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ASNB declares 7.3 sen dividend, 1.25 sen bonus for ASB
Tags: ASB | ASNB | income distribution | PNB | Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), has announced an income distribution of 7.3 sen per unit and a bonus of 1.25 sen per unit for Skim Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB), for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2009.
Last year, the government-owned fund manager declared an income distribution of seven sen per unit and a bonus of 1.75 sen per unit.
Announcing the dividend and bonus for ASB on Dec 14, PNB chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said the income distribution would involve a total payout of RM4.95 billion by ASNB, an increase of 19.56% from the RM4.14 billion paid out in 2008.
The bonus portion, meanwhile, would involve a total payout of RM537.65 million by PNB. The payment will benefit 6.78 million unit holders who currently hold more than 70 billion ASB units.
“Although the total numbers (dividend and bonus) look lower this year at 8.55 sen per unit from 8.75 sen per unit last year, but in terms of total amount that we are paying out, it is higher at RM5.48 billion from RM4.79 billion last year,” said PNB group CEO and president Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman. |
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Post time 15-12-2009 12:13 PM
