Board's Resolution: Dividend payment, ESOP, AGM date
17 February 2005
Translation
AIS-CP 014/2005
February 17, 2005
Re: Notification of the Resolutions of the Board of Directors'
Meeting No. 2/2005 regarding Dividend Payment, Issuance
the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) Grant IV, and
Schedule of the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
To: The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Attachments: 1. Details of the Employee Stock Option Plan -
ESOP Grant IV
2. Capital Increase Report Form
The Board of Directors of Advanced Info Service Public Company
Limited (the Company) resolved in the meeting No. 2/2005 held on
February 17, 2005 at the Board Room, 20th floor, Shinawatra 1 Tower,
414 Paholyothin Road, Samsennai, Payathai, Bangkok 10400 as the
following matters:
1. Certified the Minutes of the Board of Directors' Meeting
No. 1/2005 held on January 25, 2005.
2. Notified the resignation of Mr. Chow, Wing Keung Lucas,
director of the Company, and appointed Ms. Jeann Low Ngiap Jong,
the representative director of Singapore Telecom Company,
to replace Mr. Chow, Wing Keung Lucas who resigned from the
Company's director.
3. Approved the balance sheet, statement of income and cash flow
statements for the year 2004 ended December 31, 2004.
4. Approved the appointment of auditors of PricewaterhouseCoopers
ABAS Limited to be the Company's auditors for the year ended
2005 as follow:
- Mr. Prasan Chuapanich CPA. No. 3051
- Ms. Nangnoi Charoenthavesub CPA. No. 3044
- Mrs. Suwannee Bhuripanyo CPA. No. 3371
- Mr. Prasit Yuengsrikul CPA. No. 4174
One of these persons will be responsible for auditing and giving
comments on the Company's financial statements. The auditors'
remuneration for quarterly and yearly auditing shall not exceed
Baht 4.15 million.
5. Approved the dividends payment for the second half of 2004
(July 1 - December 31, 2004) to shareholders at Baht 2.60 each,
totaling about Baht 7,659 million. The closing date of register
book to determine the right to receive dividend will be on
March 10, 2005, at 12.00 noon and the payment date will be
on April 11, 2005. Provided that, the treasury stock is not
entitled to receive the dividends.
The Company's dividends payment of the entire year 2004
(including the interim dividend payment paid from the operating
results in the first haft of 2004 at Baht 2.15 per share)
is accounted to be Baht 4.75 per share, or totally about
Baht 13,984 million.
6. Approved the appointment of directors and determined
the directors' remuneration for 2005 as follows;
6.1 The retiring directors due to cease of their terms are
as follows:
- Mr. Paiboon Limpaphayom (Ph.D.)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Mrs.Siripen Sitasuwan Director
- Ms. Jeann Low Ngiap Jong Director
- Mr. Lim Chuan Poh Director
6.2 The retiring directors having been re-appointed are
as follows:
- Mr. Paiboon Limpaphayom (Ph.D.)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Mrs.Siripen Sitasuwan Director
- Ms.Jeann Low Ngiap Jong Director
- Mr. Lim Chuan Poh Director
6.3 The members of the Board of Directors shall be as follows:
- Mr. Paiboon Limpaphayom (Ph.D.)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Mr. Boonklee Plangsiri Director
- Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai Director
- Mrs.Siripen Sitasuwan Director
- Mr. Lim Chuan Poh Director
- Ms. Jeann Low Ngiap Jong Director
- Mrs. Tasanee Manorot Director
- Mr. Suphadej Poonpipat Director
- Mr. Arun Churdboonchart Director
- Mr. Boonchoo Direksathapon Director
6.4 The authorized signatories are as follows:
"Mr. Boonklee Plangsiri, Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai, and
Mrs. Siripen Sitasuwan any two of these three directors
jointly sign with the Company's seal affixed."
6.5 Approved the directors' remuneration for the fiscal year
2005 not exceeding of Baht 10,000,000. The determination
of directors' remuneration for 2005 will be proposed to
the 2005 Annual General Meeting of shareholders for
further approval.
7. Approved the issuance and offering of warrants to purchase
the Company's ordinary shares to directors and employees of
the Company (ESOP Grant IV).
The objective of the ESOP is to compensate and motivate the
directors and employees 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 and employees 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 Company has issued and offered ESOP for
the first, the second and the third issuances in 2002,
2003 and 2004 respectively
For the fourth issuance, the Board of Directors resolved to
approve the issuance and offering of warrants of 9,794,800 units
to directors and employees of the Company and the allocation
of 9,794,800 ordinary shares, at the par value of Baht 1 each,
equivalent to 0.33 percent of the total paid-up capital of the
Company, to reserve for the exercise of the warrants.
The details of the terms and conditions are shown in
Attachment 1.
8. Approved the allocation of 9,794,800 new ordinary shares,
at the par value of Baht 1 each, from the remaining 2,033.41 million
unallocated shares to reserve for the exercise of warrants under
the ESOP Grant IV. (See Attachment 2)
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 ESOP, including the listing
of such new ordinary shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
will be determined at the discretion of the Executive Committee
or the designated person by the Board of Directors.
9. Approved, with consent from the Remuneration Committee,
the allocation of warrants to the Company's directors and
employees who are eligible for the warrants of exceeding 5%
of the total ESOP Grant IV. These directors and employees are:
Name Number of Percent of
Allocated Warrants Total Warrants
1. Mr.Somprasong Boonyachai 735,500 7.51
2. Ms. Yingluk Shinawatra 650,000 6.64
3. Mrs. Suvimol Kaewkoon 580,000 5.92
4. Mr.Vikrom Sripratak 500,000 5.10
5. Mr.Kittsanan Ngamphathipong 500,000 5.10
10. Approved the allotment of 620,000 additional ordinary shares,
at the par value of Baht 1 each, from the remaining 2,033.41 million
unallocated shares to be reserved for exercising the right in
pursuance of the ESOP warrants Grant 1, 2, and 3 due to entering
into the terms and conditions of the Prospectus.
Regarding the dividends payments of the company for the second
half of 2003, the first half of 2004, and the second half of 2004
(total 3 times), the Company has approved dividends payments
in excess of 50% of net profit after income tax. This has affected
the exercise price and exercise ratio of warrants to purchase
the Company's ordinary shares, which were offered to directors
and employees of the Company (ESOP) Grant I, II, and III,
as stated in the Prospectus. The ESOP warrant holders' rights
shall not be decreased.
The Company, therefore, will allot 620,000 additional shares
to be reserved for the new exercise ratio of ESOP Grant I, II
and III, which will be comprised of 220,000 shares for Grant 1,
250,000 shares for Grant 2, and 150,000 shares for Grant 3.
(See Attachment 2)
11. Approved the holding of the 2005 Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders on March 30, 2005 at 14.00 a.m. at the
Auditorium Room, 9th Floor, Shinnawatra Tower 3, Viphavadee
Rangsit Road, Jatujak, Bangkok. The agenda to be considered
and approved in the meeting are as follows;
Agenda 1 Matters to be informed;
Agenda 2 To certify the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders 2004 held on April 23, 2004.;
Agenda 3 To consider and certify the results of operation for
the year 2004;
Agenda 4 To consider and approve the balance sheet, statement
of income and statement of cash flow for the year 2004
ended December 31, 2004;
Agenda 5 To consider and approve the appointment of the
Company's auditors and determine the auditors'
remuneration for the year ended 2005;
Agenda 6 To consider and approve dividend payment to the
shareholders for the fiscal year 2004;
Agenda 7 To consider and approve the appointment of directors
and determine the directors' remuneration for 2005;
Agenda 8 To consider and approve the issuance and offering
of warrants of 9,794,800 units to purchase the
Company's ordinary shares to directors and employees
of the Company (ESOP Grant IV);
Agenda 9 To consider and approve the allocation of 9,794,800
new ordinary shares, at par value of Baht 1 each
in order to reserve for the exercise of warrants
under the ESOP Grant IV;
Agenda 10 To consider and approve the allocation of warrants
to directors and employees who are eligible for
the warrants exceeding 5 percent of the ESOP Grant IV
as follows:
Name Number of Percent of
Allocated Warrants Total Warrants
1. Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai 735,500 7.51
2. Ms. Yingluk Shinawatra 650,000 6.64
3. Mrs. Suvimol Kaewkoon 580,000 5.92
4. Mr. Vikrom Sripratak 500,000 5.10
5. Mr. Kittsanan Ngamphathipong 500,000 5.10
Agenda 11 To consider and approve the allotment of 620,000
additional ordinary shares, at par value of
Baht 1 each, reserved for exercising the right in
pursuance with the ESOP warrants Grant 1, 2, and
3 due to the entering into terms and conditions
of the Prospectus.
Agenda 12 To consider other matters (if any)
The Company will close the share register book to determine
the shareholders who are eligible to attend and vote in the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 2005 from March
10, 2005 at 12.00 noon until the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholder for 2005 is adjourned.
Please be informed accordingly
Best Regards,
-Signed-
Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai
Director
Advanced Info Services Plc.