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<strong>We</strong> <strong>aim</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>most</strong> <strong>preferred</strong> <strong>non</strong>-<strong>life</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>surer</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong> <strong>We</strong> develop and update our website constantly <strong>in</strong> order <strong>to</strong> provide fully <strong>in</strong>tegrated services <strong>to</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers. Thus, cus<strong>to</strong>mers have <strong>the</strong> greater convenience and ease <strong>in</strong> purchas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>surance and mak<strong>in</strong>g premium payments onl<strong>in</strong>e through our website anytime, anywhere. INVESTMENT INCOME The Company’s <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio at 2009 year-end had <strong>in</strong>creased by Baht 1,328.7 million, or 14.6 percent, <strong>to</strong> Baht 10,452.6 million. The Baht 4,666.7 million fixed <strong>in</strong>come <strong>in</strong>vestment accounted for 44.7 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio, while <strong>the</strong> rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Baht 5,785.9 million, or 55.3 percent, was <strong>in</strong>vested <strong>in</strong> both listed and unlisted common s<strong>to</strong>cks. Fixed <strong>in</strong>come <strong>in</strong>vestments consisted of deposits at commercial banks, sav<strong>in</strong>g deposits, promissory notes, and government bonds and monetary notes. Deposits with commercial banks rose by Baht 184.9 million, or 24.5 percent, from <strong>the</strong> previous year <strong>to</strong> Baht 939.8 million, or 9.0 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio. Sav<strong>in</strong>g deposits were Baht 89.0 million. Promissory notes of Baht 463.2 million, represent<strong>in</strong>g 4.4 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio, <strong>in</strong>creased by 90.5 percent. Government bonds and monetary notes rose by 64.2 percent from <strong>the</strong> previous year <strong>to</strong> Baht 775.2 million, or 7.4 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio. In addition, <strong>the</strong> Company’s mortgaged loans with real estate as collateral decreased by 7.5 percent <strong>to</strong> Baht 2,431.7 million, represent<strong>in</strong>g 23.3 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio. In 2009, <strong>the</strong> Company’s <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> listed securities rose by Baht 354.3 million, or 10.6 percent, <strong>to</strong> Baht 3,707.2 million, or 35.5 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio, compared <strong>to</strong> 2008. The Company chose <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong> fundamentally sound s<strong>to</strong>cks and focused on long-term <strong>in</strong>vestments. It <strong>be</strong>lieved that <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> long run <strong>the</strong> s<strong>to</strong>cks’ sound fundamentals would lead <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir appropriate prices and help avoid price fluctuation. Investments <strong>in</strong> <strong>non</strong>-listed securities <strong>in</strong>creased by Baht 272.7 million <strong>to</strong> Baht 764.6 million, represent<strong>in</strong>g 7.3 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio. They were regarded as strategic <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> order <strong>to</strong> generate bus<strong>in</strong>ess relationships with o<strong>the</strong>rs and support <strong>the</strong> Company’s bus<strong>in</strong>ess transactions. The <strong>in</strong>vestment capital <strong>in</strong> associated companies rose by 0.3 percent <strong>to</strong> Baht 119.0 million, or 1.1 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio, <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>crease stemm<strong>in</strong>g from <strong>the</strong> acknowledgement of <strong>in</strong>come <strong>in</strong> those associated companies. It was sharehold<strong>in</strong>g that ranged from 20.0 percent and over, and comprised overseas <strong>in</strong>vestments. This was <strong>aim</strong>ed at enhanc<strong>in</strong>g an opportunity <strong>to</strong> make bus<strong>in</strong>ess transactions with foreign companies. Those associated companies had growth potential, with a high rate of turnover, and were able <strong>to</strong> pay a dividend. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> listed real estate funds amounted <strong>to</strong> Baht 506.7 million, or 4.8 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio. Similarly, <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> funds <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> debt securities <strong>in</strong>creased by 43.8 percent <strong>to</strong> Baht 489.2 million, or 4.7 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio, while <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> funds <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>non</strong>-marketable equity securities <strong>to</strong>talled Baht 199.1 million, represent<strong>in</strong>g 2.0 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>in</strong>vestment portfolio. Net <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong>comes <strong>in</strong> 2009 amounted <strong>to</strong> Baht 656.4 million. They comprised Baht 168.5 million from <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest (a decrease of 5.6 percent due <strong>to</strong> reduced rates of <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> 2009); Baht 1.1 million from loan fees (an <strong>in</strong>crease of Baht 1.0 million, or 1,000.0 percent, from 2008); Baht 399.9 million from dividends (a decrease of Baht 53.1 million, or 11.7 percent, which was ma<strong>in</strong>ly due <strong>to</strong> Bangkok Life Assurance Public Company Limited’s payment of extra dividends <strong>to</strong>tall<strong>in</strong>g Baht 51.2 million <strong>in</strong> 2008, and regular payment <strong>in</strong> 2009, caus<strong>in</strong>g a <strong>to</strong>tal amount of dividends <strong>in</strong> 2009 <strong>to</strong> dim<strong>in</strong>ish); Baht 72.4 million profit from s<strong>to</strong>cks and assets sale (a rise of 434.4 percent); Baht 103.9 million from rents and services (a decrease of 4.7 percent), and Baht 2.3 million of profit share from <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> associated companies (a reduction of 22.3 percent). In 2009, <strong>the</strong> Company’s <strong>in</strong>vestment expenses rose by 6.0 percent <strong>to</strong> Baht 78.7 million. At 2009 year-end, <strong>the</strong> SET <strong>in</strong>dex closed at 734.54, an <strong>in</strong>crease of 284.58, or 63.2 percent, from 2008, which closed at 449.96, result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company’s hav<strong>in</strong>g a surplus on revaluation of <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> s<strong>to</strong>cks <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> SET <strong>to</strong>tall<strong>in</strong>g Baht 6,925.9 million, a rise of Baht 4,057.9 million, or 141.5 percent, over 2008. 27