NOTIFICATION OF CONNECTED TRANSACTION: ADVERTISEMENT FEE
29 May 2003
Date : 29/05/2003 08:43
ADVANC : NOTIFICATION OF CONNECTED TRANSACTION: ADVERTISEMENT FEE
-Translation-
AIS 0142/2003
May 28, 2003
Re: Notification of the connected transaction in relation to advertisement fee
To: The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (the "Company") would like to inform
you that the Company and its subsidiary have employed SC Matchbox Co., Ltd.as the
agency to produce advertisement campaigns through various media, which is deemed
to be a connected transaction,that summary details are as follows:
Date of Transaction within the first quarter of the year 2003
Parties involved Employers: Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited and its
subsidiary
Contractor:SC Matchbox Company Limited (SMB)
Relationship The Company is owned 43.06% by Shin Corporation Public
Company Limited, and SMB is owned 99.96% by Shin
Corporation Public Company Limited.
General Characteristics of the Transaction
The Company and its subsidiary have employed SC Matchbox
Co., Ltd. as the agency to produce advertisement
campaigns through various media on freelance basis. This
is because SMB is a creative advertising agency with a
good understanding of the Company's products and maintains
strict confidentiality.
The total value of the consideration
The Company and its subsidiary have paid net charges to
SMB amounting to Baht 80 million for the first quarter of
the year2003.The source of payment is paid from the
Company's working capital.Advertisement fee is comparable
to other agency companies in the market.
Connected Transaction and its Conditions
This transaction 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 0.24% of net tangible assets as
of December 31, 2002, which is over 0.03% but less than 3.00%
of net tangible assets, 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