"SP" SIGN ON STECON AS THE COMPANY REQUESTED

"SP" SIGN ON STECON AS THE COMPANY REQUESTED Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited (STECON) has asked the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to temporarily suspend trading on its securities, because its creditors had filed the petition for rehabilitation to the court, and the court will put the petition on trial for the first hearing on 17 January 2000. After the hearing, the court petition may or may not approve the petition during trading session of the Stock Exchange, and the result can affect the share price. To avoid this, the Company requested the SET to suspend trading of STECON shares from 17 January 2000 until the court approves or disapproves the petition. This is by virtue of Clause 5 (1) of the SET's Rules, Conditions and Procedures for the Temporary Prohibition of Trading of Listed Securities, notifies on 9 February 1995, therefore, the SET will temporarily suspend trading in the securities of STECON since 17 January 2000 until the court approves or disapproves the petition. as/spe-stec.txt