KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has announced an
income distribution of 7.50 sen per unit and a bonus of 1.00 sen per unit for
Skim Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) for the financial year ended 31 December
2014.
The income distribution portion will involve a total payout
of RM10.16 billion by ASNB, an increase of 10.8% compared to the RM9.17 billion
paid out last year.
The bonus portion will involve a total payout of RM804.43
million by PNB, an increase of 19.0% compared to the RM675.93 million paid out
last year.
PNB Chairman, Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said, the payment
will benefit 8.6 million unit holders which currently hold a total of 137.07
billion units of ASB.
Total gross income of ASB on 16 December 2014 is estimated
at RM10.55 billion. Dividend income from investee companies contributed RM4.64
billion or 44.0% of the gross income. Meanwhile, profit from the sale of shares
contributed RM4.23 billion or 40.1% of the gross income and the balance of
RM1.68 billion or 15.9% derived from other incomes.
The calculation of income distribution is based on the
average monthly minimum balance held throughout the financial year of ASB
ending 31 December 2014. The calculation of the bonus on the other hand is
based on the average monthly minimum balance held by the unit holders in the
past ten years, starting from 2005 up to 2014.
The income distribution and bonus will be automatically
credited into the respective unit holders’ accounts. Unit holders will be able
to update their accounts beginning 2 January 2015.
All transactions for ASB at ASNB head office, ASNB branch
offices and agents would be suspended beginning 23 December 2014 until 1
January 2015, to facilitate the calculation of income distribution and bonus.
ASB is a fixed price equity income fund, opened for
Bumiputera aged 6 months and above. This fund is aimed at generating long term,
consistent and competitive returns to the unit holders whilst ensuring the
preservation of capital at minimal risk tolerance level.
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