Oct 09, 2008
Notice Of A Director's (Including A Director Who Is A Substantial Shareholder) Interest And Change In Interest

Part I
1. Date of notice to issuer 09/10/2008
2. Name of Director Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
3. Notice Type Notice of a Director's (including a director who is a substantial shareholder) Interest and Change in Interest.
Part II
1. Date of change of Deemed Interest 08/10/2008
2. Name of Registered Holder Maxtop Management Corp.
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest Open Market Purchase

Mr. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi owns 50% interest in MM Group Limited which owns 100% interest in Maxtop Management Corp. ("Maxtop"), so he has deemed interest in Thai Beverage Public Company Limited ("THBEV") through Maxtop.

On 8/10/2008 Maxtop purchased 5,500,000 THBEV shares from open market, resulting Mr. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's deemed interest in THBEV increasing to 38.79%.
4. Information relating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder
 
No. of Shares held before the change 9,733,855,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 38.76 %
No. of Shares which are subject of this notice 5,500,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 0.0219 %
Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid or received 0.2223
No. of Shares held after the change 9,739,355,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 38.7819 %
Part III - Not Required
Part IV
1. Holdings of Director, including direct and deemed interest :
 
  Direct Deemed
No. of shares held before the change 3,156,500,000 9,733,855,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 12.57 % 38.76 %
No. of shares held after the change 3,156,500,000 9,739,355,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 12.57 % 38.79 %