ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION OF DIVIDEND DECLARATION
21 กุมภาพันธ์ 2546
(Translation)
February 21, 2003
Subject : Additional clarification on resolution of the Board
of Directors No. 1/2003 to propose to the shareholders'
meeting for the Company to declare dividend.
To : Director and President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Reference : The Company's letter dated February 21, 2003, Subject: To
inform the Board of Directors' Resolution No. 1/2003
With reference to Clause 3 of the resolution of the
Board of Directors No. 1/2003, the Board of Directors has adopted
a resolution to propose to the shareholders' meeting No. 10 to be
held on 24 April 2003 to consider and approve the Company to pay
dividend in the amount of Baht 840,000,000, being 89.2% of net
profits for the year. Dividend per share is Baht 3.50 and the
dividend payment date is on May 20,2003.
The Company hereby makes an additional clarification
that the amount of the dividend to be payable to the shareholders
described above is not that of the interim dividend declared by
the resolution of the Board of Directors No. 6/2002 held on 11
June 2002. The interim dividend was made by considering from
the retained earnings and the profit from the disposition of
all interest in Makro Auto Care Company Limited and paid in
the amount of Baht 3 per share, totalling Baht 720,000,000 having
been paid to the shareholders on 8 July 2002.
Consequently, the dividend payment to be proposed to
the shareholders meeting No. 10 referred in the first paragraph
to be payable on May 20, 2003, excluding the interim dividend
referred in the second paragraph of this letter, will be Baht
3.50 per share, totalling Baht 840,000,000.- .
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Siam Makro Public Company Limited
(Signature)
(Charoen Assawajarukasem)
SET Coordiantor Manager