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Annual Report 2012

Over the past three years, SET has developed the

CG of Thai listed companies

by exploring and analyzing the adequacy of

their risk management systems, internal controls and CG, together with giving advice to strengthen their business management

capacity.

To develop good CG in listed firms, firstly, SET

annually analyzes the remuneration given to directors and management of

listed companies,

reporting on various industries so that firms could compare their own compensation plans with those given in

other businesses in the same industry. Secondly, SET, including mai, identifies and honors listed companies with outstanding CG

by presenting them with

CG Report Awards.

Thirdly, SET visits new directors and top management of listed firms to advise on CG

guidelines and the role of board members in promoting good CG.

Developing investor relations

SET is developing investor relations (IR) in three main areas as follows:

1) Providing in-depth advice to investors under

SET’s IR Advising Program

for the second consecutive year on how to

develop IR, along with offering workshops, seminars and other forms of training. In 2012, there were 30 companies participating

in the program.

2) Developing IR standards and guidelines by distributing the

“First Step to Investors Relations”

handbook to companies.

In addition, seminars and other training have been conducted on these topics: (1) Business strategies for IR, (2) IR planning

for corporations, (3) How to make investors interested in equities and (4) Understand ASEAN investors: a first step towards ASEAN

Trading Link, etc.

3) Recognizing listed companies with outstanding IR performance by presenting the

Best IR Awards.

Self-evaluation criteria

have been modified to enable firms to produce their own checklists to improve comprehensive IR planning.

Developing social responsibility

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is new for many listed companies. Therefore, in

2012, SET concentrated on creating understanding by producing two manuals, namely

“Social responsibility guidelines for companies”

and

“Guidelines to produce sustainability

reports”

as well as organizing workshops, seminars and other forums to exchange experience

in three areas, namely 1) Social responsibility for sustainable development 2) Producing

sustainability reports and 3) CSR best practices. Also, SET has leveraged its efforts in

sustainability reporting by providing in-depth advice for individual companies on how to

produce such a report.

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