29 September 1999
DEBENTURE ISSUANCE AND REGCO'S REFINANCE
No. EGCO 310/628
Date: September 28, 1999
Attn: The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Subject:EGCOMPs debenture issuance and REGCOs refinance
Referred to our letter dated August 31, 1999, the Board of Directors of
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCOMP) at its meeting
No. 8/1999 held on August 30, 1999 passed the resolution to propose the
Shareholders Meeting to approve Debenture Issuance. EGCOMP would like
to clarify the additional detailed information of debentures as follows:
Amortizing Debentures of
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited No. 1/1999 due 2004
Issuer : Electricity Generating Public Company Limited
Type of debentures : Amortizing senior unsecured debentures
Principal amount : Up to Baht 5,000 million
Interest and principal payment : The semi-annual payment of interest and principal
(April 21 and October 21 of each year), the
first principal payment will be paid on
April 21, 2001
Maturity of debentures : 5 years since the offering date
Par value : Baht 1,000 each
Issued price : Baht 1,000 each
Fixed interest rate : 8.00%-8.75% p.a. depending on Book-Building on
October 12, 1999
Offering date : October 21, 1999
The offering : Private placement in accordance with the
Notification of the Securities and Exchange
Commission
Joint-Lead Managers : Merrill Lynch Phatra Securities Company Limited
Thai Farmers Bank Public Company Limited
Registrar : Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited (TSD)
Secondary market : The Thai Bond Dealing Center (TBDC)
EGCOMP intends to use the proceeds mainly to invest in the projects of the
Company. However, these projects are subject to final negotiation. The details
of the projects are as follows:
Project Name Project Type Estimated Investment Size
(Baht million)
1.Amata City Rayong Power Generation, SPP 8 MW 20 - 25
2.Amata Phase II Power Generation, SPP 108 MW 200 - 300
3.Sommai Power Power Generation, SPP 10 MW 110 - 120
4.Yala Power Power Generation, SPP 22 MW 225 - 255
5.Bay Power Power Generation in Philippines, 65 MW 800 - 850
6.Alsons Power Power Generation in Philippines, 250 MW 1,500 - 1,900
7.East Asia Power Power Generation in Philippines, 250 MW 2,000 - 2,500
8.Lampang Water Project 185 - 310
Total 5,040 - 6,160
Nevertheless, this Debenture Issuance shall be approved by the Shareholders'
Extraordinary Meeting No. 1/1999 which will be held on October 4, 1999.
The summary, terms and conditions of this Debenture Issuance can be changed.
EGCOMP will inform SET later if there are any significant changes or additional
information.
Rayong Electricity Generating Company Limited (REGCO), 99.99% owned subsidiary
of EGCOMP, has refinanced Baht Loan (Tranche C) from Krung Thai Bank Public
Company Limited (KTB), Thai Farmers Bank Public Company Limited (TFB) and
Government Savings Bank (GSB) amount of Baht 3,550 million. Currently, loan
outstanding as of September 30, 1999 is Baht 2,627 million with interest rate
of MLR-0.5%. The rest life is 7 years 2 months.
GSB transferred its loan to TFB in order that TFB swapped their loans amount
of Baht 1,517 million from floating rate at MLR-0.5% to fixed rate at 8%.
Such loans and swap agreement were transferred to "REGCO Loan Fund (1)".
Therefore, there is no risk from interest rate of loan from TFB and GSB.
The details of REGCO Loan Fund (1) are as follows:
Nature : Amortized Closed-End Fund
Type : Secured Corporate Loan Restructuring
Fund under Mutual Fund for Resolving
Financial Institution Problems
Total size : Baht 1,517 million
Total unit : 151.7 million units
Par Value : Baht 10 each
The offering : Private Placement
Fund Inception Date : September 30,1999
Dividend rate : 8% p.a.
Dividend payment date : June 7, December 7
Fund Manager : National Asset Management Co., Ltd
Fund Supervisor : KTB
Registrar and Selling Agent : TFB
In addition, the Board of Directors at its meeting 9/1999 held on September
28, 1999 passed the following resolutions:
1. To appoint Mrs. Nongkran Chandhanayingyong, an Independent Director,
as a member of Audit Committee
2. To approve EGCOMP credit line in order to be the Performance Security
under the consortium between EGCO Engineering and Service Co., Ltd.
(ESCO), 99.99% owned subsidiary of EGCOMP, and the Aquathai Co., Ltd. in
the amount of Baht 18,705,742.70 in order to undertake the construction
of EGCOMP Tara Co., Ltds water plant and pipelines in Rachaburi and
Samutsongkram with the contract price of Baht 374,114,854. EGCOMP will
grant financial assistance to Aquathai by giving the bank guarantee in the
amount of Baht 9,696,747.70 in order that such joint venture will be
successful. To mitigate such risk, EGCOMP will manage Aquathai to be
deposited in the EGCOMP's saving account according to EGCOMP's
conditions.
The above mentioned transaction is the connected transaction in the
case of the granting of financial assistance in the ordinary course of
business, but which is not under normal commercial terms, the total
value of consideration or a total value of the transaction as the
preferential benefit received by the connected person over the full
terms of the financial assistance which represents an amount exceeding
the higher of either one million baht but lower than ten million baht
in accordance with Notification of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re:
Rules and Procedures and Disclosure of Connected Transactions of Listed
Companies.
3. To concur ESCO to incorporate Agro Fuel Trading Co., Ltd., held by
ESCO 99.99%, which registered capital is Baht 2,000,000. Business
objectives and boundary are as follows:
1. To manage the fuel supply from sources for EGCOMP and other power
plants on the long-term contract basis with both the supply and the
demand sides.
2. To manage the trading and logistic of the agricultural waste such as
rice husk, para wood chips and others.
3. To manage the trading of power plant ashes from local and international
sources.
4. To manage the utilization of excessive steam from the steam turbine
such as paddy rice drying and rice oil distilling.
Sincerely yours,
Worawit Khamkanist
Managing Director
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