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CATHAY RED AGM Information 2018

Jun 20, 2018

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2018 Annual General Shareholders'

Meeting Agenda Handbook

Meeting TimeJune 8, 2018, at 900 a.m.

PlaceB1, No. 296, Section 4, Renai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. International Conference Room http://www.cathay-red.com.tw/

Table of Contents

I. Meeting Agenda ..........................................................................1 1. Matters to Report (1) 2017 Business Report................................................3 (2) Audit Committee’s Review Report...........................7 (3) 2017 Compensation Report for Employees and Directors..................................................................10 2. Matters for Acknowledgement (1) 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements.....11 (2) 2017 Profit Distribution...........................................32 3. Matters for Discussion (1) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Rules of Procedure for Shareholder Meetings........34 (2) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Articles of Incorporation.........................................38 (3) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors..............................................................44 (4) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets......................................................................50 (5) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Lending of Capital and Endorsements..........................................................74

  • (6) Proposal for releasing the prohibition on the

Company’s board of directors from participation in competitive business...............................................80

4. Provisional Motion(s)

II. Appendix

  1. Articles of Incorporation...................................................82 2. Rules of Procedure for Shareholder Meetings..................97 3. Election Procedures for Directors and Supervisors .......109 4. Procedures for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets......115 5. Procedures for Lending of Capital and Endorsements...145 6. Shareholdings of Directors.............................................163

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

2018 Shareholder Meeting Agenda

  1. Commencement of Meeting

  2. Chairman's Remarks

  3. Matters to Report

  4. (1) 2017 Business Report

  5. (2) Audit Committee’s Review Report

  6. (3) 2017 Compensation Report for Employees and Directors.

  7. Matters for Acknowledgement

  8. (1) Adoption of 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements

  9. (2) Adoption of Proposal for 2017 Profit Distribution

  10. Matters for Discussion

  11. (1) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Rules of Procedure for Shareholder Meetings.

  12. (2) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Articles of Incorporation.

  13. (3) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors.

  14. (4) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's procedures for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

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  • (5) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Lending of Capital and Endorsements.

  • (6) Proposal for releasing the prohibition on the Company’s board of directors from participation in competitive business.

  • Provisional Motion(s)

  • Adjournment

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1. Matters to Report

(1) 2017 Business Report

Looking back at 2017, the world economy improved, mainly due to global trade recovery and a relaxed financial environment. With the price of oil and raw materials returning to stable levels, this helped speed up the recovery of advanced economies, and allowed emerging and developing economies to maintain strong growth. Domestically, the global recovery drove a strong external demand, and with the moderate growth of domestic consumption, the economy underwent a steady expansion. Statistics from the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) show that the year's economic growth was 2.86%, a significant increase from 1.41% in the previous year. In terms of the real estate market, with the significant recovery of domestic and global economies, friendly housing policies, and continued low interest rates, housing prices relaxed resulting in an evident market revival. This resulted in a rebound pattern of stable price and quantity increase throughout the year. Our Company grasped the rebound opportunity and adopted a steady attack strategy by launching four pre-sale units, including Taipei's "Cathay New Village" and Hsinchu's "The Seeds Of Happiness" in the first half of the year, and Taoyuan's "WATER PARK ONE" and Taichung's "Cathay PLUS" in the second half of the year. The well-planned products helped drive the prices to be higher than local standard, generating good sales performance, with the average sales rate reaching 65% at the end of the year. In

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terms of revenue, the accrued revenue is from 8 construction projects which include Tainan's "landmark twin towers" and Kaohsiung's "Cathy R13", as well as the 6 projects completed in Hsinchu, Zhubei and Taichung in the previous year, generating a total revenue of more than NT$10,618,000,000 for the year.

Looking forward to 2018, the world economy is expected to continue to recover, mainly due to the spillover effects of the United States' tax reform. However, there are still variables, such as funding pressure as a result of monetary policy normalization. Domestically, as the market continues to be driven by foreign demand, domestic demand increases, and the government actively improving the investment environment, the economy is expected to continue to expand moderately. In terms of capital, though monetary policy normalization will lead to tightening, an increase in interest rates would not be huge due to the current mild economic growth. Funding pressure is thus not expected to be high. In terms of policies, with the upcoming local public officials election at the end of the year, the bustling election activities will disperse the market focus, which is unfavorable to the real estate market. In terms of the market, with the increased interest in buying, the pessimistic atmosphere will gradually decrease, increasing the confidence of construction companies in launching their projects. The market is expected to gradually return to a positive cycle. By tightly grasping the market pulse, the Company continues to readopt last year's steady attack strategy. It plans to launch three pre-sale projects,

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Sanchong's "Park Beautiful Mansion", Xindian's "HYGGE" and Banqiao's "Tree River Cathay’s Hom", in the first half of the year. In the second half of the year, we will wait until the election is over to make decisions and will in the meantime prepare our land inventory and decide on the time to launch based on the market atmosphere.

In addition, facing the new mediocre era, only through innovative brand competitiveness can the Company unleash its existing advantages, and face business challenges flexibly. In order to achieve this goal, we need to strengthen our staff competency and synergize internal and external resources through integration. We believe that with a strong team and integrated resources, we will be able to raise our brand power. In terms of our main business, we put equal weightage on land development, acquisition and co-construction, steadily seeking higher profit. We actively stock up on mid and long-term lands (include urban renewal projects) so as to secure future project resources. We hope to face the industrial challenges with a flexible mindset and taking risk into consideration. In terms of reinvestment, we have established steady operations, and actively explore value-added products in the healthcare management business to expand our capacity. For hotel business, we continue to establish our brand value, and raise customer loyalty through diverse marketing integration. In regards to our business in China, our Shanghai departmental stores are in their initial stages of operations. Besides continuing to monitor and bring in good merchants, we are also actively marketing to the crowd and

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establishing our name through various marketing measures. Furthermore, we are actively looking at and assessing other new businesses opportunities, so as to expand our revenue and generate stable profit.

I'd like to express my deepest appreciation for your presence today.

I wish you good health and good luck, thank you!

Chairman: Ching-kuei Chang

President: Hung-Ming Lee Chief Accountant: LI-CHI LIAO

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(2) Audit Committee’s Review Report

The financial statements of Cathay Real Estate Development covering the period from January 1 to December 31, 2017, and the business report and earning distribution plan have been prepared and submitted by the Board of Directors of the Company. The financial statements were audited by Li-Huang Lin, CPA, and Chien-Che Huang, CPA, of Ernst & Young, who issued an auditors’ report.

The Auditing Committee has appointed Jung-Huang Hsu, CPA, of Ernst & Young to review the aforementioned financial statements and documents pursuant to Article 14-4 of the Securities & Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act. In his opinion, the aforementioned financial statements and documents are fairly presented as stated.

To

2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Auditing Committee: Shiou-Ling Lin

April 19, 2018

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Auditor's Report on the Final Accounts of Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.'s 2017 final accounts, including 2017 business report, financial statement and surplus distribution, have been audited by our auditor using the required audit procedures. The compilation of the above-mentioned financial statements is the responsibility of the management, and the auditor's responsibility is to express an opinion on the above-mentioned final accounts based on the audit results.

The financial statements referred to above have, according to the requirements of "Declaration and Auditing Methods of Company's Final Accounts", been audited and attested by the auditor in accordance with “Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants" and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. In the opinion of the auditor, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. as of December 31, 2017, and its financial performance and cash flow from January 1 to December 31, 2017, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC and SIC approved and published by the Financial Supervisory Commission. Information related to financial statement in its business report is in compliance with the financial statements referred to above, and its surplus distribution is in compliance with the regulations of the Articles of Incorporation.

To

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Audit Committee

Ernst & Young CPA: Jung-Huang Hsu Firm phone number: 2757-8888

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Unified Business Number: 04111302

FSC Approval Document Number

  • FSC Securities Audit Letter

No.0930133943

April 19, 2018

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(3) 2017 Compensation Report for Employees and Directors

Explanation:

  1. Conducted in accordance with Article 31 of the Articles of Incorporation.

  2. 2017 Financial statements have been audited by Ernst & Young. The earnings before tax are NT$1,375,647,556 where 0.1% amounting to NT$1,375,648 is allotted as 2017 total employee compensation, and 0.1745% amounting to NT$2.4 million is allotted as 2017 total directors compensation. The above compensation is to be distributed in cash.

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2. Matters for Acknowledgement

(1) Adoption of 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. The Company's 2017 Financial Statements have been audited by Li-Huang Lin /CPA and Huang Chien-Che/CPA from Ernst & Young, and an unqualified audit report has been issued.

  2. The above Financial Statements, together with the Business Report, have been reviewed by the Company's audit committee.

  3. Please refer to pages 3 to 6, and 12 to 31 of this handbook.

Resolution:

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying individual balance sheets of Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related individual statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and notes to the individual financial statements, including the summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, based on our audits, the individual financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the individual financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and their individual financial performance and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, in conformity with the requirements of the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis for Opinion

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 Individual 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 (the “Norm”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Norm. Based on our audits, 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 2017 individual financial statements. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the individual financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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Construction Income Recognition

The Company is primarily engaged in entrusting construction firms in development of public housing and commercial offices for sale and rental. Since the construction income is classified as operating revenue based on sale of goods, the relevant profit and loss are recognized when the ownership transferred. Due to the significance of the construction income in the individual financial statements, with respect to a significant proportion within operating revenue, the construction revenue is determined to be a key audit matter.

The audit procedures we performed regarding construction revenue recognition included but not limited to: evaluate the appropriateness of the construction revenue recognition policies; understand the transaction process and perform tests of control on the effectiveness of control points during internal control assessment; select samples to perform test of details on selected transactions and verify major terms and conditions in the construction contract; perform cut-off test and subsequent procedure on selected transactions.

We also consider the appropriateness of the above revenue disclosure in the note IV and VI in the individual financial statements.

Valuation of Construction Land

The construction land of the Company shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, and the net realizable value of the construction land is determined based on the management’s judgement and estimation. Due to the significance of construction land in the individual financial statements, the valuation of construction land is determined to be a key audit matter.

The audit procedures we performed regarding construction land valuation included but not limited to: evaluate the appropriateness of the construction land valuation policies; understand the transaction process and perform tests of control on the effectiveness of control points during internal control assessment; select samples to analyze the management valuation process and the key valuation parameters, and assess the reasonableness on the basis of working paper and relevant documentation corresponding to construction land valuation which included in inventories.

We also consider the appropriateness of construction land valuation disclosure under the subsection of the inventories included in the note sections of IV, V and VI in the individual financial statements.

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

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the individual financial statements in accordance with the requirements of 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 individual financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the individual financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the ability to continue as a going concern of the Company, 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 audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of the Company.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Individual Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the individual financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s 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 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 and 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 individual 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:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the individual 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.

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  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 the Company.

  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 the Company. 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 individual 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 the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  4. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the individual financial statements, including the accompanying notes, and whether the individual 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 the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the individual financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group 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.

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From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of 2017 individual financial statements 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.

March 16, 2018 Ernst & Young Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

Notice to Readers

The accompanying individual financial statements are intended only to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such individual financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Individual Balance Sheets

December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Assets Notes December 31, 2017 December 31,2016
Amount Amount

$1,280,799
3
2,687,803
6
26,394
-
18,839
-
6,680
-
29,808,683
61
147,626
-
72,852
-
34,049,676
70
1,790,852
4
211,885
-
1,756,241
4
84,896
-
9,477,221
19
786
-
295,869
1
1,050,670
2
14,668,420
30
$48,718,096
100
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale financial assets, current
Notes receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net
Other receivables
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Available-for-sale financial assets, non-current
Financial assets measured at cost, non-current
Investments accounted for using equity method
Property, plant and equipment
Investment property, net
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Total non-curent assets
Total assets
IV, VI & VII
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV, VI & VII
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
VI & VII
$662,729
2,983,349
24,121
56,357
2,545
28,838,278
185,637
74,161
2
6
-
-
-
62
-
-
32,827,177 70
1,525,265
211,885
1,505,488
65,471
9,026,310
1,124
578,403
946,622
3
1
3
-
20
-
1
2
13,860,568 30
$46,687,745 100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Individual Balance Sheets (continued)

December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Current Liabilities
Short-term loans
Short-term notes payable
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts payable to related parties
Other payables
Current tax liabilities
Other current liabilities
Advances receipts
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Bonds payable
Long-term loans
Deferred tax liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity
Share capital
Common stock
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
Liabilities and Equity
Notes December 31, 2017 December 31,2016
Amount Amount

$3,190,000
7
649,855
1
44,038
-
599,582
1
350,511
1
208,200
-
211,444
1
52,097
-
5,758,794
12
11,064,521
23
3,000,000
6
11,388,820
23
8,542
-
277,654
1
14,675,016
30
25,739,537
53
11,595,611
24
10,407
-
3,545,241
7
504,189
1
7,015,437
14
11,064,867
22
307,674
1
22,978,559
47
$48,718,096
100
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV
IV
IV & VII
IV & VI
IV
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV, VI & VII
IV
VI
VI
VI
$5,469,000
579,744
28,554
338,120
263,853
196,961
91,815
45,403
4,473,657
12
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
9
11,487,107 24
3,000,000
9,163,501
8,542
260,093
6
20
-
1
12,432,136 27
23,919,243 51
11,595,611
18,063
3,847,032
504,189
6,418,942
25
-
8
1
14
10,770,163 23
384,665 1
22,768,502 49
$46,687,745 100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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100 (75) 25 - 25 (3) 22 1 - - (3) (2) 20 (3) 17 - - - (1) (1) (2) 15
2016 Amount $17,408,316 (12,941,175) 4,467,141 41 4,467,182 (587,103) 3,880,079 203,924 8,946 (13,804) (539,412) (340,346) 3,539,733 (521,826) 3,017,907 4,440 (682) (755) (157,781) (178,013) (332,791) $2,685,116 $2.06
100 (78) 22 - 22 (6) 16 2 - - (5) (3) 13 1 14 - - - - - - 14
English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Individual Statements of Comprehensive Income For the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2016 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except for share and earnings per share) 2017 Notes
Amount
Items
Operating revenues
IV, VI & VII
$10,610,084
Operating costs
IV, VI & VII
(8,255,507)
Operating profit
2,354,577
Realized on sales
41
Operating profit, net
2,354,618
Operating expenses
IV, VI & VII
(687,275)
Operating income
1,667,343
Non-operating income and expenses
IV, VI & VII
Other income
227,821
Other gains and losses
(7,799)
Financial cost
(5,342)
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
IV & VI
(510,151)
Total non-operating income and expenses
(295,471)
Income before tax
1,371,872
Tax expense (income)
IV & VI
72,766
Net Income
1,444,638
Other comprehensive income (loss)
VI
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss Remeasurements of defined benefit plans
(5,004)
Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
(613)
Income tax (benefit) expense relating to items that will not be reclassified
851
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss Unrealized gains or losses from available-for-sale financial assets
34,807
Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
46,950
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
76,991
Total comprehensive income
$1,521,629
Earnings per share (in NT dollars) Basic earnings per share Net income from continuing operations
VI
$1.25
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Total equity $25,262,990 - 3,017,907 (332,791) 2,685,116 (4,969,547) $22,978,559 $22,978,559 - (1,739,342) 7,656 1,444,638 76,991 1,521,629 $22,768,502
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans $22,084 - - 3,003 3,003 - $25,087 $25,087 - - - - (4,766) (4,766) $20,321
Other equity Unrealized gain or loss from available-for-sale financial assets $551,343 - - (157,781) (157,781) - $393,562 $393,562 - - - - 34,807 34,807 $428,369
Foreign currency translation reserve $67,038 - - (178,013) (178,013) - $(110,975) $(110,975) - - - - 46,950 46,950 $(64,025)
English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Individual Statements of Changes in Equity For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) Retained earnings Unappropriated
Total retained
Description
Common stock
Capital surplus
Legal reserve
Special reserve
earnings
earnings
Balance as of January 1, 2016
$16,565,158
$10,407
$3,312,536
$504,189
$4,230,235
$8,046,960
Appropriation of 2015 earnings: Legal Reserve
-
-
232,705
-
(232,705)
-
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016
-
-
-
-
3,017,907
3,017,907
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2016
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
3,017,907
3,017,907
Reduction of cash capital
(4,969,547)
-
-
-
-
-
Balance as of December 31, 2016
$11,595,611
$10,407
$3,545,241
$504,189
$7,015,437
$11,064,867
Balance as of January 1, 2017
$11,595,611
$10,407
$3,545,241
$504,189
$7,015,437
$11,064,867
Appropriation of 2016 earnings: Legal Reserve
-
-
301,791
-
(301,791)
-
Cash Dividends
-
-
-
-
(1,739,342)
(1,739,342)
Other changes in capital surplus
-
7,656
-
-
-
-
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017
-
-
-
-
1,444,638
1,444,638
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2017
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
1,444,638
1,444,638
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$11,595,611
$18,063
$3,847,032
$504,189
$6,418,942
$10,770,163
Note 1: The employee compensation amounted to NTD $1,376 as of 2017 and $3,547 as of 2016 have been deducted from the statement of comprehensive income. Note 2: The remuneration of directors amounted to NTD $2,400 as of 2017 and $4,200 as of 2016 has been deducted from the statement of comprehensive income. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Individual Statements of Cash Flows For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Items 2017 2016
Cash flow from operating activities
Net income before tax
Adjustment Items:
Depreciation
Amoritization
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividends received
Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Loss (gain) on disposal of investments
Cost from disposal of propery
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in other receivable
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in prepayments
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
Increase (decrease) in notes payable
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable to related parties
Increase (decrease) in other payables
Increase (decrease) in advances receipts
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
Cash inflow (outflow) generated from operations
Interested received
Income taxes paid
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets
Acquisition of financial assets at cost
Return of share capital from reduction in financial assets at cost
Acquisition of investments accounted for using the equity method
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment:
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets
Increase in other non-current assets
Decrease in other non-current assets
Dividends received
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Increase in short-term loans
Decrease in short-term loans
Decrease in short-term notes and bills payable
Increase in long-term loans
Decrease in long-term loans
Decrease in other non-current liabilities
Payment of cash dividends
Reduction of cash capital
Interest paid
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$1,371,872
195,348
1,043
5,342
(1,557)
(119,656)
510,151
(680)
847
275,552
2,273
(37,518)
4,133
1,200,476
(38,010)
(1,309)
(15,484)
(261,462)
(86,658)
(4,002)
(1,285,137)
(6,694)
$3,539,733
193,708
1,725
13,804
(7,348)
(126,393)
539,412
(4,050)
(7,373)
74,345
5,524
(2,436)
375
5,242,450
(14,500)
30,560
33,236
395,729
126,936
31,483
(2,714,223)
19,459
1,708,870 7,372,156
1,559
(328,546)
8,826
(649,908)
1,381,883 6,731,074
4,001
-
-
(276,637)
(5,237)
5,353
(1,381)
-
104,048
183,231
-
(156,861)
10,370
(455,630)
(36,252)
22,069
-
(338,841)
-
152,143
13,378 (803,002)
2,279,000
-
(70,111)
-
(2,225,319)
(22,565)
(1,739,342)
-
(234,994)
-
(5,840,000)
(2,298,470)
6,096,835
-
(30,433)
-
(4,969,547)
(278,845)
(2,013,331) (7,320,460)
(618,070)
1,280,799
(1,392,388)
2,673,187
$662,729 $1,280,799

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cathay Real Estate Development Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including the summary of significant accounting policies (together “the consolidated financial statements”).

In our opinion, based on our audits, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and their consolidated financial performance and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 by Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis for Opinion

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 the Company in accordance with the Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China (the “Norm”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Norm. Based on our audits, we believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of 2017 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, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Construction Income Recognition

The Company and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in entrusting construction firms in development of public housing and commercial offices for sale and rental. Since the construction income is classified as operating revenue based on sale of goods, the profit and loss are recognized when the ownership transferred. Due to the significance of the construction income in the consolidated financial statements, with respect to a significant proportion within operating revenue, the construction revenue is determined to be a key audit matter from our opinion.

The audit procedures we performed regarding construction revenue recognition included but not limited to: evaluate the appropriateness of the construction revenue recognition policies; understand the transaction process and perform tests of control on the effectiveness of control points during internal control assessment; select samples to perform test of details on selected transactions and verify major terms and conditions in the construction contract; perform cut-off test and subsequent procedure on selected transactions.

We also consider the appropriateness of the above revenue disclosure in the note IV and VI in the consolidated financial statements.

Valuation of Construction Land

The construction land of the Company and its subsidiaries shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, and the net realizable value of the construction land is determined based on the management’s judgement and estimation. Due to the significance of construction land in the consolidated financial statements, the valuation of construction land is determined to be a key audit matter.

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The audit procedures we performed regarding construction land valuation included but not limited to: evaluate the appropriateness of the construction land valuation policies; understand the transaction process and perform tests of control on the effectiveness of control points during internal control assessment; select samples to analyze the management valuation process and the key valuation parameters, and assess the reasonableness on the basis of working paper and relevant documentation corresponding to construction land valuation which is included in inventories.

We also consider the appropriateness of construction land valuation disclosure under the subsection of the inventories included in the note sections of IV, V and VI in the consolidated financial statements.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance 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 for such internal control as management determines is 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 the Company and its subsidiaries, 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.

Those charged with governance, including audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s 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 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 and 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 consolidated financial statements.

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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:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 internal control of the Company and its subsidiaries.

  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 or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability to continue as a going concern of the Company and its subsidiaries. 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 the Company and its subsidiaries to cease to continue as a going concern.

  5. 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.

  6. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company and its subsidiaries to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group 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.

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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 2017 consolidated financial statements 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.

Other Information

We have audited and expressed an unqualified opinion on the parent company only financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

March 16, 2018 Ernst & Young Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

Notice to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such consolidated financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Assets Notes December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Amount Amount
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale financial assets, current
Notes receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net
Other receivables
Current tax assets
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Available-for-sale financial assets, non-current
Financial assets measured at cost, non-current
�nvestments accounted for using equity method
Property, plant and equipment
Investment property, net
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
IV, VI & VII
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV, VI & VII
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
IV & VI
VI & VII
$1,227,465
2,983,349
24,121
267,884
23,988
4
28,850,643
600,779
105,194
2
6
-
-
-
-
54
1
-
$1,671,665
2,687,803
26,668
193,255
23,360
30
29,822,338
477,885
81,045
3
5
-
-
-
-
54
1
-
34,083,427 63 34,984,049 63
1,525,265
212,200
11,088
1,136,419
12,983,381
33,008
687,765
3,088,635
3
-
-
2
24
-
2
6
1,790,852
212,200
20,613
1,131,539
13,673,166
30,936
401,817
3,184,504
3
-
-
2
25
-
1
6
19,677,761 37 20,445,627 37
$53,761,188 100 $55,429,676 100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Liabilities and Equity
Notes
Current Liabilities
Short-term loans
IV & VI
Short-term notes payable
IV & VI
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts payable to related parties
VII
Other payables
VII
Current tax liabilities
IV & VI
Other current liabilities
Advances receipts
IV
Long term liabilities - current portion
IV & VI
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Bonds payable
IV & VI
Long-term loans
IV & VI
Deferred tax liabilities
IV & VI
Other non-current liabilities
IV, VI & VII
Total non-current liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equtiy attributable to shareholders of the parent
IV
Share capital
Common stock
VI
Capital surplus
VI
Retained earnings
VI
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Equtiy attributable to shareholders of the parent
Non-controlling interests
VI
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Amount Amount
$5,779,000
879,529
28,554
604,318
265,555
444,793
108,513
54,360
4,504,886
59,566
11
2
-
1
-
1
-
-
9
-
$3,816,000
969,441
44,038
1,100,546
352,694
364,695
226,551
58,322
5,783,848
-
7
2
-
2
1
1
-
-
10
-
12,729,074 24 12,716,135 23
3,000,000
14,475,709
8,542
323,701
6
27
-
-
3,000,000
15,781,666
8,542
343,806
5
28
-
1
17,807,952 33 19,134,014 34
30,537,026 57 31,850,149 57
11,595,611
18,063
3,847,032
504,189
6,418,942
21
-
7
1
12
11,595,611
10,407
3,545,241
504,189
7,015,437
21
-
6
1
13
10,770,163
384,665
20
1
11,064,867
307,674
20
1
22,768,502
455,660
42
1
22,978,559
600,968
42
1
23,224,162 43 23,579,527 43
$53,761,188 100 $55,429,676 100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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100 (76) 24 (6) 18 1 - (1) - - 18 (3) 15 - - (1) (1) - (2) 13 16 (1) 15 14 (1) 13
2016 Amount $18,695,526 (14,185,529) 4,509,997 (1,107,767) 3,402,230 212,596 (45,861) (218,002) (17,955) (69,222) 3,333,008 (494,763) 2,838,245 3,358 (355) (274,255) (157,781) 5,604 (423,429) $2,414,816 $3,017,907 (179,662) $2,838,245 $2,685,116 (270,300) $2,414,816 $2.06
100 (79) 21 (10) 11 2 (1) (2) - (1) 10 - 10 - - 1 - - 1 11 12 (2) 10 12 (1) 11
English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except for share and earnings per share) 2017 Items
Notes
Amount
Operating revenues
IV, VI & VII
$12,270,182
Operating costs
IV, VI & VII
(9,683,371)
Operating profit
2,586,811
Operating expenses
IV, VI & VII
(1,245,036)
Operating income
1,341,775
Non-operating income and expense
IV, VI & VII
Other income
231,578
Other gains and losses
(133,588)
Financial cost
(245,368)
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
IV & VI
(2,919)
Total non-operating income and expenses
(150,297)
Income before tax
1,191,478
Tax expense (income)
IV & VI
50,147
Net income
1,241,625
Other comprehensive income (loss)
VI
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss Remeasurements of defined benefit plans
(5,717)
Income tax (benefit) expense relating to items that will not be reclassified
972
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss Exchange differences arising from translation of foreign operations
76,162
Unrealized gains or losses from available-for-sale financial assets
34,807
Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
(2,504)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
103,720
Total comprehensive income
$1,345,345
Profit (loss) attributable to: Shareholders of the parent
$1,444,638
Non-controlling Interests
(203,013)
$1,241,625 Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to� Shareholders of the parent
$1,521,629
Non-controlling Interests
(176,284)
$1,345,345 Earnings per share (in NT dollars) Basic earnings per share Net income from continuing operations
VI
$1.25
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Total Equity $26,059,107 - - 2,838,245 (423,429) 2,414,816 (4,969,547) 75,151 $23,579,527 $23,579,527 - (1,739,342) 7,656 1,241,625 103,720 1,345,345 30,976 $23,224,162
Non-controlling interests of equity $796,117 - - (179,662) (90,638) (270,300) - 75,151 $600,968 $600,968 - - - (203,013) 26,729 (176,284) 30,976 $455,660
Total $25,262,990 - - 3,017,907 (332,791) 2,685,116 (4,969,547) - $22,978,559 $22,978,559 - (1,739,342) 7,656 1,444,638 76,991 1,521,629 - $22,768,502
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans $22,084 - - - 3,003 3,003 - - $25,087 $25,087 - - - - (4,766) (4,766) - $20,321
Other equity Unrealized gain or loss from available-for-sale financial assets $551,343 - - - (157,781) (157,781) - - $393,562 $393,562 - - - - 34,807 34,807 - $428,369
English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent Retained Earnings Unappropriated
Total retained
Foreign currency
Legal Reserve
Special Reserve
earnings
earnings
translation eserve
$3,312,536
$504,189
$4,230,235
$8,046,960
$67,038
232,705
-
(232,705)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,017,907
3,017,907
-
-
-
-
-
(178,013)
-
-
3,017,907
3,017,907
(178,013)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$3,545,241
$504,189
$7,015,437
$11,064,867
$(110,975)
$3,545,241
$504,189
$7,015,437
$11,064,867
$(110,975)
301,791
-
(301,791)
-
-
-
-
(1,739,342)
(1,739,342)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,444,638
1,444,638
-
-
-
-
-
46,950
-
-
1,444,638
1,444,638
46,950
-
-
-
-
-
$3,847,032
$504,189
$6,418,942
$10,770,163
$(64,025)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Capital Surplus $10,407 - - - - - - - $10,407 $10,407 - - 7,656 - - - - $18,063
Common stock $16,565,158 - - - - - (4,969,547) - $11,595,611 $11,595,611 - - - - - - - $11,595,611
Description Balance as of January 1, 2016 Appropriation of 2015 earnings: Legal Reserve Cash Dividends Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2016 Total comprehensive income Reduction of cash capital Change in non-controlling interests of equity Balance as of December 31, 2016 Balance as of January 1, 2017 Appropriation of 2016 earnings: Legal Reserve Cash Dividends Other changes in capital surplus Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2017 Total comprehensive income Change in non-controlling interests of equity Balance as of December 31, 2017
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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Items 2017 2016
Cash flow from operating activities
Net income before tax
Adjustment Items:
Depreciation
Amoritization
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividends received
Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Loss (gain) on disposal of intangible assets
Loss (gain) on disposal of investments
Cost on disposal of propery
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in prepayments
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
Increase (decrease) in notes payable
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable to related parties
Increase (decrease) in other payables
Increase (decrease) in advances receipts
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
Cash inflow (outflow) generated from operations
Interested received
Income taxes paid
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets
Acquisition of financial assets at cost
Return of share capital from reduction in financial assets at cost
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment:
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets
Acquisition of investment property
Increase in other non-current assets
Decrease in other non-current assets
Dividends received
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Increase in short-term loans
Decrease in short-term loans
Decrease in short-term notes and bills payable
Increase in long-term loans
Decrease in long-term loans
Increase in other non-current liabilities
Decrease in other non-current liabilities
Payment of cash dividends
Reduction of cash capital
Interest paid
Change in non-controlling interests of equity
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities
Effect of currency exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$1,191,478
520,851
17,503
245,368
(4,338)
(119,656)
2,919
(449)
-
847
275,552
2,547
(74,629)
(651)
1,201,766
(122,887)
(24,149)
(15,484)
(496,111)
(87,139)
79,033
(1,278,962)
(3,962)
$3,333,008
485,610
19,810
218,002
(12,823)
(126,393)
17,955
73
1,320
(7,373)
74,345
5,866
(36,274)
(2,411)
5,245,647
(39,818)
23,648
33,236
395,051
113,008
(88,775)
(2,699,347)
24,609
1,309,447 6,977,974
4,363
(352,841)
14,252
(656,841)
960,969 6,335,385
4,001
-
-
(164,281)
5,356
(17,942)
-
-
95,869
119,656
-
(157,175)
10,370
(152,323)
22,176
(12,205)
(647,059)
(156,477)
-
126,393
42,659 (966,300)
1,963,000
-
(89,912)
-
(1,246,391)
-
(25,823)
(1,739,342)
-
(466,718)
30,976
-
(5,787,000)
(2,318,313)
6,198,245
-
331
-
-
(4,969,547)
(483,922)
75,151
(1,574,210) (7,285,055)
126,382 91,555
(444,200)
1,671,665
(1,824,415)
3,496,080
$1,227,465 $1,671,665

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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( 2) Adoption of Proposal for 2017 Profit Distribution.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. The Company’s 2017 Profit Distribution, has according to Article 31 of the Articles of Incorporation, is scheduled to distribute NT$ 1.2 cash dividend per share, and the undistributed profit from the most recent years shall be distributed first. With regards to the above cash dividend distribution, the total dividend distributed to the individual shareholders shall be rounded up to the nearest "yuan," and the difference shall be treated as company expense.

  2. Upon resolution at the annual meeting of the shareholders, the board of directors is authorized to set the ex-dividend date and adjust the dividend yield based on actual circumstances.

  3. For table of profit distribution, please refer to page 33 of this manual.

Resolution:

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Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION TABLE OF THE 2017

Unit: NT$ Dollar

Unit: NT$ Dollar
Item Amount
Retained earnings at the beginning 4,974,304,089
Add: Net income of 2017 1,444,638,426
Less: Legal reserves 144,463,843
Distributable earnings 6,274,478,672
Distributable items:
Shareholders' dividends - Cash 1,391,473,271
Unappropriated retained earnings 4,883,005,401
Note: For the Earnings Distribution, NT$ 1.2 cash dividend is to
be distributed per share, where undistributed earnings
from the most recentyears shall be distributed first.

Chairman: Ching-kuei Chang President: Hung-Ming Lee Chief Accountant: Yo-Chi Lo

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3. Matters for Discussion

(1) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Rules of Procedure for Shareholder Meetings.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. In line with the setup of the audit committee, regulations related to the supervisors are deleted.

  2. For the amendment comparison table, please refer to page 35 to 37 of this manual.

Resolution:

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation
Article 5 (Attendance of
Annual Meeting of
Shareholders)
(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
omitted)
The Company shall
furnish attending
shareholders with the
meeting agenda book,
annual report, attendance
card, speaker's slip, voting
slip, and other meeting
materials. Where there is
an election of directors, a
voting ballot shall also be
furnished.
When the government or a
juristic person is a
shareholder, it may be
represented by more than
one representative at a
shareholders' meeting.
When a juristic person is
appointed to attend as
proxy, it may designate
only one person to
represent it in the
meeting.
Article 5 (Attendance of
Annual Meeting of
Shareholders)
(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
omitted)
The Company shall
furnish attending
shareholders with the
meeting agenda book,
annual report, attendance
card, speaker's slip, voting
slip, and other meeting
materials. Where there is
an election of directors or
supervisors, a voting
ballot shall also be
furnished.
After appointing the audit
committee, the rules of
procedure with regards to
supervisors shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the
audit committee.
When the government or a
juristic person is a
shareholder, it may be
represented by more than
one representative at a
shareholders meeting.
When a juristic person is
appointed to attend as
proxy, it may designate
onlyoneperson to
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations related
to the supervisors
are deleted.

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represent it in the
meeting.
Article 9 (Agenda
Discussions)
(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
omitted)
The Chair shall allow
ample opportunity during
the meeting for
explanation and
discussion of proposals
and of amendments or
extraordinary motions put
forward by the
shareholders; when the
Chair is of the opinion
that a proposal has been
discussed sufficiently to
put it to a vote, the Chair
may announce the
discussion closed and call
for a vote,and decide on
the voting pattern and
sequence.
Article 9 (Agenda
Discussions)
(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
omitted)
The Chair shall allow
ample opportunity during
the meeting for
explanation and
discussion of proposals
and of amendments or
extraordinary motions put
forward by the
shareholders; when the
Chair is of the opinion
that a proposal has been
discussed sufficiently to
put it to a vote, the Chair
may announce the
discussion closed and call
for a vote.
Text to be added
for agenda
discussion for
comprehensiveness.
Article 12: (Elections)
The election of directors
at a shareholders' meeting
shall be held in
accordance with the
applicable election and
appointment rules of the
Company, and the voting
results shall be announced
on-site immediately,
including the names of
those elected as directors
and the numbers of votes
Article 12: (Elections)
The election of directors
orsupervisorsat a
shareholders' meeting
shall be held in
accordance with the
applicable election and
appointment rules of the
Company, and the voting
results shall be announced
on-site immediately,
including the names of
those elected as directors
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations related
to the supervisors
are deleted.

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with which they were
elected.
The ballots for the
election referred to in the
preceding paragraph shall
be sealed with the
signatures of the
monitoring personnel and
kept in proper custody for
at least 1 year. However,
if a shareholder files a
lawsuit pursuant to Article
189 of the Company Act,
the ballots shall be
retained until the
conclusion of the
litigation.
andsupervisorsand the
numbers of votes with
which they were elected.
The ballots for the
election referred to in the
preceding paragraph shall
be sealed with the
signatures of the
monitoring personnel and
kept in proper custody for
at least 1 year. However,
if a shareholder files a
lawsuit pursuant to Article
189 of the Company Act,
the ballots shall be
retained until the
conclusion of the
litigation.
Article 18:
This Rule was established
on 27 February 1965, and
its 1st amendment was
made on 23 May 1998,
2nd amendment on 16
May 2002, 3rd
amendment on 14 June
2013, 4th amendment on
09 June 2015, 5th
amendment on 08 June
2016, andthe 6th
amendment on 08 June
2018.
Article 18:
This Rule was established
on 27 February 1965, and
its 1st amendment was
made on 23 May 1998,
2nd amendment on 16
May 2002, 3rd
amendment on 14 June
2013, 4th amendment on
09 June 2015, and the 5th
amendment on 08 June
2016.
Amendment date
added.

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(2) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Articles of Incorporation.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. In line with the setup of the audit committee, regulations related to the supervisors are deleted, and the text is amended accordingly.

  2. For the amendment comparison table, please refer to page 39 to 43 of this manual.

Resolution:

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Incorporation
Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation
Article 18:
(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
omitted)
The Company may, by
resolution of the board of
directors, purchase
liability insurance for its
directors or important
employees during their
term of duty, for
compensation they are
liable to during their
performance of duties,
according to the law.
The board of directors
may authorize the
Chairman of the Board to
handle the amount and
renewal of the liability
insurance.
Article 18:
(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
omitted)
The Company may, by
resolution of the board of
directors, purchase
liability insurance for its
directorsand supervisors
or important employees
during their term of duty,
for compensation they are
liable to during their
performance of duties,
according to the law. The
board of directors may
authorize the Chairman of
the Board to handle the
amount and renewal of the
liability insurance.
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations related
to the supervisors
are deleted.
Chapter 5 Supervisor
Article 25
(Deleted)
Chapter 5 Supervisor
Article 25
The Company shall have
two supervisors elected in
the shareholders meeting
from among the persons
with disposing capacity.
The qualifications and
election, and election
methods of the Company's
supervisors, shall be in
accordance with the

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provisions of the
Company Act, relevant
laws and regulations and
competent authority.
Regulations in the Articles
of Incorporation with
regards to supervisors,
shall cease to apply upon
establishment of the Audit
Committee by the
Company.
Article 26
(Deleted)
Article 26
The term of office of a
supervisor is three years,
and he/she may be eligible
for re-election. In case no
election of new
supervisors is effected
after expiration of the
term of office of the
existing supervisor, the
out-going supervisor may
extend their period of duty
until new supervisors
have been elected and
assumed office.
In case all supervisors are
discharged, the board of
directors shall, within 60
days, convene a special
shareholders meeting to
elect new supervisors. The
term of office of the
supervisor elected through
by-election, shall not be
more than the remaining
term of the former
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations related
to the supervisors
are deleted.

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supervisor.
The board of directors is
authorized to issue
compensation to the
Company's supervisors
for their terms in office,
by referencing the
Company's business status
and industry standards.
Article 27
(Deleted)
Article 27
The Company may
appoint one standing
supervisor, to be selected
among the supervisors.
Besides executing
monitoring duties
according to the laws,
supervisors may attend
the meetings of the board
of directors, but have no
voting rights.
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations related
to the supervisors
are deleted.
Article 28
(Deleted)
Article 28
The power and authority
of the supervisors are as
follows:
1. Investigation of the
Company's financial
status.
2. Examination of the
Company's accounting
books and documents.
3. Supervision of the
Company's business
activities.
4. Monitoring of the
execution of work by
employees, and reporting

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of any illegal conduct.
5. Other vested power and
authority according to the
law.
Chapter5Manager
Article25
The Company may have
managers, whose
appointment, dismissal
and remuneration shall be
handled in accordance
with the Company Act
and relevant regulations.
Chapter6 Manager
Article 29
The Company may have
managers, whose
appointment, dismissal
and remuneration shall be
handled in accordance
with the Company Act
and relevant regulations.
Adjustment of
Chapter and Article
Chapter6Accounting
Article26
The Company's fiscal year
is from 1 January to 31
December for each year.
When the fiscal year has
closed, the board of
directors shall prepare the
following statements, and
presentthese sataements
at the shareholders
meeting for approval
according to the
regulations.
1. Business report.
2. Financial statements.
3. Proposals of profit
distribution or deficit
compensation.
Chapter7Accounting
Article30
The Company's fiscal year
is from 1 January to 31
December for each year.
When the fiscal year has
closed, the board of
directors shall prepare the
following statements, and
submit these sataements
to the supervisors for
audit 30 days before the
shareholders'meeting, and
then presentthese
statements at the
shareholders meeting for
approval.
1. Business report.
2. Financial statements.
3. Proposals of profit
distribution or deficit
compensation.
1. Adjustment of
Chapter and Article
2. In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations related
to the supervisors
are deleted.

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Article27
(Articles content omitted)
Article31
(Articles content omitted)
Adjustment of
Article
Chapter7Supplementary
Provisions
Article28
(Articles content omitted)
Chapter8Supplementary
Provisions
Article32
(Articles content omitted)
Adjustment of
Chapter and Article
Article29
The Articles of
Incorporation were
established on 14
September 1964, and the
1st amendment was made
on 27 February 1965 (the
following omitted), 43rd
amendment on 08 June
2016, andthe 44th
amendment on 08 June
2018.
Article33
The Articles of
Incorporation were
established on 14
September 1964, and the
1st amendment was made
on 27 February 1965 (the
following omitted) and
the 43rd amendment on
08 June 2016.
In line with the
amendment of the
Articles of
Incorporation, the
Article is amended
and the amendment
date is added.

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  • (3) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. In line with the setup of the audit committee, regulations related to the supervisors are deleted, and the text is amended accordingly.

  2. For the amendment comparison table, please refer to page 45 to 49 of this manual.

Resolution:

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation
Cathay Real Estate
Development Co., Ltd.,
Procedures for Election of
Directors
Cathay Real Estate
Development Co., Ltd.,
Procedures for Election of
Directors andSupervisors
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations
related to the
supervisors are
deleted.
Article 1
Except as otherwise
provided by law or by the
Articles of Incorporation,
elections of the Company's
directors shall be
conducted in accordance
with these Procedures.
Article 1
Except as otherwise
provided by law or by the
Articles of Incorporation,
elections of the Company's
directors andsupervisors
shall be conducted in
accordance with these
Procedures.
Article 2
Election of the Company's
directors will utilize the
candidate nomination
system, where directors are
elected from the directors
nomination list during the
shareholders meeting.
Elections of directors and
supervisors will utilize a
cumulative voting system,
one share shall have the
same voting rights as the
number of directors to be
elected, and the total
number of votes per share
may be consolidated for
election of one candidate
or it maybe split for
Article 2
Election of the Company's
directors will utilize the
candidate nomination
system, where directors are
elected from the directors
nomination list during the
shareholders meeting.
Elections of directorsand
supervisors will utilize a
cumulative voting system,
one share shall have the
same voting rights as the
number of directorsand
supervisors to be elected,
and the total number of
votes per share may be
consolidated for election of
one candidate or it maybe

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election of two or more
candidates.
split for election of two or
more candidates.
Upon establishment of the
Audit Committee by the
Company, regulations
applicable to supervisors in
these Procedures shall
apply to the Audit
Committee.
Article 4
Elections of the Company's
directors shall be
conducted in accordance
with the candidate
nomination system and
procedures established in
Article 192-1 of the
Company Act.
If the dismissal of a
director results in a board
with fewer than five
directors, the Company
shall hold a by-election at
the next shareholders
meeting. When the number
of directors falls short by
one-third of the total
number prescribed in the
Company's Articles of
Incorporation, a special
shareholders meeting shall
be held within 60 days
from the date of this
occurrence to hold a
by-election.
When the number of
independent directors falls
Article 4
Elections of the Company's
directors shall be
conducted in accordance
with the candidate
nomination system and
procedures established in
Article 192-1 of the
Company Act. The
Company shall review the
qualifications, education,
work experience and the
existence of any other
matters set forth in Article
30 of the Company Act
with respect to the
nominee directors.
Additional documents for
proof of qualifications
shall not be arbitrarily
added. The review results
shall be provided to the
shareholders as a reference
for electing competent
directors.
If the dismissal of a
director results in a board
with fewer than five
In accordance
with the
candidate
nomination
system and
procedures for
directors set out
in Article 192-1
of the Company
Act.

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below that required by law,
a by-election shall be held
at the next shareholders
meeting. When the
independent directors are
dismissed en masse, a
special shareholders
meeting shall be called
within 60 days from the
date of this occurrence to
hold a by-election.
directors, the Company
shall hold a by-election at
the next shareholders
meeting. When the number
of directors falls short by
one-third of the total
number prescribed in the
Company's Articles of
Incorporation, a special
shareholders meeting shall
be held within 60 days
from the date of this
occurrence to hold a
by-election.
When the number of
independent directors falls
below that required by law,
a by-election shall be held
at the next shareholders
meeting. When the
independent directors are
dismissed en masse, a
special shareholders
meeting shall be called
within 60 days from the
date of this occurrence to
hold a by-election.
Article 5
The number of directors
will be as specified in the
Company's Articles of
Incorporation, with voting
rights separately calculated
for independent and
non-independent director
positions. Those receiving
ballots representingthe
Article 5
The number of directors
andsupervisors will be as
specified in the Company's
Articles of Incorporation,
with voting rights
separately calculated for
independent and
non-independent director
positions. Those receiving
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations
related to the
supervisors are
deleted.

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highest numbers of voting
rights will be elected
sequentially according to
their respective numbers of
votes. When two or more
persons receive the same
number of votes, thus
exceeding the specified
number of positions, they
shall draw lots to
determine the winner, with
the Chair drawing lots on
behalf of any person not in
attendance.
ballots representing the
highest numbers of voting
rights will be elected
sequentially according to
their respective numbers of
votes. When two or more
persons receive the same
number of votes, thus
exceeding the specified
number of positions, they
shall draw lots to
determine the winner, with
the Chair drawing lots on
behalf of any person not in
attendance.
Article 10
The voting results shall be
calculated on-site
immediately after the
voting, and the results of
the calculation, including
the list of elected directors
and their respective votes
shall be announced by the
Chair on-site.
The ballots for the election
referred to in the preceding
paragraph shall be sealed
with the signatures of the
monitoring personnel and
kept in proper custody for
at least one year. However,
if a shareholder files a
lawsuit pursuant to Article
189 of the Company Act,
the ballots shall be retained
until the conclusion of the
Article 10
The voting results shall be
calculated on-site
immediately after the
voting, and the results of
the calculation, including
the list of elected directors
andsupervisors and their
respective votes shall be
announced by the Chair
on-site.
The ballots for the election
referred to in the preceding
paragraph shall be sealed
with the signatures of the
monitoring personnel and
kept in proper custody for
at least one year. However,
if a shareholder files a
lawsuit pursuant to Article
189 of the Company Act,
the ballots shall be retained
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee,
regulations
related to the
supervisors are
deleted.

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litigation. until the conclusion of the
litigation.

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(4) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. With the setting of the audit committee,As such, it is proposed that regulations related to supervisors be removed to be in line with the amendment of "Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies.

  2. For the amendment comparison table, please refer to page 51 to 73 of this manual.

Resolution:

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation
Article 4
Under any of the following
circumstances, the
Company acquiring or
disposing of assets shall
publicly announce and
report the relevant
information on the
competent authority's
designated website in the
appropriate format as
prescribed by regulations
within 2 days counting
inclusively from the date
of occurrence of the event:
1. Acquisition or disposal
of realproperty from or to a
related party, or acquisition
or disposal of assets other
than real property from or
to a related party where the
transaction amount reaches
20% or more of paid-in
capital, 10% or more of the
company's total assets, or
NT$300 million or more.
However, this shall not
apply to trading of
government bonds or
bonds underrepurchase
and resale agreements,of
Article 4
Under any of the following
circumstances, the
Company acquiring or
disposing of assets shall
publicly announce and
report the relevant
information on the
competent authority's
designated website in the
appropriate format as
prescribed by regulations
within 2 days counting
inclusively from the date
of occurrence of the event:
1. Acquisition or disposal
of real property from or to
a related party, or
acquisition or disposal of
assets other than real
property from or to a
related party where the
transaction amount reaches
20% or more of paid-in
capital, 10% or more of the
company's total assets, or
NT$300 million or more.
However, this shall not
apply to trading of
government bonds or
bonds under repurchase
In accordance
with the
amendment of
Article 30 of
"Regul ations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of
Assets by Public
Companies" on
09.02.2017,
Subparagraphs 1,
4, 5, 6 and 7 of
Paragraph 1 of
Article 4 are
amended, where
the standard
forpublic annou
ncement and
regulatory filing
for business use
equipment
transaction with
unrelated parties
is relaxed.

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money market fundsissued
by securities investment
trust enterprises.
2. Merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares.
3. Losses from derivatives
trading reaching the limits
on aggregate losses or
losses on individual
contracts set out in the
procedures adopted by the
Company.
4. Where the type of asset
acquired or disposed is
equipment for business
use, the trading
counterparty is not a
related party, and the
transaction amount is more
thanNT$1 billion.
5. Acquisition or disposal
of real property by the
Company for construction
use, where the trading
counterparty is not a
related party, and the
transaction amount reaches
NT$500 million.
6. Where land is acquired
under an arrangement to
engage others to build on
the Company's own land,
engage others to build on
rented land, joint
construction and allocation
of housingunits, joint
and resale agreements, or
subscription orredemption
ofdomestic money market
funds.
2. Merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares.
3. Losses from derivatives
trading reaching the limits
on aggregate losses or
losses on individual
contracts set out in the
procedures adopted by the
Company.
4.Where an asset
transaction other than any
of those referred to in the
precedingthree
subparagraphs, or an
investment in the mainland
China area reaches 20% or
more of paid-in capital or
NT$300 million. However,
this shall not apply to the
followingcircumstances
(1)Trading of government
bonds.
(2)Trading of bonds
under repurchase/resale
agreements, or
subscription or
redemptionof domestic
money market funds.
(3)Where the type of asset
acquired or disposed is
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construction and allocation
of ownership percentages,
or joint construction and
separate sale, and the
amount the Company
expects to invest in the
transaction reaches
NT$500 million.
7. Where an asset
transaction other than any
of those referred to in the
preceding six
subparagraphs, or an
investment in the mainland
China area reaches 20% or
more of paid-in capital or
NT$300 million. However,
this shall not apply to the
following circumstances:
(1) Trading of government
bonds.
(2) Trading of bonds under
repurchase/resale
agreements, or
subscription or redemption
of money market funds
issued by securities
investment trust
enterprises.
Subsidiary's public
announcement and
reporting:
1. Acquisitions and
disposals of assets by a
subsidiaryshall comply
counterparty is not a
related party, and the
transaction amount isless
thanNT$500 million.
(4) Acquisition or disposal
of real property by the
Company for construction
use, where the trading
counterparty is not a
related party, and the
transaction amount isless
than NT$500 million.
(5)Where land is acquired
under an arrangement to
engage others to build on
the company's own land,
engage others to build on
rented land, joint
construction and allocation
of housing units, joint
construction and allocation
of ownership percentages,
or joint construction and
separate sale, and the
amount the company
expects to invest in the
transaction islessthan
NT$500 million.
Subsidiary's public
announcement and
reporting:
1. Acquisitions and
disposals of assets by a
subsidiary shall comply
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with Article 6.
2. If the subsidiary is not a
local publicly listed
company, and has
information to be publicly
announced as stated in the
subparagraphs of the
preceding paragraph, the
Company shall be notified
immediately on the date of
occurrence, for it to make a
public announcement and
report the information in
accordance to the
regulations.
3. The paid-in capital or
total assets of the
Company shall be the
standard for determining
whether or not a subsidiary
referred to in the preceding
paragraph in the event the
type of transaction
specified therein reaches
20% of paid-in capital or
10% of the totalassets.
2. If the subsidiary is not a
local publicly listed
company, and has
information to be publicly
announced as stated in the
subparagraphs of the
preceding paragraph, the
Company shall be notified
immediately on the date of
occurrence, for it to make a
public announcement and
report the information in
accordance to the
regulations.
3.The paid-in capital or
total assets of the
Company shall be the
standard for determining
whether or not a subsidiary
referred to in the preceding
paragraph in the event the
type of transaction
specified therein reaches
20% of paid-in capital or
10% of the total assets.
Article 5
For acquiring or disposing
of assets, the Company
shall keep all relevant
contracts, meeting minutes,
log books, appraisal
reports and certified public
accountant, attorney, and
securities underwriter
opinions at the Company,
Article 5
For acquiring or
disposing of assets, the
Company shall keep all
relevant contracts, meeting
minutes, log books,
appraisal reportsand
certified public accountant,
attorney, and securities
underwriter opinions at the
In accordance
with the
amendment of
Article 30
of"Regulations
Governing the
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where they shall be
retained for 5 years except
where another Act
provides otherwise.
The transaction amounts
above shall be calculated
as follows:
1. The amount of any
individual transaction.
2. The cumulative
transaction amount of
acquisitions and disposals
of the same type of
underlying asset with the
same trading counterparty
within the preceding year.
3. The cumulative
transaction amount of real
property acquisitions and
disposals (cumulative
acquisitions and disposals,
respectively) within the
same development project
within the preceding year.
4. The cumulative
transaction amount of
acquisitions and disposals
(cumulative acquisitions
and disposals,
respectively) of the same
security within the
preceding year.
"Within the preceding
year" as used in the
preceding paragraph refers
to theyearprecedingthe
Company, where they shall
be retained for 5 years
except where another Act
provides otherwise.
The amount of transactions
above shall be calculated
as follows:
1. The amount of any
individual transaction.
2. The cumulative
transaction amount of
acquisitions and disposals
of the same type of
underlying asset with the
same trading counterparty
within the preceding year.
3. The cumulative
transaction amount of real
property acquisitions and
disposals (cumulative
acquisitions and disposals,
respectively) within the
same development project
within the preceding year.
4. The cumulative
transaction amount of
acquisitions and disposals
(cumulative acquisitions
and disposals,
respectively) of the same
security within the
preceding year.
"Within the preceding
year" as used in the
preceding paragraph refers
to theyearprecedingthe
Disposal of
Assets by Public
Companies" on
09.02.2017,
Paragraph 6 of
Article 5 is
amended,
stipulating the
deadline for the
Company in
making public
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date of occurrence of the
current transaction. Items
duly announced in
accordance with this
Procedure need not be
counted toward the
transaction amount.
"Date of occurrence" as
used in the preceding
paragraphs refers to date of
contract signing, date of
payment, date of
consignment trade, date of
transfer, dates of boards of
directors resolutions, or
other date that can confirm
the counterpart and
monetary amount of the
transaction, whichever date
is earlier. However, for
investments for which
approval by the competent
authority is required, the
earlier of the above date or
the date of receipt of
approval by the competent
authority shall apply.
The Company shall
compile monthly reports
on the status of derivatives
trading engaged in up to
the end of the preceding
month by itself and any
subsidiaries that are not
domestic public companies
and enter the information
in theprescribed format
date of occurrence of the
current transaction. Items
duly announced in
accordance with this
Procedure need not be
counted toward the
transaction amount.
"Date of occurrence" as
used in the preceding
paragraphs refers to date of
contract signing, date of
payment, date of
consignment trade, date of
transfer, dates of boards of
directors resolutions, or
other date that can confirm
the counterpart and
monetary amount of the
transaction, whichever date
is earlier. However, for an
investment for which
approval by the competent
authority is required, the
earlier of the above date or
the date of receipt of
approval by the competent
authority shall apply.
The Company shall
compile monthly reports
on the status of derivatives
trading engaged in up to
the end of the preceding
month by itself and any
subsidiaries that are not
domestic public companies
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into the information
reporting website
designated by the
competent authority by the
10th day of each month.
When the Company at the
time of public
announcement makes an
error or omission in an
item required by
regulations to be publicly
announced and so is
required to correct it, all
the items shall be again
publicly announced and
reported in their entirety
within two days counting
inclusively from the date
of knowing of such error
or omission.
Where any of the
following circumstances
occurs with respect to a
transaction that the
Company has already
publicly announced and
reported in accordance
with the regulation, a
public report of relevant
information shall be made
on the information
reporting website
designated by the
competent authority
within 2 days counting
inclusively from the date
into the information
reporting website
designated by the
competent authority by the
10th day of each month.
When the Company at the
time of public
announcement makes an
error or omission in an
item required by
regulations to be publicly
announced and so is
required to correct it, all
the items shall be again
publicly announced and
reported in their entirety.
Where any of the
following circumstances
occurs with respect to a
transaction that the
Company has already
publicly announced and
reported in accordance
with the regulation, a
public report of relevant
information shall be made
on the information
reporting website
designated by the
competent authority within
2 days counting inclusively
from the date of
occurrence of the event:
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of occurrence of the event:
1. Change, termination, or
rescission of a contract
signed in regard to the
original transaction.
2. The merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares is not completed by
the scheduled date set forth
in the contract.
3. Change to the originally
publicly announced and
reported information.
original transaction.
2. The merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares is not completed by
the scheduled date set forth
in the contract.
3. Change to the originally
publicly announced and
reported information.
Article 6
In acquiring or disposing
of real property or
equipment where the
transaction amount reaches
20% of the Company's
paid-in capital or NT$300
million or more, the
Company, unless
transacting with a
government agency,
engaging others to build on
its own land, engaging
others to build on rented
land, or acquiring or
disposing of equipment for
business use, shall obtain
an appraisal report prior to
the date of occurrence of
the event from a
professional appraiser and
shall further comply with
the following provisions:
Article 6
In acquiring or disposing
of real property or
equipment where the
transaction amount reaches
20% of the Company's
paid-in capital or NT$300
million or more, the
Company, unless
transacting with a
governmentinstitution,
engaging others to build on
its own land, engaging
others to build on rented
land, or acquiring or
disposing of equipment for
business use, shall obtain
an appraisal report prior to
the date of occurrence of
the event from a
professional appraiser and
shall further comply with
the following provisions:
In accordance
with the
amendment of
"Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of
Assets by Public
Companies" on
09.02.2017, an
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the text is made
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1. Where due to special
circumstances it is
necessary to give a limited
price, specified price, or
special price as a reference
basis for the transaction
price, the transaction shall
be submitted for approval
in advance by the board of
directors, and the same
procedure shall be
followed for any future
changes to the terms and
conditions of the
transaction.
2. Where the transaction
amount is NT$1 billion or
more, appraisals from two
or more professional
appraisers shall be
obtained.
3. Where any one of the
following circumstances
applies with respect to the
professional appraiser's
appraisal results, unless all
the appraisal results for the
assets to be acquired are
higher than the transaction
amount, or all the appraisal
results for the assets to be
disposed of are lower than
the transaction amount, a
certified public accountant
shall be engaged to
perform the appraisal in
1. Where due to special
circumstances it is
necessary to give a limited
price, specified price, or
special price as a reference
basis for the transaction
price, the transaction shall
be submitted for approval
in advance by the board of
directors, and the same
procedure shall be
followed for any future
changes to the terms and
conditions of the
transaction.
2. Where the transaction
amount is NT$1 billion or
more, appraisals from two
or more professional
appraisers shall be
obtained.
3. Where any one of the
following circumstances
applies with respect to the
professional appraiser's
appraisal results, unless all
the appraisal results for the
assets to be acquired are
higher than the transaction
amount, or all the appraisal
results for the assets to be
disposed of are lower than
the transaction amount, a
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accordance with the
provisions of Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 20
published by the
Accounting Research and
Development Foundation
and render a specific
opinion regarding the
reason for the discrepancy
and the appropriateness of
the transaction price:
①The discrepancy
between the appraisal
result and the transaction
amount is 20% or more of
the transaction amount.
②The discrepancy
between the appraisal
results of two or more
professional appraisers is
10% or more of the
transaction amount.
4. No more than 3 months
may elapse between the
date of the appraisal report
issued by a professional
appraiser and the contract
execution date. However,
if the publicly announced
current value for the same
period is used and not
more than 6 months have
elapsed, an opinion may
still be issued by the
original professional
professional appraiser.
accordance with the
provisions of Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 20
published by the
Accounting Research and
Development Foundation
and render a specific
opinion regarding the
reason for the discrepancy
and the appropriateness of
the transaction price:
①The discrepancy
between the appraisal
result and the transaction
amount is 20% or more of
the transaction amount.
②The discrepancy
between the appraisal
results of two or more
professional appraisers is
10% or more of the
transaction amount.
4. No more than 3 months
may elapse between the
date of the appraisal report
issued by a professional
appraiser and the contract
execution date. However,
if the publicly announced
current value for the same
period is used and not
more than 6 months have
elapsed, an opinion may
still be issued by the
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5. Except where a limited
price, specified price, or
special price is employed
by the Company as the
reference basis for the
transaction price, if an
appraisal report cannot be
obtained in time and there
is a legitimate reason for
the delay, the report, and
the certified public
accountant's opinion under
Subparagraph 3 of the
preceding paragraph, shall
be obtained within 2 weeks
counting inclusively from
the date of occurrence.
The Company acquiring or
disposing of securities
shall, prior to the date of
occurrence of the event,
obtain financial statements
of the Company for the
most recent period,
certified or reviewed by a
certified public accountant,
for reference in appraising
the transaction price, and if
the dollar amount of the
transaction is 20% of the
Company's paid-in capital
or NT$300 million or
more, except in
transactions with a
governmentagency,
the Companyshall
5. Except where a limited
price, specified price, or
special price is employed
by the Company as the
reference basis for the
transaction price, if an
appraisal report cannot be
obtained in time and there
is a legitimate reason for
the delay, the report, and
the certified public
accountant's opinion under
Subparagraph 3 of the
preceding paragraph, shall
be obtained within 2 weeks
counting inclusively from
the date of occurrence.
The Company acquiring or
disposing of securities
shall, prior to the date of
occurrence of the event,
obtain financial statements
of the Company for the
most recent period,
certified or reviewed by a
certified public accountant,
for reference in appraising
the transaction price, and if
the dollar amount of the
transaction is 20% of the
Company's paid-in capital
or NT$300 million or
more, except in
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additionally engage a
certified public accountant
prior to the date of
occurrence of the event to
provide an opinion
regarding the
reasonableness of the
transaction price. If the
certified public accountant
needs to use the report of
an expert as evidence, the
certified public accountant
shall do so in accordance
with the provisions of
Statement of Auditing
Standards No. 20
published by the ARDF.
This requirement does not
apply, however, to publicly
quoted prices of securities
that have an active market,
or where otherwise
provided by regulations of
the competent authority.
Where the Company
acquires or disposes of
memberships or intangible
assets and the transaction
amount reaches 20% or
more of paid-in capital or
NT$300 million or more,
the Company shall engage
a certified public
accountant prior to the date
of occurrence of the event
to render an opinion on the
additionally engage a
certified public accountant
prior to the date of
occurrence of the event to
provide an opinion
regarding the
reasonableness of the
transaction price. If the
certified public accountant
needs to use the report of
an expert as evidence, the
certified public accountant
shall do so in accordance
with the provisions of
Statement of Auditing
Standards No. 20
published by the ARDF.
This requirement does not
apply, however, to publicly
quoted prices of securities
that have an active market,
or where otherwise
provided by regulations of
the competent authority.
Where the Company
acquires or disposes of
memberships or intangible
assets and the transaction
amount reaches 20% or
more of paid-in capital or
NT$300 million or more,
the Company shall engage
a certified public
accountant prior to the date
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reasonableness of the
transaction price; the
certified public accountant
shall comply with the
provisions of Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 20
published by the ARDF.
Where the Company
acquires or disposes of
assets through court
auction procedures, the
evidentiary documentation
issued by the court may be
substituted for the
appraisal report or certified
public accountant's
opinion.
When the Company
engages in any acquisition
or disposal of assets from
or to a related party, if the
transaction amount reaches
10% or more of the
Company's total assets, the
Company shall also obtain
an appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or a
certified public
accountant's opinion in
compliance with this
provision.
The calculation of the
transaction amounts
referred to in the Article
shall be done in
accordance with Article 5,
reasonableness of the
transaction price; the
certified public accountant
shall comply with the
provisions of Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 20
published by the ARDF.
Where the Company
acquires or disposes of
assets through court
auction procedures, the
evidentiary documentation
issued by the court may be
substituted for the
appraisal report or certified
public accountant's
opinion.
When the Company
engages in any acquisition
or disposal of assets from
or to a related party, if the
transaction amount reaches
10% or more of the
Company's total assets, the
Company shall also obtain
an appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or a
certified public
accountant's opinion in
compliance with this
provision.
The calculation of the
transaction amounts
referred to in the Article
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Paragraph 2 herein, and
"within the preceding year"
as used herein refers to the
year preceding the date of
occurrence of the current
transaction. Items for
which an appraisal report
from a professional
appraiser or a certified
public accountant's opinion
has been obtained need not
be counted toward the
transaction amount.
Paragraph 2 herein, and
"within the preceding year"
as used herein refers to the
year preceding the date of
occurrence of the current
transaction. Items for
which an appraisal report
from a professional
appraiser or a certified
public accountant's opinion
has been obtained need not
be counted toward the
transaction amount.
Article 7
When the Company
intends to acquire or
dispose of real property
from or to a related party,
or when it intends to
acquire or dispose of assets
other than real property
from or to a related party
and the transaction amount
reaches 20% or more of
paid-in capital, 10% or
more of the Company's
total assets, or NT$300
million or more, except in
trading of government
bonds or bonds under
repurchase and resale
agreements, or
subscription orrepurchase
of money market funds
issued by securities
investment trust
enterprises,the Company
Article 7
When the Company
intends to acquire or
dispose of real property
from or to a related party,
or when it intends to
acquire or dispose of assets
other than real property
from or to a related party
and the transaction amount
reaches 20% or more of
paid-in capital, 10% or
more of the Company's
total assets, or NT$300
million or more, except in
trading of government
bonds or bonds under
repurchase and resale
agreements, or
subscriptionorredemption
of domestic money market
funds, the Company may
not proceed to enter into a
transaction contract or
1.In accordance
with the
amendment of
"Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of
Assets by Public
Companies" on
09.02.2017, an
amendment to
the text is made
accordingly.
2. In line with
the setup of the
audit committee,
an amendment to
the text is made
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may not proceed to enter
into a transaction contract
or make a payment until
the following matters have
been approved by theaudit
committee and passed by
the board of directors:
1. The purpose, necessity
and anticipated benefit of
the acquisition or disposal
of assets.
2. The reason for choosing
the related party as a
trading counterparty.
3. With respect to the
acquisition of real property
from a related party,
information regarding
appraisal of the
reasonableness of the
preliminary transaction
terms in accordance with
Article 8 and Article 9.
4. The date and price at
which the related party
originally acquired the real
property, the original
trading counterparty, and
that trading counterparty's
relationship to the
company and the related
party.
5. Monthly cash flow
forecasts for the year
commencing from the
anticipated month of
signingof the contract,and
make a payment until the
following matters have
been approved bythe
board of directors and
recognized by the
supervisors:
1. The purpose, necessity
and anticipated benefit of
the acquisition or disposal
of assets.
2. The reason for choosing
the related party as a
trading counterparty.
3. With respect to the
acquisition of real property
from a related party,
information regarding
appraisal of the
reasonableness of the
preliminary transaction
terms in accordance with
Article 8 and Article 9.
4. The date and price at
which the related party
originally acquired the real
property, the original
trading counterparty, and
that trading counterparty's
relationship to the
company and the related
party.
5. Monthly cash flow
forecasts for the year
commencing from the
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evaluation of the necessity
of the transaction, and
reasonableness of the
funds utilization.
6. An appraisal report from
a professional appraiser or
a certified public
accountant's opinion
obtained in compliance
with the preceding article.
7. Restrictive covenants
and other important
stipulations associated with
the transaction.
If approval by more than
half of all audit committee
members as required in the
preceding paragraph is not
obtained, the procedures
may be implemented if
approved by more than
two-thirds of all directors,
and the resolution of the
audit committee shall be
recorded in the minutes of
the board of directors
meeting.
The calculation of the
transaction amounts
referred to in the preceding
paragraph shall be made in
accordance with Article 5,
Paragraph 2 herein, and
"within the preceding year"
as used herein refers to the
year preceding the date of
of the transaction, and
reasonableness of the
funds utilization.
6. An appraisal report from
a professional appraiser or
a certified public
accountant's opinion
obtained in compliance
with the preceding article.
7. Restrictive covenants
and other important
stipulations associated with
the transaction.
The calculation of the
transaction amounts
referred to in the preceding
Paragraph shall be made in
accordance with Article 5,
Paragraph 2 herein, and
"within the preceding year"
as used herein refers to the
year preceding the date of
occurrence of the current
transaction. Items that have
been approved by the
board of directorsand
recognized by the
supervisors need not be
counted toward the
transaction amount.
With respect to the
acquisition or disposal of
business use equipment
between the Company and
its parent or subsidiaries,
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occurrence of the current
transaction. Items that have
been approved by the
board of directors need not
be counted toward the
transaction amount.
With respect to the
acquisition or disposal of
business use equipment
between the Company and
its parent or subsidiaries,
the Company's board of
directors may pursuant to
the Procedure, delegate the
board chairman to decide
such matters when the
transaction is within a
certain amount and have
the decisions subsequently
submitted to and ratified
by the next board of
directors meeting.
When a matter is submitted
for discussion by the board
of directors pursuant to
Paragraph 1, the board of
directors shall take into full
consideration each
independent director's
opinions. If an independent
director objects to or
expresses reservations
about any matter, it shall
be recorded in the minutes
of the board of directors
meeting.
to the Procedure, delegate
the board chairman to
decide such matters when
the transaction is within a
certain amount and have
the decisions subsequently
submitted to and ratified
by the next board of
directors meeting.
Where the position of
independent director has
been created,when a
transaction is submitted for
discussion by the board of
directors pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the
board of directors shall
take into full consideration
each independent director's
opinions. If an independent
director objects to or
expresses reservations
about any matter, it shall
be recorded in the minutes
of the board of directors
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Article 10
Where the Company
acquires real property from
a related party and the
results of appraisals
conducted in accordance
with Article 8 and Article 9
are uniformly lower than
the transaction price, the
following steps shall be
taken:
1. A special reserve shall
be set aside in accordance
with Article 41, Paragraph
1 of the Securities and
Exchange Act against the
difference between the real
property transaction price
and the appraised cost, and
may not be distributed or
used for capital increase or
issuance of bonus shares.
Where the Company uses
the equity method to
account for its investment
in another company, then
the special reserve called
for under Article 41,
Paragraph 1 of the
Securities and Exchange
Act shall be set aside pro
rata in a proportion
consistent with the share of
the Company's equity stake
in the other company.
Article 10
here the Company acquires
real property from a related
party and the results of
appraisals conducted in
accordance with Article 8
and Article 9 are uniformly
lower than the transaction
price, the following steps
shall be taken:
1. 1. A special reserve
shall be set aside in
accordance with Article 41,
Paragraph 1 of the
Securities and Exchange
Act against the difference
between the real property
transaction price and the
appraised cost, and may
not be distributed or used
for capital increase or
issuance of bonus shares.
Where the Company uses
the equity method to
account for its investment
in another company, then
the special reserve called
for under Article 41,
Paragraph 1 of the
Securities and Exchange
Act shall be set aside pro
rata in a proportion
consistent with the share of
the Company's equity stake
in the other company.
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
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2.Members of the audit
committeeshall comply
with Article 218 of the
Company Act.
3.Actions taken pursuant
to Subparagraph 1 and
Subparagraph 2 shall be
reported to a
shareholders' meeting,
and the details of the
transaction shall be
disclosed in the annual
report and any investment
prospectus.
The Company having set
aside a special reserve
under the preceding
paragraph, may not utilize
the special reserve until it
has recognized a loss on
decline in market value of
the assets it purchased at
a premium, or they have
been disposed of, or
adequate compensation
has been made, or the
status quo ante has been
restored, or there is other
evidence confirming that
there was nothing
unreasonable about the
transaction, and the
competent authority has
given its consent.
When the Company
obtains real property from
a relatedparty,it shall
2.Supervisorsshall
comply with Article 218 of
the Company Act.
3. Actions taken pursuant
to Subparagraph 1 and
Subparagraph 2 shall be
reported to a shareholders'
meeting, and the details of
the transaction shall be
disclosed in the annual
report and any investment
prospectus.
The Company having set
aside a special reserve
under the preceding
paragraph, may not utilize
the special reserve until it
has recognized a loss on
decline in market value of
the assets it purchased at
a premium, or they have
been disposed of, or
adequate compensation
has been made, or the
status quo ante has been
restored, or there is other
evidence confirming that
there was nothing
unreasonable about the
transaction, and the
competent authority has
given its consent.
When the Company
obtains real property from
a related party, it shall
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also comply with the
preceding two paragraphs
if there is other evidence
indicating that the
acquisition was not an
arm's length transaction.
if there is other evidence
indicating that the
acquisition was not an
arm's length transaction.
Article 14
The Company engaging in
derivatives trading shall
establish a log book in
which details of the types
and amounts of derivatives
trading engaged in, board
of directors approval dates,
and the matters required to
be carefully evaluated
under Subparagraph 4 of
Article 12 and
Subparagraph 2 of
Paragraph 1, and
Subparagraph 1 of
Paragraph 2, of Article 13
shall be recorded in detail
in the log book.
The Company's internal
audit personnel shall
periodically make a
determination of the
suitability of internal
controls on derivatives and
conduct a monthly audit of
how faithfully derivatives
trading by the trading
department adheres to the
procedures for engaging in
derivatives trading, and
prepare an audit report. If
Article 14
The Company engaging
in derivatives trading
shall establish a log book
in which details of the
types and amounts of
derivatives trading
engaged in, board of
directors approval dates,
and the matters required
to be carefully evaluated
under Subparagraph 4 of
Article 12 and
Subparagraph 2 of
Paragraph 1, and
Subparagraph 1 of
Paragraph 2, of Article 13
shall be recorded in detail
in the log book.
The Company's internal
audit personnel shall
periodically make a
determination of the
suitability of internal
controls on derivatives and
conduct a monthly audit of
how faithfully derivatives
trading by the trading
department adheres to the
procedures for engaging in
derivatives trading,and
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
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any material violation is
discovered,members of
the audit committeeshall
be notified in writing.
prepare an audit report. If
any material violation is
discovered,all supervisors
shall be notified in writing.
Article 15
The Company conducting
a merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares, prior to convening
the board of directors to
resolve on the matter, shall
engage a certified public
accountant, attorney, or
securities underwriter to
give an opinion on the
reasonableness of the share
exchange ratio, acquisition
price, or distribution of
cash or other property to
shareholders, and submit it
to the board of directors for
deliberation and passage.
However, the requirement
of obtaining an aforesaid
opinion on reasonableness
issued by an expert may be
exempted in the case of a
merger of a subsidiary in
which it directly or
indirectly holds 100% of
the issued shares or
authorized capital, and in
the case of a merger
between subsidiaries in
which the Company
directly or indirectly holds
100% of the respective
Article 15
The Company conducting
a merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares, prior to convening
the board of directors to
resolve on the matter, shall
engage a certified public
accountant, attorney, or
securities underwriter to
give an opinion on the
reasonableness of the share
exchange ratio, acquisition
price, or distribution of
cash or other property to
shareholders, and submit it
to the board of directors for
deliberation and passage.
In accordance
with the
amendment of
"Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of
Assets by Public
Companies" on
09.02.2017, the
merger by a
parent of a
subsidiary in
which it directly
or indirectly
holds 100% of the
issued shares or
authorized
capital, and in the
case of a merger
between
subsidiaries in
which the
Company directly
or indirectly
holds 100% of the
respective
subsidiaries’
issued shares or
authorized capital
is an
organizational
restructuring,

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation
subsidiariesissued
shares or authorized
capital.
an expert opinion
is not required for
amendment to a
merger.
capital.
Article 27
This procedureshall be
enforced upon approval by
more than half of all audit
committee members and
submitted to the board of
directors for a resolution;
the same applies when the
procedures are amended.
If approval of more than
half of all audit committee
members as required is not
obtained, the procedures
may be implemented if
approved by more than
two-thirds of all directors,
and the resolution of the
audit committee shall be
recorded in the minutes of
the board of directors
meeting.
When the procedures for
the acquisition and
disposal of assets are
submitted for discussion
by the board of directors
pursuant to the preceding
paragraph, the board of
directors shall take into full
consideration each
independent director's
opinions. If an independent
director objects to or
Article 27
After theprocedures have
been approved by the
board of directors, they
shall be submitted to each
supervisor, and then to a
shareholders'meeting for
approval; the same applies
when the procedures are
amended. If any director
expresses dissent and it is
contained in the minutes or
a written statement, the
Company shall submit the
director's dissenting
opinion to each supervisor.
Where the position of
independent directorhas
been created, when the
procedures for the
acquisition and disposal of
assets are submitted for
discussion by the board of
directors pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the
board of directors shall
take into full consideration
each independent director's
opinions. If an independent
director objects to or
expresses reservations
about any matter, it shall
be recorded in the minutes
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
amendment to the
text is made
accordingly.

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation
expresses reservations
about any matter, it shall
be recorded in the minutes
of the board of directors
meeting.
of the board of directors
meeting.

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(5) Proposal for the amendment of the Company's Procedures for Lending of Capital and Endorsements.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. In line with the setup of the audit committee, regulations related to the supervisors are deleted.

  2. For the amendment comparison table, please refer to page 75 to 79 of this manual.

Resolution:

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Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Procedures for Lending of Capital and Endorsements. Articles amendment comparison table

Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation:
Article 11
The Operations
Management Department
shall prepare a
memorandum book for the
Company's fund-loaning
activities, and truthfully
record the following
information: borrower,
amount, date of approval
by the board of directors,
lending/borrowing date,
loan duration, and interest
calculation method, to be
carefully evaluated and
reported periodically.
The Company's internal
auditors shall audit the
Operational Procedures for
Loaning Funds to Others
and the implementation
thereof no less frequently
than quarterly and prepare
written records
accordingly. They shall
promptly notify the
members of the audit
committeein writing of
any material violation
found.
Article 11
The Operations
Management Department
shall prepare a
memorandum book for the
Company's fund-loaning
activities, and truthfully
record the following
information: borrower,
amount, date of approval
by the board of directors,
lending/borrowing date,
loan duration, and interest
calculation method, to be
carefully evaluated and
reported periodically.
The Company's internal
auditors shall audit the
Operational Procedures for
Loaning Funds to Others
and the implementation
thereof no less frequently
than quarterly and prepare
written records
accordingly. They shall
promptly notifyall the
supervisors in writing of
any material violation
found.
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
amendment to the
text is made
accordingly.
Article 12 Article 12 In line with the

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation:
If, as a result of a change
in circumstances, an entity
for which a loan is made
does not meet the
requirements of the
"Operational Procedures
on Loaning of Funds and
Making of
Endorsements/Guarantees"
or the loan balance exceeds
the limit, the management
authority shall adopt
rectification plans and
submit the rectification
plans tomembers of the
audit committee,and shall
complete the rectification
according to the timeframe
set out in theplan.
If, as a result of a change
in circumstances, an entity
for which a loan is made
does not meet the
requirements of the
"Operational Procedures
on Loaning of Funds and
Making of
Endorsements/Guarantees"
or the loan balance exceeds
the limit, the management
authority shall adopt
rectification plans and
submit the rectification
plans toall the supervisors,
and shall complete the
rectification according to
the timeframe set out in the
plan.
setup of the audit
committee, an
amendment to the
text is made
accordingly.
Article 18
For endorsement/guarantee
activities, besides applying
for a chop according to the
prescribed procedure, the
Operations Management
Department shall prepare a
memorandum book and
record in detail the
following information:
endorsement/guarantee
matter, enterprise name for
which the
endorsement/guarantee is
made, risk assessment
results,
endorsement/guarantee
amount,date ofpassage by
Article 18
For endorsement/guarantee
activities, besides applying
for a chop according to the
prescribed procedure, the
Operations Management
Department shall prepare a
memorandum book and
record in detail the
following information:
endorsement/guarantee
matter, enterprise name for
which the
endorsement/guarantee is
made, risk assessment
results,
endorsement/guarantee
amount,date ofpassage by
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
amendment to the
text is made
accordingly.

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation:
the board of directors or of
authorization by the
chairman of the board,
endorsement/guarantee
date, content of collateral,
and conditions and date for
discharging
endorsement/guarantee
responsibilities, to be
carefully evaluated and
reported periodically.
Documents such as
negotiable instruments and
agreements shall be held
for safekeeping by the
management authority.
The Company's internal
auditors shall audit the
Operational Procedures for
Endorsements/Guarantees
for Others and the
implementation thereof no
less frequently than
quarterly and prepare
written records
accordingly. They shall
promptly notifymembers
of the audit committeein
writing of any material
violation found.
the board of directors or of
authorization by the
chairman of the board,
endorsement/guarantee
date, content of collateral,
and conditions and date for
discharging
endorsement/guarantee
responsibilities, to be
carefully evaluated and
reported periodically.
Documents such as
negotiable instruments and
agreements shall be held
for safekeeping by the
management authority.
The Company's internal
auditors shall audit the
Operational Procedures for
Endorsements/Guarantees
for Others and the
implementation thereof no
less frequently than
quarterly and prepare
written records
accordingly. They shall
promptly notifyall the
supervisors in writing of
any material violation
found.
Article 20
If, as a result of a change
in circumstances, an entity
for which an
endorsement/guarantee is
made does not meet the
requirements of
Article 20
If, as a result of a change
in circumstances, an entity
for which an
endorsement/guarantee is
made does not meet the
requirements of
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
amendment to
the text is made
accordingly.

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation:
"Operational Procedures
on Loaning of Funds and
Making of
Endorsements/Guarantees"
or the amount exceeds the
limit, the management
authority shall adopt
rectification plans and
submit the rectification
plans tomembers of the
committee,and shall
complete the rectification
according to the timeframe
set out in theplan.
"Operational Procedures
on Loaning of Funds and
Making of
Endorsements/Guarantees
" or the amount exceeds
the limit, the management
authority shall adopt
rectification plans and
submit the rectification
plans toall the
supervisors, and shall
complete the rectification
according to the timeframe
set out in theplan.
Article 28
This procedure shall be
approved with the consent
of more than half of all
audit committee members
and submitted to the board
of directors for a
resolution; the same
applies when the
procedures are amended.
If approval of more than
half of all audit committee
members as required is not
obtained, the procedures
may be implemented if
approved by more than
two-thirds of all directors,
and the resolution of the
audit committee shall be
recorded in the minutes of
the board of directors
meeting.
When the Operational
Article 28
After passage by the board
of directors on the
Procedures, submit the
same to each supervisor
and for approval by the
shareholders'meeting. If
any director expresses
dissent and it is contained
in the minutes or a written
statement, the Company
shall submit the dissenting
opinions to each supervisor
and for discussion by the
shareholders'meeting. The
same shall apply to any
amendments to the
Procedures.
When the Operational
Procedures on Loaning of
Funds and Making of
Endorsements/Guarantees
have been submitted for
In line with the
setup of the audit
committee, an
amendment to the
text is made
accordingly.

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Amended Articles Current Articles Explanation:
Procedures on Loaning of
Funds and Making of
Endorsements/Guarantees
have been submitted for
discussion by the board of
directors pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the
board of directors shall
take into full consideration
each independent director's
opinions; the independent
directors' opinions
specifically expressing
assent or dissent and the
reasons for dissent shall be
included in the minutes of
the board of directors'
meeting.
discussion by the board of
directors pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the
board of directors shall
take into full consideration
each independent director's
opinions; the independent
directors' opinions
specifically expressing
assent or dissent and the
reasons for dissent shall be
included in the minutes of
the board of directors'
meeting.

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(6) Proposal for releasing the prohibition on the Company’s board of directors from participation in competitive business.

[Proposed by the Board of Directors]

Explanation:

  1. In accordance with 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 obtain approval from the shareholders' meeting.

  2. The director of the company, Tzi-Li Tung, and independent director Shiou-Ling Lin, are involved in other companies' operations which are the same or similar to the scope of our Company's business. It is proposed to release the prohibition from participation in competitive business (details as follows), and do not deem the previous earnings as earnings of the company.

Director Company Concurrent
Post
Tzi-Li Tung Hangzhou Kun-Ning Health Consulting
Co.,Ltd
Director
Lin Yuan Property Management Co.Ltd Director
Symphox Information Co.,Ltd. Director
Independent
Director
Company Concurrent
Post
Shiou-Ling
Lin
KHL Investment I Limited (BVI) Director
Classic Wins Capital Limited (BVI) Director

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Scope Star International Limited (BVI) Director
Gloss Victory International Limited (BVI) Director

Resolution:

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Provisional Motion(s)

Appendix 1

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Articles of Incorporation

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1

The Company shall be named Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. ("Cathay Real Estate" in short) in accordance with the provisions of Company Limited by Shares in the Company Act.

Article 2

The Company's business scopes are as follows:

  1. F208031 Retail Sale of Medical Equipment.

  2. F301010 Department Stores.

  3. G101041 Passenger Car Rental and Leasing.

  4. G202010 Parking Garage Business.

  5. H701010 Residence and Buildings Lease Construction and Development.

  6. H701020 Industrial Factory Buildings Lease Construction and Development.

  7. H701040 Specialized Field Construction and Development.

  8. H701050 Public Works Construction and Investment.

  9. H701060 New County and Community Construction and Investment.

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  1. H701070 Land Levy and Delimit.

  2. H701080 Reconstruction within the renewal area.

  3. H701090 Renovation, or maintenance within the renewal area.

  4. H702010 Construction Management.

  5. H703090 Real Estate Commerce.

  6. H703100 Real Estate Rental and Leasing.

  7. I103060 Management Consulting Services.

  8. I199990 Other Consultancy.

  9. ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval.

The operations of the above businesses shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

Article 3

The Company may provide endorsements and guarantees due to business requirements.

Article 4

The Company's total reinvestment amount is not restricted by the reinvestment ratio as stipulated in Article 13 of the Company Act.

Article 5

The main office (headquarters) of the Company shall be established in Taipei City, and branches may be established in other appropriate places where necessary, and its setup, closure or change shall be approved by the board of

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directors.

Article 6

The Company's public notice shall be handled in accordance with the Company Act and other relevant laws and regulations.

Chapter 2 Shareholdings

Article 7

The registered capital of the Company is NT$20 billion, divided into 2 billion shares with a par value of NT$10. The board of directors is authorized to issue the shares in installments.

Article 8

The Company's shares are issued as registered share certificates, signed or sealed by three or more directors of the Company, affixed with the Company's stamp and serial number, and duly authenticated by the competent authority or certifying institution appointed by the competent authority.

For the above publicly issued registered shares, the Company may print consolidated share certificates or be exempted from printing any share certificates. However, share certificates shall be placed under the custody of a centralized securities custody enterprise. The same applies for other securities issued.

Article 9

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The Company's stock affairs shall be handled in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies and other relevant laws and regulations, except as otherwise stated in the Articles of Incorporation.

Article 10

Transfer of the Company's shares is suspended within 60 days before the convening date of the annual shareholders meeting, within 30 days before the special shareholders meeting, and within five days before the date of allocation of dividends and bonuses or other benefits decided by the Company.

Chapter 3 Shareholders Meeting

Article 11

The Shareholders meetings are comprised of regular and special meetings, where a regular meeting is conducted annually, within six months upon the close of the fiscal year, and convened by the board of directors. Special meetings may be convened by the board of directors where necessary according to the law, except as otherwise provided by the Company Act. Shareholders shall be notified of the date, place and meeting agenda of regular shareholders meetings, no later than 30 days prior to the meeting date; and no later than 15 days prior to the date of special meetings.

Article 12

The Company's shareholders meeting shall be convened by

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the board of directors, and chaired by the Chairman of the Board.

For a shareholders meeting convened by any other person having the convening right, he/she shall act as the Chair of that meeting. However, if there are two or more persons having the convening right, the Chair of the meeting shall be elected from among them.

Article 13

A shareholder of the Company shall have one voting right for each share in his/her/its possession.

Restrictions to the exercise of the above voting rights shall be in accordance with the Company Act and relevant laws and regulations.

Article 14

A shareholder who is unable to attend the shareholders meeting, may appoint a proxy to attend by executing a power of attorney printed by the company, five days before the shareholders meeting, stating the scope of power authorized by the proxy. A shareholder may only execute one power of attorney and appoint one proxy only, except for trust enterprises or stock agencies approved by the competent authority. When a person acts as proxy for two or more shareholders concurrently, the number of voting rights represented by him/her shall not exceed 3% of the total number of voting shares of the company, otherwise, the portion of excessive voting power shall not be counted. When the government or a juristic person is a shareholder,

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its proxy shall not be limited to one person, provided that the voting right that may be exercised shall be calculated on the basis of the total number of voting shares it holds.

Article 15

Resolutions at a shareholders meeting shall, unless otherwise provided in the Company Act, be adopted by a majority vote of the attending shareholders, who represent more than one-half of the total number of voting shares.

Article 16

Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the Chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting.

The preparation and distribution of the minutes of shareholders meetings as required in the preceding Paragraph may be effectuated by electronic means or public notice.

Chapter 4 Board of Directors

Article 17

The Company's board of directors is to be formed by nine to 15 directors, comprised of at least three independent directors, and the number shall not be less than one-fifth of the board seats. The members shall be elected from among the shareholders with disposing capacity.

The election of the Company's directors utilizes a candidate

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nomination system, where shareholders elect the directors from the nominees list during the shareholders meeting. The nomination and election methods shall be in accordance with the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and relevant laws and regulations. Assessment of independent directors' professional qualifications, shareholdings and sideline restrictions, independence and other compliance matters, shall be handled in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

The Company's Audit Committee shall be formed by all independent directors in accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Members of the Audit Committee, execution of power and authority, and other compliance matters, shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation, and its Corporate Charter shall be established by the board of directors.

Article 18

The term of office of a director is three years, and he/she may be eligible for re-election. In case no election of new directors is effectuated after expiration of the term of office of existing directors, the out-going directors may extend their period of duty until new directors have been elected and assumed their office.

The eligibility and re-election of the Company's independent directors shall be handled in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

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The board of directors is authorized to issue compensation to the Company's directors (including independent directors) for their terms in office, by referencing the Company's business status and industry standards.

The Company may, by resolution of the board of directors, purchase liability insurance for its directors and supervisors or important employees during their term of duty, to provide compensation for liabilities incurred by the Company during the performance of their duties, according to the law. The board of directors may authorize the Chairman of the Board to handle the amount and renewal of the liability insurance.

Article 19

Three managing directors may be elected by all directors, and the managing directors are to elect one person among themselves as the Chairman of the Board, and one person may be elected as Vice Chairman where necessary. In case no managing directors have been elected, a Chairman of the Board shall be elected by a majority vote among the attending directors at a meeting attended by over two-thirds of the directors, and a Vice Chairman may be elected where necessary.

In case the Company has managing directors, at least one managing director shall be an independent director, and the number shall not be less than one-fifth of the total number of managing directors.

Article 20

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The Chairman of the Board shall internally preside over the shareholders meeting, meeting of the board of directors, and meeting of the managing directors, and shall externally represent the Company. In case the Chairman of the Board is on leave or unable to exercise his power and authority for any cause, the Vice Chairman shall act on his behalf. In case there is no Vice Chairman, or the Vice Chairman is on leave or unable to exercise his power and authority for any cause, the Chairman of the Board shall designate one of the managing directors to act on his behalf. Where there are no managing directors, one of the directors shall be designated to act on his behalf. In the absence of such a designation, the managing directors or the directors shall elect from among themselves an acting Chairman of the Board.

Article 21

The directors shall attend the meetings of the board in person. If he/she is unable to attend in person, unless otherwise provided in the Company Act, he/she may execute a power of attorney and state therein the scope of authority with reference to the subjects to be discussed at the meeting, by delegating other directors to attend on his/her behalf, but this is only limited to one director.

The convening notice for the above shall be given in writing, e-mail or fax.

If the meeting of the board of directors is conducted by video conference, the directors participating in the video conference shall be deemed to have attended the meeting in person.

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Article 22

The power and authority of the Board of Directors are as follows:

  1. Approval of the Corporate Charter.

  2. Decisions regarding business policies.

  3. Review of financial reports.

  4. 4.Preparation of profit distribution and deficit compensation.

  5. 5.Preparation of capital increases and reductions, and resolution of shares or corporate bonds issuances.

  6. 6.Purchase, sale, split, exchange, property rights settlements and all other disposals of immovable properties.

  7. 7.Establishment of functional committees and the establishment and amendment of the Corporate Charter.

  8. 8.Power and authority authorized by the law, Articles of Incorporation or resolutions of the shareholders meetings.

Article 23

  • Resolutions of the board of directors shall be recorded in the board meetings minutes, and signed or sealed by the Chair and kept at the Company.

Article 24

Unless otherwise provided in the Company Act, resolutions of the board of directors shall be adopted by a majority of the directors at a meeting attended by a majority of the

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directors.

Chapter 5 Supervisor

Article 25

The Company shall have two supervisors elected in the shareholders meeting from among the persons with disposing capacity.

The qualifications and election, and the election methods of the Company's supervisors shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Company Act, relevant laws and regulations and competent authority.

Regulations in the Articles of Incorporation with regards to supervisors, shall cease to apply upon establishment of the Audit Committee by the Company.

Article 26

The term of office of a supervisor is three years, and he/she may be eligible for re-election. In case no election of new supervisors is effectuated after expiration of the term of office of an existing supervisor, the out-going supervisor may extend their period of duty until new supervisors have been elected and assumed their office.

In case all supervisors are discharged, the board of directors shall, within 60 days, convene a special shareholders meeting to elect new supervisors. The term of office of the supervisor elected through by-election, shall not be more than the remaining term of the former supervisor.

The board of directors is authorized to issue compensation to the Company's supervisors for their terms in office, by

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referencing the Company's business status and industry standards.

Article 27

The Company may appoint one standing supervisor to be selected among the supervisors. Besides executing monitoring duties according to the laws, supervisors may attend the meetings of the board of directors, but have no voting rights.

Article 28

The power and authority of the supervisors are as follows:

  1. Investigation of the Company's financial status.

  2. 2.Examination of the Company's accounting books and documents.

  3. Supervision of the Company's business activities.

  4. Monitoring of the execution of work by employees, and reporting any illegal conduct.

  5. Other vested power and authority according to the law.

Chapter 6 Manager

Article 29

The Company may have managers, whose appointment, dismissal and remuneration shall be handled in accordance with the Company Act and relevant regulations.

Chapter 7 Accounting

Article 30

The Company's fiscal year is from 1 January to 31

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December for each year. When the fiscal year has closed, the board of directors shall prepare the following statements, and submit these statements to the supervisors for audit 30 days before the shareholders meeting, and then present these statements at the shareholders meeting for approval:

  1. Business report.

  2. Financial statements.

  3. Proposals of profit distribution or deficit compensation.

Article 31

If the Company earns profit for the year, 0.1% to 1% of it shall be distributed as employees compensation, and not more than 1% as directors and supervisors compensation. However, the company's accumulated losses shall first be covered.

If there are earnings after the fiscal year closes, besides paying taxes according to the law, the Company shall first offset its previous years' losses, and set aside a legal reserve, set aside or reverse special reserve according to the law, and then allocate 30% to 100% as shareholders dividends and bonuses. The remaining monies, together with the beginning undistributed earnings, shall be the distributable earnings. The board of directors shall prepare a earnings distribution proposal, and submit it at the shareholders meeting for approval. The distribution ratio of the above shareholders’ dividends and bonuses depends on the current year's major financial or working capital planning, and may be adjusted upon resolution of the shareholders meeting.

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In response to economic and market environment changes, the Company adopts a diversified investment approach to increase profitability.In consideration of long-term financial planning and future funding requirements, a residual dividend policy is adopted for the dividend policy, so as to achieve steady growth and sustainable operations.

Based on the Company's operational planning and capital investment, as well as taking into account shareholders' cash inflow requirements, and to avoid over expansion of share capital, earnings are be first distributed in the form of a cash dividend, followed by a stock dividend. However, a cash dividend distribution shall not be less than 50% of total dividend.

Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions

Article 32

Matters not covered in the Articles of Incorporation shall be handled in accordance with the Company Act and other relevant laws and regulations.

Article 33

The Articles of Incorporation were established on 14 September 1964, and the 1st amendment was made on 27 February 1965, 2nd amendment on 30 Mar 1966, 3rd amendment on 20 April 1967, 4th amendment on 6 June 1969, 5th amendment on 25 May 1970, 6th amendment on 6 May 1971, 7th amendment on 19 May 1972, 8th amendment on 7 May 1973, 9th amendment on 17 May 1974, 10th amendment on 30 May 1975, 11th amendment

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on 14 May 1976, 12th amendment on 21 April 1978, 13th amendment on 16 May 1980, 14th amendment on 22 May 1981, 15th amendment on 27 May 1983, 16th amendment on 25 May 1984, 17th amendment on 24 May 1985, 18th amendment on 23 May 1986, 19th amendment on 2 May 1987, 20th amendment on 20 May 1988, 21st amendment on 26 May 1989, 22nd amendment on 25 May 1990, 23rd amendment on 17 May 1991, 24th amendment on 22 May 1992, 25th amendment on 14 May 1993, 26th amendment on 20 May 1994, 27th amendment on 26 May 1995, 28th amendment on 24 May 1996, 29th amendment on 23 May 1997, 30th amendment on 22 May 1998, 31st amendment on 19 May 1999, 32nd amendment on 19 May 2000, 33rd amendment on 24 May 2001, 34th amendment on 16 May 2002, 35th amendment on 22 May 2003, 36th amendment on 14 May 2004, 37th amendment on 10 June 2005, 38th amendment on 19 June 2009, 39th amendment on 10 June 2011, 40th amendment on 15 June 2012, 41st amendment on 14 June 2013, 42nd amendment on 6 June 2014, and 43rd amendment on 8 June 2016.

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Appendix 2

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Rules of Procedure for Shareholder Meetings

Article 1 (Basis and Regulatory Compliance)

To establish good governing system of shareholder meetings, build solid supervision functions and enhance management functions, the Rules which are established according to Article 5 of Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, shall be followed. The rules of procedures for the Company's shareholder meetings, except when otherwise provided by laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.

Article 2 (Summon and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders)

The summon and notice of the company's shareholders meetings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 171, Article 172, Article 172-1 and Article 185 Paragraph 1 of the Company Act, and Article 26-1, Article 26-2 and Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, Article 56-1, Article 60-2 of Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers, and Article 5 and Article 6 of Regulations Governing Content and Compliance Requirements for Shareholders Meeting Agenda Handbooks of Public Companies, or other relevant laws and regulations.

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Article 3 (Entrusted to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders)

A shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting on his/her/its behalf by executing a power of attorney notice printed by the Company stating the scope of power authorized by the proxy.

A shareholder may only execute one power of attorney notice and appoint one proxy only, and shall serve such written proxy to the company no later than five days prior to the date of the shareholders’ meeting. In case two or more written proxies are received from one shareholder, the first one received by the Company shall prevail, unless an explicit statement to revoke the previous written proxy is made in the proxy which comes later.

If the shareholder wishes to attend the shareholder meeting or wishes to exercise the right to vote in writing or electronic form, after the power of attorney notice has been delivered to the Company, the shareholder shall notify the Company in writing, two days before the shareholders meeting, of his/her/its intention to cancel the power of attorney. If the shareholder fails to cancel within the stipulated date, the proxy vote shall prevail.

Article 4 (Place and Time of Annual Meeting of Shareholders)

The place for convening a shareholders meeting shall be inside the premises of the Company, or any other place convenient for the shareholders, and suitable for holding of the said meeting. The time for commencing the said meeting

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shall not be earlier than 9 a.m. or later than 3 p.m.

Article 5 (Attendance of Annual Meeting of Shareholders)

The Company shall clearly state the shareholders reporting time, venue and any other matters to be noted. Shareholders shall attend a shareholders meeting by presenting an attendance card, sign-in card or other identity document. The Company shall not request additional supporting documents from the shareholders to attend the meeting.

The proxy shall bring his/her identification document for verification. The Company shall prepare an attendance book for shareholders to sign in, or the shareholder present may hand in an attendance card in lieu of signing the attendance book.

The Company shall furnish attending shareholders with the meeting agenda book, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slip, voting slip, and other meeting materials. When there is an election of directors or supervisors, voting ballots shall also be furnished.

After appointing the Audit Committee, the rules of procedure with regards to supervisors shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Audit Committee.

When the government or a juristic person is a shareholder, it may be represented by more than one representative at a shareholders meeting. When a juristic person is appointed to attend as proxy, it may designate only one person to represent it in the meeting.

Article 6 (Chair and Attendees of the Annual Meeting of

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Shareholders)

Convening of shareholders meeting shall be conducted by the Chair in accordance with Article 182-1, Article 208 of the Company Act or other relevant laws and regulations.

The Company may designate its lawyer, certified public accountant or other relevant persons to attend the shareholders meeting.

Shareholders meeting convened by the board of directors, shall be attended by majority of the board of directors and at least one representative from the functional committee required by the Securities and Exchange Act, and the attendance shall be recorded in the shareholders meeting minutes.

Article 7 (Evidence of Process of Annual Meeting of

Shareholders)

The Company shall document the shareholders meeting by audio or video, and the recorded materials shall be retained for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the recordings shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

  • Article 8 (Calculation of number of shares representing shareholders present in the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and commencement of meeting) Attendance at a shareholders meeting shall be calculated based on the numbers of shares. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the

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attendance book and sign-in cards handed in, plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by written or electronic form.

The Chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the Chair may announce a postponement. The postponement of the said meeting shall be limited to two times, and the total time postponed shall not exceed one hour. If a quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one-third of the total number of issued shares, the Chair shall declare the meeting adjourned.

If a quorum is not met after two postponements as referred to in the preceding paragraph, but the attending shareholders represent one-third or more of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be adopted pursuant to Article 175, Paragraph 1 of the Company Act; all shareholders shall be notified of the tentative resolution and another shareholders meeting shall be convened within one month.

When, prior to conclusion of the meeting, the attending shareholders represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the Chair may resubmit the tentative resolution for a vote by the shareholders meeting pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Act.

Article 9 (Agenda Discussions)

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directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. The meeting shall proceed in the order set in the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply to a shareholders meeting convened by a party with the power to convene, other than the board of directors.

The Chair shall not declare the meeting adjourned without resolution by shareholders if the proposals arranged in the above two paragraphs have not been resolved. If the Chair declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules of procedures, other members of the board of directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new Chair according to statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and continue the meeting.

The Chair shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; when the Chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed sufficiently to be put to a vote, the Chair may announce the discussion is closed and call for a vote.

Article 10 (Shareholders' Speech)

A shareholder wishing to speak in a shareholders meeting shall first fill out a slip, specifying therein the major points of his speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number) and his/her name, and the Chair

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shall determine the order for speaking.

A shareholder who submits his/her slip for a speech but does not actually speak shall be considered as not having given a speech. If the content of that speech differs from that specified on the slip, the content of the speech shall prevail.

A shareholder shall not speak more than two times for one proposal, unless he/she has obtained prior consent from the Chair, and each speech shall not exceed five minutes. If a shareholder violates the above provisions or his speech exceeds the scope of the motion, the Chair may terminate the speech.

When a shareholder is giving a speech, the other shareholders shall not interrupt unless they have obtained prior consent from the Chair and the said shareholder, and the Chair shall prevent such violations.

If a juristic person shareholder designates two or more representatives at the shareholders meeting, only one representative may speak on the same proposal.

After an attending shareholder has spoken, the Chair may respond in person or designate relevant personnel to respond.

Article 11 (Calculation of Voting Shares and Recusal System)

Voting and resolution at the Company's shareholders meetings shall be in accordance with Article 177, Article 178, and Article 180 of the Company Act or other relevant laws and regulations.

Article 11-1 (Voting, monitoring and calculation method) A shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share

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held, except when the shares are deemed non-voting shares under Article 179, Paragraph 2 of the Company Act.

When the Company holds a shareholders meeting, it shall list electronic means as one of the ways to exercise voting rights, and may adopt written means to exercise its voting rights. When voting rights are exercised by written or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by written or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person. However, his/her rights with respect to extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting are deemed to have been waived.

A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights by written or electronic means 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 earliest received declaration shall prevail, except when a declaration is made to cancel the earlier declaration of intent.

After a shareholder has exercised voting rights by written or electronic means, in the event the shareholder intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person, a written declaration of intent to retract the voting rights already exercised under the preceding paragraph shall be made, by the same means which the voting rights were exercised, 2 days before the date of the shareholders meeting. If the notice of retraction is submitted after the stipulated time, the voting rights already exercised by written or electronic means shall prevail. When a shareholder has exercised

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voting rights both by written or electronic means, and appointed a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting, the voting rights exercised by the proxy in the meeting shall prevail.

Except when otherwise provided in the Company Act and in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, resolutions shall require a majority of the voting rights from the attending shareholders to pass. At the time of a vote, the Chair or designated person shall first announce the total number of voting rights represented by the attending shareholders for each proposal, followed by a poll of the shareholders. The voting results shall be entered into the Market Observation Post System (MOPS).

When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the Chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal, and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected and no further voting shall be required.

Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the Chair and the monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of the Company.

Vote counting for proposals or elections in a shareholders meeting shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after the vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.

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Article 12 (Elections)

The election of directors or supervisors at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules of the Company, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names of those elected as directors and supervisors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected.

The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Article 13 (Minutes of Meeting)

Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be in accordance with Article 183, Paragraph 1 to 4 of the Company Act, compiled and distributed as meeting minutes, and kept permanently during the existence of the Company.

Article 14 (Public Disclosure)

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 and the number of shares represented by proxies, and shall make an express disclosure of the same at the place of the shareholders meeting.

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If matters put to a resolution at a shareholders meeting constitute material information under applicable laws or regulations or under Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation regulations, the Company shall upload the content of such resolutions to the MOPS within the prescribed time period.

Article 15 (Maintaining order at the meeting place)

Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or armbands.

The Chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word "Proctor".

When a public address (PA) system is available at the place of a shareholders meeting, and a shareholder attempts to speak through any devices other than the device provided by the Company, the Chair may prevent the shareholder from so doing.

When a shareholder violates the rules of procedure and defies the Chair's correction, obstructs the proceedings and refuses to heed calls to stop, the Chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to escort the shareholder from the meeting.

Article 16 (Recess and resumption of shareholders meeting)

The Chair may call for breaks during the meeting when appropriate. In an event of force majeure , the Chair may rule the meeting temporarily suspended, and based on the

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circumstances, announce the time of a resumption of the meeting. A resolution may be adopted at a shareholders meeting to defer or resume the meeting within five days in accordance with Article 182 of the Company Act.

If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue.

Article 17

The Rules, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented upon approval by the shareholders meetings.

Article 18

The Rules were established on 27 February 1965, and its 1st amendment was made on 23 May 1998, 2nd amendment on 16 May 2002, 3rd amendment on 14 June 2013, 4th amendment on 9 June 2015, and 5th amendment on 8 June 2016.

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Appendix 3

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors

Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 20 April1967 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 22 May 1981 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 25 May 1984 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 16 May 2002 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 22 June 2007 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 14 June 2013 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 8 June 2016

Article 1

Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Incorporation, elections of the Company's directors and supervisors shall be conducted in accordance with these Procedures.

Article 2

Election of the Company's directors will utilize the candidate nomination system, where directors are elected from the directors nomination list during the shareholders meeting.

Elections of directors and supervisors will utilize a cumulative voting system, one share shall have the same voting rights as the number of directors and supervisors to be elected, and the total number of votes per share may be consolidated for election of one candidate or it may be

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split for election of two or more candidates.

Upon establishment of the Audit Committee by the Company, regulations applicable to supervisors in these Procedures shall apply to the Audit Committee.

Article 3

For appointment of independent directors in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, independent directors and non-independent director shall be elected at the same time, and the number of directors will be separately calculated. The qualifications and elections of independent directors shall be in accordance with Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies and relevant laws and regulations.

Article 4

Elections of the Company's directors shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures established in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. The Company shall review the qualifications, education, work experience and the existence of any other matters set forth in Article 30 of the Company Act with respect to the nominee directors. Additional documents for proof of qualifications shall not be arbitrarily added. The review results shall be provided to the shareholders as a reference for electing competent directors.

If the dismissal of a director results in a board with fewer than five directors, the Company shall hold a by-election

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at the next shareholders meeting. When the number of directors falls short by one-third of the total number prescribed in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, a special shareholders meeting shall be held within 60 days from the date of this occurrence to hold a by-election.

When the number of independent directors falls below that required by law, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders meeting. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of this occurrence to hold a by-election.

Article 5

The number of directors and supervisors will be as specified in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, with voting rights separately calculated for independent and non-independent director positions. Those receiving ballots representing the highest numbers of voting rights will be elected sequentially according to their respective numbers of votes. When two or more persons receive the same number of votes, thus exceeding the specified number of positions, they shall draw lots to determine the winner, with the Chair drawing lots on behalf of any person not in attendance.

Article 6

Before the election begins, the Chair shall appoint a number of persons to perform the duties of vote monitoring and counting. Monitoring personnel shall be

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shareholders. The ballot boxes shall be prepared by the board of directors and publicly checked by the vote monitoring personnel before the voting commences.

Article 7

The board of directors shall prepare the ballots, with the number of voting rights associated with each ballot specified, and then distribute these ballots to the attending shareholders at the shareholders meeting. Attendance card numbers printed on the ballots may be used instead of recording the names of the voting shareholders.

Article 8

If a candidate is a shareholder, the voter shall enter the candidate's account name and shareholder account number in the "candidate" column of the ballot; for a non-shareholder, the voter shall enter the candidate's full name and identity card number. However, when the candidate is a government organization or corporate shareholder, the name of the government organization or corporate shareholder shall be entered in the column for the candidate's account name on the paper ballot, or both the name of the government organization or corporate shareholder and the name of its representative may be entered. When there are multiple representatives, the names of each representative shall be entered.

Article 9

A ballot is invalid under any of the following

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circumstances:

  1. The ballot was not prepared by the board of directors.

  2. A blank ballot is placed in the ballot box.

  3. The writing is unclear and indecipherable or has been altered.

  4. The candidate, whose name is entered on the ballot, is a shareholder, but the candidate's account name and shareholder account number do not conform with the names and numbers in the shareholder register; or the candidate whose name is entered on the ballot is a non-shareholder, but upon review, shows the candidate's name and identity card number do not match.

  5. Other words or marks are entered in addition to the candidate's account name or shareholder account number (or identity card number) and the number of voting rights allotted.

  6. The name of the candidate entered on the ballot is identical to that of another shareholder, but no shareholder account number or identity card number is provided on the ballot to identify such individual.

  7. The number of voting rights allotted to the candidate entered exceeds the total number of voting rights.

  8. Other violations of the laws, Articles of Incorporation or relevant regulations.

Article 10

The voting results shall be calculated on-site immediately after the voting, and the results of the calculation,

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including the list of elected directors and supervisors and their respective votes shall be announced by the Chair on-site.

The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least one year. However, if a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Article 11

The Procedures, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented upon approval by the shareholders meetings.

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Appendix 4

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets

Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 24 May 1996 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on19 May 2000 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 22 May 2003 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 14 May 2004 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 22 June 2007 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 10 June 2011 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 15 June 2012 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 9 June 2015

Article 1

The procedures are formulated in accordance with “Guidelines for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets by Public Entities” issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

Article 2

The scope of application of the assets mentioned in the procedures is as follows:

  1. Stocks, treasury bonds, corporate bonds, financial bonds, marketable securities representing interest in a fund, depository receipts, call (put) warrants, beneficial securities, and asset-backed securities

  2. Stocks, treasury bonds, corporate bonds, financial bonds, marketable securities representing interest in a

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fund, depository receipts, call (put) warrants, beneficial securities, and asset-backed securities.

  1. Membership.

  2. Patent rights, copyrights, ownership of trademark, franchises and other intangible assets.

  3. Derivatives.

  4. Assets acquired or disposed of by merger, division, acquisition or transfer of shares in accordance with the law.

  5. Other major assets.

Article 3

The procedures for acquisition or disposal of assets:

  1. When The Company and its subsidiaries acquire or dispose of assets, the undertaker shall submit the market survey data as a reference to understand the feasibility and necessity of the plan and then petition the general manager and the chairman of the board in written form for approval of the investment scope and quota.

  2. Except for marketable securities traded in the centralized trading market or over-the-counter trading centers at money-of-the-day price, other assets shall be processed by invitation for bids, price comparison or negotiation, and the payment terms of which shall be subject to the general commercial market conditions.

Article 4

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acquiring or disposing of assets shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the competent authority's designated website in the appropriate format as prescribed by regulations within 2 days counting inclusively from the date of occurrence of the event:

  1. Acquisition or disposal of real property from or to a related party, or acquisition or disposal of assets other than real property from or to a related party where the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of paid-in capital, 10% or more of the company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more. However, this shall not apply to trading of government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds.

  2. Merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.

  3. Losses from derivatives trading reaching the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out in the procedures adopted by the Company.

  4. Where an asset transaction other than any of those referred to in the preceding three subparagraphs, or an investment in the mainland China area reaches 20% or more of paid-in capital or NT$300 million. However, this shall not apply to the following circumstances:

  5. (1) Trading of government bonds.

  6. (2) Trading of bonds under repurchase/resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds.

  7. (3) Where the type of asset acquired or disposed is equipment for business use, the trading

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counterparty is not a related party, and the transaction amount is less than NT$500 million.

  • (4) Acquisition or disposal of real property by the Company for construction use, where the trading counterparty is not a related party, and the transaction amount is less than NT$500 million.

  • (5) Where land is acquired under an arrangement to engage others to build on the company's own land, engage others to build on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages, or joint construction and separate sale, and the amount the company expects to invest in the transaction is less than NT$500 million.

Subsidiary's public announcement and reporting:

  1. Acquisitions and disposals of assets by a subsidiary shall comply with Article 6.

  2. If the subsidiary is not a local publicly listed company, and has information to be publicly announced as stated in the subparagraphs of the preceding paragraph, the Company shall be notified immediately on the date of occurrence, for it to make a public announcement and report the information in accordance to the regulations.

  3. The paid-in capital or total assets of the Company shall be the standard for determining whether or not a subsidiary referred to in the preceding paragraph in the event the type of transaction specified therein reaches 20% of paid-in capital or 10% of the total assets.

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Article 5

For acquiring or disposing of assets, the Company shall keep all relevant contracts, meeting minutes, log books, appraisal reports and certified public accountant, attorney, and securities underwriter opinions at the Company, where they shall be retained for 5 years except where another Act provides otherwise.

The amount of transactions above shall be calculated as follows:

  1. The amount of any individual transaction.

  2. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterparty within the preceding year.

  3. The cumulative transaction amount of real property acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) within the same development project within the preceding year.

  4. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within the preceding year.

"Within the preceding year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with this Procedure need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

"Date of occurrence" as used in the preceding paragraphs refers to date of contract signing, date of payment, date of consignment trade, date of transfer, dates of boards of

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directors resolutions, or other date that can confirm the counterpart and monetary amount of the transaction, whichever date is earlier. However, for an investment for which approval by the competent authority is required, the earlier of the above date or the date of receipt of approval by the competent authority shall apply.

The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives trading engaged in up to the end of the preceding month by itself and any subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies and enter the information in the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the competent authority by the 10th day of each month.

When the Company at the time of public announcement makes an error or omission in an item required by regulations to be publicly announced and so is required to correct it, all the items shall be again publicly announced and reported in their entirety.

Where any of the following circumstances occurs with respect to a transaction that the Company has already publicly announced and reported in accordance with the regulation, a public report of relevant information shall be made on the information reporting website designated by the competent authority within 2 days counting inclusively from the date of occurrence of the event:

  1. Change, termination, or rescission of a contract signed in regard to the original transaction.

  2. The merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares is not completed by the scheduled date set forth

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in the contract.

  1. Change to the originally publicly announced and reported information.

Article6

In acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20% of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, the Company, unless transacting with a government institution, engaging others to build on its own land, engaging others to build on rented land, or acquiring or disposing of equipment for business use, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser and shall further comply with the following provisions.

  1. Where due to special circumstances it is necessary to give a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference basis for the transaction price, the transaction shall be submitted for approval in advance by the board of directors, and the same procedure shall be followed for any future changes to the terms and conditions of the transaction.

  2. Where the transaction amount is NT$1 billion or more, appraisals from two or more professional appraisers shall be obtained.

  3. Where any one of the following circumstances applies with respect to the professional appraiser's appraisal results, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the transaction amount, or

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all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the transaction amount, a certified public accountant shall be engaged to perform the appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the Accounting Research and Development Foundation and render a specific opinion regarding the reason for the discrepancy and the appropriateness of the transaction price:

  • (1) The discrepancy between the appraisal result and the transaction amount is 20% or more of the transaction amount.

  • (2) The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two or more professional appraisers is 10% or more of the transaction amount.

  • No more than 3 months may elapse between the date of the appraisal report issued by a professional appraiser and the contract execution date. However, if the publicly announced current value for the same period is used and not more than 6 months have elapsed, an opinion may still be issued by the original professional appraiser.

  • Except where a limited price, specified price, or special price is employed by the Company as the reference basis for the transaction price, if an appraisal report cannot be obtained in time and there is a legitimate reason for the delay, the report, and the certified public accountant's opinion under Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph, shall be

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obtained within 2 weeks counting inclusively from the date of occurrence.

The Company acquiring or disposing of securities shall, prior to the date of occurrence of the event, obtain financial statements of the issuing company for the most recent period, certified or reviewed by a certified public accountant, for reference in appraising the transaction price, and if the dollar amount of the transaction is 20% of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, except in transactions with a government institution, the Company shall additionally engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the transaction price. If the certified public accountant needs to use the report of an expert as evidence, the certified public accountant shall do so in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF. This requirement does not apply, however, to publicly quoted prices of securities that have an active market, or where otherwise provided by regulations of the competent authority.

Where the Company acquires or disposes of memberships or intangible assets and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to render an opinion on the reasonableness of the transaction price; the certified public accountant shall comply with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20

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published by the ARDF.

Where the Company acquires or disposes of assets through court auction procedures, the evidentiary documentation issued by the court may be substituted for the appraisal report or certified public accountant's opinion.

When the Company engages in any acquisition or disposal of assets from or to a related party, if the transaction amount reaches 10% or more of the Company's total assets, the Company shall also obtain an appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a certified public accountant's opinion in compliance with this provision.

The calculation of the transaction amounts referred to in the Article shall be done in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 2 herein, and "within the preceding year" as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items for which an appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a certified public accountant's opinion has been obtained need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

Article 7

When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of real property from or to a related party, or when it intends to acquire or dispose of assets other than real property from or to a related party and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of paid-in capital, 10% or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more, except in trading of government bonds or bonds under

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repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds, the Company may not proceed to enter into a transaction contract or make a payment until the following matters have been approved by the board of directors and recognized by the supervisors:

  1. The purpose, necessity and anticipated benefit of the acquisition or disposal of assets.

  2. The reason for choosing the related party as a trading counterparty.

  3. With respect to the acquisition of real property from a related party, information regarding appraisal of the reasonableness of the preliminary transaction terms in accordance with Article 8 and Article 9.

  4. The date and price at which the related party originally acquired the real property, the original trading counterparty, and that trading counterparty's relationship to the company and the related party.

  5. Monthly cash flow forecasts for the year commencing from the anticipated month of signing of the contract, and evaluation of the necessity of the transaction, and reasonableness of the funds utilization.

  6. An appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a certified public accountant's opinion obtained in compliance with the preceding article.

  7. Restrictive covenants and other important stipulations associated with the transaction.

The calculation of the transaction amounts referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be made in accordance with

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Article 5, Paragraph 2 herein, and "within the preceding year" as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items that have been approved by the board of directors and recognized by the supervisors need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

With respect to the acquisition or disposal of business use equipment between the Company and its parent or subsidiaries, the Company's board of directors may pursuant to the Procedure, delegate the board chairman to decide such matters when the transaction is within a certain amount and have the decisions subsequently submitted to and ratified by the next board of directors meeting.

Where the position of independent director has been created, when a transaction is submitted for discussion by the board of directors pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions. If an independent director objects to or expresses reservations about any matter, it shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.

Article 8

The Company shall evaluate the rationality of the transaction costs by the following means in acquiring real estate from related parties:

  1. Based on the related party's transaction price plus necessary interest of funds and the cost of the

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obligation assumed by the buyer in accordance with the law Necessary interest of funds is imputed as the weighted average interest rate on borrowing in the year that the company purchases assets. It may not be higher than the maximum non-financial industry lending rate announced by the Ministry of Finance.

  1. Total of loan appraisal from a financial institution where the related party has previously collateralized on the property, the actual cumulative amount loaned by the financial institution shall be 70% or more of the total of loan appraisal and the period of the loan shall have been one year or more. However, this shall not apply if the financial institution and the counterparty have a relationship as related parties.

For mergers and acquisitions of land and premises with the same property, the transaction cost may be respectively assessed on the basis of any of the means listed in the preceding paragraph in respect of land and premises.

The Company shall assess the cost of real estate based on the provisions of 1st paragraph and 2nd paragraph and consult CPA for review and specific comments in acquiring real estate from related parties.

When the Company acquires assets from related parties in any of the following circumstances, it shall be subject to the provisions of Article 7 and shall not apply to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs:

  1. The related party acquired the real estate through inheritance or bestowal.

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  1. It has been more than five years since the date on which the related party signed the contract to acquire the real estate for the transaction.

  2. The real estate is acquired through the signing of a joint development contract with the related party, or through engaging others to build on the company's own land, engaging others to build on rented land, etc.

Article 9

When the results of the Company's appraisal conducted in accordance with the preceding 1st paragraph and 2nd paragraph are lower than the transaction price, ,it shall be subject to the provisions of Article 10. However, if the following circumstances exist, and objective evidence and specific rational comments from professional real estate appraisers and CPA have been presented, they do not apply:

  1. The real estate is acquired through the signing of a joint development contract with the related party, or through engaging others to build on the company's own land, engaging others to build on rented land, etc.

  2. (1) In the case of an assessment of undeveloped land is conducted with the method specified in the preceding provisions, the house shall be added rational operating profits according to the related parties’ operating cost, and the total shall exceed the actual transaction price. Rational operating profits refer to the lower gross margins based on the average operating gross margins of the related

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parties’ operating department for the last three years or the latest construction industry’ s gross margins issued by the Ministry of Finance.

  • (2) Accomplished transactions of other floors of the same property or neighboring regions of unrelated parties within a year, where the area and conditions are similar with the trading terms including rational floors or regions’ spread based on real estate dealing practice after assessment.

  • (3) Rental cases of other floors of the same property from unrelated parties within a year with estimation of equivalent dealing conditions that cover rational floors spread based on real estate lease practices.

  • The Company provides evidence that the real estate acquired by a related party has similar terms of transaction as the traded case of neighboring regions of other non-related parties within a year, and the area is similar, too.

Completed transactions for neighboring or closely valued parcels of land in the preceding paragraph in principle refers to parcels on the same or an adjacent block and within a distance of no more than 500 meters or parcels close in publicly announced current value; transaction for similarly sized parcels in principle refers to transactions completed by unrelated parties for parcels with a land area of no less than 50 percent of the property in the planned transaction; within the preceding year refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the acquisition of the

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real property.

Article 10

Where the Company acquires real property from a related party and the results of appraisals conducted in accordance with Article 8 and Article 9 are uniformly lower than the transaction price, the following steps shall be taken:

  1. A special reserve shall be set aside in accordance with Article 41, Paragraph 1 of the Securities and Exchange Act against the difference between the real property transaction price and the appraised cost, and may not be distributed or used for capital increase or issuance of bonus shares. Where the Company uses the equity method to account for its investment in another company, then the special reserve called for under Article 41, Paragraph 1 of the Securities and Exchange Act shall be set aside pro rata in a proportion consistent with the share of the Company's equity stake in the other company.

  2. Supervisors shall comply with Article 218 of the Company Act.

  3. Actions taken pursuant to Subparagraph 1 and Subparagraph 2 shall be reported to a shareholders' meeting, and the details of the transaction shall be disclosed in the annual report and any investment prospectus.

The Company having set aside a special reserve under the preceding paragraph, may not utilize the special reserve

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until it has recognized a loss on decline in market value of the assets it purchased at a premium, or they have been disposed of, or adequate compensation has been made, or the status quo ante has been restored, or there is other evidence confirming that there was nothing unreasonable about the transaction, and the competent authority has given its consent.

When the Company obtains real property from a related party, it shall also comply with the preceding two paragraphs if there is other evidence indicating that the acquisition was not an arm's length transaction.

Article 11

The procedures for the Company’s engaging in derivatives’ trading are as follows:

  1. Derivatives mentioned in the procedures refer to forward contracts, options contracts, futures contracts, leveraged deposit contracts, swap contracts whose value is derived from commodities such as assets, interest rates, exchange rates, indices, or other benefits, and the above-mentioned commodity combinations, and other commodities approved by the regulator for investment. Forward contracts do not cover insurance contracts, performance contracts, after-sales service contracts, long-term lease contracts, and long-term purchase (sales) contracts. The term "forward contracts" does not include insurance contracts, performance contracts, after-sales service contracts, long-term leasing contracts, or long-term purchase

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(sales) agreements.

  1. The Company’s hedging strategies in derivatives’ trading are as follows:

  2. (1) Setting the total of the contract for transaction and the maximum amount of total contracts and individual contracts’ loss (i.e., stop-loss point).

  3. (2) Evaluating the profit and loss and performance of derivatives periodically.

  4. (3) Evaluating the credit status and professional ability of the trading object strictly.

  5. (4) All transactions and related operations shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the law.

  6. I. The rights and liabilities of the Company for derivatives shall be divided as follows, and the personnel of each department shall not concurrently hold office with each other.

  7. (1) Auditing Department: supervising transaction process, transaction record audits, and risk tracking assessment.

  8. (2) Accounting Department: accounting processing, announcement and declaration.

  9. (3) Trading Department: transaction execution, transaction control, trading object evaluation and performance evaluation.

  10. (4) Delivery Department: transaction confirmation and delivery operations.

  11. (5) Depository Department: the custody of transaction contracts and trading evidence.

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  1. The Company’s derivatives-related guidelines, authorized quotas, levels of decision-making, and methods of performance evaluation shall be formulated by each dealing department based on the nature of commodities, and then be submitted to the chairman of the board for approval before implementation.

  2. I. The total of the derivatives transaction contract the Company engages in is limited to 20% of the paid-in capital of the Company; the upper limit of loss (stop-loss point) is 30% of traded total and individual contract amount.

  3. I. The Board of Directors shall delegate the chairman of the board functional authority to engage in derivatives as follows:

  4. (1) A list of the transaction targets and commodity categories.

  5. (2) The verification of the list of counterparties and their upper limits of quotas.

  6. (3) Determination of respective transaction.

Article 12

When the Company engages in derivatives trading, the following risk management measures should be adopted:

  1. The scope of risk management should cover credit, market price, liquidity, cash flow, operation and legal risk management.

  2. The functions of dealing, confirmation and settlement of derivatives trading shall be performed by different personnel.

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  1. Risk assessment, monitoring and control shall be performed by personnel from division other than the above, and report to the Board or senior management not in a position of trading or decision-making.

  2. Positions held in derivatives trading shall be assessed at least once weekly. For hedging trades held for business needs, assessment shall be undertaken at least twice monthly. The evaluation report shall be remitted to senior managers authorized by the Board of Directors.

  3. If the Company is involved with legal matters arising from the transaction of derivatives, consultation with legal personnel or external legal adviser.

Article 13

The Board of Directors shall supervise and manage in accordance with the following principles when the Company engages in derivatives trading:

  1. The designated senior supervisors shall pay attention to the supervision and control of the transaction risk of derivatives at any time.

  2. The Board shall periodically conduct evaluation over whether performance of derivative trading is in compliance with established operational strategies and whether risk-taking are within a permitted scope.

Senior management personnel authorized by the board of directors shall manage derivatives trading in accordance with the following principles:

  1. Regularly assessing whether the current risk

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management measures in use are appropriate and comply with the procedures of the company’s derivatives trading.

  1. While supervising transaction and profit and loss, in case of any abnormal situation, necessary measures shall be taken and the Board of Directors shall be notified immediately. If there is Independent Director, Independent Director shall attend the Board of Directors and express opinions.

The Company shall submit a report to the Board of Directors after delegating relevant personnel to handle derivatives transaction in accordance with the provisions of the procedures governing the derivatives trading.

Article 14

The Company engaging in derivatives trading shall establish a log book in which details of the types and amounts of derivatives trading engaged in, board of directors approval dates, and the matters required to be carefully evaluated under Subparagraph 4 of Article 12 and Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1, and Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 2, of Article 13 shall be recorded in detail in the log book.

The Company's internal audit personnel shall periodically make a determination of the suitability of internal controls on derivatives and conduct a monthly audit of how faithfully derivatives trading by the trading department adheres to the procedures for engaging in derivatives trading, and prepare an audit report. If any material

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violation is discovered, all supervisors shall be notified in writing.

Article 15

The Company conducting a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares, prior to convening the board of directors to resolve on the matter, shall engage a certified public accountant, attorney, or securities underwriter to give an opinion on the reasonableness of the share exchange ratio, acquisition price, or distribution of cash or other property to shareholders, and submit it to the board of directors for deliberation and passage.

Article 16

When the Company participates in merger, demerger, or acquisition, it shall prepare a public report to shareholders covering important contract content and relevant matters prior to the shareholders' meeting, along with the experts' opinions of the preceding 1st paragraph as well as the notification of the shareholders' meeting to shareholders altogether as a reference for determination of whether to approve the merger, demerger, or acquisition. Provided, where a provision of another act exempts the Company from convening a shareholders' meeting to approve the merger, demerger, or acquisition, this restriction shall not apply.

Where the shareholders meeting of any one of the companies participating in a merger, demerger, or acquisition fails to convene or pass a resolution due to

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lack of a quorum, insufficient votes, or other legal restriction, or the proposal is rejected by the shareholders meeting, the companies participating in the merger, demerger or acquisition shall immediately publicly explain the reason, the follow-up measures, and the preliminary date of the next shareholders meeting.

Article 17

Companies participating in merger, demerger or acquisition, unless otherwise stipulated in other laws or there is special factors which must be reported to the regulator for approval, shall convene the Board of Directors and shareholders’ meeting on the same day to decide the merger, demerger or acquisition-related matters.

A company participating in a transfer of another company's shares shall call a board meeting on the day of the transaction, unless another act provides otherwise or the competent authority grants consent for special circumstances in advance.

When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of another company's shares, a company that is listed on an exchange or has its shares traded on an OTC market shall prepare a full written record of the following information and retain it for 5 years for reference:

  1. Basic identification data for personnel: Including the occupational titles, names, and national ID numbers (or passport numbers in the case of foreign nationals) of all persons involved in the planning or

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implementation of any merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of another company's shares prior to disclosure of the information.

  1. Dates of material events: Including the signing of any letter of intent or memorandum of understanding, the hiring of a financial or legal advisor, the execution of a contract, and the convening of a Board of Directors meeting.

  2. Important documents and minutes: Including merger, demerger, acquisition, and share transfer plans; any letter of intent or memorandum of understanding, material contracts, and minutes of the Board of Directors meetings.

When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of another company's shares that is traded on the Taipei Exchange, the Company shall report the information set out in the aforementioned Item 1 and 2 according to regulated format on the Internet information system designated by competent authorities within 2 days commencing immediately from the date of passage of a resolution by the Board of Directors.

Where any of the companies participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of another company's shares is neither listed on an exchange nor has its shares traded on an OTC market, the company(s) so listed or traded shall sign an agreement with such company whereby the latter is required to abide by the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4.

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Article 18

People who participate in or know the merger , demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares shall issue a written letter of confidentiality commitment and shall not disclose the contents of the plans before public disclosure of the information, nor shall they use their own names or under the names of other people to trade and merge, demerge, acquire, or transfer of shares of all the company’s shares and other marketable securities with equity property.

Article 19

When the Company participates in merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares, the share exchange ratio or acquisition price cannot be arbitrarily altered unless under the following circumstances. Besides, it shall stipulate the circumstances permitting alteration in the contract for merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares:

  1. Cash capital increase, issuance of convertible corporate bonds, issuance of bonus shares, issuance of corporate bonds with warrants, preferred shares with warrants, stock warrants, or other equity based securities.

  2. An action, such as a disposal of major assets, which affects the Company's financial operations.

  3. An event, such as a major disaster or major change in technology, that affects the Company’s shareholder equity or share price.

  4. An adjustment where any of the companies

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participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares from another company, buys back treasury stocks.

  1. An increase or decrease in the number of entities or companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.

  2. Other terms/conditions that the contract stipulates may be altered and that have been publicly disclosed.

Article 20

When the Company participates in merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares, the contracts shall specify rights and obligations of the company’s merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares as well as the following items:

  1. Handling of breach of contract.

  2. Principles for the handling of equity-type securities previously issued or treasury stocks previously bought back by any company that is extinguished in a merger or that is demerged.

  3. The amount of treasury stocks participating companies are permitted under law to buy back after the record date of calculation of the share exchange ratio, and the principles for handling thereof.

  4. The manner of handling changes in the number of participating entities or companies.

  5. Preliminary progress schedule for plan execution, and anticipated completion date.

  6. Scheduled date for convening the legally mandated

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shareholders' meeting if the plan exceeds the deadline without completion, and relevant procedures.

Article 21

As far as the companies participating in merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares are concerned, if any of the parties intends further to carry out merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares with another company after public disclosure of the information, and the number of participating companies decreases and the shareholders’ meeting has adopted a resolution authorizing the Board of Directors to alter the limits of authority, such participating companies may exempt from calling another shareholders’ meeting for resolution anew. All of the participating companies shall carry out anew the procedures or legal actions that had been completed on the original merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.

Article 22

Provided that companies participating in merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares are not public entities, the Company shall sign an agreement with them in accordance with the provisions of Articles 17, 18 and 21.

Article 23

The total of the real estate or marketable securities for non-operating purpose as well as the quotas for individual marketable securities that the Company and its respective subsidiaries acquire:

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  1. The total of real estate for non-operating purpose the Company acquires shall not be higher than 50% of stockholders' equity; The total of real estate for non-operating purpose the Company and its respective subsidiaries acquire shall not be higher than 10% of our stockholders' equity.

  2. I. The amount of individual marketable securities the Company invests in shall not be higher than 50% of our stockholders' equity; The amount of individual marketable securities the Company and its respective subsidiaries invest in shall not be higher than 10% of our stockholders' equity.

  3. The net investment of consolidated shareholders' equity of the total of marketable securities that the Company and its subsidiaries purchase shall not be higher than 150% of our parent company shareholders' equity of the latest consolidated financial statements unless otherwise specified by laws.

Article 24

When the Company and its subsidiaries acquire or dispose of assets, they shall formulate the procedures for the company based on the Company's “Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets”.

Article 25

Relevant personnel of the the Company shall be dealt with in accordance with our regulations if they violate the procedures.

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Article 26

The matters not stipulated in the procedures shall be handled in accordance with “Guidelines for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets by Public Entities” and its relevant provisions issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission of Executive Yuan.

Article 27

After the procedures have been approved by the board of directors, they shall be submitted to each supervisor, and then to a shareholders' meeting for approval; the same applies when the procedures are amended. If any director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the director's dissenting opinion to each supervisor.

Where the position of independent director has been created, when the procedures for the acquisition and disposal of assets are submitted for discussion by the board of directors pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions. If an independent director objects to or expresses reservations about any matter, it shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.

Article 28

The provisions of these guidelines relating to 10% of the total assets shall be calculated on the basis of the total

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assets in the latest individual or respective financial statements as stipulated in the guidelines for financial reports made by securities issuers.

In the case of a company’s stock has no nominal amount or the nominal amount is not NT$10 per share, according to the guidelines of transaction amount of 20% paid-in capital, it shall be calculated by 10% of the parent company proprietary equity.

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Appendix 5

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Procedures for Lending of Capital and Endorsements

Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 14 June 2013 Amendment made at shareholders meeting on 8 June 2016

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1

The procedures are formulated in accordance with Article 36-1 of the Securities Exchange Act and the relevant provisions of the “Guidelines for Lending of Capital and Endorsements by Public Entities”. Except as otherwise provided, the Company’s relevant lending of capital to others and endorsements shall comply with the procedures.

Article 2

If a subsidiary of the Company plans to lend capital to others and endorse or provide guarantees for others, it shall formulate the procedures of the company based on the “Guidelines for Lending of Capital and Endorsements by Public Entities” and these procedures.

Article 3

The terms used in the procedures are defined as follows:

  1. Net Value: referring to the equity of the Company’s latest balance sheet of financial statements audited and certified by CPA is attributable to the owner of the

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parent company.

  1. Date of Occurrence: referring to the formerest date among the date of contract signing, the date of payment, the date of the board of directors’ resolution, or other dates when the object and the amount of the transaction can be confirmed.

Chapter 2 Lending of Capital

Article 4

The objects that the Company can lend capital:

  1. Corporations or companies with which the Company does business.

  2. Corporations or companies necessary for short-term financing with the Company.

The term "short-term" as mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the longer period based on one year or the Company’s operating cycle.

Article 5

The evaluation criteria forthe Company’s lending capital to others:

  1. If the Company and other corporations or companies are engaged in lending of capital because of business, the provisions of paragraph 1 (2) of Article 6 shall be applied.

  2. If there is a need for short-term financing to lend capital, it shall be subject to the following circumstances:

  3. (1) Subsidiaries of the Company that hold more than

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  • 50% shares of voting rights directly or indirectly.

  • (2) A corporation or a company makes short-term financing due to the need of purchasing materials or operating turnover.

  • (3) Others that have obtained the approval from the Board of Directors of the Company to lend capital.

Article 6

The total of capital lent by the Company and the quota permitted to an individual object:

  1. The total of the Company’s lending of capital shall not exceed 40% of the Company’s net value.

  2. For corporations or companies that do business with the Company, individual lending of capital shall not exceed the amount of transactions between the two parties. The amount of transaction refers to the higher amount based on the amount of purchase or sales between the two parties.

  3. For corporations or companies having a need of making short-term financing, individual lending of capital shall not exceed 20% of the Company’s net value.

For corporations or companies having a need of making short-term financing, individual lending of capital shall not exceed 20% of the Company’s net value.

Article 7

The lending of capital and procedures the Company deals with:

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  1. Review of Credit Investigation When it comes to the Company’s lending of capital, the objects that need capital lending should submit required documents and the latest financial statements and then apply for the amount of capital lending in written form to the department in charge of this matter. Upon receiving the application, the department in charge of this matter will turn it over to our Operation Management Dept. for evaluation investigation into the objects of capital lending, including the description of relevant capital-lending content, necessity and rationality, risk assessment results, and the impact of capital lending on the Company’s operational risk, financial conditions, and shareholders' equity. Collateral should be obtained, if necessary.

  2. Approval of Credit

When it comes to the Company’s lending of capital, it shall be approved by the chairman of the board after our Operation Management Dept.’s evaluation based on the procedures. The department in charge of this matter shall report to the board of directors for resolution and approval and shall not delegate others to decide.

  1. Preservation of Claims

When it comes to the Company’s lending of capital, except the subsidiaries that directly and indirectly hold more than 50% shares of voting rights, the same amount of guaranteed promissory note shall be required and, if necessary, mortgage of movable

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property or real estate shall be set. However, if the objects of capital lending provide personal or company’s adequate financial resources and credit as a guarantee instead of providing collateral, the Board of Directors may take Operation Management Dept.’s evaluation report into account; if a company is the guarantor, attention should be paid to whether the constitution of the company is set as an external guarantee clause.

When reporting the procedures of lending of capital to the Board of Directors based on the preceding regulations, opinions from each Independent Director shall be taken into full consideration, and their specific ideas and reasons for consent or opposition shall also be included in the minutes of the Board of Directors' meeting.

Article 8

The Company’s deadlines of capital lending and method of interest calculation:

  1. Deadlines of Capital Lending

Each deadline of capital lending is limited to the longer period based on one year or the Company’s operating cycle.

  1. Method of Interest Calculation

The interest rate of capital lending shall not be less than the average interest rate of our short-term financing from financial institutions. The Company’s interest of lending accrues on a monthly basis and is subject to the principle of monthly interest payment.

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In case of special circumstances, adjustment is made according to the actual needs after the approval of the Board of Directors.

Article 9

Subsequent measures for control and management of the lending of capital and procedures for handling overdue claims:

  1. Measures for Control and Management

  2. (1) After the loan has been allocated, the department in charge of this matter shall pay constant attention to the financial, business and related credit status of the capital-lending object and the guarantor. If there is any provision of collateral, it should be in the custody of the department in charge of this matter. Attention should also be paid to any change in the value of the guarantee. If there is a material change, it should be immediately reported to the chairman of the board and be appropriately handled as directed.

  3. (2) When the loan is due or the loan is settled before maturity, the Operation Management Dept. shall first calculate the interest payable and collect it together with the principal before cancelling the loan of promissory note and returning to the capital-lending object or applying for mortgages cancellation.

  4. Handling of Overdue Claims

  5. (1) The capital-lending object should pay off the

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principal and interest before the maturity of the loan. If the repayment cannot be made in the due time and the deferment is required, a claim shall be made in advance. The deferment of the deadline of settlement shall be reported to the Board of Directors for approval. However, the extension of the repayment agreed by the Board of Directors shall not violate deadlines of capital lending of Article 8.

  • (2) If the loan is due or the overdue extension of the loan expires, the Company can execute punishment and claim for recovery in accordance with the law in terms of the provided collateral, guarantor, and capital-lending object.

Article 10

The lending of capital between the Company and a subsidiary, or between subsidiaries, the department in charge of this matter should propose the resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the procedures of respective capital-lending company. The chairman of the board may also be authorized to allocate loans in installments or make a revolving credit line available for drawing down with a certain quota and within a period no more than one year resolved by the Board of Directors to the same capital-lending object.

In terms of a certain quota mentioned in the preceding paragraph, except the conformity to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 6, the Company or its subsidiaries’

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granted quota of capital lending to a single enterprise shall not exceed 10% of the net value of each lending company’s latest financial statements.

Article 11

The Operations Management Department shall prepare a memorandum book for the Company's fund-loaning activities, and truthfully record the following information: borrower, amount, date of approval by the board of directors, lending/borrowing date, loan duration, and interest calculation method, to be carefully evaluated and reported periodically.

The Company's internal auditors shall audit the Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others and the implementation thereof no less frequently than quarterly and prepare written records accordingly. They shall promptly notify all the supervisors in writing of any material violation found.

Article 12

If, as a result of a change in circumstances, an entity for which a loan is made does not meet the requirements of the "Operational Procedures on Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees" or the loan balance exceeds the limit, the management authority shall adopt rectification plans and submit the rectification plans to all the supervisors, and shall complete the rectification according to the timeframe set out in the plan..

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Chapter 3 Lending of Capital

Article 13

The endorsements mentioned in the procedures includes:

  1. Financing Endorsements

  2. (1) Discount financing for bills.

  3. (2) Endorsements or guarantee for the purpose of financing other companies.

  4. (3) Issuing a separate bill to a non-financial enterprise as a guarantee for the purpose of the Company’s financing.

  5. Endorsements for Tariffs

  6. Endorsements or guarantee for the Company or other companies in relation to tariffs.

  7. Other Endorsements

Any endorsements or guarantee that cannot be classified as the preceding two subparagraphs.

The Company provides movable or immovable property for other companies to set pledges and mortgages for the guarantee of the loan in accordance with the procedures.

Article 14

The Company may endorse the following companies:

  1. Companies that do business with us.

  2. Subsidiaries that directly and indirectly hold more than 50% shares of voting rights.

  3. Direct and indirect holding more than 50% shares of the voting rights of the company.

Those foreign companies that directly and indirectly hold more than 90% shares of voting rights may be endorsed. It

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is subject to the resolution of our board of directors for approval and the amount shall not exceed 10% of the net value of the Company. However, those foreign companies that directly and indirectly hold 100% shares of the voting rights for endorsements do not apply.

Those counterparts or co-creators have mutual guarantee according to contract regulations due to the needs of undertaking projects or endorse investees by all shareholders’ contribution of capital based on their share holding ratio as a result of the joint investment relationship, or the counterparts assume joint responsibilities for the performance bond of pre-sale house sale contract subject to Consumers Protection Act may conduct endorsements free of the restriction of the preceding two paragraphs.

Contribution of capital mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the Company’s direct contribution or contribution made by companies that hold 100% shares of the voting rights.

Article 15

The evaluation criteria and quotas of the Company’s endorsements:

  1. The total endorsements of the Company and its subsidiaries shall not exceed 60% of our net value.

  2. The Company’s endorsements towards a single company shall not exceed 30% of our net value. The total of the Company and its subsidiaries’ endorsements towards a single company shall not

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exceed 30% of our net value.

  1. The Company’s endorsements towards a single company for business are subject to the foregoing regulations and shall not exceed the amount of mutual transaction. The amount of transaction refers to the higher amount based on the amount of purchase or sales between the two parties.

In case of our endorsement object is a subsidiary whose net value is less than 1/2 of the paid-in capital, the Operation Management Dept. should regularly review the subsidiary’s financial statements to control the risks that may arise from the endorsements.

If a subsidiary’s stock has no nominal amount or the nominal amount is not NT$10 per share, the paid-in capital calculated in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph shall be the sum of the capital stock plus the capital surplus-issued premium.

Article 16

The procedures for endorsements that the Company handles:

  1. Review of Credit Investigation

  2. When it comes to the Company’s endorsements, the companies that need endorsements should submit required company documents and the latest financial statements, and then apply for endorsements in written form to the department in charge of this matter.

Upon receiving the application, the department in charge of this matter will turn it over to our Operation

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Management Dept. for evaluation investigation into the objects of endorsements, including the description of relevant endorsements content, necessity and rationality, risk assessment results, and the impact of endorsements on the Company’s operational risk, financial conditions, and shareholders' equity. Collateral should be obtained, if necessary.

  1. Approval and Delegation of Authority

When it comes to the Company’s endorsements, it shall be approved by the chairman of the board after our Operation Management Dept.’s evaluation based on the procedures; the department in charge of this matter shall report to the board of directors for resolution, but the Board of Directors may delegate the chairman to determine the object and below NT$1 billion for resolution, and then report the matter to the Board of Directors for ratification.

When reporting the procedures of endorsements to the Board of Directors based on the preceding regulations, opinions from each Independent Director shall be taken into full consideration, and their specific ideas and reasons for consent or opposition shall also be included in the minutes of the Board of Directors' meeting.

Article 17

The Company’s exclusive seal for endorsements is a company seal registered with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and is in the custody of someone in charge. The depository of endorsement-related seals shall be reported

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to the Board of Directors for consent; the same shall apply in the event of change.

While the Company issues guarantee to foreign companies, the letter of guarantee shall be signed by the person authorized by the Board of Directors.

Article 18

For endorsement/guarantee activities, besides applying for a chop according to the prescribed procedure, the Operations Management Department shall prepare a memorandum book and record in detail the following information: endorsement/guarantee matter, enterprise name for which the endorsement/guarantee is made, risk assessment results, endorsement/guarantee amount, date of passage by the board of directors or of authorization by the chairman of the board, endorsement/guarantee date, content of collateral, and conditions and date for discharging endorsement/guarantee responsibilities, to be carefully evaluated and reported periodically. Documents such as negotiable instruments and agreements shall be held for safekeeping by the management authority.

The Company's internal auditors shall audit the Operational Procedures for Endorsements/Guarantees for Others and the implementation thereof no less frequently than quarterly and prepare written records accordingly. They shall promptly notify all the supervisors in writing of any material violation found.

Article 19

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If an endorsement is required for business purposes and it is necessary to exceed the amount set in the procedures and meets the requirements of the procedures, it shall be agreed by the Board of Directors and there must be a joint guarantee of more than half of the directors affixing their signatures for the possible loss exceeding the limit. The procedure shall be also amended to be ratified by the shareholders’ meeting; if the shareholders’ meeting disagrees, a plan shall be made to eliminate the excess part within a certain period of time.

When reporting the procedures of endorsements to the Board of Directors based on the preceding regulations, opinions from each Independent Director shall be taken into full consideration, and their specific ideas and reasons for consent or opposition shall also be included in the minutes of the Board of Directors' meeting.

Article 20

If, as a result of a change in circumstances, an entity for which an endorsement/guarantee is made does not meet the requirements of "Operational Procedures on Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees" or the amount exceeds the limit, the management authority shall adopt rectification plans and submit the rectification plans to all supervisors, and shall complete the rectification according to the timeframe set out in the plan.

Chapter 4 Declaration and Information Disclosure Article 21

A subsidiary shall inform our Operation Management

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Dept. of the situation of its capital lending and endorsements of the last month before 5th of each month. The Company shall declare its and its subsidiaries’ last-month balance of capital lending and endorsements before 10th of each month.

Article 22

If the Company’s capital lending meets one of the following standards, it shall announce the declaration within two days from the date of occurrence:

  1. The balance of the Company and its subsidiaries’ lending capital to others is more than 20% of our net value.

  2. The balance of the Company and its subsidiaries’ lending capital to a single enterprise is more than 10% of our net value.

  3. The increased capital-lending amount of the Company or its subsidiaries is more than NT $10 million and more than 2% of our net value.

If a subsidiary is not a domestic public entity, it has to declare according to the third subparagraph of the preceding paragraph. It shall notify the Company immediately upon the date of occurrence and the Company shall announce the declaration in accordance with regulations.

Article 23

If the Company’s endorsements meet one of the following standards, it shall announce the declaration within two

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days from the date of occurrence:

  1. The balance of the Company and its subsidiaries’ endorsements is more than 50% of our latest financial statements’ net value.

  2. The balance of the Company and its subsidiaries’ endorsements to a single enterprise is more than 20% of our net value.

  3. The balance of the Company and its subsidiaries’ endorsements to a single enterprise is more than NT$10 million, and the sum of the balance of endorsement, long-term investment, and capital-lending is more than 30% of our net value.

  4. The increased endorsement amount of the Company or its subsidiaries is more than NT$30 million and more than 5% of our net value.

If a subsidiary is not a domestic public entity, it has to declare according to the fourth subparagraph of the preceding paragraph. It shall notify the Company immediately upon the date of occurrence and the Company shall announce the declaration in accordance with regulations.

Article 24

Our Operation Management Dept. shall assess the conditions of capital lending and provide sufficient allowances for bad debts. It shall also evaluate or recognize the contingent losses of endorsements, disclose capital-lending and endorsements information properly in financial reports, and provide relevant information to CPA

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to carry out the necessary verification procedures.

Chapter 5 Supplementary Provisions

Article 25

The procedure shall be incorporated into the Company’s internal control system after adoption.

Article 26

Managers and organizers who violate the procedures shall be dealt with in accordance with the Company’s regulations.

Article 27

The matters not stipulated in the procedures shall be handled in accordance with “Guidelines for Lending of Capital and Endorsements by Public Entities” and its relevant provisions issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

Article 28

After passage by the board of directors on the Procedures, submit the same to each supervisor and for approval by the shareholders' meeting. If any director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the dissenting opinions to each supervisor and for discussion by the shareholders' meeting. The same shall apply to any amendments to the Procedures.

When the Operational Procedures on Loaning of Funds

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and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees have been submitted for discussion by the board of directors pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions; the independent directors' opinions specifically expressing assent or dissent and the reasons for dissent shall be included in the minutes of the board of directors' meeting.

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Appendix 6

Shareholdings of Directors

  1. As of 10 April 2018, the Company's paid-up capital is NT$ 11,595,610,590, the number of shares issued is 1,159,561,059.

  2. Details of the minimum required combined shareholdings of all directors and supervisors by

law, and shareholdings as per the shareholders' register:

Position Shareholdings required by law Shares recorded in shareholders'
Director 32,000,000 shares 33,049,822 shares

Note: Book closure date: 10 April 2018.

  1. Shareholding details of directors and supervisors:
Position Name Shares held as at
book closure date
Remarks
Chairman Ching-Kuei
Chang
22,000,000 He Hsin Capital.CO.,LTD.
representative
Director Hung-Ming Lee 22,000,000 He Hsin Capital.CO.,LTD.
representative
Director Chung-Yan Tsai 22,000,000 He Hsin Capital.CO.,LTD.
representative
Director Tzi-Li Tung 5,941,332 Cathay Charity Foundation
representative
Director Chung-Chang
Chu
2,353,690 Cathay Real Estate
Foundation representative
Director Chin-Liang Lin 2,754,800 Cathay Real Estate
Employees’ welfare
Committee representative
Independent Director Shiou-Ling Lin 0
Independent Director Chih-Wei Wu 0
Independent Director James Y. Chang 0
Total shares held 33,049,822

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