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APPENDIX B
RULES OF THE ASIAONE PRE-IPO SHARE OPTION SCHEME
1. NAME OF THE SCHEME
The Scheme shall be called the “AsiaOne Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme”.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 In the Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions
shall have the following meanings:-
“Act” The Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore.
“Adoption Date” The date on which the Scheme is adopted by the Company in general
meeting.
“Aggregate The total amount payable for Ordinary Shares which may be acquired
Subscription Cost” on the exercise of an Option.
“Auditors” The auditors of the Company for the time being.
“Board” The board of directors of the Company.
“CDP” The Central Depository (Pte) Limited.
“CPF” The Central Provident Fund.
“Committee” A committee comprising directors of the Company and such other
person or persons as may be nominated by the holding company for
the time being of the Company, duly authorised and appointed by the
Board to administer the Scheme.
“Company” SPH AsiaOne Ltd, a company incorporated in the Republic of
Singapore.
“Date of Grant” The date on which an Option is granted pursuant to Rule 5.
“Employee” An employee of the Group (including any Executive Director) selected
by the Committee to participate in the Scheme in accordance with
Rule 3.1(a).
“Executive Director” A director of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, as the case may
be, who performs an executive function.
“Exercise Period” The period for the exercise of an Option, being:-
(a) in the case of an Option granted to an Employee, a period
commencing on the date falling six months after the Listing Date,
and expiring on the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the Date
of Grant of that Option and (ii) the fifth anniversary of the Listing
Date; and
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