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BTSC has started to invest in property business by purchasing 5 plots of land,
some of which has already
started development as mentioned in Item 3 of Property Business of the Future
Plans Section. However,
with respect to the acquisition of 94.6% in BTSC, the Company believes that it
has the opportunity to
enhance the efficiency in developing these projects as the Company has
extensive experience and
human resource in property development. Therefore, the Company plans to be
involved in the
development of such projects such as design, construction as well as project
management.
However, in order to reduce the financial risk as well as to allow the Company
and BTSC to efficiently
manage BTSC's capital, the Company and BTSC is open to financial partners who
can support the
development of such whereby BTSC will still be the major shareholder in the
subsidiaries.
4. Services Business
4.1 Smartcard Business
BTSC established Bangkok Smartcard System Co., Ltd. to operate a E-Money
business. BTSC entered into
a ticket system development agreement with Bangkok Metro Public Company
Limited ("BMCL"), the
subway operator, to jointly develop a common ticketing system for the
convenience for passengers. In
the future, BTSC may provide opportunities for financial institutions, retail
shops, and other service
providers to join the smartcard system to expand the card and system network,
be more widely used and
more convenience to passengers.
Bangkok Smartcard System Co., Ltd. is in the process of applying for an E-money
license from the Bank
of Thailand.
4.2 Hotel Management Business
The Company has set up a joint venture with partner that has long experiences
in hotel management,
namely Absolute Hotel Services Co., Ltd. ("AHS"). AHS provides consultancy and
hotel management
service under "U" and "Eastin" brands, which are owned by AHS. Furthermore, AHS
has agreed to
manage 2 of the Company's hotels under "U" brand, one at Kanchanaburi which is
under renovation
while the other is at Khao Yai which is in the designing stage.
At the same time, in February 2010, the Company has set up a joint venture with
the same partner in
Hong Kong under the name "Absolute Hotel Services Hong Kong Limited, to engage
in the consultancy
service and hotel management business in the Asia Pacific region as well as
investing in companies in the
Asia Pacific region which engage in the consultancy service and hotel
management business.
4.3 Project Management Business
The Company has invested in Hip Hing Construction (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("Hip
Hing"), a joint venture
with Hip Hing Oversea Co., Ltd., a leading Hong Kong contractor with
experiences in construction of
large projects overseas. Hip Hing Oversea Co., Ltd., can contribute its
advanced construction technology
and knowhow. Its first project in Thailand is the construction of Four Points
by Sheraton Hotel, a 4-star
hotel with 427 rooms in 32-storey building. The project is located in the
central business district (CBD) of
Bangkok on Sathorn Road adjacent to Surasak BTS with the contract value of
approximately Baht 2,035
million.
In addition, the Company has been selected by the National Housing Authority to
construct the low cost
residential housing projects in the amount of 20,000 units. At present, the
number of units that the
Company has been approved to construct has been reduced to 8,048 units. The
Company has already
subcontracted to third party contractors, completed the construction and
handovered 4,216 units to the
National Housing Authority. Presently, 2,108 units is under construction and
1,724 units has not started
construction.
4.4 Golf Club Business
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The Company operates the Golf Club business in Thana City through its
subsidiary, Thanacity Golf and
Country Club Company Limited, which provided services such as 18-hole golf
course of the Company.
Revenue Structure
1. Revenue Structure of the Company before BTSC Share Acquisition
The revenues of the Company were mainly from the property development
business. Details are shown
in the table below:
Consolidated Financial Statement
Fiscal Year ended 31 Mar
9 Months ended
31 Dec 2009
2007 2008 2009
Bt mm % Bt mm % Bt mm
% Bt %
mm
Revenues from
sales of real 29.8 0.87 10.2 0.41 48.8
4.56 81.7 8.30
estate
Revenue from
land
procurement of
502.1 14.68 144.3 5.79 0.0
0.00 0.0 0.00
low-cost
residential
housing project
Revenues from
construction 0.0 0.00 831.7 33.39 547.4
51.13 574.0 58.30
services
Rental and
74.5 2.18 138.2 5.55 167.9
15.68 118.6 12.05
service income
Revenues from
35.2 1.03 37.4 1.50 36.8
3.44 28.2 2.86
hotel operations
Others 2,778.3 81.24 1,329.2 53.4 269.9
25.2 182.2 18.5
Total revenues 3,419.9 100.00 2,491.0 100.00 1,070.7
100.00 984.6 100.00
Note: Excluding gain from debt restructuring
2. Revenue Structure of BTSC
Primary revenue of BTSC came from skytrain buisiness by collecting fares from
passengers. Other
revenues consist of advertisements inside/outside trains and on stations,
rental of commercial space in
stations, and fees received from transactions related to the linkage of sky-
bridges to stations. After the
acquisition of VGI Group by BTSC on September 30, 2009, BTSC started
consolidating and recognizing
revenues from advertising spaces in superstores. Details are shown in the table
below:
Company Only Financial Statement Consolidated
Financial Statement
Fiscal Year Ended 31 Mar
9 months ended
31 Dec 2009
2550 2551 2552
Bt mm % Bt mm % Bt mm
% Bt mm %
Farebox revenue 3,062.5 76.45 3,221.1 38.45 3,288.1
77.22 2,588.9 77.05
- net
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Service income 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0
0.00 151.9 4.52
from train
operating
management
Service income 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0
0.00 298.5 8.88
Other income
Advertising 228.7 5.71 277.3 3.31 344.8
8.10 222.5 6.62
and
merchandising
space rental
revenues
Revenue from 19.4 0.48 31.3 0.37 24.8
0.58 10.1 0.30
utilities
services
Reversal of 0.0 0.00 4,688.7 55.97 0.0
0.00 0.0 0.00
allowance for
diminution in
value of
project costs
Gain on 578.7 14.45 0.0 0.00 0.0
0.00 0.0 0.00
exchange rate
Others 116.4 2.91 158.4 1.89 600.7
14.11 88.0 2.62
Total revenues 4,005.7 100.00 8,376.7 100.00 4,258.4
100.00 3,360.0 100.00
3. Revenue Structure of the Company after BTSC Share Acquisition
After the BTSC Share Acquisition, Tanayong has no policy to change the nature
of both Tanayong and
BTSC. As such, Tanayong will still be engaging in the property development
business and BTSC will still
be engaging in the mass transit business. Therefore, after the BTSC Share
Acquisition, it is expected that
farebox revenue from the BTSC's skytrain business will be the primary source of
revenue of the group in
the future. Revenue from property development will be a smaller portion of the
total revenue as most of
the projects are still in the early development stage.
Summary of Material Terms and Conditions of the Agreements
1. Concession Agreement
1.1 Parties
BTSC and BMA
1.2 Material terms and conditions
BTSC had entered into this agreement with BMA on 9 April 1992 (as
amended on 25 January
1995 and 28 June 1995, respectively), whereby BTSC was granted a
concession for procuring
and operating the mass transit system and is entitled to exclusively
procure, operate and
maintain the Bangkok mass transit system for a period of 30 years. BTSC
has the right to earn
revenues from businesses related to the BTS SkyTrain's system,
including advertisement,
sublicensing, and fare collection for a period of 30 years, commencing
from its first date of
commercial operations. In addition, in order to extend BTSC concession,
which is scheduled to
expire in December 2029, BTSC must give BMA advance notice of at least
three years and not
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more than five years in advance of our intention to extend. Such
extension is subject to the prior
consent of the Minister of the Ministry of Interior.
2. Rolling Stock Agreement
2.1 Parties
BTSC and Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. and CITIC International
Cooperation Co., Ltd
(collectively, as the "Supplier")
2.2 Material terms and conditions
BTSC had entered into this agreement with the Supplier on 20 June 2007.
The Supplier will
manufacture, supply and deliver the Rolling Stock System in accordance
with the terms and
conditions set out in this agreement. The term of this agreement is no
later than 36 months
after the issuance of Instruction to Proceed, or such extended time as
shall be allowed in
accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
3. Installation Agreement in relation to the Installation of CBTC Signaling
System
3.1 Parties
BTSC and Bombardier Transportation Signal (Thailand) Ltd., (as the
"Contractor")
3.2 Material terms and conditions
BTSC had entered into this agreement with the Contractor on 22 February
2007. The Contractor
shall complete the installation, testing, and commissioning work with
respect to the CBTC
Signaling System supplied under the Foreign Supply Contract in
accordance with the term and
conditions set out in this agreement within 36 months from the effective
date of this agreement.
4, Supply Contract with respect to CBTC Signaling System
4.1 Parties
BTSC and Bombardier Transportation Signal (Thailand) Ltd., (as the
"Supplier")
4.2 Material terms and conditions
BTSC had entered into this agreement with the Supplier on 15 February
2007. The Supplier shall
supply the CBTC Signaling System in accordance with the terms and
conditions set out in the
agreement.
5. License To Manage Marketing Services Agreement
5.1 Parties
BTSC and VGI Global Media Company Limited ("VGI")
5.2 Material terms and conditions
BTSC had entered into this agreement with VGI on 29 June 2001. BTSC has
granted an an
exclusive license to VGI to manage marketing services with respect to
the Advertising Space,
Merchandising Area, Exterior Train Area and a non-exclusive license to
VGI to manage marketing
services with respect to the Additional Area in accordance with the
terms and conditions stated
in this Agreement. The term of this agreement is 10 years commencing
from 5 December 1999
and VGI can extend this agreement for another 5 years under the terms
and conditions hereof.
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6. Maintenance Agreement Relating to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Transit
System
6.1 Parties
BTSC and Siemens Limited (the "Maintenance Contractor")
6.2 Material terms and conditions
BTSC had entered into this agreement with the Maintenance Contractor on
30 December 2004.
The Maintenance Contractor provides maintenance services or carries out
maintenance work to a
rail transit system of a similar type, nature and complexity to the E&M
System.
Under the Agreement, "E&M System" means the System, excluding the
buildings (other than the
interior of the Employer's depot) and civil engineering structures
forming a part thereof, but
including (a) Trackwork (defined as all permanent track appurtenances
and fixtures above the
top surface of the track structural deck including plinths), (b) all
sub-systems the performance of
which is intrinsically linked to the achievement of the performance
criteria and the electrical
system from the MEA cable termination points at the BTS 24 kV panels
installed, respectively, at
the Chatujak and Paisingto substations as supplied by Siemens under the
Construction Contract,
excluding Automatic Fare Collection and Lifts and Escalators. The term
of this agreement is 10
years from the date of this agreement.
7. Design and Build Contract for BTSC's Surasak Hotel
7.1 Parties
The Company and BTS Assets Co., Ltd. (the "Contractor")
7.2 Material terms and conditions
The Company had entered into this agreement with the Contractor on 28
August 2008. The
Contractor agrees to design and build on a turnkey basis the four-star
hotel with no less than
430 rooms, located in Bangkok's central business district on Sathorn
road adjacent to Surasak
BTS skytrain station
8. Concession Agreement for the Construction of 20,000 units of the Low-Cost
Residential
Housing Projects (Baan Aur-Arthorn)
8.1 Parties
The Company and National Housing Authority
8.2 Material terms and conditions
The Company had entered into this agreement with the National Housing
Authority on 25 April
2006. The Company agrees to construct 20,000 units of the low-cost
residential housing
projects. The project will involve three-storey and four-storey
condominium including public
utility system and public facility pursuant to the standard of the
National Housing Authority.
Future Plans
1. Mass Transit Business
1.1 Signaling System Upgrade
BTSC has signed an agreement with Bombardier Group to replace the existing
Signaling System. The new
Signaling System will enable BTSC to better serve the skytrain extension lines
and requires less
maintenance cost as it is more modern. Furthermore, the new Signaling System
will allow BTSC to be less
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dependent on third party service provider as Bombardier Group is required to
provide technical
information and training to BTSC under the agreement. The new Signaling System
will be used in the
Silom line initially and will be ready for both lines by December 2010.
1.2 New trains
To support the increasing demand in the existing lines and potential demand
from future skytrain
extension, BTSC has ordered 12 additional 4-car trains (existing trains are 3-
car train) from CRC, the
leading manufacturer of train cars and electric train cars in China and will
gradually receive all the trains
by June 2010. All new trains are expected to be ready for commercial use by
December 2010.
1.3 Other mass transit business
In addition to the operating and maintenance agreement for the 2.2 km Silom
line extension, BTSC is
also interested in becoming the operator of future mass transit projects, both
skytrain extensions and
other mass transit projects, whether as an operator under the operation
contract or as a partial or full
investor. In addition to the operating and maintenance fee that BTSC can
receive as operator, BTSC
could benefit from increased number of passengers feeding into the existing
23.5 km system which will
also increase BTSC's farebox revenue. Nonetheless, the Company and BTSC will
have to consider the
details and return to ensure the value creation to BTSC's shareholders.
BTSC is interested in operating Wongwianyai - Bangwa extension and from On Nut
- Baring extension.
Although, the BMA has not yet selected or appointed the operator for these two
extension lines, BTSC
believes that BTSC have an advantage for the operator role or for the
concession due to the nature of the
track, which should be a single and continuing railway, making operation by a
single operator more
efficient.
The other extension projects, especially the Green Line extensions from Mo Chit
to Saphanmai and from
Baring to Samut Prakarn, are still in their preporatory stage and the role of
the private sector in such
projects are not yet finalized. BTSC will continue to closely monitor and
assess any opportunities to
participate in possible bids, either as an operator under operation contract or
as a direct investor in the
projects. BTSC will ensure that any investment or opportunity pursued will be
value accretive to the
company.
Furthermore, BTSC is also interested in leveraging on its experience to
participate in other mass transit
systems such as Light Rail and Bus Rapid Transit ("BRT"), mass transit system
overseas. BTSC's
participation may be in the role of an operator, investor or advisor.
2. Advertising Business
With regards to advertising on BTSC skytrain, VGI group plans to seek
opportunity to manage the new
advertising space on BTSC's 12 new trains which is expected to be in service by
the end of 2010. Furthermore,
VGI also plans to manage the advertising space on the 25 buses which BTSC will
use to service the BRT I (Chong
Nonsi - Rachapreuk) which BTSC won the bid for the bus operation and
maintenance contract from BMA.
3. Property Business
The Company's future projects
Condominium on Sukhumvit 66/1, Bangkok
Low-rise boutique condominium project on approximately 2 rai of land
strategically located just 250
meters from the future BTS station at Udomsuk. The project will be developed in
two phases with 55
rooms in each phase and comes in the form of one- and two- bedroom. The
project will also has facilities
such as swimming pool and fitness center. Preselling is expected to be launched
in the mid-2010.
U Inchan Tree Hotel
4 star boutique hotel project on approximately 5 rai of land on river
frontage of the River Khwae
under the name "U Inchan Tree", part of the U Hotel and Resort chain.
Currently, the project is currently
in the process of renovating the existing buildings. A centerpiece of the
project will be to give
prominence to the In-Chan tree on the site which is more than 100 years old.
The hotel is expected to
be opened for service in November 2010.
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BTSC's future projects
BTSC purchased, for development, 5 plots of land in Bangkok, all of which are
along the current and
future skytrain route. BTSC has the policy to invest through its subsidiaries
and to raise additional
required capital from external sources at subsidiary level to reduce dependency
on BTSC. This may be by
finding a joint venture partner, issuing various securities by the subsidiaries
assuming suitable market
condition, or borrowing from financial institutions. The Company plans to
jointly develop these projects
with BTSC by leveraging the Company's experience to increase efficiency in the
project development.
BTSC's 5 property development projects are as follows:
Condominium project on a piece of land of approximately 22 rai 2 ngarn 18
square wah, which is the
only asset of Nuvoline (80% held by BTSC). The land, with buildings, is
situated on Phahonyothin
road, close to Central Ladprao and along the dark green line extension.
Presently, Nuvoline has
signed an agreement to engage the Company as the projectment management
advisor in the
development of 3 condominiums under the brand "Abstracts". The sale
office has been built in April
and the Company targets to launch the sale of the first building in June
2010 with CB Richard Ellis
(CBRE) as the real estate agent for the first building which has
approximately 1,000 rooms
4-star, 29-floor, 430-room hotel project on land area of 2 rai 1 ngarn 18
square wah land. The land is
situated on South Sathorn road and the hotel can be connected to the
Surasak BTS station.
Management agreement has been signed with Starwood under "Four Points by
Sheraton" brand.
Presently, the construction is over 20% complete and the hotel is
expected to be completed and
ready for service by the end of 2011.
5-star, 210-room hotel project and 128-unit service apartment on land
area of 3 rai 1 ngarn 69
square wah is located on Sukhumvit road can be connected to the Nana BTS
station. Management
agreement has been signed with the Langham Group under "The Langham"
brand for the hotel and
under the "The Langham Residence" brand for the service apartment.
Presently, the architect has
already been appointed.
5-star, 440-room hotel project on land area of 2 rai 2 ngarn 67 square
wah. The land is situated on
Phayathai road and can be linked to the Phayathai BTS station and Airport
Link station. Management
agreement has been signed with The Langham Group under the "Langham
Place" brand. Presently,
the architect has already been appointed.
15 rai 2 ngarn 63.3 square wah. land situated on Phahonyothin road, close
to BTSC's head office.
Presently, the land is under the feasibility study to be developed into
residential and office buildings
and the first building is targeted to be launched within the end of 2010.
BTSC estimated that these projects will require a total investment of
approximately Baht 27,000 million
(including cost of land). Out of such amount, BTSC expects to invest
approximately Baht 5,000 million
from its own capital. As for the remaining capital expenditures, BTSC has the
policy for the subsidiaries to
raise fund by borrowing from financial institutions or selling shares to
investors or business alliance.
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