improve its sustainable profitability benefiting from its strategic actions. The dividend payments would occur in four equal quarterly installments of USD 0.45(gross) per share in 2018: on 29 March 2018, 13 June 2018, 14 September 2018 and 11 December 2018, taking into account that the first quarterly dividend payment to be paid on March 29, 2017 shall be an interim dividend. for the year 2018, ex dividend date to be 8 March 2018, 17 May 2018, 16 August 2018, 15 November 2018 and Record date to be 9 March 2018, 18 May 2018, 17 August 2018, 16 November 2018.