Examples of Existing Share Option in a sentence
There is no other share option scheme of the Company besides the Existing Share Option Scheme.
In light of the expiry of the Existing Share Option Scheme and in order to ensure continuity of a share option scheme for the Company to align the scheme participants’ interests with those of the Group through ownership of Shares, the Company would like to seek approval of the Shareholders to adopt the New Share Option Scheme and simultaneously terminate the operation of the Existing Share Option Scheme.
Participants of the Existing Share Option Scheme included any full-time or part-time employees, executives or officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any directors (including non-executive directors and independent non-executive directors) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any suppliers, customers, consultants, advisers and agents to the Company or any of its subsidiaries (the “Eligible Participants”).
The Existing Share Option Scheme has a term of 10 years and is due to expire on 28 September 2020.
Upon the termination of the Existing Share Option Scheme, no further options can be granted thereunder, but its provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent necessary to give effect to the exercise of any options granted thereunder prior to its termination which remain outstanding, and the exercise of such options shall be subject to and in accordance with the terms on which they were granted, the provisions of the Existing Share Option Scheme and the Listing Rules.
The Existing Share Option Scheme limit was refreshed at the extraordinary general meeting held on 31 March 2014.
The options previously granted under the Existing Share Option Scheme, the Terminated Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company (including options outstanding, cancelled, lapsed or exercised in accordance with the terms thereof) shall not be counted for the purpose of calculating the Scheme Mandate Limit as refreshed.
Unless approved by the shareholders of the Company, the maximum number of Shares issued and to be issued upon exercise of the options pursuant to the Existing Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company to each participant of the Existing Share Option Scheme in any 12-month period up to and including the date of grant of the options could not exceed 1% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of grant.
HK$1.00 was payable by the Eligible Participant of the Existing Share Option Scheme to the Company upon acceptance of the option offered as consideration for the grant.
Other than the Existing Share Option Scheme, the Company did not maintain any other share option scheme as at the Latest Practicable Date.