Annual Report 2024

NOTESTOTHE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 97 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2024 14. FIVE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES For the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023, all the five highest paid individuals of the Group are directors of the Company, details of which are included in Note 13. 15. DIVIDENDS 2024 2023 RMB’000 RMB’000 Dividends for ordinary shareholders of the Company recognised as distribution during the current year – 2024 interim dividend RMB16 cents (2023: 2023 interim dividend RMB12 cents) per share 290,724 218,043 – 2023 final dividend RMB28 cents (2023: 2022 final dividend RMB14 cents) per share 508,768 254,384 – 2023 special dividend RMB12 cents (2023: 2022 special dividend RMB6 cents) per share 218,043 109,021 1,017,535 581,448 Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, a final dividend of RMB28 cents (2023: RMB28 cents) per ordinary share and a special dividend of RMB12 cents (2023: RMB12 cents) per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2024, in an aggregate amount of RMB726,773,000 (2023: RMB726,811,000), have been proposed by the directors of the Company and are subject to approval by the shareholders in the forthcoming annual general meeting.