ANNUAL REPORT 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Notes to the Financial Statements (Cont’d) For the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2025 168 34. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS Group Company 2025 2024 2025 2024 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Secured:- Term loans (Note 28) 3,081 4,079 - - Term financing (Note 29) - 496 - 496 Trade financing 35,975 40,196 - - Lease liabilities (Note 30) 375 712 - 551 Hire purchase payables (Note 31) 121 117 121 117 39,552 45,600 121 1,164 The trade financing bore effective interest rates ranging from 4.91% to 5.85% (2024 - 5.20% to 5.82%) per annum and are secured by a corporate guarantee of the Company. Certain trade financing is secured by a legal charge over a property of the Group and of the Company. 35. NET ASSETS PER SHARE The net assets per share of the Group is calculated based on the net asset value at the end of the financial year of approximately RM426,188,000 (2024 - RM367,041,000) divided by the number of ordinary shares (net of treasury shares of 188,973,100 (2024 - 165,931,900)) at the end of the financial year of 2,782,161,900 (2024 - 2,796,087,100). 36. DIVIDENDS Group/Company Sen Per 2025 Sen Per 2024 Share RM’000 Share RM’000 In respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2023: - Fourth interim single tier tax-exempt dividend declared on 26 May 2023 and paid on 4 July 2023 - - 0.75 21,231 In respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2024: - First interim single tier tax-exempt dividend declared on 30 August 2023 and paid on 4 October 2023 - - 0.60 16,889 - Second interim single tier tax-exempt dividend declared on 30 November 2023 and paid on 29 December 2023 - - 0.60 16,853 - Third interim single tier tax-exempt dividend declared on 29 February 2024 and paid on 29 March 2024 - - 0.50 13,983 - Fourth interim single tier tax-exempt dividend declared on 30 May 2024 and paid on 2 July 2024 1.30 36,258 - - In respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2025: - First interim single tier tax-exempt dividend declared on 29 August 2024 and paid on 27 September 2024 0.75 20,899 - - 57,157 68,956 The directors do not recommend the payment of any further dividend for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
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