Interim Dividend Payment No. 2

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Dividend consideration Subject : Cash dividend payment Date of Board resolution : 19-Apr-2013 Type of dividend payment : Cash dividend payment Record date for the right to receive : 07-May-2013 dividends Book closing date for collecting : 08-May-2013 shareholders names under Section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act Ex-dividend date : 02-May-2013 Payment for : Common shareholders Cash dividend payment (baht per share) : 0.18 Par value (baht) : 4.00 Payment date : 17-May-2013 Paid from : Operating period from 01-Oct-2012 to 31-Dec-2012 and retained Earnings Remark : The Board of Directors' Meeting No. 3/2013 of BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited (the "Company"), held on April 19, 2013 passed the resolutions to approve the Company to pay the interim dividend No. 2 from the net income for the three-month period (from October 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012) and retained earnings as at December 31, 2012 (the financial statements on a standalone basis) to the shareholders of the Company, at the dividend payment rate of Baht 0.18 per share (18.0 Satang per share) or equivalent to the total interim dividend payment of not exceeding Baht 2,052.5 million. This dividend payment is the second interim dividend payment of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. (Remark: The Company made the first interim dividend payment on February 8, 2013 at the dividend payment rate of Baht 0.163 per share (16.3 Satang per share)). The Company sets the record date, the share register closure date and the payment date of interim dividend No. 2 as follows: (1) The date of determining the names of shareholders who shall be entitled to receive the interim dividend (Record Date) : May 7, 2013 (2) The date to gather the names of shareholders under Section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (as amended) by closure of the share register book and suspension of share transfer : May 8, 2013 (3) The payment date of the interim dividend : May 17, 2013 In this regard, the shareholders who are disqualified to receive the dividend under the law will not be entitled to this dividend payment. Moreover, for the dividend payment at Baht 0.18 per share (18.0 Satang per share), the individual shareholders cannot claim any dividend tax credits under Section 47 bis of the Revenue Code because the whole sum is paid from dividend income which is exempted from the corporate income tax. ______________________________________________________________________ This announcement was prepared and disseminated by listed company or issuer through the electronic system which is provided for the purpose of dissemination of the information and related documents of listed company or issuer to the Stock Exchange of Thailand only. The Stock Exchange of Thailand has no responsibility for the correctness and completeness of any statements, figures, reports or opinions contained in this announcement, and has no liability for any losses and damages in any cases. In case you have any inquiries or clarification regarding this announcement, please directly contact listed company or issuer who made this announcement.