07 April 2009
Names of Members and Scope of Work of the Audit Committee
- Translation -
F 24-1
Form to Report on Names of Members and Scope of Work of the Audit Committee
The Board of Directors meeting/shareholders meeting of Central Pattana Public
Company Limited No. 4/2008 held on August 13, 2008 resolved the meeting's
resolutions in the following manners:
Appointment of the Audit Committee/Renewal for the term of Audit Committee:
Chairman of the Audit Committee Member of the Audit Committee
As follows:
(1)....................................................
(2)....................................................
(3)....................................................
(4)....................................................
,the appointment/renewal of which shall take an effect as of...........
Determination/Change in the scope of duties and responsibilities of the
Audit Committee with the following details:
- Deliberate the related or connected transactions or items with potential
conflicts of interest for laws and regulations of the Stock Exchange of
Thailand ("SET") to ensure that transactions be appropriated and
taking into account the best interests of CPN.
- Receive the information discovered from the external auditor without
delay about any suspicious circumstance that the director, manager or
any person responsible for the operation of such juristic person commits
an offence under the second paragraph of Section 281/2, Section 305,
Section 306,Section 308,Section 309,Section 310,Section 311,Section 312
or Section 313 of the Securities and Exchange Act and continue the
inspection without delay.The Audit Committee shall report the result of
preliminary inspection to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
and external auditor within 30 days.
,the determination/change of which shall take an effect as of August
13,2008
The Audit Committee is consisted of:
1. Chairman of the audit committee Mr.Paitoon Taveebhol
remaining term in office 6 year(s)
2. Member of the audit committee Mr.Chackchai Panichapat
remaining term in office 4 year(s)
3. Member of the audit committee Mrs.Sunandha Tulayadhan
remaining term in office 5 year(s)
Secretary of the Audit Committee Ms.Suwannee Watcharodomprasert
Enclosed hereto is 1 copies of the certificate and biography of the Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee number 1 has adequate expertise and experience
to review creditability of the financial reports.
The Audit Committee of the company has the scope of duties and
responsibilities to the Board of Director on the following matters:
1. The Financial Reports
(1) Review and ensure that the preparation and disclosure processes for the
Company's financial reports are accurate, complete, credible, and timely
through coordination with the external auditor and the management team
members responsible for preparing quarterly and annual financial reports.
2. The Related or Connected Transactions or Items with Potential Conflicts of
Interest
(1) Deliberate the related or connected transactions or items with potential
conflicts of interest for laws and regulations of the Stock Exchange of
Thailand ("SET") to ensure that transactions be appropriated and taking into
account the best interests of the Company.
(2) Deliberate the disclosure of Company information on related or connected
transactions, or items with potential conflicts of interest for accuracy and
completeness.
3. The Internal Control
(1) Review the Company's internal control to ensure its suitability and
effectiveness.
(2) Deliberate the findings and recommendations of the external auditor and
the Company's Office of Internal Auditor concerning internal control
processes, propose to the management the actions in line with such
recommendations, and track such actions.
4. The Internal Audit
(1) Ensure that the Company has an independent internal audit unit with an
efficient internal control system
(2) Review the activities and structure of the Office of Internal Audit and
approve its charter.
(3) Offer views on the appointment, removal, transfer, and merit, including
the dismissal, of the head of the Office of Internal Audit, as well as the
decision on and adjustment of his/her compensation.
(4) With the head of the Office of Internal Audit, review audit plans, in
particular that dealing with the internal audit process and financial
management processes.
(5) Offer its views and observations on the outlay and manpower requirements
of the Office of Internal Audit to the management for approval.
(6) Deliberate the audit plan and the work scope of the internal auditor and
the external auditor for a mutually helpful, however not redundant relationship.
5. The External Audit
(1) Select, propose, and remove the external auditor, and deliberate its
fees, taking into account its credibility, resource adequacy, outstanding
audit volumes, and experience of individual auditors dedicated to the
Company's audit, as well as its performance over the previous year.
(2) Review the audit scope and procedure proposed by the external auditor,
and deliberate the rationale for any subsequent audit change(s).
(3) Recommend that the external auditor review or inspect any item
considered necessary and significant in the course of the Company's and its
subsidiaries' audits.
(4) Review the report of the external auditor recommending remedial actions
by the management, and track such actions.
(5) Deliberate the adequacy and efficiency of coordination between the
external auditor and the internal auditor.
(6) Receive the information discovered from the external auditor without
delay about any suspicious circumstance that the director, manager or any
person responsible for the operation of such juristic person commits an
offence under the second paragraph of Section 281/2,Section 305,Section 306,
Section 308,Section 309,Section 310,Section 311,Section 312 or Section 313 of
the Securities and Exchange Act and continue the inspection without delay.The
Audit Committee shall report the result of preliminary inspection to the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and external auditor within 30 days.
6. Compliance with laws and related regulations
Review and ensure the Company's compliance with securities and exchange
laws, the requirements of the SET, and laws related to the Company's
business.
7. The Audit Committee's report
(1) Report its own performance for the acknowledgment and scrutiny of the
Board at least every quarter of the year.
(2) Issue an Audit Committee's report on its annual performance as the
criteria set by the SET, signed by the Chairman of Audit Committee, for
publication in the Company's annual report.
(3) Report to the Board when identifying any trace of transaction or acting,
which may significantly affect its financial status and performance to make
any amendment within an appropriate as advised by the Audit Committee. The
transaction or acting are;
(3.1) any trace of conflicts of interest;
(3.2) fraud, unusual or significant deficiency of the internal control's
system;
(3.3) violation of Security and Exchange laws, rules of SET or laws relevant
to the Company's business.
(4) If the Board or executives fail to make any amendment for the
transaction or acting as mention in (3.1),(3.2) and (3.3) within an
appropriate as advised by the Audit Committee, the latter may report to SEC
or SET.
8. The Good Corporate Governance
(1) Review and ensure the Company's continuous corporate governance process,
and offer suitable guidance and recommendations for development.
(2) Encourage the Company to include good corporate governance as a regular
Board and shareholders'meeting agendas.
(3) Ensure that the Chairman of Audit Committee receive a copy of report on
interest under Section 89/14 of the Securities and Exchange Act from the
Company Secretary within seven business days from the date on which the
company has received such report.
9. The Risk Management
(1) Review and ensure the Company's systematic, standard, efficient and
effective risk management process.
(2) With the Risk Management Committee, the task force, and the management,
deliberate the findings and provide recommendations on risk management
performance and updates.
10. Other Responsibilities
(1) Perform other tasks assigned by the Board with the concurrence of the
Audit Committee, who is responsible to the Board for its assigned tasks. The
accountability to external parties, nevertheless,lies with the entire Board.
(2) Annually revise and update the charter for this Committee to stay
relevant to the Company's circumstances.
(3) Assume responsibilities as required by additional Notification of the SET.
The company hereby certifies that
1. The qualifications of the aforementioned members meet all the requirements
of the Stock Exchange of Thailand; and
2. The scope of duties and responsibilities of the audit committee as stated
above meet all the requirements of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Signed.......- Signature -..........Director
( Mr.Sudhitham Chirathivat )
(Seal)
Signed.......- Signature -..........Director
( Mr.Kobchai Chirathivat )