ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND PAYMENT, SCHEDULES SHAREHOLDERS' MEET

27 March 1997
Haad Thip Plc.(HTC) declared the resolutions made by 56/1997 board of directors' meeting held on March 26, 1997 between 4:30-6:00 pm. as follows: 1. To propose shareholders' meeting to approve balance sheet and profit/loss account ended December 31, 1996. 2. To approve the appropriation of profits. 2.1 To allocate profits as legal reserve fund at the rate of Bt5.00 of net profit of 1996. Total amount is 849,667.44 baht and to propose 19/1997 shareholdres' meeting to consider this resolution later. 2.2 To pay dividend for 1996 operation at the rate of Bt1.00 pershare which will be payable on May 15, 1997 and to propose the issue at the 19/1997 sharehlders' meeting for a consideration. 3. To hold 19/1997 shareholders' meeting on April 30, 1997 at 2:30 pm. The place will be annouces later. 4. To close share registration book for the right to attend the meeting and the right to recieve dividend from 12:30 hours on April 9, 1997 to April 30, 1997 until the said meeting ends.