SET Announcements
2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
26 February 2010
No. Esso/SET/001/53
February 26, 2010
Subject: 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Record Date and Book
Closing
Date
To: President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Dear Sir,
Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited ("Company") would like to notify the
Stock Exchange
of Thailand that the Board of Directors at Meeting No. 1/2010 held on February
26, 2010
passed the following significant resolutions:
1. The convening of the 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on
Tuesday April
27, 2010 at 14.00 hours at the Windsor Suite Hotel, Petchpailin
Ballroom, 11th Floor,
No. 8, Soi 18-20 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, 10110 to approve the
following agenda
items:
Agenda Item 1. To certify the Minutes of the 2009 Annual General
Meeting of
Shareholders
Board's opinion: The Minutes of the 2009 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders
should be presented at the shareholders' meeting
for their
certification.
Agenda Item 2. To acknowledge the report of the board of
directors regarding
business operations during the past year including
annual report
proposed to the meeting and approve the balance
sheet and
profit and loss account including the report of
the auditor
Agenda Item 3. To consider and approve the allocation of profit
and dividend
payments
The Board will consider what dividends are to be
recommended,
if any, at the Board of Directors' meeting
scheduled to be held in
March 2010.
Agenda Item 4. To consider and approve the election of directors
in place of
those retiring by rotation
Board's opinion: As all four retiring directors, namely Mr. Sompop
Amatayakul,
Mr. Smit Tiemprasert, Mrs. Wattanee Phanachet and
Mr.
Wattana Chatarasorn, are duly qualified in
accordance with the
provisions of the Public Limited Company Act, and
are
knowledgeable and experienced in the matters
relating to the
Company's business, the Board is of the opinion
that they should
be re-elected.
Agenda Item 5. To consider and approve Directors' remuneration
Board's opinion: Upon taking into account all appropriate factors
including market
compensation levels for directors, the Board of
Directors has
proposed that the shareholders approve the
remuneration of
directors in line with past practice as follows:
(a) Directors who are also members of the Audit
Committee be
paid a director's fee of THB 166,667 per month;
(b) Directors who are NOT members of the Audit
Committee be
paid a director's fee of THB 133,334 per month;
and
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and (2) above,
directors who
receive separate compensation from the Company
or its
affiliates for any type of full-time service/s
rendered not be
paid any directors' fees.
Agenda Item 6. To consider and approve the appointment of the
Company's
auditors and their remuneration
Board's opinion: The Shareholders should approve the appointment of
Ms.
Nattaporn Phan-Udom C.P.A. (Thailand) No. 3430, Ms.
Nangnoi
Charoenthaveesub C.P.A. (Thailand) No. 3044, and
Ms. Unakorn
Phruithithada C.P.A. (Thailand) No.
3257; all of
PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Ltd and authorize any
of them to
conduct the appropriate audits and to render
relevant opinions in
the financial statements, at a fixed remuneration
of Baht
4,300,000 (same as last year) which was concurred
by the Audit
Committee.
Agenda Item 7. Other business (if any)
2. The Record Date to determine the names of shareholders entitled to
attend the 2010
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be March 31, 2010, and the
share
register book closing date for collecting the names of shareholders
pursuant to the
Securities and Exchange Act, Section 225 shall be April 1, 2010.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours truly,
Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited
............................................................
(Mr. Robert Michael Cooper)