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IAG MAR 2020年3月 亞博匯 16 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS NAGACORP PROPOSES FIRST EVER “SPECIAL BONUS” TO SHAREHOLDERS AFTER RECORD US$521 MILLION PROFIT IN 2019 2019年錄得純利5.21億美元，金界控股 首次建議向全體股東宣派特別紅利 HONG KONG -listed NagaCorp has proposed to issue shareholders a special bonus for the first time in its 25-year history after recording a 20% increase in gross gaming revenue to US$1.72 billion and 33% rise in net profit to a record US$521.3 million at Cambodian integrated resort NagaWorld in 2019. NagaCorp said the decision to issue a special bonus had been made despite the company anticipating some negative financial impact in the coming months as a result of the Coronavirus, noting that the long- term prospects at NagaWorld remain solid. “Regardless of the Coronavirus outbreaks, which the Company is of the opinion that this event will be short-lived, the Company is pleased to recommend an 80% payout of the net profits generated for the second half of 2019 as final dividend and payment,” NagaCorp said in a filing. “Accordingly, a final dividend for the shareholders of the Company of US5.09 cents per share has been proposed. “This is the first time after operation of the Group for 25 years that the Company has decided to recommend to declare a special ‘bonus’ to all of its shareholders.” Continuing its record of strong growth since the opening of Naga 2 in late 2017, NagaCorp reported a 31% year-on-year increase in EBITDA through 2019 to US$671.7 million on the back of gains across all gaming segments. 香港 上市公司金界控股公佈其2019年業績， 稱位於柬埔寨的綜合度假村NagaWorld綜合 娛樂城錄得博彩總收入增長20％至17.2億美 元，純利增長33％至創紀錄的5.213億美元， 並宣佈25年來首次決定建議向其全體股東派 發特別「紅利」。 金界控股表示，儘管公司預計未來數月 內財務表現可能會受到新冠病毒的負面影 響，但相信公司長期前景仍然良好，其仍決定 首次派發特別紅利。 「不論有否爆發冠狀病毒肺炎（本公司 認為該事件僅會維持一段短時間），本公司欣 然決定建議派付2019年下半年所產生的純利 的80%作為末期股息及款項。」金界控股在其 公告中表示，「因此，已建議向本公司股東派 付末期股息每股股份5.09美仙）」 「這是本集團營運25年以來，本公司首 次決定建議向其全體股東宣派特別『紅利』。」 自2017年底Naga2開業以來，金界控股 持續保持強勁增長的紀錄，該公司報稱，2019 年錄得EBITDA按年增長31％至6.717億美 元，所有博彩細分部門皆錄得增長。