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SEC Amends Underwriting Regulations to Be in Line with SMEs’ Public Share Offerings



Monday 19 September 2022 | No. 156 / 2022


Bangkok, 19 September 2022 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended underwriting regulations to be in line with regulations related to offering for sale of shares of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which aim to promote SMEs and increase their fundraising capability.

It is the SEC’s policy to increase SMEs’ business opportunities by allowing them more convenient access to financial services in accordance with the Master Plan under the 20-Year National Strategy (2018-2037). In this regard, the SEC has revised the SMEs share offering rules to provide SMEs with wider choices of fundraising channels, including share offering to the issuer’s group of companies.  

This amendment approved by the Capital Market Supervisory Board Meeting No. 2/2565 on 15 February 2022 aims to resolve the limitations related to the underwriter’s securities allocation to be in line with the regulations on SMEs’ share offering. The amendment becomes effective as from 16 September 2022.  

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No. 156 / 2022 Monday 19 September 2022
SEC Amends Underwriting Regulations to Be in Line with SMEs’ Public Share Offerings
Bangkok, 19 September 2022 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended underwriting regulations to be in line with regulations related to offering for sale of shares of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which aim to promote SMEs and increase their fundraising capability.

It is the SEC’s policy to increase SMEs’ business opportunities by allowing them more convenient access to financial services in accordance with the Master Plan under the 20-Year National Strategy (2018-2037). In this regard, the SEC has revised the SMEs share offering rules to provide SMEs with wider choices of fundraising channels, including share offering to the issuer’s group of companies.  

This amendment approved by the Capital Market Supervisory Board Meeting No. 2/2565 on 15 February 2022 aims to resolve the limitations related to the underwriter’s securities allocation to be in line with the regulations on SMEs’ share offering. The amendment becomes effective as from 16 September 2022.  

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