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  NOTES TO THE
  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

       YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

16	 Share Capital

                                                                            2015                                2014

Company                                                        Number of                       $m  Number of             $m
                                                                    shares                              shares

                                                                      ’000                                ’000

Issued and fully paid ordinary shares:                         1,726,322          282.6            1,721,486             271.4
At beginning of year
Issue of ordinary shares under the StarHub Performance               3,297         10.6                4,337              10.6

   Share Plans and StarHub Restricted Stock Plans                      176           0.3                 499                0.6
Issue of ordinary shares for cash pursuant to the exercise of  1,729,795          293.5            1,726,322             282.6

   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.

17	Dividends

                                                                                                                Company

                                                                                                   2015                  2014
                                                                                                     $m                    $m

Final dividend of $0.05 (2014: $0.05) per share (1-tier tax exempt) paid in respect of the          86.5                  86.3
   previous financial year
                                                                                                   259.4                 258.9
Interim dividends of $0.15 (2014: $0.15) per share (1-tier tax exempt) paid in respect of the      345.9                 345.2
   current financial year
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