Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2013

Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2013 68 DIRECTORS’ REPORT The Directors hereby submit their Report to the members together with the audited financial statements of the Group and of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2013. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES The principal activity of the Company is investment holding, whilst the principal activities of the Group, comprising the Company and its subsidiaries, are the provision of mobile, fixed line and international gateway telecommunications services as well as Internet and broadband services, and corporate support functions for the Group. Details of the principal activities of the subsidiaries are shown in Note 18 to the financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the nature of the principal activities of the Group and of the Company during the financial year. FINANCIAL RESULTS GROUP COMPANY RM’000 RM’000 Profit for the financial year attributable to: - equity holders of the Company 1,765,462 1,768,151 - non-controlling interest 6,793 – Profit for the financial year 1,772,255 1,768,151 DIVIDENDS The dividends on ordinary shares paid by the Company since the end of the previous financial year were as follows: RM’000 In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2012: (a) Fourth interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share on 7,500,654,500 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 29 March 2013 600,052 (b) Final single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share on 7,500,698,600 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 31 May 2013 600,056 1,200,108 In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2013: (a) First interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share on 7,500,732,700 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 28 June 2013 600,059 (b) Second interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share on 7,502,604,200 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 3 October 2013 600,208 (c) Third interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share on 7,503,318,300 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 27 December 2013 600,265 1,800,532