23 November 2006

Notification the Work Stoppage by UMI Labor Union Saraburi

November 22nd, 2006 Subject : Notification about the Work Stoppage by UMI Labor Union Saraburi. To : The President The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) The Union Mosaic Industry Public Company Limited ("The Company") would like to inform that UMI Labor Union Saraburi, which is the labor union of the Company has arranged the strike by stopping to work from November 22nd, 2006 as to force the demand for the annual compensation by the workers to the Company. For this demand, the Labor Union can not reach the agreement with the Company, because the Company is still facing loss from the operation so it will not be appropriated to comply. And this work stoppage is especially come from the workers at only operational level. When these workers have informed the Company about their intention to stop working, the Company has to cease the operation and stop hiring. In order to improve on the situation and to decrease the impact of this work stoppage, the Company has set up the negotiation team to hold the meeting with the Labor Union to find the solution as soon as possible. Please be informed accordingly. Yours Sincerely, (Miss. Paweena Laowiwatwong) Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors