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FEIB — AGM Information 2021
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Contents
2021 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Agenda .......................................... 3 Report Items (Non-Voting Items) ................................................................ 4 1. 2020 Business Report .......................................................................... 4 2. 2020 Financial Statements ................................................................... 4 3. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2020 Business Report and Financial Statements .............................................................................. 4 4. Summary of 2020 Employees’ Compensation and Directors’ Remuneration ......................................................................................... 4 5. Summary of Financial Debentures Issued in 2020 ............................... 5 Approval Items (Voting Items) .................................................................... 6 1. 2020 Business Report and Financial Statements ................................. 6 2. 2020 Earnings Distribution ..................................................................... 7 Proposed Resolutions and Election of Directors (Voting Items) ............. 8 1. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank ....................................................................................................... 8 2. Amendment of Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders' Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank ........................................................... 9 3. Proposal of Issuing New Shares - to Capitalize Shareholder Dividends .............................................................................................. 10 4. Proposal of Private Placement - to Issue Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Convertible Bonds or a Combination of Above Securities to Specific Parties ..................................................................................... 11 5. Election of the 11[th] Term of Board of Directors ..................................... 13 6. Waiver of Non-Competition Binding to Directors .................................... 14 Questions and Motions (Voting Items) ...................................................... 14
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| Attachments ................................................................................................. 15 | Attachments ................................................................................................. 15 |
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| I | 2020 Business Report ........................................................................ 15 |
| II | Independent Auditors’ Report & 2020 Financial Statements ............... 19 |
| III | Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2020 Business Report and |
| Financial Statements .......................................................................... 39 | |
| IV | Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International |
| Bank ..................................................................................................... 40 | |
| V | Amendment of Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders' Meeting |
| of Far Eastern International Bank ......................................................... 47 | |
| VI | List of Candidates for Director Election ................................................ 49 |
| VII | Current Shareholding of Directors and Independent Directors ............. 53 |
| VIII | Impact of Stock Dividends on Operating Results, |
| Earnings per Share and Shareholders’ Return on Investment ............. 54 | |
| General Information ..................................................................................... 55 | |
| I | Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank .................. 55 |
| II | Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting of Far |
| Eastern International Bank ................................................................... 65 | |
| III | Guidelines for Electing Directors of Far Eastern International Bank ..... 69 |
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Far Eastern International Bank (FEIB) 2021 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Date: Friday, June 18, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m., Taipei time
Place: Auditorium of Taipei Hero House, No. 20, Changsha Street, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan
Meeting Agenda
Chairperson’s remarks
Report Items (Non-Voting Items)
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2020 Business Report
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2020 Financial Statements
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Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2020 Business Report and Financial Statements
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Summary of 2020 Employees’ Compensation and Directors’ Remuneration
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Summary of Financial Debentures Issued in 2020
Approval Items (Voting Items)
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2020 Business Report and Financial Statements
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2020 Earnings Distribution
Proposed Resolutions and Election of Directors (Voting Items)
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Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank
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Amendment of Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders' Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank
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Proposal of Issuing New Shares - to Capitalize Shareholder Dividends
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Proposal of Private Placement - to Issue Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Convertible Bonds or a Combination of Above Securities to Specific Parties
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Election of the 11[th] Term of Board of Directors
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Waiver of Non-Competition Binding to Directors
Questions and Motions (Voting Items)
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. 2020 Business Report
The 2020 business report is detailed in Attachment I.
2. 2020 Financial Statements
The 2020 financial statements and the independent auditors’ report by Deloitte & Touche are detailed in Attachment II. (The 2020 financial statements are also available at http://mops.twse.com.tw)
3. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2020 Business Report and Financial Statements
The Audit Committee’s review report is detailed in Attachment III.
4. Summary of 2020 Employees’ Compensation and Directors’ Remuneration
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i. According to the Bank’s “Articles of Incorporation”, the Bank’s employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration are allocated as 3.5%-4.5% of income before tax, employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration (IBTCR) and no greater than 1.5% of IBTCR, respectively.
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ii. The income before tax, employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration (IBTCR) in 2020 is NT$ 2,961,129,174. Based on board resolution on March 26, 2021, the Bank’s 2020 employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration are NT$116,261,000 (or 3.93% of IBTCR) and NT$38,754,000 (or 1.31% of IBTCR), respectively, and all paid in cash. The allocated amount of employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration are consistent with the estimated amount disclosed in the financial statements of 2020.
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5. Summary of Financial Debentures Issued in 2020
- i. The issuance of FEIB financial debentures in 2020 :
| Tranch | Tranch | |
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| 1st subordinated bank debenture issued in 2020 | ||
| Item | ||
| On 3/26/2020, the Board approved issuing of subordinated | ||
| Date of board | ||
| debentures up to NT$ 4 billion and senior unsecured financial | ||
| resolution | ||
| debentures up to NT$ 6 billion (or equivalent in other currencies) | ||
| Tenor | From 11/26/2020 to 11/26/2027 (7 years) | |
| Amount | NT$ 1.6 billion | |
| Coupon | 0.75% p.a. , fixed | |
| To enhance the Bank's BIS ratio and finance the Bank's long | ||
| Use of proceeds | ||
| term funding needs | ||
| Repayment | Bullet, at maturity | |
| Guarantor | None | |
| Approval authority | ||
| Entity | Financial Supervisory Commission | |
| Date | 5/15/2020 | |
| Doc. No. | FSC No.1090137015 | |
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Approval Items (Voting Items)
1. 2020 Business Report and Financial Statements
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR 2020 business report and financial statements.
Explanatory Notes:
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i. The Audit Committee has reviewed the business report and the audited financial statements (certified by Chun-Hung Chen, CPA, and Yin-Chou Chen, CPA, of Deloitte & Touche) of the Bank for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020 and found the reports acceptable.
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ii. The 2020 business report, the independent auditors’ report & 2020 financial statements, and Audit Committee’s review report are detailed in Attachment I, II, and III.
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iii. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
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2. 2020 Earnings Distribution
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR 2020 earnings distribution.
Explanatory Notes:
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| i. The Bank’s 2020 earnings distribution is as follows: Unappropriated earnings - beginning Net income Adjustment on retained earnings for remeasurement of defined benefit plans Adjustment to retailed earnings, for income / loss of disposal of equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income Legal reserve Reverse of special reserve Distributable earnings Earnings distribution: Shareholder dividends Unappropriated earnings - ending |
(Unit: NT$) 769,024,813 2,518,703,463 130,936,438 (159,571,685) (747,020,465) 17,621,005 |
| 2,529,693,569 1,782,669,998 |
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| 747,023,571 |
- ii. Shareholder dividends are allocated as follows: (Unit: NT$)
| Cash dividend Stock dividend Total |
Per share 0.326 0.191 0.517 |
Total amount |
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| 1,124,082,048 658,587,950 |
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| 1,782,669,998 |
The net income of 2020 is to be distributed first. The cash dividend 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 revenue” of the Bank.
iii. Dividends will be distributed on the ex-dividend (ex-right) date which is to be determined by Board of Directors after 2021 annual shareholders’ meeting. Dividend per share as referred above is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding on December 31, 2020. The Board of Directors is authorized to adjust cash and stock dividend payout ratio within the total dividend 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 Election of Directors (Voting Items)
1. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR the amendments of the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation.
Explanatory Notes:
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i. Article 4-1 is amended for allowing voting and election rights of preferred shares in the shareholders’ meeting, according to different terms of preferred shares stimulated for different purpose of issuing.
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Article 5-4 and 5-5 are amended to delete provisions related to preferred shares, to save duplicated provision as amended in Article 4-1.
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ii. Article 5 is amended to reflect the Bank’s share issuing format, such as shares of the Bank are registered shares, according to Article 25 Paragraph 1 of the Banking Act, and shares of the Bank are issued scripless.
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iii. A comparison table of above amendments is detailed in Attachment IV.
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iv. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
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2. Amendments of Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders' Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR the amendments of the Bank’s Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting.
Explanatory Notes:
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i. With reference to the Bank’s actual practice and to the exemplary sample of “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meeting of XX Co.” published by Taiwan Stock Exchange, the Article 10, 11 & 13 of “Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders' Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank” are amended accordingly.
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ii. A comparison table of above amendments is detailed in Attachment V.
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iii. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
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3. Proposal of Issuing New Shares - to Capitalize Shareholder Dividends
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR capitalization of 2020 stock dividends.
Explanatory Notes:
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i. Capitalization purpose and funding sources: In order to support business needs, enhance operational capital and improve capital structure, capitalization of NT$658,587,950 shareholder dividends from 2020 earnings distribution is proposed by issuing 65,858,795 new shares at par of NT$10 per share.
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ii. Allotment method: The 65,858,795 new shares are distributed in accordance with the shareholding record in the shareholder registrar on the dividend ex-right date, for 19.1 shares per 1,000 shares. For odd shares, two or more shareholders may, within the specific 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 outstanding 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 the employee shareholding trust of the Bank. The rights and obligations of new shares are the same as those of existing shares.
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iii. The distributable number of dividend shares as referred to above is estimated based on the number of shares outstanding on Dec. 31, 2020. The Board of Directors is authorized to adjust stock dividend payout ratio within the total dividend amount if the actual number of shares outstanding on the ex-right date differs from the estimated number of shares.
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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 2021 annual shareholders’ meeting.
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v. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
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4. 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:
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i. The Bank’s Board of Directors was authorized in annual shareholders’ meeting on June 11, 2020 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 resolution for another year.
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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.
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iii. According to Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the disclosure of private placement shall include:
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(i) The basis and justification of the pricing:
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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:
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(1) The simple averaged closing price of 1, 3 or 5 business days prior to the pricing date, minus dividends, added back price discounted for capital reduction.
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(2) The simple averaged closing price of 30 business days prior to the pricing date, minus dividends, added back price discounted for capital reduction.
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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.
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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.
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The pricing of private placement, pursuant to government regulation, based on the reference price or theoretical price as above, and by taking into account of 3-year lock-up period promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Act, is deemed reasonable.
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(ii) The selection, purpose, necessity and benefits of allying with the specific parties:
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Selection of the specific parties and purpose: The strategic investors are selected based on qualification criteria specified in Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, for those who are able to assist the Bank expanding sales channels, growing customer base, improving service quality, and reducing operation costs.
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Necessity: 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 longterm development.
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Benefits: The Bank’s competitiveness and profitability will be enhanced via management participation of the specific parties.
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(iii) The justification of private placement:
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The justification of no public offering: In considering the transaction timing, cost, and needs from allying with the strategic investors, public offering is less feasible. Plus, the long-term business cooperation relationship with the partners would be secured by the 3-year lock-up period of investment per private placement regulation.
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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 resolution date, subject to market conditions and transaction progress with the specific parties.
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Capital usage plan and anticipated benefits: The capital amount raised by one or two tranches of private placement will be used for expanding the Bank’s business scale and for pursuing strategic alliance opportunities domestically or globally. The anticipated benefits will include strengthening the Bank’s competitiveness, profitability, capital adequacy, and shareholders’ equity.
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iv. The major terms of private placement, including number, pricing and terms of new shares, selection of specific parties, the effective date of new capital, plan for use of fund, expected benefit and other related matters, will be determined, after approval of Audit Committee, by Board of Directors per authorization of shareholders' meeting.
The Board of Directors is also authorized by shareholders' meeting resolution to make any necessary adjustment on the issuing terms, after approval of Audit Committee, due to changes of laws, competent authorities' instruction, or changes of market conditions. v. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
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5. Election of the 11[th] Term of Board of Directors
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR candidates of the 11[th] term of board of directors (including independent directors).
Explanatory Notes:
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i. The incumbent 10[th] term board of directors was elected at 2018 shareholders’ meeting for tenor of 3 years from 6/20/2018 to 6/19/2021. The 11[th] term board of directors hence is to be elected at 2021 annual shareholders’ meeting.
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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 a 3-year tenor, commenced from the date of election.
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iii. The directors will be elected from candidates who are nominated by the Board of Directors or by any shareholders with shareholding of 1% or above, during the nomination period from 4/13/2021 to 4/22/2021. During the afore mentioned nomination period, Far Eastern New Century Corp. nominated 8 candidates for directors and 3 candidates for independent directors, which were approved by the board resolution on 5/6/2021. The list of candidates is as Attachment VI.
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iv. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
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6. Waiver of Non-Competition Binding to Directors
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR waiver of non-competition binding to directors.
Explanatory Notes:
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i. According to Article 209, Paragraph 1, of Company Act, a director who acts anything for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the company’s business, shall explain to the meeting of shareholders the essential contents of such an act and secure approval.
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ii. The waiver of non-competition binding to 3 directors, as detailed in the table below, is recommended, based on their professionalism and no conflict of the related company’s business to the Bank.
| Position in | Position in | Major business of | ||
| Name | Related company | |||
| the Bank | the company | the company |
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| Da Chung Bills | ||||
| Director | Mr. Douglas Tong Hsu | Director | Bills Finance | |
Finance Corp. |
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| Representative of | ||||
Far Eastern New |
Far Eastern Asset | |||
| Director | Director | AMC | ||
| Century Corporation: | Management Corp. | |||
| Mr. Shaw Y. Wang | ||||
| Representative of | Deutsche Far | |||
| Far Eastern New | Eastern Asset | |||
| Director | Chairman | SITE / SICE | ||
| Century Corporation: | Management | |||
Mr. Humphrey Cheng |
Company Ltd. |
iii. Please vote FOR.
Resolutions:
Questions and Motions (Voting Items)
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Attachment I
2020 Business Report
Looking back in 2020, COVID-19 pandemic spread globally, causing slump of global economy, and disruption of trade and supply chains. However, in Taiwan, due to proper containment of COVID-19 pandemic, prosperous recovery in domestic consumption market, and 10 consecutive months of growth in export orders, GDP grew by 3.11% in 2020, the highest among 4 Asia Tigers. Looking forward to 2021, COVID-19 vaccines will help alleviate the pandemic, and the global economy is expected to recover gradually, which would be good for Taiwan's trade expansion and growth in various industries. In the post-pandemic era, the low interest rate environment will continue eroding profitability of Taiwan’s financial industry. Only by accelerating digital finance development, controlling risk management, and strengthening ESG governance will banks be able to achieve goals of business sustainability.
In 2020, global economy went into recession due to pandemic. FEIB nonetheless strived for long-term steady growth, that total asset was NT$680 billion by end of 2020, or 4% growth, and core revenue of net interest income and net fee income also grew by 4%. But, due to increased provision of overseas bad debts, and earning volatility from financial investment, FEIB’s net income was NT$2.519 billion in 2020, earnings per share (EPS) was NT$0.73, or declined by 31%.
FEIB continued core business growth during the pandemic. Digital Banking BU picked up speedy growth, with off-counter rate and digital customer acquisition rate at all-time high at 94% and 41% respectively. Via pioneering “Open Banking” application, the digital sub-brand “Bankee” expanded customer base and deposit balance, and gained numerous award-winning recognition. Retail Banking BU won three wealth management awards from “Wealth Magazine”, was recognized by Financial Management Awards by HK-based “The Asset Magazine” for three consecutive years, grew personal loan, and led niche products of strategicalliance car loans and installment loans as business focus. Corporate Banking BU strengthened risk control, market diversification for asset quality improvement. Amid market volatility, Financial Markets BU structured investment or hedging product for customers, and engaged in investment and trading activity selectively.
FEIB fully engaged in environment, society and corporate governance (ESG) disciplines for business sustainability, which was affirmed by professional ESG evaluation agencies. The actual doing of environmental protection included “The Best Green Lending of the Year in Taiwan” rewarded by " Asian Banking & Finance ", “Green Procurement Benchmark Unit” by Taipei City government, and international certification of “Energy Management” system and “Greenhouse Gas” inventory by BSI. The social welfare activities included donation to the Eden Foundation for 23 consecutive years, corporate and personal relief loans, and preferential – rate deposits for medical staffs. FEIB won TCSA Taiwan Enterprise Sustainability Award,
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the BSI Outstanding Sustainability Award, the TTQS Gold Medal by the Ministry of Labor, and was included as one of the constituent stocks for the Taiwan Sustainability Index, Corporate Governance 100 Index, High Salary 100 Index and Employment 99 Indexes, which all demonstrated FEIB’s actions in achieving sustainable corporate governance.
Looking forward to 2021, FEIB will base on long-term stability growth, continue expanding operation scale, accelerating digital innovation, and stabilizing profitability. Key strategies are to grow the four core businesses with balance, break through total asset size to NT$700 billion, enhance trading income and WM fee income, strengthen risk control, and reduce bad debt losses. The rep. office of Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City will be opened for entering the local ASEAN market. Far East YA Card is launched to increase credit card portfolio. To compete with internet-only banks, digital customer base is to be penetrated by promoting digital accounts via connecting with Group’s ecosystem and big data analytical tool. There are opportunities and challenge in post-epidemic era, so FEIB will exercise sustainability as well as innovation to create value for shareholders, customers, employees and society.
I. Operating Results for 2020 (consolidated financial report)
1. Business Plan and Operating Results (included budget achievement, analysis of profitability)
(NT$MM)
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Budget | |||
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2020 |
2019 | YoY% | ||
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| Total Asset | 680,047 | 654,888 | +3.8% | 98% |
| Deposit and Remittance | 582,153 | 537,396 | +8.3% | 104% |
| Total Loan | 388,857 | 390,200 | -0.3% | 93% |
| Financial Investment | 210,495 | 187,869 | +12.0% | - |
| Equity-Method LongTerm Investment | 1,912 |
1,813 | +5.5% | - |
| Revenue | 11,217 | 11,721 | -4.3% | - |
| Earnings before provision | 4,353 | 4,769 | -8.7% | - |
| Net Income | 2,519 | 3,633 | -30.7% | - |
| EPS(NT$) | 0.73 | 1.05 | -30.5% | - |
2. Ratings
Fitch Ratings released FEIB rating report on May 22, 2020. FEIB’s foreign currency LT IDR, national long-term rating, foreign currency ST IDR and national short-term rating were remained unchanged at BBB, A+(twn), F3 and F1(twn), respectively, and rating outlooks remained stable. FEIB is considered a reliable financial institution of investment grade.
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3. Research and Development
FEIB worked with Far Eastern Group and various FinTech Co. in developing new digital applications and platforms. Actual achievement included linking with Friday+ app via Open API, becoming the first bank approved for phase II “Open Banking”, working with JOIN for a P2P loan platform, working with ETC for account link digital deposit, and working with BZNK for a fundraising platform. Also, FEIB set up fund transfer by mobile phone number, offered large amount FX transaction on corp. internet banking platform, and upgraded online FX margin trading platform, all of which was to enhance on-line transaction convenience to customers.
4. Structural Changes
The former Retail Banking BU, Consumer Banking and Credit Card BU, and Insurance Agency BU were integrated into a single Retail Banking BU, effective in Jan. 2020. The purpose was to integrate retail asset, investment and liability products, combine on-line and offshore-line selling channel, and centralize marketing and management resources, for a customer-centric retail banking business model.
5. Impact of External Competitions, Legal and Overall Operating Environment
In 2020, central banks in the globe cut interest rates which reduced profitability of banking industry. Yet, the pandemic stimulated contactless economy and then digital banking application. Amid market trend of green financing, corporate governance 3.0, and supervisory requirement on anti-money laundry and counter financing of terrorism, FEIB implemented and enhanced relevant AML rules and ESG guidelines. The Global financial markets boosted record high trading performance, which increased customer’s needs of investment and wealth management. Meanwhile, impact from the US-China Trade War and financing needs from reshoring Taiwanese co. led FEIB’s lending business focus shifted back to domestic market.
II. Operating Plans for 2021
1. Operating Goals
The major operating goals of 2021 (by consolidated financial statements) are summarized as follows:
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(1) Total asset: NT$721.8 billion
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(2) Total deposit: NT$594.1 billion
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(3) Total loan: NT$423.7 billion
2. Policies and Major Strategies
- (1) Retail Banking:
The strategy for wealth management is to integrate professional sales teams, introduce
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diversified product pool, and increase business scale. Specifically, strategies to customer coverage is to promote' "Happy Retirement" for revenue of asset management, and offer VIP program to deepen customer loyalty. For lending, key strategy is to promote recovering and revolving mortgage, and develop revolving personal loans to enhance competitiveness of consumer loan products. For risk control, main strategy is to develop an intelligent risk control mechanism for improvement of risk identification capability. In digital banking, strategies are to upgrade digital platform, allow online applications, establish STP process, plus add digital marketing to gain online customer base. For card business, key strategy is to issued Happy+ credit card, ally card benefit with spending to expand new customer source, and leverage big data and AI technology to increase market share and spending.
(2) Corporate Banking:
The pivot of business strategy is to adjust proportion of on-shore and offshore lending for risk diversification. For new business, strategies are to follow reshoring Taiwanese co. to expand new customer base and offer corporate investment and financing solutions, and launch rep. office in Singapore and Vietnam to deepen local business in Asia-Pacific region. For corp. finance, key strategy is to lead domestic and offshore syndication loans, offer structured financing and customized solutions, to increase income contribution from niche products. For transaction banking, strategies are to develop transaction finance, increase and diversify deposits, promote corporate internet banking 2.0 and B2B2C platform, to increase corporate cash management business.
(3) Financial Markets:
Strategy for leading niche business is to upgrade on-line FX margin trading platform, and develop new online customer base. For derivatives, strategies are to deepen relationship with institutional investors, and high NW professional investors, offer structured products to meet customer’s investment and hedging needs. For structured trading, strategy is to introduce quantum trading strategy, develop new structured products, and equip financial engineering based pricing and dealing capability. For investment and trading, strategy is ride with market volatility, balance profit with risk, to increase revenue contribution.
(4) Digital Banking:
The business model is based on digital account for develop of 3 core segments of social banking, BaaP, and BaaS. Via connecting with TSP (Third-Party Service Providers), new Bankee account is developed to process cash flow and create fee income. An "integrated digital platform" is structured to meet digital development needs of the Bank and promote the Bank’s digital transformation.
Chairman:Ching-Ing Hou President:Thomas Chou Chief Accountant:Cindy Chen
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Attachment II
Independent Auditors’ Report & 2020 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, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| ASSETS ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Due from the Central Bank and other banks Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Investment in debt instruments at amortized cost, net Securities purchased under resale agreements, net Receivables, net Discounts and loans, net Investment accounted for using the equity method Other financial assets, net Property and equipment, net Right-of-use assets, net Intangible assets, net Deferred tax assets Other assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY LIABILITIES Due to the Central Bank and other banks Funds borrowed from 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 Principal received on structured products Other financial liabilities Provisions Lease liabilities Other liabilities Total liabilities EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE BANK Share capital Capital surplus Retained earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Unappropriated earnings Total retained earnings Other equity Total equity TOTAL |
2020 Amount % $ 6,409,009 1 33,137,664 5 31,757,436 5 177,659,673 26 1,077,764 - 10,960,705 2 21,300,724 3 383,192,769 56 1,911,929 - 6,654,960 1 2,984,953 1 825,209 - 1,648,636 - 212,925 - 313,111 - $ 680,047,467 100 $ 984,839 - 22,340 - 5,196,435 1 3,530,487 1 5,054,390 1 176,737 - 582,152,911 86 22,601,900 3 8,190,621 1 868,202 - 1,063,091 - 839,255 - 622,554 - 631,303,762 93 34,481,044 5 456,426 - 9,547,845 1 23,543 - 3,259,093 1 12,830,481 2 975,754 - 48,743,705 7 $ 680,047,467 100 |
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| Amount % $ 8,929,143 1 27,492,590 4 53,015,441 8 132,309,472 20 2,543,880 - 9,944,957 2 22,575,863 4 384,624,817 59 1,812,522 - 5,547,572 1 2,913,291 1 1,025,968 - 1,674,119 - 249,411 - 228,504 - $ 654,887,550 100 $ 11,137,130 2 - - 3,909,304 1 9,675,529 2 6,703,497 1 365,937 - 537,396,140 82 25,001,900 4 9,476,623 1 1,001,923 - 1,235,204 - 1,040,827 - 659,123 - 607,603,137 93 33,558,193 5 456,426 - 8,458,068 1 76,215 - 4,299,505 1 12,833,788 2 436,006 - 47,284,413 7 $ 654,887,550 100 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)
| INTEREST REVENUES INTEREST EXPENSES NET INTERESTS NET REVENUES AND GAINS OTHER THAN INTEREST Net service fee income Net gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Net realized gain on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Loss on disposal of credit assets measured at amortized cost Net foreign exchange gain Shares of profit of associates for using equity method Others Total net revenues other than interest NET REVENUES PROVISION FOR LOSS ON BAD DEBTS EXPENSE, COMMITMENT AND GUARANTEE 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 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Remeasurement of defined benefit plans |
2020 | Percentage Increase 2019 (Decrease) Amount % % $ 11,874,558 102 (12) 6,416,746 55 (31) 5,457,812 47 11 3,471,360 30 1 2,174,891 18 (39) 117,454 1 (55) - - - 172,648 1 (78) 102,585 1 20 224,930 2 12 6,263,868 53 (17) 11,721,680 100 (4) 511,748 5 186 4,064,363 34 2 689,247 6 5 2,199,445 19 (9) 6,953,055 59 (1) 4,256,877 36 (32) 624,282 5 (41) 3,632,595 31 (31) (30,495) - 637 |
Percentage Increase 2019 (Decrease) Amount % % $ 11,874,558 102 (12) 6,416,746 55 (31) 5,457,812 47 11 3,471,360 30 1 2,174,891 18 (39) 117,454 1 (55) - - - 172,648 1 (78) 102,585 1 20 224,930 2 12 6,263,868 53 (17) 11,721,680 100 (4) 511,748 5 186 4,064,363 34 2 689,247 6 5 2,199,445 19 (9) 6,953,055 59 (1) 4,256,877 36 (32) 624,282 5 (41) 3,632,595 31 (31) (30,495) - 637 |
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| Amount % $ 10,457,629 93 4,421,002 39 6,036,627 54 3,513,941 31 1,317,959 12 52,611 1 (116,904) (1) 37,986 - 123,012 1 252,254 2 5,180,859 46 11,217,486 100 1,464,719 13 4,140,505 37 722,488 6 2,001,540 18 6,864,533 61 2,888,234 26 369,531 4 2,518,703 22 163,671 2 |
% (12) (31) 11 1 (39) (55) - (78) 20 12 (17) (4) 186 2 5 (9) (1) (32) (41) (31) 637 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)
| Gain (loss) on valuation of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income Share of other comprehensive income of associates for using equity method Income tax benefit (expense) 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 Share of other comprehensive income of associates for using equity method Unrealized gain on investments in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income Income tax benefit (expense) relating to items that may be reclassified subsequently Other comprehensive income 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 |
2020 | Percentage Increase 2019 (Decrease) Amount % % $ (4,395) - 3,572 2,784 - (77) 6,099 - (637) (26,007) - 1,193 (135,519) (1) 10 2,377 - 1,807 544,887 4 (44) 9,612 - (129) 421,357 3 (46) 395,350 3 29 $ 4,027,945 34 (25) $ 3,632,595 31 (31) $ 4,027,945 34 (25) $1.05 $1.05 |
Percentage Increase 2019 (Decrease) Amount % % $ (4,395) - 3,572 2,784 - (77) 6,099 - (637) (26,007) - 1,193 (135,519) (1) 10 2,377 - 1,807 544,887 4 (44) 9,612 - (129) 421,357 3 (46) 395,350 3 29 $ 4,027,945 34 (25) $ 3,632,595 31 (31) $ 4,027,945 34 (25) $1.05 $1.05 |
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| Amount % $ 152,606 1 652 - (32,734) - 284,195 3 (121,614) (1) 45,328 - 305,971 3 (2,767) - 226,918 2 511,113 5 $ 3,029,816 27 $ 2,518,703 22 $ 3,029,816 27 $0.73 $0.73 |
% 3,572 (77) (637) 1,193 10 1,807 (44) (129) (46) 29 (25) (31) (25) |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019 Effects of retrospective applicable IFRS BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019 AS APPLIED RETROSPECTIVELY Appropriation of the 2018 earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Cash dividends - NT$0.450 per share Stock dividends - NT$0.265 per share Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 Appropriation of the 2019 earnings Legal reserve Reversal of special reserves Cash dividends - NT$0.468 per share Stock dividends - NT$0.275 per share Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
Equity Attributa | ble to Shareholders | of the Parent | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on nancial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income $ (106,489) - (106,489) - - - - - - 546,124 546,124 68,461 508,096 - - - - - - 505,006 505,006 159,123 $ 1,172,225 |
Total Equity $ 44,744,740 (17,138) |
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| Share Capital C $ 32,691,859 - 32,691,859 - - - 866,334 866,334 - - - - 33,558,193 - - - 922,851 922,851 - - - - $ 34,481,044 |
apital Surplus $ 456,426 - 456,426 - - - - - - - - - 456,426 - - - - - - - - - $ 456,426 |
Re | tained Earnings | Others | |||||||
| Fo | Fi Exchange Differences on Translating reign Operations $ 53,817 - 53,817 - - - - - - (125,907) (125,907) - (72,090) - - - - - - (124,381) (124,381) - $ (196,471) |
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| Legal Reserve S $ 7,400,808 - 7,400,808 1,057,260 - - - 1,057,260 - - - - 8,458,068 1,089,777 - - - 1,089,777 - - - - $ 9,547,845 |
U pecial Reserve $ 36,411 - 36,411 - 39,804 - - 39,804 - - - - 76,215 - (52,672 ) - - (52,672) - - - - $ 23,543 |
nappropriated Earnings $ 4,211,908 (17,138) 4,194,770 (1,057,260) (39,804) (1,471,134) (866,334) (3,434,532) 3,632,595 (24,867) 3,607,728 (68,461) 4,299,505 (1,089,777) 52,672 (1,570,524) (922,851) (3,530,480) 2,518,703 130,488 2,649,191 (159,123) $ 3,259,093 |
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| 3,632,595 395,350 |
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| 2,518,703 511,113 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Income before income tax Adjustments for: Depreciation Amortization Provision for loss on bad debts expense, commitment and guarantee Net valuation loss (gain) on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Interest expenses Interest revenues Dividends revenue Shares of profit from associates Unrealized net gain on foreign currency exchange Other adjustments Changes in operating assets and liabilities Increase in due from the Central Bank and other banks Decrease (increase) in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Increase in financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Decrease in investments in debt instruments at amortized cost Increase in receivables Increase in discounts and loans Decrease in due to the Central Bank and other banks Increase in financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Decrease in payables Increase in deposits and remittances Decrease in principal received on structured products Cash generated from (used in) operations Interest received Dividends received Interest paid Income tax paid Net cash generated from operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of property and equipment Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment Increase in other financial assets Increase in other assets Dividends received from associates Net cash used in investing activities |
2020 $ 2,888,234 694,566 27,922 1,881,572 167,311 4,421,002 (10,457,629) (106,232) (123,012) (254,189) (34,694) (988,030) 20,406,031 (46,412,075) 1,386,284 (19,626) (3,107,839) (9,942,152) 1,287,131 (1,759,359) 50,325,490 (781,445) 9,499,261 10,776,258 103,732 (4,767,612) (585,949) 15,025,690 (341,345) 90 (1,279,585) (50,904) 69,585 (1,602,159) |
2019 $ 4,256,877 661,753 27,494 920,851 (593,942) 6,416,746 (11,874,558) (127,529) (102,585) (17,126) (53,179) (332,619) (6,304,974) (12,661,604) - (1,793,864) (6,737,180) (4,355,330) 1,156,825 (313,594) 31,021,491 (2,925,839) (3,731,886) 11,978,747 127,279 (6,550,917) (310,372) 1,512,851 (415,386) 81 (931,103) (62,452) 71,574 (1,337,286) |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Increase in funds borrowed from the Central Bank and other banks Proceeds from the issuance of bank debentures Repayments of bank debentures Decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements Repayments of the principal portion of lease liabilities Decrease 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 IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR |
2020 $ 22,340 1,600,000 (4,000,000) (5,701,127) (426,013) (133,721) (45,348) (1,570,524) (10,254,393) (390,274) 2,778,864 34,212,120 $ 36,990,984 |
2019 $ - 10,000,000 (3,000,000) (4,836,461) (425,934) (434,181) 174,473 (1,471,134) 6,763 (80,491) 101,837 34,110,283 $ 34,212,120 |
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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 | |
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| 2020 $ 6,409,009 19,621,270 10,960,705 $ 36,990,984 |
2019 $ 8,929,143 15,338,020 9,944,957 $ 34,212,120 |
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BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| ASSETS ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Due from the Central Bank and other banks Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Investment in debt instruments at amortized cost, net Securities purchased under resale agreements, net Receivables, net Discounts and loans, net Investment accounted for using the equity method Other financial assets, net Property and equipment, net Right-of-use assets, net Intangible assets, net Deferred tax assets Other assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY LIABILITIES Due to the Central Bank and other banks Funds borrowed from 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 Principal received on structured products Other financial liabilities Provisions Lease liabilities Other liabilities Total liabilities EQUITY Share capital Capital surplus Retained earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Unappropriated earnings Total retained earnings Other equity Total equity TOTAL |
2020 Amount % $ 6,054,773 1 33,137,664 5 31,757,436 5 177,659,673 26 1,077,764 - 10,960,705 2 19,282,241 3 383,192,769 56 4,188,899 1 6,400,459 1 2,966,680 - 794,172 - 1,648,636 - 194,572 - 303,887 - $ 679,620,330 100 $ 984,839 - 22,340 - 5,196,435 1 3,530,487 1 4,887,591 1 126,886 - 582,692,412 86 22,601,900 3 8,190,621 1 172,814 - 1,063,091 - 809,359 - 597,850 - 630,876,625 93 34,481,044 5 456,426 - 9,547,845 1 23,543 - 3,259,093 1 12,830,481 2 975,754 - 48,743,705 7 $ 679,620,330 100 |
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| Amount % $ 8,742,218 1 27,492,590 4 53,015,441 8 132,309,472 20 2,543,880 - 9,944,957 2 20,379,813 3 384,624,817 59 3,941,980 1 5,303,879 1 2,894,717 1 971,147 - 1,674,119 - 221,299 - 217,713 - $ 654,278,042 100 $ 11,137,130 2 - - 3,909,304 1 9,675,529 2 6,564,200 1 357,130 - 537,752,178 82 25,001,900 4 9,476,623 1 253,896 - 1,235,204 - 987,337 - 643,198 - 606,993,629 93 33,558,193 5 456,426 - 8,458,068 1 76,215 - 4,299,505 1 12,833,788 2 436,006 - 47,284,413 7 $ 654,278,042 100 |
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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)
| INTEREST REVENUES INTEREST EXPENSES NET INTERESTS NET REVENUES AND GAINS OTHER THAN INTEREST Net service fee income Net gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Net realized gain on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Loss on disposal of credit assets measured at amortized cost Net foreign exchange gain Shares of profit of subsidiaries and associates for using equity method Others Total net revenues other than interest NET REVENUES PROVISION FOR LOSS ON BAD DEBTS EXPENSE, COMMITMENT AND GUARANTEE 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 |
2020 | Percentage Increase 2019 (Decrease) Amount % % $ 11,805,327 104 (12) 6,404,292 56 (31) 5,401,035 48 11 3,031,687 27 (8) 2,173,751 19 (39) 117,454 1 (55) - - - 171,489 2 (75) 274,031 2 43 162,095 1 13 5,930,507 52 (21) 11,331,542 100 (6) 517,381 5 182 3,813,712 33 (2) 656,681 6 5 2,138,992 19 (9) 6,609,385 58 (3) 4,204,776 37 (33) 572,181 5 (50) 3,632,595 32 (31) |
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| Amount % $ 10,393,360 98 4,416,244 42 5,977,116 56 2,802,173 26 1,316,959 12 52,611 1 (116,904) (1) 42,240 - 392,669 4 183,302 2 4,673,050 44 10,650,166 100 1,460,231 14 3,746,625 35 689,077 7 1,948,119 18 6,383,821 60 2,806,114 26 287,411 3 2,518,703 23 |
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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (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 Gain (loss) on valuation of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries and associates for using equity method Income tax benefit (expense) 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 Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries and associates for using equity method Unrealized gain on investments in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income Other comprehensive income for the year TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic Diluted |
2020 | Percentage Increase 2019 (Decrease) Amount % % $ (30,495) - 637 (4,395) - 3,572 2,784 - (77) 6,099 - (637) (26,007) - 1,193 (87,457) (1) (55) (36,073) - 256 544,887 5 (44) 421,357 4 (46) 395,350 4 29 $ 4,027,945 36 (25) $1.05 $1.05 |
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| Amount % $ 163,671 2 152,606 1 652 - (32,734) - 284,195 3 (135,451) (1) 56,398 - 305,971 3 226,918 2 511,113 5 $ 3,029,816 28 $0.73 $0.73 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019 Effects of retrospective applicable IFRS BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019 AS APPLIED RETROSPECTIVELY Appropriation of the 2018 earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Cash dividends - NT$0.450 per share Stock dividends - NT$0.265 per share Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019 Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 Appropriation of the 2019 earnings Legal reserve Reversal of special reserves Cash dividends - NT$0.468 per share Stock dividends - NT$0.275 per share Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020 Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
Share Capital C $ 32,691,859 - 32,691,859 - - - 866,334 866,334 - - - - 33,558,193 - - - 922,851 922,851 - - - - $ 34,481,044 |
apital Surplus $ 456,426 - 456,426 - - - - - - - - - 456,426 - - - - - - - - - $ 456,426 |
Re | tained Earnings | Other Eq | uity Unrealized Gain oss) on Financial sets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income $ (106,489 ) - (106,489) - - - - - - 546,124 546,124 68,461 508,096 - - - - - - 505,006 505,006 159,123 $ 1,172,225 |
Total Equity $ 44,744,740 (17,138) 44,727,602 - - (1,471,134 ) - (1,471,134) 3,632,595 395,350 4,027,945 - 47,284,413 - - (1,570,524 ) - (1,570,524) 2,518,703 511,113 3,029,816 - $ 48,743,705 |
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| Tr | Exchange Differences on (L As anslating Foreign Operations $ 53,817 - 53,817 - - - - - - (125,907) (125,907) - (72,090) - - - - - - (124,381) (124,381) - $ (196,471) |
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| Legal Reserve S $ 7,400,808 - 7,400,808 1,057,260 - - - 1,057,260 - - - - 8,458,068 1,089,777 - - - 1,089,777 - - - - $ 9,547,845 |
pecial Reserve U $ 36,411 - 36,411 - 39,804 - - 39,804 - - - - 76,215 - (52,672 ) - - (52,672) - - - - $ 23,543 |
nappropriated Earnings $ 4,211,908 (17,138) 4,194,770 (1,057,260 ) (39,804 ) (1,471,134 ) (866,334) (3,434,532) 3,632,595 (24,867) 3,607,728 (68,461) 4,299,505 (1,089,777 ) 52,672 (1,570,524 ) (922,851) (3,530,480) 2,518,703 130,488 2,649,191 (159,123) $ 3,259,093 |
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Income before income tax Adjustments for: Depreciation Amortization Provision for loss on bad debts expense, commitment and guarantee Net valuation loss (gain) on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Interest expenses Interest revenues Dividends revenue Shares of profit from subsidiaries and associates Unrealized net loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange Other adjustments Changes in operating assets and liabilities Increase in due from the Central Bank and other banks Decrease (increase) in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Increase in financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Decrease in investments in debt instruments at amortized cost Increase in receivables Increase in discounts and loans Decrease in due to the Central Bank and other banks Increase in financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Decrease in payables Increase in deposits and remittances Decrease in principal received on structured products Cash generated from (used in) operations Interest received Dividends received Interest paid Income tax paid Net cash generated from operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method Acquisition of property and equipment Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment Increase in other financial assets Increase in other assets Dividends received from subsidiaries and associates Net cash used in investing activities |
2020 $ 2,806,114 663,594 25,483 1,877,084 167,311 4,416,244 (10,393,360) (106,232) (392,669) (268,266) (35,075) (988,030) 20,406,031 (46,412,075) 1,386,284 (191,076) (3,107,839) (9,942,152) 1,287,131 (1,787,176) 50,508,953 (781,445) 9,138,834 10,710,600 103,732 (4,762,539) (560,268) 14,630,359 - (336,852) 90 (1,268,777) (50,032) 202,800 (1,452,771) |
2019 $ 4,204,776 631,198 25,483 926,484 (593,942) 6,404,292 (11,805,327) (127,529) (274,031) 31,249 (52,788) (332,619) (6,304,974) (12,661,604) - (1,427,069) (6,737,180) (4,355,330) 1,156,825 (378,458) 31,137,612 (2,925,839) (3,458,771) 11,908,746 127,279 (6,535,404) (274,116) 1,767,734 (1,000,000) (401,411) 81 (922,266) (59,049) 94,028 (2,288,617) (Continued) |
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Increase in funds borrowed from the Central Bank and other banks Proceeds from the issuance of bank debentures Repayments of bank debentures Decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements Repayments of the principal portion of lease liabilities Increase (decrease) 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 |
2020 $ 22,340 1,600,000 (4,000,000) (5,701,127) (400,020) (81,082) (45,348) (1,570,524) (10,175,761) (390,274) 2,611,553 34,025,195 $ 36,636,748 |
2019 $ - 10,000,000 (3,000,000) (4,836,461) (396,792) 83,116 174,896 (1,471,134) 553,625 (80,491) (47,749) 34,072,944 $ 34,025,195 |
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Reconciliation of the amounts in the statements of cash flows with the equivalent items reported in the balance sheets is as follows:
| Cash and cash equivalents in 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 statements of cash flows |
December 31 | December 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 $ 6,054,773 19,621,270 10,960,705 $ 36,636,748 |
2019 $ 8,742,218 15,338,020 9,944,957 $ 34,025,195 |
(Concluded)
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Attachment III
Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2020 Business Report and Financial Statements
To: 2021 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank
March 26, 2021
The Board of Directors has submitted business report, audited financial statements (certified by Chun-Hung Chen, CPA, and Ying-Chou Chen, CPA, of Deloitte & Touche) and earnings distribution proposal of the Bank for the year ended Dec.31 2020 for the Committee’s review.
After reviewing, the Committee has found the above mentioned reports acceptable, and herewith issued the review report 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 Governor
Far Eastern International Bank
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Attachment IV
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Far Eastern International Bank
| Section | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article 4-1 | The rights, obligations, and other | The rights, obligations, and other | Modifying the issuance |
| important terms and conditions of | important terms and conditions of | terms according to the | |
| the Bank’s preferred stock are | the Bank’s preferred stock are | different purpose of | |
| listed as follows: | listed as follows: | crowd-funding for the | |
| 1. Should there be net income | 1. Should there be net income | Preferred stock, to add | |
| after the closing of annual | after the closing of annual | the holders of the | |
| accounts, the Bank shall make | accounts, the Bank shall make | convertible Preferred | |
| up the loss of the previous | up the loss of the previous | Stock have voting and | |
| years. There should be | years. There should be | election rights in the |
|
| retained a legal reserve of | retained a legal reserve of | Shareholders’ Meeting. |
|
| thirty percent (30%), then | thirty percent (30%), then | ||
| special reserve shall be | special reserve shall be | ||
| retained in compliance with the | retained in compliance with the | ||
| law. | law. | ||
| After that, the remaining | After that, the remaining | ||
| surplus should first be paid for | surplus should first be paid for | ||
| the dividends of the current | the dividends of the current | ||
| year on the Preferred Stock. | year on the Preferred Stock. | ||
| 2. The dividends rate of Preferred | 2. The dividends rate of Preferred | ||
| Stock shall be capped at 8% | Stock shall be capped at 8% | ||
| per annum. The distributable | per annum. The distributable | ||
| dividends shall be calculated | dividends shall be calculated | ||
| based on the actual selling | based on the actual selling | ||
| price, and be distributed | price, and be distributed | ||
| annually by cash. After the | annually by cash. After the | ||
| books of accounts are | books of accounts are | ||
| recognized in the yearly | recognized in the yearly | ||
| Shareholders’ Meeting, the | Shareholders’ Meeting, the | ||
| Board of Directors shall | Board of Directors shall | ||
| separately set an effective date | separately set an effective date | ||
| for paying such dividends. | for paying such dividends. | ||
| In the year of issuance and | In the year of issuance and | ||
| redemption, the distribution of | redemption, the distribution of | ||
| the payable dividends shall be | the payable dividends shall be | ||
| calculated based on the actual | calculated based on the actual | ||
| number of days the Preferred | number of days the Preferred | ||
| Stock remained outstanding in | Stock remained outstanding in | ||
| thatyear. | thatyear. |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. The Bank has sole discretion | 3. The Bank has sole discretion | ||
| on the distribution of preferred | on the distribution of preferred | ||
| share dividends. If after annual | share dividends. If after annual | ||
| audited accounts are prepared, | audited accounts are prepared, | ||
| there is no earnings and no | there is no earnings and no | ||
| distributing dividends of | distributing dividends of | ||
| common stock or insufficient | common stock or insufficient | ||
| earnings for distributing | earnings for distributing | ||
| dividends of Preferred Stock, | dividends of Preferred Stock, | ||
| or if such kind distribution will | or if such kind distribution will | ||
| cause the Bank’s capital | cause the Bank’s capital | ||
| adequacy ratio to fall below the | adequacy ratio to fall below the | ||
| minimum requirement | minimum requirement | ||
| stipulated by the Regulations | stipulated by the Regulations | ||
| Governing the Capital | Governing the Capital | ||
| Adequacy and Capital | Adequacy and Capital | ||
| Category of Banks or the | Category of Banks or the | ||
| competent authorities, the | competent authorities, the | ||
| cancellation of distributing | cancellation of distributing | ||
| Preferred Stock dividends by | Preferred Stock dividends by | ||
| resolution of the Bank will not | resolution of the Bank will not | ||
| be deemed as an event of | be deemed as an event of | ||
| default. If the Preferred Stock | default. If the Preferred Stock | ||
| issued is specified as non- | issued is specified as non- | ||
| cumulative, the undistributed | cumulative, the undistributed | ||
| dividends or shortfalls in | dividends or shortfalls in | ||
| dividends distributed shall not | dividends distributed shall not | ||
| be cumulative and shall cease | be cumulative and shall cease | ||
| to accrue and be payable, | to accrue and be payable, | ||
| therefore no deferred payment | therefore no deferred payment | ||
| will be paid in subsequent | will be paid in subsequent | ||
| years where there are | years where there are | ||
| earnings. | earnings. | ||
| 4. The remaining assets of the | 4. The remaining assets of the | ||
| Bank shall be distributed to the | Bank shall be distributed to the | ||
| holders of the Preferred Stock | holders of the Preferred Stock | ||
| in preference to the holders of | in preference to the holders of | ||
| the Common Stock provided. | the Common Stock provided. | ||
| The different types of preferred | The different types of preferred | ||
| stock of the Bank shall rank | stock of the Bank shall rank | ||
| paripassu without any | paripassu without any |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Current Articles | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| preference among themselves | preference among themselves | ||||||
| and their repayment shall be | and their repayment shall be | ||||||
| capped at their respective | capped at their respective | ||||||
| issue amount. If the competent | issue amount. If the competent | ||||||
| authority puts the Bank under | authority puts the Bank under | ||||||
| receivership, appoints | receivership, appoints | ||||||
| administrators to take over the | administrators to take over the | ||||||
| Bank, or orders the Bank to | Bank, or orders the Bank to | ||||||
| suspend its business for | suspend its business for | ||||||
| special liquidation or to | special liquidation or to | ||||||
| commence liquidation, the | commence liquidation, the | ||||||
| holder(s) of the Preferred | holder(s) of the Preferred | ||||||
| Stock shall have the same | Stock shall have the same | ||||||
| priority as the holders of | priority as the holders of | ||||||
| common shares in terms of | common shares in terms of | ||||||
| distribution of the Bank’s | distribution of the Bank’s | ||||||
| residual assets. | residual assets. | ||||||
| 5. | Holders of | outstanding | 5. | Theholders ofthePreferred | |||
| Preferred Stock have | Stockshallhave | no voting and | |||||
| mandatory voting rights with | election rights in | the | |||||
| respect to agendas that would | Shareholders’Meeting, but | ||||||
| affect Preferred Stock in | they shall have the right to be | ||||||
| Shareholders’meetings and in | elected to be directors. Holders | ||||||
| Preferred Shareholders’ | of outstanding Preferred Stock | ||||||
| meetings. Except for the | have mandatory voting rights | ||||||
| holders of the convertible | with respect to agendas that | ||||||
| Preferred Stock, the other | would affect Preferred Stock in | ||||||
| holders of the Preferred Stock | Shareholders’meetings and in | ||||||
| shall have no voting and | Preferred Shareholders’ | ||||||
| election rights in the | meetings. | ||||||
| Shareholders’Meeting, but | |||||||
| they all shall have the right to | |||||||
| be elected to be directors. | |||||||
| 6. | Except the right of receive the | 6. | Except the right of receive the | ||||
| dividends as provided in Sub- | dividends as provided in Sub- | ||||||
| paragraph 2 of this Paragraph, | paragraph 2 of this Paragraph, | ||||||
| the holders of the Preferred | the holders of the Preferred | ||||||
| Stock, if holding non- | Stock, if holding non- | ||||||
| participating preferred stock, | participating preferred stock, | ||||||
| shall have no right to the | shall have no right to the | ||||||
| distribution of the cash or | distribution of the cash or |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| capital set aside from the | capital set aside from the | ||
| surplus and capital surplus, | surplus and capital surplus, | ||
| available to the holders of the | available to the holders of the | ||
| Common Stock. | Common Stock. | ||
| 7. In case of the issuing of new | 7. In case of the issuing of new | ||
| stock by the Bank due to | stock by the Bank due to | ||
| capital increase, the holders of | capital increase, the holders of | ||
| the Preferred Stock shall have | the Preferred Stock shall have | ||
| the same pre-emptive right to | the same pre-emptive right to | ||
| purchase the new stock like | purchase the new stock like | ||
| the holders of the Common | the holders of the Common | ||
| Stock. | Stock. | ||
| 8. Preferred Stock issued by the | 8. Preferred Stock issued by the | ||
| Bank, the Board of Director is | Bank, the Board of Director is | ||
| authorized to set the | authorized to set the | ||
| convertible period in the | convertible period in the | ||
| specific issuance terms. If | specific issuance terms. If | ||
| holding Convertible Preferred | holding Convertible Preferred | ||
| Stock, may be converted at | Stock, may be converted at | ||
| least one year after the date of | least one year after the date of | ||
| issuance terms. The holders of | issuance terms. The holders of | ||
| the Preferred Stock may, | the Preferred Stock may, | ||
| pursuant to the issuance | pursuant to the issuance | ||
| terms, apply for converting the | terms, apply for converting the | ||
| Preferred Stock, in full or in | Preferred Stock, in full or in | ||
| part, into shares of Common | part, into shares of Common | ||
| Stock of the Bank at the | Stock of the Bank at the | ||
| conversion rate of one-to-one. | conversion rate of one-to-one. | ||
| Upon conversion, the | Upon conversion, the | ||
| converted stock shall have the | converted stock shall have the | ||
| same rights and obligations as | same rights and obligations as | ||
| common stock. Dividends for | common stock. Dividends for | ||
| Preferred Stock at the year of | Preferred Stock at the year of | ||
| conversion shall be calculated | conversion shall be calculated | ||
| based on the ratio between the | based on the ratio between the | ||
| actual issuance days and total | actual issuance days and total | ||
| days of the conversion year, | days of the conversion year, | ||
| should any shares of Preferred | should any shares of Preferred | ||
| Stock be converted into shares | Stock be converted into shares | ||
| of the Common Stock before | of the Common Stock before | ||
| the standard date of dividends | the standard date of dividends |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| distribution, the holders shall | distribution, the holders shall | ||
| not have the right to the | not have the right to the | ||
| dividends distribution of | dividends distribution of | ||
| Preferred Stock in the current | Preferred Stock in the current | ||
| and following years, but such | and following years, but such | ||
| shareholder may participate in | shareholder may participate in | ||
| the distribution of profit and | the distribution of profit and | ||
| capital reserve to holders of | capital reserve to holders of | ||
| common stock. | common stock. | ||
| 9. If the Bank issues non- | 9. If the Bank issues non- | ||
| perpetual Preferred Stock, the | perpetual Preferred Stock, the | ||
| issuance period cannot be | issuance period cannot be | ||
| shorter than 5 years. Holders | shorter than 5 years. Holders | ||
| of Preferred Stock have no | of Preferred Stock have no | ||
| right to request redemption of | right to request redemption of | ||
| such shares by the Bank. Upon | such shares by the Bank. Upon | ||
| expiry date of the issuance | expiry date of the issuance | ||
| period or from the day | period or from the day | ||
| following the fifth anniversary | following the fifth anniversary | ||
| of the issuance date, the Bank | of the issuance date, the Bank | ||
| may, pursuant to the issuance | may, pursuant to the issuance | ||
| price and relevant issuance | price and relevant issuance | ||
| terms, redeem such shares in | terms, redeem such shares in | ||
| cash, compulsorily convert | cash, compulsorily convert | ||
| such shares into newly issued | such shares into newly issued | ||
| shares (at 1:1 ratio), or redeem | shares (at 1:1 ratio), or redeem | ||
| such shares in other manners | such shares in other manners | ||
| permissible by law. If at the | permissible by law. If at the | ||
| time the Bank is unable to | time the Bank is unable to | ||
| redeem all or a part of the | redeem all or a part of the | ||
| Preferred Stock (due to force | Preferred Stock (due to force | ||
| majeure or otherwise), the | majeure or otherwise), the | ||
| rights and obligations of the | rights and obligations of the | ||
| outstanding Preferred Stock | outstanding Preferred Stock | ||
| will remain unchanged until full | will remain unchanged until full | ||
| redemption by the Bank. | redemption by the Bank. | ||
| 10. If the Bank issues perpetual | 10. If the Bank issues perpetual | ||
| Preferred Stock, holders of | Preferred Stock, holders of | ||
| perpetual Preferred Stock | perpetual Preferred Stock | ||
| have no right to request | have no right to request | ||
| redemption of such shares by | redemption of such shares by |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Bank. The Bank may, | the Bank. The Bank may, | |||
| subject to the competent | subject to the competent | |||
| authority's approval, entirely | authority's approval, entirely | |||
| or partially redeem the issued | or partially redeem the issued | |||
| Preferred Stock at the actual | Preferred Stock at the actual | |||
| issue price. The Bank may set | issue price. The Bank may set | |||
| redemption date at a date no | redemption date at a date no | |||
| earlier than the day following | earlier than the day following | |||
| the fifth anniversary of the | the fifth anniversary of the | |||
| issuance date. The rights and | issuance date. The rights and | |||
| obligations of the remaining | obligations of the remaining | |||
| and outstanding Preferred | and outstanding Preferred | |||
| Stock as described in the | Stock as described in the | |||
| preceding paragraphs will | preceding paragraphs will | |||
| remain unchanged. | remain unchanged. | |||
| The Board of the Directors shall | The Board of the Directors shall | |||
| be authorized to prescribe the | be authorized to prescribe the | |||
| issuance date and the specific | issuance date and the specific | |||
| terms of the Preferred Stock at | terms of the Preferred Stock at | |||
| the actual issue date according to | the actual issue date according to | |||
| the conditions of the current | the conditions of the current | |||
| capital market and investors’ | capital market and investors’ | |||
| expectation, in accordance with | expectation, in accordance with | |||
| the Bank’s Articles of | the Bank’s Articles of | |||
| Incorporation and applicable laws | Incorporation and applicable laws | |||
| and regulations. | and regulations. | |||
| Article 5 | All shares issued by the Bank | The share certificate of the Bank | According to Article 25 | |
| shall be register shares and | shall be numbered, bearing the | Paragraph 1 of the | ||
| issued in accordance with the | joint signatures or seals of three | Banking Act, The shares | ||
| laws. | Directors, and issued only after it | issued by a Bank shall | ||
| is duly underwritten in | be registered shares. | |||
| accordance with the Law. | The Bank’s stocks are | |||
| The shares issued by the Bank | The shares issued by the Bank | issued in a non-physical | ||
| need not be witnessed by printed | need not be witnessed by printed | manner, and in | ||
| share certificate but shall be | share certificate but shall be | conjunction with | ||
| registered with a securities | registered with a securities | practical operations, the | ||
| central depository institution. | central depository institutio | n; and | text related to printed | |
| at the time of issuing new shares, | stocks is deleted. | |||
| the Bank may print a share | ||||
| certificate witnessing the total |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
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| 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 | The rights and | |||
| shares certificates. | obligations of the | |||
| If the Bank wishes to merge with | Preferred Stock have | |||
| another company, matters | been summarized in | |||
| relating to such merger need not | Article 4-1 of | |||
| be decided by the resolution of | incorporation, Article 5 is | |||
| special shareholders’meeting. | amended to delete the | |||
| provision about | ||||
| Preferred Stock. | ||||
| Article 28 | These Articles of Incorporation | These Articles of Incorporation | To record the 29th | |
| were established on May 14, | were established on May 14, | amendment. | ||
| 1990 and shall be effective as of | 1990 and shall be effective as of | Amendment of the text | ||
| the date on which they are | the date on which they are | layout, easy to read. | ||
| approved by the competent | approved by the competent | Correct the text layout, | ||
| authority. | authority. | easy to read. | ||
| The amendment of Articles of | ˙ | |||
| Incorporation shall take effect on | Omitted | |||
| approval by the shareholders’ | ˙ | |||
| meeting. | ※ The Twenty-eighth | |||
| amendment was made on | ||||
| ˙ | June 11, 2020 by the | |||
| Omitted | Shareholders’ Meeting. | |||
| ˙ | The amendment of Articles of | |||
| ※ | The Twenty-eighth | Incorporation shall take effect on | ||
| amendment was made on | approval by the shareholders’ | |||
| June 11, 2020. | meeting. | |||
| ※ | The Twenty-ninth amendment | |||
| was made on June 18, 2021. |
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Attachment V
Amendment of Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank
| Section | Proposed changes | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 10 | For proposal in which discussion | For proposal in which discussion | Refer to Article 13 of the | |
| has been concluded or closed, | has been concluded or closed, | Reference of “Sample | ||
| the chairperson shall submit it for | the chairperson shall submit it for | Template for XXX Co., | ||
| voting. | voting. | Ltd. Rules of Procedure | ||
| No discussion or voting shall | No discussion or voting shall | for Shareholders | ||
| proceed for matters unrelated to | proceed for matters unrelated to | Meetings” on the Taiwan | ||
| the proposal. | the proposal. | Stock Exchange. | ||
| The personnel responsible for | The personnel responsible for | |||
| overseeing and counting of the | overseeing and counting of the | |||
| votes for resolutions shall be | votes for resolutions shall be | |||
| appointed by the chairperson. | appointed by the chairperson with | |||
| the consent of the shareholders | ||||
| (or proxies). | ||||
| The person responsible for vote | The person responsible for vote | |||
| overseeing shall be of the | overseeing shall be of the | |||
| stockholder status. | shareholder status. | |||
| Article 11 | In regards to the resolution of | In regards to the resolution of | In accordance with the | |
| proposals, unless otherwise | proposals, unless otherwise | Company’s practice and | ||
| provided for in the relevant law | provided for in the relevant law | refer to Article 13 of the | ||
| and regulation or Company’s | and regulation or Company’s | Reference of “Sample | ||
| articles of incorporation, | articles of incorporation, | Template for XXX Co., | ||
| resolution shall be passed by a | resolution shall be passed by a | Ltd. Rules of Procedure | ||
| majority of the voting rights | majority of the voting rights | for Shareholders | ||
| represented by the shareholders | represented by the shareholders | Meetings” on the Taiwan | ||
| (or proxies) attending the | (or proxies) attending the | Stock Exchange. | ||
| meeting. | meeting. | |||
| Each proposalshall be put to | The proposal for a resolution | |||
| vote and may be put to vote one | shall be deemed approved if no | |||
| after the other by its sequence, or | objection expressed by | |||
| may be put to vote together and | shareholders casting their votes | |||
| numbers of votes for each | via electronic casting, and if the | |||
| proposal are counted separately. | chairperson inquires and receives | |||
| Whichever way of the voting | no objection from shareholders in | |||
| procedures shall be decided by | attendance in person. The | |||
| the chairperson. | At the time of a | validity of such approval has the |
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| Section | Proposed changes | Current Articles | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| vote, after the chairperson or a | same effect as if the resolution | ||
| person designated by the | has been put to vote. | ||
| chairperson announces the total | Should objection of a proposal be | ||
| number of voting rights | expressed,such proposal shall | ||
| represented by the attending | be put to vote. All proposals | ||
| shareholders, the shareholders | may be put to vote one after the | ||
| shall vote. | 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 | If there are amendments or | ||
| substitute proposals for the same | substitute proposals for the same | ||
| proposal, the sequence of which | proposal, the sequence of which | ||
| to be put to vote shall be decided | to be put to vote shall be decided | ||
| by the chairperson. If one of the | by the chairperson. If one of the | ||
| two proposals has been | two proposals has been | ||
| approved, the other shall be | approved, the other shall be | ||
| deemed rejected without | deemed rejected without | ||
| requirement to put it to vote. | requirement to put it to vote. | ||
| The results of voting and election | The results of voting and election | ||
| shall be announced after the vote | shall be announced after the vote | ||
| calculation on the spot and kept | calculation on the spot and kept | ||
| for records. | for records. | ||
| Article 13 | If a force majeure event occurs | The meeting shall be adjourned if | In accordance with the |
| during the meeting, the | encountering an air-raid alarm | Company’s practice and | |
| chairperson may rule the meeting | during the meeting. The | refer to Article 18 of the | |
| temporarily suspended and | meeting shall resume one hour | Reference of “Sample | |
| announce a time when, in view of | after the alarm is lifted. | Template for XXX Co., | |
| circumstances, the meeting will | Ltd. Rules of Procedure | ||
| be resumed. | for Shareholders | ||
| Meetings” on the Taiwan | |||
| Stock Exchange. |
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Attachment VI
List of Candidates for Director Election
| Education | Legal Entity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Name | Professional Background | Current Positions | Others | ||
| Background | Represented | |||||
| Director | Ms. | Master’s degree | Professor, | Chairperson, | Yue Ding | None |
| Ching-Ing | in Economics, | Dept. of Money and Banking , | Far Eastern International Bank | Industry Co., | ||
| Hou | Vanderbilt | National Chengchi University | Ltd. | |||
| University, | Director, | |||||
| U.S.A. | Chairperson, | Southern Taiwan University of | ||||
| Taiwan Academy of Banking | Science and | |||||
| BA & Master’s | and Finance | Technology | ||||
| degree in | ||||||
| Economics, | Supervisor, | |||||
| National Taiwan | Far Eastern New Century | |||||
| University | Corporation | |||||
| Director | Mr. | Honorary | Chairman, | Chairman, | 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 Stores | |||||
| A. | Ltd. | |||||
| Master’s degree | Chairman, | |||||
| in Economics, | Far EasTone Telecommunications | |||||
| Columbia | Co., Ltd. | |||||
| University, U. S. A. | ||||||
| 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 | Executive of Group Foundation | Far Eastern | None |
| Shaw Y. | Business | Executive Vice President, | New Century | |||
| Wang | Administration, | Far Eastern New Century | Director, | Corporation | ||
| National Chung | Corporation | Far Eastern New Century | ||||
| Hsing University | Corporation | |||||
| EMBA Courses, | Executive Director, | |||||
| National Taiwan | Far Eastern International Bank | |||||
| University | ||||||
| Director, | ||||||
| Far Eastern Asset Management | ||||||
| Corp. | ||||||
| Director, | ||||||
| Yuan Ze University |
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| Education | Legal Entity | |||||
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| Title | Name | Professional Background | Current Positions | Others | ||
| Background | Represented | |||||
| Director | Mr. | EMBA, Graduate | Vice President, | President of Corporate | 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 Asset | |||||
| National Chung | Management Company Limited | |||||
| Hsing University. | ||||||
| Director, | ||||||
| Oriental Union Chemical | ||||||
| Corporation | ||||||
| Director, | ||||||
| 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 | Chief Country Officer, | Independent Director, | Far Eastern | None |
| James Wu | University | Deutsche Bank, | Primax Electronics Ltd. | New Century | ||
| of Missouri, | Taipei Branch, Taiwan | Corporation | ||||
| U.S.A. | Director, | |||||
| Vice Chairman, | Far Eastern International Bank | |||||
| 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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| Education | Legal Entity | |||||
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| Title | Name | Professional Background | Current Positions | Others | ||
| Background | Represented | |||||
| Director | Mr. | MBA, National | CPA, | Chairman, | Asia Cement | None |
| Tsung-Ming | Chengchi University |
Deloitte & Touche. | DynaPack Corp. | Corporation | ||
| Chung | ||||||
| Executive Director, | ||||||
| Far Eastern International Bank | ||||||
| Director | Dr. | Ph.D., University | Founding Dean, | Independent Director, | Asia Cement | None |
| Shi-Chun | of Michigan, | College of Management, | Eslite Corporation | Corporation | ||
| Hsu | U.S.A. | National Taiwan University | ||||
| Director, | ||||||
| Chairman, | Far Eastern Electronic Toll | |||||
| Bank of Kaohsiung. | Collection Co., Ltd. | |||||
| Chair Professor of | Director, | |||||
| Management, | FETC International Co., Ltd. | |||||
| Yuan Ze University | ||||||
| Director, | ||||||
| Far Eastern International Bank | ||||||
| Mr. Kao Jen-Yen Chair Professor, | ||||||
| Feng Chia University | ||||||
| Director | Dr. | Ph.D., Ohio State | Professor, | Independent Director, | U-Ming | None |
| Min-Teh Yu | University, U.S.A. | Dept. of Finance, | JMicron Technology Corporation. | Marine |
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| National Taiwan University | Transport | |||||
| Independent Director, | Corp. | |||||
| Honorary Professor, | Gourmet Master Co., Ltd. | |||||
| National Tsing Hua University | ||||||
| Director, | ||||||
| President, | Harbinger VIII Venture Capital | |||||
| Providence University | Corp. | |||||
| President, | Director, | |||||
| China University of | Far Eastern International Bank | |||||
| Technology | ||||||
| Professor, | ||||||
| Dean, | Providence University | |||||
| College of Management | ||||||
| National Chiao Tung | ||||||
| University | ||||||
| Dean | ||||||
| College of Management, | ||||||
| Yuan Ze University | ||||||
| Commissioner, | ||||||
| Resolution Trust Corporation | ||||||
| (RTC), | ||||||
| Executive Yuan | ||||||
| Commissioner, | ||||||
| National Development Fund, | ||||||
| Executive Yuan | ||||||
| Advisor, | ||||||
| Asian Development Bank | ||||||
| Independent | Ms. | BA, National | CPA, | Independent Director, | None | None |
| Director | Hsiao Hui | Chengchi | Deloitte Touche | Far Eastern International Bank | ||
| Wang | University, Taiwan | |||||
| Supervisor, | Independent Director, | |||||
| CTCI Advanced systems Inc. | Les enphants Co. Ltd. | |||||
| Director, | ||||||
| TN Soong Foundation |
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| Background | Represented | |||||
| Independent | Ms. | Master’s degree | Chairperson, | Independent Director, | None | None |
| Director | Susan S. | in Dept. of | Bank of Taiwan | Far Eastern International Bank | ||
| Chang | Economics, | |||||
| National Taiwan | Chairperson, | Director, | ||||
| University. | Taiwan Financial Holdings | Jinniujin Business Co., Ltd. | ||||
| BA, Dept. of | Vice Chairperson, | Director, | ||||
| Economics, | Financial Supervisory | Grace Technology Co., Ltd. | ||||
| National Taiwan | Commission | |||||
| University. | Supervisor, | |||||
| Administrative Deputy | Entie Tech-Engineering Co., Ltd. | |||||
| Minister, | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | ||||||
| Director General, | ||||||
| National Treasury | ||||||
| Administration, | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | ||||||
| Vice Commissioner, | ||||||
| Bureau of Monetary Affairs | ||||||
| Deputy Chief, | ||||||
| Dept. of Monetary Affairs | ||||||
| Deputy Director, | ||||||
| Economic Research Dept., | ||||||
| Council for Economic Planning | ||||||
| and Development, | ||||||
| Executive Yuan | ||||||
| Independent | Dr. | University of Illinois, | General Director, | Research Fellow, | None | None |
| Director | Bao-Shuh | Chicago, USA, | Computer Communications | Department of Computer Science, | ||
| Paul Lin | Ph.D. in Computer | Research Division, | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung | |||
| Science | Industrial Technology | University, Taiwan | ||||
| Research Institute | ||||||
| Contract Professor, | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, | Department of Computer Science, | |||||
| Global Research Labs, | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung | |||||
| Philips Electronics | University, Taiwan | |||||
| Senior Manager, | ||||||
| Teknekron Communication | ||||||
| Corp., USA | ||||||
| Advanced Researcher, | ||||||
| Bell Labs of AT&T | ||||||
| Chief Director | ||||||
| Microelectronics and | ||||||
| Information Systems | ||||||
| Research Center, | ||||||
| National Chiao Tung | ||||||
| University, Taiwan | ||||||
| Independent Director, | ||||||
| Far Eastern New Century | ||||||
| Corporation | ||||||
| Professor, | ||||||
| Department of Computer | ||||||
| Science, | ||||||
| National Chiao Tung | ||||||
| University, Taiwan |
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Attachment VII
Current Shareholding of Directors and Independent Directors
| As on April 20, 2021 | As on April 20, 2021 | As on April 20, 2021 | As on April 20, 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of persons | Number of | Percentage of | ||
| Position | Representatives | |||
| or companies | shares | shareholdings | ||
| Chairperson | Yu Ding Industrial Co., Ltd. | Ching-Ing Hou | 10,508,879 | 0.30% |
| Vice Chairman | Douglas Tong Hsu | - | 6,556,003 | 0.19% |
| Independent Director, | ||||
| Hsiao Hui Wang | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Managing Director | ||||
| Far Eastern New Century | ||||
| Shaw Y. Wang | 90,180,476 | 2.62% | ||
| Corp. | ||||
| Executive Director | ||||
| Asia Cement Corp. | Tsung-Ming Chung | 81,047,743 | 2.35% | |
| Far Eastern New Century | ||||
| Humphrey Cheng | 90,180,476 | 2.62% | ||
| Corp. | ||||
| Far Eastern New Century | ||||
| James Wu | 90,180,476 | 2.62% | ||
| Corp. | ||||
| Director | ||||
| Asia Cement Corp. | Shi-Chun Hsu | 81,047,743 | 2.35% | |
| U-Ming Marine Transport | ||||
| Min-Teh Yu | 80,989,416 | 2.35% | ||
| Corp. | ||||
| Bing Shen | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Director | ||||
| Susan S. Chang | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Total shareholding of all directors | 269,282,517 | 7.81% | ||
| The min. required shareholding of all directors, by law | 82,754,507 | 2.40% | ||
Note: The individual shareholding of representatives is excluded.
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Attachment IX
Impact of Stock Dividends on Operating Results, Earnings per Share and Shareholders’ Return on Investment
(Unconsolidated, in NT$,000)
| Year | Year | Year | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | (Forecast) | ||
| Beginning paid-in capital | 34,481,044 | ||
| Cash dividend per share (NT$) | 0.3260 (Note 1) | ||
| Dividends | Stock dividend per share, from earnings distribution (number of | ||
| 0.0191 (Note 1) | |||
| distribution | shares) | ||
| 0 (Note 1) | |||
| Stock dividend per share, from capital surplus (number of shares) | |||
| Operating profit | |||
| Increase (decrease) % of operating profit from last year | |||
| Net income | |||
| Change in | |||
| Increase (decrease) % of net income from last year | |||
| business results | |||
| Earnings per share (EPS)(with retroactive adjustment) | |||
| Increase (decrease) % of EPS from last year | |||
| Annually averaged return on investment %(reverse of annually | |||
| averagedprice-earnings(P/E)ratio) | |||
| Not applicable | |||
| If stock dividend from | Pro forma earnings per share(EPS) | (Note 2) |
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| earnings is paid fully by | |||
| Pro forma annually averaged | |||
| cash dividend | |||
| return on investment | |||
| Pro forma | |||
| Pro forma earnings per share(EPS) | |||
| Earnings per | |||
| If no stock dividend from | |||
| share (EPS) and | capital surplus |
Pro forma annually averaged | |
| price-earnings | |||
| return on investment | |||
| (P/E) ratio | |||
| If stock dividend from capital | Pro forma earnings per share(EPS) |
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| surplus and from earnings | |||
are paid fully by cash |
Pro forma annually averaged | ||
| dividend | return on investment |
Note 1:By board resolution on March 26, 2021, cash dividend of NT$0.326 per share and stock dividend of NT$0.191 per share were approved for distribution, where the actual distribution is subject to resolution at 2021 shareholders’ meeting.
Note 2:The Bank’s 2021 financial forecast is not disclosed to general public; hence the info is not available.
Chairman:Ching-Ing Hou President:Thomas Chou Chief Accountant:Cindy Chen
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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:
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(1) To accept check deposits;
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(2) To accept demand deposits;
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(3) To accept time deposits;
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(4) To provide short or long term loans;
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(5) To accept discounted notes;
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(6) To invest in government bonds, short term bills, corporate bonds and financial bonds;
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(7) To engage in domestic and foreign remittance;
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(8) To accept commercial bill of exchange;
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(9) To issue local and foreign letters of credit;
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(10) To engage in local and foreign guarantee service;
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(11) To act as a collecting and paying agent;
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(12) To act as agent for selling government bonds, treasury bills, corporate bonds and company stocks;
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(13) To engage in credit card business;
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(14) To engage in custodial and warehousing business;
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(15) To engage in safe boxes leasing business;
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(16) To buy and sell foreign cash and traveler’s check;
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(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;
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(18) To provide foreign exchange collateralized account service;
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(19) To engage in derivative financial products business to the approval of the central competent authority;
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(20) To provide factoring service subject to the approval of the central competent authority;
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(21) To issue financial bonds;
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(22) To underwrite the issuance of corporate bonds;
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(23) To provide the services as designated by the provisions of Trust Business Law;
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(24) To engage in the securities business (to buy and sell securities as an agent);
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(25) To sell gold bars, gold coins, and silver coins as an agent;
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(26) To provide agent’s service related to the above-mentioned business or subject to the approval of the central competent authority;
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(27) To provide personal insurance agency services;
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(28) To provide property and liability insurance agency services;
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(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 Fifty Five Billion New Taiwan Dollars (NT$55,000,000,000), Five billion and Five Hundred Million (5,500,000,000) 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 rights, obligations, and other important terms and conditions of the Bank’s preferred stock are listed as follows:
- Should there be surplus 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 percent (30%), then special reserve shall be retained in compliance with the law.
After that, the remaining surplus should first be paid for the dividends of the current year on the Preferred Stock.
- 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.
In the year of issuance and redemption, the distribution of the payable dividends shall be calculated based on the actual number of days the Preferred Stock remained outstanding in that year.
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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 stock or insufficient earnings for distributing dividends of 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 Preferred Stock dividends by resolution of the Bank will not be deemed as an event of default. If the Preferred 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 payment will be paid in subsequent years where there are earnings.
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The remaining assets of the Bank shall be distributed to the holders of the Preferred Stock in preference to the holders of the Common Stock provided. The different types of preferred stock of the Bank shall rank pari passu without any preference among themselves and their repayment shall be capped at their respective issue amount. 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 Preferred Stock shall have the same priority as the holders of common shares in terms of distribution of the Bank’s residual assets.
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The holders of the 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. Holders of outstanding Preferred 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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Except the right of receive the dividends as provided in Sub-paragraph 2 of this Paragraph, the holders of the Preferred Stock, if holding non-participating 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.
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In case of the issuing of new stock by the Bank due to capital increase, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have the same pre-emptive right to purchase the new stock like the holders of the Common Stock.
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Preferred Stock issued by the Bank, the Board of Director is authorized to set the convertible period in the specific issuance terms. If holding Convertible Preferred Stock, may be converted at least one year after the date of issuance terms. The holders of the Preferred Stock may, pursuant to the issuance terms, apply for converting the Preferred Stock, in full or in part, into shares of Common Stock of the Bank at the conversion rate of one-to-one. Upon conversion, the converted stock shall have the same rights and obligations as common stock. Dividends for Preferred Stock at the year of conversion shall be calculated based on the ratio 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.
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If the Bank issues non-perpetual Preferred Stock, the issuance period cannot be shorter than 5 years. Holders of Preferred Stock have no right to request redemption of such shares by the Bank. Upon expiry date of the issuance period or from the day following the fifth anniversary of 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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If the Bank issues perpetual Preferred Stock, holders of perpetual Preferred Stock have no right to request redemption of such shares by the Bank. The Bank may, subject to the competent authority's approval, entirely or partially redeem the issued Preferred Stock at the actual issue price. The Bank may set redemption date at a date no earlier than the day following the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. The rights and obligations of the remaining and outstanding Preferred Stock as described in the preceding paragraphs will remain unchanged.
The Board of the Directors shall be authorized to prescribe the issuance date and the specific terms of the Preferred Stock at the actual issue date according to the conditions of the current capital market and investors’ expectation, 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.
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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.
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:
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(1) To prescribe and amend the Articles of Incorporation;
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(2) To elect the directors;
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(3) To review the books prepared by the board of directors and the Audit Committee’ reports;
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(4) To review proposals governing the increase or decrease of the share capital of the Bank;
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(5) To distribute profit or make up the deficit;
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(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.
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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.
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
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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.
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:
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(1) To review and approve any corporate rules or regulations;
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(2) To review and approve business plan;
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(3) To propose as to the increase or decrease of capital;
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(4) To decide as to whether to establish, to revoke, or to change any of the branches and/or representative offices of the Bank;
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(5) To review important contracts;
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(6) To prepare and compile budgets and settlement of accounts;
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(7) To decide as to whether to buy or sell real estates;
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(8) To propose as to the appropriation of profits or surplus;
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(9) To review and approve big loan applications and important businesses;
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(10) To Review and approve the appointment and dismissal of officers and managers of Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Legal Compliance, and Internal Audit;
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(11) To review and approve the appointment and dismissal of each department head of both the administrative and business units.
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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.
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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.
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
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shall be retained, and shall first be distributed to the dividends of Preferred Stock. The remaining amount together with the accumulated retained profits of the last year and the reversals of special reserves are available for distribution as dividends for Common Stock. The dividends for Common Stock shall be distributed at least thirty per cent (30%) of the remaining amount. The 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 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.
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.
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※ The first amendment was made, on December 9, 1991, by the Promoters’ Meeting.
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※ The second amendment was made, on May 21, 1993, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The third amendment was made, on May 19, 1995, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The fourth amendment was made, on May 22, 1996, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Fifth Amendment was made on May 21, 1997, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Sixth amendment was made on May 20, 1998, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Seventh amendment was made on May 19, 1999, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Eighth amendment was made on April 28, 2000, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Ninth amendment was made on May 11, 2001, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Tenth amendment was made on June 5, 2002, by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Eleventh amendment was made on May 29, 2003 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Twelfth amendment was made on April 16, 2004 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Thirteenth amendment was made on June 27, 2006 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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※ The Fourteenth amendment was made on June 20, 2007 by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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- ※ 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. ※ 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 Share holders’ 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 Twenty-seventh amendment was made on June 20, 2018 by the Shareholders’ Meeting. ※ The Twenty-eighth amendment was made on June 11, 2020 by the Shareholders’ Meeting. The amendment of Articles of Incorporation shall take effect by resolution of the shareholders’ meeting.
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II Rules Governing Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting of Far Eastern International Bank
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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