UOBKH/AR09 [web] - ChartNexus
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27 COMPONENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME<br />
The Group<br />
2009 2008<br />
$ $<br />
Other comprehensive income:<br />
Available-for-sale investments:<br />
Gains (losses) arising during the year 7,237,238 (15,807,909)<br />
Reclassification to profit or loss from equity on disposal of available-for-sale investments (6,251,349) (4,252,069)<br />
Deferred tax liability (444,987) 332,269<br />
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (4,057,880) (3,917,600)<br />
Exchange differences on statutory reserves 23,316 (46,635)<br />
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax (3,493,662) (23,691,944)<br />
28 EARNINGS PER SHARE<br />
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to ordinary owners of the Company is based on the following data:<br />
2009 2008<br />
Earnings for the purposes of basic earnings per share<br />
(profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company) $114,385,469 $108,744,804<br />
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share 724,709,009 724,709,009<br />
Basic earnings per share 15.78 cents 15.01 cents<br />
Diluted earnings per share is equal to basic earnings per share as there are no potential dilutive ordinary shares.<br />
29 DIVIDENDS<br />
The Group and The Company<br />
2009 2008<br />
$ $<br />
One-tier tax-exempt interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2009<br />
of 0.5 cents per ordinary share paid (31 December 2008 : 0.5 cents per ordinary share paid) 3,623,544 3,623,544<br />
One-tier tax-exempt final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2008<br />
of 7.0 cents per ordinary share paid (31 December 2007 : 11.89 cents per ordinary share paid) 50,729,632 86,167,901<br />
54,353,176 89,791,445<br />
At the Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2010, a one-tier tax-exempt final dividend of 7.5 cents per ordinary share amounting to a total of<br />
$54,353,176 will be recommended. These financial statements do not reflect this dividend, which will be accounted for in the shareholders’<br />
equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the financial year ending 31 December 2010.<br />
30 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES<br />
(a) Obligations by virtue of a subsidiary being a clearing member of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”) – secured<br />
At the end of the reporting period, there were contingent liabilities of $3,273,539 (2008 : $1,176,850) in respect of the obligations of a<br />
subsidiary to The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (“CDP”) by virtue of the subsidiary being a clearing member of the SGX-ST. The<br />
contingent liabilities are secured against deposits amounting to $1,635,394 (2008 : $1,173,030) placed by the subsidiary with CDP.<br />
(b) At the end of the reporting period, there were contingent liabilities of $Nil (2008 : $10,076,500) in respect of a request by the Company to<br />
a related party bank to issue a guarantee to The Indonesian Stock Exchange (“IDX”) in respect of the obligations of a subsidiary, by virtue<br />
of it being a clearing member of the IDX.<br />
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