Bangkok--18 Apr--Bank of Ayudhya To attract customers preferred to low-risk and high return investment Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited issues 9-moth bills of exchange which are not transferable and will be registered under the name of the holder. The bill of exchange offers interest rates of 3.0% per annum for deposits starting from THB500,000. The instrument is designed to respond to customer’s need for low-risk and worthwhile investment. Mr. Roy Gunara, Head of Consumer Banking, Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited said that with the success of recent issuance, we are confident that customers will respond very well to subscription as it is worthwhile investment. This newly issued 9-month Krungsri B/E are able to serve customer who seeks for medium term, low risk and steady return investment among interest rate volatility situation. Subscriptions will be open for both retail and institutional investors at all BAY branches from April 21, 2008 until May 23, 2008. For more information, please contact Krungsri Call Center at 1572.About Bank of Ayudhya Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited (Symbol in SET: BAY), established on January 27, 1945, is the fifth largest commercial bank in terms of total assets in Thailand. BAY provides a full range of banking services to both its commercial and individual customers through 568 branches nationwide. On January 3, 2007, BAY and GE Money, a premier global consumer financial services firm, have successfully become strategic partners when GE Money took a 25.4% equity stake (fully diluted) in the Bank and subsequently increased its stake to 33% on July 2,2007, and 35% on September 18, 2007. Plans are underway to leverage the synergies of both BAY and GE Money in helping to achieve BAY’s vision to become the most admired universal bank in Thailand. To learn more about us, please visit our web site at www.krungsri.com. For more information please contact: Mrs. Yaowalak Poolthong Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Tel: 02 296 3729-30 Fax: 0 2683 1473 E-mail: [email protected]