ANNUAL REPORT LAPORAN TAHUNAN - Berjaya Corp

Directors’ Report
The directors hereby present their report together with the audited financial statements of the Group and of the Company for the
financial year ended 30 April 2009.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the Company are investment holding and provision of management services.
The principal activities of the subsidiary companies consist of:
(i) Financial services;
(ii) Marketing of consumer products and services;
(iii) Restaurants;
(iv) Property development and investment in properties;
(v) Development and operation of vacation time share, hotels and resorts, water theme park and operating of a casino;
(vi) Operations of toto betting under Section 5 of the Pool Betting Act, 1967;
(vii) Leasing of on-line lottery equipment;
(viii) Manufacture and distribution of computerised lottery and voting systems;
(ix) Publication, printing and distribution of daily newspaper;
(x) Manufacturing; and
(xi) Investment holding and others.
There were no significant changes in the Group’s activities during the financial year other than those arising from the acquisitions or
disposals of subsidiary companies, associated companies and jointly controlled entities as disclosed in Notes 9, 10, 11 and 43 to the
financial statements.
RESULTS
48 Berjaya Corporation Berhad (554790-X) Annual Report 2009
Group Company
RM’000 RM’000
Profit for the year 109,096 15,557
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company (53,383) 15,557
Minority interests 162,479 -
109,096 15,557
There were no material transfers to or from reserves or provisions during the financial year other than as disclosed in the financial
statements.
In the opinion of the directors, the results of the operations of the Group and of the Company during the financial year were not
substantially affected by any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature other than as disclosed in Note 33 to the
financial statements.
DIVIDENDS
The amount of dividends paid by the Company since 30 April 2008 was as follows:
In respect of the financial year ended 30 April 2008
RM’000
Final dividend of 2% single-tier exempt dividend per share, paid on 30 December 2008 60,867
On 23 December 2008, the Company proposed an interim dividend-in-specie of 25 Berjaya Media Berhad shares for every 1,000
Berjaya Corporation Berhad shares held, or equivalent to a dividend rate of 2.35% single-tier exempt dividend per share in respect
of the financial year ended 30 April 2009. The proposed interim dividend-in-specie is pending approval of the shareholders of the
Company. On 29 June 2009, the Company recommended a final dividend of 1% single-tier exempt dividend in respect of the current
financial year ended 30 April 2009, to be approved by the Company’s shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
The financial statements for the current financial year do not reflect these dividends. These dividends will be accounted for in the
shareholders’ equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the financial year ending 30 April 2010.