Dividend consideration Subject : Cash dividend payment Date of Board resolution : 15-Feb-2013 Type of dividend payment : Cash dividend payment Record date for the right to receive : 05-Mar-2013 dividends Book closing date for collecting : 06-Mar-2013 shareholders names under Section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act Ex-dividend date : 01-Mar-2013 Payment for : Common shareholders Cash dividend payment (baht per share) : 2.45 Derived from profit under non-BOI : 0.94 privilege (baht per share) Derived from profit under BOI privilege : 1.51 (baht per share) Par value (baht) : 10.00 Payment date : 25-Apr-2013 Paid from : Retained Earnings Remark : The Board agreed to propose the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to consider and approve the Appropriation of Profit for the Year 2012 Operating Results and approve the dividend payment for the year 2012 operating performance of Baht 3.40 per share, totaling approximately Baht 15,329 million, or 45% of the net profit, of which Baht 0.95 per share, totaling approximately Baht 4,282 million, was paid as an interim dividend on September 19, 2012. The final dividend payment will be Baht 2.45 per share, totaling approximately Baht 11,047 million which will be paid from the unappropriated retained earnings with details as follows: (1) Dividend payment of Baht 0.94 per share. The payment was derived from the unappropriated retained earnings which was subject to corporate income tax of 23% whereby individual shareholders are entitled to claim tax credit equaling the product of dividend times 23/77. (2) Dividend payment of Baht 1.51 per share. The payment was derived from the unappropriated retained earnings which was subject to tax exemption profit portion according to Board of Investment (BOI) privilege so there is no tax credit for this portion for individual shareholders. PTTGC will entitle rightful shareholders who may receive the 2013 PTTGC Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the right to receive the dividend will be on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 (Record Date) and the share registration book closing date for gathering Shareholders' names under the Section 225 of The Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (Amended B.E. 2551) will be on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The final dividend payment shall be made on Thursday April 25, 2013. However, the right to receive dividend is subject to the approval of Shareholders at the 2013 Annual General Meeting. ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting schedule of securities holders Subject : Schedule of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Date of Board resolution : 15-Feb-2013 Meeting date : 04-Apr-2013 Beginning time of meeting (h:mm) : 14 : 00 Record date for the right to attend the : 05-Mar-2013 meeting Book closing date for collecting holders : 06-Mar-2013 names under Section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act Ex-meeting date : 01-Mar-2013 Significant agenda item : - Dividend payment - Changing the director(s) Venue of the meeting : Bangkok Convention Center 5th Floor, Central Plaza Department Store, Ladprao ______________________________________________________________________ This announcement was prepared and disseminated by listed company or issuer through the electronic system which is provided for the purpose of dissemination of the information and related documents of listed company or issuer to the Stock Exchange of Thailand only. The Stock Exchange of Thailand has no responsibility for the correctness and completeness of any statements, figures, reports or opinions contained in this announcement, and has no liability for any losses and damages in any cases. In case you have any inquiries or clarification regarding this announcement, please directly contact listed company or issuer who made this announcement.