Policy and Practices for Shareholders and Stakeholders GC’s business operation involves various groups of stakeholders, ranging from shareholders, customers, business partners, creditors, competitors, government sectors and employees to communities, society, and the environment. As each stakeholder group has different needs, the Board of Directors has established policies and guidelines for responsible engagement of each stakeholder group in line with their specific needs as part of the Corporate Governance and Business Code of Conduct Handbook and disclosed them on the Company’s website. Prior to the Meeting GC clearly notified shareholders of the rules and procedures relating to rights of shareholders to propose matters to be included in the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and to nominate qualified persons for consideration and election as Directors in advance of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders from September 15 to December 31, 2022 via SET Portal and the Company’s website. The nominated persons or proposed matters will be considered in accordance with the prescribed criteria. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee will be in charge of considering the qualifications of such nominated persons, and the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will consider the proposed matter deemed beneficial and which should be proposed as an agenda item of the meeting, which are then proposed to the Board of Directors for further consideration. The Board of Directors will inform the shareholders of its decision and rational at the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. For the year 2023, none of the shareholders proposed agenda items or nominated any person to be considered for appointment to directorship. According to the resolutions of the Board of Directors’ meeting held on February 13, 2023, GC instantly notified SET after the meeting to disseminate the news to its shareholders that the 2023 E-AGM would be held on April 7, 2023, and the record date was set for February 28, 2023, to accommodate shareholders the rights to attend the 2023 E-AGM and receive dividend payment. This information was also published on GC’s website. GC published the invitation letter on GC’s website, comprising the agenda items with the Board’s opinions on each agenda item as well as the attachments, proxy forms, and measures and guidelines for registration and attending the 2023 E-AGM in both Thai and English, on March 7, 2023, over 30 days in advance to the meeting. In addition, GC sent an invitation letter, along with QR codes for downloading the digital versions of Form 56-1 One Report for the year 2022 and the 2022 Integrated Sustainability Report. If a shareholder would like to assign a proxy to attend and vote at the E-AGM on their behalf or if they were unable to attend the E-AGM in person, GC provided them with a proxy statement that allowed them to specify their “Approval,” “Objection,” or “Abstent ion” vote for each agenda i tem. Independent Directors’ profiles were also included for their considerat ion. Detai ls of the proxy assignment process and documents required to Communities Society and Environment Shareholders Customers Business Partners Competitors Creditors Government Sectors Employees Treatment of Stakeholders Shareholder Rights GC prioritizes shareholder right protection and has included it as part of the Corporate Governance and Business Code of Conduct Handbook to ensure full compliance. (1) Provision of Important and Pertinent Information to Shareholders GC provides shareholders with clear, up-to-date information of importance and pertinence on its business operations. To this end, it also discloses information deemed necessary, albeit not legally required, on its website and via the portal of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). (2) The 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders GC held the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders via electronic Means (E-AGM) at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023, in compliance with the Emergency Decree on Electronic Meetings B.E. 2563 (2020) as well as other applicable laws and regulations. GC also ensured convenience for the attending shareholders as detailed below. 136
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