LH Financial Group Public Company Limited is a non-operating holding company, established under the Bank of Thailand’s notification requiring that all financial institutions have to restructure the shareholding structure of its group to be in line with the guideline on consolidated supervision.
LH Financial Group Public Company Limited was established on 22 April 2009 with the initial registered capital of Baht 100,000. The core objective is to act as the holding company of the financial business group. As a non-operating holding company, the company holds the shares in other companies for the purpose of their management control.
On 19 June 2009, the company submitted the application for permission to establish the financial business group to the Bank of Thailand. On 28 October 2009, the Bank of Thailand approved the company and Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited to set up the financial business group. The holding company is acting as the parent company of the financial business group and the bank is the subsidiary under the solo consolidation basis, and Land and Houses Fund Management Company Limited is the subsidiary of the non-solo consolidation basis. Moreover, the company has to operate its business under the supervision of the Bank of Thailand governed by the Financial Institution Business Act B.E. 2551.
On 10 June 2009, the company restructured its shareholding structure according to the financial business group’s establishment plan approved by the Bank of Thailand. On 27 November 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the company to offer the new securities and the warrants according to the shareholding restructuring plan. On 1 December 2009, the company issued and offered the new ordinary shares to the existing shareholders of Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited by exchanging with the existing ordinary shares of Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited at the ratio of 1:1. Later, on 9 December 2009, the company registered the capital increase to exchange with the ordinary shares of the bank as paid-up shares with the Ministry of Commerce. After restructuring, the existing shareholders of Land and Houses Bank Public Company became the shareholders of the company and the company held 99.99% of the paid-up capital in Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited.
On 10 May 2011, the Stock Exchange of Thailand received the company’s ordinary shares as the listed securities and started its first trading day under the LHBANK symbol. And on 24 April 2018, the company changed the securities symbol to LHFG.
On 22 January 2014, the company purchased a 99.80% of the paid-up capital of CIMB Securities International (Thailand) Public Company Limited and also purchased a 99.99% of the paid-up capital of CIMB Advisory (Thailand) Company Limited via CIMB Securities International (Thailand) Public Company Limited. Furthermore, on 15 January 2014, the Bank of Thailand allowed both of the mentioned companies to be included in the financial business group. The objective of the acquisition of stocks of the two entities was to expand the financial business of LH Financial Group Public Company Limited financial business group into the areas of securities business and financial advisory. Afterwards, the two companies have been renamed as Land and Houses Securities Public Company Limited and Land and Houses Advisory Company Limited respectively.
For restructuring LH Financial Group Public Company Limited financial business group, on 1 March 2016, LH Financial Group Public Company Limited acquired 2,999,995 ordinary shares, accounting for 99.99% of the paid-up capital of Land and Houses Fund Management Company Limited from Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited.
On 29 March 2016, the company signed the MOU in relation to share subscription agreement with CTBC Bank Company Limited (CTBC Bank) to be a strategic partner. The company agreed to issue 7,544,961,342 new ordinary shares or 35.617% of paid-up capital to be allotted to CTBC Bank under the private placement scheme at Baht 2.20 per share, totaling Baht 16,598.9 million. And on 27 July 2017, the transaction process was complete. As a result, CTBC Bank holds 35.617% of the paid-up capital which is equal to the combined portion of the shares held by Land and Houses Public Company Limited and Quality Houses Public Company Limited which are 21.879% and 13.738% respectively.
On 8 September 2021, CTBC Bank acquired LHFG shares from Ms. Piangjai Harnpanij and Mr. Pairoj Paisarnsrisomsuk, in aggregate of 10.99% of the paid-up capital, consequently CTBC holds LHFG shares in aggregate of 46.61% of the paid-up capital.