Final Results - 7/7
Toyota Motor Corporation
08 May 2003
(Translation)
To Whom It May Concern:
May 8, 2003
Toyota Motor Corporation
(Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha)
1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture
Notice Concerning Stock Option (Stock Acquisition Right)
At its meeting held on May 8, 2003, the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor
Corporation ('TMC') resolved to propose an agenda asking for authorization to
issue Stock Acquisition Rights without consideration, for the purpose of
granting stock options, pursuant to Article 280-20 and Article 280-21 of the
Commercial Code. The proposal will be presented at its FY2003 Ordinary General
Shareholders' Meeting to be held on June 26, 2003 and we hereby inform you as
follows.
1. Reason for Issue of Stock Acquisition Rights without Consideration
TMC will issue rights ('Stock Acquisition Rights') to subscribe for or
purchase shares of TMC to Directors, Managing Officers and employees, etc.
of TMC and its affiliates in order to enhance enthusiasm and raise morale
for improving business performance and thereby contribute to strengthen
TMC's international competitiveness.
2. Summary of Terms of Issue of Stock Acquisition Rights
(1) Grantees of the Stock Acquisition Rights
Directors, Managing Officers and employees, etc. of TMC and its
affiliates.
(2) Class and Number of Shares to be Issued or Transferred upon Exercise of
Stock Acquisition Rights
Up to 2,300,000 shares of common stock of TMC.
Provided, however, that if the number of shares to be issued or
transferred upon exercise of each Stock Acquisition Right is adjusted in
accordance with (3) below, such number of shares to be issued or
transferred shall be adjusted to the number obtained by multiplying the
number of shares after adjustment by the total number of Stock
Acquisition Rights to be issued.
(3) Total Number of Stock Acquisition Rights to be Issued
Up to 23,000
The number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of one
Stock Acquisition Right shall be 100; provided, however, that if TMC
splits or consolidates its shares, the number of shares to be issued or
transferred upon exercise of each Stock Acquisition Right shall be
adjusted according to the following formula.
Number of shares = Number of shares x Ratio of split
after adjustment before adjustment (or consolidation)
The adjustment above shall be made only to those remain unexercised at
the relevant time. If any fraction less than one (1) share arises as a
result of such adjustment, such fraction shall be discarded.
(4) Issue Price of Stock Acquisition Rights
No consideration shall be paid at the time of issuance of the Stock
Acquisition Rights.
(5) Amount to be Paid upon Exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights
The amount to be paid per share issued or transferred upon exercise of
each Stock Acquisition Right (the 'Exercise Price') shall be as follows.
The amount obtained by multiplying the closing price of the TMC's common
stock in regular trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the issue date
of the Stock Acquisition Rights (if there is no transaction made on that
day, then the closing price of the latest date prior to the issue date
of the Stock Acquisition Rights on which a transaction was made) by
1.025, and any fraction less than one (1) yen arising therefrom shall be
rounded up to the nearest one (1) yen.
In addition, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted as follows:
(i) If TMC splits or consolidates its shares after the issue date of
the Stock Acquisition Rights, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
according to the following formula, and any fraction less than one
(1) yen arising therefrom shall be rounded up to the nearest one
(1) yen.
Exercise Price after = Exercise Price before x 1
adjustment adjustment ________________
Ratio of split
(or consolidation)
(ii) If new shares are issued or treasury stock is sold at a price
below the market price after the issue date of the stock
acquisition rights, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted according
to the following formula, and any fraction less than one (1) yen
arising therefrom shall be rounded up to the nearest one (1) yen.
However, no adjustment shall be made in case of the exercise of
Stock Acquisition Rights, transfer of treasury stock in accordance
with a resolution of past Ordinary General Shareholders' Meetings
pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 210-2 of the former Commercial
Code or exercise of the outstanding rights to subscribe for new
shares.
Exercise Price Exercise Price Number of + Number of shares X Exercise Price
after adjustment = before adjustment X outstanding newly issued per share
shares ____________________________________
Market price
__________________________________________________________________
Number of + Number of shares increased by
outstanding shares issue of new shares
'Number of outstanding shares' provided for in the above formula
does not include the number of shares held by TMC as treasury
stock and in the case where the treasury stock is to be sold
'Number of shares newly issued' shall be read as 'Number of shares
of treasury stock to be sold.'
(iii) In the case of a merger with any other company, corporate split or
capital reduction of TMC, or in any other case similar thereto
where an adjustment shall be required, in each case after the
issue date of the Stock Acquisition Rights, the adjustment shall
be made appropriately to the extent reasonable.
(6) Exercise Period of the Stock Acquisition Rights
From August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2009
(7) Conditions of Exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights
(i) Each Stock Acquisition Right may not be partially exercised.
(ii) The grantees of the Stock Acquisition Rights must, at the time of
exercise of such rights, be a Director, Managing Officer or an
employee, etc. of TMC or its affiliate of which he/she holds such
position at the time such right is granted, unless he/she
voluntarily retires, retires due to attaining retirement age or
change in employment, during the exercise period provided in (6)
above.
(iii) Stock Acquisition Rights may not be inherited.
(iv) Other exercise conditions shall be provided for by the resolution
of the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of this year and the
resolution of a meeting of the Board of Directors.
(8) Events and Conditions of Cancellation of Stock Acquisition Rights
(i) Stock Acquisition Rights may be cancelled without consideration
upon approval by a General Shareholders' Meeting of an agendum on
a merger agreement in which TMC is a company to be dissolved, or
an agendum on a share exchange agreement or a share transfer by
which TMC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of another
company.
(ii) TMC may cancel the Stock Acquisition Rights without consideration
if a grantee of the Stock Acquisition Rights becomes no longer
qualified to exercise such rights pursuant to the provision
provided for in (7) above.
(9) Restriction on Transfer of Stock Acquisition Rights
Transfer of Stock Acquisition Rights shall be subject to an approval of
the Board of Directors.
(Note) The above resolution shall be conditional upon the agendum 'Issue of
Stock Acquisition Rights without Consideration to Directors, Managing
Officers and Employees, Etc., of TMC and Its Affiliates' being
approved at the FY2003 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
scheduled to be held on June 26, 2003. The details of the issuance
and granting of the Stock Acquisition Rights will be decided by the
resolution of the Board of Directors to be held after the Ordinary
General Shareholders' Meeting of this year.
Amendment to Notices Concerning Stock Option in the Past, due to Introduction of
New Management System
As already announced, due to the introduction of the new management system, TMC
decided to amend part of the conditions of exercise of the rights set forth in
the 'Notice Concerning Repurchase of Shares' dated May 17, 2000, 'Notice
Concerning Repurchase of Shares for Stock Option Plan' dated May 16, 2001,
'Notice Concerning Stock Option (Stock Acquisition Right)' dated May 13, 2002
and 'Notice Concerning Granting Stock Option (Stock Acquisition Rights)' dated
June 26, 2002 relating to the announcement dated May 13, 2002 as follows, at the
meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on May 8, 2003.
The Content of the Amendment
The language 'The rights will be exercisable for up to six (6) months following
a voluntary retirement from the office of Director' will be changed to 'The
rights will be exercisable for up to six (6) months following the voluntary
retirement from both the office of Director and that of Managing Officer.
However, in the case where the said Director or Managing Officer, as the case
may be, assumes the office of Managing Officer immediately after his/her
voluntary retirement from the office of Director, or assumes the office of
Director immediately after his/her voluntary retirement from the office of
Managing Officer, it will not be deemed as retirement.'
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