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Vermilion Energyn 2012 ohjeistus-tiedotteesta:

Non-Resident Withholding Tax
Vermilion wishes to advise that effective April 19, 2011 the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") has introduced new forms (the “Forms”) to be completed by non-Canadian resident shareholders that reside in countries with which Canada has a tax treaty to certify that they are eligible for treaty benefits in that country in order to continue to have non-resident tax withheld at the reduced tax rate specified by the applicable tax treaty (the "Reduced Treaty Rate"). Income tax treaties between Canada and foreign countries generally provide for a lower rate of withholding tax to be deducted from various kinds of income payments to non-residents of Canada, including dividends. Effective January 1, 2012, the CRA has instructed Vermilion’s paying agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada (“Computershare”), subject
to receiving the appropriate completed Form, to begin withholding tax at a statutory rate of 25% from all applicable payments or credits to non-
Canadian resident shareholders...