KPJ Healthcare Berhad - Annual Report 2018

54 KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD through the re-design of our new logo, which was aligned with our parent company Johor Corporation’s logo upgrade and refresh exercise. Our modern and contemporary logo is also a sign of KPJ’s evolution in a dynamically changing healthcare era to reposition our brand in domestic and international markets through an eye-catching, easy to recall and impactful design. It is aligned with our new communication direction which leverages on virtual and social media to enhance the effectiveness of our brand in the marketplace. THE VALUE WE CREATED FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS In line with our Group philosophy of Care For Life, and aligned with our commitment to create continuous value for our shareholders and stakeholders, KPJ delivered the following value creation for FY2018. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT For Our Shareholders We have maintained a consistent and sustainable dividend policy for our shareholders, via progressive dividends that takes into account our underlying earnings and available funding, whilst remaining prudent and retaining sufficient capital for ongoing operations and project developments. Through the years, this has translated into consistent shareholder rewards of quarterly dividend payouts between 45% and 50% of the Group’s net profit. Given our strong results for the year, the Board of Directors has declared dividends of 2.0 sen per ordinary share, with total dividends of RM84.7 million paid for FY2018. For Our Customers and Patients Our commitment towards providing the highest quality of patient centric care to be the preferred healthcare provider is evidenced by new healthcare engagement models such as Planetree, as well as focused initiatives to embed patient centric healthcare across our network. THROUGH THE YEARS, THIS HAS TRANSLATED INTO CONSISTENT SHAREHOLDER REWARDS OF QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYOUTS BETWEEN 45% AND 50% OF THE GROUP’S NET PROFIT.