BERLI JUCKER PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED ANNOUNCES AN INVESTMENT IN A NEWLY ESTABLISHED COMPANY Berli Jucker Public Company Limited would like to announce an investment in a newly established company as follows: 1. Company name: Pathum Thani Operations Company Limited 2. Nature of business: Business of rendering services for water treatment 3. Registered and paid-up capital: Baht5,000,000 divided into 50,000 ordinary shares at par value of Baht100 each 4. Country of incorporation: Thailand 5. Shareholders: No. of shares held 1. Thames Water International (Thailand) Ltd. 17,999 2. CH. Karnchang Holding Co., Ltd. 17,999 3. Berli Jucker Public Company Limited 8,499 4. Capital Rice Company Limited 5,500 5. Mr Pira Intaratood 1 6. Mr Prasert Marittanaporn 1 7. Mr Phisit Dachanabhirom 1 50,000 6. Directors: Mr Pira Intaratood Mr Stuart Edwards Mr Sombat Kitjalaksana Mr Prasert Marittanaporn Mr Phisit Dachanabhirom 7. Ratio of investment: 17% equivalent to Baht850,000 8. Objectives of investment: Investment holding 9. Source of fund: BJC funds 10. Profit of investment: Dividend 2/ 11. Transaction size: Investment fund in new company Total shareholders'equity of BJC group = 850,000 7,341,931,000 = 0.01% 12. Connected transaction: This is not classified according to the procedures, rules as a disposition/acquisition of listed company's asset or connected transaction. (David John Nicol) President