DiGi.COM BERHAD 425190-X ANNUAL REPORT 2004 LAPORAN
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DiGi.COM BERHAD 425190-X ANNUAL REPORT 2004 LAPORAN
DiGi AR 04 Cover 08/04/05 4:35hin Page 1 DiGi.COM BERHAD DiGi.COM BERHAD 425190-X ANNUAL REPORT 2004 LAPORAN TAHUNAN DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd 201283-M Lot 30 Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia T F E (603) 5721 1800 (603) 5721 1857 corpcom@digi.com.my 425190-X ANNUAL REPORT 2004 LAPORAN TAHUNAN DiGi AR 04 Back Cover 08/04/05 4:35hin Page 1 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Corporate Directory O ur Aspiration.. . ‘‘ To be the mobile communications leader in creating experiences with a difference for our customers and business partners through our passion for success. ” List of Operating Offices Principal Place of Business/Head Office Lot 30, Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 Sabah Region Pahang Perak Lot 36, Sedco Light Industrial Estate Jalan Kilang, Kolombong, Inanam 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Tel: 088-431 800 Fax: 088-430 016 Kuantan Lot G22B & G23 (ll) Ground Floor, Berjaya Megamall Jalan Tun Ismail 25000 Kuantan Ipoh Lot C-01-04 No 2 Ground Floor Persiaran Greentown 3 Greentown Business Centre 30450 Ipoh, Perak Sarawak Region O ur Key Principles.. . We have a passion for our customers We value ideas and encourage initiative We emphasise mutual trust and respect We believe in the power of teamwork We build partnerships for success Central Operating Offices Lot 5, Jalan Pemaju U1/15 Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 DiGi Centres Lots 7 & 8, Jalan Delima 1/1 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 Lots 28 & 29, Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 Regional Operating Offices Northern Region 62, 1st Floor, Jalan Mayang Pasir 1 Off Jalan Mahsuri 11950 Bayan Baru Pulau Pinang Tel: 04-641 2800 Fax: 04-641 3800 Ipoh Sales Office C-G-2 Persiaran Greentown 3 Greentown Business Centre 30450 Ipoh, Perak Southern Region 6 & 8, Jalan Molek 1/12 Taman Molek 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor Tel: 07-351 1800 Fax: 07-352 8016 COVER RATIONALE The cover reflects DiGi’s efforts to create meaningful connections between communities and their rich texture of culture and heritage. This is captured in the traditional ikat design with its motifs of interlinked people and buildings. Lot 2087, Block 10, Bangunan Kueh Boon Teck Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 93150 Kuching, Sarawak Tel: 082-421 800 Fax: 082-427 597 Eastern Region 3, Jalan Tun Ismail 25000 Kuantan, Pahang Tel: 09-508 0071 Fax: 09-508 0070 Selangor USJ Subang Taipan, 19 & 21 Jalan USJ 10/1A, Subang Jaya 47610 Petaling Jaya, Selangor SS2 24, Jalan SS2/66 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Selayang Baru 57, Jalan 2/3A, Pasar Borong Selayang Off Jalan Ipoh 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor Klang 35 & 37 Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 41300 Klang, Selangor Kuala Lumpur Pandan Indah M5A/13, Jalan Pandan Indah 4/1 Taman Pandan Indah 55100 Kuala Lumpur Penang Pulau Tikus 368-1-02, Jalan Burmah 10350 Pulau Tikus Pulau Pinang Seberang Jaya 8, Ground Floor Jalan Todak Dua Pusat Bandar Bandar Seberang Jaya 13700 Prai, Pulau Pinang Beach Street 29A Beach Street 10200 Penang Melaka Melaka 523, Taman Melaka Raya 75000 Melaka Johor Johor Bahru 6 & 8, Jalan Molek 1/12 Taman Molek 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor Jalan Tun Abdul Razak 64, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Susur 1 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor Negeri Sembilan Seremban 301, Taman AST 70200 Seremban Negeri Sembilan Sabah Kota Kinabalu Lot 5/G3, Ground & 1st Floors Api-Api Centre 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Sarawak Kuching Lot 2087, Block 10 Bangunan Kueh Boon Teck Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 93150 Kuching, Sarawak Miri Lot 938, Ground & 1st Floors Jalan POS, 98000 Miri Sarawak Sibu 13, Ground & 1st Floors Lorong Kampung Datu 3 96000 Sibu, Sarawak Batu Pahat 37, Jalan Kundang Taman Bukit Pasir 83100 Batu Pahat, Johor KL Plaza Lot G33-8, Ground Floor, 179, KL Plaza Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100 Kuala Lumpur Berjaya Times Square 01-36, Berjaya Times Square, 1, Jalan Imbi , 55100 Kuala Lumpur 24-hour DiGi customer service line: 016-221 1800 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Lot 30, Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Mailing Address: P. O. Box 7551 40718 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 www.digi.com.my 117 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 1 04 DiGi in 2004 06 Corporate Information 08 Directors’ Profiles 14 Statement on Corporate Governance 20 Statement on Internal Control 23 Other Compliance Information 24 Audit Committee Report 28 Management Team 32 Group Financial Summary 38 Chairman’s Statement 46 CEO’s Statement 58 Corporate Social Responsibility 64 Financial Statements 102 List of Properties 104 Disclosure of Recurrent Related Party Transactions 106 Statement of Directors’ Shareholdings 107 Statistics on Shareholdings 109 Notice of Annual General Meeting 115 Form of Proxy 117 Corporate Directory DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 2 In January 2005, DiGi unveiled a new phase of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, called DiGi’s Amazing Malaysians. The programme aims to increase awareness of, and preserve, the nation’s natural, cultural, art, built and social heritage. Lion dancing goes back at least 2,000 years to a time of active trade between West Asia and China. As a mark of goodwill, Persian ambassadors would make gifts of exotic animals to the Chinese Emperor. Among these were lions. The regal beasts soon acquired the reputation of being able to ward off evil, and the lion dance captures this belief. Lion dancing came to Malaysia with Chinese immigrants hundreds of years ago. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 3 DiGi is launching The Lion Dancer of Johor project in the third quarter, 2005 DiGi AR 04 4 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 4 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) DiGi in 2004 Q1 DiGi.Com Berhad (DiGi) starts the year with the launch of an innovative product targeted at business and corporate customers. discover™ business solutions, introduced on January 2, comprises two simple and convenient plans. Under discover prime™, customers enjoy a flat Q2 rate of RM0.20 per minute for calls to mobile and fixed line numbers within DiGi makes national headlines on May Malaysia, with a monthly RM50 fee. 14 as the first operator to offer EDGE, discover classic™ offers a flat rate of a high-speed mobile network, in the RM0.25 for calls and RM30 monthly fee. Klang Valley. With browsing speeds of In addition, both plans offer a 30% up to 384 kbps, charged at GPRS rates, discount on IDD and 016 calls. Itemised customers can access large data files billing is provided alongside SMS, from the Internet and other sources on Voicemail, IDD, GPRS and WAP data. their mobiles. On April 23, DiGi launches the Online Prepaid Statement, which gives prepaid customers the flexibility of viewing their call details online. Another innovation for prepaid customers is rolled out on June 29, with RM10 reload coupons with five-day validity. In May, DiGi embarks on a nationwide No One Covers You Like DiGi campaign to inform customers of improved coverage in most of populated Malaysia. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 5 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Q4 This is a quarter of hellos and goodbyes. On October 26, DiGi bids adieu to Erik Aas, former Head of Mobile, who leaves the company to take up his new position as CEO of Grameenphone, Bangladesh; while on November 15, we welcome Johan Dennelind into our fold as Chief Financial Officer. A restructuring of the company takes place on October 28, in which the business divisions are integrated into five main areas: Technology, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. Meanwhile, on October 29, two revolutionary prepaid products are launched: Flexi e-Load™ and Talktime Q3 Transfer™. Flexi e-Load™ gives customers the flexibility, simplicity and convenience Morten Lundal is appointed DiGi’s new to reload their prepaid accounts Chief Executive Officer on July 26, electronically by any amount equivalent replacing Tore Johnsen who is to head to RM5 and above. Telenor’s mobile operation in Pakistan. Riding on EDGE, DiGi introduces on August 19 a first in Malaysia — MobileTV™ — in partnership with ntv7. The service offers 24-hour live TV over EDGEenabled handsets. On the same day, DiGi launches the Automatic Balance Notification, allowing customers to check their credit balance, account status and tariff plan; perform reloads; manage their Friends and Family™ numbers; and check the list of roaming countries via a USSD menu browser. Talktime Transfer™ enables customers to transfer talktime from one to another. 5 DiGi AR 04 6 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 6 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Corporate Information Board of Directors Arve Johansen Chairman Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Gunnar Johan Bertelsen Christian Storm Also Alternate Director to Arve Johansen Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Audit Committee Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Chairman/Independent Non-Executive Director Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Independent Non-Executive Director Christian Storm Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Nomination Committee Christian Storm Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Independent Non-Executive Director Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Independent Non-Executive Director Remuneration Committee Arve Johansen Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Christian Storm Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Secretaries Tai Yit Chan MAICSA No. 7009143 Liew Irene MAICSA No. 7022609 Domicile and Country of Incorporation Malaysia DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 7 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Registered Office Auditors Level 7, Setia 1 15 Lorong Dungun Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur Messrs KPMG Chartered Accountants Wisma KPMG Jalan Dungun Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur T. 03-2095 7188 F. 03-2093 6325 Stock Exchange Listing Share Registrars Berjaya Registration Services Sdn Bhd Lot C1-C3, Block C 2nd Floor, KL Plaza 179 Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100 Kuala Lumpur Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Stock Short Name DiGi (6947) T. 03-2145 0533 F. 03-2145 9702 Principal Bankers Affin Bank Berhad AmMerchant Bank Berhad Banca Intesa S.p.A., Hong Kong Branch Bank of America N.A., Labuan Branch Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad CALYON, Labuan Branch EON Bank Berhad Fortis Bank S.A./N.V., Singapore Malayan Banking Berhad Natexis Banques Populaires, Labuan Branch Nordea Bank Sweden AB (publ) OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad RHB Bank Berhad Société Générale, Labuan Branch Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), Sweden The Bank of East Asia, Limited Labuan Branch The Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad The Bank of Nova Scotia, Labuan Branch 7 DiGi AR 04 8 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 8 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Directors’ Profiles Arve Johansen Chairman Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Chairman of the Remuneration Committee 55 years of age, Norwegian He was appointed to the Board as Deputy International AS. Prior to this, he was Chairman on 20 January 2000 and was Executive Vice President of Elektrisk subsequently appointed as Chairman Bureau Telecom (Ericsson of Norway), of the Board on 12 January 2005. He and a Research Engineer at the holds a Master of Science in Electrical Norwegian Institute of Technology Engineering (Telecommunications) from (ELAB). the Norwegian Institute of Technology Currently, he is the Chairman and in Trondheim, Norway and has taken Director of several companies in USA, part in a programme for Management Thailand, Greece and Norway. He also Development at the Harvard Business sits on the Boards of Telenor Asia Pte Ltd School in Boston, USA. and DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd. He has served as Senior Executive Vice President of Telenor since 1999 and as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Mobile Communications AS since January 2000. He joined Telenor in 1989 and has held a number of positions, including President and CEO of Telenor DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 9 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Independent Non-Executive Director Chairman of the Audit Committee Member of the Nomination Committee 59 years of age, Malaysian He was appointed to the Board on 23 He also sits on the Boards of November 2001. He holds a Bachelor HeiTech Padu Berhad, Arab-Malaysian of Economics in Accounting from Corporation Bhd, Utusan Melayu University of Malaya and a Master in (Malaysia) Berhad, MCM Technologies Business Administration from University Berhad, Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor of Alberta, Canada. Berhad, Idris Hydraulic (Malaysia) Bhd, He was a lecturer at Universiti Amway (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad, Kebangsaan Malaysia from 1973 to Idaman Unggul Berhad, KNM Group 1978. He joined Messrs Peat Marwick Berhad and Bank Pembangunan & Mitchell (now known as KPMG) in 1977 Infrastruktur Malaysia Berhad. and was admitted as a Partner in 1985. Prior to his retirement on 1 October 2001, he was the Partner in charge of the Assurance and Financial Advisory Services Divisions. He is currently the President of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), a council member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation. Internationally, he is a member of the Education Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). 9 DiGi AR 04 10 08/04/05 4:11hin Page 10 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Directors’ Profiles (continued) Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Gunnar Johan Bertelsen Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Member of the Audit Committee 48 years of age, Norwegian Member of the Nomination Committee 85 years of age, Malaysian He was appointed to the Board on He was appointed to the Board on 18 1 October 1997. He graduated with a February 2004. Prior to his appointment Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of to the Board, he was an Alternate Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) from the Edinburgh Director for the period from November University, Scotland in 1944. He was 2000 to February 2004. He graduated the Chief Minister of Penang from 1969 with a Diploma in Advanced to 1990 and the Chairman of Penang Management from University College Development Corporation. Dublin, Ireland. He also holds a Masters He was conferred the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (D.U.P.N.) by the Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) Degree in Business Administration from University College Dublin, Ireland. Currently, he is also the Project Governor of Penang; the Seri Setia Director of Telenor Asia Pte Ltd and a Mahkota Malaysia (S.S.M.) by the Yang Director of DiGi Telecommunications Di-Pertuan Agong; the Datuk Amar Sdn Bhd. Bintang Kenyalang (DA) by the TYT Governor of Sarawak; the Grand Cross 2nd Class Award by His Excellency the President of Germany; and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by His Majesty, the Emperor Akihito of Japan. He is currently the Chairman of Chin Well Holdings Berhad, Suiwah Corporation Berhad and Berjaya Vacation Club Berhad. He also sits on the Boards of Southern Steel Berhad and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:14hin Page 11 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Christian Storm Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Chairman of the Nomination Committee Member of the Remuneration Committee Member of the Audit Committee 39 years of age, Norwegian Member of the Remuneration Committee 49 years of age, Norwegian He was appointed to the Board on He was appointed as a Director of the 10 November 2004. He holds a Master Company on 10 November 2004 and of Science in Finance and Certified as the Alternate Director to Mr Arve Financial Analyst (CFA) from the Johansen on 23 February 2005. He Norwegian School of Business holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration. Administration from University of He served as Chief Financial Officer Wisconsin, Madison, USA and a in Telenor International and Telenor Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree Mobile from 1999 to 2004. from University of Leeds, UK. He has Currently, he is also the Chief served as an officer in Telenor ASA Operating Officer of Telenor Mobile and since 2001 in the Corporate Treasury a Director of DiGi Telecommunications department at the corporate headquarters Sdn Bhd. in Oslo, Norway. Since 1 September 2004, he has served as the Managing Director of Telenor Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore. He is both a Director as well as an Alternate Director in DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd. Save as disclosed, none of the Directors have any:1. Family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholders of the Company; 2. Conflict of interest with the Company; and 3. Conviction for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences. The details of attendance of each Director at Board Meetings are set out on page 14 of the Annual Report. 11 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:14hin Page 12 Traditional architecture in Malaysia reflects the country’s indigenous natural resources, while the design motifs are influenced by the many cultures that have settled in the country over the years or at least stayed long enough to leave their imprint. The traditional architects built homes that suited the Malaysian environment, weather and lifestyle. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:14hin Page 13 DiGi is launching The Traditional Architect of Terengganu project in the second quarter, 2005 Photo credit: Lim Jee Yuan, The Malay House DiGi AR 04 14 08/04/05 4:14hin Page 14 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement on Corporate Governance The Board of Directors (“Board”) fully appreciates the importance of adopting high standards of corporate governance throughout the Group. The Board views corporate governance as synonymous with three key concepts, namely transparency, accountability as well as corporate performance. As such, the Board strives to adopt the substance behind corporate governance prescriptions and not merely the form, with the aim of ensuring board effectiveness in enhancing shareholder value. The Board is thus fully committed to the maintenance of high standards of corporate governance by supporting and implementing the prescriptions of the principles and best practices set out in Parts 1 and 2 of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (“Code”) respectively. The following statement sets out how the Company has applied the key principles and the extent of its compliance with the best practices throughout the financial year ended 31 December 2004. A. Board of Directors Board Responsibilities The Board of Directors plays a primary role in corporate governance by setting out the strategic direction of the Group, establishing goals, monitoring the achievement of the goals and ensuring a high degree of transparency and accountability towards all stakeholders. The key responsibilities of the Board are in tandem with the 6 principal responsibilities specified under Best Practice AAI of the Code. Meetings The Board met four (4) times during the financial year ended 31 December 2004. Details of each existing Director’s meeting attendances are as follows: Name Arve Johansen Non-Independent/Non-Executive Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Independent/Non-Executive Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Independent/Non-Executive Gunnar Johan Bertelsen Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Appointed w.e.f. 18.02.2004) Attendance 4/4 4/4 3/4 3/3 (Ceased as Alternate Director to Sigve Brekke and Ole Bjorn Sjulstad w.e.f. 18.02.2004) Christian Storm Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Appointed w.e.f. 10.11.2004) 1/1 Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Appointed w.e.f. 10.11.2004) 1/1 Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Resigned w.e.f. 12.01.2005) 4/4 Ole Bjorn Sjulstad Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Resigned w.e.f. 10.11.2004) 3/3 Per Olav Fosse Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Resigned w.e.f. 10.11.2004) 3/3 Sigve Brekke Non-Independent/Non-Executive (Resigned on 18.02.2004) Not Applicable DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:14hin Page 15 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Two (2) out of the six (6) Board members are considered independent in accordance with the definition provided under paragraph 1.01 (Definition and Interpretations) of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”). As such, the Company fulfils the requirement to have at least one third of the Board composed of Independent Non-Executive Directors. Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu has been identified as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board to whom concerns may be conveyed. Board Balance The Board currently has six (6) members, comprising two (2) Independent Non-Executive Directors and four (4) Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors. Together, the Directors bring a wide experience relevant to the direction of the Group. The Directors combine in them expertise and experience in various fields such as telecommunications, economics and investment, public services and accounting. Their expertise, experience and background result in thorough examination and deliberations of the various issues and matters affecting the Group. A brief description of the background of each Director is presented on pages 8 to 11 of the Annual Report. There is a clear division of responsibility between the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to ensure that there is a balance of power and authority. The Chairman is responsible for running the Board and ensures that all Directors receive sufficient relevant information on financial and nonfinancial matters to enable them to participate actively in Board decisions. The CEO is responsible for the day to day management of the business as well as implementation of Board’s policies and decisions. There is also balance in the Board because of the presence of Independent Non-Executive Directors of the calibre necessary to carry sufficient weight in Board decisions. Although all the Directors have an equal responsibility for the Group’s operations, the roles of these Independent Directors are particularly important in ensuring that the strategies proposed by the executive management are fully discussed and examined and take into account the long term interest, not only of the shareholders, but also of employees, customers, suppliers, community and other stakeholders. The Board is satisfied that the current Board composition fairly reflects the investment of minority shareholders in the Company. Supply of Information The Chairman ensures that all Directors have full and timely access to information with Board papers distributed in advance of meetings. Every Director has also unhindered access to the advice and services of the Company Secretary and may obtain independent professional advice at the Company’s expense in furtherance of their duties. Prior to the meetings of the Board, Board papers which include reports on group performance and major operational, financial, strategic and regulatory matters are circulated to all the Directors. These Board papers are issued at least seven (7) days in advance to enable the Directors to obtain further explanation, where necessary, in order to be properly briefed before the meeting. 15 DiGi AR 04 16 08/04/05 4:14hin Page 16 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement on Corporate Governance (continued) In addition, there are matters reserved specifically for the Board’s decision, including the approval of corporate plans and budgets, acquisitions and disposals of assets that are material to the Group, major investments, changes to control structure of the Group, including key policies and authority limits. Appointments to the Board The Nomination Committee currently comprises the following members: Christian Storm Chairman Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Non-Independent/Non-Executive Independent/Non-Executive Independent/Non-Executive Christian Storm was appointed as a member/Chairman of the Nomination Committee with effect from 10 November 2004 to replace Ole Bjorn Sjulstad who has resigned as a Director on the same date. The committee is empowered by its terms of reference to perform the following primary functions: a. Recommend new nominations to the Board; b. Recommend to the Board, Directors to fill the seats on Board Committees; c. Review annually the required mix of skills and experience and other qualities including core competencies that the Non-Executive Directors should bring to the Board. Directors’ Training All Directors have attended and completed the Mandatory Accreditation Programme (MAP) conducted by the organiser approved by Bursa Securities except for Christian Storm and Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth who have sought extension of time to attend the MAP. The Directors will continue to undergo other relevant training programmes to further enhance their skills and knowledge in compliance with the Bursa Securities’ Listing Requirements on Directors’ training. Re-election Any Director appointed during the year is required, under the Company’s Articles of Association, to retire and seek re-election by shareholders at the following annual general meeting. The Articles also require that one-third of the Directors to retire by rotation each year and seek re-election at the annual general meeting and every Director shall retire from office once at least every three years but shall be eligible for re-election. Directors over seventy (70) years of age are required to seek shareholders’ approval for re-appointment annually in accordance with Section 129(6) of the Companies Act, 1965. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 17 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) B. Directors’ Remuneration Remuneration Committee The Remuneration Committee currently comprises the following members: Arve Johansen Chairman Christian Storm Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Non-Independent/Non-Executive Non-Independent/Non-Executive Non-Independent/Non-Executive Christian Storm was appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 10 November 2004 to replace Ole Bjorn Sjulstad who has resigned as a Director on the same date. Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth was appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 12 January 2005 to replace Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun who has resigned as a Director on the same date. The primary function of the Remuneration Committee is to set up the policy framework and to make recommendations to the Board on all elements of the remuneration package and other terms of employment of the executive directors. Non-Executive Directors’ remuneration will be a matter to be decided by the Board as a whole with the Director concerned abstaining from deliberations and voting on decision in respect of his individual remuneration. Details of the Directors’ Remuneration The aggregate Directors’ remuneration paid or payable to all Directors of the Company by the Group and categorized into appropriate components for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 are as follows: Non-Executive Allowances Bonus Other emolument Total RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 220 174 38 432 The number of Directors of the Company whose total remuneration fall within the respective band are as follows: Number of Non-Executive Directors RM50,000 and below RM350,001 to RM400,000 2 1 3 17 DiGi AR 04 18 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 18 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement on Corporate Governance (continued) C. Shareholders Dialogue between Company and Investors The Company recognizes the importance of regular communication with investors in the Company, with the annual report and financial statements, regular interim statements being the key media used. Enquiries by shareholders are dealt with as promptly as practicably possible. Shareholders, investors and members of the public may also access the Company’s website to obtain information on the Company. The Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) The key element of the Company’s dialogue with its shareholders is the opportunity to gather views of and answer questions from, both private and institutional shareholders on all issues relevant to the Company at the AGM. At the AGM, the shareholders are encouraged to ask questions both about the resolutions being proposed or about the Group’s operations in general. Where it is not possible to provide immediate answers, the Chairman will undertake to furnish the shareholder with a written answer after the AGM. The Chairman of the Board also addresses the shareholders on the review of the Group’s operations for the financial year and outlines the prospects of the Group for the subsequent financial year. The CEO and members of management are also present at the AGM to clarify and explain any issue. D.Accountability and Audit Financial Reporting DiGi aims to provide a balanced and meaningful assessment of the Group’s financial performance and prospects primarily through the annual report, quarterly financial statements and analyst presentations. The Board is assisted by the Audit Committee in overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process and the quality of its financial reporting. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 19 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement of Directors’ Responsibility in Respect of the Financial Statements The Directors are required by the Companies Act, 1965 to prepare financial statements for each financial year/period which have been made out in accordance with the applicable approved accounting standards in Malaysia and give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and of the Company and of the results and cash flows of the Group and of the Company for that year/period. In preparing those financial statements, the Directors have: adopted suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently; stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business. The Directors are responsible for ensuring that the Company keeps proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Group and of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act, 1965. The Directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Internal Control The Statement on Internal Control set out on pages 20 to 22 of the Annual Report provides an overview on the state of internal controls within the Group. Relationship with the Auditors Key features underlying the relationship of the Audit Committee with the external auditors are included in the Audit Committee’s terms of reference as detailed on pages 25 to 27 of the Annual Report. A summary of the activities of the Audit Committee during the year, including the evaluation of the independent audit process, are set out on page 24 of the Annual Report. 19 DiGi AR 04 20 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 20 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement on Internal Control Introduction The Board of Directors (“Board”) is committed to maintaining a sound system of internal control in the Group and is pleased to provide the following statement, which outlines the nature and scope of internal control of the Group during the financial year. Board Responsibility The Board is ultimately responsible for the Group’s system of internal control which includes the establishment of an appropriate control environment and framework as well as reviewing its adequacy and integrity. The system of internal control covers, inter alia, risk management and financial, organizational, operational and compliance controls. Because of the limitations that are inherent in any system of internal control, this system is designed to manage, rather than eliminate, the risk of failure to achieve the Group’s objectives. Accordingly, it can only provide reasonable but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss, it is possible that internal controls can be circumvented or overridden. Furthermore, because of changing circumstances and conditions, the effectiveness of an internal control system may vary over time. Key Elements of the System of Internal Control The following sets out the key elements of the system of internal control of the Group, which have been in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of the Directors’ Report. There is in place a clearly defined organizational structure within the Group with formally defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority. A process of hierarchical reporting has been established which provides for a documented trail of accountability. Significant changes in the business and the external environment are reported to the Board during the Board meetings. Quarterly financial and other information are also provided to the Audit Committee and the Board. This oversight review enables the Board to control and evaluate the business performance so as to ensure that the Group is achieving its corporate objectives. The role of the Audit Committee in respect of its review of the system of internal controls is described in the Audit Committee Report included in this annual report. There is also submission of monthly financial and operational information to the Operating Committee, that includes the monthly and year-to-date financial results and comparisons to the pre-determined key performance indicators. Based on this monitoring of results against budget, significant variances are identified and management action taken, where necessary. The role of the Operating Committee was subsequently empowered to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with the setting up of the new DiGi Management Team (the composition comprised CEO and 4 members of management) and the said committee was dissolved by the Board on 10 November 2004. In addition, an Investment Committee was established in December 2004 with the aim to support the decision making process in connection with investments and divestment transactions in the Group. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 21 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) There is an annual budgeting and business plan process where the management would prepare budgets for the forthcoming financial year in which these are submitted to and approved by the Board. Other control procedures include the establishment of appropriate limits of authority for the Board, the Operating Committee and senior management for appropriate approval of transactions. There are established policies on health and safety, employees training and development, staff performance and evaluation. These procedures are relevant across the Group’s operations and provide for continuous assurance to be given to management and, finally to the Board. Enterprise Risk Management Framework The risk management processes of the Group have been enhanced with the formation of a Risk Management function, in July 2004, and a Risk Management Committee, in December 2004. The Risk Management Committee is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for communicating to the Board/Audit Committee the critical risks the Group faces, their changes and the action plans to manage these risks. During the 2004 financial year, a series of meetings and workshops with key senior members of the management were conducted to update the Risk Profile of the Group and to enhance their understanding and knowledge of risk management. The key risks identified through this process were subsequently consolidated and presented to the Risk Management Committee and Audit Committee for their consideration in January and February 2005, respectively. Based on the Risk Profile, there will be a requirement to submit quarterly management reports on the status of key risks to the Heads of functions for reporting to the Group Risk Management Committee. Work has commenced on compilation of a Risk Management Manual, which on completion and endorsement by the Risk Management Committee will be issued to all employees with the purpose of outlining the risk management framework of the Group and providing practical guidance on risk management issues. In 2005, the Risk Management function will undertake the following initiatives to further enhance the risk management framework and control structure of the Group: To further inculcate the risk management culture, a series of training and awareness sessions will be conducted, targeting various levels of staff across all departments and disciplines. A review and enhancement of the Group’s Business Continuity Plan will be initiated to identify the critical business processes, systems and resources and to ensure that adequate plans are in place to enable the Group to maintain operational and financial continuity in the event of adverse circumstances. Further enhancements to the Group’s risk management and system of internal control are planned with reviews of the Group’s information security policies and practices and revenue assurance processes, which are used to monitor potential revenue leakage that may arise during day to day operations. 21 DiGi AR 04 22 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 22 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement on Internal Control (continued) Internal Audit Function The Group has in place an internal audit function, which assists the Board in conducting appropriate reviews to ensure that key controls established by the Board and management are operating effectively in order for the Board to achieve the objective of ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal control. Internal audit reviews the control processes implemented by the management, and reports to the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. Internal audit adopts a risk-based approach in the review of the internal controls in the key activities of the Group’s businesses on the basis of an annual internal audit plan that had been presented to and approved by the Audit Committee. Weaknesses of Internal Controls that Result in Material Losses There were no material losses incurred during the current financial year as a result of weaknesses in internal control. Management continues to take measures to strengthen the control environment. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 23 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Other Compliance Information Non-Audit Fees The amount of non-audit fees paid to external auditors for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 is RM41,750. Material Contracts Save as disclosed below, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiary companies had entered into any material contracts which involved directors' and/or major shareholders' interests, either still subsisting at the end of the financial year ended 31 December 2004, or which were entered into since the end of the previous financial year. Date 25 November 2004 Parties Cosmo’s World Theme Park Sdn Bhd DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of DiGi.Com Berhad). General nature of contract An agreement in relation to the sponsorship rights on the IMAX brand granted by Cosmo's World Theme Park Sdn Bhd to DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd. Consideration and mode of satisfaction Total consideration is RM2.0 million for a two-year tenure commencing 1 January 2005 and a sum of RM0.25 million shall be satisfied upon signing of the agreement and subsequently, RM0.25 million will be paid on quarterly basis until the whole sponsorship fee is fully paid. Relationship Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun is a major shareholder of DiGi.Com Berhad and Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd. Cosmo's World Theme Park Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd. Subsequently on 23 December 2004, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun became a major shareholder of Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd through Matrix International Berhad, which Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun is a major shareholder. 23 DiGi AR 04 24 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 24 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Audit Committee Report Composition Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Chairman/Independent Non-Executive Director Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Member/Independent Non-Executive Director Christian Storm (appointed on 10.11.2004) Member/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Ole Bjorn Sjulstad (resigned on 10.11.2004) Member/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Meetings The Audit Committee held six meetings during the financial year ended 31 December 2004 which were attended by all the members. Representatives of the external auditors and other officers of the Group were also invited to attend and brief the members on specific issues during deliberations by the Audit Committee. Summary of Activities The activities undertaken by the Audit Committee during the financial year ended 31 December 2004 included the following: Reviewed the quarterly unaudited financial results/reports and annual audited financial statements before submission to the Board for consideration and approval; Reviewed the external auditors’ scope of work and audit plans for the year; Reviewed and discussed the external auditors’ audit report and areas of concern in the management letter thereof, including management’s response; Assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal control and accounting control procedures and the weaknesses of the Group’s operating units by reviewing the various internal audit reports and management responses thereto and ensuring significant findings are adequately addressed by management; Reviewed the adequacy and relevance of the scope, functions and resources of internal audit and that it has the necessary authority to carry out its work; and Reported to the Board on its activities and significant findings and results. Internal Audit Function The Group has an established Internal Audit Division which assists the Audit Committee in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities. The Group’s Internal Audit Division conducted programmed independent reviews and evaluated risk exposures relating to the Group’s governance, operations and information systems. The audit reviews also included assessing the means of safeguarding assets; and the economy and efficiency with which resources are employed. Further details of the activities of the Internal Audit Division are set out in the Statement on Internal Control on pages 20 to 22. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 25 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Terms of Reference 1. Membership The Committee shall be appointed by the Board from amongst the Directors and shall consist of not less than three members, a majority of whom shall be Independent Directors and at least one member of the Committee must be a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants or such other qualifications and experience as approved by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (‘Bursa Securities’). A quorum shall consist of two members and a majority of the members present must be Independent Directors. If a member of the Audit Committee resigns, dies or for any other reason ceases to be a member with the result that the number of members is reduced to below three, the Board of Directors shall, within three months of that event, appoint such number of new members as may be required to make up the minimum number of three members. 2. Chairman The Chairman of the Committee shall be an Independent Director appointed by the Board. He shall report on each meeting of the Committee to the Board. 3. Secretary The Company Secretary shall be the Secretary of the Committee and shall be responsible, in conjunction with the Chairman, for drawing up the agenda and circulating it, supported by explanatory documentation to the Committee members prior to each meeting. The Secretary shall also be responsible for keeping the minutes of meetings of the Audit Committee and circulating them to the Committee members and to the other members of the Board of Directors. 4. Frequency of Meetings Meetings shall be held not less than four times a year and will normally be attended by the Officer charged with the responsibilities of the Group’s finance and Head of Internal Audit. The presence of external auditors will be requested if required and the external auditors may also request a meeting if they consider it necessary. The Committee may regulate its own procedure in lieu of convening a formal meeting by means of video or teleconferencing or any other means of audio or audio-visual communications. 25 DiGi AR 04 26 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 26 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Audit Committee Report (continued) 5. Authority The Committee is authorised by the Board to investigate any activity within its terms of reference and shall have unrestricted access to both the internal and external auditors and to all employees of the Group. The Committee is also authorised by the Board to obtain external legal or other independent professional advice as necessary. The Committee is also authorised to convene meetings with the external auditors excluding the attendance of the executive members of the Committee, wherever deemed necessary. 6. Duties The duties of the Committee shall be: (a) To consider the appointment of external auditors, the audit fee and any questions of resignation or dismissal including recommending the nomination of person or persons as external auditors; (b) To discuss with the external auditors where necessary, on the nature and scope of audit and to ensure coordination of audit where more than one audit firm is involved; (c) To review the quarterly results and year-end financial statements prior to the approval by the Board, focusing on: going concern assumption compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements any changes in accounting policies and practices significant issues arising from the audit major judgemental areas (d) To prepare Audit Committee Report at the end of each financial year; (e) To discuss problems and reservations arising from the interim and final external audits, and any matters the external auditors may wish to discuss (in the absence of management, where necessary); (f) To review the external auditors’ management letter and management’s response; (g) To review any related party transaction and conflict of interest situation that may arise within the Company or Group including any transaction, procedure or course of conduct that raises question of management integrity; DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 27 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) (h) To do the following in respect of the internal audit function: review the adequacy of scope, functions and resources of the internal audit function and that it has the necessary authority to carry out its work; review internal audit programme; ensure coordination of external audit with internal audit; consider the major findings of internal audit investigations and management’s response, and ensure that appropriate actions are taken on the recommendations of the internal audit function; review any appraisal or assessment of the performance of the staff of the internal audit function; approve any appointment or termination of senior staff member of the internal audit function; inform itself of resignations of internal audit staff members and provide the resigning staff member an opportunity to submit his/her reason for resignation; to monitor related party transactions entered into by the Company and its subsidiaries, and to ensure that the Directors report such transactions annually to shareholders via the annual report; to review and monitor the effectiveness of internal control systems and to evaluate the systems with the external auditors; (i) To carry out such other responsibilities, functions or assignments as may be defined jointly by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors from time to time; (j) In compliance with Paragraph 15.17 of Bursa Securities Listing Requirements, where the Committee is of the view that a matter reported by it to the Board has not been satisfactorily resolved resulting in a breach of the Bursa Securities Listing Requirements, the Committee must promptly report such matter to Bursa Securities. 27 DiGi AR 04(p28-29)only 28 08/04/05 4:28hin Page 28 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Management Team Morten Lundal Chief Executive Officer ‘‘ Morten took over as Chief Executive Officer in July 2004. Prior to DiGi, he was Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Telenor, and a member of the Telenor Executive Board from 2000-2002. He was appointed CEO of Telenor Business Solutions after joining Telenor Choo Lin taken by Khor e tur pic S M M as CEO of its Internet business area in February 1997. Previous employments were with Gemini Consulting, A.T. Kearney and Dyno Industries. Morten has a Master in Business and Economics from the Norwegian School of Management, and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.” MMS picture taken by Joh an Dennelind Jon Eddy Chee Pok Jin Chief Marketing Officer ‘‘ Pok Jin was appointed Chief Marketing Officer in March 2005. Prior to joining DiGi, he was Senior General Manager at Harpers’ Trading (M) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Zurich-based DKSH group of companies; Head of Marketing MMS pictur e taken by and Product Management for Morten Lu ndal the Consumer Business Division (2002-2004) at Maxis Communications Berhad; and Vice President, Head of Sales and Mass Market, Citibank. He also spent 15 years with Procter and Gamble (1982-1997), assuming the position of Sales Director for Singapore and Malaysia in 1995.” Chief Technology Officer ‘‘ Jon came on board in February 2002 as Chief Technical Officer, and was appointed Chief Technology Officer in October 2004. Pre-DiGi, he was Chief Technical Officer at Cesky Mobil in the Czech Republic for two years, and Director for the Regional Technical Center at Lucent Technologies. He also spent time with US West International (Maxis) as Director of RF Engineering. Jon started his career as a communications engineer for the Boeing Defense and Space Group in the US. He graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.” DiGi AR 04(p28-29)only 08/04/05 4:28hin Page 29 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Johan Dennelind ‘‘ MMS picture taken Chief Financial Officer Johan was appointed Chief Financial Officer in November 2004. He was previously CFO and Deputy CEO of Telenor AB and Director of International Business Development for the Nextra Group. His career in telecommunications began with Telia AB, starting out as a management trainee in the mid 90s. Johan graduated with a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Orebro, Sweden.” by Tunku Alizakri MMS pictur e taken by MMS pictur e taken by Jo n Eddy Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias ‘‘ Head of Corporate Affairs Prior to joining DiGi on April 18, 2005, Tunku Alizakri was Vice President and Head of Maybank Group Strategic Planning (2001-2005). Previous to that, he was with the Sime Darby Group (1996-1999), first as an executive in Group Corporate Planning, then as Special Assistant to the CEO of the Plantations Division. Tunku Alizakri is trained legally as a Barrister at Law (Lincoln’s Inn), with an LLB from King’s College (University of London). He has an MBA from Cornell University.” Chee Pok Jin Khor Choo Lin ‘‘ General Manager of Human Resource and Administration Prior to joining DiGi in February 1997, Choo Lin served for 17 years at Intel Malaysia, as the Compensation and Benefits Manager. She was promoted to Regional Compensation and Benefits Manager, Intel Asia Pacific, and also assumed the position of Human Resource Manager of Intel Singapore and Intel Australia in 1993. Choo Lin holds a Bachelor in Mathematics from Queen’s University, Canada.” 29 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:15hin Page 30 With a long coastline of about 4,700km, Malaysia boasts many natural wetlands in the form of lakes, rivers, peat swamps, mangroves and coral reefs. These waterlogged places are ecological treasure troves, supporting a host of biological life. Wetlands also provide a natural filter for drinking water, and protect us from floods. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 31 DiGi is launching The Wetland Restorer of Perak project in the second quarter, 2005 Photo credit: Wetlands International DiGi AR 04 32 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 32 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Group Financial Summary Year ended 31 December 2004 Year ended 31 December 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 2,233,703 1,713,529 1,289,564 747,042 887,004 Profit before taxation 446,843 201,536 145,770 121,921 152,145 Profit after taxation 317,355 142,223 100,870 158,921 152,145 Total assets 3,566,347 3,247,432 3,008,517 2,410,361 2,077,263 Shareholders’ fund 1,777,193 1,459,838 1,317,615 1,216,745 1,057,824 655,546 750,035 815,715 678,002 490,906 14.2% 8.3% 7.8% 21.3% 17.2% Revenue Long term liabilities Profit after taxation as % of revenue Year ended Eight months ended 31 December 2002 31 December 2001 Year ended 30 April 2001 (Restated ) Earnings per share (sen) 42.3 19.0 13.4 21.2 20.3 Net tangible assets per share (RM) 2.30 1.84 1.64 1.53 1.38 Note: The above group financial summary has been prepared to conform with the current year’s presentation of the financial statements. 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 33 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 152,145 121,921 145,770 201,536 446,843 887,004 747,042 1,289,564 RM ’000 1,713,529 Profit before taxation RM ’000 2,233,703 Revenue 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 1,057,824 1,216,745 1,317,615 1,459,838 1,777,193 2,077,263 2,410,361 3,008,517 3,247,432 152,145 3,566,347 RM ’000 158,921 Shareholders’ fund RM ’000 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 Note: * Denotes eight months ended 31 December 2001 1.38 1.53 1.64 1.84 490,906 678,002 815,715 RM 750,035 Net tangible assets per share RM ’000 655,546 Long term liabilities 2.30 100,870 Total assets RM ’000 142,223 Profit after taxation 317,355 DiGi AR 04 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 33 DiGi AR 04 34 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 34 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Ringkasan Kewangan Kumpulan Tahun berakhir 31 Disember 2004 Tahun berakhir 31 Disember 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 2,233,703 1,713,529 1,289,564 747,042 887,004 Keuntungan sebelum cukai 446,843 201,536 145,770 121,921 152,145 Keuntungan selepas cukai 317,355 142,223 100,870 158,921 152,145 Jumlah aset 3,566,347 3,247,432 3,008,517 2,410,361 2,077,263 Dana pemegang saham 1,777,193 1,459,838 1,317,615 1,216,745 1,057,824 655,546 750,035 815,715 678,002 490,906 14.2% 8.3% 7.8% 21.3% 17.2% Hasil Tanggungan jangka panjang Keuntungan selepas cukai sebagai % hasil Tahun berakhir Lapan bulan berakhir 31 Disember 2002 31 Disember 2001 Tahun berakhir 30 April 2001 (Dinyata semula ) Pendapatan sesaham (sen) 42.3 19.0 13.4 21.2 20.3 Aset ketara bersih sesaham (RM) 2.30 1.84 1.64 1.53 1.38 Nota: Ringkasan kewangan kumpulan di atas telah disediakan mengikut pembentangan baru penyata kewangan bagi tahun semasa. 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 35 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 35 152,145 121,921 145,770 201,536 446,843 887,004 747,042 1,289,564 RM ’000 1,713,529 Keuntungan sebelum cukai RM ’000 2,233,703 Hasil 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 Nota: * Menandakan lapan bulan berakhir 31 Disember 2001 1.38 1.53 1.64 1.84 2.30 490,906 678,002 815,715 RM 750,035 Aset ketara bersih sesaham RM ’000 655,546 Tanggungan jangka panjang 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 1,057,824 1,216,745 1,317,615 1,459,838 1,777,193 2,077,263 2,410,361 3,008,517 3,247,432 152,145 3,566,347 RM ’000 158,921 Dana pemegang saham RM ’000 100,870 Jumlah aset RM ’000 142,223 Keuntungan selepas cukai 317,355 DiGi AR 04 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2001 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 36 Malaysia has a rich oral tradition. Storytellers were once powerful communicators who could influence the community and share moral values. They have been known to even change the destinies of kings and states. The wayang kulit (puppet show) is just one form of traditional storytelling in the country. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 37 DiGi is launching The Storyteller of Perlis project in the fourth quarter, 2005 DiGi AR 04 38 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 38 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Chairman’s Statement / Penyata Pengerusi Pemegang Saham Yang Dihargai, Terlebih dahulu, izinkan saya menyatakan bahawa saya amat berbesar hati kerana Dear Shareholders, berpeluang menyampaikan perutusan First of all, I’d like to express my ini selaku pengerusi DiGi.Com Bhd (DiGi), pleasure at being able to address you as jawatan yang baru saya pegang selepas DiGi.Com Bhd’s (DiGi) Chairman, a mengambil alih daripada Tan Sri Dato’ relatively new position I hold since taking Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun pada over from Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan 12 Januari 2005. Bagi pihak Lembaga Chee Yioun on January 12, 2005. On Pengarah, saya juga ingin mengucapkan behalf of the Board, I’d also like to terima kasih kepada Tan Sri kerana thank Tan Sri for his contribution sumbangan beliau kepada kemajuan towards DiGi’s progressive success. progresif DiGi selama ini. Last year was full of challenges for Pada tahun lepas, DiGi menempuh DiGi. Market competition was intense and pelbagai cabaran. DiGi menghadapi there were regulatory changes to contend persaingan pasaran begitu sengit dan with. Within this framework, however, terpaksa berdepan dengan perubahan DiGi still performed extremely well. berkaitan pengawalseliaan. Namun, dalam persekitaran mencabar ini, kami tetap mencatatkan prestasi yang amat memberangsangkan. ‘‘ Our customer base grew 47% to reach 3.24 million – representing total market share of 22% as at end December – and this contributed to a very impressive 30% increase in revenue from RM1.71 billion to RM2.23 billion.” DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 39 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Our customer base grew 47% to reach 3.24 million – representing total market share of 22% as at end December – and this contributed to a very impressive 30% increase in revenue from RM1.71 billion to RM2.23 billion. At the same time, profit before tax more than doubled from RM202 million to RM447 million. If there is one underlying reason for DiGi’s impressive performance, it is this: strategic thinking. We understood the potential of the rural and urban youth market and attracted customers from these areas by offering highly competitive pricing. We also capitalised on the growing business market, Bilangan pelanggan kami meningkat particularly within the small and 47% untuk mencecah angka 3.24 juta – medium-sized industry (SMI). As a result yang mewakili jumlah bahagian pasaran of gauging, and catering to, the specific sebanyak 22% pada akhir Disember – requirements of the SMI niche, this dan ini menyumbang kepada peningkatan business segment contributed 47% of hasil 30% yang mengagumkan, daripada our total growth in subscribers in 2004. RM1.71 bilion kepada RM2.23 bilion. Pada While our customer base has masa yang sama, keuntungan sebelum increased substantially, our blended cukai meningkat lebih dua kali ganda average revenue per user (ARPU) daripada RM202 juta kepada RM447 juta. remained stable at around RM59 in 2004. We have also been strategic in Faktor utama yang memacu prestasi cemerlang DiGi ialah pemikiran strategik. meeting customers’ wants and needs. Kami memahami potensi pasaran belia In 2004, DiGi launched a number of luar bandar dan bandar dan menarik new products and services, all of pelanggan dari kawasan-kawasan ini which have one ultimate aim: to add dengan menawarkan harga yang convenience and flexibility to Malaysians’ kompetitif. Kami juga mengambil increasingly mobile lifestyles. DiGi kesempatan daripada pasaran perniagaan yang semakin berkembang pesat, khususnya industri saiz kecil dan sederhana (IKS). Hasil kejayaan kami menilai dan memenuhi keperluan khusus pasaran IKS, segmen perniagaan tersebut menyumbang 47% daripada pertumbuhan jumlah pelanggan pada 2004. 39 DiGi AR 04 40 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 40 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Chairman’s Statement (continued) products and services increase the / Penyata Pengerusi (sambung) Walaupun bilangan pelanggan kami number of daily functions that can be telah meningkat secara mendadak, executed over the mobile, and are purata hasil setiap pengguna (ARPU) always designed to be easy to use. tergabung tetap stabil, iaitu di sekitar The icing on the cake was, of course, the launch of EDGE. DiGi had in RM59 pada 2004. Kami juga memainkan peranan 2003 reported that we would introduce strategik untuk memenuhi kehendak EDGE to the local market, and we kept dan keperluan pelanggan. Pada 2004, our word. This, in itself, is something DiGi melancarkan beberapa produk dan DiGi prides itself on – doing what we say perkhidmatan baru, semuanya dengan we will do. While we aim to keep the matlamat mutlak: untuk meningkatkan market surprised with our innovations, fleksibiliti dan memudahkan lagi gaya we also intend to establish trust in us hidup rakyat Malaysia yang semakin as a responsible organisation that does kerap bergerak. Produk dan perkhidmatan not make empty claims. DiGi meningkatkan bilangan fungsi harian yang boleh digunakan menerusi telefon mudah alih dan sentiasa direka suai supaya mudah digunakan. Sorotan utama tahun lepas ialah pelancaran EDGE. Pada 2003, DiGi melaporkan bahawa kami akan memperkenalkan EDGE kepada pasaran tempatan, dan kami telah memenuhi janji kami. Ini adalah sesuatu yang amat dibanggakan oleh DiGi – iaitu kesungguhan untuk mengotakan segala yang kami katakan. Sambil mempelopori pasaran dengan pelbagai inovasi, kami juga berhasrat membina kepercayaan umum terhadap kami sebagai sebuah organisasi bertanggungjawab yang tidak membuat janji kosong semata-mata. ‘‘ While we aim to keep the market surprised with our innovations, we also intend to establish trust in us as a responsible organisation that does not make empty claims.” DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 41 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) DiGi juga telah mengambil langkahlangkah strategik untuk mengurangkan kos bagi mempertingkatkan tahap pengurusan dan kecekapan operasi kami. Syarikat telah melaksanakan proses penyusunan semula dalaman secara besar-besaran untuk menyelaraskan fungsi dan prosedur. Hasilnya, tugas dan tanggungjawab ditakrifkan dengan lebih jelas dan kini terdapat DiGi has also been strategic kebertanggungjawaban individu yang in reducing costs to improve our lebih besar. Walaupun kami sangat yakin management and operational efficiency. bahawa kejayaan boleh dicapai dengan The company underwent massive semangat berpasukan, kami tetap internal restructuring to streamline menggalakkan dan memperkasakan functions and procedures. As a result, setiap individu untuk menyumbang responsibilities are more clearly defined kepada kejayaan syarikat. and there is greater individual Malah keputusan kami untuk accountability. While we believe melabur RM65 juta dalam ibu pejabat strongly in team spirit, we also believe kami adalah satu langkah strategik. in encouraging and empowering each Kajian-kajian telah membuktikan individual to contribute to the bahawa suasana pejabat yang ceria company’s success. dan ergonomi akan menggalakkan Even our RM65 million investment produktiviti. Kami telah melihatnya in our new headquarters is strategic. sendiri di Telenor, dan saya gembira Studies have proven that a bright, kerana DiGi sedang mengambil langkah ergonomic office is conducive to yang sama. productivity. We have seen this in Ternyata bahawa kehadiran Telenor Telenor, and I’m pleased that DiGi is sebagai pemegang saham utama DiGi, moving in the same direction. dengan kepentingan ekuiti 61%, Indeed, having Telenor as a major membawa pelbagai manfaat kepada shareholder in DiGi — with 61% equity DiGi. Telenor mempunyai perniagaan — holds numerous benefits for DiGi. mudah alih di 12 buah negara di luar Telenor has mobile businesses in 12 Norway, termasuk Pakistan, Bangladesh countries outside Norway, including dan Thailand. Syarikat ini mempunyai Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand. pengetahuan luas tentang pasaran The company, consequently, has vast komunikasi mudah alih yang sedang knowledge of developing and maturing membangun dan matang. Pengetahuan mobile markets. This represents a rich intelektual yang luas ini boleh dan intellectual base that can be, and is, sedang dimanfaatkan oleh DiGi. Justeru, tapped by DiGi. For that reason, we call kami menggelar DiGi sebuah “Syarikat DiGi a “Malaysian company with a Malaysia dengan sentuhan Norwegian”. Norwegian flavour”. 41 DiGi AR 04 42 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 42 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Chairman’s Statement (continued) What makes DiGi truly Malaysian is / Penyata Pengerusi (sambung) Faktor yang menjadikan DiGi our involvement in the community. DiGi sebuah syarikat Malaysia sejati ialah takes pride in being socially aware and penglibatan kami dalam pembangunan has adopted culture and heritage as masyarakat. DiGi berbangga dengan our focus in community projects. Our keprihatinan sosialnya dan kami corporate social responsibility (CSR) menjadikan budaya dan warisan programme exposes children and youth, sebagai tumpuan utama projek-projek in particular, to Malaysian culture and kemasyarakatan kami. Program tradition. In so doing, we do not just tanggungjawab sosial korporat (TSK) increase awareness among the younger kami mendedahkan kanak-kanak dan generation of their country’s heritage, belia secara khususnya kepada budaya but also help to preserve this. dan tradisi Malaysia. Dengan berbuat The Board is very pleased with demikian, kami bukan sahaja akan DiGi’s performance in 2004 which is the meningkatkan kesedaran tentang result of joint efforts by DiGi staff and warisan negara di kalangan generasi management, directors, partners and muda, tetapi juga membantu memulihara associates, as well as dealers and warisan tersebut. distributors. I would like to thank these Lembaga Pengarah sangat gembira various groups for their unrelenting dengan prestasi DiGi pada 2004. Kami commitment to DiGi. sedar bahawa kejayaan ini dicapai berkat At the same time, I would like to usaha gigih dan kerjasama antara semua thank the Ministry of Energy, Water kakitangan dan pengurusan, pengarah, and Communications; the Malaysian rakan niaga dan sekutu DiGi, di samping Communications and Multimedia wakil penjual dan pengedar kami. Saya Commission; and the media for their mengucapkan terima kasih kepada continued support. kumpulan-kumpulan ini kerana komitmen tidak berbelah bagi mereka kepada DiGi. Pada masa yang sama, saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Kementerian Tenaga, Air dan Komunikasi, Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia dan pihak media kerana sokongan berterusan mereka. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 43 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Finally, I’d like to express my Akhir sekali, saya merakamkan gratitude to the more than three million setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada DiGi customers who have given us their lebih tiga juta pelanggan DiGi yang vote of support by buying into our brand, telah memberikan kami sokongan proving DiGi is “getting it right”. While kukuh dengan memilih jenama kami, many things in DiGi will change as we dan langganan mereka membuktikan evolve, there will always remain one bahawa DiGi ‘melakukannya dengan fundamental constant: our commitment betul’. Sambil kami berkembang maju, to our customers, and our desire to pelbagai faktor dalam DiGi akan serve them better, all the time. berubah. Namun, satu perkara asas akan sentiasa dikekalkan: Komitmen kami kepada para pelanggan dan hasrat kami untuk menyediakan perkhidmatan yang lebih baik kepada mereka, pada setiap masa. Arve Johansen Chairman March 25, 2005 Arve Johansen Pengerusi Mac 25, 2005 ‘‘ While many things in DiGi will change as we evolve, there will always remain one fundamental constant: our commitment to our customers.” 43 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 44 Sarawak is home to a number of indigenous communities, such as the Iban, Bidayuh, Kenyah, Kayan, Kedayan, Murut, Punan, Bisayah, Kelabit, Berawan, Penan and Melanau. These communities have their own cultural traditions which are in danger of being lost as a result of modernisation. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 45 DiGi is launching The Knowledge Keeper of Sarawak project in the third quarter, 2005 DiGi AR 04 46 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 46 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) CEO’s Statement / Penyata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif ‘‘ In 2004, DiGi performed even better than analysts predicted. Many factors contributed towards this, but our core philosophy… no doubt played a significant part. ” 2004 was a great year for DiGi. One Tahun 2004 menandakan tahun yang which saw us come out with a string of cemerlang bagi DiGi. DiGi banyak firsts in terms of product launches, while mencapai kejayaan cemerlang yang greatly increasing both our customer menyaksikan kami memainkan peranan base as well as coverage. We launched sebagai pelopor dengan melancarkan EDGE, Malaysia’s first high speed mobile beberapa produk baru, di samping network. We introduced MobileTV™. We meningkatkan bilangan pelanggan revolutionised the process of reloads. dan liputan kami secara meluas. Kami We even enabled users to transfer telah melancarkan EDGE, rangkaian talktime to one another. mudah alih kelajuan tinggi pertama In 2004, DiGi performed even Malaysia. Kami turut memperkenalkan better than analysts predicted, quarter MobileTV™. Kami membawa upon quarter. Many factors contributed pembaharuan besar kepada proses towards this, but our core philosophy tambahan nilai. Malah, kami juga of marketing smartness, operational membolehkan pengguna excellence and organisational effectiveness memindahkan masa percakapan kepada has shaped a value-based management satu sama lain. and organisation that no doubt played a significant part. Revenue increased 30% from Pada 2004, prestasi DiGi mengatasi jangkaan penganalisis untuk setiap suku tahun. Banyak faktor yang menyumbang RM1.71 billion in 2003 to RM2.23 billion, kepada kejayaan ini, tetapi falsafah teras driven mainly by the 47% growth in our kami, iaitu kebijaksanaan pemasaran, mobile customer base which reached kecemerlangan operasi dan keberkesanan 3.24 million. Our prepaid customer base organisasi telah membentuk pengurusan rose by 46% to 3.07 million while dan organisasi berasaskan nilai yang postpaid grew 64% to 175,000. Net jelas memainkan peranan penting. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 47 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Hasil meningkat 30% daripada RM1.71 bilion pada 2003 kepada RM2.23 bilion, dipacu terutamanya oleh pertumbuhan 47% bilangan pelanggan mudah alih kami yang kini mencecah additions for prepaid and postpaid 3.24 juta. Bilangan pelanggan prabayar were 966,000 and 68,000 customers kami meningkat sebanyak 46% kepada respectively. 3.07 juta manakala pelanggan pasca Thanks to solid revenue development, bayar bertambah 64% kepada 175,000. careful cost management and economies Penambahan bersih bagi khidmat of scale, DiGi’s EBITDA increased to prabayar dan pasca bayar ialah 966,000 RM979 million from RM699 million. dan 68,000 pelanggan. EBITDA margin surged to 44% from 41%. Dengan pembangunan hasil yang DiGi’s operating cash flow, meanwhile, mantap, pengurusan kos yang teliti rose from RM136 million to RM455 million, dan manfaat ekonomi skala, EBITDA despite significant investments made (keuntungan sebelum faedah, cukai, in coverage and the roll out of our susut nilai dan pelunasan) DiGi HighSpeed Mobile Network™. meningkat daripada RM699 juta kepada Profit before tax surged 122% to RM447 million from RM202 million in 2003, while profit after tax posted 123% higher, from RM142 million in 2003 to RM317 million. As a result, earnings per share increased to 42.3 sen from 19.0 sen. The mobile communications market in Malaysia is very dynamic. To give an example, within just the second half of 2004, mobile penetration shot up from 51% to 57%. A seemingly insatiable quest for information is driving data technology evolution. Meanwhile, our increasingly mobile lifestyle makes inevitable the convergence of technologies into one portable device, for greater convenience. All these are powerful sources of change. 47 DiGi AR 04 48 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 48 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) CEO’s Statement (continued) / Penyata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif In such an exciting industry, it is (sambung) RM979 juta. Margin EBITDA pula essential to understand market needs meningkat daripada 41% kepada 44%. and adapt to these, quickly. At DiGi, Sementara itu, aliran tunai operasi DiGi however, we do not just respond to meningkat daripada RM136 juta kepada needs and demands. We make a RM455 juta, walaupun pelaburan besar conscious effort to drive change. Only telah dibuat untuk memperluas liputan by being change agents can we truly dan melancarkan rangkaian mudah alih say we’re a leader. Have we achieved kelajuan tinggi kami. this? Judging from our innovations in 2004, I feel qualified to say “yes”! Keuntungan sebelum cukai melonjak 122% kepada RM477 juta berbanding RM202 juta pada 2003, manakala keuntungan selepas cukai dilaporkan What were our innovations in 2004? 123% lebih tinggi, iaitu daripada RM142 juta pada 2003 kepada RM317 juta. Hasilnya, pendapatan sesaham meningkat With our EDGE network as a backbone, we have been able to offer Malaysians kepada 42.3 sen daripada 19.0 sen. Pasaran telekomunikasi mudah alih a range of services that require high di Malaysia sangat dinamik. Sebagai broadband speed and bandwidth contoh, pada separuh kedua 2004 capabilities, such as Internet access, sahaja, kadar penembusan perkhidmatan news and financial services, MobileTV™ mudah alih meningkat daripada 51% and games. These serve to enhance kepada 57%. Permintaan untuk maklumat the mobile lifestyle of Malaysians, yang tidak terbatas memacu evolusi giving them the flexibility, speed and teknologi. Sementara itu gaya hidup convenience of being able to conduct an increasing number of functions – both work-related and personal – while on the move. Innovations to improve our customer experience focused on four main areas: 1) enhanced service by customer service personnel who undergo constant training and who DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 49 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) zaman ini, yang menyaksikan manusia semakin giat bergerak, bermakna teknologi akhirnya akan digabungkan dalam satu peranti mudah alih untuk kemudahan dan kesenangan pengguna. Semua perkembangan ini menjadi pemangkin kepada perubahan. Dalam industri yang begitu menarik ‘‘ have quicker access to information ini, keperluan pasaran perlu difahami required by customers via web-based dan langkah-langkah harus diambil portals; 2) access by customers to untuk menyesuaikan perkhidmatan information online; 3) increasing the berasaskannya. Tetapi di DiGi, kami number of transactions that customers bukan sekadar bertindak balas memenuhi can execute electronically, such as keperluan dan permintaan. Kami reloading their prepaid accounts; and berusaha bersungguh-sungguh untuk transferring talktime from one to memacu perubahan. Kami hanya dapat another; and 4) making reloads more menggelar diri kami sebagai pemimpin Internally, we cut down the number of our business divisions from 11 to five… restructuring the company to eliminate duplication of functions. ” convenient by allowing for top-ups of any jika kami menjadi ejen perubahan. amount equivalent to RM5 and above. Apakah kami berjaya melakukannya? Towards better coverage, in 2004 Jika dilihat daripada inovasi yang we embarked on a No One Covers You kami pelopori pada 2004, saya rasa Like DiGi campaign targeting rural as jawapannya jelas sekali ‘Ya’! well as urban areas, including Sabah and Sarawak. This complements our marketing strategy of focusing on youth and rural customers. Apakah inovasi kami pada 2004? Internally, we cut down the number of our business divisions from 11 to Dengan rangkaian EDGE sebagai tunjang, five — marketing, technology, finance, kami dapat menawarkan pelbagai human resources and corporate affairs — perkhidmatan yang memerlukan kelajuan restructuring the company to eliminate jalur lebar dan keupayaan lebar jalur duplication of functions. We made yang tinggi kepada rakyat Malaysia, individual responsibilities more clearly seperti capaian Internet, berita dan defined. perkhidmatan kewangan, MobileTV™ dan At the same time, we created a permainan. Semua ini mempertingkatkan lively atmosphere in which opinions and gaya hidup bergerak rakyat Malaysia, ideas are exchanged freely. We feel it is dengan memberikan mereka fleksibiliti, important to communicate and challenge kelajuan dan kesenangan untuk mengguna each other all the time. To promote pakai semakin banyak fungsi — sama 49 DiGi AR 04 50 08/04/05 4:20hin Page 50 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) CEO’s Statement (continued) / Penyata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (sambung) greater interaction among staff, our ada untuk bekerja atau tujuan peribadi new headquarters, to be ready end — sambil bergerak. 2005, will adopt an open-floor concept. Inovasi untuk meningkatkan With no designated desks, we will move pengalaman pelanggan tertumpu kepada with our laptops into any space available. empat bidang utama: 1) perkhidmatan That way, top management will be found lebih baik oleh kakitangan perkhidmatan next to junior staff, and communication pelanggan, yang sentiasa diberikan barriers will start to break down. Work latihan dan capaian lebih pantas kepada on the new HQ began in July 2004. maklumat menerusi gerbang berasaskan As a result of our numerous web 2) capaian oleh pelanggan kepada innovations internally and externally, maklumat di dalam talian; 3) menambahkan the DiGi brand has come to stand for bilangan urus niaga yang boleh cool, refreshing smartness. And that is dilaksanakan oleh pelanggan secara the way we would like to be seen! elektronik, seperti menambah nilai akaun prabayar mereka, dan memindahkan masa percapakan kepada satu sama Technology lain dan 4) memudahkan tambahan nilai dengan menawarkan penambahan In 2004, the Technical, International sebarang jumlah RM5 dan keatas. and IT divisions were merged to form Untuk menyediakan liputan yang the Technology division, which oversees lebih baik, kami telah melaksanakan network planning and development, kempen No One Covers You Like DiGi service planning and operations, and pada 2004, yang menyasarkan kawasan business support systems. This Division bandar dan luar bandar, termasuk Sabah has been central to increased coverage, dan Sarawak. Kempen ini menyokong better network quality and new strategi pemasaran kami untuk memberi products and services. tumpuan kepada pelanggan belia dan penduduk luar bandar. ‘‘ As a result of our numerous innovations internally and externally, the DiGi brand has come to stand for cool, refreshing smartness.” Di dalam syarikat, kami telah mengurangkan bahagian perniagaan kami daripada 11 kepada lima – iaitu pemasaran, teknologi, kewangan, sumber manusia dan hal-ehwal korporat. Proses ini dilaksanakan menerusi penyusunan semula syarikat untuk mengenepikan penduaan fungsi. Kami memastikan tanggungjawab individu kini ditakrifkan dengan lebih jelas. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 51 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) In 2004, we built 445 new base Pada masa yang sama, kami transceiver stations (BTS), bringing mewujudkan persekitaran yang ceria the total at year end to 2,449 sites. The di mana pendapat dan idea dikongsi introduction of standard pricing for the bersama secara bebas. Kami rasa kami construction of BTS has made the perlu berhubung dengan satu sama lain exercise more cost-effective. At the dan mencabar satu sama lain pada setiap same time, infrastructure-sharing in the masa. Untuk mengeratkan hubungan industry also increased our coverage kakitangan, ibu pejabat baru kami yang efficiency. akan siap menjelang akhir 2005 akan As a result of network upgrading, menggunakan konsep lantai terbuka. by end 2004, DiGi’s customers had Tanpa sebarang meja khusus untuk access to EDGE in Klang Valley, Penang kakitangan, kami akan bergerah bersama and Johor Bahru. RM125 million was komputer riba kami ke mana-mana ruang invested in upgrading the network yang kosong. Dengan cara ini, pihak beyond the three areas to include pengurusan kanan akan duduk Genting Highlands, Rawang, Negeri semeja dengan kakitangan Sembilan, Ipoh, Melaka, Kuantan, Kota bawahan, dan sekatan Kinabalu and Kuching. The latest phase komunikasi akan mula runtuh. of our EDGE expansion began in Kerja-kerja membina Ibu November 2004 and is expected to be Pejabat baru telah dimulakan completed by 2005. This will take EDGE pada Julai 2004. to a majority of our customers. Among our key achievements in Hasil inovasi kami di dalam dan luar syarikat, jenama DiGi 2004, as compared to 2003, are the kini dilihat sebagai melambangkan reduction in outage minutes and kebijaksanaan hebat. Inilah customer complaints by 25% imej yang ingin kami paparkan! respectively. The Division also established an EField Force tool to allow for online access Teknologi from sites, increasing productivity and improving troubleshooting. In addition, DiGi implemented a Pada 2004, bahagian Teknikal, Antarabangsa dan IT telah digabungkan number of IT-based systems to simplify untuk membentuk bahagian Teknologi. procedures internally and give staff Bahagian ini memantau perancangan dan access to more information. We have pembangunan rangkaian, perancangan new IT features to support billing and perkhidmatan dan operasi, dan sistem provisioning platforms. Existing servers sokongan perniagaan. Ia memainkan and storage were consolidated to peranan penting dalam usaha memperluas support capacity on demand and to liputan rangkaian, meningkatkan kualiti optimise costs over the long run. Finally, rangkaian dan membangunkan produk the enterprise LAN and WAN bandwidths dan perkhidmatan baru kami. were expanded to support business Pada 2004, kami telah membina operations at regional offices with speed 445 stesen transmisi tapak (STT) baru, and efficiency. untuk menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan sebanyak 2,449 stesen pada akhir tahun. Langkah memperkenalkan harga piawai bagi pembinaan STT telah menjimatkan kos pembinaan. Pada masa yang sama, 51 DiGi AR 04 52 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 52 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) CEO’s Statement (continued) / Penyata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (sambung) perkongsian infrastruktur dalam industri juga telah meningkatkan keberkesanan liputan kami. Hasil daripada kerja-kerja menaik taraf rangkaian, pelanggan DiGi memperolehi capaian kepada EDGE di Lembah Klang, Pulau Pinang dan Johor Bahru. Sejumlah RM125 juta telah dilaburkan untuk menaik taraf rangkaian di luar tiga kawasan tersebut termasuk Genting Highlands, Rawang, Negeri Sembilan, Ipoh, Melaka, Kuantan, Kota Kinabalu dan Kuching. Fasa terbaru peluasan liputan EDGE bermula pada November 2004 dan dijangka lengkap menjelang 2005. Perkembangan rangkaian ini akan membawa EDGE International In 2004, International operations continued to register strong growth, generating total revenue of RM274 million, an increase of 16% over the previous year. Thanks to innovative products, customised and quality service, International doubled its revenue over the year from the Application Service Providers market. The Division continued to establish new bilateral routes to arbitrage DiGi’s transit traffic for better quality and competitive pricing. New routes were established during the year to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Meanwhile, DiGi’s international calling card, chatz™, maintained its market share with added premium services. We intend to capitalise on the growing bandwidth and data business. And we believe the bundling of IDD outbound traffic with SMS and MMS services will further boost revenue. kepada sebahagian besar daripada pelanggan kami. Antara pencapian penting pada 2004 berbanding dengan 2003 ialah pengurangan minit kegagalan dan pengurangan aduan pelanggan sebanyak 25%. Bahagian ini juga menubuhkan sebuah Pasukan e-Lapangan untuk membolehkan capaian dalam talian daripada tapak, lantas meningkatkan produktiviti dan penyelesaian masalah. DiGi juga melaksanakan beberapa sistem berasaskan IT untuk meringkaskan prosedur dalaman dan memberikan kakitangannya capaian kepada lebih banyak maklumat. Kami kini mempunyai ciri-ciri IT baru untuk menyokong pengeluaran bil dan peruntukan landasan. Pelayan dan simpanan yang sedia ada disatukan untuk menyokong kapasiti berasaskan permintaan, dan untuk mengoptimumkan kos dalam jangka panjang. Akhir sekali, lebar jalur LAN dan WAN perusahaan telah diperluas untuk menyokong operasi perniagaan di pejabat serantau dengan cekap dan pantas. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 53 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Regulatory Antarabangsa The most significant regulatory Pada 2004, operasi antarabangsa terus development in 2004 was the mencatatkan pertumbuhan kukuh dengan Government’s stated objective of menjana hasil berjumlah RM274 juta, providing nationwide mobile coverage satu peningkatan 16% berbanding tahun within a stipulated timeframe. To sebelumnya. enhance coverage, the Ministry of Dengan menawarkan produk inovatif Energy, Water and Communications serta perkhidmatan yang berkualiti dan issued a directive for mobile number terkhusus, bahagian Antarabangsa portability, which will allow access to menggandakan hasil daripada pasaran other cellular networks if a user’s own Pembekal Perkhidmatan Aplikasi network is not available at any given berbanding tahun sebelumnya. time. The Malaysian Communications Bahagian ini terus membentuk and Multimedia Commission is sambungan dua hala baru bagi working on regulations for this. mengambil kesempatan daripada lalu Increased coverage already forms lintas transit DiGi untuk kualiti dan part of DiGi’s agenda, therefore we harga yang lebih baik. Sambungan welcome the Government’s directive. baru telah dibuat ke India, Pakistan, Meanwhile, we have continued to stress Bangladesh dan Myanmar. Sementara the need for a level playing field. This is itu, kad panggilan antarabangsa DiGi, essential for competition and liberalisation chatz™, telah mengekalkan bahagian in the truest sense. In response to our pasaran dengan menawarkan lobbying, the Government issued a public perkhidmatan premium tambahan. inquiry paper in August to assess Kami berhasrat untuk memanfaatkan dominance in the communications perniagaan lebar jalur dan data yang market in order to redress the situation. semakin berkembang maju. Kami percaya langkah menggabungkan panggilan keluar IDD dengan Outlook perkhidmatan SMS dan MMS akan meningkatkan lagi hasil. As the mobile communications market evolves, the focus will shift in 2005 on sophisticated mobile offerings which Kawalselia will require tremendous organisational capabilities in mobile companies. Mobile Pembangunan pengawalseliaan paling will lead the emergence of a new penting pada 2004 ialah objektif khusus paradigm in communication, and DiGi Kerajaan untuk menyediakan liputan is determined to be a forerunner in bringing to the market ever-innovative products and services. ‘‘ DiGi is determined to be a forerunner in bringing to the market ever-innovative products and services.” 53 DiGi AR 04 54 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 54 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) CEO’s Statement (continued) / Penyata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif To support our customer services, (sambung) mudah alih yang meliputi seluruh negara we will continue to strengthen our dalam tempoh yang ditetapkan. Untuk strategic operations with faster and meningkatkan kadar liputan, Kementerian smarter business modules. We will Tenaga, Air dan Komunikasi mengeluarkan strive to keep ourselves lean, thus more arahan untuk membenarkan peralihan nimble-footed and able to convert nombor bimbit, yang memberikan forward-thinking, proactive ideas into pelanggan capaian kepada rangkaian reality. mudah alih lain jika rangkaian pengguna Finally, DiGi will continue to leverage itu sendiri tidak boleh dicapai pada bila- on the vast technological, marketing bila masa. Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan and product strength that the Telenor Multimedia Malaysia sedang merangka network has to offer. We will use cross- peraturan bagi kemudahan ini. border projects and information-sharing Liputan yang lebih luas sememang- with the 12 Telenor affiliates around nya menjadi sebahagian daripada the world to further reinforce our agenda DiGi, justeru kami mengalu- position as Malaysia’s most innovative alukan arahan Kerajaan. Sementara itu, mobile operator. kami terus menekankan betapa perlunya mewujudkan persaingan yang adil. Ini sesuatu yang amat penting agar persaingan dan liberalisasi dapat dilaksanakan dalam erti kata yang Morten Lundal Chief Executive Officer March 25, 2005 sebenar. Sebagai tindak balas kepada gesaan kami, Kerajaan telah menerbitkan kertas siasatan umum pada bulan Ogos untuk menilai penguasaan dalam pasaran komunikasi untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut. Tinjauan Memandangkan pasaran telekomunikasi mudah alih akan terus berkembang maju, tumpuan pada 2005 akan beralih kepada tawaran mudah alih serba canggih yang memerlukan keupayaan organisasi luar biasa daripada syarikatsyarikat pengendali perkhidmatan mudah alih. Perkhidmatan mudah alih akan menerajui kemunculan paradigma baru dalan komunikasi, dan DiGi berusaha gigih untuk mencapai matlamatnya menjadi pelopor yang membawakan produk dan perkhidmatan inovatif ke pasaran. Untuk menyokong perkhidmatan pelanggan, kami akan terus mengukuhkan DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 55 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) operasi strategik kami dengan modul Malaysia. perniagaan yang lebih pantas dan pintar. Kami akan berusaha memastikan organisasi kami terus cekap dan tangkas dan mampu menukarkan idea-idea proaktif berpandangan jauh menjadi kenyataan. Akhir sekali, DiGi akan terus memanfaatkan kekuatan teknologi, Morten Lundal Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Mac 25, 2005 pemasaran dan produk yang ditawarkan oleh rangkaian Telenor. Kami akan memanfaatkan projek merentasi sempadan dan mengambil kesempatan daripada perkongsian maklumat dengan 12 sekutu Telenor di seluruh dunia untuk mengukuhkan lagi kedudukan kami sebagai pengendali perkhidmatan mudah alih yang paling inovatif di ‘‘ We will continue to strengthen our strategic operations with faster and smarter business modules.” 55 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 56 Malaysia’s cultural heritage is a precious national asset that needs to be protected and preserved. DiGi believes the preservation of our heritage is the best gift we could possibly bestow to future generations. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 57 DiGi AR 04 58 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 58 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Corporate Social Responsibility On stage, a group of eight to 12-year-olds are banging away on huge Chinese drums, their hands synchronised in digi’s dance-like as in they fill the culture ballroom visionmotion for unity a diverse andwith aims to give these special children a chance for individual expresiion thunderous, almost perfect beat. When they finish, as well as to participate and learn in a harmonious another group performs an African war dance. Then environment with other children and adults another sings a Malay song. Each performance is met by hearty applause. There are smiles everywhere. This was the scene at Dumelang, a one-day culture workshop organised by DiGi in September for underprivileged children as part of our corporate social responsibility programme, the DiGi Yellow Mobile (DYM). The children were from homes in Kuala Terengganu. They had spent most of the day rehearsing with numerous artistes, flown in from Kuala Lumpur, before showing off what they learnt in the exciting finale. In 2004, two other similar workshops were held in March and July: the Ramakien, in which some 100 children performed a Thai version of the Indian epic, Ramayana; and Velkommen, which saw another 100 or so children play out a Norwegian folktale, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 59 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) It is an unfortunate fact that, as countries modernise and join the growing homogenous global village, their unique traditions tend to get forgotten. DiGi is determined that this should not happen in Malaysia. We believe culture and heritage are national assets that should be protected. 2004 was a significant year for DYM because it marked the end of phase I of this programme. In January 2005, DiGi unveiled a new phase of the DiGi Yellow Mobile, called DiGi’s Amazing Malaysians. This promises to intensify our involvement in heritage preservation by turning our Since the DYM was launched in 2002, 11 culture workshops have been held nationwide, attended by well over 1,100 children. As a result of DYM, DiGi has become an integral part of the cultural milieu in Malaysia. Why did we choose culture? As a mobile communications company, one of our objectives is to build bridges to connect people. By the same token, we are naturally drawn towards building bridges that link our cultural past to present, and even future. 59 DiGi AR 04 60 08/04/05 4:23hin Page 60 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Corporate Social Responsibility (continued) Youth and Responsibility Since 2002, DiGi has been holding one-day D-Mobile Youth Forums at which we invite college students and young professionals, aged 18 to 24, to discuss issues pertinent to the mobile day-long workshops into three-month training programmes. This way, we believe the learning experience for the children and youth will be deeper and leave a lifelong impression. To make the individual projects all the more meaningful, underprivileged children and youth will work towards accomplishing a goal, such as establishing a culture centre, or a wetlands park, which will continue to improve the cultural landscape in the long term. communications industry. In 2004, the Youth Forum held at the Hyatt Regency Saujana, Subang, on December 4 focused on the social implications of mobile technology. The more than 120 youth assembled acknowledged that mobile technology has brought about numerous benefits in terms of convenience and security of always being in touch, plus easy access to important news and information, but noted that mobile etiquette could be improved and the privacy rights of individuals should be respected. At the end of the forum, the youth produced a set of resolutions on how this can be achieved. These resolutions have been sent to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 61 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Health and Social Welfare Although youth and culture are the foci of our CSR programmes, DiGi also contributes towards the well-being of the nation as and when the occasion arises. In August, we sponsored a cancer awareness fund-raising event, the Yellow Balloon Race, organised by the National Cancer Society of Malaysia. And, following the December 2004 tsunami, DiGi launched a nationwide fund-raising campaign for the affected families in a show of heartfelt sympathy and support. Festive Cheer In 2004, DiGi celebrated Hari Raya, Deepavali, Christmas and Chinese New Year with underprivileged children, in mini culture workshop environments held at major shopping centres. We organised DiGi’s Rays of Light in conjunction with Deepavali at Sunway Pyramid on October 23; Colours of Raya – Hari Raya Aidilfitri at the Berjaya Times Square on November 20; 12 Trees of Christmas at the Bangsar Shopping Centre on November 27; and Celebration of Peace and Prosperity just before Chinese New Year at the Berjaya Times Square, on January 29. At these events, children were brought in and guided to produce works of art which were then sold to DiGi partners. The money raised was channelled back to the children’s homes. Via these functions, children, DiGi volunteers and the general public all shared in a joyous spirit of warmth and giving. 61 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 62 DiGi has committed a significant amount into our Corporate Social Responsibility project, DiGi's Amazing Malaysians, because we feel it is our responsibility to contribute to Malaysian society in a meaningful way. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 63 DiGi AR 04 64 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 64 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Directors’ Report for the year ended 31 December 2004 The Directors have pleasure in submitting their report and the audited financial statements of the Group and of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2004. Principal activities The Company is principally engaged in investment holding, whilst the principal activities of the subsidiaries are as stated in Note 5 to the financial statements. There has been no significant change in the nature of these activities during the financial year. Results Net profit/(loss) for the year GROUP COMPANY RM’000 RM’000 317,355 (664) Reserves and provisions There were no material transfers to or from reserves and provisions during the year. Dividends No dividend was paid during the year and the Directors do not recommend any dividend to be paid for the year under review. Directors of the Company Directors who served since the date of the last report are: Arve Johansen Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu Dato’ Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin Gunnar Johan Bertelsen Christian Storm (appointed as Director on 10.11.2004 and Alternate Director to Arve Johansen on 23.02.2005) Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth (appointed on 10.11.2004) Thor Asbjorn Halvorsen (ceased as Alternate Director to Arve Johansen on 23.02.2005 and ceased as Alternate Director to Per Olav Fosse on 10.11.2004) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (resigned on 12.01.2005) Ole Bjorn Sjulstad (resigned on 10.11.2004) Per Olav Fosse (resigned on 10.11.2004) Chan Kien Sing (ceased as Alternate Director to Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun on 12.01.2005) DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 65 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Directors’ interests According to the Register of Directors’ Shareholdings, the interests of Directors in office at the end of the financial year in the shares of the Company and its related corporations are as follows: Number of Ordinary Shares of RM 1.00 each The Company Direct interests Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun Indirect interests Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun At 1.1.2004 Acquired At 31.12.2004 53,804,237 - (33,285,805) 20,518,432 83,799,087 1,600,038 (55,230,695) 30,168,430 Disposed Number of Ordinary Shares of NOK6 each At 1.1.2004/ *Date of appointment Ultimate holding company Telenor ASA Direct interests Arve Johansen Thor Asbjorn Halvorsen Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Gunnar Johan Bertelsen Christian Storm 24,791 1,886 2,375* 175* 1,557* Acquired Disposed At 31.12.2004 20,186 186 1,140 175 25 - 44,977 2,072 3,515 350 1,582 Number of options over Ordinary Shares of NOK6 each At 1.1.2004/ *Date of appointment Ultimate holding company Telenor ASA Arve Johansen Thor Asbjorn Halvorsen Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth 200,000 85,000 43,333* Acquired Disposed At 31.12.2004 - - 200,000 85,000 43,333 None of the other Directors holding office at 31 December 2004 had any interest in the shares of the Company and its related corporations during the year. 65 DiGi AR 04 66 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 66 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Directors’ Report for the year ended 31 December 2004 (continued) Directors’ benefits Since the end of the previous financial year, no Director of the Company has received nor become entitled to receive any benefit (other than a benefit included in the aggregate amount of emoluments received or due and receivable by Directors as shown in the financial statements or the fixed salary of a full time employee of related corporations) by reason of a contract made by the Company or a related corporation with the Director or with a firm of which the Director is a member, or with a company in which the Director has a substantial financial interest, other than those in the normal course of business as disclosed in Note 24 to the financial statements. There were no arrangements during and at the end of the financial year which had the object of enabling Directors of the Company to acquire benefits by means of the acquisition of shares in or debentures of the Company or any other body corporate. Issue of shares and debentures There were no changes in the issued and paid-up capital of the Company during the financial year. Options granted over unissued shares No options were granted to any person to take up unissued shares of the Company during the year. Other statutory information Before the financial statements of the Group and of the Company were made out, the Directors took reasonable steps to ascertain that: i) all known bad debts have been written off and adequate provision made for doubtful debts, and ii) all current assets have been stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. At the date of this report, the Directors are not aware of any circumstances: i) that would render the amount written off for bad debts, or the amount of the provision for doubtful debts, in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company inadequate to any substantial extent, or ii) that would render the value attributed to the current assets in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company misleading, or iii) which have arisen which render adherence to the existing method of valuation of assets or liabilities of the Group and of the Company misleading or inappropriate, or iv) not otherwise dealt with in this report or the financial statements, that would render any amount stated in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company misleading. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 67 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) At the date of this report, there does not exist: i) any charge on the assets of the Group or of the Company that has arisen since the end of the financial year and which secures the liabilities of any other person, or ii) any contingent liability in respect of the Group or of the Company that has arisen since the end of the financial year. No contingent liability or other liability of any company in the Group has become enforceable, or is likely to become enforceable within the period of twelve months after the end of the financial year which, in the opinion of the Directors, will or may substantially affect the ability of the Group and of the Company to meet their obligations as and when they fall due. In the opinion of the Directors, the results of the operations of the Group and of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 have not been substantially affected by any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature nor has any such item, transaction or event occurred in the interval between the end of that financial year and the date of this report. Auditors The auditors, Messrs KPMG, have not indicated their willingness to accept re-appointment. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors: Arve Johansen Director Christian Storm Director Date: 25 March 2005 67 DiGi AR 04 68 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 68 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement by Directors pursuant to Section 169 (15) of the Companies Act, 1965 In the opinion of the Directors, the financial statements set out on pages 70 to 101 are drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1965 and applicable approved accounting standards in Malaysia so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and of the Company at 31 December 2004 and of the results of their operations and cash flows for the year ended on that date. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors: Arve Johansen Director Christian Storm Director Date: 25 March 2005 Statutory declaration pursuant to Section 169 (16) of the Companies Act, 1965 I, Johan Eric Dennelind, the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of DiGi.Com Berhad, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the financial statements set out on pages 70 to 101 are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1960. Subscribed and solemnly declared by the abovenamed in Kuala Lumpur on 25 March 2005. Johan Eric Dennelind Before me: Commissioner for Oaths S. Barathan Licence No. W202 Kuala Lumpur DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 69 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Report of the auditors to the members of DiGi.Com Berhad We have audited the financial statements set out on pages 70 to 101. The preparation of the financial statements is the responsibility of the Company’s Directors. It is our responsibility to form an independent opinion, based on our audit, on the financial statements and to report our opinion to you, as a body, in accordance with section 174 of the Companies Act 1965 and for no other purpose. We do not assume responsibility to any other person for the content of this report. We conducted our audit in accordance with approved Standards on Auditing in Malaysia. These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain all the information and explanations which we consider necessary to provide us with evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes an assessment of the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Directors as well as evaluating the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements. We believe our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion: (a) the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1965 and applicable approved accounting standards in Malaysia so as to give a true and fair view of: i) the state of affairs of the Group and of the Company at 31 December 2004 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and ii) the matters required by Section 169 of the Companies Act, 1965 to be dealt with in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company; and (b) the accounting and other records and the registers required by the Companies Act, 1965 to be kept by the Company and its subsidiaries have been properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the said Act. We are satisfied that the financial statements of the subsidiaries that have been consolidated with the Company’s financial statements are in form and content appropriate and proper for the purposes of the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and we have received satisfactory information and explanations required by us for those purposes. The audit reports on the financial statements of the subsidiaries were not subject to any qualification and did not include any comment made under subsection (3) of Section 174 of the Act. KPMG Firm Number: AF 0758 Chartered Accountants Khaw Hock Hoe Partner Approval Number: 2229/04/06(J) Kuala Lumpur, Date: 25 March 2005 69 DiGi AR 04 70 08/04/05 3:45hin Page 70 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Balance Sheets at 31 December 2004 GROUP Note Property, plant and equipment Intangible asset Deferred expenditure Investments in subsidiaries Amount due from a subsidiary Current assets Inventories Trade and other receivables Cash and cash equivalents Current liabilities Trade and other payables Deferred revenue Borrowings 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2004 2003 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 2,686,956 39,081 15,213 - 2,629,501 43,022 35,674 - 526,501 573,439 526,501 574,091 2,741,250 2,708,197 1,099,940 1,100,592 13,423 176,955 634,719 14,066 186,653 338,516 5 - 5 - 825,097 539,235 5 5 750,821 158,203 224,584 712,015 123,611 201,933 198 - 186 - 1,133,608 1,037,559 198 186 (193) (181) (308,511) Net current liabilities COMPANY (498,324) 2,432,739 2,209,873 1,099,747 1,100,411 750,000 1,027,193 750,000 709,838 750,000 349,747 750,000 350,411 1,777,193 1,459,838 1,099,747 1,100,411 455,270 196,684 3,592 679,853 67,196 2,986 - - 2,432,739 2,209,873 1,099,747 1,100,411 Financed by:Capital and reserves Share capital Reserves Shareholders’ funds Long term liabilities Borrowings Deferred tax liabilities Employee benefits 12 11 13 14 The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 25 March 2005. The notes set out on pages 75 to 101 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, these financial statements. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 71 71 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Income Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004 GROUP Note Revenue Other operating income Cost of materials and traffic expenses Sales and marketing expenses Operations and maintenance Rental expenses Staff expenses Depreciation expense and impairment losses Amortisation expense Other operating expenses Operating profit/(loss) Financing costs Interest income Profit/(Loss) before taxation Tax expense Dividend per ordinary share (sen) 2003 RM’000 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 - - 2,233,703 2,449 (512,234) (275,216) (80,428) (66,272) (114,161) 1,713,529 1,919 (453,597) (204,357) (74,634) (52,622) (96,452) 2 (465,553) (4,016) (208,845) (426,490) (4,016) (134,883) (664) (390) 15 16 509,427 (75,451) 12,867 268,397 (74,507) 7,646 (664) - (390) - 446,843 (129,488) 201,536 (59,313) (664) - (390) - 317,355 142,223 (664) (390) 42.3 19.0 - - 17 Net profit/(loss) for the year Earnings per ordinary share (sen) 2004 RM’000 COMPANY 18 The notes set out on pages 75 to 101 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, these financial statements. DiGi AR 04 72 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 72 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statements of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2004 NonDistributable Share capital GROUP RM’000 Distributable Retained Profits/ (Accumulated Share premium losses) RM’000 Total RM’000 RM’000 At 1 January 2003 Net profit for the year 750,000 - 352,651 - 214,964 142,223 1,317,615 142,223 At 31 December 2003 Net profit for the year 750,000 - 352,651 - 357,187 317,355 1,459,838 317,355 At 31 December 2004 750,000 352,651 674,542 1,777,193 Note 12 COMPANY At 1 January 2003 Net loss for the year 750,000 - 352,651 - (1,850) (390) 1,100,801 (390) At 31 December 2003 Net loss for the year 750,000 - 352,651 - (2,240) (664) 1,100,411 (664) At 31 December 2004 750,000 352,651 (2,904) 1,099,747 Note 12 The notes set out on pages 75 to 101 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, these financial statements. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 73 73 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Cash Flow Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004 GROUP 2004 Cash flows from operating activities Profit/(Loss) before taxation Adjustments for: Depreciation expense Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment Amortisation of intangible asset Amortisation of deferred expenditure Interest expense Interest income Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment Unrealised foreign exchange (gain)/loss Employee benefits expense Operating profit/(loss) before working capital changes Changes in working capital: Inventories Trade and other receivables Trade and other payables Deferred revenue COMPANY 2003 RM’000 RM’000 446,843 201,536 465,553 416,990 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 (664) (390) - - 3,941 20,461 48,673 (12,867) 9,500 3,941 14,015 54,695 (7,646) - - (148) (160) 655 (21) 1,639 640 - - 972,951 643 9,513 41,462 34,592 695,289 (2,965) (21,323) 64,242 19,168 (664) (390) - (14) - 12 - Cash generated from/(used in) operations Interest paid Increase in deferred expenditure Employee benefits paid Taxation paid 1,059,161 (54,438) (49) - 754,411 (71,528) (6,424) (28) (17) (652) - (404) - Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities 1,004,674 676,414 (652) (404) DiGi AR 04 74 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 74 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Cash Flow Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004 (continued) GROUP 2004 RM’000 Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment Amount due from a subsidiary Interest income received Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities (519,930) 12,613 778 COMPANY 2003 RM’000 (562,814) 7,687 1,350 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 652 - 404 - - - (506,539) (553,777) 652 404 (201,932) 90,231 (120,024) - - (201,932) (29,793) - - Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 296,203 92,844 - - Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 338,516 245,672 - - Cash and cash equivalents at end of year (Note 9) 634,719 338,516 - - Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from bank borrowings Repayment of bank borrowings Net cash used in financing activities The notes set out on pages 75 to 101 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, these financial statements. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 75 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 1. Summary of significant accounting policies The following accounting policies are adopted by the Group and the Company and are consistent with those adopted in previous financial years. (a) Basis of accounting The financial statements of the Group and of the Company are prepared on the historical cost basis except as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements and in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1965 and applicable approved accounting standards in Malaysia. (b) Basis of consolidation Subsidiaries are those enterprises controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has the power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an enterprise so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control effectively commences until the date that control effectively ceases. Subsidiaries are consolidated using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed are included from the date of acquisition or up to the date of disposal. At the date of acquisition, the fair values of the subsidiaries’ net assets are determined and these values are reflected in the Group financial statements. The difference between the acquisition cost and the fair values of the subsidiaries’ net assets is reflected as goodwill or reserve on consolidation as appropriate. Intragroup transactions and balances and the resulting unrealised profits are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses resulting from intragroup transactions are also eliminated unless cost cannot be recovered. 75 DiGi AR 04 76 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 76 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (c) Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment, except for freehold land and capital work-in-progress, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Freehold land and capital work-in-progress are stated at cost. Depreciation Freehold land and capital work-in-progress are not depreciated. All other assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives except for leasehold land and buildings which are amortised over their remaining leasehold period. The principal annual rates used are as follows: Leasehold land and buildings Freehold buildings Motor vehicles Computer systems Furniture and fittings Telecommunications network 30 to 99 years 2.0% 20.0% 20.0% 10.0% 10.0% (d) Investments in subsidiaries Investments in subsidiaries are held for long term and are stated at cost. Such investments are only written down when the Directors are of the opinion that there is a diminution in their values which is other than temporary. (e) Capitalisation of borrowing costs Interest incurred in connection with financing the construction and installation of property, plant and equipment, if any, is capitalised until the assets are ready for their intended use. (f) Impairment The carrying amount of assets, other than inventories and financial assets (other than investment in subsidiaries), are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. An impairment loss is recognised whenever the carrying amount of an asset or the cash-generating unit to which it belongs exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 77 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) (f) Impairment (continued) The recoverable amount is the greater of the asset’s net selling price and its value in use. In assessing value in use, estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss has been recognised. The reversal is recognised in the income statement. (g) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value and are determined on a weighted average basis. The costs of trading merchandise comprise purchase costs and other incidental costs incurred in bringing these merchandise to their present condition and location. (h) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consists of cash in hand, balances and deposits with licensed banks and financial institutions. For the purpose of the cash flow statements, cash and cash equivalents are presented net of bank overdrafts, if any. (i) Income tax Tax on the profit or loss for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognised in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in equity, in which case it is recognised in equity. Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. 77 DiGi AR 04 78 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 78 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (i) Income tax (continued) Deferred tax is provided, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. Temporary differences are not recognised for goodwill not deductible for tax purposes and the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date. A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilised. (j) Foreign currency Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into Ringgit Malaysia at rates approximating those ruling at the date of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at balance sheet date are translated into Ringgit Malaysia at the foreign exchange rates ruling at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising from translation are recognised in the income statement. The closing rates used in the translation of foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are as follows: 1 1 1 1 1 US Dollar Swiss Franc Special Drawing Rights Euro Dollar Norwegian Kroner 2004 2003 RM3.80 RM3.35 RM5.88 RM5.17 RM0.64 RM3.80 RM3.06 RM5.65 RM4.78 RM0.54 (k) Revenue (i) Goods sold and services rendered Net revenue include all sales of goods and services, net of rebates and discounts. Revenue are recognised when goods are delivered or services are rendered. Revenue from the prepaid cards that have been sold to customers but where services have not been rendered at the balance sheet date is deferred. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 79 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) (k) Revenue (continued) (ii) Interest income Interest income is recognised in the income statement as it accrues taking into account the effective yield on the asset. (l) Expenses (i) Operating leases Leases of assets where a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are charged to the income statement on the straight line basis over the lease period. When an operating lease is terminated before the lease period has expired, any payment required to be made to the lessor by way of penalty is recognised as an expense in the period in which termination takes place. (ii) Financing costs All interest and other ancillary costs incurred in connection with borrowings are expensed as incurred except for those as mentioned in Notes 1(e) and 1(n)(ii). (m)Intangible asset Intangible asset comprises a fee paid during the financial period ended 31 December 2001 for the provision of technology and transfer of technical know-how pursuant to a technical services agreement signed between the Company and Telenor Mobile Communications AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor ASA, its ultimate holding company. The fee paid is amortised on a straight line basis over the remaining period of the telecommunications license of fifteen years. 79 DiGi AR 04 80 08/04/05 3:46hin Page 80 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) (n) Deferred expenditure (i) License fees License fees are capitalised and amortised over the period of the licenses. (ii) Ancillary costs of borrowings Costs specifically incurred to obtain new funding for the purpose of retiring existing loans and finance further network expansion are deferred and amortised over the tenor of the new loans. Any unamortised portion will be written off proportionately as and when there is a prepayment of the outstanding loans or lapsed or cancellation of any undrawn loans amount. (o) Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables are stated at cost less allowance for doubtful debts. Bad debts are written off in the year in which these are identified. Allowances are made for doubtful debts based on a review of all outstanding balances at the year end. (p) Employee benefits (i) Short term employee benefit Wages, salaries and bonuses are recognised as expenses in the year in which the associated services are rendered by employees of the Group. Short term accumulating compensated absences such as paid annual leave are recognised when services are rendered by employees that increase their entitlement to future compensated absences. Short term non-accumulating compensated absences such as sick leave are recognised when absences occur. Where payment or settlement is deferred and the effect would be material, these amounts are stated at their present values. (ii) Defined contribution plans Obligations for contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the income statement as incurred. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 81 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) (p) Employee benefits (continued) (iii)Defined benefits plans The Group operates an unfunded defined benefit plan for its eligible employees. The benefits are calculated based on the length of service and the agreed percentages of eligible employees’ salaries over the period of their employment and are payable upon resignation after completion of minimum employment period of 10 years service or upon retirement age of 55 years. The obligations under the retirement benefit scheme are determined based on actuarial valuation by a qualified independent actuary on an annual basis. That benefit is calculated using the Projected Unit Credit Method in order to determine its present value. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised as income or expense over the expected average remaining working lives of the participating employees when cumulative unrecognised actuarial gains or losses exceed 10% of the higher of the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets. Where there are any improvements in benefits for the plan, past service cost is recognised immediately to the extent that the benefits are already vested, and otherwise is amortised on a straight-line basis over the average period until the amended benefits become vested. The amount recognised in the balance sheet represents the present value of the defined benefit obligations adjusted for unrecognised actuarial gains and losses, if any, and unrecognised past service cost. Any asset resulting from this calculation is limited to the net total of any unrecognised actuarial losses and past service cost, and the present value of any economic benefits in the form of refunds or reductions in future contributions to the plan. (q) Liabilities Borrowings and trade and other payables are stated at cost. 81 DiGi AR 04 82 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 82 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 2. Property, plant and equipment Freehold land Freehold buildings Long term Leasehold land and buildings RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 At 1 January 2004 Additions Written off/Disposals Transfers 13,912 - 5,461 2,419 9,795 - At 31 December 2004 13,912 7,880 9,795 Accumulated depreciation Accumulated impairment losses - 350 - 639 - At 1 January 2004 Depreciation charge for the year Written off/Disposals Reversal of impairment loss - 350 66 - 639 100 - Accumulated depreciation Accumulated impairment losses - 416 - 739 - At 31 December 2004 - 416 739 At 31 December 2004 13,912 7,464 9,056 At 31 December 2003 13,912 5,111 9,156 - 62 - 100 - GROUP Cost Depreciation and impairment losses Net book value For the year ended 31 December 2003 Depreciation charge Impairment losses * The reversal of impairment loss was in respect of impaired assets disposed during the financial year. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 83 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Short term leasehold land and buildings Motor vehicles Computer systems Furniture and fittings Telecommunications network Capital work-in-progress Total RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 14,405 - 16,710 (103) 3,104 241,641 (452) 66,960 28,551 (48) 7,763 3,301,348 3,722 (6,608) 487,718 152,954 519,916 (74) (567,964) 3,784,777 523,638 (7,285) - 14,405 19,711 308,149 36,266 3,786,180 104,832 4,301,130 2,429 - 9,190 - 115,809 - 15,959 - 1,001,400 9,500 - 1,145,776 9,500 2,429 298 - 9,190 2,481 (103) - 115,809 41,476 (442) - 15,959 3,072 (36) - 1,010,900 418,060 (2,592) (3,482)* - 1,155,276 465,553 (3,173) (3,482) 2,727 - 11,568 - 156,843 - 18,995 - 1,416,868 6,018 - 1,608,156 6,018 2,727 11,568 156,843 18,995 1,422,886 - 1,614,174 11,678 8,143 151,306 17,271 2,363,294 104,832 2,686,956 11,976 7,520 125,832 12,592 2,290,448 152,954 2,629,501 290 - 1,994 - 43,044 - 2,791 - 368,709 9,500 - 416,990 9,500 83 DiGi AR 04 84 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 84 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 2. Property, plant and equipment (continued) Long term leasehold land and buildings comprise leasehold interests with an unexpired term in excess of 50 years. No interest was capitalised during the current and previous financial year in respect of the property, plant and equipment of the Group. Property, plant and equipment amounting to RM2.685 billion (2003 : RM2.627 billion) belonging to a subsidiary have been charged to financial and other institutions for credit facilities. Included in additions for the year is an amount of RM3.7 million (2003 : Nil) related to provision for site decommission and restoration costs. 3. Intangible asset GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 Balance as at 1 January Less: Amount amortised during the year 43,022 (3,941) 46,963 (3,941) Balance as at 31 December 39,081 43,022 4. Deferred expenditure GROUP Licence fees Balance as at 1 January Less: Amount amortised during the year Balance as at 31 December Ancillary costs of borrowings Balance as at 1 January Add: Amount capitalised during the year Less: Amount amortised during the year (Note 16) Balance as at 31 December Total deferred expenditure 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 668 (75) 743 (75) 593 668 35,006 (20,386) 42,522 6,424 (13,940) 14,620 35,006 15,213 35,674 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 85 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 5. Investments in subsidiaries COMPANY Unquoted shares, at cost 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 526,501 526,501 Details of the subsidiary companies, which are incorporated in Malaysia, are as follows: Name of Company Principal activity Effective ownership interest 2004 2003 Establishment, maintenance and provision of telecommunications and related services 100 100 DiGi Services Sdn. Bhd. Property holding and other related services 100 100 Djuice.Com Sdn. Bhd. Dormant 100 100 % DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. % Subsidiaries of DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. 6. Amount due from a subsidiary COMPANY Amount due from a subsidiary 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 573,439 574,091 The amount due is non-trade, unsecured, interest free and not repayable within the next twelve months. In addition, the amount due has been subordinated to the secured lenders of the subsidiary company. 85 DiGi AR 04 86 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 86 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 7. Inventories GROUP 2004 Trading merchandise 2003 RM’000 RM’000 13,423 14,066 Included in the trading merchandise balance are those stated at net realisable values of RM190,000 (2003 : RM174,000). 8. Trade and other receivables GROUP 2004 Trade receivables Other receivables, deposits and prepayments COMPANY 2003 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 143,509 33,446 145,928 40,725 5 5 176,955 186,653 5 5 Trade receivables are stated net of allowance for doubtful debts of RM8.622 million (2003 : RM15.821 million). During the financial year, the Group had written off approximately RM14.091 million (2003 : RM15.242 million) of trade receivables balance against the allowance for doubtful debts balance brought forward. At 31 December 2004, the Group’s trade receivables balance includes exposure to foreign currency denominated in US Dollars amounting to USD4.2 million (2003 : USD12.3 million). 9. Cash and cash equivalents GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 Deposits placed with: Licensed banks Other licensed financial institutions 74,365 556,108 127,956 201,813 Cash and bank balances 630,473 4,246 329,769 8,747 634,719 338,516 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:54hin Page 87 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 10. Trade and other payables GROUP 2004 Trade payables Other payables Accruals Customer deposits COMPANY 2003 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 68,786 64,492 614,670 2,873 50,977 131,546 526,685 2,807 198 - 186 - 750,821 712,015 198 186 At 31 December 2004, the Group’s trade and other payables balances include exposure to foreign currency denominated in US Dollars amounting to USD13.5 million (2003 : USD9.4 million). 11. Borrowings GROUP 2004 Current: Syndicated term loan USD Term loan Senior secured credit facilities Non-current: Syndicated term loan USD Term loan Senior secured credit facilities 2003 RM’000 RM’000 136,514 49,400 38,670 122,863 49,400 29,670 224,584 201,933 245,725 24,700 184,845 382,239 74,100 223,514 455,270 679,853 The syndicated term loan outstanding was part of a syndicated term loan facility of up to RM551.21 million secured by a subsidiary company during the financial year ended 30 April 2001 to refinance outstanding borrowings and to finance capital expenditure. This is repayable in eight half yearly unequal instalments over a period of four years which commenced on 31 October 2003 and bears interest of 7.5 % (2003 : 7.5% to 7.9%) per annum. A United States Dollar (“USD”) term loan facility of USD65 million (approximately RM247 million) was obtained during the financial period ended 31 December 2001 by the said subsidiary to finance capital expenditure. The loan is subject to interest of between 2.4% to 3.1% (2003 : 2.4% to 3.1%) per annum and repayable in 10 half yearly instalments of USD6.5 million (approximately RM24.7 million) which commenced on 31 July 2001. 87 DiGi AR 04 88 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 88 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 11. Borrowings (continued) During the financial year ended 31 December 2002, the said subsidiary company had secured additional syndicated term loan facilities (“senior secured credit facilities”) amounting to approximately RM1.0 billion to finance capital expenditure. Of this, total amount of approximately RM223.5 million has been drawn down (net of repayments made) as at the end of the current financial year. These loans are subject to interest of between 4.0% to 7.5% (2003 : 4.0% to 7.9%) per annum and are repayable in ten to thirteen half yearly instalments, some of which require unequal instalment payments, and with their repayment dates commencing between March 2003 to April 2005. All the above loans are secured by: i) A fixed and floating charge over all the assets of a subsidiary company; ii) Corporate guarantee issued by the Company; iii) Pledgement of all the shares of a subsidiary company; and iv) Negative pledge over all the assets of a subsidiary company. The borrowings of the Group are repayable as follows:3 to 5 years Current RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 382,239 74,100 223,515 136,514 49,400 38,670 245,725 24,700 106,590 78,255 679,854 224,584 377,015 78,255 RM’000 Syndicated term loan USD Term loan Senior secured credit facilities 1 to 2 years Total 12. Share capital GROUP AND COMPANY 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 1,000,000 1,000,000 750,000 750,000 Ordinary shares of RM1 each Authorised Issued and fully paid DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 89 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 13. Deferred tax liabilities The amounts, determined after appropriate offsetting, are as follows: GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 Deferred tax liabilities Deferred tax assets 385,116 (188,432) RM’000 312,105 (244,909) 196,684 67,196 Deferred tax liabilities and assets above are offset as there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and that the deferred taxes relate to the same taxation authority. The components of recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities (before offsetting) are as follows: GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 Property, plant and equipment - capital allowances Unabsorbed capital allowances Unutilised tax losses Others 383,187 (124,938) (63,494) 1,929 RM’000 309,609 (177,791) (67,118) 2,496 196,684 67,196 14. Employee benefits The defined benefit obligations recognised in the balance sheet are as follow: GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 Present value of unfunded obligations Unrecognised actuarial gain 3,441 151 2,907 79 Liability in the balance sheet 3,592 2,986 89 DiGi AR 04 90 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 90 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 14. Employee benefits (continued) Liability for defined benefit obligations The Group operates an unfunded defined benefit plan for its eligible employees. The obligations under the retirement benefit scheme are determined based on actuarial valuation by a qualified independent actuary on an annual basis. The principal assumptions used in the actuarial valuation are: a) discount rate of 7% per annum; and b) salary increases of 8% per annum for year ended 31 December 2004 and thereafter. Movements in the net liability recognised in the balance sheets GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 Net liability at 1 January Benefits paid Expense recognised in the income statements 2,986 (49) 655 2,374 (28) 640 Net liability at 31 December 3,592 2,986 Expense recognised in the income statements GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 Current service cost Interest on obligations 451 204 477 163 Amount included under “staff expenses” 655 640 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 91 91 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 15. Operating profit/(loss) GROUP 2004 Operating profit/(loss) is arrived at after charging: Allowance for doubtful debts Amortisation expense of - intangible asset - license fees Auditors’ remuneration - current year - under provision in prior year Directors’ emoluments Employee benefits - defined contribution plans - defined benefit plans Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment Lease of transmission facilities Realised loss on foreign exchange Rental of equipment Rental of land and buildings Unrealised loss on foreign exchange and crediting: Bad debts recovered Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment Unrealised gain on foreign exchange COMPANY 2003 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 6,892 9,568 - - 3,941 75 3,941 75 - - 86 7 500 79 308 12 1 76 11 72 10,224 655 8,389 640 - - 46,503 397 1,711 61,026 - 9,500 52,969 469 1,235 48,225 1,639 - - 1,784 1,618 - - 148 160 21 - - - The number of employees of the Group and of the Company at the end of the year was 1,549 (2003 : 1,450) and Nil (2003 : Nil), respectively. 16. Financing costs GROUP 2004 Interest expense Ancillary costs of borrowings (Note 4) Others 2003 RM’000 RM’000 48,673 20,386 6,392 54,695 13,940 5,872 75,451 74,507 DiGi AR 04 92 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 92 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 17. Tax expense GROUP 2004 Current tax expense - prior year under provision Deferred tax expense - current - prior year over provision 2003 RM’000 RM’000 - 17 131,531 (2,043) 62,796 (3,500) 129,488 59,313 Reconciliation of effective tax rate/tax expense % RM’000 Profit before taxation Income tax using Malaysian tax rates Non-deductible expenses Other items Under provision of tax expense in prior year Over provision of deferred tax expense in prior year Effective tax rate/Tax expense 2003 2004 GROUP % 446,843 RM’000 201,536 28.0 1.6 (0.2) 125,116 7,240 (825) 28.0 3.3 (0.2) 56,430 6,743 (377) 29.4 - 131,531 - 31.1 - 62,796 17 (1.7) (3,500) 29.4 59,313 (0.5) (2,043) 28.9 129,488 There is no income tax charge for the Group in the current and previous financial year due to tax savings of approximately RM265 million (2003 : RM185 million) arising from the utilisation of unabsorbed capital allowances and utilisation of business tax loss by its subsidiary. 2004 COMPANY % Loss before taxation Income tax using Malaysian tax rates Non-deductible expenses Effective tax rate/Tax expense 2003 RM’000 % (664) (28.0) 28.0 - (186) 186 - RM’000 (390) (28.0) 28.0 - (109) 109 - DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 93 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 18. Earnings per ordinary share — Group The calculation of earnings per share is based on the Group’s net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of RM317.4 million (2003 : RM142.2 million) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year of 750.0 million (2003 : 750.0 million). 19. Holding company The ultimate holding company is Telenor ASA, a company incorporated in Norway and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, Norway and NASDAQ, United States of America. 20. Segmental information Segment information is presented in respect of the Group’s business and geographical segments. The primary reporting format by business segments, is based on the Group’s management and internal reporting structure. Inter-segment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis. Segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. Unallocated items mainly comprise interestearning and corporate assets, interest-bearing loans and general enterprise expenses. Segment capital expenditure is the total cost incurred during the year to acquire segment assets that are expected to be used for more than one year. Business segments The Group comprises the following main business segments: Mobile Provision of mobile communication services to businesses, individuals and other operators through its operating unit, DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. International Provision of international gateway network which offers cross border interconnection and related services, through its operating unit, DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. Geographical segments The Group’s business segments operate mainly in Malaysia, the home country of the Company and its operating subsidiary companies. No other individual country contributed more than 10% of the consolidated revenue and assets. In presenting information on the basis of geographical segments, segment revenue is based on the geographical location of customers. Segment assets are also based on the geographical location of assets. 93 DiGi AR 04 94 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 94 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 20. Segmental information (continued) 2004 Mobile International 2003 2004 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Revenue from external customers Inter-segment revenue 1,947,081 - 1,464,953 - 273,933 - 235,942 - Total revenue 1,947,081 1,464,953 273,933 235,942 467,877 283,254 78,551 25,895 2,760,509 2,701,532 133,822 148,863 818,585 752,152 74,198 59,119 515,330 553,283 7,446 8,228 441,798 397,231 23,463 19,753 327 2,142 20 111 GROUP 2003 Business segments Segment results Unallocated expenses Operating profit Financing costs Interest income Profit before taxation Tax expense Net profit for the year Segment assets Unallocated assets Total assets Segment liabilities Unallocated liabilities Total liabilities Capital expenditure Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses Non-cash expenses other than depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 95 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 2004 Others 2003 2004 RM’000 RM’000 12,689 2,703 Eliminations Consolidated 2003 2004 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 12,634 5,784 (2,703) (5,784) 2,233,703 - 1,713,529 - 15,392 18,418 (2,703) (5,784) 2,233,703 1,713,529 1,999 (8,732) 548,397 300,417 18,772 3,143 21,112 3,627 (30) - - - - - 2003 (38,970) (32,020) 509,427 (75,451) 12,867 268,397 (74,507) 7,646 446,843 (129,488) 201,536 (59,313) 317,355 142,223 2,913,103 653,244 2,871,507 375,925 3,566,347 3,247,432 895,926 893,228 814,898 972,696 1,789,154 1,787,594 862 1,303 - - 523,638 562,814 4,308 13,522 - - 469,569 430,506 - 5 - - 347 2,258 95 DiGi AR 04 96 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 96 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 20. Segmental information (continued) Malaysia 2004 Others+ 2004 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Revenue from external customers by location of customers 2,115,331 1,557,894 118,372 155,635 2,233,703 1,713,529 Segment assets by location of assets 3,545,396 3,225,502 20,951 21,930 3,566,347 3,247,432 523,589 562,779 49 35 523,638 562,814 GROUP 2003 Consolidated 2004 2003 2003 Geographical segments Capital expenditure by location of assets + Others comprise customers which are mostly located in Asia region 21. Contingent liabilities - secured COMPANY Guarantees given by the Company to financial institutions for credit facilities granted to its subsidiary 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 699,854 1,411,786 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 97 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 22. Operating leases Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows: GROUP Less than one year Between one and five years More than five years 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 8,292 23,187 20,155 19,325 1,161 - 51,634 20,486 Significant operating lease arrangements of the Group include leases for transmission facilities and land and buildings to support its telecommunications operations. The tenure of these leases range between one to nine years, with options to renew. None of the leases include contingent rentals. 23. Commitments GROUP 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 Authorised and contracted for 250,000 109,000 Authorised but not contracted for 146,000 183,000 Capital expenditure commitments in respect of property, plant and equipment: 24. Related parties Controlling related party relationships are as follows: i) The ultimate holding company as disclosed in note 19. ii) Its subsidiaries as disclosed in note 5. 97 DiGi AR 04 98 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 98 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 24. Related parties (continued) Significant transactions and balances with related parties of the Group during the year are as follows: Transactions 2004 2003 Balance due from/(to) at 2004 2003 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 - 4,534 - RM’000 With the intermediate holding company - Telenor Mobile Communications AS Professional and personnel services rendered (324) With fellow subsidiary companies - Telenor Global Services AS Sales of interconnection services on international traffic Purchase of interconnection services on international traffic (291) 249 1,145 2,620 1,337 1,172 6,171 3,601 (1,682) (666) - Berjaya General Insurance Bhd. Insurance premiums 5,242 6,160 (6) (52) - Berjaya Registration Services Sdn. Bhd. Printing and mailing services 4,638 3,494 (783) (583) - Convenience Shopping Sdn. Bhd. Sales of prepaid cards and reload coupons 34,562 16,668 3,785 2,837 - Cosway (M) Sdn. Bhd. Sales of prepaid cards and reload coupons 5,326 6,492 798 1,068 - MOL AccessPortal Bhd. Sales of prepaid cards and soft pins 2,746 3,260 232 201 - Pentagon Engineering Sdn. Bhd. Construction of transmission towers and sites 6,160 5,639 - (2,914) - 1,648 - (639) - Telenor Consult AS Personnel services rendered With companies in which a Director of the Company, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun is deemed to have an interest - Roda Indah Motors Sdn. Bhd. Purchase of motor vehicles The transactions above have been entered into in the normal course of business and have been established under the terms that are no less favourable than those arranged with independent third parties. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 99 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 25. Financial instruments Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies In the normal course of conducting its business activities, the Group is exposed to a variety of financial risks, which include credit, currency, liquidity and interest rate risk. The Group’s overall risk management programme seeks to minimise potential adverse effects of these risks on the financial performance of the Group. Credit risk The Group’s credit risk arises in the normal course of business primarily with respect to trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents. Credit risk is managed through formalised policies on credit assessment and approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Deposits are placed only with licensed banks and financial institutions. The maximum credit risk exposure in respect of trade receivables is limited to the carrying value of the receivables less allowance for doubtful debts as stated in the financial statements, whereas, the maximum exposure for other receivables, cash and cash equivalents are the reported carrying value in the financial statements. At balance sheet date, there were no significant concentrations of credit risk. Foreign currency risk The Group is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of transactions denominated in foreign currency arising from the normal business activities and borrowings. The currency giving rise to this risk is primarily US dollars. Exposure to foreign currency risk is monitored on an ongoing basis and when considered necessary, the Group will consider using effective financial instruments to hedge its foreign currency risk. Liquidity risk The Group monitors and maintains a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate by management to finance the Group’s operations and to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in cash flows. Interest rate risk The Group is exposed to interest rates risk primarily from the deposit placements and interestbearing financial liabilities. The Group manages its interest rate risk for the interest-earning deposit placements by placing such balances on varying maturities and interest rate terms. The Group’s policy in dealing with interest-bearing financial liabilities is to minimise the interest expense by obtaining the most favourable interest rates available and by using a mix of fixed and floating rate debts. 99 DiGi AR 04 100 08/04/05 3:55hin Page 100 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2004 (continued) 25. Financial instruments (continued) The effective interest rates and maturity terms of the financial assets and liabilities are as follows: Effective interest rate % Total Within 1 year 1– 5 years After 5 years RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Financial assets Deposits placed with licensed banks and other financial institutions 2.7 630,473 630,473 - - Financial liabilities Syndicated term loan USD Term loan Senior secured credit facilities 7.5 3.2 5.9 382,239 74,100 223,515 136,514 49,400 38,670 245,725 24,700 184,845 - Financial assets Deposits placed with licensed banks and other financial institutions 2.8 329,769 329,769 - - Financial liabilities Syndicated term loan USD Term loan Senior secured credit facilities 7.5 2.4 5.8 505,102 123,500 253,184 122,863 49,400 29,670 382,239 74,100 223,514 - GROUP 2004 2003 Fair value The following methods and assumptions are used to determine the fair value of each of the financial assets or liabilities for which it is practicable to estimate their values: i) Cash and cash equivalents, other receivables and payables The carrying values of these amounts approximate their fair values due to their short term nature. ii) Trade receivables and payables The carrying values of these amounts approximate their fair values because these are subject to normal trade credit terms and their short term nature. iii) Amount due from a subsidiary No disclosure of fair value is made for amount due from a subsidiary as it is not practicable to determine its fair value with sufficient reliability given this balance has no fixed terms of repayment. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 101 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 101 25. Financial instruments (continued) iv) Borrowings The fair values of the borrowings carried at the balance sheet date are as below: GROUP Syndicated term loan USD Term loan Senior secured credit facilities - fixed rates - floating rates 2004 Carrying amount 2004 Fair value 2003 Carrying amount 2003 Fair value RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 382,239 74,100 382,239 74,100 505,102 123,500 505,102 123,500 40,000 183,515 39,717 183,515 40,000 213,184 39,625 213,184 679,854 679,571 881,786 881,411 The fair value of the senior secured credit facilities, a portion of which was obtained on a fixed rate has been determined by discounting the relevant cash flows using current interest rates for similar instruments at the balance sheet date. Apart from this fixed rate loan, the fair values of all the other loans are their carrying amounts as their interest rates are on floating rate basis. 26. Event subsequent to the balance sheet date Subsequent to year end, the telecommunication subsidiary company had made a partial prepayment amounting to RM300.0 million proportionately on all its credit facilities outstanding as at 31 December 2004 out of its excess cash available. 27. Comparatives The following comparatives have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation: GROUP Income statements Cost of materials and traffic expenses Sales and marketing expenses Operations and maintenance Rental expenses Operating expenses Other operating expenses As reclassified As previously stated RM’000 RM’000 453,597 204,357 74,634 52,622 134,883 920,093 - 920,093 920,093 DiGi AR 04 102 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 102 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) List of Properties No. as at 31 December 2004 Location Tenure 1 H.S. (D) No 92086 & 92087, P.T. No 9 & No 10, Pekan Seremban Jaya, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Freehold 2 Unit No 202-4-11, Sri Bandar Besi, Jalan Sungai Besi, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur Freehold 3 Unit No C16-2, Indera Subang UEP, Jalan UEP 6/2L, UEP Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Freehold 4 No 1-16.2, 16th Floor, Union Height, Taman Yan, Jalan Klang Lama , Kuala Lumpur Freehold 5 3rd Floor, Unit Pt 4888/4786 C, Block TC-14, Taman Sri Gombak, Jalan Batu Caves, Selangor Freehold 6 4572, 7th Floor, Sri Jelatek Condominiums, Section 10, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur Freehold 7 32 , PLO 151 Jln Angkasa Mas Utama, Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau II, 81100 Johor Bahru 30 years lease (expiring in 2023) 8 HS (D) 77, No. P.T. PTBM/A/081, Mukim 1, Kawasan Perusahaan Perai, District Seberang Perai Tengah, Pulau Pinang Leasehold 60 years (expiring in 2033) 9 Lot 36, Sedco Light Industrial Estate, Jalan Kelombong, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Leasehold 60 years (expiring in 2034) 10 Lot 1220, Section 66, Kuching Town Land District, Sarawak Leasehold 60 years (expiring in 2036) 11 No 112, Semambu Industrial Estate, Kuantan, Pahang Leasehold 66 years (expiring in 2041) 12 Unit 16-12-1, 12th Floor, Cloud View Tower, Taman Supreme, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Leasehold 99 years (expiring in 2076) 13 Unit No M803, 8th Floor, Sunrise Park, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur Leasehold 99 years (expiring in 2088) 14 Part of Lot PT 11702, HS(D) 10654, Mukim 1, District of Bentong, Pahang Leasehold 99 years (expiring in 2091) 15 Plot D-38, Taman Industri Prima Kota Fasa 1, Sector 3, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang Leasehold 99 years (expiring in 2097) 16 Ptd 1490, Mukim of Jemaluang District of Mersing, Johor Darul Takzim Leasehold 99 years (expiring in 2098) 17 PN 89926, Lot 191363 Mukim Hulu Kinta, Daerah Kinta, Negeri Perak Leasehold 90 years (expiring in 2081) 18 Lot No 54, Jalan 6/2, Kawasan Perindustrian Seri Kembangan, 43000 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Leasehold 99 years (expiring in 2091) 19 Lot 2728, Miri Concession Land District, Lopeng, Miri, Sarawak Leasehold 60 years (expiring in 2027) 20 H.S.(D) 54842, P.T. No. 152, Mukim of Damansara, District of Petaling Jaya, Selangor Freehold 21 No. 24, Jalan KIP 7, Taman Perindustrian KIP, 52200 Kuala Lumpur Freehold Notes: The Group does not adopt a revaluation policy on landed properties. N/A denotes “Not Applicable” DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 103 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Description/ Existing Use Date of Acquisition Area Age Of Building (Years) Net Book Value As At 31.12.2004 RM’000 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 29.12.1997 22,529 sq ft 7 792 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 26.01.1995 802 sq ft 9 109 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 04.02.1995 2,429 sq ft 11 581 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 25.01.1995 1,249 sq ft 10 218 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 29.03.1995 1,319 sq ft 9 83 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 07.02.1995 1,115 sq ft 9 169 Land with a building/ Telecommunications Centre 12.05.1995 1.58 acres 10 1,236 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 23.03.1995 1 acre 30 2,072 Land with a building/ Telecommunications Centre 12.06.1995 0.938 acre 24 2,297 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 15.08.1995 4,124 sq ft 9 1,946 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 07.07.1995 4 acres 22 2,242 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 08.02.1995 1,400 sq ft 16 192 Apartment/ Housing base transceiver equipment 22.03.1995 1,100 sq ft 13 100 Land with a building / Earth Station Complex 07.08.1996 7.5 acres 10 6,150 Land with Fixed Line switch and base transceiver station 14.11.1997 25,521 sq ft 7 401 Land with trunk station 17.08.1999 40,000 sq ft 5 116 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 15.07.1999 5,942 sq ft 5 215 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 23.05.2000 18,050 sq ft 15 1,888 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 29.09.2000 4,937 sq ft N/A 1,114 Land with a building under construction 19.07.2001 284,485 sq ft N/A 16,643 Land with a building / Telecommunications Centre 21.08.2002 17,847 sq ft 8 2,780 103 DiGi AR 04 104 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 104 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Disclosure of Recurrent Related Party Transactions At the Annual General Meeting held on 28 April 2004, the Company obtained a shareholders’ mandate to allow the Group to enter into recurrent related party transaction of a revenue or trading nature. In accordance with Paragraph 4.1.5 of Practice Note No. 12/2001 of Listing Requirement of Bursa Malaysia, the details of recurrent related party transactions conducted during the financial year ended 31 December 2004 pursuant to the shareholders’ mandate are disclosed as follows: DiGi Group with the following Related Parties DiGi and/or its subsidiary companies Nature of Transaction undertaken by/provided to DiGi and/or its subsidiaries Amount transacted during the financial year RM’000 Telenor Group of Companies Telenor Consult AS DTSB Personnel services payable 6,171 DTSB Rental payable DiGi Receipt of share registration DTSB and printing to mailing services Berjaya Soutex Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable Inter-Pacific Trading Sdn Bhd DTSB General trading purchases 385 Novacomm Integrated Sdn Bhd DTSB Receipt of advertising and 92 BGroup and its unlisted related companies BerjayaCity Sdn Bhd (formerly known 12 as Eminent Capital Sdn Bhd) Berjaya Registration Services Sdn Bhd 4,638 20 publishing services VRS Malaysia Sdn Bhd (formerly known DTSB Rental payable 36 DTSB Rental payable 8 Amat Muhibah Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 48 Berjaya Georgetown Hotel (Penang) DTSB Rental payable 40 Berjaya Golf Resort Bhd DTSB Rental payable 16 Berjaya Guard Services Sdn Bhd DTSB Receipt of security services rendered Berjaya Land Development Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 12 Bukit Kiara Resort Bhd DTSB Rental payable 24 Gemilang Cergas Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 60 Klasik Mewah Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 472 Kota Raya Development Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 23 Noble Circle (M) Sdn Bhd DTSB 1. Rental payable 719 2. Receipt of promotion and 122 as Berjaya Cycles Sdn Bhd) BCapital and its unlisted related company Eng Securities Sdn Bhd BLand and its unlisted related companies Sdn Bhd 635 advertising services Nural Enterprise Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 16 Pakar Angsana Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 40 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 105 105 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) DiGi Group with the following Related Parties DiGi and/or its subsidiary companies Nature of Transaction undertaken by/provided to DiGi and/or its subsidiaries Amount transacted during the financial year RM’000 BLand and its unlisted related companies (continued) Securiservices Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 40 Sinar Merdu Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 32 Tiram Jaya Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 36 DTSB Rental payable 119 BToto and its unlisted related company Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd Cosway Corp and its unlisted related companies Singer (M) Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 4 Stephen Properties Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 120 Unza (M) Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 2 Dunham-Bush Industries Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable 14 Dunham-Bush (Malaysia) Bhd DTSB Rental payable 12 Topaire Sales & Services Sdn Bhd DTSB Purchase and servicing of air conditioning 75 18 DunBush and its unlisted related companies Hyundai-Berjaya and its unlisted related companies Hyundai-Berjaya Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable Pentagon Engineering Sdn Bhd DTSB Construction of transmission tower, 6,160 design and installation of base transmission sites Matrix and its unlisted related company Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd DTSB Rental payable Hyumal Motor Sdn Bhd DTSB Repair and purchase of motor vehicles Roda Indah Motors Sdn Bhd DTSB Purchase of motor vehicles Quasar Carriage Sdn Bhd DTSB Repair & maintenance of motor vehicles 556 Other companies related to TSVT 50 200 7 Notes: 1. Telenor Consult AS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor ASA which is also the ultimate holding company of DiGi.Com Berhad (“DiGi”). 2. Berjaya Group Berhad (“BGroup”), Berjaya Capital Berhad (“BCapital”), Berjaya Land Berhad (“BLand”), Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad (“BToto”), Cosway Corporation Berhad (“Cosway Corp”), Dunham-Bush (Malaysia) Bhd (“DunBush”), Matrix International Berhad (“Matrix”) and other companies are companies in which Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (“TSVT”), a former Director and an existing substantial shareholder is deemed to have an interest. 3. Unza (M) Sdn Bhd ceased to be a subsidiary of Cosway Corp Bhd w.e.f 15 January 2004. The amount disclosed above relates to transactions occurred before the said date. 4. Hyundai-Berjaya Corporation Berhad (“Hyundai-Berjaya”) and Hyumal Motor Sdn Bhd ceased to be associated companies of BGroup w.e.f 1 December 2004. The amount disclosed above relates to transactions occurred before the said date. 5. DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DTSB”), is a wholly owned subsidiary of DiGi. DiGi AR 04 106 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 106 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statement of Directors’ Shareholdings as at 23 March 2005 No. of Ordinary Shares of RM 1.00 each The Company Direct Interest % Deemed Interest % - - - - No. of Ordinary Shares of NOK6 each % Deemed Interest % - Ultimate Holding Company TELENOR ASA Direct Interest Arve Johansen 44,977 0.0026 - - 350 0.0000 - - Gunnar Johan Bertelsen Christian Storm 1,582 0.0001 - - Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth 3,515 0.0002 - - No. of Options over Ordinary Shares of NOK6 each Direct Interest % Deemed Interest Arve Johansen Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth % 200,000 0.0114 - - 43,333 0.0025 - - Save as disclosed, none of the other Directors in office have any interest in the shares of the Company or its related corporations as at 23 March 2005. Substantial Shareholders as at 23 March 2005 Name 1. Telenor Asia Pte Ltd Direct Interest No. of Shares % Deemed Interest % 457,499,630 61.00 - - 2. Telenor Mobile Communications AS - - 457,499,630 (a) 61.00 3. Telenor Mobile Holding AS - - 457,499,630 (b) 61.00 20,518,432 42,965,009 2.74 5.73 457,499,630 (c) 30,248,392 (d) - 61.00 4.03 - 4. Telenor ASA 5. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun 6. Employees Provident Fund Board Notes: (a) Deemed interested by virtue of its 100% interest in Telenor Asia Pte Ltd. (b) Deemed interested by virtue of its 100% interest in Telenor Mobile Communications AS. (c) Deemed interested by virtue of its 100% interest in Telenor Mobile Holding AS. (d) Deemed interested by virtue of his interest in Berjaya VTCY Sdn Bhd and deemed interest in Prime Credit Leasing Sdn Bhd, Immediate Capital Sdn Bhd and Berjaya General Insurance Berhad. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 107 107 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Statistics on Shareholdings as at 23 March 2005 Analysis of shareholdings Size of shareholdings No. of shareholders % No. of shares % less than 100 100 - 1,000 1,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 - 37,499,999 37,500,000 * and above 217 1,649 1,685 375 219 3 5.23 39.76 40.62 9.04 5.28 0.07 3,445 1,416,229 6,180,102 13,789,564 271,111,030 457,499,630 0.00 0.19 0.82 1.84 36.15 61.00 Total 4,148 100.00 750,000,000 100.00 Note: 1. There is only one class of shares in the paid-up capital of the Company. Each share entitles the holder to one vote. 2. * Denotes 5% of the issued and paid-up capital of the Company. List of Thirty (30) Largest Shareholders Name of shareholders 1. Citicorp Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd as at 23 March 2005 No. of shares % 247,000,000 32.93 105,499,630 14.07 105,000,000 14.00 Telenor Asia Pte Ltd 2. Citicorp Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd Telenor Asia Pte Ltd (DiGi) 3. Citicorp Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd Telenor Asia Pte Ltd (DiGi / Moratorium) 4. Employees Provident Fund Board 31,850,820 4.25 5. Scotia Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd 24,850,666 3.31 23,179,094 3.09 Pledged Securities Account For Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun 6. Scotia Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Pledged Securities Account For Berjaya VTCY Sdn Bhd 7. Lembaga Tabung Haji 8,034,900 1.07 8. Dato Ahmad Sebi Bin Bakar 6,580,196 0.88 9. Malaysia Nominees (Tempatan) Sendirian Berhad 5,900,594 0.79 5,380,481 0.72 4,599,500 0.61 Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad (Par 1) 10. Bumiputra-Commerce Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Pledged Securities Account For Malpac Management Sdn Bhd (3349 Sban) 11. AMMB Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Amtrustee Berhad For SBB Dana Al-Ihsan (5-2-7) DiGi AR 04 108 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 108 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) List of Thirty (30) Largest Shareholders as at 23 March 2005 (continued) Name of shareholders 12. No. of shares % 4,252,600 0.57 3,991,495 0.53 3,959,500 0.53 3,551,523 0.47 3,216,800 0.43 3,040,000 0.41 2,831,029 0.38 2,796,700 0.37 Tan Sri Dato’ Tan Chee Sing 2,705,000 0.36 HSBC Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd 2,586,800 0.34 2,577,500 0.34 2,475,589 0.33 2,460,771 0.33 2,293,100 0.31 2,278,900 0.30 2,246,000 0.30 2,168,000 0.29 2,000,000 0.27 2,000,000 0.27 621,307,188 82.84 Amanah Raya Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Public Growth Fund 13. Mayban Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Mayban Trustees Berhad For Public Ittikal Fund (N14011970240) 14. AM Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Employees Provident Fund Board (A/C 1) 15. Inter-Pacific Equity Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Prime Credit Leasing Sdn Bhd For Alam Nusantara Sdn Bhd 16. Amanah Raya Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Public Islamic Equity Fund 17. Mayban Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Mayban Trustees Berhad For Public Regular Savings Fund (N14011940100) 18. Citicorp Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd ING Insurance Berhad (INV-IL PAR) 19. Amanah Raya Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Public Equity Fund 20. 21. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 22. Amanah Raya Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Public Savings Fund 23. HSBC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Nomura Asset Mgmt Sg For Employees Provident Fund 24. PM Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd Malpac Management Sdn Bhd For Ahmad Sebi Bin Bakar 25. Citicorp Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd GSCO For Indus Asia Pacific Fund Ltd 26. RHB Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd For Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja 27. HLG Nominee (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd PB Trustee Services Berhad For HLG Growth Fund 28. Cartaban Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd SSBT Fund 2S6A For Dupont Pension Trust 29. HSBC Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd BNY Brussels For JF Asean Fund 30. Citicorp Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd Dresdner BK For Persistency DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 109 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Eighth Annual General Meeting of DiGi.Com Berhad will be held at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom, Lower Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 183 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 10 May 2005 at 10.00 a.m. for the following purposes:- Agenda As Ordinary Business 1. To receive and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2004 and the Directors’ and Auditors’ Reports thereon. Ordinary Resolution 1 2. To re-elect the following Directors retiring pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Association:Under Article 98(A) i) Arve Johansen Ordinary Resolution 2 Under Article 98(E) i) Christian Storm Ordinary Resolution 3 ii) Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth Ordinary Resolution 4 3. To appoint Messrs Ernst & Young, having consented to act, as Auditors of the Company for the financial year ending 31 December 2005 in place of the retiring Auditors, Messrs KPMG, to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration. Notice of Nomination pursuant to Section 172(11) of the Companies Act, 1965 (a copy of which is annexed and marked as “Annexure A” in the 2004 Annual Report) has been received by the Company for the nomination of Messrs Ernst & Young for the appointment as Auditors in place of the retiring Auditors, Messrs KPMG. As Special Business To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following ordinary resolutions:- 4. Authority to Allot and Issue Shares Pursuant to Section 132D of the Companies Act, 1965 Ordinary Resolution 5 109 DiGi AR 04 110 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 110 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notice of Annual General Meeting (continued) As “That, Special subject Businessalways to the Companies Act, 1965, the Articles of Association of the Company and the approvals of the relevant To governmental/regulatory consider and, if thought fit, pass the following ordinary resolutions:authorities, the Directors be and are hereby empowered, pursuant to Section 132D of the Companies Act, 1965, to issue shares in the Company from time to time and upon such terms 4. Authority to Allotand andfor Issue Shares Pursuant to Directors Section 132D the fit and conditions such purposes as the mayof deem Companies Act,the 1965 provided that aggregate number of shares issued pursuant to this resolution does not exceed 10% of the issued share capital of the “That, subject always to theand Companies 1965,shall the Articles Company for the time being that suchAct, authority continueof in Association the Company approvals the relevant force until theofconclusion of theand nextthe Annual GeneralofMeeting of the governmental/regulatory authorities, the Directors be and are hereby Company.” Ordinary Resolution 6 empowered, pursuant to Section 132D of the Companies Act, 1965, to issue shares in the Company from time to time and upon such terms and conditions and of forExisting such purposes as the Directors mayRecurrent deem fit 5. Proposed Renewal Shareholders’ Mandate For providedParty that Transactions the aggregateofnumber of shares issuedNature pursuant this Related a Revenue or Trading andtoNew resolution not exceed 10% of the issued share capital of the Mandate for does Additional Recurrent Related Party Transactions of a Revenue Company the time being and that such authority continueAnd in or Tradingfor Nature To Be Entered With Telenor ASAshall (“Telenor”) force until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Persons Connected With Telenor Company.” “That, subject to the provisions of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, approval be and is hereby given for the 5. Proposed of Existing Shareholders’ Mandate For Recurrent Company Renewal and its subsidiaries, to enter into recurrent related party Related Party of Transactions of a Revenue or Trading Natureand and/or New transactions a revenue or trading nature with Telenor persons Mandate for with Additional Recurrent Related Transactions of Circular a Revenue connected Telenor as specified in Party Section 2.3 of the to or Trading Nature Entered With Telenor ASA (“Telenor”) Shareholders datedTo 18Be April 2005 which are necessary for the dayAnd to Persons Connected With day operations and/or in Telenor the ordinary course of business of the Company and its subsidiaries on terms not more favourable to the related parties “That, subject to the available provisions Listing of Bursa than those generally to of thethe public andRequirements are not detrimental to Malaysia Securities Berhad, approval be and hereby given forshall the the minority shareholders of the Company and is that such approval Company itsforce subsidiaries, to enter into recurrent related party continue toand be in until:transactions of a revenue or trading nature with Telenor and persons connected with Telenor as specified in Section 2.3 of the the Company Circular to i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting Shareholders dated 18 April 2005 at which arethis necessary the day to following the general meeting which Ordinaryfor Resolution dayshall operations and/or the ordinary course of business Company be passed, at in which time it will lapse, unless byofathe resolution andpassed its subsidiaries on terms not more the related at a general meeting, the favourable authority to conferred by parties this than those generally available to the public and are not detrimental to resolution is renewed; the minority shareholders of the Company and that such approval shall continue to be in force ii) the expiration of theuntil:period within which the next annual general meeting after the date it is required to be held pursuant to Section i) the conclusion of the next Act, annual general the Company 143(1) of the Companies 1965 (but meeting shall notofextend to such following general meeting pursuant at which this Ordinary Resolution extensionthe as may be allowed to Section 143(2) of the shall be passed, whichor time it will lapse, unless by a resolution Companies Act, at 1965); passed at a general meeting, the authority conferred by this resolution renewed; iii) revoked or is varied by resolution passed by the shareholders at a general meeting; Ordinary Resolution 6 DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 111 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) ii) the expiration whichever is earlier; of the period within which the next annual general meeting after the date it is required to be held pursuant to Section and143(1) that inof making the disclosure the (but aggregate value of thetorecurrent the Companies Act, of 1965 shall not extend such related partyastransactions conducted the proposed extension may be allowed pursuant pursuant to Sectionto143(2) of the shareholders’ in the Companies approval Act, 1965); or Company’s annual reports, the Company shall provide a breakdown of the aggregate value of recurrent related party transactions iii) revoked or made varied during by resolution the financial passed year, by amongst the shareholders others, based at on:a general meeting; i) the type of the recurrent related party transactions made; and whichever is earlier; ii) the name of the related parties involved in each type of the recurrent andrelated that in party making transactions the disclosure made andof their therelationship aggregatewith value the of Company the recurrent related party transactions conducted pursuant to the proposed and further that authority is herebyannual given to the Directors of the shareholders’ approval in be theand Company’s reports, the Company Company and aitsbreakdown subsidiariesoftothe complete and value do all of such acts andrelated things shall provide aggregate recurrent (including executing such as financial may be required) to give effect to party transactions madedocuments during the year, amongst others, the transactions as authorised by this Ordinary Resolution.” based on:- Ordinary Resolution 7 i) the type of the recurrent related party transactions made; and 6. Proposed Renewal of Existing Shareholders’ Mandate For Recurrent Related Party of a Revenue Trading andofNew Mandate ii) theTransactions name of the related parties or involved in Nature each type the recurrent for related Additional party Recurrent transactions Related made Party andTransactions their relationship of a Revenue with theor Company Trading Nature To Be Entered With Persons Connected With Tan Sri Dato’ Seri and further authority Vincent Tanthat Chee Yioun be and is hereby given to the Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries to complete and do all such acts and things “That, (including subject executing to the such provisions documents of as the may Listing be required) Requirements to give effect of Bursa to Malaysia the transactions Securities as authorised Berhad, by approval this Ordinary be and Resolution.” is hereby given for the Ordinary Resolution 7 Company and its subsidiaries, to enter into recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature with persons connected 6. Proposed Renewal Existing Shareholders’ Mandate For Recurrent Related with Tan Sri Dato’ of Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun as specified in Section 2.3 Party of a Revenue or Trading and/orare New Mandate of the Transactions Circular to Shareholders dated 18 AprilNature 2005 which necessary Related Partyin Transactions a Revenue or Trading for Additional the day to Recurrent day operations and/or the ordinaryofcourse of business of Nature To Be and Entered With Persons With Tan Sri Dato’ the Company its subsidiaries on Connected terms not more favourable to Seri the Vincent parties Tan Chee Yioun related than those generally available to the public and are not detrimental to the minority shareholders of the Company and that such “That, subject to the provisions of the Listing Requirements of Bursa approval shall continue to be in force until:Malaysia Securities Berhad, approval be and is hereby given for the Company and its of subsidiaries, to enter into meeting recurrentofrelated party i) the conclusion the next annual general the Company transactions of general a revenue or trading nature with persons connected following the meeting at which this Ordinary Resolution shall be with Tan SriatDato’ Seri Vincent Chee Yiounby as aspecified in Section passed, which time it willTan lapse, unless resolution passed 2.3 at a of the Circular to Shareholders dated 18 April which are isnecessary general meeting, the authority conferred by2005 this resolution renewed; for the day to day operations and/or in the ordinary course of business of the ii) the Company expiration and of its thesubsidiaries period withinon which terms thenot next more annual favourable general meeting to the after the date it is required to be held pursuant to Section 143(1) of the Companies Act, 1965 (but shall not extend to such extension as may be allowed pursuant to Section 143(2) of the Companies Act, 1965); or iii) revoked or varied by resolution passed by the shareholders at a general meeting; 111 DiGi AR 04 112 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 112 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notice of Annual General Meeting (continued) whichever is earlier; and that in making the disclosure of the aggregate value of the recurrent related party transactions conducted pursuant to the proposed shareholders’ approval in the Company’s annual reports, the Company shall provide a breakdown of the aggregate value of recurrent related party transactions made during the financial year, amongst others, based on:i) the type of the recurrent related party transactions made; and ii) the name of the related parties involved in each type of the recurrent related party transactions made and their relationship with the Company and further that authority be and is hereby given to the Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries to complete and do all such acts and things (including executing such documents as may be required) to give effect to the transactions as authorised by this Ordinary Resolution.” Ordinary Resolution 8 By Order of the Board Tai Yit Chan MAICSA 7009143 Liew Irene MAICSA 7022609 Company Secretaries Kuala Lumpur 18 April 2005 Notes:- (A) Appointment of Proxy i) A member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company is entitled to appoint one (1) proxy only to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy may but need not be a member of the Company. ii) A member of the Company who is an authorised nominee as defined under the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 may appoint one (1) proxy in respect of each securities account. iii) The instrument appointing a proxy, shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or his attorney duly authorised in writing, and in the case of a corporation, either under seal or under hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised. iv) The instrument appointing a proxy must be deposited at the Company’s Registered Office at Level 7, Setia 1, 15 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof. DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 113 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Notes:- (B) Special Business (A) Appointment Proxypursuant to Section 132D of the Companies Act, 1965 and if 1. Resolution 6 is of proposed passed, will give the Directors of the Company, from the date of the above annual general i) A memberauthority entitled to to issue attendand andallot voteshares at a meeting the Company entitled meeting, from theofunissued share iscapital of to theappoint Company one (1) proxy only to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy may but need not be a member for such purposes as the Directors may deem fit and in the interest of the Company. This of the Company. authority, unless revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting, will expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. ii) A member of the Company who is an authorised nominee as defined under the Securities Industry (Central Actallow 1991the may appoint and one its (1)subsidiaries proxy in respect of each 2. Resolutions 7 and Depositories) 8 if passed, will Company to enter into securities account. recurrent related party transactions in accordance with paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and the necessity to convene separate iii) general The instrument proxy, shall be shareholders’ in writing under the hand of the appointer meetingsappointing from timeato time to seek approval as and when such or his attorney duly authorised in writing, occur and inwould the case a corporation, seal or recurrent related party transactions not of arise. This wouldeither reduceunder substantial under hand of time an officer or attorney duly authorised. administrative and expenses associated with the convening of such meetings without compromising the corporate objectives of the Group or affecting the business opportunities iv) available The instrument appointing proxy must be deposited at the Company’s Registered Office at to the Group. The ashareholders’ mandate is subject to renewal on an annual basis. Level 7, Setia 1, 15 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur not less than 48Accompanying hours before the time for holding the pursuant meeting or adjournment Statement Notice ofappointed Annual General Meeting to any Paragraph 8.28(2)thereof. of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Listing Requirements (B)TheSpecial Business 1. particulars of Directors who stand for re-election are set out in the relevant pages of the Annual Report as follows:1. Resolution 6 is proposed pursuant to Section 132D of the Companies Act, 1965 and if passed, will give the Directors of the Company, from the date of Directors’ the above annual general Directors’ Profile Shareholdings Name of Director meeting, authority to issue and allot shares from the unissued share capital of the Company for such purposes as the Directors may deem of 106 the Company. This 1 Arve Johansen Page 8fit and in the interest Page authority, unless revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting, will expire at the conclusion of the Company. Page 106 2 Christian Storm of the next Annual General Meeting Page 11 2. Resolutions 7 and 8 if passed, will allow Page the Company and its subsidiaries 3 Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth 11 Page 106to enter into recurrent related party transactions in accordance with paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and the necessity to convene separate meetings from timeheld to time to the seekfinancial shareholders’ approval as and when such There general were four Board Meetings during year ended 31 December 2004. The recurrent related party transactions occur would not arise. This would reduce substantial details of Directors’ attendance at Board Meetings are set out on Page 14 of the Annual Report. administrative time and expenses associated with the convening of such meetings without compromising the corporate objectives of the Group or affecting the businesstoopportunities Tun Dato’ Seri Dr Lim Chong Eu will not be seeking re-appointment and pursuant Section 129 available to the Group. The shareholders’ mandate is subject to renewal on an annual basis. of the Companies Act, 1965, he will retire at the conclusion of the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company. 2. Place, date and hour of the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company The Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom, Lower Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 183 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 10 May 2005 at 10.00 a.m. 113 DiGi AR 04 114 08/04/05 4:04hin Page 114 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Annexure A DiGi AR 04 08/04/05 4:05hin Page 115 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) 115 Form of Proxy DiGi.COM BERHAD (Company No.: 425190-X) (Incorporated in Malaysia) I/We Name in full I.C. or Company No. CDS Account No. of Address being a member of DiGi.COM BERHAD hereby appoint: I.C. No. Name in full New and Old I.C. Nos. of or failing him/her, the Chairman of the meeting as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf, at the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom, Lower Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 183 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 10 May 2005 at 10.00 a.m. or any adjournment thereof. This proxy is to vote on the resolutions set out in the Notice of the Meeting as indicated with an “X” in the appropriate spaces. If no specific direction as to voting is given, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his/her discretion. Ordinary Resolutions For Resolution 1 - To receive and adopt the Audited Financial Statements Resolution 2 - To re-elect Arve Johansen as Director Resolution 3 - To re-elect Christian Storm as Director Resolution 4 - To re-elect Ragnar Holmen Korsaeth as Director Resolution 5 - To appoint Messrs Ernst & Young as the Company’s auditors in place of the retiring Against auditors, Messrs KPMG and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration Resolution 6 - To approve authority to allot and issue shares Resolution 7 - To approve the Renewal of Existing Shareholders’ Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions and New Mandate for Additional Recurrent Related Party Transactions to be entered with Telenor ASA (“Telenor”) and persons connected with Telenor Resolution 8 - To approve the Renewal of Existing Shareholders’ Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions and New Mandate for Additional Recurrent Related Party Transactions to be entered with persons connected with Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun No. of Shares Signature of Shareholder(s) or Common Seal Signed this day of , 2005. Notes: 1. A member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company is entitled to appoint one (1) proxy only to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy may but need not be a member of the Company. 2. A member of the Company who is an authorised nominee as defined under the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 may appoint one (1) proxy in respect of each securities account. 3. The instrument appointing a proxy, shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or his attorney duly authorised in writing, and in the case of a corporation, either under seal or under hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised. 4. The instrument appointing a proxy must be deposited at the Company’s Registered Office at Level 7, Setia 1, 15 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof. 08/04/05 4:05hin Page 116 fold this flap for sealing affix stamp The Secretary DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Level 7, Setia 1 15 Lorong Dungun Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur 2nd fold here 1st fold here ✁ DiGi AR 04 DiGi AR 04 Back Cover 08/04/05 4:35hin Page 1 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Corporate Directory O ur Aspiration.. . ‘‘ To be the mobile communications leader in creating experiences with a difference for our customers and business partners through our passion for success. ” List of Operating Offices Principal Place of Business/Head Office Lot 30, Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 Sabah Region Pahang Perak Lot 36, Sedco Light Industrial Estate Jalan Kilang, Kolombong, Inanam 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Tel: 088-431 800 Fax: 088-430 016 Kuantan Lot G22B & G23 (ll) Ground Floor, Berjaya Megamall Jalan Tun Ismail 25000 Kuantan Ipoh Lot C-01-04 No 2 Ground Floor Persiaran Greentown 3 Greentown Business Centre 30450 Ipoh, Perak Sarawak Region O ur Key Principles.. . We have a passion for our customers We value ideas and encourage initiative We emphasise mutual trust and respect We believe in the power of teamwork We build partnerships for success Central Operating Offices Lot 5, Jalan Pemaju U1/15 Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 DiGi Centres Lots 7 & 8, Jalan Delima 1/1 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 Lots 28 & 29, Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 Regional Operating Offices Northern Region 62, 1st Floor, Jalan Mayang Pasir 1 Off Jalan Mahsuri 11950 Bayan Baru Pulau Pinang Tel: 04-641 2800 Fax: 04-641 3800 Ipoh Sales Office C-G-2 Persiaran Greentown 3 Greentown Business Centre 30450 Ipoh, Perak Southern Region 6 & 8, Jalan Molek 1/12 Taman Molek 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor Tel: 07-351 1800 Fax: 07-352 8016 COVER RATIONALE The cover reflects DiGi’s efforts to create meaningful connections between communities and their rich texture of culture and heritage. This is captured in the traditional ikat design with its motifs of interlinked people and buildings. Lot 2087, Block 10, Bangunan Kueh Boon Teck Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 93150 Kuching, Sarawak Tel: 082-421 800 Fax: 082-427 597 Eastern Region 3, Jalan Tun Ismail 25000 Kuantan, Pahang Tel: 09-508 0071 Fax: 09-508 0070 Selangor USJ Subang Taipan, 19 & 21 Jalan USJ 10/1A, Subang Jaya 47610 Petaling Jaya, Selangor SS2 24, Jalan SS2/66 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Selayang Baru 57, Jalan 2/3A, Pasar Borong Selayang Off Jalan Ipoh 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor Klang 35 & 37 Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 41300 Klang, Selangor Kuala Lumpur Pandan Indah M5A/13, Jalan Pandan Indah 4/1 Taman Pandan Indah 55100 Kuala Lumpur Penang Pulau Tikus 368-1-02, Jalan Burmah 10350 Pulau Tikus Pulau Pinang Seberang Jaya 8, Ground Floor Jalan Todak Dua Pusat Bandar Bandar Seberang Jaya 13700 Prai, Pulau Pinang Beach Street 29A Beach Street 10200 Penang Melaka Melaka 523, Taman Melaka Raya 75000 Melaka Johor Johor Bahru 6 & 8, Jalan Molek 1/12 Taman Molek 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor Jalan Tun Abdul Razak 64, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Susur 1 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor Negeri Sembilan Seremban 301, Taman AST 70200 Seremban Negeri Sembilan Sabah Kota Kinabalu Lot 5/G3, Ground & 1st Floors Api-Api Centre 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Sarawak Kuching Lot 2087, Block 10 Bangunan Kueh Boon Teck Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 93150 Kuching, Sarawak Miri Lot 938, Ground & 1st Floors Jalan POS, 98000 Miri Sarawak Sibu 13, Ground & 1st Floors Lorong Kampung Datu 3 96000 Sibu, Sarawak Batu Pahat 37, Jalan Kundang Taman Bukit Pasir 83100 Batu Pahat, Johor KL Plaza Lot G33-8, Ground Floor, 179, KL Plaza Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100 Kuala Lumpur Berjaya Times Square 01-36, Berjaya Times Square, 1, Jalan Imbi , 55100 Kuala Lumpur 24-hour DiGi customer service line: 016-221 1800 DiGi.Com Berhad (425190-X) Lot 30, Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Mailing Address: P. O. Box 7551 40718 Shah Alam, Selangor Tel: 03-5721 1800 Fax: 03-5721 1857 www.digi.com.my 117 DiGi AR 04 Cover 08/04/05 4:35hin Page 1 DiGi.COM BERHAD DiGi.COM BERHAD 425190-X ANNUAL REPORT 2004 LAPORAN TAHUNAN DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd 201283-M Lot 30 Jalan Delima 1/3 Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park 40000 Shah Alam Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia T F E (603) 5721 1800 (603) 5721 1857 corpcom@digi.com.my 425190-X ANNUAL REPORT 2004 LAPORAN TAHUNAN