ATTACHMENT 2
26 February 2003
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
Details of the program regarding the issuance and offering of warrants to
purchase ordinary shares to directors,employees and advisors of the Company
(Employee Stock Option Plan ESOP)
1. Objectives and necessities of offering securities 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 of the Board of Directors and Shareholders'meetings.
The amount of warrants issued and offered in the year 2002 being
14,000,000 units, implying that 14,000,000 ordinary shares (at Baht 1
par value) reserved for the exercise of warrants,equivalent to 0.48
Percent of the paid-up capital of the Company.The amount of warrants
to be issued and offered in this year 2003 is 8,467,200 units, implying
that 8,467,200 ordinary shares (at Baht 1 par value) reserved for the
exercise of warrants, equivalent to 0.29 Percent of the total paid-up
capital of the Company. Total amount of ordinary shares reserved for
the exercise of warrants under the ESOP Program I and II is equivalent
to 0.77 Percent of the total paid-up capital of the Company.Details of
warrants particular to ESOP Program II as set out below will be proposed
to the shareholders' meeting.Meanwhile, the Company expects to use the
proceeds from the exercise of rights pursuant to warrants as working capital.
2. Preliminary Details of Warrants in the Second Year Program
Type of Warrants Warrants to purchase the Company's ordinary
shares, in registered form and non-transferable
unless by hereditary or beneficiary transfer as
specified in Clause 3.4.3 (hereinafter referred
to as "warrant")
Total Number of Warrants to be Offered 8,467,200 units
Offering Price per Unit Baht 0 (zero Baht)
Offering Period The offering shall be completed within one year
from the date on which the program is approved
by the SEC.
Terms Not exceeding 5 years from the issue and offer
date.
Reserved Shares 8,467,200 shares (at the par value of Baht 1),
or 0.29 percent of the total paid-up shares.
Warrant Allocation Method Allocation of warrants to the Company's
directors,employees and advisors and not
offering through the intermediary.
Exercise Ratio One warrant per one ordinary share
Exercise Price The weighted average closing price of the
Company's shares traded on the Stock Exchange
of Thailand during the period of 30 days prior
to the day of Shareholders'Meeting.
Issuing and Offering Date The Company's Executive Committee will determine
the date of issuing and offering of warrants
Exercise Period The Company's directors, employees and advisors
could exercise the rights of the warrants to
purchase the Company's ordinary shares as shown
in the following details:
First Year Directors, employees and advisors
are entitled to exercise one-third
of their allocated warrants to
purchase ordinary shares one year
after the warrants are issued to
them,until the warrants are expired.
In case the exercise of rights
pursuant to warrants creates a
fraction of share(s) less than the
board lot determined by the Stock
Exchange of Thailand,such fraction
will be exercisable at the last
exercise of rights.
Second Year Directors, employees and advisors
are entitled to exercise one-third
of their allocated warrants to
purchase ordinary shares two years
after the warrants are issued to
them,until the warrants are
expired.
In case the exercise of rights
pursuant to warrants creates a
fraction of share(s) less than the
board lot determined by the Stock
Exchange of Thailand,such fraction
will be exercisable at the last
exercise of rights.
Third Year Directors, employees and advisors
are entitled to exercise the
remaining of their allocated
warrants to purchase ordinary shares
three years after the warrants are
issued to them, until the warrants
are expired.
In case the exercise of rights
pursuant to warrants creates a
fraction of share(s) less than the
board lot determined by the Stock
Exchange of Thailand,such fraction
will be exercisable at the last
exercise of rights.
Rights and Interests Other -None-
than those Normal Rights and
Interests from Ordinary
Shares
3. Other Principle and Conditions for Exercise of Warrants
3.1 Exercise Period of Warrants A holder of the warrant certificate who
wishes to exercise their rights to purchase ordinary shares of the
Company is required to submit an exercise notice with the Company
between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. within five business days prior to each
exercise date, except for the last exercise period the exercise notice
must be submitted during 15 days prior to period of the Last Exercise
Period.
Ordinary shares purchased in every exercise of warrants will be in
whole number of a trading unit on the main board of the Stock
Exchange of Thailand, except for the exercise of rights for the last
exercise period.
3.2 Exercise Date and Time: Between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. of the last
business day of every month. ("Exercise Date")
3.3 Qualifications of Directors, Employees and Advisors Eligible for
Warrant Allocation
3.3.1 Any director, employee or advisor of the Company with a minimum
of one year of service, and not an employee who is sent from a
joint venture on a temporary term-basis operation;
3.3.2 Any selected director, employee or advisor who is beneficial to
the Company (as the case may be);
3.3.3 In the case of any exception not pursuant to Clauses 3.3.1 and
3.3.2, it will be proposed to the meeting of Executive Committee
for special consideration; and
3.3.4 The number of warrants as determined by the Company allocated
to the respective directors, employees and/or advisors of the
Company will not necessarily be in the same amount,but will be
varied based on the position, work experience,years of service,
performance and potential, as well as benefits providing to the
Company.
3.4 Warrant Allocation Obligations between the Company and Directors,
Employees and Advisors of he Company
3.4.1 If any director or advisor of the Company vacate of office or
any employee retire from the Company pursuant to the Company's
work rules, prior to exercising the rights under the warrants,
such vacated directors or advisors, retired employee are entitled
to exercise their warrants until the term of warrants.
3.4.2 If any director, employee or advisor resign from the Company
due to the Company's order of transfer, such director, employee
or advisor are entitled to exercise their warrants until the
term of warrants.
3.4.3 If any director, employee or advisor is no longer a director,
employee or advisor of the Company by reason of decease,
disappearance, infirmity, or incompetent, such warrants shall
then pass on to the person named as executor or beneficiary of
the deceased, disappeared, infirm, or incompetent director,
employee or advisor, as the case may be. That person will be
entitled to exercise those warrants to purchase ordinary shares
of the Company until the term of warrants.
3.4.4 If any director or advisor resign from the Company prior to
expiration of the term of office or any employee resign from
the Company for any reason other than as specified in Clauses
3.4.1, 3.4.2, or 3.4.3 above, such director, employee and advisor
shall be entitled to exercise their warrants to purchase ordinary
shares of the Company only the allowed portion within three
months after such director, employee and advisor resigned from
their offices.
Remaining warrants which any director, employee or advisor is
unable to exercise for any of the reasons as stipulated in
Clause 3.4.4 shall be submitted to the Company for cancellation.
3.5 In Case of Un-Exercise of Warrants If directors, employees or advisors
of the Company do not exercise all or some of warrants and terms of
warrants are expired, it is deemed that the directors, employees or
advisors waive their rights on such un-exercised warrants. In this
respect,such directors, employees or advisors shall not be entitled
to claim any compensation from the Company.
3.6 Assistance from the Company in Respect of Sources of Funds for
Directors,Employees and Advisors
-None-
3.7 Right Adjustment The company may reserve additional common shares if
the circumstances stipulated in the notification of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, relating to the offer for sale of warrants
to purchase common shares, occur and cause the adjustment of the
rights pursuant to warrants.
4. Effects upon Shareholders from Issuance of Warrants and Offer for Sale to
Directors, Employees and Advisors of the Company on this Occasion
4.1 Effects upon Price Dilution due to the Exercise of Rights to Purchase
Shares by Directors, Employees and Advisors
The exercise price is determined as the weighted average closing price
of the Company's shares traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand during
the period of 30 days prior to the day of shareholders' meeting, which
closes to the market price, the issuance and offering of warrants will
not create any effect upon price dilution.
However, effects upon price dilution due to the exercise of rights to
purchase shares by directors, employees and advisors will be subject
to the market price of the Company's shares on the day that new shares
from the exercise of rights by directors, employees and advisors start
trading in the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
4.2 Effects upon Existing Shareholders due to Reduced Ownership Ratio or
Control Dilution in case Warrants are Exercised by All Directors,
Employees and Advisors as Calculated from the Presently Paid-up Capital:
Number of the total issued shares = 2,935,000,000 shares
(at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Number of all shares from warrant exercise = 8,467,200 shares
(at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Total number of shares after exercise of right = 2,943,467,200 shares
(at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Ratio of the existing shareholders after = 99.71 percent exercise
of warrants
4.3 The Amount of Reserved Shares for Exercise of Warrants Allocated to
Directors, Employees and Advisors at the Rate not Exceeding 5 Percent
of the Total Issued Shares on the Date of Applying for Approval of
the Office
Number of the total issued shares = 2,935,000,000 shares
(at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Number of reserved shares for the exercise = 8,467,200 shares
of warrant shares to be allocated to (at a par value of Baht 1 each)
directors, employees and advisors
Ratio of reserved shares to total issued = 0.29 percent of the
shares total issued shares
4.4 The List of All Directors (of the Company and its subsidiaries) to Be
Allocated Warrants and Employees and Advisors who are eligible to be
allocated Warrants at the Rate Exceeding 5 Percent of Warrant To Be
Issued and Offered
Name Number of Percent of Total
Allocated Warrants Allocated Warrants
(Unit)
1 Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai 609,400 7.20
Director and Chairman of the
Executive Committee / Wireless
Communications
2.Mrs. Suwimol Kaewkoon 786,000 9.28
Chief Customer Champion &
Terminal Business Officer
3.Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra 786,000 9.28
President - Wireless
4.Mr. Vikrom Sriprataks 579,000 6.84
Chief Technology Officer
5.Mrs. Arpattra Sringkarrinkul 420,000 4.96
Vice President Information System
Support and Director of Subsidiary
6.Mr. Sutichai Cheunchoosil 99,100 1.17
Assistant Vice President Enterprise
Business and Director of Subsidiary
Note:The amount of warrants to be issued and offered will be 8,467,200 units.
4.5 Ordinary shares issued under the warrants exercised shall have the same
rights and status as ordinary shares previously issued by the company
in all respects.
5. Description and Conditions of Warrants
Warrants issued and offered to directors, employees and advisors of the
Company shall be subject to rules and conditions pursuant to the Securities
and Exchange Commission Notification No. GorJor. 36/2544 Re: Offering of
Newly Issued Securities to Directors or Employees dated October 19, 2001
Warrant holders are liable to pay taxes and duties pursuant to the Revenue
Code and relevant laws in exercising their rights to purchase ordinary
shares.
After the Last Exercise Period, remaining warrants shall be deemed invalid
and cannot be further exercised in any case.
6. Rights of Shareholders in Opposition of Offering for Sales of Warrants to
Directors,Employees pursuant to Notification of the SEC No. GorJor. 36/2544
dated October 19,2001
Pursuant to Clause 14 of the Notification of the SEC No. GorJor. 36/2544
dated October 19,2001, the issuance and offering of warrants to directors
or employees shall to be approved by the Shareholders' Meeting with votes
of not less than three quarters of all votes of shareholders attending the
meeting and having the right to vote and must not be opposed by shareholders
with an aggregate number of shares exceeding 10 percent of all votes of
shareholders attending the meeting.
In case of issuance and offering warrants to any director, or employee at
the rate exceeding five percent of all warrants offered pursuant to Clause
15 (2) of the Notification of the SEC above,the Shareholders' Meeting will
consider the offer for sale with approval on an individual basis and the
resolution must have not less than three quarters of all votes of
shareholders attending the meeting and having the right to vote and must
not be opposed by shareholders with an aggregate number of shares exceeding
5 percent of all votes of shareholders attending the meeting.
7. List of Directors and Employees Eligible to be Allocated Warrants at the
Rate Exceeding Five Percent of All Warrants
7.1 Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai, Director and Chairman of the Executive
Committee / Wireless Communications, is eligible to be allocated
warrants 609,400 units, or 7.20 Percent of total ESOP program
The number of times attending the meetings and not attending the
meetings of the director during the past year.
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
No. of meetings 8 times Attending 7 times Not attending 1 times
7.2 Mrs. Suwimol Kaewkoon, Chief Customer Champion & Terminal Business
Officer, is eligible to be allocated warrants 786,000 units, or 9.28
Percent of total ESOP program
The number of times attending the meetings and not attending the
meetings of the director during the past year.
Advanced Wireless Marketing Company Limited (the Company's subsidiary)
No. of meetings 6 times Attending 6 times Not attending - times
7.3 Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, President - Wireless, is eligible to be
allocated warrants 786,000 units, or 9.28 Percent of total ESOP program.
The number of times attending the meetings and not attending the
meetings of the director during the past year.
Advanced Wireless Marketing Company Limited (the Company's subsidiary)
No. of meetings 6 times Attending 6 times Not attending - times
Advanced Data Network Communication Company Limited (the Company's
subsidiary)
No. of meetings 1 times Attending 1 times Not attending -times
Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (the Company's subsidiary)
No. of meetings 2 times Attending 2 times Not attending - times
7.4 Mr. Vikrom Sriprataks, Chief Technology Officer, is eligible to be
allocated warrants 579,000 units, or 6.84 Percent of total ESOP
program.The number of times attending the meetings and not attending
the meetings of the director during the past year.
Digital Phone Service Company Limited (the Company's subsidiary)
No. of meetings 1 times Attending 1 times Not attending - times
Opinion of the Board of Directors and the Remuneration Committee Detail of
Opinion of the Remuneration Committee for ESOP program as presented in the
attachment.
The total amount of warrants to be issued and offered will be 8,467,200 units.
Furthermore,the exercise price will be determined as the weighted average
closing price of the Company's shares traded in the Stock Exchange of
Thailand during the period of 30 days prior to the day of Shareholders'
Meeting. Such persons mentioned in Clause 7.1 - 7.4 will not receive cash
benefits when calculated from the difference between the offer price
(including the exercise price) and the market price.
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