SET Announcements
REVIEWED QUARTER-2 F/S AND CONSOLIDATED F/S (F45-3)
17 August 1998
                                
                                    NOBLE    reports reviewed quarterly financial statements as follows.
                               (In thousands)
                                   Ending June 30,
                                       Quarter 2               For 6 months
                          Year     1998        1997          1998        1997
   Net profit (loss)             (96,458)     (2,223)      (62,925)      17,149
EPS (baht)                      (1.75)      (0.05)        (1.14)        0.37
   
   Comment: 1. Please see details in financial statements, auditor's report
           and remarks from Public SIMS