UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month November 2017
(Commission File No. 001-35193)
Grifols, S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Avinguda de la Generalitat, 152-158
Parc de Negocis Can Sant Joan
Sant Cugat del Valles 08174
Barcelona, Spain
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
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Grifols, S.A. Avinguda de Ia Generalitat 152-158 08174 Sant Cugat del Valles Barcelona-ESPANA Tel. [34)935 710 500 Fax [34) 935 710 267 www.grifols.com GRIFOLS RELEVANT EVENT PAYMENT OF INTERIM DIVIDEND ON ACCOUNT OF 2017 PROFIT In accordance with the resolution passed at the Board of Directors of Grifols, S.A. held on 27 October 2017 and communicated in the Relevant Event dated 30 October 2017, we inform about the distribution of an interim dividend on account of the profit of the current fiscal year. Payment date: 5 December 2017 Ex date: 1 December 2017 ISIN Code: Class A shares: ES0171996087 Class B shares: ES0171996095 Share name: Grifols, S.A. Number of shares representing the share capital: 687,554,908 Class A shares: 426,129,798 Class B shares: 261,425,110 Nominal value: Class A shares: € 0.25 Class B shares: € 0.05 Treasury shares: Class A shares: 0 Class B shares: 4,297,806 Total dividend amount: € 122,986,278.36 Gross amount per share (after deduction of treasury shares): € 0.18 Withholding tax per share 19% (**): € 0.0342 Net amount per share: € 0.1458 (**) Applicable percentage of withholding tax, with general character, without prejudice of the situations in which withholding tax is not applicable or lower, according to the nature, condition or residence for tax purposes of the recipient, in accordance to what is stated in the current regulation of the Personal income tax, Corporate income tax and Non-residents' income tax. The dividend amount shall be paid as per prevailing regulations for depositary security entities, using the means provided by lberclear for said entities. To that end, the payment agency appointed is BBVA. In Barcelona, on 16 November 2017 Mrs. Nuria Martin Barnes Secretary to the Board of Directors |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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David I. Bell |
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Date: November 16, 2017 |
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