Chapter IV · Bonds · Section II · Types of bonds

Article 369 Allocation of interest and dividends

Artigo 369.º · Atribuição de juros e de dividendos

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Bondholders are entitled to interest on their bonds until the time of conversion.

1 - Os obrigacionistas têm direito aos juros das respetivas obrigações até ao momento da conversão.

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2. The terms of issue must state the dividend allocation regime that will apply to the shares into which the bonds are converted in the financial year during which conversion takes place.

2 - Das condições de emissão deve constar o regime de atribuição de dividendos que será aplicado às ações em que as obrigações se converterem no exercício durante o qual a conversão tiver lugar.

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3. Where the terms of issue do not state the regime referred to in the preceding paragraph, the new shares carry the right to dividends on the same terms as the existing shares of the same class.

3 - Caso não conste das condições da emissão o regime referido no número anterior, as novas ações atribuem direito a dividendos nos mesmos termos das ações da mesma categoria já existentes.

What we checked in this article

The bondholders' entitlement to interest up to conversion, the requirement that the terms of issue state the dividend regime for the year of conversion, and the default rule of equal treatment with existing shares of the same class are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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