30 November 2006
Part6 Independent Financial Advisor's Opinion
Part 6
Independent Financial Advisor's Opinion regarding the
Voting of Unitholders
In conclusion, it is perspective of the Independent Financial Advisor
that pursuing the two connected transactions and the transaction of
acquiring properties of the Central Plaza Pinklao Project is reasonable
and able to provide benefits to the Fund and its unitholders. Thus,
unitholders should vote for such transactions. However, final decision
regarding whether to vote for the transactions depends on each
unitholder's judgment.
The Independent Financial Advisor hereby certifies that in providing
the above opinion, careful consideration was taken in accordance with
professional standards for the interest of CPNRF's unitholders.
It is perspective of the Independent Financial Advisor pursuing
the connected transactions in regard to the allotment of additional
investment units to CPN, amendment/addition of the property
management fee according to leasing commission fee and
development fee to be paid to CPN as the property manager,
and the asset acquisition transaction in regard to acquiring the
Central Plaza Pinklao Project. Those transactions are considered
reasonable and able to generate benefits to the Fund and its unitholders.
Entering into the connected transactions and the acquisition transaction
as abovementioned stems from the purpose of the Fund in expanding
its property investment to the Central Plaza Pinklao Project, that is a
commercial property project with many strengths as earlier mentioned.
Investing in the Project with potential to generate good level of investment
return to the Fund and its unitholders on a continuous basis conforms
to the Fund's investment policy and provides benefits to the Fund and
its unitholders. In evaluating the fairness of the maximum price of Baht
6,840.0 million to be paid for investing in properties of the Central Plaza
Pinklao Project, the Independent Financial Advisor has taken into account
the asset's appraised value prepared by two independent asset
appraisers under the SEC approval appointed by the Fund, forecast
dividend yield at the maximum acquisition value, as well as impact on
the forecast dividend per unit (DPU) to be earned from properties of the
Central Plaza Pinklao Project. Under the view of the Independent Financial
Advisor, the maximum acquisition price of Baht 6,840.0 million is fair based
on the fact that the pricing method for the Project to be invested shall be a
Bookbuilding process at various prices that reflect a value of the real
properties acceptable to the owner of the real properties and investors.
For the two connected transactions including allotment of investment
units to CPN approximately 33 % of all additional investment units issued
and offered for sale to raise funds for investing in the Central Plaza Pinklao
Project and amendment/addition of some parts of the property management
fee to be paid to CPN, the Independent Financial Advisor evaluates the
reasonableness of such two connected transactions, and it is the view
of the Independent Financial Advisor that they are reasonable.
Allotment of 33 % of additional investment units issued and offered for
sale on a private placement basis would allow CPN to maintain the
percentage of its holding in the Fund. This would help to boost confidence
of other investors in investing in the Fund, given CPN, as the major
unitholder and the property manager, would have strong incentive to manage
all real properties invested by the Fund to generate good level of return to
the Fund and its unitholders. As offering price of the additional investment
unit to CPN is the same as that to other existing unitholders and other new
investors (offered on the private placement basis), no other investors will
be put in a disadvantaged position in terms of offering price of the additional
investment unit. Change in the property management fee in regard to
leasing commission fee and development fee would be in line with the rate
CPN has charged unconnected persons.
Yours sincerely,
[-Signed-]
Mr. Montree Sornpaisarn, CFA
Chief Executive Officer