2. Nature of Business

(1) Company profile

Pato Chemical Industry Plc was established on 6 October 1973 to import,
formulate, and distribute pesticide in Thailand. Its registered capital
was at first 1 million baht with total ordinary shares of 1,000 at par
value of 1,000 baht . PATO went public, and changed its name to PATO
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED in October 1993 then continued
to sell its ordinary stocks for 3,000,000 shares at Bt 55 per share,
valued at Baht 10 per share in July 1995. PATO increased its capital to
Baht 140 million. The company has been listed in the Stock Exchange of
Thailand in August 1995. In April 1998 Nissho Iwai Corporation(Presently
called Sojitz Chemical Corporation), Japan took 10% stake of Pato or
1,400,000 shares from minor shareholders and became 15% or 2,100,000
shares while Nissho Iwai (Thailand) took 5% stake or 700,000 shares in
2000. Audit committee was appointed in December 1999. In 2001, Pato has
disposed its stake in affiliated company, Acron Plastic Industry
Co.,Ltd. . The common shares of 4,588,077 were sold and transferred to a
new investor and left with 531,923 shares which represents 4.63%. Acron
has now changed its name to Plastic Precision Industry Co.,Ltd. with
current registered capital of 115 million baht.

Major changes and development

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| February | : | License to be formulator and distributor of metaldehyde |
| 2005     |   | 200 (metaldehyde 20% SL)                                |
|          | : |                                                         |
| March    |   | License to be formulator and distributor of metaldehyde |
| 2005     |   | 3.5G (metaldehyde 3.5% GR)                              |
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| April    | : | 2005 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders where the   |
| 2005     |   | meeting appointed additional Director, Mrs.Wantana      |
|          |   | Pojanalai as signatory director. AST Master Co.,Ltd was |
|          |   | appointed to be auditor.                                |
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| April    | : | Dividend payment of 1.70 baht per share                 |
| 2005     |   |                                                         |
|          | : | License to be formulator and distributor of Patozine 80 |
| April    |   | (atrazine 80% WP) and Patometryn 80 (ametryn 80% WP)    |
| 2005     |   |                                                         |
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| June     | : | License to be formulator and distributor of Palate      |
| 2005     |   | (butachlor 5% GR)                                       |
|          | : |                                                         |
| S        |   | Nissho Iwai(Thailand) Ltd. Part divested its 5% stake   |
| eptember | : | or 700,000 shares to management and staff of Pato       |
| 2005     |   | Chemical Industry Plc.                                  |
|          | : |                                                         |
| S        |   | License to be formulator and distributor of Patocide 50 |
| eptember | : | (captan 50% WP)                                         |
| 2005     |   |                                                         |
|          | : | NN Chemical Corp., a major shareholder of 15% changed   |
| October  |   | its company name to be                                  |
| 2005     |   |                                                         |
|          |   | Sojitz Chemical Corp.                                   |
| November |   |                                                         |
| 2005     |   | Mr.Masahiko Nishizawa was appointed to replace director |
|          |   | resigned, Mr.Nonuie Kimura.                             |
| December |   |                                                         |
| 2005     |   | License to be formulator and distributor of n Gibto     |
|          |   | (gibberellic acid 5% SL)                                |
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Development of major shareholders from 31 December 2002 – 31 December
2005

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(2) Pato Chemical Industry Public Co.,Ltd.

The company is the importer, formulator, and distributor of pesticide.

Major Types of Imports

1. Technical Grade (TG): is a concentrated substance with needs
formulation in final product according to the specified formulas.

2. Finished Product (FP): FP is the product ready for use. Most of the
imported FD is in liquid and solid form in large size. Therefore,
repackaging is needed before distribution.

About 80% of the company’s imported products are TG for formulation at
the factory before distribution resulted in lower cost of raw materials
as compared with other competitors who import finished product for
repackaging. TG can be stored for longer period than FP and can be
formulated to the requirements which is more suitable for the
environment. Chemical pesticide in the market can be in many forms e.g.
liquid, power, and tablet for safety and case in moving and storing. In
the production process. the are 2 main ingredients in chemical
pesticide; active and inert ingredients. “Active Ingredients” are
chemical substance called by its chemical names for different uses of
purposes. “Inert Ingredients” are substance to combine with the active
chemical to make it in the forms suitable for different types of uses
such as solvents, carriers, surfactants, emulsifiers, or any other
substance which are added for special purpose called “Special
Additives”.

Shareholders' Structure

a) Trillit

b) Sojitz Chemical Corp. Asia Mineral Processing Co.,Ltd.

c) Pojanalai

d) Wesaratchawest

e) Choengwiwatkit

a) 0.54% a) 36.50% a) 39.30% a) 32%

b) - b) 15.00% b) - b) -

c) 0.54% c) 11.84% c) 12.70% c) 46%

d) - d) 7.94% d) 19.60% d) -

e) 0.27% e) 6.08% e) 15.70% e) -

1.35% 77.36% 87.30% 78%

Pato Chemical Industry Plc. Kentex Properties Co.,Ltd.

Registered Capital Baht 140 Million (Office Space Rental)

4.63%

Plastic Precision Industry Co.,Ltd.

Registered Capital Baht 115 Million Connected transaction such as loan,
bank guarantee, office space rental

(3) Revenue Structure Sales Revenue

+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
|                | Ope   | Pe   | 2   |     | 2   |    | 2005   |    |
|                | rated | rcen | 003 |     | 004 |    |        |    |
|                | By    | tage |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
|                |       | Of   | Mil | %   | Mil | %  | Mil    | %  |
|                |       | Sh   | B   |     | B   |    | Baht   |    |
|                |       | ares | aht |     | aht |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Local Sales by |       |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
| Products       |       |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Product Line 1 | PATO  |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Insecticide    |       |      | 171 | 31  | 164 | 2  | 178.21 | 3  |
|                |       |      | .51 | .08 | .13 | 8. |        | 2. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 18 |        | 01 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Herbicide      |       |      | 300 | 54  | 301 | 5  | 261.32 | 4  |
|                |       |      | .47 | .45 | .27 | 1. |        | 6. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 73 |        | 94 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Fungicide      |       |      | 33  | 6   | 37  | 6. | 42.31  | 7. |
|                |       |      | .20 | .02 | .93 | 51 |        | 60 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Acaricide      |       |      | 17  | 3   | 20  | 3. | 22.07  | 3. |
|                |       |      | .03 | .08 | .97 | 60 |        | 97 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Other          |       |      | 28  | 5   | 58  | 9. | 52.77  | 9. |
|                |       |      | .67 | .19 | .10 | 98 |        | 48 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Total Local    |       |      | 550 | 99  | 582 | 10 | 556.68 | 10 |
| Sales          |       |      | .88 | .82 | .40 | 0. |        | 0. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 00 |        | 00 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Export Sales   |       |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
| by Products    |       |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Product Line 1 | PATO  |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Insecticide    |       |      | -   | -   |     |    | -      | -  |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Herbicide      |       |      | -   | -   |     |    | -      | -  |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Fungicide      |       |      | -   | -   |     |    | -      | -  |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Acaricide      |       |      | -   | -   |     |    | -      | -  |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Other          |       |      | 0   | 0   |     |    | -      | -  |
|                |       |      | .98 | .18 |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Total Export   |       |      | 0   | 0   |     |    |        |    |
| sales          |       |      | .98 | .18 |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Local & Export |       |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
| Sales          |       |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Product Line 1 | PATO  |      |     |     |     |    |        |    |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Insecticide    |       |      | 171 | 31  | 164 | 2  | 178.21 | 3  |
|                |       |      | .51 | .08 | .13 | 8. |        | 2. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 18 |        | 01 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Herbicide      |       |      | 300 | 54  | 301 | 5  | 261.32 | 4  |
|                |       |      | .47 | .45 | .27 | 1. |        | 6. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 73 |        | 94 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Fungicide      |       |      | 33  | 6   | 37  | 6. | 42.31  | 7. |
|                |       |      | .20 | .02 | .93 | 51 |        | 60 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Acaricide      |       |      | 17  | 3   | 20  | 3. | 22.07  | 3. |
|                |       |      | .03 | .08 | .97 | 60 |        | 97 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Other          |       |      | 29  | 5   | 58  | 9. | 52.77  | 9. |
|                |       |      | .65 | .37 | .10 | 98 |        | 48 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Total Local &  |       |      | 551 | 100 | 582 | 10 | 556.68 | 10 |
| Export sales   |       |      | .86 | .00 | .40 | 0. |        | 0. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 00 |        | 00 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Less returned  |       |      | 23  | 4   | 23  | 4. | 21.66  | 3. |
| & Discount     |       |      | .11 | .19 | .44 | 02 |        | 89 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Net Sales      |       |      | 528 | 99  | 558 | 9  | 535.02 | 9  |
|                |       |      | .75 | .07 | .96 | 5. |        | 9. |
| Contractor     |       |      |     |     |     | 98 | -      | 30 |
|                |       |      | -   | -   | -   |    |        |    |
| Other Income   |       |      |     |     |     | -  | 3.77   | -  |
|                |       |      | 4   | 0   | 3   |    |        |    |
|                |       |      | .94 | .93 | .97 | 0. |        | 0. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 68 |        | 70 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+
| Total Revenue  |       |      | 533 | 100 | 562 | 9  | 538.79 | 10 |
|                |       |      | .69 | .00 | .93 | 6. |        | 0. |
|                |       |      |     |     |     | 66 |        | 00 |
+----------------+-------+------+-----+-----+-----+----+--------+----+