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financiAL STATEMENTs
Annual Report 2017
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. DIVIDENDS (Cont’d.)
The directors recommend the payment of a single-tier final dividend and special dividend of 7.5 sen and 5.0 sen per share
respectively on 241,151,830 ordinary shares, amounting to a total of RM30,144,000, which subject to the shareholders’ approval
at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting will be paid on a date to be determined. The financial statements for the current
financial year do not reflect this proposed dividend. Such dividend, if approved by the shareholders, will be accounted for in
shareholders’ equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the next financial year ending 31 March 2018.
11. EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
(a) Basic
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing profit for the year, net of tax, attributable to owners of the parent by
the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial year, excluding treasury shares held by the
Company.
Group
2017
2016
Consolidated profit attributable to equity holders of the Company (RM’000)
37,715
51,282
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (’000)
Issued ordinary shares at 1 January
241,178
241,404
Basic earnings per share for the year (sen)
15.64
21.24
(b) Diluted
Diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per share as the Company has no potentially dilutive shares in issue.