BERLI JUCKER PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED ANNOUNCES INCREASE INVESTMENT IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY, BJT WATER COMPANY LIMITED Berli Jucker Public Company Limited would like to announce an increase in the investment in an affiliated company, BJT Water Company Limited as follows: 1. The transaction occurred on: 16 August 1999 2. The party involved: BJT Water Company Limited 3. The details of securities acquired: The company name BJT Water Company Limited The nature of its business Consultancy and management service for water and waste water systems Registered and paid-up capital before capital increase Baht20,000,000 divided into 200,000 ordinary shares at par value of Baht100 each Registered and paid-up capital after capital increase Baht50,000,000 divided into 500,000 ordinary shares at par value of Baht100 each Number of securities acquired and purchase price per share 105,000 shares at Baht100 per share Proportion of securities holding before 70,000 shares equivalent to 35% of share capital Proportion of securities holding after 175,000 shares equivalent to 35% of share capital 4. Objectives of investment: To retain 35% shareholding 5. Source of fund: Working capital 6. Yield of investment: Dividend 7. Transaction size: Investment = 10,500,000 Group's shareholder's equity 7,775,760,000 = 0.14% 8. Connected transaction: This is not classified within the applicable procedures and rules as a disposition/acquisition of listed company's asset or a connected transaction. (David John Nicol) President