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Dividend Payment and the Shareholders' Annual General Meetin
No. EGCO 110/094
Date : February 23, 2009
Attn : President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Subject: Dividend payment and the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting No.
1/2009
The Board of Directors of the Electricity Generating Public Company Limited
(EGCO) at the
Meeting No.2/2009, held on 23 February, 2009, passed the following resolutions:
1. To propose to the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting No.1/2009 the final
dividend payment from the second-half-year operation of the year 2008 at 2.50
baht per share subject to the shareholders' approval at the Annual General
Meeting No. 1/2009. If including the interim dividend for the first-half-year
operation of the year 2008 which was paid at Baht 2.50 per share on September
11, 2008, the total dividend for the operating results from January 1 to
December 31, 2008 will be 5.00 baht per share.
2 To call the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting No. 1/2009 on April 24,
2009 at 2.00 p.m.at Ballroom B room, Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok Hotel, 1695
Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok.
3 To determine the shareholders' rights to attend the shareholders' meeting
and to receive the dividend as follows.
3.1 March 9, 2009 is the Record Date - Shareholders whose name appear on
the Company's share register book on such date shall have the right to attend
the shareholders' meeting and receive the dividend.
3.2 March 10, 2009 is the date for share register in accordance with
section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535.
3.3 May 6, 2009 is the dividend payment date.
4 To set the agenda for the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting No. 1/2009
as follows.
4.1 To consider and approve the Minutes of the Shareholders' Annual
General Meeting No. 1/2008 held on April 21, 2008
.Board of Directors' Opinion: The minutes of meeting is accurate and
complete.The shareholders' meeting should approve the minutes of the
Shareholders' Annual General Meeting No. 1/2008.
4.2 To consider and acknowledge Company's Annual Report for year 2008
and to acknowledge the payment of the interim dividend
Board of Directors' Opinion: The Company's performance is satisfactory. The
shareholders' meeting should acknowledge the Company's Annual Report for year
2008 and the payment of interim dividend for the first half-year operation of
2.50 baht per share.
4.3 To consider and approve the balance sheet and statement of income as
at December 31, 2008.
Board of Directors' Opinion: The 2008 financial statements has
been audited and reviewed by the Auditor and the Audit Committee. The
shareholders' meeting should approve the Balance Sheet and Statement of Income
as at December 31, 2008
4.4 To consider and approve the appropriation of net profit and the
payment of dividend.
Board of Directors' Opinion: The shareholders' meeting should
approve the appropriation of the net profit and approve the final dividend for
2008 at 2.50 baht per share to be paid on May 6, 2009.
4.5 To consider the appointment of the auditors and determine the audit
fee.
Board of Directors' Opinion : The shareholders' meeting should
consider the followings.
To appoint Ms. Nangnoi Charoenthaveesub, Certified Public Accountant
(Thailand) No. 3044, Mr. Prasan Chuaphanich, Certified Public Accountant
(Thailand) No. 3051 and Mr. Somchai Jinnovart, Certified Public Accountant
(Thailand) No. 3271, of PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Ltd. to be the Company's
auditors, any one being authorized to conduct the audit and express an opinion
on the financial statements of the Company. In the absence of the above-named
auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Ltd. shall identify one other certified
public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Ltd. to carry out the work.
Any acts in this regard shall be approved by the Board of Directors.
To authorize the Board of Directors to approve PricewaterhouseCoopers
ABAS Ltd. to identify the other certified public accountant in case of the
absence of the above-named auditors.
To determine the audit fee for year 2009 of 1,180,000 Baht and out of
pocket expenses for audit in Thailand not exceed 89,600 Baht.
To authorize the Board of Directors to consider and approve the
quarterly review fees of new subsidiary, associated and joint venture companies.
To authorize the Board of Directors to consider and approve the
transfer of the remaining audit fees of Rayong Electricity Generating Co.,Ltd.
(REGCO) to audit fees of the Company. In case the acquisition of the entire
business of REGCO will occur in year 2009.
4.6 To consider the election of directors to replace retiring directors.
Board of Directors' Opinion : The shareholders' meeting should consider
the following
To re-elect the four retiring directors namely Mr. Pornchai
Rujiprapa, Mr. Wisudhi Srisuphan, Mr. Aswin Kongsiri and Mr. Thanapich
Mulapruk for another term. To elect Police Lieutenant General Pijarn Chittirat
as a new independent director to replace Mrs. Wattanee Phanachet
4.7 To consider the determination of the directors' remuneration
Board of Directors' Opinion : The shareholders' meeting should determine
the directors' remuneration as follows.
The Directors' fee and meeting allowance should be maintained at
30,000 baht per month and 10,000 baht per time, respectively. The Chairman and
the Vice Chairman of the Board would receive 25% and 10% additional
remuneration both in retainer fee and meeting allowance. Any absent directors
would not receive the meeting allowance.
The bonus amount should be capped at 17.5 million baht, representing
0.28% of the net profit, and to be allocated at the Board's discretion.
The existing rate of remuneration for Board's Committees being Audit
Committee,
Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Executive Committee and CSR
Committee should be maintained as follows.
Committee Remuneration Meeting Allowance
Chairman Member Chairman Member
- -
Executive Committee 50,000
40,000Audit Committee 37,500 30,000 12,500
10,000
Nomination and 30,000 24,000 -
-Remuneration Committee
CSR Committee The outside members will be remunerated the retainer fee of
100,000 baht per year.
The shareholders should authorize the Board of Directors to approve
remuneration for committees which are established or change during the year
4.8 To consider the amendment of articles of association, article 43 :
the Company's seal Board of Directors' Opinion : The shareholders' meeting
should approve the amendment of articles of association, article 43 : the
Company's seal as follows.
Exiting New
4.9 To consider other matters (if any).
Board of Directors' Opinion : The Board of Directors agreed to
include this agenda item to encourage the shareholder who intends to propose
the other matters besides the above agenda items.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Vinit Tangnoi
President
Corporate Secretary Division
Tel. 0 2998 5020-6