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GPPC Audit Report / Information 2019

Nov 13, 2019

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Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation

Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31,2019 and2018and Independent Auditors’ Report

CPA AUDIT REPORT

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation

Audit Opinions

We, as the CPAs, have completed the audit of the individual balance sheets dated December 31 of 2019 and 2018 and the individual comprehensive income statement, individual statement of changes in equity, individual statement of cash flows, and individual financial statement from January 1 to December 31 of 2019 and 2018, including summaries of major accounting policies of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation.

As CPAs, according to the audit results from us and those from other CPAs (please refer to the paragraph about other matters), the above-mentioned individual financial statement, in all major respects, was prepared in compliance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and hence are sufficient to show the individual financial standing of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the individual financial performance and individual cash flows between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Bases for the Audit Opinions

We followed the Rules Governing the Audit of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and generally accepted auditing rules while performing the audit. The responsibilities of the CPAs under the said standards will be explained further in the section about responsibilities in auditing the individual financial statement. Independently governed staff in the accounting firm that the CPAs belong to have followed moral regulations in honor of the profession of CPA and have remained independent of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation and fulfilled other responsibilities under the said regulations. Based on the audit results from us and those from other CPAs, we believe that sufficient and adequate evidence has been obtained for the audit to serve as the basis for expressing the audit opinions.

Key Matters Being Audited

Key matters being audited refer to the most important matters based on the professional judgment of the CPAs to be included in the audit of the 2019 individual financial statement of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation. Such matters were addressed throughout the audit of the individual financial statement and during the formation of audit opinions. The CPAs do not express separate opinions regarding these matters.

Key matters being audited of the 2019 individual financial statement of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation are specified as follows:

Recognition of Income

Income is the basic operational activities for the sustainable management of an enterprise and concerns its operational performance and the management generally is faced with the pressure of fulfilling the expected financial or business performance goals. Therefore, it is pre-established that income recognition is associated with significant risk and we consider that the recognition of timing of the transfer of control over sales of products and income from sales as part of the key matters being audited.

For the accounting policy on the recognition of income, please refer to Note 4 (28) of the individual financial statement. For information on accounting items for income, please refer to the

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disclosure in Note 6 (27) of the individual financial statement. Major audit procedures that are already carried out by the CPAs for the above-mentioned matters are as follows:

  1. Test the validity of sales and the internal control for the payment collection cycle in terms of its design and implementation and evaluate by random sampling if the recognition of income is adequate.

  2. Understand the type of product and the distribution specifications with Top 10 distribution customers and evaluate the legitimacy of the distribution income and the number of days involved in the turnover of accounts receivable and analyze if there is any abnormal variation among the customers.

  3. Select samples from distribution transactions within a certain period of time before and after the shipping deadline and verify them against related certificates in order to evaluate the accuracy of transfer timing of risks and rewards of goods produced and distributed and the control right and the timing when income is recognized.

Impairment evaluation of real estate, plants and equipment

As of December 31, 2019, the book value of real estate, plants, and equipment owned by Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation totaled $6,046,298 thousand, accounting for around 22% of the total asset value and the value is significant for the individual financial statement. In addition, the overall economic trends, market competition, and technical development can all affect the future operations of the company and accordingly affect the expected economic benefits and the recoverable amount that may be generated in the future by the cash generating units for the assets estimated and determined by the management in order to evaluate if impairment exists. Therefore, the evaluation of impairment of real estate, plants, and equipment is listed by the CPAs as part of the key matters being audited.

For the accounting policy on the impairment of real estate, plants and equipment and nonfinancial assets, please refer to Note 4 (16) and (19) of the individual financial statement. For information on accounting items involving real estate, plants and equipment, please refer to the disclosure in Note 6 (11) of the individual financial statement. Major audit procedures that are already carried out by the CPAs for the above-mentioned matters are as follows:

  1. Obtain the asset impairment assessment form for respective cash generating units that have been evaluated spontaneously by the Company.

  2. Evaluate the legitimacy of impairment signs identified by the management and the assumption and sensitivity adopted, including whether the differentiation of cash-generating units, forecast of cash flows, and discount rate are appropriate or not.

  3. Ask the management and review audit evidence obtained from the subsequent audit procedure for verification of absence of any matter related to impairment testing after the reporting date.

Valuation of investment balance adopting the equity method

The investment balance of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation as of December 31, 2019 adopting the equity method totaled $14,594,602 thousand, accounting for around 54% of the total asset value. The net worth of comprehensive income (including the portions of profits and losses from subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint ventures recognized using the equity method and the portions of other comprehensive income from subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint ventures recognized using the equity method) totaled $913,371 thousand, accounting for around 56% of the total comprehensive income. The impacted value is significant to the individual financial statement. Therefore, the CPAs include valuation of investment balance adopting the equity method as part of the key matters being audited.

For the accounting policy on investments adopting the equity method, please refer to Note 4 (15) of the individual financial statement. For information on accounting items for investments adopting the equity method, please refer to the disclosure in Note 6 (10) of the individual financial statement.

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Major audit procedures that are already carried out by the CPAs for the above-mentioned matters are as follows:

  1. Evaluate the accuracy of calculation during valuation adopting the equity method and the adopted accounting policy.

  2. Check the accuracy in the calculation of unrealized profits or losses generated from transactions with companies invested in using the equity method; they have been reasonably written off and evaluate the adopted accounting policy; the adopted accounting policy has been adjusted as needed to be consistent with the policies adopted by the Company.

  3. Evaluate the legitimacy of impairment signs of investments adopting the equity method as identified by the management and the assumption and sensitivity adopted, including whether or not the forecast of profitability of companies invested in it in the future or the discount rate is appropriate.

Other Matters Mentioning Audits by other CPAs

As is stated in Note 6 (10) of the individual financial statement, among the investments by Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation adopting the equity method, the financial statements of the re- investment company adopting the equity method through KK Enterprise K.K. Chemical Company Limited and KK Enterprise (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and the reinvestment company Zhenjiang Chimei Chemical Company Limited and Zhangzhou Chimei Chemical Company Limited adopting the equity method through British Virgin Islands Land & Sea Capital Corp. were audited by other CPAs, not us. Therefore, among the opinions expressed by us on the above-mentioned individual financial statement, the amount listed in the above-mentioned financial statement of the Company and the above-mentioned information about the Company in Note 13 of the individual financial statement are completely based on audit reports from other CPAs. The balance of the above-mentioned investments adopting the equity method in the companies by Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, was $6,620,330 thousand and $5,530,087 thousand, accounting for 24.37% and 21.35% of the total value, respectively. The portions of profits and losses indirectly recognized adopting the equity method from January 1 to December 31, 2019 and 2018, was $1,224,993 thousand and $991,644 thousand, accounting for 74.67% and 37.65% of the total comprehensive income, respectively.

Responsibilities of Management and Governance Unit to Individual Financial Reports

The management is responsible for preparing adequately expressed individual financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and maintaining necessary internal control relevant to the compilation of the individual financial statements in order to ensure that no significant untruthful expressions caused by frauds or errors exist in the individual financial statements.

While preparing the individual financial statement, the management is responsible for also evaluating the ability of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation to continue with the operation and disclosing related matters and adopting the accounting basis for continued operation, among others. Unless the management intends to liquidate Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation or discontinue operation or there are no other actually feasible solutions than liquidation or discontinued operation. The governance unit (including the Audit Committee) of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation is responsible for supervising the financial reporting process.

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Responsibilities of CPAs in Inspecting Individual Financial Statement

We audit the individual financial statement in order to be reasonably convinced as to whether the individual financial statement as a whole contains major untruthful expressions due to frauds or errors and to issue the audit report. Reasonably convinced is highly convinced. There is no guarantee, however, that existence of significant untruthful expressions in the individual financial statement will be detected according to generally accepted auditing standards. Untruthful expressions might have been caused by frauds or errors. If individual values or an overview of untruthful expressions can be reasonably expected to affect economic decisions made by users of the individual financial statement, they are considered significant.

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

  • Identify and evaluate the risk of significant untruthful expressions in the individual financial statement due to frauds or errors, design and enforce appropriate responsive policies for determined risks; and collect sufficient and adequate evidence from the audit in order to render audit opinions. Due to the fact that frauds might involve collusion, forging, intentional omission, untruthful statement, or non-compliance with internal control, the risk associated with undetected significant untruthful expressions caused by frauds is higher than that caused by errors.

  • Obtain a necessary understanding of internal control concerning the audit in order to design appropriate audit procedures reflective of then-current situation. The purpose, however, is not to effectively express opinions on the internal control of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation.

  • Evaluate the adequacy of accounting policies adopted by the management and the legitimacy of accounting estimates and related disclosures made.

  • Reach a conclusion with regard to the adequacy of the accounting basis adopted to continue with operation by the management and whether significant uncertainties of events or conditions that might result in significant concerns about the ability of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation to continue with operation exist or not according to the evidence obtained from the audit. In the event that it is determined that significant uncertainties exist with such events or conditions, on the other hand, the CPAs must remind users of the individual financial statement in their audit report that they should pay attention to related disclosures included in the statement or modify their audit opinions if such disclosures are inappropriate. Conclusions made by the CPAs are based on the evidence from the audit obtained as of the date of the audit report. Future events or conditions, however, are likely to result in Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation no longer capable of continuing with operation.

  • Evaluate the overall expression, structure, and contents of the individual financial statement (including related notes) and whether or not the individual financial statement has fairly expressed related transactions and events.

  • Obtain sufficient and adequate evidence from the audit regarding the financial information of entities comprising Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation and express opinions about the individual financial statement. The CPAs are responsible for providing guidance on, supervising, and implementing audits and for coming up with audit opinions for the individual financial statement.

Communications made by the CPAs with governance units include the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings (including significant deficiencies found with internal control during the audit).

The CPAs have also provided the governance units with the declaration on independence that independently governed staff in the accounting firm that the CPAs belong to have followed moral regulations in honor of the profession of CPA and have communicated with the governance units all relationships and other matters considered to be likely undermining the independence of CPAs (including related safeguard measures).

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The CPAs, from the matters communicated with the governance units, decided key matters to be included in the 2019 individual financial statement audit of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation. The CPAs specify such matters in the audit report unless it is disallowed by law to disclose to the public specific matters or under rare circumstances, the CPAs decide not to communicate specific matters in the audit report as it can be reasonably expected that negative impacts from such communication would be greater than the public interest that will be enhanced.

Crowe Horwath International CPA Ying Chia Hsiao CPA Wu Chang Wang

Approval document number: FSC Review No. 10200032833 March 19, 2020

Notice to Readers

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

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

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Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

Codes Assets Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Amount
%
Amount
%
$6,151,330
23
$5,227,246
20
1,623,640
6
1,567,675
6
23,247
-
-
-
1,201
-
14,419
-
1,362,287
5
1,918,484
8
13,882
-
735
-
24,721
-
42,181
-
1,342,132
5
1,604,466
6
60,220
-
79,286
-
1,700,000
7
-
-
21,015,000
77
20,671,256
80
294,765
1
295,533
1
14,594,602
54
13,745,161
53
6,046,298
22
6,600,827
26
42,980
-
-
-
35,210
-
28,659
-
1,025
-
889
-
120
-
187
-
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
$1,705,453
6
$2,115,208
8
11,120
-
20,881
-
1,178,229
4
1,091,667
4
348
-
-
-
316,872
1
482,508
2
-
-
6,415
-
170,159
1
498,854
2
12,403
-
12,004
-
13,284
-
-
-
128
-
128
-
2,910
-
2,751
-
1,092,209
4
1,044,304
4
9,610
-
8,153
-
979,856
4
980,012
4
30,942
-
-
-
46,675
-
29,872
-
2,934
-
4,075
-
22,192
-
22,192
-
2,797,662
10
3,159,512
12
9,266,203
34
9,266,203
36
9,066,203
33
9,066,203
35
200,000
1
200,000
1
181,698
1
180,533
1
14,695,878
54
12,608,192
48
1,790,463
7
1,494,452
6
1,640,828
6
1,640,828
6
11,264,587
41
9,472,912
36
280,466
1
739,639
3
(521,982)
(2)
(206,080)
(1)
802,448
3
945,719
4
(55,577)
-
(55,577)
-
24,368,668
90
22,738,990
88
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Amount
%
Amount
%
$6,151,330
23
$5,227,246
20
1,623,640
6
1,567,675
6
23,247
-
-
-
1,201
-
14,419
-
1,362,287
5
1,918,484
8
13,882
-
735
-
24,721
-
42,181
-
1,342,132
5
1,604,466
6
60,220
-
79,286
-
1,700,000
7
-
-
21,015,000
77
20,671,256
80
294,765
1
295,533
1
14,594,602
54
13,745,161
53
6,046,298
22
6,600,827
26
42,980
-
-
-
35,210
-
28,659
-
1,025
-
889
-
120
-
187
-
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
$1,705,453
6
$2,115,208
8
11,120
-
20,881
-
1,178,229
4
1,091,667
4
348
-
-
-
316,872
1
482,508
2
-
-
6,415
-
170,159
1
498,854
2
12,403
-
12,004
-
13,284
-
-
-
128
-
128
-
2,910
-
2,751
-
1,092,209
4
1,044,304
4
9,610
-
8,153
-
979,856
4
980,012
4
30,942
-
-
-
46,675
-
29,872
-
2,934
-
4,075
-
22,192
-
22,192
-
2,797,662
10
3,159,512
12
9,266,203
34
9,266,203
36
9,066,203
33
9,066,203
35
200,000
1
200,000
1
181,698
1
180,533
1
14,695,878
54
12,608,192
48
1,790,463
7
1,494,452
6
1,640,828
6
1,640,828
6
11,264,587
41
9,472,912
36
280,466
1
739,639
3
(521,982)
(2)
(206,080)
(1)
802,448
3
945,719
4
(55,577)
-
(55,577)
-
24,368,668
90
22,738,990
88
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Amount
%
Amount
%
$6,151,330
23
$5,227,246
20
1,623,640
6
1,567,675
6
23,247
-
-
-
1,201
-
14,419
-
1,362,287
5
1,918,484
8
13,882
-
735
-
24,721
-
42,181
-
1,342,132
5
1,604,466
6
60,220
-
79,286
-
1,700,000
7
-
-
21,015,000
77
20,671,256
80
294,765
1
295,533
1
14,594,602
54
13,745,161
53
6,046,298
22
6,600,827
26
42,980
-
-
-
35,210
-
28,659
-
1,025
-
889
-
120
-
187
-
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
$1,705,453
6
$2,115,208
8
11,120
-
20,881
-
1,178,229
4
1,091,667
4
348
-
-
-
316,872
1
482,508
2
-
-
6,415
-
170,159
1
498,854
2
12,403
-
12,004
-
13,284
-
-
-
128
-
128
-
2,910
-
2,751
-
1,092,209
4
1,044,304
4
9,610
-
8,153
-
979,856
4
980,012
4
30,942
-
-
-
46,675
-
29,872
-
2,934
-
4,075
-
22,192
-
22,192
-
2,797,662
10
3,159,512
12
9,266,203
34
9,266,203
36
9,066,203
33
9,066,203
35
200,000
1
200,000
1
181,698
1
180,533
1
14,695,878
54
12,608,192
48
1,790,463
7
1,494,452
6
1,640,828
6
1,640,828
6
11,264,587
41
9,472,912
36
280,466
1
739,639
3
(521,982)
(2)
(206,080)
(1)
802,448
3
945,719
4
(55,577)
-
(55,577)
-
24,368,668
90
22,738,990
88
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Amount
%
Amount
%
$6,151,330
23
$5,227,246
20
1,623,640
6
1,567,675
6
23,247
-
-
-
1,201
-
14,419
-
1,362,287
5
1,918,484
8
13,882
-
735
-
24,721
-
42,181
-
1,342,132
5
1,604,466
6
60,220
-
79,286
-
1,700,000
7
-
-
21,015,000
77
20,671,256
80
294,765
1
295,533
1
14,594,602
54
13,745,161
53
6,046,298
22
6,600,827
26
42,980
-
-
-
35,210
-
28,659
-
1,025
-
889
-
120
-
187
-
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
$1,705,453
6
$2,115,208
8
11,120
-
20,881
-
1,178,229
4
1,091,667
4
348
-
-
-
316,872
1
482,508
2
-
-
6,415
-
170,159
1
498,854
2
12,403
-
12,004
-
13,284
-
-
-
128
-
128
-
2,910
-
2,751
-
1,092,209
4
1,044,304
4
9,610
-
8,153
-
979,856
4
980,012
4
30,942
-
-
-
46,675
-
29,872
-
2,934
-
4,075
-
22,192
-
22,192
-
2,797,662
10
3,159,512
12
9,266,203
34
9,266,203
36
9,066,203
33
9,066,203
35
200,000
1
200,000
1
181,698
1
180,533
1
14,695,878
54
12,608,192
48
1,790,463
7
1,494,452
6
1,640,828
6
1,640,828
6
11,264,587
41
9,472,912
36
280,466
1
739,639
3
(521,982)
(2)
(206,080)
(1)
802,448
3
945,719
4
(55,577)
-
(55,577)
-
24,368,668
90
22,738,990
88
$27,166,330
100
$25,898,502
100
Amount % Amount %
11xx

1100
1110
1150
1170
1180
1200
1310
1410
1476
15xx

1517
1550
1600
1755
1840
1920
1932
1xxx

Codes
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current
Net notes receivable
Net accounts receivable
Accounts receivable - related parties
Other receivables
Net inventories
Prepayments
Other financial assets - current
Non-current assets

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income - noncurrent
Investments accounted for using equity method
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use assets
Deferred income tax assets
Refundable deposits
Long-term receivables
Total assets
Liabilities and Equity
$6,151,330 23 $5,227,246 20
1,623,640
23,247
1,201
1,362,287
13,882
24,721
1,342,132
60,220
1,700,000
6
-
-
5
-
-
5
-
7
1,567,675
-
14,419
1,918,484
735
42,181
1,604,466
79,286
-
6
-
-
8
-
-
6
-
-
21,015,000 77 20,671,256 80
294,765
14,594,602
6,046,298
42,980
35,210
1,025
120
1
54
22
-
-
-
-
295,533
13,745,161
6,600,827
-
28,659
889
187
1
53
26
-
-
-
-
$27,166,330 100 $25,898,502 100
$1,705,453 6 $2,115,208 8
21xx

2130
2170
2180
2200
2220
2230
2250
2280
2310
2399
25xx

2550
2570
2580
2640
2645
2670
2xxx

31xx

3100
3110
3120
3200
3300
3310
3320
3350
3400
3410
3420
3400
3xxx

3x2x
Current liabilities
Contract liabilities - current
Accounts payable
Accounts payables - related parties
Other receivables
Other receivables
Current income tax liabilities
Provisions - current
Lease liabilities - current
Advances receipts
Other current liabilities - Other
Noncurrent liabilities
Provisions - noncurrent
Deferred income tax liabilities
Lease liabilities - noncurrent
Net defined benefit liabilities - noncurrent
Guarantee deposits received
Other noncurrent liabilities - other
Total liabilities
Equity
Share capital
Common shares capital
Preferred shares capital
Capital reserve
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Other equity

Exchange differences on translating financial statements
of foreign operations

Unrealized gain/loss of financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive income
Treasury stocks
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
11,120
1,178,229
348
316,872
-
170,159
12,403
13,284
128
2,910
-
4
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
20,881
1,091,667
-
482,508
6,415
498,854
12,004
-
128
2,751
-
4
-
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
1,092,209 4 1,044,304 4
9,610
979,856
30,942
46,675
2,934
22,192
-
4
-
-
-
-
8,153
980,012
-
29,872
4,075
22,192
-
4
-
-
-
-
2,797,662 10 3,159,512 12
9,266,203 34 9,266,203 36
9,066,203
200,000
33
1
9,066,203
200,000
35
1
181,698 1 180,533 1
14,695,878 54 12,608,192 48
1,790,463
1,640,828
11,264,587
7
6
41
1,494,452
1,640,828
9,472,912
6
6
36
280,466 1 739,639 3
(521,982)
802,448
(2)
3
(206,080)
945,719
(1)
4
(55,577) - (55,577) -
24,368,668 90 22,738,990 88
$27,166,330 100 $25,898,502 100

(Please refer to the Notes to consolidated financial statement)

Chairman of Board: Pin Cheng Yang

Manager: Chia Hsiung Tseng

Chief Accountant: Ling Chu Chen

6

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

Codes Items Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Year Ended December 31,
2019
Year Ended December 31,
2018
Amount

Amount

$16,229,085
100
$20,305,094
100
(14,779,229)
(91)
(17,525,024)
(86)
1,449,856
9
2,780,070
14
(315)
-
(4,744)
-
4,744
-
13,318
-
1,454,285
9
2,788,644
14
(414,240)
(2)
(489,604)
(2)
(153,504)
(1)
(164,972)
(1)
(236,379)
(1)
(294,335)
(1)
(24,357)
-
(30,297)
-
1,040,045
7
2,299,040
12
67,306
-
62,232
-
(28,777)
-
63,145
-
(800)
-
(419)
-
1,333,846
8
1,211,359
6
1,371,575
8
1,336,317
6
2,411,620
15
3,635,357
18
(341,495)
(2)
(675,251)
(3)
2,070,125
13
2,960,106
15
(768)
-
(72,367)
-
(20,263)
-
7,164
-
(96,732)
(1)
(175,549)
(1)
4,053
-
758
-
(113,710)
(1)
(239,994)
(1)
(323,743)
(2)
(121,532)
(1)
7,841
-
34,990
-
(315,902)
(2)
(86,542)
(1)
(429,612)
(3)
(326,536)
(2)
$1,640,513
10
$2,633,570
13
$2.27
$3.26
$2.27
$3.25
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Year Ended December 31,
2019
Year Ended December 31,
2018
Amount

Amount

$16,229,085
100
$20,305,094
100
(14,779,229)
(91)
(17,525,024)
(86)
1,449,856
9
2,780,070
14
(315)
-
(4,744)
-
4,744
-
13,318
-
1,454,285
9
2,788,644
14
(414,240)
(2)
(489,604)
(2)
(153,504)
(1)
(164,972)
(1)
(236,379)
(1)
(294,335)
(1)
(24,357)
-
(30,297)
-
1,040,045
7
2,299,040
12
67,306
-
62,232
-
(28,777)
-
63,145
-
(800)
-
(419)
-
1,333,846
8
1,211,359
6
1,371,575
8
1,336,317
6
2,411,620
15
3,635,357
18
(341,495)
(2)
(675,251)
(3)
2,070,125
13
2,960,106
15
(768)
-
(72,367)
-
(20,263)
-
7,164
-
(96,732)
(1)
(175,549)
(1)
4,053
-
758
-
(113,710)
(1)
(239,994)
(1)
(323,743)
(2)
(121,532)
(1)
7,841
-
34,990
-
(315,902)
(2)
(86,542)
(1)
(429,612)
(3)
(326,536)
(2)
$1,640,513
10
$2,633,570
13
$2.27
$3.26
$2.27
$3.25
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Year Ended December 31,
2019
Year Ended December 31,
2018
Amount

Amount

$16,229,085
100
$20,305,094
100
(14,779,229)
(91)
(17,525,024)
(86)
1,449,856
9
2,780,070
14
(315)
-
(4,744)
-
4,744
-
13,318
-
1,454,285
9
2,788,644
14
(414,240)
(2)
(489,604)
(2)
(153,504)
(1)
(164,972)
(1)
(236,379)
(1)
(294,335)
(1)
(24,357)
-
(30,297)
-
1,040,045
7
2,299,040
12
67,306
-
62,232
-
(28,777)
-
63,145
-
(800)
-
(419)
-
1,333,846
8
1,211,359
6
1,371,575
8
1,336,317
6
2,411,620
15
3,635,357
18
(341,495)
(2)
(675,251)
(3)
2,070,125
13
2,960,106
15
(768)
-
(72,367)
-
(20,263)
-
7,164
-
(96,732)
(1)
(175,549)
(1)
4,053
-
758
-
(113,710)
(1)
(239,994)
(1)
(323,743)
(2)
(121,532)
(1)
7,841
-
34,990
-
(315,902)
(2)
(86,542)
(1)
(429,612)
(3)
(326,536)
(2)
$1,640,513
10
$2,633,570
13
$2.27
$3.26
$2.27
$3.25
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Year Ended December 31,
2019
Year Ended December 31,
2018
Amount

Amount

$16,229,085
100
$20,305,094
100
(14,779,229)
(91)
(17,525,024)
(86)
1,449,856
9
2,780,070
14
(315)
-
(4,744)
-
4,744
-
13,318
-
1,454,285
9
2,788,644
14
(414,240)
(2)
(489,604)
(2)
(153,504)
(1)
(164,972)
(1)
(236,379)
(1)
(294,335)
(1)
(24,357)
-
(30,297)
-
1,040,045
7
2,299,040
12
67,306
-
62,232
-
(28,777)
-
63,145
-
(800)
-
(419)
-
1,333,846
8
1,211,359
6
1,371,575
8
1,336,317
6
2,411,620
15
3,635,357
18
(341,495)
(2)
(675,251)
(3)
2,070,125
13
2,960,106
15
(768)
-
(72,367)
-
(20,263)
-
7,164
-
(96,732)
(1)
(175,549)
(1)
4,053
-
758
-
(113,710)
(1)
(239,994)
(1)
(323,743)
(2)
(121,532)
(1)
7,841
-
34,990
-
(315,902)
(2)
(86,542)
(1)
(429,612)
(3)
(326,536)
(2)
$1,640,513
10
$2,633,570
13
$2.27
$3.26
$2.27
$3.25
Amount Amount
4000
5000
5900
5910
5920
5950
6000
6100
6200
6300
6900
7010
7020
7050
7070
7000
7900
7950
8200
8316
8311
8330
8349
8310
8380
8399
8360
8300
8500
9750
9850
Operating revenues
Operating costs
Total amount of gross operating profit
Unrealized sales gain
Realized sales gain
Net gross operating profit
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Net operating Income
Non-operating revenues and expenses
Other revenues
Other gains and losses
Finance costs
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries, associates &
joint ventures accounted for using equity method
Total non-operating revenues and expenses
Net profit before tax from continuing operations unit
Income tax expenses
Net profit for the year
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss
Unrealized valuation gain/loss of investment in
equity instrument at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Remeasurements of the defined benefit plan
Share of other comprehensive income of
subsidiaries, associates & joint ventures
accounted for using equity method - items that
will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss
Income tax related to items that will not be
reclassified subsequently
Total Items that will not be reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss
Share of other comprehensive income of
subsidiaries, associates & joint ventures
accounted for using equity method - items that
may be reclassified to profit or loss
Income tax related to items that may be reclassified
subsequently
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss
Current other comprehensive income(net after tax)
Total comprehensive income for the year
Earnings per share in ordinary shares: (NT$)
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
$16,229,085
(14,779,229)
100
(91)
$20,305,094
(17,525,024)
100
(86)
1,449,856
(315)
4,744
9
-
-
2,780,070
(4,744)
13,318
14
-
-
1,454,285 9 2,788,644 14
(414,240) (2) (489,604) (2)
(153,504)
(236,379)
(24,357)
(1)
(1)
-
(164,972)
(294,335)
(30,297)
(1)
(1)
-
1,040,045 7 2,299,040 12
67,306
(28,777)
(800)
1,333,846
-
-
-
8
62,232
63,145
(419)
1,211,359
-
-
-
6
1,371,575 8 1,336,317 6
2,411,620
(341,495)
15
(2)
3,635,357
(675,251)
18
(3)
2,070,125 13 2,960,106 15
(768)
(20,263)
(96,732)
4,053
-
-
(1)
-
(72,367)
7,164
(175,549)
758
-
-
(1)
-
(113,710) (1) (239,994) (1)
(323,743)
7,841
(2)
-
(121,532)
34,990
(1)
-
(315,902) (2) (86,542) (1)
(429,612) (3) (326,536) (2)
$1,640,513 10 $2,633,570 13
$2.27 $3.26
$2.27 $3.25

(Please refer to the Notes to consolidated financial statement)

Chairman of Board: Pin Manager: Chia Hsiung Tseng Cheng Yang

Chief Accountant: Ling Chu Chen

7

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

Codes Items Share capital Share capital Capital
reserve
Retained earnings Retained earnings Retained earnings Other equity Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
Treasury
stocks
Total equity
$1,007,410
($122,170)
$20,718,147
(1,007,410)
-
226,213
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(906,620)
-
-
(32,000)
-
-
1,725
-
66,593
94,859
-
-
3,089
-
-
7
-
-
2,960,106
-
-
(326,536)
$-
($55,577)
$22,738,990
$ -
($55,577)
$22,738,990
-
-
-
-
-
(12,000)
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
Treasury
stocks
Total equity
$1,007,410
($122,170)
$20,718,147
(1,007,410)
-
226,213
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(906,620)
-
-
(32,000)
-
-
1,725
-
66,593
94,859
-
-
3,089
-
-
7
-
-
2,960,106
-
-
(326,536)
$-
($55,577)
$22,738,990
$ -
($55,577)
$22,738,990
-
-
-
-
-
(12,000)
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
Treasury
stocks
Total equity
$1,007,410
($122,170)
$20,718,147
(1,007,410)
-
226,213
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(906,620)
-
-
(32,000)
-
-
1,725
-
66,593
94,859
-
-
3,089
-
-
7
-
-
2,960,106
-
-
(326,536)
$-
($55,577)
$22,738,990
$ -
($55,577)
$22,738,990
-
-
-
-
-
(12,000)
Common
shares capital
Preferred
shares
capital
Legal reserve
Special
reserve
Unappropriate
d earnings
Exchange
differences on
translating
financial
statements of
foreign
operations
Unrealized gain/loss
of financial assets at
fair value through
other comprehensive
income
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
A1
A3
B1
B17
B5
B7
C17
L7
M1
M7
D1
D3
Z1
A1
B1
B7
Balance at January 1, 2018
Effects of retrospective application and
retrospective reclassification
Appropriation & distribution of earnings
for fiscal year 2017:
Provision of legal reserve
Reversal of special reserve
Cash dividends to common shares
Cash dividends and stock dividends to
preferred shares

Dividend unclaimed within the term by
shareholders
Parent company’s stocks disposed of by a
subsidiary deemed as transaction in
treasury stocks

Adjustment to capital surplus for
distribution of dividends to subsidiaries

Changes in the share of equities of
subsidiaries
Net profit for the year ended December
31, 2018
Other comprehensive income after tax for
the year ended December 31, 2018
Balance at December 31, 2018
Balance at January 1, 2019
Appropriation & distribution of earnings
for fiscal year 2018:
Provision of legal reserve
Cash dividends to special shares
$9,066,203
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$200,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$147,446
-
-
-
-
-
1,725
28,266
3,089
7
-
-
$1,165,588
-
328,864
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,658,208
-
-
(17,380)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$7,715,000
42,398
(328,864)
17,380
(906,620)
(32,000)
-
-
-
-
2,960,106
5,512
($119,538)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(86,542)
$ -
1,191,225
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(245,506)
$1,007,410
(1,007,410)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
($122,170)
-
-
-
-
-
-
66,593
-
-
-
-
$20,718,147
226,213
-
-
(906,620)
(32,000)
1,725
94,859
3,089
7
2,960,106
(326,536)
$9,066,203 $200,000 $180,533 $1,494,452 $1,640,828 $9,472,912 ($206,080) $945,719 $- ($55,577) $22,738,990
$9,066,203
-
-
$200,000
-
-
$180,533
-
-
$1,494,452
296,011
-
$1,640,828
-
-
$9,472,912
(296,011)
(12,000)
($206,080)
-
-
$945,719
-
-
$ -
-
-
($55,577)
-
-
$22,738,990
-
(12,000)

8

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

Codes Items Share capital Share capital Capital
reserve
Retained earnings Retained earnings Retained earnings Other equity Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
Treasury
stocks
Total equity
-
-
1,066
-
-
99
-
-
2,070,125
-
-
(429,612)
-
-
-
$-
($55,577)
$24,368,668
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
Treasury
stocks
Total equity
-
-
1,066
-
-
99
-
-
2,070,125
-
-
(429,612)
-
-
-
$-
($55,577)
$24,368,668
Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
Treasury
stocks
Total equity
-
-
1,066
-
-
99
-
-
2,070,125
-
-
(429,612)
-
-
-
$-
($55,577)
$24,368,668
Common
shares capital
Preferred
shares
capital
Legal reserve
Special
reserve
Unappropriate
d earnings
Exchange
differences on
translating
financial
statements of
foreign
operations
Unrealized gain/loss
of financial assets at
fair value through
other comprehensive
income
Unrealized
gain/loss on
available-for-
sale Financial
Assets
M1
M7
D1
D3
Q1
Z1

Adjustment to capital surplus for
distribution of dividends to subsidiary
Change in equity to subsidiaries
Net profit for the year ended December
31, 2019
Other comprehensive income after tax for
the year ended December 31, 2019
The equity instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive income as
disposed of by a subsidiary
Balance at December 31, 2019
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,066
99
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,070,125
(15,783)
45,344
-
-
-
(315,902)
-
-
-
-
(97,927)
(45,344)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,066
99
2,070,125
(429,612)
-
$9,066,203 $200,000 $181,698 $1,790,463 $1,640,828 $11,264,587 ($521,982) $802,448 $- ($55,577) $24,368,668

(Please refer to the Notes to consolidated financial statement)

Note: Compensation to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors have been deducted within the parent company only statements of comprehensive income. Please refer to Note 6(31).

Chairman of Board: Pin Cheng Yang

Manager: Chia Hsiung Tseng

Chief Accountant: Ling Chu Chen

9

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation
PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation
PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation
PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Codes Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars
Items
Year ended
December 31,
2019
Year ended
December 31,
2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net profit before tax from continuing operations unit
$2,411,620
$3,635,357
Adjustments:
Gain and expense loss not result influence on cash flows:

Depreciation expenses (including depreciations in provision of
right-of-use assets)
739,011
701,155
Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
(80)
-
Interest expenses
800
419
Interest income
(32,526)
(16,629)
Dividend revenue
(24,230)
(27,824)

Share of gains of subsidiaries, associates & joint ventures
accounted for using equity method
(1,333,846)
(1,211,359)

Net loss (gain) on disposal and retirement of property, plant and
equipment
120
180
Property, plant and equipment transferred to expenses
17,451
46,031
Gain on disposal of investment
(1,341)
-
Impairment loss on non-financial assets
3,773
-
Unrealized sales gain
315
4,744
Realized sales gain
(4,744)
(13,318)
Total gain and expense loss not result influence on cash flows
(635,297)
(516,601)
Changes in assets/liabilities relating to operation activities

Net increase of financial assets mandatorily measured at fair
value through profit or loss
(21,826)
-
Decrease in notes receivable
13,218
894
Decrease in accounts receivable
556,197
225,675
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable - related parties
(13,147)
77,077
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
20,150
(11,143)
Decrease in inventories
262,334
26,880
Decrease (increase) in prepayments
19,066
(4,554)
Decrease in contract liabilities
(9,761)
(18,687)
Increase (decrease) in notes payable
86,562
(424,009)
Increase in accounts payable - related parties
348
-
Increase (decrease) in other payables
(163,984)
41,010
Increase (decrease) in other payables - related parties
(6,415)
6,415
Increase in provisions
1,856
1,331
Increase in other current liabilities - other
159
115
Decrease in net defined benefit liabilities
(3,460)
(8,162)

Total net changes in assets/liabilities relating to operating
activities
741,297
(87,158)
Cash provided generated from operations
2,517,620
3,031,598
Interest received
29,836
15,727
Dividend received
131,759
75,429
Interest paid
(800)
(419)
Income tax paid
(672,844)
(529,941)
Net cash provided in operating activities
2,005,571
2,592,394
AAAA
A00010
A20000
A20010
A20100
A20400
A20900
A21200
A21300
A22400
A22500
A22600
A23100
A23700
A23900
A24000
A20010
A30000
A31115
A31130
A31150
A31160
A31180
A31200
A31230
A32125
A32150
A32160
A32180
A32190
A32200
A32230
A32240
A30000
A33000
A33100
A33200
A33300
A33500
AAAA
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net profit before tax from continuing operations unit
Adjustments:
Gain and expense loss not result influence on cash flows:

Depreciation expenses (including depreciations in provision of
right-of-use assets)
Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Interest expenses
Interest income
Dividend revenue

Share of gains of subsidiaries, associates & joint ventures
accounted for using equity method

Net loss (gain) on disposal and retirement of property, plant and
equipment
Property, plant and equipment transferred to expenses
Gain on disposal of investment
Impairment loss on non-financial assets
Unrealized sales gain
Realized sales gain
Total gain and expense loss not result influence on cash flows
Changes in assets/liabilities relating to operation activities

Net increase of financial assets mandatorily measured at fair
value through profit or loss
Decrease in notes receivable
Decrease in accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable - related parties
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
Decrease in inventories
Decrease (increase) in prepayments
Decrease in contract liabilities
Increase (decrease) in notes payable
Increase in accounts payable - related parties
Increase (decrease) in other payables
Increase (decrease) in other payables - related parties
Increase in provisions
Increase in other current liabilities - other
Decrease in net defined benefit liabilities

Total net changes in assets/liabilities relating to operating
activities
Cash provided generated from operations
Interest received
Dividend received
Interest paid
Income tax paid
Net cash provided in operating activities
$2,411,620 $3,635,357
739,011
(80)
800
(32,526)
(24,230)
(1,333,846)
120
17,451
(1,341)
3,773
315
(4,744)
701,155
-
419
(16,629)
(27,824)
(1,211,359)
180
46,031
-
-
4,744
(13,318)
(635,297) (516,601)
(21,826)
13,218
556,197
(13,147)
20,150
262,334
19,066
(9,761)
86,562
348
(163,984)
(6,415)
1,856
159
(3,460)
-
894
225,675
77,077
(11,143)
26,880
(4,554)
(18,687)
(424,009)
-
41,010
6,415
1,331
115
(8,162)
741,297 (87,158)
2,517,620
29,836
131,759
(800)
(672,844)
3,031,598
15,727
75,429
(419)
(529,941)
2,005,571 2,592,394

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(Brought Forward)
BBBB
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
B01800
Acquisition of investment accounted for using equity method
B02400
Refund of share payment under capital decrease from the
investee accounted for using equity method.
B02700
Acquisition of property, plants and equipment
B03700
Increase in refundable deposits
B06500
Increase in other financial assets
B06700
Decrease in other noncurrent assets - other
BBBB
Net cash used in investing activities
CCCC
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
C03000
Increase (decrease) in guarantee deposits received
C04020
Repayment of principal of lease liabilities
C04500
Payout of cash dividends
C09900
Return of dividend unclaimed within the term back to capital
reserve
CCCC
Net cash used in financing activities
EEEE
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents for the year
E00100 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
E00200 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
E00210 Cash & cash equivalents recorded in parent company only balance
sheets
(50,000)
19,836
(193,738)
(136)
(1,700,000)
67
(785,515)
-
(440,569)
(4)
-
92
(1,923,971) (1,225,996)
(1,141)
(12,494)
(12,000)
-
3,542
-
(938,620)
1,725
(25,635) (933,353)
55,965
1,567,675
433,045
1,134,630
$1,623,640 $1,567,675
$1,623,640 $1,567,675

(Please refer to the Notes to consolidated financial statement)

Chairman of Board: Pin Cheng Yang

Manager: Chia Hsiung Chief Accountant: Ling Tseng Chu Chen

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Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation Notes to Individual Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, unless otherwise specified)

  1. Company history

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Company) was officially incorporated on September 25, 1973 in accordance with the Company Act and other laws and ordinances concerned and was formerly known as Delta Petrochemical Corporation until rechristened Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation in 1985. The Company primarily engages in the business lines as below:

  • (1) Petrochemical Manufacturing

  • (2) Synthetic Resin & Plastic Manufacturing

  • (3) Other Chemical Products Manufacturing

  • (4) Steam and Electricity Paragenesis, Heat Energy Supplying and international trade

  • (5) All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval

The Company's plants are located in Da-She District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

The Company's stocks were officially listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWEC) starting from December 21, 1988.

The Company is free of the ultimate parent company.

The Company takes New Taiwan Dollars as its functional currency. While the Company is a public company listed in Taiwan, the individual financial statements are expressed in New Taiwan Dollars to bring added comparison and consistency.

  1. The date of authorization for issuance of financial statements and procedures for authorization These financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on March 19, 2020.

  2. Application of New Issuance, Amendments and Interpretations

  3. (1) Effect of the adoption of new issuances of or amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as FSC):

As required by the Financial Supervisory Commission under Decrees Jin-GuanCheng-Shen-Zi 1070324857 dated July 17, 2018 and Jin-Guan-Cheng-Shen-Zi 1070324155 dated July 13, 2018, the Company should, starting from Year 2019, adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by FSC under the issuance of International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) applicable from 2019 (hereinafter collectively referred to as IFRSs) and the relevant Regulations Governing the Amendment of Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers to prepare financial statements.

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Those assembled under the Table below are the new issuance, revised and amended standards and interpretations applicable to IFRSs as endorsed by FSC in 2019:

New issuance, revised and amended standards and interpretations

IFRS 16 “Leases”
IFRI 23 “Uncertainty over income tax treatment”
Amendment to IFRS 9 “Prepayment features with negative compensation”
Amendment to IAS 28 “Long-term interests in associates and joint ventures”
Amendment to IAS 19 “Amendment, curtailment or settlement of a plan”
Annual Improvements to 2015-2017 Cycle
Effective date issued by
IASB
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019

Except for the description below, the Company's assesses that the application of the aforementioned standards and explanations would not have a significant impact upon the individual financial conditions and individual financial performance of the Company:

IFRS 16, ‘Leases’

IFRS 16, 'Leases', replaces IAS 17, 'Leases' and IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations. The standard requires lessees to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities (except for those leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of lowvalue assets). The accounting stays the same for lessors, which is to classify their leases as either finance leases or operating leases and account for those two types of leases differently. IFRS 16 only requires enhanced disclosures to be provided by lessors.

The Company expects to choose not to re-compile the comparison period in accordance with the transitional requirements of IFRS 16 (hereinafter referred to as "Modified Retrospective Adjustment"), and would recognize the conversion difference applicable retrospectively in retained earnings as of January 1, 2019.

Currently in accordance with IAS 17 on the grounds of agreement on operating lease treatment, on January 1, 2019, the Company would take the lease liabilities to measure the surplus lease payment, with the incremental loan interest rate discounted of the lessee on that day. The entire right-of-use assets would be taken with the amount of the lease liabilities as of that day to adjust the prepaid or payable amounts of the rents as to be recognized.

Toward the measurement of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of January 1, 2019, the Company is subject to the following expedients:

  • 1) The Company did not reassess whether the contracts were (or including) lease. Previously those contracts had been subject to IAS 17 and IFRI 4 while such contracts were identified as subject to provisions set forth under IFRS 16.

  • 2) Those lease compositions with rational and similar characteristics, the Company would use single discount rate to measure the lease liabilities.

  • 3) In case of lease which had been closed before December 31, 2019 during the lease, the Company adopted the method of short-term lease.

  • 4) Except rent payment, the Company did not count the additional costs yielded from the lease so earned into the measurement of the right-of-use assets as of January 1, 2019.

  • 5) Amidst the proceedings of the measurement for the lease liabilities, toward the decision on the lease terms (e.g., duration of the lease), the Company would measure it based on the expectancy as of January 1, 2019.

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While the Company applied initially IFRS 16, the lease contract attribute to the lesser to increase right-of-use assets amounted NT$56,720 thousand and increase lease liabilities – current and noncurrent amounted NT$13,559 thousand and NT$43,161 thousand, respectively as of January 1, 2019, the interest rate range applicable to the incremental loan upon the lease liabilities recognized was 0.63% - 1.10%. Besides, the accounting handling by the Company toward the lessors would not cast a significant impact.

As the Company disclosed the amount of commitment for operating lease under IAS 17, the present value of incremental loan interest rate discounted at the initial application date used by the Company and lease liabilities recognized on January 1, 2019 are adjusted as follows:

Business leasehold commitment with disclosure under IAS 17 as of
December 31, 2018

Plus: Rational expected evaluation toward leaserenewal rightswith the
adjustment
Less: Short-term lease applied to exemption

Total lease liabilities recognizable under IFRS 16 as of January 1, 2019
The incremental loan interest rate upon the initial application date of the
Company
Present value of lease liabilities recognized under IFRS 16 as of January
1, 2019
$ 34,596
24,780
(
1,021)
$ 58,355
0.63% - 1.10%
$56,720

(2) The impact upon the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) by the new issuance, amendment without endorsed by FSC:

Under Decree Jin-Guan-Cheng-Shen-Zi 1080323028 of FSC as of July 29, 2019, the Company should adopt the IFRSs issued by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the revised Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers to prepare financial statements starting from 2020.

The following Table assembles the new issuance, revised and amended standards and interpretations endorsed by FSC as applicable to IFRSs starting from 2020:

New issuance, revised and amended standards and interpretations Effective date issued
byIASB
Amendment to IFRS 3 “Definition of business”

Amendment to IAS 1 and IAS 8 “Definition of significance”

Amendment to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 “Revolution of interest rate
indicators”
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020

As of the date on which the Company’s financial statements were authorized and issued, the relevant standards adopted by the Company for evaluation, amendment to interpretations would not have a significant impact upon the individual financial conditions and the individual financial performance.

  • (3) The impact brought by IFRS having been issued by IASB but have not been endorsed by the FSC:

The Company has not adopted the following IFRSs which have been issued by IASB but have not been endorsed by the FSC. The actual effective date applied shall be pursuant to provision of FSC.

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[Effective date issued ] New issuance, revised and amended standards and interpretations by IASB IFRS 17 “insurance contracts” January 1, 2021 Amendment to IAS 1 “To classify liabilities into current or noncurrent ” January 1, 2022 Amendment to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Sales or investment of assets Pending for resolution between investors and associates or joint ventures” by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

The preliminary evaluation result indicates that the aforementioned standards and interpretations would not cast a significant impact upon the Company’s individual financial conditions and the individual financial performance. The Company will continually evaluate the amounts with the relevant impact which would be disclosed in full upon completion of the evaluation process.

4. Summary of significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of the individual financial statements are explained below. Unless otherwise specified, these policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented.

  • (1) Statement of compliance

  • The individual financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

  • (2) Basis of preparation

  • 1) Except for the following significant items, the individual financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention:

    • A. Financial assets and liabilities (including derivative instruments) at fair value through profit or loss measured based on the fair value.

    • B. Financial assets at fair values through other comprehensive income measured based on the fair value.

    • C. The liabilities on the shares-based payment agreement with cash settlement measured based on the fair value.

    • D. Defined benefit liabilities recognized based on the net amount of pension fund assets less present value of defined benefit obligation.

  • 2) The preparation of financial statements in compliance with IFRSs requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the individual financial statements, please refer to Note 5.

  • 3) The Company became subject to IFRS 16 for the first time on January 1, 2019 with a choice not to reclassify the financial statements and the notes with comparison period for Year 2018 and to recognize the difference in conversion into the retained earnings as of January 1, 2019. The financial statements and notes with comparison period for Year 2018 were prepared in accordance with IAS 17 and the IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations.

  • 4) When preparing individual financial statements, the Company adopts the equity

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method for subsidiaries, associates, or joint ventures that it has investments in. In order for the profits and losses, other comprehensive income, and equities of the year in this individual financial statement to be identical to those in the Company’s consolidated financial statement that attribute to the clients of the Company, on the individual and consolidated bases, for several accounting differences, the “investments accounted for using the equity method”, the “shares of profits and losses of subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method”, “shares of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method”, and related equity items were adjusted.

  • (3) Foreign currency translation

  • 1) Items included in the Company's individual financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the "functional currency"). The individual financial statements are presented in New Taiwan Dollars, which is the Company's functional and the Company's presentation currency.

  • 2) When preparing financial statements using currencies other than the entity's functional currency (foreign currency) converted into functional currency at the spot exchange rate on the transaction day or measurement date, and the exchange difference resulting from the translation of these transactions was recognized as current profit and loss. At the end of the financial statement period, the balance of foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities were evaluated and adjusted at the spot exchange rate on the balance sheet date, and translation differences arising from the adjustment were recognized as current profit and loss. In case of foreign currency non-monetary assets and liabilities, the balance was evaluated and adjusted at the spot exchange rate quoted on the balance sheet date as measured at fair value through profit or loss, and the exchange difference arising from the adjustment was recognized as current profit and loss as measured at fair value through comprehensive income. The resulting exchange differences resulting from the adjustment were recognized in other comprehensive income items; where they were not measured at fair value, they were measured at the historical exchange rate on the initial trading day. All gains and losses on exchange were reported according to the attribute of the transaction and other gains and losses in the comprehensive income.

  • 3) The Company’s assets and liabilities of the foreign operations (including the subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures or branches of the Company in the countries of business operation or those using different currencies) were translated into New Taiwan Dollars at the spot exchange rate quoted on the balance sheet date. The income and expense items were translated using the exchange rates average in that period. All exchange differences arising from the translation were recognized as other comprehensive income.

  • 4) When the foreign operations were disposed of and constituting a loss of control, joint control or significant influence on the foreign operations, all and the relevant interests of the foreign operations would be reclassified into profit or loss. In some cases where the disposal of subsidiaries in foreign operations did not constitute a loss of control of the subsidiary, the cumulative exchange difference recognized in other comprehensive income was calculated into the equity transaction on a pro rata basis, but it was not recognized as profit or loss. In some cases where the

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interests of the disposal of associates or joint venture in foreign operations did not constitute a significant impact of loss on the associates or joint venture or joint control in interests, the cumulative exchange difference recognized in other comprehensive income was reclassified into profit or loss based on the disposal ratio.

  • (4) Criteria of classification of current and noncurrent assets and liabilities

  • 1) Assets that meet one of the following criteria are classified as current assets:

    • A. Assets arising from operating activities that are expected to be realized, or are intended to be sold or consumed within the normal operating cycle;

    • B. Assets arising mainly from trading activities;

    • C. Assets that are expected to be realized within twelve (12) months from the balance sheet date;

    • D. Cash & cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being used for an exchange or used to settle a liability for more than twelve (12) months after the balance sheet date.

The Company classifies the assets that do not satisfy the above conditions as noncurrent.

  • 2) Liabilities that meet one of the following criteria are classified as current liabilities:

  • A. Liabilities that are expected to be paid off within the normal operating cycle;

  • B. Liabilities arising mainly from trading activities;

  • C. Liabilities that are to be paid off within twelve (12) months from the balance sheet date;

  • D. Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve (12) months after the balance sheet date. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity instruments do not affect its classification.

The Company classifies the liabilities that do not satisfy the above conditions as noncurrent.

  • (5) Cash & cash equivalents

Cash & cash equivalents include cash on hand, bank deposits, and short-term and highly liquidity investments that could be converted into cash in fixed amounts at any time with little change in value risk. Time deposits that meet the aforementioned definitions and are held for short-term operations cash promise are classified as cash equivalent.

(6)

  • Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities should be recognized when the Company became a party to the terms of the financial instruments contract.

When financial assets and financial liabilities were initially recognized, they were measured at the fair value. At the time of initial recognition, the transaction costs acquired or issued directly attributable to financial assets and financial liabilities (unless classified as financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss), shall be added or subtracted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities. The transaction costs directly attributable to financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss should be recognized

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immediately as profit or loss.

  • (7) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

  • 1) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss and designation as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. The financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss include investments in equity instruments that the Company does not specify at fair value through other comprehensive income, and investments in debt instruments that did not qualify as being measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income.

  • 2) In a case carried at amortized costs or financial assets at fair values through other comprehensive income, when measurement or recognition inconsistency could be eliminated or significantly reduced, the Company designated the case as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss at the time of initial recognition.

  • 3) The Company adopts transaction day accounting for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss consistent with transaction customs.

  • 4) The Company measured at fair value at the time of initial recognition, and recognized related transaction costs in profit or loss and subsequently measured at fair value and the gains or losses were recognized in profit or loss.

  • 5) When the right to receive dividends was ascertained and the economic benefits related to dividends were likely to flow inward while the amount of dividends could be reliably measured, the Company recognized the dividend income in profit or loss.

  • (8) Financial assets at fair values through other comprehensive income

  • 1) Referring to an irrevocable option at the time of initial recognition to report changes in the fair value of investments in equity instruments that were not held for trading in other comprehensive income; or the investment in debt instrument simultaneously met the following conditions:

    • A. The financial asset held under the business model of collecting cash flows under contracts and for the purposes of selling.

    • B. The cash flow generated on a specific date under the contract terms for the financial assets were completely intended to pay off the principal and the interest of the outstanding principals.

  • 2) The Company adopts transaction day accounting for financial assets at fair value through comprehensive income consistent with transaction customs.

  • 3) The Company measured at fair value plus transaction costs at initial recognition, and subsequently at fair value:

    • A. Changes in the fair value of equity instruments were recognized in other comprehensive income. When derecognized, the cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income would not be reclassified to profit or loss and would be transferred to retained earnings instead. When the right to receive dividends was ascertained and the economic benefits related to dividends were likely to flow inward while the amount of dividends could be reliably measured, the Company recognized the dividend income in profit or loss.

    • B. Changes in the fair value of debt instruments were recognized in other

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comprehensive income, impairment losses before derecognition, interest income and gains and losses in foreign currency exchange were recognized in profit or loss, and at the time of derecognition, the cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income were reclassified from the equity into profit or loss.

  • (9) Financial assets carried at amortized cost

  • 1) Referring to the events that conform with the conditions as below simultaneously:

    • A. The financial assets held under the business model for the purposes of collecting cash flows under contracts.

    • B. The cash flow generated on a specific date under the contract terms for the financial assets were completely intended to pay off the principal and the interest of the outstanding principals.

  • 2) The Company adopts transaction day accounting for financial assets carried at amortized cost consistent with transaction customs.

  • 3) The Company measured at fair value plus transaction costs at initial recognition, and subsequently used the effective interest method to recognize interest income during the circulation period based on the amortization process, and recognized impairment losses, and when derecognized, the gains or losses were recognized in profit or loss.

  • 4) The Company held time deposits that were not eligible for cash equivalent. As the holding period was short, the effect of discounting was insignificant, which was measured by the amount of investment.

  • (10) Accounts & notes receivable

Referring to the contract which had been received unconditionally for the accounts and notes for the right to consideration exchanged due to the transfer of products or labor services. As short-term accounts & notes receivable were paid without bearing interest, the impact of the discounting was insignificant, therefore, the Company measured at the initial amount.

  • (11) Impairment of financial assets

For investment in debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income, and financial assets carried at amortized cost and accounts receivable or contract assets that contain significant financial components, rent receivables, lending commitments and financial guarantee contracts, The Company, after considering all reasonable and corroborable information (including forward-looking perspectives) on each balance sheet date, measured by the amount of expected credit loss in twelve (12) months toward an insignificant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. For the credit risk has increased significantly since the original recognition, the allowance for loss was measured by the amount of expected credit loss during the existence period. For accounts or contract assets that do not include significant financial components, the allowance for losses measured by the amount of expected credit loss during the existence period.

  • (12) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company will derecognize financial assets when one of the following conditions is met:

  1. When rights to contract of receiving cash flow from financial asset has expired.

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  1. Transfer of right to contract of receiving cash flow from financial asset, and when nearly all risk and reward associated with the said financial assets have been transferred.

  2. Transfer of rights to contract of receiving cash flow from financial asset, and excluding control over the financial assets.

  3. (13) Lease transaction of the lessor - rent receivables/operating leases

  4. 1) Pursuant to the terms and conditions under the lease agreements, when almost all the risks and rewards of lease ownership were borne by the lessee, they are classified as finance leases.

    • A. As the lease started up, the net lease investment (including the original direct cost) was recognized as "rent receivables", and the difference between the total lease receivables and the present value was recognized as "unearned financing income from finance leases".

    • B. Subsequent adoption of a systematic and reasonable basis to allocate financing income over the lease period to reflect a fixed rate of return on the net lease investment held by the lessor.

    • C. The period related lease payments (excluding service costs) offset the total lease investment to reduce the principal and unearned financing income.

  5. 2) Lease income from operating leases, net of any incentives given to the lessee, was recognized as a current profit or loss and amortized on a straight line basis during the lease period.

(14) Inventory

Inventories were measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, whichever is the lower under the perpetual inventory system adopted, and the cost was determined by the weighted average method. The cost of finished goods and work in progress includes raw materials, direct labor, other direct costs, and production-related manufacturing overhead (as normal capacity allocation), but excludes borrowing costs. Upon comparison of cost and the net realizable value, whichever was the lower, the itemized comparison method was adopted. The net realizable value refers to the estimated selling price in the normal course of business less the estimated cost that must be invested to completion and the balance after related changes in selling expenses.

  • (15) Investments accounted for using the equity method/subsidiaries

  • 1) Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company (including structural entities). When the Company is exposed to the variable compensation from participation in an entity or is entitled to the said variable compensation and is capable of impacting the compensation through its power over the entity, the Company has control over the entity. The Company adopts the equity method when handling investments in subsidiaries. Upon acquisition, they are recognized by the cost, including the goodwill already identified upon acquisition, with any accumulated impairment loss estimated to occur subsequently deducted.

  • 2) The share of profit or loss for the Company after acquisition of a subsidiary is recognized as current profit and loss and the share of other comprehensive income after acquisition is recognized as other comprehensive income. When the share of loss recognized by the Company in its subsidiaries is equal to or exceeds the equity held by the Company in the subsidiaries, the shareholding ratio will continue to be applied in the recognition of loss.

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  • 3) The unrealized profits or losses of fair current transactions between the Company and subsidiaries were eliminated in the individual. The profits and losses generated from the countercurrent and side stream transactions between the Company and subsidiaries were recognized in the individual financial statements only to the extent that the Company has no interest in the subsidiaries. The accounting policies of subsidiaries have been adjusted as necessary, and the policies adopted by the Company have been consistent.

  • 4) When changes in an subsidiary's equity are not recognized in profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the subsidiary and such changes do not affect the Company's shareholding ratio of the subsidiary, the Company recognizes the Company's share of change in equity of the subsidiary in 'capital reserves' in shareholding ratio .

  • 5) Changes in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in the parent losing control of the subsidiary (transactions with non-controlling interests) are accounted for as equity transactions, i.e. transactions with owners in their capacity as owners. Any difference between the amount by which the noncontrolling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity.

  • 6) When the Company loses control of a subsidiary, the Group measures any investment retained in the former subsidiary at its fair value. That fair value is regarded as the fair value on initial recognition of a financial asset or the cost on initial recognition of the associate or joint venture. The difference between fair value and carrying amount is recognized in current profit or loss. All amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary are reclassified to profit or loss on other comprehensive income as previously recognized, its accounting treatment is on the same basis as would be required if the related assets or liabilities were disposed directly by the Company. That is, when the Company loses control of a subsidiary, all gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary should be reclassified from equity to profit or loss, if such gains or losses would be reclassified to profit or loss when the related assets or liabilities are disposed of.

  • 7) As is required by the “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers”, the current profit and loss and other comprehensive income in individual financial statements and those in the financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis that belong to the parent company's owners‘ amortizations are the same and the equities of the owners in individual financial statements and those in financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis that belong to the parent company's owners’ equity are identical.

  • (16) Property, plant and equipment

  • 1) Property, plant and equipment are initially recorded at cost. Loans costs incurred during the construction period are capitalized.

  • 2) Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred.

  • 3) Land is not depreciated. The subsequent measurement of other property, plant and

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equipment apply cost model and are depreciated using the straight-line method to allocate their cost over their estimated useful lives. Each part of an item of property, plant, and equipment with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost of the item must be depreciated separately.

  • 4) The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed by the Company at each financial year-end. If expectations for the assets' residual values and useful lives differ from previous estimates or the patterns of consumption of the assets' future economic benefits embodied in the assets have changed significantly, any change is accounted for as a change in estimate under IAS 8 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', from the date of the change. The estimated useful lives of various assets are as follows:

    • A. Buildings & constructions 4 - 56 years

    • B. Machinery & equipment 7 - 25 years

    • C. Transportation facilities 2 - 6 years

    • D. Other equipment 3 - 8 years

  • 5) The Company's depreciable assets were originally used in the rate-decreasing method at the time of tax declaration; however, the Company has switched to use the average method in Year 1998. This change was already approved by the National Taxation Bureau of the Southern Area, Ministry of Finance with Letter (1998) Nan-Qu-Guo-Shui-Shen-I-Zi 87051967.

  • (17) Lease agreements of the lessee - right-of-use assets/lease liabilities (Applicable to Year 2019)

  • 1) Lease assets were recognized as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the date when they became available for use by the Company. When the lease agreement was a short-term lease or lease of a low-value underlying asset, the lease payment was recognized as expense by straight-line method

  • 2) In lease liabilities, the Company recognized the unpaid lease payments at the lease starting date at the present value of the Company’s incremental loan rate discounted. The lease payments include fixed payments, less any incentives that could be received for the lease. Subsequently the Company measure at the amortized cost method under the interest method and recorded as interest expenses during the lease period. When the non-contract modification caused a change in the lease period or lease payment, the lease liabilities would be reassessed, and the remeasurements would be adjusted to right-of-use assets.

  • 3) The right-of-use assets were recognized at cost on the lease starting date and the cost includes the original measured amount of lease liabilities. The subsequent measurement using cost model which were earlier at the end of the useful life of the right-of-use assets or at the end of the lease period while depreciation expenses were recorded. When lease liabilities were reassessed, right-of-use assets would adjust any remeasurement of the lease liabilities.

  • (18) Lease assets/operating lease (Lessees)(Applicable to Year 2018)

  • 1) Pursuant to the terms and conditions under the lease agreements, when almost all risks and rewards of lease ownership are borne by the Company, it is classified as a finance lease.

    • A. Upon initiation of the lease, the assets and liabilities were recognized based on the fair value of the lease assets and the lowest present value of payment,

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whichever is the lower.

  • B. Subsequently the minimum lease payments were allocated to finance costs and reduce outstanding liabilities. The finance costs were allocated periodby-period during the lease duration so that the period interest rate calculated based on the balance of liabilities would be fixed.

  • C. Property, plant and equipment obtained under finance leases were depreciated according to the useful life of the assets. If the lease period could not be reasonably determined, the Company would acquire ownership and recorded as depreciations based on the useful life of the assets and the lease period, whichever was the shorter.

  • 2) The operating lease payment was recorded and amortized on straight-line basis during the lease period as current profit or loss, after deducting any incentive received from the lessor.

(19) Impairment loss on non-financial assets

The Company estimates the recoverable amount of assets with signs of impairment on the balance sheet date. When the recoverable amount was lower than its carrying amount, the impairment loss would be recognized. The recoverable amount refers to the fair value of an asset less disposal cost or its value in use, whichever is higher. Except for goodwill, when the impairment of assets recognized in previous years did not exist or decrease, the impairment loss would be reversed, but the asset carrying amount increased by the impairment loss should not exceed the carrying amount after depreciation or amortization of the asset if no impairment loss was recognized.

(20) Accounts payable

Accounts payable are obligations to pay for products or labor services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. They are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. However, short-term accounts payable without bearing interest are subsequently measured at initial invoice amount as the effect of discounting is immaterial.

  • (21) Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

  • 1) Referring to the main purpose of the sale or repurchase in the latest period, and financial liabilities held for trading except for derivatives instruments that are designated as hedging instruments under hedge accounting. The financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss were designated on the Initial recognition. When a financial liability meets one of the following conditions, the Company measured at fair value through profit loss on the initial recognition:

    • A. As hybrid (combined) contracts; or

    • B. Where the inconsistency in significant decrease measurement or recognition could be eliminated; or

    • C. Pursuant to the documented risk management policies, the instruments with performance evaluated in fair value based management.

  • 2) The Company measured at fair value at the time of initial recognition, and recognized the related transaction costs in profit or loss and subsequently measured at fair value and the gains or losses were recognized in profit or loss.

  • 3) In case of a financial liability designated to be measured at fair value through profit or loss where the amount of change in fair value resulted from credit risk,

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except for avoiding improper accounting ratios or loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts, the Company recognized the same in other comprehensive income.

(22) Provisions

The Company is under current statutory or constructive obligation due to past events, very likely that economically efficient resources would need to be discharged to settle such obligation and the amount of the obligation could be reliably estimated when the provisions were recognized. The measurement of provisions is based on optimal estimated present value of the expenditure required to settle the obligation on the balance sheet date. The discount rate uses the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value of currency and the specific risk of the liability. The amortization discounted is recognized as interest expenses. The future loss in operations should not be recognized as provisions.

  • (23) Employee benefits

  • 1) Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in respect of service rendered by employees in a period and should be recognized as expenses in that period when the employees render service.

  • 2) Post-employment benefits

  • A. Defined contribution plans

For defined contribution plans, the contributions of pension funds are recognized as current pension expenses when they are due on an accrual basis. Prepaid contributions are recognized as an asset to the extent of a cash refund or a reduction in the future payments.

  • B. Defined benefit plans

    • Net obligation under a defined benefit plans is defined as the present value of an amount of future benefits that employees will receive for their services with the Company in current year or prior periods, and the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date less the fair value of plan assets. The defined benefit obligation is calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The discount rate is determined by reference to the balance sheet date, the currency of defined benefit plans and the market yield of high-quality corporate bonds that were consistent during the period. The countries of such bonds without in-depth market adopt the market yield of government bonds (as of the balance sheet date).

    • Remeasurement arising on defined benefit plans is recognized in other comprehensive income in the current year in which they arise, and expressed in the retained earnings.

    • The expenses related to the service cost of the prior period were immediately recognized into profit or loss.

  • 3) Termination benefits

Termination benefits refers to the benefits provided by the termination of the employment before the normal retirement date or when the employee decides to

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accept the Company’s benefits offer in exchange for termination of the employment. The cost of restructuring was not recognized until the moment while the Company could no longer revoke a contract for termination benefits or the restructuring cost was recognized, whichever came the earlier. Termination benefits that were not expected to be fully settled twelve (12) months after the balance sheet date should be discounted.

  • 4) Compensation to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors

Compensation to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors are recognized as expenses and liabilities, provided that such recognition is required under legal or constructive obligation and those amounts can be reliably estimated. Subsequently, any difference between actual distributed amounts as resolved and estimated mounts is accounted for as changes in estimates.

  • (24) Financial liabilities & equity instruments

  • 1) Classification of financial liabilities or equity instruments

The liability and equity instruments issued by the Company were classified as financial liabilities or equity according to the substance of the contract agreement and the definition of financial liabilities & equity instruments.

  • 2) Equity instruments

The “equity instruments” refers to any contract that recognizes the remaining equity of an enterprise after the assets are deducted from all its liabilities. The equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the price obtained after deducting the direct issue cost.

  • 3) Financial liabilities

In case of financial liabilities that were not held for trading purposes and were not designated as measured at fair value through profit or loss, such financial liabilities were measured at amortized cost at the end of the subsequent accounting period.

  • 4) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company did not derecognize financial liabilities until the obligations were lifted, cancelled or lapsed. When financial liabilities were derecognized, the difference between their carrying amount and total consideration paid or payable (including any transferred non-cash assets or liabilities assumed) was recognized into profit or loss.

  • 5) Inter-offset of financial assets and liabilities

The financial assets and financial liabilities were not offset against each other and expressed in net in balance sheet until there was a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amount of financial assets and liabilities with an intention to deliver on a net basis or achieve assets and liquidate liabilities at the same time.

  • (25) Share capital & treasury stocks

1) Share capital

Common shares were classified as equity. The classification of preferred shares refers to the definition of substantial contractual agreement, financial liabilities and equity instruments, and evaluates the specific rights attached to preferred shares. When the basic characteristics of financial liabilities were exhibited, they were classified as liabilities; otherwise they would be an equity. The net of increase in costs directly attributable to issuance of new share or share warrants

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after deducting income tax is recorded as the deduction of share prices.

  • 2) Treasury stocks

The Company withdrew the issued outstanding shares and recognized them as "treasury stocks" based on the consideration paid at the time of purchase (including direct attributable costs) as a deduction of equity. Where the price of the disposal of treasury stocks is higher than the carrying amount, the difference was listed as capital surplus-treasury stocks transactions. Where the disposal price is lower than the carrying amount, the difference is offset against the asset surplus generated by the exchange of the same type of treasury stocks. In case of a shortfall, the surplus is debited in the retained earnings. The carrying amount of treasury stocks is taken weighted average and calculated separately according to the reason for recovery.

When treasury stocks are cancelled, the capital reserve is debited according to the proportion of equity - share certificates issuance premium and share capital, where the carrying amount is higher than the face value and the total value of the stock issuance premium, the difference would be offset against the capital generated by the exchange of the same type of treasury stocks. In case of a shortfall, it would be offset against the retained earnings. Where the carrying amount is lower than the face value and the total of the stock issuance premium, the capital reserve generated by the same type of treasury stocks exchanges would be credited.

Where subsidiary held the Company's stocks using the equity method to recognize the share of profit and loss and prepare financial statements, the subsidiary's stocks of the Company should be dealt with as treasury stocks.

  • (26) Shares-based payment

  • 1) The shares-based payment agreement upon equity settlement was pursuant to the employee service acquired at fair value of the given equity commodities on the given day, and was recognized as compensation costs during the vesting period, and the equity was relatively adjusted. The fair value of equity commodities should be reflected with the influence of the market price vested conditions and the non-vested conditions. The recognized compensation cost was adjusted according to the expected amount of incentive rewards that meet the service condition and the non-market price vested condition until the final recognition amount was recognized in the vested amount.

  • 2) The shares-based payment agreement settled in cash was based on the fair value of the liabilities assumed, recognized as compensation costs and liabilities within the vesting period, and was based on the fair value of the equity commodities given on each balance sheet date and settlement date to measure, any change recognized as profit or loss of the current year.

  • (27) Income tax

  • 1) The income tax expenses comprise current and deferred income tax. Income tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or items recognized directly in equity, in which cases the income tax is recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

  • 2) The Company calculates the income tax payable for the current term exactly in accordance with the tax rates that had been enacted or substantially enacted in the countries for the income tax as of the balance sheet date. Management periodically

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evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in accordance with applicable relevant laws of income tax, and under the fact of situations, the income tax liabilities estimated shall be paid to tax collection authority. The unappropriated earnings having been consolidated were charged for the income tax. The income tax expense of unappropriated earnings was recognized based on the actual allocation of the earning as resolved in the shareholders’ meeting in the year ensuing the year in which the earnings were yielded.

  • 3) Deferred income tax is recognized, using the balance sheet liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in the balance sheets. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Company and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted as of the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

  • 4) Deferred income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized. At each balance sheet date, unrecognized and recognized deferred income tax assets are reassessed.

  • 5) Current income tax assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet when there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset on the balance sheet when the entity has the legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and they are levied by the same taxation authority on either the same entity or different entities that intend to settle on a net basis or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

  • 6) The Company's tax incentives oriented expenditures that comply with the statutory incentives were accounted with use of income tax deduction accounting. The unused income tax credit was transferred into the latter period of time within the scope as the credit ready for future use, duly recognized deferred income tax assets.

  • 7) The difference between the previous year's estimated income tax of the Company and the adjustment difference approved by the tax collection authority was recognized as the adjustment items of the income tax of the current year.

  • (28) Recognition of revenues

After identifying the performance obligations under a customer contract, the Company allocated the transaction price to each performance obligation and recognized revenue when the performance obligations were fulfilled.

  • 1) Sales revenues

  • A. All products manufactured by the Company and sold into the market were recognized as revenue when the control over the product was transferred to the customers. To put it in more understandable terms, when the products

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were delivered to the customers, the customers have discretion on the channel and price of product sales, and the Company was not in any outstanding performance obligations that might affect the customers’ acceptance of the products. When the products were shipped to a designated location, the risk of obsolescence and loss has been transferred to the customers and the customers would accept the products according to the sales contract. The delivery of the products did not occur until there was objective evidence to prove all standards/criteria for acceptance have been met.

  • B. Where the Company provides standard warranty on the products sold and is obliged to refund for defective products, the provisions were recognized at the moment of sales.

  • C. Accounts receivable were recognized at the moment when the goods were delivered to the customers. At that timepoint, the Company was entitled to the unconditional rights to the contract price and the price could be received from the customers only after the time elapsed. The advance receipts before the arrival of the products was recognized as a contract liability.

  • D. The control of the ownership of the processed products was not transferred upon processing of the materials so that the income was not recognized when the material was forwarded.

2) Refund liabilities

Sales and labor service revenues were recognized at the contract price net of estimated discounts and other similar discounts. The amounts recognized as revenues would be limited to the portion of the future height that was unlikely to undergo a major turnaround, and was included in each asset estimates updated on the balance sheet date. Sales and labor service estimated discounts payable to customers and other similar discounts as of the balance sheet date were recognized as refund liabilities.

  • 3) Financing component

Under the contracts signed by and between the Company and the customers, the collection conditions of the sales and labor service transactions were consistent with the market practice. It was, therefore, judged that the contracts did not contain a significant financing component. In addition, the time interval for transferring the promised goods or labor services and receiving the consideration amidst the contracts was within one year. The significant financing component would not adjust the transaction price to reflect the time value of the currency.

  • 4) Costs to acquire contracts from customers

Although the incremental costs incurred by the Company in obtaining a customer contract were expected to be recoverable, the relevant contract period was shorter than one year. These costs were, therefore, recognized as current operating costs or expenses at the moment of occurrence.

(29) Government grants

Government grants are recognized at their fair value only when there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with any conditions attached to the grants and the grants will be received. Government grants are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes expenses for the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Such government grants

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related to property, plant and equipment were recognized as noncurrent liabilities, and were recognized as current profit or loss using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful life of the relevant assets.

  1. Major sources leading to material accounting judgments, estimates and assumption uncertainties

The results of the Company’s individual financial statements would be affected by the adoption of accounting policies, accounting estimates and assumptions. Therefore, when the Company adopted the significant accounting policies under Note 4, the acquisition of assets from other sources would result in the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the next information on significant adjustment risks in the individual financial statements that would require management to use appropriate professional judgment, estimates and assumption uncertainties. The Company’s estimates and relevant assumptions were based on the optimal estimates pursuant to the requirements of IFRS endorsed and issued to take effect by the FSC. Estimates and assumptions would be based on historical experience and other factors considered to be relevant, but actual results and estimates might differ. The Company continues to review the estimates and assumptions. Where the revision of the estimate would only affect the current year, the accounting estimate would be recognized in the current year. Where the estimation affects both the current year and the future period, then it would be recognized in the estimated and amended current year and future period.

  • (1) Major judgments to adopt accounting policies

In addition to an involvement in judgments related to and estimates (see (2) below), the management’s judgments in the process of adopting accounting policies that have the most significant impact on the recognized amounts of the financial statements are as follows:

  • 1) Judgment of business model of financial asset classification

The Company evaluates the business model of financial assets based on the level of financial assets that are jointly managed to achieve a specific business purpose. This evaluation calls for consideration of all relevant evidence, including asset performance measurement methods, risks affecting performance, and the salary determination method of relevant managers, salary determination method where the judgment was required. The Company continuously assesses whether its business model judgment is appropriate, and monitors the financial assets carried at amortized cost and investment in debts instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income to look into the reasons for its disposition to assess whether the disposition would be consistent with the business model's objectives. Whenever the business model was found to have changed, the Company would postpone the adjustment of the subsequent classification of financial assets.

  • 2) Commitment to operating lease - the Company is the Lessor

The Company has signed commercial property agreements toward some property portfolios. Based on its evaluation of the agreed terms, the Company still retains significant risks and rewards of ownership of these properties and treats these leases as operating leases.

  • 3) Leased term (Applicable to Year 2019)

In determining the lease term of the leased assets, the Company takes into account all relevant facts and circumstances that might generate economic incentives to exercise (or not to exercise) the option, including all facts and circumstances from the start of the lease to the day when the option is exercised with expected changes.

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The main factors taken into account include the contract terms and conditions during the period covered within the option, significant lease interest improvements during the contract period, and the importance of the underlying assets to the lessee's operations and the like. Significant changes in such matters or circumstances within the control of the Company when it occurred while the Company reassessed the lease term anew.

  • (2) Major accounting estimation & assumptions

The accounting estimates conducted by the Company were based on the reasonable expectations of future events on the grounds of the situation on a specific day, but the actual results might differ from the estimates, and the assets and liabilities of the next financial year might have significant adjustments to the risk of carrying amount and assumptions. Please note the following instructions:

1) Estimated impairment of financial assets

The impairment of accounts receivable and contract assets was estimated based on the Company's assumptions about the default rate and the expected loss rate. The Company took into account historical experience, current market conditions and forward-looking information to work out assumptions and select input values for impairment assessment. For more details regarding the important assumptions and input values please refer to Note 6(4). In the event that the actual future cash flow is below expected, it might cause significant impairment losses. The carrying amount of the Company’s receivables was NT$1,402,091 thousand and NT$1,975,819 thousand, respectively as of December 31, 2019 and 2018,

2) Evaluation of inventory

Since inventory should be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, the Company shall use judgment and estimation to decide the net realizable value at the balance sheet date. Due to the rapid changes of the industrial environment, the Company assesses the amount of inventory on the balance sheet date that has undergone normal wear and tear, obsolescence or no market sales value, and will mark down the cost of inventories to the net realizable value. This assessment of inventories primarily uses product need within a certain period in the future as the basis of estimation, and thus material changes could occur. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the carrying amount of the Company's inventories was NT$1,342,132 thousand and NT$1,604,466 thousand, respectively. (After deducting loss on allowance for obsolescence and market price decline of inventories of NT$11,775 thousand and NT$13,563 thousand, respectively)

3) Fair value measurement and evaluation process

Where the assets and liabilities measured at fair value were not quoted in the active market, the Company would decide whether to outsource the valuation and determine the appropriate fair value technology according to relevant laws or judgments. Where the fair value was estimated, the level 1 input value could not be obtained for the value, the Company would refer to the analysis of the financial status and operating results of the investee, the latest transaction price, the quote of the same equity instrument in the non-active market, the quote of similar instruments in the active market, and the comparable company evaluation multiplier to determine the input value. If the actual changes in future input values and expectations would differ, fair value changes might occur. The Company regularly updated each input value according to market conditions to monitor whether fair value measurement was appropriate. For more details regarding the

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fair value evaluation techniques and input value, please refer to the descriptions of Note 12(4). As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company's holdings of unlisted (OTC) company stocks and limited partnership investments showed the carrying amounts of NT$87,541 thousand and NT$88,522, thousand, respectively.

  • 4) Evaluation on impairment of investment accounted for using the equity method

Whenever there was an indication of impairment that an investment accounted for using the equity method might have been impaired while the carrying amount could not be recovered, the Company immediately assessed the impairment of the investment. The Company assessed the impairment based on the discounted value of the expected future cash flow of the investee or cash dividends receivable to be expected and disposal of the discounted value of future cash flows from the investment to assess the recoverable amount and analyze the reasonableness of its related assumptions. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 after the Company’s prudent assessment of the results, there showed no significant impairment loss.

  • 5) Assessment onto the impairment of tangible assets

In the process of asset impairment assessment, the Company was required to rely on subjective judgment and asset usage patterns and industry characteristics to determine the independent cash flow of a particular asset Company, years of useful life, the future revenue and expenses that might be cause significant impairment in the future due to economic condition changes or estimated changes caused by strategies. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the accumulated impairment of tangible assets recognized by the Company was NT$40,700 thousand and NT$36,927 thousand, respectively.

6) Realizability of deferred income tax assets

Deferred income tax assets were recognized when there is a possibility in the future that there would be sufficient taxable income for the purpose of deducting temporary differences. Upon assessment of the realizability of deferred income tax assets, significant accounting judgments and estimations of the management must be involved including expected future sales revenue growth and profit margins, usable income tax credits, tax planning and other assumptions. Any changes in the global economic environment, industrial environment and changes in laws and regulations might cause significant adjustment of deferred income tax assets. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the deferred income tax assets recognized by the Company were NT$35,210 thousand and NT$28,659 thousand, respectively. The deferred income tax assets not recognized by the Company due to non-probable taxable income were NT$686 thousand for both.

7) Calculation of long-term employee benefits liabilities

Upon calculation of the present value of the benefit obligations, the Company must use judgments and estimates to determine the relevant actuarial hypotheses on the balance sheet date, including the discount rate and future salary growth rate. Any changes in actuarial assumptions should significantly affect the Company’s amount of defined benefit obligations. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term employee benefits liabilities (including net defined benefit liabilities and provisions - noncurrent) were NT$56,285 thousand and NT$38,025 thousand, respectively.

8) Lessee's incremental loan interest rate (Applicable to Year 2019)

When determining the interest rate of the lessees' incremental loan used for

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discounting lease payments, the Company used the risk-free interest rate of the equivalent duration and currency as the reference interest rate, and discounted the estimated lessee's credit risk allowance and lease specific adjustments (e.g., asset characteristics and factors such as guarantees) to be taken into account.

6. Summary of Important Accounting Items

  • (1) Cash & cash equivalents
Items
Cash and petty cash
Checking deposits
Demand deposits
Deposit in foreign currency
Time deposits with original
maturity within three months
Bills & bonds under Repurchase
Agreements
Total
December 31,2019
$ 276
78
17,479
28,011
322,264
1,255,532
$ 1,623,640
December 31,2018
$ 244
170
10,464

14,255
650,000
892,542
$ 1,567,675
  • 1) The Company’s cash & cash equivalents have not been used for collateral or pledge.

  • 2) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the interest rate range in the market for the Company’s time deposit with original maturity within three months was 2.00% to 2.05% and 0.60% to 0.63% per annum, respectively, either floating or on a fixed rate basis.

  • 3) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the interest rate range in the market for the bills & bonds under Repurchase Agreements within three undertaken by the Company was 0.53% to 2.25% and 0.51% to 3.10%, respectively.

  • (2) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

Items
Mandatorily measured at fair value
through profit or loss
Mutual fund beneficiary certificates
Plus: Evaluation adjustment
Total
December 31,2019
$ 23,167
80
$ 23,247
December 31,2018
$ -
-
$ -
  • 1) For more details regarding financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current, please see Notes 13(1) (2)-3).

  • 2) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the net gains recognized in the current profit or loss by the Company were NT$1,421 thousand and NT$0, respectively.

  • 3) The financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current held by the Company have not been used for collateral or pledge.

(3) Notes receivable

Items
Total notes receivable
Less: Allowance loss
Net
December 31,2019
$ 1,201
-
$ 1,201
December 31,2018
$ 14,419
-
$ 14,419

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  • 1) The Company's notes receivable have not been overdue and the expected credit loss rate was 0%.

  • 2) The Company’s notes receivable have not been used for collateral or pledge.

  • (4) Accounts receivable (including related parties)

Items
Total accounts of receivable
Less: Allowance loss
Subtotal
Total accounts receivable - related
parties
Less: Allowance loss
Subtotal
Net
December 31,2019
$ 1,362,287
-
1,362,287
13,882
-
13,882
$ 1,376,169
December 31,2018
$ 1,918,484
-
1,918,484
735
-
735
$ 1,919,219
  • 1) The age analysis of accounts receivable (including related parties) and the allowance loss measured by the preparation matrix are as follows:
Account aging
interval
December31,2019 December31,2019 December31,2019 December31,2018 December31,2018 December31,2018
Total amount Allowance
loss
Net
Total amount
$ 1,862,491
56,728
-
-
-
-
$1,919,219
Allowance
loss
Net
Not overdue

1 - 30 days overdue
31 - 90 days overdue
91 - 180 days overdue
181 - 365 days overdue
More than 365 days
overdue
Total
$ 1,372,432
3,731
6
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
$ 1,372,432
3,731
6
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
$ 1,862,491
56,728
-
-
-
-
$1,376,169 $ - $1,376,169 $ - $1,919,219

The above analysis is based on the number of days past due.

The expected credit loss rate of the Company's aforementioned account aging intervals (excluding abnormal amounts which should be recorded at 100%): Not overdue and overdue within 30 days 0%, 31 to 90 days overdue 5%, 91 to 180 days overdue 30%, 181 days to 365 days overdue 50%, more than 365 days overdue 100%.

The Company's accounts receivable not overdue were expected to have a very low risk of credit loss; For other accounts receivable which had been overdue as of the balance sheet date, the Company has taken into account other credit enhancement protection, post-period collection, and deductions and the like. After reasonable and corroborable information, it is assessed that there was no significant change in its credit quality, and the credit risk has not increased significantly since the initial recognition. Therefore, the management of the Company expects that no credit loss of accounts receivable will be caused by default of transaction counterparties. As the amount of impairment loss according to the expected credit loss ration is not significant, the allowance for loss is not adjusted.

  • 2) The Company adopted the simplified method of IFRS 9, and recognized the expected credit loss during the existence in the accounts receivable allowance loss. The expected credit loss during the existence was calculated using the reserve matrix, with consideration of the customers’ past default record and historical

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experience of collection, increase in delayed payments beyond the average credit period, and at the same time with consideration of the current financial status of customers, and observable national or regional industrial economic situation changes related to the arrears of receivables and future prospects such as outlook considerations. As the Company’s historical experience of credit losses indicates that there would be no significant differences in the loss patterns of different customer bases, the preparation matrix did not further distinguish the customer bases, only the accounts receivable days past due and actual conditions would determine the expected credit loss rate. The Company did not hold any collateral for these accounts receivable.

If there was evidence indicating that the counterparty was facing serious financial difficulties and the Company could not reasonably anticipate the recoverable amount, the Company would recognize 100% allowance loss or directly write off the related accounts receivable, but would, meanwhile, continue to recourse the activities due to the amount recovered and recognized in profit or loss.

  • 3) Analysis of changes in allowance loss for accounts receivable (including related parties): Nil

  • 4) The Company’s accounts receivable (including related parties) have not been used for collateral, pledge.

  • (5) Other receivables

Items
Interest receivable
Tax refund receivable
Others
Total
December 31,2019
$ 3,825
20,299
597
$ 24,721
December 31,2018
$ 1,135
40,904
142
$ 42,181

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(6) Inventories

Items
December 31,2019
Raw materials
$ 175,631
Supplies
151,720
Work in process
71,339
Partly-finished goods
462,322
Finished goods
116,491
By-products
1,688
Raw materials in transit
374,716
Subtotal
1,353,907
Less: Allowance for loss of
market diminution in value of
inventories
(
11,775)
Net
$ 1,342,132
1) The amounts of sales costs linked up with inventory are
Items
Year Ended December
31,2019

Inventory sales transferred to
cost of sales
$ 14,730,971
Plus: Unamortized labor and
manufacturing overhead
54,528
Plus: Loss on net realizable
value of inventory
-
Plus: Loss on obsolescence of
Inventories
90
Less: Inventory adjustment
credit (net)
(
234)
Less: Rally in net inventory
realizable value
(
1,788)
Less: income of off-grades &
scrap material sold
(
4,338)
Account recorded in operating
costs
$ 14,779,229
December 31,2018
$ 381,674
154,865
39,739
561,865
226,716
3,475
249,695
1,618,029
(
13,563)
$ 1,604,466
as follows:
Year Ended December
31,2018
$ 17,433,362
84,772
13,563
-
(
121)
-
(
6,552)
$ 17,525,024

2) The Company’s operating costs, including the loss of net realizable value of inventories (gain on rebound) between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 were (NT$1,788) thousand and NT$13,563 thousand, respectively, due primarily to the stability of raw material prices and product quotations/due to decline.

3) The Company’s inventory has not been used for collateral or pledge.

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(7) Prepayments

Items

Prepayment of short-term lease
agreement fees/rent
Prepayment on sales
Prepayment of insurance premium
Input tax
Others
Total
Other financial assets - current
Items

Time deposits with original maturity
more than three months
December 31,2019
$ 512
9,196
15,088
33,537
1,887
$ 60,220
December 31,2019
$ 1,700,000
December 31,2018
$ 752
26,083
17,051
31,055
4,345
$ 79,286
December 31,2018
$ -

(8) Other financial assets - current

  • 1) The time deposits with original maturity more than three months in bank held by the Company did not meet the definition of cash equivalents. They are, therefore, classified under other financial assets - current, as the effect of discounts during the short holding period was insignificant, which was measured by the amount of investment. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the interest rate range in the market for the time deposits with original maturity more than three months in bank were 0.65% - 0.77% and the interest was calculated with annual rate.

  • 2) The Company assessed that the expected credit risk of the above financial assets was not high, and the credit risk has not increased after the initial recognition.

(9) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - noncurrent

Items December 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
Listed (OTC) company stocks in Taiwan
China Development Financial Holding
Corporation
Unlisted (OTC) company stocks in Taiwan and
abroad
He Xin Venture Investment Enterprise Co.,
Ltd.
TECO Nanotech Co., Ltd.
YODN Lighting Corp.
Bridgestone Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Subtotal
Plus: Evaluation adjustment
Net
$ 239,363
18,412
219
2,478
42,561
$ 239,363
18,412
219
2,478
42,561
303,033
(
8,268)
303,033
(
7,500)
$ 294,765 $ 295,533
  • 1) The aforementioned investments held by the Company were not in a short-term profitable operating mode. The management believes that if the short-term fair value fluctuations of these investments were included in the profit or loss, and the aforementioned investment plans were inconsistent, they chose to designate these investments at fair value through other comprehensive income.

  • 2) The Company's net losses recognized in other comprehensive income between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 due to changes in fair value were

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NT$768 thousand and NT$72,367 thousand, respectively and accumulated in other equity; in addition, the amount of accumulated gain (loss) due to disposal of investment transferred directly to the retained earnings was NT$0 for both.

  • 3) The financial assets at fair values through other comprehensive income - noncurrent held by the Company have not been used for collateral or pledge.

  • (10) Investments accounted for using the equity method

  • 1) Investments in subsidiaries

Name of subsidiary December 31,2019 December 31,2019 December 31,2018 December 31,2018
Carryingamount Shareholding
%
Carryingamount
Shareholding
%
GPPC Chemical Corporation
GPPC Investment Corp.
GPPC Development Co., Ltd.
Videoland Inc.
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Goldenpacific Equities Ltd.
Land & Sea Capital Corp.
Total
$ 675,530
270,250
49,531
4,419,707
138,760

665,141
8,375,683

100.00%

81.60%

38.46%

62.29%

15.73%
100.00%
100.00%
$ 667,979
286,809
-
4,402,183
162,049

680,316

7,545,825

100.00%

81.60%

-

62.29%

15.73%

100.00%

100.00%
$ 14,594,602 $ 13,745,161
  • 2) The total number of stock options in GPPC Development Co., Ltd. and KK Enterprise Co., Ltd. held by the Company and its subsidiary Videoland Inc. has reached the control level and hence valuation is done using the equity method.

  • 3) KK Enterprise Co., Ltd. conducted capital decrease in cash on August 27, 2019 as the basis date to eliminate 12,611 thousand common shares, amounting to $126,106 thousand, with ratio of capital decrease in cash of 20%. The shares of such company held by the Company eliminated due to capital decrease was 1,984 thousand shares, and the refund of the eliminated shares was $19,836 thousand.

  • 4) The Company increased investment in 5,000 thousand shares of GPPC Development Co., Ltd. in October, 2019. The investment cost was $50,000 thousand, with shareholding ratio of 38.46%, the valuation accounted for using the equity method.

  • 5) The shares of profits and losses and other comprehensive income of subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 were recognized based on the financial statements audited by CPAs during the same period of respective subsidiaries

  • 6) The financial statements of the reinvestment company under the company used the equity method through KK Enterprise Co., Ltd. - K.K. Chemical Company Limited and KK Enterprise (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and the reinvestment company Zhenjiang Chimei Chemical Co., Ltd. and Zhangzhou Chimei Chemical Co., Ltd. using the equity method through Land & Sea Capital Corp. were audited by other CPAs. Therefore, the amounts listed in the financial statements of and related information about the companies mentioned above as disclosed in Note 13 are completely based on audit reports from other CPAs.

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  • 7) Shares of profits or losses of subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method and other comprehensive income are as follows:

Name of subsidiary
Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2018
Recognized in
current
profit/loss
Recognized in
other
comprehensive
income
$ 41,408 ($ 58,578)
(
5,488) (
13,086)

-
-

250,259 (
59,964)

8,608 (
951)

10,806 (
22,508)
905,766(
107,004)
$ 1,211,359($ 262,091)
Recognized in
current
profit/loss
Recognized in
other
comprehensive
income
Recognized in
current
profit/loss
GPPC Chemical Corporation
GPPC Investment Corp.

GPPC Development Co., Ltd.
Videoland Inc.
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Goldenpacific Equities Ltd.
Land & Sea Capital Corp.
Total
$ 69,317
(
8,618)
(
469)
133,080
5,264
10,687

1,124,585
($ 2,221)
(
7,941)

-
(
80,109)
(
1,774)
(
25,862)
(
294,727)
$ 41,408
(
5,488)

-

250,259

8,608

10,806
905,766
$ 1,333,846 ($ 412,634) $ 1,211,359
  • Note: Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiary accounted for the using equity method and individual statements of comprehensive income are reconciled as follows:
reconciled as follows:
Items
Share of other comprehensive income of subsidiary
accounted for using the equity method
- Items that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
-
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss
- Income tax related to items that may be
reclassified to profit/loss
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
($ 96,732)
($ 323,743)
7,841
($ 412,634)
Year Ended
December 31,2018
($ 175,549)
($ 121,532)
34,990
($ 262,091)
  • 8) The Company wired out the capital worth USD25,421 thousand (equivalent to NTD785,515 thousand) in August 2018 to invest in Land & Sea Capital Corp. and the capital was reinvested in Zhangzhou Chimei Chemical Co., Ltd. The said investment has been submitted to and approved by the Investment Commission of Ministry of Economic Affairs with Letter Jing-Sheng-II-Zi 10700087220 dated June 4, 2018.

  • 9) The value of investments accounted for using the equity method was adjusted down due to unrealized sales income between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 to NT$315 thousand and NT$4,744 thousand, respectively. The value of investments accounted for using the equity method adjusted up for realized sales income, on the other hand, was NT$4,744 thousand, and NT$13,318 thousand, respectively.

  • 10) The value of investments accounted for using the equity method adjusted down because of the receipt of cash dividends from investees by the Company accounted for using the equity method between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 was NT$107,529 thousand and NT$47,605 thousand, respectively

  • 11) The value of investments accounted for using the equity method adjusted up because of the variation in ownership equities held by the Company in its

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subsidiaries between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 was NT$99 thousand and NT$7 thousand, respectively.

  • 12) The value of investments using the equity method adjusted up because of the release of dividends by the Company to its subsidiaries and the disposal of parent company shares by subsidiaries that is considered a treasury stock transaction between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 was NT$1,066 thousand and NT$97,948 thousand, respectively. Please refer to Note 6 (26) for details

  • 13) None of the Company’s Investments accounted for using the equity method is provided as collateral or pledged.

  • 14) With regards to the information on subsidiaries of the Company, please refer to Note 4 (3) of the Company’s 2019 consolidated financial statement.

  • 15) For the information on companies re-invested in through Land & Sea Capital Corp. and KK Enterprise Co., Ltd. in Mainland China by the Company, please refer to the Mainland China investment information disclosed in Note 13 (3).

(11) Property, plant and equipment

Items

Land

Buildings & constructions
Machinery & equipment
Transportation facilities
Other equipment
Construction in progress and Equipment
to be inspected
Total costs
Less: Accumulated depreciation

Less: Accumulated impairment

Net
December 31,2019
$ 3,185,217
1,249,825
11,470,739
34,891
1,190,929
22,069
17,153,670
(
11,066,672)
(
40,700)
$ 6,046,298
December 31,2018
$ 3,185,217
1,238,472
11,428,955
35,462
1,112,491
47,259
17,047,856
(
10,410,102)
(
36,927)
$ 6,600,827
Items Land Buildings &
constructions
Machinery &
equipment
Transportation
facilities
Other
equipment
Construction
in progress and
equipment to
be inspected
Total
Cost:
Balance at January 1,
2019
Addition
Disposal
Reclassification (Note)
Balance at December 31,
2019
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment loss:
Balance at January 1,
2019
Depreciation expenses
Disposal
Impairment loss
Balance at December
31, 2019
$ 3,185,217
-
-
-
$ 1,238,472
7,130
-

4,223
$ 11,428,955
25,518
(
14,404)

30,670
$ 35,462
2,541
(
3,112)

-
$ 1,112,491
137,868
(
51,305)
(
8,125)
$ 47,259
19,029
-
(
44,219)
$ 17,047,856
192,086
(
68,821)
(
17,451)
$ 3,185,217 $ 1,249,825 $ 11,470,739 $ 34,891 $ 1,190,929 $ 22,069 $ 17,153,670
$ -
-
-
-
$ 679,997
41,974
-
-
$ 9,088,450
549,183
(
14,284)
-
$ 26,685
2,120
(
3,112)
-
$ 651,897
131,994
(
51,305)
3,773
$ -
-
-
-
$ 10,447,029
725,271
(
68,701)
3,773
$ - $ 721,971 $ 9,623,349 $ 25,693 $ 736,359 $ - $ 11,107,372

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Items Land Buildings &
constructions
Machinery &
equipment
Transportation
facilities
Other
equipment
Construction
in progress and
equipment to
be inspected
Total
Cost:
Balance at January 1,
2018
Addition
Disposal
Reclassification (Note)
Balance at December
31, 2018
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment loss:
Balance at January 1,
2018
Depreciation expenses
Disposal
Impairment loss
Balance at December
31, 2018
$ 3,185,217
-
-
-
$ 1,226,526
10,447
-
1,499
$ 11,288,043
136,508
(
56,973)
61,377
$ 34,431
1,309
(
278)
-
$ 1,056,317
244,070
(
155,213)
(
32,683)
$ 76,740
46,743
-
(
76,224)
$ 16,867,274
439,077
(
212,464)
(
46,031)
$ 3,185,217 $ 1,238,472 $ 11,428,955 $ 35,462 $ 1,112,491 $ 47,259 $ 17,047,856
$ -
-
-
-
$ 645,266
34,731
-
-
$ 8,599,888
545,355
(
56,793)
-
$ 24,870
2,093
(
278)
-
$ 688,134
118,976
(
155,213)
-
$ -
-
-
-
$ 9,958,158
701,155
(
212,284)
-
$ - $ 679,997 $ 9,088,450 $ 26,685 $ 651,897 $ - $ 10,447,029
  • Note: Net decrease in reclassification was the expenses carried from property, plant and equipment.

  • 1) The Company’s property, plant and equipment were primarily provided for own use. Part of the usable spaces of the property was leased to others as operating lease.

  • 2) The addition and the acquisition of the property, plant and equipment in the statements of in the current year are reconciled as follows:

Items
Increase in property, plant and
equipment
Plus: Decrease in the payables for
equipment
Amounts paid in cash
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 192,086
1,652
$ 193,738
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 439,077
1,492
$ 440,569
  • 3) Cost capitalized amount and interest rate range of the property, plant and equipment based loans: Nil

  • 4) The major composition items of the Company’s property, plant and equipment were depreciated in the straight-line method based on the useful life as follows:

  • A. Buildings & constructions

Buildings, plants 26 - 56 years Building affiliated 11 - 21 years
and main equipment
constructions
Air conditioning 5 - 8 years Fire protection 4 - 6 years
equipment equipment
Road greening 4 - 11 years

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B. Machinery equipment
Chemical 8 - 25 years Steam and 16 years
equipment electricity
equipment
Gas supply 10 years Others 7 years
equipment
C. Transportation facilities 2-6 years
D. Other equipment
Furniture & office 4 - 7 years Others 3 - 8 years
equipment
  • 5) From January 1 to December 31, 2019 while some equipment capacity was not fully utilized, the Company expected that the future cash inflow of such equipment would decrease, and, in turn, estimated that recoverable amount was 0 less than the carrying amount so that it would recognize the impairment loss of other equipment amounting to NT$3,773 thousand. Such impairment loss was already included in the individual statements of comprehensive income under other gains and losses. The Company used the value in use to determine the recoverable amount of such equipment. The discount rate adopted from January 1 to December 31, 2019 was 6.21%. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized that the accumulated impairment amounts for property, plant and equipment were NT$40,700 thousand and NT$36,927 thousand, respectively.

  • 6) For information regarding the collateral provided with property, plant and equipment, please see Note 8 for more details.

  • (12) Lease agreement

Year 2019

  • 1) Right-of-use assets
Year 2019
1) Right-of-use assets
Items

Buildings & constructions
Machinery & equipment
Total costs
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Less: Accumulated impairment
Net
December 31,2019
$ 21,343
35,377
56,720
(
13,740)
-
$ 42,980
December 31,2018
(Note)
  • Note: Starting from January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16 pursuant to the transitional provisions under IFRS 16, the Company chose not to reclassify the period for comparison.

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Items
Buildings &
constructions
Machinery &
equipment
Total
Cost:
Balance at January 1, 2019
$ -
$ -
$ -
IFRS 16 retrospective
application transfer-in
21,343
35,377
56,720
Addition/Reclassification
-
-
-
Derecognition
-
-
-
Balance at December 31,
2019
$ 21,343
$ 35,377
$ 56,720
Accumulated depreciation:
Balance at January 1, 2019
$ -
$ -
$ -
Depreciation expenses
5,416
8,324
13,740
Derecognition
-
-
-
Balance at December 31,
2019
$ 5,416
$ 8,324
$ 13,740
2) Lease liabilities
December 31,2019
December 31,2018
Items
Current
Noncurrent
Current
Noncurrent
Buildings & constructions
$ 4,294
$ 12,073
(Note)
(Note)
Machinery & equipment
8,990
18,869
Total
$ 13,284
$ 30,942
Items
Buildings &
constructions
Machinery &
equipment
Total
Cost:
Balance at January 1, 2019
$ -
$ -
$ -
IFRS 16 retrospective
application transfer-in
21,343
35,377
56,720
Addition/Reclassification
-
-
-
Derecognition
-
-
-
Balance at December 31,
2019
$ 21,343
$ 35,377
$ 56,720
Accumulated depreciation:
Balance at January 1, 2019
$ -
$ -
$ -
Depreciation expenses
5,416
8,324
13,740
Derecognition
-
-
-
Balance at December 31,
2019
$ 5,416
$ 8,324
$ 13,740
2) Lease liabilities
December 31,2019
December 31,2018
Items
Current
Noncurrent
Current
Noncurrent
Buildings & constructions
$ 4,294
$ 12,073
(Note)
(Note)
Machinery & equipment
8,990
18,869
Total
$ 13,284
$ 30,942
Total Total
$ -
56,720
-
-
$ 56,720
$ -
13,740
-
$ 13,740
Current Noncurrent
(Note) (Note)

Note: Starting from January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16 pursuant to the transitional provisions under IFRS 16, the Company chose not to reclassify the period for comparison.

Items
Lease liabilities:
Balance at January 1, 2019
IFRS 16 retrospective
application transfer-in
Addition/Reclassification
Derecognition
Repayment of principal of
lease liabilities
Balance at December 31,
2019
Buildings &
constructions
$ -
21,343
-
(
4,976)
$ 16,367
Machinery &
equipment

$ -

35,377

-
(
7,518)
$ 27,859
Total

$ -

56,720

-
(
12,494)
$ 44,226

A. The lease term of lease liabilities and the range of discount rate are as follows:

follows:
Items
Buildings & constructions
Machinery & equipment
Estimated lease term
(including lease renewal
rights)
2 - 13 years
4 years
December 31,2019
0.63% - 1.10%
0.75%

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  • B. The maturity of the Company's lease liabilities are analyzed below:
Items

Below 1 year
Over 1 year but below 5 years
Over 5 years but below 10 years
Over 10 years but below15 years
Over 15 years but below 20 years
Over 20 years
Total undiscounted lease payments
December 31,2019
$ 13,605
23,835
6,000
2,000
-
-
$ 45,440

3) Major lease events and clauses

  • A. The subject assets leased by the Company include buildings & constructions and machinery equipment, and the like. At the end of the lease term, the Company held no preferential acquisition rights for the leased target assets, and some leases were attached to lease term renewal right after expiration. The lease agreement was negotiated individually and contained various terms and conditions. Assets other than leases should not be used as loan collateral, and it was agreed that unless with the consent of the lessor, the Company should not sublet or transfer the Subject Premises either in whole or in part. Except these facts, the lease agreement was free of any other restrictions.

  • B. Option to prolong the lease

The part of the Subject Premises covered within the Company's lease agreement includes the extension option entitled to the Company. Under the general practice for the lease agreement, the Company was bestowed with the maximum possible operating flexibility and effective use of assets. While the Company resolved to enter into the lease term, the Company already took into account all the facts and circumstances that will result in the economic incentives generated from the exercise of extension option. Therefore, upon the estimation for the exercise of extension option, as of December 31, 2019, the right-of-use assets and the lease liabilities increased by NT$22,181 thousand and NT$22,290 thousand, respectively.

  • C. Impact of variable lease payments on lease liabilities

In the Company's lease agreement, the variable lease payment terms are subject to storage/usage link. The variable payment depends on the actual use of the underlying assets. The variable payment terms are used for many reasons, mainly for profit control and operating flexibility to minimize fixed costs. The changes in storage/usage of lease payments are recognized as expenses during the period that triggers these payment terms.

  • 4) Sublet: Nil

  • 5) Other lease information

  • A. The profit or loss details related to the lease agreement are as follows:

Items

Expenses attributable to short-term lease agreement
Expenses attributable to low-value assets lease
Expenses paid under variable lease
Year Ended December
31,2019
$ 2,123
10
4,007

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Total
Interest expense for lease liabilities
Gain from sublet in right-of-use assets
Profit (loss) generated from back-lease transaction
after sales
Profit (loss) generated from amendment to lease
transaction
$ 6,140
$ 421
$ -
$
-
$ -

The Company chose to apply recognition exemptions for short-term leases and low-value asset leases, and did not recognize related right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for these leases. As of December 31, 2019, the shortterm lease commitment amount with recognition exemptions was NT$661 thousand.

  • B. The total lease cash outflow of the Company as of December 31, 2019 totaled at NT$19,055 thousand.

  • C. The right-of-use assets prove no impairment as indicated by the result of the Company’s prudential evaluation.

Year 2018

Commitment to operating lease - The Company was as the lessee

The Company leased dormitories, warehouses and storage tanks in line with its business needs. The lease agreements signed by the Company were non-cancellable operating lease agreements. Most of the lease agreements could be renewed at the market price at the end of the lease term. Due to the non-cancellable lease agreements of the Company, the estimated total amount of minimum lease payments for each year is as follows:

is as follows:
Items
Below 1 year
Over 1 year but below 5 years
Over 5 years
Total
December 31,2018
$ 13,561
21,035
-
$ 34,596
  • (13) Refundable deposits
Items

Performance bond- bid bond
Lease security deposit - as a lessee
Others
Total
December 31,2019
$ 360
494
171
$ 1,025
December 31,2018
$ 360
494
35
$ 889

(14) Other payables

Items

Salaries and bonuses payable

Compensation to employee payable
Remuneration to directors and
supervisors payable
Freight payable
Taxes payable
December 31,2019
$ 175,340
24,862
49,724
13,721
2,040
December 31,2018
$ 287,459
37,478
74,956
15,425
1,779

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Insurance premium payable
Utilities payable
Repair & maintenance expenses payable
Service charge payable
Labor service cost payable
Equipment payable
Others
Total

Provisions - current
Items

Employee benefits - payment on leave
4,638
2,879
14,388
10,610
1,810
2,891
13,969
$ 316,872
December 31,2019
$ 12,403
3,529
2,940
20,744
18,433
1,810
4,543
13,412
$ 482,508
December 31,2018
$ 12,004
  • (15) Provisions - current

  • 1) The provisions of employee benefits - current refer to an estimate of the employee’s vested right for service leave. In most cases, sick leave and maternity leave or paternity leave are contingent in attribute, depending on future events and instead of being accumulated so such costs would be recognized only when the fact of leave takes place.

  • 2) Information of variation in the provisions of employee benefits – current is as follows:

follows:
Items
Beginning balance

Additional amount for the year
Utilized amount for the year

Reversal of unutilized amount for the
year
Ending balance
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 12,004
19,457
(
17,863)
(
1,195)
$ 12,403
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 12,071
18,812
(
17,864)
(
1,015)
$ 12,004

(16) Advance receipts

(17)
(18)
Items

Rents collected in advance

Other current liabilities - other
Items

All collections

Provisions - noncurrent
Items

Other long-term employee benefits
plans
December 31,2019
$ 128
December 31,2019
$ 2,901
December 31,2019
$ 9,610
December 31,2018
$ 128
December 31,2018
$ 2,751
December 31,2018
$ 8,153
  • 1) The other long-term employee benefits plans of the Company are the seniority service bonuses and consolation money for employees. The payment criteria for long-term bonuses and consolation money were calculated based on the basis of the service seniority acquired and accumulated.

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  • 2) The Company has recognized other long-term employee benefits obligations. The composition of obligatory liabilities is as follows:
3) Items

Present value of other long-term
employee benefits obligations
Fair value of plan assets
Other long-term employee benefits
liabilities, net
Change in other long-term employee
Items
Beginning balance

Other long-term employee benefits
costs:
Current and past service cost
Interest expenses
Remeasurements:
Actuarial losses (gains) - change
in demographic assumptions
Actuarial losses (gains) - change
in financial assumptions
Actuarial losses (gains) -
experience adjustment
Recognized in profit or loss
Payments of benefit

Ending balance
December 31,2019
$ 9,610
-
$ 9,610
benefits liabilities, net
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 8,153
1,005
78
89
169
724
2,065
(
608)
$ 9,610
December 31,2018
$ 8,153
-
$ 8,153
is as follows:
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 6,755
735
74
77
69
786
1,741
(
343)
$ 8,153
  • 4) The amount of the benefit costs in aforementioned other long-term employee benefits plans were recognized in profit or loss under the administrative expenses based on the single-line items by functional category.

  • 5) Composition of the plan assets

The Company did not allocate related assets, the effected payment based on actual occurrence.

  • 6) The present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations of the Company was actuarially counted by a qualified actuary. The main assumptions of the actuarial evaluation on the measurement date are as follows:
of the actuarial evaluation on the measurement date are as follows:
Items
Discount rate
Future salary growth rate
2019
0.625% - 0.750%
1.75% - 2.00%
2018
0.875% - 1.000%
1.75% - 2.00%

The assumption of future mortality rate is estimated based on the fifth life experience table of life insurance industry in Taiwan.

  • 7) Because changes in the main actuarial assumption used, the present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations is affected. The analysis was as follows:

  • A. Interest rate risks

The decline in the interest rate of government bonds would increase the present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations, but the

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returns on debt investment of the plan assets would also increase accordingly. The both two would have a partial offset effect on other longterm employee benefits liabilities.

  • B. Salary related risks

The calculation of the present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations refers to the future salary of the plan members. Therefore, the increase in the salary of plan members would increase the present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations.

  • 8) In the event that the significant actuarial assumptions were subject to a combination of possible changes, and if other assumptions remained unchanged, the amount of increase (decrease) in present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations would be as follows:
Items Discount rate Discount rate Future salary growth rate Future salary growth rate
Increase
0.25%
Decrease
0.25%
Increase
0.25%
Decrease
0.25%
December 31, 2019:
Effect on present value of other long-term
employee benefits obligations
December 31, 2018
Effect on present value of other long-term
employee benefits obligations

($ 170)
$ 176
$ 90

($ 88)

($ 140)
$ 143
$ 63

($ 61)

Practically, since actuarial assumptions might relate to each other, it would be unlikely to have a single assumption in change. The aforementioned sensitivity analysis, therefore, might not reflect the actual change in the present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations. In addition, in the aforementioned sensitivity analysis, the present value of other long-term employee benefits obligations at the end date of the reporting period would be based on the actuarial calculation of the projected unit credit method and the defined benefit liabilities included in the balance sheet would be measured on the same basis. The method assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis in the current year was exactly same as that used in the prior one.

  • 9) The Company expected to pay to other long-term employee benefit plans in Year 2020 in the amount of attribution and the amount of payment at NT$0 and NT$508 thousand, respectively.

(19) Post-employment benefit plans

Items

Defined benefit plans
Defined contribution plans
Total
December 31,2019
$ 45,267
1,408
$ 46,675
December 31,2018
$ 28,465
1,407
$ 29,872
  • 1) Defined benefit plans

  • A. In accordance with the “Labor Standards Act”, the Company has established retirement methods to define benefits. Under the “Labor Pension Act” applicable on July 1, 2005, the service seniority accumulated by employees prior to enforcement of the “Labor Pension Act” and subsequently accumulated by employees who chose subject to “Labor Standards Act” after enforcement of the “Labor Pension Act” as entitled

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to retirement would be taken to count pension which would be calculated number of years in the service seniority accumulated and the salary amounts averaged in the six (6) months prior to retirement. Each year of service seniority accumulated in full within fifteen (15) years (inclusive) would be entitled to two base units and each year the period of service seniority accumulated beyond fifteen years would be entitled to one base unit. The cumulative base units shall not exceed the maximum limit of 45 base units. The Company attributed retirement funds on a monthly basis to the specified ratio (currently 30%) of total salary, and deposited the funds in the bank account designated for pension fund opened with the Bank of Taiwan under the name of the Labor Retirement Reserve Supervision Committee. Besides, in response to the retirement needs of senior managers, the Company set up the “Manager’s Retirement Fund Management Committee” in September 2004 and attributed on a monthly basis for a certain ratio (currently 30%) of the total salary of managers into the management of the Manager’s Retirement Fund Management Committee and deposited in a special account of a financial institution opened in the name of the Manager’s Retirement Reserve Fund. The Company estimates the balance of the retirement fund mentioned in the preceding item before the end of each year. In the event that the balance is found not enough to pay off the pension amount calculated according to the foregoing for the employees who meet the retirement requirements in the next year, the Company would make up the difference in a lump-sum before the end of March of the following year.

B. The amounts of the defined benefit plans were recognized in the balance sheet as follows:

sheet as follows:
Items December 31,2019 December 31,2018
Present value of defined benefit
obligations $ 682,365 $
650,725
Fair value of plan assets ( 637,098) ( 622,260)
Net defined benefit liabilities $ 45,267 $ 28,465
C.
Change in present value of defined
benefit obligations is as follows:
Items Year Ended
December 31,2019
Year Ended
December 31,2018
Present value of defined benefit
obligation, beginning of year $ 650,725 $ 651,641
Service cost of the current year 8,339 10,277
Interest expenses 6,370 7,125
Remeasurements:
Actuarial losses (gains) - change
in demographic assumptions - -
Actuarial losses (gains) - change
in financial assumptions 13,758 6,666
Actuarial losses (gains) -
experience adjustment 28,034 3,484
Payments of benefit (Note) ( 24,861) ( 28,468)
Present value of defined benefit
obligation, end of year $ 682,365 $ 650,725

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D. Change in fair value of plan assets is as follows:

Items
Fair value of plan assets, beginning
of year
Interest income
Remeasurements:
Return on plan assets other than net
interest
Fund attributed by employer
Payments of benefit on plan assets
Fair value of plan assets, end of year
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 622,260
6,174
21,529
11,996
(
24,861)
$ 637,098
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 607,786
6,823
17,314
18,805
(
28,468)
$ 622,260
  • E. Relevant defined benefit plans recognized in the statement of comprehensive income, the amount of the defined benefit costs are as follows:
follows:
Items
Current service cost

Interest expense of defined benefit
obligations
interest income of plan assets

Recognized in profit loss

Remeasurements :
Actuarial losses (gains) - change in
demographic assumptions
Actuarial losses (gains) - change in
financial assumptions
Actuarial
losses
(gains)
-
experience adjustment
Return on plan assets other than net
interest
Recognized in other comprehensive
income
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 8,339
6,370
(
6,174)
$ 8,535
$ -
13,758
28,034
(
21,529)
$ 20,263
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 10,277
7,125
(
6,823)
$ 10,579
$ -
6,666
3,484
(
17,314)
(
$7,164)

F. The aforementioned defined benefit plans recognized in the net defined benefit costs of profit or loss. The single-line items by functional category are as follows:

are as follows:
Items
Operating costs

Operating expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
Research and development
expenses
Subtotal
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 4,467
283
3,603
182
4,068
$ 8,535
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 6,254
385
3,641
299
4,325
$ 10,579

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  • G. The defined benefit retirement plan assets of the Company was commissioned into business management through Bank of Taiwan according to the proportion of the items of commissioned management as specified under the annual investment utilization plans of the funds and within the specified amounts within the items as per Article 6 of Regulations for Revenues, Expenditures, Safeguard and Utilization of the Labor Retirement Fund (i.e., to be deposited into financial institutions in Taiwan and abroad, to be invested in the Exchange-listed and OTC-listed companies or private placement equity securities and to be invested into securitized commodities of real property in Taiwan and abroad). The relevant utilization was under supervision by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee. In the utilization of the Fund, the minimum gain allocated amidst final account settlement in every fiscal year should not be lower than the income calculated by the local banks’ two-year fixed term deposit interest rate. The shortfall, if any, should be supplemented by the national treasury after approval by the competent authority. Where the Company was not entitled to participate in the operation and management of the fund, the Company could not classify the plan assets at the fair value disclosed under IAS 19 Paragraph 142. For more details of the fair value of the total assets of the Fund as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, please refer to reports of the Labor Pension Fund Utilization promulgated by the government in the respective years.

  • H. The present value of defined benefit obligations of the Company was counted actuarially by a qualified actuary. The main assumptions of the actuarial evaluation on the measurement date are listed below:

Items
Discount rate
Future salary growth rate
Average period of existence of
defined benefit obligations
2019
0.625% - 0.750%
1.75% - 2.00%
5.4 years – 8.6 years
2018
0.875% - 1.000%
1.75% - 2.00%
5.7 years – 9.1 years

The assumption of future mortality rate is estimated based on the fifth life experience table of life insurance industry in Taiwan.

  • I. The Company has been exposed to the following risks due to the Labor Standards Act:

  • Interest rate risks

The decline in the interest rate of government bonds would increase the present value of defined benefit obligations, but the returns on debt investment of the plan assets would also increase accordingly. The both two have a partial offset effect on the net defined benefit liabilities.

  • Salary related risks

The calculation of the present value of defined benefit obligation refers to the future salary of the plan members. Therefore, the increase in the salary of plan members would increase the present value of defined benefit obligations.

  • J. In the event that the significant actuarial assumptions were subject to a combination of possible changes, and if other assumptions remained unchanged, the amount of increase (decrease) in present value of the defined benefit obligations would be as follows:

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Items Discount rate Discount rate Future salary growth rate Future salary growth rate
Increase of
0.25%
Decrease of
0.25%
Increase of
0.25%
Decrease of
0.25%
December 31, 2019:
Effect to present value of
defined benefit obligations
December 31, 2018
Effect to present value of
defined benefit obligations
($13,758) $14,193 $13,774 ($13,422)
($13,829) $14,283 $13,893 ($13,521)

Practically, since actuarial assumptions might relate to each other, it would be unlikely to have a single assumption in change. The aforementioned sensitivity analysis, therefore, might not reflect the actual change in the present value of defined benefit obligations. In addition, in the aforementioned sensitivity analysis, the present value of defined benefit obligations at the end date of the reporting period would be based on the actuarial calculation of the projected unit credit method and the defined benefit liabilities included in the balance sheet would be measured on the same basis. The method assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis in the current year was exactly same as that used in the prior one.

  • K. The Company expected to pay to defined benefit plans in Year 2020 in the amount of contribution and the amount of payment NT$ 13,894 thousand and NT$29,108 thousand, respectively.

  • 2) A. The Company has established the regulations on defined contribution retirement in accordance with the "Labor Pension Act", which are applicable to employees of ROC (Taiwan) nationality. The Company withheld 6% of the salary as labor pension into the employees’ personal pension accounts of Bureau of Labor Insurance for the employee who chose to apply the labor pension system specified under the "Labor Pension Act" and the payment of pension was granted based on the employees’ personal pension accounts and the amount of accumulated income either on a monthly basis or in one-time pension payment. Under such plan, after the Company contributed a fixed amount to the Bureau of Labor Insurance, the Company would no longer be subject to statutory or presumed obligations extra.

  • B. The Company recognized the pension costs in accordance with the aforementioned defined contribution plans between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to NT$8,298 thousand and NT$8,118 thousand, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the net defined benefit liabilities recognized by the Company in accordance with the aforementioned defined contribution plans amounted to NT$1,408 thousand and NT$1,407 thousand, respectively.

  • C. The amounts of pension costs recognized in profit or loss in accordance with the aforementioned defined contribution plans are as follows based on the single-line items of functional category:

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(20)
(21)
(22)
Items
Operating costs
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Subtotal
Total

Guarantee deposits received
Items

Lease security deposit – lease
Pickup guarantee bond
Others
Total
Other noncurrent liabilities - other
Items

Unrealized deferment revenues with
disposal of investment
Share capital
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 6,574
374
1,114
236
1,724
$ 8,298
December 31,2019
$ 50
2,441
443
$ 2,934
December 31,2019
$ 22,192
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 6,513
364
965
276
1,605
$ 8,118
December 31,2018
$ 50
3,582
443
$ 4,075
December 31,2018
$ 22,192

1) Common shares and preferred shares

Items

Authorized number of shares (in
thousand shares)
Authorized share capital
Number of issued shares and received
the shares payment in full (in
thousand shares)
Common shares
Preferred shares
Total number of issued shares (in
thousand shares)
Issued share capital - common shares
Issued share capital issued - preferred
shares
Total Issued share capital
December 31,2019
1,000,000
$ 10,000,000
906,620
20,000
926,620
$ 9,066,203
200,000
$ 9,266,203
December 31,2018
1,000,000
$ 10,000,000
906,620
20,000
926,620
$ 9,066,203
200,000
$ 9,266,203

The issued common shares and preferred shares have been in a denomination NT$10 per share, and each share was entitled to one voting right and the right to receive dividends.

2) Upon capital increase in cash launched by the Company in August 1984, the Company issued 20,000 thousand preferred shares with rights & obligations as enumerated below:

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  • A. The earnings, if any, upon annual account settlement, the dividend of 6% for preferred shares should be allocated first. The balance shall be the allocable earnings which will be allocated at the shareholding ratio for common shares and preferred shares as proposed by the board of directors and finally resolved in the shareholders’ meeting.

  • B. Preferential allocation of the Company's remaining properties. C. Other entitlement would be same as the common shares.

(23) Capital reserve

Items

Treasury stocks transaction premium
Dividend unclaimed within the term by
shareholders
Recognized changes in the ownership
interests of subsidiaries
Total
December 31,2019
$ 178,800
2,786
112
$ 181,698
December 31,2018
$ 177,734
2,786
13
$ 180,533

According to the Company Act, the proceeds from the issuance of shares in excess of the par value, and the capital reserve received as gifts and income, in addition to being used to make up for the loss, when the Company is not in an accumulated losses, such excess may be issued to new shares in proportion to the shareholders' original shares or cash. In addition, according to the relevant provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, when the aforementioned capital reserve is used for capital replenishment, the total amount of the capital reserve shall not exceed 10% of the paidin capital in a year. The Company has still been insufficient to fill the capital loss from the surplus reserve. The capital reserve could not be used for supplement. In addition, regarding recognized changes in the ownership of subsidiaries and dividend unclaimed within the term by shareholders and the like, where the connotation of such capital reserve differ from the capital reserve set forth under Article 239 of the Company Act to be used to make up for the loss, it should not be used for any purpose at all.

(24) Retained earnings

  • 1) Pursuant to the requirements set forth under the Articles of Incorporation, the earnings after settlement of annual accounts, if any, shall be pay tax, make up previous loss, if any, and amortize 10% for legal reserve and after provision or reversal of special reserve based on the reduction of shareholders’ equity incurred in the current year, the balance would be the allocable earnings for the current year. Such allocable earnings in combination with the unappropriated earnings of the preceding year would be the accumulated allocable earnings. With such accumulated unappropriated earnings, the sum to allocate preferred share dividend of the Company for 1984 at 6% should be allocated first. The shortfall, if any, should be preferentially made up with the allocable earnings of the ensuing year. The balance of the unappropriated earnings should be allocated at the ratios proposed by the board of directors according to law, dividend policy and status of working capital. Where the balance of such unappropriated earnings is used to issue new shares, approval from the shareholders’ meeting should be obtained beforehand. Where the balance of such unappropriated earnings is allocated in cash, the decision should be resolved in the board of directors beforehand.

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For more details regarding allocation of compensation to employees, remuneration to directors and supervisors, grounds of estimation and actual allocation, please see Note 6(31).

  • 2) The Company's dividend policies are as follows:

The Company has been under a highly changeable industrial environment and is within a life cycle of stable and growing period. The Company should grasp the economic environment for sustainable operation. With the Company's long-term financial planning, future capital needs, and protect the interests of shareholders taken into account, the cash dividend allocated by the Company in every year should not be less than 10% of the total cash stock dividends in the current year (excluding 6% as the dividend of preferred share of the Company in Year 1984).

  • 3) The legal reserve should not be put into any use except a use to make good previous loss of the Company, if any, and allocation through issuance of new shares or in cash to shareholders pro rata to original shareholding ratios. The total amount used to issue new shares or to allocate in cash, nevertheless, shall not exceed the maximum limit of 25% of the paid-in capital.

  • 4) Upon allocating earnings, the Company should amortize and reverse special reserve in accordance with Letter Jing-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi 1010012865 dated April 6, 2012 and Letter Jing-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi 1010047490 dated November 21, 2012 of FSC and after adoption under IFRSs in the Q&A of Provision of Special Reserve. Where the net deduction of other equity is reversed subsequently, the part so reversal could be taken to appropriate the earnings.

  • 5) In the shareholders' regular meeting convened by the Company on June 14, 2019 and June 15, 2018 respectively, the earnings of Year 2018 and Year 2017 would be allocated in the following manners:

Items of allocation
Provision of legal reserve

Provision (reversal) of
special reserve
Dividends on preferred
shares - cash
Bonuses to shareholders on
preferred shares - cash
Bonuses to shareholders on
common shares -cash
Bonuses to shareholders on
common shares - stock
Allocations of earnings

2018
2017
$ 296,011
$ 328,864
-
(
17,380)
12,000
12,000
-
20,000
-
906,620
-
-
Dividendper share(NT$) Dividendper share(NT$)
2018 2018 2017
$ 296,011
-
12,000
-
-
-
-
-
$ 0.60
-
-
-
-
-
$ 0.60
1.00
1.00
-

For details regarding decisions resolved in the board of directors and the shareholders’ meeting on allocations of earnings, please inquire into Market Observation Post System (MOPS).

  • 6) The allocation of the Company's earnings in Year 2019 is still pending for decisions to be proposed in the board of directors and resolved in the shareholders’ meeting. After the relevant meetings are convened, please inquire into Market Observation Post System (MOPS).

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(25) Items of other equity

Items Exchange differences on
translating financial
statements of foreign
operations
Unrealized valuation
gain/loss of financial assets
at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Unrealized gain/loss
on available-for-sale
financial assets

$ -

-

-

-

-

-

$ -
Unrealized gain/loss
on available-for-sale
financial assets

$ 1,007,410

(
1,007,410)

-

-

-

-

-

$ -
Total
Balance at January 1, 2019
Items directly recognized as other
equity adjustment
Transferred to item of profit and loss
Transferred to retained earnings
Share accounted for using the equity
method
Income tax related to items of other
equity.
Balance at December 31, 2019
Items
($ 206,080)
-
-
-
(
323,743)
7,841
$ 945,719
(
768)
-
(
45,344)
(
97,159)
-
$ 739,639
(
768)
-
(
45,344)
(
420,902)
7,841
($ 521,982) $ 802,448 $ 280,466
Exchange differences on
translating financial
statements of foreign
operations
Unrealized valuation
gain/loss of financial assets
at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Total
Balance at January 1, 2018
Effects of retrospective application and
retrospective reclassification
Items directly recognized as other
equity adjustment
Transferred to item of profit and loss
Transferred to retained earnings
Portions recognized in equity method
Income tax related to items of other
equity
Balance at December 31, 2018
($ 119,538)
-
-
-
-
(
121,532)
34,990
$ -
1,191,225
(
72,367)
-
-
(
173,139)
-
$ 887,872
183,815
(
72,367)
-
-
(
294,671)
34,990
($ 206,080) $ 945,719 $ 739,639
  • (26) Treasury stocks

  • 1) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the amount of treasury stocks repurchased by the Company were NT$0 for both.

  • 2) The changes in the current year of the Company's stocks held by subsidiaries deemed as treasury stocks are as follows:

Name of
subsidiary

Kind
Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2019
Beginningbalance Current Increase Current Decrease Endingbalance
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount

Amount
Shares
Amount
GPPC Chemical
Corporation


Total
Name of
subsidiary
Common
Shares
Preferred
shares


Kind
247
1,776
$ 5,719
49,858
-
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
247
1,776
$ 5,719
49,858
2,023 $ 55,577 - $ - $ - 2,023 $ 55,577
Beginningbalance Current Increase Current Decrease Endingbalance
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
2,881
-
2,881

Amount
Shares
Amount
GPPC Chemical
Corporation


Total
Common
Shares
Preferred
shares
3,128
1,776
$ 72,312
49,858
-
-
$ -
-
$ 66,593
-
247
1,776
$ 5,719
49,858
4,904 $122,170 - $ - $ 66,593 2,023 $ 55,577
  • A. The transaction amounts as the gains obtained by subsidiaries through disposal of the Company's stocks converted into capital reserve - treasury stocks as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were NT$ 0 and NT$28,266 thousand, respectively.

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  • B. The transaction amounts with cash dividends of the parent company received by the subsidiaries converted into capital reserve - treasury stocks between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 were NT$1,066 thousand and NT$3,089 thousand, respectively.

  • C. The fair values of the Company's stocks held by the subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were NT$65,697 thousand and NT$66,946 thousand, respectively.

  • D. The Company's stocks held by the subsidiaries were disposed as the treasury stocks. Such stocks were not entitled to participate in the Company's capital increase in cash and voting power but were entitled to the rights exactly same as shareholders’ equity.

  • (27) Operating revenues

Items
Revenues under customer contracts
Sales revenues
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 16,229,085
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 20,305,094
  • 1) Detailed classification of revenues under customer contracts

The Company's revenues were from the goods and labor services of the transfer of a certain point in time. The revenues could be broken down into the following main product types:

main product types:
Main product types
Sales revenues
Petrochemical products
Plastic products
Hydrogen products
Steam and electricity products
Nylon products
Material resale
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 9,767,995
4,309,646
146,711
465,479
1,539,118
136
$ 16,229,085
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 11,726,280
5,320,817
131,383
427,396
2,682,897
16,321
$ 20,305,094

2) Balances of contracts

The Company recognized contract assets and contract liabilities related to revenues under customer contracts as follows:

Items December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Contract assets: Nil Contract liabilities – current Commodity sales $ 11,120 $ 20,881

  • A. Significant changes in contract assets and contract liabilities

As of December 31, 2019, the changes in the Company’s contract assets and contract liabilities as compared with the preceding year primarily originated in the difference between the timepoint to satisfy the contract obligations and the timepoint for customers to make payment.

  • B. The beginning contract liabilities recognized as revenues in the current

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year

year
Items
Beginning balance of contract liabilities
recognized as revenues in the current year
Commodity sales
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 20,881
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 39,568
  • C. The performance of contract obligations of the prior period recognized as revenues in the current year

The Company did not have any obligations for contract performance (or partial performance) in the prior period, but due to changes in transaction prices, or changes in the recognition restrictions on the price between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018, the recognition income was adjusted in the current year.

  • D. Unfulfilled customer contracts

For customer contracts of commodity sales unfulfilled by the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the contracts were expected to last for less than one year, were expected to be fulfilled and recognized as revenues within the ensuing year.

  • 3) Contract cost related assets: Nil.

  • (28) Other revenues

Items
Interest income
Rent revenues
Dividend income
Scrap sales revenues
Revenues of administrative expenses
Subsidy revenues
Revenues as refund of overpaid air
pollution fee
Revenues of remuneration to directors
and supervisors
Others
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 32,526
302
24,230
1,098
8,400
53
-
487
210
$ 67,306
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 16,629
303
27,824
1,369

8,400
3,700
3,042

409
556
$ 62,232

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(29) Other gains and losses

Items
Net gain on financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss
Net loss on disposal of property, plant
and equipment
Gain on disposal of investment
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency
exchange
Loss on spare part inventory and
obsolescence
Impairment loss on non-financial assets
Expenditures for insurance claim
settlement in occupational accidents
Others
Total
Finance costs
Items
Interest expense
Loan interest for financial institutions
Interest counted upon security deposit
Lease liabilities interest
Subtotal
Less: Capitalized amount consistent with
prerequisite constituents
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 80
(
120)
1,341
(
24,262)
-
(
3,773)
(
2,000)
(
43)
($ 28,777)
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 378
1
421
800
-
$ 800
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ -
(
180)
-
65,052
(
757)
-
-
(
970)
$ 63,145
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 418
1
-
419
-
$ 419

(30) Finance costs

(31) Employee benefits, depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses

Attribute Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2018 Year Ended December 31,2018 Year Ended December 31,2018
Operating
Cost
Operating
Expense
Total Operating
Cost
Operating
Expense
Total
Employee benefits
expenses
Salaries

Labor and health
insurance
Pension
Remuneration to
directors
Other employee
benefits
Depreciation
expenses
Amortization
expenses
Total
$ 324,024
28,310
11,041
-
8,747
724,162
-
$ 113,132
8,686
5,792

70,758
26,958
14,849
-
$ 437,156
36,996
16,833

70,758
35,705
739,011
-
$ 408,102
27,652
12,767

-
8,791
687,612
-
$ 150,555
8,363
5,930

94,333
39,542
13,543
-
$ 558,657
36,015
18,697

94,333
48,333
701,155
-
$1,096,284 $ 240,175 $1,336,459 $1,144,924 $ 312,266 $1,457,190

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  • 1) The average number of employees at the Company was 398 and 391, respectively between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018. The average number of directors who are not also employees was 5. The calculation basis is the same as that for employee benefit and employee salary expense.

  • 2) The average employee benefit expense was NT$1,340 thousand and NT$1,714 thousand, respectively between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018; the average employee salary expense was NT$1,112 thousand and NT$1,447 thousand, respectively; and the average movement of adjustment to employee salary expense was (23.15%).

  • 3) Pursuant to the requirements set forth under the Articles of Incorporation, with the profits earned by the Company in the current year, a sum 1% shall be allocated for compensation to employees and a sum within 2% maximum as remuneration to the directors. Where the Company remains in accumulated loss, nevertheless, such loss should be made up. The term “the profits earned by the Company in the current year” denotes the profits earned in the current year before tax after deducting compensation to employees and remuneration to directors.

  • 4) The Company's management estimated compensation to employees and remuneration to directors based on the profitability of the current year, and taking account the amounts expected for the payment and factors of the minimum and maximum limits set forth under the Articles of Incorporation to estimate the amount of net profit before tax and before deduction of the compensation to employees and remuneration to directors. The amounts estimated for compensation to employees were NT$24,862 thousand and NT$37,478 thousand, respectively and the amounts estimated for remuneration to directors were NT$49,724 thousand and NT$74,956 thousand respectively between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018. However, there is a significant change in the amount allocated by the resolution of the board of directors taking place before the date of authorization and issuance of the annual financial statements, such adjustment of change provided as annual expenses; if the amount still changes after the date of authorization and issuance of the annual financial statements, such change shall be handled as a change in accounting estimation and would be entered into account in the ensuing fiscal year.

  • 5) As resolved by the Company's board of directors on March 19, 2020 and March 21, 2019, the compensation to employees for the years ended 2019 and 2018 amounted to NT$24,862 thousand and NT$37,478 thousand respectively, and the remuneration to directors and supervisors amounted to NT$49,724 thousand and NT$74,956 thousand, respectively. The aforementioned amounts resolved show no significant difference from the expenses entered into the financial statements of Year 2019 and Year 2018. The aforementioned compensation/remunerations were paid in cash.

  • 6) For information relating to the compensation to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors of the Company, please inquire through the “Market Observation Post System (MOPS)” of Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TSEC).

  • (32) Income tax

  • 1) Composition of income tax expense (gain):

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A. Income tax recognized in profit or loss

Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
Items December 31, December 31,
2019 2018
Current income tax expense payable $ 344,148 $ 681,637
Deferred income tax expenses (gains)
Origination
and
reversal
of
temporary
differences ( 2,654) ( 1,373)
Effect of change in tax rate - ( 2,048)
Net change in deferred income tax decrease
(increase) ( 2,654) ( 3,421)
Adjustment to income taxes in previous year 1 ( 2,965)
Income tax expenses (gains) recognized in profit
or loss $ 341,495 $ 675,251
B.
Recognized in income tax related to other
comprehensive income
Year Ended Year Ended
Items December 31, December 31,
2019 2018
Current income tax
Exchange difference resulting from
translating the financial statements of
foreign operations ($ 7,841) ($ 34,990)
Deferred income tax
Remeasurements of defined benefit plan ( 4,053) 1,433
Effect of change in tax rate - ( 2,191)
Net change in deferred income tax decrease
(increase) ( 4,053) ( 758)
Income tax expenses (gains) recognized in other
comprehensive income ($ 11,894) ($ 35,748)
2)
Reconciliation of income in the current fiscal year and the
income tax expense
recognized into profit or loss is as follows:
Year Ended Year Ended
Items December 31, December 31,
2019 2018
Net profit (loss) before tax from continuing
operations unit $ 2,411,620 $ 3,635,357
Income tax with profit (loss) loss before tax at
statutory tax rate 482,324 727,071
Effects of income tax upon adjustments
Effects not counted into the items upon
determination of the taxable income ( 269,799) ( 248,959)
Tax to be made up under the minimum
taxation system - -
Income
tax
levied
additionally
on
unappropriated earnings 131,623 203,525
Loss carry-forward incurred in current year - -
Loss carry-forward for offset in current year - -
Investment credit for offset in current year - -
Current income tax expense payable 344,148 681,637
Net change in deferred income tax decrease
(increase) ( 2,654) ( 3,421)
Adjustment to income taxes in previous year 1 ( 2,965)
Income tax expenses (gains) recognized in profit
or loss $ 341,495 $ 675,251

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The Company applied 20% statutory tax rate. In the wake of amendment to the Income Tax Act in February 2018, the income tax rate was adjusted from 17% to 20% which was put into enforcement in 2018. In addition, for the unappropriated earnings in 2018, the applicable tax rate was cut from 10% to 5%. The Company has estimated the impacts linked up with such changes in the taxation rates.

3) Balance of the income tax assets (liabilities) in the year

Items December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Income tax assets for the year: Nil Income liabilities for the year Current income tax expense payable $ 344,148 $ 681,637 Less: Credit for the income tax paid in advance in current year ( 173,989) ( 182,783) Total $ 170,159 $ 498,854

4) Balance of deferred income tax assets (liabilities)

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Items Beginning balance Recognized in
profit or loss
Recognized in other
comprehensive
income
Endingbalance
Deferred income tax assets
Unrealized exchange loss
Losses on obsolescence
and market value
decline in inventories
Employee leave payment
obligations
Defined employee
benefits plans
Loss on impairment of
tangible assets
Total
Deferred income tax
liabilities
Financial & taxation
difference in
depreciation expenses
Reserve for land value
increment tax
Total
Changes in net increase
(decrease)
$ 1,360
2,713
2,401
14,800
7,385
$ 1,730
(
358)
80
291
755
$ -
-
-
4,053
-
$ 3,090
2,355
2,481
19,144
8,140
$ 28,659 2,498 4,053 $ 35,210
456
979,556
(
156)
-
-
-
300
979,556
$ 980,012 (
156)
- $ 979,856
$ 2,654 $ 4,053

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Items Year Ended December 31,2018 Year Ended December 31,2018
Beginning
balance
Recognized in
profit or loss
Recognized in other
comprehensive
income
Endingbalance
Deferred income tax assets
Unrealized exchange loss
Losses on obsolescence and
market value decline in
inventories
Employee leave payment
obligations
Defined employee benefits
plans
Loss on impairment of
tangible assets
Total
Deferred income tax liabilities
Financial & taxation
difference in depreciation
expenses
Reserve for land value
increment tax
Total
Changes in net increase
(decrease)
$ 2,664
-
2,052
13,561
6,277
($ 1,304)
2,713
349
481
1,108
$ -
-
-
758
-
$ 1,360
2,713
2,401
14,800
7,385
$ 24,554 3,347 758 $ 28,659
530
979,556
(
74)
-
-
-
456
979,556
$ 980,086 (
74)
- $ 980,012
($ 3,421) $ 758
  1. The items of the deferred income tax assets not recognized by the Company because of being not very likely to be realized are as follows:
Items

Deferred income tax assets
Loss on impairment of financial
assets
December 31,2019
$ 686
December 31,2018
$ 686
  • 6) The unrecognized deferred income tax liabilities related to investment

The temporary difference related to investment in subsidiaries, while the Company could control the very timepoint of reversal of that temporary difference and was very likely not to dispose and reverse within the foreseeable future, the Company did not recognize the deferred income tax liabilities. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the aggregate total amounts of the temporary differences of investment in subsidiaries which had not been recognized for the deferred income tax liabilities amounted to NT$1,242,618 thousand and NT$1,079,681 thousand, respectively.

  • 7) The Company’s income tax returns through 2017 has been assessed and approved by the tax authority.

  • 8) Where the allocation of earnings for Year 2020 to be resolved in the shareholders’ meeting remains uncertain, the unappropriated earnings added with the very outcome of the potential income tax in Year 2019 could not be determined in a reliable way.

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(33) Changes in liabilities coming from financing activities

Items
January 1, 2019
Effects of retrospective application to IFRS 16
Net change in financing cash flows
December 31, 2019
Items
January 1, 2018
Net change in financing cash flows
December 31, 2018
Lease liabilities
$ -
56, 720
(
12,494)
$ 44,226
Lease liabilities
$ -
-
$ -
Guarantee deposits
received
$ 4,075
-
(
1,141)
$ 2,934
Guarantee deposits
received
$ 533
3,542
$ 4,075

(34) Earnings per share (EPS)

The basic earnings per share (EPS) of the Company was calculated by dividing the current year's net profit (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding; the shares added by unappropriated earnings or capital reserve conversion to capital increase in cash, then with retroactive adjustment calculation.

If the Company was entitled to the option to distribute compensation to employee in stocks or cash, then upon calculating the diluted earnings per share (EPS), it was assumed that the compensation to employee would be distributed by stocks and would be included in the weighted average number of outstanding shares when the potential common stocks were entitled to dilution effect so as to calculate the diluted earnings per share (EPS). When calculating the diluted earnings per share (EPS) before the resolution of distributing compensation to employee in the following year, the Company also continues to take into account the dilution effect of these potential common shares.

common shares.
Basic earnings per share:
Net profit for the year
Less: Dividends on preferred shares
Net profit attributable to shareholders of
common shares for the year
Effect of potential common shares
having dilution function
Compensation to employee
Diluted earnings per share:
Net profit attributable to shareholders of
common shares for the year
Effect added to potential common
shares
Year Ended December 31,2019 Year Ended December 31,2018
Amount
after tax
Weighted
average number
of outstanding
shares (in
thousand
shares)
Earnings
per share
(EPS)
(NT$)
Amount
after tax
Weighted
average number
of outstanding
shares (in
thousand
shares)
Earnings
per share
(EPS)
(NT$)
$2,070,125
(12,000)
906,373
1,674
$2.27 $2,960,106
(12,000)
905,338
2,005
$3.26
$2.27 $3.25
2,058,125
-
2,948,106
-
$2,058,125 908,047 $2,948,106 907,343

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  1. Related party transactions

  2. (1) Parent company and ultimate controller

The Company does not have an ultimate parent company and hence the Company is the ultimate controller.

  • (2) Names/titles of the related parties and relationship thereof

Name of related party Relationship with the Company GPPC Chemical Corporation Subsidiary GPPC Investment Corp. Subsidiary Videoland Inc. Subsidiary KK Enterprise Co., Ltd. Subsidiary GPPC Hospitality and Leisure Inc. Subsidiary GPPC Development Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Zhenjiang Chimei Chemical Co., Ltd. Associate He Xin Venture Investment Enterprise Substantial related party Co., Ltd. All directors, general manager and Main management deputy general managers

  • (3) Significant transactions with related parties

  • 1) Sales

1)
Sales
Kind of the related party
Subsidiary
Associate
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 1,286,974
8,150
$ 1,295,124
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 1,103,107

3,382

$ 1,106,489

The Company sells SM to its subsidiaries at contract price. The purchase or selling price under the contract is based on the mean price in the three regions, that is, FOB Korea, CFR Taiwan, and CFR SE Asia, in the respective issues of Styrene intelligence reports for the month according to Platt’s Far East Petrochemical Scan. The quantity is 3,000 – 6,000 tons a month. The payment method is settlement at the end of each month and paid off 45 days following settlement. If the subsidiary fails to make payments as scheduled, the goods will be on hold and interest will be calculated at the one-year time deposit annual rate of the Bank of Taiwan as of January 1 of the specific year. Such holding period, however, is limited to 3 months at maximum.

Except for those mentioned above, there are no significant differences in the remaining selling price and sales trading conditions for related parties and those for ordinary customers of the Company.

  • 2) Purchases
Purchases
Kind of related party
Subsidiary
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 2,273
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 2,739

There are no significant differences in the buying price and purchases trading conditions for related parties and those for ordinary customers of the Company.

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  • 3) The creditor’s rights and debts between the Company and related parties (all without including the interest) are as follows:
A.
Accounts receivable
Kind of relatedparty

Subsidiary
Associate
Total
B.
Accounts payable
Kind of relatedparty

Subsidiary
C.
Other payables
Kind of relatedparty

Subsidiary
December 31,2019
$ 12,611
1,271
$ 13,882
December31,2019
$ 348
December 31,2019
$ -
December 31,2018
$ -

735

$ 735
December31,2018
$ -
December 31,2018
$ 6,415
  • 4) Property Leases

Lease agreement

Lessee – kind of
relatedparty
Leased object Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2019
Rent income Pre-collected
rent
Deposit
Subsidiary
Substantial
related party
10F, No.1, Sec. 4, Nanjing
E. Rd., Taipei City
10F, No.1, Sec. 4, Nanjing
E. Rd., Taipei City
$ 183
114

$ 57

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$ 50

-
$ 297
$ 128

$50
Lessee – kind of
relatedparty
Leased object Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2018
Rent income Pre-collected
rent
Deposit
Subsidiary
Substantial
related party
10F, No.1, Sec. 4, Nanjing
E. Rd., Taipei City
10F, No.1, Sec. 4, Nanjing
E. Rd., Taipei City
$ 183
119

$ 57

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$ 50

-
$ 302
$ 128

$50

Note:  The Company already signed business lease contracts for offices in coming years with its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, as agreed, the Company collected forward notes in advance in the worth of NT$144 thousand and NT$288 thousand, respectively, to facilitate cashing at time of actual transaction.

  • The above-mentioned properties for rent refer to part of offices of the Company put up for rent. The rent is negotiated between the parties reflective of market conditions and calculated and included in the lease contract. The rent is collected on a yearly basis or with the forward notes issued at once upon signing the contract.

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5) Others

Others
Items
Revenue from administrative
expenses (recorded as other
revenues) (Note 1)

Revenue from remuneration to
directors/supervisors (recorded
as other revenues)

Expense for site usage (recorded
as Manufacturing overhead)

Expense for entertainment
(recorded as administrative
expenses) (exclusive of tax)

Disbursement of technical
service fee (Note 2)

Kind of related
party/Name
Year Ended
December
31, ,2019
Year Ended
December 31,
2018
GPPC Chemical
Corporation
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
$ 8,400
487
72
281
5,292

$ 8,400

409

72

-

3,965
  • Note: (1) GPPC Chemical Co., Ltd. relies on the experiences and talents of the Company and entrusts the Company in the business activities management and sales etc. The parties have reached an agreement and signed a contract.

  • (2) The subsidiaries entrust the Company to dispatch personnel for technical support at factory zones. Various expenses for technical support are reimbursed as actually paid. The technical service fee collected by the Company is recorded as the deduction of various reimbursement expenses.

(4) Information of compensation for main management

Items
Salaries and other short-term
employee benefits
Termination benefits
Post-employment benefits
Other long-term benefits
Shares-based payment
Total
Year Ended
December 31,2019
$ 91,289
-
3,956
-
-
$ 95,245
Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ 119,186
-
3,923
-
-
$ 123,109
  1. Pledged assets

(1) Facts of pledge in property, plant and equipment

Items
Land

Buildings &
constructions

Machinery &
equipment

Total
Purposes of pledge
(mortgage)
Comprehensive facility of
credit extension, security
for purchase
Comprehensive facility of
credit extension,, security
for purchase
Guarantee for comprehensive
facility of credit extension
December 31,
2019
$ 3,185,217
341,376
885,732
$ 4,412,325
December 31,
2018
$ 3,185,217
361,517
1,025,622
$ 4,572,356

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  1. Significant contingent liabilities and unrecognized contract commitments

  2. 1) Endorsements/guarantees: Nil

  3. 2) Refundable deposit guarantee notes and debit notes

The Company issued guaranteed promissory notes with facility and debit notes lent them to financial institutions as a commitment to repay the loan. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the guaranteed promissory notes were US$26,000 thousand, NT$6,150,000 thousand and US$6,000 thousand, NT$5,050,000 thousand, respectively.

  • 3) Deposited guarantee notes and collateral

The Company collected deposited guarantee notes and collateral as its performance guarantee. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the deposited guarantee notes were NT$132,061 thousand, SGD208 thousand, EUR730 thousand, US$2,823 thousand, JPY1,850 thousand and NT$129,879 thousand, SGD208 thousand, EUR730 thousand, US$2,710 thousand and JPY1,850 thousand, respectively.

  • 4) The balance of L/C opened but not used by the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was US$11,694 thousand, NT$662,800 thousand and US$7,700 thousand, NT$669,446 thousand and EUR59 thousand, respectively.

  • 5) The property, plant and equipment and other major capital expenditures for which the Company had executed contracts but had not paid off as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were NT$20,409 thousand and NT$26,487 thousand, respectively.

  • 6) Under the agreement duly executed by and between the Company and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC), the Company has been required to procure from CPC specified volumes of ethylene, benzene and butadiene from every year. If the annual purchase volume of the Company did not reach the minimum contract amount, CPC may reduce the supply in the following year as appropriate. In addition, the Company committed to purchase CPC’s ethylene, benzene and butadiene as raw materials for factory-made styrene and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS), unless approved by government authorities, or in case of the internal dispatch for petrochemical feedstock, the Company should not transfer into other uses or resell the quotas (Where required for petrochemical scheduling, and with the prior written consent of CPC, the Company was allowed to transfer the ethylene, benzene and butadiene to petrochemical users of CPC as petrochemical feedstock either in whole or in part), otherwise CPC may would stop supplying ethylene, benzene and butadiene at any time and terminate the agreement.

  • 7) In order to manufacture ABS and other products, the Company purchased butadiene from Formosa Petrochemical Corporation as a raw material for which the Company signed a transaction agreement. Under the agreement, the Company committed itself to purchase at least 100 metric tons of butadiene from Formosa Petrochemical Corporation every month as the raw material for the production of ABS and other products.

  • 8) In order to manufacture ABS and other products, the Company purchased acrylonitrile from China Petrochemical Development Corporation as a raw material for which the Company signed a transaction agreement. Under the agreement, the Company committed itself to purchase 3,600 metric tons to 7,200 metric tons of acrylonitrile every quarter as a raw material for the production of ABS and other products.

  • Significant Disaster Loss: Nil

  • Significant Events after the Balance Sheet Date: Nil

  • Other events

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(1) Seasonal or cyclical interpretation of interim operations

All sorts of business operations inside the Company have been free of any potential impact in reasonable or cyclical factors.

  • (2) Capital risk management

The Company carries out capital management to assure a sound capital base, and maximizes shareholder compensation by means of optimizing debt and equity balances. After regularly reviewing and measuring related costs, risks and returns, the Company ensures a good profitability level and financial ratio. Where necessary, the Company would balance its overall capital structure through various financing methods to live up to the needs of various capital expenditures, working capital, debt repayment, and dividend expenditures in the future period.

(3) Financial instruments

1) Kind of financial instruments

1)
Kind of financial instruments
Financial assets December 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
Investment in equity instrument of financial assets at
fair value through other comprehensive income
Financial assets carried at amortized cost
Cash & cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable (including related
parties)
Other receivables
Other financial assets - current
Refundable deposits
Financial liabilities
$ 23,247
294,765
1,623,640
1,377,370
24,721
1,700,000
1,025
$ 1,178,577
316,872
44,226
2,934
$ -
295,533
1,567,675
1,933,638
42,181
-
889
$ 1,091,667
488,923
-
4,075
Financial liabilities carried at amortized cost
Accounts payable (including related parties)
Other payables (including related parties)
Lease liabilities (Current and Noncurrent)
Guarantee deposits received
  • 2) Financial risk management policies

In terms of routine business operation, the Company has been subject to impact from a variety of financial risks, including market risks (including exchange rate risks, interest rate risks and price risks), credit risks and liquidity risks. In an attempt to minimize relevant financial risks, the Company has put forth maximum possible efforts to identify, evaluate and evade the uncertainty in the markets to minimize the negative impact of market variation upon the Company's financial performance.

The Company has set up appropriate policies, procedures and internal controls in response to the aforementioned financial risk management in accordance with relevant regulations, and all important financial activities must be reviewed by the Board of Directors in accordance with relevant regulations and internal control systems. During the implementation of the financial plan, the Company

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must comply with the relevant financial operation procedures for overall financial risk management and division of powers and responsibilities.

  • 3) The attribute and level of significant financial risks

  • A. Market risks

Here at the Company, the market risk has notably been the risk in financial instruments' fair value or cash flow fluctuations due to changes in market prices. Such market risks mainly include exchange rate risks, interest rate risks and price risks.

  • Exchange rate risks

The Company's business involves certain non-functional currencies (the functional currency of the Company has been the New Taiwan Dollars so it is subject to exchange rate fluctuations impact. Information on foreign currency assets and liabilities with significant exchange rate fluctuations is as follows:

Items
(Foreign currencies:
Functional currency)
December 31,2019 December 31,2019 December 31,2019 December 31,2018 December 31,2018 December 31,2018
Foreign
currencies
Exchange
rate foreign
currencies vs.
functional
currency
New Taiwan
Dollars
Foreign
currencies
Exchange
rate foreign
currencies vs.
functional
currency
New Taiwan
Dollars
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD:NTD

Non-monetary items
USD:NTD
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USD:NTD
$ 49,298
307,295
17,123
29.98
29.98
29.98
$ 1,477,954
9,212,704
513,348
$ 52,430
273,179
11,159
30,715
30,715
30.715
$ 1,610,387
8,390,693
342,749

Note: The foreign currency related non-monetary assets measured at the historical exchange rate on the transaction date have not been disclosed because they have no significant impact on the individual financial statements.

Here at the Company, the sensitivity analysis on the exchange rate risks mainly focuses on the major foreign currency monetary items and non-monetary items at the end of the financial statement period, and the related foreign currency appreciation/depreciation impact on the Company's profit and loss as well as equity. Where the exchange rates for foreign currencies was appreciated/depreciated by 1%, the net profit after tax for the Company between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 would increase/decrease at NT$7,717 thousand and NT$10,141 thousand respectively while the equity would increase/decrease by NT$92,127 thousand and NT$83,907 thousand, respectively.

The unrealized exchange loss of monetary items in foreign currency of the Company between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 was NT$15,450 thousand and NT$6,802 thousand, respectively, as affected by the fluctuation of USD exchange rate.

 Interest rate risks

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The interest rate related risks refers to the risks of financial instruments' fair value or future cash flow fluctuations due to changes in market interest rates. The Company's interest rate risks mainly come from floating rate in loans where some of the risks would be held with floating rates through cash & cash equivalents offset. Where the Company regularly assesses the trend of interest rate changes and responds to it, it is not expected that there would be a significant risk of market interest rate changes. If the loan interest rate increases or decreases by 10 basis points, with all the other factors remaining unchanged, the after-tax net profits of the Company between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 will not be impacted significantly.

 Price risks

The investment held by the Company as shown through the balance sheet has been primarily classified as financial assets at fair value through profit and loss and financial assets at fair values through other comprehensive income. The Company has been, therefore, exposed to pricing risks of equity instruments. In an effort to manage the pricing risks of equity instruments, the Company virtually diversifies its investment portfolio in a manner that was based on the limits set by the Company. The Company has invested in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income with the price of financial instruments such as profit or loss affected by the uncertainty of the future value of the investment target. If the price of such financial instruments rises/falls by 1% where all other factors remain unchanged, the net profit after tax of the Company between January 1 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 would increase/decrease by NT$232 thousand and NT$0, respectively and the equity would increase/decrease by NT$2,948 thousand and NT$2,955 thousand, respectively.

B. Credit risks

Credit risks refer to such risks in financial losses incurred in an event where a customer of the Company or financial instrument transaction counterparty fails to perform the contract. The credit risks of the Company primarily resulted from operating activities (primarily as accounts & notes receivable) and financial activities (primarily as bank deposits and a variety of financial instruments). The credit risks related to business operation and financial credit risks have been managed respectively.

 Credit risks related to business operation

The business department faithfully complies with the Company's customer credit risk policies, procedures and controls to manage customer credit risk. The credit risks assessment of all customers is a comprehensive consideration such as the financial status of the customers, the rating of the credit rating agency, past historical transaction experience, the current economic environment and the internal rating criteria of the Company. In addition, the Company also uses certain credit enhancement instruments (such as payments collected in advance, etc.) at appropriate times to minimize the credit

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risk of specific customers.

 Financial credit risks

Here at the Company, the Finance Department manages credit risks of bank deposits and other financial instruments in accordance with company policies. Since the Company’s transaction objects have been determined by internal control procedures as banks with good credit and an investment grade and above in the forms of institutions, company organizations. Where all such entities prove free of major performance doubts, there have been no major credit risks upon the Company.

 Information of credit-related risks in accounts receivable

The Company adopted the assumption provided under IFRS 9. As the payment was more than 30 days overdue from schedule in the provision of contracts, the financial asset was deemed to have significantly increased in credit risks from the initial recognition. In an event where a contract payment was more than 365 days overdue or where the loanee would be highly unlikely to fulfill the credit obligations to pay amount in full to the Company, the Company deemed that financial asset in default.

In an effort to minimize credit risks, the management of the Company would assign the special team to assume the responsibility to determine the facility of credit extension, approve of credit extension or other supervisory procedures with actions to be taken as appropriate to assure successful retrieval of receivables. Besides, on the balance sheet date, the Company would, on one-by-one basis, recheck the reclaimable amounts of receivables to assure that appropriate allowance would have been provided against the potential loss. For facts of changes regarding aging analysis of accounts receivables and allowance loss, please see Note 6(3) & (4).

The credit risk of the Company focuses on the Top 10 sales customers of the Company. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the ratios of the above-mentioned customers in the total amount of accounts receivable (including related parties) were 47.08% and 33.97%, respectively.

 Exposure to credit risks

The Company has been well known for the sound quality of credit standing with financial institutions and has tried to profoundly diversify potential credit risks with multiple financial institutions. As natural result, the Company has seen very low potential default. Besides, the Company has been in transactions with only third parties of very fine credit standing and would grant credit lines toward customers exactly based on the credit facility procedures. Meanwhile, with continued efforts to look into customers’ credit standing and with evaluation of the possibility to retrieve accounts receivable on a regular basis, the Company has amortized adequate allowance against loss. The management has, therefore, firmly believed that the Company’s receivables would not have been significantly concentrated in the credit risks. As of the balance sheet

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date in terms of cash & cash equivalents, receivables and other financial assets, the maximum possible exposure to credit risks would be exactly the carrying amounts of such financial assets.

Financial instruments
Cash & cash equivalents

Notes receivable
Accounts receivable
(including related parties)
Other receivables
Other financial assets -
current
December 31,2019 December 31,2019 December 31,2018 December 31,2018
Carrying
amount
Maximum credit
exposure to risks
Carrying
amount
Maximum credit
exposure to risks
$ 1,623,640
1,201
1,376,169
24,721
1,700,000
$ 1,623,640
1,201
1,376,169
24,721
1,700,000
$ 1,567,675
14,419
1,919,219
42,181
-
$ 1,567,675
14,419
1,919,219
42,181
-

C. Liquidity risk

The liquidity risk refers to the risk that the position could not be settled as expected. The Company mainly used financial institutions to use loans, and cash & cash equivalents and other instruments to adjust funds, and achieve the goal of flexible use of funds and stable funds. The share capital and working capital of the Company were sufficient to meet all contract obligations, so there would be no liquidity risk due to the inability to raise funds to fulfill contract obligations.

The table below summarizes the Company's non-derivative financial liabilities, grouped by the relevant maturity date based on the earliest possible date of repayment and compiled with its undiscounted cash flow. The Company did not expect that the time when the cash flow of the analysis of the due date occurred would be significantly earlier or the actual amount would be significantly different. The interest cash flow paid at floating interest rates, the undiscounted interest amount derived based on the yield curve on the balance sheet date which was the amount of floating interest rate instrument of a non-derivative financial liability. The amount of the floating interest rate instrument would change according to the different interest rate and the estimated interest rate on the balance sheet date. For more details regarding the analysis of the due date of lease liabilities, please see Note 6 (12)-2) to B.

Items December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Within 6
months
6-12
months
1-2 years 2-5 years
Over 5
years
Contract cash
flow
Carrying
amount
Non-derivative
financial liabilities
Accounts payable
(including related
parties)
Other payables
(including related
parties)
$1,178,577
316,872
$ -
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
$1,178,577
316,872
$1,178,577
316,872

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Items December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018
Within 6
months
6-12
months
1-2 years 2-5 years
Over 5
years
Contract cash
flow
Carrying
amount
Non-derivative
financial liabilities
Accounts payable
Other payables
(including related
parties)
$1,091,667
488,923
$ -
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
$1,091,667
488,923
$1,091,667
488,923

(4) Information of fair value

  • 1) Fair value hierarchy

The evaluation technique used to measure the fair value of financial and nonfinancial instruments divided the fair value into Level 1 to Level 3 based on the observable degrees. Each fair value hierarchy was defined as follows:

  • Level 1: Referring to the public quotation (unadjusted) from the same asset or liability in the active market.

  • Level 2: In addition to the public quotation of the Level 1, the fair value is derived using observable input parameters that belong to the asset or liability directly (i.e., the price) or indirectly (i.e., derived from price).

  • Level 3: Referring to the input parameters (non-observable parameters) of the valuation techniques for assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data to derive fair value.

  • 2) Financial instruments not measured at fair values

  • The Company's financial instruments not measured at fair values (including cash & cash equivalents, notes receivable and accounts receivable (including related parties), other receivables, other financial assets - current, accounts payable (including related parties), other payables (including related parties) and the like) refer to rational approximate values in the carrying amounts at fair values. Where refundable deposits and guarantee deposits received would not be subject to significant impact in the cash flow discounting, their carrying amounts should be the very rational grounds to estimate the fair values.

  • 3) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 for financial and non-financial instruments at fair values were classified by the Company based on the attributes, characteristics, risks and fair value hierarchy, with the relevant information as follows:

follows:
Financial and non-financial instruments
Assets
Recurring fair value
Financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss - noncurrent
Domestic mutual fund beneficiary
certificates
Financial assets at fair values through
other comprehensive income -
noncurrent
Listed stocks in Taiwan

Unlisted stocks (OTC) in Taiwan
Total
December 31, 2019
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
$ 23,247 $ - $ - $ 23,247
$ 207,224
876
$ -
-
$ -
86,665
$ 207,224
87,541
$ 208,100 $ - $ 86,665 $ 294,765

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Financial and non-financial instruments December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Recurring fair value
Financial assets at fair values through
other comprehensive income -
noncurrent
Listed stocks in Taiwan

Unlisted stocks (OTC) in Taiwan
Total
$ 207,011
1,061
$ -
-
$ -
87,461
$ 207,011
88,522
$ 208,072 $ - $ 87,461 $ 295,533

4) Evaluation technology and assumptions adopted to measure fair values:

The fair values of the financial and non-financial instruments refer to the amounts of current transaction of the said instruments with the interested counterparties (instead of mandatory means or liquidation). Here at the Company, the methods and assumptions used for the financial and non-financial instruments to measure the fair values are as follows:

  • A. In case of financial instruments with standard terms and conditions and traded in the active market, the fair value was determined by referring to the market quotation. The listed stocks were counted based on the closing price as fair values, the unlisted (OTC) emerging stocks were counted based on the transaction price as the fair value. Mutual fund beneficiary certificates were counted based on net worth as fair values.

  • B. For financial instruments with higher complexity, the Company measured the fair value based on the evaluation model developed using evaluation method and technology which were widely used between the fellow traders. Some of the parameters used in such evaluation models were not market observable information. The Company must make appropriate estimates based on assumptions. The Company's unlisted stocks on OTC held by the Company (excluding the emerging stocks that were traded in the active market) were counted based on the market approach or the asset approach to estimate the fair value. The judgment was conducted with reference to the same type company evaluation, third-party quotation, the Company's net worth and business performance. In addition, the significant nonobservable input value was mainly current discount. For more details regarding the impact of non-market observable parameters on the evaluation of financial instruments please see Note 12(4)-10).

  • C. The output of the evaluation model was the approximate value of the estimate and the evaluation technology might not reflect all relevant factors of the Company’s holding of financial instruments and nonfinancial instruments. Therefore, the estimated value of the evaluation model would be appropriately adjusted according to additional parameters, e.g., the model risk or liquidity risk. According to the Company’s fair value evaluation model management policy and related control procedures, the management believes that the fair value of financial instruments and nonfinancial instruments as shown in the balance sheet should be expressed in a fair way. The evaluation adjustment is appropriate and essential. The price information and parameters used in the evaluation process have been carefully evaluated and appropriately adjusted according to the current market conditions.

  • D. The Company took credit risks evaluation adjustment into consideration of calculation in fair value of the financial instruments and non-financial

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instruments to respectively reflect the credit risk of the transaction counterparties and credit quality of the Company.

  • 5) Transfer of fair values between the Level 1 and Level 2 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018: Nil

  • 6) Change in the financial instruments of Level 3 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

2019 and 2018.
Items
Beginning balance
IFRS 9 retrospective application transfer-
in
Acquisition this year
Disposal this year/Capital distribution
Outward transfer of Level 3
Recognized in other comprehensive
income
Ending balance
Non-derivative equity instrumentsUnlisted
(OTC) Stocks
Year Ended
December 31,2019

Year Ended
December 31,2018
$ -
151,731
-
-
(
2,020)
(
62,250)
$ 87,461
-
-
-
-
(
796)
$ 86,665 $ 87,461
  • 7) The Company adopted IFRS 9 since January 1, 2018 whereunder the unlisted (OTC) stocks used to be carried at costs instead of the previous IAS 39 were measured at the fair value through other comprehensive income. Where the fair value lacked sufficient observable market information, such stocks were transferred into Level 3. Another reason is that the emerging stock of unlisted (OTC) stocks at the end of March 2018, were re-evaluated the trading volume to determine whether it was an active market quotation. Due to the stable trading volume in the market, there is sufficient frequency and quantity of transaction occurrences, which could provide pricing information on a continuous basis, resulting in sufficient observable market information available, the Company, therefore, transferred the fair value used from Level 3 to Level 1 at the end of the month when the event occurred.

  • 8) The Company's evaluation process for the fair value classified in the level 3 was the independent fair value verification of financial instruments conducted by the Company's Financial Department in collaboration with an outsourced professional evaluation agency. The independent sources of data were used to bring the evaluation results closer to the market status as independent, reliable, and other resources consistent with and represent the executable price, and regularly update the required input values and data, and any other necessary fair value adjustments to ensure that the evaluation results would be rational.

  • 9) The quantitative information about the significant unobservable input value of the evaluation model used in Level 3 fair value measurement items and the sensitivity analysis of the significant unobservable input value change are explained as follows:

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Items
Non-derivative equity
instruments:
Unlisted (OTC) stocks
Items
Non-derivative equity
instruments:
Unlisted (OTC) stocks
Fair value as of
December 31,
2019
$ 86,665
Fair value as of
December 31,
2018
$ 87,461
Evaluation
technology
Significant
unobservable
input value
Range
(Weighted
average)
Relationship between
input value and fair
value
Market
approach /
Asset
approach
Evaluation
technology
Liquidity
depreciation
Significant
unobservable
input value
10%
Range
(Weighted
average)
Higher the liquidity
depreciation, lower
the fair value
Relationship between
input value and fair
value
Market
approach /
Asset
approach
Liquidity
depreciation
10% Higher the liquidity
depreciation, lower
the fair value
  • 10) The Company selected the evaluation model and evaluation parameters used after prudential evaluation so it was reasonable to measure the fair value but the use of different evaluation models or evaluation parameters might lead to different evaluation results. For financial assets classified as Level 3 and financial liabilities, if the evaluation parameter changes by 1% basis point, the impact on the current profit/loss or other comprehensive income would be as follows:
Items Input value
Liquidity
depreciation
Input value
Liquidity
depreciation

Change
+1%
-1%


Change
+1%
-1%
December31,2019 December31,2019 December31,2019 December31,2019
Recognized in profit or loss
Recognized in other
comprehensive income

Favorable
change
Adverse
change
Favorable
change
Adverse
change
Non-derivative equity
instruments:
Unlisted (OTC)
stocks
Items
$ - $ - $ - ($ 877)
$ - $ - $ 1,050 $ -
Recognized in profit or loss
Recognized in other
comprehensive income

Favorable
change
Adverse
change
Favorable
change
Adverse
change
Non-derivative equity
instruments:
Unlisted (OTC)
stocks
$ - $ - $ - ($ 971)
$ - $ - $ 972 $ -
  1. Additional disclosure in the notes

(1) Significant transactions and (2) Information relating to investee companies

  • 1) Funds loaned to others: Nil

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2) Provision of endorsements and guarantees to others

Name of
endorsers and
guarantors
Subject on endorsees and Guarantees Subject on endorsees and Guarantees Endorsement and
guarantee limit
for a single entity

Highest
balance of
endorsement
and guarantee
for the year

Balance of
endorsemen
t /guarantee
at the end of
year

Actual
amount
drawn down
Amount
endorsement
and guarantee
collated by
property
Ratio of
accumulated
amount of
endorsement and
guarantee to net
worth in the
financial statements
of the company in
the latestyear

Maximum amount of
endorsement and guarantee
Provision of
endorsement and
guarantee by parent
company to
subsidiary

Provision of
endorsement and
guarantee by
subsidiary to parent
company

Provision of
endorsement and
guarantee to the
party in Mainland
China
Name of company Relationship
KK Enterprise
Co., Ltd.

KK Enterprise
(Malaysia) Sdn.
Bhd.
A subsidiary with
direct
shareholding in
equity up to 70%

Within the
maximum limit
not in excess of
50% of the total
endorsement/guar
antee of the
Company.
($220,535)
$62,875
(RM8,940)
$62,875
(RM8,940)
$41,776
(RM5,940)

7.13% The total
endorsement/guarantee of
the Company shall not
exceed 50% of the net
worth as shown through the
latest financial statements of
the Company
($441,069)

Yes
No No

3) Holding of Marketable Securities at the End of Year (Not Including Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures)

Securities held by Kind and name of marketable securities Kind and name of marketable securities Relationship with the marketable
securities issuer
General ledger account At the end ofyear At the end ofyear At the end ofyear At the end ofyear
Shares in
thousands or
unit expressed
in thousands)

Carrying
amount
Shareholding
ratio (5)
Fair value
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
Stock He Xin Venture Investment
Enterprise Co., Ltd.
TECO Nanotech Co., Ltd.
YODN Lighting Corp.
Bridgestone Taiwan Co., Ltd.
China Development Financial
HoldingCorporation
The Company's director is that
company’s representative




Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

37

19

165

1,151

21,297

$1,259

-

876

85,406

207,224

2.85

0.08

0.93

1.42

0.14

$1,259

-

876

85,406

207,224
Fund KGI Victory Money Market Fund Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss -
current
2,000
23,247

-

23,247
GPPC Chemical
Corporation
Stock He Xin Venture Investment
Enterprise Co., Ltd.
YODN Lighting Corp.
Kuo Tsung Development Co., Ltd.
Kuo Tsung Construction
Development Co., Ltd.
The Company's director is that
company’s representative



Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

49

64

200

200

1,685

341

-

-

3.80

0.36

1.06

1.31

1,685

341

-

-

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Securities held by Kind and name of marketable securities Kind and name of marketable securities Relationship with the marketable
securities issuer
General ledger account At the end ofyear At the end ofyear At the end ofyear At the end ofyear
Shares in
thousands or
unit expressed
in thousands)

Carrying
amount
Shareholding
ratio (5)
Fair value
Bridgestone Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Com2B Corporation
Grand Pacific Petrochemical
Corporation - common shares
Grand Pacific Petrochemical
Corporation - preferred shares
China Development Financial
HoldingCorporation


The Company’s parent
company
The Company’s parent
company
The Company is that
company’s director
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

934

750

247

1,776

12,110

69,318

-

4,603

61,094

117,830

1.15

1.67

0.03

8.88

0.08

69,318

-

4,603

61,094

117,830
GPPC
INVESTMENT
CORP.
Stock YODN Lighting Corp. Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

631

3,345

3.54

3,345
Partnership China Development Asset
Management Corporation's
advantageous venture capital
limitedpartnership
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

-

85,723

-

85,723
Fund KGI Victory Money Market Fund Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss -
current
215
2,504

-

2,504
GPPC Hospitality
And Leisure Inc.
Fund KGI Victory Money Market Fund Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss -
current
1,585
18,420

-

18,420
GPPC Development
Co.,Ltd.
Fund KGI Victory Money Market Fund Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss -
current
11,016
128,045

-

128,045
Goldenpacific
Equities Ltd.
Partnership CDIB Capital Asia Partners L.P.
CDIB Capital Global Opportunities
Fund L.P.

Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

-

-

163,125

237,669

-
-

154,211

139,248
Videoland Inc. Stock China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
China Development Financial
HoldingCorporation

Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

107,882

55,504

2,761,780

540,050

2.42

0.37

2,761,780

540,050
Stock Jeoutai Technology Co., Ltd.
Global Mobile Corp.
Great Dream Pictures, Inc.


Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent
Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

2,007

1,440

1,000

$67,687

-

5,750

5.96

0.52

9.98

$67,687

-

5,750
Partnership CDIB Capital Asia Partners L.P. Financial assets at fair values through other
comprehensive income - noncurrent

-

139,853

-

139,853

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  • 4) Buy or sale of the same marketable security with the accumulated amount reaching NT$300 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more
more
Company of
Buy/sale
Kind and Name
of security

General ledger account
Transaction
object

Relationship
At Beginningofyear Buy Sale At end ofyear

Unit
expressed in
thousands

Amount
Unit
expressed
in
thousands
Amount Unit
expressed in
thousands

Selling price
Carrying cost Disposal of
gain (loss)
Unit
expressed in
thousands

Amount
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
KGI Victory
Money Market
Fund
Financial assets at fair
value through profit or
loss - current
Open
trading
market
- -
-

94,538

$1,095,000
80(Note1)

92,538

$1,073,174

$1,071,833

$1,341

2,000

$23,247
Videoland Inc. China Life
Insurance Co.,
Ltd.
Financial assets at fair
values through other
comprehensive income -
noncurrent
Centralized
Trading
Market

-
94,428
$2,629,821

18,454

380,153

5,000

124,560

51,765
196,429(Note 1)

72,795

107,882

2,761,780
Land & Sea Capital
Corp.
Zhangzhou
Chimei
Chemical Co.,
Ltd.
Investments accounted
for using the equity
method
Capital
increase in
cash
- -
717,809

-

477,374

-

-

-
57,806(Note 2)

-

-

1,137,377
  • Note: (1) As the amount including investment in equity instruments evaluation profit or loss at fair value through profit loss/other comprehensive income and gain on disposal of investment directly transferred to retained earnings.

  • (2) Evaluation adjustments accounted for using the equity method.

  • 5) Acquisition of property reaching NT$300 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: Nil

  • 6) Disposal of property reaching NT$300 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: Nil

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7) Purchases or sales of goods from or to related parties reaching NT$100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more

Purchase (sale)
company
Name of transaction
object
Relationship Descriptions of transaction Descriptions of transaction Description and reasons for difference in transaction terms compared to
generaltransaction
Description and reasons for difference in transaction terms compared to
generaltransaction

Notes or accounts receivable
(payable)

Notes or accounts receivable
(payable)
Purchas(sales
of goods
Amount Percentage of
total purchases
(sales)

Grand period
Unit price Grand period Balance Percentage of total
notes or accounts
receivable
(payable)
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
GPPC Chemical
Corporation
The
Company’s
subsidiaries
Sales $1,286,974 7.93% Based on sales
contracts
The purchase or selling price under the
contract is based on the mean price in the
three regions, that is, FOB Korea, CFR
Taiwan, and CFR SE Asia, in the
respective issues of Styrene intelligence
reports for the month according to Platt’s
Far East Petrochemical Scan.






To be settled at the end of each
month and paid off 45 days
following settlement, if the payment
is not received as scheduled, the
interest will be calculated at the one-
year time deposit annual rate of the
Bank of Taiwan as of January 1 of
the specific year, however, is limited
to 3 months at maximum.







$12,611
0.92%
GPPC Chemical
Corporation
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
The
Company’s
parent
company
Purchase 1,286,974 83.43% Based on
purchase
contracts
The purchase or selling price under the
contract is based on the mean price in the
three regions, that is, FOB Korea, CFR
Taiwan, and CFR SE Asia, in the
respective issues of Styrene intelligence
reports for the month according to Platt’s
Far East Petrochemical Scan.






To be settled at the end of each
month and paid off 45 days
following settlement, if the payment
is not received as scheduled, the
interest will be calculated at the one-
year time deposit annual rate of the
Bank of Taiwan as of January 1 of
the specific year, however, is limited
to 3 months at maximum.







(12,611)
(57.78%)
  • 8) Receivable from related parties reachingNT$100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: Nil

  • 9) Trading in derivative instruments: Nil

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  • 10) Significant impact either directly or indirectly, name, location and such information of investees under control or joint ventures (excluding investment in Mainland China)
Name of investor Name of investee Location Main business Original investments Original investments Holdingstatus at end ofyear Holdingstatus at end ofyear Holdingstatus at end ofyear Current
profit/loss of
the investee
Profit/loss
recognized by
the Company
Notes
Ending balance
of currentyear
Ending balance
ofpriorperiod

Shares in
thousands
Shareholding
ratio(%)

Carrying
amount
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
GPPC Chemical
Corporation
GPPC Investment Corp.
GPPC Development Co.,
Ltd.
Videoland Inc.
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Goldenpacific Equities
Ltd.
Land & Sea Capital Corp.
No.66, Changxing Rd.,
Luzhu Dist.,
Kaohsiung City
10F, No.1, Sec. 4,
Nanjing E. Rd.,
Taipei City
10F, No.1, Sec. 4,
Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei
City
3F, No.480, Ruiguang
Rd., Neihu Dist.,
Taipei City
No.1, Ziqiang 3rdRd.,
Nangang Industrial
Zone, Nantou City
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Production and sale of impact-
resistant and flame-resistant
polystyrene
Investment business
General hotel business
Radio and television program
production, domestic and foreign
film copying, domestic film
production, distribution, trading
and other services
Manufacture, wholesale and retail
of various trademark paper, glue
paper and PU Resin
Investment business
Investment business
$462,953
170,307
50,000
1,536,404
110,190
10,510
2,817,223

$462,953

170,307

-

1,536,404

130,026

10,510

2,817,223

54,200

22,032

5,000

71,093

7,934

75

86,319

100.00

81.60

38.46

62.29

15.73

100.00

100.00

$675,530

270,250

49,531

4,419,707

138,760

665,141

8,375,683

$71,268

(10,560)

(1,123)

213,644

33,473

10,687

1,139,766
$69,317

(8,618)

(469)

133,080

5,264

10,687

1,124,585
The investment profit/loss recognized
including deducted with cash dividend
received from parent company $1,066 and
deducted NT$885 as the difference in
entity base or consolidated base view
points.

Comprehensive shareholding up to control
force

Comprehensive shareholding up to control
force

The recognized investment profit and/or
loss including adjustment with difference
between the entity base and combination
base to reduce byNT$15,181
GPPC Investment
Corp.
GPPC Hospitality And
Leisure Inc.
1F, No.26, Lane 295,
Sec. 1, Dunhua S. Rd.,
Taipei City
Catering service business 40,000
40,000

4,000

100.00

39,586

(10,648)

(10,648)
Videoland Inc. KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
GPPC Investment Corp.
GPPC Development Co.,
Ltd.
No.1, Ziqiang 3rdRd.,
Nangang Industrial
Zone, Nantou City
10F, No.1, Sec. 4,
Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei
City
10F, No.1, Sec. 4,
Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei
City
Manufacture, wholesale and retail
of various trademark paper, glue
paper and PU Resin
Investment business
General hotel business
238,248
35,372
29,873

280,862

35,372

-

17,046

4,968

3,000

33.79

18.40

23.08

$298,074

57,522

29,724

33,473

(10,560)

(1,123)

11,314

(1,942)

(308)

Comprehensive
shareholding
with
significant power of influence
KK Enterprise Co.,
Ltd.
K.K. Chemical Company
Limited
Dragon King Inc.
KK Enterprise (Malaysia)
Sdn.Bhd. Bhd.
Hong Kong
Samoa
Malaysia
Trademark paper, glue paper and
such business
Outward investment business
Trademark paper, glue paper and
such business
5,255
3,258
15,995

5,255

3,258

15,995

125

100

1,680

49.90

100.00

70.00

4,262

4,763

57,180

(144)

(31)

9,911

(72)

(31)

6,938
With control force

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(3) Information on investments in Mainland China

Name of investors Name of investee
in China

Main business lines

Main business lines
Paid-in capital Method of
investment
Beginning
amount of
accumulated
investment with
outward
remittance from
Taiwan this year
Beginning
amount of
accumulated
investment with
outward
remittance from
Taiwan this year
Amount of investment remitted
outward or retrieved this year
Amount of investment remitted
outward or retrieved this year
Ending
amount of
accumulated
investment
with
outward
remittance
from Taiwan
thisyear
Profit or loss of
investees this
year
Note (5)
Profit or loss of
investees this
year
Note (5)

The Company's
shareholding
ratio either
directly or
indirectly
investment
Note (4)

Investment
gain /loss
recognized in
the year
Note (5)
Carrying
amount of
investment at
end of year
Note (4)
Investment
gains having
been received
at end of year
Outward
remittance
Retrieval
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
Zhenjiang
Chimei Chemical
Co., Ltd.

Production and sales of
series products and their
products using styrene
as raw materials and
various chemical raw
materials and fuel oil
handling, storage and
transportation and
operation
USD368,850 Note (2) $1,652,206
(USD52,830)
- - $1,652,206
(USD52,830)
$4,070,804 30.40% $1,237,525
(USD40,775)
$5,460,356
(USD182,133)
$473,318
(USD15,496)
Zhangzhou
Chimei Chemical
Co.,Ltd.

Primary form plastics
and synthetic resin
manufacturing
CNY880,000 Note (2) 716,901
(USD23,340)
- - 716,901
(USD23,340)
(49,528) 30.40% (15,057)
(USD496)
1,137,377
(USD37,938)
-
KK Enterprise
Co., Ltd.
KK Enterprise
(Zhongshan) Co.,
Ltd.

Trademark paper, glue
paper and such business
HKD12,300 Note (3) 21,509
(HKD6,150)
- - 21,509
(HKD6,150)
11,819 50.00% 5,949
Note (6)
64,986 45,491
KK Enterprise
(Kunshan) Co.,
Ltd.
Trademark paper, glue
paper and such business
USD6,100 Note (1) 206,958
(USD5,168)
(Machine
USD827)
- - 206,958
(USD5,168)
(Machine
USD827)
(7,569) 100.00% (7,508)
Note (6)
196,457 36,061
Name of investor Amount of accumulated investment remitted from
Taiwan to the Mainland China at end of year
Amounts of investment approved by
Investment Commission, Ministry of
Economic Affairs
Maximum limit of investment in
Mainland China as promulgated by
Investment Commission, Ministry of
Economic Affairs(Note 7)
Grand Pacific Petrochemical
Corporation
$2,369,107(USD76,170) $3,051,304(USD101,778) (Note 8) $16,339,246
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd. $228,467 (USD5,168; HKD6,150 and machine
USD827)
$228,467(USD5,995; HKD6,150) $584,371

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Note: (1) As direct investment.

  • (2) Investment in the Mainland China based firm through a company incorporated in a third territory after being approved by the government.

  • (3) Investment in the Mainland China based firm by outsourcing a company incorporated in a third territory after being approved by the government.

  • (4) The shareholding ratio and carrying amount of the investment at the end of the year, which is outward investment or investment outsourcing a third territory company either directly or indirectly

  • (5) Based on the financial statements audited/certified by other certified public accountants of the international Certified Public Accountant Firms in cooperation relationship with the Certified Public Accountant Firms of the Republic of China and other Certified Public Accountant (practicing) of the Company's Certified Public Accountant Firms to recognize the investment gains or losses accounted for using the equity method to the shareholding ratio of investment, either directly or indirectly.

  • (6) The investment gains and losses recognized in this current year including the realized, unrealized net gains and losses generated by the forward, countercurrent and side stream exchanges.

  • (7) Under the provisions of the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the maximum limit for the amounts or percentages of accumulated investment toward Mainland China shall be 60% of the Company's net worth or the consolidated net worth (whichever was the higher).

  • (8) As of December 31, 2019, the amount of accumulated investment by the Company toward Mainland China as approved by the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs totaled at US$187,731 thousand. Pursuant to Article 3 of "Principles for Investment or Technical Cooperation Review in the Mainland China", the amount of capital increase with earnings into Mainland China would not be counted into the accumulated investment. Besides, where the share capital or earnings of investment in Mainland China were remitted back to Taiwan by investor, the accumulated amount of investment could be deducted accordingly. The Company's earnings used for capital increase (additional investment) in

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Mainland China as approved by the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs came to US$70,457 thousand and the surplus remitted back amounted to US$15,496 thousand, which had both been deducted from the cumulative amounts of approved investment in Mainland China.

  • (9) The foreign currency amounts in this Table are converted to New Taiwan Dollars the exchange rate quoted on the balance sheet date, except that the amount of investment remitted outward from Taiwan which was measured at historical exchange rates.

  • 2) Significant transactions occurring with Mainland China based investees via a third territory directly or indirectly as follows:

  • A. Ending balance and percentage of payables regarding purchase amounts & percentage: Nil

  • B. Ending balance and percentage of receivables regarding sales amounts & percentage:

    • Year Ended December 31, 2019 & December 31, 2019

Year Ended Dece
2019
mber 31, 2019 & Decemb mber 31, 2019 & Decemb er 31, er 31,
Company name of sales Name of transaction
object
Sales revenues Accounts receivable
Amount Percentage
of net sales
Amount
Percentage
of total
accounts
receivable
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Zhenjiang Chimei
Chemical Co., Ltd.

KK Enterprise
(Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.
KK Enterprise
(Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
$ 8,150
422
13,192

0.05%


0.05%

1.41%
$ 1,271
122
3,064

0.09%

0.09%

2.37%

 Year Ended December 31, 2018 & December 31, 2018


Year Ended December 31, 2018 & December 31, 20 2018 & December 31, 20 18 18
Company name of sales Name of transaction
object
Sales revenues Accounts receivable
Amount Percentage
of net sales
Amount
Percentage
of total
accounts
receivable
Grand Pacific
Petrochemical
Corporation
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
KK Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Zhenjiang Chimei
Chemical Co., Ltd.

KK Enterprise
(Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.
KK Enterprise
(Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
$ 3,382
506
26,592

0.02%


0.05%

2.78%
$ 735
111
3,265

0.04%

0.09%

2.68%

 The transactions terms and conditions had been conducted as per the specified selling prices. The

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payments were collected 30 days – 90 days maturity after account settlement on a monthly basis.

  • C. Amounts in property transaction and amount of profit or loss so incurred: Nil

  • D. Ending balance of the endorsements/guarantees of notes or the collateral provided: Nil

  • E. The highest balance of fund financing, ending balance, interest rate range and total amount of interest in the current year: Nil

  • F. Other transactions that had a significant impact on the current profit/loss or financial status: Nil

  • Information of the operating segments

The Company already disclosed related information of the operating segments in the consolidated financial statements and hence the disclosure is not required in the individual financial statement.

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