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



Thursday 4 December 2025 | No. 310 / 2025


Bangkok, 4 December 2025 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urges the bondholders of 12 series of GRAND 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 December 2025.  

Grande Asset Hotels and Property Public Company Limited (GRAND) will electronically convene a bondholders’ meeting on 11 December 2025 for GRAND254A, GRAND257A, GRAND257B, GRAND259A, GRAND259B, GRAND25OB, GRAND25DA, GRAND263A, GRAND264A, GRAND267A and GRAND271A series at 10.00 hours, and for GRAND25OA series at 14.00 hours. The matters for consideration are as follows:      

          For 11 bond series: GRAND254A, GRAND257A, GRAND257B, GRAND259A, GRAND259B, GRAND25OB, GRAND25DA, GRAND263A, GRAND264A, GRAND267A and GRAND271A:

          (1) Revising the structure and terms of the bonds as follows: 

                     (1.1) Extending the maturity periods for bond redemption for two years from the original maturity dates; 

                     (1.2) Increasing the interest rate of each bond series by 0.15 percent per year throughout the extended maturity periods;  

                     (1.3) Changing the repayment method from a single bullet repayment on the maturity date to installment-based principal repayments according to the specified periods and amounts.

          (2) Revising certain requirements under the terms and conditions, as follows:  
                     (2.1) Removing the minimum principal repayment amount per installment – previously not less than 10 percent, and increasing by every additional 5 percent of par value per unit on the issuance date;  

                     (2.2) Shortening the notice period and related procedures for the registrar to notify bondholders in advance of the issuer’s exercise of early redemption, from not less than 30 days to not less than three days prior to the intended early redemption date;    
                    (2.3) Revising the issuer’s right to redeem or request the release of collateral assets where the value ratio of collateral to outstanding bonds exceeds the threshold under the terms and conditions. (Only applicable to GRAND254A, GRAND257A, GRAND259A, GRAND25DA, GRAND263A, GRAND264A and GRAND271A series).     

          (3) Revising the issuer’s obligations under the terms and conditions, as follows:   

                     (3.1) Canceling the issuer’s obligation to maintain a credit rating throughout the life of the bonds and to submit credit rating review reports;  

                     (3.2) Extending the valuation review interval for real estate collateral from 12 months to 24 months, counted from the most recent valuation (Only applicable to GRAND254A, GRAND257A, GRAND25DA, GRAND264A and GRAND271A series);  

                     (3.3) Revising the reporting frequency for the valuation of common shares used as collateral from quarterly to semi-annually (Only applicable to GRAND254A, GRAND259A, GRAND263A, GRAND264A, GRAND271A).

          (4) Granting an exemption from an event of default under the terms and conditions for the issuer’s obligation to maintain the net debt-to-equity ratio for year-end or quarterly reporting periods, starting from the fiscal year-end and fourth quarter of 2025 through fiscal year 2027;    

          (5) Granting an exemption for the issuer’s default on certain bond series from being counted as defaulted debt under the terms and conditions.    

For GRAND25OA bond series:

          (1) Approving revision to the structure and terms of the bonds, as follows:  

                     (a) Extending the maturity period for bond redemption for two years; 

                     (b) Increasing the bond interest rate by 0.30 percent per year throughout the extended maturity period;  

                     (c) Changing the repayment method from a single bullet repayment on the maturity date to installment-based principal repayments according to the specified period and amount.

          (2) Granting an exemption from an event of default under the terms and conditions for the issuer’s inability to repay principal in the amount of 176.575 million baht on 14 October 2025 (the maturity date), and cancelling the call default and any related enforcement  actions taken by the bondholders’ representative in connection with such default;  

          (3) Granting an exemption from an event of default under the terms and conditions for the issuer’s obligation to maintain the net debt-to-equity ratio for year-end or quarterly reporting periods, starting from the fiscal year-end and fourth quarter of 2025 through fiscal year 2027;  

          (4) Revising the terms and conditions relating to early redemption and the release of collateral under the terms and conditions, as follows:

                     (4.1) Removing the minimum principal repayment amount per installment - previously not less than 10 percent and increasing by every additional 5 percent of par value per unit on the issuance date;    
                     (4.2) Shortening the notice period and related procedures for the registrar to notify bondholders in advance of the issuer’s exercise of early redemption, from not less than 30 days to not less than three days prior to the intended early redemption date;   
                     (4.3) Revising the issuer’s rights in relation to the redemption or release of collateral by allowing the issuer to choose to redeem or request the release of any type of collateral asset, whether for partial redemptions, early redemptions, or repurchases in the secondary market, provided that the collateral coverage ratio remains at or above the threshold specified in the terms and conditions.

          (5) Revising the issuer’s obligations under the terms and conditions, as follows:  

                    (5.1) Extending the valuation review interval for real estate collateral from 12 months to 24 months, counted from the most recent valuation;           
                    (5.2) Canceling the issuer’s obligation to maintain a credit rating throughout the life of the bonds and to submit credit rating review reports.
          (6) Ratifying the revision to the terms and conditions requiring the issuer to apply certain cash flows toward partial repayment, making such provision applicable to the GRAND25OA series, subject to the approval of the maturity extension under item (1).

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.

 

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Remark:
Daol Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited serves as the bondholders’ representative for the 12 series of GRAND bonds as follows:    

          - GRAND25OA bond due on 12 October 2025
          - GRAND254A bond due on 27 December 2025;
          - GRAND263A bond due on 12 March 2026;      
          - GRAND257A bond due on 14 March 2026;
          - GRAND257B bond due on 14 March 2026;
          - GRAND264A bond due on 11 April 2026;
          - GRAND259B bond due on 12 May 2026;
          - GRAND259A bond due on 21 May 2026;
          - GRAND25OB bond due on 11 June 2026;
          - GRAND267A bond due on 23 July 2026;
          - GRAND25DA bond due on 29 August 2026;
          - GRAND271A bond due on 23 January 2027.              






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