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FEDS AGM Information 2022

Jul 14, 2022

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AGM Information

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II. Acknowledged Matters:

1. To accept 2021 business report and financial statements.

The Board of Directors proposes and recommends that each shareholder votes for the acceptance of 2021 business report and financial statements.

Explanatory Notes:

  • (1) FEDS's 2021 business report and financial statements (including consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated statements of changes in equity, consolidated statements of cash flows, and balance sheets, statements of comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity, statements of cash flows) have been audited by independent auditors, Shu-Chuan Yeh and Ming-Hsing Cho of Deloitte & Touche, and have been examined by and determined to be correct and accurate by the Audit Committee of FEDS. We thereby submit this report.
  • (2) Please approve the above-mentioned business report and financial statements.

Resolution:

The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

The result of voting is as follows:

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
% of votes represented by
the shareholders present
Approval 1,143,048,044 98.2
Disapproval 94,345 -
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 20,965,648 1.8

2. To approve the proposal for the distribution of 2021 profit

The Board of Directors proposes and recommends that each shareholder votes for the distribution of 2021 profit.

Explanatory Notes:

(1) All the closing transactions as of December 31, 2021 have been completely closed, and have been audited by the accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche. We thereby submit the proposal for distribution of 2021 profits:

1. Unappropriated earnings of January 1, 2021 NT\$ 1,039,439,215
2. Net Income for the year ended December 31, 2021 1,208,100,440
3. The adjustments of retained earnings for by
using
equity
method
(3,793,279)
4. Recognizing the re-measurements of defined benefit
plans in retained earnings
(27,314,273)
5. The amount of the sum of the current after-tax net
income and other item accounted to undistributed
earnings (=2-3-4)
1,176,992,888
6. 10% legal reserve (=5*10%) (117,699,289)
7. Special reserve (38,409,455)
8. Distributable net profit(=1+5-6-7) 2,060,323,359
9. Earnings distribution (NT\$0.9 per share) (1,275,246,530)
10. Un-appropriated earnings after distribution(=8-9) 785,076,829

(2) The distribution of 2021 dividends composes of 2021 surplus earning in priority, and the undistributed profit from 1998 to 2020 in case 2021 surplus earning are insufficient to cover 2021 dividends.

  • (3) After being approved at the annual General Shareholders' meeting (2022), the cash dividends to holders of common share will be distributed on the record date to be determined by Chairman authorized by the Board of Directors. Cash dividends allocated to each shareholder should be calculated to round down to full NT dollar (decimal places should be ignored). The sum of the amount lower than NT\$1 paid to each shareholder should be reclassified to other income. According to Article 28-2 of the ROC Securities and Exchange Law and other relevant regulations, the total numbers of common shares outstanding may change, and the ultimate cash to be distributed to each common share may need to be adjusted accordingly. It is proposed that the Board of Directors of FEDS be authorized to adjust the cash to be distributed to each common share based on the total amount of profits resolved to be distributed, the amount of earnings resolved to be capitalized, and the number of actual common shares outstanding on the record date for distribution.
  • (4) Please approve the above-mentioned proposal for the distribution of 2021 profits.

Resolution: The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
% of votes represented by
the shareholders present
Approval 1,144,340,523 98.3
Disapproval 96,839 -
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 19,670,675 1.7

the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

III. Matter for Discussion

1. Proposal to amend the provisions in the "Articles of Incorporation"

Board of Directors proposes

Explanatory Notes:

  • (1) To ensure a more flexible method for the convening of the company's shareholders' meeting, the company has revised the provisions, pursuant to the Article 172-2 Paragraph 1 of the Company Act, which is stipulated that the shareholders' meeting may be summoned by way of a video conference and other method announced by the central competent authority
  • (2) The amended provisions are shown in the attached comparison table.
  • (3) Please approve the proposal.

The result of voting is as follows:

The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
Approval 1,139,903,566 97.9
Disapproval 4,522,281 0.4
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 19,682,190 1.7

2. Proposal to amend the provisions of the "Rules of Procedure of Stockholders Meeting"

Board of Directors proposes

Explanatory Notes:

  • (1) In order to comply with the operation and refer to "Sample Template for XXX Co., Ltd. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings" announced by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation on March 8, 2022, it is proposed to amend the certain provisions of "Rules of Procedure of Stockholders Meeting".
  • (2) The amended provisions are shown in the attached comparison table.
  • (3) Please approve the proposed resolutions.

The result of voting is as follows:

The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
by
the
present
% of votes represented
shareholders
Approval 1,144,132,159 98.3
Disapproval 293,288 -
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 19,682,590 1.7

3. Proposal to amend the provisions of the "Election Procedures of Directors"

Board of Directors proposes

Explanatory Notes:

  • (1) According to the company's operation practice and the reference example of the "Director Election Procedures of xxx Co., Ltd." issued by Taiwan Stock Exchange Co., Ltd., some provisions of the company's "Election Procedures of Board of Directors" are revised, as shown in the comparison attached.
  • (2) Please approve the proposed resolutions.

The result of voting is as follows:

The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
by
the
present
% of votes represented
shareholders
Approval 1,144,162,481 98.3
Disapproval 262,049 -
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 19,683,507 1.7

4. Proposal to amend the provisions of the Company's "Procedures For Acquisition And Disposition Of Assets"

Board of Directors proposes

Explanatory Notes:

In order to comply with the amendments of "Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies" announced by official letter No.1110380465 of the Financial Supervisory Commission ("FSC") dated January 28, 2022. The Company's "Procedures for Acquisition and Disposition of Assets" is revised, as shown in the comparison attached.

The result of voting is as follows:

The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
% of votes represented
by
the
shareholders
present
Approval 1,144,168,069 98.3
Disapproval 256,499 -
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 19,683,469 1.7

5. Proposal to amend the provisions of the Company's "Procedures for Lending Capital to Others", and "Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees"

Board of Directors proposes

Explanatory Notes:

Pursuant to the "Q&A on Stipulation Governing Funding Loans and Endorsements and Guarantees of Public Listed Companies" issued by the Securities and Futures Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission on 24 December 2021, which revised the stipulated announcement standard for the new funding loans and endorsements and guarantees of public listed companies or their subsidiaries when the funding amounts reach certain criterion, and according to which the provisions of both Article 8 of the Company's "Procedures for Capital Lending to Others" and "Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees" of the Company are amended in the comparison attached.

The result of voting is as follows:

The number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the time of voting (including e-voting and virtual method) was 1,164,108,037.

Number of votes
(including e-voting
and virtual method)
by
the
present
% of votes represented
shareholders
Approval 1,144,168,545 98.3
Disapproval 257,419 -
Invalid 0 -
Abstention votes/No votes 19,682,073 1.7

RESOLVED, that the above proposals be and hereby were approved as proposed.

IV. Extemporary Motion

None

V. Adjournment

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group"), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements").

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis for Opinion

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

Key Audit Matters

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

The key audit matter identified in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 is stated as follows:

Evaluation of Impairment Loss of Goodwill

As of December 31, 2021, the goodwill of the Group originated from the merger contract signed between Far Eastern Ai Mai Co., Ltd. (Ai Mai), a subsidiary of the Group, and GEANT Group (France) in 2000. Each party obtained 50%-50% ownership with Far Eastern Ai Mai Co., Ltd. as the surviving entity at the time. The Group acquired the other 50% ownership in 2006 due to the consideration of the retail business strategy, and the amount of goodwill generated was NT\$437,462 thousand. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and the changes in retail business, the Group has considered whether the carrying amount of the goodwill from the time the retail business was acquired exceeds the recoverable amount. Since management's subjective judgment on the recoverable amount involves significant uncertainties, the carrying amount of goodwill may be overestimated; thus, we considered the evaluation of impairment loss of goodwill as a key audit matter. For the accounting policy related to impairment loss of the goodwill, refer to Notes 4 (j), 5(a) and 17 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The main audit procedures that we performed in respect of the impairment loss of goodwill were as follows:

    1. We evaluated the expertise, competency and independence of the independent appraisers contracted by the management to perform an impairment test.
    1. We obtained an understanding of the process of management's estimation of the future sales growth rate and the profit margin forecast by the operating segments in Far Eastern Ai Mai Co., Ltd.
    1. We confirmed the appropriateness of the discount rate used by management and assessed the impairment of goodwill by using the same evaluation model to calculate the weighted average cost of capital ratio used by management.

Other Matter

We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 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 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 Group'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 Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, including members of the audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.

Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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 Group'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 Group'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 Group 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 and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of entities or business activities within the Group 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.

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

The engagement partners on the audits resulting in this independent auditors' report are Shu-Chuan Yeh and Ming-Hsing Cho.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

March 4, 2022

Notice to Readers

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

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors' report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors' report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2021 2020
ASSETS Amount % Amount %
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6) \$ 19,532,090 15 \$ 14,791,434 12
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current (Note 7) 434,650 - 450,046 -
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - current (Notes 8 and 34) 262,709 - 278,539 -
Financial assets at amortized cost - current (Notes 9 and 34) 1,184,222 1 1,171,058 1
Notes receivable (Note 10) 671 - 1,864 -
Trade receivables (Note 10) 1,178,651 1 600,242 -
Trade receivables from related parties (Notes 10 and 32) 169,643 - 124,738 -
Other receivables (Notes 10 and 32) 904,572 1 1,007,684 1
Current tax assets (Note 27) 991 - 1,063 -
Inventories (Note 11) 2,441,255 2 2,374,459 2
Prepayments (Notes 18 and 32)
Other current assets (Notes 19 and 32)
265,776
60,485
-
-
211,102
103,887
-
-
Total current assets 26,435,715 20 21,116,116 16
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current (Notes 8 and 34)
Financial assets at amortized cost - non-current (Notes 9 and 34)
4,815,595
123,000
4
-
4,659,302
24,000
4
-
Investments accounted for using the equity method (Notes 13 and 34) 10,151,421 8 10,164,724 8
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 14, 32 and 34) 33,782,868 26 33,945,566 26
Right-of-use assets (Note 15) 39,551,296 30 42,712,637 33
Investment properties (Notes 16 and 34) 8,978,133 7 9,021,607 7
Intangible assets (Note 17) 2,428,534 2 2,581,127 2
Deferred tax assets (Note 27) 597,004 1 572,186 1
Net defined benefit assets (Note 23) 196,769 - 205,863 -
Long-term prepayments for lease (Notes 18, 33 and 34) 1,844,391 1 1,517,865 1
Other non-current assets (Notes 19 and 33) 1,822,585 1 1,902,776 2
Total non-current assets 104,291,596 80 107,307,653 84
TOTAL \$130,727,311 100 \$128,423,769 100
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (Notes 20, 32 and 33) \$
9,868,799
8 \$
9,045,746
7
Short-term bills payable (Notes 20 and 33) 3,190,706 3 3,729,003 3
Contract liabilities - current (Notes 25 and 32) 9,659,984 7 8,121,734 6
Notes payable
Trade payables
5,830
16,806,804
-
13
6,626
15,844,472
-
12
Trade payables to related parties (Note 32) 96,397 - 68,101 -
Other payables (Notes 21, 24 and 32) 3,768,878 3 3,721,330 3
Current tax liabilities (Note 27) 470,027 - 485,553 1
Provisions - current (Note 22) 3,000 - 3,000 -
Lease liabilities - current (Notes 15 and 32) 3,189,336 3 3,473,928 3
Advance receipts (Note 32) 517,771 - 510,474 1
Current portion of long-term borrowings (Notes 20 and 33) - - 299,933 -
Other current liabilities (Notes 21 and 32) 395,085 - 373,784 -
Total current liabilities 47,972,617 37 45,683,684 36
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term borrowings (Notes 20 and 33) 17,589,721 13 15,139,828 12
Provisions - non-current (Note 22) 25,272 - 25,047 -
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 27) 2,295,710 2 2,348,055 2
Lease liabilities - non-current (Notes 15 and 32) 21,763,708 17 24,335,088 19
Net defined benefit liabilities (Note 23)
Other non-current liabilities (Notes 21 and 32)
718,441
526,684
1
-
737,454
366,325
-
-
Total non-current liabilities 42,919,536 33 42,951,797 33
Total liabilities 90,892,153 70 88,635,481 69
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY
Share capital
Ordinary shares 14,169,406 11 14,169,406 11

Capital surplus 3,340,982 3 3,338,791 2

Retained earnings
Legal reserve 3,611,319 3 3,424,615 3
Special reserve 2,619,569 2 2,709,263 2
Unappropriated earnings 2,216,433 1 2,695,084 2
Total retained earnings 8,447,321 6 8,828,962 7
Other equity 5,188,031 4 4,953,871 4
Treasury shares (97,110) - (97,110) -
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company 31,048,630 24 31,193,920 24
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS 8,786,528 6 8,594,368 7
Total equity 39,835,158 30 39,788,288 31
TOTAL \$130,727,311 100 \$128,423,769 100

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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2021 2020
Amount % Amount %
\$35,308,464 100 \$37,287,949 100
17,898,398 51 18,580,671 50
17,410,066 49 18,707,278 50
868,950
12,908,103
367
2
37
-
987,735
13,639,718
(5,139)
3
36
-
13,777,420 39 14,622,314 39
3,632,646 10 4,084,964 11
57,683
318,847
(748,359)
(796,860)
Share of profit of associates accounted for using
(27,562)
-
1
(2)
(2)
-
66,244
312,581
(651,295)
(851,591)
39,868
-
1
(2)
(2)
-
(1,196,251) (3) (1,084,193) (3)
2,436,395 7 3,000,771 8
531,079 2 455,874 1
1,905,316 5 2,544,897 7
169,399
(48,000)
1
-
(384,300)
(96,805)
(1)
-

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2021 2020
Amount % Amount %
Share of other comprehensive income of
associates accounted for using the equity
method
Income tax relating
to items that will not be
\$
79,079
- \$
31,283
-
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 9,648
210,126
-
1
19,377
(430,445)
-
(1)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translating
the
financial statements of foreign operations
Share of other comprehensive (loss) income
4,859 - (25,068) -
of associates accounted for using the
equity method
(6,726)
(1,867)
-
-
25,525
457
-
-
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the
year, net of income tax
208,259 1 (429,988) (1)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE
YEAR
\$
2,113,575
6 \$
2,114,909
6
NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company
Non-controlling interests
\$
1,208,100
697,216
3
2
\$
1,939,139
605,758
5
2
\$
1,905,316
5 \$
2,544,897
7
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company
Non-controlling interests
\$
1,411,154
702,421
4
2
\$
1,525,741
589,168
4
2
EARNINGS PER SHARE \$
2,113,575
6 \$
2,114,909
6
Basic
Diluted
\$0.86
\$0.86
\$1.38
\$1.37

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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Equity Attributable to Owners of the Company
Other Equity (Note 24)
Retained Earnings (Note 24) Exchange
Differences on
Translating the
Financial
Statements of
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Financial
Assets at Fair
Value Through
Other
Gain on Non-controlling
Share Capital
(Note 24)
Capital Surplus
(Note 24)
Legal Reserve Special
Reserve
Unappropriate
d Earnings
Foreign
Operations
Comprehensiv
e Income
Property
Revaluation
Treasury
Shares (Note
24)
Total Interests
(Note 24)
Total Equity
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2020 \$14,169,406 \$ 3,327,466 \$ 3,298,695 \$ 2,865,351 \$ 1,931,429 \$
65,325
\$ 3,058,874 \$ 2,170,970 \$
(97,110)
\$30,790,406 \$ 8,113,401 \$38,903,807
Appropriation of 2019 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends distributed by the Company
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
125,920
-
-
-
125,920
-
(156,088)
-
-
(156,088)
(125,920)
156,088
(1,133,552)
-
(1,103,384)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,133,552)
-
(1,133,552)
-
-
-
(117,859)
(117,859)
-
-
(1,133,552)
(117,859)
(1,251,411)
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 1,939,139 - - - - 1,939,139 605,758 2,544,897
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020,
net of income tax
- - - - (71,064) 3,225 (345,559) - - (413,398) (16,590) (429,988)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 1,868,075 3,225 (345,559) - - 1,525,741 589,168 2,114,909
Adjustments resulting from investments in associates accounted for using the
equity method
- 11,325 - - - - - - - 11,325 9,658 20,983
Disposal of investments in equity instruments designated as at fair value
through other comprehensive income by associates
- - - - (1,036) - 1,036 - - - - -
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 14,169,406 3,338,791 3,424,615 2,709,263 2,695,084 68,550 2,714,351 2,170,970 (97,110) 31,193,920 8,594,368 39,788,288
Appropriation of 2020 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reverse
Cash dividends distributed by the Company
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
186,704
-
-
-
186,704
-
(89,694)
-
-
(89,694)
(186,704)
89,694
(1,558,635)
-
(1,655,645)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,558,635)
-
(1,558,635)
-
-
-
(510,016)
(510,016)
-
-
(1,558,635)
(510,016)
(2,068,651)
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 - - - - 1,208,100 - - - - 1,208,100 697,216 1,905,316
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021,
net of income tax
- - - - (27,314) (2,615) 226,789 6,194 - 203,054 5,205 208,259
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021 - - - - 1,180,786 (2,615) 226,789 6,194 - 1,411,154 702,421 2,113,575
Adjustments resulting from investments in associates accounted for using the
equity method
- 2,191 - - - - - - - 2,191 (245) 1,946
Disposal of investments in equity instruments designated as at fair value
through other comprehensive income by associates
- - - - (3,792) - 3,792 - - - - -
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021 \$14,169,406 \$ 3,340,982 \$ 3,611,319 \$ 2,619,569 \$ 2,216,433 \$
65,935
\$ 2,944,932 \$ 2,177,164 \$
(97,110)
\$31,048,630 \$ 8,786,528 \$39,835,158

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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before income tax
\$
2,436,395
\$
3,000,771
Adjustments for:
Depreciation expense
5,230,418
5,790,171
Amortization expense
79,021
83,971
Expected credit loss (gain) recognized on receivables
367
(5,139)
Loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss
163
11,520
Finance costs
796,860
851,591
Interest income
(57,683)
(66,244)
Dividend income
(318,847)
(312,581)
Share of loss (gain) of associates accounted for using the
equity method
27,562
(39,868)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
5,270
17,035
Loss on disposal of intangible assets
28
-
Gain on lease modifications
(73)
(5,935)
Gain on disposal of investments
(4,330)
(553)
Impairment loss recognized on intangible assets
437,462
6,384
Impairment loss recognized on property, plant and equipment
252,499
16,853
Impairment loss recognized on right-of-use assets
231,371
613,770
Unrealized gain on physical and slow-moving inventories
(2,463)
(32)
Loss on changes in fair value of investment properties
44,277
71,617
Amortization of prepayments
61,219
39,674
Concession on lease liabilities
(227,979)
(280,698)
Recognized (reversal) of unrealized purchase discounts
389
(210)
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities
Increase in financial assets mandatorily classified as at fair
value through profit or loss
(18,979)
(15,360)
Notes receivable
1,193
(732)
Trade receivables
(581,023)
144,075
Trade receivables from related parties
(42,437)
38,282
Other receivables
83,609
(120,004)
Inventories
(64,722)
406,672
Prepayments
(25,076)
188,606
Other current assets
43,402
6,208
Contract liabilities -
current
1,538,250
350,906
Notes payable
(796)
3,442
Trade payables
962,332
723,562
Trade payables to related parties
28,296
(25,354)
Other payables
194,707
(58,840)
2021 2020
Advance receipts 157,631 239,964

(Continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2021 2020
Other current liabilities \$
15,687
\$
57,808
Net defined benefit liabilities (42,606) (53,507)
Cash generated from operations 11,241,394 11,677,825
Dividends received 441,004 431,307
Interest paid (746,919) (796,027)
Interest received 51,314 62,228
Income tax returned 287 2,801
Income tax paid (616,711) (690,968)
Net cash generated from operating activities 10,370,369 10,687,166
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income (37,894) (41,279)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income 66,595 46,717
Purchase of financial assets amortized at cost (3,785,778) (1,305,880)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets at amortized cost
Acquisition of investments accounted for using the equity
3,672,710 1,706,277
method (42,358) -
Proceeds from sale of financial assets at fair value through profit
or loss 38,542 11,603
Payments for property, plant and equipment (2,317,029) (2,011,132)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 13,793 1,473
Payments for intangible assets (156,329) (193,635)
Acquisition of right-of-use assets (152,185) (110,833)
Acquisition of investment properties (803) (6,583)
Increase in other non-current assets (311,585) (509,118)
Net cash used in investing activities (3,012,321) (2,412,390)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 102,360,062 115,681,868
Repayments of short-term borrowings (101,516,029) (116,326,590)
Proceeds from short-term bills payable 22,533,679 35,197,389
Repayments of short-term bills payable (23,071,976) (35,091,379)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 126,399,960 103,720,004
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Repayment of the principal portion of lease liabilities
(124,250,000)
(2,990,437)
(105,820,000)
(2,957,964)
Decrease in other non-current
liabilities
(42,940) (90,834)
Dividends paid to owners of the Company (1,556,294) (1,131,061)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (495,016) (117,859)
Net cash used in financing activities (2,628,991) (6,936,426)

(Continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2021 2020
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
\$
11,599
\$
28,861
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 4,740,656 1,367,211
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR
14,791,434 13,424,223
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR \$
19,532,090
\$
14,791,434

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

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd. (the "Company"), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies (collectively referred to as the "financial statements").

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

Basis for Opinion

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

Key Audit Matters

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

The key audit matter identified in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 is stated as follows:

Impairment of goodwill from the investment in subsidiaries

As of December 31, 2021, the investment accounted for using the equity method of the Company amounted to NT\$21,058,586 thousand, representing 27%, of the total assets, which was significant to the Company's financial statements. The important component of goodwill originated from the merger contract signed between FAR EASTERN AI MAI CO., LTD. (AI MAI), a subsidiary of the Company under the equity method, and GEANT Group (France) in 2000. Each party obtained 50%-50% ownership with FAR EASTERN AI MAI CO., LTD. as the surviving entity at the time. The Company acquired the other 50% ownership in 2006 due to the consideration of the retail business strategy, and goodwill was generated. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and the changes in retail business, the Company has considered whether the carrying amount of the goodwill from the time the retail business was acquired exceeds the recoverable amount. Since management's subjective judgment on the recoverable amount involves significant uncertainties, the carrying amount of goodwill may be overestimated; Thus, we considered the evaluation of impairment loss of goodwill as a key audit matter. For the accounting policy related to impairment loss of the goodwill, refer to Notes 4 (f), 5 and 11 to the accompanying financial statements.

The key audit procedures that we performed in respect of the impairment loss of goodwill are as follows:

    1. We evaluated the expertise, competency and independence of the independent appraisers contracted by the management to perform an impairment test.
    1. We obtained an understanding of the process of management's estimation of the future sales growth rate and the profit margin forecast by the operating segments in Far Eastern Ai Mai Co., Ltd.
    1. We confirmed the appropriateness of the discount rate used by management and assessed the impairment of goodwill by using the same evaluation model to calculate the weighted average cost of capital ratio used by management.

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

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

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

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

Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

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

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

    1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
    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 financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
    1. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
    1. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

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

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

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

The engagement partners on the audits resulting in this independent auditors' report are Shu-Chuan Yeh and Ming-Hsing Cho.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

March 4, 2022

Notice to Readers

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

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors' report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors' report and financial statements shall prevail.

BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2021 2020
ASSETS Amount % Amount %
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6) \$
965,361
1 \$
812,706
1
Financial assets at amortized cost - current (Notes 8 and 30) 25,508 - 25,424 -
Trade receivables (Note 9) 556,103 1 246,868 -
Trade receivables from related parties (Notes 9 and 29) 91,986 - 75,243 -
Other receivables (Notes 9 and 29) 280,143 - 255,872 1
Inventories (Note 10) 406,593 1 353,129 1
Prepayments (Note 29) 236,804 - 247,525 -
Other current assets (Note 16) 8,686 - 60,981 -
Total current assets 2,571,184 3 2,077,748 3
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current (Notes 7 and
30) 2,903,935 4 2,845,620 4
Investments accounted for using the equity method (Notes 11 and 30) 21,086,222 27 20,054,557 26
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 12, 30 and 31) 17,627,670 22 18,176,915 23
Right-of-use assets (Note 13 and 29) 23,901,501 31 24,929,817 32
Investment properties (Notes 14 and 30) 9,067,580 12 9,023,303 11
Intangible assets (Note 15) 59,660 - 69,628 -
Deferred tax assets (Note 23) 80,496 - 80,218 -
Net defined benefit assets (Note 19) 196,701 - 205,863 -
Other non-current assets (Notes 16 and 29) 514,881 1 562,571 1
Total non-current assets 75,438,646 97 75,948,492 97
TOTAL \$78,009,830 100 \$78,026,240 100
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (Notes 17 and 30) \$ 4,800,000 6 \$ 4,650,000 6
Short-term bills payable (Note 17) 1,549,515 2 2,449,280 3
Contract liabilities - current (Note 21) 3,938,860 5 3,202,942 4
Trade payables 4,237,424 6 3,822,290 5
Trade payables to related parties (Note 29) 50,629 - 49,983 -
Other payables (Notes 18 and 29) 1,664,367 2 1,827,132 3
Current tax liabilities (Note 23) 101,329 - 111,095 -
Lease liabilities - current (Notes 13 and 29) 945,167 1 941,237 1
Advance receipts (Note 29) 202,282 1 243,905 -
Current portion of long-term borrowings (Notes 17 and 30) - - 299,933 1
Other current liabilities (Notes 18 and 29) 160,013 - 128,603 -
Total current liabilities 17,649,586 23 17,726,400 23
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term borrowings (Notes 17 and 30) 13,949,720 18 12,999,828 16
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 23) 2,132,730 2 2,183,467 3
Lease liabilities - non-current (Notes 13 and 29) 13,145,744 17 13,844,089 18
Other non-current liabilities (Notes 18 and 29) 83,420 - 78,536 -
Total non-current liabilities 29,311,614 37 29,105,920 37
Total liabilities 46,961,200 60 46,832,320 60
EQUITY
Share capital
Ordinary shares 14,169,406 18 14,169,406 18
Capital surplus 3,340,982 4 3,338,791 4
Retained earnings
Legal reserve 3,611,319 5 3,424,615 4
Special reserve 2,619,569 3 2,709,263 4
Unappropriated earnings 2,216,433 3 2,695,084 3
Total retained earnings 8,447,321 11 8,828,962 11
Other equity 5,188,031 7 4,953,871 7
Treasury shares (97,110) - (97,110) -
Total equity 31,048,630 40 31,193,920 40
TOTAL \$78,009,830 100 \$78,026,240 100

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

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2021 2020
Amount % Amount %
OPERATING REVENUE (Notes 21 and 29) \$10,013,982 100 \$11,037,055 100
OPERATING COSTS (Notes 10, 22 and 29) 3,918,627 39 4,405,831 40
GROSS PROFIT 6,095,355 61 6,631,224 60
OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 22 and 29)
Selling and marketing expenses
General and administrative expenses
Expected credit loss
374,713
3,973,921
2,535
4
40
-
355,331
4,288,347
801
3
39
-
Total operating expenses 4,351,169 44 4,644,479 42
OPERATING PROFIT 1,744,186 17 1,986,745 18
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest income
(Note 22)
Other income (Note 22)
Other gains and losses (Notes 22 and 29)
Finance costs (Notes 22 and 29)
Share of profit of subsidiaries and associates
accounted for using the equity method
Total non-operating income and expenses
130
201,956
(342,600)
(438,433)
221,348
(357,599)
-
2
(3)
(4)
2
(3)
933
181,578
65,005
(466,377)
462,395
243,534
-
2
-
(4)
4
2
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX 1,386,587 14 2,230,279 20
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Note 23) 178,487 2 291,140 2
NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 1,208,100 12 1,939,139 18
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Notes 19, 20 and 23)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments in
(30,278) - (71,053) (1)
equity instruments at fair value through
other comprehensive income
58,315 - (255,429) (2)
(Continued)

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

2021 2020
Amount % Amount %
Share of other comprehensive (loss) income
of subsidiaries and associates accounted
for using the equity method
Income tax relating to items that will not be
\$
171,943
2 \$
(109,861)
(1)
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 6,055
206,035
-
2
14,211
(422,132)
-
(4)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Share of other comprehensive income (loss)
of subsidiaries and associates accounted
for using the equity method (2,981)
(2,981)
-
-
8,734
8,734
-
-
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the
year, net of income tax
203,054 2 (413,398) (4)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE
YEAR
\$
1,411,154
14 \$
1,525,741
14
EARNINGS PER SHARE, NT\$
Basic
Diluted
\$
0.86
\$
0.86
\$
1.38
\$
1.37

(Concluded)

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

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Other Equity (Note 20)
Retained Earnings (Notes 19, 20 and 23) Exchange
Differences on
Translating the
Financial
Statements of
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Financial
Assets at Fair
Value Through
Other
Share Capital Capital Surplus Unappropriated Foreign Comprehensive Gain on
Property
Treasury
Shares
(Note 20) (Note 20) Legal Reserve Special
Reserve
Earnings Operations Income Revaluation (Note 20) Total Equity
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2020 \$14,169,406 \$ 3,327,466 \$ 3,298,695 \$ 2,865,351 \$ 1,931,429 \$
65,325
\$ 3,058,874 \$ 2,170,970 \$
(97,110)
\$30,790,406
Appropriation of 2019 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
125,920
-
-
125,920
-
(156,088)
-
(156,088)
(125,920)
156,088
(1,133,552)
(1,103,384)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,133,552)
(1,133,552)
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 1,939,139 - - - - 1,939,139
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020, net
of income tax
- - - - (71,064) 3,225 (345,559) - - (413,398)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 - - - - 1,868,075 3,225 (345,559) - - 1,525,741
Adjustments resulting from investments in associates accounted for using the
equity method
- 11,325 - - - - - - - 11,325
Disposal of investments in equity instruments designated as at fair value through
other comprehensive income by associates
- - - - (1,036) - 1,036 - - -
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 14,169,406 3,338,791 3,424,615 2,709,263 2,695,084 68,550 2,714,351 2,170,970 (97,110) 31,193,920
Appropriation of 2020 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reverse
Cash dividends
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
186,704
-
-
186,704
-
(89,694)
-
(89,694)
(186,704)
89,694
(1,558,635)
(1,655,645)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,558,635)
(1,558,635)
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 - - - - 1,208,110 - - - - 1,208,100
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021, net
of income tax
- - - - (27,314) (2,615) 226,789 6,194 - 203,054
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021 - - - - 1,180,786 (2,615) 226,789 6,194 - 1,411,154
Adjustments resulting from investments in associates accounted for using the
equity method
- 2,191 - - - - - - - 2,191
Disposal of investments in equity instruments designated as at fair value through
other comprehensive income by subsidiary
- - - - (3,792) - 3,792 - - -
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021 \$14,169,406 \$ 3,340,982 \$ 3,611,319 \$ 2,619,569 \$ 2,216,433 \$
65,935
\$ 2,944,932 \$ 2,177,164 \$
(97,110)
\$31,048,630

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

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2021 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before income tax \$
1,386,587
\$
2,230,279
Adjustments for:
Depreciation expense 1,972,608 2,034,760
Amortization expense 42,530 50,182
Expected credit loss recognized on receivables 2,535 801
Amortization of prepayments 1,721 1,576
Finance costs
Share of profit of subsidiaries and associates accounted for
438,433 466,377
using the equity method (221,348) (462,395)
Interest income (130) (933)
Dividend income (201,956) (181,578)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2,199 5,157
Loss on disposal of investment properties 335 116
Impairment loss of non-financial assets 437,462 6,307
Gain on changes in fair value of investment properties (42,435) (19,544)
Concession on lease liabilities (170,191) (113,828)
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities
Notes receivable - 3
Trade receivables (311,850) 98,078
Trade receivables from related parties (16,743) 4,291
Other receivables
Inventories
(24,191)
(53,464)
23,407
159,847
Prepayments 10,721 (31,839)
Other current assets 52,295 3,826
Contract liabilities 735,918 178,416
Notes payable and trade payables 415,134 210,254
Trade payables from related parties 646 (6,960)
Other payables 22,485 31,563
Advance receipts 29,475 145,551
Other current liabilities 31,410 (25,885)
Net defined benefit liabilities (21,116) (42,881)
Cash generated from operations 4,519,070 4,764,948
Interest paid
Interest received
(411,284)
130
(445,758)
933
Dividends received 625,330 321,015
Income tax paid (233,213) (296,462)
Net cash generated from operating activities 4,500,033 4,344,676
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of financial assets at amortized cost (25,508) (25,424)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets at amortized cost 25,424 25,271
Acquisition of investments accounted for using the equity
method (1,500,000) -
Payments for property, plant and equipment (572,647) (760,367)

(Continued)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2021 2020
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Payments for investment properties
Increase in other non-current assets
Acquisition of right-of-use assets
Payments for intangible assets
\$
89
(2,177)
46,642
(117,836)
(22,465)
\$
484
(6,819)
(55,669)
(97,504)
(27,035)
Net cash used in investing activities (2,168,478) (947,063)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term borrowings
Repayments of short-term borrowings
Proceeds from short-term bills payable
Repayments of short-term bills payable
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Repayment of the principal portion of lease liabilities
Increase (decrease)
in other non-current liabilities
Dividends paid
58,270,000
(58,120,000)
12,916,598
(13,816,363)
133,249,959
(132,600,000)
(527,684)
4,884
(1,556,294)
73,550,000
(73,900,000)
26,283,806
(26,333,838)
111,250,004
(112,250,000)
(570,201)
(21,978)
(1,131,061)
Net cash used in financing activities (2,178,900) (3,123,268)
NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
152,655 274,345
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 812,706 538,361
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR \$
965,361
\$
812,706

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

(Concluded)

Audit Committee's review report for 2021 business report and financial statements.

1. Audit Committee's Review Report

To the 2022 General Shareholders Meeting of Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd., In accordance with Article 14-4 of Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Law, we have examined the Business Report, the Resolution for Distribution of Profit, and Financial Statements which had been certified by Deloitte & Touche, submitted by the Board of Directors for the year ending 2021 and found them in order.

The Convener of the Audit Committee: Edward Yung Do Way

May 11, 2022

Attachment III

Comparison table for the "Articles of Incorporation" Revisions

Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
Article 12 Notices of General Shareholders'
Meeting shall be in writing and
delivered to the shareholders
along with a public notice 30 days
before the General Shareholders'
Meeting and 15 days before the
Extraordinary Shareholders'
Meeting. The said notices shall
specify the date, place and
reasons for calling the
shareholders' meeting. The
shareholders' meeting shall be
held by video conference or other
methods announced by the
authority.
Notices of General Shareholders'
Meeting shall be in writing and
delivered to the shareholders
along with a public notice 30 days
before the General Shareholders'
Meeting and 15 days before the
Extraordinary Shareholders'
Meeting. The said notices shall
specify the date, place and
reasons for calling the
shareholders' meeting.
Article 30 These Articles of Incorporation
were drafted on August 2, 1967,
and came into effect following its
approval by a resolution of the
General Shareholders' Meeting
and the competent authorities.
Amendments shall take effect
following their approval at the
Shareholders' Meetings.
(Omitted)
Forty-ninth amendment of June
24, 2022
These Articles of Incorporation
were drafted on August 2, 1967,
and came into effect
following its
approval by a resolution of the
General Shareholders' Meeting
and the competent authorities.
Amendments shall take effect
following their approval at the
Shareholders' Meetings.
(Omitted)
Forty-eighth amendment of June
24, 2020

Comparison table for the "Rules of Procedure of Stockholders Meeting" Revisions

Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
The location for stockholders'
meeting shall be the Company's
place of business or a place
convenient for attendance by
stockholders (or by proxies) that is
suitable to holding of this meeting.
The meeting shall be held
between 9:00AM and 3:00PM.
The location for stockholders'
meeting shall be the Company's
place of business or a place
convenient for attendance by
stockholders (or by proxies)
that is
suitable to holding of this meeting.
The meeting shall be held
between 9:00AM and 3:00PM.
Changes to how this Corporation
convenes its shareholders
meeting shall be resolved by the
board of directors, and shall be
made no later than mailing of the
shareholders meeting notice.
This
Corporation
shall
specify
Article 2 in
its
shareholders
meeting
notices
the
time
during
which
shareholder
attendance
registrations
will
be
accepted,
the
place
to
register
for
attendance,
and other
matters
for
attention.
The
time
during
which
shareholder
attendance
registrations
will
be accepted
shall be at least 30 minutes
prior
to the time the meeting
commences. The place at which
attendance registrations are
accepted shall be clearly
marked
and a sufficient number of suitable
personnel assigned to handle the
registrations.
For virtual
shareholders meetings,
shareholders may begin to register
on the virtual meeting platform 30
minutes before the meeting starts.
Shareholders completing
registration will be deemed as
attend the shareholders meeting in
person.
This
Corporation
shall
specify
in
its
shareholders
meeting
notices
the
time
during
which
shareholder
attendance
registrations
will
be
accepted,
the
place
to
register
for
attendance,
and other
matters
for
attention.
The
time
during
which
shareholder
attendance
registrations
will
be accepted
shall be at least 30 minutes
prior
to the time the meeting
commences. The place at which
attendance registrations are
accepted shall be clearly
marked
and a sufficient number of suitable
personnel assigned to handle the
registrations.
The
Company
at
a
stockholders'
meeting
shall
adopt
the
electronic
transmission
as
one
of
the methods
for
exercising
the
voting
power.
The
method
for
The
Company
at
a
stockholders'
meeting
shall
adopt
the
electronic
transmission
as
one
of

exercising the voting power shall be described in the shareholders' meeting notice to be given to the shareholders. A shareholder who exercises his/her/its voting power at a shareholders meeting by way of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have attended the said shareholders' meeting in person. When shareholders exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means, unless they have withdrawn the declaration of intent and attended the shareholders meeting on-site or online, except for extraordinary motions, they will not exercise voting rights on the original proposals or make any amendments to the original proposals or exercise voting rights on amendments to the original proposal.

Shareholders (or by proxies) shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, signin cards, or other certificates of attendance. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification. The stockholders (or proxies) when attending the meeting shall wear admission badge and hand in signed attendance form.

Attendance at shareholders meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed in, and the shares checked in on the virtual meeting platform, plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically.

the methods for exercising the voting power. The method for exercising the voting power shall be described in the shareholders' meeting notice to be given to the shareholders. A shareholder who exercises his/her/its voting power at a shareholders meeting by way of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have attended the said shareholders' meeting in person, but shall be deemed to have waived his/her/its voting power in respective of any extemporary motion(s) and/or the amendment(s) and /or substitute to the contents of the original proposal(s) at the said shareholders' meeting.

Shareholders (or by proxies) shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, signin cards, or other certificates of attendance. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification. The stockholders (or proxies) when attending the meeting shall wear admission badge and hand in signed attendance form.

The attendance to a shareholders' meeting shall be determined subject to shares. The present shares shall be calculated based on the attendance cards as furnished, in addition to the shares exercising voting right in electronic form.

The
Company
may
appoint
lawyers,
accountants
or
related
personnel
to
attend
the
stockholders'
meeting.
The
Company
may
appoint
lawyers,
accountants
or
related
personnel
to
attend
the
stockholders'
meeting.
The
personnel
in
charge
of
handling
the
affairs
of
the
meeting
shall
wear
identification
badge
or
armband.
The
personnel
in charge
of
handling
the
affairs
of
the
meeting
shall
wear
identification
badge
or
armband.
For
a
stockholders'
meeting
convened
by
the
board
of
directors,
the
chairman
of
the
board
of directors
shall preside
at
the
meeting. If the chairman of the
board
of directors
is
on leave or
unable to
exert
the
rights,
the
vice
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors
shall
preside
instead.
If
the
position
of vice-chairman is vacant
or the vice-chairman is on leave or
unable to exert the rights the
chairman of
the
board
of
directors
shall
designate
a
director
to
preside
at
the
meeting.
If
no
director
is
so designated,
the
chairman
of
the
meeting
shall
be
elected
by
the
board
of
directors
from
among
themselves. When
a
director serves as chair, the
director shall be one who has held
that position for six
months or
more and who understands the
financial and business conditions
of the company.
The same shall
be true for a representative of a
juristic person director that serves
as chair. For a
stockholders'
meeting convened by
any
other
person having the convening right,
he/she shall act
as the chairman
of that meeting; if there are two or
more persons
having the
convening right, the
chairman of
the meeting shall be elected from
among themselves.
For
a
stockholders'
meeting
convened
by
the
board
of
directors,
the
chairman
of
the
board
of directors
shall preside
at
the
meeting. If the chairman of the
board
of directors
is
on leave or
unable to
exert
the
rights,
the
vice
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors
shall
preside
instead.
If
the
position
of vice-chairman is vacant
or the vice-chairman is on leave or
unable to exert the rights the
chairman of
the
board
of
directors
shall
designate
a
director
to
preside
at
the
meeting.
If
no
director
is
so designated,
the
chairman
of
the
meeting
shall
be
elected
by
the
board
of
directors
from
among
themselves. When
a
director serves as chair, the
director shall be one who has held
that position for six
months or
more and who understands the
financial and business conditions
of the company.
The same shall
be true for a representative of a
juristic person director that serves
as chair. For a
stockholders'
meeting convened by
any
other
person having the convening right,
he/she shall act
as the chairman
of that meeting; if there are two or
more persons
having the
convening right, the
chairman of
the meeting shall be elected from
among themselves.
The complete processes of the
meeting shall be recorded by
voice and video recorders and all
the records
shall
be
kept
by
the
The complete processes of the
meeting shall be recorded by
voice and video recorders and
Company
for
a
minimum
period
of
at
least
one
year.
If,
however,
a shareholder
files
a
lawsuit
pursuant
to
Article
189
of
the
Company
Act,
the
recording
shall
be retained until the
conclusion of the litigation.
Where
a shareholders meeting is held
online, this Corporation shall keep
records of shareholder
registration, sign-in, check-in,
questions raised, votes cast and
results of votes counted by this
Corporation, and continuously
audio and video record, without
interruption, the proceedings of
the virtual meeting from beginning
to end.
all the records
shall
be
kept
by
the
Company
for
a
minimum
period
of
at
least
one
year.
If,
however,
a shareholder
files
a
lawsuit
pursuant
to
Article
189
of
the
Company
Act,
the
recording
shall
be retained until
the conclusion of the litigation.
Article 8-1 Where a virtual shareholders
meeting is convened,
shareholders attending the virtual
meeting online may raise
questions in writing at the virtual
meeting platform from the
chairman declaring the meeting
open until the chair declaring the
meeting adjourned. No more
than two questions for the same
proposal may be raised. Each
question shall contain no more
than 200 words. The regulations
in article 5, 7 and 8 do not apply.
(New)
Article 11 When this Corporation convenes
a virtual shareholders meeting,
after the chairman declares the
meeting open, shareholders
attending the meeting online
shall cast votes on proposals and
elections on the virtual meeting
platform before the chair
announces the voting
session
ends or will be deemed
abstained from voting.
In regards to the resolution of
proposals, unless otherwise
provided for in the relevant law
and regulation or Company's
articles of incorporation,
In regards to the resolution of
proposals, unless otherwise
provided for in the relevant law
and regulation or Company's
articles of incorporation,
resolution shall be passed by a
majority of the voting rights
represented by the stockholders
(or proxies) attending the
meeting.
resolution shall be passed by a
majority of the voting rights
represented by the
stockholders (or proxies)
attending the meeting.
All ballots on proposals and
elections
shall be voted at once,
and shall be counted at once
after the chairman announces
the voting session ends.
The proposal(s) should been
put to vote. The
Chairman
can decide that the resolution
of proposal(s) should been put
to vote one by one, or the
resolution of proposals
including the proposal to re
elect the directors and
supervisors should been put to
vote several times or one
time
with counting of votes by each
proposal.
If there are amendments or
substitute proposals for the same
proposal, the sequence of which
to be put to vote shall be decided
by the chairperson. If one of the
two proposals has been approved,
the other proposal shall be
deemed rejected without
requirement to put it to vote.
If there are amendments or
substitute proposals for the same
proposal, the sequence of which
to be put to vote shall be decided
by the chairperson. If one of the
two proposals has been approved,
the other proposal shall be
deemed rejected without
requirement to put it to vote.
The results of voting and election
shall be announced on the spot
after the vote counting and be
kept for records.
The results of voting and election
shall be announced on the spot
after the vote counting and be
kept for records.
In the event of a virtual
shareholders meeting, the
Company shall disclose real-time
results of votes and election
immediately after the end of the
voting session on the virtual
meeting platform according to
the regulations, and this
disclosure shall continue at least
15 minutes after the chairman
has announced the meeting
adjourned.
Article 13 In the event of a virtual
shareholders meeting, when
declaring the meeting open, the
chairman shall also declare,
unless under a circumstance
where a meeting is not required to
be postponed to or resumed at
another time if the virtual meeting
platform or participation in the
virtual meeting is obstructed due
to natural disasters, accidents or
other force majeure events before
the chair has announced the
meeting adjourned, and the
obstruction continues for more
than 30 minutes, the meeting shall
be postponed to or resumed on
another date.
When encountering
force majeure
during the meeting, the chairman
may decide to suspend the
meeting and announce the time
for the continuation of the meeting
as appropriate.
The meeting shall be adjourned if
encountering an air-raid alarm
during the meeting. The meeting
shall resume one hour after the
alarm is
lifted
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Comparison table for the "Election Procedures of Directors" Revisions

Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
Article 3 The election of Board of Directors
shall be pursued according
to the
number of position required. The
independent directors and non
independent directors shall be
elected with the number of
selectees calculated separately;
those candidates
receiving
more voting rights shall be elected
as Directors. If there are more
than two candidates obtaining the
same number of vote but the
number of position offered is
limited, a draw shall be made
amongst the two candidates to
determine. The chairperson shall
conduct the drawing for the
candidate who is absent.
(The rest of article 3 is omitted.)
The election of independent
directors and non-independent
directors
shall be pursued
according to the number of position
required. The independent
directors and non-independent
directors shall be elected at the
same election with the number of
selectees calculated separately;
those candidates receiving more
voting rights shall be elected as
Directors. If there are more than
two candidates obtaining the same
number of vote but the number of
position offered is limited, a draw
shall be made amongst the two
candidates to determine. The
chairperson shall conduct the
drawing for the candidate who is
absent.
(The rest of article 3 is omitted.)
Article 6 If the candidate is a natural
person, the voters shall fill out the
ballot with the name of the
candidate. If the candidate is the
government or institutional
stockholder, the ballot shall be
filled out with the name of
government or institution. If the
candidate is the representative of
the government or institutional
stockholder, the names of the
government or institutional
stockholder and its representative
both shall be filled out on the
ballot.
If the candidate is a natural
person with the stockholder
status, the voters shall fill out the
ballot with the name and
stockholder number
of the
candidate.
If the candidate is not
of the stockholder status, the
ballot shall be filled out with the
name and international
identification number or passport
number of the candidate. If the
candidate is the government or
juristic stockholder, the ballot shall
be filled out with the number, the
name of government or juristic
person and the representative
name. If there are more than one
representative, all the
representative names shall be
Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
listed.
Article 7 The ballot shall be considered
invalid in any of the following
situations:
1.
Not the ballot provided under
the rules herein
2.
One ballot with more than two
candidate names listed
3.
Blank ballot
4.
Ballot with not only candidate's
number of voting rights
allocated but also with other
writing
5.
Written characters blurred and
not legible
6.
Incorrect candidate's name on
the ballot
7.
The
total
number
of
voting
rights allocated by voters on the
ballots exceeds the number of
voting rights they hold.
The ballot shall be considered
invalid in any of the following
situations:
1.
Not the ballot provided under
the rules herein
2.
One ballot with more than two
candidate names listed
3.
Blank ballot
4.
Ballot not filled out according to
article 6 or ballot with unrelated
writing to this election
5.
Written characters blurred and
not legible
6.
Incorrect candidate information
on the ballot
Article 13 (Deleted) The elected directors shall be given
the election notification by the
board of directors.
Article 13 (Revised the Article No.)
The rules herein
take effect after
approval at the
stockholders'
meeting. The same apply for any
amendments.
The rules herein
take effect after
approval at the
stockholders'
meeting. The same apply for any
amendments.

Comparison table for the "Procedures for Acquisition and Disposition of Assets" Revisions

Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
Article 6 (Omitted) (Omitted)
2) Experts' opinions 2) Experts' opinions
a)
The
Company
acquiring
or
a)
The
Company
acquiring
or
disposing of securities shall, prior disposing of securities shall, prior
to the date of occurrence of the to the date of occurrence of the
event
first
obtain
financial
event
first
obtain
financial
statements
of
the
issuing
statements
of
the
issuing
company
for
the
most
recent
company
for
the
most
recent
period, certified or reviewed by a period, certified or reviewed by a
certified public accountant, for certified public accountant, for
reference
in
appraising
the
reference
in
appraising
the
transaction price, and if the dollar transaction price, and if
the dollar
amount of the
transaction is
amount of the
transaction is
twenty
percent
(20%)
of
the
twenty
percent
(20%)
of
the
Company's
paid-in
capital
or
Company's
paid-in
capital
or
NT\$300
million
or
more,
the
NT\$300
million
or
more,
the
Company shall also engage a Company shall also engage a
certified public accountant prior to certified public accountant prior to
the date of occurrence of the the date of occurrence of the
event
to
provide
an
opinion
event
to
provide
an
opinion
regarding the
reasonableness
regarding the
reasonableness
of
the
transaction
price.
This
of the transaction price. If the CPA
requirement
does
not
apply,
needs to use the report of an
however, to
publicly quoted price
expert as evidence, the CPA shall
of securities that have an active do so in accordance with the
market,
or
where
otherwise
provisions
of
Statement
of
provided
by
regulations
of
Competent Authorities.
Auditing
Standards
No.
20
published by the ROC Accounting
Research
and
Development
Foundation
(ARDF).
This
requirement
does
not
apply,
however, to publicly quoted price
of securities that have an active
market,
or
where
otherwise
provided
by
regulations
of
Competent Authorities.
(The rest of article 6 is omitted.) (The rest of article 6 is omitted.)
Article 7 (Omitted) (Omitted)
2) Valuation reports
In the case of real property,
equipment or right-of-use assets
thereof acquired or disposed by
the Company other than as a
result of transactions with a
domestic government agency,
entrusted construction on the
Company's own property,
entrusted construction on land
leased by the Company, or
acquisition or disposition of
equipment and facilities or right-of
use assets thereof for business
operation purposes,
where their
transaction value is the amount
equivalent to twenty per cent
(20%) of the
Company's paid-in
capital or NT\$ 300 million or
above, the Company shall firstly
require
professional appraiser
prior to the date of occurrence of
the event to furnish their
valuation report (which report shall
specify the matters set out in
Appendix from the
Regulations
Governing the Acquisition and
Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies);
furthermore, the
following provisions shall be
complied with:
a)~ b)
(Omitted)
c) Where the appraisal prices
from professional appraiser
come under one of the following,
unless all the appraisal results
for the assets to be acquired are
higher than the transaction
amount, or all the appraisal
results for the assets to be
disposed of are lower than the
transaction amount, accountants

2) Valuation reports In the case of real property, equipment or right-of-use assets thereof acquired or disposed by the Company other than as a result of transactions with a domestic government agency, entrusted construction on the Company's own property, entrusted construction on land leased by the Company, or acquisition or disposition of equipment and facilities or right-ofuse assets thereof for business operation purposes, where their transaction value is the amount equivalent to twenty per cent (20%) of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$ 300 million or above, the Company shall firstly require professional appraiser prior to the date of occurrence of the event to furnish their valuation report (which report shall specify the matters set out in Appendix from the Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies); furthermore, the following provisions shall be complied with: a)~ b) (Omitted)

c) Where the appraisal prices from professional appraiser come under one of the following, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the transaction amount, or all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the transaction amount,

shall be required to provide their
opinions in respect of the
reasons for such discrepancy
and the fairness of the
transaction price:
(The rest of article 7 is omitted.)
accountants shall be engaged to
handle the
matter pursuant to the provisions
of Auditing Standards No. 20
promulgated by ARDF;
furthermore the said
accountants
shall be required to provide their
opinions in respect of the reasons
for such discrepancy and the
fairness of the transaction price:
Article 8 (The rest of article 7 is omitted.)
Related Parties Transaction
1) When a public company
engages in any acquisition or
disposal of assets from or to a
related party, in addition to
ensuring that the necessary
resolutions are adopted and the
reasonableness of the
transaction terms is appraised, if
the transaction amount reaches
10 percent or more of the
company's total assets, the
company shall also obtain an
appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or a
CPA's opinion in compliance with
the provisions of this Article. In
deciding whether the other party
to the transaction is a related
party, in addition to the forms as
provided by law, the Company
shall also consider the
substantive relationship.
2) Evaluation and Procedures
a)The Company intends to
acquire or dispose of real
property or right-of-use assets
thereof from or to a related
party, or
when it intends to
Related Parties Transaction
1) When a public company
engages in any acquisition or
disposal of assets from or to a
related party, in addition to
ensuring that the necessary
resolutions are adopted and the
reasonableness of the
transaction terms is appraised, if
the transaction amount reaches
10 percent or more of the
company's total assets, the
company shall also obtain an
appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or a
CPA's opinion in compliance with
the provisions of this Article. In
deciding whether the other party
to the transaction is a related
party, in addition to the forms as
provided by law, the Company
shall also consider the
substantive relationship.
2) Evaluation and Procedures
The Company intends
to acquire or dispose of
real property or right-of-use
assets thereof from or to a
related party, or
when it intends
acquire or dispose of assets to acquire or dispose of assets
other than real property or other than real property or right
right-of-use assets thereof of-use assets thereof from or to a
from or to a
related party and
related party and the transaction
the transaction amount amount reaches 20 percent or
reaches 20 percent or more of more of paid-in capital,
10
paid-in capital,
10 percent or
percent or more of the
more of the company's total company's total assets, or
assets, or NT\$300 million or NT\$300 million or more, except
more, except in
trading of
in
trading of domestic
domestic government bonds or government bonds or bonds
bonds under repurchase and under repurchase and resale
resale agreements etc., or agreements etc., or
subscription or repurchase of subscription or repurchase of
money market funds issued by money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment domestic securities investment
trust enterprises, the company trust enterprises, the company
may not
proceed to enter into
may not
proceed to enter into a
a transaction contract or make transaction contract or make a
a payment until the following payment until the following
matters have been approved matters have been approved by
by the Audit Committee
and
the Audit Committee
and then
then by the board of by the board of
directors :
directors :
i)
The purpose, necessity and
a)
The purpose, necessity and
anticipated benefit of the anticipated benefit of the
acquisition or disposal of the acquisition or disposal of the
asset. asset.
ii) Reasons for transacting with b)
Reasons for transacting with
related parties; related parties;
iii) With respect to the c) With respect to the acquisition
acquisition of real property or of real property or right-of-use
right-of-use assets thereof assets thereof from a related
from a related party, party, information relating to the
information relating to the appraisal of the fairness of the
appraisal of the fairness of the proposed transaction conditions
proposed transaction pursuant to items 3) a) and d)
conditions pursuant to items 3) herein;
a) and d) herein;
iv) Date and price of d)
Date and price of acquisition
acquisition by the related party, by the related party, party to the
party to the transaction and transaction and
relationship between the said relationship between the said
party and the Company and party and the Company and
related party; related party;
v)
Forecast of monthly cash
e) Forecast of monthly cash
income within one (1) year income within one (1) year from
from the date of the contract; the date of the contract;
furthermore evaluation shall be furthermore evaluation shall be
conducted in respect of the conducted in respect of the
necessity of the transaction necessity of the transaction and
and the fairness of the use of the fairness of the use of fund;
fund; and and
vi) An appraisal report from a f) An appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or a professional appraiser or a CPA's
CPA's opinion obtained in opinion obtained in
compliance
compliance with the Article 8, with the Article 8, paragraph 1
paragraph 1 herein herein
vii) Restrictions on this g) Restrictions on this transaction
transaction and other key and other key contractual issues.
contractual issues.
b) When a matter is submitted When a matter is submitted for
for discussion by the board of discussion by the board of
directors pursuant to the directors pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the preceding paragraph, the board
board of directors shall take of directors shall take into full
into full consideration each consideration each independent
independent director's director's opinions. If an
opinions. If an independent independent director objects to
director objects to or or expresses reservations about
expresses reservations about any matter, it shall be recorded in
any matter, it shall be the minutes of the
board of
recorded in the minutes of the directors meeting.
board of directors meeting.
c)
If the Company or a
subsidiary thereof that is not a
domestic public company will
have a transaction set out in
paragraph 1 and the
transaction amount will reach
10 percent or more of the
public company's total assets,
the Company shall submit the
materials mentioned in
paragraph 1 to the
shareholders meeting for
approval before the
transaction contract may be
entered into and any payment
made. However, this
restriction does not apply to
transactions between the
Company and its parent
company or subsidiaries or
between its subsidiaries.
(The rest of article 8 is omitted.) (The rest of article 8 is omitted.)
Article 9 Acquisition or Disposition of Acquisition or Disposition of
Intangible Assets or its Right-of-use Intangible Assets or its Right-of-use
Asset or Club Membership Asset or Club Membership
1) Evaluation and Process 1) Evaluation and Process
a) Acquisition or disposition of club a) Acquisition or disposition of club
memberships shall be by way of
suggestions in respect of
memberships shall be by way of
suggestions in respect of
transaction conditions and prices, transaction conditions and prices,
taking into consideration fair taking into consideration fair
market price, and compiled into market price, and compiled into
analysis report. Where the analysis report. Where the
transaction is NT\$ 3 million or transaction is NT\$ 3 million or
below, the said analysis report below, the said analysis report
shall be submitted to the General shall be submitted to the General
Manager for approval before Manager for approval
before
submitting to the board of submitting to the board of
directors at the immediate directors at the immediate
following meeting for review. following
meeting for review.
Where the transaction is above Where the transaction is above
NT\$ 3 million, the approval of the NT\$ 3 million, the approval of the
board of directors shall be board of directors shall be
required before proceeding
with
required before proceeding with
the same. the same.
b) Acquisition or disposition of b) Acquisition or disposition of

intangible assets or right-of-use assets thereof shall be by way of suggestions in respect of transaction conditions and prices, taking into consideration expert's valuation report or fair market price, and compiled into analysis reports, and submitted to the General Manager. The procedure for determining the authorized amount shall be in accordance with Article 7, Sec. 3).

2) Expert's Valuation Report a) Expert's valuation report shall be required in the case of acquisition or disposition of intangible assets or its right-of-use asset or club membership. b) Where the transaction amount for acquisition or disposition of intangible assets or its right-of-use asset or club membership exceeds twenty per cent (20%) of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$300 million, except in transaction with a government agency, accountants shall, prior to the date of occurrence of the event, be engaged to provide an opinion with respect to the fairness of the transaction price.

intangible assets or right-of-use assets thereof shall be by way of suggestions in respect of transaction conditions and prices, taking into consideration expert's valuation report or fair market price, and compiled into analysis reports. Where the transaction is NT\$ 3 million or below, the said analysis report shall be submitted to the General Manager for approval before submitting to the board of directors at the immediate following meeting for review. Where the transaction is above NT\$ 3 million, the approval of the board of directors shall be required before proceeding with the same.

2) Expert's Valuation Report a) Expert's valuation report shall be required in the case of acquisition or disposition of intangible assets or its right-of-use asset or club membership. b) Where the transaction amount for acquisition or disposition of intangible assets or its right-of-use asset or club membership exceeds twenty per cent (20%) of the Company's paid-in capital or NT\$300 million, except in transaction with a government agency, accountants shall, prior to the date of occurrence of the event, be engaged to provide an opinion with respect to the fairness of the transaction price; the said accountants shall undertake the same in conformity

with Auditing Standards No. 20
promulgated by the ARDF.
(The rest of article 9 is omitted.) (The rest of article 9 is omitted.)
Article The calculation of transaction amount The calculation of transaction amount
9-1 refer to Article 6, Article7, Article 8-1) refer to Article 6, Article7, Article 8-1)
and
Article9
shall
be
done
in
and Article9 shall be done in
accordance
with
Article
12-1)
g)
accordance with Article 12-1) g)
herein, and "within the preceding year" herein, and "within the preceding
as used herein refers to the year year" as used herein refers to the
preceding the date of occurrence of year preceding the date of
the current transaction. occurrence of the current transaction.
Items for which an appraisal report Items for which an appraisal report
from a professional appraiser or a from a professional appraiser or a
CPA's opinion has been obtained CPA's opinion has been obtained
need not be counted toward the
transaction amount.
need not be counted toward the
transaction amount.
The calculation of transaction amount The calculation of transaction amount
refer to Article 8-2) shall be done in refer to Article 8-2) shall be done in
accordance with
Article 12-1) g)
accordance with
Article 12-1) g)
herein, and "within the preceding herein, and "within the preceding
year" as used herein refers to the year" as used herein refers to the
year
preceding the date of
year
preceding the date of
occurrence of the current transaction. occurrence of the current transaction.
Items that have been approved by the Items that have been approved by the
Shareholders Meeting or
Audit
Audit Committee and then by the
Committee and then by the board of board of directors need not be
directors need not be counted toward counted toward the transaction
the transaction amount. amount.
Article
12
Procedure for Public Disclosure of Procedure for Public Disclosure of
Information Information
1) Items to be publicly disclosed and 1) Items to be publicly disclosed and
standard for public disclosure and standard for public disclosure and
report report
a)~e) (Omitted) a)~e) (Omitted)
f) Where an asset transaction other f) Where an asset transaction other
than any of those referred to in the than any of those referred to in the
preceding five subparagraphs, a preceding five subparagraphs, a
disposal of receivables by a disposal of receivables by a
financial institution or investments financial institution or investments
in the mainland China area, where
in the mainland China area, where
their transaction amounts reach
their transaction amounts reach
twenty per cent (20%) of the
twenty per cent (20%) of the
Company's paid-in capital or equal
Company's paid-in capital or equal
or greater than NT\$ 300 million,
or greater than NT\$ 300 million,
with the following exceptions:
with the following exceptions:
i) Sale and purchase of domestic
i) Sale and purchase of domestic
government bonds or foreign
government bonds
government bonds with a rating
that is not lower than the
sovereign rating of Taiwan
ii) Sale and purchase of bonds
ii) Sale and purchase of bonds
with call or put options, or
with call or put options, or
subscription or repurchase of
subscription or repurchase of
money market funds issued by
money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment
domestic securities investment
trust enterprises.
trust enterprises.
(The rest of article 12 is omitted.)
(The rest of article 12 is omitted.)

Comparison table for the "Procedures for Lending Capital to Others" Revisions

Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
Article 8 (Procedure for Public Notices and
Announcement)
(Procedure for Public Notices and
Announcement)
The Company shall before the 10th
day of each month publish and report
the loans it
and its subsidiaries
extended and their balance amounts
as of the end of last month.
The Company shall before the 10th
day of each month publish and report
the loans it
and its subsidiaries
extended and their balance amounts
as of the end of last month.
When limits of the Company's loans
extended set below have occurred,
the Company
shall publish and
report them within two days
commencing immediately from the
date of
occurrence:
When limits of the Company's loans
extended set below have occurred,
the Company
shall publish and
report them within two days
commencing immediately from the
date of
occurrence:
1) The balance of any and all loans
extended by the Company and its
subsidiaries has
reached 20% or more of the Latest
Net Worth of the
Company; or
1) The balance of any and all loans
extended by the Company and its
subsidiaries has
reached 20% or more of the Latest
Net Worth of the Company; or
2) The balance of loans extended by
the Company and its subsidiaries to
an individual company has reached
10% of the Latest Net Worth of the
Company; or
2) The balance of loans extended by
the Company and its subsidiaries to
an individual company has reached
10% of the Latest Net Worth of the
Company; or
3) Any additional loan extended by
the Company or its subsidiary
exceeds
3) Any additional individual
loan
extended by the Company or its
subsidiary exceeds
(The rest of article 8 is omitted.) (The rest of article 8 is omitted.)

Comparison table for the "Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees " Revisions

Section Proposed Changes Current Articles
Article 8 The Company shall before the 10th The Company shall before the 10th
day of each month publish and report day of each month publish and report
the endorsements/ guarantees it and the endorsements/ guarantees it and
its subsidiaries provided and their its subsidiaries provided and their
balance amounts as of the end of last balance amounts as of the end of last
month.
Where limits of the
month.
Where limits of the
Company's Company's
endorsements/guarantees set below endorsements/guarantees set below
have occurred, the
Company shall
have occurred, the
Company shall
publish and report within two days publish and report within two days
commencing immediately from the commencing immediately from the
date of occurrence: date of occurrence:
1) The aggregate balance of 1) The aggregate balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided endorsements/guarantees provided
by the Company and its subsidiaries by the Company and its subsidiaries
has reached 50% or more of the has reached 50% or more of the
Company's latest net worth; or Company's latest net worth; or
2) The balance of 2) The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided endorsements/guarantees provided
by the Company and its subsidiaries by the Company and its subsidiaries
for an individual company has for an individual company has
reached 20% or more of the reached 20% or more of the
Company's latest net worth; Company's latest net worth;
or or
3) The balance of 3) The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided endorsements/guarantees provided
by the Company and its subsidiaries by the Company and its subsidiaries
for an individual company has for an individual company has
reached Ten Million New Taiwan reached Ten Million New Taiwan
Dollars
(NT\$10,000,000) or more
Dollars
(NT\$10,000,000) or more
and the aggregate amount of all and the aggregate amount of all
endorsements/guarantees, the endorsements/guarantees, the
booking value of any investment booking value of any investment
accounted for using equity method, accounted for using equity method,
and balance of loans to,
such
and balance of loans to, such
company has reached 30% of the company has reached 30% of the
Company's latest net worth; or
4) The additional
Company's latest net worth; or
4) The additional individual
endorsement/guarantee provided by endorsement/guarantee provided by
the Company or its subsidiary has the Company or its subsidiary has
reached Thirty Million New Taiwan reached Thirty Million New Taiwan
Dollars (NT\$30,000,000) or more and Dollars (NT\$30,000,000) or more and
has reached 5% or more of the has reached 5% or more of the
Company's latest net worth. Company's latest net worth.
(The rest of article 8 is omitted.) (The rest of article 8 is omitted.)