28 July 2000

CQUIRES MORE STAKES IN BERLI JUCKER CELLOX

BJC ACQUIRES MORE STAKES IN BERLI JUCKER CELLOX Berli Jucker Public Company Limited, on 26 July 2000, agreed to additionally acquires 20,000 shares or 0.04% in Berli Jucker Cellox Limited. The registered capital of Berli Jucker Cellox Limited is divided into 50,000,000 shares at Baht10 each. After that BJC's holding ownership posted 76.06% or 38,029,956 shares. Seller: The former shareholder: Mrs. Chutima Vayumhasuwan, 20,000 shares at Baht15.00 each, totalling Baht300,000.00 Relationship: None Source of fund: Working capital Objective: Long-term investment Benefit: Dividend Line-up of share acquisition in Berli Jucker Cellox in 6 months: Item Date No. of shares Price per share (Baht) Total value (Baht) 1. 08.06.2000 20,000 15.00 300,000.00 2. 21.06.2000 20,000 15.00 300,000.00 3. 26.07.2000 20,000 15.00 300,000.00 60,000 900,000.00 Transaction size: 0.011% Based on value of acquired asset/Net assets of BJC Group 0.006% Based on net profit of Berli Jucker Cellox x Percent of the additional acquisition/Net profit of BJC Group 0.003% Based on net assets value of Berli Jucker Cellox x Percent of the additional acquisition/Net assets of BJC Group This is not classified as any transaction class under the SET's notification concerning Rules, Procedures and Disclosure of Acquisition and Disposition of Assets of a Listed Company. Date: 26 July 2000