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2) Recognition by JPN at The Radiant e-ID Awards at Dhaka, Bangladesh
On 3 December 2015, JPN won 2 out of 4 awards by Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (“APSCA”),
namely:
i)
Radiant Vision Award for “MyIdentity”; and
ii)
Radiant Service Award for “MyKad”
Upon receiving these awards, Datuk Sulaiman Keling (the Ketua Pengarah of JPN) acknowledged
Datasonic as having contributed to these accolades.
3) Grade G7 Licence granted by CIDB Malaysia
On 7 December 2015, Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (“DTSB”) was granted with CIDB (Grade G7)
Contractor status by CIDB Malaysia. With this, DTSB can participate as contractor in any construction
contracts requiring Mechanical & Engineering (M&E) expertise, including participation in the MRT
Tender for Automated Fare Collection solution.
4) NSP and NFP Licenses granted by Malaysian Communications andMultimedia Commission (“MCMC”)
On 29 January 2016, DTSB was accorded by MCMC with both NFP (Network Facilities Provider) and
NSP (Network Services Provider) licenses. With these licenses, DTSB can participate in network facilities/
services including security and surveillance, telecommunications and utilities projects.
5) Printing License granted by Kementerian Dalam Negeri (“KDN/ Ministry of Home Affairs”)
On 23 February 2016, DTSB was granted with a printing license from KDN. With this license, DTSB can
mass produce the passport booklets in anticipation of the passport booklets printing contract which
commences 1 December 2016.
Note: Our passport production facility is currently being setup and is expected to be ready for the
production of passports upon the commencement of the contracts for the supply of passport
booklets and chips by 1 December 2016.
DIVIDENDS
The following single-tier tax exempt dividends were declared/ paid in FY16:
Financial Year
Date of
Declaration
Description
Dividend
per Share
Dividend
Paid
RM’mil
Payment
Date
FY15
29.05.2015 Second interim 1.0 sen
13.50
25.06.2015
FY16
27.11.2015 First interim
1.0 sen
13.50
28.12.2015
FY16
26.02.2016 Second interim 1.0 sen
13.50
12.04.2016
FY16
27.05.2016 Third interim
1.0 sen
13.50
24.06.2016