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SEC urges JCK bondholders to exercise their rights at the upcoming bondholders’ meeting



Tuesday 8 April 2025 | No. 81 / 2025


Bangkok, 8 April 2025 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urges the bondholders of JCK217A and JCK221A bonds to study all available information, exercise their rights at the upcoming bondholders’ meeting, and reach out to the bond issuer or the bondholders’ representative to obtain comprehensive and sufficient details for making an informed voting decision. The bondholders’ meeting will be held on 11 April 2025.  

JCK International Public Company Limited (JCK), the issuer of JCK217A and JCK221A bonds, will electronically convene the Bondholders’ Meeting No. 1/2025 on 11 April 2025 at 14.00 hours. The e-meeting contains matters for consideration as follows:
          (1) Approving the extension of bond maturity periods for redemption, as follows:
               - For JCK217A bond, extension of two years with the new maturity date set for 26 July 2027;
               - For JCK221A bond, extension of one year and six months, with the new maturity date set for 24 July 2027.
            (2) Approving an increase the interest rate for JCK217A and JCK221A bonds from 7.25 percent per year to 7.50 percent per year during the extended maturity periods;
            (3) Approving the adjustment of principal repayment installments, as follows:
               - For JCK217A bond, the principal repayment will be divided into five installments with the first four installments comprising a total of not less than 12 percent of the bond value as of the issuance date, and the fifth installment settling the remaining balance on the new maturity date;
               - For JCK221A bond, the principal repayment will be divided into five installments with the first four installments comprising a total of not less than 13 percent of the bond value as of the issuance date, and the fifth installment settling the remaining balance on the new maturity date.
The SEC requires that the bondholders’ representative analyze the benefits and shortcomings as well as the potential impacts on the bondholders both in cases of approval and decline of approval for the above matters with respective supporting reasons and the opinions of the bondholders’ representative. The bondholders are, therefore, encouraged to thoroughly review the information and exercise their rights to protect their own interests. They should also make necessary inquiries to the bondholders’ representative to obtain comprehensive information before making a voting decision at the bondholders’ e-meeting.     




Remark:
Asia Plus Securities Co., Ltd. serves as the bondholders’ representative for JCK217A bond due on 26 July 2025, and JCK221A bond due on 24 January 2026.
 






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