BERLI JUCKER PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED ANNOUNCES THE DISPOSAL OF SHAREHOLDING IN J.N.P.A. COMPANY LIMITED Berli Jucker Public Company Limited would like to announce the disposal of shareholding in J.N.P.A. Company Limited to Thames Water International (Thailand) Limited as follows: 1. The date on which the transaction occurred : 5 April 2001 2. The parties involved: Name Relationship with the company Buyer: Thames Water International (Thailand) : - Limited 15/F, Times Square Building, 246 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok Seller: Berli Jucker Public Company : - Limited 99 Soi Rubia, Sukhumvit 42 Road Bangkok 3. The general characteristics of the transaction : Disposal of assets 4. The details of assets involved: Securities -The company name : J.N.P.A. Company Limited -The nature of business : Real Estate -Registered Capital : Baht 400,000,000 divided into 4,000,000 shares at Baht 100 each -Paid-up Capital : Baht 311,917,654.18 divided into 10,000 shares at Baht 100 each and 3,990,000 shares at Baht 77.92 each -Number of securities disposed of : 344,828 shares -Selling price per share : Baht 81.57 -Proportion of securities holding before : 17.2414% -Proportion of securities holding after : 8.6207% 5. The total value of the consideration : Baht 28,128,012.05 6. The value of the assets disposed of : Baht 26,889,485.22 7. The details of connected persons and of related persons: Connected Persons: Name Position in the company % of Shares held Mr. Charoen Assaviroteruang Manager of Corporate Development Div., Berli Jucker PCL Shareholder of Berli Jucker PCL 10 shares Director of J.N.P.A. None Related Persons: None 8. The reason and the proposed utilization of the : To decrease the investment in the non-core proceeds received for the disposal of the assets businesses and using the proceeds as the company's working capital. Phornchai Athikhomkulchai Executive Director