07 November 2007
Disclosure Connected Transaction: Short - Term Lease
6 November 2007
Re: Disclosure of Information regarding Connected Transaction :
Short-Term Lease not exceeding 3 years
To President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Board of Director's Meeting of BEC World Public Company Limited (the
"Company") in the Meeting No. 5/2550 dated 6 November 2007, has approved a
subsidiary to renew the Office Lease Agreement of Maleenont Tower. As the
said renewal of the Lease Agreements is deemed as a connected transaction
of the Company : Short-Term Lease not exceeding 3 years under the Notification
of the Board of Governors of SET regarding Disclosure of Information and Act
of Listed Companies Concerning the Connected Transactions, 2003,therefore,
the Company shall report and disclose the related information as follows:
1. Date of Transaction
First Transaction : From 13 November 2007 - 12 November 2010
Second Transaction : From 19 January 2008 - 18 January 2011
2. Parties: Transaction between Subsidiary and Connected Person
Lessee - BEC - Tero Entertainment Public Company Limited [BEC-Tero]
Lessor - Millionaire Property Fund (the "Property Fund")
3. General Details of Transaction
BEC-Tero is intended to renew the Lease Agreement of Maleenont Tower
with the Property Fund having details of the said renewal as follows:
- Details of Building: the building located at No. 3199
Rama IV Road,Klongton Subdistric,
Klongtoey District,Bangkok 10110
- Size of Lease Premises: Total area of 5,526.5 Sq.m.
- Term: 3 years having the option to renew
for another 3 years
- Rental Rate: Baht 240 per Sq.m. per month
- Other Conditions: As indicated in the previous Lease
Agreement
4. Total Value of the Transaction
Monthly rent is at the amount of Baht 1,326,360.-. The total rent for
the whole 3-year lease term is at the amount of Baht 47,748,960.-
(exclusive of common service fee, expenses for water supply and
electricity, household and land tax, other related taxes and expenses,
etc.)
5. Details of Connected Person
- Name of the Connected Person: Millionaire Property Fund
- Relationship: BEC - TERO Entertainment Public Company
Limited [BEC-TERO] - our subsidiary which
BEC holds 60% of the paid up capital and
the substantial portion of the rest is
held by non - connected parties. The
Maleenonts are the majority shareholders
of the Company and also the majority
shareholders of Maleenont Tower Co., Ltd.
Maleenont Tower Co., Ltd.is the
investment unit holder of the Property
Fund holding more than 10% of the total
issued investment units (On 31 August
2007, Maleenont Tower Co., Ltd. holds the
investment unit in the Property Fund at
the amount of 43,000,000 units or 22.63%
of total investment unit in the Property
Fund.
6. Directors who have Interests
The directors who have Interests were not attended the Meeting and
did not have the right to vote in the Agenda for approval of this
connected transaction.
7. Opinion of the Board of Director concerning the Transaction
The Board of Directors considered and opined that the entering into
the connected transaction is based on the reasonable ground and
supportive reason. Though, the Property Fund proposed to increase the
rental rate of the lease of Maleenont Tower,but the said rental rate
is at the same rate in the market compared to the adjacent area.
Also,if compared to the rental rate as proposed by the Property Fund
to other lessees in the Building, the increased rental rate is better
compared to those proposed to other lessees. Therefore, the Board of
Directors has approved the Company to enter into this transaction as
this will be for the best interest of the Company.
In addition, there is no opinion of any other director or audit committee
which is different from the opinion of the Board of Directors as stated
above.
Please be informed accordingly.
Sincerely yours,
(Chatchai Thiamtong)
Vice President - Finance