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REPORT ON THE BOARD OF<br />

DIRECTORûS RESPONSIBILITY<br />

FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

The Bangkok Insurance Public Company Limited Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs is responsible for <strong>the</strong> Company’s f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />

statements, as well as f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>formation technology, appear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> annual f<strong>in</strong>ancial statements. Such statements have <strong>be</strong>en<br />

prepared <strong>in</strong> accordance with account<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciples and practices generally accepted <strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong>. In this regard, <strong>the</strong> Board of<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>rs has selected an appropriate account<strong>in</strong>g policy and constantly implemented it with cautious discretion. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore,<br />

significant data is sufficiently disclosed <strong>in</strong> notes of <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial statements.<br />

The Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs also provides and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s an efficient <strong>in</strong>ternal control system <strong>to</strong> ensure that <strong>the</strong> record<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

account<strong>in</strong>g data is accurate, complete and adequate for <strong>the</strong> protection of <strong>the</strong> Company’s assets and <strong>the</strong> prevention of fraud and<br />

malpractices, while disclos<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terrelated items <strong>to</strong> avoid any conflict of <strong>in</strong>terests, as well as comply<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> laws and regulations<br />

concerned. In this connection, <strong>the</strong> Audit Committee is assigned by <strong>the</strong> Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> oversee, take responsibility for and<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>uously report <strong>the</strong> consequences <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board. The Audit Committee’s op<strong>in</strong>ions on <strong>the</strong>se issues have already appeared <strong>in</strong> its<br />

report, which is displayed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company’s annual report.<br />

The Company’s Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs is of <strong>the</strong> op<strong>in</strong>ion that an overall <strong>in</strong>ternal control system of <strong>the</strong> Company is satisfac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

and generates justified confidence <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> reliability of <strong>the</strong> Company’s f<strong>in</strong>ancial statements as at Decem<strong>be</strong>r 31, 2009. The Company’s<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependent audi<strong>to</strong>r has also audited <strong>in</strong> accordance with generally accepted audit<strong>in</strong>g standards and is of <strong>the</strong> op<strong>in</strong>ion that <strong>the</strong><br />

Company’s f<strong>in</strong>ancial statements referred <strong>to</strong> above present fairly, <strong>in</strong> all material respects, its f<strong>in</strong>ancial position and operational<br />

consequences <strong>in</strong> accordance with generally accepted account<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciples.<br />

(Mr. Chai Sophonpanich)<br />

Chairman and President<br />

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