(Translation) | |
Ref. 20/630811 | |
11th August, 2020 | |
Re: | The amendment to Articles of the Company's Articles of Association and set up 2020 Annual General |
Meeting of Shareholders Date including Agendas. | |
To: | President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand |
Thai Union Group Public Company Limited (TU) would like to pass the resolutions of the Board of Directors' Meeting No.5/2020 held on 11th August 2020 are as follows;
- Approval of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on Wednesday, 16th September 2020 at 2.00pm. at Ballroom Room, 4th Floor, Intercontinental Bangkok, Ploenchit Road, Bangkok.
- Approval of the record date on which shareholders have the rights to attend the 2020 AGM will be on Wednesday, 26th August 2020.
- Approval of the agendas of the 2020 AGM are as follows;
Agenda 1) To certify the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 2019 held on April 5, 2019.
Agenda 2) To consider and acknowledge the Company' annual report and the operational results for year 2019.
Agenda 3) To consider and approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ended 31st December 2019 and report of independent auditor.
Agenda 4) To consider and approve the allocation of net profit for 2019's operational results including acknowledge twice of the interim dividend payment.
Details of Dividend Payment | Payment date | Year 2019 | ||
1. | Net Profit (Million Baht) | 3,815.88 | ||
2. | Number of Shares as of 31 December | 4,771,815,496 | ||
3. | Total Dividend Payment per share (Baht) | 0.47 | ||
3.1 | Interim Dividend #1 (Baht:Share) | 3 September 2019 | 0.25 | |
3.2 | Interim Dividend #2 (Baht:Share) | 22 April 2020 | 0.22 | |
3.3 | Annual Dividend (Baht:Share) | Complete as | - | |
proposed | ||||
4. | Total Dividend Amount (Million Baht) | 2,242.75 | ||
5. | Dividend Payout Ratio (Percentage) | 58.77 | ||
บริษัท ไทยยูเนี่ยน กรุ๊ป จ ำกัด (มหำชน)
Agenda 5) To consider and approve the election of the Company's directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee proposed the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the directors replacing directors who are due to retire by rotation as follows;
Name of Director | Type of Directorship | Remarks | |
1. Mr. Thiraphong Chansiri | President & CEO | Continue one more term | |
2. | Mr. Chuan Tangchansiri | Executive Director | Continue one more term |
3. | Dr. Thamnoon Ananthothai | Independent Director | Continue one more term |
Chairman of Nomination and | |||
Remuneration Committee | |||
Member of Audit Committee | |||
Member of Risk Management | |||
Committee | |||
4. | Mr. Nart Liureon | Independent Director | Continue one more term |
Member of Audit Committee | |||
Agenda 6) To consider and approve the remuneration of the Board members for year 2020 and the
directors' bonus based on the 2019 operational results.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee proposed the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the remuneration of the directors and sub-committees, which is equal to that of the previous year and bonus for directors at rate of 0.5% dividend or equal Bt11,213,766 and determined bonus for Chairman of the Board two times of the bonuses paid to the directors. Bonus for Directors will be paid on 18th September 2020.
Agenda 7) To consider and approve the appointment of the Company's auditor and fix the auditing fee
for year 2020.
The Audit Committee proposed the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the appointment of the Price Water House Coopers ABAS Limited is an independent auditor of
the Company for the Year 2020 as namely; | |||||
1. | Mr. Pongthavee Ratanakoses | CPA # 7795 or | |||
2. | Mr. Chanchai Chaiprasit | CPA # 3760 or | |||
3. | Ms. Amornrat Pearmpoonvatanasuk | CPA # 4599 | |||
Detail (baht) | Year 2019 | Year 2020 | Increase | ||
The annual audit fee | 1,874,225 | 1,930,451 | 56,226 | ||
The quarterly review of the interim (altogether 3 quarters) | 1,049,580 | 1,081,068 | 31,488 | ||
The special audit fee of BOI-Non BOI financial statements | 90,000 | 100,000 | 10,000 | ||
Agenda 8) To consider and approve the amendment to Articles 24, 25, 27 and 31 of the Company's Articles of Association.
In order to be in compliance with the law, amendment to the Company's Articles of
Association has been proposed to conform and fit with the current law including the
Company's management and current circumstances of business as follows:
บริษัท ไทยยูเนี่ยน กรุ๊ป จ ำกัด (มหำชน)
Articles | Current wording | Proposed amendment | |
24. | At the Meeting of the Board of Directors, there | At the meeting of the board of directors, whether | |
shall be directors attending the meeting not less | attending in person or by electronic means, there | ||
than half of the Board of Directors in order to | shall be directors attending the meeting not less | ||
constitute a quorum. In case that the Chairman | than half of the board of directors in order to | ||
constitute a quorum. In case that the chairman is | |||
is absent or in unable to discharge its duties, | |||
absent or in unable to discharge its duties, deputy | |||
deputy chairman | shall conduct a meeting in | ||
chairman shall conduct a meeting in his/her | |||
his/her capacity as chairman. In case deputy | |||
capacity as chairman. In case deputy chairman is | |||
chairman is absent or unable to execute the said | |||
absent or unable to execute the said duty, meeting | |||
duty, meeting members shall elect a director to | members shall elect a director to act as chairman. | ||
act as chairman. | |||
Final decision shall rest with majority vote. | In an electronic meeting, the person having the | ||
duty to organize the meeting shall; | |||
Each director shall have one vote. Director who | (1) make an arrangement for attendees to identify | ||
has directs or | indirect interest of the | ||
themselves to join the meeting through electronic | |||
considering matter is not allowed to exercise | |||
means prior to join the meeting; | |||
his voting right. In case of an equality of votes, | |||
the Chairman shall have a casting vote. | (2) enable attendees to cast votes, both by open | ||
. | voting and secret voting; | ||
(3) enable accessibility to meeting documents for | |||
the attendees; | |||
(4) prepare written minutes of the meeting; | |||
(5) arrange to make an audio record or an | |||
audiovisual record, as the case may be, of every | |||
attendee throughout the period of the meeting in | |||
the form of electronic data, except for a | |||
confidential meeting; | |||
(6) retain electronic traffic data of every attendee | |||
as evidence. In this case, the data under (5) and (6) | |||
shall be deemed part of minutes of the meeting; | |||
and | |||
(7) notify of any error during the meeting. | |||
The electronic meeting shall be held in compliance | |||
with the standards for maintenance of security for | |||
electronic meetings and arrange for an audio | |||
record or audiovisual record, as the case maybe, of | |||
every attendee throughout the meeting, including | |||
retaining electronic traffic data incurred from such | |||
records. The meeting shall has controlling system | |||
complied with the respective laws and regulations. | |||
Directors participating the meeting via electronic | |||
means shall be construed as quorum of the meeting |
บริษัท ไทยยูเนี่ยน กรุ๊ป จ ำกัด (มหำชน)
and shall have the same effect as a meeting held in | ||
accordance with the procedures provided by laws | ||
and by these Articles of Association | ||
Final decision shall rest with majority vote. | ||
Each director shall have one vote. Director who | ||
has directs or indirect interest of the considering | ||
matter is not allowed to exercise his voting right. | ||
In case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall | ||
have a casting vote. | ||
25. | Chairman or authorized person is required to notify | Meetings of the board of directors, whether |
members of Board of Directors in writing of the | attending in person or by electronic means, shall | |
meeting no less than 7 days prior to the event. In | be summoned by chairman of the board or | |
emergency, such notification can be made in other | authorized person, which is required to notify | |
appropriate forms and duration | ||
members of board of directors in writing of the | ||
meeting no less than 7 days prior to the event. In | ||
emergency, such notification can be made in other | ||
appropriate forms and duration. If the meeting is | ||
held by electronic means, the meeting notification | ||
may be sent by an electronic mail according to | ||
procedures and requirements prescribed in the | ||
respective laws. | ||
If a request is made by at least two directors for a | ||
summons of a meeting of the board of directors, | ||
the chairman of the board shall fix the date of the | ||
meeting within fourteen days as from the date of | ||
the request. | ||
27. | The Board of Directors are authorized to | The Board of Directors are authorized to |
execute business activities in accordance with | execute business activities in accordance with | |
objectives, rules, resolutions made by | objectives, rules, resolutions made by | |
shareholders and the following activities: | shareholders. | |
(a) Deal with movable and immovable | The Board of Directors may entrust or appoint | |
properties for business purposes (sale, | ||
any director or directors or any other person | ||
mortgage, pawn, guarantee), the Board of | ||
or persons to operate Company's business or | ||
Directors are authorized to rent | ||
any action on behalf of the Company or | ||
immovable property to other persons for | ||
authorize such person or persons to perform | ||
more than 3 years or less. The Board of | ||
any certain tasks with a certain period as the | ||
Directors is authorized to register with | ||
Board of Directors see appropriate. The Board | ||
any government agencies and private | ||
of Director may cancel, revoke or amend such | ||
enterprises; | ||
entrustment, appointment or authorization as | ||
(b) File a case to the arbitration so as to | ||
appropriated. | ||
compromise or sue or take legal action in | ||
any country including attending legal | ||
procedure in case of debtor's bankruptcy; |
บริษัท ไทยยูเนี่ยน กรุ๊ป จ ำกัด (มหำชน)
(c) | Empower a person or persons to bind the | ||
Company with signature(s) in | |||
commercial deeds on behalf of the Board | |||
of Directors; | |||
(d) | Enter into loan agreement and bind the | ||
Company's properties as a guarantee to | |||
the Company's or the third person's | |||
responsibility; and | |||
(e) Vote for issuance of document of guarantee | |||
or act as a guarantor on behalf of the Company. | |||
31. | The Board of Directors are required to meet at least | The board of directors are required to meet at least | |
once every three months. | once every three months at the locality where the | ||
principal business office of the company is | |||
located, in a nearby province, or other places | |||
where determined by the chairman or other | |||
persons appointed by the chairman. For this | |||
purpose, the chairman or the person appointed by | |||
the chairman may determine to organized the | |||
board of directors meeting through electronic | |||
means. | |||
Agenda 9) To consider and approve the amendment of the Company's objectives, and the amendment of Clause 3 of the Memorandum of Association.
53 To carry on the business of manufacturing, distribution and trading of food, dietary supplement products, nutritional supplement products, medicine, beauty care products, and other consumer goods"
The above-mentioned addition of trading objectives will increase the Company's objectives from previously 52 to 53 objectives.
Agenda 10) To consider other business (if any).
Please be informed accordingly and consider further dissemination to investors.
Yours sincerely,
Thai Union Group Public Company Limited
Mr. Kraisorn Chansiri
Mr. Chuan Tangchansiri
Directors
บริษัท ไทยยูเนี่ยน กรุ๊ป จ ำกัด (มหำชน)
Attachments
- Original document
- Permalink
Disclaimer
Thai Union Group pcl published this content on 11 August 2020 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 11 August 2020 10:53:10 UTC