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FEIB AGM Information 2018

Jul 5, 2018

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Handbook for 2018 Annual Shareholders' Meeting

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Date:June 20, 2018 Place:Auditorium of the Taipei Hero House No.20, Changsha Street, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan

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Contents

Contents Contents
Report Items (Non-Voting Items) ................................................................ 5
1. 2017 Business Report .......................................................................... 5
2. 2017 Financial Statements ................................................................... 5
3. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2017 Business Report and
Financial Statements .............................................................................. 5
4. 2017 Summary of Employees’ Compensation and Directors’
Remuneration ......................................................................................... 5
5. Amendments to “Codes of Ethical Conduct of Far Eastern
International Bank” ............................................................................... 5
Approval Items (Voting Items) .................................................................... 6
1. 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements ................................. 6
2. Proposal of 2017 Earnings Distribution .................................................. 7
Proposed Resolutions and Directors Election (Voting Items) ................. 8
1. Amendments to “Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International
Bank” ...................................................................................................... 8
2. Proposal of Issuing New Shares – to Capitalize Shareholder
Dividends .............................................................................................. 9
3. Proposal of Private Placement - to Issue Common Shares, Preferred
Shares, Convertible Bonds or a Combination of above Securities to
Specific Parties ..................................................................................... 10
4. Election of Directors (Including Independent Directors) ........................ 12
5. Waiver of Non-Competition Binding to Directors ................................... 13
Questions and Motions (Voting Items) ...................................................... 13
Attachments ................................................................................................. 14
I 2017 Business Report ........................................................................ 14
II Independent Auditors’ Report & 2017 Financial Statements ............... 20

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III Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2017 Business Report and
Financial Statements .......................................................................... 46
IV 2017 Summary of Employees’ Compensation and Directors’
Remuneration ....................................................................................... 47
V Amendments to “Codes of Ethical Conduct of Far Eastern
International Bank” .............................................................................. 48
VI Amendments to “Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern
International Bank” ............................................................................... 49
VII List of Director Candidates ................................................................... 57
VIII Current Shareholding of Directors and Independent Directors ............. 61
IX Impact of Stock Dividends Distribution on Operating Results,
Earnings per Share and Shareholders’ Return on Investment ............. 62
General Information ..................................................................................... 63
I Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank .................. 63
II Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting of Far
Eastern International Bank ................................................................... 73
III Guidelines for Electing Directors of Far Eastern International Bank ..... 77

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Far Eastern International Bank (FEIB)

2018 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (Translation)

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Time: 9:00 a.m., Taipei time

  • Place: Auditorium of Taipei Hero House, No. 20, Changsha Street, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan

Meeting Agenda

Meeting begins

Chairperson takes the position

Chairperson makes remarks

Report Items (Non-Voting Items)

  1. 2017 Business Report

  2. 2017 Financial Statements

  3. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements

  4. 2017 Summary of Employees’ Compensation and Directors’ Remuneration

  5. Amendments to “Codes of Ethical Conduct of Far Eastern International Bank”

Approval Items (Voting Items)

  1. 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements

  2. Proposal of 2017 Earnings Distribution

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Proposed Resolutions and Directors Election (Voting Items)

  1. Amendments to “Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank”

  2. Proposal of Issuing New Shares - to Capitalize Shareholder Dividends

  3. Proposal of Private Placement - to Issue Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Convertible Bonds or a Combination of above Securities to Specific Parties

  4. Election of Directors (Including Independent Directors)

  5. Waiver of Non-Competition Binding to Directors

Questions and Motions (Voting Items)

Meeting adjourned

The English version is the translation of the Chinese version and the Chinese version shall prevail, if any discrepancy.

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Report Items (Non-Voting Items)

1. 2017 Business Report

The 2017 business report is detailed in Attachment I.

2. 2017 Financial Statements

The 2017 financial statements and the independent auditors’ report by Deloitte & Touche are detailed in Attachment II. (The 2017 financial statements are available for access at http://mops.twse.com.tw)

3. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements

The Audit Committee’s review report is detailed in Attachment III.

4. 2017 Summary of Employees’ Compensation and Directors’ Remuneration

The 2017 summary of employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration is detailed in Attachment IV.

5. Amendments to “Codes of Ethical Conduct of Far Eastern International Bank”

The summary table of “Codes of Ethical Conduct of Far Eastern International Bank” before and after amendments is detailed in Attachment V.

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Approval Items (Voting Items)

1. 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR 2017 business report and financial statements.

Explanatory Notes:

  • i. The Audit Committee has reviewed the business report and the audited financial statements (by Shih-Tsung Wu, CPA, and Chen-Hsiu Yang, CPA, of Deloitte & Touche) of the Bank for the year ended 2017 and found them acceptable.

  • ii. The 2017 business report, the independent auditors’ report & 2017 financial statements, and Audit Committee’s review report are detailed in Attachment I, II, and III.

  • iii. Please vote FOR.

Resolutions:

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2. Proposal of 2017 Earnings Distribution

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR 2017 earnings distribution.

Explanatory Notes:

i. The Bank’s 2017 earnings distribution is as follows: (Unit: NT$)

The Bank’s 2017 earnings distribution is as follows: (Unit: NT$)
Unappropriated earnings - beginning
Adjustment on retained earnings for remeasurement of
defined benefit plans
Adjustment on retained earnings for investment under equity
method
Adjusted unappropriated earnings
Net income
Legal reserve
Reverse of special reserve
Distributable earnings
Earnings distribution:
Shareholder dividends
Unappropriated earnings - ending
791,606,068
46,337,000
(414,613)
837,528,455
2,853,883,694
(856,165,108)
214,291,960
3,049,539,001
2,259,879,312
789,659,689

ii. Shareholder dividends are allocated as follows: (Unit: NT$)

Cash dividends
Stock dividends
Total
Per share
0.439
0.271
0.710
Total amount
1,397,305,662
862,573,650
2,259,879,312

2017 net income will be distributed with priority. The cash dividends to each and every shareholder shall be paid in a whole amount of New Taiwan Dollars and any fraction of one New Taiwan Dollar shall be discarded. The total unpaid odd amount will be included in “other revenues” of the Bank.

iii. Dividends will be distributed on the ex-dividend (ex-right) date which is to be determined by the Board of Directors after 2018 annual shareholders’ meeting. Dividends per share as referred above is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding on December 31, 2017. The Board of Directors is authorized to adjust cash and stock dividends payout ratio within the total dividends amount, if the actual number of shares outstanding on the ex-dividend (ex-right) date differs from the estimated number of shares.

iv. Please vote FOR.

Resolutions:

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Proposed Resolutions and Directors Election (Voting Items)

1. Amendment to “Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank”

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR the amendments to the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation.

Explanatory Notes:

  • i In preparing for future capital market transaction needs, article 4-1 of the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation is amended for the rights, obligations, and other important terms and conditions of preferred shares.

  • ii To specify dividends policy of the Bank, article 25-1 of the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation is amended.

iii A summary table of articles before and after amendments is detailed in Attachment VI. iv Please vote FOR.

Resolutions:

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2. Proposal of Issuing New Shares - to Capitalize Shareholder Dividends

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR capitalization of 2017 stock dividends.

Explanatory Notes:

  • i. Capitalization purpose and funding sources: In order to support business needs, enhance operational capital and improve capital structure, capitalization of NT$862,573,650 shareholder dividends from 2017 earnings distribution is proposed by issuing 86,257,365 new shares at par of NT$10 per share.

  • ii. Allotment method: The 86,257,365 new shares are distributed in accordance with the shareholding record in the shareholder’s registrar on the dividend ex-right date, that is, 27.1 shares per thousand shares. For odd share, two or more shareholders may, within the specified period of time, consolidate each of their respective odd shares into a round number of shares for one person’s shareholding only. For any odd shares that are not consolidated before the deadline, or are still remaining after consolidation, cash will be distributed based on the par value of the shares (rounded up to dollars). The total accumulated odd shares will be subscribed at par by specific parties arranged by the Chairman. The rights and obligations of new shares are the same as those of existing shares.

  • iii. The distributable dividends shares as referred above are estimated based on the number of shares outstanding on December 31, 2017. The Board of Directors is authorized to adjust stock dividends payout ratio within the total dividends amount if the actual number of shares outstanding on the ex-right date differs from the estimated number of shares.

  • iv. The ex-right date of stock dividends (same as the effective date of issuing new shares) will be determined by the Board of Directors after 2018 annual shareholders’ meeting.

  • v. Please vote FOR.

Resolutions:

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3. Proposal of Private Placement - to issue Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Convertible Bonds or a Combination of above Securities to Specific Parties

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR issuing of common shares, preferred shares, convertible bonds or a combination of above securities to specific parties for a total amount of not exceeding NT$10 billion or equivalent in foreign currencies.

Explanatory Notes:

  • i. The Bank’s Board of Directors was authorized in annual shareholders’ meeting on June 15, 2017 to proceed private placement for a total amount of not exceeding NT$10 billion or equivalent in foreign currencies. This proposal herein is to request extension of last shareholders’ meeting approval for another year.

  • ii. The purpose of private placement is to seek alliance opportunities with domestic or foreign strategic investors, to strengthen the Bank’s financial structure and capital adequacy ratio, and to facilitate the Bank’s long-term development. The preferred shares, if any, are to be issued according to Article 4-1 of the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation.

  • iii. According to Article 43-6 of the “Securities and Exchange Act”, the disclosure of private placement shall include:

  • (i) The basis and justification of the pricing:

    1. The issuing price of common shares shall be no less than 80% of the reference price, which is the higher of the following two basis prices:

      • (1) The simple averaged closing price of 1, 3 or 5 business days prior to the pricing date, minus dividends, plus price adjusted for capital reduction.

      • (2) The simple averaged closing price of 30 business days prior to the pricing date, minus dividends, plus price adjusted for capital reduction.

    2. The issuing price of preferred shares and convertible bonds shall be no less than 80% of the theoretical price, which is the price determined by an applicable pricing model considering all the terms in the issuing.

    3. The pricing date and actual issuing price, as reference above, will be determined subject to market conditions and terms, and discussion with specific parties. If the issuing price is below the par value of common shares and results in cumulative losses to the Bank, the Bank may, subject to operation status then, decapitalize capital base, reverse retained earnings or capital surplus to make up the losses.

    4. The pricing of private placement, as determined by following government regulation, the reference price or theoretical price as above, and considering the 3-year lock-up period per requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act, is deemed reasonable.

  • (ii) The selection, purpose, essentiality and benefits of allying with the specific parties:

    1. The selection and purpose: The selection is based on the qualification criteria specified in Article 43-6 of the “Securities and Exchange Act” to invite those strategic investors who are able to assist the Bank expanding sales channels, growing market shares, improving service quality, and reducing operation costs.

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  2. Essentiality: In responding to the global trend of financial supervision, the investment from the specific parties is deemed essential in improving the Bank’s capital adequacy and risk-taking capacity under Basel III, and supporting the Bank’s long-term development.

  3. Benefits: The Bank’s competitiveness and profitability will be enhanced via system support and management participation of the specific parties.
  • (iii) The essentiality justification of private placement:

    1. The justification of not public offering: In considering speed and cost of transaction execution, public offering is not recommended. Plus, public offering is less feasible in attracting strategic investors for long-term business cooperation relationship, which nonetheless will be more secured by the 3-year lock-up period per regulation of private placement.

    2. The amount of private placement: Within the limit of NT$10 billion or equivalent in foreign currencies, the amount of private placement could be raised by one or two tranches, within the period of 1 year from the shareholders’ meeting date, subject to market conditions and transaction progress with the specific parties.

    3. Capital usage plan and anticipated benefits: The capital amount raised through one or two tranches of transaction will be used for expanding the Bank’s business scale and for pursuing strategic alliance opportunities domestically or in overseas. The anticipated benefits will include strengthening of the Bank’s competitiveness, profitability, capital adequacy, and shareholders’ equity.

  • iv. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine key terms of private placement, including number of new shares, pricing, terms and conditions, specific parties’ selection, capitalraising effective date, capital usage plan, anticipated benefits, and all other related matters. The Board of Directors is also authorized to revise the issuance plan due to changes of regulations, market conditions, or upon instructions of government authorities.

  • v. Please vote FOR.

Resolutions:

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4. Election of Directors (Including Independent Directors)

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR candidates of the 10[th] term directors (including independent directors).

Explanatory Notes:

  • i. The tenure of the 9th term directors elected at 2015 annual shareholders’ meeting will expire on June 20, 2018. The Board of Directors has resolved the 10th term directors to be elected at 2018 annual shareholders’ meeting.

  • ii. According to Article 15 and Article 16 of the Bank’s “Articles of Incorporation”, 11 directors (including 3 independent directors) shall be elected for 3-year terms, commencing from June 20, 2018.

  • iii. The directors shall be elected from candidates who are nominated by the Board of Directors or by any shareholders with shareholding of 1% or more. Shareholders may nominate candidates from April 13, 2018 to April 23, 2018. During the above mentioned time period, Far Eastern New Century Corp. nominated 8 director candidates and 3 independent director candidates, and the Board of Directors has resolved all the candidates meeting director’s qualification criteria in the 16th Board meeting of the 9th term on May 7, 2018. The list of director candidates is as in Attachment VII.

  • iv. Please vote FOR.

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5. Waiver of Non-Competition Binding to Directors

The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR waiver of non-competition binding to Directors.

Explanatory Notes:

  • i. According to Paragraph I of Article 209 of the “Company Act”, a director who does anything for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the company’s business, shall explain the essential contents of such an act and seek approval in the shareholders’ meeting.

  • ii. In considering the newly elected directors may act as directors or managers of companies of business similar to the Bank, waiver of non-competition binding to those directors is suggested to appoint those directors for their professionalism contribution to the Bank.

  • iii. Please vote FOR.

Resolutions:

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Attachment I

2017 Business Report

Reflecting on 2017, the world economy has recovered, driving real economic momentum and financial market developments. In Taiwan, thanks to the rising external demand and moderate growth in exports, the transaction of stock market has been high and reached 10,000 market index, all contributed to stimulate domestic consumption effectively, registering GDP growth at 2.86%, the highest within the last 5 years. Looking into 2018, the world economy is expected to grow continuously, maintaining Taiwan’s export momentum, coupled with the government’s promoting “Forward-Looking Infrastructure Development Program,” GDP growth is expected to reach 2.42%. Along with the rapid developments of Fintech, the governmental institutions shall encourage business innovation and strengthen supervision, thus the banking industry will expedite transformation and initiate new profit engine.

In 2017, Far Eastern International Bank (FEIB) maintained steady performance; however, under the impact of foreign exchange loss, the fiscal year net profit was NT$2.854 billion. Earnings per share (EPS) was NT$0.90. The total return on assets (ROA) was 0.50%, and the return on equity (ROE) was 6.82%. Meanwhile, the bad debt ratio remained at 0.29%, and loan loss coverage ratio rose to 1.37%, surpassing industry standards in terms of asset quality.

FEIB has maintained its long-term steady operational strategies and demonstrated highquality growth momentum in its core businesses. In the category of digital banking, the Bank launched “FE Mobile Payment Integrated Service” to incorporate Alipay and friDay wallet in order to create integrated mPOS (Mobile Point of Sales). Together with online banking and branch network upgrade, we are expanding the application of digital transactions and enabling customer off-counter rate to reach 86%. As to the credit card business, with the flagship “Far Eastern Happy Credit Card,” the accumulated issuance of 410,000 new cards, and revolving balance via the Group’s channels grew 15%. In consumer banking business, consumption loans grew 6%, and market share of automobile loans continued its leading position. In wealth management, we established the latest high-end smart branch, and won for three consecutive years in the “Best Wealth Management Award” by the Excellence Magazine. In corporate banking business, FEIB completed Taiwan’s first ASEAN market syndicated loan, and accomplished 19 international syndicated loans which surpassed NT$70 billion within 5 years as the lead bank. In financial market, the Bank successfully transformed the mobile and online FX guarantee trading, and strengthened its market lead position.

To fulfill corporate social responsibilities (CSR), FEIB has been committed to promoting various philanthropic activities, and frequently received award recognitions. Additionally, “cash back program” was partnered with Eden Social Welfare Foundation, the donations amounted to

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more than NT$80 million. The Bank also helped the challenged adults by employing them as well as purchased 3,000 boxes of moon cakes made by them to care for the under-privileged. The Bank published the 2018 calendar with the theme of “Forest of Knowledge, Ocean of Learning” to introduce Taiwan’s contemporary libraries, and contributed books to 31 senior high schools and vocational schools to promote the habit of reading. In the cultural aspect, we sponsored FEIB Day of Parisian Nostalgia: the National Museum of History's Sanyu Collection and Musée d'Orsay: The Aesthetic Worlds of the 19th Century, as well as the world-class artistic performance of Cirque du Soleil in Taiwan. In the human resource development, the Bank has received subsidies for 15 consecutive years from the Workforce Development Agency, the Ministry of Labor for its continued efforts in talent development. FEIB also received certification three times from TTQS (Talent Quality-Management System) to recognize its dedication in sustainable talent development.

Looking into 2018, FEIB will continue to maintain its high-quality growth momentum, reiterate innovation, transformation, and restructure to strengthen core competence. Major action plans include combining social media banking, launch credit card mobile payment, and expedite the deployment of digitization. Increase investment in the affiliated leasing company and open new offices in Singapore and Vietnam to expand and explore overseas business opportunities. The number of credit cards in force exceeds one million to elevate further brand recognition. Connect wealth management and small & medium-sized financial businesses to transform the branch business model. Strengthen legal compliance, risk management, and internal control, in accordance with regulated supervisory environment to lower business risk. Embrace the challenges and opportunities in the face of digital era and the competitions from peer’s rapid transformation. While seeking steady profit growth, the Bank’s staffs also demonstrate agility and innovative capability to initiate new profit engine, and create win-win for its shareholders, customers, employees and the society.

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Operating Results for 2017 and Business Outlook for 2018 are summarized as follows:

Operating Results for 2017

  1. Business Plan and Operating Results

Changes in Operations Overview

(Unconsolidated, in NT$000,000)

Year
2017 2016 Change Rate
Item
Deposit and Remittance 472,621 452,905 4.35%
Corporate Loan 146,282 160,985 -9.13%
Consumer Loan 209,659 200,011 4.82%
Total Loan 355,941 360,995 -1.40%
Revolving Credit Card Balance 10,575 10,246 3.21%
Securities Purchased 148,652 124,226 19.66%
Stock Investment in Equity 2,759 2,568 7.42%
Total Trust Assets 59,980 58,174 3.10%

2. Business Overview

(1) Target Achievement

In 2017, FEIB’s total assets stood at NT$574.8 billion, achieved 97% of target; total deposits and loans amounted to NT$472.6 billion and NT$355.9 billion, which achieved 99% and 95% of target, respectively.

  • (2) Analysis of Profitability

FEIB’s net operating income in 2017 was down 3% (YoY) to NT$10.2 billion, net interests were NT$5.383 billion, dropped 7% (YoY), and total net revenues other than interest were NT$4.818 billion, grew 2% (YoY).

Income after tax was NT$2.854 billion, down 12% (YoY), and net earnings per share were NT$0.90, down 12% (YoY).

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3. Ratings

The Bank’s investment grade ratings were assessed by Fitch Ratings Limited which announced on October 31, 2017 as follows: National Rating Long-term A (twn), National Rating Short-term F1 (twn), Foreign Currency Rating Long-term BBB-, and Foreign Currency Rating Short-term F3, FEIB is considered a stable financial institution of investment grade.

4. Research and Development

To expedite the promotion of digital transformation, FEIB has been working with the Far Eastern Group to start up “FE Mobile Payment Integrated Service”, develop integrated mPOS, and thus seize mobile payment business opportunities. Also adopt innovative FinTech, revise mobile banking APP, launch brand new website, offer innovative services such as mobile online application of credit cards, cross-bank cardless cash withdrawal, and enterprise e-customer service remote support system. In addition, the Bank leads in acquiring information security patent of online application “Dual Track” identity check and “Hidden Code Token Encryption Service” to pursue the business development of digital customer group.

  1. Structural Changes

  2. (1) To integrate resources and streamline business management, Far Eastern Life Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. and Far Eastern Property Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. were merged into FEIB in February 2017 to establish the Insurance Agency Business Group.

  3. (2) To comply with the “ Guidelines Governing Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing" by the Financial Supervisory Commission (“FSC"), the Bank' s Legal Compliance Department established on April 1, 2017 the Anti-Money Laundering Unit to implement the execution of anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing.

  4. Impact of External Competitions, Legal and Overall Operating Environment

In line with the rapid development of global FinTech and increasingly stringent financial supervision by FSC, the banking industry is facing challenges and opportunities to call for transformation. FEIB, through promoting overall digital transformation, has initiated process reengineering to elevate operating efficiency and create new business model. To cope with continuous diminishing domestic interest margin, the Bank has enlarged the ratio of international loans, and increased the scale of high interest spread personal mortgage. Taking advantage of the booming electronic payment market, FEIB aims to develop mobile payment serviced and elevate the market share of financial transactions. To cope with the Government’s promotion of Green Finance Initiative, the Bank strengthened green banking loan business, and total loans amounted to NT$17.4 billion in 2017. To echo with the international focus on anti-money laundering and anti-financing terrorism, FEIB established “Money Laundering Control Task Force” as the independent and responsible unit to implement the execution of money laundering control and combat against financing terrorism.

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Operating Plans for 2018

1. Operating Goals

Major Operating Goals for 2018 are summarized as follows:

  • (1) Total asset: NT$619.1 billion

  • (2) Total deposit: NT$508.1 billion

  • (3) Total loan: NT$378.1 billion

  • Operating Principles and Major Strategies

  • (1) Individual Banking Business:

Cultivate LOHAS wealth management brand image, build up new generation wealth management services, and create new profit engine. Adopt upgrade Fintech wealth management system and pursue in depth KYC (Know Your Customer) A+ VIP project to aim at high-end customers. Introduce AI smart banking to elevate the efficiency of diversified portfolio, combine Group’s special premiums to offer exclusive benefits, and thus become the best wealth management partner for individual, family members, and small- & medium-sized enterprises. Continue to explore branch channels, adjust branch locations, and combine neighboring resources, build specially featured branch, expand asset under management, and consolidate business base.

  • (2) Consumer Banking and Credit Cards Business:

A. Consumer Banking Business

Adopt Fintech, continue to optimize E&M function, integrate physical and virtual channels, expand channel scale, elevate ratio of digital channels, lower cost, and improve operating efficiency. Continue to apply Data mining, create customer needs, and provide diversified plus customized services. Comply with laws and regulations, strengthen risk management, optimize asset quality and consolidate niche products, and maintain market leadership.

B. Credit Cards

Integrate the Group’s retail channels, expand benefits offered by Far Eastern Happy Credit Card, and promote small-amount payment via Happycash card to focus on convenience for the cardholders. Join forces with large mobile payment and third-party payment operators to seize the emerging payment opportunities. Launch the first interactive mobile e-billing to improve digitized service. Apply Big Data, deepen the cultivation of target customer, and explore new profit engine.

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  • (3) Corporate Banking Business:

Proactively deploy the overseas market and establish Singapore and Vietnam Offices to acquire local syndicated loan businesses in the ASEAN market. Increase investment in Yuanrong International Leasing Co., Ltd. in Shanghai to explore mainland China market, and expand overseas asset scale and profit ratio. Develop trading financial business, explore deposit customer base, optimize deposit structure, and maintain steady interest rate spread. Implement proactive risk management and strictly control asset quality. Promote 2G internet platform and B2B2C business, duplicate enterprise financial experience, lead in domestic and international syndicated loans, provide structured financing and customized financial products, and create more high value-added profits

  • (4) Financial Markets Business:

Consolidate the leading position in the foreign exchange margin trading market, cultivate existing customer relations, and apply multiple channels including social media and internet to continue to develop new customers. Expand investment and trading position, elevate self-design capability of financial products, and create new source of profit. Sell a variety of financial products, provide diversified asset allocation, flexible trading strategy, so as to improve customer penetration rate. Reposition TMU target customers, extend large corporate account and individual wealth management customers, and develop new customer source. Improve the Bank’s deposit structure, increase individual and small- & medium-sized enterprises deposits, to improve the liquidity and profitability of asset and liability management.

  • (5) Digital Banking Business:

Develop solid Fintech, aim at grasping feasible operation technology, concrete application scene, and solution of customer’s pain point/breakpoint to promote various digital banking services. Expand to apply “FE Mobile Payment Integrated Service,” continue to establish mobile payment infrastructure, and complete mobile application lifestyle. Integrate O2O online/offline channels, and create Omni Channel smart services. Restructure bank product function and combine social finance to create new brand of digital bank. Continue to research and develop Fintech patents, and build quality smart banking experience.

  • (6) Insurance Agency Business:

Cooperate with consumer and corporate banking groups, carefully select insurance companies as partners, introduce bank insurance products meeting the needs of internal and external customers, and provide comprehensive risk management, asset allocation, and wealth inheritance services. In terms of Group synergy, provide the most optimal life and property insurance products to Group affiliates, customers and staffs, promote Far EasTone Telecom mobile device insurance, and Oriental Securities insurance business. Adopt the development of digital Fintech, and develop online insurance listing business opportunities.

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Attachment II

Independent Auditors’ Report & 2017 Financial Statements

( English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Chinese)

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FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Due from the central bank and other banks
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Securities purchased under resale agreements
Receivables, net
Current tax assets
Discounts and loans, net
Available-for-sale financial assets
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Investment accounted for using equity method
Debt investments with no active market
Other financial assets, net
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Deferred tax assets
Other assets, net
TOTAL
2017
Amount
%
$ 8,693,621
2
22,351,083
4
30,208,333
5
11,071,393
2
22,750,869
4
7,372
-
351,056,762
61
109,631,578
19
2,135,246
-
1,774,066
-
6,677,076
1
3,667,760
1
2,889,392
1
1,725,085
-
584,502
-

200,142

-
$ 575,424,280
100
2016







Amount
%
$ 7,361,878
1
32,744,760
6
33,830,105
6
6,396,656
1
22,847,242
4
4,117
-
355,963,672
63
79,594,706
14
2,630,635
1
1,702,220
-
8,170,732
2
4,670,815
1
2,889,674
1
1,750,568
-
635,104
-

222,399

-
$ 561,415,283
100

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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Due to the central bank and other banks
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Payables
Current tax liabilities
Deposits and remittances
Bank debentures
Other financial liabilities
Provisions
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE BANK
Share capital
Ordinary shares
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets
Total other equity
Total equity
TOTAL
2017
Amount
%
$ 6,960,774
1
4,319,121
1
12,921,364
2
6,488,285
1
254,446
-
472,392,183
82
20,216,664
4
7,416,775
2
1,127,116
-

540,880

-
532,637,608

93
31,829,286
5

456,426

-
6,544,643
1
250,703
-

3,691,412

1

10,486,758

2
(8,653 )
-

22,855

-

14,202

-

42,786,672

7
$ 575,424,280
100
2016




















Amount
%
$ 7,432,194
1
7,954,542
2
13,711,223
3
5,799,874
1
405,097
-
452,720,460
81
24,309,357
4
6,385,369
1
1,240,278
-

506,012

-
520,464,406

93
31,113,672
5

456,426

-
5,571,477
1
121,028
-

3,916,835

1

9,609,340

2
115,916
-

(344,477)

-

(228,561)

-

40,950,877

7
$ 561,415,283
100

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)

INTEREST REVENUES

INTEREST EXPENSES

NET INTERESTS

NET REVENUES OTHER THAN INTEREST
Net service fee income
Net gains on financial assets and liabilities at fair
value through profit or loss
Net realized gains on available-for-sale financial
assets
Net foreign exchange gains (loss)
Shares of profit from associates
Impairment loss on assets
Others

Total net revenues other than interest

CONSOLIDATED NET REVENUES

PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE LOSSES

OPERATING EXPENSES
Employee benefits expense
Depreciation and amortization
Other general and administrative expenses

Total operating expenses

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX EXPENSE

NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR
2017 %
97

45

52
30
17
1

(3 )
1

-

2

48
100

7
36
3

23

62
31

4

27
Percentage
Increase
2016
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%
$ 9,629,219
90
4

3,844,797

36
21

5,784,422

54
(7 )
3,196,617
30
(1 )
1,247,844
11
39
119,716
1
(28 )
46,982
-
(724 )
85,454
1
21
(20,528 )
-
17

286,948

3
(13 )

4,963,033

46
1

10,747,455
100
(3 )

452,001

4
62
3,793,101
36
-
226,448
2
10

2,460,003

23
(3 )

6,479,552

61
(1 )
3,815,902
35
(14 )

572,016

5
(28 )

3,243,886

30
(12 )










Amount
$ 10,057,931

4,653,057

5,404,874
3,152,327
1,732,217
86,718
(293,168 )
103,337
(17,009 )

250,960

5,015,382

10,420,256

731,847
3,790,879
248,142

2,381,744

6,420,765
3,267,644

413,761

2,853,883











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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans

Share of other comprehensive loss of
associates
Income tax relating to items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss
Exchange differences on translating foreign
operations
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale
financial assets
Share of other comprehensive gain (loss) of
associates
Income tax relating to items that may be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the
year

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE
YEAR

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Bank

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Bank

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic
Diluted
2017 %
1

-

-

1

(1 )
3
-

-

2

3

30

27

30
Percentage
Increase
2016
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%
$ (137,752 )
(1 )
141
(671 )
-
38

23,418

-
(141 )

(115,005)

(1)
140
(25,207 )
-
(411)
(76,297 )
(1 )
569
(11,952 )
-
180

-

-
-

(113,456)

(1)
314

(228,461)

(2)
226
$ 3,015,425

28
4
$ 3,243,886

30
(12 )
$ 3,015,425

28
4
$1.02
$0.98








Amount
$ 55,828
(414 )

(9,491)

45,923
(128,795 )
357,804
9,528

4,226

242,763

288,686
$ 3,142,569
$ 2,853,883
$ 3,142,569
$0.90
$0.86









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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2016
Appropriation of the 2015 earnings
Legal reserve
Reversal of special reserve
Cash dividends - NT$0.400 dollars per share
Stock dividends - NT$0.200 dollars per share
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016
Other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2016
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2016
Employees' bonus - stock
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016
Appropriation of the 2016 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends - NT$0.420 dollars per share
Stock dividends - NT$0.230 dollars per share
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017
Equity Attributable











Ordinary Shares
$ 30,332,430

-
-
-

606,649


606,649

-

-


-


174,593


31,113,672

-
-
-

715,614


715,614

-

-


-

$ 31,829,286
Capital Surplus
$ 459,918
-
-
-

-

-
-

-

-

(3,492)

456,426
-
-
-

-

-
-

-

-
$ 456,426

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

to Owners of the Bank

to Owners of the Bank Owners of the Bank
Retained Earnings Unappropriated
Earnings
$ 3,601,013
(1,080,304 )

87,191
(1,213,297 )

(606,649)

(2,813,059)
3,243,886

(115,005)

3,128,881

-

3,916,835
(973,166 )
(129,675 )
(1,306,774 )

(715,614)

(3,125,229)
2,853,883

45,923

2,899,806
$ 3,691,412
Other Equity
Exchange
Unrealized
Differences on
Gain (Loss) on
Translating
Available-for-
Foreign
sale Financial
Operations
Assets
$ 141,123
$ (256,228)

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-
-

(25,207)

(88,249)


(25,207)

(88,249)


-

-


115,916

(344,477)

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-
-

(124,569)

367,332


(124,569)

367,332

$ (8,653)
$ 22,855
Total Equity
$ 38,977,648
-
-
(1,213,297 )

-

(1,213,297)
3,243,886

(228,461)

3,015,425

171,101

40,950,877
-
-
(1,306,774 )

-

(1,306,774)
2,853,883

288,686

3,142,569
$ 42,786,672











Exchange
Differences on
Translating
Foreign
Operations
$ 141,123

-
-
-

-


-

-

(25,207)


(25,207)


-


115,916

-
-
-

-


-

-

(124,569)


(124,569)

$ (8,653)











Legal Reserve
$ 4,491,173

1,080,304
-
-

-


1,080,304

-

-


-


-


5,571,477

973,166
-
-

-


973,166

-

-


-

$ 6,544,643
Special Reserve
$ 208,219

-
(87,191 )
-

-


(87,191)

-

-


-


-


121,028

-
129,675
-

-


129,675

-

-


-

$ 250,703

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax

Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Amortization
Provision for possible losses
Net valuation gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit
or loss
Interest expenses
Interest revenues
Dividend revenues
Shares of profit from associates
Unrealized net loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange
Gain on disposal investment properties
Other adjustments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Decrease (increase) in due from the central bank and other banks
Decrease in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Increase in receivables
Decrease (increase) in discounts and loans
Increase in available-for-sale financial assets
Decrease in held-to-maturity financial assets
Decrease (increase) in debt investments with no active market
Increase (decrease) in due to the central bank and other banks
Decrease in financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Increase in payables
Increase in deposits and remittances

Cash generated from (used in) operations
Interest received
Dividends received
Interest paid
Income tax paid

Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost
Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method
Acquisition of property and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
Decrease in other financial assets
Decrease in other assets
Dividends received from associates

Net cash generated from (used in) investing activities
2017
$ 3,267,644
220,196
27,946
1,215,343
(160,180 )
4,653,057
(10,057,931 )
(63,321 )
(103,337 )
395,728
(1,490 )
(100,995 )
7,092,056
3,781,946
(1,776,592 )
551,765
(30,236,113 )
306,249
919,160
137,136
(3,635,415 )
456,277

25,778,208

2,667,337
9,933,372
63,321
(4,338,543 )

(486,615)


7,838,872

(24,950 )
51,496
(28,980 )
(224,462 )
45
49,971
19,794

69,585


(87,501)
2016
$ 3,815,902

198,246

28,202

1,300,165

(566,152 )

3,844,797

(9,629,219 )

(63,195 )

(85,454 )

(59,875 )

-

768

(3,531,591 )

6,408,184

(2,273,540 )

(22,683,826 )

(52,201,509 )

488,896

(966,219 )

(5,762,695 )

(1,633,706 )

2,040,052

1,425,551

(79,906,218 )

9,633,034

63,195

(3,864,971 )

(566,153)

(74,641,113)

-

-

-

(247,089 )

325

1,652,873

11,093

28,648

1,445,850

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FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2017
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of bank debentures
$ -
Redemption of bank debentures
(4,000,000 )
Increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements
(434,630 )
Increase in other financial liabilities
1,204,602
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
30,605
Cash dividends

(1,306,774)

Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities

(4,506,197)

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS

53,011

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
3,298,185
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

28,339,153

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR
$ 31,637,338
2016
$ 4,000,000

(200 )

9,968,068

3,354,406

(393,772 )

(1,213,297)

15,715,205

(25,606)

(57,505,664 )

85,844,817
$ 28,339,153

Reconciliation of the amounts in the consolidated statements of cash flows with the equivalent items reported in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents in consolidated balance sheets
Due from the Central Bank and other banks that meet the IAS 7 definition of “cash
and cash equivalents”
Securities purchased under resale agreements that meet the IAS 7 definition of
“cash and cash equivalents”
Cash and cash equivalents in consolidated statements of cash flows
December 31 December 31


2017
$ 8,693,621
11,872,324

11,071,393

$ 31,637,338
2016
$ 7,361,878
14,580,619

6,396,656
$ 28,339,153

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BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Due from the central bank and other banks
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Securities purchased under resale agreements
Receivables, net
Current tax assets
Discounts and loans, net
Available-for-sale financial assets
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Investment accounted for using equity method
Debt investments with no active market
Other financial assets, net
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Deferred tax assets
Other assets, net
TOTAL
2017
Amount
%
$ 8,531,125
2
22,351,083
4
30,208,333
5
11,071,393
2
21,534,556
4
7,263
-
351,056,762
61
109,631,578
19
2,135,246
-
2,758,906
-
6,677,076
1
3,495,795
1
2,882,032
1
1,725,085
-
546,064
-

190,336
-
$ 574,802,633
100
2016
(Audited after Restated)







Amount
%
$ 7,277,784
1
32,744,760
6
33,830,105
6
6,396,656
1
21,124,237
4
3,936
-
355,963,672
64
79,594,706
14
2,630,635
1
2,568,315
-
8,170,732
1
4,590,385
1
2,883,105
1
1,750,568
-
631,415
-

214,718
-
$ 560,375,729
100

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BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Due to the central bank and other banks
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Payables
Current tax liabilities
Deposits and remittances
Bank debentures
Other financial liabilities
Provisions
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE BANK
Share capital
Ordinary shares
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets
Total other equity
Total equity
TOTAL
2017
Amount
%
$ 6,960,774
1
4,319,121
1
12,921,364
3
6,420,726
1
250,254
-
472,621,114
82
20,216,664
4
6,657,217
1
1,127,116
-

521,611
-
532,015,961

93

31,829,286

5

456,426

-
6,544,643
1
250,703
-

3,691,412

1

10,486,758

2
(8,653 )
-

22,855

-

14,202

-

42,786,672

7
$ 574,802,633
100
2016
(Audited after Restated)






















Amount
%
$ 7,432,194
1
7,954,542
2
13,711,223
3
5,719,222
1
401,086
-
452,904,998
81
24,309,357
4
5,265,429
1
1,240,278
-

486,523
-
519,424,852

93

31,113,672

5

456,426

-
5,571,477
1
121,028
-

3,916,835

1

9,609,340

2
115,916
-

(344,477)

-

(228,561)

-

40,950,877

7
$ 560,375,729
100

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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)

INTEREST REVENUES

INTEREST EXPENSES

NET INTERESTS

NET REVENUES OTHER THAN INTEREST
Net service fee income
Net gains on financial assets and liabilities at fair
value through profit or loss
Net realized gains on available-for-sale financial
assets
Net foreign exchange gains (loss)
Shares of profit from subsidiaries and associates
Impairment loss on assets
Others

Total net revenues other than interest

CONSOLIDATED NET REVENUES

PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE LOSSES

OPERATING EXPENSES
Employee benefits expense
Depreciation and amortization
Other general and administrative expenses

Total operating expenses
2017 %
98

45

53
28
17
1

(3 )
2

-

2

47
100

7
36
2

23

61
Percentage
Increase
2016
(Audited after Restated)
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%
$ 9,612,481
91
4

3,833,195

36
21

5,779,286

55
(7 )
2,974,296
28
(3 )
1,247,270
12
39
119,716
1
(28 )
48,698
1
(709 )
152,061
1
45
(20,528 )
-
17

218,124

2
(9 )

4,739,637

45
2

10,518,923
100
(3 )

449,158

4
62
3,628,676
35
-
223,175
2
10

2,407,888

23
(4 )

6,259,739

60
(1 )









Amount
$ 10,015,147

4,632,022

5,383,125
2,893,276
1,732,217
86,718
(296,415 )

220,435
(17,009 )

198,523

4,817,745

10,200,870

729,425
3,622,151
244,536

2,321,429

6,188,116









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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
Share of other comprehensive loss of
subsidiaries and associates
Income tax relating to items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translating foreign
operations
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale
financial assets
Share of other comprehensive gain (loss) of
subsidiaries and associates


Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE
YEAR

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic
Diluted
2017 %
32

4

28
1
-

-

1

(1 )
3
-

2

3

31
Percentage
Increase
2016
(Audited after Restated)
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%
$ 3,810,026
36
(14 )

566,140

5
(24 )

3,243,886

31
(12 )
(137,752 )
(1 )
141
(671 )
-
38

23,418

-
(141 )

(115,005)

(1)
140
(458 )
- (27,458)
(76,297 )
(1 )
569

(36,701 )
-
130

(113,456)
(1 )
314

(228,461)
(2 )
226
$ 3,015,425

29
4
$1.02
$0.98








Amount
$ 3,283,329

429,446

2,853,883
55,828
(414)

(9,491)

45,923
(126,216 )
357,804

11,175

242,763

288,686
$ 3,142,569
$0.90
$0.86









Amount
$ 3,810,026

566,140

3,243,886
(137,752 )
(671 )

23,418

(115,005)
(458 )
(76,297 )

(36,701 )

(113,456)

(228,461)
$ 3,015,425
$1.02
$0.98

(Concluded)

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FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2016
Appropriation of the 2015 earnings
Legal reserve
Reversal of special reserve
Cash dividends - NT$0.400 dollars per share
Stock dividends - NT$0.200 dollars per share
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016
Other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2016
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2016
Employees' bonus - stock
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016
Appropriation of the 2016 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends - NT$0.420 dollars per share
Stock dividends - NT$0.230 dollars per share
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017
Equity Attributable











Ordinary Shares
$ 30,332,430

-
-
-

606,649


606,649

-

-


-


174,593


31,113,672

-
-
-

715,614


715,614

-

-


-

$ 31,829,286
Capital Surplus
$ 459,918
-
-
-

-

-
-

-

-

(3,492)

456,426
-
-
-

-

-
-

-

-
$ 456,426

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

to Owners of the Bank

to Owners of the Bank Owners of the Bank
Retained Earnings Unappropriated
Earnings
$ 3,601,013
(1,080,304 )

87,191
(1,213,297 )

(606,649)

(2,813,059)
3,243,886

(115,005)

3,128,881

-

3,916,835
(973,166 )
(129,675 )
(1,306,774 )

(715,614)

(3,125,229)
2,853,883

45,923

2,899,806
$ 3,691,412
Other Equity
Exchange
Unrealized
Differences on
Gain (Loss) on
Translating
Available-for-
Foreign
sale Financial
Operations
Assets
$ 141,123
$ (256,228)

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-
-

(25,207)

(88,249)


(25,207)

(88,249)


-

-


115,916

(344,477)

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-
-

(124,569)

367,332


(124,569)

367,332

$ (8,653)
$ 22,855
Total Equity
$ 38,977,648
-
-
(1,213,297 )

-

(1,213,297)
3,243,886

(228,461)

3,015,425

171,101

40,950,877
-
-
(1,306,774 )

-

(1,306,774)
2,853,883

288,686

3,142,569
$ 42,786,672











Exchange
Differences on
Translating
Foreign
Operations
$ 141,123

-
-
-

-


-

-

(25,207)


(25,207)


-


115,916

-
-
-

-


-

-

(124,569)


(124,569)

$ (8,653)











Legal Reserve
$ 4,491,173

1,080,304
-
-

-


1,080,304

-

-


-


-


5,571,477

973,166
-
-

-


973,166

-

-


-

$ 6,544,643
Special Reserve
$ 208,219

-
(87,191 )
-

-


(87,191)

-

-


-


-


121,028

-
129,675
-

-


129,675

-

-


-

$ 250,703

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FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Amortization
Provision for possible losses
Net valuation gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit
or loss
Interest expenses
Interest revenues
Dividend revenues
Unrealized net loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange
Shares of profit from subsidiaries and associates
Gain on disposal investment properties
Other adjustments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Decrease (increase) in due from the central bank and other banks
Decrease in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Increase in receivables
Decrease (increase) in discounts and loans
Increase in available-for-sale financial assets
Decrease in held-to-maturity financial assets
Decrease (increase) in debt investments with no active market
Increase (decrease) in due to the central bank and other banks
Decrease in financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Increase in payables
Increase in deposits and remittances
Cash generated from (used in) operations
Interest received
Dividends received
Interest paid
Income tax paid
Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost
Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method
Acquisition of property and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
Decrease in other financial assets
Decrease in other assets
Dividends received from subsidiaries and associates
Net cash generated from (used in) investing activities
2017
$ 3,283,329
218,094
26,442
1,212,921
(160,180)
4,632,022
(10,015,147)
(63,321)
395,746
(220,435)
(1,490)
(91,924)
7,092,056
3,781,946
(2,280,507)
551,765
(30,236,113)
306,249
919,160
137,136
(3,635,415)
469,910
25,822,601

2,144,845
9,890,215
63,321
(4,318,048)
(481,138)

7,299,195

(24,950)
51,496
(28,980)
(221,460)
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141,506
23,423
69,585

10,665
2016
(Audited after
Restated)
$ 3,810,026

196,507

26,668

1,297,322

(565,578)

3,833,195

(9,612,481)

(63,195)

(59,675)

(152,062)

-

(17,626)

(3,531,591)

6,407,526

(1,778,815)

(22,683,826)

(52,201,509)

488,896

(966,219)

(5,762,695)

(1,633,706)

1,883,780

1,477,604

(79,607,454)

9,617,182

63,195

(3,861,177)

(432,463)

(74,220,717)

-

-

-

(245,086)

32

1,669,139

11,689

28,648

1,464,422

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of bank debentures

Redemption of bank debentures
Increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements
Increase in other financial liabilities
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
Cash dividends

Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR
2017
$ -
(4,000,000 )
(434,630 )
1,564,984
35,088

(1,306,774 )


(4,141,332 )


51,255

3,219,783

28,255,059

$ 31,474,842
2016
(Audited after
Restated)
$ 4,000,000

(200 )

9,968,068

2,924,284

(399,113 )

(1,213,297 )


15,279,742

(990 )


(57,477,543 )

85,732,602
$ 28,255,059

Reconciliation of the amounts in the consolidated statements of cash flows with the equivalent items reported in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents in individual balance sheets
Due from the Central Bank and other banks that meet the IAS 7 definition of “cash
and cash equivalents”
Securities purchased under resale agreements that meet the IAS 7 definition of
“cash and cash equivalents”
Cash and cash equivalents in consolidated statements of cash flows
December 31 December 31


2017
$ 8,531,125
11,872,324

11,071,393

$ 31,474,842
2016
$ 7,277,784

14,580,619

6,396,656
$ 28,255,059

(Concluded)

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Attachment III

Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements

To: 2018 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank

March 21, 2018

The Board of Directors has submitted business report, audited financial statements (by Shih-Tsung Wu, CPA, and Chen-Hsiu Yang, CPA, of Deloitte & Touche) and earnings distribution proposal of the Bank for the year ended Dec.31 2017 for the Committee’s review.

After reviewing, the Committee has found the above mentioned reports acceptable, and hence issued the review report herewith in accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act.

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_________ Bing Shen

Audit Committee Convener Far Eastern International Bank

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Attachment IV

2017 Summary of Employees’ Compensation and Directors’ Remuneration

  1. According to the Bank’s “Articles of Incorporation”, the Bank could allocate 3.5%-4.5% of income before tax, employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration (IBTCR) as employees’ compensation and no greater than 1.5% of IBTCR as directors’ remuneration. Should the Bank have accumulated losses which were recognized by the shareholders’ meeting, the Bank should retain earnings to cover the losses prior to the allocation for employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration.

  2. The income before tax, employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration in 2017 is NT$ 3,451,730,103. Based on the board resolution on March 21, 2018, the Bank allocates NT$126,300,000 (about 3.66% of IBTCR) as employees’ compensation, and NT$42,100,000 (about 1.22% of IBTCR) as directors’ remuneration, which will all be paid in cash. The allocated amount of employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration are consistent with the estimated amount disclosed in the financial statements of 2017.

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Attachment V

Amendments to “Codes of Ethical Conduct of Far Eastern International Bank”

In order to strengthen corporate governance, the Bank’s “Codes of Ethical Conduct” are amended according to amendments of Article 7-1 of “Implementation Rules of Internal Audit and Internal Control System of Financial Holding Companies and Banking Industries” issued by Financial Supervisory Commission on March 22, 2017. The Board of Directors has approved the amendments in the 13[th] Board meeting of the 9[th] term on August 9, 2017, and a summary table of the Bank’s “Codes of Ethical Conduct” before and after amendments is herein detailed as below:

Section Proposed changes Current Articles
Article 10 Reporting Encouraging reporting on any illegal behavior or
violation of the Code
When a director discovers that the Company is in
danger of sustaining material loss or damage, the
director should promptly take appropriate actions
and immediately notify the Audit Committee or
independent director members of the Audit
Committee, and report to the board of directors,
and supervise the Company to report to the
competent authority.
When the Applicable parties suspect or find any When the Applicable parties suspect or find any
fact of violation of laws and regulations or the fact of violation of laws and regulations or the
Code, they shall actively report such fact to the Code, they shall actively report such fact to the
Audit Committee, managers, chief auditor, head Audit Committee, managers, chief auditor, head
office chief compliance officer, or other office chief compliance officer, or other
appropriate personnel and provide the Company appropriate personnel and provide the Company
with sufficient information for proper follow-up by with sufficient information for proper follow-up by
the Company. the Company.
All of reports shall be kept confidential and All of reports shall be kept confidential and
investigated by independent channels by the investigated by independent channels by the
Company to protect informants. Company to protect informants.

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Attachment VI

Amendments to “Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank”

Section Proposed changes Proposed changes Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Reasons
Article 4-1 The rights, obligations, and other The Bank has issued Series A In response to change in
important terms and conditions of the Registered Preferred Stock.The the capital market in the
Bank’s preferred stockare listed as rights, obligations, and other future, Preferred Stock will
follows: important terms and conditions are be set by general rules.
listed as follows: “The Series A registered”
in the original article of
incorporation shall be
deleted.
1. Should there be net income after 1. Should there be net income after Modifying the rule of the
the closing of annual accounts, the the closing of annual accounts, the dividends distribution for
Bank shall make up the loss of the Bank shall make up the loss of the the Preferred stock.
previous years. There should be previous years. There should be
retained a legal reserve of thirty retained a legal reserve of thirty
percent(30%), then special percent(30%), then special
reserve shall be retained in reserve shall be retainedor
compliance with the law. reversedin compliance with the law.
After that, the remaining surplus After that, the remaining surplus
should first be paid for the together with the unallocated
dividends of the current year on surplus of the last yearshould first
the Preferred Stock. be paid for the dividends of the
current year on the Series A
Preferred Stock.
2. The dividends rate of Preferred 2. The Series A Preferred Stock are The dividends rate of
Stock shall be capped at 8% per non-cumulative preferred shares, Preferred Stock shall be
annum. The distributable and thedividends rate of Preferred set in general rule, delete
dividends shall be calculated Stock shall be capped at 8% per the wording about “the
based on the actual selling price, annum. The distributable Series A” and “non-
and be distributed annually by dividends shall be calculated cumulative”.
cash. After the books of accounts based on the actual selling price,
are recognized in the yearly and be distributed annually by
Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board cash. After the books of accounts

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Section Proposed changes Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Reasons
of Directors shall separately setan are recognized in the yearly
effective date for paying such Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board
dividends. of Directors shall separately setan
In the year of issuance and effective date for paying such
redemption, the distribution of the dividends.
payable dividends shall be In the year of issuance and
calculated based on the actual redemption, the distribution of the
number of days the Preferred payable dividends shall be
Stock remained outstanding in that calculated based on the actual
year. number of days the Series A
Preferred Stock remained
outstanding in that year.
3. The Bank has sole discretion on 3. The Bank has sole discretion on Delete the wording about
the distribution of preferred share the distribution of preferred share “Series A” and differentiate
dividends. If after annual audited dividends. If after annual audited between ” cumulative” and
accounts are prepared, there is no accounts are prepared, there is no “non-cumulative” preferred
earnings and no distributing earnings and no distributing stocks.
dividends of common stock or dividends of common stocksor
insufficient earnings for distributing insufficient earnings for distributing
dividends of Preferred Stock, or if dividends of Series APreferred
such kind distribution will cause Stock, or if such kind distribution
the Bank’s capital adequacy ratio will cause the Bank’s capital
to fall below the minimum adequacy ratio to fall below the
requirement stipulated by the minimum requirement stipulated
Regulations Governing the Capital by the Regulations Governing the
Adequacy and Capital Category of Capital Adequacy and Capital
Banks or the competent Category of Banks or the
authorities, the cancellation of competent authorities, the
distributing Preferred Stock cancellation of distributing Series
dividends by resolution of the APreferred Stock dividends by
Bank will not be deemed as an resolution of the Bank will not be
event of default. If the Preferred deemed as an event of default.
Stock issued is specified as non-
cumulative, the undistributed
dividends or shortfalls in dividends
distributed shall not be cumulative
and shall cease to accrue and be
payable, therefore no deferred

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Section Proposed changes Proposed changes Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Reasons
payment will be paid in
subsequent years where there are
earnings.
4. The remaining assets of the Bank 4. The remaining assets of the Bank Delete the wording about
shall be distributed to the holders shall be distributed to the holders “Series A”, set the rank of
of the Preferred Stock in of the Series APreferred Stock in the different types of
preference to the holders of the preference to the holders of the preferred stock and the
Common Stock provided.The Common Stock provided. If the repayment of preferred
different types of preferred stock of competent authority puts the Bank stocks shall be capped at
the Bank shall rank pari passu under receivership, appoints their respective issue
without any preference among administrators to take over the amount.
themselves and their repayment Bank, or orders the Bank to
shall be capped at their respective suspend its business for special
issue amount.If the competent liquidation or to commence
authority puts the Bank under liquidation, the holder(s) of the
receivership, appoints Series APreferred Stock shall
administrators to take over the have the same priority as the
Bank, or orders the Bank to holders of common shares in
suspend its business for special terms of distribution of the Bank’s
liquidation or to commence residual assets.
liquidation, the holder(s) of the
Preferred Stock shall have the
same priority as the holders of
common shares in terms of
distribution of the Bank’s residual
assets.
5. The holders of the Preferred Stock 5. The holders of the Series A Delete the wording about
shall have no voting and election Preferred Stock shall have no “Series A” and set the
rights in the Shareholders’ voting and election rights in the voting rights of the
Meeting, but they shall have the Shareholders’ Meeting;but they preferred stock in Preferred
right to be elected to be directors. shall have the right to be elected shareholders meeting and
Holders of outstanding Preferred to be directors. in shareholders’ meeting.
Stock have mandatory voting
rights with respect to agendas that
would affect Preferred Stock in
Shareholders’meetings and in
Preferred Shareholders’meetings.

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Section Proposed changes Proposed changes Proposed changes Proposed changes Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Reasons
6. Except the right of receive the 6. Except the right of receive the Delete the wording about
dividends as provided in Sub- dividends as provided in Sub- “Series A” and differentiate
paragraph 2 of this Paragraph, the paragraph 2 of this Paragraph, the between ”profit-
holders of the Preferred Stock, if holders of the Series APreferred participating” and ”non-
holding non-participating preferred Stock shall have no right to the profit-participating”
stock,shall have no right to the distribution of the cash or capital preferred stocks.
distribution of the cash or capital set aside from the surplus and
set aside from the surplus and capital surplus, available to the
capital surplus, available to the holders of the Common Stock.
holders of the Common Stock.
7. In case of the issuing of new stock 7. In case of the issuing of new stock Delete the wording about
by the Bank due to capital by the Bank due to capital “Series A”.
increase, the holders of the increase, the holders of the Series
Preferred Stock shall have the APreferred Stock shall have the
same pre-emptive right to same pre-emptive right to
purchase the new stock like the purchase the new stock like the
holders of the Common Stock. holders of the Common Stock.
8.Preferred Stock issued by the 8.Commencing from the second day Delete the wording about
Bank, the Board of Director is of the third anniversary from the “Series A” and set the
authorized to set the convertible issue date of the Series A convertible period of the
period in the specific issuance Preferred Stock, except during the Preferred Stock is
terms. If holding Convertible time when the transfer of shares is authorized by the Board of
Preferred Stock, may be converted suspended in accordance with the Director and the rule of the
at least one year after the date of law,the holders of the Series A dividend distribution at the

issuance terms.The holders of the
Preferred Stock shall have the year of conversion. The
Preferred Stock may, pursuant to right, at any time, toconvert the content of the ninth
the issuance terms, apply for Series APreferred Stock, in full or paragraph are merged into

convertingthe Preferred Stock, in
in part, into shares of Common
the eighth paragraph.
full or in part, into shares of Stock of the Bank at the
Common Stock of the Bank at the conversion rate of one-to-one.The
conversion rate of one-to-one. rights and obligations of the
Upon conversion, the converted Common Stock so converted shall
stock shall have the same rights be the same as those of the other
and obligations as common stock. original Common Stock.
Dividends for Preferred Stock at
the year of conversion shall be
calculated based on the ratio

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Section Proposed changes Current Articles Current Articles Reasons
between the actual issuance days
and total days of the conversion
year, should any shares of Preferred
Stock be converted into shares of
the Common Stock before the
standard date of dividends
distribution, the holders shall not
have the right to the dividends
distribution of Preferred Stock in the
current and following years, but
such shareholder may participate
in the distribution of profit and capital
reserve to holders of common stock.
9.If the Bank issues non-perpetual 9.Should any shares of the Series A The content of the ninth
Preferred Stock, the issuance Preferred Stock be converted into paragraph are merged into
period cannot be shorter than 5 shares of the Common Stock the eighth paragraph.
years. Holders of Preferred Stock before the standard date of The Bank shall issue non-
have no right to request distribution of dividends, the perpetual Preferred Stock
redemption of such shares by the holders shall not have the right to and set the redemption of
Bank. Upon expiry date of the the distribution of the dividends of the terms, period, and the
issuance period or from the day Preferred Stock in the current and way.
following the fifth anniversary of following years.
the issuance date, the Bank may,
pursuant to the issuance price and
relevant issuance terms, redeem
such shares in cash, compulsorily
convert such shares into newly
issued shares(at 1:1 ratio), or
redeem such shares in other
manners permissible by law. If at
the time the Bank is unable to
redeem all or a part of the
Preferred Stock (due to force
majeure or otherwise), the rights
and obligations of the outstanding
Preferred Stock will remain
unchanged until full redemption by
the Bank.

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Section Proposed changes Proposed changes Proposed changes Current Articles Current Articles Current Articles Reasons
10.If the Bank issues perpetual 10.The Series A Preferred Stock Delete the wording about
Preferred Stock, holders of shall be perpetual without maturity “Series A”, and modify the
perpetual Preferred Stock have date. Commencing from the wording about the Bank
no right to request redemption of second day of the fifth anniversary issues perpetual Preferred
such shares by the Bank. The of the issue date, subject to the Stock, set the redemption
Bank may, subject to the competent authority’s approval, if terms, period, and the way.
competent authority's approval, its ratio of the Bank’s regulatory
entirely or partially redeem the capital to its risk weighted assets
issued Preferred Stock at the after redemption, as calculated by
actual issue price. The Bank may the Bank, will at least meet the
set redemption date at a date no relevant minimum ratios as set out
earlier than the day following the in the Regulations Governing the
fifth anniversary of the issuance Capital Adequacy and Capital
date. The rights and obligations Category of Banks, the Bank may,
of the remaining and outstanding at any time, redeem, at the actual
Preferred Stock as described in issuing price, the whole or a part
the preceding paragraphs will of the Series A Preferred Stock in
remain unchanged. circulation.
The Board of the Directors shall be The Board of the Directors shall be The reason for the
authorized to prescribe the issuance authorized to prescribe the issuance amendment is the same as
date and the specific terms of the date and the specific terms of the the 1stparagraph.
Preferred Stock at the actual issue Series APreferred Stock at the
date according to the conditions of actual issue date according to the
the current capital marketand conditions of the current capital
investors’expectation,in accordance market, in accordance with the
with the Bank’s Articles of Bank’s Articles of Incorporation and
Incorporation and applicable laws applicable laws and regulations.
and regulations.
Article 25-1 In case of net income after In case of net income after In order to disclose the
settlement of accounts for each fiscal settlement of accounts for each fiscal dividends policy of the
year, the Bank shall recover all the year, the Bank shall recover all the Bank precisely, modify the
losses incurred in the previous losses incurred in the previous wording.
years, if any, before setting aside a years, if any, before setting aside a The content of the third
legal reserve of thirty percent (30%) legal reserve of thirty per cent (30%) paragraph are merged into
of the net profit and appropriating, of the net profit and appropriating, the first paragraph.
according to law and regulations, a according to law and regulations, a
special reserveshall be retained, special surplusshall be retainedor
and shall first be distributed to the
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Section Proposed changes Proposed changes Current Articles Reasons
dividends of Preferred Stock. The together with the accumulated
remaining amount together with the retained profits of the last year shall
accumulated retained profits of the first be distributed to the dividends of
last year and the reversals of special Preferred Stock. After having had
reserves are available for distribution certain portion set aside based on
as dividends for Common Stock. The the condition of operation, the board
dividends for Common Stock shall of directors shall prepare the surplus
be distributed at least thirty per cent earning distribution to submit to its
(30%) of the remaining amount. The shareholders for their decisions.
Board of Directors shall prepare the
earnings distribution in accordance
with the existing circumstances at
the time, taking into account the
future development plan of the Bank.
Any allocation of cash dividend shall,
in principle, be no less than 10% of
the total dividends to be distributed
that year.
Before the above-mentioned legal Before the above-mentioned legal
reserve reaches the amount of total reserve reaches the amount of total
paid-in capital, the maximum paid-in capital, the maximum
appropriation of cash dividends shall appropriation of cash dividends shall
not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of
the total paid-in capital. the total paid-in capital.
Allocation of profits as prescribed
under Paragraph 1 above shall be
proposed by the Board of Directors
in accordance with the existing
circumstances at the time, taking into
account the future development plan
of the Bank. Any allocation of cash
dividend shall, in principle, be no
less than 10% of the total stock
interest and stock dividends to be
distributed that year.
Article 28 These Articles of Incorporation were These Articles of Incorporation were The 27thamendment is
established on May 14, 1990 and established on May 14, 1990 and added in Paragraph a.
shall be effective as of the date on shall be effective as of the date on

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Section Proposed changes Proposed changes Current Articles Reasons
which they are approved by the which they are approved by the
competent authority. competent authority.
˙ ˙
Omitted Omitted
˙ ˙
The Twenty-second amendment ※The Twenty-second amendment
was made on June 26, 2012 by was made on June 26, 2012 by
the Shareholders’Meeting. the Shareholders’Meeting.
The Twenty-third amendment ※The Twenty-third amendment
was made on June 19, 2013 by was made on June 19, 2013 by
the Shareholders’Meeting. the Shareholders’Meeting.
The Twenty-fourth amendment ※The Twenty-fourth amendment
was made on June 24, 2014 by was made on June 24, 2014 by
the Shareholders’Meeting. the Shareholders’Meeting.
The Twenty- fifth amendment ※The Twenty- fifth amendment
was made on June 16, 2015 by was made on June 16, 2015 by
the Shareholders’Meeting. the Shareholders’Meeting.
The Twenty- sixth amendment ※The Twenty- sixth amendment
was made on June 15, 2016 by was made on June 15, 2016 by
the Shareholders’Meeting. the Shareholders’Meeting.
The Twenty-seventh amendment
was made on June 20, 2018 by
the Shareholders’Meeting.
The amendment of Articles of The amendment of Articles of
Incorporation shall take effect on Incorporation shall take effect on
approval by the shareholders’ approval by the shareholders’
meeting. meeting.

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Attachment VII

List of Director Candidates

Educational Professional
Title Name Current Positions Shareholding Legal Entity
Others
Background Background Rt
epresen
Director Ms. Master’s degree Former Professor, Chairperson, 9,700,697 Yue Ding None
Ching-Ing in Economics, Dept. of Money and Far Eastern International Industry Co.,
Hou Vanderbilt Banking ,National Bank. Ltd.
University, Chengchi University.
U.S.A. Director,
Former Chairperson, Southern Taiwan
BA & Master’s Taiwan Academy of University of Science and
degree in Banking Technology.
Economics, and Finance
National Taiwan
University. Supervisor,
Far Eastern New Century
Corporation
Director Mr. Honorary Chairman, Chairman, 6,051,816 None None
Douglas doctorate in Far Eastern New Century Far Eastern New Century
Tong Hsu Management, Corporation. Corporation.
National Chiao Tung
University. Chairman,
Asia Cement Corp.
Master degree
in University of Chairman,
Notre Dame, U. S. Far Eastern Department
A. Stores Ltd.
Master’s degree Chairman,
in Economics, Far EasTone
Columbia Telecommunications Co.,
University. Ltd.
Chairman,
U-Ming Marine Transport
Corp.
Chairman,
Orient Union Chemical
Corp.
Director,
Everest Textile Ltd.
Vice Chairman,
Far Eastern International
Bank.
Director Mr. BA, Dept. of Director & First Senior Group Foundation 83,245,165 Far Eastern None
Shaw Y. Business Executive Vice Executive Director, New Century
Wang Administration, President, Far Eastern New Century Corporation
National Chung Far Eastern New Century Corporation.
Hsing University Corporation.
Executive Director,
EMBA Courses, Far Eastern International
National Taiwan Bank.
University
Director,
Far Eastern Asset
Management Corp.
Director,
Yuan Ze University.

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Educational Professional
Title Name Current Positions Shareholding Legal Entity
Others
Background Background Rt
epresen
Director Mr. EMBA, Graduate Vice President, President of Corporate 83,245,165 Far Eastern None
Humphrey Institute of Far Eastern New Century Management, New Century
Cheng International Corporation. Far Eastern New Century Corporation
Business, National Corporation.
Taiwan University.
Chairman,
BA, Dept. of Law, Deutsche Far Eastern
National Chung Asset Management
Hsing University. Company Limited.
Director,
Oriental Union Chemical
Corporation.
Director,
Ding Ding Integrated
Marketing Service Co.
Director,
Yuan Hsin Digital Payment
Co., Ltd.
Director,
Far Eastern International
Bank.
Supervisor,
Far Eastern Asset
Management Corp.
Director Mr. MBA Country Chief Officer, Director, 83,245,165 Far Eastern None
James Wu University Deutsche Bank, Far Eastern International New Century
of Missouri, Taipei Branch, Taiwan Bank. Corporation
U.S.A.
Vice-Chairman,
BA, Citibank, Taiwan Branch
Department of
Law, President,
National Taiwan Fubon Commercial Bank
University
President,
FIL Securities Investment
Trust Co. (Taiwan) Ltd.
President,
Citibank Securities
(Taiwan) Ltd.
President,
Bankers Trust, Tokyo
Branch
Vice-President,
Bankers Trust, New York
President,
Yung-Shin Securities Co.
Assistant Vice President,
Chase Manhattan Bank,
Hong Kong &Taipei
District

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Educational Professional
Title Name Current Positions Shareholding Legal Entity
Others
Background Background Rt
epresen
Director Mr. MBA, National CPA, Chairman, 74,814,783 Asia Cement None
Tsung-Ming Chengchi Deloitte & Touche. DynaPack Corp. Corporation
Chung University.
Executive Director,
Far Eastern International
Bank.
Independent Director,
Chroma Ate Inc.
Director,
Unity Opto Technology
Co., Ltd.
Director Dr. Ph.D., University Founding Dean, Director, 74,814,783 Asia Cement None
Shi-Chun of Michigan, College of Management, Faraday Technology Corp. Corporation
Hsu U.S.A. National Taiwan
Director,
University.
Far Eastern Electronic Toll
Former Chairman, Collection Co, Ltd.
Bank of Kaohsiung.
Director,
Former Chair Professor Far Eastern International
of Management, Bank.
Yuan Ze University
Independent Director,
Happy Lemon International
Limited.
Independent Director,
The Eslite Spectrum
Corporation
Kao Jen Yen Chair
Professor,
Feng Chia University
Director Dr. Ph.D., Ohio State Former Professor, Independent Director, 74,760,942 U-Ming None
Min-The Yu University, U.S.A. Dept. of Finance, JMicron Technology Marine
National Taiwan Corporation. Transport
University. Corp
Independent Director,
Dean, Gourmet Master Co. Ltd.
College of Management,
Director,
National Chiao Tung
Far Eastern International
University
Bank.
Former President,
President,
Providence University.
China University of
Former Chairman, Technology
Department of Finance,
National Central
University.
Committee members,
Management Committee
of the Financial
Restructuring Fund,
Executive Yuan
Committee members,
Management Committee
of the National
Development Fund,
Executive Yuan
Former Advisor,
Asian Development Bank.

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Educational Professional
Title Name Current Positions Shareholding Legal Entity
Others
Background Background Rt
epresen
Independent Mr. MBA, Harvard Former Vice President, Independent Director, 0 None None
Director Bing Shen Business School, Morgan Stanley Far Eastern International
U.S.A. Bank.
Former Executive
Director, Independent Director,
Morgan Stanley Far Eastern New Century
Corporation.
Former Executive
Vice President, Independent Director,
China Development Elite Material Co., Ltd.
Industrial Bank.
Director,
Former President Chairman of the
CDIB & Partners Corporate Governance
Investment Holding. Committee
CTCI Corporation.
Independent Ms. Master’s degree Former Chairperson, Independent Director, 0 None None
Director Susan S. in International Bank of Taiwan Far Eastern International
Chang Economics, Bank

National Taiwan
Former Chairperson,

University.
Taiwan Financial Chairperson,
Holdings Jinniujin Business Co., Ltd.
BA, Dept. of
Former Vice Independent Director,
Economic,
Chairperson, Financial
Lungyeng Co., Ltd.
National Taiwan
Supervisory
University
Commission
Independent Director,
UBI Pharma Co., Ltd.
Former Administrative
Deputy Minister, Supervisor,

Ministry of Finance
Entie Tech-Engineering
Co., Ltd.
Former Director-General,
National Treasury
Administration,
Ministry of Finance
Former Vice
Commissioner,
Bureau of Monetary
Affairs
Former Deputy Chief,
Dept. of Monetary Affairs
Former Deputy Director,
Economic Research
Dept., Council for
Economic Planning And
Development,
Executive Yuan
Independent Ms. BA, National CPA, Independent Director, 0 None None
Director Hsiao Hui Chengchi Deloitte Touche Les enphants Co. Ltd.
Wang University Taiwan
, Supervisor, Director,
CTCI Advanced systems TN Soong Foundation
Inc.
Member Of Executive
Committee,
Taiwan Corporate
Governance Association

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Attachment VIII

Current Shareholding of Directors and Independent Directors

As on April 22, 2018

Name of persons Number of Percentage of
Position Representatives
or companies shares shareholdings
Chairperson Yu Ding Industrial Co., Ltd. Ching-Ing Hou 9,700,697 0.30%
Vice Chairman Douglas Tong Hsu - 6,051,816 0.19%
Independent Director,
Ben C.B. Chang - 0 0
Managing Director
Far Eastern New Century
Shaw Y. Wang 83,245,165 2.62%
Corp
Executive Director .
Asia Cement Corp. Tsung-Ming Chung 74,814,783 2.35%
Far Eastern New Century
Humphrey Cheng 83,245,165 2.62%
Corp.
Far Eastern New Century
James Wu 83,245,165 2.62%
Corp
Director .
Asia Cement Corp. Shi-Chun Hsu 74,814,783 2.35%
U-Ming Marine Transport
Min-Teh Yu 74,760,942 2.35%
Corp.
Bing Shen - 0 0
Independent Director
Susan S. Chang - 0 0
The total shareholdings of all directors on the book closing date 248,573,403 7.81%
The minimum shareholdings of all directors required by law 76,309,286 2.40%

Note: The individual shareholdings of representatives are excluded.

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Attachment IX

Impact of Stock Dividends Distribution on Operating Results, Earnings per Share and Shareholders’ Return on Investment

Not applicable.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

I Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank

Chapter I. General Provisions

Article 1

The purpose of this Bank is to support the government policy of financial internationalization and liberalization and to promote the development of domestic economy and industry. The Bank shall be named FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK CO., LTD. and be incorporated as a Company Limited by Shares in accordance with the Bank Law and the Company Law of the Republic of China.

The English name of the Bank is to be FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK.

Article 2

The head office of the Bank shall be located in Taipei, Taiwan, the Republic of China. Whenever deemed necessary to facilitate or promote business, the Bank may establish sub-organizations in any appropriate locations both at home and abroad.

Chapter II. Business of the Bank

Article 3

The business of the Bank shall be categorized as H101021 Commercial Banking Industry, H601011 Personal Insurance Agency and H601021 Property and Liability Insurance Agency.

Article 3-1

The scope of business of the Bank shall be as follows:

  • (1) To accept check deposits;

  • (2) To accept demand deposits;

  • (3) To accept time deposits;

  • (4) To provide short or long term loans;

  • (5) To accept discounted notes;

  • (6) To invest in government bonds, short term bills, corporate bonds and financial bonds;

  • (7) To engage in domestic and foreign remittance;

  • (8) To accept commercial bill of exchange;

  • (9) To issue local and foreign letters of credit;

  • (10) To engage in local and foreign guarantee service;

  • (11) To act as a collecting and paying agent;

  • (12) To act as agent for selling government bonds, treasury bills, corporate bonds and company stocks;

  • (13) To engage in credit card business;

  • (14) To engage in custodial and warehousing business;

  • (15) To engage in safe boxes leasing business;

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  • (16) To buy and sell foreign cash and traveler’s check;

  • (17) To provide guarantee service to export foreign exchange transaction, import foreign exchange transaction, general incoming and outgoing remittance, foreign exchange deposits, foreign exchange loans, and foreign exchange guaranteed payment;

  • (18) To provide foreign exchange collateralized account service;

  • (19) To engage in derivative financial products business to the approval of the central competent authority;

  • (20) To provide factoring service subject to the approval of the central competent authority;

  • (21) To issue financial bonds;

  • (22) To underwrite the issuance of corporate bonds;

  • (23) To provide the services as designated by the provisions of Trust Business Law;

  • (24) To engage in the securities business (to buy and sell securities as an agent);

  • (25) To sell gold bars, gold coins, and silver coins as an agent;

  • (26) To provide agent’s service related to the above-mentioned business or subject to the approval of the central competent authority;

  • (27)To provide personal insurance agency services;

  • (28) To provide property and liability insurance agency services;

  • (29) To engage in other related business subject to the approval of the central competent authority.

Chapter III. Shares

Article 4

The total authorized capital of the Bank is to be Thirty Five Billion New Taiwan Dollars (NT$45,000,000,000), Three billion and Five Hundred Million (4,500,000,000) common shares with a par value of Ten New Taiwan Dollars (NT$10) per share, which may be partially issued, from time to time, by the Board of Directors under authorization.

Issuance of Preferred Stock shall not exceed the amount described above.

Article 4-1

The Bank has issued Series A Registered Preferred Stock. The rights, obligations, and other important terms and conditions are listed as follows:

  1. Should there be net income after the closing of annual accounts, the Bank shall make up the loss of the previous years. There should be retained a legal reserve of thirty per cent(30%), then special reserve shall be retained or reversed in compliance with the law. After that, the remaining surplus together with the unallocated surplus of the last year should first be paid for the dividends of the current year on the Series A Preferred Stock.

  2. The Series A Preferred Stock are non-cumulative preferred shares, and the dividends rate of Preferred Stock shall be capped at 8% per annum. The distributable dividends shall be calculated based on the actual selling price, and be distributed annually by cash. After the books of accounts are recognized in the yearly Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board of Directors shall separately set an effective date for paying such dividends.

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  • calculated based on the actual number of days the Series A Preferred Stock remained outstanding in that year.

  • The Bank has sole discretion on the distribution of preferred share dividends. If after annual audited accounts are prepared, there is no earnings and no distributing dividends of common stocks or insufficient earnings for distributing dividends of Series A Preferred Stock, or if such kind distribution will cause the Bank’s capital adequacy ratio to fall below the minimum requirement stipulated by the Regulations Governing the Capital Adequacy and Capital Category of Banks or the competent authorities, the cancellation of distributing Series A Preferred Stock dividends by resolution of the Bank will not be deemed as an event of default.

  • The remaining assets of the Bank shall be distributed to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in preference to the holders of the Common Stock provided. If the competent authority puts the Bank under receivership, appoints administrators to take over the Bank, or orders the Bank to suspend its business for special liquidation or to commence liquidation, the holder(s) of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the same priority as the holders of common shares in terms of distribution of the Bank’s residual assets.

  • The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting and election rights in the Shareholders’ Meeting; but they shall have the right to be elected to be directors.

  • Except the right of receive the dividends as provided in Sub-paragraph 2 of this Paragraph, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no right to the distribution of the cash or capital set aside from the surplus and capital surplus, available to the holders of the Common Stock.

  • In case of the issuing of new stock by the Bank due to capital increase, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the same pre-emptive right to purchase the new stock like the holders of the Common Stock.

  • Commencing from the second day of the third anniversary from the issue date of the Series A Preferred Stock, except during the time when the transfer of shares is suspended in accordance with the law, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, at any time, to convert the Series A Preferred Stock, in full or in part, into shares of Common Stock of the Bank at the conversion rate of one-to-one. The rights and obligations of the Common Stock so converted shall be the same as those of the other original Common Stock.

  • Should any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock be converted into shares of the Common Stock before the standard date of distribution of dividends, the holders shall not have the right to the distribution of the dividends of Preferred Stock in the current and following years.

  • The Series A Preferred Stock shall be perpetual without maturity date. Commencing from the second day of the fifth anniversary of the issue date, subject to the competent authority’s approval, if its ratio of the Bank’s regulatory capital to its risk weighted assets after redemption, as calculated by the Bank, will at least meet the relevant minimum ratios as set out in the Regulations Governing the Capital Adequacy and Capital Category of Banks, the Bank may, at any time, redeem, at the actual issuing price, the whole or a part of the Series A Preferred Stock in circulation.

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The Board of the Directors shall be authorized to prescribe the issuance date and the specific terms of the Series A Preferred Stock at the actual issue date according to the conditions of the current capital market, in accordance with the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation and applicable laws and regulations.

Article 5

The share certificate of the Bank shall be numbered, bearing the joint signatures or seals of three Directors, and issued only after it is duly underwritten in accordance with the Law.

The shares issued by the Bank need not be witnessed by printed share certificate but shall be registered with a securities central depository institution; and at the time of issuing new shares, the Bank may print a share certificate witnessing the total shares so issued but shall arrange to safe-keep such share certificate at a securities central depository institution.

At the request of any securities central depository institution, the Bank may re-issue share certificates witnessing large number of shares in exchange for those certificates witnessing small number of shares.

The Bank may issue special shares certificates.

If the Bank wishes to merge with another company, matters relating to such merger need not be decided by the resolution of special shareholders’ meeting.

Article 6

Any matter relating to share transactions of the Bank shall be handled in accordance with ‘the Regulation Governing the Handling of Share Transactions by Publicly Traded Companies’ and other relevant laws and regulations.

Article 7

Registration of transfer of a share certificate shall be suspended within sixty (60) days prior to a regular shareholders’ meeting, or thirty (30) days prior to a special shareholders’ meeting, or five (5) days prior to the date set for distributing dividends, bonuses, or other benefits.

Chapter IV. Shareholders’ Meetings

Article 8

Meetings of shareholders of the Bank are of two kinds, namely: regular meetings of shareholders and special meetings of shareholders. Unless otherwise defined in the laws and regulations, the meetings are called by the Board of Directors according to law. A regular meeting of shareholders shall be called by the board of directors within six months after the conclusion of each business year. A special meeting of shareholders may be called by the law whenever they deem it necessary.

Article 9

Notice of a regular meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder and publicly announced thirty (30) days prior to the date of meeting. Notice of a special meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder and publicly announced fifteen (15) days prior to the date of meeting. The notice shall state the time, place, and the reasons for calling the meeting.

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Article 10

Unless otherwise provided in the Company Law, a quorum of the meeting of shareholders shall consist of shareholders holding more than half the total outstanding shares issued by the Bank, resolutions of shareholders shall be made by a majority vote of shareholders present in person.

Article 11

The powers of the meeting of shareholders shall be as follows:

  • (1) To prescribe and amend the Articles of Incorporation;

  • (2) To elect the directors;

  • (3) To review the books prepared by the board of directors and the Audit Committee’ reports;

  • (4) To review proposals governing the increase or decrease of the share capital of the Bank;

  • (5) To distribute profit or make up the deficit;

  • (6) To resolve on any other important matters or those as provided in the Company Law.

Article 12

When the shareholder is unable to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting, the entrusted deputy may attend the meeting and exercise the shareholder’s rights according to Article 177 of the Company Act. The entrusted deputy is not the shareholder only.

Unless the Company Law provides otherwise, the designation of a proxy by any shareholder shall be subject to the ‘Regulation Governing the Attendance by Proxy of Shareholders’ Meetings of Publicly Traded Companies’.

Article 13

Unless the Company Law or the Articles of Incorporation of the Bank should provide otherwise, the meetings of shareholders shall be presided over in accordance with the Rules of Proceedings for Meetings of Shareholders of the Bank.

Article 14

The resolutions at the Shareholder’s Meeting shall be documented in the Meeting minutes. The Meeting minutes shall be signed or stamped by the Chairman and the resolutions shall be exercised according to Article 183 of the Company Act.

Chapter V. Board of Directors and Managers

Article 15

The Bank shall have nine (9) to fifteen (15) Directors, all to be elected among the shareholders with capacity at a shareholders’ meeting. The directors shall include not less than three Independent Directors, and not less than one-fifth of the director seats shall be held by the Independent Directors. A candidate nomination system shall be adopted for the election of Directors. The shareholders shall elect the Directors from the list of candidates of Directors. Any matters relating to nomination shall be handled in accordance with Article 192-1 of the Company Act and the relevant laws and regulations.

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The Bank’s Audit Committee is organized by all independent directors in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act. Members of the Audit Committee, the exercise of authorities, and other binding matters are processed in accordance with the governing law or the organizational regulations. The organic regulation of the Audit Committee is separately prescribed by the Board of Directors.

The number of total shares owned by the Directors shall be prescribed in accordance with the ‘Regulation Governing the Shareholding Percentage of Directors and Supervisors and its Verification of Publicly Traded Companies’.

Article 16

The tenure in office of the Directors shall be three (3) years. All Directors are eligible for reelection.

Article 17

Three to five Managing Directors shall be elected by and from among the Directors. The Managing Directors shall include not less than one Independent Director, and not less than one-fifth of the Managing Director seats shall be held by Independent Directors. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be elected by and from among the Managing Directors. Directors and Managing Directors shall form the Board of Directors and the Board of Managing Directors respectively.

The Board of Managing Directors shall carry out the functions of the Board of Directors while the Board of Directors is in recess.

One to Two Executive Directors shall be elected by and from among the Board of Directors. The Executive Directors shall attend meetings of the Board of Managing Directors but shall not vote.

Article 18

The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall externally represent the Bank and internally preside over the shareholders’ meetings, the meetings of the Board of Directors, and the meetings of the Board of Managing Directors. If, for temporary leave or other reasons, the Chairman is unable to exercise his powers, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors shall act on his behalf; and if the Vice Chairman likewise is unable to exercise his powers, the Chairman of the Board may designate one Managing Director to act on his behalf. In the absence of such designation, the Managing Directors or Directors shall elect one among themselves to exercise these powers.

Article 19

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be convened once every three (3) months; and meetings of the Board of Managing Directors may convene from time to time.

In calling a meeting of the board of directors, a notice setting forth therein the subject(s) to be discussed at the meeting shall be given to each director no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled meeting date by means of personal delivery, fax, electronic mail, or postal delivery; however, in the case of emergency, the meeting may be convened at any time by the same means of notice as provided above.

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If a Director is unable to attend the meeting, he may appoint another Director to act on his behalf at the meeting in accordance with the law.

The preparation and distribution of the minutes of meeting of the Board of Directors may be effected by means of electronic transmission.

Article 20

The Power of the Board of Directors shall be as follows:

  • (1) To review and approve any corporate rules or regulations;

  • (2) To review and approve business plan;

  • (3) To propose as to the increase or decrease of capital;

  • (4) To decide as to whether to establish, to revoke, or to change any of the branches and/or representative offices of the Bank;

  • (5) To review important contracts;

  • (6) To prepare and compile budgets and settlement of accounts;

  • (7) To decide as to whether to buy or sell real estates;

  • (8) To propose as to the appropriation of profits or surplus;

  • (9) To review and approve big loan applications and important businesses;

  • (10) To Review and approve the appointment and dismissal of officers and managers of Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Legal Compliance, and Internal Audit;

  • (11) To review and approve the appointment and dismissal of each department head of both the administrative and business units.

  • (12) To review matters assigned by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the proposals submitted by the President;

  • (13) To carry out the resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting;

  • (14) To perform any other functions as may be prescribed by laws and regulations.

Article 21

The Board of Directors shall be authorized to resolve on the remunerations of the directors based on their contribution to the operation of the Bank and the comparable level as offered by the other companies in the same trade.

Article 22

The Bank’s management includes President, Executive Vice Presidents, Heads of Business Unit, Deputy Executive Vice Presidents, Department Heads (Managers and Officers), and Branch Managers.

The Bank shall appoint: a President to manage the overall business of the Bank in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board of Directors; and a number of managers at all levels are appointed to assist the President. Besides, the Bank shall also appoint one Chief Auditor to manage the overall auditing matters of the Bank. Appointment and dismissal of the abovementioned personnel shall be approved by a majority vote of the Directors present at a Meeting of Board of Directors.

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Chapter VI. Accounting

Article 23

The fiscal year of the Bank shall be from January 1st to December 31st, and based on the calendar years of the Republic of China. There shall be two accounting periods in a year. June 30 shall be the settling date for the 1st period and December 31 that for the second period. At the end of the fiscal year, an annual settlement of accounts shall be conducted.

Article 24

For the purpose of settling the accounts of the Bank, the Board of Directors shall prepare various documents and statements and present them to the Audit Committee for examination thirty (30) days prior the regular meeting of shareholders.

After it is submitted to and audited by the Audit Committee, it should be submitted to the regular shareholders meeting for acknowledgment.

The documents enumerated in the preceding paragraph shall be declared to the competent authorities in accordance with the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act, Banking Act and other laws and ordinances concerned and shall be duly promulgated as required.

Article 25

If there be net income before income tax, remuneration of directors and employees’ compensation, the Bank should retain an employees' compensation of 3.5%-4.5% and a remuneration of directors no greater than 1.5%. Should there be accumulated loss, the Bank shall retain earnings to cover the loss in advance.

Employees' compensation may be distributed in the form of stocks or in cash. The amount distributable as employees' compensation and remuneration of directors shall be decided by a resolution adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of board of directors attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors; and in addition thereto a report of such distribution shall be submitted to the shareholders' meeting.

Article 25-1

In case of net income after settlement of accounts for each fiscal year, the Bank shall recover all the losses incurred in the previous years, if any, before setting aside a legal reserve of thirty per cent (30%) of the net profit and appropriating, according to law and regulations, a special surplus shall be retained or reversed. The remaining amount together with the accumulated retained profits of the last year shall first be distributed to the dividends of Preferred Stock. After having had certain portion set aside based on the condition of operation, the board of directors shall prepare the surplus earning distribution to submit to its shareholders for their decisions.

Before the above-mentioned legal reserve reaches the amount of total paid-in capital, the maximum appropriation of cash dividends shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total paid-in capital.

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Allocation of profits as prescribed under Paragraph 1 above shall be proposed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the existing circumstances at the time, taking into account the future development plan of the Bank. Any allocation of cash dividend shall, in principle, be no less than 10% of the total stock interest and stock dividends to be distributed that year.

Chapter VII. Supplemental Provisions

Article 26

Rules governing the organization of the Bank, and other rules and regulations shall be separately prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Article 27

The matters not provided for in the Articles of Incorporation of the Bank shall be dealt with in accordance with the Bank Law, the Company Law, and other relevant financial laws and regulation.

Article 28

These Articles of Incorporation were established on May 14, 1990 and shall be effective as of the date on which they are approved by the competent authority.

  • ※ The first amendment was made, on December 9, 1991, by the Promoters’ Meeting.

  • ※ The second amendment was made, on May 21, 1993, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The third amendment was made, on May 19, 1995, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The fourth amendment was made, on May 22, 1996, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Fifth Amendment was made on May 21, 1997, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Sixth amendment was made on May 20, 1998, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Seventh amendment was made on May 19, 1999, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Eighth amendment was made on April 28, 2000, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Ninth amendment was made on May 11, 2001, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Tenth amendment was made on June 5, 2002, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Eleventh amendment was made on May 29, 2003 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Twelfth amendment was made on April 16, 2004 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Thirteenth amendment was made on June 27, 2006 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Fourteenth amendment was made on June 20, 2007 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Fifteenth amendment was made on June 20, 2007 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Sixteenth amendment was made on June 6, 2008 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Seventeenth amendment was made on June 6, 2008 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Eighteenth amendment was made on June 10, 2009 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Nineteenth amendment was made on June 10, 2009 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Twentieth amendment was made on June 21, 2010 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

  • ※ The Twenty-first amendment was made on June 15, 2011 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

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※ The Twenty-second amendment was made on June 26, 2012 by the Shareholders’ Meeting. ※ The Twenty-third amendment was made on June 19, 2013 by the Shareholders’ Meeting. ※ The Twenty-fourth amendment was made on June 24, 2014 by the Shareholders’ Meeting. ※ The Twenty- fifth amendment was made on June 16, 2015 by the Shareholders’ Meeting. ※ The Twenty- sixth amendment was made on June 15, 2016 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

The amendment of Articles of Incorporation shall take effect on approval by the shareholders’ meeting.

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II Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank

Last amended on June 24, 2014

Article 1 The shareholders’ meeting of the Company shall be held according to the rules herein.

Article 2 The location for shareholders’ meeting shall be the Company’s place of business or a place convenient for attendance by shareholders (or by proxies) that is suitable to holding of this meeting. The meeting shall be held between 9:00AM and 3:00PM.

The meeting notice of the shareholders’ meeting shall state the registration time, location and other important information. The aforesaid registration time shall start at least thirty minutes before the beginning of the meeting. The registration desk shall be featured with clear instructions and competent staffs.

When convening shareholders’ meeting, the Company shall incorporate electronic vote casting as one of the alternative ways to cast the vote, and the procedure of electronic casting shall be written in the notice of shareholders’ meeting.

Shareholders who vote via electronic casting is deemed as presented in person.

With respect to extemporary motions, amendments of the original proposals, and substitute proposals raised in the shareholders’ meeting, those who vote via electronic casting shall be considered as abstain.

Shareholders (or proxies) shall attend shareholders’ meeting based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification. Shareholders (or proxies) when attending the meeting shall hand in sign-in cards. Number of shareholders in attendance shall be calculated based on the number of attending shares, which equals to the sum of number of shares shown on the signed attended forms and the number of voting shares via electronic casting.

The Company may appoint lawyers, accountants or related personnel to attend the shareholders’ meeting.

The personnel in charge of handling the affaires of the meeting shall wear identification badge or armband.

For a shareholders’ 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 chairman, 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 Bank. The same shall be true for a representative of a juristic person director that serves as chairman.

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For a shareholders’ 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 Company for a minimum period of at least one year. If a shareholder fi les a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Law, the video and audio records shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

  • Article 3 The chairperson shall announce starting of the meeting when the attending shareholders (or proxies) represent more than half of the total shares issued in public. The chairperson may announce postponement of meeting if the legal quorum is not present after the designated meeting time. Such postponement is limited to two times and the aggregated postponed time shall not exceed one hour. If quorum is still not present after two postponements but the attending shareholders (or proxies) represent more than one third of the total shares issued in public, tentative resolution/s may be passed with respect to ordinary resolution/s by a majority of those present.

After proceeding with the aforesaid tentative resolutions, the chairperson may put the tentative resolutions for re-voting over the meeting if and when the shares represented by the attending shareholders (or proxies) reached the legal quorum.

  • Article 4 If the shareholders’ meeting is convened by the board of directors, the agenda shall be designated by the board of directors. The meeting shall proceed in accordance with the designated agenda and shall not be amended without resolutions.

If the meeting is convened by person, other than the board of directors, having the convening right, the provision set out in the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Except with shareholders’ resolution, the chairperson shall not declare adjournment of the meeting before the first two matters set out in the agendas (including extemporary motions) are concluded. During the meeting, if the chairperson declares adjournment of the meeting in violation of the preceding rule, a new chairperson may be elected by a resolution passed by majority of the attending shareholders to continue the meeting.

When the meeting is adjourned by resolution, the shareholders shall not elect another chairperson to continue the meeting at the same location or another venue.

  • Article 5 The shareholders (or proxies) shall complete statement slip setting out the number of his/her attendance card, name and statement brief before speaking, and the chairperson will designate the order in which each person is to speak during the session.

No statement will be considered to have been made if the shareholder (or proxies) merely completes the statement slip without speaking at the meeting. If there are any discrepancies between the content of the statement slip and the speech made, the statement to be adopted shall be the statement confirmed.

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  • Article 6 Any proposal for the agendas shall be submitted in written form. Except for the proposals set out in the agenda, any proposal by the shareholders (or proxies) to amend, substitute or to initiate extemporary motions with respect to the original proposal shall be seconded by other shareholders (or proxies). The same rule shall apply to any proposal to amend the agenda and motion to adjourn the meeting. The shares represented by the proponents and the seconders shall reach 100,000.

  • Article 7 The explanation of proposal shall be limited to 5 minutes. The statement of inquiry and reply shall be limited to 3 minutes per person. The time may be extended for 3 minutes with the chairperson’s permission.

The chairperson may restrain shareholders (or proxies) from speaking if that shareholders (or proxies) speak overtime, speak beyond the allowed frequency or content of the speech is beyond the scope of the proposal. When a shareholder (or proxy) is speaking, other shareholder (or proxy) shall not interrupt without consent of the chairperson and the speaking shareholder (or proxy). Any disobedient of the preceding rule shall be prohibited by the chairperson. Article 15 of this meeting rule shall apply if the disobedient do not follow the chairperson’s instructions.

Article 8 For the same proposal, each person shall not speak more than 2 times.

When a juristic person is a shareholder, only one representative shall be appointed to attend the meeting.

If more than two representatives were appointed to attend the meeting, only one representative is allowed to speak.

  • Article 9 After speaking by the attending shareholder (or proxy), the chairperson may reply in person or assign relevant officer to reply.

Over the proposal discussion, the chairperson may conclude the discussion in a timely manner and where necessary announce discussion is closed.

  • Article 10 For proposal in which discussion has been concluded or closed, the chairperson shall submit it for voting.

No discussion or voting shall proceed for matters unrelated to the proposal.

The personnel responsible for overseeing and counting of the votes for resolutions shall be appointed by the chairperson with the consent of the shareholders (or proxies). The person responsible for vote overseeing shall be of the shareholder status.

Article 11 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 shareholders (or proxies) attending the meeting.

The proposal for a resolution shall be deemed approved if no objection expressed by shareholders casting their votes via electronic casting, and if the chairperson inquires and receives no objection from shareholders in attendance in person.

The validity of such approval has the same effect as if the resolution has been put to vote.

Should objection of a proposal be expressed, such proposal shall be put to vote.

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All proposals may be put to vote one after the other by its sequence, or may be put to vote together and numbers of votes for each proposal are counted separately. Whichever way of the voting procedures shall be decided by the chairperson.

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 shall be deemed rejected without requirement to put it to vote.

The results of voting and election shall be announced after the vote calculation on the spot and kept for records.

Article 12 During the meeting, the chairperson may at his/her discretion declare time for break.

  • Article 13 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.

  • Article 14 The chairperson may maintain the meeting order by instructing the security guards. The security guards shall wear the armband for identification when helping maintaining the venue order.

  • Article 15 The shareholders (or proxies) shall obey the instructions of the chairperson and security guards in terms of maintaining the order. The chairperson or security guards may exclude the persons disturbing the shareholders’ meeting from the meeting.

  • Article 16 For matters not governed by the rules specified herein, shall be governed according to Company Law, Securities Exchange Act and the other related laws and regulations.

  • Article 17 The regulations will be implemented with the approval of the Preparatory Commission. The amendment of the regulations will be implemented after it is resolved in the shareholders’ meeting.

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III Guidelines for Electing Directors of Far Eastern International Bank

Last amended on June 16, 2015

Article 1 The rules shall apply to the election of directors of the Bank.

  • Article 2 The election of the Bank’s directors shall be on the basis of accumulation of votes. Ballot of the eligible voter shall be assigned with code of certificate of present voter. The ballots to be prepared by Board of directors shall indicate serial number of present voter and the number of votes he represented.

  • Article 3 The election of the Bank’s directors and Independent directors shall be elected by candidate nomination system in accordance with Article 192-1 of Company Law and regarding the qualification. Independent directors, non-independent directors in accordance with the articles of incorporation of the bank and the board of directors shall be elected in the same election, but the ballots shall be calculated separately and respectively. For the seats of the Bank’s Directors and Supervisors, the ones winning more ballots shall be elected to fill up the seats separately as independent directors, non-independent directors and supervisors. Independent condition and other matters, “ Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies” and other related laws and regulations should be followed.

  • Article 4 In the beginning of the election, the chairman shall designate two canvassers and two tally clerks to carry out relevant missions. The canvassers shall be limited to shareholders of the Bank.

Article 5 The canvasser shall perform the following missions:

  • (1) Prior to casting of votes, open the vote box to the participants and have a seal attached onto the cover of box.

  • (2) Maintain good order for vote casting and prevent any negligence or irregularities in voting.

  • (3) Upon completion of voting, remove the seal from box cover, take out the ballots and count the number of ballots.

  • (4) Check to see if there are any invalid votes and have the valid votes hand over to tally clerk.

  • (5) Conduct supervision over the votes recorded by tally clerk and votes won by the eligible directors/supervisors.

  • Article 6 Where a candidate is a natural person, the voters shall expressly enter the 80 candidate’s account name and shareholder account number on the ballots if he is a shareholder, and shall expressly enter the candidate’s name and ID document number on the ballots if he is not a shareholder. Where a candidate is a government or a corporate shareholder, other than the shareholder account number, the voters may enter as well the name of the government or a corporate shareholder and name of representative. In case of several representatives, the names of representatives shall be entered.

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Article 7 A ballot is null and void if:

  • (1) Not in the ballot form as required under the Regulations.

  • (2) Bearing two or more candidates on a same ballot.

  • (3) Remaining blank bearing no entries from the vote.

  • (4) Bearing entries not satisfactory to Article 6 or bearing other irrelevant wording.

  • (5) Bearing vague, illegible wording.

  • (6) Bearing a candidate who proves nonconforming in qualifications.

  • Article 8 The ballot boxes shall be prepared by the Bank and shall be opened, checked and verified by ballot monitor in public before balloting process.

  • Article 9 After all ballots are cast into ballot box, the canvasser shall join the tally clerk in opening of ballot box.

Article 10 The canvasser shall supervise over the count of ballots of tally clerk.

  • Article 11 In case of any doubts about the ballots, the canvasser shall be requested to conduct a verification to see the validity of the ballots. The invalid ballots shall be segregated from the valid ones and be certified as invalid ballots by the canvasser after having counted number of ballots and the voting rights.

  • Article 12 According to results of the votes, the canvasser shall conduct a check on the valid ballots and invalid ballots and produce a record indicating the number of valid ballots and voting rights, the invalid ballots and the voting rights and then the chairman shall announce the names of the elected Directors and Supervisors.

Article 13 Board of Directors shall issue notice of the elected directors.

  • Article 14 These guidelines shall become effective upon having been approved by meeting of shareholders and the same provision shall also apply to revision thereto.

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