Tradelink 2019 Annual Report

Chairman’s Statement (Continued) 主席報告書 （續） 二零一九年年報 貿易通電子貿易有限公司 13 股息 一如既往，我們以股東利益為上。於二零一九 年，由於貿易通依然並無債務，且現金儲備穩 健，經扣除 DTTNCo 與二零一九年的稅收損失有關 的遞延稅項支出港幣 2,800,000 元後，本公司董事 會（「董事會」）決定建議派付本集團溢利港幣 85,000,000 元的近 92% 。此代表末期股息每股 6.5 港仙，連同二零一九年上半年派付的中期股息每 股 3.3 港仙，將使全年股息總額為每股 9.8 港仙，較 二零一八年股息總額每股 9.5 港仙增加 3.2% 。 致意 最後，本人謹此感謝股東及董事會成員在過去挑 戰艱鉅的一年中對本集團之一貫鼎力支持以及員 工之竭誠付出。 主席 李乃熺博士 ， S.B.S., J.P. 香港，二零二零年三月二十四日 Dividends As always we take our shareholders’ interests as our priority. As Tradelink remains debt-free, with a healthy cash reserve, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) has decided to recommend a nearly 92% payout of the Group’s profit of HK$85.0 million after excluding the deferred tax charge of DTTNCo at HK$2.8 million relating to tax loss for 2019. This means a final dividend of HK 6.5 cents per share, which together with the interim dividend of HK 3.3 cents per share payout for the first half of 2019, will result in a total dividend of HK 9.8 cents per share for the entire year, higher than the total dividend for 2018 of HK 9.5 cents per share by 3.2%. Acknowledgment Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to our shareholders and my fellow Board members for their continuing support of the Group. My thanks also go to our staff for their hard work in the past year which certainly was a challenging and tough time. Dr. LEE Nai Shee, Harry , S.B.S., J.P. Chairman Hong Kong, 24 March 2020