Today (May 30) is the final day for the acquisition of shares in Elhim Iskra, which will grant the shareholders dividend rights.

The shareholders of Elhim Iskra decided at a general meeting, held on May 20, that the company will distribute 0.0421 leva gross dividend per share (0.39995 net dividend per share).

Dividend payments will start on August 20, 2008 and will continue three months.

Elhim Iskra booked 1.025 mln leva (524,000 euros) net profit for the first quarter of 2008, up by 172,000 leva (87,950 euros) compared to the year-ago period.

A total of 650 shares in the company traded hands on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange at prices ranging between 5.25 and 5.28 leva per share.