Dividends paid

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Dividends paid [Abstract]

Dividends paid

27. Dividends paid

	2024 US’000		2023 US’000		2022 US’000
Final dividend paid in respect of Q4 2023 of US$0.2431 (Q4 2022: US$0.3157, Q4 2021: US$Nil) per share		123,520		159,204		—
Interim dividend paid in respect of Q1 2024 of US$0.3443 (Q1 2023: US$0.3044, Q1 2022: US$0.0210) per share		175,666		154,078		10,499
Interim dividend paid in respect of Q2 2024 of US$0.4049 (Q2 2023: US$0.2528, Q2 2022: US$0.1862) per share		207,333		127,980		93,100
Interim dividend paid in respect of Q3 2024 of US$0.3790 (Q3 2023: US$0.2032, Q3 2022: US$0.2801) per share		193,364		102,874		140,149
		699,883		544,136	243,748

The directors declared a final dividend of US$0.0294 (2023: US$0.2431, 2022: USD$0.3157) per share or US$14.6 million (2023: US$123.5 million, 2022: US$159.2) for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

The total interim dividends paid in FY2024 amounted to US$1.1245 (2023: US$0.7595, 2022: US$0.4869) per share or US$576.4 million (2023: US$384.9 million, 2022: US$243.7 million).

Under the Singapore Companies Act, dividends are only payable out of profits of the Company; and not the profits of any group that the Company is part of.

The Group has acted in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore Companies Act when declaring dividends.