SET Announcements
01 September 2010
Establishment of new subsidiaries by JV
1 September 2010
Subject: Establishment of new subsidiaries by joint venture with a business
partner and asset acquisition from Thaicorp Group in Vietnam
Dear: Director and Manager
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (The Company) would like to inform that BJC
International Company Limited (BJI-HK), a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated
in Hong Kong, has entered into the Joint Venture Agreement with Mongkol Group
to establish a joint venture company, namely Thaicorp International Company
Limited (Thaicorp Inter Hong Kong), with details as follows:
Name: Thaicorp International Company Limited (Thaicorp Inter Hong Kong)
Nature of business: To invest and or hold shares in other legal entities.
Registered Capital: HKD 25,000,000 or approximately Baht 101,000,000 (at the
currency exchange rate of HKD 1 : Baht 4.04) dividing into
25,000,000 ordinary shares with the par value of HKD 1
each.
Ratio of Investment: 51% of issued and allotted shares held by BJI-HK,
equivalent to HKD 12,750,000 or approximately Baht
51,510,000 (at the currency exchange rate of HKD 1 : Baht
4.04)
Source of Fund: From the Company's working capital.
Objective of Investment: Long- term investment to suit the Group's business
plan.
Benefits Dividend, efficiency and productiveness of businesses.
Thaicorp Inter Hong Kong subsequently established its wholly-owned subsidiary,
namely Thaicorp International (Vietnam) Company Limited (Thaicorp Inter
Vietnam) with details as follows:
Name: Thaicorp International (Vietnam) Company Limited (Thaicorp Inter
Vietnam)
Nature of business: Carry on business activities of purchase and sale, import,
export distribute in the form of retail and wholesale of
goods which foreign investors are permitted to perform.
Investment Capital: 54,000,000,000 Vietnamese Dong or approximately Baht
86,400,000 (at the currency exchange rate of Baht 1: 625
Dong)
Charter Capital: 5,400,000,000 Vietnamese Dong or approximately Baht 8,640,000
(at the currency exchange rate of Baht 1: 625 Dong). The
Charter Capital is included in the Investment Capital.
Ratio of Investment: 100% of total Investment and Charter Capital contributed
by Thaicorp Inter Hong Kong
Objective of Investment: Long- term investment to suit the Group's business
plan.
Source of Fund: From the capital and loan contributed by the parent company,
Thaicorp Inter Hong Kong
Benefits: Dividend, efficiency and productiveness of businesses.
Thaicorp Inter Vietnam has acquired all assets of Thaicorp Group, companies
registered in Vietnam, which are leaders of consumer distribution business in
Vietnam with the main target in expansion of investment and distribution
channels for consumer products of BJC Group such as Tissue Paper, facial
tissue, snack foods, personal care products, cosmetics, household products,
etc. to Vietnamese markets, which is a high potential market due to its
huge size of more than 90 Million population with high growth economic
expansion. The total value for acquisition of Thaicorp Group's assets is
approximately Baht 55,000,000.
The entire value of afore-mentioned transactions of an investment in Thaicorp
Project is equivalent to 0.48 % of Total Asset Value of BJC which is not the
transaction size of acquisition and disposal of assets subject to comply with
rules and regulations under the Notification of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Re: Information Disclosure and Procedures for Listed Companies' transaction
Involving the Acquisition & Disposal of Assets B.E.2547.
Please be informed accordingly,
Yours Faithfully,
The Berli Jucker Public Company Limited
Thirasakdi Nathikanchanalab Aswin Techajareonvikul
Director Director



