SPCG Public Company Limited

SPCG shares surged against the market to 11.20 baht, up 1.25 baht or 12.56%, after the board acknowledged a change in major shareholders. The buying group is led by Mr. Worasit Phokhaichaiyaphat, Chief Executive Officer of Munkong Housing Public Company Limited, or MK, together with JRT Green Energy Company Limited, Premia Global Limited, and Premia Global Thai Company Limited, which signed agreements to purchase 606,690,726 SPCG shares, representing 57.46%, from Ms. Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern and other shareholders. After the transaction, the buying group will hold shares as follows: JRT Green Energy Company Limited will hold 265,888,888 shares, or 25.18%; Premia Global Limited will hold 225,888,888 shares, or 21.40%; Mr. Worasit Phokhaichaiyaphat will hold 74,610,050 shares, or 7.07%; and Premia Global Thai Company Limited will hold 40,302,900 shares, or 3.82%. On the selling side, Ms. Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern holds 486,551,676 shares, or 46.08%, and Kyocera Corporation holds 63,500,000 shares, or 6.01%, and both will no longer hold shares after the transaction. Ms. Ratchaneewan Akarawikrai holds 65,659,600 shares, or 6.22%, and will be left with 29,073,000 shares, or 2.75%. A tender offer for all securities of the company will be made at 9.11 baht per share, and the buyers have no plan to delist the shares from the stock exchange. They also do not intend to significantly change the main business objectives within 12 months from the end of the tender offer period. In addition, the buyers will nominate six new directors and acknowledge the resignation of three existing directors, effective 20 August 2026, and will nominate Mr. Wutthichai Tankuranan as Senior Deputy Managing Director of Accounting and Finance, or CFO, effective 20 August 2026.

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SPCG shares closed the morning session at 10.60 baht, up 0.65 baht or 6.53%, after the company announced a change in its major shareholder structure and an acquisition. A group led by Dr. Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern, together with Kyocera Corporation and other shareholders, sold a total of 606,690,726 shares, representing 57.46% of all shares, to a new investor group led by Mr. Worasit Phokhaichaiyaphat, together with JRT Green Energy Company Limited, Premia Global Limited, and Premia Global Thai Company Limited. The buyers plan to make a tender offer for all securities at 9.11 baht per share and confirmed they have no plan to delist SPCG from the stock exchange, while continuing to focus on the existing core business. Even though the share price on the board has risen above the tender offer price, this reflects that investors expect new developments and added value under the new investor group's management, rather than merely selling shares for profit at the tender price.

SPCG reported second-quarter net profit of 115.5 million baht, up 24% from the same period last year, reflecting efficiency in solar farm management and cost control. For the first half, total revenue was 814.8 million baht, down 12%, while net profit of 233.9 million baht was close to the prior year. The company is adjusting its strategy to focus more on the residential market, supported by government policy offering tax deductions of up to 200,000 baht and a scheme to purchase surplus electricity, while developing flexible packages and end-to-end services. The chief executive officer said that in the second half the company will expand the residential market alongside the industrial sector and seek clean energy investment opportunities both domestically and internationally.