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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 March 2007
Singapore Airlines 101 Annual Report 2006-07
13 Share Capital (in $ million) (continued)
Share option plans
The Singapore Airlines Limited Employee Share Option Plan (“SIA ESOP”), the Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited
Employee Share Option Plan (“SATS ESOP”) and the SIA Engineering Company Limited Employee Share Option Plan
(“SIAEC ESOP”), which comprise the Senior Executive Share Option Scheme and the Employee Share Option Scheme for
senior executives and all other employees respectively, were approved by shareholders on 8 March 2000,
20 March 2000 and 9 February 2000 respectively.
Options are granted for a term no longer than 10 years from the date of grant. The exercise price of the options will be
the average of the closing prices of the respective companies’ ordinary shares on the SGX-ST for the fi ve market days
immediately preceding the date of grant.
Under the Employee Share Option Schemes, options will vest two years after the date of grant.
Under the Senior Executive Share Option Schemes, options will vest:
(a) one year after the date of grant for 25% of the ordinary shares subject to the options;
(b) two years after the date of grant for an additional 25% of the ordinary shares subject to the options;
(c) three years after the date of grant for an additional 25% of the ordinary shares subject to the options; and
(d) four years after the date of grant for the remaining 25% of the ordinary shares subject to the options.
There are no cash settlement alternatives.
Information with respect to the number of options granted under the respective Employee Share Option Plans is as
follows:
SIA ESOP
2006-07 2005-06
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Weighted average Weighted average
Number of options exercise price Number of options exercise price
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Balance at 1 April 79,196,566 $12.76 74,338,615 $12.91
Granted 12,777,119 $12.60 13,293,461 $11.28
Cancelled (1,506,158) $13.58 (1,970,406) $13.72
Exercised (22,128,620) $12.00 (6,465,104) $11.23
––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––
Balance at 31 March 68,338,907 $12.96 79,196,566 $12.76
––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––
Exercisable at 31 March 40,163,661 $13.80 50,472,157 $13.73
––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––
The range of exercise prices for options outstanding at the end of the year is $10.34 to $16.65 (2005-06: $10.34 to
$16.65).
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the year was $3.13 (2005-06: $2.77). The weighted average
share price for options exercised during the year was $12.90 (2005-06: $12.14). The weighted average remaining
contractual life for these options is 6.12 years (2005-06: 6.42 years).