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Grameenphone holds AGM

Star Business Report
Grameenphone yesterday held its fifteenth annual general meeting (AGM), amid huge participation from the shareholders.
GP, the lone listed telecom company, paid 140 percent interim dividends (cash) for 2011. The company also declared another 65 percent cash dividends for 2011, taking its total final cash dividend to 205 percent or Tk 20.5 per share of Tkl0eachin2011.
GP's net profit after tax jumped 76.38 percent in 2011 to Tk 1,889 crore, riding on steady revenue growth and efficient cost management.
The leading cell phone operator held its AGM at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre. It was the third AGM of the company after its listing in 2009.
GP's share closed on Tk 202, up 3.11 percent compared to the previous day on the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday.
Of the day's trades, GP topped the turnover charts with 37.71 lakh shares worth Tk 76.69 crore changing hands.
GPeamedTk8,910crorein revenuelast year, registering a
19.2 percentrise from2010.
The growth was mainly from voice and interconnection revenues driven by subscription growth, revenues from data, roaming and wholesale business, GP said in its annual report.
Its earnings per share stood at Tk 13.99 in 2011, compared to Tk 7.93 a year ago. The net asset value per shares of GP isTk28.80.
Sigve Brekke, chairman of GP and Tore Johnsen, chief executive officer of GP, were present along with the other board members, and senior officials of the company.
Brekke thanked the shareholders for their trust on the company and briefly talked about growth potential in Bangladesh telecom sector, regulatory uncertainties, 2G license renewal and 3G technology.
The company said it invested Tk 1,296 crore in 2011 for network modernisation, capacity and quality enhancement.
Last year, the operator acquired 65 lakh new subscribers, leaving it with 3.65 crore clients in total. Its market share stands at about 43 percent.
It paid Tk 4,665 crore to the national exchequer in taxes, VAT and duties in 2011