the Fund Service Platform Project under a service called Fund Connext developed by Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited in collaboration with the SET and other securities companies which participated in the project. The objective of the project is to establish a common platform for mutual fund trading transactions, which receives and sends information about trading transactions and payments of prices between mutual fund selling agents. The platform provides investors with additional investment opportunities. Customers not only can access the systems for trading mutual funds themselves but also can make investments themselves by using the Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) strategy through the Streaming System for Fund System on mobile phones. Importantly, customers can review the consolidated portfolio which incorporates all of their investments in mutual funds in one place. In this connection, TNS’s product development team prepares research papers and gives recommendat ions on noteworthy mutual funds by type, based on Morningstar fund data. The information serves as a guideline and tool for product introduction for sellers and help investors see a clearer picture of investment. 6. Financial Advisory and Securities Underwriting Services TNS started giving financial advisory and firm commitment underwriting services since it was Thanachart Finance and Securities Company Limited. Throughout the past, TNS offered financial advisory services in several areas as well as services related to underwriting of securities issued by numerous leading companies. In this connection, TNS is supported by adequate personnel who are licensed to work in the field of financial advisory services and approved by the SEC for controlling operations. In 2021, TNS was appointed as lead underwriter with a firm commitment for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the ordinary shares of TQR Public Company Limited. TNS was also the underwriter of Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the ordinary shares of The One Enterprise Public Company Limited and World Flex Public Company Limited. In addition, TNS was the lead underwriter of the debentures of Rojana Industrial Park Public Company Limited and Sahakol Equipment Public Company Limited. As well, TNS was entrusted to serve as financial advisor on investment as well as Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) for TQM Corporation Public Company Limited, Saksiam Leasing Public Company Limited, and Thai Energy Storage Technology Public Company Limited. Furthermore, it served as financial advisor on investment for investors, tender offer preparer and tender offer agent for all the securities of PSG Corporation Public Company Limited. During the past five years, TNS was continuously successful in giving financial advisory services, as evidenced by the domestic and foreign awards it received for financial advice on Mergers and Acquisitions and fund mobilization through offer for sale of ordinary shares to the general public. Among others, these included SET Awards under the category of Deal of the Year Awards related to Mergers and Acquisitions in 2020 and also under the category of Deal of the Year Awards related to fund mobilization through offer for sale of ordinary shares to the general public in 2016. Other noteworthy awards it received were Thailand Capital Markets Deal of the Year 2016 (IFR Asia Award), the Best IPO Deal of the Year 2016 in Southeast Asia (10th Annual Alpha Southeast Asia Deal & Solution Awards) as well as the Best Country Deals 2016 (Thailand) (Global Capital Asia and Asia Money). 7. Issuance and Offer for Sale Derivative Warrants (DW) TNS was authorized by the SEC to issue and offer for sale derivative warrants on 4 May 2012. It has started offering for sale derivative warrants since September 2021, with focus on the securities with high trading liquidity under SET50 and SET100 respectively. In this connection, TNS ensures that the securities are selected from all industry groups and business sectors. The objective is to enable investors to invest in quality derivative warrants as there are additional protection and price volatility risk management of the underlying securities. The availability of derivative warrants helps meet all investment needs in any market situation, bringing about investment benefits for customers. 44
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