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• CEO Letter, which is a monthly newsletter from the SET president to the presidents of securities companies, informing
them of SET happenings and other capital market news. This publication started in August 2012.
The activities have been undertaken throughout the entire year, and have been well- received by members. In 2012,
SET organized two CEO Networking sessions and seven ASCO lunches and published four Member Newsletters and five CEO Letters.
2. Equitable treatment of shareholders
SET has policies for fair and equitable treatment of shareholders, transparent meetings for member companies, and equitable
hearing of opinions from all members and coordinators who are directly responsible for interaction with members. SET seeks
to consistently improve its operations for the benefits of SET and members.
The BoG must call an ordinary meeting of SET members once a year within four months of the end of its fiscal year, which
is December 31. The meeting notice, including the agenda, must be sent to every member no less than seven days prior to the
meeting, and SET members can add items to the meeting agenda ahead of the meeting. The board may call an extraordinary
meeting whenever it deems appropriate. In addition, the BoG must call an extraordinary meeting when members representing no less
than one-fifth of all members submit to the board a written request to do so.
At all meetings, the BoG chairman presides and three-fourths of all members constitute a quorum. The meeting will
normally be held at The Stock Exchange of Thailand building and start at 16:00 hours to be convenient for all members to attend
the meeting.
In 2012, the BoG called an ordinary meeting on April 25, chaired by the BoG Chairman and with a total of 7 directors in
attendance. There were four extraordinary meetings in 2012, with an average attendance of 89% of members. Among the matters
considered were elections of board members, approval of remuneration for the BoG chairman, appointment of the auditor,
consideration of significant practices relevant to members, and the arrangement of hearings on matters related to all members,
as follows:
• Amendment of trading rules for SET’s new equity trading system
• Amendment of trading rules for real estate investment trusts (REITs)
• Cancellation of trading short-term warrants
• Revision of amendment membership status of securities companies and trading rules
• Encouraging securities members to work as a self-regulatory organization (SRO)
3. Roles of stakeholders and equitable treatment of stakeholders
The SET’s Board of Governors (BoG) ensures that the Exchange’s operations are based on equitable and fair treatment
of stakeholders. The Board recognizes the reciprocal relationship the bourse has with all stakeholders, including the Securities and
Exchange Commission, securities companies, listed firms, asset management companies, investors, employees and related
agencies, including business partners, creditors, competitors, the public sector, society, and the environment. In order to ensure
the rights of stakeholders, SET has set guidelines on the protection of stakeholders in the SET Code of Conduct, Policies toward
and treatment of stakeholders include: