saidApril 4 that its board approved a dividend payment relating to 2015 profits totaling20.6 million Peruvian soles.

Common shareholderswill receive a dividend of 1.0897 soles per share, to be registered and deliveredon April 21 and 22, respectively.

The board alsoapproved a capital increase worth about 74.7 million soles, which will raise theamount of common shares with voting rights to about 643.1 million soles.

As of April 5, US$1 was equivalent to 3.35 Peruviansoles.