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CHT Annual Report 2020

Dec 24, 2021

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Chairman and CEO Chi-Mau Sheih
President Shui-Yi Kuo
Spokesperson Shui-Yi Kuo
President
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Acting Spokesperson Hong-Chan Ma
Senior Executive Vice President
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Fu-Fu Shen
Assistant Vice President
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Contents

1 Letter to Shareholders 2
2 — Company Profile 14
3 — Corporate Governance Report 16
4 — Capital Review 80
5 — Operational Highlights 88
6 — Review and Analysis of Financial
Position, Financial Performance,
and Risk Management
106
7 — Special Disclosures 122
8 — Financial Information 138

Letter to Shareholders 1. Operating Performance in 2020

    1. Business Plan Highlights for 2021

Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

2020 was a challenging year, both for us and for the rest of the world. Despite facing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued to advance our "customer-centric" transformation strategy, take advantage of market opportunities, develop new telecommunication technologies and applications, and expand our businesses by flexibly allocating our resources in response to environmental changes. Through the efforts of all our employees, we were able to reach a milestone in 2020 by exceeding our profit forecasts and achieving year over year earnings growth.

In terms of the Company's overall development, we launched our two-pillar "5G + Transformation" strategy, strengthened our business efficiency, and continued to develop and expand business opportunities for the Company. In early 2020, we secured the widest and relatively better frequency allocation for 5G development through auctions. This included 3.42- 3.51GHz and 90 MHz of bandwidth in the 3.5GHz band, as well as 27.9-28.5GHz and 600MHz of bandwidth in the 28GHz band. The widest and relatively better bandwidths provide us with crucial resources and significant advantages to drive our growth over the next two decades. We launched 5G services on June 30, 2020, taking a lead in the industry. In addition, we maintained progress in building 5G base stations, covering all the key business districts and transportation hubs, and achieved our goals to consolidate our leading positions in both mobile network speed and mobile coverage. The launch of 5G iPhone 12 in the fourth quarter 2020 successfully drove up the number of 5G sign-ups and allowed us to hit our annual target of 300,000 users well ahead of schedule, cementing our leadership in the mobile market. In the face of ongoing market competition, we strive to improve the performance of our mobile business by maintaining the quality of our mobile network and the design of effective tariffs. In 2020, we successfully maintained a positive growth trend in the number of mobile users for four consecutive quarters, laying the foundation for future mobile service revenues and the upward reversal of mobile ARPU. As of the end of 2020, the total number of mobile subscribers exceeded 11.3 million, and our market shares of both revenues and mobile subscribers continued to increase, allowing us to maintain our leading market position.

but also creating digital business opportunities. In 2020, workfrom-home policies, online education, and pandemic prevention measures allowed both residential and enterprise customers to welcome our fixed network broadband speed upgrade solutions. As a result, the number of customers signing up for connection speeds of 300Mbps or higher grew by 69% year-over-year, driving ARPU to grow by 2.4% year-over-year. The growth of the broadband business has also driven various home-centric digital services. In 2020, to establish a seamless broadband connected environment via mobile broadband, fixed broadband and Wi-Fi, we allowed users to enjoy smart applications and audiovisual services anytime and anywhere. We also promoted our home Mesh Wi-Fi services, which drove a 226% year-over-year increase in smart device installations. In terms of applications, our MOD platform continued to attract subscribers by 4K high definition content, including the exclusive Netflix 4K service. Together with the 88.6% of free-to-choose channel package users selected the highest fee plans and resulted in upsell, MOD enjoyed a slight growth in revenue.

In 2020, with the launch of 5G service in the second quarter and growing demand in AI-related applications, we leveraged our advantages with the 5G frequency allocation and cooperated with enterprise customers on 5G- and ICTrelated businesses to drive sustainable revenue growth in ICT services. In addition, we delivered strong performance in various ICT service businesses, such as smart transportation, smart manufacturing, smart city, IDC, cloud services, technological pandemic prevention, and IoT services, achieving double-digit, year-over-year revenue growth in ICT services. We successfully established the first 5G mmWave enterprise private commercial network and created a 5G smart factory solution for the semiconductor industry. In terms of ICT projects, we completed large-scale bidding projects, including Taipower's Chang-bin Solar PV Project and the Suhua Highway Improvement Project, and implemented IoT applications such as smart electricity meters for Taipower. In 2020, revenue generated from enterprise customers accounted for 40% of our total revenue. In the future, we will continue to focus on developing vertical-based business and various applications that utilize 5G+AIoT. As we continue to strive for one-off bidding projects, we will also strengthen our subscription-based business model to improve sustainable revenue growth.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of digitization, not only boosting growth in broadband demand, To accelerate our transformation and embrace greater business opportunities, we continued our investments in network

construction and technology advancement. As previously mentioned, as a result of our proper use of the correct strategies in 2020, we succeeded in securing the widest 5G bandwidth and relatively better 5G frequency. By the end of 2020, we built over 4,500 5G base stations, and actively leveraged 5G C-RAN technology to consolidate switch offices to fully integrate fixed and mobile network resources and improve efficiency. In addition, in response to increased outbound communication demands driven by the booming development of OTT, we continued to invest in submarine cable construction. We plan to construct an Asia-Pacific submarine cable double ring that includes Pacific Rim and Southeast Asian countries and promote Taiwan as the undersea cable hub in Asia-Pacific.

In addition, we will continue to expand in strategic emerging businesses with our broad alliance strategy. We plan to form alliances and build ecosystems with suitable domestic and global companies through acquisitions, building, and collaboration, and further expand to overseas markets by promoting smart applications.

Financial Performance

In 2020, Chunghwa Telecom's consolidated operating income was NT\$207.61 billion, which remains flat with that of the same period last year. We are committed to the development of new technologies and enterprise and customer market expansion to increase ICT and internet-related revenues. In addition, although the pandemic has affected our international roaming revenue, we are committed to promoting our core business strategies in the areas of 5G services, higher broadband speed migration, and introducing MOD premium content in order to offset decreases in telecom revenue.

Consolidated costs and expenses for the year 2020 amounted to NT\$166.84 billion, increasing by 0.1% compared to 2019, mainly due to: 1) an increase in construction costs under the ICT business as revenue in ICT services increased; and 2) an increase in 5G amortization after its service launch and subsequent constructions of the network. In 2020, capital expenditures amounted to NT\$23.51 billion, primarily spent

on supporting business growth and consolidating our market position. For example, we expanded fiber coverage, increased 5G construction expenses, and reduced our actual expenditures by strengthening procurement efficiency. As a result of the execution of our business strategies and cost control initiatives, net income attributable to stockholders of the parent company amounted to NT\$33.41 billion, or NT\$4.31 per share. In 2020, overall net investment income amounted to NT\$1.54 billion.

Achievements in Research and Development

In 2020, Chunghwa Telecom's main achievements in R&D include:

    1. Core Business: High-speed broadband internet, 5G NSA network, 5G MEC, Mesh Wi-Fi, hicloud public cloud, AWS & MS Azure MSP, international SDN network, enterprise SDN application, etc;
    1. Emerging Business: home intelligent voice control, text analytics, AI PaaS intelligent analytics, identity recognition, blockchain, enterprise information security protection, self-driving vehicle management, traffic Big Data, secure communication, multi-view live broadcast, cloud classroom, AR application, 5G videos, intelligent energy, smart railway, health management, AIoT monitoring and analysis, CMP, smart meter communication module, mobile payment.
    1. Fundamental capabilities: 5G Fixed-mobile network convergence management, 5G C-RAN, IMS network elements cloudification, PSTN IP, high-speed optical transmission system disaggregation, intelligent bearer network, Telco clouds, 5G trial network, multi-cloud management, smart maintenance, smart customer service.
    1. Overall portfolio of our core competencies: In 2020, we applied for 161 patents, and obtained 177 approved patents. Besides, we won 16 important awards at home and abroad.

Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility

Chunghwa Telecom continues to uphold our brand's spirit, "Always Ahead," and our longstanding principles of "Sustainable Corporate Development," "Compliance with Global Environmental Trends," and "Supporting Minorities," in order to give back to society.

In 2020, our pioneering "I Love SDGs" (5I SDGs) initiative, in alignment with the United Nations' 17 sustainable development goals, focuses on channeling resources to remote rural areas

and vulnerable ethnic groups. We established 89 "Good Digital Neighbor" programs throughout Taiwan to help community residents learn how to use technology. We have invested in the "Outpost Taiwan" project every year for the past twelve consecutive years, helping over 500 loyal youths to record their personal stories with digital technology. We have also promoted the "Reading Partner" community online tutoring service for more than 12 years, enabling nearly 5,000 college students to provide online after school tutoring to more than 3,000 primary school students. Moreover, our "EYE Social Innovation Customer Service Center" has helped more than 150 visually impaired people with education and employment opportunities for nearly 10 years.

Not only have we conducted many positive actions in economic, environmental and social aspects, but we have also maintained transparent information disclosure and the check and balance mechanism in place. Thus, we were listed as one of the Top Ten Sustainable Model Enterprises at the 2020 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards in the annual CSR report for the services industry, illustrating the hard work that the Company is carrying out to fulfill its corporate social responsibilities. At the same time, we are actively cooperating with international partners and working together to promote sustainability trends. We continue to promote the sustainable hierarchical management system for hundreds of suppliers and work with these partners to implement sustainable procurement processes.

Honors and Awards

Chunghwa Telecom maintains a nationwide infrastructure and services presence, providing high-quality information and communication integration services in Taiwan. We require ourselves to operate in accordance with the concept of a customer-centric service. Our focus on fulfilling customer demands to meet their satisfaction helps us create enterprise value. Our efforts have been recognized through the receipt of major international and domestic awards.

In 2020, as a result of our providing excellent communication services, Chunghwa Telecom received several Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Awards in multiple categories, including Taiwan Mobile Data Service Provider of the Year and Taiwan Data Center Service Provider of the Year; we were also awarded Taiwan Cloud Infrastructure Service Provider of the Year for the first time. For implementing our vision for smart city development through the integration of core business applications, Chunghwa Telecom was awarded the 2020 Smart City Innovation Application Award (Smart Agriculture) and 2020 Smart City Outstand Contribution Award (Smart

▲ Senior executive team photo taken in March 2021 at 5G Application Demonstration Center.

Health). Based on our trustworthy brand value and as the only award-winning telecom operator in Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom received the Brand of the Year Award at the World Branding Forum for a sixth consecutive year. We also received the Platinum Award as the highest honor under the "Reader's Digest" reputation brand for the 16th consecutive time, as well as the "CSEA Excellent Customer Service Award" for innovative customer service, showing that our services have been highly recognized by consumers. Regarding mobile performance, Chunghwa Telecom was awarded by Speedtest with the Fastest Mobile Network, Best Coverage Mobile Network, and Fastest Mobile Network for iPhone 12, respectively, in 2020. In addition, OpenSignal's December report awarded us with top honors in 4G Network Coverage, Download Speed Experience, Video Experience, and Gaming Experience.

In terms of business operations and sustainable development, Chunghwa Telecom ranked in the top 5% of Taiwan's listed companies for corporate governance for the fifth time. For the ninth year in a row, we were included in the Dow Jones

Sustainability Index's Emerging Markets Index. We received the Platinum Award at The Asset ESG Corporate Awards for the eighth consecutive year, which recognized our achievements in environmental, social, and governance. We were also the only telecom operator in Taiwan to pass the highest level of BSI "TCFD Compliance Check" and was listed as one of the Top Ten National Corporate Citizenship Award and CSR influencer, which illustrates professional domestic and international institutions' continued recognition of Chunghwa Telecom's sustainable operations.

Future Outlook

Turning to 2021, we will continue our two-pillar "5G+Transformation" strategy and accelerate the construction of our 5G network. With our advantageous position as the widest bandwidth and relatively better frequency band provider in Taiwan, we will actively expand our 5G enterprise private network, jointly developing 5G + AIoT smart applications with our business partners as we move into the new 5G era.

We will also continue to promote our "RISE ON, TOGETHER" transformation plan and implement the "Customer–Centric" operations strategy. Meanwhile, we will strengthen our customer base, including personal, family, corporate, and international customers. To achieve fundamental changes, we will continue to optimize costs and improve our basic capabilities in network, IT, talent, organization and etc.; combined with investments as well as mergers and acquisitions, this will enhance the Company's competitiveness and advantages for long-term development. We will continue to build a new-generation SDN network that, when combined with a 5G network, will provide instant highspeed broadband services at any time on the three networks– mobile, fixed network, and WiFi–as well as convergent services such as MOD and IPTV. We will increase investments in the construction of submarine cables by constructing the Asia-Pacific submarine cable double ring, formed by the Pacific Rim and Southeast Asia, to turn Taiwan into the Asia-Pacific submarine cable center. We will continue to invest in technology research and development, recruit and cultivate outstanding talent, and explore domestic and overseas markets to secure new growth opportunities in the post-pandemic period and from Taiwan's Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Phase 2 Program. This will further improve "people's lives to enjoy smart lifestyles, better manage across industries to create a digital economy," to help the Company reach its development vision of "Leading in smart lifestyles, and becoming a digital economy enabler."

We will continue to strengthen ESG initiatives and implement sustainable management practices. Our "Low Carbon Economy, Sustainable Supply Chain" initiative has been adopted by hundreds of suppliers to conduct carbon emissions management. We will strengthen green energy policies and increase the usage of green electricity in our network. We fully support the government's technology initiatives to assist with pandemic prevention measures. To fulfill corporate social responsibilities, we will continue to leverage our digital technology through the Chunghwa Telecom Foundation to promote the prosperity of the entire society and bridge the digital divide. To strengthen our corporate governance, we continue to implement our Code of Integrity Management, strengthen risk management, and improve supply and procurement management. We remain committed to creating sustainable value for Chunghwa's shareholders, customers, employees, and society as a whole.

1. Operating Performance in 2020

As of December 31, 2020, Taiwan local telephone penetration has reached 120.3% (according to the NCC's definition and calculation of "local telephone household subscribers as a percentage of total nationwide households"), of which the Company's subscribers totaled 9.90 million, representing a leading market share of 92.1%. For mobile communication, the nationwide penetration rate has reached 124.3%, of which the Company's subscribers totaled 11.30 million, representing a market share of 36%. The Company continues to maintain its market leadership position in terms of subscriber numbers. For data communication, the total number of households with internet access in Taiwan represents a penetration rate of 82.8% (according to the Taiwan Network Information Center report "2020 Taiwan Internet Report"), of which the Company's broadband subscribers (ADSL and FTTx) totaled 4.35 million, representing a market share of 65.6%; HiNet broadband ISP subscribers totaled 3.58 million, representing a market share of 60.2%.

In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decline in momentum of consumption and investment activities, while economic and trading activities cooled rapidly. Despite these circumstances, the Company maintained its progress in 5G development within the telecommunication industry. Since launching at the end of June, 5G base stations have covered major business districts, science parks, approximately 50 universities, crowded indoor gathering circles, and transportation hubs throughout Taiwan. The Company established 5G networks across 22 cities and counties in Taiwan. Looking ahead in 2021, considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will continue to prioritize the health and safety of all its employees and customers. In addition to closely tracking pandemic updates, the Company will focus on its strategies for development and business growth while leveraging its core advantages to maintain its leading position in Taiwan. With Taiwan's largest 5G bandwidth, leading telecommunications technologies, and a solid market position, the Company is confident in its ability to continue creating value for all shareholders.

In 2019, the Company participated in the nation's mobile bandwidth (5G spectrum) auction and secured 90 MHz of bandwidth in the 3.5GHz band and 600MHz in the 28GHz band. With better frequency allocation to sustain 5G development, the bandwidths offer crucial resources and a significant advantage for the development of mobile broadband business in the next two decades. Of note, the Company was the only one to obtain the widest frequency of 690MHz. Based on its current edge in 4G network and spectrums, the Company will actively expand its 5G network deployment, maximize the advantages of these

bandwidths, and advance long-term developmental leads in mobile broadband to provide high-quality services to its retail customers and enterprise clients.

For its broadband business, in September 2020, the Company's broadband business ranked first in all eight categories of InsightXplorer's "2020 Residential Broadband Internet Usage and Satisfaction Survey" (which included customer service satisfaction, customer loyalty, brand recognition, overall service satisfaction, network stability satisfaction, value added service satisfaction, upload speed satisfaction, and brand loyalty, showing that satisfaction with the Company's broadband business leads against those of other brands.

In addition, the Company is actively enhancing its MOD business by providing rich content and offering better digital convergence services through Hami Video. The Company continues to migrate to the higher-speed broadband access of FTTx, enable government DIGI+ national policy, construct Gbps networks, and further strengthen its nationwide broadband network capabilities. For enterprise services, the Company continues to develop vertical-based business operations, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs); it does so by providing optimal services for different industries to create higher customer value.

Strong customer support is a key success factor of Chunghwa Telecom's leadership. The Company continues to deliver compassionate, integrated and innovative services to maintain voice business leadership, expand broadband and value-added services (VAS), promote enterprise ICT, and grow in overseas markets. These efforts ensure the Company's leading brand and market share within the Taiwan market and solidify its revenue and customer growth.

The Company intends to provide more VAS for domestic fixed communication services. For broadband access with better service quality, the Company focuses on higher-speed optical fiber offerings by constructing a faster and more stable broadband network environment. As of December 31, 2020, the total broadband subscribers of the Company are approximately 4.35 million, of which approximately 1.76 million subscribers use 100Mbps and above, representing an increase of 11% year over year. In addition, FTTx subscribers are approximately 3.62 million, representing an increase of 0.1% year over year. Furthermore, the Company is actively promoting MOD services, and making an effort to introduce high-quality channels and program content with HiNet+MOD+Mobile 4G Triple Play integration, in order to provide ubiquitous and seamless digital convergence services across networks, platforms, and

terminals. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, popular sports events (such as the Tokyo Olympics) and new movie premieres have been postponed, affecting MOD customers' growth momentum. As of December 31, 2020, MOD subscribers are approximately 2.07 million, representing a year-over-year decrease of 0.6%.

As a leader in mobile communication, the Company launched high-speed 5G services on June 30, 2020, marking a milestone while leading the nation into a new era for telecommunication. Using innovative technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Big Data, and cloud, combined with 5G's advantages of high-speed, low latency, and massive connectivity, the Company developed applications in 7 categories and 13 vertical sub-sectors to form a cross-industry 5G ecosystem. With 4G/5G EN-DC technology, the Company established the nation's widest dual mobile network coverage while providing high-quality services. The Company continues to develop mobile VAS and expand its mobile network infrastructure as it promotes Hami VAS. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's mobile broadband customer base has reached approximately 11.30 million.

For internet services, the Company continues to promote HiNet broadband access and home Wi-Fi services for FTTx customers as well as enhanced VAS, including video/audio offerings. In addition, the Company focuses on enhancing customer relations and membership operations with integrated content services to increase customer satisfaction and to enhance its product portfolio's competitive advantages.

For international fixed communications, the Company continues to improve service quality, reduce churn rates, and promote prepaid card that targets foreign workers, as well as other integrated marketing sales. In addition, the Company is actively expanding in the overseas market by offering services including international leased lines, VAS, and overseas ICT services, in order to increase international service revenues.

The Company continues to strengthen overall operating efficiency, including integrating channel subsidiaries with a focus on relocating service centers to busy business districts to meet customers' needs and enhance its service advantage. In addition, the Company is consolidating service delivery into single access points-of-contact and implement onsite service inspections. Furthermore, the Company continues to consolidate electronic and paper bills in order to ensure more convenient and better quality telecommunication services.

For digital channel expansion, the Company's online store provides more convenient and accelerated online processing for all customers as well as online order and home delivery services, resulting in a significantly improved one-stop online experience.

In terms of operating cost discipline, the Company continues to improve operating efficiency and optimize its internal organization, enhancing headcount structure while leveraging newly hired talents. In addition, the Company has designed various incentive programs, such as corporate bonuses and employee compensation, in order to encourage more employee contributions.

1.2 Capital Expenditure

The Company's total CAPEX for 2020 was NT\$23.51 billion, including NT\$11.48 billion for domestic fixed communications (including access and broadband network), NT\$8.83 billion for mobile communications, NT\$1.40 billion for internet, NT\$0.78 billion for international fixed communications, and NT\$1.02 billion for others.

Unit: NT\$ millions
Financial Metrics Fiscal Year 2019 2020
Revenues 207,520 207,609
Gross Profit 71,568 70,580
Income from Operations 40,646 42,362
Revenue &
Expenditure
Non-Operating Income and Expenses 1,104 469
Income before Income Tax 41,750 42,831
Net Income 33,764 34,706
Net Income attributable to Stockholders
of the Parent
32,789 33,406
Return on Assets (%) 7.17 7.09
Return on Equity (%) 8.74 8.95
Profitability Pre-tax Income to Paid-in Capital (%) 53.82 55.21
Net Income Ratio (%) 16.27 16.72
Earnings Per Share (NT\$) 4.23 4.31

1.3 Revenue, Expenditure & Profit Analysis

Note: The above table is based on consolidated financial reports.

1.4 Research & Development

To maintain the competitive advantages of the Company's core and emerging businesses, Chunghwa Telecom consistently invests a considerable amount of resources in research and

development. Through innovative R&D, acquisition of domestic and foreign technologies, and cooperation among the government, industry, universities, and research institutions, the Company aims to master the key technologies in the telecommunications industry to enhance network performance and quality of communication, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge in its core business. The Company will actively invest in research and development in the emerging domains, such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, IoT, cloud services, cyber security, and 5G, and build related new products and innovative solutions so as to meet customer demands.

In 2020, the R&D expenditure of the Company totaled NT\$ 3.85 billion, representing 1.85 % of the consolidated revenues. The R&D investment is in line with the Company's operation focus and the ICT development trend in order to maximize the value proposition for all customers.

2. Business Plan Highlights for 2020

2.1 Operation & Strategy Outlook

Facing a structural change in the telecommunications market, as we turn to 2021, the Company will focus on leading in the 5G era as well as executing business transformation initiatives in an effort to improve people's lives, to help upgrading industries, and enhance our operations in engineering, business and management. Along with its five key pillars of strategy - core business maintenance, growth in the enterprise market, enhancement of emerging businesses, improvement of core competencies, and expanding cooperation - the Company aims to expand in both domestic and overseas markets and strengthen its involvement in corporate social responsibility as it secures the business opportunities in digital convergence and the digital economy and continue to support its strategic partners. The Company is fully committed to growing its business, becoming a leader in the smart living industry, empowering the digital economy, and delivering value to customers, shareholders, employees, and society.

  • Leading in the 5G Era: Steering the launch of 5G operations and deploying 5G spectrums on both 2.1GHz and 3.5GHz bandwidths, the Company will lead its peers in coverage and capacity, establish an end-to-end ecosystem, deploy innovative 5G applications, and usher in the new 5G era.
  • Strategic Transformation: Under the guiding principle of customer-centric value creation, the Company will continue to execute on its "RISE ON, TOGETHER" strategic transformation plan to make a fundamental change and achieve sustainable growth.

  • Maintaining the Core Business: Enhance the customer experience, maintain the Company's leading brand image, and provide convergence services to create customer value.

  • Growing in the Enterprise Market: Enhance industry-specific operations, innovate with B2B2X business models, seize the opportunities of the digital economy, and enhance the collaboration and cooperation of the sales, product, and R&D departments to improve product ownership and gross profit.
  • Enhancing Emerging Businesses: Leveraging the 5G and AIoT platforms, target the emerging businesses of IoT, cyber security, IDC/cloud, fintech, big data advertising, and smart living services to meet customer demand.
  • Improving Core Competencies: Through digital transformation, upgrade the capabilities of the Company's networks, IT, talent pool, and organization to achieve fundamental changes in mindset, behavior, and structure, and to establish advantages for the long-term development of the Company.
  • Expanding Cooperation: Construct open platforms to build ecosystems and to create partnerships for digital transformation, with proactive strategic investment and M&A to strengthen overall performance.

2.2 Key Operating Metrics Outlook

The Company estimates its 2021 operating targets as listed below, based on its current evaluation of all business segments:

Key Offerings Subscribers/Minutes
in million
Local 9.63 Subs
Domestic Fixed
Communications
Domestic Long Distance 1,282.8 Mins
Broadband Access 4.292 Subs
Mobile
Communications
Mobile 12.736 Subs
Internet Network HiNet Broadband ISP 3.538 Subs
International Fixed
Communications
International Long Distance 193.2 Mins (Note)

Note: Only including outgoing minutes.

2.3 Key Product & Marketing Strategy

The Company's product, pricing and channel strategies for telecommunication and ICT services are listed below:

(1) Products

While facing the challenges of a competitive market environment and industry regulatory limitations, the Company continues to integrate and innovate its services to improve and upgrade the customer experience as well as to explore attractive VAS opportunities to increase customer Average Revenue Per User (ARPU). In addition, the Company has expanded its product portfolio for digital life VAS to fulfill digital convergence consumption demands and to enhance its total revenue.

For domestic fixed communication, the Company leverages its IP network in providing video telephone services; integrated fixed network, data, and mobile services; and various VAS for telecommunication, entertainment, information, and enterprise customers in order to increase the total revenue. In addition, MOD continued to focus on offering industry-leading exclusive content, interactivity, multi-screen, high definition (4K, HD), and other diverse features, in order to increase overall subscriptions and revenue.

For mobile communication, the Company continues to expand its mobile internet services in order to increase the overall revenue stream. The Company continues to build its mobile network, the quality of which has received recognition and is honored by numerous domestic and international awards. For 2021, the Company plans to continue constructing and optimizing its high-speed broadband network, optimizing its service coverage, offering flexible rate packages, providing more diversified mobile VAS, such as music (KKBOX, ringback tone), Hami Pass, Hami Video (movie, TV), Hami Cloud Gaming, Hami VR, e-book (Hami Books, children's books), as well as promoting mobile payment service, in order to better fulfill the demands of different market segments and, consequently, to increase customer contributions to the revenue stream.

For broadband and internet services, the Company focuses on broadband access upgrades and FTTx services in order to provide customers with a higher speed and more stable broadband network environment. The Company offers FTTx promotional packages as well as integrated broadband/MOD services in order to enable customers to enjoy one-stop services for their internet access and media entertainment needs. In the future, the Company plans to develop more innovative VAS and diverse digital home services to fulfill customer demands for a smart life.

In addition, to meet the demands generated by the trend of digital convergence, the Company is providing cloud-enabled computing and solutions as well as cloud SaaS services, including Customer Relation Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Point of Sale (POS). The Company continues to develop various OTT and convergence services, such as video/audio, music, e-book, Hami Pass and mobile payment, to provide differentiated digital convergence experiences for all households.

For enterprise services, the Company leverages its ICT product portfolio as the core in developing advanced solutions, such as IoT(Intelligent Energy Network (iEN), Intelligent Video Surveillance Service (IVS), Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), and Intelligent Green Building (IGB)); cybersecurity; IDC integration; cloud computing; smart cities; and forward-looking infrastructure-related products for enterprises and governments. The Company is also continuing research efforts for emerging services, such as CHT IoT smart platform, AI, big data, smart healthcare, in order to increase its mid- to long-term revenue growth momentum.

(2) Pricing

The Company devises competitive product offerings with various rate plans to target customers by leveraging its comprehensive product portfolio, large customer base, and service innovations. For broadband services, the Company offers a broadband internet promotional plan, a fixed + mobile broadband bundled package, a broadband+mobile+Wi-Fi bundled package, and a broadband+MOD+content bundled package, in order to fulfill household demand for internet access and entertainment. For mobile communication, the Company has designed various voice and mobile internet promotional plans in order to attract customers to migrate to better services and product quality.

(3) Sales Channel

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has 700 service outlets, of which 455 are directly operated service centers and 245 are exclusive service stores, in order to offer broadband, MOD, mobile, and other services. In 2021, the Company's channel optimization efforts will focus on migrating physical stores to better-located and crowded places in order to provide customers with more convenient and efficient services.

For the online channel, the Company will continue to expand its online store presence and mobile apps for better service coverage, and optimize its apps and online store to provide self-help services, in order to enable more convenient access to customer-centric services, including billing inquiries, contract reviews, repair statuses, and more.

To meet customer demand, in addition to physical service locations, online stores, mobile apps and other diversified sales channels, the Company manages direct sales and services through a CRM platform, combining it with big data analysis to further improve marketing efficiency through targeted advertising. Also, the Company continues to expand its customer point reward program and membership management capabilities in order to increase overall customer loyalty. Furthermore, the Company increases customer loyalty by leveraging corporate

branding commercials, participating in exhibitions, and strengthening PR practices and targeted marketing. This raises new product awareness and favorable opinions, accelerating the spread of the company's reach.

2.4 Impact from Regulatory Changes and Competitive Development

  • (1) On February 21, 2020, the NCC completed the 5G spectrum auction and all five operators successively launched 5G services. The allocation of the 5G spectrum and initiation of 5G services were expected to commence a new wave of industry development, which has the potential to change competitive landscape, business models, and fee structures. The Company secured the largest bandwidth with better frequency locations, including 3.42–3.51 GHz (90MHz in total), the most matured and non-interference location in the 3.5GHz band (270MHz in total), and 27.9–28.5 GHz (600MHz in total) the front section and the widest band in the 28GHz band (1600MHz in total), which has an opportunity to expand the bandwidth as a continuous frequency in the future. Based on the advantage of 5G spectrum, the Company ensures a strong foundation to lead technology innovation and further drive industry development in mobile broadband services.
  • (2) The Legislative Yuan approved a budget for the third stage of its Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program in January 2021. This budget for 2021-2022 includes a subsidy of NTD15.49 billion, allocated to encourage telecom operators to speed up construction of 5G networks while promoting several projects in digital and infrastructure in urban and rural areas to further drive 5G development.
  • (3) In conjunction with the release of the 5G 3.5GHz frequency band, some of the frequency in the C band of the Company's ST-2 satellite have halted service in Taiwan since May 2020, the Company has transferred the existing customers in Taiwan to ensure the continuing services. In addition, the government has confirmed a compensation budget of NTD460 million for the Company in 2021-2022 as part of the third stage of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program.
  • (4) The primary goals of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan's "Digital Nation and Innovative Economic Development Program (2017-2025)" (the "DIGI+ plan") are to increase the scale of Taiwan's digital economy, expand the broadband network, provide all Taiwanese citizens with broadband internet access, and strengthen Taiwan's information technology capabilities. Specifically, the development

strategy includes creating an environment suitable for digital innovation ("DIGI+ Infrastructure") and establishing Taiwan's ultra-high-speed broadband service with a target of 90% of 1Gbps coverage by 2020 and 2Gbps coverage by 2025, respectively. Upon further review, the Company responded affirmatively to the government's DIGI+ gigabytelevel broadband coverage policy goal. In 2021, the Company increased a portion of its fixed broadband network spending to encourage customers to upgrade to broadband speeds of 300Mbps or above, further solidifying the competitive advantages of the Company's fixed broadband network.

  • (5) The "Telecommunications Management Act" was promulgated by the President on June 26, 2019. Except for certain articles regarding frequency allocation, the effective date of most of the articles of the "Telecommunications Management Act" was set by the Executive Yuan to be July 1, 2020, and the aforementioned articles regarding frequency allocation also became effective from November 1, 2020. The NCC approved CHT's transition registration on September 30, 2020, making CHT a qualified service provider governed by the "Telecommunications Management Act" since then. The Company has a task force to deliver viable responses to potential changes in the competitive environment as a result of regulatory reforms.
  • (6) The spirit of the "Unmanned Vehicle Technology Innovation Experiment Regulations" regulatory sandbox, implemented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, strives to foster the development of friendly regulations and innovation test fields in Taiwan to build a comprehensive, safe and innovative environment for domestic experimentation. In February 2020, Kingwaytek Technology's cooperation with the Company reached a milestone when it received Taiwan's first self-driving test license. With the support of the government, a 5G test field is being established in the Hutoushan Innovation Hub in Taoyuan, to develop solutions for self-driving. Furthermore, the first autonomous bus produced in Taiwan has created a precedent for Taiwan's AV (autonomous vehicle) open field transportation. In August 2020, a connection test between Kanding Station (light rail station) and Miranew Cinemas in Tamsui was successfully completed.
  • (7) Since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law on July 1, 2020, new rules and regulations have created uncertainty for multinational companies and OTT operators. In response to these developments, affected companies have gradually transferred their operation centers from Hong Kong to other locations. For example, LINE has

moved its backup server for storing user data to Singapore. Facing the changes of new international situation, Chunghwa Telecom will build a double ring submarine cable in the Asia-Pacific region and integrate with the core capabilities of IDC, cloud computing, cybersecurity, backhaul and other businesses to actively support the entry of customers and landing of new submarine cables. In addition, in response to the evolving international submarine cable transmission system and to provide a higher number of wavelength technologies, the Company has maintained its investment in new, high-bandwidth international submarine cables (such as SJC2) to provide better circuit cost advantages in the future and pursue international business opportunities.

  • (8) The U.S.-China trade tension has prompted China-based Taiwanese businesses to transfer their production lines and orders to Taiwan. The government has also promoted "Action Plan for Welcoming Overseas Taiwanese Businesses to Return to Invest in Taiwan" to encourage Taiwanese businesses to return. In 2021, the Company continues to refine its potential customer exploration of those Taiwanese businesses that may return, including plans for voice, mobile, internet, data, PBX (including IP-Centrex), cloud backup, storage equipment, firewall, solar photovoltaic energy equipment, etc.
  • (9) The initial outbreak of COVID-19 had developed into a pandemic in 2020, imposing a major burden on the medical system and causing border lockdowns in various countries, severely affecting the life and work of individuals and economic activities. Despite the various economic relief measures introduced by lawmakers around the globe, the COVID-19 impact continued to affect multiple industries, in particular the transportation and tourism industry. The impact on the telecommunications industry has been relatively mild and primarily affected the revenue of mobile international roaming services. In addition to executing its business continuity plan to ensure business operations go uninterrupted, the Company will actively pursue business opportunities in the "New Normal," such as home economy, zero-touch, and accelerated digital transformation of enterprises.
Letter to Shareholders

Company Profile 1. Date of Incorporation 2. Company Milestones

Company Profile

Chunghwa Telecom is the largest integrated telecommunication service provider in Taiwan. The Company's primary businesses include fixed communication, mobile communication, broadband access, and internet services. The Company also provides ICT services to enterprise customers such as big data, cybersecurity, cloud computing, IDC, etc. At the same time, it is expanding into emerging technology services such as IoT and AI to create an advanced communication environment and a convenient digital lifestyle for customers, as well as to serve as an important partner for international telecommunication service providers.

Chunghwa Telecom adheres to the service concept of "Minimizing the digital divide, Implementing environmental sustainability and Caring for disadvantaged groups", and makes good use of the company's core technology, resources, capabilities and characteristics, to practice its "Always Ahead" brand spirit by three aspects of "Environmental, Social and Governance". The Company demonstrates its determination to realize the best practice of sustainable operations with concrete actions, and implements full scale of Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR). In recent years, the Company has been actively involved in ESG initiatives and has obtained various domestic and international awards and recognition accordingly.

1. Date of Incorporation

The Company was officially established on July 1, 1996.

2. Company Milestones

  • 2.1 Merger and Acquisitions, Strategic Investments in Affiliated Enterprises for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
  • (1) The Company established 75% equity interest in Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech Co., Ltd. ("CLPT") on July 28, 2016.
  • (2) The Company established 100% equity interest in Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. on March 3, 2017. The Company's investment had increased in October 2019. After the capital increase, the Company's equity interest remains at 100%.
  • (3) The Company established 80% equity interest in CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC") on December 14, 2017. In addition, CHTSC issued new shares for employee share options in 2021. Therefore, as of February 28, 2021, the Company's equity interest in CHTSC has declined to 77%.
  • (4) As of December 31, 2018, the Company's consolidated equity interest in Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO")

has declined from 32%, the initial ratio in 2007, to 28%, due to the exercise of employee share option plan and the transferring plan of treasury stock to employees.

  • (5) The Company increased equity interest in International Integrated Systems, Inc. ("IISI") from 31.16% to 51.54% on July 1, 2020. In addition, IISI issued new shares for employee share options twice in September 2020 and January 2021. Therefore, as of February 28, 2021, the Company's equity interest in IISI has declined to 51.02%.
  • (6) As of December 31, 2020, the Company's consolidated equity interest in CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF") has declined from 70%, the initial ratio in 2006, to 59%, due to the IPO in Taiwan OTC market in 2018 and the exercise of employee share option plan from 2018 to 2020.

For more details, please also see page 71, Chapter III, Section 10, "Comprehensive Shareholding Information Relating to Company, Directors, Management, and Companies Affiliated through Direct and Indirect Investments".

2.2 Status of Corporate Reorganization for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

2.3 Significant Shareholding Changes in Directors or Shareholders with Greater than 10% Shareholding for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

  • 2.4 Changes in Managerial Control for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report None.
  • 2.5 Material Changes in Business Operation, or Service Offerings for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

2.6 Other Matters of Material Significance that could Affect Shareholders' Interest for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

  • Corporate Governance Report 3 1. Organization Structure 2. Directors, President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Senior Directors, and Department Heads
    1. 2020 Compensation of Directors (including Independent Director), President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents, and Other Management Officers
    1. Corporate Governance
    1. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Professional Fees
    1. Change of CPA
    1. Audit Independence for the Most Recent Year
    1. Shareholding Changes of Directors, Supervisors, Management, and Major Shareholders with Shareholding of 10% and more for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. Relationship Among Top Ten Shareholders
    1. Comprehensive Shareholding Information Relating to Company, Directors, Management, and Companies Affiliated through Direct and Indirect Investments

Corporate Governance Report

1. Organization Structure

1.1 Organization Chart

1.2 Principal Lines of Business

  • Northern Taiwan Business Group: local telephone, domestic long distance, public phone, leased lines, ADSL, FTTx, intelligent network, MOD, Hami Video, enterprise solution, mobile communication, and data communication.
  • Southern Taiwan Business Group: local telephone, domestic long distance, public phone, leased lines, ADSL, FTTx, intelligent network, MOD, Hami Video, enterprise solution, mobile communication, and data communication.
  • Mobile Business Group: mobile handset, short messaging service, or SMS, value-added services, roaming services, mobile data, mobile VAS (call-answer, multimedia, e-book, mobile payment, digital content), Mobile Virtual Private Network/Mobile Data Virtual Private Network, or MVPN/ MDVPN, and Mobile-Internet of Things (M-IoT), and enterprise mobile services.
  • International Business Group: International Direct Dialing,

or IDD, Super eCall, international calling card, international internet card (Let u Tour), conference call, TWGate, International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC), Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network, or IPVPN, satellite transponder leasing, satellite VAS, satellite mobile communication, enterprise integrated services, and others.

  • Data Communications Business Group: internet, data communication, data telecommunication VAS, IDC, cloud computing, IoT, AI, smart care, Big Data, multimedia, information system, information security, commercial application, integrated services for government entities and enterprises, and others.
  • Enterprise Business Group: ICT solution, ICT project management and implementation, standardized and customized integration services for enterprise clients, cross-domain emerging businesses development, and others.
  • Telecommunication Laboratories: primary focus on research and development, including wireless communication,

broadband network, digital convergence, network management, customer service information, cyber security, operating strategy, enterprise solutions, accounting information, intelligent internet, cloud computing, and others.

● Telecommunication Training Institute: employee training and education, professional talent selection, relevant training and consultation for operation, management, technology, sales/ marketing, commissioned training programs, skill assessment, training material and journal design, publication, registration and distribution, and others.

2. Directors, President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Senior Directors and Department Heads

2.1 Directors

(1) Director Profile

Title
(Note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Date
Elected
Tenure Date First Elected
(Note 2)
Shareholding when
Elected
Current Shareholding
Shares % Shares %
Director R.O.C. MOTC - June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 11, 1996 2,737,718,976 35.29% 2,737,718,976 35.29%
Chairman,
Chief
Executive
Officer and
Director
R.O.C. Chi-Mau Sheih
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
Succeeded as a director on
January 4, 2017
Succeeded as the Chairman
& CEO on April 22, 2019
72,054 0% 72,054 0%
President,
and Director
R.O.C. Shui-Yi Kuo
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
April 26, 2019 0 0% 35,000 0%
Director R.O.C. Shin-Yi Chang
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
January 16, 2017 to
August 9, 2018
(Note 2)
0 0% 0 0%
Director R.O.C. Lien-Chuan Lee
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M September 16,
2019
June 20,
2022
September16, 2019 0 0% 0 0%
Director R.O.C. Sin-Horng Chen
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 21, 2019 0 0% 0 0%
Director R.O.C. Yu-Lin Huang
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
February 13, 2019 0 0% 0 0%
Director R.O.C. Hung-Yi Hsiao
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 21, 2019 0 0% 0 0%
Director R.O.C Chin-Tsai Pan
(Representative
of the MOTC)
M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
March 22, 2017 2,000 0% 2,000 0%
Independent
Director
R.O.C Lo-Yu Yen M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 24, 2016 0 0% 0 0%
Independent
Director
R.O.C JenRan Chen M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 24, 2016 0 0% 0 0%
Independent
Director
R.O.C Yu-Fen Lin F June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 23, 2017 0 0% 0 0%
Independent
Director
R.O.C Chung-Chin Lu M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 15, 2018 0 0% 0 0%
Independent
Director
R.O.C Yi-Chin Tu M June 21,
2019
June 20,
2022
June 21, 2019 0 0% 0 0%
As of February 28, 2021
Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding by
Nominee
Arrangement
Major Experience &
Education (Note 3)
Other Position Executives, Directors or
Supervisors who are Spouses or
within Two Degrees of Kinship Remarks
(Note 4)
Shares % Shares % Title Name Relation
0 0% 0 0% - - - - - -
0 0% 0 0% Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Master, Business Administration, National
Taiwan University
Chairman & CEO,
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Director, Industrial Technology
Research Institute
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% President, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Master, Accounting, National Chengchi
University
President,
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Director, Cornerstone Ventures Co.,
Ltd.
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Director, Department of Accounting,
MOTC
Master, Accounting, National Taiwan
University
Supervisor, Taiwan International Ports
Corp.
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Vice Minister, MOC
Master, Economics, National Chengchi
University
Director, Memorial Foundation of 228 - - - -
15,729 0% 0 0% Professor, Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming
Chiao Tung University
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech
University in Lubbock, Texas, US
Managing Director, Industrial
Technology Research Institute
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% President of Taiwan Foundation for
Democracy
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of California at
Berkeley, USA
NA - - - -
0 0% 0 0% Professor,
Department of Law, School of Law,
Soochow University
Ph.D., Law, Soochow University
Independent Director,
China Electric Manufacturing Corp.
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Executive Director, Chunghwa Telecom
Workers' Union
Kaohsiung Industrial High School
Engineer, Kaohsiung Branch,
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Chairman,
Entrepreneurs Co-Creation Platform
Master, Accounting, National Chengchi
University
Independent Director, Sinyi Realty Inc.
Independent Director, Qisda Corp.,
Legal Representative Director,
Chinese Television System Inc.
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Executive Board Director,
Pixnet Digital Media Technology Co., Ltd.
Master, Sociology, National Taiwan
University
Independent Director,
Ezfly International Travel Agent Co., Ltd.
Executive Board Director,
Institute for Information Industry (III)
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Managing Partner,
Lex & Honor Law Offices
Bachelor, Law, National Taiwan
University
Bachelor, Political Science, National
Taiwan University
Independent Director,
Bank SinoPac Co., Ltd.
Independent Director, ShareHope
Medicine Co., Ltd.
- - - -
0 0% 0 0% Professor, Electrical Engineering
Department,
National Tsing Hua University
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University
of Southern California, USA
NA - - - -
0 0% 0 0% Founder of Taiwan AI Labs
Master, Computer Science and Information
Engineering, National Taiwan University
Director,
Taiwan Creative Content Agency
- - - -

Note 1: For institutional shareholder, the name of the institution and the name of its representatives are listed separately, as shown in the table below.

Note 2: Fill in the first time the person served as director or supervisor, please provide explanation for any gaps within the terms of the office.

Note 3: If any of the current and past experiences involve part of the auditing CPA firms or any of the Company affiliates, please provide details for the person's title and responsibilities. Note 4: When the chairman and the president, or manager of the same level (the executive management), are the same person, or a spouse or relative, there should be a clear explanation on the reason, rationale, necessity, countermeasures and other relevant information.

Table 1: Major Shareholders of Chunghwa Telecom's Institutional Shareholders

As of February 28, 2021

As of February 28, 2021

Name of Institutional Shareholders Major Shareholders of the Institutional Shareholders
Ministry of Transportation and Communications, or MOTC NA

(2) Director Independence

Meet One of the Following Professional Qualification Requirements,
Together with at Least Five Years Work Experience
Independence Criteria(Note 2)
Criteria
Name
(Note1)
An Instructor or
Higher Position in
a Department of
Commerce, Law,
Finance, Accounting,
or Other Academic
Department Related
to the Business
Needs of the
Company in a Public
or Private Junior
College, College or
University
A Judge, Public
Prosecutor, Attorney,
Certified Public
Accountant, or Other
Professional or
Technical Specialist
Who has Passed a
National Examination
and been Awarded
a Certificate in a
Profession Necessary
for the Business of
the Company
Have Work
Experience
in the Areas
of Commerce,
Law, Finance,
or Accounting,
or Otherwise
Necessary for the
Business of the
Company
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of
Other Public
Companies
in which the
Individual
is
Concurrently
Serving as
an Independent
Director
Chi-Mau Sheih - - V - V V V V V V V V V V - 0
Shui-Yi Kuo - V V - - V V V V V V V V V - 0
Shin-Yi Chang V - V V V V V - V V V V V V - 0
Lien-Chuan Lee V V V V V V V V V V V V V V - 0
Sin-Horng Chen V V V V V V V V V V V V V V - 0
Yu-Lin Huang V - V V V V V V V V V V V V - 0
Hung-Yi Hsiao V - V V V V V V V V V V V V - 1
Chin-Tsai Pan - - V - V V V V V V V V V V - 0
Lo-Yu Yen V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 2
JenRan Chen - - V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1
Yu-Fen Lin - V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 2
Chung-Chin Lu V - V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0
Yi-Chin Tu - - V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0

Note: Please tick the corresponding boxes that apply to the directors or supervisors during the two years prior to being elected or during the term of office. 1. Not an employee of the company or any of its affiliates.

    1. Not a director or supervisor of the company or any of its affiliates. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.
    1. Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person's spouse, minor children, or held by the person under others' names, in an aggregate of one percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the company or ranking in the top 10 in holdings.
    1. Not a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship, of a managerial officer under subparagraph 1 or any of the persons in the preceding two subparagraphs.
    1. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder that directly holds five percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the company, or that ranks among the top five in shareholdings, or that designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the company under Article 27, paragraph 1 or 2 of the Company Act. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.
    1. If a majority of the company's director seats or voting shares and those of any other company are controlled by the same person: not a director, supervisor, or employee of that other company. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.
    1. If the chairperson, general manager, or person holding an equivalent position of the company and a person in any of those positions at another company or institution are the same person or are spouses: not a director (or governor), supervisor, or employee of that other company or institution. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.
    1. Not a director, supervisor, officer, or shareholder holding five percent or more of the shares, of a specified company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the company. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent, if the specified company or institution holds 20 percent or more and no more than 50 percent of the total number of issued shares of the public company.
    1. Not a professional individual who, or an owner, partner, director, supervisor, or officer of a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that, provides auditing services to the company or any affiliate of the company, or that provides commercial, legal, financial, accounting or related services to the company or any affiliate of the company for which the provider in the past 2 years has received cumulative compensation exceeding NT\$500,000, or a spouse thereof; provided, this restriction does not apply to a member of the remuneration committee, public tender offer review committee, or special committee for merger/consolidation and acquisition, who exercises powers pursuant to the Act or to the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act or related laws or regulations.
    1. Not having a marital relationship, or a relative within the second degree of kinship to any other director of the Company.
    1. Not been a person of any conditions defined in Article 30 of the Company Law.
    1. Not a governmental, juridical person or its representative as defined in Article 27 of the Company Law.

(3) Director Overall Qualifications

The overall qualifications and implementation of the diversity policy of the Board of Directors

Criteria
Name
Gender An employee/
management of
the Company
Age Communication
Industry
experience
(Years)
The date of the
appointment as
a director
Operational
Judgment
Crisis
Management
Leadership
Chi-Mau Sheih M V 61~70 45 2017.1.4 V V V
Shui-Yi Kuo M V 51~60 20 2019.4.26 V V V
Shin-Yi Chang M 61~70 3.4 2019.6.21 V V V
Lien-Chuan Lee M 51~60 1.6 2019.9.16 V V V
Sin-Horng Chen M 61~70 43 2019.6.21 V V V
Yu-Lin Huang M 51~60 2.2 2019.2.13 V V V
Hung-Yi Hsiao M 41~50 1.8 2019.6.21 V V V
Chin-Tsai Pan M V 51~60 42 2017.3.22 V V V
Lo-Yu Yen M 61~70 4.8 2016.6.24 V V V
JenRan Chen M 61~70 23 2016.6.24 V V V
Yu-Fen Lin F 41~50 3.8 2017.6.23 V V V
Chung-Chin Lu M 61~70 32 2018.6.15 V V V
Yi-Chin Tu M 41~50 26 2019.6.21 V V V

* indicates partial competencies

Note: Directors as employees of the Company account for 23% of the board, independent directors account for 38% of the board, and female director accounts for 8% of the board.

2.2 Profiles of President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Senior Directors and Department Heads

Title
(Note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Effective Date Current Shareholding Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Shares % Shares % Shares %
President R.O.C. Shui-Yi Kuo M May 8, 2019 35,000 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Senior Executive
Vice President
R.O.C. Hong-Chan Ma M August 10, 2018 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Senior Executive
Vice President
R.O.C. Rong-Shy Lin M June 30, 2020 1,361 0.00% 39,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
Senior Executive
Vice President
R.O.C. Wei-Kuo Hong M June 30, 2020 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Senior Executive
Vice President
and Chief financial
officer
R.O.C. Yu-Shen Chen M September 1,
2020
100,000 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Hui-Chen Wei F January 4, 2021 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Leadership Decision
Making
Industry
Experiences
Operational
Management
Accounting &
Finance
Legal Global market
perspective
Risk
Management
& Audit
Capabilities
Information
and
Communication
Technology
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V *
V V V V V V V *
V V V V * V V V
V V V V V V V *
V V V * * V * * *
V V V V * V * V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V *
V V V V * V V V
V V V V V V V V

As of February 28, 2021

Major Experience
& Education (Note 2)
Other Position Officers who are Spouses
or within Two Degrees of
Kinship
Remarks
(Note 3)
Title Name Relation
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Accounting, National Chengchi University
Director of Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd - - - -
President, Data Communications Business Group,
Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Management Science, National Chiao Tung
University
Director of CHIEF Telecom Inc.
Chairman of Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.
Director of CHT Security Co., Ltd.
Director of Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
- - - -
President, Data Communications Business Group,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University
Director of Taiwan International Standard Electronics
Co., Ltd.
Director of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
Director of Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
- - - -
President, Telecommunication Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Industrial Administration, National Tsing Hua
University
Director of Light Era Development Co., Ltd.
Director of Taipei Financial Center Corp.
Director of Chunghwa SEA Holdings
Chairman of Taiwan Telecommunications Association
Chairman of International Telecommunications
Development Company
- - - -
Professor of Accounting at National Chengchi University
Ph.D., Accounting, State University of New York at
Buffalo, USA
Director of Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund Co., Ltd.
Supervisor of Taiwan Corporate Governance
Association
- - - -
Assistant Vice President, Digital Convergence Business
Department, Chunghwa Telecom
Bachelor, Law, Fu Jen Catholic University
Supervisor of Light Era Development Co., Ltd.
Supervisor of Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.
- - - -
Title
(Note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Effective Date Current Shareholding Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Shares % Shares % Shares %
Vice President R.O.C. Shu-Ling Chen F September 30,
2017
152 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Shih-Chung Chang M March 1, 2017 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Yuan-Kai Chen M November 27,
2020
22,075 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Shih-Mo Leu F September 17,
2019
38,594 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Chun-Te Lee M July 18, 2019 4 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Shui-Mu Chiang M January 4, 2021 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Wen-Wang Tseng M January 1, 2015 2,603 0.00% 1,547 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Jeu-Yih Jeng M December 25,
2018
33,816 0.00% 1,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Chih-Hsiung Huang M November 27,
2020
3,612 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Chung-Yung Kang M January 2, 2020 79 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Wen-Chih Lin M December 31,
2020
0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Rong-Yih Chen M January 2, 2019 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. I-Fang Wu F November 27,
2020
21,136 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Vice President R.O.C. Mao-Sing Lin M June 30, 2020 0 0.00% 43,052 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Ya-Chien Hsueh F January 29, 2019 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Lii-Jia Guo M March 1, 2018 2,448 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Fu-Fu Shen F February 24, 2015 9,840 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Shareholding
Spouse & Minor
Current Shareholding
by Nominee
Title
Shareholding
Name
Effective Date
Arrangement
Nationality
Gender
(Note 1)
Major Experience
& Education (Note 2)
Other Position Officers who are Spouses
or within Two Degrees of
Kinship
Remarks
(Note 3)
Shares
%
Shares
%
Shares
%
Title Name Relation
September 30,
Vice President
R.O.C.
Shu-Ling Chen
F
152
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2017
Assistant Vice President, Accounting Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Bachelor, Accounting, Soochow University
Director of Taiwan Telecommunications Association
Supervisor of CHT Security Co., Ltd.
Supervisor of Chunghwa SEA Holdings
- - - -
Vice President
R.O.C.
Shih-Chung Chang
M
March 1, 2017
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Special Assistant of Chairman, YeaShin International
Master, Political Science, Soochow University
Supervisor of Taiwan International Standard Electronics
Co., Ltd.
Director of Taipei Financial Center Corp.
Chairman of CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Clickforce Corp.
- - - -
November 27,
Vice President
R.O.C.
Yuan-Kai Chen
M
22,075
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2020
Assistant Vice President, Investment Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University
Director of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
Director of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
Supervisor of CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd.
Director of Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd.
Director of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.
Director of Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd.
Director of International Integrated System, Inc.
Director of Chunghwa SEA Holdings
- - - -
September 17,
Vice President
R.O.C.
Shih-Mo Leu
F
38,594
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2019
Assistant Vice President, Human Resource Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Business and Management, National Chiao Tung
University
Director of Honghwa International Co., Ltd.
Director of Taiwan Telecommunications Association
- - - -
Vice President
R.O.C.
Chun-Te Lee
M
July 18, 2019
4
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Administration Management
Department, Northern Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Information Management, Yuan Ze University
President of Light Era Development Co., Ltd.
Director of Taiwan Telecommunications Association
Director of International Telecommunications
Development Company
- - - -
Vice President
R.O.C.
Shui-Mu Chiang
M
January 4, 2021
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Assistant Vice President, Supply Department , Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Electronics, National Chiao Tung University
None - - - -
Vice President
R.O.C.
Wen-Wang Tseng
M
January 1, 2015
2,603
0.00%
1,547
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Occupational Safety & Health Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Safety Health and Environment Engineering,
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
None - - - -
December 25,
R.O.C.
Jeu-Yih Jeng
M
33,816
0.00%
1,000
0.00%
0
0.00%
2018
Assistant Vice President, Information Technology
Department, Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University
Director of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. - - - -
November 27,
R.O.C.
Chih-Hsiung Huang
M
3,612
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2020
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Planning Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, National Central University
None - - - -
Chung-Yung Kang
M
January 2, 2020
79
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Assistant Vice President, Network Department, Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Information Management, National Taiwan
University
Director of Honghwa International Co., Ltd.
Director of So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited
Director of Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
- - - -
December 31,
Wen-Chih Lin
M
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2020
Vice President of Northern Taiwan Business Group,
Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Automatic Control Engineering, Feng Chia
University
Chairman of Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.
Director of Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.
Director of Honghwa International Co., Ltd.
Director of Skysoft Co., Ltd.
Director of Senao International Co., Ltd.
- - - -
Rong-Yih Chen
M
January 2, 2019
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Planning Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua
University
Director of Honghwa International Co., Ltd. - - - -
November 27,
I-Fang Wu
F
21,136
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2020
Assistant Vice President, Cyber Security Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Operation Research, State University of New York
at Stony Brook, USA
None - - - -
Mao-Sing Lin
M
June 30, 2020
0
0.00%
43,052
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Taoyuan Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Business and Management, National Chiao Tung
University
None - - - -
Ya-Chien Hsueh
F
January 29, 2019
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Executive Law Director, HTC Corporation
Master, Law, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Supervisor of Taiwan Telecommunications Association - - - -
Lii-Jia Guo
M
March 1, 2018
2,448
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Accounting Department, Southern
Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom,
Supplementary Open Junior College For Public
Administration National Chengchi University
Supervisor of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
Supervisor of Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd
Supervisor of Clickforce Corp.
- - - -
F
February 24, 2015
9,840
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Director, Public Affairs Department, Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Information System Technology, Indiana
University, USA
None - - - -
Title
(Note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Effective Date Current Shareholding Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Shares % Shares % Shares %
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Ze-Run Liu M September 17,
2019
0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Ching-Hsu Wang M May 1, 2019 20,056 0.00% 2,424 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Petrina Chong F August 31, 2015 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Vincent Chen M November 6, 2017 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Shih-Yuan Lin F January 4, 2021 56,304 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Wen-Ming Chuang M August 14, 2018 136 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Shu-Ling Chen F March 16, 2018 1,000 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Assistant Vice
President
R.O.C. Yeh-Chin Ho M August 27, 2019 37,228 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Jason Hsu M January 1, 2020 42,488 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Ben-Yuan Chang M May 18, 2020 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Jinun-Jye Lee M February 28, 2018 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Nien-Yee Liu F February 24, 2017 30,092 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Jing-Ming Chen M January 1, 2020 5,588 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Huan Hsing Chen M January 1, 2021 94 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Shih-Chieh Chang M July 13, 2020 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Yung-Hua Chou M June 30, 2020 216 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Business
Group
R.O.C. I-Feng Chang M August 22, 2019 27,692 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Chio-Fu Lai M May 5, 2017 10,510 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Shareholding
Spouse & Minor
Current Shareholding
by Nominee
Title
Shareholding
Name
Effective Date
Arrangement
Nationality
Gender
(Note 1)
Major Experience
& Education (Note 2)
Other Position Officers who are Spouses
or within Two Degrees of
Kinship
Remarks
(Note 3)
Shares
%
Shares
%
Shares
%
Assistant Vice
September 17,
R.O.C.
Ze-Run Liu
M
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2019
Managing Director, Human Resource Department of
Southern Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Bachelor, Transportation and Communication Management
None Title
-
Name
-
Relation
-
-
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Ching-Hsu Wang
M
May 1, 2019
20,056
0.00%
2,424
0.00%
0
0.00%
Science, National Cheng Kung University
Senior Director, Corporate Planning Department,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Applied Physics, National Chiao Tung University
None - - - -
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Petrina Chong
F
August 31, 2015
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Director, Global Integrated Marketing
Communication Center & EC Head
Master, Technology Management, National Chengchi
University
None - - - -
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Vincent Chen
M
November 6, 2017
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Manager, Enterprise Innovation Office, Data
Communications Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Business Administration, Strayer College, USA
Director of CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd.
Director of Senao International Co., Ltd.
- - - -
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Shih-Yuan Lin
F
January 4, 2021
56,304
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Director, Marketing Department, Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Electronic Calculator, West Virginia University,
USA
Director of Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.
Director of CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd.
- - - -
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Wen-Ming Chuang
M
August 14, 2018
136
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Director, Customer Service Department, Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Management Science, National Chiao Tung
University
None - - - -
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Shu-Ling Chen
F
March 16, 2018
1,000
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Chairman Office, Chunghwa Telecom
Bachelor, English Language, Fu Jen Catholic University
None - - - -
Assistant Vice
R.O.C.
Yeh-Chin Ho
M
August 27, 2019
37,228
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Convergence Services Laboratory,
Telecommunication Laboratories, Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Jason Hsu
M
January 1, 2020
42,488
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
President, Hsinchu Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Associate, Mechanical Engineering, Provincial Taipei
Institute of Technology
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Ben-Yuan Chang
M
May 18, 2020
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, New Taipei Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Jinun-Jye Lee
M
February 28, 2018
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Enterprise Business Department,
Northern Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Associate, Electrical Engineering, Provincial Taipei
Institute of Technology
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Nien-Yee Liu
F
February 24, 2017
30,092
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Taoyuan Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Bachelor, MBA Program, National Chengchi University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Jing-Ming Chen
M
January 1, 2020
5,588
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Taipei Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Bachelor, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan
University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Huan Hsing Chen
M
January 1, 2021
94
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Miaoli Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Communications National Chiao Tung University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Shih-Chieh Chang
M
July 13, 2020
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Taipei Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Associate, Electrical Engineering, Provincial Taipei
Institute of Technology
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Yung-Hua Chou
M
June 30, 2020
216
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Marketing Department, Northern
Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Applied Science and Technology, National
Taiwan Institute of Technology
None - - - -
President of Business
R.O.C.
I-Feng Chang
M
August 22, 2019
27,692
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Chairman, Honghwa International Corporation
Master, Applied Science and Technology, National
Taiwan Institute of Technology
Director of Honghwa International Co., Ltd.
Director of Senao International Co., Ltd.
- - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Chio-Fu Lai
M
May 5, 2017
10,510
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
President, Changhua Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Electronic Engineering, Chin-Yi Junior College of
Industry
None - - - -
Title
(Note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Effective Date Current Shareholding Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Shares % Shares % Shares %
President of Branch R.O.C. Chin-Tu Lin M May 11, 2018 577 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Tang Chang M April 23, 2019 2,000 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Wen-Tu Chang M August 14, 2019 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Ching-Chuan Wang M July 7, 2020 85,000 0.00% 35,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Chia-Hsing Li M July 7, 2020 44,048 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Yung-Chien Mao M February 1, 2018 30,192 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Hsi-Sheng Cheng M November 13,
2019
42,428 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Business
Group
R.O.C. Li-Show Wu F January 1, 2019 32,964 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Business
Group
R.O.C. Chih-Cheng Chien M January 1, 2021 19,600 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Kuo-Chi Huang M January 1, 2019 4,252 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Chin-Kun Lin M May 5, 2017 265 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Branch R.O.C. Jung-Chin Kung M June 30, 2020 688 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Business
Group
R.O.C. Hsueh-Lan Wu F November 15,
2018
18,000 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
President of Business
Group
R.O.C. Chau-Young Lin M June 30, 2020 12,888 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

Note 1: Shall include profiles of President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Department Heads, or any other equivalent positions within the Company.

Note 2: If any of the current and past experiences involve part of the auditing CPA firms or any of the Company affiliates, please provide details for the person's title and responsibilities. Note 3: When the chairman and the president, or manager of the same level (the executive management), are the same person, or a spouse or relative, there should be a clear explanation as to the reason, rationale, necessity, measures for future improvement, and other relevant information.

Note 4: The above chart includes the Company's President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents and Presidents of Level 1/2 branches.

Note 5: Ms. Ya-Chien Hsueh, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs, concurrently serves as the Company's corporate governance manager since January 1, 2021.

Shareholding
Spouse & Minor
Current Shareholding
by Nominee
Title
Shareholding
Name
Effective Date
Arrangement
Nationality
Gender
Major Experience Other Position Officers who are Spouses
or within Two Degrees of
Kinship
Remarks
(Note 1)
Shares
%
Shares
%
Shares
%
& Education (Note 2) Title Name Relation (Note 3)
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Chin-Tu Lin
M
May 11, 2018
577
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
President, Yunlin Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Human Resources and Public Relations, Da-Yeh
University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Tang Chang
M
April 23, 2019
2,000
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Engineer, Vice President Office of Taichung
Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Management, Chung Hua University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Wen-Tu Chang
M
August 14, 2019
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Nantou Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Information Management, National Yunlin
University of Science and Technology
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Ching-Chuan Wang
M
July 7, 2020
85,000
0.00%
35,000
0.00%
0
0.00%
President, Chiayi Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Business Administration, National Cheng Kung
University
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Chia-Hsing Li
M
July 7, 2020
44,048
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Taichung Branch, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Computer Science University of Iowa, USA
None - - - -
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Yung-Chien Mao
M
February 1, 2018
30,192
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Marketing Department, Southern
Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Business Management, National Sun Yat-Sen
University
None - - - -
November 13,
President of Branch
R.O.C.
Hsi-Sheng Cheng
M
42,428
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2019
Director, Design & Planning Department, Southern Taiwan
Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Computer and Communication Engineering,
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
None - - - -
President of Business
R.O.C.
Li-Show Wu
F
January 1, 2019
32,964
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Chairman, Honghwa International Corporation
Master, Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung
University
Director of International Integrated System, Inc.
Director of CHT Security Co., Ltd.
Director of Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
- - - -
President of Business
R.O.C.
Chih-Cheng Chien
M
January 1, 2021
19,600
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
President, Telecommunication Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Ph.D., Engineering Technology, National Taiwan Institute
of Technology
Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. ,Ltd.
Director of Senao International Co., Ltd.
Director of Chunghwa Telecom (China), Co., Ltd
Director of Tatung Technology Incoproration
- - - -
R.O.C.
Kuo-Chi Huang
M
January 1, 2019
4,252
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Managing Director, Engineering Department, Mobile
Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Master, Electronic Engineering Technology, National
Central University
None - - - -
R.O.C.
Chin-Kun Lin
M
May 5, 2017
265
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Taichung Branch (Mobile), Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing
University
None - - - -
R.O.C.
Jung-Chin Kung
M
June 30, 2020
688
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Vice President, Kaohsiung Branch (Mobile), Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Business and Management, National Chiao Tung
University
None - - - -
November 15,
R.O.C.
Hsueh-Lan Wu
F
18,000
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2018
Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Chunghwa
Telecom
Master, Information Management, National Taiwan
University
Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.
Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Director of VIETTEL-CHT Company Ltd.
Chairman/President of Chunghwa SEA Holdings
- - - -
R.O.C.
Chau-Young Lin
M
June 30, 2020
12,888
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Senior Executive Vice President Chunghwa Telecom,
Ph.D., Electronic and Computer Engineering, National
Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Chairman of International Integrated System, Inc.
Chairman of Light Era Development Co., Ltd.
Director of CHT Security Co., Ltd.
Director of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd
- - - -

3. 2020 Compensation of Directors (including Independent Director), President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents and Other Management Officers

3.1 Compensation of Directors (including Independent Directors)

Compensation to Directors Total Compensation
(A+B+C+D)
Title Name Base Compensation
(A) (Note 2)
Pension / Severance
(B)
Directors Compensation
(C) (Note 3)
Professional Fee
(D) (Note 4)
to Net Income (%)
(Note 10)
Parent
only
Consolidated
Parent
(Note 7)
only
Consolidated
(Note 7)
Parent-only Consolidated
(Note 7)
Parent
only
Consolidated
(Note 7)
Parent
only
Consolidated
Chairman Chi-Mau Sheih
Director Shui-Yi Kuo
Director Shin-Yi Chang
Di
rec
Director
tor
s
Lien-Chuan Lee
Director Sin-Horng Chen 926,823 926,823
-
-
35,803,428
35,803,428 35,000 35,000 0.11% 0.11%
Director Yu-Lin Huang
Director Hung-Yi Hsiao
Director Chin-Tsai Pan
Independent
Director
Lo-Yu Yen
Independent
Director
JenRan Chen
Independent
Director
Yu-Fen Lin 3,600,000 3,600,000
-
-
-
- 680,000 680,000 0.01% 0.01%
Independent
Director
Chung-Chin Lu
Independent
Director
Yi-Chin Tu
A. Please explain the policy, system, standards, and structure of independent directors' compensation, and describe the correlation with the amount of compensation
based on responsibilities, risks, working hours, etc.: The compensation of independent directors of the Company is processed in accordance with the resolution
of the 5th meeting of the 7th Board of Directors of the Company, and the amount of fixed part-time compensation and business execution expenses are paid
separately according to position ; the independent directors of the Company do not participate in the distribution of Directors' compensation.
* Information on directors and independent directors are listed separately by position.
Total Compensation Compensation as Concurrent Employees Total Compensation
(A+B+C+D+E+F+G)
Compensation
to Net Income (%) Salary, Bonuses, and
Allowances
(E) (Note 5)
Pension / Severance (F) Employee Compensation (G) (Note 6) to Net Income (%)
(Note 10)
from
investees
other than
subsidiaries
Parent-only
Consolidated
Consolidated Consolidated
Parent-only
Parent-only Consolidated
(Note 7)
Parent-only Consolidated or the Parent
Company
(Note 11)
(Note 7) (Note 7) Cash Stock Cash Stock
18,013,365 18,013,365 0 0 - - - - 0.16% 0.16% -
- - - - - - - - 0.01% 0.01% -

B. Compensation to Directors providing service to entities within the Company's most recent financial reporting period (such as serving as non-employee consultants), in addition to compensation disclosed in the above table: None

Compensation Range

Name of Directors
Range of Compensation Total of (A+B+C+D) Total of (A+B+C+D+E+F+G)
Parent-only (Note 8) Consolidated (Note 9) H Parent-only (Note 8) Consolidated (Note 9) I
Less than NT\$1,000,000 Shin-Yi Chang, Lien-Chuan Lee,
Sin-Horng Chen, Yu-Lin Huang,
Hung-Yi Hsiao, Lo-Yu Yen,
JenRan Chen, Yu-Fen Lin,
Chung-Chin Lu, Yi-Chin Tu
Shin-Yi Chang, Lien-Chuan Lee,
Sin-Horng Chen, Yu-Lin Huang,
Hung-Yi Hsiao, Lo-Yu Yen,
JenRan Chen, Yu-Fen Lin,
Chung-Chin Lu, Yi-Chin Tu
Shin-Yi Chang, Lien-Chuan Lee,
Sin-Horng Chen, Yu-Lin Huang,
Hung-Yi Hsiao, Lo-Yu Yen,
JenRan Chen, Yu-Fen Lin,
Chung-Chin Lu, Yi-Chin Tu
Shin-Yi Chang, Lien-Chuan Lee,
Sin-Horng Chen, Yu-Lin Huang,
Hung-Yi Hsiao, Lo-Yu Yen,
JenRan Chen, Yu-Fen Lin,
Chung-Chin Lu, Yi-Chin Tu
NT\$1,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$2,000,000 (exclusive)
Chin-Tsai Pan Chin-Tsai Pan
NT\$2,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$3,500,000 (exclusive)
NT\$3,500,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$5,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$ 5,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$10,000,000 (exclusive)
Chi-Mau Sheih, Shui-Yi Kuo Chi-Mau Sheih, Shui-Yi Kuo
NT\$10,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$15,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$15,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$30,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$30,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$50,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$50,000,000 (inclusive) ~
NT\$100,000,000 (exclusive)
Over NT\$100,000,000
Total
  • Note 1: Excluding the independent directors of the Company, all other directors are representatives of the MOTC, the legal shareholding entity of the Company. All directors' names are listed separately by position, including by director and independent director, and compensation is disclosed as summaries. Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo, Director and President, is listed under " Compensation of the President, Senior Executive Vice President, Subsidiary President, and Department Heads."
  • Note 2: Refers to directors' fixed part-time compensation in fiscal year 2020.
  • Note 3: Refers to the amount of compensation for the fiscal year 2020, approved by the Board of Directors in the most recent year and distributed to MOTC, the legal shareholding entity represented by the respective directors, not as personal compensation. Independent directors did not participate in the allocation.
  • Note 4: Refers to directors' related business execution expenses for fiscal year 2020 (including traveling expenses, etc.)
  • Note 5: Refers to directors who also concurrently work as employees of the Company (including serving as President, Senior Executive Vice President, other manager or employees) in fiscal year 2020, and received salaries, commissions, severance payments, and different types of bonuses, rewards, travel expenses, special expenses, allowances, etc. The Company does not have sharebased compensation as per IFRS 2, including employee stock option certificate, restricted stock, cash-based share subscription, etc.
  • Note 6: Refers to directors who also concurrently work as employees of the Company (including serving as President, Senior Executive Vice President, other manager or employees) in fiscal year 2020, and has received employee compensation (including stock and cash). These compensations as approved by the Board of Directors must be fully disclosed.
  • Note 7: Fully discloses the total amount of various director compensation items on a consolidated basis.
  • Note 8: Fully discloses directors' names in the compensation range table in accordance to the different compensation amounts of the respective directors.
  • Note 9: Fully discloses the total amount of various director compensation items on a consolidated basis; fully discloses directors' names in the compensation range table in accordance to the different compensation amounts of the respective directors.
  • Note 10: Net income for the year refers to net income on the 2020 parent-only financial report.
  • Note 11: a. This column shall clearly state the amount of compensation that Company directors received from investee Companies or the parent company (if none, please state "None"). b. If Company directors have received compensation from investee companies or the parent company, then such compensation shall be included in the compensation range table in column I,
  • and the column heading shall be changed to "Parent and All Investee Companies".
  • c. Compensation refers to Company directors' compensation related to salaries, rewards (including compensation as employees, or directors, or supervisors), and business execution expenses earned while serving as directors, supervisors, managers, etc., of investee companies.
  • *The table above is for compensation disclosure only, and is different for taxable income, so the table cannot be used for taxable income purpose.

3.2 Compensation of President, Senior Executive Vice President, Senior Directors

Salary (A) (Note 2) Pension / Severance (B)
Title Name Parent-only Consolidated
(Note 5)
Parent-only Consolidated
(Note 5)
President Shui-Yi Kuo
Hong-Chan Ma
Rong-Shy Lin (succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Senior Executive
Vice President
Kuo-Feng Lin (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Wei-Kuo Hong (succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Yu-Shen Chen (succeeded on September 30, 2020)
Yuan-Kuang Tu 22,403,844 26,618,023 7,624,830 7,624,830
Yi-Fong Chang
President of Li-Show Wu
Business Group Ming-Shih Chen
Hsueh-Lan Wu
Chau-Young Lin (succeeded on June 30, 2020)
President Chih-Cheng Chien (succeeded on June 30, 2020)

Compensation Range

Range of Compensation Name of President, Senior Executive Vice President and Senior Directors
The Company (Note 6) All Investee Companies and the Parent
Company (Note 7) E
Less than NT\$1,000,000
NT\$1,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$2,000,000 (exclusive) Yu-Shen Chen Yu-Shen Chen
NT\$2,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$3,500,000 (exclusive)
NT\$3,500,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$5,000,000 (exclusive) Hong-Chan Ma, Wei-Kuo Hong, Yi-Fong Chang,
Li-Show Wu, Ming-Shih Chen, Hsueh-Lan Wu,
Chau-Young Lin, Chih-Cheng Chien
Wei-Kuo Hong, Yi-Fong Chang, Ming-Shih Chen,
Hsueh-Lan Wu, Chih-Cheng Chien
NT\$5,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$10,000,000 (exclusive) Shui-Yi Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Rong-Shy Lin,
Yuan-Kuang Tu
Shui-Yi Kuo, Hong-Chan Ma, Kuo-Feng Lin,
Rong-Shy Lin, Yuan-Kuang Tu, Li-Show Wu,
Chau-Young Lin
NT\$10,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$15,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$15,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$30,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$30,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$50,000,000 (exclusive)
NT\$50,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT\$100,000,000 (exclusive)
Over NT\$100,000,000
Total

Unit: NT\$

Note 1: The names of the Company's President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads shall be listed separately, with summarized compensation amount as disclosed. Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo, Director and President, is listed under " Compensation for Directors (including Independent Directors)".

Note 2: Refers to salary and extra commission disbursed to the Company President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads in fiscal year 2020.

Note 3: Refers to the different bonuses, rewards, travel expenses, special expenses, and allowances received by the Company President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads in fiscal year 2020. The Company does not have share-based compensation as per IFRS 2, such as employee stock option certificate, restricted stock, cash-based share subscription, etc.

Note 4: Refers to compensation as approved in the most recent year by the Board of Directors and allocated to the Company President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads in fiscal year 2020.

Note 5: Fully discloses the total amount of various compensation items on a consolidated basis that are disbursed to the Company President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads. Note 6: Fully discloses the Company President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads names in the compensation range table in accordance to the different compensation amounts of the respective officers.

Note 7: Fully discloses the total amount of various compensation items to the Company President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Department Heads on a consolidated basis; fully discloses respective officers' names in the compensation range table in accordance to the different compensation amounts of the respective officers.

Note 8: Fiscal year net income refers to after-tax income in fiscal year 2020 and on a parent-only basis.

Note 9: a. This column shall clearly state the amount of compensation that Company directors received from investee companies or the parent company (if none, please fill in "None"). b. If Company directors have received compensation from investee companies or the parent company, then such compensation shall be included in the compensation range table in column E,

and the column heading shall be changed to "Parent and All Investee Companies".

c. Compensation refers to Company directors' compensation related to salaries, rewards (including compensation as employees, or directors, or supervisors), and business execution expenses earned while serving as directors, supervisors, managers, etc., of investee companies.

* The table above is for compensation disclosure only, and is different from taxable income, so the table cannot be used for taxable income purpose.

3.3 Compensation of Managers

(including top 10 managers names, positions and total compensation amount)

As of December 31, 2020

Title (Note 1) Name (Note 1) Compensation
in Stock
Compensation
in Cash
Total Total to Net
Income(%)
Senior Executive Vice
President
Hong-Chan Ma
Senior Executive Vice
President
Kuo-Feng Lin(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Senior Executive Vice
President
Rong-Shy Lin(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Senior Executive Vice
President
Wei-Kuo Hong(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
President and Chief Financial
Officer
Yu-Shen Chen(succeeded on September 1, 2020)
Vice President Kuo-Chiang Chung
Vice President Shu-Ling Chen
Vice President Shih-Chung Chang
Vice President Yuan-Kai Chen(succeeded on November 27, 2020)
Vice President Shih-Mo Leu
Vice President Chun-Te Lee
Vice President Wen-Wang Tseng
Vice President Jeu-Yih Jeng
Vice President Chih-Hsiung Huang(succeeded on November 27,
2020)
Vice President Chung-Yung Kang(succeeded on January 2, 2020)
Vice President Ruey-Shu Chiu(dismissed on December 31, 2020)
Managers Vice President Wen-Chih Lin (succeeded on December 31, 2020) 0 16,918,076 16,918,076 0.05%
Vice President Rong-Yih Chen
Vice President I-Fang Wu(succeeded on November 27, 2020)
Vice President Wu-Sung Kao(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Vice President Mao-Sing Lin (succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Assistant Vice President Ya-Chien Hsueh
Assistant Vice President Lii-Jia Guo
Assistant Vice President Fu-Fu Shen
Assistant Vice President Ze-Run Liu
Assistant Vice President Chi-Hsien Huang(dismissed on September 28, 2020)
Assistant Vice President Shui-Mu Chiang (succeeded on August 28, 2020)
Assistant Vice President Ching-Hsu Wang
Assistant Vice President Petrina Chong
Assistant Vice President Vincent Chen
Assistant Vice President Timothy Horng
Assistant Vice President Wen-Ming Chuang
Assistant Vice President Shu-Ling Chen
Assistant Vice President Hui-Chen Wei
Title (Note 1) Name (Note 1) Compensation
in Stock
Compensation
in Cash
Total Total to Net
Income(%)
Assistant Vice President Yeh-Chin Ho
Assistant Vice President Ru-Kuen Lee
President of Business Group Yuan-Kuang Tu
Vice President of Business
Group
Zhi-Cheng Luo (succeeded on January 2, 2020)
President of Branch Jason Hsu
Vice President of Branch Chyi-Tian Chiou (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Jimmy Shih (succeeded on July 13, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Victoria Liao
Vice President of Branch Kuan-Chun Hsieh
President of Branch Hung-Chao Tang(dismissed on May 18, 2020)
President of Branch Ben-Yuan Chang(succeeded on May 18, 2020)
President of Branch Chen-Chien Su
Vice President of Branch Ying-Hsueh Wang (succeeded on August 4, 2020)
President of Branch Jinun-Jye Lee
Vice President of Branch Bi-Lian Liu
President of Branch Nien-Yee Liu
Vice President of Branch Po-Ta Tseng (succeeded on July 30, 2020)
Managers President of Branch Jing-Ming Chen (succeeded on January 1, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Song-Hsiung Lin (succeeded on December 15, 2020)
President of Branch Sheng-Haun Chang
Vice President of Branch Huan Hsing Chen
President of Branch Shih-Chieh Chang (succeeded on July 13, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Ling Chao
President of Branch Hung-Liang Yin (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
President of Branch Yung-Hua Chou (succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Shi-Zu Liu
President of Business Group I-Feng Chang
Vice President of Business
Group
Chin-Chun Chang Chien(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Business
Group
Kuan-Hsiung Liang
Vice President of Business
Group
Huang-Long Hong (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Business
Group
Ker-Chih Hwang (succeeded on July 7, 2020)
President of Branch Chio-Fu Lai
Vice President of Branch Ching-Chuan Kuo (succeeded on July 6, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Ruei-Shiuan Chang (succeeded on July 8, 2020)
Title (Note 1) Name (Note 1) Compensation
in Stock
Compensation
in Cash
Total Total to Net
Income(%)
President of Branch Chin-Tu Lin
Vice President of Branch Tsai-Chen Lan (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Yi-Mao Lin (dismissed on July 6, 2020) (succeeded
on August 18, 2020)
President of Branch Tang Chang
Vice President of Branch Chung-Ta Hsieh (succeeded on February 26, 2020)
President of Branch Wen-Tu Chang
Vice President of Branch Mu-Hsiang Lai (succeeded on July 6, 2020)
President of Branch Ching-Chuan Wang
Vice President of Branch Rong-Shuen Huang
Vice President of Branch Ru-Dar Yang (succeeded on July 3, 2020)
President of Branch Chia-Hsing Li (succeeded on July 7, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Chaw-Chia Chang
Vice President of Branch Yu-Chen Tsai (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Branch Jung-Huang Huang
Vice President of Branch Adorn Yeh
Managers President of Branch Yung-Chien Mao
Vice President of Branch Zhong-Xing Yan
President of Branch Hsi-Sheng Cheng
President of Business Group Li-Show Wu
Vice President of Business
Group
Hui-Fen Lin
Vice President of Business
Group
Ru-Bin Sun
President of Business Group Ming-Shih Chen
Vice President of Business
Group
Hsueh-Hai Hu
Assistant Vice President of
Business Group
Zhong-Yong Jia
President of Branch Kuo-Chi Huang
Vice President of Branch Chi-Huang Su (succeeded on August 18, 2020)
President of Branch Chin-Kun Lin
Vice President of Branch Jen-Shang Lin
President of Branch Der-Shing Rau (dismissed on June 30, 2020)
President of Branch Jung-Chin Kung(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Branch De-Ming Chen
President of Business Group Hsueh-Lan Wu
Vice President of Business
Group
Chin-Chou Chen (succeeded on December 4, 2020)
President of Business Group Chau-Young Lin (succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of Business
Group
Ting-Ming Lin
Title (Note 1) Name (Note 1) Compensation
in Stock
Compensation
in Cash
Total Total to Net
Income(%)
Vice President of Business
Group
Quen-Zong Wu
Vice President of
Telecommunication
Laboratories
Jung-Kuei Chen
Managers Vice President of
Telecommunication
Laboratories
Hey-Chyi Young
Vice President of
Telecommunication Training
Institute
Chih-Cheng Chien(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
Vice President of
Telecommunication Training
Institute
Hong-Bin Chiou

Note 1: Disclose full names and titles, with summarized compensation amount.

Note 2: Refer to key employees' compensation as approved by the Board of Directors for fiscal year 2020. Fiscal year net income refers to after- tax income in fiscal year 2020 and on the parent-only basis.

Note 3: The definitions of managers are in accordance to Security and Future Bureau Regulation 3-0920001301 issued by Financial Supervisory Commission, or FSC on March 27, 2003, and are listed below:

(1) President and equivalent position

(2) Vice President and equivalent position

(3) Assistant Vice President and equivalent position

(4) Financial Manager and equivalent position

(5) Accounting Manager and equivalent position

(6) Other managers with authorization

Note 4: The Company Chairman and President did not receive any employee compensation; Executive Vice President (included) and below officers have received employee compensation.

  • 3.4 Compensation to Directors, President, and Senior Executive Vice President, as Percentage of Net Income for the most recent two years; Compensation Policy, Budget, and Risks
  • (1) Compensation of Directors, President, Senior Executive Vice President, and Senior Directors, as Percentage of Net Income:

0.35% in fiscal year 2019, 0.35% in fiscal year 2020.

  • (2) Compensation Policy, Criteria and Composition:
  • A. As approved by the Board of Directors, directors receive a fixed amount of compensation on a monthly basis and was distributed with directors' compensation according to the Articles of Incorporation; however, independent directors are excluded from the Company's annual compensation program as approved by the Board of Directors.
  • B. The Chief Executive Officer and President are paid a salary and bonus as approved by the Board of Directors, but not as part of the employees' compensation.
  • C. The salary of the Senior Executive Vice President, Department Heads, and Senior Directors are determined by the relevant employee compensation policy; bonuses and allowances are determined based on overall corporate performance and the performance of individual departments.

(3) Compensation Budgeting Procedure:

The Compensation Committee shall periodically review and

assess compensation packages for the Board of Directors and executive management, which are then approved by the Board of Directors.

(4) Compensation and Performance:

  • A. The compensation for a Director who is concurrently an employee of other entities is established based on the Company's performance target, financial status, and the director's respective responsibilities.
  • B. Compensation for management executives, employees, the Chief Executive Officer, and President, is based on each individual's respective expertise and competencies, corporate performance, and financial status. The compensation of the Senior Executive Vice President, Department Heads, and Senior Directors are in accordance to executive performance management and guidelines, and linked to various KPI assessments, such as corporate performance, subordinate unit performance, and personal performance, with the fulfillment of Corporate Social Responsibility as an additional reference point for changing compensation.

(5) Compensation and Risks:

The Company's key strategies are formulated in consideration of various risk assessments. These strategic initiatives shall drive profitability, which are linked to the compensation of the Company's executives. As a result, the compensation of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President, Department Heads, and Senior Directors are directly related to risk control and management

4. Corporate Governance

4.1 The Operations of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors convened 7 meetings (A) in fiscal year 2020, of which the attendance is as follows:

Title Name
(Note 1)
Attendance in Person
(B)
Attendance by
Proxy
Attendance Rate (%)
(B/A)
Remarks
Director Chi-Mau Sheih 7 0 100%
Director Shui-Yi Kuo 7 0 100%
Director Shin-Yi Chang 7 0 100%
Director Lien-Chuan Lee 7 0 100%
Director Sin-Horng Chen 5 2 71.4%
Director Yu-Lin Huang 2 4 28.6% Absent once
Director Hung-Yi Hsiao 7 0 100%
Director Chin-Tsai Pan 7 0 100%
Independent Director Lo-Yu Yen 7 0 100%
Independent Director JenRan Chen 7 0 100%
Independent Director Yu-Fen Lin 7 0 100%
Independent Director Chung-Chin Lu 7 0 100%
Independent Director Yi-Chin Tu 6 1 85.7%

Other Matters of Importance :

  1. If any of the following circumstances occur, it is necessary to specify the dates of the board meetings, sessions, contents of motion, all independent directors' opinions, and the Company's responses:

  2. (1) Matters referred to in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act : None

  3. (2) In addition to item (1), other matters involving objections or expressed reservations by independent directors that were recorded or stated in writing that require a resolution by the board of directors : None
    1. Any directors' recusal of a stated proposal must specify the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason for the recusal of interest, and the voting status:
  4. At the 8th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on August 5, 2020, legal representative directors Chi-Mau Sheih, Shui-

Yi Kuo, Shin-Yi Chang, Lien-Chuan Lee, Sin-Horng Chen, Hung-Yi Hsiao, and Chin-Tsai Pan voluntarily recused themselves due to conflicts of interest related to the following case:

The disposal of the Company's low-return asset to its interested party "Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd."

    1. Publicly-listed companies should disclose board self-evaluation (or peer-evaluation) information including cycle, period, scope, method, and content, and should fill in the attached form number two (2), Information Regarding the Implementation of the Evaluation of the Board of Directors.
    1. Measures have been taken to strengthen the functioning of the Board of Directors (e.g. establishment of the Audit Committee, increasing transparency) to assist the board in carrying out its various duties; please refer to page 46, Section IV, Part 3.3 "BOARD OF DIRECTORS Composition and Responsibilities"

Note 1: If the director is a juridical contact, the names of the juridical person and their representatives should be disclosed.

Note 2:

  1. Before the end of the year, if any director is re-elected, both new and old directors should be listed, and the remarks column should indicate whether the director is old, new or re-elected and the date of re-election. The actual attendance rate (%) is calculated based on the number of board meetings and the actual number of attendance during the tenure.

1. If a director resigns before the end of the year, the date of resignation should be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance rate (%) is calculated based on the number of board meetings and the actual number of attendance during the tenure.

(2) Information Regarding the Implementation of the Evaluation of the Board of Directors

Cycle
(Note 1)
Period
(Note 2)
Scope
(Note 3)
Method
(Note 4)
Content
(Note 5)
Once a year January 1, 2020 to
December 31, 2020
Performance
evaluation of the
board
Self-evaluation 1. Participation in the operation of the Company;
2. Improvement of the quality of the board of directors' decision making;
3. Composition and structure of the board of directors;
4. Election and continuing education of the directors; and
5. Internal control.
Once a year January 1, 2020 to
December 31, 2020
Performance
evaluation of
individual directors
Self-evaluation 1. Alignment of the goals and missions of the Company;
2. Awareness of the duties of a director;
3. Participation in the operation of the Company;
4. Management of internal relationship and communication;
5. The director's professionalism and continuing education; and
6. Internal control.
Once a year January 1, 2020 to
December 31, 2020
Performance
evaluation of the
Audit Committee
Self-evaluation 1. Participation in the operation of the Company;
2. Awareness of the duties of the Audit Committee;
3. Improvement of quality of decisions made by the Audit Committee;
4. Makeup of the Audit Committee and the election of its members; and
5. Internal control.
Once a year January 1, 2020 to
December 31, 2020
Performance
evaluation of the
Compensation
Committee
Self-evaluation 1. Participation in the operation of the Company;
2. Awareness of the duties of the Compensation Committee;
3. Improvement of quality of decisions made by the Compensation Committee;
4. Makeup of the Compensation Committee and the election of its members.
Once a year January 1, 2020 to
December 31, 2020
Performance
evaluation of the
Corporate Strategy
Committee
Self-evaluation 1. Participation in the operation of the Company;
2. Awareness of the duties of the Corporate Strategy Committee;
3. Improvement of quality of decisions made by the Corporate Strategy Committee;
4. Makeup of the Corporate Strategy Committee and the election of its members.

Note 1: Refers to the execution frequency of the board evaluation, for example: once a year.

Note 2: Refers to the period covered by the Board evaluation, for example: evaluating board performance from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.

Note 3: Evaluation scope includes the Board of Directors, individual Board members, and functional committees.

Note 4: Evaluation method includes internal board self-evaluation, evaluation of individual directors, peer-evaluation, evaluation by external professional organizations, experts, and other appropriate methods.

Note 5: The evaluation content includes, at minimum, the following items:

(1) Board of Directors performance evaluation: includes participation in the operation of the Company, improvement of the quality of the board of directors' decision making, composition and structure of the board of directors, election and continuing education of the directors and internal control.

(2) Individual member performance evaluation: includes alignment of the goals and missions of the Company, awareness of the duties of a director, participation in the operation of the Company, management of internal relationship and communication, the director's professionalism and continuing education and internal control.

(3) Functional committee performance evaluation: participation in the operation of the Company, awareness of the duties of the functional committee, improvement of quality of decisions made by the functional committee, and makeup of the functional committee and the election of its members and internal control.

4.2 Audit Committee Operation

The Audit Committee convened 7 meetings (A) in fiscal year 2020, of which attendance is as follows:

Title Name Attendance in Person
(B)
Attendance by Proxy Attendance Rate (%)
(B/A)
Remarks
Independent Director Lo-Yu Yen 7 0 100%
Independent Director JenRan Chen 7 0 100%
Independent Director Yu-Fen Lin 7 0 100%
Independent Director Chung-Chin Lu 7 0 100%
Independent Director Yi-Chin Tu 6 0 86% Absent once

Other matters of importance:

  1. The audit committee is composed of 5 independent directors, who support the Board of Directors in upholding the quality and integrity of the Company through the implementation of relevant accounting, auditing, financial reporting procedures and financial controls.

    1. The Audit Committee held 7 meetings in 2020, in which the primary considerations include:
  2. (1) Adoption or amendment of internal control systems in accordance to Article 14-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act.
  3. (2) Assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system.
  4. (3) Adoption or amendment of procedures for handling financial or business activities of a material nature, such as acquisition or disposal of assets, derivatives trading, loaning of funds to others, and endorsements or guarantees of others, pursuant to Article 36-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act.
  5. (4) Conflicts of interest on behalf of the directors.
  6. (5) Material asset or derivatives transactions.
  7. (6) Material monetary loans, endorsements, or provisions of guarantee.
  8. (7) The offering, issuance, or private placement of any equity-type securities.
  9. (8) The hiring or dismissal of a CPA, or the compensation given thereto.
  10. (9) The appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing supervisor.
  11. (10) Annual financial reports.
  12. (11) The matters regulated by the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act.
  13. (12) The first to the third quarter financial reports.
  14. (13) Communications and discussions with CPAs.
  15. (14) Resolutions of potential differences of opinions between Company management and CPAs.
  16. (15) Discussing and reporting other financial information and required disclosures under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act between Company management and CPAs.
  17. (16) Approving the CPA firm's annual audit and non-audit services.
  18. (17) Any other material matter so required by the Company or relevant authorities.

2. Review financial reports

The Board of Directors prepared the 2019 annual operational report, financial statements, and earnings distribution proposals, among which the financial statements have been verified by Deloitte & Touche, and a verification report has been issued. The above-mentioned operational report, financial statement and earnings distribution proposal have been reviewed by the Audit Committee, which found no discrepancies.

3. Assess the effectiveness of the internal control system

The audit committee evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's internal control system policies and procedures (including financial, operational, risk management, information security, outsourcing, legal compliance and other control measures), and reviewed the Company's audit department, certified accountants, and management's regular report, including risk management and compliance. In regards to the internal control system-integrated structure of internal controls issued by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), the audit committee deems the Company's risk management and internal control systems to be effective, having adopted necessary control mechanisms to monitor and correct violations.

4. Appoint visa accountant

The audit committee has the responsibility of supervising the independence of the visa accountant firm to ensure the fairness of the financial statements. With the exception of tax-related services or specially approved items, visa accountant firms cannot provide other services to the Company. The Audit Committee must approve all services provided by the visa accountants. To ensure the independence of the visa accountant firm, the audit committee developed an independent evaluation form that refers to Article 47 of the Accountants Act and the Bulletin of the Professional Ethics of Accountants No. 10, "Integrity, impartiality, objectivity, and independence." The form assesses the independence of accountants, professionalism and competence, related parties, and mutual business or financial interests, in addition to other projects. The 8th meeting of the 9th Audit Committee on November 5, 2020, and the 9th meeting of the 9th Board on November 6, 2020 reviewed and approved Deloitte & Touche Accountants Dien-Sheng Chang and Cheng-Hung Kuo, both of whom met the independence assessment standards and are qualifies to serve as the company's financial tax accountants.

2. Operational status of Audit Committee

Dates of Board
Meetings
Contents of Motion Matters cited in Article
14-5 of the Securities
and Exchange Act
Other matters that were not approved by
the Audit Committee but were approved
by more than two-thirds of all directors
1. The Company's 2019 Internal Control Statement
comply with the domestic regulations and the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
V -
2. The Company's 2019 operational report and financial
statements.
V -
Feb 26, 2020
(9-6)
3. The Company's 2019 earnings distribution. V -
Audit Committee resolution results (Feb 24, 2020): Approved by all independent directors in attendance.
The Company's response to the audit committee's recommendations: Approved by all board directors in attendance.
1. The Company's proposal to issue domestic, unsecured
ordinary corporate bonds.
V -
May 6, 2020 2. The Company's financial statements for the 1st quarter
of 2020.
V -
(9-7) Audit Committee resolution results (May 5, 2020): Approved by all independent directors in attendance.
The Company's response to the audit committee's recommendations: Approved by all board directors in attendance.
1. The Company's financial statements for the 2nd quarter
of 2020.
V -
2. Selection of the company's visa accounting firm. V -
Aug 5, 2020
(9-8)
3. The Personnel Appointment of the Company's Chief
Financial Officer.
V -
Audit Committee resolution results (Aug 4, 2020): Approved by all independent directors in attendance.
The Company's response to the audit committee's recommendations: Approved by all board directors in attendance.
1. Rotated Company's attested accountant. V -
Nov 6, 2020 2. The Company's financial statements for the 3rd quarter
of 2020.
V -
(9-9) Audit Committee resolution results (Nov 5, 2020): Approved by all independent directors in attendance.
The Company's response to the audit committee's recommendations: Approved by all board directors in attendance.
CPA duties and compensation for 2021. V -
Jan 26 , 2021
(9-11)
Audit Committee resolution results (Dec 21, 2020): Approved by all independent directors in attendance.
The Company's response to the audit committee's recommendations: Approved by all board directors in attendance.
  1. Any independent directors' avoidance of motions due to conflict of interest:

On Jan 8, 2020, the 9-2 Extraordinary Meeting of the Audit Committee reviewed the "Purchase of Shares of International Integrated Systems Inc." (the "IISI") from the Institute for Information Industry (the "III"). JenRan Chen had been a Managing Director with interest in this case. As an Executive Director of the Information Management Committee, Mr. Chen voluntarily excused himself in accordance with regulations during the discussion and refrained from voting on this case.

    1. Communication methods among independent directors, accountants, and Chief Audit Executive: In order to improve the Company's corporate governance and strengthen the Board's professional knowledge, the Company established the Audit Committee as part of the 7th Board, which consisted entirely of independent directors. In addition to supervising the Company's response plans for internal and external changes, the design of its internal control system, and periodic inspection and audit reports, the Audit Committee also must ensure that the design and implementation of the internal control system are consistent and effective to establish communication channels and mechanisms with the internal audit supervisor and accountants, while advancing exchanges of opinion. A summary of communication methods and recent communication subjects are as follows:
  • (1) Communication methods and frequency among independent directors, accountants, and the Chief Audit Executive:
  • A. Audit Committee: Regular meetings should be held at least once a quarter with extraordinary meetings held as needed. During the meeting, the internal Chief Audit Executive should report to the independent directors on the Company's implementation of internal audit processes and performance of internal control. When items related to financial reports need to be discussed, accountants must attend the meeting to explain the financial reports and address questions raised by committee members.
  • B. Board and Auditor Meeting: A meeting should be held at least once a year with all Board members and audit members in attendance. Members should review the performance of the previous year's internal controls and discuss each department's internal control self-assessment results. Members should also discuss potential improvements related to internal controls to continuously enhance internal audit activities.
  • C. Closed Meeting with Accountants: A meeting should be held at least once a year with extraordinary meetings held as needed. The Audit Committee and the Company's accountants should report the results of their review of the Company's financial reports and internal controls directly to the independent directors and communicate any adjustment to the financial statement or regulatory amendments that may affect accounting methods.
Date Information Communicated Communication Results
Jan 8, 2020
Extraordinary Meeting
of the Audit Committee
(9-2)
The Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the
implementation of the Company's internal audit processes and
internal control operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported at the 9-2 Extraordinary
Meeting of the 9th Board.
Feb 24, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-4)
Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the implementation
of the Company's internal audit processes and internal control
operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported at the 6th meeting of the 9th Board.
Feb 26, 2020
Panel Discussion
Board and Internal Audit Symposium Highlights:
1. Reviewed 2019 internal control operations;
2. Reviewed the self-assessment results of each department's
internal controls;
3. Exchanged opinions on improvement of internal control.
Independent Director Response: Implement the project's work-in
process evaluation.
1. Symposium highlights reported at the 6th meeting of the 9th
Board.
2. An in-depth review has been conducted for the loss of the
value of the work-in-process in the construction of large
scale electrical and mechanical projects, and specific
improvement measures have been proposed.
1. Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the Company's
implementation of internal audit processes and internal
control operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported at the 7th meeting of 9th Board.
Mar 31, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-5)
2. Project report on missing operations related to reinvestment
by Chunghwa Investment Corporation.
Independent Director Response: Regarding the current investment
decision and process of Chunghwa Investment Corporation, the
decision should be reviewed and standardized appropriately.
Cooperate on the Company's strategic transformation and
organizational restructuring plans; report to the Corporate
Strategy Committee and the Board of Directors.
May 5, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-6)
Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the Company's
implementation of internal audit processes and internal control
operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported to the 7th meeting of 9th Board.
(2) Summary of Communications between Independent Directors and the Chief Audit Executive:
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Date Information Communicated Communication Results
Aug 4, 2020
Audit Committee
1. Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the Company's
implementation of internal audit processes and internal
control operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported to the 8th meeting of 9th Board.
(9-7) 2. Reported the plan for future developments related to the
Taoyuan Qingpu case.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged
1. Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the Company's
implementation of internal audit processes and internal
control operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported at the 9th meeting of 9th Board.
Nov 5, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-8)
2. Reviewed ECC Cloud obstacle improvement report.
Independent Director Response: Cloud service operations to be
included in the 2021 Audit Plan verification project.
Cloud service operation review included in the Audit Plan
review item.
3. Reviewed the draft 2021 Audit Plan.
Independent Director Response: Approved by all independent
directors in attendance; reported to the Board for review.
Approved to be reported at the 9th meeting of 9th Board.
1. Internal Chief Audit Executive reported on the Company's
implementation of internal audit processes and internal
control operations.
Independent Director Response: Acknowledged.
Audit highlights reported at the 11th meeting of 9th Board.
Dec 21, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-9)
2-1. Reviewed the digital ID card verification report.
2-2. Reporting on the risk of large-scale projects and
management.
Independent Director Response: Project teams must properly
manage related risks and plan response strategies.
Continue to track the execution of relevant response strategies.

(3) Summary of Communications Between Independent Directors and Accountants:

Date Information Communicated Communication Results
Feb 24, 2020
Audit Committee
1. Reviewed the Company's draft 2019 domestic and SOX
internal control system statement.
Independent Director Response: Approved by all independent
directors in attendance; reported to the Board for review.
Approved to be reported at the 6th meeting of the 9th Board.
(9-4) 2. Review the draft operations and financial reports for 2019.
Independent Director Response: Approved by all independent
directors in attendance; reported to the Board for review.
Mar 31, 2020
Audit Committee
1. Reviewed full 2019 IFRS financial draft report to be
included in Form 20-F.
Independent Director Response: Approved by all independent
directors in attendance; no need to report to the Board.
The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange in
the form of American Depositary Receipts. In accordance with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and
regulations, the Company completed its Form 20-F, which
includes financial reports, within 4 months of the fiscal year
end.
(9-5) 2. Reviewed and discussed draft management discussion and
analysis (MD&A) of the 2019 annual report (Form 20-F).
Independent Director Response: Approved by all independent
directors in attendance; no need to report to the Board.
(1) According to rules 303A.07 of the NYSE Listed Company
Manual, the Audit Committee reviewed the contents of the
MD&A in Form 20-F.
(2) The Company reported Form 20-F within 4 months of the
fiscal year end.
May 5, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-6)
Reviewed first quarter 2020 financial reports.
Independent Director Response: No opinion from independent
directors in attendance.
Reported at the 7th meeting of the 9th Board.
Aug 4, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-7)
Reviewed second quarter 2020 financial reports.
Independent Director Response: No opinion from independent
directors in attendance.
Reported at the 8th meeting of the 9th Board.
1. Private (closed-door) communication meeting of accountants
and independent directors.
Nov 5, 2020
Audit Committee
(9-8)
2. Reviewed third quarter 2020 financial reports.
Independent Director Response: No opinion from independent
directors in attendance.
Reported at the 9th meeting of the 9th Board.
3. Reviewed changes to the Company's attested CPA.
Independent Director Response: Approved by all independent
directors in attendance; reported to the Board for review.
Approved to be reported at the 9th meeting of the 9th Board.

4.3 Corporate Governance Implementation Status and Deviations from the "Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies"

Implementation Status Deviations from
"Corporate Governance
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation Best-Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies" and Reasons
1. Does the Company establish and
disclose the proper corporate
governance framework based on the
"Corporate Governance Best-Practice
Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies"?
V The Company's Board of Directors adopted the "Code of Corporate
Governance for Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd," with a total of 50 articles
which refers to the "Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies". The Company's principles are available
for investor review on the Company's official website under "Corporate
Governance".
None
2. Shareholding structure & shareholders'
rights
(1) Has the Company established
an internal operating procedure
to address shareholders'
suggestions, doubts, disputes,
and litigation, with proper
implementation based on this
procedure?
V The Company has designated a shareholder services team to review
shareholder suggestions and disputes. Shareholder proposals, inquiries,
disputes, and litigation are reviewed in accordance with the relevant
standard operating procedures.
None
(2) Is the Company fully aware of
its major shareholders and the
ultimate owners of those shares?
V In compliance with Article 25 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the
Company reports changes in internal (directors, managers, and shareholders of
more than 10% of shares outstanding) shareholding on a monthly basis, which
are published on the designated public information website.
Since the first quarter of 2020, each of the Company's quarterly reports have
disclosed the names of shareholders who hold more than 5% equity, the total
amount and proportion of the shares they hold, and other relevant information.
None
(3) Does the Company adopt and
execute proper risk management
and firewall systems within its
affiliates?
V 1. The Company's internal control system consists of corporate-level
risk management and operational-level execution control. In addition,
"Chunghwa Telecom Rules and Procedures on Monitoring and Managing
Subsidiaries", approved by the CEO, are also in place as risk control
mechanisms.
2. "Chunghwa Telecom Rules and Procedures on Conducting Transactions
between Group Companies and Related Parties" were amended and
approved by the BoD. It consists of 15 articles and is applicable to
related party transactions on procurement and sales, asset disposal,
guarantees, loans, etc.
3."Chunghwa Telecom Rules and Procedures on Investments" were amended
and approved by the BoD. It consists of 41 articles and is applicable
to investment strategy, due diligence, valuation, agreement signing,
settlement, application, integration, post-investment management,
performance review, exit mechanism and penalty, etc.
None
(4) Does the Company establish
internal rules against insider
trading?
V The Company prevents insider trading by controlling key points in its
operations, which prevents Company insiders from exploiting non-public
information to trade securities.
None
3. Board of Directors Composition and
Responsibilities
(1) Does the Board of Directors
develop and implement a policy
to promote diversity in the
composition of its members
V 1. Diversify Policy
In order to strengthen corporate governance and promote the sound
development of the composition and structure of the board of directors,
the Company approved the resolution on enacting the "Code of Corporate
Governance of Chunghwa Telecom Ltd. Co.," with a total of 50 articles
on August 26, 2004. Article 20 of the Code states: The composition
of the board members shall be considered in a diversified manner and
the appropriate policy on diversity should be based on the Company's
business operations, operating dynamics, and development needs. It is
advisable that the policy includes, without being limited to, the following
criteria in two aspects:
(1) Basic requirements and values: Gender, age, nationality, culture and
ethnicity;
(2) Professional knowledge and skills: Such as legal, accounting,
industry, finance, marketing or technology
Board members shall possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and
experience to perform their duties.
2. Concrete Objectives
The board of directors of the Company shall direct company strategies,
supervise the management, and be responsible to the Company and its
shareholders. The operations and arrangements of its corporate governance
system shall be able to ensure that, in exercising its authority, the board
of directors complies with the provisions of laws, regulations, its Articles
of Incorporation, and the resolutions of its shareholders' meetings. All
the directors of the Company are equipped with the knowledge, skills,
literacy, and the capabilities of decision-making and management
necessary to perform their duties. The Company continuously arranges
a variety of courses for the board members to improve their decision
making quality and supervision skills, thus strengthening the functions of
the board of directors. In addition, the Company is also concerned about
gender equality, with at least one female director in the composition of
the board of directors.
3. The Implementation of the Board Diversity Policy
The Company's current board of directors consists of 13 directors, including
5 independent directors and 8 directors.
Each director possesses the capabilities required for the diversified
development of the Company's business. In addition to the overall
competence of the Board of Directors, all the directors possess industry
experiences, 2 directors have legal expertise, 11 directors are equipped
with risk management and auditing skills, and 8 directors are with
information and communication technology skills. The Company's board
diversity policy under the Code of Corporate Governance for the Company
has been fully implemented.
None
Implementation Status Deviations from
"Corporate Governance
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation Best-Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies" and Reasons
(2) Does the Company voluntarily
establish other functional
committees in addition to the
Compensation Committee and the
Audit Committee?
V In addition to the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee,
the Company has also adopted a Corporate Strategy Committee and the
Committee shall hold meetings as may be authorized by the board and
to discuss key issues focusing on the Company's growth. The Corporate
Strategy Committee currently consists of 8 directors, who can all provide
directions in the Company's future development strategy.
None
(3) Does the Company establish and
implement on an annual basis a
set of assessments to measure
the performance of the Board of
Directors, report the performance
evaluation results to the Board
to Directors, and use it as a
reference for the compensation of
the Board of Directors?
V The Company enacted the "Regulations Governing the Performance
Evaluation of the Board of Directors of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.".
According to the Regulation, the performance evaluation is conducted at
a set date annually and the report is submitted to its Board of Directors
before the end of March of the following year for review, improvement,
and to serve as a reference for the selection or nomination of directors.
The results of the Company's Board Performance Evaluation for year 2020
have been reported at the 11th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on
January 26th, 2021.
None
(4) Does the Company regularly
evaluate the independence of its
CPAs?
V The Audit Committee is authorized to evaluate the independence of the
CPAs on annual basis.
1. The evaluation mechanisms are as follows:
(1) In accordance to U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the CPA firm must be pre
approved by the Audit Committee prior to annual audit and any other
projects.
(2) In accordance to U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the CPAs shall report the
audit/review content and independence to the Audit Committee on
quarterly basis.
(3) Any change of audit CPAs must strictly in compliance with the
Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx
Listed Companies.
(4) Periodically obtain a Confirmation of Independence from the CPAs.
(5) Periodically assess the independence and competence of the CPAs,
and report the results of the assessment to the Audit Committee.
2. The evaluation results are as follows:
(1) The independence of the CPA is compliant with the regulations of
the U.S. SEC, PCAOB, and other relevant regulations.
(2) The Company has not appointed the same CPA for five successive
years.
None
(5) Has the Company adopted
a succession plan for key
executives?
V The Company applies a rigorous selection and evaluation mechanism
for its key executive succession planning process. Its training program
considers a combination of leadership potential, personal characteristics,
professional knowledge, and management ability, and leverages a
mentorship and Individual Development Plans (IDP) framework to discover
individual potential, strengths, and weaknesses while accelerating the
development of capabilities, personalities, and depth and breadth of
experience. The entire key executive development program spans 1 to 2
years.
None
4. Has the Company allocated suitable
and sufficient corporate governance
staff and appointed a manager of
corporate governance responsible
for corporate governance matters
(including, but not limited to,
furnishing information required for
business execution by directors,
assisting directors in complying
with laws and regulations, handling
matters related to board and
shareholder meetings in accordance
with the laws, producing minutes
of board and shareholder meetings,
etc.)?
V 1. The Company has allocated an adequate number of corporate governance
personnel and appointed a chief corporate governance officer to be in
charge of corporate governance affairs (including, but not limited to,
furnishing information required for business execution by directors,
assisting directors in complying with laws and regulations, handling
matters related to board and shareholder meetings in accordance with
the laws, producing minutes of board and shareholder meetings, etc.).
2. The chief corporate governance of the Company has completed 15
hours of continuing education in 2020, and has met the requirement
of at least 12 hours of training courses from the second year of his
appointment. The training courses are as follows:
(1) Market reformation under nowadays turbulent economy(3 hours)
(2) Gaining insights into key messages hidden in financial statements(3
hours)
(3) When a corporation cooperates with an intellectual government,
focusing on the trends and challenges of information security
governance issues (3 hours)
(4) The 16th Corporate Governance Summit Forum ( 6 hours)
None
5. Has the Company established
a communication channel and
designated a website section for
its stakeholders (including but not
limited to shareholders, employees,
customers, and suppliers) as well as
to handle all CSR-related issues?
V The Company has established sections for "CSR" and "Stakeholders" on
its website. It also maintains a Facebook page, customer service hotline,
online platform, e-mail, instant message service, and mobile app to serve
as multiple and adequate access channels for responding to stakeholders.
Stakeholder negotiation results are regularly reported to the Board of
Directors and disclosed on the Company website.
None
6. Does the Company appoint a
professional shareholder service
agency to handle shareholder meeting
affairs?
V The Company has engaged the registrar and transfer agency department of
Yuanta Securities to handle shareholder meeting affairs.
None
Implementation Status Deviations from
"Corporate Governance
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation Best-Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies" and Reasons
7.Information Disclosure
(1) Does the Company have a
corporate website to disclose all
information regarding finances,
the business, and corporate
governance?
V The Company has established an official corporate website to disclose
financial, business, corporate governance, and related information in a
timely manner.
None
(2) Does the Company have other
information disclosure channels
(e.g. an English website, designated
personnel to handle information
collection and disclosure,
spokesperson system, investor
conference webcasts, etc.)?
V The Company has established an English version of the official corporate
website and designated personnel responsible for Company information
collection and disclosure. The Company implements a spokesperson
system with the President designated as the spokesperson. Conference
related materials, including audio recordings, financial, and operational
metrics are disclosed in the "Investors" section of the website. The same
information are also available on the MOPS website.
None
(3) Does the Company report its
annual financial report within
two months after the end of the
fiscal year and announce the first,
second, and third quarter financial
reports and monthly operating
updates before the prescribed
deadlines?
V In order to enhance the timeliness of information disclosure, the Company
reported its annual financial report within two months after the end of
the fiscal year and announced the first, second, and third quarter financial
reports and monthly operating updates before the prescribed deadlines.
None
8. Is there any other important
information to facilitate a better
understanding of the Company's
corporate governance practices?
(1) Employee rights
V The Company's human resources policies comply with the provisions
prescribed under laws, such as the Labor Standards Act, and collective
bargaining agreements, in order to protect employee rights.
None
(2) Employee wellness V The Company engages professional organizations to handle employee
assistance programs, including psychological, legal, financial, health,
and management consultations. The Company has also opened multiple
channels for employees to express their opinions, creating a sense of
active engagement and avenues for smooth, mutual communication.
None
(3) Investor relations V The Company's most important goals are to protect shareholders' rights
and to treat all shareholders equally. In addition to disclosing all
required information such as financial, operational, changes in internal
shareholdings, etc. in a timely manner, the Company voluntarily discloses
material information on the investor relations section of its website.
All shareholder meetings are recorded in accordance with the company
laws and relevant regulations; all records of the meetings are disclosed on
the MOPS website and the Company's official website.
None
(4) Supplier relations V The Company purchases equipment from suppliers in accordance with
the "Chunghwa Telecom Procurement Management Regulation" and other
relevant provisions; the successful bidder fulfills the responsibilities
of product delivery and warranties in accordance with the contract. The
company also evaluates suppliers based on price, quality, delivery, service
and fulfillment of corporate social responsibilities, which include the
establishment of a stable and sustainable supply chain.
None
(5) Rights of stakeholder V In compliance with the latest domestic regulations and international
trends, the Company publicly discloses related contracts and systems to
ensure all stakeholder rights. The Company has established a website
section for stakeholders, providing a communication channel that allows
stakeholders to report and receive responses to unfair treatment or
encroachment on rights.
Employees: http://chtblog.cht.com.tw/mbr/index.jsp
Suppliers: https://scm.cht.com.tw/outboard/
Customers: https://www.cht.com.tw/home/consumer
Investors: http://www.cht.com.tw/ir/mae-smeeting.html
None
(6) Directors' training record V The Company follows the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation's
"Directions for the Implementation of Continuing Education for Directors
and Supervisors of TWSE Listed and TPEx Listed Companies." Please refer
to Appendix A "Directors' Continuing Education Records for fiscal year
2020."
None
(7) Implementation of risk
management policies and risk
assessments
V 1. The Company's risk management policy and risk assessment measurement
standards are implemented in accordance to "Chunghwa Telecom Risk
Management Rules" approved by the Board of Directors, in order to
promote overall risk management operations.
2. The Company consistently analyzes and rectifies all high-impacted risks
to ensure achieving business operation targets, financial accuracy, etc.;
the Company also utilizes risk management system to register, track and
manage those relevant risks to strengthen overall governance and risk
management.
None
(8) Implementation of customer
relations policies
V The Company provides the highest level of comprehensive customer service,
using a customer system to understand behavior, provide technology and
innovative services with enhanced values, provide a high-quality network for
internet communication, and provide active care for customers with convenient
and accelerated two-way communication channels. The service quality of
physical stores is inspected using the "On-site Inspection of Service Quality
Protocol." In addition, the Company offers a 24x7 call center and online
customer service. In order to actively improve customer satisfaction, the
Company also offers paperless payment choices, such as SMS, e-mail, voice,
and others, in order to adhere to its carbon reduction policy.
None
Implementation Status Deviations from
"Corporate Governance
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation Best-Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies" and Reasons
(9) Insurance for directors V To lower and disperse material damage and risk to the Company and
shareholders arising from director mistakes or carelessness while executing
business within the scope of their term, the Company has purchased
liability insurance according to their respective terms of office. The details
of the insurance coverage have also been reported to the directors.
None
9. Implementation of the Management
of Intellectual Property
V The company has outlined relevant intellectual property management
measures to manage the Company's patents, trademarks, copyrights, and
trade secrets, etc. Led by the Chunghwa Telecommunications Research
Institute, a patent management system was established for all employees
to promote their businesses, so as to improve operating performance and
reduce intellectual property disputes. The Company links the intellectual
property management plan with the Company's business plan and
development strategy, and reports findings to the board of directors every
year to foster continuous development.
None
10. Please explain items that have been already improved and priority measures to reinforce matters that have not been improved, in accordance with the results of
the Corporate Governance Evaluation System released by the Corporate Governance Center, Taiwan Stock Exchange.
As the result of 2019 Corporate Governance Evaluation, the Company was ranked at the top 5% of the best listed
companies; regarding the following two unscored items, the Company has completed its improvement process, explained
as follows:
Items already improved
1.In 2020, the Company's annual general shareholders' meeting was held before the end of May. (Corporate Governance
Evaluation Index 1.6)
2.In 2020, the Company filed its annual financial report within two months after the end of the fiscal year (Corporate
Governance Evaluation Index 3.4)
Items to be improved None

4.4 Compensation Committee Composition and Operations

(1) Compensation Committee Member Profiles

Criteria Over 5 years of work experience and the following
professional qualification requirements
Independence Criteria (Note 2)
Title
(Note 1)
Name An instructor or
higher position in
a department of
commerce, law,
finance, accounting,
or other academic
department
related to the
business needs
of the Company
in a public or
private junior
college, college or
university
A judge, public
prosecutor,
attorney, CPA, or
other professional
or technical
specialist who has
passed a national
examination and
been awarded
a certificate in
a profession
necessary for the
business of the
Company
Has work
experience
in the
areas of
commerce,
law,
finance, or
accounting,
or otherwise
necessary
for the
business of
the Company
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Number of
Other Public
Companies
in which the
Individual is
Concurrently
Serving as
Compensation
Committee
Member
Remarks
Independent Director Lo-Yu Yen V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0
Independent Director JenRan Chen - - V V V V V V V V V V V 0
Independent Director Yu-Fen Lin - V V V V V V V V V V V V 0

Note 1: In the Title column, please fill in director, independent director or other.

Note 2: Please tick the corresponding boxes that apply to a member during the two years prior to being elected or during the term(s) of office.

(1) Not an employee of the company or any of its affiliates.

(2) Not a director or supervisor of the company or any of its affiliates. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.

(3) Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person's spouse, minor children, or held by the person under others' names, in an aggregate of one percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the company or ranking in the top 10 in holdings.

(4) Not a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship, of a managerial officer under subparagraph 1 or any of the persons in the preceding two subparagraphs.

(5) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder that directly holds five percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the company, or that ranks among the top five in shareholdings, or that designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the company under Article 27, paragraph 1 or 2 of the Company Act. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.

  • (6) If a majority of the company's director seats or voting shares and those of any other company are controlled by the same person: not a director, supervisor, or employee of that other company. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.
  • (7) If the chairperson, general manager, or person holding an equivalent position of the company and a person in any of those positions at another company or institution are the same person or are spouses: not a director (or governor), supervisor, or employee of that other company or institution. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent.
  • (8) Not a director, supervisor, officer, or shareholder holding five percent or more of the shares, of a specified company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the company. Not apply to independent directors appointed in accordance with the Act or the laws and regulations of the local country by, and concurrently serving as such at, a public company and its parent or subsidiary or a subsidiary of the same parent, if the specified company or institution holds 20 percent or more and no more than 50 percent of the total number of issued shares of the public company.
  • (9) Not a professional individual who, or an owner, partner, director, supervisor, or officer of a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that, provides auditing services to the company or any affiliate of the company, or that provides commercial, legal, financial, accounting or related services to the company or any affiliate of the company for which the provider in the past 2 years has received cumulative compensation exceeding NT\$500,000, or a spouse thereof; provided, this restriction does not apply to a member of the remuneration committee, public tender offer review committee, or special committee for merger/consolidation and acquisition, who exercises powers pursuant to the Act or to the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act or related laws or regulations.

(10) Not been a person of any conditions defined in Article 30 of the Company Law.

(2) Compensation Committee Operation

  • A. The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of 3 members.
  • B. Current Compensation Committee Member Terms: June 21, 2019, through June 20, 2022; the committee convened 2 meetings

(A) in 2020, of which attendance is as follows:

Title Name Attendance in
Person (B)
Attendance by
Proxy
Attendance Rate
(%) (B/A)
Remarks
Independent Director JenRan Chen 2 0 100% Scope of Responsibilities:
1. Regularly formulate and review policies,
Independent Director Lo-Yu Yen 2 0 100% systems, standards, and structures related
to director and management performance
assessments and compensation.
Independent Director Yu-Fen Lin 2 0 100% 2. Regularly enact and review director and
management compensation.

Other Matters of Importance:

  1. In circumstances where the Board of Directors declines to adopt, or make modifications based on, recommendations from the Compensation Committee, specify the dates of meetings, sessions, contents of motion, Board of Directors resolutions, the Company's response to the Compensation Committee's opinion (for example, where the compensation passed by Board of Directors exceeds the recommendations of the Compensation Committee, the circumstances and reasons for the difference of opinions shall be specified): None in the current fiscal year.

    1. In circumstances where resolutions of the Compensation Committee were objected to by members, or members had a reserved opinion, and were recorded or declared in writing, specify the dates of meetings, sessions, contents of motions, all member opinions, and responses to member opinions: None in the current fiscal year.
    1. Compensation Committee discussions and resolutions:
In 2020, the Compensation Committee met 2 times
------------------------------------------------- -- -- --
Date Information Communicated Results Communicated
February 24, 2020
(9-1)
(1) Review of the executive management
team's final performance results for 2019
Approved by all members in Used to determine the Company's executive
management teams' performance and bonuses
(2) Distribution of the Company's fiscal year
2019 compensation for board directors
attendance. The compensation plan is reported to the
Board for review and approval
(1) Review of Chief Financial Officer's final
performance results for 2019
Used to determine the Company's executive
management teams' performance and bonuses
May 5, 2020
(9-2)
(2) Distribution of the Company's fiscal
year 2019 compensation to executive
management
Approved by all members in
attendance.
Used to determine the annual allocation of
executive management compensation
(3) Amendment of organizational rules under
the Company's Compensation Committee
Reported to the Board for review and
approval

4.5 Fulfillment of CSR and Deviations from the "Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies"

Implementation Status (Note 1) Deviations
from the
"Corporate Social
Responsibility Best
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation (Note 2) Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx
Listed Companies"
and Reasons
1. Does the company follow
principles of materiality
in evaluating the risks of
environmental, social, and
corporate governance, and
establish relevant policies or
strategies?
V In 2006, the board of directors adopted risk management rules, including the policies,
scope, organizational structure and procedures of risk management, which have
been promoted by the managerial department. In addition, relevant risk assessments
and responses have been incorporated into the Company's key operational terms or
guidelines. In 2016, the Risk Management Committee was established to further improve
risk management performance.
The Company conducts risk assessments for environmental, social and corporate
governance issues related to its operations based on materiality principle and formulates
relevant risk management policies or strategies as well.
( https://www.cht.com.tw/zh-tw/home/cht/sustainability/economic/risk-management )
None
2. Has the Company established
a CSR unit (full- or part
time), with a senior manager
authorized by the Board
of Directors to handle and
report related activities to
the Board of Directors?
V 1. The Company has designated a division to promote CSR with the responsibilities
of establishing CSR policies, systems, and related management guidelines, and
proposing, executing, and managing detailed operating plans.
2. All CSR related affairs are authorized by the Board of Directors to be handled by
a senior manager, with operating status to be reported to the Board of Directors
regularly. In addition, all the operating and implementation results are disclosed in
the Company's annual report and websites.
None
3. Environment
(1) Does the Company
establish proper
environmental
management systems in
line with its industry
characteristics?
V recycling, tree planting, etc.
conditioning energy utilization.
3. Management system certification:
2020/12/24 )
The Company has adopted an environmental management system based on the
characteristics of the telecommunications industry:
1. Environmental Sustainability Development Management System (EARTH): Enables
the Company to manage its internal electricity use, water use, lighting equipment,
2. Comprehensive green energy savings solution: Leverages an Intelligent Energy Network
( iEN ) and Power Operations Support System (POSS) to dynamically manage air
(1) ISO14001 Environmental Management System certification ( Valid until
(2) ISO50001 Energy Management System certification (Valid until 2021/08/20 )
(2) Is the Company
committed to improving
the utilization efficiency
of various resources and
using recycled materials
with a low environmental
footprint?
V The Company has adopted a "5-Year Environmental Sustainability Development Strategy and
Target Plan" and telecom facility energy savings plan, which include energy conservation and
carbon reduction, green procurement, and environmental sustainability incentives.
The Company intends to focus on achieving its goals of increasing resource utilization
efficiency and reducing its environmental footprint.
(3) Does the Company
evaluate the impact of
climate change on the
Company's current and
future potential risks and
opportunities, and adopt
measures to respond to
climate-related issues?
V follows:
planting, etc.
sustainability.
Disclosures (TCFD)'s initiatives.
proposal and was designated with the highest level: "The Fifth Degree: Excellence".
The Company attaches a great deal of importance to potential risks and opportunities
facing the Company as a result of climate change. The relevant countermeasures are as
1. In 2008, the Company was the first telecom provider in Taiwan to initiate a
comprehensive "Greenhouse Gases Inventory Plan".
2. The Company has adopted and implemented a "5-Year Environmental Sustainability
Development Strategy and Target Plan." It is a comprehensive plan for implementing
energy saving initiatives for the work environment and facility offices, and also
systematically manages power use, water use, lighting equipment, recycling, tree
3. Since 2015, the Company has incorporated the issue of greenhouse gas reduction
into risk management, continuously assessed the potential risks and opportunities of
climate change, and proactively promoted energy conservation and carbon reduction,
and replaced old, high-energy consumption equipment.
4. In 2017, the Company joined the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)'s "Supply Chain
Project" to carry out specific actions and work with suppliers towards low-carbon
5. In 2018, the Company became the 513th company in the world and the first telecom
provider in Taiwan to sign and support the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial
6. In 2020, the Company introduced scenario analysis for climate change by conducting
a systematic assessment from both financial and operational perspectives.
7. In 2020, the Company became the first in the global telecommunications industry to pass
the conformity review of "Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures" (TCFD)
(4) Does the company
collect information on
greenhouse gas emissions,
water consumption, and
total weight of waste
The Company's levels of greenhouse gas emissions for the two preceding
years are as follows:
Year
Direct Emissions (Scope 1)
Indirect Emissions (Scope 2)
Total Emissions (Scope 1+Scope 2)
2018
30,469.89
804,043.42
834,513.31
Unit:t-CO2e
2019
28,455.59
795,295.50
823,751.09
in the past two years,
and formulate policies
on energy conservation
and carbon reduction,
greenhouse gas reduction,
water usage reduction, or
other waste management
policies?
V The Company's levels of water consumption and total weight of waste for
the two preceding years were as follows:
Year
Tap Water Use
Air-Conditioner Water Use
Recycled Water
Biological Waste
Industrial Waste
2018
753,023
1,624,419
7,398
3,505
2,988
Unit: metric ton
2019
691,954
1,590,716
3,776
2,881
3,592
None
Implementation Status (Note 1) Deviations
from the
"Corporate Social
Responsibility Best
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation (Note 2) Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx
Listed Companies"
and Reasons
Related policies and implementation
1. Management:
(1) Since 2008, the Company has implemented an annual "Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Plan."
(2) Since 2015, the Company has incorporated the issue of greenhouse gas reduction
into the risk management process, and continuously seeks to manage and control
the issue.
(3) Utilizing the Company's own development management system EARTH for
environmental sustainability to provide electronic documents and systematic
management.
2. Energy savings:
(1) The Company has adopted a "5-Year Environmental Sustainability Development
Strategy and Target Plan" to proactively implemented its energy saving and carbon
reduction plan.
(2) Supplemented by a comprehensive green energy savings solution: Leverages an
Intelligent Energy Network ( iEN ) and Power Operation Support System (POSS)
to dynamically manage air conditioning energy utilization through an online
system.
(3) Continuously replaces old, high-energy consuming telecom-related equipment.
3. Waste reduction:
Continue to promote consumer electronic billing and combined billing, water
recycling and reuse, electronic document systems, etc.
4. Social Responsibilities
(1) Does the Company
formulate appropriate
management policies and
procedures in accordance
with relevant regulations
and international human
rights conventions?
V 1. The Company publicly supports and voluntarily follows standards including
the United Nation's (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the
International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at
Work, and the Global Compact.
2. The Company publicly discloses human rights policies, adopts appropriate internal
policies and procedures according to relevant regulations and the International Bill of
Human Rights, and conducts an annual review and audit of relevant implementation
activities.
3. The Company is the only telecom provider in Taiwan with labor union that has
signed a collective bargaining agreement with its employees, in accordance to the
Labor Standards Act.
4. The Company has surpassed the legal requirements in the employment of
disadvantaged minority groups: in fiscal year 2020, the Company's headcount of
employees with disabilities was about 3.74 times the number required by law.
None
(2) Does the company
formulate and implement
reasonable employee
benefits (including
compensation, vacation,
and other benefits), and
appropriately reflect
operating performance
or results in employee
compensation?
V The Company establishes and implements reasonable employee benefits, including
compensation, vacation, and other benefits, and appropriately reflects operating
performance in employee compensation:
1. The Company's Board of Directors has established Compensation Committee, which is
responsible for compensation policies, practices, standards, and structures.
2. Performance Appraisal: review results are used for salary, bonus, and other
compensation considerations.
3. Bonus distribution: based on a combination of corporate performance, fiscal year
2020 after-tax net profit, and employee performance.
None
(3) Does the Company
provide a safe and healthy
working environment, and
provide training on health
and safety and health for
its employees on a regular
basis?
V The Company strives to provide its employees with a safe and healthy working
environment, and regularly holds safety and health education and training sessions for
its employees. The situation is summarized as follows:
1. Specialized teams and personnel: responsible for occupational safety and health
management and implementation. In order to continue promoting occupational
safety and health management effectiveness, and to match its relevant international
standards accordingly, the Company proactively conforms to the revised standards
of ISO 45001. In 2020, a total of 26 Level 1 and Level 2 branch offices completed
certification and one additional Level 1 branch office is expected to pass in 2021,
with a total of 27 branch offices completing certification and receiving annual
reviews. Through the Plan-Do-Check-Act systemized management cycle, we continue
to improve management effectiveness and create a safe, healthy, friendly and high
quality working environment.
2. Chunghwa Telecommunication Training Institute: in charge of employee education,
training, advocacy, and drills on topics related to safety and health.
3. Physician and specialized nursing staff: provides on-site health related services.
4. Medical checkups and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP): annual planning and
implementation of various medical checkup plans; promote EAP to provide 1-on-1
professional consultation services. In fiscal year 2020, these services were used by
427 employees.
5. In July 2006, the Company was the first to offer paid parental leave.
6. The Company offers family care leave, menstrual leave, miscarriage prevention leave,
pre-natal examination leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, disease prevention
childcare leave and on-site breastfeeding rooms, etc.
None
(4) Does the Company
establish effective career
development programs for
its employees?
V 1. Comprehensive occupational training program: includes management and 18
specialized occupational programs. Program content is continuously reviewed,
expanded, and modified in order to better assist employee career development.
2. The Company has established the concept of life-long learning and a supportive
learning environment, leveraging e-learning systems to encourage all employees to
learn and grow.
None
Implementation Status (Note 1) Deviations
from the
"Corporate Social
Responsibility Best
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation (Note 2) Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx
Listed Companies"
and Reasons
(5) With respect to customer
health and safety of
products and services,
customer privacy,
marketing, and labeling,
does the Company comply
with relevant regulations
and international
standards, and formulate
related consumer
protection policies and
appeal procedures?
V 1. In accordance with the law, the Company has established a set of internal Corporate
Marketing Standards, business rules, and service contracts. The Company implements
the "Key Points for the Implementation of Mobile Broadband Business Service Quality
Standards" to reach the four major categories of "Service Efficiency", "Customer
Service Center", "Customer Complaint Processing," and "Accounting Services" that
address a total of 25 service quality indicators to ensure consumer rights.
2. The Company has a privacy policy, which is disclosed publicly:
https://www.cht.com.tw/home/consumer/privacy
https://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht/sustainability/economic/cybersecurity-and
privacy-protection
3. To protect consumer privacy, the Company:
(1) has adopted a management system in accordance with relevant regulations and
standards;
(2) has designated a responsible department;
(3) classifies fundamental consumer information as "Highly Confidential";
(4) is implementing the new version of the "Personal Data Collection Notice" (Level
1-Simplified version, Level 2-Full version);
(5) requires that all employees sign a "Business Confidentiality Agreement", with
direct supervisors bearing joint liability;
(6) has integrated privacy protection as part of employees' key performance indicators
(KPIs) for performance reviews;
(7) has received international information security and individual privacy protection
certification (such as ISO27001 and BS10012.).
4. Products and services are designed to take into account of the impact of consumer
overuse, and marketing material contains explanations on scope of use and other
helpful reminders.
5. To manage and ease concerns about Electromagnetic (EM) waves:
(1) Base stations comply with regulations and standards;
(2) The public can apply for free professional measurement;
(3) Taiwan Telecommunication Industry Development Association (TTIDA) is
entrusted with touring the country to advocate for correct understanding.
6. Provides diverse customer service and appeal channels, including physical stores,
a dedicated customer service line, and an online platform. The appeals filing and
handling procedure has been standardized and has a target of providing satisfactory
responses and resolutions within 3 business days.
7. Conducts customer satisfaction surveys and improves service quality in a timely
manner. Uses big data analysis to enhance products, services, and functionality.
None
(6) Does the Company have
a supplier management
policy that requires
suppliers to comply with
and implement relevant
regulations on issues
such as environmental
protection, occupational
safety and health, or labor
rights?
V 1. Established the "Code of Corporate Social Responsibility for Suppliers of Chunghwa
Telecom" and informed suppliers of CSR standards on ethics, labor, environment, and
health and safety, and to jointly achieve the objectives of good ethical standards,
respect for labor rights, and environmental sustainability.
2. During purchase tenders, tenderers must review the "General Terms of Information
on the Purchase Tender" and complete the "Basic Data and Review Form for
Participating Tenderers" before participating in the tender. The tenderers self-disclose
on corporate integrity, material sourcing, environmental safety, occupational safety,
energy conservation and carbon reduction, and other topics, and agree to follow the
Company's supplier social responsibility guidelines.
3. The "Chunghwa Telecom Supplier Management Operation Method" for supplier
management was implemented on November 18, 2020. The assessment and evaluation
were based on the supplier's financial capabilities, performance quality, ability to
meet deadlines, price advantage, professional abilities, after-sales service, warranty
responsibilities, engineering cooperation, work safety performance, and cooperation
with the company in fulfilling various corporate social responsibilities, etc.
4. Implementation:
(1) Since 2010, the annual "Chunghwa Telecom Supplier Partner CSR Exchange"
publicly recognizes outstanding CSR vendors and invites experts, scholars, and
leading business representatives to share their implementation experiences to
drive supply chain partners to work together toward a sustainable future.
(2) Since 2011, suppliers with large procurement volumes or are highly influential
have been required to fill out an online CSR status questionnaire and carry
out a sustainability assessment. Gradually taking ESG (environmental, social,
and corporate governance) into consideration during supply chain selection,
the Company looks forward to working with suppliers to achieve good ethical
standards, respect for labor rights of work, reach environmental sustainability
goals, and more.
(3) Since 2014, the Company has commissioned the external verification unit of
SGS Taiwan to conduct a "Supplier Second Party Audit" for key suppliers. It is
expected to construct a complete supply chain management mechanism through a
two-pronged strategy of "understanding analysis" and "on-site visits."
(4) Since 2016, annual supplier education and training visits have been conducted to
emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability through on-site visits.
(5) Since 2019, the "Supplier Sustainability Rating" mechanism has been launched, in
order to establish a list of suppliers qualified for sustainability through ranking
suppliers' ESG for internal use.
(6) Since 2020, the Company has conducted "Supplier ESG Education Training" every
year. The Company uses the "Sustainable Supply Chain" initiative to promote
a series of sustainability improvement actions. The continuous sustainable
education and training will help suppliers deepen their knowledge and
recognition of CSR and direct them to meet the proper CSR guidelines.
None
Implementation Status (Note 1) Deviations
from the
"Corporate Social
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation (Note 2) Responsibility Best
Practice Principles
for TWSE/TPEx
Listed Companies"
and Reasons
5. Does the company refer to
Each year, the Company creates its CSR report according to the latest version of the
internationally accepted
GRI Standards Core Option, Telecommunications Sector Supplement, and International
reporting standards or
Integrated Reporting Framework in both Chinese and English editions. In addition,
guidelines for compiling
SGS Taiwan verifies all content and data through a major review and assurance program,
reports on non-financial
and assures its compliance with the GRI Standards Core Option, AA 1000 AS (2008)
information, such as CSR
V
Type 2 High Level Assurance, and International Integrated Reporting Framework.
reports? Did the previous
The certification statement can be found in the Company's CSR Annual Report.
release reports obtain a
CSR Report Download:
confirmation or assurance
https://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht/sustainability/csr-report-download
opinion from a third party
verifier?
6. If the Company has established the CSR principles based on "Corporate Social Responsibility Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies", please
describe any discrepancy between the Principles and their implementation:
No discrepancy found.
consultation hotline. 7. Other important information to facilitate better understanding of the Company's CSR practices:
(1) In early 2020, Chunghwa Telecom participated in the government's COVID-19 epidemic prevention measures. Using its core competitive advantages to
support these measures, the Company: 1) provided epidemic prevention mobile phones; 2) offered epidemic monitoring and control systems; 3) provided big
data analysis; 4) guaranteed communications amongst disease management and medical units; 5) offered preferential services; and 6) supported the "1922"
(2) Institutionalization of corporate volunteering
In 2019, the "2019-2021 Three-year Volunteering Plan" had been approved and implemented accordingly.
(3) The Company's mission of "Bridge digital divide" and "Create digital opportunities" are driving its services excellence, while encouraging "corporate
volunteers" to actively participate in local community services, with detailed execution as listed below:
● Outpost Taiwan
● Digital Good Neighbors
● Chunghwa Telecom EYE Social Innovative Call Center
● Read with You - Community Network Tutoring
● Telecommunication Universal Services
● Optimization of Voice Assistant App for the Visually Impaired
● Social Inclusion"5I SDGs" initiatives: "I Helping, I Sharing, I Learning, I Technology and I Protecting"
(4) Social Investment Statistics:
Including cash donation and non-cash input conversion through commercial events, in-kind donation, corporate volunteering, charity short messages sending,
free short-code services, preferential measures and convenient services for the disabled, totaling social investment of NT\$ 1,077 million in fiscal year 2020.

Note: 1. If "Yes" is checked under implementation, please describe the key policies, strategies, and measures and results adopted. If "No" is checked under implementation, please give reasons and describe relevant strategies and measures to be adopted in the future.

  1. Companies who have compiled CSR reports may cite the source from specific pages of their CSR reports instead.

  2. The materiality principle refers to environmental, social, or corporate governance issues that have a material impact on the investors or other stakeholders of the company.

4.6 Fulfillment of Ethical Corporate Management and Deviations from the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies"

Implementation Status (Note) Deviations from
the "Ethical
Corporate
Management
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation Best Practice
Principles
for TWSE/
TPEx Listed
Companies" and
Reasons
1. Enactment of ethical corporate
management policies and programs
(1) Does the Company disclose its
ethical corporate management
policies and procedures in its
official charter and material
documents issued externally, as
well as the commitment of the
Board of Directors and management
team to its implementation?
V The Company has enacted the "Chunghwa Telecom Ethical Management Best
Practice Principles." Its formulation and amendments were approved by the
Board of Directors, reported to the shareholders' general meeting, and disclosed
on MOPS as well as the Company's website. It clearly states that the Board
of Directors, executive management, employees and mandataries, shall comply
with laws and regulations during execution of business operations that the
Board and managers shall commit to proactively implement it, and to do so
through internal management and external business activities.
None
(2) Has the Company established a
mechanism to assess the risks
of non-ethical conduct, regularly
analyze and assess relatively high
risk non-ethical conduct and
activities within its scope of
business, and formulate policies to
prevent unethical conduct, which
at minimum covers measures to
prevent the conduct mentioned
in Article 7.2 of "the Ethical
Corporate Management Best-Practice
Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies"?
V The Company has adopted the "Chunghwa Telecom Procedures for Ethical
Management and Guidelines for Conduct," which the Company has implemented
to provide measures for preventing unethical conduct, analyze relatively high
risk non-ethical conduct and activities within its scope of business, and
strengthen relevant preventative measures.
None
(3) Do the Company's measures
to prevent high-risk unethical
misconduct clearly specify
operating procedures, conduct
guidelines, disciplinary and appeal
mechanisms for violations? Are they
implemented and regularly reviewed
for amendment?
V The Company has enacted the "Chunghwa Telecom Ethical Management Best
Practice Principles", which clearly specifies measures to prevent unethical
conduct and include operating procedures, conduct guidelines, disciplinary and
appeal systems for violations. The Company has implemented the measures and
regularly reviews the plan for amendments.
None
2. Implementation of ethical corporate
management
(1) Does the Company evaluate business
partners' ethical records and clearly
indicate ethical conduct clauses in
business contracts?
V The Company conducts business activities based on the principles of fairness,
honesty, trustworthiness and transparency. In order to implement the integrity
management policy and actively prevent dishonest behavior, the Company
has formulated the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principle,"
and "Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct.", which
specifically regulate and designate the matters that the Company's personnel
should pay attention to when performing business activities.
In handling procurement cases, the Company requires bidders to declare that
there is no record of dishonest behavior and that they have adhered to the
business philosophy of integrity. If a supplier is found to have violated such
integrity or committed other improper behavior, the contract will be terminated
immediately.
None
Evaluation Criteria Implementation Status (Note) Deviations from
the "Ethical
Corporate
Management
Best Practice
Yes No Explanation Principles
for TWSE/
TPEx Listed
Companies" and
Reasons
(2) Has the Company established a
dedicated unit to promote ethical
corporate management under the
Board of Directors, and regularly
(at least once a year) report to
the Board of Directors on its
ethical corporate management
policy, measures to prevent
unethical conduct, and monitor
implementation?
V 1. The Company appointed the Human Resources Department to promote ethical
management, which includes assisting the Board of Directors and Executive
Management team in formulating and supervising the implementation
of ethical management policy and codes of conduct, based on the work
responsibilities and scope of each department. The department reported on
the effects of policy implementation to the Board of Directors on November
6, 2020.
2. The Company implemented the ethical management policy. Please see below
for implement details of the year 2020:
(1) Education and Training
In each training course, a series of training classes will be provided
to employees, covering topics such as regulation, inspection, and risk
management, etc., to help them learn basic legal knowledge, codes of
conduct, ethical management principles and operating procedures, the
total training hours are 63,609. Throughout the course, case studies
are used to strengthen the conceptualization and implementation of
prevention mechanisms in order to both manage and prevent dishonest
behavior.
(2) Law and Case Advocacy
The Company's dedicated unit is committed to the education and
promotion of all employees. In 2020, the Company consolidated
the ethical management principles, code of conduct, and processing
standards for important internal information, using a digital learning
platform to share case studies and publicize the matters that colleagues
should pay attention to in day-to-day business.
(3) Annual Test
The Company conducted an online test for all employees from September
28 to October 27, 2020. The test covers the ethical management
principles, ethical management operating procedures and behavior
guidelines, the code of conduct, and obligations to maintain the
company's confidential business matters.
(4) Regular Inspection
To prevent dishonest and unethical behavior while controlling fraud
risks, the Company established an anti-fraud department to monitor
and track the above behaviors. The Company implemented an anti-fraud
plan for its subsidiaries, including advisory on business reform and
corrections, reports of major situations, spot checks, and anti-fraud case
studies. Based on the annual plan, the anti-fraud department collects
all cases on monthly basis and then records, analyzes, and evaluates
the performance, before evaluating the case through the internal control
system, to ensure the overall operation and to prevent the occurrence of
dishonest acts.
(5) Reporting and Whistleblower Protection Rule
● Detailed reporting rules can be found within the Company's "Code of
Corporate Governance," "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice
Principles," "Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for
Conduct," and "Code of Ethics." All the rules are implemented actively
to prevent any dishonest behaviors, in accordance with a system of
checks and balances to investigate and discipline in the event of
violations and employee complaints.
● The Company encourages both internal and external reporting on
dishonest behavior and misconduct, and it assigns the Human
Resources Department as the special unit responsible for accepting
reports. The stakeholder section on the Company's website provides
effective communication methods for employees, shareholders,
stakeholders and external parties. In addition, the Company's website
also includes contact information, including a special mailing
address, email address, and phone number, for the Audit Committee,
which accepts employee reports and complaints, and reports related
to internal accounting and auditing. If a report involves the Board
of Directors or senior executives, the case will be delivered and
presented to an independent director.
● Detailed reporting and whistleblower protection rules can be found
within the Company's "Code of Corporate Governance," "Ethical
Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," "Procedures for
Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct," "Code of Ethics,"
"Key Points for Employee Complaints Operation," and "Practicing
Points for Practitioners Violating the Code of Ethics."
The whistleblower's identity and personal information are kept
confidential, and the Company vows to protect whistleblowers from
improper handling or retaliation.
● In 2020, the Company reviewed 43 cases, including 35 external
reporting cases and 8 employee reporting cases. There were no major
violations of ethical management.
None
(3) Does the Company establish
policies to prevent conflicts of
interest, provide suitable channels
to report such conflicts, and
implement such policies?
V The Company has a "Code of Ethics", and has established channels including
a dedicated telephone line, fax, and e-mail for employees and external parties
to report violations. It also conducts regular and irregular audits through its
internal control system.
None
Implementation Status (Note) Deviations from
the "Ethical
Corporate
Management
Evaluation Criteria Yes No Explanation Best Practice
Principles
for TWSE/
TPEx Listed
Companies" and
Reasons
(4) Has the Company established an
effective accounting system and
internal control system to facilitate
ethical corporate management? Does
its internal audit team provide risk
assessment results and formulate
audit plans related to unethical
conduct, and audit compliance of
non-ethical conduct measures, or
does the Company engage external
CPAs to implement such audits?
V 1. The Company has established accounting policies and amended accounting
policies as required by the amended International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS) endorsed and
issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) as well
as business practices.
2. The Company has established the control activities at entity level,
with "Code of Conducts", which are amended according to changes of
environment and regulations. No major violations of ethical standards are
found by external audits this year.
3. The audit plan for fiscal year 2020 was formulated in accordance with the
Financial Supervisory Commission's "Regulations Governing Establishment
of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies", the Company's "Internal
Control System," and "Internal Audit Implementation Rules". The plan is
based on assessment results that include risks such as unethical conduct;
the contents include audit targets, scope, projects, and frequency, etc. The
audit results collate the compliance of the unethical conduct measures into
an audit report, which is reported to the board of directors.
None
(5) Does the Company regularly hold
internal and external educational
trainings on ethical corporate
management?
V 1. The Company organizes education and training and awareness programs
on an annual basis, with online exams to be passed, in order to strengthen
integrity and ethical standards. In 2020, all employees participated in digital
learning programs "Code of Ethics" and "Ethical Corporate Management Best
Practice Principles" with an online "Comprehensive Exam" requiring a score
of 100 to indicate completion. The course and exam took a total of about 1
hour altogether. All employees excluding those with reasonable exemptions
(such as maternity leave, injury, or long-term sick leave) completed the exam,
representing a 100% completion rate. The Company shall continue to enhance
corporate management, risk controls, and an ethical corporate management
culture for long-term sustainable corporate management.
2. In 2020, the Company requested investee companies and supply partners to
implement the Company's code of conduct, human rights policy, and anti
corruption policy among other commitment goals, and conveyed to their
respective employees the principles of strictly maintaining ethics and discipline.
None
3. Reporting ethical violations
(1) Has the Company formulated a
concrete whistleblowing and
incentive system, established a
convenient whistleblowing channel,
and assigned appropriate personnel
to handle the cases of those who
have reports raised against them?
V The Company has enacted "Operational Rules for Handling Cases in Violation
of Code of Ethics" to handle violations of ethical corporate management rules,
with the following reporting channels for internal and external use:
1. Contact Address: Room 503, No. 21-3, Sec.1 Hsinyi Rd, Taipei 10048, R.O.C.
2. Telephone: 0800-080998
3. Fax: (02)23570007
4. E-mail: [email protected]
Reported cases are handled by personnel with a clear division of power and
responsibilities, whom are appointed on a case-to-case basis.
None
(2) Has the Company established
standard operating procedures for
handling whistleblowing claims
and, after a complete investigation,
follow-up measures and
mechanisms related to maintaining
confidentiality?
V 1. The Company has established the "Implementation of the Violation of Code
of Ethics Case Investigation and Handling Principles," which conducts
active investigation, while adhering to confidentiality principles according
to Company rules.
2. After case investigation, follow-up measures to be taken are below:
If evidence indicates that there were illegal activity or violations of
regulations, violators with administrative responsibility will be handled
according to regulations. For violators with legal responsibility, the
Company will transfer the case to the prosecutor's office or file for a civil/
criminal lawsuit, depending on the evidence presented.
None
(3) Does the Company provide proper
whistleblower protection?
V The Company has established the "Implementation of the Violation of Code
of Ethics Case Investigation and Handling Principles" with objective, fair,
confidential, and sensitive investigation procedures in order to protect
whistleblowers from any improper treatment.
None
4. Enhancing information disclosure
Does the Company disclose its
established ethical corporate
management policies and promotion
results on its website and MOPS?
V The Company has fully disclosed all ethical corporate management related
content, status, and performance results on its official website and on MOPS.
None
Companies," please describe any discrepancies between the policies and their implementation:
None
5. If the Company has established ethical corporate management policies based on the "Ethical Corporate Management Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed
policies) 6. Other important information to facilitate a better understanding of the Company's ethical corporate management practices: (e.g., review and amendment of the
(1) The Company has enacted the "Chunghwa Telecom Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles" and implements a regular review process for any
amendments to the principles, which includes consistently monitoring developments in domestic and international ethical corporate management standards, and
by encouraging directors, management, and employees to share their recommendations, in order to improve the overall performance of corporate business ethics. To
follow the "Ethical Corporate Management Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies" announced by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation and

the ISO37001, the Company amended the "Chunghwa Telecom Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles", which was approved by the 9th Board of Directors at the 8th meeting on August 5th, 2020 (2) The Company has adopted the "Code of Corporate Social Responsibility for Suppliers of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.," which fully discloses its corporate ethical

principles. In addition, these principles are communicated and emphasized in procurement bidding documents and the annual supplier partner exchange conference, so the suppliers have a clear understanding of the Company's ethical management policies and commitment to conduct business activities with integrity, transparency, and responsibility. Furthermore, the Company expects its suppliers to adopt the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," or enact similar codes of ethics, with proper disclosure.

Note: Regardless of whether the implementation status is checked Yes or No, it is required to be in the "Expiation" section

4.7 Access to Corporate Governance Rules and Procedures

The Company has established the "Code of Corporate Governance for Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.," which is available on the Company website at: Home > About CHT > Corporate Governance > Other Bylaws > Code of Corporate Governance (https://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht/about-cht/corporate-governance/other-bylaws).

4.8 Other Important Information to Facilitate Better Understanding of the Company's Corporate Governance Practices

(1) The Company's Material Information Disclosure Procedure.

The Company has enacted the "Chunghwa Telecom Insider Trading Prevention and Control" guideline, which clearly specifies material information disclosure procedures, insider trading management processes, and a requirement for strict compliance with all relevant rules and regulations of the TWSE/TPEx, in order to prohibit insider trading, any improper information disclosure, and to ensure accurate and timely disclosures. Below are key content categories:

  • A. Target audience and scope of material information.
  • B. Corporate confidentiality procedure.
  • C. Designated responsible unit.
  • D. The Company's material information disclosure procedure.
  • (2) In fiscal year 2020, the Company's President undertook 6 hours of corporate governance related courses and training. In addition, some managers also participated in similar courses and training. In the future, the Company expects to continue such courses and training for senior executives and managers.

4.9 Internal Control Systems

(1) Statement of Internal Control System

(2) Auditor Review Report

The Company did not engage CPAs to conduct internal control audit in accordance to the "Regulations Governing Establishment of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies". However, as some of the Company's shares are also traded as American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange of the United States, which stipulates that internal controls system must comply with U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As a result, the Company has engaged qualified CPAs to audit the design and operating effectiveness of internal control system accordingly, and no material weakness is discovered that may significantly impact financial reporting.

4.10 Any Penalties for Violations of Regulations or the Company's Internal Control Systems; Major Defects and the Status of Corrections of Internal Control Systems for Fiscal Year 2020 and up to the Publication Date of This Annual Report

None.

  • 4.11 Major Resolutions of Shareholders' Meetings and Board Meetings for Fiscal Year 2020 and up to the Publication Date of This Annual Report
  • (1) Major Resolutions and Execution Status of 2020 General Shareholders' Meeting
  • A. The Company's 2019 Business Report and Financial Statements.
  • B. The Company's 2019 Earnings Distribution Status: For the 2019 earnings distribution, cash dividends paid to shareholders totaled NT\$32,782,969,099, representing NT\$4.226 per share. July 8, 2020 served as the ex-dividend date and August 6, 2020 as the dividend payment record date. All dividends have been paid at this time.
  • C. Amendments to the Company's Articles of Incorporation Status: Approved by Ministry of Economic Affairs on June 29, 2020; proper registration and disclosure can be found on the Company's website.
  • D. Release of non-competition restrictions on the following directors: Mr. Chi-Mau Sheih, Mr. Sin-Horng Chen, Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo, Mr. Yu-Lin Huang, and Mr. Hung-Yi Hsiao Status: Disclosed on MOPS on May 29, 2020.

(2) Major Resolutions of Board Meetings

A. The 2nd special meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on January 8, 2020

The Company to buy shares of International Integrated Systems, Inc. from Institute for Information Industry

  • B. The 5th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on January 21, 2020
  • 1) The Company's condensed consolidated financial forecast of 2020 and the amendment to the Company's 2020 business operation plan (including budget)
  • 2) The Company's 2020 short-term line of credit
  • C. The 6th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on February 26, 2020
  • 1) The Company's 2019 earnings distribution for compensation to directors and employees
  • 2) The Company's 2019 operational report and financial statements
  • 3) The Company's 2019 Internal Control Statement for the purpose of domestic regulatory and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance
  • 4) The Company's 2019 earnings distribution
  • 5) The amendment to Article 2 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation
  • 6) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Code of Corporate Governance
  • 7) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Meeting Rules of Order of the Board of Directors
  • 8) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Organizational Regulations for the Audit Committee
  • 9) The amendment to the Company's Segregation of Power between Board of Directors and Management
  • 10) To release non-competition restrictions on the Company's directors
  • 11) To convene the Company's 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at its Training Institute at 9 am on Friday, May 29th, 2020
  • 12) Personnel appointment for the Company's invested companies
  • D. The 7th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on May 6, 2020
  • (1) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Organizational Regulations for Compensation Committee
  • (2) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Procurement Regulations
  • (3) To procure MSER Network Equipment for the year

2020 from the Company's affiliated company "Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd."

  • (4) To procure MOD Set-Top-Box for the year 2020 from the Company's affiliated company "Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd."
  • (5) The issuance of the Company's unsecured domestic corporate bonds
  • (6) Personnel appointment and dismissal for the Company and its invested companies
  • E. The 8th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on August 5, 2020
  • (1) The increase of the Company's Capex for the year 2020
  • (2) The selection of the Company's CPA for the years 2021 to 2023
  • (3) The disposal of the Company's low-return asset to its interested party "Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd."
  • (4) To procure second-generation customer account integration system from the Company's affiliated company
  • (5) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's "Regulations Governing the Duties of Independent Directors"
  • (6) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's "Regulations Governing the Performance Evaluation of the Board of Directors"
  • (7) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles" and "Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct"
  • (8) The establishment of the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies, system and related management guidelines
  • (9) Personnel appointment and dismissal for the Company and its invested companies
  • F. The 9th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on November 6, 2020
  • (1) The change to the Company's CPA
  • (2) The Company's 2021 short-term line of credit
  • (3) The Company's 2021 Audit Plan
  • (4) The Company's donation to National Chengchi University of the amount of NT\$2.16 million as an academic feedback fund
  • (5) Personnel appointment and dismissal for the Company and its invested companies

G. The 10th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on December 15, 2020

Personnel appointment and dismissal for the Company and its invested companies

  • H. The 11th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on January 26, 2021
  • (1) The Company's business operation plan (including budget) and condensed consolidated financial forecast for the year 2021
  • (2) The Company to lease its land
  • (3) The distribution of a one-time employee incentive bonus
  • (4) Personnel appointment for the Company's invested companies
  • I. The 12th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on February 23, 2021
  • (1) The Company's 2020 earnings distribution for remuneration to directors and employees
  • (2) The Company's 2020 operational report and financial statements
  • (3) The Company's 2020 Internal Control Statement for the purpose of domestic regulatory and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance
  • (4) The Company's 2020 earnings distribution
  • (5) Renew the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for three years from April 2021
  • (6) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Articles of Incorporation
  • (7) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Ordinance of Shareholders Meetings
  • (8) The amendment to partial articles of the Company's Directors Election Regulations
  • (9) To release non-competition restrictions on the Company's directors
  • (10)To convene the Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at its Training Institute at 9 am on Friday, May 28th, 2021

4.12 Major Dissenting Comments Among Directors Over Board Meeting Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2020 and up to the Publication Date of This Annual Report

None.

4.13 Resignation/Dismissal of Key Officers (including Chairman, President, Accounting Manager, Financial Manager, Internal Auditor, Corporate Governance Manager and R&D Manager) for Fiscal Year 2020 and up to the Publication Date of This Annual Report

Position Name Date of Appointment
Termination Date
Reason for Resignation
or Dismissal
Financial Manager Shui-Yi Kuo August 9, 2017 September 1, 2020(Note1) Job Transfer
R&D Manager Rong-Shy Lin November 15, 2018 June 30, 2020(Note 2) Job Transfer
Corporate Governance Manager Kuo-Chiang Chung March 19, 2019 January 1, 2021(Note 3) Retirement

Note 1: Shui-Yi Kuo, the President of the Company, has served as the Company's the Senior Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief financial officer since August 9, 2017. He later served as the President of the Company starting on May 8, 2019 and concurrently served as the Senior Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief financial officer. On September 1, 2020, Mr. Kuo was dismissed from his position as the Senior Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief financial officer.

Note 2: Rong-Shy Lin, the Senior Executive Vice President of Technology, who previously served as the President of the Company's Data Communications Business Group and concurrently as the President of the Company's Telecommunication Laboratories starting from November 15th, 2018. He later served as the Senior Executive Vice President of Technology starting June 30th, 2020, and on the same day, Mr. Lin was dismissed from his positions as the President of the Company's Data Communications Business Group and the President of the Company's Telecommunication Laboratories.

Note 3: Kuo-Chiang Chung, the Vice President of Legal Affairs, who previously served as the Corporate Governance Manager of the Company starting from March 19, 2019. He retired and was dismissed from his positions as the Vice President of Legal Affairs and the Company's Corporate Governance Manager on January 1, 2021.

5. Certified Public Accountant, or CPA, Professional Fees

Accounting Firm Name of CPA Audit Period Remarks
Deloitte & Touche Dien-Sheng Chang and Cheng-Hung Kuo January 1 ~ December 31, 2020 -

CPA Professional Fee Range

Unit: NT\$'000
Fee Range Fee Items Audit Fee Non-audit Fee Total
1 Under NT\$ 2,000,000 - - -
2 NT\$2,000,000 ~ NT\$4,000,000 - - -
3 NT\$4,000,000 ~ NT\$6,000,000 - - -
4 NT\$6,000,000 ~ NT\$8,000,000 - - -
5 NT\$8,000,000 ~ NT\$10,000,000 - - -
6 Over NT\$10,000,000 30,090 100 30,190

5.1 If non-audit fees paid to CPAs, their accounting firm and its affiliates are more than onefourth of total audit fees, specify the amount of audit and non-audit fees, as well as the scope of non-audit services

Non-audit fees paid to CPAs, their accounting firm and its affiliates were less than one-fourth of total audit fees. Non-audit fees of \$100,000 paid in 2020 were for reviewing the non-management employees' salary information by the accounting firm.

5.2 If the audit fees of the year in which the Company changes CPA firm is lower than that of the prior year, specify the amount of audit fee before and after, the fee reduction percentage, and the reasons

Not applicable as the Company did not change CPA firm in 2020.

5.3 If the audit fee dropped year on year by more than 15%, specify the amount, percentage, and reasons for the reduction

The audit fee in 2020 for the Company was NT\$30.090 million, representing an increase of 9.13% compared to the previous year.

6. Change of Certified Public Accountant

(1) Former CPAs

Date of change Approved by Board of Directors on November 6, 2020
Reasons and Explanation of Changes Hung Kuo starting from 2020 Q3. In order to maintain the independence of the CPAs and adhere to the rotation mechanism of the CPA firm, the
engagement partners Dien-Sheng Chang and Ching-Pin Shih were replaced by Dien-Sheng Chang and Cheng
Status Client CPA Consignor
State whether the Appointment is
Terminated or Rejected by the Consignor
or CPAs
Appointment terminated automatically Not applicable Not applicable
Appointment rejected (discontinued) Not applicable Not applicable
The Opinions other than Unmodified
Opinion Issued in the Last Two Years
and the Reasons for the Said Opinions
Not applicable
- Accounting principle or practice
- Disclosure of financial statements
Is there any disagreement in opinion with Yes - Auditing scope or procedures
the issuer - Others
No V
Explanation
Supplementary Disclosure (Disclosures
Specified in Article 10.6.1.4~7 of the
Regulations Governing Information to be
Published in Annual Reports of Public
Companies)
None

(2) Successor CPAs

Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche
CPA Dien-Sheng Chang CPA and Cheng-Hung Kuo CPA
Date of Engagement Approved by Board of Directors on November 6, 2020
Prior to the Formal Engagement, Any Inquiry or Consultation on
the Accounting Treatment or Accounting Principles for Specific
Transactions, and the Type of Audit Opinion that Might be Rendered
on the Financial Report
Not applicable
Written Opinions from the Successor CPAs that are Different from the
Former CPA's Opinions
Not applicable

(3) The Reply of Former CPAs on Article 10.6.1 and Article 10.6.2.3 of the Regulations Governing Information to be Published in Annual Reports of Public Companies:

Not applicable.

7. Audit Independence for the Most Recent Year

None.

  1. Shareholding Changes of Directors, Supervisors, Management, and Major Shareholders with Shareholding of 10% and more for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

8.1 Shareholding Changes of directors, managers and major shareholders

2020 As of February 28, 2021
Title Name Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Major Shareholder &
Director
MOTC (Note1) 0 0 0 0
Chairman Chi-Mau Sheih (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Director Shui-Yi Kuo (Note 2) 0 0 35,000 0
Director Shin-Yi Chang (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Director Lien-Chuan Lee (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Director Sin-Horng Chen (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Director Yu-Lin Huang (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Director Hung-Yi Hsiao (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Director Chin-Tsai Pan (Note 2) 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Lo-Yu Yen 0 0 0 0
Independent Director JenRan Chen 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Yu-Fen Lin 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Chung-Chin Lu 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Yi-Chin Tu 0 0 0 0
President Shui-Yi Kuo 0 0 35,000 0
Senior Executive Vice
President
Hong-Chan Ma 0 0 0 0
Senior Executive Vice
President
Kuo-Feng Lin
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
2020 As of February 28, 2021
Title Name Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Senior Executive Vice
President
Rong-Shy Lin
(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Senior Executive Vice
President
Wei-Kuo Hong
(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Senior Executive Vice
President
Yu-Shen Chen
(succeeded on September 1, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Kuo-Chiang Chung
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Hui-Chen Wei
(succeeded on January 4, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Shu-Ling Chen 0 0 0 0
Vice President Shih-Chung Chang 0 0 0 0
Vice President Yuan-Kai Chen
(succeeded on November 27, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Shih-Mo Leu 0 0 0 0
Vice President Chun-Te Lee 0 0 0 0
Vice President Shui-Mu Chiang
(succeeded on January 4, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Wen-Wang Tseng 0 0 0 0
Vice President Jeu-Yih Jeng 0 0 0 0
Vice President Chih-Hsiung Huang
(succeeded on November 27, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Yao-Kun Chou
(dismissed on January 1, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Chung-Yung Kang
(succeeded on January 2, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Ruey-Shu Chiu
(dismissed on December 31, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Wen-Chih Lin
(succeeded on December 31, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Rong-Yih Chen 0 0 0 0
Vice President I-Fang Wu
(succeeded on November 27, 2020)
(9,000) 0 0 0
Vice President Wu-Sung Kao
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President Mao-Sing Lin
(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
(15,000) 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Ya-Chien Hsueh(Note 3) 0 0 0 0
2020 As of February 28, 2021
Title Name Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Assistant Vice President Lii-Jia Guo 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Fu-Fu Shen (2,000) 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Ze-Run Liu 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Chi-Hsien Huang
(dismissed on September 28, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Ching-Hsu Wang 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Petrina Chong 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Vincent Chen 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Timothy Horng
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Shih-Yuan Lin
(succeeded on January 4, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Wen-Ming Chuang 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Shu-Ling Chen 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Yeh-Chin Ho 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President Ru-Kuen Lee 0 0 0 0
President of Business
Group
Yuan-Kuang Tu
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Chih-Chin Yu
(dismissed on January 1, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Zhi-Cheng Luo
(succeeded on January 2, 2020)
(10,000) 0 0 0
President of Branch Hui-Pao Huang
(dismissed on January 1, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Jason Hsu
(succeeded on January 1, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Chyi-Tian Chiou
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Jimmy Shih
(succeeded on July 13, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Victoria Liao 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Kuan-Chun Hsieh
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Hung-Chao Tang
(dismissed on May 18, 2020)
0 0 0 0
2020 As of February 28, 2021
Title Name Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
President of Branch Ben-Yuan Chang
(succeeded on May 18, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Chen-Chien Su 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Ying-Hsueh Wang
(succeeded on August 4, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Jinun-Jye Lee 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Bi-Lian Liu 0 0 0 0
President of Branch Nien-Yee Liu 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Po-Ta Tseng
(succeeded on July 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Jing-Ming Chen
(succeeded on January 1, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Song-Hsiung Lin
(succeeded on December 15, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Sheng-Haun Chang
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Huan Hsing Chen
(succeeded on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Hon-Yu Chang
(succeeded on January 4, 2021)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Shih-Chieh Chang
(succeeded on July 13, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Ling Chao 0 0 0 0
President of Branch Hung-Liang Yin
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Yung-Hua Chou
(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Shi-Zu Liu 0 0 0 0
President of Business
Group
I-Feng Chang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Chin-Chun Chang Chien
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
(5,000) 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Kuan-Hsiung Liang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Huang-Long Hong
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Ker-Chih Hwang
(succeeded on July 7, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Chio-Fu Lai 0 0 0 0
2020 As of February 28, 2021
Title Name Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Vice President of Branch Ching-Chuan Kuo
(succeeded on July 6, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Ruei-Shiuan Chang
(succeeded on July 8, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Chin-Tu Lin 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Tsai-Chen Lan
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Yi-Mao Lin
(dismissed on July 6, 2020)
(succeeded on August 18, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Tang Chang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Chung-Ta Hsieh
(succeeded on February 26, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Wen-Tu Chang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Mu-Hsiang Lai
(succeeded on July 6, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Ching-Chuan Wang 15,000 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Rong-Shuen Huang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Ru-Dar Yang
(succeeded on July 3, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Chia-Hsing Li
(succeeded on July 7, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Chaw-Chia Chang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Yu-Chen Tsai
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
(13,000) 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Jung-Huang Huang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Adorn Yeh
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Yung-Chien Mao 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Zhong-Xing Yan 0 0 0 0
President of Branch Hsi-Sheng Cheng 0 0 0 0
President of Business
Group
Li-Show Wu 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Hui-Fen Lin 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Ru-Bin Sun 0 0 0 0
2020 As of February 28, 2021
Title Name Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Increase
(Decrease)
Pledged Shares
Increase
(Decrease)
President of Business
Group
Ming-Shih Chen
(dismissed on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
President of Business
Group
Chih-Cheng Chien
(succeeded on January 1, 2021)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Hsueh-Hai Hu 0 0 0 0
Assistant Vice President of
Business Group
Zhong-Yong Jia 1,000 0 0 0
President of Branch Kuo-Chi Huang 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Chi-Huang Su
(succeeded on August 18, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Chin-Kun Lin 0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch Jen-Shang Lin 0 0 0 0
President of Branch Der-Shing Rau
(dismissed on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Branch Jung-Chin Kung
(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Branch De-Ming Chen 0 0 0 0
President of Business
Group
Hsueh-Lan Wu 18,000 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Chin-Chou Chen
(succeeded on December 4, 2020)
0 0 0 0
President of Business
Group
Chau-Young Lin
(succeeded on June 30, 2020)
0 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Ting-Ming Lin (4,000) 0 0 0
Vice President of Business
Group
Quen-Zong Wu 0 0 0 0
Vice President of
Telecommunication
Laboratories
Jung-Kuei Chen 0 0 0 0
Vice President of
Telecommunication
Laboratories
Hey-Chyi Young 0 0 0 0
Vice President of
Telecommunication
Training Institute
Hong-Bin Chiou 0 0 0 0

Notes: 1. Major shareholders with 10% and more shareholding of the Company

  1. Representatives of MOTC

  2. Ms. Ya-Chien Hsueh, assistant vice president of legal affairs department, serves as the Company's corporate governance manager since January 1, 2021

8.2 Stock Trade with Related Party

None.

8.3 Stock Pledge with Related Party

None.

9. Relationship among the Top Ten Shareholders

Record Date:July 4, 2020

Name Current Shareholding Spouses'
and Minors'
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Name and Relationship
Between the Company's
Top Ten Shareholders,
or Spouses or Relatives
Within Two Degrees
Remarks
Shares % Shares % Shares % Name Relationship
Ministry of Transportation and
Communications
2,737,718,976 35.29% NA NA NA NA Chunghwa Post MOTC owns 100%
Representative of MOTC
Chia-Lung Lin
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 632,961,184 8.16% NA NA NA NA None None
Representative of Shin Kong Life
Tung-Chin Wu
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% None None
CTBC Bank Trust Account - CHT
Employee Stock Ownership Trust Plan
332,672,956 4.29% NA NA NA NA None None
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting as
depositary and representative of CHT
ADRS
235,946,960 3.04% NA NA NA NA None None
Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 222,217,000 2.86% NA NA NA NA None None
Representative of Cathay Life Insurance
Tiao-Kuei Huang
7,272 0.00009% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. 144,024,719 1.86% NA NA NA NA MOTC The only shareholder
of Chunghwa Post
Representative of Chunghwa Post
Hong-Mo Wu
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Labor Pension Fund of the New Labor
Pension System, R.O.C.
129,639,500 1.67% NA NA NA NA None None
Labor Insurance Fund, R.O.C 117,949,644 1.52% NA NA NA NA None None
Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 85,719,000 1.10% NA NA NA NA None None
Representative of Taiwan Life Insurance
Su-Kuo Huang
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 67,867,855 0.87% NA NA NA NA None None
Representative of Fubon Life Insurance
Richard M. Tsai
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% None None
  1. Comprehensive Shareholding Information Relating to the Company, Directors, Management, and Companies Affiliated through Direct and Indirect Investments

As of December 31, 2020 Unit: Share; %

Affiliated Companies (Note) Investments of the
Company
Direct or Indirect
Investments
Total Investments
Shares % Shares % Shares %
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia") 1,301 100% - - 1,301 100%
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd. ("CHYP") 15,000,000 100% - - 15,000,000 100%
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("DHT") 402,590,005 100% - - 402,590,005 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. ("CHTG") 6,000,000 100% - - 6,000,000 100%
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. ("CHSI") 60,000,000 100% - - 60,000,000 100%
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED") 300,000,000 100% - - 300,000,000 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. ("CHTS") 26,382,976 100% - - 26,382,976 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. ("CHTJ") 1,000 100% - - 1,000 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. ("CHTV") - 100% - - - 100%
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. ("HHI") 18,000,000 100% - - 18,000,000 100%
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("CHTT") 1,300,000 100% - - 1,300,000 100%
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI") 68,085,000 89% - - 68,085,000 89%
CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC") 24,000,000 80% - - 24,000,000 80%
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co., Ltd. ("CLPT") 7,050,000 75% - - 7,050,000 75%
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD") 6,500,000 65% - - 6,500,000 65%
CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF") 39,425,803 56% 2,078,000 3% 41,503,803 59%
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. ("SHE") 8,250,731 56% - - 8,250,731 56%
International Integrated Systems, Inc. ("IISI") 37,210,575 51% - - 37,210,575 51%
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. ("CHST") 2,040,000 51% - - 2,040,000 51%
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO") 71,773,155 28% 1,001,000 0% 72,774,155 28%
Chunghwa SEA Holdings ("CHT SEA") 1,020,000 51% - - 1,020,000 51%
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. ("CPFI") 20,000,000 50% - - 20,000,000 50%
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. ("CVC") 490,000 49% - - 490,000 49%
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd ("NCB") 419,000,000 42% - - 419,000,000 42%
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. ("TISE") 1,760,000 40% - - 1,760,000 40%
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. ("KKBOX TW") 4,438,286 30% - - 4,438,286 30%
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited ("So-net") 9,429,000 30% - - 9,429,000 30%
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. ("Viettel-CHT") - 30% - - - 30%
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation ("TIPL") 8,000,000 27% - - 8,000,000 27%
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. ("KWT") 8,687,806 23% - - 8,687,806 23%
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. ("ADT") 6,000,000 14% - - 6,000,000 14%

Note: The table above displays Investment accounted for using the equity method.

Appendix A

Directors' Continuing Education Records for fiscal year 2020

Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Name Training
Hours
In
Compliance
with
From To Regulations?
(Note)
Representative
of Juristic
June 21, January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Person Director
(Chairman &
CEO)
Chi-Mau Sheih 2019 November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
6 Y
Representative
of Juristic
January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Shui-Yi Kuo
Person Director
(President)
June 21,
2019
November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
6 Y
Representative
of Juristic
January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
6 Y
Person Director Shin-Yi Chang June 21,
2019
November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
Representative September January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Person Director Lien-Chuan
of Juristic
Lee
November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
6 Y
Representative June 21, January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Sin-Horng
of Juristic
Chen
Person Director
2019 November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
6 Y
Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Name Training
Hours
In
Compliance
with
Regulations?
From To (Note)
Representative
of Juristic
Yu-Lin Huang June 21, January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
6 Y
Person Director 2019 November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
Representative June 21, January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
6 Y
of Juristic
Hung-Yi Hsiao
Person Director
2019 November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Representative
of Juristic
Person Director
Chin-Tsai Pan June 21,
2019
September 3,
2020
September 4,
2020
Ministry of
Labor
Professional Knowledge Training
Activities for labor directors of the
year 2020
14 Y
November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Independent
Lo-Yu Yen
Director
June 21,
2019
August 26,
2020
August 26,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Utilizing digital transformation to
achieve a new take-off of Xinyi Realty
9 Y
November17,
2020
November17,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
ESG issues and the management of
brand crisis
Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Name Training
Hours
In
Compliance
with
From To Regulations?
(Note)
Independent June 21, January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Directorr JenRan Chen 2019 October 27,
2020
October 27,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
ESG development trend and socially
responsible investment (SRI)
6 Y
January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
June 9, 2020 June 9, 2020 Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
A Study of Corporate Fraud and Anti
Money Laundering
Independent
Yu-Fen Lin
Director
June 21,
2019
July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020 Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
To Give or not to Give -- Director's
Information Right
18
August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020 Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
The Key Technology and Applications
of 5G and IoT
Y
September 4,
2020
September 4,
2020
Taiwan
Academy of
Banking and
Finance
Explanation of Company Act and
international trend of money laundering
prevention and fighting against capital
terrorism
December 11,
2020
December 11,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
The director's responsibility and
liability in an M&A deal
Independent June 21, January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Director Chung-Chin Lu 2019 November 6,
2020
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
6 Y
January 21,
2020
January 21,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
Independent
Director
June 21,
Yi-Chin Tu
2019
November 6,
2020
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
6 Y

Note : Refers to compliance with respect to "Directions for the Implementation of Continuing Education for Directors and Supervisors of TWSE Listed and TPEx Listed Companies" in terms of hours, scope, system, arrangement, and disclosure.

Appendix B

President, Senior Executive Vice Presidents, and Other Management Officers Continuing Education Records for Fiscal Year 2020

Title Name Appointment Training Period Organizer Course Title Hours
Date From To
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market reformation under nowadays
turbulent economy
3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
President Shui-Yi Kuo May 8, 2019 Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
When a corporation cooperates with
an intellectual government, focusing
on the trends and challenges of
information security governance issues
3
Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Hong-Chan Ma Aug 10,
2018
Aug 13, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom 109 Channel service incentive camp 4.3
Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Title Hours
From To
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Senior Nov 11, 2016 Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Executive Vice
President
Kuo-Feng Lin (Retired on
Jun 30, 2020)
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom
Investment Office
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
4
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Rong-Shy Lin Jun 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Nov 8, 2020 Dec 27, 2020 Ming Shan School
Diploma
Advanced Management Program Class
2
48
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 17, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
5G Smart Applications seminar 4.5
Jun 22, 2020 Jun 22, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
2020 5G pilot seminar 6
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Wei-Kuo Hong Jun 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom
Investment Office
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
4
Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Title Hours
From To
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Yu-Shen Chen Sep 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 9, 2017
(Retired on
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Jul 24, 2020 Jul 25, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom 109 Channel sales seminar 13
President of Yuan-Kuang Aug 13, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom 109 Channel service incentive camp 4.3
Business Group Tu Jan 1, 2021) Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Dec 16, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom 2020 Marking incentive camp 6
Dec 23, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom 109 Enterprise service consensus camp 18
Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Title Hours
From To
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
President of August 22,
I-Feng Chang
2019
Aug 13, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom 109 Channel service incentive camp 4.3
Business Group Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom
Investment Office
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
4
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
President of
Business Group
Ming-Shih
Chen
Nov 9, 2017
(Retired on
Jan 1, 2021)
Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Chunghwa Telecom
Investment Office
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
4
Title Name Appointment
Date
Training Period Organizer Course Title Hours
From To
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
President of Li-Show Wu Jan 1, 2019 Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Business Group Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 3.5
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
President of
Business Group
Hsueh-Lan Wu Nov 15,
2018
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
President of Chau-Young Jun 30, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Business Group Lin Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Telecommunication
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Manager Operations Discussion Forum 6.5
Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
Training Institute,
Chunghwa Telecom
Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
Governance
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Trend and Challenge of Information
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Jan 21, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
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Association
Market change in turbulent economy 3
Chih-Cheng Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Telecommunication
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Manager Operations Discussion Forum 4
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Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Taiwan Corporate
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Trend and Challenge of Information
Security Governance
3

Capital Review 4 1. Capital and Shares

    1. Corporate Bonds
    1. Preferred Shares
    1. Overseas Depository Receipts
    1. Employee Stock Options
    1. List of Executives Receiving Employee Stock Options and Top Ten Employees with Stock Options up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. Employee Restricted Stock Shares
    1. List of Executives Receiving Restricted Shares and Top Ten Employees with Restricted Shares up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. Shares Issuance for Mergers and Acquisitions
    1. Funding Use Plan and Execution

Capital Review

1. Capital and Shares

1.1 Source of Capital

As of February 28, 2021

Authorized Capital Paid-in Capital Remarks
Month/
Year
Par
Value
(NT\$)
Shares Amount(NT\$) Shares Amount(NT\$) Sources of Capital Capital
Paid-in
by Assets
Other than
Cash
Other
Jul
1996
34 9,647,724,900 96,477,249,000 9,647,724,900 96,477,249,000 assumed capital
from Ministry of
Transportation,
Directorate
General of
Telecommunications
- -
May
2006
10 9,647,724,902 96,477,249,020 9,647,724,902 96,477,249,020 capital increase of
2 special shares
purchased by MOTC
- -
Aug
2006
10 9,647,724,902 96,477,249,020 9,455,724,902 94,557,249,020 treasury shares
cancellation
- -
Oct
2006
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 9,667,845,095 96,678,450,950 earnings to capital
increase
- FSC Document
No. 0950126724
June 27, 2006
Aug
2007
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 10,634,629,604 106,346,296,040 capital surplus to
capital increase
- SEF Authorization
No. 09601199260
August 22, 2007
Nov
2007
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 9,667,845,095 96,678,450,950 capital reduction by
cash
- SEF Authorization
No. 09601280910
November 15, 2007
Mar
2008
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 9,557,776,914 95,577,769,140 treasury shares
cancellation
- SEF Authorization
No. 09701049860
February 29, 2008
Nov
2008
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 11,608,363,565 116,083,635,650 earnings and capital
surplus to capital
increase
- SEF Authorization
No. 09701293050
November 19, 2008
Jan
2009
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 9,696,808,183 96,968,081,830 capital reduction by
cash
- SEF Authorization
No. 09801006090
January 14, 2009
Apr
2009
10 12,000,000,002 120,000,000,020 9,696,808,181 96,968,081,810 special shares
cancellation
- SEF Authorization
No. 09801077020
April 23, 2009
Sep
2009
10 12,000,000,000 120,000,000,000 10,666,488,999 106,664,889,990 capital surplus to
capital increase
- SEF Authorization
No. 09801205990
September 7, 2009
Nov
2009
10 12,000,000,000 120,000,000,000 9,696,808,181 96,968,081,810 capital reduction by
cash
- SEF Authorization
No. 09801261140
November 11, 2009
Nov
2010
10 12,000,000,000 120,000,000,000 7,757,446,545 77,574,465,450 capital reduction by
cash
- SEF Authorization
No. 09901266330
November 29, 2010
Share Remarks
Type Issued Shares Un-issued Shares Total Shares
Common 7,757,446,545 4,242,553,455 12,000,000,000 Listed

1.2 Shareholder Structure

Shareholder
Structure
Amount
Government
Agencies
Financial
Institutions
Other
Institutions
Individuals Foreign
Institutions &
Individuals
Total
Number of Shareholders 9 46 906 273,357 1,249 275,567
Shareholding (shares) 3,121,324,965 1,406,450,397 635,016,344 1,336,547,803 1,258,107,036 7,757,446,545
Shareholding % 40.24% 18.13% 8.19% 17.23% 16.22% 100%

Note: Based on the most recent book closure date for shareholder to register

1.3 Shareholding Distribution

As of July 4, 2020 (Note)

As of July 4, 2020 (Note)

Shareholding Range (Unit: Share) Number of Shareholders Shareholding (shares) Shareholding (%)
1-999 70,502 22,770,414 0.29%
1,000-5,000 153,412 313,666,858 4.04%
5,001-10,000 22,899 176,355,866 2.27%
10,001-15,000 8,281 104,040,874 1.34%
15,001-20,000 5,199 93,431,754 1.20%
20,001-30,000 5,898 147,160,359 1.90%
30,001-40,000 3,273 114,109,145 1.47%
40,001-50,000 1,954 88,382,183 1.14%
50,001-100,000 2,655 179,816,461 2.32%
100,001-200,000 752 103,258,685 1.33%
200,001-400,000 272 76,378,041 0.98%
400,001-600,000 114 55,449,557 0.71%
600,001-800,000 68 48,065,841 0.62%
800,001-1,000,000 35 31,921,646 0.41%
1,000,001-999,999,999 252 3,464,919,885 44.67%
>1,000,000,000 1 2,737,718,976 35.29%
Total 275,567 7,757,446,545 100.00%

Note: Based on the most recent book closure date for shareholder to register

1.4 Major Shareholders

As of July 4, 2020 (Note)
Shareholding
Major Shareholder
Shares %
MOTC 2,737,718,976 35.29%
Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 632,961,184 8.16%
CTBC Bank Trust Account - CHT Employee Stock Ownership Trust Plan 332,672,956 4.29%
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting as depositary and representative of CHT ADRS 235,946,960 3.04%
Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 222,217,000 2.86%
Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. 144,024,719 1.86%
Labor Pension Fund of the New Pension System, R.O.C. 129,639,500 1.67%
Labor Insurance Fund, R.O.C. 117,949,644 1.52%
Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 85,719,000 1.10%
Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 67,867,855 0.87%

Note: Based on the most recent book closure date for shareholder to register.

1.5 Share Price, Net Value, Earnings, Dividends and Related Information in recent 2 years

Items 2019 2020 2021
(As of Feb. 28)
Highest (Note 1) 114.00 117.00 112.50
Market Price per Share Lowest (Note 1) 106.00 103.00 108.00
Average (Note 1) 110.35 109.25 109.45
Before Distribution
48.48
48.72 -
Net Worth per Share After Distribution 44.26 - -
Weighted Average Shares 7,757,446,545 7,757,446,545 7,757,446,545
Earnings per Share Earnings Per Share 4.23 4.31 -
Cash Dividends 4.226 4.306(Note 2) -
Stock From Retained Earnings 0 0(Note 2) -
Dividends per Share Dividends From Additional Paid-in
Capital
0 0(Note 2) -
Accumulated Undistributed Dividends 0 0 -
Price / Earnings Ratio 26.09 25.35(Note 2) -
Return on Investment
(Note 3)
Price / Dividend Ratio 26.11 25.37(Note 2) -
Cash Dividend Yield Rate% 3.83 3.94(Note 2) -

Notes:

  1. Data sourced from Taiwan Stock Exchange, or TWSE.

  2. Price / Earnings Ratio = Average Market Price / Earnings per Share Price / Dividend Ratio = Average Market Price / Cash Dividends per Share

2. 2020 dividends distribution to be approved by shareholders at Annual General Meeting, or AGM, in 2021.

Cash Dividend Yield Rate = Cash Dividends per Share / Average Market Price (2019=NT\$110.35, 2020=NT\$109.25)

1.6 Dividend Policy and Discussion

(1) Dividend Policy

In accordance with the Chunghwa's Articles of Incorporation, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding taxes, offset deficits in prior years and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, except when the accumulated amount of such legal reserve equals to Chunghwa's total issued capital, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside or reverse special reserves. No less than 50% of the remaining earnings comprising remaining balance of net income, if any, plus cumulative undistributed earnings shall be distributed as stockholders' dividends, of which cash dividends to be distributed shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of dividends to be distributed. If cash dividend to be distributed is less than \$0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common stocks.

Dividend distribution is dependent on the actual profitability, capital expenditure plan, cash status and other conditions for the relevant year, as well as a resolution adopted at the shareholders' meeting.

The Company is not permitted to distribute dividends or make other distributions to stockholders in any year in which the Company does not have any net income or unappropriated earnings (excluding reserves).

If the Company does not incur a loss, the Company is permitted to make distributions on a pro rata basis to its stockholders of additional common shares or cash by the legal reserve, the premium derived from the issuance of new shares and the income from endowments received by the Company.

(2) Dividend Distribution

Below is the dividend distribution from years 2018 to 2020; the appropriation amount for 2020 has yet to be approved at the 2021 AGM.

Unit: NT\$/share
Cash Dividend
Year From Retained
Earnings
From Additional
Paid-in Capital
Stock Dividend
2018 4.479 0 0
2019 4.226 0 0
2020 4.306 0 0

(3) Expected Material Changes in Dividend Policy None.

1.7 Impact of Stock Dividend Distribution in 2021 Shareholders' Meetings on Business Performance and EPS

None.

1.8 Compensation of Employees and Directors

(1) Employees' and Directors' compensation according to the Articles of Incorporation.

If the Company incurs positive earnings for the relevant year, then the employees are entitled to 1.7% to 4.3% of the distributable earnings as employee compensation; the directors are entitled to no more than 0.17% of the distributable earnings as director compensation. If the Company has cumulative deficits, then the Company must first retain the necessary earnings to offset the deficits. The aforementioned compensation may, subject to a resolution which is adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of the board of directors attended by two-third of total number of directors, be distributed to employees in way of cash or shares. In addition, a report of such distribution shall be submitted to the shareholders' meeting.

(2) The Compensation Basis for Employees and Directors; Accounting Treatment for the Differences between Estimated and Actual amount of Compensation

  • A. The Company accrues all employees and directors' compensation in accordance to the Articles of Incorporation and "Employee Compensation Distribution Guidelines of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.", as well as historical experience and future estimates.
  • B. After the year end, if there is a materially change in the accrual amounts before the annual financial statements are authorized for issue, the differences are recorded in current year. If there is a change in the accrual amounts after the annual financial statements are authorized for issue, the differences are recorded as a change in accounting estimate in the following year.

(3) 2020 Compensation Approved in the Board of Directors Meeting

  • A. Employees and directors' compensation in the form of cash or stock. The Board of Directors have approved employee cash compensation of 1,202,447,602, and directors cash compensation of 35,803,428.
  • B. The amount of any employee compensation distributed in stocks; and the size of this amount as a percentage of the net income stated in the parent only financial reports

or individual financial reports for the current period; and the size of this amount as a percentage of the total employee compensation.

No employee compensation in the form of stock is distributed for the year of 2020.

(4) 2019 Actual Distribution of Employees' and Directors' Compensation (including number of shares, monetary amount, and stock price)

Items Actual Distribution
(NT\$)
2020 Approved Distribution
by BoD (NT\$)
Differences (NT\$)
Employees' cash compensation 1,126,194,190 1,126,194,190 -
Employees' stock compensation 0 0 -
Directors' compensation 35,210,397 35,210,397 -

Notes:

  1. In accordance to 2020 directors and employees cash compensation, approved by Board of Directors in 2019.

  2. In 2020, the Company's Board of Directors consists of 6 independent directors (of whom, one succeeded in June 2019, and one was dismissed in June 2019), and 15 directors (of whom, one succeeded in February 2019, one succeeded in April 2019, three succeeded in June 2019, one succeeded in September 2019, one was dismissed in January 2019, one was dismissed in April 2019, four were dismissed in June 2019, and one was dismissed in September 2019).

  3. The independent directors are not entitled to any cash compensation; the compensation is calculated on pro-rata basis in terms of days of service for newly elected directors within the year; the annual cash compensation for each director is NT\$ 4,380,866.

  4. The 15 directors are representatives from MOTC, so their cash compensation are distributed to MOTC.

1.9 Share Repurchase by the Company

None.

2. Corporate Bonds

2.1 Corporate bond

Issue Domestic Unsecured Bond, 2020
Issuing Date 07/30/2020
Denomination NT\$10,000,000
Offering Price Par
Total Amount NT\$20,000,000,000
Coupon Tranche A: 0.50% p.a.
Tranche B: 0.54% p.a.
Tranche C: 0.59% p.a.
Tenor and Maturity Date Tranche A: 5 years
Maturity: 07/30/2025
Tranche B: 7 years
Maturity: 07/30/2027
Tranche C: 10 years
Maturity: 07/30/2030
Guarantor None
Trustee Bank of Taiwan
Underwriter Yuanta Securities
Legal Counsel True honesty international Law Offices
Auditor Deloitte & Touche
Repayment Bullet
Outstanding NT\$20,000,000,000
Clause Redemption or Early Repayment None
Covenants None
Credit Rating twAAA
(Taiwan Ratings Corporation,
12/06/2019)
Conversion Right None
Other
Rights of
Bondholders
Amount of
Converted or
Exchanged Common
Shares,
ADRs or Other
Securities
Not Applicable
Dilution Effect and Other Adverse
Effects on Existing Shareholders
None
Custodian None

2.2 Convertible Bond:

None.

2.3 Exchangeable Bond: None.

2.4 Shelf Registration:

None.

2.5 Bond with Warrants:

None.

3. Preferred Shares

None.

4. Overseas Depository Receipts

Item Issuance
and Trade
Market
Issuance
Amount
(US\$ billion)
Issuance
Price per
Unit (US\$)
Number of
Issuance Units
DR-Represented
Securities
Number of
DR-Represented
Securities (shares)
Issuing date
Initial Public Offering 07/17/2003 NYSE 1.58 14.24 110,975,000 common shares 1,109,750,000
Additional Issuance 08/09/2005 NYSE 2.56 18.98 135,068,200 common shares 1,350,682,000
Additional Issuance 09/28/2006 NYSE 0.96 16.99 56,434,790 common shares 564,347,900
Additional Issuance 10/31/2006 NYSE - 4,920,862 common shares 49,208,623
Additional Issuance 09/07/2007 NYSE - - 30,409,227 common shares 304,092,271
Capital Reduction by Cash
01/09/2008
NYSE - - -30,709,825 common shares -307,098,254
Additional Issuance 12/03/2008 NYSE - - 33,131,017 common shares 331,310,172
Capital Reduction by Cash
03/20/2009
NYSE - - -56,025,734 common shares -560,257,344
Additional Issuance 09/18/2009 NYSE - - 11,258,465 common shares 112,584,650
Capital Reduction by Cash
02/08/2010
NYSE - - -26,860,182 common shares -268,601,820
Capital Reduction by Cash
01/25/2011
NYSE - - -53,720,364 common shares -537,203,639
Rights & Liabilities of DR Holders Same with common shareholders
Trustee NA
Depositary JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Custodian JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Taipei Branch
Outstanding Units 22,037,838(As of 02/28/2021)
Related Fee for
Issuance and Maintenance
The MOTC paid for the issuance in July 2003, August 2005 and September 2006.The shareholders paid for the issuance
by stock dividend in October 2006, September 2007, December 2008 and September 2009.The shareholders also paid for
the capital reduction with cash in January 2008, March 2009, February 2010 and January 2011.The Company paid for
registration and related maintenance fees.
Key Terms of the Deposit
Agreement and the
Custodian Agreement
As Per the Deposit Agreement and the Custodian Agreement
Highest US\$39.37
2020 Lowest US\$34.81
Market price Average US\$37.0041
(Note)
01/01/2021
~02/28/2021
Highest US\$40.12
Lowest US\$38.67
Average US\$39.2324

Note: Data sourced from Bloomberg, based on closing market prices.

5. Employee Stock Options None.

6. List of Executives Receiving Employee Stock Options and Top Ten Employees with Stock Options up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

7. Employee Restricted Stock Shares None.

8. List of Executives Receiving Restricted Shares and Top Ten Employees with Restricted Shares up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

9. Shares Issuance for Mergers and Acquisitions None.

10. Funding Use Plan and Execution

None, as the Company has not incurred any fund raising activity.

Operational Highlights 5 1. Business Overview

    1. Markets & Sales Overview
    1. Human Resources
    1. Environmental Protection Expenditure
    1. Employee Relations
    1. Major Contracts

Operational Highlights

1. Business Overview

1.1 Business Scope

We are the largest telecommunications service provider in Taiwan, with leading offerings in domestic and international fixed communication, mobile communication and internet services.

(1) Revenue Breakdown

As of December 31, 2020, domestic fixed communications revenues accounted for 33.4% of total revenues, mobile communications revenues accounted for 43.5%, internet business revenues accounted for 15.5%, international fixed communications revenues accounted for 4.2%, and other revenues accounted for 3.4%.

Among these, even though domestic fixed communication revenue has continued to decline, and broadband internet has declined slightly due to the impacts of price reductions and competition, the enterprise ICT business grew due to smart building and smart energy services, resulting in an increased contribution to revenues than in the prior year. The share of mobile communication revenue continued to be impacted by market competition and VoIP substitution, and was lower than in the previous year. The share of internet revenue, due to growth in the value-added services, increased compared to the same period of last year. Fixed communication revenue declined primarily due to customers migrating to free communication software, the reduction of lowmargin voice wholesales, and the rapid reduction of mobile roaming traffic because of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. The share of international fixed communication revenue declined, compared to the same period of last year.

(2) Current Products/Services

A. Household Market

  • Domestic Fixed Communications Services
  • Local Telephone: voice call, call waiting, call transfer, three-way calling, speed dial, wake-up call, do-not-interrupt, ringback tone, call screening, direct call, 1288 information inquiry, shorthand coding application, and other value-added services.
  • Domestic Long Distance Telephone: operator-assisted long distance call, subscriber toll dialing (STD).
  • Intelligent Network (IN): 0800 Advanced Free Phone (AFP), 0203 Mass Announcement (MA), 099 Personal Number, 0204 Premium Rate Service (PRS), etc.

  • Domestic Leased Circuits

  • Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL): install additional equipment at user telephone terminal using ADSL technology in order to provide internet connection and MOD/OTT multimedia services.
  • FTTx Fiber Access: utilize various optical network equipment, with Ethernet or Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) technology, to provide high speed internet access, MOD/OTT multimedia, and other data communication services.
  • Internet and Other VAS Services
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP): HiNet is the Company's ISP brand, primarily offering broadband access (ADSL and FTTx), fixed line, and dial-up services.
  • VAS: Chunghwa Telecom Personal Health Record, ibobby, anti-hacking services, anti-porn services, online time management, mobile internet gatekeeping, game accelerator, etc.
  • MOD/Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Services
  • MOD is a multimedia on demand platform that provides the Company's customers and other telecommunication service providers with channel programs, on-demand programs, and other content from third-party operators, such as TV channels, Video on Demand (VOD), HD/4K super high definition content, and others.
  • Hami Video and IPTV are cross-network multiscreen products leveraging video services from fixed networks and data and mobile networks.
  • International Fixed Communications Services International voice call, including international direct call with 009 and super value-saving international call with 019.

B. Consumer Market

  • Mobile Communications Services
  • Mobile broadband service: With the evolution of fourth-generation (4G) and fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication technologies, we continue to move towards a new era of higher speeds and the pervasive connection of all things with the internet. Through 5G's three characteristics of high speed, low latency, and massive connectivity, customers are able to access VR/AR, 4K/8K Video and various innovative 5G application services, bringing new, unprecedented network experiences to all customers.
  • Mobile VAS: including integrated services of text/

multimedia message, ringback tone, video streaming, video call, GPS, and digital content from mobile broadband internet, such as Hami Pass, Hami Video, KKBOX music, e-Book, Hami Cloud Gaming, Hami VR, mobile payment, etc.

  • OTT Convergence: integrates data and mobile multiscreen video content, such as Hami Video, in order to fulfill diverse customer demand by providing live and on-demand content, including movies, dramas, animated shows, kids programs, etc.
  • Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi internet access widely available by leveraging all publicly installed wireless Access Point (AP) software, hardware, and using HiNet, emome, and Chunghwa Telecom membership for account validation.
  • International Fixed Communications Services: international voice call, including international direct call with 009, super value-saving international call with 019, international prepaid calling card, E-Call card, etc.

C. Enterprise Market

The Company provides enterprise clients with ICT services in order to fulfill customer demand and to enable them to achieve their respective strategic and operational targets.

  • Enterprise Integrated Services: enterprise voice and data integrated services, enterprise digitization, cloud SaaS services (CRM, ERP, POS, etc.)
  • Enterprise Mobile Services: mobile virtual private network (MVPN), enterprise text message, mobile data virtual private network (MDVPN), mobile DM, disaster emergency response message, mobile instant message (Qmi), mobile device maintenance and management (MDMM), mobile video conference, IoT, sponsored data, esafe, etc.
  • Enterprise Data Services: data circuits, domestic data exchange (data exchange and VAS), HiNet Enterprise internet access, messaging (text, email, fax), enterprise information security, enterprise VPN and VAS, IDC and cloud services (Colocation and internet services, Data Center Solution, hicloud CaaS-based VPC, hicloud Boxe data file, hicloud S3 cloud storage, hiHosting, International Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP etc.), digital content (domain name registration and FunPlay), Enterprise video platform, IoT (iEN, IVS, ITS, Intelligent Green Building, etc.), government services (e-Procurement, real estate property, road supervision, railway tickets booking, etc.), big data analysis, etc.
  • International Enterprise Services: international voice services (international enterprise hotline 009,

international voice resale, receiver paid phone, international conference call, international interactive voice response, or IVR, international enterprise calling card, etc.), international data services (international private leased circuit, or IPLC, internet - protocol virtual private network, or IPVPN, TWGate, IDC, MPLS VPN, EZ VPN, SSL VPN, internet IP, etc.), international VAS (international remote backup system, international video conferencing, ICT construction and maintenance, EZ Conference HD, etc.), and international satellite services (satellite frequency converter leasing, satellite VAS, satellite mobile communication, enterprise ICT, etc.).

(3) Planned New Products/Services

A. Household Market

  • Introduce higher-speed broadband access and VAS to meet customer demand generated by the continued IP network and digital convergence trends.
  • Expand and integrate HiNet VAS (Chunghwa Telecom Personal Health Record, ibobby, video, HiCare services, anti-hacking services, game accelerator, etc.) in order to increase the competitiveness of the Company's product offering and to enhance user loyalty.
  • Introduce leading domestic and international video content such as Netflix, and enhance 4K/8K video/ audio content and quality in order to ensure unique competitive advantages compared to CATV.
  • Leverage innovative user experiences to increase differentiated services with diversified OTT services and MOD set-top boxes, as well as smart home infrastructure for digital convergence services, in order to develop IoT, home care, entertainment with MOD enhancement, and to maintain the Company's leadership position with a more flexible revenue model and sales channel.

B. Consumer Market

  • Enhance Hami Video service offering by increasing content attractiveness and user experience, further curating popular content, and improving customization and social network sharing in order to provide users with on-demand multi-screen OTT services under a unified pricing system.
  • Promote Hami VAS, such as music, Hami Pass, Hami Books, Hami Video, Hami Cloud Gaming, Hami VR, mobile payment, etc., in order to expand user traffic with more mobile applications.
  • Promote Near-Field Communication (NFC) applications by integrating ICT platforms and onlineto-offline (O2O) services in order to improve merchant

operational efficiency and consumer mobile lifestyles.

● Develop mobile access and Wi-Fi dual network integration with Hami VAS in order to maintain the Company's leading position in internet services.

C. Enterprise Market

  • Develop esafe service in order to increase effective communication for better collaboration, enterprise operational efficiency, and internal management controls.
  • Develop enterprise anti-hacking and Cybersecurity Gateway solutions for better cyber-security measures, integrate management and control, and reduce management cost.
  • Continue integrating network and cloud in order to provide network security, system platform security and detection, terminal security, data protection, advanced persistent threat (APT) solutions, identity validation, access control and management, security operation center (SOC) outsourcing, security consulting, etc.
  • Develop IDC integration by leveraging network resources and integrating transmission, submarine cable, internet, VPN, international broadband, and undersea cable, to establish high-standard regional infrastructure such as Banqiao IDC center, in order to provide enterprises with high-speed and high-quality networks, cloud, and VAS applications matching international standards.
  • Develop enterprise private cloud solution with more flexibility and greater reliability by accelerating private cloud construction with application and operating environments, and by integrating SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technology, flexible management, and dynamic software configured network.
  • Develop integrated surveillance solution by providing single access for overall surveillance of IDC, all software/hardware/virtual resource status, and all other necessary IT operating performance metrics.
  • Expand IoT applications and IoT intelligent network platform for cross-functional collaboration and applications by providing clients with an accelerated and convenient development model in order to enable clients to realize diverse creative applications over the open IoT platform infrastructure, including smart agriculture, smart manufacturing, smart transportation, smart city, and other digital innovations.
  • Enhance advanced AI research and development with in-depth local demand application services by providing smart security solutions such as vehicle recognition, facial recognition, and traffic prediction,

as well as by developing AI semantic cloud and smart voice control services, with collaboration from domestic terminal and content providers.

  • Expand big data and internet advertising solutions; continue to develop traffic flow, public sentiment, internet advertising, big data analysis, and crossfunctional applications.
  • Launch Smart Healthcare services, provide a variety of physiological measurement equipment, and gradually provide the four major EHS risk solutions to assist SMEs with occupational safety compliance and enter the enterprise health management market.
  • Provide audio/video service platform including channel, VOD, smart video dashboard, etc., in order to enable consumers to access live events and for enterprises to access internal training or establish audio/video brands.

1.2 Industry Overview

(1) Industry Status and Development

The global penetration of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more popular and mature, and social networks are also becoming more prevalent. All of these trends, along with cloud computing, Mobile Broadband, digital TV, e-Commerce, interactive sensors, wearables, etc., will be driving growth for the technology and telecommunications industries. Broadband network access, mobile communication, and IPTV are key performance indicators of the telecommunications industry:

  • A. For the broadband market, according to statistics from Department of Household Registration and National Communications Commission, as of December 31, 2020, the total number of households in Taiwan is approximately 8.93 million, while the total broadband subscribers in Taiwan is approximately 6.03 million, (including Public Wireless Local Area Network, or PWLAN). For household users, according to the Taiwan Network Information Center report "Taiwan Internet Report 2020," the total number of households with internet access in Taiwan represents a penetration rate of 82.8%.
  • B. According to NCC statistics, as of December 31, 2020, the total number of mobile subscribers in Taiwan reached approximately 29.28 million, representing a penetration rate of 124.3%.

(2) Industry Value Chain

A. Technology development has made the lines of many formerly specialized industries gradually blurred, and

the telecommunications industry is becoming more integrated to develop more diversified applications. Under the trend of digital convergence, the value chain of the telecommunications industry has further expanded and industry players must provide innovative and diversified services to more closely meet user demand and enlarge market share. At the same time, content providers/integrators, application service providers, platform service providers, network equipment vendors, and terminal equipment vendors are important value partners for industry players in promoting digital convergence services.

B. The Company is actively developing emerging businesses in 5G, web-only banking, IoT, big data, AI, and smart homes, locking in business opportunities in digital convergence and the digital economy, as well as offering digital convergence services to the three core markets of consumers, households, and enterprises. The Company continues to strengthen its core business and promote the ICT and overseas business to maximize enterprise value by expanding enterprise partnerships in related industries through alliances, cooperation, and investment. In the future, the Company will continue to invest in core and emerging business. By integrating its own R&D capabilities and working more closely with its customers and ecosystem partners, the Company will provide more quality, innovative, and superior user experiences.

(3) Product Development Trends and Competitive Landscape

A. Domestic Fixed Communications Services

  • Local and Domestic Long Distance Telephone: as of December 31, 2020, Taiwan local telephone penetration has reached 120.3%. However, the number of local telephone subscribers has been declining slightly due to traffic migration to mobile communication, free communication software, and VoIP, although the Company continues to maintain a leading subscriber market share at 92.1%. The average market share by minutes in the local and domestic long distance telephone market were approximately 82.7% and 81.6%, respectively, while the market share by revenue in the local and domestic long distance telephone market were 96.3% and 48% respectively.
  • Broadband Internet Access:
  • The government has promoted the availability of universal telecommunication services in remote areas, including digital infrastructure and broadband access, to achieve greater than 90% nationwide coverage with Mega-level (Gbps) bandwidth access. As of

December 31, 2020, the Company's nationwide fixed network broadband coverage has reached 97.77% for 35Mbps, 96.67% for 60Mbps, 94.37% for 100Mbps, and 83.09% for 1Gbps. The 1Gbps immediate installation rate can reach 66.03% within a week. The Company will continue to build out its fiberoptic network to meet customers' demands for highspeed broadband and expand domestic broadband internet access for the country's citizens.

  • As of December 31, 2020, the Company's broadband access subscribers have reached approximately 4.35 million, representing a market share of 65.6%. Of these subscribers, higher speed subscribers have increased significantly, with FTTx as the primary chosen product for approximately 3.62 million subscribers, of which 1.76 million subscribers use speeds of 100Mbps and above.
  • Data Circuits Business: the Company's data circuits business has been impacted by broadband internet access and competition. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's data circuits market share was approximately 52.6%.
  • MOD/IPTV Services
  • As of December 31, 2020, Taiwan market has a total of 4.87 million household subscribers of cable television, of which 76.6% uses one of the five multiple-system operators (China Network Systems Co., Ltd., Kbro Co., Ltd., TWM Broadband, Taiwan Fixed Network Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Optical Platform Co., Ltd.). In addition, channel providers have been broadcasting HD audio/video content and interactive and customized television programs and applications, resulting in more intense competition for the Company's MOD services.
  • MOD provides over 204 channels, including 197 high definition (HD) channels and over 25,000 hours of ondemand programs. In addition, the Company continues to optimize its user interface (UI), design quality content and package offerings that cater to customer needs, and leverage OTT technology to develop new services such as interactive gaming, advertising, and 4K viewing, in order to better fulfill market demand. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had approximately 2.069 million MOD subscribers.

B. Mobile Communications Services

● Although the overall mobile market continues to be very competitive, the domestic mobile operators' subscriber market shares are relatively stable, of which the Company is the largest provider in terms of both

subscribers and revenue. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has total mobile subscribers of 11.298 million (including pre-paid subscribers), representing a market share of 36%. Mobile revenue market share was 38.4%.

  • Mobile communication broadband services are in greater demand, primarily due to the evolution of mobile technology and deeper penetration of tablets and smart phones such as iPhone / Android. Many service providers have launched mobile broadband services in order to fulfill customer demand for higher speed internet access.
  • The Company plans to continue constructing its mobile broadband network, optimizing service coverage, and constructing more Wi-Fi hotspots in order to offer integrated wireless broadband internet access and more diversified services such as KKBOX, Hami Pass, Hami Video, Hami Books, etc., and consequently to increase customer revenues and revenue streams.
  • International telecommunications service providers and some domestic radio and television content providers have been actively developing OTT convergence services, including Google, Apple, Amazon, etc., especially for services such as communication, music, games, video, and other digital convergence services for domestic and international markets.
  • C. Internet and Other VAS Services
  • Taiwan's broadband access penetration rate is

relatively high with intense competition, primarily because both telecommunications service providers and cable broadband operators offer broadband access with high speeds and high quality services. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's HiNet broadband ISP subscribers totaled approximately 3.58 million, representing a market share of 60.2%. Internet revenue market share was 41.9%.

● As the value of the gaming market continues to increase, the Company has introduced gaming accelerators for professional players to gain key timing advantages in winning games.

D. International Fixed Communications Services

  • The Company is the leading provider of international fixed communication services. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a market share of 50.9% by minutes while market share of ILD telephone revenue was 49.6%.
  • The Company's prepaid cards business targets the large foreign labor market, which accounts for the largest portion of revenues. To retain existing customers and to acquire new customers, the Company continues to introduce various long- and short-term 4G and voice combination discounts and collaborates with local public and private entities to hold various holiday promotions, strengthen customer service, and promote the Chunghwa prepaid card businesses.

1.3 Research and Development

(1) Major R&D Expenditures for the Most Recent Year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report:

Unit: NT\$'000

Item/Fiscal Year 2020 2021 (as of Feb. 28, 2021) (Note)
R&D expenses 3,849,999 564,943
Consolidated revenues 207,608,998 33,876,583
R&D expenses as a % of consolidated revenues 1.85% 1.67%

Note: 2021 figures are unaudited.

(2) Major R&D Achievements for the Most Recent Year and Up To the Publication Date of This Annual Report

The Company's research and development are mainly for supporting current business as well as for fueling future growth momentum. Key R&D items in 2020 cover technologies and corresponding new services or applications in different areas including network, cloud computing, media service, payment, IoT, AI, big data and cyber security.

In the network part, research and verification of key 5G technologies are conducted, and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) as well as intelligent operation and management technologies are developed for 5G commercial launch so as to ensure 5G service quality and maintain market leadership. In addition, in order to expand the domestic Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) coverage and keep increasing the service speed, the Company continues interoperability trials of open FTTH equipment and introduces 10-Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network

(XG-PON) ultra-high-speed technology. In response to the trend of software-defined networking, several new softwaredefined services like HiLink Cloud Virtual Private Network (Cloud VPN), HiNet broadband divider, and Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) are developed. As to cloud computing, multi-cloud management and container management technologies are developed to support the Company as a managed service provider (MSP) for AWS, Azure and GCP, also to support the Company hicloud new services.

In the media part, the OTT platform is strengthened to support MOD and Hami Video's versatile services, while edge computing technology is applied to launch lowlatency, high-quality multi-angle live broadcast of HD video program, immersive video shows through 5G network and other services, so that the public can enjoy wholenew experience in the 5G era. Furthermore, an AR platform is developed to assist enterprises in establishing various AR applications. Terminals such as mobile phones and AR glasses combined with 5G's low-latency and highrate features can be applied in multiple scenarios such as industrial augmented reality, remote collaboration, tourism, exhibition and marketing. In the digital finance part, a diversified payment terminal and payment platform technologies are developed, and through cooperation with domestic banks, safe and convenient cashless transaction services are provided.

Ushering in the new era of 5G, the Company's research and development strengthens the integration and intelligence of the core technologies of Internet of Things, AI and big data, and cyber security, including IoT platforms, machine learning, image recognition, speech recognition and synthesis, natural language understanding, big data analysis and prediction, cyber security threat detection, cyber security intelligence defense, information security diagnostic and 5G security, etc. By leveraging 5G's characteristics, potential innovative applications, including smart solar power management, smart metering, smart transportation, smart healthcare, smart logistics, smart vehicles, smart cities, smart networking, smart customer service, etc., are developed, so as to support the Company's emerging businesses and create new opportunities for future growth.

1.4 Corporate Development Plan

(1) Long-term Corporate Development Plan

A. Focus on the core business; develop a new generation of networks; provide voice, data, and video communications services; fulfill the telecommunications needs of consumers, households and enterprises; and build the best customer experience.

  • B. Actively develop emerging businesses; leverage Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories' research and development resources and the capabilities of strategic partners; build an industry ecosystem; promote smart services and solutions for enterprises and consumers; increase enterprise customer operating efficiency; enhance consumer customer lifestyles and well-being; expand domestic and international markets; become a pioneer of smart living and enabler of the digital economy.
  • C. Through intelligent technology, digitalization, network virtualization, SDN, and related technologies, strengthen the Company's operating cost and procurement efficiency, increase its resource productivity ratio, and effectively optimize its Capex investments.

(2) Short-term Corporate Development Plan

  • A. Expand FTTx broadband business and encourage customers to increase access speed while maintaining high quality network services with integrated offerings.
  • B. Continue to develop and expand integrated services of fixed communication, mobile, data, and value-added services.
  • C. Advance the integrated network of fixed and mobile communication by optimizing network resources and enhancing network quality.
  • D. Expand MOD and Hami Video services by introducing preferred content and channels for seamless audio/video experiences anytime, anywhere.
  • E. Provide accelerated and convenient mobile data transmission services for enterprise clients, and collaborate with information content providers to develop mobile ICT VAS.
  • F. Enhance precision marketing and effectively manage online social media by leveraging big data analysis and CRM platforms in order to improve brand image, strengthen customer relations, and deliver on product sales targets.
  • G. Enhance marketing of integrated services and ICT services for enterprise clients.
  • H. Develop IoT platform with diverse and innovative applications suitable for fulfilling various demands from multiple industries.
  • I. Expand various cyber security solutions, targeting households, enterprises, and government entities.
  • J. Actively compete for project bidding opportunities by designing advanced IDC/cloud hardware/software total solutions in accordance with client requirements.

  • K. Develop internally, or cooperate with third-party partners, to develop total solutions for enterprise clients in the areas of AR/Virtual Reality (VR), AI, big data, Fintech, health care, gas intelligence, and other innovative applications.

  • L. Expand overseas market in conjunction with the Company's affiliates and strategic partners.

2. Markets & Sales Overview

2.1 Market Analysis

The Taiwan telecommunication market is relatively competitive, and customers have high expectations of telecommunications service quality and pricing. The Company follows closely market dynamics and consumption trends in order to develop more appealing and innovative products with appropriate pricing plans.

(1) Household Market

  • A. Domestic Fixed Communications Services
  • Key Offerings and Regions: local telephone, domestic long distance, broadband access; nationwide throughout Taiwan.
  • Market share including enterprise market: as of December 31, 2020, market share by local telephone subscribers was 92.1%, market share by domestic long distance call minutes was 81.6%, and market share by broadband access subscribers 65.6%.
  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages:
    • The Company offers diverse broadband internet access services. As of December 31, 2020, the total number of broadband subscribers are approximately 4.35 million. The Company plans to continue offering higher speed and better quality FTTB and FTTH optical network access in order to fulfill customers' increasing demand for bandwidth.
  • Domestic fixed communication revenue increased 5.9% year over year, which was primarily due to the growth of ICT revenue generated from enterprise customers, offsetting the decline of local, long distance telephone and broadband revenue.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Construct FTTx next generation network (NGN), gradually migrate to VoIP, and provide value-added and integrated services.
  • Enhance CRM, formulate precise customer segmentation with integrated marketing plan and improved customer value.

  • Develop and promote fixed communication VAS, such as 1288 information inquiry, ringback tone, incoming call filter, etc., in order to increase revenue generation.

  • Promote family-centric convergent services, such as broadband + MOD /OTT + smart home AI semantic cloud, health cloud, etc., to meet home intelligence, audio and video entertainment, and security needs.
  • Launch higher speed FTTx services in order to fulfill customer demand and develop new applications for IoT.
  • Expand MOD services and integrated marketing for broadband internet access.

B. Internet and Other VAS Services

  • Key Offerings and Regions: nationwide throughout Taiwan.
  • Market share including enterprise market: as of December 31, 2020, market share by HiNet broadband ISP subscribers was 60.2%.
  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages: The broadband access penetration rate is relatively high. Combined with the consolidation of telecommunications providers and cable operators, which will likely increase broadband market competition, the Company plans to develop multimedia and high definition audio/video content such as MOD HD, and OTT, in order to increase revenue generation.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Expand digital convergence services, provide differentiated products, and increase customer value.
  • Expand MOD and HiNet VAS such as video, gaming, cyber security, etc., in order to increase revenue streams.
  • Expand higher speed internet access and various application VAS with FTTx 300M and above as the key offering in order to facilitate broadband customer migration.
  • Analyze customer attributes and service demand using CRM platform, promote digital convergence services (such as FTTx, mobile internet, MOD, etc.), and apply precision marketing to increase the number of customers and enhance traffic and revenue streams.
  • C. MOD/IPTV Services
  • Key offerings and regions: nationwide throughout Taiwan.
  • Market share: as of December 31, 2020, total MOD subscribers are approximately 2.07 million, representing a penetration rate of 23.2% (MOD subscribers/Total households) and a market share of 29.8% (MOD subscribers / (MOD subscribers + CATV subscribers).

  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages:

  • Currently, MOD primarily offers television channel and on-demand video. In the future, as the Company continues to expand its customer base, the Company will provide more multi-screen content services.
  • MOD advantages: customized channel subscription package, 4K and HD quality, on-demand video, multiscreen availability; MOD app enables customers to download and view their preferred MOD programs anytime, anywhere.
  • Due to regulation restrictions, the Company currently cannot directly operate or act as an agent for television channels, which adversely impacts its business. In the long term, such restrictions may not be conducive for the overall development and competitiveness of the domestic film and television industry.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Expand digital convergence and multi-screen integrated services. Provide differentiated products and increase customer value.
  • Expand MOD/OTT and HiNet VAS such as video, gaming, cyber security, etc., in order to increase revenue streams.
  • Expand MOD services and integrated marketing for broadband internet access.

D. International Fixed Communications Services

  • Key Offerings and Regions: international long distance; nationwide throughout Taiwan and overseas to about 230 countries.
  • Market share including enterprise market: as of December 31, 2020, market share by international long distance call minutes was 50.9%.
  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages: international fixed communications revenue in 2020 declined 22.8% year over year primarily due to customers migrating to free communication software and the rapid reduction of mobile roaming traffic because of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. This was partially offset by growth in international leased lines and satellite services.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Promote hotline service package and loyalty program to continue improving services for existing customer base.
  • Enhance Ideal Card bundled services.

(2) Consumer Market

A. Mobile Communications Services

  • Key offerings and regions: nationwide throughout Taiwan, international roaming outside of Taiwan.
  • Market share including enterprise market: as of December 31, 2020, market share by mobile communication subscribers was 36%.
  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages:
  • As of December 31, 2020, the mobile communication penetration rate in Taiwan had reached 124.3%.
  • The Company focused on expanding mobile broadband services with cross-business integration and more competitive product design; as of December 31, 2020, mobile broadband customer base had reached approximately 11.30 million, representing an increase of 6.1% year over year.
  • The Company continues its infrastructure construction efforts based on user experience and establishing differentiated quality. The Company's mobile network design and construction focus on the goal of "widest coverage," especially for high population density areas and most bustling commercial districts with high and low frequency integration in order to enable optimal coverage and enable seamless voice calls, mobile internet access, and other commercial uses.
  • Although mobile voice revenue has decreased slightly due to market competition and substitution from VoIP, the Company's continued mobile broadband expansion and data usage promotions, combined with flexible pricing plans and Hami VAS, have successfully attracted more customers, resulting in solid revenue generation.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Leverage the Company's bandwidth advantage, accelerate construction of infrastructure, improve customer experiences, expand the mobile customer base, and increase ARPU.
  • Introduce high, mid and low pricing plans for different smartphone customer segments, continue VAS optimization and management, and innovate new offerings for incremental revenue streams in order to achieve overall revenue targets.
  • Expand market share in the millennials segment by leveraging online stores in order to increase digital marketing efficiency and new customer acquisition.
  • Provide customers better quality services with crossnetwork integration and channel partner alliances.

(3) Enterprise Market

  • A. Domestic and international fixed communications, mobile communications, internet, and other VAS services.
  • Key offerings and regions: nationwide Taiwan (international roaming available).
  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages:
  • Continue to provide higher speed, better quality enterprise broadband, IDC, etc., in order to fulfill enterprise demand for broadband internet access, cloud applications, etc.
  • To reduce costs, the enterprise customers used free communication software and cheaper VoIP integration solutions for local and long-distance voice communication services. However, with the growth of enterprise ICT projects, domestic fixed communications revenue increased year over year. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for customizable, industry-specific services and international roaming decreased, which offset the growth of SMS and sales revenue. As a result, mobile communications revenue decreased this year, compared to the same period in the previous year.
  • International leased line market share was 75.1%. Revenue decreased by 5.4% compared with the same period of last year, due to implications from the US-China trade war and pandemic.
    • The Company plans to continue to improve services for existing customers while developing new customers in the Southeast Asia market in order to facilitate data business revenue generation.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Provide customers with better quality services, and increase customer loyalty and value with crossnetwork integration and channel partner alliances.
  • Continue to develop enterprise communication integration and VAS in order to increase VAS revenue generation.
  • Strengthen the promotion of international data and circuit leasing businesses, integrate IDC, cloud, domestic and international mobile communication business and emerging enterprise services. The Company will also strive for business opportunities relating to OTT operators and the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law to increase overall revenue.
  • B. Enterprise ICT services (IoT, IDC, cloud, enterprise information security, Network Managed Services, mobile ICT, etc.)
  • Key offerings and regions: nationwide throughout

Taiwan; in mobile IoT services, the Company is the only telecommunication service provider in Taiwan capable of providing NB-IoT and LTE Cat-M1 services for both the domestic and overseas markets.

  • Market share: Due to the wide range of industry definitions that exist without consistent standards, there is no total ICT market volume information, which makes it hard to calculate market share.
  • Future market demand and supply, market growth trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages:
  • The Company has competitive advantages in technology, telecommunications, large-scale project execution and integration, a renowned brand, nationwide service channels, providing enterprises with advanced ICT services, and enabling enterprises to achieve their respective strategic and operational targets.
  • Applications such as IoT, enterprise information security, and mobile ICT are driving demand as both higher speed internet access and diverse mobile device penetration rates increase.
  • Competitors typically use lower pricing strategies when deploying enterprise ICT services and in seizing enterprise market opportunities.
  • Countermeasures:
  • Expand fixed network broadband, mobile internet access, digital convergence, and other enterprise VAS in order to increase customer value and revenue generation.
  • Expand IoT, enterprise information security, IDC, cloud, mobile ICT, etc., in order to fulfill enterprise client demand for innovative applications and VAS.
  • Provide mobile IoT communication services, enable enterprises to adopt various mobile solutions, and collaborate with global telecommunication service providers to offer terminals for international roaming, enterprise terminal management, IoT solutions, etc.
  • Expand and discover qualified alliance partners to provide sector-specific ICT total solutions for enterprise clients; actively compete for project bidding opportunities from government entities.

2.2 Main Features and Production Process of Major Products

The Company's leading offerings are domestic and international fixed communications, mobile communications, and internet services for individual consumers, households, and enterprises. The Company's main product features and production processes are: service positioning and network planning, construction, and post-maintenance.

2.3 Supply of Raw Materials

Not applicable as the Company is not a manufacturer.

2.4 Major Suppliers/Customers Accounting for More Than 10% (inclusive) of Purchases/ Sales in the Most Recent 2 Years

None.

2.5 Production Volume in the Most Recent 2 Years (Equipment)

Key Offerings 2019 2020
Domestic Network 15,993,445 subscribers 14,743,705 subscribers
Long Distance Network 1,400,516 subscribers 1,400,516 subscribers
Domestic Fixed Communications Broadband Access Network
(ADSL+FTTx)
10,948,316 ports 11,190,719 ports
MOD (Set-Top box) 2,691,313 sets 2,569,351 sets
Mobile Communications Mobile Network 18,820,000 subscribers 20,980,000 subscribers
Internet Network
HiNet BRAS
5,489,000 ports 5,476,000 ports
International Fixed Communications International Network 159,616 subscribers 101,616 subscribers

2.6 Sales Volume for the Most Recent 2 Years

2019 2020
Key Offerings Subscribers/
Minutes in millions
Revenue
(NT\$ billions)
Subscribers/
Minutes in millions
Revenue
(NT\$ billions)
Domestic Network 10.163 Subs 25.73 9.897 Subs 24.46
Domestic Fixed
Communication
Long Distance Network 1,804.8 Mins 2.20 1,640.7 Mins 2.0
Broadband Access Network (ADSL+FTTx) 4.405 Subs 17.98 4.348 Subs 18.14
MOD 2.082 Subs 3.60 2.069 Subs 3.64
Mobile
Communications
Mobile Services 10.649 Subs 58.7 11.298 Subs 56.72
Internet Network HiNet Broadband 3.624 Subs 30.09 3.584 Subs 32.12
International Fixed
Communications
International Network 485 Mins (Note) 11.49 222.3 Mins (Note) 8.7

Note: Only including outgoing minutes.

3. Human Resources

Year 2019 2020 2021
(as of Feb. 28, 2021)
Number of Employees 21,706 20,930 20,527
Average Age 50.84 50.1 49.75
Average Years of Service 25.25 24.42 23.85
Ph.D. 1.2 1.29 1.30
Masters 29.03 31.51 32.08
Breakdown of Education
Level (%)
Bachelors 50.58 50.39 50.28
Senior High School 17.64 15.58 15.12
Below (and include) Middle School 1.55 1.23 1.22

4. Environmental Protection Expenditures

4.1 Losses or Penalties Due to Environmental Pollution for the Most Recent Year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

4.2 Countermeasures and Potential Costs

(1) Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention

  • A. Ensure that, during telecommunications engineering construction, environmental protection and related laws including those of air pollution, noise pollution, and waste disposal, are complied with and that appropriate prevention measures are implemented. At the same time, require each engineering unit to strengthen supervision of vendors to ensure full cooperation.
  • B. When conducting telecommunication engineering work near roads, strive to avoid heavy traffic flow hours and use low-noise equipment to reduce the impact on the living environment for nearby residents.
  • C. When lead acid batteries used in telecommunications need to be disposed of, relevant environment protection laws will be followed, and will be recycled by qualified vendors who are properly registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with proper documentation provided in sextuplicate for audit tracking.

(2) Enhance Environmental Protection Measures for Telecommunication Engineering Construction

  • A. When designing telecommunication lines, incorporate environmental protection and pollution prevention into the list of considerations for construction site planning, and prepare the budget and construction plan report accordingly. After construction begins, strictly implement construction site pollution prevention measures.
  • B. Strengthen on-site environmental protection; when conducting telecommunications pipeline excavation, avoid waste from touching the ground, and prevent any pollution to a city's appearance or environment during transit.
  • C. Proactively control air and noise pollution in all facility offices; for new equipment purchases, in addition to strictly requiring manufacturers to provide products that comply with environmental regulations, also require contractors to comply with the laws during construction and to guarantee engineering quality.

(3) Enhance Energy Saving Measures in Facility Office

  • A. Utilize centralized monitoring system to control equipment room temperature and conduct peak demand controls to effectively control equipment room temperatures to between 27~30°C, and to prevent traffic overload during peak demand intervals.
  • B. In accordance with the thermal load characteristics of the telecommunications facilities, adopt high sensible heat packaged air conditioning systems to improve air conditioning efficiency.
  • C. Choosing high efficiency models for newly purchased equipment, installing some equipment with inverters, and accelerating the replacement of old and energyconsuming equipment to reduce equipment energy consumption.
  • D. Air conditioning systems utilize high sensible heat energy-saving units, and energy-saving and temperaturecontrolling frequency conversion cooling water towers and motors, effectively reducing operating power.
  • E. Avoid low loading usage of power supply equipment to optimize its operating efficiency.
  • F. Use natural ventilation and air conditioning in suburban base stations.
  • G. For remote areas or suburbs with lower temperatures and better air quality, modify air conditioning systems to prefer low temperature natural air, which can significantly reduce energy use in winter months.
  • H. Implement energy-saving measures, such as replacing old 3G base station equipment, to reduce station power consumption.
  • I. Implement mobile network dormancy mode during offpeak hours to reduce base station power consumption.
  • J. Strengthen and improve the heat dissipation capability of telecommunications equipment, moderately increasing ambient temperature while effectively reducing the power consumption of air conditioning systems.
  • K. When planning and designing new air conditioning systems, use various energy saving options, such as: separating cold and hot aisles, frequency conversion fans, induced ventilation systems, and variable air volume systems.
  • L. In accordance with the amount of heat generated by communication equipment, flexibly change air conditioner system air volume or air duct placement.
  • M. Optimize, consolidate, eliminate, and choose low energy-consuming products for switches, broadband, and transmission circuits.
  • N. Cooperate to replace telecommunications equipment and centralize facility office electrical equipment in order to improve overall operating efficiency.

5. Employee Relations

5.1 Workplace Environment and Employee Safety

  • (1) All of the Company's Level 1 and 2 branch offices have in place designated Occupational Safety and Health Department in charge of all occupational safety and health management plans and procedures, in accordance to relevant regulations. The Occupational Safety and Health Department focuses on providing appropriate work environment, hazard recognition, all safety and health management evaluations and controls, automated checking, and operating environment surveillance equipment, in order to create a safe, healthy, comfortable, and friendly work environment.
  • (2) The Company has established three corporate training centers, in Banqiao, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, for conducting regular safety and health training and drills for employees and contractors in order to improve occupational safety awareness, and safety and health skills and responsiveness, to ensure the overall safety of all employees and contractors.
  • (3) The Company has engaged doctors and professional nursing staff to conduct on-site health related services in order to ensure employee well-being, including planning and implementing health education, and providing health promotion and sanitary guidelines, work-related injury prevention education, health consultations, first aid, emergency response, and health examination analysis, evaluation, and management.
  • (4) The Company pays for various health examination packages for employees depending on their respective age and health risk factors. In addition, the Company promotes healthy activities, establishes sports and leisure facilities, and develops employee assistance programs (EAP).
  • (5) In order to continue promoting safety and health management effectiveness, and to match international occupational safety and health standards, the Company proactively conforms to the revised occupational health and safety standard (ISO 45001) international certification. As of 2020, 26 of the Company's Level 1 and 2 branches have completed status certifications. Another Level 1 status branch is expected to pass in 2021, which will account for a total of 27 Level 1 and 2 status branch offices completing certifications and receiving annual re-certifications. Through the Plan-Do-Check-Act systemized management cycle, continue

to improve safety and health management results and create a high-quality safety and health culture.

(6) In order to ensure zero cluster infection in the workplace, the Company has taken various precautions against the COVID-19 epidemic, including the formulation of a COVID-19 Epidemic Response Plan, establishing a contingency organization, constantly updating epidemic prevention measures information at various stages, initiating temperature checks before entering the workplace for all employees, conducting random inspections for epidemic prevention measures, following up with the employees who are identified as potential contacts with confirmed cases of COVID-19, conducting COVID-19 prevention campaign, and purchasing enough anti-epidemic materials for employees to use.

5.2 Employee Behavior and Ethical Standards

  • (1) The Company has established a "Code of Ethics", which includes standards on personal responsibility, community responsibility, and responsibility towards the Company, the public, and other stakeholders. Applicable to directors, managers, and employees, its purpose is to prevent unethical conduct and to promote behavior that conforms with requirements and standards, including general principles, general principles, conflicts of interest among employees, customer and supplier relationships and conflicts of interest, and related policies and standards that also include the Company's policies towards ethical business practices.
  • (2) The "Code of Ethics" can be accessed under "Corporate Governance" within the corporate website https:// www.cht.com.tw > About Us> About CHT > Corporate Governance > Other by Laws> Code of Ethics, and internal "Human Resources" website. The Company conducts annual "Code of Ethics" reviews and online testing in order to strengthen employee ethics and values.
  • (3) The Company has established "Employee Appraisal Guidelines" and "Employee Reward/Disciplinary Standards" to conduct employee assessments and to arrange for rewards and penalties.
  • (4) The Company has established "Employee Suggestions and Reward Operations Guidelines" in order to encourage all employees to actively make suggestions, participate in research and development, reduce costs and expenses, increase productivity, and contribute to a positive and innovative corporate culture.

5.3 Employee Welfare Policy

  • (1) The Company has provided employee labor insurance in accordance to the regulations, and in case of any claims, the Company shall actively notify and assist all employees throughout the application process in order to ensure employee welfare rights.
  • (2) Manage medical insurance for employees and dependents.
  • (3) According to employees' physical capabilities, interests, feedback, and opinions, organize hikes, tours, excursions, sports competitions, and cultural and recreational activities, and provide participation rewards and competition awards to increase employee motivation for participation in such activities, to promote the development of employees' physical and mental health and increase opportunities for interaction.
  • (4) The Company provides employee benefits in order to assist the Employee Welfare Committee to offer various employee subsidies (such as for marriage, birth, children's education, retirement, death of employee and related family dependents, etc.), perks for the three major holidays, employee recreational activities, birthday parties, group insurance, and others.
  • (5) In accordance with the national birth policy, to retain younger talent, to enhance the corporate image, and to better care for the younger generation of employees, since 2018, the Company has distributed child care subsidies for each employee with children aged from 0 to 6 years old; the amount was increased to NT\$6,000 per year after September 1, 2020. The child care subsidy system has been standardized within the Company, and the subsidy is automatically distributed as long as the employee qualifies with a child aged 0 to 6 years. In addition, any approved corporate child care subsidy from the local government shall also be provided to eligible employees by the Company.
  • (6) The Company has established the Employee Share Trust in order to increase employee welfare benefits, enhance corporate unity, share the successes of business operations, and ensure better living after employee retirement or departure. The Trust consists of prorata share-based bonuses based on employee monthly salaries.
  • (7) The Company is required under the Employment Insurance Act to pay 6 months of allowances for employees who have taken parental leave. Employees are further entitled under company policies to receive additional monthly allowances totaling half the sum assured under the Labor Insurance law during child care leave.

5.4 Overseas Delegation and Workshop

The Company has arranged overseas delegations and research opportunities in accordance with its annual budget. For 2019, total number of employees going abroad was 378. For 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of employees who went abroad was 57.

5.5 Employee Training and Education Program (1) Employee Training and Education Status

The Company strives to provide all employees with an open and diverse learning environment, primarily focusing on educational training and professional development. The employees can improve their knowledge with access to internal and external training programs, e-Learning programs, a knowledge management system, and guidance from their supervisors and colleagues. In addition, employees can experience many types of training programs, such as new recruits orientation, management and supervisory training, professional knowledge and technology development, marketing and customer relations training, safety and health training, computer training, e-Learning, etc. In addition, employees can cultivate their development through job rotations, special project assignments, and overseas assignments, to further their personal and professional lives.

A. Employee Training: New Recruits and On-the-Job Training

  • New Recruits Training: in order to ensure that all newly hired employees can seamlessly join the Company with a basic understanding of the Company's operating guidelines, culture, organization, business, safety, employee rights and responsibilities, etc., the respective department of the Company arranges new recruit orientation programs and relevant e-Learning programs.
  • Employee On-the-Job Training
  • The Company's HR team is in charge of planning and executing employee on-the-job training with relevant assessments in order to enable all employees to achieve successful career development, enhance their professional knowledge, and improve their service attitudes and overall performance.
  • The employee training and education program is primarily divided into two categories, professional and managerial, both of which leverage e-Learning programs, community

learning, a knowledge management system, and relevant e-Learning satisfaction surveys.

  • In 2020, expenses related to employee training and education amounted to NT\$493 million, including training academies, professional development, self-learning, external training, etc. Based on total employees of 20,930, this represents an average expense of NT\$23,555 per headcount for employee training and education.
  • The Company has Telecommunication Training Institutes in Banqiao, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, and has designed various training programs on an annual basis in accordance to the overall corporate plan. In 2020, the Telecommunication Training Institutes conducted 1,642 classes for 71,590 attendees, totaling training fees of NT\$493 million. For details, please see the table below:
Training Categories # of Classes # of Attendances Total # of Man-Hour Fees (NT\$' 000)
1 Management & Supervisory 299 14,565 80,922 75,726
2 Professional Knowledge & Technology 563 15,747 144,833 135,534
3 Marketing & Customer Services 193 5,931 31,513 29,490
4 Safety & Health 128 9,643 45,066 42,173
5 Computer 459 25,704 201,994 189,025
6 e-Learning - - 540,939 21,052
Total 1,642 71,590 1,045,267 493,000

B. Employee Professional Development:

  • The Company has established the "Studying at Universities and Colleges (Including Research Institutes) for the Staff of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd." policy in order to encourage all eligible employees to further their professional development.
  • The Company has established "Studying at Universities and Colleges (Including Research Institutes) for the Staff of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd." policy in order to develop talented employees in the areas of telecommunications business, technology, and management. Details regarding program participants and fees for academic year 2019- 2020 are listed below:
Categories
Items
Specialty Bachelor Master Ph.D. Total
# of Applications 4 51 244 30 329
Fees (NT\$) 33,660 490,355 5,446,156 86,407 6,056,578

Note: The above table lists all subsidized applications for academic year 2019-2020 in the first semester (September 1, 2019, to January 31, 2020) and the second semester (February 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020).

(2) Financial Reporting Related Employees with Mandatory Certifications:

A. International internal auditor certification:

6 personnel in the audit department; 2 personnel in the accounting department

B. R.O.C. internal auditor certification:

5 personnel in the audit department; 5 personnel in the accounting department

C.International internal control certification:

3 personnel in the audit department

D. R.O.C. certified public accountant:

1 person in the audit department; 19 personnel in the accounting department.

E. U.S. certified public accountant:

3 personnel in the accounting department.

5.6 Retirements

  • (1) The Company has established the "Employees' Pension, Consolation Pay, and Severance Pay Guidelines of Chunghwa Telecom," which is in accordance to the relevant Labor Standards Act and Labor Pension Act. For those employees who have retired prior to the privatization of Chunghwa Telecom, their respective retirement benefits are issued by the central government.
  • (2) The Labor Standard Act Article 56-1 stipulates monthly provisions to be provided as retirement pensions, while Article 56-2 stipulates that, commencing March 31, 2020, a one-time pension reserve can be allotted at the full balance, and must be managed appropriately by the Company's Employee Retirement Fund Supervisory Committee, and deposited into Bank of Taiwan under the committee's name.
  • (3) In accordance to the Labor Pension Act, the Company contributes a monthly pension rate of no less than 6% of employees' monthly salary. These contributions are deposited directly into employees' pension accounts held under the Bureau of Labor Insurance.
  • (4) In 2020, the number of officially retired employees were 1,318, and voluntary retirement personnel were 207 for a total of 1,525 retired personnel, and all have completed the retirement procedures.

5.7 Employee Negotiation and Employee Benefits Protection

(1) The Company values employees as one of its most important assets. Since its privatization, the Company has not only complied with labor union agreements, but has also implemented benefits including a 2-year maternity

leave, birth allowances, employee children education funding, an employee stock trust, and employee bonuses. The Company strives to facilitate comprehensive and consistent communication with all employees in order to ensure satisfactory labor union relations.

  • (2) The Company has established regular, trustworthy and effective communication channels in order to increase the frequency and depth of overall communication with labor unions.
  • A. The Company's branches hold at least one meeting every 3 months in accordance to the labor union agreement.
  • B. If any significant labor-related amendment changes are requested, negotiation and discussion meetings are conducted as additional meetings.
  • (3) The Company has signed a collective bargaining agreement in accordance with the "Collective Agreement Act." Currently, agreements have been signed with the Chunghwa Telecom Workers' Union, Southern Taiwan Business Group Workers' Union, Northern Taiwan Business Group Workers' Union, Data Communications Business Group Workers' Union, Kaohsiung Branch Workers' Union, Changhua Branch Workers' Union, Taichung Branch Workers' Union, Tainan Branch Workers' Union, Pingtung Branch Workers' Union, and Nantou Branch Workers' Union.

5.8 Losses Related to Labor Disputes in 2020 and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

(1) In 2020 and up to the publication date of this annual report, the company was fined NT\$230,000 and penalized by the Labor Authority.

No. County
or City
Record Date Record
Number
Law Violated Violation Details Fine
(NT\$'000)
Notes
1 Taipei
City
August 24,
2020
Ministry
of Labor
Record No.
10960604431
Article 24 (1)
of the Labor
Standards Law
The extension of working
hours and overtime on
rest day
100 In 2020, the Northern Taiwan Business
Group of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
was subjected to a Labor Inspection,
and was fined NT\$100,000 due to
violations.
2 Kaohsiung
City
December 14,
2020
Ministry
of Labor
Record No.
1090128877
Article 6 (1) of
the Collective
Agreement Act
and Article
35.1.5 of the
Labor Union Act
Unfair Labor 100 The Company failed to invite the
President of the Southern Taiwan
Business Group South Branch Business
Union to attend the assessment
committee meeting as listed in the
Collective Agreement Act, resulting in a
fine of NT\$100,000 from the Ministry of
Labor.
3 Kaohsiung
City
January 18,
2021
Ministry
of Labor
Record No.
1100125002
Article 35.1.5 of
the Labor Union
Act
Unfair Labor 30 The Company failed to follow the
convention to invite the representatives
recommended by the Southern Taiwan
Business Group South Branch Business
Union to attend the assessment
committee meeting, as listed in the
Labor Union Act, resulting in a fine of
NT\$30,000 from the Ministry of Labor.
Total 230

As of February 28, 2021

(2) In order to implement the Labor Standards, uphold the rights of employees and the Company, and in response to labor inspections, the Company has not only strengthened the management practices of relevant labor laws and

regulations, but has also hired external lawyers to provide education related to labor inspections, self-inspections, principles, and precautions, with the goal of achieving zero violations of Labor Standards and reduce penalties.

6. Major Contracts

Contract Types Contract Party Contract Period Key Content Restrictions
Procurement APPLE ASIA LLC Jul 9, 2020 ~
Current
Products for resale Confidentiality
Procurement Ericsson Taiwan Ltd、Nokia Networks Taiwan
Co., Ltd
Jan 15, 2020 ~
Dec 31, 2021
Mobile communication
equipment
Confidentiality
Procurement Hwacom Systems Inc.、Stark Inforcom Inc. Jun 30, 2020 ~
Jun 30, 2021
Transmission equipment Confidentiality
Procurement Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd、Pacific
Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd、Walsin Lihwa
Corporation
Jan 10, 2020 ~
Sep 16, 2021
Wire and cable Confidentiality
Procurement Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Mfg Corp. Nov 6, 2020 ~
Nov 15, 2021
Mechanical engineering Confidentiality
Related Entities
Procurement Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd Jan 22, 2020 ~
Oct 15, 2021
Set-top-box Confidentiality
Procurement Taiwan International Standard Electronic May 7, 2020 ~
Jan 31, 2021
Fiber-optic communication
equipment
Confidentiality
Procurement Honghwa International Corp. Dec 30, 2020 ~
Dec 31, 2022
Labor contract Confidentiality
Procurement International Integrated Systems, Inc Oct 22, 2020 ~
Dec 31, 2025
Information security Confidentiality
Procurement Senao International Co. May 28, 2020 ~
May 31, 2021
Products for resale Confidentiality
Operational Highlights

Review and Analysis of Financial Position, Financial Performance, and Risk Management 6

    1. Financial Position
    1. Financial Performance
    1. Cash Flow
    1. Major Capital Expenditures and Impact for the Most Recent Year
    1. Investment Policies and Key Reasons for Profit / Loss for the Most Recent Year; Improvement Plan and Future Investment Plan in the Coming Year
    1. Analysis of Risk Management for the Most Recent Year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
  • Others

Review and Analysis of Financial Position, Financial Performance, and Risk Management

1. Financial Position

Analysis of Consolidated Financial Position for the most recent 2 years

Unit: NT\$'000
Year
Item
Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Variance (+/-) Amount Variance (+/-) %
Current Assets 81,803,059 94,072,062 (12,269,003) (13)
Property, Plant and Equipment 281,415,943 283,694,215 (2,278,272) (1)
Intangible Assets 90,284,560 47,046,525 43,238,035 92
Other Assets 52,874,430 52,645,436 228,994 0
Total Assets 506,377,992 477,458,238 28,919,754 6
Current Liabilities 71,435,111 64,351,545 7,083,566 11
Noncurrent Liabilities 45,684,424 26,712,928 18,971,496 71
Total Liabilities 117,119,535 91,064,473 26,055,062 29
Common Stocks 77,574,465 77,574,465 0 0
Additional Paid-in Capital 171,261,379 171,255,985 5,394 0
Retained Earnings 128,168,050 126,591,245 1,576,805 1
Other Equity 927,122 688,548 238,574 35
Noncontrolling Interests 11,327,441 10,283,522 1,043,919 10
Total Equity 389,258,457 386,393,765 2,864,692 1

Analysis for any variation plus and minus (+/-) 20%:

• Noncurrent liabilities increased by 71% and total liabilities increased by 29%: primarily due to the issuance of bonds in 2020.

• Other equity increased by 35%: primarily due to the increase of unrealized gain on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

Intangible assets increased by 92%: primarily due to the acquisition of the 5G mobile broadband license in 2020.

Analysis of Parent-only Financial Position for the most recent 2 years

Year
Item
Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Variance (+/-) Amount Unit: NT\$'000
Variance (+/-) %
Current Assets 54,926,878 69,965,003 (15,038,125) (21)
Property, Plant and Equipment 272,623,164 274,744,872 (2,121,708) (1)
Intangible Assets 89,723,406 46,519,457 43,203,949 93
Other Assets 67,065,574 66,085,949 979,625 1
Total Assets 484,339,022 457,315,281 27,023,741 6
Current Liabilities 63,358,005 59,382,190 3,975,815 7
Noncurrent Liabilities 43,050,001 21,822,848 21,227,153 97
Total Liabilities 106,408,006 81,205,038 25,202,968 31
Common Stocks 77,574,465 77,574,465 0 0
Additional Paid-in Capital 171,261,379 171,255,985 5,394 0
Retained Earnings 128,168,050 126,591,245 1,576,805 1
Other Equity 927,122 688,548 238,574 35
Total Equity 377,931,016 376,110,243 1,820,773 0

Analysis for any variation plus and minus (+/-) 20%:

•Current assets decreased by 21%: primarily due to the decrease of cash and cash equivalents for the payment of 5G mobile broadband license and the decrease of inventories for the completion of large-scale projects in 2020.

•Intangible assets increased by 93%: primarily due to the acquisition of the 5G mobile broadband license in 2020.

•Noncurrent liabilities increased by 97% and total liabilities increased by 31%: primarily due to the issuance of bonds in 2020.

•Other equity increased by 35%: primarily due to the increase of unrealized gain on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

2. Financial Performance

Analysis of Consolidated Financial Performance for the most recent 2 years

Unit: NT\$'000
Year
Item
2020 2019 Variance (+/-) Amount Variance (+/-) %
Revenues 207,608,998 207,520,061 88,937 0
Gross Profit 70,580,146 71,567,521 (987,375) (1)
Income from Operations 42,361,726 40,645,854 1,715,872 4
Non-Operating Income and Expenses 469,245 1,103,938 (634,693) (57)
Income Before Income Tax 42,830,971 41,749,792 1,081,179 3
Net Income 34,705,543 33,763,943 941,600 3
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of
Income Tax
1,174,916 1,442,506 (267,590) (19)
Total Comprehensive Income 35,880,459 35,206,449 674,010 2
Net Income Attributable to:
Stockholders of the Parent 33,406,130 32,788,546 617,584 2
Noncontrolling interests 1,299,413 975,397 324,016 33
Comprehensive Income Attributable to:
Stockholders of the Parent 34,598,348 34,225,076 373,272 1
Noncontrolling interests 1,282,111 981,373 300,738 31

Analysis for any variation plus and minus (+/-) 20%:

•Non-operating income and expenses decreased by 57%: primarily due to the decrease of interest income, the increase of interest expenses and the decrease of share of profits of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method.

•Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by 33% and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by 31%: primarily due to the increase of net income of CHPT in 2020.

Analysis of Parent-only Financial Performance for the most recent 2 years

Unit: NT\$'000
Year
Item
2020 2019 Variance (+/-) Amount Variance (+/-) %
Revenues 178,622,827 179,321,838 (699,011) 0
Gross Profit 61,416,583 63,265,562 (1,848,979) (3)
Income from Operations 39,539,657 38,345,865 1,193,792 3
Non-Operating Income and Expenses 1,343,772 1,916,727 (572,955) (30)
Income Before Income Tax 40,883,429 40,262,592 620,837 2
Net Income 33,406,130 32,788,546 617,584 2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of
Income Tax
1,192,218 1,436,530 (244,312) (17)
Total Comprehensive Income 34,598,348 34,225,076 373,272 1

Analysis for any variation plus and minus (+/-) 20%:

•Non-operating income and expenses decreased by 30%: primarily due to the decrease of interest income, the increase of interest expenses and the decrease of share of profits of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method.

3. Cash Flow

Analysis of Consolidated Cash Flows for the most recent 2 years

Unit: NT\$'000
Year
Item
2020 2019 Variance (+/-) Amount Variance (+/-) %
Cash & Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Year 34,049,643 27,644,780 6,404,863 23
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 74,455,956 72,426,685 2,029,271 3
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (68,253,689) (27,126,294) (41,127,395) 152
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities (9,801,699) (38,934,216) 29,132,517 (75)
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash
Equivalents
(30,556) 38,688 (69,244) (179)
Cash & Cash Equivalents, End of the Year 30,419,655 34,049,643 (3,629,988) (11)

Analysis for any variation plus and minus (+/-) 20%:

•Net cash used in investing activities increased by 152%: primarily due to the acquisition of the 5G mobile broadband license.

•Net cash used in financing activities decreased by 75%: primarily due to the issuance of bonds and commercial paper in 2020 to enrich working capital and to pay the 5G spectrum bid.

•Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents decreased by 179%: primarily due to the larger USD position held by subsidiaries and USD against NTD depreciated.

Analysis of Parent-only Cash Flows for the most recent 2 years

Year
Item
2020 2019 Variance (+/-) Amount Variance (+/-) %
Cash & Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Year 25,081,712 16,922,851 8,158,861 48
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 70,163,197 70,144,449 18,748 0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (66,481,394) (24,173,031) (42,308,363) 175
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities (8,673,462) (37,812,557) 29,139,095 (77)
Cash & Cash Equivalents, End of the Year 20,090,053 25,081,712 (4,991,659) (20)

Unit: NT\$'000

Analysis for any variation plus and minus (+/-) 20%:

•Net cash used in investing activities increased by 175%: primarily due to the acquisition of the 5G mobile broadband license.

•Net cash used in financing activities decreased by 77%: primarily due to the issuance of bonds and commercial paper in 2020 to enrich working capital and to pay the 5G spectrum bid.

Projected Consolidated Cash Flow for 2021

Unit: NT\$'000
Cash & Cash
Equivalents,
Projected Net Cash
Flow from Operating
Projected Total Projected Cash & Expected Remedy Plans for Negative Balance of
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Beginning of the
Year
Activities (Note) Cash Outflow (Note) End of the Year Cash Equivalents,
Investment Plans
Financing Plans
30,419,655 68,046,839 77,902,447 20,564,047 - -

Note:

  1. The above table is based on consolidated financial statements.

  2. Operating activities: Cash flows from operating activities expected to remain stable in 2021.

  3. Investing activities: Cash outflows from investing activities in 2021 are mainly on network infrastructure.

  4. Financing activities: Cash flows from financing activities in 2021 are mainly for cash dividend distribution and proceeds from borrowings.

4. Major Capital Expenditures and Impact for the most recent year

4.1 Major Capital Expenditures and Source of Funding

Unit: NT\$ billion
Actual or Planned Actual or Planned Date Actual or Expected Capital Expenditure
Actual or Planned Source of Capital Source of Capital of Completion 2020
(Actual)
2021
(Expected)
Domestic Fixed Communications (2020) Internal Funded December 2020 11.48 -
Mobile Communications (2020) Internal Funded December 2020 8.83 -
Internet (2020) Internal Funded December 2020 1.40 -
International Fixed Communications (2020) Internal Funded December 2020 0.78 -
Others (2020) Internal Funded December 2020 1.02 -
Domestic Fixed Communications (2021) Internal Funded December 2021 - 14.67
Mobile Communications (2021) Internal Funded December 2021 - 15.74
Internet (2021) Internal Funded December 2021 - 8.80
International Fixed Communications (2021) Internal Funded December 2021 - 2.22
Others (2021) Internal Funded December 2021 - 1.72

Note: The above table is based on consolidated financial statements.

4.2 Expected Benefits

  • (1) Further business development, focusing on enriching mobile broadband (including 5G), fixed network broadband, submarine cable and IDC services.
  • (2) Improve service quality, focusing on strengthening network service quality and customer service quality.
  • (3) Strengthen and expand the business's logistics support capabilities, focusing on research and development of technology applications and strengthening business expansion capabilities.
  • (4) Improve operational efficiency, focusing on strengthening network maintenance and operations, account management, enterprise digitization, asset activation, etc.

5.Investment Policies and Key Reasons for Profit / Loss for the most recent year; Improvement Plan and Future Investment Plan in the coming year

The Company's investment policies are consistent with its operational policies and development strategies, as well as complementary to its overall business and strategic goals, in order to enhance its core competencies, to accelerate new business initiatives and new market opportunities leveraging core strengths, thus achieving the Company's long term vision. In 2020, there were total 42 investee companies. Overall net investment income amounted to NT\$1.54 billion.

Generally speaking, the Company's investments will be integrated with its business development activities in order to achieve original investment objectives and synergies, while Investments are regularly evaluated for strategic and financial performance and investee companies that incurred losses will adopt improvement measures, and when necessary, a dissolution is implemented.

For more details, please also see page 71, Chapter III, Section 10, "Comprehensive Shareholding Information Relating to Company, Directors, Management, and Companies Affiliated through Direct and Indirect Investments" and page 123, Chapter VII, Section 1.1, "Consolidated Operation Report of the Company and Affiliates".

6. Analysis of Risk Management for the Most Recent Year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

6.1 Risk management structure and operation

The "Chunghwa Telecom Risk Management Rules" is designed in accordance with the COSO ERM structure including its eight elements and its four major objectives, namely, strategic objectives, operations objectives, financial reporting and legal compliances. The Rules was passed by the board of directors in 2006. To further enhancing the risk awareness and risk management, the Company has established the risk management committee in 2016, consisting of senior managers, which is responsible for supervising risk management and reporting as needed to the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board.

The Company's risk management operations are tracked and managed in accordance with the procedures of consciousness establishment, objective setting, event identification, risk analysis, risk assessment, risk response, control activities, information and communication, risk monitoring. The risk assessment and response is also incorporated into the implementation and measures of the Company's various business execution and management.

The policy, scope and the organization chart with its responsibilities of our risk management are listed below:

(1) Policy

To enhance the corporate governance, to formulate the strategies of risk management, to establish the integrity of risk management operations, to identify and manage risk events and to ensure the operating goals of the Company achieved.

(2) Scope

In order to meet control goals in the areas of strategy, operations, finances, and regulatory compliance, the Company analyzes sources of risk from variables from internal and external environments. A risk matrix is used to identify and analyze the opportunities and risks of the operating environment. Management teams use the results to establish strategies and objectives to conduct risk controls.

Recent risk issues include 5G operating risk, COVID-19 pandemic risk, cybersecurity and personal data protection risk, and climate change risks. Critical risks are closely tracked and managed by the committee to reduce risks to stakeholders.

(3) Organization chart with its responsibilites

The organization chart of our risk management is listed below:

(4) Operating situation

In 2020, the company held three committee meetings, focusing on corporate-level risks linked to the goals of business plan. The Company reported its annual risk management operations situation in the 9th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on November 6, 2020. To further address the issue of climate change, the Company launched a Task Force of "SBT(Science-based targets) & TCFD(Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) "in May 2020, which introduced a financial data framework from TCFD to strengthen data-driven decision-making processes. With this project, the Company become one of the first in the global telecomm industry to pass the BSI(British Standards Institution) TCFD compliance review with the highest level 5 honor.

According to the Company's risk management rules, regularly scheduled risk management education and training, as well as various risk management-related courses, are offered and held on a yearly basis, covering cybersecurity, occupational safety, information, internet, etc. In 2020, the Company began offering courses, including on-the-job risk management training, basic risk assessment classes,

Committee of Risk Management: President as the convener

  • Comprised of Senior Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents
  • Supervise the improvements of risk management
  • Approve the risks identified along with their priorities

Audit Unit: Audit Department

  • Audit the risk management independently
  • Report regularly to the Audit Committee of the Board

Management Unit: Departments within Headquarter

  • Identify and evaluate possible risks
  • Review plans of risk management from all branch offices
  • Track and manage the effectiveness of the risk management from all branch offices
  • Execution unit: Business Groups (including affiliated units)
  • Propose and execute risk management plan
  • Report the execution results to Management Unit

Executive Secretariat: Corporate Planning Department within Headquarter

  • Promote improvements in risk management mechanism and practices
  • Organize meetings of risk management committee
  • Analyze and report the execution results in risk management

and advanced risk assessment classes, to strengthen the company's risk management and control capabilities.

6.2 Cybersecurity Risks Management and Privacy Protection

(1) Recent key risk identification

Driven by emerging applied technologies (e.g., 5G applications, IoT, AI and cloud services), cybersecurity threats have evolved into multi-faceted mixed attacks. Any cybersecurity incident or privacy leakage will damage customers' rights and cause the Company with penalties and financial losses. In addition, malware attacks, which are often imbedded into supply chain software, have become more frequent and diverse, and would adversely impact business services or privacy leakage.

(2) Countermeasures

A. Organizational Operation

The Company has passed the government's administrative security and privacy protection checks and obtained thirdparty certifications (including ISO 27001 / ISO 27011 / BS10012 / CSA STAR Certification, the certificates

continue to be valid). Also, the "Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Steering Committee" has been established in Chunghwa Telecom. An SEVP-level officer is appointed by the Chairman as CISO to convene both "cybersecurity working group" and "personal data and privacy protection working group" periodically, oversee and manage protection of cybersecurity and privacy, and report to the Board regularly. Additionally, a "Cybersecurity department" has been established, which is responsible for regularly reviewing the Company's strategies and cybersecurity policies and regulations. Based on the results of internal and external risk assessments, this department should promote and measure the effectiveness of various protection measures and ensure that the company is on track to meet the "Zero Tolerance" goal for major cybersecurity and privacy incidents.

B. Cybersecurity Protection and Management

To ensure the security of ICT systems and critical infrastructure, the Company applied the NIST Cybersecurity Framework(CSF) and in accordance with domestic and international standards and regulations to establish "Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Risk Management Framework" for preventing possible risks and implementing effective measures for cybersecurity and privacy protection.

These include the following:

  • Implementing the appropriate risk management strategies, introducing security requirements into design phase (security by design), and practicing rigorous cybersecurity protection management. These are conducted while selecting and supervising suppliers in an appropriate manner, to ensure supply chain security and enhance privacy protection.
  • Deploying multi-layer, in-depth security protection and detection mechanisms, as well as the Intelligent Security Operation Center(SOC), to uncover malicious behaviors and hunt down possible cyber threats at an early hacking stage. Meanwhile, through threats intelligence gathering and early warning mechanisms, the Company will acknowledge cybersecurity incidents timely and process emergency incident response to have any damage controlled at a very early stage.
  • Conducting Red Team Security Assessments and joint cybersecurity defense with national-level C-ISAC, including IOCs and threat intelligences exchanging, malicious website taking down. Moreover, the Company participates in national-level drills of Critical Infrastructure to ensure the effectiveness, safety and resilience of system and data protection.

The Company's risk management committee tracks and manages risk control issues relating to cybersecurity and privacy protection on a monthly basis. When a risk is greater than our risk appetite, or no matter where there is a major crisis, the risk management committee's convener will report to our audit committee, and if necessary, report to our board of directors accordingly. In 2020, there were no incidents of material risks that impacted cybersecurity or privacy protection. Also, cyber insurance packages planned in 2020 are expected to be purchased in 2021.

C. Privacy Protection and Management

Pursuant to the "Privacy Policy" as well as related laws and regulations, the Company collects, processes, uses and protects personal and privacy data of customers within the scope clearly stated in the notification terms, and notifies customers of the scope of such collection and purpose of use in advance. There will be no arbitrary exchange, leasing or disclosure to any third party by any means. In accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and international standards, the Company has established the personal data protection management system, which includes performing new business risk assessment and building a strict and safety data protection system environment to prevent customer's data from being stolen, altered, or illegally used. In addition, the Company provides comprehensive education and training on data privacy protection to all employees.

6.3 Impact of Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange Rates, Inflation, and Mitigating Measures

(1) Impact on Company Profit and Loss

Items 2020
(NT\$'000, %)
Interest Income and Expenses, Net (90,141)
Foreign Exchange Gains / (Loss) (46,535)
Revenues 207,608,998
Income Before Income Tax 42,830,971
Interest Income and Expenses, Net as % of Revenues (0.04)%
Interest Income and Expenses, Net as % of Income Before
Tax
(0.21)%
Foreign Exchange Gains / (Loss) as % of Revenues (0.02)%
Foreign Exchange Gains / (Loss) as % of Income Before
Tax
(0.11)%

Note: The above table is based on consolidated financial statements.

  • (2) As of December 31, 2020, the subsidiaries have borrowed a total bank debt of NT\$1.67 billion with floating interest rates.
  • (3) The Company operates its financial plan based on a conservative manner. In an attempt to manage interest risk, the Company's interest-bearing liabilities are on fixed interest rates, with appropriate short-term and long-term debt arrangement. The Company's existing long-term liabilities are measured at amortized cost, and changes in interest rates will not affect cash flows and fair value, mitigating any significant impact on the Company as well. The Company will carefully adjust its financing strategy according to the interest rate fluctuation, in order to effectively control interest rate risks.
  • (4) In 2020, the Company primarily leveraged forward exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk.
  • (5) As Taiwan's M1b annual growth rate continues to rise on a monthly basis, the Company will continue to carefully monitor whether or not the subsequent trend will impact the inflation rate (CPI). The Company estimates that recent inflation should not have a major impact on its profits and losses.

6.4 Investment Policy for High-risk / Highleverage Financial Instruments, Loans, Debt Guarantees and Derivatives; Key Reasons for Related Gains / Losses, and Mitigating Measures

In 2020, the Company did not provide any loans to others. For details of the Company and subsidiary endorsements or guarantees to others, please refer to page 147 of this annual report (Chapter VIII, "8.0 Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report: Endorsements / Guarantees Provided," Overview Table). The Company is conservative and disciplined towards all derivative financial instruments, and forbids instruments with unlimited risk. The Company has established a decision-making authority hierarchy, key operating terms, and standard operating procedures, to serve as bases for financial instrument transactions.

6.5 Future Research & Development Plan and Projected Budget

In order to prepare for the Company's future business needs and technology readiness, the research and development expenses in 2021 are estimated to be NT\$2.8 billion. Key R&D items in 2021 cover technologies and corresponding innovative applications in different areas including 5G Standalone(SA) network, open 5G private network including open radio access network, ultra-high-speed fixed broadband network, softwarebased network, intelligent operation and management, voice and image AI, digital identity authentication, cyber security, big data analysis and prediction, intelligent IoT, AR/VR and MR, high-fidelity mobile hologram, digital replica and various 5G innovative applications.

6.6 Impact from Domestic and International Material Regulatory Changes and Development, Mitigating Measures

(1) Enforcement of the Telecommunications Management Act The "Telecommunications Management Act" was promulgated by the President on June 26, 2019. Except for certain articles regarding frequency allocation, the effective date of most of the articles of the "Telecommunications Management Act" was set by the Executive Yuan to be July 1, 2020, and the aforementioned articles regarding frequency allocation also became effective from November 1, 2020. The main topics of the "Telecommunications Management Act" include: the licensing/ approval system adopted in the telecommunications industry is replaced by the registration system in order to reduce barriers to enter into the telecommunications market; general enterprises undertake only the minimum necessary obligations, while the enterprises with significance in specific markets announced by the competent authority will be subject to the special obligations of a higher level of control; domestic roaming and frequency transfer, renting, lending, and sharing mechanisms are opened; the support in telecommunications construction given by the Telecommunications Act is scaled down. Within 3 years upon enforcement of the "Telecommunications Management Act", the existing telecommunications enterprises shall register themselves with the NCC for the transition into being governed by the "Telecommunications Management Act". The transition registration filed by the Company was approved by the NCC on September 30, 2020, and the Company has begun to provide services according to the "Telecommunications Management Act" since then.

Impact on the Company: The "Telecommunications Management Act" reduces the barriers to enter into the telecommunications market. At the same time, it opens up domestic roaming as well as the flexible usage of bandwidth frequencies, enabling telecommunications enterprises to share resources. It is expected that the telecommunications market will experience more intensified competition. In addition, compared to the general enterprises on which the restrictions and duties imposed are substantially loosen, the Company, as may be regarded by the competent authority as the enterprise with significance in specific telecommunications service markets, may be required to undertake the special obligations of a higher level of control. Furthermore, the Telecommunications Management Act scales down the support in telecommunications construction under the

Telecommunications Act, which may increase the difficulties in developing telecommunications network construction.

The Company's countermeasures: The Company is accelerating its strategic transformation, diversifying its business for the long-term, and will leverage differentiated and new services to strengthen its competitive advantages in the market.

(2) Announcement of the Adjustment Coefficient for Telecommunications Tariff (X Value) by the NCC

Based on the price cap method, the NCC announced a new round of adjustment coefficient for telecommunications tariff (X Value) on March 5, 2020, effective from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2024. For the monthly rental fees of xDSL and FTTx (excluding ADSL and the circuits with download speed at and below 12Mbps and the circuits with download speed at and over 300Mbps) applicable to the dominant market providers of local network business and long distance network business, the X value was set to be 2.15%; for the digital line monthly rental fees, private peering fees and the fees of other wholesale services, the X value was set to be 7.48%. As for other major tariffs applicable to dominant market providers, the X value was set to be ΔCPI, which means that price increase for those tariffs is prohibited.

Impact on the Company: The consecutive decrease in some of the fixed line tariffs causes impact on the revenue of the Company.

The Company's countermeasures: The Company is dedicated in promoting up-to-date value-added services and seizing commercial opportunities in the market to moderate the impact on the revenue of the Company.

(3) Promulgation of the Upper Limit on Access Charge for Mobile Broadband Operators by the NCC

On December 14, 2020, the NCC enacted the "Upper Limit on Access Charge for Mobile Broadband Operators", announcing that the upper limit on mobile access charge shall decrease year by year during January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023, from NTD 0.571 per minute in 2020 to NTD 0.525 per minute, NTD 0.482 per minute, and NTD 0.443 per minute respectively.

Impact on the Company: The decrease of the upper limit on mobile access charge during 2021 to 2023 will reduce not only the revenue but also the expenses of the Company, and may cause impact on the service price within the mobile market.

The Company's countermeasures: The Company will comply with relevant laws and regulations, keep eye on the market trends, and timely launch various service packages.

(4) Publication of the Draft of the "Regulations

Governing Internet Audiovisual Services" by the NCC On July 22, 2020, the draft of the "Regulations Governing Internet Audiovisual Services" was publicized by the NCC for soliciting opinions from the public. The main provisions of the drafted Regulations include: the scope of applicable objects and required registration; disclosure of material information; prohibition against improper content; self-disciplinary requirements; and the counseling and encouragement measures. To prevent the Internet audiovisual service (hereinafter referred to as the "OTT service") providers of the Mainland China from providing services in Taiwan without obtaining approval according to the "Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area", the drafted Regulations prohibit the telecommunications enterprises or relevant Internet service providers from providing any equipment or service to the aforementioned OTT service providers or their agents, and ask the telecommunications enterprises or relevant Internet service providers to take necessary actions in accordance with the notice of the competent authority.

Impact on the Company: As a telecommunications enterprise, the Company may need to take necessary actions in cooperation with the competent authority.

The Company's countermeasures: If the draft is approved in its current form by the Legislative Yuan, the Company will comply with the Regulations.

6.7 Impacts from the Evolution of Technology and Industry Development, and Mitigating Measures

New technology and new applications will bring both challenges and opportunities to the industry. With continued investments in R&D, the Company is able to grasp emerging technology trends, using them as a base to further develop new services, increase revenue sources, and maximize shareholder value.

(1) Fiber Access and Transmission Network Technology

Due to market demand for video and smart home services, cable operator competition for 1Gbps broadband, and compliance with the government's DIGI+ initiative objective of "90% 1Gbps coverage by 2020 and 90% 2Gbps coverage by 2025", the Company continued to expand its business by increasing broadband speeds, actively constructing fiber in more areas, and expanding coverage. The Company also introduced new technology such as XGS-PON in order to provide customers with ultra-high-speed broadband internet access services, solidifying its competitive advantage in broadband, and creating additional high-speed broadband service revenues and profits. At the same time, to meet increasing traffic demand from

broadband customers, the Optical Transport Network (OTN) has been increased from 100Gbps per wavelength to 200Gbps per wavelength, with future upgrades planned to provide more than 400Gbps per wavelength. In addition, the Company is launching residential Wi-Fi that is incorporated with fixed and mobile networks for home networking, and integrated with digital convergence services and product bundles, such as MOD, Hami Video, KKBOX, and smart speaker (i-Bobby). This will help differentiate the broadband internet access products and create more broadband value-added service revenues and profits. In addition, in response to the evolution of international submarine cable transmission systems towards a higher wavelength standard, the company has also continued to invest in new large-bandwidth international submarine cables (such as SJC2). In the future, it will provide better circuit cost advantages to support international business opportunities.

(2) SDN/NFV Network Technology

Network technology is evolving towards open architecture, programmability, and virtualization, of which Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technology have become the development focus for telecommunication service providers around the world. The Company has successfully completed its research and development of ICT Infra services and established comprehensive SDN management and control, Software Defined Data Center (SDDC), MANagement and Organization (MANO), Orchestrator, and other cloud network compatible technologies. Also, the Company will introduce 5G mobile networks, fixed communication networks, and data networks to SDN and cloud-network compatible structure accordingly.

In December 2020, the company cooperated with VMware to jointly expand the software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) market and promote intelligent services for global enterprise cloud servers, making the network environment for multinational enterprises more secure and flexible.

(3) Next Generation Wireless Technology

With the rapid advancement of wireless technology, the Company has made long-term commitments to the R&D of advanced technology, including participation in domestic and international 4G/5G organizations for standard formulation and R&D, including 3GPP and NGMN, in order to understand the development of next generation mobile communications technology. At the same time, the Company continues to lead in promoting 4G LTE and 5G NR technology and evolution, including the first global LTE-WLAN Aggregation (LWA) 4G+Wi-Fi surfing service, Voice over LTE (VoLTE) highdefinition voice service, exclusive 5 Carrier Aggregation (5CA) technology, and self-developed IoT platform for the promotion

of NB-IoT and CatM1 IoT services. For 5G network construction, the Company has exclusively imported advanced Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN) architecture and studied further the evolution of the future Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture. Furthermore, the Company has begun to invest in 6G related technology research and development, such as that of low-orbit satellites.

The international standard organization 3GPP completed the first phase and final stages of implanting 5G standards in June 2019 and July 2020, respectively. The Company continued its 5G development momentum, and in January 2018 established the "Taiwan 5G Industry Development Alliance– Chunghwa Telecom Pilot Team," uniting nearly 70 domestic and international industry, government, academic, and research organizations and industry alliances, building an end-to-end 5G industrial chain for testing new applications. In 2020 the Company achieved the goal of 5G commercialization and accelerated the launch of 5G services and development, maintaining its leadership in the promotion of telecommunication services in Taiwan.

On February 21, 2020, the NCC completed its first wave of 5G auctions, releasing the 3.5GHz, 270MHz, and 28GHz frequencies for bandwidths of 1,600MHz. The Company secured the broadest bandwidth in the 3.5GHz and 28GHz frequencies, launched 5G network construction, and launched 5G services on June 30, 2020. This has helped to consolidate the Company's market position, enhance the user experience, innovate applications and services, and link industry verticals, establishing long-term advantages in mobile broadband services and development.

(4) IPTV/OTT Media Services Technology

Due to the rise of OTT and connected TV, the MOD/OTT service platform is providing consumers with more user-friendly UX/ UI and new functions. The platform uses big data analysis to accurately recommend films to users and integrate multi-screen devices for smart home video and audio applications, providing ubiquitous viewing experiences and comprehensive, synergistic services. At the same time, the MOD/OTT service platform will provide high-quality digital content and ultra-high-definition (4K) on-demand video, live video, and interactive video services. It will develop innovative services and new business opportunities by partnering with domestic film and software providers and conducting R&D.

MOD application services are trending toward TV app expansion and will integrate internet technology advantages, such as ondemand OTT network video and audio, live concerts, social network sharing, cloud gaming, augmented reality applications, video recommendations, and advertising. Meanwhile, to further

develop MOD application services, the Company will integrate multi-screen equipment (such as tablet computers, smart phones, OTT box, smart glasses, etc.) to provide multi-screen mobileapplication users with new experiences. Additionally, MOD application services will be incorporated with smart speakers to launch health management and care, smart voice control, house automation, and other services, in order to fulfill future smart home living and entertainment demands.

(5) AR/VR Technology

As fixed-line broadband service with speed over 100 Mbps and mobile 4G/5G services have become increasingly popular, internet access services have been able to provide sufficient bandwidth for the delivery of more immersive streaming content. AR/VR content services have become online services, providing an immersive audio-visual entertainment experience at home and in other places. In terms of VR applications, the Hami VR audio-visual entertainment system launched in 2020 allows fans to easily experience the virtual idol performances with their own eyes. In the future, immersive content services such as online VR movies and VR games are also expected to be developed.

In terms of AR application services, the year 2020 was characterized by alliances with content providers to launch "AI Smart Coach" services. Under such services, both the coach's and user's images are displayed at the same time, using AI technology to measure the accuracy of body movements and adjust them while exercising. Online coaches are now personal trainers for the home. In terms of enterprise applications, AR remote collaboration has been introduced in factories and maintenance fieldwork to improve efficiency. In the field of educational and cultural exhibitions, it has been used to promote AR learning environments and AR smart guide services.

(6) Cloud Computing Technology

The cloud business, which is used by over 3,000 enterprise clients and individual users, continued to promote the three major international public cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP in 2020. In addition, the Company is exploring business opportunities in emerging markets through the bundling of products and solutions. In 2020, the Company won the Frost & Sullivan annual "Best Cloud Service Infrastructure Award in Taiwan" for the first time, and with the VMware Cloud Verify certification, the Company's service quality has been recognized internationally. In terms of corporate and government market promotions, with the cooperation of hicloud and the three major public cloud companies, the Company assisted government organizations, schools, telecommunication industries and small and mid-sized enterprises to quickly migrate to the

cloud in 2020. In 2021, the Company intends to focus on AI PaaS (Platform as a Service) smart analysis and multi-cloud platform integration, actively assist enterprise clients with their digital transformation and will also build its own private cloud through the SDDC service to meet data access demand.

The Company participated in the Ministry of Commerce Industry Commission's 2020 preferred supplier of cloud services survey. The Company ranked at the top of the "Cloud Virtual Resource" category for six consecutive years, and has become the first choice for government procurement. In addition, the Company obtained the AWS MSP qualification in December 2020. In January 2021, the Company also became the first telecommunications company in Greater China to obtain the acclaimed 'Azure Expert Managed Services Provider' Award as a result of its cloud, AI and consulting services enhancements, which can further expand future revenue opportunities.

(7) Internet of Things, IoT Technology

The Company has been focused on IoT development for over 10 years. In addition to the independent development of its AIoT platform with key technologies such as cloud, information security, big data, AI, AR, and other key technologies, the Company has also introduced cross-sector industry & academic partnerships and applications. The Company is actively involved in developing the respective ecosystems for smart homes/ buildings, smart energy, smart transportation, smart cities, smart healthcare, in order to create a new digital era.

At the current stage, the Company is ready to provide comprehensive IoT services that can fulfill customer demand and provide NB-IoT, Cat-M1, and fixed-network broadband transmission services, in order to fulfill various industry demands. In addition, the Company holds the AIoT Hackathons contest and the innovation applications contest every year to promote the CHT AIoT platform. Up until now, the CHT AIoT platform has been able to accumulate more than 6,600 customers and manage over 600,000 devices across smart transportation, smart tourism, smart agriculture, smart security, smart environment, smart buildings, and smart homes.

(8) Artificial Intelligence, AI Technology

Artificial intelligence services and products are more intelligent and humane. In response to this technological and industry change, the Company has invested in the deployment of artificial intelligence, focusing on smart customer service, smart maintenance, smart security, semantic AI cloud, and other application areas. The Company has launched a customer service chatbot and semantic AI cloud service, combining

them with telecom mobile signals, cloud image big data, and IoT technology to provide travel time estimation, traffic flow analysis, smart city, and other innovative applications and services. This will increase revenues from emerging businesses.

(9) Big Data

The Company has integrated internal telecom data, external public opinion data, and public government information to build a complete data lake; meanwhile, the Company has provided accurate construction information for mobile base stations through the analysis of big data in network construction. In this regard, the quality and speed of Chunghwa Telecom's services are ahead of those of other competitors. With the power of big data analysis, the Company is able to assist customers to deal with different customer groups, engage in the precision marketing of new products, direct service towards customers on the fence to improve retention rates, and increase the value of loyal customers, driving business growth. In addition, through big data analysis, the Company can establish omni-channel recommending systems for retailing, networking, and customer service, personalizing auto recommendation services to improve channel sales performance.

6.8 Impact of Corporate Image Changes on Crisis Management, Mitigating Measures

  • (1) The company enhances its high-quality corporate image continuously.
  • (2) The Company maintains its dedication to providing foundational infrastructure and industry services, complying with government regulations, strengthening corporate governance, and has established in stakeholder minds a reputation of high quality, reliability, and trust, and in 2020 received multiple domestic and international awards and recognition in areas including trust, service, innovation, and CSR.

https://www.cht.com.tw/zh-tw/home/cht/about-cht/award-andrecognition/award

6.9 Expected Benefits and Risks from Mergers, Mitigating Measures

(1) Expected Benefits

The Company plans to focus on strategic investments that are complementary to its business and strategic goals, in order to expand its business scope, increase sustainable growth and profitability.

(2) Potential Risks

The Company may not realize the benefits from its investments, due to lack of information or inaccurate information, thus adversely affect its business and financial performance.

(3) Mitigating Measures

  • A. Prevent lack of information or inaccurate information for investment evaluation
  • Establish detailed evaluation SOP, with necessary reviews and revisions depending on the actual outcome.
  • For investment due diligence and valuation, the Company may engage professional legal counsel, certified public accountant, and investment bankers in order to enhance the overall evaluation process.

B. Minimize investment related material under-performance

  • Assist investment subsidiaries in establishing risk management system, conduct periodic analysis of the subsidiaries' operational performance and risk factors, in order to better manage the subsidiaries' achievements.
  • Conduct periodic review of the investment subsidiaries' actual performances against the original projection in order to better supervise and formulate possible contingency plans.
  • Establish acceptable business coordination practices between the Company and its affiliates, in order to maximize group synergies and improve the performances of investment subsidiaries.

6.10 Expected Benefits and Risks from Plant Facility Expansion, Mitigating Measures

Not applicable as the Company is not a manufacturer.

6.11 Concentration Risks from Supplying and Sourcing, Mitigating Measures

For consumers who purchase terminal devices such as mobile handsets, tablets, etc., and if the pricing or other factors of these devices do not fulfill consumer expectations, then the Company may incur inventory risks. The mitigating measures are as follows:

  • (1) The Company procures terminal devices according to the contracts and actual orders that are placed in batches depending on pricing, sales status, and inventory level. Any unpaid balance is considered a cancellation with automatic contract termination, thus effectively controlling Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) inventory.
  • (2) Inventory management: consistently track product sales and inventory turnover, with periodic reporting of sourcing/sales/ inventory status.
  • (3) Pricing adjustment: effective pricing controls are established based on sales management policy, current market demand, supply status, as well as the competitive situation.
  • (4) Form business alliances to increase effective sales channels and promotions: collaborate with vendors in other industries in order to increase revenue streams.

6.12 Impacts and Risks from Significant Changes in Shareholdings of Directors and Major Shareholders Holding More Than 10% of Shares Outstanding, and Mitigating Measures

None.

6.13 Impacts and Risks from Changes in Management Control, Mitigating Measures None.

6.14 Significant Lawsuits and Material Non-Litigious Matters

None.

6.15 Other Major Risks and Mitigating Measures

In 2020, Taiwan experienced the Typhoon Mekkhala and Typhoon Atsani. During these disasters, the Company formed emergency response teams to direct manpower and resources towards proactively enacting disaster emergency repair and support, and to ensure the speedy recovery of normal telecommunications services for customers.

The impacts of natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, and tropical storms on network operations, and its countermeasures, include:

(1) Potential Risks

Taiwan is located in a region that is susceptible to natural disasters, and various telecommunications infrastructure could easily suffer damage. Once a disaster area's communications suffer large scale damage, then customers could be disconnected from communications and disaster alerts, and even become isolated from communications, severely impacting disaster relief, lives, property, security, and the Company's operations.

(2) Mitigating Measures

  • A. "Disaster Emergency Response and Management Plan" The Company has completed a "Natural Disaster Emergency Response and Repair Plan" in order to enable measures such as a disaster prevention organization, disaster relief resource preparation and dispatching, and emergency management and repair processes, with roles and responsibilities established accordingly, to serve as the basis of emergency management and repair activity for all units within the Company and to quickly restore basic communications services in disaster areas, provide connections to emergency support, and minimize communications services disruption time.
  • B. Fixed Communication

In order to prevent disaster losses from spreading, the

Company has enacted measures such as strengthening multi-routing repeater transmission for remote regions, wireless routing backups, increasing power backup capacity, and international and domestic submarine cable system backups, in order to promote the level of overall disaster prevention and defense capabilities. In addition, annual drills are conducted on network and equipment dispatch and repairs in order to increase familiarity with disaster preparedness and relief, and lower losses caused by disasters.

C. Mobile Communication

If a natural disaster causes mobile communication disruptions, the Company has prepared microwave and satellite systems (that can be carried by individuals or transported by helicopters) to provide transmissions or be used with heavy-duty off-road vehicles as base stations, and are able to, depending on the severity of the disasters, serve as mobile base stations to establish communications with the outside world within a short period of time. In addition, there are targeted measures for important one-way traffic arteries, such as the Suhua, Nanhui, and Alishan highways, such as strengthening base station construction in those areas, duplicate radio wave coverage, and periodic disaster prevention drills, in order to ensure mobile communication network operation and increase natural disaster defense resilience.

The Company's "Emergency Response SMS System" service can distribute emergency alerts to designated areas, proactively informing residents to avoid or to prepare to evacuate out of disaster areas to promote safety of people and property. The system has received high ratings from the public and has been adopted by the Directorate General of Highways for the Suhua Highway. Furthermore, it has been used by various government entities (such as city governments, the Water Department, Taiwan Power, and the Fire Department) for disaster relief drills, demonstrating its high quality, and received recognition from the government and the public.

D. Data Communication

The Company's HiNet network employs multiple routers and highly reliable backup networks, with realtime surveillance to manage router traffic flow. In international routing, multiple distributed submarine routers are employed in order to avoid obstructions and bottle necks arising from single-point failures. At the same time, the Company collaborates closely with international providers in order to improve direct international connection bandwidth and increase international internet communications quality.

  • Special Disclosures 7 1. Affiliated Companies in 2020 2. Private Placement Securities in the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. The Company's Shares Held or Disposed by Subsidiaries in the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. Material Impact, pursuant to Article 36-3-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, on Shareholders' Equity or Share Price in the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. Other Supplementary Information

Special Disclosures

1. Affiliated Companies in 2020

1.1 Consolidated Operation Report of the Company and Affiliates

(1) Organization Structure

(2) Affiliates Profiles

As of December 31, 2020
Affiliate Name Date of
Incorporation
Address Paid-in Capital Primary Business Operation
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd.
(B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia") (Note1)
01/13/2006 Tortola, British Virgin Islands USD12,996,000 Investment
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. ("CHC")
(Note1)
12/08/2010 Room 2702-03, CC WuBuilding, 302-
8 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
USD12,663,000 Investment
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.
("CTC") (Note 1)
03/28/2011 Room 1009B, Longemont building, No.
1118, Yan'an West Road, Changning,
Shanghai, China
RMB39,376,000 Integrated information and
communication solution services for
enterprise clients, and intelligent
energy network service
CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd. ("CHYP")
01/18/2007 9F., No. 89-1, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da'an
Dist., Taipei 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$150,000,000 Digital information supply services
and advertisement services
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("DHT") 08/18/2004 Unit A, 7/F., Tower A, Billion Centre,
No. 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon
Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
HKD402,590,000 International private leased circuit,
IP VPN service, and IP transit
services
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.
("CHTG")
03/14/2002 2107 N. 1st St. Ste. 580, San Jose, CA
95131, USA
USD6,000,000 International private leased circuit,
internet services, and transit services
Affiliate Name Date of
Incorporation
Address Paid-in Capital Primary Business Operation
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
("CHSI")
05/15/2002 No. 2-1, Aly. 8, Ln. 85, Sec.3, Muzha
Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei City 116,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$600,000,000 Providing system integration services
and telecommunications equipment
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED") 02/12/2008 1F., No. 89-1, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da'an
Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$3,000,000,000 Planning and development of real
estate and intelligent buildings, and
property management
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.
("CHTS")
07/09/2008 331 North Bridge Road, #03-05,
Odeon Towers Singapore 188720
SGD26,383,000 International private leased circuit,
IP VPN service, and IP transit
services
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.
("CHTJ")
09/22/2008 Level 5, Asagawa Building 2-1-17
Shiba Daimon,Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-
0012 Japan
JPY50,000,000 International private leased circuit,
IP VPN service, and IP transit
services
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.
("CHTV")
05/31/2011 Room 703, 7th Floor, 3D VN, Duy Tan
St., Dich Vong Hau Ward, Cau Giay
Dist., Ha Noi, Vietnam 123000
VND
104,137,000,000
Intelligent energy network saving
solutions, international circuit, and
ICT services
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. ("HHI") 01/28/2013 8F., No.88, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da'an
Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$180,000,000 Telecommunications engineering,
sales agent of mobile phone plan,
application and other business
services
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
("CHTT")
03/03/2017 65/131 16th Floor Chamnan Phenjati
Business Centre, Rama 9 Rd., Huay
Kwang Dist., Bangkok 10310 Thailand
THB 130,000,000 International private leased circuit,
IP VPN service, ICT and cloud VAS
services
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI") 05/03/2002 6F., No. 88, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da'an
Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$765,000,000 Investment
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.
("CHPT")
08/26/2005 No. 15, Gongye 3rd Rd., Pingzhen Dist.,
Taoyuan City 324, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$327,890,220 Production and sale of
semiconductor testing components
and printed circuit board
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA
Corporation ("CHPT (US)")
07/27/2010 3120 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 110,
Santa Clara, CA, 95054, U.S.A
USD4,000 Design and after-sale services of
semiconductor testing components
and printed circuit board
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. ("CHPT (JP)") 01/15/2013 Asakawa Building 5th Floor, 2-1-
17 Shiba Daimon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
JPY6,000,000 Related services of electronic parts,
machinery processed products and
printed circuit board
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd. ("CHPT
(International)")
07/31/2013 Nova Sage Chambers, PO Box 3018,
Level 2, CCCS Building, Beach Road,
Apia, SAMOA
USD3,700,000 Wholesale and retail of electronic
materials, and Investment
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology
Ltd. ("STET")
11/25/2013 16 th Building ,Unit 802B No. 1000,
JinHai Road., Pudong New District,
Shanghai China
USD1,600,000 Design of printed circuit board and
related consultation service
Su Zhou Precision Test Tech. Ltd.
("SZPT")
07/03/2019 Building A12, No. 200, Xingpu Road,
Shengpu Town, Yuanqu, Wuzhong
District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu China
USD2,000,000 Assembly, process and sale circuit
board, design of printed circuit board
and related consultation service
CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC") 12/14/2017 8F., No. 88, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da'an
Dist.,Taipei 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$299,000,000 Computing equipment installation,
wholesale of computing and
business machinery equipment and
software, management consulting
services, data processing services,
digital information supply services
and internet identify services
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co.,
Ltd. ("CLPT")
07/28/2016 No. 6, Ziqiang 7th Rd., Zhongyi Vil.,
Zhongli Dist., Taoyuan City 32063,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$94,000,000 Production and sale of electronic
components and finished products
CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF") 01/19/1991 No. 250, Yangguang St., Neihu Dist.,
Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$702,458,810 IDC, Data, Voice and Cloud
Chief International Corp. ("CIC") 05/27/2008 Gound Floor NPF Building, Beach
Road, Apia, Samoa
USD200,000 Telecommunications and Internet
service
Affiliate Name Date of
Incorporation
Address Paid-in Capital Primary Business Operation
Unigate Telecom Inc. ("Unigate") 07/03/1999 No. 250, Yangguang St., Neihu Dist.,
Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$2,000,000 Telecommunications and Internet
service
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd.
("SCT")
01/30/2015 Room B09,6F., No. 55,Jilong Road,
Free Trade Pilot Area, Shanghai, China
RMB2,000,000 Telecommunications and Internet
service
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD") 08/31/2011 8F., No. 88, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da'an
Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$100,000,000 Providing diversified family
education digital services
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.
("SHE")
02/02/2000 10F., No. 106, Zhouzi St., Neihu Dist.,
Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$147,236,210 Software design services, internet
contents production and play, and
motion picture production and
distribution
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.
("CHST")
07/01/2011 Room 3B-38, 3F., No. 5, Sec.5, Xinyi
Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$40,000,000 Design, development and production
of Automatic License Plate
Recognition software and hardware
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO") 05/18/1979 2F., No. 531, Zhongzheng Rd., Xindian
Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
NT\$2,582,527,000 Handset and peripherals retailer;
sales of CHT mobile phone plans as
an agent
Senao International (Samoa) Holding
Ltd. ("SIS")
12/15/2009 P.O.Box 217, Apia, Samoa USD74,975,000 International investment
Senao International HK Ltd. ("SIHK") 12/28/2009 Suite 2701-08, 27/F., Shui On Centre,
Nos. 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai,
Hong Kong
USD74,840,000 International investment
Senao International Trading (Shanghai)
Co., Ltd. ("SITS")(Note 2)
01/12/2011 Room 401, Building 14, No. 470,
Guiping Road, Xuhui Dist., Shanghai
City, China
USD32,000,000 Sale of information and
communication technologies
products
Youth Co., Ltd. ("Youth") 10/04/1996 No.13, Sec. 1, Bade Rd., Zhongzheng
Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$154,000,000 Sale of information and
communication technologies
products
ISPOT Co., Ltd. ("ISPOT") 09/05/2012 No. 13, Sec. 1, Bade Rd., Zhongzheng
Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$10,727,000 Sale of information and
communication technologies
products
Youyi Co., Ltd. ("Youyi") 06/12/2012 2F., No. 13, Sec. 1, Bade
Rd.,Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$21,354,000 Maintenance of information and
communication technologies
products
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Aval") 10/05/2015 6F., No. 533, Zhongzheng Rd., Xindian
Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
NT\$100,600,000 Sale of information and
communication technologies
products
WIIN Technologies Co.,Ltd. ("Wiin") 09/12/2019 6F., No. 533, Zhongzheng Rd., Xindian
Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
NT\$29,550,000 Sale of information and
communication technologies
products
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd.
("SENYOUNG")
11/22/2017 2F., No. 531, Zhongzheng Rd., Xindian
Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
NT\$59,000,000 Property and liability insurance
agency
Senaolife Insurance Agent Co., Ltd.
("Senaolife ")
11/29/2019 2F., No. 531, Zhongzheng Rd., Xindian
Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
NT\$29,500,000 Life insurance agency
International Integrated Systems, Inc.
("IISI")
04/10/2008 6F., No.7, Sec. 2, Xianmin Blvd.,
Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City 220,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$726,745,210 IT solution provider, IT application
consultation, system integration and
package solution
Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd.
("IESA")
01/25/2010 Portcullis TrustNet Chambers, P.O. Box
1225, Apia, Samoa
USD795,000 Investment
IISI Investment Co., Ltd. ("IICL") (Note3) 05/17/2001 Level 3, Alexander House, 35
Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius
USD2,440,000 Investment
Affiliate Name Date of
Incorporation
Address Paid-in Capital Primary Business Operation
Unitronics Technology Corporation
("UTC")
12/06/1990 3F, No. 133, Sec. 4, Minsheng E.
Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NT\$50,670,440 Development and maintenance of
information system
International Integrated Systems (Hong
Kong) Limited ("IEHK") (Note3)
02/10/2010 Suites 2302-6, 23/F Great Eagle
Centre, 23 Harbour Road, Wanchai,
Hong Kong
USD780,000 Investment and engaging in technical
consulting service
Leading Tech Co., Ltd. ("LTCL") (Note3) 06/05/2001 Level 3, Alexander House, 35
Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius
USD3,160,000 Investment
Leading Systems Co., Ltd. ("LSCL")
(Note3)
07/18/2001 Level 3, Alexander House, 35
Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius
USD3,000,000 Investment
International Integrated Systems (SH)
Ltd. ("IISS") (Note3)
09/24/2001 NO. 1618, Yishan Road, Minhang
District, Shanghai, China
USD1,500,000 Development and maintenance of
information system
Huiyu SH Management Consultancy Co.,
Ltd. ("HSMC") (Note3)
07/05/2016 2 Room 2105 at 1164 Road outside
Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
RMB3,000,000 Development and maintenance of
information system

Note 1: In August 2020, CTC, CHC and Prime Asia were given the approval to terminate and dissolve their businesses in sequence; the liquidation processes have been initiated. Note 2: SITS was approved to terminate and dissolve its business in December 2020; liquidation of SITS is still in progress.

Note 3: In September 2020, IISI's board of directors resolved that HSMC, IEHK, IISS, LSCL, LTCL, and IICL should terminate and dissolve their businesses in sequence; the respective liquidation processes have been initiated. Among these companies, HSMC completed its liquidation in December 2020.

(3) Companies presumed to have a Relationship of Control and Subordination with Chunghwa Telecom None.

(4) Industries covered by Affiliates' Business Operation

Industries covered by the Company's affiliates are primarily telecommunication related services, including advanced technology, production, marketing and enhanced services, in order to enable Chunghwa Telecom to continue creating synergies, to innovate and to provide the best offerings for its clients and consumers, as well as to ensure its leading market position.

(5) Affiliates' Directors, Supervisors and Executives Names and Shareholdings

As of December 31, 2020
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd.
(B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia") (Note1)
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan- Kai Chen
1,301 100%
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. ("CHC")
(Note1)
Director Representative of Prime Asia Investments Group
Ltd.: Yuan- Kai Chen
1,266 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.:
Hsu-Hui Ho
- 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.:
Chih-Cheng Chien
- 100%
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. Director Representative of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.:
Kuan-Chun Hsieh
- 100%
("CTC")(Note 1) Director Representative of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.:
Ting-Ming Lin
- 100%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.:
Jian Teng
- 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.:
Wei-Ting Chen
- 100%
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Shih
Chung Chang
15,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Quen-Zong Wu
15,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Yih
Chyau Kuo
15,000,000 100%
CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd. ("CHYP")
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chien-Chih Chen
15,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Yen
Hsiang Hun
15,000,000 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kai Chen
15,000,000 100%
General Manager Cheng-Hsien Han - -
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming-Shih Chen
402,590,005 100%
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("DHT") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ying-Ming Wu
402,590,005 100%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsuan-Lung Liu
402,590,005 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsueh-Lan Wu
6,000,000 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.
("CHTG")
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Jung-Kuei Chen
6,000,000 100%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Phoebe Wang
6,000,000 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming-Te Wu
60,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Jeu-Yih Jeng
60,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chih-Cheng Lo
60,000,000 100%
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
("CHSI")
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kai Chen
60,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chi-Hsien Huang
60,000,000 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Mei-Ling Yeh
60,000,000 100%
General Manager Chung-Lin Yu - -
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chau-Young Lin
300,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Wei-Kuo Hong
300,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsu-Hui Ho
300,000,000 100%
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Edward Chou
300,000,000 100%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Jiunn-Der Lee
300,000,000 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Kuo-Chiang Chung
300,000,000 100%
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Chih
Cheng Chien
26,382,976 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.
("CHTS")
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chung-Tair Chow
26,382,976 100%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsuan-Lung Liu
26,382,976 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kuang Tu
1,000 100%
("CHTJ") Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Escudo Pai
1,000 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsueh-Lan Wu
- 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming Jhong
- 100%
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.
("CHTV")
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsuan-Lung Liu
- 100%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Wen
Jang Yang
- 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Kuo
Chiang Chung
- 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Tian
Tsair Su
18,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chung–Yung Kang
18,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Yi
Fong Chang
18,000,000 100%
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. ("HHI") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Jung-Yi Chen
18,000,000 100%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Hui
Pao Huang
18,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kuang Tu
18,000,000 100%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ruey-Shu Chiu
18,000,000 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Chi
Hsien Huang
18,000,000 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsueh-Lan Wu
Ying-Ming Wu
1,300,000 100%
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
("CHTT")
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Ying
Ming Wu
1,300,000 100%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Wen
Jang Yang
1,300,000 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ruey-Tsang Lee
68,085,000 89%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Hsu
Hui Ho
68,085,000 89%
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Rong-Syh Lin
68,085,000 89%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kai Chen
68,085,000 89%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Yen
Chih Ting
68,085,000 89%
Supervisor Li-Chia Kuo - -
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.:
Kuo-Feng Lin
11,229,884 34%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.:
Jhao-Yang Lin
11,229,884 34%
Director Representative of MediaTek Capital Corp.:
Huan-Jhen Chen
351,000 1%
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.
("CHPT")
Director /
General Manager
Scott Huang 861,594 3%
Independent Director Chung-Fern Wu - -
Independent Director Wen-Nan Tsan - -
Independent Director Kenneth H. C. Chiu - -
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.: Eric Chien
400,000 100%
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.: Daphne Hsu
400,000 100%
Corporation ("CHPT (US)") Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.: Scott Huang
400,000 100%
General Manager Brian Chang - -
Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.: Haku Cheng
600 100%
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. ("CHPT JP") Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.: Scott Huang
600 100%
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd. ("CHPT International")
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.: Scott Huang
3,700,000 100%
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.: Scott Huang
- 100%
Ltd. ("STET") Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.: Daphne Hsu
- 100%
Chairman /
General Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.: Scott Huang
- 100%
Su Zhou Precision Test Tech. Ltd. Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.: Eric Chien
- 100%
("SZPT") Director Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.: Strong Hsueh
- 100%
Supervisor Representative of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.: Daphne Hsu
- 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming-Shih Chen
24,000,000 80%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hong-Chan Ma
24,000,000 80%
CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chau-Young Lin
24,000,000 80%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Li-Show Wu
24,000,000 80%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chin-Fu Hung
24,000,000 80%
Supervisor Shu-Ling Chen - -
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kuang Tu
7,050,000 75%
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co., Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Jung-Kuei Chen
7,050,000 75%
Ltd. ("CLPT") Director /
General Manager
Chia-Chien Lin 870,000 9%
CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF") Supervisor Wei-Ting Chen - -
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yen-Hung Wu
39,425,803 56%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hong-Chan Ma
39,425,803 56%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming Jhong
39,425,803 56%
Director Representative of InveStar Co., Ltd.: Chung-Hou Tai 109,000 0%
Independent Director Ling-Tai Chou - -
Independent Director Dao-Hong Lyu - -
Independent Director Ai-Chun Pang - -
General Manager Yao-Yuan Liu 244,000 0%
Chief International Corp. ("CIC") Chairman Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Yao-Yuan Liu
200,000 100%
Director Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Chien-Chi Liao
200,000 100%
Chairman Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Yen-Hung Wu
200,000 100%
Unigate Telecom Inc. ("Unigate") Director Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Yao-Yuan Liu
200,000 100%
Director Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Chien-Chi Liao
200,000 100%
Supervisor Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Lin-Tung Chang
200,000 100%
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. Chairman Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Wen-Han Chiang
- 49%
Director Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Yao-Yuan Liu
- 49%
("SCT") Director / General
Manager
Representative of Shenzhen Century Communication
Co., Ltd.: Yuan-Wen Han
- 51%
Supervisor Representative of CHIEF Telecom Inc.:
Chien-Chi Liao
- 49%
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming-Shih Chen
6,500,000 65%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ying-Hsueh Wang
6,500,000 65%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yen-Hsiang Hung
6,500,000 65%
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Quen-Zong Wu
6,500,000 65%
Director Representative of United Daily News:
Ming-Jey Ho
2,500,000 25%
Supervisor Miaw-Ling Chen - -
Supervisor Representative of UDN Digital Co., Ltd.:
Yu-Chih Lin
1,000,000 10%
General Manager Shu-Chuan Shan - -
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chih-Jen Hsu
8,250,731 56%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Wen-Chiyh Lin
8,250,731 56%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ruey-Shu Chiu
8,250,731 56%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hsueh-Hai Hu
8,250,731 56%
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.
("SHE")
Director Representative of Ku Shen Investment Inc.:
Yao-Tung Kao
1,526,086 10%
Director Representative of Ku Shen Investment Inc.:
Meng-Wei Ku
1,526,086 10%
Director Jung-Kuei Chang 513,252 3%
Supervisor Wen-Chuan Chang 473,357 3%
Supervisor Wei-Ting Chen - -
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Hong-Chan Ma
2,040,000 51%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ting-Ming Lin
2,040,000 51%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Jung-Kuei Chen
2,040,000 51%
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.
("CHST")
Director Representative of Sochamp Technology Inc.:
Shan-I Chen
1,960,000 49%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Sochamp Technology Inc.:
Shang-Chih Chen
1,960,000 49%
Supervisor Chih-Cheng Huang - -
Supervisor Ta-Chieh Lin - -
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.: Jin
Lin Lai
71,773,155 28%
Vice chairman and
General Manager
Representative of Cheng Kang Investment Co., Ltd.:
Pao-Yung Lin
14,820,975 6%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ming-Shih Chen
71,773,155 28%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kuang Tu
71,773,155 28%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Li-Show Wu
71,773,155 28%
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO") Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chien-Chieh Chen
71,773,155 28%
Director Representative of Cheng Kang Investment Co., Ltd.:
Cheng-Kang, Lin
14,820,975 6%
Director Representative of Cheng Kang Investment Co., Ltd.:
Cheng-Feng Lin
14,820,975 6%
Independent Director Kung-Liang Yeh - -
Independent Director Yunag-LIn Su 12,209 0%
Independent Director Wen-Tsan Wu - -
Senao International (Samoa) Holding
Ltd. ("SIS")
Director Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Pao-Yung Lin
- 100%
Senao International HK Ltd. ("SIHK") Director Representative of Senao International (Samoa)
Holding Ltd.: Pao-Yung Lin
- 100%
Chairman Representative of Senao International HK Ltd.:
Pao-Yung Lin
- 100%
Director Representative of Senao International HK Ltd.:
Yu-Chiang Wu
- 100%
Senao International Trading (Shanghai)
Co., Ltd. ("SITS")(Note 2)
Director Representative of Senao International HK Ltd.:
Chih-Chung Chiu
- 100%
Director /
General Manager
Representative of Senao International HK Ltd.:
Wu-Hsiung Huang
- 100%
Supervisor Representative of Senao International HK Ltd.:
Kuan-Heng Lai
- 100%
Chairman /
General Manager
Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Yu-Chiang Wu
14,752,000 96%
Youth Co., Ltd. ("Youth") Director Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Chi-Hung Liao
14,752,000 96%
Director Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Kuan-Heng Lai
14,752,000 96%
Supervisor Tsai-Hung Yu - -
ISPOT Co., Ltd. ("ISPOT") Director Representative of Youth Co., Ltd.: Yu-Chiang Wu - 100%
Youyi Co., Ltd. ("Youyi") Director Representative of Youth Co., Ltd.: Yu-Chiang Wu - 100%
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Aval") Chairman Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Wen-He Tsai
10,060,000 100%
General Manager Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Yu-Chiang Wu
- -
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Wiin Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Wiin") Chairman /
General Manager
Representative of Aval Technologies Co., Ltd.:
Wen-He Tsai
2,955,000 100%
Chairman/
General Manager
Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Yan-Yan Jheng
5,900,000 100%
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Director Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Feng-Song Zhu
5,900,000 100%
("SENYOUNG") Director Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Chi-Hung Liao
5,900,000 100%
Supervisor Representative of Senao International Co., Ltd.:
Kuan-Heng Lai
5,900,000 100%
Chairman /
General Manager
Representative of Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. :
Ho-I Wang
2,950,000 100%
Seyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd.
("Seyoung")
Director Representative of Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. :
Yan-Yan Jheng
2,950,000 100%
Director Representative of Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. :
Kuan-Heng Lai
2,950,000 100%
Chairman Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Chau-Young Lin
37,210,575 51%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Li-Show Wu
37,210,575 51%
Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Ting-Ming Lin
37,210,575 51%
International Integrated Systems, Inc. Director Representative of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.:
Yuan-Kai Chen
37,210,575 51%
("IISI") Director Representatives of Advantech Corporate Investment:
Tsu-Che Huang
14,299,205 20%
Independent Director Ming-Iuan Lee - -
Independent Director Chih-Chung Tsai - -
Independent Director George Wei Wang 20,000 0.03%
Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd.
("IESA")
Director Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Yu-Kuang Wu
795,000 100%
IISI Investment Co., Ltd. ("IICL") (Note3) Director Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Wei-Cheng Hsiao
244,000 100%
Chairman Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Sheng-Hsiung Kuo
5,065,015 99.96%
Director / General
Manager
Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Pei-Yu Pai
5,065,015 99.96%
Unitronics Technology Corporation Director Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Wei-Cheng Hsiao
5,065,015 99.96%
("UTC") Director Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Chin-Yuan Huang
5,065,015 99.96%
Director Representative of International Integrated Systems,
Inc.: Chih-Ho Wang
5,065,015 99.96%
Supervisor Wu-Yeu Hsieh - -
International Integrated Systems (Hong
Kong) Limited ("IEHK") (Note3)
Director Representative of Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd.:
Yu-Kuang Wu
780,000 100%
Leading Tech Co., Ltd. ("LTCL") (Note3) Director Representative of IISI Investment Co., Ltd.: Wei-Cheng
Hsiao
316,000 100%
Affiliate Name Title Name or Representative Shareholding # Shareholding%
Leading Systems Co., Ltd. ("LSCL")
(Note3)
Director Representative of Leading Tech Co., Ltd.:
Wei-Cheng Hsiao
300,000 100%
Chairman Representative of Leading Systems Co., Ltd.:
Wei-Cheng Hsiao
- 100%
International Integrated Systems (SH) Director Representative of Leading Systems Co., Ltd.:
Sheng-Hsiung Kuo
- 100%
Ltd. ("IISS") (Note3) Director / General
Manager
Representative of Leading Systems Co., Ltd.:
Chun-Chang Wang
- 100%
Supervisor Representative of Leading Systems Co., Ltd.:
Wu-Yeu Hsieh
- 100%
Chairman Representative of International Integrated Systems
(SH) Ltd.: Ching-Long Tseng
- 100%
Huiyu SH Management Consultancy Co., Director / General
Manager
Representative of International Integrated Systems
(SH) Ltd.: Chi-Shun Lien
- 100%
Ltd. ("HSMC") (Note3) Director Representative of International Integrated Systems
(SH) Ltd.: Yu Sung
- 100%
Supervisor Representative of International Integrated Systems
(SH) Ltd.: Hui-Ling Chang
- 100%

Note 1: In August 2020, CTC, CHC and Prime Asia were given the approval to terminate and dissolve their businesses in sequence; the liquidation processes have been initiated. Note 2: SITS was approved to terminate and dissolve its business in December 2020; liquidation of SITS is still in progress.

Note 3: In September 2020, IISI's board of directors resolved that HSMC, IEHK, IISS, LSCL, LTCL, and IICL should terminate and dissolve their businesses in sequence; the respective liquidation processes have been initiated. Among these companies, HSMC completed its liquidation in December 2020.

(6) Affiliates' Operating Highlights

Unit: NT\$'000 Affiliate Names Paid-in Capital Total Asset Total Liability Total Equity Total Revenues Operating Income Net Income Earnings per Share, NT\$ Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia") (Note1) 385,274 163,121 0 163,121 0 0 (19,434) 0 Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. ("CHC") (Note1) 375,274 163,121 0 163,121 0 0 (19,434) 0 Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. ("CTC") (Note 1) 177,176 38,273 6,049 32,224 32,627 (11,040) (12,712) 0 CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd. ("CHYP") 150,000 483,454 289,371 194,082 405,502 21,006 17,358 1 Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (DHT) 1,575,089 3,520,823 2,034,571 1,486,252 1,133,679 (5,338) 7,379 0 Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. ("CHTG") 194,994 702,321 304,936 397,385 594,505 88,954 73,147 12 Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. ("CHSI") 600,000 1,416,070 758,547 657,522 1,467,675 6,840 12,840 0 Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED") 3,000,000 5,542,234 1,674,810 3,867,424 218,113 29,044 15,160 0 Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. ("CHTS") 574,111 1,855,854 842,354 1,013,500 1,314,654 23,656 116,771 4 Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. 17,291 138,242 48,142 90,099 184,904 24,983 13,478 13,478 Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. ("CHTV") 148,275 252,741 161,854 90,887 43,001 (2,899) (2,380) N.A.

As of December 31, 2020

Affiliate Names Paid-in
Capital
Total
Asset
Total
Liability
Total
Equity
Total
Revenues
Operating
Income
Net
Income
Earnings
per Share,
NT\$
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. ("HHI") 180,000 2,035,138 1,510,605 524,533 5,823,677 289,532 229,464 13
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
("CHTT")
119,624 113,945 3,782 110,163 113,895 (69) 2,050 2
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI") 765,000 3,482,040 6,424 3,475,616 347,620 318,576 317,590 4
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.
("CHPT")
327,890 8,100,628 1,050,834 7,049,794 4,210,864 1,168,867 933,693 28
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA
Corporation ("CHPT (US)")
126 31,348 7,501 23,847 39,297 1,267 755 2
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. ("CHPT (JP)") 2,008 3,002 530 2,472 3,653 184 89 148
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd. ("CHPT (International)")
116,790 98,015 0 98,015 0 (53) 8,441 2
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology
Ltd. ("STET")
51,233 25,622 9,132 16,490 22,340 (9,575) (9,675) N.A.
Su Zhou Precision Test Tech. Ltd.("SZPT") 62,340 140,841 62,527 78,314 89,880 24,558 18,127 N.A.
CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC") 299,000 701,714 262,344 439,370 945,726 154,276 124,159 4
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co.,
Ltd. ("CLPT")
94,000 214,882 46,023 168,859 104,543 15,466 10,264 1
CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF") 702,459 4,731,550 1,755,064 2,976,486 2,488,252 762,632 607,779 9
Chief International Corp. ("CIC") 6,068 85,059 6,360 78,699 20,931 9,074 9,338 47
Unigate Telecom Inc. ("Unigate") 2,000 2,462 1,481 981 229 102 94 0
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. ("SCT") 10,150 28,914 1,238 27,676 55,466 5,437 5,047 N.A.
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD") 100,000 138,520 24,302 114,218 81,509 11,449 9,804 1
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.
("SHE")
147,236 266,668 68,218 198,450 278,982 55,022 44,962 3
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.
("CHST")
40,000 89,853 79,997 9,856 45,009 (1,113) (2,015) (1)
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO") 2,582,527 9,830,176 3,916,795 5,913,381 25,426,029 309,395 436,884 2
Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.
("SIS")
2,231,841 232,153 54 232,099 108 (9) (24,526) N.A.
Senao International HK Ltd. ("SIHK") 2,226,976 212,857 43 212,814 0 (590) (24,766) N.A.
Affiliate Names Paid-in
Capital
Total
Asset
Total
Liability
Total
Equity
Total
Revenues
Operating
Income
Net
Income
Earnings
per Share,
NT\$
Senao International Trading (Shanghai)
Co., Ltd. ("SITS")(Note 2)
955,838 29,402 0 29,402 7,535 (27,499) (21,189) N.A.
Youth Co., Ltd. ("Youth") 154,000 179,319 35,232 144,087 191,973 (3,760) 1,404 0
ISPOT Co., Ltd. ("ISPOT") 10,727 36,084 28,774 7,310 82,507 1,643 1,656 N.A.
Youyi Co., Ltd. ("Youyi") 21,354 14,596 7,227 7,369 15,438 1,502 1,234 N.A.
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Aval") 100,600 417,451 306,951 110,500 1,541,918 5,714 8,656 1
WIIN Technologies Co.,Ltd. ("Wiin") 29,550 89,266 55,790 33,476 375,031 4,645 3,695 1
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd.
("SENYOUNG")
59,000 212,784 121,928 90,856 359,583 39,180 30,144 5
Senaolife Insurance Agent Co., Ltd.
("Senaolife")
29,500 27,220 1,034 26,186 2,324 (3,870) (3,034) (1)
International Integrated Systems, Inc.
("IISI")
726,745 2,593,399 1,525,563 1,067,836 2,574,562 147,288 169,948 2
Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd.
("IESA")
22,642 27,028 10 27,018 0 (55) 850 0
IISI Investment Co., Ltd. ("IICL") (Note3) 69,491 29,271 281 28,990 0 (291) (10,872) (2)
Unitronics Technology Corporation
("UTC")
50,670 111,309 41,415 69,894 111,780 9,601 7,783 2
International Integrated Systems (Hong
Kong) Limited ("IEHK") (Note3)
22,214 27,876 40 27,836 1,465 (160) 870 0
Leading Tech Co., Ltd. ("LTCL") (Note3) 89,997 19,197 0 19,197 0 0 (10,587) (1)
Leading Systems Co., Ltd. ("LSCL")
(Note3)
85,440 18,588 4,296 14,292 0 0 (10,588) (1)
International Integrated Systems (SH) Ltd.
("IISS") (Note3)
48,753 31,876 13,275 18,601 3,008 (7,262) (10,588) N.A.
Huiyu SH Management Consultancy Co.,
Ltd. ("HSMC")(Note3)
13,670 0 0 0 1,012 (4,104) (4,093) N.A.

Note 1: In August 2020, CTC, CHC and Prime Asia were given the approval to terminate and dissolve their businesses in sequence; the liquidation processes have been initiated.

Note 2: SITS was approved to terminate and dissolve its business in December 2020; liquidation of SITS is still in progress.

Note 3: In September 2020, IISI's board of directors resolved that HSMC, IEHK, IISS, LSCL, LTCL, and IICL should terminate and dissolve their businesses in sequence; the respective liquidation processes have been initiated. Among these companies, HSMC completed its liquidation in December 2020.

Note 4: Exchange rates for the Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows:

RMB1 = NT\$4.377, HKD1 = NT\$3.673, USD1 = NT\$28.48, JPY1 = NT\$0.2763, VND1 = NT\$0.00111,SGD1 = NT\$21.56, THB1 = NT\$0.9556

Exchange rates for the Consolidated Income Statement are as follows:

RMB1 = NT\$4.282, HKD1 = NT\$3.809, USD1 = NT\$29.549, JPY1 = NT\$0.2769, VND1 = NT\$0.00115,SGD1 = NT\$21.43, THB1 = NT\$0.9496

1.2 Consolidated Financial Report of the Company and Affiliates

For more details, please refer to page 147, Chapter VIII, Section 8, "Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report".

2. Private Placement Securities in the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report None.

  1. The Company's Shares Held or Disposed by Subsidiaries in the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

  1. Material Impact, pursuant to Article 36-3-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, on Shareholders' Equity or Share Price in the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

5. Other Supplementary Information

None.

  • Financial Information 8 1. Five-Year Financial Summary 2. Occurrence of Financial Distress on the Company and Affiliates for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report
    1. Asset Impairment
    1. Financial Asset & Liabilities Assessment and Provision
    1. Financial Instruments Assessment
    1. The Differences between 2020 Financial Statements under Taiwan-IFRSs and IFRSs
    1. 2020 Audit Committee's Review Report
    1. Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report
    1. Parent-only Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report

Financial Information

1. Five-Year Financial Summary

1.1 Condensed Balance Sheet and Statement of Comprehensive Income

(1) Condensed Balance Sheet

A. Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet

Unit: NT\$'000 Year Item Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Current Assets 81,803,059 94,072,062 91,688,336 79,334,002 81,620,175 Property, Plant and Equipment 281,415,943 283,694,215 288,914,228 288,707,910 291,169,760 Intangible Assets 90,284,560 47,046,525 50,943,682 54,883,268 47,353,424 Other Assets 52,874,430 52,645,436 35,722,458 28,197,942 26,989,146 Total Assets 506,377,992 477,458,238 467,268,704 451,123,122 447,132,505 Current Liabilities Before Distribution 71,435,111 64,351,545 61,387,021 59,990,359 60,105,595 After Distribution - 97,134,514 96,132,624 97,195,073 98,442,120 Noncurrent Liabilities 45,684,424 26,712,928 19,309,363 17,553,183 15,827,240 Total Liabilities Before Distribution 117,119,535 91,064,473 80,696,384 77,543,542 75,932,835 After Distribution - 123,847,442 115,441,987 114,748,256 114,269,360 Equity Attributable to Stockholders of the Parent 377,931,016 376,110,243 376,562,372 364,881,985 364,703,748 Common Stocks 77,574,465 77,574,465 77,574,465 77,574,465 77,574,465 Additional Paid-in Capital 171,261,379 171,255,985 171,136,764 169,466,883 168,542,486 Retained Earnings Before Distribution 128,168,050 126,591,245 127,391,229 117,457,971 118,592,201 After Distribution - 93,808,276 92,645,626 80,253,257 80,255,676 Other Equity 927,122 688,548 459,914 382,666 (5,404) Noncontrolling Interests 11,327,441 10,283,522 10,009,948 8,697,595 6,495,922 Total Equity Before Distribution 389,258,457 386,393,765 386,572,320 373,579,580 371,199,670 After Distribution - 353,610,796 351,826,717 336,374,866 332,863,145

B. Parent-only Condensed Balance Sheet

Unit: NT\$'000
Year Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years
Item 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Current Assets 54,926,878 69,965,003 67,338,984 60,762,443 65,773,396
Property, Plant and Equipment 272,623,164 274,744,872 281,056,057 281,413,852 283,912,327
Intangible Assets 89,723,406 46,519,457 50,404,295 54,283,253 46,726,067
Other Assets 67,065,574 66,085,949 50,017,325 37,470,635 35,533,390
Total Assets 484,339,022 457,315,281 448,816,661 433,930,183 431,945,180
Current Liabilities Before Distribution 63,358,005 59,382,190 57,334,954 55,929,805 55,347,993
After Distribution - 92,165,159 92,080,557 93,134,519 93,684,518
Noncurrent Liabilities 43,050,001 21,822,848 14,919,335 13,118,393 11,893,439
Total Liabilities Before Distribution 106,408,006 81,205,038 72,254,289 69,048,198 67,241,432
After Distribution - 113,988,007 106,999,892 106,252,912 105,577,957
Common Stocks 77,574,465 77,574,465 77,574,465 77,574,465 77,574,465
Additional Paid-in Capital 171,261,379 171,255,985 171,136,764 169,466,883 168,542,486
Retained Earnings Before Distribution 128,168,050 126,591,245 127,391,229 117,457,971 118,592,201
After Distribution - 93,808,276 92,645,626 80,253,257 80,255,676
Other Equity 927,122 688,548 459,914 382,666 (5,404)
Before Distribution 377,931,016 376,110,243 376,562,372 364,881,985 364,703,748
Total Equity After Distribution - 343,327,274 341,816,769 327,677,271 326,367,223

(2) Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income

A. Consolidated Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income

Unit: NT\$'000
Year Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years
Item 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Revenues 207,608,998 207,520,061 215,483,158 227,514,183 229,991,428
Gross Profit 70,580,146 71,567,521 75,937,701 80,676,700 82,439,634
Income from Operations 42,361,726 40,645,854 43,643,659 46,702,977 48,105,278
Non-operating Income and Expenses 469,245 1,103,938 1,335,045 1,294,085 1,277,269
Income Before Income Tax 42,830,971 41,749,792 44,978,704 47,997,062 49,382,547
Net Income (Loss) 34,705,543 33,763,943 36,456,171 40,042,601 41,229,985
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss),
Net of Income Tax
1,174,916 1,442,506 (1,014,453) (1,305,526) (2,056,206)
Year Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years
Item 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Total Comprehensive Income 35,880,459 35,206,449 35,441,718 38,737,075 39,173,779
Net Income Attributable to Stockholders of the Parent 33,406,130 32,788,546 35,501,622 38,873,905 40,067,010
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 1,299,413 975,397 954,549 1,168,696 1,162,975
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Stockholders of
the Parent
34,598,348 34,225,076 34,496,742 37,590,365 38,068,095
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling
Interests
1,282,111 981,373 944,976 1,146,710 1,105,684
Earnings per Share 4.31 4.23 4.58 5.01 5.16

B. Parent-only Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income

Year Item Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Revenues 178,622,827 179,321,838 185,331,699 196,985,774 201,636,805 Gross Profit 61,416,583 63,265,562 66,501,764 75,473,632 77,661,707 Income from Operations 39,539,657 38,345,865 40,365,914 44,145,737 45,782,546 Non-operating Income and Expenses 1,343,772 1,916,727 3,151,064 2,158,739 1,987,813 Income before Income Tax 40,883,429 40,262,592 43,516,978 46,304,476 47,770,359 Net Income (Loss) 33,406,130 32,788,546 35,501,622 38,873,905 40,067,010 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Tax 1,192,218 1,436,530 (1,004,880) (1,283,540) (1,998,915) Total Comprehensive Income 34,598,348 34,225,076 34,496,742 37,590,365 38,068,095 Earnings per Share 4.31 4.23 4.58 5.01 5.16

1.2 Independent Auditor's Names and Opinions for Recent Five Years

Year Name of CPA Audit Opinion
2016 Deloitte & Touche Ching-Pin Shih and Hung-Peng Lin Unmodified Opinion
2017 Deloitte & Touche Ching-Pin Shih and Hung-Peng Lin Unmodified Opinion
2018 Deloitte & Touche Ching-Pin Shih and Hung-Peng Lin Unmodified Opinion
2019 Deloitte & Touche Dien-Sheng Chang and Ching-Pin Shih Unmodified Opinion
2020 Deloitte & Touche Dien-Sheng Chang and Cheng-Hung Kuo Unmodified Opinion

Unit: NT\$'000

1.3 Five Years Financial Analysis & Discussion

(1) Consolidated Financial Analysis for Recent 5 Years

Year Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years
Item 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Financial Debt to Asset Ratio (%) 23.13 19.07 17.27 17.19 16.98
Structure Ratio of Long-term Capital to Property,
Plants and Equipment (%)
154.56 145.62 140.49 135.48 132.92
Current Ratio (%) 114.51 146.18 149.36 132.24 135.79
Liquidity
Analysis
Quick Ratio (%) 93.91 116.31 121.68 113.86 118.49
Interest Earned Ratio 208.85 401.89 2,557.19 2,191.35 2,494.06
Accounts Receivable Turnover (Times) 7.72 6.75 6.45 6.80 7.53
Average Collection Days 47.27 54.07 56.58 53.67 48.47
Inventory Turnover (Times) 3.62 3.03 4.06 6.93 6.69
Operating
Performance
Accounts Payable Turnover (Times) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Average Days in Sales 100.82 120.46 89.90 52.66 54.55
Property, Plants and Equipment Turnover
(Times)
0.73 0.72 0.75 0.78 0.78
Total Assets Turnover (Times) 0.42 0.44 0.47 0.51 0.51
Return on Assets (%) 7.09 7.17 7.94 8.92 9.17
Return on Equity (%) 8.95 8.74 9.59 10.75 11.07
Profitability Pre-tax Income to Paid-in Capital (%) 55.21 53.82 57.98 61.87 63.66
Net Income Ratio (%) 16.72 16.27 16.92 17.60 17.93
Earnings per Share (NT\$) 4.31 4.23 4.58 5.01 5.16
Cash Flow Ratio (%) 104.23 112.55 108.11 118.24 108.06
Cash Flow Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio (%) 108.03 105.88 109.03 111.59 106.17
Cash Reinvestment Ratio (%) 3.78 3.52 2.71 3.28 2.28
Leverage Operating Leverage 2.87 2.99 2.82 2.65 2.72
Financial Leverage 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Notes:

  1. The formulas for the above table:

A. Financial Structure

Debts to Assets Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets

Ratio of Long-term Capital to Property, Plants and Equipment = (Total Equity + Noncurrent Liabilities) / Net of Properties, Plants and Equipment

B. Liquidity Analysis

Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities

Quick Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventory - Prepaid Expense) / Current Liabilities Interest Earned Ratio = (Net Income before Income Tax and Interest Expenses) / Interest Expense

C. Operating Performance

Account Receivable Turnover = Net Sales / Average Accounts Receivable (including Accounts Receivable and Notes Receivable originated from operation) Average Collection Days = 365 / Accounts Receivable Turnover

Inventory Turnover = Costs of Good Sold / Average Inventory

Accounts Payable Turnover = Costs of Good Sold / Average Accounts Payable (including Accounts Payable and Notes Payable originated from operation) Average Days in Sales = 365 / Inventory Turnover

Property, Plants and Equipment Turnover = Net Sales / Average of Net Properties, Plants and Equipment Total Assets Turnover = Net Sales / Average of Total Assets

D. Profitability

Return on Assets = (Net Income +Interest Expense x (1-Tax Rate)) / Average Total Assets Return on Equity = Net Income / Average Equity

Net Income Ratio = Net Income / Net Sales

  • Earnings per Share = (Net Income Attributable to Stockholders of the Parent Preferred Stock Dividend) / Weighted Average Number of Outstanding Shares
  • E. Cash Flow Cash Flow Ratio = Cash Flows from Operating Activities / Current Liabilities

Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio = Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities for the most recent 5 years / (Capital Expenditure + Increase in Inventory + Cash Dividends) for the most recent 5 years Cash Reinvestment Ratio = (Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities - Cash Dividends) / (Gross Properties, Plants and Equipment + Long-term Investment + Other Noncurrent Assets + Working Capital)

F. Leverage

Operating Leverage = (Net Sales - Variable Operating Costs and Expenses) / Operating Income

Financial Leverage = Operating Income / (Operating Income - Interest Expenses)

  1. Analysis and discussion for any financial ratio variation plus and minus (+/-) 20% in recent 2 years:

(1) Debt to asset ratio increased by 21.27%, primarily due to the issuance of bonds and commercial paper in 2020 to enrich working capital and to pay the 5G mobile broadband license, resulting in the increase in liabilities was greater than the increase in assets.

(2) Current ratio decreased by 21.66%, primarily due to the decrease of cash and cash equivalents for the payment of 5G mobile broadband license, the decrease of inventories for the completion of large-scale projects, and the increase of current liabilities due to the issuance of commercial paper in 2020.

(3) Interest earned ratio decreased by 48.03%, primarily due to increased interest expenses resulting from the issuance of bonds and commercial paper in 2020.

(2) Parent-only Financial Analysis for Recent 5 Years

Year Financial Summary for Most Recent 5 Years
Item 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Financial Debt to Asset Ratio (%) 21.97 17.76 16.10 15.91 15.57
Structure Ratio of Long-term Capital to
Property, Plants and Equipment (%)
154.42 144.84 139.29 134.32 132.65
Current Ratio (%) 86.69 117.82 117.45 108.64 118.84
Liquidity
Analysis
Quick Ratio (%) 72.90 94.37 96.67 98.62 111.12
Interest Earned Ratio 239.17 651.73 162,985.94 9,260,896.20 (Note1)
Accounts Receivable Turnover (Times) 7.21 6.21 5.80 6.14 6.91
Average Collection Days 50.62 58.77 62.93 59.44 52.83
Inventory Turnover (Times) 3.27 2.22 3.11 8.26 8.05
Operating
Performance
Accounts Payable Turnover (Times) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Average Days in Sales 111.62 164.41 117.36 44.21 45.32
Property, Plant and Equipment
Turnover (Times)
0.65 0.65 0.66 0.70 0.70
Total Assets Turnover (Times) 0.38 0.40 0.42 0.45 0.46
Return on Assets (%) 7.13 7.25 8.04 8.98 9.20
Return on Equity (%) 8.86 8.71 9.58 10.66 10.93
Profitability Pre-tax Income to Paid-in Capital (%) 52.70 51.90 56.10 59.69 61.58
Net Income Ratio (%) 18.70 18.28 19.16 19.73 19.87
Earnings per Share (NT\$) 4.31 4.23 4.58 5.01 5.16
Cash Flow Ratio (%) 110.74 118.12 110.87 121.10 112.72
Cash Flow Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio (%) 105.15 102.93 105.93 109.49 105.03
Cash Reinvestment Ratio (%) 3.45 3.37 2.49 3.01 2.04
Leverage Operating Leverage 2.85 2.98 2.92 2.54 2.62
Financial Leverage 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Notes:

  1. Interest earned ratio is not calculated because there were no interest expenses in 2016.

    1. Analysis and discussion for any financial ratio variation plus and minus (+/-) 20% in recent 2 years:
  2. (1) Debt to asset ratio increased by 23.73%, primarily due to the issuance of bonds and commercial paper in 2020 to enrich working capital and to pay the 5G mobile broadband license, resulting in the increase in liabilities was greater than the increase in assets.
  3. (2) Current ratio decreased by 26.42%, primarily due to the decrease of cash and cash equivalents for the payment of 5G mobile broadband license, the decrease of inventories for the completion of large-scale projects, and the increase of current liabilities due to the issuance of commercial paper in 2020.
  4. (3) Quick ratio decreased by 22.75%, primarily due to the decrease of cash and cash equivalents for the payment of 5G mobile broadband license and the increase of current liabilities due to the issuance of commercial paper in 2020.
  5. (4) Interest earned ratio decreased by 63.30%, primarily due to increased interest expenses resulting from the issuance of bonds and commercial paper in 2020.
  6. (5) Inventory turnover increased by 47.30% and average days in sales decreased by 32.11%, primarily due to the decrease of inventories for the completion of large-scale projects.

2. Occurrence of Financial Distress on the Company and Affiliates for the most recent year and up to the Publication Date of this Annual Report

None.

3. Asset Impairment

The Company recognizes asset impairment in accordance to the relevant IFRSs, for details, please refer to page 147, Section 8, "Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report".

4. Financial Asset & Liabilities Assessment and Provision

Item Assessment Basis Assessment Notes
1 Loss
Allowance
Impairment
Assessment on
Balance Sheet date
The Company recognizes lifetime Expected Credit Loss (ECL) for accounts receivable and contract
assets. For all other financial instruments, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a
significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. If, on the other hand, the credit risk on the
financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company measures the
loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month ECL. Expected credit losses
reflect the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of a default occurring as the weights.
Lifetime ECL represents the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over
the expected life of a financial instrument. In contrast, 12-month ECL represents the portion of ECL that
is expected to result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months
after the reporting date. The Company recognizes an impairment loss for all financial instruments with a
corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount through a loss allowance account.
2 Provision for
Impairment
Loss and
Obsolescence
of Inventory
Inventories are Stated
at the Lower of Cost
or Net Realizable
Value
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is calculated as
the estimated selling price less the estimated selling costs. Comparison of net realizable value and cost
is determined on an item by item basis, except for those similar items which could be categorized into
the same groups. The Company uses the inventory holding period and turnover as the evaluation basis for
inventory obsolescence losses.

5. Financial Instruments Assessment

The Company measures all financial instruments in accordance to IFRS 9 "Financial Instrument", see below financial categories:

(1) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial asset is classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is mandatorily classified as at FVTPL. Financial assets mandatorily classified as at FVTPL include investments in

equity instruments which are not designated as at fair value through other comprehensive income(FVOCI).

Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss does not incorporate any dividend earned on the financial asset.

(2) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortized cost:

i. The financial asset is held within a business model whose

objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

ii. The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at amortized cost are measured at amortized cost, which equals to gross carrying amount determined by the effective interest method less any impairment loss, except for short-term receivables as the effect of discounting is immaterial. Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss. Interest income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of such financial assets.

(3) Investments in equity instruments at FVOCI

On initial recognition, the Company may make an irrevocable election to designate investments in equity instruments as at FVOCI. Designation at FVOCI is not permitted if the equity investment is held for trading or if it is contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination.

Investments in equity instruments at FVOCI are subsequently measured at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in other equity. The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to profit or loss on disposal of the equity investments. Instead, it will be transferred to retained earnings.

Dividends on these investments in equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company's right to receive the dividends is established, unless the dividends clearly represent a recovery of part of the cost of the investment.

6. The Differences between 2020 Financial Statements under Taiwan-IFRSs and IFRSs

The Company has adopted Taiwan IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by FSC for ROC reporting purposes. The differences between Taiwan IFRSs and IFRSs issued by International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB, are set forth below:

(1) Under Taiwan IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by FSC (or "T-IFRSs"), the Company reported consolidated

net income of NT\$34,705,543 thousand, consolidated net income attributable to stockholders of the parent of NT\$33,406,130 thousand, and basic earnings per share of NT\$4.31 for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company also reported total assets of NT\$506,377,992 thousand, total liabilities of NT\$117,119,535 thousand, and total equity of NT\$389,258,457 thousand as of December 31, 2020.

  • (2) Under IFRSs issued by IASB (or "IFRSs"), the Company reported consolidated net income of NT\$34,704 million, consolidated net income attributable to stockholders of the parent of NT\$33,419 million, and basic earnings per share of NT\$4.31 for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company also reported total assets of NT\$506,180 million, total liabilities of NT\$118,907 million, and total equity of NT\$387,273 million as of December 31, 2020.
  • (3) The differences between consolidated net income under Taiwan-IFRSs and that under IFRSs followed by the Company mainly come from the timing of the recognition of income tax on unappropriated earnings. In addition, prior to incorporation, the Company was subject to the laws and regulations applicable to state-owned enterprises in Taiwan which differed from the generally accepted accounting principles as applicable to commercial companies. As such, revenue from providing fixed line connection service and selling prepaid phone cards was recognized at the time the service was performed or the card was sold by the Company. Upon incorporation, net assets greater than the capital stock was credited as additional paid-in-capital and part of the additional paid-in-capital was from the unearned revenues generated from connection fees and prepaid cards as of the date of incorporation. Under IFRSs, revenue from connection fees and prepaid phone cards was deferred at the time of the service performed or sale and recognized as revenue over time as the service is continuously performed or as consumed. This reclassification from additional paid-in capital to retained earnings did not affect total equity.

7. 2020 Audit Committee's Review Report

  1. Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and Independent Auditors' Report

REPRESENTATION LETTER

The entities that are required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates in accordance with the "Criteria Governing Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises" for the year ended December 31, 2020 are all the same as those included in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries prepared in conformity with the International Financial Reporting Standard 10 "Consolidated Financial Statements". Relevant information that should be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates is included in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Hence, we do not prepare a separate set of consolidated financial statements of affiliates.

Very truly yours,

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

By

Chi-Mau Sheih Chairman February 23, 2021

The key audit matter of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:

Revenue Recognition on Mobile Service

Refer to Notes 3 and 30 to the consolidated financial statements.

The Company's mobile service revenue consists of subscriber-based charges made up of a significant volume of low-dollar transactions. Because of the complexity and a variety of subscriber-based charges as well as a large number of transactions, the Company uses highly automated systems to process and record its revenue transactions. Given the Company's systems to process and record revenue are highly automated, auditing revenue was complex and challenging due to the extent of audit effort required and involvement of professionals with expertise in information technology (IT) necessary for us to identify, test, and evaluate the Company's IT systems.

Our audit procedures related to the Company's systems to process revenue transactions included the following, among others:

  • •With the assistance of our IT specialists, we:
  • Identified the significant systems used to process revenue transactions and tested the general IT controls over each of these systems, including testing of user access controls and change management controls.
  • Performed testing of system interface controls and automated controls within the relevant revenue streams, as well as the controls designed to ensure the accuracy and completeness of revenue.
  • • We tested internal controls within the relevant revenue business processes, including those in place to reconcile the various systems to the Company's accounting system.
  • • We selected samples from mobile service revenue and agreed to customer contracts and records of cash receipts.

Other Matter

We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

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

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, and SIC endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those charged with governance, including the audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.

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

    1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
    1. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.
    1. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
    1. 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's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors' report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
    1. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
    1. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

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

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share) (Reviewed, Not Audited) Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30 Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %

Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations \$ 39,468 - \$ 118,276 - \$ 62,998 - \$ 66,352 -

Items that may be reclassified

of the foreign operations of associates (Note 14) 146 - 1,424 - 316 - 2,259 - Total other comprehensive

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS 2020
Amount
% 2019
Amount
%
CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3, 4 and 7)
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 3 and 6)
\$ 30,419,655
9,897
6 516
\$ 34,049,643
7
Hedging financial assets (Notes 3 and 20) 1,752 -
-
327 -
-
Contract assets (Notes 3 and 30) 5,331,246 5
1
4,441,196 6
1
Trade notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3, 4, 9, 13 and 30)
Receivables from related parties (Note 38)
22,621,902
230,696
- 16,834
26,407,783
-
Inventories (Notes 3, 4, 10 and 39) 12,408,903 3 17,344,276 4
Prepayments (Note 11) 2,306,246 - 1,883,259 -
Other current monetary assets (Notes 12, 28 and 35) 6,123,665 1 7,498,564 2
Other current assets (Notes 19, 32 and 39) 2,349,097 - 2,429,664 -
Total current assets 81,803,059 16 94,072,062 20
NONCURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (Notes 3, 4 and 8)
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3, 4 and 7)
677,202
7,193,174
-
2
778,105
7,268,917
-
2
Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 3 and 14) 6,893,001 1 7,354,226 2
Contract assets (Notes 3 and 30) 2,495,302 - 2,600,913 -
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 3, 4, 13, 15, 35, 38 and 39) 281,415,943 56 283,694,215 59
Right-of-use assets (Notes 3, 4 and 16) 11,009,206 2 11,364,249 2
Investment properties (Notes 3, 4, 17, 35 and 38) 9,621,322 2 8,169,393 2
Deferred income tax assets (Notes 3, 13 and 32)
Intangible assets (Notes 3, 4, 13, 18 and 35)
90,284,560
3,132,713
18
1
47,046,525
3,258,607
10
1
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts (Notes 3 and 30) 999,593 942,652
Net defined benefit assets (Notes 3, 4, 13 and 28) 3,372,555 -
1
2,127,335 -
-
Prepayments (Note 11) 2,213,521 - 2,679,335 1
Other noncurrent assets (Notes 19, 39 and 40) 5,266,841 1 6,101,704 1
Total noncurrent assets 424,574,933 84 383,386,176 80
TOTAL \$ 506,377,992 100 \$ 477,458,238 100
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term loans (Note 21) 67,000
\$
- 90,000
\$
-
Short-term bills payable (Note 22) 6,999,198 1 - -
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3, 4 and 7) 143 - 239 -
Contract liabilities (Notes 3, 30 and 38) 13,436,706 3 16,839,830 4
Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 25) 15,590,814 3 15,312,274 3
Current tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 32)
Payables to related parties (Note 38)
645,944
4,369,241
-
1
4,020,670
653,983
-
1
Lease liabilities (Notes 3, 4, 16, 35 and 38) 3,381,571 1 3,291,330 1
Other payables (Notes 26 and 35) 23,987,962 5 22,952,488 5
Provisions (Notes 3, 13 and 27) 313,555 - 206,942 -
Current portion of long-term loans (Notes 23 and 39) 1,600,000 - - -
Other current liabilities 1,042,977 - 983,789 -
Total current liabilities 71,435,111 14 64,351,545 14
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term loans (Notes 23 and 39) - - 1,600,000 -
Bonds payable (Note 24) 19,980,272 4 - -
Contract liabilities (Notes 3 and 30) 7,289,087 2 6,841,485 2
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 3, 13 and 32) 1,966,538 - 1,912,305 -
Provisions (Notes 3, 13 and 27) 100,616 - 97,382 -
Lease liabilities (Notes 3, 4, 16, 35 and 38) 6,215,096 1 6,466,808 1
Customers' deposits (Note 38) 4,826,679 1 4,747,644 1
Net defined benefit liabilities (Notes 3, 4, 13 and 28)
Other noncurrent liabilities
3,415,331 1 3,504,617 1
1,890,805 - 1,542,687 -
Total noncurrent liabilities 45,684,424 9 26,712,928 5
Total liabilities 23 19
117,119,535 91,064,473
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PARENT (Notes 13 and 29)
Common stocks 77,574,465 15 77,574,465 16
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
171,261,379 34 171,255,985 36
Legal reserve 77,574,465 15 77,574,465 16
Special reserve 2,675,419 1 2,675,419 1
Unappropriated earnings 47,918,166 10 46,341,361 10
Total retained earnings
Others
128,168,050
927,122
26
-
126,591,245
688,548
27
-
Total equity attributable to stockholders of the parent 377,931,016 75 376,110,243 79
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Notes 13 and 29) 11,327,441 2 10,283,522 2
Total equity 389,258,457 77 386,393,765 81
TOTAL \$ 506,377,992 100 \$ 477,458,238 100
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2020 2019
Amount % Amount %
REVENUES (Notes 3, 30, 38 and 44) \$ 207,608,998 100 \$ 207,520,061 100
OPERATING COSTS (Notes 3, 10, 28, 30, 31, 38
and 44)
137,028,852 66 135,952,540 65
GROSS PROFIT 70,580,146 34 71,567,521 35
OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 3, 9, 28, 31, 38
Expected credit loss (reversal of credit loss)
General and administrative
Research and development
Marketing
and 44)
20,912,848
5,005,934
3,849,999
44,885
10
2
2
-
(125,111)
4,758,340
3,941,446
22,219,688
2
2
-
11
Total operating expenses 29,813,666 14 30,794,363 15
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES (Notes 15, 17,
18, 19, 31 and 44)
1,595,246 1 (127,304) -
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 42,361,726 21 40,645,854 20
Other gains and losses (Notes 14, 31, 37 and 38)
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest expenses (Notes 16, 31, 38 and 44)
Other income (Notes 8, 31 and 38)
Interest income (Note 44)
(152,967)
(206,063)
115,922
469,608
-
-
-
-
(36,471)
(104,142)
531,624
250,787
-
-
-
-
accounted for using equity method (Notes 14
and 44)
242,745 - 462,140 -
Total non-operating income and expenses 469,245 - 1,103,938 -
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX 42,830,971 21 41,749,792 20
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 3 and 32) 8,125,428 4 7,985,849 4
NET INCOME 34,705,543 17 33,763,943 16
(Continued)

151

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2020 2019
Amount % Amount %
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension
Unrealized gain or loss on investments in
plans (Note 28)
\$
1,193,149
1 \$
1,526,353
1
equity instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income (Notes 3, 29 and 37)
404,955 - 286,408 -
Gain or loss on hedging instruments subject to
Share of remeasurements of defined benefit
basis adjustment (Notes 3 and 20)
1,425 - (742) -
pension plans of associates and joint
ventures (Note 14)
(4,282) - (2,335) -
Income tax relating to items that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss (Note 32)
(238,630)
1,356,617
-
1
(305,271)
1,504,413
-
1
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Share of exchange differences arising from the
Exchange differences arising from the
translation of the foreign operations
(177,149) - (61,207) -
translation of the foreign operations of
associates and joint ventures (Note 14)
Income tax relating to items that may be
(4,289) - (700) -
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
(Note 32)
(263)
(181,701)
-
-
(61,907)
-
-
-
Total other comprehensive income, net of
income tax
1,174,916 1 1,442,506 1
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME \$
35,880,459
18 \$
35,206,449
17
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
Stockholders of the parent
Noncontrolling interests
\$
33,406,130
1,299,413
16
1
\$
32,788,546
975,397
16
-
\$
34,705,543
17 \$
33,763,943
16

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2020 2019
Amount % Amount %
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE
TO
Stockholders of the parent
Noncontrolling interests
34,598,348
1,282,111
\$
17
1
34,225,076
981,373
\$
-
17
35,880,459
\$
18 35,206,449
\$
17
EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 33)
Diluted
Basic
4.30
4.31
\$
\$
4.22
4.23
\$
\$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)

8 -

(Continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Equity Attributable to Stockholders of the Parent (Notes 13, 20 and 29)
Retained Earnings Arising from the
Differences
Exchange
Unrealized Gain
Financial Assets
Through Other
at Fair Value
or Loss on
Others
Gain or Loss Noncontrolling
Common Stocks Paid-in Capital
Additional
Legal Reserve Special Reserve Unappropriated
Earnings
Foreign Operations
Translation of the
Comprehensive
Income
Instruments
on Hedging
Total (Notes 13 and 29)
Interests
Total Equity
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2019 77,574,465
\$
171,136,764
\$
77,574,465
\$
2,675,419
\$
47,090,522
\$
(79,427)
\$
538,272
\$
1,069
\$
376,511,549
\$
9,990,345
\$
386,501,894
\$
Cash dividends distributed by Chunghwa
Appropriation of 2018 earnings
- - - - (34,745,603) - - - (34,745,603) - (34,745,603)
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries - - - - - - - - - (709,817) (709,817)
Unclaimed dividend - 1,266 - - - - - - 1,266 - 1,266
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity method
- 118,853 - - - - - - 118,853 1,064 119,917
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 - - - - 32,788,546 - - - 32,788,546 975,397 33,763,943
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 - - - - 1,207,896 (68,950) 298,326 (742) 1,436,530 5,976 1,442,506
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 - - - - 33,996,442 (68,950) 298,326 (742) 34,225,076 981,373 35,206,449
Share-based payment transactions of subsidiaries - (898) - - - - - - (898) 21,320 20,422
Net decrease in noncontrolling interests - - - - - - - - - (763) (763)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2019 77,574,465 171,255,985 77,574,465 2,675,419 46,341,361 (148,377) 836,598 327 376,110,243 10,283,522 386,393,765
Cash dividends distributed by Chunghwa
Appropriation of 2019 earnings
- - - - (32,782,969) - - - (32,782,969) - (32,782,969)
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries - - - - - - - - - (775,420) (775,420)
Unclaimed dividend - 1,605 - - - - - - 1,605 - 1,605
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity method
- (21,918) - - - - - - (21,918) (1,817) (23,735)
Change in additional paid-in capital for not proportionately participating in
the capital increase of subsidiaries
- (103) - - - - - - (103) 103 -
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 33,406,130 - - - 33,406,130 1,299,413 34,705,543
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 936,958 (166,154) 419,989 1,425 1,192,218 (17,302) 1,174,916
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 34,343,088 (166,154) 419,989 1,425 34,598,348 1,282,111 35,880,459
Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income
- - - - 16,686 - (16,686) - - - -
Share-based payment transactions of subsidiaries - 25,810 - - - - - - 25,810 63,063 88,873
Net increase in noncontrolling interests - - - - - - - - - 475,879 475,879
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020 77,574,465
\$
171,261,379
\$
77,574,465
\$
2,675,419
\$
47,918,166
\$
(314,531)
\$
1,239,901
\$
1,752
\$
377,931,016
\$
11,327,441
\$
389,258,457
\$

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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax 42,830,971
\$
41,749,792
\$
Adjustments for:
Amortization
Depreciation
30,942,330
5,424,367
4,252,602
30,922,991
Amortization of incremental costs of obtaining contracts 771,875 1,173,492
Expected credit loss (reversal of credit loss) 44,885 (125,111)
Interest expenses 206,063 104,142
Interest income (115,922) (250,787)
Dividend income (246,084) (296,360)
Compensation cost of share-based payment transactions 7,578 1,597
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures accounted for
using equity method (242,745) (462,140)
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (1,427,984) 37,785
Gain on disposal of investment properties (151,357) -
Loss on disposal of intangible assets 1,858 146
Loss (gain) on disposal of financial instruments 1,788 (3,944)
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity
method
(15,946) (30,152)
Provision for impairment loss and obsolescence of inventory
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment
1,161,281 474,709
93,073
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties (27,066)
-
(56,617)
Impairment loss on intangible assets 9,303 8,946
Impairment loss on other assets - 43,971
Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value
through profit or loss, net 99,150 38,314
Others 3,139 (26,524)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Contract assets (202,628) 172,489
Trade notes and accounts receivable 4,071,260 4,038,731
Receivables from related parties (213,862) 7,436
Inventories 3,915,328 (2,698,270)
Prepayments 173,243 114,991
Other current monetary assets
Other current assets
354,739
155,324
(154,780)
146,420
Incremental cost of obtaining contracts (828,816) (781,114)
Increase (decrease) in:
Contract liabilities (3,289,055) 6,701,313
Trade notes and accounts payable 21,015 (5,151,740)
Payables to related parties (8,039) (263,968)
Other payables (924,186) 697,351
(Continued)

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2020 2019
Net defined benefit plans
Cash generated from operations
Other current liabilities
Provisions
Income tax paid
Interest paid
(173,970)
(161,251)
(7,851,522)
94,589
82,468,729
46,303
\$
(159,881)
(104,142)
(8,419,360)
97,497
533,787
80,950,187
\$
Net cash provided by operating activities 74,455,956 72,426,685
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through other
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
comprehensive income
(85,246) (60,000)
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income
297,476 -
Proceeds from return of financial assets at fair value through other
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through
comprehensive income
(39,253)
-
(443,064)
9,167
profit or loss 29,741 146,560
Acquisition of time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit
with maturities of more than three months
(5,215,859) (14,381,653)
Acquisition of repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds with
maturities of more than three months
- (14,990)
Proceeds from disposal of time deposits and negotiable certificates
of deposit with maturities of more than three months
6,630,359 16,519,781
Proceeds from disposal of repurchase agreements collateralized by
Proceeds from disposal of investments accounted for using equity
Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method
bonds with maturities of more than three months
(10,200)
15,335
(4,190,000)
-
method - 32,470
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(23,510,820)
319,089
(24,165,857)
48,157
Acquisition of intangible assets (47,605,187) (362,718)
Proceeds from disposal of investment properties
Acquisition of investment properties
(54,435)
188,300
(523)
-
Increase in other noncurrent assets
Interest received
(207,616)
124,653
(1,122,142)
256,432
Net cash inflow on acquisition of subsidiaries
Dividends received
354,056
515,918
602,086
-
Net cash used in investing activities (68,253,689) (27,126,294)

(Continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2020 2019
(142,000)
(34,000,000)
(21,038)
(3,683,204)
(32,782,969)
(775,420)
115,000
41,000,000
20,000,000
61,757
343,275
81,295
1,605
(585,000)
(3,727,792)
(34,745,603)
(709,817)
575,000
-
-
-
-
232,357
18,062
1,266
7,311
\$
(9,801,699) (38,934,216)
(30,556) 38,688
(3,629,988) 6,404,863
34,049,643 27,644,780
30,419,655 34,049,643
\$

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("Chunghwa") was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China ("ROC"). Chunghwa is a company limited by shares and, prior to August 2000, was wholly owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications ("MOTC"). Prior to July 1, 1996, the current operations of Chunghwa were carried out under the Directorate General of Telecommunications ("DGT"). The DGT was established by the MOTC in June 1943 to take primary responsibility in the development of telecommunications infrastructure and to formulate policies related to telecommunications. On July 1, 1996, the telecom operations of the DGT were spun-off as Chunghwa which continues to carry out the business and the DGT continues to be the industry regulator. Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC completed the process of privatizing Chunghwa by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, Chunghwa received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") for a domestic initial public offering and its common stocks were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the "TWSE") on October 27, 2000. Certain of Chunghwa's common stocks were sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of Chunghwa's common stocks were also sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares ("ADS") on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). The MOTC sold common stocks of Chunghwa by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and completed the second international offering on August 10, 2005. Upon completion of the share transfers associated with these offerings on August 12, 2005, the MOTC owned less than 50% of the outstanding shares of Chunghwa and completed the privatization plan.

Chunghwa together with its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company".

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Chunghwa's functional currency, New Taiwan dollars.

2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)

The consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on February 23, 2021.

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of Compliance

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (collectively, the "IFRSs") endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (the "FSC") (collectively, the Taiwan-IFRS").

Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments that are measured at fair values and net defined benefit liabilities (assets) which are measured at the present value of the defined benefit obligations less the fair value of plan assets.

Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets include:

  • a. Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;
  • b. Assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and
  • c. Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Current liabilities include:

  • a. Liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading;
  • b. Liabilities due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; and
  • c. Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are classified as noncurrent.

Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (LED) engages mainly in development of property for rent and sale. The assets and liabilities of LED related to property development within its operating cycle, which is over one year, are classified as current items.

Basis of Consolidation

a. Principles for preparing consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of Chunghwa and entities controlled by Chunghwa (its subsidiaries). Income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the acquisition date. When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies in line with those used by the Company. All inter-company transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full upon consolidation.

Attribution of total comprehensive income to noncontrolling interests

Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the stockholders of the parent and to the noncontrolling interests even if it results in the noncontrolling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Company's ownership interests in subsidiaries

Changes in the Company's ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Company's interests and the noncontrolling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the noncontrolling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to stockholders of the parent.

b. The subsidiaries in the consolidated financial statements

The detail information of the subsidiaries at the end of reporting period was as follows:

Note a) b) c) d) (Continued)
2019 28 100 100 100 100 89 57 100 100 56 100 100 65 100 51 100 75 100
Percentage of Ownership
Interests
December 31 2020 28 100 100 100 100 89 56 100 100 56 100 100 65 100 51 100 75 100
Main Businesses and Products Handset and peripherals retailer, sales
of CHT mobile phone plans as an
agent
estate and intelligent buildings, and
Planning and development of real
VPN service, and IP transit services
International private leased circuit, IP
property management
VPN service, and IP transit services
International private leased circuit, IP
Providing system integration services
and telecommunications equipment
Investment integration and cloud application
center ("IDC"), communications
Network integration, internet data
Digital information supply services and
advertisement services
services
Investment contents production and play, and
Software design services, internet
motion picture production and
distribution
International private leased circuit, international circuit, and information
internet services, and transit services
Intelligent energy saving solutions,
and communication technology
Providing diversified family education
("ICT") services
digital services VPN service, and IP transit services
International private leased circuit, IP
Design, development and production of
Automatic License Plate
Telecommunications engineering, sales
Recognition software and hardware
application and other business
agent of mobile phone plan
services, etc.
Production and sale of electronic International private leased circuit, IP
VPN service, ICT and cloud VAS
components and finished products
services
Name of Investee Senao International Co., Ltd.
("SENAO")
Light Era Development Co.,
Ltd. ("LED")
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
("DHT")
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Chunghwa System Integration
Pte., Ltd. ("CHTS")
Co., Ltd. ("CHSI")
Chunghwa Investment Co.,
Ltd. ("CHI")
CHIEF Telecom Inc.
("CHIEF")
CHYP Multimedia Marketing
& Communications Co.,
Ltd. ("CHYP")
Prime Asia Investments Group
Ltd. (B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia")
Spring House Entertainment
Tech. Inc. ("SHE")
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam
Co., Ltd. ("CHTV")
Inc. ("CHTG")
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD") Chunghwa Telecom Japan
Co., Ltd. ("CHTJ")
Technology Inc. ("CHST")
Chunghwa Sochamp
Honghwa International Co.,
Ltd. ("HHI")
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech Co., Ltd. ("CLPT")
(Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom
("CHTT")
Name of Investor Chunghwa Telecom
Co., Ltd.

156

Percentage of Ownership
December 31
Interests
Name of Investor Name of Investee Main Businesses and Products 2020 2019 Note
Investments Group
Ltd. (B.V.I.)
Prime Asia
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.
("CHC")
Investment 100 100
Chunghwa Hsingta
Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom (China)
Co., Ltd. ("CTC")
communication solution services for
enterprise clients, and intelligent
Integrated information and
energy network service
100 100 q)
Chunghwa Precision
Test Tech.
Shanghai Taihua Electronic
Technology Limited
Design of printed circuit board and
related consultation service
100 100
International, Ltd. Su Zhou Precision Test Tech.
Ltd. ("SZPT")
("STET")
Assembly processed of circuit board,
design of printed circuit board and
related consultation service
100 100 r)
Integrated Systems,
International
Infoexplorer International Co.,
Ltd.("IESA")
Investment 100 - s)
Inc. IISI Investment Co., Ltd. Investment 100 - s)
Unitronics Technology Corp.
("UTC")
("IICL")
Development and maintenance of
information system
99.96 - s)
International Co.,
Infoexplorer
Ltd.
Systems (Hong Kong)
International Integrated
Limited ("IEHK")
Investment and technical consulting
service
100 - s)
IISI Investment Co.,
Ltd.
Leading Tech Co., Ltd.
("LTCL")
Investment 100 - s)
Leading Tech Co.,
Ltd.
Leading Systems Co., Ltd.
("LSCL")
Investment 100 - s)
Leading Systems Co.,
Ltd.
Systems Inc. (Shanghai)
International Integrated
("IISS")
Development and maintenance of
information system
100 - s)
Integrated Systems
Inc. (Shanghai)
International
Huiyu Shanghai Management
Consultancy Co., Ltd.
("HSMC")
Development and maintenance of
information system
- - s)
t)
(Concluded)
a) as a subsidiary. through the support of large beneficial stockholders. Chunghwa continues to control six out of eleven seats of the Board of Directors of SENAO
As a result, the Company treated SENAO
b) its employees exercised options.
CHIEF issued new shares in
Therefore, the Company's ownership interest in CHIEF
decreased to 59.75% and 59.08% as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
March 2019, November 2019,
March 2020 and December 2020 as
c) Company's ownership interest in SHE remained the same. SHE reduced 19.72% of its capital to offset accumulated deficits in December 2019 and the
d) Company's ownership interest in CHTT remained the same.
The Company increased its investment in
CHTT proportionally in October 2019 and the
December 31
Interests
Name of Investor Name of Investee Main Businesses and Products 2020 2019 Note
CHT Security Co., Ltd.
("CHTSC")
business machinery equipment and
digital information supply services
services, data processing services,
software, management consulting
Computing equipment installation,
wholesale of computing and
80 80
Systems, Inc. ("IISI")
International Integrated
consultation, system integration and
IT solution provider, IT application
and internet identify services
package solution
51 - e)
Senao International
Co., Ltd.
Senao International (Samoa) International investment 100 100 f)
Youth Co., Ltd. ("Youth")
Holding Ltd. ("SIS")
Sale of information and communication
technologies products
96 93 g)
Co., Ltd. ("SENYOUNG")
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd.
Senyoung Insurance Agent
("Aval")
Sale of information and communication
Property and liability insurance agency
technologies products
100
100
100
100
Youth Co., Ltd. ISPOT Co., Ltd. ("ISPOT") Sale of information and communication 100 100
Youyi Co., Ltd. ("Youyi") Maintenance of information and
communication technologies
technologies products
products
100 100
Aval Technologies
Co., Ltd.
Wiin Technology Co., Ltd.
("Wiin")
Sale of information and communication
technologies products
100 100 h)
Senyoung Insurance
Agent Co., Ltd.
Senaolife Insurance Agent
Co., Ltd. ("Senaolife")
Life insurance services 100 100 i)
Development Co.,
Light Era
Ltd.
Taoyuan Asia Silicon Valley
Innovation Co., Ltd.
("TASVI")
Development of real estate - - j)
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Unigate Telecom Inc.
("Unigate")
Telecommunications and internet
service
100 100
Chief International Corp.
("CIC")
Telecommunications and internet
service
100 100
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co.,
Ltd. ("SCT")
Telecommunications and internet
service
49 49 k)
Chunghwa Investment
Co., Ltd.
Tech. Co., Ltd. ("CHPT")
Chunghwa Precision Test
Production and sale of semiconductor
testing components and printed
circuit board
34 34 l)
Test Tech. Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Precision
Tech. USA Corporation
Chunghwa Precision Test
("CHPT (US)")
semiconductor testing components
Design and after-sale services of
and printed circuit board
100 100
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd.
("CHPT (JP)")
machinery processed products and
Related services of electronic parts,
printed circuit board
100 100
("CHPT (International)")
Tech. International, Ltd.
Chunghwa Precision Test
Wholesale and retail of electronic
materials, and investment
100 100
(Samoa) Holding
Senao International
Ltd.
Senao International HK
Limited ("SIHK")
International investment 100 100 m)
Senao International
HK Limited
Senao Trading (Fujian) Co.,
Ltd. ("STF")
Sale of information and communication
technologies products
- - n)
Senao International Trading
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
("SITS")
Sale of information and communication
technologies products
100 100 o)
(Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. ("SITJ")
Senao International Trading
Sale of information and communication
technologies products
- - p)
(Continued)
  • f) SIS reduced and returned its capital to its stakeholders in November 2020. The Company's ownership interest in SIS remained the same.
  • g) SENAO subscribed for all the shares in the capital increase of Youth in April 2020. Therefore, the Company's ownership interest in Youth increased from 92.89% to 95.79%.
  • h) Aval invested 100% equity shares of Wiin Technology Co., Ltd. ("Wiin") in September 2019.
  • i) SENYOUNG invested 100% equity shares of Senaolife Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. ("Senaolife") in November 2019.
  • j) TASVI completed its liquidation in September 2019.
  • k) CHIEF has two out of three seats of the Board of Directors of SCT according to the mutual agreements among stockholders and gained control over SCT; hence, SCT is deemed as a subsidiary of the Company.
  • l) Though the Company's ownership interest in CHPT is less than 50%, the management considered the absolute and relative size of ownership interest, and the dispersion of shares owned by the other stockholders and concluded that the Company has a sufficiently dominant voting interest to direct the relevant activities; hence, CHPT is deemed as a subsidiary of the Company.
  • m) SIHK reduced and returned its capital to its stakeholders in November 2020. The Company's ownership interest in SIHK remained the same.
  • n) STF completed its liquidation in May 2019.
  • o) SITS was approved to end and dissolve its business in December 2020. The liquidation of SITS is still in process.
  • p) SITJ completed its liquidation in March 2019.
  • q) CTC was approved to end and dissolve its business in August 2020. The liquidation of CTC is still in process.
  • r) CHPT (International) invested 100% equity shares of Su Zhou Precision Test Tech. Ltd. ("SZPT") in October 2019.
  • s) It is a subsidiary of IISI.
  • t) HSMC completed its liquidation in December 2020.

The following diagram presented information regarding the relationship and percentages of ownership interests between Chunghwa and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020.

Business Combinations

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition-related costs are generally recognized in profit or loss as they are incurred. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the acquirer's previously held equity interests in the acquiree over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

Non-controlling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the entity's net assets in the event of liquidation are measured at the non-controlling interests' proportionate share of the recognized amounts of the acquiree's identifiable net assets. When a business combination is achieved in stages, the Company's previously held equity interest in an acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date and the resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss. Amounts arising from interests in the acquiree prior to the acquisition date that have previously been recognized in other comprehensive income are recognized on the same basis as would be required had those interests been directly disposed of by the Company.

Foreign Currencies

In preparing the financial statements of each individual entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity's functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign operations (including of the subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures in other countries or currencies used different with Chunghwa) are translated into New Taiwan dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and attributed to stockholders of the parent and noncontrolling interests as appropriate.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits, repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds with original maturities within three months from the date of acquisition and triple stimulus vouchers, highly liquid, readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. These cash equivalents are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may be appropriate to group items of similar or related inventories. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale. The calculation of the cost of inventory is derived using the weighted-average method.

Buildings and Land Consigned to Construction Contractors

Inventories of LED are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may be appropriate to group as similar items or related inventories. Land acquired before construction is classified as land held for development, and then reclassified as land held under development after LED begins its construction project. Upon the completion of the construction project, LED recognizes revenues in the amount of proceeds from customers for land and buildings and related costs when ownership is transferred to the customers. The unsold portion of the completed construction project is transferred to land and building held for sale.

Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the Company and other parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. Investments accounted for using the equity method include investments in associates and interests in joint ventures. Under the equity method, an investment in an associate or a joint venture is initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company's share of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate and joint venture as well as the distribution received. The Company also recognizes its share in changes in the associates and joint ventures.

When the Company subscribes for new shares of an associate and a joint venture at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment differs from the amount of the Company's proportionate interest in the associate and joint venture. The Company records such a difference as an adjustment to investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to additional paid-in capital. When the adjustment should be debited to additional paid-in capital but the additional paid-in capital recognized from investments accounted for using equity method is insufficient, the shortage is debited to retained earnings. Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Company's share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets and liabilities of an associate and a joint venture at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and shall not be amortized. Any excess of the Company's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities over the cost of acquisition is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The entire carrying amount of an investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount with its carrying amount. Any impairment loss recognized is not allocated to any asset, including goodwill, that forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases. The Company discontinues the use of the equity method from the date on which its investment ceases to be an associate and a joint venture. Any retained investment is measured at fair value at that date, and the fair value is regarded as the investment's fair value on initial recognition as a financial asset. The difference between the previous carrying amount of the associate and joint venture attributable to the retained interest and its fair value is included in the determination of the gain or loss on disposal of the associate and joint venture. The Company accounts for all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate and joint venture on the same basis as would be required had that associate and joint venture directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. When the Company transacts with its associate and joint venture, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate and joint venture are recognized in the Company's consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate and joint venture that are not related to the Company.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. Property, plant and equipment in the course of construction are depreciated and classified to the appropriate categories of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready for their intended use. Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. Freehold land is not depreciated. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each year, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

Investment Properties

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties also include land held for a currently undetermined future use. Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method. For a transfer from the investment properties to property, plant and equipment, the deemed cost of the property, plant and equipment for subsequent accounting is its carrying amount at the commencement of owner-occupation.

For a transfer from the property, plant and equipment to investment properties, the deemed cost of the investment properties for subsequent accounting is its carrying amount at the end of owner-occupation. For a contract where a land owner provides land for the construction of buildings by a property developer in exchange for a certain percentage of the buildings, any exchange gain or loss is recognized when the exchange transaction occurs if the exchange transaction has commercial substance. On derecognition of the investment properties, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business less accumulated impairment loss.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Company's cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units (referred to as "cash-generating unit") that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired, by comparing its carrying amount, including the attributable goodwill, with its recoverable amount. However, if the goodwill allocated to a cash-generating unit was acquired in a business combination during the current annual period, that unit shall be tested for impairment before the end of the current annual period. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis. The residual value of an intangible asset with a finite useful life shall be assumed to be zero unless the Company expects to dispose of the intangible asset before the end of its economic life.

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognized separately from goodwill are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost). Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the asset is derecognized.

Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment, Right-of-use Assets, Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill and Incremental Costs of Obtaining Contracts

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired. Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount, with the resulting impairment loss recognized in profit or loss.

Impairment loss from the assets related to incremental cost of obtaining contracts is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the remaining amount of consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for related goods or services less the costs which relate directly to providing those goods or services. When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

a. Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

1) Measurement category

a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial asset is classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is mandatorily classified as at FVTPL. Financial assets mandatorily classified as at FVTPL include investments in equity instruments which are not designated as at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss does not incorporate any dividend earned on the financial asset. Fair value is determined in the manner described in Note 37.

b) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortized cost:

  • i. The financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and
  • ii. The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at amortized cost are measured at amortized cost, which equals to gross carrying amount determined by the effective interest method less any impairment loss, except for short-term receivables as the effect of discounting is immaterial. Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss. Interest income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of such financial assets.

c) Investments in equity instruments at FVOCI

On initial recognition, the Company may make an irrevocable election to designate investments in equity instruments as at FVOCI. Designation at FVOCI is not permitted if the equity investment is held for trading or if it is contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination. Investments in equity instruments at FVOCI are subsequently measured at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in other equity. The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to profit or loss on disposal of the equity investments. Instead, it will be transferred to retained earnings. Dividends on these investments in equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company's right to receive the dividends is established, unless the dividends clearly represent a recovery of part of the cost of the investment.

2) Impairment of financial assets and contract assets

The Company recognizes a loss allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets at amortized cost (including accounts receivable) and contract assets. The Company recognizes lifetime Expected Credit Loss (ECL) for accounts receivable and contract assets. For all other financial instruments, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. If, on the other hand, the credit risk on the financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month ECL.

Expected credit losses reflect the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of a default occurring as the weights. Lifetime ECL represents the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument. In contrast, 12-month ECL represents the portion of ECL that is expected to result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date.

The Company recognizes an impairment loss for all financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount through a loss allowance account.

3) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. On derecognition of a financial asset measured at amortized cost in its entirety, the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable is recognized in profit or loss.

On derecognition of investments in equity instruments at FVOCI in its entirety, the cumulative gain or loss is directly transferred to retained earnings, and it is not reclassified to profit or loss.

  • b. Financial liabilities
  • 1) Subsequent measurement

Except for financial liabilities at FVTPL, all the financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

2) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid and payable, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.

c. Derivative financial instruments

The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risks, including forward exchange contracts. Derivatives are initially measured at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss

depends on the nature of the hedge relationship. When the fair value of derivative financial instruments is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value of derivative financial instruments is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hedge Accounting

The Company designates some derivatives instruments as cash flow hedges. Hedges of foreign exchange risk on firm commitments are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The associated gains or losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment in the line item relating to the hedged item in the same period when the hedged item affects profit or loss. If a hedge of a forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the associated gains and losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are removed from equity and are included in the initial cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability. The Company discontinues hedge accounting only when the hedging relationship ceases to meet the qualifying criteria; for instance, when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been previously recognized in other comprehensive income from the period when the hedge was effective remains separately in equity until the forecast transaction occurs. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Provisions

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Company's obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. The provisions for warranties claims are made by management according to the sales agreements which represent the management's best estimate of the future outflow of economic benefits. The provisions of warranties claims are recognized as operating cost in the period in which the goods are sold. The provision for onerous contracts represents the present obligation resulting from the measurement for the unavoidable costs of meeting the Company's contractual obligations exceed the economic benefits expected to be received from the contracts.

Revenue Recognition

The Company identifies the performance obligations in the contract with the customers, allocates transaction price to each performance obligation and recognizes revenue when performance obligations are satisfied. Sales of products are recognized as revenue when the Company delivers products and the customer accepts and controls the product. Except for the consumer electronic products such as mobile devices sold in channel stores which are usually in cash sale, the Company recognizes revenues for sale of other electronic devices and corresponding trade notes and accounts receivable. Usage revenues from fixed-line services (including local, domestic long distance and international long distance telephone services), mobile services, internet and data services, and interconnection and call transfer fees from other telecommunications companies and carriers are billed in arrears and are recognized based upon seconds or minutes of traffic processed when the services are provided in accordance with contract terms. The usage revenues and corresponding trade notes and accounts receivable are recognized monthly.

Other revenues are recognized as follows: (a) one-time subscriber connection fees (on fixed-line services) are first recognized as contract liabilities and revenues are recognized subsequently over the average expected customer service periods, (b) monthly fees (on fixed-line services, mobile, internet and data services) and related receivables are accrued monthly, and (c) prepaid services (fixed-line, mobile, internet and data services) are recognized as contract liabilities upon collection considerations from customers and are recognized as revenues subsequently based upon actual usage by customers. Where the Company enters into transactions which involve both the provision of telecommunications service bundled with products such as handsets, total consideration received from products and telecommunications service in these arrangements are allocated based on their relative stand-alone selling price. The amount of sales revenue recognized for products is not limited to the amount paid by the customer for the products. When the amount of sales revenue recognized for products exceeded the amount paid by the customer for the products, the difference is recognized as contract assets. Contract assets are reclassified to accounts receivable when the amounts become collectible from customers subsequently. When the amount of sales revenue recognized for products was less than the amount paid by the customer for the products, the difference is recognized as contract liabilities and revenues are recognized subsequently when the telecommunications service are provided. For project business contracts, if a substantial part of the Company's promise to customers is to manage and coordinate the various tasks and assume the risks of those tasks to ensure the individual goods or services are incorporated into the combined output, they are treated as a single performance obligation since the Company provides a significant integration service. The Company recognizes revenues and corresponding accounts receivable when the project business contract is completed and accepted by customers. For some project contracts, the Company does not create an asset with an alternative use to the Company and has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date; therefore, performance obligations are satisfied and revenues are recognized over time.

For service contracts such as maintenance and warranties, customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company; thus, revenues and corresponding accounts receivable of service contracts are recognized over the related service period. When another party is involved in providing goods or services to a customer, the Company is acting as a principal if it controls the specified good or service before that good or service is transferred to a customer; otherwise, the Company is acting as an agent. When the Company is acting as a principal, gross inflow of economic benefits arising from transactions is recognized as revenue. When the Company is acting as an agent, revenue is recognized as its share of transaction.

Incremental Costs of Obtaining Contracts

Commissions and equipment subsidy related to telecommunications service as a result of obtaining contracts are recognized as an asset under the incremental costs of obtaining contracts to the extent the costs are expected to be recovered and are amortized over the contract period. However, the Company elects not to capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts if the amortization period of the assets that the Company otherwise would have recognized is expected to be one year or less.

Leasing

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease.

a. The Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

b. The Company as lessee

The Company recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases at the commencement date of a lease, except for lease payments for low-value assets are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease terms accounted for applying recognition exemption. Right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial measurement of lease liabilities and for lease payments made at or before the commencement date. Right-of-use assets are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses and adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liabilities. Right-of-use assets are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets. Right-of-use assets are depreciated using the straight-line basis from the commencement dates to the earlier of the end of the useful lives of the right-of-use assets or the end of the lease terms.

Lease liabilities were initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, which comprise fixed payments, in-substance fixed payments, variable lease payments which depend on an index or a rate. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in a lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If such rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee's incremental borrowing rate is used. Lease liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized over the lease terms. When there is a change in a lease term or a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or a rate used to determine those payments, the Company remeasures the lease liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use-assets. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets is reduced to zero, any remaining amount of the remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss. The Company accounts for the remeasurement of the lease liability as a result of the decrease of lease scope by decreasing the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets and recognizes in profit or loss any gain or loss on the partial or full termination of the lease. Lease liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets. Variable lease payments not depending on an index or a rate are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Borrowing Costs

All borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

Government Grants

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to government grants and that the grants will be received.

Government grants related to income are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes expenses of the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Specifically, government grants whose primary condition is that the Company should construct noncurrent assets are recognized as deferred revenue and transferred to profit or loss on a systematic and rational basis over the useful lives of the related assets.

Employee Benefits

a. Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

b. Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions. Defined benefit costs (including service cost, net interest and remeasurement) under the defined benefit retirement benefit plans are determined using the projected unit credit method. Service cost (including current service cost and gains or losses on settlements) and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) are recognized as employee benefits expense in the period they occur. Remeasurement, comprising (a) actuarial gains and losses; and (b) the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset), is recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained earnings and will not be reclassified to profit or loss. Net defined benefit liability (asset) represents the actual deficit (surplus) in the Company's defined benefit plan. Any surplus resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of any refunds from the plans or reductions in future contributions to the plans.

c. Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits are accounted for in the same way as the accounting required for defined benefit plan except that remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss.

Share-based Payment Arrangements - Employee Stock Options

The fair value determined at the grant date of the employee share options is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company's estimate of employee stock options that are expected to ultimately vest, with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital - employee stock options. If the equity instruments granted vest immediately at the grant date, expenses are recognized in full in profit or loss. At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of employee share options expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognized in profit or loss such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to additional paid-in capital - employee stock options.

Income Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

a. Current tax

Income tax payable or recoverable is based on taxable profit or loss for the period determined according to the applicable tax laws of each tax jurisdiction.

According to the Income Tax Act in the ROC, an additional tax of unappropriated earnings is provided for in the year the stockholders approve to retain the earnings.

Adjustments of prior years' tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year's tax provision.

b. Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. A deferred tax liability is not recognized on taxable temporary difference arising from initial recognition of goodwill. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences, unused loss carry forward and unused tax credits from purchases of machinery, equipment and technology and research, and development expenditures, etc. to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

c. Current and deferred tax

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income.

Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

4. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY AND ASSUMPTION

In the application of the Company's accounting policies, the management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions which are based on historical experience and other factors that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed by the management on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

a. Critical accounting judgments

1) Revenue recognition

The Company's project agreements are mainly to provide one or more customized equipment or services to customers. In order to fulfill the agreements, another party may be involved in some agreements. The Company considers the following factors to determine whether the Company is a principal of the transaction: whether the Company is the primary obligation provider of the agreements, its exposures to inventory risks and the discretion in establishing prices, etc. The determination of whether the Company is a principal or an agent will affect the amount of revenue recognized by the Company. Only when the Company is acting as a principal, gross inflows of economic benefits arising from transactions is recognized as revenue.

2) Control over subsidiaries

As discussed in Note 3, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Basis of Consolidation", some entities are subsidiaries of the Company although the Company only owns less than 50% ownership interests in these entities. After considering the Company's absolute size of holding in the entity and the relative size of and the dispersion of shares owned by the other stockholders, and the contractual arrangements between the Company and other investors, potential voting interests and the written agreement between stockholders, the management concluded that the Company has a sufficiently dominant voting interest to direct the relevant activities of the entity and therefore the Company has control over these entities.

b. Key sources of estimation uncertainty and assumption

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

1) Impairment of trade notes and accounts receivable

The provision for impairment of trade notes and accounts receivable is based on assumptions about risk of default and expected loss rates. The Company uses judgment in making these assumptions and in selecting the inputs to the impairment calculation, based on the Company's past experience, current market conditions as well as forward looking information at the end of each reporting period. For details of the key assumptions and inputs used, see Note 9. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise.

2) Fair value measurements and valuation processes

For the assets and liabilities measured at fair value without quoted prices in active markets, the Company's management determines the appropriate valuation techniques for the fair value measurements and whether to engage third party qualified appraisers based on the related regulations and professional judgments.

will not have
Unless stated otherwise, the above new IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning
The amendments to IFRS 9 are applied prospectively to financial liabilities that are
exchanged or modified on or after the annual reporting periods beginning on or after
The amendments are applicable to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
The amendments are applicable to property, plant and equipment that are brought to the
location and condition necessary for them to be capable of operating in the manner
The amendments are applicable to contracts for which the entity has not yet fulfilled all
Company is
application of above standards and
interpretations will have on the Company's financial position and operating result and will disclose
Effective Date Issued
January 1, 2022 (Note 2)
January 1, 2022 (Note 3)
January 1, 2022 (Note 4)
January 1, 2022 (Note 5)
Announced by IASB
To be determined by
Effective Date
by IASB
(Note 1)
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2023
on or after the annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
were authorized for issue, the
The application of the above new, revised or amended standards and interpretations
IASB
IFRSs issued by the IASB but not yet endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC
Sale or Contribution of Assets between An
Property, Plant and Equipment - Proceeds
Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards
Reference to the Conceptual Framework
Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a
Classification of liabilities as current or
material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
Investor and Its Associate or Joint
New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
Interest Rate Benchmark
intended by management on or after January 1, 2021.
Reform-Phase 2
continuously assessing the possible impact that the
As of the date the consolidated financial statements
the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.
before Intended Use
on or after their respective effective dates.
its obligations on January 1, 2022.
noncurrent
2018-2020
Contract
Venture
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS
January 1, 2022.
Amendments to IFRS 10
7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16
Amendments to IAS 16
Amendments to IAS 37
Amendments to IFRS 3
Amendments to IFRSs
Amendments to IAS 1
and IAS 28
Note 1:
Note 2:
Note 3:
Note 4:
Note 5:
c.
Comparison of net
realizable value and cost is determined on an item by item basis, except for those similar items
The Company uses the inventory holding
When an indication of impairment is assessed with objective evidence, the Company considers
whether the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount and recognizes the
The estimate of recoverable amount would impact on the timing and the amount of impairment
As discussed in Note 3, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and
Equipment", the Company reviews estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment at the
Net defined benefit liabilities (assets) and the resulting pension expense under defined benefit
Actuarial assumptions
Changes in economic circumstances and market conditions will affect these assumptions and may
In determining a lessee's incremental borrowing rate used in discounting lease payments, a
The
The initial application of the amendments to the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC and SIC issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board and endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC does not
The Company updates
Net realizable value is
impairment loss based on difference between the recoverable amount and its carrying amount.
comprise the discount rate, employee turnover rate, average future salary increase and etc.
risk-free rate for relevant duration and the same currency is selected as a reference rate.
lessee's credit spread adjustments and lease specific adjustments are also taken into account.
Initial application of the amendments to the IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC
4) Impairment of property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible assets
APPLICATION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS
inputs periodically to monitor the appropriateness of the fair value measurement.
period and turnover as the evaluation basis for inventory obsolescence losses.
calculated as the estimated selling price less the estimated selling costs.
may vary accordingly.
Method.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
have material impacts on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
have a material impact on the amount of the expense and the liability.
pension plans are calculated using the Projected Unit Credit
Recognition and measurement of defined benefit plans
which could be categorized into the same groups.
Provision for inventory valuation and obsolescence
future differ from expectation, the fair value
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
Lessees' incremental borrowing rates
end of each year.
loss recognition.
3)
5)
6)
7)
Information about the valuation techniques and inputs used in determining the fair value of
various assets and liabilities was disclosed in Note 37. If the actual changes of inputs in the
b. Amendments to IFRSs endorsed by the FSC for application starting from January 1, 2021

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165

2019
December 31
2020
(Concluded)
239
\$
143
Contract Amount
(In Thousands)
US\$13,500/NT\$379,472
NT\$50,435/EUR1,500
NT\$50,910/EUR1,500
NT\$25,524/US\$850
However, the aforementioned derivatives did not 2019
December 31
2020
2,453,616
4,680,931
\$
4,324,592
2,754,175
134,370
114,407
7,268,917
\$
7,193,174
Accordingly, the management elected to designate
\$ Maturity Period 2021.02-03
2021.03
2020.03
2020.01
\$ \$
Currency NT\$/EUR
US\$/NT\$
NT\$/EUR NT\$/US\$
Financial liabilities-current Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts
Held for trading
The Company increased its investment in Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund Co., Ltd. proportionally for
300,000 thousand in October 2019 and the Company's ownership interest in Taiwania Capital Buffalo
Fund Co., Ltd. remained at 12.90%.
Outstanding forward exchange contracts not designated for hedge as of balance sheet dates were as
follows:
December 31, 2020 Forward exchange contracts - buy
Forward exchange contracts - sell
December 31, 2019 Forward exchange contracts - buy
Forward exchange contracts - buy
The Company entered into the above forward exchange contracts to manage its exposure to foreign
currency risk due to fluctuations in exchange rates.
meet the criteria for hedge accounting.
FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME -
NONCURRENT
8.
Domestic investments Non-listed stocks
Listed stocks
Foreign investments
Non-listed stocks
these investments in equity instruments at FVOCI as they believe that recognizing short-term fair value
fluctuations of these investments in profit or loss is not consistent with the Company's strategy of
The Company holds the above foreign and domestic stocks for medium to long-term strategic purposes
and expects to profit from long-term investment.
2019 353,499
9,432,814
9,786,313
\$
20,109,823
1,700,000
2,450,509
2,998
-
24,263,330
34,049,643
\$
2019 0.00%-0.74%
0.47%-0.54%
0.58%-0.60%
0.09%-4.40%
1.90%
2019 53
\$
463 516
\$
267,304
\$510,801
December 31
2020
486,989
10,961,220
11,448,209
\$
14,060,568
2,600,000
2,307,892
-
2,986
18,971,446
30,419,655
\$
December 31
2020
0.00%-0.40%
0.14%-0.26%
0.24%-0.30%
0.10%-3.60%
-
December 31
2020
2,271
\$
7,626 9,897
\$
\$441,095
236,107
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
6.
Cash equivalents (investments with maturities of less than three
Bank deposits
Cash on hand
Cash
Negotiable certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Time deposits
months)
Repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds
Triple stimulus vouchers
The annual yield rates of bank deposits, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits and repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds as of balance sheet dates were as follows: Negotiable certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Bank deposits
Repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds
Time deposits
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
7.
Financial assets-current Mandatorily measured at FVTPL Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts
Listed stocks - domestic
Non-derivatives
Financial assets-noncurrent Non-listed stocks - domestic
Mandatorily measured at FVTPL
Non-listed stocks - foreign
Non-derivatives

166

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35 -

holding these investments for long-term purposes.

\$677,202 \$778,105

(Continued)

The Company holds Powtec Electro Chemical Corporation ("Powtec") as financial assets at FVOCI. The Board of Directors of Powtec resolved in February 2020 to file a petition with court for the declaration of its bankruptcy which was adjudged by the court in April 2020. The Company evaluated and determined the fair value of such investment was nil after its declaration of bankruptcy.

The Company disposed a portion of its investment in China Airlines, Ltd. at fair value of \$567,797 thousand in December 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the settlement of funds/securities amounting to \$270,321 thousand had not been completed. The related unrealized gain on investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income of \$16,686 thousand was transferred from other equity to retained earnings upon the aforementioned disposal. The Company recognized dividend income of \$246,084 thousand and \$296,360 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, from the investments still held on December 31, 2020 and 2019.

9. TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

December 31
2020 2019
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Loss allowance
Less:
(2,154,364)
24,776,266
\$
(2,359,756)
28,767,539
\$
22,621,902
\$
26,407,783
\$

The main credit terms range from 30 to 90 days.

The Company serves a large consumer base for telecommunications business; therefore, the concentration of credit risk is limited. When having transactions with customers, the Company considers the record of arrears in the past. In addition, the Company may also collect some telecommunication charges in advance to reduce the payment arrears in subsequent periods. The Company adopted a policy of dealing with counterparties with certain credit ratings for project business and to obtain collateral where necessary to mitigate the risk of loss arising from defaults. Credit rating information is provided by independent rating agencies where available and, if such credit rating information is not available, the Company uses other publicly available financial information and its own historical transaction experience to rate its major customers. The Company continues to monitor the credit exposure and credit ratings of its counterparties and spread the credit risk amongst qualified counterparties.

In order to mitigate credit risk, the management of the Company has delegated a team responsible for determining credit limits, credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure the recoverability of receivables. In addition, the Company reviews the recoverable amount of receivables at balance sheet dates to ensure that adequate allowance is provided for possible irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, the management believes the Company's credit risk could be reasonably reduced. The Company applies the simplified approach to providing for expected credit losses prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of lifetime expected loss provision for receivables. The expected credit losses on receivables are estimated using a provision matrix by reference to past default experience of the customers and an analysis of the customers' current financial positions, as well as the forward-looking indicators such as macroeconomic business indicator.

When there is evidence indicating that the counterparty is in evasion, bankruptcy, deregistration of its company or the accounts receivable are over two years past due and the recoverable amount cannot be reasonable estimated, the Company writes off the trade notes and accounts receivable. For accounts receivable that have been written off, the Company continues to engage in enforcement activity to attempt to recover the receivables due. Where recoveries are made, these are recognized in profit or loss.

Except for receivables arising from telecommunications business and project business, the Company's remaining accounts receivable are limited. Therefore, only Chunghwa's provision matrix arising from telecommunications business and project business is disclosed below:

December 31, 2020

Not Past Due Past Due Less
than 30 Days
31 to 60 Days
Pass Due
61 to 90 Days
Pass Due
91 to 120 Days
Pass Due
121 to 180 Days
Pass Due
over 180 Days
Pass Due
Total
Telecommunications
business
Loss allowance (lifetime
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note a)
ECL)
(56,249)
\$ 15,839,132
0%-2%
(20,880)
203,949
2%-24%
\$
(23,483)
50,897
3%-68%
\$
(24,859)
31,263
11%-83%
\$
(24,319)
29,872
28%-90%
\$
(21,665)
25,351
52%-96%
\$
(625,591)
625,591
100%
\$
(797,046)
\$ 16,806,055
Amortized cost \$ 15,782,883 183,069
\$
27,414
\$
6,404
\$
5,553
\$
3,686
\$
-
\$
\$ 16,009,009
Project business
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note b)
\$ 3,472,738
0%-5%
64,372
5%
\$
26,810
10%
\$
8,963
30%
\$
2,163
50%
\$
2,691
80%
\$
\$ 1,287,567
100%
\$ 4,865,304
Loss allowance (lifetime
ECL)
(20,060) (3,219) (2,772) (2,760) (1,132) (2,160) (1,287,567) (1,319,670)
Amortized cost \$ 3,452,678 61,153
\$
24,038
\$
6,203
\$
1,031
\$
531
\$
-
\$
\$ 3,545,634
December 31, 2019
Not Past Due Past Due Less
than 30 Days
31 to 60 Days
Pass Due
61 to 90 Days
Pass Due
91 to 120 Days
Pass Due
121 to 180 Days
Pass Due
over 180 Days
Pass Due
Total
Telecommunications
business
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note a)
\$ 19,020,326
0%- 2%
267,902
0%-25%
\$
74,775
0%-68%
\$
46,782
0%-83%
\$
40,771
11%-90%
\$
28,021
17%-96%
\$
600,985
100%
\$
\$ 20,079,562
Loss allowance (lifetime
ECL)
(55,903) (25,517) (27,630) (34,624 ) (26,281) (27,366) (600,985) (798,306)
Amortized cost \$ 18,964,423 242,385
\$
47,145
\$
12,158
\$
14,490
\$
655
\$
-
\$
\$ 19,281,256
Project business
Expected credit loss rate
(Note b)
0%-5% 5% 10% 30% 50% 80% 100%

Note a: Please refer to Notes 30 and 44 for the information of disaggregation of telecommunications service revenue. The expected credit loss rate applicable to different business revenue varies so as to reflect the risk level indicating by factors like historical experience.

Gross carrying amount \$ 4,053,681 \$ 78,147 \$ 52,227 \$ 29,527 \$ 12,688 \$ 1,040 \$ 1,471,840 \$ 5,699,150

ECL) (2,637) (4,892) (5,223) (10,577 ) (6,344) (832 ) (1,471,840) (1,502,345) Amortized cost \$ 4,051,044 \$ 73,255 \$ 47,004 \$ 18,950 \$ 6,344 \$ 208 \$ - \$ 4,196,805

Loss allowance (lifetime

Note b: The project business has different loss types according to the customer types. The expected credit loss rate listed above is for general customers. When the customer is a government-affiliated entity, it is anticipated that there will not be an instance of credit loss. Customers with past history of bounced checks or accounts receivable exceeding six months overdue are classified as high-risk customers, with an expected credit loss rate of 50%, increasing by period as the days overdue increase.

Movements of loss allowance for trade notes and accounts receivable were as follows: December 31
Year Ended December 31 2020 2019
2019
2020
Provision for (reversal of) credit loss
Beginning balance
Add:
(53,952)
2,602,055
\$
2,359,756
48,708
\$
Prepaid rents
Noncurrent
Others
2,212,000
1,521
\$
2,677,953
1,382
\$
Acquired by business combinations (Note 13)
Amounts written off
Less:
Add:
(188,347)
-
(255,739)
1,639
2,213,521
\$
2,679,335
\$
Ending balance 2,359,756
\$
2,154,364
\$
Prepaid rents comprised the prepayments from the lease agreements applying the recognition exemption
and the prepayments for leases that do not meet the definition of leases under IFRS 16.
(Concluded)
10. INVENTORIES
2019
December 31
2020
OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS
12.
December 31
Project in process
Work in process
Raw materials
Merchandise
3,858,034
11,113,286
141,417
155,495
\$
3,902,854
137,495
6,166,583
126,163
\$
Time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with
maturities of more than three months
4,595,951
2020
\$
5,959,074
2019
\$
Land held under development
Construction in progress
15,268,232
1,998,733
77,311
10,333,095
77,075
1,998,733
Repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds with maturities of
more than three months
Others
1,527,714
-
14,990
1,524,500
\$ 17,344,276
12,408,903
\$
6,123,665
\$
7,498,564
\$
The operating costs related to inventories were \$53,847,123 thousand (including the valuation loss on
of \$1,161,281 thousand) and \$49,258,066 thousand (including the valuation loss on
inventories of \$474,709 thousand) for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
inventories
The annual yield rates of time deposits, negotiable certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements
collateralized by bonds with maturities of more than three months at the balance sheet dates were as
follows:
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, inventories of \$2,075,808 thousand and \$2,076,044 thousand, December 31
respectively, were expected to be recovered after more than twelve months.
amount of inventories is related to property development owned by LED.
The aforementioned 2020 2019
Land held under development and construction in progress was developed by LED for Qingshan Sec.,
Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan City project.
Repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds with maturities of
Time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with
maturities of more than three months
more than three months
0.07%-2.25%
-
0.03%-2.73%
2.50%
PREPAYMENTS
11.
SUBSIDIARIES
13.
December 31
2019
2020
Information on subsidiaries with material noncontrolling interests
a.
Prepaid rents
Others
3,382,560
1,180,034
\$
2,863,510
1,656,257
\$
Interests and Voting Rights Held
by Noncontrolling Interests
Proportion of Ownership
4,562,594
\$
4,519,767
\$
Subsidiaries Principal Place
of Business
December 31
2020
2019
Prepaid rents
Others
Current
704,607
1,178,652
\$
651,510
1,654,736
\$
SENAO
CHPT
Taiwan
Taiwan
72%
66%
72%
66%
(Continued)
\$ 1,883,259
2,306,246
\$

39 -

Profit Allocated to Accumulated Noncontrolling Year Ended December 31
Year Ended December 31
Noncontrolling Interests
December 31
Interests
2020 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019 Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
Total comprehensive income attributable to the parent
124,333
\$
107,925
\$
SENAO
CHPT
312,130
613,907
\$
\$
292,776
411,049
\$
\$
4,635,240
4,311,048
\$
4,267,547
4,236,872
\$
interests 313,993 315,134
Individually immaterial
subsidiaries with
438,326
\$
423,059
\$
noncontrolling interests 2,381,153 1,779,103 Net cash flow from operating activities
Net cash flow from investing activities
54,387
862,323
\$
537,209
235,925
\$
11,327,441
\$
\$ 10,283,522 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net cash flow from financing activities
(687,555)
(426)
(717,602)
(193)
Summarized financial information in respect of SENAO and its subsidiaries that has material
noncontrolling interests is set out below.
The summarized financial information below represented Net cash inflow 228,729
\$
55,339
\$
amounts before intercompany eliminations. Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests 268,944
\$
268,944
\$
December 31
2020
2019 (Concluded)
Current assets 6,834,221
\$
6,751,385
\$
Summarized financial information in respect of CHPT and its subsidiaries that has
noncontrolling interests is set out below.
The summarized financial information below represented material
Current liabilities
Noncurrent assets
(3,832,372)
3,340,983
(3,617,165)
3,321,252
amounts before intercompany eliminations.
Noncurrent liabilities (415,712) (589,882) December 31
2020
2019
Equity 5,927,120
\$
5,865,590
\$
Current assets 4,122,134
\$
3,709,630
\$
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests
Equity attributable to the parent
\$ 1,616,072
4,311,048
4,267,547
\$ 1,598,043
Current liabilities
Noncurrent assets
(1,072,538)
4,012,654
(1,287,597)
4,043,881
5,927,120
\$
5,865,590
\$
Noncurrent liabilities (12,456) (22,003)
Year Ended December 31 Equity 7,049,794
\$
6,443,911
\$
2020 2019 Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests
Equity attributable to CHI
2,414,554
4,635,240
\$
2,207,039
4,236,872
\$
Revenues and income
Costs and expenses
27,231,145
26,795,397
\$
29,130,695
28,722,830
\$
7,049,794
\$
6,443,911
\$
Profit for the year 435,748
\$
407,865
\$
Year Ended December 31
2020
2019
Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests
Profit attributable to the parent
123,618
312,130
\$
115,089
292,776
\$
Revenues and income
Costs and expenses
4,220,724
3,287,031
\$
3,404,570
2,779,406
\$
Profit for the year 435,748
\$
407,865
\$
Profit for the year 933,693
\$
625,164
\$
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the parent 715
\$
(7,164)
\$
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
interests
1,863 22,358 Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests
Profit attributable to CHI
319,786
613,907
\$
214,115
411,049
\$
2,578
\$
(Continued)
15,194
\$
Profit for the year 933,693
\$
(Continued)
625,164
\$

42 -

169

Noncontrolling Interests
Profit Allocated to
Accumulated Noncontrolling
Interests
Year Ended December 31 December 31
2020 2019 2020 2019
Individually immaterial
SENAO
CHPT
312,130
613,907
\$
\$
292,776
411,049
\$
\$
4,311,048
4,635,240
\$
4,267,547
4,236,872
\$
noncontrolling interests
subsidiaries with
2,381,153 1,779,103
11,327,441
\$
\$ 10,283,522
Share-Based
IISI
Payment (6,659)
\$
96
\$
96
\$
(Concluded)
Year Ended
December 31,
2019
Share-Based
Payment
CHIEF
18,825
\$
(19,723) (898)
\$
(898)
\$
market, Chunghwa obtained 20.38%
(Note) Chunghwa's
Year Ended December 31, 2020 Proportionately
Participating in
SENAO Not
the Capital
Increase of
Youth (103)
\$
(103)
\$
(103)
\$
Share-Based
CHIEF
Payment (48,826)
\$
25,714
\$
25,714
\$
subsidiary transferred to noncontrolling
The proportionate share of the carrying
amount of the net assets of the
interests Differences arising from equity
transactions
Line items for equity transaction
adjustments
Additional paid-in capital - arising from
changes in equities of subsidiaries
The proportionate share of the carrying amount of the net
Cash consideration received from noncontrolling interests
assets of the subsidiary transferred to noncontrolling
interests Differences arising from equity transactions Line items for equity transaction adjustments Additional paid-in capital - arising from changes in equities of
subsidiaries
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
c.
Subsidiary acquired
1)
ownership interest in IISI increased to 51.54% by considering the previously held ownership
Chunghwa obtained over half of the seats of the Board of Directors of IISI;
ownership interest in IISI by cash on July 1, 2020, the acquisition date.
In order to develop and cultivate the enterprise customer
interest in IISI.
therefore, Chunghwa gained control over IISI and included IISI and its subsidiaries in the
Year Ended December 31 (1,106)
(2,124)
2019
\$
27
53
2020
\$
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to CHI
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
(3,230)
\$
80
\$
213,009
\$
319,813
\$
Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
Total comprehensive income attributable to CHI
408,925
613,960
621,934
\$
933,773
\$
(1,425,660)
(349,452)
(4,815)
507,144
\$
(532,820)
(349,136)
1,482,834
1,306
\$
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(1,272,783)
\$
602,184
\$
(Concluded)
215,591
\$
215,591
\$
Equity transactions with noncontrolling interests Therefore, the Company's equity ownership interest in CHIEF
CHIEF issued new shares in March 2020, December 2020, March 2019 and November 2019 as its
See Note 34(b) for details.
SENAO subscribed for all the shares in the capital increase of Youth in April 2020; therefore, the
Company's ownership interest in Youth increased.
IISI issued new shares in September 2020 as its employees exercised options; therefore, the The above transactions were accounted for as equity transactions since the Company did not cease to
See Note 34(d) for details.
Company's ownership interest in IISI decreased.
Information of the Company's equity transactions with noncontrolling interests for the years ended Year Ended December 31, 2020 SENAO Not Share-Based
Payment
IISI
Proportionately
Participating in
the Capital
Increase of
Youth
Share-Based
Payment
CHIEF
noncontrolling interests interests Net cash flow from financing activities
Net cash flow from investing activities
Net cash flow from operating activities
Net cash inflow (outflow) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests b. employees exercised options.
decreased.
have control over these subsidiaries. December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

170

43 -

Cash consideration received from

noncontrolling interests \$ 74,540 \$ - \$ 6,755

(Continued)

44 -

consolidated financial statements starting from the acquisition date. IISI mainly engages in

information system development and maintenance service business, etc.

IISI and Its
Subsidiaries
475,879
\$
identifiable net assets of IISI and its subsidiaries)
Noncontrolling interest (48.46% of the
Add:
(982,083)
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired
Less:
55,006
\$
Goodwill arising from acquisition
(Concluded) In
mainly represents the control premium.
The goodwill arising from the acquisition of IISI
addition, the consideration paid for the combination included amounts attributed to the benefits These benefits are not recognized
of expected synergies and the assembled workforces of IISI.
separately from goodwill because they do not meet the recognition criteria for identifiable
intangible assets.
Goodwill arising from business combinations is not deductible for tax purposes. Net cash inflow on acquisition of subsidiaries
4)
IISI and Its Subsidiaries (233,923)
587,979
\$
Cash and cash equivalents acquired
Consideration paid in cash
Less:
354,056
\$
5) Impact of acquisition on the financial results of the Company The financial results of the acquiree since the acquisition date to December 31 2020 included in
the consolidated statements of comprehensive income are as follows:
IISI and Its
Subsidiaries
\$ 1,348,167
68,021
\$
Revenue
Profit
Had the business combination been in effect at the beginning of the annual reporting period, the
Company's revenue and profit would have been \$208,604,696 thousand and \$34,747,291
This pro-forma information is
for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily an indication of revenue and results of
thousand for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.
operations of the Company that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been
completed on January 1, 2020, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
In determining the pro-forma revenue and profit of the Company had IISI been acquired at the
beginning of the financial year, the management calculated amortization of intangible assets
acquired on the basis of the fair values arising in the initial accounting for the business
combination rather than the carrying amounts recognized in the pre-acquisition financial
statements.
IISI issued new shares in April 2020 as its employees exercised options; therefore, the
percentage of ownership interest in IISI obtained on the acquisition date is lower than
Subsidiaries
IISI and Its
587,979
\$
582,745 165,452 141,236 113,724
113,858
74,757 47,962 70,007 5,665
11,861
102,519 (4,000)
(333,533)
(256,902) (19,355) (25,941)
(265,901)
(15,258) (30,163) (2,209) (44,964)
(32,613)
(4,843) 982,083
\$
The IISI and Its
Subsidiaries
233,923
\$
327,287 (Continued)
that approved by Chunghwa's Board of Directors in January 2020.
Note:
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed at acquisition date
2)
Cash and cash equivalents
Current assets
Contract assets Trade notes and accounts receivable Inventories Other current monetary assets
Prepayments
Other current assets Property, plant and equipment
Noncurrent assets
Right-of-use assets Deferred income tax assets
Intangible assets
Other noncurrent assets Current liabilities Contract liabilities
Short-term loans
Trade notes and accounts payable Current tax liabilities
Lease liabilities
Other payables Provisions Other current liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liabilities Net defined benefit liabilities
Lease liabilities
Other noncurrent liabilities The trade notes and accounts receivable acquired in business combination transactions have a
fair value of \$165,452 thousand and a gross contractual amount of \$167,091 thousand.
best estimates of the contractual cash flows not expected to be collected as of the acquisition
date are \$1,639 thousand.
Goodwill arising from acquisition
3)
Consideration transferred Fair value of equity interest held before the
acquisition date
Add:

14. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

December 31
2020 2019
Investment in joint venture
Investments in associates
10,200
6,882,801
\$
7,354,226
-
\$
6,893,001
\$
7,354,226
\$
Investments in associates
a.
Investments in associates were as follows:
Carrying Amount
December 31
2020 2019
Material associate
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. ("NCB") (Note) 3,776,876
\$
4,074,168
\$
Associates that are not individually material
Listed
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. ("KWT")
Senao Networks, Inc. ("SNI")
991,610
249,044
953,685
253,021
Non-listed
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. ("STS") 488,257 500,930
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. ("TISE")
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. ("Viettel-CHT")
363,522
330,031
272,166
316,535
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited ("So-net") 226,647 189,396
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. ("CPFI")
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. ("KKBOXTW")
192,856
163,809
150,789
194,081
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation ("TIPL")
Click Force Co., Ltd. ("CF")
33,086
55,925
50,979
37,120
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. ("CVC") 6,058 5,507
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. ("ADT") 5,080 5,080
International Integrated System, Inc. ("IISI")
UUPON Inc. ("UUPON")
-
-
340,240
10,529
MeWorks Limited (HK) ("MeWorks") -
3,105,925
-
3,280,058

The percentages of ownership interests and voting rights in associates held by the Company as of balance sheet dates were as follows:

Voting Rights
%
of Ownership Interests and
December 31
2020 2019
Material associate
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. ("NCB") (Note) 42 42
Associates that are not individually material
Senao Networks, Inc. ("SNI") 34 34
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. ("KWT") 23 23
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. ("STS") 38 38
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. ("Viettel-CHT") 30 30
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. ("TISE") 40 40
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited ("So-net") 30 30
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. ("CPFI")
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. ("KKBOXTW")
50
30
50
30
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation ("TIPL") 27 27
Click Force Co., Ltd. ("CF") 49 49
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. ("CVC") 49 49
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. ("ADT") 14 14
International Integrated System, Inc. ("IISI")
UUPON Inc. ("UUPON")
-
-
22
31
MeWorks Limited (HK) ("MeWorks") - 20
NCB was a preparatory office on December 31, 2019.
Note:
Summarized financial information of NCB was set out below:
December 31
2020 2019
Liabilities
Assets
(788,813)
9,906,945
\$
(728,374)
\$ 10,451,925
Equity 9,118,132
\$
9,723,551
\$
The percentage of ownership interests held by the Company 41.90% 41.90%
Unrealized gain or loss from downstream transactions
Equity attributable to the Company
(43,621)
3,820,497
\$
4,074,168
-
\$
The carrying amount of investment 3,776,876
\$
4,074,168
\$

\$

6,882,801 \$ 7,354,226

December 31,
Year Ended
2020
Period from the
Preparation to
Beginning of
December 31,
2019
disposal of \$1,412 thousand on the acquisition date.
equity transaction was completed in July 2020.
Please refer to Note 13(c).
statements.
ownership interest in IISI was approved by Chunghwa's Board of Directors in January 2020 and the
stages, the Company remeasured the previously held equity interest of IISI and recognized gain on
starting from the acquisition date and included IISI and its subsidiaries in the consolidated financial
As the business combination was achieved in
The Company treated IISI as a subsidiary
Revenues -
\$
-
\$
UUPON reduced 95.44% of its capital to offset accumulated deficits in September 2020 and the
Other comprehensive income
Net loss for the period
(605,419)
-
\$
(276,449)
-
\$
UUPON. Hence the Company discontinued to treat UUPON as an associate. Instead, the Company
Company's ownership interest in UUPON decreased to 5.36% and lost its significant influence over
Company did not participate in the capital increase of UUPON in October 2020.
Therefore, the
Total comprehensive loss for the period (605,419)
\$
(276,449)
\$
on disposal of \$14,534 thousand. treated it as a financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income and recognized gain
financial information of associates that are not individually material to the Company was as follows:
NCB, no associate is considered individually material to the Company.
Except for
Summarized consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
The aforementioned gains on
were included under "other gains and losses" in the
disposal
2020 Year Ended December 31
2019
The Company disposed of all shares of MeWorks in September 2020.
The Company's share of other comprehensive loss
The Company's share of profits
(8,571)
540,037
\$
(3,035)
577,972
\$
only two out of five seats of the Board of Directors of CPFI and has no control but significant
influence over CPFI, the Company recognized CPFI as an investment in associate.
The Company invested and obtained 50% equity shares of CPFI.
However, as the Company has
The Company's share of total comprehensive income 531,466
\$
574,937
\$
The Company invested and obtained 49% equity shares of CVC. However, as the Company has
The Level 1 fair values of associates based on the closing market prices as of the balance sheet dates
were as follows:
influence over CVC. only two out of five seats of the Board of Directors of CVC and has no control but significant
Therefore, the Company recognized CVC as an investment in associate.
2020 2019
December 31
The Company owns 14% equity shares of ADT. Directors of ADT and considers the relative size of ownership interest and the dispersion of shares
owned by the other stockholders, the Company has significant influence over ADT.
As the Company remains its seat in the Board of In June 2018,
KWT
SNI
\$ 1,707,640
675,911
\$
872,729
2,014,353
\$
\$
the stockholders of ADT approved to dissolve. The Company's share of profits and other comprehensive income (loss) of associates was recognized The liquidation of ADT is still in process.
The participation of establishing NCB was approved by Chunghwa's Board of Directors in January
The establishment of NCB was approved by the FSC in July 2019 and the incorporation of
2019.
based on the audited financial statements.
Investment in joint venture
b.
NCB was approved by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Commerce in January 2020.
Chunghwa prepaid investment funds to NCB in February and November 2019 amounting to
\$4,190,000 thousand, for ownership interest of 41.90%.
Although Chunghwa is the single largest Investment in joint venture was as follows:
addition, the management considered the size of ownership interest and the dispersion of shares
stockholder of NCB, it only obtained six out of fifteen seats of the Board of Directors of NCB.
In Carrying Amount % of Ownership Interests and
Voting Rights
owned by the other stockholders, other holdings are not extremely dispersed. Chunghwa is not able December 31 December 31
Therefore, Chunghwa does not have control over NCB and merely
has significant influence over NCB and treats it as an associate.
to direct its relevant activities.
NCB mainly engages in online Name of Joint Venture 2019
2020
2020 2019

The Company disposed some shares of KWT in April 2019 before KWT traded its shares on the General Stock Market of the Taipei Exchange according to the local requirements and recognized gain on disposal of \$30,152 thousand. In addition, the Company did not participate in the capital increase of KWT in May 2019 and KWT repurchased its stock from December 2019 to February 2020. Therefore, the Company's ownership interest in KWT changed to 22.52% and 22.72% as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.

banking business in Taiwan.

Non-listed

Chunghwa SEA Holdings

("CHT SEA") \$ 10,200 \$ - 51 - The Company invested \$10,200 thousand to establish a joint venture, CHT SEA, with Delta Electronics, Inc. and Kwang Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd. in December 2020 and obtained 51% equity shares of CHT SEA. However, according to the mutual agreements among stockholders, the Company does not individually direct CHT SEA's relevant activities and has joint control with the

IISI issued new shares in March, September 2019 and April 2020, as its employees exercised options; therefore, the Company's ownership interest in IISI decreased to 31.47% and 31.16% as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively. The additional investment of 20.58%

49 -

other party; therefore, the Company treated CHT SEA as a joint venture.

Assets subject to operating leases
Assets used by the Company
\$ 273,822,588
7,593,355
7,324,212
\$ 276,370,003
\$ 281,415,943 \$ 283,694,215
Assets used by the Company
a.
Land Improvements
Land
Buildings Computer
Equipment
Telecommuni
Equipment
cations
Transportation
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Equipment
Construction in
Equipment to
Progress and
be Accepted
Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2019
Additions
Disposal
(37,951 )
\$ 100,354,425
-
(6,630 )
\$ 1,599,634
-
(3,101 )
\$ 69,328,236
1,220,691
(1,915,939 )
56,699
\$ 14,258,485
(30,417,855 )
\$ 711,863,697
120,559
(50,653 )
\$ 3,882,534
1,122
(404,834 )
\$ 9,873,589
148,949
\$ 18,644,766
21,611,786
-
(32,836,963 )
\$ 929,805,366
23,159,806
Effect of foreign exchange
differences
Others
(1,214,223 )
-
-
25,477
454,957
-
(74 )
605,656
(36,727 )
24,502,774
(18 )
79,313
(1,272 )
473,738
(5,816 )
(26,498,539 )
(43,907 )
(1,570,847 )
Balance on December 31, 2019 \$ 99,102,251 \$ 1,618,481 \$ 71,000,783 \$ 13,004,827 \$ 706,032,448 \$ 3,912,298 \$ 10,090,170 \$ 13,752,197 \$ 918,513,455
(32,836,963 )
23,159,806
(43,907 )
(1,570,847 )
\$(648,135,350)
(26,856,145 )
(93,073 )
32,751,021
16,745
173,350
\$(642,143,452) (22,795,874 )
25,194,727
(97,863 ) (541,307 )
142,214
\$(642,143,452)
(26,906,026 )
22,488,684
40,712 (94,252 )
21,570
\$(646,592,764)
Total \$ 929,805,366 \$ 918,513,455 \$ 281,670,016 \$ 276,370,003 \$ 918,513,455 \$ 920,415,352 \$ 276,370,003
Construction in
Equipment to
Progress and
be Accepted
\$ 18,644,766
21,611,786
-
(5,816 )
(26,498,539 )
\$ 13,752,197 (29,358 )
-
-
-
\$
-
-
(29,358 )
\$
\$ 18,644,766 \$ 13,722,839 (29,358 )
\$ 13,752,197
24,786,365
(7,330 ) (29,972,458 )
-
\$ 8,529,416 (29,358 )
-
29,358
\$
- -
-
-
\$
\$ 13,722,839
Miscellaneous
Equipment
(404,834 )
\$ 9,873,589
148,949
(1,272 )
473,738
\$ 10,090,170 \$ (7,291,742 )
(688,274 )
(63,715 )
401,655
(21,185 )
962
\$ (7,662,299 ) \$ 2,581,847 \$ 2,427,871 (520,411 )
\$ 10,090,170
150,385
267 72,400
507,008
\$ 10,299,819 \$ (7,662,299 )
(665,674 )
504,180
222 (53,970 )
(48,397 )
\$ (7,925,938 ) \$ 2,427,871
Transportation
Equipment
(50,653 )
\$ 3,882,534
1,122
(18 )
79,313
\$ 3,912,298 \$ (3,651,139 )
(90,939 )
50,627
-
(2,902 )
28
\$ (3,694,325 ) 231,395
\$
217,973
\$
(45,287 )
\$ 3,912,298
1,309
(88 ) -
26,011
\$ 3,894,243 \$ (3,694,325 )
(68,138 )
44,972
37 (938 )
-
\$ (3,718,392 ) 217,973
\$
Telecommuni
Equipment
cations
(30,417,855 )
\$ 711,863,697
120,559
(36,727 )
24,502,774
\$ 706,032,448 \$(596,850,343)
(23,905,621 )
30,380,684
-
15,682
21,707
\$(590,337,891) \$ 115,013,354 \$ 115,694,557 (20,618,652 )
\$ 706,032,448
117,441
(90,619 ) -
25,335,091
\$ 710,775,709 \$(590,337,891)
(23,992,691 )
20,599,703
40,361 -
27,586
\$(593,662,932) \$ 115,694,557
Computer
Equipment
(1,915,939 )
\$ 14,258,485
56,699
(74 )
605,656
\$ 13,004,827 (826,745 )
\$ (12,143,307)
1,908,324
-
(6,590 )
73
\$ (11,068,245 ) \$ 2,115,178 \$ 1,936,582 (1,243,844 )
\$ 13,004,827
54,402
(93 ) 69,814
520,474
\$ 12,405,580 \$ (11,068,245 )
(769,321 )
1,242,510
92 (40,282 )
(3,721 )
\$ (10,638,967 ) \$ 1,936,582
Buildings (3,101 )
\$ 69,328,236
1,220,691
-
454,957
\$ 71,000,783 \$ (26,861,627 )
(1,301,085 )
-
3,101
-
182,879
\$ (27,976,732 ) \$ 42,466,609 \$ 43,024,051 (48,748 )
\$ 71,000,783
18,113
- (80,570 )
-
\$ 70,889,578 \$ (27,976,732 )
(1,366,374 )
48,748
- -
47,027
\$ (29,247,331 ) \$ 43,024,051
Improvements
Land
(6,630 )
\$ 1,599,634
-
-
25,477
\$ 1,618,481 \$ (1,337,192 )
(43,481 )
6,630
-
(559 )
-
\$ (1,374,602 ) 262,442
\$
243,879
\$
(19,306 )
-
\$ 1,618,481
- -
31,187
\$ 1,630,362 \$ (1,374,602 )
(43,828 )
19,213
- -
13
\$ (1,399,204 ) 243,879
\$
Land (37,951 )
\$ 100,354,425
-
(1,214,223 )
-
\$ 99,102,251 -
-
-
-
\$
-
-
-
\$
\$ 100,354,425 \$ 99,102,251 (270,268 )
66,712
\$ 99,102,251
- -
3,091,950
\$ 101,990,645 -
-
-
\$
- -
-
-
\$
\$ 99,102,251
Cost Balance on January 1, 2019
Additions
Disposal
Effect of foreign exchange
differences
Others
Balance on December 31, 2019 Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2019
Effect of foreign exchange
Depreciation expenses
Impairment losses
Disposal
differences
Others
Balance on December 31, 2019 Balance on December 31, 2019,
Balance on January 1, 2019, net
net Cost Balance on January 1, 2020
Additions
Disposal
Effect of foreign exchange
differences
combinations (Note 13)
Acquired by business
Others
Balance on December 31, 2020 Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2020
Depreciation expenses
Disposal
Effect of foreign exchange
differences
combinations (Note 13)
Acquired by business
Others
Balance on December 31, 2020 Balance on January 1, 2020, net

There was no indication that property, plant and equipment was impaired; therefore, the Company did not recognize any impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2020. CHPT evaluated that certain miscellaneous equipment, construction in progress and equipment to be accepted used for manufacturing specific PCB will not be used in the future and there was no active market for sale; therefore, CHPT determined that the recoverable amount of such assets was nil and recognized impairment losses of \$89,207 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. CHSI evaluated that certain miscellaneous equipment will not be used in the future and there was no active market for sale; therefore, CHSI determined that the recoverable amount of such assets was nil and recognized impairment losses of \$3,866 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. The aforementioned impairment losses were included in other income and expenses of statement of comprehensive income.

Chunghwa signed a joint development agreement with the MOTC previously which stated that the MOTC would provide the national land and Chunghwa would be in charge of the planning and construction for the MOTC's office building, Chunghwa's Renai office building, etc. According to the agreement, the MOTC and Chunghwa would each own a certain percentage of the buildings, and Chunghwa is to pay or get the reimbursement for the difference between the assessed value of the land and the construction cost paid by Chunghwa on behalf of the MOTC. The difference amounting to \$1,056,680 thousand due to the MOTC was reported to Chunghwa's Board of Directors in May 2020 and Chunghwa will complete the property registration of the respective asset once the payment is made. Please refer to Table 4 for the details.

The Company participated in the government-led urban renewal project in Xingzheng Section, Xindian District, New Taipei City. The Company provided land as a building lot while Kindom Development Corp., chosen through public selection by the New Taipei City Government, acted as the urban renewal developer. The property registration was completed in 2020. With respect to the Company's trade-in share of land and buildings, only the trade-in buildings had commercial substance. Therefore, the gain on the asset exchange transaction of \$1,267,980 thousand (included in" gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment") was recognized at the difference between the carrying amount of the trade-out land of \$37,087 thousand and the fair value of trade-in buildings of \$1,305,067 thousand (included in "investment properties"). The aforementioned gain on disposal was included under "other income and expenses" in the statements of comprehensive income.

Depreciation expense for assets used by the Company is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:

Total Buildings Improvements
Land
Land
Assets subject to operating leases b.
1-15 years Others
3-16 years Mechanical and air conditioner equipment
1-9 years Leasehold improvements
Miscellaneous equipment
3-10 years Transportation equipment
2-30 years Telecommunication machinery and antennas equipment
2-30 years Telecommunication circuits
Telecommunications equipment
2-8 years Computer equipment
3-15 years Other building facilities
20-60 years Main buildings
Buildings
10-30 years Land improvements

Cost Balance on January 1, 2019 \$ 3,617,627 \$ 689 \$ 3,582,774 \$ 7,201,090 Additions - - 4,478 4,478 Others 1,362,023 (689) 254,308 1,615,642 Balance on December 31, 2019 \$ 4,979,650 \$ - \$ 3,841,560 \$ 8,821,210 (Continued)

Land Improvements
Land
Buildings Total December 31
2020
2019
Balance on January 1, 2019
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation expenses
and impairment
Others
-
-
-
\$
(512)
(47)
559
\$
\$ (1,265,356)
(73,996)
(157,646)
\$ (1,265,868)
(74,043)
(157,087)
Onwards
Year 4
Year 5
2,334,876
164,141
124,845
1,179,493
\$
\$
(Concluded)
191,128
130,066
1,224,416
2,353,617
\$
\$
Balance on December 31,
2019
-
\$
-
\$
\$ (1,496,998) \$ (1,496,998) The above items of property, plant and equipment subject to operating leases are depreciated on a
straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Balance on January 1, 2019,
Balance on December 31,
2019, net
net
3,617,627
4,979,650
\$
\$
177
-
\$
\$
2,344,562
2,317,418
\$
\$
5,935,222
7,324,212
\$
\$
Other building facilities
Land improvements
Main buildings
Buildings
10-30 years
35-60 years
3-15 years
Balance on January 1, 2020
Others
Cost
(6,730)
4,979,650
\$
-
-
\$
3,841,560
394,596
\$
8,821,210
387,866
\$
LEASE ARRANGEMENTS
Right-of-use assets
a.
16.
Balance on December 31,
2020
4,972,920
\$
-
\$
4,236,156
\$
9,209,076
\$
December 31
2020
2019
Balance on January 1, 2020
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation expenses
and impairment
Others
-
-
-
\$
-
-
-
\$
\$ (1,496,998)
(82,474)
(36,249)
\$ (1,496,998)
(82,474)
(36,249)
Handsets base stations
Land and buildings
Equipment
Others
2,204,730
11,009,206
7,095,883
1,708,593
\$
\$
6,844,687
2,602,727
11,364,249
1,916,835
\$
\$
Balance on December 31,
2020
-
\$
-
\$
\$ (1,615,721) \$ (1,615,721) Year Ended December 31
2020
2019
Balance on January 1, 2020,
Balance on December 31,
2020, net
net
4,979,650
4,972,920
\$
\$
-
-
\$
\$
2,344,562
2,620,435
\$
\$
7,324,212
7,593,355
\$
\$
Depreciation charge for right-of-use assets
Additions to right-of-use assets
Land and buildings
3,796,370
\$
3,803,042
\$
not have bargain purchase options to acquire the assets at the expiry of the lease periods.
The Company leases out land and buildings with lease terms between 1 to 20 years.
The lessees do
(Concluded)
Handsets base stations
Equipment
Others
786,114
2,729,441
415,943
\$
821,272
418,503
2,727,871
\$
The future aggregate lease collection under operating lease for the freehold plant, property and
equipment was as follows:
The Company did not have significant sublease or impairment of right-of-use assets for the years
ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
3,931,498
\$
3,967,646
\$
2020 2019
\$ 347,229 \$
301,674
288,184 272,899
230,984 233,434

(Continued)

December 31

54 -

b. Lease liabilities

December 31
2020 2019
Lease liabilities
Noncurrent
Current
6,215,096
3,381,571
\$
3,291,330
6,466,808
\$
9,596,667
\$
9,758,138
\$
Ranges of discount rates for lease liabilities were as follows:
December 31
2020
2019
Handsets base stations
Land and buildings
Equipment
Others
0.46%-1.18%
0.46%-9.00%
0.46%-2.99%
0.58%-1.18%
0.58%-9.00%
0.58%-4.50%
c. Important lease-in activities and terms
The Company mainly enters into lease-in agreements of land and buildings for handsets base
agreements do not contain bargain purchase options to acquire the assets at the expiration of the
For majority of the lease-in agreements on handsets base station, the Company
has the right to terminate the agreement prior to the expiration date if the Company is unable to build
the required telecommunication equipment, either due to legal restrictions, controversial events, or
Taiwan with lease terms ranging from 1 to 20 years.
stations located throughout
respective leases.
other events.
The lease
Most of the lease agreements for national land adjust the lease
The Company also leases land and buildings for the use of offices, server rooms, and stores
the lease term, the Company does not have bargain purchase options to acquire the assets.
payment according to the changes of the announced land values by the authority.
lease terms from 1 to 30 years.
At the expiry of
with

The lease agreements for equipment include a contract between Chunghwa and ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. on March 12, 2010 to lease capacity on the ST-2 satellite. For the information of lease agreements with related parties, please refer to Note 38 to the consolidated financial

d. Other lease information

statements for details.

The Company leases certain equipment which qualify as low-value asset leases. The Company has elected to apply the recognition exemption and, thus, not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for these leases.

Lease-out arrangements under operating leases for freehold property, plant, and equipment and investment properties were set out in Notes 15 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

17. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Cost

Balance on January 1, 2019
Reclassification
Additions
Disposal
(5,831)
(173,165)
9,392,452
523
\$
Balance on December 31, 2019 9,213,979
\$
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Reversal of impairment loss
Balance on January 1, 2019
Depreciation expense
Reclassification
Disposal
\$ (1,105,240)
(25,157)
23,363
56,617
5,831
Balance on December 31, 2019 \$ (1,044,586)
Balance on December 31, 2019, net
Balance on January 1, 2019, net
8,287,212
8,169,393
\$
\$
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2020
Additions (Note 15)
Reclassification
Disposal
(36,943)
9,213,979
1,359,502
125,912
\$
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$ 10,662,450
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Reversal of impairment loss
Balance on January 1, 2020
Depreciation expense
Reclassification
\$ (1,044,586)
(22,332)
(1,276)
27,066
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$ (1,041,128)
Balance on January 1, 2020, net 8,169,393
\$

After the evaluation of land and buildings, the Company concluded the recoverable amount which represented the fair value less costs to sell of some land and buildings was higher than the carrying amount. Therefore, the Company recognized reversal of impairment losses of \$27,066 thousand and \$56,617 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and the amounts were recognized only to the extent of impairment losses that had been recognized in prior years. The reversal of impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

Balance on December 31, 2020, net \$ 9,621,322

method over the following estimated service
Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line lives:
10-30 years 35-60 years
4-10 years
Other building facilities
Land improvements
Buildings
Main buildings

The fair values of the Company's investment properties as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were determined by Level 3 fair value measurements inputs based on the appraisal reports conducted by independent appraisers. Those appraisal reports are based on the comparison approach, income approach or cost approach. Key assumptions and the fair values were as follows:

December 31

2020 2019
Fair value 22,644,318
\$
18,701,398
\$
Overall capital interest rate 0.93%-3.03% 1.03%-4.04%
Profit margin ratio 12%-20% 12%-20%
Discount rate - -
Capitalization rate 0.73%-2.20% 0.79%-1.74%

All of the Company's investment properties are held under freehold interest.

The future aggregate lease collection under operating lease for investment properties is as follows:

70,795
61,115
39,386
96,010
470,633
90,701
2019
\$
\$
115,305
95,223
75,285
52,544
37,588
57,773
433,718
2020
\$
\$
December 31
Onwards
Year 2
Year 4
Year 5
112,626

18. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Mobile

Broadband
Concession
Computer
Software
Goodwill Others Total
Cost
Additions-acquired separately
Balance on January 1, 2019
Effect of foreign exchange
differences
Disposal
Others
(10,179,000)
\$ 70,144,000
-
-
(356,750)
(117)
\$ 3,425,969
1,902
357,605
236,200
-
-
-
\$
(157)
(96)
373,203
5,113
\$
(10,535,907)
(213)
\$ 74,179,372
362,718
1,902
Balance on December 31, 2019 -
\$ 59,965,000
\$ 3,428,609 -
236,200
\$
-
378,063
\$
(Continued)
\$ 64,007,872
Broadband
Concession
Mobile
Computer
Software
Goodwill Others Total
Accumulated amortization and
impairment
Balance on January 1, 2019
Effect of foreign exchange
Amortization expenses
Impairment losses
Disposal
\$(20,632,474)
(3,839,572)
10,179,000
-
\$ (2,467,170)
(388,501)
356,750
-
(26,677)
(8,946)
-
-
\$
(109,369)
(24,529)
-
11
\$
\$(23,235,690)
(4,252,602)
(8,946)
10,535,761
differences - 96 - 34 130
Balance on December 31, 2019 \$(14,293,046) \$ (2,498,825) (35,623)
\$
(133,853)
\$
\$(16,961,347)
Balance on December 31, 2019,
Balance on January 1, 2019, net
net
\$ 49,511,526
\$ 45,671,954
958,799
929,784
\$
\$
209,523
200,577
\$
\$
263,834
244,210
\$
\$
\$ 50,943,682
\$ 47,046,525
Cost
Additions-acquired separately
Balance on January 1, 2020
Disposal
\$ 59,965,000
48,373,000
-
(337,954)
\$ 3,428,609
225,829
236,200
-
-
\$
(3,053)
6,358
378,063
\$
(341,007)
\$ 64,007,872
48,605,187
Effect of foreign exchange
differences
- (106) - (40) (146)
combinations (Note 13)
Acquired by business
Others
-
-
1,259
1,586
55,006
-
(45)
11,043
67,308
1,541
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$108,338,000 \$ 3,319,223 291,206
\$
392,326
\$
\$112,340,755
Accumulated amortization and
impairment
Balance on January 1, 2020
Amortization expenses
Impairment losses
Disposal
\$(14,293,046)
(5,025,796)
-
-
\$ (2,498,825)
(371,694)
-
337,948
(35,623)
(9,303)
-
-
\$
(133,853)
(26,877)
-
1,201
\$
\$(16,961,347)
(5,424,367)
(9,303)
339,149
Effect of foreign exchange
Acquired by business
differences
- 102 - 12 114
combinations (Note 13) - (441) - - (441)
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$(19,318,842) \$ (2,532,910) (44,926)
\$
(159,517)
\$
\$(22,056,195)
Balance on December 31, 2020,
Balance on January 1, 2020, net
\$ 45,671,954 929,784
\$
200,577
\$
244,210
\$
\$ 47,046,525
net \$ 89,019,158 786,313
\$
246,280
\$
232,809
\$
(Concluded)
\$ 90,284,560
bidding hosted by the NCC and paid the deposit for 5G spectrum bidding amounting to \$1,000,000
For long-term business development, Chunghwa participated in the 5G mobile broadband license

bidding hosted by the NCC and paid the deposit for 5G spectrum bidding amounting to \$1,000,000 thousand (included in other assets) in October 2019. Chunghwa paid \$48,373,000 thousand, including the aforementioned deposit, in February 2020 for the aforementioned license to obtain 90MHz in the 3.5GHz spectrum and 600MHz in the 28GHz spectrum. The concessions are granted and issued by the NCC. The concession fees are amortized using the straight-line method over the period from the date operations commence through the date the license expires or the useful life, whichever is shorter. The 4G concession fees will be fully amortized by December 2030 and December 2033 and 5G concession fees will be fully amortized by December 2040.

The computer software is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 1 to Other intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful Goodwill is not amortized.
10 years. lives of 1 to 20 years.

SENAO evaluated the goodwill that arose in the acquisition of Youth and its subsidiaries at the end of each year. SENAO determined the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows as single cash generating units by business type and evaluated the recoverable amount of those cash generating units by their value in use. The management of SENAO estimated the cash flow projections based on the financial budgets for the following five years. Discount rates were 12.10% and 12.30% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively and were used to calculate the recoverable amount of related cash generating units by discounting aforementioned cash flows. SENAO concluded the recoverable amount of the goodwill was lower than the carrying value and recognized impairment loss of \$9,303 thousand and \$8,946 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The aforementioned impairment losses were included in other income and expenses of statements of comprehensive income.

19. OTHER ASSETS

December 31
2020 2019
Deposit for mobile broadband license bidding (Note 18)
Other financial assets
Refundable deposits
Spare parts
Others
2,156,136
2,009,796
1,000,000
2,450,006
-
\$
2,336,082
1,879,109
1,000,000
1,000,000
2,316,177
\$
7,615,938
\$
8,531,368
\$
Spare parts
Others
Current
2,156,136
192,961
\$
2,336,082
93,582
\$
2,349,097
\$
2,429,664
\$
Deposit for mobile broadband license bidding
Other financial assets
Refundable deposits
Noncurrent
Others
2,009,796
1,000,000
-
2,257,045
\$
\$ 1,879,109
1,000,000
1,000,000
2,222,595
5,266,841
\$
6,101,704
\$

Other financial assets - noncurrent was Piping Fund. As part of the government's effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, Chunghwa and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. This fund was used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Net assets of this fund will be returned proportionately after the project is completed. Chunghwa evaluated that certain other assets will not be used in the future and there was no active market for sale; therefore, the Company determined that the recoverable amount of such assets was nil and recognized impairment losses of \$43,971 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. The aforementioned impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

20. HEDGING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Chunghwa's hedge strategy is to enter into forward exchange contracts - buy to avoid its foreign currency exposure to certain foreign currency denominated equipment payments in the following six months. In addition, Chunghwa's management considers the market condition to determine the hedge ratio and enters into forward exchange contracts with the banks to avoid the foreign currency risk. Chunghwa signed equipment purchase contracts with suppliers and entered into forward exchange contracts to avoid foreign currency risk exposure to Euro-denominated purchase commitments. Those forward exchange contracts were designated as cash flow hedges. When forecast purchases actually take place, basis adjustments are made to the initial carrying amounts of hedged items. For the hedges of highly probable forecast sales and purchases, as the critical terms (i.e. the notional amount, life and underlying) of the forward foreign exchange contracts and their corresponding hedged items are the same, the Company performs a qualitative assessment of effectiveness and it is expected that the value of the forward contracts and the value of the corresponding hedged items will systematically change in opposite direction in response to movements in the underlying exchange rates. The main source of hedge ineffectiveness in these hedging relationships is the effect of credit risks of the Company and the counterparty on the fair value of the forward exchange contracts. Such credit risks do not impact the fair value of the hedged item attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates. No other sources of ineffectiveness emerged from these hedging relationships.

The following tables summarized the information relating to the hedges for foreign currency risk.

December 31, 2020

Hedging Instruments Currency (In Thousands)
Notional
Amount
Maturity Forward
Rate
Balance Sheet
Line Item in
Carrying Amount
Asset
Liability Instruments Used
Change in Fair
for Calculating
Ineffectiveness
Values of
Hedging
Hedge
Forecast purchases -
forward exchange
Cash flow hedge
contracts
NT\$/EUR NT\$ 200,867/
EUR 5,831
2021.03 34.45
\$
assets (liabilities)
Hedging financial
1,752
\$
-
\$
\$ 1,425
Hedged Item
Change in
Value of
Used for
Accumulated Gain or Loss
on Hedging Instruments
in Other Equity
Hedged Items Ineffectiveness Calculating
Hedge
Continuing
Hedges
Accounting No
Longer Applied
Hedge
Forecast equipment purchases
Cash flow hedge
\$ (1,425) 1,752
\$
\$ -
December 31, 2019
Hedging Instruments Currency (In Thousands)
Notional
Amount
Maturity Forward
Rate
Balance Sheet
Line Item in
Carrying Amount
Asset
Liability Instruments Used
for Calculating
Change in Fair
Ineffectiveness
Values of
Hedging
Hedge
forward exchange
Forecast purchases -
Cash flow hedge
contracts
NT\$/EUR NT\$ 84,066/
EUR 2,498
2020.03 33.66
\$
assets (liabilities)
Hedging financial
327
\$
-
\$
\$ (742)
SHORT-TERM LOANS
21.
ge in
Value of
Chan
Accumulated Gain or Loss December 31
Hedged Item
Used for
on Hedging Instruments
in Other Equity
2019
2020
Calculating
Hedge
Continuing Accounting no
Hedge
Unsecured bank loans 90,000
\$
67,000
\$
Hedged Items Ineffectiveness Hedges Longer Applied The annual interest rates of bank loans were as follows:
Cash flow hedge December 31
Forecast equipment purchases 742
\$
327
\$
-
\$
2019
2020
Year ended December 31, 2020 Unsecured bank loans 1.20%-2.50%
1.12%-2.33%
Comprehensive Income
Reclassification from Equity
to Profit or Loss and the
Adjusted Line Item
SHORT-TERM BILLS PAYABLE
22.
Amount of Amount Due to Hedged
Future Cash
2019
December 31
2020
Gain or Loss
Hedging
Ineffectiveness
Line Item in
Which Hedge
Ineffectiveness
Hedge
Reclassified to
P/L and the
Flows No
Longer
Discounts on commercial paper payable
Commercial paper payable
Less:
-
-
\$
(802)
7,000,000
\$
Recognized
in OCI
Hedge Transaction
is Included
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Adjusted Line
Item
Expected to
Occur
Cash flow hedge -
\$
6,999,198
\$
1,425
\$
Forecast equipment
purchases
-
-
\$
Construction in
20,564
\$
Other gains and
-
\$
The annual interest rates of commercial paper payable were as follows:
equipment to
progress and
losses 2019
December 31
2020
be accepted
Year ended December 31, 2019 Commercial paper payable -
0.34%-0.36%
Comprehensive Income
Reclassification from Equity
to Profit or Loss and the
LONG-TERM LOANS
23.
Adjusted Line Item 2019
December 31
2020
Amount of Amount Due to Hedged
Future Cash
Gain or Loss
Hedging
Line Item in
Which Hedge
Ineffectiveness
Hedge
Reclassified to
P/L and the
Flows No
Longer
Secured bank loans (Note 39)
Current portion
Less:
\$ 1,600,000
-
(1,600,000)
\$ 1,600,000
Recognized
in OCI
Hedge Transaction
Ineffectiveness
is Included
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Adjusted Line
Item
Expected to
Occur
\$ 1,600,000
-
\$
Cash flow hedge The annual interest rates of loans were as follows:
(742)
\$
Forecast equipment
-
-
\$
(2,026)
\$
-
\$
December 31
purchases Construction in
progress and
Other gains and
losses
2019
2020
equipment to
be accepted
Secured bank loans 0.92%
0.72%
LED obtained a secured loan from Chang Hwa Bank in September 2010. Interest is paid monthly.
\$300,000 thousand and \$1,350,000 thousand were originally due in December 2014 and September
2015, respectively. In October 2014, the bank borrowing mentioned above was extended to September
LED made an early repayment of \$50,000 thousand in
2018 for one time repayment.
April 2015.
LED entered into a contract with Chang Hwa Bank to renew the contract upon the maturity of the
aforementioned contract in December 2017 and the due date of the renew contract is September 2021.

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61

179

BONDS PAYABLE
24.
2019 - - -
\$ \$
December 31 2020 \$ 20,000,000 (19,728) 19,980,272
\$
Unsecured domestic bonds Discounts on bonds payable
Less:

The major terms of unsecured domestic bonds issued by Chunghwa were as follows:

Repayment and Interest
Payment
maturity; interest payable
One-time repayment upon
The same as above
The same as above
annually
Coupon
Rate
0.50%
0.54%
0.59%
Amount
Total
8,800,000
7,500,000
3,700,000
\$
Issuance Period July 2020 to July 2027
July 2020 to July 2030
July 2020 to July 2025
Tranche A
B
C
Issuance 2020-1

25. TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

2019
December 31 2020

Trade notes and accounts payable \$ 15,590,814 \$ 15,312,274

Trade notes and accounts payable were attributable to operating activities and the trading conditions were agreed separately.

26. OTHER PAYABLES

2020 2019
Accrued salary and compensation \$
9,449,659
\$
9,482,606
Payables to contractors 1,778,735 1,892,188
Accrued compensation to employees and remuneration to
directors and supervisors 1,690,796 1,440,573
Amounts collected for others 1,307,728 1,278,796
Payable on land (Note 15) 1,056,680 -
Payables to equipment suppliers 1,049,008 295,816
Accrued maintenance costs 1,039,689 954,761
Accrued franchise fees 785,352 1,091,148
Others 5,830,315 6,516,600
\$
23,987,962
\$
22,952,488

27. PROVISIONS

December 31
2020 2019
Warranties \$ 182,431 \$ 173,275
Onerous contracts 170,433 66,907
Employee benefits 57,210 59,745
Others 4,097 4,397
\$ 414,171 \$
304,324
Noncurrent
Current
\$ 313,555
100,616
\$
206,942
97,382
\$ 414,171 \$
304,324
Warranties Onerous
Contracts
Employee
Benefits
Others Total
Additional provisions recognized
Used / forfeited during the year
Balance on January 1, 2019
\$
(85,906)
131,664
127,517
\$
47,584
-
19,323
\$
(842)
9,194
51,393
\$ (50)
4,447
-
\$
(86,798)
206,827
184,295
Balance on December 31, 2019 \$
173,275
\$
66,907
\$
59,745
\$ 4,397 \$
304,324
Balance on January 1, 2020
Additional / (reversal of)
\$
173,275
\$
66,907
\$
59,745
\$ 4,397 \$
304,324
Used / forfeited during the year
provisions recognized
(121,828)
130,984
(3,722)
91,990
(1,841)
(694)
(200)
(100)
(126,344)
220,933
combinations (Note 13)
Acquired by business
- 15,258 - - 15,258
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$
182,431
\$
170,433
\$
57,210
\$ 4,097 \$
414,171
The provision for warranty claims represents the present value of the management's best estimate of
the future outflow of economic benefits that will be required under the Company's obligation for
a.

the future outflow of economic benefits that will be required under the Company's obligation for warranties in sales agreements. The estimate has been made based on the historical warranty experience.

December 31

  • b. The provision for employee benefits represents vested long-term service compensation accrued.
  • c. The provision for onerous contracts represents the present obligation resulting from the measurement for the unavoidable costs of meeting the Company's contractual obligations exceed the economic benefits expected to be received from the contracts.

28. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

a. Defined contribution plans

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC (the "LPA") is considered as a defined contribution plan. Based on the LPA, Chunghwa and its domestic subsidiaries make monthly contributions to employees' individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages. Its foreign subsidiaries would make monthly contributions based on the local pension requirements.

Defined benefit plans
b.

Chunghwa completed its privatization plans on August 12, 2005. Chunghwa is required to pay all accrued pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization in accordance with the Statute Governing Privatization of Stated-owned Enterprises. After paying all pension obligations for privatization, the plan assets of Chunghwa should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises (the "Privatization Fund") under the Executive Yuan. On August 7, 2006, Chunghwa transferred the remaining balance of fund to the Privatization Fund. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, Chunghwa was requested to administer the distributions to employees for pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization and recognized in other current monetary assets.

Chunghwa and its subsidiaries SENAO, CHIEF, CHSI, SHE, IISI and UTC with the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law in the ROC are considered as defined benefit plans. These pension plans provide benefits based on an employee's length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement. Chunghwa and its subsidiaries contribute an amount no more than 15% of salaries paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the names of the Committees in the Bank of Taiwan. The plan assets are held in a commingled fund which is operated and managed by the government's designated authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the funds. According to the Article 56 of the Labor Standards Law, entities are required to contribute the difference in one appropriation to their pension funds before the end of next March when the balance of the Funds is insufficient to pay the eligible employees who meet the retirement criteria in the following year.

The amounts included in the consolidated balance sheets arising from the Company's obligation in respect of its defined benefit plans were as follows:

December 31
2020 2019
Present value of funded defined benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets
(39,493,787)
\$ 39,536,563
(39,819,944)
\$ 41,197,226
Funded status - deficit 42,776
\$
1,377,282
\$
Net defined benefit liabilities
Net defined benefit assets
(3,372,555)
3,415,331
\$
(2,127,335)
3,504,617
\$
42,776
\$
1,377,282
\$

Movements in the defined benefit obligations and the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

Defined Benefit
Present Value
of Funded
Obligations
Fair Value of
Plan Assets
Net Defined
Liabilities
(Assets)
Benefit
Amounts recognized in profit or loss
Interest expense / interest income
Balance on January 1, 2019
Current service cost
400,314
41,396,992
3,327,335
2,927,021
\$
39,027,144
390,272
390,272
-
\$
10,042
2,369,848
2,937,063
2,927,021
\$
(Continued)
Defined Benefit
Present Value
of Funded
Obligations
Fair Value of
Plan Assets
Net Defined
Liabilities
Benefit
(Assets)
Remeasurement on the net defined benefit
liability
amounts included in net interest)
Return on plan assets (excluding
-
\$
1,337,771
\$
(1,337,771)
\$
changes in demographic assumptions
Actuarial losses recognized from
5,746 5,746
Actuarial losses recognized from -
changes in financial assumptions 647,236 - 647,236
Actuarial gains recognized from
experience adjustments
(841,564) - (841,564)
Amounts recognized in other
comprehensive income
(188,582) 1,337,771 (1,526,353)
Contributions from employer - 2,098,912 (2,098,912)
Benefits paid (3,034,155) (3,034,155) -
Benefits paid directly by the Company
Balance on December 31, 2019
(304,364)
41,197,226
39,819,944
-
(304,364)
1,377,282
Current service cost 2,052,402 - 2,052,402
Amounts recognized in profit or loss
Interest expense / interest income
2,350,564
298,162
297,324
297,324
2,053,240
838
Remeasurement on the net defined benefit
Return on plan assets (excluding
liability
amounts included in net interest) - 1,307,772 (1,307,772)
Actuarial losses recognized from
changes in financial assumptions
Actuarial gains recognized from
589,818 - 589,818
experience adjustments (475,195) - (475,195)
Amounts recognized in other
comprehensive income
114,623 1,307,772 (1,193,149)
Contributions from employer - 1,964,480 (1,964,480)
Benefits paid (3,919,555) (3,919,555) -
Acquired by business combinations (Note
Benefits paid directly by the Company
(262,730) - (262,730)
13) 56,435 23,822 32,613
Balance on December 31, 2020 39,536,563
\$
39,493,787
\$
(Concluded)
42,776
\$

Relevant pension costs recognized in profit and loss for defined benefit plans were as follows:

Year Ended December 31 2019
2020
Operating costs \$ 1,205,545 \$ 1,725,644
Marketing expenses 602,754 866,412
General and administrative expenses 121,050 164,255
Research and development expenses 72,125 103,156
2,001,474
\$
2,859,467
\$

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As of December 31, 2020, the Company's maturity analysis of the undiscounted benefit payments
Each issued common stock with par value of \$10 is entitled the right to vote and receive
The MOTC and some stockholders sold some common stocks of Chunghwa in an international
offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS") (one ADS represents
The ADSs were traded
As of December 31, 2020, the
outstanding ADSs were 220,439 thousand common stocks, which equaled 22,044 thousand units
The ADS holders generally have the same rights and obligations as other common stockholders,
The exercise of such rights and obligations shall
comply with the related regulations and deposit agreement, which stipulate, among other things,
7,055,727
39,496,567
12,000,000
\$ 120,000,000
2,076,027
3,285,245
7,757,447
77,574,465
10,669,441
11,798,911
72,305,891
6.5-14 years
Amount
2019
2019
December 31
\$
\$
\$
\$
1,931,842
12,000,000
\$ 120,000,000
7,757,447
77,574,465
6.4-13 years
and represented 2.84% of Chunghwa's total outstanding common stocks.
2020
2020
10 common stocks) in July 2003, August 2005, and September 2006.
\$
\$
York Stock Exchange since July 17, 2003.
that ADS holders are entitled to, through deposit agents:
The expected contributions to the plan for the next year
The average duration of the defined benefit obligations
Number of issued and paid shares (thousand)
subject to the provision of relevant laws.
Number of authorized shares (thousand)
Exercise their voting rights,
Global depositary receipts
Authorized shares
Common stocks
2025 and thereafter
Issued shares
Year
on the New
was as follows:
dividends.
Share capital
EQUITY
a)
2022
2024
2021
2023
1)
2)
a.
29.
Under the Labor Standards Law, the rate of return on assets shall not be lower than the average
interest rate on a two-year time deposit published by the local banks and the government is
responsible for any shortfall in the event that the rate of return is less than the required rate of return.
The plan assets are held in a commingled fund mainly invested in foreign and domestic equity and
authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the
The decline in government bond interest rate will increase the present value of the obligation on the
The net effect on the present
The calculation of the present value of defined benefit obligations is referred to the plan participants'
Hence, the increase in plan participants' salary will increase the present value of the
The most recent actuarial valuation of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit
If reasonably possible changes of the respective significant actuarial assumptions occur at the end of
while holding all other assumptions constant, the present values of the defined
The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the
present value of the defined benefit obligations as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would
There is no change
debt securities and bank deposits which is operated and managed by the government's designated
(1,275,319)
(1,374,156)
1,448,264
1,356,153
1.20%-2.00%
0.75%
2019
2019
Measurement Date
value of the obligation on defined benefit plan is partially offset by the return on plan assets.
The principal assumptions used for the purpose of the actuarial valuations were as follows:
December 31
December 31
\$
\$
\$
\$
(1,208,082)
(1,302,983)
1,284,034
1,372,403
1.00%-2.00%
occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.
0.50%
2020
2020
defined benefit plan, while the return on plan assets will increase.
\$
\$
\$
\$
benefit obligations would increase (decrease) as follows:
obligations were carried out by the independent actuary.
Expected rates of salary increase
Expected rates of salary increase
defined benefit obligations.
reporting periods,
0.5% decrease
0.5% decrease
0.5% increase
0.5% increase
Interest rate risk
Investment risk
Discount rates
Discount rates
future salary.
Salary risk
funds.
b.
a.
c.
The Company is exposed to following risks for the defined benefits plans under the Labor Standards
Law:
December 31

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligations as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated. There is no change in the methods and assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis from the previous period.

67 -

b) Sell their ADSs, and

Chunghwa should appropriate or reverse a special reserve in accordance with Rule No. 1010012865 and Rule No. 1010047490 issued by the FSC and the directive entitled "Questions and Answers on
Distributions can be
Special Reserves Appropriated Following the Adoption of Taiwan-IFRSs".
made out of any subsequent reversal of the debit to other equity items.
The appropriation for legal reserve shall be made until the accumulated reserve equals the aggregate deficit, or when the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of Chunghwa's paid-in capital, the excess may
This reserve can only be used to offset a
par value of the outstanding capital stock of Chunghwa.
be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.
The appropriations of the 2019 and 2018 earnings of Chunghwa approved by the stockholders in
May 29, 2020 and June 21, 2019 were as follows:
their meetings on
For Fiscal
Year 2018
Dividends Per Share
(NT\$)
For Fiscal
Year 2019
For Fiscal
Year 2018
Appropriation of Earnings
For Fiscal
Year 2019
4.479
\$
4.226
\$
\$ 34,745,603
\$ 32,782,969
Cash dividends
The appropriations of earnings for 2020 had been proposed by Chunghwa's Board of Directors on
The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:
February 23, 2021.
Dividends Per
Share (NT\$)
Appropriation
of Earnings
4.306
\$
\$ 33,403,565
Cash dividends
The appropriations of earnings for 2020 are subject to the resolution of the stockholders' meeting
Information of the appropriation of Chunghwa's earnings
proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders is available on the Market
May 28, 2021.
Observation Post System website.
planned to be held on
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations
Others
1)
d.
The exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations from their
functional currency to New Taiwan dollars were recognized as exchange differences arising
from the translation of the foreign operations in other comprehensive income.
Unrealized gain or loss on financial assets at FVOCI
2)
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
538,272
\$
836,598
\$
Unrealized gain or loss for the year
Beginning balance
298,326
419,989
Transferred accumulated gain or loss to unappropriated
Equity instruments
-
(16,686)
earnings resulting from the disposal of equity
instruments (Note 8)
836,598
\$
\$1,239,901
Ending balance
Receive dividends declared and subscribe to the issuance of new shares.
c)
Additional paid-in capital The adjustments of additional paid-in capital for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were
as follows:
Consideration
Received and
Difference
between
Carrying
Paid-in Capital
Movements of
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Movements of
Additional
Total
Contribution due
to Privatization
Stockholders'
Donated Capital
Subsidiaries' Net
Amount of the
Assets upon
Disposal
Arising from
Changes in
Equities of
Subsidiaries
Accounted for
for Associates
Using Equity
Method
Share Premium
(898 )
\$ 171,136,764
1,266
118,853
\$ 20,648,078
-
-
18,648
1,266
-
\$
-
-
987,611
\$
(898 )
\$ 2,063,148
-
-
-
89,893
118,853
\$
\$ 147,329,386
-
-
associates and joint ventures
capital from investments in
accounted for using equity
transactions of subsidiaries
Change in additional paid-in
Balance on January 1, 2019
Share-based payment
Unclaimed dividend
method
171,255,985
1,605
-
20,648,078
-
19,914
-
1,605
-
-
987,611
2,062,250
-
-
208,746
-
-
147,329,386
-
Balance on December 31, 2019
capital from investments in
Change in additional paid-in
Unclaimed dividend
(21,918)
-
-
-
-
(21,918)
-
associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity
Change in additional paid-in
capital for not
method
(103 )
25,810
-
-
-
-
-
-
(103 )
25,810
-
-
-
-
proportionately participating
transactions of subsidiaries
in the capital increase of
Share-based payment
subsidiaries
\$ 171,261,379
\$ 20,648,078
21,519
\$
987,611
\$
\$ 2,087,957
186,828
\$
\$ 147,329,386
Balance on December 31, 2020
Additional paid-in capital from share premium, donated capital and the difference between
Furthermore, when Chunghwa has no deficit, it may be distributed in
except the additional paid-in capital arising from unclaimed dividend can only be utilized to offset
consideration received and the carrying amount of the subsidiaries' net assets upon disposal may be
cash or capitalized, which however is limited to a certain percentage of Chunghwa's paid-in capital
utilized to offset deficits.
deficits.
The additional paid-in capital from movements of paid-in capital arising from changes in equities of
subsidiaries may only be utilized to offset deficits.
Among additional paid-in capital from movements of investments in associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method, the portion arising from the difference between consideration
received and the carrying amount of the subsidiaries' net assets upon disposal may be utilized to
Company has no deficit, it may be distributed in cash or
offset deficits; furthermore, when the
However, other additional paid-in capital recognized in proportion of share ownership
may only be utilized to offset deficits.
capitalized.
Retained earnings and dividends policy In accordance with the Chunghwa's Articles of Incorporation, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding
taxes, offset deficits in prior years and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income before
accumulated amount of such legal reserve equals to Chunghwa's total issued capital, and depending
when the
making any other distribution to stockholders, except
distributing a dividend or
No less than
50% of the remaining earnings comprising remaining balance of net income, if any, plus cumulative
on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside or reverse special reserves.
undistributed earnings shall be distributed as stockholders' dividends, of which cash dividends to be
distributed shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of dividends to be distributed. If cash
dividend to be distributed is less than \$0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the
Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Beginning balance \$ 10,283,552 9,990,345
\$
Shares attributed to noncontrolling interests
Net income for the year
1,299,413 975,397
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the
foreign operations
(13,866) 7,753
Unrealized gain or loss on financial assets at FVOCI (15,034) (11,918)
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans 17,395 14,340
Income tax relating to exchange differences arising from
the translation of the foreign operations
(128) -
Income tax relating to remeasurements of defined benefit
pension plans
(3,479) (2,874)
Share of other comprehensive loss of associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity method (2,190) (1,325)
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries (775,420) (709,817)
Changes in additional paid-in capital from investments in
associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity
method
1,064
(1,817)
Non-controlling interests increased by business combination
of IISI (Note 13)
475,879 -
Share-based payment transactions of subsidiaries 63,063 21,320
Change in additional paid-in capital for not proportionately
participating in the capital increase of subsidiaries 103 -
Net decrease in noncontrolling interests - (763)
Ending balance \$ 11,327,441 \$ 10,283,522
REVENUES
30.
Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
2020 2019
\$ 206,395,581 \$ 206,359,673
370,476
1,213,417
842,941
817,553
342,835
1,160,388
207,608,998
\$
\$ 207,520,061

For the information of performance obligations related to customer contracts, please refer to Note 3 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for details.

a. Disaggregation of revenue

2020

Domestic Fixed
Communi
cations
Business
Communi
Mobile
cations
Business
Internet
Business
International
Communi
cations
Business
Fixed
Others Total
Main Products and Service Revenues
Local telephone and domestic long
Mobile services revenue
Sales of products
-
2,214,161
\$
\$ 56,724,433
32,111,502
-
106,672
\$
-
313,214
\$
-
4,645,167
\$
39,390,716
\$ 56,724,433
distance telephone services
revenue
26,474,747 - - - - 26,474,747
Broadband access and domestic
leased line services revenue
22,420,164 - - - - 22,420,164
Data communications internet
services revenue
- - 21,446,960 - - 21,446,960
International network and leased line
services revenue
Others
-
17,694,619
-
1,307,382
-
10,254,599
3,884,182
4,484,648
-
2,313,131
3,884,182
36,054,379
68,803,691
\$
\$ 90,143,317 \$ 31,808,231 \$ 8,682,044 \$ 6,958,298 \$206,395,581
2019
Domestic Fixed
Communi
cations
Business
Communi
Mobile
cations
Business
Business
Internet
International
Communi
cations
Business
Fixed
Others Total
Main Products and Service Revenues
Local telephone and domestic long
Mobile services revenue
Sales of products
-
1,957,460
\$
\$ 58,703,003
35,545,256
-
40,873
\$
-
264,949
\$
-
3,784,586
\$
41,593,124
\$ 58,703,003
Broadband access and domestic
distance telephone services
revenue
27,929,263 - - - - 27,929,263
leased line services revenue 22,115,908 - - - - 22,115,908
International network and leased line
Data communications internet
services revenue
- - 21,002,699 - - 21,002,699
services revenue
Others
-
13,063,469
-
1,141,584
-
8,789,794
4,143,885
7,066,361
-
810,583
27,949,315
7,066,361
65,066,100
\$
\$ 95,389,843 \$ 29,833,366 \$ 11,475,195 \$ 4,595,169 \$206,359,673
b. Contract balances
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
January 1,
2019
Trade notes and accounts receivable
(Note 9)
\$ 22,621,902 \$ 26,407,783 \$ 30,075,503
Products and service bundling
Loss allowance
Contract assets
Others
Less:
\$ (17,792)
7,232,134
612,206
(16,858)
6,942,974
115,993
\$
\$ (18,770)
7,122,875
108,581
\$ 7,826,548 7,042,109
\$
\$ 7,212,686
Current \$ 5,331,246 4,441,196
\$
\$ 4,868,728

72 -

Noncurrent 2,495,302 2,600,913 2,343,958 \$

7,826,548 \$ 7,042,109 \$ 7,212,686

(Continued)

December 31
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts
c.
2019
2020
942,652
\$
999,593
\$
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts
Noncurrent
The Company considered the past experience and the default clauses in the telecommunications service contracts and believes the commissions and equipment subsidies paid for obtaining such
Amortization
contracts are expected to be recoverable; therefore, such costs were capitalized.
expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were \$771,875 thousand and \$1,173,492
thousand, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
d.
As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to performance are unsatisfied is
The Company recognizes revenue when service is provided over contract
The variable
consideration collected from customers on nonrecurring basis resulting from exceeded usage from
The Company expects to recognize such revenue of \$18,728,796 thousand, \$9,081,973
and 2023, respectively.
obligations for non-cancellable telecommunications service contracts that
2021, 2022
thousand and \$1,690,588 thousand in
\$29,501,357 thousand.
terms.
monthly fee and revenue recognized for contracts that the Company has a right to consideration from
customers in the amount corresponding directly with the value to the customers of the Company's
performance completed to date have been excluded from the disclosure of remaining performance
obligations.
As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to performance
obligations for non-cancellable project business contracts that are unsatisfied is \$18,554,982
thousand.
The Company recognizes revenues when the project business contract is completed and
The Company expects to recognize such revenue of \$7,977,505 thousand,
\$5,896,740 thousand and \$4,680,737 thousand in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
accepted by customers.
whose expected duration are less than a year have been excluded from the
Project
aforementioned disclosure.
business contracts
NET INCOME
31.
Year Ended December 31
Other income and expenses
a.
2019
2020
(37,785)
(93,073)
\$
\$1,427,984
-
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment
-
56,617
151,357
27,066
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties
Gain on disposal of investment properties
January 1,
2019
4,508,200
8,193,215
\$
105,559
475,947
\$ 13,282,921 \$ 10,687,772
2,595,149
(Concluded)
\$ 13,282,921
2019 (6,405,198)
6,066,406
\$
(338,792)
\$
(88,833)
21,844
\$
(66,989)
\$
Contract assets
December 31,
2019
10,360,428
\$ 12,771,621
38,570
510,696
\$ 23,681,315 \$ 16,839,830
6,841,485
\$ 23,681,315 Year Ended December 31 2020 (5,681,532)
5,972,451
\$
290,919
\$
(29,536)
7,370
\$
(22,166)
\$
when the corresponding invoice is billed to the client.
December 31,
2020
\$ 13,601,662
6,686,561
16,404
421,166
20,725,793
\$
\$ 13,436,706
7,289,087
\$ 20,725,793 Company concluded that the expected loss rates for trade
Contract liabilities Telecommunications business
Project business
Products and service bundling
Others
Noncurrent
Current
The changes in the contract asset and the contract liability balances primarily result from the timing
Significant changes of contract assets and liabilities recognized resulting from product
difference between the satisfaction of performance obligations and the payments collected from
and service bundling were as follows:
customers.
Net increase of customer contracts
Reclassified to trade receivables
Contract assets
Net increase of customer contracts
Recognized as revenues
Contract liabilities
The Company applies the simplified approach to recognize expected credit losses prescribed by
IFRS 9, which permits the use of lifetime expected loss provision for receivables.
will be reclassified to trade receivables
Contract assets have substantially the same risk characteristics as the trade receivables of the same
Therefore, the
types of contracts.
receivables can be applied to the contract assets. Revenue recognized for the period that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the
year was as follows:
Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Telecommunications business
Project business
Others
511,619
5,492,271
6,091,951
\$
6,185,997
3,973,559
403,921
\$
12,095,841
\$
\$ 10,563,477

\$1,595,246 \$ (127,304)

Impairment loss on intangible assets (9,303) (8,946) Impairment loss on other assets - (43,971)

b. Other income
Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Dividend income
Rental income
246,084
\$
296,360
\$
Others 70,123
153,401
84,870
150,394
469,608
\$
531,624
\$
c. Other gains and losses
Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Foreign currency exchange gain or loss, net (46,535)
\$
15,823
\$
Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity
Gain (loss) on disposal of financial instruments
method
(1,788)
15,946
30,152
3,944
through profit or loss, net
Others
(99,150)
(21,440)
(38,314)
(48,076)
(152,967)
\$
(36,471)
\$
d. Interest expenses
Year Ended December 31
2020
2019
Interest paid to financial institutions
Interest on lease liabilities
Interest on bonds payable
Others
79,067
79,654
45,614
1,728
\$
17,496
84,918
-
1,728
\$
206,063
\$
\$ 104,142
e. Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss)
Year Ended December 31
2020
2019
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Property, plant and equipment
Investment properties
Other receivables
Intangible assets
Contract assets
Other assets
Inventories
(4,757)
(27,066)
\$1,161,281
934
48,708
-
-
9,303
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
(1,912)
(53,952)
(69,247)
(56,617)
474,709
8,946
93,073
43,971
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$

f. Depreciation and amortization expenses

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts
Property, plant and equipment
Investment properties
Right-of-use assets
Intangible assets
26,988,500
3,931,498
22,332
5,424,367
771,875
\$
26,930,188
3,967,646
25,157
4,252,602
1,173,492
\$
Total depreciation and amortization expenses 37,138,572
\$
36,349,085
\$
Depreciation expenses summarized by functions
Operating expenses
Operating costs
29,056,306
1,886,024
30,942,330
\$
\$
1,966,240
28,956,751
30,922,991
\$
\$
Amortization expenses summarized by functions
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Marketing expenses
Operating costs
82,436
42,892
5,971,033
99,881
\$
5,196,298
96,477
94,487
38,832
\$
Employee benefit expenses 6,196,242
\$
5,426,094
\$
g. Year Ended December 31
2020
2019
Defined contribution plans
Post-employment benefit
Defined benefit plans
708,230
2,001,474
2,709,704
\$
654,449
2,859,467
3,513,916
\$
Equity-settled share-based payment
Share-based payment
7,578 1,597
Other employee benefit
Insurance
Salaries
Others
26,630,387
2,712,327
42,245,925
12,903,211
25,463,967
2,746,088
42,639,908
14,429,853
Total employee benefit expenses 44,963,207
\$
46,155,421
\$
Summary by functions
Operating expenses
Operating costs
23,005,380
21,957,827
\$
22,568,686
23,586,735
\$
44,963,207
\$
46,155,421
\$

Chunghwa distributes employees' compensation at the rates from 1.7% to 4.3% and remuneration to directors not higher than 0.17%, respectively, of pre-tax income. As of December 31, 2020, the payables of the employees' compensation and the remuneration to directors were \$1,202,448 thousand and \$35,803 thousand, respectively. Such amounts have been approved by the Chunghwa's Board of Directors on February 23, 2021 and will be reported to the stockholders in their meeting planned to be held on May 28, 2021. If there is a change in the proposed amounts after the annual consolidated financial statements are authorized for issue, the difference is recorded as a change in accounting estimate. The compensation to the employees and remuneration to the directors of 2019 and 2018 approved by the Board of Directors on February 26, 2020 and March 19, 2019, respectively, were as follows:

Cash
2018
\$ 1,404,264
Cash
2019
\$ 1,126,194
Compensation distributed to the employees
38,216
35,210
There was no difference between the initial accrued amounts recognized in 2019 and 2018 and the
amounts approved by the Board of Directors in 2020 and 2019 of the aforementioned compensation
Remuneration paid to the directors

to employees and the remuneration to directors.

Information of the appropriation of Chunghwa's employees compensation and remuneration to directors and those approved by the Board of Directors is available on the Market Observation Post System website.

32. INCOME TAX

a. Income tax recognized in profit or loss

The major components of income tax expense were as follows:

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Current tax expenses recognized for the year
Income tax on unappropriated earnings
Income tax adjustments on prior years
Current tax
Others
(22,436)
8,172,184
11,329
19,661
\$
(90,531)
11,574
8,109,261
19,523
\$
Deferred tax benefits recognized for the year
Income tax adjustments on prior years
Deferred tax
(81,618)
(55,310)
8,180,738
26,308
(63,119)
(859)
(63,978)
8,049,827
Income tax recognized in profit or loss 8,125,428
\$
7,985,849
\$

Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense was as follows:

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Income before income tax 42,830,971
\$
41,749,792
\$
Nondeductible income and expenses in determining taxable
Income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate
8,566,194
\$
8,349,958
\$
income 14,975 17,616
Unrecognized deductible temporary differences (4,708) 3,243
Unrecognized loss carryforwards 3,515 7,221
Tax-exempt income (367,817) (125,004)
Income tax on unappropriated earnings 11,329 19,523
Investment credits (130,888) (202,921)
Effect of different tax rates of group entities operating in other
jurisdictions 10,324 (8,981)
Income tax adjustments on prior years 3,872 (91,390)
Others 18,632 16,584
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss 8,125,428
\$
7,985,849
\$

The applicable tax rate used by the entities subject to the Income Tax Act of the Republic of China is 20%, while the applicable tax rate used by subsidiaries in China is 25%. Tax rates used by other entities of the Company operating in other jurisdictions are based on the tax laws in those jurisdictions. In July 2019, the President of the ROC announced the amendments to the Statute of Industrial Innovation, which stipulate that the unappropriated earnings in 2018 and thereafter that are used to build or acquire certain assets or technologies are allowed as deduction when computing the income tax on unappropriated earnings. The Company has deducted the reinvested capital expenditure while calculating income tax on unappropriated earnings.

b. Income tax recognized in other comprehensive income

Year Ended December 31
2020
2019
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the
Remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans
foreign operations
Deferred tax
238,630
263
\$
-
305,271
\$
Total income tax expense recognized in other comprehensive
income
238,893
\$
305,271
\$
c. Current tax assets and liabilities
December 31
2020
2019
Tax refund receivable (included in other current assets -
Income tax payable
Current tax liabilities
Current tax assets
other)
\$4,369,241
774
\$
\$4,020,670
897
\$
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
d.

The movements of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2020

Beginning
Balance
combinations
Acquired by
business
(Note 13)
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Comprehensive
Recognized in
Other
Income
Ending
Balance
Deferred income tax assets
Share of profit or loss of associates
Defined benefit pension plans
Temporary differences
\$ 2,034,357 1,366
\$
18,960
\$
\$ (238,525) \$ 1,816,158
Allowance for doubtful receivables
and joint ventures accounted for
using equity method
402,059 - (1,283) - 400,776
Valuation loss on inventory
over quota
403,712
140,838
-
2,710
(39,105)
155,651
-
-
364,607
299,199
Accrued award credits liabilities
Estimated warranty liabilities
Deferred revenue
97,457
17,318
34,461
-
-
-
(24,390)
1,704
1,091
-
-
-
73,067
18,409
36,165
Loss carryforwards
Others
100,033
3,230,235
28,372
1,589
5,665
-
(7,501)
2,102
114,730
(263)
(238,788)
-
3,111,842
103,461
20,871
3,258,607
\$
5,665
\$
107,229
\$
\$ (238,788) \$ 3,132,713
Deferred income tax liabilities
Deferred revenue for award credits
Defined benefit pension plans
Land value incremental tax
Temporary differences
Intangible assets
Others
94,986
28,543
29,513
1,132
\$ 1,758,131
-
-
-
-
2,209
\$
(2,514)
(1,188)
53,957
-
1,664
\$
-
-
-
-
105
\$
94,986
30,207
26,999
\$ 1,812,193
2,153
1,912,305
\$
2,209
\$
51,919
\$
105
\$
\$ 1,966,538
For the year ended December 31, 2019
Recognized in
Other
Beginning
Balance
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Comprehensive
Income
Balance
Ending
Deferred income tax assets
Defined benefit pension
Temporary differences
plans
2,307,057
\$
\$ \$
32,475
(305,175) 2,034,357
\$
ventures accounted for
Share of profit or loss of
associates and joint
Allowance for doubtful
using equity method
389,379 12,680 - 402,059
receivables over quota 435,445 (31,733) - 403,712
Valuation loss on inventory
Deferred revenue
87,474
110,929
(13,472)
53,364
-
-
140,838
97,457
Estimated warranty
liabilities
25,989 8,472 - (Continued)
34,461
Beginning
Balance
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Comprehensive
Recognized in
Other
Income
Balance
Ending
Accrued award credits
Loss carryforwards
liabilities
Others
13,912
168,317
3,538,502
40,942
\$
\$ (68,284)
(3,092)
(12,570)
3,406
(305,175)
\$
-
-
-
17,318
100,033
3,230,235
28,372
\$
Deferred income tax liabilities 3,579,444
\$
\$ (15,662) (305,175)
\$
3,258,607
\$
Land value incremental tax
Defined benefit pension
Temporary differences
plans
1,832,669
94,986
\$
\$ (74,634)
-
\$ 96
-
94,986
1,758,131
\$
Deferred revenue for award
Intangible assets
credits
Others
30,690
32,028
1,476
(2,147)
(2,515)
(344)
-
-
-
28,543
29,513
1,132
1,991,849
\$
\$ (79,640) \$ 96 (Concluded)
1,912,305
\$
Deductible temporary differences and unused loss carryforwards for which no deferred tax assets

e. Deductible temporary differences and unused loss carryforwards for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

December 31

2020 2019
Loss carryforwards
Expire in 2021 11,826
\$
12,406
\$
Expire in 2022 9,997 10,264
Expire in 2023 8,251 8,251
Expire in 2024 8,364 8,189
Expire in 2025 19,106 15,438
Expire in 2026 8,423 8,423
Expire in 2027 2,585 2,585
Expire in 2028 930 930
Expire in 2029 697 293
Expire in 2030 198 -
70,377
\$
66,779
\$
Deductible temporary differences -
\$
813
\$
Information about unused loss carryforwards
f.

As of December 31, 2020, information about loss carryforwards was as follows:

Expiry Year 2022
2021
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Creditable Amount
Remaining
10,848
13,791
\$
8,547
8,923
21,900
15,529
4,556
3,503
2,034
1,617
91,248
\$

g. Income tax examinations

Income tax returns of Chunghwa have been examined by the tax authorities through 2017. Income tax returns of SENAO, ISPOT, Youth, Youyi, SENYOUNG, Aval, CHIEF, CHSI, SHE, CHI, CHPT, SFD, CLPT, CHTSC, HHI, IISI and UTC have been examined by the tax authorities through 2018. Income tax returns of CHYP, LED, Unigate and CHST have been examined by the tax authorities through 2019.

33. EARNINGS PER SHARE ("EPS")

Net income and weighted average number of common stocks used in the calculation of earnings per share were as follows:

Net Income

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Net income used to compute the basic earnings per share
Net income attributable to the parent
33,406,130
\$
32,788,546
\$
Employee stock options and employee compensation of
subsidiaries
(7,241) (3,617)
Net income used to compute the diluted earnings per share 33,398,889
\$
32,784,929
\$

Weighted Average Number of Common Stocks

(Thousand Shares)

Year Ended December 31 2020 2019

Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the
basic earnings per share 7,757,447 7,757,447
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Employee compensation 7,108 7,862
Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the
diluted earnings per share 7,764,555 7,765,309

As Chunghwa may settle the employee compensation in shares or cash, Chunghwa shall presume that it will be settled in shares and take those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of outstanding shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS if the shares have a dilutive effect. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the approval of the number of shares to be distributed to employees as compensation in the following year.

34. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT

a. SENAO share-based compensation plan ("SENAO Plan") described as follows:

Effective Date for
Plan Registration
Resolution Date by
SENAO's Board of
Directors
Stock Options Units
(Thousand)
Exercise Price
(NT\$)
2012.05.28 2013.04.29 10,000 (Original price \$93.00)
\$66.20

Each option is eligible to subscribe for one common share when exercisable. Under the terms of the SENAO Plan, the options are granted at an exercise price equal to the closing price of SENAO's common stocks listed on the TWSE on the higher of closing price or par value. The SENAO Plan has an exercise price adjustment formula upon the changes in common stocks equity (including cash capital increase, new share issue through capitalization of earnings and additional paid-in capital, merger, spin off and new share issue for Global Depositary Shares, and so on) or distribution of cash dividends. The options of the SENAO Plan are valid for six years and the graded vesting schedule for which 50% of options granted will vest two years after the grant date and another two tranches of 25%, each will vest three and four years after the grant date respectively. No compensation cost of stock options granted on May 7, 2013 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Information about SENAO's outstanding stock options for the year ended December 31, 2019 was
as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Granted on Weighted
May 7, 2013
(Thousand)
Number of
Options
Exercise Price
Average
(NT\$)
Employee stock options
Options outstanding at beginning of the year
Options forfeited
(5,318)
5,318
66.20
-
\$
Options outstanding at end of the year - -
Options exercisable at end of the year - -
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no outstanding stock options.
SENAO used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model and the
related assumptions and the fair value of the options were as follows:
Stock Options
May 7, 2013
Granted on
Grant-date share price (NT\$)
Exercise price (NT\$)
Dividend yield
\$93.00
\$93.00
Risk-free interest rate -
0.91%

Expected volatility was based on the historical share price volatility of SENAO over the period equal to the expected life of the SENAO Plan.

Expected life 4.375 years Expected volatility 36.22% Weighted average fair value of grants (NT\$) \$28.72

b. CHIEF share-based compensation plan ("CHIEF Plan") described as follows:

Effective Date for
Plan Registration
CHIEF's Board of
Resolution Date by
Directors
Stock Options Units Exercise Price
(NT\$)
2020.09.16 2020.10.26 200.00 \$206.00
2017.12.18 2018.10.31 50.00 \$138.70
(Original price \$147.00)
2017.12.19 950.00 \$132.70
(Original price \$147.00)
2015.11.17 2015.10.22 2,000.00 \$ 34.40
43.00)
(Original price \$

Each option is eligible to subscribe for one thousand common stocks when exercisable. The options are granted to specific employees that meet the vesting conditions. The CHIEF Plan has an exercise price adjustment formula upon the changes in common stocks or distribution of cash dividends. The options of the CHIEF Plan are valid for five years and the graded vesting schedule will vest two years after the grant date. The Board of Directors of CHIEF resolved to issue stock options in October 26, 2020 and authorized the chairman to decide the grant date. Afterwards, the grant date was decided as November 13, 2020. The compensation costs were \$1,297 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2020. The compensation costs for stock options granted on October 31, 2018 were \$312 thousand and \$552 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The compensation costs for stock options granted on December 19, 2017 were \$226 thousand and \$582 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The compensation costs for stock options granted on October 22, 2015 was \$272 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. No compensation cost was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2020. CHIEF modified the plan terms of stock options granted on October 31, 2018 in June 2019 and July 2020; therefore, the exercise price changed from \$147.00 to \$141.70 and \$138.70 per share. The modification did not cause any incremental fair value granted. CHIEF modified the plan terms of stock options granted on December 19, 2017 in June 2019 and July 2020; therefore, the exercise price changed from \$140.60 to \$135.60 and \$132.70 per share. The modification did not cause any incremental fair value granted. Information about CHIEF's outstanding stock options for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2020
November 13, 2020
Granted on
Granted on October
31, 2018
Granted on December
19, 2017
Granted on October
22, 2015
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Average
Number
Options
of
Exercise
Price
(NT\$)
Number
Options
of
Exercise
Price
(NT\$)
Number
Options
of
Exercise
Price
(NT\$)
Number
Options
of
Exercise
Price
(NT\$)
Employee stock options
beginning of the year
Options outstanding at
Options exercised
Options forfeited
Options granted
-
200.00
-
-
-
206.00
-
-
\$
(21.00)
(4.00)
46.00
-
\$ 141.70
-
138.70
-
(448.50)
(21.00)
897.00
-
\$ 135.60
-
135.60
-
(314.25)
314.25
-
-
\$ 34.40
-
34.40
-
Options outstanding at end of
the year
200.00 206.00 21.00 138.70 427.50 132.70 - -
Options exercisable at end of
the year
- - - - 213.75 132.70 - -

As of December 31, 2019, information about employee stock options outstanding was as follows:

Number of
Options
46.00
Exercise Price
Range of
\$141.70
(NT\$)
Weighted
Average Weighted Weighted
Remaining Average Average
Contractual Exercise Number of Exercise
Life (Years) Price (NT\$) Options Price (NT\$)
3.83 \$141.70 - -
\$
Granted on December 19, 2017
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Weighted
Average Weighted Weighted
Range of Remaining Average Average
Number of
Exercise Price
Contractual Exercise Number of Exercise
Options
(NT\$)
Life (Years) Price (NT\$) Options Price (NT\$)
897.00
\$135.60
2.96 \$135.60 448.50 \$135.60
Granted on October 22, 2015
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Weighted
Range of Remaining
Average
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Average
Number of
Exercise Price
Contractual Exercise Number of Exercise
Options
(NT\$)
Life (Years) Price (NT\$) Options T\$)
Price (N
314.25
34.40
\$
0.81 \$ 34.40 314.25 \$ 34.40
binomial option pricing model and the related assumptions and the fair value of the options were as
CHIEF used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes
follows:
model and
Options
Stock
Options
Stock
Options
Stock
Options
Stock
Granted on
November
13, 2020
October 31,
Granted on
2018
December 19,
Granted on
2017
October 22,
Granted on
2015
Grant-date share price (NT\$) \$356.00 \$166.00 \$95.92 \$39.55
Exercise price (NT\$) \$206.00 \$147.00 \$147.00 \$43.00
Dividend yield - - - -
Risk-free interest rate 0.18% %
0.72
%
0.62
%
0.86
Expected life 5 years 5 years 5 years 5 years
Weighted average fair value of
Expected volatility
%
34.61
%
16.60
%
17.35
21.02%
grants (NT\$) \$173,893 \$33,540 \$2,318 \$4,863
Granted on October 31,
2018
Granted on December
19, 2017
2015 Granted on October 22,
Number of
Options
Weighted
Exercise
Average
Price
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Weighted
Exercise
Average
Price
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
(NT\$)
Employee stock options
Options outstanding at beginning of
Options exercised
Options forfeited
the year
(4.00)
50.00
-
\$ 147.00
-
-
(28.00)
925.00
-
\$ 140.60
-
-
(547.25)
(21.25)
882.75
\$ 34.40
34.40
-
Options outstanding at end of the
year
46.00 141.70 897.00 135.60 314.25 34.40
Options exercisable at end of the year - - 448.50 135.60 314.25 34.40
As of December 31, 2020, information about employee stock options outstanding was as follows:
Granted on November 13, 2020
Weighted
Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Exercise Price
Range of
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Contractual
Remaining
Life (Years)
Average
Price (NT\$)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Number of
Options
Price (NT\$)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
\$206.00 200.00 4.87 \$206.00 \$
-
-
Options Outstanding Granted on October 31, 2018 Options Exercisable
Weighted
Exercise Price
Range of
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Contractual
Remaining
Life (Years)
Average
Price (NT\$)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Number of
Options
Price (NT\$)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
\$138.70 21.00 2.83 \$138.70 \$
-
-
Options Outstanding Granted on December 19, 2017 Options Exercisable
Exercise Price
Range of
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Contractual
Remaining
Life (Years)
Weighted
Average
Price (NT\$)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Number of
Options
Price (NT\$)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
\$132.70 427.50 1.96 \$132.70 213.75 \$132.70
As of December 31, 2020, all the stock options granted on October 22, 2015 were exercised or
forfeited.

86 -

average annualized historical share price volatility of CHIEF's comparable companies before the

grant date.

c. CHTSC share-based compensation plan ("CHTSC Plan") described as follows:

The Board of Directors of CHTSC resolved to issue 4,500 stock options that are granted to specific employees that meet the vesting conditions on December 20, 2019. Each option is eligible to subscribe for one thousand common stocks when exercisable, and the exercise price is \$19.085. The CHTSC Plan has an exercise price adjustment formula upon the changes in common stocks. The options of the CHTSC Plan are valid for five years and the graded vesting schedule will vest one year after the grant date. The compensation costs were \$5,743 thousand and \$191 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Information about CHTSC's outstanding stock options for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Granted on December 20,
2019
Granted on December 20,
2019
Weighted Weighted
Average Average
Exercise Exercise
Number of
Options
Price
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Price
(NT\$)
Employee stock options
Options outstanding at beginning
of the year
4,500 \$ 19.085 - -
\$
Options forfeited
Options granted
(172)
-
-
-
4,500
-
19.085
-
Options outstanding at end of the
year 4,328 19.085 4,500 19.085
Options exercisable at end of the
year 1,082 19.085 - -
As of December 31, 2020, information about employee stock options outstanding was as follows:
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT\$) \$19.085
Number of Options 1,082
Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT\$) \$19.085
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 3.97
Number of Options 4,328
Range of Exercise Price (NT\$) \$19.085

As of December 31, 2019, information about employee stock options outstanding was as follows:

Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT\$) -
\$
Options Exercisable Number of Options -
Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT\$) \$19.085
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 4.97
Options Outstanding Number of Options 4,500
Range of Exercise Price (NT\$) \$19.085

CHTSC used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model and the related assumptions and the fair value of the options were as follows:

Stock Options

December 20,
Granted on
2019
Grant-date share price (NT\$) \$20.17
Exercise price (NT\$) \$19.085
Dividend yield 12.49%
Risk-free interest rate 0.54%
Expected life 5 years
Expected volatility 42.41%
Weighted average fair value of grants (NT\$) \$2,470

Expected volatility was based on the average annualized historical share price volatility of CHTSC's comparable companies before the grant date.

d. IISI share-based compensation plan ("IISI Plan") described as follows:

IISI issued 1,665 and 1,335 options in January 2014 and August 2013, respectively. Each option is eligible to subscribe for one thousand common stocks when exercisable. The options are granted to specific employees of IISI and its subsidiaires that meet the vesting conditions. The options of the IISI Plan are valid for seven years and the graded vesting schedule will vest two years after the grant date. The exercise price of the original options is \$14 per share. After the options are issued, if the common stocks of IISI change, the exercise price of the options should be adjusted according to the prescibed formula.

No compensation cost of stock options granted was recognized for the six months ended December 31, 2020.

Information about IISI's outstanding stock options for the year ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2020
Granted in January 2014 Granted in August 2013
Weighted Weighted
Average Average
Number of
Options
Exercise Price
(NT\$)
Number of
Options
Exercise Price
(NT\$)
Employee stock options
Options outstanding at
Options outstanding upon the
beginning of the year
- -
\$
- -
\$
date of business
combination 580.00 14.00 1,022.96 14.00
Options exercised (50.00) 14.00 (432.50) 14.00
Options forfeited - - (590.46) -
Options outstanding at end of
the year 530.00 14.00 - -
Options exercisable at end of
the year 530.00 14.00 - -
As of December 31, 2020, information about employee stock options outstanding was as follows:
Granted in January 2014
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Weighted
Average Weighted Weighted
Range of Remaining Average Average
Number of
Exercise Price
Contractual Exercise Number of Exercise

As of December 31, 2020, the options granted to employees in 2013 have been fully exercised or forfeited.

14.00 530.00 0.04 \$ 14.00 530.00 \$ 14.00

(NT\$)

\$

Options

Life (Years)

Price (NT\$)

Options

Price (NT\$)

IISI used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model and the related assumptions and the fair value of the options were as follows:

Stock Options
January 2014
Granted in
Stock Options
August 2013
Granted in
Grant-date share price (NT\$) \$14.51 \$12.51
Exercise price (NT\$) \$14.00 \$14.00
Dividend yield 6% 6%
Risk-free interest rate 1.16%-1.32% 1.20%-1.39%
Expected life 4.5-5.5 years 4.5-5.5 years
Expected volatility 35.28%-35.97% 36.01%-36.62%
Weighted average fair value of grants (NT\$) \$14.51 \$12.51

Expected volatility was based on the average annualized historical share price volatility of IISI's comparable companies before the grant date.

35. CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Except for those disclosed in other notes, the Company entered into the following non-cash investing and financing activities:

Year Ended December 31
Investing activities 2020 2019
Increase in property, plant and equipment
Changes in other payables
(1,683,907)
\$ 25,194,727
\$ 23,164,284
1,001,573
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment \$ 23,510,820 \$ 24,165,857
Increase in investment properties \$ 1,359,502 \$ 523
Trade-in investment properties from asset exchange transaction
(Note 15)
(1,305,067) -
Acquisition of investment properties 54,435
\$
\$ 523
Increase in intangible assets
Changes in other assets
(1,000,000)
\$ 48,605,187
\$ 362,718
-
Acquisition of intangible assets \$ 47,605,187 \$ 362,718
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Disposal of property, plant and equipment, net
307,190
1,427,984
\$
\$ (37,785)
85,942
Trade-in investment properties from asset exchange transaction
(Note 15)
(1,305,067) -
Changes in other current monetary assets
Changes in other payables
(79,986)
(31,032)
-
-
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 319,089
\$
\$ 48,157
Financing Activities
January 1,
Balance on
Cash Flows
Financing
from
Changes in Non-Cash Transactions
Acquired by
Combination
Business
Cash Flows
Operation
Activities -
from
December 31,
Balance on
Lease liabilities \$ 9,758,138
2020
\$ (3,683,204)
Activities
\$ 3,796,370
New Leases
70,905
(Note 13)
\$
(265,888)
Others
\$
(79,654)
Interest Paid
\$
\$ 9,596,667
2020

Activities - December 31, 2019 Activities New Leases Others Interest Paid 2019 Lease liabilities \$10,340,057 \$ (3,727,792) \$ 3,803,042 \$ (572,251) \$ (84,918) \$ 9,758,138

Financial Information

Balance on January 1,

Cash Flows from Financing

Changes in Non-Cash Transactions

Balance on

Cash Flows from Operation

194

36. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Company manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to stakeholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance. The capital structure of the Company consists of debt of the Company and the equity attributable to the parent. Some consolidated entities are required to maintain minimum paid-in capital amount as prescribed by the applicable laws. The management reviews the capital structure of the Company as needed. As part of this review, the management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital. According to the management's suggestions, the Company maintains a balanced capital structure through paying cash dividends, increasing its share capital, purchasing outstanding shares, and issuing new debt or repaying debt.

37. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value Information

The fair value measurement guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. These levels are:

Level 1 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices). Level 3 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

a. Financial instruments that are not measured at fair value but for which fair value is disclosed

Except those listed in the table below, the Company considers that the carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value approximate their fair values or the fair values cannot be reliable estimated.

The fair value of bonds payable is measured using Level 2 inputs. The valuation of fair value is based on the weighted-average per-hundred price of Taipei Exchange at the end of reporting period.

b. Financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

December 31, 2020
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets at FVTPL - - - 7,626
Non-listed stocks 7,626 - - 677,202
Listed stocks - 2,271 677,202 2,271
Derivatives \$ \$ \$ \$
7,626 2,271 677,202 687,099
\$ \$ \$ \$
Hedging financial assets - 1,752 - 1,752
\$ \$ \$ \$
Financial assets at FVOCI 2,754,175 - - 4,438,999
Non-listed stocks - - 4,438,999 2,754,175
Listed stocks \$ \$ \$ \$
2,754,175 - 4,438,999 7,193,174
\$ \$ \$ \$
Financial liabilities at
Derivatives
FVTPL
-
\$
143
\$
-
\$
\$
December 31, 2019
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets at FVTPL
Non-listed stocks
Listed stocks
Derivatives
-
-
463
\$
-
-
53
\$
-
-
778,105
\$
778,105
\$
463 53 778,105 778,621
\$ \$ \$ \$
Hedging financial assets -
\$
327
\$
-
\$
\$
Financial assets at FVOCI 2,453,616 - - 2,453,616
Non-listed stocks - - 4,815,301 4,815,301
Listed stocks \$ \$ \$ \$
2,453,616 - 4,815,301 7,268,917
\$ \$ \$ \$
Financial liabilities at
Derivatives
FVTPL
-
\$
239
\$
-
\$
\$

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The fair values of non-listed domestic and foreign equity investments were Level 3 financial assets,
and determined using the market approach by reference the Price-to-Book ratios (P/B ratios) of peer
The significant unobservable
A decrease in discount for the lack of marketability or
noncontrolling interests discount would result in increases in the fair values.
companies that traded in active market or using assets approach.
inputs used were listed in the table below.
December 31 2019
2020
13.73%-20.00%
21.45%-25.00%
14.73%-20.00%
17.29%-25.00%
Discount for lack of marketability
Noncontrolling interests discount
model were changed to reflect reasonably possible alternative
If the inputs to the valuation
value of equity
assumptions while all the other variables were held constant, the fair values of equity investments
When related discounts increase, the fair
investments would be the negative amount of the same amount.
would increase as below table.
2019
December 31
2020
349,584
53,646
\$
\$
319,758
47,018
\$
\$
Discount for lack of marketability
Noncontrolling interests discount
5% decrease
5% decrease
2019
December 31
2020
Categories of Financial Instruments
Financial assets 327
7,268,917
71,851,933
778,621
\$
687,099
1,752
62,405,714
7,193,174
\$
Financial assets at amortized cost (Note a)
Mandatorily measured at FVTPL
Financial assets at FVOCI
Hedging financial assets
Measured at FVTPL
Financial liabilities 239
34,433,210
62,557,414
143
Measured at amortized cost (Note b)
Measured at FVTPL
Held for trading
notes and accounts receivable,
monetary assets and refundable deposits
(classified as other noncurrent assets), which were financial assets measured at amortized cost.
The balances included cash and cash equivalents, trade
other current
receivables from related parties,
Note a:
Total 5,593,406
\$
1,853 (100,903) (378,155) 5,116,201
\$
Total 4,550,022
\$
(39,257)
300,000
(9,167)
791,808
5,593,406
\$
Measured at through Other
Fair Value
Comprehensive
Income
4,815,301
\$
1,853 - (378,155) 4,438,999
\$
Comprehensive
through Other
Measured at
Fair Value
Income
4,032,660
\$
-
-
(9,167)
791,808
4,815,301
\$
Measured at
Fair Value
through Profit
or Loss
778,105
\$
- (100,903) - (100,903)
677,202
\$
\$
through Profit
Measured at
Fair Value
or Loss
517,362
\$
(39,257)
300,000
-
-
(39,257)
778,105
\$
\$
The reconciliations for financial assets measured at Level 3 were listed below: 2020 Financial Assets Balance on January 1, 2020 Reclassified from investments accounted
for using equity method
Recognized in profit or loss under "Other
Recognized in other comprehensive
gains and losses"
on financial assets at fair value through
income under "Unrealized gain or loss
other comprehensive income"
Balance on December 31, 2020
Unrealized loss in 2020
2019
Financial Assets Balance on January 1, 2019 Recognized in profit or loss under "Other
income under "Unrealized gain or loss
Recognized in other comprehensive
gains and losses"
Acquisition
on financial assets at fair value through
Proceed from return of investments
other comprehensive income"
Balance on December 31, 2019
Unrealized loss in 2019
The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and
The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities of Level 2 are determined as follows:
traded in active markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices.

are estimated based on observable inputs including forward exchange rates at the end of the reporting periods and the forward and spot exchange rates stated in the contracts, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.

195

93 -

Measured at FVTPL
Mandatorily measured at FVTPL 687,099
\$
\$
778,621
Hedging financial assets 1,752 327
Financial assets at amortized cost (Note a) 62,405,714 71,851,933
Financial assets at FVOCI 7,193,174 7,268,917
Financial liabilities

payable, payables to related parties, partial other payables, customers' deposits, bonds payable and long-term loans which were financial liabilities carried at amortized cost.

Financial Risk Management Objectives

The main financial instruments of the Company include equity investments, trade notes and accounts receivable, trade notes and accounts payable, lease liabilities, loans, short-term bills payable and bonds payable. The Company's Finance Department provides services to its business units, co-ordinates access to domestic and international capital markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk, and liquidity risk. The Company seeks to minimize the effects of these risks by using derivative financial instruments to hedge risk exposures. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Company's policies approved by the Board of Directors. Those derivatives are used to hedge the risks of exchange rate fluctuation arising from operating or investment activities. Compliance with policies and risk exposure limits is reviewed by the Company's Finance Department on a continuous basis. The Company does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes. Chunghwa reports the significant risk exposures and related action plans timely and actively to the audit committee and if needed to the Board of Directors.

a. Market risk

The Company is exposed to market risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company uses forward exchange contracts to hedge the exchange rate risk arising from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. There were no changes to the Company's exposure to market risks or the manner in which these risks are managed and measured.

1) Foreign currency risk

The carrying amounts of the Company's foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the balance sheet dates were as follows:

December 31
2020 2019
Assets
USD 2,710,705
\$
5,781,593
\$
EUR 14,957 11,792
SGD 169,747 224,501
JPY 22,289 17,092
RMB 29,742 8,854
HKD 69,321 325
Liabilities
USD 767,553 4,120,881
EUR 957,257 206,447
SGD 1,049,225 1,262,926
JPY 9,683 14,206
RMB 201 310
HKD 7,665 14,511

The carrying amounts of the Company's derivatives with exchange rate risk exposures at the balance sheet dates were as follows:

December 31 2020 121
\$
3,902 143 -
Assets USD EUR Liabilities USD EUR

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis

The Company is mainly exposed to the fluctuations of the currencies USD, EUR, SGD, JPY, RMB and HKD as listed above. The following table details the Company's sensitivity to a 5% increase and decrease in the functional currency against the relevant foreign currencies. 5% is the sensitivity rate used when reporting foreign currency risk internally to key management personnel and represents management's assessment of the reasonably possible changes in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis includes only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and forward exchange contracts. A positive number below indicates an increase in pre-tax profit or equity where the functional currency weakens 5% against the relevant currency.

Year Ended December 31 2020 2019

Profit or loss
Monetary assets and liabilities (a)
USD 97,158
\$
83,036
\$
EUR (47,115) (9,733)
SGD (43,974) (51,921)
JPY 630 144
RMB 1,477 427
HKD 3,083 (709)
Derivatives (b)
USD (19,224) 1,274
EUR 2,627 2,519
Equity
Derivatives (c)
EUR 10,210 4,195

a) This is mainly attributable to the exposure to foreign currency denominated receivables and payables of the Company outstanding at the balance sheet dates.

b) This is mainly attributable to forward exchange contracts.

c) This is mainly attributable to the changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges. For a 5% strengthening of the functional currency against the relevant currencies, there would be an equal and opposite effect on the pre-tax profit or equity for the amounts shown above.

The carrying amounts of the Company's exposures to interest rates on financial assets and financial liabilities at the balance sheet dates were as follows:

December 31
2020 2019
Fair value interest rate risk
Financial assets 24,217,959
\$
30,946,503
\$
Financial liabilities 36,576,137 9,758,138
Cash flow interest rate risk
Financial assets 9,306,397 7,681,032
Financial liabilities 1,667,000 1,690,000

Interest rate sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates for non-derivative instruments at the end of the reporting period. A 25 basis point increase or decrease is used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management's assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates. If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company's pre-tax income would increase/decrease by \$19,098 thousand and \$14,978 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This is mainly attributable to the Company's exposure to floating interest rates on its financial assets and short-term and long-term loans.

3) Other price risk

The Company is exposed to equity price risks arising from holding other company's equity. Equity investments are held for strategic rather than trading purposes. The management managed the risk through holding various risk portfolios. Further, the Company assigned finance and investment departments to monitor the price risk.

Equity price sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to equity price risks at the end of the reporting period.

If equity prices had been 5% higher/lower, pre-tax profit and pre-tax other comprehensive income would have increased/decreased by \$34,241 thousand and \$359,659 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of financial assets at FVTPL and financial assets at FVTOCI for the year ended December 31, 2020. If equity prices had been 5% higher/lower, pre-tax profit and pre-tax other comprehensive income would have increased/decreased by \$38,928 thousand and \$363,446 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of financial assets at FVTPL and financial assets at FVOCI for the year ended December 31, 2019.

b. Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty would default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. The maximum credit exposure of the aforementioned financial instruments is equal to their carrying amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as of the balance sheet date.

The Company has large trade receivables outstanding with its customers. A substantial majority of the Company's outstanding trade receivables are not covered by collateral or credit insurance. The Company has implemented ongoing measures including enhancing credit assessments and strengthening overall risk management to reduce its credit risk. While the Company has procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on trade receivables, there can be no assurance such procedures will effectively limit its credit risk and avoid losses. This risk is heightened during periods when economic conditions worsen.

As the Company serves a large number of unrelated consumers, the concentration of credit risk was limited.

c. Liquidity risk

The Company manages and maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalent position to support the operations and reduce the impact on fluctuation of cash flow.

1) Liquidity and interest risk tables

The following tables detailed the Company's remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities with agreed repayment periods. The tables had been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company is required to pay.

December 31, 2020

Interest Rate
Weighted
Effective
Average
(%)
Less than
1 Month
1-3 Months 3 Months to
1 Year
1-5 Years More than
5 Years
Total
Floating interest rate instruments
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Fixed interest rate instruments
Non-interest bearing
0.78
0.50
-
\$ 37,748,572
-
7,000,000
7,000
-
-
\$
\$ 2,476,148
1,660,000
-
\$ 4,826,679
-
8,800,000
-
-
11,200,000
\$
\$ 45,051,399
1,667,000
27,000,000
44,748,572
\$
7,000
\$
\$ 4,136,148 \$ 13,626,679 \$ 11,200,000 \$ 73,718,399
Information about the maturity analysis for lease liabilities was as follows:
Less than More than
1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years Total
Lease liabilities \$ 3,396,908 \$ 4,239,587 \$ 1,691,426 \$ 409,067 \$ 9,736,988
December 31, 2019
Interest Rate
Weighted
Effective
Average
(%)
Less than
1 Month
1-3 Months 3 Months to
1 Year
1-5 Years More than
5 Years
Total
Floating interest rate instruments
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-interest bearing
0.98
-
\$ 36,387,024
50,000
10,000
-
\$
30,000
\$ 2,531,721
\$ 4,747,644
1,600,000
-
-
\$
\$ 43,666,389
1,690,000
36,437,024
\$
10,000
\$
\$ 2,561,721 \$ 6,347,644 -
\$
\$ 45,356,389
Information about the maturity analysis for lease liabilities was as follows:

Less than 1

Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years

Lease liabilities \$ 3,309,578 \$ 4,394,009 \$ 1,581,034 \$ 645,520 \$ 9,930,141

More than 5

Years Total

The following table detailed the Company's liquidity analysis for its derivative financial
outflows on those derivatives that require gross settlement.
instruments.
The table had been drawn up based on the undiscounted gross inflows and
Less than
1 Month
1-3 Months 3 Months to
Year
1
1-5 Years Total
December 31, 2020
Gross settled
Forward exchange contracts
Outflow
Inflow
-
-
\$
634,676
630,796
\$
-
-
\$
-
-
\$
634,676
630,796
\$
-
\$
3,880
\$
-
\$
-
\$
3,880
\$
December 31, 2019
Gross settled
Forward exchange contracts
Outflow
Inflow
25,566
25,524
\$
134,976
135,075
\$
-
-
\$
-
-
\$
160,500
160,641
\$
42
\$
99
\$
-
\$
-
\$
141
\$
Financing facilities
2)
2020 December 31 2019
Facilities of unsecured bank loan and commercial paper
Amount unused
Amount used
payable
7,067,800
59,277,690
\$
\$ 46,109,219
120,681
66,345,490
\$
\$ 46,229,900
Secured bank loan facility
Amount unused
Amount used
1,600,000
20,000
\$
\$ 1,600,000
1,340,000
1,620,000
\$
\$ 2,940,000
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

38. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

The ROC Government, one of Chunghwa's customers, has significant equity interest in Chunghwa. Chunghwa provides fixed-line services, wireless services, internet and data and other services to the various departments and institutions of the ROC Government in the normal course of business and at arm's-length prices. Except for those disclosed in other notes or this note, the transactions with the ROC government bodies have not been disclosed because the transactions are not individually or collectively significant. However, the related revenues and operating costs have been appropriately recorded.

Company Relationship
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. Associate
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited Associate
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. Associate
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. Associate
UUPON Inc. Associate (Note 2)
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation Associate
International Integrated Systems, Inc. Subsidiary (Note 1)
Senao Networks, Inc. Associate
EnRack Tech. Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of the Company's associate, Senao
Networks, Inc.
Emplus Technologies, Inc. Subsidiary of the Company's associate, Senao
Networks, Inc.
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. Associate
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. Associate
Click Force Co., Ltd. Associate
Associate
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. Associate
Associate
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd.
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa SEA Holdings
Joint venture
Associate
Other related parties
Chunghwa Telecom Foundation A nonprofit organization of which the funds
donated by Chunghwa exceeds one third of
its total funds
Senao Technical and Cultural Foundation A nonprofit organization of which the funds
donated by SENAO exceeds one third of its
total funds
Sochamp Technology Co., Ltd. Investor of significant influence over CHST
E-Life Mall Co., Ltd. One of the directors of E-Life Mall and a
director of SENAO are members of an
immediate family
Engenius Technologies Co., Ltd. Chairman of Engenius Technologies Co., Ltd.
is a member of SENAO's management
Cheng Keng Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman of Cheng Keng Investment Co.,
Ltd. and SENAO's chief executive officer
are members of an immediate family
Cheng Feng Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman of Cheng Feng Investment Co.,
Ltd. and SENAO's chief executive officer
are members of an immediate family
All Oriented Investment Co., Ltd. Ltd. and SENAO's chief executive officer
Chairman of All Oriented Investment Co.,
are members of an immediate family
Hwa Shun Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman of Hwa Shun Investment Co., Ltd.
and SENAO's chief executive officer are
members of an immediate family
Yu Yu Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman of Yu Yu Investment Co., Ltd. and
SENAO's chief executive officer are
members of an immediate family
United Daily News Co., Ltd. Investor of significant influence over SFD
Shenzhen Century Communication Co., Ltd. Investor of significant influence over SCT
Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. Government-related entity as Chunghwa
Telecom
December 31 10,356
6,478
2019
\$
228,879
1,817
2020
\$
16,834
2019
December 31
\$
230,696
2020
\$
-
\$
182,857
\$
2019
December 31
2020
650,617
3,366
\$
642,489
3,455
\$
653,983
\$
645,944
\$
December 31 7,595
2019
\$
4,626
2020
\$
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
241,626
182
\$
375,469
-
\$
241,808
\$
375,469
\$
Gain on Disposal Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
-
\$
\$ 310,205
-
Associates
Others
Contract liabilities-current
4)
Associates Payables
5)
Associates
Others
Customers' deposits
6)
Associates Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
7)
Associates
Others
Disposal of property, plant and equipment and investment properties to Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd.
8)
Proceeds Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
\$
\$ 385,760
Others
were eliminated upon
Company
All transactions between the
As the Company did not participate in the capital
increase of UUPON in October 2020; therefore, the Company lost its significant influence
Since then, UUPON was no longer a related party of the Company.
which are related parties of
Terms of the
Details of transactions between the
were not significantly different from transactions with
When no similar transactions with non-related parties can be referenced, terms
Chunghwa, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.
Year Ended December 31
2019
Revenues
2020
273,892
76,559
\$
\$ 1,507,867
66,612
350,451
\$
1,574,479
\$
Operating Costs and Expenses
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
963,627
76,153
\$
67,612
715,405
\$
\$ 1,039,780
783,017
\$
Non-operating Income and Year Ended December 31
2019
Expenses
2020
3,470
41,373
\$
36,716
3,590
\$
44,843
\$
40,306
\$
consolidation since the acquisition date.
refer to Note 13 (c).
UUPON was previously an associate.
Please refer to Note 14.
over UUPON.
Note 2:
Balances and transactions between Chunghwa and its subsidiaries,
were determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
Company and other related parties are disclosed below:
foregoing transactions with related parties
non-related parties.
b.
Operating transactions
1)
Associates
Others
Associates
Others
Non-operating transactions
2)
Associates
Others

3) Receivables

Note 1: IISI was an associate and has become a subsidiary starting from July 1, 2020. Please

Lease-in agreements
9)
This lease term is for 15 years which should start from the
Chunghwa entered into a contract with ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. on March 12, 2010 to
lease capacity on the ST-2 satellite.
liabilities as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:
thousand (SGD 260,723 thousand), including a prepayment of \$3,067,711 thousand at the
official operation of ST-2 satellite and the total contract value is approximately \$6,000,000
inception of the lease, and the rest of amount should be paid annually when ST-2 satellite starts
ST-2 satellite was launched in May 2011 and began its official operation
its official operation.
in August 2011.
The lease liabilities of ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. as of balance sheet dates were as
follows:
December 31
2020 2019
Lease liabilities - noncurrent
Lease liabilities - current
182,187
816,610
\$
1,023,889
188,271
\$
998,797
\$
\$ 1,212,160

The interest expense recognized for the aforementioned lease liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was \$8,895 thousand and \$10,887 thousand, respectively.

c. Compensation of key management personnel

The compensation of directors and key management personnel was as follows:

Year Ended December 31

2020 2019
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment benefits
Share-based payment
290,106
10,392
333
\$
8,560
263,383
355
\$
300,831
\$
272,298
\$

The compensation of directors and key management personnel was mainly determined by the compensation committee having regard to the performances and market trends.

39. PLEDGED ASSETS

The following assets are pledged as collaterals for bank loans, custom duties of the imported materials and warranties of contract performance.

December 31
2020 2019
Land held under development (included in inventories)
Property, plant and equipment
2,461,810
1,998,733
\$
2,491,324
2,500
1,998,733
\$
4,670,181
\$
4,492,557
\$
Restricted assets (included in other assets - others) 209,638

40. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS

Except for those disclosed in other notes, the Company's significant commitments and contingent liabilities as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

  • a. Acquisitions of land and buildings of \$119,346 thousand.
  • b. Acquisitions of telecommunications-related inventory and equipment of \$26,815,461 thousand.
  • c. Unused letters of credit amounting to \$10,000 thousand.
  • d. A commitment to contribute \$2,000,000 thousand to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government, of which \$1,000,000 thousand was contributed by Chunghwa on August 15, 1996 (classified as other monetary assets - noncurrent). If the fund is not sufficient, Chunghwa will contribute the remaining \$1,000,000 thousand upon notification from the Taipei City Government.
  • e. Chunghwa committed that when its ownership interest in NCB is greater than 25% and NCB encounters financial difficulty or the capital adequacy ratio of NCB cannot meet the related regulation requirements, Chunghwa will provide financial support to assist NCB in maintaining a healthy financial condition.

41. OTHER MATTERS

The Company has assessed the economic impact of COVID-19 and determined that there were no significant impacts on the Company's financial statements as of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue. The Company will continue to monitor developments of the pandemic and assess the related impacts.

42. SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The following information summarizes the disclosure of foreign currencies other than the functional currency of Chunghwa and its subsidiaries. The following exchange rates are the exchange rates used to translate to the presentation currency of the consolidated financial statements, which is the NTD:

December 31, 2020

New Taiwan

Foreign

(Thousands)
Currencies
Exchange
Rate
(Thousands)
Dollars
Assets denominated in foreign currencies
Monetary items
USD \$
95,179
28.48 \$
2,710,705
EUR 427 35.02 14,957
SGD 7,873 21.56 169,747
JPY 80,671 0.276 22,289
RMB 6,795 4.377 29,742
HKD 18,873 3.673 69,321
Non-monetary items
Investments accounted for using equity
method
SGD 22,646 21.56 488,257
VND 327,497,036 0.0011 363,522
(Continued)
December 31, 2020
Currencies
Foreign
New Taiwan
Dollars
Following are the additional disclosures required by the FSC for the Company:
(Thousands) Exchange
Rate
(Thousands) None.
Financing provided:
a.
Liabilities denominated in foreign currencies Please see Table 1.
Endorsement/guarantee provided:
b.
Monetary items
USD
26,951
\$
28.48 767,553
\$
Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures):
Please see Table 2.
c.
EUR
SGD
JPY
27,335
48,665
35,044
35.02
21.56
0.276
957,257
1,049,225
9,683
million or 20% of the
Marketable securities acquired or disposed of at costs or prices at least \$300
Please see Table 3.
paid-in capital:
d.
RMB
HKD
46
2,087
4.377
3.673
(Concluded)
7,665
201
Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least \$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:
Please see Table 4.
e.
December 31, 2019 Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least \$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:
f.
Currencies
(Thousands)
Foreign
Exchange
Rate
New Taiwan
(Thousands)
Dollars
Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting to at least \$100 million or 20% of the
Please see Table 6.
Please see Table 5.
paid-in capital:
g.
Assets denominated in foreign currencies Please
Receivables from related parties amounting to \$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:
see Table 7.
h.
Monetary items
USD
EUR
SGD
192,849
10,076
351
\$
29.98
33.59
22.28
11,792
5,781,593
224,501
\$
Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant
Please see Table 8.
influence (excluding investments in Mainland China):
i.
RMB
JPY
61,929
2,057
0.276
4.305
17,092
8,854
Please see Notes 7, 20 and 37.
Derivative instruments transactions:
j.
Non-monetary items
HKD
84 3.849 325 Please see Table 9.
Investments in Mainland China:
k.
Investments accounted for using equity
method
Please see Table 10.
Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transactions:
l.
VND
SGD
270,542,735
22,483
22.28
0.0012
500,930
316,535
Please see Table 11.
m. Information of main stakeholders:
Liabilities denominated in foreign currencies SEGMENT INFORMATION
44.
Monetary items
USD
137,454 29.98 4,120,881 The
The Company has the following reportable segments that provide different products or services.
EUR
SGD
6,146
56,685
33.59
22.28
206,447
1,262,926
reportable segments are managed separately because each segment represents a strategic business unit
Segment information is provided to the CEO who allocates resources and
that serves different markets.
RMB
JPY
51,472
72
0.276
4.305
14,206
310
The Company's measure of segment performance is mainly based on
The Company's reportable segments are as follows:
revenues and income before income tax.
assesses segment performance.
The unrealized foreign currency exchange losses were \$17,036 thousand and \$9,938 thousand for the
HKD
3,770 3.849 14,511 Domestic fixed communications business - the provision of local telephone services, domestic long
distance telephone services, broadband access, and related services;
a.
transactions and the functional currency of each individual entity of the Company, foreign exchange
gains and losses cannot be disclosed by the respective significant foreign currency.
years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Due to the various foreign currency Mobile communications business - the provision of mobile services, sales of mobile handsets and
data cards, and related services;
b.
Internet business - the provision of HiNet services and related services;
c.
International fixed communications business - the provision of international long distance telephone
d.

43. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

services and related services;

Others - the provision of non-telecom services and the corporate related items not allocated to
reportable segments.
e.
Communi
Mobile
Domestic Fixed
Communi
International
Communi
Fixed
Some operating segments have been aggregated into a single operating segment taking into account the cations
Business
Business
cations
Business
Internet
cations
Business
Others Total
processes of the telecommunications products and services are similar; (d) the type or class of customer
nature of the telecommunications products and services are similar; (c) the nature of production
for the telecommunications products and services are similar; and (e) the
services to the customers are similar.
following factors:
methods used to provide the
(a) similar economic characteristics such as long-term gross profit margins; (b) the
-
-
9,303
\$
\$
\$
151,357
27,066
-
\$
\$
\$
Reversal of impairment loss on investment
Gain on disposal of investment properties
Impairment loss on intangible assets
Year ended December 31, 2019
properties
-
-
-
\$
\$
\$
-
-
-
\$
\$
\$
-
-
-
\$
\$
\$
151,357
27,066
9,303
\$
\$
\$
The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 3. -
\$
-
\$
ventures accounted for using equity
Share of profits of associates and joint
method
-
\$
-
\$
462,140
\$
462,140
\$
Segment Revenues and Operating Results 8,688
\$ 16,253,558
\$ 7,773,266
58,081
\$
\$
15,156
5,076
\$ 14,841,890
\$ 12,070,922
\$
\$
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditure
Interest expenses
Interest income
20,160
696
\$ 2,914,375
\$ 1,424,601
\$
\$
40,937
\$ 1,547,334
11,501
\$ 1,116,541
\$
\$
\$ 1,780,527
165,846
28,788
791,928
\$
\$
\$
250,787
104,142
\$ 24,165,857
\$ 36,349,085
\$
\$
Analysis by reportable segment of revenues and operating results of continuing operations are as
follows:
-
-
\$
\$
-
56,617
\$
\$
Reversal of impairment loss on investment
Impairment loss on property, plant and
equipment
properties
-
-
\$
\$
-
-
\$
\$
-
93,073
\$
\$
56,617
93,073
\$
\$
Domestic Fixed
Communi
Business
cations
Communi
cations
Business
Mobile
Internet
Business
International
Communi
Business
cations
Fixed
Others Total 8,946
-
\$
\$
Main Products and Service Revenues
-
13,191
\$
\$
Impairment loss on intangible assets
Impairment loss on other assets
-
13,191
\$
\$
-
-
\$
\$
-
17,589
\$
\$
(Concluded)
8,946
43,971
\$
\$
Year ended December 31, 2020
From external customers
Intersegment revenues
Segment revenues
Revenues
\$ 69,469,212
\$ 85,399,083
15,929,871
\$ 90,229,818
1,536,283
\$ 91,766,101
\$ 32,115,110
3,966,461
\$ 36,081,571
\$ 8,695,238
1,875,372
\$ 10,570,610
\$ 7,099,620
5,369,325
\$ 12,468,945
\$ 207,608,998
28,677,312
236,286,310
2020 Year Ended December 31 2019
Intersegment elimination (28,677,312) Mobile services revenue 56,724,433
\$
\$ 58,703,003
Segments operating costs and expenses
Consolidated revenues
\$ 59,371,277 \$ 69,211,073 \$ 15,240,814 \$ 8,572,822 \$ 14,446,532 \$ 207,608,998
\$ 166,842,518
Local telephone and domestic long distance telephone services
Sales of products
39,390,716 41,593,124
Segment income (loss) before income tax \$ 22,504,443 \$ 8,777,385 \$ 13,119,611 829,271
\$
\$ (2,399,739) \$ 42,830,971 Broadband access and domestic leased line services revenue
revenue
26,474,747
22,420,164
27,929,263
22,115,908
Year ended December 31, 2019 Data communications internet services revenue 21,446,960 21,002,699
From external customers
Intersegment revenues
Intersegment elimination
Segment revenues
Revenues
\$ 65,727,627
16,065,223
\$ 81,792,850
\$ 95,469,002
1,563,685
\$ 97,032,687
\$ 30,090,758
3,950,832
\$ 34,041,590
\$ 11,485,197
2,078,889
\$ 13,564,086
\$ 4,747,477
4,914,694
\$ 9,662,171
(28,573,323)
28,573,323
236,093,384
\$ 207,520,061
International network and leased line services revenue
Others
3,884,182
37,267,796
207,608,998
\$
29,109,703
7,066,361
\$ 207,520,061
Consolidated revenues \$ 207,520,061
Segments operating costs and expenses \$ 56,268,655 \$ 72,952,530 \$ 13,849,557 \$ 11,427,554 \$ 12,248,607 \$ 166,746,903 Geographic Information
Other Segment Information
Segment income (loss) before income tax
\$ 19,536,966 \$ 11,249,716 \$ 12,514,656 799,078
\$
\$ (2,350,624) \$ 41,749,792 Taiwan are mainly revenues from international long distance telephone and leased line services.
The users of the Company's services are mainly from Taiwan, ROC.
The revenues it derived outside The
geographic information for revenues was as follows:
Other information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or regularly provided to the chief
operating decision maker was as follows:
2020 Year Ended December 31 2019
Domestic Fixed
Communi
cations
Business
Communi
Business
Mobile
cations
Internet
Business
International
Communi
Business
cations
Fixed
Others Total Taiwan, ROC
Overseas
\$ 200,881,289
6,727,709
\$ 197,895,254
9,624,807
Year ended December 31, 2020 207,608,998
\$
\$ 207,520,061
\$
\$
\$
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant
Share of profits of associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditure
Interest expenses
Interest income
method
-
6,060
\$ 14,249,950
\$ 11,482,779
13,151
-
5,328
\$ 17,799,875
\$ 8,827,322
55,761
\$
\$
\$
-
16,930
856
\$ 2,668,740
\$ 1,397,399
\$
\$
\$
-
21,785
9,535
\$ 1,450,423
779,160
\$
\$
\$
\$
242,745
58,728
969,584
\$ 1,024,160
133,851
\$
\$
\$
\$
242,745
115,922
206,063
\$ 37,138,572
\$ 23,510,820
\$
\$
\$
The Company has long-lived assets in U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Japan and
respectively, in the aforementioned areas, the other long-lived assets are located in Taiwan, ROC.
Thailand for \$3,745,552 thousand and \$4,063,468 thousand at
December 31, 2020 and 2019,

202

108 -

107 -

and equipment \$ 1,442,401 \$ (3,527) \$ 140 \$ (30) \$ (11,000) \$ 1,427,984

(Continued)

Major Customers

As of December 31, 2020, and 2019, the Company did not have any single customer whose revenue exceeded 10% of the total revenues. TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Note Notes 3 and 4 Notes 3 and 4
Endorsement/ Companies in
Guarantee
Mainland
Behalf of
Given on
China
No No
Endorsement/
on Behalf of
Subsidiaries
Guarantee
Given by
Parent
No No
Endorsement/
Subsidiaries
Guarantee
Parent on
Behalf of
Given by
Yes Yes
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Maximum
Allowable
Amount
\$ 2,956,690 2,956,690
Ratio of Endorsement/
Accumulated
Guarantee to
Per Latest
Statements
Net Equity
Financial
5.07 1.69
Collateralized
Endorsement/
by Properties
Amount of
Guarantee
-
\$
-
Borrowing
Amount
Actual
300,000
\$
100,000
Balance
Ending
300,000
\$
100,000
Balance for
Maximum
the Period
300,000
\$
100,000
Limits on Endorsement/
Guaranteed
Provided to
Guarantee
Amount
Party
Each
591,338
\$
591,338
Relationship
Nature of
(Note 2)
b b
Guaranteed Party Name Technologies
Aval
Wiin Technology
Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
Guarantee Provider
Endorsement/
Senao International
Co., Ltd.
(Note 1)
No.
1

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

  • a. "0" for the Company.
  • b. Subsidiaries are numbered from "1".

Note 2: Relationships between the endorsement/guarantee provider and the guaranteed party:

  • a. A company with which it does business.
  • b. A company in which the Company directly and indirectly holds more than 50 percent of the voting shares.
  • c. A company that directly and indirectly holds more than 50 percent of the voting shares in the Company.
    • d. Companies in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, 90% or more of the voting shares.
  • e. The Company fulfills its contractual obligations by providing mutual endorsements/guarantees for another company in the same industry or for joint builders for purposes of undertaking a construction project.
  • f. All capital contributing shareholders make endorsements/guarantees for their jointly invested company in proportion to their shareholding percentages. g. Companies in the same industry provide among themselves jointly and severally guarantee for a performance guarantee of a sales contract for pre-construction homes pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act for each other.
  • Note 3: The limits on endorsement or guarantee amount provided to each guaranteed party is up to 10% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.
  • Note 4: The total amount of endorsement or guarantee that the Company is allowed to provide is up to 50% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.

TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

9,444
(Note 1)
\$
Thousand Units)
(Thousands/
172,927
5,252
7,617
1,000
1,200
600,000
216,639
1,200
1,736
10,000
20,000
2,000
-
4,765
136
246
109
374
9
662
-
4,571
Shares
Financial assets at FVTPL - noncurrent
Financial assets at FVTPL - noncurrent
Financial Statement Account
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
Relationship with
the Company
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co.,
Marketable Securities Type and Name
Innovation Works Development Fund, L.P.
N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation
Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund Co., Ltd.
Taichung Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
Powtec ElectroChemical Corporation
Link Information Service Co., Ltd.
RPTI Intergroup International Ltd.
Bossdom Digiinnovation Co., Ltd.
Cotech Engineering Fuzhou Corp.
Taiwan mobile payment Co., Ltd.
Taipei Financial Center Corp.
Gamers Entertainment Inc.
Innovation Works Limited
WPG Holdings Limited
WPG Holdings Limited
Tatung Technology Inc.
Global Mobile Corp.
China Airlines, Ltd.
Ltd. (IBT II)
UUPON Inc.
UUPON Inc.
iSing99 Inc.
Stocks
Stocks
Stocks
Stocks
Stocks
4
3
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Held Company Name
Senao International Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.
CHIEF Telecom Inc.
December 31, 2020
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership
Fair Value Note
4,163,227 12 4,163,227
\$
-
236,107 4 236,107 -
17,084 17 17,084 -
- 3 - -
3,698 2 3,698 -
- 10 - -
4,324 2 4,324 -
441,095 13 441,095 -
2,610,501 4 2,610,501 Note 2
103,556 19.9 103,556 -
1,289 4 1,289 -
9 9,444
573 2 573 -
-
1,220 10 1,220 -
448 - 448 Note 2
86,974 - 86,974 Note 2
7,178 - 7,178 Note 2
127,431 11 127,431 -
- 7 - -
- 2 - -
56,700 7 56,700 Note 2
7,153 5 7,153 -

Note 1: Showed at carrying amounts with fair value adjustments.

Note 2: Fair value was based on the closing price on December 31, 2020.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT\$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Beginning Balance Acquisition Disposal Ending Balance
Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Financial Statement Account Counter-party Relationship
Nature of
(Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
Amount (Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
Amount (Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
Amount Carrying
Value
Disposal
Gain on
(Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
Amount
Chunghwa Telecom Co.,
Ltd.
China Airlines, Ltd.
Stocks
Financial assets at FVOCI - - 263,622 \$ 3,092,287
(Note)
\$
-
- \$
46,983
567,797 (Note)
551,111
\$
16,686
\$
216,639 \$ 2,541,176
(Note)

Note: Showing at their original investment amounts without adjustments for fair values.

ACQUISITION OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT COSTS OF AT LEAST \$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Other Terms - - -
Purpose of Acquisition Operating purpose Leasing purpose Manufacturing
purpose
Pricing Reference from National
Assessed value
Property
from real estate
appraisal report
Administration
Assessed value
price negotiation
comparison and
Bidding, price
Amount None Not applicable Not applicable
Transaction Date None Not applicable Not applicable
Information on Previous Title Transfer If Counterparty is a Related Party Relationship None Not applicable Not applicable
Property Owner None Not applicable Not applicable
Relationship Major Shareholder - -
Counterparty MOTC Development
Co., Ltd.
Kindom
Construction
Co., Ltd.
Fu Tsu
Payment Status \$1,056,680 to be
paid
Not applicable
(Note)
Monthly settlement
based on the
progress and
construction
acceptance
Transaction Amount 3,243,689
\$
1,305,067 173,120
Event Date 2020.05.06 2020.10.06 2020.07.03-
2020.10.05
Property Land that specific office
building is located on
Buildings engineering and fit-out
Electrical and mechanical
constructions for
buildings
Buyer Chunghwa Telecom Co.,
Ltd.
Chunghwa Precision Test
Tech. Co., Ltd.

Note: This is the urban renewal project for the asset exchange transaction for trade-in buildings. Please refer to Note 15 for details.

TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

DISPOSAL OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT PRICES OF AT LEAST NT\$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Other Terms -
-
Price Reference Real estate appraisal
Real estate appraisal
report
report
Purpose of
Disposal
Asset activation
Participation in
government
led urban
renewal
project
Relationship Others
-
Counterparty Development
Chunghwa Post
Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
Kindom
Disposal
Gain on
310,205
1,267,980
\$
Collection Not applicable
Collected
(Note)
Transaction
Amount
385,760
1,305,067
\$
Carrying
Amount
37,087
75,555
\$
Original Acquisition
Date
2017.12.20, 2004.07.07
and 2004.12.16
2000.07.24
Event Date 2020.08.05
2020.10.06
Property Land
Land
Seller Chunghwa Telecom
Co., Ltd.

Note: This is the urban renewal project for the asset exchange transaction for trade-in buildings. Please refer to Note15 for details.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TOTAL PURCHASES FROM OR SALES TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT\$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Transaction Details Abnormal Transaction Notes / Accounts Payable
or Receivable
Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Purchases/Sales
(Note 1)
(Notes 2 and 5)
Amount
% to Total Payment Terms Units Price Payment Terms Ending Balance
(Notes 3 and 5)
% to Total
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senao International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 3,164,854
\$
2 30 days -
\$
- 642,604
\$
3
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase
Purchase
676,125
224,122
1 30-90 days
30 days
- - (753,706)
(37,085)
(5)
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 107,879 -
-
90 days -
-
-
-
45,799 -
-
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Subsidiary Purchase
Sales
406,642
122,025
- 30 days
60 days
- - (22,164)
59,926
-
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase 1,293,906 -
1
30 days -
-
-
-
(345,168) (2)
-
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase 110,915 - 30 days - - (36,588) -
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase
Sales
268,779 -
5
30-60 days - - 49,555 -
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Sales 178,470
5,536,303
- 30-60 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(682,373)
31,020
(4)
-
Subsidiary Purchase 451,365 - 90 days - - (144,874) (1)
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. Subsidiary Purchase 313,914 - 90 days - - (35,056) -
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.
CHT Security Co., Ltd.
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Purchase
Purchase
157,772
338,666
-
-
30 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(66,693)
(109,857)
(1)
-
International Integrated Systems, Inc. Subsidiary Purchase 400,195 - 30 days - - (235,565) (2)
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
Associate
Associate
Purchase
Sales
591,195
1,245,178
1
1
30-90 days
30-60 days
-
-
-
-
(488,244)
192,000
(3)
1
Senao International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 5,839,843 22 30-90 days - - 753,496 44
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase
Sales
2,998,442
312,968
13
1
30 days
60 days
-
-
-
-
(598,985)
136,785
(31)
8
Purchase 286,553 1 30 days - - (9,660) (1)
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 124,628 - 30 days - - 45,070 3
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Purchase
Sales
254,402
406,101
10
29
60 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(59,926)
33,122
(51)
15
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 1,597,664 76 30 days - - 342,578 67
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co.,
Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 110,915 27 30 days - - 34,238 44
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 5,641,817 97 30-60 days - - 681,107 94
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Purchase
Sales
451,365
178,470
40
16
90 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(31,020)
144,874
(19)
39
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 313,914 53 90 days - - 35,056 67
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 157,772 12 30 days - - 66,693 19
CHT Security Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 362,082 38 30 days - - 109,813 33
International Integrated System, Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 400,195 15 30 days - - 235,565 47
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Youth Co., Ltd.
Fellow subsidiary
Parent company
Sales
Sales
224,122
131,466
-
1
30 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
37,085
19,955
2
1
Purchases include costs to acquire services.
Note 1:

Note 2: The differences were because Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries classified the amount as incremental costs of obtaining contracts, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and operating expenses.

Note 3: Notes and accounts receivable did not include the amounts collected for others and other receivables.

Note 4: Transaction terms with related parties were determined in accordance with mutual agreements when there were no similar transactions with third parties. Other transactions with related parties were not significantly different from those with third parties.

Note 5: All intercompany transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated upon consolidation.

RECEIVABLES FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT\$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Overdue Amounts
Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Ending Balance Turnover Rate (Note 1) Amounts Action Taken Received in
Subsequent
Period
Allowance for
Bad Debts
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senao International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary 816,927
\$
11.18 -
\$
- 800,156
\$
-
\$
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Associate (Note 2)
192,000
6.25 - - - -
Senao International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 891,312 7.53 - - 103,851 -
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary (Note 2)
136,808
3.52 - - 77,628 -
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company (Note 2)
342,578
3.19 - - 208,487 -
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company (Note 2)
681,107
7.68 - - 202,685 -
CHT Security Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company (Note 2)
109,813
1.08 - - 103,935 -
International Integrated Systems, Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company (Note 2)
216,269
3.30 - - 216,269 -
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company (Note 2)
144,874
(Note 2)
3.03 - - 107,027 -

Note 1: Payments and receipts collected in trust for others are excluded from the accounts receivable in calculating the turnover rate.

Note 2: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTEES IN MAINLAND CHINA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Original Investment Amount Balance as of December 31, 2020 Net Income Recognized
Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products December 31, December 31, Shares Percentage of Carrying Value (Loss) of the Gain (Loss) Note
2020 2019 (Thousands) Ownership (%) (Note 3) Investee (Notes 1, 2 and 3)
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senao International Co., Ltd. Taiwan Handset and peripherals retailer; sales of CHT 1,065,813
\$
\$ 1,065,813 71,773 28 \$ 1,630,230 436,717
\$
117,500
\$
Subsidiary (Note 5)
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. Taiwan Planning and development of real estate and
intelligent buildings, and property
mobile phone plans as an agent
3,000,000 3,000,000 300,000 100 3,853,234 15,160 9,673 Subsidiary (Note 5)
management
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Hong Kong International private leased circuit, IP VPN
service, and IP transit services
1,567,453 1,567,453 402,590 100 1,486,252 7,379 7,379 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte.,
Ltd.
Singapore International private leased circuit, IP VPN
service, and IP transit services
574,112 574,112 26,383 100 1,013,529 116,771 116,791 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Taiwan Providing system integration services and 838,506 838,506 60,000 100 725,213 12,840 13,254 Subsidiary (Note 5)
CHIEF Telecom Inc.
Ltd.
Taiwan Network integration, internet data center
telecommunications equipment
459,652 459,652 39,426 56 1,785,968 607,779 348,533 Subsidiary (Note 5)
("IDC"), communications integration and
cloud application services
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd.
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
(B.V.I.)
British Virgin
Islands
Taiwan
Investment
Investment
639,559
385,274
639,559
385,274
68,085
1
89
100
3,017,569
163,121
(19,434)
317,590
(19,434)
282,776
Subsidiary (Note 5)
Subsidiary (Note 5)
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Taiwan of mobile phone plan application and other
Telecommunication engineering, sales agent
180,000 180,000 18,000 100 491,985 229,464 213,346 Subsidiary (Note 5)
business services, etc.
CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Digital information supply services and
advertisement services
150,000 150,000 15,000 100 194,399 17,358 17,064 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co.,
Ltd.
Vietnam international circuit, and information and
communication technology ("ICT")
Intelligent energy saving solutions,
services
148,275 148,275 - 100 90,887 (2,380) (2,380) Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. United States International private leased circuit, internet 70,429 70,429 6,000 100 402,623 73,147 75,078 Subsidiary (Note 5)
CHT Security Co., Ltd. Taiwan Computing equipment installation, wholesale
services, and transit services
240,000 240,000 24,000 80 329,943 124,159 93,983 Subsidiary (Note 5)
of computing and business machinery
equipment and software, management
consulting services, data processing
services, digital information supply services
and internet identify services
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd.
Thailand International private leased circuit, IP VPN
service, ICT and cloud VAS services
119,624 119,624 1,300 100 110,163 2,050 2,050 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Spring House Entertainment Tech.
Inc.
Taiwan Software design services, internet contents
production and play, and motion picture
41,941 41,941 8,251 56 126,947 44,962 25,197 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa leading Photonics Tech Taiwan Production and sale of electronic components
production and distribution
70,500 70,500 7,050 75 123,967 10,264 12,287 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Co., Ltd. and finished products
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. Taiwan Providing diversified family education digital
services
65,000 65,000 6,500 65 74,055 9,804 6,369 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. Japan International private leased circuit, IP VPN
service, and IP transit services
17,291 17,291 1 100 90,099 13,478 13,478 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. Taiwan Design, development and production of
Automatic License Plate Recognition
20,400 20,400 2,040 51 (5,039) (2,015) 5,047 Subsidiary (Note 5)
International Integrated Systems, Inc. Taiwan consultation, system integration and
IT solution provider, IT application
software and hardware
517,423 283,500 37,211 51 593,049 169,948 49,633 Subsidiary (Note 6)
package solution

(Continued)

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA)

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Note Associate
Associate
Associate Associate
Associate
Associate Associate (Note 7) Associate Associate Associate Joint venture
Associate
Associate Subsidiary (Note 5) Associate (Note 7) Subsidiary (Note 5) Subsidiary (Note 5) Subsidiary (Note 5) Subsidiary (Note 5)
Subsidiary (Note 5)
Associate Subsidiary (Note 5) Associate (Note 5) Associate (Note 5)
Recognized (Notes 1, 2 and 3)
Gain (Loss)
92,228
150,477
\$
14,038 37,428
2,156
4,946 (6,103) - (1,225) 551 (297,292)
-
127,184 (24,526) (2,715) (16,418) 8,658 30,120 94
9,338
106,472 319,786 18,051 1,693
Net Income (Loss) of the
Investee
307,323
294,205
\$
46,987 124,759
5,484
18,514 (40,580) - (2,450) 1,125 (605,419)
-
376,365 (24,526) (40,580) 1,404 8,656 30,144 94
9,338
280,191 933,693 607,779 436,717
Carrying Value
(Note 3)
363,522
330,031
\$
163,809 226,647
249,044
55,925 - 5,080 192,856 6,058 3,776,876
10,200
991,610 232,099 - 231,976 110,508 90,862 980
78,699
488,257 2,414,555 88,104 43,664
Balance as of December 31, 2020 Ownership (%)
Percentage of
30
40
30 30
23
27 4 14 50 49 42
51
34 100 2 96 100 100 100
100
38 34 3 -
(Thousands)
Shares
-
1,760
4,438 9,429
8,688
8,000 246 6,000 20,000 490 419,000
1,020
16,579 74,975 109 14,752 10,060 5,900 200
200
18,102 11,230 2,078 1,001
Original Investment Amount December 31,
2019
288,327
164,000
\$
67,025 120,008
66,684
80,000 97,598 60,000 200,000 4,900 4,190,000
-
202,758 2,333,620 24,000 364,950 89,550 59,000 2,000
6,068
409,061 178,608 19,064 49,731
December 31,
2020
288,327
164,000
\$
67,025 120,008
66,684
80,000 97,598 60,000 200,000 4,900 4,190,000
10,200
202,758 2,253,828 24,000 427,850 89,550 59,000 2,000
6,068
409,061 178,608 19,064 49,731
Main Businesses and Products maintaining of telecommunications systems
Manufacturing, selling, designing, and
IDC services
electronic information, and advertisement
Providing of music on-line, software,
and equipment
Online service and sale of computer hardware
Publishing books, data processing and
services
Import and export storage, logistic warehouse,
and ocean shipping service
software services
Information technology service and general
advertisement service
Development of mobile payments and
information processing service
advisor, management consultant and other
Investment, venture capital, investment
advisor, management consultant and other
Investment, venture capital, investment
consultancy service
Online banking business
consultancy service
Investment business
Telecommunication facilities manufactures International investment
and sales
Information technology service and general
advertisement service
Sale of information and communication Sale of information and communication
technologies products
Property and liability insurance agency
technologies products
Telecommunications and internet service
Telecommunications and internet service
Operation of ST-2 telecommunications
satellite
Production and sale of semiconductor testing
components and printed circuit board
("IDC"), communications integration and
Network integration, internet data center
Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its
cloud application services
peripheral products
Location Vietnam
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan Samoa Islands Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Samoa Islands
Taiwan
Singapore Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan
Investee Company Taiwan International Standard
Electronics Co., Ltd.
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited Taiwan
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan International Ports Logistics
Corporation
UUPON Inc. Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa SEA Holdings
Senao Networks, Inc. Senao International (Samoa) Holding UUPON Inc.
Ltd.
Youth Co., Ltd. Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Chief International Corp.
Unigate Telecom Inc.
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co.,
Ltd.
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Senao International Co., Ltd.
Investor Company Senao International Co., Ltd. CHIEF Telecom Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Singapore
Pte., Ltd.

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products Original Investment Amount
December 31,
December 31, Shares Balance as of December 31, 2020
Percentage of
Carrying Value Net Income
(Loss) of the
Gain (Loss)
Recognized
Note
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Chunghwa Precision Test Tech USA United States Design and after-sale services of 12,636
2020
\$
12,636
2019
\$
(Thousands)
400
Ownership (%)
100
23,847
(Note 3)
\$
755
Investee
\$
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)
755
\$
Subsidiary (Note 5)
Co., Ltd. Corporation semiconductor testing components and
printed circuit board
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. Japan machinery processed products and printed
Related services of electronic parts,
circuit board
2,008 2,008 1 100 2,472 89 89 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.
Samoa Islands Wholesale and retail of electronic materials,
and investment
116,790 116,790 3,700 100 92,315 8,441 8,956 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Prime Asia Investments Group, Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.
Ltd. (B.V.I.)
MeWorks Limited (HK) Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Investment
Investment
375,274
-
375,274
10,000
-
1
100
-
-
163,121
(19,434)
-
(19,434)
-
Subsidiary (Note 5)
Associate
Senao International (Samoa)
Holding Ltd.
Senao International HK Limited Hong Kong International investment 2,248,963 2,328,754 80,440 100 212,814 (24,766) (24,766) Subsidiary (Note 5)
Youth Co., Ltd. ISPOT Co., Ltd. Taiwan Sale of information and communication
technologies products
53,021 53,021 - 100 10,562 1,656 1,464 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Youyi Co., Ltd. Taiwan communication technologies products
Maintenance of information and
21,354 21,354 - 100 18,145 1,234 993 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Wiin Technology Co., Ltd. Taiwan Sale of information and communication
technologies products
29,550 29,550 2,955 100 33,476 3,695 3,695 Subsidiary (Note 5)
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co.,
Ltd.
Senaolife Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Taiwan Life insurance services 29,500 29,500 2,950 100 26,186 (3,034) (3,034) Subsidiary (Note 5)
& Communications Co., Ltd
CHYP Multimedia Marketing
Click Force Marketing Company Taiwan Advertisement services 44,607 44,607 1,078 49 33,086 3,998 (209) Associate
International Integrated
Systems, Inc.
Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd. Samoa Investment 24,806 24,806 795 100 27,018 850 850 Subsidiary (Note 6)
Unitronics Technology Corp.
IISI Investment Co., Ltd.
Mauritius
Taiwan
Development and maintenance of information
Investment
system
81,302
55,569
81,302
55,569
244
5,065
99.96
100
28,990
69,867
(10,872)
7,783
(10,872)
7,780
Subsidiary (Note 6)
Subsidiary (Note 6)
Infoexplorer International Co.,
Ltd.
International Integrated Systems
(Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong Investment and engaging in technical
consulting service
24,336 24,336 780 100 27,011 870 870 Subsidiary (Note 6)
IISI Investment Co., Ltd. Leading Tech Co., Ltd. Mauritius Investment 65,374 65,374 316 100 18,466 (10,587) (10,587) Subsidiary (Note 6)
Leading Tech Co., Ltd. Leading Systems Co., Ltd. Mauritius Investment 100,693 100,693 300 100 13,615 (10,588) (10,588) Subsidiary (Note 6)

Note 1: The amounts were based on audited financial statements.

Note 2: Recognized gain (loss) of investees includes amortization of differences between the investment cost and net value and elimination of unrealized transactions.

Note 3: Recognized gain (loss) and carrying value of the investees did not include the adjustment of the difference between the accounting treatment on standalone basis and consolidated basis as a result of the application of IFRS 15.

Note 4: Investments in mainland China are included in Table 9.

Note 5: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

Note 6: The Company only eliminated the amounts after accounts of IISI and its subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements.

Note 7: UUPON Inc. was transferred to financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

TABLE 9

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Note and 15
Notes 8
and 15
Notes 9
Notes 10
and 15
and 15
Notes 11
Notes 13
and 15
Notes 12
and 15
Note 15 Note 15 Note 15 Note 16
Accumulated December 31,
Remittance of
Earnings as of
Inward
2020
-
\$
- - - - - - - - -
Carrying Value
December 31,
as of
2020
-
\$
29,402 - - 32,224 - 16,490 78,314 13,561 18,550
Gain (Loss)
Investment
(Note 2)
-
\$
(21,189) - - (12,712) - (9,675) 18,127 2,473 (10,588)
% Ownership
of Direct or
Investment
Indirect
100 100 100 100 100 75 100 100 49 100
(Loss) of the
Net Income
Investee
-
\$
(21,189) - - (12,712) - (9,675) 18,127 5,047 (10,588)
Accumulated as of December
from Taiwan
Outflow of
Investment
31, 2020
\$ 1,073,170 955,838 26,053 183,944 177,176 142,057 51,233 62,340 4,973 39,923
Investment Flows Inflow -
\$
- - 79,792 - - - - - -
Outflow -
\$
- - - - - - - - -
Accumulated from Taiwan
as of January
Investment
Outflow of
1, 2020
\$ 1,073,170 955,838 26,053 263,736 177,176 142,057 51,233 62,340 4,973 39,923
Investment
(Note 1)
Type
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
Total Amount
of Paid-in
Capital
1,073,170
\$
955,838 26,053 183,944 177,176 189,410 51,233 62,340 10,150 48,753
Main Businesses and Products communication technologies
Sale of information and
products
communication technologies
Sale of information and
products
Maintenance of information and
communication technologies
products
communication technologies
Sale of information and
products
communication solution services
intelligent energy network
for enterprise clients, and
Integrated information and
service
Providing intelligent energy saving
solution and intelligent
buildings services
Design of printed circuit board and
related consultation service
board, design of printed circuit
board and related consultation
Assembly processed of circuit
service
Telecommunications and internet
service
Development and maintenance of
information system
Investee Senao Trading (Fujian)
Co., Ltd.
Trading (Shanghai) Co.,
Senao International
Ltd.
Trading (Shanghai) Co.,
Senao International
Ltd. (Note 17)
Trading (Jiangsu) Co.,
Senao International
Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom
(China) Co., Ltd.
Technology Company,
Jiangsu Zhenghua
Information
LLC
Electronic Technology
Shanghai Taihua
Limited
Su Zhou Precision Test
Tech. Ltd.
Shanghai Chief Telecom
Co., Ltd.
Systems Inc. (Shanghai)
International Integrated

(Continued)

Note Notes 14
and 16
Accumulated Earnings as of
Remittance of
December 31,
Inward
2020
-
\$
Carrying Value
December 31,
as of
2020
-
\$
Gain (Loss)
Investment
(Note 2)
(4,093)
\$
% Ownership
of Direct or
Investment
Indirect
100
(Loss) of the
Net Income
Investee
(4,093)
\$
Accumulated as of December
from Taiwan
Investment
Outflow of
31, 2020
-
\$
Inflow -
\$
Investment Flows Outflow -
\$
Accumulated from Taiwan
as of January
Investment
Outflow of
1, 2020
-
\$
Investment
(Note 1)
Type
3
Total Amount
of Paid-in
Capital
13,670
\$
Main Businesses and Products Development and maintenance of
information system
Investee Consultancy Co., Ltd.
Huiyu Shanghai
Management
Investee Accumulated Investment in
Mainland China as of
December 31, 2020
Authorized by Investment
Investment Amounts
MOEA
Commission,
Upper Limit on Investment
Stipulated by Investment
Commission, MOEA
SENAO and its subsidiaries (Note 3) 2,239,005
\$
2,239,005
\$
3,556,272
\$
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (Note 4) 177,176 177,176 233,555,074
Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC (Note 4) 142,057 142,057 233,555,074
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co., Ltd and its subsidiaries (Note 5) 113,573 159,725 4,229,876
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. (Note 6) 4,973 4,973 1,794,361
IISI and its subsidiaries (Note 7) 39,923 39,923 640,718

Note 1: Investments are divided into three categories as follows:

a. Direct investment.

b. Investments through a holding company registered in a third region. c. Others. Note 2: The amounts were calculated based on the investee's audited financial statements.

Note 3: Senao International Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Senao International Co., Ltd.

Note 4: Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

Note 5: Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd

Note 6: Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of CHIEF Telecom Inc.

Note 7: IISI and its subsidiaries were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of IISI.

Note 8: The liquidation of Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd. was completed in May 2019.

Note 9: Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was approved to end and dissolve its business in December 2020. The liquidation of Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is still in process.

Note 10: The liquidation of Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was completed in March 2018.

Note 11: The liquidation of Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. was completed in March 2019.

Note 12: The liquidation of Jiangsu Zhenhua Information Technology Company, LLC. was completed in December 2018.

Note 13: Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. was approved to end and dissolve its business in August 2020. The liquidation of Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. is still in process. Note 14: The liquidation of Huiyu Shanghai Management Consultancy Co., Ltd. was completed in December 2020.

Note 15: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

Note 16: The Company only eliminated the amounts after accounts of IISI and its subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements.

Note 17: The English name is the same as the above entity; however, the Chinese name included in the respective Articles of Incorporation is different from the above entity.

(Concluded)

TABLE 10

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Nature of Transaction Details
(Note 1)
No.
Year
Company Name Related Party Relationship
(Note 2)
Financial Statement Account Amount
(Note 5)
Payment Terms
(Note 3)
Sales or Assets
% to Total
(Note 4)
0
2020
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senao International Co., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 642,604
\$
- -
Accrued custodial receipts 174,323 - -
Accounts payable 753,706 - -
Amounts collected for others 137,816 - -
Revenues 3,164,854 - 2
Operating costs and expenses 648,459 - -
Inventories 27,666 - -
Property, plant and equipment 11,929 - -
CHIEF Telecom Inc. a Accounts receivable 59,926 - -
Accounts payable 22,164 - -
Revenues 406,642 - -
Operating costs and expenses 122,025 - -
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & a Accounts payable 36,588 - -
Communications Co., Ltd. Amounts collected for others 44,201 - -
Revenues 34,401 - -
Operating costs and expenses 110,915 - -
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 41,008 - -
Accounts payable 345,168 - -
Revenues 17,654 - -
Operating costs and expenses 1,198,845 - 1
Inventories 95,061 - -
Prepayments 105,755 - -
Other current assets 16,834 - -
Property, plant and equipment 246,831 - -
Intangible assets 49,046 - -
Other noncurrent assets 16,964 - -
Chunghwa Telecom Global Inc. a Accounts receivable 14,734 - -
Accounts payable 35,056 - -
Revenues 96,108 - -
Operating costs and expenses 313,914 - -
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 31,020 - -
Accounts payable 144,874 - -
Revenues 178,470 - -
Operating costs and expenses 451,365 - -

(Continued)

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Transaction Details
Company Name
(Note 1)
No.
Year
Related Party Relationship
Nature of
(Note 2)
Financial Statement Account Amount
(Note 5)
Payment Terms
(Note 3)
Sales or Assets
% to Total
(Note 4)
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. a Amounts collected for others 20,420
\$
- -
Revenues 30,829 - -
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. a Revenues 33,497 - -
Operating costs and expenses 93,429 - -
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. a Accounts payable 22,263 - -
Inventories 16,457 - -
Property, plant and equipment 148,483 - -
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 40,919 - -
Accounts payable 66,693 - -
Revenues 58,653 - -
Operating costs and expenses 157,772 - -
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 49,555 - -
Accounts payable 682,373 - -
Revenues 268,779 - -
Operating costs and expenses 5,421,782 - 3
Inventories 114,521 - -
Property, plant and equipment 100,542 - -
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. a Accounts payable 19,225 - -
Operating costs and expenses 44,685 - -
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. a Operating costs and expenses 29,103 - -
CHT Security Co., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 14,392 - -
Accounts payable 109,857 - -
Revenues 42,305 - -
Operating costs and expenses 301,066 - -
Inventories 37,600 - -
Other noncurrent assets 36,274 - -
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. a Accounts payable 37,085 - -
Operating costs and expenses 222,544 - -
Customers' deposits 21,339 - -
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. a Accounts receivable 45,799 - -
Revenues 107,879 - -
International Integrated Systems, Inc. a Accounts payable 235,565 - -
Revenues 10,260 - -
Operating costs and expenses 36,882 - -
Inventories 114,212 - -
Light Era Development Co., Ltd.
1
CHIEF Telecom Inc. c Revenues 96,619 - -

(Continued)

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Sales or Assets
% to Total
(Note 4)
- -
-
Payment Terms
(Note 3)
- -
-
Transaction Details Amount
(Note 5)
13,227
\$
36,669
53,043
Financial Statement Account Unearned receipts Operating costs and expenses
Revenues
Relationship
Nature of
(Note 2)
c c
Related Party Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.
Company Name Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. CHIEF Telecom Inc.
(Note 1)
No.
2 3
Year

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

  • a. "0" for the Company. b. Subsidiaries are numbered from "1".
  • Note 2: Related party transactions are divided into three categories as follows:
    • a. The Company to subsidiaries. b. Subsidiaries to the Company.
    • c. Subsidiaries to subsidiaries.
  • Note 3: Transaction terms with the related parties were determined in accordance with mutual agreements when there were no similar transactions with third parties. Other transactions with related parties were not significantly different from those with third parties.
  • Note 4: For assets and liabilities, amount is shown as a percentage to consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2020, while revenues, costs and expenses are shown as a percentage to consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020.
  • Note 5: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

TABLE 11

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INFORMATION OF MAJOR STOCKHOLDERS DECEMBER 31, 2020

Shares
Major Stockholders
Name of
Number of Shares Ownership (%)
Percentage of
Ministry of Transportation and Communications 2,737,718,976 35.29
Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 551,639,184 7.11

Note: This table presents information provided by the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation on stockholders holding greater than 5% of Chunghwa's dematerialized securities that have completed the process of registration and delivery by book-entry transfer as of the last business day for the current quarter.

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2020 2019
ASSETS Amount % Amount %
CURRENT ASSETS \$ \$
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3, 4 and 7)
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 3 and 6)
20,090,053
2,271
4
-
25,081,712
-
5
-
Hedging financial assets (Notes 3 and 19)
Contract assets (Notes 3 and 27)
1,752
1,734,081
-
1
327
1,470,985
-
-
Trade notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3, 4, 9 and 27)
Receivables from related parties (Note 34)
1,340,550
19,554,643
4 785,570
23,478,061
5
Inventories (Notes 3, 4 and 10) 7,046,686 -
1
12,491,728 -
3
Prepayments (Note 11) 1,691,978
1,281,393
- 1,436,346
2,866,059
-
1
Other current monetary assets (Notes 12, 25 and 31)
Other current assets (Note 18)
2,183,471 -
1
2,354,215 1
Total current assets 54,926,878 11 69,965,003 15
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3, 4 and 7)
NONCURRENT ASSETS
677,202 - 778,105 -
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (Notes 3, 4 and 8) 6,903,679 1 6,923,315 2
Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 3 and 13)
Contract assets (Notes 3 and 27)
20,338,212
1,007,608
4
-
20,320,122
804,698
4
-
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 3, 4, 14, 31 and 34)
Right-of-use assets (Notes 3, 4, and 15)
272,623,164
10,028,227
56
2
274,744,872
10,292,025
60
2
Investment properties (Notes 3, 4, 16, 31 and 34) 9,546,547 2 8,094,618 2
Deferred income tax assets (Notes 3 and 29)
Intangible assets (Notes 3, 4, 17 and 31)
89,723,406
2,623,633
19
1
46,519,457
2,719,035
10
1
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts (Notes 3 and 27) 7,015,079 1 6,976,421 2
Net defined benefit assets (Notes 3, 4 and 25) 3,351,546 1 2,108,176 1
Other noncurrent assets (Notes 18 and 35)
Prepayments (Note 11)
1,152,722
4,421,119
1
1
1,381,618
5,687,816
-
1
Total noncurrent assets 429,412,144 89 387,350,278 85
TOTAL \$ 484,339,022 100 \$ 457,315,281 100
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term bills payable (Note 20) 6,999,198
\$
1 -
\$
-
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3, 4 and 7)
Contract liabilities (Notes 3, 27 and 34)
-
12,661,964
-
3
228
16,684,939
-
3
Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 22)
Payables to related parties (Note 34)
12,226,935
3,380,488
3
1
12,052,523
3,663,713
3
1
Current tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 29) 3,914,134 1 3,739,435 1
Lease liabilities (Notes 3, 4, 15, 31 and 34)
Other payables (Notes 23 and 31)
2,938,305
20,046,085
4
1
2,939,410
19,270,583
4
1
Provisions (Notes 3 and 24) 214,266 - 107,902 -
Other current liabilities 976,630 - 923,457 -
Total current liabilities 63,358,005 14 59,382,190 13
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Contract liabilities (Notes 3 and 27)
Bonds payable (Notes 21)
19,980,272
5,341,114
4
1
-
4,414,979
-
1
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 29)
Provisions (Notes 3 and 24)
100,616
1,935,233
- 1,880,925
97,382
-
Lease liabilities (Notes 3, 4, 15, 31 and 34) 5,682,342 -
1
5,755,804 -
2
Net defined benefit liabilities (Notes 3, 4 and 25)
Customers' deposits (Note 34)
4,722,280
3,316,932
1
1
4,653,517
3,412,740
1
1
Other noncurrent liabilities 1,971,212 - 1,607,501 -
Total noncurrent liabilities 43,050,001 8 21,822,848 5
Total liabilities 106,408,006 22 81,205,038 18
EQUITY (Note 26)
Common stocks
77,574,465 16 77,574,465 17
Additional paid-in capital 171,261,379 35 171,255,985 37
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
77,574,465 16 77,574,465 17
Special reserve 2,675,419
47,918,166
10
1
2,675,419
46,341,361
10
1
Total retained earnings
Unappropriated earnings
Others
128,168,050
927,122
27
-
126,591,245
688,548
28
-
Total equity 377,931,016 78 376,110,243 82
TOTAL \$ 484,339,022 100 \$ 457,315,281 100

5 -

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

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2020 2019
Amount % Amount %
REVENUES (Notes 3, 27, 34 and 39) \$ 178,622,827 100 \$ 179,321,838 100
OPERATING COSTS (Notes 3, 10, 25, 27, 28, 34
and 39)
117,206,244 66 116,056,276 65
GROSS PROFIT 61,416,583 34 63,265,562 35
OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 3, 9, 25, 28, 34
Expected credit loss (reversal of credit loss)
General and administrative
Research and development
Marketing
and 39)
16,596,096
3,720,192
3,129,236
45,689
9
2
2
-
(127,019)
18,130,247
3,558,580
3,341,306
10
2
2
-
Total operating expenses 23,491,213 13 24,903,114 14
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES (Notes 14, 16,
18, 28 and 39)
1,614,287 1 (16,583) -
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 39,539,657 22 38,345,865 21
Other gains and losses (Notes 13, 28, 33 and 34)
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Share of profits of subsidiaries, associates and
Interest expenses (Notes 15, 28, 34 and 39)
Other income (Notes 8, 28 and 34)
Interest income (Note 39)
(100,341)
(171,658)
52,889
346,745
-
-
-
-
(5,572)
(61,873)
157,099
386,747
-
-
-
-
joint ventures accounted for using equity
method (Notes 13 and 39)
1,216,137 1 1,440,326 1
Total non-operating income and expenses 1,343,772 1 1,916,727 1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX 40,883,429 23 40,262,592 22
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 3 and 29) 7,477,299 4 7,474,046 4
NET INCOME 33,406,130 19 32,788,546 (Continued)
18

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2020 2019
Amount % Amount %
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension
Unrealized gain or loss on investments in
plans (Note 25)
1,170,312
\$
1 1,506,290
\$
1
equity instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income (Notes 3, 26 and 33)
546,879 - 399,429 -
Gain or loss on hedging instruments subject to
Share of unrealized gain or loss on investments
basis adjustment (Notes 3 and 19)
1,425 - (742) -
other comprehensive income of subsidiaries,
in equity instruments at fair value through
associates and joint ventures (Notes 3, 13
and 26)
(126,890) - (101,103) -
pension plans of subsidiaries, associates and
Share of remeasurements of defined benefit
joint ventures (Note 13) 708 - 2,864 -
Income tax relating to items that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss (Note 29)
(234,062) - (301,258) -
1,358,372 1 1,505,480 1
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Exchange differences arising from the
translation of the foreign operations
(156,990) (71,056)
Share of exchange differences arising from the
translation of the foreign operations of
- -
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
(Note 13) (9,164)
(166,154)
-
-
(68,950)
2,106
-
-
Total other comprehensive income, net of
income tax
1,192,218 1 1,436,530 1
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 34,598,348
\$
20 34,225,076
\$
19
EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 30)
Basic
4.31
\$
4.23
\$
Diluted 4.30
\$
4.22
\$

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

M CO., LTD.
WA TELECO
CHUNGH

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Others (Notes 19 and 26)
Additional Retained Earnings (Note 26) Arising from the
Translation
Differences
Exchange
Unrealized Gain
Financial Assets
through Other
at Fair Value
or Loss on
Gain or Loss
Common Stocks
(Note 26)
Paid-in Capital
(Note 26)
Legal Reserve Special Reserve Unappropriated
Earnings
of the Foreign
Operations
Comprehensive
Income
Instruments
on Hedging
Total Equity
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2019 77,574,465
\$
\$ 171,136,764 77,574,465
\$
2,675,419
\$
47,090,522
\$
(79,427)
\$
538,272
\$
1,069
\$
376,511,549
\$
Appropriation of 2018 earnings
Cash dividends
- - - - (34,745,603) - - - (34,745,603)
Unclaimed dividend - 1,266 - - - - - - 1,266
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in subsidiaries,
associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method
- 117,955 - - - - - - 117,955
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 - - - - 32,788,546 - - - 32,788,546
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 - - - - 1,207,896 (68,950) 298,326 (742) 1,436,530
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 - - - - 33,996,442 (68,950) 298,326 (742) 34,225,076
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2019 77,574,465 171,255,985 77,574,465 2,675,419 46,341,361 (148,377) 836,598 327 376,110,243
Appropriation of 2019 earnings
Cash dividends
- - - - (32,782,969) - - - (32,782,969)
Unclaimed dividend - 1,605 - - - - - - 1,605
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in subsidiaries,
associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method
- 3,789 - - - - - - 3,789
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 33,406,130 - - - 33,406,130
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 936,958 (166,154) 419,989 1,425 1,192,218
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 34,343,088 (166,154) 419,989 1,425 34,598,348
Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income
- - - - 16,686 - (16,686) - -
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020 77,574,465
\$
\$ 171,261,379 77,574,465
\$
2,675,419
\$
47,918,166
\$
(314,531)
\$
1,239,901
\$
1,752
\$
377,931,016
\$

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

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax
40,883,429
\$
40,262,592
\$
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 29,852,639 29,852,819
Amortization 5,335,650 4,168,630
Amortization of incremental costs of obtaining contracts 5,395,125 6,269,916
Expected credit loss (reversal of credit loss) 45,689 (127,019)
Interest expenses 171,658 61,873
Interest income (52,889) (157,099)
Dividend income (240,821) (292,450)
Share of profits of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method (1,216,137) (1,440,326)
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (1,435,864) 29,229
Gain on disposal of investment properties (151,357) -
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity
method (13,398) (30,152)
Provision for impairment loss and obsolescence of inventory 1,124,350 475,024
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties (27,066) (56,617)
Impairment loss on other assets - 43,971
Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value
through profit or loss, net 98,404 38,588
Others 8,473 (23,322)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Contract assets (467,335) 46,157
Trade notes and accounts receivable 4,042,945 4,747,965
Receivables from related parties (554,980) 32,304
Inventories 4,320,692 (2,494,993)
Prepayments (10,178) (60,009)
Other current monetary assets 145,786 26,462
Other current assets 170,744 155,357
Incremental cost of obtaining contracts (5,433,783) (5,625,633)
Increase (decrease) in:
Contract liabilities (3,096,840) 6,785,691
Trade notes and accounts payable 173,789 (4,720,176)
Payables to related parties (283,225) (779,499)
Other payables (1,118,468) 297,078
Provisions 109,598 75,813
Other current liabilities 69,232 (49,362)
Net defined benefit plans (168,867) 540,389
Cash generated from operations 77,676,995 78,053,201
Interest paid (126,846) (61,873)
Income tax paid (7,386,952) (7,846,879)
Net cash provided by operating activities 70,163,197 70,144,449
(Continued)

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2020 2019
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
(4,991,659)
\$
8,158,861
\$
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 25,081,712 16,922,851
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR 20,090,053
\$
25,081,712
\$

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

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("the Company") was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China ("ROC"). The Company is a company limited by shares and, prior to August 2000, was wholly owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications ("MOTC"). Prior to July 1, 1996, the current operations of the Company were carried out under the Directorate General of Telecommunications ("DGT"). The DGT was established by the MOTC in June 1943 to take primary responsibility in the development of telecommunications infrastructure and to formulate policies related to telecommunications. On July 1, 1996, the telecom operations of the DGT were spun-off as the Company which continues to carry out the business and the DGT continues to be the industry regulator. Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC completed the process of privatizing the Company by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, the Company received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") for a domestic initial public offering and its common stocks were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the "TWSE") on October 27, 2000. Certain of the Company's common stocks were sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of the Company's common stocks were also sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares ("ADS") on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). The MOTC sold common stocks of the Company by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and completed the second international offering on August 10, 2005. Upon completion of the share transfers associated with these offerings on August 12, 2005, the MOTC owned less than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company and completed the privatization plan.

The financial statements are presented in the Company's functional currency, New Taiwan dollars.

2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on February 23, 2021.

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of Compliance

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments that are measured at fair values and net defined benefit liabilities (assets) which are measured at the present value of the defined benefit obligation less the fair value of plan assets.

When preparing the accompanying financial statements, the Company used equity method to account for
In order for the amounts of the net profit,
its investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.
Cash Equivalents
other comprehensive income and total equity in the parent company only financial statements to be the Cash equivalents include commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit and triple stimulus
statements, adjustments arising from the differences in accounting treatment between parent company
same with those amounts attributable to the owner of the Company in its consolidated financial
vouchers with original maturities within three months from the date of acquisition, highly liquid, readily
convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
only basis and consolidated basis were made to the captions of "investments accounted for using equity
method", "share of profit (loss) of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity
These cash equivalents are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments.
method", "share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted
for using equity method" and related equity items, as appropriate, in the parent company only financial
Inventories
statements. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may
Net realizable value is the estimated
be appropriate to group items of similar or related inventories.
Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale.
Current assets include: The calculation of the cost of inventory is derived using the weighted-average method.
Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;
a.
Method
Investments Accounted for Using Equity
Assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and
b.
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are accounted for using equity method.
Investment in subsidiaries
a.
Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a
liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
c.
Subsidiaries are the entities controlled by the Company.
Current liabilities include: Under the equity method, the investment in subsidiaries is initially recognized at cost and the
Liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading;
a.
increase or decrease of carrying amount reflects the recognition of the Company's share of profit or
Besides, the
loss and other comprehensive income of the subsidiaries after the date of acquisition.
Liabilities due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; and
b.
Company also recognizes the Company's share of the change in other equity of the subsidiaries.
Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at
least twelve months after the reporting period.
c.
Changes in the Company's ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company's
Any difference
between the carrying amounts of the investment of the subsidiaries and the fair value of the
loss of control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions.
Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are classified as noncurrent. consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity.
The acquisition cost in excess of the acquisition-date fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired
Foreign Currencies The acquisition-date fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired in excess of
is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and shall
not be amortized.
In preparing the Company's financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the Company's
functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of
the transactions.
Unrealized profits and losses from downstream transactions with a subsidiary are eliminated in full.
the acquisition cost is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
Profits and losses from upstream transactions with a subsidiary and sidestream transactions between
Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or
monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated
translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.
At the end of each reporting period,
at the rates prevailing at that date.
subsidiaries are recognized in the Company's financial statements only to the extent of interests in
the subsidiary that are not related to the Company.
Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at Investments in associates and joint ventures
b.
the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined and related exchange differences are
Conversely, when the fair value changes were recognized in other
comprehensive income, related exchange difference shall be recognized in other comprehensive income.
recognized in profit or loss.
An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a
A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the
Company and other parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of
subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture.
Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. the arrangement.
For the purposes of presenting financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign Under the equity method, an investment in an associate and a joint venture is initially recognized at
cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company's share of profit or loss and other
operations (including of the subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures in other countries or currencies
prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average
other
used different with the Company) are translated into New Taiwan dollars using exchange rates
are recognized in
Exchange differences arising, if any,
exchange rates for the period.
The
comprehensive income of the associate and joint venture as well as the distribution received.
Company also recognizes its share in changes in the associates and joint ventures.
comprehensive income.

14 -

When the Company subscribes for new shares of an associate and a joint venture at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment differs from the amount of the Company's proportionate interest in the associate and joint venture. The Company records such a difference as an adjustment to investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to additional paid-in capital. When the adjustment should be debited to additional paid-in capital but the additional paid-in capital recognized from investments accounted for using equity method is insufficient, the shortage is debited to retained earnings.

Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Company's share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets and liabilities of an associate and a joint venture at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and shall not be amortized. Any excess of the Company's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities over the cost of acquisition is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The entire carrying amount of an investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount with its carrying amount. Any impairment loss recognized is not allocated to any asset, including goodwill, that forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases. The Company discontinues the use of the equity method from the date on which its investment ceases to be an associate and a joint venture. Any retained investment is measured at fair value at that date, and the fair value is regarded as the investment's fair value on initial recognition as a financial asset. The difference between the previous carrying amount of the associate and joint venture attributable to the retained interest and its fair value is included in the determination of the gain or loss on disposal of the associate and joint venture. The Company accounts for all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate and joint venture on the same basis as would be required had that associate and joint venture directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. When the Company transacts with its associate and joint venture, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate and joint venture are recognized in the Company's financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate and joint venture that are not related to the Company.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.

Property, plant and equipment in the course of construction are depreciated and classified to the appropriate categories of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready for their intended use. Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. Freehold land is not depreciated. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each year, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis. On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

Investment Properties

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties also include land held for a currently undetermined future use. Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method. For a transfer from the investment properties to property, plant and equipment, the deemed cost of the property, plant and equipment for subsequent accounting is its carrying amount at the commencement of owner-occupation. For a transfer from the property, plant and equipment to investment properties, the deemed cost of the investment properties for subsequent accounting is its carrying amount at the end of owner-occupation.

For a contract where a land owner provides land for the construction of buildings by a property developer in exchange for a certain percentage of the buildings, any exchange gain or loss is recognized when the exchange transaction occurs if the exchange transaction has commercial substance. On derecognition of the investment properties, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis. The residual value of an intangible asset with a finite useful life shall be assumed to be zero unless the Company expects to dispose of the intangible asset before the end of its economic life. Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the asset is derecognized.

Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment, Right-of-use Assets, Intangible Assets and Incremental Costs of Obtaining Contracts

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired. Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount, with the resulting impairment loss recognized in profit or loss.

Company expects to receive in exchange for related goods or services less the costs which relate directly extent that the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the remaining amount of consideration that the Impairment loss from the assets related to incremental cost of obtaining contracts is recognized to the
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When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

a. Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

1) Measurement category

a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial asset is classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is mandatorily classified as at FVTPL. Financial assets mandatorily classified as at FVTPL include investments in equity instruments which are not designated as at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss does not incorporate any dividend earned on the financial asset. Fair value is determined in the manner described in Note 33.

b) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortized cost:

  • i. The financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and
  • ii. The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at amortized cost are measured at amortized cost, which equals to gross carrying amount determined by the effective interest method less any impairment loss, except for short-term receivables as the effect of discounting is immaterial. Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss.

Interest income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of such financial assets.

c) Investments in equity instruments at FVOCI

On initial recognition, the Company may make an irrevocable election to designate investments in equity instruments as at FVOCI. Designation at FVOCI is not permitted if the equity investment is held for trading or if it is contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination. Investments in equity instruments at FVOCI are subsequently measured at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in other equity. The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to profit or loss on disposal of the equity investments. Instead, it will be transferred to retained earnings.

Dividends on these investments in equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company's right to receive the dividends is established, unless the dividends clearly represent a recovery of part of the cost of the investment.

2) Impairment of financial assets and contract assets

The Company recognizes a loss allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets at amortized cost (including accounts receivable) and contract assets. The Company recognizes lifetime Expected Credit Loss (ECL) for accounts receivable and contract assets. For all other financial instruments, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. If, on the other hand, the credit risk on the financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month ECL. Expected credit losses reflect the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of a default occurring as the weights. Lifetime ECL represents the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument. In contrast, 12-month ECL represents the portion of ECL that is expected to result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date. The Company recognizes an impairment loss for all financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount through a loss allowance account.

3) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. On derecognition of a financial asset measured at amortized cost in its entirety, the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable is recognized in profit or loss. On derecognition of investments in equity instruments at FVOCI in its entirety, the cumulative gain or loss is directly transferred to retained earnings, and it is not reclassified to profit or loss.

1) Subsequent measurement

Except for financial liabilities at FVTPL, all the financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

2) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid and payable, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.

c. Derivative financial instruments

The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risks, including forward exchange contracts.

Derivatives are initially measured at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship. When the fair value of derivative financial instruments is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value of derivative financial instruments is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hedge Accounting

The Company designates some derivatives instruments as cash flow hedges. Hedges of foreign exchange risk on firm commitments are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The associated gains or losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment in the line item relating to the hedged item in the same period when the hedged item affects profit or loss. If a hedge of a forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the associated gains and losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are removed from equity and are included in the initial cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability. The Company discontinues hedge accounting only when the hedging relationship ceases to meet the qualifying criteria; for instance, when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been previously recognized in other comprehensive income from the period when the hedge was effective remains separately in equity until the forecast transaction occurs. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Provisions

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Company's obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. The provisions for warranties claims are made by management according to the sales agreements which represent the management's best estimate of the future outflow of economic benefits. The provisions of warranties claims are recognized as operating cost in the period in which the goods

are sold. The provision for onerous contracts represents the present obligation resulting from the measurement for the unavoidable costs of meeting the Company's contractual obligations exceed the economic benefits expected to be received from the contracts.

Revenue Recognition

The Company identifies the performance obligations in the contract with the customers, allocates transaction price to each performance obligation and recognizes revenue when performance obligations are satisfied. Sales of products are recognized as revenue when the Company delivers products and the customer accepts and controls the product. Except for the consumer electronic products such as mobile devices sold in channel stores which are usually in cash sale, the Company recognizes revenues for sale of other electronic devices and corresponding trade notes and accounts receivable. Usage revenues from fixed-line services (including local, domestic long distance and international long distance telephone services), mobile services, internet and data services, and interconnection and call transfer fees from other telecommunications companies and carriers are billed in arrears and are recognized based upon seconds or minutes of traffic processed when the services are provided in accordance with contract terms. The usage revenues and corresponding trade notes and accounts receivable are recognized monthly.

Other revenues are recognized as follows: (a) one-time subscriber connection fees (on fixed-line services) are first recognized as contract liabilities and revenues are recognized subsequently over the average expected customer service periods, (b) monthly fees (on fixed-line services, mobile, internet and data services) and related receivables are accrued monthly, and (c) prepaid services (fixed-line, mobile, internet and data services) are recognized as contract liabilities upon collection considerations from customers and are recognized as revenues subsequently based upon actual usage by customers. Where the Company enters into transactions which involve both the provision of telecommunications service bundled with products such as handsets, total consideration received from products and telecommunications service in these arrangements are allocated based on their relative stand-alone selling price. The amount of sales revenue recognized for products is not limited to the amount paid by the customer for the products. When the amount of sales revenue recognized for products exceeded the amount paid by the customer for the products, the difference is recognized as contract assets. Contract assets are reclassified to accounts receivable when the amounts become collectible from customers subsequently. When the amount of sales revenue recognized for products was less than the amount paid by the customer for the products, the difference is recognized as contract liabilities and revenues are recognized subsequently when the telecommunications service are provided. For project business contracts, if a substantial part of the Company's promise to customers is to manage and coordinate the various tasks and assume the risks of those tasks to ensure the individual goods or services are incorporated into the combined output, they are treated as a single performance obligation since the Company provides a significant integration service. The Company recognizes revenues and corresponding accounts receivable when the project business contract is completed and accepted by customers. For service contracts such as maintenance and warranties, customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company; thus revenues and corresponding accounts receivable of service contracts are recognized over the related service period.

When another party is involved in providing goods or services to a customer, the Company is acting as a principal if it controls the specified good or service before that good or service is transferred to a customer; otherwise, the Company is acting as an agent. When the Company is acting as a principal, gross inflow of economic benefits arising from transactions is recognized as revenue. When the Company is acting as an agent, revenue is recognized as its share of transaction.

Incremental Costs of Obtaining Contracts

Commissions and equipment subsidy related to telecommunications service as a result of obtaining contracts are recognized as an asset under the incremental costs of obtaining contracts to the extent the costs are expected to be recovered, and are amortized over the contract period. However, the Company elects not to capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts if the amortization period of the assets that the Company otherwise would have recognized is expected to be one year or less.

Leasing

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease.

a. The Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

b. The Company as lessee

The Company recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases at the commencement date of a lease, except for lease payments for low-value assets are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease terms accounted for applying recognition exemption. Right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial measurement of lease liabilities and for lease payments made at or before the commencement date. Right-of-use assets are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses and adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liabilities. Right-of-use assets are presented separately on the balance sheets. Right-of-use assets are depreciated using the straight-line basis from the commencement dates to the earlier of the end of the useful lives of the right-of-use assets or the end of the lease terms.

Lease liabilities were initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, which comprise fixed payments, in-substance fixed payments, variable lease payments which depend on an index or a rate. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in a lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If such rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee's incremental borrowing rate is used. Lease liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized over the lease terms. When there is a change in a lease term, a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or a rate used to determine those payments, the Company remeasures the lease liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use-assets. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets is reduced to zero, any remaining amount of the remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss. The Company accounts for the remeasurement of the lease liability as a result of the decrease of lease scope by decreasing the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets and recognizes in profit or loss any gain or loss on the partial or full termination of the lease. Lease liabilities are presented separately on the balance sheets. Variable lease payments not depending on an index or a rate are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Borrowing Costs

All borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

Government Grants

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to government grants and that the grants will be received. Government grants related to income are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes expenses of the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Specifically, government grants whose primary condition is that the Company should construct noncurrent assets are recognized as deferred revenue and transferred to profit or loss on a systematic and rational basis over the useful lives of the related assets.

Employee Benefits

a. Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

b. Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions. Defined benefit costs (including service cost, net interest and remeasurement) under the defined benefit retirement benefit plans are determined using the projected unit credit method. Service cost (including current service cost and gains or losses on settlements) and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) are recognized as employee benefits expense in the period they occur. Remeasurement, comprising (a) actuarial gains and losses; and (b) the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset), is recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained earnings and will not be reclassified to profit or loss.

Net defined benefit liability (asset) represents the actual deficit (surplus) in the Company's defined benefit plan. Any surplus resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of any refunds from the plans or reductions in future contributions to the plans.

c. Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits are accounted for in the same way as the accounting required for defined benefit plan except that remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss.

Income Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

a. Current tax

According to the Income Tax Act in the ROC, an additional tax of unappropriated earnings is provided for in the year the stockholders approve to retain the earnings. Adjustments of prior years' tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year's tax provision.

b. Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the Company's financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences and unused tax credits from purchases of machinery, equipment and technology and research, development expenditures, etc. to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and such temporary differences are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

c. Current and deferred tax

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income. Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for the acquisition of a subsidiary, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the investments in a subsidiary.

4. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY AND ASSUMPTION

In the application of the Company's accounting policies, the management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions which are based on historical experience and other factors that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed by the management on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

a. Critical accounting judgments

Revenue recognition

The Company's project agreements are mainly to provide one or more customized equipment or services to customers. In order to fulfill the agreements, another party may be involved in some agreements. The Company considers the following factors to determine whether the Company is a principal of the transaction: whether the Company is the primary obligation provider of the agreements, its exposures to inventory risks and the discretion in establishing prices, etc. The determination of whether the Company is a principal or an agent will affect the amount of revenue recognized by the Company. Only when the Company is acting as a principal, gross inflows of economic benefits arising from transactions is recognized as revenue.

Control over subsidiaries

As discussed in Note 13, some entities are subsidiaries of the Company although the Company only owns less than 50% ownership interests in these entities. After considering the Company's absolute size of holding in the entity and the relative size of and the dispersion of shares owned by the other stockholders, and the contractual arrangements between the Company and other investors, potential voting interests and the written agreement between stockholders, the management concluded that the Company has a sufficiently dominant voting interest to direct the relevant activities of the entity and therefore the Company has control over these entities.

b. Key sources of estimation uncertainty and assumption

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

1) Impairment of trade notes and accounts receivable

The provision for impairment of trade notes and accounts receivable is based on assumptions about risk of default and expected loss rates. The Company uses judgment in making these assumptions and in selecting the inputs to the impairment calculation, based on the Company's past experience, current market conditions as well as forward looking information at the end of each reporting period. For details of the key assumptions and inputs used, see Note 9. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise.

2) Fair value measurements and valuation processes

For the assets and liabilities measured at fair value without quoted prices in active markets, the Company's management determines the appropriate valuation techniques for the fair value measurements and whether to engage third party qualified appraisers based on the related regulations and professional judgments.

Information about the valuation techniques and inputs used in determining the fair value of various assets and liabilities was disclosed in Note 33. If the actual changes of inputs in the future differ from expectation, the fair value may vary accordingly. The Company updates inputs periodically to monitor the appropriateness of the fair value measurement.

3) Provision for inventory valuation and obsolescence

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is calculated as the estimated selling price less the estimated selling costs. Comparison of net realizable value and cost is determined on an item by item basis, except for those similar items which could be categorized into the same groups. The Company uses the inventory holding period and turnover as the evaluation basis for inventory obsolescence losses.

4) Impairment of property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible assets IFRSs issued by the IASB but not yet endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC
c.
When an indication of impairment is assessed with objective evidence, the Company considers
whether the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount and recognizes the
The estimate of recoverable amount would impact on the timing and the amount of impairment
impairment loss based on difference between the recoverable amount and its carrying amount.
New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations Announced by IASB
Effective Date
(Note 1)
loss recognition. Amendments to IFRSs Annual Improvements to IFRS
Standards 2018-2020
January 1, 2022 (Note 2)
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
5)
Amendments to IFRS 3 Reference to the Conceptual
Framework
January 1, 2022 (Note 3)
Equipment", the Company reviews estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment at the
Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and
As discussed in Note 3, "Summary of Significant
end of each year.
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS
28
between An Investor and Its
Sale or Contribution of Assets
Associate or Joint Venture
To be determined by
IASB
Recognition and measurement of defined benefit plans
6)
Amendments to IAS 1 Classification of liabilities as
current or noncurrent
January 1, 2023
Net defined benefit liabilities (assets) and the resulting pension expense under defined benefit
Actuarial assumptions
comprise the discount rate, employee turnover rate, average future salary increase and etc.
pension plans are calculated using the Projected Unit Credit Method.
Amendments to IAS 16
Amendments to IAS 37
Proceeds before Intended Use
Property, Plant and Equipment -
Onerous Contracts - Cost of
Fulfilling a Contract
January 1, 2022 (Note 4)
January 1, 2022 (Note 5)
will affect these assumptions and
may have a material impact on the amount of the expense and the liability.
Changes in economic circumstances and market conditions
on or after their respective effective dates.
Note 1:
Unless stated otherwise, the above new IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning
Lessees' incremental borrowing rates
7)
In determining a lessee's incremental borrowing rate used in discounting lease payments, a
The
lessee's credit spread adjustments and lease specific adjustments are also taken into account.
risk-free rate for relevant duration and the same currency is selected as a reference rate.
January 1, 2022.
Note 2:
exchanged or modified on or after the annual reporting periods beginning on or after
The amendments to IFRS 9 are applied prospectively to financial liabilities that are
APPLICATION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS Note 3: The amendments are applicable to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
on or after the annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
Initial application of the amendments to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS),
Reporting Interpretations
Committee Interpretations (IFRIC) and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by
Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial
International
a.
intended by management on or after January 1, 2021.
Note 4:
location and condition necessary for them to be capable of operating in the manner
The amendments are applicable to property, plant and equipment that are brought to the
The initial application of the amendments to the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC and SIC issued by the
the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).
its obligations on January 1, 2022.
Note 5:
The amendments are applicable to contracts for which the entity has not yet fulfilled all
by the FSC
(collectively, the "Taiwan-IFRSs") does not have material impacts on the Company's financial
International Accounting Standards Board and endorsed and issued into effect
statements.
assessing the possible impact that the application of above standards and interpretations will have on
the Company's financial position and operating result and will disclose the relevant impact when the
As of the date the financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuously
Amendments to IFRSs endorsed by the FSC for application starting from January 1, 2021
b.
assessment is completed.
Effective Date Issued
by IASB
New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
6.
January 1, 2021
Interest Rate Benchmark Reform -
phase 2
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39,
IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16
2020 2019
December 31
will not have
The application of the above new, revised or amended standards and interpretations
material impact on the Company's financial statements.
Bank deposits
Cash on hand
Cash
\$ (Continued)
4,114,398
4,252,209
137,811
\$
4,463,396
4,589,007
125,611

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December 31 Outstanding forward exchange contracts not designated for hedge as of balance sheet dates were as
follows:
2020 2019 Contract Amount
Cash equivalents (investments with maturities of less than three
months)
Currency Maturity Period (In Thousands)
Commercial paper 12,899,702
\$
19,129,503
\$
December 31, 2020
Negotiable certificates of deposit
Triple stimulus vouchers
2,600,000
1,344
15,501,046
1,700,000
-
20,829,503
Forward exchange contracts - buy
Forward exchange contracts - sell
NT\$/EUR
US\$/NT\$
2021.03
2021.02
US\$13,000 / NT\$365,375
NT\$50,435 / EUR1,500
20,090,053
\$
(Concluded)
25,081,712
\$
December 31, 2019
Forward exchange contracts - buy NT\$/EUR 2020.03 NT\$50,910 / EUR1,500
The annual yield rates of bank deposits, commercial paper and negotiable certificates of deposit were as
follows:
The Company entered into the above forward exchange contracts to manage its exposure to foreign
currency risk due to fluctuations in exchange rates.
However, the aforementioned derivatives did not
December 31
2020
2019 meet the criteria for hedge accounting.
Commercial paper
Bank deposits
0.00%-0.05%
0.14%-0.26%
0.00%-0.33%
0.48%-0.54%
FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME -
NONCURRENT
8.
Negotiable certificates of deposit 0.24%-0.30% 0.58%-0.60% December 31
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
7.
2020 2019
December 31 Domestic investments
Listed stocks
\$ 2,388,416
\$
2,610,501
2020 2019 Foreign investments
Non-listed stocks
4,410,578
4,185,924
Financial assets - current Non-listed stocks 124,321
107,254
Mandatorily measured at FVTPL \$ 6,923,315
\$
6,903,679
Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts
2,271
\$
-
\$
The Company holds the above foreign and domestic stocks for medium to long-term strategic purposes
and expects to profit from long-term investment.
Accordingly, the management elected to designate
Financial assets - noncurrent these investments in equity instruments at FVOCI as they believe that recognizing short-term fair value
fluctuations of these investments in profit or loss is not consistent with the Company's strategy of
Mandatorily measured at FVTPL
Non-derivatives
holding these investments for long-term purposes.
Non-listed stocks - domestic
Non-listed stocks - foreign
236,107
\$441,095
267,304
\$510,801
The Company disposed a portion of its investment in China Airlines, Ltd. at fair value of \$567,797
to \$270,321 thousand had not been completed.
thousand in December 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, the settlement of funds/securities amounting
The related unrealized gain on investments in equity
\$677,202 \$778,105 instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income of \$16,686 thousand was transferred from
other equity to retained earnings upon the aforementioned disposal.
Financial liabilities - current The Company recognized dividend income of \$240,821 thousand and \$292,450 thousand for the years
Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts
Held for trading
-
\$
228
\$
ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, from the investments still held on December 31, 2020
and 2019.
The Company increased its investment in Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund Co., Ltd. proportionally for
300,000 thousand in October 2019 and the Company's ownership interest in Taiwania Capital Buffalo
Fund Co., Ltd. remained at 12.90%.

27 -

TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
9.
December 31
2020 2019
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Loss allowance
Less:
(2,116,716)
21,671,359
\$
(2,300,651)
25,778,712
\$
19,554,643
\$
23,478,061
\$

The main credit terms range from 30 to 90 days.

The Company serves a large consumer base for telecommunications business; therefore, the concentration of credit risk is limited. When having transactions with customers, the Company considers the record of arrears in the past. In addition, the Company may also collect some telecommunication charges in advance to reduce the payment arrears in subsequent periods. The Company adopted a policy of dealing with counterparties with certain credit ratings for project business and to obtain collateral where necessary to mitigate the risk of loss arising from defaults. Credit rating information is provided by independent rating agencies where available and, if such credit rating information is not available, the Company uses other publicly available financial information and its own historical transaction experience to rate its major customers. The Company continues to monitor the credit exposure and credit ratings of its counterparties and spread the credit risk amongst qualified counterparties. In order to mitigate credit risk, the management of the Company has delegated a team responsible for determining credit limits, credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure the recoverability of receivables. In addition, the Company reviews the recoverable amount of receivables at balance sheet dates to ensure that adequate allowance is provided for possible irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, the management believes the Company's credit risk could be reasonably reduced. The Company applies the simplified approach to providing for expected credit losses prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of lifetime expected loss provision for receivables. The expected credit losses on receivables are estimated using a provision matrix by reference to past default experience of the customers and an analysis of the customers' current financial positions, as well as the forward-looking indicators such as macroeconomic business indicator.

When there is evidence indicating that the counterparty is in evasion, bankruptcy, deregistration of its company or the accounts receivable are over two years past due and the recoverable amount cannot be reasonable estimated, the Company writes off the trade notes and accounts receivable. For accounts receivable that have been written off, the Company continues to engage in enforcement activity to attempt to recover the receivables due. Where recoveries are made, these are recognized in profit or loss.

The Company's provision matrix arising from telecommunications business and project business is disclosed below.

December 31, 2020

Not Past Due Past Due Less
than 30 Days
31 to 60 Days
Pass Due
61 to 90 Days
Pass Due
91 to 120 Days
Pass Due
121 to 180 Days
Pass Due
over 180 Days
Pass Due
Total
Telecommunications
business
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note a)
\$ 15,839,132
0%-2%
203,949
2%-24%
\$
50,897
3%-68%
\$
31,263
11%-83%
\$
29,872
28%-90%
\$
25,351
52%-96%
\$
625,591
100%
\$
\$ 16,806,055
Loss allowance (lifetime
ECL)
(56,249) (20,880) (23,483) (24,859) (24,319) (21,665) (625,591) (797,046)
Amortized cost \$ 15,782,883 183,069
\$
27,414
\$
6,404
\$
5,553
\$
3,686
\$
-
\$
\$ 16,009,009
Project business
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note b)
\$ 3,472,738
0%-5%
64,372
5%
\$
26,810
10%
\$
8,963
30%
\$
2,163
50%
\$
2,691
80%
\$
\$ 1,287,567
100%
\$ 4,865,304
Loss allowance (lifetime
ECL)
(20,060) (3,219) (2,772) (2,760) (1,132) (2,160) (1,287,567) (1,319,670)
Amortized cost \$ 3,452,678 61,153
\$
24,038
\$
6,203
\$
1,031
\$
531
\$
-
\$
\$ 3,545,634
December 31, 2019
Not Past Due Past Due Less
than 30 Days
31 to 60 Days
Pass Due
61 to 90 Days
Pass Due
91 to 120 Days
Pass Due
121 to 180 Days
Pass Due
over 180 Days
Pass Due
Total
Telecommunications
business
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note a)
\$ 19,020,326
0%- 2%
267,902
0%-25%
\$
74,775
0%-68%
\$
46,782
0%-83%
\$
40,771
11%-90%
\$
28,021
17%-96%
\$
600,985
100%
\$
\$ 20,079,562
Loss allowance (lifetime
ECL)
(55,903) (25,517) (27,630) (34,624) (26,281) (27,366) (600,985) (798,306)
Amortized cost \$ 18,964,423 242,385
\$
47,145
\$
12,158
\$
14,490
\$
655
\$
-
\$
\$ 19,281,256
Project business
Loss allowance (lifetime
Expected credit loss rate
Gross carrying amount
(Note b)
\$ 4,053,681
0%-5%
78,147
5%
\$
52,227
10%
\$
29,527
30%
\$
12,688
50%
\$
1,040
80%
\$
\$ 1,471,840
100%
\$ 5,699,150
ECL) (2,637) (4,892) (5,223) (10,577) (6,344) (832) (1,471,840) (1,502,345)
Amortized cost \$ 4,051,044 73,255
\$
47,004
\$
18,950
\$
6,344
\$
208
\$
-
\$
\$ 4,196,805

Note a: Please refer to Notes 27 and 39 for the information of disaggregation of telecommunications service revenue. The expected credit loss rate applicable to different business revenue varies so as to reflect the risk level indicating by factors like historical experience. Note b: The project business has different loss types according to the customer types. The expected credit loss rate listed above is for general customers. When the customer is a government-affiliated entity, it is anticipated that there will not be an instance of credit loss. Customers with past history of bounced checks or accounts receivable exceeding six months overdue are classified as high-risk customers, with an expected credit loss rate of 50%, increasing by period as the days overdue increase.

Movements of loss allowance for trade notes and accounts receivable were as follows: OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS
12.
Year Ended December 31 December 31
2019
2020
2020 2019
Provision for (reversal of) credit loss
Amounts written off
Beginning balance
Less:
Add:
(57,088)
2,544,687
\$
49,108
2,300,651
\$
Time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with
maturities of more than three months
Receivable of receipts under custody
11,803
684,841
\$
558,657
1,600,000
\$
(186,948)
(233,043)
Others 584,749 707,402
Ending balance 2,300,651
\$
2,116,716
\$
1,281,393
\$
2,866,059
\$
10. INVENTORIES The annual yield rates of time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with maturities of more
than three months at the balance sheet dates were as follows:
2019
December 31
2020
December 31
Project in process
Merchandise
10,769,527
\$ 1,722,201
\$ 1,696,390
5,350,296
Time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with 2020 2019
\$ 12,491,728
7,046,686
\$
maturities of more than three months 0.37%-1.07% 0.63%
inventories of \$1,124,350 thousand) and \$25,510,905 thousand (including the valuation loss on
inventories of \$475,024 thousand) for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The operating costs related to inventories
were \$31,946,042 thousand (including the valuation loss on 13. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD December 31
2020 2019
PREPAYMENTS
11.
December 31 Investments in joint venture
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in associates
14,958,164
5,369,848
10,200
\$
-
14,460,961
5,859,161
\$
2019
2020
20,338,212
\$
20,320,122
\$
Prepaid rents
Others
\$ 1,934,752
883,212
\$ 1,655,679
1,189,021
Investments in subsidiaries
a.
2,817,964
\$
2,844,700
\$
Investments in subsidiaries were as follows:
Prepaid rents
Others
Current
553,134
883,212
\$
502,957
1,189,021
\$
Carrying Amount
December 31
2020
2019
\$ 1,436,346
1,691,978
\$
Listed
Prepaid rents
Noncurrent
\$ 1,381,618
\$ 1,152,722
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO")
CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF")
1,785,968
294,281
\$
456,545
1,729,189
\$
Prepaid rents comprised the prepayments from the lease agreements applying the recognition exemption
and the prepayments for leases that do not meet the definition of leases under IFRS 16.
Non-listed
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. ("CHTS")
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. ("CHSI")
International Integrated Systems, Inc. ("IISI")
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED")
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI")
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("DHT")
3,853,234
3,017,569
1,486,252
1,013,529
593,049
725,213
3,850,095
3,130,389
935,228
1,627,491
717,883
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. ("HHI") 487,904 (Continued)
-
411,291
CHIEF issued new shares in March 2019, November 2019, March 2020 and December 2020 as its
Carrying Amount
December 31
Therefore, the Company's ownership interest in CHIEF decreased to
56.76% and 56.13% as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
employees exercised options.
2020 2019
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. ("CHTG") 402,623
\$
347,380
\$
SHE reduced 19.72% of its capital to offset accumulated deficits in December 2019 and the
Company's ownership interest in SHE remained the same.
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd.
CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC")
("CHYP")
329,943
194,399
190,972
306,851
The Company increased its investment in CHTT proportionally in October 2019 and the Company's
ownership interest in CHTT remained the same.
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia")
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. ("SHE")
126,947
163,121
182,989
110,357
In order to develop and cultivate the enterprise customer market, the Company obtained 20.38%
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co., Ltd. ("CLPT") 123,967 111,680 The Company's ownership interest in IISI increased to
ownership interest in IISI in July 2020.
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("CHTT")
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. ("CHTV")
110,163
90,887
114,231
98,221
half of the seats of the Board of Directors of IISI; therefore, the Company gained control over IISI
51.54% by considering the previously held ownership interest in IISI.
The Company obtained over
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. ("CHTJ") 90,099 76,567 IISI issued new shares in September 2020 as its employees exercised
and treated it as a subsidiary.
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. ("CHST")
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD")
(5,039)
74,055
(10,086)
73,688
options; therefore, the Company's ownership interest in IISI decreased to 51.20% as of December
31, 2020.
14,958,164
\$
14,460,961
\$
For the details of the subsidiaries indirectly held by the Company, please refer to Note 38.
(Concluded)
The percentages of ownership and voting rights in subsidiaries held by the Company as of balance
sheet dates were as follows:
The Company's share of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) of the subsidiaries was
recognized based on the audited financial statements.
Investments in associates
b.
% of Ownership and
Voting Right
Investments in associates were as follows:
December 31
2020 2019 Carrying Amount
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO") 28 28 December 31
2020
2019
CHIEF Telecom Inc. ("CHIEF") 56 57
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED") 100 100 Material associate
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI")
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("DHT")
89
100
89
100
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. ("NCB") (Note) 3,776,876
\$
4,074,168
\$
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. ("CHTS") 100 100
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. ("CHSI") 100 100 Associates that are not individually material
International Integrated Systems, Inc. ("IISI") 100
51
-
100
Listed
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. ("CHTG")
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. ("HHI")
100 100
CHT Security Co., Ltd. ("CHTSC") 80 80 KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. ("KWT") 249,044 253,021
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd.
("CHYP")
100 100 Non-listed
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) ("Prime Asia") 100 100
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. ("SHE") 56 56 Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. ("Viettel-CHT") 363,522 316,535
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co., Ltd. ("CLPT") 75 75 Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. ("TISE") 330,031 272,166
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("CHTT") 100 100 So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited ("So-net") 226,647 189,396
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. ("CHTV") 100 100 Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. ("CPFI") 192,856 194,081
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. ("CHTJ")
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. ("SFD")
100
65
100
65
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation ("TIPL")
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. ("KKBOXTW")
163,809
55,925
150,789
50,979
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. ("CHST") 51 51 Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. ("CVC") 6,058 5,507
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. ("ADT") 5,080 5,080
The Company continues to control six out of eleven seats of the Board of Directors of SENAO
through the support of large beneficial stockholders.
subsidiary.
As a result, the Company treated SENAO as a International Integrated System, Inc. ("IISI")
UUPON Inc. ("UUPON")
1,592,972
-
-
340,240
7,199
1,784,993
5,369,848
\$
5,859,161
\$
The percentages of ownership interests and voting rights in associates held by the Company as of
balance sheet dates were as follows:
Period from the
Beginning of
% of Ownership Interests and
Voting Rights
December 31
December 31,
Year Ended
2020
Preparation to
December 31,
2019
2020 2019 \$
Revenues
-
\$
-
Material associate \$
Net loss for the period
(276,449)
\$
(605,419)
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. ("NCB") (Note) 42 42 Other comprehensive income -
-
Associates that are not individually material \$
Total comprehensive loss for the period
(276,449)
\$
(605,419)
Listed financial information of associates that are not individually material to the Company was as follows:
Except for NCB, no associate is considered individually material to the Company.
Summarized
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. ("KWT") 23 23 Year Ended December 31
Non-listed 2020 2019
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. ("TISE")
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. ("Viettel-CHT")
30
40
30
40
\$
The Company's share of other comprehensive loss
The Company's share of profits
(1,201)
320,726
\$
(5,524)
309,305
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited ("So-net")
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. ("CPFI")
30
50
30
50
\$
The Company's share of total comprehensive income
319,525
\$
303,781
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation ("TIPL")
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. ("KKBOXTW")
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. ("CVC")
30
27
49
30
27
49
The Level 1 fair values of associate based on the closing market prices as of the balance sheet date
was as follows:
International Integrated System, Inc. ("IISI")
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. ("ADT")
UUPON Inc. ("UUPON")
14
-
-
14
15
31
2020 2019
December 31
NCB was a preparatory office on December 31, 2019.
Note:
\$
KWT
872,729
\$
675,911
Summarized financial information of NCB was set out below: The participation of establishing NCB was approved by the Company's Board of Directors in
December 31
2020
2019 The establishment of NCB was approved by the FSC in July 2019 and the
incorporation of NCB was approved by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Commerce
The Company prepaid investment funds to NCB in February and November 2019
in January 2020.
January 2019.
Liabilities
Assets
(788,813)
9,906,945
\$
(728,374)
10,451,925
\$
the single largest stockholder of NCB, it only obtained six out of fifteen seats of the Board of
Directors of NCB. In addition, the management considered the size of ownership interest and the
amounting to \$4,190,000 thousand, for ownership interest of 41.90%.
Although the Company is
Equity 9,118,132
\$
9,723,551
\$
dispersion of shares owned by the other stockholders, other holdings are not extremely dispersed.
control over NCB and merely has significant influence over NCB and treats it as an associate.
The Company is not able to direct its relevant activities.
Therefore, the Company does not have
The percentage of ownership interest held by the Company 41.90% 41.90% NCB mainly engages in online banking business in Taiwan.
Unrealized gain or loss from downstream transactions
Equity attributable to the Company
(43,621)
3,820,497
\$
4,074,168
-
\$
General Stock Market of the Taipei Exchange according to the local requirements and recognized
In addition, the Company did not participate in the capital
The Company disposed some shares of KWT in April 2019 before
gain on disposal of \$30,152 thousand.
KWT traded its shares on the
The carrying amount of investment 3,776,876
\$
4,074,168
\$
increase of KWT in May 2019 and KWT repurchased its stock from December 2019 to February
Therefore, the Company's ownership interest in KWT changed to 22.52% and 22.72% as of
December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
2020.

IISI issued new shares in March, September 2019 and April 2020, as its employees exercised options; therefore, the Company's ownership interest in IISI decreased to 31.47% and 31.16% as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively. The additional investment of 20.58% ownership interest in IISI was approved by Chunghwa's Board of Directors in January 2020 and the equity transaction was completed in July 2020. As the business combination was achieved in stages, the Company remeasured the previously held equity interest of IISI and recognized gain on disposal of \$1,412 thousand on July 1, 2020 ("acquisition date"). The Company treated IISI as a subsidiary rather than an associate starting from the acquisition date. For the related disclosures for the acquisition transaction, please refer to Note 13(c) of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. UUPON reduced 95.44% of its capital to offset accumulated deficits in September 2020 and the Company did not participate in the capital increase of UUPON in October 2020. Therefore, the Company's ownership interest in UUPON decreased to 3.71% and lost its significant influence over UUPON. Hence, the Company discontinued to treat UUPON as an associate. Instead, the Company treated it as a financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income and recognized gain on disposal of \$11,986 thousand. The aforementioned gains on disposal were included under "other gains and losses" in the statements of comprehensive income.

The Company invested and obtained 50% equity shares of CPFI. However, as the Company has only two out of five seats of the Board of Directors of CPFI and has no control but significant influence over CPFI, the Company recognized CPFI as an investment in associate. The Company invested and obtained 49% equity shares of CVC. However, as the Company has only two out of five seats of the Board of Directors of CVC and has no control but significant influence over CVC. Therefore, the Company recognized CVC as an investment in associate. The Company owns 14% equity shares of ADT. As the Company remains its seat in the Board of Directors of ADT and considers the relative size of ownership interest and the dispersion of shares owned by the other stockholders, the Company has significant influence over ADT. In June 2018, the stockholders of ADT approved to dissolve. The liquidation of ADT is still in process.

The Company's share of profits and other comprehensive income (loss) of associates was recognized based on the audited financial statements.

c. Investment in joint venture

Investment in joint venture was as follows:

Non-listed

Chunghwa SEA Holdings("CHT SEA") \$ 10,200 \$ - 51 - The Company invested \$10,200 thousand to establish a joint venture, CHT SEA, with Delta Electronics, Inc. and Kwang Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd. in December 2020 and obtained 51% equity shares of CHT SEA. However, according to the mutual agreements among stockholders, the Company does not individually direct CHT SEA's relevant activities and has joint control with the other party; therefore, the Company treated CHT SEA as a joint venture.

14. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Assets used by the Company \$ 265,270,760 \$ 267,191,318

Assets subject to operating leases 7,352,404 7,553,554

\$

272,623,164 \$ 274,744,872

a. Assets used by the Company
Land Improvements
Land
Buildings Equipment
Computer
Telecommuni
Equipment
cations
Transportation
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Equipment
Construction in
Equipment to
Progress and
be Accepted
Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2019
Additions
Disposal
Others
(37,951 )
(1,163,117 )
\$ 97,480,516
-
(6,630 )
\$ 1,599,634
25,477
-
(3,101 )
(1,013,649 )
\$ 67,334,983
-
(1,793,567 )
\$ 13,775,663
-
615,900
(30,402,877 )
\$ 708,097,585
18,306
24,505,869
(50,467 )
\$ 3,877,366
-
79,313
(341,906 )
\$ 7,824,354
-
411,603
(25,782,590 )
\$ 17,945,874
21,291,955
-
(32,636,499 )
(2,321,194 )
\$ 917,935,975
21,310,261
Balance on December 31, 2019
Accumulated depreciation
\$ 96,279,448 \$ 1,618,481 \$ 66,318,233 \$ 12,597,996 \$ 702,218,883 \$ 3,906,212 \$ 7,894,051 \$ 13,455,239 \$ 904,288,543
and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2019
Depreciation expenses
Disposal
Others
-
-
-
-
\$
\$ (1,337,192 )
(43,481 )
(559 )
6,630
\$ (26,291,676 )
(1,209,310 )
3,101
440,300
\$ (11,783,362 )
(779,719 )
(6,214 )
1,788,404
\$(594,695,565)
(23,654,699 )
30,367,337
16,527
\$ (3,647,334 )
(90,496 )
(2,902 )
50,441
\$ (6,116,322 )
(428,874 )
(22,626 )
340,366
-
-
-
-
\$
\$(643,871,451)
(26,206,579 )
32,556,279
424,526
Balance on December 31, 2019 -
\$
\$ (1,374,602 ) \$ (27,057,585 ) \$ (10,780,891 ) \$(587,966,400) \$ (3,690,291 ) \$ (6,227,456 ) -
\$
\$(637,097,225)
Balance on December 31, 2019,
Balance on January 1, 2019, net
\$ 97,480,516 262,442
\$
\$ 41,043,307 \$ 1,992,301 \$ 113,402,020 230,032
\$
\$ 1,708,032 \$ 17,945,874 \$ 274,064,524
net \$ 96,279,448 243,879
\$
\$ 39,260,648 \$ 1,817,105 \$ 114,252,483 215,921
\$
\$ 1,666,595 \$ 13,455,239 \$ 267,191,318
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2020
Additions
Disposal
Others
(270,268 )
\$ 96,279,448
66,712
3,091,950
(19,306 )
31,187
\$ 1,618,481
-
(48,748 )
\$ 66,318,233
-
537,345
(1,234,262 )
\$ 12,597,996
-
526,383
(20,590,420 )
\$ 702,218,883
25,359,976
25,301
(45,084 )
\$ 3,906,212
-
26,011
(350,182 )
-
\$ 7,894,051
342,263
(29,816,584 )
\$ 13,455,239
24,532,717
-
(22,558,270 )
\$ 904,288,543
24,624,730
98,531
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$ 99,167,842 \$ 1,630,362 \$ 66,806,830 \$ 11,890,117 \$ 707,013,740 \$ 3,887,139 \$ 7,886,132 \$ 8,171,372 \$ 906,453,534
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2020
Depreciation expenses
Disposal
Others
-
-
-
-
\$
\$ (1,374,602 )
(43,828 )
19,213
13
\$ (27,057,585 )
(1,188,974 )
(140,791 )
48,748
\$ (10,780,891 )
(710,903 )
(242 )
1,233,241
\$(587,966,400)
(23,792,693 )
23,588
20,571,501
\$ (3,690,291 )
(67,502 )
(938 )
44,769
\$ (6,227,456 )
(406,376 )
(18,012 )
343,637
-
-
-
-
\$
\$(637,097,225)
(26,210,276 )
(136,382 )
22,261,109
Balance on December 31, 2020 -
\$
\$ (1,399,204 ) \$ (28,338,602 ) \$ (10,258,795 ) \$(591,164,004) \$ (3,713,962 ) \$ (6,308,207 ) -
\$
\$(641,182,774)
Balance on December 31, 2020,
Balance on January 1, 2020, net
\$ 96,279,448 243,879
\$
\$ 39,260,648 \$ 1,817,105 \$ 114,252,483 215,921
\$
\$ 1,666,595 \$ 13,455,239 \$ 267,191,318
net \$ 99,167,842 231,158
\$
\$ 38,468,228 \$ 1,631,322 \$ 115,849,736 \$ 173,177 \$ 1,577,925 \$ 8,171,372 \$ 265,270,760

There was no indication that property, plant and equipment was impaired; therefore, the Company did not recognize any impairment loss for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company signed a joint development agreement with the MOTC previously which stated that the MOTC would provide the national land and the Company would be in charge of the planning and construction for the MOTC's office building, the Company's Renai office building, etc. According to the agreement, the MOTC and the Company would each own a certain percentage of the buildings, and the Company is to pay or get the reimbursement for the difference between the assessed value of the land and the construction cost paid by the Company on behalf of the MOTC. The difference amounting to \$1,056,680 thousand due to the MOTC was reported to the Company's Board of Directors in May 2020 and the Company will complete the property registration of the respective asset once the payment is made. Please refer to Table 4 for the details. The Company participated in the government-led urban renewal project in Xingzheng Section, Xindian District, New Taipei City. The Company provided land as a building lot while Kindom Development Corp., chosen through public selection by the New Taipei City Government, acted as the urban renewal developer. The property registration was completed in 2020. With respect to the Company's trade-in share of land and buildings, only the trade-in buildings had commercial substance. Therefore, the gain on the asset exchange transaction of \$1,267,980 thousand (included in" gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment") was recognized at the difference

between the carrying amount of the trade-out land of \$37,087 thousand and the fair value of trade-in
buildings of \$1,305,067 thousand (included in "investment properties").
on disposal
income.
was included under "other income and expenses" in the statement of comprehensive The aforementioned gain
Depreciation expense for assets used by the Company is computed using the straight-line method
over the following estimated service lives:
Land improvements 10-30 years
Main buildings
Buildings
35-60 years
Other building facilities 4-10 years
Computer equipment 4-6 years
Telecommunications equipment
Telecommunication machinery and antennas equipment
Telecommunication circuits
10-15 years
3-10 years
Transportation equipment 3-7 years
Leasehold improvements
Miscellaneous equipment
2-6 years
Mechanical and air conditioner equipment
Others
5-16 years
3-15 years
Assets subject to operating leases
Land Improvements
Land
Buildings Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2019
Others
3,496,689
1,310,917
\$
(689)
689
\$
3,190,018
1,141,811
\$
6,687,396
2,452,039
\$
Balance on December 31,
2019
4,807,606
\$
-
\$
4,331,829
\$
9,139,435
\$
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2019
Depreciation expenses
Others
-
-
-
\$
(512)
(47)
559
\$
\$ (1,096,932)
(73,882)
(415,067)
\$ (1,097,444)
(73,929)
(414,508)
Balance on December 31,
2019
-
\$
-
\$
\$ (1,585,881) \$ (1,585,881)
Balance on January 1, 2019,
net
3,496,689
\$
177
\$
2,093,086
\$
5,589,952
\$
Balance on December 31, \$ \$ \$ \$
2019, net 4,807,606 - 2,745,948 (Continued)
7,553,554
Land Improvements
Land
Buildings Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2020
Others
(6,730)
4,807,606
\$
-
-
\$
(248,203)
4,331,829
\$
(254,933)
9,139,435
\$
Balance on December 31,
2020
4,800,876
\$
-
\$
4,083,626
\$
8,884,502
\$
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2020
Depreciation expenses
Others
-
-
-
\$
-
-
-
\$
\$ (1,585,881)
(97,786)
151,569
\$ (1,585,881)
(97,786)
151,569
Balance on December 31,
2020
-
\$
-
\$
\$ (1,532,098) \$ (1,532,098)
Balance on January 1, 2020,
net
4,807,606
\$
-
\$
2,745,948
\$
7,553,554
\$
Balance on December 31,
2020, net
4,800,876
\$
-
\$
2,551,528
\$
(Concluded)
7,352,404
\$
The Company leases out land and buildings with lease terms between 1 to 20 years. The lessees do

not have bargain purchase options to acquire the assets at the expiry of the lease periods. The future aggregate lease collection under operating lease for the freehold plant, property and

equipment was as follows:

December 31
2020 2019
371,331
\$
346,425
\$
254,953 257,181
192,741 194,524
152,532 147,722
125,366 116,375
1,179,493 1,224,416
2,276,416
\$
2,286,643
\$

The above items of property, plant and equipment subject to operating leases are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

10-30 years 35-60 years
4-10 years
Land improvements
Buildings
Other building facilities
Main buildings
LEASE ARRANGEMENTS
15.
Important lease-in activities and terms
c.
Right-of-use assets
a.
The Company mainly enters into lease-in agreements of land and buildings for handsets base
2019
December 31
2020
The lease
agreements do not contain bargain purchase options to acquire the assets at the expiration of the
For majority of the lease-in agreements on handsets base station, the Company
has the right to terminate the agreement prior to the expiration date if the Company is unable to build
stations located throughout Taiwan with lease terms ranging from 1 to 20 years.
respective leases.
Handsets base stations
Land and buildings
6,848,041
\$
7,098,815
\$
the required telecommunication equipment, either due to legal restrictions, controversial events, or
other events.
Equipment
Others
857,552
2,586,432
738,850
2,190,562
The Company also leases land and buildings for the use of offices, server rooms, and stores with
10,292,025
\$
10,028,227
\$
Most of the lease agreements for national land adjust the lease
At the expiry of
the lease term, the Company does not have bargain purchase options to acquire the assets.
payment according to the changes of the announced land values by the authority.
lease terms from 1 to 30 years.
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
The lease agreements for equipment include a contract between the Company and ST-2 Satellite
For the information
Ventures Pte., Ltd. on March 12, 2010 to lease capacity on the ST-2 satellite.
Additions to right-of-use assets 3,324,178
\$
3,468,664
\$
of lease agreements with related parties, please refer to Note 34 to the financial statements for
details.
Depreciation charge for right-of-use assets
Land and buildings
Other lease information
d.
Handsets base stations
Others
2,728,814
414,295
\$
2,730,579
388,528
\$
Year Ended December 31
Equipment 404,045
403,138
2019
2020
3,547,154
\$
3,522,245
\$
908
\$
1,130
\$
Expenses relating to variable lease payments not included in
Expenses relating to low-value asset leases
The Company did not have significant sublease or impairment of right-of-use assets for the years
ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
15,348
3,382,739
\$
\$
18,508
3,366,977
\$
\$
the measurement of lease liabilities
Total cash outflow for leases
Lease liabilities
b.
elected to apply the recognition exemption and, thus, not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease
The Company has
The Company leases certain equipment which qualify as low-value asset leases.
2019
December 31
2020
liabilities for these leases.
Lease liabilities Lease-out arrangements under operating leases for freehold property, plant, and equipment and
investment properties were set out in Notes 14 and 16 to the financial statements.
Noncurrent
Current
2,939,410
5,755,804
\$
2,938,305
5,682,342
\$
8,695,214
\$
8,620,647
\$
16. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
Ranges of discount rates for lease liabilities were as follows: Investment
Properties
December 31 Cost
2019
2020
9,317,677
\$
Balance on January 1, 2019
Handsets base stations
Land and buildings
Others
0.58%-1.18%
0.58%-1.12%
0.46%-1.18%
0.46%-1.12%
(5,831)
(173,165)
523
Reclassification
Additions
Disposal
Equipment 0.58%-0.82%
0.46%-0.82%
(Continued)
9,139,204
\$
Balance on December 31, 2019

242

42 -

Those appraisal reports are based on the comparison approach, income
were
2019
December 31
18,469,212
1.03%-4.04%
12%-20%
\$
0.79%-1.74%
-
2019
December 31
112,884
90,701
\$
70,794
61,115
39,386
96,010
470,890
\$
Total (10,429,865)
73,186,116
283,792
\$
-
63,040,043
\$
\$ (22,781,821)
(4,168,630)
10,429,865
-
(Continued)
\$ (16,520,586)
2020 22,411,314
0.93%-3.03%
12%-20%
0.73%-2.20%
-
2020 115,305
95,223
\$
52,544
75,285
37,588
57,773
433,718
\$
Others 17,910
2,101
\$
20,011
\$
(5,901)
(2,901)
\$
(8,802)
\$
Key assumptions and the fair values were as follows: \$ Computer
Software
(250,865)
3,024,206
281,691
\$
3,055,032
\$
(2,143,446)
(326,157)
\$
250,865 (2,218,738)
\$
Mobile Broadband
Concession
(10,179,000)
70,144,000
-
\$
59,965,000
\$
\$ (20,632,474)
(3,839,572)
10,179,000 \$ (14,293,046)
determined by Level 3 fair value measurements inputs based on the appraisal reports conducted by
The fair values of the Company's investment properties as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
approach or cost approach.
independent appraisers.
Overall capital interest rate
Profit margin ratio
Fair value
Capitalization rate
Discount rate
All of the Company's investment properties are held under freehold interest. The future aggregate lease collection under operating lease for investment properties is as follows: Year 2
Year 1
Year 3
Year 4
Onwards
Year 5
17. INTANGIBLE ASSETS Cost Additions - acquired separately
Balance on January 1, 2019
Disposal
Balance on December 31, 2019 Accumulated amortization and
impairment
Balance on January 1, 2019
Amortization expenses
Disposal Balance on December 31, 2019
Investment
Properties
\$ (1,105,240) (25,157) 56,617
23,363
5,831
\$ (1,044,586) 8,212,437
8,094,618
\$
\$
9,139,204
1,359,502
\$
(36,943)
125,912
\$ 10,587,675 \$ (1,044,586)
(22,332)
(1,276)
27,066
\$ (1,041,128) (Concluded)
9,546,547
8,094,618
\$
\$
The
was included in other income and expenses in the statements of
10-30 years 35-60 years
4-10 years
Accumulated depreciation and impairment Balance on January 1, 2019 Depreciation expense Reversal of impairment loss
Reclassification
Disposal
Balance on December 31, 2019 Balance on December 31, 2019, net
Balance on January 1, 2019, net
Cost Balance on January 1, 2020 Additions (Note 14)
Reclassification
Disposal
Balance on December 31, 2020 Accumulated depreciation and impairment Reversal of impairment loss
Balance on January 1, 2020
Depreciation expense
Reclassification
Balance on December 31, 2020 Balance on December 31, 2020, net
Balance on January 1, 2020, net
After the evaluation of land and buildings, the Company concluded the recoverable amount which
represented the fair value less costs to sell of some land and buildings was higher than the carrying
Therefore, the Company recognized reversal of impairment losses of \$27,066 thousand and
amount.
\$56,617 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and the amounts were
recognized only to the extent of impairment losses that had been recognized in prior years.
reversal of impairment loss
Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service
comprehensive income.
Land improvements
lives:
Buildings Other building facilities
Main buildings
Broadband
Concession
Mobile
Computer
Software
Others Total
Balance on January 1, 2019, net 49,511,526
\$
880,760
\$
12,009
\$
50,404,295
\$
Balance on December 31, 2019,
net
45,671,954
\$
836,294
\$
11,209
\$
46,519,457
\$
Cost
Additions - acquired separately
Balance on January 1, 2020
Disposal
59,965,000
48,373,000
-
\$
(333,110)
3,055,032
165,024
\$
(9)
1,575
20,011
\$
(333,119)
48,539,599
63,040,043
\$
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$ 108,338,000 2,886,946
\$
21,577
\$
\$ 111,246,523
Accumulated amortization and
impairment
Balance on January 1, 2020
Amortization expenses
Disposal
\$ (14,293,046)
(5,025,796)
-
(2,218,738)
(306,904)
333,110
\$
(8,802)
(2,950)
9
\$
\$ (16,520,586)
(5,335,650)
333,119
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$ (19,318,842) (2,192,532)
\$
(11,743)
\$
\$ (21,523,117)
Balance on January 1, 2020, net 45,671,954
\$
836,294
\$
11,209
\$
46,519,457
\$
Balance on December 31, 2020,
net
89,019,158
\$
694,414
\$
9,834
\$
(Concluded)
89,723,406
\$
For long-term business development, the Company participated in the 5G mobile broadband license

bidding hosted by the NCC and paid the deposit for 5G spectrum bidding amounting to \$1,000,000 thousand (included in other assets) in October 2019. The Company paid \$48,373,000 thousand, including the aforementioned deposit, in February 2020 for the aforementioned license to obtain 90MHz in the 3.5GHz spectrum and 600MHz in the 28GHz spectrum. The concessions are granted and issued by the NCC. The concession fees are amortized using the straight-line method over the period from the date operations commence through the date the license expires or the useful life, whichever is shorter. The 4G concession fees will be fully amortized by December 2030 and December 2033 and 5G concession fees will be fully amortized by December 2040. The computer software is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 1 to 10 years. Other intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 1 to 11 years.

18. OTHER ASSETS

December 31
2020 2019
Deposit for mobile broadband license bidding (Note 17)
Other financial assets
Refundable deposits
Spare parts
Others
1,539,594
1,000,000
-
1,906,485
2,158,511
\$
2,337,589
1,561,372
1,000,000
1,000,000
2,143,070
\$
6,604,590
\$
8,042,031
\$
Spare parts
Others
Current
24,960
2,158,511
\$
2,337,589
16,626
\$
2,183,471
\$
2,354,215
\$
Deposit for mobile broadband license bidding
Other financial assets
Refundable deposits
Noncurrent
Others
\$ 1,539,594
1,000,000
-
1,881,525
\$ 1,561,372
1,000,000
1,000,000
2,126,444
4,421,119
\$
5,687,816
\$

Other financial assets - noncurrent was Piping Fund. As part of the government's effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, the Company and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. This fund was used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Net assets of this fund will be returned proportionately after the project is completed.

The Company evaluated that certain other assets will not be used in the future and there was no active market for sale; therefore, the Company determined that the recoverable amount of such assets was nil and recognized impairment losses of \$43,971 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. The aforementioned impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

19. HEDGING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company's hedge strategy is to enter into forward exchange contracts - buy to avoid its foreign currency exposure to certain foreign currency denominated equipment payments in the following six months. In addition, the Company's management considers the market condition to determine the hedge ratio and enters into forward exchange contracts with the banks to avoid the foreign currency risk. The Company signed equipment purchase contracts with suppliers and entered into forward exchange contracts to avoid foreign currency risk exposure to Euro-denominated purchase commitments. Those forward exchange contracts were designated as cash flow hedges. When forecast purchases actually take place, basis adjustments are made to the initial carrying amounts of hedged items.

For the hedges of highly probable forecast sales and purchases, as the critical terms (i.e. the notional amount, life and underlying) of the forward foreign exchange contracts and their corresponding hedged items are the same, the Company performs a qualitative assessment of effectiveness and it is expected that the value of the forward contracts and the value of the corresponding hedged items will systematically change in opposite direction in response to movements in the underlying exchange rates. The main source of hedge ineffectiveness in these hedging relationships is the effect of credit risks of the Company and the counterparty on the fair value of the forward exchange contracts. Such credit risks do not impact the fair value of the hedged item attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates. No other sources of ineffectiveness emerged from these hedging relationships.

The following tables summarized the information relating to the hedges for foreign currency risk.

December 31, 2020
Hedging Instruments Currency (In Thousands)
Notional
Amount
Maturity Forward
Rate
Balance Sheet
Line Item in
Carrying Amount
Asset
Liability Instruments Used
Change in Fair
for Calculating
Ineffectiveness
Values of
Hedging
Hedge
forward exchange
Forecast purchases -
Cash flow hedge
contracts
NT\$/EUR NT\$200,867/
EUR5,831
2021.03 34.45
\$
assets (liabilities)
Hedging financial
\$1,752 -
\$
\$ 1,425
Hedged Item
Change in
Value of
Used for
Accumulated Gain or Loss
on Hedging Instruments
in Other Equity
Hedged Items Ineffectiveness
Calculating
Hedge
Continuing
Hedges
Longer Applied
Accounting No
Hedge
Forecast equipment purchases
Cash flow hedge
\$ (1,425) 1,752
\$
\$ -
December 31, 2019
Hedging Instruments Currency (In Thousands)
Notional
Amount
Maturity Forward
Rate
Balance Sheet
Line Item in
Carrying Amount
Asset
Liability Instruments Used
Change in Fair
for Calculating
Ineffectiveness
Values of
Hedging
Hedge
Forecast purchases -
forward exchange
Cash flow hedge
contracts
NT\$/EUR NT\$ 84,066/
EUR 2,498
2020.03 33.66
\$
assets (liabilities)
Hedging financial
\$
327
\$
- \$ (742)
Hedged Item
Change in
Value of
Used for
Accumulated Gain or Loss
on Hedging Instruments
in Other Equity
Hedged Items Ineffectiveness Calculating
Hedge
Continuing
Hedges
Accounting No
Longer Applied
Hedge
Forecast equipment purchases
Cash flow hedge
\$ 742 327
\$
\$ -

Year ended December 31, 2020

Line Item
Reclassified to
Reclassified to
Adjusted Line
Adjusted Line
equipment to
Construction in
(2,026)
Construction in
equipment to
P/L and the
P/L and the
progress and
progress and
20,564
be accepted
be accepted
Amount
Amount
(802)
7,000,000
6,999,198
Item
Item
2020
2020
\$
\$
Comprehensive Income
\$
\$
Ineffectiveness is
Ineffectiveness is
The annual interest rates of commercial paper payable were as follows:
Which Hedge
Which Hedge
Line Item in
Line Item in
Included
Included
-
-
Ineffectiveness
Ineffectiveness
Recognized in
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Profit or Loss
Amount of
Amount of
-
-
Hedge
Hedge
Discounts on commercial paper payable
\$
\$
Loss Recognized
SHORT-TERM BILLS PAYABLE
Hedging Gain or
Hedging Gain or
Loss Recognized
(742)
1,425
in OCI
in OCI
Year ended December 31, 2019
Commercial paper payable
\$
\$
Forecast equipment
Forecast equipment
Hedge Transaction
Hedge Transaction
Cash flow hedge
Cash flow hedge
purchases
purchases
Less:
20.
Comprehensive Income
to Profit or Loss and the Adjusted
Reclassification from Equity
Line Item
Due to Hedged
Future Cash
Expected to
Flows No
Longer
Occur
Other gains and
-
losses
\$
to Profit or Loss and the Adjusted
Reclassification from Equity
Due to Hedged
Future Cash
Expected to
Flows No
Longer
Occur
Other gains and
-
losses
\$
December 31 2019
-
-
\$
-
\$
December 31 2019
Commercial paper payable 0.34%-0.36% -
BONDS PAYABLE
21.
December 31
2020 2019
Unsecured domestic bonds \$ 20,000,000 \$ -
Discounts on bonds payable
Less:
(19,728) -
19,980,272
\$
\$ -

The major terms of unsecured domestic bonds issued by Chunghwa were as follows:

Repayment and Interest
Payment
maturity; interest payable
One-time repayment upon
The same as above
The same as above
annually
Coupon
Rate
0.50%
0.54%
0.59%
Amount
Total
8,800,000
7,500,000
3,700,000
\$
Issuance Period July 2020 to July 2025
July 2020 to July 2027
July 2020 to July 2030
Tranche A
C
B
Issuance 2020-1

22. TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Trade notes and accounts payable \$ 12,226,935 \$ 12,052,523

Trade notes and accounts payable were attributable to operating activities and the trading conditions were agreed separately.

23. OTHER PAYABLES

2020 2019
Accrued salary and compensation \$
7,811,452
\$
8,084,105
Payables to contractors 1,667,666 1,602,855
Accrued compensation to employees and remuneration to
directors 1,238,251 1,161,404
Amounts collected for others 1,222,144 1,139,049
Payable on land (Note 14) 1,056,680 -
Accrued maintenance costs 1,024,468 953,441
Payables to equipment suppliers 992,114 220,650
Accrued franchise fees 782,597 1,088,333
Others 4,250,713 5,020,746
\$
20,046,085
\$
19,270,583

24. PROVISIONS

2019 66,907
74,235
\$
59,745 4,397 205,284
\$
\$ 107,902
97,382
205,284
\$
Total (21,468)
\$ 129,471
97,281
\$ 205,284 \$ 205,284 (26,463)
136,061
\$ 314,882
December 31 2020 \$ 169,986
83,589
57,210 4,097 314,882 214,266
100,616
314,882 Others (50)
4,447
-
\$
4,397
\$
4,397
\$
(200)
(100)
4,097
\$
\$ \$ \$ Employee
Benefits
(842)
9,194
51,393
\$
59,745
\$
59,745
\$
(1,841)
(694)
57,210
\$
Warranties (20,576)
54,308
40,503
\$
-
74,235
\$
74,235
\$
(21,947)
31,301
83,589
\$
Onerous
Contracts
19,323
47,584
\$
66,907
\$
66,907
\$
(3,722)
106,801
\$ 169,986
Onerous contracts
Warranties
Employee benefits Others Noncurrent
Current
Additional provisions recognized
Used / forfeited during the year
Balance on January 1, 2019
Balance on December 31, 2019 Additional / (reversal of) provisions
Balance on January 1, 2020
Used / forfeited during the year
recognized
Balance on December 31, 2020

a. The provision for warranty claims represents the present value of the management's best estimate of the future outflow of economic benefits that will be required under the Company's obligation for warranties in sales agreements. The estimate has been made based on the historical warranty experience.

December 31

  • b. The provision for employee benefits represents vested long-term service compensation accrued.
  • c. The provision for onerous contracts represents the present obligation resulting from the measurement for the unavoidable costs of meeting the Company's contractual obligations exceed the economic benefits expected to be received from the contracts.

25. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

a. Defined contribution plans

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC (the "LPA") is considered as a defined contribution plan. Based on the LPA, the Company makes monthly contributions to employees' individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages.

Defined benefit plans
b.

The Company completed its privatization plans on August 12, 2005. The Company is required to pay all accrued pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization in accordance with the Statute Governing Privatization of Stated-owned Enterprises. After paying all pension obligations for privatization, the plan assets of the Company should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises (the "Privatization Fund") under the Executive Yuan. On August 7, 2006, the Company transferred the remaining balance of fund to the Privatization Fund. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, the Company was requested to administer the distributions to employees for pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization and recognized in other current monetary assets.

The Company with the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law in the ROC is considered as defined benefit plans. These pension plans provide benefits based on an employee's length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement. The Company contributes an amount no more than 15% of salaries paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the names of the Committees in the Bank of Taiwan. The plan assets are held in a commingled fund which is operated and managed by the government's designated authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the funds. According to the Article 56 of the Labor Standards Law, entities are required to contribute the difference in one appropriation to their pension funds before the end of next March when the balance of the Funds is insufficient to pay the eligible employees who meet the retirement criteria in the following year. The amounts included in the balance sheets arising from the Company's obligation in respect of its defined benefit plans were as follows:

December 31
2020 2019
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
(39,254,971)
39,220,357
\$
(39,613,213)
40,917,777
\$
Funded status - deficit (surplus) (34,614)
\$
1,304,564
\$
Net defined benefit liabilities
Net defined benefit assets
(3,351,546)
3,316,932
\$
(2,108,176)
3,412,740
\$
(34,614)
\$
1,304,564
\$

Movements in the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

Defined Benefit
Present Value
of Funded
Obligation
Fair Value of
Plan Assets
Net Defined
Liabilities
(Assets)
Benefit
Amounts recognized in profit or loss
Interest expense / interest income
Balance on January 1, 2019
Current service cost
397,224
41,088,052
2,925,862
3,323,086
\$
388,140
388,140
38,817,587
-
\$
(Continued)
9,084
2,934,946
2,270,465
2,925,862
\$
Defined Benefit
Present Value
of Funded
Obligation
Fair Value of
Plan Assets
Net Defined
Liabilities
(Assets)
Benefit
Remeasurement on the net defined benefit
amounts included in net interest)
Actuarial losses recognized from
Return on plan assets (excluding
liability
-
\$
1,330,346
\$
(1,330,346)
\$
changes in financial assumptions
Actuarial gains recognized from
experience adjustments
(815,342)
639,398
-
-
(815,342)
639,398
Amounts recognized in other
Contributions from employer
comprehensive income
Benefits paid
(175,944)
(3,014,796)
-
(3,014,796)
1,330,346
2,091,936
(1,506,290)
(2,091,936)
-
Benefits paid directly by the Company
Balance on December 31, 2019
Current service cost
(302,621)
40,917,777
2,051,349
-
-
39,613,213
(302,621)
1,304,564
2,051,349
Remeasurement on the net defined benefit
Amounts recognized in profit or loss
Interest expense / interest income
liability
295,819
2,347,168
295,626
295,626
2,051,542
193
amounts included in net interest)
Actuarial losses recognized from
Return on plan assets (excluding
- 1,299,425 (1,299,425)
changes in financial assumptions
Actuarial gains recognized from
experience adjustments
(475,830)
604,943
-
-
(475,830)
604,943
Benefits paid directly by the Company
Amounts recognized in other
Contributions from employer
comprehensive income
Benefits paid
(3,910,971)
(262,730)
-
129,113
(3,910,971)
1,299,425
1,957,678
-
(1,170,312)
(1,957,678)
(262,730)
-
Balance on December 31, 2020 39,220,357
\$
39,254,971
\$
(Concluded)
(34,614)
\$
Relevant pension costs recognized in profit and loss for defined benefit plans were as follows:
2019
2020

Year Ended December 31

Operating costs \$ 1,205,306 \$ 1,725,459
Marketing expenses 601,609 864,796
General and administrative expenses 120,736 163,940
Research and development expenses 72,125 103,156

\$

1,999,776 \$ 2,857,351

The Company is exposed to following risks for the defined benefits plans under the Labor Standards
Law:
December 31
Investment risk
a.
2020 2019
Under the Labor Standards Law, the rate of return on assets shall not be lower than the average \$
1,924,715
6.4 years
\$
The expected contributions to the plan for the next year
The average duration of the defined benefit obligation
2,069,215
6.5 years
interest rate on a two-year time deposit published by the local banks and the government is
responsible for any shortfall in the event that the rate of return is less than the required rate of return.
The plan assets are held in a commingled fund mainly invested in foreign and domestic equity and
debt securities and bank deposits which is operated and managed by the government's designated
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's maturity analysis of the undiscounted benefit payments was
as follows:
authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the
funds.
Year Amount
Interest rate risk
b.
\$
2022
2023
2021
3,277,097
7,045,122
10,630,768
The decline in government bond interest rate will increase the present value of the obligation on the
The net effect on the present
value of the obligation on defined benefit plan is partially offset by the return on plan assets.
defined benefit plan, while the return on plan assets will increase.
2025 and thereafter
2024
11,771,892
39,413,041
Salary risk
c.
\$ 72,137,920
Hence, the increase in plan participants' salary will increase the present value of the
The calculation of the present value of defined benefit obligation is referred to the plan participants'
future salary.
EQUITY
26.
defined benefit obligation. Share capital
a.
The most recent actuarial valuation of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation
The principal assumptions used for the purpose of the
were carried out by the independent actuary.
actuarial valuations were as follows:
December 31
Common stocks
1)
Measurement Date 2020 2019
2019
December 31
2020
12,000,000
\$ 120,000,000
Number of authorized shares (thousand)
Authorized shares
12,000,000
\$ 120,000,000
0.75%
1.20%
0.50%
1.20%
Expected rates of salary increase
Discount rates
\$
7,757,447
77,574,465
\$
Number of issued and paid shares (thousand)
Issued shares
7,757,447
77,574,465
If reasonably possible changes of the respective significant actuarial assumptions occur at the end of
reporting periods, while holding all other assumptions constant, the present values of the defined benefit
with par value of \$10 is entitled the right to vote and receive
Each issued common stock
dividends.
obligations would increase (decrease) as follows: Global depositary receipts
2)
2019
December 31
2020
MOTC and some stockholders sold some common stocks of the Company in an
international offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS") (one
August 2005, and September 2006.
ADS represents 10 common stocks) in July 2003,
The
The
(1,259,747)
1,339,198
\$
\$
(1,191,982)
1,266,625
\$
\$
Expected rates of salary increase
0.5% decrease
0.5% increase
Discount rates
were 220,439 thousand common stocks, which equaled 22,044
thousand units and represented 2.84% of the Company's total outstanding common stocks.
ADSs were traded on the New York Stock Exchange since July 17, 2003.
2020, the outstanding ADSs
As of December 31,
(1,358,894)
1,431,825
\$
\$
(1,287,413)
1,355,750
\$
\$
0.5% decrease
0.5% increase
The ADS holders generally have the same rights and obligations as other common stockholders,
The exercise of such rights and obligations shall
comply with the related regulations and deposit agreement, which stipulate, among other things,
subject to the provision of relevant laws.
The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present
value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in
that ADS holders are entitled to, through deposit agents:
There is no change in the
isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.
Exercise their voting rights,
a)

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated. There is no change in the methods and assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis from the previous period.

53 -

b) Sell their ADSs, and

Receive dividends declared and subscribe to the issuance of new shares.
c)
1010012865 and Rule No. 1010047490 issued by the FSC and the directive entitled "Questions and
The Company should appropriate or reverse a special reserve in accordance with Rule No.
Additional paid-in capital
b.
Taiwan-IFRSs".
Distributions can be made out of any subsequent reversal of the debit to other equity items.
Adoption of
Following the
Appropriated
Reserves
Special
Answers on
The adjustments of additional paid-in capital for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were
Consideration
Received and
Difference
between
Movements of
Additional
Movements of
Additional
as follows:
The appropriation for legal reserve shall be made until the accumulated reserve equals the aggregate
This reserve can only be used to offset
a deficit, or, when the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company's paid-in capital, the excess
par value of the outstanding capital stock of the Company.
may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.
Total
Contribution due
to Privatization
Stockholders'
Donated Capital
Subsidiaries' Net
Amount of the
Assets upon
Carrying
Disposal
Paid-in Capital
Arising from
Changes in
Equities of
Subsidiaries
Paid-in Capital
Accounted for
for Associates
Using Equity
Method
Share Premium
The appropriations of the 2019 and 2018 earnings of the Company approved by the stockholders in
their meetings on May 29, 2020 and June 21, 2019 were as follows:
\$ 171,136,764
1,266
\$ 20,648,078
-
1,266
18,648
\$
987,611
-
\$
2,063,148
-
\$
-
89,893
\$
\$ 147,329,386
-
capital from investments in
Change in additional paid-in
Balance on January 1, 2019
Unclaimed dividend
Dividends Per Share
(NT\$)
Appropriation of Earnings
(898)
118,853
-
-
-
-
-
-
(898)
-
-
118,853
-
-
joint ventures accounted for
subsidiaries, associates and
transactions of subsidiaries
using equity method
Share-based payment
For Fiscal
Year 2018
For Fiscal
Year 2019
For Fiscal
Year 2018
For Fiscal
Year 2019
171,255,985
1,605
20,648,078
-
19,914
1,605
987,611
-
2,062,250
-
208,746
-
147,329,386
-
Balance on December 31, 2019
capital from investments in
Change in additional paid-in
Unclaimed dividend
4.479
\$
4.226
\$
34,745,603
\$
32,782,969
\$
Cash dividends
(21,918)
-
-
-
-
(21,918)
-
proportionately participating
joint ventures accounted for
subsidiaries, associates and
Change in additional paid-in
using equity method
capital for not
The appropriations of earnings for 2020 had been proposed by the Company's Board of Directors on
The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:
February 23, 2021.
(103)
25,810
-
-
-
-
-
-
(103)
25,810
-
-
-
-
transactions of subsidiaries
in the capital increase of
Share-based payment
subsidiaries
Dividends Per
Share (NT\$)
Appropriation
of Earnings
\$ 171,261,379
\$ 20,648,078
21,519
\$
987,611
\$
2,087,957
\$
186,828
\$
\$ 147,329,386
Balance on December 31, 2020
4.306
\$
\$ 33,403,565
Cash dividends
Additional paid-in capital from share premium, donated capital and the difference between
consideration received and the carrying amount of the subsidiaries' net assets upon disposal may be
Furthermore, when the Company has no deficit, it may be distributed in
capital except the additional paid-in capital arising from unclaimed dividend can only be utilized to
cash or capitalized, which however is limited to a certain percentage of the Company's paid-in
utilized to offset deficits.
offset deficits.
The appropriations of earnings for 2020 are subject to the resolution of the stockholders' meeting
Information of the appropriation of the Company's earnings
proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders is available on the Market
planned to be held on May 28, 2021.
Observation Post System website.
Others
d.
The additional paid-in capital from movements of paid-in capital arising from changes in equities of
subsidiaries may only be utilized to offset deficits.
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations
1)
accounted for using equity method, the portion arising from the difference between consideration
may be utilized to
Among additional paid-in capital from movements of investments in associates and joint ventures
received and the carrying amount of the subsidiaries' net assets upon disposal
The exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations from their
functional currency to New Taiwan dollars were recognized as exchange differences arising
from the translation of the foreign operations in other comprehensive income.
may be distributed in cash or
However, other additional paid-in capital recognized in proportion of share ownership
offset deficits; furthermore, when the Company has no deficit, it
may only be utilized to offset deficits.
capitalized.
Unrealized gain or loss on financial assets at FVOCI
2)
Retained earnings and dividends policy
c.
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
must pay all
outstanding taxes, offset deficits in prior years and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net
income before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, except when
In accordance with the the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Company
538,272
\$
836,598
\$
Unrealized gain or loss
Recognized for the year
Beginning balance
the accumulated amount of such legal reserve equals to the Company's total issued capital, and
No
depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside or reverse special reserves.
399,429
546,879
Share from subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Equity instruments
less than 50% of the remaining earnings comprising remaining balance of net income, if any, plus
cumulative undistributed earnings shall be distributed as stockholders' dividends, of which cash
dividends to be distributed shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of dividends to be
distributed. If cash dividend to be distributed is less than \$0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall
be distributed in the form of common stocks.
(Continued)
(101,103)
(126,890)
accounted for using the equity method
Year Ended December 31 2019
2020 2019 Domestic Fixed
Communi
Communi
Mobile
International
Communi
Fixed
Transferred accumulated gain or loss to retained earnings
resulting from the disposal of equity instruments (Note
Business
cations
cations
Business
Internet
Business
cations
Business
Others Total
8) (16,686)
\$
\$ - Main Products and Service Revenues
Ending balance \$1,239,901 \$ 836,598 \$
Local telephone and domestic long
Mobile services revenue
Sales of products
-
1,958,028
\$
\$ 62,808,959
11,634,139
-
8,691
\$
-
8,804
\$
-
-
\$ 62,808,959
13,609,662
(Concluded) distance telephone services
revenue
27,949,534 - - - - 27,949,534
Broadband access and domestic
leased line services revenue
22,180,256 - - - - 22,180,256
Data communications internet
services revenue
- - 19,637,375 - - 19,637,375
Year Ended December 31 International network and leased line
services revenue
Others
-
13,169,912
-
354,495
-
8,148,555
6,513,830
3,744,286
-
110,477
6,513,830
25,527,725
2020 2019 \$ 65,257,730 \$ 74,797,593 \$ 27,794,621 \$
\$ 10,266,920
110,477 \$178,227,341
Revenue from contracts with customers \$ 177,451,021 \$ 178,227,341 Contract balances
b.
Rental income
Other revenues
Others
801,580
370,226
752,622
341,875
2020 December 31, December 31,
2019
January 1,
2019
1,171,806
178,622,827
\$
1,094,497
\$ 179,321,838
Trade notes and accounts receivable
(Note 9)
\$ 19,554,643 \$ 23,478,061 \$ 27,851,879
For the information of performance obligations related to customer contracts, please refer to Note 3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for details.
Products and service bundling
Contract assets
Others
\$ 2,649,230
99,475
2,190,217
91,152
\$
\$ 2,225,636
101,890
Disaggregation of revenue
a.
Loss allowance
Less:
(7,016) (5,686) (6,381)
2020 \$ 2,741,689 2,275,683
\$
\$ 2,321,145
Domestic Fixed
Communi
Communi
Mobile
International
Communi
Fixed
Noncurrent
Current
1,007,608
\$ 1,734,081
\$ 1,470,985
804,698
\$ 1,653,886 667,259
cations
Business
Business
cations
Internet
Business
Business
cations
Others Total \$ 2,741,689 2,275,683
\$
\$ 2,321,145
Main Products and Service Revenues
\$
Local telephone and domestic long
Mobile services revenue
Sales of products
-
2,214,874
\$ 60,396,292
11,026,699
-
59,395
\$
-
9,814
\$
-
-
\$
\$ 60,396,292
13,310,782
Telecommunications business
Contract liabilities
\$ 11,677,075 \$ 10,559,858 \$ 8,443,296
Broadband access and domestic
distance telephone services
revenue
26,495,555 - - - - 26,495,555 Products and service bundling
Project business
12,455
6,012,181
10,265,409
23,319
4,439,286
28,689
Data communications internet
leased line services revenue
22,500,492 - - - - 22,500,492 Others 301,367 251,332 231,812
International network and leased line
services revenue
services revenue
-
-
-
-
20,017,339
-
-
3,367,177
-
-
3,367,177
20,017,339
\$ 18,003,078 \$ 21,099,918 \$ 13,143,083
Others 17,791,674 620,070 9,406,670 3,440,055 104,915 31,363,384
69,002,595
\$
\$ 72,043,061 \$ 29,483,404 \$ 6,817,046 104,915
\$
\$177,451,021 Noncurrent
Current
\$ 12,661,964
5,341,114
\$ 16,684,939
4,414,979
\$ 10,686,892 2,456,191
\$ 18,003,078 \$ 21,099,918 \$ 13,143,083

27. REVENUES

The changes in the contract asset and the contract liability balances primarily result from the timing difference between the satisfaction of performance obligations and the payments collected from customers. Significant changes of contract assets and liabilities recognized resulting from product and service bundling were as follows:

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Net increase of customer contracts
Reclassified to trade receivables
Contract assets
(1,851,682)
2,340,655
\$
(2,078,331)
\$ 1,943,860
488,973
\$
(134,471)
\$
Net increase of customer contracts
Recognized as revenues
Contract liabilities
(18,043)
7,179
\$
(21,659)
16,289
\$
(10,864)
\$
(5,370)
\$

The Company applies the simplified approach to providing for expected credit losses prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of lifetime expected loss provision for receivables. Contract assets will be reclassified to trade receivables when the corresponding invoice is billed to the client. Contract assets have substantially the same risk characteristics as the trade receivables of the same types of contracts. Therefore, the Company concluded that the expected loss rates for trade receivables can be applied to the contract assets.

Revenue recognized for the period that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the year was as follows:

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Telecommunications business
Project business
Others
5,479,115
222,364
6,078,181
\$
3,989,780
180,839
6,176,801
\$
11,779,660
\$
\$ 10,347,420
c. Incremental costs of obtaining contracts
December 31
2020
2019

The Company considered the past experience and the default clauses in the telecommunications service contracts and believes the commissions and equipment subsidies paid for obtaining such contracts are expected to be recoverable; therefore, such costs were capitalized. Amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were \$5,395,125 thousand and \$6,269,916 thousand, respectively.

Incremental costs of obtaining contracts \$ 7,015,079 \$ 6,976,421

Noncurrent

d. Remaining Performance Obligations

As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligations for non-cancellable telecommunications service contracts that are unsatisfied is \$34,201,806 thousand. The Company recognizes revenue when service is provided over contract terms. The Company expects to recognize such revenue of \$21,878,842 thousand, \$10,484,505 thousand and \$1,838,459 thousand in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The variable consideration collected from customers on nonrecurring basis resulting from exceeded usage from monthly fee and revenue recognized for contracts that the Company has a right to consideration from customers in the amount corresponding directly with the value to the customers of the Company's performance completed to date have been excluded from the disclosure of remaining performance obligations. As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligations for non-cancellable project business contracts that are unsatisfied is \$16,098,817 thousand. The Company recognizes revenues when the project business contract is completed and accepted by customers. The Company expects to recognize such revenue of \$6,282,801 thousand, \$5,536,110 thousand and \$4,279,906 thousand in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. Project business contracts whose expected duration are less than a year have been excluded from the aforementioned disclosure.

28. NET INCOME

a. Other income and expenses

Year Ended December 31
2019
(29,229)
(43,971)
56,617
-
\$
27,066
-
(16,583)
\$
Year Ended December 31
2019
292,450
94,297
\$
105,924
386,747
\$
Year Ended December 31
2019
(Continued)
30,152
18,591
\$
13,398
2,608
2020 \$1,435,864
151,357
\$1,614,287 2020 240,821
\$
346,745
\$
2020 \$
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties
Gain on disposal of investment properties
Impairment loss on other assets
Other income
b.
Dividend income
Others
Other gains and losses
c.
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity
Foreign currency exchange gain or loss, net
method
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
2020 Year Ended December 31
2019
Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value
through profit or loss, net
Others
\$
\$
(98,404)
(17,943)
(100,341)
\$
\$
(Concluded)
(38,588)
(15,727)
(5,572)
Amortization expenses summarized by functions
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Marketing expenses
Operating costs
\$ 10,578,714
47,724
81,035
23,302
81,492
55,402
\$ 10,281,841
19,811
Interest expenses
d.
10,730,775
\$
(Concluded)
\$ 10,438,546
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
Employee benefit expenses
g.
Year Ended December 31
Interest paid to financial institutions
Interest on lease liabilities
Interest on bonds payable
Others
\$
\$
64,470
59,864
45,614
1,710
171,658
\$
\$
-
-
1,712
61,873
60,161
Defined contribution plans
Post-employment benefit
Defined benefit plans
336,674
1,999,776
2,336,450
2020
\$
302,912
3,160,263
2,857,351
2019
\$
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss)
e.
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
Other employee benefit
Insurance
Salaries
Others
19,366,322
1,959,488
11,970,883
33,296,693
19,887,957
2,031,482
12,247,172
34,166,611
Contract assets \$
1,330
\$
(695) Total employee benefit expenses \$ 35,633,143 \$ 37,326,874
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Investment properties
Other receivables
Inventories
Others
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
(4,749)
(27,066)
\$1,124,350
49,108
-
\$
\$
\$
\$
(57,088)
(69,236)
(56,617)
475,024
43,971
Summary by functions
Operating expenses
Operating costs
\$ 20,197,935
15,435,208
\$ 21,192,623
16,134,251
f. 35,633,143
\$
\$ 37,326,874
Depreciation and amortization expenses Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
employees' compensation at the rates from 1.7% to 4.3% and
31, 2020, the payables of the employees' compensation and of the remuneration to directors were
remuneration to directors not higher than 0.17%, respectively, of pre-tax income.
\$1,202,448 thousand and \$35,803 thousand, respectively.
distributes
The Company
Such amounts have been approved by As of December
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use assets
\$ 26,280,508
\$ 26,308,062
3,522,245
3,547,154 the Company's Board of Directors on February 23, 2021 and will be reported to the stockholders in
their meeting planned to be held on May 28, 2021.
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts
Investment properties
Intangible assets
22,332
5,335,650
5,395,125
25,157
4,168,630
6,269,916
If there is a change in the proposed amounts after the annual financial statements are authorized for
issue, the difference is recorded as a change in accounting estimate.
Total depreciation and amortization expenses \$ 40,291,365
\$ 40,583,414
The compensation to the employees and remuneration to the directors of 2019 and 2018 approved by
the Board of Directors on February 26, 2020 and March 19, 2019, respectively, were as follows:
Depreciation expenses summarized by functions
Operating expenses
Operating costs
\$ 28,630,553
1,157,718
\$ 28,694,921
1,222,266 Cash
2019
Cash
2018
\$ 29,852,819
29,852,639
\$
(Continued) Compensation distributed to the employees
Remuneration paid to the directors
\$ 1,126,194
35,210
\$ 1,404,264
38,216

62 -

There was no difference between the initial accrued amounts recognized in 2019 and 2018 and the
amounts approved by the Board of Directors in 2020 and 2019 of the aforementioned compensation
Income tax recognized in other comprehensive income
b.
to employees and the remuneration to directors. Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Information of the appropriation of the Company's employees compensation and remuneration to
directors and those approved by the Board of Directors is available on the Market Observation Post
System website.
Remeasurement on defined benefit pension plan
Deferred tax
234,062
\$
301,258
\$
Current tax liabilities
c.
December 31
Income tax recognized in profit or loss
a.
2020 2019
The major components of income tax expense were as follows: Income tax payable
Current tax liabilities
\$3,914,134 3,739,435
\$
Year Ended December 31
2020
2019 Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
d.
Current tax The movements of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
Current tax expenses recognized for the year
Income tax adjustments on prior years
\$
7,542,030
-
\$
(85,360)
7,590,104
For the year ended December 31, 2020
Others 19,621
7,561,651
10,660
7,515,404
Recognized in
Deferred tax Other
Deferred tax benefits recognized for the year
Income tax adjustments on prior years
(99,847)
15,495
(41,358)
-
Beginning
Balance
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
Comprehensive
Income
Ending
Balance
(84,352) (41,358) Deferred income tax assets
Income tax recognized in profit or loss \$
7,477,299
\$
7,474,046 Temporary differences 2,017,230
\$
19,949
\$
\$ 1,803,117
\$
Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense was as follows: Defined benefit pension plan
Allowance for doubtful
(234,062)
Year Ended December 31 Valuation loss on inventory
receivables over quota
400,067
127,279
(37,458)
148,308
-
-
362,609
275,587
2020 2019 Accrued award credits
Deferred revenue
97,457 (24,390) - 73,067
Income before income tax \$
40,883,429
\$
40,262,592 Estimated warranty
liabilities
17,318 1,091 - 18,409
Nondeductible income and expenses in determining taxable
Income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate
\$
8,176,686
\$
8,052,518 liabilities
Others
14,847
44,837
29,289
1,871
-
-
16,718
74,126
income (466) 5,140 2,719,035
\$
138,660
\$
(234,062)
\$
2,623,633
\$
Tax-exempt income
Investment credits
(613,694)
(117,488)
(323,439)
(192,921)
Deferred income tax liabilities
Income tax adjustments on prior years
Others
15,495
16,766
(85,360)
18,108
Temporary differences
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss \$
7,477,299
\$
7,474,046 Defined benefit pension plan
Deferred revenue for award
Land value incremental tax
1,756,317
94,986
\$
-
53,723
\$
-
-
\$
1,810,040
94,986
\$
The applicable tax rate used by the Company is 20%. Unrealized foreign exchange
credits
28,543 1,664 - 30,207
In July 2019, the President of the ROC announced the amendments to the Statute of Industrial gain, net 1,079 (1,079) - -
which stipulate that the unappropriated earnings in 2018 and thereafter that are used to
build or acquire certain assets or technologies are allowed as deduction when computing the income
Innovation,
1,880,925
\$
54,308
\$
-
\$
1,935,233
\$
tax on unappropriated earnings. The Company has deducted the reinvested capital expenditure

29. INCOME TAX

63 -

while calculating income tax on unappropriated earnings.

For the year ended December 31, 2019

e. All deductible temporary differences were recognized as deferred tax assets in the balance sheets.

f. Income tax examinations

Income tax returns of the Company have been examined by the tax authorities through 2017.

30. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net income and weighted average number of common stocks used in the calculation of earnings per share were as follows:

Net Income

2020 Year Ended December 31
2019
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Net income used to compute the basic earnings per share
33,406,130
\$
32,788,546
\$
Employee stock options and employee compensation of
subsidiaries
(7,241) (3,617)
Net income used to compute the diluted earnings per share 33,398,889
\$
32,784,929
\$

65 -

Weighted Average Number of Common Stocks

(Thousand Shares)

Year Ended December 31
2020 2019
Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the
basic earnings per share
7,757,447 7,757,447
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Employee compensation
7,108 7,862
Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the
diluted earnings per share
7,764,555 7,765,309

As the Company may settle the employee compensation in shares or cash, the Company shall presume that it will be settled in shares and take those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of outstanding shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS if the shares have a dilutive effect. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the approval of the number of shares to be distributed to employees as compensation in the following year.

31. NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS

Except for those disclosed in other notes, the non-cash investing and financing activities the Company entered into were as follows:

Year Ended December 31
Investing activities 2020 2019
Increase in property, plant and equipment
Changes in other payables
(1,884,118)
24,624,730
\$
\$
1,116,812
21,310,261
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 22,740,612
\$
\$
22,427,073
Trade-in investment properties from asset exchange transaction
Increase in investment properties
1,359,502
\$
\$
523
(Note 14) (1,305,067) -
Acquisition of investment properties 54,435
\$
\$
523
Increase in intangible assets
Changes in other assets
(1,000,000)
48,539,599
\$
\$
283,792
-
Acquisition of intangible assets 47,539,599
\$
\$
283,792
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Disposal of property, plant and equipment, net
1,435,864
297,161
\$
\$
(29,229)
80,220
Trade-in investment properties from asset exchange transaction
Changes in other current monetary assets
Changes in other payables
(Note 14)
(1,305,067)
(79,986)
(31,032)
-
-
-
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 316,940
\$
\$
50,991
Financing Activities a. Financial instruments that are not measured at fair value but for which fair value is disclosed
December 31,
Balance on
2020
Interest Paid
Cash Flows
Operation
Activities -
from
Changes in Non-Cash
Others
Transactions
New Leases
Cash Flows
Financing
Activities
from
January 1,
Balance on
2020
be reliable estimated. assets and liabilities not measured at fair value approximate their fair values or the fair values cannot
Except those listed in the table below, the Company considers that the carrying amounts of financial
December 31
\$ 8,620,647
(59,864 )
Cash Flows
\$
\$ (195,892 )
\$ 3,468,664
\$(3,287,475)
\$ 8,695,214
Lease liabilities
2020
Carrying
Value
Fair Value 2019
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
December 31,
Balance on
2019
Interest Paid
Operation
Activities -
from
Changes in Non-Cash
Others
Transactions
New Leases
Cash Flows
Financing
Activities
from
January 1,
Balance on
2019
Financial liabilities
\$ 8,695,214
(60,161 )
\$
\$ (444,045 )
\$ 3,324,178
\$(3,306,322)
\$ 9,181,564
Lease liabilities
measured at amortized
Financial liabilities
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
32.
Bonds payable
cost
\$ 19,980,272 \$
\$ 20,078,098
- -
\$
The Company manages its capital to ensure that the Company will be able to continue as going concerns
while maximizing the return to stakeholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.
based on the weighted-average per-hundred price of Taipei Exchange at the end of reporting period.
The fair value of bonds payable is measured using Level 2 inputs.
The valuation of fair value is
The capital structure of the Company consists of debt and the equity of the Company. b. Financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
The Company is required to maintain minimum paid-in capital amount as prescribed by the applicable December 31, 2020
laws. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
As part of this review, the
management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital.
The management reviews the capital structure of the Company as needed.
Hedging financial assets \$
-
\$
\$
1,752
- 1,752
\$
According to the management's suggestion, the Company maintains a balanced capital structure through
paying cash dividends, increasing its share capital, purchasing outstanding shares, and issuing new debt
or repaying debt.
Financial assets at FVTPL
Non-listed stocks
Derivatives
\$
-
-
\$
\$
-
2,271
677,202
-
677,202
2,271
\$
\$
-
\$
\$
2,271
677,202 679,473
\$
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair Value Information
33.
Financial assets at FVOCI
Listed stocks
\$
2,610,501
\$
\$
-
- 2,610,501
\$
Non-listed stocks - - 4,293,178 4,293,178
measurement guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three
These levels are:
levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.
disclosure about fair value measurements.
The fair value
December 31, 2019 \$
2,610,501
\$
\$
-
4,293,178 6,903,679
\$
derived from quoted prices
measurements are those
(unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
These
measurements:
Level 1 fair value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
These measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted
Level 2 fair value measurements:
Hedging financial assets \$
-
\$
\$
327
- 327
\$
prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices)
or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
Financial assets at FVTPL
Non-listed stocks
\$
-
\$
\$
-
778,105 778,105
\$
These measurements are those derived from valuation techniques
that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable
Level 3 fair value measurements:
inputs).
Financial assets at FVOCI
Non-listed stocks
Listed stocks
\$
2,388,416
-
\$
\$
-
-
4,534,899
-
2,388,416
4,534,899
\$

(Continued)

68 -

\$

2,388,416 \$ - \$ 4,534,899 \$ 6,923,315

67 -

255

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial liabilities at
FVTPL
The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and
traded in active markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices.
1)
\$
Derivatives
228
\$
-
-
\$
(Concluded)
228
\$
are estimated based on observable inputs including forward exchange rates at the end of the
For derivatives, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow model.
2)
Future cash flows
There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. reporting periods and the forward and spot exchange rates stated in the contracts, discounted at a
rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.
The reconciliations for financial assets measured at Level 3 were listed below: The fair values of non-listed domestic and foreign equity investments were Level 3 financial assets,
2020 and determined using the market approach by reference the Price-to-Book ratios (P/B ratios) of peer
companies that traded in active market or using assets approach.
inputs used were listed in the table below.
The significant unobservable
A decrease in discount for the lack of marketability or
Measured at Measured at
Fair Value
noncontrolling interests discount would result in increases in the fair values.
through Profit
Fair Value
Comprehensive
through Other
2019
December 31
2020
Financial Assets or Loss Income Total
Reclassified from investments accounted
Balance on January 1, 2020
778,105
\$
4,534,899
\$
5,313,004
\$
Discount for lack of marketability
Noncontrolling interests discount
20%
25%
20%
25%
for using equity method - 1,282 1,282 If the inputs to the valuation model were changed to reflect reasonably possible alternative
Recognized in profit or loss under "Other
Recognized in other comprehensive
gains and losses"
(100,903) - (100,903) assumptions while all the other variables were held constant, the fair values of equity investments
investments would be the negative amount of the same amount.
as below table.
would increase
When related discounts increase, the fair value of equity
on financial assets at fair value through
income under "Unrealized gain or loss
December 31
other comprehensive income" - (243,003) (243,003) 2019
2020
Balance on December 31, 2020 677,202
\$
4,293,178
\$
4,970,380
\$
Discount for lack of marketability
Unrealized loss in 2020 (100,903)
\$
Noncontrolling interests discount
5% decrease
332,063
\$
310,649
\$
2019 5% decrease 53,585
\$
46,906
\$
Measured at Measured at
Fair Value
Categories of Financial Instruments December 31
through Profit
Fair Value
Comprehensive
through Other
2019
2020
Financial Assets or Loss Income Total Financial assets
Balance on January 1, 2019
Acquisition
517,362
300,000
\$
3,633,210
-
\$
4,150,572
300,000
\$
Mandatorily measured at FVTPL
Measured at FVTPL
778,105
\$
679,473
\$
Recognized in profit or loss under "Other
Recognized in other comprehensive
gains and losses"
(39,257) - (39,257) Financial assets at amortized cost (Note a)
Financial assets at FVOCI
Hedging financial assets
327
55,772,774
6,923,315
1,752
6,903,679
44,806,233
on financial assets at fair value through
income under "Unrealized gain or loss
Financial liabilities
Proceed from return of investments
other comprehensive income"
-
-
(9,167)
910,856
(9,167)
910,856
Measured at FVTPL
Held for trading
228
Balance on December 31, 2019 778,105
\$
4,534,899
\$
5,313,004
\$
Measured at amortized cost (Note b) 30,394,827
-
58,305,555
Unrealized loss in 2019 (39,257)
\$

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities of Level 2 are determined as follows:

  • 1) The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and
  • 2) For derivatives, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow model. Future cash flows are estimated based on observable inputs including forward exchange rates at the end of the reporting periods and the forward and spot exchange rates stated in the contracts, discounted at a
2019
December 31
2020
3,772,682
206,447
1,260,190
6,271
\$
503,192
954,040
1,046,395
7,483
\$
Liabilities
EUR
USD
SGD
JPY
The carrying amounts of the Company's derivatives with exchange rate risk exposures at the
(Concluded)
14,185
December 31
7,559
balance sheet dates were as follows:
HKD
327
-
228
2019
\$
3,902
-
121
2020
\$
Liabilities
EUR
EUR
USD
Assets
Foreign currency sensitivity analysis The Company is mainly exposed to the fluctuations of the currencies USD, EUR, SGD, JPY and
HKD as listed above.
5% is the sensitivity rate used when
management personnel and represents
The following table details the Company's sensitivity to a 5% increase and decrease in the
functional currency against the relevant foreign currencies.
reporting foreign currency risk internally to key
sensitivity analysis includes only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and
The
management's assessment of the reasonably possible changes in foreign exchange rates.
A positive number below indicates an increase in pre-tax profit or
equity where the functional currency weakens 5% against the relevant currency.
forward exchange contracts.
Year Ended December 31
2019
2020
\$ (18,729)
(9,791)
(47,108)
9,720
\$
Monetary assets and liabilities (a)
Profit or loss
EUR
USD
(63,006)
(287)
(52,317)
(350)
SGD
JPY
(700)
2,519
-
(18,512)
3,057
2,627
Derivatives (b)
HKD
EUR
USD
4,195
10,210
Derivatives (c)
EUR
Equity
notes and accounts receivable,
deposits
(classified as other noncurrent assets), which were financial assets measured at amortized cost.
monetary assets and refundable
The balances included cash and cash equivalents, trade
other current
receivables from related parties,
Note a:
The balances included short-term bills payable, trade notes and accounts payable, payables to
which were
related parties, partial other payables, customers' deposits and bonds payable
financial liabilities carried at amortized cost.
Financial Risk Management Objectives
Note b:
The main financial instruments of the Company include equity investments, trade notes and accounts
receivable, trade notes and accounts payable, lease liabilities, short-term bills payable and bonds
The Company's Finance Department provides services to its business units, co-ordinates
access to domestic and international capital markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to
the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and
These risks include market risk (including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk
magnitude of risks.
payable.
The Company seeks to minimize the effects of these risks by using derivative financial instruments to
Company's policies
Those derivatives are used to hedge the risks of exchange rate
Compliance with policies and risk exposure
The Company does
limits is reviewed by the Company's Finance Department on a continuous basis.
The use of financial derivatives is governed by the
fluctuation arising from operating or investment activities.
and other price risk), credit risk, and liquidity risk.
approved by the Board of Directors.
hedge risk exposures.
not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative
purposes.
The Company reports the significant risk exposures and related action plans timely and actively to the
audit committee and if needed to the Board of Directors.
The Company is exposed to market risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest
Market risk
The Company uses forward exchange contracts to hedge the exchange rate risk arising from
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
rates.
There were no changes to the Company's exposure to market risks or the manner in which these
risks are managed and measured.
Foreign currency risk
1)
Company's foreign currency denominated monetary assets and
December 31
monetary liabilities at the balance sheet dates were as follows:
The carrying amounts of the
2019
2020
3,398,099
10,618
69
\$
697,597
11,883
62
\$
EUR
USD
SGD
Assets
(Continued)
539
186
482
68,707
HKD
JPY
This risk is
While the Company has
\$ 40,375,788
Total
Total
Total
the Company's outstanding trade receivables are not covered by collateral or credit insurance.
-
11,200,000
\$ 11,200,000
-
More than
More than
More than
will effectively limit its credit risk and avoid losses.
5 Years
5 Years
391,240
5 Years
contractual
\$
\$
Information about the maturity analysis for lease liabilities was as follows:
\$
\$ 4,722,280
8,800,000
\$ 13,522,280
\$ 4,653,517
1-5 Years
1-5 Years
The Company has large trade receivables outstanding with its customers.
\$ 1,603,147
3-5 Years
non-derivative financial liabilities with agreed repayment periods.
management to reduce its credit risk.
Company's remaining
3 Months to
\$ 2,020,848
-
\$ 2,020,848
3 Months to
\$ 2,249,737
1 Year
1 Year
heightened during periods when economic conditions worsen.
operations and reduce the impact on fluctuation of cash flow.
\$ 3,799,518
1-3 Years
-
-
-
-
1-3 Months
1-3 Months
\$
\$
\$
\$ 2,946,519
Less than
1 Year
tables detailed the
which the Company is required to pay.
\$ 33,632,660
7,000,000
40,632,660
\$ 32,737,082
Less than
Less than
1 Month
1 Month
Company has implemented ongoing
Liquidity and interest risk tables
\$
in financial loss to the Company.
Weighted
Weighted
Interest
Rate (%)
Interest
Rate (%)
Effective
Effective
Average
Average
0.50
-
-
strengthening overall risk
assurance such procedures
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Fixed interest rate instruments
The following
Lease liabilities
Non-interest bearing
Non-interest bearing
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Liquidity risk
limited.
date.
1)
c.
The carrying amounts of the Company's exposures to interest rates on financial assets and
A 25 basis point increase or
This is mainly
The management
Further, the Company assigned
thousand and \$345,184 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of financial assets at
If equity prices had been 5%
would have increased/decreased by \$33,860
23,072,032
8,695,214
2,414,392
2019
an equal and opposite effect on the pre-tax profit or equity for the amounts shown above.
December 31
\$
35,600,117
2,855,144
16,006,853
2020
\$
finance and investment departments to monitor the price risk.
Cash flow interest rate risk
Fair value interest rate risk
2019
This is mainly attributable to the exposure to foreign currency denominated receivables and
payables of the Company outstanding at the balance sheet dates.
This is mainly attributable to forward exchange contracts.
thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of financial assets at FVTPL and financial assets
at FVOCI, respectively.
Credit risk
b.
For a 5% strengthening of the functional currency against the relevant currencies, there would be
This is mainly attributable to the changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated
as cash flow hedges.
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty would default on its contractual obligations resulting
The maximum credit exposure of the aforementioned financial
instruments is equal to their carrying amounts recognized in the balance sheet as of the balance sheet
2) Interest rate risk A substantial majority of
The
measures including enhancing credit assessments and
financial liabilities at the balance sheet dates were as follows: procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on trade receivables, there can be no
As the Company serves a large number of unrelated consumers, the concentration of credit risk was
Financial liabilities
Financial assets
Financial assets The Company manages and maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalent position to support the
Interest rate sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates for
decrease is used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and
represents management's assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates.
non-derivative instruments at the end of the reporting period.
maturity for its
The tables had been drawn
up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on
If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant,
the Company's pre-tax income would increase/decrease by \$7,138 thousand and \$6,036
attributable to the Company's exposure to floating interest rates on its financial assets.
thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Other price risk
The Company is exposed to equity price risks arising from holding other company's equity.
Equity investments are held for strategic rather than trading purposes.
managed the risk through holding various risk portfolios.
27,000,000
\$ 67,375,788
Equity price sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to equity price risks
at the end of the reporting period.
\$ 8,740,424
If equity prices had been 5% higher/lower, pre-tax profit and pre-tax other comprehensive
income for the year ended December 31, 2020
higher/lower, pre-tax profit and pre-tax other comprehensive income for the year ended
would have increased/decreased by \$38,905 thousand and \$346,166
and financial assets at FVOCI, respectively.
December 31,
\$ 39,640,336

3) Other price risk

2) Interest rate risk

Information about the maturity analysis for lease liabilities was as follows:

Less than
1 Year
1-3 Years 3-5 Years More than
5 Years
Total
Lease liabilities \$ 2,948,276 \$ 3,815,757 \$ 1,456,469 614,828
\$
\$ 8,835,330

The following table detailed the Company's liquidity analysis for its derivative financial instruments. The table had been drawn up based on the undiscounted gross inflows and

outflows on those derivatives that require gross settlement.
Less than
1 Month
1-3 Months 3 Months to
1 Year
1-5 Years Total
December 31, 2020
Gross settled
Outflow
Inflow
Forward exchange contracts -
-
\$
\$620,579
616,556
-
-
\$
-
-
\$
\$620,579
616,556
-
\$
4,023
\$
-
\$
-
\$
4,023
\$
December 31, 2019
Gross settled
Outflow
Inflow
Forward exchange contracts -
-
\$
\$135,075
134,976
-
-
\$
-
-
\$
134,976
\$135,075
-
\$
99
\$
-
\$
-
\$
99
\$
2) Financing facilities
December 31
2020 2019
payable Facilities of unsecured bank loan and commercial paper
Amount unused
Amount used
7,000,000
53,000,000
\$
\$ 40,000,000
-

34. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

\$

60,000,000 \$ 40,000,000

The ROC Government, one of the Company's customers, has significant equity interest in the Company. The Company provides fixed-line services, wireless services, internet and data and other services to the various departments and institutions of the ROC Government in the normal course of business and at arm's-length prices. Except for those disclosed in other notes or this note, the transactions with the ROC government bodies have not been disclosed because the transactions are not individually or collectively significant. However, the related revenues and operating costs have been appropriately recorded.

Company Relationship
Senao International Co., Ltd. ("SENAO") Subsidiary
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. ("LED") Subsidiary
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. ("CHTS") Subsidiary
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. ("CHSI") Subsidiary
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. ("CHI") Subsidiary
CHIEF Telecom, Inc. ("CHIEF") Subsidiary
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Subsidiary
Prime Asia Investments
HYP")
Co., Ltd. ("C
Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) ("Prime
Asia")
Subsidiary
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. ("SHE") Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. Subsidiary
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co., Ltd. Subsidiary
("CLPT")
CHTT")
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("
Subsidiary
CHT Security Co., Ltd.("CHTSC") Subsidiary
International Integrated Systems, Inc. ("IISI") Subsidiary (Note 1)
Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd. ("SIS") Subsidiary of SENAO
Youth Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SENAO
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SENAO
ISPOT Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SENAO
Youyi Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SENAO
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SENAO
Senaolife Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SENAO
Wiin Technologies Co., Ltd.("Wiin") Subsidiary of SENAO
Unigate Telecom Inc. Subsidiary of CHIEF
Chief International Corp. Subsidiary of CHIEF
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of CHIEF
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd. ("CHPT") Subsidiary of CHI
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation Subsidiary of CHPT
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of CHPT
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd. Subsidiary of CHPT
("CHPT (International)")
Senao International HK Limited ("SIHK")
Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd.
K
Subsidiary of SIH
Subsidiary of SIS
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SIHK
Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of SIHK
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. ("CHC") Subsidiary of Prime Asia
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. C
Subsidiary of CH
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited Subsidiary of CHPT (International)
("STET")
Su Zhou Precision Test Tech. Ltd. (Continued)
HPT (International)
Subsidiary of C
Company Relationship Operating transactions
1)
Revenues
Taoyuan Asia Silicon Valley Innovation Co, Ltd. Subsidiary of LED Year Ended December 31
Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd. ("IESA") Subsidiary of IISI 2019
2020
IISI Investment Co., Ltd. ("IICL") Subsidiary of IISI
Unitronics Technology Corp. Subsidiary of IISI Subsidiaries 3,587,663
\$
4,460,961
\$
International Integrated Systems (Hong Kong) Subsidiary of IESA Associates 201,078
1,385,767
Limited Others 3,728
3,480
Leading Tech Co., Ltd. ("LTCL") Subsidiary of IICL
Leading Systems Co., Ltd. ("LSCL") Subsidiary of LTCL 3,792,469
\$
5,850,208
\$
International Integrated Systems Inc. (Shanghai)
("IISS")
Subsidiary of LSCL Operating Costs and Expenses
Huiyu Shanghai Management Consultancy Co., Ltd. Subsidiary of IISS Year Ended December 31
("HSMC") 2019
2020
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. Associate
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited Associate Subsidiaries 9,070,165
\$
9,164,958
\$
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. Associate Associates 924,410
708,563
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd.
UUPON Inc.
Associate (Note 2)
Associate
Others 57,700
51,700
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. Associate \$
\$
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. Associate 10,052,275
9,925,221
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation Associate Non-operating transactions
2)
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. Associate
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. Associate Non-operating Income and
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. ("NCB") Associate (Expenses)
Chunghwa SEA Holdings Joint venture Year Ended December 31
Click Force Co., Ltd. Associate of CHYP 2019
2020
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. Associate of CHTS
Other related parties Subsidiaries 13,091
\$
825
\$
Chunghwa Telecom Foundation A nonprofit organization of which the funds Associates 257
(8,895)
donated by the Company exceeds one third
of its total funds 13,348
\$
(8,070)
\$
Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. Government-related entity as Chunghwa
(Concluded)
Telecom
Receivables
3)
December 31
refer to Note 13.
IISI
Note 1:
Please
was an associate and has become a subsidiary starting from July 1, 2020.
2019
2020
Subsidiaries 781,356
\$
1,135,699
\$
UUPON was previously an associate.
Note 2:
As the Company did not participate in the capital Associates 4,209
204,845
increase of UUPON in October 2020; therefore, the Company lost its significant influence Others 5
6
Please refer to Note 13.
over UUPON.
Since then, UUPON was no longer a related party of the Company.
785,570
\$
1,340,550
\$
Terms of the foregoing transactions with related parties were not significantly different from
b.
Contract liabilities-current
4)
referenced, terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
transactions with non-related parties.
When no similar transactions with non-related parties can be
Details of transactions
December 31
between the Company and other related parties are disclosed below: 2019
2020
Associates -
\$
182,857
\$

Financial Information

36. OTHER MATTERS

the related impacts.

The Company has assessed the economic impact of COVID-19 and determined that there were no significant impacts on the Company's financial statements as of the date the financial statements were authorized for issue. The Company will continue to monitor developments of the pandemic and assess

The information of significant assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies was as follows: December 31, 2019 New Taiwan
Currencies
Foreign
Dollars
Foreign December 31, 2020 New Taiwan (Thousands) Exchange Rate (Thousands)
Currencies
(Thousands)
Exchange Rate (Thousands)
Dollars
RMB
VND
THB
\$ 354,492,164
42,506
113,123
0.0012
1.0098
4.31
414,756
182,989
114,231
\$
Assets denominated in foreign currencies Liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
Monetary items
EUR
USD
24,494
339
\$
28.48
35.02
697,597
11,883
\$
Monetary items
USD
125,840 29.98 3,772,682
SGD 3 21.56 62 EUR 6,146 33.59 206,447
HKD
JPY
1,744
18,706
0.276
3.673
482
68,707
SGD
JPY
22,720
56,561
0.276
22.28
1,260,190
6,271
Investments accounted for using equity
Non-monetary items
HKD 3,685 3.849 (Concluded)
14,185
method
USD
49,724 28.48 1,416,152 The unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses were loss of \$15,703 thousand and gain of
HKD 404,643 3.673 1,486,252 \$8,315 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Due to the various
RMB
VND
JPY
326,093
37,268
409,377,361
0.276
4.377
0.0011
90,099
454,409
163,121
foreign currency transactions of the Company, foreign exchange gains and losses cannot be disclosed by
the respective significant foreign currency.
THB 115,281 0.9556 110,163 ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES
38.
Liabilities denominated in foreign currencies Following are the additional disclosures required by the FSC for the Company:
Monetary items
EUR
USD
17,668
27,243
28.48
35.02
503,192
954,040
None.
Financing provided:
a.
SGD 48,534 21.56
0.276
1,046,395 Endorsement/guarantee provided:
b.
Please see Table 1.
HKD
JPY
27,083
2,058
3.673 7,483
7,559
Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures):
Please see Table 2.
c.
December 31, 2019
Currencies
(Thousands)
Foreign
Exchange Rate New Taiwan
(Thousands)
Dollars
Marketable securities acquired or disposed of at costs or prices at least \$300 million or 20% of the
Please see Table 3.
paid-in capital:
d.
Assets denominated in foreign currencies Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least \$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:
Please see Table 4.
e.
Monetary items
USD
113,346
\$
29.98 3,398,099
\$
Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least \$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:
Please see Table 5.
f.
EUR
SGD
JPY
316
1,954
3
33.59
22.28
0.276
10,618
69
539
Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting to at least \$100 million or 20% of the
Please see Table 6.
paid-in capital:
g.
Investments accounted for using equity
Non-monetary items
HKD
48 3.849 186 Receivables from related parties amounting to \$100
see Table 7.
h.
million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please
method
HKD
USD
JPY
42,782
422,835
277,417
29.98
3.849
0.276
(Continued)
1,282,608
76,567
1,627,491
Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant
influence (excluding investment in Mainland China):
i.
Please see Table 8.

37. SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Please see Notes 7, 19 and 33.
Derivative instruments transactions:
j.
  • k. Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 9.
  • l. Information of main stakeholders: Please see Table 10.

39. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has the following reportable segments that provide different products or services. The reportable segments are managed separately because each segment represents a strategic business unit that serves different markets. Segment information is provided to the CEO who allocates resources and assesses segment performance. The Company's measure of segment performance is mainly based on revenues and income before income tax. The Company's reportable segments are as follows:

  • a. Domestic fixed communications business the provision of local telephone services, domestic long distance telephone services, broadband access, and related services;
  • b. Mobile communications business the provision of mobile services, sales of mobile handsets and data cards, and related services;
  • c. Internet business the provision of HiNet services and related services;
  • d. International fixed communications business the provision of international long distance telephone services and related services;
  • e. Others the provision of non-telecom services and the corporate related items not allocated to reportable segments.

Some operating segments have been aggregated into a single operating segment taking into account the following factors: (a) similar economic characteristics such as long-term gross profit margins; (b) the nature of the telecommunications products and services are similar; (c) the nature of production processes of the telecommunications products and services are similar; (d) the type or class of customer for the telecommunications products and services are similar; and (e) the methods used to provide the services to the customers are similar.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 3.

Segment Revenues and Operating Results

Analysis by reportable segment of revenues and operating results of continuing operations are as follows:

International

Communications
Domestic Fixed
Business
Communications
Mobile
Business
Internet
Business
Communications
Business
Fixed
Others Total
Year ended December 31, 2020
From external customers
Intersegment revenues
Intersegment elimination
Segment revenues
Revenues
\$ 69,787,891
15,610,387
\$ 85,398,278
\$ 72,132,979
1,009,495
\$ 73,142,474
\$ 29,623,809
3,489,556
\$ 33,113,365
\$ 6,841,292
1,675,274
\$ 8,516,566
236,856
256,227
19,371
\$
\$
(21,804,083)
\$ 178,622,827
200,426,910
21,804,083
Revenues \$ 178,622,827
Segments operating costs and expenses \$ 63,452,258 \$ 52,242,328 \$ 14,043,381 \$ 6,843,254 \$ 4,116,236 \$ 140,697,457
Segment income (loss) before income tax \$ 22,504,443 \$ 8,568,040 \$ 12,204,370 674,697
\$
\$ (3,068,121) (Continued)
\$ 40,883,429
Communications
Domestic Fixed
Business
Communications
Business
Mobile
Internet
Business
Communications
International
Business
Fixed
Others Total
Year ended December 31, 2019
From external customers
Intersegment revenues
Intersegment elimination
Segment revenues
Revenues
15,868,086
\$ 81,895,489
\$ 66,027,403
1,157,136
\$ 74,880,047
\$ 76,037,183
\$ 27,889,068
3,670,450
\$ 31,559,518
\$ 10,282,592
1,690,231
\$ 11,972,823
242,728
12,275
255,003
\$
\$
(22,398,178)
\$ 179,321,838
22,398,178
201,720,016
Revenues \$ 179,321,838
Segments operating costs and expenses \$ 59,888,575 \$ 53,854,703 \$ 13,057,785 \$ 10,154,672 \$ 4,003,655 \$ 140,959,390
Segment income (loss) before income tax \$ 20,795,017 \$ 9,644,680 \$ 11,561,837 610,811
\$
\$ (2,349,753) (Concluded)
\$ 40,262,592

Other Segment Information

Other information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker was as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2020 Domestic Fixed
Communications
Business
Communications
Business
Mobile
Internet
Business
Communications
International
Business
Fixed
Others Total
Share of profits of subsidiaries, associates and
joint ventures accounted for using equity
Reversal of impairment loss on investment
Gain on disposal of investment properties
Gain on disposal of property, plant and
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditure
Interest expenses
Interest income
equipment
properties
method
-
6,060
\$ 14,249,950
\$ 11,482,779
\$ 1,435,864
151,357
27,066
13,151
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
-
252
45,355
\$ 22,046,689
\$ 8,813,389
-
-
-
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
-
1,283
892
\$ 2,680,473
\$ 1,319,687
-
-
-
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
-
1,368
9,059
-
-
-
\$ 1,298,905
685,941
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$ 1,216,137
36,835
110,292
307,397
438,816
-
-
-
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$ 1,216,137
52,889
171,658
\$ 40,583,414
\$ 22,740,612
\$ 1,435,864
151,357
27,066
\$
\$
\$
\$
Share of profits of subsidiaries, associates and
joint ventures accounted for using equity
Reversal of impairment loss on investment
Year ended December 31, 2019
Impairment loss on other assets
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditure
Interest expenses
Interest income
properties
method
-
15,156
5,076
\$ 14,841,890
\$ 12,070,922
56,617
13,191
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
-
429
44,058
\$ 20,924,992
\$ 7,755,829
-
-
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
-
1,305
1,638
\$ 2,915,995
\$ 1,263,403
-
13,191
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
-
3,384
10,927
\$ 1,389,964
-
-
982,893
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$ 1,440,326
136,825
174
218,524
354,026
-
17,589
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$
\$ 1,440,326
157,099
61,873
\$ 40,291,365
\$ 22,427,073
56,617
43,971
\$
\$
\$
\$
Main Products and Service Revenues 2020 Year Ended December 31 2019
Mobile services revenue 60,396,292
\$
\$
62,808,959
Local telephone and domestic long distance telephone services
revenue
26,495,555 27,949,534
Broadband access and domestic leased line services revenue 22,500,492 22,180,256
Data Communications internet services revenue 20,017,339 19,637,375
Sale of products 13,310,782 13,609,662
International network and leased line services revenue 3,367,177 6,513,830
Others 32,535,190 26,622,222

\$

178,622,827 \$ 179,321,838

Geographic Information

The users of the Company's services are mainly from Taiwan, ROC. The revenues it derived outside Taiwan are mainly revenues from international long distance telephone and leased line services. The geographic information for revenues was as follows:

Year Ended December 31 2019 \$ 172,531,947
6,789,891
\$ 179,321,838
2020 \$ 175,571,237
3,051,590
178,622,827
\$
Taiwan, ROC
Overseas

The Company does not have material noncurrent assets in foreign operations.

Major Customers

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have any single customer whose revenue exceeded 10% of the total revenues. TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Note Notes 3 and 4 Notes 3 and 4
Endorsement/ Companies in
Mainland
Guarantee
Behalf of
Given on
China
No No
Endorsement/
Subsidiaries
on Behalf of
Guarantee
Given by
Parent
No No
Endorsement/
Subsidiaries
Guarantee
Given by
Parent on
Behalf of
Yes Yes
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Maximum
Allowable
Amount
\$ 2,956,690 2,956,690
Ratio of Guarantee to
Endorsement/
Accumulated
Net Equity
Per Latest
Statements
Financial
5.07 1.69
Endorsement/
Collateralized
by Properties
Amount of
Guarantee
-
\$
-
Borrowing
Amount
Actual
300,000
\$
100,000
Ending
Balance
300,000
\$
100,000
Balance for
Maximum
the Period
300,000
\$
100,000
Limits on Endorsement/
Guaranteed
Provided to
Guarantee
Amount
Each
Party
591,338
\$
591,338
Relationship
Nature of
(Note 2)
b b
Guaranteed Party Name Technologies
Aval
Wiin Technology
Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
Guarantee Provider
Endorsement/
Senao International
Co., Ltd.
(Note 1)
No.
1

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

  • a. "0" for the Company.
  • b. Subsidiaries are numbered from "1".

Note 2: Relationships between the endorsement/guarantee provider and the guaranteed party:

  • a. A company with which it does business.
  • b. A company in which the Company directly and indirectly holds more than 50 percent of the voting shares.
  • c. A company that directly and indirectly holds more than 50 percent of the voting shares in the Company.
    • d. Companies in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, 90% or more of the voting shares.
  • e. The Company fulfills its contractual obligations by providing mutual endorsements/guarantees for another company in the same industry or for joint builders for purposes of undertaking a construction project.
  • f. All capital contributing shareholders make endorsements/guarantees for their jointly invested company in proportion to their shareholding percentages. g. Companies in the same industry provide among themselves jointly and severally guarantee for a performance guarantee of a sales contract for pre-construction homes pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act for each other.
    • Note 3: The limits on endorsement or guarantee amount provided to each guaranteed party is up to 10% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.
  • Note 4: The total amount of endorsement or guarantee that the Company is allowed to provide is up to 50% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.

TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

December 31, 2020
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with
the Company
Financial Statement Account Thousand Units)
(Thousands/
Shares
Carrying Value
(Note 1)
Percentage of
Ownership
Fair Value Note
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Stocks
Taipei Financial Center Corp. - Financial assets at FVOCI 172,927 4,163,227
\$
12 4,163,227
\$
-
Innovation Works Development Fund, L.P. - Financial assets at FVTPL - noncurrent - 236,107 4 236,107 -
Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., - Financial assets at FVOCI 5,252 17,084 17 17,084 -
Ltd. (IBT II)
Global Mobile Corp. - Financial assets at FVOCI 7,617 - 3 - -
Innovation Works Limited - Financial assets at FVOCI 1,000 3,698 2 3,698 -
RPTI Intergroup International Ltd. - Financial assets at FVOCI 4,765 - 10 - -
Taiwan mobile payment Co., Ltd. - Financial assets at FVOCI 1,200 4,324 2 4,324 -
Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund Co., Ltd. - Financial assets at FVTPL - noncurrent 600,000 441,095 13 441,095 -
China Airlines, Ltd. - Financial assets at FVOCI 216,639 2,610,501 4 2,610,501 Note 2
4 Gamers Entertainment Inc. - Financial assets at FVOCI 136 103,556 19.9 103,556 -
UUPON Inc. - Financial assets at FVOCI 246 1,289 4 1,289 -
Senao International Co., Ltd. N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation
Stocks
- Financial assets at FVOCI 1,200 9,444 9 9,444 -
UUPON Inc. - Financial assets at FVOCI 109 573 2 573 -
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Stocks
3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.
WPG Holdings Limited
-
-
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVOCI
374
9
1,220
448
10
-
1,220
448
Note 2
-
WPG Holdings Limited - Financial assets at FVOCI 1,736 86,974 - 86,974 Note 2
Taichung Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. - Financial assets at FVTPL - current 662 7,178 - 7,178 Note 2
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. Stocks
Tatung Technology Inc.
iSing99 Inc.
- Financial assets at FVOCI
Financial assets at FVOCI
10,000
4,571
127,431 7
11
127,431 -
Powtec ElectroChemical Corporation - Financial assets at FVOCI 20,000 - 2 - -
Bossdom Digiinnovation Co., Ltd. -
-
Financial assets at FVOCI 2,000 -
56,700
7 -
56,700
Note 2
-
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. Cotech Engineering Fuzhou Corp.
Stocks
- Financial assets at FVOCI - 7,153 5 7,153 -

Note 1: Showed at carrying amounts with fair value adjustments.

Note 2: Fair value was based on the closing price on December 31, 2020.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT\$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Ending Balance Amount \$ 2,541,176
(Note)
(Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
216,639
Gain on
Disposal
16,686
\$
Carrying
Value
(Note)
551,111
\$
Disposal Amount 567,797
\$
(Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
46,983
Acquisition Amount -
\$
(Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
-
Amount \$ 3,092,287
(Note)
Beginning Balance (Thousands/
Thousand
Shares
Units)
263,622
Relationship
Nature of
-
Counter-party -
Financial Statement Account Financial assets at FVOCI
Marketable Securities Type and Name China Airlines, Ltd.
Stocks
Company Name Chunghwa Telecom Co.,
Ltd.

Note: Showing at their original investment amounts without adjustments for fair values.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ACQUISITION OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT COSTS OF AT LEAST \$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Other Terms - - -
Purpose of
Acquisition
Operating purpose Leasing purpose Manufacturing
purpose
Pricing Reference Administration
from National
Assessed value
Property
appraisal report
from real estate
Assessed value
price negotiation
comparison and
Bidding, price
Amount None Not applicable Not applicable
Information on Previous Title Transfer If Counterparty is a Related Party
Transaction Date
None Not applicable Not applicable
Relationship None Not applicable Not applicable
Property Owner None Not applicable Not applicable
Relationship Major Shareholder - -
Counterparty MOTC Development
Co., Ltd
Kindom
Construction
Co., Ltd.
Fu Tsu
Payment Status \$1,056,680 to be
paid
Not applicable
(Note)
Monthly settlement
based on the
progress and
construction
acceptance
Transaction
Amount
3,243,689
\$
1,305,067 173,120
Event Date 2020.05.06 2020.10.06 2020.07.03-
2020.10.05
Property Land that specific office
building is located on
Buildings engineering and fit-out
Electrical and mechanical
constructions for
buildings
Buyer Chunghwa Telecom Co.,
Ltd.
Chunghwa Precision Test
Tech. Co., Ltd.

Note: This is the urban renewal project for the asset exchange transaction for trade-in buildings. Please refer to Note14 for details.

TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

DISPOSAL OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT PRICES OF AT LEAST NT\$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Other Terms -
-
Price Reference Real estate appraisal
Real estate appraisal
report
report
Purpose of
Disposal
government-le
Asset activation
Participation in
urban
renewal
project
d
Relationship Others
-
Counterparty Development
Chunghwa Post
Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
Kindom
Gain on
Disposal
310,205
1,267,980
\$
Collection Not applicable
Collected
(Note)
Transaction
Amount
385,760
1,305,067
\$
Carrying
Amount
37,087
75,555
\$
Original Acquisition
Date
2017.12.20, 2004.07.07
and 2004.12.16
2000.07.24
Event Date 2020.08.05
2020.10.06
Property Land
Land
Seller Chunghwa Telecom
Co., Ltd.

Note: This is the urban renewal project for the asset exchange transaction for trade-in buildings. Please refer to Note14 for details.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

TOTAL PURCHASES FROM OR SALES TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT\$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Transaction Details Abnormal Transaction Notes / Accounts Payable
or Receivable
Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Purchases/Sales
(Note 1)
(Notes 2)
Amount
% to Total Payment Terms Units Price Payment Terms Ending Balance
(Notes 3)
% to Total
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senao International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 3,164,854
\$
2 30 days -
\$
- 642,604
\$
3
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase
Purchase
676,125
224,122
1 30-90 days
30 days
- - (753,706)
(37,085)
(5)
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 107,879 -
-
90 days -
-
-
-
45,799 -
-
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Subsidiary Sales 406,642 - 30 days - - 59,926 -
Purchase 122,025 - 60 days - - (22,164) -
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Purchase
Purchase
1,293,906
110,915
1 30 days
30 days
- - (345,168)
(36,588)
(2)
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 268,779 -
-
30-60 days -
-
-
-
49,555 -
-
Subsidiary Purchase 5,536,303 5 30-60 days - - (682,373) (4)
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 178,470 - 30 days - - 31,020 -
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Purchase
Purchase
313,914
451,365
-
-
90 days
90 days
-
-
-
-
(144,874)
(35,056)
(1)
-
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase 157,772 - 30 days - - (66,693) -
CHT Security Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase 338,666 - 30 days - - (109,857) (1)
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.
International Integrated Systems, Inc.
Subsidiary
Associate
Purchase
Purchase
400,195
591,195
-
1
30-90 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(235,565)
(488,244)
(2)
(3)
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Associate Sales 1,245,178 1 30-60 days - - 192,000 1
Senao International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 5,839,843 22 30-90 days - - 753,496 44
Purchase 2,998,442 13 30 days - - (598,985) (31)
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Purchase
Sales
312,968
286,553
1
1
60 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(9,660)
136,785
(1)
8
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sales 124,628 - 30 days - - 45,070 3
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Purchase
Sales
254,402
406,101
10
29
60 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(59,926)
33,122
(51)
15
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 1,597,664 76 30 days - - 342,578 67
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co.,
Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 110,915 27 30 days - - 34,238 44
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 5,641,817 97 30-60 days - - 681,107 94
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Purchase
Sales
451,365
178,470
40
16
90 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
(31,020)
144,874
(19)
39
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 313,914 53 90 days - - 35,056 67
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 157,772 12 30 days - - 66,693 19
CHT Security Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 362,082 38 30 days - - 109,813 33
International Integrated System, Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company Sales 400,195 15 30 days - - 235,565 47
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Youth Co., Ltd.
Fellow subsidiary
Parent company
Sales
Sales
224,122
131,466
-
1
30 days
30 days
-
-
-
-
37,085
19,955
2
1

Note 1: Purchases include costs to acquire services.

Note 2: The differences were because Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries classified the amount as incremental costs of obtaining contracts, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and operating expenses.

Note 3: Notes and accounts receivable did not include the amounts collected for others and other receivables.

Note 4: Transaction terms with related parties were determined in accordance with mutual agreements when there were no similar transactions with third parties. Other transactions with related parties were not significantly different from those with third parties.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

RECEIVABLES FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT\$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Overdue Amounts
Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Ending Balance Turnover Rate (Note) Amounts Action Taken Received in
Subsequent
Period
Allowance for
Bad Debts
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senao International Co., Ltd. Subsidiary 816,927
\$
11.18 -
\$
- 800,156
\$
-
\$
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Associate 192,000 6.25 - - - -
Senao International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 891,312 7.53 - - 103,851 -
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Subsidiary 136,808 3.52 - - 77,628 -
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 342,578 3.19 - - 208,487 -
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 681,107 7.68 - - 202,685 -
CHT Security Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 109,813 1.08 - - 103,935 -
International Integrated Systems, Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 216,269 3.30 - - 216,269 -
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Parent company 144,874 3.03 - - 107,027 -

Note: Payments and receipts collected in trust for others are excluded from the accounts receivable in calculating the turnover rate.

TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTEES IN MAINLAND CHINA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Note
Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary
Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1, 2 and 3) 117,500
\$
9,673 7,379 116,791 13,254 348,533 (19,434)
282,776
213,346 17,064 (2,380) 75,078 93,983 2,050 25,197 12,287 6,369 13,478 5,047 49,633
Net Income (Loss) of the Investee 436,717
\$
15,160 7,379 116,771 12,840 607,779 (19,434)
317,590
229,464 17,358 (2,380) 73,147 124,159 2,050 44,962 10,264 9,804 13,478 (2,015) 169,948
Carrying Value (Note 3) \$ 1,630,230 3,853,234 1,486,252 1,013,529 725,213 1,785,968 3,017,569
163,121
491,985 194,399 90,887 402,623 329,943 110,163 126,947 123,967 74,055 90,099 (5,039) 593,049
Balance as of December 31, 2020 Percentage of Ownership (%) 28 100 100 100 100 56 89
100
100 100 100 100 80 100 56 75 65 100 51 51
Shares (Thousands) 71,773 300,000 402,590 26,383 60,000 39,426 68,085
1
18,000 15,000 - 6,000 24,000 1,300 8,251 7,050 6,500 1 2,040 37,211
December 31, 2019 \$ 1,065,813 3,000,000 1,567,453 574,112 838,506 459,652 639,559
385,274
180,000 150,000 148,275 70,429 240,000 119,624 41,941 70,500 65,000 17,291 20,400 283,500
Original Investment Amount December 31, 2020 1,065,813
\$
3,000,000 1,567,453 574,112 838,506 459,652 639,559
385,274
180,000 150,000 148,275 70,429 240,000 119,624 41,941 70,500 65,000 17,291 20,400 517,423
Main Businesses and Products Handset and peripherals retailer; sales of CHT Planning and development of real estate and
intelligent buildings, and property
mobile phone plans as an agent
International private leased circuit, IP VPN
management
service, and IP transit services International private leased circuit, IP VPN
service, and IP transit services
Providing system integration services and
telecommunications equipment
("IDC"), communications integration and
Network integration, internet data center
cloud application services
Investment
Investment
of mobile phone plan application and other
Telecommunication engineering, sales agent
Digital information supply services and
advertisement services
business services, etc.
international circuit, and information and
communication technology ("ICT")
Intelligent energy saving solutions,
services.
International private leased circuit, internet Computing equipment installation, wholesale
of computing and business machinery
services, and transit services
services, digital information supply services
equipment and software, management
consulting services, data processing
and internet identify services
International private leased circuit, IP VPN
service, ICT and cloud VAS services
Software design services, internet contents
production and play, and motion picture
Production and sale of electronic components
production and distribution
Providing diversified family education digital
and finished products
services
International private leased circuit, IP VPN Automatic License Plate Recognition
Design, development and production of
service, and IP transit services
consultation, system integration and
IT solution provider, IT application
software and hardware
package solution
Location Taiwan Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan Taiwan British Virgin
Islands
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan Vietnam United States Taiwan Thailand Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Japan Taiwan
Investee Company Senao International Co., Ltd. Light Era Development Co., Ltd. Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte.,
Ltd.
Chunghwa System Integration Co.,
Ltd.
CHIEF Telecom Inc. Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd.
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
(B.V.I.)
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. CHYP Multimedia Marketing &
Communications Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co.,
Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. CHT Security Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd.
Spring House Entertainment Tech.
Inc.
Chunghwa leading Photonics Tech Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. Taiwan International Integrated Systems, Inc.
Investor Company Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

93 -

(Continued)

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Associate
Associate
92,228
150,477
Associate
14,038
Associate
Associate
37,428
2,156
Associate
4,946
Associate (Note 5)
(6,103)
Associate
-
Associate
(1,225)
Associate
551
Joint venture
Associate
(297,292)
-
Associate
127,184
Subsidiary
(24,526)
Associate (Note 5)
(2,715)
Subsidiary
(16,418)
Subsidiary
8,658
Subsidiary
30,120
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
94
9,338
Associate
106,472
Subsidiary
319,786
Associate
18,051
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)
Gain (Loss)
(Loss) of the
Investee
\$
307,323
294,205
46,987 124,759
5,484
18,514 (40,580) - (2,450) 1,125 (605,419)
-
376,365 (24,526) (40,580) 1,404 8,656 30,144 94
9,338
280,191 933,693 607,779
(Note 3) \$
363,522
330,031
\$
163,809 226,647
249,044
55,925 - 5,080 192,856 6,058 3,776,876
10,200
991,610 232,099 - 231,976 110,508 90,862 980
78,699
488,257 2,414,555 88,104
30
40
30 30
23
27 4 14 50 49 42
51
34 100 2 96 100 100 100
100
38 34 3
- 1,760 4,438 9,429
8,688
8,000 246 6,000 20,000 490 419,000
1,020
-
16,579 74,975 109 14,752 10,060 5,900 200
200
18,102 11,230 2,078
2019 288,327
164,000
\$
67,025 120,008
66,684
66,684
80,000 97,598 60,000 200,000 4,900
4,900
4,190,000 202,758 2,333,620 24,000 364,950 89,550 59,000 2,000
6,068
2,000
6,068
409,061 178,608 19,064
December 31,
2020
288,327
164,000
\$
67,025 120,008 80,000 97,598 60,000 200,000 4,190,000
10,200
202,758 2,253,828 24,000 427,850 89,550 59,000 409,061 178,608 19,064
maintaining of telecommunications systems
Manufacturing, selling, designing, and
IDC services
electronic information, and advertisement
Providing of music on-line, software,
and equipment
Online service and sale of computer hardware
Publishing books, data processing and
services
Import and export storage, logistic warehouse,
software services
Information technology service and general
and ocean shipping service
Development of mobile payments and
advertisement service
advisor, management consultant and other
Investment, venture capital, investment
information processing service
advisor, management consultant and other
Investment, venture capital, investment
consultancy service
Online banking business
consultancy service
Investment business
Telecommunication facilities manufactures International investment
and sales
Information technology service and general Sale of information and communication
advertisement service
Sale of information and communication
technologies products
Property and liability insurance agency
technologies products
Telecommunications and internet service
Telecommunications and internet service
Operation of ST-2 telecommunications
satellite
Production and sale of semiconductor testing ("IDC"), communications integration and
Network integration, internet data center
components and printed circuit board
cloud application services
Vietnam
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan Samoa Islands Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Samoa Islands
Taiwan
Singapore Taiwan Taiwan
Investee Company Taiwan International Standard
Electronics Co., Ltd.
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd. So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited Taiwan
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation
UUPON Inc.
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd. Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd. Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa SEA Holdings
Senao Networks, Inc. Senao International (Samoa) Holding UUPON Inc.
Ltd.
Youth Co., Ltd. Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Senyoung Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Chief International Corp.
Unigate Telecom Inc.
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., CHIEF Telecom Inc.
Ltd.
Investor Company Senao International Co., Ltd. CHIEF Telecom Inc. Chunghwa Telecom Singapore
Pte., Ltd.

(Continued)

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products Original Investment Amount
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
(Thousands)
Shares
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Ownership (%)
Percentage of
Carrying Value
(Note 3)
(Loss) of the
Net Income
Investee
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)
Recognized
Gain (Loss)
Note
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech USA
Corporation
United States semiconductor testing components and
Design and after-sale services of
12,636
\$
12,636
\$
400 100 23,847
\$
755
\$
755
\$
Subsidiary
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. Japan machinery processed products and printed
Related services of electronic parts,
printed circuit board
2,008 2,008 1 100 2,472 89 Subsidiary
89
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech.
International, Ltd.
Samoa Islands Wholesale and retail of electronic materials,
and investment
circuit board
116,790 116,790 3,700 100 92,315 8,441 8,956 Subsidiary
Ltd. (B.V.I.) Prime Asia Investments Group, Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.
MeWorks Limited (HK)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Investment
Investment
375,274
-
375,274
10,000
-
1
100
-
-
163,121
(19,434)
-
(19,434) Subsidiary
Associate
-
Senao International (Samoa)
Holding Ltd.
Senao International HK Limited Hong Kong International investment 2,248,963 2,328,754 80,440 100 212,814 (24,766) (24,766) Subsidiary
Youth Co., Ltd. ISPOT Co., Ltd. Taiwan Sale of information and communication 53,021 53,021 - 100 10,562 1,656 1,464 Subsidiary
Youyi Co., Ltd. Taiwan communication technologies products
Maintenance of information and
technologies products
21,354 21,354 - 100 18,145 1,234 993 Subsidiary
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. Wiin Technology Co., Ltd. Taiwan Sale of information and communication
technologies products
29,550 29,550 2,955 100 33,476 3,695 3,695 Subsidiary
Senyoung Insurance Agent Co.,
Ltd.
Senaolife Insurance Agent Co., Ltd. Taiwan Life insurance services 29,500 29,500 2,950 100 26,186 (3,034) (3,034) Subsidiary
& Communications Co., Ltd
CHYP Multimedia Marketing
Click Force Marketing Company Taiwan Advertisement services 44,607 44,607 1,078 49 33,086 3,998 (209) Associate
International Integrated Infoexplorer International Co., Ltd. Samoa Investment 24,806 24,806 795 100 27,018 850 850 Subsidiary
Systems, Inc. Unitronics Technology Corp.
IISI Investment Co., Ltd.
Mauritius
Taiwan
Development and maintenance of information
Investment
system
81,302
55,569
81,302
55,569
244
5,065
99.96
100
28,990
69,867
(10,872)
7,783
(10,872)
7,780
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Infoexplorer International Co.,
Ltd.
International Integrated Systems
(Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong Investment and engaging in technical
consulting service
24,336 24,336 780 100 27,011 870 870 Subsidiary
IISI Investment Co., Ltd. Leading Tech Co., Ltd. Mauritius Investment 65,374 65,374 316 100 18,466 (10,587) (10,587) Subsidiary
Leading Tech Co., Ltd. Leading Systems Co., Ltd. Mauritius Investment 100,693 100,693 300 100 13,615 (10,588) (10,588) Subsidiary

Note 1: The amounts were based on audited financial statements.

Note 2: Recognized gain (loss) of investees includes amortization of differences between the investment cost and net value and elimination of unrealized transactions.

Note 3: Recognized gain (loss) and carrying value of the investees did not include the adjustment of the difference between the accounting treatment on standalone basis and consolidated basis as a result of the application of IFRS 15.

Note 4: Investments in mainland China are included in Table 9.

Note 5: UUPON Inc. was transferred to financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

(Concluded)

TABLE 9

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Accumulated Investment Flows Accumulated Accumulated
Investee Main Businesses and Products Total Amount
of Paid-in
Capital
Investment
(Note 1)
Type
as of January
from Taiwan
Investment
Outflow of
1, 2020
Outflow Inflow as of December
from Taiwan
Investment
Outflow of
31, 2020
(Loss) of the
Net Income
Investee
% Ownership
of Direct or
Investment
Indirect
Gain (Loss)
Investment
(Note 2)
Carrying Value
December 31,
as of
2020
Earnings as of
Remittance of
December 31,
Inward
2020
Note
Senao Trading (Fujian)
Co., Ltd.
communication technologies
Sale of information and
products
1,073,170
\$
2 \$ 1,073,170 -
\$
-
\$
\$ 1,073,170 -
\$
100 -
\$
-
\$
-
\$
Note 8
Trading (Shanghai) Co.,
Senao International
Ltd.
communication technologies
Sale of information and
products
955,838 2 955,838 - - 955,838 (21,189) 100 (21,189) 29,402 - Note 9
Trading (Shanghai) Co.,
Senao International
Ltd. (Note 15)
Maintenance of information and
communication technologies
products
26,053 2 26,053 - - 26,053 - 100 - - - Note 10
Trading (Jiangsu) Co.,
Senao International
Ltd.
communication technologies
Sale of information and
products
183,944 2 263,736 - 79,792 183,944 - 100 - - - Note 11
Chunghwa Telecom
(China) Co., Ltd.
communication solution services
intelligent energy network
for enterprise clients, and
Integrated information and
service
177,176 2 177,176 - - 177,176 (12,712) 100 (12,712) 32,224 - Note 13
Technology Company,
Jiangsu Zhenghua
Information
LLC
Providing intelligent energy saving
solution and intelligent
buildings services
189,410 2 142,057 - - 142,057 - 75 - - - Note 12
Electronic Technology
Shanghai Taihua
Limited
Design of printed circuit board and
related consultation service
51,233 2 51,233 - - 51,233 (9,675) 100 (9,675) 16,490 - -
Su Zhou Precision Test
Tech. Ltd.
board, design of printed circuit
board and related consultation
Assembly processed of circuit
service
62,340 2 62,340 - - 62,340 18,127 100 18,127 78,314 - -
Shanghai Chief Telecom
Co., Ltd.
Telecommunications and internet
service
10,150 1 4,973 - - 4,973 5,047 49 2,473 13,561 - -
Systems Inc. (Shanghai)
International Integrated
Development and maintenance of
information system
48,753 2 39,923 - - 39,923 (10,588) 100 (10,588) 18,550 - -
(Continued)
Note Note 14
Remittance of
Earnings as of
December 31,
Accumulated
Inward
2020
-
\$
Carrying Value
December 31,
as of
2020
-
\$
Gain (Loss)
Investment
(Note 2)
(4,093)
\$
Ownership
of Direct or
Investment
Indirect
%
100
(Loss) of the
Net Income
Investee
(4,093)
\$
as of December
from Taiwan
Accumulated
Investment
Outflow of
31, 2020
-
\$
Inflow -
\$
Investment Flows
Outflow
-
\$
Accumulated
as of January
from Taiwan
Investment
Outflow of
1, 2020
-
\$
Investment
(Note 1)
Type
3
Total Amount
of Paid-in
Capital
13,670
\$
Main Businesses and Products Development and maintenance of
information system
Investee Consultancy Co., Ltd.
Huiyu Shanghai
Management
Investee Accumulated Investment in
Mainland China as of
December 31, 2020
Authorized by Investment
Investment Amounts
Commission, MOEA
Upper Limit on Investment
Stipulated by Investment
Commission, MOEA
SENAO and its subsidiaries (Note 3) 2,239,005
\$
2,239,005
\$
3,556,272
\$
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (Note 4) 177,176 177,176 233,555,074
Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC (Note 4) 142,057 142,057 233,555,074
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co., Ltd and its subsidiaries (Note 5) 113,573 159,725 4,229,876
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. (Note 6) 4,973 4,973 1,794,361
IISI and its subsidiaries (Note 7) 39,923 39,923 640,718

Note 1: Investments are divided into three categories as follows:

  • a. Direct investment.
  • b. Investments through a holding company registered in a third region.
  • c. Others.
  • Note 2: The amounts were calculated based on the investee's audited financial statements.
  • Note 3: Senao International Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Senao International Co., Ltd.
  • Note 4: Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
  • Note 5: Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd
  • Note 6: Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of CHIEF Telecom Inc.
  • Note 7: IISI and its subsidiaries were calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of IISI.
  • Note 8: The liquidation of Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd. was completed in May 2019.
  • Note 9: Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was approved to end and dissolve its business in December 2020. The liquidation of Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is still in process.
  • Note 10: The liquidation of Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was completed in March 2018.
  • Note 11: The liquidation of Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. was completed in March 2019.
  • Note 12: The liquidation of Jiangsu Zhenhua Information Technology Company, LLC. was completed in December 2018.
  • Note 13: Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. was approved to end and dissolve its business in August 2020. The liquidation of Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. is still in process.
  • Note 14: The liquidation of Huiyu Shanghai Management Consultancy Co., Ltd. was completed in December 2020.
  • Note 15: The English name is the same as the above entity; however, the Chinese name included in the respective Articles of Incorporation is different from the above entity.
TABLE 10

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INFORMATION OF MAJOR STOCKHOLDERS DECEMBER 31, 2020

Shares
Name of Major Stockholders Number of Shares Ownership (%)
Percentage of
Ministry of Transportation and Communications 2,737,718,976 35.29
Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 551,639,184 7.11

Note: This table presents information provided by the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation on stockholders holding greater than 5% of Chunghwa's dematerialized securities that have completed the process of registration and delivery by book-entry transfer as of the last business day for the current quarter.

THE CONTENTS OF STATEMENTS OF MAJOR ACCOUNTING ITEMS

ITEM STATEMENT INDEX

MAJOR ACCOUNTING ITEMS IN ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND
STATEMENT OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
EQUITY
1
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FAIR
VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS Note 7 and 2
STATEMENT OF HEDGING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Note 19
STATEMENT OF TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE, NET 3
STATEMENT OF INVENTORIES 4
STATEMENT OF PREPAYMENTS Note 11
STATEMENT OF OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS Note 12
STATEMENT OF OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Note 18
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ASSETS AT
FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME - NONCURRENT 5
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN INVESTMENTS
ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD 6
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT Note 14
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 7
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN INVESTMENT PROPERTIES Note 16
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS Note 17
STATEMENT OF DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS Note 29
STATEMENT OF OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS Note 18
STATEMENT OF SHORT-TERM BILLS PAYABLE 8
STATEMENT OF TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE 9
STATEMENT OF OTHER PAYABLES Note 23
STATEMENT OF PROVISIONS Note 24
STATEMENT OF LEASE LIABILITIES
STATEMENT OF BONDS PAYABLE
10
11
STATEMENT OF DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES
MAJOR ACCOUNTING ITEMS IN PROFIT OR LOSS
Note 29
STATEMENT OF REVENUES Note 39
STATEMENT OF OPERATING COSTS 12
STATEMENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES 13
STATEMENT OF OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES Note 28
STATEMENT OF INTEREST EXPENSES Note 28
STATEMENT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, DEPRECIATION

277

99 -

AND AMORTIZATION BY FUNCTION 14

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS DECEMBER 31, 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Specified Otherwise)

Amount 1,608,252
2,855,144
4,463,396
125,611
\$
2,747,622 2,198,905
1,847,866
1,599,091 1,558,131
1,178,811
499,748 469,755
399,924
399,849
12,899,702
2,600,000
1,344
15,501,046
Annual Interest
Rate / Earnings
Rate
0.21%-0.24% 0.21%-0.23%
0.21%-0.26%
0.21%-0.24% 0.21%-0.24%
0.20%-0.26%
0.22% 0.22%-0.23%
0.22%
0.14%
0.24%-0.30%
Period 2020.12.02-2021.01.25 2020.12.02-2021.01.15
2020.12.04-2021.01.15
2020.12.02-2021.01.15 2020.12.01-2021.01.15
2020.12.07-2021.01.25
2020.12.30-2021.01.25 2020.12.29-2021.01.15
2020.12.21-2021.01.11
2020.12.31-2021.01.11
2020.11.27-2021.01.11
Item Checking deposits
Demand deposits
Bank deposits
Cash on hand
Cash
Grand Bills Finance
Commercial paper
Corporation
Cash equivalents
Taiwan Cooperative Bills
Ta Ching Bills Finance
Corporation
Taishin International Bank
Finance Corporation
Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Finance Corporation
China Bills Finance
Corporation
Dah Chung Bills Finance
Corp.
Mega Bills Finance Co., Ltd.
International Bills Finance
CTBC Bank Co., Ltd.
Corporation
Negotiable certificates of
Triple stimulus vouchers
deposit

Note: Including USD7,268 thousand @28.48, EUR339 thousand @35.02, JPY1,744 thousand @0.276, SGD3 thousand @21.56 and HKD18,706 thousand @3.673.

\$

20,090,053

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS-NONCURRENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Balance, January 1, 2020 Additions in Investment Decrease in Investment Balance, December 31, 2020
Investee Company (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Ownership (%)
Percentage of
Amount Note
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Innovation Works Development Fund, L.P.
Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund Co., Ltd.
600,000
-
267,304
510,801
\$
-
-
-
-
\$
-
-
69,706
31,197
\$
600,000
-
12.90
3.55
441,095
236,107
\$
Note
Note
778,105
\$
-
\$
100,903
\$
677,202
\$
Change in investment was fair value adjustments.
Note:

STATEMENT 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item Amount
Mobile broadband services revenue 5,749,848
\$
Project services revenue 4,865,304
Leased line services revenue 3,552,670
Internet and value-added services revenue 2,143,720
Local telephone services revenue 1,863,557
Others (Note) 3,496,260
21,671,359
Loss allowance
Less:
(2,116,716)
19,554,643
\$

Note: The amount of individual item included in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF INVENTORIES DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Amount
Item Cost Market Price (Note)
Merchandise \$ 1,696,390 2,221,925
\$
Project in process 5,350,296 6,987,264
7,046,686
\$
9,209,189
\$
Amount of net realizable value.
Note:

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME-NONCURRENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Balance, January 1, 2020 Additions in Investment Decrease in Investment Balance, December 31, 2020
Investee Company (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Ownership (%)
Percentage of
Amount Note
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
Listed stocks
China Airlines, Ltd. 263,622 \$ 2,388,416 - 789,882
\$
46,983 567,797
\$
216,639 4.00 \$ 2,610,501 Note 2
Non-listed stocks
Taipei Financial Center Corp. 172,927 4,388,984 - - - 225,757 172,927 11.76 4,163,227 Note 1
Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (IBT II) 5,252 17,084 - - - - 5,252 16.67 17,084 Note 1
Global Mobile Corp. 7,617 - - - - - 7,617 2.76 -
Innovation Works Limited 1,000 4,078 - - - 380 1,000 1.93 3,698 Note 1
RPTI Intergroup International Ltd. 4,765 - - - - - 4,765 10.19 -
Taiwan mobile payment Co., Ltd. 1,200 4,510 - - - 186 1,200 2.00 4,324 Note 1
4 Gamers Entertainment Inc. 136 120,243 - - - 16,687 136 19.93 103,556 Note 1
UUPON Inc. - - 246 1,289 - - 246 3.71 1,289 Note 3
6,923,315
\$
791,171
\$
810,807
\$
\$ 6,903,679

Note 1: Change in investment was fair value adjustments.

Note 2: Addition in investment was fair value adjustments. Decrease in investment was due to the disposal a portion of equity interests.

Note 3: Addition in investment was the reclassification from an associate to financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and fair value adjustments.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Balance, January 1, 2020 Additions in Investment Decrease in Investment (Decrease)
Increase
Balance, December 31, 2020
Investee Company (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount (In Thousand)
Shares
Amount Equity Method
in Using the
(In Thousand)
Shares
Ownership (%)
Percentage of
Amount Net Asset Value
Market Value /
Note
Investments accounted for using equity method
Listed stocks
Subsidiaries
Senao International Co., Ltd. 71,773 456,545
\$
- -
\$
- 104,071
\$
(58,193)
\$
71,773 28 294,281
\$
2,547,942
\$
Notes 2 and 3
CHIEF Telecom Inc. 39,426 1,729,189 - - - 315,406 372,185 39,426 56 1,785,968 13,976,517 Notes 2 and 3
Non-listed stocks
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. 300,000 3,850,095 - - - 6,534 9,673 300,000 100 3,853,234 3,867,424 Notes 1 and 3
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. 402,590 1,627,491 - - - 76,593 (64,646) 402,590 100 1,486,252 1,486,252 Notes 1 and 3
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. 26,383 935,228 - - - - 78,301 26,383 100 1,013,529 1,013,500 Note 1
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. 60,000 717,883 - - - 6,345 13,675 60,000 100 725,213 657,522 Notes 1 and 3
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. 68,085 3,130,389 - - - 272,340 159,520 68,085 89 3,017,569 3,093,298 Notes 1 and 3
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) 1 182,989 - - - - (19,868) 1 100 163,121 163,121 Note 1
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. 18,000 411,291 - - - 143,630 220,243 18,000 100 487,904 524,533 Notes 1 and 3
CHYP Multimedia Marketing & Communications Co., Ltd. 15,000 190,972 - - - 13,637 17,064 15,000 100 194,399 194,082 Notes 1 and 3
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. 8,251 110,357 - - - 8,663 25,253 8,251 56 126,947 111,211 Notes 1 and 3
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. 6,000 347,380 - - - - 55,243 6,000 100 402,623 397,385 Note 1
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. - 98,221 - - - - (7,334) - 100 90,887 90,887 Note 1
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.
6,500
1
73,688
76,567
- - - 6,002 6,369
13,532
6,500
1
100
65
74,055
90,099
74,242
90,099
Notes 1 and 3
Note 1
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. 2,040 (10,086) - - - - 5,047 2,040 51 (5,039) 5,027 Note 1
Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech. Co., Ltd. 7,050 111,680 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,287 7,050 75 123,967 126,645 Note 1
Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 1,300 114,231 - - - - (4,068) 1,300 100 110,163 110,163 Note 1
CHT Security Co., Ltd. 24,000 306,851 - - - 70,891 93,983 24,000 80 329,943 352,683 Notes 1 and 3
International Integrated Systems, Inc. - - 37,211 561,210 - - 31,839 37,211 51 593,049 546,732 Notes 1 and 7
Associates 14,460,961 561,210 1,024,112 960,105 14,958,164
Listed stocks
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. 7,898 253,021 790 - - 553 (3,424) 8,688 23 249,044 675,911 Notes 2, 3 and 4
Non-listed stocks
International Integrated System, Inc. 22,498 340,240 - - 22,498 353,687 13,447 - - - - Notes 3 and 6
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. - 316,535 - - - 26,769 73,756 - 30 363,522 363,522 Notes 1 and 3
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.
KKBOX Taiwan Co., Ltd.
1,760
4,438
272,166
150,789
- - - 89,558 147,423
13,020
1,760
4,438
40
30
163,809
330,031
403,593
124,568
Notes 1 and 3
Note 1
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited 9,429 189,396 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
37,251 9,429 30 226,647 208,792 Note 1
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. 6,000 5,080 - - - - - 6,000 14 5,080 5,080 Note 1
UUPON Inc. 5,400 7,199 - - 5,400 1,096 (6,103) - - - - Notes 1 and 8
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation 8,000 50,979 - - - - 4,946 8,000 27 55,925 55,925 Note 1
Chunghwa PChome Fund I Co., Ltd.
Cornerstone Ventures Co., Ltd.
20,000
490
5,507
194,081
- - - - (1,225)
551
20,000
490
50
49
192,856
6,058
192,856
6,058
Note 1
Note 1
Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. 419,000 4,074,168 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(297,292) 419,000 42 3,776,876 3,820,497 Note 1
5,859,161 - 471,663 (17,650) 5,369,848
Joint Ventures
Chunghwa SEA Holdings
Non-listed stocks
- - 1,020 10,200 - - - 1,020 51 10,200 10,200 Notes 1 and 5
20,320,122
\$
571,410
\$
1,495,775
\$
942,455
\$
20,338,212
\$

Note 1: The amounts of net asset value were based on audited financial statements.

Note 2: Fair value was based on the closing price at the end of 2020.

Note 3: Decrease in investment was cash dividends received.

Note 4: Additions in shares of investment was stock dividends received. Note 5: Additions in investment was the investment in establishing a new company.

Note 6: Decrease in investment was the transfer from an associate to a subsidiary.

Note 7: Additions in investment was the fair value of equity held before the acquisition of IISI, plus the cash consideration \$233,923 thousand paid for the acquisition.

Note 8: Decrease in investment was the reclassification from an associate to financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

STATEMENT 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS DECEMBER 31, 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Handsets Base
Land and
Buildings
Stations)
Land and
Buildings
(Others)
Equipment Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2020
Decreases
Additions
(303,190)
9,538,566
3,157,109
\$
(72,199)
1,260,026
303,572
\$
(4,283)
2,989,525
7,983
\$
(379,672)
\$ 13,788,117
3,468,664
Balance on December 31, 2020 \$ 12,392,485 1,491,399
\$
2,993,225
\$
\$ 16,877,109
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment
Balance on January 1, 2020
Depreciation expenses
Decreases
(127,434)
2,730,579
2,690,525
\$
(38,453)
402,474
388,528
\$
(3,568)
403,093
403,138
\$
(169,455)
3,496,092
3,522,245
\$
Balance on December 31, 2020 5,293,670
\$
752,549
\$
802,663
\$
6,848,882
\$
Balance on January 1, 2020,
Balance on December 31,
net
6,848,041
\$
857,552
\$
2,586,432
\$
\$ 10,292,025
2020, net 7,098,815
\$
738,850
\$
2,190,562
\$
\$ 10,028,227

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF SHORT-TERM BILLS PAYABLE DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item Underwriting
Agency
Period Rate (%) Issuance
Amount
Unamortized
Amount
Carrying
Value
paper payable
Commercial
Yuanta Commercial
Bank Co., Ltd.
2020.08.05-
2021.01.12
0.35-0.36 \$ 1,425,000 165
\$
\$ 1,424,835
Cathay United Bank 2020.08.05-
2021.01.12
0.35-0.36 1,425,000 166 1,424,834
Mega Bills Finance 2020.08.05- 0.34-0.35 1,100,000 126 1,099,874
Grand Bills Finance
Co., Ltd.
2020.08.05-
2021.01.12
0.34-0.35 1,050,000 121 1,049,879
CTBC Bank Co.,
Corporation
2020.08.05-
2021.01.12
0.34 1,000,000 111 999,889
China Bills Finance
Corporation
Ltd.
2020.08.05-
2021.01.12
2021.01.12
0.34-0.35 1,000,000 113 999,887

\$

7,000,000 \$ 802 \$ 6,999,198

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item Amount
Payable of spare parts for equipment 2,308,164
\$
Payable of products 1,363,998
Other (Note) 8,554,773
12,226,935
\$

Note: The amount of each item in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF BONDS PAYABLE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Balance at
Bond Name Trustee Issuance Period Repayment of the Principal and
Interest Payment Date
Coupon Rate
(%)
Total Amount Repayments
Made
December 31,
2020
Costs of Issuance Carrying Value Guarantee
Unsecured domestic bonds Bank of Taiwan 2020.07-2025.07 Interest payable in July annually and 0.50 8,800,000
\$
-
\$
8,800,000
\$
(8,521 )
\$
8,791,479
\$
None
Bank of Taiwan 2020.07-2027.07 one-time repayment upon maturity
Interest payable in July annually and
0.54 7,500,000 - 7,500,000 (7,455 ) 7,492,545 None
Bank of Taiwan 2020.07-2030.07 one-time repayment upon maturity
one-time repayment upon maturity
Interest payable in July annually and
0.59 3,700,000 - 3,700,000 (3,752 ) 3,696,248 None
20,000,000
\$
-
\$
20,000,000
\$
(19,728 )
\$
19,980,272
\$

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF OPERATING COSTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item Amount
\$
Depreciation
28,694,921
Cost of products 14,195,109
Salaries 10,961,990
Amortization 10,578,714
Repair, maintenance and warranty expenses 6,099,791
Compensation 5,885,908
Other (Note) 40,789,811
\$ 117,206,244

Note: The amount of each item in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

STATEMENT 11

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF LEASE LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Discount Rate
Item Period (%) Amount
Land and buildings
Handsets base stations 1-20 years 0.46-1.18 6,793,253
\$
Others 1-30 years 0.46-1.12 802,547
Equipment 1-15 years 0.46-0.82 1,024,847
8,620,647
Lease Liabilities-current
Less:
(2,938,305)
Lease Liabilities-noncurrent 5,682,342
\$

STATEMENT 13

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item Marketing Administrative
General and
Research and
Development
Credit Loss
Expected
Total
Salaries 5,702,880
\$
1,300,941
\$
1,400,511
\$
-
\$
8,404,332
\$
Compensation 3,104,800 649,068 757,642 - 4,511,510
Professional service fee 1,894,421 177,821 203,581 - 2,275,823
Depreciation 643,379 341,354 172,985 - 1,157,718
Welfare fee 996,969 211,674 229,426 - 1,438,069
promotion expenses
Marketing and
797,113 - - - 797,113
Expected credit loss - - - 45,689 45,689
Other (Note) 3,456,534 1,039,334 365,091 - 4,860,959
16,596,096
\$
3,720,192
\$
3,129,236
\$
45,689
\$
\$ 23,491,213

Note: The amount of each item in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION BY FUNCTION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 and 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Year Ended December 31, 2020 Year Ended December 31, 2019
Classified as
Operating
Costs
Classified as
Operating
Expenses
Total Classified as
Operating
Costs
Classified as
Operating
Expenses
Total
Employee benefit
expenses
Salaries \$ 10,961,990 8,404,332
\$
\$ 19,366,322 \$ 11,218,855 8,669,102
\$
\$ 19,887,957
Insurance
Pension
1,084,119
1,362,646
875,369
973,804
2,336,450
1,959,488
1,161,980
1,861,185
869,502
1,299,078
2,031,482
3,160,263
Remuneration to
directors - 41,045 41,045 - 40,565 40,565
Others 6,789,180 5,140,658 11,929,838 6,950,603 5,256,004 12,206,607
20,197,935
\$
\$ 15,435,208 \$ 35,633,143 \$ 21,192,623 \$ 16,134,251 \$ 37,326,874
Depreciation \$ 28,694,921 \$ 1,157,718 \$ 29,852,639 \$ 28,630,553 \$ 1,222,266 \$ 29,852,819
Amortization \$ 10,578,714 152,061
\$
\$ 10,730,775 \$ 10,281,841 156,705
\$
\$ 10,438,546
Note 1: The average numbers of the Company's employees were 21,050 and 21,661, including 10 non-employee directors in 2020

and 2019, respectively.

  • Note 2: The average employee benefits expense were \$1,692 thousand and \$1,721 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. (Which refers to [total employee benefits-total directors' remuneration] divided by [number of employees-number of non-employee directors].)
  • Note 3: The average salary expenses were \$920 thousand and \$918 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. (Which refers to [salary expenses] divided by [number of employees-number of non-employee directors]). The adjustment on the average salary expenses in 2020 is approximately -0.2%.
  • Note 4: The Company does not have supervisors; therefore, there is no remuneration to supervisors.
  • Note 5: The remuneration policies for directors, management personnel, and employees were as follows:
  • a. General directors and independent directors: (i) Fixed remuneration is based on monthly basis resolved by the Board of Directors.
  • (ii) Floating remuneration is based on distribution stated in the Company's Articles of Incorporation. Please refer to Note 28(7) for details. Independent directors are excluded from the aforementioned distribution.
  • b. The remuneration to management personnel is based on the executive performance management and guidelines which are linked to the Company's performance, business unit performance and personal performance. In addition, the result of corporate social responsibilities is a reference item taking into consideration for the floating remuneration. c. Compensation to employees is based on the Company's salary guidance.
  • d. The remuneration to directors and management personnel are evaluated regularly and determined by the compensation committee of the Company.
  • Note 6: The Company's salary expenses refer to recurring grants such as base salary, job premiums, and overtime pay, etc.

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Contact Information for Chunghwa Telecom Headquarters and Branches

Headquarters

No. 21-3, Sec. 1, Hsinyi Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 10048, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2344-6789 Fax: +886-2-2356-8306 Website: http://www.cht.com.tw

Northern Taiwan Business Group

No. 42, Sec. 1, Renai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 10052, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2344-2485 Fax: +886-2-2344-3401

Southern Taiwan Business Group

No. 230, Linsen 1st Rd., Sinsing Dist., Kaohsiung City 80002, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-7-344-3350 Fax: +886-7-344-3392

Mobile Business Group

No. 35, Aikuo E. Rd., Daan Dist., Taipei City 10641, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-3316-6127 Fax: +886-2-2396-5670

International Business Group

No. 31, Aikuo E. Rd., Daan Dist., Taipei City 10641, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2344-3580 Fax: +886-2-2393-0144

Data Communications Business Group

No. 21, Sec. 1, Hsinyi Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 10048, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2344-4756 Fax: +886-2-2394-8404

Enterprise Business Group

16th Floor, No. 88, Sec. 4, Hsinyi Rd., Daan Dist., Taipei City 10682, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2326-6688 Fax: +886-2-2326-6832

Telecommunication Laboratories

No. 99, Dianyan Rd., Yangmei Dist., Taoyuan City 32661, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-3-424-4512 Fax: +886-3-490-4464

Telecommunication Training Institute

No. 168, Minzu Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City 22065, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2963-9588 Fax: +886-2-2955-4144

Chunghwa Telecom Overseas Offices

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.

Address:Room 1009B, Longemont building , No. 1118, Yan'an West Road, Changning, Shanghai, China 200052 Contact Person:Jian Teng, General Manager Phone Number:+86-21-5230-5023 Email:[email protected]

Beijing Representative Office

Address:A1715 Vantone Plaza, 2 Fuchengmenwai dajie,Beijing 100037, China Contact Person:Jian Teng, Representative Phone Number:+86-10-6801-8035 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Address:65/131 16th Floor Chamnan Phenjati Business Centre, Rama 9 Rd., Huay Kwang Dist., Bangkok 10310 Thailand Contact Person: Wen-Jang Yang, General Manager Phone Number:+66-2-248-7101~2 Fax Number:+66-2-248-7100 Email:[email protected]

Yangon Representative Office

Address:Suite 216, 50th building A, 50th Street lower block, Botahtaung Township Yangon, Myanmar Contact Person:Chien-Chen Ku, Representative Phone Number:+95-9767-833-589 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Headquarters)

Address:Room 703, 7th Floor, 3D Viet Nam, Duy Tan St. Dich Vong Hau Ward, Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam 123000 Contact Person: Wen-Jang Yang, General Manager Phone Number:+84-24-3795-1150~2 Fax Number:+84-24-3795-1149 Email:[email protected]

Donghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

Address:Unit A,7/F., Tower A, Billion Centre, No.1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Contact Person:Hsuan-Lung Liu, General Manager Phone Number:+852-3586-2600 Fax Number:+852-3586-3936 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Ho Chi Minh Office)

Address:Room 1A, 4th Floor, Crescent Plaza, 105 Ton Dat Tien Street, Tan Phu Ward, District 7, Hochiminh City, Vietnam 756300 Contact Person:Wen-Jang Yang, General Manager Phone Number:+84-28-5413-8251 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.

Address:Level 5, Asagawa Building 2-1-17 Shiba Daimon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0012 Japan Contact Person:Escudo Pai, General Manager Phone Number:+81-3-3436-5988 Fax Number:+81-3-3436-7599 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

Address:2107 North First Street, Ste. 580, San Jose, CA 95131, USA Contact Person:Phoebe Wang, General Manager Phone Number:+1-408-988-1898 Fax Number:+1-408-573-7168 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

Address:No. 331 North Bridge Road, #03-05 Odeon Towers, Singapore 188720 Contact Person: Hsuan-Lung Liu, General Manager Phone Number:+65-6337-2010 Fax Number:+65-6337-2047 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (L.A. Office)

Address:21671 Gateway Center Drive, Suite 212 Diamond Bar, CA 91765, USA Contact Person:Phoebe Wang, General Manager Phone Number:+1-909-978-5388 # 101 Fax Number:+1-909-978-5380 Email:[email protected]

Jakarta Representative Office

Address:Plaza Marein Lt. 17E. Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 76-78, Jakarta Selatan, 12910 Contact Person:Kei-Shao Chen, Representative Phone Number:+62-812-9645-8262 Email:[email protected]

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (East Coast Office)

Address:34 49th St, Apt. 2, Weehawken, NJ 07086, USA Contact Person:Phoebe Wang, General Manager Phone Number:+1-646-822-7025 Email:[email protected]