negotiating to purchase its joint venture partner percent interest in this operation in exchange for JT stock , with the understanding that the joint venture partner would continue to provide technical help following transfer of ownership.The latter showed interest in this arrangement , but was seeking an increase in the for it received for technical assistance from the current level of 2 percent of printing revenue to 5 percent .Anticipating favorable conclusion of this negotiation,JT was planning the orderly transfer of printing equipment to a new printing facility it was building adjacent enable the company to avoid problems arising from increasingly stringent water pollution regulation in the Bangkok area.