Annual Report 2012, PDF - Axiata Group Berhad - Investor Relations

DIRECTORS’REPORTSHARE CAPITALDuring the financial year, the issued and paid-up capital of the Company was increased from RM8,466.2 millioncomprising 8,466.2 million ordinary shares of RM1 each to RM8,508.2 million. The increase in issued and paid-upcapital of the Company was in line with the exercise of options granted under the Performance-Based EmployeeShare Option Scheme ('ESOS') by the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as disclosed in Note 14(a) tothe financial statements:The detail of the new ordinary shares issued during the financial year is as follow:At an exercise price of:number of new ordinaryshares of RM1 each issued’000RM1.81 26,275RM3.15 957RM3.45 14,782RM5.07 1342,027The above mentioned ordinary share rank pari-passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.DIVIDENDSThe dividends paid or declared or proposed since the end of the previous financial year were as follows:In respect of financial year ended:Tax exempt dividend under the single tier systemPer ordinaryshare ofType RM1 each TotalSen RM’000– 31 December 2011 Final 15 1,273,698– 31 December 2012 interim 8 680,57723 1,954,275The Board of Directors have recommended tax exempt dividends under the single tier system a final dividend of 15sen and a special dividend of 12 sen per ordinary share of RM1 each of the Company in respect of financial yearended 31 December 2012, amounting to a total RM2,297.2 million, based on issued and paid-up capital of theCompany as at 31 December 2012. The proposed dividends are subject to approval by the shareholders at theforthcoming Annual General Meeting ("AGM").162