PNB declares income distribution of 6.3 sen per unit for ASN 3

Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) announced an income distribution of 6.3 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Nasional 3 Imbang (ASN 3), for the financial year ending Nov 30, 2012, an increase of 0.3 sen compared with six sen per unit last year.

Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) Chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said the income distribution would involve a total payment of RM8.11 million and benefit 11,652 unitholders who hold a combined total of 128.81 million units in ASN 3.

Announcing the performance of ASN 3, he said of the amount, dividend income contributed RM4.11 million or 38.27 per cent, profit from the sale of shares accounted for RM4.09 million (38.08 per cent) while RM2.54 million (23.65 per cent) was derived from investment in short-term instruments and other income.

Ahmad Sarji said the income distribution for ASN 3 would be calculated based on the unit holdings as of Nov 30, 2012, which is the last day of the financial year of the fund.

It will be re-invested into additional units of ASN 3, which will be automatically credited into the unitholders' accounts, based on the net asset value on Nov 30, 2012.