NOTIFICATION OF ACQUISITION OF ASSETS OF ARCCYBER CO.,LTD.
23 April 2003
-Translation-
AIS 096/2003
April 22, 2003
Re: Notification of Acquisition of Assets of ArcCyber Company Limited
To: The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (the "Company")
would like to inform you that the Company has entered into Asset Purchase Agreement
with ArcCyber Company Limited (ArcCyber), which is a connected transaction, that
detailed as follows:
Date of Transaction April 22, 2003
Parties involved Buyer: Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
Seller: ArcCyber Company Limited
Relationship The Company is 43.06% owned by Shin Corporation Public
Company Limited. ArcCyber is 47.50% owned by AD Venture
Company Limited, which is 90.91% owned by Shin Corporation
Public Company Limited.
General Characteristics of the Transaction
The Company acquires all of the assets and computer equipments
of ArcCyber in order to use for a computer center to support
the expansion of the Company's business. Total assets value is
Baht 41.43 million based on the selected auction. The source of
payment is paid from the Company's working capital.
Connected Transaction and its Conditions
The entering into Asset Purchase Agreement of the Company,
is not considered being the acquisition and disposition of
assets of listed company, but that is considered being a connected
transaction of listed company prescribed in the Notification of
the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in relation to rules,
procedures and disclosure of connected transactions of listed company.
The size of transaction is 0.125% of net tangible assets of
the Company and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2002,
which is over 0.03% but less than 3.00% of net tangible assets of
the Company and its subsidiaries, thus the Company is required
to report the transaction to the SET.
Please be informed accordingly,
Yours sincerely,
-Signed-
Mrs. Siripen Sitasuwan
Director
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
Compliance Department
Tel. 0-2299-5561