Date/Time 06 ก.ค. 2564 20:53:00

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Entry into an agreement to purchase of common shares in Siam Future Development Public Company Limited and the tender offer for all the remaining shares in that company (Revised)

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Acquisition or disposition of assets 5 July 2021 (Translation) Entry into an agreement to purchase of common shares in Siam Future Development Public Company Limited and the tender offer for all the remaining shares in that company (Revised) No. 51/2021/027 To The President, The Stock Exchange of Thailand Enclosure: Information memorandum re: Asset Acquisition by Central Pattana Public Company Limited pursuant to the purchase of common shares in Siam Future Development Public Company Limited With reference to the No. 6/2021 Central Pattana Public Company Limited ("the Company") Board of Directors meeting held on 5 July 2021, the Board has made key decisions concerning the purchase of common shares in Siam Future Development Public Company Limited ("SF") as follows: 1. Approved the Company and/or its subsidiary ("the Company") to purchase the common shares in SF from Major Cineplex Group Company Limited ("the Seller") with a total amount of 647,158,471 shares or equal to 30.36% of the total issued and outstanding shares of SF at the purchase price of THB 12.00 per share, in the total amount of THB 7,765,901,652. In this regard, the entering into the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the Share Sale and Purchase will be made by 5 July 2021 ("the MOU") and the entering into the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement will be made within 30 days after the MOU date ("the SPA"). Such share purchase transaction together with the free of encumbrances is expected to be done within 30 August 2021 ("the Transaction"). However, the completion of such transactions is subject to the terms and conditions of the SPA and other related agreements (if any) as well as other precedent conditions agreed by parties. 2. After the completion of the Transaction, the Company is required to make a tender offer for the remaining shares in SF in accordance with the rules and conditions prescribed in the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. ThorChor. 12/2554 Re: Rules, Conditions and Procedures for the Acquisition of Securities for Business Takeovers (as amended), at the same price as that of the purchase price of THB 12.00 per share as specified in the SPA, in an approximate amount of THB 17,817 million ("the Tender Offer"). After the tender offer, the Company is under the study which has not reached a conclusion on delisting of SF from being a listed company in the Stock Exchange of Thailand ("SET"). If the matter gains clarification, information shall be disclosed to the SET. 3. Authorized the management committee to consider and determine the details and conditions in relation to the acquisition of shares in SF, to negotiate and sign any related documents and agreements and to undertake any necessary and reasonable steps relating to the acquisition of shares. In addition, the Transaction and the Tender Offer are not classified as a connected transaction as defined by applicable notifications of the Capital Market Supervisory Board and the Board of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. However, the Transaction and the Tender Offer fall within the meaning of an acquisition of assets, class 2 under the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. ThorChor 20/2008 Re: Rules for Entering into Significant Transactions deemed as Acquisition or Disposal of Assets (as amended) and the Notification of the Board of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Disclosure of Information and Other Acts of Listed Companies Concerning the Acquisition and Disposition of Assets, B.E. 2547 (2004) (as amended) (collectively called "the Notifications on Asset Acquisition or Disposal"). The maximum combined amount of the Transaction and the Tender Offer is THB 25,583 million or equal to 23.52%, calculated using the basis of the net profit from operation, which represents the highest transaction value, compared to all other approaches required by the Notifications on Asset Acquisition or Disposal. On the basis of the combination in value of the Transaction and the Tender Offer with all other asset acquisitions undertaken in the past six months which is started from 4 January 2021 to 5 July 2021 (which is the date on which the Board Meeting approved the Transaction) which is equal to 15.87% which results in the total acquired assets amounted to 39.39% in total, this Transaction and the Tender Offer then are considered an acquisition of assets, class 2. Therefore, the Company must disclose certain information pertaining to the Transaction and the Tender Offer to the Stock Exchange of Thailand ("SET") and send an information memorandum regarding the Transaction and the Tender Offer to its shareholders within 21 days from the date of disclosure of information to the SET. Nevertheless, the Company shall not be required to seek an approval from the shareholders' meeting. Your acknowledgment of these matters would be appreciated. Sincerely, -Ampawee Chompoopongkasem- (Ms. Ampawee Chompoopongkasem) Company Secretary ______________________________________________________________________ Tender Offer Subject : Tender offer Listed company subject to tender offer : SIAM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (SF) Offeror : Central Pattana Public Company Limited Offer price Common shares (baht per share) : 12.00 Tender offer : Not for delisting Remark : The completion of the Tender Offer will be depended on the SPA transactions which subjects to the terms and conditions of the SPA and other related agreements (if any) as well as other precedent conditions agreed by parties. ______________________________________________________________________ This announcement was prepared and disseminated by listed company or issuer through the electronic system which is provided for the purpose of dissemination of the information and related documents of listed company or issuer to the Stock Exchange of Thailand only. 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