Vessel Acquisition

Back Apr 20, 2005 

Ref : COR: MS/EL05008e/st
 
                                                                  20 April 2005
Subject  :  Vessel Acquisition
To         :   The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
 
Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc hereby reports the acquisition of M.V. Thor Endeavour on behalf of 
Thor Endeavour Shipping Co., Ltd., a subsidiary company of Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc. Details 
of which are as follows:
 
1.     Details of the Asset Purchased:
 

Name of Vessel
 
Type of Vessel
 
Size of Vessel
 
Year Built
M.V. Royal Sea
 
 
 
 
 
 
(to be renamed "M.V. 
Thor Endeavour ")
 
Bulk Carrier
 
42,529 DWT
 
1995

2.     The Parties Involved
         2.1) The buyer  :  Thor Endeavour Shipping Co., Ltd.
                 The buyer is a subsidiary company of Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc
         2.2) The seller of the vessel  :  Sea Global S.A., Panama 
         2.3) Relationship between buyer and seller  :  None
 
3.     Total Value of the Acquired Asset
        The total cost of a vessel is USD 26,250,000 (United States Dollars Twenty-Six Million Two 
        Hundred and Fifty Thousand) or approx. Baht 1,035,300,000 (Baht One Thousand Thirty-Five 
        Million and Three Hundred Thousand), which is the current market price. The transaction equals 
        5.67 % of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as of 31 December 2004  (the total 
        assets of Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc and its subsidiaries as of 31 December 2004 amounted to 
        Baht 18,257,415,605). 
 
        After the acquisition of the vessel, the Thoresen Fleet will consist of 48 vessels, with an average size 
       of  26,358 DWT.
 
Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company Limited
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4.     Benefit Expected to be Generated from the Transaction
        To enhance market strength of the Company.
 
5.     Source of Fund
        Internal source of fund 
 
6.     Date of Acquisition
        20 April 2005
 
7.     General Information of Thor Endeavour Shipping Co., Ltd.
        Thor Endeavour Shipping Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary company of Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc, with a 
        registered capital of Baht 310 million, divided into 3,100,000 shares, at par value of Baht 100.
 
                                                                      Yours faithfully,       
 
 
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                                     M.R. Chandram S. Chandratat                              M.L. Chandchutha Chandratat 
                                                                 Chairman                                                             Managing Director