77 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2021 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17 DIVIDEND Dividends declared and paid are as follows: Group and Company 2021 2020 Dividend Amount of Dividend Amount of per share dividend per share dividend RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Final single-tier dividend for the financial year ended 31 December 2020, paid on 31 March 2021 (2020: Final single-tier dividend for the financial year ended 31 December 2019, paid on 15 June 2020) 3.0 109,445 2.0 72,963 On 28 February 2022, the Board of Directors agreed to declare the payment of a final single tier dividend of 8.0 sen per ordinary share amounting to RM291.85 million, which is not taxable in the hands of the shareholders pursuant to paragraph 12B of Schedule 6 of the Income Tax Act, 1967. 18 EARNINGS PER SHARE Group 2021 2020 RM’000 RM’000 Basic and diluted EPS (sen) 32.0 4.0 The basic earnings per share (“EPS”) has been calculated based on the consolidated profit after taxation attributable to equity shareholders of the Company and divided by the weighted number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial year. There are no potential ordinary shares as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020. Group 2021 2020 RM’000 RM’000 Profit for the financial year attributable to equity shareholders (RM’000) 1,167,874 146,156 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (thousands) 3,648,152 3,648,152
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