SET Announcements

Date : 09/06/2003 13:20 BEC : CLARIFICATION ON OUR INTERIM DIVIDEND NEWS June 9, 2003 To : President Stock Exchange of Thailand Re : Clarification on our Interim Dividend News. As the Stock Exchange had checked with us on the news which appeared on the current edition of "Koa Hoon" that the company is considering paying interim dividend, I am writing this to confirm that the company is studying "the pro and con" of paying the dividend more frequently than an annual dividend i.e. paying interim dividend as part of its efforts to expand its shareholder base to include more Thai individual shareholders. It is not the policy of the company, yet. Please be informed accordingly. Sincerely Yours, (Chatchai Thiamtong) Vice President - Finance