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A.3) Mr. Voravit Rojrapitada, Director and Company Secretary clarifiedthat <strong>the</strong> Company has put up a large amount <strong>of</strong> loss reserve on <strong>the</strong> severe flooding andaccording to <strong>the</strong> interpretation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Revenue Department any loss reserve amountwhich is not finally concluded with <strong>the</strong> insured cannot be considered as payment andcannot be deducted as expense. As <strong>the</strong> flood occurred towards <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year, most<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> loss reserves are estimates and not final which amount are treated as income andtaxed. However those <strong>20</strong>11 outstanding loss reserve when finalized and paid in <strong>the</strong>following year it will be deducted as expense.Q.4.) Acting Sub Lt. Pijit Eiamsopana, a shareholder who attended <strong>the</strong>meeting, asked what is <strong>the</strong> difference between “investment income” and “pr<strong>of</strong>it frominvestments”A.4) Mr. Chai Sophonpanich, <strong>the</strong> Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) clarified that “investment income” means income from interest and dividendswhereas “Pr<strong>of</strong>it from investments” means a income from securities transaction bothlisted and non listed in <strong>the</strong> Stock Exchange <strong>of</strong> Thailand.Q.5.) Mr. Worapoj Kittikajornassawachote, a proxy holder, asked about<strong>the</strong> effect on (a) investment in Thai Reinsurance Public Company Limited and (b) manylocal insurance companies have more foreign shareholders.A.5) Mr. Chai Sophonpanich, <strong>the</strong> Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) clarified that <strong>the</strong> Company has invested many stocks mostly listed in The StockExchange <strong>of</strong> Thailand and <strong>the</strong> valuation <strong>of</strong> stocks is based on <strong>the</strong> market mechanism andtrends.Regarding <strong>the</strong> investment in Thai Reinsurance Public Company Limited(THRE), although <strong>the</strong> capital fund <strong>of</strong> THRE has decreased significantly, THRE hasalready increased <strong>the</strong> capital successfully at a subscription price <strong>of</strong> 3 baht (par value 1baht). At present <strong>the</strong> stock price <strong>of</strong> THRE is around 4 baht. We studied <strong>the</strong> financialcondition <strong>of</strong> THRE and are <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opinion that THRE has <strong>the</strong> capability to continueoperating its business and if within <strong>the</strong> next 4 to 5 years <strong>the</strong>re is no severe naturaldisaster THRE will be able to return to normal operation pr<strong>of</strong>it and our Company willbenefit from this investment.On <strong>the</strong> aspect <strong>of</strong> more foreign investors in Thai insurance companies, it hasno direct effect to our Company. There are already some local insurance companies havejoint venture with foreign partners such as <strong>the</strong> Navakij Insurance Public CompanyLimited joined with <strong>the</strong> Falcon Insurance in preparation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opening <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ASEANEconomic Community (AEC). We already have strategies to be more competitive in <strong>the</strong>future changes.Page 16

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