{"id":662,"date":"2021-10-30T04:19:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionspace.co.th\/doing-business-living-bangkok\/?p=662"},"modified":"2021-10-30T04:22:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:22:11","slug":"what-is-a-nominee-shareholder-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionspace.co.th\/doing-business-living-bangkok\/what-is-a-nominee-shareholder-service\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Nominee Shareholder Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nominee Shareholder is a person (Thai National) to represent you(foreigner) and has no legal rights or ability to control nor manage the company. A Nominee is merely your representative and is appointed simply to satisfy Thailand&#8217;s regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When do you need to &#8216;hire&#8217; a Nominee Shareholder<br><\/strong>1) You&#8217;ll need to &#8220;hire&#8221; a Nominee Shareholder if you intend to set up a Thai Company (where majority shares are own by a Thai) when you actually do not have a Thai Partner<br>2) You&#8217;ll need to &#8216;hire&#8217; a Nominee Shareholder to fulfil the Thai Law to have at least 3 parties to form a Company if you do not actually have 3 parties.<br>3) You&#8217;ll need to &#8216;hire&#8217; a Nominee Shareholder to represent you \/ to hold your shares for you when you(foreigner) actually owns the majority shares of a business venture with a Thai Partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DO NOT need to hire a Nominee Shareholde<strong>r<\/strong><\/span> when you(foreigner) is in fact holding the minority (less than 49%) shares in a Thai Company with a Thai Partner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Does hiring a Nominee Shareholder entail any risk for your company?<br><\/strong>When properly structured, a Nominee Shareholder is merely your representative and has no rights nor ability to control, manage, operate, transact on behalf of the company. The Nominee will also pre-sign his\/her own resignation form as well as Share Transfer Form for your safekeeping. These pre-signed documents allow you to replace the Nominee anytime you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Is it a good idea to use a Thai Friend, Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Employees as your Nominee Shareholders?<br><\/strong>Absolutely NO! We&#8217;ve seen too many cases where the nominated person tries to cash in on opportunities like this or simply disappear after a bad relationship or disagreement and the cost and headache you&#8217;ll have to face is far more costly than hiring a professional nominee shareholder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>What risks does a Nominee Shareholder take?<\/strong><br>A Nominee Shareholder undertakes significant risk. If the company breaks a law, the Nominee Shareholder (majority shareholder) is also on the hook with Thai authorities. While the Nominee Shareholder&#8217;s powers are severely curtailed, his or her liability is not \u2013 serious breaches of the law by the company can result in the prosecution of the Nominee Shareholder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nominee Shareholder Role at a Glance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below clarifies the division of responsibilities between the Nominee Shareholder and you, the owner of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Who will be responsible for the overall management and operation of the company?<\/td><td>You<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who will be the signatory on the company&#8217;s bank account?<\/td><td> You <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who will provide a guarantee for all debts and liabilities of the company?<\/td><td> You <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who will execute all contracts on behalf of the company?<\/td><td> You <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who will be the shareholder of the company?<\/td><td> You <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who will satisfy the local share ownership requirement for your Thai Limited Company?<\/td><td>Nominee Shareholder<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/unionspace.co.th\">UnionSPACE<\/a> Legal team today to find out more. 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