SET halts trading of BCP and BCP-DR1

Stock Exchange of Thailand Halts Trading of BCP and BCP-DR1 The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has ordered the trading halt of Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited (BCP) because BCP has submitted the Board of Director's resolutions to the SET, but did not permit information to be disseminated to the public through proper channels Therefore, the SET has temporarily halted trading of the BCP's securities and Depository Receipts of Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited No. 1/2004 issued by Siam DR Company Limited ("BCP-DR1") effective from the first trading session of 22 March 2004 until the firm has clarified or disclosed this information to the SET and allowed such information to be disseminated to the public.