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No dividend payment / Date and agenda of AGM 2009
ST. 010/2009/0007
12th March 2009
Subject: Report on Resolutions of the Board of Directors Meeting No.
1/2009, Re: the Date and Agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
for the year 2009
To: Directors and Manager of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Whereas the Board of Directors of Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public
Company Limited (the "Company") convened the Board of Directors Meeting No.
1/2009 at 10.35 - 12.30 hours on March 12, 2009. The Company would like to
report the resolutions adopted at the said meeting as follow:
1. Approval of the Board of Directors' report on the Company's Operating
Results for the year ending December 31, 2008 and proposal of the same to the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for its approval.
2. Approval of the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement for the
fiscal period ending December 31, 2008, which were audited by the Company's
auditor and proposal of the same to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
for its approval.
3. As the Company has a deficit for the business operation of 2008, the
Company is unable to declare any dividend payment to the shareholders. The
Board of Directors has approved the non-issuance of dividends for the year
2008 and proposed the same to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for
its approval
4. Acknowledgment that (1) Police General Sanong Wattanavrangkul, (2) Mr.
Thanathip Vidhayasirinun, (3) Dr. Chumpol Phornprapa and (4) Mr. Suchai
Poopichayapongs will retire from serving as the Company's directors by
rotation at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of
Directors has proposed that the shareholders should reappoint the said four
retiring directors as the Company's directors for an additional term and
reappoint Mr. Suchai Poopichayapongs as a member of the Audit Committee for
an additional term.
5. Approval of the fixing of the remuneration of the Board of Directors
and the Audit Committee for the year 2009 and proposal of the same to the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for its approval as follows:
Directors meeting fee
1) The Board of Directors
- For the Chairman of the Board of directors
amounting to 40,000 Baht/meeting
- For each Director
amounting to 20,000 Baht/meeting
2) The Audit Committee
- For the Chairman of the Audit Committee
amounting to 40,000 Baht/meeting
- For each Audit Committee
amounting to 20,000 Baht/meeting
Board of Directors' Annual Remuneration
1) For the Chairman of the Board of Directors
amounting to 400,000 Baht/year
2) For the Chairman of the Audit Committee
amounting to 400,000 Baht/year
3) For each Director
amounting to 200,000 Baht/year
6. Approval of the appointment of Mr. Narong Puntawong C.P.A. License No.
3315 and/or Miss Siraporn Ouaanunkun C.P.A. License No. 3844 and/or Miss
Thipawan Nananuwat C.P.A. License No. 3459, all of Ernst & Young Office
Limited as auditors of the Company for the year 2009 with the auditor's
remuneration of Baht 1,460,000 (One Million Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Baht
only). This matter shall be proposed to the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders for its approval.
7. Since the warrant holders did not exercise their right to buy the
Company's ordinary shares, the Company therefore still has 164,041,381
remaining ordinary shares reserved for exercising the right of warrants, at
the par value of Baht 1 (one) per share. The Board is of the opinion to
propose that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders consider decreasing
the Company's registered capital from Baht 1,350,250,000 to Baht 1,186,208,619
by reducing the said unsold shares and amending the Company's Memorandum of
Association in order to comply with the decrease of capital as follows:
Clause 4 Registered capital 1,186,208,619 Baht
Divided into 1,186,208,619 Shares
Par Value of One Share 1 Baht
Ordinary Shares 1,186,208,619 Shares
Preferred Shares -
8. Approval of transfer of the share premium in the amount of Baht
1,222,496,882 (One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-two Million Four Hundred
Ninety-six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-two Baht only) to compensate for the
accumulated loss of the Company and proposal of the same to the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders for its approval.
9. Fixing the date and agenda of the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders No. 15/2009, the record date for determination of which
shareholders are eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
and the closing date of the Share Register Book as follows:
9.1 The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders No. 15/2009 will be
convened at 10.30 hours on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at the Company's
conference room No. 32/60 Sino-Thai Tower, 30th Floor, Sukhumvit 21 Road (Soi
Asoke), Kwaeng Klongtoey Nua, Khet Wattana, Bangkok. The matters to be
transacted at the meeting are:
(1) To consider and approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders No. 14/2008;
(2) To consider and approve the Board of Directors' report on the
Company's Operating Results for the year ending December 31, 2008 and the
Annual Report for the year 2008;
(3) To consider and approve the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Statements for the fiscal period ending December 31, 2008;
(4) To consider and approve the non-issuance of the declaration of
dividend payment for the year 2008;
(5) To consider and approve the appointment of new directors in place of
those retiring by rotation;
(6) To consider and approve the fixing of the remuneration of directors
and Audit Committee members for the year 2009;
(7) To consider and approve the appointment of the Company's Auditor for
the fiscal year 2009 and fixing of the auditor's remuneration;
(8) To consider the decrease of the Company's registered capital and the
amendment of Clause 4 of the Memorandum of Association;
(9) To consider the transfer of the share premium to compensate for the
Company's accumulated loss; and
(10) Other business (if any).
9.2 The record date for determination of which shareholders are eligible
to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is fixed on March 27,
2009 and the closing date of the Share Register Book is fixed on March 30, 2009.
10. Approval of the appointment of Mrs. Anilrat Nitisaroj as the new
Company director to replace Mrs. Tasanee Charnvirakul effective March 12, 2009.
11. Approval of the grant of a loan in the amount of Baht 238,000,000
(Two Hundred Thirty-eight Million Baht only) to HTR Co., Ltd., the Company's
subsidiary which engages in the business of real estate and residence, with
the interest rate fixed at the Minimum Loan Rate of Siam Commercial Bank
Public Company Limited minus 1% (MLR -1%). The loan period is five (5)
years. HTR Co., Ltd. will use the said loan to purchase two (2) Projects of
Condominiums, i.e., (1) La Vie En Rose Place Project, fifteen (15) units
located at Sukhumvit 36, Bangkok from National Union Co., Ltd. and (2)
Pineshore Project, twelve (12) units located at Jomthien Chonburi Province
from PLM Enterprises Co., Ltd. The said transaction does not meet the
requirements of a connected transaction according to the notification of the
Stock Exchange of Thailand.
The Company provides this information for your acknowledgment and
dissemination to the public and other investors.
Sincerely yours,
Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public Company Limited
(Mr. Vallop Rungkijvorasathien)
President
Company Secretary Office
Telephone: 0 2260 1321 ext. 212, 305, 274
Facsimile : 0 2259 4427