ข่าวแจ้งตลาดหลักทรัพย์
Additional Information - Product Quality Improvement Project
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1000/166/2005
August 29, 2005
Subject : Additional Information of the Product Quality Improvement Project
Attention: President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Board of Directors Meeting of The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company
Limited No. 9/2005, held on 29th August 2005, has passed the resolutions about
the Extraordinary General Meeting for the approval of the increment of the
Company's registered capital by 664,500,000 shares to invest in the Product
Quality Improvement Project. A part of such capital increment is for the
issuance and offering of the Company's common shares and convertible
debentures for the PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) by USD 100 - 120 million.
Such transactions will increase the shareholding percentage of PTT to more
than 25% but less than 30% of the registered and paid up capital; consequently,
PTT will have the management participation to create value additions for
the Company. Another part of the capital increment is for the issuance
and offering of the Company's common shares for financial investors by
approximately USD 30 million. Moreover, the Company also acquires a certain
amount of project loans from the commercial banks to support this project.
The Company would like to inform that there are some uncertain factors in
the implementation of the Product Quality Improvement Project, since the
success of the project is still subject to many factors such as final project
costs, the results of the Company's due diligence by PTT, as well as, the
potential lenders, and a consent of the existing lender for making an
investment.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
-signed-
(Patiparn Sukorndhaman)
Senior Executive Vice President
Accounting and Finance
Corporate Planning and Investor Relation Office
Tel: 02-335-4583