Compagnie Financière Tradition S.A. - Dividend and Subscription Right

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At the Annual General Meeting of Compagnie Financière Tradition S.A.
on 13 May 2009, shareholders approved the payment of a dividend of
CHF 8.00 per share. Each share will carry a subscription right
allowing shareholders, should they so wish, to subscribe to new
shares of the Company at an issue price of CHF 92.00.

The capital increase will comprise up to 511,000 new shares with a
par value of CHF 2.50, for a maximum amount, including the share
premium, of CHF 47,012,000. Each share must be fully paid up in cash.

Eleven subscription rights confer the right to subscribe for one new
ordinary share. Subscription rights will be tradable on the SIX Swiss
Exchange from 27 May to 9 June 2008. Subscription rights that are not
exercised will be forfeited.

An issue prospectus, within the meaning of Section 652a of the Swiss
Code of Obligations, will be published in the Swiss Official Gazette
of Commerce (SOGC)

With a presence in 27 countries, Compagnie Financière Tradition is a
leading interdealer broker (IDB) in the international market. The
Group provides broking services for a complete range of financial
products (money market products, bonds, interest rate, currency and
credit derivatives, equities, equity derivatives, interest rate
futures and index futures) and non-financial products (energy and
environmental products and precious metals).
Compagnie Financière Tradition is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(CFT). You can find out more about our Group on our website at
www.traditiongroup.com.

Lausanne, 14 May 2009

Contacts:

Compagnie Financière Tradition
Patrick Combes, President
Tel: +41 21 343 52 66

Rochat & Partners
Olivia Maillot
Tel.: +41 22 718 37 53

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Compagnie Financière Tradition
Langallerie 11 Lausanne
Switzerland

WKN: 870121; ISIN: CH0014345117; Index: SPI, SSCI, SPIEX;
Listed:
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