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Dividend Payment, Connected Transaction, EGM &AGM
February 20, 2009
Subject Board of Director's significant resolution and the Extraordinary
and the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders
To The President,
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
At the Board of Director's meeting of Central Pattana Public Company Limited
("the Company") No.1/2009
held on February 20, 2009 at 13.30 P.M., the meeting has passed the following
significant resolutions as
follows:
1. Approved the entering into agreement to sub-lease assets on which the
CentralPlaza Lardprao project
is located with Central International Development Company Limited (see
attachment 1)
2. Approved to authorize the non-interested directors to approve the guarantee
for the lease of land and
construction of Central Department Store Company Limited in the meeting
which will be held on
March 16, 2009.
3. Approved the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2008.
4. Approved the dividend payment from the Company's business operation for the
year 2008 of
0.33 baht per share. The share register book for the right to receive
dividend shall be recorded on May
14, 2009. Also, May 15, 2009 shall be the book closing date on which the
shareholder list as specified
in section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act shall be compiled and
dividend payment will be
made on May 29, 2009.
5. Approved the Directors' retainers and meeting fees for 2009 as proposed by
the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee not more than baht 9,000,000 per year.
6. Approved the appointment of KPMG Phoomchai Audit Ltd. as the auditor of the
Company and its
subsidiaries and the determination of year 2009 audit fees amounted to baht
5,220,000 per year as
proposed by the Audit Committee.
7. Approved the appointment of 4 directors whose tenures have ended in 2009.
The Nomination and
Remuneration Committee proposed the re-election of those 4 directors as
follow:
1) Mr. Chackchai Panichapat Independent Director (Audit
Committee)
2) Mr. Sudhitham Chirathivat Non-Executive Director
3) Mr. Prin Chirathivat Non-Executive Director
4) Mr. Kanchit Bunajinda Non-Executive Director
And also, approved the appointment of Mr.Karun Kittisataporn as an
Independent Director of
the Company as proposed by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee to
substitute
Mr.Anek Sithiprasasana whose tenure has ended and wish not to hold a
director position in next term.
8. Approved the issuance of unsubordinated debentures (secured and/or
unsecured) of the amount not
exceeding baht 5,000 million, with a tenure not exceeding 10 years,
offering to public and/or
institutional investors and/or high networths as specified in the
Notification of the Securities and
Exchange Commission No. KorYor. 40/2549 or the amendment of the
Notification of the Securities and
Exchange. The propose of the fund raising is to support the Company's
investment plan.
9. Approved to convene the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
("EGM") No.1/2009. The
closing date of the share register book for the right to attend the EGM on
March 9, 2009 until the end
of the meeting. The EGM will be held on March 25, 2009 at 14.00 P.M., at
Chidlom Room, on
30th floor, The Offices at CentralWorld, Rama I Road, Patumwan, Bangkok.
The agendas of the EGM
are as followings:
Agenda 1 To certify the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders No.1/2008
Agenda 2 To approve the entering into sub-lease assets
agreement of Lardprao
project with Central International Development
Company Limited
Agenda 3 Other agendas (if any)
10. Approved to convene the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM")
No.1/2009.The share
register book for the right to attend the AGM shall be recorded on April
2, 2009. Also, April 3, 2009
shall be the book closing date on which the shareholder list as specified
in section 225 of the
Securities and Exchange Act shall be compiled and the AGM No.1/2009 will
be held on April 30, 2009
at 10.00 A.M., at Chidlom Room, on 30th floor, The Offices at
CentralWorld, Rama I Road, Patumwan,
Bangkok. The agendas of the AGM are as followings:
Agenda 1 To certify the Minutes of the Extraordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders
No.1/2009
Agenda 2 To acknowledge the Company's operating performance
for the year 2008
Agenda 3 To approve the audited financial statements for year
ended December 31, 2008
Agenda 4 To approve the dividend payment from business
performance for the year 2008
Agenda 5 To approve the appointment of re-election directors
whose tenures have ended
for year 2009
Agenda 6 To approve the directors' remunerations for year 2009
Agenda 7 To approve the appointment of the Auditor and to
approve the audit fees for
year 2009
Agenda 8 To approve the change in the names and number of
authorized directors
Agenda 9 To approve the issuance of debentures of the amount
not exceeding bath
5,000 million
Agenda 10 To approve the guarantee for the lease of land and
construction of Central
Department Store Company Limited
Agenda 11 Other agendas (if any)
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms.Naparat Sriwanvit)
Company Secretary