RESOLUTIONS OF ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING NO. 9
30 April 2002
(Translation)
April 29, 2002
Subject : Notification on Resolutions of Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting No.9 (after conversion into a public company limited)
To : Director and Manager
Stock Exchange of Thailand
Pursuant to Annual General Shareholders' Meeting No.9
(after conversion into a public company limited) of Siam Makro Public
Company Limited held on April 29, 2002 during 4.00 - 5.00 p.m., at
Monthathip Room of The Radisson Hotel Bangkok, No. 92 Rama 9 Road,
Bangkapi Subdistrict, Huay Kwang District, Bangkok Metropolis,
Thailand, the following resolutions have been unanimously adopted:
1. Confirmation of the Minutes of Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting No. 8 (after conversion into a public company limited) held
on April 5, 2001.
2. Approval of the audited balance sheets, statements of
income, and retained earnings and statements of cash flows and
the report of the auditor of Siam Makro Public Company Limited
and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001.
3. Approval of the report of the Company's Board of
Directors regarding the Company's business activities.
4. Approval on the appointment of Mr. Antonio Carlos
Pereira Melo as a director to replace the vacancy due to the
resignation of Mr. Jacob Cornelio Adriano de Jonge and on the
redesignation of the authorized directors for the benefit of
the Board of Directors as follows:
"Number of directors whose signatures bind the Company are
Mr. Arsa Sarasin, Mr. Prasert Jarupanich, Mrs. Suchada Ithijarukul,
Mrs. Boonsin Srilertchaipanich, Mr. Antonio Carlos Pereira Melo
and Mr. Hessel Franssen, any two of these six directors signing
jointly with the Company's seal affixed."
5. Re-election of Mr. Arsa Sarasin, Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont
and Mr. Eric Felix Maria Van Peer as the Directors for another
term and fix of the remuneration of the Company's Directors for
the year 2002 except Mr. Antonio Carlos Pereira Melo, Mrs. Suchada
Ithijarukul, Mrs. Boonsin Srilertchaipanich, Mr. Hessel Franssen
and Mr. Eric Felix Maria Van Peer in the amount of not exceeding
Baht 5 Million per year.
6. Re-election of Mr. Athaporn Khaimarn as the Chairman
of the Audit Committee, Mr. James Stent and Mr. Chavalit Uttasart
as the members of the Audit Committee for another 2 years.
7. Approval on the declaration of the dividend payment at
the rate of 42.6% of the net profit for the year, being Baht 1.75
per share, totalling 240,000,000 shares in the amount of Baht
420,000,000 and the dividend payment date is on May 24, 2002. The
reserve fund as at 31 December 2001 is up to Baht 240,000,000 being
equal to 10% of registered capital, the Company, therefore, is not
required to set aside more legal reserve.
8. Appointment of Mr. Prasan Chuaphanich, Certified Public
Accountant (Thailand) No. 3051, Ms. Nangnoi Charoenthaveesub,
Certified Public Accountant (Thailand) No. 3044, and Mr. Somchai
Jinnovart, Certified Public Accountant (Thailand) No. 3271 of
PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited as the Company's auditors,
any one being authorized to conduct the audit and express an
opinion on the annual financial statements of the Company, for
the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2002. In the absence of the
above-named auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited is
authorized to identify the other Certified Public Accountant with
PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited to carry out the work with
the auditing fee to be determined by the Audit Committee.
9. Approval of the amendment of Article 8 of the
Company's Articles of Association as follows:
"Article 8. The Company may not own its own shares or
take them in pledge, except the shares redeemed by the Company
in the following cases:
(1) Redeemed from the shareholders voting against the
resolutions of the shareholders meeting adopting the amendment of
the Company's Articles of Association regarding the voting rights
and the right to dividend due to the said shareholders' opinion
that they would not obtain the fair treatment; or
(2) Redeemed for financial administration purpose in the
event that the Company has accumulated profits and excess
liquidity, provided that such redemption does not create a
financial problem for the Company.
The shares owned by the Company may not be counted as a
quorum at a shareholders meeting. The Company shall not be
entitled to vote nor be counted as the vote for the resolution
of the shareholders meeting nor be entitled to dividend for the
redeemed shares.
In the case where the share repurchase does not exceed 10%
of the paid up capital, the Company's Board of Directors is
authorized to make the decision to repurchase shares in the number
of not exceed 10% of the paid up capital and to resell or to
dispose of the redeemed shares without obtaining prior approval
of the shareholders meeting.
In the case where the share repurchase exceeds 10% of the
paid up capital, the Company must obtain prior approval of the
shareholders meeting to proceed with the transaction.
The Company must dispose of the redeemed shares within the
period of time stipulated by the laws. If the Company does not
dispose of or is unable to dispose of all the redeemed shares
within such period, the Company must reduce its paid-up capital
by cancelling the remaining redeemed shares.
The share repurchase, the share disposal and the share
cancellation described above shall be complied with criteria and
procedures stipulated by the laws on public limited companies,
related Ministerial Regulations and the Stock Exchange of
Thailand's rules and regulations."
Please be informed accordingly.
Very truly yours,
Signature
(Charoen Assawajarukasem)