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APEX AGM Information 2022

Jul 1, 2022

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夆典科技開發股份有限公司 APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Meeting Handbook

June 17, 2022

Table of Contents

I. Meeting Procedures ................................................................................................................ 2
II. Meeting Agenda ..................................................................................................................... 3
III. Reports ................................................................................................................................... 4
IV. Ratifications ........................................................................................................................... 9
V. Discussions ............................................................................................................................. 11
VI. Extempore Motions ................................................................................................................ 11
Attachment I. Handling of Corporate Bonds ......................................................................... 12
Attachment II. Financial Statements ..................................................................................... 13
Attachment III. Comparison Table of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation ........... 38
Attachment IV. Comparison Table of Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders'
Meetings ....................................................................................................... 39
Attachment V. Comparison Table of Amendments to the Procedure for acquiring or Disposing
of Assets ........................................................................................................ 49
Appendix I Articles of Incorporation ..................................................................................... 64
Appendix II Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings ................................................ 72
Appendix III Statement of Director Shareholding ................................................................. 78
Appendix IV Impact of Stock Grants on Business Performance, EPS, and Shareholders' ROI
........................................................................................................................... 79

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Procedures

  • I. Declaration of Meeting Commencement

  • II. Chairperson Remarks

  • III. Reports

  • IV. Ratifications

  • V. Discussions

  • VI. Extempore Motions

VII.Adjournment

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Agenda

How the meeting is held: In-person meeting

Time: June 17, 2022 (Friday) 9 am

Venue: (Meeting room at the Company) 4F., No. 112, Sinmin St., Jhonghe Dist., New Taipei City

  • I. Declaration of Meeting Commencement

  • II. Chairperson Remarks

  • III. Reports

  • (I) 2021 Business report.

  • (II) 2021 Audit Committee's audit report on statement of final accounts

  • (III) 2021 Report on the distribution of employees and Directors' remuneration

  • (IV) The first secured ordinary corporate bond report issued by the Company in 2021.

  • IV. Ratifications

  • (I) Proposal of 2021 financial statements (including consolidated financial statements) and business report.

  • (II) 2021 surplus distribution proposal.

  • V. Discussions

  • (I) Amendments to partial content of the Articles of Incorporation.

  • (II) Amendments to partial content of the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings

  • (III) Amendments to partial content of the Procedure for acquiring or Disposing of Assets.

  • VI. Extempore Motions

  • VII. Adjournment

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[Reports]

I. 2021 Business report

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. 2021 Business report

Dear shareholders,

Thank you for participating in our 2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. It is the supports and the endeavors of all Directors of Board, Supervisors, and employees that steadily push the Company towards our goals. Your continuous encouragements and efforts are the great momentum for APEX to pursue a brighter future.

  • (I) Operational results of 2021 and our future plan are hereby presented as follows:

  • Implementation Results of the Business Plan

    • The Company recorded a consolidated net operating revenue of NT$3,614,744,000, a consolidated operating profit of NT$67,960,000 a net income of NT$106,007,000 and the earnings per share after tax of NT$0.52 in 2021.
  • Executions of the budget:

The Company did not have a public financial forecast for 2021.

  1. Analysis of financial revenue and profitability
Unit: NT$1,000 Unit: NT$1,000 Unit: NT$1,000 Unit: NT$1,000
Analysis Item 2021 (consolidated) 2020 (consolidated)
Net OperatingRevenue 3,614,744
100.00%

5,217,591

100.00%
OperatingCosts 3,409,834
94.33%

4,732,188

90.70%
Gross Profit 204,910
5.67%

485,403

9.30%
OperatingExpenses 136,950
3.79%

199,077

3.81%
Net Operating Profit (Loss) 67,960
1.88%

286,326

5.49%
Non-operating Income and
Expenses
71,188
1.97%

22,002

0.42%
Net income (loss) before tax 139,148
3.85%

308,328

5.91%
Income taxprofits (expenses) (33,141) (0.92%) 14,127
0.27%
Net income (loss) 106,007
2.93%

322,455

6.18%
  1. Research development status Engineering: Continuously research, develop and focus on specialties required for new and expansion projects of science and technology plants and public works construction

    • Improvement and optimization of technology, ensure the advantages of the Company in the industry and maximize its benefit through constant improvement of technology.
  2. Construction: In addition to hiring well-known domestic architects and design groups to design the construction cases of the Company into regional benchmarks, build

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residences with better quality through new architectural technology and design and increase the Company's visibility in the construction industry.

  - Optoelectronics: In order to increase the product value and reduce costs, we’ve been constantly developing and improving LCM module products and updating technologies. We’ve also paid continual attention to the development of LED component technologies and put them into use so as to develop more efficient products.

  - Park development: In addition to the development case of the first and later stages of Machouhou in Chiayi County and the development case of Qigu Industrial Zone in Tainan City, continuously develop relevant development case channels, and improve the Company's visibility and advantages in the park development industry through advancement of each case.
  • (II) Overview of 2022 Annual Business Plan

  • Business policies

    • By adhering to the management principles of improvement, deep-rooting, profit sharing and sustainable expansion, the Company shall provide high-quality services for customers with dedication.

    • Engineering: The Company actively collaborates with domestic and overseas companies to meet the needs of public works and private factories (factory expansion). With technology introduction and improved integration ability, the Company hopes to satisfy as much as possible.

    • Architecture: We shall continue to master future trends in real estate through industryacademy cooperation and information collection. In addition to land acquisition, we will also enhance the development of joint construction and urban renewal projects to acquire land for real estate projects. In the future, we hope that real estate projects and services that satisfy the consumers’ needs in the architectural field will be produced through diversified development modes and introduction of new products.

    • Optoelectronics: Based on existing products, we will actively develop more product lines, and continue to actively expand customer sources by developing partners. Internally, in order to improve our competitiveness in this field, we will strive to reduce production and procurement costs .

    • Park development: In addition to actively handling the existing Machouhou and Qigu development cases, it will continuously pay close attention to and evaluate development cases in various regions to master relevant trends such as development of future parks, etc.

  • Expected sales quantity and its basis

    • Engineering: Private manufacturers are more generous in capital spending compared to the previous years, and the capital expenditure of manufacturers has seen an increase. As the government is also increasing domestic demand, public works and tenders will also continue to be released.

    • Construction: The Company will acquire high-quality construction land for investment and construction after continuous evaluation.

    • Optoelectronics: Apart from LED components and LCM modules, the Company will dig into the consumer electronic market. As new products will be launched and new business partners will join in, the Company will create more business opportunities as the overall economy rebounds.

    • Park development: Existing development cases actively cooperate with the county and city governments' schedule to plan and continuously handle advertising in order to speed up land tenders and urge the construction plant to proceed with the

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progress of public works construction and handle the land handover one after another.

  1. Important production and sales policy

    • (1) Client-oriented service. Becoming the best consultant and facilitator for customers

    • (2) Development of lands with potential commercial value; Granting it with characteristics through planning

    • (3) Resource integration and business partners seeking.

  2. (III) Future development strategies of the Company are affected by external competitive environment, regulations and overall business environment

  3. As a professional leading provider of integration services, the Company has always been oriented by customers, constantly researches, develops, innovates and improves quality through Customized Service, Education Training and Process Improvement to meet customers' expectation.

After these years of continuous deep cultivation in the fields of construction, building and comprehensive mechanical and electrical contracting, the Company has gradually delivered results, and has taken a successful step towards the vision of "becoming a leader in the development business focusing on building".

Confronted with the fast-changing era, the Company will obtain mutual trust and dependency from and achieve balance among customers, employees, shareholders, third parties and sustainable operation in society, and create maximum synergy.

With the gradual easing of the COVID-19 epidemic and the gradual lifting of lockdowns around the world, it is expected that the global economic recovery will continue in 2022. However, overall lack of labor and materials and inflation are not eased. The Company will deal with it prudently and actively enhance the Company's operating niche to reduce the impact of changes in the external environment on the Company.

Besides, the Company will actively practice sustainable development while engaged in enterprise operation in order to be in line with international development trend, improve national economic contribution and living quality of employees, communities and society with corporate citizenship, and facilitate competitive advantages based on sustainable development. We believe that years of business deployment and enhanced management, the Company will continue to improve and maintain a solid operation. With your supports and encouragements, we believe that we will continue to make progress and thrive.

Chairman: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA Accounting Manager: WU, HSIU-LIN

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II. 2021 Audit Committee's audit report on statement of final accounts

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

Audit Committee's Audit Report

The Board of Directors has prepared and submitted the Company's 2021 Business Report, Financial Statements (including consolidated financial statements) and the proposed profit distribution, of which the Financial Statements have been audited and certified by the independent auditors, LIAO, FU-MING and CHEN, CHING-CHANG, of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan, and an audit report has been issued. The above statements and reports have been examined and reviewed by the Audit Committee, and no irregularities were found. According to the Securities and Exchange Act and the Company Act, we hereby submit this report.

Best Regards

2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Convener of Audit Committee: HSIAO, SHENG-HSIEN

March 24, 2022

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III. 2021 Report on the distribution of employees and Directors' remuneration

  • Description: (I) The Company's 2021 profit was NT$146,158,659. Pursuant to Article 23 of the Articles of Incorporation, 2% shall be distributed as Directors' remuneration, totaling NT$2,923,173. 8% shall be distributed as employees' remuneration, totaling NT$11,692,693. Both will be distributed in cash.

  • (II) The proposal is submitted for report.

  • IV. The first secured ordinary corporate bond report issued by the Company in 2021.

  • Description: (I) It was declared effective on November 02, 2021 by the Taipei Exchange Center Letter Zheng-Gui-Zhai No. 11000120381 and approved the issuance of the first domestic secured ordinary corporate bonds in 2021 by Letter Zheng-Gui-Zhai No. 11000121932 on November 05, 2021, which was NT$500 million only.

  • (II) Please refer to #page 11# of the Meeting Handbook (Attachment I) for the handling of the aforesaid corporate bonds.

  • (III) The proposal is submitted for report.

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[Ratifications]

Proposed by the Board of Directors

Proposal I

Subject: The Company's 2021 Financial Statements (including consolidated financial statements) and Business Report.

  • Description: (I) The Company's 2021 Financial Statements (including consolidated financial statements) have been audited and certified by the independent auditors, LIAO, FUMING and CHEN, CHING-CHANG, of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan. Along with the Business Report, the Financial Statements have been audited by the Audit Committee, and an audit report has been issued. (Please refer to Attachment II, #page 12 to 33# of the Handbook)

  • (II) Business Report: Please refer to #page 3 to 5# of the Handbook

  • (III) Please ratify the proposal.

Resolutions:

Proposed by the Board of Directors

Proposal II Subject: 2021 Profit Distribution

  • Description: (I) Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors approved the 2021 profit distribution. A total of NT$56,547,139 with NT$0.25 of cash dividend per share is allocated from 2021 distributable earnings.

    • (II) After the resolution in the Shareholders' Meeting, the distribution will be carried out on an ex-dividend date set by the Board of Directors. In the event that the proposed profit distribution is affected by change of outstanding shares due to a buyback of shares, transferring treasury shares, or capital increase, the Board of Directors is authorized to adjust related matters.

    • (III) Please refer to next page for the 2021 Profit Distribution Table.

  • (IV) Please ratify the proposal.

Resolutions:

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

Profit Distribution Table

2021

CurrencyUnit: NT$
Earnings available for distribution at beginningofyear 339,038,255
Add: 2021 Net income after tax 102,740,865
Less: Legal reserve(10%) (10,274,086)
Less: Special reserve (431,601)
Total earnings available for distribution 431,073,433
Distribution items
Cash dividends for shareholders- NT$0.25per share 56,547,139
Undistributed earnings at end ofperiod 374,526,294
  • Note: 1. Cash dividend will be distributed according to a ratio. The amount will be rounded down to NT$1, and the aggregated amount of bonus less than NT$1 will be handled by designated personnel assigned by the President.

  • All the earnings distribution of the year are provided from the distributable earnings after tax in 2021.

Person in Charge: Manager: Accounting Manager:

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[Discussions]

Proposed by the Board of Directors

Proposal I

Subject: Amendments to partial content of the Articles of Incorporation

Description: (I) For the operation needs of the Company and in line with legal provisions,

amendments to the Articles of Incorporation are made.

  • (II) Please refer to Attachment III (#page34# of the Handbook) for the Comparison Table.

  • (III) Please discuss.

Resolutions:

Proposed by the Board of Directors

Proposal II

Subject: Amendments to partial content of the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings Description: (I) Pursuant to the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Letter Tai-Zheng-Zhi-Li No.

1110004250 dated March 08, 2022, with reference to the sample template for xxx Co., Ltd. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meeting, and in line with the business need, amendments to the Company's Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings are made.

  • (II) Please refer to Attachment IV (#page 35 to 44#) of the Handbook for the Comparison Table.

  • (III) Please discuss.

Resolutions:

Proposed by the Board of Directors

Proposal III

Subject: Amendments to partial content of the Procedure for acquiring or Disposing of Assets. Description: (I) Pursuant to Financial Supervisory Commission Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa No. 1110380465

and the business need, amendments to the Company's Procedure for acquiring or Disposing of Assets.

  • (II) Please refer to Attachment V (#page 45 to 58#) of the Handbook for the Comparison Table.

  • (III) Please discuss.

Resolutions:

[Extempore Motions] [Adjournment]

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Attachment (I)

Handling of Corporate Bonds

Handling of Corporate Bonds
Categories of Corporate Bonds
(Note2)
1st Secured Ordinary Corporate Bonds in 2021
(Code: B86802 bond name: P10APEX1)
Issuance date November09,2021
Parvalue The parvalue ofeach is NT$ onemilliononly
Issuanceprice Atpar value
Totalvalue NT$fivehundredmilliononly
Interestrate Fixed annual interestrate 0.56%
Term five-yearterm Due date: November9,2026
Assuranceinstitution TaiwanCooperativeBank,Ltd.
Trustee JihSun International Bank,Ltd.
Underwritinginstitution TaiwanCooperative Securities Co.Ltd.
Visalawyer Far EastLaw OfficesLawyerCHIU,YA-WEN
Visa accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan
Accountants LIAO, FU-MING, CHEN, CHING-
CHANG
Repayment methods The principal of the corporate bonds shall be repaid
in one lump sum when due for five years from the
date of issuance
Principal notrepaid NT$fivehundredmilliononly
Execution status of capital utilization plan Completely executed at the end of 4thquarter of
2021.

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Attachment (II)

Financial Statements

Accountant Review Report

Balance Sheets

Statements of Comprehensive Income

Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

Cash Flow Statement

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.:

Audit opinions

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. (the Company), which comprise the balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financing statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis for audit opinions

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China in 2021 and 2020. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements for the year ended Dec.31, 2021. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

The key audit matters of the Company’s parent company only financial statements for the year ended December 31 2021 are stated as follows:

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Recognition of construction revenue

Explanation of the matter

Please refer to Notes IV(XXV), V(II) and VI(XX) for explanation of the accounting policies of construction revenue recognition, significant accounting estimates and relevant items.

The Company’s main business items include the engineering-related business, and the construction revenue is recognized according to the stage of completion during the engineering contract period. The stage of completion is calculated according to the percentage of cost incurred from the date of signing of each engineering contract to the end date of the report period against the total cost under the contract, and all engineering costs to be invested in contract awarding, materials and labor is estimated on the basis of the owner’s planning by taking into account the works added or reduced due to changes in the scope of works and combining with the market condition fluctuations. As the total cost estimate would affect the stage of completion and recognition of construction revenue and it includes complicated items, usually involves subjective judgment and is highly uncertain, we considered the recognition of construction revenue as a key audit matter.

Audit Procedures

We performed the following audit procedures on the particular aspects indicated by key audit matters:

  1. We understood and evaluated the reasonableness of policies and procedures adopted for recognition of construction revenue.

  2. We obtained the newly-increased engineering contract, confirmed the consistency between the total price used to calculate the construction revenue and the contractual stipulation, sampled and inspected the preliminary project budget checklist approved by the project management department and confirmed the consistency in basis used for estimate of the total cost and calculation of the stage of completion.

  3. We verified the evidence documents of major works added or reduced in the corresponding period to confirm that changes in the estimate of the total cost have been recognized appropriately.

  4. We obtained the details of cost invested in the corresponding period, sampled and inspected relevant vouchers, checked them against the items listed in accounts to confirm that the amount of cost used for calculation of the stage of completion is appropriate, and checked the accuracy of the percentage of completion.

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Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, including the audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error. Misstatements are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

  3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

  4. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events

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or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  1. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  2. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan

Liao Fu-Ming

CPA Chen Ching-Chang Financial Supervisory Commission Approval document No.: Jin Guang Zheng Shen No. 1090350620 Jin Guang Zheng Shen No. 1060025060

Mar. 24, 2022

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Parent Company Only Balance Sheet December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NT$1,000

Assets
Current assets
1100
Cash and cash equivalents
1140
Contract assets - current
1150
Notes receivable, net
1160
Notes receivable from related
parties, net
1170
Accounts receivable, net
1180
Accounts receivable from
related parties, net
1200
Other receivables
1210
Other receivables from related
parties
130X
Inventories
1410
Prepayments
1470
Other current assets
11XX
Total current assets
Non-current assets
1517
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income - non-current
1550
Investment accounted for using
the equity method
1600
Property, plant and equipment
1755
Right-of-use assets
1760
Investment properties, net
1840
Deferred tax assets
1900
Other non-current assets
15XX
Total non-current assets
1XXX
Total assets
Notes
VI(I)
VI(XX)
VI(II)
VII
VI(II)
VII
VI(III) and
VIII
VII
VI(IV) and
VIII
VI()
VI(VI), VII
and VIII
VI(VII)
VI(VIII)
VI(IX), VII
and VIII
VI(X) and
VIII
VI(XXVII)
VIII
December 31, 2021
Amount
%
$ 223,550
3
175,401
2
3,298
-
-
-
150,036
2
19,882
-
3,293,268
45
226
-
566,638
8
104,543
1
1,751,532
24
6,288,374
85
7,044
-
659,254
9
99,769
1
4,630
-
65,259
1
113,398
2
164,186
2
1,113,540
15
$ 7,401,914
100
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
Amount

$ 223,550
175,401
3,298
-
150,036
19,882
3,293,268
226
566,638
104,543
1,751,532
6,288,374
7,044
659,254
99,769
4,630
65,259
113,398
164,186
1,113,540
$ 7,401,914
Amount

$ 178,897
215,441
1,578
39,830
484,349
19,882
1,910,130
-
806,588
90,751
1,701,283
5,448,729
6,400
607,962
100,181
4,360
65,670
123,595
13,815
921,983
$ 6,370,712
%
3
3
-
1
8
-
30
-
13
1
27
86
-
9
2
-
1
2
-
14
100

(Continued)

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Parent Company Only Balance Sheet December 31, 2021 and 2020

Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
2100
Short-term borrowings
2110
Short-term notes payable
2130
Contract liabilities - current
2150
Notes payable
2170
Accounts payable
2180
Accounts payable to related
parties
2200
Other payables
2230
Current tax liabilities
2280
Lease liabilities - current
2320
Long-term liabilities due within
one year or one business cycle
2399
Other current liabilities
21XX
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
2530
Bonds payable
2570
Deferred tax liabilities
2580
Lease liabilities - non-current
2600
Other non-current liabilities
25XX
Total non-current liabilities
2XXX
Total liabilities
Equity
Share capital
3110
Ordinary share capital
Capital surplus
3200
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
3310
Legal reserve
3320
Special reserve
3350
Unappropriated earnings
Other equity
3400
Other equity
3500 Treasury stock
3XXX
Total equity
Major contingent liabilities and
unrecognized contract
commitments
Major subsequent events
3X2X
Total liabilities and equity
Unit: NT$1,000
December31,2021
December31,2020
Notes
Amount
%
Amount
%
VI(XXI)
$ 295,600
4
$ 388,772
6
VI(XII)
90,000
1
25,000
-
VI(XX)
32,909
1
97,653
2
3,069
-
2,464
-
123,652
2
285,207
5
VII
14,485
-
30,278
-
37,047
1
63,269
1
1,311
-
1,715
-
2,420
-
1,578
-
VI(XIV) (XV)
1,634,230
22
1,287,137
20
VI(XIII)
1,646,169
22
1,115,070
18
3,880,892
53
3,298,143
52
VI(XIV)
497,081
7
-
-
VI(XXVII)
25,353
-
14,917
-
2,042
-
2,632
-
740
-
895
-
525,216
7
18,444
-
4,406,108
60
3,316,587
52
VI(XVII)
2,287,135
31
2,287,135
36
VI(XVIII)
269,332
3
249,009
4
VI(XIX)
279,960
4
248,440
4
22,686
-
25,337
-
441,778
6
548,857
9
(
23,118 )
- (
22,686)
-
VI(XVII)
(
281,967 ) (
4) (
281,967) (
5 )
2,995,806
40
3,054,125
48
IX
XI
$ 7,401,914 100
$ 6,370,712
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial report, please refer to it together.

President: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA Accounting Manager: WU,HSIU-LIN

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Parent Company Only Statements of Comprehensive Income For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NT$1,000 Except Earnings per Share

2021
Item
Notes
Amount

%

4000
Operating revenue
VI(XX)
$ 1,289,101
5000
Operating Costs
VI(IV)
(XXV)
(XXVI)
(
1,144,246)(
5900
Gross Profit
144,855
Operating Expenses
VI(XXV)
(XXVI)
6100
Selling and marketing expenses
(
36,979 ) (
6200
General and administrative
expenses
(
75,685 ) (
6300
Research and development
expenses
(
1,831 )
6450
Expected credit impairment loss
XII(II)
(
97)
6000
Total operating expenses
(
114,592)(
6900
Operating profit
30,263
Non-operating Income and
Expenses
7100
Interest income
VI(XXI)
61,263
7010
Other income
VI(XXII)
7,602
7020
Other gains and losses
VI(XXIII)
(
1,084 )
7050
Finance costs
VI(XXIV)
(
14,842 ) (
7070
Share of profits and losses of
subsidiaries, affiliated enterprises
and joint ventures recognized by
using the equity method
VI(VIII)
48,341
7000
Total non-operating income and
expenses
101,280
7900
Net income before tax
131,543
7950
Income tax (expenses) benefits
VI(XXVII)
(
28,802)(
8200
Net income for the period
$ 102,741
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
Items that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
8316
Unrealized gain/(loss) on
investments in equity instruments
at fair value through other
comprehensive income
VI(VII)
$ 644
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
8361
Exchange differences on
translating the financial
statements of foreign operations
(
1,076)
8300
Other comprehensive income
(loss), after tax
($ 432)
8500
Total comprehensive income for
the period
$ 102,309
Basic earnings per share
VI(XXVIII)
9750
Basic earnings per share
$ Diluted earnings per share
VI(XXVIII)
9850
Diluted earnings per share
$
2021 2021 2020
Amount
%
100
$ 3,905,707
100
89)(
3,480,427)(
89)
11
425,280
11
3) (
76,032) (
2)
6) (
95,244) (
2)
- (
2,622)
-
- (
2,099)
-
9)(
175,997)(
4)
2
249,283
7
5
11,737
-
-
5,712
-
- (
2,487)
-
1) (
16,081)
-
4
52,286
1
8
51,167
1
10
300,450
8
2)
15,203
-
8
$ 315,653
8
-
$ 1,581
-
-
2,931
-
-
$ 4,512
-
8
$ 320,165
8
0.52
$ 1.59
0.51
$ 1.57
%

(
(
$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial report, please refer to it together.

President: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA Accounting Manager: WU,HSIU-LIN

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Unit: NT$1,000

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Parent Company Only Statements of Cash Flows For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income before tax for the period
Adjustments for
Losses of income and expenses
Depreciation expense (including
investment properties)
Depreciation expenses of right-of-
use assets
Amortization expenses
Amortization expenses of right-of-
use assets
Conversion of deferred sales
expense into commission fee
Interest expenses
Interest income
Share of profits of subsidiaries,
affiliated enterprises and joint
ventures recognized by using the
equity method
Expected credit impairment loss
Gain on disposal of property, plant
and equipment
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities
Net changes in operating assets
Contract assets
Notes receivable
Notes receivable from related
parties, net
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable from
related parties, net
Other receivables
Other receivables from related
parties
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Net changes in operating liabilities
Contract liabilities - current
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts payable to related
parties
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Cash generated from/(used in)
operations
Cash collected from interest income
Cash paid for interest expenses
Cash dividend payments of the
invested company evaluated with the
equity method
Income tax paid for the period
Net cash generated from
operating activities
Notes
VI(IX) (X)
(XXV)
VI(XXV)
VI(XXV)
VI(XXV)
VI(XXIV)
VI(XXI)
(
VI(VIII)
(
VI(II)
VI(XXIII)
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
VI(VIII)
(
For the year ended
December 31,
2021
$ 131,543
2,506
2,099
1,268
138
10
14,842

61,263
)
(

48,341
)
(
97

29
)
40,040

1,720
)
39,830
(
334,216
(
-

1,858,256
)
(

226
)
239,950

13,792
)
415,441
(

64,744
)
(
607
(

161,557
)

15,793
)
(

29,852
)
1,027,815

155
)

5,326
)
40,708

14,131
)
(
16,296

8,573
)
(
28,974
For the year ended
December 31,
2020
$ 300,450
2,782
487
1,373
70
28,016
16,081

11,737
)

52,286
)
2,099
-
203,391
2,884

39,830
)

150,630
)
3,630

956,618
)
-
1,597,750
252,561

124
)

316,073
)

10,999
)
48,041

28,185
)
6,301
60,200
262
959,896
1,003

14,147
)
5,202

889
)
951,065

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APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Parent Company Only Statements of Cash Flows For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NT$1,000

Cash flows from investing activities
Increase in investments accounted for
using the equity method
Proceeds from disposal of property,
plant and equipment
Increase in restricted assets
Increase in other non-current assets
Proceeds from disposal of financial
assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Proceeds from disposal of property,
plant and equipment
Net cash used in investing
activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from short-term borrowings
Repayments of short-term borrowings
Increase (decrease) in short-term notes
payable
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Issuance of corporate bonds
Repayments of corporate bonds
Repayment of the principal portion of
lease liabilities
Cash dividends distributed
Treasury stock repurchase
Net cash generated from (used
in) financing activities
Increase in cash and cash equivalents of
the period
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of the period
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at
end of the period
Notes
VI(VIII)
VI(IX)
(
(
(
(
VI(XXIX)
(
(
(
VI(XIX)
(
VI(XVII)
For the year
ended
December 31,
2021
$ -
(

1,683
)
(

617,426
)
(
87
(
-
29

618,993
)
(
3,039,358

3,132,530
)
(
65,000
(
1,554,670

708,620
)
500,000

500,000
)

2,255
)
(

180,951
)
(
-
(
634,672
(
44,653
178,897
$ 223,550
For the year
ended
December 31,
2020
$ 34,260
)

91
)

38,530
)

5,401
)
5,264
-

73,018
)
2,489,892

2,658,126
)

1,281,400
)
788,180
-
-
-

707
)

114,357
)

26,130
)

802,648
)
75,399
103,498
$ 178,897

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial report, please refer to it together.

President: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA

Accounting Manager: WU,HSIU-LIN

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Apex Science & Engineering Corp.:

Audit opinions

The Consolidated Balance Sheet of Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as “Apex Group”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow, as well as the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Apex Group for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

In our opinion, the aforementioned Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and their consolidated financial performance and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, in conformity with the requirements of the Regulations governing the preparation of financial reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, Interpretations developed by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee, or the former Standing Interpretations Committee as endorsed and became effective by Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis for audit opinions

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of Apex Group in accordance with the Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants of the Republic of China (the “Norm”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Norm. Based on our audits and the reports of the rest of our auditors, we believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters of 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements of Apex Group are as follows:

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Recognition of Construction Revenue

Explanatory notes for the matter

The accounting policies, accounting estimates and relevant subjects related to recognition of construction revenue are detailed on Notes IV(XXVI), V(II) and VI(XXI) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The principal business of Apex Group consists of construction and engineering related works and services, revenue is recorded in accordance with the percentage of completion per contractual terms during the period of engineering contract. Percentage of completion for each project is determined by calculating a ratio of the costs incurred for the contract to-date until the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total estimated cost of the contract; the estimated total cost is based on the plan of project owner, taking into account additional work or reduced work owing to a change in the project scope, with consideration to the fluctuation in market environment, and forecasted costs regarding labour, materials and various construction costs. Because the estimate of total cost will affect the percentage of completion and recognition of construction revenue, while the items in the estimated total cost are complex, frequently involving subjective judgment and with high uncertainties, as independent auditors we regard recognition of construction revenue as a key audit matter.

Corresponding audit procedures

As independent auditors we have conducted the audit procedures with regard to specific aspects of the key audit matters as described above, as follows:

  1. The policies and procedures employed to recognize construction revenue were examined and appraised as to their reasonableness.

  2. We collected newly added construction contracts, confirmed the total price used to calculate the construction revenue is in line with the agreement in the contract, selected on sample basis preliminary project budgets which were approved by the Project Management Department, verified whether the estimated total cost is consistent with the basis used to calculate the percentage of completion.

  3. We validated significant addition or reduction to construction during the period against corresponding supporting documents, and ensured the changes in total estimated cost is appropriately recognized.

  4. With details of construction cost incurred, we vouched sampled cost items recorded in the accounts against related supporting documents, to ensure cost incurred to date used to calculated the percentage of completion is appropriate.

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Other Matters – Parent Company Only Reports

The Parent Company Only Financial Statements of Apex Science & Engineering Corp. for Year 2021 and Year 2020 have been prepared, duly audited by the CPAs with a clean Audit Report with unqualified opinion issued for reference.

Responsibility of the Management and the Governing body for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations governing the preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, Interpretations developed by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee or the former Standing Interpretations Committee as endorsed by Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such Internal Controls as Management determines are necessary to enable the preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements, Management is responsible for assessing the ability to continue as a going concern of Apex Group, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless Management either intends to liquidate the Company and its Subsidiaries or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Governing Bodies of Apex Group (including the Audit Committee) have the responsibility to oversee the financial reporting process.

Responsibilities of the CPAs in Auditing the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole whether they are free from material misstatement due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinions. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Auditing Standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Material misstatement may result from fraud and error. A misstatement can be considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with Auditing Standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also conduct the following work:

  1. Identity and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Consolidated Financial Statements, whether due to fraud and error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  1. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control of Apex Group.

  2. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by Management.

  3. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability to continue as a going concern of Apex Group. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our Auditor’s Report to the related disclosures in the Consolidated Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our Auditor’s Report. However, future events or conditions may cause Apex Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

  4. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the accompanying Notes, and whether the Consolidated Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  5. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of individual entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements. We as independent auditors are responsible for the guidance, supervision, and implementation of the Group’s audit and responsible for forming audit opinions on the Group.

We communicate with those entrusted with governance duties regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal controls that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those entrusted with governance duties with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

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From the matters communicated with those entrusted with governance duties, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements of Apex Group and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our Auditor’s Report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan Liao Fu-Ming CPA Chen Ching-Chang Finance Supervisory Commission Approval document No.: Jin Guang Zheng Shen No. 1090350620 Jin Guang Zheng Shen No. 1060025060

March 24, 2022

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Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and its subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2021

Unit: NT$1,000

Assets Notes
VI(I)
VI(XXI)
VI(II)
VII
VI(II)
VI(III) and VIII
VI(IV) and VIII
VI(V)
VI(VI) and VIII
VI(VII)
VI(VIII)
VI(IX) and VIII
VI(X) and VIII
VI(XXVIII)
VIII
December 31, 2021
Amount
%
$ 297,603
4
336,046
4
3,508
-
23,982
-
243,616
3
3,383,436
41
583,350
7
700,945
9
1,922,657
24
7,495,143
92
7,328
-
189,301
2
115,495
2
11,380
-
65,259
1
113,400
1
168,352
2
670,515
8
$ 8,165,658
100
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
Amount

$ 297,603
336,046
3,508
23,982
243,616
3,383,436
583,350
700,945
1,922,657
7,495,143
7,328
189,301
115,495
11,380
65,259
113,400
168,352
670,515
$ 8,165,658
Amount

$ 209,217
421,497
1,578
-
517,658
3,042,963
879,570
108,012
1,858,425
7,038,920
6,684
180,021
117,701
6,224
65,670
125,121
15,941
517,362
$ 7,556,282
%
Current assets
1100
Cash and cash equivalents
1140
Contract Assets - current
1150
Notes receivable, net
1160
Notes receivable – related
parties, net
1170
Accounts receivable, net
1200
Other receivables
130X
Inventories
1410
Prepayments
1470
Other current assets
11XX
Total current assets
Non-current assets
1517
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income – non-current
1550
Investments accounted for
using the equity method
1600
Property, plant and equipment
1755
Right-of-use assets
1760
Investment properties, net
1840
Deferred tax assets
1900
Other non-current assets
15XX
Total non-current assets
1XXX
Total assets
3
5
-
-
7
40
12
1
25
93
-
2
2
-
1
2
-
7
100

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Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and its subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2021

Unit: NT$1,000

.
Liabilities and equity
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Notes
Amount
%
Amount
%
VI(XI)
$ 363,026
4
$ 1,041,271
14
VI(XII)
140,000
2
105,000
1
VI(XXI)
141,821
2
175,562
2
16,402
-
3,179
-
VI(XIII)
384,633
5
496,067
7
69,654
1
83,874
1
1,840
-
2,255
-
5,935
-
1,578
-

VI(XV)(XVI)
1,772,306
22
1,332,504
18
VI(XIV)
1,648,617
20
1,127,501
15
4,544,234
56
4,368,791
58
VI(XV)
497,081
6
-
-
VI(XVI)
7,569
-
26,111
-
VI(XXVIII)
25,353
-
14,916
-
5,165
-
4,477
-
1,926
-
895
-
537,094
6
46,399
-
5,081,328
62
4,415,190
58
VI(XVIII)
2,287,135
28
2,287,135
30
VI(XIX)
269,332
3
249,009
3
VI(XX)
279,960
4
248,440
4
22,686
-
25,337
1
441,778
5
548,857
7
(
23,118 )
- (
22,686 )
-
VI(XVIII) and
VIII
(
281,967) (
3)(
281,967) (
4)
2,995,806
37
3,054,125
41
IV(III) and
VI(XXX)
88,524
1
86,967
1
3,084,330
38
3,141,092
42
IX
XI
$ 8,165,658
100
$ 7,556,282
100
Current liabilities
2100
Short-term loans
2110
Short-term bills payable
2130
Contract liabilities - current
2150
Notes payable
2170
Accounts payable
2200
Other payables
2230
Current tax liabilities
2280
Lease liabilities - current
2320
Long-term liabilities due
within one year or one business
cycle
2399
Other current liabilities - other
21XX
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
2530
Bonds payable
2540
Long-term loans
2570
Deferred tax liabilities
2580
Lease liabilities - non-current
2600
Other non-current liabilities
25XX
Total non-current
liabilities
2XXX
Total liabilities
Equity attributable to
shareholders of parent
company
Share capital
3110
Ordinary share capital
Capital surplus
3200
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
3310
Legal capital reserve
3320
Special reserve
3350
Unappropriated earnings
Other equity
3400
Other equity
3500 Treasury stock
31XX
Total equity attributable to
shareholders of parent
company
36XXNon-controlling interests
3XXX
Total equity
Significant contingent liabilities
and outstanding contractual
commitments
Significant subsequent events
3X2X
Total liabilities and equity

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements, please refer to it together.

President: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA Accounting Manager: WU,HSIU-LIN

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Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and its subsidiaries Consolidated statements of comprehensive income For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NT$1,000 (Except earnings per share: NT$)

Item 2021
2020
Notes
Amount
%
Amount
%
VI(XXI) and
VII
$ 3,614,744
100 $ 5,217,591
100
VI(IV)(XXVI)
(XXVII)
(
3,409,834) (
94) (
4,732,188) (
90)
204,910
6
485,403
10
VI(XXVI)
(XXVII)
(
36,980 ) (
1 ) (
76,032 ) (
2)
(
98,042 ) (
3 ) (
118,324 ) (
2)
(
1,831 )
- (
2,622 )
-
XII(II)
(
97)
- (
2,099)
-
(
136,950) (
4) (
199,077) (
4)
67,960
2
286,326
6
VI(XXII)
61,330
2
11,841
-
VI(XXIII)
8,125
-
8,532
-
VI(XXIV)
(
7,484 )
-
3,146
-
VI(XXV)
(
21,661 ) (
1 ) (
25,733 )
-
VI(VIII)
30,878
1
24,216
-
71,188
2
22,002
-
139,148
4
308,328
6
VI(XXVIII)
(
33,141) (
1)
14,127
-
$ 106,007
3 $ 322,455
6
4000 Operating income
5000 Operating costs
5900
Gross Profit
Operating expenses
6100
Selling and marketing
expenses
6200
General and administrative
expenses
6300
Research and development
expenses
6450
Expected credit impairment
losses
6000
Total operating expenses
6900 Operating profit
Non-operating income and
expenses
7100
Interest income
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Finance costs
7060
Share of profit or loss of
associates & joint ventures
accounted for using equity
method
7000
Total non-operating income
and expenses
7900Net profit before tax
7950
Income tax (expenses) gains
8200Current net profit

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Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and its subsidiaries Consolidated statements of comprehensive income For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NT$1,000 (Except earnings per share: NT$)

Item Notes
VI(VII)


VI(XXIX)
VI(XXIX)
2021 %
-
-
-
3
3
-
3
3
-
3
0.52
0.51
2020
Amount
$ 644
(
1,076)
($ 432)
$ 105,575
$ 102,741
3,266
$ 106,007
$ 102,309
3,266
$ 105,575
$
Amount
$ 1,581
2,931
$ 4,512
$ 326,967
$ 315,653
6,802
$ 322,455
$ 320,165
6,802
$ 326,967
$
%
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss
8316
Unrealized gain/(loss) on
investments in equity
instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
8361
Exchange differences on
translating the financial
statements of foreign
operations
8300Other comprehensive income
(net)
8500Total comprehensive income
Net profit attributable to:
8610
Shareholders of parent
company
8620
Non-controlling interests
Total comprehensive income
attributable to:
8710
Shareholders of parent
company
8720
Non-controlling interests
Basic earnings per share
9750
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
9850
Diluted earnings per share
-
-
-
6
6
-
6
6
-
6
1.59
$ $ 1.57

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements, please refer to it together.

President: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA

Accounting Manager: WU,HSIU-LIN

33

Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and Its subsidiaries ~~Consolidated statements of changes in equity~~ F ~~or the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 20~~ 20

Unit: NT$1,000

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34

Unit: NT$1,000

Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and Its subsidiaries ~~Consolidated statements of changes in equity~~ F ~~or the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 20~~ 20

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35

Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and Its subsidiaries Consolidated statements of cash flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income before tax for the period
Adjustments for
Losses of income and expenses
Depreciation expense (including
investment properties)
Depreciation expenses of right-of-
use assets
Amortization expenses
Amortization expenses of right-of-
use assets
Interest income
Conversion of deferred sales
expense into commission fee
Expected credit impairment losses
Loss on disposal of property, plant
and equipment
Interest expenses
Share of profits of affiliates and
joint ventures recognized by using
the equity method
Gains on disposal of investments
Changes in assets/liabilities relating to
operating activities
Net changes in assets relating to
operating activities
Contract assets
Notes receivable
Notes receivable – related
parties, net
Accounts receivable
Other receivables
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Net changes in liabilities relating to
operating activities
Contract liabilities
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Cash generated from operations
Cash collected from interest
income
Cash paid for interest expenses
Income tax paid for the period
Net cash generated from
operating activities
Notes
VI(XXVI)
VI(XXVI)
VI(XXVI)
VI(XXVI)
VI(XXII)
(
XII(II)
VI(XXV)
VI(VIII)
(
VI(XXIV)
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
January 1 to
December 31,
2021
$ 139,148
3,660
4,850
1,393
139

61,330
)
(
10
97
173
21,661

30,878
)
(
-
(
85,451

1,930
)

23,982
)
273,945
(

795,068
)
(
296,220

592,933
)
346,779
(

33,741
)
(
13,223
(

111,434
)

14,930
)
1,014,913
1,031
536,467
40,774

20,951
)
(

11,398
)
(
544,892
Unit: NT$1,000
January 1 to
December 31,
2020
$ 308,328
4,170
950
1,713
70

11,841
)
28,016
2,099
-
25,733

24,216
)

5,477
)
88,358
2,884
-

112,077
)

1,137,188
)
1,630,900
361,436

54,556
)

407,083
)

18,696
)
50,629
6,516
71,461
263
812,392
1,125

23,774
)

5,170
)
784,573

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36

Apex Science & Engineering Corp. and Its subsidiaries Consolidated statements of cash flows

For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NT$1,000

Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and
equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property,
plant and equipment
Increase in restricted assets
Increase in other non-current assets
Proceeds from disposal of financial
assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from short-term loans
Repayment of short-term loans
Increase (decrease) in short-term notes
payable
Proceeds from long-term loans
Repayment of long-term loans
Issuance of corporate bonds
Repayment of corporate bonds
Repayment of the principal portion of
lease liabilities
Distribution of cash dividends
Capital reserve transferred from overdue
dividends
Treasury stock repurchase
Changes in non-controlling interests
Net cash generated from (used in) financing
activities
Impact of exchange rate
Increase in cash and cash equivalents for
the period
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of the period
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at
end of the period
Notes
VI(IX)
(
(
(
(
(
VI(XXXI)
(
VI(XV)
VI(XV)
(
(
(
(
VI(XVIII)
(
January 1 to
December 31,
2021
$ 1,683
)
(
467

562,747
)
(

2,078
)
(
-

566,041
)
(
5,489,191

6,167,436
)
(
35,000
(
1,765,880

845,663
)
(
500,000

500,000
)

5,100
)
(

160,581
)
(

47
)
-
(

1,709
)
(
109,535
(
-
(
88,386
209,217
$ 297,603
January 1 to
December 31,
2020
$ 1,626
)
-

26,378
)

5,999
)
5,264

28,739
)
4,472,743

4,510,433
)

1,281,400
)
823,180

45,522
)
-
-

1,189
)

102,165
)
47

26,130
)

35,063
)

705,932
)

14
)
49,888
159,329
$ 209,217

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements, please refer to it together. President: KUO,KUO-HUA Manager: KUO,KUO-HUA Accounting Manager: WU,HSIU-LIN

37

Attachment (III)

Comparison Table of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of APEX

Article Content Content Description
After Amendment Before Amendment
Article 7 The stocks of the Company are
generally
registered,
signed
or
stamped and numbered by the
Directorsrepresenting the Company,
and issued after abankvisa that is
legallyauthorized to act as a stock
issuer.Printing of stock certificates
may also be exempted,butlog-in
should be made with the centralized
securities depository institution.






The stocks of the Company are
generally registered, signed or
stamped and numbered bymore than
threeDirectors, and issued after a
visaby the authority or the issuance
and registration institution verified
by the authority. The Company may
issue shareswithout certificates, and
such shares shall be registered with a
central securities depository.
Amendments are
made in line with
Item I, Article
162 of the
Company Act
Article 12-1 Shareholders'meetings of the
Company can be held by video or
other means announced by the
central authority.
I.
New
articles
II.
In order to
make the
means to
hold
shareholder
s' meetings
more
flexible,
amendment
s are made
in line with
Item I,
Article 172-
2 of the
Company
Act

central authority.
Article 14 The Company has sevento nine
Directors, each with a tenure of
three years, … (omitted).
Remuneration of directors shall be
determined by the Board of
Directors with authorization and
may be paid at such level as
generally adopted by the enterprises
of the same industry.

The Company has seven Directors,
each with a tenure of three years, …
(omitted). Remuneration of directors
shall be determined by the Board of
Directors with authorization and may
be paid at such level as generally
adopted by the enterprises of the same
industry.







In line with the
business need
Article 26 The Articles of Incorporation were
enacted on August 3,
1976.......(omitted) The thirty-
seventh amendment was made on
July 20, 2021.The thirty-eighth
amendment will be made on June
17, 2022.
The Articles of Incorporation were
enacted
on
August
3,
1976.......(omitted) The thirty-seventh
amendment was made on July 20,
2021.




Add the
amendment date

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(Attachment IV)

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Comparison Table of Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings

~~Content~~

Article ~~Content~~ Descripti ~~After Amendment Before Amendment~~ on Article 3 Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, Unless otherwise provided by law or Amend the this Company's shareholders' meetings shall be regulation, this Company's shareholders' Article convened by the Board of Directors. meetings shall be convened by the Board of according The change of the means to hold the Company's Directors. to the shareholders' meetings shall be resolved by the regulation Board of Directors, and shall be made at the latest revision before the meeting notice of shareholders' The Company shall prepare electronic meetings is sent. versions of the shareholders meeting notice The Company shall prepare electronic versions and proxy forms, and the origins of and of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy explanatory materials relating to all forms, and the origins of and explanatory proposals, including proposals for materials relating to all proposals, including ratification, matters for discussion, or the proposals for ratification, matters for discussion, election or dismissal of directors or or the election or dismissal of directors or supervisors, and upload them to the Market supervisors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) before Observation Post System (MOPS) before 30 days 30 days before the date of an annual before the date of an annual shareholders' shareholders' meeting or before 15 days meeting or before 15 days before the date of a before the date of a special shareholders' special shareholders' meeting. And it shall meeting. The Company shall prepare upload electronic versions of the meeting electronic versions of the shareholders' handbook and supplemental meeting data of a meeting agenda and supplemental meeting shareholders' meeting to MOPS 21 days before materials and upload them to the MOPS the date of an annual shareholders' meeting or 15 before 21 days before the date of an annual days before the date of a special shareholders' shareholders' meeting or before 15 days meeting. However, if the Company’s paid-in before the date of the special shareholders' capital at the end of the most recent fiscal year is meeting. 15 days before the date of the more than NT$10 billion, or the Company holds shareholders' meeting, the Company shall an annual shareholders' meeting in the most also have prepared the shareholders' recent fiscal year, and the total shareholding ratio meeting agenda and supplemental meeting of foreign and mainland capital recorded in the materials and made them available for shareholder register is more than 30%, the review by shareholders at any time and - transmission of pre opened electronic files shall display them in the Company and the be completed 30 days before the annual professional stock agency appointed by the shareholders' meeting. 15 days before the date of Company. The Company shall also the shareholders' meeting, the Company shall distribute them on the venue. also have prepared the shareholders' meeting handbook and supplemental meeting materials, make them available for review by shareholders at any time and display them in the Company and the professional stock agency appointed by the Company. The Company shall make the meeting handbook and supplemental meeting materials mentioned in the preceding paragraph available for review by shareholders in the following way on the date of the shareholders' meeting: I. On the date of a substantive shareholders' meeting, the Company shall distribute them on the venue. II. On the date of a video assisted shareholders' meeting, the Company shall The cause or subject of a shareholders' distribute them on the venue and upload meeting to be convened shall be indicated the electronic files to the video meeting in the individual notice to be given to platform. shareholders; and the notice may, as an III. On the date of a video shareholders' alternative, be given by means of electronic meeting, the Company shall upload transmission, after obtaining a prior consent electronic files to the video meeting from the recipient thereof. platform. Election or dismissal of Directors of Board The cause or subject of a shareholders' meeting or supervisors, amendments to the Articles to be convened shall be indicated in the of Incorporation, reduction of capital, individual notice to be given to shareholders; and application for the approval of ceasing its the notice may, as an alternative, be given by status as a public company, the approval of

39

Article ~~Content~~

~~Content~~

Descripti
on
~~After Amendment~~ ~~Before Amendment~~
means of electronic transmission, after obtaining
a prior consent from the recipient thereof.
Election or dismissal of Directors of Board or
supervisors, amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation, reduction of capital, application
for the approval of ceasing its status as a public
company, the approval of Directors of Board's
non-compete clause, surplus profit distributed in
the form of new shares, reserve distributed in the
form of new shares, the dissolution, merger, or
demerger of the company, or any matter listed
under Article 185, paragraph 1 of the Company
Act, Article 26-1, Article 43-6 of the Securities
and Exchange Act, Article 56-1, Article 60-2 of
the Regulations Governing the Offering and
Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers, shall
be set out and the essential contents explained in
the notice of the reasons for convening the
shareholders meeting. None of the above matters
may be raised by an extempore motion.
As for the reasons for the convening of the
shareholders 'meeting, re-election of all directors
and the date of appointment have been indicated.
After the re-election at the shareholders' meeting
is completed, the date of appointment shall not
be changed through an extempore motion or
other means at the same meeting.
A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of the
total number of issued shares may submit a
proposal to the Company for discussion at an
annual shareholders' meeting. The Board of
Directors may not list a proposal put forward by
shareholders which has one of the circumstances
in the paragraphs of Article 172-1 to 4 of the
Company Act. Shareholders may put forward
proposals urging the Company to promote public
interests or fulfill its social responsibilities. The
procedure shall be in accordance with the
relevant provisions of Article 172-1 of the
Company Act, and any proposal exceeding one
item shall not be included in the motion.
Prior to the ex-dividend date before an annual
shareholders' meeting is held, the Company shall
publicly announce that it will receive shareholder
proposals, in written or electronic form, and the
location and time period for their submission; the
period for submission of shareholder proposals
may not be less than 10 days.
Proposals submitted by shareholders are limited
to 300 words, and no proposal containing more
than 300 words will be included in the meeting
agenda. The shareholder making the proposal
shall be present in person or by proxy at the
annual shareholders' meeting and take part in the
discussion of the proposal.
Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a
shareholders meeting, the Company shall inform
the shareholders who submitted proposals of the
proposal screening results and shall list in the
meeting notice the proposals that conform to the
provisions of this article. At the shareholders'
meeting the Board of Directors shall explain the
reasons for the exclusion of any shareholder
proposals not included in the agenda.
Directors of Board's non-compete clause,
surplus profit distributed in the form of new
shares, reserve distributed in the form of
new shares, the dissolution, merger, or
demerger of the company, or any matter
listed under Article 185, paragraph 1 of the
Company Act, Article 26-1, Article 43-6 of
the Securities and Exchange Act, Article
56-1, Article 60-2 of the Regulations
Governing the Offering and Issuance of
Securities by Securities Issuers, shall be set
out and the essential contents explained in
the notice of the reasons for convening the
shareholders meeting. None of the above
matters may be raised by an extempore
motion.
As for the reasons for the convening of the
shareholders 'meeting, re-election of all
directors and the date of appointment have
been indicated. After the re-election at the
shareholders' meeting is completed, the
date of appointment shall not be changed
through an extempore motion or other
means at the same meeting.
A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of
the total number of issued shares may
submit a proposal to the Company for
discussion at an annual shareholders'
meeting. The Board of Directors may not
list a proposal put forward by shareholders
which has one of the circumstances in the
paragraphs of Article 172-1 to 4 of the
Company Act. Shareholders may put
forward proposals urging the Company to
promote public interests or fulfill its social
responsibilities. The procedure shall be in
accordance with the relevant provisions of
Article 172-1 of the Company Act, and any
proposal exceeding one item shall not be
included in the motion.
Prior to the ex-dividend date before an
annual shareholders' meeting is held, the
Company shall publicly announce that it
will receive shareholder proposals, in
written or electronic form, and the location
and time period for their submission; the
period for submission of shareholder
proposals may not be less than 10 days.
Proposals submitted by shareholders are
limited to 300 words, and no proposal
containing more than 300 words will be
included in the meeting agenda. The
shareholder making the proposal shall be
present in person or by proxy at the annual
shareholders' meeting and take part in the
discussion of the proposal.
Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a
shareholders meeting, the Company shall
inform the shareholders who submitted
proposals of the proposal screening results
and shall list in the meeting notice the
proposals that conform to the provisions of
this article. At the shareholders' meeting the
Board of Directors shall explain the reasons
for the exclusion of any shareholder
proposals not included in the agenda.

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Article ~~Content~~

~~Content~~

~~Content~~

Descripti
on
~~After Amendment~~ ~~Before Amendment~~
Article 4 Shareholders may provide the power of attorney
printed and issued by the Company at each
shareholders' meeting, which records the scope
of authorization, and entrust a proxy to attend the
shareholders' meeting.
A shareholder shall issue one proxy and entrust
one proxy only, and shall deliver the proxy to the
Company five days before the shareholders'
meeting; if more than one proxy is delivered, the
earliest one received by the Company shall
prevail. However, a statement to revoke an
earlier proxy is not subject to the aforementioned
rule.
Where a shareholder intends to personally attend
the shareholders’ meeting or exercised voting
rights by correspondence or electronic means
after delivering a letter of attorney to the
Company, the shareholder shall provide, two (2)
days before the date of the shareholders’
meeting, a printed notification to the Company
for rescinding said letter of attorney. Where the
period for rescinding the letter of attorney has
expired, the voting right exercised by the
commissioned agent attending the meeting shall
prevail.
After the power of attorney is delivered to the
Company, shareholders who tend to attend the
shareholders'meeting by video conferencing
shall, two days before the date of the
shareholders'meeting, send a written notice of
revoking entrustment to the Company; in the
event of delayed revocation, the voting right
exercised by the proxy present shall prevail.
Shareholders may provide the power of
attorney printed and issued by the Company
at each shareholders' meeting, which
records the scope of authorization, and
entrust a proxy to attend the shareholders'
meeting.
A shareholder shall issue one proxy and
entrust one proxy only, and shall deliver the
proxy to the Company five days before the
shareholders' meeting; if more than one
proxy is delivered, the earliest one received
by the Company shall prevail. However, a
statement to revoke an earlier proxy is not
subject to the aforementioned rule.
Where a shareholder intends to personally
attend
the
shareholders’
meeting
or
exercised voting rights by correspondence
or electronic means after delivering a letter
of attorney to the Company, the shareholder
shall provide, two (2) days before the date
of the shareholders’ meeting, a printed
notification to the Company for rescinding
said letter of attorney. Where the period for
rescinding the letter of attorney has expired,
the
voting
right
exercised
by
the
commissioned agent attending the meeting
shall prevail.
Amend the
Article
according
to
the
regulation
revision
Article 5
(Principles for the Place and Time of
Shareholders'Meetings)
The venue for a shareholders' meeting shall be
the premises of the Company, or a place easily
accessible to shareholders and suitable for a
shareholders' meeting. The meeting may begin
no earlier than 9 a.m. and no later than 3 p.m. Full
consideration shall be given to the opinions of the
independent directors with respect to the place
and time of the meeting.
The venue for a video shareholders'meeting of
the Company is not limited by the place of the
meeting prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
The venue for a shareholders' meeting shall
be the premises of the Company, or a place
easily accessible to shareholders and
suitable for a shareholders' meeting. The
meeting may begin no earlier than 9 a.m.
and no later than 3 p.m. Full consideration
shall be given to the opinions of the
independent directors with respect to the
place and time of the meeting.
Amend the
Article
according
to
the
regulation
revision
Article 6
(Preparation of documents such as signature
book)
The Company shall, in the meeting notice,
specify the time and place for registration by
shareholders, solicitors, and entrusted agents
(hereinafter referred to as shareholders), as well
as other matters needing attention.
Handling of shareholder registration referred to
in the preceding paragraph shall begin at least
thirty minutes before the meeting. There shall be
clear signs and sufficient and adequate staff at the
registration desk.Registration shall be handled
on the video meeting platform of shareholders'
meetings thirty minutes before the meeting
begins. Shareholders who have completed
registration
shall
be
deemed
to
attend
shareholders'meetings in person.
Shareholdersshall attend the shareholders'
meeting with the attendance card, attendance
sign-in card, or other certificates. The Company
shall not arbitrarily add requirements for
provision of other certificates in addition to said
documents. The proxy solicitors shall come with
an ID certificate for verification.
The Company shall specify the time and
place for shareholder registration as well as
other matters needing attention in the
meeting notice.
Registration for shareholders referred to in
the preceding paragraph shall begin at least
thirty minutes before the meeting. There
shall be clear signs and sufficient and
adequate staff at the registration desk.
The shareholdersthemselves or proxies
entrusted by them (hereinafter referred to as
shareholders)shall attend the shareholders'
meeting
with
the
attendance
card,
attendance
sign-in
card,
or
other
certificates. The Company shall not
arbitrarily add requirements for provision
of other certificates in addition to said
documents. The proxy solicitors shall come
with an ID certificate for verification.
Amend the
Article
according
to
the
regulation
revision

41

Article ~~Content~~

~~Content~~

Descripti
on
~~After Amendment~~ ~~Before Amendment~~
The Company shall provide an attendance
register for shareholders to sign in, or require the
attending shareholders to submit their sign-in
cards in lieu of signing the register.
The Company shall deliver the handbook, annual
report, attendance card, speaker's slip, votes, and
other meeting materials to each shareholder
attending the shareholders' meeting; if there are
directors to be elected, ballots shall also be
provided.
When a government or a juridical person is a
shareholder, it may have more than one
representative to attend the shareholders'
meeting. In the event that a juristic (corporate)
person is entrusted to participate in a shareholder
meeting, that juristic (corporate) person may
appoint only one representative to participate in
the meeting.
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video
and a shareholder tends to attend the meeting by
video conferencing, the shareholder shall register
with the Company two days before the date of the
shareholders'meeting.
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
the
Company
shall
upload
the
meeting
handbook, annual report and other relevant data
to the platform for the video shareholders'
meeting at least thirty minutes before the
commencement of the meeting, and continue
disclosing till the close of the meeting.
The Company shall provide an attendance
register for shareholders to sign in, or
require the attending shareholders to submit
their sign-in cards in lieu of signing the
register.
The Company shall deliver the handbook,
annual report, attendance card, speaker's
slip, votes, and other meeting materials to
each
shareholder
attending
the
shareholders' meeting; if there are directors
to be elected, ballots shall also be provided.
When a government or a juridical person is
a shareholder, it may have more than one
representative to attend the shareholders'
meeting. In the event that a juristic
(corporate)
person
is
entrusted
to
participate in a shareholder meeting, that
juristic (corporate) person may appoint only
one representative to participate in the
meeting.
Article 6-1
(Holding video shareholders'meetings and
convening to notify matters which shall be
specified)
Where the Company holds a video shareholders'
meeting, it shall specify the following matters in
the notice of convening the shareholders'
meeting:
I.
Methods for shareholders to participate in
video meetings and exercise rights.
II.
Methods to deal with obstacles on the
video meeting platform or in participation
by video conferencing due to natural
disasters, incidents or other force majeure
events, at least including the following
matters:
(I)
The meeting time needs to be postponed or
renewed because the aforesaid obstacles
cannot be eliminated continuously, and the
meeting date needs to be postponed or
renewed.
(II) Shareholders who have not registered
participation in original shareholders'
meetings by video conferencing shall not
participate in postponed or renewed
meetings.
(III) Where a video assisted shareholders'
meeting is held and it is unable to renew
the video meeting, the shareholders'
meeting shall continue if the total
attendance shares, minus the number of
attendance
shares
represented
by
shareholders who participate in the
shareholders'
meeting
by
video
conferencing, meets the legal quorum for a
shareholders'meeting. The number of
shares
represented
by
shareholders
attending by video conferencing shall be
included in the total number of shares
represented by present shareholders, which
(This article is added) Amend the
Article
according
to
the
regulation
revision

I.
II.
(I)
(II)
(III)

42

Article ~~Content~~

~~Content~~

Descripti
on
~~After Amendment~~ ~~Before Amendment~~
are deemed as waiver of all proposals of
this shareholders'meeting.
Handling methods for circumstances
where all proposals have been declared
results, but there are no extempore
motions.
Where a video shareholders'meeting is
held, adequate alternative measures
provided for shareholders who have
difficulty participating in the shareholders'
meeting by video conferencing shall be
specified.
(IV)
III.
Article 8
(Audio or video evidence of the proceedings of
shareholders'meetings)
The Company shall make uninterrupted audio
and video recording starting from the attendance
registrations, the proceedings of the shareholders'
meeting, the voting, and to vote-counting
procedures.
The aforementioned audio and video recordings
shall be kept for at least one (1) year. In the event
a lawsuit regarding the Directors election under
Article 189 of the Company Law, those ballots
shall be archived until the conclusion of the
lawsuit.
Where the Company's shareholders'meeting is
held by video, the registration, check-in, report
for duty, questioning, voting and company vote
counting results of shareholders shall be recorded
and kept, and the video meeting shall be
continuously recorded and video recorded.
The foregoing data, audio and video shall be
properly stored during the existence of the
Company. The audio and video shall be kept by
the proxy handling video meeting affairs.
Where the shareholders'meeting is held by
video, the Company should make audio and
video recording of the background operation
interface of the video meeting platform.
The Company shall make uninterrupted
audio and video recording starting from the
attendance registrations, the proceedings of
the shareholders' meeting, the voting, and to
vote-counting procedures.
The aforementioned audio and video
recordings shall be kept for at least one (1)
year. In the event a lawsuit regarding the
Directors election under Article 189 of the
Company Law, those ballots shall be
archived until the conclusion of the lawsuit.
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Article 9
The participation and voting by shareholders
shall be duly calculated based on the number of
shares they hold. The number of shares in
attendance shall be calculated according to the
shares indicated by the signature book or sign-in
cards handed inand the number of shares
reported on the video meeting platform, plus the
number of shares whose voting rights are
exercised by written or electronic form.
The chairperson shall call the meeting to order at
the time scheduled for the meeting, as well as
announce information, such as the number of
shares without voting right and shares present. In
the event that the meeting is attended by
shareholders representing less than half of the
total issued shares, the chairperson may
announce a postponement of the meeting,
however, there may not be more than two
postponements in total and the total time
accumulated in the postponement(s) shall not
exceed one hour. If the attending shareholders
still represent not more than one-third of the total
number
of
issued
shares
after
two
postponements, the Chair shall declare the
meeting adjourned; if the shareholders'meeting
is held by video, the Company shall announce the
meeting adjourned on the video meeting platform
for the shareholders'meeting.
If a quorum is not met after two postponements
as referred to in the preceding paragraph, but the
attending shareholders represent more than one-
The
participation
and
voting
by
shareholders shall be duly calculated based
on the number of shares they hold. The
calculation of the number of shares present
shall be based on the attendance register or
sign-in cards submitted by the shareholders
and those shares whose votes are exercised
by mail or electronically via the internet.
The chairperson shall call the meeting to
order at the time scheduled for the meeting,
as well as announce information, such as
the number of shares without voting right
and shares present. In the event that the
meeting is attended by shareholders
representing less than half of the total
issued
shares,
the
chairperson
may
announce a postponement of the meeting,
however, there may not be more than two
postponements in total and the total time
accumulated in the postponement(s) shall
not exceed one hour. In the event that the
meeting is still attended by shareholders
representing less than one-third of the total
issued shares after two postponements, the
chairperson may announce that the meeting
should be canceled.
In the event that the meeting is attended by
shareholders not up to the specified quorum
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third of the total number of issued shares, a
tentative resolution may be adopted pursuant to
Item I, Article 175 of the Company Act; all
shareholders shall be notified of the tentative
resolution and another shareholders meeting
shall be held within 1 month; shareholders shall
register with the Company again pursuant to
Article 6 where the shareholders'meeting is held
by video and shareholders tend to attend by video
conferencing.
In the event that the total number of shares
represented by attending shareholders reaches a
majority of the total issued shares before that
same shareholder meeting is adjourned, the
chairperson may bring the tentative resolution(s)
so adopted into the shareholder meeting anew to
be duly resolved in accordance with Article 174
of the Company Act.
but representing more than one-third of the
total issued shares after two postponements,
a tentative resolution may be passed in
accordance with item 1, Article 175 of the
Company Act. The tentative resolution
shall inform the shareholders to convene a
shareholders' meeting in one month.
In the event that the total number of shares
represented by attending shareholders
reaches a majority of the total issued shares
before that same shareholder meeting is
adjourned, the chairperson may bring the
tentative resolution(s) so adopted into the
shareholder meeting anew to be duly
resolved in accordance with Article 174 of
the Company Act.
Article 11 (Shareholders'speech)
An attending shareholder shall issue and submit
a slip of paper before speaking. The slip of paper
shall expressly describe the subject of his or her
opinions and his or her shareholder account
number (or the code of the participation
certificate) so that the Chair may fix the order of
speaking.
An attending shareholder who submits a slip of
paper but does not speak at the meeting is
deemed to have not spoken. In the event of any
inconsistency between the contents of the
shareholder's speech and those recorded on the
slip, the contents of the shareholder's speech shall
prevail.
On the same issue, each shareholder shall not
take the floor more than twice and a shareholder
shall not speak more than five minutes for each
round unless agreed upon by the chairperson. If
a shareholder violates the regulation or the
speech is not covered in the topic, the chairperson
may suspend the shareholder's right of speech.
When an attending shareholder is speaking at the
meeting, no other shareholder shall interrupt the
speaking shareholder unless otherwise permitted
by
the
chairperson
and
such
speaking
shareholder; the chairperson shall stop any such
violations.
In the event that a juristic (corporate) person
shareholder appoints two or more representatives
to participate in a shareholder meeting, only one
representative may speak for the same issue.
After a shareholder speaks on the floor; the
chairperson may answer either by himself or
herself or through a designee.
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
shareholders attending by video conferencing
may raise questions by words on the video
meeting platform for the shareholders'meeting
after the Chair declares the meeting commencing
and before the Chair declares the meeting closed.
The number of questions for each proposal shall
not exceed twice, each limited by two hundred
characters, which does not apply the provisions
of Items I to V.
Where the questions mentioned in the preceding
paragraph do not violate or exceed the scope of
proposal, the Company may disclose the
questions on the video meeting platform for
shareholders'meetings to make them well
known.
An attending shareholder shall issue and
submit a slip of paper before speaking. The
slip of paper shall expressly describe the
subject of his or her opinions and his or her
shareholder account number (or the code of
the participation certificate) so that the
Chair may fix the order of speaking.
An attending shareholder who submits a
slip of paper but does not speak at the
meeting is deemed to have not spoken. In
the event of any inconsistency between the
contents of the shareholder's speech and
those recorded on the slip, the contents of
the shareholder's speech shall prevail.
On the same issue, each shareholder shall
not take the floor more than twice and a
shareholder shall not speak more than five
minutes for each round unless agreed upon
by the chairperson. If a shareholder violates
the regulation or the speech is not covered
in the topic, the chairperson may suspend
the shareholder's right of speech.
When an attending shareholder is speaking
at the meeting, no other shareholder shall
interrupt the speaking shareholder unless
otherwise permitted by the chairperson and
such speaking shareholder; the chairperson
shall stop any such violations.
In the event that a juristic (corporate)
person shareholder appoints two or more
representatives
to
participate
in
a
shareholder
meeting,
only
one
representative may speak for the same
issue.
After a shareholder speaks on the floor; the
chairperson may answer either by himself
or herself or through a designee.
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Article 13 A shareholder shall have one voting power in
respect of each share; however, this limit is not
applicable to those who are restricted, or who do
not have the right to vote under Item II, Article
179 of the Company Act.
When the Company convenes a shareholders'
meeting, shareholders may exercise their voting
power in writing or by way of electronic
transmission; the method of exercising their
voting power shall be described in the
shareholders' meeting notice. A shareholder who
exercises his/her voting power at a shareholders'
meeting in writing or by way of electronic
transmission shall be deemed to have attended
the said shareholders' meeting in person.
However, the shareholder shall be regarded to
have abstained for extempore motions or for
revision of the original proposals. Thus, it is
advised that the Company shall avoid proposing
extempore motions or revising the original
proposals.
A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights
by correspondence or electronic transmission
under the preceding paragraph shall deliver a
written declaration of intent to the Company two
days before the date of the shareholders' meeting.
When duplicate declarations of intent are
delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail.
However, when a declaration is made to cancel
an earlier declaration of intent is not subject to
the limits.
After the shareholders exercise their voting rights
in writing or electronic means, if they want to
attend the shareholders' meeting in personor by
video conferencing,they shall cancel the intent
of exercising voting rights in the preceding
paragraph in the same manner as exercising the
voting rights two days before the shareholders'
meeting; if it is canceled after the time limit,
voting rights exercised in writing or via
electronic means shall prevail. If the voting rights
are exercised in writing or via electronic means
and a proxy is entrusted to attend the
shareholders' meeting by a power of attorney, the
voting rights exercised by the attending entrusted
proxy shall prevail.
Unless otherwise provided for in the Company
Act and the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
decisions at the shareholders' meeting shall be
resolved by a majority vote of the shareholders
attending the meeting. The shareholders shall
vote for a resolution. On the same of the
shareholders' meeting, the result of the resolution
shall be disclosed at MOPS.
In the event that an amendment or a substitute
comes out of the same issue, the chairperson shall
fix the order of balloting in consolidation with
the original issue. When one among them is duly
resolved, other issue(s) is (are) deemed to have
been vetoed and no voting process is required.
The person(s) supervising the casting of the
ballots and the person(s) counting the ballots are
designated by the chairperson, provided that the
person(s) supervising the casting of the ballots
shall be a shareholder.
The election procedure for the proposals at a
shareholders' meeting shall be processing
publicly in shareholders' meetings and the results
including statistical weights shall be reported on
A shareholder shall have one voting power
in respect of each share; however, this limit
is not applicable to those who are restricted,
or who do not have the right to vote under
Item II, Article 179 of the Company Act.
When
the
Company
convenes
a
shareholders' meeting, shareholders may
exercise their voting power in writing or by
way of electronic transmission; the method
of exercising their voting power shall be
described in the shareholders' meeting
notice. A shareholder who exercises his/her
voting power at a shareholders' meeting in
writing or by way of electronic transmission
shall be deemed to have attended the said
shareholders' meeting in person. However,
the shareholder shall be regarded to have
abstained for extempore motions or for
revision of the original proposals. Thus, it
is advised that the Company shall avoid
proposing extempore motions or revising
the original proposals.
A shareholder intending to exercise voting
rights by correspondence or electronic
transmission under the preceding paragraph
shall deliver a written declaration of intent
to the Company two days before the date of
the shareholders' meeting. When duplicate
declarations of intent are delivered, the one
received earliest shall prevail. However,
when a declaration is made to cancel an
earlier declaration of intent is not subject to
the limits.
After the shareholders exercise their voting
rights in writing or electronic means, if they
want to attend the shareholders' meeting in
person, they shall cancel the intent of
exercising voting rights in the preceding
paragraph in the same manner as exercising
the voting rights two days before the
shareholders' meeting; if it is canceled after
the time limit, voting rights exercised in
writing or via electronic means shall
prevail. If the voting rights are exercised in
writing or via electronic means and a proxy
is entrusted to attend the shareholders'
meeting by a power of attorney, the voting
rights exercised by the attending entrusted
proxy shall prevail.
Unless otherwise provided for in the
Company Act and the Company's Articles
of
Incorporation,
decisions
at
the
shareholders' meeting shall be resolved by
a majority vote of the shareholders
attending the meeting. The shareholders
shall vote for a resolution. On the same of
the shareholders' meeting, the result of the
resolution shall be disclosed at MOPS.
In the event that an amendment or a
substitute comes out of the same issue, the
chairperson shall fix the order of balloting
in consolidation with the original issue.
When one among them is duly resolved,
other issue(s) is (are) deemed to have been
vetoed and no voting process is required.
The person(s) supervising the casting of the
ballots and the person(s) counting the
ballots are designated by the chairperson,
provided that the person(s) supervising the
casting of the ballots shall be a shareholder.
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the spot and shall be recorded into the minutes of
the meeting.
When the Company holds a shareholders'
meeting by video, shareholders participating by
video conferencing shall vote on various
proposals and election proposals through the
video meeting platform before the Chair
announces the close of voting, and shall be
deemed as waiver if overdue.
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
the votes shall be counted at one time after the
Chair announces the close of voting, and the
voting and election results shall be announced.
When the Company holds a video assisted
shareholders'meeting, shareholders who have
registered to attend shareholders'meeting by
video conferencing according to Article 6 and
intend to attend the substantive shareholders'
meeting in person shall revoke registration in the
way same as registration two days before the
shareholders'meeting is held; in the event of
delayed revocation, they can only attend the
shareholders'meeting by video conferencing.
Those who exercise the voting right in written or
electronic form, have not revoked their
declaration of will and participate in the
shareholders'meeting by video conferencing
shall not exercise the voting right to the original
proposal, amend the original proposal or exercise
the voting right to amendments to the original
proposal.
The election procedure for the proposals at
a shareholders' meeting shall be processing
publicly in shareholders' meetings and the
results including statistical weights shall be
reported on the spot and shall be recorded
into the minutes of the meeting.
Article 15
The resolutions of the shareholders' meeting shall
be made into minutes, which shall be signed or
sealed by the Chair, and the Chair shall distribute
the minutes to all shareholders within 20 days
after the meeting. The meeting minutes may be
produced and distributed in electronic form.
Th Company may distribute the meeting minutes
of the preceding paragraph by means of a public
announcement made through the MOPS.
The meeting minutes shall accurately record the
year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the
chairperson's full name, the methods by which
resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the
deliberations and their results. If there is a
director election, the number of ballots received
by each candidate shall be disclosed. The records
shall be kept for the duration of the existence of
the Company.
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
in addition to the matters mentioned in the
preceding paragraph, its minutes shall record the
starting and ending time of the meeting, the
method of holding the meeting, the name of the
Chair and the recorder, and the handling method
and situation where the video meeting platform
or participation by video conferencing is blocked
due to natural disasters, incidents or other force
majeure events.
When the Company holds a shareholders'
meeting by video, in addition to handling
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the minutes
shall specify alternative measures provided for
shareholders who have difficulty participating in
the shareholders'meeting by video conferencing.
The resolutions of the shareholders'
meeting shall be made into minutes, which
shall be signed or sealed by the Chair, and
the Chair shall distribute the minutes to all
shareholders within 20 days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes may be
produced and distributed in electronic form.
Th Company may distribute the meeting
minutes of the preceding paragraph by
means of a public announcement made
through the MOPS.
The meeting minutes shall accurately
record the year, month, day, and place of
the meeting, the chairperson's full name, the
methods by which resolutions were
adopted,
and
a
summary
of
the
deliberations and their results. If there is a
director election, the number of ballots
received by each candidate shall be
disclosed. The records shall be kept for the
duration of the existence of the Company.
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(External announcement)
On the day of a shareholders meeting, the
Company shall compile in the prescribed format,
a statistical statement of the number of shares
obtained by solicitors through solicitation, the
On the day of a shareholders meeting, the
Company shall compile in the prescribed
format, a statistical statement of the number
of shares obtained by solicitors through
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number of shares represented by proxies solicitation and the number of shares
represented by proxies, and shall make an
express disclosure of the same at the place
of the shareholders meeting.
For any shareholders’ meeting resolution
that relates to statutory regulations or to
material information as specified by the
Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (or
Taipei Exchange), the Company shall
upload, within the specified time limit, said
resolution to the MOPS.
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Article 19 (Information disclosure of video meetings)
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
the Company shall disclose the voting results of
various proposals and election results in real time
on the video meeting platform for the
shareholders'meeting in accordance with
regulations, and shall continue to disclose for at
least fifteen minutes after the Chair declares the
meeting adjourned.
This rule shall be implemented after
approved at the shareholders'meeting, and
its amendments shall apply the same.
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Article 20 (Location of the Chair and recorder of video
shareholders'meetings)
When the Company holds a video shareholders'
meeting, the Chair and recorder shall be located
in the same domestic place. The Chair shall
declare the address of this place at the meeting
time.
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Article 21 (Treatment of disconnection)
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
the Company may provide shareholders with a
simple online test before the meeting, and
provide relevant services in real time before the
meeting and during the meeting to assist in
handling technical problems of communication.
Where a shareholders'meeting is held by video,
the Chair shall declare while declaring the
commencement of the meeting, the meeting date
shall be postponed or renewed within five days,
which is not applicable to the provision of Article
182 of the Company Act, when the video meeting
platform or participation by video conferencing
is blocked for more than thirty minutes due to
natural disasters, incidents or other force majeure
events before the Chair declares the meeting
adjourned, except for the cases in which there is
no need to postpone or continue the meeting as
stipulated in Item IV, Article 44-20 of the
Standards for the Handling of Shares of Public
Offering Companies.
In the event of the aforementioned postpone or
renewal of the meeting, shareholders who have
not registered participation in the original
shareholders'meeting by video conferencing
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shall not participate in the postponed or renewed
meeting.
In the event of the postpone or renewal of the
meeting under Item II, if a shareholder who has
registered
participation
in
the
original
shareholders'meeting by video conferencing and
completed registration fails to participate in the
postponed or renewed meeting, its number of
shares attended, voting rights and election rights
exercised at the original shareholders'meeting
shall be included in the total number of shares,
voting rights and election rights of shareholders
attending the postponed or renewed meeting.
At the time of handling the postponed or renewed
shareholders'meeting under Item II, there is no
need to discuss or resolve on proposals which
have been voted on, whose votes have been
counted and whose voting results have been
declared or the list of Directors.
When the Company holds a video assisted
shareholders'meeting and it is unable to renew
the video meeting at the occurrence of Item II,
but the total number of attending shares minus
the number of attending shares by video
conferencing still meets the legal quorum for a
shareholders'meeting, the shareholders'meeting
shall continue without postpone or renewal
pursuant to Item II.
In the event of continued meeting referred to in
the preceding paragraph, the number of attending
shares
of
shareholders
who
attend
the
shareholders'meeting by video conferencing
shall be included in the total number of shares of
attending shareholders. But it is deemed as a
waiver of all proposals at this shareholders'
meeting.
Where the Company postpones or renews the
meeting pursuant to Item II, it shall handle
related pre-work according to the date of the
original shareholders'meeting and the provisions
of this article, pursuant to Item VII, Article 44-
20 of the Standards for the Handling of Shares of
Public Offering Companies.
During the period specified in the later
paragraph, Article 12 of Rules of Proxy for
Public
Offering
Companies
to
Attend
Shareholder Meetings, Item II, Article 44-5,
Article 44-15 and Item I, Article 44-17 of the
Standards for the Handling of Shares of Public
Offering
Companies,
the
Company
shall
postpone or renew the date of the shareholders'
meeting in accordance with the provisions of
Item II.
Article 22 (Treatment of digital divide)
When the Company holds a video shareholders'
meeting, it shall provide adequate alternative
measures for shareholders who have difficulty
participating in the shareholders'meeting by
video conferencing.
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This rule shall be implemented after approved at
the shareholders' meeting, and its amendments
shall apply the same.
This rule shall be implemented after
approved at the shareholders' meeting, and
its amendments shall apply the same.
In line with
this
amendment
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Article Description
After Amendment Before Amendment
Article 7 In view of the evaluation report obtained by
the
Company
or
the
opinions
of
accountants,
lawyers
or
securities
underwriters, the professional evaluator
and its evaluation personnel, accountant,
lawyer or securities underwriter shall
conform to the following provisions:
I.
Having never been sentenced to
imprisonment for more than one
year due to violating this Act, the
Company Act, the Banking Act, the
Insurance Act, the Financial Holding
Company Act, the Commercial
Accounting Act, or committing
fraud, breach of trust,
embezzlement, forgery of
documents, or business crimes.
However, this does not apply to
those who have completed the
execution, whose probation has
expired, or three years after the
pardon.
II.
They shall not be related or
essentially related to the parties to
the transaction.
III.
If the Company shall obtain the
evaluation report from more than
two professional evaluators,
different professional evaluators or
evaluation personnel shall not be
mutually related or essentially
related.
When issuing the evaluation report or
opinions, the aforesaid personnel shall
handle in accordance withthe self-
discipline
regulations
of
each
trade
association to which it belongsand the
following matters:
I.
Before undertaking cases, they shall
prudently evaluate their own
professional ability, practice
experience and independency.
II.
Whenexecutingcases, they shall
duly plan and execute appropriate
operation processes to form
conclusions and issue reports or
opinions on the grounds of the same;
and detail the procedures, collected
data and conclusions in the case
working papers.
III.
Theappropriatenessand rationality
of data sources, parameters and
information used shall be gradually
evaluated as the basis for issuing
evaluation reports or opinions.
IV.
Declared matters should include
relevant personnel possessing
professionality and independency,
used information evaluated being
appropriate andrational, and abiding
by relevant laws.
In view of the evaluation report obtained by
the
Company
or
the
opinions
of
accountants,
lawyers
or
securities
underwriters, the professional evaluator
and its evaluation personnel, accountant,
lawyer or securities underwriter shall
conform to the following provisions:
I.
Having never been sentenced to
imprisonment for more than one
year due to violating this Act, the
Company Act, the Banking Act, the
Insurance Act, the Financial Holding
Company Act, the Commercial
Accounting Act, or committing
fraud, breach of trust,
embezzlement, forgery of
documents, or business crimes.
However, this does not apply to
those who have completed the
execution, whose probation has
expired, or three years after the
pardon.
II.
They shall not be related or
essentially related to the parties to
the transaction.
III.
If the Company shall obtain the
evaluation report from more than
two professional evaluators,
different professional evaluators or
evaluation personnel shall not be
mutually related or essentially
related.
When issuing the evaluation report or
opinions, the aforesaid personnel shall
handle in accordance with the following
matters:
I.
Before undertaking cases, they shall
prudently evaluate their own
professional ability, practice
experience and independency.
II.
Whenreviewingcases, they shall
duly plan and execute appropriate
operation processes to form
conclusions and issue reports or
opinions on the grounds of the same;
and detail the procedures, collected
data and conclusions in the case
working papers.
III.
Thecompleteness, accuracyand
rationality of data sources,
parameters and information used
shall be gradually evaluated as the
basis for issuing evaluation reports
or opinions.
IV.
Declared matters should include
relevant personnel possessing
professionality and independency,
used information evaluated being
rationaland accurate,and abiding by
relevant laws.
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content
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articles
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Article 8 Procedures for acquiring or disposing of
real estate, equipment or their right-of-use
assets
I.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate, equipment or
their right-of-use assets, the relevant
method to decide prices, reference
basis, transaction process, etc. are
handled pursuant to the Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operating specifications.
II.
Transaction conditions and
authorized quota, level
(I)
The price for acquiring or disposing
of real estate or its right-of-use asset
shall be resolved with reference to the
announced present value, appraised
value, actual transaction price of
adjacent real estate, etc. The analysis
report shall be submitted to the
relevant person in charge according
to the Company's approval authority
after made.
(II) Equipment or its right-of-use asset
shall be obtained or disposed of by
inquiry,
comparison
of
price,
discussion of price or tender. Its
transaction amount shall be handled
according to the Company's approval
authority.
(III) Authorized quota, level
1. For
business
use:
handle
according to the Company's
relevant approval authority and
operation specifications.
2. Not for business use:
(1)
Where there is no need to
announce and declare the
single transaction amount, it
shall be handled according to
the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operation specifications.
(2)
Where it needs to announce
and
declare
the
single
transaction amount, it shall be
handled after approved by the
Audit Committee and resolved
by the Board of Directors.
III.
Executing unit
When the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate, equipment or
their right-of-use assets, the use
department
and
relevant
administrative unit shall execute it
after
submission
for
approval
pursuant to the foregoing approval
procedure.
IV.
Evaluation report
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate, equipment or
their right-of-use assets, the evaluation
report issued by a professional
evaluator shall be obtained before the
date of the fact if the transaction
amount reaches 20% of the Company's
paid-in capital or NT$300 million or
Procedures for acquiring or disposing of
real estate, equipment or their right-of-use
assets
I.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate, equipment or
their right-of-use assets, the relevant
method to decide prices, reference
basis, transaction process, etc. are
handled pursuant to the Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operating specifications.
II.
Transaction conditions and
authorized quota, level
(I)
The price for acquiring or disposing
of real estate or its right-of-use asset
shall be resolved with reference to the
announced present value, appraised
value, actual transaction price of
adjacent real estate, etc. The analysis
report shall be submitted to the
relevant person in charge according
to the Company's approval authority
after made.
(II) Equipment or its right-of-use asset
shall be obtained or disposed of by
inquiry,
comparison
of
price,
discussion of price or tender. Its
transaction amount shall be handled
according to the Company's approval
authority.
(III) Authorized quota, level
1. For
business
use:
handle
according
to
the
Company's
relevant approval authority and
operation specifications.
2. Not for business use:
(1)
Where there is no need to
announce and declare the
single transaction amount, it
shall be handled according to
the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operation specifications.
(2)
Where it needs to announce and
declare the single transaction
amount, it shall be handled
after approved by the Audit
Committee and resolved by the
Board of Directors.
III.
Executing unit
When the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate, equipment or
their right-of-use assets, the use
department
and
relevant
administrative unit shall execute it
after
submission
for
approval
pursuant to the foregoing approval
procedure.
IV.
Evaluation report
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate, equipment or
their right-of-use assets, the evaluation
report issued by a professional
evaluator shall be obtained before the
date of the fact if the transaction
amount reaches 20% of the Company's
paid-in capital or NT$300 million or
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more, except for transactions with
domestic government agencies, self-
contracted
construction,
leased
construction, or acquisition or disposal
of equipment for business use or its
right-to-use assets, and the following
provisions shall be met:
(I)
When a limited price, specific price
or special price shall be taken as the
reference basis for the transaction
price due to special reasons, the
transaction shall be approved by the
Audit Committee first and resolved
by the Board of Directors; the same
shall apply to future changes in
transaction conditions.
(II) If the transaction amount reaches
more than NT$1 billion, more than
two professional evaluators shall be
hired for evaluation.
(III) Accountants shall be hired to express
specific opinions on the reason for
the difference and the fairness of the
transaction price where one of the
following circumstances occurs to
the
evaluation
result
of
the
professional evaluator, unless the
evaluation results of the acquired
assets are higher than the transaction
amount, or the evaluation results of
the disposed assets are all lower than
the transaction amount:
1. The
difference
between
the
evaluation
result
and
the
transaction amount reaches more
than 20% of the transaction
amount.
2. The difference among evaluation
results
of
more
than
two
professional evaluators reaches
more than 10% of the transaction
amount.
(IV) The date for professional evaluators
to issue reports shall not be three
months later than the date of
establishing the contract. However, if
the announced present value of the
same period applies and it is not six
months
overdue,
the
original
professional evaluator shall issue
opinions.
(V) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets through the court
auction
process,
the
evidential
document issued by the court may
replace the evaluation report or
accountant's opinions.
Where construction business fails to
obtain the evaluation report real-time
with justified reasons except for a
limited price, specific price or special
price adopted as the reference basis for
the transaction price, the evaluation
report shall be acquired within two
weeks from the date of the fact, and the
accountant's opinions referred to in the
more, except for transactions with
domestic government agencies, self-
contracted
construction,
leased
construction, or acquisition or disposal
of equipment for business use or its
right-to-use assets, and the following
provisions shall be met:
(I)
When a limited price, specific price
or special price shall be taken as the
reference basis for the transaction
price due to special reasons, the
transaction shall be approved by the
Audit Committee first and resolved
by the Board of Directors; the same
shall apply to future changes in
transaction conditions.
(II) If the transaction amount reaches
more than NT$1 billion, more than
two professional evaluators shall be
hired for evaluation.
(III) Accountants shall be hired to handle
pursuant to the provision No. 20 of
Auditing Standards Bulletin issued
by Corporate Body Accounting
Research
and
Development
Foundation of the Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as Accounting
Research
and
Development
Foundation) andexpress specific
opinions on the reason for the
difference and the fairness of the
transaction price where one of the
following circumstances occurs to
the
evaluation
result
of
the
professional evaluator, unless the
evaluation results of the acquired
assets are higher than the transaction
amount, or the evaluation results of
the disposed assets are all lower than
the transaction amount:
1. The
difference
between
the
evaluation
result
and
the
transaction amount reaches more
than 20% of the transaction
amount.
2. The difference among evaluation
results
of
more
than
two
professional evaluators reaches
more than 10% of the transaction
amount.
(IV) The date for professional evaluators
to issue reports shall not be three
months later than the date of
establishing the contract. However, if
the announced present value of the
same period applies and it is not six
months
overdue,
the
original
professional evaluator shall issue
opinions.
(V) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets through the court
auction
process,
the
evidential
document issued by the court may
replace the evaluation report or
accountant's opinions.
Where construction business fails to
obtain the evaluation report real-time
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preceding (III)within two weeks from
the date of acquiring the evaluation
report.
price adopted as the reference basis for
the transaction price, the evaluation
report and the accountant's opinions
referred to in the preceding (III) shall
be acquired within two weeks from the
date of the fact.
Article 9 Procedures for acquiring or disposing of
negotiable securities
I.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of negotiable securities, the
relevant method to decide prices,
reference basis, transaction process,
etc. are handled pursuant to the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operating
specifications. Investments in the
Chinese mainland shall be handled
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
Investment Review Committee of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs. Where
the Company acquires or disposes of
negotiable securities, it shall acquire
the most recent accountant reviewed
or checked financial statements of the
target company as reference for
evaluating the transaction price.
II.
Authorized quota, level
(I)
Where negotiable securities are
traded on a centralized exchange or
the business premises of a securities
firm, the relevant administrative unit
shall analyze and decide it according
to the market situation:
1. Where there is no need to
announce and declare the single
transaction amount, it shall be
handled
according
to
the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operation
specifications.
2. Where it needs to announce and
declare the single transaction
amount, it shall be handled after
approved by the Audit Committee
and resolved by the Board of
Directors.
(II) Where negotiable securities are not
traded on a centralized exchange or
the business premises of a securities
firm, its net value per share,
profitability and future development
potential should be taken into
account:
1. Where there is no need to
announce and declare the single
transaction amount, it shall be
handled
according
to
the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operation
specifications.
2. Where it needs to announce and
declare the single transaction
amount, it shall be handled after
approved by the Audit Committee
and resolved by the Board of
Directors.
Procedures for acquiring or disposing of
negotiable securities
I.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of negotiable securities, the
relevant method to decide prices,
reference basis, transaction process,
etc. are handled pursuant to the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operating
specifications. Investments in the
Chinese mainland shall be handled
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
Investment Review Committee of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs. Where
the Company acquires or disposes of
negotiable securities, it shall acquire
the most recent accountant reviewed
or checked financial statements of the
target company as reference for
evaluating the transaction price.
II.
Authorized quota, level
(I)
Where negotiable securities are
traded on a centralized exchange or
the business premises of a securities
firm, the relevant administrative unit
shall analyze and decide it according
to the market situation:
1. Where there is no need to
announce and declare the single
transaction amount, it shall be
handled
according
to
the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operation
specifications.
2. Where it needs to announce and
declare the single transaction
amount, it shall be handled after
approved by the Audit Committee
and resolved by the Board of
Directors.
(II) Where negotiable securities are not
traded on a centralized exchange or
the business premises of a securities
firm, its net value per share,
profitability and future development
potential should be taken into
account:
1. Where there is no need to
announce and declare the single
transaction amount, it shall be
handled
according
to
the
Company's
relevant
approval
authority
and
operation
specifications.
2. Where it needs to announce and
declare the single transaction
amount, it shall be handled after
approved by the Audit Committee
and resolved by the Board of
Directors.
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(III) In the event of participation in the
initial establishment of a subsidiary
by a subscriber, it shall be handled
according to the Company's relevant
approval authority and operation
specifications in addition to relevant
laws.
Priced
securities
of
the
subsidiary shall be acquired or
disposed of pursuant to the foregoing
(I) and (II).
III.
Executing unit
When the Company acquires or
disposes of negotiable securities, the
relevant administrative unit shall
execute it after submission for
approval pursuant to the foregoing
approval procedure.
IV.
Expert's opinions
(I)
An accountant shall be hired to
express opinions on the rationality of
the transaction price before the date
of the fact if the transaction amount
reaches 20% of the Company's paid-
in capital or NT$300 million or more.
However, this is not the case where
the negotiable securities have public
quotations in the active market or it is
otherwise
stipulated
by
the
competent authority.
(II) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets through the court
auction
process,
the
evidential
document issued by the court may
replace the evaluation report or
accountant's opinions.
(III)
III.
IV.
(I)
(II)
In the event of participation in the
initial establishment of a subsidiary
by a subscriber, it shall be handled
according to the Company's relevant
approval authority and operation
specifications in addition to relevant
laws.
Priced
securities
of
the
subsidiary shall be acquired or
disposed of pursuant to the foregoing
(I) and (II).
Executing unit
When the Company acquires or
disposes of negotiable securities, the
relevant administrative unit shall
execute it after submission for
approval pursuant to the foregoing
approval procedure.
Expert's opinions
An accountant shall be hired to
express opinions on the rationality of
the transaction price before the date
of the fact if the transaction amount
reaches 20% of the Company's paid-
in capital or NT$300 million or more.
If the accountant needs an expert's
report, it shall be handled pursuant to
the provision No. 20 of Auditing
Standards
Bulletin
issued
by
Accounting
Research
and
Development Foundation.However,
this is not the case where the
negotiable securities have public
quotations in the active market or it is
otherwise
stipulated
by
the
competent authority.
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets through the court
auction
process,
the
evidential
document issued by the court may
replace the evaluation report or
accountant's opinions.
Article
10
Procedures for acquiring or disposing of
intangible assets or their right-of-use assets
or membership cards
I.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of intangible assets or their
right-of-use assets or membership
cards, it shall be handled pursuant to
the Company's relevant approval
authority
and
operating
specifications.
II.
Authorized quota, level
(I)
Acquiring
or
disposing
of
a
membership card: refer to the fair
market
price
and
resolve
the
transaction
conditions
and
transaction price.
1. If the single transaction amount is
less than NT$5 million and the
cumulative transaction amount is
less than NT$50 million, it should
be handled after approved by the
Chairman of the Board.
2. If the single transaction amount
exceeds NT$5 million and the
cumulative transaction amount
exceeds NT$50 million, it should
Procedures for acquiring or disposing of
intangible assets or their right-of-use assets
or membership cards
I.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of intangible assets or their
right-of-use assets or membership
cards, it shall be handled pursuant to
the Company's relevant approval
authority
and
operating
specifications.
II.
Authorized quota, level
(I)
Acquiring
or
disposing
of
a
membership card: refer to the fair
market
price
and
resolve
the
transaction
conditions
and
transaction price.
1. If the single transaction amount is
less than NT$5 million and the
cumulative transaction amount is
less than NT$50 million, it should
be handled after approved by the
Chairman of the Board.
2. If the single transaction amount
exceeds NT$5 million and the
cumulative transaction amount
exceeds NT$50 million, it should
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be reported at the next meeting of
the Audit Committee and Directors
in addition to approval by the
Chairman of the Board.
3. If the single transaction amount or
the cumulative transaction amount
shall be declared, it can be handled
after approved by the Audit
Committee and resolved by the
Board of Directors.
(II) Acquiring or disposing of intangible
assets or their right-of-use assets:
After an analysis report is made with
reference to the relevant appraisal
report or market status, where the
transaction amount is less than
NT$50
million,
the
transaction
conditions
and
price
shall
be
submitted to the Chairman of the
Board for verification; where the
transaction amount exceeds NT$50
million, it shall be reported at the
next meeting of the Audit Committee
and
Directors
in
addition
to
submission to the Chairman of the
Board for verification; where the
single
transaction
amount
or
cumulative transaction amount shall
be declared, it can be handled after
approved by the Audit Committee
and resolved by the Board of
Directors.
III.
Executing unit
When the Company acquires or
disposes of intangible assets or their
right-of-use assets or membership
cards, the use department and
relevant administrative unit shall
execute it after submission for
approval pursuant to the foregoing
approval procedure.
IV.
Expert's opinions
(I)
Where the transaction amount in the
Company's acquiring or disposing of
intangible assets or their right-of-use
assets or membership cards reaches
20% of the Company's paid-in capital
or NT$300 million or more, except
for
transaction
with
domestic
government
authorities,
an
accountant shall be hired to express
opinions on the rationality of the
transaction price before the date of
the fact.
(II) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets through the court
auction
process,
the
evidential
document issued by the court may
replace the evaluation report or
accountant's opinions.
be reported at the next meeting of
the
Audit
Committee
and
Directors in addition to approval
by the Chairman of the Board.
3. If the single transaction amount or
the
cumulative
transaction
amount shall be declared, it can be
handled after approved by the
Audit Committee and resolved by
the Board of Directors.
(II) Acquiring or disposing of intangible
assets or their right-of-use assets:
After an analysis report is made with
reference to the relevant appraisal
report or market status, where the
transaction amount is less than
NT$50
million,
the
transaction
conditions
and
price
shall
be
submitted to the Chairman of the
Board for verification; where the
transaction amount exceeds NT$50
million, it shall be reported at the next
meeting of the Audit Committee and
Directors in addition to submission to
the Chairman of the Board for
verification;
where
the
single
transaction amount or cumulative
transaction amount shall be declared,
it can be handled after approved by
the Audit Committee and resolved by
the Board of Directors.
III.
Executing unit
When the Company acquires or
disposes of intangible assets or their
right-of-use assets or membership
cards, the use department and
relevant administrative unit shall
execute it after submission for
approval pursuant to the foregoing
approval procedure.
IV. Expert's opinions
(I)
Where the transaction amount in the
Company's acquiring or disposing of
intangible assets or their right-of-use
assets or membership cards reaches
20% of the Company's paid-in capital
or NT$300 million or more, except
for
transaction
with
domestic
government
authorities,
an
accountant shall be hired to express
opinions on the rationality of the
transaction price before the date of
the fact.The accountant shall handle
it pursuant to the provision No. 20 of
Auditing Standards Bulletin issued
by
Accounting
Research
and
Development Foundation.
(II) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets through the court
auction
process,
the
evidential
document issued by the court may
replace the evaluation report or
accountant's opinions.
Article
11
Procedures for handling related party
transaction
I.
A professional evaluator's evaluation
report or accountant's opinions shall
be acquired pursuant to Articles 8 to
10 where the transaction amount
Procedures for handling related party
transaction
I.
A professional evaluator's evaluation
report or accountant's opinions shall
be acquired pursuant to Articles 8 to
10 where the transaction amount
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reaches 10% of the Company's total
assets or more, in addition to
handling relevant resolution
procedures and appraising the
rationality of transaction conditions
pursuant to Articles 8 to 10, where
the Company and related parties
acquire or dispose of assets or their
right-of-use assets. Besides, the
essential relationship shall be
considered in addition to paying
attention to legal forms when it is
judged whether the trading partner is
a related party.
The foregoing transaction amount
shall be calculated pursuant to Article
10-1.
II.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate or its right-of-
use asset from a related party, or the
Company acquires or disposes of
assets other than real estate or its right-
of-use asset with a related party and
the transaction amount reaches 20% of
the paid-in capital of the Company,
10% of the total assets or NT$300
million or more, except for buying and
selling domestic government bonds,
bonds with repurchase and sell-back
conditions, and purchasing or buying
back money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment trust
enterprises, the transaction contract
can be entered into and the funds can
be paid only after the following
materials are submitted to the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors
for approval:
(I)
Purpose, necessity and expected
benefit of acquired or disposed
assets.
(II) Reason for choosing the related party
as the trading partner.
(III) Relevant materials for appraising the
rationality of prescribed transaction
conditions pursuant to Paragraphs (I),
(II) and (IV), Item III of this article in
the event of acquiring real estate or its
right-of-use asset from a related
party.
(IV) Original date and price of acquisition
of the related party, trading partner
and
its
relationship
with
the
Company and the related party.
(V) Estimate
cash
receipts
and
expenditures for each month of the
next year starting from the contract
month, and evaluate the necessity of
the transaction and the rationality of
the use of funds.
(VI) Professional evaluator's evaluation
report
or
accountant's
opinions
acquired pursuant to Item I of this
article.
(VII) Restrictive
conditions
of
this
transaction and other important
covenants.
reaches 10% of the Company's total
assets or more, in addition to
handling relevant resolution
procedures and appraising the
rationality of transaction conditions
pursuant to Articles 8 to 10, where
the Company and related parties
acquire or dispose of assets or their
right-of-use assets. Besides, the
essential relationship shall be
considered in addition to paying
attention to legal forms when it is
judged whether the trading partner is
a related party.
The foregoing transaction amount
shall be calculated pursuant to Article
10-1.
II.
Evaluation and operation
procedures:
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of real estate or its right-of-
use asset from a related party, or the
Company acquires or disposes of
assets other than real estate or its right-
of-use asset with a related party and
the transaction amount reaches 20% of
the paid-in capital of the Company,
10% of the total assets or NT$300
million or more, except for buying and
selling domestic government bonds,
bonds with repurchase and sell-back
conditions, and purchasing or buying
back money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment trust
enterprises, the transaction contract
can be entered into and the funds can
be paid only after the following
materials are submitted to the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors
for approval:
(I)
Purpose, necessity and expected
benefit of acquired or disposed
assets.
(II) Reason for choosing the related party
as the trading partner.
(III) Relevant materials for appraising the
rationality of prescribed transaction
conditions pursuant to Paragraphs (I),
(II) and (IV), Item III of this article in
the event of acquiring real estate or its
right-of-use asset from a related
party.
(IV) Original date and price of acquisition
of the related party, trading partner
and
its
relationship
with
the
Company and the related party.
(V) Estimate
cash
receipts
and
expenditures for each month of the
next year starting from the contract
month, and evaluate the necessity of
the transaction and the rationality of
the use of funds.
(VI) Professional evaluator's evaluation
report
or
accountant's
opinions
acquired pursuant to Item I of this
article.
(VII) Restrictive
conditions
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(I)
(II)
III.
(I)
Where
the
Company
and
its
subsidiary, or subsidiaries of which
the Company directly or indirectly
holds 100% of issued shares or total
capital engage in the following
transaction, the Board of Directors
may authorize the Chairman of the
Board to make a decision within a
certain amount, and then submit it to
the latest meeting of the Board of
Directors for ratification:
Acquiring or disposing of equipment
used for business or its right-of-use
asset.
Acquiring or disposing of the right-
of-use asset of real estate used for
business.
Where a subsidiary of the Company
has conducted the transaction in Item I
and the transaction amount reaches
10% of the Company's total assets or
more, the Company may sign the
transaction contract and pay funds
after submitting the materials listed in
Item I to the shareholders'meeting for
approval. However, this is not the case
where the Company and a subsidiary
or its subsidiaries trade with each
other.
The amounts in Item I and in the
preceding item are calculated pursuant
to Paragraph VIII, Item I, Article 15,
and the so-called within one year is
one year before the date of this
transaction fact. The part submitted to
the shareholders'meeting and the
Board of Directors for approval
pursuant to this procedure shall not be
re-calculated.
Appraisal of the rationality of the
transaction cost
Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, the rationality of the
transaction cost shall be evaluated by
the following method:
1. Necessary capital interest and
costs borne by the buyer in
accordance with the law shall be
added to the transaction price of
the related party. The so-called
necessary capital interest cost is
calculated based on the weighted
average
interest
rate
of
the
borrowings in the year when the
Company purchases the asset only
if it is not higher than the highest
borrowing rate for the non-
financial sector announced by the
Ministry of Finance.
2. If the related party has set up a
mortgage loan with the financial
institution with the target, the total
value of loan evaluation of the
(I)
(II)
III.
(I)
The
transaction
amount
in
the
preceding item is calculated pursuant
to Paragraph VIII, Item I, Article 15,
and the so-called within one year is
one year before the date of this
transaction fact. The part submitted to
the Board of Directors for approval
pursuant to this procedure shall not be
re-calculated.
Where
the
Company
and
its
subsidiary, or subsidiaries of which
the Company directly or indirectly
holds 100% of issued shares or total
capital engage in the following
transaction, the Board of Directors
may authorize the Chairman of the
Board to make a decision within a
certain amount, and then submit it to
the latest meeting of the Board of
Directors for ratification:
Acquiring or disposing of equipment
used for business or its right-of-use
asset.
Acquiring or disposing of the right-
of-use asset of real estate used for
business.
Appraisal of the rationality of the
transaction cost
Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, the rationality of the
transaction cost shall be evaluated by
the following method:
1. Necessary capital interest and
costs borne by the buyer in
accordance with the law shall be
added to the transaction price of
the related party. The so-called
necessary capital interest cost is
calculated based on the weighted
average
interest
rate
of
the
borrowings in the year when the
Company purchases the asset only
if it is not higher than the highest
borrowing rate for the non-
financial sector announced by the
Ministry of Finance.
2. If the related party has set up a
mortgage loan with the financial
institution with the target, the total
value of loan evaluation of the
financial institution to the target,
but the actual cumulative value of
the financial institution's loan to
the target should reach more than
70% of the loan evaluation value
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financial institution to the target,
but the actual cumulative value of
the financial institution's loan to
the target should reach more than
70% of the loan evaluation value
and the loan period has exceeded
one year. It is not applicable if the
financial institution and one of the
parties to the transaction are
related parties.
(II) The transaction cost of the land and
the premises shall be appraised by
any of the following methods listed in
the preceding item, respectively, if
the same target land and premises are
purchased or let in consolidation.
(III) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, the real estate cost shall
be appraised pursuant to Paragraphs
(I) and (II), Item III of this article, and
an accountant shall be hired to review
it and express specific opinions.
(IV) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, and the appraisal result
under Paragraphs (I) and (II), Item III
of this article is less than the
transaction price, it shall be handled
pursuant to Paragraph (V), Item III of
this article. However, this is not the
case
where
the
following
circumstances occur, and objective
evidence is put forward and specific
opinions on the rationality issued by
professional real estate evaluators
and accountants are acquired:
1. The related party which acquires
prime land or leased land for
further construction may provide
evidence proving to meet one of
the following conditions:
(1) The prime land is appraised
by the methods stipulated
in Paragraphs (I) and (II),
Item III of this article, and
in view of the premises,
reasonable
construction
profits are added to the
construction cost of the
related party. The total
amount exceeds the actual
transaction price. The so-
called
reasonable
construction profits shall
be calculated based on the
lower
of
the
average
operating
gross
profit
margin of related party
construction department in
the last three years or the
latest gross profit margin
of
the
construction
industry announced by the
Ministry of Finance.
(2)
Other
non-related
transactions within one
year on other floors of the
same target premises or
financial institution and one of the
parties to the transaction are
related parties.
(II) The transaction cost of the land and
the premises shall be appraised by
any of the following methods listed in
the preceding item, respectively, if
the same target land and premises are
purchased or let in consolidation.
(III) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, the real estate cost shall
be appraised pursuant to Paragraphs
(I) and (II), Item III of this article, and
an accountant shall be hired to review
it and express specific opinions.
(IV) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, and the appraisal result
under Paragraphs (I) and (II), Item III
of this article is less than the
transaction price, it shall be handled
pursuant to Paragraph (V), Item III of
this article. However, this is not the
case
where
the
following
circumstances occur, and objective
evidence is put forward and specific
opinions on the rationality issued by
professional real estate evaluators
and accountants are acquired:
1. The related party which acquires
prime land or leased land for
further construction may provide
evidence proving to meet one of
the following conditions:
(1) The prime land is appraised
by the methods stipulated
in Paragraphs (I) and (II),
Item III of this article, and
in view of the premises,
reasonable
construction
profits are added to the
construction cost of the
related party. The total
amount exceeds the actual
transaction price. The so-
called
reasonable
construction profits shall
be calculated based on the
lower
of
the
average
operating
gross
profit
margin of related party
construction department in
the last three years or the
latest gross profit margin
of
the
construction
industry announced by the
Ministry of Finance.
(2)
Other
non-related
transactions within one
year on other floors of the
same target premises or
adjacent
regions
have
similar
areas,
and
transaction conditions are
equivalent after evaluation
of the reasonable floor or
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adjacent
regions
have
similar
areas,
and
transaction conditions are
equivalent after evaluation
of the reasonable floor or
regional price difference
according to the practice of
real estate sales or leasing.
2. The Company testifies that the
transaction conditions of the real
estate purchased from a related
party or real estate right-of-use
asset acquired through lease are
equivalent to other non-related
party transaction cases in adjacent
regions within one year, with
similar areas. The principle of
foregoing transaction cases in
adjacent regions is based on the
same or adjacent street profile and
the distance from the transaction
target less than 500 meters or
similar current value of the
announcement; the principle of
the so-called similar areas is that
the area of other non-related
transaction cases shall not be less
than 50% of the area of the
transaction target; the so-called
within one year is one year prior
to the date of acquiring the real
estate or its right-of-use asset.
(V) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, and the appraisal results
under Paragraphs (I), (II) and (IV),
Item III of this article are all less than
the transaction price, the following
matters shall be handled.
1. The Company shall withdraw
special reserves in accordance
with Item I, Article 41 of the
Securities Transaction Act in view
of the difference between the
transaction price and the evaluated
cost of the real estate or its right-
of-use
asset,
and
shall
not
distribute
or
increase
capital
allotment. Where the aforesaid
events occur to the invested public
offerings company commented by
the Company by the equity
method, the Company also shall
withdraw
special
reserves
according to the shareholding
proportion pursuant to Item I,
Article 41 of the Securities
Transaction Act.
2. Independent directors of the Audit
Committee shall be subject to
Article 280 of the Company Act.
3. Points 1 and 2 circumstances in
Paragraph (V), Item III of this
article shall be submitted to the
shareholders' meeting, and the
transaction
details
shall
be
disclosed in the annual report and
public manual.
Where the Company and the
real estate sales or leasing.
2. The Company testifies that the
transaction conditions of the real
estate purchased from a related
party or real estate right-of-use
asset acquired through lease are
equivalent to other non-related
party transaction cases in adjacent
regions within one year, with
similar areas. The principle of
foregoing transaction cases in
adjacent regions is based on the
same or adjacent street profile and
the distance from the transaction
target less than 500 meters or
similar current value of the
announcement; the principle of the
so-called similar areas is that the
area
of
other
non-related
transaction cases shall not be less
than 50% of the area of the
transaction target; the so-called
within one year is one year prior to
the date of acquiring the real estate
or its right-of-use asset.
(V) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, and the appraisal results
under Paragraphs (I), (II) and (IV),
Item III of this article are all less than
the transaction price, the following
matters shall be handled.
1. The Company shall withdraw
special reserves in accordance with
Item I, Article 41 of the Securities
Transaction Act in view of the
difference between the transaction
price and the evaluated cost of the
real estate or its right-of-use asset,
and shall not distribute or increase
capital
allotment.
Where
the
aforesaid events occur to the
invested public offerings company
commented by the Company by
the equity method, the Company
also
shall
withdraw
special
reserves
according
to
the
shareholding proportion pursuant
to Item I, Article 41 of the
Securities Transaction Act.
2. Independent directors of the Audit
Committee shall be subject to
Article 280 of the Company Act.
3. Points 1 and 2 circumstances in
Paragraph (V), Item III of this
article shall be submitted to the
shareholders' meeting, and the
transaction
details
shall
be
disclosed in the annual report and
public manual.
Where the Company and the
invested
public
offerings
company commented by the
equity method withdraw special
reserves
according
to
the
preceding provision, the special
reserves may be used only after
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invested
public
offerings
company commented by the
equity method withdraw special
reserves
according
to
the
preceding provision, the special
reserves may be used only after
the assets purchased or leased at
a high price are recognized as
depreciation losses or disposed
of or terminated or leased or
used
as
appropriate
compensation or restored into
the original status, or if there is
other evidence to confirm that
there is no unreasonableness,
and with the consent of the
competent authority.
(VI) Where
one
of
the
following
circumstances occurs to the real
estate or its right-of-use asset
acquired by the Company from a
related party, it shall be handled
pursuant to the relevant appraisal and
operation procedures in Item II of this
article, and Paragraphs (I) to (III),
Item III of this article shall not apply:
1. The related party acquires the real
estate or its right-of-use asset due
to inheritance or grant.
2. The time when the related party
acquires the real estate or its right-
of-use asset is over five years from
the
date
of
concluding
this
transaction contract.
3. The real estate is acquired by
signing
a
joint
construction
contract with the related party, or
entrusting the related party to build
real estate from its own or leased
land.
4. The Company and its subsidiary,
or subsidiaries of which the
Company directly or indirectly
holds 100% of issued shares or
total capital obtain the right-of-use
asset of real estate used for
business.
(VII) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, and the transaction does
not comply with regular business
according to other evidence, it shall
be handled pursuant to Paragraph
(V), Item III of this article.
depreciation losses or disposed
of or terminated or leased or
used
as
appropriate
compensation or restored into
the original status, or if there is
other evidence to confirm that
there is no unreasonableness,
and with the consent of the
competent authority.
(VI) Where
one
of
the
following
circumstances occurs to the real
estate or its right-of-use asset
acquired by the Company from a
related party, it shall be handled
pursuant to the relevant appraisal and
operation procedures in Item II of this
article, and Paragraphs (I) to (III),
Item III of this article shall not apply:
1. The related party acquires the real
estate or its right-of-use asset due
to inheritance or grant.
2. The time when the related party
acquires the real estate or its right-
of-use asset is over five years from
the
date
of
concluding
this
transaction contract.
3. The real estate is acquired by
signing
a
joint
construction
contract with the related party, or
entrusting the related party to build
real estate from its own or leased
land.
4. The Company and its subsidiary,
or subsidiaries of which the
Company directly or indirectly
holds 100% of issued shares or
total capital obtain the right-of-use
asset of real estate used for
business.
(VII) Where the Company acquires real
estate or its right-of-use asset from a
related party, and the transaction does
not comply with regular business
according to other evidence, it shall
be handled pursuant to Paragraph
(V), Item III of this article.
Article
15
Procedure
for
public
disclosure
of
information
I.
Items to be announced and declared,
and announcement and declaration
standards
(I)
The real estate or its right-of-use
asset is acquired or disposed of from
a related party, or assets other than
real estate or its right-of-use asset are
acquired or disposed of with a related
party, and the transaction amount
reaches 20% of the Company's paid-
in capital, 10% of the total assets or
NT$300 million or more. However,
the purchase and sale of domestic
Procedure
for
public
disclosure
of
information
I.
Items to be announced and declared,
and announcement and declaration
standards
(I)
The real estate or its right-of-use asset
is acquired or disposed of from a
related party, or assets other than real
estate or its right-of-use asset are
acquired or disposed of with a related
party, and the transaction amount
reaches 20% of the Company's paid-
in capital, 10% of the total assets or
NT$300 million or more. However,
the purchase and sale of domestic
The
content
of
relevant
articles
is
amended and
adjusted
in
line
with
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government bonds, bonds subject to
repurchase and sell-back conditions,
and the subscription or buy-back of
money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment trust
enterprises do not apply.
(II) Merger, division, acquisition or share
transfer is conducted.
(III) The loss of derivative transactions
reaches the upper limit of all or
individual contract losses specified in
these handling procedures.
(IV) The equipment used for business or
its right-of-use asset is acquired or
disposed of, its trading partner is not
a related party, and the transaction
amount meets one of the following
provisions:
1. In
view
of
public
offering
companies whose paid-in capital
does not reach NT$10 billion, the
transaction
amount
reaches
NT$500 million or more.
2. In
view
of
public
offering
companies whose paid-in capital
reaches
NT$10
billion,
the
transaction amount reaches NT$1
billion or more.
(V) In view of operation and construction
business,
where
the
Company
acquires or disposes of real estate
used for construction or its right-of-
use asset and its trading partner is not
a related party, the transaction
amount reaches NT$500 million or
more; if the Company's paid-in
capital reaches NT$10 billion or
more, it disposes of the real estate
that has been constructed and
completed by itself, and the trading
partner is not a related party, the
transaction amount is NT$1 billion or
more.
(VI) Where the real estate is acquired by
self-land commissioned construction,
leased
land
commissioned
construction, co-construction house
division,
co-construction
commission
division
and
co-
construction sale division methods
and the trading partner is not a related
party, the transaction amount input by
the Company is expected to be more
than NT$500 million.
(VII) The transaction amount of asset
transaction,
financial
institutions'
disposal of creditors' rights or
investment in the Chinese mainland
except for those specified in the
preceding six paragraphs reaches
20% of the paid-in capital of the
Company or NT$300 million or
more.
However,
the
following
circumstances do not apply:
1. Trade of domestic government
bondsor the credit rating of
foreign public bonds is not lower
than that of our sovereign rating.
2. Those
who
specialize
in
government bonds, bonds subject to
repurchase and sell-back conditions,
and the subscription or buy-back of
money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment trust
enterprises do not apply.
(II) Merger, division, acquisition or share
transfer is conducted.
(III) The loss of derivative transactions
reaches the upper limit of all or
individual contract losses specified in
these handling procedures.
(IV) The equipment used for business or
its right-of-use asset is acquired or
disposed of, its trading partner is not
a related party, and the transaction
amount meets one of the following
provisions:
1. In
view
of
public
offering
companies whose paid-in capital
does not reach NT$10 billion, the
transaction
amount
reaches
NT$500 million or more.
2. In
view
of
public
offering
companies whose paid-in capital
reaches
NT$10
billion,
the
transaction amount reaches NT$1
billion or more.
(V) In view of operation and construction
business,
where
the
Company
acquires or disposes of real estate
used for construction or its right-of-
use asset and its trading partner is not
a related party, the transaction
amount reaches NT$500 million or
more; if the Company's paid-in
capital reaches NT$10 billion or
more, it disposes of the real estate that
has been constructed and completed
by itself, and the trading partner is not
a related party, the transaction
amount is NT$1 billion or more.
(VI) Where the real estate is acquired by
self-land commissioned construction,
leased
land
commissioned
construction, co-construction house
division,
co-construction
commission
division
and
co-
construction sale division methods
and the trading partner is not a related
party, the transaction amount input by
the Company is expected to be more
than NT$500 million.
(VII) The transaction amount of asset
transaction,
financial
institutions'
disposal of creditors' rights or
investment in the Chinese mainland
except for those specified in the
preceding six paragraphs reaches
20% of the paid-in capital of the
Company or NT$300 million or
more.
However,
the
following
circumstances do not apply:
1. Trade of domestic government
bonds.
2. Those
who
specialize
in
investment
trade
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investment
trade
negotiable
securities on the stock exchange or
the
business
premises
of
a
securities
firm,
or
subscribe
foreign
bonds
or
ordinary
corporate bonds in the primary
market
and raise
and
issue
ordinary
financial
bonds
(excluding subordinated bonds)
that do not involve equity or
subscribe
for
or
buy
back
securities investment trust funds or
futures trust funds,or subscribe for
or sell back index investment
securities,or securities firms due
to underwriting business needs
and those who act as counselors
for
emerging
companies
recommend securities firms to
subscribe
for
securities
in
accordance with the regulations of
the Republic of China Securities
Over-the-Counter
Trading
Center .
3. The purchase and sale of bonds
subject to repurchase and sell-back
conditions, and the subscription or
buy-back of money market funds
issued by domestic securities
investment trust enterprises.
(VIII) The
method
to
calculate
the
transaction amounts in the preceding
seven paragraphs is as follows, and
the so-called within one year is one
year earlier than the date of the
transaction
fact,
and
the
part
announced according to provisions
shall not be re-calculated:
1. The amount of each transaction.
2. The accumulated amount of the
transaction of the same nature
acquired or disposed of with the
same counterparty within one
year.
3. The accumulated amount of real
estate or right-of-use assets of the
same development plan acquired
or disposed of (acquisition and
disposal
are
accumulated
separately) within one year.
4. The accumulated amount of the
same
negotiable
securities
acquired
or
disposed
of
(acquisition and disposal are
accumulated separately) within
one year.
II.
Time limit for handling
announcement and declaration
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets, it shall handle
announcement and declaration within
two days from the date of the fact if
there are items that should be
announced under Item I of this article
and announcement and declaration
standards are met.
III.
Announcement and declaration
procedures
securities on the stock exchange or
the
business
premises
of
a
securities firm, or subscribe, raise
and issue ordinary corporate bonds
in the primary market and ordinary
financial
bonds
(excluding
subordinated bonds) that do not
involve equity or subscribe for or
buy back securities investment
trust funds or futures trust funds, or
securities
firms
due
to
underwriting business needs and
those who act as counselors for
emerging companies recommend
securities firms to subscribe for
securities in accordance with the
regulations of the Republic of
China Securities Over-the-Counter
Trading Center .
3. The purchase and sale of bonds
subject to repurchase and sell-back
conditions, and the subscription or
buy-back of money market funds
issued by domestic securities
investment trust enterprises.
(VIII) The
method
to
calculate
the
transaction amounts in the preceding
seven paragraphs is as follows, and
the so-called within one year is one
year earlier than the date of the
transaction
fact,
and
the
part
announced according to provisions
shall not be re-calculated:
1. The amount of each transaction.
2. The accumulated amount of the
transaction of the same nature
acquired or disposed of with the
same counterparty within one
year.
3. The accumulated amount of real
estate or right-of-use assets of the
same development plan acquired
or disposed of (acquisition and
disposal
are
accumulated
separately) within one year.
4. The accumulated amount of the
same
negotiable
securities
acquired
or
disposed
of
(acquisition and disposal are
accumulated separately) within
one year.
II.
Time limit for handling
announcement and declaration
Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets, it shall handle
announcement and declaration within
two days from the date of the fact if
there are items that should be
announced under Item I of this article
and announcement and declaration
standards are met.
III.
Announcement and declaration
procedures
(I)
The
Company
shall
handle
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(I)
The
Company
shall
handle
announcement and declaration of
relevant information on the website
designated
by
the
competent
authority.
(II) The
Company
shall
input
the
derivative
transactions
of
the
Company and the subsidiaries of non-
domestic public offering companies
till the end of last month into the
information
declaration
website
designated
by
the
competent
authority before the 10th of each
month.
(III) Where the items of the Company
which shall be announced according
to provisions are wrong or missing
upon announcement and shall be
corrected
or
supplemented,
announcement and declaration shall
be conducted again for all items
within two days from the date of
being aware.
(IV) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets, it shall keep
relevant contracts, minutes, reference
books,
evaluation
reports,
and
opinions from accountants, lawyers
or securities underwriters in the
Company for at least five years ,
unless otherwise provided by other
laws.
(V) Where
one
of
the
following
circumstances
occurs
to
the
Company after announcement and
declaration of transaction according
to
the
preceding
provision,
announcement and declaration of
relevant information shall be handled
at the website appointed by the
competent authority within two days
from the date of the fact:
1. Relevant contracts signed for the
original transaction are changed,
terminated or dissolved.
2. Merger, division, acquisition or
share transfer is not completed
according to the date prescribed in
the contract.
3. The
original
announced
and
declared content is changed.
designated
by
the
competent
authority.
(II) The
Company
shall
input
the
derivative
transactions
of
the
Company and the subsidiaries of non-
domestic public offering companies
till the end of last month into the
information
declaration
website
designated
by
the
competent
authority before the 10th of each
month.
(III) Where the items of the Company
which shall be announced according
to provisions are wrong or missing
upon announcement and shall be
corrected
or
supplemented,
announcement and declaration shall
be conducted again for all items
within two days from the date of
being aware.
(IV) (IV) Where the Company acquires or
disposes of assets, it shall keep
relevant contracts, minutes, reference
books,
evaluation
reports,
and
opinions from accountants, lawyers
or securities underwriters in the
Company for at least five years ,
unless otherwise provided by other
laws.
(V) (V) Where one of the following
circumstances
occurs
to
the
Company after it announces and
declares transactions pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, it shall handle
announcement and declaration of
relevant information at the website
appointed by the competent authority
within two days from the date of the
fact:
1. Relevant contracts signed for the
original transaction are changed,
terminated or dissolved.
2. Merger, division, acquisition or
share transfer is not completed
according to the date prescribed in
the contract.
3. The
original
announced
and
declared content is changed.
Article
18

Implementation and amendments
I.
These handling procedures are
implemented after approved by the
Audit Committee and then the Board
of Directors and submitted to the
shareholders' meeting for approval.
The same is true when it is amended.
The Company shall submit
Directors' objections to the Audit
Committee where Directors show
objections and have records or
written statements.
II.
When submitted to the Board of
Directors for discussion, these
handling procedures shall fully
consider the opinions of the
independent directors. Any
dissenting opinions or reservations
Implementation and amendments
I.
These handling procedures are
implemented after approved by the
Audit Committee and then the Board
of Directors and submitted to the
shareholders' meeting for approval.
The same is true when it is amended.
The Company shall submit
Directors' objections to the Audit
Committee where Directors show
objections and have records or
written statements.
II.
When submitted to the Board of
Directors for discussion, these
handling procedures shall fully
consider the opinions of the
independent directors. Any
dissenting opinions or reservations
Add
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III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
of independent directors shall be
stated in the minutes of the Board of
Directors.
Amendments to these handling
procedures shall be approved by
more than half of all members of the
Audit Committee, and submitted to
the Board of Directors for resolution.
If the foregoing item is not approved
by more than half of all members of
the Audit Committee, it can be
executed with consent of more than
two-thirds of all Directors, and the
resolution of the Audit Committee
shall be recorded in the meeting
minutes of the Board of Directors.
All members of the Audit
Committee referred to in Item III of
this article and all Directors referred
to in the preceding item are
calculated by de facto incumbents.
10% of the total assets specified in
these handling procedures is
calculated according to the amount
of total assets in the most recent
individual financial report required
by the financial reporting standards
for securities issuers.
If the shares of the company have no
par value or the denomination per
share is not NT$10, 20% of the paid-
in capital specified in these
operation procedures on the
transaction amount is calculated at
10% of the equity which belongs to
the parent company's owners; the
paid-in capital of NT$10 billion
specified in these handling
procedures on the transaction
amount is calculated at NT$20
billion of the equity which belongs
to the parent company's owners.
Matters not covered herein shall be
handled according to relevant laws.
These handling procedures were
enacted on April 2, 2003.
The first amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 16, 2009.
The second amendment was made
and approved by the Shareholders'
Meeting on June 17, 2011.
The third amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 21, 2012.
The fourth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 18, 2014.
The fifth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 14, 2017.
The sixth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 15, 2018.
The seventh amendment was made
and approved by the Shareholders'
Meeting on June 24, 2019.
The eighth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
of independent directors shall be
stated in the minutes of the Board of
Directors.
III.
Amendments to these handling
procedures shall be approved by
more than half of all members of the
Audit Committee, and submitted to
the Board of Directors for resolution.
IV.
If the foregoing item is not approved
by more than half of all members of
the Audit Committee, it can be
executed with consent of more than
two-thirds of all Directors, and the
resolution of the Audit Committee
shall be recorded in the meeting
minutes of the Board of Directors.
V.
All members of the Audit
Committee referred to in Item III of
this article and all Directors referred
to in the preceding item are
calculated by de facto incumbents.
VI.
10% of the total assets specified in
these handling procedures is
calculated according to the amount
of total assets in the most recent
individual financial report required
by the financial reporting standards
for securities issuers.
If the shares of the company have no
par value or the denomination per
share is not NT$10, 20% of the paid-
in capital specified in these operation
procedures on the transaction amount
is calculated at 10% of the equity
which
belongs
to
the
parent
company's owners; the paid-in capital
of NT$10 billion specified in these
handling
procedures
on
the
transaction amount is calculated at
NT$20 billion of the equity which
belongs to the parent company's
owners.
VII. Matters not covered herein shall be
handled according to relevant laws.
VIII. These handling procedures were
enacted on April 2, 2003.
The first amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 16, 2009.
The second amendment was made
and approved by the Shareholders'
Meeting on June 17, 2011.
The third amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 21, 2012.
The fourth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 18, 2014.
The fifth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 14, 2017.
The sixth amendment was made and
approved
by
the
Shareholders'
Meeting on June 15, 2018.
The seventh amendment was made
and approved by the Shareholders'
Meeting on June 24, 2019.

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Article Content Content Description
After Amendment Before Amendment
Meeting on June 17, 2022.
(Appendix I)

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Articles of Incorporation

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1: The Company determines its name as APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. under the Company Act.

Article 2: The Company's businesses are as follows:

  • 1 CA02050 Manufacturing of valves

  • 2 CA02060 Manufacturing of metal containers

  • 3 CB01010 Manufacturing of machinery

  • 4 CB01030 Manufacturing of pollution prevention equipment

  • 5 CB01990 Manufacturing of other kinds of machinery

  • 6 CC01010 Manufacturing of power generation, transmission, and distribution equipment

  • 7 CC01030 Manufacturing of electric appliance and audio and video equipment

  • 8 CC01040 Manufacturing of lighting equipment

  • 9 CC01050 Manufacturing of data storage and processing equipment

  • 10 CC01080 Manufacturing of electronic components

  • 11 CC01101 Manufacturing of restrained telecom radio frequency equipment

  • 12 CC01110 Manufacturing of computers and peripheral equipment

  • 13 CC01990 Manufacturing of other electrical engineering and electronic machinery equipment

  • 14 CD01020 Manufacturing of rail vehicle and parts

  • 15 CE01010 Manufacturing of general instruments

  • 16 CQ01010 Manufacturing of molds and dies

  • 17 CZ99990 Manufacturing of other industrial products not elsewhere classified

  • 18 E103101 Environmental protection construction

  • 19 E501011 Tap water pipelines contractors

  • 20 E502010 Fuel pipe installation

  • 21 E599010 Pipe lines construction

  • 22 E601010 Electric appliance construction

  • 23 E601020 Electric appliance installation

  • 24 E602011 Refrigeration and air conditioning engineering

  • 25 E603010 Cable installation engineering

  • 26 E603040 Fire fighting equipment construction

  • 27 E603050 Automatic control equipment engineering

  • 28 E603080 Traffic signs installation engineering

  • 29 E603090 Lighting equipment construction

  • 30 E603100 Electric welding engineering

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  • 31 E603130 Gas water heater installation 32 E604010 Machinery installation 33 E605010 Computer equipment installation 34 E701010 Telecommunications engineering 35 E801010 Indoor decoration 36 E801020 Doors and windows construction 37 E801030 Indoor light-gauge steel frame engineering 38 E801040 Glass installation engineering 39 E801070 Kitchen and bath facilities construction 40 E901010 Painting engineering 41 E903010 Anti-corrosion and anti-rust engineering 42 EZ03010 Furnace installation 43 EZ05010 Apparatus installation construction 44 EZ15010 Heat/cold insulation construction 45 EZ99990 Other engineering 46 F105050 Wholesale of furniture, bedding, kitchen utensils and fixtures 47 F106010 Wholesale of hardware 48 F106030 Wholesale of molds and dies 49 F106040 Wholesale of water containers 50 F106050 Wholesale of pottery, porcelain and glassware 51 F111090 Wholesale of building materials 52 F113020 Electric appliance wholesale industry 53 F113030 Wholesale of precision instruments 54 F113070 Wholesale of telecom instruments 55 F115020 Wholesale of ores 56 F118010 Wholesale of computer software 57 F119010 Wholesale of electronic materials 58 F120010 Wholesale of refractory materials 59 F205040 Retail sale of furniture, bedding, kitchen utensils and fixtures 60 F206010 Retail sale of hardware 61 F206030 Retail sale of molds and dies 62 F206040 Retail sale of water containers 63 F211010 Retail sale of building materials 64 F213010 Retail sale of electric appliance 65 F213040 Retail sale of precision instruments 66 F213060 Retail sale of telecom instruments 67 F215020 Retail sale of ores 68 F218010 Retail sale of computer software 69 F219010 Retail sale of electronic materials 70 F220010 Retail sale of refractory materials 71 F399990 Retail sale of others 72 F401010 International trade

  • 73 F401021 Restrained telecom radio frequency equipment and materials import 74 H701010 Development, leasing and sales of residence and buildings

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  • 75 H701040 Specialized field construction and development

  • 76 H701060 Construction and development of new towns and new communities

  • 77 I103060 Management consulting

  • 78 I301010 Information software services

  • 79 I501010 Product design

  • 80 I503010 Landscape and interior design

  • 81 F301010 Department stores

  • 82 F301020 Supermarkets

  • 83 F399010 Convenience stores

  • 84 F501050 Public houses and beer halls

  • 85 F501060 Restaurants

  • 86 G202010 Parking garage business

  • 87 J701010 Electronic game arcades

  • 88 J701020 Amusement parks

  • 89 J801030 Athletics and recreational sports stadium

  • 90 JA01990 Other automobile services

  • 91 JB01010 Conference and exhibition services

  • 92 JZ99080 Beauty and hairdressing services

  • 93 ZZ99999 All kinds of business not prohibited or restricted by law, except for

  • 94 D101060 those subject to special approval. IG03010 Self-usage power generation equipment utilizing renewable energy

  • 95 industry Energy Technical Services

  • Article 3: The Company shall have its head office in New Taipei City, and may establish or close branches or representative offices at proper locations domestically and abroad as resolved by the Board of Directors, whose establishment, change or cancellation shall be handled as resolved by the Board of Directors.

  • Article 4: The Company may conduct external assurance.

Chapter II Shares

  • Article 5: The total capital amount of the Company is NT$3.5 billion, which is divided into 350 million shares with a par value of NT$10, which will be issued in installments by the Board of Directors.

  • Article 6: The total amount of the Company's reinvestment may exceed 40% of the total paid-in capital.

  • Article 7: The share certificates hereof shall be name-bearing certificates, duly signed by or affixed with seals by and numbered by more than three Directors, and duly authenticated by the competent authority or the issuance registry institution accredited by the competent authority before issuance. The Company may issue shares without certificates, and such shares shall be registered with a central securities depository.

  • Article 7-1: If the Company's shares are delivered to the Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation (TDCC) to be placed under centralized custody, the Company shall make a request to

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TDCC to consolidate these shares and re-issue high-denomination securities.

  • Article 8: The seal of the shareholders shall be kept by the Company. For receiving bonuses or dividends, or contact with the Company in written form, the seal shall be used. The same applies to changes.

  • Article 9: The Company shall take charge of stock affairs in accordance with the Standards for the Handling of Shares of Public Offering Companies.

  • Article 10: When necessary, the Company, after resolved by the Board of Directors, may assign the stock affairs to a stock affair agency authorized by the competent authority. When the Company's stock affair is delegated to an agency, shareholders shall seek the stock agency's assistance when dealing with the stock affairs.

  • Article 11: Registration for the transfer of shares shall be completed sixty (60) days before the date of each annual meeting, thirty (30) days before the date of each special meeting, or five (5) days before the date on which dividends, bonus, or any other distributions will be paid or made by the Company.

Chapter III Shareholders' Meeting

  • Article 12: Shareholders’ meetings shall be of two kinds, annual meeting of shareholders and special meeting of shareholders. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be convened by the Board of Directors within six months after the close of each fiscal year, and a notice to convene an annual meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting date; the special meeting of shareholders shall be convened as regulated when necessary, and a notice to convene a special meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder no later than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date. The shareholders’ meeting shall be chaired by the President. When the President is absent, the President shall designate one director as his representative. If no representative is designated, the directors shall elect one director to act as chairperson. When a meeting is convened by any other person having convening right, the chairperson shall be the convener. If the conveners have one or more persons, the chairperson shall be elected among themselves.

  • Article 13: Except in the circumstances set forth in Article 179 of the Company Act, a shareholder shall have one voting power in respect of each share in his/her/its possession.

  • Article 13-1: The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chairperson of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form. The delivery of the meeting minutes may be conducted via announcement. Minutes of the meeting shall include the date and place of the meeting, the name of the chairperson at the meeting, the method for adopting the resolutions, and summary and results of the proceedings. Minutes of the meetings, the register, and the proxy letter shall be kept for as long as the Company is in existence.

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Chapter IV Directors of Board and Audit Committee

  • Article 14: The Company set seven Directors of Board serving a three-year term of office. The Directors of Board shall be elected from candidates with disposing capacity by the shareholders' meeting, and the directors may be re-elected. There shall be at least two independent directors among the number of directors to be elected referred to in the preceding paragraph, and the independent directors shall represent at least one-fifth of the Board. Directors of the Company shall be elected through the candidate nomination system and the nomination method shall be implemented in accordance with Article 1921 of the Company Act. The restrictions on professional qualifications, share ownership, concurrent positions held, the manner of nomination, the election of the independent directors, and other related matters shall comply with applicable laws and regulations prescribed by the competent authority. The election of independent directors and nonindependent directors shall be held concurrently, provided that the number of independent directors and non-independent directors elected are calculated separately. The total number of shares held by all directors shall be processed in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the authority in charge of securities affairs. Remuneration of directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors with authorization and may be paid at such level as generally adopted by the enterprises of the same industry.

  • Article 14-1: The Company may purchase liability insurance for the directors during their tenures, which shall cover the directors' liabilities arising from the performance of their duties.

  • Article 15: President shall be elected from the Directors of Board, and represent the Company externally.

  • Article 16: Directors organizes the Board of Directors to determine all the business strategies and important matters of the Company.

  • Convene a Shareholders' Meeting and make resolutions

  • Review the business strategies of the Company

  • Review the important provisions of the Company

  • Review the Company's budget plan and business report

  • Draft profit distribution and capital increase/decrease

  • Appointment or discharge of managers of the Company

  • Purchase, sale, split, exchange, property rights settings and all other disposals of immovable properties.

  • Other powers and duties conferred by the regulations or by the shareholders at the shareholders' meeting.

  • Article 17: Directors shall personally attend board meetings. However, if a Director is unable to attend a board meeting, he/she may appoint another Director to serve as proxy to attend the meeting by submitting a proxy form specifying the scope of delegation. However, a

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  • Director may only serve as a proxy for one other Director. Except for Directors who live abroad, he/she may regularly appoint Directors who live domestically to attend the Board meeting. If participation by means of video conferencing is made available at a meeting, directors who participate in the meeting by such means shall be deemed to have attended such meeting in person. The notices to the Board of Directors meeting may be served in writing or by means of facsimile or e-mail.

  • Article 18: The Company may establish various functional committees, each of which shall establish rules and regulations for exercising their powers, and shall be implemented after being approved at the Board meeting.

  • Pursuant to the regulations, the Company sets up an Audit Committee composed of all independent directors, which shall exercise the functions and powers of supervisors, according to the Company Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, and other regulations. Supervisors are dismissed on the day the Audit Committee is founded.

  • The number of Audit Committee members, their terms, duties, meeting rules and the resources to be provided when exercising their duties shall be regulated by the Charter of the Audit Committee.

Article 19: Deleted

Chapter V Managers

  • Article 20: The Company shall have one General Manager and a few Vice General Managers. The General Manager shall be responsible for managing all business operation of the Company by adhering to the resolved strategies by the Board of Directors, with the assistance of the vice presidents.

Chapter VI Accounting

Article 21: Each fiscal year of the Company starts from January 1 and ends on December 31.

Article 22: After the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall prepare the reports provided and submit such reports to the annual general meeting for ratification.

  • (1) Business Report

  • (2) Financial Statements

  • (3) Earnings Distribution and Loss Coverage

  • Article 23: If the Company has earnings, it shall set aside 8% as remuneration to the employees and no greater than 2% as remuneration to Directors. However, when there are accumulated losses (including adjustment on undistributed earnings), the Company shall reserve appropriate amounts for offsetting before making the remuneration. The above remuneration to the employees may be allotted in stock or cash, eligible personnel includes employees at subsidiaries that meet the requirement. The above remuneration to the directors shall be in cash.

  • Clauses in preceding two paragraphs shall be determined upon the resolution by the

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Board of Directors and reported to the Shareholders' Meeting.

  • Article 23-1: In case there are profits after tax at the closing account of the current year, the Company shall first make up the accumulated deficit (including adjustment on non-distributed earnings) and retain 10% as a legal reserve in accordance with the law;

  • However, when the legal reserve exceeds the paid-in capital of the Company, this is not the case. In accordance with law or the competent authority, the Company appropriates or reverses special reserves. The remaining surplus, together with the opening retained surplus (including adjustment of the retained surplus amount), shall be proposed by the Board of Directors with a surplus distribution proposal, and the shareholders’ meeting shall propose the resolution of appropriation of the dividends of the shareholders.

  • The industrial life cycle of the company is at the growth period. In order to coordinate the Company's long-term financial planning for sustainable management and stable growth, the dividend policy adopts the residual dividend policy. Besides, according to the Company’s capital budget plan, stock dividends shall be first distributed to retain the required funds. If there is any surplus, then cash dividends can be distributed. If cash dividends can be distributed during the year, the cash dividends should be adjusted to no less than 5% of the total dividends.

Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions

Article 24: The organizational charter and by-laws of the Company shall be separately adopted by the Board of Directors.

  • Article 25: Any matters inadequately provided for herein shall be subject to provisions concerned set forth in the Company Law and relevant laws and regulations.

  • Article 26: The Articles of Incorporation were enacted on August 3, 1976; the first amendment was made on June 20, 1977; the second amendment was made on February 27, 1978; the third amendment was made on September 2, 1980; the fourth amendment was made on November 30, 1982; the fifth amendment was made on July 23, 1983; the sixth amendment was made on February 27, 1985; the seventh amendment was made on June 18, 1986, the eighth amendment was made on March 16, 1986, and the ninth amendment was made on December 24, 1988; the tenth amendment was made on June 10, 1989, the eleventh amendment was made on December 12, 1989; the twelfth amendment was made on September 6, 1990; the thirteenth amendment was made on June 25, 1991; the fourteenth amendment was made on July 26, 1991, and the fifteenth amendment was made on May 25, 1992; the sixteenth amendment was made on November 8, 1993. The seventeenth amendment was made on April 23, 1994. The eighteenth amendment was made on March 29, 1995; the nineteenth amendment was made on May 7, 1996; the twentieth amendment was made on April 19, 1997; the twenty-first amendment was made on June 9, 2000; the twenty-second amendment was made on June 20, 2001, and the twenty-third amendment was made in June 25, 2002; the twenty-fourth amendment was

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on June 15, 2004, the twenty-fifth amendment was on June 14, 2005; the twenty-sixth amendment was on June 14, 2005; the twenty-seventh amendment was made on June 15, 2007; the twenty-eighth amendment was made on June 13, 2008; twenty-ninth amendment was made in June 16, 2009; the thirtieth amendment was on June 17, 2010; the thirty-first amendment was on June 17, 2011; the thirty-second amendment was on June 21, 2012; the thirty-third amendment was made on June 18, 2014. The thirty-fourth amendment was made on June 15, 2016. The thirty-fifth amendment was made on June 14, 2017. The thirty-sixth amendment was made on June 15, 2018. The thirty-seventh amendment was made on July 20, 2021.

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

Chairman: KUO,KUO-HUA

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Appendix (II)

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP.

Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings

  • Article 1 To establish a strong governance system and sound supervisory capabilities for the Company's shareholders' meetings and to strengthen management capabilities, these Rules are adopted pursuant to Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.

  • Article 2 Unless otherwise provided for in relevant laws and Articles of Incorporation, the Company's rules of procedure for shareholders' meetings shall comply with the Rules specified herein.

  • Article 3 Unless otherwise provided by laws, the Company's shareholders' meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors.

  • The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for discussion, or the election or dismissal of directors or supervisors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) before 30 days before the date of an annual shareholders' meeting or before 15 days before the date of a special shareholders' meeting. The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders' meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS before 21 days before the date of an annual shareholders' meeting or before 15 days before the date of the special shareholders' meeting. 15 days before the date of the shareholders' meeting, the Company shall also have prepared the shareholders' meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time.

  • The cause or subject of a shareholders' meeting to be convened shall be indicated in the individual notice to be given to shareholders; and the notice may, as an alternative, be given by means of electronic transmission, after obtaining a prior consent from the recipient thereof.

  • Election or dismissal of Directors of Board or supervisors, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, reduction of capital, application for the approval of ceasing its status as a public company, the approval of Directors of Board's non-compete clause, surplus profit distributed in the form of new shares, reserve distributed in the form of new shares, the dissolution, merger, or demerger of the company, or any matter listed under Article 185, paragraph 1 of the Company Act, Article 26-1, Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, Article 56-1, Article 60-2 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers, shall be set out and the essential contents explained in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extempore motion.

As for the reasons for the convening of the shareholders 'meeting, re-election of all directors and the date of appointment have been indicated. After the re-election at the shareholders' meeting is completed, the date of appointment shall not be changed through an extempore motion or other means at the same meeting.

A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of the total number of issued shares may submit a proposal to the Company for discussion at an annual shareholders' meeting. In addition, when the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article 172-1, paragraph 4 of the Company Act apply to a proposal put forward by a shareholder, the Board of Directors may exclude

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it from the agenda. Shareholders may put forward proposals urging the Company to promote public interests or fulfill its social responsibilities. The procedure shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article 172-1 of the Company Act, and any proposal exceeding one item shall not be included in the motion.

Prior to the ex-dividend date before an annual shareholders' meeting is held, the Company shall publicly announce that it will receive shareholder proposals, in written or electronic form, and the location and time period for their submission; the period for submission of shareholder proposals may not be less than 10 days.

Proposals submitted by shareholders are limited to 300 words, and no proposal containing more than 300 words will be included in the meeting agenda. The shareholder making the proposal shall be present in person or by proxy at the annual shareholders' meeting and take part in the discussion of the proposal.

Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a shareholders meeting, the Company shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders' meeting the Board of Directors shall explain the reasons for the exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda.

  • Article 4 For each event of a shareholder meeting, a shareholder may issue a proxy in the form printed by the Company to expressly stipulate the scope of authorized powers to authorize representative(s) to attend a shareholders' meeting on his or her behalf.

  • A shareholder shall issue one proxy and entrust one proxy only, and shall deliver the proxy to the Company five days before the shareholders' meeting; if more than one proxy is delivered, the earliest one received by the Company shall prevail. However, a statement to revoke an earlier proxy is not subject to the aforementioned rule.

Where a shareholder intends to personally attend the shareholders’ meeting or exercised voting rights by correspondence or electronic means after delivering a letter of attorney to the Company, the shareholder shall provide, two (2) days before the date of the shareholders’ meeting, a printed notification to the Company for rescinding said letter of attorney. Where the period for rescinding the letter of attorney has expired, the voting right exercised by the commissioned agent attending the meeting shall prevail.

  • Article 5 The venue for a shareholders meeting shall be the premises of this Corporation, or a place easily accessible to shareholders and suitable for a shareholders meeting. The meeting may begin no earlier than 9 a.m. and no later than 3 p.m. Full consideration shall be given to the opinions of the independent directors with respect to the place and time of the meeting.

  • Article 6 The Company shall, in the notice of the shareholders' meeting, specify the time and place for shareholder registration, and other important matters.

  • Registration for shareholders referred to in the preceding paragraph shall begin at least thirty minutes before the meeting. There shall be clear signs and sufficient and adequate staff at the registration desk.

  • The shareholders themselves or proxies entrusted by them (hereinafter referred to as shareholders) shall attend the shareholders' meeting with the attendance card, attendance sign-in card, or other certificates. The Company shall not arbitrarily add requirements for provision of other certificates in addition to said documents. The proxy solicitors shall come with an ID certificate for verification.

The Company shall provide an attendance register for shareholders to sign in, or require the attending shareholders to submit their sign-in cards in lieu of signing the register.

The Company shall deliver the handbook, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slip, votes, and other meeting materials to each shareholder attending the shareholders' meeting; if there are directors to be elected, ballots shall also be provided.

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When a government or a juridical person is a shareholder, it may have more than one representative to attend the shareholders' meeting. In the event that a juristic (corporate) person is entrusted to participate in a shareholder meeting, that juristic (corporate) person may appoint only one representative to participate in the meeting.

  • Article 7 If a shareholders' meeting is convened by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board" or "Board of Directors"), the Chairman of the Board shall preside at such meeting. If the Chairman of the Board is on leave or unable to exercise his powers and duties for any reason, the Vice Chairman of the Board shall preside at such meeting. The Chairman of the Board shall designate a managing director to preside as the chairperson if a Vice Chairman is not appointed, or if the Vice Chairman of the Board is on leave or unable to exercise his powers and duties for any reason. If no managing director of the Company is appointed, the Chairman of the Board shall designate a director to preside as the Chairman. If the Chairman of the Board fails to designate an agent for the meeting, the managing director or the directors shall nominate one from among themselves to preside at the meeting. A managing director or a director who is designated as the chairperson for the meeting pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall have held office for at least six months and be familiar with the financial and business condition of the Company. The same requirements shall apply if the chairperson for the meeting is a director representative of a juristic person. For a Shareholders’ Meeting convened by the Board of Directors, it is advised that the President chairs the meeting, that a majority of Directors (including at least one Independent Director) attend the meeting in person, and that at least one member of all functional committees attends the meeting as a representative. Attendance details shall be recorded in the minutes of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

In case of two or more conveners, one of them shall be elected from among themselves to chair the meeting.

The Company may appoint the retained appointed lawyers, accountants or relevant personnel to participate in a shareholders' meeting as an observer.

  • Article 8 The Company shall make uninterrupted audio and video recording starting from the attendance registrations, the proceedings of the shareholders' meeting, the voting, and votecounting procedures.

  • The aforementioned audio and video recordings shall be kept for at least one (1) year. In the event a lawsuit regarding the Directors election under Article 189 of the Company Law, those ballots shall be archived until the conclusion of the lawsuit.

  • Article 9 The attendance at the shareholders' meeting shall be calculated based on shares. The calculation of the number of shares present shall be based on the attendance register or sign-in cards submitted by the shareholders and those shares whose votes are exercised by mail or electronically via the internet.

  • The chairperson shall call the meeting to order at the time scheduled for the meeting, as well as announce information, such as the number of shares without voting right and shares present. In the event that the meeting is attended by shareholders representing less than half of the total issued shares, the chairperson may announce a postponement of the meeting, however, there may not be more than two postponements in total and the total time accumulated in the postponement(s) shall not exceed one hour. In the event that the meeting is still attended by shareholders representing less than one-third of the total issued shares after two postponements, the chairperson may announce that the meeting should be canceled.

  • In the event that the meeting is attended by shareholders not up to the specified quorum but representing more than one-third of the total issued shares after two postponements, a tentative resolution may be passed in accordance with item 1, Article 175 of the Company

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Act. The tentative resolution shall inform the shareholders to convene a shareholders' meeting in one month. In the event that the total number of shares represented by attending shareholders reaches a majority of the total issued shares before that same shareholder meeting is adjourned, the chairperson may bring the tentative resolution(s) so adopted into the shareholder meeting anew to be duly resolved in accordance with Article 174 of the Company Act.

  • Article 10 In the event that the shareholders' meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, the agenda shall be made by the Board of Directors. All relevant proposals shall be voted on. The shareholders' meeting shall be duly convened based on the arranged agenda, which shall not be changed unless duly resolved by the shareholders' meeting.

  • The preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to meetings convened by any person, other than the Board of Directors, with the authority to convene such meeting. The chairperson may not declare the meeting adjourned prior to completion of deliberation on the meeting agenda stated in the preceding two paragraphs (including extempore motions), except by a resolution of the shareholders' meeting. If the chairperson declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules and procedure, the other members of the Board of Directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new chairperson in accordance with the statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and then continue the meeting.

The chairperson shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; where the chairperson believes an issue has been discussed in the meeting up to the level for voting, the chairperson may announce discontinuance of the discussion process and bring that issue to a vote, and arrange a sufficient voting time.

  • Article 11 An attending shareholder shall issue and submit a floor note before speaking at the shareholder meeting. The floor note shall expressly describe the subject of his or her opinions and his or her shareholder account number (or the code of the participation certificate) so that the chairperson may fix the order of speaking.

  • An attending shareholder who submits a slip of paper but does not speak at the meeting is deemed to have not spoken. In the event of any inconsistency between the contents of the shareholder's speech and those recorded on the slip, the contents of the shareholder's speech shall prevail.

On the same issue, each shareholder shall not take the floor more than twice and a shareholder shall not speak more than five minutes for each round unless agreed upon by the chairperson. If a shareholder violates the regulation or the speech is not covered in the topic, the chairperson may suspend the shareholder's right of speech.

When an attending shareholder is speaking at the meeting, no other shareholder shall interrupt the speaking shareholder unless otherwise permitted by the chairperson and such speaking shareholder; the chairperson shall stop any such violations.

In the event that a juristic (corporate) person shareholder appoints two or more representatives to participate in a shareholder meeting, only one representative may speak for the same issue.

After a shareholder speaks on the floor; the chairperson may answer either by himself or herself or through a designee.

The participation and voting by shareholders shall be duly calculated based on the number of shares they hold.

With respect to the resolutions of a shareholders' meeting, the number of shares held by a shareholder without voting rights shall not be counted toward the total number of issued shares.

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When a shareholder is an interested party in relation to an item on the agenda, and there is the likelihood that such a relationship would prejudice the interests of the Company, such a shareholder shall not vote on that item, and shall not exercise voting rights as a proxy for any other shareholder.

Under the preceding paragraph, the number of shares which voting rights cannot be exercised shall not be counted as part of the voting rights represented by attending shareholders.

With the exception of a trust enterprise or a shareholder services agency approved by the competent securities authority, when one person is concurrently appointed as a proxy by two or more shareholders, the voting rights represented by that proxy may not exceed 3% of the voting rights represented by the total number of issued shares. If that percentage is exceeded, the voting rights in excess of that percentage shall not be included in the counting.

Article 13 A shareholder shall have one voting power in respect of each share; however, this limit is not applicable to those who are restricted, or who do not have the right to vote under Paragraph 2, Article 179 of the Company Act.

When the Company convenes a shareholders' meeting, shareholders may exercise their voting power in writing or by way of electronic transmission; the method of exercising their voting power shall be described in the shareholders' meeting notice. A shareholder who exercises his/her voting power at a shareholders' meeting in writing or electronic way shall be deemed to have attended the said shareholders' meeting in person. However, the shareholder shall be regarded to have abstained for extempore motions or for revision of the original proposals. Thus, it is advised that the Company shall avoid proposing extempore motions or revising the original proposals.

A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic transmission under the preceding paragraph shall deliver a written declaration of intent to the Company two days before the date of the shareholders' meeting. When duplicate declarations of intent are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail. However, when a declaration is made to cancel an earlier declaration of intent is not subject to the limits. After the shareholders exercise their voting rights in writing or electronic means, if they want to attend the shareholders' meeting in person, they shall cancel the intent of exercising voting rights in the preceding paragraph in the same manner as exercising the voting rights two days before the shareholders' meeting; if it is canceled after the time limit, voting rights exercised in writing or via electronic means shall prevail. If the voting rights are exercised in writing or via electronic means and a proxy is entrusted to attend the shareholders' meeting by a power of attorney, the voting rights exercised by the attending entrusted proxy shall prevail.

Unless otherwise provided for in the Company Act and the Company's Articles of Incorporation, decisions at the shareholders' meeting shall be resolved by a majority vote of the shareholders attending the meeting. The shareholders shall vote for a resolution. On the same of the shareholders' meeting, the result of the resolution shall be disclosed at MOPS.

In the event that an amendment or a substitute comes out of the same issue, the chairperson shall fix the order of balloting in consolidation with the original issue. When one among them is duly resolved, other issue(s) is (are) deemed to have been vetoed and no voting process is required.

The person(s) supervising the casting of the ballots and the person(s) counting the ballots are designated by the chairperson, provided that the person(s) supervising the casting of the ballots shall be a shareholder.

The election procedure for the proposals at a shareholders' meeting shall be processing publicly in shareholders' meetings and the results including statistical weights shall be reported on the spot and shall be recorded into the minutes of the meeting.

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  • Article 14 When there is a Director election in the shareholders' meeting, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules of the Company. The results of the election shall be announced immediately on-site, including the names of the elected Directors and the numbers of voting rights received. The ballots shall be sealed and signed off by the ballot inspectors and be kept for at least a year.

In the event a lawsuit regarding the Directors election under Article 189 of the Company Law, those ballots shall be archived until the conclusion of the lawsuit.

  • Article 15 The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chairperson of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form.

  • Th Company may distribute the meeting minutes of the preceding paragraph by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS.

  • The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the chairperson's full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and their results. If there is a director election, the number of ballots received by each candidate shall be disclosed. The records shall be kept for the duration of the existence of the Company.

  • Article 16 The number of shares acquired by the solicitor and the number of shares represented by the entrusted agent shall be clearly disclosed in the venue of the shareholders' meeting at the date of the shareholders' meeting.

  • For any shareholders’ meeting resolution that relates to statutory regulations or to material information as specified by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (or Taipei Exchange), the Company shall upload, within the specified time limit, said resolution to the MOPS.

  • Article 17 The staff members who take charge of the shareholder meeting affairs shall wear identification certificates or armbands.

  • The chairperson may direct patrol personnel (or security personnel) to assist in maintaining the order of the meeting. Such patrol personnel (or security personnel) shall wear arm badges marked "Patrol Personnel" while maintaining the order of the meeting. There is amplification equipment at the meeting place, if a shareholder makes a speech with amplification equipment not provided by the Company, the chairperson may stop it. In the event that a shareholder violates the Rules and defies the chairperson's rectification or obstructs the progress of the meeting or objects to the action to stop him or her, the chairperson may instruct the rectification (or security) personnel to help maintain the order of the meeting.

  • Article 18 When the meeting is held, the chairperson may announce a recess. When a force majeure event occurs, the chairperson may decide to temporarily suspend the meeting and announce the time for reconvening the meeting. If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items (including extempore motions) on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue. The shareholders’ meeting may resolve to postpone the meeting for a period of no more than five (5) days or continue the meeting pursuant to the provisions of Article 182 of the Company Act.

  • Article 19 The Rules and any amendments hereof shall be put into enforcement after being resolved at the shareholder meeting.

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Appendix (III)

APEX SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CORP. Ownership by Directors

Book closure date: April 19, 2022

Title Name Shares Held Listed in the
Shareholders' Register
President 16,124,177
Director Kai Da Development Company
(representative: WANG,CHAO-KUEI)
45,000
Director CHOU,HIS-YANG 139,920
Director LU,FANG-YUAN 100,000
Independent
Director
CHANG, PAO-TSAI 57,200
Independent
Director
HSIAO, SHENG-HSIEN 0
Independent
Director
WU, NAI-HUA 0
Shares Held byAll Directors 16,409,097

Note: The legal minimum amount of all Directors' shareholding shall be: 12,000,000 shares.

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Appendix (IV)

Impact of Stock Dividend Issuance on Business Performance, EPS, and ROI: N/A

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