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Central Re
Stock Code: 2851
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
2019 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
Meeting Handbook
May 29, 2019
THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF THE HANDBOOK FOR THE 2019 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING (THE "HANDBOOK") OF CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY"). THIS TRANSLATION IS INTENDED FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND NOTHING ELSE, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER FOR THE TRANSLATION. THE CHINESE TEXT OF THE HANDBOOK SHALL GOVERN ANY AND ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER STATED HEREIN.
Table of Contents
AGENDA FOR THE MEETING
| I. | Report the total number of shares represented at this AGM | |
|---|---|---|
| and announce commencement of the meeting | ||
| II. Chairman's Address | ||
| III. Report Items | ||
| IV. Ratification and Discussion Items | ||
| V. Extraordinary Motions | ||
| VI. Meeting Adjournment |
APPENDICES
| • Articles of Incorporation | |
|---|---|
| • Rules for Procedure of the Shareholders' Meeting | |
| • Procedures for Acquiring and Disposing of Assets | |
| • Shareholdings of Directors |
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
2019 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
Meeting Time: May 29 (Wednesday), 2019 9:00 am
Meeting Location: International Convention Center Room 802 Chang Yung-Fa Foundation 8F, No.11, Chungshan S.Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Attendance: There are 590,388,750 shares issued by the Company, the number of shareholder representatives attending make up ___________________ shares, reaching % of the total issued shares.
Chairman: Yang, Cheng-Tui, the Chairman of the Board
L. Report the total number of shares represented at this AGM and announce commencement of the meeting.
II. Chairman's Address.
III. Report Items:
- A. Business Report of the year 2018. (Handbook pages 4-9)
- B. Audit Committee's Review Report of the year 2018. (Handbook page 22)
- C. 2018 Employees' Compensation and Remuneration of Directors Report: The Board of Directors appropriated NT\$10,436,116 as employees' compensation in cash and NT\$3,900,000 as remuneration of directors pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation.
IV. Ratification and Discussion Items:
Proposed by the Board of Directors
Proposal 1: Ratification of the 2018 Business Report and Audited Financial Report. (Handbook pages 4-20) Please ratify.
Description: The 2018 Financial Report of the Company have been audited by Ms. Chen Hsien-I and Mr. Lai Chung-Hsi, the CPA of
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Resolution:
Proposed by the Board of Directors
Ratification of 2018 earnings distribution. (Handbook page Proposal 2: 21) Please ratify.
Description:
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- The Company is planning to distribute cash dividend NT\$0.9 per share. The total of cash dividends shall be NT\$531,349,875. The cash dividend distribution will be calculated to the nearest NT dollar, the remainder will be recognized as "Other Non-Operating Income" of the Company.
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- If the number of total shares outstanding, prior to the ex-dividend date for the distribution, has changed due to the repurchasing of shares by the Company, the transfer, conversion, cancellation of treasury shares, such that the ratio of the cash dividends is affected, the Chairman of the Board of Directors is authorized to deal relative matters.
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- Subject to the approval of the annual general shareholders' meeting, the ex-dividend date and payment date for the cash dividend distributions would be decided by the Chairman of the Board.
Resolution:
Proposed by the Board of Directors
- Proposal to amend the Company's "Procedures for Proposal 3: Acquiring and Disposing of Assets". Amendments shown in a comparison table on the Handbook (page 23-51). Please discuss.
- Description: The amendments are made in accordance with the "Regulations" Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies" promulgated on November 26, 2018 per Order No. Financial-Supervisory-Securities-Corporate-1070341072 of the Financial Supervisory Commission.
Resolution:
V. Extraordinary Motions.
VI. Meeting Adjournment.
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CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION Business Report of the year 2018
Central Reinsurance Corporation is the sole domestic professional reinsurance company in Taiwan, mainly engaged in non-life and life reinsurance business for domestic and overseas insurance firms. Adhering to its business philosophy of ethical management, stability and integrity, the Company is devoted to maintaining the good order of the insurance market, diversifying risk for its customers, facilitating the development of insurance industry and fulfilling its corporate responsibilities. To ensure sustainable development, the Company operates its business based on the principles of sound corporate governance, customer-focused services, effective fund utilization, as well as a business profile that focuses on both sound risk management and stable profitability. In order to enlarge its operational foundation and diversify the risk of geographical concentration, the Company not only diligently grows its domestic market, but also continuously expands its international territory through prudent strategies.
With the collective efforts of all its employees, the Company reports a net income of NT\$1,050,071 thousand for the year of 2018. Appended below is the Company's business report for 2018:
- $\mathbf{1}$ Implementation of the Business Plan
- 1.1 Business Performance:
The gross premium written for the year is NT\$15,391,462 thousand, being NT\$583,038 thousand or approximately 3.94% over the budgeted NT\$14,808,424 thousand. An analysis is provided below based on business type:
- 1.1.1 Non-life Reinsurance: The gross premium written is NT\$12,119,062 thousand, being NT\$1,101,451 thousand or approximately 10.00% over the budgeted NT\$11,017,611 thousand. The difference was mainly because of the increased premium income in fire insurance and automobile insurance.
- 1.1.2 Life Reinsurance: The gross premium written is NT\$3,272,400 thousand, being NT\$518,413 thousand or approximately 13.68% less than the budgeted NT\$3,790,813 thousand. The difference was mainly because of the decreased premium income from personal accident and health insurance.
1.2 Financial Management:
1.2.1 Capital Management:
As at the end of 2018, the total paid-in capital of the Company is NT\$5,903,888 thousand. Total shareholders' equity before distribution is NT\$11,198,236 thousand. The capital structure of the Company remains strong.
1.2.2 Reserve Adequacy:
In order to build up a solid financial basis and strengthen its solvency, the Company provides adequate reserves. At the end of 2018, the sum of various reserves is NT\$24,140,367 thousand.
1.2.3 Fund Investment:
The investment income is NT\$395,799 thousand, being NT\$31,951 thousand or 7.47% less than the budgeted NT\$427,750 thousand.
1.3 Credit Ratings:
In 2019, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its credit rating of "A" with stable outlook based on the Company's strong direct relationships with local clients and solid domestic market position, extremely strong capital adequacy, and diversified and prudent investment profile. Taiwan Ratings Corp. also confirmed the Company's rating of "twAA+".
Meanwhile, A.M. Best affirmed the Company's "A" rating with stable outlook in July, 2018 in recognition of its management performance. Good credit ratings are helpful for developing reinsuring high-quality business. They also prove the Company's strong solvency to fulfill its commitment to customers.
| Rating Agency | Rating | Outlook |
|---|---|---|
| A.M. Best | Stable | |
| S&P Global Ratings |
Stable | |
| Taiwan Ratings | $twAA+$ | Stable |
The latest ratings are shown as follows.
$\overline{2}$ Budget Implementation and Financial Status
The comparison between the actual and budgeted of the year was shown as follows:
NT& thousands
| 11-0 0000000000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2018 | Actual | Budget | Achievement (%) |
| Operating Revenues | 14,871,535 | 14,537,680 | 102.30% |
| Operating Costs | 13, 123, 799 | 13,175,796 | 99.61% |
| Gross Operating Income | 1,747,736 | 1,361,884 | 128.33% |
| Operating Expenses | 370,681 | 339,512 | 109.18% |
| Net Operating Income | 1,377,055 | 1,022,372 | 134.69% |
| Non-Operating Income and Expenses |
42 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Income Before Tax | 1,377,097 | 1,022,372 | 134.70% |
| Income Tax Expense | 327,026 | 169,928 | 192.45% |
| Net Income | 1,050,071 | 852,444 | 123.18% |
$\mathfrak{Z}$ Profitability Analysis
The table below shows an analysis on the profitability ratios of 2018 as compared to those of 2017. The earnings per share (after tax) for 2018 is NT\$1.78, being NT\$0.57 less than the NT\$2.35 (*note) of 2017:
| Year Ratio |
2018 | 2017 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Assets (%) | 2.85 | 3.96 | 3.41 | |
| Return on Equity (%) | 9.35 | 13.39 | 11.37 | |
| Net Operating Income / Paid-In Capital (%) |
23.32 | 30.11 | 26.72 | |
| Profitability | Income from Continuing Operations Before Tax/Paid-In Capital (%) |
23.33 | 30.13 | 26.73 |
| Net Profit Margin (%) | 7.06 | 9.52 | 8.29 | |
| Earnings Per Share (After Tax)(NT\$) |
1.78 | 2.35 | 2.07 |
*Note: The earnings per share for 2017 has been retroactively adjusted after capital increase.
Research & Development 4
- 4.1 Research & Development/Customer Service
- 4.1.1 To strengthen its internal control and increase the efficiency at work, Company has been continuously developing integrated the information management system. An off-site back-up system has also been established to ensure the smooth operation of the system. In future, the Company will continue making system adjustments and
upgrades to support the development plan of the Company and accommodate to statutory requirements. The implementation of data warehouse enables multi-faceted information analysis to assist with the strategic and business decision-making by the management team.
- 4.1.2 The Company endeavors to absorb and adopt the most advanced concepts and technologies from the global market to achieve integrated risk management on a continuous basis. Based on its successful experience in risk management, the Company also provides relevant consulting services to customers and assists the competent authority in facilitating risk management policies and regulations for the industry. It is hoped that the collective efforts would help improving the technology standards in risk management for the whole industry.
- 4.1.3 By means of market analysis and consumer demand observation, the Company provides tailored services to achieve higher quality standard and build up marketing competitiveness. Various supporting programs are offered to customers on a timely basis, including new product design, underwriting and claim management expertise, regulatory and actuarial consulting services, etc. The purpose is to solidify customer relationship and create superior business opportunities on an ongoing basis.
- 4.1.4 In order to render value-added services to customers and improve its professional image, the Company has organized many professional seminars in 2018, including:
Seminars or programs for our non-life insurance clients:
- (1) Executive Summit of Non-life Insurance Companies
- (2) Future Talent Reinsurance Principles and Practices
- (3) Seminar for Reinsurance Managers in Non-Life Industry-Introduction of the Current Status of the Non-Life Insurance Market in China and a Brief Overview on International Sanction
Seminars or programs for our life insurance clients:
- (1) Life Reinsurance Principles and Practice
- (2) Medical Insurance Seminar: Specific Critical Illnesses of the Nervous System
- (3) Highlights of Health Insurance Products in Recent Years; A Brief Introduction to the Definitions of 22 Specific Critical Illnesses
- (4) A Series of Seminar for Underwriting and Claims of Life Insurance Companies: Eye Diseases, Underwriting Assessment of Abnormal ECG and Relevant Heart Diseases. Tumor Underwriting, Common Diseases of Newborn Babies, Sleeping Disorders, The Theory and Practice of Simplified Underwriting, A Brief Introduction to the Definitions of 22 Specific Critical Illnesses
The Company has organized various professional seminars to satisfy our clients' needs for years. Participants were given the opportunities to discuss on the market status and future trends, share information and improve their professional expertise. The course and seminars also contributed to the tightening of client relationship for the Company.
- 4.2 Talent Development
- 4.2.1 The Company administers the following on-job training through its training system:
- (1) Regular Training: Internally, the Company provides regular training on general knowledge and basic skills, including "Orientation for New Employees", "Compliance Training and Promotion", "Internal Audit and Internal Control Self-inspection Training", "Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Training", "Personal Information Protection Awareness Training", "Information Safety Awareness", "Employee Confidentiality Obligations and Ethical Corporate Management Training", "Risk Management Training" (including senior executives) and "Fire Safety Training". A total of 1,352 persons have attended the training in 2018.
- (2) Professional Training and Statutory Programs: To enhance the employees' professional knowledge and expertise and elevate their work efficiency, the Company also organizes various job-related
courses to accommodate the needs of staff at different business operations and job levels. The Company, in the meantime, has assigned its internal auditors, compliance personnel, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism personnel, accountants and labor safety personnel to attend relevant external training to meet the statutory requirements. A total of 379 employees have attended the external training in 2018.
- 4.2.2 To support its operating plan and develop reinsurance professionals, the Company also sent employees overseas to attend international conventions, observe best practices and participate in training courses: total 11 persons.
- 4.2.3 On an ongoing basis, the Company encourages its employees to obtain professional licenses for their jobs. So far, a total of 67 employees have acquired domestic or international licenses on non-life/life insurance and financial management.
- (1) Non-life Insurance Underwriters: 22
- (2) Non-life Insurance Claim Adjusters: 8
- (3) Life Insurance Underwriters: 5
- (4) Life Insurance Claim Adjusters: 3
- (5) Fellow of the Actuarial Institute of the R. O. C.: 2
- (6) International Certificates: CPCU 5 persons, ACII 2 persons, SOA ASA 2 persons, CAS ACAS 1 person, ALU 1 person, FLMI 5 persons, ALMI 1 person, LOMA ACS 3 persons, LOMA AAPA 1 person, LOMA ARA 2 persons, FRM 2 persons, ARM 1 person, CFA 1 person.
- 4.2.4 To optimize its human resources, the Company endeavors to place employees at the most suitable positions in terms of personal interest and strengths, in the meantime fulfill the Company's human resources strategies. During the year, therefore, the Company has recruited 14 new employees, arranged job transfer for 12 employees and promoted 14 employees.
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | Notes | AMOUNT | $\overline{\frac{9}{6}}$ | AMOUNT | $\overline{\frac{9}{6}}$ | ||
| 11000 | Cash and cash equivalents | 6(1) | \$ 17,745,305 |
48 | \$ | 16,772,180 | 46 |
| 12000 | Accounts receivable | 6(2) | 280,768 | I | 281,681 | 1 | |
| 14110 | Financial assets at fair value | $6(3)$ and $12(7)$ | |||||
| through profit or loss | 1,708,183 | 5 | 872,011 | 2 | |||
| 14120 | Available-for-sale financial assets | 12(7) | $\bullet$ | 5,419,337 | 15 | ||
| 14145 | Financial assets at amortized cost 6(4) | 11,012,551 | 29 | ||||
| 14160 | Investments in debt instrument | 12(7) | |||||
| without active market | 4,532,786 | 12 | |||||
| 14170 | Held-to-maturity financial assets | 12(7) | 2,456,248 | 7 | |||
| 14180 | Other financial assets | 6(5) | 237,199 | 1 | 684,362 | 2 | |
| 14200 | Investment property, net | 6(7) | 450,678 | 1 | 452,411 | 1 | |
| 15000 | Reinsurance contract assets | 6(8) | 4,216,071 | 11 | 3,726,066 | 10 | |
| 16000 | Property and equipment, net | 6(11) | 204,778 | 206,745 | 1 | ||
| 17000 | Intangible assets | 5,186 | 922 | ||||
| 17800 | Deferred income tax assets | 6(17) | 27,917 | 70,832 | |||
| 18000 | Other assets | 1,401,514 | 4 | 1,034,840 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | \$ 37,290,150 |
100 | \$ | 36,510,421 | 100 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
| 21000 | Accounts payable | 6(12) | \$ 309,813 |
1 | \$ | 409,870 | 1 |
| 21700 | Current income tax liabilities | 102,276 | 217,574 | 1 | |||
| 23200 | Financial liabilities at fair value | $6(3)$ and $12(7)$ | |||||
| through profit or loss | 3,655 | 13,290 | |||||
| 24000 | Insurance liabilities | 6(8) | 25, 565, 926 | 69 | 24,430,514 | 67 | |
| 27000 | Provisions | 18,789 | 21,013 | ||||
| 28000 | Deferred income tax liabilities | 6(17) | 44,639 | 130,378 | |||
| 25000 | Other liabilities | 46,816 | 36,310 | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 26,091,914 | 70 | 25, 258, 949 | 69 | |||
| 30000 | EQUITY | ||||||
| 31000 | Capital | ||||||
| 31100 | Common stock | 6(14) | 5,903,888 | 16 | 5,622,750 | 15 | |
| 32000 | Capital reserve | 300,000 | 1 | 300,000 | ł | ||
| 33000 | Retained earnings | ||||||
| 33100 | Legal reserve | 2,032,633 | 5 | 1,754,742 | 5 | ||
| 33200 | Special reserve | 6(16) | 2,002,340 | 5 | 1,827,712 | ||
| 33300 | Undistributed earnings | 1,046,216 | 3 | 1,360,777 | 4 | ||
| 34000 | Other equity interest | 86,841) | 385,491 | 1 | |||
| TOTAL EQUITY | 11,198,236 | 30 | 11, 251, 472 | 31 | |||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND | |||||||
| EQUITY | \$ 37,290,150 |
100 | $\overline{\mathbf{r}}$ | 36,510,421 | 100 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)
| Years ended December 31 | Changes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | Percentage | ||||||
| 41000 | Items | Notes | AMOUNT | $\overline{\gamma_0}$ | AMOUNT | $\frac{9}{6}$ | (%) | |
| 41100 | Operating revenues Gross premiums written |
\$ | 15,391,462 | 103 | \$ 14,564,046 |
99 | 6 | |
| 51100 | Less: Reinsurance premiums | |||||||
| ceded | $1,053,030$ ( | $7)$ ( | $907,604)$ ( | 6) | 16 | |||
| 51310 | Net change in unearned | 6(8) | ||||||
| 41130 | premium reserve Retention carned premiums |
$363,322)$ ( 13,975,110 |
2) 94 |
$180, 169$ ) ( 13,476,273 |
$\left \right $ 92 |
102 | ||
| 41300 | Reinsurance commission revenue | 277,753 | 2 | 263,609 | 2 | 4 5 |
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| 41400 | Overriding commission revenue | 12,828 | 12,550 | $\overline{a}$ | ||||
| 41500 | Net gain from investment | |||||||
| 41510 | Interest income | 385,555 | 3 | 293,074 | $\mathbf{2}$ | 32 | ||
| 41521 | Gain or loss on valuation of | 12(7) | ||||||
| financial assets or financial | ||||||||
| liabilities at fair value through | ||||||||
| 41522 | profit or loss Realized gain or loss on |
12(7) | ( | 865,776) ( | 6) | 606,291 | 4( | 243) |
| available-for-sale financial | ||||||||
| assets | 217,019 | 2 0 | 100) | |||||
| 41524 | Realized gain or loss on | |||||||
| investments in debt instrument | ||||||||
| without active market | 12,166 | € | 100) | |||||
| 41550 41570 |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) Gain (loss) on investment |
6(7) | 162,912 | 1 6 | 300,407) ( | $2)$ ( | 154) | |
| property | 19,723 | 17,211 | 15 | |||||
| 41585 | Expected credit impairment and 6(4) | |||||||
| reversal profit from investments | € | 782) | ||||||
| 41600 | Gain (loss) upon reclassification 6(3) | |||||||
| of applying overlay approach | 694, 167 | 5 | ||||||
| Total net gain from investment |
395,799 | 3 | 845,354 | 6 € |
53) | |||
| 41800 | Other operating revenues | 210,045 | 1 | 2,163 | 9611 | |||
| Total operating revenues | 14,871,535 | 100 | 14,599,949 | $\overline{100}$ | 2 | |||
| 51000 | Operating costs | |||||||
| 51200 | Reinsurance claims paid | 8,505,936) ( | 57) ( | 8,109,968) ( | 56) | 5 | ||
| 41200 | Less: Reinsurance claims | |||||||
| 51260 | recovery Retention reinsurance claims |
493,982 | 3 | 541, 161 | 4( | 9) | ||
| paid | 8,011,954) ( | $54)$ ( | 7,568,807) ( | 52) | 6 | |||
| 51300 | Net changes in other insurance | 6(8) | ||||||
| liabilities | 673,093) ( | $4)$ ( | 753,552) ( | $5)$ ( | 11) | |||
| 51500 | Reinsurance commission expenses |
4,424,007) ( | $30)$ ( | 4,210,496) ( | 29) | 5 | ||
| 51800 | Other operating costs | 14,745) | $\blacksquare$ | 256) | 5660 | |||
| Total operating costs | $\overline{13, 123, 799}$ ) | $\overline{88}$ | $12,533,111)$ ( | $\sqrt{86}$ | 5 | |||
| 58000 | Operating expenses | |||||||
| 58100 | Selling expenses | 235,320) ( | $2)$ ( | $214, 173)$ ( | 1) | 10 | ||
| 58200 58300 |
Administration expenses Training expenses |
$133,945$ ( 1,421) |
$1)$ ( | $158, 121)$ ( 1,327 |
$1)$ ( $\blacksquare$ |
15) 7 |
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| 58400 | Expected credit impairment | 13 | $\sim$ -6 |
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| reversal from non-investments | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 370,681) | $\overline{3}$ | $\overline{373,621}$ ) | $\overline{2}$ ) ( | $\bf{D}$ | |||
| Net operating income | 1,377,055 | 9 | 1,693,217 | 12 t |
19) | |||
| 59000 62000 |
Non-operating income and expenses Income from continuing |
42 | $\blacksquare$ | 940 | $\blacksquare$ ( |
96) | ||
| operations before tax | 1,377,097 | 9 | 1,694,157 | 12( | 19) | |||
| 63000 | Income tax expense | 6(17) | 327,026 | $\overline{2}$ | 304,698) | $\overline{2}$ | ||
| 64000 | Income from continuing | |||||||
| 66000 | operations after tax Net income |
1,050,071 | 7 7 |
1,389,459 | 10 -0 |
24) | ||
| 1,050,071 | \$ 1,389,459 |
10 ° $\epsilon$ |
24) |
(Continued)
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)
| 2018 | Years ended December 31 | 2017 | Changes Percentage |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Notes | AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | ℅ | $(\%)$ | ||
| 83000 | Other comprehensive income | |||||||
| 83100 | Items may not be reclassified to | |||||||
| profit or loss subsequently | ||||||||
| 83110 | Remeasurements of defined | |||||||
| benefit plans | \$ | 308 | \$ 548 |
$\sqrt{ }$ ٠ |
44) | |||
| 83180 | Income tax relating to the items | |||||||
| may not be reclassified to profit | ||||||||
| or loss subsequently | ( | 62) | - ( | 93) | - ( | 33) | ||
| 83200 | Items may be reclassified to | |||||||
| profit or loss subsequently | ||||||||
| 83210 | Exchange differences on | |||||||
| translation of foreign financial | ||||||||
| statements | 57,742 | - ( | 90,152) ( | $1)$ ( | 164) | |||
| 83220 | Unrealized gain or loss on | 12(7) | ||||||
| available-for-sale financial | ||||||||
| assets | 839,410 | 6< | 100 | |||||
| 83295 | Other comprehensive income | 6(3) | ||||||
| (loss) upon reclassification of | ||||||||
| applying overlay approach | $\epsilon$ | 694,167) ( | 5) | |||||
| 83280 | Income tax relating to items that 6(17) | |||||||
| may be reclassified | 88,740 | 1 0 | 105,771) ( | $1)$ ( | 184) | |||
| Total other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| (loss) for the year (after tax) | 547,439) ( | 4) | 643,942 | 4( | 185) | |||
| 85000 | Total comprehensive income for | |||||||
| the year | \$ | 502,632 | 3 \$ |
2,033,401 | 14( | 75) | ||
| Earnings per share | ||||||||
| 97500 | Basic and Diluted (in NT | 6(16) | ||||||
| dollars) | \$ | 1.78 $\sqrt{3}$ |
2.35 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. $\bar{z}$
| , REINSURANCE CORPORATION TATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars |
|---|---|
| CENTRA? |
| Retained Earnings | Other Equity Interest | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | Common Stock | Capital Reserve Legal Reserve Special Reserve | Undistributed Earnings |
Exchange Differences on Transaction of Foreign Financial Statements |
Losses on Available-for- Sale Financial Assets Unrealized Gains or |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Upon Reclassification of Applying Overlay Approach |
Total Equity | |||||
| $\frac{1}{2}$ | ||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | \$5.622,750 | 300,000 ÷, |
\$1,601,584 | \$1,434,161 | \$798.710 | $9,158$ ) G |
ڽ | 248,838) | 65 | 9,499,209 49 |
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| Net income for the year | 1,389 459 | 1,389,459 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year | 455 | 74,826 | 718,313 | 643,942 | ||||||||
| l'otal comprehensive income (loss) | 1,389,914 | 74,826 | 718.313 | 2,033,401 | ||||||||
| Distributions of 2016 carnings | ||||||||||||
| Legal reserve | 153,158 | 153,158 | ||||||||||
| Special reserve | 6(16) | 135,268 | 135,268 | |||||||||
| Cash dividends | 6(16) | 281,138 | 281, 138) | |||||||||
| Appropriation for equalization reserve for the year | 258,283 | 258,283 | ||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | 5.622,750 | 300,000 م، |
\$1,754,742 | 31.827,712 | \$1,360,777 | 83,984 ائ |
469,475 | 11,251,472 ا⊕ |
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| 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2018 | \$5,622,750 | 300,000 ÷ |
\$1,754,742 | \$1,827,712 | \$1,360,777 | 83,984) ٣ |
Ġ. | 469,475 | 69 | 11,251,472 ç, |
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| Effect of adopting IFRS 9 retrospectively | 68,946 | 469,475 | 544,828 | 6,407 | ||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2018 after adjustments | 5,622,750 | 800,000 | 1,754,742 | 1.827,712 | 1,291,831 | 83,984 | 544,828 | 11,257,879 | ||||
| Net income for the year | 1,050,071 | 1.050,071 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year | 246 | 49,229 | 596,914 | 547,439 | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | 1,050,317 | 49,229 | 596,914 | 502,632 | ||||||||
| Distributions of 2017 earnings | ||||||||||||
| Legal reserve | 277,891 | 277,891 | ||||||||||
| Special reserve | 6(16) | 6,948 | 6.948 | |||||||||
| Cash dividends | ette) | 562,275 | 562,275 | |||||||||
| Stock dividends | 6(16) | 281,138 | 281,138 | |||||||||
| Recovery of special reserve | 6(16) | $131,439$ ) | 131,439 | |||||||||
| Appropriation for equalization reserve for the year | 299,119 | 299,119 | ||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2018 | \$ 5.903.888 | 000.000 | \$2,032,633 | \$2,002,340 | \$1,046,216 | 34,755 의 |
52,086 ی |
11,198,236 SP |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Years ended December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | |||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Profit before tax |
\$ | \$ | ||
| Adjustments | 1,377,097 | 1,694,157 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) | ||||
| Depreciation | 9,013 | 9.043 | ||
| Amortization | 1,726 | 1,558 | ||
| Provision for loss allowance of reinsurance contract assets | 9,757 | |||
| Loss (gain) on valuation of financial assets and liabilities at | ||||
| fair value through profit or loss | 681,491 | 38,829 | ||
| Interest income | ( | 412.432) ( | 308,508 | |
| Dividend income | ( | $111,926$ ) ( | 118,975 | |
| Net change in reserves | 1,036,415 | 933,721 | ||
| Expected credit impairment on investments | 782 | |||
| Expected credit impairment reversal from non-investments | ( | 5) | ||
| Gain upon reclassification of applying overlay approach | € | 694, 167) | ||
| Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss | ( | 196,375) | 143,033 | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||
| Changes in operating assets | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 32.981 | C | 139,537 | |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 3,440,100 | $\epsilon$ | 149,872) | |
| Proceeds from repayments of held-to-maturity financial | ||||
| assets | 1,386,184 | |||
| Financial assets at amortized cost | $\overline{(\ }$ | 3,351,251) | ||
| Investments in debt instrument without active market | 12,000 | |||
| Held-to-maturity financial assets | 1,764,826 | |||
| Other financial assets | 447, 163 | 478,103 | ||
| Reinsurance contract assets | ( | 406,874) | € | 194,292 |
| Other assets Changes in operating liabilities |
$\overline{(\ }$ | 336,149) | 32,886 | |
| Accounts payable | ( | 100,057) | 92,730 | |
| Provisions | 1,916) | 18,419 | ||
| Other liabilities | 10,506 | 10,968 | ||
| Cash inflow generated from operations | 1.435,879 | 1,219,415 | ||
| Interest received | 410,927 | 320,893 | ||
| Dividend received | 111,854 | 119,039 | ||
| Income tax paid | 400,211 ) | 195,184 | ||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 558.449 | 464, 163 | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | $5,240$ ) ( | 5,070 ) | ||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | 5,990) | |||
| Acquisition of investment property | 73) | 298 | ||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | 11,303) | $\overline{5,368}$ | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| Payment of cash dividends | 562,275) | 281,138 | ||
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | 562,275) | 281,138 | ||
| Effects of exchange rate changes | $11,746$ ) | 5,814 | ||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 973.125 | 1,183,471 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 16,772,180 | 15,588,709 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 17,745,305 | 16,772,180 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
PWCR18000360 To Central Reinsurance Corporation
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Central Reinsurance Corporation (the "Company") as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the "Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Insurance Enterprises" and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with the "Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants" and generally accepted auditing standards in the Republic of China (ROC GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants in the Republic of China (the "Code"), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 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 judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and, in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
資誠聯合會計師事務所 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan 11012 秦北市信義區基隆路一段 333 號 27 樓 27F, No. 333, Sec. 1, Keelung Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 11012, Taiwan T: +886 (2) 2729 6666, F:+ 886 (2) 2729 6686, www.pwc.tw
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Recognition of reinsurance revenue
Description
For the accounting policy for reinsurance revenue, please refer to Note 4(25) of the financial statements; for critical accounting estimates and assumptions of reinsurance revenue, please refer to Note 5(2) of the financial statements.
The Company's reinsurance revenue accounts for 103% of its operating revenues. The Company estimates reinsurance revenue based on an accrual basis; that is, once reinsurance contracts are signed, the Company elects the ceding company's annual forecasted reinsurance information and then calculates the revenue proportion to be recognized in each quarter based on previous experience of actual statements. Thereafter, when actual statements are received each quarter, original estimates are reversed and actual statements are accrued. The Company then evaluates the reason for differences between actual statements and estimated amounts to adjust the estimated revenues of remaining period, accordingly. Because reinsurance revenue is material to the financial statements and the recognition of reinsurance revenue involves management's professional judgement, we have thus included the recognition of reinsurance revenue as one of the key audit matters in our audit.
How our audit addressed the matter
The procedures that we have conducted in response to specific aspects of the above-mentioned key audit matter are summarized as follows:
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- Obtained an understanding and assessed the Company's policies, internal controls, and processing procedures related to the recognition of reinsurance revenue.
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- On a sample basis, tested the effectiveness of internal controls related to the recognition of reinsurance revenue, including:
- (1) Checking the accuracy and completeness of recording reinsurance contracts into their system.
- (2) Checking the consistency of reinsurance revenue recorded in the system with the information provided by the ceding company.
- (3) Checking the revenue proportion allocated to each quarter during the contract period and recognized amounts used by management to determine their accuracy.
- (4) Checking the accuracy of actual statements and recorded reversal of estimates.
- (5) Checking whether management had provided clear reasons for its adjustments on the amounts of estimated revenues of each quarter and checked whether such adjustments were appropriately approved.
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- On a sample basis, checked information of actual statements to assess the reasonableness of the Company's adjustments to estimated reinsurance revenue.

Estimation of claims reserve
Description
For the accounting policy for claims reserve (under insurance liabilities), please refer to Note 4(20) of the financial statements; for critical accounting estimates and assumptions of claims reserve, please refer to Note 5(2) of the financial statements; for details on claims reserve, please refer to Note 6(8) of the financial statements.
The Company's claims reserve accounts for 61% of its insurance liabilities. Aside from statutorily required insurances, the Company estimates the ultimate loss ratio and provisions claims reserve based on assessment factors such as information provided by the ceding company, claim development factors, contract type, insurance risk characteristics, market information, and judgement for the experience of claims and underwriting. Because claims reserve is material to the financial statements and the methods and assumptions for calculating claims reserve involve management's professional judgement, we have thus included the estimation of claims reserve as one of the key audit matters in our audit.
How our audit addressed the matter
The procedures that we have conducted in response to specific aspects of the above-mentioned key audit matter are summarized as follows:
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- On a sample basis, checked the accuracy and completeness of financial information used in calculating claims reserve.
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- Used the work of actuarial specialists to assist us in assessing the reasonableness of Incurred-But-Not-Reported losses reserve (including assumed and ceded claims reserve), including:
- (1) Evaluated whether the rationale of the method for calculating the Incurred-But-Not-Reported losses reserve was justifiable.
- (2) On a sample basis, developed a range of reasonable estimated Incurred-But-Not-Reported losses reserve with reference to the historical claims information classified by insurance types as of December 31, 2018, assessed that the estimated Incurred-But-Not-Reported fall within our range of estimates at the aggregate level. In addition, evaluated the rationale of additional adjustments.
- (3) Determined whether the expected loss ratio in relation to the estimated claims reserve was reasonable for the three-month period ended December 31, 2018.
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- Tested a selection of material claims that were Reported-But-Not-Paid and assessed the reasonableness of the claims reserve for such cases.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the "Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Insurance Enterprises" and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance, including audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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 ROC GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from error or fraud 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 financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ROC GAAS, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.

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- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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- 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 Company ability to continue as a going concern. 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 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.
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- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period 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.

Chen Hien-I
co.c. x
Chen, Hsien-I
Lai, Chung-Hsi
For and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan March 20, 2019
--------------------------------------The accompanying financial statements are not intended to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. The standards, procedures and practices in the Republic of China governing the audit of such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements and report of independent accountants are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the accounting principles or auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, and their applications in practice.
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
Earnings Distribution Plan
For the Year of 2018
(Unit: NT\$)
| Items | Total | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|
| Unappropriated retained earnings of previous years | 363,964,245 | |
| Less: Effect of adopting IFRS9 retrospectively | (68, 946, 458) | |
| Adjustments unappropriated retained earnings of previous years | 295,017,787 | |
| Add: The remeasurements of defined benefit plans(Note 1) | 246,824 | |
| Add: Net income of 2018 | 1,050,070,967 | |
| Less : Legal reserve | (210, 014, 193) | |
| Less: Special reserve(Note 2) | (304, 369, 063) | 535,934,535 |
| Retained earnings in 2018 available for distribution | 830,952,322 | |
| Distributable item: | ||
| Shareholders' dividends - Cash dividends: NT\$0.9 per share | 531,349,875 | 531,349,875 |
| Unappropriated retained earnings | 299,602,447 |
Note 1: Pursuant to Article 11 of the Rules for the Preparation of Financial Reports by Insurance Institutions, the Company defined the remeasurements of defined benefit plans transferred to retained earnings.
Note 2: Special reserve NT\$304,369,063 are as follows:
(1) According to the Insurance regulations, the provision for equalization reserve NT\$299,118,708 of the year 2018 had been recognized as special reserve.
(2) According to the Insurance regulations, the provision for FinTech NT\$5,250,355 had been recognized as special reserve.
Note 3: The surplus of year 2018 is allocated by priority.
Audit Committee's Review Report
TO: 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Central Reinsurance Corporation (Central Re)
The Board of Directors has prepared the Company's 2018 business report, financial report, and proposal for distribution of earnings. The CPA firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan has audited the financial report and issued the audit report.
The above business report, financial report, and proposal for distribution of earnings have been reviewed and determined to be correct and accurate by the Audit Committee members of Central Re. In accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act, we hereby submit this report.
Central Reinsurance Corporation
Convener of the Audit Committee: Chou, Yu-Cheng March 20, 2019
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
Comparison Table for the Procedures for Acquiring and Disposing of Assets
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| Article 2 The Scope of | Article 2 The Scope of | $1.\text{To}$ amend |
| Assets | Assets | Subparagraph 2 of |
| The term "assets" as used in the Procedures includes the following: 1. Investments in stocks, |
The term "assets" as used in the Procedures includes the following: 1. Investments in stocks, |
Paragraph 1 and add Subparagraph 5 right-of-use assets in accordance with the |
| government bonds, corporate bonds, financial bonds, securities representing interest in a fund, depositary receipts, call (put) warrants, beneficial interest securities, and asset-backed securities. |
bonds, government corporate bonds, financial bonds. securities representing interest in a fund, depositary receipts, call (put) warrants, beneficial interest securities, and asset-backed securities. |
Order No. Financial- Supervisory- Securities- Corporate- 1070341072 of the Financial Supervisory Commission on 2018/11/26 which the amend "Regulations the |
| 2. Real property (including land, houses and buildings, investment property) and equipment. |
2. Real property (including land, houses and buildings, investment property, and rights to use land) and |
Governing Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies" (hereinafter "the |
| 3. Memberships. | equipment. | Regulations"). |
| 4. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, franchise rights, and other intangible assets. |
3. Memberships. 4. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, franchise rights, and other intangible |
2. The Subparagraph 5 to 8 were rearranged to Subparagraph 6 to 9. |
| 5. Right-of-use assets. | assets. | 3. To amend the |
| 6. Claims of financial $\vert$ 5. Claims institutions (including) receivables, bills purchased and discounted, loans, and overdue receivables). |
$\circ$ f $f$ inancial $\vert$ institutions (including) receivables, bills purchased and discounted, loans, and overdue receivables). 6. Derivatives. |
wording. |
| 7. Derivatives. | ||
| 8. Assets acquired or disposed of in connection with demergers, mergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares in accordance with law. |
7. Assets acquired or disposed of in connection with demergers, mergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares in accordance with law. |
Before and After Amendments
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
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| 9. Other major assets. | 8. Other major assets. | |
| Acquisition and disposal of derivatives shall be $\mathbf{in}$ compliance with "Procedures" for Transaction of Financial Derivatives" of the Company. |
Acquisition and disposal of derivatives shall be in compliance with "Procedures" for Transaction of Financial Derivatives" of the Company. |
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| Article 3 Definitions | Article 3 Definitions | 1. To amend the article |
| Terms used in the Procedures are defined as below: |
Terms used in the Procedures are defined as below: |
number of Company cited Act in |
| 1. Assets acquired or disposed through mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer $\circ$ of shares in with accordance law: Refers to assets acquired or disposed through mergers, demergers, or acquisitions conducted under the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, Financial Holding Company Act, Financial Institution Merger Act and other acts, or to transfer of shares from another company through issuance of new shares of its own as the consideration (hereinafter) therefor "transfer of shares") under Article 156-3 of the "Company Act". 2. Related party or subsidiary: defined the As in "Regulations Governing Preparation of Financial and Operational Reports by Insurance Institutions". 3. Professional appraiser: Refers to a real property |
1. Assets acquired or disposed through mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer $\circ$ of shares in accordance with law: Refers to assets acquired or disposed through mergers, demergers, or acquisitions conducted under the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, Financial Holding Company Act, Financial Institution Merger Act and other acts, or to transfer of shares from another company through issuance of new shares of its own as the consideration (hereinafter) therefor "transfer of shares") under Article 156, Paragraph 8 of the "Company Act". 2. Related party or subsidiary: defined the in As "Regulations Governing" Preparation of Financial and Operational Reports by Insurance Institutions". 3. Professional appraiser: Refers to a real property |
Subparagraph $\mathbf{1}$ in accordance with the amended Company issued Act on 2018/11/1. 2. To add Subparagraph 7 to 8 in accordance with the Subparagraph 8 to 9 of Article 4 of the Regulations. |
| appraiser or other person duly authorized by law to |
appraiser or other person duly authorized by law to |
| the the value value $\mathbf{in}$ $\mathbf{in}$ engage engage appraisal of real property or appraisal of real property or equipment. equipment. 4. Date of occurrence: Refers 4. Date of occurrence: Refers to the date of contract to the date of contract signing, date of payment, signing, date of payment, date of consignment trade, date of consignment trade, date of transfer, dates of date of transfer, dates of of directors of directors boards boards resolutions, or other date resolutions, or other date confirm confirm that can the that can the counterpart and monetary counterpart and monetary amount of the transaction, amount of the transaction, whichever date is earlier; whichever date is earlier; provided, for investment provided, for investment for which approval of the for which approval of the competent authority is competent authority is required, the earlier of the required, the earlier of the above date or the date of above date or the date of receipt of approval by the receipt of approval by the competent authority shall competent authority shall apply. apply. |
After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
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| 5.Mainland China 5. Mainland China area area |
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| Refers Refers investment: investment: to to |
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| the the investments investments $\mathbf{in}$ in |
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| China China mainland mainland area area |
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| approved by the Ministry of approved by the Ministry of |
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| Affairs Economic Affairs Economic |
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| Investment Commission or Investment Commission or |
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| conducted in accordance conducted in accordance |
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| with the provisions of the with the provisions of the |
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| Regulations Regulations Governing Governing |
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| Permission for Investment Permission for Investment |
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| or Technical Cooperation in or Technical Cooperation in |
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| the Mainland Area. the Mainland Area. |
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| 6. Total assets: Refers to the 6. Total assets: Refers to the |
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| total assets stated in the total assets stated in the |
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| most recent Company's most recent Company's |
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| financial report prepared financial report prepared |
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| under the "Regulations" under the "Regulations" |
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| Governing Preparation of Governing Preparation of Financial and Operational Financial and Operational |
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| Reports by Insurance Reports Insurance by |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
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| Institutions". | Institutions". | |
| 7. Securities exchange: |
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| securities "Domestic |
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| exchange" refers to the | ||
| Taiwan Stock Exchange | ||
| "foreign Corporation; |
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| securities exchange" refers | ||
| to any organized securities | ||
| exchange market that is | ||
| regulated by the competent | ||
| securities authorities of the | ||
| jurisdiction where it is | ||
| located. | ||
| 8. Over-the-counter venue | ||
| $($ "OTC venue", "OTC"): | ||
| "Domestic OTC venue" | ||
| refers to a venue for OTC | ||
| trading provided by a |
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| securities firm 1n |
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| accordance with the Governing Regulations |
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| Securities Trading on the | ||
| Taipei Exchange; "foreign | ||
| OTC venue" refers to a | ||
| financial at a venue |
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| institution that is regulated | ||
| by the foreign competent | ||
| that authority and 1S |
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| permitted conduct to |
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| securities business. | ||
| Article 4 Operating | Article 4 Operating | For the consistency of |
| Procedures | Procedures | rules. internal the |
| 1. The degree of authority | 1. The degree of authority | transaction process - of |
| delegated and the levels to | delegated and the levels to | acquisition or disposal |
| which authority is |
which authority is |
of real property $-$ is |
| delegated: shall be executed | delegated: shall be executed | amended in accordance |
| accordance with the in |
accordance with the in |
with the cycle of |
| table Company's of |
table Company's of |
investment property and |
| governing the delegation of | governing the delegation of | the cycle of property for |
| authority and responsibility. | authority and responsibility. | self-use of the Internal |
| 2. Execution Unit and |
2. Execution Unit and |
Control System and Audit Internal |
| transaction process: | transaction process: | Implementation Rules. |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| $(1)$ With respect to the | $(1)$ With respect to the | |
| acquisition or disposal | acquisition or disposal | |
| securities, $\circ$ f the |
of securities, the |
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| unit shall execution |
execution unit shall |
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| analyze and forecast the | analyze and forecast the | |
| future outlook based on | future outlook based on | |
| the market condition, so | the market condition, so | |
| as to formulate trading | as to formulate trading | |
| and get the terms |
and get the terms |
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| approval of Authorized | approval of Authorized | |
| level in accordance with | level in accordance with | |
| the Company's table | the Company's table | |
| governing the |
governing the |
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| delegation of authority | delegation of authority | |
| and responsibility. | and responsibility. | |
| Acquisition and |
Acquisition and |
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| disposal of securities | disposal of securities | |
| shall be in compliance | shall be in compliance | |
| with "Procedures for | with "Procedures for | |
| Governing Various |
Governing Various |
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| Applications of Funds" | Applications of Funds" | |
| of the Company. | of the Company. | |
| $(2)$ With respect to the | $(2)$ With respect to the | |
| acquisition or disposal | acquisition or disposal | |
| of real property, the | of real property, the | |
| execution unit shall |
execution unit shall |
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| formulate trading terms | formulate trading terms | |
| and obtain an appraisal | and get the approval of | |
| report issued by the | the Chairman and audit | |
| professional appraiser before get the approval |
committee and submit a | |
| of the Chairman and | proposal for discussion the board by of |
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| audit committee and |
directors. But for the | |
| submit a proposal for | reason of timeliness, the | |
| discussion by the board | transactions be can |
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| of directors. | executed in respect of | |
| $(3)$ With respect the to |
the approval οf |
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| acquisition or disposal | Chairman and |
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| of equipment and other | subsequently have the |
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| assets, the execution |
decisions submitted to | |
| shall unit conduct |
and ratified by audit | |
| analysis and appraisal | committee the and |
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| board of directors. |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| of the transaction, and formulate trading terms and get approval in accordance with the table Company's governing the delegation of authority and responsibility. |
$(3)$ With respect to the acquisition or disposal of equipment and other assets, the execution conduct unit shall analysis and appraisal of the transaction, and formulate trading terms and get approval in accordance with the table Company's governing the delegation of authority and responsibility. |
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| Article 5 Appraisal Procedures |
Article 5 Appraisal Procedures |
1.Paragraph $\mathbf{1}$ and Paragraph 3 1S |
| The acquisition or disposal of real property, equipment or right-of-use assets thereof where the transaction amount reaches 20 percent of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$300 million or more, the Company, unless transacting with a domestic government agency, engaging others to build on its own land, rented land, or acquiring or disposing of equipment or right-of-use assets thereof held 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 it circumstances is necessary to give a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference |
The acquisition or disposal of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20 percent 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 engaging others to build on $ $ acquiring or disposing of business equipment, shall obtain an appraisal report the prior $\mathsf{to}$ date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser and shall further comply with the following provisions: 1.Under special it circumstances is. necessary to take a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference basis for the transaction price, the transaction shall be approved by audit |
amended to include the right-of-use assets accordance with in Article 9 and Article 11 of the Regulations. 2.T o amend the wording. |
$\sim$ $\sim$
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| basis for the transaction | committee and submitted to | |
| price, the transaction shall | the board of directors for | |
| approved by audit be |
resolution in advance, and | |
| committee and submitted to | the above procedure shall | |
| the board of directors for | also be followed once the | |
| resolution in advance; the | terms and conditions of the | |
| same procedure shall also | transaction are changed in | |
| be followed whenever there | the future. | |
| is any subsequent change to | 2. Where the transaction |
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| the terms and conditions of | amount is NT\$1 billion or | |
| the transaction. | more, appraisals from two | |
| 2. Where the transaction |
professional more or |
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| amount is NT\$1 billion or | shall appraisers be |
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| more, appraisals from two | obtained. | |
| professional more or |
3. Where any one of the | |
| shall be appraisers obtained. |
following circumstances |
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| applies with respect to the | ||
| 3. Where any one of the | professional appraiser's |
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| following circumstances |
appraisal results, unless all | |
| applies with respect to the | the appraisal results for the | |
| professional appraiser's appraisal results, unless all |
assets to be acquired are higher than the transaction |
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| the appraisal results for the | amount, or all the appraisal | |
| assets to be acquired are | results for the assets to be | |
| higher than the transaction | disposed of are lower than | |
| amount, or all the appraisal | the transaction amount, a | |
| results for the assets to be | certified public accountant | |
| disposed of are lower than | (CPA) shall be engaged to | |
| the transaction amount, a | perform the appraisal in | |
| certified public accountant | accordance with the |
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| (CPA) shall be engaged to | provisions of Statement of | |
| perform the appraisal in | Auditing Standards No. 20 | |
| accordance with the |
published by. the |
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| provisions of Statement of | Accounting Research and | |
| Auditing Standards No. 20 | Development Foundation |
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| published $\mathbf{b}$ the |
of the ROC (hereinafter | |
| Accounting Research and | referred to as "ARDF") and | |
| Development Foundation |
render a concrete opinion | |
| of the ROC (hereinafter | regarding the reason for the | |
| referred to as "ARDF") and | discrepancy the and |
|
| render a concrete opinion | appropriateness the of |
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| regarding the reason for the the |
transaction price: | |
| discrepancy and |
$(1)$ The discrepancy |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| appropriateness of the |
between the appraisal | |
| transaction price: | and the result |
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| $(1)$ The discrepancy | transaction amount is 20 | |
| between the appraisal | percent or more of the | |
| the result and |
transaction amount. | |
| transaction amount is | (2) The discrepancy | |
| 20 percent or more of | between the appraisal | |
| the transaction amount. | results of two or more | |
| (2) The discrepancy | professional appraisers | |
| between the appraisal | is 10 percent or more of | |
| results of two or more | the transaction amount. | |
| professional appraisers | 4. No more than 3 months | |
| is 10 percent or more of | may elapse between the | |
| the transaction amount. | date of the appraisal report | |
| 4. No more than 3 months | issued by a professional | |
| may elapse between the | appraiser and the contract | |
| date of the appraisal report | execution date; provided, | |
| issued by a professional | publicly where the |
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| appraiser and the contract | announced current value for | |
| execution date; provided, | the same period is used and not more than 6 months |
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| the publicly where announced current value |
have elapsed, an opinion | |
| for the same period is used | may still be issued by the | |
| obtain the financial |
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| company for the most recent | ||
| period, certified or reviewed | ||
| by a CPA for reference in | ||
| appraising the transaction | ||
| price, and if the dollar | ||
| by a CPA for reference in | amount of the transaction is | |
| appraising the transaction | ||
| price, and if the dollar | ||
| amount of the transaction is | ||
| 20 percent of the Company's | ||
| paid-in capital or NT\$300 | ||
| and not more than 6 months have elapsed, an opinion may still be issued by the original professional appraiser. The Company acquiring or disposing of securities shall, date to to the of prior occurrence of the event. financial the obtain statements of the issuing company for the most recent period, certified or reviewed |
professional original appraiser. The Company acquiring or disposing of securities shall, prior the date to of occurrence of the event, statements of the issuing 20 percent of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$300 million Or the more, Company shall additionally engage a CPA prior to the date of occurrence of the |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| million the or more, |
event to provide an opinion | |
| Company shall additionally | regarding the reasonableness | |
| engage a CPA prior to the | of the transaction price. If the | |
| date of occurrence of the | CPA needs to use the report | |
| event to provide an opinion | of an expert as evidence, the | |
| regarding the reasonableness | CPA shall do SO in |
|
| of the transaction price. If the | accordance with the |
|
| CPA needs to use the report | provisions of Statement of | |
| of an expert as evidence, the | Auditing Standards No. 20 | |
| shall CPA. do SO in |
published by the ARDF. This | |
| accordance with the |
requirement does not apply, | |
| provisions of Statement of | however, to publicly quoted | |
| Auditing Standards No. 20 | prices of securities that have | |
| published by the ARDF. This | an active market, or where | |
| requirement does not apply, | otherwise provided by the | |
| however, to publicly quoted | regulations of the Financial | |
| prices of securities that have | Commission Supervisory |
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| an active market, or where | (hereinafter referred to as | |
| otherwise provided by the | " $FSC$ "). | |
| regulations of the Financial | Except for transactions with | |
| Supervisory Commission |
government the agencies, |
|
| (hereinafter referred to as |
Company acquires or |
|
| " $FSC$ "). | disposes of memberships or | |
| Where the Company |
intangible assets and the |
|
| disposes $\sigma$ acquires or |
transaction amount reaches | |
| intangible assets $or$ |
20 percent or more of the | |
| right-of-use assets thereof or Company's paid-in capital or | ||
| memberships and | the $\vert$ NT\$300 million or more, the | |
| 20 percent or more of the | transaction amount reaches Company shall obtain a CPA's opinion on the |
|
| Company's paid-in capital or $\vert$ | reasonableness of the |
|
| NT\$300 million or more, | transaction price prior to the | |
| $\frac{except}{in}$ transactions with a | date of occurrence of the | |
| domestic government | event; the CPA shall comply | |
| agency, the Company shall | with the provisions of | |
| engage a $CPA$ prior to the | Statement of Auditing | |
| date of occurrence of the | Standards No. 20 published | |
| event to render an opinion on | by the ARDF. | |
| the reasonableness of the | The calculation of the |
|
| $transaction price$ ; the CPA | transaction amounts of |
|
| shall comply with the | preceding provisions shall be | |
| provisions of Statement of based on Paragraph 2 of | ||
| Auditing Standards No. 20 Article 6 and "within the |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| published by the ARDF. | preceding year" as used |
|
| calculation of The the |
herein refers to the year |
|
| transaction amounts referred | preceding the date of |
|
| to in the preceding three | occurrence of the current | |
| paragraph shall be done in | transaction. Items for which | |
| accordance with Paragraph 2 | an appraisal report from a | |
| of Article 6 and "within the | professional appraiser or a | |
| preceding year" as used | CPA's opinion has been |
|
| herein refers to the year | obtained need not be counted | |
| preceding the date of occurrence of the current |
toward the transaction |
|
| transaction. Items for which | amount. | |
| an appraisal report from a | (Omitted) | |
| professional appraiser or a | ||
| CPA's opinion has been |
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| obtained need not be counted | ||
| transaction the toward |
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| amount. | ||
| (Omitted) | ||
| Article 6 Items and | Article 6 Items and | 1. To amend this Article |
| Standards of Public | Standards of Public | accordance with 1n |
| Disclosure | Disclosure | Article 31 of the |
| Under any of the following | Under any of the following | Regulations. |
| circumstances, the Company | circumstances, the Company | 2.T O amend the |
| acquiring or disposing of | acquiring or disposing of | wording. |
| publicly shall assets |
publicly shall assets |
|
| announce and report the | announce and report the | |
| relevant information on the | relevant information on the | |
| FSC's designated website in | FSC's designated website in | |
| the appropriate format as |
the appropriate format as | |
| prescribed by regulations two | prescribed by regulations two | |
| hours before the beginning of trading hours on the next |
hours before the beginning of trading hours on the next |
|
| business day following the | business day following the | |
| date of occurrence of the | date of occurrence of the | |
| event: | event: | |
| 1. Acquisition or disposal of | 1. Acquisition or disposal of | |
| real property or right-of-use | real property from or to a | |
| assets thereof from or to a | related party, or acquisition | |
| related party, or acquisition | or disposal of assets other | |
| or disposal of assets other | than real property from or | |
| than real property $or$ |
to a related party where the | |
| right-of-use assets thereof | transaction amount reaches |
$\mathcal{A}$
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| from or to a related party | 20 percent or more of the | |
| the transaction where |
Company's paid-in capital, | |
| amount reaches 20 percent | 10 percent or more of the | |
| or more of the Company's | Company's total assets, or | |
| paid-in capital, 10 percent | NT\$300 million or more, | |
| or more of the Company's | except for the trading of | |
| total assets, or NT\$300 | government bonds or bonds | |
| million or more; provided, | under repurchase and resale | |
| this shall not apply to | agreements, or subscription | |
| $\circ$ of trading domestic |
or redemption of domestic | |
| government bonds or bonds | money market funds issued | |
| under repurchase and resale | by the securities investment | |
| agreements, or subscription | trust enterprise. | |
| or redemption of money market funds issued by |
2. Merger, demerger, |
|
| securities domestic |
acquisition, or transfer of | |
| investment trust enterprise. | shares. | |
| 3. Losses from derivatives | ||
| 2. Merger, demerger, |
trading reaching the limits | |
| acquisition, or transfer of shares. |
on aggregate losses or |
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| individual losses on |
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| 3. Losses from derivatives trading reaching the limits |
contracts set out in "Procedures" for |
|
| on aggregate losses or |
Transaction of Financial | |
| individual losses on |
Derivatives" $\circ$ f the |
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| out contracts set in |
Company. | |
| "Procedures" for |
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| Transaction of Financial | 4. Where the type of asset acquired or disposed of is |
|
| Derivatives" of the |
business equipment/ |
|
| Company. | machinery for business use, | |
| 4. Where equipment or |
the trading counterparty is | |
| right-of-use assets thereof | not a related party and the | |
| for business use are |
transaction amount reaches | |
| acquired or disposed of, |
of the following one |
|
| furthermore the and |
circumstances: | |
| transaction counterparty is | (1) The paid-in capital of | |
| not a related party, and the | the Company is less | |
| transaction amount reaches | than NT\$10 billion and | |
| NT\$500 million or more. | the transaction amount | |
| 5. Where land is acquired | reaches NT\$500 million | |
| under an arrangement on | or more. | |
| engaging others to build on | $(2)$ The paid-in capital of | |
| the Company's own land, | the Company is NT\$10 |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| engaging others to build on | billion or more and the | |
| rented land, joint |
transaction amount |
|
| construction and allocation | reaches NT\$1 billion or | |
| of housing units, joint | more. | |
| construction and allocation | 5. Where land is acquired | |
| of ownership percentages, | under an arrangement on | |
| or joint construction and | engaging others to build on | |
| sale, separate and |
the Company's own land, | |
| furthermore the transaction | engaging others to build on | |
| counterparty is not a related | rented land, joint |
|
| party, and the amount the | construction and allocation | |
| Company expects to invest in the transaction reaches |
of housing units, joint | |
| NT\$500 million or more. | construction and allocation | |
| of ownership percentages, | ||
| 6. Where an asset transaction | or joint construction and the |
|
| other than any of those referred to in the preceding |
sale, separate and amount the Company |
|
| subparagraphs, five a |
expects to invest in the | |
| disposal of receivables, or | transaction reaches |
|
| investment in the an |
NT\$500 million or more. | |
| Mainland China area |
6. Where an asset transaction | |
| reaches 20 percent or more | other than any of those | |
| of the Company's paid-in | referred to in the preceding | |
| capital or NT\$300 million; | subparagraphs, five a |
|
| provided, this shall not |
disposal of receivables by a | |
| apply to the following | financial institution, or an | |
| circumstances: | investment in the Mainland | |
| (1)Trading of domestic | China area reaches 20 |
|
| government bonds. | percent or more of paid-in | |
| (2) Securities trading on |
capital or NT\$300 million; | |
| securities exchanges or | provided, this shall not | |
| OTC markets or |
apply to the following | |
| subscription of ordinary | circumstances: | |
| corporation bond $\overline{0}$ |
(1) Trading of government | |
| general bank debentures | bonds. | |
| without equity | (2) Securities trading $b$ y |
|
| characteristics | investment | |
| (excluding subordinated | professionals on foreign | |
| debt) that are offered | or domestic securities | |
| and issued the in |
exchanges or |
|
| primary market, $\overline{\text{or}}$ |
over-the-counter | |
| subscription or |
markets or common |
|
| redemption of securities |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| investment trust funds | corporation bond and | |
| or futures trust funds . | financial bond that do | |
| (3) Trading of bonds under | involve not |
|
| repurchase/resale | shareholding rights |
|
| agreements, or |
subscribing on domestic | |
| subscription or |
IPO market. | |
| redemption of domestic | (3) Trading of bonds under | |
| money market funds | repurchase/resale | |
| issued by the securities | agreements, or |
|
| investment trust |
subscription or |
|
| enterprise. | redemption of domestic | |
| The transaction amount of | market money funds |
|
| the preceding paragraph shall | issued by the securities | |
| be calculated as follows: | investment trust |
|
| 1.The amount of any |
enterprise. | |
| individual transaction. | The transaction amount of | |
| 2. The cumulative transaction | the preceding paragraph shall | |
| amount of acquisitions and | be calculated as follows: | |
| disposals of the same type | 1.The amount of any |
|
| of underlying asset with the | individual transaction. | |
| same trading counterparty | 2. The cumulative transaction | |
| within the preceding year. | amount of acquisitions and | |
| 3. The cumulative transaction | disposals of the same type | |
| amount of acquisitions and | of underlying asset with the | |
| (cumulative) disposals |
same trading counterparty | |
| acquisitions and disposals, | within the preceding year. | |
| respectively) of real |
3. The cumulative transaction | |
| property or right-of-use | amount of real property | |
| assets thereof within the | acquisitions and disposals | |
| same development project | acquisitions (cumulative |
|
| within the preceding year. | and disposals, respectively) | |
| 4. The cumulative transaction | within the same |
|
| amount of acquisitions and | development project within | |
| disposals (cumulative) |
the preceding year. | |
| acquisitions and disposals, | 4. The cumulative transaction | |
| respectively) of the same | amount of acquisitions and | |
| within the security |
(cumulative disposals |
|
| preceding year. | acquisitions and disposals, | |
| "Within the preceding year" used in preceding as |
respectively) of the same within security the |
|
| Paragraph refers to one year preceding the date $\vert$ of $\vert$ |
preceding year. "Within the preceding year" |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| of the current occurrence |
as used in Paragraph 2 refers | |
| transaction. Items duly |
to one year preceding the | |
| in accordance announced |
date of occurrence of the | |
| with the Procedures need not | transaction. Items current |
|
| counted toward the be |
duly announced $\mathbf{in}$ |
|
| transaction amount. | accordance with the |
|
| (Omitted) | Procedures need not be |
|
| the counted toward |
||
| transaction amount. | ||
| (Omitted) | ||
| Article 7 The Limits of | Article 7 The Limits of | To add the investment |
| Investment Amount | Investment Amount | amount of real property |
| The limits of investment | The limits of investment | right-of-use assets for |
| amount shall be followed as | amount shall be followed as | non-business use in |
| below: | below: | accordance with Article |
| 1.The total investment |
1. The total investment |
7 of the Regulations. |
| amount of real property and | amount of real property | |
| right-of-use assets thereof | shall be in accordance with | |
| for non-business use shall | the provisions of Article | |
| be in accordance with the | 146-2 of the "Insurance" | |
| provisions of Article 146-2 | Act". | |
| of the "Insurance Act" and | $2.$ The total investment |
|
| the related regulations. | amount of securities and | |
| total 2.The investment |
of individual limits |
|
| amount of securities and | securities shall be in |
|
| individual limits of |
accordance with the |
|
| shall be securities $\ln$ |
provisions of Article 146-1, | |
| the accordance with |
Article 146-5 and Article | |
| provisions of Article 146-1, | 146-6 of the "Insurance" | |
| Article 146-5 and Article 146-6 of the "Insurance |
Act". | |
| Act". | $3.$ The total investment |
|
| $\circ$ f foreign amount |
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| 3. The total investment | investment shall be in |
|
| foreign $ $ 0f amount shall be in investment |
with accordance the provisions of Article 10 of |
|
| accordance with the |
the "Regulations" |
|
| provisions of Article 10 of | Governing Financial and | |
| the "Regulations" |
Business Operations of | |
| Governing Financial and | Professional Reinsurance | |
| Business Operations $\circ$ of |
Enterprises". | |
| Professional Reinsurance | ||
| Enterprises". |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| Article 8 The Disqualifying | Article 8 The Related Party | define To the |
| Criteria of The Providers of | Shall not be The Providers of | disqualifying criteria of |
| Appraisal Reports or | Appraisal Reports or | the related expert in |
| Professional Opinions | Professional Opinions | accordance with Article |
| Professional appraisers and | Professional appraisers and | 5 of the Regulations. |
| officers, CPA. their |
officers, their CPA, |
|
| and securities attorneys, |
securities and attorneys, |
|
| underwriters that provide the | underwriters that provide the | |
| with Company appraisal |
Company with appraisal |
|
| reports, CPA's opinions, |
reports, CPA's opinions, |
|
| opinions, attorney's or |
attorney's opinions, or |
|
| underwriter's opinions shall | underwriter's opinions shall | |
| following the meet |
not be a related party of any | |
| requirements: | party to the transaction. | |
| 1. May not have previously | ||
| received final a and |
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| unappealable sentence to | ||
| imprisonment for 1 year or | ||
| longer for a violation of the | ||
| Securities and Exchange | ||
| Act, the Company Act, the | ||
| of Banking Act The |
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| Republic of China, the |
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| Act. the Insurance Financial Holding |
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| the Company Act, or |
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| Business Entity Accounting | ||
| Act, or for fraud, breach of | ||
| embezzlement, trust, |
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| forgery of documents, or | ||
| occupational crime. |
||
| However, this provision | ||
| does not apply if 3 years | ||
| have already passed since | ||
| completion of service of the | ||
| sentence, since expiration | ||
| of the period of a |
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| suspended sentence, or |
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| pardon since a was |
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| received. | ||
| 2. May not be a related party | ||
| or de facto related party of | ||
| the Company and any party |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| to the transaction. | ||
| 3. If the Company is required | ||
| to obtain appraisal reports | ||
| from two or more |
||
| professional appraisers, the | ||
| different professional |
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| appraisers or appraisal |
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| officers may not be related | ||
| parties or de facto related | ||
| parties of each other. | ||
| Article 9 Procedures for | Article 9 Procedures for | 1.T 0 include the |
| Acquiring or Disposing of | Acquiring or Disposing of | right-of-use assets in |
| Assets with Related Parties | Assets with Related Parties | accordance with |
| (Omitted) | (Omitted) | Article 15 of the |
| When the Company intends | When the Company intends | Regulations. |
| to acquire or dispose of real | to acquire or dispose of real | 2.T O amend the |
| right-of-use property or |
property or other assets from | wording. |
| assets thereof from or to a | or to a related party, except | |
| related party, or when it | for trading of government | |
| intends to acquire or dispose | bonds under bonds, |
|
| of assets other than real | repurchase or reverse |
|
| right-of-use property or |
repurchase agreements, or | |
| assets thereof from or to a | subscription or redemption of | |
| the and related party |
domestic money market |
|
| transaction amount reaches | funds issued by the securities | |
| 20 percent or more of the Company's paid-in capital, |
investment trust enterprise, transaction the amount |
|
| 10 percent or more of the | reaches 20 percent or more of | |
| Company's total assets, or | Company's paid-in the |
|
| NT\$300 million or more, | capital, 10 percent or more of | |
| except in trading of domestic | the Company's total assets or | |
| government bonds or bonds | NT\$300 million or more, the | |
| under repurchase and resale | Company may not enter into | |
| agreements, or subscription | contract or make any a - |
|
| redemption of money or |
payment until the following | |
| market funds issued by | matters have been approved | |
| securities domestic |
by more than half of all audit | |
| investment trust enterprises, | committee members and |
|
| the Company may not |
submitted to the board of | |
| proceed to enter into a | directors for a resolution, and | |
| transaction contract or make | shall be subject to mutatis | |
| a payment until the following | mutandis application of |
|
| matters have been approved | Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article |
| by the audit committee and 15. submitted to the board of 1. The purpose, necessity and directors for a resolution in anticipated benefit of the accordance with Article 15: acquisition or disposal of 1. The purpose, necessity and assets. anticipated benefit of the 2. The reason for choosing the acquisition or disposal of related party as a trading assets. counterparty. 2. The reason for choosing the 3. With respect to the related party as a trading acquisition of real property counterparty. from a related party, information 3. With respect to regarding the acquisition of real property $\circ$ f appraisal the or right-of-use assets reasonableness of the thereof from a related party, preliminary transaction information regarding terms in accordance with Article 10 and Article 11. of the appraisal reasonableness the of 4. The date and price at which preliminary transaction the related party originally terms in accordance with acquired the real property, Article 10 and Article 11. original trading the 4. The date and price at which counterparty, that and the related party originally trading counterparty's acquired the real property, relationship to the company and the related party. original trading the that counterparty, and 5. Monthly flow cash trading counterparty's forecasts for the year relationship to the company the commencing from and the related party. anticipated month of signing of the contract, and 5.Monthly cash flow evaluation of the necessity forecasts the for year the of the transaction, commencing from and anticipated reasonableness of the funds month of signing of the contract, and utilization. evaluation of the necessity 6. An appraisal report from a of the transaction, and professional appraiser or a reasonableness of the funds CPA's opinion obtained in utilization. accordance with Paragraph 6. An appraisal report from a 1. |
After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|---|
| professional appraiser or a 7. Restrictive covenants and |
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| CPA's opinion obtained in other important stipulations |
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| accordance with Paragraph associated with the |
$\beta$
$\hat{\mathbf{r}}$
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| mortgage on the property as | cumulative amount loaned | |
| security for a loan, |
by the financial institution | |
| provided, the actual |
shall have been 70 percent | |
| cumulative amount loaned | or more of the financial | |
| by the financial institution | institution's appraised loan | |
| shall have been 70 percent | value of the property and | |
| or more of the financial | the period of the loan shall | |
| institution's appraised loan | have been 1 year or more. | |
| value of the property and | However, this shall not | |
| the period of the loan shall | apply where the financial | |
| have been 1 year or more. | institution is a related party | |
| However, this shall not | of one of the trading | |
| apply where the financial | counterparties. | |
| institution is a related party of one of the trading |
Where land and buildings | |
| counterparties. | thereupon are combined as a | |
| Where land and structures | single property purchased in transaction, one the |
|
| thereupon are combined as a | transaction costs for the land | |
| single property purchased or | and the buildings may be | |
| leased in one transaction, the | separately appraised in |
|
| transaction costs for the land | accordance with either of the | |
| and the structures may be | means listed in the preceding | |
| separately appraised in |
paragraph. | |
| accordance with either of the | When acquiring real estate | |
| means listed in the preceding | from a related party, the | |
| paragraph. | Company shall appraise the | |
| When acquiring real property | cost of the real estate in | |
| or right-of-use assets thereof | accordance with Paragraph $1$ | |
| from a related party, the | and Paragraph 2 above, in the | |
| Company shall appraise the | meantime shall also engage a | |
| cost of the real property or | CPA to review the appraisal | |
| right-of-use assets thereof in | and render an opinion. | |
| accordance with the |
Where the Company acquires | |
| preceding two Paragraph, in the meantime shall also |
real estate from a related | |
| engage a CPA to review the | party under any of the | |
| appraisal and render $\underline{a}$ |
following circumstances, the | |
| specific opinion. | acquisition shall be conducted in accordance with |
|
| Where the Company acquires | Paragraph 4 to $6$ of Article 9 | |
| real property or right-of-use | and the preceding three | |
| assets thereof from a related | paragraphs do not apply: | |
| party under any of the | 1. The related party acquired | |
| following circumstances, the | ||
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| acquisition shall be |
real estate through the |
|
| conducted in accordance with | inheritance or as a gift. | |
| Paragraph 4 to 5 of Article 9 | 2. More than 5 years will have | |
| and the preceding three | elapsed from the time the | |
| paragraphs do not apply: | related party signed the | |
| 1. The related party acquired | contract to obtain the real | |
| real the property or |
property to the signing date | |
| right-of-use assets thereof | for the current transaction. | |
| through inheritance or as a | 3. The real property is | |
| gift. | acquired through signing of | |
| 2. More than 5 years will | joint development a |
|
| have elapsed from the time | contract with the related | |
| the related party signed the | party, or through engaging | |
| contract to obtain the real | a related party to build real | |
| property or right-of-use | either property, on |
|
| assets thereof to the signing | self-owned land or on |
|
| for date the current |
rented land. | |
| transaction. | ||
| 3. The real property is |
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| acquired through signing of joint |
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| development a contract with the related |
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| party, or through engaging | ||
| a related party to build real | ||
| either property, on |
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| self-owned land or on |
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| rented land. | ||
| 4.The real property |
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| right-of-use for assets |
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| business use are acquired | ||
| by the Company with its | ||
| parent or subsidiaries, or by | ||
| its subsidiaries in which it | ||
| directly or indirectly holds | ||
| 100 percent of the issued | ||
| shares or authorized capital. | ||
| Article 11 Procedure for the | Article 11 Procedure for the | 1. To include acquiring |
| Respective Results of | Respective Results of | real property |
| Evaluations Are Less Than | Evaluations Are Less Than | right-of-use assets |
| the Transaction Price with | the Transaction Price with | from a related party in |
| Related Parties | Related Parties | accordance with |
| Where the Company acquires | Where the Company acquires | Article 17 and Article |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| the real property or |
the real estate from the | 18 of the Regulations. |
| right-of-use assets thereof | related party and the results | 2.T 0 amend the |
| from a related party and the | of appraisals conducted in | wording. |
| οf appraisals results |
accordance with Article 10 | |
| conducted in accordance with | are uniformly lower than the | |
| Article 10 are uniformly |
transaction price, the |
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| lower than the transaction | following steps shall be |
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| price, the following steps | taken: | |
| shall be taken: | 1.A special reserve shall be | |
| 1.A special reserve shall be | set aside in accordance with | |
| set aside in accordance with | Paragraph 1 of Article 41 of | |
| Paragraph 1 of Article 41 of | Securities the and |
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| Securities the and |
Exchange Act against the | |
| Exchange Act against the | difference between the real | |
| difference between the real | property transaction price | |
| property or right-of-use | and the appraised cost, and | |
| assets thereof transaction | may not be distributed or | |
| price and the appraised | used for capital increase or | |
| cost, and may not be | issuance of bonus shares. | |
| distributed or used for |
Where the Company uses | |
| capital increase or issuance | equity method the to |
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| of bonus shares. Where the | account for its investment | |
| Company uses the equity | in another company, then | |
| method to account for its | the special reserve called | |
| in another investment |
under Article for 41, |
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| company, then the special | Paragraph of the 1 |
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| reserve called for under | Securities and Exchange | |
| Article 41, Paragraph 1 of | Act shall be set aside pro | |
| Securities the and |
in proportion rata a |
|
| Exchange Act shall be set | consistent with the share of | |
| aside pro rata in a |
the Company's equity stake | |
| proportion consistent with | in the other company. | |
| the share of the Company's | 2. Independent directors of | |
| equity stake in the other company. |
committee audit shall |
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| comply with Article 218 of | ||
| 2. Independent directors of audit committee shall |
the Company Act. | |
| 3. Actions taken pursuant to | ||
| comply with Article 218 of the Company Act. |
Subparagraph 1 and |
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| Subparagraph 2 shall be | ||
| 3. Actions taken pursuant to | reported to a shareholders | |
| preceding the two shall be |
meeting, and the details of the transaction shall be |
|
| subparagraphs | ||
| reported to a shareholders | disclosed in the annual |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| meeting, and the details of | report and any investment | |
| the transaction shall be | prospectus. | |
| disclosed in the annual | The Company that has set | |
| report and any investment | aside a special reserve under | |
| prospectus. | the preceding paragraph may | |
| The Company that has set | not utilize the special reserve | |
| aside a special reserve under | until it has recognized a loss | |
| the preceding paragraph may | on decline in market value of | |
| not utilize the special reserve | the assets it purchased at a | |
| until it has recognized a loss | premium, or the assets have | |
| on decline in market value of | been disposed of, or adequate | |
| the assets it purchased or | compensation has been |
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| leased at a premium, or they | made, or the status quo ante | |
| have been disposed of, or the | has been restored, or there is | |
| leasing contract has been | other evidence confirming | |
| terminated, or adequate |
nothing that there was |
|
| compensation has been |
about the unreasonable |
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| made, or the status quo ante | transaction, and the FSC has | |
| has been restored, or there is | given its consent. | |
| other evidence confirming | When the Company acquires | |
| nothing there that was |
real estate from a related | |
| unreasonable about the |
party, it shall also comply | |
| transaction, and the FSC has | with the preceding two |
|
| given its consent. | paragraphs if there is other | |
| When the Company acquires | evidence indicating that the | |
| real property or right-of-use | acquisition was a |
|
| assets thereof from a related | non-arm's-length transaction. | |
| party, it shall also comply with |
Where the following |
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| the preceding two paragraphs if there is other |
circumstances exist, |
|
| evidence indicating that the | objective evidence has been | |
| acquisition was a |
submitted and concrete |
|
| non-arm's-length transaction. | opinions on reasonableness have been obtained from a |
|
| Where the following |
professional real property | |
| exist, circumstances |
appraiser and a CPA, this | |
| objective evidence has been | restriction shall not apply: | |
| submitted and concrete |
1. Where the related party | |
| opinions on reasonableness | acquired undeveloped land | |
| have been obtained from a | leased land for or |
|
| professional real property | development, it may submit | |
| appraiser and a CPA, the | proof of compliance with | |
| preceding three paragraphs | of the following one |
|
| shall not apply: |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Where the related party | conditions: | |
| acquired undeveloped land | (1)Where undeveloped | |
| leased land for or |
land is appraised in | |
| development, it may submit | accordance with the |
|
| proof of compliance with | methods the in |
|
| one of the following | preceding Article, and | |
| conditions: | structures according to | |
| $(1)$ Where undeveloped | related party's the |
|
| land is appraised in | construction cost plus | |
| accordance with the |
reasonable construction | |
| methods the $\mathbf{m}$ |
profit are valued in | |
| preceding Article, and | excess of the actual | |
| structures according to | transaction price. The | |
| related party's the |
"Reasonable | |
| construction cost plus | construction profit" |
|
| reasonable construction | shall be deemed the | |
| profit are valued in | average gross operating | |
| excess of the actual | profit margin of the | |
| transaction price. The | related party's |
|
| "Reasonable" | division construction |
|
| construction profit" |
over the most recent 3 | |
| shall be deemed the | years or the gross profit margin for the |
|
| average gross operating | construction industry |
|
| profit margin of the | for the most recent |
|
| related party's division construction |
period as announced by | |
| over the most recent 3 | the Ministry of Finance, | |
| years or the gross profit | whichever is lower. | |
| margin for the |
(2) Completed transactions | |
| construction industry |
by unrelated parties | |
| for the most recent | within the preceding | |
| period as announced by | year involving other |
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| the Ministry of Finance, | floors of the same |
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| whichever is lower. | property or neighboring | |
| (2) Completed transactions | closely valued or |
|
| by unrelated parties | parcels of land, where | |
| within the preceding | the land and area |
|
| year involving other |
transaction terms are | |
| floors of the same |
similar after calculation | |
| property or neighboring | of reasonable price | |
| closely valued or |
discrepancies in floor or | |
| parcels of land, where | area land prices in | |
| land the and area |
accordance with |
$\overline{a}$
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| transaction terms are |
standard property | |
| similar after calculation | market practices. | |
| of reasonable price | (3)Completed leasing | |
| discrepancies in floor or | transactions by |
|
| area land prices in | unrelated parties for | |
| accordance with |
other floors of the same | |
| standard property | property from within | |
| market sale or leasing | the preceding year, | |
| practices. | where the transaction | |
| 2. Where the Company |
terms are similar after | |
| acquiring real property, or | calculation of |
|
| obtaining real property | reasonable price |
|
| right-of-use assets through | discrepancies among | |
| leasing, from a related party | floors in accordance | |
| provides evidence that the terms of the transaction are |
with standard property market leasing the second |
|
| similar to the terms of | practices. | |
| completed transactions |
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| involving neighboring or | 2. Where the Company | |
| closely valued parcels of | acquiring real property from a related party |
|
| land of a similar size by | provides evidence that the | |
| unrelated parties within the | terms of the transaction are | |
| preceding year. | similar to the terms of | |
| Completed transactions |
transactions completed for | |
| involving neighboring or | the acquisition of |
|
| closely valued parcels of land | neighboring or closely | |
| in the preceding paragraph in | valued parcels of land of a | |
| principle refers to parcels on | similar size by unrelated | |
| the same or an adjacent block | parties within the preceding | |
| and within a distance of no | year. | |
| more than 500 meters or | Completed transactions for | |
| parcels close in publicly | neighboring or closely valued | |
| value; announced current |
parcels of land in the |
|
| transactions involving |
preceding paragraph in |
|
| similarly sized parcels in principle refers to |
principle refers to parcels on | |
| transactions completed by |
the same or an adjacent block | |
| unrelated parties for parcels | and within a distance of no more than 500 meters or |
|
| with a land area of no less | parcels close in publicly | |
| than 50 percent of the | announced current value; |
|
| in the planned property |
transaction for similarly sized | |
| within transaction; the |
parcels in principle refers to | |
| preceding year refers to the | transactions completed by |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| year preceding the date of | unrelated parties for parcels | |
| occurrence of the acquisition | with a land area of no less | |
| of the real property or | 50 $\circ$ than percent the |
|
| the obtainment of |
the in planned property |
|
| right-of-use assets thereof. | within the transaction; |
|
| preceding year refers to the | ||
| year preceding the date of | ||
| occurrence of the acquisition | ||
| of the real property. | ||
| Article 12 Mergers and | Article 12 Mergers and | To amend the wording |
| Consolidations, Splits, | Consolidations, Splits, | in order to distinguish |
| Acquisitions, and | Acquisitions, and | Company from the |
| Assignment of Shares | Assignment of Shares | other companies |
| The Company that conducts | The Company that conducts | participating in a |
| demerger, merger, a |
merger, demerger, a |
merger, demerger, |
| acquisition, or transfer of | acquisition, or transfer of | acquisition or transfer of |
| shares, prior to convening the | shares, prior to convening the | shares. |
| audit committee and board of | audit committee and board of | |
| directors to resolve on the | directors discussing the |
|
| matter, shall engage a CPA, | Mergers and acquisitions, | |
| securities attorney, $or$ |
shall engage a CPA, attorney, | |
| underwriter provide to |
securities underwriter or |
|
| opinions the on |
other independent experts to | |
| reasonableness of the share | provide opinions the on |
|
| exchange ratio, acquisition | reasonableness of the share | |
| price, or distribution of cash $\vert$ other or - |
exchange ratio, acquisition property to price, or distribution of cash |
|
| shareholders, and submit the | other property or to |
|
| opinions to audit committee | shareholders, and submit the | |
| for approval and submit to | opinions to audit committee | |
| the board of directors for | for approval and submit to | |
| deliberation and passage. | the board of directors for | |
| However, the requirement of | deliberation and passage. In | |
| aforesaid obtaining an |
the event the Company | |
| opinion on reasonableness | merge with its subsidiary | |
| issued by an expert may be | company whose one hundred | |
| exempted in the case of a | percent of the total issued | |
| merger by the Company of a | shares or total capital is held | |
| subsidiary in which it directly | directly or indirectly by the | |
| or indirectly holds 100 |
Company or that subsidiary | |
| percent of the issued shares | company merge with one | |
| or authorized capital, and in | another whose one hundred | |
| the case of a merger between | percent of the total issued |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| subsidiaries in which the |
shares or total capital is held | |
| directly Company or |
directly or indirectly by the | |
| indirectly holds 100 percent | Company, the Company may | |
| of the respective subsidiaries' | from be the exempt |
|
| issued shares or authorized | preceding experts opinions | |
| capital . | on the reasonableness. | |
| The Company participating | The Company participating | |
| in a merger, demerger or | in a merger, demerger or | |
| acquisition shall prepare a | acquisition shall prepare a | |
| public report to shareholders | public report to shareholders | |
| detailing important |
detailing important |
|
| contractual content, matters | contractual content, matters | |
| the relevant to merger, |
the relevant $\bullet$ to merger, |
|
| demerger, or acquisition, and | demerger, or acquisition, and | |
| the expert opinions of the | the expert opinions of the | |
| preceding paragraph and the | preceding paragraph and the | |
| outcome of audit committee | outcome of audit committee | |
| prior to the shareholders meeting when sending |
prior to the shareholders meeting when sending |
|
| shareholders notification of | shareholders notification of | |
| the shareholders meeting for | the shareholders meeting for | |
| reference in deciding whether | reference in deciding whether | |
| the approve merger, to |
approve the to merger, |
|
| demerger, or acquisition. | demerger, or acquisition. |
|
| Provided, where a provision | Provided, where a provision | |
| of another act exempts the | of another act exempts the | |
| Company from convening $a \mid$ Company from convening a | ||
| shareholders meeting to shareholders meeting | to | |
| the approve merger, |
approve the merger, |
|
| demerger, or acquisition, this | demerger, or acquisition, this | |
| restriction shall not apply. | restriction shall not apply. | |
| the shareholders Where |
Where the shareholders |
|
| meeting of any one of the | meeting of any one of the | |
| companies participating in a | companies participating in a | |
| merger, demerger, or |
merger, demerger, or |
|
| acquisition fails to convene | acquisition fails to convene | |
| or pass a resolution due to | or pass a resolution due to | |
| lack of a quorum, insufficient | lack of a quorum, insufficient | |
| votes, or other legal |
votes, other or legal |
|
| restriction, or the proposal is rejected by the shareholders |
restriction, or the proposal is rejected by the shareholders |
|
| meeting, the Company shall | meeting, the Company shall | |
| publicly explain the reason, | publicly explain the reason, | |
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| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| the follow-up measures, and | the follow-up measures, and | |
| the preliminary date of the | the preliminary date of the | |
| next shareholders meeting | next shareholders meeting | |
| without delay. | without delay. | |
| The companies participating | Unless otherwise provided by | |
| in a merger, demerger or | another act or granted in | |
| acquisition shall convene a | advance by the FSC for | |
| board of directors meeting | extraordinary circumstances, | |
| and shareholders meeting on | the companies participating | |
| the day of the transaction to | in any merger, demerger or | |
| resolve matters relevant to | acquisition shall convene a | |
| the merger, demerger, or | board of directors meeting | |
| acquisition, unless another | and shareholders meeting on | |
| act provides otherwise or the | the day of the transaction to | |
| FSC is notified in advance of | resolve matters relevant to | |
| extraordinary circumstances | the merger, demerger, or |
|
| and grants consent. | acquisition. | |
| The companies participating | Unless otherwise provided by | |
| in a transfer of shares shall | another act or granted in | |
| convene a board of directors | advance by the FSC for |
|
| meeting on the day of the | extraordinary circumstances, | |
| transaction, unless another | the companies participating | |
| act provides otherwise or the | in a transfer of shares shall | |
| FSC is notified in advance of | convene a board of directors | |
| extraordinary circumstances | meeting and shareholders | |
| and grants consent. | meeting on the day of the | |
| When participating in a |
transaction. | |
| demerger, merger, |
When participating in a a |
|
| acquisition, or transfer of | merger, demerger, |
|
| shares, the Company shall | acquisition, or transfer of | |
| prepare a full written record | shares, a company that is | |
| of the following information | listed on an exchange or has | |
| and retain it for five years for | its shares traded on an OTC | |
| reference: | market shall prepare a full | |
| 1. Basic identification data for | record written of the and |
|
| personnel: Including the | following information retain it for five years for |
|
| occupational titles, names, | reference: | |
| and national ID numbers | ||
| (or passport numbers in | 1. Basic identification data for | |
| case of foreign nationals) of | personnel: Including the job | |
| all persons involved in the planning or implementation |
titles, names, and national ID numbers (or passport |
|
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| of any merger, demerger, | numbers in case of foreign | |
| acquisition, or transfer of | nationals) of all persons | |
| another company's shares | involved in the planning or | |
| prior to disclosure of the | implementation $\circ$ f any |
|
| information. | merger, demerger, |
|
| 2. Dates of material events: | acquisition, or transfer of | |
| Including the signing of | shares prior to disclosure of | |
| any letter of intent or |
the information. | |
| of memorandum |
2. Dates of material events: | |
| understanding, the hiring of | Including the signing of | |
| a financial or legal advisor, | any letter of intent or |
|
| the execution of a contract, | of memorandum |
|
| and the convening of a | understanding, the hiring of | |
| board of directors meeting. | a financial or legal advisor, | |
| 3. Important documents and | the execution of a contract, | |
| Including minutes: |
and the convening of a | |
| demergers, mergers, |
board of directors meeting. | |
| acquisitions, and share |
3. Important documents and | |
| transfer plans, any letter of | minutes: Including plans | |
| intent or memorandum of | for mergers, demergers, | |
| understanding, material | acquisitions, and transfer of | |
| contracts, and minutes of | shares, any letter of intent | |
| board of directors meetings. | memorandum of or |
|
| When participating in a |
understanding, material | |
| demerger, merger, |
contracts, and minutes of | |
| acquisition, or transfer of | board of directors meeting. | |
| another company's shares, When participating in a the Company shall, |
two $\vert$ merger, demerger, |
|
| hours before the beginning of acquisition, or transfer of | ||
| trading hours on the next shares, $\underline{a}$ company that is | ||
| business day following the listed on an exchange or has | ||
| date of passage of a its shares traded on an OTC | ||
| resolution by the board of $\frac{market}{market}$ shall, two | hours | |
| directors, report (in the before the beginning of | ||
| prescribed format and via the | trading hours on the next | |
| Internet-based information | business day following the | |
| system) the information set | date of passage of a |
|
| out in Subparagraphs 1 and 2 | resolution by the board of | |
| of the preceding paragraph to | directors, submit the |
|
| the FSC for recordation. | information required in |
|
| Where any of the companies Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the | ||
| participating in a merger, preceding paragraph to the | ||
| demerger, acquisition, | or FSC for recordation. The |
| After amendment | Before amendment | Reason for amendment |
|---|---|---|
| of transfer another |
information shall be |
|
| company's shares is neither | disclosed in the prescribed | |
| listed on an exchange nor has | format and via the |
|
| its shares traded on an OTC | Internet-based information |
|
| market, the Company shall | system. | |
| sign an agreement with such | Where any of the companies | |
| companies accordance in |
participating in a merger, | |
| with the preceding two |
acquisition, demerger, or |
|
| paragraphs . | transfer of shares is neither | |
| (Paragraph 9 to Paragraph 13) | listed on an exchange nor has | |
| Omitted) | its shares traded on an OTC | |
| market, the Company shall | ||
| sign an agreement with such | ||
| companies in accordance |
||
| with the provisions of |
||
| Paragraphs 6 and 7. | ||
| (Paragraph 9 to Paragraph 13) | ||
| Omitted) | ||
| Article 13 Penal Provisions | Article 13 Penal Provisions | The Chinese wording |
| The personnel responsible for | The personnel responsible for | "the relevant personnel |
| acquisition or disposal of | acquisition or disposal of | management |
| assets violates the Procedures | assets violates the Procedures | regulations" is amended |
| shall be penalized according | shall be penalized according | while the English |
| to the relevant personnel | to the relevant personnel | wording remains |
| management regulations of | management regulations of | unchanged. |
| the Company. | the Company. |
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
This Company is incorporated pursuant to the provisions governing a company limited by Shares of the Company Law of Republic of China with the name of 中央再保險股份有限公司 in Chinese and CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION in English.
Article 2
The Company may engage in the activity of H501031 Reinsurance Business.
Article 3
The office of the Company is located in Taipei, Taiwan, where necessary, the Company may have branches or offices established within or outside the Republic of China as approved by competent authority.
Article 4
The fund management and investment of the Company, in compliance with Insurance Law and related regulations, shall not be subject to the restriction of not exceeding 40 percent of the paid-up capital of the Company pursuant to Article 13 of the Company Law.
Chapter 2 SHARES
Article 5
The total authorized capital of the Company shall be NT\$6,000,000,000 divided into 600,000,000 shares at NT\$10 each. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to issue the unissued shares in installments.
Article 6
The shares issued by the Company may be paperless and must be registered in the Securities Central Depositary Business Institution.
Article 7
Registration of share transfer, within sixty (60) days before the date of Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders, thirty (30) days before the date of Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders, or five (5) days before the date fixed by the Company for distribution of dividends, bonus or other benefits, shall not be conducted.
Chapter 3 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Article 8
The Shareholders' Meeting of the Company consists of two categories; the Annual General and Extraordinary Meetings;
- The Annual General Meeting shall be duly held within $six(6)$ months after the end of each fiscal year of the Company;
- $-$ The Extraordinary Meeting of the Company may be duly held if necessary.
Article 9
Notices to convene the Annual General Meeting shall be given to each shareholder thirty (30) days in advance, and the one to convene the Extraordinary Meeting shall be given fifteen (15) days in advance. Notices of the Shareholders' Meeting shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the particulars of the business to be transacted, and shall be given to all the Shareholders.
Article 10
A shareholder who is unable to attend a Shareholders' Meeting may appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his behalf pursuant to a power of attorney printed and distributed by the Company duly issued by the Shareholder stating the ambit of the proxy's authority.
Article 11
Unless otherwise provided under the Company Law and related regulations, the quorum for a Shareholders' Meeting shall be duly adopted by a majority in the meeting attended by Shareholders who represent a majority of the total issued shares.
Article 12
The shareholders of the Company shall have one voting right for each share, unless otherwise regulated under the relevant laws and regulations.
Article 13
When Shareholders' Meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, its chairman shall be processed in accordance with the provisions in Article 208 of the Company Law.
When the meeting is convened by other party with right of summons other than the Board of Directors, the Chairman shall be undertaken by that party with right of summons. When there are two or more parties with right of summons, one party will be elected from these parties.
Article 14
The resolutions adopted by the Shareholders' Meeting shall be reported in the minutes. The content, distribution and other essentials of the minutes shall be made in accordance with the provision of Article 183 of the Company Law.
Chapter 4 DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS
Article 15
The Company shall have seven to nine $(7-9)$ Directors.
The election of the Directors shall adopt the candidate nomination system provided in the Article 192-1 of the Company Law. The shareholders shall elect the Directors from the list of candidates announced by the Company. The related matters shall be processed according to the relevant regulations.
The total number of shares that should be held by all Directors of the first paragraph shall be subject to the provision established by the Securities Management Institution.
Article 16
The Directors shall be elected at the Shareholders' Meeting from competent persons in accordance with law provisions. They shall have a three-year term of office and are eligible for re-election. The Directors may, according to Article 199 of the Company Law, be discharged at any time by a resolution passed at a Shareholders' Meeting.
Article 17
There should be three (3) Independent Directors of the total number of directors as stipulated in Article 15.
Independent and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time with respective eligible numbers.
The professional qualifications, restrictions on shareholdings and concurrent positions held, assessment of independence, method of nomination and election and any other matters as required with respect to independent directors shall be in compliance with Securities and Exchange Act and the related regulations.
Article 18
The Directors shall constitute the Board. The Chairman shall be elected at a meeting attended by at least two thirds $(2/3)$ or more of the entire Directors and by a simple majority vote of the Directors present at the meeting and may also elect a Vice Chairman in the same manner.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall internally preside at the Meetings
of Shareholders and Meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall externally represent the Company. When the Chairman is on leave of absence or cannot exercise its job for any cause, agency of his/her job shall be handled in accordance with Article 208 of the Company Law.
Article 19
When the number of vacancies in the Board of Directors equals to one third (1/3) of the total number of Directors, the Board of Directors shall convene an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting for election of supplementary Directors within sixty (60) days of such occurrence in accordance with the laws. The term of office of the supplementary Directors shall be limited to make up the original term of office.
When an independent director is discharged for any reason, resulting in a shortage of number of directors required under paragraph 1 of Article 17, a by-election for independent director shall be held at the next following shareholders' meeting. When all independent directors have been discharged, the Board of Directors shall convene a shareholders' meeting for by-election within sixty $(60)$ days of such occurrence.
Article 20
For execution of business of the Company, apart from items that are separately specified in related laws or the Articles of Incorporation to be resolved at the Shareholders' Meeting, all items shall be resolved by the Board of Directors.
Article 21
The Company shall establish an audit committee according to Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act. The exercise of Audit Committee and its members' duties and authorizations and matters relating thereto, shall be in compliance with Securities and Exchange Act and the related regulations.
Article 22
The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be informed to each Director with a notice stating matters to be discussed seven (7) days prior to convening such meeting. Nevertheless, in case of emergency, the said meeting may be convened immediately.
The notice set forth in the preceding paragraph may be served in the form of written document, e-mail or fax.
The meeting of the Board of Directors shall be attended by the Directors personally. Where a Director is unable to attend a meeting, he or she may authorize another Director to attend on his or her behalf by issuing a power of attorney specifying the notified matters and the ambit of the authorization. Each Director shall only accept one proxy.
Unless otherwise provided under the related regulations or this Articles of Incorporation, resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted by the approval of a majority of the Directors in a meeting attended by a majority of all the Directors.
A meeting of the Board of Directors may be conducted through video conference, and the Directors who participate in video shall be deemed to have attended the meeting in person.
Article 23
The remuneration of the Directors is authorized to be resolved by the Board of the Directors according to their level of participation of the Company's operation and their value of contribution as well as the normal standard of the industry.
Article 24
The Company may take out liability insurance for all Directors during their terms of offices to cover their legal liability for damages arising from their performance of duties.
The Company may also indemnify within a certain amount to Director(s), who is (are) liable to pay compensation or legal expense, except for those caused by their intentional or gross negligence acts or by a suit brought in accordance with a resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting.
The so-called "a certain amount" in the preceding paragraph is authorized to be resolved by the Board of Directors according to the actual situations.
Article 25
An Audit Division is to be set up under the Board of Directors to perform internal audits with independent and objective spirit, and to report to the Board of Directors on regular basis.
A Chief Auditor shall be appointed to the Audit Division. The appointment, discharge or transfer of the Chief Auditor shall be concurred by more than two thirds $(2/3)$ of the entire directors.
The Audit Division may have one or more auditors. The appointment of auditors shall be proposed by the Chief Auditor and approved by the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Article 26
The company may appoint managers. Appointment, discharge and the remuneration of the managers shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 29 of the Company Law.
Chapter 5 ACCOUNTING
Article 27
Fiscal year of the Company falls between January 1st and December 31st of each year. Before the commencement of each fiscal year, budget and business plan shall be submitted to the Board of Directors Meeting for approval.
Article 28
After the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the Board of Directors shall prepare the following reports and submit in accordance with legal procedures for approval by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting:
- $-$ Business report.
- $-$ Financial statements.
- $-$ Proposal for profit distribution or loss restitution.
Article 29
Minimum 0.5% of profit of the current year distributable as employees' compensation and not exceed 1% of profit of the current year distributable as remuneration of Directors shall be distributed when the Company have profit. However, the Company's accumulated losses shall have been covered before distributing employees' compensation and remuneration of Directors by the aforementioned principles.
Employees' compensation may be distributed in the form of shares or in cash; Remuneration of Directors shall be distributed in the form of cash only.
The profit set out in the first Paragraph is meaning thereto income before income tax of the current year including the profit of employees' compensation and remuneration of Directors.
The amount of payment of the employees' compensation and the remuneration of Directors and the distribution manner of the employees' compensation shall be adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of the Board of Directors attended by two-third of the total number of directors and then to be reported to the shareholders meeting.
Article 29-1
Any profit made by the Company for each fiscal year shall, after deduction of
tax, be applied firstly towards making up any losses incurred by the Company in the previous years, secondly retaining twenty (20) percent of the balance thereof as legal reserve, then setting aside or release special reserve in accordance with regulations and adding previous retained earnings for the Board of Directors to make surplus profit proposal for distribution for resolution by the Shareholders' Meeting.
Shareholders' dividend may be distributed in cash dividend and stock dividend, with the cash dividend not less than fifty (50) percent of the total amount of distribution.
Chapter 6 MISCELLANEOUS
Article 30
The Company may set up executing units in accordance with business needs where their rule and regulation shall be separately stipulated.
The Board of Directors may set up functional committees in accordance with regulations or business needs. Their Charters shall be made by the Board of Directors.
Article 31
Any matter not provided for by this Articles of Incorporation shall be subject to the Company Law and related regulations.
Article 32
Various operation procedures of the Company shall be separately stipulated by the President where substantial rule and regulation shall be reported to the Board of Directors for approval.
Article 33
This Articles of Incorporation entered into force from the date resolved by the Shareholders' Meeting and the same procedure shall apply when it is revised. The history is as follow:
- (1) These Articles were originally established on October 26, 1967.
- (2) The 1st to the 23rd amendments were made between January 18, 1972 and October 26, 2005.
- (3) The 24th amendment was made on June 15, 2007.
- (4) The 25th amendment was made on June 13, 2008.
- (5) The 26th amendment was made on June 18, 2010.
- (6) The 27th amendment was made on June 15, 2012.
- (7) The 28th amendment was made on June 13, 2013.
(8) The 29th amendment was made on June 11, 2014.
(9) The 30th amendment was made on May 27, 2016.
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CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION RULES FOR PROCEDURE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Article 1
The shareholders' meetings of Central Reinsurance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") shall be conducted pursuant to these Rules.
For matters not prescribed in these Rules, except where explicitly prescribed by Company Law, the Company's Articles of Incorporation, and other laws and regulations, the chairman shall decide such matters.
Article 2
The attending shareholders or shareholders attending through proxies (hereinafter referred to as "the Shareholders") shall hand over check-in cards in lieu of signing in.
The number of shares for attending the meeting shall be counted according to the delivered check-in cards.
Where an institutional shareholder is delegated to attend the shareholders' meeting, such institutional shareholder shall only appoint one (1) representative to attend the meeting.
Article 3
Quorum and votes of shareholders' meeting shall be counted on the basis of number of shares.
Article 4
Venue of the shareholders' meeting shall be at the place where the Company is located or at any other place where it is convenient for the Shareholders to attend and is suitable for the meeting to be conducted. The meeting shall commence not earlier than $09:00$ A.M. or not later than $03:00$ P.M.
Article 5
Except where prescribed by laws and regulations, the Board of Directors shall convene shareholders' meetings.
All Shareholders shall be notified thirty (30) days in advance of an annual general shareholders' meeting. All Shareholders shall be notified fifteen (15) days in advance of an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.
Those Shareholders who hold less than 1,000 shares of stock may be notified by means of posting a public announcement on the Market Observation Post System of Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation.
The subject matters of the meeting shall be explicitly stated in notices and the public announcement. When permitted by the recipients, notification may be done through electronic means.
Article 6
The Shareholders holding at least one percent $(1\%)$ of the total number of issued shares of the Company may submit written proposal for discussion in an annual general shareholders' meeting to the Company.
Before the closure of transferring stocks of an annual general shareholders' meeting, the Company shall publicly announce its readiness for acceptance of Shareholders' proposals, its place of acceptance and period of acceptance. The period of acceptance may not be shorter than ten (10) days.
The Shareholders' proposal shall be included in the agenda and stated in the subject of the notification when none of the following circumstances as reviewed by the Board applies:
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- The proposal is not a matter that may be resolved by shareholders' meeting.
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- The proposing Shareholder holds less than one percent (1%) of issued shares at the time of closure of transferring stocks prior to the shareholders' meeting.
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- The proposal was not submitted during the acceptance period publicly announced in the forgoing paragraph.
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- The proposing Shareholder has submitted more than one (1) proposal, or the proposal exceeds three hundred (300) words (including punctuations), or the proposal was not submitted in writing.
The Company shall notify the Shareholders who submitted proposals of the result of processing the proposal prior to the notification of the shareholders' meeting. With regard to the Shareholders' proposals not included in the meeting agenda, the Board shall state in the meeting handbook of the reason why such proposal was not included; No additional agenda will be included and there will not be any reference in the meeting minutes.
If the Shareholders' proposals included in the meeting agenda according to the Paragraph 3 are similar proposals or are similar to the proposal of the Board of Directors, the chairman shall group the proposals and apply Article 25 of these Rules.
Article 7
The Shareholders who cannot attend a shareholders' meeting in person may issue a proxy printed by the Company stating ambit of authorization to a designated person to attend.
The Shareholders attend a shareholders meeting by proxy shall conduct pursuant to the Company Law and relevant regulations.
Article 8
A meeting handbook shall be prepared when a shareholders' meeting is convened. The meeting handbook and other relevant information concerning the meeting shall be publicly announced.
Time and manner of the public announcement of the preceding paragraph, main provisions of the meeting handbook and other compliance requirements should be processed in accordance with the Regulations Governing Content and Compliance Requirements for Shareholders' Meeting Agenda Handbooks of Public Companies.
Article 9
Chairman of the Board shall serve as chairman of a shareholders' meeting convened by the Board. If the Chairman has taken leave or cannot act for any reason, the Vice Chairman shall act in his stead. If the Chairman and Vice Chairman have both taken leave or cannot act for any reason, the Chairman shall designate one director to act on his behalf. If the Chairman has not designated any director to act as chairman, the directors shall elect one from themselves to serve as the meeting chairman.
When a shareholders' meeting has been convened by a person with convening powers other than the Board, the convener shall serve as the chairman. If there are two or more conveners, they shall elect one from themselves to serve as the chairman.
Article 10
The Company may designate commissioned lawyers, certified public accountants, or other relevant personnel to present the shareholders' meeting in a non-voting capacity.
Article 11
The Company shall make an audio or video recording of the entire proceedings of the shareholders' meeting, and shall preserve the recording for at least one (1) year.
The staffs relating to the affairs of the meeting (including security personnel) shall wear identification tags or badges.
Article 12
Chairman of the meeting shall declare the meeting open when it's time for meeting. However, chairman of the meeting may declare postponement of the meeting provided that the Shareholders represent not more than half of total number of issued shares, but such postponements are limited to twice and the total postponement time shall not be more than one (1) hour. If twice postponements cannot still constitute a majority, but the Shareholders represent over one third of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be passed by a majority of those present pursuant to the Paragraph 1 of the Article 175 of the Company Law.
If the Shareholders have been up to more than half of total number of issued shares before the conclusion of that meeting, the chairman may make the proposition to resolve such tentative resolution by vote pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Law.
Article 13
Where a shareholders' meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, its agenda shall be arranged by the Board of Directors. Moreover, the meeting shall proceed on the basis of arranged agenda and cannot be changed without the resolution at the shareholders' meeting.
Where a shareholders' meeting is called by a convener who is entitled to call such meeting other than the Board of Directors, the preceding Paragraph shall be mutatis mutandis applicable.
Unless it has been duly resolved, chairman of the meeting shall not declare the meeting adjourned at discretion before the agenda as set forth in the preceding two Paragraphs (including motions) have been concluded.
After the meeting is over, the Shareholders shall not elect another chairman to preside to continue the meeting at the same place or any other place. However, if the chairman announces adjournment in violation of the Rules, then based on the consent of more than half of the voting rights of attending Shareholders one person shall be elected as the chairman to continue the meeting.
Article 14
Any Shareholder shall, before speaking at the meeting, present a speaking memo stating summary, shareholder A/C number (or attendance certificate number) and A/C name. Speaking sequence shall be arranged by the chairman of the meeting.
In the event that a Shareholder only presents a speaking memo, but he/she doesn't speak at the meeting, it shall be deemed that he/she speaks nothing at the meeting. If the speaking contents are not same as those indicated on the speaking memo, only the former shall be considered.
When a Shareholder is speaking, other Shareholders may not interfere by speaking unless being authorized by chairman or the Shareholder who is speaking. Chairman shall stop such violation.
Article 15
An attending Shareholder may question about report items on the agenda only after the chairman or person designated by the chairman has read or reported all report items. Each Shareholder may speak once concerning all report items and each instance may not exceed five (5) minutes.
When an attending Shareholder speaks with regard to the matters for recognition and discussion listed on the agenda, and to the motions made in the extraordinary motion session, each Shareholder shall speak no more than twice concerning each motion and each proposition and not exceeding five (5) minutes each time without obtaining the consent of the chairman.
Where a Shareholder speaks over the prescribed time limit or exceeds the bounds of the issue at hand, the chairman is entitled to stop such speaking. The chairman may direct disciplinary personnel (or security personnel) to take necessary measures to maintain order in the meeting place or ensure the smooth progress of the meeting if a speaker still refuses to stop talking or other interfering circumstances occur.
Article 16
When government or an institutional shareholder sends two or more representatives to attend a shareholders' meeting, only one person may speak on each proposition.
Article 17
After an attending Shareholder has spoken, the chairman may personally respond, or designate another relevant person to do so.
Article 18
The chairman may announce an intermission at an appropriate time during a shareholders' meeting.
Article 19
The chairman may announce an end of discussion and put the proposition to a vote when the chairman considers it has reached the extent for making a resolution.
Article 20
Except where prescribed by laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, a Shareholder shall have one voting right for each share.
Article 21
Except where prescribed by laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, a resolution shall be adopted by a majority vote by attending Shareholders.
When a proposition is to be resolved, it may be passed by applause after the chairman finds that there is no objection; its effectiveness shall be same as resolved by voting. When any Shareholder expresses objection, the resolution shall be decided by voting.
Article 22
When a proposition is put to a vote, the chairman shall direct two (2) ballot supervising personnel and several ballot counting personnel to perform duties. However, such ballot supervising personnel must be a Shareholder of the Company.
The result of voting shall be reported on the spot and recorded. Ballot supervising personnel shall seal the ballots, and shall turn them over to the Company for preservation after signing or affixing their seals on them.
Article 23
A ballot shall be deemed invalid when all ballot supervising personnel concur that one of the following situations applies:
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- The ballot used was not prepared by the Board.
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- A blank ballot has been placed in the ballot box.
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- The ballot is illegible due to damage or indistinct writing.
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- The ballot has been altered or bears extraneous written text or symbols.
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- Both consent and oppose have been marked.
Article 24
If a Shareholder disputes any matters such as the voting process, the ballot counting
method or the validity of ballots, the ballot supervising personnel shall state the Shareholder's account number, the number of voting rights, and the subject of the dispute, then sign or seal for preservation.
Article 25
If there shall be an amendment or alternative to one proposition, the chairman may combine the amendment or alternative into the original proposition and determine their orders for resolution. If one of the above shall be resolved, the others shall be considered as rejected, upon which no further resolution shall be required.
Article 26
The deliberation conducted at a shareholders' meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The contents and distribution of minutes shall be in accordance with Article 183 of the Company Law and the minutes of shareholders' meetings must be preserved as long as the Company is in existence.
Article 27
The chairman may ask disciplinary or security personnel to help maintain order at a meeting.
Article 28
The Rules shall take effect after been passed by the shareholders' meeting and the same procedure shall apply when they are revised.
Article 29
The Rules were duly established on February 20, 1998;
The 1st amendment was made on September 29, 1998;
The 2nd amendment was made on October 24, 2000;
The 3rd amendment was made on June 25, 2002;
The 4th amendment was made on June 9, 2006;
The 5th amendment was made on June 13, 2008;
The 6th amendment was made on June 15, 2011;
The 7th amendment was made on June 15, 2012.
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
Procedures for Acquiring and Disposing of Assets
Accordance Article 1
The Procedures is set forth in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the "Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies".
The Scope of Assets Article 2
The term "assets" as used in the Procedures includes the following:
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- Investments in stocks, government bonds, corporate bonds, financial bonds, securities representing interest in a fund, depositary receipts, call (put) warrants, beneficial interest securities, and asset-backed securities.
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- Real property (including land, houses and buildings, investment property, and rights to use land) and equipment.
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- Memberships.
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- Patents, copyrights, trademarks, franchise rights, and other intangible assets.
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- Claims of financial institutions (including receivables, bills purchased and discounted, loans, and overdue receivables).
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- Derivatives.
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- Assets acquired or disposed of in connection with mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares in accordance with law.
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- Other major assets.
Acquisition and disposal of derivatives shall be in compliance with "Procedures for Transaction of Financial Derivatives" of the Company.
Definitions Article 3
Terms used in the Procedures are defined as below:
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Assets acquired or disposed through mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares in accordance with law: Refers to assets acquired or disposed through mergers, demergers, or acquisitions conducted under the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, Financial Holding Company Act, Financial Institution Merger Act and other acts, or to transfer of shares from another company through issuance of new shares of its own as the consideration therefor (hereinafter "transfer of shares") under Article 156, Paragraph 8 of the "Company Act".
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- Related party or subsidiary: As defined in the "Regulations Governing Preparation" of Financial and Operational Reports by Insurance Institutions".
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- Professional appraiser: Refers to a real property appraiser or other person duly authorized by law to engage in the value appraisal of real property or equipment.
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- Date of occurrence: Refers to the 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; provided, for investment for which approval of the competent authority is required, the earlier of the above date or the date of receipt of approval by the competent authority shall apply.
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- Mainland China area investment: Refers to investments in the mainland China area approved by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Investment Commission or conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing Permission for Investment or Technical Cooperation in the Mainland Area.
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- Total assets: Refers to the total assets stated in the most recent Company's financial report prepared under the "Regulations Governing Preparation of Financial and Operational Reports by Insurance Institutions".
Operating Procedures Article 4
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- The degree of authority delegated and the levels to which authority is delegated: shall be executed in accordance with the Company's table of governing the delegation of authority and responsibility.
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- Execution Unit and transaction process:
- (1) With respect to the acquisition or disposal of securities, the execution unit shall analyze and forecast the future outlook based on the market condition, so as to formulate trading terms and get the approval of Authorized level in accordance with the Company's table governing the delegation of authority and responsibility.
Acquisition and disposal of securities shall be in compliance with "Procedures" for Governing Various Applications of Funds" of the Company.
- (2) With respect to the acquisition or disposal of real property, the execution unit shall formulate trading terms and get the approval of the Chairman and audit committee and submit a proposal for discussion by the board of directors. But for the reason of timeliness, the transactions can be executed in respect of the approval of Chairman and subsequently have the decisions submitted to and ratified by audit committee and the board of directors.
- (3) With respect to the acquisition or disposal of equipment and other assets, the execution unit shall conduct analysis and appraisal of the transaction, and formulate trading terms and get approval in accordance with the Company's table governing the delegation of authority and responsibility.
Appraisal Procedures Article 5
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The acquisition or disposal of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20 percent 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 business equipment, 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:
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- Under special circumstances it is necessary to take a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference basis for the transaction price, the transaction shall be approved by audit committee and submitted to the board of directors for resolution in advance, and the above procedure shall also be followed once the terms and conditions of the transaction are changed in the future.
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- Where the transaction amount is NT\$1 billion or more, appraisals from two or more professional appraisers shall be obtained.
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- 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 (CPA) 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 of the ROC (hereinafter referred to as "ARDF") and render a concrete opinion regarding the reason for the discrepancy and the appropriateness of the transaction price:
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(1) The discrepancy between the appraisal result and the transaction amount is 20 percent or more of the transaction amount.
- (2) The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two or more professional appraisers is 10 percent or more of the transaction amount.
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- No more than 3 months may elapse between the date of the appraisal report issued by a professional appraiser and the contract execution date; provided, where 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.
The Company acquiring or disposing of securities shall, prior to the date of occurrence of the event, obtain the financial statements of the issuing company for the most recent period, certified or reviewed by a CPA for reference in appraising the transaction price, and if the dollar amount of the transaction is 20 percent of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$300 million or more, the Company shall additionally engage a CPA prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the transaction price. If the CPA needs to use the report of an expert as evidence, the CPA 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 the regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as "FSC").
Except for transactions with government agencies, the Company acquires or disposes of memberships or intangible assets and the transaction amount reaches 20 percent or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$300 million or more, the Company shall obtain a CPA's opinion on the reasonableness of the transaction price prior to the date of occurrence of the event; the CPA shall comply with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF.
The calculation of the transaction amounts of preceding provisions shall be based on Paragraph 2 of Article 6 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 CPA's opinion has been obtained need not be counted toward the transaction amount.
Where the Company acquires or disposes of assets through court auction procedures, the certified documentation issued by the court may be substituted for appraisal reports or CPA opinion.
Items and Standards of Public Disclosure Article 6
Under any of the following circumstances, the Company acquiring or disposing of assets shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the FSC's designated website in the appropriate format as prescribed by regulations two hours before the beginning of trading hours on the next business day following the date of occurrence of the event:
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- 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 percent or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the Company's total assets, or NT\$300 million or more, except for the trading of government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds issued by the securities investment trust enterprise.
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- Merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.
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- Losses from derivatives trading reaching the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out in "Procedures for Transaction of Financial Derivatives" of the Company.
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- Where the type of asset acquired or disposed of is business equipment/machinery for business use, the trading counterparty is not a related party and the transaction amount reaches one of the following circumstances:
- (1) The paid-in capital of the Company is less than NT\$10 billion and the transaction amount reaches NT\$500 million or more.
- (2) The paid-in capital of the Company is NT\$10 billion or more and the transaction amount reaches NT\$1 billion or more.
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- Where land is acquired under an arrangement on engaging others to build on the Company's own land, engaging 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 reaches NT\$500 million or more.
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- Where an asset transaction other than any of those referred to in the preceding five subparagraphs, a disposal of receivables by a financial institution, or an investment in the Mainland China area reaches 20 percent or more of paid-in capital or NT\$300 million; provided, this shall not apply to the following circumstances:
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(1) Trading of government bonds.
- (2) Securities trading by investment professionals on foreign or domestic securities exchanges or over-the-counter markets or common corporation bond and financial bond that do not involve shareholding rights subscribing on domestic IPO market.
- (3) Trading of bonds under repurchase/resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds issued by the securities investment trust enterprise.
The transaction amount of the preceding paragraph shall be calculated as follows:
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- The amount of any individual transaction.
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- The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterparty within the preceding year.
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- The cumulative transaction amount of real property acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) within the same development project within the preceding year.
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- 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 Paragraph 2 refers to one year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with the Procedures need not be counted toward the transaction amount.
The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives transactions engaged in up to the end of the preceding month and file the information in the prescribed format on the information reporting website designated by the FSC by the 10th day of each month.
In the event of the items which are required for public announcement contain error or omission and shall be rectified, all the items shall be again publicly announced and reported in entirety two hours before the beginning of trading hours on the next business day following the date of realizing the event.
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 regulations, a public report of relevant information shall be filed on the website designated by the FSC two hours before the beginning of trading hours on the next business day following the date of occurrence of the event:
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- Amendment, termination, or rescission of a contract signed in regard to the original transaction.
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- The merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares is not completed before the scheduled date set forth in the contract.
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- The contents of the originally publicly announced and reported information have changed.
The Company acquiring or disposing of assets shall retain all relevant contracts, meeting minutes, memorandum books, appraisal reports and the opinions provided by CPA, attorney, and securities underwriter in the Company headquarters for 5 years at least except where another act provides otherwise.
The Limits of Investment Amount Article 7
The limits of investment amount shall be followed as below:
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- The total investment amount of real property shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 146-2 of the "Insurance Act".
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- The total investment amount of securities and limits of individual securities shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 146-1, Article 146-5 and Article 146-6 of the "Insurance Act".
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- The total investment amount of foreign investment shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the "Regulations Governing Financial and Business Operations of Professional Reinsurance Enterprises".
- The Related Party Shall not be The Providers of Appraisal Reports or Article 8 Professional Opinions
Professional appraisers and their officers, CPA, attorneys, and securities underwriters that provide the Company with appraisal reports, CPA's opinions, attorney's opinions, or underwriter's opinions shall not be a related party of any party to the transaction.
Procedures for Acquiring or Disposing of Assets with Related Parties Article 9 The Company acquiring or disposing of assets from or to a related party shall follow the relevant decision making process and evaluate the reasonableness of trading terms in accordance with Article 4, 5, 10, 11 and this Article. Besides, the transaction amount reaches 10 percent or more of the Company's total assets, the Company shall
obtain an appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion.
The transaction amount referred in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 5.
When judging whether the trading counterparty is a related party, in addition to the legal formalities, the substance of the relationship shall be considered.
When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of real property or other assets from or to a related party, except for trading of government bonds, bonds under repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds issued by the securities investment trust enterprise, the transaction amount reaches 20 percent or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the Company's total assets or NT\$300 million or more, the Company may not enter into a contract or make any payment until the following matters have been approved by more than half of all audit committee members and submitted to the board of directors for a resolution, and shall be subject to mutatis mutandis application of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 15:
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- The purpose, necessity and anticipated benefit of the acquisition or disposal of assets.
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- The reason for choosing the related party as a trading counterparty.
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- 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 10 and Article 11.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- An appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion obtained in accordance with Paragraph 1.
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- Restrictive covenants and other important stipulations associated with the transaction.
The transaction amounts referred in the Paragraph 4 shall be calculated in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 6 and "within the preceding year" as used herein refers to one year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Transactions that have been approved by audit committee and submitted to the board of directors for a resolution need not be counted toward the transaction amount.
Article 10 Evaluation Methods of the Transaction Costs for Acquiring Real Estate from a Related Party
Acquiring a real estate from a related party, the Company shall evaluate the reasonableness of the transaction costs by the following means:
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- Based on the price of transaction with the related party plus necessary interest on funding and other costs to be duly borne by the buyer. The necessary interest on funding shall be calculated based on the weighted average of the interest rate on borrowing during the year the Company purchases the property. However such interest rate shall not exceed the maximum lending rate for non-financial institutions published by the competent authority.
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- Total loan value appraisal from a financial institution where the related party has previously created a mortgage on the property as security for a loan; provided, the actual cumulative amount loaned by the financial institution shall have been 70 percent or more of the financial institution's appraised loan value of the property and the period of the loan shall have been 1 year or more. However, this shall not apply where the financial institution is a related party of one of the trading counterparties.
Where land and buildings thereupon are combined as a single property purchased in one transaction, the transaction costs for the land and the buildings may be separately appraised in accordance with either of the means listed in the preceding paragraph.
When acquiring real estate from a related party, the Company shall appraise the cost
of the real estate in accordance with Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 above, in the meantime shall also engage a CPA to review the appraisal and render an opinion.
Where the Company acquires real estate from a related party under any of the following circumstances, the acquisition shall be conducted in accordance with Paragraph 4 to 6 of Article 9 and the preceding three paragraphs do not apply:
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- The related party acquired the real estate through inheritance or as a gift.
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- More than 5 years will have elapsed from the time the related party signed the contract to obtain the real property to the signing date for the current transaction.
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The real property is acquired through signing of a joint development contract with the related party, or through engaging a related party to build real property, either on self-owned land or on rented land.
Article 11 Procedure for the Respective Results of Evaluations Are Less Than the Transaction Price with Related Parties
Where the Company acquires the real estate from the related party and the results of appraisals conducted in accordance with Article 10 are uniformly lower than the transaction price, the following steps shall be taken:
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- A special reserve shall be set aside in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 41 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.
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- Independent directors of audit committee shall comply with Article 218 of the Company Act.
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- 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 that has 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 the assets 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 FSC has given its consent.
When the Company acquires real estate from a related party, it shall also comply with the preceding two paragraphs if there is other evidence indicating that the acquisition was a non-arm's-length transaction.
Where the following circumstances exist, objective evidence has been submitted and concrete opinions on reasonableness have been obtained from a professional real property appraiser and a CPA, this restriction shall not apply:
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- Where the related party acquired undeveloped land or leased land for development, it may submit proof of compliance with one of the following conditions:
- (1) Where undeveloped land is appraised in accordance with the methods in the preceding Article, and structures according to the related party's construction cost plus reasonable construction profit are valued in excess of the actual transaction price. The "Reasonable construction profit" shall be deemed the average gross operating profit margin of the related party's construction division over the most recent 3 years or the gross profit margin for the construction industry for the most recent period as announced by the Ministry of Finance, whichever is lower.
- (2) Completed transactions by unrelated parties within the preceding year involving other floors of the same property or neighboring or closely valued parcels of land, where the land area and transaction terms are similar after calculation of reasonable price discrepancies in floor or area land prices in accordance with standard property market practices.
- (3) Completed leasing transactions by unrelated parties for other floors of the same property from within the preceding year, where the transaction terms are similar after calculation of reasonable price discrepancies among floors in accordance with standard property leasing market practices.
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- Where the Company acquiring real property from a related party provides evidence that the terms of the transaction are similar to the terms of transactions completed for the acquisition of neighboring or closely valued parcels of land of a similar size by unrelated parties within the preceding year.
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 real property.
Article 12 Mergers and Consolidations, Splits, Acquisitions, and Assignment of Shares
The Company that conducts a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares,
prior to convening the audit committee and board of directors discussing the Mergers and acquisitions, shall engage a CPA, attorney, securities underwriter or other independent experts to provide opinions on the reasonableness of the share exchange ratio, acquisition price, or distribution of cash or other property to shareholders, and submit the opinions to audit committee for approval and submit to the board of directors for deliberation and passage. In the event the Company merge with its subsidiary company whose one hundred percent of the total issued shares or total capital is held directly or indirectly by the Company or that subsidiary company merge with one another whose one hundred percent of the total issued shares or total capital is held directly or indirectly by the Company, the Company may be exempt from the preceding experts opinions on the reasonableness.
The Company participating in a merger, demerger or acquisition shall prepare a public report to shareholders detailing important contractual content, matters relevant to the merger, demerger, or acquisition, and the expert opinions of the preceding paragraph and the outcome of audit committee prior to the shareholders' meeting when sending shareholders notification of the shareholders' meeting for reference in deciding 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 lack of a quorum, insufficient votes, or other legal restriction, or the proposal is rejected by the shareholders meeting, the Company shall publicly explain the reason, the follow-up measures, and the preliminary date of the next shareholders' meeting without delay.
Unless otherwise provided by another act or granted in advance by the FSC for extraordinary circumstances, the companies participating in any merger, demerger or acquisition shall convene a board of directors meeting and shareholders meeting on the day of the transaction to resolve matters relevant to the merger, demerger, or acquisition.
Unless otherwise provided by another act or granted in advance by the FSC for extraordinary circumstances, the companies participating in a transfer of shares shall convene a board of directors meeting and shareholders' meeting on the day of the transaction.
When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of 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 five vears for reference:
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- Basic identification data for personnel: Including the job titles, names, and national ID numbers (or passport numbers in case of foreign nationals) of all persons involved in the planning or implementation of any merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares prior to disclosure of the information.
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- 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.
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- Important documents and minutes: Including plans for mergers, demergers, acquisitions, and transfer of shares, any letter of intent or memorandum of understanding, material contracts, and minutes of board of directors meeting.
When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares, a company that is listed on an exchange or has its shares traded on an OTC market shall, two hours before the beginning of trading hours on the next business day following the date of passage of a resolution by the board of directors, submit the information required in Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding paragraph to the FSC for recordation. The information shall be disclosed in the prescribed format and via the Internet-based information system.
Where any of the companies participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares is neither listed on an exchange nor has its shares traded on an OTC market, the Company shall sign an agreement with such companies in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs 6 and 7.
Every person participating in or privy to the plan for merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares shall issue a written undertaking of confidentiality and may not disclose the content of the plan prior to public disclosure of the information and may not trade, in their own name or under the name of another person, in any stock or other equity security of any company related to the plan for merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.
When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares, the share exchange ratio and acquisition price shall not be arbitrarily altered, except for the below-listed circumstances which shall be stipulated in the contract of merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares:
- Cash capital increase, issuance of convertible corporate bonds, or the issuance of
bonus shares, issuance of corporate bonds with warrants, preferred shares with warrants, stock warrants, or other equity based securities.
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- An action, such as a disposal of major assets, which affects the Company's financial and business operations.
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- An event, such as a major disaster or major change in technology, which affects shareholder equity or share price.
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- An adjustment where any of the companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares, buys back treasury stock by law.
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- Any change in the number of entities or companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.
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- Other terms and conditions that the contract stipulates may be altered and that have been publicly disclosed.
When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares, the contract thereof shall specify the rights and obligations of any participating companies, as well as the following matters:
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- Handling of breach of contract.
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- Principles for the handling of equity-type securities previously issued or treasury stock previously bought back any company that is extinguished in a merger or that is demerged.
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- The amount of treasury stock 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.
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- Measures of handling changes in the number of participating entities or companies.
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- Preliminary progress schedule for plan execution and anticipated completion date.
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- According to the law the scheduled date for convening a shareholders meeting and relevant procedures if the plan exceeds the deadline without completion.
After the information about merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares have been disclosed, if any of the participating companies intends to carry out a further merger, demerger, acquisition or share transfer with another company, all of the participating companies shall carry out anew the procedures or legal actions that had originally been completed toward the merger, demerger, acquisition, or share transfer, except that where the number of participating companies is decreased and a participating company's shareholders meeting has adopted a resolution authorizing the board of directors to alter the limits of authority, such participating company may be exempted from calling another shareholders meeting to resolve on the matter anew.
Where any of the companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares is not a public company, the Company shall sign an agreement with the non-public company in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs 4 to 9 and Paragraph 12.
Penal Provisions Article 13
The personnel responsible for acquisition or disposal of assets violates the Procedures shall be penalized according to the relevant personnel management regulations of the Company.
Article 14 Unmentioned Matters
Any other matter or event not stipulated in the Procedures shall be managed in accordance with the "Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies" and related regulations.
Article 15 Additional Provisions
Any amendment of the Procedures or any transaction of major assets shall be approved by more than half of all audit committee members and submitted to the board of directors for a resolution.
If approval of 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 this resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.
The terms "all audit committee members" in Paragraph 1 and "all directors" in Paragraph 2 shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions.
When the proposal of the Procedures amendment or transaction for the acquisition or disposal of assets are submitted to the board of directors for discussion, the board of directors shall take into full consideration for each of independent director's opinion. If an independent director raises objections or expresses reservations to the amendment or the transaction, it shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.
Article 16 Effectiveness
Any amendment of the Procedures shall be approved by the audit committee, and submitted to the board of directors for resolution, and then submitted to the shareholders' meeting for approval.
The History of "PROCEDURES FOR ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF ASSETS"
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- The Procedures was made on October 14, 2003.
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- The 1st amendment was made on June 3, 2005.
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- The 2nd amendment was made on June 15, 2007.
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- The 3rd amendment was made on June 15, 2011.
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- The 4th amendment was made on June 15, 2012.
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- The 5th amendment was made on June 13, 2013.
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- The 6th amendment was made on June 11, 2014.
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- The 7th amendment was made on May 31, 2017.
CENTRAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION Shareholdings of Directors
March 31, 2019
| Title | Name | Shares held |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Evergreen International Corp. Representative : Yang, Cheng-Tui |
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| Vice Chairman | Evergreen International Corp. Representative : Chang, Kuo-Cheng |
207,419,251 |
| Director | Evergreen International Corp. Representative: Chang, Kuo-Ming |
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| Director | Evergreen International Corp. Representative : Tai, Jiin-Chyuan |
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| Director | Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. Representative : Lee, Yi-Fen |
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| Director | Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. Representative : Chen, Kuan-Pao |
120,394,773 |
| Independent Director |
Yau, Sea-Wain | 0 |
| Independent Director |
Chou, Yu-Cheng | |
| Independent Director |
Chow, Ker-Kaoo | 658 |
| Total | 327,814,682 |
Notes:
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- As of March 31, 2019, the stock stop transferring date for the Company's shareholders' meeting, the total number of shares already issued is 590,388,750 shares.
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- All directors' minimum shareholding number is 18,892,440 shares.