Dividend Declaration and calling for AGM
23 February 2006
Translation
February 22, 2006
Subject : To inform the Board of Directors' resolution No.1/2006
To : Director and Manager
Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Board of Directors' Meeting of Siam Makro Public Company Limited No.
1/2006 held on
February 22, 2006 made the following resolutions: -
1. The meeting unanimously resolved to close the Company's share
register book on April 7, 2006 at noon until the Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 (after conversion into a public company
limited) is over so that the Company could determine the right of the
shareholders who would be entitled to attend the Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 and to receive dividend to be declared by the
Annual General Shareholders' Meeting No. 13.
2. The meeting unanimously resolved that the Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 (after conversion into a public company
limited) be held on April 27, 2006 at 3.00 p.m. at Monthathip Room,
Radisson Hotel Bangkok. No. 92 Soi Saengcham, Rama 9 Road, Huay Kwang,
Bangkok 10320. The Agenda shall be as follows:
Agenda 1 To consider and confirm the Minutes of the Extraordinary
General Shareholders' Meeting No. 1/2005 held on October 26,
2005.
Agenda 2 To consider and approve the audited balance sheets,
statements of income, statements of changes in shareholders'
equity and statements of cash flows and the report of the
auditors of Siam Makro Public Company Limited and its
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005.
Agenda 3 To consider and confirm the report of the Company's
Management regarding the Company's activities.
Agenda 4 To consider matters concerning the Audit Committee
retirement by terms of appointment and the Audit Committee
to be appointed in place of those who retire.
Agenda 5 To consider the election of the Directors to be in place of
those who retire, and the Directors' remuneration.
Agenda 6 To consider and approve matters concerning the declaration of
the dividend payment and the appropriation of reserved fund.
Agenda 7 To consider and appoint the auditors and to fix the auditing
fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Agenda 8 To consider confirming the nomination of a person to receive
the Decorations.
Agenda 9 To consider other businesses (if any).
3. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 (after conversion into a public company
limited) for approval of the Company to declare final dividend payment at
the rate of 84.5% of the net profit for the year, at Baht 4 per share,
totalling 240,000,000 shares being the total dividend of Baht 960,000,000
and that the dividend payment date is on May 15, 2006. Since the reserve
fund as at 31 December 2005 is Baht 240,000,000 being equal to 10% of
registered capital, the Company, therefore, is not required to set aside
more legal reserve. The amount of the said dividend is in addition to that
of the interim dividend declared by the resolution of the Extraordinary
General Shareholders' Meeting No. 1/2005 held on October 26, 2005 and
having been paid since 15 November 2005 for the amount of Baht
1,200,000,000 therefore, total dividend amount being paid will be Baht
2,160,000,000 or Baht 9 per share, being 100% paid from the net profit for
the year 2005 and the rest from retained earnings.
4. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 (after conversion into a public company
limited) to reappoint Mr. Athaporn Khaimarn as the Chairman of the Audit
Committee, Mr. Thira Wipuchanin and Mr. Chavalit Uttasart who are due for
retirement on the date of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting No. 13,
which will be held on April 27, 2006 as members of the Audit Committee for
another two years because their qualifications and independence are in
compliance with the SET's requirements.
5. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 (after conversion into a public company
limited) to reappoint the Directors who are due to retire by rotation are
Mr. Chavalit Uttasart, Mrs. Saowaluck Thithapant, Mr. Francisco Henrique
Passos Fernandes and Mr. Ruurd Jacobus Faber to serve as the Company's
Directors for another term since they are capable of managing the business
of the Company, and to fix the payment of remuneration to the Directors
except Mr. Ruurd Jacobus Faber, Mrs. Suchada Ithijarukul, Mrs. Saowaluck
Thithapant and Mr. Francisco Henrique Passos Fernandes in the amount of
Baht 8,040,000 for the year 2006.
6. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 13 (after conversion into a public company
limited) to appoint Mr. Somchai Jinnovart, Certified Public Accountant
(Thailand) No.3271, Ms. Nangnoi Charoenthaveesub, Certified Public
Accountant (Thailand) No.3044, and Mr. Prasan Chuaphanich, Certified Public
Accountant (Thailand) No.3051 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, 2006. In the absence of the
above-named auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited is authorized to
identify one other Certified Public Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers
ABAS Limited to carry out the work. The Audit Committee presented that the
Board of Directors be authorized to consider and approve the remuneration
for the said auditors at the rate of up to Baht 3,800,000 being the 2.8%
increased rate of the remuneration for the year 2005 amounting to Baht
3,697,954 which composed of the base audit fee and stock count attendance
for the existing stores of Baht 3,579,954 and those fee for new stores
opened in 2004 of Baht 118,000.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Siam Makro Public Company Limited
Signature
(Charoen Assawajarukasem)
SET Coordinator Manager