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LOOP — Annual Report 2024
Aug 18, 2025
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Loop Telecommunication International, Inc.
2024 Annual Report
Published on June 3, 2025 Annual Report's website: http://mops.twse.com.tw https://www.looptelecom.com/tw
I. Name, title, and contact No. of the spokesperson of the Company: Spokesperson: Tsaih Hsing-Chuan Title: Assistant Vice President of the Business Development Department Tel.: (03)5787696 ext. 1068 E-mail:[email protected] Acting spokesperson: Chiang Hui-Ping Title: Assistant manager of the Sales Department Tel.: (03)5787696 ext. 8101 E-mail:[email protected]
II. Address and phone number of headquarters, branch offices and plants Headquarters Address: 6F, No.8, Hsin Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park. Tel.: (03)5787696 Fax: (03)5787695 Taipei Office Address: 6F, No.36, Alley 38, Lane 358, Ruiguang Road, Neihu District, Taipei City. Tel.: (02)26590399 Fax: (02)26592324 Tainan Office Address: 10F, No.88, Zhongshan Road, West Central District, Tainan City. Tel.: (06)2226860 Fax: (06)2226870 Plant Address: 7F, No.8, Hsin Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park Tel.: (03)5787696 Fax: (03)5787695
- III. Name, address, Tel., and website of the stock transfer agency Name: Register & Transfer Agency Department of Yuanta Securities Co., Ltd Address: B1, No. 67, Sec. 2, Dunhua South Rd., Daan District, Taipei City Tel.:(02)25863117
Website:http://www.yuanta.com.tw
- IV. Names of CPAs for the most recent year and the name, address, Tel., and website of the CPA's firm:
CPA: Huang Yu-Feng and Tseng Jian-Ming Firm: Deloitte & Touche Taiwan Address: 6F, No.2, Zhanye 1st Road, Hsinchu Science Park. Tel.:(03)5780899 Website:www.deloitte.com.tw
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V. Name of any exchanges where the Company's securities are traded offshore and the method by which to access information on said offshore securities: None.
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VI. The Company’s Website:www.looptelecom.com
Table of Content
| (I) | Business Report to Shareholders | Business Report to Shareholders | 1 |
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| 1. | The 2024 operating results | 3 | |
| 2. | Summary of the Business Plan of the Year (2025) | 9 | |
| 3. | Future development strategies | 9 | |
| 4. | Effects of the external competitive environment | 10 | |
| 5. | Effects of the regulatory environment and macroeconomic environment | 11 | |
| (II) | Corporate Governance Report | **12 ** | |
| 1. | Data on Directors, President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and directors of | ||
| departments and branches | 12 | ||
| 2. | Corporate governance implementation | 25 | |
| 3. | Information on CPA fees | 56 | |
| 4. | Information on replacement of CPAs | 57 | |
| 5. | The Chairman, President, or managers in charge of financial or accounting matters of the | ||
| Company working in the CPA's firm or its affiliates in the most recent year | 58 | ||
| 6. | Transfer of equity and changes in equity pledges of Directors, supervisors, managers, | and | |
| shareholders with a shareholding of 10% and above in the most recent year and up to the | |||
| date of publication of the annual report | 58 | ||
| 7. | Information on relationships between shareholders with the top ten shareholdings | 59 | |
| 8. | The total number of shares held in any single investee by the Company, its Directors, | ||
| managers, or any companies controlled either directly or indirectly by the Company | 59 | ||
| **(III) ** | **Capital and shares ** | 60 | |
| 1. | Capital and shares | 60 | |
| 2. | Corporate bonds | 66 | |
| 3. | Preferred shares | 66 | |
| 4. | Global depository receipts | 66 | |
| 5. | Employee stock options and restricted stock awards | 66 | |
| 6. | Mergers or receipt of new shares issued by other companies | 67 | |
| 7. | Implementation status of the capital utilization plan | 67 | |
| **(IV) ** | **Operational Highlights ** | 67 | |
| 1. | Scope of business | 67 | |
| 2. | Overview of market and production and marketing | 91 | |
| 3. | The number of employees for the most recent two years and up to the date of publication | ||
| of the annual report, their average years of service, average age, and education distribution | |||
| ratio | 102 | ||
| 4. | Information on environmental expenditure | 102 | |
| 5. | Labor-capital relations | 103 | |
| 6. | Cybersecurity management | 107 | |
| 7. | Important contracts | 109 | |
| 8. | KPIs of the Company | 110 | |
| (V) | Review and analysis of financial condition and financial performance and | risk | |
| management | 111 | ||
| 1. | Financial position | 111 | |
| 2. | Financial performance | 112 | |
| 3. | Cash flow analysis | 112 | |
| 4. | Effect of major capital expenditures on finance and business in the most recent year | 113 |
| 5. Investment policy for the most recent year, the main reasons |
for profit or loss, |
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| improvement plan, and investment plan for the coming year | 113 |
| 6. Analysis and evaluation of risks shall be performed for the following matters in the most |
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| recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report | 113 |
| 7. Risk management structure |
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| (VI) Special Items | 120 |
| 1. Information on affiliates |
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| 2. Securities under private placement in the most recent year and up to |
the publication date |
| of the annual report | 124 |
| 3. Holding or disposal of the Company's shares by its subsidiaries in the most recent year |
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| and up to the publication date of the annual report | 124 |
| 4. Other matters that require additional explanation |
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| (VII) Matters May Materially Affect Shareholders’ Interest or the Price | of the Company’s |
| Securities | 124 |
| Attachment 1: Procedures for Handling Material Inside Information | 125 |
| Attachment 2: Code of Conducts or Ethics of Employees | 128 |
| **Attachment 3: Code of Ethical Conduct ** | 129 |
| Attachment 4: Regulations for Employees' Complaints | 131 |
| Attachment 5: Procedures for Protection of Personal Data | 134 |
(I) Business Report to Shareholders
Dear shareholders,
In 2024, within the context of convergence and integration in the global communication market, emerging businesses have risen to prominence, bringing unprecedented industry impacts and challenges. However, the proactive development of network infrastructure by countries around the world has accelerated the demand for network speed upgrades among customers. The applications developed by integrating emerging AI with information defense will drive revenue for Taiwan's network equipment. For Loop, this is a pivotal year to shift from stable growth to international expansion. We have not only maintained our leadership position in the power and government markets but also successfully advanced the globalization of our core communication platform through product innovation and market deployment.
The consolidated revenue of the Company throughout the year was NT$649,951 thousand, with a net income of NT$209,057 thousand, representing a growth of 5% from 2023; earnings per share were NT$3.68. After the successful transformation of Loop’s industry model, the profit margin has been maintained stably above 60%. The operating profit margin and net profit margin both showed stable growth, and the financial structure, solvency, and turnover rates performed well, demonstrating operational resilience and profit strength.
Regarding our business, there were 45 countries having business dealings with the Company worldwide last year. Exports accounted for about 75% of the annual revenue. America, the EU, and the Taiwan markets all performed well, while Southeast Asia experienced a slight decline. In terms of industry, electricity and governmental agencies accounted for 80% of our total revenue, and communication and transportation markets accounted for approximately 15%. In 2024, 80% of the revenue came from 9% of the countries we engaged with. Among all 34 product lines, 80% of the revenue was from 12% of the sales products, indicating the effectiveness of our market focus strategy. In the future, we will continue to deepen our presence in the European, American, and Taiwan markets, accelerate expansion in emerging markets, and collaborate with international system integrators to develop next-generation communication technologies as new drivers for continuous growth.
I. Operating Results and Transformation Opportunities
Loop has been focusing on Mission Critical Communication (MCC) solutions for many years, covering the user access layer to the backbone core network, and has been widely applied in global power utilities, public sectors, and large infrastructure networks. As user demands shift from TDM circuits to IP data, video, and cloud applications, the traditional SDH/SONET architecture faces challenges of inadequate upgrade flexibility and high maintenance and operational costs.
In response to this wave of industry transformation, Loop is actively investing in new generation packet transport solutions, providing hybrid equipment that is compatible with traditional circuits and offers flexibility for transformation, helping customers smoothly transition to IP-based architectures. It also introduces technologies such as low latency and zero-packet-loss protection, significantly reducing latency variation and disconnection risks for critical applications.
II. Flagship Product G7800 and Market Outcomes
This year's key product, Loop-G7800, has been officially launched, positioned as a next-generation PTN high-bandwidth multifunctional communication platform with
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integration capabilities ranging from 64K to 100G, supporting circuit emulation and various customized interface configurations. It also targets the European, American, Southeast Asian, African, and Middle Eastern markets, demonstrating global competitive strength.
In addition, it supports phased implementation or one-time full network upgrades, suitable for government or utility projects with high budget sensitivity. Its flexible architecture is well-received by customers and has attracted the attention and adoption of clients from multiple countries.
III. Enhance Network Management, Cybersecurity, and AI Integration Applications
Besides the major communication products, Loop has been actively investing in AI and cybersecurity system integration in recent years, launching iNMS and iNET network management system - AI-powered network management operation architecture, iNET automated diagnostic module, and iNMS big data analysis system, to help users enhance network operation efficiency and cybersecurity resilience.
Loop's products have obtained international information security certifications such as ISO27001, IEC62443-4-1, and FIPS 140-3 to address the increasingly severe cybersecurity threats, and they support the FIPS 140-3 encryption standard. The Loop-ISS2150 firewall and ISS2110 government configuration management system are planned to be launched in 2025, providing a more comprehensive information security solution for the MCC environment.
IV. Future Strategy and Product Layout
Loop will continue to deepen its involvement in the MCC market, concentrating on four main areas: high-speed encrypted transmission, TDM/IP integration, enterprise cybersecurity, and IIoT applications.
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G7800 platform upgrade
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New modules will be introduced, including a 600G master control card, MACsec/IPsec encryption, and EoS protocol conversion, enhancing high-speed transmission and cybersecurity protection capabilities.
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TDM/IP Hybrid Transmission Module Provide circuit emulation and protection modules for E1/DS1 and DS3 interfaces, supporting smooth migration from legacy TDM systems to full IP-based network architectures.
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Enterprise/Government Cybersecurity Solutions Comprehensive offerings include Next-Gen Secured Office (ISS2180), MCC Firewall (ISS2150), and AI-powered Network Management (iNET/iNMS) integrated platform, enhancing cybersecurity protection and operational efficiency.
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IIoT and OT Information Security Equipment Launch of IoT sensors (IoT0510), industrial control cybersecurity appliances, and the government GCB-compliant cybersecurity platform (ISS2110), establishing end-to-end industrial cybersecurity protection architecture.
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V. Conclusion
Looking forward to the future, we will continue to deepen our "mission-critical, secure, and intelligent" product strategy and create globally competitive highreliability network solutions with the G7800 as the core platform. Regarding the marketing strategy for sharing the experience of the successful new backbone transmission case of Loop Telecom with the international society, in the next generation of solutions, Loop Telecom's development team will integrate product software and hardware functionalities to develop vertically integrated maintenance services for international market customers, which is certain to bring more orders and enhance operational performance. Combining the MCC networking product portfolio under the new business and expanding the niche of various products, it is likely to become the growth focus for operations in the future. Our goal is to enter the top three in the utility market and become the leading brand in MCC transmission solutions. Based on the existing foundation, the Company continues to reinforce its management and makes constant efforts by adhering to the philosophy of continuing to develop new products and explore new markets, continuously creating value to reward shareholders and customers.
The 2024 operating results, the summary of the 2025 business plan, future development strategies of the Company, and effects of the external competitive environment, regulatory environment, and macroeconomic environment are summarized and reported as follows:
1. The 2024 operating results
(1) Implementation achievement of the business plan
The Company’s total consolidated revenue for the year was NT$649,951 thousand, remaining stable compared to 2023, with an annual growth rate of 0.13%. Net income was NT$209,057 thousand, and earnings per share (EPS) stood at NT$3.68. The profit margin of Loop Telecom has been maintained stably above 50% since 2019, which is a relatively outstanding performance in the network and communication industry. With the effects achieved through focusing on the market in Taiwan and the continual growth in different regions, Loop Telecom has adopted global sales and arrangements, and the regional ratio of the overall revenue will become more comprehensive. In addition, we maintained favorable performance in terms of financial structure, solvency, accounts receivable turnover, and other financial indicators.
(2) Budget execution:
Actual revenue surpassed internal estimates, driven by a favorable outlook in the communications market. In the future, we will continue to deepen our presence in the European, American, and Taiwan markets, accelerate expansion in emerging markets, and collaborate with international system integrators to develop next-generation communication technologies as new drivers for continuous growth.
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(3) Analysis of financial income and expenses, and profitability:
Unit: (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Item | 2023 | 2024 | Ratio of increase (decrease) |
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| Financial income and expenses |
Net revenue | 649,097 | 649,951 | 0.13% |
| Grossprofit | 446,054 | 445,115 | -0.21% | |
| Net operating (loss) profit |
193,270 | 191,899 | -0.71% | |
| Financial income and expenses |
Interest income | 15,525 | 11,902 | -23.34% |
| Interest expenses | 1,822 | 1,915 | 5.10% | |
| Profitability | Return on assets (%) | 17.01 | 17.80 | 4.64% |
| Return on equity(%) | 23.55 | 24.33 | 3.31% | |
Ratio of net profit before tax to paid-in capital(%) |
43.49 | 42.62 | -2.00% | |
| Net margin (%) | 30.76 | 32.17 | 4.58% | |
| Earnings per share (NT$) |
3.00 | 3.68 | 22.67% |
(4) R&D status:
In response to industry trends, the Company has always been focusing on the spirit of R&D; the R&D funding invested in 2024 was NT$158,505 thousand, representing an increase of NT$6,281 thousand (approximately 4.1%) from the R&D amount in 2023.
| R&D amount in 2023. | R&D amount in 2023. | R&D amount in 2023. |
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| Unit:(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | ||
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2024 |
| Research and development expenses | 152,224 | 158,505 |
| Net revenue | 649,097 | 649,951 |
| Ratio to net revenue | 23% | 24% |
From 2024 to March 2025, equipment successfully developed by the Company is as follows:
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January 2024 Completed the R&D of the Loop-AM3440 CCPB8GEHSWa and added support for MPLS-TP and CE functions.
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May 2024 Completed the R&D of the Loop-iNMS Integrated Network Management System and added support for new product, Loop-G7800 PTN MPLS/CE Packet Transport Network.
May 2024 Completed the R&D of the Loop-iNET Intelligent Network Element Management System (EMS) and added support for the new Loop-G7800 PTN MPLS/CE Packet Transport Network.
June 2024 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7860A to support the new 8GE-4PoEP card with 4-port PoE/PoE+/PoE++
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functions and the 8GE-8PoE board with 8-port PoE/PoE+ functions.
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November 2024 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new TE1-16-CEM board with 16-port T1 or E1 functions and Unframed T1/E1 Circuit Emulation (CEM) over PSN (SAToP).
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November 2024 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new TE1-32-CEM board with 32-port T1 or E1 functions and Unframed T1/E1 Circuit Emulation (CEM) over PSN (SAToP).
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new GFE-8T card, offering 8-port 1000/100/10 Mbps Ethernet Twist-Pair RJ45 on the 10G slot and 8-port 100/10 Mbps Ethernet Twist-Pair RJ45 on the 1G slot.
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new 8POE1 board, offering 8-port 1000/100/10 Mbps BaseT Ethernet with PoE+ on the 10G slot and 8-port 100/10 Mbps Ethernet with PoE+ on the 1G slot. PoE+ is powered via the system backplane.
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new 8POE2 board, offering 8-port 1000/100/10 Mbps BaseT Ethernet with PoE+ on the 10G slot and 8-port 100/10 Mbps Ethernet with PoE+ on the 1G slot. PoE+ is powered via external supply.
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new 4POEP1 board, offering 8-port 1000/100/10 Mbps BaseT Ethernet with PoE++ on ports 2/4/6/8 in the 10G slot, and 8-port 100/10 Mbps Ethernet with PoE++ on ports 2/4/6/8 in the 1G slot. PoE++ is powered via the system backplane. PoE++ is powered via the system backplane.
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new 4POEP2 board, offering 8-port 1000/100/10 Mbps BaseT Ethernet with PoE++ on ports 2/4/6/8 in the 10G slot, and 8-port 100/10 Mbps Ethernet with PoE++ on ports 2/4/6/8 in the 1G slot. PoE++ is powered via external supply.
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new B2G5-1-LoSW1 board with circuit emulation for STM-16/OC-48 traffic.
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February 2025 Completed the R&D of the Loop-G7800 to support the new B2G5-2-LoSW1 board with circuit emulation for STM-16/OC-48 traffic.
The R&D Department completed a total of 13 brand-new and derived new products during the year, with products primarily focusing on iNET, iNMS, IP, PDH, SDH, MPLS, and TDMoE. Apart from iNMS, G7860A, O9400RPTN10G, O9500R-PTN10G and other series products, Loop-G7800 is the future development focus. In accordance with the market demand, the Company will continue to develop new products and new technologies to satisfy customers' requirements.
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Current status of existing products and new products of the Company and future sales application and development are as follows:
Access multiplexer series products:
Loop-AM3440 of the Company is widely adopted worldwide, including the power system, transportation, governmental and military communication network, and other markets in Taiwan. Its high reliability, stability, various access interfaces, and the application cards developed based on customers' application requirements allow Loop-AM3440 to continue to maintain the leading position in the access multiplexer market.
Broadband packet backbone networks have become popular; however, the tradition TDM access service for end equipment is still generally being used. In response to market demands, the Company has utilized proprietary FPGA technology to design and develop the new generation control card, AM3440, along with an expansion backplane featuring Ethernet high-speed buses. This enables it to meet the end-to-end service communication requirements for various access services in TDM and packet hybrid networks. Due to differences in transmission characteristics between packet networks and the constant bit rate (CBR) performance of TDM networks, meeting stringent quality requirements such as low latency for critical mission services becomes even more challenging. The Company’s self-developed end-to-end packet loss protection algorithm has the capability to meet the latency requirements of end-to-end services in packet network environments, and has been tested and verified by major international companies. Furthermore, to address the cybersecurity requirements of critical mission networks, the Company in 2023 obtained validation for compliance with the United States Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-3 security standard for cryptographic modules. In 2024, the Company also developed MPLS-TP transmission capabilities on the AM3440 platform, enabling it to serve as an edge node for small-scale MPLS core networks. This provides customers with a flexible deployment solution that supports multiservice integration, low-latency transmission, and highly stable operation under various conditions, ranging from 5U to 1U access network levels and space constraints.
Optical communication equipment:
The Company's optical communication transmission equipment continues to maintain its mainstream position. Loop-O9100, Loop-O93XX, Loop-O9400R, Loop-O9400S, Loop-O9500R, Loop-O9400 PTN10G, Loop-O9500 PTN10G, and other products will become the main force of the Company in the market. In addition, the development of optical communication products in recent years has turned from bottom speed, high speed, to high speed and large bandwidth. FOM products of low threshold are low speed. STM-16 products are high speed up to 2.5Gbps Loop-O9400R and Loop-O 9500R will improve from STM-4 (a speed of 622Mbps) to STM-16 (a speed of 2.5Gbps) to align with the SDH international standards for optical fiber transmission equipment and packet transport network (PTN) with high speed and large bandwidth of up to 10Gbps. (PTN: Packet Transport Network). Furthermore, LOOP-AM 3440, one of the major sales products, was redesigned, and the SDH/SONET interface was added, and it became Loop-O 9550, the new generation SDH and IP-mixed equipment. Apart from this, the Company has completed the development of the new product PTN10G card for the Loop-O9500 PTN10G and O9400 PTN10G series products.
PTN transport equipment possesses a transfer capacity of up to 100G, is
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equipped with automated path routing ability, and provides multiple service integration platform interfaces that are organized based on customers' requirements for applications. The connection of optical fiber interfaces will be adopted to form the transmission relay to comprehensively integrate and accommodate various service interfaces and various functions for satisfying customers' requirements. This will allow the product lines of optical communication transmission equipment of the Company to become more comprehensive and allow it to provide total solutions as an optical communication transmission equipment supplier. In response to the market’s continued demand for high bandwidth, high switching capacity, and intelligent network management, the Company has been actively developing a new generation of products, such as the G7800 series with 400G switching capacity, to provide comprehensive optical transmission solutions and capture opportunities in the global mission-critical communications (MCC) market.
IP transmission equipment series products:
The Company has launched Loop-IP6704A/IP6702A/AM3440-E TDMoIP that can transmit T1, E1, and Voice signals on IP networks and Loop-IP 6416 Inverse Mux that can transmit IP data and Voice signals on PDH network. For Loop-IP 6704A products, we have successfully developed the increase in multiple different interface channels and added TDMoIP function cards for Loop-AM 3440 and Loop-O 9500. The Company directly developed TDM over Ethernet; under the segregation of adding the FPGA design, it maintained its advantages through maintaining the upgrades of product functions, uniqueness of customization, and the timeliness of time to market. The Company has always been attaching its attention to the development of new products. For the TDM over Ethernet product and equipment market, it is confident that it can develop products that compete with large-scale international companies; by doing so, it hopes to bring up the trend for the R&D capacity of the communication system industry in Taiwan to make further breakthroughs, and to secures a seat as a toptier large-scale international company. In addition, the design of LOOP-IP6750 is the first network equipment of the Company that combines PDH E1, TDMoIP, Gigabit Ethernet, and IEEE 1588 V2 functions. The development of IP6750 not only satisfies the functional requirements of the third-generation ED. With our R&D experience accumulated over two decades, we decided to introduce the FPGA design to improve the flexibility for customization and functional upgrades of products in the future, which is the segregation with the design of large-scale companies at present. Due to the introduction of the FPGA design, we possess mobility, timeliness, and uniqueness of customization for the R&D of new functions in the future to satisfy the requirements of customers in the market. The Company focused on the R&D of CO-end and CPE-end equipment. For the R&D segregation, apart from placing the standardized IC into the design, as the existing standards and protocols are not sufficient for the application of actual circuits and functions, peripheral circuit designs and the innovation of FPGA system functions are required to be introduced. The Company adopted the existing standards as the foundation and introduced the peripheral circuit design to create new functionality and innovation breakthroughs.
Corporate grade network management and integration solution:
With the booming development of network technologies and the constant new development of network management technologies, the heterogeneity, diversification, and complexity of network systems have gone far beyond the level that can be understood by network management professionals in the past.
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The third-generation network management system of the Company provides integrated smart network management solutions. Based on the logical layer network management structure formulated by ITU-T, the iNMS flagship network management system supports the newly launched MPLS-TP and PTN10G innovative products and equipment, provides point-to-point operation planning, remote route building, built-in diagnosis, and other automated functions that can significantly reduce the costs of users generating from operating expenses and effectively improve the business execution efficiency. In addition, the developing iNET network management system has low coupling and high integration features. We were contracted for the metro network management integration of Orlando and Tampa airports in the U.S., the parallel integrations of NEC train marks, and the CCTV safety control monitoring systems in Taiwan, providing comprehensive turnkey solutions for customers. The Company is the OEM/ODM network equipment and network management system supplier of GE in the U.S. (power applications account for approximately 50% of the total turnover of the Company). Apart from actively participating in material domestic and foreign power system projects leveraging its network management system, the Company has been selected as the supplier for the network management solutions of material transportation constructions (i.e., metro in Singapore and metro in Indonesia). For network element management, in response to the market trends, the Company has launched brand-new graphical network management setting tools to replace local craft terminal (LCT) setting tools in the form of orders in the past, providing convenient and friendly user experiences and operating environments for customers. Adhering to its reputation and faith as the top brand of network communication equipment in Taiwan, the Company seeks advances in the field of network management and has been actively pursing the improvement in the awareness of Taiwan in the international market.
5G base station transmission equipment
Customers of the Company are mostly from developing countries (i.e., India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East); countries in such regions have an increasing demand for the communication equipment of the Company at present. Furthermore, the Company is actively developing smart network equipment management systems and IP transmission equipment to satisfy the requirements of the future market. Currently, the development of the MPLS-TP 10G carrier Ethernet equipment we invested in is completed, and we continue to explore relevant product lines. Additionally, our company is currently developing 5G CPE equipment, which will allow us to extend our long-standing technical expertise and experience in optical communication networks to 5G wireless transmission networks. This will enable customers to transition existing services to wireless transmission networks and provide new types of service content. The new generation of 5G CPE not only delivers high-speed Ethernet services but also supports customers' existing on-site operations, meeting enterprise users' ongoing demands for voice, dedicated lines, and industrial control services. This integration capability simplifies the equipment complexity within the layered architecture of private 5G networks, reduces operational costs, and enhances deployment efficiency and timelines. For enterprises and operators in a critical phase of digital transformation, it serves as a vital bridge between existing infrastructure and future all-IP architectures.
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2. Summary of the Business Plan of the Year (2025)
(1) Business policy
For the first quarter of 2025, the Company reported consolidated revenue of NT$88,142 thousand, representing a 23% decrease compared to NT$113,879 thousand in the same period last year. Earnings per share (EPS) were NT$0.05.
Since 2019, the Company has consistently maintained a gross profit margin above 50%, reflecting its solid performance within the network communications industry.The Company’s efforts to deepen its presence in the Taiwan market have yielded positive results, complemented by steady growth across other regions. As the Company continues to advance its global sales strategy and market expansion, the overall geographical revenue mix is expected to become more balanced.
Financially, the Company continues to demonstrate sound performance across key indicators, including capital structure, debt-servicing capacity, and accounts receivable turnover.Looking ahead, supported by favorable market conditions in the communications industry and long-term partnerships with leading international system integrators, revenue from Europe and the United States is expected to sustain growth. Meanwhile, the domestic market has entered a new stage of development, Southeast Asian markets are showing signs of recovery, and the Company is actively expanding into emerging markets. By investing in next-generation communication technologies to flexibly meet customer needs, the Company is well-positioned to capitalize on new growth momentum under evolving industry trends.
(2) Estimated sales volume and its basis, and material production and marketing policy
Due to the transition in the industry pattern of Loop Telecom, it will achieve the objectives of low costs and high performance, leveraging its product R&D capacity accumulated for nearly 30 years and through effective resource management. In recent years, we have promoted the use of MCC (Mission Critical Communication) in particular application fields, and there was a breakthrough reflected in our profit margin and overall performance.
Regarding our business, there were 45 countries having business dealings with the Company worldwide last year. Exports accounted for about 75% of the annual revenue. In terms of industry, electricity and governmental agencies accounted for 80% of our total revenue. In the first quarter of 2025, 80% of our revenue was from 9% of countries having businesses with us. Among all 34 product lines, 80% of the revenue was from 12% of the sales products.
3. Future development strategies
Loop Telecom will continue to deepen its focus on the MCC critical communication market, concentrating on four main areas: high-speed encrypted transmission, TDM/IP integration, enterprise cybersecurity, and IIoT applications.
G7800 Platform Upgrade
New modules will be introduced, including a 600G master control card, MACsec/IPsec encryption, and EoS protocol conversion, enhancing high-speed transmission and cybersecurity protection capabilities.
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TDM/IP Hybrid Transmission Module
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Provide circuit emulation and protection modules for E1/DS1 and DS3 interfaces, supporting smooth migration from legacy TDM systems to full IP-based network architectures.
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Enterprise/Government Cybersecurity Solutions
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Comprehensive offerings include Next-Gen Secured Office (ISS2180), MCC Firewall (ISS2150), and AI-powered Network Management (iNET/iNMS) integrated platform, enhancing cybersecurity protection and operational efficiency.
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IIoT and OT Information Security Equipment
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Launch of IoT sensors (IoT0510), industrial control cybersecurity appliances, and the government GCB-compliant cybersecurity platform (ISS2110), establishing end-to-end industrial cybersecurity protection architecture.
Looking forward to the future, we will continue to deepen our "mission-critical, secure, and intelligent" product strategy and create globally competitive highreliability network solutions with the G7800 as the core platform. Regarding our successful backbone transmission case, our marketing strategy will leverage this experience to engage with the international market. In next-generation solutions, our development team will integrate product software and hardware functionalities to develop vertically integrated maintenance services for international customers, generating additional revenue streams and enhancing operational performance. Under the new business framework, the MCC Networking Product Portfolio will strengthen the utilization of automated testing systems and expand various product niches, positioning it as a key growth driver for future operations.
Our goal is to enter the top three in the utility market and become the leading brand in MCC transmission solutions. Based on the existing foundation, the Company continues to reinforce its management and makes constant efforts by adhering to the philosophy of continuing to develop new products and explore new markets, continuously creating value to reward shareholders and customers.
4. Effects of the external competitive environment
During the period of uncertain prospects due to the sluggish economy in the external environment, the Company continued to strive to achieve its objective of annual growth for different operations. In 2024, 80% of the revenue came from the 9% of countries having businesses with the Company. Among all 34 product lines, 80% of the revenue was from 12% of the sales products. Adhering to the continuous development of new products and new markets is the way to maintain competitive. In terms of market and industry, we have achieved the effects of dispersed revenue and healthy development in regions worldwide. Certain competitors within the industry exited the market successively, and the dependence of existing customers on Loop Telecom has increased instead of decreased.
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5. Effects of the regulatory environment and macroeconomic environment
The management team has been keeping abreast of policies and laws, and regulations that may affect the business and operations of the Company. In 2024, changes in relevant laws and regulations had no material effect on the Company's operations.
We wish you, ladies and gentlemen, good health and the best of luck.
Chairman: Yeh Maw-Lin
President: Yeh Maw-Lin
Chief Accountant: Chang Xiao-Ling
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(II) Corporate Governance Report
1. Data on Directors, President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and directors of departments and branches
(1) Data on Directors
| April 27,2025 | April 27,2025 | April 27,2025 | April 27,2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Nationality or Place of Registration |
Name | Gender/Age | Date elected (appointed) | Tenure | Date initially elected | Remarks | |||||||||||||
| Other directors of departments, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current shareholding of | Shares held in the | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholding when | Directors or supervisors who are | |||||||||||||||||||
| elected | Current shareholding | spouse and underage | name of other | Major career | Concurrent duties in | spouses or relatives within the | ||||||||||||||
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| c | ren | persons | achievements (academic | the Company and |
second degree of kinship | |||||||||||||||
| background) | other companies | |||||||||||||||||||
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Shareholding ratio |
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| Shareholding | Shareholding | Shareholding | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Shares | Shares | Title | Name | Relationship | |||||||||||||||
| ratio | ratio | ratio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Republic of China | Yeh Maw-Lin | Male/73 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | October 28, 1991 | 5,625,844 | 9.92% | 1,223,337 | 2.16% |
Bachelor's degree in | Chairman and | ||||||||
| telecommunication, | President, Loop | |||||||||||||||||||
| National Chiao Tung | Telecommunication | |||||||||||||||||||
| University | International, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Hua- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7,032,306 | 9.92% |
None | None | Ph.D. in electrical |
Director, Chongqing | Director | Wife | (Note 1) | ||||||||||||
| Ling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| engineering, | Loop Technology Co., | |||||||||||||||||||
| The University of Notre | Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dame; Senior | Director, Tianjin Loop | |||||||||||||||||||
| management,NYNEX | TechnologyCo.,Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Director | Republic of China | Chen Hua-Ling | Female/70 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 29, 2022 | 1,223,337 | 2.16% | 5,625,844 | 9.92% |
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| Department of Public | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Administration, | Yeh Maw- |
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| 1,938,922 | 2.73% |
None | None | None | Chairman | Husband | - | |||||||||||||
| National Chung Hsing | Lin |
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| University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | Republic of China | Fan Zheng-Chun | Male/71 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 25, 2013 | 194,400 | 0.34% | 33 | 0.00% | Jiin Yeeh Ding | |||||||||
| Enterprise Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institute of Business | Independent Director, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 243,000 | 0.34% | None | None | Management, Tatung | Hantic precision |
None | None | None | - | |||||||||||
| University | technology, Inc | |||||||||||||||||||
| Director, Tianjin Loop | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electron Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Co.,Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | Republic of China | Chiu Dong-Sheng | Male/60 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 29, 2022 | 288,485 | 0.51% | None | None | ||||||||||
| Director of the | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Department of Business | ||||||||||||||||||||
| management | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 370,607 | 0.52% | None | None | Administration, |
None | None | None | - | ||||||||||||
| department, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doshisha University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shimamura Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Nationality or Place of Registration |
Name | Gender/Age | Date elected (appointed) | Tenure | Date initially elected | Remarks | |||||||||||||
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| Other directors of departments, | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shareholding when | Directors or supervisors who are | |||||||||||||||||||
| elected | Current shareholding | spouse and underage | name of other | Major career | Concurrent duties in | spouses or relatives within the | ||||||||||||||
| hild | ||||||||||||||||||||
| c | ren | persons | achievements (academic | the Company and |
second degree of kinship | |||||||||||||||
| background) | other companies | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Shareholding ratio |
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| Shareholding | Shareholding | Shareholding | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Shares | Shares | Title | Name | Relationship | |||||||||||||||
| ratio | ratio | ratio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Independent director | Republic of China | Huang Yun-Ming | Male/82 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 29, 2022 | None | None | ||||||||||||
| AT&T Consultant, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quintum Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | Director of Engineering, |
None |
None | None | None | - | |||||||||
| 2000-2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lucent Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical Manager | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent director | Republic of China | Chiang Ming-Hsiung | Male/70 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 29, 2022 | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Assistant manager, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quan Ya Computer Co., | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | Ltd. |
None | None | None | None | - | |||||||||
| Chairman, Acrosser | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent director | Republic of China | Chang Kuo-Hwa | Male/73 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 29, 2022 | None | None | StarVox Comm. Inc. | |||||||||||
| (U.S.A) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-fotmder,CTO VP |
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| Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | - | ||||||||||
| Centrify Corp.(U.S.A) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System Quality | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent director | Republic of China | Ko Shu-Mei | Female/55 | June 29, 2022 | 3 years | June 29, 2022 | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Chief of the finance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| section, United Fiber | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optic Communication | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | - | ||||||||||
| Associate vice president | ||||||||||||||||||||
| of the management | ||||||||||||||||||||
| section, Aquaoptics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corp. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note 1: If the Chairman and the President or an equivalent position (senior management) of the Company are the same person, spouse, or relatives within the first degree of kinship, the information related to the reason, reasonableness, necessity, and countermeasures (i.e., increasing the number of Independent Directors and having over half of the Directors who are not concurrently employees or managers) shall be specified.
The Chairman is concurrently the President of the Company to improve the operating efficiency and decision-making enforcement. To reinforce the independence of the
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Board, the Company intends to plan for improving the Board's functions and enhancing the supervisory functions in the future. Substantial measures are as follows:
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(1) The current Independent Directors possess expertise in finance and accounting and the communication industry field and are able to exert their duties of supervision. (2) Independent Directors may have comprehensive discussions at different functional committee meetings and provide professional recommendations to the Board for reference to implement the specifications of corporate governance.
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(3) Over half of the Board members are not concurrently the Company's employees or managers.
A. Major shareholder of a corporate shareholder: None.
B. Major shareholder of a corporate shareholder major shareholder who is a corporation: None.
| C. Do Directors or supervisors possess five years of working experience required for business, law, finance, or corporate operations and comply with the following circumstances: c-1 Disclosure of professional qualification of Directors and supervisors and independence of Independent Directors: |
C. Do Directors or supervisors possess five years of working experience required for business, law, finance, or corporate operations and comply with the following circumstances: c-1 Disclosure of professional qualification of Directors and supervisors and independence of Independent Directors: |
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| (1) Professional qualification of Directors Name |
Professional qualifications and experience (Note 1) |
| Chairman Yeh Maw-Lin |
Bachelor's degree in telecommunication, National Chiao Tung University; Ph.D. in electrical engineering, The University of Notre Dame; Senior manager, NYNEX. Currently, he is the Chairman and the President of the Company; he is familiarized with the development trends in the communication and semiconductor industries. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act do not exist. |
| Director Chen Hua-Ling |
Department of Public Administration of National Chung Hsing University Possess the working experience required for business, finance, and corporate operations. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article30of theCompanyAct do not exist. |
| Director Fan Zheng-Chun |
Institute of Business Management of Tatung University. He used to be a director of Jiin Yeeh Ding Enterprise Corp. and an independent director of Hantic precision technology, Inc, and he possesses the working experience required for business, law, finance, accounting, and corporate operations and complies with the following circumstances. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article30of theCompanyAct do not exist. |
| Director Chiu Dong-Sheng |
Department of Business Administration, Doshisha University. He used to be the director of the management department of Shimamura Co., Ltd., and he possesses the working experience required for business, law, finance, and corporate operations and complies with the following circumstances. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act do not exist. |
| Independent director Huang Yun-Ming |
He possesses a master's degree and Ph.D. in metallurgy and materials engineering from The University of Notre Dame. He is the convener of the Remuneration Committee of the Company and possesses the working experience required for business and corporate operations. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act do not exist. None of thegovernment,corporation,or its representative is elected. |
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| Independent director Chiang Ming-Hsiung |
National Taipei Institute of Technology. He used to be the assistant manager of Quan Ya Computer Co., Ltd. and the chairman of Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. Possess the working experience required for finance, accounting, business, and corporate operations. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act do not exist. None of the government,corporation,or its representative is elected. |
|---|---|
| Independent director Chang Kuo-Hwa |
Master's degree from National Chiao Tung University and Arizona State University. He used to be StarVox Comm. Inc. (U.S.A) Co-founder, CTO VP Engineering and Centrify Corp. (U.S.A) System Quality Architect. He possesses the working experience required for business, law, finance, and corporate operations. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article 30of theCompanyAct do not exist. |
| Independent director Ko Shu-Mei |
Department of Business Administration, Providence University. Used to be the chief of the finance section of United Fiber Optic Communication Inc. and the associate vice president of the management section of Aquaoptics Corp. Possess the working experience required for finance, accounting, business, and corporate operations. Circumstances specified in Subparagraphs of Article30of theCompanyAct do not exist. |
| (2) Condition disclosures for the independence of Independent Directors Name |
Number of concurrent duties as an independent director at a public company |
Independence (Note 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Independent director Huang Yun-Ming Chiang Ming-Hsiung Chang Kuo-Hwa Ko Shu-Mei |
0 | Compliant with the independence specifications before being elected and during the term of office: 1. Not an employee of the company or any of its affiliates. 2. Not a Director or supervisor of the Company or any of its affiliates. 3. Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person's spouse, minor children, or held by the person under others' names, in an aggregate of 1% or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company or ranking in the top 10 in holdings. 4. Not a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship of any person set out in the three preceding subparagraphs. 5. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder who directly holds over 5% of the total issued shares of the Company, or has top five ranking in shareholding, or is a representative appointed as the Director or supervisor of the Company according to paragraph 1 or paragraph 2, Article 27 of the Company Act. 6. If over half of the number of employees or shares with voting rights of the Companyand another companyare held bythe same |
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person, not a director, supervisor, or employee of another company.
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- If the Chairman, President, or equivalent positions of the Company or another company or institution are the same person or spouses, not a director, supervisor, or employee of another company or institution.
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- Not a Director, supervisor, manager, or shareholder holding 5% or more of the shares of a specified company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the Company.
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- Not a proprietor, partner, director, supervisor, manager, or its spouse of a professional, proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that provides audit services to, or receives an accumulated compensation of over NT$0.5 million within the most recent two years through providing business, legal, finance, accounting, and relevant services to the Company or its affiliates.
Note 1: Professional qualification and experience: Describe the professional qualifications and experience of the individual Directors and supervisors. For members of the Audit Committee with accounting or financial expertise, the accounting or financial backgrounds and working experience shall be specified. In addition, the existence of any circumstances set out in subparagraphs under Article 30 of the Company Act shall be specified.
- Note 2: For an Independent Director, specify their independence status, including but not limited to whether the Independent Director, its spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship is a Director, supervisor, or employee of the Company or its affiliates, the number of shares held by the Independent Director, its spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or held in the name of others) and the ratio, whether the Independent Director is a director, supervisor, or employee of a company with particular relationships with the Company (please refer to subparagraphs 5 to 8, paragraph 1, Article 3 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies), and the compensation received in the most recent two years for providing business, legal, financial, and accounting services to the Company or its affiliates.
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c-2 Board diversification and independence:
Board diversification:
To implement Board diversification, the Company clearly stated in Article 19 of its "Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles" that diversification shall be considered for the composition of Board members, an appropriate diversification policy shall be formulated based on its operations, operating patterns, and long-term development requirements, and members shall possess knowledge, skills, and literacy required to execute their duties.
To achieve the ideal objective of corporate governance, the overall Board shall possess the following abilities: (1) operational judgment, (2) accounting and financial analysis, (3) business management, (4) crisis management, (5) industry knowledge, (6) international market perspective, (7) leadership, and (8) decision-making capability.
The Company also adheres to the principles of meritocracy when selecting members of the Board with reference to gender, age,
nationality, culture, and other diverse aspects. The implementation status is as follows:
| di Na |
Core of versification me |
Basic composition | Basic composition | Basic composition | Basic composition | Profes | sional background | sional background | Expertise and skills | Expertise and skills | |||||||||
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Nationality |
Gender | Concurrently an employee |
Age | Term of office and seniority of Independent Director (Less than 3 years) |
Financial accounting |
Industry experience |
Technology | The ability to make judgments about operations |
Accounting and financial analysis |
Business management ability |
Crisis management ability |
Industry knowledge |
Cosmopolitan market view |
Leadership |
Decision- making ability |
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<60 |
61-70 | >70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Director | Yeh Maw- Lin |
Republic of China |
Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Chen Hua- Ling |
Female | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
| Fan Zheng- Chun |
Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
| Chiu Dong- Sheng |
Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
| Independent director |
Huang Yun- Ming |
Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| Chang Kuo- Hwa |
Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| Ko Shu-Mei | Female | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currently, the Board consists of 8 members, including 2 female directors, accounting for 25%. The proportion of either gender has yet to reach one-third. The primary reason is that nominations for board candidates have historically focused on industry experience and professional background, with gender diversity not fully reflected in the selection criteria.
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To enhance gender diversity on the Board, the Company will continue to implement the following measures:
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I. Incorporate gender diversity as a consideration in the evaluation and selection process during board elections and supplementary nominations.
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II. Encourage shareholders with nomination rights to recommend candidates who possess both professional qualifications and gender diversity.
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III. Regularly review the composition of the Board and optimize it in line with corporate governance guidelines.
Board independence:
| Board independence: | Board independence: | Board independence: | ||||||||||||||
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| December 31,2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria Name (Note 1) |
Possession of over five years of working experience and qualification |
the following professional | Independence (Note 1) | Number of concurrent duties as an independent director at a public company |
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| Positions above lecturers in business, law, finance, accounting, or relevant departments required for corporate operations at a public or private universityor college. |
Judges, prosecutors, lawyers, accountants, or other professionals and technicians passing national exams with certificates required for corporate operations. |
Possess the working experience required for business, law, finance, accounting, business, and corporate operations. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Yeh Maw-Lin | - | - | | - | - | - | - | | | | | | - | | | None |
| Chen Hua-Ling | - | - | - | | | - | - | | | | | | - | | | None |
| Fan Zheng-Chun | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Chiu Dong-Sheng | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None |
| HuangYun-Ming | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None |
| ChiangMing-Hsiung | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None |
| ChangKuo-Hwa | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None |
| Ko Shu-Mei | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None |
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Note 1: If a Director or supervisor complies with the following conditions two years before being elected and during the term of office, please check " " in the space below.
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(1) Not an employee of the company or any of its affiliates.
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(2) Not a Director or supervisor of the Company or any of its affiliates (however, this shall not include the concurrent position of independent directors of its parent company, subsidiaries, or subsidiaries of the same parent company established according to the Act or local laws and regulations of the countries).
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(3) Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person's spouse, minor children, or held by the person under others' names, in an aggregate of 1% or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company or ranking in the top 10 in holdings.
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(4) Not a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship of any person set out in the three preceding subparagraphs.
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(5) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder who directly holds over 5% of the total issued shares of the Company, or has top five ranking in shareholding, or is a representative appointed as the Director or supervisor of the Company according to paragraph 1 or paragraph 2, Article 27 of the Company Act (however, this shall not include the concurrent position of independent directors of its parent company, subsidiaries, or subsidiaries of the same parent company established according to the Act or local laws and regulations of the countries).
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(6) If over half of the number of employees or shares with voting rights of the Company and another company are held by the same person, not a director, supervisor, or employee of another company (however, this shall not include the concurrent position of independent directors of its parent company,
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subsidiaries, or subsidiaries of the same parent company established according to the Act or local laws and regulations of the countries).
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(7) If the Chairman, President, or equivalent positions of the Company or another company or institution are the same person or spouses, not a director, supervisor, or employee of another company or institution (however, this shall not include the concurrent position of independent directors of its parent company, subsidiaries, or subsidiaries of the same parent company established according to the Act or local laws and regulations of the countries).
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(8) Not a Director, supervisor, manager, or shareholder holding 5% or more of the shares of a specified company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the Company (however, if a specified company or institution holds over 20% (but less than 50%) of the Company's total issued shares, this shall not include the concurrent position of independent directors of its parent company, subsidiaries, or subsidiaries of the same parent company established according to the Act or local laws and regulations of the countries).
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(9) Not a proprietor, partner, director, supervisor, manager, or its spouse of a professional, proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that provides audit services to, or receives an accumulated compensation of over NT$0.5 million within the most recent two years through providing business, legal, finance, accounting, and relevant services to the Company or its affiliates. However, this shall not apply to members of the Remuneration Committee, acquisition review committee, or special merger committee who exercise their powers according to the Securities and Exchange Act, the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, or other relevant laws and regulations.
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(10) Not a spouse or a relative within the second degree of kinship of another Director.
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(11) Note having any circumstances specified in subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act.
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(12) No government, corporation, or its representative who is not an employee of the Company or its affiliates is elected according to Article 27 of the Company Act.
(2) Data on President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and directors of departments and branches
April 27, 2025
| Title | Nationalit | Name |
Gender | Date elected (appointed) |
Remarks |
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| Managers who are spouses | ||||||||||||||||
| Shareholding of spouse |
Shares held in the |
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| Shareholding | or relatives within the | |||||||||||||||
| and underage children | name of other persons | Major career achievements | Concurrent duties in the Coman and other |
second degree |
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| y | (academic background) | py companies |
Name | |||||||||||||
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| Shares | Shares | Shares | Title | Relationship |
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| Yeh Maw-Lin | Male | 1991.10.28 | 5,625,844 | 9.92% |
1,223,337 | 2.16% |
None | None | Bachelor's degree in | None | ||||||
| telecommunication, National | Director, Chongqing Loop | |||||||||||||||
| Chairman and | Republic | Chiao Tung University | Technology Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| None | None | (Note 1) | ||||||||||||||
| President | of China | Ph.D. in electrical engineering, | Director, Tianjin Loop | |||||||||||||
| The University of Notre Dame | Technology Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||
| Senior manager,NYNEX | ||||||||||||||||
| Tseng Ching-Lin | Male | 2006.08.07 | 1,938 | 0.00% | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
| Vice President, | Master's degree in physics, Fu | |||||||||||||||
| Sales & | Republic | Jen Catholic University | ||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | - | |||||||||||||
| Marketing | of China | President, SDO | ||||||||||||||
| Department | Communications Corp. | |||||||||||||||
| Liu Dong-Jie | Male | 2005.02.14 | 1,032 | 0.00% | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
| Master's degree in electrical | ||||||||||||||||
| Vice President, | machinery, University of | Supervisor, Tianjin Loop | ||||||||||||||
| Republic | ||||||||||||||||
| Engineering | Southern California | Electron Technology Co., | None | None | - | |||||||||||
| of China | ||||||||||||||||
| Department | Assistant manager, Syncom | Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Networks Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
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Remarks |
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| and underage children | name of other persons | Major career achievements | Concurrent duties in the Coman and other |
second degree |
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| Shares | Shares | Shares | Title | Relationship |
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| Chang Xiao-Ling | Female | 2021.03.25 | 149 | 0.00% | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
| Bachelor's degree in | ||||||||||||||||
| Director of the | accounting, Fu Jen Catholic | |||||||||||||||
| Finance and | Republic | University | ||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | - | |||||||||||||
| Accounting | of China | Chief accountant, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Department | Mobile Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||
| Financial accounting | ||||||||||||||||
| Tsaih Hsing- Chuan |
Female | 2023.03.28 | 8,679 | 0.02% | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
| Bachelor's degree in | ||||||||||||||||
| Chief of | International Business, Tunghai | |||||||||||||||
| Republic | ||||||||||||||||
| corporate | University |
None | None | None | - | |||||||||||
| of China | ||||||||||||||||
| governance | Director of Procurement | |||||||||||||||
| Fujitsu Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Note 1: If the Chairman and the President or an equivalent position (senior management) of the Company are the same person, spouse, or relatives within the first degree of kinship, the information related to the reason, reasonableness, necessity, and countermeasures (i.e., increasing the number of Independent Directors and having over half of the Directors who are not concurrently employees or managers) shall be specified.
The Chairman is concurrently the President of the Company to improve the operating efficiency and decision-making enforcement. To reinforce the independence of the Board, the Company intends to plan for improving the Board's functions and enhancing the supervisory functions in the future. Substantial measures are as follows:
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(1) The current Independent Directors possess expertise in finance and accounting and the communication industry field and are able to exert their duties of supervision. (2) Independent Directors may have comprehensive discussions at different functional committee meetings and provide professional recommendations to the Board for reference to implement the specifications of corporate governance.
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(3) Over half of the Board members are not concurrently the Company's employees or managers.
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(3) Remunerations of the Directors, Supervisors ,President, and Vice Presidents
A. Remunerations of the Directors
December 31, 2024 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Directors' remuneration | Remuneration for concu | rrent duty as an employee | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total remuneration | Remuneration | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disability |
Directors' | Fees for | (A+B+C+D) as a % | Salary, bonus, and | Disability | (A+B+C+D+E+F+ | ||||||||||||||||
| Compensation |
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retirement |
compensation | professional | of net profit after tax | special |
retirement |
Employee's compensation (G) (Note 1) | G) as a % of the | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | benefits (B) | (C) (Note 1) |
practice (D) |
reimbursement (E) |
benefits (F) | Net Income |
Remuneration |
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| The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
All companies | The Company | All companies within the financial statements |
received from an | |||||
| Title | Name | The Company | within the financial |
investee other than a |
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| statements | subsidiary or from the | |||||||||||||||||||||
| parent company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| in cash | in shares | in cash | in shares | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman and President |
Yeh Maw-Lin | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,584 | 1,584 |
8 |
8 |
1,592 0.76% |
1,592 0.76% |
7,836 |
7,836 |
0 |
0 |
2,060 |
0 |
2,060 |
0 |
11,488 5.50% |
11,488 5.50% |
None |
| Director | Fan Zheng-Chun | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,304 | 1,304 |
8 |
8 |
1,312 0.63% |
1,312 0.63% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,312 0.63% |
1,312 0.63% |
None |
| Director | Chen Hua-Ling | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,304 | 1,304 |
8 |
8 |
1,312 0.63% |
1,312 0.63% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,312 0.63% |
1,312 0.63% |
None |
| Director | Chiu Dong-Sheng | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,303 | 1,303 |
8 |
8 |
1,311 0.63% |
1,311 0.63% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,311 0.63% |
1,311 0.63% |
None |
| Independent director |
Huang Yun-Ming |
100 | 100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
None |
| Independent director |
Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
100 | 100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
None |
| Independent director |
Chang Kuo-Hwa |
100 | 100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
None |
| Independent director |
Ko Shu-Mei |
100 | 100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 0.05% |
100 0.05% |
None |
| 1. Please describe the policy, system, standards, and structure of the remuneration of Independent Directors and describe the linkage of duties and risks assumed, time invested, and other factors to the amount of remuneration: The Company |
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| refers to the results of Directors' performance evaluation for the remuneration of Independent Directors. In addition, according to Article 31 of the Articles of Incorporation, to provide incentives to Directors for their active participation in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| the Company's operations, the Board is authorized to determine the remuneration of Independent Directors based on their level of participation and the value of contributions with reference to domestic and foreign standards within the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| industry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Except for the disclosures in the table above,compensation received byDirectors of the Companyby providingservices(i.e.,beinga non-employee consultant of theparent company/all companies in the financial report/investee): None. |
Note 1: The Company recorded earnings after tax in 2024; the proposal for earning distribution is to be resolved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2025.
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B. Remunerations of the President and Vice Presidents
December 31, 2024 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Salary (A) | Salary (A) | Disability retirement benefits (B) |
Disability retirement benefits (B) |
Bonus and allowance (C) |
Bonus and allowance (C) |
Employee compensation (D) (Note 1) | Employee compensation (D) (Note 1) | Employee compensation (D) (Note 1) | Employee compensation (D) (Note 1) | Total remuneration (A+B+C+D) as a % of net profit after tax |
Total remuneration (A+B+C+D) as a % of net profit after tax |
Remuneration received from an investee |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Name | All i |
All i |
All i |
Th C | All companies within | All i |
other than a subsidiary or |
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| The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
e ompany | the financial statements | The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
from the parent company |
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| Amount in cash |
Amount in shares |
Amount in cash |
Amount in shares |
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| Chairman and President |
Yeh Maw-Lin |
6,285 |
6,285 |
0 |
0 |
1,551 |
1,551 |
2,060 |
0 |
2,060 |
0 |
9,896 4.74% |
9,896 4.74% |
None |
| Vice president |
Liu Dong-Jie |
2,417 |
2,417 |
0 |
0 |
444 |
444 |
530 |
0 |
530 |
0 |
3,391 1.62% |
3,391 1.62% |
None |
| Vice president |
Tseng Ching- Lin |
2,389 | 2,389 |
0 |
0 |
2,795 |
2,795 |
667 |
0 |
667 |
0 |
5,851 2.80% |
5,851 2.80% |
None |
Note 1: The Company recorded earnings after tax in 2024; the proposal for earning distribution is to be resolved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2025.
C. Names of managers who distribute employee remuneration and the distribution status
| December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Name | Amount in shares | Amount in cash (Note 1) | Total | Total as % of net profit after tax | |
| Managerial officer |
Chairman and President | Yeh Maw-Lin |
0 | 2,060 |
2,060 | 0.99 |
| Vice president | Liu Dong-Jie | 0 | 530 |
530 |
0.25 |
|
| Vice president | Tseng Ching-Lin | 0 | 667 |
667 |
0.32 |
Note 1: The Company recorded earnings after tax in 2024; the proposal for earning distribution is to be resolved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2025.
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D. Remuneration of senior management with the top five remunerations of the listed company (disclosure of name and remuneration individually)
| December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | December 31,2024(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary (A) | Disability retirement benefits (B) |
Bonus and allowance (C) |
Employee compensation (D) (Note 1) |
Total remuneration (A+B+C+D) as a % of net profit after tax |
Remuneration received from an investee |
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| Title | Name | All i |
All i |
All i |
Th C | All companies within | All i |
other than a subsidiary or |
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| The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
e ompany | the financial statements | The Company |
companes within the financial statements |
from the parent company |
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| Amount in cash |
Amount in shares |
Amount in cash |
Amount in shares |
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| Chairman and President |
Yeh Maw-Lin |
6,285 |
6,285 |
0 |
0 |
1,551 |
1,551 |
2,060 |
0 |
2,060 |
0 |
9,896 4.74% |
9,896 4.74% |
None |
| Vice president |
Liu Dong-Jie |
2,417 |
2,417 |
0 |
0 |
444 |
444 |
530 |
0 |
530 |
0 |
3,391 1.62% |
3,391 1.62% |
None |
| Vice president |
Tseng Ching- Lin |
2,389 | 2,389 |
0 |
0 |
2,795 |
2,795 |
667 |
0 |
667 |
0 |
5,851 2.80% |
5,851 2.80% |
None |
Note 1: The Company recorded earnings after tax in 2024; the proposal for earning distribution is to be resolved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2025.
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(4) The comparison of total remuneration, as a percentage of net profit after tax, as paid by the Company and by all other companies included in the consolidated statements during the most recent two years to Directors, supervisors, President, and Vice Presidents, and description of the remuneration policies, standards, and packages, the procedures for determining remunerations, and its linkage to operating performance and future risks
| Ratio of total remuneration to net income in 2023(%) |
Ratio of total remuneration to net income in 2023(%) |
Ratio of total remuneration to net income in 2024(%) |
Ratio of total remuneration to net income in 2024(%) |
Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company |
All companies within the financial statements |
The Company |
All companies within the financial statements |
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| Director (Note) |
6.71 | 6.71 | 7.59 | 7.59 | 1. If the Company has net income for the period after the final account of the year, it shall compensate cumulative losses (including the adjustments to undistributed earnings), appropriate 10% as the legal reserve according to the law; however, this shall not apply when the legal reserve has reached the paid-in capital of the Company. Then, it shall appropriate or reverse the special reserve according to the requirements under laws and regulations and of the competent authority. The Company shall appropriate no less than 10% and no more than 5% of the net profit before tax of the period before deducting remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors as the remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors, respectively; however, if the Company has cumulative losses (including adjusted undistributed earnings), it shall preserve the compensation amount. 2. Remuneration paid to Directors is the remuneration of Directors appropriated based on the requirements of the Articles of Incorporation. Remuneration paid to the President and Vice Presidents is distributed based on their individual performance. 3. According to the above, the remuneration of Directors, President, and Vice Presidents is implemented based on the existing specifications of the Company, which has no material effect on the operating risks of the Company in the future. 4. Except for collecting reasonable remuneration from the Company, the Directors, President, and Vice Presidents of the Company had not collected any remuneration from other companies in the consolidated statements. 5. Major changes in the remuneration of Directors were due to the increase in net profit in 2024. 6. The total remuneration of the President and Vice Presidents as a percentage of net profit after tax decreased, primarily due to the retirement of Vice President Lai Yong-Zan on July31,2023. |
| President and vice president |
11.54 | 11.54 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
Note: Include President and Vice Presidents who are concurrently employees.
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2. Corporate governance implementation
(1) Operation of the Board:
Four Board meetings were held in the most recent year, and there were four meetings for the 13th meeting of 12th session; the attendance/presence of Directors and supervisors is as follows:
| follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Name | Number of attendance (presence) |
Number of attendance by proxy |
Attendance (presence) rate (%) |
Remarks |
| Chairman | Yeh Maw-Lin | 4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Director | Fan Zheng- Chun |
4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Director | Chiu Dong- Sheng |
3 | 1 | 75 | |
| Director | Chen Hua- Ling |
4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Independent director | Huang Yun- Ming |
3 | 1 | 75 | |
| Independent director | Chang Kuo- Hwa |
4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Independent director | Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Independent director | KoShu-Mei | 4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Other matters to be recorded: I. In the event of any of the following in a Board of Directors meeting, the dates of meeting, session, contents of motions, the opinions of independent directors, and the Company's response to the opinions should be specified: (I) Matters specified in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act: None. (II) Any objections or qualified opinions raised by an Independent Director against a Board resolution with records or written statements other than the abovementioned matters: None. II. For the execution status regarding the recusal of Directors for proposals of conflict of interests, describe the name of the Director, the content proposals, the reason for the recusal for conflict of interests, and votingstatus. Meeting title Date Name of Director Motion content Recusal for the conflicts of interest and votingstatus The 12th meeting of the 12th session of the Board. 2025.03.13 Director Yeh Maw-Lin 1. Proposal for the remuneration of managers and Directors. 2. Proposal for the remuneration of other managers. Director Yeh Maw-Lin recused himself from the venue due to the conflicts of interests and consigned the Board to elect Director Huang Yun-Ming to host the meeting for the discussion of the proposal; the proposal was approved by the remaining attending Directors with no dissenting opinion. The same as the above |
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III. A company listed on TWSE or TPEx shall disclose information on the Director's self-evaluation (or peer evaluation) in terms of the cycle, period, scope, method, and content and shall complete the Questionnaire of Self-Performance Evaluation of Board Members in the table enclosed.
| IV. | Evaluation periodicity |
Evaluation period |
Evaluation scope | Evaluation method | Evaluation content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once each year |
2024.01.01~ 2024.12.31 |
1. Board of Directors meeting 2. Individual Directors 3. Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee |
Internal self- evaluation of the Board Self-evaluation of Director |
1. Performance evaluation of the Board 2. Performance evaluation of individual Directors 3. Performance evaluation of functional committees |
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(2) Operation of the Audit Committee
A. The Audit Committee of the Company was established on June 29, 2022, the information on the members is as follows:
| Identity Criteria Name |
Identity Criteria Name |
Professional qualifications and experience |
Independence | Number of concurrent duty as a Audit Committee member at a public company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent director |
Huang Yun-Ming |
Ph.D. in differential dynamical, University of Minnesota. Used to be a consultant for AT&T and a chief engineer for Quintum. Possess the working experience required for business and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent two years. |
0 |
| Independent director |
Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
National Taipei Institute of Technology. Used to be the chairman of Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. Possess the working experience required for finance, accounting, and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent two years. |
0 |
| Independent director |
Chang Kuo- Hwa |
Bachelor's degree from Chiao Tung University and a master's degree from Arizona State University. Used to be the co-founder of StarVox and the engineering vice president of CTO. Possess the working experience required for business and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent two years. |
0 |
| Convener | Ko Shu- Mei |
Department of Business Administration, Providence University. Used to be the assistant vice president of the management ~~s~~ection of AquaOptics. Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. Possess the working experience required for finance, accounting, and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent two years. |
0 |
| Independent director |
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- B. Term of office of members of the 1st session : The term of office from June 29, 2022 to June 28, 2025 for a total of 4 persons. The 4 meetings were held for the 1st session of the Audit Committee in the most recent year; the attendance/presence of Independent Directors is as follows:
| follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Name | Number of attendance(B) |
Number of attendance by proxy |
Attendance rate (%) (B/A) |
Remarks |
| Independent director |
Huang Yun- Ming |
3 | 1 | 75 | |
| Independent director |
Chang Kuo- Hwa |
4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Independent director |
Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Independent director |
Ko Shu-Mei | 4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Other matters to be recorded: I. If any of the following circumstances occurs to the operations of the Audit Committee, the date of the Audit Committee meeting, session, content of proposals, opposing opinions or qualified opinions of Independent Directors, or the content of material recommendations, resolutions of the Audit Committee, and the Company's response to the opinions of the Audit Committee shall be specified. (I) Matters specified in Article 14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act. (II) Any other proposals not approved by the Audit Committee that were approved by two- thirds of all Directors other than the abovementioned matters. II. For the execution status regarding the recusal of Independent Directors for proposals of conflict of interests, describe the name of the Independent Director, the content of the proposal, reason for the recusal for conflict of interests, and voting status: None. III. Communication between Independent Directors and the chief audit and CPAs: (I) The internal auditor of the Company regularly communicates with Independent Directors regarding the results of the audit report and carries our internal audit reporting at the quarterly Board meetings; if there is any special circumstance, the chief auditor will immediately notify Independent Directors. The communication between Independent Directors and the chief auditor is healthy. (II) Independent Directors carry out communications regarding the financial position in person or in writing with CPAs as they deem necessary. |
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C. Disclose the 2024 date of meetings, content of proposals, resolutions, and the Company's response to the Audit Committee's opinion
| Audit Committee | Content of proposals and the subsequent response |
Resolution | Company's handling of the Audit Committee's opinions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.03.12 | 1. 2023 consolidated financial statements, parent company only financial statements and business report 2. The evaluation of the independence and adequacy of the Company's CPAs 3. Pre-approval of the provision of non-assurance services by the appointed CPAs, their firm, and affiliated entities to the company and its subsidiaries |
Approved by all members of the Audit Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
| 2024.05.13 | 1. The 2024 Q1 consolidated financial statements |
Approved by all members of the Audit Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
| 2024.08.09 | 1. The 2024 Q2 consolidated financial statements 2. Auditor Appointment Cases |
Approved by all members of the Audit Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
| 2024.11.08 | 1. The 2024 Q3 consolidated financial statements 2. Established the “Operating Procedures for the Preparation and Assurance of the Sustainability Report.” |
Approved by all members of the Audit Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
| 2025.03.13 | 1. 2024 consolidated financial statements, parent company only financial statements and business report 2. The evaluation of the independence and adequacy of the Company's CPAs 3. Pre-approval of the provision of non-assurance services by the appointed CPAs, their firm, and affiliated entities to the company and its subsidiaries 4. Internal operational rotation of the CPA firm |
Approved by all members of the Audit Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
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(3) Implementation of corporate governance and the differences from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor
| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The differences from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| I. Has the Company formulated and disclosed its corporate governance best practice principles in accordance with the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies? |
| The Company has established the following according to the "Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies": 1. Procedures for the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets. 2. Procedures for Loans to Others. 3. Regulations for Endorsements/Guarantees. 4. Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meeting. 5. Rules of Procedure of Board Meetings. 6. Regulations for the Election of Directors and Supervisors. 7. Code of Ethical Conduct. 8. Procedures for Handling Material Inside Information. 9. Code of Conducts or Ethics of Employees. 10. Charter of Remuneration Committee. 11. Regulations for Employees' Complaints. 12. Regulations for the Performance Evaluation of the Board. The items above have been placed under corporate governance in the investor section on the Company's website for stakeholders to refer to. |
None | |
| II. The Company's equity structure and shareholder equity (I) Has the Company established internal operating procedures to handle shareholder recommendations, doubts, disputes and litigations and implemented them in accordance with the procedures? (II) Does the Company have a list of the major shareholders who actually control the Company and those who ultimately have control over the major shareholders? (III) Has the Company established and implemented risk control and firewall mechanisms between affiliated companies? |
|
(I) The Company has established a spokesperson system according to the requirements to handle relevant matters; if there is any dispute, the Company will engage the attorney of its attorney's firm for handling. (II) The professional stock affairs agency is responsible for the list and regular declaration of relevant information according to the requirements. The Company keeps abreast of the shareholding status of Directors, managers, and shareholders with 10% of shareholding or above at all times. (III) Apart from the independent operations, if the Company has business dealings with an affiliate, it is deemed as an independent third party. Upholding the principles of fairness and reasonableness, the Company has established the Regulations for Monitoring and Control of Subsidiaries and established appropriate risk control systems and firewalls. |
None None None |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The differences from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| (IV) Has the Company formulated internal regulations to prevent insiders from trading securities using undisclosed information on the market? |
| (IV) The Company has established its Procedures for Handling Material Inside Information, Code of Conduct or Ethics of Employees, Code of Ethical Conduct, and Regulations for Employees' Complaints according to laws and regulations. It provides educational training to Directors, managers, and employees upon the establishment of relevant laws and regulations and provides educational training to new Directors, managers, and employees in due course. Please refer to Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the handbook. |
None |
|
| III. Composition and responsibilities of the Board of Directors (I) Is a diversification policy formulated and implemented for the composition of Board members? (II) In addition to the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee established in accordance with law, has the company voluntarily set up other functional committees? (III) Has the Company established its Rules for Performance Evaluation of Board of Directors and the evaluation methods, conducted regular performance evaluation each year and provided the results to the Board as the reference for individual Directors' remuneration and nomination for re-appointment? |
|
(I) Eight Directors (including Independent Directors) of the Company possess operating experience or academic experiences; stringent procedures are adopted for the nomination of members, with their expertise taken into consideration. The election of the Directors of the Company adheres to the diversification policy according to the "Regulations for the Election of Directors and Supervisors," including professional knowledge and skills: professional background (i.e., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing, or technology), professional skills, and industry experiences. (II) The Company has established its "Remuneration Committee" and "Audit Committee," and established its duties in accordance with the spirit of the Securities and Exchange Act for operations. In the future, it will establish other functional committees according to laws and regulations and the operating scale of the Company. (III) The Company has established Regulations for the Performance Evaluation of the Board and periodically carries out the performance evaluation each year according to the law. It has also amended the provisions of Article 31 of the Articles of Incorporation and established the Regulations for the Performance Evaluation of Directors and Supervisors and intended to periodically evaluate Board performance at the end of each year, regularly examine the efficacy of the Board, and report to the Board. |
None None None |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The differences from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| (IV) Has the Company regularly evaluated the independence of CPAs? |
| (IV) The Company regularly evaluates the independence of CPAs each year and reports to the Board regarding the evaluation results. 1. The evaluation system is as follows: Regularly evaluate the independence of CPAs and obtain the Statement of Independence issued by CPAs each year. 2. The evaluation results are as follows: The Company has executed the independence and adequacy evaluation of CPAs. On March 13, 2025, the Board has approved the resolution that CPAs are not related parties of the Company and that there was no interest between them and the Company and has obtained the Statement of Independence issued byCPAs. |
None |
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| IV. Has the Company allocated an appropriate number of qualified persons and appointed a chief of corporate governance in charge of corporate governance affairs (including but not limited to furnishing information required for business execution by Directors and supervisors, assisting Directors and supervisors to comply with laws, handling matters relating to Board meetings and shareholders' meetings according to laws, and preparing minutes of Board meetings and shareholders' meetings)? |
| The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the resolution to appoint New Business Development Department Assistant Vice President Tsaih Hsing-Chuan (attached to the President's Office Secretariat) to concurrently act as Chief of corporate governance. Tsaih Hsing-Chuan has served as a managerial officer in charge of corporate governance affairs in a public company for more than three years. The following affairs are handled by the Chief of corporate governance: 1. Board of Directors meeting and Shareholders' meeting. 2. Meeting minutes for Board of Directors meeting and Shareholders' meeting. 3. Assisting Directors in their appointment and continued education. 4. Providing Directors with the information necessary to perform their duties. 5. Assisting Directors in complying with regulations. 6. Report to the Board of Directors the examination results of whether the qualifications of independent directors comply with relevant laws and regulations during the nomination, election, and tenure. 7. Manage affairs related to Director changes. 8. Other matters stipulated in the Company's Articles of Incorporation or contracts, etc. The Chief of corporate governance has executed relevant operations regarding the above responsibilities in 2024 and completed 12 hours of continuing education during that year. For details on the continuingeducation, please refer topage 107 of thisyear's Annual Report. |
None | |
| The Management Department of the Company is responsible for handling and assisting in legal affairs, legal compliance, company registration, and alteration registration of the Company, and all relevant registration documents require the Finance Department to sign for approval. |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The differences from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| V. Has the Company established communication channels with stakeholders (including but not limited to shareholders, employees, customers, and suppliers), set up a section for stakeholders on its corporate website, and responded appropriately to important corporate social responsibility issues that are of concern to stakeholders? |
| The Company has established a spokesperson system that is dedicated to handling relevant matters. For suppliers, customers, banks, investors, and other stakeholders, the Company has established appropriate communication channels and set up a stakeholder section on its website. |
None | |
| VI. Has the company appointed a professional stock affairs agency to handle matters for shareholder meetings? |
| The Company engages the Register & Transfer Agency Department of Yuanta Securities. | None | |
| VII. Public disclosure of information (I) Has the Company set up a website to disclose finance and business matters and corporate governance information? (II) Has the Company adopted other means of information disclosure (such as setting up an English website, appointing dedicated personnel responsible for the collection and disclosure of Company information, implementing a spokesperson system, posting the Company's earnings calls on its website, etc.)? (III) Has the Company published and declared its annual financial statements within two months from the end of the fiscal year and published and declared its Q1, Q2 and Q3 financial statements along with the monthly business performance statements before theprescribed deadline? |
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(I) The Company has established an English website and updated the latest product information and relevant information at all times, and disclosed information on finance and business regularly according to relevant requirements. (II) The Company has disclosed relevant finance and business information on MOPS regularly or from time to time according to the requirements of the TWSE, established an English website that discloses the latest product information, and established and implemented a spokesperson system that is responsible for providing services to investors. (III) The Company declared its Q1, Q2 and Q3 financial statements, along with the monthly business performance statements, before the prescribed deadline and announced and declared its annual financial statements within 75 days from the end of the fiscal year. |
None None None |
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| VIII. Does the Company have other important information that is helpful to understand its implementation of corporate governance (including but not limited to employees' interest, employee care,investor relations,supplier |
| (I) Employees' interest: The Company has been protecting employees' legal interests according to the Labor Standard Act and treated employees with integrity. (II) Employee care: We have established a healthy relationship of mutual trust with employees through improving the benefits system that stabilizes employees' life and a favorable |
None None |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The differences from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| relations, stakeholder rights, continuing education of Directors and supervisors, implementation of risk management policies and risk measurement standards, implementation of customer policies, the Company's purchase of liability insurance for Directors and supervisors)? |
educational training system. (i.e., subsidies for employees' club activities, provision of cultural, entertainment, and health inspection subsidies, and parking lot.) (III) Investor relations: There is a spokesperson in place who is dedicated to handling shareholders' recommendations. (IV) Supplier relations: The Company has maintained healthy relations with suppliers. (V) Stakeholders' interest: Stakeholders may have communication with and recommendations to the Company to protect their legal interest. (VI) Directors' continuing education: Directors of the Company possess industry and professional backgrounds and experiences in operating and management practices. (VII) Implementation of risk management policies and risk measurement standards: The Company has established its Procedures for Handling Material Inside Information, Code of Conduct or Ethics of Employees, Code of Ethical Conduct, Regulations for Employees' Complaints, and Procedures for the Protection of Personal Data; please refer to Attachments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the handbook. (VIII) Implementation of customer policies: The Company maintains stable and healthy relationships with customers to create its profits. (IX) Purchase of liability insurance for Directors of the Company: The Company has purchased liability insurance for Directors. (X) Post-employment benefit plan: 1. Defined contribution plan: The pension system under the "Labor Pension Act" applicable to the Company is a defined contribution plan managed by the government, and the Company appropriates 6% of the monthly salaries of employees to the personal accounts with the Bureau of Labor Insurance. 2. Defined benefit plan: The pension system, organized in accordance with the "Labor Standards Act" of Taiwan, is a defined benefit plan managed by the government. The payment of an employee's retirement pension is calculated based on the service seniority and average wages during the six months before the approved retirement date. The Company appropriates 2% of the total monthly salaries of employees as the pension for the Supervisory Committee of Labor Retirement Reserve to deposit in the account with the Bank of Taiwan in the name of the Committee. At the end of the year, if it is estimated that the balance of the account is not sufficient to make the payments for laborers who are estimated to fulfill the retirement conditions in the following year, the Company will appropriate the difference in a lump sum by the end of March in the following year. The Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor, is entrusted with the management of the account,and the Companyhas no right to affect the investment and management strategies. |
None None None None None None None None |
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| IX. Please explain improvements that have been made based on the latest results of the Corporate Governance Evaluation issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Governance Center, andpropose matters and measures for matters notyet improved. |
IX. Please explain improvements that have been made based on the latest results of the Corporate Governance Evaluation issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Governance Center, andpropose matters and measures for matters notyet improved. |
IX. Please explain improvements that have been made based on the latest results of the Corporate Governance Evaluation issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Governance Center, andpropose matters and measures for matters notyet improved. |
IX. Please explain improvements that have been made based on the latest results of the Corporate Governance Evaluation issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Governance Center, andpropose matters and measures for matters notyet improved. |
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| Category of indicator |
Content of indicator |
Whether any improvement is made |
Descriptions of matters not yet improved |
| Protect shareholders' interest and treat shareholders fairly |
Has the Company reported the remuneration collected by Directors at the annual shareholders' meeting (including the remuneration policy, individual remuneration content,and amount)? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
No |
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| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Does the company establish written regulations for financial transactions between related parties? The content should include management procedures for transactions such as purchases, sales of goods, acquisition, or disposal of assets, and significant transactions should be approved by the Board of Directors and agreed upon by the shareholders' meetingor reported? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
No |
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| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Has the annual shareholders' meeting been attended by over half of the Directors (including at least one Independent Director) and the convener of the Audit Committee (or at least one supervisor)? Has the list of attendance been disclosed in the meetingminutes? |
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Yes |
Execute according to relevant specifications. | ||
| Has the Company convened its annual shareholders' meeting by the end of May? | The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | ||
| No | |||
| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company uploaded both Chinese and English meeting handbook and supplementary information for the shareholders' meeting 30 days before the annual shareholders' meeting? |
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Yes |
Execute according to relevant specifications. | ||
Has the Company uploaded both Chinese and English annual report eighteen days before the annual shareholders' meeting? |
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| Yes | Execute according to relevant specifications. | ||
Has the Company established and disclosed the internal specifications on its website regarding the prohibition of trading securities by Directors, employees, or other insiders by using information undisclosed to the market that includes (but is not limited to) the prohibition of trading shares by Directors during the lock-up period 30 days and 15 days before the announcement of the financial statements andquarterlyfinancial statements and specifythe implementation status? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
| No | |||
| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Does the company's shareholders' meeting adopt live online broadcasting, or upload uninterrupted audio and video recordings of the entire meeting after the shareholders' meeting? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
No |
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| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company formulated its Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles that are approved by the Board? |
The Company has established relevant corporate governance policies; please refer | ||
| Yes | to the corporate governance implementation in the annual report and the regulations | ||
| of the Companyunder corporategovernance on its Chinese website. | |||
| Has the Company established the diversification policies of its Board members and disclosed the substantial management objectives and implementation status of the diversification policies on its website and in the annual report? |
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| Four Directors and four Independent Directors of the Company possess operating | |||
| experience or academic experiences; stringent procedures are adopted for the | |||
| No | nomination of members, with their expertise taken into consideration. The Company | ||
| will continue to promote relevant diversification policies according to the | |||
| Regulations for the Performance Evaluation of the Board. | |||
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| Strengthen the Board's structure and operation: Strengthen the Board's structure and operation: |
Are the Chairman and President or a position of the same level (top-level manager) the sameperson,or a spouse or a relative within the first degree of kinship? |
The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | |||
| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company established the succession plan for Board members and the important management and disclosed the operations on its website or in the annual report? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
| No | |||
| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed the qualification and experience of members of the Audit Committee, the annual working highlight, and operating status? |
The Company has established the Audit Committee according to the law; for the | ||
| qualification and experience of members of the Audit Committee, the annual | |||
| Yes | |||
| working highlight, and operating status, please refer to the corporate governance | |||
| implementation in the annual report. | |||
| Has the Company established a Nomination Committee, Risk Management Committee, Sustainable Development Committee, or other functional committees not specified by the law with a number of members no less than three persons, over half of the members being Independent Directors, and one member or above possessing the professional ability required by the committee, and disclosed the composition,duties,and operatingstatus? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
No |
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| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed the separate communication status (i.e., communication methods for the financial statements and the finance and business status of the Company, matters, and results) between Independent Directors with the chief auditor and CPAs on its website? |
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| The Company has disclosed the communication status between Independent | |||
| Yes | Directors with the chief auditor and CPAs under the Board of corporate governance | ||
| in the investor section on its Chinese website. | |||
Has the Board of the Company regularly (at least once a year) evaluated the independence and qualifications of CPAs according to Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)and dulydisclosed the evaluationprocedures in its annual report? |
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| Yes | Execute according to relevant specifications. | ||
Does the company have a functional committee at the level of the audit committee or board of directors (such as a risk management committee) to oversee risk management, and does it establish risk management policies and procedures approved by the board of directors, disclose the organizational structure of risk management, risk management procedures, and their operation, and report to the board of directors at least once ayear? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
| No | |||
| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Has the Regulations for the Performance Evaluation of the Board formulated by the Company been approved by the Board and stated that it shall execute an external evaluation at least every three years? Has the Company executed the evaluations in the year under evaluation or the past two years and disclosed the implementation status and evaluation results on its website or in the annual report? |
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| The Company has established Regulations for the Performance Evaluation of | |||
| Directors and Supervisors and intends to periodically evaluate Board performance | |||
| Yes | |||
| at the end of each year, regularly examine the efficacy of the Board, and report to | |||
| the Board. | |||
| Have Independent Directors of the Company completed the continuing education based on the number of hours specified in the "Directions for the Implementation of Continuing Education for Directors and Supervisors of TWSE Listed and TPEx Listed Companies"? |
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| The Company has encouraged Independent Directors to participate in relevant | |||
No |
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| continuing education programs; however, it is subject to their own decisions. | |||
| Has the Company established an intellectual property management plan that is linked to the operating objectives, disclosed the implementation status on its website or in the annual report,and reported to the Board at least once ayear? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
| No | |||
| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Is there at least one person among the company's internal auditors who possesses the certificate as a CIA or CISA, or has passed the CPA examination by holding a qualification certificate? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
No |
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| operating status of the Company. | |||
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| Improve information transparency Improve information transparency |
Has the Company announced its annual financial statements audited and certified by CPAs within two months from the end of a fiscalyear? |
The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |
|---|---|---|---|
No |
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| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed its English interim financial statements within two months after the declaration deadline for the Chinese interim financial statements? |
The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | ||
No |
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| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
| Does the company upload to the MOPS the information on changes in shareholding of insiders for theprevious month before the 10th dayof each month? |
The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | ||
No |
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| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed the substantial and accurate dividend policy in its annual report? |
The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | ||
No |
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| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
Has the Company voluntarily disclosed the individual remuneration of Directors and supervisors in its annual report? |
The Company has disclosed the individual remuneration of Directors according to | ||
Yes |
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| relevant specifications. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed the linkage between the performance evaluation and remuneration of Directors and managers in its annual report? |
The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | ||
No |
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| operatingstatus of the Company. | |||
Does the Company website disclose information related to finance, business, and corporategovernance? |
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Yes |
Execute according to relevant specifications. | ||
| Has the Company held (either by invitation or voluntarily) at least two investor conferences, disclosed complete video links for at least two of the meetings, and ensured that the interval between the first and last investor conference in the evaluationyear was more than three months? |
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| The Company will decide in accordance with relevant specifications based on the | |||
No |
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| operating status of the Company. | |||
| Has the Company voluntarily disclosed the individual remuneration of the President and Vice Presidents in its annual report? |
The Company has disclosed the individual remuneration of the President and Vice | ||
Yes |
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| Presidents in its annual report accordingto relevant specifications. | |||
| Promote sustainable development |
Has the Company established a dedicated (concurrent) department for sustainable development to carry out risks assessments for environmental, social, or corporate governance issues related to the Company's operations based on the principle of materiality and establish relevant risk management policies or strategies with the Board monitoring the promoting status of sustainable development, and disclosed them on its website and in the annual report? |
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| The Company has established a cross-departmental Sustainable Development | |||
Yes |
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| Committee in 2024. | |||
| Has the Company established a dedicated (concurrent) department for ethical corporate management to be responsible for the formulation and supervision of ethical corporate management policies and preventive plans? Has the Company described the operation and implementation status of the department established on its website or in the annual report and reported to the Board at least once ayear? |
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| The scale of the Company is relatively small, and the Company will make additions | |||
No |
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| based on the circumstances in the future. | |||
Has the Company prepared its Sustainability Report in accordance with the GRI standards issued bythe GRI and uploaded it to MOPS? |
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Yes |
The Company has uploaded the Sustainability Report on August 31, 2024. | ||
| Has the Sustainability Report prepared by the Company been verified by a third-party certifyinginstitution? |
The scale of the Company is relatively small, and the Company will make additions | ||
No |
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| based on the circumstances in the future. | |||
| Has the Company established policies and substantial management plans to protect human rights with reference to the International Bill of Human Rights and disclosed policies and implementation status on its website or in the annual report? |
The Company has disclosed the protection policies related to working environments | ||
| and personal safety under the declaration of human rights protection of corporate | |||
Yes |
governance in the investor section on its Chinese website. Indicator Category | ||
| Content of indicator Whether any improvement is made Descriptions of matters not | |||
| yet improved | |||
| Promote sustainable development Has the Company uploaded the English Sustainability Report on MOPS and its website? |
The Company's scale is relatively small, and the foreign investment ratio is | ||
No |
relatively low, and the Company will make additions based on the circumstances in | ||
| the future. |
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| Promote sustainable development |
Has the Company established policies to appropriately reflect operational performance or results in employee compensation, and disclose this on the Company's website or in the annual report? |
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|---|---|---|---|
| The scale of the Company is relatively small, and the Company will make additions | |||
No |
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| based on the circumstances in the future. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed various employee benefit measures, retirement systems, and the implementation status on its website and in the annual report? |
The Company has disclosed the employee benefit measures, retirement systems, and | ||
| implementation status in the annual report. | |||
Yes |
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| To date, the trade union has not submitted any request for collective bargaining | |||
| negotiations,and no collective bargainingagreement has been entered into. | |||
| Has the Company disclosed the annual water consumption and the total weight of wastes in thepast twoyears? |
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Yes |
The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Has the Company established management policies for reducing water consumption, or other waste management (including the reduction objective, promoting measures, and the achievement)? |
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Yes |
The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Has the Company disclosed the identification of stakeholders, issues of concern, communication channels, and response methods on its website or in the annual report? |
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| Yes | The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Does the company's website or annual report disclose the ethical corporate management policy approved by the board of directors, which clearly specifies specific practices and preventive measures against dishonest conduct, and explains the implementation status? |
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| Yes | Execute according to relevant specifications. | ||
Has the Company established and disclosed the details of the whistleblowing system for illegal (including corruption) and unethical conduct of internal and external personnel on its website? |
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Yes |
The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Has the Company disclosed the supplier management policies it formulated that require suppliers to comply with relevant specifications on environmental protection, occupational safety and health, or labor rights issues on its website or in the annual report or the Sustainability Report and described the implementation status? |
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| Yes | The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Has the Company disclosed the governing status, strategies, risk management, indicators, objectives, and relevant information regarding risks and opportunities related to climate based on the TCFD structure? |
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| Yes | The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Does the company invest in environmentally sustainable machinery and equipment related to energy conservation or green energy, or invest in domestic green energy industries (such as renewable energy power plants), or issue or invest its funds in sustainable development financial products with substantive benefits in green or social impact investment projects, and disclose its investment situation and specific benefits? |
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| The scale of the Company is relatively small, and the Company will make | |||
| No | |||
| additions based on the circumstances in the future. | |||
| Has the Company established diversification policies or promoted gender equity policies,and disclosed the implementation status? |
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| Yes | The Company will disclose relevant information in the Sustainability Report. | ||
| Has the Company assessed risks or opportunities to the community and taken corresponding measures, and disclosed its specific measures and implementation effectiveness on the Company's website,annual report,or sustainabilityreport? |
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| The scale of the Company is relatively small, and the Company will make | |||
| No | |||
| additions based on the circumstances in the future. | |||
| Has the company allocated resources to support domestic cultural development, and disclosed its methods of support and outcomes on the Company's website, annual report,or sustainabilityreport? |
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| The scale of the Company is relatively small, and the Company will make | |||
No |
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| additions based on the circumstances in the future. | |||
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(4) If the Company has established its Remuneration Committee, the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Committee shall be disclosed:
| ) If the Company has established its Remuneration Committee, the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Committee shall be disclosed: |
) If the Company has established its Remuneration Committee, the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Committee shall be disclosed: |
) If the Company has established its Remuneration Committee, the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Committee shall be disclosed: |
) If the Company has established its Remuneration Committee, the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Committee shall be disclosed: |
) If the Company has established its Remuneration Committee, the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Committee shall be disclosed: |
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| A. Information on members of the Remuneration Committee March31,2025 |
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| Identity Criteria Name |
Professional qualifications and experience |
Independence | Number of concurrent duty as a Remuneration Committee member at a public company |
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| Convener | Huang Yun-Ming |
Ph.D. in differential dynamical, University of Minnesota. Used to be a consultant for AT&T and a chief engineer for Quintum. Possess the working experience required for business and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent twoyears. |
0 |
| Independent director |
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| Independent director |
Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
National Taipei Institute of Technology. Used to be the chairman of Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. Possess the working experience required for finance, accounting, and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent twoyears. |
0 |
| Independent director |
Chang Kuo-Hwa |
Bachelor's degree from Chiao Tung University and a master's degree from Arizona State University. Used to be the co-founder of StarVox and the engineering vice president of CTO. Possess the working experience required for business and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent two years. |
0 |
| Independent director |
Ko Shu- Mei |
Department of Business Administration, Providence University. Used to be the assistant vice president of the management section of AquaOptics. Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. Possess the working experience required for finance, accounting, and corporate operations. |
1. The person, his spouse, or his second-degree relatives do not serve as directors, supervisors or employees of the Company. 2. No share of the Company is held by the person, spouse, or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or in others' name). 3. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a company which has a specific relationship with the Company. 4. No compensation is received for providing business, legal, financial, accounting, and other services to the Company or its affiliates for the most recent two years. |
0 |
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B. Information on the operation of the Remuneration Committee
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a. The Company's Remuneration Committee comprises four members.
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b. Term of office of members of the 5th session: The term of office from June 29, 2022 to June 28, 2025. Two meetings were held for the 5th session of the Remuneration Committee in the most recent year, and the qualification and attendance of members are as follows:
| are as | follows: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Name | Number of attendance (B) |
Number of attendance by proxy |
Attendance rate (%) (B/A) |
Remarks |
| Convener | Huang Yun-Ming | 2 | 1 | 50 | |
| Committee member |
Chiang Ming- Hsiung |
2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Committee member |
Chang Kuo-Hwa | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Committee member |
Ko Shu-Mei | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Other matters to be recorded: I. If the Board does not adopt or amend the recommendations from the Remuneration Committee, the date, session, content of proposals, resolution of the Board, and the Company's response to the recommendations of the Remuneration Committee shall be specified (if the remuneration approved by the Board is more favorable than the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee, the differences and reasons shall be specified): None. II. For any objections or qualified opinions raised by a member of the Remuneration Committee against a resolution with records or written statements, the date of the Remuneration Committee meeting, session, content of proposals, opinions of all members, and the Company's response to the opinions of members shall be described: None. |
C. Disclose the 2024 date of meetings, content of proposals, resolutions, and the Company's response to the Remuneration Committee's opinion
| Remuneration Committee |
Content of proposals and the subsequent response | Resolution | Company's handling of the remuneration committee's opinions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.08.09 | 1. Review and discussion of the proposal for the distribution of employee remuneration and Director remuneration in 2023 2. The proposal for the distribution of remuneration for the Chairman and Directors 3. The proposal for the distribution of remuneration for the managers 4. The proposal for the distribution of remuneration for other managers 5. The proposal for the distribution of stock ownership trust plan for managers and other managers 6. Proposal for the working plan in 2025 |
Approved by all members of the Remuneration Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
| 2025.03.13 | 1. Review and discussion of the proposal for the distribution of employee remuneration and Director remuneration in 2024 2. Proposal for the remuneration of the Chairman and managers 3. Proposal for the remuneration of other managers |
Approved by all members of the Remuneration Committee |
Proposed to the Board and approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
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(5) Implementation of promoting sustainable development and the differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor
| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | ||||
| I. Has the Company established a governance framework for promoting sustainable development, and established an exclusively (or concurrently) dedicated unit to be in charge of promoting sustainable development? |
| Has the board of directors authorized senior management to handle related matters under the supervision of the board? |
The Company has not established a governing structure for the promotion of sustainable development or a dedicated (concurrent) department. |
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| II. Has the Company, in accordance with the materiality principle, conducted risk assessments on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues related to its operations, and established corresponding risk management policies or strategies? |
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The Company has referred to the GRI Standards and industry-relevant topics to collect and screen a list of sustainability topics related to its operations. Items identified as of moderate to high concern to stakeholders have been designated as material topics for 2024, including one environmental topic, one social topic, and five governance topics. Relevant management policies have been established, with the evaluation boundary covering the Taipei,Hsinchu,and Tainan offices. |
None |
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| ESG Aspect | Material Topic | Description | ||||
| Governance | Financial Stability |
The Company’s financial statements are audited by a CPA firm and financial and business information is updated and disclosed in a timely manner. In line with industry development and customer needs, the Company develops and refines its core technologies and products to ensure future growth momentum andprofitability. |
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| Corporate Governance |
The highest governance body effectively fulfills its supervisory and management functions, with regular meetings of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and Remuneration Committee. |
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| Business Ethics |
An "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles" has been established, and regular internal audits are conducted to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. |
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| Regulatory Compliance |
The Company actively monitors relevant policies and regulations, and to date, has not been subject to any significant monetaryfines or other non-monetarysanctions. |
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| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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| Governance | Information Security |
Certified under ISO 27001 for information security. A 24/7 monitoring system is in place to detect abnormal activities, and regular employee training and education on cybersecurity areprovided. |
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| Environmental | Energy and Resource Management |
Certified under ISO 14001 for environmental management. Promotes energy conservation, carbon reduction, water resource conservation, and waste recycling, along with related training programs. |
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| Social | Employee Benefits |
Comprehensive leave and retirement systems are in place; the Company has established an employee stock ownership trust and an employee benefits committee. |
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| III. Environmental Issues (I) Has the Company set up an appropriate environmental management system based on the characteristics of its industry? (II) Is the Company committed to improving energy efficiency and to the use of renewable materials with low environmental impact? |
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The Company has established the ISO14001 environmental management system. Measurement of operating environments: The Company implements measures for factors in operating environments every six months to ensure the health of employees. The measurement items include noise, air quality, lead operations, and illuminance. All measurement items shall comply with the requirements under laws and regulations, or improvement measures shall be adopted. The Company has established emergency management measures: The Company has established emergency management measures to ensure the reduction of the possibility of impacts and hazards on the environment and safety upon the occurrence of emergencies and the immediate response upon the occurrence of any disaster. The Company also cooperates with the fire control exercise once every six months of the building and appoints personnel to join the program according to the management committee of the building. Saving water and electricity resource: To effectively utilize limited water resources in Taiwan, the Company promotes the water-saving concept with employees at all times and changes to water- saving faucets to avoid wasting water resources. For electricity, apart from installing automated power factor adjustment equipment, high power is the key condition for selecting power consumption equipment to improve power consumption efficiency. We maintain sufficient lighting for the operating areas. For non-operating areas, turn off or only keep lighting that will not affect the safety of personnel; personnel shall turn off the light to save power consumption when leaving. The A/C of offices and meeting rooms shall maintain the setting of an appropriate temperature; when there are fewer persons or when they leave, the temperature of A/Cs shall be appropriately adjusted or turned off. |
None None |
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| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | |||||
| (III) Has the Company evaluated the potential risks and opportunities of climate change to the Company at present and in the future and adopted countermeasures for related issues? (IV) Has the Company made statistics on GHGs emissions, water consumption, and the total weight of wastes for the past two years and formulated policies for GHGs emissions reduction, water consumption reduction, or other waste management? |
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For waste management and recycling, in response to the energy-saving and carbon dioxide reduction policies for the achievements of sustainable use of resources, the Company prioritizes the reduction of garbage volume for the management waste, followed by the consideration for outsourced reutilization. To duly grasp the flow of waste, we carefully selected the waste clearing supplier and confirmed the certifications, on-site operations, and the traffic route to ensure all wastes are duly processed or reused legally, avoiding a second time of pollution to the environment. The Company is a network equipment solution supplier, and major potential risks, including the increase in raw material costs and exchange rate fluctuations, may cause impacts and affect its operations. However, in terms of recycling efficacy, the Company encourages employees to recycle waste paper for reuse, save electricity, and reduce water consumption to minimize operating costs. In 2024, the Company conducted its first greenhouse gas inventory, covering the headquarters includingthe Hsinchu,Taipei,and Tainan offices. 2024 Scope 1 Scope 2 Total Emissions Emissions(metric tons CO2e/year) 57.25 753.93 811.18 Percentage 7.06% 92.94% 100% |
None None |
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| 2024 | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Total Emissions |
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| Emissions(metric tons CO2e/year) | 57.25 | 753.93 | 811.18 | ||||
| Percentage | 7.06% | 92.94% | 100% | ||||
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| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| IV. Social Issues (I) Has the Company formulated relevant management policies and procedures in accordance with relevant regulations as well as the International Bill of Human Rights? (II) Has the Company established reasonable employee welfare measures (including remuneration, vacations, and other benefits), and appropriately reflect operational performance or results in employee remuneration? (III) Does the Company provides employees with a safe and healthy working environment and regularly organize safety and health education for employees? |
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The Company complies with relevant labor regulations and respects basic labor human rights principles generally recognized internationally, protects the legal interest of employees, and has established relevant management rules and systems. The Company has established relevant employee welfare measures in accordance with the Labor Standards Act, and conducts regular annual assessments based on the Company's annual operational performance, issuing project and performance bonuses annually to share the results of success with employees. The Company has established an "Occupational Safety and Health Management Committee" and formulated the "Occupational Safety and Health Regulations," clearly outlining its commitments and objectives. These regulations cover risk assessment, incident management, health services, and continuous improvement, with regular internal and external audits and evaluations to ensure the system operates effectively. The Company provides 6 hours of occupational safety and health education and training for new employees, and conducts training every three years for current employees. In addition, the Company's Information Fire Safety Management Committee holds periodic fire safety reviews and conducts two fire drills annually, which include scenarios such as earthquakes and occupational safety and health. In 2024, there were zero workplace accidents, zero occupational injuries, and zero occupational diseases. |
None None None |
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| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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| (IV) Has the Company established an effective career development training program for employees? |
| The Company employs one occupational safety and health administrator with a Class B certification and one operations supervisor with a Class A certification, both responsible for managing occupational safety and health-related affairs and operations. The Company has a comprehensive employee training plan and organizes diverse educational training based on different duties, expertise, and requirements. Meanwhile, it assists in the functional development of employees, improves their professional literacy, and provides secondary specialty development plans in due course to enrich employees' careers. Employee internal and external trainingin 2024: Course Total participants Total training hours Internal TechnologySummit 89 participants 299hours On-site trainingcourses for new employees 9 participants 18 hours Information security promotion 156participants 312 hours ESG / ISO 14001 environmental managementpromotion 270 participants 540 hours Foreign language courses 105participants 105 hours Others 24participants 14 hours External Finance & Accounting / Audit / Corporate Governance 28 participants 163 hours Occupational Safetyand Health 18participants 226.5 hours Information Security 3participants 113 hours Others 3participants 7 hours Employee internal and external training in 2024 705 participants 1,797.5 hours |
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| Course | Total participants | Total training hours |
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| Internal | TechnologySummit | 89 participants | 299hours | ||||
| On-site trainingcourses for new employees | 9 participants | 18 hours | |||||
| Information security promotion | 156participants | 312 hours | |||||
| ESG / ISO 14001 environmental managementpromotion |
270 participants | 540 hours | |||||
| Foreign language courses | 105participants | 105 hours | |||||
| Others | 24participants | 14 hours | |||||
| External | Finance & Accounting / Audit / Corporate Governance |
28 participants | 163 hours | ||||
| Occupational Safetyand Health | 18participants | 226.5 hours | |||||
| Information Security | 3participants | 113 hours | |||||
| Others | 3participants | 7 hours | |||||
| Employee internal and external training in 2024 | 705 participants | 1,797.5 hours |
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| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| (V) Has the Company complied with relevant regulations and international standards with regard to customer health and safety, customer privacy, marketing, and labeling of products and services, and established relevant policies to protect the interests of consumers or customers and complaint procedures? (VI) Has the Company formulated supplier management policies that require suppliers to comply with relevant specifications on environmental protection, occupational safety and health, or labor rights issues? |
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In 2006, in response to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) of the EU and the requirements of customers regarding hazardous substance management, the Company continued to implement the management plans for suppliers' environmental protection, safety, and health and linked them with the sustainable indicators of three major factors of environmental protection, social responsibility, and risk management. What is the implementation status? The Company has established the non-corruption commitment terms and procurement order contract terms for suppliers to provide specifications related to issues of direct or indirect offering, bribery, commission provision, rebates, or other inappropriate measures. If any violation occurs, the Company may directly terminate or cancel orders or all contracts, and suppliers shall compensate all damages and expenses that occurred thereof. |
None None |
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| V. Has the Company referred to international reporting standards or guidelines in its preparation of the sustainability report and other reports which disclose the Company's non-financial information? Has the Company obtained the assurance or certification of a certifying institution for the reports above? |
| In 2024, the Company established a cross-departmental Sustainable Development Committee. Under the committee, execution teams were formed based on functional responsibilities to identify ESG material topics related to the Company’s operations, formulate management strategies and objectives, and prepare the annual sustainability report. Due to the Company's relatively small scale, third-party assurance or verification of the sustainability report has not yet been planned. However, the Company has scheduled greenhouse gas verification to be conducted in 2027. |
The Company will establish a dedicated (concurrent) department for corporate social responsibility based on the actual requirements in the future. |
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| Implementation Items | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | Implementation Status | The differences from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| VI. If the Company has adopted its own Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles based on the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, please describe any differences from the principles in the Company's operations: The Company has always been complying with laws and regulations and spared no effort in environmental protection and public safety; however, it has not established the "Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies"; it will establish such principles as soon as possible according to laws and regulations. |
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| VII. Other important information to facilitate a better understanding of the Company's promotion of sustainable development: For details, please refer topages 41 to 47 of the handbook. |
(6) Climate-Related Initiatives Implementation
| ) Climate-Related Initiatives Implementation | |
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| Item | Implementation Status |
| 1. Describe the supervision and governance by the board of directors and management regarding climate-related risks and opportunities. |
The Company regularly reports to the board of directors and conducts quarterly supervision of greenhouse gas inventory and verification schedule planning. In June 2022, the Company appointed one full-time (or part-time) facility staff member and established the following plans: (I) Inventory plan: October 2024 (II) Verification plan: Scheduled for October 2027 |
| 2. Describe how the identified climate risks and opportunities impact the Company’s business, strategy, and financialplanning (short-, medium-, and long-term). |
Please refer to the Table 1 below |
| 3. Describe the financial impact of extreme weather events and transition actions. |
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| 4. Describe how the identification, assessment, and management of climate risks are integrated into the overall risk management framework. |
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| 5. If scenario analysis is used to assess resilience to climate change risks, describe the scenarios, parameters, assumptions, analytical factors, and key financial impacts. |
The Company has not yet conducted a scenario analysis. In the future, it will evaluate the adoption of such analyses based on its specific circumstances to enhance resilience to climate-related risks. |
| 6. If there is a transition plan for managing climate-related risks, describe the plan’s content, as well as the indicators and targets used to identify and manage physical and transition risks. |
The Company has not yet formulated a transition plan for managing climate-related risks. In the future, detailed risk assessments and planning will be carried out based on the Company’s specific conditions to mitigate climate-related risks. |
| 7. If internal carbon pricing is used as a planning tool, describe the pricing basis. |
The Company does not currently use internal carbon pricing as a planning tool. |
| 8. If climate-related targets are set, describe the activities covered, the scope of greenhouse gas emissions, the planning timeline, and annual progress; if carbon offsets or renewable energy certificates (RECs) are used to achieve these targets, provide the sources and quantities of offsets or RECs. |
In response to climate change, the Company has implemented an office energy-saving plan, starting with reducing energy consumption in offices and among employees to minimize environmental impact. Future implementation of greenhouse gas inventory and verification will follow the guidelines and regulations issued by competent authorities. |
| 9. Status of greenhouse gas inventory and assurance, as well as reduction targets, strategies, and specific action plans. |
As the Company’s paid-in capital is less than NT$5 billion, in accordance with FSC letter No. 11103849344, disclosure of greenhouse gas inventory and assurance results shall be completed starting from 2026 and 2028, respectively. The Company will continue to manage the progress of these disclosures in line with referenceguidelines and regulations issued bythe competent authority. |
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Table 1
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| Aspect | Issue | Impact **duration ** |
Financial impact |
Impact on the Company | Response strategy |
| Physical risks | Increased severity of extreme weather events such as typhoons and floods |
Medium term | Increased operating costs, increased capital expenditure |
Extreme weather events may cause supply chain disruptions, affecting the Company’s production and even leading to temporary shutdowns. Insufficient product supply may further impact delivery schedules, resulting in increased costs or product returns from customers. In addition, extreme climate conditions may cause power outages or traffic congestion near the plant, disrupting production processes and raising concerns about employee commuting safety, thereby affecting the production environment and work efficiency, and ultimately reducing productivity. |
The Company has purchased flood and earthquake insurance, building insurance, and business interior renovation insurance to mitigate risks caused by extreme climate events. A reasonable inventory management strategy has been established, maintaining appropriate stock levels and a secondary backup stock mechanism to cope with supply chain disruptions or traffic obstructions, aiming to minimize losses caused by disasters. The Company continues to strengthen employee training in response to natural disasters. |
| Opportunities | Development and/or expansion of low- carbon products and services |
Short term | Increased revenue, reduced operating costs |
Environmental awareness regarding products or services in the market will impact the Company, including shifts in market demand, competitive advantage, business model innovation, technological innovation, and environmental image. Therefore, strengthening the development of environmentally friendly products, building a sustainable business model, and incorporating eco- friendly concepts such as “low-pollution and disassemblable product design” will help maintain market competitiveness and achieve sustainable development. |
The Company’s products comply with ISO 9001 quality assurance procedures, ISO 14001 environmental management certification, ISO 27001 information security certification, and IEC 62443-4-1 (secure product development lifecycle) certification. During the product design stage, emphasis is placed on energy efficiency, ease of disassembly, maintenance, and parts replacement, as well as the use of recycled cardboard boxes. |
| Opportunities | Adoption of energy- saving measures |
Long term | Increased operating costs |
The Company’s greenhouse gas emissions are mainly derived from purchased electricity. Rising electricity costs pose significant pressure on corporate carbon reduction. The use of renewable energy not only effectively reduces carbon emissions but also aligns with government policies to save electricity and lower operating costs, contributing to an enhanced environmental image. In response to the future trend of green energy, this also offers a market advantage. |
The Company has allocated a budget to replace outdated equipment with energy-efficient products to reduce electricity expenses and lower carbon emissions. |
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(7) Implementation of ethical corporate management and differences from the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons therefor
| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | Differences from the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons for the differences |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| I. Formulate ethical corporate management policy and plan (I) Does the Company have an ethical corporate management policy approved by its Board, and bylaws and publicly available documents addressing its policy and measures of ethical corporate management, and commitment regarding active implementation of such policy from the Board and the senior management? (II) Has the Company established a risk assessment mechanism against unethical conduct, analyzed and assessed on a regular basis business activities within their business scope which are at a higher risk of being involved in unethical conduct, and established prevention programs accordingly which at least cover the prevention measures against the conducts listed in Paragraph 2, Article 7 of the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies? |
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The Company has established terms of ethical conduct in contracts entered into with external parties due to business activities. For those with records of unethical conduct, the Company may perform a demotion, cease their rights, or exclude them from the list of qualified suppliers; the Company has established its "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," which was implemented after being approved by the shareholders' meeting in 2015. The Company has formulated its working rules and regulations for rewards and punishments and implements educational training for new employees. The Management Department reviews contracts to prevent the risk related to the violation of laws of contracts entered into, and the Audit Office audits and continues to follow up on the implementation status from time to time. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | Differences from the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons for the differences |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| (III) Has the Company clearly set the operating procedures, behavior guidelines, and punishment and complaint system for violations in its unethical conduct prevention program, implemented it, and regularly reviewed and revised it? |
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The Company has established the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," which states that persons shall not have any private business conduct with companies having dealings with the Company or accept gifts, rebates, or other illegal benefits leveraging their duties or engage in other conducts that damage the Company's interest. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| II. The implementation of ethical corporate management (I) Does the company assess the ethics records of whom it has business relationship with and include business conduct and ethics related clauses in the business contracts? |
| The Company duly evaluates the credit of customers to avoid engaging in transactions with those with unethical conduct, and it has established the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," which was implemented after being approved by the shareholders' meeting in 2015 and disclosed in the corporate governance section on its website. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| (II) Has the Company set up a dedicated department that is subordinated to the Board to promote ethical corporate management, and does it regularly (at least once a year) report to the Board on its ethical corporate management policy and unethical conduct prevention program and monitor their implementation? (III) Does the Company establish policies to prevent conflict of interests, provide appropriate communication and complaint channels and implement such policies properly? |
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If there are any matters related to the promotion of ethical corporate management, the Management Department is responsible for the promotion, and it shall report to the Board regarding the policies of ethical corporate management, plans for preventing unethical conduct, and supervisory and implementation status at the end of each year. The Company has established and implemented its "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," which mentioned the recusal of stakeholders. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The State of Operation | The State of Operation | Differences from the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons for the differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| (IV) Has the Company established effective accounting and internal control systems in place for the implementation of ethical corporate management? Has the internal audit department formulated relevant audit plans based on the assessment results of unethical conduct risk to perform audits on compliance with the unethical conduct prevention program or engage CPAs to perform such audits? (V) Does the Company provide internal and external education and training in ethical corporate management on a regular basis? |
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To ensure the implementation of ethical corporate management, the Company has established an effective accounting system and internal control system. In addition, our internal auditors regularly perform audits on compliance with the abovementioned system and communicate with CPAs for the performance of improvement plans. The Company will keep abreast of the development of specifications related to ethical management, examine and amend relevant specifications of the Company, and promote to employees and announce for general acknowledgment. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| III. The operation of the Company's whistleblower reporting system (I) Does the Company establish specific whistleblowing and reward procedures, set up conveniently accessible whistleblowing channels and designate responsible individuals to handle the complaints received? (II) Has the Company established its SOP for investigating the complaints received, subsequent measures to be adopted, and the related confidentiality system after the investigation? |
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The Company has established its "Regulations for Employees' Complaints" (please refer to Attachment 4); after the initial circumstances were verified for the opinion or complaint of employees, the Company will make arrangements based on the working rules or regulations for rewards and punishments. The "Code of Ethical Conduct" states that the Company has established relevant procedures or systems and allowed employees to acknowledge the safety protection of whistleblowers without suffering from any revenge. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| Evaluation Items | The State of Operation | The State of Operation | The State of Operation | Differences from the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and the reasons for the differences |
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| Yes | No | Summary description | ||
| (III) Has the Company adopted proper measures to protect whistleblowers from inappropriate disposals due to whistleblowing? |
| The "Code of Ethical Conduct" states that the Company has established relevant procedures or systems and allowed employees to acknowledge the safety protection of whistleblowers without suffering from any revenge. |
Compliant with the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies |
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| IV. Enhance Information Disclosure Has the Company disclosed the content and implementation results of its Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles on its website and MOPS? |
| The Company has disclosed the content of its "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," and the promotional achievements shall be arranged subject to the requirements under laws and regulations in due course. |
Disclosures will be made based on the actual requirements in the future |
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| V. If the Company has adopted its own Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles based on the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, please describe any differences from the principles in the Company's operations: The Company has established its "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles," which was submitted to and approved by the shareholders' meeting and implemented in June 2015. Disclosed as above,and there is no supplementarydisclosure atpresent. |
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| VI. Other important information to facilitate a better understanding of the Company's implementation of ethical corporate management (i.e., the examination and modification to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles established by the Company): The Company complies with the Company Act, relevant specifications of TWSE/TPEx, and relevant laws and regulations as the foundation of implementing ethical corporate management; for business dealings with externalparties,it forbids anycounterpartyfrom involvingin anyunethical conduct. |
(8) Other important information to facilitate a better understanding of the Company's implementation of corporate governance: None.
(9) Implementation of internal control system
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A. The Company has established an internal control system in accordance with regulations and continues to have the internal audit unit perform audits and follow-ups based on the audit plan. The 2024 Internal Control System Statement can be found in the announcements on the Market Observation Post System (MOPS). (MOPS's website:http://mops.twse.com.tw /Path: Home > Listed Company > Corporate Governance > Company Rules/Internal Control > Internal Control System Statement Announcement)
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B. Where a CPA has been engaged to carry out a project review of the internal control system, the CPA's review report shall be disclosed: None.
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(10) Material resolutions of shareholders' meetings or Board meetings during the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report:
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A. Material resolutions of the annual shareholders' meeting and the implementation status
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| Time | Material resolution of the shareholders' meeting: |
Implementation Status |
| 2024/06/25 | Material resolution of the 2024 annual shareholders' meeting: Report Items 1. The 2023 business report 2. 2023 Audit Committee's Review Report 3. The report of the distribution of remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors and supervisors in 2023 Ratification 1. Approved the 2023 business report, consolidated financial statements, and parent company only financial statements 2. Approved the proposal for earning distribution for 2023 |
Approved as a resolution. September 2, 2024 was set as the ex-dividend date, and September 16, 2024 was the cash dividends distribution date. |
B. Board of Directors meeting
| Meeting date (term) |
Motion content | Opinions of all Independent Directors and the Company's response to the opinions of Independent Directors |
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| 2024/08/09 (The 3rd regular meeting in 2024) |
1. Reviewed and discussed the 2024 Q2 consolidated financial statements and parent company only financial statements. 2. Proposal for the distribution of employee remuneration and Director remuneration in 2023. 3. Proposal for the remuneration of managers in 2023. 4. Proposal for the remuneration of other managers in 2023. 5. Proposal for the distribution of stock ownership trust plan for managers and other managers. 6. Proposal for the working plan of the Remuneration Committee in 2025. 7. The Company intends to apply for the rollover of the comprehensive loan limits with Mega International Bank in the amount ofNT$40million. |
Approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
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| Meeting date (term) |
Motion content | Opinions of all Independent Directors and the Company's response to the opinions of Independent Directors |
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| 8. The Company intends to apply for the rollover of the pre-purchase/pre-sale forward exchange transactions and currency exchange exposure transaction limits with Mega International Bank in the amount of US$0.15 million. 9. Cumulative performance for contracting operations of derivatives (pre-sale forward exchange). 10. The Company matters related to the ex- dividend date in 2024. 11. Auditor Appointment Cases. |
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| 2024/11/08 (The 4th regular meeting in 2024) |
1. Reviewed and discussed the 2024 Q3 consolidated financial statements and parent company only financial statements. 2. Proposal for the 2025 annual audit plan of the Company. 3. Established the “Operating Procedures for the Preparation and Assurance of the Sustainability Report.” 4. Cumulative performance for contracting operations of derivatives (pre-sale forward exchange). 5. The Company intends to apply for a short- term (secured) loan of NT$100 million from Yuanta Commercial Bank. |
Approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
| 2025/03/13 (The 1st regular meeting in 2025) |
1. Reviewed and discussed the 2024 consolidated financial statements and parent company only financial statements. 2. Proposal for the distribution of employee remuneration and Director remuneration in 2024. 3. Proposal for earning distribution for 2024. 4. The amendments to the "Articles of Incorporation". 5. Changes of the CPAs due to Internal operational rotation of the CPA firm 6. Proposal for the remuneration of managers and Directors. 7. Proposal for the remuneration of other managers. 8. Proposal for the performance evaluation of the Board in 2024. 9. Cumulative performance for contracting operations of derivatives (pre-sale forward exchange). |
Approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
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| Meeting date (term) |
Motion content | Opinions of all Independent Directors and the Company's response to the opinions of Independent Directors |
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| 10. The Company intends to continue with two additional short-term comprehensive credit lines of NT$80 million and NT$72 million respectively from Yuanta Commercial Bank. 11. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control system and the "Statement of Internal Control" in 2024. 12. Proposal for the full re-election of directors. 13. Proposal to lift the non-competition restrictions on newly elected directors. 14. The Board of Directors meeting to discuss matters pertaining to the 2025 annual shareholders' meeting. 15. Proposal for establishing matters related to the acceptance of shareholders' proposals in 2024. 16. Proposal for the Company to establish procedures for accepting the nomination of director and independent director candidates by shareholders. 17. Proposal for the 2025 business plan. |
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| 2025/05/13 (The 2nd regular meeting in 2025) |
1. Reviewed and discussed the 2025 Q1 consolidated financial statements and parent company only financial statements. 2. Cumulative performance for contracting operations of derivatives (pre-sale forward exchange). 3. Proposal regarding the nomination of director and independent director candidates and the review procedures for the nominees. 4. The report of the acceptance of shareholders' proposals for the 2025 annual shareholders' meeting. |
Approved by receiving the consent of all attending Directors |
a. Any objections or qualified opinions raised by an Independent Director against a Board resolution with records or written statements: None.
- b. Implementation status of the recusal of Independent Directors for proposals in which they have interest: None.
c. Communication between the Independent Directors and chief auditor and CPAs (e.g., material matters, methods, and results of communication regarding the Company's financial and business status):
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The chief auditor and CPAs have pre-meetings with particular Independent Directors to discuss the finance and business status before the regular Board meeting each quarter. There was no circumstance above in 2024. The communication between Independent Directors and the chief auditor is healthy.
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CPAs and Independent Directors carry our meetings in person regarding the finance and business status of the Company; Independent Directors may have communication via phone calls or e-mails with the Finance Department at all times.
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CPAs of the Company report the auditing or reviewing the status of the quarterly financial statements and other communication matters requirements under relevant laws and regulations at Board meetings each quarter; if there is any special circumstance, they will also immediately report to Board members; in 2024, there were no abovementioned special circumstances. The communication between Independent Directors and CPAs is healthy.
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(11) During the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report, where a Director has expressed a dissenting opinion with respect to a material resolution passed by the Board, and the said dissenting opinion with records or written statements, disclose the principal content thereof: None.
3. Information on CPA fees
- (1) The amount of audit fees and non-audit fees paid to CPAs and its firm and affiliates and the content of non-audit services shall be disclosed:
Information on CPA fees
| (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | ||||
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| CPA firm | CPA name | CPA audit period |
Audit fee (Note 1) |
Non-audit fee | Total | Remarks | ||||
| System design |
Business registration |
Human resources |
Others (Note 2) |
Subtotal | ||||||
| Deloitte & Touche Taiwan |
Huang Yu-Feng Tseng Jian-Ming |
2024/1/1~ 2024/12/31 |
2,860 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
290 |
290 |
3,150 |
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Note: 1. Audit fees refer to fees paid by the Company to CPAs related to the audit, review, re-inspection of financial statements, and the review of financial forecast.
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Taxation certification, assurance, or other financial advisory services.
(2) When the Company changes its CPA's firm and the audit fees paid for the year in which such change took place are lower than those for the preceding year, the amount of the audit fees before and after the change and the reasons shall be disclosed: None.
- (3) When the audit fees paid for the current year are lower than those for the preceding year by 10% or more, the reduction in the amount of audit fees, reduction percentage, and reasons shall be disclosed: None.
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4. Information on replacement of CPAs
(1) Former CPAs
Date of change From 2025 Q1
| 1) Former CPAs |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of change | From 2025Q1 | ||||
| Reason for the change and description |
Internal operational rotation of the firm |
||||
| Description of whether the Company or CPAs terminate or reject the appointment |
Party Circumstances |
CPAs |
The Company | ||
| Propose to terminate the appointment |
Not applicable | ||||
| Reject the (continued) appointment |
Not applicable | ||||
| Opinions in the auditor's report issued other than unqualified opinions within the most recent two years and reason |
Not applicable | ||||
| Whether CPAs have any opinion different from the issuer |
Yes | Accounting principles or practices | |||
| Disclosure of financial reports | |||||
| Scope or stepof audit | |||||
| Others | |||||
| None | |||||
| Description: Not applicable | |||||
| Other disclosures (disclosures to be made in accordance with items 1-4 to 1-7, subparagraph 6, Article 10 of the Regulations) |
(2) Successor CPAs
| 2) Successor CPAs |
|
|---|---|
| CPA firm | Deloitte & Touche Taiwan |
| CPA name | Wen Chih-Yuan Yeh Dong-Hui |
| Appointment date | From 2025Q1 |
| Consultation matters regarding the treating method or accounting principles of particular transactions and opinions that may be issued for the financial statements and results |
Not applicable |
| Written opinion of succession CPAs for matters with opinions different from the former CPAs |
Not applicable |
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- (3) Response letter of the former CPAs regarding matters stated in item 1 and point 2, item 3, subparagraph 6, Article 10 of the Regulations: None.
(4) The evaluation of the independence and adequacy of the Company's CPAs:
The Company conducts an annual assessment of the independence of its CPAs based on the following standards:
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A. Obtain an independence declaration issued by the CPAs.
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B. Establish assessment items based on the Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs) published by the competent authority and with reference to R.O.C. CPA Professional Ethics Bulletin No. 10 “Integrity, Fairness, Objectivity, and Independence” to compile the evaluation results of the CPAs’ independence and adequacy.
After thorough communication with the engaged CPAs, the Company evaluates their adequacy one by one and has not identified any circumstances that may affect the independence or adequacy of the CPAs.
The most recent assessment results were approved by the Audit Committee on March 13, 2025, and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors on the same date.
5. The Chairman, President, or managers in charge of financial or accounting matters of the Company working in the CPA's firm or its affiliates in the most recent year: None.
6. Transfer of equity and changes in equity pledges of Directors, supervisors, managers, and shareholders with a shareholding of 10% and above in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report: Please refer to the announcement on the Market Observation Post System for details. (MOPS's website: /Path: Home > Summary Reports > Shareholding Changes / Securities Issuance > Directors, Supervisors, and Major Shareholders' Shareholding / Pledging / Transfer > Shareholding Balance of Directors, Supervisors, Managers, and Major Shareholders > Summary Table of Shareholding Balance of Directors, Supervisors, Managers, and Major Shareholders)
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(1) Information on the transfer of equity: None.
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(2) Information on the pledge of equity: None.
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7. Information on relationships between shareholders with the top ten shareholdings
Data on shareholders with the top ten shareholdings who are related parties
| Name | Shareholding | Shareholding | Shareholding of spouse and underage children |
Shareholding of spouse and underage children |
Total shares held in the name of others |
Total shares held in the name of others |
The title or name of the top ten shareholders who are spouses or relatives within the second degree of kinship with related parties and their relationship |
The title or name of the top ten shareholders who are spouses or relatives within the second degree of kinship with related parties and their relationship |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares (thousand shares) |
Shareholding ratio |
Shares (thousand shares) |
Shareholding ratio |
Shares (thousand shares) |
Shareholding ratio |
Name |
Relationship | ||
| Yeh Maw-Lin | 5,626 | 9.92% | 1,223 | 2.16% | 0 | 0 | Chen Hua-Ling Yeh Li-Tung |
Spouse Daughter |
- |
| Chen Hua-Ling | 1,223 | 2.16% | 5,626 | 9.92% | 0 | 0 | Yeh Maw-Lin Yeh Li-Tung |
Spouse Daughter |
- |
| Yeh Li-Tung | 1,115 | 1.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yeh Maw-Lin Chen Hua-Ling |
Daughter Daughter |
- |
| ChangShih-Lung | 987 | 1.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
| Citibank (Taiwan) Ltd. as custodian for UBS Europe SE Investment Account |
744 | 1.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
| Tsai Ho-Chin | 606 | 1.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
| HSBC (Taiwan) Ltd. as custodian for Morgan Stanley Investment Account |
547 | 0.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
| Yuanta Commercial Bank as custodian for Loop Telecommunication International Inc. Employee Trust Fund Account |
408 | 0.72% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
| Liu Shih-Chang | 400 | 0.71% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
| HSBC (Taiwan) Commercial Bank Ltd. as custodian for Macquarie Group Limited – Principal Trading Platform Investment Account |
339 | 0.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | - |
8. The total number of shares held in any single investee by the Company, its Directors, managers, or any companies controlled either directly or indirectly by the Company
Consolidated shareholding ratio
Unit: Share; %
| Unit: Share;% | Unit: Share;% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investee (Note) | Ownership by the Company | Investments of Directors, managers and any companies controlled either directly or indirectly by the Company |
Total Ownership | |||
| Shares | Ownership | Shares | Ownership | Shares | Ownership | |
| Tech-Plan (BVI) Ltd. |
4,016,000 shares | 100% | 0 | 0 | 4,016,000 shares | 100% |
| Loop Telecom NA, Inc. |
5,000 shares | 100% | 0 | 0 | 5,000 shares | 100% |
Note: Refer to long-term investments of the Company accounted for by adopting the equity method.
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(III) Capital and shares
1. Capital and shares
(1) Source of share capital
(In New Taiwan Dollars)
| (In New Taiwan Dollars) | (In New Taiwan Dollars) | (In New Taiwan Dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/ month | Issue price |
Authorized capital stock | Paid-in capital | Remarks | ||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Source of share capital | Capital paid in by properties other than cash |
Others | ||
| 1995.01 | NT$10 | 22,500,000 shares | 225,000,000 |
12,000,000 shares | 120,000,000 | - | - | - |
| 1997.09 | NT$10 | 22,500,000 shares | 225,000,000 |
19,500,000 shares | 195,000,000 | Capital increase | 14,550,000 | (Note 1) |
| 1999.09 | NT$10 | 36,500,000 shares | 365,000,000 |
22,500,000 shares | 225,000,000 | Capital increase | 5,587,500 | (Note 2) |
| 1999.09 | NT$10 | 36,500,000 shares | 365,000,000 |
29,000,000 shares | 290,000,000 | Capital increase from earnings |
None | (Note 3) |
| 2000.09 | NT$10 | 47,160,000 shares | 471,600,000 |
39,165,000 shares | 391,650,000 | Capital increase from earnings |
None | (Note 4) |
| 2001.09 | NT$10 | 97,320,000 shares | 973,200,000 |
52,200,000 shares | 522,000,000 | Capital increase from earnings |
None | (Note 5) |
| 2002.08 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 63,654,000 shares | 636,540,000 | Capital increase from earnings |
None | (Note 6) |
| 2004.02 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 64,927,266 shares | 649,272,660 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 7) |
| 2004.11 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 65,239,998 shares | 652,399,980 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 7) |
| 2005.07 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 68,909,100 shares | 689,091,000 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 8) |
| 2005.11 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 69,371,204 shares | 693,712,040 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 8) |
| 2006.04 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 70,544,948 shares | 705,449,480 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 8) |
| 2006.08 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 70,591,158 shares | 705,911,580 |
Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 8) |
| 2006.10 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 71,663,242 shares | 716,632,420 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 8) |
| 2007.02 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 75,570,735 shares | 755,707,350 | Convertible corporate bonds and employee stock options |
None | (Note 9) |
| 2007.06 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 78,727,983 shares | 787,279,830 | Convertible corporate bonds and employee stock options |
None | (Note 9) |
| 2007.08 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 80,294,832 shares | 802,948,320 | Convertible corporate bonds and employee stock options |
None | (Note 9) |
| 2007.10 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 81,712,562 shares | 817,125,620 | Convertible corporate bonds and employee stock options |
None | (Note 9) |
| 2008.01 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 82,155,298 shares | 821,552,980 | Convertible corporate bonds and employee stock options |
None | (Note 9) |
| 2008.07 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 82,210,750 shares | 822,107,500 | Convertible corporate bonds |
None | (Note 9) |
| 2008.12 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 79,210,750 shares | 792,107,500 | Cancelation of treasury stock |
None | (Note 10) |
| 2009.10 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 78,176,650 shares | 781,766,500 | Capital reduction through treasuryshares |
None | (Note 11) |
| 2009.12 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 77,639,650 shares | 776,396,500 | Cancelation of treasury stock |
None | (Note 12) |
| 2010.03 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 78,192,750 shares | 781,927,500 | Employee stock options | None |
(Note 13) |
| 2010.07 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 78,194,750 shares | 781,947,500 | Employee stock options | None |
(Note 14) |
| 2010.09 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 78,209,900 shares | 782,099,000 | Employee stock options | None |
(Note 15) |
| 2011.01 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 78,222,550 shares | 782,225,500 | Employee stock options | None |
(Note 16) |
| 2011.12 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 72,885,550 shares | 728,855,500 | Cancelation of treasury stock |
None | (Note 17) |
| 2012.06 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 70,920,550 shares | 709,205,500 | Cancelation of treasury stock |
None | (Note 18) |
| 2023.08 | NT$10 | 128,000,000 shares | 1,280,000,000 | 56,736,440 shares | 567,364,400 | Capital Reduction | None | (Note 19) |
Note 1: 1997/09/30 Capital increase: ordinary shares of NT$60,450,000 and technology shares of NT$14,550,000. (1997.10.06 Letter
(86)-Yuan-Tou-Zi No.20538)
Note 2: 1999/09/06 Capital increase: ordinary shares of NT$24,412,500 and technology shares of NT$5,587,500. (Letter (88)-TaiCai-Zheng-(Yi) No.62181).
Note 3: 1999/09/06 Capital increase from earnings: ordinary shares of NT$65,000,000. (Letter (88)-Tai-Cai-Zheng-(Yi) No.62181). Note 4: 2000/09/02 Capital increase from earnings: ordinary shares of NT$101,650,000. (Letter (89)-Tai-Cai-Zheng-(Yi) No.71850). Note 5: 2001/09/07 Capital increase from earnings: ordinary shares of NT$130,350,000. (Letter (90)-Tai-Cai-Zheng-(Yi) No.141585).
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Note 6: 2002/08/12 Capital increase from earnings: ordinary shares of NT$114,540,000. (Letter (91)-Tai-Cai-Zheng-(Yi) No.0910138722).
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Note 7: 2003/08/15 Issued convertible corporate bonds of NT$200,000,000 with a conversion price of NT$13.43; a total of 14,892,833 ordinary shares may be converted into (i.e., NT$148,928,330). The conversion price of NT$13.43; 171 bonds were converted in 2004/02, and 42 bonds were converted in 2004/11. (Letter (92)-Tai-Cai-Zheng-(Yi) No.0920134849).
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Note 8: 2004/07/06 The conversion price was reduced from NT$13.43 to NT$10.82; 397 bonds were converted in 2005/07, 50 bonds were converted in 2005/11, 127 bonds were converted in 2006/04, 5 bonds were converted in 2006/08, and 116 bonds were converted in 2006/10. (Letter (93)-Zheng-Zai-Zi No.1898).
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Note 9: 2007/02/05 The convertible price of the corporate bonds was NT$10.82, and 411 bonds were converted. In addition, employee stock options for 109,000 shares were exercised with an execution price of NT$14.55. 335 corporate bonds were converted, and 61,150 shares of employee stock options were exercised in 2007/06, 155 corporate bonds were converted, and 134,325 shares of employee stock options were exercised in 2007/08, 129 corporate bonds were converted, and 225,500 shares of employee stock options were exercised in 2007/10, 46 corporate bonds were converted, and 17,600 shares of employee stock options were exercised in 2008/01, and 46 corporate bonds were converted, and 55,452 shares of employee stock options were exercised in 2008/07.
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Note 10: 2008/10-11 Repurchased 3,000,000 treasury shares, which were fully canceled on 2008/12/18.
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Note 11: The Company repurchased a total of 1,683,000 treasury shares in 2006 and transferred 648,900 shares to employees in 2007, with 1,034,100 shares left, which were fully canceled in October 2009.
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Note 12: The Company repurchased a total of 537,000 treasury shares in 2009, which were fully canceled in December 2009. Note 13: In 2010 Q1, a total of 553,100 shares were subscribed by employees.
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Note 14: In 2010 Q2, a total of 2,000 shares were subscribed by employees.
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Note 15: In 2010 Q3, a total of 15,150 shares were subscribed by employees. Note 16: In 2010 Q3, a total of 12,650 shares were subscribed by employees. Note 17: The Company repurchased a total of 5,337,000 treasury shares in 2011, which were fully canceled in December 2011. Note 18: The Company repurchased a total of 1,965,000 treasury shares in 2012, which were fully canceled in June 2012. Note 19: 2023/08/09 Capital reduction: ordinary shares of NT$141,841,100. (TSEC Letter No. 1121803806).
| April 27,2025 / Unit: shares | April 27,2025 / Unit: shares | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of equity | Authorized capital stock | Remarks | ||||
Shares outstanding |
Unissued shares |
Total | ||||
| Listed | Unlisted | Total | ||||
| Common shares |
56,736,440 | 0 | 56,736,440 | 71,263,560 | 128,000,000 |
Information related to shell registry: Not applicable.
(2) List of major shareholder
| (2) List of major shareholder | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shares Name of major shareholder |
Shares (thousand shares) |
Shareholding ratio (%) |
| Yeh Maw-Lin | 5,626 | 9.92% |
| Chen Hua-Ling | 1,223 | 2.16% |
| Yeh Li-Tung | 1,115 | 1.96% |
| Chang Shih-Lung | 987 | 1.74% |
| Citibank (Taiwan) Ltd. as custodian for UBS Europe SE Investment Account |
744 |
1.31% |
| Tsai Ho-Chin | 606 | 1.07% |
| HSBC (Taiwan) Ltd. as custodian for Morgan Stanley Investment Account |
547 |
0.96% |
| Yuanta Commercial Bank as custodian for Loop Telecommunication International Inc. Employee Trust Fund Account |
408 |
0.72% |
| Liu Shih-Chang | 400 | 0.71% |
| HSBC (Taiwan) Commercial Bank Ltd. as custodian for Macquarie Group Limited – Principal Trading Platform Investment Account |
339 |
0.60% |
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(3) The Company's dividend policy and implementation:
Dividend policy
To continue to expand its scale and improve profitability with equal considerations given to the capital adequacy ratio, the Company adopts the residual dividend policy. The market where the Company operates is the information and communication industry with high growth. In response to the long-term business development, future capital requirements, and long-term financial planning of the Company, and satisfying the cash inflow requirements of shareholders, if the Company records any earnings from its final account, apart from paying all taxes according to the law, it shall first compensate cumulative losses from prior years. It may appropriate special reserve based on the Company's requirements. Then, the remaining balance shall be combined with the cumulative undistributed earnings from prior years; after retaining partial earnings based on the operating status and for a balanced dividend policy, the Company may make distribution after a resolution is made by the shareholders' meeting based on the following principles:
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A. Remuneration of employees shall be no less than 10%; remuneration of employees may be made in shares or cash; upon the distribution of remuneration of employees, the distribution targets may include employees, who fulfill certain conditions, of subordinated companies; such conditions shall be established by the Board.
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B. Remuneration of Directors shall be no more than 5%.
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C. The remaining shall be shareholders' bonuses.
Based on the capital budget planning of the Company, it distributes share dividends to retain the capital required, and the remaining portion may be distributed in cash dividends. The total cash dividend distribution mentioned above shall not be lower than 10% of the total dividend distribution, in principle. If the Company has no earnings or retained earnings of the year, no dividend or bonus shall be distributed. For earning distribution, the Company distributes cash dividends to shareholders. In 2024, earnings available for distribution was NT$195,603,864, and the Company intends to distribute NT$3.3 per share (totaling NT$187,230,252). The proposal is awaiting approval from the 2025 annual shareholders' meeting. The calculation of cash dividends shall be rounded to NT$1 based on the distribution ratio; the total fractional amount less than NT$1 is included in other income of the Company. Based on the Company Act amended in May 2015 and the amended Articles approved by the shareholders' meeting in June 2016, the Company distribute no less than 10% and no more than 5% of the net profit before tax of the period before deducting remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors and supervisors as the remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors, respectively. The proposal for the earning distribution of 2024 is expected to be resolved at the annual shareholders' meeting to be convened in 2025.
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Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. Table of Earning Distribution
2024
| (In New Taiwan Dollars) | |
|---|---|
| Item | Amount |
| Undistributed earnings at the beginning of the period | 3,372,868 |
| Net income in 2024 | 209,056,336 |
| Add: Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation recognized in retained earnings |
4,418,819 |
| Amount of net income of the period plus items other than net | |
| income of the period | |
| included in the undistributed earnings of the year | 213,475,155 |
| Less: Legal reserve | (21,347,516) |
| Add: Reversal of special reserve according to the law | 103,357 |
| Earnings available for distribution for the year | 195,603,864 |
| Less: Cash dividends of shareholders (Note 4) | (187,230,252) |
| Undistributed earnings at the end of the period | 8,373,612 |
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After the distribution of the abovementioned dividends, if there are changes in the payout ratio due to changes in the number of outstanding shares, the Company intends to authorize the Board to make adjustments and arrange relevant matters.
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The abovementioned dividend distribution was reported to and approved by the shareholders' meeting as a resolution. The Company intends to authorize the Board to arrange the date for dividend distribution and other relevant matters
based on actual circumstances according to relevant laws and regulations.
- If changes are required for matters related to the abovementioned dividend distribution due to regulatory requirements, amendments to the approval of the competent authority, or the operating evaluation of the objective environment,
the Company intends to authorize the Board to make arrangements based on actual circumstances.
- The cash dividend for this period is calculated based on the outstanding shares as of February 28, 2025, totaling 56,736,440 shares. The dividend payment is NT$3.3 per share.
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(4) Effect of stock grants proposed or at the shareholders' meeting on business performance and earnings per share of the Company: Not applicable.
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(5) Remunerations of employees and Directors
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A. Based on the percentage or scope of remuneration of employees and Directors stipulated in the Company's Articles of Incorporation: Based on the distribution policy of remuneration of employees and Directors stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation. If the Company records any earnings from its final account, apart from paying all taxes according to the law, it shall first compensate cumulative losses from prior years. It may appropriate special reserve based on the Company's requirements. Then, the remaining balance shall be combined with the cumulative undistributed earnings from prior years; after retaining partial earnings based on the operating status and for a balanced dividend policy, the Company may make distribution after a resolution is made by the shareholders' meeting based on the following principles:
-
a. Remuneration of employees shall be no less than 10%: Remuneration of employees may be made in shares or cash, and the distribution targets may include employees, who fulfill certain conditions, of subordinated companies; such conditions shall be resolved by the Board.
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b. Remuneration of Directors shall be no more than 5%.
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c. The remaining shall be shareholders' bonuses.
-
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B. The estimation basis for the amount of employee and Director remunerations shall be subject to the calculation basis for the number of shares of employee remuneration through stock distribution and the accounting for differences between the actual distribution amount and the estimated amount:
If there is any material change in the distribution amount resolved by the Board before the date on which the consolidated annual financial statements are approved for publication, adjustments shall be made to the consolidated annual expenses initially provided regarding such changes. If there is any change in the amount after the date on which the annual financial statements are approved for publication, it shall be processed as changes in accounting estimation and adjusted and accounted for in the following year. If the shareholders' meeting resolved to distribute employee bonuses in share dividends, the number of shares of share dividends shall be determined by dividing the amount of bonuses resolved by the fair value of shares; the calculation basis of the fair value of shares is the closing price on the day before the day on which a resolution was made by the shareholders' meeting, taking into account the effects of ex-right and ex-dividend.
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C. Remuneration distribution approved by the Board:
- a. Amount of remuneration for employees and Directors distributed in cash or shares. If there is any difference from the estimated amount in the year of expense recognition, the difference, reason, and measures adopted in response shall be disclosed: The proposal of the 2024 earning distribution of the Company was approved by the Board as a resolution on March 13, 2025; the intended earning distribution approved by the Board is as follows. Treatment for the amount of differences: None.
| Item | Estimated amount in 2024 |
Approved by the Board for distribution in 2024 |
Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee compensation |
27,473,535 | 27,473,535 |
0 |
| Directors' compensation |
5,494,707 | 5,494,707 |
0 |
| Total | 32,968,242 | 32,968,242 |
0 |
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b. The amount of any employee compensation distributed in shares and the size of that amount as a percentage of the sum of the after-tax net income stated in the unconsolidated financial statements for the current period and total employee compensation: None.
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c. The estimated earnings per share after considering the intended remuneration of employees and Directors to be distributed: In 2008, the Company expensed the remuneration of employees and the remuneration of Directors. In 2008, the Company accounted for the estimation of expenses of remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors in the financial statements. In 2024, the estimated earnings per share were equivalent to the amount accounted for in the financial statements.
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D. The actual distribution of employee and Director remunerations in the preceding year (including the number of shares, the amount distributed, and stock price), and, if there is any difference from the actual distribution and the employee and Director remunerations recognized, the differences, reasons, and handling status shall be described:
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a. Amount of remuneration for employees and Directors distributed in cash or shares. If there is any difference from the estimated amount in the year of expense recognition, the difference, reason, and measures adopted in response shall be disclosed: The proposal of the 2023 earning distribution of the Company was approved by the Board as a resolution on March 12, 2024; the intended earning distribution approved by the Board is as follows. Treatment for the amount of differences: None.
| Item | Estimated amount in 2023 |
Approved by the Board for distribution in 2023 |
Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee compensation |
28,041,528 |
28,041,528 |
0 |
| Directors' compensation |
5,608,306 |
5,608,306 |
0 |
| Total | 33,649,834 | 33,649,834 |
0 |
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- b. The amount of any employee compensation distributed in shares and the size of that amount as a percentage of the sum of the after-tax net income stated in the unconsolidated financial statements for the current period and total employee compensation: None.
- c. The estimated earnings per share after considering the intended remuneration of employees, Directors, and supervisors to be distributed: In 2008, the Company expensed the remuneration of employees and the remuneration of Directors and supervisors. In 2008, the Company accounted for the estimation of expenses of remuneration of employees and remuneration of Directors and supervisors in the financial statements. In 2023, the estimated earnings per share were equivalent to the amount accounted for in the financial statements.
- (6) Repurchase of shares by the Company: None.
2. Issuance of corporate bonds, conversion of corporate bonds, exchange of corporate bonds, corporate bonds issued under shell registry, and corporate bonds with options: None.
3. Issuance of preferred shares and preferred shares with options: None.
4. Global depository receipts: None.
5. Employee stock options and restricted stock awards:
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(1) Employee stock options and restricted stock awards
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A. Status of unexpired employee stock options of the Company as of the publication date of the annual report shall be disclosed, and the effects on shareholders' interest: None.
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B. Name, acquisition, and subscription status of managers who acquired employee stock options and the top ten employees in terms of the number of shares that may be subscribed based on the options acquired as of the publication date of the annual report: None.
-
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(2) Restricted stock awards:
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A. Status of unvested restricted stock awards as of the publication date of the annual report shall be disclosed, and the effects on shareholders' interest: None.
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B. Name and acquisition status of managers who acquired restricted stock awards and the top ten employees in terms of the number of shares that may be acquired as of the publication date of the annual report: None.
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6. Mergers or receipt of new shares issued by other companies: None.
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(1) For any merger or receipt of shares newly issued by other companies completed in the most recent year and up to the publication date, the following matters shall be disclosed:
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A. For companies with shares listed on TWSE (the "TWSE-listed companies") or companies with shares approved to be traded at TPEx (the "TPEx-listed companies") according to the requirements under Article 3 or Article 3-1 of the Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Review of Securities for Trading on the TPEx, the evaluation opinion of the underwriter for any merger or receipt of shares newly issued by other companies in the most recent quarter shall be disclosed: None.
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B. Except for companies stated in the preceding item, the implementation status in the most recent quarter shall be disclosed; if the implementation progress or the benefit has not achieved the estimated objective, substantially describe the effects on shareholders' interest and the improvement plan: None.
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(2) If the Board approved a merger or receipt of shares newly issued by other companies as a resolution in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report, disclose the implementation status and the basic information of the company of the merger or receipt; for any on-going merger or receipt of shares newly issued by other companies, disclose the implementation status and effects on shareholders' interest: None.
7. Implementation status of the capital utilization plan: None.
(IV) Operational Highlights
1. Scope of business
(1) Scope of business:
Major content of scope of business:
CC01100 Controlled Telecommunications Radio-Frequency Devices and Materials Manufacturing
I301010 Information Software Services
CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating
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I. Research, development, production, manufacturing, and sales of the following products:
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User remote line disconnectors, protectors and their components.
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Line reactors and their components.
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Subtitle phones and their components.
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Smart network resource management multiplexer, network access equipment (including T1/E1, FT1/FE1 CSU, and CSU/DSU) and its components, PCM carrier terminal (including D4/AD4) and its components, 64K/56Kbps transmission equipment (including DDS) and
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its components, high-speed digital user transmission systems and their components, and DLCs.
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LAN/WAN equipment, network management systems, their sub-systems, and their components.
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Overall service for digital network terminal connectors, their sub-systems, and their components.
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Convertors, remote controls for cable TVs, and their components.
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Communication system power supply units and their components.
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Radio communication systems and their components.
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II. Consultation, design, installation and repair related to the abovementioned businesses.
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III. Import/export trading operations related to the businesses of the Company.
(2) Industry overview
A. Current status and development of the industry
In 2024, Taiwan's telecommunications industry benefited from global broadband infrastructure expansion and growing demand for Wi-Fi 6/6E products, which also boosted the momentum of shipment. However, inventory pressure in the first half of the year restrained overall growth. The industry’s output value for 2024 is estimated at approximately NT$1.28 trillion, representing a 2.1% decline compared to 2023. Looking ahead to 2025, the development of Taiwan's telecommunications industry will be driven by ongoing integration and innovation in technologies such as AI, IoT, cloud computing, and satellite communications, which will continue to stimulate market demand for communication equipment and solutions. The industry’s output value is projected to reach NT$1.29 trillion in 2025, reflecting a yearover-year growth of 1.2%.
In 2025, AI technology is expected to be more widely integrated across the information and communications technology sector, accelerating the development of AI PCs, smart terminal devices, and humanoid robots. It will also demonstrate strong integration capabilities in cloud, edge computing, and IoT application scenarios. Moreover, data privacy and AI governance are gaining increasing attention. Individuals, enterprises, and governments will face more complex AI-related risks and digital trust challenges. Establishing secure and compliant mechanisms for data processing and model deployment will be critical for industry development.
Globally, the 5G sector has entered the post-5G and 6G research and development phase. Taiwan is also actively promoting millimeter wave applications, private network deployments, and implementation in vertical fields, driving upgrades in network communication equipment and fostering growth in emerging applications. Nevertheless, the telecommunications industry also faces transformation and challenges due to geopolitical risks, pressures for technological self-sufficiency, difficulties in acquiring key components, and competition over international standards.
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B. Connectivity between the upstream, midstream, and downstream of the industry
The communication and networking industry utilizes wired or wireless transmission or accepts symbols, signals, text, video, audio, and other messages. The upstream of the industry chain are suppliers who assemble parts and components of various communication terminals, and the downstream are suppliers of various terminal application products.
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a. Upstream
The upstream of the communication and networking industry includes network IC chips, microprocessors, GPS and sensor chips, memory, active/passive elements, PCBs, cooling fans and antenna, plastic and metal cover, and other parts and components of relevant communication products that are primarily used in the equipment of the downstream of the communication and networking industry.
Taiwanese companies occupy a material position in the global broadband terminal industry, including the upstream chips and parts and components for xDSL modems, Cable Modem, PON CPE, Wi-Fi routers, LTE CPE, exchanger, and other products, and the downstream brand terminal or foundry businesses. For main chips, wired network chips may be divided into wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) chips. WAN terminals include xDSL, cable modem, and FTTH; the mainstream LAN terminals are PLC and MoCA.
b. Downstream
The downstream of the communication and networking industry can be divided into network equipment, optical communication equipment, wireless communication equipment, wired communication equipment, and telecommunication service industries.
- b-1 network equipment: Major products are modems, network cards, gateways, routers, and STBs. With the continual popularization of the 4K video and audio content and the fast penetration of IoT and mobile devices in markets of all countries, the requirements for 4G LTE modems, wireless modules, VDSL Modem, Cable Modem, PON ONU, and high-end home gateway continued to increase. In addition, the emergence of smart home applications and home
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network connection video services has driven the shipping of OTT network STBs, smart Wi-Fi routers, broadband power cables, smart speakers, and other smart household end products.
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b-2 Optical communication equipment: Major products include optical cable, optical active and passive elements, and optical transmission terminal equipment. Due to the continual increase the global broadband users and the emergence of the cloud calculation industry, telecommunication companies worldwide have been actively providing various integrated services (i.e., network TV, video conference, video surveillance, and smart household applications) to improve the average revenue contributions of users. Internet companies have also accelerated the establishment of global data centers, which brought about the growth in the demand for high bandwidth equipment and allows the global communication industry to attache attention to the development of FTTH and optical communication parts and components. FTTH networks and mobile broadband networks have driven the growth in PON terminals and optical receiver module industries. The demand for intranet and external connection of data centers brought about the development of 40G/100G optical receivers, AOCs, and other elements. At the current stage, multiple optical communication companies in Taiwan have invested in active and passive optical elements, and the major products include GPON/EPON terminal products, BOSA on Board, and optical receivers for FTTH, data centers, and mobile stations.
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b-3 Wireless communication equipment: Major products include mobile phones, GPS systems, satellite and micro-communication equipment. The development of hand-held devices will turn to simple and humanized interfaces and integration with back-end application service trends, and application software and content service will be valued. Furthermore, with the complete wireless communication infrastructure and the increase in transmission speed, device and vertical markets turned to network connection and smart IoT applications, facilitating the rapid expansion of the scale of the wireless communication equipment market. At present, the mainstream wireless communication equipment is smartphones, and large-scale international companies, including Apple, Huawei, and Samsung, occupy the leading position. Chinese companies, including Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, rose to catch up and have successfully entered the international market; the intense competition continued. In other fields, many Taiwanese companies actively invested in the vehicle information/communication and entertainment market and launched automotive wireless modules, GPS, vehicle video and audio, vehicle sensors, and other equipment.
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b-4 Wired communication equipment: Include analog and Internet telephones, facsimile, and network cameras. Within the scope, major products developed by communication companies in Taiwan include Internet telephones, entire sets of network communication systems (i.e., network telephone exchangers and Internet telephone gateways), online video conference meeting devices, and other user products. Due to the software development of the Internet telephone industry and the popularization of social media communication, large-scale international companies took the lead in the market. The room for the development of relevant domestic hardware producers
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was compressed, and they are attempting to integrate mobile and social media communication application models to launch new products.
- b-5 Telecommunication industry: As of 2019 Q2, there are 570 telecommunication companies in over 180 countries worldwide that provide 4G LTE commercial network services, and the number of accumulated users reached 3.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 43%; LET users accounted for 42% of total mobile users, giving rise to over 5,000 user devices. The enormous data flows generated after the high-speed growth of mobile users continued to pose challenges to telecommunication companies in terms of connection speed and transmission quality, and signal optimization systems upon network congestion. Governments in different countries have also opened up for mobile telecommunication companies to introduce commercial small-cell equipment to provide high-quality mobile network services.
C. Development trends of products
In terms of wired broadband service constructions, broadband service providers in different countries are actively carrying out a new wave of high-speed broadband network constructions in response to the broadband popularization policies of governments and the stimulation of competition within the industry by adopting a 1Gbps connection as the target. Overall, telecommunication companies worldwide are focusing on improving the existing communication quality and exploring new application services to satisfy the basic requirements of users for high-speed connection by adopting both fixed network and 4G LTE communication; the new generation smart household services have also been launched and is marketed by using the all-in-one mobile/fixed network packaging service model.
Observing the development trends of the wired broadband market in 2019, for FTTH, three major telecommunication companies were actively making arrangements for FTTx and selectively upgrading to 10G PON network in urban areas; European and American telecommunication companies have also followed up in response to the demand in the local markets. For xDSL, AT&T in the U.S., British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Chunghwa Telecom, and leading telecommunication companies worldwide have continued to purchase VDSL equipment of G.fast specifications for network upgrades. In terms of cable modems, large-scale wired television broadcasting companies in Europe and America (i.e., Comcast and Liberty Global) continued to expand the procurement of DOCSIS3.1 Cable Modem and network constructions; the advances in technologies and the development trends of Gigabit broadband will bring about the continual growth of the global wired broadband market.
Regarding mobile broadband networks, global telecommunication companies continued to make arrangements for the advanced version of the 4G LTE (LTEAdvanced/LTE-Advanced Pro) network in 2019 and introduced corresponding small-scale stations for enterprises and large indoor/outdoor public areas, giving rise to the demand for mobile communication equipment and parts and components. In addition, the lower power wide area network (LPWAN) has become the new leverage for telecommunication companies to develop IoT services; apart from LoRa and Sigfox successively secured the opportunities for system installation in North America, Europe, and Asia, Vodafone, SK Telecom,
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T-Mobile, and other major mobile telecommunication companies in Europe and America have also commenced the commercial services by adopting the NBIoT technologies launched by 3GPP in 2017, becoming new business opportunities worthy of attention in the wireless WAN industry.
Lastly, for LAN, Wi-Fi remains the most popular technology. With the continual expansion of the scope of application products, the scale of the overall Wi-Fi market continued to create a new high. Due to the slowdown of shipping of major application products, including smartphones, PC, tablets, smart TV, other home appliance products, and IoT devices used in various smart fields have become the material growing momentum of Wi-Fi. In particular, the market of emerging wearable devices (i.e., smart watches, VR head-wear displays, smart speakers, and other products) recorded favorable performance, which will give rise to the global shipping of Wi-Fi equipment in 2019.
When 5G enters the stage of commercialization, despite the gaps between 5G proprietary technologies and the mobile communication industry in Taiwan, we hope to actively prepare the 5G innovative technologies and product R&D in the future based on relevant R&D experience of WiMAX/LTE, 3G/4G ODM/OEM experience and ability foundation, and the R&D and manufacturing advantages of parts and components for the semiconductor and information/communication terminal electronics to create innovative application services, In the hope of developing products, systems, sub-systems, elements, and innovative applications with advantages of the Taiwanese industries in the 5G era.
For instance, establish the prototype of proprietary 5G product systems, including mm-wave ultra-high frequency communication system, software virtualization technologies (i.e., small station virtualization, iMEC, and light vEPC) in the initial development period of 5G, make arrangements for crucial technologies of products, and target the improvement of the proprietary technologies of the domestic 5G network communication industry and the arrangements for core patents in Taiwan to support the R&D gaps (i.e., core network and IoT application platform) of the communication industry in Taiwan, and in turn, bring about the entrance into the system integration field of the network communication industry.
D. Product competitive status
Major competitors of the Company worldwide include ABB, Siemens, Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent), Cisco, Huawei, and other major equipment companies. Facing the intense industry competition and market changes, the communication system integration solutions developed, produced, marketed, and established by Loop Telecom have spread across Asia, Europe, America, Australia, the Middle East, and other countries, proving that the reliability, stability, and durability are recognized and supported worldwide.
(3) Technology and R&D overview
A. R&D expenses invested and technologies or products successfully
developed in each of the most recent five years a.
- a. R&D expenses invested in each of the most recent five years Since the establishment of the Company, its R&D strategic target has been focusing on the R&D of the "Local Loop Access" field, and it constantly
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developed new technologies, new products, new software platforms, and made innovations. The experience of R&D over the years has successfully established the core technologies for digital transmission equipment. Therefore, R&D expenses each year maintain at a certain level.
| (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | |
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| Item/year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Net revenue | 544,995 | 598,096 |
515,510 |
438,242 |
649,097 |
649,951 |
| Research and development expenses |
133,994 | 139,363 |
140,729 |
134,715 |
152,224 |
158,505 |
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24% | 23% |
27% |
31% |
23% |
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b. Technologies or products successfully developed in the most recent five years
b-1 2006-2008
The demand in the global communication industry has recovered to normal from mid-2006, and the regional and product markets with requirements are different from the bubble economy before 2002. The R&D efforts and achievements of the Company during 2002 and 2007 well fit. In particular, Loop-iNMS can help telecommunication companies to more effectively manage the entire network system. The Company will develop more products for the application of Loop-iNMS in the following years to achieve success by way of total solutions, avoiding the vicious cycle of haggling after the popularization of hardware products. In 2007, we successfully developed Loop-IP 6700 and Loop-IP 6416, which can provide transmission IP for copper wire TDM systems and transmission of TDM for IP networks to serve as the connection of new and old networks. Due to the popularization of the Internet and the consideration of installation costs, users mostly connect to their corporate network via Ethernet; therefore, reliable Ethernet line services in line with economic benefits are required. The SDH backbone network operated by operators for years undoubtedly is the most reliable backbone transmission network in line with economic benefits for Ethernet. In recent years, optical communication products have become mainstream, and the Company has developed Loop-O 9100S, Loop-O 9400S, Loop-O 9400R, and Loop-O 9500 in 2008 and upgraded to STM-16/OC-48 and products with a higher speed to align with the international mainstream.
b-2 2008-2010
In the future, the Company will continue to develop new products and reinforce new technologies; it is estimated to have the following series of products:
- 2-1 Copper family:
Copper wire transmission is no longer the mainstream application in the market at present. Due to the increase in the demand for network bandwidth speed, network transmission has turned from the traditional copper wire to optical communication products (i.e., SDH and IP). However, in the
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third world, Southeast Asia, and South Asia markets, and for particular users (i.e., military customers), there is potentially enormous market demand. Currently, we majorly focus on overseas and domestic tenders. Due to the product stability, the copper wire transmission products of the Company are the first choices for many telecommunication companies.
In the past, the Company has developed a series of copper wire transmission access products. For example: Loop-H 3900S/H 3900R, Loop-H 3300S/H3300R, Loop-H 3310S/H3310R, Loop-H 3300-3S, and other products. The design is for 1-pair (2 wires) and 2-pair (4 wires) copper wire transmission access products. At present, it develops multi-pair copper cables (4pair or 8-pair) for point-to-point applications. They can improve the effective transmission bandwidth of Ethernet to 20-40Mbps with a transmission distance of 5km or above. Loop-H 3304R-Eth-2bis is applied to bonding protocol that is developed and designed by us using FPGA; it provides high capacity G.SHDSL (rack cards) and supports Ethernet transmission interfaces.
Future sales and application:
As the demand for optical over copper wire communication has become the mainstream strategy of telecommunication companies worldwide, the ratio of the copper wire access product market has been decreasing on a yearly basis; alongside the matured product technologies, the Company will not invest additional R&D human resources to the series products; at present it focuses on the sales via domestic and foreign tenders. However, if a tender has special functional requirements, the Company will provide additional customized services to satisfy customers' requirements, which is something that general large-scale telecommunication equipment companies are incapable of.
2-2 PDH family:
Multiplexers performing 64K time-slot exchanges by using the E1 interface are extensively used by global telecommunication companies and public utility and private network companies due to multiple low-speed (N x 64K) interface daughter cards and flexible use. The Company developed and designed daughter cards by using FPGA to provide diverse functional interfaces for users to access applications. In the past, the Company has developed low-speed (64K) time-slot exchange multiplexers, such as AM3410, AM3420, AM3420-5U, and AM3440-A/B/C/D. In particular, the AM3440 series can compete with products from large-scale companies (i.e., ALCATEL-LUCENT 1511MAX), and the product functions went even further.
Currently: relevant product series developed by the Company are as follows:
Loop-AM 3440-A: 5U exchange multiplexers with multiple low-speed daughter cards to connect to the interface. Loop-AM 3440-B: 2.5U exchange multiplexers with multiple low-speed daughter cards to connect to the interface.
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Loop-AM 3440-C: 3U exchange multiplexers with multiple low-speed daughter cards to connect to the interface. Loop-AM 3440-D: 2U exchange multiplexers with multiple low-speed daughter cards to connect to the interface. Loop-V 4200-9: 1U exchange multiplexers with multiple lowspeed daughter cards to connect to the interface.
Loop-V 4200-28: exchange multiplexers with multiple lowspeed daughter cards and high-speed (STM-1/DS3/E3) connections to the interface.
Future sales and application:
The revenue from the AM 3440 series products is the main force of the Company currently. It will continue to add cards based on the interface requirements of major customers in the hope of recording continual growth of its revenue, providing customized services for system functions, and improving the core functions of products to fulfill the application-oriented requirements of customers. So far, the development of the TDMoE interface card (used in Loop-AM 3440-A /B /C) for Loop-AM 3440 is completed, and the development of additional SDH/SONET interface for exchange multiplexers is completed to strengthen the comprehensiveness of system application functions of series products, which will have substantial help for the sales in the global market, create outstanding performance, and stimulate the continual growth of revenue in the future.
The TDMoE interface allows Loop-AM 3440 series products to become cross-field products that not only support traditional TDM uploading interface (E1/T1) but also support IP uploading interface (TDM data/voice over IP network). In particular, Loop-AM 3440 further provided a mutual protection system between TDM and IP; the material functional innovation allows the field of sales of the series products to spread to the telecommunication market, electricity market, transportation, and other transportation networks.
Based on the market demand, before the backbone of the telecommunication transmission network upgrades to IP, the demand for PDH transmission equipment increased instead of decreased. Also, as large-scale equipment companies were focusing on the development of IP backbone development, the Company grasped the opportunities arising thereof and actively cooperated with large-scale equipment companies, allowing them to provide overall system transmission solutions, and provided ODM services for large-scale companies to secure and grasp additional business opportunities for the Company. Furthermore, for air traffic and electric power communication, the Company also designed customized products for customers in the hope of improving its sales performance.
2-3 Hybrid transmission products:
For transmission and access equipment that can connect to the traditional TDM network and the latest Ethernet, as the traditional TDM network has been used for years, it is unable to fully replace them in a short period of time. The latest
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Ethernet has features of low costs and high bandwidth that significantly exceed the traditional TDM network. Hybrid transmission products are transmission and access products required for the succession of IP and TDM transmission markets.
The transmission equipment (Loop-IP 6700-TDMoE/IP6716TDMoE/IP6702-TDMoE/AM3440-TDMoE /IP6440-
EoPDH/IP6416-EoPDH) developed by the Company at present allows the existing TDM users to connect to Ethernet or Ethernet users to connect to TDM network, achieving the best economic benefits. The substantial benefits are as follows:
Transmit traditional TDM data (E1/T1/V.35) via Ethernet (TDMoE); transmit data on Ethernet via TDM network (EoPDH-IP inverse multiplexer); TDMoE (TDM over Ethernet daughter cards): provide hybrid equipment for Loop-AM 3440 to transform from the initial TDM transmission equipment to TDM and IP uploading interface.
Future sales and application:
Ethernet has become the mainstream technology of global telecommunication companies. In the future, the major development of the series products is to transmit traditional TDM data (E1/T1/V.35) via Ethernet (circuit simulation). In the future, the demand in the power and telecommunication markets will be considerable. However, Loop-IP 6716 is currently available for the 16-E1 TDMoE circuit simulator. In 2011, the Company completed the Loop-IP 6702, which is a 2- E1 TDMoE circuit simulator with low costs. The development of the product focuses on the 2-E1 TDMoE circuit simulators required in the markets of developing countries. In 2014, the Company developed Loop-IP 6763, which provides 63E1/STM-1 TDMoE circuit simulators. Therefore, the Company is able to provide comprehensive TDMoE solutions. Moreover, the Company is developing Loop-G 7860, equipment for To10G.
b-3 2010-2014
3-1 IP access:
IP transmission equipment has been the trend in recent years; gigabit service access network products, IP-access demarcation devices, IP-based mobile backhaul, industrial ethernet, and pure optical fiber WDM have been our R&D focuses. Currently, the Company is actively developing the LOOP OS system that can perform the modulization of the functions required by the IP network. Leveraging the feature, developing modules may be shared; the development system will also be able to effectively shorten the development period of products. For future applications, the development of new IP products will focus on the time to market; therefore, the development of the LOOP OS system is in line with the requirement. In the future, as high-speed Ethernet has become the mainstream access network of global telecommunication companies, the major product development of the series products will focus on the following future applications. (1) Ethernet demarcation
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device (2) IP mobile backhaul) (3) 1G/10Gbps gigabit multiaccess platform) (4) industrial Ethernet. (5) High-speed 10G L2/L3 industrial Ethernet switch.
3-2 Wireless family:
The Company has been actively developing high-performance wireless access equipment of low price; therefore, apart from developing the 2.4/5.8G, multi-SSID Loop-W 8150 WiFi with instant detection of transmission speed, it also developed a built-in function module to respond to the demand for LTE transmission. The launch of LTE provided a new market, and there will be a series of new applications structure based on the LTE 4G network in the following three to five years. As such, the Company invested in the R&D of LTE 4G to respond to the immense business opportunities.
3-3 SDH family:
It is estimated that traditional communication products, including CSU/DSU, MUX, DLC, Channel Bank, and other products, will enter the latter stage of the product lifecycle with an insignificant growth rate, and optical communication equipment will rise. After experiencing the technology bubbles in 2000, the optical communication market showed a stable recovery in recent years. In the long run, the emergence of multi-media applications will stimulate the increase in the demand of household and corporate users for transmission speed; it is estimated that the global optical communication market will maintain a stable growth momentum. According to the estimation of Gartner, a research and survey institution, the number of global optical fiber users will formally exceed 100 million in 2011 and reach 200 million by 2014, giving rise to immense business opportunities.
The Company's optical communication transmission equipment continues to maintain its mainstream position. Loop-O9100, Loop-O93XX, Loop-O9400R, Loop-O9400S, Loop-O9500R, Loop-O9400R PTN, Loop-O9500R PTN, and other products will become the main force of the Company in the market. In addition, the development of optical communication products in recent years has turned from bottom speed, high speed, and to high speed and large bandwidth. FOM products of low threshold are low speed. STM-16 products are high speed up to 2.5Gbps Loop-O9400R and Loop-O 9500R will improve from STM-4 (a speed of 622Mbps) to STM-16 (a speed of 2.5Gbps) to align with the SDH international standards for optical fiber transmission equipment and packet transport network (PTN) with high speed and large bandwidth of up to 10Gbps. (PTN: with high speed and large bandwidth of up to 10Gbps to provide high-capacity fiber loop backbone applications for Loop-O9400R PTN and Loop-O9500R PTN.
Furthermore, LOOP-AM 3440, one of the major sales products, was redesigned, and the SDH/SONET interface was added, and it became Loop-O 9550, the new generation SDH and IP-mixed equipment. Moreover, the Company has developed
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new PTN10G interface cards and provided more ports in PTNext for Loop-O 9500R PTN and O 9400R PTN series products to satisfy customers' requirements and offer flexible applications.
The Loop-O9400R PTN and Loop-O9500R PTN transport equipment possesses a transfer capacity of up to 100G, is equipped with automated path routing ability, and provides multiple service integration platform interfaces that are organized based on customers' requirements for applications. The connection of optical fiber interfaces will be adopted to form the transmission relay to comprehensively integrate and accommodate various service interfaces and various functions for satisfying customers' requirements. This will allow the product lines of optical communication transmission equipment of the Company to become more comprehensive and allow it to provide total solutions as an optical communication transmission equipment supplier.
- 3-4 EMS/NMS and iNMS: Integrated Network Management/ iNET /LCT:
For over 50 communication transmission products developed by the Company and new equipment to be developed in the future, we have completed a set of smart integrated network management software, Loop-iNMS, to concurrently monitor such equipment. Regarding TDM channel equipment, SDH/SONET equipment, and Ethernet (i.e., MPLS-TP) equipment, the feature is that the single system can concurrently manage different types of network, provides smart routing and point-to-point creation functions; the network management integration may also connect to the upper layer OSS/BSS network management system through a northbound interface. The network management system of the Company has been sold to over 50 countries/regions worldwide. The Company is the one and only communication equipment manufacturer in Taiwan that developed smart network equipment management systems. Loop-iNMS successfully drove the sales of the full series products of the Company and became the top series; it provides the best solution for network management. The initial user interface of iNMS design was in English (minor parts also in other languages); adhering to the spirit and faith of local products and local services in Taiwan, the Company actively invested in human resources to support the localization of the network management system in traditional Chinese. Our major customers in Taiwan include Chunghwa Telecom, Taipower, and Taiwan Railways (all are installations around the island), and we provide original, local, and professional services and customer-oriented customized solutions.
b-4 2016-2020
With over two decades of R&D experience accumulated, the Company integrated multiple service interfaces of PDH, SDH fiber technologies, Ethernet router technologies, and MPLS technologies as a comprehensive network solution. It included the cross-field and
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cross-company product integration into the Company's network system to directly face end users (i.e., electric power communication and military network of the government), directly cooperate with large-scale international SI companies (i.e., NEC), and directly cooperate with IoT customers (i.e., power plants, public transport, and governmental agencies) to develop new products in the hope of providing popular products and comprehensive solutions under the trends of the IoT industry.
b-5 2021-2025
For many years, Loop Telecom has provided customers with comprehensive solutions for mission-critical communications (MCC), spanning from the user access layer to the network core layer. Currently, in key mission-critical communication networks for sectors such as power utilities and government agencies, business operations are gradually shifting toward IP data, video, and cloud services. The traditional SDH/SONET backbone network infrastructure, built on TDM technology, is increasingly constrained by the limited flexibility of SDH bandwidth utilization and the high cost of upgrades, and is thus expected to gradually phase out of the mainstream market. As a result, over the next 5 to 10 years, it is anticipated that most users will transition to solutions based on packet transmission technologies, ushering in a new wave of backbone infrastructure replacement. To contend with rapidly changing market needs, Loop Telecom's product line includes over 30 products, and it has been committed to the R&D of new products such as G7860A, WDM1800, O9400-PTN10G, O9500-PTN10G, and other mixed service multiplexers to provide excellent transition plans for customers during the transitional period. At the same time, this enables customers to perform end-to-end circuit management in the new generation packet transmission network through a network management system similar to the concept of TDM networks, potentially saving customers the training costs of maintenance and operation personnel. Additionally, we have developed our own ultra low latency zero packet drop protection switching technology for the access service product line (AM3440, IP6704A), which can solve the main hindrances that mission-critical users will encounter when facing the transition from backbone technology to packet transmission network, such as uncontrollable delay variation and asymmetric delay, etc. Building upon these innovative technologies, Loop Telecom's comprehensive upgrade from backbone transmission to service access and network management systems will provide customers with dozens of MCC backbone network to access end-to-end solutions.
For strategies in the future market, the MCC market is enormous and requires customized overall solutions. To seize highly competitive orders and contracts, the development of the new G7800 product is being accelerated, along with strengthened R&D management. In the MCC switch market, the Company is committed to launching solutions that meet market demands and stand up to rigorous validation. Currently, several major international companies have expressed interest in initiating ODM cooperation with the Company, and development of the next-generation switch solution has already commenced. At the same time, the commercialization of
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cybersecurity solutions is being expedited to enter the market and generate revenue as soon as possible, with a strong emphasis on promotion and effective management. Loop Telecom will expand its market presence by actively participating in major communication exhibitions held worldwide and organizing product seminars. Through showcasing the performance and features of new Loop products, the Company aims to increase exposure and enhance brand visibility.
Regarding the marketing strategy for sharing the experience of the successful new backbone transmission case of Loop Telecom with the international society, in the next generation of solutions, Loop Telecom's development team will integrate product software and hardware functionalities to develop vertically integrated maintenance services for international market customers, which is certain to bring more orders and enhance operational performance. Combining the MCC networking product portfolio under the new business and expanding the niche of various products, it is likely to become the growth focus for operations in the future.
Our goal is to enter the top three in the utility market and become the leading brand in MCC transmission solutions. Based on the existing foundation, the Company continues to reinforce its management and makes constant efforts by adhering to the philosophy of continuing to develop new products and explore new markets. In the future, the Company will become a leader, grasp business opportunities, create excellent performance, and continues to strive for the maximized operating performance for all shareholders.
B. Current plant for the most recent year and new products being developed
The Company is prominently launching its flagship model, the Loop-G7800, positioned as a next-generation PTN high-bandwidth multi-functional transmission access device. It marks Loop Telecom's official entry into the MCC field, expanding both its product portfolio and technological depth. The Loop-G7800 is based on the Company's years of accumulated and continuously innovative technology. At the same time, the Company has invested heavily in developing a source code management integrated automated testing platform to enhance quality management in every stage from R&D to production. In addition to serving as a backbone node, the Company also continue to develop a dozen types of interface cards that accommodate multiple rates of service. This enables support for a range of network interfaces from traditional lowspeed 64K circuits to next-generation critical mission backbone requirements of 100G packet transmission networks, all within a single system. Furthermore, configurations can be tailored according to customer applications.
With the Loop-G7800 integrating multiple key core advantages, customers will gain greater flexibility and foresight in network planning. Whether for phased implementation under budget-constrained projects or full-scale upgrades to next-generation transmission architectures, the G7800 series is fully equipped to support such needs. The product has already attracted significant attention from numerous partners, and its future growth potential is highly promising.
Except for the major backbone and access network product series used worldwide, Loop Telecom has explored Information Security System (ISS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), iNMS-Big Data Analysis/AI, automatic system diagnosis and repair, iNET-Circuit Creation/Auto-Diagnostic, corporate new
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era office network, corporate 5G private network, and other new technologies in recent years to expand into new markets of corporate and governmental information safety network overall solution development. In recent years, due to frequent information security events, the requirements for information security of corporations and the government have been increasing. Loop Telecom has obtained ISO27001 and IEC62443-4-1 information security certification and performed a firmware upgrade for different products catering to the MCC market to support FIPS 140-3. Meanwhile, the Company also plans to launch the Loop-ISS2150 mission-critical network firewall and LoopISS2110 government configuration baseline network setting management system to assist customers in establishing the optimized MCC information security protection environment.
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a. Access multiplexer series products
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Loop-AM3440 of the Company is widely adopted worldwide, including the power system, transportation, governmental and military communication network, and other markets in Taiwan. Its high reliability, stability, various access interfaces, and the application cards developed based on customers' application requirements allow Loop-AM3440 to continue to maintain the leading position in the access multiplexer market. Broadband packet backbone networks have become popular; however, the tradition TDM access service for end equipment is still generally being used. In response to market demands, the Company has utilized proprietary FPGA technology to design and develop the new generation control card, AM3440, along with an expansion backplane featuring Ethernet high-speed buses. This enables it to meet the end-to-end service communication requirements for various access services in TDM and packet hybrid networks. Due to differences in transmission characteristics between packet networks and the constant bit rate (CBR) performance of TDM networks, meeting stringent quality requirements such as low latency for critical mission services becomes even more challenging. The Company’s self-developed end-to-end packet loss protection algorithm has the capability to meet the latency requirements of end-to-end services in packet network environments, and has been tested and verified by major international companies. Furthermore, to address the cybersecurity requirements of critical mission networks, the Company in 2023 obtained validation for compliance with the United States Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-3 security standard for cryptographic modules. In 2024, the Company also developed MPLS-TP transmission capabilities on the AM3440 platform, enabling it to serve as an edge node for small-scale MPLS core networks. This provides customers with a flexible deployment solution that supports multi-service integration, lowlatency transmission, and highly stable operation under various conditions, ranging from 5U to 1U access network levels and space constraints.
b. Optical communication equipment
Due to the development of optoelectronic technologies, optoelectronic cables with high transmission bandwidth with an attenuation of less than 1dB each km may be produced in mass. Together with the development of high-order digital multiplex technologies and the development of highperformance "optoelectronic devices," high-speed, high-capacity optical communication systems with a transmission speed per second reaching 90million "bits," even 400 million "bits" per second have entered the stage of practical use. Light can also generate a series of patterns by flashing
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(i.e., on and off of the flashlight), which is called the "optical signal." Light possesses greater transmission information capacity than power; that is, light can surely generate shorter pulses and form patterns of high density and abundant information within the same period of time. Under such speed, "stacks" are formed by combining such graphic units to transmit multiple different information within one fiber. This is the reason why "optical fiber" is able to concurrently accommodate much information for transmission.
Advantages of optical fiber communication
A. Long-distance communication with a reduction in costs:
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If an optical fiber with a 1.3µm wavelength for transmission, there is a loss of approximately 0.4-0.5dB per km, an optical fiber with a 1.5µm wavelength has a low transmission loss of approximately 0.2-0.25dB per km.
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Compared to traditional copper cable transmission systems, the distance between repeaters for optical communication is lengthened to tens of kilometers, and optical communication can significantly reduce the number of repeaters, reducing the costs of communication systems.
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For example, the distance between Taipei and Keelung is slightly over 20 kilometers; if an optical fiber connection is adopted, the establishment of a large-scale machine room in Keelung is not required. The low transmission loss of optical fibers lengthens the transmission distance between repeaters and reduces the costs and complexity of systems; therefore, optical fibers are more suitable for long-term transmission.
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B. Optical fibers are delicate, light, and flexible and may be easily bounded; therefore, when optical fibers are bounded as optical cables for laying and installation, they save room for pipes. Optical fibers effectively improve the use rate of pipes, possess high economic efficiency for allocation rooms, and are suitable for aircraft, satellites, and vessels.
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C. Optical fibers possess enormous communication bandwidth reaching 1-2GHz or above. The bandwidth of general cable modems is approximately 330MHz-550MHz; in comparison, optical fibers possess ultra-high signal carrier capacity.
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D. Optical fiber materials are generally quartz glass, which has noncorrosive, fire-proof, and water-proof characteristics and long, useful life. In addition, optical fibers have favorable flexibility and adaptability to perfectly protect wrappers and tensile substances, allowing optical fiber transmission to save operating costs.
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E. They won't be affected by electromagnetic waves, applicable to fields that may be easily stroke by lightning or high power fields, significantly improving the fidelity for communication.
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F. With high confidentiality, signals will not radiate outside of optical fibers, which is suitable for military, bank connections, and computer networks.
Due to the abovementioned advantages of optical fiber systems, countries are optimistic about the prospects of optical fiber communication and have invested major capital and human resources in R&D. With the arrival of the information era, communication networks of high capacity, low loss, and favorable reliability are fundamental, and optical fiber communication systems are the best options. Therefore, it is estimated that
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the majority of the copper cable will be replaced with optical fibers in the near future.
The scope of the overall optical fiber communication industry is relatively extensive, from local end equipment, transmission equipment, parts and components in transmission equipment, and user network equipment have proprietary products of optical fiber communication. Even though there are many diverse products, categorization may be made based on products that can have commercial mass production at present; parts and components can be roughly divided into three categories: optical fibers and optical cables made with optical fibers, active optical elements, and passive optical elements.
Due to the numerous advantages of optical fiber systems, the Company has developed several optical fiber system products, such as the LoopO9500R PTN and Loop-O9400R PTN optical Transport Network (OTN) multiplexer equipment. These devices are widely used across global markets, including Taiwan's power systems, transportation, government, and military communication networks. Their high reliability, stability, diverse access interfaces, and customizable interface card designs have reinforced the Company’s leading position in the optical fiber transmission equipment market.
In addition to providing backbone network transmission capabilities, the Company’s optical fiber multiplexer equipment is designed to prevent single points of failure, making it a critical component for ensuring the stable operation of transmission networks. Only network equipment with high fault tolerance and effective downtime risk reduction can guarantee continuous and stable service, delivering a truly reliable network experience.
However, with the advancement of telecommunications technology and the smartification of infrastructure, modern communication protocols can no longer be efficiently transmitted over traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing)-based networks. As these legacy networks approach the end of their service life and the availability of spare components diminishes, the industry is actively transitioning to the development of next-generation optical fiber telecom transmission equipment.
The migration from TDM to MPLS-TP-based Packet Transport Network (PTN) has become an inevitable technological evolution. Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) integrates the advantages of packet switching with traditional transport network characteristics and is poised to become the mainstream technology for future carrier networks. Its operational layer is situated between Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI model, commonly referred to as “Layer 2.5,” and it supports labelswitched paths, multi-service transport, and various physical layer technologies.
MPLS-TP technology offers the following features:
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Incorporates transport-grade Operation, Administration & Maintenance (OAM ) mechanisms, which effectively detect, identify, and locate user-layer faults. It also enables rapid protection switching in the event of link or node failures, thereby reducing maintenance costs.
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Combines Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols through a universal packetswitched transport technology.
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Compatible with packet switching, TDM, and wavelength technologies,
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with a universal and distributed control plane architecture.
In summary, MPLS-TP is a core trend in the future development of network technologies. As such, the Company has developed the LoopO9500 PTN and Loop-O9400 PTN transmission multiplexer devices, which represent a new generation of high-capacity fiber optic transmission network equipment. These devices are capable of simultaneously supporting two transmission networks within a single chassis, such as: optical fibers synchronize the SDH/SONET transmission network and MPLS-TP packet switching transmission network to use as the applications of transmission backbone, and the equipment possesses add-drop,
multiplex and de-multiplex functions that can support low-speed audio/data, Teleprotection interface, and the exchange capacity and other interface signal compilation and multiplexing of the high-speed STM16/OC-48, STM-4/OC-12, STM-1/OC-3, DS3, E3, E1, T1, Ethernet, MPLS-TP PTN. It features 100G switching capacity and supports the aggregation of 10G and 1G Ethernet bandwidth interfaces for longdistance backbone transmission over optical cables. The transmission equipment system possesses protection systems and abilities, such as LSP 1+1/1:1 protection, provides the automated routing function and multiservice integration platform (PDH/SONET/SDH/PTN) to connect services of each point via the optical fiber interface, constituting the transmission repeater to complete, integrate, and accommodate various service interfaces, achieving data exchange requirements of different regions. The transmission equipment protocol and the protection system switching time is less than 50ms, which is fully in compliance with the structural specifications of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): and in compliance with the framework regulations set by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It is also in compliance with new generation synchronized transmission equipment technologies; the system provides complete applications for high-capacity optical fiber loop backbone networks and comprehensive solutions and is in line with the MCC market.
With the constant growth in the demand for high bandwidth and transfer capacity, equipment functions, and network management, the trend of optical fiber communication has been formed. Certainly, the Company will actively invest a great amount of R&D personnel to constantly develop new series products (i.e., G7800) and next gen 400G transfer capacity SDH to satisfy the enormous demand for communication equipment for the business opportunities in the market. The optical fiber communication industry is also expected to become a new star industry in Taiwan and the global MCC market.
c. IP transmission equipment series products
The Company has launched Loop-IP6704/AM3440-E/G7860A TDMoIP, which can transmit T1, E1, and Voice signals on IP networks and IP6510, which can transmit IP data and Voice signals on PDH networks. For LoopIP 6704/AM3440-E products, we have successfully developed the increase in multiple different interface channels and added TDMoIP function cards for Loop-AM 3440 and Loop-O 9500. IP6704/AM3440-E DACS products combined the FPGA design, special TDM over Ethernet, and TDM DACS, which increased the design difficulty; however, functional upgrades and customization uniqueness of the product are maintained to achieve the timeliness of time to market, possessing
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advantages. The Company has always been attaching its attention to the development of new products. For the TDM over Ethernet product and equipment market, it is confident that it can develop products that compete with large-scale international companies; by doing so, it hopes to bring up the trend for the R&D capacity of the communication system industry in Taiwan to make further breakthroughs, and to secures a seat as a top-tier large-scale international company. In addition, the design of LOOP G7860A is the first network equipment of the Company that combines SDH/SONET, PDH E1, TDMoIP, Gigabit, Ethernet, POE/POE+, T3, Stackable, and IEEE 1588 V2 functions. The development of G7860A not only satisfies the functional requirements of 2G/3G/4G/5G telecom. With our R&D experience accumulated over two decades and the market penetration capacity of marketing in markets of over 80 countries, we decided to introduce the FPGA design to improve the flexibility for customization and functional upgrades of products in the future, which is the segregation with the design of large-scale companies at present. Due to the introduction of the FPGA design, we possess mobility, timeliness, and uniqueness of customization for the R&D of new functions in the future to satisfy the requirements of customers in the market. The Company focused on the R&D of CO-end and CPE-end equipment. For the R&D segregation, apart from placing the standardized IC into the design, as the existing standards and protocols are not sufficient for the application of actual circuits and functions, peripheral circuit designs and the innovation of FPGA system functions are required to be introduced. The Company adopted the existing standards as the foundation and introduced the peripheral circuit design to create new functionality and innovation breakthroughs. In addition, 61850 switch products for power are equipped with HSR/PRP modules of high availability and are compliant with the majority of the stringent and redundant requirements to ensure no data packet is lost and guarantee that goose data packets will arrive at their destination.
With the rapid development of networks, various emerging services such as Triple Play, Carrier Ethernet (CE), and FTTx have raised higher requirements for traditional packet transport networks. These include aspects such as investment costs, operation and maintenance costs, QoS assurance, service access, network scalability, reliability, and manageability. Compared to traditional transport networks like SDH/SONET, which lack a control plane and cannot meet these new demands, the Company’s G7860A has been designed with MPLS-TP transport network capabilities and supports next-generation packet transport networks with packet service handling capabilities. The G7860A MPLS-TP packet transport network provides 80G switching capacity and supports 10G and 1G Ethernet bandwidth interfaces, enabling signal aggregation and multiplexing for long-distance transmission via optical cables as part of the backbone network architecture. This transmission equipment features multiple protection mechanisms, such as LSP 1+1 / 1:1 protection with automatic rerouting. It supports a multi-service integration platform that interconnects service locations via optical fiber interfaces, forms relay transmission paths, and integrates various service interfaces to meet data exchange needs across different regions. Its protocol and protection mechanism allow for switching times of less than 50ms, ensuring uninterrupted communication.
Since traditional transport networks have already established high
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standards in reliability and maintenance, MPLS-TP must be equipped with comprehensive OAM capabilities, which primarily include:
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Fault Management
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Performance Monitoring
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Protection Switching
MPLS-TP OAM can monitor the forwarding and connectivity status of network links in real time and provides a basis for evaluating network performance. When a link failure occurs, it assists operators in quickly switching to a backup path to maintain network stability and reliability. The currently planned high-density managed rack-mount L2/L3 61850 switch will provide the flexibility required for applications. Users can choose between different 4/8 port modules and easily customize the device.
This layer 2 or layer 3 switch is designed specifically for substations, supports IPv4 static routing, RIP v1/v2, and OSPFv2. It is based on hardware-based IEEE1588v2 (accredited with nanosecond precision), making it one of the most reliable GMC backups. In addition, SyncE (Synchronous Ethernet) is embedded, fully supporting the PTP Power Profile.
When configured with high availability HSR/PRP modules, it complies with the strictest redundancy requirements, ensuring no packet loss and guaranteeing GOOSE packets reach their respective destinations. Its high efficiency ensures no data packet loss and provides network redundancy self-recovery mechanisms under full load, allowing for the establishment of a reliable network through almost any redundant ring topology. This switch supports ITU-T G.8032 ERPS Ring, IEEE802.1D-2004 RSTP, STP, and MSTP, enabling network redundancy and providing intelligent features such as Quality of Service (QoS), IGMP, Port mirror, etc.
There are two types of power input models available for selection. One is for low DC voltage (redundant 24-120VDC input), and the other is for higher voltage applications commonly found in distribution networks (redundant 110-240VAC, 24-120VDC, or 120-380VDC input). The additional 4x10GE uplink SFP slots make it suitable as the backbone of substations.
d. Corporate grade network management and integration solution With the convergence of IT/OT networks and the rapid advancement of global digital transformation, today’s critical infrastructure networks place greater emphasis on network resilience and information security than ever before. In addition to successively adopting international standard certifications such as ISO 27001, IEC 62443-4-1, and FIPS 1403, the Company has also introduced solutions tailored for traditional OT network administrators. These include mechanisms to prevent single points of failure in DCN management channels, security gateway devices featuring SPI/IDS/IPS/DPI functions, and integrated network management solutions compliant with international cybersecurity regulations. Furthermore, the Company's third-generation network management system adheres to the logical layered network management architecture established by ITU-T, which integrates traditional TDM network management while actively incorporating a diverse range of MPLS-TP/IP next-generation network product equipment, such as G7800, G7820, G7860A, O9400R/PTN, O9500R/PTN, and AM3440/CCPB. From end-to-end service planning and automated circuit provisioning to advanced and rapid network diagnostics and micro-segmentation
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technology based on network security, the Company provides customers with simple and effective upgrade solutions. These offerings significantly reduce operational and capital expenditure costs associated with system replacement, while comprehensively enhancing the quality and efficiency of service execution. With the rapid rise of the AI industry chain, the Company has actively invested resources in R&D for developing the AI sector. Building upon the expert system established in the existing network management system, Loop is creating an AIOps intelligent operations platform that integrates technologies such as data mining, machine learning, and big data analytics. Through data science analysis tools, this platform tightly integrates increasingly complex operational tasks, providing enhanced visibility for network management, accelerating collaboration mechanisms on the network control plane, and enabling precise predictive analysis for proactive issue response. Based on the above implementations of cybersecurity solutions, integration of AI intelligent technologies, and comprehensive incorporation of MPLS products, the Company’s network management solutions have gained strong interest and trust from major clients and multiple projects. Looking ahead, the Company will continue to make significant strides in the network infrastructure of critical sectors such as transportation, aviation, energy, defense, public safety, and oil and gas.
5G base station transmission equipment
- e. Customers of the Company are mostly from developing countries (i.e., India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East); countries in such regions have an increasing demand for the communication equipment of the Company at present. Furthermore, the Company is actively developing smart network equipment management systems and IP transmission equipment to satisfy the requirements of the future market. Currently, the development of the MPLS-TP 10G carrier Ethernet equipment we invested in is completed, and we continue to explore relevant product lines. Additionally, our company is currently developing 5G CPE equipment, which will allow us to extend our long-standing technical expertise and experience in optical communication networks to 5G wireless transmission networks. This will enable customers to transition existing services to wireless transmission networks and provide new types of service content. The new generation of 5G CPE not only delivers highspeed Ethernet services but also supports customers' existing on-site operations, meeting enterprise users' ongoing demands for voice, dedicated lines, and industrial control services. This integration capability simplifies the equipment complexity within the layered architecture of private 5G networks, reduces operational costs, and enhances deployment efficiency and timelines. For enterprises and operators in a critical phase of digital transformation, it serves as a vital bridge between existing infrastructure and future all-IP architectures.
C. Estimated completion progress of the unfinished R&D plan
| Project | Estimated completion time |
| G7800_GFEO_phase 1 | Estimated to complete the development in March 2025 |
| G7800B-CC2-FL | Estimated to complete the development in March 2025 |
| G7800_32TE1_Phase2-c | Estimated to complete the development in March 2025 |
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| Project | Estimated completion time |
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| G7800_32TE1_FR | Estimated to complete the development in March 2025 |
| G7800_XCU | Estimated to complete the development in April 2025 |
| G7800-B_JEVO Phase 1-3 | Estimated to complete the development in May2025 |
| G7800_CC4M_HW | Estimated to complete the development in August 2025 |
Other major factors that affect the success of the R&D regarding the R&D plans in the above table are as follows:
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a. Adopt accurate market strategies and accuracy evaluation to align with the requirements of major customers.
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b. Provide customization functions in accordance with the demand in the market to satisfy the requirements of major customers.
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c. Increase R&D human resources and improve the excellent R&D technologies of the Company to build a stable and healthy R&D team.
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d. Duly introduce the IBM system to effectively control the development progress of products so as to complete the development based on the existing budgets and the target timeline required by customers, ensuring the time to market of our R&D achievements.
D. R&D expenses expected to be invested in the following three years
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Item/year | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Net revenue (the Company did not disclose its financial forecast) |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| Research and development expenses | 171,015 | 179,566 | 188,544 |
| Ratio of R&D expenses to net operatingincome |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
E. Current progress of uncompleted R&D plans and R&D expenses required to be invested:
| required to be invested: | ||||
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| Project | Commencement date of plan |
Initial completion date |
Estimated completion date |
Current completion progress |
| G7800_GFEO_phase 1 | 2024/4/15 | 2025/3/3 | 2025/3/3 | 75.30% |
| G7800B-CC2-FL | 2024/9/18 | 2025/3/5 | 2025/3/5 | 55.20% |
| G7800_32TE1_Phase2-c | 2024/6/24 |
2025/3/17 | 2025/3/17 | 92.40% |
| G7800_32TE1_FR | 2024/9/9 | 2025/3/25 | 2025/3/25 | 55.70% |
| G7800_XCU | 2024/6/3 | 2025/4/30 | 2025/4/30 | 62.50% |
| G7800-B_JEVO Phase 1-3 |
2024/7/1 | 2025/6/5 | 2025/6/5 | 94.70% |
| G7800_CC4M_HW | 2024/7/1 | 2025/8/22 | 2025/8/22 | 31.30% |
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F. Major factors and risks affecting the success of R&D in the future
| Item | R&D plans in the most recentyear |
Major factors affecting the success of R&D |
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| 1 | G7800_GFEO_phase 1 | a. New Software and Architecture design b. New Mechanism/Platform c. Man power management |
| 2 | G7800B-CC2-FL | a. New CPU/FPGA ((Automotive grade) new Architecture b. Man power management c. Highly experienced and technically proficient engineer with deep domain knowledge |
| 3 | G7800_32TE1_Phase2-c | a. New Software and Architecture design b. Man power management |
| 4 | G7800_32TE1_FR | a. New Architecture b. Man power management c. Highly experienced and technically proficient engineer with deep domain knowledgeNew Software and Architecture design |
| 5 | G7800_XCU | a. Man power resource b. New software architectureNew Software and Architecture design |
| 6 | G7800-B_JEVO Phase 1-3 | a. Mutual adjustments with GE causing development delays b. Hardware compatibility |
| 7 | G7800_CC4M_HW | a. New Architecture design b. Man power management |
(4) Long-term and short-term business development plans:
A. Development of long-term and short-term business a.
a. Development of short-term business
a-1 Products and services:
The short-term development is primarily order production. The Company continues to make improvements and adopts customers' requirements as the core to developing new products with high added value. In terms of technologies, we will establish technological capacity for our self-owned brands, reinforce the R&D of products and software with high gross profits, and expand regional and other industrial development to effectively grasp business opportunities.
a-2 Finance:
The consolidated revenue of the Company throughout the year was NT$649,951 thousand, with a net income of NT$209,057 thousand and earnings per share were NT$3.68. The benefits of focusing on the Taiwanese market have been recorded, together with the constant reinforcement of internal management and optimization and reformation of the organization of the Company; the Company will improve its efficiency and continue to explore new customers, new products, and the SI market, to allow its overall profit margin to achieve 60% or above. We maintained favorable performance in
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terms of financial structure, solvency, accounts receivable turnover, and other financial indicators.
a-3 Investment:
In 2013, Loop Telecom commenced its strategic transformation, strongly promoted mission-critical solutions, and successfully entered multiple domestic and foreign markets in recent years. As the bandwidth hungry applications in the mission-critical communication (MCC) network continued to increase TDM-based network backbone is gradually replaced by Packet-based one. Facing the transition period from existing technologies to new technologies, the provision of the new generation packet transport network technologies and concurrently accessing the existing legacy services have become the solutions most required by MCC users. Loop Telecom offers a product line that includes over 60 products. In response to the aforementioned demands, the Company has in recent years focused on developing new products such as the flagship Loop-G7800, a next-generation PTN high-bandwidth multi-functional transmission access device. Additionally, it has launched hybrid service multiplexer equipment including the G7860A, WDM1800, O9400-PTN10G, and O9500-PTN10G. Meanwhile, it also upgraded the access service product line (AM3440-CCPB, IP6704A, and G7820) and developed Loop proprietary ultra-low latency and zero-packet-loss protection switching technologies to solve two major hindrances faced by MCC users in terms of the packet transport network. Combining the network management system with point-to-point circuit management capability, creating more than a dozen overall solutions from MCC backbone networks to access terminals for customers.
b. Long-term business plan
In the future, we will reinforce the development capacity for new products, improve product R&D efficiency, and shorten the development time of products. Also, we will promote the logo of Loop's self-own brands. Apart from satisfying the functional requirements of customers for products, we may continue to maintain the high added value of product customization, avoiding price competition within the industry. America, the EU, and the Taiwan markets all performed well, while Southeast Asia experienced a slight decline. Meanwhile, we will enhance our ODM and OEM operations by focusing on major customers, and we intend to actively secure cooperating opportunities with major customers in the future. In terms of industry, electricity and governmental agencies accounted for 80% of our total revenue, and communication and transportation markets accounted for approximately 15%. To expand our operations, we have also entered the oil industry, power industry, public utilities, and private enterprises. For example, Taiwan Railway, HK MRT, India railway, India power, European power, oil and natural gas, Shell Oil Company, Basin power, Internexa, and other relevant industries. The Company will continue to expand its overall marketing channels and improve its production and marketing integration capacity and put new products into mass production to continue to contribute to the future profits of the Company.
Moreover, based on the tender cooperating model, the Company continues
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to cooperate with large-scale international companies and SI companies of different marketing countries and provide customized designs as advantages to secure new tenders. Implement the R&D model of Time to Market and enhance the application systems to provide integrated services to customers, which not only provides single products to customers but also provides integrated application service consultation, improving the cooperating relationships with customers and the development of new ODM customers.
It is estimated that the global macroeconomic environment will improve successively. With our existing basis, the Company will strive to improve its marketing, R&D management, production management, and competitive strength in other aspects. At present, the Company has 34 product lines and has business dealings with 45 countries; our operations are market demand-oriented. Apart from the communication industry, the Company will continue to actively explore power, transportation, oil, natural gas, banks, governmental agencies, and other relevant communication markets, grasp business opportunities, and create a favorable performance.
2. Overview of market and production and marketing
(1) Market analysis:
A. Sales regions of main products of the Company
80% of our revenue was from 9% of countries having dealings with us. Exports accounted for about 75% of the annual revenue. America, the EU, and the Taiwan markets all performed well, while Southeast Asia experienced a slight decline.
| Unit: (In Thousands ofNewTaiwan Dollars) | Unit: (In Thousands ofNewTaiwan Dollars) | Unit: (In Thousands ofNewTaiwan Dollars) | Unit: (In Thousands ofNewTaiwan Dollars) | Unit: (In Thousands ofNewTaiwan Dollars) | Unit: (In Thousands ofNewTaiwan Dollars) | ||
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| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
| Sales region | Sales amount | % | Sales amount | % | Sales amount | % | |
| Domestic | 107,240 | 24 |
204,480 |
32 |
161,237 |
25 |
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| Overseas | America | 101,558 | 23 |
118,741 |
18 |
234,419 |
36 |
| Europe | 85,562 | 20 |
209,894 |
32 |
177,650 |
27 |
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Asia |
102,028 | 23 |
87,222 |
14 |
61,516 |
10 |
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| Others | 41,854 | 10 |
28,760 |
4 |
15,129 |
2 |
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| Subtotal | 331,002 | 76 |
444,617 |
68 |
488,714 |
75 |
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| Total | 438,242 | 100 |
649,097 |
100 |
649,951 |
100 |
B. Market share and the supply/demand in the market and the potential of
growth in the future
The product sales in the main market of the Company in 2023 and 2024 and the future insight into the market sales are as follows.
a. Sales (provision) region of major products (services):
| Region/year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Domestic | 32% | 25% |
| Asia | 14% | 10% |
| Africa | 1% | 0% |
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| Region/year | 2023 | 2024 |
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| America | 18% | 36% |
| Europe | 32% | 27% |
| Others | 3% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
b. Market share:
The Company is a dedicated communication network equipment manufacturer, and the overall products account for approximately 0.05% of the market share of the overall production value of the communication industry in Taiwan. The sales ratio of main products throughout the year and the domestic market share of communication equipment are as follows: PDH series 26%/0.013%, SDH series 15%/0.008%, iNMS 4%/0.002%, MPT series 39%/0.02%, and others 16%/0.008%.
c. Insight into the demand/supply and growth potential of the market in the future
Since 2021, the output value of Taiwan's telecommunications industry has shown steady growth, with expectations for further improvement in 2025. Despite global challenges such as geopolitical conflicts, inflationary pressures, and high interest rates, the global telecommunications market is still projected to develop positively. Companies are shifting their focus from coverage expansion to increasing capacity, reducing latency, and enhancing user experience, thereby driving demand for network infrastructure upgrades. Foundational equipment such as macro cells, small cells, switches, and routers, along with key technologies like carrier aggregation (CA), Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, and advanced small cell technologies (e.g., LWA), will continue to evolve toward higher speeds, multi-band support, and lower power consumption. Next-generation mobile communication applications will center on high-speed broadband, widearea connectivity, ultra-low latency, and massive IoT. Leading international players are actively investing in high-frequency access technologies, network virtualization, open-source software architectures, application-specific customization, edge computing, and IoT integration. These efforts are propelling the industry toward greater intelligence, modularity, and platformization.
Apart from deepening our existing product lines (i.e., SDH, PDH multiplexer, and the entire series of iNET/iNMS), the Company will invest a greater portion of its R&D capacity in the future trending technologies and the expansion of the bandwidth of products. The bandwidth has been upgraded from 2.5G to 10G, and the Company is aiming at 100G, allowing the Company to have mature and comprehensive technologies for PTN, MPLS, carrier Ethernet, DWDM, and other products and comply with the requirements of IoT in the future.
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C. Competition advantages, favorable and unfavorable factors in the long term, and countermeasures
a. Competition advantages
The Company focuses on the development of communication and telecommunication systems. With over three decades of R&D experience, the Company is one of a few companies with vertical R&D capacity from downstream to upstream and is the only local provider of overall solutions for the backbone networks of telecommunication transmission in Taiwan. Products developed by Loop Telecom include communication transmission technologies of 64Kbps in the early stage to PDH, SDH, and to the latest PTN technologies. It has accumulated over 100 types of communication interface cards and over 50 kinds of products of different categories. By adopting the integrated network management system in traditional Chinese that we developed, we integrated hardware, software, equipment, and network management and became a reliable provider of integrated solutions for communication and information systems.
Our communication system integration solutions have spread across Asia, Europe, America, Australia, the Middle East, and other countries, proving that our reliability, stability, and durability are recognized and supported worldwide.
The international competition will only become more intense and fast. Facing the challenges in the competitive environment, the Company will strive toward reducing production costs, leveraging on the advantages it possesses in terms of technologies to expand its sales rate and market share of its products so as to improve its profits in due course. Looking ahead, the Company will continue to focus on launching the following products and services: (1) Optical communication equipment: Integrate PTN and SDH/SONET platforms to provide total solutions. (2) IP transmission equipment: Combine the L2/L3 Ethernet access transmission and carrier Ethernet (including CE and MPLS-TP) technologies to develop the next-generation G7860A and G7820 transmission network equipment. (3) IP/TDM Hybrid equipment: Combine abundant existing terminal equipment interfaces and applications, the Company will continue to improve the emulating bridging and virtual network equipment of IP67xx series and TDM over Ethernet and widely apply relevant technologies on the hybrid card equipment of the Company. (4) 5G communication transmission equipment: Based on technologies and experience accumulated for 3G/3.5/4G base station, the Company has completed WDM1800 and MPLS-TP 10G carrier Ethernet equipment and has been actively making arrangements for 5G communication technologies. (5) Comprehensive network management system: In response to the newly launched MPLS/CE PTN and innovative products based on PWE3 technologies to provide point-to-point business planning, circuit building, business diagnosis, flow engineering, QoS, and other advanced network management functions. (6) Next-generation corporate office LAN: Integrate self-owned products of the Company, relevant information safety software/hardware equipment, IIoT solutions, and A.I. to assist customers in building office network system structures that satisfy information safety, the physical safety of assets, and office environment safety.
For strategies in the future market, the MCC market is enormous and
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requires customized overall solutions. To seize highly competitive orders and contracts, the development of the new G7800 product is being accelerated, along with strengthened R&D management. In the MCC switch market, the Company is committed to launching solutions that meet market demands and stand up to rigorous validation. Currently, several major international companies have expressed interest in initiating ODM cooperation with the Company, and development of the nextgeneration switch solution has already commenced. At the same time, the commercialization of cybersecurity solutions is being expedited to enter the market and generate revenue as soon as possible, with a strong emphasis on promotion and effective management. Loop Telecom will expand its market presence by actively participating in major communication exhibitions held worldwide and organizing product seminars. Through showcasing the performance and features of new Loop products, the Company aims to increase exposure and enhance brand visibility.
b. Favorable factors:
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b-1 Finance: The financial structure, solvency, operating ability, profitability, cash flow, and other financial ratios are above the general level within the industry.
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b-2 Market: There are 45 countries having business dealings with the Company worldwide last year. Exports accounted for about 75% of the annual revenue. America, the EU, and the Taiwan markets all performed well, while Southeast Asia experienced a slight decline. In terms of industry, electricity and governmental agencies accounted for 80% of our total revenue, and communication and transportation markets accounted for approximately 15%. In 2024, 80% of the revenue came from 9% of the countries we engaged with. Among all 34 product lines, 80% of the revenue was from 12% of the sales products. With the good prospects of the communication market, Loop Telecom has long cooperated with international SI factory. Europe and the United States are expected to continue to grow and the domestic market has entered the next stage of development. The Southeast Asian market has been on recovery one by one and we have continue to develop emerging markets. Our active developments of next generation communication technology to flexibly meet customer demand will be regarded as the growth momentum under the new trend.
c.
Technology:
With over three decades of R&D experience accumulated, the Company integrated multiple service interfaces of PDH, SDH fiber technologies, Ethernet router technologies, and MPLS technologies as a comprehensive network solution. It included the cross-field and cross-company product integration into the Company's network system to directly face end users (i.e., electric power communication and military network of the government), directly cooperate with large-scale international SI companies (i.e., NEC), and directly cooperate with IoT customers (i.e., power plants, public transport, and governmental agencies) to develop new products in the hope of providing popular products and comprehensive solutions under the trends of the IoT industry.
Facing the intense situation of the trade war between the U.S. and China
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and uncertainties derived from the war and geopolitics, the economic environment became challenging. 5G brought about the digital transition of all industries, giving rise to a new wave of evolution within the network industry and to business opportunities of new technologies and new applications. Based on the existing foundation, the Company continues to reinforce its management and makes constant efforts by adhering to the philosophy of continuing to develop new products and explore new markets.
With the successful R&D experience of 3G/4G and in response to the requirements of 5G communication in the future, the Company has also been actively developing optical fronthaul series products (i.e., OBSAI, CPRI, and other DWDM series products). They were launched for sale in 2020.
Facing the transition period from existing technologies to new technologies, the provision of the new generation packet transport network technologies and concurrently accessing the existing legacy services have become the solutions most required by MCC users. Loop Telecom offers a product line that includes over 60 products. In response to the aforementioned demands, the Company has in recent years focused on developing new products such as the flagship Loop-G7800, a nextgeneration PTN high-bandwidth multi-functional transmission access device. Additionally, it has launched hybrid service multiplexer equipment including the G7860A, WDM1800, O9400-PTN10G, and O9500-PTN10G. Meanwhile, it also upgraded the access service product line (AM3440-CCPB, IP6704A, and G7820) and developed Loop proprietary ultra-low latency and zero-packet-loss protection switching technologies to solve two major hindrances faced by MCC users in terms of the packet transport network. Combining the network management system with point-to-point circuit management capability, creating more than a dozen overall solutions from MCC backbone networks to access terminals for customers. Such solutions may be used in domestic and foreign power company, transportation, airport, and military markets. They will have material contributions to our revenue in the following years.
From R&D to production, and to market branding, the Company has transformed from a pure product supplier to a contractor of solutions and stands out as a professional manufacturer in Taiwan. The Company has gained recognition of extensive users and ODM orders with large-scale international companies in the intensive global competition, and its strong software/hardware capacity is unlikely to be plagiarized or duplicated.
d. Management:
The Company has an outstanding R&D leader and R&D management team and has introduced internationalized CQ, RPM, CAR, and CCT systems of IBM for the progress follow-up of projects and human resource and working hour management of the R&D Department so as to effectively grasp the procedures and resource allocation of different projects on a timely basis.
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D. Unfavorable factors:
a. Finance:
The export sales market accounts for over 70% of the Company's revenue. Any intense fluctuation of the exchange rate of NTD will cause considerable exchange effects.
b. Market:
Due to the trade war between the U.S. and China and changes in international situations, the growth in the emerging market recorded was less favorable than expected.
Furthermore, the transition of communication technologies and the conservative market affected the Company's operating performance. Facing the changes in the market,
the Company has transformed from a pure product supplier to a contractor of solutions, which will have material effects on the contributions to its revenue in the future.
c. Countermeasures:
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c-1 When providing quotes to export sales, the Company also considers the development of exchange rates to minimize the level of impacts of the fluctuation of exchange rates on the profits of orders accepted, engages in quotations of multiple currencies based on the circumstances, and uses strong currencies for trading to avoid possible risks.
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c-2 Facing the competition between enterprises and within the environment, the Company continues to observe market requirements and develop functional and differentiated products. To maintain the competitiveness of its new products and break through the resource restrictions of new product development, the Company will call for more outstanding talents in the future to carry out R&D and innovation and reduce operating costs.
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c-3 In light of the global economic development, the Company continues to develop new markets and combinations of different industrial patterns and new products. In the future, the Company will fully invest in performing the market pattern of "solution provider," focus on the requirements of major customers and the application requirements in the future market, and provide comprehensive and integrated transmission systems for customers' use. Furthermore, the Company strives for ODM opportunities with large-scale international companies and seeks concepts and targets for the development of new products. It will closely combine the strategies of new products under development and the practices of product development management procedures and adopt product specifications and expected benefit audits that are in line with the market requirements as the foundation to improve the success rate of product development and profitability.
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(2) Main use of major products and their manufacturing procedures:
A. Main use of major products
AM3440 may be used in telecommunication, railway communication, electric power communication, hydraulic communication, traffic communication control, security systems, and automated control communication; the main use is as follows: a.
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a. E1 multiplexers are used for TDM E1/T1 network transmission.
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b. Point-to-point video conference (V.35 or Ethernet interface).
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c. Environment monitoring (dry contact or Ethernet interface) i.e., door alarm and video surveillance.
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d. Auto-control (RS232 interface), such as: SCADA system, automation control, and traffic light control.
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e. Audio, data, and Ethernet transmission.
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f. Teleprotection/SCADA applications.
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g. Teletra wireless transmission applications.
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h. E1 DS0 SNCP is used in police/fire control/emergency relief systems.
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i. RS232 radar clock transparent transmission is used in airborne radar.
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j. ECA is used in echo cancelation for transformation from 2-line to 4-line transmission of audio circuits.
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k. ABRA is used in the point-to-point transmission of analog audio modems of the power category.
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l. 6UDEA/8UDTEA is used in banking and SCADA.
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B. According to the operating specifications of ISO9001, the production procedures of the Company are as follows:
Development procedures for new products:
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Small-amount production:
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(3) Supply of main raw materials
Products produced by the Company are composed of many parts and components that we purchased from extensive counterparties; therefore, the Company only enters into long-term supply orders for crucial parts and components. Raw material procurement of the Company is relatively dispersed, and there is no risk of overly concentrated sources. The Company has always maintained favorable cooperating relationships with suppliers, and the level of cooperation of suppliers is high; therefore, the supply status in the most recent three years remained healthy, and there was no supply shortage or interruption in the past three years. The supplying status of major raw materials of the Company at present is set out in the following table:
| Main raw materials | Main supplier | Supplyingstatus |
|---|---|---|
| PCB | Kintech and Circuitech | Favorable |
| IC | Avnet and WT Microelectronics | Normal |
| Power supplier | Universal Microelectronics,MEAN WELL | Normal |
| LCD | SDEC Technologyand Winstar Display | Favorable |
| Cable | Yuh Chieh and Goal Ray | Favorable |
| Connector | OUPIIN Enterprise and Chief Land | Favorable |
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- (4) List of customers accounting for 10% or above of the Company's total purchases (sales) in any of the most recent two years and purchases (sales) amount and ratio, and the descriptions of the reasons for the changes:
A. Information on the major supplier for the most recent two years
Unit: (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio to net |
Ratio to net |
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| Item | Name | Amount | purchase throughout the year[%] |
Relationship with the issuer |
Name | Amount | purchase throughout the year[%] |
Relationship with the issuer |
| 1 | WT Microelectronics |
67,300 | 29.23 |
None |
Avnet | 19,460 | 18.40 |
None |
| 2 | Avnet | 34,510 | 15.00 |
None |
WT Microelectronics |
17,834 | 16.87 |
None |
| Others | 128,411 | 55.77 |
Others | 68,437 | 64.73 |
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| Total netpurchase | 230,221 | 100.00 |
Total netpurchase | 105,731 | 100.00 |
Description: There has been no material change in suppliers, with a total purchase reaching 10% or above in the most recent two years; therefore, the Company has no intention to analyze.
B. Data on major customers of sales for the most recent two years:
Unit: (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Unit:(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | Unit:(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | Unit:(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | |||||||
| Item | Name | Amount | Ratio to annual | Relationship | Name | Amount | Ratio to annual | Relationship |
| net sales (%) | with the issuer | net sales (%) | with the issuer | |||||
| 1 | E | 107,296 | 16.53 |
None |
E | 208,763 | 32.12 |
None |
| 2 | F | 104,464 | 16.09 |
None |
F | 90,884 | 13.98 |
None |
| 3 | A | 101,173 | 15.59 |
None |
A | 79,150 | 12.18 |
None |
| Others | 336,164 | 51.79 |
Others | 271,154 | 41.72 |
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| Total net sales | 649,097 | 100.00 |
Total net sales | 649,951 | 100.00 |
Note: Specify the name of customers who contribute to 10% of total sales or above in the most recent two years and their sales amount and ratio; however, code names may be used instead if the name of customers may not be disclosed due to agreements in the contract or if the counterparties are individual and not related parties.
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3. The number of employees for the most recent two years and up to the date of publication of the annual report, their average years of service, average age, and education distribution ratio:
| March 31,2025 | March 31,2025 | March 31,2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2023 | 2024 | Current year as of March 31,2025 |
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| Number of employees |
Indirect staff |
140persons | 142persons |
144persons |
Direct staff |
17persons | 17persons |
15persons |
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| Total | 157persons | 159persons |
159persons |
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| Average age | 43.73years old | 43.40years old |
43.71years old |
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| Average service seniority | 12.08years | 12.05years |
12.24years |
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| Education background distribution ratio |
PhD | 0.64% | 1.26% |
1.26% |
| Master degree | 26.11% | 27.67% |
27.67% |
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| College diploma | 59.24% | 57.87% |
57.87% |
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| Senior high school | 10.19% | 9.44% |
9.44% |
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| Below senior high school | 3.82% | 3.76% |
3.76% |
4. Information on environmental expenditure
Any losses suffered by the Company in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report due to labor disputes (for any compensation and violation of environmental protection regulations found in the environmental protection audits, specify the disposition dates, disposition reference numbers, the articles of law violated, the substance of the legal violations and the content of the dispositions), and disclose an estimate of possible expenses that could incur currently and in the future and countermeasures; if it is not able to be reasonably estimated, the fact that it cannot be reasonably estimated shall be specified:
The Company focuses on the conservation of environments and received the excellent environmental cleanliness and recycling inspection award of the Park in October 1999. It formally announced its environmental policies in 2004 in the hope of improving the environmental protection awareness of employees, suppliers, and channel providers and reducing the impacts of operations on environments through internal and external education and promotion. Over the years, Loop Telecom has been adhering to the operating philosophy of sustainable corporate development and has deeply recognized the importance of environmental protection; therefore, the Company adopts pollution prevention and continual improvements as its basic structure for development.
Commitments of Loop Telecom: The Company will: ◆ make the best use of resources on earth; ◆ develop products of green concepts; ◆ improve procedure technologies and minimize impacts on the environment; ◆ comply with the requirements of environmental regulations; ◆ commit to pollution control and continue to improve the current status of environments; ◆ implement environmental protection education; ◆ appropriately carry out environmental communication to
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create an enterprise of sustainable development. For the processing of waste, the Company has its SOP in place; there was no environmental pollution event; therefore, there was no loss, and there was no pollution to the environment.
5. Labor-capital relations
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(1) Welfare measures, continuing education, training, and retirement systems of employees and their implementation, and the labor-capital agreements and measures for protecting employees' interests:
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A. Employee benefit measures
The Company has comprehensive and favorable benefit measures; major items include:
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a. Insurance:
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a-1 Labor insurance and National Health Insurance:
- Employees of the Company participate in labor insurance and National Health Insurance according to the law.
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a-2 Group insurance:
- Formal employees of the Company are entitled to the group insurance purchased by the Company on behalf of employees after three months from the day reporting to work, and the premium is borne by the Company. Employees are entitled to different coverage based on the range of salaries.
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b. Educational training program:
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Based on the training demand of employees, the Company organizes new employee training, professional technology training, management talent training, self-development training, quality management training, safety and health, and other training programs and provides comprehensive professional skills cultivation and self-growth and development for employees.
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c. Profit-sharing and share ownership method:
The Company shares a fixed ratio of its earning after the final account of the year, with relevant taxes, reserves, and dividends deducted, with all employees.
- d. Bonus system:
The bonus system of the Company has performance bonuses and evaluation bonuses, and the distribution basis of bonuses is the performance of employees within a certain period.
- e. Domestic/foreign company trip:
A domestic or foreign company trip for employees is organized once a year.
- f. Employee dormitory:
The Company has an employee dormitory allocated by the Park Bureau for new employees and general employees as the residence so as to fully care for employees.
- g. Leisure equipment:
The Company has a table tennis room, gym, yoga classroom, library, reading area, and other facilities to provide the best activity
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venues for employees to dine and chill.
- h. Employee Benefits Committee:
The Company has established its Employee Benefits Committee according to the law and appropriated benefit funds as scheduled according to the requirements. Members of the committee are publicly elected by employees, and the committee organizes various benefit activities.
B. Employee training, continuing education system, and its implementation:
Employee educational training expenses:
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a. Onboarding training for new employees: Include the introduction to the Company's system, corporate culture, organization, and operating system, an introduction to system operation, a description of job scope, new product development procedures, and professional knowledge training and succession.
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b. In response to the development of the business and management system, the Company enhanced its talent cultivation and improved human resources structure and the quality of human resources; therefore, it established the "Procedures for Educational Training" observation by employees. The Company provides subsidies and funding for educational training each year for employees to choose internal training or external training related to their own work. Employees may combine the development of their abilities with hobbies to maximize the learning effects; the content is summarized as follows:
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b-1 Internal training: For new R&D personnel, the Company arranges senior R&D personnel to provide guidance to pass down the R&D experience and fully invest in product and technology R&D and allows them to learn the latest communication technologies through technical exchanges with the industry sector. For administration-related personnel, their knowledge, abilities, and aspiration are improved based on their working field, and professional lecturers are also invited to visit the Company for training from time to time.
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b-2 External training: The Company encourages employees to participate in professional seminars and appoints them to receive training from domestic and foreign professional training institutions.
Relevant educational training performance in 2024 is set out in the following table:
| Item | Number of classes |
Total number ofpersons |
Total number of hours |
Total expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. New employee training | 19 | 100 |
98 |
0 |
| 2. Professional function training |
59 | 155 |
474 |
102,700 |
| 3. Management talent training |
18 | 18 |
116 |
74,400 |
| 4. General knowledge training |
13 | 55 |
235 |
25,200 |
| Total | 109 |
328 |
923 |
202,300 |
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C. Employee retirement system and its implementation:
Employee retirement system: The retirement system of the Company is subject to the Labor Standards Act and Labor Pension Act.
D. Labor-capital agreements and measures for protecting employees' interest:
Labor-capital agreements: Employees of the Company have premium quality, and our business philosophies and management policies are duly implemented. In addition, there is employee communication/activity time and the "Employee Benefits Committee" in place. The internal communication channels are smooth, and the labor-capital relations over the years have been healthy; there has been no labor-capital dispute.
E. Code of Conducts or Ethics of Employees: Please refer to Attachment 2 of the handbook.
F. Working environment and employees' personal safety protection
measures
| measures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Objective/target | Plan | Description of current status | Implementation Status |
| 1 | Fully transformed to lead- free products |
Transformed to lead-free procedures in 2009 |
Lead-free operating procedures were fully introduced for the products of the Company |
Continued to execute the 100% lead-free product procedures |
| 2 | Recycled and reused the packaging cartons of products |
Recycled and reused the cartons of finished goods |
Required suppliers to always recycle packaging cartons to minimize the environmental load and comply with the objective of energy-saving and carbon dioxide reduction |
Required suppliers to always recycle |
| 3 | Implemented garbage classification and recycling in our plant |
Garbage classification |
Classification, declaration, and clearing of garbage are completed according to the requirements of the Environmental Protection Administration to align with the policy of energy-saving and carbon dioxide reduction |
Continued implementing |
| 4 | Checked whether the power circuits were overloaded, added protective tubes for wires, and installed electricityleakage breakers |
Improved power use safety and personal safety |
Added EMT tubes for power cables to avoid sparks that may result from mouse biting or aging and installed electricity leakage breakers for shower andpantry |
Installed electricity leakage breakers and metal EMT tubes to protect power cables |
| 5 | Reduced the use of wood pallets |
Reduced the quantity of wood pallets |
Wood pallets may be easily damaged, and the use of wood pallets for in- house product transport is not environmental-friendly |
Purchased static plastic pallets to increase the number of repeated use |
| 6 | Isolated environmental noises |
Reduced noises that discomfort human bodies |
The noise pollution of the AC unit exceeded 80dB |
Isolated the AC machine room and added soundproof doors and soundproof rock wools |
| 7 | Labeled power-use safety areas |
Labeled power area warnings |
Added warnings for the power use areas to remind persons that entered shall be aware of the power use safety and noiseprevention |
Added label warning and relevant preventive equipment |
G. Subsequent environmental and labor safety and health
management
- a. Restriction on hazardous substance (ROHS)
ROHS became formally effective on July 1, 2006; products sold to the EU shall not contain six hazardous substances, including lead,
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cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, and PBDE. The Company made active promotion and cooperation and formally commenced its lead-free operations in 2009, and required relevant suppliers to propose products free of hazardous substances that are in compliance with the EU requirements.
- b. Promote the recycling and reuse of product cartons
The Company promotes recycling and reuse to reduce the generation of waste and reduce production costs. Apart from garbage classification, the Company also require suppliers to remove product cartons upon intake and bring them back, and use the used cartons for the next intake to achieve the energy-saving, carbon dioxide reduction, and environmental protection promoted by the government.
- c. Implement automatic check and inspection before starting the operations
When working in different operating environments, employees may have physical injuries due to unsafe environments, equipment, management, and other factors. Therefore, the Company promotes automatic inspection before starting the operations in the hope of discovering potential hazardous factors and controlling and improving hazardous factors.
- d. On-site operating environment inspection
To ensure the operating environments of the Company comply with labor safety operating specifications, the Company performed regular tests for CO2, noise, and lighting of operating environments to ensure the operating environments of employees are comfortable and safe; for noise pollution source areas due to the AC unit, it adopted soundproof materials for noise isolation to eliminate noise pollution.
- (2) Any losses suffered by the Company in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report due to labor disputes (including any violations of the Labor Standards Act found in labor inspection, specifying the disposition dates, disposition reference numbers, the articles of law violated, the substance of the legal violations and the content of the dispositions), and disclose an estimate of possible expenses that could incur currently and in the future and countermeasures: None.
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(3) Continuing education and training related to corporate governance of managers of the Company:
Continuing education of managers in 2024
| Title | Name | Date | Organizer | Course name | Number of hours of continuing education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Finance and Accounting Department |
Chang Xiao-Ling |
2025/01/13~ 2025/01/14 |
Accounting Research and Development Foundation |
TWSE chief accountant continuing education course |
12 |
| Chief of corporate governance |
Tsaih Hsing- Chuan |
2024/04/18 | The Allied Association for Science Park Industries |
Legal Risks and Responses of Directors and Supervisors from Major Fraud Cases |
3 |
| Tsaih Hsing- Chuan |
2024/04/18 | The Allied Association for Science Park Industries |
Preventing Insider Trading Awareness Seminar |
3 | |
| Tsaih Hsing- Chuan |
2024/04/18 | The Allied Association for Science Park Industries |
How Do the Directors Supervise the Establishment and Promotion of a Sound Risk Management System? |
3 | |
| Tsaih Hsing- Chuan |
2024/9/23 | Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance |
Corporate Governance Conference |
3 | |
| Chief auditor | Hsiao Chen-Ho | 2024/08/28~ 2024/08/30 |
The Institute of Internal Auditors |
Initial Training Courses for Newly Appointed Internal Auditors |
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(4) Acquisition of relevant certificates designated by the competent authority by personnel of the Company related to financial information transparency:
Proficiency Test for Enterprise Internal Control Basic Ability organized by the SFC and Accounting Research and Development Foundation: Two persons.
6. Cybersecurity management
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(I) Describe the cybersecurity risk management structure, the cybersecurity policy, the specific management plan, and the resources invested in cybersecurity management:
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Cybersecurity risk management structure: The Company established a dedicated department for information safety in 2022 to be responsible for the formulation of cybersecurity policies, the promotion of cybersecurity measures, and regular examination. The information safety committee has a chief of information safety, who is concurrently the director of the information department, and three members. When any information safety event occurs, they shall contract responsible personnel for operating procedures of relevant departments
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for crisis management. In addition, the Company has also passed the ISO27001 audit.
The audit department also included cybersecurity inspection in the items of the annual audit plan each year.
- Cybersecurity policy:
The Company's cybersecurity policy states the requirements, standards, and specifications for cybersecurity management operations, including but not limited to electronic hardware equipment safety management, installation of operating systems and applications, e-mail management and control, network firewall installation, the establishment of Internet use access, wireless network use specifications, anti-virus software installation, access control of system program data, updates and maintenance of internal servers, and development of safety monitoring of systems.
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A. Servers and major equipment are placed in the machine room with access control, and only personnel with permission can access them by using cards.
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B. Install protection software that has automatic updates of virus signatures for computer equipment to ensure it can effectively detect viruses and vicious software and acts.
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(3) Internet use authorization:
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A. Install firewall control and endpoint protection and invasion detection software for the external network to detect and block external invasion and attacks.
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B. Install attack detection equipment for the internal network to regularly detect anomalies of the internal network and computers.
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- (4) Safety monitoring of the system:
- A. UPS and voltage stabilizers are installed for the mainframe in the machine room to prevent system damage resulting from a power outage or abnormal power supply.
- B. Established a remote-backup system; when the local machine room loses its function due to disasters, the recovery plan may be initiated by the remote backup mainframe and storage equipment.
- C. Reinforced the data backup and recovery system and regularly made schedules for backup storage to enhance the completeness and efficiency of system recovery.
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Resources for cybersecurity management:
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(1) The information safety committee regularly examines the internal information safety management and operating status, provides reports and recommendations to the management, and regularly compiles and reports to the Board each year.
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(2) The audit department also regularly submits cybersecurity audit reports to the Board.
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(3) All employees had executed the consent for employee information management regulations and completed information safety educational training.
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(II) List any losses suffered by the Company in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report due to significant cybersecurity incidents, the possible impacts therefrom, and countermeasures: There was no significant cybersecurity incident that occurred to the Company.
7. Important contracts:
| Type of contract |
Party | Contract starting and endingdate |
Main content | Restrictive terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land lease | Science Park Bureau |
2019/08/06~2038/12/31 2007/06/12~2026/12/31 |
Leasing land with an area of 2,101.05 m2 Leasing land with an area of 1,384.65 m2 |
None |
| Insurance contract |
1. Fubon Insurance 2. Fubon Insurance 3. Nan Shan General Insurance 4. AIG Taiwan 5. Nan Shan General Insurance |
2024/10/01~2025/09/30 2024/12/31~2025/12/31 2024/12/31~2025/12/31 2025/04/01~2026/04/01 2024/10/15~2025/10/15 |
Liability insurance for Directors, supervisors, and material employees Fire insurance Fire insurance Commercial general liability insurance Transportation cargo open policyinsurance |
None |
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8. KPIs of the Company:
(1) Financial indicator
Meaning: The control of the Company's operating performance, financial structure, and profitability
| Percentage | Formula | Objective | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings per share (EPS) | Net income/weighted average number of issued shares |
>1 | 3.00 | 3.68 |
| Net profits (%) | Net profits after tax/net sales | >10% | 30.76% | 32.17% |
| Liability ratio | Total liabilities/total assets | <23% | 34.40% | 19.07% |
| Current ratio | Current assets/current liabilities |
>225% | 266.07 | 510.32% |
| Inventory turnover | Cost of goods sold/average inventory |
>3 | 0.59 | 0.56 |
(2) Performance indicator
Meaning: Expense control regarding personnel of Sales, R&D, and Production departments and profit creation
| Department | Percentage | Formula | Objective | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Department | (SP/Sales Expense) Level of contribution of salespersonnel |
Net profit of sales/sales expenses |
>3.5 | 8.46 | 9.83 |
| Sales Department | (Revenue/Sales Expense) |
Revenue/sales expenses | >10 | 12.31 | 14.35 |
| R&D Department | Resource Utilization Rate |
Baseline*Complete% / Working Hours (in pass 12 month) |
>80% | 86% | |
85% |
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| R&D Department | (ECR/(Lab) man- month) |
(ECR/(Lab) man-month) | <0.5 | 0.65 | |
0.55 |
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| Production Department |
Annual increase/decrease rate of idle stock |
Comparison of the amount in the same period of two years |
<Revenue 0.5% | 0.62% | |
0.70% |
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(V) Review and analysis of financial condition and financial performance and risk management
1. Financial position:
| 1. Financial position: | 1. Financial position: | 1. Financial position: | 1. Financial position: | 1. Financial position: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit:(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | ||||
| Year Item |
2023 | 2024 | Difference | |
| Amount | Increase/decreas e ratio(%) |
|||
| Current assets | 998,352 | 790,104 |
-208,248 |
-21% |
| Fixed assets | 153,385 | 153,135 |
-250 |
0% |
| Other assets | 133,688 | 138,162 |
4,474 |
3% |
| Total Assets | 1,285,425 | 1,081,401 |
-204,024 |
-16% |
| Current liabilities | 375,222 | 154,826 |
-220,396 |
-59% |
| Long-term liabilities | 67,009 | 51,359 |
-15,650 |
-23% |
| Total Liabilities | 442,231 | 206,185 |
-236,046 |
-53% |
| Capital stock | 567,365 | 567,365 |
0 |
0% |
| Capital surplus | 43,953 | 43,953 |
0 |
0% |
| Retained earnings | 234,627 | 266,546 |
31,919 |
14% |
| Total shareholders' equity |
843,194 |
875,216 |
32,022 |
4% |
| Analysis of changes exceeding 20%: 1. The decrease in current assets was primarily due the decrease in current financial assets at amortized cost during the period. 2. The decrease in current liabilities was primarily due to the decrease in short-term borrowings during the period. 3. The decrease in long-term liabilities was primarily due to the decrease in prepayment during the period. Effects of changes in the financial position in the most recent two years: There was no material effect on the financial position. Future responseplan: Not applicable. |
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2. Financial performance:
Unit: (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Year Item |
2023 |
2024 | Amount increased (decreased) |
increase/ decrease (%) |
Analysis of change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total net revenue Net revenue Operating cost Gross profit Operating expenses Operating profit Non-operating income and gains Non-operating expenses and losses Gains before tax Income tax gains (expenses) Net profit (loss) |
$649,097 649,097 203,043 446,054 252,784 193,270 56,456 -2,961 246,765 -47,106 $199,659 |
$649,951 649,951 204,836 445,115 253,216 191,899 52,940 -3,054 241,785 -32,728 $209,057 |
854 854 1,793 -939 432 -1,371 -3,516 -93 -4,980 14,378 9,398 |
0% 0% 1% 0% 0% -1% -6% 3% -2% -31% 5% |
1 |
| Analysis of changes exceeding 20%: 1. The decrease in income tax gains (expenses) was mainly due to differences between financial and tax reporting for corporate income tax in 2023. Effects of changes in the financial position in the most recent two years: There was no material effect on financial performance. Future response plan: Make adjustments according to operating strategies and solidify key products for active arrangements; meanwhile, continue to improve the management and actively improve and stabilize the financial structure in the hope of improvingthe operations. |
Effects of changes in the financial position in the most recent two years: There was no material effect on financial performance.
3. Cash flow analysis:
| 3. Cash flow analysis: | 3. Cash flow analysis: | 3. Cash flow analysis: | 3. Cash flow analysis: | 3. Cash flow analysis: | 3. Cash flow analysis: | 3. Cash flow analysis: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit:(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) | ||||||
| Opening cash balance |
Net cash flow from operating and investing activities throughout the year |
Cash outflow from financing activities throughout the year |
Cash residual amount |
Effects on changes in exchange rates |
Remedy for estimated cash deficit |
|
| Investment plan |
Financing plan |
|||||
| 269,074 | 338,966 | (375,709) | 239,619 | 7,288 | None | None |
| 1. Analysis of changes in cash flows during the year: Cash inflow from operating income: Primarily due to the accounts receivable during the period. Cash outflow from investing activities: Primarily due to the disposal of financial assets measured at amortized cost. Cash outflow from financing activities: Primarily due to the distribution of cash dividends. 2. Improvement plan for insufficient liquidity and liquidity analysis: There is no insufficient cash liquidity. 3. Remedial measures for cash deficiencyand liquidityanalysis: None. |
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4. Effect of major capital expenditures on finance and business in the most recent year: None.
5. Investment policy for the most recent year, the main reasons for profit or loss, improvement plan, and investment plan for the coming year:
| Description | Investment policy |
Main reasons for gains or losses |
Improvement plan | Investment gains or losses recognized during the period (NT$thousand) |
Other future investment plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianjin Loop | Develop and provide service for Mainland China |
Operating income failed to achieve the expectations |
Not applicable | $67 | None |
| Tianjin Hutong |
Develop and provide service for Mainland China |
Transfer of prepayment to other income |
Continue to explore new customers in Mainland China |
$252 | None |
| Chongqing Cantong |
Develop LOOP- iNET (smart network equipment management system) |
revenue growth from iNET |
Adjustments will be made to product strategies in due course according to the overall trends of the market |
$2,478 | None |
6. Analysis and evaluation of risks shall be performed for the following matters in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report:
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(1) Effects of changes in interest rates and exchange rates and inflation on the Company's profit or loss and future countermeasures
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A. Effects on the Company's profit or loss:
| A. Effects on the Company'sprofit or loss: | |
|---|---|
| Item | 2024 (NT$thousand;%) |
| Net interest income and expenses | 11,198 |
| Net exchangeprofit | 22,895 |
| Ratio of net interest income and expenses to net revenue |
1.723% |
| Ratio of net interest income and expenses to net profit before tax |
4.631% |
| Ratio of net exchangeprofit to net revenue | 3.523% |
| Ratio of net exchangeprofit to netprofit before tax | 9.469% |
a. Changes in interest rates
Financial assets and financial liabilities with cash flow risks due to changes in interest rates in 2024 were NT$147,757 thousand and NT$0 thousand. If changes in market interest rates will result in changes in the effective interest rates of such financial products,
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assuming that the market interest rates increase by 0.1%, the net profit before tax of the consolidated Company in 2023 and 2024 decreases/increases by NT$148 thousand and NT$87 thousand. The main reason is the exposure of the net asset interest rate due to changes in the interest rates of the consolidated company.
b. Changes in exchange rates
The Company has import/export business and capital transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in exchange rates primarily affect the costs of sales and income. In 2024, derivatives (forward exchange agreements) with risks due to changes in exchange rates were US$0 thousand. If changes in market exchange rates will result in changes in the fair value of such financial products, when NTD depreciates by 1% against foreign currencies, the net profit before tax of the Company in 2024 will decrease by NT$2,125 thousand.
c. Inflation
There is no effect caused by inflation.
B. Future countermeasures:
a. Countermeasures for changes in interest rates
The Company has a stable financial structure and favorable credit standing. If there is a demand for capital accommodation, it can obtain capital with reasonable costs from banks or the capital market. For interest rates of bank borrowings, the Company maintains close contact with banks to understand the trending of interest rates to serve as a reference to secure the most favorable borrowing and asset allocation. The main terms of mid-to-longterm working capital are described as follows:
| Loan item | Loan A | Loan B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | Short-term | Case A – | Case B – | Comprehensive bank loans |
| (secured)loan | Comprehensive loans - 1 | Comprehensive loans - 2 | ||
| Limit | NT$100 million | NT$80 million | NT$72 million | NT$40 million |
| Criteria | NTD: FTP on the same date/period + 0.75% fixed interest rate |
NTD: Calculated at an annual rate of 1.8% based on the three- month or six-month TAIBOR, but not to be lower than the bank's NTD basic loan rate, with adjustments to the interest rate once per month. USD: Calculated by adding 1% to the annual rate of the three- month or six-month TAIFX OFFER, then dividing by 0.946, but not to be lower than the bank's USD basic loan rate. |
||
| NTD: Fixed savings | ||||
| interest rate index + | ||||
| interest at the variable | ||||
| rate of + 0.93% | ||||
| Fixed savings interest rate | ||||
| USD: TAIFX3 on the | ||||
| index + interest at the | ||||
| same date/period + 1% | ||||
| variable rate of + 0.93% | ||||
| and divided by 0.946 (at | ||||
| present, interest per | ||||
| annum is 5.9302%)) for | ||||
| the fixed interest | ||||
| Period | 1year | 1year | 1year | 1year(2024.07.19-2025.07.18) |
| Drawdown period |
2024.10.24~2025 | 2024.07.19-2025.07.18 |
||
| .10.23 (last | 2025.02.17~2026.2.16 | |||
| 2025.02.17~2026.2.16 | ||||
| drawdown date) | (last drawdown date) | |||
| (last drawdown date) | ||||
| 2025.10.24 | 2026.02.17 (repayment | |||
| 2026.02.17 (repayment date | ||||
| (repayment date | date upon credit line | |||
| upon credit line maturity) | ||||
| upon credit line | maturity) | |||
| maturity) | ||||
| Unused balance |
NTD 100,000 | NTD 39,000,000 | ||
| NTD 80,000 thousand | NTD 72,000 thousand | |||
| thousand | ||||
| Note | Using the plant on | |||
| Plant on Hsin Ann Rd., | ||||
| Ruiguang Rd., Taipei and | ||||
| Hsinchu City | ||||
| equipment as collateral | ||||
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b. Countermeasures for changes in exchange rates
The Company and abundant working capital and has relatively better flexibility to respond to the risk of changes in interest rates in financial operations. For changes in exchange rates, the Company has established a risk assessment team. Our purchases are primarily denominated in USD, which is offset by regular purchase and sales payments. The Company offsets the exchange rate fluctuations of different currencies to achieve a certain level of natural hedging effects from changes in exchange rates. Apart from partial dynamic and natural hedging, the Company sells the remaining currencies by selecting better timing to avoid risks of changes in exchange rates. The Company and customers have reached a consensus for the handling principles; if the appreciation/depreciation of the exchange rate exceeds a certain level, it will be reflected immediately on the quotation.
c. Countermeasures for inflation
The selling price of products and the purchasing price of raw materials are determined based on the pricing strategies and the supply/demand status in the market. With the increase in the market supply and the intense market competition, the price showed a dropping trend; therefore, there was no effect of inflation in the most recent two years. Regarding the effects of inflation, the industry the Company is in is estimated to have no inflation; however, the Company keeps abreast of price volatility rates in relevant markets and will horizontally adjust product quotations based on the prices or execute cost control plans in due course.
(2) Policies regarding high-risk investments, high-leverage investments, loans to others, endorsement/guarantees, and derivative transactions, and main reasons for gains or losses, and countermeasures in the future:
To manage financial risks, the Company had not engaged in any highrisk/high-leverage financial investment from the beginning of 2024 to the publication date of the annual report. To control certain risks, the Company has established its internal management regulations and procedures based on the optimization of finance and operations according to relevant laws and regulations and requirements of the SFC. Such management regulations include "Procedures for Derivative Transactions," "Procedures for Loans to Others," "Procedures for Acquisitions or Disposals of Assets," and "Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees." In addition, forward exchange agreements of the Company are for hedging purposes instead of transaction or speculative operations.
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(3) Future R&D plan and R&D expenses expected to be invested:
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A. Future R&D plan: Please refer to pages 72-87 of the annual report.
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B. Current progress of uncompleted R&D plans and R&D expenses required to be invested: Please refer to pages 87-89 of the annual report.
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(4) Effect of changes in domestic and foreign policies and laws of significance on the finance and business of the Company and countermeasures:
The management team has been keeping abreast of policies and laws, and regulations that may affect the business and operations of the Company. In 2024, changes in relevant laws and regulations had no material effect on the Company's operations.
(5) Effect of changes in technologies and industry on the finance and business matters of the Company, and countermeasures:
In 2024, 80% of the revenue came from 9% of the countries we engaged with. Among all 34 product lines, 80% of the revenue was from 12% of the sales products. There are 45 countries having business dealings with the Company worldwide. Exports accounted for about 75% of the annual revenue. America, the EU, and the Taiwan markets all performed well, while Southeast Asia experienced a slight decline. In terms of industry, electricity and governmental agencies accounted for 80% of our total revenue, and communication and transportation markets accounted for approximately 15%. With the good prospects of the communication market, Loop Telecom has long cooperated with international SI factory. Europe and the United States are expected to continue to grow and the domestic market has entered the next stage of development. The Southeast Asian market has been on recovery one by one and we have continue to develop emerging markets. Our active developments of next generation communication technology to flexibly meet customer demand will be regarded as the growth momentum under the new trend.
The Company regularly carries out market demand forecasts for its products and services. The demand forecast will be adjusted based on the dynamic changes in the market environment. In addition, the Company will continue to observe the changes in the market and closely work with customers. If the market demand is less favorable than expected, the Company will adjust its production capacity plan in due course to minimize the negative effects on the financial performance of the Company. The Company established a dedicated department for information safety in 2022 to be responsible for the formulation of cybersecurity policies, the promotion of cybersecurity measures, and regular examination. The information safety committee has a chief of information safety, who is concurrently the director of the information department, and three members. When any information safety event occurs, they shall contract responsible personnel for operating procedures of relevant departments for crisis management.
(6) Effects of changes in the corporate image on crisis management of the enterprise and countermeasures:
As of the end of 2024, there were no such circumstances.
(7) Expected benefits of M&As, possible risks, and countermeasures:
As of the end of 2024, there were no such circumstances.
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(8) Expected benefits of the expansion of plants, possible risks, and countermeasures:
As of the end of 2024, there were no such circumstances.
(9) Risks related to concentrated sales or purchases and countermeasures:
The Company purchases raw materials from different suppliers as much as possible to ensure there is sufficient raw material supply for mass production and minimize the risk of centralized procurement. Even though the company acquires partial raw materials from a single supplier, it continuously seeks other purchase methods to minimize the risk of centralized procurement. In 2024, the top 10 customers of sales accounted for 83% of the Company's revenue. As the Company focuses on communication transmission equipment manufacturing and services, partial customers account for a significant ratio of its sales income, which is a characteristic of the industry.
(10) Effects and risk of mass transfer or change in the equity held by Directors or major shareholders with a shareholding over 10% of the Company, and countermeasures
The Company generally has close contact with major shareholders for them to release their shares by adopting methods having the least possible negative impacts on the stock price of the Company and other shareholders.
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(11) Effects of changes in management rights on the Company, risks, and countermeasures: None.
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(12) Litigious and non-litigious matters. List major litigious, nonlitigious or administrative disputes that involve the Company and its Directors, President, persons with actual responsibility for the Company, major shareholders holding a stake of greater than 10%, and subsidiaries that have been concluded by means of a final and unappealable judgment, or are still under litigation. Where such a dispute could materially affect shareholders' equity or the prices of the Company's securities, disclose the facts of the dispute, the amount of money at stake in the dispute, the date of litigation commencement, the main parties involved in the dispute, and the status of the dispute as of the publication date of the annual report: None.
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(13) Other important risks and countermeasures: None.
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7. Risk management structure:
(1) Risk management structure and operation
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A. The Company has enhanced its corporate risk management, including risk detection, assessment, reporting, and handling, based on the latest development of internal audit requirements of the standards by adopting a cautious and stringent attitude. Risk control of the Company is divided into three levels (systems): The organizer or the undertaker is the "first system," it shall be responsible for the initial risk detection, assessment, consideration and design of the control and prevention. The second system is the review committee hosted by the President (or Vice President); it is responsible for feasibility evaluation and assessment of risks. The third system is the review of the Legal Affairs Office and Audit Office and review and discussion by Directors and supervisors. The Company has no chief risk officer, and the purpose is to allow all employees to fully exert risk control. Hierarchical prevention measures are adopted instead of being controlled by one person, which is the method to implement risk control. As shown in the following table.
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B. For material risk assessment matters of the Company, if it is a matter of implementation that the review and discussion of the second and the third systems are not required, a meeting shall be held with the Audit Office to detect risks, make assessments, and provide preventive recommendations. If there are any imminent, possible risks detected, employees may also report to their superiors for due prevention. For significant matters (i.e., investment and wealth management and construction tender), review meetings or tender monitoring will be performed for each proposal, and regular audits will be implemented.
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(2) Organizational chart of risks management
| Significant risk assessment matters |
Direct department for risk control (Business organizer) (first system) |
Risk discussion/review and control (second system) |
Board meetings, supervisor meetings, and Audit Office (third system) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Interest rate, exchange rate, and financial risks II. High-risk and high-leverage investments, loans to others, derivative transactions, and wealth management and investments |
Department of Finance Department of Finance |
Wealth management and investment review team |
Board meeting and supervisor meeting: (decision- making of risk assessment and control and final control) |
| III. R&D plan IV. Changes in policies and laws V. Changes in technologies and industry VI. Changes in corporate image VII. Benefits of investments and M&As |
R&D Department Management Department Market system Market system Management Department |
MSRD meeting (member: directors of different departments) |
|
| VIII. Expansion of plants or production IX. Concentrated purchase or sales |
Management Department and Production Department Procurement Department and Management Department |
Production and marketing meeting |
Audit Office: (risk inspection, assessment, supervision, improvement follow-up, and reporting) |
| X. Changes in equity of Directors, supervisors, and major shareholders XI. XI. Changes in management rights |
Stock affairs and the Board Stock affairs and the Board |
Management Department meeting |
|
| XII. Litigious and non-litigious matters XIII. Other operating matters |
Management Department Management Department |
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| XIV. Employee's conduct, ethics, and integrity |
Directors of different levels and the Administration Section |
Management Department meeting |
|
| XV. Compliance with SOP and regulations |
Directors of different levels |
Audit Office | |
| XVI. Management of procedures of the Board |
Board's Office | Audit Office |
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(VI) Special Items
1. Information on affiliates:
(1) Name and organizational chart of affiliates
As of the end of 2024, the investment relationships and shareholding ratio of the Company and its subsidiaries are set out in the following figure:
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Loop Telecommunication
International, Inc.
100% 100%
Tech-Plan (BVI) Ltd. Loop Telecom NA, Inc.
100% 100%
Maxi View Holdings Ltd.
Loop Telecommunication
International Ltd.
100% 100%
100%
Tianjin Loop
Tianjin Loop Chongqing Loop
Electron
Technology Technology
Technology
Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
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(2) Basic information on affiliates:
December 31, 2024
| December 31,2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | Establishment Date |
Address | Paid-in capital | Paid-in capital |
| 1. Tech-Plan (BVI) Ltd. 2. Maxi View Holdings Ltd. 3. Loop Telecommunication International Ltd. 4. Tianjin Loop Electron Technology Co., Ltd. 5. Chongqing Loop Technology Co., Ltd. 6. Tianjin Loop Technology Co., Ltd. 7. Loop Telecom NA, Inc |
1998.08.12 1998.11.16 2002.06.20 2001.10.30 2002.06.25 2015.10.14 2018.01.23 |
Portcullis Chambers, 4th Floor, Ellen Skelton Building, 3076 Sir Francis Drake Highway, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 15/F BOC GROUP LIFE ASSURANCE TOWER 136 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL CENTRAL HK P.O. BOX 32052 Grand Cayman KYI-1208, Cayman Islands. No.405, 4F, Building A, Keyuan Science and Trading Building, No. 240, Baiti Road, Nankai District, Tianjin City, China No. 10-5, Building C, Yugao Plaza, No. 200, Keyuan 1st Road, Shiqiaopu, Chongqing City, China No.405, 4F, Building A, Keyuan Science and Trading Building, No. 240, Baiti Road, Nankai District, Tianjin City, China 2000 G Avenue, Suite 804 Plano, Texas 75074 |
USD4,016,000 USD1,616,000 USD2,400,000 USD850,000 USD2,400,000 USD600,000 USD5,000 |
General investment General investment General investment Development, production, sales, and relevant technical consultation services of data communication equipment, computers, network systems, and software/hardware of computers R&D, design, production, and processing of data communication equipment (excluding satellite communication equipment), computer network system equipment, network testing instruments and equipment, computers and external equipment, office automation equipment, and relevant service software/hardware of the abovementioned products, sales of products produced by the Company, and provision of relevant after-sales services. R&D, production, and sales of communication equipment, computer network system equipment, network testing instruments and equipment, computers and external equipment, office automation equipment, relevant service software/hardware of the abovementioned products, and product system integration Development and trading of digital communication equipment and software |
Relevant information on those with presumed controlled or subordinated relationships: None.
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(3) Name of directors and presidents of affiliates and their shareholding:
| December 31,2024 | December 31,2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | Title (Note 1) | Name or representative | Shareholding (Note 2) (Note 3) | |
| Number of shares (amount of capital contribution) |
Shareholding (capital contribution) ratio |
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| 1. Tech-Plan (BVI) Ltd. 2. Maxi View Holdings Ltd. 3. Loop Telecommunication International Ltd. 4. Tianjin Loop Electron Technology Co., Ltd. 5. Chongqing Loop Technology Co., Ltd. 6. Tianjin Loop Technology Co., Ltd. 7. Loop Telecom NA, Inc |
Chairman Director Chairman Director Chairman Director Chairman President Director Director Supervisor Chairman (concurrently the president) Director Director Chairman Director Director (concurrently the president) Supervisor Director Director Director |
Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - He Hwa-Chi Wang Yen-Min Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Wu Ming-Tse Fan Zheng-Chun Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Liu Dong-Jie Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - He Hwa-Chi Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Wu Ming-Tse Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - He Hwa-Chi Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Yeh Maw-Lin Wang Yen-Min Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Wu Ming-Tse Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - He Hwa-Chi Representative of Loop Telecommunication International, Inc. - Wu Ming-Tse Representative of LoopTelecommunication International,Inc. - Lai Yong-Zan |
USD4,016,000 (Note 4) USD1,616,000 (Note 4) USD2,400,000 (Note 4) USD850,000 (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) USD2,400,000 (Note 4) (Note 4) USD600,000 (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) USD5,000 (Note 4) (Note 4) |
100% (Note 4) 100% (Note 4) 100% (Note 4) 100% (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) 100% (Note 4) (Note 4) 100% (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) 100% (Note 4) (Note 4) |
Note 1: If an affiliate is a foreign company, specify the persons of equivalent positions.
Note 2: If the investee is a limited company by shares, please specify the number of shares and shareholding ratio; for others, please specify the amount of capital contribution and capital contribution ratio and make remarks.
Note 3: If a Director is a corporation, relevant information on the representative shall be additionally disclosed. Note 4: The amount of capital contributions of representatives shall be disclosed in summary.
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(4) Business overview of associates
| December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | December 31,2024 /(Unit: NT$thousand,except for otherwise specified) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | Amount of Capital | Total Assets | Total Liabilities |
Net value | Revenue | Operating profit |
Profit or loss for the period (after tax) |
Net loss per share (NT$) (after tax) |
| 1. Tech-Plan (BVI) Ltd. (Note 1) 2. Maxi View Holdings Ltd. (Note 1) 3. (Note 1) 4. Tianjin Loop Electron Technology Co., Ltd. 5. Chongqing Loop Technology Co., Ltd. 6. Tianjin Loop Technology Co., Ltd. 7. Loop Telecom NA, Inc |
USD4,016,000 USD1,616,000 USD2,400,000 USD850,000 USD2,400,000 USD600,000 USD$5,000 |
3,302 46 3,256 3,121 10,883 5,167 196 |
- - - 3,595 7,636 7,319 33 |
3,302 46 3,256 -474 3,247 -2,152 163 |
- - - 110 16,032 4,610 - |
- - - -477 2,476 -1,005 - |
2,797 319 2,478 67 2,478 252 - |
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable |
Note 1: Refer to investee.
Note 2: If an affiliate is a foreign company, relevant figures shall be translated into NTD by adopting the exchange rate on the reporting date for presentation. The exchange rate of USD to NTD was NT$32.785.
Note 3: Consolidated financial statements of affiliates: Please refer to the information on the website of MOPS. Note 4: Affiliation report of affiliates: Not applicable.
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2. Regarding securities under private placement in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report, the date and amount approved by the shareholders' meeting or the Board, the basis and rationale of pricing, the selection method of particular persons, reasons for the necessity of private placement, targets of the private placement, qualification and conditions, subscription quantity, relationships with the Company, participation in the Company's operations, actual subscription (or conversion) price, differences between the actual subscription (or conversion) price and the reference price, effects of the private placement of shareholders' interest, capital utilization plans after the full collection of share payments or considerations, utilization of capital from the private placement of securities, the progress of plan execution, and the exhibition of plan benefits: None.
3. Holding or disposal of the Company's shares by its subsidiaries in the most recent year and up to the publication date of the annual report: None.
4. Other matters that require additional explanation: None .
- (VII) Any of the circumstances listed in subparagraph 2, paragraph 2, Article 36 of the Securities and Exchange Act, which may materially affect shareholders' interest or the price of the Company's securities, that have occurred in the most recent year (2024) and up to the publication date of the annual report: None.
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Attachment 1
Procedures for Handling Material Inside Information
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Article 1. (Purpose of the Procedures) These Procedures are specially adopted to establish sound mechanisms for the handling and disclosure of material inside information by the Company in order to prevent improper information disclosures and to ensure the consistency and accuracy of information released by the Company to the public.
Article 2. (The handling of material inside information shall be subject to laws and regulations, and the Procedures)
The Company shall implement its handling and disclosure of material inside information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the rules and regulations of the TWSE or the TPEx, and these Procedures.
- Article 3. (Applicable targets)
These Procedures shall apply to all Directors, supervisors, managers, and employees of the Company. The Company shall ensure that any other person who acquires knowledge of the Company's material inside information due to their position, profession, or relationship of control shall comply with the applicable provisions of these Procedures.
Article 4. (Coverage of material inside information)
The term "material inside information" refers to in the Procedures formulated by the Management Department that handles material inside information of the Company and approved by the Board as a resolution; the Securities and Exchange Act, relevant laws and regulations, the rules and regulations of the TWSE or the TPEx, and these Procedures were considered upon the formulation.
- Article 5. (Dedicated department for handling material inside information: the Management Department)
The Company shall establish a dedicated department for handling material inside information that composes an appropriate number of competent members based on the scale, business status, and management requirements of the Company, and such matters shall be approved by the Board; the powers are as follows:
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I. Responsibility for formulating the drafts of these Procedures and any amendments to them.
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II. Responsibility for receiving inquiries in connection with the methods of handling material inside information and for consultation, review, and recommendations relating to these Procedures.
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III. Responsibility for receiving reports on unauthorized disclosures of material inside information and formulation of corresponding measures.
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IV. Responsibility for designing a system for preserving all documents, files, electronic records, and other materials related to these Procedures.
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V. Other activities related to these Procedures.
Chapter 2. Confidentiality Procedures for Material Inside Information
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Article 6. (Confidentiality firewall operation - employees)
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The Company's Directors, supervisors, managers, and employees shall exercise the due care and fiduciary duty of a good administrator and act in good faith when performing their duties and shall sign confidentiality agreements. No Directors, supervisors, managers, or employees with knowledge of material inside information of the Company may divulge the information to others. No Directors, supervisors, managers, or employees of the Company may inquire about or collect any non-public material inside information of the Company not related to their individual duties from a person with knowledge of such information, nor may they disclose to others any non-public material inside information of the
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Company of which they become aware for reasons other than the performance of their duties. Article 7. (Confidentiality firewall operation - item) Proper protection of confidentiality shall be given to files and documents containing the Company's material inside information when transmitted in written form. When transmitted by e-mail or other electronic means, such files and documents must be processed with appropriate security technology such as encryption or electronic signatures. Files and documents containing the Company's material inside information shall be backed up and stored in a secure location. Article 8. (Confidentiality firewall operation) The Company shall ensure that the firewalls specified in the preceding two articles are established and take the following additional steps: I. Adopt adequate control measures for the firewalls and perform periodic testing. II. Enhance measures for custody and maintaining the secrecy of files and documents containing non-public material inside information of the Company. Article 9. (Confidentiality operation for external institutions or personnel) Any organization or person outside of the Company that is involved in any corporate action of the Company relating to a merger or acquisition, major memorandum of understanding, strategic alliance, other business partnership plans, or the signing of a major contract shall be required to sign a confidentiality agreement, and may not disclose to another party any material inside information of the Company's thus acquired.
Chapter 3. Disclosure Procedures for Material Inside Information
- Article 10. (Principles for disclosures of material inside information)
The Company shall comply with the following principles when making external disclosures of material inside information:
I. The information disclosed shall be accurate, complete, and timely. II. There shall be a well-founded basis for the information disclosure. III. The information shall be disclosed fairly.
- Article 11. (Implementation of the spokesperson system)
Any disclosure of the Company's material inside information, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, shall be made by the Company's spokesperson or by a deputy spokesperson acting in such capacity in confirmed sequential order. When necessary, the disclosure may be made directly by a responsible person of the Company. The Company's spokesperson or deputy spokesperson shall communicate to outside parties only information within the scope authorized by the Company, and no personnel of the Company other than those serving as the Company's responsible person, spokesperson, or deputy spokesperson may disclose any material inside information of the Company to outside parties without authorization.
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Article 12. (Disclosure records of material inside information)
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The Company shall keep records of the following in respect of any disclosure of information to outside parties: I. The person who discloses the information, the date, and the time. II. How the information is disclosed. III. What information is disclosed. IV. What written material is delivered. V. Any other relevant details.
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Article 13. (Response to untrue media release) If a media agency releases information that is in any respect inconsistent with material information disclosed by the Company, the Company shall promptly issue a clarification on the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) and request the media agency to correct the information.
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Chapter 4. Handling Anomaly
Article 14. (Report of anomaly)
Any Director, supervisor, manager, or employee of the Company that becomes aware of any unauthorized disclosure of the Company's material inside information shall report to the dedicated department and the Internal Audit Department of the Company as soon as practicable.
Upon receipt of a report made pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the dedicated department shall formulate corresponding measures. When necessary, it may invite members from the Internal Audit Department and other departments to meet for discussion of the measures and shall keep a record of the results of the measures for future reference. The internal auditors shall also perform such audits as their duties may require.
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Article 15. (Default handling)
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The Company shall take measures to discover those responsible and take appropriate legal action against any personnel under either of the following circumstances:
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I. Personnel of the Company disclose material inside information without authorization to any outside party or otherwise violate these Procedures or any other applicable law or regulation.
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II. A spokesperson or deputy spokesperson of the Company communicates to any outside party any information beyond the scope authorized by the Company or otherwise violates these Procedures or any other applicable law or regulation.
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If any person outside the Company divulges any material inside information of the Company, thereby causing damage to any property or interest of the Company, the Company shall pursue appropriate measures to hold the person divulging the information legally liable.
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Chapter 5. Internal Control Operations and Internal Educational Promotion
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Article 16. (Internal control system)
- These Procedures shall be incorporated into the Company's internal control system. The internal auditors shall keep themselves regularly informed of the status of compliance with these Procedures and shall prepare related audit reports so as to ensure full implementation of the procedures for handling material inside information.
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Article 17. (Education and promotion)
- At least once per year, the Company shall conduct educational campaigns to promote awareness among all Directors, supervisors, managers, and employees with respect to these Procedures and related laws and regulations.
The Company shall also provide educational campaigns to new Directors, supervisors, managers, and employees in a timely manner.
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Chapter 6. Supplementary provisions
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Article 18. The Procedures were implemented after being approved by the Board, and the same shall apply upon any amendment.
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Attachment 2
Code of Conducts or Ethics of Employees
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The Company has prepared its working rules, employee handbook, new employee handbook, and Code of Ethical Conduct to serve as the basis for observation of daily work and behaviors of employees. The code of ethical conduct to be observed by the employees of the Company is as follows:
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(1) When executing their duties, employees of the Company shall focus on team spirit and reject selfish departmentalism, comply with the principles of honesty and credibility, and adhere to an active, earnest, and responsible attitude.
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(2) Employees of the Company shall have no discrimination or crowd-out due to gender, ethnicity, religion, political party, gender orientation, job grade, nationality, age, or other factors.
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(3) Employees of the Company shall jointly maintain a healthy and safe working environment; any sexual harassment or other violence, threat, or intimidation is banned.
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(4) Employees of the Company are responsible for maintaining and improving justifiable and legal benefits gained by the Company and shall avoid:
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(5) Employees of the Company shall treat counterparties of business dealings fairly; when having transactions with related parties, there shall be no special discount. When executing duties, employees of the Company shall not request, offer, deliver, or accept gifts, entertainment, rebate, bribery, or other unjust benefits in any form for its or any third party's benefits. However, gifts or entertainment that are social customs or permitted by the Company are excluded.
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(6) Regarding any information that may materially affect the trading price of the Company's securities acknowledged by employees of the Company due to their duties, before the public disclosure, the information shall be kept strictly confidential according to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act, and employees shall not use such information for insider trading.
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(7) Employees of the Company shall respect personal privacy and shall not spread rumors or slander. For matters or confidential information acknowledged due to their duties, they shall manage cautiously. Except for disclosures made by the Company or provision necessary due to the execution of duties, employees shall not leak such information to others or use it for purposes other than work; the same shall apply after resignation.
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(8) The information that shall be kept confidential in the preceding paragraph includes the date of personnel and customers, inventions, business secrets, technical data, product designs, manufacturing know-how, financial and accounting data, intellectual properties, and other information of the Company, and other undisclosed information that may be used by competitors or may harm the Company or customers upon leakage.
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(9) Employees of the Company shall ensure that all forms of paper-based information that they handle are accurate and complete, and duly preserved.
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(10) When executing their duties, employees of the Company shall avoid the theft, interference, destruction, and invasions of data, information systems, and network equipment to protect the confidentiality, completeness, and availability of information of the Company.
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(11) Employees of the Company shall not affect other employees in any means for political donations, supporting particular political parties or candidates, or participation in other political activities. In addition, they shall also avoid engaging in political activities during working hours and at the workplace.
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(12) Employees of the Company shall respect legal requirements related to intellectual property rights and prohibit the illegal use or duplication of intellectual properties with copyright, including books, magazines, and software.
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(13) Directors of the Company shall reinforce the promotion of the internal ethical concepts of the Company and encourage employees to report with their name recorded when discovering any violation of laws, regulations, rules, or the code, and the Company shall keep the identity of the reporting personnel confidential and provide protection to avoid threats.
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To maintain the work equality of both genders and provide a working and service environment free of sexual harassment to employees, the Company has established its Regulations for Sexual Harassment Control and Handling for employees to observe.
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Computers are necessary instruments for employees of the Company. To regulate the use of electronic instruments by employees, it has established requirements for Internet management and use for employees to observe.
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The Company is an information system company, and the use and development of software are closely related to its daily work. To protect intellectual property rights, the Company has formulated the ethical commitment contract and letter of commitment for confidentiality and copyrights to regulate employees' work ethics.
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The code was implemented after being approved by the Board, submitted to supervisors, and reported to the shareholders' meeting; the same shall apply upon any amendment.
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Attachment 3
Code of Ethical Conduct
Article 1. Purpose of and basis for adoption
To establish a favorable behavioral model to align with ethical standards and allow all stakeholders to learn more about the corporate ethical specifications of the Company, the code was established according to Article 1 of the "Guidelines for the Adoption of Codes of Ethical Conduct for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies."
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Article 2. The code includes the following eight items
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(I) Prevention of conflicts of interest: Conflicts of interest occur when personal interest intervenes or is likely to intervene in the overall interest of the Company, for example, when a Director, supervisor, or manager of the Company is unable to perform its duties in an objective and efficient manner or when a person in such a position takes advantage of their position in the Company to obtain improper benefits for either themselves or their spouse, parents, children, or relatives within the third degree of kinship. The Company shall pay special attention to loans of funds, provisions of guarantees, and major asset transactions or the purchase (or sale) of goods involving the affiliated enterprise at which a Director, supervisor, or managers. The Company shall establish a policy aimed at preventing conflicts of interest and shall offer appropriate means for Directors, supervisors, and managers to voluntarily explain whether there is any potential conflict between them and the Company.
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(II) Minimizing incentives to pursue personal gain:
- The Company shall prevent its Directors, supervisors, or managers from engaging in any of the following activities: (1) seeking an opportunity to pursue personal gain by using the Company's property or information or taking advantage of their positions; (2) obtaining personal gain by using the Company's property or information or taking advantage of their positions; (3) competing with the Company. When the Company has an opportunity for profit, it is the responsibility of the Directors, supervisors, and managers to maximize the reasonable and proper benefits that can be obtained by the Company.
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(III) Confidentiality The Directors, supervisors, and managers of the Company shall be bound by the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of any information regarding the Company itself or its suppliers and customers, except when authorized or required by law to disclose such information. Confidential information includes any undisclosed information that, if exploited by a competitor or disclosed, could result in damage to the Company or the suppliers and customers.
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(IV) Fair trade: Directors, supervisors, and managers shall treat all suppliers and customers, competitors, and employees fairly and may not obtain improper benefits through manipulation, nondisclosure, or misuse of the information learned by virtue of their positions or misrepresentation of important matters or through other unfair trading practices.
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(V) Safeguarding and proper use of company assets: All Directors, supervisors, and managers have the responsibility to safeguard the Company's assets and to ensure that they can be effectively and lawfully used for official business purposes; any theft, negligence in care, or waste of the assets will directly impact the Company's profitability.
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(VI) Legal compliance:
- Except for strengthening its compliance with the Securities and Exchange Act and other applicable laws, regulations, and bylaws, the Company shall otherwise establish a code of conduct for employees to regulate the behaviors of employees.
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(VII) Encouraging reporting on illegal or unethical activities: The Company shall raise awareness of ethics internally and encourage employees to report to a supervisor, manager, chief auditor, or other appropriate individuals upon suspicion or discovery of any activity in violation of a law or regulation or the code of ethical conduct. To encourage employees to report illegal conduct, the Company has established relevant procedures and systems and made employees aware that the Company will use its best efforts to ensure the safety of informants and protect them from reprisals.
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(VIII) Disciplinary measures:
- When a Director, supervisor, or manager violates the Code of Ethical Conduct, the Company shall handle the matter in accordance with the disciplinary measures prescribed in the code, and shall immediately disclose on the MOPS the date of the violation by the violator, reasons for the violation, the provisions of the code violated, and the disciplinary actions that are taken. The Company has established relevant complaint systems to provide the violator with remedies.
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The Code of Ethical Conduct adopted by the Company shall state any exemption for Directors, supervisors, or managers from compliance with the code be adopted by a resolution of the Board, and state the titles and names of those who were exempted, the date on which the Board approved the exemption, the application period of the exemption, reasons for the applicability of the exemption, and information on the applicable exemption standards shall be disclosed on MOPS within 2 days.
Article 4. Method of disclosure
The code will be disclosed in the Company's annual report, prospectus, and on MOPS; the same shall apply upon any amendment.
Article 5. Implementation
The code was implemented after being approved by the Board, submitted to supervisors, and reported to the shareholders' meeting; the same shall apply upon any amendment.
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Attachment 4
Regulations for Employees' Complaints
Article 1. Purpose
To protect the legal interest of employees and assist individuals in solving difficulties, the Company provides smooth communication channels to solve problems encountered by employees for work and life in the hope of improving labor-capital harmony.
- Article 2. Applicable targets
Apply to employees of the Company or service targets of employees.
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Article 3. Scope of application
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I. In the case when the results of rewards/punishments, evaluation, re-allocation, and other matters of an employee harm the individual's legal interest or result in dissenting opinions.
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IV. Other matters related to official business affairs that affect the individual's legal interest.
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Article 4. Procedures for complaint cases
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(I) For the complaint of sexual harassment, complete the "Employee's Complaint Form" (Attachment 1) and file the complaint with the responsible acceptance department for complaints; the direct line is 2001, and the complaint may also be filed verbally or in writing.
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(II) For a sexual harassment complaint filed verbally, the acceptance department or personnel shall complete the "Employee's Complaint Form" for recording and read out loud or allow the whistleblower to read it, confirm the content is free of mistakes, and sign or affix its seal. If there is any proxy involved, a power of attorney shall be enclosed when filing the complaint to the acceptance department.
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(III) After the acceptance department receives the complaint, it may hand over the complaint case to the complaint handling/investigation department, when necessary; during the course of the investigation, the privacy and other legal interests of the personality of the party involved shall be protected, and the investigation shall be undisclosed.
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(IV) When handling a sexual complaint case, the complaint handling/investigation department may notify the party involved and related parties to provide descriptions in person and provide the opportunity for the parties involved to provide comprehensive descriptions. Also, it shall guarantee that the whistleblower will not suffer from any revenge or other unfavorable treatments. When necessary, persons with relevant knowledge and experience may be invited.
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2) shall be used to notify the whistleblower and the counterparty of the complaint; the results of the decision shall be submitted to the chief decision-making director for signoff for approval, and the HR department shall impose the punishments according to the requirements or relevant departments shall execute relevant matters. When the case is rejected, both parties involved shall be notified, and the Company shall re-state its stance of banning sexual harassment.
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(VI) A complaint case shall be closed within three months from the filing. If the whistleblower or the counterparty of the complaint has any dissenting opinion against the decision of the complaint case, they may propose a reconsideration petition within 10 days. After the case is closed, no complaint shall be filed for the same subject.
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(VII) The whistleblower may rescind the complaint during the consideration period; the rescind method shall be in writing. After it is delivered to the complaint handling/investigation department, the case shall be closed and archived for future reference, and no complaint shall be filed for the same subject.
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(VIII) If there is any risk that personnel of the complaint handling/investigation department may involve in the complaint matter if there are other matters sufficient for considering that they may be biased, such personnel shall recuse themselves, and parties involved may also request for their recusal. Their recusal shall be subject to the decision made by the complaint handling/investigation department.
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(I) For any petition or complaint of an employee shall complete the "Employee's Complaint Form" in person or via its proxy and enclose relevant data and evidence, and submit them to the director of the Administration Department.
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(II) After the director of the Administration Department has received the complaint case, it shall investigate the truth. If any disposal is required, it shall coordinate with relevant directors to manage. If involving other departments, it shall actively negotiate and discuss the disposal with such departments. Also, it shall communicate with the parties involved within two months from the receipt of the case and inform them of the handling results or handling methods and progress.
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shall make a response to the whistleblower by using the "Complaint Response Form" (Attachment 2) If a whistleblower has any dissenting opinion against the handling results, it may complete another "Employee's Complaint Form" within 10 days from the receipt of the response, propose a new cause or new evidence, and apply for a review with the director of the Administration Department; the application for a review is up to one time.
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(IV) During the handling process of the complaint case, parties involved in the complaint and relevant personnel who are responsible for handling the case shall not make any disclosure, and they shall be responsible for confidentiality; arrangements will be made according to human affairs rules for any violation. Parties involved in the complaint and relevant personnel are obliged to accept inquiries and faithfully provide responses and relevant information.
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(V) Any complaint made anonymous or if the party is not the person involved, or any complaint not filed according to the regulations will not be accepted. Any false accusation, concealment, assault, or intentional interference will not be accepted, and arrangements will be made according to relevant rules.
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Article 5. The regulations were implemented after being approved by the President; the same shall apply upon any amendment.
Article 6. Attachment:
Attachment 1: Employee's Complaint Form Attachment 2: Attachment 2: Complaint Response Form
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Attachment 5
Procedures for Protection of Personal Data
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To comply with the implement personal data management, maintenance, and execution as stated in the Personal Data Protection Act (the "Act") and its implementation rules, Regulations for Personal Data File Safety and Maintenance for Non-governmental Agencies Designated by the FSC, and other laws and regulations related to personal data protection, the Company has established the procedures, and the application scope involves the Company and its subsidiaries.
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Personal data in the procedures refers to the name, date of birth, national ID No., passport No., characteristics, fingerprint, marital status, educational background, occupation, medical history, medication, gene, sexual life, health inspection, criminal record, contact methods, financial status, social activities of a natural person or other data that may directly or indirectly identify the individual.
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The Company shall establish and implement a personal data protection and safety management system and identify internal and external stakeholders to ensure the operation and implementation of personal data protection management.
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The Company shall measure the reasonable allocation of the management resources and allocate management personnel and relevant resources to plan for, establish, amend, and execute its personal data file safety maintenance plan and the handling method of personal data after the termination of the operation; the CEO is authorized to approve such specifications for implementation.
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The administration section of the Company is designated as the responsible department to accurately define the powers and responsibilities of departments related to personal data protection and promote and examine the protection and management of personal data to comply with the requirements under the Act and relevant laws and regulations.
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The Company shall collect, process, and use personal data within the scope of particular purposes by adopting reasonable and safe methods under the backdrop of legal organization operations and businesses.
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The Company shall establish and protect personal data files and make updates based on the requirements to ensure the accuracy and completeness of personal data.
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The Company shall establish the judging standards for the level of risk of personal data files to specify the acceptable risk value of personal data files and establish a relevant preservation period to comply with the requirements under the Act and relevant laws and regulations.
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The Company shall protect the personal data files collected, processed, and used by the Company by using reasonable safety technologies expected and establishing various information and data safety management measures, including advertisements, marketing, supplies, orders, or delivery of relevant products or services via general business activities or the Internet, and other business transactions.
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The Company designates the Human Resources Department as the contact for personal data for parties involved to exercise their rights related to their personal data or file complaints and make consultations.
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In response to the theft, alteration, damage, losses, leakage, or other safety incidents of personal data, the Company shall establish a complete response, reporting, and prevention system, and the content shall include response measures to be adopted after the occurrence of incidents, targets required to be reported, the reporting methods, and the discussion system for the corrective and preventive measures.
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When consigning the collection, processing and use of personal data, the Company shall duly monitor the consigned party, specify the information safety responsibilities and confidentiality requirements of the consigned party and include them in the contract, and require the consigned party to observe and perform regular audits. The Company shall be equipped with an appropriate and sufficient transmission system to ensure the safety of personal data during domestic/overseas transmissions. The Company shall organize promotion and educational training for the awareness of its employees regarding personal data regularly to allow them to understand the requirements of relevant laws and regulations, the scope of responsibility of employees, and the systems, procedures, and measures of personal data protection matters.
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To ensure the implementation of the personal data protection safety management system, the Company shall establish an appropriate personal data safety audit system and relevant record preservation systems.
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The Company shall continue to implement and improve the personal data protection safety management system to ensure the safety of personal data files. The Audit Office shall carry out personal data protection management audits from time to time, and the CEO is authorized to approve the execution results; if there is any significant deficiency, it shall be reported to the Board.
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The procedures were approved for implementation by the Board on October 30, 2014
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Loop Telecommunication International, Inc.
Chairman: Yeh Maw-Lin