16 June 1998
INFORMATION REGARDIING THE ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL ASSETS
June 15, 1998
Subject : Information regarding the acquisition or disposal assets.
To : Directors and Manager of Stock Exchange of Thailand
Note 9 in the notice to consolidated and equity method
financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 presents the
Company's various contracts for premises construction totalling Baht
630,503,143 which are compose of Baht 360,324,156.78 construction contracts
relating to the Royal Princess Srinakarin Hotel and Baht 270,178,986.01
construction contracts relating to the Royal Princess Ranong Hotel and
commercial buildings.
Dusit Thani Public Co., Ltd. is a 79.65% shareholder in Royal
Princess Public Co., Ltd., which owns 100% of the Royal Princess Srinakarin
Hotel. Royal Princess Public Co., Ltd. is a 60% shareholder in Supsinthanee
Co., Ltd., which operates in the Royal Princess Ranong Hotel and commercial
buildings.
The Detail of Asset
Commercial Buildings
Building : 3 Storeyed
Number of Units : 62 Units
Royal Princess Ranong Hotel
Building : 7 Storeyed
Accommodations : 140 Rooms
Restaurants : 2 Outlets
Meeting Facilities : 3 Rooms
Other basic facilities for hotel business operations.
Royal Princess Srinakarin Hotel
Building : 6 Storeyed
Accommodations : 198 Rooms
Restaurants : 4 Outlets
Meeting Facilities : 4 Rooms
Other basic facilities for hotel business operations.
Size of Assets
According to the two criteria as follows : Asset Criterion =
7.76%, and Current Asset Criterion = 21.75%
The Use of Such Asset
The estimated useful lives for each hotel is 30 year. As at
March 31, 1998, Royal Princess Srinakarin and Supsinthanee Co., Ltd. had
uncompleted works totaling Baht 22,470,947.61 and Baht 15,709,793,
respectively.
These uncompleted works are expectd to be completed and paid
by the end of this year.
The Benefit Expected to be Recieved
Both hotels were unable to generate any profit from the
business operation since opening at the beginning of 1997. The Company
expects that these two hotels will be able to generate a profit within 3
years after opening.
As at March 31, 1998, Supsinthanee Co., Ltd. entered into a
commercial building purchase agreement for 14 units, which leaves 48 units
for sale. Supsinthanee Co., Ltd. expects to receive a full payment from
these units and transfer the owenership to all buyers by the end of this
year.
The Company calculated the IRR Ratio and Payback Criterion
for these assets as follows :
Royal Princess Srinakarin Hotel ; IRR Ratio = 16%, and
Payback = 7.5 years.
Supsinthanee Co., Ltd.; IRR Ratio = 11%, and Payback = 5.5
years.(If Supsinthanee Co., Ltd. can sell all commercial buildings by 2002.)
The Sources of Funds
A Baht 178 million capital investment in Royal Princess
Public Co., Ltd. and a loan from National Finance Public Co., Ltd. in the
amount of Baht 182 million were used for the construction of the Royal
Princess Srinakarin Hotel.
The construction of Royal Princess Ranong and commercial
buildingswas founded by a Baht 120 million capital investment in
Supsinthanee Co., Ltd. and a US$ 6 million loan from National Finance Co.,
Ltd..
Khunying Chanut Piyaoui
Chairperson and Managing Director