2018 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

12. DIVIDENDS Group and Company Net Dividends per Amount Ordinary Share 2018 2017 2018 2017 RM’000 RM’000 Sen Sen Recognised during the financial year: Single tier final dividend for 2016: 7.00 sen on 831,624,030 ordinary shares declared on 25 April 2017 and paid on 21 June 2017 – 58,214 – 7.00 Single tier interim dividend for 2017: 8.00 sen on 831,624,030 ordinary shares declared on 22 August 2017 and paid on 20 September 2017 – 66,530 – 8.00 Single tier special dividend for 2017: 18.00 sen on 831,624,030 ordinary shares declared on 20 February 2018 and paid on 18 April 2018 149,692 – 18.00 – Single tier second interim dividend for 2017: 5.00 sen on 831,624,030 ordinary shares declared on 20 February 2018 and paid on 17 May 2018 41,582 – 5.00 – Single tier interim dividend for 2018: 6.00 sen on 831,624,030 ordinary shares declared on 29 August 2018 and paid on 31 October 2018 49,897 – 6.00 – 241,171 124,744 29.00 15.00 On 25 February 2019, the Board of Directors has declared a single tier second interim dividend of 8.00 sen per ordinary share, on 831,624,030 ordinary shares, amounting to RM66,529,922, to be paid on 9 May 2019. The entitlement date is 18 April 2019. The financial statements for the current financial year do not reflect this dividend. The dividend will be accounted for in equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the financial year ending 31 December 2019. The Directors do not recommend the payment of any final dividend in respect of the current financial year. Financial Review Stakeholder Information AGM Information 193 Governance Review of Sustainability Activities