SET suspends trading of BANPU, EGCOMP and RATCH

Stock Exchange of Thailand Suspends Trading of BANPU , EGCOMP AND RATCH The SET has posted the "SP" (Suspension) sign on the securities of the following listed companies effective from the first trading of 5 January, 2004. 1. BANPU PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (BANPU) 2. ELECTRICITY GENERATING PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (EGCOMP) 3. RATCHABURI ELECTRICITY GENERATING HOLDING PUBLIC CO.,LTD. (RATCH) Since those companies have requested the SET to temporarily supend trading in their securities. This is because Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and BANPU have paticipated in the negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which involves among other things the discussion of the purchase and sale of EGCOMP and RATCH. This may affect the trading of their securities. Therefore, the SET has temporarily suspened trading of the aforementioned securities, effective from the first trading of 5 January, 2004 until those companies have disclosed this material information to the SET.