PACIFIC ASSETS's board approved extending the deadline for repayment of financial assistance provided by the firm to Natural Park, due to expire next Tuesday, for another three months. The new deadline is May 12, and Pacific Asset will charge an interest rate of 8.25 per cent per annum.

PTT EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION reported that Tris Rating assigned a AAA rating to its Bt3.5-billion debenture.

SNC FORMER posted an audited whole-year net profit of Bt163.29 million in 2006, up from Bt122.15 million in 2005. The board voted to pay a dividend of 25 satang a share on April 26.

THORESEN THAI AGENCIES reported its 47,111-dead-weight-tonne open-hatch box-shaped bulk carrier purchased for US$37 million (Bt1.33 billion) and named the MV Beautiful Queen was renamed the MV Thor Horizon and successfully delivered last Friday.