Annual Report 2006 - Venture Corporation Limited
Annual Report 2006 - Venture Corporation Limited
Annual Report 2006 - Venture Corporation Limited
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notes to financial statements<br />
December 31, <strong>2006</strong><br />
29 EARNINGS PER SHARE<br />
The Group<br />
<strong>2006</strong> 2005<br />
Basic Diluted Basic Diluted<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
Profit for the year 239,171 239,171 201,171 201,171<br />
The Group<br />
<strong>2006</strong> 2005<br />
Basic Diluted Basic Diluted<br />
Number of shares Number of shares<br />
’000 ’000<br />
Weighted average number of ordinary shares 271,077 271,077 267,732 267,732<br />
Adjustment for potential dilutive<br />
ordinary shares from share options - 501 - 2,127<br />
Weighted average number of<br />
ordinary shares used to compute earnings per share 271,077 271,578 267,732 269,859<br />
Earnings per share (cents) 88.2 88.1 75.1 74.5<br />
30 OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS<br />
The Group<br />
<strong>2006</strong> 2005<br />
$’000 $’000<br />
Minimum lease payments paid under operating leases 12,954 15,033<br />
At the balance sheet date, the commitments in respect of operating leases for rental of factory spaces, office premises<br />
and residential premises were as follows:<br />
The Company<br />
The Group<br />
<strong>2006</strong> 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2005<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
Within one year 5,452 5,730 11,462 10,186<br />
In the second to fifth year inclusive 278 2,659 8,722 8,722<br />
After the fifth year - - 1,911 -<br />
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