Banco Comercial Portugues S.A.
3 November 1999
BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES, S.A. (BCP)
Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. (BCP, NYSE BPC, BCPPRA): Under the
terms and for the purpose specified in article 349 of the 'Codigo do
Mercado de Valores Mobiliario' (Securities Code), of Regulation 8/99
issued by the 'Comissao do Mercado de Valores Mobiliario' (CMVM) and
Regulation 8/99 issued by the Lisbon Stock Exchange, and in accordance
with the resolution approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders
held on 24 March 1999, it is announced that, in conjunction with the
'Central de Valores Mobiliarios', a change in the nominal value of
shares in Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A., will be carried out.
The process of this stock split presents the following terms:
1. Date of the split executed by the 'Central de Valores Mobiliarios':
18 November 1999
2. Nominal value of the shares prior to the change: 5 Euro
3. Nominal value of the shares after the change: 1 Euro
4. Total number of shares representative of Banco Comercial
Portugues, S.A.'s capital prior to the change: 200,000,000 shares
5. Total number of shares representative of Banco Comercial
Portugues, S.A.'s capital after the change: 1,000,000,000 shares
6. Number of shares to be allocated to each shareholder: for each
share with the nominal value of 5 Euro held, shareholders will receive
5 shares with the nominal value of 1 Euro each.
For further information:
Rui Lopes Banco Comercial Portugues Tel: +35 11 422 4071
Kevin Soady/Toby Moore/ Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +44 171 638 9571
Emma Pickford
Cindy Lyman/ Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +1 212 688 6840
Melissa Payne-Smith