Philip Morris clarifies

Philip Morris clarifies

In response to the article in the April 17 edition of The Jakarta Post regarding PT Philip Morris Indonesia's sales projection, titled Philip Morris expects 15% increase in sales, we would like to make the following clarifications:

* PT Philip Morris Indonesia's projected volume growth of 15 percent as stated in the article is not correct.

* PT Philip Morris Indonesia is not a publicly listed company in Indonesia and has a corporate policy of not disclosing any sales growth projections or figures.

DHYOTI R. BASUKI

Account Executive

On behalf of:

DAVID TJOKRO

Marketing Manager

PT Philip Morris Indonesia

Jakarta