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1000/ 107/2007 May 25, 2007 The Stock Exchange of Thailand 62, Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey Bangkok 10110 Subject : Clarification on dividend payment policy Attention : President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand Reference is made to the Offering Memorandum of The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited (the "Company") regarding the Company's dividend payment policy that; the Company has the policy to pay out dividend to the shareholders at the rate of 50 percent of net profit, depending on the economic situation and the Company's future business projects. Due to the fact that the Federation of Accounting Professions (FAP) issued Notification No.26/2006 regarding the Accounting Standard No.44 Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting for Investments in Subsidiaries, under which the investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates are to be presented in the separate financial statements under the cost method rather than the equity method, which is effective on January 1, 2007 onwards, which resulted that the performance in the Company's consolidated financial statements is may not equivalent to the Company's separate financial statements. The Board of Directors meeting of the Company No.5/2007, held on May 25, 2007, has granted approval for the clarification of the Company's dividend payment policy to be as; the Company has the policy to pay out dividend to the shareholders at the rate of 50 percent of net profit of the Company's consolidated financial statements, depending on the economic situation and the Company's future business projects and must not violate the Public Company Act in dividend payment matter. Please be informed accordingly. Yours sincerely, -signed- (Anusorn Sangnimnuan) President Office of the Secretary to Board of Directors Tel : 0-2335-4584 Fax : 0-2713-9419