DIRECTORS’ REPORT
The Directors have pleasure in presenƟng their report together with the audited Įnancial statements of the Group and of the Company for the Įnancial year ended 31 December 2014.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal acƟvity of the Company is investment holding, whilst the principal acƟviƟes of the subsidiaries are stated in Note 13 to the Įnancial statements.
There have been no signiĮcant changes in the nature of the principal acƟviƟes during the Įnancial year.
RESULTS
Group
Company
RM’000
RM’000
ProĮt for the year
2,031,088
2,006,352
AƩributable to:
Owners of the parent
2,031,088
2,006,352
There were no material transfers to, or from, reserves or provisions during the Įnancial year, other than as disclosed in the Įnancial statements.
In the opinion of the Directors, the results of the operaƟons of the Group and of the Company during the Įnancial year were not substanƟally aīected by any item, transacƟon or event of a material
and unusual nature.
DIVIDENDS
The dividends paid by the Company since the end of the previous Įnancial year were as follows:
RM’000
In respect of the Įnancial year ended 31 December 2013:
-
Fourth interim tax exempt (single-Ɵer) dividend of 7.0 sen per ordinary share, declared on 6 February 2014 and paid on 7 March 2014
544,250
In respect of the Įnancial year ended 31 December 2014:
-
First interim tax exempt (single-Ɵer) dividend of 6.2 sen per ordinary share, declared on 25 April 2014 and paid on 6 June 2014
482,050
-
Second interim tax exempt (single-Ɵer) dividend of 6.4 sen per ordinary share, declared on 17 July 2014 and paid on 5 September 2014
497,600
-
Third interim tax exempt (single-Ɵer) dividend of 6.2 sen per ordinary share, declared on 20 October 2014 and paid on 5 December 2014
482,050
The Board of Directors had on 9 February 2015, declared a fourth interim tax exempt (single-Ɵer) dividend of 7.2 sen per ordinary share in respect of the Įnancial year ended 31 December 2014.
The Įnancial statements for the current Įnancial year do not reŇect this fourth interim dividend. Such dividend, will be accounted for in equity as an appropriaƟon of retained earnings in the
Įnancial year ending 31 December 2015.
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