FORM 20-F THOMSON multimedia - Technicolor

French subsidiaries will pay bonuses (primes d’intéressement) in 2002 to their employees in respect
of fiscal year 2001 under incentive plans based on such subsidiary’s results (accords
d’intéressement).
) Company stock options granted to personnel
At the shareholders’ meeting held on November 10, 2000, shareholders authorized the Board of
Directors to allot share subscription or share purchase options to some of our salaried employees
and to Company agents.
According to this decision, our Board of Directors decided, at its meetings held on
December 18, 2000, March 16, 2001 and July 23, 2001 to confer a total of 4,018,500 share
purchase options to 463 beneficiaries. Shares offered under this plan (‘‘Stock Option Plan
Number 1’’) will be shares that we repurchase from the market. The exercise price has been set at
0 55.90.
Plan number 1
Shareholders’ meeting resolution date November 10, 2000
Date of the Board of Directors meeting December 18, 2000, March 16, 2001 and
authorizing the implementation July 23, 2001
Total number of shares allocated 4,018,500
Of which shares dedicated to principal members
of the Executive Committee and Directors 1,350,000
Number of beneficiaries 463
Exercise period December 18, 2003 - July 23, 2011
Exercise price 0 55.90
Our Board of Directors decided at its meeting held on October 12, 2001 to confer a total of
3,540,300 share subscription options to 556 beneficiaries under the November 10, 2000
authorization. Shares under this plan (‘‘Stock Option Plan Number 2’’) will be newly issued by us.
The exercise price has been set at 0 31.50.
Plan number 2
Shareholders’ meeting resolution date November 10, 2000
Date of the Board of Directors meeting
authorizing the implementation October 12, 2001
Total number of shares allocated 3,540,300
Of which shares dedicated to principal members
of the Executive Committee and Directors 815,000
Number of beneficiaries 556
Exercise period October 12, 2004 - October 12, 2011
Exercise price 0 31.50
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