05 July 2005
Notification - Establishment CPN Retail Growth Property Fund
July 4, 2005
Subject : Notification of the Establishment of CPN Retail
Growth Property Fund
To : The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Board of Directors of Central Pattana Public Company Limited
("CPN") at its meeting No.3/2005,held on May 11, 2005,has
approved in principle to invest in CPN Retail Growth Property Fund
(the "Fund"), which will be established by TMB Asset Management
Co,. Ltd. ("TMBAM") with an initial fund size of approximately
Baht 12 Billion.CPN will invest 33% of the total issued
investment units of the Fund.
The objection of the Fund is to raise fund from investors both
individual and juristic persons from local and overseas. The
proceeds from the offering will be used to invest by purchasing,
leasing and/or sublease in real properties. The properties in
which the Fund will invest, will be part of Central Plaza Rama II
with total area of approximately 251,182 square metres, which is
owned by Central Pattana Rama II Co., Ltd. and part of Central
Plaza Ratchada-Rama III with total area of approximately 169,740
square metres.Currently the building of Central Plaza Rama II was
sold with right to redemption and the land was leased out to Thai
Business Fund 1.The Fund has a dividend policy to pay out at least
90% of net profit and no more than 4 times a year. The expected
dividend yield is approximately 7%-8% annually for 2006 and 2007
which mainly came from rental contract with fixed rate for the
periods of 1-3 years or longer. The projected expenses of the fund
have been reviewed by Financial Advisor, Fund Manager and Property
Manager who are of an opinion that all assumptions are reasonable.
Central Pattana Rama II Co., Ltd. and Central Pattana Rama III
Co., Ltd.,the subsidiaries of CPN, as the owner of the properties,
will benefit from the proceeds from the sale,lease and/or
sublease of its properties to the Fund.The proceeds will be used
to develop CPN's future projects. In addition, the Company will
receive property management fee as property manager and dividend
as unitholder of the Fund. Currently, TMBAM is in the process of
seeking approval for the fund establishment from the Office of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering is expected
to be made in August 2005.
CPN will notify detailed information on the assets acquisition
and disposition transaction in relation to the establishment of
the Fund to the shareholders and the Stock Exchange of Thailand
(the "SET")pursuant to the SET regulations after the Board of
Directors finally approve the transactions.
Yours Faithfully,
Central Pattana Public Company Limited
(Naris Cheyklin)
Secretary to the Board of Directors