02 June 1998

acquires more stakes in CELLOX

Translation BJC ACQUIRES MORE STAKES IN CELLOX Berli Jucker Public Company Limited, on 1 and 25 May, 1998, agreed to additionally acquires 0.40% in Cellox Paper Co., Ltd. The registered capital of Cellox is Bt500,000,000.- divided into 50,000,000 shares at Bt10.- each. After that BJC's holding ownership posted 73.38% or 36,688,045 shares. Seller: The former shareholders: - Miss Suphawan Tatiyaphaibul, 2,000 shares at Bt15.- each, totalling to Bt30,000.- - Mrs. Pornthip Naruepakorn, 200,000 shares at Bt15.- each, totalling to Bt3,000,000.- Relationship: None Source of fund: Working capital Objection: Long-term yield Benefit: Dividend Line-up of share acquisition in Cellox in 6 months: Date No. of shares Price (Baht) Total value (Baht) 1. 29.01.98 74,000 15 1,110,000.- 2. 10.04.98 35,000 15 525,000.- 3. 24.04.98 200,000 15 3,000,000.- 4. 27.04.98 4,545 15 68,175.- 5. 1.05.98 2,000 15 30,000.- 6. 25.05.98 200,000 15 3,000,000.- 515,545 7,733,175.- Transaction size: - 0.06% (based on value of acquired asset/total assets of BJC) - 0.046% (based on net profit of Cellox x percent of the additional acquisition/net profit of BJC) - 0.058% (based on number of total shares - (Trademark + Deferred organization cost) x percent of the additional acquisition/BJC's shareholders equity - (Trademark + Deferred organization cost)) This was not classified as procedures, rules and disposition/acquisition of listed company's asset nor connected transaction.