BOD'S RESOLUTIONS REGARDING ESOP
14 November 2001
Translation
AIS 0588/2001
November 15, 2001
Re: Notification of the Resolutions of the Board of Directors' Meeting No.
8/2001 regarding issuance the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
To: The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Attachments : 1. Detail of the Employee Stock Option Plan
2. Capital Increase Form
The Board of Directors of Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (ADVANC
or the Company) resolved in the meeting No. 8/2001 held on November 13, 2001
at 10.00 a.m. at the Board Room, Shinawatra 1 Tower, 414 Paholyothin Road,
Samsennai Subdistrict, Payathai District, Bangkok the following matters:
1. Certified the Minutes of the Board of Directors' Meeting No. 7/2001 held
on November 8, 2001.
2. Approved the issuing and offering of warrants to purchase the Company's
ordinary shares to directors, employees, and advisors of the Company.
The objective of the ESOP is to compensate and motivate the directors,
employees, and advisors to perform their duties in the best interests of
the Company. This should in turn bring about long-term benefit to the
Company, as well as retain them with the Company.
The overall program consists of 5 plans during a period of 5 years. The
Company will issue and offer warrants to directors, employees, and advisors
of the Company once a year, for 5 consecutive years. The terms of warrants
issued each year will not exceed 5 years from the date of issuance, while
other details of warrants will be similar for all five issuance. The
warrant issuance and allocation each year are subject to approvals in the
Board of Directors and Shareholders' meetings.
Total amount of warrants to be issued and offered during the 5-year period
is approximately 51,400,000 units, implying that about 51,400,000 ordinary
shares (at THB1 par value) are to be reserved for the exercise of rights
pursuant to the warrants. These common shares account for about 1.75% of
the total paid-up shares.
For the first year of the program, the Board of Directors resolved to
approve the issuance and offer of 14,000,000 warrants to directors,
employees and advisers of the Company and the allocation of 14,000,000
ordinary shares, at the par value of Baht 1 each, equivalent to 0.48% of
the Company total paid-up capital, reserve for the exercise of the warrants
(the Approved ESOP). The detail of the program is shown in Attachment 1.
3. Approved the allocation of new 14 million ordinary shares, at the par value
of Baht 1 each, from the remaining 2,065 million unallocated shares to
reserved for the exercise of the warrants under the Approved ESOP.
The Executive Committee or the person designated by the Board of Directors
is authorized to determine other related details and conditions as well as
taking necessary and appropriated actions in connection with the allocation
of such new ordinary shares under the Approved ESOP, including the listing
of such new ordinary shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
4. Approved, with consent from the Remuneration Committee, the allocation of
warrants to the Company's directors, employees and advisers who are
eligible for the warrants of exceeding 5% of the total Approved ESOP.
These directors, employees and advisers are:
Name Number of % of Total
Allocated Warrants Warrants
1. Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai Not exceeding 1,600,000 units Not exceeding 11.43%
2. Mr. Vikrom Sripratak Not exceeding 1,520,000 units Not exceeding 10.86%
3. Ms. Suvimon Kaewkoon Not exceeding 1,300,000 units Not exceeding 9.29%
4. Ms. Yingluk Shinawatra Not exceeding 1,250,000 units Not exceeding 8.93%
5. Mr. Songsak Premsuk Not exceeding 1,320,000 units Not exceeding 9.43%
Total allocated warrants will not exceed 14 million units.
5. Approved the appointment of Siam Commercial Bank Plc. and/or other financial
institution or securities company to be the subrogated securities purchaser
for further warrant allocation under the Approved ESOP.
The selection of the subrogated securities purchaser shall be determined
by the Executive Committee or the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
6. Approved the purchasing of all ordinary shares of Digital Phone Co., Ltd.
from Shin Digital Co., Ltd., the 99.99% subsidiary of the Company at cost
of approximately Baht 20,300 million.
The detail execution of the transaction will be determined by the Executive
Committee as deemed appropriated.
7. Approved the holding of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
on December 19, 2001 at 10.30 a.m. at the Auditorium Room, 19th Floor,
Shinawatra 1 Tower, 414 Paholyothin Road, Samsennai Subdistrict, Payathai
District, Bangkok. The agenda to be considered and approved in the meeting
are as follows;
Agenda 1 Matters to be informed.
Agenda 2 To consider and approve the Minutes of the Extraordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders No. 3/2001 held on October 29, 2001.
Agenda 3 To consider and approve the issuing and offering of warrants to
purchase the Company's ordinary shares to directors, employees
and advisers of the Company (the Approved ESOP) in the amount of
not exceeding 14 million units.
Agenda 4 To consider and approve the allocation of new 14 million ordinary
shares, at par value of Baht 1 each, to reserve for the exercise
of the warrants under the Approved ESOP.
Agenda 5 To consider and approve the allocation of warrants to directors,
employees and advisers who are eligible for the warrants of
exceeding 55 of the Approved ESOP as follows:
Name Number of % of Total
Allocated Warrants Warrants
1. Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai Not exceeding 1,600,000 units Not exceeding 11.43%
2. Mr. Vikrom Sripratak Not exceeding 1,520,000 units Not exceeding 10.86%
3. Ms. Suvimon Kaewkoon Not exceeding 1,300,000 units Not exceeding 9.29%
4. Ms. Yingluk Shinawatra Not exceeding 1,250,000 units Not exceeding 8.93%
5. Mr. Songsak Premsuk Not exceeding 1,320,000 units Not exceeding 9.43%
Agenda 6 To consider other matters (if any)
The Company will close the shareholder register book to determine the
shareholders who are eligible to attend and vote in the Extraordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders No. 3/2001 from November 29, 2001 at 12.00 p.m. until
the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholder No. 3/2001 is adjourned.
Please be informed accordingly
Best Regards,
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Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai
Director
Advanced Info Services Plc.