The Board of Directors of Ermes Department Stores Plc has decided to pay interim dividend of EUR 12,250,000, which corresponds to 7 cent of the per share or to 20.6% of the nominal value of the share EUR 0.34. The dividend will be paid to the beneficiaries on August 22, 2014. It is noted that the beneficiaries of the interim dividend will be those shareholders that on July 25, 2014 (Registration Date/Archive Date) will be registered in the records of the Cyprus Stock Exchange.