Bangkok--16 Oct--Minor International Minor International (MINT) announced today that it has reached an agreement to purchase a 50% stake inCoffee Club Holdings Pty Ltd (The Coffee Club) for A$ 23 million plus additional amounts payable overtwo years depending on the financial performance of The Coffee Club. The Coffee Club is one ofAustralia's largest and fastest growing restaurant franchisors with system wide sales of A$ 145 million andmore than 180 outlets operating in Australia and New Zealand under its own brand name. The CoffeeClub's three founding shareholders will retain a 50% stake and remain as managing directors of thecompany. MINT will cooperate with management to support the expansion of The Coffee Club brand inAustralia and internationally. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected tobe completed by the end of this year. By acquiring a stake in The Coffee Club, MINT has advanced its strategy of acquiring well managedbrands in large and growing markets that have strong potential to expand internationally under an assetlight franchise business model. The Coffee Club is a leading Australian casual dining, full servicerestaurant brand that provides a strong coffee offering and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. Itoperates a franchise system that is expanding by more than 25 outlets per year and expects to reach 300in Australia alone within five years. With 10 outlets already operating successfully in New Zealand andtrademarks that are registered in more than 12 countries, MINT plans to leverage its own internationalsystem of restaurant outlets to support The Coffee Club's plans to expand internationally. MINT is delighted to add The Coffee Club to its diverse portfolio of brands which already includes pizza,ice cream, steak and burger concepts. The Coffee Club increases the size of MINT's franchise systemfrom 107 to 287 outlets with franchised outlets now accounting for 33% of MINT's total restaurant outletssystem wide. As MINT expands its The Pizza Company and Swensen's restaurant brands internationally,it will support the growth and development of The Coffee Club in many of the markets where it currentlyoperates and expects to operate in the future. The Coffee Club was founded in 1989 in Brisbane and today has more than 180 outlets operating in everystate in Australia and New Zealand under its own The Coffee Club brand. It is one of Australia's largestand fastest growing franchisors with system wide sales of A$ 145 million. For more information on TheCoffee Club, please visit www.coffeeclub.com.au. Minor International (MINT) is Thailand's largest food service operator with more than 650 outlets systemwide under The Pizza Company, Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King, and LeJazz brands. It isalso one of Thailand's leading hotel operators with a portfolio of 15 hotels and over 2,300 rooms under theMarriott, Four Seasons, Anantara, and Minor International brands in Thailand, the Maldives, and Vietnam.MINT is also one of the largest spa operators in the Asia Pacific region with more than 23 spas inThailand, China and the Middle East under the Mandara, the Spa and Anantara brands. In January 2007,Minor International was recognized by Asia Money magazine as Thailand's Best Managed Small CapCompany for financial and business performance, management strategy and vision, and shareholdervalue creation. For more information, please visit www.minornet.com Press Contacts: Pratana Manomaiphiboon / Prapharat Tangkawattana / Jim Fralick at Tel: (662) 381-5151