187 MISC BERHAD Annual Report 2015 10. Earnings per share Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Corporation by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial year. The Group does not have any financial instrument which may dilute its basic earnings per share. Group 2015 2014 Profit after taxation attributable to equity holders of the Corporation (RM’000) 2,467,780 2,204,310 Number of ordinary shares in issue (‘000) 4,463,794 4,463,794 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (‘000) 4,463,794 4,463,794 Basic earnings per share (sen) 55.3 49.4 Diluted earnings per share (sen) 55.3 49.4 11. Dividends 2015 2014 RM’000 RM’000 Dividend recognised during the year: In respect of financial year ended 31 December 2013: Final tax exempt dividend under the single tier system of 5 sen per share – 223,190 In respect of financial year ended 31 December 2014: First interim tax exempt dividend under the single tier system of 4 sen per share – 178,552 Second interim tax exempt dividend under the single tier system of 6 sen per share 267,828 – In respect of financial year ended 31 December 2015: First interim tax exempt dividend under the single tier system of 7.5 sen per share 334,784 – 602,612 401,742 A second interim tax exempt dividend under the single tier system in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2015 of 12.5 sen per share amounting to a dividend payable of RM557,974,000 will be payable on 9 March 2016. At the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, a final tax exempt dividend of 10.0 sen per share under the single tier system on 4,463,794,000 ordinary shares amounting to a dividend payable of RM446,379,000 will be proposed for shareholders’ approval in respect of financial year ended 31 December 2015 . The financial statements for the current financial year do not reflect the second interim and final dividends. The dividends will be accounted for in equity as an appropriation of retained profits in the financial year ending 31 December 2016.
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