SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of Febuary 2003
Commission File Number 0-19379
BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES, S.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Rua Augusta 62-96
1100 Lisbon, Portugal
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Annex 1 Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. (the "Bank") has announced that the
2002 dividend in the gross amount of 0.10 euro per share approved at
the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on February 24, 2003
will be paid on March 14, 2003 to the holders of the Bank's shares
at the record date of March 13, 2003.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES, S.A.
By: Antonio Rodrigues
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Antonio Rodrigues
Member of the Board of Directors
By: Luis Gomes
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Luis Gomes
General Manager
Date: February 28, 2003
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Annex 1
For immediate release February 27, 2003
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS
YEAR 2002
(Lisbon, February 27, 2003) - Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. (BCP; NYSE: BPC;
LSE: BCG) has announced that the 2002 dividend in the gross amount of 0.10 euro
per share approved at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on
February 24, 2003 will be paid on March 14, 2003 to the holders of BCP shares at
the record date of March 13, 2003.
Residents Non-Residents
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Gross Dividend (euro) 0.10 (euro) 0.10
Income tax (euro) 0.015 (euro) 0.025
Gift and Inheritance tax (euro) 0.005 (euro) 0.005
Net Dividend (euro) 0.08 (euro) 0.07
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BCP shares will be traded cum rights in the Stock Exchange until March 10, 2003,
inclusive, and will start trading ex-dividend from March 11, 2003.
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