Annual Report 2019

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 企業管治報告 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 年度報告 31 COMMUNICATION WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTOR RELATIONS (continued) Dividend Policy (continued) • The Board shall also take into account the following factors of the Group when considering the declaration and payment of dividends: o financial results; o cash flow situation; o business conditions and strategies; o future operations and earnings; o capital requirements and expenditure plans; o interests of shareholders; o any restrictions on payment of dividends; and o any other factors that the Board may consider relevant. • Depending on the financial conditions of the Company and the Group and the conditions and factors as set out above, dividends may be proposed and/or declared by the Board for a financial year or period: o interim dividend; o final dividend; o special dividend; and o any distribution of net profits that the Board may deem appropriate. • Any final dividend for a financial year will be subject to shareholders’ approval. • The Company may declare and pay dividends by way of cash or scrip or by other means that the Board considers appropriate. • Any dividend unclaimed shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association. 與股東溝通及投資者關係 （續） 股息政策 （續） • 董事會在考慮宣派股息時，應同時考慮下列有 關本集團的因素： o 財務業績； o 現金流狀況； o 業務狀況及策略； o 未來營運及收入； o 資金需求及支出計劃； o 股東的利益； o 任何派付股息的限制；及 o 董事會可能視為相關的任何其他因素。 • 視乎本公司及本集團的財政狀況以及上述條件 及因素，董事會可在財政年度或期間建議及╱ 或宣派下列股息： o 中期股息； o 末期股息； o 特別股息；及 o 任何董事會認為合適的純利分發。 • 任何年度末期股息均須由股東批准。 • 本公司可以董事會認為合適的形式宣派及派付 股息，包括現金或以股代息或其他形式。 • 任何未領取的股息應被沒收及應根據本公司組 織章程細則歸屬本公司。