Section 7

Profit from operations is arrived at after charging (crediting) the following:

The Group

The Company 2005 2004 2005 2004

Loss (Gain) on disposal of:

Unquoted investment in an associated company 1,623,786

—

—

—

Property, plant and equipment

—

(108,960)

—

(108,960)

Quoted investments

(12,612)

(26,926)

(12,612)

(26,926)

Directors’ remuneration: Fees 189,400 192,000 189,400 192,000

Other emoluments 491,704 418,002 491,704 418,002

Fees paid/payable to external auditors:

Statutory audit:

Auditors of the Company 89,000 79,000 70,000 60,000

Special audit:

Other auditors

—

40,000

—

40,000

Allowances for:

Inventories obsolescence 76,972

—

—

—

Doubtful debts

—

30,961

—

—

Diminution in value of investment in a subsidiary

Company

—

—

1,500,000

—

Diminution in value of investments in a associated company no longer required

—

—

—

(1,837,500)

Amount written-off for:

Inventories 54,062

—

—

—

Property, plant and equipment 4,869 7,540 3,823 5,736

Gross dividends from:

Unquoted investments

Associated company

—

—

(12,529,138)

—

Subsidiary company

—

—

(1,108,030)

(664,818)

Other investments, quoted in Malaysia

(5,641)

(7,798)

(5,641)

(7,798)

Liquidated ascertained damages:

Paid to customers 22,450 77,319 22,450 77,319

Received from suppliers

(107,930)

(35,374)

(107,930)

(35,374)

Interest income

(140,309)

(152,366)

(127,569)

(127,617)

Rental expense (income) of:

Premises 517,685 436,696 517,685 436,696

Equipment 500 8,240 500 8,240

Premises

(913,173)

(792,418)

(772,173)

(708,418)

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment no longer required (1,065,754)

—

—

—

1662

[22hb Jun 2006

The estimated monetary value of other benefits-in-kind received by a director of the Company and not included in the above was RM52,430 (RM52,878

in 2004).