Maxis Berhad
Annual Report 2014
76
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 2014.
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
RM’000
Company
RM’000
Profit for the financial year attributable to:
- equity holders of the Company
1,717,442
1,620,899
- non-controlling interest
7,382
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Profit for the financial year
1,724,824
1,620,899
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 2013:
(a) Fourth interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share
on 7,504,853,100 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 8 April 2014
600,388
(b) Final single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share
on 7,505,664,800 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 27 June 2014
600,453
1,200,841
In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2014:
(a) First interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share
on 7,505,664,800 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 27 June 2014
600,453
(b) Second interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share
on 7,506,109,800 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 26 September 2014
600,489
(c) Third interim single-tier tax-exempt dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share
on 7,506,350,500 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each, paid on 26 December 2014
600,508
1,801,450
