| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004(3) | 2005 | 2006 | |
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| Revenue | $2,289m | $2,326m | $2,380m | $2,374m | $2,547m | |
| Profit before tax | $243m | $214m | $503m | $404m | $692m | |
| Profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company | $151m | $152m | $227m | $200m | $352m | |
| Net gearing ratio | 0.80 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.40 | |
| Return on equity | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 7.4% | |
| Net asset value per share | $4.82 | $5.56 | $4.99 | $5.12 | $5.21 | |
| Basic earnings per share | 18.9 cents | 18.8 cents | 25.3 cents | 20.8 cents | 37.0 cents | |
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| a) Ordinary dividend (gross) per share |
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| - final | 7.5 cents | 7.5 cents | 7.5 cents | 7.5 cents | 7.5 cents | |
| - special interim | - | - | - | - | 7.5 cents | |
| - special final | - | 50.0 cents | - | 5.0 cents | 10.0 cents | |
| b) Preference dividend (net) per share |
- | - | 2.19 cents | 3.90 cents | 3.90 cents | |
| Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010(3) | 2011 | |
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| Revenue | $3,106m | $2,945m | $3,273m | $3,103m | $3,280m | |
| Profit before tax | $955m | $834m | $832m | $1,067m | $1,136m | |
| Profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company | $725m | $581m | $593m | $784m | $799m | |
| Net gearing ratio | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.21 | |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 11.7% | |
| Net asset value per share | $5.72 | $5.97 | $6.57 | $6.89 | $7.51 | |
| Basic earnings per share | 78.3 cents | 62.5 cents | 63.8 cents | 84.8 cents | 86.4 cents | |
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| a) Ordinary dividend (gross) per share |
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| - final | 7.5 cents(1) | 7.5 cents(1) | 8.0 cents(1) | 8.0 cents(1) | 8.0 cents(2) | |
| - special interim | 10.0 cents | - | - | - | 5.0 cents(1) | |
| - special final | 12.5 cents(1) | - | - | 10.0 cents(1) | 5.0 cents(2) | |
| b) Preference dividend (net) per share |
3.90 cents | 3.90 cents(1) | 3.90 cents(1) | 3.90 cents(1) | 3.90 cents(1) | |
| Notes: | |
| (1) | Dividends declared were tax-exempt (one-tier). |
| (2) | Final and special final tax-exempt (one-tier) ordinary dividends proposed for financial year ended 31 December 2011 will be subject to the approval of the ordinary shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| (3) | Certain accounting policies or accounting standards had changed in the financial years 2005 and 2011. Only the financial information presented above for each of the years immediately preceding 2005 and 2011 had been restated to reflect the relevant changes in accounting policies or accounting standards. |
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