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3 5 7 9 1. GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY Legal Background 11 SHAREHOLDERS AS OF DECEMBER 31st, 2007 13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT 15 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAGAGEMENT 3.1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALFONSO SWETT SAAVEDRA Identification Card Nº 4.431.932-2 Chairman of the Board; Businessman, Chairman of the Board of Costanera S.A.C.I., Costanera Real Estate Co., Olisur S.A., Director of Elecmetal S.A., Navarino S.A., Megavision S.A. Television network, Santa Rita S.A. wineyard, Quemchi S.A., Hortifrut S.A. and Marbella Chile S.A.; Advisor of Entrepreneurial Generation and SOFOFA (Chilean Manufacturers Development Society). ALFONSO SWETT OPAZO Identification Card Nº 7.016.281-4 Executive Director, Business Administration Graduate Universidad Católica de Chile, MBA University of Duke (USA), CEO of Costanera S.A.C.I., Director of Agricola Costanera S.A, Olisur S.A. and Parque del Sol S.A. Real Estate Co. HERIBERTO URZUA SANCHEZ Identification Card Nº 6.666.825-8 Business Administration Graduate Universidad Católica de Chile; MBA I.E.S.E. Barcelona / London Business School; Director of Andina S.A. Bottling Co., Ariztía Agricultural Co and Hortifrut S.A. President of Patagonia Investment and Director of ICARE. RICARDO SWETT SAAVEDRA Identification Card Nº: 4.336.224-0 Former Chilean Army Officer and Certified Public Accountant, Former CEO of Forus S.A. and Director of Parque del Sol Real Estate Co., Olisur S.A. and Costanera S.A.C.I. PEDRO JULLIAN SÁNCHEZ Identification Card Nº 3.958.417-4 Business Administration Graduate Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; Chairman of the Board of CMF Packaging Co., Director of Los Vascos S.A. winery and ME-Global Co (USA). JOHN STEVENSON British citizen Graduated from Leicester University, United Kingdom, ADOC Consultant on International Development (El Salvador Republic), Former Chairman of the Board of Hush Puppies USA and Brooks USA and former Vice-.President of Production and Sourcing of Timberland USA 17 3.3 MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES 19 20 21 23 4.7 ARGFORUS S.A. Commercial Name ARGFORUS S.A. Line of Business: Commercialization and distribution of any type of footwear, accessories and women´s clothing. Directors and Executives Víctor Díaz Bobillo (Chairman of the Board) Luis Romano (Director) Shareholding 97% of capital. Total of stocks 12,000 Subscribed and paid-in capital M Ch$5,963 Investment MCh$4,404, corresponds to 0.006% of parent company total asset. General Description Commercial joint venture domiciled in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A company founded in April, 2000, whose line of business is the commercialization of women footwear and accessories. NO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY DIVIDEND POLICY 25 5. DIVIDEND POLICY RELEVANT OR ESSENTIAL EVENTS 27 6. RELEVANT OR ESSENTIAL EVENTS REMUNERACIONES DEL DIRECTORIO 29 7. REMUNERATIONS a) Forus S.A. Board of Directors Remunerations ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS 31 33 35 37 8.5 BRANDS The company has an excellent portfolio of brands and licenses to cover the different segments of footwear and clothing market. Tight and long relations with our licensees have allowed us to work these brands successfully. Hush Puppies: footwear brand, leader in the worldwide concept of casual footwear. With more than 25 years of success in Chile, the brand has constantly adapted to the local market, generating new concepts and always innovating. Hush Puppies is oriented to casual footwear comfort concept for men and women of the medium and high economical segments, between 18 and 65 years. Hush Puppies Kids; infant footwear and clothing, an extension, due to the success reached by the Hush Puppies brand. This brand is focused in health and comfort, and it has reached a leading position in the local market, privileging concepts such as suitable foot form for children and healthy growth. Rockford; the first Chilean outdoor brand for footwear, clothes and accessories. Created by Forus, it has a real, unique and international concept. It is a 100% exportable and desirable. Rockford is a contemporany brand with a three-dimension environment, featured by sophisticated stores, simple and outdoor life, which relate man with nature, his dreams and hopes, Columbia; leading mountain and beach activity clothing, with long history and strong success in the local market. Columbia brand has a solid orientation towards technological innovation and it is a prestige reference in the outdoors world and number one in the United States ski market. Cat; Caterpillar Inc a shoe and clothes brand. CAT stands for innovation, technology, safety and durability. This brand aims at young urban people, achieving a strong identification with its values and personality. Merrell; American brand for a modern, esthetic and environmental consumer. This brand is focused in men and women with an outdoors concept for the medium and upper intermediate socioeconomic group; although its main focus is the segments between 25 and 40 years. This is the outdoor leader brand and is starting its operations in outdoor clothes. Nine West: Leading women fashion footwear brand in the United States. Nine West characterizes for setting trends and is a symbol of women with style and category. In Chile Nine West stands out as a big reference for vanguard and fashion women. Calpany; This brand is owned by Forus S.A. for infant footwear and clothing with a re-known history, focused in upper – intermediate, average and low intermediate social economic class mothers, between 20 and 45 years and children between 0 and 10 years. This brand emphasizes concepts such as safety and trust, and their products stand out by their excellent price – quality relationship. Norseg; Forus S.A. own brand for security footwear and work protection elements (helmets, gloves, glasses, work clothes, etc.) very well known in labor market with over 25 years of experience. The Norseg brand has a very good position within the consumers mind. Forus purchased Norseg in 2006. 39 41 43 45 47 48 8.9 PRODUCTION AND SALES Company Sales in 2007 reached MM$90,568 and they have showed a sustained growth increase as it appears below: Consolidated Sales Forus profit in 2007 increased in 32% regarding previous year: 49 AREAS OF THE COMPANY 51 9. COMPANY DIFFERENT AREAS 53 55 57 59 RISK FACTORS 61 63 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 71 72 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 73 74 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 75 76 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 77 78 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 79 80 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 81 82 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 83 84 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 85 86 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 87 88 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 89 90 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 91 92 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 93 94 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 95 96 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 97 98 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 99 100 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 101 102 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 103 104 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 105 106 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 107 108 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 109 110 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 111 112 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 113 114 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 115 116 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 117