Ayala Announces Additional Listing

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) approved on April 25, 2001, the application submitted by Ayala Corp. (PSE: AC) to list additional 127,479,000 common shares, with a par value of P1.00 per share, divided into (a) 60,000,000 shares to cover the Executive Stock Option Plan (ESOP); (b) 60,000,000 shares to cover the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOWN), (c) 7,309,000 shares to cover the 40% stock dividend for 1995 ESOP and ESOWN shares; and (d) 170,000 shares to cover the 50% stock dividend for 1996 ESOP shares.

Further, with reference to Circular for Brokers No. 2515-2005 dated May 25, 2005, the change in the par value of Ayala from P1.00 to P50.00 took effect and was reflected on the Exchange computer system on May 30, 2005. Correspondingly, this brings the number of common shares approved for listing from the aforementioned 127,479,000 shares, with a par value of P1.00 per share, to 2,549,580 shares, with a par value of P50.00 per share, divided into (a) 1,200,000 shares to cover the ESOP; (b) 1,200,000 shares to cover the ESOWN; (c) 146,180 shares to cover the 40% stock dividend for 1995 ESOP and ESOWN shares; and (d) 3,400 shares to cover the 50% stock dividend for 1996 ESOP shares.

Finally, PSE approved on December 13, 2006, the Ayala’s application to list additional 8,864,000 common shares, with a par value of P50.00 per share, to cover its ESOWN.

In this connection, Ayala has announced that an additional 5,545 common shares have been availed of and fully paid by the optionee/s under the company’s ESOP/ESOWN.

In view thereof, the listing of the additional 5,545 common shares is set for Monday, January 10, 2011. This brings the number of common shares listed under Ayala’s ESOP/ESOWN to a total of 2,217,079 common shares.