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GCE Annual Report 2021

Nov 12, 2021

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Ticker Symbol: 2368

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Parent Company only Financial Statements for the years ended December 31,2021 and 2020 and Independent Audit’s Report

Address: No. 113, Xiyuan Road., Zhongli Industrial Park, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City 320, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Telephone: (03)4612541

  • 1 -

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NUMERATION
OF NOTES TO
FINANCIAL
ITEM PAGE NO. REPORTS
I. Cover 1 -
II. Table of Contents 2 -
III. Audit Report 3~6 -
IV. Parent Company Only Balance Sheet 7 -
V. Parent Company Only Statement of 8~9 -
Comprehensive Income
VI. Parent Company Only Statement of Changes in 10 -
Shareholders’ Equity
VII. Parent Company Only Statement of Cash Flow 11~12 -
VIII. Notes to Parent Company Only Financial
Statements
(I) Company History 13 I
(II) Dates and Procedures for Approving 13 II
Financial Reports
(III) Applicability of newly promulgated 13~18 III
and amended standard rules and
interpretations
(IV) Summary of Significant Accounting 18~30 IV
Policies
(V) Major Sources of Uncertainties of 30 V
Major Accounting Judgments,
Estimates and Hypotheses
(VI) Information on Important Accounting 30~63 VI~XXVII
Titles
(VII) Transaction with Related Parties 63~65 XXVIII
(VIII)
Pledged Assets
66 XXIX
(IX) Important Matters, if Any 66 XXX
(X) Important Post-term Matters 66~67 XXXI
(XI) Information on Foreign Currency 67 XXXII
Assets and Liabilities with Major
Impacts
(XII) Noted Disclosures 67~68 XXXIII
1. Information Related to Material - -
Transactions
2. Information Related to Reinvested - -
Enterprises
3. Information about Investment in - -
Mainland China
4. Primary Shareholders Information - -
IX. Statement of important accounting titles 69~97 -
  • 2 -

Audit Report

To Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.,

Audit opinions

We have audited the Parent Company-only Balance Sheet prepared for Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the Parent Company-Only Statement of Income, Parent Company-only Statement of Changes in Equity, Parent Company-only Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Parent Company-only Financial Reports, including summaries of major accounting policies from January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020.

In our opinion, the major issues of said financial reports prove to have been duly worked out in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, presenting fairly the financial position of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. on December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the financial performance and cash flows for the periods starting from January 1 till December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Bases for the Audit Opinions

We conducted the audit in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial statements by Certified Public Accountants and generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the responsibilities of auditors for the audit of parent company-only financial reports. The personnel of the CPA Firm subject to the independence requirement have acted independently of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. in accordance with the Code of Ethics and with other responsibilities of the Code of Ethics performed. We believed that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those determined by us as the CPAs based on our professionalism to be the most important in the audit of the 2021 parent company-only financial reports of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Such matters were addressed throughout the audit of the parent companyonly financial reports and during the formation of audit opinions. We do not express separate opinions regarding these matters.

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The key audit matters for the 2021 parent company-only financial reports of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. are described as follows:

Recognition of Income

When the subsidiary in Mainland China actually ships goods, the inventory control is transferred and the income from the triangle trade of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. is recognized. Therefore, it is possible that improper recognition of income exists despite the absence of actual shipment. Therefore, we believe that there might be risk over whether such type of income occurs. Given this, it is classified as a key audit matter. The income recognition policy is disclosed in Note IV herein.

The audit procedure that we performed on the above-mentioned key matters primarily covers the following:

  1. Understand and test the design and effectiveness of execution of the major internal control for recognition of income of the Company.

  2. Samples were selected from the income statement of the triangle trade to verify how original purchase orders from customers were approved and to verify the shipping receipts and supporting documents from the subsidiary in Mainland China for confirmation over whether the transaction really occurred or not.

Responsibilities of Management and Governance Unit for Parent Company-only Financial Reports

The responsibility of the management is to have the parent company only financial reports prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Firms International Accounting Standards, Interpretations, and also maintain the necessary internal controls related to the parent company only financial reports to ensure that the parent company only financial reports are free of any material misstatement arising from fraud or errors.

While compiling consolidated financial reports, the management is also responsible for evaluating the ability of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. to continue with operation, disclosing related matters, and adopting the bases for continued operation and accounting unless the management intends to liquidate Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. or cease business operation, or no other practically feasible solutions are available except for liquidation or suspension.

The governance unit (including the Audit Committee) of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. is responsible for supervising the financial reporting process.

CPA’s Responsibilities in Auditing Parent Company-only Financial Reports

We audit the parent company-only financial reports in order to be reasonably convinced as to whether the parent company-only financial reports as a whole contain material misstatements due to frauds or errors and to issue the audit report. Reasonably convinced is highly convinced. There is no guarantee, however, that existence of material misstatements in the parent companyonly financial reports will be detected according to generally accepted auditing standards. Misstatements might have been caused by frauds or errors. If respective values or an overview of misstatements can be reasonably expected to affect economic decisions made by users of the parent company-only financial reports, they are considered material.

  • 4 -

We, as the CPAs, apply our professional judgment and keep our professional doubts while performing the audit according to generally accepted auditing standards. We also perform the following tasks:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatements in parent company-only financial reports, whether due to fraud or error, design, and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis of our opinion. Due to the fact that frauds might involve collusion, forging, intentional omission, misstatement, or non-compliance with internal control, the risk associated undetected material misstatements caused by frauds is higher than that caused by errors.

  2. Obtain the necessary understanding on the internal control related to the audit in order to design appropriate audit procedures under the circumstances, but the purpose is not to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

  3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the management.

  4. Reach a conclusion with regard to the adequacy of the accounting basis adopted by the management to continue with operation and whether significant uncertainties of events or conditions that might result in significant concerns about the ability of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. to continue with operation exist or not according to the evidence obtained from the audit. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the parent company only financial reports or, if such disclosure are inappropriate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditor’s report. However, future events or circumstances may render Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. no longer capable of continuing with operation.

  5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and contents of the parent company-only reports, including the disclosures, whether the parent company only statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a matter that achieves fair presentation.

  6. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence on the financial information of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. in order to express an opinion on the parent company only financial reports. We as the CPAs are responsible for guiding, supervising, and implementing the audit of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. as well as forming an opinion on the audit.

Matters that we communicated with the governance unit included the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings (including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we had identified during our audit).

We as the CPAs also provided the governance unit with the declaration on compliance of the staff in the accounting firm that we belong with moral regulations in honor of the profession of CPA and communicated with the governance unit on all relationships and other matters considered to be likely undermining the independence of CPAs (including related safeguard measures).

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We decided the key audit matters for the 2021 parent company-only financial reports of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. from matters communicated on with the governance unit. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communications.

Deloitte & Touche CPA Chao-Ling Chen

CPA Jui-Nan Chang

Financial Supervisory Commission’s Written Approval No. JIN-Guan-Zheng-Liu-Zi No. 0930160267

Securities and Futures Commission’s written approval No: Tai-Cai-Zheng-Liu-Zi No. 0920123784

March 22, 2022

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Parent Company-only Balance Sheet of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NTD thousand

Code

1100
1110
1150
1180
1170
1210
1200
1220
130X
1410
1470
11XX

1550
1600
1755
1760
1780
1840
1900
15XX
1XXX

Code

2100
2120
2170
2180
2280
2219
2230
2250
2320
2399
21XX

2540
2542
2570
2580
2640
2670
25XX
2XXX

3110
3200
3310
3320
3350
3300
3400
3500
3XXX
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes IV and VI)
Financial assets measured at fair value through gains or losses – current
(Notes IV and VII)
Notes receivable (Notes IV and VIII)
Accounts receivable – related party (Notes IV, V, VIII and XXVIII)
Accounts receivable – non-related party (Notes IV, V and VIII)
Other accounts receivable – related parties (Notes IV. VIII and XXVIII)
Other accounts receivable – non-related parties (Note IV and VIII)
Income tax assets for the current period (Note XXIII)
Inventories (Notes IV and IX)
Prepayments
Other current assets (Note XV)
Total current assets
non-current assets
Investment under equity method (Notes IV, X, and XXV)
Property, Plant, and Equipment (Notes IV, XI and XXIX)
Right-of-use assets (Notes IV and XII)
Investment property (Notes IV and XIII)
Other intangible assets (Notes IV and XIV)
Deferred income tax assets (Notes IV and XXIII)
Other non-current assets (Note XV)
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Liabilities and shareholders’equity
Current liabilities
Short-term loan (Notes IV and XVI)
Financial liabilities at fair value through gains or losses – current (Notes
IV and VII)
Accounts payable – non-related parties (Note XVII)
Accounts payable – related parties (Notes XVII and XXVIII)
Lease liabilities – current (Notes IV and XII)
Other accounts payable (Note XVIII)
Income tax liability of current term (Note XXIII)
Provision for liabilities-current (Notes IV and XIX)
Long-term borrowings due within one year (Notes IV and XVI)
Other current liabilities (Note XVIII)
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings (Notes IV and XVI)
Long-term notes and bills payable (Note XVI)
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes IV and XXIII)
Lease liabilities – Non-current (Notes IV and XII)
Net defined benefit liabilities- non-current (Notes IV and XX)
Other non-current liabilities (Note XVIII)
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity (Note XXI)
Capital stock
Common shares
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Undistributed earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity items
Treasury stocks
Total equity
Total liabilities and equities
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2021

7
-
-
1
38
3
-
-
14
-
-
63
22
11
-
3
-
1
-
37
100
2
-
7
22
-
6
1
1
-
-
39
4
5
-
-
1
-
10
49
24
6
1
2
17
20
1
-
51
100
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
Amount
$ 1,489,964
9,196
-
102,402
8,630,350
667,758
76,068
-
3,193,992
82,356
12,076

14,264,162

4,873,407
2,460,514
39,592
577,900
16,394
240,331
1,415

8,209,553

$ 22,473,715

$ 363,524
-
1,444,020
4,990,415
13,224
1,352,124
228,301
167,544
53,846
77,032

8,690,030

826,924
1,250,000
90,918
12,190
200,680
859

2,381,571

11,071,601

5,464,879

1,206,574

167,997
475,522
3,927,668

4,571,187

257,951

98,477)

11,402,114

$ 22,473,715
Amount
$ 2,289,674
-
83
4,519
6,213,750
1,000,265
138,195
15,670
2,028,023
69,726
10,728

11,770,633

2,627,936
2,476,950
38,667
577,000
9,238
441,132
1,415

6,172,338

$ 17,942,971

$ 14,486
13,804
874,382
3,547,183
12,563
1,111,803
94,939
137,009
687,692
40,663

6,534,524

1,772,308
-
84,514
15,950
269,180
859

2,142,811

8,677,335

5,464,879

1,471,233

-
475,522
1,679,970

2,155,492

272,509

98,477)

9,265,636

$ 17,942,971

















(



































(
















(

13
-
-
-
35
6
1
-
11
-
-
66
15
14
-
3
-
2
-
34
100
-
-
5
20
-
6
-
1
4
-
36
10
-
-
-
2
-
12
48
31
8
-
3
9
12
2
1)
52
100

Notes to the parent company only financial reports constitute a part of these financial reports.

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Parent Company-only Comprehensive Income Statement of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NTD thousand, except for EPS (NT$)

Code
Operating income (Note IV and
XXVIII)
4100
Sales income

Operating cost (Notes IX, XX, XXII
and XXVIII)
5110
Sales cost

5900
Gross profit

Operating expenditure (Notes XX,
XXII and XXVIII)
6100
Promotional expenditure
6200
Administration expenditure
6300
R&D expenditure
6450
Expected credit impairment
loss (gain)
6000
Total operating
expenditure
6510
Net amount of other profits and
losses (Note XXII)
6900
Net operating profit

Non-operating income and
expenditure (Notes IV , XXII and
XXVIII)
7100
Interest income
7010
Other income
7020
Other gain or loss

7050
Financial cost

7070
Amount of profit and/or loss of
subsidiaries, affiliates, and
joint ventures adopting the
equity method
7000
Total non-operating
income and
expenditure
7900
Net profit before tax from continuing
operation
7950
Income tax expenses (Notes IV and
XXIII)
8000
Continuing operation net profit for
the year
2021 %
100

91

9

2
1
1
-

4

-

5

-
-

-


-

9

9

14

2

12
2020
Amount
$ 25,550,218

23,246,187

2,304,031

551,272
371,015
273,032
47,866)

1,147,453

2,846)

1,153,732

26,915
40,898

43,534 )

29,141 )
2,251,444

2,246,582

$ 3,400,314
473,460

2,926,854
Amount
$ 21,865,903

19,912,518

1,953,385

549,209
314,719
249,459
63,939

1,177,326

41,297)

734,762

62,324
49,796

122,855 )

53,799 )
1,688,586

1,624,052

$ 2,358,814
292,202

2,066,612
%



(

(

(
(





















(

(
(
















100
91
9
3
2
1
-
6
-
3
-
-

-

-
8
8
11
1
10

(To be continued)

  • 8 -

(Continued)

(Continued)
Code
Other combined gains or losses
8310
Not reclassified to profit and
loss:
8311
Defined benefit plan re-
measurement amount
(Note XX)
8316
Unrealized gains (losses)
from investments in
equity instruments
measured at fair value
through other
combined gains or
losses
8349
Incomes tax related to
titles not subject to
reclassification
8360
Items that may be reclassified
under gains or losses later:
8361
Exchange differences
from conversion of
financial reports of
overseas operating
entities
8300
Other combined gains or
losses of current term
(after-tax net value)
8500
Total combined gains or losses of the
year
EPS (Note XXIV)
From continuing operations
9710
Basic

9810
dilution
2021 %
-

-


-
-

-

12


2020
Amount
44,161
-

8,832 )
14,558)

20,771

$ 2,947,625

$ 5.41
$ 5.38
Amount

11,985 )

10,000 )
2,397
52,642

33,054

$ 2,099,666

$ 3.82
$ 3.80
%
(
(






(
(









-

-
-
-
-
10

Notes to the parent company only financial reports constitute a part of these financial reports.

  • 9 -

Parent Company-only Statement of Changes in Equity of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NTD thousand

Code

A1
Balance as of January 1, 2020

D1
2020 Net profit
D3
Other combined gains or losses
after tax of 2020
D5
Total combined gains or losses of
2020
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2020

Appropriation and distribution of
earnings from 2020
B1
Legal reserve
B5
The Company’s shareholder
dividend in cash
Change in other additional paid-in
capital
C15
Cash dividend assigned with
capital reserve
C17
Capital reserve – transaction
of treasury stocks
D1
Net profits of 2021
D3
Other combined gains or losses
after tax of 2021
D5
Total combined gains or losses of
2021
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Capital stock
$ 5,464,879
-

-


-

5,464,879
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 5,464,879
Additional
paid-in capital
$ 1,471,233

-

-


-

1,471,233

-

-
(
273,244 )

8,585

-

-

-
$ 1,206,574
Retained earnings Retained earnings
Undistributed
earnings
( $ 377,054 )
2,066,612
(
9,588)

2,057,024

1,679,970
(
167,997 )
(
546,488 )

-

-
2,926,854

35,329
2,962,183
$ 3,927,668
Other equity items Other equity items Property
upward
revaluation
$ 295,781

-
-

-


295,781

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
$ 295,781
Treasury
stocks

( $ 98,477 )

-

-


-

(
98,477 )

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
( $ 98,477 )
Total equities
Exchange
differences
from
conversion of
financial
reports of
overseas
operating
entities
( $ 65,344 )

-

52,642


52,642

(
12,702 )

-

-

-

-

-
(
14,558 )
(
14,558 )
( $ 27,260 )
Unrealized
gains or losses
from financial
assets
measured at
fair value
through other
combined
gains or losses
( $ 570 )

-
(
10,000)

(
10,000)

(
10,570 )

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
( $ 10,570 )
Legal reserve
$ -

-

-


-


-

167,997

-

-

-

-

-

-
$ 167,997
Special reserve
$ 475,522

-

-


-


475,522

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
$ 475,522




























( $
(


(
(





$












$ 7,165,970
2,066,612

33,054
2,099,666
9,265,636

-
(
546,488 )
(
273,244 )

8,585
2,926,854

20,771
2,947,625
$11,402,114

Notes to the parent company only financial reports constitute a part of these financial reports.

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Parent Company-only Statement of Cash Flows of Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020

Unit: NTD thousand

Code
Cash flow from operating activities
A10000
Net profit before tax for the year

A20010
Income charges (credits):
A20300
Expected credit impairment loss
(gain on recovery of impairment)
A20100
Depreciation expenditure
A20200
Amortization expenditure
A20900
Financial cost
A29900
Provision for liabilities
A22400
Amount of profit and/or loss of
subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint
ventures adopting the equity
method

A21200
Interest income

A23700
Inventory valuation and
obsolescence losses
A23800
Gain on price recovery from
inventory devaluation and
obsolescence

A23100
Net gain from the disposal of
financial assets
A22500
Loss on disposal of real estate
properties, plants, and equipment
A20400
Net loss (gain) from financial assets
measured at fair value through
gains or losses

A20400
Net (gains) losses from financial
liabilities measured at fair value
through gains or losses

A24100
Net loss of exchange in foreign
currencies
A24600
Gain from fair value adjustment of
Investment property

A30000
Net change in operating assets and
liabilities
A31130
Notes receivable
A31150
Accounts receivable

A31180
Other receivables
A31200
Inventories

A31230
Prepayments

A31240
Other current assets

A32130
Notes payable
A32150
Accounts payable
A32180
Other payables
A32230
Other current liabilities
A32240
Net defined benefit liabilities

A33000
Cash yielded in business operation
2021
$ 3,400,314

(
47,866 )
289,395
9,354
29,141
31,444
(
2,251,444 )

(
26,915 )

-
(
16,027 )
-


8,829
(
9,196 )
(
13,804 )
1,953
(
900 )

83

(
2,495,549 )

376,608
(
1,149,942 )

(
12,630 )
(
1,348 )

-

2,034,806

230,043
36,369
(
24,339)

398,379
2020
$ 2,358,814
63,939
282,458
10,650
53,799
25,542
(
1,688,586 )
(
62,324 )
17,315
-
(
423 )
10,937
25,477
13,804
52,996
(
2,600 )
(
83 )
(
180,669 )
659,860
(
332,175 )
8,249
(
1,824 )
(
1,565 )
(
87,876 )
491,741
12,508
(
23,650)
1,706,314

(To be continued)

  • 11 -

(Continued)

Code
A33200
Interest collected

A33500
Income tax paid

AAAA
Net cash inflow from operating
activities

Cash flow from investing activities
B00010
Financial assets measured at fair value
through other combined gains or losses
B00100
Acquisition of financial assets at fair
value through gains or losses
B00200
Disposal of financial assets at fair value
through gains or losses
B02700
Procurement of real estate properties,
plants, and equipment

B04500
Procurement of intangible assets

B02800
Proceeds from disposal of real estate
properties, plants, and equipment
B03800
Decrease in refundable deposit
B02200
Net cash outflow from acquisition of
subsidiaries

BBBB
Net cash outflow from investing
activities

Cash flow from financing activities
C00100
Increase in short-term loan
C00200
Decrease in short-term loan

C00600
Decrease in short-term notes and bills
payable
C01600
Application for long-term borrowings
C01700
Repayment of long-term borrowings

C01800
Increase in Long-term notes and bills
payable
C03000
Collection of guarantee deposits received
C04020
Repayment of lease liability principal

C05600
Interest paid

C04500
Dividends in cash paid

CCCC
Net cash outflow from financing
activities

DDDD
Impact of change in exchange rate on cash and
cash equivalents

EEEE
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents

E00100 Balance of cash and cash equivalents-
beginning of year

E00200 Balance of cash and cash equivalents-end of
year

Notes to the parent company only financial reports constitute a part of these financial reports.

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Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Notes to Parent Company Only Financial Statements

January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020

(Expressed in Thousand New Taiwan Dollars, unless specified otherwise)

I. Company History

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. (GCE) was established in Jhongli Dist., Taoyuan City in September 1981, primarily engaged in manufacturing, processing and trading printed circuit boards.

The Company’s stocks have been traded on TWSE since March 1998.

The parent company only financial reports were expressed in New Taiwan Dollars, the functional currency adopted by the Company.

II. Dates and Procedures for Approving Financial Statements

The parent company-only financial reports were approved by the Board of Directors on March 21, 2022.

III. Applicability of newly promulgated and amended standard rules and interpretations

  • (I) The first-time adoption of the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, and SIC and effective upon promulgation by the Financial Supervisory Commission (“FSC”) (hereinafter referred to as the “IFRSs” collectively).

Except for the instructions below, the application of the amended IFRSs that are approved and released to take effect by the FSC would not cause significant changes to the accounting policies of the Company:

  1. Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 “Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Stage 2”

The Company chooses to apply the amended practically suitable approaches while processing changes to the basics for deciding contract cash flows of financial assets, financial liabilities, and lease liabilities caused by interest rate benchmark reforms. The above-said changes, if required for the direct outcome of interest rate benchmark reforms and the new basics are equivalent to those prior to changes economically, they shall be considered as effective interest rate changes while the changes to basics are being decided.

For the hedging relationship impacted by interest rate benchmark reforms, the Company adopts the following temporary exceptions:

  • (1) Modify the hedging relationship as required to reflect the interest rate benchmark reform and consider such modification as an extension of the exiting hedging relationship.

  • (2) Designate new benchmark interest rates reasonably expected to be changed as separate components in the identification of risks within 24 months to be the items to be hedged as part of underlying components of risks not specified in the contract.

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  • (3) Recognize the amount already accumulated as part of the cash flow hedging instrument gains or losses to be based on the revised new benchmark interest rate after the cash flow hedging relationship is revised.

  • (4) Divide the items to be hedged in a set of items subject to impacts from the interest rate benchmark reform into two sub-groups, that is, contracts that have been changed to be linked to another benchmark interest rate and those yet to be changed and assign the benchmark interest rate risk to be circumvented to for each sub-group.

  • (II) Applicable IFRSs approved by the FSC in 2022.


circumvented to for each sub-group.
Applicable IFRSs approved by the FSC in 2022.
Newly released/amended/revised standards and their
interpretations
“IFRS Annual improvements 2018- 2020”
Amendment to IFRS 3 “Reference to the Conceptual
Framework”
Amendment to IAS 16 “Property, Plant and
Equipment – Proceeds before Intended Use”
Amendment to IAS 37: “Onerous Contracts – Cost of
Fulfilling a Contract
The effective date released
by IASB
Saturday, January 1, 2022
(Note 1)
Saturday, January 1, 2022
(Note 2)
Saturday, January 1, 2022
(Note 3)
Saturday, January 1, 2022
(Note 4)
  • Note 1: The amendment to IFRS 9 is applicable to the swaps of financial liabilities or revisions to provisions that occur during annual reporting periods on January 1, 2022 and thereafter. The amendment to IAS 41 “Agriculture” is applicable to fair value measurements for the annual reporting periods on January 1, 2022 and thereafter. The amendment to IFRS 1 “First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards” is applicable to annual reporting periods on January 1, 2022 and thereafter.

  • Note 2: The amendment is applicable to mergers of businesses whose date of acquisition begins during an annual reporting period after January 1, 2022.

  • Note 3: The amendment is applicable to plants, real estate properties, and equipment in required locations and status meeting the operational approach expected by the management on January 1, 2021 (the start date of the earliest prior period) and thereafter.

  • Note 4: The amendment is applicable to contracts where not all obligations were fulfilled on January 1, 2022 and thereafter.

Except for the impacts mentioned above, as of the date the consolidated financial reports were approved and released, the Company had evaluated and determined that the amendments made to other standards and their interpretations will not significantly impact the financial standing and financial performance.

  1. IFRS Annual improvements in 2018-2020

Several of the IFRSs were improved and amended in 2018-2020. The amendments to IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments,” in particular, are meant to evaluate if there are material changes to the swaps of financial liabilities or revisions to provisions and to compare if a difference of 10% exists in the discounted cash flow between new and old contracts (including the net amount of payments made or collected from signing or revising a contract). The

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payments made or collected as mentioned in the foregoing shall only include those between the borrower and the lender.

  1. Amendment to IFRS 3 “Reference to the Conceptual Framework”

The amendment was to update the reference to the conceptual framework and include requirement that new acquisitions shall be applicable under IFRIC 21 “Levies” in order to decide if obligations over levies to pay for liabilities exist on the date of acquisition.

  1. Amendment to IAS 16 “Property, Plant and Equipment – Proceeds before Intended Use”

The amendment stipulates that proceeds incurred in order for real estate properties, plants, and equipment to reach the required locations and states of the operating approach expected by the management shall not be adopted as the less item for the cost of the specific asset. The output items as mentioned above shall be weighed according to IAS 2 “Inventories” and proceeds from sales and the cost shall be recognized under gains or losses in compliance with the applicable standards.

The amendment is applicable to plants, real estate properties, and equipment in required locations and status meeting the operational approach expected by the management on January 1, 2021 onwards. When the Company applies the amendment for the first time, information during the period of comparison shall be reorganized.

  1. Amendment to IAS 37: “Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract”

The amendment stipulates that while evaluating if a contract is onerous, the “cost of fulfilling a contract” shall include the additional cost for fulfilling the cost (such as direct manpower and raw materials) and amortization of other costs directly related to the fulfilling of the contract (such as depreciation expenditure of properties, plants, and equipment used for fulfilling the contract).

As of the date this Financial Statement was approved and released, the Company had evaluated and determined that the amendments made to other standards and their interpretations will not significantly impact the financial standing and financial performance.

  • (III) IFRSs already released by the IASB but not yet recognized and announced to take effect by the FSC.

effect by the FSC.
Newly released/amended/revised standards and their
interpretations
IFRS 10 and IAS 28 amendment “Assets sales or
contribution between the investor and the
affiliated company or joint venture.”
IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts”
Amendment to IFRS 17
Amendment to IFRS 17 “Initial Application of IFRS
17 and IFRS 9—Comparative Information”
Amendment to IAS 1 “Classification of Liabilities as
Current or Non-current”
The effective date
promulgated by IASB
(Note 1)
To be determined
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Sunday, January 1, 2023
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The effective date Newly released/amended/revised standards and their promulgated by IASB interpretations (Note 1) Amendment to IAS 1: “Disclosure of Accounting Sunday, January 1, 2023 Policies” (Note 2) Amendment to IAS 8: “Definition of Accounting Sunday, January 1, 2023 Estimate” (Note 3) Amendment to IAS 12 “Deferred Tax related to Sunday, January 1, 2023 Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single (Note 4) Transaction”

  • Note 1: Unless otherwise expressly remarked, the aforementioned new / Amendment / Amended Rules or Interpretation come into effect in the fiscal year starting from the respective specified effective dates.

  • Note 2: The amendment is applicable to delays during the annual reporting period that begins after January 1, 2023.

  • Note 3: The amendment is applicable to delays during the annual reporting period that begins after January 1, 2023.

  • Note 4: Except for the deferred income tax recognized of the temporary differences of lease and decommissioning obligation on January 1, 2022, the said amendment applies to transactions that occurred after January 1, 2022.

  • Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Assets sales or contribution between the investor and the affiliated company or joint venture.”

The amendment provides that if the Company sells or devotes assets to affiliates (or joint ventures), or the Company loses control over a subsidiary but retains significant influence on (or joint control over) the subsidiary, and if the aforementioned assets or subsidiary meets the definition of a business under IFRS 3 “Business Combinations,” the Company is to recognize the gains or losses of the transactions fully.

In addition, if the Company sells or devotes assets to affiliates (or joint ventures), or the Company loses the control over a subsidiary but retains significant influence on the subsidiaries (or joint control) during transactions with affiliates (or joint ventures), while the aforementioned assets or subsidiary does not meet the definition of IFRS 3 “Business,” the Company is to recognize the gains or losses of the transactions only within the equity scope of the said affiliates (or joint ventures) irrelevant to the investors, in other words, the gains or losses attributable to the Company should be offset.

  1. Amendment to IAS 1 “Classification of Liabilities as Current or Noncurrent”

The Amendment clarifies that in order to determine whether a liability should be classified as non-current, it is necessary to evaluate whether the Company has the right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period, at the end of the reporting period. If the Company has such right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period, the liability should be classified as noncurrent, irrelevant with whether the Company is expected to exercise the right or not. The Amendment also clarifies that if the Company may retain the right to defer settlement of a liability only upon compliance with specific terms,

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it must comply with such specific terms at the end of the reporting period, even if the lender will not test its compliance until a later date.

The amendment stipulates that for the purpose of liability categorization, the above-mentioned pay-off means the transfer of cash, other economic resources, or the equity tools of the Company to the counterparty to result in disappearance of liabilities. Notwithstanding, where, according to the terms and conditions of liabilities, the liabilities might be paid off at the discretion of the trading counterpart through the transfer of the Company’s equity instruments and said discretion is stated into equity separately under IAS 32 “Financial Instruments: Presentation,” the classification of liabilities would remain unaffected by said terms and conditions.

  1. Amendment to IAS 1: “Disclosure of Accounting Policies”

The amendment specifies that the Company shall follow the definition of “material” while deciding material accounting policy information that should be disclosed. If the accounting policy information can be reasonably expected to likely affect decisions made by main users of general-purpose financial statements based on the financial statements, such information is considered “material.” The amendment also clarifies that:

  • The accounting policy information concerning non-material transactions, other matters, or conditions are considered non-material; the Company does not need to disclose the said information.

  • The Company may determine if relevant accounting policy information is considered material based on the nature of the transactions, other matters, or conditions, even if the value involved is non-material.

  • Not all accounting policy information relevant to material transactions, other matters, or conditions are considered material.

In addition, the amendment explains through examples that accounting policy information may be considered material if it is relevant to material transactions, other matters, or conditions:

  • (1) The Company changed its accounting policies during the reporting period and the said changes resulted in material changes of information provided in financial statements.

  • (2) The Company chooses its applicable accounting policies from options allowed under the Standard.

  • (3) The accounting policies are established by the Company in compliance with IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates, and Errors” due to the lack of requirements of specific standards.

  • (4) The Company discloses applicable accounting policies that are decided to require utilization of material judgment or assumptions; or

  • (5) Complicated accounting processing requirements are involved and users of the Financial Statement rely on such information in order to know the said material transactions, other matters, or conditions.

  • Amendment to IAS 8: “Definition of Accounting Estimate”

The amendment specifies that accounting estimate refers to amount in currencies impacted by measurement uncertainties in financial statements. While

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applying accounting policies, it may be necessary for the Company to measure items to be included in the financial statements with the amount in currencies that cannot be directly observed and hence needs to be estimated. As such, it is required to fulfill this purpose by creating accounting estimates taking advantage of the measurement technique and the input value. If impacts of changes in the measurement technique and the input value on accounting estimates are not corrections of preceding errors, such changes are considered changes in accounting estimates.

  1. Amendment to IAS 12 “Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction”

The amendment clarifies that transactions of the same value generated and subject to taxation and for which temporary differences may be eliminated when initially recognized are not applicable under the waiver requirement initially recognized in IAS 12. The Company would recognize deferred income tax assets (if its taxable income is likely to be available for lessing temporary differences) and deferred income tax liabilities of all temporary differences relevant to leases and decommissioning obligations that may be eliminated and are subject to taxation on January 1, 2022 and adjust the cumulative effects to be recognized as initial balance of retained earnings on that date. Transactions other than leases and decommissioning obligations, on the other hand, would be deferred in applying the said amendment on January 1, 2022 onwards.

In addition to the impact referred to above, the Company still continued to assess the impact of the other standards and interpretation on the financial position and financial performance up to the date the parent company only financial reports approved and published; also, the relevant influences would be disclosed upon the completion of assessment.

IV. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(I) Compliance Statement

The present standalone Financial Report has been duly worked out in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

(II) Compilation Basis

Except for the financial instruments measured at fair value, investment properties, and the net defined benefit liabilities recognized at fair value after the project assets are deducted from the current value of defined benefit obligations, this parent company only financial statement has been duly prepared on the grounds of historical costs.

The evaluation of fair value could be classified into Degree 1 to Degree 3 by the observable intensity and importance of the related input value:

  1. Degree 1 input value: refers to the quotation of the same asset or liability in an active market as of the evaluation (before adjustment)

  2. Degree 2 input value: refers to the direct (the price) or indirect (inference of price) observable input value of asset or liability further to the quotation of Level 1.

  3. Degree 3 input value: the unobservable input value of asset or liability.

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The Company applied the equity method to its invested subsidiaries, affiliated companies or joint ventures when preparing the parent company only financial report. In order to make the current income, other combined gains or losses and equity in the parent company only financial report identical with the current income, other combined gains or losses and equity attributed to the owner of the Company in the Company’s consolidated financial reports, the certain accounting treatment differences between standalone basis and consolidated basis were handled by adjusting the “share of gains or losses of subsidiaries, affiliates & joint ventures accounted for using equity method,” and related equities.

  • (III) Criteria for differentiating assets and liabilities between current and non-current

    • Current assets include:
  • Assets held primarily for trading purpose;

  • Assets anticipated to be realized within 12 months after the balance sheet date; and

  • Cash and cash equivalents (excluding those restricted for exchanging or liquidating liabilities over 12 months after the balance sheet date).

    • non-current liabilities include:
  • Liabilities held primarily for trading purpose;

  • The liabilities to be liquidated upon due within 12 months after the balance sheet date (those with long-term refinancing or payment term rearrangement completed from the balance sheet date to the financial reports approved and published date are also classified as current liabilities), and

  • Liabilities that cannot be with the liquidation date deferred unconditionally for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date; Where the liabilities might be paid off at the discretion of the other party through the tools of the issuance equity, the classification would remain unaffected.

Those not as aforementioned current assets or current liabilities are classified into non- current assets or non-current liabilities.

  • (IV) Foreign currency

Upon preparation of the financial reports, transactions done in a currency (foreign currency) other than the functional currency of the Company are to be documented in the functional currency converted to on the date of transaction.

Foreign currency monetary items are converted according to the closing exchange rate on each balance sheet date. Exchange differences incurred from the delivery of monetary items or conversion of monetary items are recognized under gains or losses for the term of occurrence.

Foreign currency non-monetary items measured at fair value are converted at the exchange rate on the date when the fair values is determined. The resultant exchange differences are recognized under gains or losses for the current term. In the event that change in fair value is recognized under other combined gains or losses, however, the resultant exchange differences are recognized under other combined gains or losses.

The foreign currency non-monetary items measured at historical cost are converted at the exchange rate on the date of transaction and will not be converted again.

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Upon preparation of the parent company only financial reports, the assets and liabilities of overseas operating entities (including the subsidiaries in the countries of business operation or those using currencies different from the Company’s) were converted to New Taiwan Dollars based on the exchange rate quoted on every balance sheet date. The gain, fee and loss items were converted based on the exchange rates averaged for the current term. The resultant exchange differences are recognized under other combined gains or losses.

If the Company disposes of all equities of its foreign operating sites or disposes of some of the equities of the subsidiaries of its foreign operating sites and loses control or the retained equities following such disposal are financial assets handled according to the accounting policy for financial instruments, all accumulated differences of conversion that are relevant to the said foreign operating sites shall be recategorized as gains or losses.

If partial disposal of the subsidiaries of foreign operating sites does not lead to loss of control, accumulated differences of conversion will be calculated as part of the equity transactions proportionally yet they are not recognized as gains or losses. Under other circumstances where overseas operating entities are partially disposed of, the cumulative exchange differences, on the other hand, are recategorized to gains or losses in proportion to the disposal.

(V) Inventories

Inventories include raw materials, supplies, finished goods and in-process items. Inventory is measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. While the cost and net realizable value are compared, except for inventories in the same category, the comparison is based on individual items. The term “net realizable value” as set forth herein denotes the balance of the selling price estimated under normal conditions deducted with the cost which is estimated to be invested till completion of manufacture and completion of sales. The cost of inventory is calculated in weighted average method.

(VI) Invested subsidiaries

The Company processed the investment in subsidiaries using the equity method.

The subsidiaries refer to the entities controlled by the Company (including structured entities).

With the equity method, investments were originally recognized according to their cost. The obtained future book value, on the other hand, increases or decreases according to the income and the share of other comprehensive income from the subsidiaries and distribution of profits that the Company is entitled to. Additionally, the change in other equity of subsidiaries attributed to the Company was recognized pro rata to the shareholding percentages.

When the change in the ownership equity on a subsidiary of the Company does not result in a loss of control, it should be treated as an equity transaction. The difference between the book value of the investment and fair value of paid or collected consideration was directly recognized as equity.

In the event that the Company’s shares of loss in subsidiaries equal to or exceed its equity in the subsidiaries (including the book amount of investment in the subsidiaries in equity method and other long-term equity of the Company in the

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investment composition of the subsidiaries), the Company continued recognition of the further losses.

The portion obtained whose cost in excess of the share of recognizable net fair values of assets and liabilities in subsidiaries that the Company is entitled to on the day of acquisition will be listed as goodwill. Such goodwill is included as part of the book value of the specific investment and may not be amortized. When the share of recognizable net fair values of assets and liabilities in subsidiaries that the Company is entitled to on the day of acquisition exceeds the acquisition cost, on the other hand, the portion will be listed as income for the specific term.

When evaluating the impairment loss, the Company considered the units that yielded cash thoroughly based on the financial report and compared the recoverable amount and book value thereof. If the recoverable value of assets increases in the future, the impairment loss is reversed to be recognized as profit. The book value of the asset after reversal of impairment loss, however, may not exceed the book value after amortization that should be listed is subtracted without recognizing the impairment loss. Such loss in impairment should not be recovered in the subsequent period.

The Company, on the date on which it forfeited the control over subsidiaries, measured its remaining investment in the subsidiaries at fair value. The difference between the fair value of the remaining investment and the book amount of the investment on the date on which it forfeited the control as the current income. Meanwhile, the amount relevant to the subsidiaries recognized under other combined gains or losses were managed on the accounting grounds same as the grounds which it should comply with if the Company directly disposed of the relevant assets or liabilities.

The unrealized gains (losses) from downstream transactions between the Company and subsidiaries were written off in the parent company only financial report. For the gains or losses incurred in upstream and side-stream transactions between the Company and subsidiaries, the Company only recognized those within the scope irrelevant to the subsidiaries in the parent company-only financial reports.

(VII) Real estate properties, plants, and equipment

Property, Plant, and Equipment are recognized at cost and later measured at the value after cumulative depreciation and cumulative impairment losses are subtracted from the cost.

Property, Plant, and Equipment under construction are recognized at the value after the cumulative impairment losses are subtracted from the cost. Cost includes fees incurred for professional services and the cost of borrowings meeting the criteria for capitalization. For the said assets, depreciation started to be recognized when they are completed and reach the expected use condition and are classified into the appropriate categories under Property, Plant, and Equipment.

Except own land, for which no depreciation would be provided, the other real estate properties, plants, and equipment were depreciated and for each and every major part individually, on a straight-line basis within the useful years. The Company, at least at the end of each fiscal year, has the estimated durable life, residual value, and depreciation method reviewed, and also defers the effects of changes in applying accounting estimates.

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When the real estate properties, plants, and equipment were written off, the difference between the net proceeds from disposal and the book value of the asset is recognized under gains or losses.

(VIII) Investment property

Investment property are those held in order to earn the rent or for capital appreciation or both. The investment-oriented real estate properties also include the land held for which the future purpose of use has not been resolved.

Self-owned investment-oriented real estate properties are initially measured at cost (including the cost of transaction) and later at fair value; the change in fair value is recognized under gains or losses for the term of occurrence.

When investment-oriented real estate properties are written off, the difference between the net proceeds from disposal and the book value of the asset is recognized under gains or losses.

  • (IX) Intangible assets

  • Individually acquired

Intangible assets that are acquired alone with limited durability are initially recognized by their cost and later by the value with their cost less cumulative depreciation and cumulative impairment loss. Intangible assets within the durability period are amortized on the straight-line basis The Company reviews at least on the end date of each year the estimated durability period, residual value, and depreciation method and postpones impacts where changes in accounting estimates apply. Intangible assets with indefinite durability are recognized with the cost less cumulative impairment loss.

2. Derecognition

When intangible assets are written off, the difference between the net proceeds from disposal and the book value of the asset is recognized in the profit and loss.

  • (X) Impairment of Property, Plant, and Equipment, right-of-use assets, and intangible assets-related assets

The Company evaluates on the date shown on each balance sheet whether there are any signs showing that real estate, plants, and equipment, right-of-use assets, and intangible assets might have been impaired. With presence of any sign of impairment, the recoverable amount of such assets is estimated. In the event that the recoverable amount of individual assets could not be estimated, the Company estimated the recoverable amount of the units that yielded cash belonging to the assets. Shared assets are amortized to the respective cash generating units on a reasonable and consistent basis.

The intangible asset with indefinite durability and not yet available for use should be tested for impairment at least annually or should be tested when there is an indication of impairment.

Recoverable value is the higher of the fair value less the selling price and its use value. If the recoverable value of the individual asset or cash generating unit is below the book value, the said book value of the individual asset or cash generating unit is adjusted down to the recoverable value and impairment loss is recognized under gains or losses.

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(XI) Financial instruments

The financial assets and financial liabilities were recognized onto the parent company only balance sheet when the Company became a party to the contract of the financial instruments.

Upon initial recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities, if the financial assets or financial liabilities are not measured at fair value through gains or losses, they are measured at fair value plus the cost of transaction that may be directly attributed to the acquisition or issuance of the financial assets or financial liabilities. The transaction cost of financial assets or financial liabilities that may be directly attributed to the acquisition or issuance of the financial assets or financial liabilities, on the other hand, is recognized immediately under gains or losses.

  1. Financial assets

Regular transactions of financial assets are recognized or derecognized applying trade date accounting.

  • (1) Type of measure

The financial assets held by the Company include financial assets measured at fair value through gains or losses, financial assets measured at amortized cost, and investment in equity instruments measured at fair value through other combined gains or losses.

  • A. Financial assets measured at fair value through gains or losses.

Financial assets measured at fair value through gains or losses refer to those measured at fair value through gains or losses compulsorily. Financial assets measured at fair value through gains or losses compulsorily include investments in equity instruments not designated to be measured at fair value through other combined gains or losses and investments in bond instruments not eligible to be categorized as those measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other combined gains or losses.

Financial assets measured at fair value through gains or losses are measured at fair value, and the gains or losses so incurred are recognized under other gains and losses. Please refer to Note XXVII for the determination of fair value.

  • B. Financial assets measured at amortized cost

Shall the financial assets invested by the Company meet the following two conditions on the same time, they are classified as financial assets carried at amortized cost:

  • a. Held under a certain business model that aims to hold financial assets in order to benefit from contractual cash flows; and

  • b. The contractual terms give rise, on specified dates, to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the outstanding principal amount.

Upon the initial recognition, the financial assets measured at amortized cost (including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable measured at amortized cost, other accounts receivable, and refundable deposit) were measured at the amortized cost after

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the total book value decided using the effective interest method less any impairment loss. Any foreign currency exchange income was recognized as gains or losses.

Except for the following two circumstances, the interest income is calculated at the effective interest rate multiplied by the total book value of financial assets:

  • a. For purchased or initiated credit-impaired financial assets, the interest income is the credit-adjusted effective interest rate multiplied by the post-amortized cost of financial assets.

  • b. For those other than purchased or initiated credit-impaired financial assets that later become credit-impaired ones, the interest income is calculated at the effective interest rate multiplied by their amortized cost as of the next reporting period after credit impairment.

Credit-impaired financial assets mean that issuers or debtors already suffered major financial difficulties or contract violations or it is very likely that the debtor will file for bankruptcy or other financial restructures or the active market for financial assets disappears as a result of financial difficulties.

Cash equivalents include time deposits that are within 3 months from the date of acquisition, highly liquid, could be converted into a specific amount of cash at any time, and are at quite minimal risk of change in value; they are used to fulfill short-term cash commitment.

  • C. Investments in equity instruments at fair value through other combined gains or losses

However, the Consolidated Company may choose at the time of initial recognition to make irrevocable investments in equity instruments not held for trading purpose and not recognized or considered as part of corporate M&A and designate them to be measured at fair value through other combined gains or losses.

Investments in equity instruments measured at fair value through other combined gains or losses are measured at fair value, and the subsequent change in fair value is recognized under other combined gains or losses, and accumulated under other equities. In the disposal of investments, cumulative gains/losses are transferred directly to be the retained earnings and are not re-categorized as part of gains or losses.

Dividends from investments in equity instruments measured at fair value through other combined gains or losses are recognized under gains/losses when the Consolidated Company’s rights of receiving payments are confirmed, unless such dividends.

  • (2) Impairment of Financial Assets and Assets

At each date of balance sheet, the Company evaluates the impairment loss on financial assets (including accounts receivable) and contract assets based on the expected credit loss.

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For accounts receivables, the allowance losses are recognized according to the lifetime expected credit loss. For other financial assets, whether the credit risk has significantly increased since initial recognition or not is evaluated first; if not, the allowance loss is recognized based on the expected credit loss over a period of 12 months and if yes, on the other hand, it is recognized according to the lifetime expected credit loss.

Expected credit loss is the weighted average of credit loss with the default risk as the weighting. 12-month expected credit loss is the expected credit loss resulting from possible defaults within 12 months after the reporting date of a financial instrument and lifetime expected credit loss is the expected credit loss resulting from all possible defaults throughout the lifetime of the financial instrument.

For the impairment loss of all financial assets, the book value is reduced through the allowance account.

(3) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company only de-recognizes financial assets when the rights coming from the contract over cash flows of such assets are expired or financial assets are transfered and nearly all risks and rewards associated with the ownership of such assets have been transferred to another enterprise.

When financial assets measured at amortized cost are derecognized end masse, the difference between the book value and collected consideration are recognized under gains or losses. When investments in equity instruments measured at fair value through other combined gains or losses are derecognized end masse, the cumulative gains/losses are transferred directly to be retained earnings and not re-classified under gains or losses.

2. Equity instruments

The liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Company were categorized as financial liabilities or equity based on the substance of the contract agreement and the definition of financial liabilities and equity instruments.

The equity instruments issued by the Company were recognized based on the acquisition price less direct issuing cost.

The Company’s own equity instruments re-acquired were derecognized and deducted under the equity title. Acquisition, sale, issuance or cancellation of the Company’s own equity instruments would not be recognized as income.

3.

  • Financial liabilities

  • (1) Subsequent measurement

All financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost applying the effective interest rate except for the following circumstances:

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through gains or losses

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through gains or losses are financial liabilities held for trading.

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Financial liabilities held for trading are measured at fair value, the interest so incurred is recognized under financial cost, and the other gains or losses so incurred from re-measurement are recognized under other gains or losses.

Please refer to Note XXVII for the determination of fair value.

(2) Derecognition of financial liabilities

In the derecognition of financial liabilities, the difference between their book value and the consideration paid (including any transferred noncash assets or assumed liabilities) is recognized under gains or losses.

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial instruments that the Company enters into are forward foreign exchange contracts and are meant to manage the foreign exchange rate risk that the Consolidated Company is exposed to.

Derivative financial instruments, at the time the contract is signed, are recognized at fair value and later measured again at fair value on the balance sheet date. The resultant gains or losses are recognized under gains or losses directly. For designated derivatives and those that are effective hedging instruments, however, when they are recognized under gains or losses will depend on the nature of the hedging relationship. When the fair value of a derivative is positive, it is listed as a financial asset and when it is negative, it is financial liability.

If the derivatives are embedded into the master contracts for assets falling in the scope under IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments,” the financial assets shall be classified based on the entire contract. Embedded derivatives other than those embedded into master contracts for assets falling in the scope under IFRS 9 (e.g. those embedded into the master contracts for financial liabilities) are treated as separate derivatives when they meet the definition of a derivative, their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the master contracts, and the contracts are not measured at fair value through gains or losses.

(XII) Provision for liabilities

The amount recognized under liability reserve is the best estimate that needs to be spent to fulfill the pay-off obligation on the balance sheet date having taken into consideration the risk and uncertainty associated with the obligation.

(XIII) Recognition of income

Upon identification of the performance obligation in the contract with customers, the Company amortized the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognized income upon fulfilling performance obligation of the contract.

If the Company signs multiple contracts with the same customer (or the customer’s related party) almost at the same time, the Company would treat them as one single contract, as the commitment about commodity or labor service under the contracts should be identified as single performance obligation.

For contracts whose time interval between the transfer of commodities or labor services and collection of consideration is within a year, the transaction price is not adjusted for their major financial components.

Sales income

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The sales income is from the sale of electronic equipment and products such as printed circuit boards. Upon arrival of products to the destination designated by customers, the customers have already owned the right to set the price and use the same and taken the responsibility for re-sale and borne the obsolescence risk; therefore, the Company recognized the revenue and accounts receivable at that moment.

As the ownership of processed products is not transferred upon processing with supplied materials, income is not recognized at the time of material supply.

  • (XIV) Lease

The Company evaluates if a contract is, or includes a lease on the date when the contract is established.

  1. The Company was the Lessor.

In the event that one of the lease terms stipulates the transfer of nearly all risks and rewards associated with ownership over assets to the lessee, it is classified as a financing-oriented lease. All other categories of leases are classified as operating leases.

Under operating leases, the rent less lease incentives is recognized under income based on the straight-line method within the related lease period. The initial direct cost arising from acquiring operating leases is added to the book value of the underlying asset and recognized under expenditure on the straightline method within the lease period.

  1. The Company was the Lessee.

Except for the lease payments applicable to recognized waived low-valued underlying asset leases and short-term leases that are recognized as expenditure on the straight-line basis within the lease period, for all the other leases, the rightof-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized from the start date of lease.

The right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost (including the initial measured amount of lease liabilities) and later at the amount after the cost less cumulative depreciation and cumulative impairment loss, with lease liabilities remeasured adjusted. The right-of-use assets were individually expressed in the parent company only balance sheets.

The right-of-use assets on the straight-line basis are recognized under depreciation from the start date of lease to expiration of durability or expiration of the lease period, whichever occurs first. If the ownership of underlying assets will be acquired upon expiration of the lease period, or the cost of right-of-use assets reflects the exercise of the right of first refusal, on the other hand, the assets should be recognized under depreciation from the start date of lease to expiration of durability of underlying assets.

Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of lease payments (including fixed payments and variable lease payments depending on any index or rates). If the implied interest rate of a lease can be determined easily, the lease payment is discounted applying the said rate. Otherwise, the interest rate for the lessee upon increase in borrowings is to be applied.

Later, lease liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The interest expenditure is amortized within the lease period. If the change in the lease period or any index or rate adopted to help decide lease payments leads to any change in lease payments in the future, the Company re-

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measures lease liabilities and adjusts the right-of-use assets correspondingly. If the book value of right-of-use assets already drops to zero, however, the remaining remeasured amount is recognized under gains or losses. The lease liabilities are individually expressed in the parent company only balance sheets.

(XV) Borrowing Cost

The cost of borrowings that may be attributed directly to the acquisition, construction, or production of conforming assets is part of the cost of the said assets up to when nearly all necessary activities for the said assets to reach the expected use or sale state are completed.

Specific borrowings are to be deducted from the cost of borrowings meeting capitalization criteria if they are meant for temporary investments that give rise to earned investment income prior to occurrence of capital expenditure meeting the criteria.

Except for the foregoing, the cost of all the other borrowings is recognized under gains or losses for the term of occurrence.

(XVI) Government Subsidies

The government subsidies would be recognized only if that it is strongly believed on reasonable grounds that the Company would comply with the conditions imposed on the government subsidies and such subsidies may be received affirmatively.

Government subsidies concerning gains are recognized systematically as other income during the period where related costs they are meant to offset are recognized by the Company as expenses. Government subsidies on the condition that the Company shall acquire non-current assets by purchasing or building them or in any other way mean that the less items for the book value of the said non-current assets are recognized and the subsidies are recognized under gains or losses within the durable period of the said assets by reducing the cost of depreciation or amortization for noncurrent assets.

If government subsidies are meant to compensate for incurred expenses or losses or for providing the Company with immediate financial support and are not associated with costs in the future, they are recognized as gains or losses during the collectible period.

(XVII) Employee Welfare

  1. Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits-related liabilities are measured at the nondiscounted amount prepaid in exchange for employee services.

2. Benefits after severance/retirement

For pension under the defined contribution retirement plan, the amounts of pension to be contributed during the period when employees provide service are recognized as expenditure.

The defined benefit cost under the defined benefit retirement plan (including the service cost, net interest, and re-measurement amount) are based on the actuary of projected unit credit method. The service cost (including current service cost), and net interest on the net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are recognized under employee benefit expenditure at the time of occurrence. The re-measurement amount (including actuarial gains or losses and projected

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ROA net of applicable interest) is recognized under other combined gains or losses and included as part of retained earnings at the time of occurrence and is not re-categorized under gains or losses later.

The net defined benefit liabilities (assets) refer to the amount short (surplus) in the contribution under the defined benefit retirement plan. The net defined benefit assets should not exceed the refund of the contributed fund or decrease the present value of the fund to be contributed in the future.

  1. Resignation benefits

The Company had resignation benefit liabilities recognized when the resignation benefit contract cannot be revoked or when recognizing the related reorganization cost (whichever is sooner).

(XVIII) Income tax

The income tax expenditure denotes the total of the income tax payable for the current term and the deferred income tax.

  1. Income tax for the year

The income tax imposed on undistributed earnings calculated as required by the Income Tax of the Republic of China is recognized for the year according to the resolution reached in the shareholders’ meeting.

The adjustment made to the income tax paid in the preceding year is included as part of the current income tax.

  1. Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax is computed in accordance with the temporary differences between the book value of the assets and liabilities and the tax base for calculating the taxable income.

Deferred income tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred income tax assets, on the other hand, are recognized when it is very likely that income from taxation is available for use in deductible temporary differences.

All taxable temporary differences relevant to the investment in subsidiaries were recognized as deferred income tax liabilities, unless the Company could control the time point of recovery of the control over the temporary difference, or said temporary difference would be very likely not recoverable in the foreseeable future. Deductible temporary differences relevant to such investments are only recognized under deferred income tax assets when they are very likely to bring about sufficient income from taxation and to be recovered in the foreseeable future.

The book value of the deferred income tax assets is reviewed again on each balance sheet date and is adjusted down when it is no longer very likely to have sufficient income from taxation for recycling all or part of the assets. Those not initially recognized as deferred income tax assets are also reviewed again on each balance sheet date and the book value is adjusted up when it is very likely to have income from taxation for recycling all or part of the assets.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rate for the specific term when liabilities are expected to be paid off or assets are expected to be realized. The said tax rate is based on the tax rate that is included

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in legislation or practically included in legislation and the tax law on the balance sheet date. The deferred income tax liabilities and assets were measured to reflect the Company for the taxation consequences of taxation for the book amounts of the assets and liabilities anticipated to be recovered or reimbursed as of the balance sheet date. Where the investment-oriented real estate properties measured at fair value are non-depreciating assets or the economic model held does not deplete nearly all economic benefits of the said assets with time, the Company collects their book value by selling them hypothetically.

  1. Current and deferred income tax

Current and deferred income tax is recognized under gains or losses. That relevant to items recognized under other combined gains or losses or directly under equities, however, is recognized separately under other combined gains or losses or directly under equities.

Where the current income tax or deferred income tax is generated from acquisition of any subsidiary, the income tax effects should be included under investments in subsidiaries.

  • V. Major Sources of Major Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Uncertainties of Hypotheses

Where the Company adopted accounting policies, where the relevant information was found hardly available from other sources, the management must come to relevant judgments, estimates, and hypotheses based on historical experiences and other relevant factors. Actual consequences might differ from estimates.

The Company included the recent developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country and its possible impacts on the economic setting while considering related major accounting estimates such as cash flows, growth rate, discount rate, and profitability. The management will continue to review the estimates and basic hypotheses. If the modifications made to estimates only affect the current term, they are recognized for the current term. If the modifications made to accounting estimates affect both the current term and future periods, on the other hand, they are recognized for both the current term and the future periods.

Major sources of estimates and uncertainties of hypotheses

Estimated impairment of financial assets

The estimated impairment of accounts receivable is based on the Company’s hypotheses about the default rate and defaults loss rate. The Company took into consideration the historical experience, existing market conditions and forward-looking estimates to make the assumptions and select the inputs to the impairment calculation. For details of the key assumptions and inputs used, please refer to Note XXVII. If the actual cash flows in the future are less than the Company’s expectations, material impairment loss may occur.

VI. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash on hand and working capital
Bank’s notes and current deposits
December 31, 2021
$ 865
1,476,067
December 31, 2020
$ 1,179
2,277,552
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December 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Cash equivalents (investment due within three (3) months in the date of initial maturity). Bank time deposit 13,032 10,943 $ 1,489,964 $ 2,289,674

VII. Financial instruments at fair value through gains or losses

December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020

Financial assets-current
Measured at fair value through
gains or losses compulsorily
Derivative financial
instruments (not
designated for hedging
purpose)
‒ Forward foreign
exchange contracts
(1)

‒ FX swap contracts
(2)

Subtotal

Financial liabilities–Current
Measured at fair value through
gains or losses compulsorily
Derivative financial
instruments (not
designated for hedging
purpose)
‒ Forward foreign
exchange contracts
(1)

‒ FX swap contracts
(2)

$ 3,024

6,172

$ 9,196

$ -

-

$ -
$ -
-
$ -
$ 9,220
4,584
$ 13,804

(I) Outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts not applicable under hedge accounting on the balance sheet date are provided below:

December 31, 2021
Sold forward foreign
exchange contracts

December 31, 2020
Sold forward foreign
exchange contracts
Currency
USD versus
NTD
USD versus
NTD
Maturity date
01/03/2022 –
02/15/2022
01/04/2021–
04/06/2021
Contract amount (NTD
Thousand)
USD 24,000/NTD 667,344
USD 44,000/NTD 1,243,900
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(II) Outstanding FX swaps contracts not applicable under hedge accounting and yet to mature are provided below:


mature are provided

below:
December 31, 2021
Sold FX swaps

December 31, 2020
Sold FX swaps
Currency
USD versus
NTD
USD versus
NTD
Maturity date
01/28/2022 –
02/25/2022
01/29/2021 –
02/26/2021
Contract amount (NTD
Thousand)
USD 62,000/NTD 1,722,332
USD 62,000/NTD 1,761,176

The Company entered into forward foreign exchanges and FX swaps primarily in order to hedge against the risk arising from foreign currency assets and liabilities due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rate.

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VIII. Notes receivable, accounts receivable and other accounts receivables

Notes receivable
Generated from operations
Accounts receivable
Measured at amortized cost
Total book value
Less: Allowance losses
Other receivables
Business tax refund receivable
Receivables from sale of scraps
Others
December 31, 2021
$ -
$ 8,774,866
(
42,114)
$ 8,732,752
$ 38,375
22,255

683,196
$ 743,826
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020


(





(



$ 83
$ 6,308,249

89,980)
$ 6,218,269
$ 26,076
13,870
1,098,514
$ 1,138,460

Notes receivable and accounts receivable

The Company’s average credit period for sale of commodities was 180 days. The notes and accounts receivable were collected without interest. Considering that the Company’s trading counterparts were primarily domestic/foreign renowned companies/entities with fair goodwill, no material credit risk was expected to arising therefor. Upon determination of the recoverability of notes and accounts receivable, the Company took into account and all changes in the quality of credit of the notes and accounts receivable during the period starting from the initial granting of the loan until the balance sheet date. Historical experiences have shown optimal recovery of notes and accounts receivable in most cases.

In order to mitigate the credit risk, on the balance sheet date, the Company would recheck on a case-by-case basis the recoverable amount of notes and accounts receivable to assure that for the notes and accounts receivable which were not recoverable, appropriate impairment loss has been duly amortized. Accordingly, the Company’s management held that the Company’s credit risks had been significantly reduced.

The Company recognized the allowance losses on notes and accounts receivable based on the lifetime expected credit loss. Lifetime expected credit loss is calculated applying the provision matrix and takes into consideration prior violations of the customer and current financial and industrial/economic conditions as well as the recoverable amount. As the Company’s credit loss history showed that there was no significant difference among the loss patterns of different customer bases, the reserve matrix didn’t further divide the customer bases, but only established the expected credit losses based on the number of days for which the notes and accounts receivable became overdue.

Where any evidence showed that the trading counterparts had severe financial difficulties, and it was impossible for the Company to reasonably expect the recoverable amount, e.g. the counterparts were under liquidation, the Company would write off the related notes and accounts receivables. However, the pursuit of recovery would be continued, and the amount recovered from such pursuit would be recognized as gains or losses.

The allowance loss on notes and accounts receivable measured by the Company based on the reserve matrix is stated as following:

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December 31, 2021

Accounts receivable

Expected credit loss
(ECL) rate
Total book value

Allowance losses
(lifetime expected
credit loss)
Amortized cost
Not past due 1–60 days past
due
1–60 days past
due
61–90 days past
due
61–90 days past
due
91–120 days
past due
Past due for
more than 120
days
Total

(
0.10%
$ 8,667,930


8,487)

$ 8,659,443

(
24.84%
$ 96,207


23,896)

$ 72,311

(
80.84%
$ 4,868


3,935)

$ 933

(
91.60%
$ 655


600)

$ 55

(
99.82%
$ 5,206


5,196)

$ 10

(
-
$ 8,774,866

42,114)
$ 8,732,752

December 31, 2020

Accounts receivable

Expected credit loss
(ECL) rate
Total book value

Allowance losses
(lifetime expected
credit loss)
Amortized cost
Not past due 1–60 days past
due
1–60 days past
due
61–90 days past
due
61–90 days past
due
91–120 days
past due
Past due for
more than 120
days
Total

(
0.18%
$ 6,182,220


11,486)

$ 6,170,734

(
57.60%
$ 112,107


64,572)

$ 47,535

(
100%
$ 6,118


6,118)

$ -

(
100%
$ 1,651


1,651)

$ -

(
100%
$ 6,153


6,153)

$ -

(
-
$ 6,308,249

89,980)
$ 6,218,269

The information about changes in allowance losses on accounts receivables is stated as following:


as following:
Balance – beginning of year
Add: Impairment loss provided
in the current year
Less: Reversal of impairment
loss in the current year
Balance – end of year
2021
$ 89,980
-
47,866)
$ 42,114
2020

(


$ 26,041
63,939
-
$ 89,980

Compared to the balance in the beginning of the year, the total book value of accounts receivable that were more than 1–60 days past due on December 31, 2021 decreased by NTD 15,900 thousand and it resulted in a net reduction in allowance losses by NTD 40,676 thousand; the total book value of accounts receivable that were more than 90 days past due on December 31, 2020 increased by NTD 741 thousand and it resulted in a net increase in allowance losses by NTD 741 thousand.

IX. Inventories

Inventories
Finished goods
In-process items
Raw materials & supplies
Inventories in transit
December 31, 2021
$ 1,950,653
760,761
267,220

215,358
$ 3,193,992
December 31, 2020


$ 1,373,777
400,408
161,087
92,751
$ 2,028,023

Sales cost is defined as follows:

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Cost of inventory already sold
Loss from inventory falling in
price (gain on recovery)
Income from the sale of scraps and
waste materials
Others
2021
$ 23,468,373
(
16,027 )
(
206,159 )

-
$ 23,246,187
2020
$ 20,003,937
17,315
(
127,813 )

19,079
$ 19,912,518

X. Investment under equity method

Investment under equity method
Invested subsidiaries
Non-public/non-OTC companies
King Hsiang Investment Co.
Goldex Holding Limited
King Hsiang Investment Co.
Goldex Holding Limited
December 31, 2021
$ 31,357
4,842,050
$ 4,873,407
Percentage of equity
December 31, 2020


$ 25,934
2,602,002
$ 2,627,936
and voting right
December 31, 2021
99.97%
100.000%
December 31, 2020
99.997%
100.000%

For the details about the invested subsidiaries held by the Company indirectly, please refer to Attachment VI.

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XI. Property, Plant, and Equipment Self-use

Self-use
Cost
Balance as of January 1,
2021
Addition
Disposal
Re-categorization

Balance as of December
31, 2021
Cumulative depreciation
and impairment
Balance as of January 1,
2021
Disposal
Depreciation
expenditure
Balance as of December
31, 2021
Net value as of
December 31, 2021
Cost
Balance as of January 1,
2020
Addition
Disposal
Reclassification

Balance as of December
31, 2020
Cumulative depreciation
and impairment
Balance as of January 1,
2020
Disposal
Depreciation
expenditure
Balance as of December
31, 2020
Net amount as of
December 31, 2020
Own land Building Machinery &
equipment
Transportation
equipment
Office
equipment
Other
equipment
a Unfinished
construction
nd equipment
pending
acceptance
Total













$ 701,186

-
-

-

$ 701,186

$ -

-

-

$ -

$ 701,186

$ 701,186

-
-

-

$ 701,186

$ -

-

-

$ -

$ 701,186













$ 2,296,387

-
-


5,720

$ 2,302,107

$ 1,812,637

-


27,733

$ 1,840,370

$ 461,737

$ 2,291,422

-
-


4,965

$ 2,296,387

$ 1,784,004

-


28,633

$ 1,812,637

$ 483,750
$ 4,567,036

-
(
173,316 )

132,825

$ 4,526,545

$ 3,457,879

(
162,460 )

180.410

$ 3,475,829

$ 1,050,716

$ 4,588,671

-
(
322,987 )

301,352

$ 4,567,036

$ 3,580,964

(
296,206 )

173,121

$ 3,457,879

$ 1,109,157
$ 30,754

-
(
3,467 )

7,670

$ 34,957

$ 16,201

(
3,274 )

3,839

$ 16,766

$ 18,191

$ 25,099

-
(
4,630 )

10,285

$ 30,754

$ 18,417

(
4,362 )

2,146

$ 16,201

$ 14,553
$ 61,259

-
(
6,245 )

10,015

$ 65,029

$ 45,440

(
6,191 )

4,131

$ 43,380

$ 21,649

$ 55,763

-
(
449 )

5,945

$ 61,259

$ 42,837

(
439 )

3,042

$ 45,440

$ 15,819
$ 948,979

-
(
300,035 )

68,895

$ 717,839

$ 824,030

(
299,901 )

60,548

$ 584,677

$ 133,162

$ 897,315

-
(
2,651 )

54,315

$ 948,979

$ 765,049

(
2,644 )

61,625

$ 824,030

$ 124,949

















$ 27,536
287,971

-
(
241,634)

$ 73,873

$ -

-

-

$ -

$ 73,873

$ 11,056
402,039

-
(
385,559)

$ 27,536

$ -

-

-

$ -

$ 27,536
$ 8,633,137

287,971
(
483,063 )
(
16,509)
$ 8,421,536
$ 6,156,187
(
471,826 )

276,661
$ 5,961,022
$ 2,460,514
$ 8,570,512

402,039
(
330,717 )
(
8,697)
$ 8,633,137
$ 6,191,271
(
303,651 )

268,567
$ 6,156,187
$ 2,476,950

There was no sign for impairment in 2021. Therefore, the Company didn’t recognize or reverse impairment loss.

Depreciation expenditure is appropriated on the straight-line basis according to the durability shown below:


y shown below:
Building
Main building of plants 11–55 years
Electromechanical & power
equipment
5–11 years
Engineering system 3–25 years
Others 5–15 years
Machinery & equipment 2–14 years
Transportation equipment 3–9 years
Office equipment 3–11 years
Other equipment 1 year –13 years

Please refer to Note XXIX for the self-use property, plant and equipment offered as collateral of loans.

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XII. Lease Agreement

(I) Right-of-use assets

(I) Right-of-use assets
(II) Item
Machinery &
equipment
Total
Cost
Balance as of January 1, 2021
$ 128,458
$ 128,458
Addition

13,659

13,659
Balance as of December 31,
2021
$ 142,117
$ 142,117
Cumulative depreciation and
impairment
Balance as of January 1, 2021
$ 89,791
$ 89,791
Depreciation expenditure

12,734

12,734
Balance as of December 31,
2021
$ 102,525
$ 102,525
Net value as of December 31,
2021
$ 39,592
$ 39,592
Cost
Balance as of January 1, 2020
$ 125,808
$ 125,808
Addition

2,650

2,650
Balance as of December 31,
2020
$ 128,458
$ 128,458
Cumulative depreciation and
impairment
Balance as of January 1, 2020
$ 75,900
$ 75,900
Depreciation expenditure

13,891

13,891
Balance as of December 31,
2020
$ 89,791
$ 89,791
Net amount as of December 31,
2020
$ 38,667
$ 38,667
Lease liabilities
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Book value of lease liabilities
Current
$ 13,224
$ 12,563
Noncurrent
$ 12,190
$ 15,950
The range of discount rates for the lease liabilities is stated as following:
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Machinery & equipment
1.38%~2.68%
1.38%~2.68%
Total
$ 128,458

13,659
$ 142,117
$ 89,791

12,734
$ 102,525
$ 39,592
$ 125,808

2,650
$ 128,458
$ 75,900

13,891
$ 89,791
$ 38,667
December 31, 2020
1.38%~2.68%
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  • (III) Major lessee activities and terms and conditions

The Company rented certain energy-conservation equipment and water quality monitoring systems. The lease periods were 10 years and 3 years, respectively. Upon expiration of the lease period, the lease objects would be transferred to the Company unconditionally. Among the other things, the energy-conservation equipment lease contract provided that the lease payment should vary depending on the specific percentage of the energy-conservation amount on a monthly basis.

(IV) Other information about the lease

Other information about the lease
Short-term lease expenditure
Low-value asset lease
expenditure
Total amount of cash (outflow)
from lease
2021
$ 364
$ 6,437
$ 23,559)
2020


(


(
$ 1,129
$ 5,408
$ 21,490)

XIII. Investment property

Investment property
Balance as of January 1, 2020
Profit from changes in fair value
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Profit from changes in fair value
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Finished
investment-oriented
real estate
properties




$ 574,400
2,600
577,000
900
$ 577,900

Investment property are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The evaluation basis for the fair value thereof is given below:

External appraisal service December 31, 2021
$ 577,900
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
$ 577,000

The fair values of any investment-oriented real estate property amounting to more than NT$300 million on December 31, 2021 and 2020 was appraised by qualified Appraiser Hsiang-Ling Chiu and Appraiser Tien-Ching Hsieh from CCSI Real Estate Joint Appraisers Firm on December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Except undeveloped land, the fair value of investment-oriented real estate properties is determined adopting the income approach. Important hypotheses are given below. When the projected future net cash inflow increases or the discount rate drops, the fair value would climb.


fair value would climb.
Projected future net cash inflow
Projected future net cash outflow
Projected future net cash inflow
Discount rate
December 31, 2021
$ 851,900
274,000
$ 577,900
1.72%
December 31, 2020




$ 845,200
268,200
$ 577,000
1.72%
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The rent prevailing in the area where the investment property was located was about NTD 0.497 thousand per ping, while that for any comparable object on the market was about NTD 0.483 thousand – NTD 0.641 thousand per ping (1 ping = 3.305785 m[2] ).

The projected future cash inflow from investment-oriented real estate properties includes rent income and deposit interest income less loss from idle assets. The rent income is evaluated based on the rent prevailing locally or that for any comparable object on the market, with any overestimated or underestimated comparable objects excluded, and also based on the growth rate of the future rent. The income analysis period is estimated to be five years. The deposit interest income is estimated based on one-year time deposit interest rate. The loss from idle assets is estimated based on 1.5-month rent income plus deposit interest income. The projected future cash outflow from investmentoriented real estate properties includes expenditures such as land value tax, house tax, insurance premium, management expense, maintenance expense, replacement appropriation fee, depreciation allowance, disposal expenditure and estimated land value increment tax. Such expenditures are estimated based on the current expenditure level and take into consideration the adjustment on the current land value announced in the future, and tax rate specified in house tax regulations.

The discount rate is decided based on the two-year time deposit interest rate published by Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. plus 0.875%.

XIV. Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets
Computer software December 31, 2021
$ 16,394
December 31, 2020
$ 9,238

Amortization expense was appropriated on a straight-line basis within 1–5 useful years.

Summarization of amortization expenditure by function:

Operating cost
Administration expenditure
R&D expense
2021
$ 9,177
88
89
$ 9,354
2020




$ 10,460
120
70
$ 10,650

XV. Other assets

Other assets
Current
Others
Noncurrent
Refundable deposit
December 31, 2021
$ 12,076
$ 1,415
December 31, 2020
$ 10,728
$ 1,415
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XVI. Loan

  • (I) Short-term borrowings
an
Short-term borrowings
Secured loans(Note XXIX)
Borrowings from banks
Unsecured borrowings
Line of credit-based
borrowings
December 31, 2021
$ 13,524
350,000
$ 363,524
December 31, 2020




$ 14,486
-
$ 14,486

The interest rate of revolving borrowings from banks was 0.782%–1.152% and 1.12%–1.427% on December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

  • (II) Long-term borrowings
Long-term borrowings
Secured loans(Note XXIX)
Mega International
Commercial Bank (1)
KGI Bank (2)
Subtotal
Unsecured borrowings
Syndicated banks including E.
Sun Bank (3)
Agricultural Bank of Taiwan
(4)
CTBC (5)
Subtotal
Less: current portion
Long-term borrowings
December 31, 2021
$ 430,770

250,000

680,770
-
-

200,000

200,000

53,846
$ 826,924
December 31, 2020













$ 700,000
250,000
950,000
1,450,000
60,000
-
1,510,000
687,692
1,772,308
$
  1. Land and buildings are set as the collaterals for secured borrowings. The total value of NTD 700,000 thousand has been drawn down in full. The borrowing period began on September 6, 2019 and ended on September 6, 2024, with interests paid on a monthly basis. From the date of the first draw-down, the first term was up to the end of the first 24 months and each term thereafter consists of 3 months. The borrowings are to be paid in installments over a total of 13 terms. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the effective annual interest rates were 1.2% and 1.4%, respectively.

  2. Land and buildings are set as the collaterals for secured borrowings. The total value of NTD 350,000 thousand has been drawn down in full. The borrowing period was from April 30, 2017 to April 30, 2020. Prior to expiration, the borrowing period had been extended to April 29, 2024. The line of credit was reduced by NTD 50,000 thousand at the end of 12 months and 18 months, respectively, from the initial date of utilization. It has been drawn down cyclically within 3 years since April 30, 2017, with interests paid on a monthly basis, and will be paid off at once upon maturity. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the effective annual interest rates were 1.288% and 1.387%, respectively. Quarterly consolidated financial ratios on the said borrowings during the borrowing period are subject to the following restrictions: The ratio of the sum

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of cash and cash equivalents and EBITDA (net income, income tax expenditure, financial costs (interest expenditure), depreciation expenditure and amortization expenditure) to long-term borrowings due within a year remain at 120% and above.

  1. Syndicated borrowings, endorsed and guaranteed by the Company, totaling USD 1,450,000 thousand, have been drawn down in full; the borrowing period was January 1, 2019 through January 7, 2022. The principal is repayable by 20%, 20% and 60% at the end of 24, 30, and 36 months, respectively, from the date of the first draw-down, with interests paid on a monthly basis. It was paid off only in February 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the effective annual interest rate was 1.895%. Annual consolidated financial ratios on the said borrowings during the borrowing period are subject to the following restrictions: The current ratio remains at least 100%. The ratio of financial liabilities (less cash and cash equivalents) to the net value of tangible assets as defined in the borrowing contract remains below 110%. The interest coverage ratio (Earnings before interest, tax, and amortization of depreciation) remains at least 2.5 times. The net value of tangible assets remains at least NTD 6,200,000 thousand.

  2. Credit-based borrowings, totaling NTD 60,000 thousand, have been drawn down in full; the borrowing period was from April 30, 2019 to April 30, 2022. Since the date of borrowing, interests had been paid on a monthly basis and paid off early in September 2021 according to the balance of borrowings and at the interest rate agreed upon for loans. As of December 31, 2020, the effective annual interest rate was 1.45%. The restrictions imposed on the financial ratios thereof were as same as those applied to the loans from syndicated banks including E.SUN Bank (3).

  3. For the credit-based borrowings, totaling NTD 225,000 thousand, NTD 200,000 thousand have been drawn down; the borrowing period was from November 23, 2021 to November 23, 2023. Since the date of borrowing, interests had been paid on a monthly basis according to the balance of borrowings and at the interest rate agreed upon for loans and the principal is to be paid off at once upon maturity. As of December 31, 2021, the effective annual interest rate was 1.10%.

  4. (III) Long-term notes and bills payable

Long-term notes and bills payable
E-Sun Syndicated Loan –
Guaranteed Issuance of
Promissory Notes
Less: Unamortized discount
(stated as prepayments)
December 31, 2021
$ 1,250,000
(
3,378)
$ 1,246,622
December 31, 2020

(


$ -
-
$ -

The Consolidated Company signed the joint loan contract with syndicated banks such as E-Sun Bank on January 18, 2021. The line of credit for Item A of the said syndicated loan was NTD 625,000 thousand and that for Items B and C totaled no more than NTD 1,250,000 thousand. The loan had to be drawn down within three months after the date the contract was signed. Failure to do so, the date of the first draw-down will be the end of the three months after the contract was signed. The loan given out under Item A, in particular, could be drawn down cyclically within three years after the date of the first draw-down. The end of 24 months after the date if the

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first draw-down was the first term. Thereafter, every six months made a term and the line of credit was reduced gradually over three terms; it was reduced by 20% for Term 1 and Term 2, respectively, and 60% for Term 3. Meanwhile, the principal was paid off at once upon expiration of the borrowing period. The loan given out under Item B could be drawn down cyclically within three years after the date of the first draw-down and the principal was paid off at once upon expiration of the borrowing period. The guaranteed line of credit for Item C could be used cyclically within three years after the date of the first draw-down. The Consolidated Company was to issue the promissory notes (stated as long-term notes and bills payable) and various payment obligations were to be fulfilled for the value shown on each note by the given maturity date. The financial ratio restrictions for the syndicated loan were the same as those applied to borrowings from the syndicated banks including E. Sun Bank (3).

E-Sun syndicated loan – guaranteed issuance of promissory notes were issued under Item C of the syndicated loan, with a contract underwriting period of 5 years; the loan period, however, may not be exceeded. As of December 31, 2021, the effective rate was 1.134%.

XVII. Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable
Generated from operations
Other liabilities
Current
Other payables
Salary and bonus payable
Repairs and maintenance
payable
Consumables payable
Pension fund payable
Equipment accounts payable
Processing fees payable
Commission payable
Interest payable
Damages payable
Others
Other liabilities
Others
Noncurrent
Other liabilities
Guarantee deposit received
December 31, 2021
$ 6,434,435
December 31, 2021
$ 606,137
159,055
24,420
11,251
129,248
33,827
96,512
341
164,844

126,489
$ 1,352,124
$ 77,032
$ 859
December 31, 2020
$ 4,421,565
December 31, 2020








$ 423,402
109,115
19,457
5,274
103,436
11,450
93,661
2,312
215,992
127,704
$ 1,111,803
$ 40,663
$ 859

XVIII. Other liabilities

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XIX. Liability reserve

Liability reserve
Current
Returns and allowances
December 31, 2021
$ 167,544
December 31, 2020
$ 137,009

The liability reserve for returns and allowances is meant for the returns and allowances of products that may occur according to historical experience, the management’s judgment, and as estimated according to other known reasons.

XX. Post-retirement Benefit Plans

(I) Defined contribution plans

The pension fund system under the Labor Pension Act applicable to the Company is the defined appropriation retirement plan managed by the government. It is set aside from the monthly salary of each employee, that is, 6%, to the personal account under the Labor Insurance Bureau.

(II) Defined benefit plan

The pension system implemented by the Company based on the “Labor Standards Act” is a defined benefit plan managed by the government. The pension benefits a participant receives were determined based on an employee’s number of years of service and average compensation for the six-month period prior to retirement. The Company sets aside the retirement fund at 2% of the total value of the monthly salary for each employee. It is given to the Labor Pension Fund Reserve Supervisory Committee and deposited in the account with the Bank of Taiwan in the name of the said Committee. Before a year ends, if the estimated balance in the dedicated account is insufficient to pay workers that are expected to fulfill the retirement criteria within a year, the difference will be appropriated in a lump sum by the end of March of the coming year. The special account has been commissioned to the Bureau of Labor Fund of the Ministry of Labor Affairs for management. The Company exercises no influence on the right of the Bureau in its investment management strategy.

The amount of defined benefit plan recognized in the parent company only balance sheet is shown below:


balance sheet is shown below:
Present value of the defined
benefit obligations
Fair value of the planned assets
Shortfall in contribution
Limit of assets
Net defined benefit liabilities
December 31, 2021
$ 417,249
(216,569)
200,680

-
$ 200,680
December 31, 2020

(



(


$ 466,631
197,451)
269,180
-
$ 269,180
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The net defined benefit liabilities show the following changes:

Balance as of January 1, 2020

Service cost
Service cost in current
period
Interest expenditure (income)

Recognized under gains or
losses

Re-measurement amount
ROE on planned assets
(except the amount of
net interest)
Actuarial losses
‒ change in the
assumption of the
census
‒ changes in
financial
assumptions
‒ adjustment
through
experience

Recognized under other
combined gains or losses

Contributed by employer
Benefits paid

Balance as of December 31,
2020
Present value
of the defined
benefit
obligations
$ 457,133

1,165

2,907


4,072

-

542
11,399

5,758


17,699

-

(
12,273)

$ 466,631
Fair value of
the planned
assets
($ 176,288)

-
(
1,416)

(
1,416)

(
5,714 )
-
-

-

(
5,714)

(
26,306 )

12,273

($ 197,451)
Net defined
benefit
liabilities





(
$ 280,845
1,165

1,491

2,656
(
5,714 )
542
11,399

5,758

11,985
(
26,306 )

-
$ 269,180

(To be continued)

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(Continued)

Balance as of January 1, 2021

Service cost
Service cost in current
period
Interest expenditure (income)

Recognized under gains or
losses

Re-measurement amount
ROE on planned assets
(except the amount of
net interest)
Actuarial losses
‒ change in the
assumption of the
census
‒ changes in
financial
assumptions
‒ adjustment
through
experience

Recognized under other
combined gains or losses

Contributed by employer
Benefits paid

Balance as of December 31,
2021
Present value
of the defined
benefit
obligations
$ 466,631

971

1,986


2,957

-

9,975
-
(
51,734)

(
41,759)

-

(
10,580)

$ 417,249
Fair value of
the planned
assets
($ 197,451)

-
(
1,048)

(
1,048)

(
2,402 )
-
-

-

(
2,402)

(
26,248 )

10,580

($ 216,569)
Net defined
benefit
liabilities



(
(
(
$ 269,180
971

938

1,909
(
2,402 )
9,975
-
(
51,734)
(
44,161)
(
26,248 )

-
$ 200,680

The recognized loss of defined benefit plans by function is summarized below:

Summarization by function
Operating cost
Promotional expenditure
Administration
expenditure
R&D expense


2021
$ 1,359
105
168
277
$ 1,909
2020


$ 1,910
136
232

378
$ 2,656

Through the retirement system under the “Labor Standards Law,” the Company was exposed to the following risks:

  1. Investment risk: The Bureau of Labor Fund of the Ministry of Labor Affairs uses the labor pension fund for investment in domestic and foreign equity securities and debt securities, and as bank deposits through proprietary trade or

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commissioned third parties. However, the amount attributable to the Company’s planned asset of the business combination shall not fall below the interest rate offered by the banks in the regions or countries of investment for 2-year time deposit as return.

  1. Interest rate risk: The decrease of the interest rate of government bonds will cause the present value of the defined benefit obligations to go up; however, the return on the debt of the plan assets will go up too; therefore, they will mutually offset the impact on the net defined benefit liabilities.

  2. Salary risk: The calculation of the present value of defined benefit obligation is based on the salaries of the members in the plan of the future. As such, an increase of the salaries of the members of the plan is bound to increase the present value of defined benefit obligation.

The present value of the defined benefit obligation is calculated by qualified actuaries, and the material assumptions on the measurement date are as follows:

Discount rate
Anticipated increase in salaries
December 31, 2021
0.5%
2.000%
December 31, 2020
0.5%
2.000%

In case of reasonable and possible change in the major actuarial assumptions, and other assumptions remained unchanged, the amount of increase (decrease) in the present value of defined benefit obligation will be:

Discount rate
Increase 0.25%
Decrease 0.25%
Anticipated increase in salaries
Increase 0.25%
Decrease 0.25%
December 31, 2021
($ 11,434)
$ 11,901
$ 11,515
($ 11,123)
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
(


(
(


(
$ 11,401)
$ 11,883
$ 11,499
$ 11,094)

Actuarial assumptions may be inter-related. The possibility of change in specific assumption is not high. Said sensitivity analysis may not be able to reflect the actual change in the present value of defined benefit obligation.

Amount projected for
appropriation in 1 year
Average maturity of defined
benefit obligation
December 31, 2021
$ 26,032
11.1 years
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
$ 24,389
11.6 years

XXI. Equity

(I) Capital Stock Common shares

uity
Capital Stock
Common shares
Authorized shares (thousand)
Authorized capital
December 31, 2021

750,000
$ 7,500,000
December 31, 2020


750,000
$ 7,500,000
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The number of issued and
outstanding shares with
paid-in capital (thousand
shares)
Issued and outstanding share
capital
December 31, 2021

546,488
$ 5,464,879
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020


546,488
$ 5,464,879

The stocks retained for employee stock warrants from the authorized capital stocks totaled 40,000 thousand shares.

(II) Capital Reserve

Capital Reserve
It can be applied for making
losses, cash distribution, or
capitalization(1)
Premium in stock issuance
Transaction of treasury stocks
Corporate bond conversion
premium
Coupon rate for release of
corporate bond
Donated assets
December 31, 2021
$ 968,615
84,814
141,359
11,715

71
$ 1,206,574
December 31, 2020




$ 1,241,859
76,229
141,359
11,715
71
$ 1,471,233
  • (1) Such additional paid-in capital can be used to make up for losses, and, when the Company suffers no loss, can be applied for cash distribution or capitalization. However, it is limited to a certain percentage of the annual paid-in capital for the purpose of capitalization.

(III) Retained Earnings and Dividend Policy

According to the earnings distribution policy under the Articles of Incorporation, if there is a surplus after account settlement of the fiscal year, the Company shall pay applicable taxes and cover loss carried forward, followed by the allocation of 10% of the remainder as legal reserve, and appropriate special reserve or reverse special reserve. If there is still a balance, it will be pooled up with the undistributed earnings carried forward from previous years for distribution as shareholder dividend under a motion proposed by the Board subject to the final approval of a general shareholders’ meeting. Please refer to Note XXII (VIII) “Remuneration to Employees and Directors” for the policy for distribution of remuneration to the employees and directors under the Articles of Incorporation.

The Company’s dividend policy takes long-term business growth and investment projects into consideration, and also attends to a robust financial structure. The Board of Directors is required to propose a motion for allocation of earnings. The dividends will be distributed in the form of stock dividend or cash dividend adequate subject to the future funding needs and level of dilution of capital stocks. Among the other things, the cash dividend shall be no less than 10% of the total distribution for the current year.

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Legal reserve should be contributed until its balance reaches the Company’s total paid-in capital stock. Legal reserve may be used to cover deficits. Without deficits, for the legal reserve in excess of the paid-in capital stock by 25%, besides being used to increase the capital stock, it may be distributed in cash as well.

The Company sets aside and reverses special reserve in accordance with the JinGuan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1010012865 Letter, Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1010047490 Letter, Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1030006415 and “Appropriation of Special Reserve Q&A after the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs).”

The Company held the Board of Directors Meeting on March 22, 2021 where the proposal on distribution of 2020 earnings was approved and the General Shareholders’ Meeting on June 6, 2020 where it was approved to offset deficits with undistributed earnings from 2019.


undistributed earnings from 2019.
Legal reserve
Cash dividend
Cash assigned with capital
reserve
Cash dividend per share (NTD)
2020



$ 167,997
$ 546,488
$ 273,244
$ 1.5

The cash dividends mentioned above were approved through the Board of Directors meeting on March 22, 2021 to be distributed and the distribution of the earnins was also approved through the General Shareholders’ Meeting held on July 20, 2021.

(IV) Other equities

  1. Exchange diferences from conversion of financial reports of overseas operating entities

entities
Balance at start of term
Incurred for the current
term
Conversion
differences of
overseas
operating
entities
Other comprehensive
profits or losses of
current term
Balance at end of term
2021
( $ 12,702 )
(14,558)
(14,558)
($ 27,260)
2020
( $ 65,344 )
52,642
52,642
($ 12,702)
  1. Unrealized gains or losses from financial assets measured at fair value through oter combined gains or losses

oter combined gains or losses
Balance at start of term
Unrealized gains or
losses
Equity Instrument
2021
$ 10,570)
-
2020
(
(
(
$ 570)
10,000)
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2021
Other comprehensive
profits or losses of
current term

-
Balance at end of term
($ 10,570)
3.
Realestate properties revaluation surplus
2021
Balance at start of term
$ 295,781
Balance at end of term
$ 295,781
Treasury tock
Causes of Redemption
The stocks of
parent company
held by the
subsidiaries
(thousand shares)
Number of shares as of January
1, 2020

5,724
Number of shares as of
December 31, 2020

5,724
Number of shares as of January
1, 2021

5,724
Number of shares as of
December 31, 2021

5,724
2020
(
(
10,000)
$ 10,570)
2020
$ 295,781
$ 295,781
Total (thousand
shares)



5,724
5,724
5,724
5,724

(V) Treasury tock

Information on shares of the Company held by the subsidiaries as of the balance shet date is provided as follows:

Name of subsidiary
December 31, 2021
King Hsiang Investment
Co.
December 31, 2020
King Hsiang Investment
Co.
Shares
(thousand)
5,724

5,724
Book value
$ 435,005

$ 289,049
Market price Market price


$ 435,005
$ 289,049

The Comany’s treasury stocks may not be pledged in accordance with the Security and Exchange Law, and no privilege of dividend and voting right may be vested in them. The shares of the Company held by the subsidiaries are treated as tresury stock shares and entitled to the rights vested in shareholders except for the privilege of cash capitalization and voting right.

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XX. Net profit from continued operating units

.
Net profit from continued operating units
(I)
Net miscellaneous income (or expenses/losses)
2021
Other gains
$ 78,828
Other expenses and losses
(
81,674)
($ 2,846)
(II)
Interest income
2021
Bank deposit
$ 5,075
Other (Note XXVIII)

21,840
$ 26,915
(III)
Other income
2021
Lease income
$ 2,610
Others

38,288
$ 40,898
(IV)
Other gains (or losses)
2021
Gains from the disposal of
financial assets
Financial assets measured
at fair value through
gains or losses
compulsorily
$ -
Gains from financial assets and
financial liabilities
Financial assets measured
at fair value through
gains or losses
compulsorily
55,081
Net loss from foreign currency
exchange
(
90,576 )
Loss on disposal of real estate
properties, plants, and
equipment
(
8,829 )
Gain from fair value
adjustment of Investment
property
900
Others
(
110)
($ 43,534)
2020

(
(
$ 286,679
327,976)
$ 41,297)
2020


$ 12,802
49,522
$ 62,324
2020


$ 2,543
47,253
$ 49,796
2020
$ 423
72,447
( 180,798 )
(
10,937 )
2,600
(
6,590)
($ 122,855)
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(V) Financial cost

(V)
Financial cost
2021
2020
Interest for borrowings from
banks
$ 25,614
$ 53,651
Interest of lease liabilities
420
565
Other interest expenditure
3,561
4
Less: The amount of the cost of
assets meeting requirements
(
454)
(
421)
$ 29,141
$ 53,799
The information related to capitalization of interest is stated as following:
2021
2020
Amount of capitalization of
interest
$ 454
$ 421
Interest rate of capitalization of
interest
1.29%
1.99%
(VI)
Depreciation and amortization
2021
2020
Summarization of the
depreciation expenses by
functions
Operating cost
$ 270,761
$ 265,742
Operating expenditure

18,634

16,716
$ 289,395
$ 282,458
Summarization of the
amortization expenses by
functions
Operating cost
$ 9,177
$ 10,460
Operating expenditure

177

190
$ 9,354
$ 10,650
(VII)
Employee welfare expenditure
2021
2020
Post-severance benefits (Note
XX)
Defined contribution plan
$ 70,091
$ 69,344
Defined benefit plan

1,909

2,656

72,000

72,000
Resignation benefits
23
1,121
Other employee benefits
2,241,117
2,007,445
Total of employee benefit
expenditure
$ 2,313,140
$ 2,080,566
Summarization by function
Operating cost
$ 1,691,814
$ 1,552,607
Operating expenditure

621,326

527,959
$ 2,313,140
$ 2,080,566
2020
$ 421
1.99%
2020





$ 265,742
16,716
$ 282,458
$ 10,460
190
$ 10,650
2020







$ 69,344
2,656
72,000
1,121
2,007,445
$ 2,080,566
$ 1,552,607
527,959
$ 2,080,566
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(VIII) Remuneration to employees and that to directors

According to the Articles of Incorporation, no less than 5%–10% and no more than 1% of the net profit before tax before deduction of the remuneration to employees and directors for the current year should be distributed to employees and directors, respectively. The decisions made by the Board of Directors on March 21, 2022 and March 22, 2021, respectively, regarding the remuneration to employees and that to directors for 2021 and 2020, respectively, are given below:

Estimated ratio

Estimated ratio
Remuneration to employees
Remuneration to directors
Amount
Remuneration to employees
Remuneration to directors
2021
6.53%
0.95%
2021
$ 240,000
$ 35,000
2020
6.81%
0.97%
2020


$ 146,315
$ 20,902

If there is still change to the value after the date when the annual individual financial statement is approved and released, it is handled as changes in accounting estimates and will be adjusted and booked in the following year.

For information on the remunerations to employees and that to directors decided by the Board of Directors, please visit the Market Observation Post System of Taiwan Stock Exchange.

  • (IX) Gains (Losses) from foreign currency exchange
Total gains from foreign
currency exchange
Total losses from foreign
currency exchange
Net loss
2021
$ 270,197
360,773)
$ 90,576)
2020

(
(

(
(
$ 364,062
544,860)
$ 180,798)

XXIII. Income tax for continuing operations

  • (I) Income tax recognized under gains or losses

Main components of income tax expenditure are as follows:

Income tax for the year
Those incurred for the
current year
Undistributed earnings
levied
Adjustment of previous
year(s)
Others
2021
$ 255,190
38,089
(
23,278 )

5,086
275,087


2020
$ 129,932
-
17,703

9,545
157,180

(To be continued)

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(Continued)

Deferred income tax
Those incurred for the
current year
Income tax expenditure
recognized under gains or
losses
2021
198,373
$ 473,460
2020


135,022
$ 292,202

Adjustments made to accounting income and income tax expenditure are given below:


below:
2021 2020
Net profit before tax from
continuing operation $ 3,400,314 $ 2,358,814
Income tax expenditure for net
profit before tax calculated
at the statutory tax rate $ 680,063 $ 471,763
Expenses and losses which
could not be reduced from
tax 131 1,330
Income exempted from income
tax $
461
( $
697 )
Undistributed earnings levied 38,089 -
Land value increment tax of
investment property ( 1,092 ) 558
Deductible temporary
differences not recognized ( 226,000 ) ( 208,000 )
Income tax expenditure of
previous year(s) adjusted in
the present year ( 23,278 ) 17,703
Others 5,086 9,545
Income tax expenditure
recognized under gains or
losses $ 473,460 $ 292,202
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(II) Income tax recognized under other combined gains or losses

(II) Income tax recognized under other combined gains or losses
(III) 2021
Deferred income tax
Incurred for the current year
‒ Defined benefit plan
re-measurement
amount
$ 8,832
Income tax recognized under
other combined gains or
losses
$ 8,832
Income tax for the year assets and liabilities
December 31, 2021
Income tax assets for the
current period
Tax refund receivable
$ -
Income tax liabilities for the
current term
Income tax payable
$ 228,301
2020
($ 2,397)
($ 2,397)
December 31, 2020

$ 15,670
$ 94,939

(IV) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

The deferred income tax assets and liabilities show the following changes:

2021

2021
Deferred income tax assets
Temporary difference
Portions of gains or losses of
subsidiaries, affiliates, and
joint ventures recognized
adopting the equity method
Loss on inventory devaluation
Exchange gains or losses
Provision for liabilities

Defined benefit retirement
plan
Loss in impairment in
financial assets
Tax difference on idle capacity
Balance –
beginning of
year
$ 348,362

16,417
4,633
$ 4,324
36,831
4,500

2,037
Recognized
under gains
or losses
( $ 224,921 )
(
3,206 )
(
3,567 )
$ 28,650

-

-
(
1,939 )
Recognized
under other
combined
gains or
losses
$ -

-

-
$ -
(
8,832 )

-

-
Balance – end
of year
$ 123,441

13,211

1,066
$ 32,974

27,999

4,500

98

(To be continued)

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(Continued)

)
Provision of compensation
loss
Expected credit impairment
loss
Others


Deferred income tax liabilities
Temporary difference
Investment property

Financial assets measured at
fair value through gains or
losses
Others


2020
Deferred income tax assets
Temporary difference
Portions of gains or losses of
subsidiaries, affiliates, and
joint ventures recognized
adopting the equity method
Loss on inventory devaluation
Exchange gains or losses
Provision for liabilities
Defined benefit retirement
plan
Loss in impairment in
financial assets
Tax difference on idle capacity
Provision of compensation
loss
Expected credit impairment
loss
Others


Deferred income tax liabilities
Temporary difference
Investment property

Others

Balance –
beginning of
year
15,057
5,379

3,592

$ 441,132

$ 84,514
-

-

$ 84,514

Balance –
beginning of
year
$ 477,912

12,954
20,735
28,508
34,434
4,500

455
3,422
-

6,289

$ 589,209

$ 83,956

5,095

$ 89,051
Recognized
under gains
or losses

19,704
(
5,379 )
(
1,311)

($ 191,969)

( $ 1,092 )

1,839

5,657

$ 6,404

Recognized
under gains
or losses
( $ 129,550 )

3,463
(
16,102 )
(
24,184 )

-

-

1,582

11,635

5,379
(
2,697)

($ 150,474)

$ 558
(
5,095)

($ 4,537)
Recognized
under other
combined
gains or
losses

-

-

-

$ 8,832)

$ -

-

-

$ -

Recognized
under other
combined
gains or
losses
$ -

-

-

-

2,397

-

-

-

-

-

$ 2,397

$ -

-

$ -
Balance – end
of year



(




34,761

-

2,281
$ 240,331
$ 83,422

1,839

5,657
$ 90,918
Balance – end
of year

































$ 348,362

16,417

4,633

4,324

36,831

4,500

2,037

15,057

5,379

3,592
$ 441,132
$ 84,514

-
$ 84,514
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  • (V) The deductible temporary differences and unused loss credit of the deferred income tax assets that are not recognized in the parent company only balance sheet

Deductible temporary
differences not recognized –
overseas subsidiaries
December 31, 2021
$ 1,260,000
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
$ 2,390,000
  • (VI) Authorization of income tax

Business income tax filed by the Company as of 2019 has been finalized by the tax authority.

XXIV. Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share
Basic EPS
Diluted earnings per share
2021
$ 5.41
$ 5.38
Unit: NTD per share
2020


$ 3.82
$ 3.80

The earnings and weighted average number of common stock shares used to calculate the earnings per share (EPS) are given below:

Net profit of the year

Net profit of the year
Net profit
Net profit used to calculate the
basic and diluted earnings per
share
Share(s)
Weighted average number of
common shares used to
calculate basic earnings per
share (EPS)
Impacts of potential common
stock with diluting effects:
Remuneration to employees
Weighted average number of
common stock shares used to
calculate the diluted earnings
per share (EPS)
2021
$ 2,926,855
$ 2,926,855
2021
540,764

3,521
544,285
2020

$ 2,066,612
$ 2,066,612
Unit: 1,000 shares
2020




540,764

3,311
544,075

If the Company can choose to issue employee remunerations in the form of shares or cash, in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, it is assumed that issuance of shares will be adopted for employee remunerations and the weighted average circulating shares are included in the calculation when the said common stock exercises the diluting effect in order to calculate the diluted earnings per share. When diluted earnings per share

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are calculated prior to issuance of shares as employee remunerations as determined in the following year, the diluting effect from the said potential common stock shall continue to be taken into consideration, too.

XXV. Disposal of investments in subsidiaries – loss of control

The Company decided to liquidate Silver Industrial Limited through its Board of Directors’ meeting on August 10, 2020. Silver Industrial Limited deals with trading of printed circuit boards. The Company completed the liquidation procedure on October 22, 2020 and lost control over the said subsidiary. For information on the disposal of Silver Industrial Limited, refer to Note XXVI to the 2021 consolidated financial reports of the Company.

XXVI. Capital risk management

The Company managed their capitals to assure that, insofar as various entities within the Group continued operations, the returns to shareholders could be maximized through optimal balances in liabilities and equity.

The Company’s structure consisted of its net debts (that is, borrowings less cash and cash equivalents) and equity (namely the capital stock, additional paid-in capital, retained earnings and other equity less treasury stocks).

It was not necessary for the Company to comply with any other external capital requirements.

XXVII. Financial instruments

  • (I) Fair value – financial instruments that are not measured at fair value

The management of the Company believes that the book value of the financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value is close to their fair value. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, no significant differences were found between the book value and the fair value.

(II) Information on fair value – financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  1. Fair value hierarchy

December 31, 2021

Fair value hierarchy
December 31, 2021
Financial assets measured
at fair value through
gains or losses
Derivative financial
instruments

December 31, 2020
Financial liabilities
measured at fair value
through gains or losses
Derivative financial
instruments
Degree 1
$ -

Degree 1
$ -
Degree 2
$ 9,196

Degree 2
$ 13,804
Total
$ 9,196
Total
$ 13,804
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No transfer of derivatives measured at fair value between Degrees 1 and 2 was found in 2021 and 2020.

  1. Appraisal techniques and input values measured at Degree 2 fair value

Categories of financial

Categories of financial
instruments
Derivative financial
instruments – Forward
foreign exchange
contracts & FX swaps
contracts
Non-TWSE/TPEx-listed
stocks
Appraisal techniques and input values
Discounted cash flow approach: Future cash
flows are estimated based on observable
forward exchange rates and contractual
forward exchange rates, discounted at a rate
that reflects the credit risk of various trading
counterparts.
Market approach: Evaluated based on other
comparable asset liabilities and critical
information.
  • (III) Categories of financial instruments
Categories of financial instruments
Financial assets
Measured at fair value through
gains or losses
Measured at fair value
through gains or losses
compulsorily
Financial liabilities measured at
amortized cost (Note 1)
Financial liabilities
Measured at fair value through
gains or losses
Held for transactions
Measured at post-amortization
cost (Note 2)
December 31, 2021
$ 9,196
10,967,957
-
10,281,712
December 31, 2020
$ -
9,647,901
13,804
8,078,206
  • Note 1: The balances included the financial assets at amortized costs, such as cash & cash equivalents, notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables and refundable deposits.

  • Note 2: The balances included the financial liabilities at amortized costs, such as short-term borrowings, short-term notes and bills payable, notes payable, accounts payable, other payables, long-term borrowings (including those due within a year), and guarantee deposits received.

  • (IV) Financial Risk Management Purpose and Policy

The Company manages the foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, and the price risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk of equity instruments in order to minimize the potential undesirable impacts of uncertainties on the market on the financial performance of the Company. Important financial planning of the Company is subject to review by the Audit Committee and/or the Board of Directors according

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to applicable regulations and the internal control system. When implementing a financial plan, the Company strictly follows applicable financial standards for the management of financial risk and division of responsibilities.

The Company hedges against risk exposure through derivatives in order to mitigate impacts from such risks. Utilization of derivatives is governed by policies approved by the Company’s Board of Directors as they are the written principles for the exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, utilization of derivatives and nonderivatives, and investment with remaining current funds. Internal auditors continue to review compliance with policies and risk exposure. The Company is not engaged in the trading of financial instruments (including derivatives) for speculative purpose.

1. Market risk

The major financial risks incurred by operating activities to be borne by the Company include the risk of change in the foreign exchange rate (see (1) below) and risk of change in the interest rate (see (2) below). The Company deals with various derivatives in order to manage the foreign exchange rate and interest rate risks it undertakes, including the hedge against the exchange rate risk arising from export sales with forward foreign exchange and FX swaps contracts.

The Company’s exposure to the market risk over related financial instruments and its management and measurement methods with regards to the said risk remain unchanged.

(1) Exchange rate risk

The Company deals with sales and purchases valued in foreign currencies and hence is exposed to the exchange rate variation rate. About 99.42% of the Company’s sales are not denominated in the functional currency and about 97.32% of the cost is not denominated in the functional currency. Insofar as it is permitted by policies, the Company manages the exposure to the foreign exchange risk and manages the risk through forward foreign exchange contracts.

For the book value of the Company’s monetary assets and monetary liabilities not denominated in the functional currency on the balance sheet date and that of derivatives exposed to the exchange rate risk, refer to Note XXXI.

Sensitivity Analysis

The Company is primarily exposed to the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates versus USD.

The following table details the Company’s sensitivity analysis when the exchange rate of NTD (functional currency) versus each concerning foreign currency increases or decreases by 2%. 2% means the sensitivity ratio applied by the Company when it reported the foreign exchange rate risk to the management, and also the management’s evaluation on reasonable changes of the foreign exchange rate. The sensitivity analysis only covers outstanding foreign currency monetary items and forward foreign exchange contracts designated to hedge against cash flows, and their conversions at the end of the year are adjusted by the change in exchange rate of 2%. The positive figures in the following table indicate

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the amount decreased for the net profit before tax when NTD appreciates by 2% versus respective related currencies; when NTD depreciates by 2% versus respective foreign currencies, the impacts on the net profit before tax will be the negative of the same amount.

Exchange gains or losses Effect of USD Effect of USD
2021
( $ 70,512 ) (i)
2020
( $ 78,836 ) (i)
  • (i) Primarily as a result the Company’s receivables, payables and borrowings which were denominated in USD and still outstanding on the balance sheet date, without hedging against cash flows.

The Company’s sensitivity to exchange rates declined this year, primarily as a result of the decrease in the funds denominated in USD that were lent to its subsidiaries, which led to the decrease in the balance of other accounts receivable denominated in USD.

  • (2) Interest rate risk

Exposure to the interest rate risk is the result of the Company borrowing funds both at fixed and floating interest rates. The Company manages the interest rate risk by maintaining a suitable combination of fixed and floating interest rates.

The book values of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities with exposure to interest rates on the balance sheet date are stated as following:


as following:

With fair value interest
rate risk
‒ Financial
liabilities
With cash flow interest
rate risk
‒ Financial assets
‒ Financial
liabilities
December 31, 2021
$ 25,414
1,489,964
2,494,294
December 31, 2020
$ 28,513
2,289,674
2,474,486

Sensitivity Analysis

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the interest rate risk exposure of derivatives and non-derivatives on the balance sheet dates. For liabilities at floating rate, the analysis is performed assuming that the amount of outstanding liabilities on the balance sheet date had been outstanding during the reporting period. 50 base points mean the interest rate change ratio applied by the Company when it reported interest rates to the management, and also the management’s evaluation on reasonable changes of the interest rate.

If the interest rate increases/decreases by 50 base points and all the other variables remain unchanged, the Company’s net profit before tax would decrease/increase by NTD 3,108 thousand and NTD 4,058 thousand,

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respectively, for 2021 and 2020 primarily as a result of the Company’s exposure to the risk of change in interest rates for demand deposits and borrowings.

2. Credit risk

The credit risk denotes the risk that the Company might incur a loss when the trading counterparts default the obligations under the contracts. As of the balance sheet date, the top credit risk the Company might incur in financial losses due to failure by the counterparts in failure in performance of the obligations and the Company provision of financial guarantees primarily come from notes the book amount of notes and accounts receivable recognized in the parent company only balance sheet.

Operation-related credit risk

The outstanding accounts receivable of the Company mainly come from customer bases around the world and no collaterals or credit guarantee is provided for most accounts receivable. Despite the related procedures defined by the Company to help supervise, manage, and reduce the credit risk of accounts receivable, there is no guarantee that such procedures can fully prevent against losses caused by credit risk. With economic conditions getting worse, such credit risk will increase. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the ratios of the balance of accounts receivable from Top 10 customers to the balance of accounts receivable of the Company had been 75% while the credit risk of the other accounts receivable was relatively insignificant.

In order to mitigate the credit risk, on the balance sheet date, the Consolidated Company evaluates one by one the amount collectible for notes and accounts receivable in order to make sure that suitable impairment losses for unrecoverable notes and accounts receivable have been recognized. Therefore, the Company’s management holds that the Consolidated Company’s credit risks had been significantly mitigated.

3. Liquidity risk

The Company has based on management and maintaining sufficient cash and cash equivalent to support the Group’s business operation and minimize the impact of changes in cash flow. The Company’s management closely watches the usage of the financing credit lines in banks and ensures compliance with terms and conditions set forth in borrowings contracts.

To the Company, borrowings from banks are a key source of liquidity. Please refer to the information provided in (2) Financing Ratio below for the financial ratio yet to be drawn down by the Company.

  • (1) Liquidity and interest rate risks of non-derivative financial liabilities

Non-derivative financial liabilities remaining contract maturity analysis is prepared in accordance with the earliest payment date expected of the Company and the undiscounted cash flows (including principal and estimated interest) of financial liabilities. Therefore, borrowings from banks that the Company may be asked to pay back immediately are listed within the earliest duration shown in the table below and chances for banks to exercise the said right immediately are not considered. The other non-

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derivative financial liabilities maturity analysis is prepared in accordance with the agreed repayment date.

The undiscounted interest for the cash flows of interests payable at floating interest rate is inferred according to the yield curve on the balance sheet date.

December 31, 2021

Liabilities
without
interest

Lease liabilities
Floating interest
rate
instruments
Fixed interest
rate
instruments

Repayment on
demand or less
than 1 month
Repayment on
demand or less
than 1 month
1 month–3
months
3 months–1
year
1 year–5 years 1 year–5 years Over 5 years



$ 157,457

1,095
200,000
-

$ 358,552




$ 959,410

2,194

156,328
-

$ 1,117,932




$ 649,544

9,935

7,196
-

$ 666,675




$ 410,088

12,190

-
2,130,770

$ 2,553,048




$ -

-

-
-
$ -

Further information about lease liabilities maturity analysis is given below:


below:
Lease liabilities Less than 1
year
1 year–5
years
5 years–10
years
10 years–15
years
15 years–20
years

Over 20
years
$ 13,224
$ 12,190
$ -
$ -
$ - $ -

December 31, 2020

Liabilities
without
interest

Lease liabilities
Floating interest
rate
instruments
Fixed interest
rate
instruments

Repayment on
demand or less
than 1 month
Repayment on
demand or less
than 1 month
1 month–3
months
3 months–1
year
1 year–5 years 1 year–5 years Over 5 years



$ 121,657

1,040
-
-

$ 122,697




$ 619,103

2,084

2,164
-

$ 623,351




$ 349,862

9,438

12,322
-

$ 371,622




$ 464,383

15,950

-
2,460,000

$ 2,940,333




$ -

-

-
-
$ -

Further information about lease liabilities maturity analysis is given below:


below:
Lease liabilities Less than 1
year
1 year–5
years
5 years–10
years
10 years–15
years
15 years–20
years

Over 20
years
$ 12,563
$ 15,950
$ -
$ -
$ - $ -

(2) Financing ratio

Unsecured bank overdraft (to be reviewed annually) ‒ Already drawn down $ 1,800,000 $ 1,510,000

December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020

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December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020

‒ Not yet drawn
down


Secured bank overdraft
‒ Already drawn
down

‒ Not yet drawn
down

3,417,880

$ 5,217,880

$ 694,294

756,476

$ 1,450,770
2,143,352
$ 3,653,352
$ 964,486
605,514
$ 1,570,000

XXVIII. Transactions-related party

The transactions between the Company and other related parties are as follows, except those already disclosed in the Notes:

  • (I) Related party name and affiliation

cept those already disclosed in the Notes:
Related party name and affiliation
Related parties’names
King Hsiang Investment Co.
Goldex Holding Limited
Gold Circuit International Ltd.
Gold Circuit Enterprise Limited
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Relationship with the Company
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary indirectly held
Subsidiary indirectly held
Subsidiary indirectly held
Subsidiary indirectly held
Subsidiary indirectly held
  • (II) Operating income
(II) Operating income
(III) Related parties’names
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Purchases
Related parties’names
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
2021
$ 112,884
12,517

12,168
$ 137,569
2021
$ 8,256,206
5,961,781
2,184,846
$ 16,402,833
2020




$ 19,446
3,027

4,463
$ 26,936
2020




$ 6,752,094
4,545,702
2,104,660
$ 13,402,456
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(IV) Receivables from related parties (excluding loans to related parties)

Related parties’names
Accounts receivable
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Other receivables
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
December 31, 2021
$ 88,347
9,336

4,719
$ 102,402
$ 50,517
32,887

10,302
$ 93,706
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020










$ 3,105
1,320
94
$ 4,519
$ 14,205
16,399
3,845
$ 34,449

No guarantee was collected for outstanding receivables from related parties. For receivables from related parties in 2021 and 2020, no allowance losses were set aside.

  • (V) Payables to related parties

aside.
Payables to related parties
Related parties’names
Accounts payable
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
December 31, 2021
$ 2,933,445
1,681,662

375,308
$ 4,990,415
December 31, 2020






$ 1,921,379
1,215,828
409,976
$ 3,547,183

No collaterals were provided for balances of outstanding payables to related parties.

  • (VI) Loans to related parties (including interest receivable)
Type of related party
Accounts receivable–related
party
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Interest receivable
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
December 31, 2021
$ 290,440

276,800
$ 567,240
$ 4,275

2,537
$ 6,812
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020










$ 437,995
512,640
$ 950,635
$ 5,222
9,959
$ 15,181
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Type of related party
Interest income
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.


2021
$ 12,010
9,741
$ 21,751


2020
$ 24,255
24,909
$ 49,164

The loans to subsidiaries were all unsecured ones.

(VII) Endorsement and guarantee

Endorsement and guarantee
Type of related party
Goldex Holding Limited
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Enterprise
Limited
Gold Circuit International Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Goldex Holding Limited
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Other
Type of related party
Other income
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
King Hsiang Investment Co.
December 31, 2021
USD 65,000
USD 23,200
USD 22,000
USD 20,000
USD
8,000
USD
-
EUR
5,000
CNY
-
2021
$ 147

24
$ 171
December 31, 2020














USD 65,000
USD 30,700
USD 24,000
USD 20,000
USD
8,000
USD
5,000
EUR
5,000
CNY 30,000
2020




$ 11
24
$ 35

(VIII) Other

(IX) Remuneration to the primary management

Short-term employee benefits
Benefits after
severance/retirement
2021
$ 77,476

1,485
$ 78,961
2020




$ 60,177

1,404
$ 61,581

The salaries and remunerations to directors and other key management are determined by the Compensation and Remuneration Committee in accordance with the personal performances and trends on the market.

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XXIX. Pledged assets

The following assets are provided as collaterals for financing and for the tariffs of imported raw materials and supplies:


imported raw materials and supplies:
Land
Building – net
December 31, 2021
$ 648,300

372,458
$ 1,020,758
December 31, 2020




$ 648,300
391,553
$ 1,039,853

XXX. Important matters, if any

The amount of unused letters of credit issued by the Company for procurement of raw materials and machinery & equipment are enumerated as following (expressed in NTD thousand):


NTD thousand):
Currency
JPY
USD
EUR
December 31, 2021
$ 13,460
131
802
December 31, 2020
$ 4,830
135
-

XXXI. Information about financial assets and liabilities in foreign currencies with significant influence:

The following information was summarized according to the foreign currencies other than the functional currencies of the Company. The exchange rates disclosed was used to translate the foreign currencies into the functional currency. Foreign currency assets and liabilities with significant influence are given below:

December 31, 2021

Foreign currency
assets
Monetary items
USD

CNY
EUR
Foreign currency
liabilities
Monetary items
USD
EUR
JPY
Foreign
currency
$ 367,934

39,064

900

240,564

1,149

13,190
Exchange rate
27.680 (USD: NTD)

4.341 (CNY: NTD)
31.320 (EUR: NTD)


27.680 (USD: NTD)

31.320 (EUR: NTD)
0.2405 (JPY: NTD)

Book value





$ 10,184,413
169,596

28,188
$ 10,382,197
$ 6,658,812
35,987

3,172
$ 6,697,971



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December 31, 2020

Foreign currency
assets
Monetary items
USD

CNY
EUR
JPY
Foreign currency
liabilities
Monetary items
USD
EUR
JPY
Foreign
currency
$ 303,902

38,703

696

10,300

165,496

803

40,910
Exchange rate
28.480 (USD: NTD)

4.3770 (CNY: NTD)
35.020 (EUR: NTD)
0.2763 (EUR: NTD)


28.480 (USD: NTD)

35.020 (EUR: NTD)
0.2763 (JPY: NTD)

Book value





$ 8,655,129
169,403
24,374
2,846
$ 8,851,752
$ 4,713,326
28,121
11,303
$ 4,752,750

XXXII. Important Post-term Matters

To adjust its capital outcome and to improve the return on shareholder equity, the Company decided through its Board of Directors on March 21, 2022 to embark on capital decrease in cash with share amount returned to shareholders; it is expected that the capital decrease will involve NTD 546,488 thousand, that is, 546,488 thousand shares to be removed, with a capital decrease ratio of around 10%. The record date for capital reduction and the record date for capital reduction and stock conversion are to be determined through the shareholders’ meeting scheduled for June 8, 2022.

XXXIII. Notes to Disclosures

  • (I) Related Information on major transactions and (II) reinvested businesses:

  • Fund loaned to others: Attachments 1 and 7.

  • Endorsement and guarantee made for others: Attachment 2.

  • Marketable securities held – end of year: Attachments 3 and 8.

  • Cumulative amount of the same marketable security purchased or sold reaching NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital and above: N/A.

  • Amount of real estate properties acquired reaching NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital and above: N/A.

  • Amount from disposal of real estate properties reaching NTD 300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital and above: N/A.

  • Amount of purchases/sales with related parties reaching NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital and above: Attachments 4 and 9.

  • Receivables from related parties reaching NTD 100 million or 20% of the paidin capital and above: Attachments 5 and 10.

  • Engagement in trading of derivatives: Note VIII.

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  • Information on reinvested businesses: Attachment 6.

  • (III)

  • Information about investment in Mainland China

  • The name of the investee in Mainland China, main items involved in the scope of operation, paid-in capital size, investment method, capital importation/exportation, holding ratio, investment profits and losses, book value of investments at end of term, repatriated investment profits or losses, and investment ceiling value for Mainland China: Attachment 11.

  • Major transactions and their values, payment terms, unrealized profits or losses that have incurred directly or indirectly through a third region with the investee in Mainland China: Attachment 12.

  • Direct, or indirect through a third region endorsement, guarantee or provision of collateral made with the investee in the Mainland China: Attachment 2.

  • Direct, or indirect through a third region financing with the investee in the Mainland China: Attachment 7.

  • Other transactions that produce material effects to the income or financial condition in the current period: N/A.

  • (IV) Information of major shareholders: Names and shareholding quantities and ratios of shareholders that hold at least 5% of the equity: Attachment 13.

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Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Fund loaned to others

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 1 Attachment 1 Unit: NTD thousand, Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, and CNY thousand USD thousand, and CNY thousand
No.
(Note 1)
Lending company Borrower Accounting
title
A
related
party
or not
Maximum
balance for
current term
Balance at end
of term
Amount actually
disbursed

Interest rate
range
Nature of
loan (Note
2)

Amount of
current business
(Note 4)
Reasons for
short-term
financing
Allowance for
bad debt
Collateral Limit of funds
lent to each
borrower
(Note 3)
Total limits of
funds lent (Note
3)
Title Value
0 Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Other
receivabl
es
Other
receivabl
es
Y
Y
Y
$ 513,630
( USD 18,000 )
419,400
( USD 15,000 )
153,440
(CNY 35,000)
$ 498,240
( USD 18,000 )
138,400
( USD
5,000 )
152,040
(CNY 35,000)
$ 276,800
( USD 10,000 )
138,400
( USD
5,000 )
152,040
(CNY 35,000)
1.5%~3%
1.5%~2.5%
3.7%~4.35%
(1)
(1)

(1)
$ 8,256,206
2,184,846
2,184,846


$ -
-
-


$ -
-
-
$ 4,201,204

2,184,846

2,184,846
$ 4,201,204

4,201,204

4,201,204

Note 1: For the No. field, instructions are given below:

  • (1) “0” for the issuer.

  • (2) Investees are numbered from number 1 and so on.

Note 2: Fund loaned to others can be one of the following two types by nature:

  • (1) Business association

  • (2) Short-term financing needed

Note 3: The total funds lent by the Company to others may not exceed 40% of the Company’s net value in the most recent financial statements audited or certified by the CPAs (for Q3 of 2021).

  • The limit of funds lent to each borrower, by the purpose of borrowing, is set as follows:

  • (1) For the borrower trading with the Company, the limit of funds lent shall be no more than the amount of purchases or that of sales between the Company and the borrower over the past year or for the current year up to lending of the funds, whichever is higher.

(2) Where short-term financing is needed, the limit of funds lent may not exceed 40% of the Company’s net value in the most recent financial statements audited or certified by the CPA (for Q3 of 2021).

Note 4: The amount refers to the amount of purchases or that of sales between the Company and Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. and Changshu Gold Circuit Technology Ltd. over the past year, whichever is higher.

  • 69 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Endorsement and Guarantee Made for Others

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 2 Attachment 2 Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, CNY thousand, EUR thousand

Amount actually
disbursed
Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)
Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
$ -
17.13
$ 15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( EUR
- )
-
1.49
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
2.11
15,754,515
Y
N
N
-
( USD
- )
-
5.27
15,754,515
Y
N
N
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
6.11
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
5.8
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( CNY
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
-
( USD
- )
-
-
15,754,515
Y
N
Y
No. Endorsed / guaranteed
by
Counterpart Limit of
endorsement /
guarantee on
particular
enterprise (Note
1)

Maximum
balance of
endorsement /
guarantee made
during the
current period
Balance of
endorsement /
guarantee at end
of the period

Amount actually
disbursed

Amount of
endorsement /
guarantee
secured by
properties
Accumulated
ratio of the
value of
endorsement
and guarantee
in the net
worth of
financial
statements of
the most recent
term (%)

Maximum limit
of endorsement
/ guarantee
(Note 2)
As the parent company’s
endorsements / guarantees toward
subsidiary(ies) (Note 3)
As a subsidiary’s endorsements /
guarantees toward its parent
company (Note 3)
As the endorsements / guarantees
toward the Mainland China
area.(Note 3)
Name Affiliation
0 Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Goldex Holding Limited
Gold Circuit International
Limited
Gold Circuit Enterprise
Limited
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Sub-subsidiary
wholly invested in
directly by the
Company
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary
indirectly
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary
indirectly
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary
indirectly
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary
indirectly
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary
indirectly
$ 7,877,258
7,877,258
7,877,258
7,877,258
7,877,258
7,877,258
7,877,258
7,877,258
$ 1,854,775
( USD
65,000 )

171,850
( EUR
5,000 )

228,280
( USD
8,000 )

570,700
( USD
20,000 )

818,955
( USD
28,700 )

891,520
( USD
32,000 )

131,520
( CNY
30,000 )

142,675
( USD
5,000 )
$ 1,799,200
( USD
65,000 )
156,600
( EUR
5,000 )
221,440
( USD
8,000 )
553,600
( USD
20,000 )
642,176
( USD
23,200 )
608,960
( USD
22,000 )
-
( CNY
- )
-
( USD
- )
$ 996,480
( USD
36,000 )
-
( EUR
- )
-
( USD
- )
-
( USD
- )
415,200
( USD
15,000 )
-
( USD
- )
-
( CNY
- )
-
( USD
- )
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17.13
1.49
2.11
5.27
6.11
5.8
-
-
$ 15,754,515
15,754,515
15,754,515
15,754,515
15,754,515
15,754,515
15,754,515
15,754,515
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
  • Note 1: The amount of endorsement/guarantee made by the Company for a single enterprise may not exceed 75% of the net value for the current term. The maximum of endorsement/guarantee on December 31, 2021 is obtained with 75% of the net value of the Company for the current term. The net value is based on that shown in the most recent financial statements audited and certified or reviewed by the CPA (for Q3 of 2021).

  • Note 2: The total amount of endorsements/guarantees made by the Company externally may not exceed 150% of the net value for the current term. The maximum of endorsement/guarantee on December 31, 2021 is obtained with 150% of the net value of the Company for the current term. The net value is based on that shown in the most recent financial statements audited and certified or reviewed by the CPA (for Q3 of 2021).

  • Note 3: Enter Y only in the case of the parent company’s endorsements/guarantees toward subsidiary(ies), a subsidiary’s endorsements/guarantees toward its parent company, and the endorsements/guarantees toward the Mainland China area.

  • 70 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Marketable securities held – end of year

December 31, 2021

Attachment 3

Unit: NTD thousand

Holder Type and name Affiliation to the issuer Account title End ofperiod End ofperiod Remarks
Share(s) Book value Equity (%) Fair value
Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.



Stock
AMB Technology Co., Ltd
Ultra Precision Technology
Company
King Hsiang Investment Co.
Goldex Holding Limited


Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Financial assets measured at fair
value through other combined
gains or losses – non-current
Financial assets measured at fair
value through other combined
gains or losses – non-current
Long-term equity investment
under equity method
Long-term equity investment
under equity method
267,857
1,000,000
19,999,400
196,910,000





$ -
-
$ -
$ 31,357
4,842,050
$ 4,873,407
1.984
10.290
99.997
100.000





$ -
-
$ -
$ 31,357
4,842,050
$ 4,873,407
  • 71 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Purchase/sale amount of transactions with related parties reaching NT$100 million or more than 20% of the paid-in capital

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 4 Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand
Supplier (customer) Trading counterpart
Affiliation
Status Distinctive terms and conditions of
trade and the reasons
Notes/accounts receivable
(payable)
Remarks
Purchase
(sale)
Amount Percentage in
total purchase
(sale) amount
%
Duration Unit price Duration Balance Percentage in
total
accounts/notes
receivable
(payable)%
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly
invested in via a
subsidiary indirectly

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase
$ 8,256,206
5,961,781
2,184,846
38
28
10
O/A 3 months
O/A 4 months
O/A 3 months
-
-
-


( $ 2,933,445 )
( 1,681,662 )
(
375,308 )
(
46 )
(
26 )
(
6 )

Unit: NTD thousand

  • 72 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Receivables from related parties worth NTD 100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital and above

December 31, 2021

Attachment 5 Unit: NTD thousand
Companies stated into accounts
receivable
Trading counterpart Affiliation Balance of
accounts receivable
– related party

Turnover
(Note 1)
Overdue accounts receivable – related
party
Amounts received
in subsequent
period – related
party
Allowance loss
Amount Accounting
treatment
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Accounts
receivable
$ 88,347
Other receivables
312,224
Accounts
receivable
9,336
Other receivables
345,232
2.47

2.35
$ -
-
-
-



$ 16,879
291,472
-
50,482
$ -
-
-
-

Note 1: The cycle days are not calculated for other receivables from related parties.

  • 73 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Information related to the reinvested companies… such as names and locations, etc.

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Table 6 Unit: NTD thousand

Investment gain
(loss) recognized for
the current period
(Note 1)
Remarks
( $ 3,162 )
(Note 2)
2,254,606
1,415,691
848,084
1,418,088
585,983
263,498
Unit: NTD thousand

Investment gain
(loss) recognized for
the current period
(Note 1)
Remarks
( $ 3,162 )
(Note 2)
2,254,606
1,415,691
848,084
1,418,088
585,983
263,498
Investor Investee Location Principal business Original investment cost Holdings at end ofyear Investment gain
(loss) of the investee

Investment gain
(loss) recognized for
the current period
(Note 1)
Remarks
End of the current
period
End of the previous
period
Share(s) Percentage
(%)
Book value
Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.

Goldex Holding Limited

Gold Circuit International
Limited
Gold Circuit Enterprise
Limited
King Hsiang Investment Co.
Goldex Holding Limited
Gold Circuit International
Limited
Gold Circuit Enterprise
Limited
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
No. 149-1, Zhong Zeng Rd., Tamsui
Dist., New Taipei City
Trust Net Chambers Lotemau Centre,
P.O. Box 1225, Apia, Samoa
P.O. Box 362, Road Town, Tortola,
Virgin islands, British
Turst Net Chambers Lotemau Centre,
P.O.Box 1225, Apia, Samoa
No. 238, Jinfeng Road, New District,
Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
No. 9, Jiulong Rd., Changshu
Southeast Economic Development
Zone, Jiangsu Province
No. 816, Southeast Avenue, Changshu
Hi-Tech Industrial Development
Zone,Jiangsu Province
General investment business



Design, produce and sell multi-
layer printed circuit boards

$ 199,994
6,271,398
3,239,310
2,670,554
3,239,310
959,724
980,105
$ 199,994
6,271,398
3,239,310
2,670,554
3,239,310
959,724
980,105
19,999,400
196,910,000
98,000,000
93,010,000
98,000,000
30,010,000
33,000,000
99.997
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
$ 31,357
4,842,050
2,789,730
2,027,875
2,933,004
2,820,499
(
706,856 )
$ 151,379
2,309,154
1,441,976
876,347
1,444,373
586,445

291,299
( $ 3,162 )
2,254,606
1,415,691
848,084
1,418,088
585,983
263,498
(Note 2)

Note 1: The investment gain (loss) recognized for the current period has taken into consideration the effects of unrealized (realized) gross losses on sales among reinvested companies.

Note 2: The investment loss of King Hsiang Investment Co. recognized for the current term, NTD 3,162 thousand, includes the investment gain recognized adopting the equity method, NTD 151,374 thousand, and reversal of the financial asset appraisal gain, NTD 145,951 thousand for King Hsiang Investment Co. from holding the Company’s shares under the “Accounting Principles for Management of Treasury Stocks” and receipt of the income from dividends issued by the Company worth NTD 8,585 thousand.

  • 74 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Funds lent by the reinvested company to others January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 7 Attachment 7 Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, and CNY thousand Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, and CNY thousand Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, and CNY thousand Unit: NTD thousand, USD thousand, and CNY thousand
No. Lending company Borrower Contents Maximum
balance for
current term
Balance at end of
term

Amount actually
disbursed – end
of period
Interest rate range
(%)
Nature of
lending
(Note 1)
Amount Reasons for
short-term
financing
Allowance for
bad debt
Collateral Limit of funds
lent to each
borrower
(Note 2)
Total limits of
funds lent
(Note 2)
Title Value
1
2
Goldex Holding
Limited
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit International
Limited
Gold Circuit Enterprise
Limited
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Other
receivables
Other
receivables
Other
receivables
Other
receivables
Other
receivables
Other
receivables
$ 599,235
( USD
21,000 )
256,815
( USD
9,000 )
285,350
( USD
10,000 )
148,188
( USD
5,300 )
89,472
( USD
3,200 )
876,800
( CNY 200,000 )
$ 581,280
( USD
21,000 )
249,120
( USD
9,000 )
138,400
( USD
5,000 )
146,704
( USD
5,300 )
88,576
( USD
3,200 )
868,800
( CNY 200,000 )
$ 581,280
( USD
21,000 )
249,120
( USD
9,000 )
138,400
( USD
5,000 )
146,704
( USD
5,300 )
88,576
( USD
3,200 )
851,070
( CNY 195,919 )
1.1854%~1.7224%
1.1551%~1.7178%
1.1285%~1.4756%
1.4236%~1.7193%
1.4214%~1.7193%
0.8%~4.35%
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
$ -
-
-
-
-
31,046
Working capital
Working capital
Working capital
Working capital
Working capital
Working capital
$ -

-

-

-

-

-





$ -
-
-
-
-
-
$ 14,367,492

14,367,492

14,367,492

14,367,492

14,367,492

3,324,864
$ 14,367,492

14,367,492

14,367,492

14,367,492

14,367,492

3,324,864

Note 1: Fund loaned to others can be one of the following two types by nature:

(1) Business association

(2) Short-term financing needed

Note 2: The amount of funds lent to a single borrower and the total amount of funds lent to others by a reinvestee (except Goldex Holding Limited and Gold Circuit Enterprise Limited) shall not exceed 150% of the reinvestee’s net value in its most recent financial statements audited or certified by the CPA (for Q3 of 2021). The amount of funds lent to a single borrower and the total amount of funds lent to others by Goldex Holding Limited and Gold Circuit Enterprise Limited shall not exceed 300% of their net value in their most recent financial statements audited or certified by the CPA (for Q3 of 2021).

The limit of funds lent to a single borrower and the total amount of funds lent to others by a subsidiary in Mainland China shall not exceed 150% of the reinvestee’s net value in its most recent financial statements audited or certified by the CPA (for Q3 of 2021). Note 3: The interest rate range for funds lent in 2021

  • 75 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Marketable securities held by reinvested companies - end of period December 31, 2021


December 31, 2021
Table 8 Unit: NTD thousand
Holder Type and name Affiliation to the issuer Account title End ofperiod Remarks
Share(s) Book value Equity (%) Fair value
King Hsiang Investment Co.

Stock
Lee Chi Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

The parent company in
which King Hsiang
Investment Co. holds
99.997% of the shares
Financial assets measured at fair
value through gains or losses
– current
Financial assets measured at fair
value through gains or losses
– current
155,595
5,723,750


$ 4,240
435,005
$ 439,245
0.068
1.058


$ 4,240
435,005
$ 439,245

Unit: NTD thousand

  • 76 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Purchase/sale amount of transactions of reinvested companies with related parties reaching NT$100 million or more than 20% of the paid-in capital January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 9 Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand
Supplier (customer) Trading counterpart
Affiliation
Status Distinctive terms and conditions of
trade and the reasons
Notes/accounts receivable
(payable)
Remarks
Purchase
(sale)
Amount Percentage in
total purchase
(sale) amount
%
Duration Unit price Duration Balance Percentage in
total
accounts/notes
receivable
(payable)%
Suzhou Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Changshu Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold
Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Ultimate parent
company
Ultimate parent
company
Ultimate parent
company
Associate
Ultimate parent
company
Sales
Sales
Sales
Sales
Purchase
( $ 8,256,206 )
(
5,961,781 )
(
2,184,846 )
(
117,210 )

112,884

(
91 )

(
93 )

(
94 )

(
2 )

2
O/A 3 months
O/A 4 months
O/A 3 months
O/A 4 months
O/A 4 months
-
-
-
-
-




$ 2,933,445
1,681,662
375,308
67,302
(
88,347 )

89

89

79

4

(
4 )
  • 77 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Reaching NTD 100 Million or 20% of Paid-in Capital and Above December 31, 2021

Attachment 10

Unit: NTD thousand

Companies stated into accounts
receivable
Trading counterpart Affiliation Balance of
accounts receivable
– related party

Turnover
ratio
(Note 1)
Overdue accounts receivable – related
party
Overdue accounts receivable – related
party
Amounts received
in subsequent
period – related
party
Allowance loss
Amount Accounting
treatment
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Goldex Holding Limited
Goldex Holding Limited
Goldex Holding Limited
Goldex Holding Limited
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Gold Circuit Enterprise
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Ultimate parent company
Ultimate parent company
Ultimate parent company
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly
Affiliated enterprise
Accounts
receivable
$ 2,933,445
Accounts
receivable
1,681,662
Accounts
receivable
375,308
Other receivables
138,599
Other receivables
249,667
Other receivables
582,940
Other receivables
146,949
Other receivables
870,647
3.40
4.12
5.56




$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-







$ 637,679
1,085,741
376,117
-
-
-
-
793
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Note 1: The cycle days are not calculated for other receivables from related parties.

  • 78 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Information about Investment in Mainland China

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 11 Unit: NTD thousand/USD thousand Unit: NTD thousand/USD thousand
Name of invested company in
China
Principal business Paid-in capital Mode of
investment
(Note 1)
Cumulative
investment
amount outward
remitted from
Taiwan –
beginning of the
period
Amount of investment made or
collected for the current term
Cumulative
investment
amount outward
remitted from
Taiwan – end of
the period
Net income of
investee
Shareholdings
of the
Company’s
direct or
indirect
investment (%)
Investment gains
or losses
recognized for the
current period
(Note 2)

Book value of
investment at
ending
Investment
income
repatriated to
Taiwan as of the
end of the period
Outward remitted Repatriated
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Design, produce and sell
multi-layer printed
circuit boards
Design, produce and sell
multi-layer printed
circuit boards
Design, produce and sell
multi-layer printed
circuit boards
$ 3,239,310
959,724
980,105
2
2
3
$ 3,239,310
959,724
980,105
$ -
-
-
$ -
-
-
$ 3,239,310
959,724
980,105
$ 1,444,373
586,445
291,299
100
100
100
2.(2)
$ 1,418,088
2.(2)
585,983
2.(2)
263,498
$ 2,933,004
2,820,499
(
706,856 )
$ -
-

-
Cumulative value remitted for investing in Mainland
China at the end of current term
Investment amount approved by Investment
Commission,MOEA
Limit of investment amount required by Investment
Commission, MOEA(Note 4)
$ 5,179,139
(USD
161,010)
$ 4,456,757
(USD
161,010)
$ -

Note 1: The modes of investment are classified into the following four types:

  1. To invest in Mainland China companies through remittance from a third area.

  2. To invest in Mainland China companies through a company invested in and established in a third area.

  3. To invest in Mainland China companies through reinvesting in an existing company in a third area.

  4. Other ways, ex: discretionary investment contract

Note 2: For the field of investment gain/loss recognized for the current term:

  1. Specify so if no investment gains or losses are yet available as preparations are ongoing.

  2. Specify one of the following three types for the basis for recognizing investment gains/losses.

  3. (1) Financial statements reviewed and approved by an international CPA firm in a collaborative relationship with a CPA firm of the ROC.

  4. (2) Financial statements audited by the CPAs of the parent company in Taiwan.

  5. (3) Others.

Note 3: The related figures herein should be expressed in NTD.

Note 4: The Company already received supporting documents answering to the scope of operation of the headquarters issued by the Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA on September 9, 2019. Therefore, the Company is not bound by the limit of investment in Mainland China specified by the Investment Commission, MOEA.

  • 79 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Any significant transactions with investees in Mainland China, either directly or indirectly through a third area

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Attachment 12 Unit: NTD thousand
Related parties’ names Affiliation of the Company
with related party
Type of transaction Amount Trading conditions Notes/accounts receivable
(payable)
(Realized)
unrealized gain
(loss)
Price Payment terms Comparison with
the general
transactions
Balance Percentage
(%)
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.


Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.


Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.

Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly


Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly


Company wholly invested in
via a subsidiary indirectly


Purchase
Sales
Surrogate shopping of
consumables

Purchase
Sales
Surrogate shopping of
consumables

Purchase
Sales
Surrogate shopping of
consumables
$ 8,256,206
112,884
58,553
5,961,781
12,168
22,902
2,184,846
12,517
13,507
$ 8,256,206
112,884
58,553
5,961,781
12,168
22,902
2,184,846
12,517
13,507
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
Similar
Similar
Similar
Similar
Similar
Similar
Similar
Similar
Similar
( $ 2,933,445 )
88,347
32,887
(
1,681,662 )
4,719
10,302
(
375,308 )
9,336
50,517
89
89
79
( $ 26,285 )
(
462 )
(
27,801 )
  • 80 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Information of Major Shareholders

December 31, 2021

Attachment 13

Attachment 13
Name of Major Shareholder Shares
Number of shares held
(share)

Shareholding ratio
Chang-Chi Yang
First Fiduciary Nomura Investment Account for
2020 of New Labor Pension Fund
Jui-Ching Li
107,258,019

47,174,162
30,724,300
19.64%
8.63%
5.62%
  • 81 -

§ Statement of important accounting titles §

Item
Asset, liability and equity items
Statement of Cash and Cash Equivalent
Statement of Accounts Receivable
Statement of Other Payables
Statement of Inventories
Statement of changes to investments applying the equity
method
Statement of changes in real estate properties, plants, and
equipment
Statement of changes in cumulative depreciation of real
estate properties, plants, and equipment
Statement of changes in right-of-use assets
Statement of changes in cumulative depreciation of right-
of-use assets
Statement of Accounts Payable
Statement of Other Payables
Statement of Lease Liabilities
Statement of long-term borrowings
Statement of Gain and Loss Items
Statement of Operating Income
Statement of Operating Cost
Statement of Manufacturing Expenses
Statement of Selling Expenses
Statement of Management Expenses
Statement of R&D Expenses
Statement of Other Gains, Expenses and Losses
Statement of Financial Cost
Summary of employee benefits, depreciation, depletion
and amortization of the year by function
Number / Index
I
II
III
VI
Note 10
Note 11
Note 11
Note 12
Note 12
V
Note 18
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
Note 22
Note 22
XIV
  • 82 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Statement of Cash and Cash Equivalents

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2021
Statement 1
Item
Cash
Cash on hand and
working capital
Bank deposit
Check and NTD
current
deposit
Foreign
currency
current
deposit
Cash equivalents
Foreign currency
time deposit
Summary
USD 36,115 thousand, @27.68
CNY 175 thousand, @4.344
EUR 1,000 thousand, @31.32
CNY 3,000 thousand, @4.344,
Period: December 29, 2021–March
1, 2022, Interest rate: 2.22%.
Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 865
475,594
999,670
761
42

13,032
$ 1,489,964


  • 83 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Accounts Receivable

December 31, 2021

Statement 2
Customer
Non-related party
R-01
R-02
R-03
R-04
Others (Note)
Subtotal
Related party
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Subtotal
Less: Allowance for bad debt
Summary
Loans





Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 1,775,492
1,765,136
966,286
844,350
3,321,200
8,672,464
88,347
9,336

4,719

102,402
(
42,114)
$ 8,732,752






(

Note: None of the account balance is with an amount exceeding 5% of the total amount.

  • 84 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Other Receivables

December 31, 2021

Statement 3
Item
Related parties
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Suzhou Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Technology Co., Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit
Electronics Ltd.
Non-related party
Others (Note)
Summary
Funds lent and interest
receivable
Sale of equipment and
consumables
Funds lent and interest
receivable
Sale of equipment and
consumables
Sale of equipment and
consumables
Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 279,337
32,887
294,715
50,517

10,302

667,758

76,068
$ 743,826




Note: None of the account balance is with an amount exceeding 5% of the total amount.

  • 85 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Inventory

December 31, 2021

Statement 4

Unit: NTD thousand

Item
Finished goods
In-process items
Raw materials &
supplies
Inventories in transit
Less: Allowance
losses on inventory
devaluation and
obsolescence
(Note)
Summary
Double-layer and multi-
layer boards

Copper foil substrate,
film, chemical agent,
drill pen, adhesive
tape, overcoat, rivets
Double-layer and multi-
layer boards
Amount Amount Amount
Cost
$ 1,988,170
780,315
276,206
215,358
3,260,049
66,057
$ 3,193,992
Net realized
value






$ 1,950,653
760,761
267,220
215,358
$ 3,193,992

Note: The losses provided due to devaluation and obsolescence of finished goods, in-process items, and raw materials & supplies.

  • 86 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Accounts Payable

December 31, 2021

Statement 5
Customer
Non-related party
P-01
P-02
P-03
P-04
P-05
Others (Note)
Related parties
Suzhou Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit Electronics
Ltd.
Changshu Gold Circuit Technology
Co., Ltd.
Summary
Loans




Loans

Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
Unit: NTD thousand
Amount







$ 117,258
159,559
276,878
161,353
122,956
606,016
1,444,020
2,933,445
1,681,662
375,308
4,990,415
$ 6,434,435

Note: None of the account balance is with an amount exceeding 5% of the total amount.

  • 87 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Lease liabilities

Statement 6
Item
Machinery &
equipment
Summary December 31, 2021
Lease Period
Discount rate
March 2013 –
February 2023
1.38%~2.68%
Unit: NTD thousand
Balance at
end of term
Note
$ 25,414
Unit: NTD thousand
Balance at
end of term
Note
$ 25,414
  • 88 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Long-term Borrowings

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2021
Statement 7
Creditor bank or guarantee institution
Mega International Commercial Bank
KGI Bank
CTBC
Summary
Mortgage loan
Mortgage
Credit-based borrowings
Amount (Note) Total
$ 430,770
250,000
200,000
$ 880,770
Borrowing period
9/6/2024
4/29/2024
11/23/2023
Interest rate
interval %
1.375
1.288
1.10
Unit: NTD thousand
Mortgage or
collateral
Land and building
Land and building
None
Current portion
$ 53,846
-

-
$ 53,846
Matured upon
expiration of one
year
$ 376,924
250,000

200,000
$ 826,924






Note: Please refer to Note XVI of the financial statement for the repayment method.

  • 89 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Operating Income January 1 through December 31, 2021

Unit: NTD thousand

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.
Statement of Operating Income
January 1 through December 31, 2021
Statement 8
Item
Sales income
Less: Sales return
Sales
allowance
Summary Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 26,230,454
(
315,063 )
(
365,173)
$ 25,550,218
  • 90 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Operating Cost

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Statement 9

Unit: NTD thousand

Item
Direct raw materials
Raw materials – beginning of year
Add: Materials received for the current
term
Less: Raw materials, end of period
Consumption of direct raw materials
Direct labor
Manufacturing expenses
Manufacturing costs
Add: In-process items at start of term
Less: In-process items at end of term
Costs of finished goods
Add: Finished goods, beginning of year
Procured externally for the current term
Less: Finished goods, end of year
Sale of scraps and waste materials
Gain on recovery of inventory
Transferred to be sample charges
Transferred to be other expenses
Transferred to be R&D expenditure
Amount
$ 174,080
5,068,141
(
273,508)
4,968,713
1,091,161

1,958,195
8,018,069
413,761
(
780,315)
7,651,515
1,427,705
16,388,763
(
1,988,170 )
(
206,159 )
(
16,027 )
(
10,316 )
(
903 )
(
221)
$ 23,246,187
  • 91 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Manufacturing Expenditure

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Statement 10
Item
Indirect materials
Salary expense
Rent expenses
Stationery and supplies
Traveling expenses
Freight
Postage and phone bill
Repairs and maintenance expenses
Water & electricity charges
Insurance premium
Tax
Depreciation
Amortizations
Meal expenses
Employee benefits
Miscellaneous purchase
Consumable materials
Packaging materials
Processing fees
Other expenses
Summary Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 148,135
376,223
1,520
2,816
897
172
2,658
205,541
402,102
136,729
7,490
270,761
9,177
7,643
30,167
12,601
66,476
4,703
68,141

204,243
$ 1,958,195


  • 92 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Promotional Expenditure

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Statement 11
Item
Salary expense
Rent expenses
Stationery and supplies
Traveling expenses
Freight
Postage and phone bill
Repairs and maintenance expenses
Utility bill
Insurance premium
Entertainment expense
Depreciation
Meal expenses
Employee benefits
Commission expenses
Import/export expenses
Training expenses
Other expenses
Summary Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 88,413
2,691
33
3,248
2,781
777
108
340
5,916
7,912
1,345
2,891
2,692
383,161
20,113
43

28,808
$ 551,272



  • 93 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of Administration Expenditure

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Statement 12
Item
Salary expense
Rent expenses
Stationery and supplies
Traveling expenses
Freight
Postage and phone bill
Repairs and maintenance expenses
Utility bill
Advertisement expense
Insurance premium
Entertainment expense
Donation
Tax
Depreciation
Amortizations
Meal expenses
Employee benefits
Training cost
Other expenses
Summary Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 245,597
2,501
864
1,663
69
394
11,772
3,466
172
12,072
3,993
3,740
1,028
15,692
88
530
1,248
2,905

63,221
$ 371,015


  • 94 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. Statement of R&D Expenditure

January 1 through December 31, 2021

Statement 13
Item
Salary expense
Rent expenses
Stationery and supplies
Traveling expenses
Freight
Postage and phone bill
Repairs and maintenance expenses
Utility bill
Insurance premium
Depreciation
Amortizations
Meal expenses
Employee benefits
Training expenses
Other expenses
Summary Unit: NTD thousand
Amount
$ 239,082
89
76
575
22
112
2,685
774
17,974
1,597
89
1,053
4,448
264

4,192
$ 273,032


  • 95 -

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

Summary of Employee Welfare, Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Expenditures for the Current Term

From January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020

Statement 14
Employee fringe benefit
expenses
Salary

Expenses for labor
and health
insurance
Pension expense
Remuneration to
directors
Other employee
benefit
expenses
Depreciation
expenditure
Amortization
expenditure
2021 Total
$ 1,929,263

161,845

72,000

39,188

110,844

289,395

9,354
Unit: NTD thousand
2020
Unit: NTD thousand
2020
Classified as
operating cost
$ 1,416,088
129,995
51,273
-
94,458
270,761
9,177
Classified as
operating
expense
$ 513,175

31,850

20,727

39,188

16,386

18,634

177
Classified as
operating cost
$ 1,294,063

117,364

51,772

-

89,408

265,742

10,460
Classified as
operating
expense
$ 437,824

29,407

20,228

24,502

15,998

16,716

190
Total
$ 1,731,887

146,771

72,000

24,502

105,406

282,458

10,650

Note:

  1. The number of employees for the current year and the previous year is 2,280 and 2,259 respectively. The number of directors who are not also employees is consistently 5.

  2. A company whose stocks are already listed on TWSE or trade in TPEx shall also disclose the following information:

  3. (1) The average employee benefit expenditure for the current year is NTD 1,000 thousand (“Total employee benefit expenditure - Total remuneration to directors for the current year” / “Number of employees - Number of employees not serving as director concurrently for the current year”.

    • The average employee benefit expenditure for the previous year was NTD 913 thousand (“Total employee benefit expenditure - Total remuneration to directors for the previous year” / “Number of employees - Number of employees not serving as director concurrently for the previous year”).
  4. (2) The average employee salary expenditure for the current year is NTD 848 thousand (Total salary expenditure for the current year / “Number of employees - Number of employees not serving as director concurrently for the current year”).

    • The average employee salary expenditure for the previous year was NTD 769 thousand (Total salary expenditure for the previous year” / “Number of employees - Number of employees not serving as director concurrently for the previous year”).
  5. (3) Variance in the average employee salary expenditure adjusted is 10.37% (“Average employee salary expenditure for the current year - Average employee salary expenditure for the previous year” / Average employee salary expenditure for the previous year).

  6. (4) There are no supervisors in the Company, so information on the disclosure of remuneration to supervisors is not provided.

  7. (5) The compensation and remuneration policies of the Company (including directors, managers, and employees). A. Director

     - a. Fixed: The board meeting is authorized to determine the remuneration to each director according to the standards of the industry; NT$30 thousand is allocated each month for each director now.
    
     - b. Variable: No more than 1% of the annual profit is allocated as director’s remuneration as required by the Articles of Incorporation.
    
    • B. The remuneration to managers is based on the requirements set forth in Article 29 of the Company Act.

    • C. The employees are paid according to the applicable requirements of the Company for practitioners and with reference to the salary criteria on the market. 5% to 10% of the annual profit is allocated as employees’ remuneration as required by the Articles of Incorporation.

    • D. The remuneration to directors and that to managers need to be periodically evaluated by the Company’s Remuneration Committee and the latter will define the compensation and remuneration.

  8. 96 -

Remarks:

  1. The calculation basis applied to the information about the number of employees referred to herein should be consistent with that applied to employee benefit expenditure and employee salary expenditure, and subject to the average number of employees.

  2. According to IAS 19, employees, including directors and other management officers, might provide services, on a full-time basis, on a part-time basis, permanently, from time to time, or temporarily. Therefore, the “employees” referred to herein include directors, managers, general employees and workers by contract, but exclude supervisors, temporary workers, labor service suppliers, or business contractors.

  3. The “remuneration to directors” means the remuneration, pension, compensation to directors, and income from professional practicing received by all directors, but salary, labor/national health insurance premium, pension and other welfare expenses received by any of them who serves as employee concurrently are excluded.

  4. The “remuneration to supervisors” means the rewards, compensation, and income from performing duties at work.

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