Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has announced an income distribution of 5.00 sen a unit and a bonus of 0.50 sen for Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) for 2019, despite a 7.2 percent contraction in Bursa Malaysia's FBM KLCI year-to-date.

Chairperson Zeti Akhtar Aziz said this will involve a total payout of RM9 billion to more than 10 million unitholders.

Zeti said the number of ASB unitholders surpassed the 10 million mark for the first time this year.