Issuance and offering of warrants to Directors and Employees
21 November 2007
Ref : WORK 015/2007
20 November 2007
Subject : Notification of the Resolutions passed by the Board of
Directors' Meeting No. 5/2007
To : President, the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Enclosure : Attachment 1 : The Scheme for Allocation of Warrants of
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited to be offered
to Directors and/or Employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries ("the ESOP Scheme")
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited ("the Company")
would like to notify the resolutions passed by the Board of Directors' meeting
No. 5/2007 on 20 November 2007 at 15.00 hrs. as follows:-
1. Approved the Board of Directors' Meeting No. 4/2007 on 13th November
2007
2. Approved the issuance of free warrants for up to 10,800,000 units or 5.40
percent of paid-up capital with the offering price at Baht 0 per unit and
the
exercise price equivalent to the weighted average price of the Company's
shares traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand during 10 business days
prior to the date of issue and offering of the ESOP warrants to Directors
and/or Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries of not exceeding 35
persons for being incentives provided to Directors and/or Employees.
The Company's Board of Directors shall proceed to seek for approval of
the shareholders' meeting and permission of relevant regulatory bodies.
Provided that the Board of Directors are authorized to determine and/or
amend the rules, conditions and other particulars in relation to the issue
and offering of the ESOP warrants and to proceed in accordance with
relevant laws and regulations. The issue and offering date will be
determined after the Office of the SEC grants approval of the ESOP
Scheme.
3. Approved the increasing of registered capital for 10,800,000 Baht from
200,000,000 Baht to be 210,800,000 Baht divided into 210,800,000
common shares. Additional 10,800,000 common shares would be issued
at the par value of 1 Baht to sustain the shares option exercise of
Directors
and/or Employees (ESOP Scheme).
4. Approved the amendment of The Clause No. 4 of Memorandum of
Association in accordance with the new registered capital.
5. Determined the date of Extraordinary General Meeting No. 1/2007 on 25
December, 2007 at 14.00 hrs. at the function hall of Workpoint Studio
located on 99 Moo 2, Tambol Bangpoon, Amphor Mueang Pathum Thani
12000 for consideration of following agendas:-
Agenda 1 Consideration and certification of Annual General Meeting
No. 1/2007 on 2nd April 2007.
Agenda 2 Consideration and approval of the issuance of warrants
for up to 10,800,000 units to Directors and/or Employees
(ESOP Scheme).
Agenda 3 Consideration and approval of the increasing of
registered capital and the allocation of new issued
common shares to sustain the shares option exercise of
Directors and/or Employees (ESOP Scheme).
Agenda 4 Consideration and approval amendment to the
Memorandum of Association, Clause No. 4 of the
Company to be consistent with the increasing registered
capital.
Agenda 5 Consideration and approval of the allocation of warrants
exceeding 5% of the warrants issued under ESOP
Scheme to each of the following directors and employees
of the Company:
Directors / Employees Number of Percent of
Allocated Total Warrants
Warrants
(Units)
1.Mr.Phanich Sodsee 800,000 7.41%
2.Mr.Nuwat Chanbumrung 800,000 7.41%
3.Mr.Kanchit Kawachat 800,000 7.41%
4.Ms. Malee Panpochara 800,000 7.41%
5.Mrs. Benjamas Chanpum 800,000 7.41%
6.Mrs Vichanee Srisawadi 800,000 7.41%
7.Mr.Soros Srirat 800,000 7.41%
8.Mr. Rungtham Pumseenil 800,000 7.41%
9.Mr.Chayan Chantawongsatorn 800,000 7.41%
Agenda 6 Consideration of other matters (if any)
6. Determined the closing date of shareholders register for identifying the
Shareholders who have the right of attendance on 6th December, 2007 at
12.00 hrs. until the Extraordinary General Meeting No. 1/2007 finished.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
(Mr. Kanchit Kawachat)
Executive Vice President Finance
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Attachment 1
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Attachment 1:
The Scheme for Allocation of Warrants of the Company to be offered to
Directors and/or Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries ("the ESOP
Scheme")
Objectives of Allocation of Warrants to be offered to Directors and/or
1.
Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
1.1. Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited ("the Company")
creates and operates the contents for television program productions,
publications, animations, movies and sound recording businesses
offering knowledge and entertainment. Its business operations require
experts in creativity of contents and other relevant operations that
is
crucial to the success of the businesses. Hence, such human
resources are the important part of the future growth of the Company.
1.2. Up to 10,800,000 warrants will be issued and offered under the ESOP
Scheme. The Company will apply for the approval of this ESOP to the
Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the Office of the
SEC") in the near future.
1.3. The main objective of the ESOP Scheme is to motivate the Company's
and its subsidiaries' directors and employees to perform their duty
to
the highest potential and standard, thereby resulting in the greatest
benefits to the Company. Furthermore, the Company's directors and
employees are expected to share the spirit of ownership in the
Company's business, thereby implanting their loyalty to work with the
Company in the long term. Under the terms of the ESOP, the ESOP
warrants will become mature in 4 years and a warrant holder must work
for the Company as a director or employee on the date that the warrant
holder exercises the allocated warrants.
Indicative features of the ESOP warrants to be offered to Directors and/or
2.
Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
Type Warrants in the form of named certificates for
purchasing the ordinary shares of Workpoint
Entertainment Public Company Limited
Offering Number Up to 10,800,000 warrants
Offering Price per Unit Baht 0 (Zero Baht)
Offering Period Within 1 year after the Office of the SEC grants
approval
Term 4 years from the date on which the warrants are
issued and offered
Number of Ordinary Up to 10,800,000 ordinary shares at a par value of
Reserved Shares for Baht 1 each. This is equal to 5.4 percent of all the
Exercise of Warrants Company's issued 200,000,000 shares
Offering Method Offering to the directors and/or the employees of
the Company and its subsidiaries not exceeding
35 persons according to the rules, conditions and
procedures set out in Clause 4.
In the previous 12 months no securities of the
Company were issued and offered.
Exercise Ratio 1 warrant to 1 ordinary share (The ratio may be
changed from time to time in accordance with the
adjustment of rights).
Exercise Price The exercise price is referred to the weighted
average price of the Company's shares traded on
the Stock Exchange of Thailand during 10
business days prior to the date of issue and
offering of the ESOP warrants.
Issue and Offering The Board of Directors will determine the issue
Date and offering date after the Office of the SEC
approves the ESOP Scheme.
Exercise Date The warrants are exercisable on the last business
day of each month throughout the term of the
warrants. However, the final exercise date is the
date falling 15 business days before the maturity
date of the warrants.
Exercise Period Notice of exercise must be given from 8.30 to
15.30 on the date falling 5 business days before
each exercise date. However, the last notice of
exercise must be given on the date falling 15
business days before the final exercise date.
Exercise Restrictions Up to 30 percent of all allocated warrants are
exercisable after the date falling 12 months
after the issue and offering date
Up to an additional 30 percent of all allocated
warrants are exercisable after the date falling
24 months after the issue and offering date
The remainder of unexercised warrants are
exercisable without restrictions after the 36
months after the issue and offering date
Exercise Right to The warrant holder may exercise the right to
Purchase the Ordinary purchase the Company's ordinary shares to which
Shares he or she is entitled, in full or in part, from time to
time. However, a minimum number of shares to
be purchased at each time must be equal to a
board lot of shares traded on the Stock Exchange
of Thailand (SET). A waiver is granted in case of
the last purchase of shares.
If any director or employee fails to exercise the
right to purchase the Company's shares to which
he or she is entitled, in full or in part, and the
unexercised warrants become mature, the director
or employee's right to purchase the unexercised
warrants will be considered as having been
waived. In this event, he or she has no right of
claim against the Company.
Transfer Restrictions Warrants are non-transferable.
Secondary Market of No warrants will be listed on the SET
Warrants
Secondary Market of The ordinary shares arising from the exercise of
Reserved Ordinary warrants will be listed on the SET. The new
Shares arising from ordinary shares under this ESOP rank pari passu
the Exercise Warrants in terms of their rights and status with all other
shares of the Company previously issued.
Cancellation of All ESOP warrants unallocated or unexercised will
Warrants be cancelled by the Company within 4 years after
the warrants are initially issued and offered.
Taxes Every director or employee for these warrants is
liable to personal income tax payment on the basis
of the profits arising in each month that he or she
exercises the warrants. This tax is payable
immediately after the warrants are exercised and
the shares are allocated.
Price Dilution Since the Exercise Price of the Warrants is the
weighted average price of the Company's shares
traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand during
10 business days prior to the date of issue and
offering of the ESOP warrants. Therefore, the issue
and offering of the warrants this time will not affect
the market price of the Company shares.
Control Dilution If the 10,800,000 warrants are exercised, the profit
sharing and voting rights of the existing
shareholders will be diluted by 5.12 percent of the
existing profit sharing and voting rights and 5.12
percent of all Company's current issued shares.
Rules, conditions and procedures for the allocation of ESOP warrants
3.
3.1. The qualification of directors and employees eligible for the ESOP
warrants
A person eligible for the ESOP warrants must be a director or
employee of the Company and/or its subsidiaries on the date which
the warrants are issued and offered.
3.2. Procedures of warrants' allocation
3.2.1 The Board of Directors of the Company shall prescribe (i) the
names of the directors and employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries eligible for the ESOP warrants and (ii) number of
warrants to be allocated to each of them. The total number of
persons being allotted the warrants shall not exceed 35 persons.
3.2.2 The eligibility criteria include the following qualifications of
the
directors and employees: work potentials, past performance, level
of wages, job position and service term. A number of warrants to
be allocated may vary depending on each person's eligibility.
3.2.3 If more than five per cent of all of the ESOP warrants which are
issued and offered are to be allocated to any employee, prior
approval of the shareholders' meeting is required.
3.3. Conditions of Exercise
Only directors and employees holding the Company's and/or its
subsidiaries' employment status and not in probation under the
company's regulation on the exercise date are eligible to exercise the
ESOP warrants, unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors.
List of all directors eligible for the ESOP warrants and employees
eligible
4.
for more than five per cent of all the ESOP warrants
Name Position Number of % of
allotted allotted to
warrants total
project
1.Mr.Panich Sodsee Executive Vice 800,000 7.41
President
Production
2.Mr.Nuwat Executive Vice 800,000 7.41
Chanbumrung President
Marketing
3.Mr.Kanchit Kawachat Executive Vice 800,000 7.41
President
Finance &
Business
Development
4.Ms.Malee Panpochara Executive Vice 800,000 7.41
President
Operation
5.Mrs.Benjamas Vice President 800,000 7.41
Chanpum Accounting &
Finance
6.Mrs.Vichanee Srisawadi Vice President 800,000 7.41
Sales
Department
7.Mr.Soros Srirat Vice President 800,000 7.41
Art & Design
8.Mr.Rungtham Vice President 800,000 7.41
Pumseenil Production 1
9.Mr.Chayan Vice President 800,000 7.41
Chantawongsatorn Production 2
The Board of Directors of the Company shall prescribe (i) the names of
the directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
eligible for the ESOP warrants and (ii) number of warrants to be
allocated to each of them.
Opinion of the Remuneration Committee :
The remuneration committee consists of 1 ) Mr.Phanya Nirunkul 2)
Mr.Prapas Cholsaranon and 3) Mr.Pansingh Kamasunthon which no
warrant allotted to each remuneration committee member in this
occasion. The Remuneration Committee have considered the reasons,
necessity and benefits to be derived by the Company from the
allotment of ESOP warrants in the amount exceeding 5% of the amount
of the warrants issued in this occasion to each of directors and
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the following:
Name Position Number of Reasons, Abilities
years with and Benefits to the
the company
company
- As a senior
Mr.Panich Executive 16 Years 8
Sodsee Vice President Months executive
Production management
for production
department.
- His
responsibility
is included
innovation,
production
and
monitoring the
TV and movie
contents.
- As a member
of
management
team to create
vision,
strategy and
policy for
workpoint and
subsidiary
companies.
- As a key
person for the
success of the
company.
- As a senior
2.Mr.Nuwat Executive 9 Years 4
Chanbumrung Vice President Months executive
Marketing management
for marketing
department.
- His
responsibility
for developing
the marketing
policy,
directing the
broadcasting
TV channel for
workpoint and
subsidiary
companies.
- As a member
of
management
team to create
vision,
strategy and
policy for
workpoint and
subsidiary
companies.
- As a key
person for the
success of the
company.
Name Position Number of Reasons, Abilities
years with and Benefits to the
the company company
- As a senior
3.Mr.Kanchit Executive Vice 2 Years 8
Kawachat President Months executive
Finance & management
Business for Finance &
Development Accounting
and Business
development
department for
workpoint and
subsidiary
companies.
- His
responsibility
is included
developing
the finance &
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