Attachment: Details of ESOP Grant 5
25 April 2006
(Translation)
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
Details of the program regarding the issuance and offering of warrants to
purchase ordinary shares to directors and employees of the Company
(Employee Stock Option Plan - ESOP) Grant V
1. Objectives and necessities of offering securities to directors and
employees of the Company
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
warrant issuance and allocation each year are subject to approvals of the
Board of Directors and Shareholders' meetings.
Grant I: The amount of warrants to be issued and offered in 2002 is
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.
Grant II: The amount of warrants to be issued and offered in 2003 is
8,467,200 units, implying that 8,467,200ordinary 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.
Grant III: The amount of warrants to be issued and offered in 2004 is
8,999,500 units, implying that 8,999,500 ordinary shares (at Baht 1 par
value) reserved for the exercise of warrants, equivalent to 0.31 Percent of
the total paid-up capital of the Company.
Grant IV: The amount of warrants to be issued and offered in 2005 is
9,794,800 units, implying that 9,794,800 ordinary shares (at Baht 1 par
value) reserved for the exercise of warrants, equivalent to 0.33 Percent of
the total paid-up capital of the Company.
The amount of warrants to be issued and offered in this year 2006 is
10,138,500 units, implying that 10,138,500 ordinary shares (at Baht 1 par
value) reserved for the exercise of warrants, equivalent to 0.34 Percent of
the total paid-up capital of the Company. Total amount of ordinary shares
reserved for the exercise of warrants under the ESOP Grant I, II, III, IV
and V are equivalent to 1.75 Percent of the total paid-up capital of the
Company. Details of warrants particular to ESOP Grant V 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 this Year
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 10,138,500 units
to be Offered
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 5 years from the issue and
offer date.
Reserved Shares 10,138,500 shares (at the par value of Baht 1),
or 0.34 of the total paid-up shares.
Warrant Allocation Allocation of warrants to the Company's
Method directors and employees 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 2006, 91.46
Baht per share.
Issuing and Offering The Company's Executive Committee will determine
Date the date of issuing and offering of warrants.
Exercise Period The Company's directors and employees
could exercise the rights of the warrants
to purchase the Company's ordinary
shares as shown in the following details:
First Year Directors and employees 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 in the next of
exercise right.
Second Year Directors and employees 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 in the next
exercise of right.
Third Year Directors and employees 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 right.
Rights and Interests -None-
Other 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") except for the last exercise
period the exercise date will be during five business days prior to the
expired date.
3.3 Qualifications of Directors and Employees Eligible for Warrant
Allocation
3.3.1 Any director or employee 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 or employee 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 and/or employees 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
and Employees of the Company
3.4.1 If any director 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
retired employee are entitled to exercise their warrants until the term of
warrants.
3.4.2 If any director or employee resign from the Company due to
the Company's order of transfer, such director or employee are entitled to
exercise their warrants until the term of warrants.
3.4.3 If any director or employee is no longer a director or
employee 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 or employee, 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 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 and employee shall be entitled to exercise their
warrants to purchase ordinary shares of the Company only the allowed
portion within three months after such director and employee resigned from
their offices. Alternatively, the executive committee is entitled to
determine in the appropriate respect.
Remaining warrants which any director or employee 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 or employees of
the Company do not exercise all or some of warrants and terms of warrants
are expired, it is deemed that the directors or employees waive their
rights on such un-exercised warrants. In this respect, such directors or
employees 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 and Employees
-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.
In the case of the rights adjustment of the ESOP that required
more additional shares than the reserved shares, the company shall seek for
approval from shareholders, in the next shareholder meeting. Should the
warrants expire sooner than the next shareholder meeting, the company shall
bring the matter to the shareholder meeting as soon as possible.
4. Effects upon Shareholders from Issuance of Warrants and Offer for Sale
to Directors and Employees of the Company on this Occasion
4.1 Effects upon Price Dilution due to the Exercise of Rights to
Purchase Shares by Directors and Employees
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 and employees 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 and employees 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 and
Employees as Calculated from the Presently Paid-up Capital:
Number of the total issued shares = 2,952,592,964 shares (at a par value
of Baht 1 each)
Number of all shares from warrant = 10,138,500 shares (at a par value of
exercise Baht 1 each)
Total number of shares after = 2,962,731,464 shares (at a par value
exercise of right of Baht 1 each)
Ratio of the existing shareholders = 99.66 exercise of warrants
after
4.3 The Amount of Reserved Shares for Exercise of Warrants Allocated
to Directors and Employees at the Rate not Exceeding 5 of the Total
Issued Shares on the Date of Applying for Approval of the Office
Number of the total issued shares = 2,952,592,964 shares (at a par
value of Baht 1 each)
Number of reserved shares for = 10,138,500 shares (at a par value of
the exercise of warrant shares Baht 1 each)
to be allocated to
directors and employees
Ratio of reserved shares to total = 0.34 of the total issued shares
issued shares
4.4 The List of All Directors (of the Company and its subsidiaries)
to Be Allocated Warrants and Employees who are eligible to be allocated
Warrants at the Rate Exceeding 5 of Warrant to Be Issued and Offered
Name Number of Allocated Percent of Total
Warrants (Units) Allocated Warrants
1.Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai 538,500 5.31
Director and Chairman
of the Executive Committee - Wireless
Communications
2.Mrs.Suwimol Kaewkoon 591,400 5.83
Chief Customer Champion & Terminal
Business Officer and Director of
Subsidiaries
3.Mr. Vikrom Sriprataks 547,600 5.40
Chief Technology Officer and
Director of Subsidiaries
4.Mrs. Arpattra Sringkarrinkul 385,500 3.80
Executive Vice President - Solutions
Director of Subsidiary
5.Mr. Pong-Amorn Nimpoonsawat 127,000 1.25
Chief Finance Officer and Director
of Subsidiaries
Note: The amount of warrants to be issued and offered will be
10,138,500 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 and employees 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 or 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 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 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 of all votes of shareholders attending the meeting.
7. List of Directors and Employees Eligible to be Allocated Warrants at the
Rate Exceeding Five of All Warrants
Name Position Number of Percent
Allocated of Total
Warrants Allocated
(Units) Warrants
7.1 Mr.Somprasong Boonyachai Director and 538,500 5.31
Chairman of the
Executive Committee
- Wireless Communications
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 6 times Attending 6 times Not attending - times
7.2 Mrs.Suwimol Kaewkoon Chief Customer 591,400 5.83
Champion & Terminal
Business Officer and
Director of Subsidiaries
7.3 Mr. Vikrom Sriprataks Chief Technology 547,600 5.40
Officer and Director of
Subsidiaries
The number of times attending the meetings and not attending the
meetings of the director during the past year
Digital Phone Company Limited
No. of meetings 4 times Attending 4 times Not attending - times
The total amount of warrants to be issued and offered will be
10,138,500 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 - 7.3 will not
receive cash benefits when calculated from the difference between the offer
price (including the exercise price) and the market price.