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Power Solution Technologies Public Company Limited
Shareholder Rights
Preparations bafore Shareholders’ Meetings
Shareholders are allowed to propose agenda items and send questions concerning the meeting agenda of the annual general meeting in advance from 1 December 2023 to 10 January 2024 for the annual general meeting in April of the next year by notifying shareholders via the news system of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Criteria and steps are clearly announced and specified on the Company’s website.
The Company has a policy to facilitate and support shareholders to exercise rights and does not violate or limit shareholder rights such as basic rights to receive suitable, sufficient and timely information and news and the right to attend meetings, vote and fully express opinions. For example, the Company has days when the Company specifies names of shareholders entitled to attend Shareholders’ Meetings for shareholders to consider and reached a resolution to approve annual dividend payouts. In addition, the Company places importance on Shareholders’ Meetings by facilitating and supporting shareholders including institutional investors to attend meetings.
Shareholders are able to download the Company’s information at www.pst.co.th, which contains the Company’s financial information, the company’s general information and meeting information in order to allow shareholders and those interested to study the Company’s information. Further inquiries for more information can be made via the Company Secretary’s email at Wassana.n@pst.co.th.
Concerning information in shareholder meeting invitations, the Company specifies shareholder meeting agenda items clearly such as agenda items on statements of financial status and the profit-loss statement, agenda items on allocation of profit to payout dividends and to the legal reserve, agenda items on director elections to replace directors whose terms expired, agenda items on consideration of directors’ remuneration and agenda items on auditor appointment and auditing fee specifications.
Proceedings on Shareholder Meeting Dates during and after Shareholders’ Meetings
The Company held the annual general meeting of 2023 on 25 April 2023 at Office Conference Room No. 389, PST Building, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok. The Company used e-meeting technology systems of service providers consistent with Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Notifications under relevant rules, regulations and criteria in Shareholders’ Meetings including for shareholder registration, voting, vote counting and displaying results in order to enable meetings to be held quickly and accurately according to corporate governance principles.
Before the beginning of the annual general meeting of 2023, the Company Secretary informed shareholders of meeting rules and voting methods. At meetings, shareholders were allowed equal rights to examine the Company’s operations along with expressing opinions and recommendations. The Company has video recordings, photographs and audio recordings of the meetings.
In cases where shareholders were unable to attend e-meetings, the Company facilitated attendance by preparing proxy forms in Forms A, B and C along with providing recommendations and specifying documents and evidence which shareholders must prepare for use in granting proxy rights.