SURABAYA (Indonesia Today) – Cigarette giant PT Hanjaya Mandala (HM) Sampoerna Tbk (HMSP) to pay all its 2012’s profit amounting Rp9.95 billion as dividend to shareholders, or Rp2,269 per share, Bisnis.com reported.

Mochamad Tommy Hersyaputera, HMSP’s corporate communication, said shareholders had also today appointed Andre Dahlan as marketing director replacing Shea Lih Goh.

The company also has no plan to add shares owned by public investors. Currently, 98.18% HMSP shares are controlled by Philip Morris Indonesia. Public investors only own 1.82% shares.

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) had urged listed companies with public’s stakeholding of below 20% to add shares to public. (hans@theindonesiatoday.com)