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Furthermore, Article 8 of the Communiqué states the required

principles in cases the company desires to re-distribute advance divi-

dend in the same accounting period if the relevant companies subse-

quently concluded capital increase in that accounting period. Pursuant

to such article, new shareholders are given priority in the payment of

advance dividend after the capital increase. This priority continues

until the total amount of advance dividends received for each share

within a period by the old and new shareholders are equalized. After

the equalization of the total amount of advance dividends received for

each share within a period by the old and new shareholders, remaining

amount of advance dividend or the amount of advance dividend to be

paid in the following interim period is paid to the shareholders in pro-

portion to their shares.

Article 9 of the Communiqué states the duties of the board of

directors. Pursuant to this Article, those below shall be performed

respectively,

A report relating to advance dividend distribution is prepared

and in this report it is indicated that:

The interim period financial statements forming a basis on

advance dividend distribution are prepared in accordance

with the principles stated under Article 515 of the Law

numbered 6102,

The amount of advance dividend to be distributed is calcu-

lated pursuant to Article 7 of the Communiqué. The docu-

ments forming the basis of performance of the calculations

and other conditions are added to this report.

Board of directors resolves on the payment of advance divi-

dend determined in the report to the shareholders and the pro-

cedures regarding these payments.

The advance dividend is paid to the shareholders within 6

weeks following the resolution at the latest pursuant to Article

8 of the Communiqué.

The board of directors provides necessary assurance during the

payment of advance dividend to the bearer shareholders.

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