Project detail of ESOP Grant 3
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(Translation)
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) Grant III
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.
Grant I:
The amount of warrants issued and offered in 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.
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.
The amount of warrants to be issued and offered in this year
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. Total amount of ordinary shares
reserved for the exercise of warrants under the ESOP Grant I,
II, and III are equivalent to 1.07 Percent of the total
paid-up capital of the Company. Details of warrants particular
to ESOP Grant III 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 8,999,500 units
Warrants to be
Offered
Offering Price Baht 0 (zero Baht)
per Unit
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 8,999,500 shares (at the par value of
Baht 1),or 0.31 of the total paid-up
shares.
Warrant Allocation Allocation of warrants to the Company's
Method 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 The Company's Executive Committee will
Offering Date 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 in the next of exercise
right.
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 in the
next exercise of right.
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 in the next
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, 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, priorto 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. Alternatively, the executive committee is entitled to
determine in the appropriate respect.
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.
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, 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 = 2939,173,381 shares
total issued shares (at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Number of all shares = 8,999,500 shares
from warrant exercise (at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Total number of shares = 2948,172,881 shares
after exercise of right (at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Ratio of the existing = 99.69 exercise of warrants
shareholders after
4.3 The Amount of Reserved Shares for Exercise of Warrants
Allocated to Directors, Employees and Advisors 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 = 2939,173,381shares
shares (at a par value of Baht 1 each)
Number of reserved = 8,999,500 shares
shares for the exercise (at a par value of Baht 1 each)
of warrant shares to be
allocated todirectors,
employees and advisors
Ratio of reserved shares = 0.31 of the total issued shares
to 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 of Warrant To Be Issued and
Offered
Name Number of Allocated Percent of Total
Warrants (Unit) Allocated Warrants
1. Mr.Somprasong Boonyachai 914,300 10.16
Director and Chairman of
the Executive Committee -
Wireless Communications
2.Mrs.Suwimol Kaewkoon 676,000 7.51
Chief Customer Champion &
Terminal Business Officer
3.Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra 676,000 7.51
President - Wireless
Communications
4. Mr. Vikrom Sriprataks 606,400 6.74
Chief Technology Officer
5. Mr.Kittsanan Ngamphathipong 537,000 5.97
Executive Vice President -
Marketing
6.Mrs. Arpattra Sringkarrinkul 487,100 5.41
Executive Vice President -
Information
System Support
7. Mr.Sutichai Cheunchoosil 90,800 1.01
Assistant Vice President-
Enterprise Business and
Director of Subsidiary
Note: The amount of warrants to be issued and offered will
be 8,999,500 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, 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 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 Number of Allocated Percent of Total
Warrants (Unit) Allocated Warrants
7.1 Mr.Somprasong Boonyachai 914,300 10.16
Position Director and 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 5 times
Attending 5 times
Not attending - times
7.2 Mrs.Suwimol Kaewkoon 676,000 7.51
Position Chief Customer Champion &
Terminal Business Officer
7.3 Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra 676,000 7.51
Position President - Wireless
Communications
The number of times attending the meetings and not attending
the meetings of the director during the past year
Advanced Datanetwork Communication Company Limited
No. of meetings 3 times
Attending 2 times
Not attending 1 times
7.4 Mr. Vikrom Sriprataks 606,400 6.74
Position Chief Technology Officer
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
7.5 Mr.Kittsanan Ngamphathipong 537,000 5.97
Position Executive Vice President -
Marketing
7.6 Mrs. Arpattra Sringkarrinkul 487,100 5.41
Position Executive Vice President -
Information System Support
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 1-1.
The total amount of warrants to be issued and offered will be
4,400,100 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 - 7.6 will not receive cash
benefits when calculated from the difference between the offer
price (including the exercise price) and the market price.