The connected transaction in relation to lease agreements
06 January 2006
-Translation-
AIS-CP 008/2006
January 5, 2006
Re: Notification of the connected transaction in relation to lease
agreements
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 entered into the
following lease agreements with the companies of a major shareholder of
the Company:
Date of Transaction January 2006
Parties involved Lessee: - Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
- Advanced Contact Center Co., Ltd. (ACC),
which is a 99.99% subsidiary of the Company.
% holding of the Shinawatra Family
Lessor:
- SC Office Park Co., Ltd. (SOP) 60.00
- Worth Supplies Co., Ltd. (WS) 99.99
- OAI Asset Co., Ltd. (OA) 99.99
- Upcountry Land Co., Ltd. (UL) 99.99
Relationship SOP, WS, OA and UL are owned by the Shinawatra Family
who is the major shareholder of Shin Corporation
Public Co., Ltd. (SHIN), (49.61% holding) which is
a major shareholder of the Company, (42.82% holding).
General Characteristics of the Transaction
- The Company rents office space in Shinawatra Tower
1 with SOP for one year starting from January 1,
2006 to December 31, 2006, for a total rental fee
of Baht 77,915,298.
- The Company and ACC rent the office space in
Shinawatra Tower 2 with SOP for one year starting
from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, for a
total rental fee of Baht 80,494,920.
- The Company rents the office, parking space and
store at Phaholyothin Soi 13 with OA for one year
starting from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006,
for a total rental fee of Baht 2,885,700.
- The Company rents the building in Chiang Mai with
WS for one year starting from January 1, 2006 to
December 31, 2006, for a total rental fee of Baht
7,880,484.
- The Company rents the building in Nakornsawan, and
Suratthanee with UL for three years starting from
January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008, for a total
rental fee of Baht 10,836,000.
The Basis of Pricing The lease agreements are entered into and renewed
based on comparative market rates, the benefits of
the spending area, location, environment and
facilities. In particular, the Company engaged
independent professional appraisers approved by the
SEC Office to appraise the rental fees of Shinawatra
Tower 1.
Connected Transaction and its Conditions
The entering into the lease agreements of the
Company and its subsidiary are considered a
connected transaction of a listed company prescribed
in the Notification of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
(SET) in relation to the rules, procedures and
disclosure of connected transactions of listed
companies. The size of the transaction is Baht
180,012,402, or 0.36% of net tangible assets as of
September 30, 2005, thus the Company is required to
report the transaction to the SET.
Please be informed accordingly,
Yours sincerely,
-Signed-
Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai
Director
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited