ARES — AGM Information 2026

May 22, 2026

Matters to be Ratified

Motion 1

Proposal: The business report and financial statements for 2025 are presented for ratification.

Description:
1. The Company’s (consolidated and parent-only) financial statements for 2025 have been audited by CPA Fu-Ming Liao and CPA Ching-Chang Chen of PwC Taiwan. The financial statements along with the business report have been submitted to and audited by the Audit Committee, and the audit report has been issued for reference thereafter.
2. For the business report, independent auditors’ report and the aforementioned financial statements, please refer to Meeting Handbook.

Motion 2

Proposal: The proposal for the distribution of earnings for 2025 is presented for ratification.

Description:
1. The Company’s earnings distribution statement for 2025 was approved by the Board of Directors on March 10, 2026.
2. The Company’s distribution of earnings for 2025 is detailed in the following statement.

Ares International Corporation

2025 Earnings Distribution Statement

Unit: NT$

Item	Amount
Opening undistributed earnings	13,258,022
Plus: Adjustment to retained earnings in 2025	1,130,528
Plus: Profits after tax in 2025	171,754,267
Less: 10% set aside as legal reserves	(17,288,480)
Plus: Special reserves transferred to earnings	900,823
Distributable earnings	169,755,160
Distribution item:
Shareholder bonus (a cash dividend of NT$3.31183609 per share)	156,497,138
Closing undistributed earnings	13,258,022

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Note:

1. If the dividend payout ratio must be adjusted as a result of the change in the share capital that has influenced the number of the Company’s outstanding shares, the annual shareholders’ meeting shall be requested to authorize the Chairperson with full power to handle this matter.
2. The amount of the cash dividend is calculated proportionally and truncated to the nearest whole NT dollar. Fractional amounts of less than NT$1 are summed up and allocated based on the size of decimals in descending order and the account number in sequential order until the total amount of the cash dividend is allocated. After the annual shareholders’ meeting, the Chairperson is authorized to set the record date for the dividend payout.
3. The earnings distributed shall be allocated from the earnings in 2025 as the first priority.

Matters to be Discussed

Motion 1

Proposal: Proposal for the partial amendment of the “Articles of Incorporation,” presented for discussion.

Description:
1. The “Articles of Incorporation” are to be amended in accordance with practical operational adjustments.
2. For the comparison table of the “Articles of Incorporation” before and after amendments, please refer to Meeting Handbook.

Motion 2

Proposal: Proposal for the lifting of the non-compete restriction on directors’ representatives, presented for discussion.

Description:
1. According to Article 209 of the Company Act: “A director who does anything for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the company’s business shall explain to the shareholders’ meeting the essential contents of such an act and secure its approval,” a proposal to lift the non-compete restriction on the directors’ representatives elected at the shareholders’ meeting is presented to the shareholders’ meeting in order to draw support from their expertise and related experience.
2. Details of Competitive Activities of Directors' Representatives, please refer to Meeting Handbook.