Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) will pay a 50 per cent cash dividend for 2005, the general shareholders’ meeting decided on March 7, 2006.  The company already distributed 20 per cent of the sum as dividend for the first half of 2005.  Thus, the net dividend to be distributed is 30 per cent, equivalent to 3.0 riyals ($0.8/0.7 euro) per share.