Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing amendment to the takeover regulations. The existing regulations require that people who make a tender offer for all securities of the business and related persons must submit hardcopy documents and also online documents through electronic system, which might cause burden on the private sector and it does not go accordingly with the technological change. SEC then proposes to amend processes related to the takeover regulations such as ca...
organizing a unitholders’ meeting or through a letter seeking the unitholders’ resolution. As an alternative, asset management companies are allowed to seek a unitholders’ resolution if the unitholders
In the past, proposing of agenda items by shareholders of listed companies and proxy soliciting have been carried out differently for each company and for soliciting person as there is no common regulations determining practices to propose agenda items by shareholders and to solicit proxies from shareholders. SEC, therefore, plans to issue regulations on these matters to promote uniformity in the practices.In a matter of the proposal of agenda items by shareholders under Section 89/28 of the...
SEC plans to revise the criteria on the maintenance of the net capital (NC) of securities and derivatives business operator. SEC has, therefore, conducted a public hearing on this matter, in principle, in the second quarter, covering the calculation of subordinated facility for accommodating increasing transactions in the short-term, the calculation of the capital to accommodate the digital asset business, and the requirement that any business operator that cannot maintain its net capital...
On 20 November 2023, JKN submitted information through the SET Electronic Information System regarding an issue where certain board members did not receive the invitation to the Board of Directors meeting for the consideration of the business rehabilitation petition. This incident played a role in the resignation of some JKN directors. In this regard, JKN explained that the decision not to send a formal meeting invitation was prompted by the urgency of the matter. The meeting was therefore condu...
Rules, Conditions and Procedures for Investing in and Seeking of Benefits for Long Term Equity Fund
Section 230 Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 Section 230. Securities companies may jointly establish an association related to securities business with an object of promoting, without seeking