Dividend Declaration and calling for AGM
23 February 2007
Translation
February 22, 2007
Subject : To inform the Board of Directors' resolution No.1/2007
To : Director and Manager
Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Board of Directors' Meeting of Siam Makro Public Company Limited
No.1/2007 held on February 22, 2007 made the following resolutions: -
1. The meeting unanimously resolved to close the Company's share
register book on April 9, 2007 at noon until the Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting No. 14 (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. 14 and to
receive dividend to be declared by the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
No. 14.
2. The meeting unanimously resolved that the Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting No. 14 (after conversion into a public company limited) be held on
April 27, 2007 at 4.00 p.m. at Wassana 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 Annual General Meeting
No. 13 (after conversion into a public company limited) held
on April 27, 2006.
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, 2006.
Agenda 3 To consider, confirm and acknowledge the following matters:
3.1 To confirm the report of the Company's Management regarding
the Company's activities.
3.2 To acknowledge payment of interim dividend on 6 September
2006 by the resolution of the Board of Directors' Meeting
No. 5/2006 held on 9 August 2006.
Agenda 4 To consider the election of the Directors to be in place of
those who retire, and the Directors' remuneration.
Agenda 5 To consider and approve matters concerning the declaration of
the dividend payment and the appropriation of reserved fund.
Agenda 6 To consider and appoint the auditors and to fix the auditing
fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Agenda 7 To consider other businesses (if any).
3. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 14 (after conversion into a public company limited)
for approval of the Company to declare final dividend payment at the rate
of 78.5% 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 21, 2007. Since the reserve fund as at
31 December 2006 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 Board of Directors' Meeting
No. 5/2006 held on August 9, 2006 and having been paid since 6 September 2006
for the amount of Baht 360,000,000 therefore, total dividend amount being paid
will be Baht 1,320,000,000 or Baht 5.50 per share, being 100% paid from the
net profit for the year 2006 and the rest from retained earnings.
4. The Directors who are due to retire by rotation are Mrs. Suchada
Ithijarukul, Mr. Athaporn Khaimarn, Mr. Thira Wipuchanin and Mr. David
Thomas Binnion. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 14 (after conversion into a public company limited)
to elect the following persons to replace those retired by rotation
described above:
Mrs. Suchada Ithijarukul, Mr. Athaporn Khaimarn, Mr. Thira Wipuchanin and
Mrs. Boonsin Srilertchaipanij.
to serve as the Company's directors since they are capable of managing the
businesses of the Company and to fix the payment of remuneration to all
Directors in the amount of Baht 11,880,000 for the year 2007 and to consider
approving the redesignation of the authorized directors as
follows:
"Number of directors whose signatures bind the Company are Mrs. Suchada
Ithijarukul, Mrs. Saowaluck Thithapant, Mrs. Boonsin Srilertchaipanij, Mr.
Ruurd Jacobus Faber and Mr. Dennis Casey, any two of these five directors
signing jointly with the Company's seal affixed."
Name of member of the Board of Directors after getting approval by
shareholders' meeting will be as follows:
1. Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont Independent Director and Honorary Chairman
2. Mr. Arsa Sarasin Independent Director and Chairman
3. Mrs. Suchada Ithijarukul Vice Chairman
4. Mr. Prasert Jarupanich Independent Director
5. Mr. Dennis Casey Director
6. Mr. Ruurd Jacobus Faber Director
7. Mrs. Saowaluck Thithapant Director
8. Mrs. Boonsin Srilertchaipanij Director
9. Mr. Athaporn Khaimarn Independent Director and Chairman of the
Audit Committee
10. Mr. Chavalit Uttasart Independent Director and Member of the
Audit Committee
11. Mr. Thira Wipuchanin Independent Director and Member of the
Audit Committee
5. The meeting unanimously resolved to propose to Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting No. 14 (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, 2007. 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 3,984,488 which composed of the base audit fee and the
base stock count fee, being the 5% increase over the remuneration for the year
2006 amounting to Baht 3,794,749. The 5% increase does not include the audit
fee and stock count fee for new stores opened in 2007 which will be charged at
Baht 47,000 per each new store.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Siam Makro Public Company Limited
Signature
(Mrs. Saowaluck Thithapant)
Director and Finance Director