WARISAN HARTA PAYS RM12 MILLION DIVIDEND TO GOVT

KOTA KINABALU, September 03, 2009: The Warisan Harta Sdn Bhd (WHSB) has paid its final dividend of RM12 million to the government.

WHSB chairman Datuk Ramli Maharban presented a mock cheque for the amount to the Finance Ministry’s permanent secretary Datuk Yussof Kassim, who represented the government.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who is also the Finance Minister, witnessed the ceremony held in his office at Wisma Innoprise yesterday.

The state-owned WHSB has since its incorporation in 1995, made 10 dividend payments to the government totalling RM85,130,454.28.

WHSB recorded a group net profit of RM28 million last year and a RM9.8 million net profit at company level.

Also present were State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman, WHSB chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Rahman Ghani and the WHSB management team.