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March 23, 2006 To: President The Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Schedule of the annual general shareholders' meeting and the payment of dividend Noble Development Public Company Limited (the "Company") would like to inform you that the Board of Directors' Meeting No. 3/2006 held on March 23, 2006 passed the material resolutions as follows: 1. Unanimously approved to pay annual dividend for the year 2005 of Baht 0.27 per share to the shareholders whose names appear on the register of shareholders on May 9, 2006 at 12.00 noon, the date of dividend payment will be on May 23, 2006, and to allocate 5 percent of the Company's net profit for the year 2005 to the legal reserve fund. 2. Unanimously approved closing the register of shareholders, for identifying the shareholders who have the right to attend the annual general shareholders' meeting for the year 2006, on April 7, 2006, at 12.00 noon until the adjournment of the annual general shareholders' meeting for the year 2006. The annual general shareholders' meeting for the year 2006 will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 10.00 am. at Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Playground Store, 818 Soi Sukhumvit 55 (Thonglor), Sukhumvit Road, Klongton Nue, Wattana, Bangkok, to certify and /or approve the following matters: Agenda 1 Consideration and certification of the minutes of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting for the year 2005. Agenda 2 Consideration and acknowledgment of the Company's operating performance for the year 2005. Agenda 3 Consideration and approval the Company's audited balance sheet and profit and loss statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Agenda 4 Consideration and approval of the annual dividend payment and the allocation of the Company's net profit for the year 2005 to the legal reserve fund as follows: Approve to pay annual dividend for the year 2005 of Baht 0.27 per share to the shareholders whose names appear on the register of shareholders on May 9, 2006 at 12.00 noon, the date of dividend payment will be on May 23, 2006, and approve to allocate 5 percent of the Company's net profit for the year 2005 to the legal reserve fund. Agenda 5 Consideration and election of the Company's directors to replace the directors who will retire and approval of the directors' remuneration for the year 2006 as follows: Re-appoint the Company's directors who will retire, Mr. Kitti Thanakitamnuay, Mrs. Boonperm Jiamtiranat and Mr. Surachet Suboonson and approve the directors' remuneration for year 2006 as follows: 1. The Board of Directors Baht 2,000,000 per year 2. The Chairman of Audit Committee Baht 150,000 per year 3. The Audit Committee Baht 125,000 per person per year Agenda 6 Consideration and appointment of the Company's auditor and audit fees for the year 2006 as follows: Appoint Mr. Sudwin Panyawongkhanti Certified Public Accountant (Thailand) No.3534, Mr. Kajornkiet Aroonpirodkul, Certified Public Accountant (Thailand) No.3445 and Mr. Prasit Yuengsrikul, Certified Public Accountant (Thailand) No.4174 of PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited as the Company's and its subsidiaries' auditors, any one being authorized to conduct the audit and express an opinion on the annual financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. In the absence of the above-named auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited is authorized to identify one other Certified Public Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Limited to carry out the work, and approve the audit fees of the Company and its subsidiaries for year 2006 totaled Baht 2,135,000. Agenda 7 Other matters (if any). Please be informed accordingly. Sincerely, Sitti Leelakasamelerk Director Authorized to sign on behalf of the Company