SMART-CORE (02166) announces that the board of directors has decided and approved to increase the dividend payout ratio from no less than 15% of the company's annual net comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the company to no less than 50%. The board of directors believes that increasing the dividend payout ratio will better reflect the company's intention to share its profits with shareholders in the form of dividends. Apart from the above revision, all other terms of the dividend policy remain unchanged.