Chg in Shldr Structure & Strategic Inv by MINDO ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED and NTAsian Discovery Fund

According to the transactions on January 10, 2014 of the shares of MC GROUP Public Company Limited ("the Company") through the Big Lot Board of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Company would like to clarify that the Big Lot transactions were strategic investments made by institutional shareholders where MINDO ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lombard Asia IV L.P. acquired 70,000,000 shares or 8.75% stake in the Company and NTAsian Discovery Fund acquired 35,000,000 shares of 4.38% stake in the Company. (Please find MC GROUP shareholder structure as attached) The two new major shareholders are investment funds well-known as long-term investors investing in leading companies in Asia that offer superior long-term growth potential and competitive advantages. Investments made by the two funds reflect the confidence in the strong underlying fundamentals and growth potential of MC GROUP. The abovementioned transactions are merely a change in the shareholding structure and has no impact on the Company's management structure, business policies and operations. ______________________________________________________________________ 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. The Stock Exchange of Thailand has no responsibility for the correctness and completeness of any statements, figures, reports or opinions contained in this announcement, and has no liability for any losses and damages in any cases. In case you have any inquiries or clarification regarding this announcement, please directly contact listed company or issuer who made this announcement.

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