Annual Report 2021

63 年報 2021 ANNUAL REPORT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 企業管治報告 股息應以下列形式支付： (i) 現金；或 (ii) 代息股 份；或 (iii) 部份按上列 (i) 項與部份按上列 (ii) 項之 組合。本公司可向股東提供以股代息取代現金 的選擇，在不產生經紀費的情況下，而增加股 東對本公司的投資。 不論是中期及╱或末期股息，本公司將努力維 持合理的股息派發比率，同時考慮 (i) 公司的資 金需求； (ii) 正向經營現金流量；及 (iii) 股息政 策中列舉的其他財務因素。本公司亦可能會在 特殊情況下建議派發特別股息。 股息政策可根據章程細則及香港法律（包括公 司條例及上市規則）不時作出修改及修訂。本 公司保留更改、修改、添加、刪除或修訂本政 策任何條款的權利。 如果有關部門發佈的任何修改、澄清、通函等 不符合本政策規定的條款，則以該等修改、澄 清、通函之條款的規定為準，及本政策應自該 等修正、澄清、通函規定的生效日期起相應修 改。 股息政策並不構成本公司對其未來股息的任何 具有法律約束力的承諾及╱或絕不意味著公司 會在任何時間或不定時宣布股息，但僅代表關 於股息政策的一般指導和訊息目的。視乎情況 所需要時，董事會保留偏離並修改本政策的權 利。 在適用的法規和章程細則允許的範圍內，根據 本公司採用的股息政策及並無不可預見的情況 下，本公司計劃由二零二一年至二零二三年三 個財政年度每年向股東派發不少於本公司擁有 人應佔本集團年度綜合淨溢利之 30% 的金額 作為股息。本公司將不時根據財務業績增長情 況，確定更高的股息派發計劃。詳見本公司日 期為二零二二年二月二十一日的公告。 The dividend shall be paid in the form of: (i) cash; or (ii) a scrip dividend; or (iii) a combination of partly in (i) and partly in (ii) above. The Company may offer the Shareholders the option of receiving scrip shares in lieu of cash, which may enable the Shareholders to increase their investment in the Company without incurring brokerage fees. The Company shall endeavor to maintain a reasonable dividend payout ratio, whether as interim and/or final dividends, subject to (i) capital needs of the Company; (ii) positive operating cash flows; and (iii) other financial factors enumerated in the dividend policy. The Company may recommend a special dividend in special circumstances. The dividend policy would be subject to revision and amendment under the Articles and the Hong Kong law, including the Companies Ordinance and the Listing Rules, from time to time, on the subject matter. The Company reserves its right to alter, modify, add, delete or amend any of the provisions of the said policy. In case of any amendment(s), clarification(s), circular etc. issued by the relevant authorities, not being consistent with the provisions laid down under the said policy, then such amendment(s), clarification(s), circular etc. shall prevail upon the provisions hereunder and the said policy shall stand amended accordingly from the effective date as laid down under such amendment(s), clarification(s), circular etc. The dividend policy does not constitute a legally binding commitment by the Company in respect of its future dividend and/or in no way obligate the Company to declare a dividend at any time or from time to time, but only represents a general guidance and information purpose regarding the dividend policy. The Board reserves the right to depart from and amend the said policy as and when circumstances so warrant. To the extent permitted by applicable laws and the Articles, subject to the dividend policy adopted by the Company and in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the Company plans to distribute dividends of an amount not less than 30% of the Group’s annual consolidated net profit attributable to the owners of the Company for each of the three financial years from 2021 to 2023 to the Shareholders. The Board may propose a distribution plan with a higher level of dividends based on the financial performance growth from time to time. Details were also disclosed in the announcement of the Company dated 21 February 2022.