The shareholders of companies listed in Bucharest approved in April the payout of total dividends of over RON3 billion from the profit registered in 2012, and a part of the money has already been distributed.

Oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), natural gas transporter Transgaz (TGN.RO) and regional investment fund SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) started payouts in June.

SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) will start dividend payments on August 1. The shareholders of SIF Transilvania will receive about RON191 million and SIF Muntenia will pay out dividends of RON108 million.

The stockholders of medicine producer Biofarm (BIO.RO) will get dividends worth RON14.2 million from the company’s 2012 profit. About 60% of the money will go to regional investment funds (SIFs), which hold large stakes in Biofarm.

SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) will pay out dividends worth RON75.4 million in September.

The shareholders of plastic profiles producer Romcarbon Buzau (ROCE.RO) should get RON1.6 million between September 9 and October 29. (EUR1=RON4.4283)