Khazanah releases The Khazanah Report 2013

Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) is pleased to announce the release of The Khazanah Report 2013 (“TKR 2013”), which provides a comprehensive view of Khazanah in its role as the strategic investment fund of the Government of Malaysia.

As with the inaugural The Khazanah Report 2012 published in 2013, “Building True Value” remains the underlying theme of this year’s report. TKR 2013 details Khazanah’s goals, strategies and vision in executing the mandate entrusted by the Government, as well as Khazanah’s financial and strategic performance. The 120-page report includes audited financial information, marked-to-market portfolio values, and essential corporate information on Khazanah, as well as selected case studies that highlight the strategic, developmental and inclusivity aspects of its work. In addition, the report provides insights into Khazanah’s investment strategy and its contributions to key national transformation initiatives.

In conjunction with Khazanah’s 20^th year of operations, TKR 2013 also provides insights and anecdotes from personalities who have been involved with Khazanah at different times since 1994, ranging from former chairmen, board members and managing directors, to former and current employees. In addition, the report features detailed information on Khazanah’s key activities over the period.

The key performance highlights detailed in the report include the following:

• Realisable Asset Value (“RAV”) increased 11.1% to RM135.1 billion as at 31 December 2013, from RM121.5 billion as at 31 December 2012. Over the period of the 10 years since the start of the Khazanah revamp in May 2004, RAV increased 164.8% from RM50.9 billion.

• Net Worth Adjusted (“NWA”) increased 19.1% to RM103.5 billion as at 31 December 2013, from RM86.9 billion as at 31 December 2012. For the period from May 2004 to 2013, NWA grew threefold from RM33.3 billion, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (“CAGR”) of 12.5% p.a.

• Profit Before Tax (“PBT”) of RM3.1 billion for the year ended 31 December 2013, enabling a proposed dividend of RM650 million for the year. For the period from May 2004 to 2013, the cumulative PBT, taxes paid and dividends declared were RM19.1 billion, RM1.2 billion and RM6.5 billion, respectively. This is 3.8 times, 2.8 times and 21.3 times, respectively, the cumulative PBT, taxes paid and dividends declared over the preceding 10 years from 1994 to 2003.

TKR 2013 is part of Khazanah’s continuous efforts in disclosing and disseminating information on its operations and performance, in the interest of public accountability, transparency and good governance. TKR 2013 also showcases several special features including three case studies that respectively, highlight the role that Khazanah played in the restructuring of the United Engineers (M) Bhd-Renong Bhd group following the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis; Khazanah’s investments in healthcare since 2005; and Khazanah’s efforts to integrate inclusivity into its investment activities.