Report on Change in Accounting Policy
13 November 2007
Tor.21/2550 November 13, 2007
Subject: Report on Change in Accounting Policy
To: President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Reference is made to Loxley Public Company Limited ("the
Company") changed its accounting policy for recording investments in
subsidiaries and associated companies in the Company financial statement
from equity method to cost method, starting from January 1,2007. Accordance
with the Announcement of the Federation of Accounting Professions No.26/2549
regarding to the Thai Accounting Standard No. 44 "Consolidated Financial
Statements and Accounting for Investments in Subsidiaries" which amend to
record the investment in subsidiaries and associated from the equity method
to cost method. The change in accounting policy has been applied
retrospectively and the Company's 2006 financial statements, which are
included in the Company's 2007 interim financial statements for comparative
purposes, have been restated accordingly. This change effected to decrease in
the Company's net profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007
and 2006 in the amount of Baht 238.71 million (Baht 0.12 per share) and Baht
168.35 million (Baht 0.09 per share), respectively. The cumulative effect of
the change in accounting policy has been presented in the Statements of
Changes in Shareholders' Equity.
This changing in accounting policy has affected only the accounts
which related to the investments in subsidiaries and associated company in the
Company's financial statements, not in the consolidated financial statements.
Please be informed accordingly.
Sincerely yours,
Loxley Public Company Limited
(Mr. Pichai Mooputtarak)
Secretary of Board of Directors