DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trimeris, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMS) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a one-time special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock to stockholders of record on December 19, 2008. The aggregate dividend payment will total approximately $22.3 million based on the number of shares of common stock currently outstanding. The dividend will be paid on December 29, 2008. The Company had previously announced its plan to return capital of $50 million to shareholders by the end of 2008. Today’s announcement, coupled with the Company’s $33.3 million special dividend earlier in the year, will result in the return of over $55 million in capital to shareholders in 2008.
