PNB announces income distribution for education

Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) on Tuesday announced an income distribution of RM1.01 billion for Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) for financial year ending March 31, 2015, an increase of 6.8 per cent from RM945.24 million last year.

At the briefing, PNB also announced income distributions for three funds under the Amanah Saham Gemilang (ASG) — ASG-Pendidikan (Education), ASG-Persaraan (Retirement) and ASG-Kesihatan (Health) — for financial year ending March 31, 2015.

Unit holders of ASG-Pendidikan would receive an income distribution of 7.10 sen per unit.

"PNB, through its unit, Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), has allocated payment of RM29.86 million for ASG-Pendidikan, benefiting 52,250 unit holders subscribing to 420.5 million units," said PNB chairman, Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid