KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), the wholly-owned unit of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) today announced an income distribution of 7.25 sen per unit and a bonus of 0.50 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2015.

The income distribution portion will involve a total payout of RM10.41 billion by ASNB, an increase of 4.3 per cent compared to the RM9.98 billion paid out last year.

The bonus portion will involve a total payout of RM451.73 million by PNB.

PNB Chairman, Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said the payment will benefit 8.87 million unit holders which currently hold a total of 142.54 billion units of ASB.

The income distribution and bonus will be automatically credited into the respective unit holders’ accounts.

Unit holders will be able to update their accounts beginning 4th January 2016. -nst