No. 50/2001/126 Central Pattana Public Company Limited Clarification of report in the newspaper regarding on acquisition of World Trade Center August 8, 2001 To : The President The Stock Exchange of Thailand Subject : Clarification of report in the newspaper regarding on acquisition of World Trade Center According to a report in The Nation August 8,2001 that Central Pattana Plc. is under due diligence process on acquisition of World Trade Center for 8,000 Million Baht. We would like to inform you that currently we do not sign either memorandum of understanding or purchase and sale agreement and we are not in a process of due diligence on such project. However, we are interesting in exploring investment opportunities in a number of existing shopping center projects. Please be informed accordingly. Yours Faithfully, Naris Cheyklin Secretary to the Board of Directors