Bangkok, March 25, 2014 ? SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak emphasized importance of listed companies? Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), an event set up every year during March?April. AGM serves as a venue of shareholders to exercise their rights to vote and ask for clarification in management related issues from companies? directors, executives and auditor.

Vorapol said that ?the SEC introduces ?Guidelines for shareholders? meeting?, a handbook written to provide guidelines on how to cast their votes, identify red flags and ask questions, contributing for shareholders to exercise their voting rights more effectively. ?Guidelines for shareholders? meeting? supports shareholders by giving suggestions and examples on the matters which should be considered or questioned at shareholder?s meeting; for instance, proper characteristics of directors, dividend paid from loan and suspicious transactions.

While company with good governance adds shareholder value, stronger roles of shareholders will considerably contribute to the company?s good governance. The SEC trusts that ?Guidelines for shareholders? meeting will support shareholders to be better prepared for AGM. The Guidelines can be viewed on www.start-to-invest.com and mobile application ?start-to-invest?.