2012 Annual Report - Media Prima Berhad

Media Prima Berhad
Directors’
Report
The Directors have pleasure in submitting their report with the audited financial statements of the Group and of the
Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2012.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the Company are investment holding and the provision of procurement services for its
subsidiaries.
The principal activities of the Group consist of investment holding, commercial television and radio broadcasting,
publishing, sale of newspapers, provision of internet based on-line services, general media advertising, provision of
advertising space and related production works, sale of programme rights, sale of videos, cable and laser rights, content
production, property management services and other industry related services.
There has been no significant changes in the nature of these activities during the financial year.
The principal activities of the subsidiaries and associates are set out in Note 26 and Note 27 to the financial statements
respectively.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Group
RM’000
Company
RM’000
Net profit for the financial year from continuing operations 210,978 76,746
Net profit from subsidiary held for sale 334 –
Attributable to:
Owners of the Parent 209,312
Non-controlling interest 2,000
Net profit for the financial year 211,312
DIVIDENDS
The dividends paid or declared by the Company since 31 December 2011 were as follows:
RM’000
(1) In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2011, a final
single tier dividend of 5 sen per ordinary share on 1,078,449,869
ordinary shares, paid on 13 July 2012 53,922
(2) In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2012, a first interim
single tier dividend of 3 sen per share on 1,079,001,666
ordinary shares, paid on 28 September 2012 32,370
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(3) In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2012, a second interim
single tier dividend of 3 sen per share on 1,079,625,985 ordinary
shares, paid on 28 December 2012 32,389
118,681