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(Translation) February 24, 2006 Subject : Company is performance for the year 2005 Attention : Director and Manager of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Thanulux Public Company Limited would like to inform the performance as show in the financial statement for the year 2005. The company is net profit, the same time, was more than 20% from last year. Net profit in 2005 was Baht 268.26 million, net profit in 2004 was Baht 213.46 million. It increased Baht 54.80 million from last year or equaled to 25.68%. In 2005, the company and subsidiary companies had sales as Baht 2,325.09 million which increased from last year Baht 256.83 million or equaled to 12.42%. The increment of sale was from both quantity and price. The company produces the high quality and fashionable products which can meet the consumer is needs in the present style of life. With the qualitative management, it made the cost of sales decreased 3.04%. In 2004, the cost of sales was 71.90%. In 2005, the cost of sales was 74.94%. In 2005, the sales and administration expenses were Baht 383.05 million. It increased Baht 18.28 million from last year or equaled to 5.01% which is lower than the percentage of sales increment. In 2005, the corporate tax was Baht 29.24 million which increased Baht 15.67 million from last year or equaled to 115.56%. The privilege of Board of Investment is as, corporate income tax exemption, 50% tax rebate for corporated income tax, the double of tax rebate for public utility expenses. The expiration of privilege will trickle out. Please kindly acknowledge the above matters. Faithfully Yours, Varindr Leelanuwatana, Dusadee Soontrontumrong (Mrs. Varindr Leelanuwatana, Ms. Dusadee Soontrontumrong) Managing director, Deputy managing director