Revise or Change the Company Name in Thailand

When might you change your company name?

• Rebranding: your business has a new brand or a new direction.
• New owners: the company has been bought or has new shareholders.
• A clearer name: the current name no longer describes what the company does.
• Group structure: you want the name to match a parent company or group.

What Thai law requires

• Name reservation: the new name must first be checked and reserved with the DBD, and it must follow the DBD’s rules on company names.
• Meeting notice: the shareholders’ meeting notice must be sent by registered mail with return receipt, or delivered by hand, to every shareholder in the register at least 14 days before the meeting, or the longer period set in the company’s articles. If the company has bearer shares, or its articles require it, the notice must also be published in a local newspaper or electronic media.
• Agenda: the notice must clearly state the agenda item to amend clause 1 (company name) and, if needed, the company seal.
• Quorum: at least 2 shareholders must attend, holding together at least one quarter of the company’s capital.
• Special resolution: the change must be approved by at least three-quarters of the votes of the shareholders present and entitled to vote.
• Registration: an authorised director, as registered with the DBD, files the application with the registrar.
• Company seal: if the registered seal shows the company name, the new seal is registered in the same application.

How the process works

1. Check and reserve the new name: we check that the name is available and meets the DBD rules, then reserve it.
2. Send the meeting notice: we prepare the notice and send it to every shareholder at least 14 days before the meeting.
3. Hold the shareholders’ meeting: the shareholders pass the special resolution to change the name, and the seal if needed.
4. File with the DBD: we prepare the registration forms and file them at the DBD office for your head office location, or online through DBD Biz Regist.
5. Receive the updated documents: you get the updated company affidavit and registration certificate under the new name.

Counting of the 14 days starts the day after the notice is sent or published, and the meeting can be held on the day after the notice period ends.

Information we need from you

• The new company name you want, with one or two back-up options
• The design of the new company seal, if your company uses one with its name

Government fees

These are the DBD’s official fees. VEACCO’s service fee is separate.

Where the registration is filed

• Head office in Bangkok: DBD head office (Sanam Bin Nam) or Business Development Offices Areas 1 to 6 (Pinklao, Phahonyothin, Ratchadaphisek, Si Phraya, Srinakarin at Thanya Park, and Chaengwattana Government Complex). Securities businesses file only at Sanam Bin Nam.
• Head office in another province: the Provincial Commercial Office of that province.
• Online: through the DBD Biz Regist digital registration system.