Siam Makro and TRUE Corporation to Enter the FTSE SET Large Cap Index After the June Semi-Annual Review ______

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Siam Makro and TRUE Corporation to enter the FTSE SET Large Cap Index after the June semi-annual review ______

 2 additions to FTSE SET Large Cap  10 additions to the FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index  24 additions to the FTSE SET Shariah Index

Bangkok, Hong Kong, 17 June 2013 – FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award-winning global index provider and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (“SET”) announce today that Siam Makro and TRUE Corporation will replace IRPC and Thai Union Frozen Products in the FTSE SET Large Cap Index following the semi-annual review of the FTSE SET Index Series.

The FTSE SET Index Series is reviewed semi-annually by the independent FTSE SET Advisory Committee. The committee is made up of leading local and international market professionals who approve all index changes and ensure that the index review fully complies with a set of highly transparent and publicly available index rules.

A summary of constituent changes to all FTSE SET indices is below:

Indices Additions Deletions FTSE SET Large Cap Index 2 2 FTSE SET Mid Cap Index 10 3 FTSE SET Small Cap Index 24 11 FTSE SET All-Share Index 27 7 FTSE SET Fledgling Index 14 18 FTSE SET Shariah Index 22 9

Full details of additions and deletions can be found at www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE_SET_Index_Series/Index_Reviews.jsp.

All constituent changes will take effect before the start of trading on 24 June 2013. The next review will take place on 13 December 2013.

Further information on the FTSE SET Index Series including ground rules is available at www.ftse.com/thailand and www.set.or.th.

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For further information

FTSE Group Emily Mok Tel: +852 2164 3219 Fax: +852 2164 3202 Email: [email protected]

The Stock Exchange of Thailand Kanokwan Khemmalai – Deputy Head, Corporate Communications Department, Tel: + 662-2292048 Watsamon Saowakhonsathien – Supervisor, Corporate Communications Department, Tel: + 662-2292797 or Fax: 662-3591005-6

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