Symphony Communication Public Company Limited

Dividend Policy

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DIVIDEND POLICY

Consideration 1
Consideration 1
The Company has a policy to pay dividends to its shareholders not less than 40% of net profit after deduction of all taxes and specified reserves.
Consideration 2
Consideration 2
However, the dividend payment is subject to business expansion plans, financial liquidity and other necessities.
Consideration 3
Consideration 3
The annual dividend payment shall be approved by Shareholder Meeting. Nevertheless, Board of Directors is empowered to approve interim dividend payment and subsequently report the dividend payment to next Shareholder Meeting.

Symphony Communication Public Company Limited has the policy of dividend payment to shareholders amounting to no less than 40% of its net profit after deduction of all reserves required under the Articles of Association and by law.

 

Nevertheless, the dividend payment will be subject to changes based on the Company’s performance, business plan, liquidity, necessity and other factors in the future. The annual dividend payment shall be approved by a shareholders’ meeting. Nevertheless, the Board of Directors may from time to time resolve to pay interim dividends to shareholders if it deems that the company has enough profits to do so, and report to shareholders for acknowledgement in the next meeting.

 

Dividend Payment Information

 

Year Net Profit
(Bath)		 Dividend

(Baht/Share)

 Dividend Payout Ratio (%) Dividend Type Operating Period Record Date Payment Date
2024 205,601,197 0.1589 33.50 Cash 01/01/23-31/12/23 17/03/2025 20/05/2025
2023(1) 264,627,018(2) 0.1459 25 Cash 01/01/23-31/12/23 12/03/2024 16/05/2024
2022 162,081,207 0.0935 25 Cash 01/01/22-31/12/22 13/03/2023 09/05/2023
2021 128,664,067 0.0750 25 Cash 01/01/21-31/12/21 10/03/2022 19/05/2022
2020 95,236,349 0.0550 25 Cash 01/01/20-31/12/20 26/03/2021 20/05/2021
2019 44,710,271 0.0210 20 Cash

 

 01/01/19-31/12/19 29/04/2020 13/05/2020
2018 64,809,587 0.03 20 Cash 01/01/18-31/12/18 09/05/2019 27/05/2019
2017 (88,651,720) No dividend payment – – 01/01/17-31/12/17 – –
2016 99.359,965 No dividend payment – – 01/01/16-31/12/16 – –
2015 113,047,010 0.20259 54
0.00926 Cash 01/07/15-31/12/15 09/05/2016 24/05/2016
12:1

(= 0.08333)

 Stock 01/07/15-31/12/15 09/05/2016 24/05/2016
0.11 Cash (interim) 01/01/15-30/06/15 26/08/2015 09/09/2015
2014 182,464,430 0.43 71
0.28 Cash 01/07/14-31/12/14 07/05/2015 21/05/2015
0.15 Cash (interim) 01/01/14-30/06/14 20/08/2014 04/09/2014
2013 245,670,118 0.58 71
0.43 Cash 01/07/13-31/12/13 06/05/2014 20/05/2014
0.15 Cash (interim) 01/01/13-30/06/13 29/08/2013
2012 234,251,258 0.58 74
0.43 Cash 01/07/12-31/12/12 29/04/2013 15/05/2013
0.15 Cash (interim) 01/01/12-30/06/12 21/08/2012 05/09/2012
2011 212,341,114 0.53 75
0.38 Cash 01/07/11-31/12/11 08/05/2012 18/05/2012
0.15 Cash

(interim)

 01/01/11-30/06/11 23/08/2011 09/09/2011
2010 198,308,288 0.53 83 Cash 01/01/10-31/12/10 26/04/2011 12/05/2011

Remark      (1)    The 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders resolved to approve the dividend payment to shareholders in cash totaling at the rate of Baht 0.1459 per share, divided into:

  1. the dividend payment from the Company’s operating results for the year 2023 from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 at the rate of Baht 0.1176 per share, totaling in the amount of Baht 50,997,815.15, and
  2. the special dividend payment from the gain received from the disposal of total investments in AIMS Data Centre (Thailand) Limited, which was the Company’s associate, at the rate of Baht 0.0283, totaling in the amount of Baht 12,272,433.30.

(2)    If excluding gain from the disposal of total investments in the associated company, the Company had net profit from the operating results for the year 2023 from 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 amounted to Baht 203,867,017.

Security Board Date X-Date Payment Date Dividend Type Dividend (Bath per Share) Operation Period
SYMC 27/02/2567 12/03/2567 16/05/2567 Annual Dividend (Cash) 0.1459 01/01/2566-31/12-2566
SYMC 27/02/2566 13/03/2566 09/05/2566 Annual Dividend (Cash) 0.0935 01/01/2565-31/12/2565
SYMC 23/02/2022 10/03/2022 19/05/2022 Annual Dividend (Cash) 0.0750 01/01/2021–31/12/2021
SYMC 25/02/2021 26/03/2021 20/05/2021 Annual Dividend (Cash) 0.055 01/01/2020–31/12/2020
SYMC 14/04/2020 29/04/2020 13/05/2020 Interim Cash Dividend 0.021 01/01/19-31/12/19
SYMC 25/02/2019 09/05/2019 27/05/2019 Cash Dividend 0.03 01/01/18-31/12/18
SYMC 24/02/2018 – – Omit Dividend – 01/01/17-31/12/17
SYMC 21/02/2017 – – Omit Dividend – 01/01/16-31/12/16
SYMC 23/02/2016 03/05/2016 24/05/2016 Stock Dividend 12 : 1 01/07/15-31/12/15
SYMC 23/02/2016 03/05/2016 24/05/2016 Cash Dividend 0.00926 01/07/15-31/12/15
SYMC 11/08/2015 26/08/2015 09/09/2015 Cash Dividend 0.11 01/01/15-30/06/15
SYMC 19/02/2015 30/04/2015 21/05/2015 Cash Dividend 0.28 01/07/14-31/12/14
SYMC 07/08/2015 20/08/2015 04/09/2015 Cash Dividend 0.15 01/01/13-30/06/13
SYMC 21/02/2014 30/04/2015 20/05/2015 Cash Dividend 0.43 01/07/13-31/12/13
SYMC 09/08/2013 21/08/2013 05/09/2013 Cash Dividend 0.15 01/01/12-30/06/12
SYMC 16/02/2013 03/05/2013 18/05/2013 Cash Dividend 0.38 01/07/11-31/12/1
SYMC 11/01/2011 23/08/2011 09/09/2011 Cash Dividend 0.15 01/01/11-30/06/11
SYMC 25/02/2011 22/04/2011 12/05/2011 Cash Dividend 0.53 01/01/10-31/12/10