The Board of Paradise Entertainment Limited recommended the payment of a final dividend of 2.5 Hong Kong cents per Share for the year ended 31 December 2018 (2017: nil) which is subject to Shareholders' approval at the 2019 AGM. The final dividend payable in this connection will be HKD 26.3 million, calculated on the basis of 1,052,185,315 Shares in issue at the date of this announcement. The proposed dividend payable is not recognised at 31 December 2018 in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018. To ascertain Shareholders' entitlement to the proposed final dividend, the register of members of the company will be closed from 28 May 2019 to 30 May 2019, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. The last day for dealing in the Shares cum entitlements to the proposed final dividend will be 23 May 2019. The proposed dividend is expected to be paid on or before 28 June 2019.