Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2012

Maxis Berhad // Annual Report 2012 29 INVESTOR RELATIONS Commitment to Shareholders Maxis being the only integrated communications service provider in Malaysia, is committed to creating value for its shareholders. Maxis believes in returning value to shareholders via a dividend policy of active capital management (see section on Dividend Policy). Since its listing in November 2009, Maxis has declared interim dividends on a quarterly basis, and a final dividend in each financial year, providing cash returns to shareholders on a regular basis. For 2012, Maxis declared/recommended dividends totaling RM3.0 billion (40.0 sen/share) to our shareholders, comprising: • four interim dividends of RM600 million (8.0 sen/share) per quarter totaling RM2.4 billion (32.0 sen/ share) for the year; and • a recommended final dividend of RM600 million (8.0 sen/share) subject to shareholders’ approval. The total represents a dividend yield of 6.0% based on the closing price of RM6.65 as at end of 2012. Dividend Policy Our full dividend policy, as stated in our IPO Prospectus dated 28 October 2009, is reproduced below for your reference: “The declaration of interim dividends and the recommendation of final dividends are subject to the discretion of the Board and any final dividend for the year is subject to shareholders’ approval. It is the Company’s intention to pay dividends to shareholders in the future. However, such payments will depend upon a number of factors, including Maxis’ earnings, capital requirements, general financial conditions, the Company’s distributable reserves and other factors considered relevant by the Board. 2009 2010 2011 2012 Dividends (RM’m) Interims 900 2,400 2,400 2,400 Final 225 600 600 600 Total 1,125 3,000 3,000 3,000 Dividend Per Share (sen) Interims 12.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 Final 3.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 Total 15.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 Earnings Per Share (sen) na 30.6 33.7 24.7 Payout Ratio (%) na 130.7 118.7 161.6 Dividend Yield (%) na 7.5 7.3 6.0 Maxis Share Price Performance – 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 WHAT’S INSIDE HIGHLIGHTS OUR STRENGTH LEADERSHIP OUR BUSINESS IN ACTION CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 0 10M 20M 30M 5.40 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.60 6.80 7.00 3,476M 6.65 2012 2013 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Last Price 6.65 High on 10/05/12 7.05 Average 6.367 Low on 01/03/12 5.50 Volume 3.476M