Unstoppable thinking leads to success
Transcript of Unstoppable thinking leads to success
Unstoppablethinking leadsto success.
Always moving forward.The world of mass communicationsevolves by the second. As leading “Communicators”we must never rest on past achievements and always be prepared to progressand overcome new challenges. After all, more than one doorleads to success.
ContentsReport from the Board of Directors 6
Audit Committee Report for the Year 2011 8
Summary of Financial Information 9
Business Group 10
•GeneralInformation 11
•NatureofBusiness 13
Business Partners 16
•TheClientsandtheProducts 17
Financial Status 18
•TheRiskFactors 19
•StructureofShareholdersandManagement 20
•CorporateGovernance 34
•Inter-CompanyTransactions 55
•ExplanationandAnalysisReport 57
•ReportoftheBoardofDirectors’Responsibilities 61
fortheCompany’sFinancialStatements
•FinancialStatements&ConsolidatedFinancialStatements 62
Recognitions 88
•AwardsRecognitions 89
•OurWork 90
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Report from the Boardof Directors
Forward.To all the new challenges.
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Report from the Board of Directors
Becauseourgoalistoalwaysgobeyondexpectedsuccesses,oursuperb
achievementsin2012isyetanotherstrongstepforwardforFarEastDDB.In2012,the
companyanditssubsidiariesenjoyedtotalrevenuesof689.36millionBahtfromservices
andcommissions,anincreaseof11.83millionBaht,or1.74%,from2011.Netprofitswere
122.06millionBaht,an increaseof7.11millionBaht,or6.19%,whencomparedto2011.
2012wasalso the year thecompany took its first steps into theworldofdigital
communications.Trainingseminarswereorganizedtoeducatestaffinthedigitaldiscipline;
expertswereinvitedtoeducateandstrengthenouremployee’sdigitalfoundationinorderto
betteraccommodatefuturedevelopments.
The Board of Directors would like to express our gratitude to the company’s
shareholders, customers and business partners for strongly supporting the company’s
operations. The company’s success and growth is the result of the cooperation of all
employees’unceasingeffortstofurthergrowtheorganization.Asaresult,thecompanyhas
achievedstrongandsteadygrowthlastyear,andformorethan49years.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
TheCompany’sBoardofDirectors’MeetingNo.176(5/2012)onJune27,2012reappointedMr.Kachornsakdi
Vanaratseath, Mr. Amorn Asvanunt, Mr. Vichit Tantianunanunt and Mrs. Chattong Tippayakalin as Audit Committee
Memberswithatermofoneyear.AllappointedCommitteeMembershavetheappropriatequalificationsthatmeetthe
StockExchangeofThailand’srequirement.TheCompany’sSecretaryactsasitssecretary.TheCommitteeperformed
dutiesasassignedbytheBoardofDirectorsandreportedtheresultsonaregularbasis.TheAuditCommitteeheldtotally
fourmeetingsin2011asfollows:
1.Mr.Khachornsakdi Vanaratseath 4/4
2.Mr.Amorn Asvanunt 3/4
3.Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont 3/4
4.Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin 4/4
TheManagementandtheAuditorjoinedsomeagendasdeemedappropriate.Thekeyperformancesin2012
aresummarizedasfollows:
1. ToensuredthattheCompany’sfinancialstatementswereconductedaccordingtotheGenerallyAccepted
AccountingStandardswithadequatedisclosure.TheCommitteereceivedtheManagementreportsandconsidered
itscommentssufficiently.RevieweditsquarterlyandannuallyfinancialstatementsbeforepresentingtotheBoard
forapprovalpriortosubmittingtotheStockExchangeofThailand.
2. Toensuredthatthecompanyhasappropriateandefficientinternalcontrolsystem.Consideredreports
fromtheinternalAuditDepartment,theAuditor’sreport.ReviewedauditresultsandfolloweduptheManagement
correctionofitsinternalcontrolsystemalongwiththeimprovementonefficientauditingwhereasitsInternalAudit
DepartmentreportsdirectlytotheAuditCommittee.Considereditsauditplanfortheyear2012andhastakento
improveinternalcontrolsinpartofasignificantweaknesscontinued.
3. ToensuredthattheCompanyhasconductedappropriateriskassessmentinvariousperspectivesbeing
beneficialtoriskmanagementofitsnewbusinessinvestment,operation,administrationandfinance.
4. Toreviewedrelatedtransactionsanddisclosureofinformationonrelatedtransactionswithindividuals
withpossibleconflictofinterestsinordertoensurecompliancewiththerulesandregulationsprescribedbythe
StockExchangeofThailandandrelatedlawswherebytheCompanyhasactedthoroughly,reasonably.
5. ToreviewedtheAuditCommittee’sCharterinordertoensurethatithascompletedassignmentsand
responsibilitiesinlinewiththeStockExchangeofThailandbestpracticesandsuitabilityfortheCompanybusiness.
6. To consider and recommended to theBoard ofDirectors for presenting to theOrdinaryMeeting of
Shareholderson theappointmentofMr.VichaiRuchitanont,CertifiedAuditorRegistrationnumber4054and/or
Mr.PravitViwanthananut,CertifiedAuditorRegistrationnumber4917and/orMr.BunjongPichayaprasat,Certified
AuditorRegistrationnumber7147ofANSAuditCompanyLimitedtobetheCompany’sAuditorsfortheyear2012.
(Mr.KhachornsakdiVanaratseath)
AuditCommitteeChairman
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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unit: Thousand Baht)
2012 2011 2010
Revenuefromservice&commission 689,364 677,526 623,768
TotalRevenue 772,159 757,780 693,863
GrossIncome 371,871 380,943 358,435
NetProfitbeforeInterest&IncomeTax 151,367 156,281 128,589
NetProfit 122,064 114,953 98,392
TotalAssets 1,375,633 1,216,107 1,174,143
TotalLiabilities 475,008 402,016 383,095
Shareholders’Equity 900,625 814,091 791,048
FINANCIAL RATIO
GrossIncome(%) 53.94 56.23 57.46
ReturnonRevenuefromservice&commission=EAT/REV 17.71 16.97 15.77
ReturnonTotalAssets=EAT/TA 9.42 9.62 8.63
ReturnonShareholders’Equity=EAT/EQUITY 14.24 14.32 13.04
EarningsPerShare(Baht) 15.53 14.95 12.73
CashDividendPerShare(Baht) *8.00 9.008.00
BookValuePerShare(Baht) 120.42 108.69 105.77
*AccordingtotheBoardofDirectors’Meeting,aproposalhasbeenmadetotheOrdinaryMeetingofShareholdersforapprovalinApril,2013.
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Differentiation creates high impact results.
BusinessGroup
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GENERAL INFORMATION
COMPANY NAME FarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimited.
Registered No. 0107537001528
Head Office 465/1-467SiAyutthayaRd.,RatchathewiDistrict,Bangkok10400
Tel.0-2354-3333
Fax.0-2644-9550-2
E-MailAddress:[email protected]
Website:www.fareastddb.com
Nature of Business AdvertisingAgency
Authorized Capital Baht75,000,000
JURISTIC PERSONS THE COMPANY HOLDING SHARES OF 10% UPWARDS
1. Fame Line Co., Ltd.
465/1-467SiAyutthayaRoad,RatchathewiDistrict,Bangkok10400Tel.0-2354-3555Fax.0-2354-3556
NatureofBusiness AdvertisingAgency
AuthorizedCapital Baht10,000,000
SharesHeld 86.48%
2. Rapp Collins (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
465/1-467SiAyutthayaRoad,RatchathewiDistrict,Bangkok10400Tel.0-2354-3577Fax.0-2354-3578
NatureofBusiness AdvertisingAgencyandDirectMarketing
AuthorizedCapital Baht5,000,000
SharesHeld 52%
3. Integrated Communication Co., Ltd.
465/1-467SiAyutthayaRoad,RatchathewiDistrict,Bangkok10400Tel.0-2354-3588Fax.0-2354-3589-90
NatureofBusiness PublicRelations
AuthorizedCapital Baht5,000,000
SharesHeld 40%
4. Intercontinental Holding Co., Ltd.
465/1-467SiAyutthayaRoad,RatchathewiDistrict,Bangkok10400Tel.0-2354-3549Fax.0-2644-9550-1
NatureofBusiness HoldingCompany
AuthorizedCapital Baht8,000,000
SharesHeld 40%
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5. Media Intelligence Co., Ltd.
208WirelessRoad,PatumwanDistrict,Bangkok10330Tel.0-2651-5377Fax.0-2651-5370
NatureofBusiness Allmediabuying,sellingandplanning
AuthorizedCapital Baht20,000,000
SharesHeld 33.33%
6. SPA-Today-Far East (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
11Fl,RajaparkBuilding,163Sukhumvit21,Klongtoey,Bangkok10110Tel.0-2258-9094Fax.0-2258-9095
NatureofBusiness AdvertisingAgency
AuthorizedCapital Baht1,000,000
SharesHeld 30%
7. Myanmar SPA-Today- Far East Co., Ltd.
174(A)DhammaZediRoad,BahanTownship,Yangon,MyanmarTel.95-1-524722Fax.95-1-527507
NatureofBusiness AdvertisingAgency
AuthorizedCapital US$83,333
SharesHeld 30%
Other Referees
Company Registrar
ThailandSecuritiesDepositoryCo.,Ltd.
TheStockExchangeofThailandBuilding,62RachadapisekRd.,Klongtoey,Bangkok10110
Tel.0-2229-2800Fax.0-2359-1259
Auditors
Mr.VichaiRuchitanontand/orMr.PravitViwanthananutand/orMr.BunjongPichayaprasat
ANSAuditCo.,Ltd.
100/72,22ndFloor,100/2VongvanijBuildingB.,Rama9Road,HuayKwang,Bangkok10320
Tel.0-2645-0107-9Fax.0-2645-0110
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NATURE OF BUSINESS FarEastDDBanditsOneStopCommunicationsubsidiaryconductbusiness,whichismutuallycomplementary
withOneStopoperatingprimarilyinaconsultancycapacityasoutlinedbelow:
1. One stop communication consultant service
TheCompanyspecializesinintegratedcommunications,coveringtheanalysisbasedonfundamentalstudy
ofkeyfactorsthatcouldaffectthebrand,aidedbytheuseofglobalDDBlicensedtools,knownasBrandConviction
Springboard®andROISpringboard®.BrandConvictionSpringboard®isoneoftheCompany’sproprietarytools
thathasbeendevelopedtohelpgiveabrandaclearfuturedirectionandprovideguidelinesforallactions,while
ROISpringboard®providesguidelineforcommunicationplanning.TheCompanyprovidesservicesincreatingthe
advertisingmaterialsandmediaplanningstrategybothtraditionalanddigitalmedia,includingcoordinatingwithother
subsidiariesandsupplierstocreatepublicrelationsplanandactivitiesandCustomerRelationshipManagement
service.Moreover,theCompanyalsoprovidesmarketandconsumerwithquantitativeandqualitativeresearchand
observationbytheprofessionalresearchteamthroughFarEastDDBInsightsSpringboard®,anothercompany’s
proprietarytool.
2. Production Advertising-related services
TheAgenciesprovideservicesincreatingandproducingadvertisingfilmsandradiospots,creatinglayouts
andproducingprintads,directmails,brouchures,digitalmediaetc.accordingtothecommunicationplanaswellas
coordinatewithproductionsupplies.Itincluderscoordinatingwithothersubsidiariesandsuppliestocreatepublic
relationsplanandactivities,buildandmanagedatabase,anddodirectmarketing.
3. Advertising agent/broker
Acting as agent or broker, theAgencies dealwithmedia owners such as television, radio, newspaper,
cinema,digitalmediaandmagazineformediaplacements.Acommission-basedpaymentintheformofAgency
Feeisearnedintheprocess.
The Group’s Overall Business Activities
Far East DDB Public Company Limited
ThesedaysFarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimitedhasbecomemuchmorethanjustanadvertisingagency.
Ithasbecomeamajortotallyintegratedmarketingcommunicationconsultant.Itsservicesfocusingonsupporting
customerstoachievebusinesssuccessthroughtheeffectivecommunicationplanandcreativework.Theseoperations
includeproduct,marketandconsumeranalysis,strategicplanningtodefinetheconceptofcommunication,
advertisementproduction,effectiveplanningandpurchasingofmedia.Thiswillalsoinvolvedworkingand
coordinatingwithothermediacompaniesaswellasevaluatingthetotalmarketingcommunicationplan.
Fame Line Company Limited
FameLineCo.,Ltd.isasubsidiaryofFarEastDDBPublicLtd.Itisamedium-sized,full-servicedbrandengagement
agency, established for business competitiveness and growth. Fame Line provides comprehensive marketing
communicationservicesincludingstrategicbrandplanning,creationofadvertisingmaterialsandbrandactivation,planning
andpurchasingofmedia,aswellasdigitalservicesrangingfromdigitalstrategyandplanning,designandsocial
networkcreation.Atbest,FameLineCo.,Ltd.commitstogeneratebestresultstoourclients’needsbyworking
closelywithclients,andintentlyfocusingtoprovidebestbusinesssolutionspossible.Adherencetoadvertising
professionalcodes,ethicalconductsandsocialresponsibilityis,however,highlyimportantinourmindsetanddaily
operation.DuetoFameLine’sabsoluteindependencyfromFarEastDDBPublicLtd,ouraccountmanagementis
highlyflexible,enablingthecompanytoextensivelyengageandrespondtoavarietyoftoday’sbusinessdemands.
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Product / Service Operation by % of 2012 2011 2010
Share
holding Revenue % Revenue % Revenue %
Advertising Agency FarEastDDB
RevenuefromService&Commission PLC. 434,841 87.52 488,624 89.51 424,140 89.67
DividendIncome 30,101 6.06 25,774 4.72 24,647 5.21
OtherIncome 31,898 6.42 31,504 5.77 24,215 5.12
Total Revenue 496,840 100.00 545,902 100.00 473,002 100.00
Advertising Agency FameLineCo.,Ltd. 86.48
RevenuefromService&Commission 244,659 90.75 175,265 86.05 189,620 86.82
OtherIncome 24,940 9.25 28,417 13.95 28,793 13.18
Total Revenue 269,599 100.00 203,682 100.00 218,413 100.00
Advertising Agency RappCollins 52.00
RevenuefromService&Commission (Thailand)Co.,Ltd. 9,942 99.89 14,106 99.97 10,331 99.37
OtherIncome 11 0.11 4 0.03 66 0.63
Total Revenue 9,953 100.00 14,110 100.00 10,397 100.00
Public Relations Integrated 40.00
RevenuefromService&Commission Communication 132,093 97.94 98,748 97.50 118,211 98.33
OtherIncome Co.,Ltd. 2,776 2.06 2,536 2.50 2,007 1.67
Total Revenue 134,869 100.00 101,284 100.00 120,218 100.00
Holding Company / Retailer InterContinental 40.00
RevenuefromService HoldingCo.,Ltd. 360 34.78 360 36.07 360 38.38
DividendIncome 577 55.75 577 57.82 500 53.30
OtherIncome 98 9.47 61 6.11 78 8.32
Total Revenue 1,035 100.00 998 100.00 938 100.00
Media Buying, Selling & Planning MediaIntelligence 33.33
RevenuefromService Co.,Ltd. 1,236,920 88.64 1,203,582 89.08 942,270 87.83
OtherIncome 158,592 11.36 147,602 10.92 130,515 12.17
Total Revenue 1,395,512 100.00 1,351,184 100.00 1,072,785 100.00
Shareholding & Revenue Structure of The Company / Subsidiary and Associated Companies
Rapp Collins (Thailand) Company Limited
RAPP:“Experts in multichannel communication”,wasestablishedasasubsidiaryofFarEastDDBPublic
CompanyLimitedsince2003RAPPisapowerfuldatadrivenmarketingcompanythatcombinesdata,digital,analytics
andstrategictodrivecomprehensiveclientcentricsolutions.Withourabilitytoutilizetraditional,digital,socialand
mobilemediahelpsproducemoreeffectiveresultsfortheagencyandtheclient.
RAPPThailandisthetradingnameofRappCollins(Thailand)CompanyLimited.
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Cross Shareholding Structure
FE Holding in Other Firms Other Firms holds
Share in FE
No.
Names Proportion of Proportion of
Shareholding Shareholding
1 Holding of shares exceeding 50%
A) OtherfirmsholdsharesintheCompanyexceeding50%,theCompany
mustnotcrossshareholdinginotherfirms.
B) TheCompanyholdssharesinotherfirmsexceeding50%,theother
firmsmustnotcrossshareholdingintheCompany.
C) TheCompanyholdssharesexceeding50%betweentwoormoreother
firms,anyotherfirmsmustnotcrossshareholdingeachother.
1 FameLineCo.,Ltd. 86.48 -
2 RappCollins(Thailand)Co.,Ltd. 52.00 -
2 Holding of shares exceeding 25% not exceeding 50%
A) OtherfirmsholdsharesintheCompanyexceeding25%butnotexceeding
50%ofshares,theCompanymustnotcrossshareholdinginotherfirms
exceeding10%.
B) TheCompanyholdssharesinotherfirmsexceeding25%butnotexceeding
50%ofshares,theotherfirmsmustnotcrossshareholdingintheCompany
exceeding10%.
1 IntercontinentalHoldingCo.,Ltd. 40.00 -
2 IntegratedCommunicationCo.,Ltd. 40.00 -
3 MediaIntelligenceCo.,Ltd. 33.33 -
4 SPA-Today-FarEast(Thailand)Co.,Ltd. 30.00 -
5 MyanmarSPA-Today-FarEastCo.,Ltd. 30.00 -
3 Holding of shares not exceeding 25%
A) OtherfirmsholdsharesintheCompanynotexceeding25%,theCompany
mustnotcrossshareholdinginotherfirmsexceeding25%.
B) TheCompanyholdssharesinotherfirmsexceedingnotexceeding25%,
theotherfirmsmustnotcrossshareholdinginotherfirmsexceeding25%.
1 SahaPathanapibulPlc. 0.34 12.30
2 SahaPathanaInterholdingPlc. 0.28 13.60
3 I.C.C.InternationalPlc. 0.29 10.64
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BusinessPartners
Go far beyond success with great partners.
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THE CLIENTS AND THE PRODUCTS
ACSInsuranceBroker(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
AmericanInternationalAssuranceCo.,Ltd.
AsiaInsurance1950Co.,Ltd.
AsianPropertyDevelopmentPlc.
BangkokAthleticCo.,Ltd.
BluescopeLysaght(Thailand)Limited
BluescopeSteel(Thailand)Limited
B-QuikCo.,Ltd.
CarabaoTawandangCo.,Ltd.
CountryGroupDevelopmentPublicCompanyLimited
DepartmentofInternationalTradePromotion
DepartmentofProvincialAdministration
DHASiamwallaLtd.
DynamicSatcomCo.,Ltd.
Esso(Thailand)Plc.
GlobizVentureCo.,Ltd.
GoldenCupCommercialCo.,Ltd.
I.C.C.InternationalPlc.
IRPCPlc.
Johnson&JohnsonConsumer(Thailand)Ltd.
KilangMakananMameeSdnBhd
KrungThaiBankPlc.
LionCorporation(Thailand)Ltd.
MCOTPlc.
OmronHealthcareSingaporePteLtd.
PensMarketingAndDistributionCo.,Ltd.
Pepsi-Cola(Thai)TradingCo.,Ltd.
PhilipMorrisThailandLimited
PresidentBakeryPlc.
SahaPathanapibulPlc.
SiamSanitaryWareIndustryCo.,Ltd.
SoonthornTanyasabCo.,Ltd.
StudentLoan
SyngentaCropProtectionCo.,Ltd.
T.A.C.ConsumerCo.,Ltd.
ThaiCeramicCo.,Ltd.
ThaiFermentationIndustryCo.,Ltd.
TheCPACRoofTileCo.,Ltd.
TheSiamSanitaryFittingsCo.,Ltd.
TrueCorporationPublicCompanyLimited
UnileverThaiTradingLimited
FOOD & BEVERAGES
CarabaoDangEnergyDrink
FarmhouseBakery
HeartiBenecolDietarySupplementProduct
KewpieMayonnaise
KewpieVinegar
LiptonIceTea
MamaInstantNoodle
MamaJokCup
MontFleurMineralWater
Mr.PotatoCrisp
RachachurosMSG
RichesseYogurt
RuskiInstantNoodle
SueSatInstantNoodle
TanyatipRice
V-SlimCoffee
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
108ShopDetergent
Fight
Hi-ClassSoftener
LiponFDishwashingLiquid
SueSatDetergent
SueSatToothpaste
STATIONERY
ElephantCorrectionPen
ElephantFile
ElephantStaples
MasterArtColors
QuantumCorrectionPen
QuantumMechanicalPencil
QuantumPen
REAL ESTATE
AsianPropertyProjects
ElementsCondominium
SERVICE
KrungThaiBankProduct&Services
TigerMart
Truemove
B-QuikQuickFitAutoServiceCenter
ACSInsurance
AIAPersonalAccident/LifeInsurance
Asia3PlusMotorInsurance
APPAREL & PERSONAL ACCESSORIES
ArrowApparelProducts
LacosteApparelProducts
PanSportShoes
PS.JuniorShoes
WacoalLingerie
PERSONAL CARE
BSCCosmetology(CosmeticandSkinCare)
BSCPanadda
Clean&ClearFacialCareProducts
FallessShampoo
GoldenCupOil
IKnewAntiStretchMarkCream
KodomoBabyOralCare
KodomoBabyPersonalCare
NeutrogenaFacialCareProducts
Q’leanAntiDandruffShampoo
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS &
CONSUMER DURABLES
CottoFaucet
CottoSanitaryWare
CottoTiles
JingjoeLeksteel
Ranbuildprefabricatedsteelshed
TraChangExcellaRoofTiles
OTHER
BangkokReadforLife
DepartmentofProvincialAdministration
DITP:Thailand’sTrustMarks
DynasatSatelliteDish
EssoFuel
IRPCPetrochemical
La-Z-BoyChairs
OmronBloodPressureMonitor
PhilipMorris
StudentLoan
SyngentaFertilizer
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FinancialStatus
Financial strength fosters unforeseen advantages.
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THE RISK FACTORS
The risk of loss of major clients
TheCompany’sfourmajorclientsareSahaPathanapibulPlc.,LionCorporation(Thailand)Ltd.,CarabaoTawandang
Co.,Ltd.andKrungThaiBankPlc.,andThesefourcompaniesaccountfor50.11%oftheCompany’stotalrevenue.
Intoday’scompetitivesituation,theseclientsmayleaveusorcutdowntheirbudget,whichwouldtremendously
affecttheCompany’soperationsandrevenue.
However,theCompanyisdeterminedtoprovideservicesfortheprospectclientsandcontinuouslyimprovethe
qualityofproductsandservicesfortheongoingclients.TheCompanyisveryconfidentthatthehighestspending
sevenclientshavebeenwiththeCompanyformorethan10years,andotherclientswillcontinuetoremainon
goodtermswiththeCompanyinthefuture.
The risk from loss of professionals in the advertising field
Theadvertisingbusinessdependsontalentedprofessionalsasamainresource.Thosetalentedprofessionals
whohavespecialexpertiseandskillsincreativityandcommunicationplanningareinshortsupply.
Inordertocopewiththisproblem,theCompanyplacesastrongemphasisonimprovingtheskillsofemployees
atalllevelstostrengthentheircapacityanddeveloptotheirfullpotentialatalltimes.Thecompanyregularlysets
uptrainingcoursesandseminarstoelevateskillsandincreaseknowledgeinordertoensurethemostandefficient
businessandaccountmanagement.TheCompanyplacesstrongemphasisonstrategicplanningandcreativethinking
ineverybusinessprocessinordertoeffectivelydealwithnewmarketsandmedias.
TheCompanyemphasizestheimportanceofhumanresourcedevelopmentbyofferingopportunitiesfor
employeesto improvework-relatedskillsbyarranginginternalseminars, invitingknowledgeableguestspeakers
frommanyfieldsandsendingemployeestoattendseminarsaboard,allofwhichhelptoelevateskillsofemployees
toallowthemtocompeteininternationallevel.
The risk from the changes of policy by global and regional customers
Globalandregionalcustomerstendtousethesameadvertisingagencynetworkineverymarketinorderto
communicatethesamemessageinternationally.Since,thecompanyenteredintoabusinesscontractwithDDB
worldwide,thecompanyhasobtainedmanymoreclientsfromtheglobalandregionalnetwork.However,ifglobal
orregionalcustomersdecidetochangetheirpolicyandcanceltheircontractwiththeDDBnetwork,ourcompany
willhavenoalternativethantoaccepttheloss.
The risk from investment
TheCompany invests insubsidiarycompaniesthatareoperating ineither thesameorcomplimentaryand
relatedbusinesses,whichisaconsideredrisk.Eventhoughthereissomecross-holdinginvestmentinanumber
of thesesubsidiarycompanies, thecompanydoesnothaveanycontrolover thesebusinesses.TheBoardof
Directorsofeachsubsidiarycompanyisinchargeofmanagementanddecisionmaking.
TheCompanyreceivesareturnoninvestmentintheformofdividends.Incasethesubsidiarycompaniesmake
aloss,thecompanyhasalreadymadeanallowanceforlossorimpairmentofinvestmentintheCompany’sprofit
andlossstatement.
The risk from credit term allowance
TheCompanyhasacautiouscreditallowancepolicybyhavingacontractordocumenttoendorseallallowances.
TheCompanyalsohasastrictfollow-upprogram,therefore,thecompanydoesnotexpectanysignificantloss
fromtheseaccountreceivables.
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STRUCTURE OF SHAREHOLDERS AND MANAGEMENTShareholders
As at the close of share register on April 5, 2012
10MajorShareholdersasatthecloseofshareregisteronApril5,2012
Type Person Share %
Juristic Persons
Thai 28 3,904,553 52.06
Foreign 2 825,000 11.00
Private Individuals
Thai 291 2,726,247 36.35
Foreign 3 44,200 0.59
Total 324 7,500,000 100.00
Names No. of Shares %
1. ChokwatanaGroups 1,603,944 21.39
2. SahaPathanaInter-HoldingPlc. 1,020,000 13.60
3. SahaPathanapibulPlc. 922,650 12.30
4. Mr.SamrerngManoonpol 804,900 10.73
5. I.C.C.InternationalPlc. 797,800 10.64
6. DM9Holding 750,000 10.00
7. I.D.F.Co.,Ltd. 171,000 2.28
8. Mrs.OrapinPoonsakudomsin 117,900 1.57
9.Newcity(Bangkok)Plc. 85,500 1.14
10.HlanpooCo.,Ltd. 78,300 1.04
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Dividend Payment Policy
Company’s Dividend Payment Policy
TheCompanyintendedtoallocatedividendstotheshareholdersattherateofBaht3pershareperyear,
subjectingmainlytotheeconomicsituationandtheCompany’sresultsofoperation.
Nevertheless,duringthepastfiveyears,theCompanyhadpaiddividendtoshareholdersfairlywiththerateis
suitabletoeachperiodeconomysituationasfollows:
Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Valueofshare(Baht) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Dividendpershare(Baht) 9.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Totalamount(Baht) 67,500,000.00 60,000,000.00 37,500,000.00 37,500,000.00 37,500,000.00
Ratio(%)netprofit 78.66% 79.98% 63.14% 79.28% 80.45%
Company subsidiaries’ Dividend Payment Policy
TheCompanysubsidiariesintendedtoallocatedividendsattherateof50%oftheprofitaftertax.
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•B.A.(PoliticalScience),
2010-Present
•Chairman
RamkhumhaengUniversity
2007-Present
•IndependentDirector
•MFCAssetManagementPlc.
•BusinessAdministrationfrom
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WisconsinStateUniversity
2011-Present
•Director
•PanAsiaFootwearPlc.
atSuperior,U.S.A.
2011-Present
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• ThaiPresidentFoodPlc.
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
2012-Present
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•Chairman
•FameLineCo.,Ltd.
1996-Present
•Chairman
•IntegratedCommunicationCo.,Ltd.
1996-Present
•Director
•SPA-Today-FarEast
(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
1996-Present
•Director
•MyanmarSPA-Today-FarEastCo.,Ltd.
2003-Present
•Director
•RappCollins(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
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•SahaPathanapibulPlc.
•AuthorizedDirector
•DirectorAccreditationProgram(DAP)
AuditCommittee
3/2003fromIOD
Non Liste
d Com
panies
•3companies
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
to Com
pany’s Busin
ess
1996-Present
•Director
•SPA-Today-FarEast
(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
1996-Present
•Director
•MyanmarSPA-Today-FarEastCo.,Ltd.
1999-Present
•Chairman
•MediaIntelligenceCo.,Ltd.
2003-Present
•Chairman
•RappCollins(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
3. M
r. Dan Sornm
ani
48
•Master’sDegreeinMarketing,
0.53
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•ManagingDirector
CanberraUniversity,Australia
Non Liste
d Com
pany
-None-
•AuthorizedDirector
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
•RiskManagement
(DAP)55/2006fromIOD
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
Committee
Boar
d of
Dire
ctor
s
DetailsofBoardofDirectorsandExecutives
Nam
e / Positio
n
Age
Education
% Share
s
Fam
ily Relationship
Experiences
hold
ing
Betw
een Directo
rs
Perio
d
Positio
n
Com
pany
23
4. M
rs. Siriw
an Vilassakdanont
58
•Master’sDegreeofBusiness
0.05
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
•Director
Administration,SasinGraduate
2009-Present
•ExecutiveDirector
•ThaiWacoalPlc.
•AuthorizedDirector
InstituteofBusinessAdministration
Non Liste
d Com
panies
•8companies
ofChulalongkornUniversity
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
(DAP)3/2003fromIOD
5. M
rs. M
alee Leelasiriw
ong58
•BachelorofLaw,
0.03
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•Director
ChulalongkornUniversity
Non Liste
d Com
pany
•1company
•HumanResourceDirector
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
•AuthorizedDirector
(DAP)2/2003fromIOD
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
•RiskManagement
1989-Present
•Director
•FameLineCo.,Ltd.
Committee
1990-Present
•Director
•ImageFirstCo.,Ltd.
2003-Present
•Director
•RappCollins(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
2003-Present
•Director
•IntegratedCommunicationCo.,Ltd.
6. M
rs. Chailada Tantiveja
kul
36
•Master’sDegreeinInternational
3.61
Mr.BoonchaiChokwatana’s
Liste
d com
pany
•Director
CommerceandPolicy,
daughter
2011-Present
•ExecutiveDirector
•SahaPathanapibulPlc.
•FinancialDirector
GeorgeMasonUniversity,USA.
Non Liste
d Com
panies
•6companies
•AuthorizedDirector
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
•RiskManagement
(DAP)55/2006fromIOD
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
Committee
2004-Present
•Director
•SPA-Today-FarEast
(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
7. M
r. Khachornsakdi
65
•Master’sDegreeinAccountancy,
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
Vanarats
eath
WesternIllinoisUniversity,U.S.A.
1996-Present
•IndependentDirector/
•SahaPathanapibulPlc.
•IndependentDirector
•GraduateDiplomainAuditing,
AuditCommittee
•AuditCommitteeChairman
ChulalongkornUniversity
1998-Present
•IndependentDirector/
•S&JInternationalEnterprisePlc.
•B.Se.Accountancy,
AuditCommitteeChairman
ChulalongkornUniversity
Non Liste
d Com
panies
•4companies
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
(DAP)3/2003fromIOD
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
Boar
d of
Dire
ctor
s
DetailsofBoardofDirectorsandExecutives
Nam
e / Positio
n
Age
Education
% Share
s
Fam
ily Relationship
Experiences
hold
ing
Betw
een Directo
rs
Perio
d
Positio
n
Com
pany
24
8. M
r. Am
orn Asvanunt
64
•Master’sDegreeofMBA,
-
-None-
Liste
d Liste
d com
pany
•IndependentDirector
BowlingGreenStateUniversity,
1999-Present
•AuditCommittee
•I.C.C.InternationalPlc.
•AuditCommittee
Ohio,U.S.A.
2007-Present
•ChairmanofRiskManagement
•I.C.C.InternationalPlc.
•B.Se.Accountancy
Committee
ChulalongkornUniversity
2002-Present
•IndependentDirector
•People’sGarmentPlc.
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
•AuditCommitteeChairman
(DAP)4/2003fromIOD
2002-Present
•AuditCommittee
•SahaCogen(Chonburi)Plc.
2003-Present
•ExecutiveDirector
•ThaiMilitaryBankPlc.
2006-Present
•RiskManagementCommittee
•ThaiMilitaryBankPlc.
2005-Present
•IndependentDirector
•KrungdhepSophonPlc.
2008-Present
•RiskManagementCommittee
•KrungdhepSophonPlc.
Non Liste
d Com
pany
•1company
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
to Com
pany’s Busin
ess
9. M
r. Vichit Tantianunanont 66
•AssumptionCommercialCollege,
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
•IndependentDirector
Bangkok
2011-Present
•IndependentDirector
•PanAsiaFootwearPlc.
•AuditCommittee
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
•AuditCommittee
•ChairmanofRisk
(DAP)3/2003fromIOD
Non Liste
d Com
panies
•3companies
ManagementCommittee
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
to Com
pany’s Busin
ess
10. M
r. Sorc
hote
Am
bhanwong
47
•BachelorofArtsUniversityof
0.10
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•IndependentDirector
SrinakharinwirotPrasanmit
Non Liste
d Com
pany
-None-
•Master’sdegree
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
inCommunications,Design
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
1996-Present
•ManagingDirector
•GrandmaCommunicationsCo.,Ltd.
(DAP)85/2010fromIOD
2004-Present
•ManagingDirector
•YesCommunicationsCo.,Ltd.
2007-Present
•ManagingDirector
•BigMamaHouseCo.,Ltd.
Boar
d of
Dire
ctor
s
DetailsofBoardofDirectorsandExecutives
Nam
e / Positio
n
Age
Education
% Share
s
Fam
ily Relationship
Experiences
hold
ing
Betw
een Directo
rs
Perio
d
Positio
n
Com
pany
25
11. M
r. Arth
orn M
aeknoparat
53
•BachelorDegree
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•Director
FacultyofCommunicationArts,
Non Liste
d Com
pany
-None-
•GeneralManager
MassCommunication,
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
ChulalongkornUniversity
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
(DAP)87/2011fromIOD
12. M
rs. Chattong Tip
payakalin60
•BachelorofEconomics(Finance)
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•IndependentDirector
UniversityoftheThaiChamber
Non Liste
d Com
pany
-None-
•AuditCommittee
ofCommerce
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
•MasterofBusinessAdministration
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
(Management)KasetsartUniversity
•NationalDefenceCollege
•DirectorAccreditationProgram
(DAP)99/2012fromIOD
13. M
r. Anupol Puwapoonpol
52
•BachelorDegreeFacultyof
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•ExecutiveBusinessDirector
CommunicationArts,Majorin
Non Liste
d Com
pany
-None-
(2004-Present)
AdvertisingandPublicRelation,
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
ChulalongkornUniversity
to
Com
pany’s Busin
ess
14. Dr. Som
chat Visitchaichan 43
•DoctorofPhilosophyDevelopment
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•StrategicPlanningDirector
Administration,NationalInstituteof
Non Liste
d Com
pany
-None-
(2005-Present)
DevelopmentAdministration
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
to Com
pany’s Busin
ess
15. M
rs. Porn
wilai Pin
vanichkul 52
•MasterofBusinessAdministration,
-
-None-
Liste
d com
pany
-None-
•AccountingManager
RamkhumhaengUniversity
Non Liste
d Com
pany
• 1company
(1998-Present)
Com
petitive Busin
ess relate
d
-None-
to Com
pany’s Busin
ess
Boar
d of
Dire
ctor
s
DetailsofBoardofDirectorsandExecutives
Nam
e / Positio
n
Age
Education
% Share
s
Fam
ily Relationship
Experiences
hold
ing
Betw
een Directo
rs
Perio
d
Positio
n
Com
pany
26
Number of Shared Held by The Directors and Executives of
Far East DDB Public Company Limited as at December 31, 2012
Name 2011 Increase/ 2012
Decrease 2012 %
Director Spouse During Total Director Spouse
the year
Number of Shared Held by Directors of Fame Line Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary)
as at December 31, 2012
1. Mr.Boonchai Chokwatana 249,300 118,500 - 367,800 4.90 249,300 11,850
2. Mr.Wasin Teyateeti 14,850 2,250 - 17,100 0.23 14,850 2,250
3. Mr.Dan Sornmani 40,000 - - 40,000 0.53 40,000 -
4. Mrs.Siriwan Vilassakdanont 3,825 - - 3,825 0.05 3,825 -
5. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong - 2,100 - 2,100 0.03 - 2,100
6. Mrs.Chailada Tantivejakul 271,044 - - 271,044 3.61 271,044 -
7. Mr.Khachornsakdi Vanaratseath - - - - - - -
8. Mr.Amorn Asvanunt - - - - - - -
9. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont - - - - - - -
10.Mr.Sorchote Ambhanwong - 7,200 - 7,200 0.10 - 7,200
11.Mr.Arthorn Maeknoparat - - - - - - -
12.Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin - - - - - - -
13.Mr.Anupol Puwapoonpol - - - - - - -
14.Mr.Somchat Visitchaichan - - - - - - -
Name 2011 Increase/ 2012
Decrease 2012 %
Director Spouse During Total Director Spouse
the year
Name 2011 Increase/ 2012
Decrease 2012 %
Director Spouse During Total Director Spouse
the year
Number of Shared Held by Directors of Rapp Collins (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
as at December 31, 2012
1. Mr.Wasin Teyateeti 1 - - 1 0.00 1 -
2. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong 1 - - 1 0.00 1 -
1. Mr.BoonchaiChokwatana 6,015 500 - 6,515 6.52 6,015 500
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Management
Management Structure
TheCompany’smanagementstructureasofDecember31,2012consistsoftheCompany’sBoardofDirectors,
AuditCommittee,RiskManagementCommitteeandMr.ArunNgamdeeastheCompanyAdvisoryChairman.
Scope, Authorities and Duties of the Company Directors
1.Topracticedutieswithresponsibility,careandhonestinthesamewayasfiduciaryshouldbemadeinthe
samesituationwithbargainingpoweroftradewithouttheinfluenceofstatusastheCompany’sdirectors,including
tocomplywithpolicy, law,objective, theCompany’s regulations, the resolutionsof theCompany’sBoardand
shareholders’meeting.
2.ImplementanddirecttheCompany’spolicies,aswellasmonitorandsuperviseitsoperationstomaximize
economicvalue.
3.Toencouragethedevelopmentofthepolicyofcorporategovernance,ethicsandbusinesscodeofethics
inwritteninorderfortheCompanydirectors,Executivesandemployeestoobserveasguidelineintheconductof
thebusiness.
4.Toarrangeforasufficientinternalcontrolsysteminordertoensurethattransactionsareapprovedby
authorizedindividuals,reviewedandrecordedaccountingreports;and,toimplementsystemspreventing
inappropriateuseofcompanyassets.
5.Transactionswithpossibleconflictofinterestsmustbecarefullyreviewed,withadefiniteguidelinetoensure
theinterestsoftheCompanyandtheshareholders,individualswithinterestsmaynotbeinvolvedinthedecision
makingprocess.Theymustobservetherequirementsontheproperprocedureanddisclosureoftransactionswith
possibleconflictofinterests.
6.Ensuremanagement’saccountability toshareholders:preserve their rightsand interests,clearlyandfully
discloseinformation.
PERIOD OF
NAMES POSITION APPOINTED YEAR COMPANY’S
DIRECTORS (Years)
1. Mr.Boonchai Chokwatana Chairman 1970 42
2. Mr.Wasin Teyateeti ViceChairman 1974 38
3. Mr.Dan Sornmani ManagingDirector 2005 7
4. Mrs.Siriwan Vilassakdanont Director 1989 23
5. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong Director 2000 12
6. Mrs.Chailada Tantivejakul Director 2005 7
7. Mr.Khachornsakdi Vanaratseath IndependentDirector 2002 10
8. Mr.Amorn Asvanunt IndependentDirector 2002 10
9. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont IndependentDirector 2002 10
10.Mr.Sorchote Ambhanwong IndependentDirector 2010 2
11.Mr.Arthorn Maeknoparat Director 2010 2
12.Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin IndependentDirector 2011 1
Mrs.Suree Muennarintr TheCompany’sSecretary 2008
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Committees
TheCompany’sBoardofDirectorshasextensivelyemphasizedgoodcorporategovernance,thusthecommittees
areassignedtohaveindividualdutiesandresponsibilitieswhicharecomprisedoftheAuditCommitteeandthe
RiskManagementCommitteeEachcommitteehasauthority,dutyandresponsibilityasstatedoncommittee’s
charterasfollows.
The Audit Committee
TheBoardofDirectorssetsuptheAuditCommitteetosupport itscorporategovernanceinaspectsof
processoffinancialreport,internalcontrol,auditprocess,andtheadherenceofrelatedrulesandregulations.
TheAuditCommitteeconsistsoffourcompanydirectors,whoaretheIndependentDirectors.
1. Mr.Khachornsakdi Vanaratseath ChairmanofAuditCommittee
2. Mr.Amorn Asvanunt AuditCommitteeMember
3. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont AuditCommitteeMember
4. Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin AuditCommitteeMember
Secretary to the Board of Audit Committee:Mrs.SureeMuennarintr
Names The Board of Directors’ Meeting
1. Mr.Boonchai Chokwatana 9/9
2. Mr.Wasin Teyateeti 6/9
3. Mr.Dan Sornmani 7/9
4. Mrs.Siriwan Vilassakdanont 7/9
5. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong 9/9
6. Mrs.Chailada Tantivejakul 8/9
7. Mr.Khachornsakdi Vanaratseath 8/9
8. Mr.Amorn Asvanunt 6/9
9. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont 8/9
10.Mr.Sorchote Ambhanwong 8/9
11.Mr.Arthorn Maeknoparat 8/9
12.Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin 9/9
7.Approvethefinancialreporthavingbeenauditedand/orreviewedbytheauditorandtheauditcommittee.
8.Toappoint,revokeandauthorizeconsultantstotheCompany’sExecutiveBoards’Advisory,toCommittees
and/ortootherindividualstocomply.
9.TopreparetheReportontheCompanyBoardofDirectors’ResponsibilitiesforFinancialStatementsand
disclosureitintheannualreportoftheCompany(56-2Form)andtheannualdisclosurereport(56-1Form).
10.Toengageinanyotheraction,whichisbeyondtheauthorityoftheExecutiveBoard,orwhichtheBoard
ofDirectorsdeemsappropriate.
Intheyear2012,theBoardofDirectorsheldninemeetings;theattendanceofeachBoardmemberonsuch
meetingswasasfollows:
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Duties and Responsibilities of the Company Audit Committee
1. ReviewthattheCompany’sfinancialstatementsarecorrectandsufficient;
2. ReviewthattheCompany’sinternalcontrolsystemandinternalauditsystemaresufficientandeffective,
reviewthesufficientindependenceoftheOfficeofInternalAudit,andprovideopinionsfortheappointment,transfer,
andpromotionofheadsoftheOfficeofInternalAuditorotherofficeswithresponsibilitiesforinternalauditactivities;
3. ReviewthattheCompany’soperationconformstolawsonsecuritiesandexchange,requirementsofthe
StockExchangeofThailandandanyotherlawsrelatingtotheCompany’sbusiness;
4. Review,select,nominateforapprovalforthepersonswithindependenceofperformingthedutiesofexternal
auditorsfortheCompany,proposetheremunerationofsuchexternalauditors,andjointlyattendthemeetingwith
theexternalauditors,atleastonceayear,withoutthepresenceoftheCompany’smanagement;
5. Reviewanyconnectedtransactionortransactionswithpotentialconflictofinteresttobeincompliancewith
lawsandrequirementsoftheStockExchangeofThailandinordertoensurethatsuchtransactionsarereasonable
andprovidethebestbenefitsfortheCompany;
6. PreparetheAuditCommitteereportstobedisclosedintheCompany’sannualreport;suchreportsmust
besignedbytheChairmanoftheAuditCommitteeanditmustcontain,atleast,somesignificantinformationas
describedbelow:
(a) opinionsabouttheaccuracy,correctnessandreliabilityoffinancialstatementsandfinancialreportsofthe
Company;
(b)opinionsaboutthesufficiencyofinternalcontrolsystemoftheCompany;
(c) opinionsaboutthecompliancewithlawsonsecuritiesandexchange,requirementsoftheStock
ExchangeofThailandandanyotherlawsrelatingtotheCompany’sbusiness;
(d)opinionsabouttheappropriatenessofexternalauditors;
(e) opinionsabouttransactionswithpotentialconflictofinterest;
(f) numberofmeetingstobeconvenedbytheAuditCommitteeandmeetingattendanceofeachAudit
Committeemember;
(g)opinionsorgeneralfindingsobtainedbyperformingitsdutiesinaccordancewiththeAuditCommittee
Charter;
(h) opinionsaboutothermattersthatshouldbenotifiedtogeneralshareholdersandinvestorsunderthe
scopeofdutiesandresponsibilitiesassignedbytheBoardofDirectors.
7. Inperforming theduties as theAuditCommittee, if discoveringor suspectingof either of the following
transactionsoracts,whichmaygivesignificanteffectstothefinancialstatusandoperatingresultsoftheCompany,
theAuditCommitteemustreportittotheBoardofDirectorsforimprovementswithinthereasonableperioddetermined
bytheAuditCommittee:
(a) transactionwithpotentialconflictofinterest;
(b) fraudorirregularityorsignificantdefectintheinternalcontrolsystem;or
(c) violationoflawsonsecuritiesandexchange,requirementsoftheStockExchangeofThailandandany
otherlawsrelatingtotheCompany’sbusiness.
IftheBoardormanagementoftheCompanyfailstomakeremedieswithintheestablishedperiod,one
oftheAuditCommitteemembersmayreportsuchtransactionoracttotheOfficeoftheSecuritiesand
ExchangeCommissionortheStockExchangeofThailand.
8. SupportandmonitortoensurethattheCompanyacquirestheefficientriskmanagementsystem.
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Participation in the Audit Committee meetings in 2012
In2012,theAuditCommitteeheld4meetingsandtheparticipationofeachcommitteememberissummarizedbelow.
The Risk Management Committee
TheBoardofDirectorssetsuptheRiskManagementCommitteetosupportitscorporategovernanceinaspect
ofmanagementof riskof theCompany tobemoreefficientlyperformed.TheRiskManagementCommittee
comprises7membersasfollowingnames;
1. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont ChairmanoftheRiskManagementCommittee
2. Mr.Dan Sornmani Member
3. Mr.Wichar Ldallitsakool Member
4. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong Member
5. Mrs.Chailada Tantivejakul Member
6. Mrs.Suree Muennarintr Member
7. MissWaraporn Kulsawatpakdee Member
Secretary to the Risk Management Committee:MissSujittraMakanit
Duties and Responsibilities of the Risk Management Committee
1. Toformulatetheriskmanagementpoliciesandgoals,planandorganizetheriskmanagementsystemofthe
companytoallowthesystemcontinuityandclarityforfurthermanaginganysignificantrisks,andreportsuch
riskstotheBoardofDirectorsandtheAuditCommittee.
2. Tosupportandencouragethecooperationforriskmanagementatalllevelsintheorganization.
3. Toensurethatthecompany’srisksarecontrolledappropriatelyandefficientlybyplacingemphasisontherisk
warningsystemandanyotherabnormaltransactions.
4. Developtheriskmanagementsystemintheorganizationtoensurethatitisefficientandconsistent.
Names Qualifications Attendance of 4 meetings
1. Mr.Khachornsakdi Vanaratseath Accounting 4/4
2. Mr.Amorn Asvanunt Accounting 3/4
3. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont ConsumerProducts 3/4
4. Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin Administration 4/4
9. ImproveandamendtheAuditCommitteeCharter,andproposesuchamendedcharterfortheBoardofDirectors’
approval;
10.PerformotherfunctionsassignedbytheBoardofDirectorsundertheapprovaloftheAuditCommitteeby
virtueofitsauthoritystatedintheArticlesofincorporationoftheCompanyandotherrelatedlaws.
TheperiodofserviceforAuditCommitteeMemberis1year.AnAuditCommitteeMemberwhoretiresfromoffice
duetotheexpirationoftermofservicemaybere-elected.IncaseofvacancyintheAuditCommitteeforreasons
otherthanbytheexpirationoftermofservice.TheBoardofDirectorsshallelectafullyqualifiedpersontobea
substitutememberandshallremaininofficeonlyforthetermleftforthememberwhomheorshereplaces.
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Participation in the Risk Management Committee meetings in 2012
In2012,theRiskManagementCommitteeheld3meetingsandtheparticipationofeachcommitteememberis
summarizedbelow.
Selection of the Company’s Directors
TheBoardofDirectorsscreensqualifiedindividualsfornominationtofillvacantpostsforsubsequentproposal
totheshareholdersmeeting,withtheexceptionofthecasewherethepostbecameregulations.Inthecasewhere
thepostisthatofanindependentdirector,thenominatedindividualmustpossessallqualificationsrequiredbythe
EquityMarketCommittee.
Itisalsoimportanttonotethatminorshareholdersalsohavetherighttonominateindividualstobeelected
asdirectors.Attheshareholdersannualgeneralmeetinginaccordancewiththeprescribedcriteriawhichcanbe
viewedontheCompanywebsiteatwww.fareastddb.com
Composition and Election
According to theArticles of Association,Chapter 3 ‘TheBoard ofDirectors’,No.18 andCharter, the
shareholders meeting determines the number of desired directors but not fewer than five. The individuals
to be appointed as directors must not have prohibited characteristics as specified by the law or company
regulations, ormust not be described as inappropriate or untrustworthy tomanage a business the shares of
whichareheldbythepublic,asperregulationsspecifiedbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommittee.Atleast
half of all directorsmust reside in theKingdomof Thailand. The number of independent directors andAudit
CommitteemustbeinaccordancewiththeannouncementoftheCapitalMarketSupervisoryBoard.
Directors with authority to sign on behalf of the Company
Thenumberofdirectorswhichhasthepowertosignonbehalfofthecompanyis
Group A. Mr.BoonchaiChokwatana,Mr.WasinTeyateeti,Mr.DanSornmani,Mrs.ChailadaTantivejakul.
Group B.Mrs.MaleeLeelasiriwong,Mr.ArthornMaeknoparat,Mrs.SiriwanVilassakdanont
anytwoofGroupA.cansignwiththeCompany’ssealoroneofGroupA.signwithotheroneofGroupB.
withtheCompany’sseal.
TheBoardofDirectorsmaydesignatethenamesofthedirectorswhohavethepowertoaffixtheirsignatures
togetherwiththesealoftheCompanytobebindingontheCompany.
Names Qualifications Attendance
of 4 meetings
1. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont ChairmanoftheRiskManagementCommittee 4/4
2. Mr.Dan Sornmani Member 1/4
3. Mr.Wichar Ldallitsakool Member 4/4
4. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong Member 4/4
5. Mrs.Chailada Tantivejakul Member 4/4
6. Mrs.Suree Muennarintr Member 4/4
7. MissWarapornKulsawatpakdee Member 2/4
5. ToimproveandamendtheRiskManagementCommitteeCharterandproposeittotheBoardofDirectorsfor
approval.
6. ToengageinotheractionsasassignedbytheBoardofDirectors.
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Election of Directors through Shareholders’ Meeting and Rights of Minority Shareholders.
Rights of Minority Shareholders
Shareholders are allowed to propose name list of qualified nominees to the Shareholders’ Meeting. The
Companyoffersanopportunityandright toShareholders toproposenameofpersontobeselectedasthe
Company’sDirectorattheShareholders’MeetingsinceDecember24,2011untilJanuary2,2012.Thisrightwas
announcedonStockExchangeofThailand’swebsitewww.set.or.thandinvitedallShareholdersontheCompany’s
websitewww.fareastddb.comwithdefinitionofShareholders’qualification,explanationofrulesandproceduresof
BoardofDirectors’consideration.
Directorial Election Procedure
AccordingtotheArticleofAssociationChapter3,‘TheBoardofDirectors’No.20,theshareholdersmeetingis
toelectdirectorsinaccordancewiththefollowingcriteriaandprocedure:
(1)Ashareholdershallhaveonevoteforoneshare.
(2)Eachshareholdermustexerciseallofthevotesheorshehasunder1,toelectoneorseveralpersonsto
beadirectorordirectorsandmustnotallothisorhervotestoanypersoninanynumber.
(3)Thepersonshavingthehighestnumberofvotestothelowernumberofvotesinordershallbeelectedas
thedirectorsequaltothenumberofdirectorstobeelectedbytheShareholders’Meetinginsuchelection.
Incasewherethenumberofvotesforthecandidatesindescendingorderareequalwhichwouldotherwise
causethenumberofdirectorstobeelectedbytheShareholders’Meetingtobeexceededinsuchelection,
theChairmanshallhaveacastingvote.
Directorial Term of Service
(A) Term Completion Retirement
InaccordancewithArticlesofAssociationChapter3‘TheBoardofDirectors’No.21andtheCompany
Charter,one-thirdofthedirectorshavetoretirefromthepostateachannualgeneralmeeting.Inthecase
wherethenumberofdirectorscannotbedividedbythree,thenumberofdirectorstoretireistobeclosest
toone-third.Duringthefirsttwoyearsafterthecompany’sregistration,alotterydrawneedstobecast
amongcompanydirectorsto identifytheone-thirddirectorswhohavetoretireateachannualgeneral
meeting.Afterthefirsttwoyears,thelotterydrawisnolongerneededasthelongest-servingdirectorsare
askedtoretire.Directorswhoretirefromthepostmaybere-elected.
(B) Non-Term Completion Retirement
1. InaccordancewithArticlesofAssociationChapter3‘TheBoardofDirectors’No.22andCharter,directors
aretoberetiredfromthepost(inacaseotherthancompletionofterm)underthefollowingcircumstances:
1.1 Death
1.2 Resignation
1.3 Lackofrequiredqualificationsorhavingaprohibitedcharacterasspecifiedbythelaworcompany
regulations
1.4 Beingdescribedasinappropriateoruntrustworthytomanageabusinessthesharesofwhichare
heldbythepublic,asperregulationsspecifiedbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission
1.5 Removalfromofficeattheresolutionoftheshareholdersmeeting
1.6 Removalbycourtorder
Onceapostofdirectorbecomesvacantduetoareasonotherthancompletionofterm,andthattheremaining
termislongerthantwomonths,theBoardofDirectorsistoselectaqualifiedindividualwhoisfreeofanyprohibited
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characteristicsasareplacementatthenextBoardofDirectorsmeeting.Thereplacementmemberistoservefor
onlytheremainingtermofthedirectorwhomhe/shereplaces.
2. AccordingtoArticlesofAssociationChapter3‘TheBoardofDirectors’No.25theshareholdersmeetingmay
passaresolutionremovinganydirectorprematurelywithatleastthree-fourthsofthevotesofpresentandeligible
shareholderswhohaveintotalthenumberofsharesofatleasthalfofthesharesheldbypresentandeligibleshareholders.
TheCompanyhasnotfixedthemaximumamountofdirectortermaswebelievethattheabilitytomanage
businessandtheexpertiseofeachdirectorarenotdependentupontheirage.Directorscanremaininofficefor
aslongastheyarecommittedtotheirdutiesascompanydirectorsandtrustedbytheBoardofDirectorsandthe
shareholders.Ultimately,itistheauthorityofshareholderstoelectindividualsasdirectorstoestablishpoliciesand
actontheirbehalf.
Directors’ Ratio on behalf of Shareholders’ Representative
-None–
Management Remuneration for the year 2012
RemunerationfortheBoardofDirectors:Directors’compensation Baht 3,550,000.00
Directors’meetingallowance Baht 714,000.00
AuditCommitteeMeetingallowance Baht 210,000.00
RiskManagementMeetingallowance Baht 61,000.00
Totalling Baht 4,535,000.00
Remunerationpaymentto9ExecutiveBoardofDirectorsandExecutivesisequaltoBaht22,363,297.00for
theyear2012,whichisintheformofsalariesandbonus.
1. Mr.Boonchai Chokwatana 500,000.00 69,000.00
2. Mr.Wasin Teyateeti 300,000.00 48,000.00
3. Mr.Dan Sornmani 450,000.00 53,000.00 3,000.00
4. Mrs.Siriwan Vilassakdanont 150,000.00 56,000.00
5. Mrs.Malee Leelasiriwong 300,000.00 69,000.00 9,000.00
6. Mrs.Chailada Tantivejakul 300,000.00 61,000.00 9,000.00
7. Mr.KhachornsakdiVanaratseath 300,000.00 61,000.00 60,000.00
8. Mr.Amorn Asvanunt 300,000.00 45,000.00 45,000.00
9. Mr.Vichit Tantianunanont 300,000.00 61,000.00 45,000.00 16,000.00
10.Mr.Sorchote Ambhanwong 150,000.00 61,000.00
11.Mr.Arthorn Maeknoparat 300,000.00 61,000.00
12.Mrs.Chattong Tippayakalin 200,000.00 69,000.00 60,000.00
Mrs.Suree Muennarintr 9,000.00
Mr.Wichar Ldallitsakul 9,000.00
MissWaraporn Kulsawatpakdee 6,000.00
Total 3,550,000.00 714,000.00 210,000.00 61,000.00
Audit Committee Risk
Names Directors’ Directors’ meeting Meeting Management
compensation allowance allowance Meeting allowance
(Baht) (Baht) (Baht) (Baht)
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GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
OnemissionoftheBoardofDirectorsistoimplementagoodcorporategovernancesystemwhichensures
transparency, honesty, accountability, competitiveness, fairness to all relevant parties,with consideration to all
stakeholdersaswellasaddedvalueforshareholders.Tothisend,weobservethegoodcorporategovernance
principle as promoted by both the Stock Exchange of Thailand and by the sufficiency economy philosophy,
whichteachesustofeelhappywithwhatwehave,tobereasonable,andtobecareful.Ouroperationplansare
developedandexecutedwithexpertiseandgreatcaution.And,most importantly,alexecutivesandemployees
areencouragedtobehonest,dedicated,patient,carefulandwilingtoshare.Thesemeasureshavepositionedus
very wel to accommodate any economic, political, cultural and social change, and, to achieve balanced and
sustainableresults.
OurgoodcorporategovernanceprinciplewasapprovedbytheBoardofDirectorsonNovember14th,2002.
ItcomprisestheCorporateGovernancePolicy,theBusinessEthicsandtheEmployeeCodeofConduct.Thisis
distributedtocompanydirectors,executivesandemployees,aswelaspublishedontheCompany’swebsiteat
www.fareastddb.comfortheuniformedobservanceintheirdischargeofdutyandconductofbusiness.TheCompany
hasreviewedthesuitabilityoftheGoodCorporateGovernancePrincipleonanannualbasisandfoundittobe
fittingforthecurrentcircumstances.
TheBoardofDirectors,executivesandemployeesofalllevelsoftheCompanyvaluethesignificanceofthe
observanceoftheGoodCorporateGovernancePrinciple,whichisconstantlyreviewedandimproved.Asaresult,
intheyear2012,wehavebeengivenpositiveratingsinthefolowingareas:
•“Excelent”ratingforthe2012evaluationofcorporategovernanceoflistedcompanies.
•“Outstanding+RoleModel”ratingforthe2012evaluationofannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersquality.
TheCompanypracticesalongwithgoodcorporategovernance’sprincipleforthelistedcompanieswiththeStock
ExchangeofThailandaccordingtothefifthcoreprincipleasfollows:
1. Rights of The Shareholders
TheBoardofDirectorsappreciatesthesignificanceofshareholdersandrespectstheirrightasownersofthe
Company.Inadditiontotherighttovoteatshareholdersmeetings,theGoodCorporateGovernancePrincipleis
designedtoofferprotectionfortheshareholderrights;toencourageshareholderstoexercisetheirrights;and,to
seetoitthatallshareholdersareequalyandfairlyentitledtotheirbasicrightsasdefinedintheCompanyRegulation
andtheBusinessEthics.Basicrightsareasfolows:
• Righttopurchase,sellortransfersharesastheowner
• Righttothesharingofprofit
• RighttoreceiveadequatenewsandinformationabouttheCompany
• Righttoparticipateinshareholdersmeetingsinordertoexercisetherighttoopineandmakedecisions
throughtheirvotesontheelectionofcompanydirectors,determinationofremunerationforcompanydirectors,
appointmentofauditorsandapprovalofmatterswithinfluencesontheCompany;aswellastherighttobepaid
dividendsandtherighttoopineandinquireatshareholdersmeetings
Inadditiontothebasicrights,theBoardofDirectorstakesintoaccountthestatutoryrightsofshareholdersand
engages;ensuresthattheirrightsarenotviolatedorsubjugated;and,facilitatestheexerciseoftheirrightsasfollows:
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1.1 Right to be informed :Allshareholdershaveanequalrighttobeinformed.Therefore, informationis
madeavailabletoshareholdersinEnglishandinThaiviatheStockExchangeofThailandandourwebsiteat
www.fareastddb.comThis is toensure that theshareholdersarewell informedofmatterssuchasoperational
results, related transactions,significantsalesandpurchasesofassets,namesof tenmajorshareholdersasof
registrationbookclosingdateforthepurposeofanannualgeneralmeeting,shareholdersmeetingminutedwithin
14daysafterthemeeting,andotherinformationnecessaryfortheirdecisionmaking.
1.2 Right to attend shareholders meetings :TheCompanyarrangesfortheannualgeneralmeetingofshareholders
everyyearwithinfourmonthsfromthelastdayofanaccountingyearoftheCompany.Thismeetingtakesplace
onadateandtimeandatalocationwhichalloweaseofattendancebytheshareholders.
Intheyear2012,theCompanyhashadthe18thannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersonApril27th,2012
attheConferenceRoomofFarEastDDBPlc.,465/1-467SiAyutthayaRoad,Ratchathewi,Bangkok10400.This
venueisusedeveryyeartosavetheshareholdersfromconfusion.Amapisenclosedwiththemeetingnotice
withagendas.Additionally,anannualgeneralshareholdersmeetingnoticewithagendasinThaiandEnglishwas
published via the information system of the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Company’s web site at
www.fareastddb.comonMarch23rd,2012inordertoinformtheshareholdersfiveweeksinadvance.
Before the meeting day
1.TheCompanygivesshareholderstheopportunitytobeinvolvedinthemeetings.Minorshareholderscan
submitmattersforinclusionasmeetingagendasand/ornominateindividualsfortheCompanydirectorelection.
Forthe2012annualgeneralmeetingofshareholders,theCompanyhasallowedshareholderstosubmitmatters
forinclusionasmeetingagendasand/ornominateindividualsfortheCompanydirectorelectionfromDecember
24th2011toJanuary23
rd2012.ThiswasannouncedinThaiandEnglishviatheinformationsystemoftheStock
ExchangeofThailandandontheCompany’swebsiteatwww.fareastddb.comNevertheless,noshareholders
hascomeforwardwithanysubmissionornomination.
2. TheCompany publishes themeeting notice and supporting documents on theCompany’sweb site at
www.fareastddb.compriortotheactualdeliveryofsuchinformationinprintedforminThaiandEnglishtothe
shareholders.ThiswascarriedoutonMarch23rd,2012ormorethan30daysbeforethemeetingdateinorderto
allowThaiandforeignshareholderstoaccessinformationmorequicklyandconveniently,aswellastohavemore
timetoreviewpertinentinformation.
3.TheCompanydeliversmeetingnoticewithagendas,facts,rationalesandopinionsofBoardofDirectorson
eachagendaonApril17th,2012toallowshareholderstimetoreviewthematters.Thiswasdeliveredtogether
withsupportingdocumentswhichincludetheannualreport,financialstatements,theprofilesofcompanydirector
candidates,definitionofindependentdirectors,profileofAuditCommitteemembersproposedbytheCompanyas
proxies,maptothemeetingvenue,descriptionofdocumentsandidentificationevidencetobeproducedbythe
shareholdersforadmittanceintothemeeting,thesectionofCompanyRegulationwhichconcernsshareholders
meetings;and,the“B”proxyform.announcementswaspublishedinanewspapersevendayspriortothemeeting
forthreeconsecutivedaysformApril19th,2012.
ForeighshareholdersweredeliveredonEnglishtranslationtogetherwiththeThaiversionofmeetingnoticeand
supportingdocuments.
Further,ifwaspossibleforshareholderstodownloadeither“A”,“B”or“C”proxyformoftheirchoice.They
haveallbeenpreparedinaccordancewiththerelevantannouncementoftheMinistryofCommerce.
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On the meeting day
1.TheBoardofDirectorsappreciates thesignificanceof shareholdersmeetingsand their responsibility to
theshareholders.Itisthedutyofdirectorstoattendthemeetingsandoffershareholderstheopportunitytoask
questionspertainingtotheCompany.
Forthe18thannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersonApril27
th,2012,eleventdirectorswerepresentatthe
meeting.TheChairmanoftheBoardofdirectorsandthechairmenofsubcommittees,executivedirectors,accounting
manager and theFinanceManagerwerepresent. Themeetingwasalsoattendedby theCompany’s auditors
whoservedaswitnessestothevotecounting.Thenamesofdirectors,executivesandauditorspresentatthe
shareholdersmeetingwererecorededinthemeetingminutewhichissubsequentlypublishedontheCompany’s
websiteatwww.fareastddb.com
2.TheCompanypracticesandequal treatmentofallshareholders.Uponthemeetingcommencement, the
Presidentannouncesthenumberandtheratioofattendingshareholders.TheChairmanoftheBoardofDirectors
declares commencement of the meeting, introduces company directors, members of the subcommittees,
executivesandauditorsthenaskstheCompanysecretarytoexplainallrulesincludingthoseconcerningvoting
andthecountingofthevotesoftheshareholdersoneachagendainaccordancewiththeCompanyRegulation.
Attendingshareholdersaregiventhechancetoinquire,opineandmakesuggestionsonallagendas.Questions
areansweredclearlyandprecisely.Forvotes,againstvotesandabstentionsareaccountedforusingthebarcode
system.Ameetingminuteisclearly,correctlyandthoroughlyproduced.
3.At the18thannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersonApril27
th,2012,abarcodesystemwasused for
thepurposeofregistrationandvotingtofacilitateallattendingshareholders.Thebarcodevotecountingoneach
agendawassitnessedbytheauditorstoguaranteetransparency.Additionally,itwaspossibleforallshareholders
andproxiestoseethevotingresults(forvotes,againstvotesandabstentions)onthescreenatthesametime.
Votingoneachagendawascarriedoutopenly.Avotingcardwasgiventotheshareholdersandtheproxies
foreachagenda.Thecardwascollectedonlyfromthosewithagainstvoteand/orabstention,withtheexception
oftheindividualcompanydirectorelectionagendawherethecardwascollectedfromallshareholdersandproxies.
Onlyagainstvotesand/orabstentionswerecountedandsubtracted from thenumberofall votespresent.All
remainingvotesweredeemedas forvoteson theagenda. Shareholders’votesoneachagendaof the2012
meetingcanbeviewedfromthe18thannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersaspublishedontheCompany’swebsite.
4.TheCompanyconductsthemeetingintheorderoftheagendas,withoutanyswitchingoftheagendasor
inclusionofadditionalagendasotherthanthosespecifiedinthemeetingnotice.Significant informationisnot
changedwithoutpriornoticetotheshareholders
5.TheCompanyrecoredsavideooftheshareholdersmeetingthroughoutthedurationofit.Shareholderscan
asktoseeitwiththeCompanysecretary.ThevideoispublishedontheCompany’swebsiteaswell.
6.Importantagendasatshareholdersmeetings.
(1)Dividendpayment:TheCompanyproposesdetailspertainingtoprofitallocationanddividendpayment
ratetogetherwithrationalesandsupporting information inaccordancewiththedividendpaymentpolicyof the
Company.Comparisonsaremadebetweenthepayingdividendandthepolicy,and,betweenthepayingdividendof
thecurrentyearandthepaiddividendofthepreviousyear.Thedatesofdividendentitlementandbook-closingdate.
(2)Directorialelection:TheCompanygivesshareholderstherightstovoteontheelectionofindividuals
company directors; and, to nominate individuals for the Company director election. Nominated candidates for
independentdirectorpositionmustpossessthequalificationsasrequiredbytheCompanyandtheannouncement
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oftheEquityMarketCommittee.Shareholdersareprovidedpreliminaryinformationonthecandidates,thenumber
ofcompaniesforwhichtheyserveascompanydirector,positionheldinotherlistedcompaniesorcompetitive/
connectedbusinesses,and,criteriaandprocedurefortheselection,typeofdirector.
Inthecasewhereacurrentcompanydirectorisnominated,theinformationonhis/hermeetingattendance
inthepreviousyearandthenumberoftemrs/yearshe/shehasheldadirectorialpositionareincludedaswell.
(3)Directors’Remuneration: Although theCompany has not appointed a remuneration committee. The
Companysuggeststheamountandtheformofremunerationtotheshareholdersmeetingfortheirapprovalon
anannualbasis.ThisisdeterminedbytheNominationandRemunerationCommitteeandbasedonoperational
outcome,performance,remunerationlimitapprovedbytheshareholdersmeeting,remunerationpaidintheprevious
year,thebenchmarkofothercompaniesinthesamesector,and,thedutiesandtheresponsibilityoftheCompany
directors. Policy and criteria for the determination of remuneration for each position of company director is
presented.Asummaryisprovidedonapprovedremunerationlimit,theactualamountpaid,theformofpayment
andtheexactamountpaidtoindividualcompanydirectorsandmembersoftheAuditCommitteeandtheRick
Management Committee. This can be viewed from the annual data sheet (56-1 form) and the annual report
(56-2),underthe“DirectorsRemuneration”section.
(4)Appointmentofauditorsanddeterminationofauditor’sfee:TheCompanyproposestheappointmentof
auditorsandanauditoffice,independence,togetherwiththeiroperationaloutcomeandthenumberofyearsthey
havebeeninserviceorthereasonforthechangingofauditors.Auditfeeofthecurrentyeariscomparedwith
thepreviousyear.Thesameistrueforotherservicefeesincurredfromtheuseofservicesprovidedbytheaudit
officewithwhichtheauditorsareassociated.Comparisonismadewiththeamountofworkandtheauditfeeof
otherlistedcompaniesofthesamesizeaswell.AuditorsandtheauditofficearescreenedbytheAuditCommittee.
After the meeting day
TheCompanyproducesdetailedminutesforthegeneralmeetingofshareholdersinThaiandEnglishwithclear,
completeandfactualinformationforeachagenda.Thenamesofcompanydirectors,membersofthesubcommittee,
executivedirectors,topmanagementfromtheaccountingandfinancedepartmentand,auditorswhoarepresentat
themeetingarelisted.Proceduresforvotingandvotecounting,aswellasthenumberofforvotes,againstvotes
andabstentionsarerecorded.Thesameistrueforinquiriesandtheresponsestothem.Suchameetingminute
isreviewedbytheLegalDepartmentandtheChairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsbeforeexecutionofsignature
inthecapacityasthechairmanofthemeeting.TheminuteissubsequentlydeliveredtotheStockExchangeof
ThailandandtheOfficeofSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,aswellaspublishedontheCompany’swebsite
atwww.fareastddb.cominThaiandEnglishwithinfourteendaysfromthedayoftheshareholdersmeeting.This
givesshareholderstheopportunitytoreviewinformationwithouthavingtowaituntilthenextmeeting.Acopyis
submittedtotheBusinessDevelopmentDepartmentandtheMinistryofCommercewithinthestatutorilyspecified
timeframeaswell.
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2. Treating Shareholders with Equality and Fairness
TheCompanyplacesgreat importanceontreatingshareholderswithequalityandfairness,andthis for
treatmentcanbedetailedasfollows.
2.1 Shareholders meetings
1.Votesaredeterminedbythenumberofsharesheldbytheshareholder.Onesharerepresentsonevote.
2.Fortheshareholdersmeetings,minorshareholdercansubmitmattersforinclusionasmeetingagendas
and/ornominate individuals for theCompanydirector electionprior to themeeting inaccordancewith the
establishedcriteria,channelsandtimeframe.ThisisannouncedinThaiandEnglishviathechannelsofthe
StockExchangeofThailandandontheCompany’swebsite.
3.Forthe18thannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersonApril27
th,2012theCompanyhasdelivereda
noticewithsupportingdocumentsonApril17th,2012ortendayspriortothemeeting.Itincludedagendas,the
annualreport,financialstatements,the“B”proxyform,stepsoftheproxyprocess,profileofcompanydirector
candidatesandamaptothemeetingvenue.ThisisthesamesetofinformationpublishedontheCompany’s
websitemorethan30dayspriortothemeetinginordertoallowshareholderssufficienttimetoreviewthe
information.
ForeignshareholdersweredeliveredonEnglishtranslationtogetherwiththeThaiversionofthemeeting
noticeandsupportingdocuments.
4.TheCompanyencouragesallshareholderstobeinvolvedinthereviewandthevotingonimportant
mattersoftheCompanyinaccordancewiththemeetingagendas.Shareholderswhoarenotabletoparticipate
in themeeting on their ownmay assign another person or amember of the Audit Committeewho is an
independentdirectortoattendthemeetingontheirbehalf.Names,addressesandinterestsofallfourmembers
oftheAuditCommitteearedeclaredinthemeetingnotice.Shareholderscanviewtheinformationonthefour
membersoftheAuditCommitteeintheannualreport,enclosedwiththemeetingnotice,aswell.
Shareholderswhoarenotabletoparticipateinthemeetingontheirownmayusethe“B”proxyform,
enclosedwith themeetingnotice.Thisallowsshareholders tobe involved in thevoting.Documentsand
identificationevidencerequiredfortheproxyprocessaredescribed.Theproxyprocessisnotassociatedwith
anyinconveniencingcriteria.Alternatively,shareholderscandownloadtheproxyform,preparedinaccordance
withtherelevantannouncementoftheBusinessDevelopmentDepartment,theMinistryofCommerce,fromthe
Company’swebsiteatwww.fareastddb.comThethreeversionsavailableare“A”,“B”and“C”proxyforms.
(ThelatterisusedonlybyforeigninvestorswhohaveappointedacustodianinThailandasadepositoryand
manageroftheirshares.)
The18GeneralMeetingofShareholdersfortheyear2012washeldonApril27th,2012.
Shareholders Shares %
Total number of shareholders as per the registration 324 7,500,000 100.00
Attending Shareholders 65 5,757,704 76.77
Shareholders attending the meeting 21 1,535,819 20.48
In person Proxy attendance 44 4,221,885 56.29
-Auditcommitteemembers - - -
-Otherindividuals 44 4,221,885 56.29
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5.TheCompanyprovidesdutystampstotheshareholderatnocostfortheaffixationontheproxyform.
6.TheCompany fully facilitatesshareholders in theirexerciseof right toparticipate inshareholders
meetingsandtovote.Shareholderscanregisterforthemeetingatleasttwohoursinadvance.Shareholders
joiningthemeetingafterithasbegunaregiventherighttovoteonagendaswhichhaveyettobereviewed.They
areaccountedasapartofthequorumfromtheagendaonwhichtheyhavevoted.
Sufficient personnel and technology are provided to facilitatemeeting registration and voting on each
agenda.Abarcodesystemisusedforconvenience,timelinessandtransparency.
2.2 Insider information usage control
MeasuresrelatingtotheuseofinsiderinformationarecoveredintheCompany’scodeofbusinessethics.
Insiderinformationusagecontrolisaresponsibilityofdirectors,executivesandstafftowardstheCompanyand
shareholders.Theymustbeindividualsofintegrity,accountabilityandmoralconsciousness.Undernocircumstance
shouldtheyexploittheirauthorityforthebenefitofthemselvesand/orothers.Allrelevantemployeesmustprotect
theinterestsandtheassetsoftheCompany.TheymustnotuseinformationorassetsoftheCompanyforthe
benefit of themselves and or others. All relevant employeesmust protect the interests and the assets of the
Company.TheymustnotuseinformationorassetsoftheCompanyforthebenefitofthemselvesand/orothers
norshouldtheyengageinanyactionwhichassistsanyindividualinbusinessthatcompleteswiththeCompany.
Copiesofthesemeasureshavebeendistributedtoalldirectors,executivesandstafffortheirobservance.They
arealsoavailableontheCompany’swebsitewww.fareastddb.comAsaguidelineforthemtoconductthemselves
astheyfunctionintheircapacity.
ThemostseriousdisciplinarypunishmentestablishedintheCompanyregulationistheterminationof
employment.Alldirectors,executivesandstaffareawareofthisandactaccordingly.
2.3 Supervision of the Company’s security trading transaction and report of stakeholding
Wehaveinplaceameasureforthemonitoringofoursecuritytradingtransactions.Ourcodeofethics
hasprescribedaprohibitionfordirectors,executivesandstaffinpossessionofinsiderinformationfromsellingor
purchasingcompanysharewithinonemonthbeforedisclosingthefinancialstatementstothepublic.Everyquarter,
theCompanysecretarysendsaletterremindingthistodirectors,executivesandrelevantindividuals.Additionally,
directorsandexecutives,aswellas,theirspousesandunder–agedchildrenarerequiredtoreporttheirshareholding.
AnytransactionmustbereportedtotheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,withacopysenttotheCompany
secretaryforsubsequentnotificationoftheBoardofDirectorsatthenextmeeting.Onemandatoryagendatobe
presentatallBoardofDirectorsmeetingsinvolvestheholdingofcompanysharesbydirectorsandexecutives.
Ashreholdingreportfromisenclosedwiththeinvitationtothemeeting.Directorsandexecutivesarewellaware
thatitistheirdutytocomply.
Intheyear2012directorsandexecutiveshavecompliedstrictlywiththepolicy.Therehasbeenno
incidenceoftradingduringtheprohibitedperiod.
Further,wehaveameasureforthemonitoringthevestedofinterestofdirectorsandexecutiveswhoare
requiredtoreporttotheChairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsandtheChairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsandthe
ChairmanoftheAuditCommittee,thevestedofinterestofthemselvesandindividualsrelatedtothemusingthe
providedfromanychangemustbereportedaswellwithinonemonth.
Alldirectorsandexecutiveshavecompliedstrictlywiththecriteriain2012.
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2.4 Conflict of Inerests
Conflictsofinterestsarehandledcautiouslyandrationally,withthegreatestbenefittotheCompanyasthe
keyconcern.Determinationofpricesisincompliancewithnormalfairtradeconditions,justlikedoingbusinesswith
anoutsider.MeasureshavebeenimplementedtoensuretransparencyandcompliancewiththecriteriaoftheStock
ExchangeofThailand.ThisisapartofgoodcorporategovernanceandanethicalresponsibilitytowardstheCompany
and theshareholders.Toensure thatallpartiesareequallywell informed,disclosuresaremadeofconnected
transactionsinaccordancewiththeStockExchangeofThailandCommissionannouncementondisclosureofinformation
andactionoflistedcompaniespertainingtorelatedtransactions.Directorswithpotentialinterestsinthematter
beingreviewedarerequiredtoleavetheroomandrefrainfromvoting.Thisistoallowdirectorswithoutinterests
tofreelyvoicetheiropinionsandcasttheirvote.TheCompany’sSecretarywouldannouncethenameofdirectors
whoarerequiredtoleavetheroomfortheagendaathand.Thenamesandrelationshipwithconnectedperson,the
determinationofpricesunderthetransactionandthedirectorswithdifferingopinionfromthatoftheBoardof
Directors(ifany)arereportedtotheStockExchangeofThailandwithinthespecifiedtimeframe.Theinformation
is posted on ourwebsite as well for the purpose of transparency and also recorded in the minutes for
subsequentreviews.
3. Rights of Stakeholders
TheCompanyoperateditsbusinesswithresponsibilitytowardsallstakeholdersformutualbenefitbycommencing
thepracticeofcorporategovernancetoensuretherightsofallstakeholderstobetreatequality.Thestakeholders
comprise of shareholders, employees, customers, trade partners, competitors, creditors, government and other
relatedsectorsincludingthecommunity,environmentandsocietywhichwillbetreatedundertheprinciplepolicy
ofgoodcorporategovernance,businessandemployee’ethicsinwriting.
Treat to the Various Stakeholders of the Company
Shareholder:TheCompanystrictlyoperatesbusinesswithfaithfulnessandintegrity.TheCompanyhasnever
conductedbusinesswithunfaithfuloperations.Tocarryoutbusinesswithaccurateand transparentoperation,
bringingtheproudofsuccessfulperformance,rapidgrowthwithsolidity,highabilityincompetitionandtocreate
utmostvalueaddedtotheshareholdersinlongterm.Everyshareholderhasbasicfundamentalrightinaccordance
withthe lawand istreatedwithequalityandfairness.Theshareholders,whoholdtheirsharesat least twelve
monthsconsecutively,havetherightstoproposeagendaorcandidatestobenomineefordirectors’electiontothe
GeneralShareholders’Meeting,either.’
Employee:Employeesare importantkeycontributingtotheorganization’ssuccess.TheCompany’sgrowth
depends on quality of employees. The Company cares of well-being life of all employees, thus the working
environment iswellmaintained toensure thesafeguardingof their lives,healthandproperty.New technology
is implemented to support theirworks. Employees are developed and improved to bemodern thatmatch to
applicabletechnology.Toenhanceanddevelopallemployeestobesmartandgood,theyaregiventheopportunity
toparticipate in training for skillworkingdevelopment. Self and teamwork ability arebeing expressedwidely.
Professionaldevelopmentsystemisencouragedtobuildasecurecareerandcareeropportunitiesareprovided
accordingtoindividualpotential.Compensationisawardedfairlyandsuitablyforbuildingupworkingmotivation
intheformofsalaryandbonus.Inaddition,theCompanyallowsemployeestoparticipateinreviewsthebusiness
operationwhichisthepersonaldevelopmentofcapabilitiestosupportpolicytothefurtherbusinessexpansion.
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TheCompanyencourageseveryemployeetobeparticipatedintakingcareofenvironment.Thus,“TheCommittee
ofOccupationalSafety,HealthandEnvironment”wassetupinworkingplacetoensurethesafeguardingoftheir
livesandhealth.Thesecurityservicetwentyfourhoursadayhasemployed,andinstalledsecuritysysteminall
buildings, togetherwithother safety equipment. TheCompanyalsoprovides trainingon fire-fightingdrills and
evacuation inordertocreatetherightknowledge,understandingandpracticesuptotheacceptedsafetyand
environmentalprotectionstandards.
TheCompanyprovides retirementpensionbenefits toemployeesafter retirementschedulespecified in the
LaborAct,Italsopreparedagroupaccidentinsuranceforallemployeestopreventtherisksandrelieftheloss
to the employees and their familymembers supplemented. This is supplemented by a list ofmember social
securityfundasnormal.
TheCompanyalsoengagestheotherwelfareforthestaffsasfollows:
1. Knowledge development for employees
Inrecentyears,communicationisdevelopingveryfast.Consistentwiththenewinnovation,newtechnologies
whichhave thebroadeneffect.Peopleworldwidecanbeable toeasilycommunicatewitheachother face to
face,talkingormakingconferenceviamobilescreen.Advertisingbusinessisaffectedbythedevelopmentaswell.
Ifwedonotdevelop,wewilllagbehindinaccesstoandcommunicatewiththenewgenerationofconsumers.
Withthesereasons,in2012,wemainlyfocusondigitaltrainingforouremployees.However,wealsocontinuously
provideotherknowledgestoimproveourpotential.
Thetrainingcanbedividedinto2categoriesasfollows:
1. Digital Media Training
1.1Externaltraining:
Sendingtheemployeesinmanagement,intermediateandseniorlevelstoattendthetrainingprovidedby
organizationsandinstitutionsindigitalfieldsuchas:
•MiniMBADigitalMarketing,organizedbytheUniversityofTheNations
•DigitalMarketingSummit2012,organizedbyNationBroadcastingCorporations.
•3StepstoFacebookMarketing,byadigitalexpert.
•MarketinginADigitalEraseminar,organizedbytheMarketingAssociationofThailand
1.2Internaltraining:
Weinvitedtheexpertsorgurusindigitalmediatoprovidedigitalknowledgefrombasictointermediate
leveltoouremployeesunder“FarEastDDBDigitalAcademyProject”.Thesetrainingprogramsstartedfrom23
Marchto20June2012,covering120participantsfromFarEastGroup.
•IntroductiontoDigitalAcademy
•WhatGoogledo?
•Let’sDigitalwithAdmaxNetwork&Facebook
•OnlineMeasurement&ViralVideo
•Integratedcampaign&SoLoMo
•SEM&Twitter
•Apps&DigitalTrends
•ZocialRank&ZocialEyes
•DigitalTechnology
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Inadditional,withrapidchangeindigitalmedia,thecompanysetupFacebookgroupasacommunicating
channelbetweenemployees inFarEastGroupandsupportthemto increaseskillsviadiscussionandsharing
experiencesorknowledgeondigitalmediawitheachother.Thisalsohelpscreategood relationshipbetween
employees.Thecompanyalsoheld“TheDigitalMarketingDay”offeringemployeestohaveachancetoownthe
digitaldevicessuchasiPhone,iPadinreasonablepriceincludingpracticingthemtousethedevicesappropriately.
2. Specific skill trainingprogramstoincreaseworkingefficiencybydepartmentsasfollows:
•Holding‘Eat,Drink&Design:GraphicAwayDay’seminarbyinvitinggraphicgurustoeducategraphic
teamwithworkshop.
•Supportingcreativepeopleandgraphicdesignerstoattend‘Design is Innovative,CreativeUnfolded’
seminarheldbyThailand’sCreativeDesignCenter(TCDC)
•Sendingcreativepeopletoattend“BADSpecialWorkshop:HungryTherapy”seminarheldbyBangkok
ArtDirectors’Associationtobroadentheircreativity.
•SupportingAccountManagement staffs toattend ‘‘AdmanAwards&Symphosium2012:Edvertising
Evolution’seminarheldbyAdvertisingAssociationofThailand.
•SupportingemployeesfromStrategicPlanning&Researchdepartmenttoattend‘Thailand’sMost
AdmiredBrand’organizedBrandAge,aleadingbusinessmagazineinThailand.
Moreover,in2012thecompanyhassenttheseniormanagementteamtoprovidetrainingandknowledge
oftheAdvertisingStrategyandCreativityDevelopmenttoMSTF’semployees(Myanmar.Spa-Today-FarEast
Ltd.),ourjointventureadvertisingagencyinYangon,Myanmar.
•Libraryforemployees
•ExtendinternalcommunicationviaIntranetandtheCompany’swebboard.
2. Cost of Living Support
•Annualbonusallowance
•SocialSecurity
•Granttodisastersrelief
•Granttopass-awayemployees
•Granttotheparents,spouseandchildpass-away
•Grouplifeinsurance
•Uniformsformessenger
3. Employee’s Family Support
•EducationalScholarshipfromDr.ThiamChokwatanaFoundation
4 .Stable Future Strengthen Support
•Retirementfundforallemployees
•LowinteresthousingloansinconjunctionwiththeGovernmentHousingBank
5. Heath Support
•Encourageemployeestohavevaccine
•Encourageemployeestodoexercise
6. Other
•Cateringstaffinthenewyear
•Retirementfarewellparty
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Guidelines on anti-corruption
•TheCompanysupportsandencouragesstaffatall levels torealizethe importanceandhaveawareness
againstcorruption.Wesetupinternalcontrolsystemtopreventfraud.Realizingthatthecorruptionsolvingin
thesocietystartswithgoodleaders.Theleadersmusthavegoodconscienceandnotacceptthecorruptionwhile
continuouslycreatingthisawarenessintheorganization.
Customers:TheCompanyoperateswithhonestyandfairnessandprovidesaccurateinformationtocustomers.
Customers’complaintsaretakenintoaccountandconsiderationtopromptlyservetheneedsofcustomersandto
developproductsandservicestosatisfythecustomers.
Business Partners:TheCompanydealsbusinesswithitspartnersviaequalizationandhonestbyemphasizing
onthemaximizedbenefitoftheCompanyalongwithfundamentaloffairreturnforbothpartiesandtheseagreed
contractsandconditionsshallbepracticedstrictly.Thecircumstancethatmaycausesconflictofinterestshallbe
avoidtobehappenedbyhavingadiscussiontosolveproblemcomplyingwithfundamentalofbusinessrelationship
anddealwithcorporatecontractforgoods’deliveryinaccordancewithproperqualityandpunctualtimeasagreed.
Trade Competition: TheCompanydealsbusinessaccording to the rulesof competition’s frameworkwith
honestandfairverystrictlyunderthelawandhasnopolicytotakeadvantageontradecompetitioninthewaythat
againstthelaw.TheCompanybearsofitstradecompetitionthatitisthefactortobepushuptokeepdeveloping
theproductsandservicestobebetter.Duringthepassingperiods,theCompanyhasneverhadanyconflictthat
concernedtothetradecompetition.
Creditors:TheCompanykeepsonpracticingitsoperationinaccordancewithtradingcondition,loancondition
andthedutytotreattocreditorswithhonestinordertobuildupthetrustinessandreliabilityamongeachother.
Labor:TheCompanycaresandprotectsthehumanrightsintobusinessnottobeinvolvedwiththeinfringement
ofothers,un-exploitworkersandnon-illegalworkers.
Society community and environment:TheCompanyconductsbusinesswiththeresponsibilityofallparties
involved,encouragingemployeesandconcernedpeopleinpracticegoodcitizenshipandcharitableservicetothe
communityandsociety,aswellasemployees’participationincreativityserviceactivities.
Ourcompanycontinuesthepolicytosupportanyactivitiesthatarebeneficiarytothecommunityandsociety.
Poorschoolinup-countrywerestillourfocus,whichwasactuallythefollow-upprojectinthesixthyear.In2012,
weincreasedmoreassistancetotwopoorsmallschoolsinPrachinburi,BaanKlongUdomandWatNernMaiHom
school.
WehelprenovatecanteenforstudentsinBaanKlongUdomschool, improveoutdoorplaygroundandoffer
moresportequipments.Wealsodonatericeanddriedfoodforlong-termlunchofthestudents.
AtWatNernMaiHomschool,weinstalledwindowstothewholeschoolbuilding,donatedbookstothelibrary,
procuredawaterpurifierfortheschool.Wealsodonatedsportwears,riceanddriedfoodlunchaswell.
Weencourageouremployeestoparticipateindonationcampaignandvolunteerthemselvestoentertainthe
childreninbothschoolonactivityday.
TheCompanyraisingawarenesstoemployeestoreducewastebothwithinandoutsidetheofficebyreduction
ofmaterialthatmaycausepollutionorwastebalancetothenaturalenvironment,campaigningstaffstoreduce
energyconsumptionbytakingthestairsinsteadofelevatorsandairclosedoffduringlunchtime.Decreasetheuse
ofpaperandpromotetheuseofreusedpaper.
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Government:TheCompanyhasfullypaidthecorrecttaxperiodrequiredbythelawasthecorporatetax;
valueaddedtax,specificbusinesstax,withholdingtax,propertytax,signboardtax,customsduty,revenuestamp
includingthegovernmenttariffsrelatedtothebusinessoperation.
Channels of participation of Stakeholders:Shareholdersandotherstakeholdersareabletoinformaclueor
provideinformationofthesignificantissueabouttheaccuracyforfinancialreport,internalcontroldeficiency,or
illegalandunethicalpractice. Itcancommunicate through theCompany’sSecretary to thedirect lineno.
[email protected]’sSecretaryisresponsiblefortheinformation
anddocuments,submittingthespecificissuetotherelevantpersonandreporttotheBoardofDirectors.Inthis
respectthewhereaboutsorthecomplaintwillbeprotectedandpreservedtherighttoprotecttheconfidentiality
ofthebest
4. Disclosure and Transparency
TheCompanyrecognizestheimportanceofaccuratefinancial informationdisclosureontimeincompliance
withthestandardaccountingprinciples,includingnon-financialinformation,tobedisclosedwithtransparencyand
incompletionunderlawandregulationsoftheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionandtheStockExchangeof
Thailand,andothergovernmentunitsconcerned.TheCompanyalsoconstantlymonitorsandupdatessuchregulations
forinvestors’confidenceontheCompany’sbusinessconductwhileaddsonbenefitstotheshareholders.Interested
personsmayaccesssuch informationonvariouschannelssuchas theannual report, theannualstatements
(Form56-1), thewebsiteof theStockExchangeofThailandwww.set.or.th, and theCompany’swebsite
www.fareastddb.com.AnyshareholdersorinvestorsshallqueryanyconcernedissuesattheCompany’sinvestor
relationsbycallingourdirector,Mrs.ChailadaTuntivejakul,attel.0-2354-3333,fax.0-2644-9550,oremailaddress:
TheCompanyhasapolicyforanytransactionwhichmayfallunderconflictsofinterestwhichtheauditcommittee
shallparticipleandrecommendonsuchrelatedtransaction.Thedirectorwhohasconflictsof interestonsuch
transactiondoesnotparticipateorvoteonthatagendainordertoletotherdirectorsfairlyvoteandmakeadecision
byconsideringthebestbenefitsoftheshareholders.TheCompanysummarizesanddisclosestheresolutionon
suchtransactionbyspecifyingitsvalue,contract,reason,andotherinformationconcernedaccurately,completely
andontimeaccordingtothecriteriaoftheStockExchangeofThailand,withafullreportontheannualreport
andForm56-1
TheCompanyconstantlyfollowsup,examines,andbalancespowerforultimatetransparencywithaninternal
controlsystemcoveringmanagement,operation,andfinanceauditedbytheCompany’sauditor.Theauditorshall
audittheCompany’soperationaccordingtotheconditionsrequiredbytheBoardofDirectorsinordertoprevent
problems,suggestpracticalimprovements,findoutthecauses,andrecommendsolutionsendorsedbytheauditing
team, includingdisclosesufficient information forgoodcorporategovernancebyreportingdirectly to theaudit
committee.
TheCompanydisclosesitsFinancialStatementandotherinformationtothepublicviavariouschannelsas
compliedbythelawstrictly,completelyandtimely.Furthermore,theCompanyalsodisclosesinformationtoexpress
ofits’transparencyinoperatingbusinessasfollows:
1.DisclosureofeachCommittee’sdutysuchasnumbersofthemeeting.
2.Disclosureofshareholding’sstructureandratiooftheDirectorsandExecutives.
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3.Disclosureofremuneration’stype,descriptionandpaidamountinindividual.
4.Disclosureofcorporategovernance,businessandemployee’sethics.
5.Providethechannelsthatstakeholdersareabletoinformaclueorprovideinformationofthesignificant
issueabouttheaccuracyforfinancialreport,internalcontroldeficiency,orillegalandunethicalpractice.Itcan
communicatethroughtheCompany’sSecretarytothedirectlineno.0-2354-3549orbyemailaddress
[email protected]’sSecretaryisresponsiblefortheinformationanddocuments,submittingthe
specificissuetotherelevantpersonandreporttotheBoardofDirectors.Inthisrespectthewhereaboutsorthe
complaintwillbeprotectedandpreservedtherighttoprotecttheconfidentialityofthebest.
Remuneration for the Directors and Executives
•Directors’Remuneration:AlthoughtheCompanyhasnotappointedaremunerationcommittee,theremuneration
process isongoing.Themembersof theBoardofDirectorscollaborateall together toconsider thedirectors’
remunerationbasingontheoperatingresults,theapprovedremunerationratebytheshareholdersandtheprevious
year’sremuneration,andshallproposetotheshareholdersforapproval.Theremunerationshallberedeemedas
meetingfeeforthemeetingat8,000.00Bahtforeachdirectorpermeetingwithannualremunerationforalldirectors.
IntheordinarymeetingofshareholdersNo.18onApril27,2012,theshareholdersapprovedtotallyofnomore
thansixmillionBahtforthedirectors’remunerationandactuallypaidat4,535,000.00Baht,disclosedunderthe
directors’remunerationintheannualreportandForm56-1.
•Executives’Remuneration:Theexecutives’remunerationisbasedontheprinciplesandpoliciesinrespect
oftheoperatingresultsandtheperformanceofeachmanagementmember.
5. Responsibilities of The Board
TheBoardofDirectorsisresponsibleforcorporategovernanceandhonestconductofbusinessforthegreatest
benefitoftheCompanyandtheshareholders.Writtenpolicieshavebeenprescribedoncorporategovernance,
businessethicsandemployeeethics.TheseareapprovedbytheBoardofDirectorsanddistributedtodirectors,
executivesandemployees;and,publishedontheCompany’swebsite.TheBoardofDirectorshasbeenactively
involvedinthedeterminationofvisionsandmissionsinorderfortheexecutivesandtheemployeestosharea
commongoalandfortheoperationoftheCompanyincompliancewiththelawsandotherregulations.Thisisin
thebestinterestoftheCompanyandtheshareholders.TherehasbeennorecordoftheCompany’sviolationof
aregulationoftheofficeoftheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionortheStockExchangeofThailandinthe
pastyear
Composition of the Company’s Board of Directors
TheCompany’sBoardofDirectorscomprisedofmemberswhohaveknowledge,competency thatplayan
importantroleindefinitetheCompany’spolicy.ItcooperateswithseniorExecutivestosetshortandlongtermplan
ofbusinessoperation,financialpolicy,riskmanagement,overviewoforganizationinclusiveofcorporategovernance,
auditandevaluatetheperformanceoftheCompanyaswellasthepracticeoftheCompany’sBoardofDirectors
alongwiththesetprinciplesindependently.TheCompany’sBoardofDirectorsisfromtheelectionfollowingthe
resolutionoftheGeneralShareholder’sMeetingalongwiththerules,legalandtheCompany’sPrincipleofAssociation
thatisappropriatetotheCompany’sbusiness.
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The Structure of the Board
TheBoardofDirectorsiscomprisedof12directors:
•ExecutivesDirectors 5persons
•Non-ExecutiveDirectors 2persons
•IndependentDirectors 5persons
As theselectioncommitteehasnotbeenappointed; theBoardofDirectorsshall select thedirectorswith
appropriatecapability, knowledgeable, vision,ethics,background,andmentality.TheBoardofDirectorsclearly
assignedtheresponsibilityofeachcommittee,andappointedtheManagingDirector,undertheBoardofDirectors,
tomanageallbusinessoperationstomeettheCompany’sobjectivesandgoalsbycomplyingwiththepoliciesof
theBoardofDirectors.
Authority of the Directors
GroupA.Mr.BoonchaiChokwatana,Mr.WasinTeyateeti,Mr.DanSornmani,Mrs.ChailadaTantivejakul.
GroupB.Mrs.MaleeLeelasiriwong,Mr.ArthornMaeknoparat,Mrs.SiriwanVilassakdanont.
anytwoofGroupA.cansignwiththeCompany’ssealoroneofGroupA.signwithotheroneofGroupB.
withtheCompany’sseal.
TheBoardofDirectorsmaydesignatethenamesofthedirectorswhohavethepowertoaffixtheirsignatures
togetherwiththesealoftheCompanytobebindingontheCompany.
Term of Directors
InaccordancewiththeCompany’sArticleofAssociation,one-thirdofthedirectorshavetoretirefromthepast
ateachannualgeneralmeeting.Inthecasewherethenumberofdirectorscannotbedividedbythree,thenumber
ofthedirectorstoretireistobeclosettoone-third.Thelongest-servingdirectorsareaskedtoretire.Incasethere
isnosolutionofretire,thelotterydrawneedstobecast.Directorswhoretirefromthepastmaybere-elected.
DirectorialTermofCommitteecomprisingoftheAuditCommitteeandRiskManagementCommitteeis1yearand
uponretirement,theymaybere-elected.Inthecaseotherthancompetitionofterm,theDirectorswillproposea
qualifiedindividualtotheBoardofDirectors’meetinginaccordancewiththeArticleofAssociationforappointment.
TheCompanyhasnotfixedthemaximumperiodofdirectortermaswellbelievethattheabilitytooperate
businessandtheexpertiseofeachdirectorisnotdependeduponage.
The Number of Other Companies Involved by the Directors
TheCompanydisclosesappropriatedetailofeachdirector’spositionsinothercompaniesinattachmentno.1
ofForm56-1andintheCompany’sannualreport.Atpresent,therearenodirectorswithmorethan5positionsin
othercompanies.TheCompanyisconfidentthereisnoimpacttotheCompanyduetothedirectors’commitment
andresponsibilityalongwiththeirfullparticipationinthemeetingandconsistentbeneficialeffortfortheCompany.
Definition of the Independent Directors
ThequalificationsofindependentdirectorsareasperthefollowingrequirementsoftheEquityMarketCommittee.
1.ThepersonmustholdnomorethanonepercentofallsharesoftheCompanywithwhichheorsheholds
thevotingright,aswellas,itsparentcompany,itssubsidiary,itsjointventureorajuristicpersonwithapossible
conflictofinterests.Thesharesheldbyindividualsrelatedtotheindependentdirectormustalsobeincluded.
2.ThepersonmustnotbeorhavebeenadirectorwithinvolvementinthemanagementoftheCompany;an
employee,astaffmemberoraconsultantwitharegularsalary;or,anindividualwiththeauthoritytocontrolthe
Company,itsparentcompany,itssubsidiary,itsjointventure,asubsidiaryofthesamelevelorajuristicperson
withapossibleconflictofinterests.Thereis,however,anexceptionifthepersonhasnotbeeninvolvedinsuch
circumstancesforatleasttwoyearspriortothedayonwhichhe/sheisappointedasanindependentdirector.
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3.Thepersonmustnotbeanindividualwithbloodorlegalrelation–asafather,amother,aspouse,asibling
orthespouseofachild–toanexecutive,amajorshareholder,anindividualwiththecontrollingauthority,oran
individualwhowillbenominatedasanexecutive,oranindividualwiththecontrollingauthorityofboththeCompany
oritssubsidiaries.
4.ThepersonmustnothaveorhavehadabusinessrelationwiththeCompany,itsparentcompany,itssubsidiary,
itsjointventure,asubsidiaryofthesamelevelorajuristicpersonwithapossibleconflictofinterestsinsucha
mannerwhichmayinterferewiththefreeexerciseofone’sdiscretion.Also,thepersonmustnotbeorhavebeena
majorshareholder,adirectorwhoisnotanindependentdirectororanexecutiveofanentitywithbusinessrelation
withtheCompany,itsparentcompany,itssubsidiary,itsjointventure,asubsidiaryofthesamelevelorajuristic
personwithapossibleconflictofinterests.Thereis,however,anexceptionifthepersonhasnotbeeninvolvedin
suchcircumstancesforatleasttwoyearspriortothedayonwhichhe/sheisappointedasanindependentdirector.
Thebusinessrelationsundertheaboveparagraphisinclusiveofconventionaltradingtransactionstoconduct
thebusiness; leaseor rentingofproperty; transactions involvingassetsorservice;provisionoracceptanceof
financialassistanceintheformofgrantingoracceptanceofloansorguarantee;andtheuseofassetsascollateral
forloansincludingothersimilaractswhichresultinthepetitioningpartybeingobligatedtorepaytheotherparty
fortheamountfromthreepercentofthenetcorporealassetsofthepetitioningpartyorfromTwentyMillionBaht,
whicheverislower.Thecalculationofsuchdebtobligationisonthebasisofcalculationofrelatedtransactionvalue,
aspertheStockExchangeofThailandCommitteeAnnouncementontheDisclosureofInformationandAllowed
PracticesofListedCompaniesConcerningRelatedTransactions.Thedeterminationofdebtobligationisinclusive
ofdebtobligationarisingduringoneyearpriortothedateofbusinessrelationswiththesameindividuals.
5.ThepersonmustnotbeorhavebeenanauditoroftheCompany,itsparentcompany,itssubsidiary,itsjoint
venture,asubsidiaryofthesamelevelorajuristicpersonwithapossibleconflictofinterests.Also,thepersonmust
notbeamajorshareholder,adirectorwhoisnotanindependentdirector,anexecutiveoramanagingpartnerof
theauditofficetowhichanauditoroftheCompany,theparentcompany,asubsidiary,ajointventure,asubsidiary
ofthesamelevelorajuristicpersonwithapossibleconflictofinterestsbelongs.Thereis,however,anexception
ifthepersonhasnotbeeninvolvedinsuchcircumstancesforatleasttwoyearspriortothedayonwhichhe/she
isappointedasanindependentdirector.
6.Thepersonmustnotbeorhavebeenaprofessional legalconsultantorafinancialconsultantreceiving
greaterthantwomillionbahtoffeeperyearfromtheCompany,itsparentcompany,itssubsidiary,itsjointventure,
asubsidiaryofthesamelevelorajuristicpersonwithapossibleconflictofinterests.However,inthecasewhere
theprofessionalinquestionisajuristicperson,thepersonmustnotbeamajorshareholder,adirectorwhois
notanindependentdirector,anexecutiveoramanagingpartnerofthatprofessionalentity.Thereis,however,an
exceptionifthepersonhasnotbeeninvolvedinsuchcircumstancesforatleasttwoyearspriortothedayon
whichhe/sheisappointedasanindependentdirector.
7.Thepersonmustnotbeadirectorappointedtorepresentacompanydirector,amajorshareholderora
shareholderwhoisrelatedtoamajorshareholderoftheCompany.
8.Thepersonmustnotengagedinabusinesswhichisofthesamenatureas,orincompetitionwith,thatof
theCompanyorthesubsidiaries.Notasignificantpartnerofapartnershiporadirectorwithinvolvementinthe
administration,noranemployee,astaffmemberaconsultantwithareguarsalary,norashareholderwithmore
thanonepercentofallshareswithvotingrightsofanothercompanywhichisengagedinabusinessofthesame
natureas,orincompetitionwith,thatoftheCompanyorsubsidiaries.
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9.Thepersonmustnothaveanyothercharacteristicswhichrenderhimorherincapableoffreelyopiningon
theoperationoftheCompany.
InthecasewheretheEquityMarketCommitteeannouncesachangeofqualificationsofindependentdirectors,
therequirementsoftheCompanyindependentdirectorswillalsochangeaccordingly.
FollowingtheappointmentasanindependentdirectorunderParagraphs1to9,theindependentdirectormay
beassignedbytheBoardofDirectorstomakedecisionsonthebusinessoftheCompany,itsparentcompany,its
subsidiary,itsjointventure,asubsidiaryofthesamelevelorajuristicpersonwithapossibleconflictofinterests
inthemannerofacollectivedecision.
Criteria on Recruitment and Selection of an Independent Director
TheBoardofDirectorsshallconsiderarecruitmentofanindependentdirectorincompliancewiththeregulations
andconditionsoftheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionandtheStockExchangeofThailandinorderto
proposetotheshareholdersintheshareholders’meetingfortheirapproval.
The Company’s secretary
TheCompanyhasassignedMrs.SureeMuennarintrastheCompany’ssecretarytotakefullresponsibility
ofthispositioninordertoconducttheCompany’sbusinessefficientlywithgoodcorporategovernance.
ThescopeofdutiesandresponsibilitiesoftheCompanysecretaryareasfollows:
(1)preparingandkeepingthefollowingdocuments:
a)aregisterofdirectors;
b)anoticecallingdirectormeeting,aminuteofmeetingoftheBoardofDirectorsandanannualreport
oftheCompany;
c)anoticecallingshareholdermeetingandaminuteofshareholders’meeting;
(2)keepingareportoninterestfiledbyadirectororanexecutive;
(3)performinganyotheractsasspecifiedinthenotificationoftheCapitalMarketSupervisoryBoard.
Responsibility of the Board of Directors
Leadership and Vision
TheBoardofDirectorscomprisesofmemberswhoareknowledgeable,professional,experiencedinvarious
fields,specialized tobenefit theCompany,understanding their roles, responsible, leadership-oriented,visionary,
independent,encouragedtomakedecisions,andgoal-orientedtoconductthebusinesstomeettheCompany’s
objectivestodrivethemaximumreturnstotheCompanyandtheshareholders.Themission,goal,strategies,
operationplan,andannualbudgetareplannedandmanagedinordertomeetitsobjectivesaccordingtoitscode
ofbusinessconduct.
TheBoardofDirectorscomprisesofatleastfivepersons(accordingtothelawofpubliccompanylimited)and
thequalificationofeachdirectormuststartasbeingaregularpersonand
1.Anindividualofjuristicage
2.Mustnotbebankrupt,incompetentorquasi-incompetent
3.MustneverbeimprisonedbyafinalverdictinconnectionwithafraudulentAct
4.Mustneverbehandedpunishmentorremovedfromanorganizationoragovernmentoffice,inconnection
withafraudulentact
TheBoardofDirectorscontinuallyfollowsuptheperformanceresultsandassignsthemanagementtoreportits
operationresultsandsecuritiespossessionofeverydirectorandexecutiveineveryBoardofDirectors’meeting.
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Combination or separation of positions
TheChairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsandChairmanoftheExecutiveBoardbethesameperson.However,
charterofallcommitteeshavebeenassignedauthorityandresponsibilityofthedirectorsareclearly.Aswellas,the
company’sindependentdirectorsasofone-thirdoftheBoardofDirectors,arequalifiedmember,theyarefreeto
verifythebalanceofauthority.ThemeetingoftheBoardofDirector,directorscanactfreelyinthemeeting.Such
as,inthecaseofmattersthattheChairmanhasaninterestinthepresidentasCEOshouldnotattendthemeeting
onsuchmatterandthedirectorwhohasnointerestinactingthechairmanofthemeetinginterim.
Report of the Interest of Directors and Executives and Related Group
TheCompanyprovidesthereportoftheInterestofDirectorsandExecutivesoroftheRelatedPersonsforthe
monitorialbenefitofitsinterestofthesaidgroupinaccordancewiththeprinciplesandprocedurethatdefinedby
theCompany’sBoardofDirectorsonthepartoftheInterestoftheCompany’sBusinessManagementalongwith
newissueoftheOfficeofSecuritiesExchangeCommission’srules.
Transaction with Possible Conflicts of Interest
TheCompany’sBoardofDirectorshasdefinedwell-establishedguidelinetopracticewithanypossibleconflict
ofinterestbetweenshareholders,directors,exclusivesandotherpersonstohaveconfidencethatwhenengagein
transactionwithpossibleconflictofinterestthatisfairandreasonable.Theinformationwillbedisclosedaccurately
andentirelywiththetransparentproceduretoapproveanytransactionthatcaresforutmostbenefitoftheCompany
andalongwiththeinstructionandpracticingguidelineoftheOfficeofSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionand
theStockExchangeofThailand.
AteverymeetingoftheCompany’sBoardofDirectorsthatthereisaconsiderationontransactionwithpossible
conflictofinterestagainstanydirector,thedirectorwhoisstakeholderwillleavethemeetingroomwithnullvote
onthatagendainorderthattheotherdirectorscangiveopinionfreelywiththecooperateoftheAuditCommittee
togiveopinionfreely,too.
Internal Control and Risk Management
TheBoardofDirectorsrecognizestheimportanceofcontrollingsystemsinoperations,finance,andcodeof
businessconductbyappointinganinternalauditortomonitorandcontrolthosefunctions,includingthecompu-
tersystem,tomakerecommendationforthemosteffectivesolutionswithindependenceandcounterbalanceby
reportingtotheauditor’smanagementforexchangesofopinionsonfactsandproblemsaswellaspreventionand
improvementsolutionsbeforereportingtotheauditingcommitteetoconductameetingtoexchangetheirviews
onauditanditsresultregularly.
TheBoardofDirectorsconductsriskmanagementaccordingtoitscharacter,typeandcategorybyevaluating
the factors, internalandexternal, to findasolution toprevent,develop, improveandextend the resultof risk
managementthroughouttheorganizationwithoutanyimpacttoitsoperation.
Preventing Conflicts of Interest
Setthemeasurementforthepreventionofinsiderimproprietyofthedirectors,executivesandemployeeswho
areintheorganizationthatacknowledgetheinformation,includingspousesandminorchildrenofsuchpersonswill
notprovidetheinformationwithintheCompanytouseforpersonalgainaswellasfortradingCompany’sshares,
especiallyintheperiodof1monthbeforethepublishedfinancialstatementstothepublic.Themessageshould
clearlysetforthintheCodeofConduct.TheCompanyagreestoreporttoshareholdersoftheCompany’sBoard
ofDirectors,executivesorrelevantpersonsforthepurposeofmonitoringtheinterestofsuchpersonunderthe
rulesandproceduresprescribedbytheBoardofDirectors,theinterestrelatingtotheCompany’smanagement
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affairsasofthenewSecuritiesActandtoconsiderandapprovethetransactionsthatarerelatedtransaction,Its
providedtheinterestsdisclosureofdirectors,executivesandrelatedparties,valueofthetransaction,independent
directors’opinionaswellasothernecessaryinformationfortheBoardofDirectors/shareholderscandecidefor
thebenefitofthecompanyasawhole.Italsohassetguidelinestopreventthedirectorsandexecutiveshasan
interestsorinvolvementintheprocessdecidedtoconsiderthetransactionsbetweentheCompanyandthosewho
areinterestedorinvolvedinitandthatrelatedpersonswhoareinvolvedorinterestedinanymattershouldnot
attendthemeetingtoconsiderorvoteonsuchmatter.
Inside Information Usage Control
TheCompanyhaspolicytodisclosetheinformation,transparency,FinancialStatementandbusinessoperation
bydefinitetheprincipleofpracticeoffinancialdisclosureandotherissuesthatrelatedtobusinessandtheCompany’s
performancewithaccuratecompletionthatissufficienttorelyandregulartimelyfortheshareholders,investors,
security’sanalyzersandgeneralpeople.TheCompany’sBoardofDirectorsmonitorsthepracticethatwillfollow
thedefinedlawandrulesthatconcernwiththetransparentdisclosureofinformationstrictly.IncasetheDirectors
orExecutiveshavethechangethebuyorsaleofsharesasdefinedonthedefinitionoftheOfficeofSecurities
andExchangeCommissionandtheStockExchangeofThailand,musttoreporttheinformationtotheunitthatis
relatedwithintimeasset.TheDirectorsorExecutiveshavedutytoreporttheirholdofsecuritiesanddisclosetheir
stakeandrelatedpersonstotheCompany’sBoardofDirectorforclearandtransparency.InsideInformationUsage
ControlisunderthedutyandresponsibilityoftheDirectors,ExecutivesandemployeestokeeptheCompany’s
informationassecretfirmly,especially,theinsideinformationthatnotyetdisclosedtothepublicormayaffect
tothebusinessoperationorsharevalue.TheDirectors,Executivesandemployeeswillnot takeadvantageon
information to seek for their own benefit, for the benefit to buy or sell the Company’s share or give inside
informationtotheothersforthebenefittoselltheCompany’sshareortooperatebusinessthatcompetetothe
Companyorrelatedbusiness.NodisclosurethesecretoftheCompany’sbusinesstooutsiders.Anyprohibited
practicethatmaycausethe lostordamageofbusinessopportunityoftheCompanywill takeasthepractice
against thepolicyofcorporategovernance,businessandemployees’ethicsandwillbeseriouslypunishedon
discipline.
The Board of Directors’ Meeting
TheBoardofDirectorsrecognizesthe importanceofthemeetingasoneofthedutiesforthedirectorsto
participateandmakedecisionsontheCompany’soperations.Themeetingisalwaysplannedinadvancethroughout
theentire yearand is regularlyheldeverymonth.TheCompany’s secretary sendsan invitation letterwithan
agenda,theminutesofthelastmeeting,andotherdocumentsnecessaryforthedirectors’considerationinadvance
according to law. The chairman presiding over the meeting shall grant the directors and management free
expressionontheiropinions.TheCompany’stopexecutivesshallparticipatethemeetinginordertoclarifyany
matterconcernedandeverydirectorontheBoardofDirectorsshallbeabletorequestfurtherinformationfrom
thoseexecutivemanagementandtheCompany’ssecretary.
Afterthemeeting,thecompany’ssecretaryrecordstheminutesofmeeting,reviewedbytheexecutivecommittee
beforecertifiedbythechairmanandproposedforendorsementbythedirectorsduringthefirstagendainthenext
meeting.Thedirectorshavetheauthoritytoaddorcorrecttheminutesofthemeetingtobemostaccurate.
TheminutesofmeetingissystematicallykeptattheCompanyalongwithitsattachmentsforeasyaccessand
reference.
In2012,therewerenineBoardofDirectors’meetinganddetailofmeetingattendanceofthedirectorsis
disclosedonthesubjectofthemeetingofeachboardin2012.
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Subcommittees
Toensure theoperation is transparently andcarefullymanagedand reviewed, theBoardofDirectors has
appointedsubcommittees to respondonsuch issuesand report to theBoardofDirectors.Atpresent, the
subcommitteesarecomposedoftheauditcommitteeandtheriskmanagementcommitteewhichareindependent
andresponsibleaccordingtothecodeofbusinessconduct.
Development of the Directors and Executives
ToenhancethepracticeoftheBoardofDirectors’duty,theCompanyhaspolicytopromotealldirectorsand
executive.TheCompanyappreciatesandsupportsthedirectorsandexecutivestohigherlearning.TheBoardof
Directorsvaluestheparticipationindevelopmenttrainingbeneficialtothedirectors’performancebyattendingthe
DirectorAccreditationProgram(DAP),theDirectorCertificationProgram(DCP)coursesheldbytheThaiInstitute
ofDirectorsAssociation(IOD),includingothershortseminarsorcoursestobeheldbyIODinthefuture.
TheCompanyalsoarrangeshandbookfornewdirectorstostudythesignificantinformation,thepoliciesonthe
codeofbusinessconduct,thebusinessethics,theemployeeethics,andotherregulationsoftheSecuritiesand
ExchangeCommissionandtheStockExchangeofThailand.Thenewdirectorsshallparticipateinanycourseheld
byIODinordertoenhancetheirprofession.Moreover,theBoardofDirectorshasameetingtoshareexperiences
withdirectorsandtopmanagementofotherorganizationsbothlocalandoverseas.
Succession Plan
TheBoardofDirectorssetthesuccessionplanoftheseniorpositionwithitsguidelinesforthepreparation
ofsucceedingpersontobeassignedtoalternativejobsintheexecutivelevelthatshallbebasedonthefuture
directionof theorganizationwhichqualificationof theexecutivewill be required tocomplywith thedirection
andgoalssetforthbytheCompanybygeneratingthejuniormanagementattheinitialstageforthepotential,
knowledge,abilityandvisiontoencouragetobecomeseniormanagementtoasequenceofsteptodevelopthe
technicalknowledgeandlearnfrompracticeexperience.TheBoardofDirectorsandExecutiveCommitteehave
beenmonitoringandevaluatingtheperformanceofthepersonwhowillbepromotedtoanexecutiveinorderto
ensurecontinuity.
Policy on Employees’ Development
TheCompanyhasestablishedapolicyonemployees’development inall levels forbetter knowledgeand
experiencetoservetheneedoftheCompanyandtodevelopemployees’capabilitytotaketheorganizationto
thenextlevelofsuccessandstability.TheCompanyemphasizestostrengthenemployees’competitiveskillsto
answertheCompany’sstrategybyrecruitingqualifiedprofessionalswithgoodattitudeandtherightqualifications
tolectureonJobDescriptiontoclarifyeachjobpositionanditsoperationevaluationwhileencouragesemployees
toseek furtheronknowledgeandself-developmentsandconductsseminars, internalandexternal,aswellas
stimulatesemployeesforself-learningwithavariety-filledinternallibrary.
Report of the Board of Directors
TheBoardofDirectorstakesresponsibilityforthefinancialstatementsoftheCompanyanditssubsidiaries,
includingonesstatedintheannualreport,andtheannualstatements(Form56-1).Thefinancialstatementsshall
bebasedonacceptedaccountingstandardsinThailandundersuitableaccountpolicy.TheBoardofDirectorsis
requiredtocarefullyconsiderandmakethebestassumptioninreportinganddisclosingsufficientinformationin
thenotessectionofthefinancialstatements.
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Theauditcommitteeconsistingofnon-executivedirectorsisappointedtoberesponsibletooverseethe
effectivenessoftheinternalcontrolsysteminordertoensurethatfinancialstatementsareaccurateandcomplete
tosecuretheCompany’sassetsandtodetectanysignificantissuesvulnerabletotheCompany’sstability.
Thecommentstothisregardarereportedbytheauditcommitteeandpresentedinthisannualreport.
TheBoardofDirectorsagreesthattheCompany’soverallinternalcontrolsystemisadequateandappropriate
whichbringsconfidenceandreliabilityonthefinancialstatementsoftheCompanyanditssubsidiaries.
Investors’ Relations
TheBoardofDirectors recognizes the importanceof informationdisclosureboth in financial segmentand
generalinformationaswellasimportantdatathatmayaffecttheshares’priceoftheCompany.Allinformationis
disclosedcorrectly,completely,reliably,andtransparentlythroughtheSET’schannelsandtheCompany’swebsite
atwww.fareastddb.com.
Astheresultofafewactivities,theCompanyhasnotsetupaninvestors’relationshipunitexceptappointingMrs.
ChailadaTuntivejakul,theDirector,toprovideallinformationtoanyinvestororpersonconcerned.Mrs.Chailada’s
contacttelephonenumberis0-2354-3333,faxno.0-2644-9550oremailaddress:[email protected].
Responsibility for use of Internal Information TheCompanyhassetpoliciesandproceduresforitsseniorexecutivesintheuseofinternalinformationfor
personalpurposesorforsecuritiestransactionparticularlyduringonemonthpriortothedisclosureofthefinancial
reporttothepublic.TheDirectormustsubmithisorhercopyofthereport,whenholdingsoftheCompany’s
sharesarechangedtotheSETandtotheCompany’ssecretaryforsubmissiontotheCompany’sCommitteeof
theBoardofDirectors.
Employees
AsofDecember31,2012,thenumberofemployeesare188personswithstaffinkeydepartmentsareasfollows:
•CreativeDepartment 46persons
•AccountManagementDepartment 31persons
•ProductionDepartment 25persons
•StrategicPlanning&ResearchDepartment 12persons
For theyear2012theCompanyhaspaid toemployees (excludingemployeeswhoserveasdirectorsand
executives)as139,370,814.00Bahtcompensationassalary,bonusandallowances.Inthepastyear.Thereare
nolabordisputesarise.
Internal Controls IntheBoardofDirectors’MeetingNo.182(2/2013)heldonFebruary27th,2013,which3AuditCommittee
memberattending,theBoardassessedtheCompany’sinternalcontrolsystembyobtaininginformationfromthe
management.After reviewingfiveareasof internalcontrols,namely: (1)Organizationandenvironment; (2)Risk
management;(3)Managementperformancecontrol;(4)TheInformationSystemandDataCommunications;and
(5)Themonitoringandevaluationsystem,theBoardcametotheconclusionthattheCompanyhadasatisfactory
internalcontrolsystemasfollows:
1. Organization and Environment
Theorganizationalstructureandtheoperationalenvironmentofourcompanyallowthemanagementtoperform
efficiently.Weareabletohelpouremployeesappreciatetheneedforaninternalcontrolsystem;and,toestablish
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definitebusinesspoliciesandgoalsfairlyforemployees,customers,partners,shareholders,thesocietyandthe
environment.Ouractivitiestoachievethesegoalsarefrequentlyreviewedtoensureconsistencyandsuitability
withpresentsituation.Organizationalstructure,committeecharters;and,thedutiesandtheresponsibilitiesof
thePresidentareestablishedinwritinginordertoclearlydefinetheauthorityofdifferentcompanyoperations.
Additionally,goodcorporategovernancepolicy,businessethicsandemployeecodeofconductarealsoestablished
inwritingtoserveasoperationalguidelinesforthedirectors,theexecutivesandtheemployees.Allofthese
writtenregulationsandguidelinescontributetotheefficiencyofourinternalcontrolsystem,whileawrittenfinancial
transactionreviewandapprovalcodeisinplaceaswelltopreventunjustorunahorizeduseofcompanyassets.
2. Risk Management
TheestablishmentofriskmanagementcanhelptheCompanywithriskmanagementsystemandinstitutional
guidelinesforleadinoperationsintheorganizationwithhonest.Themanagementhasregularlymadeassessment
ofthebusinessrisks,bothinternallyandexternally.TheCompanyholdsmeetingwithitsmanagementand
employeesonregularbasistocommunicatethesituationand impactof theexternal risks influencingthe
Company’soperationsandmeasurestopreventandhandleariskthatapproachtotheappropriateleveland
effectivelywithoutanyeffecttotheoperationoftheCompany.
3. Management Performance Control
TheCompanyhasset, inwrittenform,theclearareaoffinancialresponsibilitiesandtheauthorizedlineof
executivesineverymanageriallevel.Themanagementshallaudit,reviewandmonitortheoperatingperformance
ofallsectors.Thetransactionswithmajorshareholders,directors,executiveoranindividualassociatedwiththe
aforesaidparties,aswellas,anysuchrelatedtransaction.Theproceduresdetailedintheannouncementsofthe
MarketCommitteeareobserved.Wereviewourperformanceonamonthlybasisandensurethattheoperationis
consistentwiththeresolutionsofshareholders’meetingandallrelevantlaws.Additionally,inordertoensureour
compliancewithapplicablelegalrequirementsatalltimes,wehaverequiredouremployeestostrictlyandclosely
observecompanyregulationsandrelevantlaws,especiallyintheareasofgoodcorperategovernanceprinciples,
businessethicsandemployeescodeofconduct.
4. The Information System and Data Communications
TheCompanyprovidesup-to-date informationsystemanddatacommunication forsupporting thepractice
withinandoutsidetheorganizationeffectivelyandcontinuousdevelopment.Thereisthedepartmenttocollect,
analyzeandstoreitinDataWarehouseSystemoftheCompanyforenhancingefficiencyandeffectivenessofthe
managementthroughouttheorganization.Theworkingsystemisincludedoffinancialaccount,financialstatement
forthemanagement,purchasing–outsourcingmanagement,commissions,workinprocessmanagementand
humanresourcesmanagement.Theyallareintegratednetworkingthatcancontrolandpreventofproblemsthat
causedbymistake.ThereisanevaluationandmonitoringsystemtobeeffectiveandcompliedwiththeCompany’s
policy.Thus,receivinginformationshallbecorrect,reliableandfastforassistingtheExecutivestogetinformation
ontime.Thisallowsinformationandknowledgecanbedecidedquickly.TheCompanyhasmeasurestosecure
hardware,softwareanddatabasesystembyusingFirewallProgramtoprevent fromhackersandAnti-virus
Program.Thecopiesofdatabackuphasbeenstoredinelectronicmedia.
5. Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
TheCompanyhasagoodevaluatingandmonitoringsystemtoensurethatproceduresandinternalcontrol
activitiesareeffectiveand respond tochangeappropriatelyand timely. Ithasalso takenon theactivityof
monitoringbyleaderstofollowuponemployees.Inaddition,theCompanyhashadinternalauditteamtoperform
dutiesindependently,andreporttheauditingresultswithopinionsdirectlytotheCompany’sAuditCommittee.
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ANSAuditCompanyLimitedwas theauditorof theCompany’s financial statements for2012.Theauditor
reviewedFarEastDDB’s financialstatements, resultofoperationsandcashflowasofDecember31,2012 in
accordancewith generally accepted auditing standards and assessed effectiveness of theCompany’s internal
controlsinrelationtosuchfinancialstatements.Theauditorreportedthatthereisnosignificanterrorintheinternal
controlsystemwhichwillseriouslyaffectthenotestothefinancialstatements.
Human Resources Management
TheCompanyiswellawareofitsemployeesassignificantandvaluableassetsthatsuccessfullydriveforce
behinditssuccesstoachievegoalsasoneoftheleadingcompanyinexcellentservicesthatimpresscustomers
with utmost pleasure. Themanagement policies are entirely emphasized on improving anddeveloping skill of
employeesandtheteamtogainprofessionalworkingability.Itbeginsfrombasispolicythattheemployeesare
giventheopportunitytoparticipatewithentireworkingsystemeitherinexecutivemanagementandoperation.New
conceptsandtoolsareimplementedtodevelopworkingpatterntobealwaysup-to-dateandeffective.Plansare
setinadvancebeforeactuallypracticeandleadtoarchivegoalsastargeted.
Intermofpersonnelrecruitment,theCompanyselectsemployeesfrommultichannel’seffectiverecruitmentand
toprovideanopportunityonselection.Employees’incomebenefitstructureisappropriatelyadjustedtomeetwith
labormarket.Measuresforworkingperformanceareapplicablewithtransparencyandcompensationisawarded
fairlyandsuitableforknowledge,competency,andresponsibility.Positioningstructureisconsideredaccordingto
employees’competencybyofferingprogressiveopportunityindutytocreateleadershipandencouragementas
wellastodriveemployees’workingmotivationinconcrete.Theworkingenvironmentiswellimprovedtoensure
thesafeguardingoftheirlivesandhappiness.
Safety, Occupational Health and Working Environment
TheCompanysetspolicyofsafety,occupationalhealthandworkingenvironmenttocomplywithSafetyAct
thatisemphasizedonbuildingupsafetyconsciousinthejobasitisthemissionofallemployees.TheCompany
hasexaminesandimprovementofequipments,thelocationandbuildings,environmentincludingoftheappropriate
preparationoffireprevention.
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INTER–COMPANY TRANSACTIONS
In2012,inter-companytransactionsoftheCompanyweremostlyadvertisingrelatedtradeaccountreceivables,
serviceincomes,andservicefeesamongtheCompany,subsidiariesandassociatedcompanies.Thesetransactions
areconsideredpartofthenormalcourseofbusinessthattheCompanydoeswithotherpartiesintheindustry.
ServiceratesareinaccordancewithnormalpracticeandarenotsetupinordertotransfertheCompany’sbenefits
torelatedparties.AsdescribedinthenotestofinancialstatementsNo.19.
Asforotherincomesandexpenseswhicharerelatedtoassetsorservicestorelatedparties,thecompanyhas
askedtheCompany’sBoardofDirectorsforapprovalintheBoardofDirectors’MeetingNo.173(1/2012)atJanuary
27th,2012asfollows:
•ThedetailsofassetsorservicesinpartofIncomewereapprovedbyBoardofDirectorstolimitto5,022,000.00Baht.
•Directorswhoarerelatedpersondonotattendthemeetinganddonotvoteontheissues.
Policy and tendency of excuting inter-company transactions in the future
TheCompany retains itsexistingpolicies forbusinessconduct.Therefore, themannerofservice-related
advertisingandotherconductedtransactionsisstillinconformitywiththegeneralbusinesspractice.
Inter-company transactions of the year 2012
1. The details of services
Method for setting the price:
Parking Fee Consultancy
Companies Relationship Rental Income Income Fee Income
(Baht) (Baht) (Baht)
1.FameLineCo.,Ltd.(Subsidiary) Co-Directors 2,318,400.00 97,200.00 300,000.00
2.IntegratedCommunicationCo.,Ltd. Co-Directors 1,243,200.00 12,000.00 180,000.00
(AssociatedCompany)
3.InterContinentalHoldingCo.,Ltd.
(AssociatedCompany) Co-Directors 48,000.00
4.PinnacleTravelCo.,Ltd. Co-Directors 60,000.00
5.ChailadadolCo.,Ltd. Co-Directors 36,000.00
6.ImageFirstCo.,Ltd. Co-Directors 168,000.00
7.SahaPathanapibulPlc. Co-Directors 207,579.16
Total 4,081,179.16 109,200.00 480,000.00
•RentalIncomeofimmovableassets/ParkingFeeIncome:usethemarketpricewhichwilldependonthe
location,conditionandtheuseofassets.
•ConsultancyFeeIncome:calculatefromcostplusthereasonableprofitwhichdependonthedifficultyand
scopeofservice.
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2. Purchasing United Utility Co., Ltd’s shares from a waiver.
TheBoardofDirectors’meetingNo.180(9/2012)atDecember21st,2012,aresolutionwaspassedtoallow
theCompanytopurchasenewlyissuedsharesofUnitedUtilityCo.,Ltdofwhichashareownerpartlywaivedits
righttopurchase.
SincetheUnitedUtilityCo.,Ltdincreaseditsregisteredcapitalfrom34,230,000.00Bahtto350millionBaht,
andashareownerpartlywaiveditsrighttopurchasethenewshares.Therefore,UnitedUtilityCo.,Ltdallocates
the200,000newsharesatthepriceof100.00Bahtpershareinanamountof20,000,000.00Bahtwhichisthe
connectedtransactionasassetsorservicetype.Thisvoluneoftransactioniscomplywiththecomparison
betweenthecompensationvalueandFE’snettangibleassetasofSeptember30th,2012withresultinghighest
valueat2.39%,therelatedpersonisMrs.LaddaChokwatana,awaiveristhespouseofMr.BoonchaiChokwatanathe
ChairmanofFarEastDDBPlc.
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EXPLANATION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Analysis of Results of Operation
In2012FarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimitedanditssubsidiarieshadtotalgrossprofitfromrenderingof
servicesofBaht371.87million,adecreasingbyBaht9.07millionor2.38percentfrom2011,asaresultfromtotal
revenuesfromtherenderingofservicesandcommissionsthatdecreasedfromtheprioryear.NetprofitofBaht
122.06million,increasedbyBaht7.11millionor6.19percentfrom2011.
Total Revenues
Total revenues include revenues fromthe renderingofservicesandcommissions,dividend income,other
incomesandshareofprofitsfrominvestmentsusingtheequitymethod.Fortheyear2012,theCompanyandits
subsidiariesreportedtotalrevenuesofBaht772.16million,comparedwithBaht757.78millionof2011,anincreasing
byBaht14.38millionor1.90percent.
Details are as follows:
Revenue from rendering of services and commissions
In2012,theCompanyanditssubsidiariesearnedrevenuesfromtherenderingofservicesandcommissions
amountofBaht689.36millioncomparedwithBaht677.53millionin2011,anincreasingbyBaht11.83million
or1.75percent. Itwasmainlyresultedfromtotalrevenuesfromrenderingofservicesandcommissionsofthe
subsidiarieshad increasedfromthepreviousyear.This resulted fromtheSubsidiariesgainednumbersofnew
clientsandfromlargerspendingbyexistingclientsatlastquarteroftheyear.
Other Incomes
In2012,otherincomesconsistedofcashdiscount,interestincome,rentalincomeandgainondisposalof
assetsamountofBaht53.45million,decreased frompreviousyearbyBaht3.15millionor5.56percent.This
resultedfromthesubsidiariesreceivedlowercashdiscountandtradediscountfrommediaownersandsuppliers
andlowerofinterestincomefrompreviousyear.
Share of profits from investments using the equity method
In 2012, theCompany received a profit share from the investment in subsidiaries ofBaht 26.27million,
increasedbyBaht 5.63million or 27.28percent from2011. This resulted from thebetter performanceof the
subsidiaries.
Dividend Income
In2012,theCompanyearneddividendincomeofBaht3.07million,increasedbyBaht0.05millionor1.67
percentfrom2011.
Total Expenses
Totalexpensesconsistedofcostofservicesandcommissionsandsellingandadministrativeexpenses.In
2012,theCompanyanditssubsidiariesreportedtotalexpensesofBaht620.78million,increasedfromprevious
yearbyBaht19.29millionor3.21percent.
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Details are as follows:
Cost of services and commissions
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadcostofrenderingofservicesandcommissionsamountofBaht317.49
million.AnincreasingbyBaht20.91millionor7.05percentaccordingfromtheincreasingofrevenuefromthe
renderingofserviceandcommissionsoftheSubsidiariesinyear2012.
Selling and administrative expenses
In 2012, theCompany and its subsidiaries had total selling and administrative expenses ofBaht 303.30
millions. A decreasing by Baht 1.62 million or 0.53 percent mainly due to a decreasing of total selling and
administrativeexpensesoftheCompanyamountofBaht15.45millionor6.94percent.TheCompanyhasapolicy
tocontrolexpensessignificantly,ontheotherhand,theSubsidiarieshastheirsellingandadministrativeexpenses
increasedbyBaht13.83millionor16.79percent,thustheConsolidatedfinancialstatementshavebeenallowedin
thesellingandadministrativeexpensesdecreasebyonlyBaht1.62million.
Profit After Tax
TheCompanyanditssubsidiariesrealizedanetprofitaftertaxfortheyear2012ofBaht122.06million,
increasingbyBaht7.11millionor6.19percentfromthepreviousyear.
Netprofitattributedtoownersoftheparentin2012wasBaht116.51million,increasedbyBaht4.38million
or3.91percentfrom2011.
Netprofitattributedtonon-controllinginterestsin2012wasBaht5.55million,increasedbyBaht2.72million
or96.43percentfrom2011.
FINANCIAL POSITION
Assets
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadtotalassetsattheendof2012inamountofBaht1,375.63million,
increasedbyBaht159.53millionor13.12percentfrom2011.Theassetsmainlycompriseofcashandcash
equivalents,tradeaccountreceivablesandcurrentinvestments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadcashandcashequivalentsattheendofyear2012inamountofBaht
277.82million,increasedfrompreviousyearbyBaht199.11millionor252.93percent,accordingfromtheCompany
anditssubsidiarieshasapolicytoinvestinshort-termdeposit,3monthsdepositwhichistheshort-termfund
managementofmiddle-yieldandlowrisk.
Trade Account Receivables
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadtradeaccountreceivableinamountofBaht474.19million,increasedby
Baht218.91millionor4.15percentfrom2011.Accordingfromsomeofthesubsidiaries’sclientthathasincreased
advertisespendinginthelastquarter,sotheaccountsreceivableoftheCompanyanditssubsidiariesincreased
overthepreviousyear.
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Current Investments
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadcurrentinvestmentattheendof2012amountofBaht133.15million,
decreasedbyBaht140.64millionor51.37percentfrom2011.Thisresultedfromthelowerindepositfinancial
institutionsoftheCompanyanditssubsidiariesbutincreasedinshort-termdeposit,lessthan3months,asapart
ofcashandcashequivalent.
Liabilities
TheCompanyand itssubsidiarieshadtotal liabilitiesat theendof2012,amountofBaht475.01million,
increasedbyBaht72.99millionor18.16percentfrom2011.TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadtotaltrade
accountpayablesandotheraccountpayablesamountofBaht421.01million,increasedfrom2011byBaht77.49
millionor22.56percent.
ThecauseofanincreaseintradeaccountpayablesoftheConsolidatedfinancialstatementsresultedfrom
theSubsidiarieshasincreasedtheiradvertisespendinginthelastquarterofyear,whichresultedanincreasingof
tradeaccountpayablesformediaandproductionssupplier,wherethecostofproductionrisesaboverevenues
fromtherenderingofservicesandcommissions.
Corporate Income Tax Payable
In2012,theCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadadecreasingofincometaxbyBaht8.35millionor44.87,
resultedfromadecreasingoftotalrevenueofTheCompanyandthecorporateincometaxratereducedfrom30%
to23%
**OtherAccountPayableattributedtoemployeeandemployeebenefits,increasedfromtheprioryearbyBaht
10.66millionor30.06percentwhichresultedfromthebetterperformanceoftheSubsidiariesandtheSubsidiaries
paidremunerationtoemployeesroseupfrom2011.
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadnon-currentliabilitiesattheendof2012amountofBaht43.74million,
increasedfrom2011byBaht3.86millionor9.67percentduetoemployeebenefitobligationswhichtheCompany
and itssubsidiariesestimated foremployeebenefits fromadoptingThaiAccountingStandard (TAS)No.19, it
coversemployeebenefitsandobligationeffectiveinthefinancialstatementsfortheyearend2011.
Shareholder’s Equity
TheCompanyanditssubsidiarieshadshareholder’sequityattheendof2012amountofBaht900.62million,
increasedfrom2011ofBaht86.53millionor10.63percent.ThisresultedfromtheCompany’sperformanceand
thehigherperformanceoftheSubsidiaries.
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT ANALYSIS
TheconsolidatedstatementofcashflowfortheyearendedDecember31,2012issummarizedbelow:
(Unit : million Baht)
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2011 78.72
NetChangeincashdueto
Operatingactivities 143.87
Investmentactivities 122.73
Financialactivities (67.50)
NetChangeincashandcashequivalents 199.10
Cash and Cash equivalents at December 31, 2012 277.82
Cashandcashequivalentsanincrease252.92percentfromBaht78.72millionattheendof2011toBaht
277.82millionattheendof2012.Themainreasonsforanincreasingincashpositionwere:
-IncreaseintradeaccountsreceivableandotheraccountsreceivablebyBaht18.28million.
-IncreaseintradeaccountspayableandotheraccountspayablebyBaht77.40million
-DecreaseincurrentinvestmentofBaht140.64million.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TheCompany’sFinancialStatementshavebeencompiledinlinewiththepoliciesoftheBoardofDirectors
andinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples.TheCompany’saccountingrecordswerecarefully
keptanddiscretionwasappliedinthepreparationoftheFinancialStatementstoaccuratelyreflectthefinancial
positionandperformanceoftheCompany.
TheBoardofDirectorsrecognizestheimportanceofthequalityoftheFinancialStatements.Areviewof
thefinancialdataandsufficientadditionalinformationisprovidedintheNotestotheFinancialStatementsandthe
accompanyingExplanationandAnalysisReportforthebenefitofshareholdersandinvestorswhoseekaccesstothese.
Toensure thequalityof theFinancialStatementsanAuditCommitteewasestablished,comprising
independentandnon-executivedirectors.TheircommentsareshownintheAuditCommittee’sReportincluded
inthisAnnualReport.
TheCompany’sefficientadministrativestructure,internalauditingsystem,andresultsofthecertifiedauditors
havemadetheBoardofDirectorsconfidentthattheFinancialStatementsoftheCompanydatedDecember31,
2012showanessentiallyaccuratepictureofitsfinancialposition,performanceandcashflow,inaccordancewith
generallyacceptedaccountingprinciples.
(Mr.BoonchaiChokwatana) (Mrs.ChailadaTantivejakul)
Chairman ActingManagingDirector
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT & CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMETNS
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Auditor’s Report
TotheShareholdersandtheBoardofDirectorsofFarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimited:
I have audited the accompanying consolidated and separate financial statements of Far EastDDBPublicCompany
Limitedanditssubsidiaries,andofFarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimited,respectively,whichcomprisetheconsolidated
andseparatestatementsoffinancialpositionasatDecember31,2012,theconsolidatedandseparatestatementsof
comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accountingpoliciesandotherexplanatorynotes.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Managementisresponsibleforthepreparationandfairpresentationofthesefinancialstatementsinaccordancewith
ThaiFinancialReportingStandards,andforsuchinternalcontrolasmanagementdeterminesisnecessarytoenablethe
preparationoffinancialstatementsthatarefreefrommaterialmisstatement,whetherduetofraudorerror.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Myresponsibilityistoexpressanopiniononthesefinancialstatementsbasedonmyaudit.Iconductedmyauditin
accordancewithThaiStandardsonAuditing.ThosestandardsrequirethatIcomplywithethicalrequirementsandplan
andperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassuranceaboutwhetherthefinancialstatementsarefreefrommaterial
misstatement.
Anauditinvolvesperformingprocedurestoobtainauditevidenceabouttheamountsanddisclosuresinthefinancial
statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of
materialmisstatementofthefinancialstatements,whetherduetofraudorerror.Inmakingthoseriskassessments,the
auditorconsidersinternalcontrolrelevanttotheentity’spreparationandfairpresentationofthefinancialstatements
inordertodesignauditproceduresthatareappropriateinthecircumstances,butnotforthepurposeofexpressing
anopinionontheeffectivenessoftheentity’sinternalcontrol.Anauditalsoincludesevaluatingtheappropriatenessof
accountingpoliciesusedandthereasonablenessofaccountingestimatesmadebymanagement,aswellasevaluating
theoverallpresentationofthefinancialstatements.
IbelievethattheauditevidenceIhaveobtainedissufficientandappropriatetoprovideabasisformyauditopinion
Opinion
Inmyopinion,theconsolidatedandseparatefinancialstatementsreferredtoabovepresentfairly,inallmaterialrespects,
theconsolidatedandseparatefinancialpositionasatDecember31,2012andtheconsolidatedandseparatefinancial
performanceandcashflowsfortheyearthenendedofFarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimitedanditssubsidiaries,and
ofFarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimited,respectively,inaccordancewithThaiFinancialReportingStandards.
(VichaiRuchitanont)
CertifiedPublicAccountant
RegistrationNumber4054
ANSAuditCompanyLimited
Bangkok,February27,2013
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
Notes 2012 2011 2012 2011
ASSETS
CurrentAssets
Cashandcashequivalents 4 277,824,975.02 78,719,913.94 111,838,051.51 24,661,744.53
Currentinvestments 5 133,148,624.25 273,793,155.44 133,148,624.25 193,793,155.44
Tradeandotherreceivables-net 6,19 474,191,839.78 455,284,788.45 298,588,542.90 339,884,334.06
Unbilledcontractrevenue 17,135,066.62 1,236,132.57 4,937,656.32 1,181,198.92
TotalCurrentAssets 902,300,505.67 809,033,990.40 548,512,874.98 559,520,432.95
Non-currentAssets
Pledgeddepositatfinancialinstitution 18.1 5,513,500.00 5,998,021.00 4,876,500.00 3,998,021.00
Investmentsinassociatedcompanies-net 7 96,590,310.13 80,050,134.29 12,063,132.07 12,063,132.07
Investmentsinsubsidiarycompanies-net 8 - - 3,459,400.00 3,459,400.00
Otherlong-terminvestments-net 9 175,423,551.75 121,575,642.78 175,423,551.75 121,575,642.78
Property,plantandequipment-net 10 195,571,153.68 199,220,026.10 183,401,468.04 182,565,629.86
Othernon-currentassets 233,881.62 229,612.46 102,376.64 102,376.64
TotalNon-currentAssets 473,332,397.18 407,073,436.63 379,326,428.50 323,764,202.35
Total Assets 1,375,632,902.85 1,216,107,427.03 927,839,303.48 883,284,635.30
FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAS AT DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
Notes 2012 2011 2012 2011
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CurrentLiabilities
Tradeandotherpayables 11,19 421,005,156.95 343,518,216.83 230,641,651.73 231,642,145.26
Currentincometaxpayables 10,262,400.48 18,615,281.18 6,296,058.99 12,727,920.40
TotalCurrentLiabilities 431,267,557.43 362,133,498.01 236,937,710.72 244,370,065.66
Non-currentliabilities
Employeebenefitobligations 2,12 43,534,120.00 39,676,567.00 31,276,384.00 28,632,551.00
Othernon-currentliabilities 19 206,000.00 206,000.00 495,500.00 495,500.000
TotalNon-CurrentLiabilities 43,740,120.00 39,882,567.00 31,771,884.00 29,128,051.00
TotalLiabilities 475,007,677.43 402,016,065.01 268,709,594.72 273,498,116.66
Shareholders’Equity
Sharecapital
Authorizedsharecapital
Commonstocks7,500,000shares,Baht10parvalue 75,000,000.00 75,000,000.00 75,000,000.00 75,000,000.00
Issuedandpaid-upsharecapital
Commonstocks7,500,000shares,Baht10parvalue 75,000,000.00 75,000,000.00 75,000,000.00 75,000,000.00
Premiumoncommonstocks 95,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 95,000,000.00
Retainedearnings
Appropriated
Legalreserve 13 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00
Unappropriated 14 579,414,094.94 530,405,318.41 359,757,684.65 345,087,004.50
Othercomponentsofshareholders’equity 121,872,024.11 87,199,514.14 121,872,024.11 87,199,514.14
TotalequityattributabletoequityholdersoftheCompany 878,786,119.05 795,104,832.55 659,129,708.76 609,786,518.64
Non-controllinginterests 21,839,106.37 18,986,529.47 - -
TotalShareholders’Equity 900,625,225.42 814,091,362.02 659,129,708.76 609,786,518.64
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 1,375,632,902.85 1,216,107,427.03 927,839,303.48 883,284,635.30
FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAS AT DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
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Revenue from rendering of services and commissions 19 689,364,454.78 677,525,653.43 434,841,123.07 488,623,868.78
Costofservicesandcommissions 16,19 (317,493,582.16) (296,582,210.78) (190,519,422.67) (209,475,458.99)
Gross profit 371,870,872.62 380,943,442.65 244,321,700.40 279,148,409.79
Dividendincomes 7,8 3,070,514.15 3,020,081.00 30,100,818.15 25,774,321.00
Otherincomes 15,19 53,450,226.26 56,595,793.81 31,898,471.04 31,504,255.85
Profitbeforeexpenses 428,391,613.03 440,559,317.46 306,320,989.59 336,426,986.64
Servicesandadministrativeexpenses 2,16,19 (303,297,688.58) (304,916,498.38) (207,095,546.56) (222,543,687.60)
Shareofprofitofassociates 7 26,273,479.84 20,638,032.70 - -
Profitbeforeincometaxexpense 151,367,404.29 156,280,851.78 99,225,443.03 113,883,299.04
Incometaxexpense 17 (29,303,050.86) (41,328,287.55) (17,054,762.88) (28,070,201.49)
Profit for the year 122,064,353.43 114,952,564.23 82,170,680.15 85,813,097.55
Othercomprehensiveincome:
Gainonremeasuringavailable-for-saleinvestments 9 34,672,509.97 14,638,004.68 34,672,509.97 14,638,004.68
Othercomprehensiveincomefortheyear 34,672,509.97 14,638,004.68 34,672,509.97 14,638,004.68
Total comprehensive income for the year 156,736,863.40 129,590,568.91 116,843,190.12 100,451,102.23
Profitattributableto
EquityholdersoftheCompany 116,508,776.53 112,124,249.27 82,170,680.15 85,813,097.55
Non-controllinginterests 5,555,576.90 2,828,314.96 - -
122,064,353.43 114,952,564.23 82,170,680.15 85,813,097.55
Totalcomprehensiveincomeattributableto
EquityholdersoftheCompany 151,181,286.50 126,762,253.95 116,843,190.12 100,451,102.23
Non-controllinginterests 5,555,576.90 2,828,314.96 - -
156,736,863.40 129,590,568.91 116,843,190.12 100,451,102.23
Earningspershare 3
Basicearningspershare
ProfitattributabletoequityholdersoftheCompany(Baht) 15.53 14.95 10.96 11.44
Weightedaveragenumberofordinaryshares(shares) 7,500,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 7,500,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
Notes 2012 2011 2012 2011
FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
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FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Unit: Baht
Consolidated financial statements
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company
Other components
of shareholders’
Retained earnings equity
Other
comprehensive
Share capital income Total
Issued and Premium on Appropriated Available-for-sale Non-controlling shareholders’
Notes paid-up common stocks to legal reserve Unappropriated investments Total interests equity
BalanceatJanuary1,2011beforeadjustment 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 521,023,199.66 72,561,509.46 771,084,709.12 19,963,325.99 791,048,035.11
Effectsofchangesinaccountingpolicies 2 - - - (42,742,130.52) - (42,742,130.52) (1,642,711.48) (44,384,842.00)
BalanceatJanuary1,2011afteradjustment 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 478,281,069.14 72,561,509.46 728,342,578.60 18,320,614.51 746,663,193.11
Changesinshareholders’equityfortheyear:
Dividend 14 - - - (60,000,000.00) - (60,000,000.00) (2,162,400.00) (62,162,400.00)
Totalcomprehensiveincomefortheyear - - - - 112,124,249.27 14,638,004.68 126,762,253.95 2,828,314.96 129,590,568.91
BalanceatDecember31,2011 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 530,405,318.41 87,199,514.14 795,104,832.55 18,986,529.47 814,091,362.02
Changesinshareholders’equityfortheyear:
Dividend 14 - - - (67,500,000.00) - (67,500,000.00) (2,703,000.00) (70,203,000.00)
Totalcomprehensiveincomefortheyear - - - 116,508,776.53 34,672,509.97 151,181,286.50 5,555,576.90 156,736,863.40
BalanceatDecember31,2012 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 579,414,094.94 121,872,024.11 878,786,119.05 21,839,106.37 900,625,225.42
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FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Unit: Baht
Separate financial statements
Other components of
Retained earnings shareholders’ equity
Other
comprehensive
income Total
Share capital Premium on Appropriated Available-for-sale Shareholders’
Notes Issued and paid-up common stocks to legal reserve Unappropriated investments equity
BalanceatJanuary1,2011beforeadjustment 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 346,404,583.95 72,561,509.46596,466,093.41
Effectsofchangesinaccountingpolicies 2 - - - (27,130,677.00) -(27,130,677.00)
BalanceatJanuary1,2011afteradjustment 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 319,273,906.95 72,561,509.46569,335,416.41
Changesinshareholders’equityfortheyear:
Dividend 14 - - - (60,000,000.00) -(60,000,000.00)
Totalcomprehensiveincomefortheyear - - - 85,813,097.55 14,638,004.68100,451,102.23
BalanceatDecember31,2011 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 345,087,004.50 87,199,514.14609,786,518.64
Changesinshareholders’equityfortheyear:
Dividend 14 - - - (67,500,000.00) -(67,500,000.00)
Totalcomprehensiveincomefortheyear - - - 82,170,680.15 34,672,509.97116,843,190.12
BalanceatDecember31,2012 75,000,000.00 95,000,000.00 7,500,000.00 359,757,684.65121,872,024.11659,129,708.76
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FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profitbeforeincometaxexpenses 151,367,404.29 156,280,851.78 99,225,443.03 113,883,299.04
Adjustmentstoreconcileprofitbeforeincometaxexpense
tonetcashprovidedby(usedin)operatingactivities
Depreciation 14,606,518.05 16,489,947.48 9,120,817.87 10,973,318.74
Shareofprofitofassociates (26,273,479.84) (20,638,032.70) - -
Estimationofemployeebenefitobligations 3,857,553.00 4,393,485.00 2,643,833.00 3,167,846.00
Lossonimpairmentofinvestmentinsubsidiarycompany - - - 2,599,930.00
Lossonimpairmentofotherlong-terminvestment 824,601.00 233,109.50 824,601.00 233,109.50
Gainonsalesofotherlong-terminvestments (100,800.00) - (100,800.00) -
Gainondisposalofequipment (2,860,176.58) (819,559.17) (944,293.73) (817,756.01)
Gainonexchangerate (247,313.91) (92,893.19) (240,153.17) (92,961.66)
Dividendincomefromsubsidiaryandassociatedcompany - - (27,030,304.00) (22,754,240.00)
Dividendincomefromotherlong-terminvestments (3,070,514.15) (3,020,081.00) (3,070,514.15) (3,020,081.00)
Profitfromoperationsbeforechangesofoperating
assetsandliabilities 138,103,791.86 152,826,827.70 80,428,629.85 104,172,464.61
Changeinoperatingassets(increase)decrease
Tradeandotherreceivables (18,284,671.13) (26,187,535.98) 41,636,744.33 (74,816,719.60)
Unbilledcontractrevenue (15,898,934.05) 1,892,986.16 (3,756,457.40) 1,705,311.35
Pledgeddepositatfinancialinstitution 484,521.00 (3,072,521.00) (878,479.00) (3,072,521.00)
Othernon-currentassets (4,269.16) - - -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Changeinoperatingliabilitiesincrease(decrease)
Tradeandotherpayables 77,404,060.12 (29,182,479.93) (1,083,373.53) (2,298,295.23)
Paymentforemployeebenefitobligations - (1,665,972.00) - (1,665,972.00)
Cashprovidedbyoperatingactivities 181,804,498.64 94,611,304.95 116,347,064.25 24,024,268.13
Incometaxpaid (37,930,197.85) (33,331,158.59) (23,486,624.29) (21,065,498.42)
Incometaxrefunded - 439,874.28 - -
Netcashprovidedbyoperatingactivities 143,874,300.79 61,720,020.64 92,860,439.96 2,958,769.71
Cash flows from investing activities
Currentinvestment(increase)decrease 140,644,531.19 (47,359,764.44) 60,644,531.19 12,640,235.56
Dividendincomefromsubsidiaryandassociatedcompany 9,733,304.00 8,916,640.00 27,030,304.00 22,754,240.00
Dividendincomefromotherlong-terminvestments 3,070,514.15 3,020,081.00 3,070,514.15 3,020,081.00
Acquisitionofequipment (11,001,037.64) (12,034,696.61) (10,000,043.06) (11,510,095.45)
Proceedsonsalesofequipment 2,986,448.59 819,626.17 1,070,560.74 817,757.01
Acquisitionsofotherlong-terminvestment (20,000,000.00) - (20,000,000.00) -
Dividendpaymentfornon-controllinginterests (2,703,000.00) (2,162,400.00) - -
Netcashprovidedby(usedin)investingactivities 122,730,760.29 (48,800,513.88) 61,815,867.02 27,722,218.12
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceedsonshort-termloanfromrelatedparty - 270,000.00 - -
Repaymentonshort-termloanfromrelatedparty - (270,000.00) - -
Dividendpayments (67,500,000.00) (60,000,000.00) (67,500,000.00) (60,000,000.00)
Netcashusedinfinancingactivities (67,500,000.00) (60,000,000.00) (67,500,000.00) (60,000,000.00)
Netincrease(decrease)incashandcashequivalents 199,105,061.08 (47,080,493.24) 87,176,306.98 (29,319,012.17)
Cashandcashequivalentsatbeginningoftheyears 78,719,913.94 125,800,407.18 24,661,744.53 53,980,756.70
Cashandcashequivalentsatendoftheyears 277,824,975.02 78,719,913.94 111,838,051.51 24,661,744.53
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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FAR EAST DDB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESNOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAS AT DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
FarEastDDBPublicCompanyLimited(“theCompany”)wasregisteredinThailandinaccordancewiththe
provisionoftheCivilandCommercialCodeonFebruary12,1964andconvertedtobeaPublicCompanyon
May12,1994.Itsofficeislocatedat465/1-467SriAyudhyaRoad,Thungphayathai,Ratchathewi,Bangkok.
TheCompany’smainbusinessesareasanadvertisingagentorbroker,andinproductionandadvertising
relatedservices.
FameLineCompanyLimitedwasregisteredonJanuary25,1989.Itsmainbusinessesareasanadvertising
agentorbroker,andinproductionandadvertisingrelatedservices.
RappCollins(Thailand)CompanyLimitedwasregisteredonMarch14,2003.Itsmainbusinessesareasan
advertisingagentorbroker,andinproductionandadvertisingrelatedservices.
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
TheaccompanyingfinancialstatementsarepreparedinaccordancewithThaiFinancialReportingStandards
(“TFRS”)includingrelatedinterpretationsandguidelinespromulgatedbytheFederationofAccounting
Professions(“FAP”)inconformitywithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciplesinThailand.
Thepresentationofthefinancialstatementshasbeenmadeincompliancewiththestipulationsofthe
Notificationof theDepartmentofBusinessDevelopmentdatedSeptember28,2011, issuedunder the
AccountingActB.E.2543.
TheaccompanyingfinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedintheThailanguageandexpressedinThai
Baht.Suchfinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedfordomesticreportingpurposes.Fortheconvenience
ofthereadersnotconversantwiththeThailanguage,anEnglishversionofthefinancialstatementshas
beenprovidedbytranslatingfromtheThaiversionofthefinancialstatements.
ThepreparationofthefinancialstatementsinconformitywithThaiFinancialReportingStandards(“TFRS”)
requiresmanagementtomakejudgments,estimatesandassumptionsthataffecttheapplicationofpolicies
andreportedamountsofassets,liabilities,incomeandexpenses.Theestimatesandassociatedassumptions
arebasedonhistoricalexperienceandvariousotherfactorsthatarebelievedtobereasonableunderthe
circumstances,theresultsofwhichformthebasisofmakingthe judgmentsaboutcarryingamountsof
assetsandliabilitiesthatarenotreadilyapparentfromothersources.Subsequentactualresultsmaydiffer
fromtheseestimates.
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Theestimates andunderlyingassumptionsare reviewedonanongoingbasis.Revisions to accounting
estimatesarerecognizedintheperiodinwhichtheestimateisrevised,iftherevisionaffectsonlythatperiod,
andintheperiodoftherevisionandfutureperiods,iftherevisionaffectsbothcurrentandfutureperiods.
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsrelatedtotheCompanyanditssubsidiaries(togetherreferredtoas
the“Group”)andtheCompany’sinterestintheassociate.
DetailsoftheCompany’ssubsidiarieswereasfollows:
Subsidiaries BusinessType Ownershipinterest(%)
FameLineCompanyLimited AdvertisingAgency 86.48
RappCollins(Thailand)Co.,Ltd. AdvertisingAgency 52.00
Subsidiariesarefullyconsolidated,beingthedateonwhichtheCompanyobtainscontrol,andcontinueto
beconsolidateduntilthedatewhensuchcontrolceases.
Thesubsidiaries’financialstatementsarepreparedusingthesamesignificantaccountingpoliciesasthe
Company.
SignificantintercompanytransactionsandbalancesbetweentheCompanyandthesubsidiarieshavebeen
eliminated.
The changes in accounting policies as at January 1, 2011
Intheyear2011,theGrouphasadoptednewandrevisedTFRSwhichsuchtransitionaffectedthefinancial
statementsreflectedfromtheadoptionofTASNo.19“EmployeeBenefits”.
New and revised Thai Financial Reporting Standards not yet effective
TheGrouphasnotyetadoptedthenewandrevisedThaiFinancialReportingStandardsasfollows:
a) ThaiAccountingStandards(TAS),ThaiFinancialReportingStandards(TFRS),ThaiInterpretation(TI)and
guidelineswhichareeffectiveforthefinancialstatementsfortheperiodbeginningonorafterJanuary
1,2013asfollows:
TAS/TFRS/TI/FAP’s Announcement Topic
TAS12 IncomeTaxes
TAS20(revised2009) AccountingforGovernmentGrantsand
DisclosuresofGovernmentAssistance
TAS21(revised2009) TheEffectsofChangesinForeign
ExchangeRate
TFRS8 OperatingSegments
TI10 GovernmentAssistance–NoSpecific
RelationtoOperatingActivities
TI21 IncomeTaxes–RecoveryofRevalued
Non-DepreciableAssets
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TAS/TFRS/TI/FAP’s Announcement Topic
TI25 IncomeTaxes–ChangesintheTaxStatus
ofanEnterpriseoritsShareholders
No.34/2012 AccountingGuidanceforTransferand
TransferredofFinancialAssets
The management of the Group has assessed the effects of these TAS, TFRS, TI and guideline, and
believes that theywillnothaveanysignificant impacton the financialstatements for theyear inwhich
theyareinitiallyappliedexceptforTASasfollows:
TAS 12 – Income taxes
The main change introduced by TAS 12 is the requirement to account for deferred tax liabilities and
assetsintheGroupfinancialstatements.Deferredtaxassetsandliabilitiesaretheamountsofincometaxes
recoverableandpayable, respectively, in futureperiods in respectof temporarydifferencesbetweenthe
carryingamountoftheliabilityorassetinthestatementoffinancialpositionandtheamountattributedto
thatliabilityorassetfortaxpurposes;andthecarryforwardofunusedtaxlosses.Currently,theGroupdoes
notrecognisedeferredtaxinthefinancialstatements.
The Group will adopt TAS 12 with effective from January 1, 2013. The effects of the change will be
recognisedretrospectivelyinthefinancialstatementsandthestatementoffinancialpositionasatDecember
31,2012andJanuary1,2012willbeadjustedaccordingly.Themanagementestimatesthattheimpacton
thestatementoffinancialpositionasatDecember31,2012andJanuary1,2012willbeasfollows:
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements
December31,2012 January1,2012
The Statements of financial position
Increaseindeferredtaxassets 14,116,343.56 14,423,829.56
Increaseindeferredtaxliabilities 27,811.77 -
Increaseinretainedearnings 15,088,531.49 14,423,829.56
Increaseinshareholders’equity 14,646,560.81 13,996,735.49
Increaseinnon-controllinginterest 441,970.98 427,094.07
Increaseintotalshareholders’equity 15,088,531.79 14,423,829.56
Unit:Baht
Separatefinancialstatements
December31,2012 January1,2012
The Statements of financial position
Increaseindeferredtaxassets 12,477,403.27 11,823,716.47
Increaseindeferredtaxliabilities - -
Increaseinretainedearnings 12,477,403.27 11,823,716.47
Increaseinshareholders’equity 12,477,403.27 11,823,716.47
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Unit:Baht
Consolidated Separate
financialstatements financialstatements
The statements of comprehensive income for
the year ended December 31, 2012
Profitfortheyear
Theamountbeforeadjustment 151,367,404.29 99,225,443.03
Adjusteddeferredtax 664,702.23 653,686.80
Theamountafteradjustment 152,032,106.52 99,879,129.83
Earningspershare
Increasingbasicearningspershare(Bahtpershare) 0.09 0.09
b) ThaiFinancialReportingInterpretations(TFRI)andTIwhichareeffectiveforthefinancialstatements
fortheperiodbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2014asfollows:
TFRI/TI Topic
TFRI4 DeterminingwhetheranArrangementcontainsaLease
TFRI12 ServiceConcessionArrangements
TFRI13 CustomerLoyaltyProgrammes
TI29 ServiceConcessionArrangements:
Disclosures
Themanagement of theGroup is assessing the impacts of these interpretations on the financial
statementsfortheyearinwhichtheyareinitiallyapplied.
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenues and Expenses Recognition
Revenuesandcostsfromtherenderingofservicesinadvertisingagentorbrokerarerecognizedonan
accrualbasis.
Revenuesandcostsfromtherenderingofservicesinproductionarerecognizedbyreferencetothestage
ofcompletion.
Discountreceivedarerecognizedonacashbasis.
Otherincomesandexpensesareaccountedonanaccrualbasis.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cashandcashequivalentscomprisecashonhand,cheques in transitanddepositsatbankand fixed
depositwithmaturityperiodnotoverthan3monthsexceptforcashatbanksheldascollateral.
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Current Investments
Current investmentscompriseof fixeddepositsat financial institutionsandmarketableequitysecurities.
Currentinvestmentsinmarketableequitysecurities,whichareclassifiedastradingsecurities,arestatedat
fairvalue.Thefairvalueofinvestmentsinunitfundsiscomputedbyusingthenetassetvalueoftheunits
fundattheendoftheyear.Therevaluationsoftradingsecuritiesareaccountedforasthenetunrealized
gainsorlossesinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.
Currentinvestmentsdisposedarecomputedbytheweightedaveragemethod.
Trade Receivable
Tradereceivablesarestatedatcostnetofallowancefordoubtfulaccounts.Allowancefordoubtfulaccounts
isanestimateofthoseamountswhichmayprovetobeuncollectiblebasedonareviewofthecurrent
statusofexistingaccountsreceivables.
Unbilled Contract Revenue
Unbilledcontractrevenue,representingunbilledcostofrenderingofservices,isstatedatcost.
Investments - in subsidiaries and associated companies
Investmentsinsubsidiariesandassociatedcompaniesintheseparatefinancialstatementsareaccounted
forbyusingthecostmethodnetfromimpairmentofinvestments.
Investmentsinassociatedcompaniesintheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsareaccountedforbyusing
theequitymethod.
Other Long-term Investments
Long-term investmentscompriseofmarketableequitysecurities,non-marketableequitysecuritiesand
held-to-maturitydebtsecurities.
Long-terminvestmentsinmarketableequitysecurities,whichareclassifiedasavailable-for-salesecurities,
arestatedatfairvalue.Therevaluationsofavailable-for-salesecuritiesarerecognizedinothercomprehensive
income.Available-for-salesecurities,whichareimpaired,arestatedatcostlessallowanceforimpairment
ofinvestments.
Long-terminvestmentsinnon-marketableequitysecurities,whichareclassifiedasgeneralinvestment,are
statedatcostlessallowanceforimpairmentofinvestments.
Long-terminvestmentsindebtsecurities,whichareclassifiedasheld-to-maturitysecurities,arestatedat
amortizedcost.
Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation
Property,plantandequipmentarestatedatcostlessaccumulateddepreciation.Depreciationiscomputed
bythestraight-linemethodbasedontheestimatedusefullivesoftheassetsof20yearsforbuildingsand
5yearsforbuildingimprovements,equipmentandvehicles.
NodepreciationisprovidedontheGroup’landandconstructioninprogress.
Impairment
TheGroupassessesattheendofeachyearwhetherthereisanyindicationthatanassetmaybeimpaired.
Ifanysuchindicationexists,theGroupwillestimatetherecoverableamountoftheasset.Ifthecarrying
amountofanassetexceedsitsrecoverableamount,theGroupwillrecognizetheimpairmentlossasan
expenseinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.
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Income tax expense
Income tax expense for the year is calculated from theprofit for the year adjustedby non-deductible
expensesornon-taxableincomeandmultipliedbytheincometaxratestipulatedbytheRevenueCode.
(Thetaxratefortheyear2012is23%andfortheyear2011is30%).
Employee benefits
Short-term benefits
TheGrouprecognizessalaries,wages,bonusandsocialsecuritycontributionasexpensesonanaccrual
basis.
Post-employment benefits – defined benefit plan
Theemployeebenefitobligationsinrelationtotheseverancepaymentunderthelaborlawarerecognized
asachargetoresultsofoperationsovertheemployee’sserviceperiod.Itiscalculatedbytheestimation
oftheamountof futurebenefit tobeearnedbytheemployee inreturnfortheserviceprovidedtothe
Groupthroughtheserviceperioduptotheretirementageandtheamountisdiscountedtodeterminethe
presentvalue.Thereferencediscountrateistheyieldrateofgovernmentbondsasatthereportingdate.The
calculationisbasedontheactuarialtechniqueusingtheProjectedUnitCreditMethod.
Whentheactuarialassumptionsarechanged,theGrouprecognizedactuarialgainsorlossesinthe
statementofcomprehensiveincomefortheperiodinwhichtheyarise.
Basic earnings per share
Basicearningspersharearecomputedbydividingprofitfortheyearbytheweightedaveragenumberof
commonsharesoutstandingduringtheyear.
4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
CashandcashequivalentsasatDecember31,2012and2011areasfollow:
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Cashonhand 51,161.73 99,930.40 23,642.08 45,660.33
Depositsatbanks-currentaccounts 239,016.49 940,886.34 8,000.00 361,842.73
-savingsaccounts 83,759,447.86 62,739,477.12 28,283,762.90 15,465,920.47
Fixeddepositsnotover3months 193,775,348.94 14,939,620.08 83,522,646.53 8,788,321.00
Totalcashandcashequivalents 277,824,975.02 78,719,913.94 111,838,051.51 24,661,744.53
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6. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES – NET
TradeandotherreceivablesasatDecember31,2012and2011consistedof:
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Tradereceivables
Tradereceivable-Relatedparties 238,157,615.84 172,428,536.45 111,973,707.18 129,177,590.54
Tradereceivable-others 237,951,028.13 276,968,901.16 187,945,989.71 205,063,589.07
Postdatedcheques 18,829.88 328,931.08 18,829.88 275,891.08
TotalTradereceivables 476,127,473.85 449,726,368.69 299,938,526.77 334,517,070.69
LessAllowancefordoubtfulaccounts (8,627,176.79) (8,627,176.79) (5,034,263.84) (5,034,263.84)
TotalTradereceivables-net 467,500,297.06 441,099,191.90 294,904,262.93 329,482,806.85
Otherreceivables:
Accruedincome 1,103,061.35 1,293,008.47 937,418.10 1,127,727.38
Prepaidexpenses 1,842,045.70 6,348,967.78 917,052.13 4,648,329.08
Advances 318,384.56 353,678.15 223,384.56 318,678.15
Others 3,428,051.11 6,189,942.15 1,606,425.18 4,306,792.60
Totalotherreceivables 6,691,542.72 14,185,596.55 3,684,279.97 10,401,527.21
Tradeandotherreceivables-net 474,191,839.78 455,284,788.45 298,588,542.90 339,884,334.06
5. CURRENT INVESTMENTS
CurrentinvestmentsasatDecember31,2012and2011consistedof:
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements InterestRate%perannum
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
Fixeddepositsat
financialinstitutions 133,148,624.25 40,454,549.97 133,148,624.25 40,454,549.97 3.0-3.75 4.20-4.35
Billofexchangesatfinancialinstitutions
Maturitydate
- notover3months - 178,338,605.47 - 98,338,605.47 - 2.72-3.65
- over3-9months - 55,000,000.00 - 55,000,000.00 - 3.85-4.25
Total 133,148,624.25 273,793,155.44 133,148,624.25 193,793,155.44
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TradereceivablescanbeclassifiedbyageanalysisasatDecember31,2012and2011asfollow:
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Tradereceivables-Subsidiaries
Currentandnotover3months - - - 822,400.00
Tradereceivables-Associatedcompanies
Currentandnotover3months 5,254,856.66 4,409,755.43 5,254,856.66 4,409,755.43
Tradereceivables-Relatedcompanies
Currentandnotover3months 224,266,457.48 162,528,638.03 98,082,548.82 118,514,292.12
Over3-12months 8,636,301.70 5,490,142.99 8,636,301.70 5,431,142.99
Tradereceivables-others
Currentandnotover3months 213,151,916.29 227,072,271.78 167,792,795.87 159,099,502.49
Over3-12months 15,233,215.05 3,009,601.80 15,118,930.00 2,848,233.16
Over12months 9,565,896.79 46,887,027.58 5,034,263.84 43,115,853.42
Postdatedcheques 18,829.88 328,931.08 18,829.88 275,891.08
TotalTradereceivables 476,127,473.85 449,726,368.69 299,938,526.77 334,517,070.69
LessAllowancefordoubtfulaccounts (8,627,176.79) (8,627,176.79) (5,034,263.84) (5,034,263.84)
Tradereceivables-net 467,500,297.06 441,099,191.90 294,904,262.93 329,482,806.85
AsatDecember31,2011thetradereceivableswhichareover12monthsamountingtoBaht38.08million
intheconsolidatedandseparatefinancialstatement,representeddebtorsinthegovernmentsectors.The
Companyhadcollectedthesedebtors.
7. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIES – NET
Investmentsinassociatedcompanies–netasatDecember31,2012and2011,anddividendincomefrom
theinvestmentduringtheyearsendedDecember31,2012and2011,consistedof:
TheCompanyrecordedshareofprofitsfrominvestmentsinassociatedcompaniesforusingequitymethod
amounting toBaht 1.79million andBaht 1.33million in the consolidated statements of comprehensive
incomefortheyearsendedDecember31,2012and2011,respectivelybyusingmanagementreportswhich
havenotyetbeenauditedorreviewedbyanauditor.
Inter Continental Holding Co.,Ltd. Investment Shareholding 8,000 8,000 40.00 40.00 1,908 1,644 3,200 3,200 - -
Integrated Communication Co.,Ltd. Public Relation Shareholding 3,500 3,500 40.00 40.00 14,974 13,556 1,400 1,400 2,100 2,100
Myanmar Spa-Today-Far East Ltd. Agency Shareholding $83.33 $83.33 30.00 30.00 3,374 3,517 797 797 - -
Spa-Today-Far East (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. Agency Shareholding 1,000 1,000 30.00 30.00 1,629 1,004 - - 300 150
Media Intelligence Co.,Ltd. Agency Shareholding 20,000 20,000 33.33 33.33 74,705 60,329 6,667 6,667 7,333 6,667
Total 96,590 80,050 12,064 12,064 9,733 8,917
Unit: Thousand Baht
Consolidated Separate
Unit: financial financial
Thousand Baht Percentage statements statements
Issued share of Equity Cost Dividend
capital investment (%) method method-net
Company Industries Relations 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
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TheCompanyrecordedallowanceforimpairmentofinvestmentinRappCollins(Thailand)CompanyLimited
amountingtoBaht2.60million.
AsatDecember31,2012and2011,theGrouphadgeneralinvestmentsincommonstockin17companies
whichrepresentinvestmentsinnon-marketablesecurities,whichwerepresentedatcostnetfromallowance
forimpairmentoftheseinvestments.TheCompanyevaluatesfortheimpairmentofinvestmentforeachfiscal
yearandrecordsimpairmentlossinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.
8. INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES – NET
Investmentsinsubsidiarycompanies–netasatDecember31,2012and2011,anddividendincomefrom
theinvestmentduringtheyearsendedDecember31,2012and2011,consistedof:
Fame Line Co.,Ltd. Agency Shareholding 4,000 4,000 86.48 86.48 3,459 3,459 17,297 13,838
Rapp Collins (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Agency Shareholding 5,000 5,000 52.00 52.00 - - - -
Total 3,459 3,459 17,297 13,838
Unit: Thousand Baht
Unit: Thousand Baht Percentage of Separate financial statements
Issued share capital investment (%) Cost method-net Dividend
Company Industries Relations 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
9. OTHER LONG - TERM INVESTMENTS - NET
Otherlong-terminvestments–netasatDecember31,2012and2011consistedof:
Marketable equity securities
SahaPathanaInter-HoldingPlc. 40,938 - 40,938 32,196 - 32,196
I.C.C.InternationalPlc. 35,195 - 35,195 37,935 - 37,935
BoutiqueNewcityPlc. 1,325 - 1,325 1,058 - 1,058
TheSiamCementPlc. 1,320 - 1,320 939 - 939
SahaPathanapibulPlc. 60,081 - 60,081 34,410 - 34,410
NationMultimediaGroupPlc. 2,706 - 2,706 1,061 - 1,061
InterFarEastEngineeringPlc. 2,223 - 2,223 1,544 - 1,544
NationInternationalEdutainmentPlc. 59 - 59 31 - 31
Non-marketable equity securities
Investmentsincommonstock-Netfrom
impairmentofinvestmentsofBaht23.48
millionin2012andBaht22.85millionin2011 - 31,577 31,577 - 12,401 12,401
Total 143,847 31,577 175,424 109,174 12,401 121,575
Unit:ThousandBaht
2012 2011
Consolidatedfinancialstatement/ Consolidatedfinancialstatement/
Separatefinancialstatement Separatefinancialstatement
Available-for- General Available-for- General
salesecurities investments Total salesecurities investments Total
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10. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET
Property,plantandequipmentasatDecember31,2012and2011consistedof:
Unit:ThousandBaht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements
Buildings Furniture, Asset
andbuilding fixtureand under
Land improvements officeequipment Vehicles installation Total
Atcost
AsatDecember31,2011 159,185 75,905 77,624 50,874 190 363,778
Purchases/transfersinduringtheyear - 2,715 3,849 4,710 544 11,818
Disposal/transfersoutduringtheyear - - (240) (10,513) (734) (11,487)
AsatDecember31,2012 159,185 78,620 81,233 45,071 - 364,109
Accumulateddepreciation
AsatDecember31,2011 - (63,219) (63,942) (37,397) - (164,558)
Depreciationfortheyear - (5,278) (5,518) (3,811) - (14,607)
Disposals/transfersoutduringtheyear - - 114 10,513 - 10,627
AsatDecember31,2012 - (68,497) (69,346) (30,695) - (168,538)
Netbookvalue
AsatDecember31,2011 159,185 12,686 13,682 13,477 190 199,220
AsatDecember31,2012 159,185 10,123 11,887 14,376 - 195,571
DepreciationfortheyearsendedDecember31,showninthestatementsofcomprehensiveincomewere:
Year2011 16,490
Year2012 14,607
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Unit:ThousandBaht
Separatefinancialstatements
Buildings Furniture, Asset
andbuilding fixtureand under
Land improvements officeequipment Vehicles installation Total
Atcost
AsatDecember31,2011 159,185 64,176 59,505 27,146 190 310,202
Purchases/transfersinduringtheyear - 2,715 2,848 4,710 544 10,817
Disposal/transfersoutduringtheyear - - (240) (4,187) (734) (5,161)
AsatDecember31,2012 159,185 66,891 62,113 27,669 - 315,858
Accumulateddepreciation
AsatDecember31,2011 - (56,560) (50,786) (20,290) - (127,636)
Depreciationfortheyear - (3,066) (3,335) (2,720) - (9,121)
Disposals/transfersoutduringtheyear - - 114 4,187 - 4,301
AsatDecember31,2012 - (59,626) (54,007) (18,823) - (132,456)
Netbookvalue
AsatDecember31,2011 159,185 7,616 8,719 6,856 190 182,566
AsatDecember31,2012 159,185 7,265 8,106 8,846 - 183,402
DepreciationfortheyearsendedDecember31,showninthestatementsofcomprehensiveincomewere:
Year2011 10,973
Year2012 9,121
Thecarryingamountsoffullydepreciatedassetsthatarestillinuseareasfollows:
Unit:ThousandBaht
Consolidatedfinancial Separatefinancial
statements statements
Year2011 125,392 106,231
Year2012 115,957 99,367
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11. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
TradeandotherpayablesasatDecember31,2012and2011consistedof:
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OBLIGATIONS
Movementofthepresentvalueofemployeebenefitsobligationsandemployeebenefitexpensesinthe
statementsofcomprehensiveincomefortheyearsendedDecember31,2012and2011asfollows:
Unit:Baht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Tradepayables
Tradepayables-relatedparties 24,529,135.82 22,620,156.23 18,965,183.26 15,733,725.70
Tradepayables-others 331,462,074.58 263,111,448.37 177,431,744.29 173,771,515.70
Totaltradepayables 355,991,210.40 285,731,604.60 196,396,927.55 189,505,241.40
Otherpayables:
Accruedemployeebenefits 46,125,045.00 35,464,940.00 23,561,652.00 24,717,514.00
Accruedexpenses 17,732,951.43 22,033,390.02 10,599,174.18 17,190,157.11
Advertisingincomereceivedinadvance 15,750.00 178,418.75 15,750.00 178,418.75
Others 1,140,200.12 109,863.46 68,148.00 50,814.00
Totalotherpayables 65,013,946.55 57,786,612.23 34,244,724.18 42,136,903.86
Totaltradeandotherpayables 421,005,156.95 343,518,216.83 230,641,651.73 231,642,145.26
Unit:Baht
Post-employmentbenefitplan
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Definedbenefitobligationsatbeginningoftheyear 39,676,567.00 36,949,054.00 28,632,551.00 27,130,677.00
AddEmployeebenefitexpensesin
thestatementsofcomprehensiveincome:
Currentservicecosts 2,262,121.00 2,654,873.00 1,550,008.00 1,893,677.00
Costofinterest 1,595,432.00 1,738,612.00 1,093,825.00 1,274,169.00
LessPaymentforemployeebenefitobligations - (1,665,972.00) - (1,665,972.00)
Definedbenefitobligationsatendoftheyear 43,534,120.00 39,676,567.00 31,276,384.00 28,632,551.00
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EmployeebenefitsobligationsinthestatementsoffinancialpositionasatDecember31,2012and2011
consistedof:
TheGrouphasdefinedbenefitplaninaccordancewithseverancepaymentunderthelaborlawandother
definedbenefitplanfortheretiredemployeewhohastheserviceperiodasspecifiedintheplan.
Theactuarialassumptionofdiscountrateisestimatedfromweightedaverageofyieldrateofgovernment
bondsasattheendofreportingdatethatreflectstheestimatedtimingofbenefitpayments.
Theactuarialassumptionofmortalityrateforreasonableestimationofprobabilityofretirementinthefuture
isestimatedfrommortalitytablefortheyear1997oftheOfficeofInsuranceCommission.
Theactuarialassumptionoffuturesalaryincreasesisestimatedfromhistoricalstatisticofeachdepartments
oftheGroup.
Theactuarialassumptionofproportionofemployeesoptingforearlyretirementestimatefromhistorical
databasedontheageoftheemployee.
13. LEGAL RESERVE
ThelegalreserveoftheCompanywasestablishedinaccordancewiththeprovisionofthePublicCompany
LimitedAct,(B.E.2535)whichrequirestheappropriationaslegalreserveofatleast5%ofnetincome
untilthereservereaches10%oftheauthorizedsharecapital.Thisreserveisnotavailablefordividend
distribution.
14. DIVIDEND PAYMENT
TheresolutionsoftheCompany’sOrdinaryGeneralShareholders’MeetingNo.18heldonApril27,2012,
approvedtopaydividendsfromtheresultoftheCompany’soperationsfortheyear2011intheamountof
Baht67.50million,atBaht9pershare.ThedividendpaymentdatewasMay24,2012.
Theresolutionsofasubsidiary’sOrdinaryGeneralShareholders’MeetingNo.23heldonApril27,2012,
approvedtopaydividendsfromtheresultofitsoperationsfortheyear2011intheamountofBaht20
million,atBaht500pershare.ThedividendpaymentdatewasMay23,2012.
TheresolutionsoftheCompany’sOrdinaryGeneralShareholders’MeetingNo.17heldonApril28,2011,
approvedadividenddeclaration fromthe resultof theCompany’soperations for theyear2010 in the
amountofBaht60million,atBaht8pershare.ThepaymentdatewasMay11,2011.
Theresolutionsofasubsidiary’sOrdinaryGeneralShareholders’MeetingNo.22heldonApril28,2011,
approvedtopaydividendsfromtheresultofitsoperationfortheyear2010intheamountofBaht16
million,atBaht400pershare.ThedividendpaymentdatewasMay23,2011.
Unit:Baht
Post-employmentbenefitplan
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Presentvalueofobligations 43,534,120.00 39,676,567.00 31,276,384.00 28,632,551.00
LessFairvalueofplanassets - - - -
Employeebenefitsobligations-net 43,534,120.00 39,676,567.00 31,276,384.00 28,632,551.00
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15. OTHER INCOMES
OtherincomesincludedcashdiscountsresultingfromcashmanagementfortheyearsendedDecember
31,2012and2011areasfollow:
Unit:ThousandBaht
Consolidatedfinancial Separatefinancial
statements statements
Year2012 38,693 17,401
Year2011 46,679 19,529
16. EXPENSES BY NATURE
SignificantexpensesbynaturefortheyearsendedDecember31,2012and2011wereasfollows:
Unit:ThousandBaht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Costofservicesandcommissions 317,493 296,582 190,519 209,475
Employeebenefits 224,912 222,990 144,510 154,733
Depreciation 14,607 16,490 9,121 10,973
Lossonimpairmentofinvestmentin
subsidiarycompany - - - 2,600
Others 63,779 65,437 53,464 54,238
Total 620,791 601,499 397,614 432,019
17. INCOME TAX EXPENSES
RoyalDecreeNo.530B.E.2554datedDecember14,2011grantsareductioninthecorporateincome
taxratefrom30%to23%onnetprofitfortheaccountingperiodbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2012,
andwillbe reduced to20%onnetprofit for the twoconsecutiveaccountingperiodsbeginningonor
afterJanuary1,2013onwards.
18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
18.1 As at December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Group has contingent liability in relation to letters of
guarantee issued by banks amounting to approximately Baht 5.51 million and Baht 6.0 million,
respectively.TheGrouppledgedtheir3monthtimedeposittotalingofBaht5.51millionandBaht6.0
million,respectivelyascollateralforthelettersofguarantee.
18.2 AsatDecember31,2012and2011,theCompanyhasamanagementservicesagreementwitha
related company whereby the latter granted the Company the right in trademark, assistance in
business development and client services, and technical assistance involved in customers both
nationwideand regionwide.TheCompanywill reciprocate thiscompanybypayinganannual fee
ofBaht3million.
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Unit:ThousandBaht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Assets
Tradeandotherreceivables 238,243 172,510 112,219 129,717
Liabilities
Tradepayable 24,529 22,620 18,965 15,734
Depositreceipts 194 194 484 484
Unit:ThousandBaht
Consolidatedfinancialstatements Separatefinancialstatements
2012 2011 2012 2011
Relatedcompanies
Revenuesandexpenses
Revenuefromrenderingofservices 271,734 209,140 106,574 124,136
Otherincomes 3,536 1,916 6,375 5,279
Serviceexpenses 16,707 16,878 10,507 10,825
Consultingfeeexpenses 600 600 480 480
Relatedpersons
Keymanagementcompensation
Short-termbenefits 26,806 28,204 25,056 26,564
AsatDecember31,2012and2011,theSubsidiaryhadmemorandumofunderstandingforbusiness
establishingwithrelatedcompanyinoverseawhichthesubsidiarywillpayamanagementfeeatthe
rateof2%ofgrossmargin (US$1,000 incase theprofit after tax less than thecomputed fee)
eachyear.
18.3 AsatDecember31,2012and2011,theCompanyhadunusedoverdraftfacilitiesfromcommercial
banks,totalingBaht12million,whichwereguaranteedbyadirectoroftheCompanyintheamount
ofBaht10millionandtheremainingamounthadnocollateralandpersonalguarantee.
18.4 As at December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had outstanding forward contract from a
commercial bank, USD 200,000 andUSD 20,114.43, respectively from totalingUSD 200,000 or
beequalto.
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
TheGrouphascertaintransactionswithitsrelatedparties.Thesecompaniesarerelatedthroughcommon
shareholdingsand/ordirectorships.AportionoftheCompany’sassets,liabilities,revenuesandexpenses
arose from transactions with related parties. The effects of these transactions are reflected in the
accompanying financial statement on the basis ofmarket price under normal commercial activities as
determinedbythecompaniesconcerned.AsatDecember31,2012and2011,thesignificantoutstanding
balancesandtransactionswithrelatedpartiescanbesummarizedasfollows:
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20. FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT
TheGrouphasoperatedonlyasadomesticadvertisingagency, therefore, there isnopresentationof
financialinformationbysegment.
21. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
TheGroupdoesnotspeculateorengageinthetradingofanyderivativefinancialinstruments.
Interest Rate Risk
Interestrateriskoccurswhenthevalueoffinancialinstrumentschangeinaccordancewiththefluctuation
ofmarketinterestrates,whichmayaffectinterestincomeandinterestexpenseofthepresentandfuture
years.
AsatDecember31,2012and2011,theGroupdidnothavesignificantinterestbearingloansorliabilities.
Therefore,theGroupisnotmateriallyexposedtointerestraterisk.
Credit Risk
TheGroupprovidescredittermsonmanytradetransactionsforcustomersafterconfirmingtheircredit
worthiness.Thecollectionofaccountsreceivablesiscloselymonitored.TheGroupfocuscollectiononall
accountsoverdueandwillmakeaprovisionforaccountsreceivableonoverdueaccountsformorethan
1year.Atthistimethereisnoreasontoexpectmajororsignificantlossesarisingfromthecollectionof
tradereceivables.
ThetradereceivableagingschedulehadbeendisclosedinNote6tothefinancialstatements.
Fair Value
Thefairvalueofthefinancialinstrumentsistheamountatwhichtheinstrumentsmaybeexchangedina
currenttransactionbetweenwillingparties.Thefollowingmethodsandassumptionsareusedtoestimate
thefairvalueforeachclassoftheCompany’sfinancialinstruments:
-Financialassetsshownatestimatedfairvalue.
-Financial liabilitiesshownatbookvaluearealmost thesameas the fairvalue,becausesuch
liabilitieswillmatureintheshortterm.
22. EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND
AsubsidiaryanditsemployeeshavejointlyregisteredaprovidentfundschemeundertheProvidentFund
ActB.E.2530.Thefundiscontributedequallybyboththeemployeesandthesubsidiaryattherateof
2-5percentoftheemployee’ssalarybasedonthenumberofemployees’workingyear.Thefundwillbe
paidtotheemployeesuponterminationinaccordancewiththerulesofthefund.Contributionpayment
isstartingApril1,2008.
23. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT
TheCompany’sauthorizeddirectorsapprovedtoissuethesefinancialstatementsonFebruary27,2013.
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Audit Fee for the year 2012 1. Audit Fee
- TheCompanyandSubsidiariespaidauditfeetotheCompany’sAuditorfortheyear2012asfollows:
FarEastDDBPlc. Baht 440,000.00
FameLineCo.,Ltd.(Subsidiary) Baht 145,000.00
RappCollins(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.(Subsidiary) Baht 93,000.00
2. Non - Audit Fee
-None-
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