SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “The SEC has the duty to supervise and develop the Thai capital market. One of our key responsibilities is to help increase businesses’ access to funding through capital market’s fundraising mechanisms and tools. To support liquidity of businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic who wish to raise fund using REIT buy-back, the SEC has considered exempting fees for application and filing submitted during February 1, 2021 and December 31, 2023. W...

$#()*)"% (economy of scale) ( +M$+$S"/+(.% ')'#+"%N strategic focus #$' KQ%OL - competitive positioning - product innovation - pricing of services - technology enhancement .' - cost control 7 +M$()*' strategic

efficiency through improvements in gross margin rates, as well as continuing to focus on cost efficiency For stores expansion in the second quarter, the company opened 1 new store of HomePro at Charansanitwong

Services Tax (GST) abolition in 2018. However, the subsidiaries have continuously improved operational efficiency through improvements in gross margin rates, as well as continuing to focus on cost efficiency

- the ability to expand the gross profit margin through the selection and development of quality products to meet the needs of customers - and also on cost efficiencies. Regarding store expansion in the

enhance operational efficiency in supply chain, operational cost management, product selection and quality control. During 2019, HomePro opened 2 new HomePro stores at Charansanitwong and Mukdahan, 1

of new staff hire for the distress debt expansion and commission paid. However, the percentage of cost of services to revenues was declined significantly. This was because the enhancement of efficiency

effective mall management and operating cost control despite major renovations at CentralWorld and CentralPlaza Rama 3 The Thai economy in 3Q17 continued to expand courtesy of solid growth in export of goods

great emphasis on effective revenue generation from new malls, asset enhancement, coupled with efficient operating costs management. Currently, CPN manages 30 shopping malls with the net leasable area

revenue generation through new shopping malls, enhancement of existing malls, as well as efficient cost management. CPN currently manages 32 shopping malls with the net leasable area (NLA) of approximately