18 May 1999
OPERATING RESULTS Q1/99
TRANSLATION
The Company 's profit in Q1/99 decrease more than 20% from Q1/98 because in
Q1/98 the company had gain on foreign exchange of 525 million Baht. Should we exclude the
exchange gain (loss), the profit of Q1/99 will be 136 million Baht which increase from Q1/98 by
approximately 41 million Baht or 43% because :
1) Higher rental and service income from Central Plaza Rachada-Rama 3 which had just
been opened for 6 months in Q1/98.
2) Interest expense decrease due to lower borrowing interest rate.