09 November 2007
Clarify effect of change in accounting policy
November 8, 2007
Subject: Clarify effect of change in accounting policy
Attention : The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Beginning the 1st quarter of 2007, the Company had changed its accounting
policy for its investments in subsidiaries in the separate financial
statements from the equity method to the cost method in accordance with the
Accounting Standard No.44 "Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements"
(revised 2007). The change in accounting policy is recorded retrospectively
to the years in which the investments were made and had also recorded the
allowance for impairment of theinvestments, resulted the net zero effect to
the deficit beginning of year 2007 and 2006,the investments in subsidiaries-
net as of December 31,2006,the net profit(loss) for the three-month and nine-
month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
The above change in accounting policy had no effect on the consolidated
financial statements of Tirathai Public Company Limited and its subsidiaries
and had no effect on the policy of dividend payment, which has been determined
and disclosed.
Please be informed accordingly.
(Mr.Upakrom Thaweephoke)
Deputy MD(Finance&Marketing)