Date/Time 31 Mar 2025 17:05:00

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The Board of Directors' Opinion on the Clarification of Information in the Financial Statements for the year ended 2024

Symbol TPL
Source TPL
SET requests to clarify news or information Subject : The Board of Directors' Opinion on the Clarification of Information in the Financial Statements for the year ended 2024 Description : Ref Letter of Thai Parcels Public Company Limited No. TPL 006/2025 dated March 24, 2025 As the Stock Exchange of Thailand (the "SET") issued a letter no. BorJor. 30/2568 (2025) dated March 17, 2025 to Thai Parcels Public Company Limited (the "Company") in respect of the financial statements for the year ended 2024 of the Company submitted by the Company to the SET. In such financial statements, the auditor issued an unqualified opinion with an emphasis of matters in case where the Company issued a letter notifying the intention not to purchase the land for a distribution center construction. When signing a contract for studying the feasibility for investment, a deposit of 80 million Baht (30 percent of the land purchase price) was placed. Currently, the Company cannot cash a cheque received from the land seller with a purpose to refunding the deposit. In addition, the Company invested in Walton Electronics Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("Walton"). These transactions used funds from the initial public offering (IPO) totaling 125 million Baht, equivalent to 31 percent of the IPO proceeds, which is a significant amount and may have an impact on the Company's business expansion plans or operating result. Therefore, the Company is required by the SET to clarify the following information through SET's disclosure system by March 24, 2025 and disclose the opinions of the Board of Directors by March 31, 2025 so that the investors sufficiently receive significant information for their consideration to invest in the Company's securities. 1. Progress and investment plans in distribution center business, reasons for cancelling land purchase, progress in following up deposit and handling of a guarantee, time frame for completion, including details of the land location and the relationships between the land owner and the group of companies (e.g. shareholders, directors and executives). 2. Progress and investment plans in new business which the Company currently invests in Walton (e.g. factory construction, commercial income and expected return). 3. The Company's Board of Directors' opinion on the issues of (1) reasonability of the deposit payment in terms of both the rate and the conditions of the guarantee, including consideration of the seller's ability to proceed under the contract on the date of transaction approval (2) impact on the use of proceeds from IPO funds in the future, business expansion and progress of new business investment (3) measures to manage the use of IPO funds to avoid any losses which may occur. With respect to the three aforementioned matters, the Company wishes to inform that it has already clarified and disclosed information regarding item 1 and 2 through the SET's disclosure system on March 24, 2025, as detailed in the referenced letter. In this regard, the Company has convened a Board of Directors' meeting on March 31, 2025, to consider the facts related to the matters on which the SET has requested the Board of Directors' opinion. The Company hereby provides clarification on item 3 in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Directors, as follows: (1) Reasonability of the deposit payment in terms of both the rate and the conditions of the guarantee, including consideration of the seller's ability to proceed under the contract on the date of transaction approval The Board of Directors would like to inform that, when the Company was listed on the SET, it intended to allocate a portion of the IPO Proceeds for investment or business expansion, including the purchase of land and construction of distribution center and/or service point. Subsequently, the Company changed the intended use of such proceeds to include the purchase of land and construction of distribution center and/or service point and/or factory or other buildings related or for the investment in new business, in accordance with the resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders No. 1/2024. However, considering that the Company has only one primary sorting and distribution center located at its headquarters, the necessity to provide comprehensive services and the anticipated growth of the distribution center and Fulfillment Center business in the future, the seller offered to sell land located in an industrial zone and that prior to entering into the Memorandum of Understanding dated July 10, 2024 ("MOU") with the seller to study the feasibility of investing in the land, the Company reviewed and confirmed that the seller is a businessman, a director, and an executive of several listed companies, as well as the legal owner of the land offered for sale to the Company. The Company further verified that the land was free from any encumbrances. Additionally, the seller is a shareholder of the Company, holding approximately 2 percent of the Company's shares as at the date on which the MOU was executed. The seller also informed the Company that multiple parties were interested in investing in such land and required the Company to place a deposit within July 2024, otherwise, the seller would proceed with negotiations with other parties. Moreover, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors duly considered the appropriateness of entering into the MOU in accordance with the applicable regulations. The Board of Directors views that such land has significant potential for business operations and presents a great opportunity for the Company to invest in or expand its distribution center business on the land. Therefore, the Board of Directors deems it appropriate for the Company to enter into the MOU to explore this business opportunity. The Company is granted the right to study the feasibility of investing in and developing a distribution center and Fulfillment Center on the land. The MOU clearly sets forth conditions that allow the Company to decide, at its sole discretion, whether to purchase the land, depending on the satisfaction of the Company with the results of the feasibility study and the legal due diligence of the land. Additionally, the Board of Directors views that the deposit payment of 80 million Baht (approximately 30 percent of the purchase price of the land) is appropriate, as the Board of Directors has reviewed the value of the land based on the Property Evaluation Report dated May 16, 2024 which was assigned by the seller to Sasipakdi Company Limited ("SASI"), a property appraiser under the list approved by the Office of Securities and Exchange Commission. SASI designated 270,954,000 Bath as the value of such land. Furthermore, the Board of Directors has considered the facts about the seller, noting that the seller is a businessman and a director and executive of several listed companies, the seller is indeed the legal owner of the land offered for sale to the Company, and the land is free from any encumbrances. In addition, the seller possesses other assets, such as shares in the Company, and there were no circumstances or events at the time that would suggest the seller would be unable to refund the deposit to the Company. The Board of Directors has assigned the management to negotiate with the seller to prevent the seller from violating the conditions under the MOU, by stipulating that: (a) The seller shall deliver the original land title deed to the Company as evidence of the seller's intention not to encumber or bind the land with any legal obligations or commitments while the Company conducts its feasibility study on the land investment under the MOU; (b) The seller shall deliver a check for 80 million Baht to refund the deposit in the event that the feasibility study does not meet the Company's objectives; and (c) The seller shall pay default interest in the event that the seller fails to refund the deposit to the Company in accordance with the conditions under the MOU. Therefore, entering into the MOU to study the feasibility of investing in the land under these terms and conditions is deemed reasonable. Furthermore, please consider the reasons for cancelling land purchase, progress in following up deposit and handling of a guarantee, time frame for completion in item 1 of the referenced letter. (2) Impact on the use of proceeds from IPO funds in the future, business expansion and progress of new business investment The Board of Directors views that the delay in receiving the deposit refund from the seller will not have a significant negative impact on the use of proceeds from the IPO funds or business expansion, as the Company still has remaining IPO funds for: (a) the purchase of land and the construction of distribution center and/or service point and/or a factory or any other building related to or for investment in new businesses, amounting to 110 million Baht, and (b) the investment in new business, amounting to 60 million Baht. For the progress of the investment in new business, please refer to the clarification in item 2 of the referenced letter (3) measures to manage the use of IPO funds to avoid any losses which may occur. The Board of Directors would like to inform that after the Company changed its intended use of proceeds as per the resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders No. 1/2567, the Company has reported the most recent use of the funds raised from the IPO as of December 31, 2024, as follows: For the remaining use of the IPO proceeds, the Board of Directors has resolved to establish measures for overseeing the use of the IPO proceeds as follows: 1. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for reviewing the use of the IPO proceeds for (a) the purchase of land and the construction of distribution center and/or service point and/or a factory or any other building related to or for investment in new businesses; and (b) the purchase of investments in new businesses. The Executive Committee shall propose the use of IPO proceeds to the Risk Management Committee and the Audit Committee for review and opinion, before submitting it for approval by the Board of Directors. Consideration must take into account various factors, such as an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of no less than 7.00 percent per year, the Company's financial costs, investment risks, the feasibility and success of the project, and compliance with the investment procedure to consider and approve the investment under the delegation of authority manual, including the criteria on entering into the acquisition of asset transaction, criteria on entering into the connected transaction and criteria to disclose information of the listed company as specified by the SEC Office and the SET. 2. The Executive Committee and/or the Board of Directors shall be responsible for reviewing the use of the IPO proceeds for cases other than those specified in item 1 above (including the use of funds as working capital for the Company's operations) and must strictly comply with the approval process under the delegation of authority manual authority manual and any applicable relevant regulations (if any). Signature ___________________________ ( Chaipipat Kaewtrirat ) Mr. Chaipipat Kaewtrirat Authorized to sign on behalf of the company ______________________________________________________________________ This announcement was prepared and disseminated by listed company or issuer through the electronic system which is provided for the purpose of dissemination of the information and related documents of listed company or issuer to the Stock Exchange of Thailand only. 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