Bangkok--19 Jun--SCBQ SCBQ Structured Products IPO #1 SCBQ Is Now Offering Its Latest Structured Products With Maximum Return Up To 14% As a clear leader in Thailand’s structured investment products and financial innovations, SCB Quant Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SCBQ) announced the initial public offering for the period of June 2007 and started accepting a subscription from a general public (i.e., high-net-worth client) with 3 structured products, namely, A, B and C, to choose from. The latest innovations by SCBQ enabled Thai investors the opportunity to earn up to 6% for choice A, 14% for choice B and 10% for choice C by subscribing to invest with SCBQ in a product of their personal preference. The new set of SCBQ structured products had a very short tenor of under 6 months and all of them offered a “Capital Protection” feature as a key highlight. The company is currently accepting a subscription from a general public starting today up to 22nd June 2007 by setting the minimum investment amount at 1 million Thai Baht (about $30,000) per product. The IPO final allocation shall be announced on 28th June 2007. Mr. Paritat Lerngutai, CFA, FRM, Managing Director of SCB Quant Asset Management Co., Ltd. explained that “Under the current market environment whereby the bank deposit rate in Thailand continued to fall amidst growing uncertainty in the economy and unsettling political situations, SCBQ continued to take a new step, ahead of its competitors, in its progress to maintain its leadership role in the investment innovation by developing and offering for the first time in Thailand, structured products for retail investors who seek a higher yield, a short tenor and a limited downside risk.” The three-selected structured products, A-B-C, offered the best of the three worlds with a maximum yield which can be as high as 14% per annum, an investment maturity as low as 3 months and a special feature whereas the investor’s money will be protected up to 97% to prevent the investor from the risk from an unforeseen event in the future. SCBQ is a member of the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) — the third largest and the oldest commercial bank in Thailand. Wholly owned by SCB Securities Co., Ltd. (SCBS), the capital-market arm of SCB, SCBQ was set up in 2005 to pioneer into a new line of business in structured investment and derivatives which the SCB Group strongly believed to offer a tremendous potential to grow in the near future, given the latest measures and attempts by the government to liberalize Thailand’s capital and securities markets. SCBQ positioned itself as a modern-day structured-investment regional boutique by focusing on a unique market segment of high-net-worth individuals both in Thailand and the Southeast Asian region. SCBQ is planning to expand into the southeast region next year. Interested investors may pick up and submit a subscription form at SCBQ headquarters at 24th Floor, Sindhorn Building, Bangkok or call 662-686-2000 ext. 1190-1197 for more details.