20 January 2009
Notification of Resolutions of Unitholder regarding IC
(Translation)
No. TT/IM 025/2009
20 January 2009
Re: Notification of Resolutions of Unitholder regarding Investment Committee
To: The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
As TMB Asset Management Company Limited (the "Management Company"),
the management company of CPN Retail Growth Property Fund (CPNRF) (the
"Fund"), proposed to unitholders to cast votes for amendment of the Fund
Management Project in relation to the Investment Committee of the Fund by
casting the votes in the ballots in order to obtain written resolution from
the unitholders, the Management Company would like to inform the results as
follows.
1. The amendments to the Fund Management Project in relation to the
Investment Committee of the Fund
1.1 To amend the composition of the Investment Committee
Approved with affirmative votes of 722,919,534 units from the total
number of Investment Units sold of the Fund of 1,091,500,000 units or
equivalent to 66.23 percent of the total number of Investment Units
sold of the Fund (while there were unitholders who did not approve in
the number of 28,053,100 units, abstained their votes in the number of
6,052,100 units, did not return votes in the number of 334,475,266
units or equivalent to 2.57 percent,0.55 percent, and 30.64 percent of
the total number of Investment Units sold of the Fund respectively)
that the Fund shall amend the Fund Management Project in relation to the
Investment Committee from current provision as specified in Clause 13.1
Composition and other related provisions specified in the Fund
Management Project in order to increase efficiency in managing the Fund
and to comply with the relevant amended notification of the SEC as
follows.
Current wording:
13.1 Composition
The Investment Committee shall comprise at least 5 committee
members as follows:
1. At least one committee member appointed by the Management
Company in the name of the Fund, as a representative of the
Management Company.
2. Not exceeding two committee members appointed by the
Management Company from persons who have knowledge and
expertise in real properties.
3. Not exceeding two committee members appointed by the
Management Company from candidates, who have qualifications
specified by the Management Company,nominated by a nitholder.
The members of the Investment Committee shall have the duties
and qualifications and possess no prohibited characteristics as
prescribed by the Securities Law and/or any other relevant laws
and shall be entitled to receive meeting allowance as
specified in the Project.
Each member of the Investment Committee shall hold office for a
term of 3 years. A committee member who performs duties until
expiry of his term of office may be re-appointed.
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If there is any vacancy in the Investment Committee for any reason, the
Management Company shall be entitled to appoint a new committee member
to fill up such vacancy in accordance with the rules prescribed above. A
newly appointed committee member shall hold office for the remaining
term of the member whom he replaces.
Amended wording:
13.1 Composition
The Investment Committee shall comprise members as follows:
1. At least one committee member appointed by the Management Company in
the name of the Fund, as a representative of the Management Company,
who is an employee of the Management Company and approved by the SEC
to be property fund manager
2. One committee member appointed by the Management Company from
candidates, who have qualifications specified by the Management
Company,nominated by a unitholder holding at least 20% of the total
issued investment units of the Fund and being the property manager
of the Fund.
The members of the Investment Committee shall comprise of
representatives from the Management Company approved by the SEC to be
property fund manager not less than half of the total number of
committee members, and the members of the Investment Committee shall
have the duties and qualifications and possess no prohibited
characteristics as prescribed by the Securities Law and/or any other
relevant laws and shall be entitled to receive meeting allowance as
specified in the Project.
Each member of the Investment Committee shall hold office for a term of
3 years. A committee member who performs duties until expiry of his
term of office may be re-appointed.
If there is any vacancy in the Investment Committee for any reason,
which make the composition of the Investment Committee members not
fulfilled as specified in the first paragraph, the Management Company
shall be entitled to appoint a new committee member to fill up such
vacancy in accordance with the rules prescribed above. A newly appointed
committee member shall hold office for the remaining term of the member
whom he replaces.
In case that
(a) a committee member holds office for a term of 3 years; or
(b) there is a removal of a committee member,
the Management Company shall arrange to hold a unitholders' meeting,
which shall be passed by a majority vote based on the number of
Investment Units help by the unitholders attending the meeting, or a
resolution shall be sought by a notice to the unitholders, which
resolution shall be passed by the majority vote of the unitholders
based on the total number of Investment Units sold of the Fund.
Nevertheless, the Management Company reserves the right to remove any
committee member appointed by the Management Company without holding
unitholders' meeting or seeking resolution from unitholders.
In case that the term of the Investment Committee ends or the Investment
Committee is unable to perform its duties for any reason, the
Management Company shall perform such duties until the new Investment
Committee is appointed.
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1.2 The Amendment to Clause 29.3 of the Fund Management Project in relation
to Additional Conditions in case of Arrangement of Unitholders' Meeting
and the Amendment to other relevant provisions of the Fund Management
Project.Approved with affirmative votes of 728,764,834 units from the
total number of Investment Units sold of the Fund of 1,091,500,000
units or equivalent to 66.77 percent of the total number of Investment
Units sold of the Fund (while there were unitholders who did not
approve in the number of 22,246,200 units, abstained their votes in the
number of 6,013,700 units, did not return votes in the number of
334,475,266 units or equivalent to 2.04 percent, 0.55 percent, and 30.64
percent of the total number of Investment Units sold of the Fund
respectively) that the Fund shall amend 29.3 Additional Conditions in
Case of Arrangement of the Unitholders' Meeting in the Fund Management
Project from:
"1. Appointment or dismissal of a fund manager or appointment or
dismissal of the Investment Committee shall require a
unitholders' resolution which shall be passed by a majority
vote based on the number of Investment Units held by the
unitholders attending the meeting, or a resolution shall be
sought by a notice to the unitholders,which resolution shall be
passed by the majority vote of the unitholders based on the
total number of Investment Units sold of the Fund."
amending to:
"1. Appointment or dismissal of the Management Company
shall require a unitholders' resolution which shall be passed by
a majority vote based on the total number of Investment Units
sold of the Fund, or a resolution shall be sought by a notice to
the unitholders, which resolution shall be passed by the .
majority vote of the unitholders based on the total number of
Investment Units sold of the Fund."
The unitholders will be asked to grant approval so that the Management Company
can proceed with the amendment to the Fund Management Project to be in line
with the amendment of the composition of the Investment Committee members, as
proposed in all respects, and to authorize the
following authority:
1) To amend the wording or contents in the Fund Management Project as .
necessary and relevant for the amendment of the composition of the
Investment Committee members,insofar as they are not contradictory to
or in conflict with the resolutions of the unitholders and/or as
instructed or recommended by the Office of SEC and/or the Stock
Exchange of Thailand and/or any other competent authorities and to
contact the Office of SEC, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, government
authorities or agencies, and any other persons for such amendment.
To proceed with any other acts as necessary or relevant to the above
for accomplishment,including to appoint and/or remove any substitute
for the acts provided in 1) above for their accomplishment.
2. Appointment of the Investment Committee Members Approved with
affirmative votes of 722,965,934 units from the total number of
Investment Units sold of the Fund of 1,091,500,000 units or equivalent
to 66.24 percent of the total number of Investment Units sold of the
Fund (while there were unitholders who did not approve in the number of
13,188,200 units, abstained their votes in the number of 20,870,600
units, did not return votes in the number of 334,475,266 units or
equivalent to 1.21 percent,1.91 percent, and 30.64 percent of the total
number of Investment Units sold of the Fund respectively) that the Fund
shall appoint the Investment Committee members as follows.
(1) Ms. Jotika Savanananda
Committee member appointed by the Management Company in the
name of the Fund, as a representative of the Management
Company, who approved by the SEC to be property fund manager
(2) Mr. Naris Cheyklin
Committee member appointed by the Management Company from
candidates,nominated by a unitholder.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Thida Chotiyanont
Authorized Signatory
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