Single-tier final dividend in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2025 of 8.53 sen per ordinary share of Affin Bank Berhad ("ABB")
Kindly be advised of the following:
1) The above Company's securities will be traded and quoted "Ex - Dividend" as from: 11 May 2026
2) The last date of lodgment: 12 May 2026
3) Date Payable: 11 Jun 2026
Remarks:
On 26 February 2026, the Board of Directors of ABB ("Board") announced its quarterly report on the Company's consolidated results for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 ("FYE 2025"), wherein the Board had proposed a single-tier final dividend in respect of the FYE 2025 of 8.53 sen per ordinary share in ABB ("ABB Share") ("Final Dividend"). The Board had also determined that the dividend reinvestment plan will apply to the Final Dividend ("8th DRP"), in which the entire Final Dividend can be elected to be reinvested into new ABB Shares.
Bank Negara Malaysia had granted its approval on 24 February 2026 for the increase in the issued share capital of ABB of up to 140.3 million new ABB Shares pursuant to the 8th DRP. Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities") had, vide its letter dated 1 April 2026, resolved to approve the listing of and quotation for up to 140,348,155 new ABB Shares on the Main Market of Bursa Securities to be issued pursuant to the 8th DRP.
The shareholders of ABB had approved the Final Dividend at the annual general meeting of ABB held on 22 April 2026.
Following the above, on 22 April 2026, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad ("Affin Hwang IB") had, on behalf of the Board, announced that the issue price of the new ABB Shares to be issued pursuant to the 8th DRP has been fixed on 22 April 2026 ("Price-Fixing Date") at RM2.10 per new ABB Share after taking the consideration the following:
(a) 5-day volume weighted average market price up to and including 21 April 2026, being the latest trading day prior to the Price-Fixing Date, of RM2.4172 per ABB Share ("5-day VWAP"); and
(b) an adjustment of RM0.0853, being the Final Dividend, to the 5-day VWAP. Consequently, the ex-dividend VWAP is RM2.3319 per ABB Share ("Ex-Dividend VWAP").
The issue price of the new ABB Shares to be issued represents a discount of RM0.2319 which is approximately 9.94% discount to the Ex-Dividend VWAP.
A copy of the Notice of Election (including the Dividend Reinvestment Form) will be despatched to all the entitled shareholders of ABB (save for foreign-addressed shareholders of ABB) on 14 May 2026 and the election period for the 8th DRP will close on 28 May 2026.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the new ABB Shares arising from the 8th DRP will be listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities on 12 June 2026.