C01391-2024

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Mar 12, 2024
2. SEC Identification Number
34218
3. BIR Tax Identification No.
000-153-610-000
4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter
AYALA CORPORATION
5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation
PHILIPPINES
6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)
7. Address of principal office
37F to 39F, Ayala Triangle Gardens Tower 2, Paseo De Roxas Corner Makati Avenue, Makati City Postal Code 1226
8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code
(02)7908-3000
9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report
N/A
10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA
Title of Each Class Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Shares 619,807,425
Preferred A Shares (Reissued) 5,244,515
Preferred B Series 2 Shares 30,000,000
Voting Preferred Shares 200,000,000
11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein
Item 4

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Ayala CorporationAC

PSE Disclosure Form 4-8 - Change in Directors and/or Officers
(Resignation/Removal or Appointment/Election)
References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure

Election of Officer

Background/Description of the Disclosure

Please be informed that our Board of Directors, at its regular meeting held today, approved the election of Ms. Maria Franchette M. Acosta as our Corporate Secretary, OIC-Compliance Officer, Data Protection Officer, and her appointment as Chairman of the Committee of Inspectors of Proxies and Ballots, to replace Mr. Solomon M. Hermosura, who has resigned and transitioned to government service as disclosed on February 26, 2024.

Maria Franchette M. Acosta, Filipino, 51, is the Corporate Governance Group Head and Chief Legal Officer of Ayala Corporation. She is a practicing lawyer for 24 years, with 18 years in Villaraza & Angangco Law Firm where she was a Senior Partner, Co-Managing Partner and Head of its Corporate and Commercial Department. Ms. Acosta was an Assistant Secretary at the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the Republic of the Philippines where she served from 2001 to 2003. She is recognized as an expert counsel in leading legal journals and publications such as Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500. She is a consistent Asia Business Law Journal’s top 100 lawyers of the Philippines. Ms. Acosta graduated from New York University with a Master of Laws in 2003. She ranked 3rd in the Philippine Bar Examination and earned her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1998 where she graduated Class Valedictorian and Cum Laude. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines School of Economics in 1994 where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Resignation/Removal or Replacement
Name of Person Position/Designation Effective Date of Resignation/Cessation of term
(mmm/dd/yyyy)
Reason(s) for Resignation/Cessation
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Election or Appointment
Name of Person Position/Designation Date of Appointment/Election
(mmm/dd/yyyy)
Effective Date of Appointment Election
(mmm/dd/yyyy)
Shareholdings in the Listed Company Nature of Indirect Ownership
Direct Indirect
Maria Franchette M. Acosta Corporate Secretary, OIC-Compliance Officer, Data Protection Officer and Chairman of the Committee of Inspectors of Proxies and Ballots 03/12/2024 03/12/2024 - - -
Promotion or Change in Designation
Name of Person Position/Designation Date of Approval
(mmm/dd/yyyy)
Effective Date of Change
(mmm/dd/yyyy)
Shareholdings in the Listed Company Nature of Indirect Ownership
From To Direct Indirect
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Other Relevant Information

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Filed on behalf by:
Name Maria Franchette Acosta
Designation Corporate Governance Group Head