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HSC AGM Information 2024

Jun 18, 2024

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2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Meeting Handbook (Translation)

May 30, 2024

Content

I. Meeting Procedure .............................................................................. 1 II. Meeting Agenda

Report Items ................................................................................... 2 Proposed Items ............................................................................... 4 Other Business and Special Motion ................................................ 7

III. Attachments

  1. Business report ....................................................................... 8 2. Audit Committee’s Report ..................................................... 14 3. Comparison Table of the Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors” Meetings ........................................... 15 4. Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................ 17 5. Details of Directors’ Shareholdings........................................ 38 IV. Appendices 1. The Company’s Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors” Meetings (Before the Amendment) ........................................ 39 2. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meeting ...................... 47 3. Articles of Incorporation ........................................................ 51

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Agenda for the 2024 Annual General Meeting

Method: Physical shareholders’ meeting

Time: 09:00 am; Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: Capital Securities Corporation Training Room; 11F, No. 156, Section 3, Minsheng East Road, Taipei

Meeting Procedure:

I. Reporting shareholding of presenting shareholders and commencing the meeting

II. Chairperson's speech

III. Report Items

  • (I) 2023 Business Report

  • (II) Audit Committee’s Review Report on 2023 Financial Statements, Business Report, and Earnings Distribution Proposal.

  • (III) 2023 Distribution of Employees and Board Directors Remuneration

  • (IV) Report on the Amendment to the Company’s Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors” Meetings

  • (V) Endorsements and Guarantees Report

IV. Proposed Items

  • (I) The Company’s 2023 Business Report and Financial Statements for approval.

  • (II) The Company’s 2023 Statement of Earnings Distribution for approval.

V. Other Business and Special Motion

VI. Adjourned

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Report Items

Report 1

Agenda: 2023 Business Report.

Explanation: 2023 Business report (please refer to p. 8-13 of the Attachment 1)

Report 2

Agenda: Audit Committee’s Review Report on 2023 Financial Statements, Business Report, and Earnings Distribution Proposal.

  • Explanation: Audit Committee’s Review Report (please refer to p. 14 of the Attachment 2).

Report 3

Agenda: 2023 Distribution of Employees and Board Directors Remuneration.

Explanation:

  1. Distribute in accordance with the Article 20 of the Articles of Incorporation.

  2. The Company’s annual income before tax and before bonuses are set aside for employees and directors in the year 2023 amounted to NTD 609,475,648, where 0.5% of that annual profits amounted to NTD 3,047,378 was set aside as bonus to employees of the Company, and 0.5% amounted to NTD 3,047,378 was set aside as bonus to directors, and both were provided in cash.

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Report 4

Agenda: Report on the Amendment to the Company’s Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors’ Meetings. Please review.

Explanation:

  1. Proceeded with according to the official letter issued by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, dated2023.01.12, Ref. Tai-ZhengShang-Yi-Zi No. 1130000762.

  2. For the comparison table of the amendments to the Company’s Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors’ Meetings, please refer to Attachment 3, Page 15.

Report 5

Agenda: Endorsements and Guarantees Report Explanation: The Company did not engage in any endorsements or guarantees for others in 2023.

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Proposed Items

Discussion 1

(by the Board of Directors)

Agenda: The Company’s 2023 Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for approval.

Explanation:

  1. The 2023 standalone financial statements and consolidated financial statements of the Company (please refer to page 17 to 37 of the Attachment 4) were audited by the accountants HsuJan Cheng and Tung-Ju Hsieh CPA of Deloitte and Touche, together with the business report and the Statement of Earnings Distribution were sent to the Audit Committee and the review was completed. They are hereby submitted to the shareholders’ meeting for recognition (please refer to page 14 of the Attachment 2).

  2. Resolution subject to the approval of the 7th Meeting of the 13th Session of the Board of the Company on March 7, 2024.

  3. Reported for recognition

Resolution:

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Proposal 2

(by the Board of Directors)

Agenda: The Company’s 2023 Statement of Earnings Distribution for approval.

Explanation:

  1. The Company’s 2023 Statement of Earnings Distribution has proposed to have shareholders be entitled to a cash dividend of NT$1 per share, totaling NT$474,227,970 out of the annual distributable earnings of NT$5,791,934,689. As it was rounded down to the nearest NTD, the fractional balance of dividends less than NT$1 will be summed up and recognized as other income of the Company.

  2. In the event that the number of outstanding shares is affected by a change in the share capital of the Company, due to modification of distribution by the competent authority hereafter, repurchase of Company’s share, transfer of treasury stocks to employees or cancellation of it, or the issuance of share subscription warrant to employees, and an amendment to the shareholder’s cash dividend ratio is therefore required, it is proposed that the shareholders’ meeting authorize the Board of Directors to exercise full authority in accordance with the Company Act or other related laws and regulations.

  3. The distribution of dividends shall be subject to the approval of the General Shareholders’ Meeting and the Chairperson will be authorized to determine the ex-dividend date and related matters.

  4. The Earnings Distribution Table subject to the approval of the 7th Meeting of the 13th Session of the Board is as follows:

Resolution:

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Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Earnings Distribution Table Year 2023


Earnings Distribution Table
Year 2023
Unit: NTD
Item Amount
Undistributed earnings at the beginning of the term
Plus: net profits after tax of the current period and
the amount of items other than the net profits
of the current period calculated in the
undistributed earnings of the year
Less: legal reserves
Less: reversed special reserve
Distributable earnings
Less: distributed items
Shareholder dividends
Cash dividends@ $1 per share
Undistributed earnings at the end of the term
5,244,798,666
611,201,316
(61,120,132)
(2,945,161)
5,791,934,689
(474,227,970)
5,317,706,719
Chairperson:
Manager:
Accounting Supervisor:
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Other Business and Special Motion

Adjourned

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Attachment 1

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Business report

I. 2023 Operating results:

(I) The Implementation Results of Business Plan:

In 2023, the projects under construction were “Hongsheng New World” in Xizhi District, “Hongsheng Heart Center” in Xindian District and “Shipai project” in Taipei City.

The completed units at “Hongsheng Mondrian”, “The Ocean II”, and “Hongsheng Water Palace” in Tamsui District, New Taipei City were still available for sale; the pre-sale units at “Hongsheng Heart Center” in Xindian District sold out; the units at “Quenching White” and “Holding White” were on the market for pre-sale; the units at “Emperor Seal” in Taipei City sold out; the units at "Hung Sheng International Financial Center" on Nanjing East Road, Taipei City have all been leased; the units at “The Ocean III” in Tamsui District were still available for lease.

The consolidated revenue for the year 2023 was $2,553,116 thousand, composed of sales revenue from projects “Hongsheng Mondrian”, “The Ocean II” and “Hongsheng Water Palace” in Tamsui District, and “Emperor Seal” in Taipei City, rental income and subsidiaries’ construction revenue.

(II) Implementation of Consolidated Operation:

Unit: NTD thousand

Item Amount
Net operatingrevenues 2,553,116
Operatingcosts 1,402,126
Grossprofits 1,150,990
Operatingexpenses 474,529
Operating profits 676,461
Non-operatingincome and expenses (73,065)
Netprofits before tax 603,396
Income tax expense (82,525)
Netprofits for theperiod 520,871

(III) Consolidated Income and Expenditure & Profitability Analysis:

1. Income and Expenditure:

The Company’s interest income including that from the bank deposit, in the year 2023 amounted to NTD11,771 thousand, and the total interest expense was NTD181,178 thousand, of which NTD109,848 thousand were capitalized.

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2. Profitability Analysis:

2.
Profitability Analysis:
Unit: NTDthousand
Item 2023 2022 Increase /
decrease in
currentyear
Operating profits(losses) 676,461
2,175,014

(1,498,553)
Non-operating income
and expenses
(73,065)
(142,095)

69,030
Net profits (losses)
before tax
603,396
2,032,919

(1,429,523)
Net profits (losses) after
tax
520,871
1,965,239

(1,444,368)
Item 2023 2022
Return on assets(%) 2.11 6.69
Return on equity (%) 3.52 13.85
Ratio of income before tax to paid-in
capital(%)
12.72 42.87
Netprofit margin(%) 20.40 28.20
Earningsper share(NTD) 1.10 4.15

(IV) Operating Policy of the Company:

  1. In Grasp of the Market, Creating Sales Performance

After a series of anti-speculative measures released by the government, the demand for housing service turned inelastic, and trading in housing market gradually gets stable, which led to a more conservative operation within the industry, as the selling rate was cooling down, featured advantages of each building projects was crucial for its promotion. From this we expected in the future that promotion of building projects and long-term deployment and planning of its numbers will be carried out with more caution, and self-occupation of houses shall be the main purpose for architectural design, from large scale land development to product positioning; also, issues like providing shared resources to the community, continuously winning customers’ recognition and trust, being environmental friendly, and so on, shall be carried out prudently. It is necessary to be responsive to changes in the trend of the market, and create quality architectural spaces on cultural basis, in order to achieve strong performance in the market.

  1. Continue to Purchase Land Resources

The limited land resources in Taipei City have resulted in stable housing prices within densely populated districts in Taipei, and attracted clients with backgrounds of more similar attributes; thus, in order to build up the basis for development in the medium to long run, the Company will seek for good sites in the Greater Taipei area and continues to purchase land resources.

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3. Improve the Planning and Designing of Products

In addition to enhancing the design and the planning of living spaces, a special task group was formed and has proposed a planning concept of “GoodHouse/A.I. Building” in response to Taiwan people’s needs and their perception of a house, which were expected to have reasonable profit generated for the Company.

4.

Maintain Construction Quality and Keep the Progress Under Control

Our operating principles include focusing on construction safety, improving construction quality, taking responsibility and accurately controlling the construction schedules, researching advanced and new construction methods, and generating high economic benefits with high efficiency. Our mission is to complete construction projects on time, with high quality, and within budget. Reduce the post-sales service expenses to increase the profit margin of the company.

5.

  • Enhance the Research on the Reduce of Construction Cost

Despite the severe challenges of insufficient labor and raw materials in 2023, we will maintain our original mission objectives and collaborate with third-party manufacturers to jointly overcome the obstacles. The increase in bulk raw materials and the soaring wages due to worker shortages have resulted in higher construction costs. Construction projects must be closely monitored, and engineering technologies must be optimized to cope with this dilemma. We must implement standard operating procedures to improve production efficiency for construction projects while ensuring quality and reducing project costs.

We have instructed public works units to strengthen the R&D on the various factors affecting construction costs, such as construction technology, structural design, value engineering, bulk material procurement and timing, and contracting methods. The goal is to provide effective cost-reduction solutions and control construction costs.

  1. Deploy for the Opportunities to Engage in Urban Regeneration

Currently, there is fierce competition among construction companies in the fight for land, and resources for land purchasing have been a challenge. The Company maintains business diversification and promotes the core values of the corporate brand, in preparation for expansion into the cities with renewed businesses. New collaborative opportunities with planning and development companies are also sought after.

  1. People focused, our brand core value

Our commitment to people constantly drives us to combine and apply innovative technologies to provide housing of good quality and safety to our customers. We are devoted to becoming a leader in technology in the architectural industry and all the more to becoming a benchmark company as a happy enterprise giving back to society. In achieving this vision, the Company organizes its internal employees through Project Base Learning (PBL) to explore and

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explain actual problems by project method. The objective is for the company and employees to grow together through a series of selflearning process of analysis, inspire design, and create strategies. We act together gradually moving towards the company vision.

  1. Placing values in Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) sustainable development

The construction industry plays a critical role in the global trend of achieving zero-carbon cities and net-zero carbon emissions to cope with climate change. It is essential for the company to implement ESG, reduce risks, and achieve the sustainable operation goal while maintaining revenue growth. The company is fully committed to environmental and ecological protection. We have called on the masses to plant a tree for the earth every year” and launched the “Company’s Field and Creek Protection 10-year Vision Project.” In addition to planting bald cypress at Lot 148 in the Danhai Section and employing ISA-certified arborists to guide, protect, and take good care of the trees, the company also plans various sustainable activities so colleagues can jointly appreciate the importance of sustainability.

  1. Danhai New Town area development as first priority

It is the Company’s mission and responsibility in the creation of related commercial spaces in the Danhai New Town Center. Our goal is to revitalize the entire area to give new residents a more complete living space and public sphere with our active input in plannings and resources.

II. 2024 Business Plan:

(I) Business direction:

  1. Innovation: The philosophy of the Company emphasizes that “Without Innovation, There Would Be Elimination.” The Company consistently champions for improvements to its architectural and service quality and holds its own feature style. With good grip of echoes of times, integrating businesses, construction works and finance, bringing into play the highest efficiency through systematic management, and the adoption of new techniques, all these demonstrate the Company’s determination in the pursuit of changes and innovation. Such high level spirit of team innovation would certainly generate a corporate culture and image of high efficiency and much add-on values.

  2. Quality: We firmly believe that quality is the starting point of value and dignity and the foundation of sustainable operations for enterprises. Before construction, all relevant manufacturers are invited to hold a construction coordination meeting to develop relevant construction plans, reach a consensus on the standard construction drawings and schedules, and implement a three-level quality control system and PDCA cycle quality management to more effectively control quality and construction period. We also hold regular construction coordination meetings throughout the project to

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discuss matters and ensure strict implementation. We can accurately grasp the construction schedule, control quality, and improve efficiency by evaluating the cooperating manufacturers, selecting excellent manufacturers, issuing praises and reward incentives, and guiding or eliminating incompetent manufacturers.

  1. Service: The current housing market in Taiwan has gradually shifted towards consumer oriented. The winner will be the one who can better meet the demands of the customers and to provide a more well-rounded service. The Company has always upheld the philosophy of “service-oriented business.” We have a dedicated after-sales service unit and a series of comprehensive system to give strict control of the customer service quality and monitoring. Customer satisfaction and good reputation is the foundation of the Company’s customer sources.

(II) Expected sales volume and basis:

Launched sales projects:

  • (1) The units at "Hung Sheng International Financial Center" in the MRT Joint Development Building on Nanjing East Road, Taipei City have all been leased.

  • (2) 79% of the units at “The Ocean III” in Tamsui District, New Taipei City has been leased.

  • (3) The units at Hongsheng Mondrian, located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, were about to sell out.

  • (4) Hung Sheng Water Yue, located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, is selling well.

  • (5) The units at The Ocean II, located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, were about to sell out.

  • (6) The pre-sale units at Hongsheng Heart Center, located at Xindian Yangbei Redevelopment Zone, are sold out, and this project is expected to be completed and delivered in 2024.

  • (7) The pre-sale units at Hongsheng Quenching White, located in Zhongshan District, Taipei City, were in good demand.

  • (8) The pre-sale units at Hongsheng Holding White, located in Neihu District, Taipei City, were in good demand.

  • (9) The units at Hongsheng Xizhi Project, located in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, are expected to be completed in 2024 and sold as completed units.

(III) Major production and sales policy:

  1. Enhance the Planning and Designing of Products:

In addition to enhancing the design and planning of living spaces, a special task group was formed and has proposed a planning concept of “GoodHouse/A.I. Building” in response to Taiwan people’s needs and their perception of a house, which were expected to have reasonable profit generated for the Company.

With the spirit of Back to the Basics, Hung Sheng has thoroughly implemented the Good House design principle from the planning and design phases in the past 3 years and achieved remarkable results. We aim to fulfill the “people-oriented, customer-

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centered” spirit. We started our phase 2 transformation in 2023 to adopt the core service value of “Better Life” and lead the company to advance to another level.

2.

Maintain Construction Quality and Keep the Progress Under Control: Our operating principles include focusing on construction safety, improving construction quality, taking responsibility and accurately controlling the construction schedules, researching advanced and new construction methods, and generating high economic benefits with high efficiency. Our mission is to complete construction projects on time, with high quality, and within budget.

Requirements for construction and the enhancement of quality construction were carried out through an innovative and responsible approach, which reduced expenditures incurred from after-sale service and was expected to bring an increase in profitability for the Company.

  1. Enhance the Research on the Reduce of Construction Cost:

The increase in bulk raw materials and the soaring wages due to worker shortages have resulted in higher construction costs. Construction projects must be closely monitored, and engineering technologies must be optimized to cope with this dilemma. We must implement standard operating procedures to improve production efficiency for construction projects while ensuring quality and reducing project costs.

We have instructed public works units to strengthen the R&D on the various factors affecting construction costs, such as construction technology, structural design, value engineering, substitutability of value engineering building materials, bulk material procurement and timing, contracting methods, and visiting the competitors’ products. The goal is to provide effective cost-reduction solutions, control construction costs, and avoid unnecessary expenses.

In view of drastic changes to the construction industry as a whole, Hung Sheng Construction will continue to drive consolidation of the “Integrated Project Delivery” (I.P.D.) program to create synergies from “Design & Building” and enhance the company’s competitiveness by introducing cost and construction progress controls from as early as the design phase.

4. Enterprise spirit in creating values:

With the management philosophy of “service, honesty and pragmatism” we care for the earth and serve the community, fulfill our corporate social responsibility, and pursue reasonable corporate profits in order to create core values, share with our customers, operate sustainably, and reward our shareholders and the public.

Chairman of the Board:

Manager:

Accounting Supervisor:

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Attachment 2

Audit Committee’s Report

The Board of Directors has prepared the Company’s 2023 Financial Statements, Business Report, and Earnings Distribution Proposal. The 2023 Financial Statements have been audited by the CPA firm Deloitte and Touche and has been issued an audit report relating to the Financial Statements.

The aforementioned Business Report, Financial Statements, and Earnings Distribution Proposal have been reviewed and determined to be fairly presented as stated by the Audit Committee members.

According to Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act, we hereby submit this report.

To Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Convener of the Audit Committee Chang, Yao-Tsai March 7, 2024

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Attachment 3

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Comparison Table of the Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors” Meetings

Amended provisions Current provisions Explanatory Notes
Article 8: (Reference materials,
non-voting participants, and
holding board meetings)
(Paragraphs 1-3 are omitted)
If one-half of all the directors are
not in attendance at the appointed
meeting time, the chair may
announce postponement of the
meeting timeon the same day,
provided that no more than two
such postponements may be
made. If a quorum is still not met
after two postponements, the chair
shall reconvene the meeting in
accordance with the procedures in
Article 3, paragraph 2.
(Paragraph 5 is omitted)
Article 8: (Reference materials,
non-voting participants, and
holding board meetings)
(Paragraphs 1-3 are omitted)
If one-half of all the directors are
not in attendance at the appointed
meeting time, the chair may
announce postponement of the
meeting time, provided that no
more than two such
postponements may be made. If a
quorum is still not met after two
postponements, the chair shall
reconvene the meeting in
accordance with the procedures in
Article 3, paragraph 2.
(Paragraph 5 is omitted)
In order to avoid any
conflict caused by
undetermined time
of postponed
meeting, it is
specified that the
chair may only
postpone the
meeting to the time
on the same day
when the quorum is
not met.
Article 11: (Discussion of
proposals)
A board meeting shall follow the
agenda given in the meeting
notice. However, the agenda may
be changed with the approval of a
majority of directors in attendance
at the board meeting.
The chair may not declare the
meeting closed without the
approval of a majority of the
directors in attendance at the
meeting.
At any time during the course of a
board meeting, if the number of
directors sitting at the meeting
does not constitute a majority of
the attending directors, then upon
the motion by a director sitting at
the meeting, the chair shall declare
a suspension of the meeting, in
whichcaseArticle 8, paragraph 4

Article 11: (Discussion of
proposals)
A board meeting shall follow the
agenda given in the meeting
notice. However, the agenda may
be changed with the approval of a
majority of directors in attendance
at the board meeting.
The chair may not declare the
meeting closed without the
approval of a majority of the
directors in attendance at the
meeting.
At any time during the course of a
board meeting, if the number of
directors sitting at the meeting
does not constitute a majority of
the attending directors, then upon
the motion by a director sitting at
the meeting, the chair shall
declare a suspension of the
meeting,in whichcaseArticle 8,
In consideration of
real practice, in the
case the chair is
unable to chair the
meeting or fails to
declare the meeting
closed during the
course of a board
meeting, in order to
avoid any
interruption of the
board meeting,
paragraph 4 is
added to specify
that the provisions
of Article 7,
Paragraph 3 shall
apply mutatis
mutandis to the
selection of the
deputy to act in
place thereof.
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Amended provisions Current provisions Explanatory Notes
shall apply mutatis mutandis.
During the proceedings of a
board meeting, if the chair is
unable to chair the meeting or
fails to declare the meeting
closed as provided in
paragraph 2, the provisions of
Article 7, paragraph 3 shall
apply mutatis mutandis to the
selection of the deputy to act in
place thereof.
paragraph 4 shall apply mutatis
mutandis.
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Attachment 4

Auditor’s Report

The Board of Director and Shareholders, Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd.

Audit Opinions

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries (“Hung Sheng Group”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity, consolidated statement of cash flows, and notes to consolidated financial statements (including the summary of accounting policies) for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, its consolidated financial performance and cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRICs) and SIC Interpretations (SICs) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis of Audit Opinions

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements of Financial Institutions by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Unconsolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the

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audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit opinion of the unconsolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters for the consolidated financial statements of Hung Sheng Group for the year ended December 31, 2023 are stated as follows: Income from sale of property

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company generated $2,192,396 thousand of revenue from the sale of properties, accounting for 86% of the Company’s total operating revenues, which is significant to the consolidated financial statements and is one of the main income sources for the Company; therefore, we considered whether the revenue recognized from the sale of properties had met the revenue recognition criteria as a key audit matter. Please refer to Notes 4 and 23 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our audit procedures are summarized as follows:

  1. To understand and test the design and effectiveness of key internal controls over the sales cycle.

  2. To obtain the annual statement of the sale of properties: (1) randomly check the contracts signed by both parties to confirm the contract price and the subject of the transaction; (2) randomly check the registration date of the title transfer of the properties to verify that the title has been transferred to the buyer.

Other Matters

We have also audited the parent company only financial statement of Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 on which we have issued an unqualified audit report.

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

Management is responsible for preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, and SIC endorsed and

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issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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

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

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Unconsolidated Financial Statements

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

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

  1. Identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of the unconsolidated financial statements due to fraud or error, design and adopt appropriate countermeasures for the risks assessed, and obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidences in order to be used as the basis for the audit opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

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  3. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

  4. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made at the management level.

  5. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the unconsolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our audit opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  6. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the unconsolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the unconsolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  7. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidences for the financial information of individual entity of the Group and provide opinions on its respective unconsolidated financial statements. We handle the guidance, supervision and execution of the audit on the Group and are responsible for preparing the audit opinion for the Group.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other

matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings (including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit).

We also provide the governance units with statements that we have complied with relevant matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and we have also communicated with the governance units on all relationships and other matters, including relevant protective measure, that may be considered to affect the independence of auditors.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of the most significance in the audit of the unconsolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation

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preclude public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Deloitte & Touche CPA CHENG, HSU-JAN CPA HSIEH, TUNG-JU The reference number of the FSC The reference number of the FSC approval letter approval letter Jin Guan Zheng Shen Zi No. Jin Guan Zheng Shen Zi No. 1010028123 1090347472 March 7, 2024

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Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet

December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NTD thousand

Code

1100
1140
1150
1170
1180
1200
1220
130X
1410
1476
1479
1480
11XX

1510
1517
1550
1600
1760
1780
1920
1930
1975
1990
15XX
1XXX

Code

2100
2110
2130
2150
2170
2180
2200
2230
2322
2399
21XX

2540
2552
2570
2645
25XX
2XXX

3110
3200
3310
3320
3350
3300
3400
3500
31XX
3XXX
Asset
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 4 and 6)
Contract assets (Notes 4, 23 and 29)
Notes receivable (Notes 4, 7 and 23)
Accounts receivable - net (Notes 4, 7 and 23)
Accounts receivable - related parties (Notes 4, 7, 23 and 29)
Other receivables
Current tax assets (Notes 4 and 25)
Inventories - net (Notes 4, 5, 8, 29 and 30)
Prepayments
Other financial assets (Notes 4, 9 and 30)
Other current assets
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts (Notes 4 and 23)
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss -
non-current (Notes 4 and 10)
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income or loss - net (Notes 4, 11 and 30)
Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 4 and 13)
Property, plant and equipment - net (Notes 4, 15 and 24)
Investment property – net (Notes 4, 16, 24, 29, and 30)
Intangible assets - net (Notes 4 and 24)
Refundable deposits (Notes 17 and 29)
Long-term notes, accounts and overdue receivables - net (Notes
4, 7 and 23)
Net defined benefit assets (Notes 4 and 21)
Other non-current assets - net (Notes 4 and 18)
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Liabilities andEquity
Current liabilities
Short-term loans (Note 19)
Short-term notes and bills payable – net (Note 19)
Contractual liabilities (Note 23)
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts payable – Related parties (Note 29)
Other payables (Note 20)
Current tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 25)
Long-term loans – current portion (Note 19)
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Long-term loans (Note 19)
Provision
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 25)
Guarantee deposits (Notes 16 and 29)
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company (Note 22)
Common stock
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Appropriated as legal capital reserve
Appropriated as special capital reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Treasury stock
Total equity attributable to shareholders of the parent
company
Total Equity
Total liabilities and equity
December31,2023
Amount

$ 1,137,995
3
49,526
-
722
-
16,696
-
-
-
9,060
-
88
-
14,397,489
45
793,064
2
861,872
3
17,247
-
264,026

1
17,547,785

54
92,921
-
153,440
1
576,719
2
2,612
-
13,650,748
42
20,142
-
122,595
1
156
-
17,474
-
107,004

-
14,743,811

46
$ 32,291,596
100
$ 5,110,000
16
2,691,419
8
865,097
3
25
-
392,908
1
284,787
1
911,904
3
48,685
-
3,259,000
10
124,338

1
13,688,163

43
3,674,000
12
49,445
-
93,370
-
101,448

-
3,918,263

12
17,606,426

55
4,742,280

15
2,339,713

7
1,744,408
5
18,026
-
5,856,001

18
7,618,435

23
30,564

-
45,822)

-
14,685,170

45
14,685,170

45
$ 32,291,596
100
December31,2023
Amount

$ 1,137,995
3
49,526
-
722
-
16,696
-
-
-
9,060
-
88
-
14,397,489
45
793,064
2
861,872
3
17,247
-
264,026

1
17,547,785

54
92,921
-
153,440
1
576,719
2
2,612
-
13,650,748
42
20,142
-
122,595
1
156
-
17,474
-
107,004

-
14,743,811

46
$ 32,291,596
100
$ 5,110,000
16
2,691,419
8
865,097
3
25
-
392,908
1
284,787
1
911,904
3
48,685
-
3,259,000
10
124,338

1
13,688,163

43
3,674,000
12
49,445
-
93,370
-
101,448

-
3,918,263

12
17,606,426

55
4,742,280

15
2,339,713

7
1,744,408
5
18,026
-
5,856,001

18
7,618,435

23
30,564

-
45,822)

-
14,685,170

45
14,685,170

45
$ 32,291,596
100
December31,2022 December31,2022 December31,2022
Amount
$ 1,137,995
49,526
722
16,696
-
9,060
88
14,397,489
793,064
861,872
17,247
264,026
17,547,785
92,921
153,440
576,719
2,612
13,650,748
20,142
122,595
156
17,474
107,004
14,743,811
$ 32,291,596
$ 5,110,000
2,691,419
865,097
25
392,908
284,787
911,904
48,685
3,259,000
124,338
13,688,163
3,674,000
49,445
93,370
101,448
3,918,263
17,606,426
4,742,280
2,339,713
1,744,408
18,026
5,856,001
7,618,435
30,564
45,822)
14,685,170
14,685,170
$ 32,291,596
Amount
$ 1,523,342
64,030
1,811
3,579
563
6,698
18
12,966,008
753,326
658,465
23,050
233,922
16,234,812
77,742
309,112
505,227
1,919
13,327,856
21,260
121,910
878
17,493
107,004
14,490,401
$ 30,725,213
$ 4,260,000
1,895,561
1,177,636
-
447,463
-
833,412
14,900
1,538,000
150,532
10,317,504
5,259,000
50,519
73,107
98,404
5,481,030
15,798,534
4,742,280
2,337,566
1,541,878
16,369
6,278,886
7,837,133
55,522
45,822)
14,926,679
14,926,679
$ 30,725,213



















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5
-
-
-
-
-
-
42
3
2
-
1
53
-
1
2
-
43
-
1
-
-
-
47
100
14
6
4
-
1
-
3
-
5
-
33
17
-
-
1
18
51
15
8
5
-
21
26
-
-
49
49
100

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

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu

Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars,
2023
Code
Amount

Operating revenue (Notes 4,
23, 29 and 34)
4100
Income from sale of
property
$ 2,192,396
86
4300
Rental income
354,353
14
4500
Construction revenue

6,367

-

4000
Total operating
revenue
2,553,116
100

Cost of revenue (Note 24)
5110
Cost of sale of properties
(Note 8)
1,322,160
52
5300
Leasing costs
77,181
3
5500
Construction costs

2,785

-

5000
Total cost of revenue1,402,126
55

5900
Gross profit
1,150,990
45

Operating expenses (Notes 7,
23, 24, and 29)
6100
Sales and marketing
121,129
5
6200
Administrative expense
356,436
14
6450
Expected credit
impairment loss (gain)
(
3,036)

-

6000
Total operating
expenses

474,529
19

6900
Income from operations

676,461
26

Non-operating income and
expenses
7100
Interest income
11,771
1
7010
Other income (Notes 24
and 29)
9,783
-
7020
Other gains and losses
(Note 24)
2,242
-
7050
Finance costs (Notes 4
and 24)
(
181,178 ) (
7 )
7060
Share of profit or loss of
associates accounted
for using equity method
(Notes 4 and 13)

84,317

3

7000
Total non-operating
income and
expenses
(
73,065)
(
3)
Except Earnings per
2022
Except Earnings per
2022
Except Earnings per
2022
Share
Amount
$ 6,656,456


310,479
1,216

6,968,151

3,911,123


65,931
8,362)

3,968,692

2,999,459


320,129

455,947
48,369

824,445

2,175,014


3,971

42,833

8,139

193,332 )
3,706)

142,095)






(










(
(
(
96
4

-
100
56
1

-
57
43
5
6

1
12
31
-
1
-
(
3 )

-
(
2)

(Continued)

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(continued from previous page)

Code
7900
Income before income tax

7950
Income tax expenses (Notes 4
and 25)
8200
Net profit in the year

Other comprehensive income
(loss) (Note 4)
8310
Items that will not be
reclassified
subsequently to profit or
loss (Notes 21 and 22)
8311
Remeasurement of
defined benefit
obligation
8316
Unrealized gain on
investments in
equity instruments
at fair value
through other
comprehensive
income
8360
Items that may be
reclassified
subsequently to profit or
loss (Note 22)
8361
Exchange differences
arising on
translation of
foreign operations
8300
Other comprehensive
loss for the year,
net of income tax
8500
Total comprehensive income
for the year
Net income attributable to:
8610
Shareholders of the parent
company
Total comprehensive income
attributable to:
8710
Shareholders of the parent
company
Earnings per share (Note 26)
9710
Basic

9810
Diluted
2023
23
3)

20


-
3
-

3

23

20

23


2022
Amount
$ 603,396

82,525)

520,871


247 )
66,873
1,254)

65,372

$ 586,243

$ 520,871

$ 586,243

$ 1.10
$ 1.10
Amount
$ 2,032,919

67,680)

1,965,239


4,284

13,751
51,296

69,331

$ 2,034,570

$ 1,965,239

$ 2,034,570

$ 4.15
$ 4.15

(

(
(






(







(










(





29
1)
28
-
-
1
1
29
28
29

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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Unit: NTD thousand

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Code
A1
Balance as of January 1, 2022
Appropriation and distribution of earnings for 2021
B1
Appropriated as legal capital reserve
B3
Appropriated as special capital reserve
B5
Cash dividend
D1
Net income in 2022
D3
Other comprehensive income (loss) in 2022, net of
income tax
D5
Total comprehensive income from January 1 to
December 31, 2022
M1
Adjustment to capital surplus by dividends paid to
subsidiaries
Q1
Disposal of equity instruments at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2022
Appropriation and distribution of earnings for 2022
B1
Appropriated as legal capital reserve
B3
Appropriated as special capital reserve
B5
Cash dividend
D1
Net income in 2023
D3
Other comprehensive income (loss) in 2023, net of
income tax
D5
Total comprehensive income from January 1 to
December 31, 2023
M1
Adjustment to capital surplus by dividends paid to
subsidiaries
Q1
Disposal of equity instruments at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2023
Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company Treasury stock
( $ 45,822 )
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-

(
45,822 )
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-

($ 45,822)
Total Equity
Capital stock
Amount
$ 4,742,280

-
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

4,742,280
-
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

$ 4,742,280
Capital surplus
$ 2,336,093

-
-
-
-

-


-

1,473

-

2,337,566
-
-
-
-

-


-

2,147

-

$ 2,339,713
Retained earnings Unappropriated
earnings
$ 4,906,281

(
89,029 )

5,400
(
569,074 )
1,965,239

4,284


1,969,523

-

55,785

6,278,886
(
202,530 )
(
1,657 )
(
829,899 )
520,871
(
247)


520,624

-

90,577

$ 5,856,001
Other equity
Unrealized gain
or loss on
financial assets
at fair value
through other
comprehensive
income
Exchange gain or
loss arising on
translation of
foreign
operations
$ 96,652
( $ 50,392 )

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

13,751

51,296


13,751

51,296

-
-
(
55,785)

-

54,618
904


-
-

-
-

-
-
-
-

66,873
(
1,254)


66,873
(
1,254)

-
-
(
90,577)

-

$ 30,914
($ 350)
Unrealized gain
or loss on
financial assets
at fair value
through other
comprehensive
income
$ 96,652


-
-

-
-

13,751


13,751

-
(
55,785)

54,618

-

-

-
-

66,873


66,873

-
(
90,577)

$ 30,914
Shares (in
thousands)
474,228

-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-

474,228
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-

474,228
Appropriated as
legal capital
reserve
$ 1,452,849

89,029
-

-
-

-


-

-

-

1,541,878
202,530
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

$ 1,744,408
Appropriated as
special capital
reserve
$ 21,769

-

(
5,400 )
-

-

-


-

-

-

16,369
-

1,657

-

-

-


-

-

-

$ 18,026






























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(

(



(
(
(
(







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(
(



(
(

(
(



(



(

(




(



$ 13,459,710
-
-

569,074 )
1,965,239
69,331
2,034,570
1,473
-
14,926,679
-
-

829,899 )
520,871
65,372
586,243
2,147
-
$ 14,685,170

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

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu

Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NTD thousand

Code
Cash flows from operating activities
A00010
Income before income tax

A20010
Items from Gain and Loss
A20100
Depreciation expense
A20200
Amortization expense
A23500
Gain on reversal of decline in
value of inventories
A20300
Expected credit impairment loss
(gain on reversal)
A20400
Gain on financial assets
measured at fair value through
profit or loss
A20900
Interest expense
A29900
Appropriate provision
A21200
Interest income

A21300
Dividend income

A22400
Share of profit or loss of
associates accounted for
using equity method
A24100
Foreign exchange gain

A23700
Other losses
A30000
Net change in operating assets and
liabilities
A31115
Financial assets measured at fair
value through profit or loss
A31125
Contract assets
A31130
Notes receivable
A31150
Accounts receivable

A31160
Accounts receivable - related
parties
A31180
Other receivables

A31200
Inventory

A31230
Prepayments

A31240
Other current assets
A31250
Other financial assets - current

A31270
Incremental costs of obtaining
contracts
A32125
Contract liabilities

A32130
Notes payable
A32150
Accounts payable

A32160
Accounts payable – related
parties
2023
$ 603,396

71,229
1,504
(
5,829 )
(
3,036 )
(
2,385 )

181,178
2,022
(
11,771 )

(
5,208 )

(
84,317 )
(
1 )

-
(
12,794 )

14,504
1,811
(
12,927 )
3,409
(
2,168 )
(
278,869 )

(
39,738 )

5,803

(
203,407 )
(
30,104 )

(
312,539 )

25
(
54,555 )
284,787
2022
$ 2,032,919
60,580
4,694
-
48,369
(
12,442 )
193,332
7,170
(
3,971 )
(
16,605 )
3,706
(
3 )
1,268
(
14,488 )
26,101
3,499
37,082
8,810
2,790
2,189,839
(
141,328 )
(
2,609 )
459,502
(
91,217 )
(
86,779 )
-
10,912
-

(Continued)

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(continued from previous page)

Code
A32180
Other payable
A32200
Provision
A32230
Other current liabilities
A32240
Net defined benefit assets
A33000
Cash inflow from operations
A33100
Interest received
A33200
Dividend received
A33300
Interest paid
A33500
Income tax paid
AAAA
Net cash generated (used) by
operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
B00020
Disposal of financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive income
B02700
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment
B03700
Decrease (increase) in refundable
deposits
B04500
Purchase of intangible assets
B05400
Purchase of investment property
BBBB
Net cash generated (used) by
investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
C00100
Increase (decrease) in short-term loans
C00600
Increase (decrease) in short-term notes
payable
C01600
Borrowing of long-term loans
C01700
Repayment of long-term borrowings
C03000
Guarantee deposits received
C03100
Return of guarantee deposits received
C04500
Cash dividends
CCCC
Net cash generated (used) in
investing activities
DDDD
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalents
EEEE
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents for the period
E00100 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
year
E00200 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
2023
$ 71,439

3,096 )

26,194 )
228)
151,941
11,577
5,208

283,973 )
28,546)
143,793)
222,545

1,655 )

685 )

386 )
1,430,095)
1,210,276)
850,000
795,858
2,174,000
2,038,000 )
39,872

36,828 )
827,752)
957,150
11,572

385,347 )
1,523,342
$ 1,137,995
2022

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(


(

(
(


(


(
(
(

(
(

(
(
(

(
(

(
(
(
(


$ 84,741

6,097 )

32,468 )
34)
4,767,273
3,829
16,605

260,112 )
52,777)
4,474,818
142,163

327 )
157,499

289 )
36,614)
262,432

540,000 )
2,770,851 )
3,509,000
3,622,000 )
66,289

52,250 )
567,601)
3,977,413)
9,545
769,382
753,960
$ 1,523,342

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

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu

Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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Auditor’s Report

The Board of Director and Shareholders, Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd.

Audit Opinions

We have audited the accompanying the individual financial statements of Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd.(the “Company”), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the individual financial statements, including the summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31,2023 and 2022, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis of Audit Opinions

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

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the individual financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit

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opinion of the individual financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters for the Company’s individual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 are stated as follows:

Income from sale of property

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company generated $2,167,560 thousand of revenue from the sale of properties, accounting for 85% of the Company’s total operating revenues, which is significant to the financial statements and is one of the main income sources for the Company; therefore, we considered whether the revenue recognized from the sale of properties had met the revenue recognition criteria as a key audit matter. Please refer to Notes 4 and 21 of the Individual Financial Statements.

Our audit procedures are summarized as follows:

  1. To understand and test the design and effectiveness of key internal controls over the sales cycle.

  2. To obtain the annual statement of the sale of properties: (1) randomly check the contracts signed by both parties to confirm the contract price and the subject of the transaction; (2) randomly check the registration date of the title transfer of the properties to verify that the title has been transferred to the buyer.

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

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

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

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

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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the individual financial statements

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

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

  1. Identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of the individual financial statements due to fraud or error, design and adopt appropriate countermeasures for the risks assessed, and obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidences in order to be used as the basis for the audit opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

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

  4. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the individual financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our audit opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

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  6. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the individual financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the individual financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  7. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidences for the financial information of individual entity of the Company and provide opinions on its respective individual financial statements. We handle the guidance, supervision and execution of the audit on the Company and are responsible for preparing the audit opinion for the Company.

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

We also provide the governance units with statements that we have complied with relevant matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and we have also communicated with the governance units on all relationships and other matters, including relevant protective measure, that may be considered to affect the independence of auditors.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of the most significance in the audit of the individual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation preclude public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Deloitte & Touche

CPA CHENG, HSU-JAN CPA HSIEH, TUNG-JU

The reference number of the FSC The reference number of the FSC approval letter approval letter Jin Guan Zheng Shen Zi No. Jin Guan Zheng Shen Zi No. 1010028123 1090347472

March 7, 2024

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HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. Balance Sheet

December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NTD thousand

Code

1100
1150
1170
1180
1200
130X
1410
1476
1479
1480
11XX

1510
1517
1550
1600
1760
1780
1920
1930
1975
1990
15XX
1XXX

Code

2100
2110
2130
2150
2170
2180
2200
2220
2230
2322
2399
21XX

2540
2552
2570
2645
25XX
2XXX

3100
3200
3310
3320
3350
3300
3400
3500
31XX
Asset
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 4 and 6)
Notes receivable (Notes 4, 7 and 21)
Accounts receivable - net (Notes 4, 7 and 21)
Accounts receivable - related parties (Notes 4, 7, 21 and 27)
Other receivables
Inventories - net (Notes 4, 5, 8, 27 and 28)
Prepayments
Other financial assets (Notes 4, 9 and 28)
Other current assets
Incremental costs of obtaining contracts (Notes 4 and 21)
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - non-
current (Notes 4 and 10)
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
or loss - net (Notes 4, 11 and 28)
Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 4 and 12)
Property, plant and equipment - net (Notes 4, 13 and 22)
Investment property – net (Notes 4, 14, 22, 27, and 28)
Intangible assets - net (Notes 4 and 22)
Refundable deposits (Notes 17 and 27)
Long-term notes, accounts and overdue receivables - net (Notes 4,
7 and 21)
Net defined benefit assets (Notes 4 and 19)
Other non-current assets - net (Notes 4 and 16)
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Liabilities andEquity
Current liabilities
Short-term loans (Note 17)
Short-term notes and bills payable – net (Note 17)
Contractual liabilities (Note 21)
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts payable – Related parties (Note 27)
Other payables (Note 28)
Other payables – Related parties (Notes 18 and 27)
Current tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 23)
Long-term loans – current portion (Note 17)
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings (Note 17)
Provision (Note 4)
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 23)
Guarantee deposits (Notes 14 and 27)
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity (Note 20)
Share capital
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Appropriated as legal capital reserve
Appropriated as special capital reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Treasury stock
Total Equity
Total liabilities and equity
December31,2023
Amount

$ 839,458
2
722
-
16,363
-
-
-
771
-
14,777,270
46
681,507
2
861,872
3
10,815
-
264,026

1
17,452,804
54
92,921
-
153,440
1
967,011
3
1,402
-
13,362,646
42
447
-
121,187
-
156
-
14,586
-
107,004

-
14,820,800
46
$ 32,273,604
100
$ 5,110,000
16
2,691,419
8
865,097
3
25
-
51,621
-
284,787
1
629,935
2
627,082
2
48,685
-
3,259,000
10
123,639

-
13,691,290
42
3,674,000
12
32,665
-
93,370
-
97,109

-
3,897,144
12
17,588,434
54
4,742,280
15
2,339,713

7
1,744,408
6
18,026
-
5,856,001
18
7,618,435
24
30,564

-
45,822)

-
14,685,170
46
$ 32,273,604
100
December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022
Amount
$ 839,458
722
16,363
-
771
14,777,270

681,507
861,872
10,815
264,026

17,452,804

92,921
153,440
967,011
1,402
13,362,646

447
121,187
156
14,586
107,004

14,820,800

$ 32,273,604

$ 5,110,000

2,691,419
865,097
25
51,621
284,787
629,935
627,082
48,685
3,259,000

123,639

13,691,290

3,674,000

32,665
93,370
97,109

3,897,144

17,588,434

4,742,280

2,339,713

1,744,408
18,026
5,856,001

7,618,435

30,564

45,822)

14,685,170

$ 32,273,604
Amount
$ 1,279,432
1,811
3,528
563
577
13,152,190

613,844
658,465
16,668
233,922

15,961,000

77,742
309,112
917,269
512
13,038,069

1,529
120,594
878
15,236
107,004

14,587,945

$ 30,548,945

$ 4,260,000

1,895,561
1,177,636
-
78,386
62,756
650,837
335,917
14,900
1,538,000
150,177

10,164,170

5,259,000

32,360
73,107
93,629

5,458,096

15,622,266

4,742,280

2,337,566

1,541,878
16,369
6,278,886

7,837,133

55,522

45,822)

14,926,679

$ 30,548,945

















(


















(

4
-
-
-
-
43
2
2
-

1
52
-
1
3
-
43
-
1
-
-

-
48
100
14
6
4
-
-
-
2
1
-
5

1
33
17
-
-

1
18
51
15

8
5
-
21
26

-

-
49
100

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

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin

Manager: Yung-Fu Lu

Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

Comprehensive Income Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars,
2023
Code
Amount

Operating revenue (Notes 4,
21 and 27)
4100
Income from sale of
property
$ 2,167,560
85

4300
Rental income
348,025
14
4881
Other operating revenue
24,836

1

4000
Total operating
revenue
2,540,421
100

Cost of revenue (Note 22)
5110
Cost of goods sold (Note
8)
1,322,160
52

5300
Leasing costs

75,987

3

5000
Total cost of revenue1,398,147
55

5900
Gross profit
1,142,274
45

Operating expenses (Notes
21, 22 and 27)
6100
Sales and marketing
121,129
5
6200
Administrative expense
308,999
12
6450
Expected credit
impairment loss (gain) (
190)

-

6000
Total operating
expenses

429,938
17

6900
Income from operations

712,336
28

Non-operating income and
expenses
7100
Interest income
10,865
-
7010
Other income (Notes 22
and 27)
9,146
-
7020
Other gain and loss
2,202
-
7050
Finance costs (Notes 4
and 22)
(
180,751 ) (
7 )
7060
Share of profit or loss of
subsidiaries and
associates accounted
for using equity method
(Notes 4)

49,583

2

7000
Total non-operating
income and
expenses
(
108,955)
(
5)
Except Earnings per Share
2022
Except Earnings per Share
2022
96
4

-
100
56

1
57
43
5
6

-
11
32
-
1
-
(
3 )
(
1)
(
3)

(Continued)

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(continued from previous page)

Code
7900
Income before income tax

7950
Income tax expenses (Notes 4
and 23)

8200
Net profit in the year

Other comprehensive income
(loss) (Note 4)
8310
Items that will not be
reclassified
subsequently to
profit or loss (Notes 19
and 20)
8311
Remeasurement of
defined benefit
obligation

8316
Unrealized gain on
investments in
equity instruments
at fair value
through other
comprehensive
income
8321
Remeasurement of
defined benefit
obligations
recognized under
the equity method
for subsidiaries and
associates
8360
Items that may be
reclassified
subsequently to profit or
loss (Note 20)
8361
Exchange differences
arising on
translation of
foreign operations
8300
Other comprehensive
loss for the year,
net of
income tax

8500
Total comprehensive income
for the year

Earnings per share (Note 24)
9710
Basic

9810
Diluted
2023
23

(
3)

20


-
3
-

-


3

23


2022
Amount
$ 603,381

82,510)

520,871


848 )
66,873
601
1,254)

65,372

$ 586,243

$ 1.10
$ 1.10
Amount
$ 2,032,923

67,684)

1,965,239

4,086
13,751
198
51,296

69,331

$ 2,034,570

$ 4.15
$ 4.15

(

(
(




(





29
(
1)
28
-
-
-

1

1
29

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

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

Statements of Changes in Equity

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Code
A1
Balance as of January 1, 2022
Appropriation and distribution of earnings
for 2021
B1
Appropriated as legal capital reserve
B3
Appropriated as special capital reserve
B5
Cash dividend
D1
Net income in 2022
D3
Other comprehensive income (loss) in
2022, net of income tax
D5
Total comprehensive income in 2022

M1
Adjustment to capital surplus by dividends
paid to subsidiaries
Q1
Disposal of equity instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive income
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2022
Appropriation and distribution of earnings
for 2022
B1
Appropriated as legal capital reserve
B3
Appropriated as special capital reserve
B5
Cash dividend
D1
Net income in 2023
D3
Other comprehensive income (loss) in
2023, net of income tax
D5
Total comprehensive income in 2023

M1
Adjustment to capital surplus by dividends
paid to subsidiaries
Q1
Disposal of equity instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive income
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2023
Capital stock
Amount
$ 4,742,280

-
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

4,742,280
-
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

$ 4,742,280
Capital surplus
$ 2,336,093

-
-
-
-
-

-

1,473
-

2,337,566
-
-
-
-
-

-

2,147
-

$ 2,339,713
Retained earnings
Unappropriated
earnings
$ 4,906,281

(
89,029 )

5,400
(
569,074 )
1,965,239

4,284


1,969,523

-

55,785

6,278,886
(
202,530 )
(
1,657 )
(
829,899 )
520,871
(
247)


520,624

-

90,577

$ 5,856,001
Other equity
Unrealized gain or
loss on financial
assets at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
Exchange gain or
loss arising on
translation of
foreign operations
$ 96,652
( $ 50,392 )

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

13,751

51,296


13,751

51,296

-
-
(
55,785)

-

54,618
904


-
-

-
-

-
-
-
-

66,873
(
1,254)


66,873
(
1,254)

-
-
(
90,577)

-

$ 30,914
($ 350)
Other equity
Unrealized gain or
loss on financial
assets at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
Exchange gain or
loss arising on
translation of
foreign operations
$ 96,652
( $ 50,392 )

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

13,751

51,296


13,751

51,296

-
-
(
55,785)

-

54,618
904


-
-

-
-

-
-
-
-

66,873
(
1,254)


66,873
(
1,254)

-
-
(
90,577)

-

$ 30,914
($ 350)
Unit:
Treasury stock
$ 45,822 )
-
-
-
(
-
-

-

-
-


45,822 )
-
-
-
(
-
-

-

-
-

$ 45,822)
Unit:
Treasury stock
$ 45,822 )
-
-
-
(
-
-

-

-
-


45,822 )
-
-
-
(
-
-

-

-
-

$ 45,822)
NTD thousand
Total Equity
Unrealized gain or
loss on financial
assets at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
$ 96,652


-
-

-
-

13,751


13,751

-
(
55,785)

54,618

-

-

-
-

66,873


66,873

-
(
90,577)

$ 30,914
Shares (in
thousands)
474,228

-

-
-
-
-

-

-
-

474,228
-

-
-
-
-

-

-
-

474,228
Appropriated as
legal capital
reserve
$ 1,452,849

89,029
-

-
-

-


-

-

-

1,541,878
202,530
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

$ 1,744,408
Appropriated as
special capital
reserve
$ 21,769

-

(
5,400 )
-

-

-


-

-

-

16,369
-

1,657

-

-

-


-

-

-

$ 18,026






























(







(

(



(
(
(
(







(





(
(



(
(

(
(



(



(

(




(



$ 13,459,710
-
-

569,074 )
1,965,239
69,331
2,034,570
1,473
-

14,926,679
-
-

829,899 )
520,871
65,372
586,243
2,147
-
$ 14,685,170

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the individual financial statements. Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NTD thousand

Code
Cash flows from operating activities
A00010
Income before income tax for the year
A20010
Items from Gain and Loss
A20100
Depreciation expense
A20200
Amortization expense
A20300
Expected credit impairment loss
(gain on reversal)
A20400
Net gain on Financial assets
measured at fair value through
profit or loss
A20900
Interest expense
A21000
Gain on reversal of decline in
value of inventories
A21200
Interest income
A21300
Dividend income
A22300
Share of profit or loss of
subsidiaries and associates
accounted for using equity
method
A24100
Loss (Gain) on foreign exchange
A29900
Appropriate provision
A30000
Net change in operating assets and
liabilities
A31115
Financial assets measured at fair
value through profit or loss
A31130
Notes receivable
A31150
Accounts receivable
A31160
Accounts receivable - related
parties
A31180
Other receivables
A31200
Inventory
A31230
Prepayments
A31250
Other financial assets
A31270
Incremental costs of obtaining
contracts
A31240
Other current assets
A32240
Net defined benefit assets
A32125
Contract liabilities
A32130
Notes payable
A32150
Accounts payable
A32160
Accounts payable – related parties
A32180
Other payable
A32190
Other payables – Related parties
2023
$ 603,381
69,183
1,286
(
190 )
(
2,346 )
180,751
(
5,829 )
(
10,865 )
(
5,208 )
(
49,583 )
1
2,022
(
12,833 )
1,811
(
12,645 )
563
-
(
472,467 )
(
67,663 )
(
203,407 )
(
30,104 )
5,853
(
198 )
(
312,539 )
25
(
26,765 )

222,031
(
27,955 )

291,165
2022
$ 2,032,923
58,366
1,440
14
(
12,442 )
193,242
-
(
3,739 )
(
16,605 )
91,239
(
3 )
6,244
(
14,488 )
3,499
(
1,063 )
5,075
1,038
1,992,716
(
10,074 )
459,502
(
91,217 )
(
4,227 )
(
76 )
(
86,779 )
-
(
28,904 )
22,816
(
4,897 )
130,491

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Code
A32230
Other current liabilities
A32200
Provision
A33000
Cash inflow from operations
A33100
Interest received
A33200
Dividend received
A33300
Interest paid
A33500
Income tax paid
AAAA
Net cash generated (used) by
operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
B00020
Disposal of financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive income
B02700
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment
B03700
Decrease (increase) in refundable
deposits
B04500
Purchase of intangible assets
B05400
Purchase of investment property
B07600
Receipt of dividends from subsidiaries
BBBB
Net cash generated (used) by
investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
C00100
Increase (decrease) in short-term loans
C00600
Increase (decrease) in short-term notes
payable
C01600
Borrowing of long-term loans
C01700
Repayment of long-term borrowings
C03000
Guarantee deposits received
C03100
Return of guarantee deposits received
C04500
Cash dividends
CCCC
Net cash generated (used) in
investing activities
DDDD
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalents
EEEE
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents for the period
E00100 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
year
E00200 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
2023
$ 26,538 )
1,717)
109,220
10,671
5,208

283,546 )
28,462)
186,909)
222,545

1,491 )

593 )

204 )
1,430,095 )
1,335
1,208,503)
850,000
795,858
2,174,000
2,038,000 )
39,332

35,852 )
829,899)
955,439
1)

439,974 )
1,279,432
$ 839,458
2022
(
(
(
(
(

(
(
(
(

(


(

(
(

(
(

(
(

(
(

(


(
(

(
(
(
(


$ 32,702 )
2,779)
4,688,610
3,599
16,605

260,022 )
52,766)
4,396,026
142,163
-
157,415
-

36,613 )
-
262,965

540,000 )
2,770,851 )
3,509,000
3,622,000 )
65,147

52,250 )
569,074)
3,980,028)
3
678,966
600,466
$ 1,279,432

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

Chairman: Hsin-Chin Lin Manager: Yung-Fu Lu Accounting Supervisor: Chih-Mei Wang

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Attachment 5

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Details of Directors’ Shareholdings

Book Closure Date: April 1,2024 Book Closure Date: April 1,2024 Book Closure Date: April 1,2024 Book Closure Date: April 1,2024
Title Name Date of
being
elected
Term
in
years

Shareholding number by
the time of beingelected


Shareholding number as
of now

Number of
shares

Shareholding
ratio

Number of
shares
Shareholding
ratio
Chairperson
Yu Bao Inc.
Representative:
Lin, Hsin-Chin

2023.06.21

3
10,459,544
2.21%
10,459,544
2.21%
Director Yu Bao Inc.
Representative:
Wu, Chien-Jen

2023.06.21

3
10,459,544
2.21%
10,459,544
2.21%
Director Wang Hsin Inc.
Representative:
Chang, Pai-
Ling

2023.06.21

3
21,560,843
4.55
21,560,843
4.55%
Director Wang Hsin Inc.
Representative:
Chou, Wen-Bin

2023.06.21

3
21,560,843
4.55
21,560,843
4.55%
Independent
director

Chang, Yao-
Tsai
2023.06.21
3
0
0
0
0
Independent
director

Yu Chun-Ming
2023.06.21
3
0
0
0
0
Independent
director

Li Ming-Hsuan
2023.06.21
3
0
0
0
0

Note: (1) The paid-in capital of the Company is NT$4,742,279,700, and the number of outstanding shares

is 474,227,970 shares.

(2) In accordance with the regulations, the smallest number of shares held by all directors should not be lower than 16,000,000 shares.

The shareholding number of all directors of the Company is 32,020,387 shares, which meets the statuary requirement.

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Appendix 1

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors’ Meetings

Amended on March 9, 2023.

Article 1: (Basis for the establishment of this Rules)

This policy has been established in accordance with Article 2 of "Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors’ Meetings of Public Companies" to promote proper governance over the Company's board meetings and to enforce supervisory and administrative functions of such meetings.

Article 2: (Scope)

The rules and procedures for board of directors’ meetings, the main content of the procedures, the operating procedures, the matters specified in the meeting minutes, announcements, and other matters to be followed shall be handled in accordance with the regulations of the Rules.

Article 3: (The convening of the board meeting and meeting notice)

The Company’s board meeting shall be held for at least once a quarter. The reasons for convening the Board of Directors' meeting shall be notified to all Directors seven days in advance. However, in case of emergency, a meeting may be convened at any time.

The notice set forth in the preceding paragraph may be effected by means of electronic transmission, after obtaining a prior consent from the recipient(s) thereof.

Except for emergencies or for justifiable reasons, all matters referred to in Paragraph 1, Article 12 of the Rules shall be enumerated in the reasons for convening the meeting and cannot be proposed as impromptu motions.

Article 4: (Meeting notice and meeting information)

The Company’s Board of Directors appoints the Board Meeting Team as the meeting affairs unit.

The meeting unit shall draft the content of the board meeting, provide sufficient meeting materials and deliver them with the meeting notice to the directors.

If the directors believe that the meeting materials are insufficient, they may request the meeting unit concerned to prepare the materials. If the directors

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are of the opinion that the information in the proposal is insufficient, the board of directors may decide to postpone the discussion by resolution.

Article 5: (Preparation of sign-in book and director attendance by proxy)

At the Company's Board of Directors' meeting, a sign-in book shall be prepared for the directors to sign in for reference.

Directors shall attend the board meeting in person. If they are unable to attend the meeting in person, they may appoint another director to attend the meeting as a proxy according to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. The directors who participate in the meeting by video will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person. Where the director appoints another director to attend the board meeting as a proxy, the director shall present a proxy form and specify the scope of authorization for the meeting.

The proxy referred to in Paragraph 2 is limited to one person.

  • Article 6: (Principles for the Board meeting location and time)

The meeting place and time of the Company's Board of Directors' meeting shall be at the Company's premises and during business hours or a place and time that is convenient for the attendance by Directors and suitable for Board of Directors' meeting.

  • Article 7: (Chair of the board meeting and acting chair)

  • Where the Board of Directors’ meeting of the Company is convened by the Chairman, the Chairman shall preside over the meeting. However, the first board meeting of each term shall be convened by the Director with the highest voting rights with the number of votes received in the shareholders' meeting, and the Director shall preside over the meeting. Where there are two or more directors with the convening right, they shall select one from among themselves to preside over the meeting.

  • According to Paragraph 4, Article 203, or Paragraph 3, Article 203-1 of the Company Act, where a majority of the directors convene the board meeting by themselves, the directors shall select a chair from among themselves. In case the chairman of the board of directors is on leave or absent or cannot exercise his power and authority for any cause, the vice chairman shall act on his behalf. In case there is no vice chairman, or the vice chairman is also on leave or absent or unable to exercise his power and authority for any cause, the chairman of the board of directors shall designate one of the

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managing directors, or where there is no managing directors, one of the directors to act on his behalf. In the absence of such a designation, the managing directors or the directors shall elect from among themselves an acting chairman of the board of directors.

  • Article 8: (Board reference materials, non-voting participants and convening of the board meeting)

When convening the Board of Directors' meeting, the meeting unit

designated by the Chairman shall have the relevant materials ready for inspection by directors attending the meeting at any time.

The personnel of the relevant departments may be notified to attend the board meeting depending on the contents of the proposal. Where necessary, CPAs, lawyers, or other professionals may also be invited to attend meetings and give explanations. However, they shall be excused during the discussion and balloting.

The chair of the board of directors shall announce the board meeting in session when attended by a majority of the directors at the beginning of the meeting.

If it has surpassed the meeting time, and when less than a majority of all directors attend the meeting, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements. If the quorum is still insufficient after two postponements, the chair shall convene a new session in accordance with Article 3 Paragraph 2.

The whole board of directors referred to above is counted based on the incumbents.

  • Article 9: (Board meeting process audio and video recording for record)

The Company's Board of Directors' meetings shall be kept by audio or video recording for evidence and shall be retained for at least 5 years, which may be preserved by electronic means.

Before the expiration of the retention period referred to in the preceding paragraph, in the event of a litigation concerning the matters reached by the Board of Directors, the relevant audio or video evidence shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Where a conference meeting is convened by way of video conference, the data shall form an integral part of the meeting minutes and shall be properly retained throughout the duration of the company.

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Article 10: (Meeting contents)

The contents of the regular board of directors meetings of the Company shall at least include the following items:

  • I. Reporting matters:

  • (I) Minutes of the previous meeting and the progress of the execution.

  • (II) Important financial and business reports.

  • (III) Internal audit report.

  • (IV) Other Significant Matters.

  • II. Discussion Matters:

  • (I) Items retained for discussion from the previous meeting.

  • (II) Matters to be discussed in the meeting.

  • III. Special motions.

Article 11: (Motion discussions)

The board of directors of the Company shall be proceeded with in accordance with the procedures specified in the meeting notice. However, it may be amended with the consent of a majority of the directors present. The chair may not announce for the adjournment of a meeting without the consent of a majority of the directors present.

If a majority of the directors present at a board meeting does not constitute a majority of the attending directors, the chair shall announce the suspension of the meeting upon proposed by the directors present, Article 8, Paragraph 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 12: (Matters that require discussion by the Board of Directors)

The following matters shall be presented to the board of directors for discussion:

  • I. The business plan of the Company.

  • II. Annual Financial Report.

  • III. Establishment or amendment of internal control systems in accordance with Article 14-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Securities Act") and evaluation of the effectiveness of such internal control systems.

  • IV. Stipulating or amending the procedures for the acquisition and disposal of assets, trading of derivative instruments, lending of funds and making endorsements or guarantees for others in accordance with Article 36.1 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other material financial business activities.

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  • V. The offering, issuance or private placement of any equity-type securities.

  • VI. The election or dismissal of the chairperson.

  • VII. The appointment or dismissal of a financial, accounting or internal auditing officer.

  • VIII. Donations to related parties or material donations to non-related parties. However, the donation for emergency relief due to a major natural disaster may be submitted at the next board meeting for ratification.

  • IX. Matters that shall be resolved in a shareholders' meeting or the board of directors for resolution or material matters regulated by the competent authority, pursuant to Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation.

The term "related party" as referred to in Paragraph VIII above means the related party defined in the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers;

The “material donation to non-related party” refers to a single donation amount or donations to the same party accrued within the year reaching over NT$100 million, or over 1% of the net operating revenue or over 5% of the paid-in capital in the most recent financial statements audited and verified by a certified public accountant.

The alleged "within one year" referred to above means for the one year prior to the Board meeting date excluding the part that has already been resolved in the Board meeting.

There must be at least 1 independent director attending the board meeting in person. With regards to the matters raised in Paragraph 1 that are to be proposed to the board for resolution, all independent directors shall be present at the board meeting. If the independent director is unable to attend in person, he or she shall appoint another independent directors to attend on behalf. Any objections or reservations of independent directors shall be documented in the minutes of the meeting. If an independent director cannot attend the meeting in person to express their objections or reservations, unless there are valid reasons, they shall have a written opinion presented in advance and documented in the minutes of the meeting.

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Article 13: (Vote “I”)

When the chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed

sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed and call a vote.

When the chair consults the attending directors for voting on a motion of the Board without any objection raised by them, the motion shall be deemed as having been passed, and its effect shall be the same as that adopted at the voting. Any objections raised after the Chairman consults the directors present at the meeting shall be put to the vote.

The Chairman shall choose the voting method in accordance with the

following paragraphs, but in case of objections, the opinions of the majority shall be sought and decided:

  • I. A show of hands or a voting machine is used.

  • II. Roll-call voting.

  • III. Voting.

  • IV. Voting by the choice of the company.

The "attending directors" referred to in the paragraph 2 does not include the directors who cannot exercise their voting rights according to Article 15 Paragraph 1.

Article 14: (Vote “II” and the method for supervising and counting votes)

Unless otherwise specified by the Securities and Exchange Act and

Company Act, board meetings shall have the attendance of more than half of the directors and the resolutions of the board proposals shall be represented by more than half of the attending directors.

In cases where several amendments or alternative solutions have been

proposed at the same time, the chairperson shall determine the order in

which proposals are to be voted on. If one of the proposals has been passed, the other proposals are viewed as denied and it is not required to conduct another voting.

For the voting of the motions, the chair shall appoint personnel to supervise ballot and tally votes if necessary, provided that the personnel shall be directors.

The voting results shall be announced on-site immediately and recorded in writing.

Article 15: (Director recusal system due to interest)

If a director or the corporate entity that the director represents, is considered a stakeholder to the discussed agenda, he or she shall state the stakes involved during the current meeting session and shall describe the opinions

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and answer questions and recused from the discussion and voting if it is detrimental to the Company's interests and shall not exercise voting rights on behalf of other directors.

A director would be considered to hold self-interest in a topic raised in the abovementioned meeting if the director's spouse, 2nd-degree direct relative, or closer or any of the director's controlled or controlling entities holds a stake in the said topic.

On the board resolutions, for the Company's board directors who cannot exercise their voting rights in accordance with the previous 2 paragraphs, the provisions of Article 180, paragraph 2 of the Company Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the resolutions, according to Article 206, Paragraph 4 of the Company Act.

Article 16: (Meeting minutes and signing matters)

The minutes of meeting must be prepared for the Company's board meeting with the following information detailed:

  • I. The session (or year), time and place of the meeting.

  • II. The name of the chairman.

  • III. Status of directors' attendance, including the name and the number of directors who are present, on leave, or absence.

  • IV. The names and titles of the non-voting attendees.

  • V. Name as recorded.

  • VI. Reporting matters.

  • VII. Items to be discussed: Resolution methods and results of each motion, summary statements of the directors, experts and other personnel, names of directors with interests involved in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the preceding article, description of important interests and the reasons for recusal or no recusal, status of recusal, documented or written objections or reservations, and the written opinion of the independent directors in accordance with Article 12, Paragraph 2.

  • VIII. Special motion: Name of the proposer, resolution methods and results of each motion, summary statements of the directors, experts and other personnel, names of directors with interests involved in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the preceding article, description of important interests and the reasons for recusal or no recusal, status of recusal and the documented or written objections or reservations.

  • IX. Other information required for disclosure.

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The resolutions reached by the Board of Directors that fall under any of the following categories must be documented in the meeting minutes and submitted for public announcement and filing on the MOPS website within two days from the board meeting date:

  • I. Independent director's documented or written objections or reservations.

  • II. The matters that have not been approved by the Audit Committee of the Company which have been approved by more than two-thirds of all directors.

The board of directors' attendance register is an integral part of the minutes of meeting and shall be kept throughout the duration of the company.

The minutes of meeting must be signed or sealed by the chairperson of the meeting and the person taking the minutes and then distributed to all directors within 20 days after the meeting. The meeting minutes shall be included in the important files of the Company and kept permanently throughout the duration of the Company.

Preparation and distribution of meeting minutes in paragraph one can be made in electronic form.

Article 17: (Authorization Principle of the Board of Directors)

Matters under Article 12, Paragraph 1 shall be proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors for discussion. During the time when the Board is not in session, other matters other than the motions on transaction matters with related parties and other motions that must be proposed to the Board according to the laws or related charters, the Board may authorize someone to exercise the powers of the Board according to the laws or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. The authorized contents or matters are as follows:

  • I. According to the authorized scope established in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Company’s Procedures for the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets.

  • II. According to the authorized scope established in Article 7 of the Company’s Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees.

Article 18: (Supplemental Provisions)

The establishment and amendment of these Rules and Procedures shall be with the consent of the Board of Directors and reported to the Shareholders' Meeting.

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Appendix 2

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings

  • Article 1: The Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings for the Company’s shareholders’ meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, regulation, or the Articles of Incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.

  • Article 2: Shareholders and their proxies (collectively, “shareholders”) shall attend shareholders’ meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.

  • The Company shall furnish the attending shareholders with an attendance book to sign, or attending shareholders may hand in a sign-in card in lieu of signing in. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed in.

  • Article 3: Attendance and voting at shareholders’ meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares.

  • Article 4: The venue for a shareholders’ meeting shall be the premises of this Corporation, or a place easily accessible to shareholders and suitable for a shareholders’ meeting. The meeting may begin no earlier than 9 a.m. and no later than 3 p.m.

  • Article 5: If a shareholders’ meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be chaired by the Chairperson. When the Chairperson is on leave or for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall act in place of the Chairperson; if there is no Vice Chairperson or the Vice Chairperson also is on leave or for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the vice chairperson, the Chairperson shall appoint one of the managing directors to act as chair, or, if there are no managing directors, one of the directors shall be appointed to act as chair. Where the Chairperson does not make such a designation, the managing directors or the directors shall select from among themselves one person to serve as chair.

  • When a managing director or a director serves as chair, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the managing director or director shall be one who has held that position for six months or more and who understands the financial and business conditions of the Company. The same shall be true for a representative of a juristic person director that serves as chair.

It is advisable that shareholders’ meetings convened by the Chairperson

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shall be attended by a majority of the directors.

If a shareholders’ meeting is convened by a party with power to convene but other than the board of directors, the convening party shall chair the meeting. When there are two or more such convening parties, they shall mutually select a chair from among themselves.

  • Article 6: The Company may appoint its attorneys, certified public accountants, or related persons retained by it to attend a shareholders’ meeting in a nonvoting capacity. Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders’ meeting shall wear identification cards or arm bands.

  • Article 7: The audio or video recording of the shareholders’ meeting shall be retained for at least one year.

  • Article 8: The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than one hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements as referred to in the preceding paragraph, but the attending shareholders represent one third or more of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be adopted pursuant to Article 175, paragraph 1 of the Company Act. When, prior to conclusion of the meeting, the attending shareholders represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may resubmit the tentative resolution for a vote by the shareholders’ meeting pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Act.

  • Article 9: If a shareholders’ meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. The meeting shall proceed in the order set by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders’ meeting. The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a shareholders’ meeting convened by a party with the power to convene that is not the Board of Directors. The chair may not declare the meeting adjourned prior to completion of deliberation on the meeting agenda of the preceding two paragraphs (including Other Business and Special Motion), except by a resolution of the shareholders’ meeting. If the chair declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules of procedure, the other members of the board of directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new chair in accordance with statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and then continue the meeting. After the shareholders’ meeting is adjourned, shareholders shall not select another

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chair and resume the meeting in original location or in another location.

  • Article 10: Before speaking, an attending shareholder shall specify on a speaker’s slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair. A shareholder in attendance who has submitted a speaker’s slip but does not actually speak shall be deemed to have not spoken. When the content of the speech does not correspond to the subject given on the speaker’s slip, the spoken content shall prevail. When an attending shareholder is speaking, other shareholders may not speak or interrupt unless they have sought and obtained the consent of the chair and the shareholder that has the floor; the chair shall stop any violation.

  • Article 11: Each shareholder may speak for the same discussion item twice, and should not exceed 5 minutes each time. If the shareholder’s speech violates the rules or exceeds the scope of the agenda item, the chair may terminate the speech.

  • Article 12: When a juristic person is appointed to attend as proxy, it may designate only one person to represent it in the meeting. When a juristic person shareholder appoints two or more representatives to attend a shareholders’ meeting, only one of the representatives so appointed may speak on the same proposal.

  • Article 13: After an attending shareholder has spoken, the chair may respond in person or direct relevant personnel to respond.

  • Article 14: When the chair is of the opinion that a proposal and of amendments or other business and special motion have been discussed sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed, call for a vote, and schedule sufficient time for voting.

  • Article 15: Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of the Company. Vote counting for shareholders’ meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders’ meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes and the end of voting, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.

  • Article 16: When a meeting is in progress, the chair may announce a break based on time considerations.

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  • Article 17: Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. During the voting, if there is no objection on the subject after the inquiry by the chair, the subject is considered passed, and the effect is the same as the voting.

  • Article 18: When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected, and no further voting shall be required.

  • Article 19: The chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word “Proctor.”

  • Article 20: Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders’ meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form.

  • The Company may distribute the meeting minutes of the preceding paragraph by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS.

  • The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the chair’s full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and their voting results. The minutes shall be retained for the duration of the existence of the Company.

  • Article 21: These Rules shall take effect after having been submitted to and approved by a shareholders’ meeting. Subsequent amendments thereto shall be affected in the same manner.

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Appendix 3

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd Articles of Incorporation

Chapter 1 General Provisions

  • Article 1: The Company shall be incorporated under the Company Act of the Republic of China, and its name shall be Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd.

  • Article 2: The business items of the Company are as follows:

  • I. H701010 Housing and Building Development and Rental. II. E801010 Indoor Decoration. III. F111090 Wholesale of Building Materials.

  • IV. F211010 Retail Sale of Building Materials.

  • V. F199990 Other Wholesale Trade.

  • VI. F301020 Supermarkets.

  • VII. I401010 General Advertising Services.

  • VIII. H701040 Specific Area Development.

  • IX. G202010 Parking area Operators.

  • X. H701050 Investment, Development and Construction in Public Construction.

  • XI. C901030 Cement Manufacturing.

  • XII. C901040 Manufacture of Ready-mix Concrete.

  • XIII. C901050 Cement and Concrete Products Manufacturing.

  • XIV. H701070 Process Zone Expropriation and Urban Land Readjustment Agency.

  • XV. F401010 International Trade. XVI. CC01080 Electronic Components Manufacturing. XVII. F119010 Wholesale of Electronic Materials.

  • XVIII. F219010 Retail Sale of Electronic Materials.

  • XIX. H701080 Urban Renewal Reconstruction. XX. H701090 Urban Renewal Renovation or Maintenance. XXI. ZZ99999 All business activities that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval.

  • Article 3: The Company shall have its head office in Taipei City, and may, pursuant to a resolution adopted at the meeting of the Board of Directors, set up or dissolve branch offices in other locations when deemed necessary.

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Chapter 2 Capital Stock

  • Article 4: Public announcements of the Company shall be made according to Article 28 of the Company Act.

  • Article 5: The Company may, pursuant to laws and regulations, provide guarantees to a third party.

  • Article 6: The Company may reinvest in other businesses and is not subject to the provision that the total investment amount shall not exceeds 40% of the paidin capital of the Company provided in Article 13 of the Company Act, and the Board of Directors is authorized to handle the reinvestment matters.

  • Article 7: The total capital stock of company is NTD 8,000,000,000 divided into 800,000,000 shares of NTD 10 per share. The Board of Directors is authorized to issue these shares separately.

  • Article 8: The Company’s shares are name-bearing, affixed with the seal or signature of at least 3 directors, and issued according to the laws and regulations. The Company does not need to print the share certificates once the stocks are publicly issued, but a centralized securities depository enterprise shall be contacted for registering these shares.

  • Matters related to the stock of the Company shall be handled pursuant to the “Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies” and other laws and regulations.

  • Article 8-1: Where it is necessary to send the stocks of the Company to Taiwan Depositary Clearing Corporation (TDCC) for centralized custody, the Company shall consolidate the stock and issue securities with large denomination if requested by TDCC.

Chapter 3 Shareholders’ Meeting

  • Article 9: The name change and transfer of shares shall be ceased 60 days prior to the shareholders’ meeting, 30 days prior to the special shareholders’ meeting, or 5 days prior to the base date for dividend, bonus or other benefits distribution.

  • Article 10: The Company has regular shareholders’ meeting and special shareholders’ meeting. Regular shareholders’ meetings shall be convened at least once a year by the Board of Directors according to the law within six months after close of each fiscal year. Special meetings shall be convened whenever necessary according to the laws and regulations.

  • Article 10-1: During the Company’s shareholders’ meeting, video conference or other methods announced by the competent authority may be adopted. Relevant regulations, on the conditions, procedures and other matters are to be followed for the adoption of a video shareholders' meeting or follow the

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regulations by the competent authority where it is required.

  • Article 11: A shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend a shareholders’ meeting in his/her/its behalf by executing a power of attorney printed by the Company stating therein the scope of power authorized to the proxy. Apart from Article 177 of the Company Act, the proxy attendance shall be conducted in accordance with “Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholders’ Meetings of Public Companies.”

  • Article 12: Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share held. However, those shares held by the Company in accordance with the laws are without voting right.

  • Article 13: Unless otherwise provided for in the Company Act, a meeting of shareholders shall proceed only if attended by shareholders representing more than one-half of the total outstanding capital stock of the Company. Resolutions of a shareholders’ meeting shall be made at the meeting with the concurrence of a majority of the votes held by the shareholders present at the meeting.

Chapter 4 Directors

  • Article 14: The Company shall have 5-9 directors to be elected at the shareholders’ meeting from among the individuals or juridical person of legal capacity, with the term of three years. All directors shall be eligible for re-election. The number of directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors’ meeting.

  • The number of independent directors included in the total number of directors shall not be less than 3 and shall not be less than one third of the total number of directors.

  • The director election of the Company adopts candidate nomination system, where the shareholders elect the directors from the list of candidates. Each share will have voting rights in number equal to the directors to be elected, and may be cast for a single candidate or split among multiple candidates. Candidates with majority of votes are elected as directors. The election for independent directors and non-independent directors shall be held together, and the elected seats are calculated separately.

The Company shall purchase liability insurance for the directors to cover their liability of compensation asserted against them when they exercise their duty during their term.

The Company may set up functional committees pursuant to laws and regulations or based on business demand.

  • Article 14-1: In accordance with Article 14 of the Securities and Exchange Act, all

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directors of the 11th term are the ex-officio member of the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee is responsible for performing the supervisors’ duties, such as implementing provisions of the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act, and other laws and regulations. Provisions for the behaviors of supervisors of the Company or becoming the representatives of the Company shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the independent directors of the Audit Committee.

The number Audit Committee member shall not be less than 3, and one of them shall be the convener and at least one of them has to have accounting or financial expertise.

The terms, duties, meeting procedures, and power of the Audit Committee shall be specified in the organizational regulations of the Audit Committee. Article 15: The Board of Directors shall be composed of Directors, and Directors shall elect from themselves a Chairperson, by a majority in a meeting attended by over two-thirds of the Directors. The Chairperson represents the Company. One Vice Chairperson is elected in the same manner. Article 15-1: Directors shall be notified with the cause of the convening of the Board of Directors meeting 7 days prior to the meeting; However, such meeting may be convened at any time in case of emergency. The notification for the Board of Directors meeting can be sent out by written notice, fax or email. The directors shall attend the Board of Directors meeting in person. Directors who cannot attend the meeting can provide a power of attorney, list out the reasons for not attending the meeting, and the scope of power vested to the proxy, who shall be a director attending the meeting. A director’s proxy may act as a proxy for only one other Director. Article 16: If the Chairperson is on leave or absent or cannot exercise his/her duty, a proxy shall be designated according to Article 208 of the Company Act. Article 17: All directors shall receive salary for exercising the duty, regardless whether company is in profits or loss, and the Board of Directors are authorized to determine the total amount of their compensation based on their level of involvement in the Company’s operations, the value of their contributions, and the average level of compensation for directors in this sector. All directors shall receive the transportation allowance on a monthly basis, regardless whether company is in profits or loss, and the monthly amount per director shall not exceed NT$50,000.

The reasonable remuneration for independent directors may be different from the non-independent directors’, and the Board of Directors may also determine a reasonable monthly salary for independent directors after related statuary procedures.

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Chapter 5 Managers

Article 18: The Company shall have managers, and their designation, dismissal, and compensation shall be processed according to Article 29 of the Company Act.

Chapter 6 Accounting

  • Article 19: The Company’s fiscal year starts from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.

  • At the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall prepare the following documents, send them for audit and their countersignature and then submit them to the routine shareholders’ meeting to be recognized and to the competent authority for approval.

  • I. Business report

  • II. Financial Statements

  • III. Surplus earnings distribution or loss make-up proposal

  • Article 20: If the company has made profits in the year, then a portion of 0.2% to 3% of the profits shall be allocated for employee compensation and no more than 3% of the profits shall be allocated for directors compensation. If the Company has accumulated losses, the value to make up for the losses shall be set aside first. The remaining amount shall be then allocated for employees and directors compensation in the aforementioned ratio. Profits mentioned in the previous paragraph refer to the amount before deducting the employees and directors remuneration from the profits before tax of the current year.

  • The distribution of employees and directors shall be implemented after being approved by the special resolution by the Board of Directors and reported to the shareholders’ meeting.

  • The employee remuneration can be paid in the form of stock or cash, and the recipient of the payment include employees of subordinate companies qualifying the conditions. The directors remuneration can only be paid in the form of cash.

  • Article 21: The Company is in an ever changing industry, and the corporate life cycle is in the phase of stable growth. Considering the capital demand in the future and the long-term financial planning, the dividend distribution will be in 4 approaches, namely capitalization of retained earnings, capitalization of capital reserves, cash, and cash dividends. Where there is demand for operating capitals, the Company will initiate capitalization of retained earnings or capitalization of capital reserves. Where the Company aims to

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avoid the capital increase lowering the profits per share, the Company will distribute cash dividends.

If there are after-tax earnings of the current period in the company’s annual general final accounts, the first thing is to pay the Profit-seeking Enterprise Income Tax and make up for the accumulated losses and then to allocate 10% of the after-tax earnings as the legal reserve. Secondly, special reserve shall be allocated or reversed according to laws, regulations, or the competent authority’s stipulation. For the remaining earnings, together with undistributed earnings from the previous fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall propose earnings distribution at the shareholders’ meeting to have the resolution of dividends and bonuses distribution among shareholders approved. The cash dividends distributed to shareholders shall not be less than 10% of the total amount of shareholder’s dividends.

Chapter 7 Supplementary Provisions

  • Article 22: The Company’s organization regulations and operational regulations shall be stipulated by the Board of Directors.

  • Article 23: Things not mentioned in these Articles will be processed according to Company’s Act and the related laws and regulations.

Article 24: These Articles of Incorporation was stipulated in June 16, 1986. First revision was made on March 30, 1988. Second revision was made on September 3, 1988. Third revision was made on June 15, 1989. Forth revision was made on July 29, 1989. Fifth revision was made on January 10. 1990. Sixth revision was made on January 4, 1992. Seventh revision was made on April 20, 1992. Eighth revision was made on April 20, 1993. Ninth revision was made on November 4, 1993. Tenth revision was made on May 29, 1994. Eleventh revision was made on May 20, 1995. Twelfth revision was made on April 27, 1996. Thirteenth revision was made on April 30, 1997. Fourteenth revision was made on April 28, 1998. Fifteenth revision was made on May 9, 2000. Sixteenth revision was made on May 29, 2002. Seventeenth revision was made on June 21, 2004 Eighteenth revision was made on June 14, 2005. Nineteenth revision was made on June 13, 2007.

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Twentieth revision was made on June 15, 2010. Twenty first revision was made on June 25, 2013. Twenty second revision was made on June 24, 2014. Twenty third revision was made on June 21, 2016. Twenty forth revision was made on June 22, 2017. Twenty-fifth amendment was made on June 21, 2023.

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