Report on Change in Accounting Policy
03 March 2008
Tor 3/2551 February 29, 2008
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 years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 in the amount of Baht
123.41 million (Baht 0.06 per share) and Baht 252.38 million (Baht 0.13 per
share), respectively. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting policy
has been presented in the Statements of Change 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