STAR Publications (M) Bhd chairman Yong Ming Sang said he expected the group to perform satisfactorily in the current financial year to Dec 31, if the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak was contained and newsprint prices remained stable.
He told shareholders at the company's AGM yesterday that the group would strive to maintain a good and consistent dividend payout to reward its shareholders. For the financial year to Dec 31, 2002, the company paid a dividend of 20 sen (including 15 sen tax exempt) compared with 15 sen the prior year.