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LU HAI AGM Information 2019

May 31, 2019

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(This English translation is provided for reference only and might not exactly reflect the true meaning and full text of the Chinese version. In case of any discrepancy between the the Chinese version and this translation, the Chinese version shall prevail.)

Stock Code 2115

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LU HAI HOLDING CORP.

2019 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting

Meeting Handbook

Translation

Time: 10:00 am, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Place: Conference Room, 1F., No.64, Shing-Kong 5th Rd., Tianzhong Township, Changhua County 520, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Table of Contents

Meeting Procedure ................................................................................................ 1 Meeting Agenda ..................................................................................................... 2 Reports Items ...................................................................................................... 3 Items for Ratification .......................................................................................... 3 Items for Discussion ............................................................................................ 4 Extempore Motion ............................................................................................... 6 Adjournment ....................................................................................................... 6

Attachment

  1. 2018 Business Report ...................................................................................... 7

  2. Audit Committee’s Review Report ................................................................. 10

  3. Comparison Table on Amendments to the Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings

  4. Accountant’s Audit Report, Financial Statements........................................... 11

  5. Earnings Distribution Table ........................................................................... 21

  6. Comparison Table on Amendments to the Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets

  7. Comparison Table on Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation ............... 22

  8. Comparison Table on Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings

Appendix

(Note:Attachment 3,6,8 and Appendix 1~7, please refer to the Chinese version of the Handbook for details.)

LU HAI HOLDING CORP.

2019 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting Procedure

  • I. Opening Address

  • II. Chairman Address

  • III. Reports Items

  • IV. Items for Ratification

  • V. Items for Discussion

  • VI. Extempore Motion

VII. Adjournment

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LU HAI HOLDING CORP.

2019 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting Agenda

Time: 10:00 am, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Place: Conference Room on 1F, No.64, Shing-kong 5th Rd, Tien-chung Town, Chang-hua County

Agenda:

  • I. Opening Address (report the attending number of shares)

  • II. Chairman Address

  • III. Reports Items

  • 2018 Business Report.

  • Audit Committee’s review report on the 2018 financial statements.

  • Report on employees’ and directors’ compensation in 2018.

  • Amendments to the “Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings” of the Company.

IV. Items for Ratification

  1. Ratification of the 2018 business report and financial statements.

  2. Ratification of 2018 earnings distribution.

  3. V. Items for Discussion

  4. The Company’s planning to transfer surplus to capital increase by issuing new shares.

  5. Amendments to the “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets” of the Company.

  6. Amendments to the “Articles of Incorporation” of the Company.

  7. Amendments to the “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings” of the Company.

  8. VI. Extempore Motion

  9. VII.Adjournment

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Reports Items

Item 1: 2018 Business Report. Explanation: Please refer to Attachment 1 for the 2018 business report of the Company.

Item 2: Audit Committee’s review report on the 2018 financial statements. Explanation: Please refer to Attachment 2 for the Audit Committee’s Review Report

  • Item 3: Report on employees’ and directors’ compensation in 2018. Explanation: 1. It is planned to issue NTD3,223,656 as Director’s compensation and NTD 3,223,656 as employee’s compensation according to the provisions of Articles of Incorporation.

  • All employee’s compensation will be issued in cash.

  • This case has been passed by the Remuneration Committee and resolution of Board of Directors on March 13, 2019.

Item 4: Amendments to the “Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings” of the Company.

  • Explanation: 1. Make amendments according to Article 206 of the Company Act of Taiwan, explicitly stipulates that, when the spouse or relatives within second degree of the director, or the company with which the director has controlling subordination relationship has individual interest relationship with the matters deliberated in Board of Directors Meeting, it will be deemed as the director has individual interest relationship with such matters; it is hereby amended the Procedures of the Company as well.

  • Please refer to Attachment 3 of Chinese version of the handbook for the Comparison Table on Amendments to the “Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings”.

Items for Ratification

(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Item 1: Ratification of the 2018 business report and Financial statements.

  • Explanation: 1. 2018 financial statements of the Company have been audited by accountants LIN, MING-SHOU and HUANG, SU-CHUAN from Crowe Horwath (TW) CPAs, and audit report has been issued, and it has been submitted together with the business report to Audit Committee and has been audited.

  • Please refer to Attachment 1 and Attachment 4 for the 2018 business report, accountant’s audit report and financial statements of the Company.

Resolution:

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(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

  • Item 2: Ratification of 2018 earnings distribution. Explanation: 1. The net profit after tax of the Company in 2018 is NTD208,463,060, 10% of them, namely NTD20,846,306, is allocated as statutory surplus reserve according to the Articles of Incorporation, and NTD54,097,425 is allocated as special surplus reserve pursuant to law, minus “Other comprehensive income - Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation”, namely NTD1,207,771, and plus “Beginning undistributed earnings”, namely NTD671,359,233, then total earnings available for distribution is NTD803,670,791; it is planned to distribute stock dividend to shareholders at NTD0.49999996 per share (namely free allotment of 49.99999573 shares per thousand shares) and cash dividend at NTD1.00000004 per share this time, the total distribution of dividend to shareholders is NTD1.50 per share, and total distribution of dividends to shareholders is NTD122,947,450. The distribution of cash dividend to shareholders this time is calculated up to one New Taiwan Dollar (digits after the decimal point to be ignored), the fractional amount less than one New Taiwan Dollar is listed into other income of the company.

  • Regarding the distribution of shares and cash dividend to shareholders, after it is proposed and passed in General Meeting, Board of Directors is authorized to determine the record date of allotment of shares and dividend, distribution date and other relevant matters.

  • In case of the Company’s cash capital increase, shares buyback, transfer or cancellation of treasury share, transfer of convertible corporate bonds or exercise of employee’s stock warrant etc., and thereby affects the amount of outstanding shares of the Company, and causes changes in shares allotment ratio and dividend payout ratio, hence it is planned to authorize the Chairman to make adjustment.

  • Please refer to Attachment 5 for 2018 Earnings Distribution Table.

Resolution:

Items for Discussion

(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Item 1: The Company’s planning to transfer surplus to capital increase by issuing new shares.

  • Explanation: 1. In consideration of the needs of future business development, the Company plans to issue 4,098,248 new shares with the shock dividend shall be distributed to shareholders in 2018, namely NTD40,982,480, and the aforesaid new shares issued for capital increase are the ordinary shares with nominal amount of NTD10 per share.

  • The distribution of stock dividend to shareholders is calculated based on the 81,964,967 outstanding shares on March 1, 2019, free allotment of

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49.99999573 new shares per thousand shares, totally 4,098,248 shares, and the rights and obligations of the new shares are the same as the original shares. Regarding the distribution of stock dividend to shareholders, after it is proposed and passed in General Meeting, Board of Directors is authorized to determine the record date for allotment of shares and other relevant matters. In case of the Company’s cash capital increase, shares buyback, transfer or cancellation of treasury share, transfer of convertible corporate bonds or exercise of employee’s stock warrant etc., and thereby affects the amount of outstanding shares of the Company, and causes changes in shares allotment ratio, hence it is planned to authorize the Chairman to make adjustment. For the distribution of fractional share less than one share, within five days after book closure day, shareholders shall voluntarily make up to one share for registration, and the insufficient part thereof shall be calculated into one New Taiwan Dollar (digits after the decimal point to be ignored) according to cash in denomination; for the fractional share less than one share thereof, the Chairman is authorized to consult with the specific person for subscription according to denomination.

  1. When relevant matters of this capital increase case must be changed due to the changes in laws and decrees or the instruction of competent authority, it is planned to authorize the Chairman for handling.

Resolution:

(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

  • Item 2: Amendments to the “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets” of the Company.

  • Explanation: 1. In order to keep in line with No. 16 lease of International Financial Reporting Standards applicable in Taiwan, and improve the quality of disclosing information on acquisition and disposal of assets by the public listed company, specify the responsibilities of external experts and cooperate with the actual operating needs of the Company, it is planned to amend the “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets” of the Company.

  • The 9th version “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets” of the Company has been passed by the resolution of the Board of Directors on August 8, 2018, since it has not been proposed to General Meeting for resolution, it is planned to combine with the previous amendments and propose to Board of Directors for resolution of amendment, please refer to Attachment 6 of Chinese version of the handbook for the Comparison Table on Amendments to the “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets”.

Resolution:

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(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Item 3: Amendments to the “Articles of Incorporation”.

  • Explanation: 1. According to the Tai-Zheng-Shang-Er-Zi No. 1071703794 Letter issued by Stock Exchange on November 30, 2018, and to keep in line with the “Checklist for Matters of Protecting Shareholders’ Equity of Foreign issuers in the Country of Registration”, articles conforming to the regulations of Company Act are newly added.

  • Please refer to Attachment 7 for the Comparison Table on Amendments to the “Articles of Incorporation”.

Resolution:

(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

  • Item 4: Amendments to the “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings”.

  • Explanation: 1. According to the Tai-Zheng-Shang-Er-Zi No. 1071703794 Letter issued by Stock Exchange on November 30, 2018, and to keep in line with the “Checklist for Matters of Protecting Shareholders’ Equity of Foreign issuers in the Country of Registration”, it is planned to amend the “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings” of the Company.

  • Please refer to Attachment 8 of Chinese version of the handbook for the Comparison Table on Amendments to the “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings”.

Resolution:

Extempore Motion

Adjournment

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【Attachment 1】

LU HAI HOLDING CORP.

2018 Business Report

In 2018, the supply of tires exceeded the demand, affected by bicycle sharing, the demand in bicycle industry shrank, the Company’s shipment volume of valves for bicycles reduced; with gradual increasing awareness of environmental protection, energy saving and carbon reduction, as well as continuous growth of demand in electric vehicle in Europe, the Company’s shipment volume of valves for electric vehicles increased; various countries successively legislated to promote the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) to become standard configuration for automobiles and the Company had been actively developing customers for TPMS valve, the customer order increased, the shipment volume of TPMS valves grew stably; the overall sales volume of valves of the Company in 2018 was reduced by 7.04% year-on-year, and the operating revenue slightly reduced by 0.69% from NTD2.647 billion to NTD2.629 billion. In 2018, the Company continued to improve process efficiency, and input automation equipment to satisfy customer order and reduce the impact of rising wages in Mainland, under the impact of rising material procurement cost and exchange rate fluctuation etc., the gross profit rate declined from 25.73% to 21.34%. Due to sound management strategy and effective cost control, the operating expenses didn’t increase dramatically, and the operating profit rate declined from 14.93% to 10.25%. Due to the depreciation of RMB and EUR in 2018, the profit on exchange increased, the non-operating revenue increased in 2018, causing narrowing reduction of profit before income tax. To sum up, the profit ratio declined from 10.36% to 7.93%, and the earnings per share reduced from NTD3.35 to NTD2.54.

The Company will continue to develop new customers and match up with the growth of market demand, improve the market share target and profit making, and continue to input automation equipment and steady financial management for operation, and stick to the operation philosophy of “Quality Oriented, Integrity, Customer First, Continuous Improvement” to face the challenges in the future.

Financial performance

Implementation achievement in the last two years:

Unit: NTD thousand

Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand
Year
Item

2018
2017 Percent Change
Operatingrevenue 2,628,778
2,647,010

(18,232)
-0.69%
Grossprofit 561,055
681,005

(119,950)
-17.61%
Operating profit 269,342
395,201

(125,859)
-31.85%

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Profit before income tax 297,169
395,530

(98,361)
-24.87%
Profit for the Period 208,463
274,152

(65,689)
-23.96%

Budget implementation

The Company has not disclosed financial forecasting to the public in 2018, hence it is not applicable.

Financial revenue and expenditure and profitability analysis

Item Year
2018
2017
Financial
structure (%)
Debt to asset ratio 34.17
33.05
Long-term fund to property, plant and
equipment ratio
389.66
373.34
Liquidity (%) Current ratio 423.90
268.74
Quick ratio 316.68
196.85
Times interest earned(times) 25.77
34.92
Profitability (%) Return on assets 6.51
8.94
Return on equity 9.42
12.93
Pre-tax income topaid-in capital 36.26
48.26
Netprofit margin 7.93
10.36
Earningsper share(NTD) 2.54
3.35

Notes: The financial structures of the Company in these two periods are equivalent.

The Company repaid the due convertible corporate bonds in April 2018, causing the rise of current ratio and quick ratio.

The times interest earned (times) and profitability declined due to the profits shrinking of the Company (see the explanation in Paragraph 1 of Business Report).

Research and development situation

All key projects of research and development in 2018 made progress as scheduled. Mainly focused on the development and input of automation equipment, efficiency improvement, quality improvement and labor saving. Major achievements include: the input of CR202\DB05C\TR1\VFR series full automatic interrupting nailing machine, the input of PVR70 series full automatic valve core assembly machine, TR4 full automatic grinding machine, CR202 automatic sand blasting discharging machine, rotating disc type full automatic bending machine, and the development, input and use of new German machines, among them, including EP2 valve core processor, PD set plastic pipe, C4E body processor, TR13 body processor and AR/L body processor, improving product quality as well as production efficiency.

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The key research and development of the Company in 2019 is to promote automation project and reduce waste cost of raw materials, and take quality improvement as the target. Launch of the second production department’s TR4 series valve full automatic vulcanization production line project, upgrading the vulcanizing mold design to reduce waste rubber, and simultaneous introduction of turning and milling composite all-in-one machine to upgrade die precision, development of oily fume free technique for hot forging equipment, development of VFR assembled riveting airtight all-in-one machine, high speed burner detection and assembled airtight all-in-one machine, development of automatic marking machine for green products, and upgrading the bottom forming machine of program control into numerical control processing.

Chairman: HSU, LIEN-KAI

General Manager: HSU, LIEN-KAI

Accounting Officer: CHANG, SHENG-HUNG

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【Attachment 2】

LU HAI HOLDING CORP.

Audit Committee’s Review Report

The Board of Directors has prepared 2018 business report, financial statements and earning distribution proposal etc. of the Company; among them, the financial statements have been audited by accountants LIN, MING-SHOU and HUANG, SU-CHUAN from Crowe (TW) CPAs, and the audit report of unqualified opinion has been issued. The above business report, financial statements and earnings distribution proposal have been reviewed and determined to be correct and accurate by the Audit Committee members of the Company, we hereby submit this report.

To the 2018 General Shareholders’ Meeting

Audit Committee:

YEN, MEI-YING

CHANG, HORNG-YAN HU, TA-HSIANG

March 13, 2019

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【Attachment 4】

Accountant's Audit Report, Financial Statements

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【Attachment 5】

LU HAI HOLDING CORP. Earnings Distribution Table 2018

Unit: NTD

2018 Unit: NTD Unit: NTD
Item Amount
Netprofit after tax in 2018 208,463,060
Minus:
Allocation of statutorysurplus reserve 20,846,306
Allocation of other equities minus special
surplus reserve(Notes 1)
54,097,425
Earnings available for distribution in 2018 133,519,329
Plus:
Beginningundistributed earnings 671,359,233
Minus:
Other comprehensive income –
Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation
1,207,771
Accumulated earnings available for distribution as
at the end of 2018
803,670,791
Distribution item:
Shareholder Dividend-share(Notes 2) 40,982,480
Shareholder Dividend-cash(Notes 2) 81,964,970
Endingundistributed earnings 680,723,341
  • Notes 1: The Company has allocated the balance of NTD54,097,425 between the NTD228,579,045 of special surplus reserve and NTD282,676,470 of recorded other equities minus net amount, hence other equities minus special surplus reserve is allocated.

  • Notes 2: It is planned to distribute stock dividend to shareholders at NTD0.49999996 per share (namely free allotment of 49.99999573 shares per thousand shares) and cash dividend at NTD1.00000004 per share this time, the total distribution of dividend to shareholders is NTD1.50 per share, and total distribution of dividends to shareholders is NTD122,947,450.

Chairman: HSU, LIEN-KAI

General Manager: HSU, LIEN-KAI

Accounting Officer: CHANG, SHENG-HUNG

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【Attachment 7】

LU HAI HOLDING CORP.

Comparison Table on Amendments to the Articles of Incor oration p

Amended and Restated Articles Current Articles VII Article 42 Article 42 If the Board of Directors does not within fifteen If the Board of Directors does not within fifteen days from the date of the deposit of the days from the date of the deposit of the requisition dispatch the notice of an requisition dispatch the notice of an extraordinary general meeting, the requisitionists extraordinary general meeting, the requisitionists may themselves convene an extraordinary may themselves convene an extraordinary general meeting in accordance with the general meeting in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules after applying Applicable Public Company Rules. to the competent authorities and being approved. Article 42-1 (Newly added) Members continuously holding more than 50% of the total number of outstanding shares of the Company for a period of three months or a longer time may convene an extraordinary general meeting, and application to the competent authorities is not required. The calculation of above said holding period and holding number of shares in the preceding sentence shall be based on the Register of Members as of the first date of the book closed period.

Article 44

  • (a) At least thirty days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member and at least fifteen days’ notice of any extraordinary general meeting shall be given to each Member. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business. During the period

Article 44

  • (a) At least thirty days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member and at least fifteen days’ notice of any extraordinary general meeting shall be given to each Member. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business.

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Amended and Restated Articles

Current Articles VII

Amended and Restated Articles Amended and Restated Articles Amended and Restated Articles Current ArticlesVII
when the Shares are traded on the
Designated Stock Market, the notice of the
annual and extraordinary general meetings to
be given to Members who own less than
1,000 shares of nominal Shares may be
given in the form of a public announcement.
Article 47
The following matters shall be stated in the
notice of general meetings, with a summary of
the material content to be discussed, and shall
not be brought up as an ad hoc motion,and the
summary of above said matters may be put on
the website(s) designated by the competent
authorities or the Company, and address of such
website(s) shall be indicated clearly in the
notice:
(a) election or discharge of Directors;
(b) amendment to these Articles;
(c) dissolution,
Merger,
shares
swap
or
Spun-off of the Company
(d) entry into, amendment to, or termination of
any contract for lease of its business in
whole, or the delegation of management of
the Company’s business to others or regular
joint operation of the Company with others;
(e) the transfer of the whole or any material
part of its business or assets;
(f) taking over another’s whole business or
assets, which will have a material effect on
the business operation of the Company;
(g) ratification of any action of Director(s) who
engage(s) in business for him/herself or on
behalf of another person that is within the
scope of the Company’s business;
(h) distribution of the whole or part of the
Dividends of the Company in the form of
new Shares; distribution of Legal Capital
Article 47
The following matters shall be stated in the
notice of general meetings, with a summary of
the material content to be discussed, and shall
not be brought up as an ad hoc motion:
(a) election or discharge of Directors;
(b) amendment to these Articles;
(c) dissolution,
Merger,
shares
swap
or
Spun-off of the Company
(d) entry into, amendment to, or termination of
any contract for lease of its business in
whole, or the delegation of management of
the Company’s business to others or regular
joint operation of the Company with others;
(e) the transfer of the whole or any material
part of its business or assets;
(f) taking over another’s whole business or
assets, which will have a material effect on
the business operation of the Company;
(g) ratification of any action of Director(s) who
engage(s) in business for him/herself or on
behalf of another person that is within the
scope of the Company’s business;
(h) distribution of the whole or part of the
surplus profit of the Company in the form
of new shares or capitalization of statutory
reserve and any other amount in accordance
with Article 123;
(i) the Private Placement of any equity-type
securities issued by the Company; and
(j) transfer shares to the employees under
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

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Amended and Restated Articles

Current Articles VII

  • Reserve and Capital Reserve arising from share premium or the income from endowments received by the Company in the form of new Shares to be issued for such purposes or in cash;

Article 20.

(i) the Private Placement of any equity-type securities issued by the Company; (j) transfer shares to the employees under Article 20; and (k) capital deduction; and (l) application to terminate the public offering of the Shares.

Article 49

Article 49

Members holding 1% or more of the total Members holding 1% or more of the total number of outstanding Shares immediately prior number of outstanding Shares immediately prior to the relevant book closed period may propose to the relevant book closed period may propose to the Company a proposal for discussion at a to the Company a proposal for discussion at a general meeting in writing or by way of general meeting in writing to the extent and in electronic transmission to the extent and in accordance with the rules and procedures of accordance with the rules and procedures of general meetings proposed by the Board of general meetings proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by an Ordinary Directors and approved by an Ordinary Resolution. The following procedure shall apply Resolution. The following procedure shall apply for making such proposals: for making such proposals: (a) Proposal shall not be included in the agenda (a) Proposal shall not be included in the agenda where (i) the proposing Member(s) holds less where (i) the proposing Member(s) holds less than 1% of the total number of outstanding than 1% of the total number of outstanding Shares, (ii) where the matter of such proposal Shares, (ii) where the matter of such proposal may not be resolved by a general meeting, may not be resolved by a general meeting, (iii) the proposing Member has proposed (iii) the proposing Member has proposed more than one proposal, or (iv) the proposal more than one proposal, or (iv) the proposal is submitted on a day beyond the deadline is submitted on a day beyond the deadline fixed and announced by the Company for fixed and announced by the Company for accepting Member’s proposal. accepting Member’s proposal. (b) Prior to the relevant book closed period, the (b) Prior to the relevant book closed period, the Company shall, in accordance with the Company shall, in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules, provide a Applicable Public Company Rules, provide a public notice announcing the place and the

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Amended and Restated Articles Current ArticlesVII
(c)
(d)
(e)
public notice announcing the place and the
period for Members to submit proposals to
be discussed at the general meeting. The
period for accepting such proposals shall be
at least 10 days.
The number of words of a proposal to be
submitted by a Member shall be limited to
not more than 300 words, and any proposal
containing more than 300 words shall not be
included in the agenda of the general
meeting. The Member who has submitted a
proposal shall attend, in person or by a
proxy, the general meeting whereat his
proposal is to be discussed and shall take part
in the discussion of such proposal.
If the purpose of the proposal is to urge the
Company to promote public interests or
fulfill its social responsibilities, the Board
may accept such proposal to be discussed in
general meeting.
The Company shall, prior to preparing and
delivering the notice of the general meeting,
inform in writing all the Members who have
submitted proposals pursuant hereto about
the proposal screening results, and shall list
in the said notice the proposals confirming to
the requirements as provided in this Article.
With regard to the proposals submitted by
Members but notincludedin the agenda of
the general meeting, the cause of exclusion
of such proposals and explanation shall be
made by the Directors at the general meeting
to be convened.
period for Members to submit proposals to
be discussed at the general meeting. The
period for accepting such proposals shall be
at least 10 days.
(c) The number of words of a proposal to be
submitted by a Member shall be limited to
not more than 300 words, and any proposal
containing more than 300 words shall not be
included in the agenda of the general
meeting. The Member who has submitted a
proposal shall attend, in person or by a
proxy, the general meeting whereat his
proposal is to be discussed and shall take part
in the discussion of such proposal.
(d) The Company shall, prior to preparing and
delivering the notice of the general meeting,
inform in writing all the Members who have
submitted proposals pursuant hereto about
the proposal screening results, and shall list
in the said notice the proposals confirming to
the requirements as provided in this Article.
With regard to the proposals submitted by
Members but not includd in the agenda of the
general meeting, the cause of exclusion of
such proposals and explanation shall be
made by the Directors at the general meeting
to be convened.
Article 64
Subject to the Statute, the Company may from
time to time by Special Resolution:
(a) change its name;
Article 64
Subject to the Statute, the Company may from
time to time by Special Resolution:
(a) change its name;

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Amended and Restated Articles Current ArticlesVII
(b)
(c)
(d)
alter or add to these Articles; (b) alter or add to these Articles;
(c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect
to any objects, powers or other matters
specified therein; or
(d) reduce its share capital and any capital
redemption reserve in any manner authorized
by law.
Article 65
Subject to the Statute, the Company may from
time to time by Supermajority Resolution:
(a) enter
into,
amend,
or
terminate
any
agreement for lease of the Company’s whole
business, or for delegation of management of
the Company’s business, or for regular joint
operation with others;
(b) transfer its business or assets, in whole or in
any essential part;
(c) acquire or assume the whole business or
assets of another person, which has a
material effect on the Company’s operation;
(d) discharge or remove any Director;
(e) approve any action by one or more
Director(s) who is engaging in business
conduct for him/herself or on behalf of
another person that is within the scope of the
Company’s business;
(f) effect any capitalization of distributable
dividends and/or bonuses and/or any other
amount prescribed under Article 123 hereof;
(g) effect any Merger, Spin-off or Private
Placement of the Company,provided that
Article 65
Subject to the Statute, the Company may from
time to time by Supermajority Resolution:
(a) enter
into,
amend,
or
terminate
any
agreement for lease of the Company’s whole
business, or for delegation of management of
the Company’s business, or for regular joint
operation with others;
(b) transfer its business or assets, in whole or in
any essential part;
(c) acquire or assume the whole business or
assets of another person, which has a
material effect on the Company’s operation;
(d) discharge or remove any Director;
(e) approve any action by one or more
Director(s) who is engaging in business
conduct for him/herself or on behalf of
another person that is within the scope of the
Company’s business;
(f) effect any capitalization of distributable
dividends and/or bonuses and/or any other
amount prescribed under Article 123 hereof;
(g) effect any Merger, Spin-off or Private
Placement of the Company,provided that

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(h)
(i)
any Merger which falls within the definition
of “merger and/or consolidation” under the
Statute shall also be subject to the
requirements of the Statute in addition to the
requirement of these Articles;
issue restricted shares to employees of the
Company or of its Subsidiaries; or
apply for termination of public offering.
any Merger which falls within the definition
of “merger and/or consolidation” under the
Statute shall also be subject to the
requirements of the Statute in addition to the
requirement of these Articles; or
(h) issue restricted shares to employees of the
Company or of its Subsidiaries.
Article 89
(b) Prior to the expiration of the term of office of
existing Directors, in the event a re-election
of all Directors is effected, and in the
absence of such resolution that the existing
Directors will not be discharged until the
expiry of their present term of office, all
existing
Directors
shall
be
deemed
discharged in advance.
Article 89
(b) Prior to the expiration of the term of office of
existing Directors, in the event a re-election
of all Directors is effectedby a resolution
adopted by a general meeting,and in the
absence of such resolution that the existing
Directors will not be discharged until the
expiry of their present term of office, all
existing
Directors
shall
be
deemed
discharged in advance.
Article 94
(a) A director who has a personal interest in the
matter under discussion at a meeting of
Board of Directors shall explain to the
Directors the essential contents of such
personal interest
Where the spouse, a blood relative within the
second degree of kinship of a Director, or
any company which has a controlling or
subordinate relation with a Director has
interests in the matters under discussion in
the meeting of the preceding paragraph, such
Director shall be deemed to have a personal
interest in the matter.
Article 94
(a) A director who has a personal interest in the
matter under discussion at a meeting of
Board of Directors shall explain to the
Directors the essential contents of such
personal interest
Article 109
The office of a Director shall be vacated:
(a) gives notice in writing to the Company that
he resigns the office of Director;
(b) is removed from office bySupermajority
Article 109
The office of a Director shall be vacated:
(a) gives notice in writing to the Company that
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(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Resolution;
having
been
adjudicated
bankrupt
or
adjudicated
of
the
commencement
of
liquidation process by a court, and having
not been reinstated to his rights and
privileges;
having no or only limited disposing capacity
or been adjudicated of the commencement of
assistantship and such assistantship having
not been revoked yet.
having committed a offence of prevention of
organized
crimes
and
subsequently
adjudicated guilty by a final judgment, and
having not started serving the sentence,
having not completed serving the sentence
or five years have not elapsed since
completion
of
serving
the
sentence,
expiration of the probation, or pardon;
having committed an offence involving
fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation
and
subsequently
punished
with
imprisonment for a term of more than one
year,and having not started serving the
sentence, having not completed serving the
sentence or two years have not elapsed since
completion
of
serving
the
sentence,
expiration of the probation, or pardon;
having been adjudicated guilty by a final
judgment for misappropriating public funds
during the time of his public service, and
having not started serving the sentence,
having not completed serving the sentence
or two years have not elapsed since
completion
of
serving
the
sentence,
expiration of the probation, or pardon; or
having been dishonored for unlawful use of
credit instruments, and the term of such
Resolution;
(c) becomes
bankrupt
or
makes
any
arrangement
or
composition
with
his
creditors generally;
(d) an order is made by any competent court or
official on the grounds that he is or will be
suffering from mental disorder or is
otherwise incapable of managing his affairs,
or his legal capacity is restricted according
to the applicable laws;
(e) is found a lunatic or becomes of unsound
mind;
(f) having committed a offence as specified in
the R.O.C. statute of prevention of organized
crimes and subsequently adjudicated guilty
by a final judgment , and the time elapsed
after he has served the full term of the
sentence is less than five years;
(g) having committed an offence involving
fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation
and
subsequently
punished
with
imprisonment for a term of more than one
year, and the time elapsed after he has served
the full term of such sentence is less than
two years;
(h) having been adjudicated guilty by a final
judgment for misappropriating public funds
during the time of his public service, and the
time elapsed after he has served the full term
of such sentence is less than two years; or
(i) having been dishonored for unlawful use of
credit instruments, and the term of such
sanction has not expired yet.
In the event that any of the foregoing events
described in clauses (c), (d), (f), (g), (h) and (i)
has occurred to a Director elect, such Director
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sanction has not expired yet.
In the event that any of the foregoing events
described in clauses (c), (d),(e), (f), (g),and (h)
has occurred to a Director elect, such Director
elect shall be disqualified from being elected as a
Director.
If a Director(excluding Independent Director)
whose Shares have transferred, during the term
of office as a Director, more than one half of the
Shares being held by him/her at the time he/she
is elected, he/she shall, ipso facto, be discharged
from the office of Director without a resolution
adopted at a general meeting.
If a Director (excluding Independent Director),
after having been elected and before his/her
inauguration of the office of Director, has
transferred more than one half of the total
number of Shares he/she holds at the time of
his/her election as such; or had transferred more
than one half of the total number of Shares
he/she held within the book closed period prior
to the convention of a general meeting under the
Applicable Public Company Rules, then his/her
election as a director shall become invalid
without a resolution adopted at a general
meeting.
Director.
If a Director whose Shares have transferred,
during the term of office as a Director, more than
one half of the Shares being held by him/her at
the time he/she is elected, he/she shall, ipso
facto, be discharged from the office of Director
without a resolution adopted at a general
meeting.
If a Director, after having been elected and
before his/her inauguration of the office of
Director, has transferred more than one half of
the total number of Shares he/she holds at the
time of his/her election as such; or had
transferred more than one half of the total
number of Shares he/she held within the book
closed period prior to the convention of a general
meeting under the Applicable Public Company
Rules, then his/her election as a director shall
become invalid without a resolution adopted at a
general meeting.
Article 115
(b) The Company may distribute profits in
accordance with a proposal for distribution
of profits prepared by the Directors and
approved by the Members by Ordinary
Resolution. The Directors shall prepare such
proposal as follows: the proposal shall begin
with the Company’s Annual Net Income and
offset its losses inpreviousyears that have
Article 115
(b) The Company may distribute profits in
accordance with a proposal for distribution
of profits prepared by the Directors and
approved by the Members by Ordinary
Resolution. The Directors shall prepare
such proposal as follows: the proposal shall
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not been previously offset; then set aside a
Legal Capital Reserve at 10% of the profits
left over, until the accumulated Legal Capital
Reserve has equaled the total paid-up capital
of the Company; then set aside a Special
Capital Reserve if one is required in
accordance with the Applicable Public
Company Rules or as requested by the
authorities in charge. If there is net
remainder, the Directorsmay prepare the
proposal for distribution of Dividends, bonus
or other benefits accounted together with
undistributed profits accrued in previous
yearsand submit to the general meeting for
review and approval bya resolution.
that have not been previously offset; then set
aside a Legal Capital Reserve at 10% of the
profits left over, until the accumulated Legal
Capital Reserve has equaled the total paid-up
capital of the Company; then set aside a
Special Capital Reserve if one is required in
accordance with the Applicable Public
Company Rules or as requested by the
authorities in charge. If there is net
remainder, the Directors shall prepare the
proposal for distribution of dividends, bonus
or other benefits and submit to the general
meeting for review and approval by a
resolution.
Article 126-1
Audit Committee shall supervise the execution
of business operations of the Company, and may
at any time or from time to time investigate the
business and financial conditions of the
Company, inspect, transcribe or make copies of
the accounting books and documents, and
request the Board of Directors or managerial
personnel to make reports thereon.
(Newly added)
Article 126-2
Audit Committee shall audit the various
statements and records prepared for submission
to the general meeting by the Board of Directors,
and shall make a report of their findings and
opinions at the general meeting.
(Newly added)
Article 126-3
In conducting investigation and relevant affairs,
Audit Committee may appoint, on behalf of the
Company, a practicing lawyer and a certified
public accountant to conduct the examination.
(Newly added)
Article 126-4
An
Independent
Director
shall
not
be
concurrently a Director, a managerial officer or
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other staff/employee of the company.
Article 134
The Board of Directors shall keep the Articles,
all the minutes of general meetings, financial
statements, the Register of Members, and the
counterfoil of any corporate bonds issued by the
Company at the office of the Company’s
registrar (if applicable) and the Company’s
Shareholders’ Service Agent located in R.O.C.
The Members may request, from time to time, by
submitting
document(s)
evidencing
his/her
interests involved and indicating the designated
scope of the inspection, access to inspect,
review, make copies of or reproducethe
foregoing documents; and the Company shall
make the shareholder service agent to provide
with the access.
Article 134
The Board of Directors shall keep the Articles,
all the minutes of general meetings, financial
statements, the Register of Members, and the
counterfoil of any corporate bonds issued by the
Company at the office of the Company’s
registrar (if applicable) and the Company’s
Shareholders’ Service Agent located in R.O.C.
The Members may request, from time to time, by
submitting
document(s)
evidencing
his/her
interests involved and indicating the designated
scope of the inspection, access to inspect, review
or make copies of the foregoing documents.
Article 134-1
The Board of Directors or other authorized
conveners of general meetings may require the
Company or the Shareholders’Service Agent to
provide with the Register of Members.
(Newly added)
Article 142
(b) Subject to the laws of Cayman Islands,
Members continuously holding1%or more
of the total issued Shares forsix monthsor
longer
may
request
in
writing
any
Independent Director of the Audit Committee
to file a litigation against any Director or
Directors on behalf the Company, and the
Taiwan Taipei District Court, R.O.C., may be
the court of first instance for such matter.
If the Independent Director of the Audit
Committee who has been requested by such
Members in accordance with the previous
paragraph fails to file such litigation within
Article 142
(b) Subject to the laws of Cayman Islands,
Members continuously holding 3% or more
of the total issued Shares for a year or longer
may request in writing any Independent
Director of the Audit Committee to file a
litigation against any Director or Directors on
behalf the Company, and the Taiwan Taipei
District Court, R.O.C., may be the court of
first instance for such matter.
If the Independent Director of the Audit
Committee who has been requested by such
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thirty (30) days after receiving the request by
such Members, subject to the laws of
Cayman, such Members may file such
litigation on behalf of the Company, and the
Taiwan Taipei District Court, R.O.C. may be
the court of the first instance for such matter.
Besides the situations that the Board of
Directors does not or is unable to convene a
general meeting, the Independent Director of
Audit Committee may, for the benefit of the
Company, also call a general meeting when it
is deemed necessary.
thirty (30) days after receiving the request by
such Members, subject to the laws of
Cayman, such Members may file such
litigation on behalf of the Company, and the
Taiwan Taipei District Court, R.O.C. may be
the court of the first instance for such matter.
Article 143
The Company may purchase and maintain
insurance for the benefit of any Director or
officer against any liability incurred by him in
his capacity as a Director or officer or
indemnifying such Director or officer in respect
of any loss arising or liability attaching to him
by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust of which the Director or officer may be
guilty in relation to the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof.
Article 143
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law (including the Statute and Applicable Public
Company Rules), the Company may, upon
approval by Ordinary Resolution of a general
meeting, purchase liability insurance for the
Director(s), the officer(s) or trustee(s).
Article 147
When conducting its business, the Company
shall comply with the laws and regulations as
well as business ethics and may take actions
which will promote public interests in order to
fulfill its social responsibilities.
(Newly added)

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