KUALA LUMPUR ñ JobStreet Corporation Berhad (ìJOBSî), a leading online recruitment company has announced its maiden tax-exempt dividend of 1.5 sen per share as a tax-exempt interim dividend for the financial year 2005. The dividend is scheduled for payment on 6 June 2005 to shareholders whose names appear on the Record of Depositors as at 13 May 2005. In the exercise, the Mesdaq-listed company will distribute approximately RM 3 million to its shareholders.
Datuk Ali Abdul Kadir, Chairman of JobStreet Corporation Berhad stated, ìWe are delighted to declare our initial dividend and we will continue to diligently focus on enhancing shareholder value. Our company has delivered strong earnings and profit growth for the financial year of 2004 recording a net profit of RM 9.3 million. With the general positive trends for Malaysian economy, our regional operations and the online recruitment industry continuing so far in fiscal 2005 we are comfortable launching a conservative dividend policy to reward our shareholders.î
JobStreet operates the JobStreet.com online recruitment websites covering the employment markets in Malaysia, Singapore, India and Philippines. The Group currently services over 15,000 corporate customers and over 3.0 million jobseekers.
JobStreet Pays Dividend of 1.5 Sen per Share
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