No. Esso/SET/004/51 November 21, 2008 Subject: Issuance and Offering of Bills of Exchange To: President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand Dear Sir, Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited ("Company") would like to notify the Stock Exchange of Thailand that the Board of Directors' Meeting No. 6/2008 held on November 21, 2008 approved the issuance and offering of bills of exchange involving issuance of separate bills as follows: Type : Any type of bill (as defined in the Civil and Commercial Code) whether short term or long term, the name of the holders are specified or not, subordinated or unsubordinated, with or without collateral, with or without bill holders' representative, with or without early redemption term Size : Maximum aggregate face value of all outstanding bills issued under the Bill Program at any given time shall not exceed Baht 8,000,000,000 Face value of each bill : Not less than Baht 10,000,000 Interest Rate : Floating or Fixed Purpose : Alternative finance source to provide more flexibility to handle day-to-day funding needs Allocation to : Domestic and/or international, general public and/or institutional investors and/or high net worth investors and/or private placement Please be informed accordingly. Yours truly, Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited ....................................................................... (Mr. Daniel E. Lyons)