UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2016

 

TECNOGLASS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Cayman Islands		001-35436		98-1271120
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

Avenida Circunvalar a 100 mts de la Via 40, Barrio Las Flores, Barranquilla, Colombia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(57)(5) 3734000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On December 7, 2016, Tecnoglass Inc. (the “Company”) announced the timing for the payment of its declared regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share for the fourth quarter 2016. The dividend will be payable on February 1, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 29, 2016. The dividend will be paid in cash or ordinary shares, to be chosen at the option of holders of ordinary shares during an election period beginning December 29, 2016 and lasting until 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on January 20, 2017. The value of the ordinary shares to be used to calculate the number of shares to be issued with respect to that portion of the dividend payable in ordinary shares shall be the average of the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ during the three day period from January 18, 2017 through January 20, 2017. If no choice is made during this election period, the dividend for this election period will be paid in ordinary shares of the Company.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

	Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1		Press release dated December 7, 2016

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: December 8, 2016

 

	TECNOGLASS INC.
	By:	/s/ Jose M. Daes
	Name:	Jose M. Daes
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer