SET Announcements
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS QUARTER 2/2000
15 August 2000
Baht 4.4 million as part of selling and administrative expenses in the statements
of income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000.
5. BANK OVERDRAFT AND LOANS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
As at June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, the Company had an overdraft
line with a local bank amounted to Baht 30 million which bears interest from
10.75% to 11.25% per annum in 2000 and from 8.75% to 13.5% per annum in 1999.
The Company had also short-term loan lines from a local bank and a local branch
of foreign bank totalling to Baht 25 million in 2000 and Baht 110 million in 1999,
which bear interest at rates ranging from 3.5% to 5.5% per annum in 2000 and from
5.85% to 6.25% per annum in 1999. These are collateralized by the mortgage/pledge
of a portion of the Company's land, buildings, machinery and equipment.
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6. LONG-TERM LOAN
In 1997, the Company entered into a long-term loan agreement with a local
bank amounting to Baht 7,997,337 which bears interest at rates ranging from 4%
to 6% per annum. This loan is repayable monthly commencing from July 1999.
In March 2000, the Company entered into a long-term loan agreement with a
branch of foreign bank amounting to Baht 40 million which bears interest at 5.412%
per annum at June 30, 2000. This loan is repayable quarterly in twelve (12)
installments of Baht 3 million each commencing from June 2000.
The above loans are collateralized by a portion of the Company's land.
7. APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS
At the Board of Directors' meeting held on March 25, 1999, the Board of
Directors approved the payment of interim dividends out of earnings during
July 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998 totalling approximately Baht 16.6 million
(Baht 1 per share for 16,601,500 shares) and approved the appropriation of general
reserve amounting to Baht 3,000,000. In addition,the Board has approved the
appropriation of legal reserve at 5% of 1998 net income amounting to Baht 3,177,628.
Payment of dividends (including the interim dividends at Baht 1.50 per share for
16,601,500 shares approved by the Board of Directors during 1998) and the
appropriation of general and legal reserve were approved by the shareholders at
the ordinary meeting held on April 30, 1999. The Company subsequently paid the
dividends on May 17, 1999.
At the Board of Directors' meeting held on December 17, 1999, the Board of
Directors approved the payment of interim dividends out of earnings during
January 1,1999 to September 30, 1999 totalling approximately Baht 16.6 million
(Baht 1 per share for 16,601,500 shares). In addition, management has proposed the
appropriation of legal reserve at 5% of 1999 net income amounting to Baht 1,750,784.
At the Board of Directors' meeting held on March 22, 2000, the Board of
Directors approved the payment of interim dividends out of earnings during
October 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 totalling approximately Baht 16.6 million
(Baht 1 per share for 16,601,500 shares). Payment of dividends and the
appropriation of legal reserve were approved by the shareholders at the ordinary
meeting held on April 26, 2000.
Under the provisions of the Limited Public Company Act B.E. 2535, the Company
is required to appropriate at least 5% of its annual net income after deduction
of the deficit brought forward (if any) as reserve fund until the reserve reaches
10% of authorized share capital. The reserve fund is not available for dividend
distributions.
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8. AGREEMENTS
As at June 30, 2000, the Company had:
a. Long-term land lease agreement for a period of 30 years which can be extended
for another period of 30 years. The Company is committed to pay the rental
at Baht 60,000 per annum.
b. Long-term lease agreements with various lessors covering vehicles and computers
for a period of 36 months ending on various dates up to August 2001. The Company
has to pay the rental totalling approximately Baht 2.4 million per annum.
c. Lease agreements for posting advertising billboards, for which the Company is
committed to pay the rental of approximately Baht 1.3 million per annum.
9. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
As at June 30, 2000:
a. The Company was contingently liable for letters of guarantee issued by a local
bank in favour of certain Government agencies and state enterprises totalling
approximately Baht 28.7million. These letters of guarantee are collateralized
by the mortgage/pledge of a portion of the Company's land, buildings, machinery
and equipment.
b. The result on the tax audit by the Revenue Department regarding the refund of
the corporate tax for the year 1996 was reported to the Company. The Company
recorded the tax and penalty assessed by the Revenue Department amounting to
approximiately Baht 4.3 million in the 1999 financial statements. However,
the Company is in the process of appealing for the waiving of penalty of
approximately Baht 1.9 million (not yet recorded in the account) of which the
Company believes that the outcome will be in the Company's favor.
10. RECLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS
Certain accounts in the 1999 interim financial statements have been
reclassified to conform with the 2000 interim financial statement presentation.
11. SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Company does not present the segment financial information in the interim
financial statements since the Company is engaged in only the manufacturing and
distribution of soft drink.
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12. CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION
The operations of the Company have been affected, and may continue to be
affected for the foreseeable future, by the adverse economic conditions in
Thailand and in the Asia Pacific region, including the volatile foreign exchange
rates, slowdown in economic growth and the general deterioration of the economies
of countries in the Asia Pacific region. Further, it is not possible to determine
the future effect that a continuation of the economic crisis may have on the
Company's liquidity and earnings. The accompanying financial statements do not
include any adjustment that might result from these uncertainties.