Progress of RPC s Retail Market Expansion in 2005

BackDec 28, 2005

RPC/HO-SET/ELCID-0023/05
      
       December 27, 2005
      
       Subject  Progress of RPC s Retail Market Expansion in 2005
      
       To      President
                 The Stock Exchange of Thailand
      
       Rayong Purifier Public Company Limited (RPC) is pleased to report the
       progress of our retail market expansion in 2005 against the target of
       100 PURE Gas Stations as earlier informed to the Stock Exchange of
       Thailand as follows:
      
       In 2005, it s the Compan s policy and strategy to emphasize on
       business alliance and partnership with the gas station owners in the
       Income Sharing Scheme at the mutual satisfactory sharing rates. The
       gas station owners are clearly aware of the benefits they will gain from
       this scheme. They do not have to acquire higher working capital to
       support these days rocket high oil prices. Their highly invested gas
       stations can be utilized and generate income to them again and,
       moreover, no need to take risk or worry about running gas stations any
       more. This scheme was well accepted by the gas station owners which
       made our retail market expansion this year quite successful.
      
       Therefore, in 2005 the Company has opened up 14 new PURE Gas
       Stations, 23 more gas stations were approved and under renovation
       which will be on operation within approximately 60 days. The company
       utilized 75 million Baht to develop these 37 gas stations.
      
       By end of 2005, there will be 32 PURE Gas Stations: 26 Company
       Operated (CO) Gas Stations, 3 Franchise (FC) Gas Stations and 3
       Community Gas Stations plus 23 under renovation. So, altogether there
       will be 49 PURE gas stations in total. The Company plan to have 100
       PURE Gas Stations as informed to SET within the end of year 2006.
      
      
       Please be so informed.
      
       
       Sincerely Yours,
      
      
      
       Ms.Siraporn  Krishnakan
       Assistant to Managing Director
      
      
       Investor Relations / Managing Director Office
       Tel 0 2515-8671
       e-mail ir@rpcthai.com