15 August 2007
Details of ESOP
Enclosure 1
Details of ESOP
The securities offeror, i.e.,Singer Thailand Public Co., Ltd., whose office is
located at 17th Floor, CAT Telecommunications Building, 72 Charoenkrung Road,
Khaeng Bangrak, Khet Bangrak, Bangkok ("Company"), wishes to offer 13,500,000
warrants to purchase ordinary shares of the Company, to be allocated to a
director who is executive of the Company whose name appeared in Clause 8
("Warrant Holder"), at Baht 0 (zero) per unit ("ESOP"). In addition, the
Company wishes to allocate 13,500,000 new shares (with par value of one (1)
Baht) to support the exercise of right to convert the said warrants.
1. Objectives and need to offer warrants to director
The reason for designation of number of shares allocated to support the
exercise of right for 13,500,000 shares, representing 5 percent of all issued
shares of the Company and the designation of exercise price at Baht 1.78 per
share which was the closing price of ordinary shares of the Company traded on
the Stock Exchange of Thailand on the date of meeting of the Remuneration
Committee and the date of Board of Directors meeting No. 166 on 27 February
2007 (The market price is Baht 2.02 which is the weighed average closing price
of ordinary shares of the Company traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
during 14 business days prior to the date of meeting of the Remuneration
Committee and the date of Board of Directors meeting No. 167 on 14 August 2007
(23 July 2007 until 10 August 2007)), and the need and benefits which the
Company will receive compared to the benefits to be received by director of
the Company shall be as follows:
The offer of warrants to director aims to support a major improvement in the
performance of the Company and the delivery of greatly improved returns to
shareholders of the Company.
The director of the Company will be provided with warrants with the exercise
price fixed at the market price on 27 February 2007. If the director can drive
the performance of the Company, and the Company's shares appreciate and
achieve a higher price, which would be beneficial to all of the shareholders,
the director will be rewarded by the ability to exercise his warrants and
become the holder of a stake in the Company, with the possibility of selling
shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. In contrast, if the Company's shares
do not achieve a higher price, no benefit can be obtained by the director, but
no material cost will have been incurred by the Company.
In addition, the grant of theses options is necessary to ensure the continued
service of a very experienced director which is critical to the Company's
recovery from a difficult period.
2. Nature of securities, rules, conditions and method of offering
Type of warrants: Named warrants to purchase the Company's
ordinary shares,subject to transfer restrictions
Amount of warrants: 13,500,000 units
Offer price per unit: 0 baht per unit
Life of warrants: 5 years from the date of issuance and first offer
of the warrants
Ratio of exercise of right: 1 warrant is entitled to purchase 1 ordinary
share (exercise ratio may change afterwards
pursuant to the conditions on
right adjustment under Clause 6)
Exercise price to purchase Baht 1.78 per share, which was the closing
ordinary shares: price of the Company's ordinary shares traded
on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on the date
of meeting of Remuneration Committee
No. 166 on 27 February 2007.
Number of shares issued to 13,500,000 shares (with par value of Baht
support warrants: one (1)),representing 5% of all issued shares
of the Company, totaling 283,500,000 shares.
Period of offer of warrants: Offer to be completed within 1 year from the
date of approval of the Office of the SEC
Date of issue and offer of The Board of Directors will designate the date
warrants: of issuance and offer of warrants after the
Company receives approval from the shareholder
meeting and approval from the Office of the
SEC.
Method of allocation of To be allocated and offered in one single time,
warrants: by 13,500,000 units to the Warrant Holder on
the date of subscription for warrants, subject
to rules under the relevant notifications of
the Office of the SEC, not through underwriters.
Right exercise period: The Warrant Holder can exercise the right to
purchase the Company's ordinary shares
within the life of the warrants
under the following conditions:
1.Anytime after 28 February 2008, the Warrant
Holder can exercise the right to purchase
ordinary shares pursuant to the
warrants at not more than 25% of the warrants
allocated to him.
2.Anytime after 28 February 2009, the Warrant
Holder can exercise the right to purchase
ordinary shares pursuant to the warrants
at not more than 50% of the warrants
allocated to him.
3. Anytime after 28 February 2010, the Warrant
Holder can exercise the right to purchase
ordinary shares pursuant to any
of the warrants allocated to him.
Date and time for exercise Between 9.00 am. to 4.00 pm. on any business day
of right: of each month.
Period for declaration of The last business day prior to the expiry date
intention to make the final of the life of warrants.
exercise:
Transfer restrictions: The warrants are named ones and are transferable
only with approval of the Board of Directors.
Secondary market of the The Company does not wish to list these
warrants: warrants on the Stock Exchange of Thailand,
but will list the ordinary shares derived
from exercise of warrants on the Stock Exchange
of Thailand.
Status of ordinary shares New ordinary shares derived from exercise of
derived from right exercise: warrants shall have the same rights and
benefits as the Company's existing
ordinary shares issued and fully paid-up.
Registrar: The Company shall act as the Registrar for
the warrants.
Rights and benefits other None
than those from normal
ordinary shares:
Assistance from the None
Company to find source of
fund for director:
3. Ordinary share price
3.1 Ordinary share price in the secondary market
The information on price and monthly trading value of Singer Thailand Public
Co., Ltd. from April 2006 until July 2007 may be summarized as follows:
Year Month Highest Lowest Average Average trading
price price price value per day
(Baht) (Baht) (Baht) ('000 Bant)
2007 July 2.18 1.84 2.01 1,577
2007 June 1.88 1.65 1.77 356
2007 May 1.89 1.64 1.78 457
2007 April 2.08 1.79 1.91 2,680
2007 March 2.40 1.62 2.07 6,603
2007 February 1.90 1.60 1.80 109
2007 January 2.06 1.53 1.71 282
2006 December 2.72 1.83 2.57 677
2006 November 3.08 2.60 2.88 481
2006 October 3.24 2.84 3.05 476
2006 September 3.70 3.10 3.45 1,000
2006 August 3.70 3.10 3.45 964
2006 July 3.48 2.92 3.14 579
2006 June 3.62 3.36 3.47 59
2006 May 4.06 3.48 3.95 1,216
2006 April 4.30 3.98 4.12 2,135
Source: Database of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Note: The average price of ordinary shares is calculated from the combined
total trading value in each month divided by the total volume of trading of
shares in that month.
3.2 Weighed Average Closing Price of Ordinary Shares
Weighed Average Closing Price of Ordinary Shares During 14 business days prior
to the Meeting of Board of Directors (23 July 2007 until 10 August 2007) may
be summarized as follows:
Date High Low Closing Average Volume Value
Price Price Price Closing ('000 ('000
(Baht) (Baht) (Baht) Price shares) Baht)
(Baht)
23 July 2007 2.08 2.04 2.04 2.04 134.30 0.27
24 July 2007 2.18 2.08 2.10 2.13 1,000.10 2.13
25 July 2007 2.10 2.04 2.04 2.07 413.90 0.86
26 July 2007 2.16 2.06 2.06 2.08 362.80 0.75
27 July 2007 2.10 2.04 2.06 2.06 157.20 0.32
31 July 2007 2.08 2.02 2.08 2.02 10.20 0.02
1 August 2007 2.08 1.99 2.02 2.01 97.70 0.20
2 August 2007 2.06 2.00 2.00 2.00 7.90 0.02
3 August 2007 2.02 1.96 2.02 1.97 8.30 0.02
6 August 2007 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 0.02
7 August 2007 - - - - - -
8 August 2007 2.02 1.98 2.00 1.99 77.90 0.16
9 August 2007 2.00 1.92 2.00 1.96 38.80 0.08
10 August 2007 1.98 1.95 1.98 1.97
Weighed Average Closing Price Of Ordinary Shares
During 14 business days prior to the Meeting of Board of Directors
= Baht 2.02
4. Rules and conditions for allocation of warrants
4.1 Persons to be allocated warrants must be a director holding office of an
executive of the Company on the date of allocation.
4.2 The Company authorizes the Board of Directors to consider allocating the
warrants with opinion of the Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Committee
("Remuneration Committee") comprises the following persons:
1) Mr.Christopher John King Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
2) Mr.Gavin John Walker Remuneration Committee
3) Mr.Udom Chatiyanonda Remuneration Committee
5. Conditions on exercise of right under warrants
5.1 The person to whom a warrant was issued by the Company shall continue to
have status of a director holding office of an executive of the company as of
the date of exercise of such warrant by the holder of the warrant (except as
provided in Clause 5.2). If the transferee of the warrants is a third person,
the transfer must have obtained approval from the Company's Board of Directors
as specified in "Restriction of Transfer" above.
5.2 If the directorship or the executive position of the person to whom the
warrant was issued and who has continued to hold such warrant terminates as a
result of death, the legatee, or in case there is no legatee the estate
administrator, of such Warrant Holder shall have the right to exercise the
warrant on behalf of the said Warrant Holder on the conditions set forth herein.
5.3 If the directorship or the executive position of the person to whom a
warrant was issued terminates by any reasons other than those specified in
Clause 5.2, it shall be deemed that the Warrant Holder has no right to
purchase ordinary shares under such warrant from the date of such termination,
and the warrants, exercise of which has not been made, shall be deemed to have
immediately terminated. The Warrant Holder shall have no right to claim
against the Company.
5.4 Following the last day of exercise of right, should there remain
outstanding warrants which have not been exercised, the said warrants shall be
deemed to have terminated immediately, and the exercise of rights thereof
shall not be made in any cases whatsoever. The holders of such warrants shall
not have any rights to claim against the Company.
5.5 The cases other than those mentioned above shall be at the discretion of
the Board of Directors.
6. Conditions for adjustment of rights of warrants
6.1 The Company shall adjust the exercise price and exercise ratio in the
circumstance as stipulated in the Securities Exchange Commission Notification
Kor. Jor. 13/2547 Re:Issuing and Offering of Warrants and Reserved Shares for
exercise of Warrants dated 9 February 2547 and any amendment with approval of
the Board of Directors and the Remuneration Committee.
6.2 The company will notify the Office of Securities Exchange Commission of
the same within 15 days from the effective date of change in exercise price
and exercise ratio.
7. Procedures for Exercise of Rights and Taxes and Duties
7.1 Warrant holders who wish to exercise rights to purchase ordinary shares
under such warrants shall proceed and furnish the followings to the warrant
registrar at Singer Thailand Public Company Limited, at no 72, CAT Telecom
Building, 17th floor,Charoenkrung Road, Kwaewng Bangrak, Khet Bangrak, Bangkok
between 9.00-16.00 hrs.
- Ordinary shares purchasing form, all items of which have been correctly,
accurately and completely filled out.
- Certificate representing right according to the number specified in the
ordinary shares purchasing form.
- Make payment for shares according to the amount indicated in the ordinary
shares purchasing form by cashier's cheque cashable in Bangkok, or by
transfer of money into the account of the company (the company will
notify in advance by indicating in the ordinary share purchasing form
or not later than the date on which each exercise is fixed.
- Copy of passport certified true copy.
7.2 The Warrant Holder shall be responsible for all tax under the Revenue
Code or relevant laws in connection with the sell and transfer of
warrants and/or exercise of warrants and any amendment thereof.
7.3 Upon complying with the procedures of exercise of right, namely evidence
of certificate representing right and ordinary share purchasing form
have been furnished,and payment for subscription of ordinary shares has
been correctly and completely made, the declaration of intention to
exercise the right to purchase ordinary shares is irrevocable, unless
approval in writing is obtained from the Company.
7.4 The Company will notify the lists of holders of newly-issued ordinary
shares arising from the exercise of warrants to the Thailand Securities
Depository Co., Ltd. as the registrar of ordinary shares of the Company.
Such lists shall be registered with the Ministry of Commerce within 14
days from the date of receipt of payments in full.
7.5 Rights and status of the newly-issued ordinary shares as a result of
exercise of warrants shall be equal those of the Company's ordinary
shares previously issued prior to the date such new ordinary shares have
been issued from the date on which the names as shareholders appeared in
the register book of shareholders of the Company.
7.6 If the right has not yet been exercised after the last day of exercise
of right, such certificate representing rights (warrants) shall terminate,
and the rights thereof shall no longer be exercised.
7.7 The right and condition of ordinary shares issued according to
the exercise of warrants this time shall be equal to those of the
company's ordinary shares earlier issued in all respects.
8. Names of directors holding management positions and entitled to
allotment of the warrants and names of directors holding management
positions and entitled to allotment of the warrants in the amount
exceeding 5% of the total warrants issued and offered
Name Position Number of Percentage
Warrant (to the Plan)
Mr. Daniel Michel Philiponet Director 13,500,000 100
Total - 13,500,000 100
9. Number of directors holding management positions and entitled to
allocation of the warrants attending meetings and absent from meetings
during the preceding one-year period of Singer Thailand Public Co., Ltd.
(from the month of August 2006 to the month of August 2007)
Name Position Number of Number of
meetings meetings
attended
Mr. Daniel Michel Philiponet Director 4 4
Mr.Daniel Michel Philiponet has been appointed as Director since August 2006.
10. Monetary benefits allocated in the amount exceeding 5% of the total
warrants to be issued, to be derived from the sale of the warrants
and/or shares if the rights under the warrants are exercised,
calculated from the difference between the offer price and the
market price
The calculation of benefit to be received in cash from the difference
of exercise price and the market price on the basis that:
The Exercise Price: Baht 1.78 per share
The market price: Baht 2.02 per share (which is the
weighed average closing price of
ordinary shares of the Company
traded on the Stock Exchange
of Thailand during 14 business days
prior to the date of meeting of
the Remuneration Committee and
the date of Board of Directors meeting
No. 167 on 14 August 2007 (23 July 2007
until 10 August 2007)
Benefit in cash: There is no benefit in cash.
The forgoing amount of benefit is calculated from the current market price.
But the Warrant Holder can exercise after 28 February 2008, therefore,
the benefit to be received depends on future market price on the exercise
date. If the market price on that date is lower than Baht 1.78 per share,
the exercise of the Warrant will not provide benefit in cash.
11. Amount and nature of all remuneration for the latest year received by the
directors specified in item 10 in capacity of a director and a management
member
Date Position Total Income
17 July 2006 - 31 December 2006 Acting Director 1,562,725.65
1 January 2007 - 28 February 2007 Acting Director 566,606.35
1 March 2007 - Present Managing Director 1,512,795.56
Total 3,642,127.56
12.Impact on shareholders due to this issue and offer of the warrants to
directors
Price dilution Newly issued shares reserved for the exercise
of the warrants = 13,500,000 shares
Exercise Price = Baht 1.78
Current number of shares of the Company
= 270,00,000 shares
Market price (weighed average closing price of the
Company's shares traded in the SET during the 14
business days since 23 July 2007 until 10 August
2007= Baht 2.02
Price Dilution Effect = Shall not cause all shares
of the Company after the capital increase
(283,500,000 shares) to be theoretically
reduced in value. However, effects
upon price dilution due to the exercise of
warrants will be subject to the market price
of the Company's shares on the day that new
shares from the exercise of warrants
start trading on the SET.
Impact on control Calculation based on current paid-up capital
dilution if rights under
the warrants in the Number of all issued shares = 270,00,000 shares (par
whole amount are value of 1 Baht)
exercised
Number of all shares arising out of the exercise
of rights under the warrants = 13,500,000 shares
(par value of 1 Baht)
Total number of shares after the exercise of
rights under the warrants = 283,500,000 shares
(par value of 1 Baht)
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