23 August 2010
Resolution of the Board of Directors and the Dividend
No. EGCO 110/272
August 23, 2010
Attn: President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Subject: The Resolution of the Board of Directors and the Interim Dividend
Payment
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO) would like to inform the
Stock Exchange of Thailand that the Board of Directors at the Meeting No.
6/2010 held on August 23, 2010 passed the following resolutions:
1. That the clarification to the Company's dividend payment policy to ensure
that the Company, its shareholders and the investors share the same
understanding on EGCO's dividend policy be as follow.
Existing
"In the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the company has a policy to
dividend 40% of the consolidated net profit after tax, or to increase the
dividend amount in a steady manner,to the shareholders. This dividend policy
may change in the light of investment opportunities that may become available
to the company or as a result of other economic or financial factors or when a
dividend payment may have a significant impact on the normal operation of the
company. The dividend payment shall not exceed the retained earnings of
the separated financial statements.
New
"In the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the company has a policy to
dividend approximately 40% of the consolidated net profit after tax, or to
increase the dividend amount in a steady manner, to the shareholders. This
dividend policy may change in the light of investment opportunities that may
become available to the company or as a result of other economic or financial
factors or when a dividend payment may have a significant impact on the
normal operation of the company. The dividend payment shall not exceed the
retained earnings of the separated financial statements.
2. That the interim dividend payment for the 1st-half-year operation of the
Year 2010 be paid at Baht 2.50 per share on September 17, 2010 with the
following details:
2.1 Baht 0.81 per share is paid from the net profits liable to 30% corporate
income tax whereby individual shareholders shall be entitled to a tax credit
according to the Revenue Code, Section 47 bis.
2.2 Baht 0.40 per share is paid from the net profits liable to 25% corporate
income tax whereby individual shareholders shall be entitled to a tax credit
according to the Revenue Code, Section 47 bis.
2.3 Baht 1.29 per share is paid from the net profits exempt from corporate
income tax whereby individual shareholders shall not be entitled to a tax
credit according to the Revenue Code, Section 47 bis.
3. That the record date to determine the names of the shareholders who have
the rights to receive the interim dividend and the closing date of the
shareholders registration book,pursuant to section 225 of the Securities and
Exchange Act be on September 6, 2010 and September 7, 2010, respectively.
Yours sincerely,
Vinit Tangnoi
President
Corporate Secretary Division
Tel. 0 2998 5020 - 25