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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2014

15	Share Capital                                                  2014                                                   2013  $m
         Company                                        Number of                                              Number of

                                                             shares                                                 shares

                                                                ’000                              $m ’000

     Issued and fully paid ordinary shares:             1,721,486                                 271.4   1,717,525            263.1
     At beginning of year                                    4,337                                 10.6        3,342              7.5
     Issue of ordinary shares
     Issue of ordinary shares for cash pursuant to the          499                                  0.6         619              0.8
                                                        1,726,322                                 282.6   1,721,486            271.4
          exercise of options under the StarHub Share
          Option Plans
     At end of year

	 The holders of ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and
          are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company. All ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) rank equally with
          regard to the Company’s residual assets.

	 As at 31 December 2014, there were no ordinary shares (2013: 72,788 shares) held by the Company as treasury shares. The
          treasury shares were included as a deduction from equity (Note 17).

16	Dividends                                                                                                          Company

          Final dividend of $0.05 (2013: $0.05) per share (1-tier tax exempt) paid in respect             2014                 2013
               of the previous financial year
                                                                                                          $m $m
          Interim dividends of $0.15 (2013: $0.15) per share (1-tier tax exempt) paid in respect
               of the current financial year                                                               86.3                 86.0

                                                                                                          258.9                258.2
                                                                                                          345.2                344.2

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