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July 26, 2000 |
Grant of Stock Options (Subscription Rights) |
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Company") today announced that the conditions,
including the issue price of new shares, of the stock option plan resolved at
the 131st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held June 28, 2000, have been
decided on as follows.
1. Issue Price of Shares The issue price ("Issue Price") of new shares ("Shares") of the Company is 1,451 yen per share. In the event that the Company issues new Shares at price less than the market
price (excluding the issuance of Shares resulting from the exercise of the rights
to subscribe for new Shares ("Rights") granted to directors or employees) after
the Granting date, Issue Price will be subject to adjustment in accordance with
the following formula, and any fractions less than one yen derived in consequence
of adjustment shall be rounded up to the nearest one yen. Upon the issuance of
securities which are convertible to Shares or securities with the warrants, convertible
or exercisable at an initial conversion or exercise price less than the market
price, Issue Price will also be adjusted with the following formula.
Upon stock split or consolidation of Shares, Issue Price will be subject to adjustment in accordance with the following formula, and any fraction less than one yen derived in consequence of adjustment shall be rounded up to the nearest one yen.
2. Amount to be Capitalized from Issued Amount The consumption into capital stock out of the amount of new Shares issued by exercise of the Rights is 726 yen per share. In case an adjustment is made to Issue Price, the amount to be capitalized shall be one-half (1/2) of the adjusted Issue Price. In the event a fraction less than one yen occurs, such fraction shall be rounded up. In case the amount calculated according to the above is less than the face value of the Company's common stock, the amount equal to the face value of the stock shall be capitalized. 3. Number of Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Rights 527,000 shares. |
WRITTEN BY Corporate Communications Division (C) Hitachi, Ltd. 2000. All rights reserved. |