20 Legal reserve
Opening balance Appropriation during the year Closing balance
2010 Baht
Consolidated 2009 Baht
2010 Baht
Company 2009 Baht
530,000,000 530,000,000
530,000,000 530,000,000
530,000,000 530,000,000
530,000,000 530,000,000
Under the Public Companies Act B.E. 2535, the Company is required to set aside as a legal reserve at least 5% of its net profit after accumulated deficit brought forward (if any) until the reserve is not less than 10% of the registered capital. The legal reserve is non-distributable.
21 Minority interests
Opening balance Shares of net profit from subsidiaries and interests in joint ventures Addition investment in subsidiary Dividend payment of subsidiaries Closing balance
2010 Baht
Consolidated 2009 Baht
2010 Baht
Company 2009 Baht
521,174,207
476,263,893
-
-
115,330,432 (19,422,872) (107,987,288) 509,094,479
114,178,106 (69,267,792) 521,174,207
-
-
2010 Baht
Consolidated 2009 Baht
2010 Baht
Company 2009 Baht
2,209,844,328
2,214,446,643
1,118,615,689
325,325,964
15,301,794
14,525,091
-
-
322,635,033 1,050,335,011
256,516,680 965,614,970
118,211,344 477,030,452
52,648,758 277,076,690
22 Expense by nature The following expenditure items have been charged in arriving at net profit:
Depreciation on plant and equipment (Note 14) Amortisation of right in long-term power and tap water purchase agreements (Note 15) Major repair and maintenance expense of power plants Staff costs
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