Policies on the Confilct of Interest and Transactions with Subsidiaries 1. Policy on the conflict of interest The policy of the Company involves the conflict of interest is based on the principle that any decision-making of the personnel at all levels of the business must perform for the optimized interest of the Company only. The said decision shall be made free of personal influence, family tie or close associates, who may affect the decision-making to decide which the optimized interest of the Company is. Especially for all personnel to work full time for the Company in full capability, and should not have interest in other business outside the Company to take the time off or dedication to the duty on responsibility for the Company, and may cause damage to it. The conflict of interest may happen in case the personnel of all levels have the personal interest or family members or close associates on finance or other sides in the business, which may receive interest from the decision-making of that person in performance of duty to the Company or realize its activity or operation or future plan. The Company deems to be the duty of personnel of all levels to avoid having involvement in finance and/or relation with the outsiders, who may result in the Company to lose interest or cause conflict on loyalty or interest or obstruction of effective performance. The Company has the policy to safeguard its justified interests, while to have the scope of freedom in various activities of the personnel of all levels to the minimum.
2. Examples of the situations on the conflict of interest The personnel of all levels should take the following examples as guidelines for their interest and consider it as an importance thing for working Disclose and consult in step to help unravel problems or lead into the appropriate solutions. They should ask for advice when they are in situation of doubt or confuse. 2.1 General investment The general rule of this matter is the personnel of all levels, family members or close associates must not hold the shares or receive interest from the competitor companies or any enterprises, including the customers, trade partners/sellers that the Company has contact. The purchase of shares of the listed companies in the SET or investment via the mutual fund or investment units are not conflict of interest, as long as it does not affect the performance with the Company. 2.2 Supply of goods and services to the Company The conflict of interest may happen if the personnel at the level of family or close associates supply goods or service to the Company as a trade partner/seller. If that person can lead or influence to the said operations, although no duty involved the business operations of the Company with that business. In the event that the personnel of all levels of the Company have a family member or close associate as an employee, owner, customer, trade partner/seller or competitor, and s/he participates in the decision-making involve with the business related with that enterprise, shall be regarded as conflict of interest. Likewise, if the customer, trade partner/seller or employee of a competitor has a family member as employee of the Company, then it is not appropriate to authorize that person the power to influence on a decision-making in the company没s activity involve with the family member. Annual Report 2006 137 06-Financial Eng
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