Annual Report 2021

CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED 138 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 13. DIVIDENDS 2021 2020 HK$’million HK$’million Interim, paid, of 22 HK cents (2020: 18 HK cents) per ordinary share 823 649 Final, proposed, of 72 HK cents (2020: 51 HK cents) per ordinary share 2,726 1,867 3,549 2,516 Details of scrip dividends are set out in note 28. At a meeting held on 30 March 2022, the Board of Directors proposed a final dividend of 72 HK cents (2020: 51 HK cents) per ordinary share, which will be satisfied by allotment of new shares of the Company, credited as fully paid, by way of scrip dividend, with an alternative to shareholders to elect to receive such final dividend (or part thereof) in cash in lieu of such allotment. This proposed dividend is not reflected as a dividend payable in the consolidated financial statements. The amount of proposed final dividend for 2021 was based on 3,785,619,729 (2020: 3,661,088,416) shares in issue as at 30 March 2022. 14. EARNINGS PER SHARE The calculation of the basic earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company is based on the following data: 2021 2020 Basic Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company (HK$’million) 8,144 5,151 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue 3,703,860,052 3,522,492,505 No diluted earnings per share for both 2021 and 2020 were presented as there were no potential dilutive ordinary shares in issue for both 2021 and 2020.