Mr. Rathian Srimongkol, President & Chief Executive Officer, “KTC” or Krungthai Card Public Company Limited, states, “Today (March 30, 2020) the firm’s Board of Directors observed that the situation of the circumstances for the spreading of the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) pandemic, which is continuously and rapidly spreading. Furthermore, the Thai Government had asked for cooperation from all private sectors in various channels to consider the necessity of organizing functions with gatherings of a large number of individuals, which has risks for the virus to spread from one individual to another. The Board of Directors had a thorough and careful consideration of these factors, and passed a resolution to postpone the 2020 Annual General Shareholder’s Meeting until further notice (the event was initially scheduled for April 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Grand Ballroom, The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok). The postponement will not affect the company’s significant operations.
Moreover, the Board of Directors had approved an interim dividend payment for the 2019 business turnover at the rate of 0.88 Baht per one ordinary share, with a total dividend payment of 2,268,933,982 Baht, according to the Company’s Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Comprehensive Income (the balance sheet and profit and loss statements) for the fiscal year end date December 31, 2019, which has been approved by the Company’s auditor. The Record Date on which the shareholders shall have the right to receive dividends is on April 17, 2020, and shall be paid on April 30, 2020, which are the same dates previously notified to the shareholders. After this interim dividend payment has been made, there shall not be any additional consideration upon dividend payment in the upcoming 2020 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting.”
