China Communications Services Corporation Limited Annual Report 2015
        
        
          
            128
          
        
        
          
            NOTES TO THE
          
        
        
          
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          
        
        
          For the year ended 31 December 2015
        
        
          
            14. DIVIDENDS
          
        
        
          (a) Dividends payable to equity shareholders of the Company attributable to the year:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Final dividend proposed after the end of the reporting period RMB0.1011
        
        
          per share (2014: RMB0.0931 per share)
        
        
          
            700,220
          
        
        
          644,812
        
        
          (b) Dividends payable to equity shareholders of the Company attributable to previous financial year, approved during the
        
        
          year:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Final dividend in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2014, approved
        
        
          during the year, of RMB0.0931 per share (2013: RMB0.1293 per share)
        
        
          
            644,812
          
        
        
          895,534
        
        
          (c) Special dividends payable to equity shareholders of the Company:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Special dividend proposed after the end of the reporting period RMB0.0101
        
        
          per share
        
        
          
            69,953
          
        
        
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            15. EARNINGS PER SHARE
          
        
        
          The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company for
        
        
          the year ended 31 December 2015 of RMB2,334,412 thousand (2014: RMB2,150,258 thousand) and number of shares in
        
        
          issue during the year ended 31 December 2015 of 6,926,018 thousand shares (2014: 6,926,018 thousand shares).