Adjustment to exercise price and exercise ratio of ESOP
22 August 2003
-Translation-
AIS 0253/2003
August 20, 2003
Subject: Notification of the adjustment to exercise price and exercise ratio of
ESOP Warrants Grant I & II
To: President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
According to the Board of Directors' Meeting of Advanced Info Service Public Company
Limited (the "Company") No. 4/2003 held on August 7, 2003 passed a resolution to approve
the dividend payment for the first half of year 2003 to shareholders at the rate of
two Baht per share, totaling of Baht 5,869 million.
Upon the resolution, the Company has announced to distribute the dividends in excess
of 50% of the net profit after income tax. This has affected on exercise price
and exercise ratio of warrants to purchase the Company's ordinary shares, which were
offered to directors, employees, and advisors of the Company (ESOP) Grant I & II,
as stated in Clause 2.6 (v) of the Prospectus offering the ESOP Program of the Company.
The ESOP warrant holders shall not be decreased their rights. The adjustment to exercise
price and exercise ratio of ESOP Warrants Grant I & II were shown as follow;
ESOP Grant I Before adjustment After adjustment
Exercise price 48 Baht per share 47.733 Baht /share
Exercise ratio 1 : 1 1 : 1.00559
Number of shares to be allotted 14,000,000 shares 14,078,260 shares
ESOP Grant II Before adjustment After adjustment
Exercise price 43.38 Baht per share 43.139 Baht /share
Exercise ratio 1 : 1 1 : 1.00559
Number of shares to be allotted 8,467,200 shares 8,514,531 shares
Number of additional shares to be
allotted after adjustment of
exercise price and exercise ratio
of ESOP Grant I & II Total 125,591 shares
The new exercise price and new exercise ratio shall be effective immediately on the first
day of XD sign posting or on August 19, 2003 onwards. ESOP warrant holders of Grant I
who will intend to exercise their warrants will be adjusted the new exercise price and
new exercise ratio in August 2003 onwards. As a result, provided that, the Company
currently has sufficiently reserved shares for the exercise of ESOP warrants. The Company,
therefore, will allot the additional shares to reserve for the new exercise ratio of ESOP
Grant I & II in the next shareholders' meeting.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
-Signed-
Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai
Director
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited