DIVIDENDS (CONT’D) On 25 February 2026, the Company declared a fourth interim dividend of 3 sen per ordinary share amounting to approximately RM24,210,000 in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2025 and a special dividend of 2 sen per ordinary share amounting to approximately RM16,140,000 in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2026. Both dividends were paid on 27 March 2026 to shareholders whose names appeared in the record of depositors on 13 March 2026. The financial statements for the current financial year do not reflect this fourth interim dividend and special dividend. Such dividends will be accounted for in equity as an appropriation of retained profits in the financial year ending 31 December 2026. RESERVES AND PROVISIONS There were no material transfers to or from reserves or provisions during the financial year other than those disclosed in the financial statements. ISSUES OF SHARES AND DEBENTURES During the financial year:- (a) the Company increased its issued and paid-up share capital from RM393,168,407 to RM400,459,867 by issuance of 4,729,800 new ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company’s Employee Share Option Scheme (“ESOS”) at an exercise price of RM0.90 per share, amounting to RM7,291,460. The new ordinary shares issued rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company. (b) there were no issues of debentures by the Company. TREASURY SHARES During the financial year, the Company purchased 1,963,000 of its issued ordinary shares from the open market at an average price of RM1.44 per share. The total consideration paid for the purchase was RM2,835,436. The shares purchased are being held as treasury shares in accordance with Section 127(6) of the Companies Act 2016 and are presented as a deduction from equity. As at 31 December 2025, the Company held as treasury shares a total of 1,963,000 of its 400,459,867 issued and fully paid-up ordinary shares. The treasury shares are held at a carrying amount of RM2,835,436. The details of the treasury shares are disclosed in Note 17 to the financial statements. OPTIONS GRANTED OVER UNISSUED SHARES During the financial year, no options were granted by the Company to any person to take up any unissued shares in the Company except for the share options granted pursuant to the Company’s Employee Share Option Scheme below. 141 Annual Report 2025
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