Whistleblowers and Compliant Filing

The company has put in effect measures for oversight and channels where all stakeholders, including employees, to report any leads or file complaints. The report and filing could be of any actions suspected as a violation or failure to comply with laws, regulations, articles, ethics, and corporate governance policies. They also apply to any incorrect financial reports or flaws in the internal control systems. The Internal Audit Department is responsible. And the report and filing could be forwarded to the department via various channels, including the website of the company under the “Investor Relations” section.

Channels for Compliant Filing
Website : www.oishigroup.com
Email : AuditCommittee@Oishigroup.com
Mail :
Audit Committee, Internal Audit Department,
Oishi Group PLC.
90 CW Tower, Floor 36, B3601
Ratchadapisek Road, Kwaeng Huay Kwang, Khet Huay Kwang
Bangkok 10310


In addition, OISHI has established guidelines for the protection of complainants or whistleblowers. It is deemed that the information of the complainant or the whistleblower is confidential. The company will not disclose the name of the complainant or the whistleblower unless it is disclosed as required by law and relevant regulatory agencies. This includes establishing a complaints or whistleblower protocol and protections in accordance with the corporate governance policy of the company and its subsidiaries, effective from February 25, 2015. (”Regulations for receiving complaints”) This is to ensure that OISHI’s complaints and whistleblowing proceedings are structured appropriately, efficient, streamlined, and have international standards on par with other leading companies, as well as creating confidence for all stakeholders including employees that they will be protected from harassment, punishment or improper treatment arising from complaints or clues to OISHI, unless such act is done in bad faith or has malicious intent to destroy the company or other person, or illegal or company discipline.

At the same time, the Board of Directors has assigned the Audit Committee consisting of Independent Directors, to supervise and set guidelines for handling complaints or whistleblowing through the channels mentioned above, as well as assigning an internal audit unit, which is an independent agency to operate and report directly to the Audit Committee, to support the Audit Committee's performance in screening, managing and investigating complaints or clues if there is a factual basis to present the audit results to the Audit Committee for consideration, and suggest solutions or report to the Board of Directors. After considering the corrective actions, improvements according to the complaints or clues received, the company will notify the action to the whistleblower or the complainant in accordance with the procedures within a reasonable period of time.

In this regard, if there is a case where the complaint or the whistleblowing is done with good intentions, without maliciously damaging the reputation of the company or the person involved, when the company is determined by the court that it has actually violated that person's legal rights, that person will has the right to receive compensation from the company as appropriate, reasonable and in accordance with the rules prescribed by law.