13 March 2009
Purchase of shares in Inter IMC Pte Ltd.
ST. 010/2009/0008
13th March 2009
Subject: Purchase of shares in Inter IMC Pte Ltd.
To: Directors and Manager of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Attachment: Disclosure of Information Concerning the Related-Parties
Transaction
Whereas the Board of Directors of Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public
Company Limited (the "Company") convened the Board of Directors Meeting No.
1/2009 at 10.35 - 12.30 hours on March 12th, 2009.
The Company would like to report that the said Board of Directors Meeting has
resolved to approve the purchase of 23,000 ordinary shares in Inter IMC Pte
Ltd. from STP&I Public Company Limited, an entity connected to the Company.
The purchase price is fixed at the book value of Inter IMC Pte Ltd. as of
December 31, 2008 amounting to Baht 13,650,058. The Company entered into the
Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with STP&I Public Company Limited on March
13th, 2009. As a result, the Company will hold 46% of total shares in Inter
IMC Pte Ltd. and Inter IMC Pte Ltd. will become the Company's affiliate.
The said transaction falls under the notification of the Stock Exchange of
Thailand concerning the Acquisition and Disposition of Assets and Connected
Transactions. Upon calculation of the said transaction value, such
transaction requires approval from a Board of Directors Meeting and disclosure
of the decision to enter into the transaction to the Stock Exchange of
Thailand, the details of which as per the disclosure of information are
attached.
The Company provides this information for your acknowledgment and
dissemination to the public and other investors.
Sincerely yours,
Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public Company Limited
(Mr. Vallop Rungkijvorasathien)
President