Sunday, November 22, 2009

Thai bourse joins with Money & Banking Magazine to present SET Awards 2009

Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Pataraprasit presided over The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Awards ceremony to recognize the most outstanding businesses and persons in the capital market. This year, there were a total of 71 nominees for the awards. The event was held in SET in the City 2009, on the fifth floor of Siam Paragon Shopping Mall.


SET Awards honor listed, securities, and asset management companies, as well as persons with outstanding performance, and is being held for the sixth consecutive year, with a total of 29 awards given this year, said SET President Patareeya Benjapolchai.

“SET Awards will encourage listed companies and relevant business sectors in the Thai capital market of all levels and sizes that have determination and are focused on increasing and maintaining the effectiveness of their organization. All 71 nominees deserve to be honored and be role models for their outstanding performance,” continued Ms. Patareeya.

“The awards are divided into different categories so that middle-sized and smaller firms will have an opportunity to present their outstanding performance more clearly.

However, since the economic crisis last year affected all businesses, this year, only 29 listed companies passed the strict minimum qualifications, and some of the awards have no winners,” Chairman of SET Awards’ working committee of distinguished experts Panas Simasathien said.

“SET Awards 2009 aims at encouraging consistent development of quality. We have established a Hall of fame for those who have consistently maintained their top performance in each category, or those receiving SET awards in the same category, for three consecutive years," noted Money & Banking Magazine Editor-in-Chief Santi Viriyarangsarit

This year, we assigned the TRIS Corporation Limited, the well-known credit rating agency that is neutral and reliable, to be responsible for designing the criteria and evaluating the results in the Best Performance Awards for the second year. Moreover, other committees involved in the judging were Advisory Committee for Corporate Governance, Thai Investor Relations Club Committee and Committee for the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards.
A total of 29 awards were presented to:

Category 1: Awards given to listed companies, top executives, securities companies, and asset management companies for their best performance:

1. Best Performance Awards categorized by market capitalization as of end- 2008. The awards went to company with a market capitalization of:
- Over THB10 billion : PTT Exploration and Production PCL (PTTEP)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 1) : Univanich Palm Oil PCL (UVAN)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 2) : Thai Metal Trade PCL (TMT)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 3) : Advanced Information Technology PCL (AIT)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 4): No award was given
- mai-listed company: No award was given
2. Best CEO Awards : categorized by market :

- CEO of SET-listed company: Ms. Kannikar Chalitaporn, President, The Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB)
- CEO of mai-listed company: No award was given
3. Best Securities Company Awards: categorized by target market group:

- Securities company focusing mainly on institutional investors: UBS Securities (Thailand) Limited (UBS)

- Securities company focusing mainly on retail investors: Kasikorn Securities PCL (KS)
4. Best Asset Management Company Award: went to BBL Asset Management PCL (BBLAM)

Category 2: Awards given to companies having excellent corporate governance report, corporate social responsibility, environment, investor relations, and best shareholders:

1. Top Corporate Governance Report Awards : went to listed companies with exceptional corporate governance practices report:
--SET-listed companies:
- The Bangchak Petroleum PCL (BCP)
- Electricity Generating PCL (EGCO)
- Kasikorn Bank PCL (KBANK)
- Krung Thai Bank PCL (KTB)
- PTT PCL (PTT)
- PTT Chemical PCL (PTTCH)
- PTT Exploration and Production PCL (PTTEP)
- Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL (RATCH)
- Somboon Advance Technology PCL (SAT)
- SE-EDUCATION PCL (SE-ED)
--mai-listed company: Pylon PCL (PYLON)

2. Corporate Social Responsibility Awards: given to listed companies with outstanding corporate social responsibility and environment, considered by its policies and information on the company’s operation that benefits stakeholders and other related parties. The awards went to companies with a market capitalization of :

- Over THB10 billion : Total Access Communication PCL (DTAC) and The Siam Cement PCL (SCC)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 1): The Bangchak Petroleum PCL (BCP)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 2) : SE-EDUCATION PCL (SE-ED)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 3) : No award was given
- Not over THB10 billion (group 4): No award was given
- mai-listed company: No award was given

3. IR Excellence Awards : given to listed companies with outstanding operation in investor relations, considered by IR activities of listed companies and investors’ satisfaction. The awards went to companies with a market capitalization of:
- Over THB10 billion : PTT PCL (PTT)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 1): The Bangchak Petroleum PCL (BCP)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 2) : Somboon Advance Technology PCL (SAT)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 3) : Seafco PCL (SEAFCO)
- Not over THB10 billion (group 4): T. Krungthai Industries PCL (TKT)
- mai-listed company: Interlink Communication PCL (ILINK)

4. Outstanding Shareholder Awards: this recognition went to the individual shareholders who creatively exercised the rights and responsibilities in benefiting the company and shareholders as a whole. The Thai Investor Association is responsible for considering the winner for the awards. This year, no award was given in this category.

Those interested in viewing the recorded tape of SET Awards 2009, please go to Money Channel or through www.moneychannel.co.th on Saturday 21, 2009 at 22.00-23.00 hrs. For more information on SET Awards, please visit www.set.or.th
For more information, please contact S-E-T Call Center 0 2229 2222

Press office, please contact Public Relations Unit, the Corporate Communications Dept.: Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 / Kanokwan Khemmalai Tel: 0-2229-2048 / Panitee Chatpolarak Tel: 0-2229-2792
Attachment to SET News No. 135/2009, November 13, 2009
SET Awards 2009 Working Committee of distinguished experts and organizers
SET Awards 2009 Working Committee of distinguished experts and Honorable Judges
1. Dr. Panas Simasathien Chairman
2. Dr. Maruey Phadoongsidhi Member
3. Mr.Seri Jintanaseri Member
4. Mr. Santi Viriyarangsarit Member
5. Ms. Patareeya Benjapolchai Member
6. Mr. Vichate Tantiwanich Secretary
Advisory Committee and relevant Committees
Advisory Committee for Corporate Governance
1. Professor Hiran Radeesri
2. Mr.Vijit Supinit
3. Mr. Singh Tangtaswas
4. Mr. Yuth Vorachattarn
Thai Investor Relations Club Committee
1. Mr. Kriengchai Boonpoapichart
2. Mr. Kobboon Srichai
3. Mr. Wachara Iamsakun
4. Ms. Jiraporn Rungsrithong
5. Ms. Supannee Asawasuwan
Committee for the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards
1. Mr.Paiboon Wattanasiritham
2. Mr. Sirichai Sakornrattanakul
3. Mr. Machima Kunjara Na Ayudhya
4. Dr. Pipat Yodprudtikan
5. Mr. Watcharamongkol Benjathanachat
6. Mr. Sutee Smudraprabhud
Organizers
1. The Stock Exchange of Thailand
2. Money & Banking Magazine
3. TRIS Corporation Limited (designing the criteria and evaluating the results)

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