For the financial year ended 31 December 2015
76
HAW PAR CORPORATION LIMITED
7. TAXATION
(CONTINUED)
There is no tax charge/credit relating to the component of other comprehensive income except for fair value gains/
(losses) on certain available-for-sale financial assets for which the deferred tax relating to it is disclosed in Note 21 to
the financial statements.
8. DIVIDENDS PAID
The Group
2015
2014
$’000
$’000
Ordinary dividends paid:
Final exempt 2014 dividend of 14 cents per share
(2014: Final 2013 dividend of 14 cents per share)
30,675
30,652
Interim exempt 2015 dividend of 6 cents per share
(2014: 6 cents per share)
13,147
13,137
43,822
43,789
Dividend per share (net of tax)
20 cents
20 cents
The Directors recommend a final tax exempt one-tier dividend of 14 cents per share and a special tax exempt one-tier
dividend of 15 cents per share, amounting to approximately $63.6 million to be paid for the financial year ended 31
December 2015 (2014: 14 cents per share amounting to $30.7 million). These financial statements do not reflect these
dividends, which will be accounted for in the shareholders’ equity as an appropriation of retained profits in the financial
year ending 31 December 2016.
In accordance to the Constitution of the Company, unclaimed dividends for more than 6 years are written back.
9. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Group
2015
2014
$’000
$’000
Earnings for the financial year
183,276
118,825
’000
’000
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for
calculation of basic earnings per share
219,086
218,883
Dilution adjustment for share options
83
119
Adjusted weighted average number of shares for
calculation of diluted earnings per share
219,169
219,002
NOT E S TO T H E F I NAN C I A L S TAT EME N T S
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