10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share of the Group is calculated by dividing the consolidated profit for the year attributable
to shareholders of the Company of RM78,610,000 (2014: RM57,158,000) by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue during the year of 1,600,000,000 (2014: 1,320,329,000). The Group does not have any
potential dilutive ordinary shares for the financial years ended 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2014.
11. Dividends
Dividend
Amount
per ordinary share
2015
2014
2015
2014
RM’000
RM’000
Sen
Sen
Dividends on ordinary shares in respect of
financial year ended 31 December
- First interim
32,000
32,000
2
2
- Second interim
80,000
32,000
5
2
- Third interim
48,000
-
3
-
160,000
64,000
10
4
Third interim dividend paid in respect of
the previous financial year
32,000
–
2
–
192,000
64,000
12
4
Subsequent to the end of the current financial year, the Directors declared a fourth interim dividend of 3 sen
per share amounting to RM48 million in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2015. The dividend
which will be paid on 25 March 2016, will be accounted for in equity as an appropriation of retained earnings
in the financial year ending 31 December 2016.
an n ual repo rt 2015
93
