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LOTES AGM Information 2024

Jun 18, 2024

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LOTES CO., LTD

Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 2024 Agenda Handbook

Meeting type: Physical Meeting

Time: 9:00 a.m. June 13, 2024

Venure: No. 59, Wuxun St., Anle Dist., Keelung City

(Dawulun (with Reifang) Industrial Parks Service Center)

This English version is only a translation of the Chinese version. If there is any inconsistency or discrepancy between the Chinese and English versions, the Chinese version shall prevail for all intents and purposes.

Table of Contents

I. Procedure for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders 1
II. Agenda of Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Year 2024 2
1. Company Reports 3
2. Proposals 4
3. Discussion 4
4. Elections 5
5. Other Matters 5
6. Extemporary Motions 5
7. Adjournment 5
III. Attachment
1. Business Report 6
2. Audit Committee Report 8
3. Details of Issuance and Enforcement of Corporate Bonds 9
4. 2023 Independent Auditor’s Report and Financial Statement 10
5. 2023 Profit Distribution Table 28
6. Comparison Table of “Articles of Incorporation” 29
7. List of Director and Independent Director Candidates 30
8.Application for Lifting the Prohibition on Directors from Participation in Competitive Business.31
IV. Annex
1. Articles of Incorporation (before Amendment) 32
2. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings 37
3. Procedures for Election of Directors 44
4. Impact to Business Performance and EPS of Stock Dividend Distribution 46
5. Shareholding Status of the Directors 46

Lotes Co., Ltd.

Procedure for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

1. Call the Meeting to Order

2. Chairperson Remarks

3. Company Reports

4. Proposals

5. Discussion

6. Elections

7. Other Matters

8. Extemporary Motions

9. Adjournment

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Lotes Co., Ltd.

Year 2024

Agenda of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Meeting Method: Physical meeting

Time: 9:00 AM, June 13 (Thursday), 2024

Place: No. 59, Wuxun St., Anle Dist., Keelung City (Dawulun (with Reifang) Industrial Park Service Center)

1. Call the Meeting to Order

2. Chairperson Remarks

3. Company Reports

(1) 2023 Business Reports

  • (2) Audit Committee’s Review Report on the 2023 Financial Statements

  • (3) 2023 Distribution of Compensation to Employees and Directors

  • (4) The Company’s Second Issuance of Domestic Unsecured Corporate Bonds

4. Proposals

(1) Adoption of the 2023 Business Report and Financial Statements

  • (2) Adoption of the Proposal for Distribution of 2023 Profits

5. Discussion

(1) Amendment to the “Articles of Incorporation”

6. Elections

(1) Re-election of the Company’s Board of Directors

7. Other Matters

(1) Proposal of Lifting the Prohibition on Directors from Participation in Competitive Business

8. Extemporary Motions

9. Adjournment

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Company Reports

Report No. 1

2023 Business Reports

Explanation:

The 2023 Business Reports is attached as pp.6-7, Attachment 1.

Report No. 2

Audit Committee’s Review Report on the 2023 Financial Statements

Explanation:

The Audit Committee’s Review Report on the 2023 Financial Statements is attached as p.8, Attachment 2.

Report No. 3

2023 Distribution of Compensation to Employees and Directors

Explanation:

  1. In accordance with Article 19 of the Articles of Incorporation, considering shareholder equity and referencing industry standards and the overall economic environment, the Company proposes to allocate NT$202,700,000 for employee compensation and NT$4,480,000 for director compensation for the year 2023. The amounts allocated match the expenses recognized for the year 2023.

  2. The compensation for employees and directors will be distributed entirely in cash.

Report No. 4

The Company’s Second Issuance of Domestic Unsecured Corporate Bonds

Explanation:

  1. To enhance operational funds, approved by the Financial Supervisory Commission on January 16, 2023, under Letter Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No.11103680231, the Company issued its second domestic unsecured convertible bonds totaling NT$1 billion; these bonds were fully subscribed and listed on March 9, 2023.

  2. The information on the Issuance of Corporate Bonds is attached as p.9, Attachment 3.

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Proposals

Proposed by the Board

Proposal:

Adoption of the 2023 Business Report and Financial Statements

Explanation:

  1. The Company’s 2023 financial statements and consolidated financial statements have been audited and signed by LI, FENG-HUI and CAI, PEI-RU from KPMG Taiwan. The business report was approved by the Company’s board on March 12, 2024.

  2. The above financial and business reports have been reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee.

  3. The 2023 Business Reports is attached as pp.6-7, Attachment 1; the Auditor’s Review Report and Financial Statements is attached as pp.10-27, Attachment 4.

  4. Please proceed to ratify.

Resolution:

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Proposed by the Board

Proposal:

Adoption of the Proposal for Distribution of 2023 Profits

Explanation:

  1. The Company’s net profit after taxes for 2023 is NT$5,593,031,591. The Profit Distribution Table was approved by the Audit Committee and the board of directors on March 12, 2024.

  2. The Profit Distribution Table is attached as p.28, Attachment 5.

  3. The distribution of cash dividends will be determined by the board of directors after approval at the general shareholders’ meeting, including setting the dividend record date and related matters. Cash dividends are rounded to the nearest dollar; amounts below one dollar are discarded, and any fractional amounts not amounting to one dollar are transferred to other income.

  4. Should there be any future changes in the number of shares eligible for distribution that affect the dividend rate per share, the chairman is authorized to handle all related matters fully.

Resolution:

Discussion

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Proposed by the Board

Proposal:

Amendment to the “Articles of Incorporation”

Explanation:

  1. For long-term operational development, the Company proposes to amend certain provisions of the “Articles of Incorporation.”

  2. The Comparison Table of “Articles of Incorporation” is attached as p.29, Attachment 6. Resolution:

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Elections

Proposed by the Board

Proposal:

Re-election of the Company’s Board of Directors

Explanation:

  1. The term of the Company’s 10th Board of Directors will expire on July 25, 2024. According to the Company Act, a full re-election is required at the 2024 Annual General Meeting. Newly elected directors will assume office immediately following their election at the shareholders’ meeting, with their term commencing on June 13, 2024, and ending on June 12, 2027, a three-year term.

  2. As per Article 13 of the Articles of Incorporation, seven directors, including three independent directors, are proposed for election. The election will follow a candidates nomination system, and the list of nominees was approved by the board on March 12, 2023. The list of director and independent director nominees is attached as p.30, Attachment 7. Shareholders will elect from the list of nominees.

  3. This election will be conducted in accordance with the Company’s Procedures for Election of Directors, which is attached as pp.44-45, Appendix 3.

  4. Please proceed to elect.

Result:

Other Matters

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Proposed by the Board

Proposal:

Discussion to approve the lifting of non-competition restrictions for directors.

Explanation:

  1. In accordance with Article 209, Paragraph 1 of the Company Act, which states that “A director who does anything for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the company’s business, shall explain to the meeting of shareholders the essential contents of such an act and secure its approval.”

  2. If a director of the Company is involved in investing in or managing other companies with similar business scopes and serves as a director, under the premise of not harming the Company’s interests, pursuant to Article 209 of the Company Act, shareholder approval is sought to legally lift the competition restrictions for newly appointed directors. The proposed content for lifting the competition restrictions is attached as p.31, Attachment 8.

Resolution:

Extemporary Motions

Adjournment

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Attachment 1

Business Report

A. 2023 Business Condition Report

1. Overview of Operations

In 2023, the Company’s consolidated revenue was NT$24.483 billion, a decline of 9.66% from the NT$27.099 billion in 2022. The consolidated net profit after taxes was NT$5.593 billion, a decrease of 10.57% from NT$6.254 billion in 2022, resulting in an earnings per share (EPS) of NT$50.65.

Reflecting on 2023, the global economy faced significant shocks and recessions due to rapidly rising inflation rates, directly affecting the operations of the consumer and server electronics industries, where the Company operates. The general issue of excessive inventory adjustments among downstream customers led to a noticeable decline in demand. However, due to the gradual increase in the conversion rate of the new generation of server and desktop CPU platforms, along with the Company’s active efforts in developing new products and new customers, the decline in revenue and profits was minimal. The EPS remained strong at NT$50.65, reflecting a high-quality profit performance.

  1. Implementation Results of Business Plans and Profitability Analysis

  2. a. Results of Business Plan Implementation

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
Item 2023 2022 Difference %
Net Revenue 24,483,463
27,099,134

(2,615,671)
(9.66%)
Cost of Revenue 13,002,401
15,161,454

(2,159,053)
(14.25%)
Gross Profit 11,481,062
11,937,680

(456,618)
(3.83%)
Net Income After Tax
5,593,032

6,254,264

(661,232)
(10.57%)

b. Financial Income and Profitability Analysis

Item Item 2023 2022
Profitability
(%)
Return on Total Assets 15.85
19.34
Return on Equity attributable
to Shareholders
22.11
31.53
% to Paid-in
Capital
Operating
Income
623.11
674.10
Pre-tax Income 674.65
759.39
Net Margin 22.84
23.07
Earnings Per Share 50.66
58.70

c. Research and Development Status

The Company continuously strives to provide customers with high-quality products by enhancing our capabilities in design, manufacturing processes, quality control, and testing. We remain committed to achieving high growth targets and spare no effort in developing new products, moving towards finer pitch and higher density connectors. Recently, to align with future market trends for high-speed connectors, we have been vigorously enhancing our capabilities in analyzing and developing high-current, high-frequency connectors to meet market demands. Additionally, the Company has successfully developed connectors required for high-frequency servers, automotive, high-speed transmission devices,

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and Type-C, among others, aiming to expand our product line and market size.

B. 2023 Business Plans and Outlook

  1. Business Plans

  2. a. Business Policies

    • (1) Strengthen connections and coordinate production capacity across markets in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to fully grasp market changes and demands.

    • (2) Enhance the research and development team, continuously develop new products, and elevate the technical level to enhance the Company’s core technical capabilities and establish a competitive advantage.

    • (3) Integrate group resources, improve production and management capabilities to reduce production costs, and enhance operational efficiency.

  3. b. Key Product and Sales Policies

    • (1) Strengthen customer relationship management to enhance competitive efficiency and maintain close cooperation with major international manufacturers.

    • (2) Adopt a customer-oriented approach, stay close to market-leading manufacturers, and provide customers with a diverse range of products and services.

    • (3) Improve factory management effectiveness and the division of labor among domestic and international factories, and strengthen inventory management skills to effectively control production costs and enhance the production and sales mechanism.

  4. Future Outlook

Looking ahead, the Company will continue to face a highly competitive market and a variable economic environment. However, besides striving to strengthen close cooperative relationships with customers, the Company will also continue to improve and develop existing products and adopt a diversified strategy. By maintaining good cooperation with top international manufacturers, we aim to enhance market sensitivity, fully grasp new product development trends, and research and develop niche products. This approach is intended to enhance the Company’s competitive advantage in the industry and successfully achieve our operational goals, thereby continuing to create maximum value for shareholders.

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG

Manager: HO, TE-YU

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Attachment 2

Lotes Co., Ltd. Audit Committee Review Report

The board of directors has submitted the Company’s 2023 business report, annual financial statements, and profit distribution proposal. The financial statements have been audited and completed by certified public accountants, LI, FENG-HUI and CAI, PEI-RU, from KPMG Taiwan, who have issued an audit report. The aforementioned business report, financial statements, and profit distribution table have been reviewed by the Audit Committee, and no discrepancies were found. In accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act, we have prepared this report and kindly request your review.

Yours sincerely,

The 2024 Shareholders’ Annual Meeting of Lotes Co., Ltd.

Lotes Co., Ltd. Convener of the Audit Committee: WU, ZHANG-XIU

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Attachment 3

Lotes Co., Ltd.

Details of Issuance and Enforcement of Corporate Bonds

Issuance Second DomesticUnsecuredConvertibleCorporate Bond(Lotes2/ Code35332)
Issue Date March9,2023
Denomination NT$100,000 per bond
Total Amount 10,000 bonds issued,totalingNT$1 billion
Coupon(Per Annum) 0%
Tenure and Maturity
Date
3 years / Maturity: March 9, 2026
Reason for Issuance To supplement operational funds
Conversion Price Initial conversion price at issuance: NT$862.1; current conversion price:
NT$829.9
Repayment Apart from bondholders converting their holdings into ordinary shares of the
Company according to Article 10 of the terms of issuance and conversion, or the
Company redeeming the bonds early according to Article 17, or repurchasing and
cancelling through brokerage operations, the Company shall repay the
bondholders in cash the principal amount within seven business days following
the maturitydate of these convertible bonds.
Redemption or Early
RepaymentClause
Refer to the Company’s terms of issuance and conversion for the Second
Domestic Unsecured Convertible Corporate Bonds.
Conversion Target Ordinaryshares of theCompany
Conversion Status According to Article 9 of the terms of issuance and conversion, the conversion
period starts from June 10, 2023 (the day following three months after the bond
issuance date), until the maturity date on March 9, 2026. As of the book closure
date on April 15,2024,4,377 bonds have been converted.
Implementation of
the Fund Utilization
Plan
In the fiscal year 2022, the Company’s capital increase through cash and issuance
of the Second Domestic Unsecured Convertible Corporate Bonds required total
funding of NT$3,391,377,000.
The funds were expected to be utilized starting the second quarter of 2023. The
issuance of the Second Domestic Unsecured Convertible Corporate Bonds was
completed on March 8, 2023, raising NT$1,081,377,000. Additionally, the funds
raised from the capital increase through new share issuance in the fiscal year 2022
were completed on April 7, 2023, amounting to NT$2,310,000,000. As of
September 30, 2023, the total amount of NT$3,391,377,000 has been used to
supplement operational funds, in accordance with the plan, as assessed by Yuanta
Securities Co., Ltd., without any significant irregularities.

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Attachment 4

Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Board of Directors of Lotes Co., Ltd.:

Audit opinion

We have audited the Balance Sheet of Lotes Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Lotes) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Statement of Comprehensive Income as of January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022 as well as the Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows and the Notes to Parent Company Only Financial Statement (including important accounting policies summary).

In our opinions, the compilation of the above parent company only financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, of the financial status of December 31, 2023 and 2022 in Lotes and the financial performance and consolidated cash flow of January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022 prepared according to Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis of the audit opinions

The audit was conducted by us in accordance with the Rules Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Our responsibilities under these standards will be further explained in the responsibility paragraph of the accountant’s audit on the parent company only financial statements. The personnel regulated by independence at the accounting firm that our accountants work with have been managed according to the code of professional ethics to maintain independence from Lotes as well as perform other responsibilities addressed on the regulation. Based on the audit results of us, we believe we have obtained sufficient and appropriate auditing evidence as the basis to express our audit opinions.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters refer to the most important matters on the audits to Lotes’s parent company only financial statements of fiscal year 2023 based on the professional judgment of our accountants. The matters have been responded on the whole audited parent company only financial statements and during the process of the expression of the audit opinions. There, our accountants will not express opinions separately towards the matters. Based on the judgment of the accountants, the following key audit matters that should be communicated on the audit report are as follows: I. Recognition of income

Please refer to Note IV (16) to the parent company only financial statements for the accounting policy in terms of income recognition. Please refer to Note VI (14) to the parent company only financial statements for the refund liability. Please refer to Note VI (22) to the parent company only financial statements for details about income.

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Description of the key audit matters:

The operating income is the most critical factor when determining the operational performance of Lotes Co., Ltd. Users of the statements are cautiously concerned about the performance of the operating income. In response to the market conditions and business needs, discounts were provided for parts of the sales of goods agreed with the customers. Based on the agreements with the customers, the management would estimate the refund liability and include it as a deduction of operating income. Thus, the income recognition evaluation is one of the fundamental evaluation items for accountants in the execution of financial report audit for Lotes Co., Ltd.

Corresponding audit procedures:

The primary audit procedure conducted by the accountants for the aforementioned key audit matters included the understanding and evaluation of the relevant control procedures and the effectiveness of the design and execution of the control procedure. Regarding the sampling testing for sales close to the balance sheet date, external certification documents were reviewed to assess the adequacy of the income recognition timings. The management’s method to estimate and list refund liabilities were also obtained to assess whether the evaluation is based on the agreed conditions with customers. The adequacy of the refund liability estimate was analyzed with the actual situation afterward.

II. Evaluation of inventory

Please refer to Note IV (7) for the accounting policy of inventory evaluation. Please refer to Note V in the parent company only financial statements for the accounting estimates and assumed uncertainties of the inventory evaluation. Please refer to Note VI (4) in the parent company only financial statements for the information on the losses from the falling price of inventory. Description of the key audit matters:

Due to the impacts of rapid changes in the market demand and the development of production technology, the existing products are at risk to become outdated inventory or non-compliant with market demand. Parts of the inventory may become obsolete or have the market prices dropped. Thus, the inventory evaluation is one of the fundamental evaluation items for the accountants in the execution of financial report audit for Lotes Co., Ltd. Corresponding audit procedure:

The primary audit procedure conducted by the accountants for the aforementioned key audit matters included the understanding and evaluation of the basis and methods used by the management to assess the net realizable value of inventory. Review and audit were conducted in terms of the data used by the management as the basis and to estimate the net realizable value, and an evaluation was conducted on the estimated sales price to the latest sales record by sampling. To evaluate the adequacy of the drop in prices, the adequacy of the inventory aging report was checked, and the changes in the inventory aging of each period were analyzed.

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Emphasis of Matter

As disclosed in Note III (1) to the parent company only financial statements, effective January 1, 2023, Lotes adopted the amendments to IAS 12, which was recognized and issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission, for the preparation of its financial statements, and restated its parent company only financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 retrospectively. We have not modified our audit opinion accordingly.

Other Matters

Lotes has prepared its parent company only financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, and we have issued an unqualified audit report thereon for your information.

Responsibility from management level and governing unit towards the parent company only financial statements

Management level’s responsibility is to prepare the parent company only financial statements present fairly according to Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and to maintain necessary internal control related to the preparation of the parent company only financial statements in order to ensure there is no major untrue expression on the financial statements due to fraud or error.

When preparing the parent company only financial statements, the responsibility of management level also includes evaluating Lotes’s capability of continuous operation, disclosure of relevant matters and the application of continuous operation accounting model unless the management level intends to liquidate Lotes or suspend its business operation or there is no alternative practical and feasible solution other than liquidation or business suspension.

The governing unit (including the audit committee) at Lotes is responsible for supervising the process of financial reports.

Responsibility of accountants’ audit on the parent company only financial statements

The purpose of the parent company only financial statements audited by our accountants is to obtain reasonable assurance on whether the significant untrue expression exists on the whole parent company only financial statements due to fraud or error as well as issue the audit report. The reasonable assurance is the high certainty; however, it will not be able to guarantee that the significant untrue expression will definitely be able to be detected by generally accepted auditing standards, and the untrue expression might be caused from fraud or error. It is regarded as with significance if the individual amount or the aggregation number of the untrue expression can reasonably predict that it will affect the economic decisions made by the users of the parent company only financial statements.

When we conduct the audit according to generally accepted auditing standards, we use professional judgment and maintain our professional suspicion. We also executed the following tasks: 1. Identifying and evaluating the risk of major untrue expression on the parent company only financial statements due to fraud or error; designing and implementing proper responding strategies towards the risk evaluated; and obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence as the basis of audit opinions. Due to fraud might be involving with collusion, counterfeiting, malicious omission untrue declaration, or going out of the internal control, the risk of not detecting the major untrue expression

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due to fraud will be higher than that due to error.

  1. Obtaining necessary understanding of internal control related to audit in order to design proper audit procedure under the situation of the case. However, its purpose is not to express opinion toward the effectiveness of the internal control in Lotes.

  2. Evaluating the adequacy of the accounting policies used by the management level and the rationality of the accounting evaluation and relevant disclosure concluded.

  3. Based on the audit evidence obtained, conclusion towards the appropriateness of continuous operation accounting basis that the management level adopts and the existence of major uncertainty on events or situations with major concerns affecting Lotes’s capability in continuous operation are made. If we believe major uncertainty existed on the event or situation, we must remind the users of parent company only financial statements on the audit report to pay attention on the relevant disclosure or modify audit opinion when the disclosure is not appropriate. The conclusion that we made is based on the audit evidence obtained up to the audit report day, but future events or situations might cause Lotes not capable in continuous operation.

  4. Evaluating the overall expression, structure and content of the parent company only financial statements (including relevant notes) as well as whether the parent company only financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, relevant transaction and events.

  5. Obtaining sufficient and appropriated audit evidence of the financial information from the investee companies accounted for using equity method as well as express opinions towards the parent company only financial statements. We are in charge of the directing, supervision and execution on the audit cases as well as concluding audit opinions towards the parent company only financial statements of Lotes.

The communication between us and the governing unit includes the audit scope and time planned and major audit findings (including the significant defects on the internal control identified during the auditing process).

We have also provided information to the governing unit that the personnel of the firm—under which our CPAs are working—who are subject to independence requirements have complied with the statement of independence in the CPA code of professional ethics and communicated to the governing unit all relationships and other matters (including relevant safeguards) that may be considered to affect the independence of CPAs.

We determined the key audit matters that we would like to execute on Lotes’s parent company only financial statements for fiscal year 2023 from the communication with the governing unit. We clearly stated the related matters on the audit report unless it is the specific matter that is not allowed to be disclosed to the public according to laws, or under a very rare situation that we decided not to communicate specific matters on the audit report because we can reasonably anticipate the negative influence generated by the communication will be greater than the public interests increased.

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KPMG Taiwan

CPAs: Competent CHIN-KUAN-CHENG-SHEN: Authority of TZU No. 1000011652 Securities CHIN-KUAN-CHENG-SHENApproval TZU No. 1110333933 Certificate No. March 12, 2024

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Lotes Co., Ltd.

Unit: NT$ 1,000

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022

Assets
Current assets:
1100
Cash and cash equivalents (Note VI (1) and (25))
1110
Financial assets measured at FVTPL - current
(Note VI (2) and (25))
1150
Net notes receivable (Note VI (3) and (25))
1170
Net accounts receivable (Note VI (3) and (25))
1181
Accounts receivable - related parties (Note VI (3), (25)
and VII)
1200
Other receivables (Note VI (3) and (25))
1210
Other accounts receivable - related parties (Note VI (3),
(25) and VII)
1220
Income tax assets for the current period (Note VI (18))
130X
Net inventory (Note VI (4))
1410
Advance payment
1470
Other current assets

Non-current assets:
1510
Financial assets measured at FVTPL - non-current
(Note VI (2), (12) and (25))
1517
Financial assets measured at FVTOCI - non-current (Note
VI (2) and (25))
1550
Investments accounted for using the equity method (Note
VI (5) and XIII)
1600
Property, plant and equipment(Note VI (6) and VIII)
1755
Right-of-use assets(Note VI (7))
1760
Net investment property(Note VI (8) and (25))
1780
Intangible assets(Note VI (9))
1840
Deferred tax assets(Note VI (18))
1900
Other non-current assets
Dec. 31, 2023
Amount
%
$ 7,936,834
22
7,307 -
1,383 -
5,839,889
17
35,703 -
54,891 -
3 -
135 -
600,365
2
7,215 -
15
-
(Restated)
Dec. 31, 2022
(Restated)
Jan. 1, 2022
Amount
%

779,913
4
-
-
1,911 -

5,812,399
28
32,627 -
22,484 -
160 -
-
-

995,854
5
2,720 -
-
-

7,648,068
37
3,370 -
9,500 -

12,627,056
61

58,354 -
59 -

300,256
2
82,534 -
66,302 -
9,349
-

13,156,780
63
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
2100
Short-term loans (Note VI (10), (25), (28), VIII and IX)
2130
Contract liabilities - current (Note VI (22))
2150
Notes payable (Note VI (25))
2170
Accounts payable (Note VI (25))
2180
Accounts payable - related parties (Note VI (25) and VII)
2200
Other payables (Note VI (25))
2220
Other payables - related parties (Note VI (25) and VII)
2230
Income tax liabilities for the period (Note VI (18))
2280
Lease liabilities - current (Note VI (13), (25) and (28))
2365
Refund liabilities - current (Note VI (14))
2300
Other current liabilities
2322
Long-term loans maturing within one year or one
operating cycle (Note VI (11), (25), (28), and VIII)

Non-current liabilities:
2530
Bonds payable (Note VI (12), (25) and (28))
2540
Long-term loans (Note VI (11), (25), (28), and VIII)
2550
Provisions - non-current (Note VI (15) and (17))
2570
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note VI (18))
2600
Other non-current liabilities

Total of liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of parent:
Share capital:
3110
Capital – common stock (Note VI (19))
3130
Certificates of bond-to-stock conversion (Note VI (19))
3200
Capital reserves (Note VI (19))
3300
Retained earnings (Note VI (19))
3400
Other equity (Note VI (19))
Total of equity
Total of liabilities and equity
Dec. 31, 2023
Amount
%
$ 1,580,000
4
3,605 -
5,191 -
2,000 -
3,742,662
11
386,979
1
4,356 -
593,337
2
59 -
420,182
1
18,060 -
-
-
(Restated)
Dec. 31, 2022
Amount
%

1,830,000
6
29,321 -
8,390 -
18,359 -

2,218,939
8

428,315
1
6,377 -

795,052
3
-
-

384,044
2
11,008 -
8,361
-
(Restated)
Jan. 1, 2022
Amount
%

552,240
3
41,541 -
13,402 -
8,391 -

1,512,055
7

293,440
1
2,166 -

350,031
2
59 -

195,105
1
7,441 -
-
-
Amount
%

3,127,767
11
16,531 -
1,394 -

6,852,416
24
22,514 -
38,176 -
420 -
135 -

995,827
4
5,192 -
-
-
6,756,431
19


5,738,166
20

2,975,871
14
14,483,740
41

11,060,372
39

850,247
3
-
-
43,534 -
948 -
43
-


-
-
117,814 -
41,410 -
1,955 -
43
-
911,927
5
-
-
45,220 -
6,038 -
744
-

26,916 -
1,144 -
20,181,601
57
293,768
1
59 -
221,387
1
38,347 -
164,025 -
13,275
-

-
-
4,595 -

16,943,782
59

296,550
1
-
-

226,041
1
59,895 -
106,064 -
13,661
-
894,772
3

161,222
-
963,929
5

7,651,203
22


5,899,388
20

3,939,800
19

1,113,298
3
1,423 -
8,896,393
25
18,552,928
52
(790,983)
(2)


1,068,762
4
9,536 -

6,307,022
22

15,765,305
55

(339,053)
(1)

1,059,779
5
1,167 -

5,283,698
25

11,202,788
54

(682,384)
(3)

20,940,522
59


17,650,588
61


27,773,059
78




22,811,572
80




16,865,048
81

$
35,424,262
100


28,710,960
100
20,804,848
100

Total of assets

$ 35,424,262 100 28,710,960 100 20,804,848 100

(Please read the Notes to the Parent Company Only Financial Statements) Manager: HO, TE-YU

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Lotes Co., Ltd.

Statement of Comprehensive Income

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NT$ 1,000

4000
Operating revenue (Note VI (14), (22) and XIV)
5000
Operating cost (Note VI (4) and XII)
Gross profit
Operating expense (Note VI (13), (16), (17). (24), (25), VII and XII):
6100
Promotion expense
6200
Administration expense
6300
R&D expense
6450
Expected credit impairment profit/loss
Total operating expense
Net operating profit
Non-operating revenue/expense (Note VI (12) and (23)):
7100
Interest income
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Financial costs
7070
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using
equity method
Total non-operating revenue/expense
Net profit before tax from continuing operations
7950
Less: Income tax expense (Note VI (18))
Net profit for the period
8300
Other comprehensive income:
8310
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
8311
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
8316
Unrealized gains (losses) from investments in equity instruments measured at FVTOCI
8330
Share of the other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method - items which were not reclassified into profit or loss
8349
Less: Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income that will not
be reclassified to profit or loss
Total components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified
to profit or loss
8360
Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss
8361
Exchange differences on translation
8399
Less: Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income that will be
reclassified to profit or loss
Total components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to
profit or loss
8300
Other comprehensive income for the period (net)
Total other comprehensive income for the period
Basic earnings per share (Unit: NT$) (Note VI (21))
Diluted earnings per share (Unit: NT$) (Note VI (21))
2023 %

100

73
(Restated)
2022

%

100

75
Amount
$ 15,473,450
11,253,709
Amount

17,440,172

13,145,656

4,219,741


27


4,294,516


25

306,238
450,781
59,862
(1,625)


2

3

-

-


420,304

378,064
62,879
1,732


2

2

-

-

815,256


5


862,979


4

3,404,485


22


3,431,537


21

264,179
175,636
(71,334)
(33,786)
2,795,627


2

1

-

-

18


25,756

194,240
507,645
(20,421)

2,998,284


-

1

3

-

17

3,130,322


21


3,705,504


21

6,534,807
941,775


43

6


7,137,041

881,110


42

5

5,593,032


37


6,255,931


37

(2,292)
3,982
(38)
(458)


-

-

-

-

2,790
(3,483)
(2,997)
558


-

-

-

-

2,110


-
(4,248)
-

(449,712)
-


(3)
-


349,811
-


2
-
(449,712)
(3)

349,811

2

(447,602)



(3)



345,563


2

$
5,145,430



34



6,601,494


39

$

50.65


58.72
$ 50.19 57.88

(Please read the Notes to the Parent Company Only Financial Statements) Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG Manager: HO, TE-YU

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Lotes Co., Ltd.

Statement of Change in Equity

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NT$ 1,000

Balance on January 1, 2022
Effects of retrospective application of new standards
Balance after restatement on January 1, 2022
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Total other comprehensive income for the period
Appropriation and distribution of retained earnings:
Legal reserve appropriated
Special reserve appropriated
Cash dividends of common stock
Other changes in capital reserves:
Changes in equity of subsidiaries, associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity method
Redemption of convertible bonds
Conversion of convertible bonds
Balance after restatement on December 31, 2022
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Total other comprehensive income for the period
Appropriation and distribution of retained earnings:
Legal reserve appropriated
Reversal on special reserve
Cash dividends of common stock
Other changes in capital reserves:
Issuance of stock options for convertible bonds
Changes in equity of subsidiaries, associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity method
Compensation expense for employee stock options
Cash capital increase
Conversion of convertible bonds
Changes in ownership of subsidiaries
Balance on December 31, 2023
Share capital Capital
reserves
Retained earnings Other equity items Other equity items Total equity

16,862,481

2,567
Exchange
difference
between foreign
operating office’s
statement
Unrealized gain
or loss on
financial assets
measured at
**FVTOCI **
Unearned
compensation
to employees
Total
Share capital for
ordinary shares
Certificates of
bond-to-stock
conversion
Total Legal reserve Special reserve Undistributed
earnings
**Total **
$ 1,059,779
-

1,167
-

1,060,946
-

5,283,698
-

1,571,158
-

594,972
-

9,034,040
2,618

11,200,170

2,618

(669,055)

(51)

(13,278)

-

-
-
(682,333)
(51)
1,059,779
1,167

1,060,946

5,283,698

1,571,158

594,972


9,036,658



11,202,788



(669,106)


(13,278)

-

(682,384)



16,865,048

-
-


-
-


-
-


-
-


-
-


-
-


6,255,931
2,232



6,255,931

2,232



-

349,811


-

(6,480)

-

-

-
343,331


6,255,931

345,563
- - - - - -
6,258,163



6,258,163



349,811



(6,480)


-

343,331



6,601,494
-
-
-
-
-
8,983
-
-
-
-
-

8,369
-
-
-
-
-

17,352
-
-
-
127,583
(90)

895,831
347,528
-
-

-

-

-

-
87,361
-
-
-
-

(347,528)

(87,361)
(1,695,646)
-
-
-



-

-

(1,695,646)
-
-
-


-
-

-
-
-
-


-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-


-
-
(1,695,646)
127,583
(90)
913,183

1,068,762
-
-



9,536
-
-



1,078,298
-
-



6,307,022
-
-


1,918,686
-
-

682,333
-
-

13,164,286
5,593,032
(1,834)

15,765,305

5,593,032

(1,834)

(319,295)

-

(449,712)

(19,758)
-

3,944

-
-

-
(339,053)
-
(445,768)


22,811,572
5,593,032

(447,602)
- - - - - -
5,591,198



5,591,198



(449,712)



3,944


-

(445,768)



5,145,430
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,000
9,536
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

(8,113)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,000

1,423
-
-
-
-
114,556
24,049
52,309

2,270,973

127,484
-
625,649
-
-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-
(343,303)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(625,649)

343,303
(2,803,575)
-
-
-
-
-
-



-

-

(2,803,575)
-
-
-
-
-
-


-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,162)

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(6,162)


-
-
(2,803,575)
114,556
24,049
52,309
2,305,973
128,907

(6,162)
$
1,113,298

1,423

1,114,721

8,896,393

2,544,335

339,030

15,669,563

18,552,928

(769,007)

(15,814)


(6,162)



(790,983)



27,773,059

(Please read the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) Manager: HO, TE-YU

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Lotes Co., Ltd.

Statement of Cash Flows

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NT$ 1,000

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities:
Net profit before tax
Items of adjustment:
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)
Depreciation expense
Amortization expense
Expected credit loss (gain)
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividend income
Share of the profit from subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method
Net loss on financial assets measured at FVTPL
Investment impairment loss accounted for using equity method
Profit from repurchase of corporate bonds
Inventory valuation and disposal loss
Loss (profit) from the disposal and scaping of property, plant and equipment
Compensation expense for employee stock options
Total adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in operating assets:
Decrease in notes receivable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Increase in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventory
Increase in advance payment
Increase in other current assets
Total net change in the assets related to operating activities
Net change in the liabilities related to operating activities:
Decrease in contract liabilities
Decrease in notes payable
Increase in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in other payables
Decrease in provision for liabilities
Increase in other current liabilities
Increase in refund liabilities
Decrease in other non-current liabilities
Total net change in the liabilities related to operating activities
Total net change in the assets and liabilities related to operating activities
Total of the adjustment items
Cash inflow generated from operating activities
Interest received
Dividends received
Interest paid
Income taxes paid
Cash flows used in operating activities
Cash flows in investing activities:
Disposal of financial assets measured at FVTOCI
Acquisition of financial assets measured at FVTPL
Disposal of financial assets measured at FVTPL
Acquisition of investment accounted for using equity method
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
Disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets
Acquisition of investment property
Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets
Net cash outflow from investment activities
Cash flows in financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans
Issuance of corporate bonds
Raising long-term loans
Repayment of long-term loans
Repayment of lease principal
Issuance of cash dividends
Cash capital increase
Repurchase of corporate bonds
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents
Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents
2023
$ 6,534,807
11,966
22,062
(1,625)
33,786
(264,179)
(441)
(2,795,627)
(2,736)
24,860
-
40,413
(29)
52,309
2022

7,137,041

10,192

22,639

1,732

20,421

(25,756)

(300)

(2,998,284)

(12,990)

-
(35)

36,076

34

-

(2,879,241)


(2,946,271)

11
1,000,963
(25,644)
355,049
(2,023)
(15)



517

(1,031,636)

(6,651)

(36,049)

(2,472)

-

1,328,341


(1,076,291)

(25,716)
(3,199)
1,507,363
(42,780)
(168)
7,052
36,138
-



(12,220)

(5,012)

716,852

138,661

(1,020)

3,567

188,939
(701)
1,478,690

1,029,066

2,807,031



(47,225)

(72,210)



(2,993,496)

6,462,597
273,525
441
(21,435)
(1,202,000)



4,143,545

16,455

300

(13,201)

(480,627)

5,513,128



3,666,472

7,433
(25,000)
10,949
(898,915)
(4,471)
29
(514)
-
386



1,422

(8,000)

5,035

(844,045)

(4,654)

40

-
(169,534)

(4,312)
(910,103)

(1,024,048)

(250,000)
1,079,878
-
(126,175)
(59)
(2,803,575)
2,305,973
-



1,277,760

-
130,000

(3,825)

(59)

(1,695,646)

-
(2,800)
206,042

(294,570)

4,809,067
3,127,767



2,347,854

779,913

$
7,936,834



3,127,767

(Please read the Notes to the Parent Company Only Financial Statements) Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG Manager: HO, TE-YU Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Board of Directors of Lotes Co., Ltd.:

Audit opinion

We have audited the Consolidated Balance Sheet of Lotes Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (Lotes Group) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income as of January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022 as well as the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (including important accounting policies summary).

In our opinions, the compilation of the above consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, of the financial status of December 31, 2023 and 2022 in Lotes Group and the consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash flow of January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022 prepared according to Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), and Interpretations approved by the Financial Supervisory Commission and issued into effect. Basis of the audit opinions

The audit was conducted by us in accordance with the Rules Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Our responsibilities under these standards will be further explained in the responsibility paragraph of the accountant’s audit on the consolidated financial statements. The personnel regulated by independence at the accounting firm that our accountants work with have been managed according to the code of professional ethics to maintain independence from Lotes Group as well as perform other responsibilities addressed on the regulation. Based on the audit results of us, we believe we have obtained sufficient and appropriate auditing evidence as the basis to express our audit opinions.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters refer to the most important matters on the audits to Lotes Group’s consolidated financial statements of fiscal year 2023 based on the professional judgment of our accountants. The matters have been responded on the whole audited consolidated financial statements and during the process of the expression of the audit opinions. There, our accountants will not express opinions separately towards the matters. Based on the judgment of the accountants, the following key audit matters that should be communicated on the audit report are as follows:

I. Recognition of income

Please refer to Note IV (16) to the consolidated financial statements for the accounting policy in terms of income recognition. Please refer to Note VI (16) to the consolidated financial statements for the refund liability. Please refer to Note VI (24) to the consolidated financial statements for details about income. Description of the key audit matters:

The operating income is the most critical factor when determining the operational performance of Lotes Group. Users of the statements are cautiously concerned about the performance of the operating income. In response to the market conditions and business needs, discounts were provided for parts of the sales of goods agreed with the customers. Based on the agreements with the customers, the management would estimate the refund liability and include it as a deduction of operating income. Thus, the income recognition evaluation is one of the fundamental evaluation items for accountants in the execution of financial report audit for Lotes Group.

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Corresponding audit procedures:

The primary audit procedure conducted by the accountants for the aforementioned key audit matters included the understanding and evaluation of the relevant control procedures and the effectiveness of the design and execution of the control procedure. Regarding the sampling testing for sales close to the balance sheet date, external certification documents were reviewed to assess the adequacy of the income recognition timings. The management’s method to estimate and list refund liabilities were also obtained to assess whether the evaluation is based on the agreed conditions with customers. The adequacy of the refund liability estimate was analyzed with the actual situation afterward.

II. Evaluation of inventory

Please refer to Note IV (8) for the accounting policy of inventory evaluation. Please refer to Note V in the consolidated financial statements for the accounting estimates and assumed uncertainties of the inventory evaluation. Please refer to Note VI (4) in the consolidated financial statements for the information on the losses from the falling price of inventory. Description of the key audit matters:

Due to the impacts of rapid changes in the market demand and the development of production technology, the existing products are at risk to become outdated inventory or non-compliant with market demand. Parts of the inventory may become obsolete or have the market prices dropped. Thus, the inventory evaluation is one of the fundamental evaluation items for the accountants in the execution of financial report audit for Lotes Group. Corresponding audit procedure:

The primary audit procedure conducted by the accountants for the aforementioned key audit matters included the understanding and evaluation of the basis and methods used by the management to assess the net realizable value of inventory. Review and audit were conducted in terms of the data used by the management as the basis and to estimate the net realizable value, and an evaluation was conducted on the estimated sales price to the latest sales record by sampling. To evaluate the adequacy of the drop in prices, the adequacy of the inventory aging report was checked, and the changes in the inventory aging of each period were analyzed.

Emphasis of Matter

As disclosed in Note III (1) to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2023, Lotes Group adopted the amendments to IAS 12, which was recognized and issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission, for the preparation of its financial statements, and restated its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 retrospectively. We have not modified our audit opinion accordingly.

Other Matters

Lotes Co., Ltd. has prepared its parent company only financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, and we have issued an unqualified audit report thereon for your information.

Responsibility from management level and governing unit towards the consolidated financial statements

Management level’s responsibility is to prepare the consolidated financial statements present fairly according to Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), and Interpretations approved by the Financial Supervisory Commission and issued into effect and to maintain necessary internal control related to the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in order to ensure there is no major untrue expression on the financial statements due to fraud or error.

When preparing the consolidated financial statements, the responsibility of management level also includes evaluating Lotes Group’s capability of continuous operation, disclosure of relevant matters and the application of continuous operation accounting model unless the management level intends to liquidate Lotes Group or suspend its business operation or there is no alternative practical and feasible

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solution other than liquidation or business suspension.

The governing unit (including the audit committee) at Lotes Group is responsible for supervising the process of financial reports.

Responsibility of accountants’ audit on the consolidated financial statements

The purpose of the consolidated financial statements audited by our accountants is to obtain reasonable assurance on whether the significant untrue expression exists on the whole consolidated financial statements due to fraud or error as well as issue the audit report. The reasonable assurance is the high certainty; however, it will not be able to guarantee that the significant untrue expression will definitely be able to be detected by generally accepted auditing standards, and the untrue expression might be caused from fraud or error. It is regarded as with significance if the individual amount or the aggregation number of the untrue expression can reasonably predict that it will affect the economic decisions made by the users of the consolidated financial statements.

When we conduct the audit according to generally accepted auditing standards, we use professional judgment and maintain our professional suspicion. We also executed the following tasks:

  1. Identifying and evaluating the risk of major untrue expression on the consolidated financial statements due to fraud or error; designing and implementing proper responding strategies towards the risk evaluated; and obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence as the basis of audit opinions. Due to fraud might be involving with collusion, counterfeiting, malicious omission untrue declaration, or going out of the internal control, the risk of not detecting the major untrue expression due to fraud will be higher than that due to error.

  2. Obtaining necessary understanding of internal control related to audit in order to design proper audit procedure under the situation of the case. However, its purpose is not to express opinion toward the effectiveness of the internal control in Lotes Group.

  3. Evaluating the adequacy of the accounting policies used by the management level and the rationality of the accounting evaluation and relevant disclosure concluded.

  4. Based on the audit evidence obtained, conclusion towards the appropriateness of continuous operation accounting basis that the management level adopts and the existence of major uncertainty on events or situations with major concerns affecting Lotes Group’s capability in continuous operation are made. If we believe major uncertainty existed on the event or situation, we must remind the users of consolidated financial statements on the audit report to pay attention on the relevant disclosure or modify audit opinion when the disclosure is not appropriate. The conclusion that we made is based on the audit evidence obtained up to the audit report day, but future events or situations might cause Lotes Group not capable in continuous operation.

  5. Evaluating the overall expression, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements (including relevant notes) as well as whether the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, relevant transaction and events.

  6. We obtained sufficient and appropriate audit evidence about the financial information of the constituent entities of the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and execution of the Group's audits and for forming an opinion on the Group's audits.

The communication between us and the governing unit includes the audit scope and time planned and major audit findings (including the significant defects on the internal control identified during the auditing process).

We have also provided information to the governing unit that the personnel of the firm—under which our CPAs are working—who are subject to independence requirements have complied with the statement of independence in the CPA code of professional ethics and communicated to the governing unit all relationships and other matters (including relevant safeguards) that may be considered to affect the independence of CPAs.

We determined the key audit matters that we would like to execute on Lotes Group’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2023 from the communication with the governing unit. We clearly stated the related matters on the audit report unless it is the specific matter that is not allowed to be disclosed to the public according to laws, or under a very rare situation that we decided not to

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communicate specific matters on the audit report because we can reasonably anticipate the negative influence generated by the communication will be greater than the public interests increased.

KPMG Taiwan

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Lotes Co., Ltd. And Subsidiaries

Unit: NT$ 1,000

Consolidated Balance Sheet

December 31, 2023 and 2022

Assets
Current assets:
1100
Cash and cash equivalents (Note VI (1) and (27))
1110
Financial assets measured at FVTPL - current
(Note VI (2), (14) and (27))
1120
Financial assets measured at FVTOCI - current (Note VI (2)
and (27))
1150
Net notes receivable (Note VI (3) and (27))
1170
Net accounts receivable (Note VI (3) and (27))
1200
Other receivables (Note VI (3) and (27))
1220
Income tax assets for the period (Note VI (20))
130X
Net inventory (Note VI (4))
1410
Advance payment
1479
Other current assets - other

Non-current assets:
1510
Financial assets measured at FVTPL - non-current
(Note VI (2), (14) and (27))
1517
Financial assets measured at FVTOCI - non-current (Note
VI (2) and (27))
1550
Investments accounted for using the equity method(Note VI
(5)
1600
Property, plant and equipment (Note VI (8) and 8)
1755
Right-of-use assets (Note VI (9))
1760
Net investment property(Note VI (10) and (27))
1780
Intangible assets (Note VI (11))
1840
Deferred tax assets (Note VI (20))
1900
Other non-current assets

Total of assets
Dec. 31, 2023
Amount
%
$ 13,132,491
35
60,784
-

-
-
305,564
1
9,305,409
25
506,207
1
599
-
2,657,313
7
102,555
-
3,832
-
(Restated)
Dec. 31, 2022
Amount
%

7,090,304
21
79,007
-
-
-

203,501
1

10,507,021
31

384,111
1
739
-

3,561,132
11
260,014
1
4,650
-
(Restated)
Jan. 1, 2022
Amount
%

3,303,062
12
154,124
1
1,456
-

61,292
-

8,736,734
33

459,211
2
362
-

4,091,387
15

143,291
1
9,018
-

16,959,937
64
3,370
-
30,003
-
-
-

6,882,186
26

1,028,489
4
335,869
1

205,584
1

251,260
1

822,486
3

9,559,247
36

26,519,184
100
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
2100
Short-term loans (Note VI (12), (27), (30) VIII and IX)
2130
Contract liabilities - current (Note VI (24))
2150
Notes payable (Note VI (27))
2170
Accounts payable (Note VI (27))
2200
Other payables (Note VI (27))
2230
Income tax liabilities for the period - current (Note VI
(20))
2280
Lease liabilities - current (Note VI (15), (27), (30) and
VII)
2365
Refund liabilities - current (Note VI (16))
2300
Other current liabilities
2322
Long-term loans - current portion (Note VI (13), (27),
(30), and VIII)

Non-current liabilities:
2530
Bonds payable (Note VI (14), (27) and (30))
2540
Long-term loans (Note VI (13), (27), (30) and VIII)
2550
Provisions – non-current (Note VI (17) and (19))
2560
Income tax liabilities for the period - non-current (Note
VI (20))
2570
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note VI (20))
2580
Lease liabilities - non-current (Note VI (15), (27), (30)
and VII)
2600
Other non-current liabilities

Total of liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of parent:
Share capital:
3110
Capital – common stock (Note VI (21))
3130
Certificates of bond-to-stock conversion (Note VI (21))
3200
Capital reserves (Note VI (21))
3300
Retained earnings (Note VI (21))
3400
Other equity (Note VI (21))
Total equity attributable to owners of parent
36XX
Non-controlling interest (Note VI (7))
Total of equity
Total of liabilities and equity
Dec. 31, 2023
Amount
%
$ 1,580,000
4
30,617
-
5,209
-
1,822,819
5
1,859,015
5
969,358
3
129,085
-
420,182
1
38,059
-
-
-
6,854,344
18
(Restated)
Dec. 31, 2022
Amount
%

1,906,775
6
54,427
-
8,504
-

2,351,503
7

1,937,095
6

1,296,939
4
110,281
-

384,044
1
32,168
-
15,861
-

8,097,597
24
(Restated)
Jan. 1, 2022
Amount
%

1,142,178
4
97,494
-
16,402
-

2,613,359
10

1,998,938
8

670,568
3
220,742
1

195,105
1
34,715
-
14,805
-

7,004,306
27

26,074,754
69


22,090,479
66

26,916
-
79,979
-
81,730
-
9,129,914
24
1,278,713
3
344,997
1
150,113
1
412,071
1
373,212
1

-
-
83,520
-
-
-

8,871,880
27

982,871
3

97,817
-

182,069
1

297,115
1

775,192
2

934,155
2
-
-
43,534
-
-
-
226,640
1
487,452
1
25,272
-


132,449
-
149,769
1
41,410
-
6,928
-

154,433
1

260,380
1
25,101
-

911,927
4

29,600
-
45,220
-
31,342
-

131,132
-

285,847
1
22,539
-

1,717,053
4


770,470
3


1,457,607
5

11,877,645
31


11,290,464
34
8,571,397
22

8,868,067
27

8,461,913
32

1,113,298
3
1,423
-
8,896,393
24
18,552,928
49
(790,983)
(2)


1,068,762
3
9,536
-

6,307,022
19

15,765,305
47

(339,053)
(1)


1,059,779
4
1,167
-

5,283,698
20

11,202,788
42

(682,384)
(2)
$
37,952,399
100

33,380,943
100


27,773,059
74




22,811,572
68




16,865,048
64

1,607,943
4


1,701,304
5


1,192,223
4

29,381,002
78


24,512,876
73


18,057,271
68

$
37,952,399
100


33,380,943
100


26,519,184
100

(Please read the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) Manager: HO, TE-YU

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Lotes Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NT$ 1,000

4000
Operating revenue (Note VI (16), (24) and XIV)
5000
Operating cost (Note VI (4) and XII)
Gross profit
Operating expense (Note VI (15), (18), (19), (26), (27), VII and XII):
6100
Promotion expense
6200
Administration expense
6300
R&D expense
6450
Expected credit loss (gain)
Total operating expense
Net operating profit
Non-operating revenue/expense(Note VI (5), (18) and (25)):
7100
Interest income
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Financial costs
7070
Share in the gain or loss of subsidiaries, associate and joint ventures accounted for using
the equity method
Total non-operating revenue/expense
Net profit before tax from continuing operations
7950
Less: Income tax expense(Note VI (20))
Net profit for the period
8300
Other comprehensive income:
8310
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
8311
Remeasurements of defined benefit plan
8316
Unrealized gains (losses) from investments in equity instruments measured at
FVTOCI
8349
Less: Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income that will not
be reclassified to profit or loss
Total components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified
to profit or loss
8360
Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss
8361
Exchange differences on translation
8399
Less: Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income that will be
reclassified to profit or loss
Total components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified
to profit or loss
8300
Other comprehensive income for the period (net)
Total other comprehensive income for the period
Net profit for the period attributable to:
8610
Owners of parent
8620
Non-controlling interest
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
8710
Owners of parent
8720
Non-controlling interest
Basic earnings per share (Unit: NT$)
(Note VI (23))
Diluted earnings per share (Unit: NT$)
(Note VI (23))
2023 %

100

53
(Restated)
2022

%

100

56
Amount
$ 24,483,463
13,002,401
Amount

27,099,134

15,161,454

11,481,062


47


11,937,680


44

779,454
1,593,509
2,173,521
(11,371)


3

7

9

-


828,044

1,532,956

2,300,779
7,015


3

6

8

-

4,535,113


19


4,668,794


17

6,945,949


28


7,268,886


27

325,532
412,287
(74,898)
(71,118)
(17,259)


1

2

-

-

-


46,801

367,702
560,287
(55,109)
-


-

1

2

-
-

574,544


3

919,681

3

7,520,493
1,793,447


31

8


8,188,567

1,780,487


30

7

5,727,046


23


6,408,080


23

(2,292)
3,892
(458)


-

-

-

2,790
(7,981)
558


-

-

-

2,058


-
(5,749)
-

(320,804)
(1,794)


(1)

-


352,379
830


1

-

(319,010)


(1)

351,549

1

(316,952)



(1)



345,800


1

$
5,410,094



22



6,753,880


24

$ 5,593,032
134,014


22

1


6,255,931

152,149


22

1

$
5,727,046


23


6,408,080


23

$ 5,145,430
264,664


21

1


6,601,494

152,386


23

1

$
5,410,094


22


6,753,880


24

$

50.65


58.72
$ 50.19 57.88

(Please read the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) Manager: HO, TE-YU

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Unit: NT$ 1,000

Lotes Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Balance on January 1, 2022
Effects of retrospective application of new standards
Balance after restatement on January 1, 2022
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Total other comprehensive income for the period
Appropriation and distribution of retained earnings:
Legal reserve appropriated
Reversal on special reserve
Cash dividends of common stock
Other changes in capital reserves:
Changes in equity of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for
using equity method
Redemption of convertible bonds
Conversion of convertible bonds
Changes in non-controlling interests
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests
Balance after restatement on December 31, 2022
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Total other comprehensive income for the period
Appropriation and distribution of retained earnings:
Legal reserve appropriated
Reversal on special reserve
Cash dividends of common stock
Other changes in capital reserves:
Issuance of stock options for convertible bonds
Changes in equity of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for
using equity method
Compensation expense for employee stock options
Cash capital increase
Conversion of convertible bonds
Changes in ownership of subsidiaries
Changes in non-controlling interests
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests
Balance on December 31, 2023
Equity attributable to own Equity attributable to own ers of parent Non-controll
ing interests
Total equity
18,054,704
2,567
Share capital Capital
reserves
Retained earnings Other equity Unrealized
gains
(losses) on
financial
assets
measured at
FVTOCI
Exchange
differences
on
translation
of foreign
financial
statements
Unrealized
gains (losses)
on financial
assets
measured at
FVTOCI
Unearned
compensation to
employees
Total
Share capital
for ordinary
shares
Certificates
of
bond-to-stoc
k conversion
Total Legal
reserve
Special
reserve
Unappropri
ated
retained
earnings
Total
$ 1,059,779
-
1,167
-
1,060,946
-

5,283,698
-
1,571,158
-

594,972
-

9,034,040
2,618

11,200,170

2,618
(669,055)
(51)
(13,278)
-

-
-
(682,333)
(51)
16,862,481
2,567

1,192,223

-
1,059,779 1,167 1,060,946
5,283,698
1,571,158
594,972


9,036,658



11,202,788

(669,106)
(13,278)
-

(682,384)

16,865,048


1,192,223

18,057,271

-
-

-
-

-
-


-
-

-
-


-
-


6,255,931
2,232



6,255,931

2,232

-
349,811

-
(6,480)

-

-

-
343,331

6,255,931
345,563



152,149

237

6,408,080
345,800
- - - - - -
6,258,163



6,258,163

349,811

(6,480)


-

343,331

6,601,494


152,386

6,753,880
-
-
-
-
-
8,983
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,369
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17,352
-
-
-
-
-
127,583
(90)

895,831
-
-
347,528
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
87,361
-
-
-
-
-
-

(347,528)

(87,361)
(1,695,646)
-
-
-
-
-



-

-

(1,695,646)
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
(1,695,646)
127,583
(90)
913,183
-
-


-
-

-

-

-

-
413,561
(56,866)

-
-
(1,695,646)
127,583
(90)
913,183
413,561
(56,866)
1,068,762
-
-
9,536
-
-
1,078,298
-
-

6,307,022
-
-
1,918,686
-
-

682,333
-
-

13,164,286
5,593,032
(1,834)

15,765,305

5,593,032

(1,834)
(319,295)
-
(449,712)
(19,758)
-
3,944

-
-

-
(339,053)
-
(445,768)
22,811,572
5,593,032
(447,602)


1,701,304

134,014

130,650

24,512,876
5,727,046
(316,952)
- - - - - -
5,591,198



5,591,198

(449,712)

3,944


-

(445,768)

5,145,430



264,664

5,410,094
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,000
9,536
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(8,113)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,000
1,423
-
-
-
-
-
-
114,556
24,049
52,309

2,270,973

127,484
-
-
-
625,649
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
(343,303)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(625,649)

343,303
(2,803,575)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-



-

-

(2,803,575)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,162)
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(6,162)
-
-

-
-
(2,803,575)
114,556
24,049
52,309
2,305,973
128,907
(6,162)
-
-


-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(6,258)
(207,388)
(144,379)

-
-
(2,803,575)
114,556
24,049
52,309
2,305,973
128,907
(12,420)
(207,388)
(144,379)
$
1,113,298
1,423 1,114,721 8,896,393 2,544,335 339,030 15,669,563 18,552,928 (769,007) (15,814) (6,162) (790,983) 27,773,059
1,607,943

29,381,002

(Please read the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) Manager: HO, TE-YU

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Lotes Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities:
Net profit before tax
Adjustments:
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)
Depreciation expense
Amortization expense
Expected credit loss (gain)
Net loss (gain) on financial assets or liabilities at FVTPL
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividend income
Compensation expense for share-based payment
Share in the gain or loss of subsidiaries, associate and joint ventures accounted for using the equity
method
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Impairment loss on non-financial instruments
Inventory valuation and disposal loss
Profit from the repurchase of corporate bonds
Other adjustments
Total adjustments to reconcile profit (loss):
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in operating assets:
Increase in notes receivable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventory
Decrease (increase) in advance payment
Decrease in other current assets
Total changes in operating assets
Changes in operating liabilities:
Decrease in contract liabilities
Decrease in notes payable
Decrease in accounts payable
Decrease in other payables
Decrease in provisions
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
Increase in refund liabilities
Total changes in operating liabilities
Total changes in operating assets and liabilities
Total adjustments
Cash inflow generated from operations
Interest received
Dividends received
Interest paid
Income taxes paid
Net cash flows from operating activities
Unit: NT$ 1,000
2023
(Restated)
2022
$ 7,520,493
8,188,567
2,333,633
2,212,956
57,955
55,711
(11,371)
7,015
(10,726)
14,301
71,118
55,109
(325,532)
(46,801)
(4,003)
(5,535)
58,061
10,825
17,259
-
35,805
28,364
37,320
-
101,013
97,602
-
(35)
(607)
23,779
Unit: NT$ 1,000
2023
(Restated)
2022
$ 7,520,493
8,188,567
2,333,633
2,212,956
57,955
55,711
(11,371)
7,015
(10,726)
14,301
71,118
55,109
(325,532)
(46,801)
(4,003)
(5,535)
58,061
10,825
17,259
-
35,805
28,364
37,320
-
101,013
97,602
-
(35)
(607)
23,779

2,359,925



2,453,291

(88,404)
1,348,895
(58,914)
876,958
155,894
1,467



(142,209)

(1,777,302)

85,564

432,653

(116,723)

4,368

2,235,896



(1,513,649)

(27,506)
(3,229)
(942,001)
(87,353)
(168)
5,301
36,138



(43,067)

(7,898)

(261,856)

(62,876)

(1,020)

(2,547)

188,939

(1,018,818)



(190,325)

1,217,078



(1,703,974)

3,577,003



749,317

11,097,496
275,214
4,003
(58,939)
(2,184,951)



8,937,884

36,337

5,535

(45,171)

(1,201,299)

9,132,823



7,733,286

26

Lotes Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

From January 1 to December 31, 2023 and 2022

Unit: NT$ 1,000

Cash flows from (used in) investing activities:
Disposal of financial assets measured at FVTOCI
Acquisition of financial assets measured at FVTOCI
Acquisition of financial assets measured at FVTPL
Disposal of financial assets measured at FVTPL
Acquisition of Investments accounted for using the equity method
Cash outflow from the losing the control of subsidiaries
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
Disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets
Net cash inflows from business combination
Acquisition of investment property
Decrease in other non-current assets
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities:
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term loans
Borrowings of long-term loans
Repayments of long-term loans
Payments of lease liabilities
Increase in other non-current liabilities
Cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests
Cash capital increase
Issuance of restricted stock awards
Repurchase of restricted stock awards
Subsidiary issuing corporate bonds
Issuance of corporate bonds
Repurchase of corporate bonds
Changes in non-controlling interests
Changes in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
2023
$ 7,433
-
(25,000)
27,794
(94,000)
(50,631)
(2,658,787)
72,444
(37,453)
(54,076)
(256,488)
299,198
2022

1,422
(61,465)

(8,000)

69,302

-

-

(3,677,619)

2,392

(30,457)

-

-

18,314

(2,769,566)



(3,686,111)

(317,432)
-
(165,630)
(249,887)
171
(2,803,575)
(144,379)
2,305,973
16,620
255
-
1,079,877
-
(16,092)
(1,508)



714,342
130,000

(8,775)

(237,460)

2,562

(1,695,646)

(56,866)

-

-

-
346,268

-
(2,800)

246,344

67,445

(295,607)



(494,586)

(25,463)
6,042,187
7,090,304



234,653

3,787,242

3,303,062

$
13,132,491



7,090,304

(Please read the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG Manager: HO, TE-YU

Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

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Attachment 5

Lotes Co., Ltd. 2023 Profit Distribution Table

Unit: NT$ thousands

Item Amount
Earnings in 2023 Available for Distribution 10,074,078,789
Less: Remeasurement of Defined Benefit Obligation 1,833,635
Retained Earnings Available for Distribution as of
December 31,2023
10,072,245,154
Add: Net Profit After Tax for 2023 5,593,031,591
Less: Special Reserve Replenishment Due to a
Decrease in Equity (Note 1)
451,954,114
Less: Allocation of 10% Legal Reserve 559,119,796
Total Available for Distribution 14,654,202,835
Less: Shareholder dividends - cash (distribution of
NT$26per share)
2,898,275,068
Undistributed Earnings at the End of 2023 11,755,927,767
Note 1: In 2023, the net amount classified as a reduction in other equity was
NT$790,984,237, which required replenishing the same amount into
the special reserve from the current and prior period's undistributed
earnings. However, NT$339,030,123 was already allocated from prior
period earnings to the special reserve in 2023, thus a further
NT$451,954,114 needs to be replenished into the special reserve.
Note 2: The dividend payout ratio is based on the number of shares entitled to
distribution as of December 31,2023,which is 111,472,118 shares.

Chairperson: CHU, TE-HSIANG Manager: HO, TE-YU Accounting Manager: LIU, HSIN-HSIA

28

Attachment 6

Lotes Co., Ltd. Comparison Table of “Articles of Incorporation”

After the Amendment Before the Amendment
Article 19 Article 19
If the Company has surpluses in a year, it shall allocate not If the Company has surpluses in a year, it shall allocate not
less thantwopercent as employee compensation and not less than ~~three~~percent as employee compensation and not
higher than three percent as compensation for the directors. If higher than three percent as compensation for the directors. If
the Company has accumulated loss, it shall preserve in the Company has accumulated loss, it shall preserve in
advance to make-up and then allocate the aforementioned advance to make-up and then allocate the aforementioned
proportion as employees' and directors' compensation. The proportion as employees' and directors' compensation. The
objects of distribution of the aforementioned stock or cash objects of distribution of the aforementioned stock or cash
compensation for the employees should include the compensation for the employees should include the employees
employees who control or subordinate the Company and meet
who control or subordinate the Company and meet certain
certain conditions. conditions.
Article 22 Article 22
This Articles of Incorporation was composed on Aug.9, 1986. This Articles of Incorporation was composed on Aug.9, 1986.
1st amendment was made on Jan.19,1987. 1st amendment was made on Jan.19,1987.
2nd amendment was made on Nov.20,1987. 2nd amendment was made on Nov.20,1987.
3rd amendment was made on Dec.29,1987. 3rd amendment was made on Dec.29,1987.
4th amendment was made on Jan.30,1993. 4th amendment was made on Jan.30,1993.
5th amendment was made on May 21,1983. 5th amendment was made on May 21,1983.
6th amendment was made on Aug.2.1998. 6th amendment was made on Aug.2.1998.
7th amendment was made on Aug.9,2004. 7th amendment was made on Aug.9,2004.
8th amendment was made on Aug.25, 2004. 8th amendment was made on Aug.25, 2004.
9th amendment was made on Oct.8, 2004. 9th amendment was made on Oct.8, 2004.
10th amendment was made on Nov.8, 2004. 10th amendment was made on Nov.8, 2004.
11th amendment was made on Jun.24,2005. 11th amendment was made on Jun.24,2005.
12th amendment was made on May 3,2006. 12th amendment was made on May 3,2006.
13th amendment was made on Jun.29,2006. 13th amendment was made on Jun.29,2006.
14th amendment was made on Dc.15,2006. 14th amendment was made on Dc.15,2006.
15th amendment was made on May 31,2007. 15th amendment was made on May 31,2007.
16th amendment was made on Jun.13,2008. 16th amendment was made on Jun.13,2008.
17th amendment was made on Jun.10,2009. 17th amendment was made on Jun.10,2009.
18th amendment was made on Jum.14,2010 18th amendment was made on Jum.14,2010
19th amendment was made on Jun.10,2011. 19th amendment was made on Jun.10,2011.
20th amendment was made on Jun. 20,2012. 20th amendment was made on Jun. 20,2012.
21st amendment was made onJun.10, 2014. 21st amendment was made onJun.10, 2014.
22nd amendment was made on Jun.6,2016. 22nd amendment was made on Jun.6,2016.
23rd amendment was made on Jun.14,2017. 23rd amendment was made on Jun.14,2017.
24th amendment was made on Jun.14,2019. 24th amendment was made on Jun.14,2019.
25th amendment was made on Jun.26,2021. 25th amendment was made on Jun.26,2021.
26th amendment was made on Jun.17, 2022. 26th amendment was made on Jun.17, 2022.
27th amendment was made on Jun.13, 2024

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Attachment 7

List of Director and Independent Director Candidates

Candidate
Categories
Name Education Experience Shares Held at
Book Closure
Date

Serving Three
Consecutive
Terms as
Independent
Director /
Reason
Director Jia Ming
Investment Co.,
Ltd.
Rep.: Chu,
Te-Hsiang
Taishan Senior
High School,
Mechanical
Engineering
Chairman, LOTES Co., Ltd.
Chairman, LOTES Suzhou Co., Ltd.
Vice Chairman, LOTES Guangzhou Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Lintes Technology Co., Ltd.
Chairman, De Chuang Investment Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Compertum Microsystems Inc.
Chairman, LeRain Technology Co., Ltd.
Director, Genmold Precision Machining Co., Ltd.
Director, I-See Vision Technology Inc.
Independent Director, APAQ Technology Co., Ltd.
Supervisor, Neoton Optronics Corporation
9,797,037 N/A
Director Jin Ling
Investment Co.,
Ltd.
Rep.: Ho, Te-Yu
Chung-Pu Junior
High School
Vocational
Training Bureau
in Northern Areas,
Mold Engineering
President, Lotes Co., Ltd.
Chairman, LOTES Guangzhou Co., Ltd.
Vice Chairman, LOTES Suzhou Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Lotes Hengnan Co., Ltd.
Director, Lintes Technology Co., Ltd.
Director, Lotes Zhongshan Co., Ltd.
Director, Compertum Microsystems Inc.
10,956,237 N/A
Director Hsieh,
Chia-Ying
Graduate Institute
of Business
Administration,
National Taiwan
University
Independent Director, Lotes Co., Ltd.
Executive Assistant to the President, Realtek
Semiconductor Corporation
Deputy General Manager, Communication Home
Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
Deputy General Manager, Lian Chia International
Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
Director, Leltek Inc.
Independent Director, Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Independent Director, Tyntek Corporation
0 N/A
Director Sun Cherng-Jong Master of
Electrical and
Computer
Engineering,
Oklahoma State
University
Asia Managing Director, Intel Capital
Product Line Marketing Manager, Intel Asia-Pacific Market
Marketing Technology Project Manager, Intel
Research and Development Engineer, Intel

0
N/A
Independent
Director
Wang,
Jen-Chun
Doctor of Law,
University of
Pennsylvania
Partner Lawyer, Tsar and Tsai Law Firm
Law Clerk for the Justice of the Constitutional Court,
Department of Clerks for the Justices of the Constitutional
Court
0 None
Independent
Director
Chiang,
Yih-Cherng
Doctor of
Mechanical
Engineering,
University of
Delaware
Professor and Department Head, Chinese Culture
University
Committee Member for University Affairs Development,
Chinese Culture University
Associate Professor, Chinese Culture University
Assistant Professor, Chinese Culture University
Project Manager, Taiwan High Speed Rail
Senior Engineer, Taiwan Aerospace Corp.
0 None
Independent
Director
Wu,
Chang -Hsiu
Master of
Business
Administration,
Drexel University
CPA of Dean Shine CPA Firm
Partner, DS Certified Public Accountants
Officer, Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory Board
Revenue Officer , National Taxation Bureau of the
Southern Area, Ministry of Finance
Semi Senior, TNS Accounting Firm
Independent Director, High-Tek Harness Enterprise Co.
Ltd.
0 None

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Attachment 8

Lotes Co., Ltd.

Application for Lifting the Prohibition on Directors from Participation in Competitive Business

Position Name Concurrent Positions/Current Roles
Director Chu, Te-Hsiang Chairman, Lintes Technology Co., Ltd.
Director, Genmold Precision Machining Co., Ltd.
Director, I-See Vision Technology Inc.
Independent Director, APAQ Technology Co., Ltd.
Supervisor, Neoton Optronics Corporation
Director Ho, Te-Yu Director, Lintes TechnologyCo., Ltd.
Director Hsieh,
Chia-Ying
Director, Leltek Inc.
Independent Director, Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Independent Director, Tyntek Corporation
Independent
Director
Wu,
Chang -Hsiu
Independent Director, High-Tek Harness Enterprise Co. Ltd.

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Appendix 1

Lotes Co., Ltd. Articles of Incorporation (before Amendment)

Chapter 1: General Principle

Article 1

In accordance with the Company Act, the Company is registered as LOTES CO., LTD.

Article 2

The business scope of the Company is stated as follows:

  1. Manufacturing, processing and trading of various hardware parts and tool parts. 2. Manufacturing, processing and trading of terminals and their finished products.

  2. Manufacture, processing and trading of circuit boards for electrical appliances. 4. Import and export business in respect of the preceding item. 5. Conducting tender quotations and distribution for domestic and foreign manufacturers' products in connection with said business

  3. CC01030 Electric Appliance and Audiovisual Electric Products Manufacturing. 7. CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing 8. CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 9. CC01990 Electrical Machinery, Supplies Manufacturing 10. CF01011 Medical Materials and Equipment Manufacturing 11. CQ01010 Die Manufacturing 12. CZ99990 Other Industrial Products Manufacturing Not Elsewhere Classified 13. F106030 Wholesale of Die 14. F108031 Wholesale of Drugs, Medical Goods 15. F113020 Wholesale of Household Appliance 16. F113030 Wholesale of Precision Instruments 17. F113050 Wholesale of Computing and Business Machinery Equipment 18. F113070 Wholesale of Telecom Instruments 19. F401010 International Trade 20. CI01010 Rope, Cable and Net Manufacturing 21. ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval

Article 3

Headquarter of the Company is located at Keelung City and when necessary, could set up a subsidiary company inside or outside of the country, with the approval by the Board.

Article 4

The Company may make investments in other companies as it deems necessary for its business and may, by resolution of the Board, become a limited liability shareholder of such company. The total amount of which is not limited to the amount of such investments as provided in Article 13 of the Company Law.

Article 5

The company may provide external endorsement and guarantee for business purposes.

Chapter 2 Shares

Article 6

The Company's total capital is set at NT$15.5 billion, divided into 155 million shares. The amount of each share is NT$10 per share, of which the Board is authorized to issue the unissued shares in tranches; the issue price per share shall be determined by the Board in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The total amount of the former capital is reserved for the issuance of Employee stock options warrants in the amount of NT$5 million, which are subject to the Board's resolution.

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Article 6-1

If the Company intends to repurchase the Company’s shares and transfer the shares at a price lower than the average repurchased price, it shall follow the relevant regulations and proceed to such transfer after the resolution of the most recent shareholders' meeting.

Article 6-2

If the Company intends to issue stock warrants for employees at a subscription price lower than the market price, it shall follow the relevant regulations and proceed to such transfer after the resolution of the most recent shareholders' meeting.

Article 6-3

If the Company purchases the treasury stock in accordance with the Company Act, the object of the transfer should include the employees who control or subordinate the Company and meet certain conditions. The object of distribution of the stock warrants for employees should include the employees who control or subordinate the Company and meet certain conditions.

When the company issues new shares, employees who control or subordinate the Company and meet certain conditions should be included for the subscription.

The object of the new restricted employee shares issued by the Company should include the employees who control or subordinate the Company and meet certain conditions.

Article 7

The Company's shares are inscribed shares. The serial number should be signed or stamped by the directors who represent the Company. The shares shall be signed by the bank that acts as the share issuer according to the laws. When the Company issues new shares, the free-print share is adopted to issue shares, the same for other marketable securities. However, it shall contact the centralized securities depository enterprises for registration.

Article 8

The change of shareholders' list shall be made no later than 60 days prior to the ordinary meeting of shareholders, no later than 30 days prior to the provisional meeting of shareholders, or no later than 5 days prior to the basis date of the Company's resolution to distribute dividends and bonuses or other benefits.

Article 8-1

The Company's share transactions are conducted in accordance with the "Guidelines Governing the Disposal of Shares of Public Companies" issued by the competent authorities.

Chapter 3: Shareholder’s Meeting

Article 9

There shall be two kinds of general meetings, ordinary and interim, which shall be convened once a year, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, as required by law, and shall be notified to each shareholder by thirty days in advance; interim meetings shall be convened as required by law, and shall be notified to each shareholder by fifteen days in advance.

The preceding notice shall state the date, place and cause of the meeting. The shareholders' meeting shall be convened by the Board, unless otherwise provided by the Act.

Notice of the convening of a general meeting may be given in writing or by electronic means with the consent of the shareholders.

The shareholders' meeting may be held by video conference or other means announced by the central competent authority. If the meeting is held by video conference, the shareholder is deemed to be present in person if he/she participates by video.

Article 10

In the event that a shareholder is unable to attend the general meeting for any reason, he/she may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting by issuing a letter of proxy issued by the Company specifying the scope of the authority. In addition to the provisions of Article 177 of the Company Law, the rules for the use of proxies to attend shareholders' meetings of public companies shall be in accordance with the "Rules for the Use of Proxy Forms by Public Companies" issued by the competent authorities.

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Article 11

Each share is entitled one voting right. However, those restricted or those deemed by Article 179 of the Company Act to have voting rights are not within this restriction.

Article 12

Unless otherwise regulated by the relevant laws and regulations, shareholders representing more than half of the total number of issued shares should attend in person or by proxy in the shareholder meetings. Resolutions should be approved by more than half of the attended shareholders.

Article 12-1

The board shall convene the shareholder meeting and the Chairperson of the board shall be the chairperson of the meeting. In the event of the Chairperson's absence, the Chairperson shall assign a director as its proxy. If the assignment is not made, the directors shall choose one. If the meeting is convened by other conveners not belonging to the Board, the convener shall be the chairperson of the meeting. If there is more than one convener, the conveners should decide and one of them should be the chairperson.

Article 12-2

The resolutions of the shareholders' meeting shall be published in minutes and shall be dealt with in accordance with Article 183 of the Company Law.

Article 12-3

If the Company wishes to cancel the public offering of its shares in the future, it must be submitted to the shareholders' meeting for discussion and resolution.

Chapter 4: Directors and Audit Committee

Article 13

The Company has five to nine directors, all of whom are appointed for a term of three years and all the seats are entitled to be re-elected.

For the aforementioned number of directors of this Company, the number of independent directors should not be less than two persons and should not be less than one-fifth of the total numbers of directors. In terms of the professional qualifications, shareholding, and part-time restrictions, independence determination, nomination and selection methods, and other compliance matters, the regulations of the competent security authorities must be followed.

The nomination system is adopted for the election of the directors in this Company. The shareholders must elect from the candidate list of directors.

The regulations of the competent security authorities must be followed in terms of the total shareholding ratio of all its directors and supervisors.

The Company's Audit Committee is composed of all independent directors in accordance with the law. The Audit Committee and its members exercise their powers and responsibilities and deal with related matters in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Act and relevant laws and regulations.

Article 13-1

The meeting of the Board shall be convened in accordance with Article 204 of the Company Act.

Article 13-2

In the event that the seats of one-third of the Directors are vacant, the Board shall convene an interim election within 60 days and the term of office shall be limited to the period for which the original seats were filled.

Article 13-3

The Directors of the Company shall be notified of the convening of the Board seven days in advance and the Company may convene the Board at any time in case of emergency. The Board of the Company may be convened in writing, by e-mail or by fax.

Article 14

The board shall be composed of the directors. The chairman of the board shall be elected from the directors with the agreement of over half of the directors attending the meeting, and the attendance rate should be no less than 2/3. Chairperson represents the Company externally.

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Article 15

If the chairman cannot performance his/her duty due to certain reason, the assignment of his/her deputy shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations of Company Law, Art. 208.

Article 15-1

When a meeting of the Board is held by video conference, a director who participates in the meeting by video shall be deemed to be present in person; if a director is unable to attend in person for any reason, he may appoint another director to attend by proxy, and his proxy shall be in accordance with Article 205 of the Company Law.

Article 15-2

A resolution of the Board shall, unless otherwise provided in the Companies Act, be passed by a majority of the Directors present and agreed to by a majority of the Directors present.

Article 15-3

All directors of the company must be insured with the corresponding liability insurance during the term of office based on their business scope with the purpose to reduce and diversity the loss risks of the directors of the Company, the Company, and the shareholders. In terms of the liability insurance of the directors, the Board is authorized to take in charge of it.

Article 16

When the directors of the Company are executing operations of the Company, the Company must pay their compensation regardless of the Company’s financial status, with surplus or loss. The compensation is based on the level of participation and contribution to the company’s operations, and the Board is authorized to consult the industry ’s usual standards, not exceeding the standard of the highest salary scale set by the Company’s salary assessment method. If the company has surpluses, the compensation shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Article 19.

Chapter 5: Manager

Article 17

The Company shall employ managers to conduct business operations. The appointment and dismissal as well as the salary policies shall be made in accordance with the Company Law Art.29.

Chapter 6: Accounting

Article 18

At the end of every fiscal year, the board shall submit the papers and lists as below before the start of shareholder’s meeting to the shareholders for approval.

(1). Business Report (2). Financial Statement (3). Proposal on distribution of surplus and recovery of losses

Article 19

If the Company has surpluses in a year, it shall allocate not less than three percent as employee compensation and not higher than three percent as compensation for the directors. If the Company has accumulated loss, it shall preserve in advance to make-up and then allocate the aforementioned proportion as employees' and directors' compensation. The objects of distribution of the aforementioned stock or cash compensation for the employees should include the employees who control or subordinate the Company and meet certain conditions.

Article 19-1

If the Company has a surplus after the annual accounts, it should first complete the tax payment, make up for the previous year's losses, and deposit 10% of the statutory surplus reserve unless it has reached to the total capital. It should allocate or reserve into special surplus reserve according to the laws and regulations. If there are still surpluses, it shall be merged with the accumulated undistributed surplus. The Board shall draft a surplus allocation plan and propose to the shareholder meeting for a final resolution of distribution. The shareholder dividends distributed shall not be less than 20% of the net after-tax net profit of this year after deducting the surplus reserve provided according to law. The dividends distributed to the shareholders shall

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not be less than 20% of the annual net profit after tax of this year after deducting the surplus reserve allocation according to the laws and regulations.

The Company shall take the surrounding environment and growth stage of the Company, as well as the future business expansion, into consideration so that the future expenditure budget and capital needs shall be considered in the distribution of surplus. Among the dividends distributed in the current year, not less than 10% of cash dividends shall be offered.

Chapter 7: Supplementary

Article 20

The Articles of Association and the Bye-Laws of the Company shall be prescribed by the Board separately.

Article 21

Matters not listed in this article of incorporation is to be processed according to the Company Act and other relevant regulations.

Article 22

This Articles of Incorporation was composed on Aug.9, 1986. 1st amendment was made on Jan.19,1987. 2nd amendment was made on Nov.20,1987. 3rd amendment was made on Dec.29,1987. 4th amendment was made on Jan.30,1993. 5th amendment was made on May 21,1983. 6th amendment was made on Aug.2.1998. 7th amendment was made on Aug.9,2004. 8th amendment was made on Aug.25, 2004. 9th amendment was made on Oct.8, 2004. 10th amendment was made on Nov.8, 2004. 11th amendment was made on Jun.24,2005. 12th amendment was made on May 3,2006. 13th amendment was made on Jun.29,2006. 14th amendment was made on Dc.15,2006. 15th amendment was made on May 31,2007. 16th amendment was made on Jun.13,2008. 17th amendment was made on Jun.10,2009. 18th amendment was made on Jum.14,2010 19th amendment was made on Jun.10,2011. 20th amendment was made on Jun. 20,2012. 21st amendment was made onJun.10, 2014. 22nd amendment was made on Jun.6,2016. 23rd amendment was made on Jun.14,2017. 24th amendment was made on Jun.14,2019. 25th amendment was made on Jun.26,2021. 26th amendment was made on Jun. 17, 2022

Chairman: CHU, TE-HSIANG

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Appendix 2

Lotes Co., Ltd. Rules of Procedure of Shareholders' Meeting

Article 1

To establish a strong governance system and sound supervisory capabilities for this Corporation's shareholders meetings, and to strengthen management capabilities, these Rules are adopted pursuant to Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.

Article 2

The rules of procedures for this Corporation's shareholders meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, regulation, or the articles of incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.

Article 3

Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, this Corporation's shareholders meetings shall be convened by the board of directors.

Changes to how this Corporation convenes its shareholders meeting shall be resolved by the board of directors, and shall be made no later than mailing of the shareholders meeting notice.

This Corporation shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation, or the election or dismissal of directors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) before 30 days before the date of a regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of a special shareholders meeting. This Corporation shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS before 21 days before the date of the regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of the special shareholders meeting. In addition, before 15 days before the date of the shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall also have prepared the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at this Corporation and the professional shareholder services agent designated thereby, and shall be distributed at the shareholders' meeting.

The reasons for convening a shareholders meeting shall be specified in the meeting notice and public announcement. With the consent of the addressee, the meeting notice may be given in electronic form.

Election or dismissal of directors, amendments to the articles of incorporation, reduction of capital, application for the approval of ceasing its status as a public company, approval of competing with the company by directors, surplus profit distributed in the form of new shares, reserve distributed in the form of new shares, the dissolution, merger, or demerger of the corporation, or any matter under Article 185, paragraph 1 of the Company Act, Articles 26-1 and 43-6 of the Securities Exchange Act, Articles 56-1 and 60-2 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall be set out and the essential contents explained in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extraordinary motion ; their main contents should be placed on the website designated by the securities regulatory authority or the Company, and the URL should be included in the notice.

Where re-election of all directors as well as their inauguration date is stated in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting, after the completion of the re-election in said meeting such inauguration date may not be altered by any extraordinary motion or otherwise in the same meeting.

A shareholder holding one percent or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to this Corporation a proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. The number of items so proposed is limited to one only, and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. When the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article 172-1, paragraph 4 of the Company Act apply to a proposal put forward by a shareholder, the board of directors may exclude it from the agenda. A shareholder may propose a recommendation for urging the corporation to promote public interests or fulfill its social responsibilities, provided procedurally the number of items so proposed is limited only to one in accordance with Article 172-1 of the Company Act, and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in

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the meeting agenda.

Prior to the book closure date before a regular shareholders meeting is held, this Corporation shall publicly announce its acceptance of shareholder proposals in writing or electronically, and the location and time period for their submission; the period for submission of shareholder proposals may not be less than 10 days. Shareholder-submitted proposals are limited to 300 words, and no proposal containing more than 300 words will be included in the meeting agenda. The shareholder making the proposal shall be present in person or by proxy at the regular shareholders meeting and take part in discussion of the proposal.

Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders meeting the board of directors shall explain the reasons for exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda.

Article 4

For each shareholders meeting, a shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting by providing the proxy form issued by this Corporation and stating the scope of the proxy's authorization.

A shareholder may issue only one proxy form and appoint only one proxy for any given shareholders meeting, and shall deliver the proxy form to this Corporation before five days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate proxy forms are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail unless a declaration is made to cancel the previous proxy appointment.

After a proxy form has been delivered to this Corporation, if the shareholder intends to attend the meeting in person or to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronically, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to this Corporation before two business days before the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.

If, after a proxy form is delivered to this Corporation, a shareholder wishes to attend the shareholders meeting online, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to this Corporation two business days before the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.

Article 5

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

The restrictions on the place of the meeting shall not apply when this Corporation convenes a virtual-only shareholders meeting.

Article 6

This Corporation shall specify in its shareholders meeting notices the time during which attendance registrations for shareholders, solicitors and proxies (collectively "shareholders") will be accepted, the place to register for attendance, and other matters for attention.

The time during which shareholder attendance registrations will be accepted, as stated in the preceding paragraph, shall be at least 30 minutes prior to the time the meeting commences. The place at which attendance registrations are accepted shall be clearly marked and a sufficient number of suitable personnel assigned to handle the registrations. For virtual shareholders meetings, shareholders may begin to register on the virtual meeting platform 30 minutes before the meeting starts. Shareholders completing registration will be deemed as attend the shareholders meeting in person.

Shareholders shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. This Corporation may not arbitrarily add requirements for other documents beyond those showing eligibility to attend presented by shareholders. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.

This Corporation shall furnish attending shareholders or their proxy agents (hereinafter referred to as shareholders) with an attendance book to sign, or attending shareholders may hand in a sign-in card in lieu of signing in.

This Corporation shall furnish attending shareholders with the meeting agenda book, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slips, voting slips, and other meeting materials. Where there is an election of directors, pre-printed ballots shall also be furnished.

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Shareholders must attend the shareholders' meeting with their attendance certificate, sign-in card, or other attendance documents; solicitors of proxies should also carry identification documents for verification. When the government or a juristic person is a shareholder, it may be represented by more than one representative at a shareholders meeting. When a juristic person is appointed to attend as proxy, it may designate only one person to represent it in the meeting. When a juristic person shareholder designates more than one representative to attend the shareholders' meeting, only one representative may speak on the same agenda item.

In the event of a virtual shareholders meeting, shareholders wishing to attend the meeting online shall register with this Corporation two days before the meeting date.

In the event of a virtual shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall upload the meeting agenda book, annual report and other meeting materials to the virtual meeting platform at least 30 minutes before the meeting starts, and keep this information disclosed until the end of the meeting.

Article 7

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

For a shareholders' meeting convened by the board of directors, the meeting shall be attended by a majority of the directors; where as for a shareholders' meeting convened by any other person having the convening right, he/she shall act as the chairman of that meeting provided, however, that if there are two or more persons having the convening right, the chairman of the meeting shall be elected from among themselves. This Corporation may appoint its attorneys, certified public accountants, or related persons retained by it to attend a shareholders meeting in a non-voting capacity.

Article 8

This Corporation, beginning from the time it accepts shareholder attendance registrations, shall make an uninterrupted audio and video recording of the registration procedure, the proceedings of the shareholders meeting, and the voting and vote counting procedures.

The recorded materials of the preceding paragraph shall be retained for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the recording shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Where a shareholders meeting is held online, this Corporation shall keep records of shareholder registration, sign-in, check-in, questions raised, votes cast and results of votes counted by this Corporation, and continuously audio and video record, without interruption, the proceedings of the virtual meeting from beginning to end.

The information and audio and video recording in the preceding paragraph shall be properly kept by this Corporation during the entirety of its existence, and copies of the audio and video recording shall be provided to and kept by the party appointed to handle matters of the virtual meeting.

Article 9

Attendance at shareholders meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed in, and the shares checked in on the virtual meeting platform, plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically.

The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time and disclose information concerning the number of nonvoting shares and number of shares represented by shareholders attending the meeting. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than one hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one third of the total number of issued shares, the chair

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shall declare the meeting adjourned. In the event of a virtual shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall also declare the meeting adjourned at the virtual meeting platform.

If the quorum is not met after two postponements as referred to in the preceding paragraph, but the attending shareholders represent one third or more of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be adopted pursuant to Article 175, paragraph 1 of the Company Act; all shareholders shall be notified of the tentative resolution and another shareholders meeting shall be convened within one month. In the event of a virtual shareholders meeting, shareholders intending to attend the meeting online shall re-register to this Corporation in accordance with Article 6.

When, prior to conclusion of the meeting, the attending shareholders represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may resubmit the tentative resolution for a vote by the shareholders meeting pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Act.

Article 10

If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. Votes shall be cast on each separate proposal in the agenda (including extraordinary motions and amendments to the original proposals set out in the agenda). The meeting shall proceed in the order set by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a shareholders meeting convened by a party with the power to convene that is not the board of directors.

The chair may not declare the meeting adjourned prior to completion of deliberation on the meeting agenda of the preceding two paragraphs (including extraordinary motions), except by a resolution of the shareholders meeting. If the chair declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules of procedure, the other members of the board of directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new chair in accordance with statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and then continue the meeting.

The chair shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; when the chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed, call for a vote, and schedule sufficient time for voting.

Article 11

Before speaking, an attending shareholder must specify on a speaker's slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair.

A shareholder in attendance who has submitted a speaker's slip but does not actually speak shall be deemed to have not spoken. When the content of the speech does not correspond to the subject given on the speaker's slip, the spoken content shall prevail.

Except with the consent of the chair, a shareholder may not speak more than twice on the same proposal, and a single speech may not exceed 5 minutes. If the shareholder's speech violates the rules or exceeds the scope of the agenda item, the chair may terminate the speech.

When an attending shareholder is speaking, other shareholders may not speak or interrupt unless they have sought and obtained the consent of the chair and the shareholder that has the floor; the chair shall stop any violation.

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

Where a virtual shareholders meeting is convened, shareholders attending the virtual meeting online may raise questions in writing at the virtual meeting platform from the chair declaring the meeting open until the chair declaring the meeting adjourned. No more than two questions for the same proposal may be raised. Each question shall contain no more than 200 words. The regulations in paragraphs 1 to 5 do not apply.

Article 12

Voting at a shareholders meeting shall be calculated based the number of shares.

With respect to resolutions of shareholders meetings, the number of shares held by a shareholder with no voting rights shall not be calculated as part of the total number of issued shares.

When a shareholder is an interested party in relation to an agenda item, and there is the likelihood that such a

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relationship would prejudice the interests of this Corporation, that shareholder may not vote on that item, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy for any other shareholder.

The number of shares for which voting rights may not be exercised under the preceding paragraph shall not be calculated as part of the voting rights represented by attending shareholders.

With the exception of a trust enterprise or a shareholder services agent approved by the competent securities authority, when one person is concurrently appointed as proxy by two or more shareholders, the voting rights represented by that proxy may not exceed three percent of the voting rights represented by the total number of issued shares. If that percentage is exceeded, the voting rights in excess of that percentage shall not be included in the calculation.

Article 13

A shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share held, except when the shares are restricted shares or are deemed non-voting shares under Article 179, paragraph 2 of the Company Act.

When this Corporation holds a shareholder meeting, it shall adopt exercise of voting rights by electronic means and may adopt exercise of voting rights by correspondence. When voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by correspondence or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person, but to have waived his/her rights with respect to the extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting.

A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means under the preceding paragraph shall deliver a written declaration of intent to this Corporation before two days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate declarations of intent are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail, except when a declaration is made to cancel the earlier declaration of intent.

After a shareholder has exercised voting rights by correspondence or electronic means, in the event the shareholder intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person or online, a written declaration of intent to retract the voting rights already exercised under the preceding paragraph shall be made known to this Corporation, by the same means by which the voting rights were exercised, before two business days before the date of the shareholders meeting. If the notice of retraction is submitted after that time, the voting rights already exercised by correspondence or electronic means shall prevail. When a shareholder has exercised voting rights both by correspondence or electronic means and by appointing a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting, the voting rights exercised by the proxy in the meeting shall prevail.

Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. At the time of a vote, for each proposal, the chair or a person designated by the chair shall first announce the total number of voting rights represented by the attending shareholders, followed by a poll of the shareholders. After the conclusion of the meeting, on the same day it is held, the results for each proposal, based on the numbers of votes for and against and the number of abstentions, shall be entered into the MOPS.

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

Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of this Corporation.

Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.

When this Corporation convenes a virtual shareholders meeting, after the chair declares the meeting open, shareholders attending the meeting online shall cast votes on proposals and elections on the virtual meeting platform before the chair announces the voting session ends or will be deemed abstained from voting.

In the event of a virtual shareholders meeting, votes shall be counted at once after the chair announces the voting session ends, and results of votes and elections shall be announced immediately.

When this Corporation convenes a hybrid shareholders meeting, if shareholders, solicitors, or proxy agents who have registered to attend the meeting online in accordance with Article 6 decide to attend the physical

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shareholders meeting in person, they shall revoke their registration two days before the shareholders meeting in the same manner as they registered. If their registration is not revoked within the time limit, they may only attend the shareholders meeting online.

When shareholders exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means, unless they have withdrawn the declaration of intent and attended the shareholders meeting online, except for extraordinary motions, they will not exercise voting rights on the original proposals or make any amendments to the original proposals or exercise voting rights on amendments to the original proposal.

Article 14

The election of directors at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules adopted by this Corporation, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names of those elected as directors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected, and the names of directors not elected and number of votes they received.

The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Article 15

The resolutions of the shareholders' meeting shall be recorded in the minutes, and shall be processed in accordance with Article 183 of the Company Act.

The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the chair's full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and their voting results (including the number of voting rights), and disclose the number of voting rights won by each candidate in the event of an election of directors. The minutes shall be retained for the duration of the existence of this Corporation.

Where a virtual shareholders meeting is convened, in addition to the particulars to be included in the meeting minutes as described in the preceding paragraph, the start time and end time of the shareholders meeting, how the meeting is convened, the chair's and secretary's name, and actions to be taken in the event of disruption to the virtual meeting platform or participation in the meeting online due to natural disasters, accidents or other force majeure events, and how issues are dealt with shall also be included in the minutes.

Article 16

On the day of a shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall compile in the prescribed format a statistical statement of the number of shares obtained by solicitors through solicitation, the number of shares represented by proxies and the number of shares represented by shareholders attending the meeting by correspondence or electronic means, and shall make an express disclosure of the same at the place of the shareholders meeting. In the event a virtual shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall upload the above meeting materials to the virtual meeting platform, and keep this information disclosed until the end of the meeting.

During this Corporation's virtual shareholders meeting, when the meeting is called to order, the total number of shares represented at the meeting shall be disclosed on the virtual meeting platform. The same shall apply whenever the total number of shares represented at the meeting and a new tally of votes is released during the meeting.

If matters put to a resolution at a shareholders meeting constitute material information under applicable laws or regulations or under Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (or Taipei Exchange Market) regulations, this Corporation shall upload the content of such resolution to the MOPS within the prescribed time period.

Article 17

Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or arm bands. The chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word "Proctor."

At the place of a shareholders meeting, if a shareholder attempts to speak through any device other than the public address equipment set up by this Corporation, the chair may prevent the shareholder from so doing.

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When a shareholder violates the rules of procedure and defies the chair's correction, obstructing the proceedings and refusing to heed calls to stop, the chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to escort the shareholder from the meeting.

Article 18

When a meeting is in progress, the chair may announce a break based on time considerations. If a force majeure event occurs, the chair may rule the meeting temporarily suspended and announce a time when, in view of the circumstances, the meeting will be resumed.

If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items (including extraordinary motions) on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue.

A resolution may be adopted at a shareholders meeting to defer or resume the meeting within five days in accordance with Article 182 of the Company Act.

Article 19

In the event of a virtual shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall disclose real-time results of votes and election immediately after the end of the voting session on the virtual meeting platform according to the regulations.

Article 20

These Rules shall take effect after having been submitted to and approved by a shareholders meeting. Subsequent amendments thereto shall be effected in the same manner.

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Appendix 3

Lotes Co., Ltd. Procedures for Election of Directors

Article 1

To ensure the fair, just, and transparent election of directors, these procedures are established in accordance with the "Securities and Exchange Act" and the "Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies".

Article 2

Except as otherwise provided by law and regulation or by this Corporation's articles of incorporation, elections of directors shall be conducted in accordance with these Procedures.

Article 3

The overall composition of the board of directors shall be taken into consideration in the selection of this Corporation's directors. The composition of the board of directors shall be determined by taking diversity into consideration and formulating an appropriate policy on diversity based on the company's business operations, operating dynamics, and development needs. It is advisable that the policy include, without being limited to, the following two general standards:

  1. Basic requirements and values: Gender, age, nationality, and culture.

  2. Professional knowledge and skills:A professional background (e.g., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing, technology), professional skills, and industry experience.

Each board member shall have the necessary knowledge, skill, and experience to perform their duties; the abilities that must be present in the board as a whole are as follows:

  1. The ability to make judgments about operations.

  2. Accounting and financial analysis ability.

  3. Business management ability.

  4. Crisis management ability.

  5. Knowledge of the industry.

  6. An international market perspective.

  7. Leadership ability.

  8. Decision-making ability.

More than half of the directors shall be persons who have neither a spousal relationship nor a relationship within the second degree of kinship with any other director.

Article 4

The qualifications for the independent directors of this Corporation shall comply with Articles 2, 3, and 4 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies.

The election of independent directors of this Corporation shall comply with Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies, and shall be conducted in accordance with Article 24 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.

Article 5

Elections of directors at this Corporation shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures set out in Article 192-1 of the Company Act.

When the number of directors falls below five due to the dismissal of a director for any reason, this Corporation shall hold a by-election to fill the vacancy at its next shareholders meeting. When the number of directors falls short by one third of the total number prescribed in this Corporation’s articles of incorporation, this Corporation shall call a special shareholders meeting within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.

When the number of independent directors falls below that required under the proviso of Article 14-2, paragraph 1 of the Securities and Exchange Act, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders

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meeting to fill the vacancy. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.

Article 6

The cumulative voting method shall be used for election of the directors at this Corporation. Each share will have voting rights in number equal to the directors to be elected, and may be cast for a single candidate or split among multiple candidates.

Article 7

The convener shall prepare election ballots equal in number to the directors to be elected. The electors may substitute their shareholder account number or attendance certificate number printed on the ballot for their names, and additionally indicate the number of their voting rights.

Article 8

The number of directors will be as specified in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, with voting rights separately calculated for independent and non-independent director positions. Those receiving ballots representing the highest numbers of voting rights will be elected sequentially according to their respective numbers of votes. When two or more persons receive the same number of votes, thus exceeding the specified number of positions, they shall draw lots to determine the winner, with the chair drawing lots on behalf of any person not in attendance.

Article 9

Before the election begins, the chair shall appoint a number of persons with shareholder status to perform the respective duties of vote monitoring and counting personnel. The ballot boxes shall be prepared by the authorized convener and publicly checked by the vote monitoring personnel before voting commences.

Article 10

A ballot is invalid under any of the following circumstances:

  1. The ballot was not prepared by a person with the right to convene.

  2. A blank ballot is placed in the ballot box.

  3. The writing is unclear and indecipherable or has been altered.

  4. The candidate whose name is entered in the ballot does not conform to the director candidate list.

  5. Other words or marks are entered in addition to the number of voting rights allotted.

Article 11

The voting rights shall be calculated on site immediately after the end of the poll, and the results of the calculation, including the list of persons elected as directors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected, shall be announced by the chair on the site.

The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Article 12

The board of directors of this Corporation shall issue notifications to the persons elected as directors.

Article 13

These Procedures, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after approval by a shareholders meeting.

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Appendix 4

Impact to Business Performance and EPS of Stock Dividend Distribution:

Not applicable.

Appendix 5

Lotes Co., Ltd. Shareholding Status of Directors

Position Name Current shareholding Current shareholding
Number of Shares %(Note)
Chairman Jia Ming Investment Co,, Ltd.
Rep.: CHU,TE-HSIANG
9,797,037 8.76%
Director Jia Ming Investment Co,, Ltd.
Rep.: HO,TE-YU
9,797,037 8.76%
Director XIE,JIA-YING 0 0%
Director QU,JIAN-ZHONG 0 0%
Independent Director WANG,REN-JUN 0 0%
Independent Director JIANG,YI-CHENG 0 0%
Independent Director WU,ZHANG-XIU 0 0%
Total Number of Shares Held by All Directors 9,797,037 8.76%
Minimum Number of Shares
Required to be Held by All Directors
8,000,000 6%

Note 1: As of the book closure date on April 15, 2024, the total number of shares is 111,857,198.

Note 2: The Company has established an Audit Committee, therefore, the statutory requirement for shares to be held by supervisors does not apply.

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