PNB credits special bonus for Amanah Saham Bumiputera

PETALING JAYA: Permodalan Nasional Bhd will credit a special bonus of 1.00 sen per unit for the first 10,000 units held by unit holders of Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) today, in conjunction with PNB’s 40th Anniversary on March 17, 2018.
The income distribution of 7.00 sen per unit and bonus of 0.25 sen per unit for ASB for the financial year ending December 31, 2017 were credited into unit holders’ accounts on January 1, 2018.
Group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said in a statement, “This Special Anniversary Bonus is a token of PNB’s appreciation to our loyal unit holders for their support through the years. PNB’s unit trust company, Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), today is the largest in Malaysia with some 228 billion units in circulation, of which 67.3% are units under ASB. We are grateful for unit holders’ support and we are pleased to reward them with this Special Anniversary Bonus paid out of PNB’s own proprietary funds.”
The bonus amounts to a distribution of RM255.12 million, which together with the income distribution and bonus previously distributed of RM10.48 billion, will benefit 9.3 million unit holders subscribing over 145 billion units of ASB. With this, more than 7.5 million unit holders with up to 10,000 units will receive an effective return of 8.25 sen per unit whilst an additional 1.7 million unit holders will receive at least 7.25 sen per unit.
The computation of the special bonus distribution is subject to the average minimum monthly balance over 12 months of the financial year ending December 31, 2017, up to 10,000 units only.
Unit holders will be able to check and update their accounts through ASNB’s new portal myasnb.com.my or at any ASNB branches or agents nationwide from today.