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Directors’ Report
The Directors have pleasure in submitting their report together with the audited financial statements of the Group and of the Company
for the financial year ended 31 December 2005.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the Company are the publication, printing and distribution of newspapers and magazines. The activities of the
subsidiary companies are set out in Note 8 to the financial statements.
There have been no significant changes in the nature of these activities during the financial year.
RESULTS
STAR PUBLICATIONS
(MALAYSIA) BERHAD
Group Company
RM’000 RM’000
Profit after taxation 155,468 165,518
Retained profits brought forward 385,564 375,297
Profits available for appropriation 541,032 540,815
Appropriation:
2004 – Second interim dividend of 10.0 sen per share, less tax 36,895 36,895
2004 – Special dividend of 5.0 sen per share, less tax 12,298 12,298
2005 – Interim dividend of 15.0 sen per share, less tax 39,636 39,636
2005 – Special dividend of 5.0 sen per share, tax exempt 18,350 18,350
107,179 107,179
Retained profits carried forward 433,853 433,636
DIVIDENDS
Dividends paid since the end of the previous financial year end were as follows:
(a) A second interim dividend of 10.0 sen per ordinary share, less tax and a special interim dividend of 5.0 sen per ordinary share, less
tax, which amounted to RM36,895,170 and RM12,298,390 respectively in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2004
were paid on 15 April 2005.
(b) An interim dividend of 15.0 sen per ordinary share, less tax, and a special interim dividend of 5.0 sen per ordinary share, tax
exempt, in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2005, which amounted to RM39,636,195 and RM18,350,090
respectively and were paid on 20 October 2005.
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