18 August 1999
TERIM FINANCIAL Q2-99 (CORRECTED THE NOTE 7.2)
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The No. 1 debentures of Rayong Electricity Generating Company
Limited are divided into 4 parts, being repayable in 5 years, 7 years, 10
years, and 12 years in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2006, respectively. The
No. 2 debentures are divided into 12 parts, being repayable in 1 - 12
years, from 1995 - 2006. The interest is payable semi-annually.
The debentures of Khanom Electricity Generating Company Limited are
secured debentures with the holders' names being registered, totalling
750,000 units of Baht 10,000 face value each, for a total of Baht 7,500
million. The total debentures were offered to the public and are repayable
within 15 years from the date of issuance on June 14, 1996, at six
monthly intervals to 2011. The interest is payable semi-annually.
Both subsidiaries are also required to maintain a reserve for repayment of
principal and interest and to pledge the relevant agreements as collateral
as mentioned in notes 5 and 6.
Cost of sales
10. Cost of sales is comprised of main expenses; repair and
maintenance expenses, depreciation expenses, and insurance expenses.
Major repair and maintenance expenses are recorded as expenses when
are incurred. Commencing from the second quarter of 1998, a reserve
for repair and maintenance based on the annual budget of major repair
and maintenance expenses, is included in the interim financial statements.
The major repair and maintenance expenses for the second quarter and
the six-month period of 1999 amounted to Baht 114 million and Baht
228 million and for the second quarter and the six-month period of 1998
amounted to Baht 410 million and Baht 626 million, respectively.
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Exchange losses (gains)
11. Exchange losses (gains) in the consolidated financial statements
were mainly related to the translation of long-term loans of the two
subsidiaries in US dollar to Thai Baht at the exchange rates ruling at the
balance sheet date.
Shares of profits from subsidiaries for the second quarter and the
six-month period includes exchange gains of Baht 198 million and
exchange losses of Baht 31 million for 1999 and exchange losses of Baht
1,047 million and exchange gains of Baht 1,585 million for 1998,
respectively.
Dividends
12. At the annual shareholders' meeting dated April 29, 1999, it was
approved to declare a dividend from 522,809,200 shares of Baht 1.27
each, totalling Baht 663 million. The dividends were paid to the
shareholders during this quarter.
Commitment and contingent liabilities
13.
(a) As at June 30, 1999 the company had commitments under
contracts for construction of Baht 63 million.
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(b) As at June 30, 1999 the company had commitments under the
Sponsor Support Agreement, which were made for subsidiary and
associated companies in respect of the following on behalf of the
company :
Currency
Baht US Dollar
Raw material purchase - 5,245,740
Performance bond 17,192,387 546,470
(c) As at June 30, 1999, the two subsidiaries had not entered into
forward exchange contracts to cover the exchange risk relating to
long-term loans of US Dollars 377.2 million. However, such
exchange risk is partially covered by The First Amendment to
Power Purchase Agreements dated January 30, 1998 as
described in note 5.
(d) The two subsidiaries have entered into insurance agreements with
two local insurers. These agreements are for the purpose of
insurance on the power plants, a certain number of equipment,
consequent loss, and third party liabilities, covering a period of 3
years commencing on December 31, 1998 and January 1, 1999.
The premium for such insurance for the first year will be paid at
US Dollars 1,167,885 and for the next two years at the agreed
amounts on the condition that there will be no claims occurred in
such period.
(e) A subsidiary of the company also entered into spare parts repair
service agreements with two suppliers one of which is an affiliated
company. According to the agreements, the subsidiary has
committed to have these suppliers repair a certain number of spare
parts specified in the agreements. These agreements, totalling Baht
49 million and GBP 895,438, shall be effective for a period of 2
years commencing in the first quarter of 1999.
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consolidated financial statements - June 30, 1999 continued
Comparative figures
14. As a result of reclassifications of some certain items in the 1999
interim financial statements, the comparative figures in the 1998 financial
statements have been amended accordingly.
Statements of cash flows for the second quarter and the six-month period
of 1999 has been prepared in accordance with the regulation of the
Stock Exchange of Thailand. The comparative statements of cash flows
for the second quarter and the six-month period of 1998 have been
prepared accordingly.
Subsequent event
15. On July 22, 1999, the company entered into the Shares Purchase
Agreement to acquire 24,150,000 common shares of Egcom Tara
Company Limited, being equivalent to 70% of total common shares,
totalling Baht 398,475,000. The payments shall be made in 3 installments
according to the Agreement.
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The Year 2000 issue
16. The company and its subsidiaries have identified the systems which will
be affected by the Year 2000 issue to be the production system and certain
hardwares of the general operating systems, which are required to be changed.
As of June 30, 1999, the problems, which are expected to occur before
implementation, of the production and plant maintenance system of the
subsidiaries have been resolved ahead of time (scheduled for completion in
September 1999). The company and its subsidiaries are in the final step of
implementation phase and in the process of contingency plan completion for
all systems. These activities are all expected to be completed on schedule
in September 1999. For the business application system - SAP, the company
and its subsidiaries has to modified and validated again as the supplier
recommended to upgrade to the minimum supported version for the system
environment.
The expenditures incurred are approximately 75% of the total budget (the
budget is about Baht 66 million).
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