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NTC Annual Report 2015

Jul 5, 2016

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Website Inquiry : www.nanya.com mops.twse.com.tw

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2015

Annual Report

Printed on May 10[th] , 2016

(This English translation is prepared in accordance with the Chinese version and is for reference purposes only. If there are any inconsistency between the Chinese original and this translation, the Chinese version shall prevail.)

  • I. Name, title, contact number and e-mail address of the Company’s Spokesperson and deputy spokesperson:
pokesperson:
Spokesperson Deputy Spokesperson
Name Pei Ing Lee Joseph Wu
Title President AVP
Contact number (03) 328-1688 (03) 328-1688
E-mail address [email protected] [email protected]
  • II. Address and telephone of the headquarters, branches, and factory

Company: No.669, Fusing 3rd Rd., Gueishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel. :(03)328-1688

FAB-1:No.336, Sec. 1, Nankan Rd., Luzhu Dist., Taoyuan City 336, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel.: (03)352-8225

FAB-3A:No. 98, Nanlin Rd., Taishan Dist, New Taipei City 243-08, Taiwan(R.O.C.) Tel.: (02)2904-5858

  • III. The name, address, website, and telephone number of the agency handling shares transfer Name: Stock Affairs Dept., Nanya Technology Corp.

Address:1F, 201, Tunhwa North Road, Taipei

Website: N/A

Tel: (02)2718-9898

  • IV. Name of the certified public accountant (“CPA”) who duly audited the annual financial report for the most recent fiscal year, and the name, address and telephone number of said person's accounting firm:

Name of accounting firm: KPMG Certified Public Accountants

Name of CPAs: Delphi Chen, Isabel Lee

Address: 68F, Taipei 101 Tower, No. 7, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Taipei,

11049, Taiwan. Tel: (02)8101-6666

Website: http://www.kpmg.com.tw

  • V. Name of any exchanges where the company's securities are traded offshore, and the method by which to access information on said offshore securities: Luxembourg Stock Exchange

  • VI. Inquiry web-site: http://www.bourse.lu

  • VII. Company website:www.nanya.com

Contents

Contents
I. Letter to Shareholders ................................................................................................ 1
II. Company Profile ......................................................................................................... 3
1. Date of Incorporation ............................................................................................... 3
2. Milestones ................................................................................................................ 3
**III. ** Corporate Governance ............................................................................................... 5
1. Organization ............................................................................................................. 5
2. Directors and Management Team ............................................................................ 7
3. Remuneration to Board of Directors, Supervisors, President, and Vice
Presidents ............................................................................................................... 12
4. Implementation of Corporate Governance ............................................................. 17
5. Information Regarding NTC’s Audit Fees............................................................. 37
6. Replacement of Independent Auditors in the Last Two Years and Thereafter ....... 37
7. The Company’s Chairman, President or Managers in charge of Finance or
Accounting has been Under Current Audit Firm or its Affiliates’ Employment
in 2015 .................................................................................................................... 37
8. Changes in Shareholding ....................................................................................... 38
9. Top 10 Shareholders Who are Related Parties to Each Other ................................ 40
10. The total number of Shares and total Equity Stake Held in any Single
Enterprise by the Company, the Company’s Directors and Supervisors,
Managers, and any Companies Controlled either Directly or Indirectly by the
Company ................................................................................................................ 41
**IV. ** Capital and Shares .................................................................................................... 42
1. Capitalization ......................................................................................................... 42
2. Composition of Shareholders ................................................................................. 43
3. Distribution of Shareholding .................................................................................. 43
4. Major Shareholders ................................................................................................ 44
5. Market Price, Net Worth, Earnings, and Dividends per Common Share ............... 44
6. Dividend Policy and Implementation Status .......................................................... 45
7. Impact to NTC’s Business Performance and EPS Resulting from the
Proposed Stock Dividends Distribution ................................................................. 45
8. Employee Profit Sharing and Remuneration to Directors and Supervisors ........... 45
9. Repurchase of Common Stock ............................................................................... 46
10. Satus of Corporate Bonds .................................................................................... 46
11. Satus of Preffered Stock ....................................................................................... 46
12. Issuance of Global Depositary Receipts .............................................................. 47
13. Satus of Employee Stock Options Plan ............................................................... 48
14. Status of New Share Issuance in Connection with Mergers and Acquisitions .... 51
15. Financing Plans and Implementation ................................................................... 51
V. Operational Highlights ............................................................................................. 53
1. Business Activities ................................................................................................. 53
2. Market Status ......................................................................................................... 58
3. Employees .............................................................................................................. 62
4. Information on Environmental Protection Costs ................................................... 62

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  1. Labor Relations ...................................................................................................... 63 6. Material Contracts .................................................................................................. 64 VI. Financial Information ............................................................................................... 65 1. Five-Year Financial Summary .............................................................................. 65 2. Five-Year Financial Analysis ............................................................................... 69 3. Supervisors’ Review Report of Financial Report for 2015 ................................... 76 4. Consolidated Financial Statements Report ............................................................ 77 5. Stand-alone Financial Statements Report .............................................................. 77 6. The Financial Impact to the Company if the Company and its Affiliated Companies have Incurred any Financial or Cash Flow Difficulties ...................... 77 VII. Financial Status, Operating Results and Risk Management ................................ 78 1. Financial Status ...................................................................................................... 78 2. Operating Results ................................................................................................... 79 3. Cash Flow .............................................................................................................. 80 4. Major Capital Expenditures ................................................................................... 81 5. Reinvestment Policy, Cause of Gain or Loss, Corrective Action, and Future Investment Plan ...................................................................................................... 82 6. Risk Management .................................................................................................. 82 7. Other Important Matters......................................................................................... 85 VIII. Other Special Notes .................................................................................................. 86 1. Summary of NTC’s Subsidiary .............................................................................. 86 2. Private Placement Securities .................................................................................. 91 3. NTC’s Shares Acquired, Disposed of, and Held by its Subsidiary........................ 91 4. Other Necessary Supplement ................................................................................. 91 5. Any Events that Had Significant Impacts on Shareholders’ Right or Share Prices as Stated in Item 3 Paragraph 2 of Article 36 of Securities and Exchange Law of Taiwan ....................................................................................... 91

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I. Letter to Shareholders

1. Year 2015 Financial Performance

Due to global economy weakness, DRAM market was slowing down and ASP (average selling price) continued to decline from Q2’15. We optimized product portfolio for premium DRAM in specialty market to maintain stable profitability. NTC reported consolidated revenue of NT$43.87 billion in 2015. Net income was NT$17.13 billion, EPS NT$7.07.

In 2015, NTC further enhanced production efficiency to reduce manufacturing cost for improving competitiveness. Monthly wafer output increased from 56 thousand in January to 60 thousand in December. 30nm design shrink also exceeded 50% output in Q4’15.

As a key supplier in specialty DRAM market, NTC established strategic alliance relationships with customers and controller suppliers by offering excellent customer service for the launch of next-generation consumer electronic products collaboratively. In product development area, we strengthened low power product design and related engineering capabilities. To fulfill the needs from mobile customers, we developed multi-chip–package solutions. By seamless cross-department cooperation, we demonstrated successful penetrations in premium market segments including automotive, industrial, networking, SiP (System-in-Package) and customized products.

2. Year 2016 Business Outlook

The focus areas of operation for 2016 are to deeply-root in specialty market and customized product to increase wafer value, improve production efficiency to reinforce cost effectiveness and 20nm technology conversion. Major tasks include:

  • (1) Continuously concentrate on consumer & low power markets, develop customized products for diversification and increase market share in specialty DRAM field. Greater than 85% of total revenue from consumer & low power markets is our target.

  • (2) Continuously drive manufacturing cost reduction through improving the production efficiency of front- end and back-end processes. 30nm design shrink product will surpass 70% of total output in 2016. Annual bit output growth is expected to reach 10%.

  • (3) To enable 20nm technology conversion, the new facility will be equipped with advanced tools in Q4’16. The development of next-generation DRAM products including DDR4/LPDDR4 is at full pace to provide full product lineup for fulfilling the requirements from new-generation consumer electronic products.

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3. Future Development Strategy

NTC has entered into agreements with Micron Technology in December 2015 to support Micron Semiconductor Taiwan Co. Ltd. to acquire Inotera memories Inc. as a solely owned subsidiary of Micron Taiwan for NT$ 30 per share through Share Swap Transaction, invest up to NT$ 31.5 billion to acquire Micron’s private placement shares and have option rights to license its 1x and 1y DRAM technology nodes. The acquisition deal has been approved by Inotera’s shareholders and is still subject to certain conditions, including governmental approvals. NTC and Micron have entered into a new era of strategic alliance relationships. By becoming one of its major share ownerships in Micron, and entering cooperation in future technology nodes, will create Win-Win situation for both NTC and Micron. The deployment will further strengthen NTC’s position as a key supplier in specialty DRAM market.

DRAM market will still encounter headwind in 2016. In supply side, top 3 suppliers continue to ramp the production of advanced 20nm and 1xnm technology nodes and new capacity will come online. According to the forecast by market intelligence, 2016 worldwide bit growth rate will be higher than 2015. DRAM industry consolidation resulted in more disciplined supply growth. In consideration of profitability, the total supply growth is expected to be rational.

The demand side growth rate is projected at the same level as 2015 due to the uncertainty of global economy outlook and the stalled momentum of smart phone and tablet markets. Positively, 2016 Summer Olympics will energize DRAM demand from consumer electronic devices like high-resolution DTV, set-top-box.

We appreciate the continuous support by all of our shareholders. We will make the best effort to deliver great operation performance and increase the company’s value to maximize returns to our shareholders.

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II. Company Profile

1. Date of Incorporation: Mar 4, 1995

Milestones

  • 1995 Mar Nanya Technology Corp. was established and incorporated

  • Apr MOU signed by OKI, NTC and Nanya Plastics, in which NTC succeed all rights and obligations of 64Mb DRAM technology form Nanya Plastics Corp.

  • 1996 Nov Signed 0.36μm and 0.32μm 64Mb DRAM technology licensing agreement with OKI

  • 1997 Jul Set up NTC-USA, the branch office in charge of sales and marketing activities in USA

  • 1998 Apr Awarded ISO-9001 Certification by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)

  • Nov Signed a technology transfer agreement of 0.2/0.175μm process technology with IBM

  • Dec Awarded ISO-14001Certification by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)

  • Dec Set up a product design center in Houston, Texas

  • 1999 Oct 0.20μm 64Mb SDRAM mass production started

  • 2000 Aug NTC was listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange

  • Oct Signed the co-development agreement of 0.14/0.11μm process technology with IBM

  • 2001 Jun Mass production of 0.175μm 128Mb/256Mb DRAM

  • Oct DDR Products leads the market in production.

  • 2002 Apr Set up Nanya Technology (HK) Corporation Limited

  • Jun Signing a strategic alliance agreement with Dell .As Dell’s main supplier of DRAM products.

  • Sep Set up the branch office in Tokyo, Japan

  • Nov Signed a Joint Development Program with Infineon Technologies AG to codevelop 0.07and 0.09μm process technology

  • Dec Awarded ISO-14001 Certification by Sweden Det Norske Veritas Awarded ISO-18001 Certification by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)

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2003 Jan Signed a Joint Development Program with Infineon Technologies AG to develop Inotera Memories Ltd.

  • Mar According to Gartner iSuppli, our company's market share rise to No.5 of the world

  • Jul Offering of Global Depositary Shares (GDS) on Luxembourg Stock Exchange

  • 2004 May DDR2 products obtained worldwide system makers' validation

  • Dec 90nm pilot-run started

  • 2005 Apr 512Mb DDR2 SDRAM (667 MHz) validated by Intel

  • Jun Successful qualification of 90nm technology

  • Sep Signed 60nm technology co-development agreement with Infineon

  • 2006 Mar Nanya Fab-3 (300mm) groundbreaking ceremony

  • Oct Set up Nanya Technology (Shanghai) Corp.

  • 2007 May FAB-3A equipment move-in Nov Pilot run successful in FAB-3A, 70nm wafer starts in Q3

  • 2008 Apr Signed JV agreement with Micron

  • Nov FAB-3A 1st phase full capacity with 70nm

  • 2009 Aug 68nm stack technology has been demonstrated successfully Sep 50nm stack technology has been demonstrated successfully

  • 2010 Jan Invest IC design company─PieceMakers Tech Inc.

  • Jul 42nm stack technology has been demonstrated successfully

  • Oct Started 42nm stack technology volume production

  • 2011 Jul 30nm stack technology has been demonstrated successfully

  • 2012 Mar Set up Sumpro Electronics Corporation Limited

  • 2013 Jan Amends Inotera Memories Joint Venture With Micron and Micron acquires rights to 100% of Inotera’s output Achieved the certification ISO 10002– Complaints Management Systems

  • 2014 Jul Disposal Sumpro's 8-inch Fab and equipment.

  • Oct Started 30nm process Technology design shrink version volume production

  • Oct DDR4 products obtained worldwide system makers' validation

  • 2015 Jul Fab 3A-N ground breaking Oct 30nm Design Shrink conversion exceed over 50%

  • Dec LPDDR3 4Gb volume production

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III.Corporate Governance

  1. Organization

  2. 1.1Organization Chart

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Shareholders
Meeting
Supervisors
Board of
Directors
Auditors Compensation
Committee
Chairman
General
Manager
NTC-USA
President Office
NTC-Delaware
NTC-Europe
NTC-Japan
NTC-HK
NTC-Shenzhen
Pei-Jen Co., Ltd.
Piece Makers Tech Inc.
Sumpro Electronic Inc.
Human Resource Legal& IP Accounting Safety & Hygiene QRA Product Development Design Verification Global Sales Marketing & Customization Operation Supporting Product Engineering Wafer Prodction
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1.2 Major Corporate Functions:

Department Functions
Corp. Audit Responsible for internal control system and evaluates the integrity and
comprehensiveness of regulations; examines whether internal control is
conducted effectively and continuously, measures the performance of each
department and recommends corrective actions on a timely manner for an overall
effective operation.
Accounting
President Office
1. Responsible for financial policy management, capital movement, budget
compilation, review, and control, accounting process.
2. Responsible for market trends analysis, assessment of the investment plan, set
product strategy and operational marketing plans, programs and promote the
cross-functional projects, sales performance management, outsourcing policy
management.
Human Resource Establishing human resource policy and execute personnel project, including
personnel, salary& compensation, employee relationship, training and talent
development)effectivelyand efficientlyto increase company’s human capital.
Legal & IP Responsible for company legal affairs and other intellectual property
management.
Safety & Hygiene Supervises and audits the working environment with professional knowledge and
continuous improvement; Planning and maintaining the safety and hygiene
management system (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TOSHMS management
system)
Quality & Reliability
Assurance

1. Responsible for the planning and establishment of the company's quality
assurance system, and promote the quality of education and training,
verification audit, quality control and quality improvement for quality theory
of Business.
2. Responsible for establish FAB quality control system and incoming quality
control, in-process quality control, failure analysis to ensure the stability of
productqualityand meet customer needs.
Marketing /Global
Sales
Responsible for the promotion and development of global business, set business
strategy, promotion of new products, elaboration and implementation of
marketing plans andpublic relations matters.
Products
Development
Responsible for design, develop and control new product; Develop and design
verification of mass production engineering technology and set up testing
program.
Operation Supporting
1. Responsible for the planning and management of automation, the computer
network and office automation in order to help improve business operation.
2. Plan for expansion program, capacity planning and management, materials
management,to helpimprove the operational efficiency.
Fab Operation Group 1. Manufacturing: Responsible for the planning and operation of the
manufacturing, process, equipment, and facility, to meet our customer
requirements in Quality and Delivery.
2. Production Engineering and TestingResponsible for validating new products ,
product engineering and testing technology development, abnormal product
electrical / physical property analysis, development and management
outsourcing of IC packaging and testing technology.
3. Facility System: Institutionalization and utility equipment operation and
maintenance of the systematic establishment, strengthening operational
efficiency.

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2. Directors and Management Team

2.1 Directors and Supervisors:

As of 2016/4/24 As of 2016/4/24 As of 2016/4/24
Title Nationality Name Date
elected
Term
(Years)

Date
first
elected
Shareholding when
elected
Current
shareholding
Director’s
Spouse &
minor
shareholding
Shareholding by
Nominee
Arrangement

Director’s experience
(education)
Director’s current position
at NTC and
other companies
Executives, Directors or
Supervisors who are
spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
shares (%) shares (%) shares (%) shares (%) Title Name Relation
Chairman R.O.C. Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.:
Chia-Chau Wu
2013.06.21 3 1995.02.17
2004.05.12

9,064,846,933
8,654
37.83
0.00


907,303,769
957
33.01
0.00


0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
Chairman of Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Education B.S. in Business
Administration, NCCU
Chairman of Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Chairman of NAN Ya PCB Corp.
Direct of Inotera Memories, Inc.
NONE NONE NONE
Director R.O.C. Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.:
Wen-Yao Wang
2013.06.21 3 1995.02.17
2010.06.24


9,064,846,933
24,690,250
37.83
0.10


907,303,769
2,471,097
33.01
0.09


0
13,381
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
EVP of Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Pitzer College Department of business
administration
EVP of Nan Ya Plastics Corp. Director
Director


Wen-Yuan
Wang
Otto
Chang
Brother
affinity
Director R.O.C. Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.:
Ming-Jen Tzou
2013.06.21 3 1995.02.17
2010.06.24


9,064,846,933
0
37.83
0.00


907,303,769
0
33. 01
0.00


0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
President of Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Department of Chemical Engineering,
NTUT
Director and President of Nan Ya
Plastics Corp.
Director of NAN Ya PCB Corp.
NONE NONE NONE
Director R.O.C. Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.:
Lin-Chin Su
2013.06.21
2014.01.07
3 1995.02.17

9,064,846,933
37.83

907,303,769
1,601
33. 01
0.00


0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
SVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Ph.D. in Materials Science and
Engineering from University of Utah
SVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Dirctor of Sumpor Electronic Inc.
NONE NONE NONE
Director R.O.C. Wen-Yuan Wang 2013.06.21 3 2007.05.25 39,969 0.00 4,000 0.00 127,648 0.00 0 0.00 Chairman of Formosa Chemicals &
Fibre Corp.
Education M.S. in Industrial
Engineering, University of Houston,
USA
Chairman of Formosa Chemicals &
Fibre Corp
Chairman of Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Formosa Advanced
Technologies Co., Ltd.
ED of Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Director
Director


Wen-Yao
Wang
Otto
Chang
Brother
affinity
Director R.O.C. Ruei-Hua Wang 2013.06.21 3 2010.06.24 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 ED of Formosa Plastics Corp.
Department of Economics , Barnard
College
ED of Formosa Plastics Corp.
ED of Formosa Petrochemical Corp.
Direct of Inotera Memories, Inc.
NONE NONE NONE
Director R.O.C. Pei-Ing Lee 2013.06.21 3 2004.05.12 775,714 0.00 263,098 0.01 1,571 0.00 0 0.00 President of Nanya technology Corp.
Ph.D. degree of CHE from Syracuse
University, New York, USA
President of Nanya technology Corp.
Chairman of Inotera Memories, Inc.
Chairman of PieceMakers Tech. Inc.
Chairman of Sumpor Electronic Inc.
NONE NONE NONE
Director R.O.C. Otto Chang 2013.06.21 3 2004.05.12 597,896 0.00 59,839 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 President of NAN Ya PCB Corp.
Department
of
Automatic
Control
Engineering, Feng Chia University
Director and President of NAN Ya PCB
Corp.
Direct of Inotera Memories, Inc.
Director of PieceMakers Tech. Inc.
Director of Sumpor Electronic Inc.

Director
Director


Wen-Yuan
Wang
Wen-Yao
Wang
affinity
affinity
Director R.O.C. Charles Kau 2013.06.21 3 1998.05.29 52 0.00 5 0.00 515 0.00 0 0.00 ID of Aopen Bright Ideas Connected
Corp.
Master’s degree in Chemistry
Engineering from North
Carolina State University,U.S.A.
ID of Aopen Bright Ideas Connected
Corp.
ID of Hauman Tech. Corp.
ID of AN-SHIN Food Services Co.,
LTD.
NONE NONE NONE

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Title Nationality Name Date
elected
Term
(Years)

Date
first
elected
Shareholding when
elected
Shareholding when
elected
Current
shareholding
Current
shareholding
Director’s
Spouse &
minor
shareholding
Director’s
Spouse &
minor
shareholding
Shareholding by
Nominee
Arrangement
Shareholding by
Nominee
Arrangement

Director’s experience
(education)
Director’s current position
at NTC and
other companies
Executives, Directors or
Supervisors who are
spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
Executives, Directors or
Supervisors who are
spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
Executives, Directors or
Supervisors who are
spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
shares (%) shares (%) shares (%) shares (%) Title Name Relation
Independent
Director
R.O.C Yi-Fu Lin 2013.06.21 3 2013.06.21 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Ministry of Economic Affairs
Minister without Portfolio of
Executive Yuan
Ambassador of WTO
Department of Statistic, NCCU.
Supervisor of CHO Pharma, Inc.
ID of Swissray Global Healthcare
Holding Ltd.
ID of Taishin Financial Holding
Co., Ltd.
ID of Taishin International Bank.
NONE NONE NONE
Independent
Director
R.O.C Tsai-Feng Hou 2013.06.21 3 2013.06.21 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Legislator
President of TCSC Inc.
The Executive master of Public
Policy,NSYSU.
ID of King's Town Bank
Lecturer Cheng Shiu University
NONE NONE NONE
Independent
Director
R.O.C Shu-Po Hsu 2013.06.21 3 2013.06.21 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Director The Life Insurance
Association of R.O.C
Deputy Director General Chamber
of Commerce of R.O.C.
Master’s degree of Department
And Graduate Institute Of
Criminology, National Chung
ChengUniversity

Chairman TLG Insurance Co., Ltd.
Deputy Director of Taiwan Life
Insurance Co., Ltd.
Director of Taiwan Insurance
Institute
Director of Taiwan Insurance
Guaranty Fund.
NONE NONE NONE
Supervisor R.O.C Formosa Taffeta
Co., Ltd. Rep.:
Shih-Ming Hsieh
2013.06.21 3 1995.02.17
2001.03.30

139,387,646
0
0.58
0.00


15,421,010
0
0.56
0.00


0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
President of Formosa Advanced
Technologies Co., Ltd.
President of Formosa Taffeta Co.,
Ltd.
National Taipei University of
Technology
Deputy Chairman and President of
Formosa Advanced Technologies
Co., Ltd.
ED and President of Formosa
Taffeta Co., Ltd.

NONE
NONE NONE
Supervisor R.O.C Pei-Jen Co., Ltd.
Rep.:
Ming-Chung Yeh
2013.06.21 3 2007.05.25
2013.06.21


6,869,820
0
0.03
0.00


687,558
0
0.03
0.00


0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
AVP of Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Department of Accounting,
SooChow University
Supervisor of NAN Ya PCB Corp.
Supervisor of Wen Fung Industrial
Co., Ltd.
Supervisor of Wellink Technology
Co., Ltd
Supervisor of PieceMakers Tech.
Inc.

NONE
NONE NONE
Supervisor R.O.C Ming-Long Huang 2013.06.21 3 2001.03.30 1,450 0.00 145 0.00 39 0.00 0 0.00 CEO of Administration
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Master’s Degree of Department of
Business Management , Chang
GungUniversity
CEO of Administration
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Director of Formosa
Petrochemical Corp.
NONE NONE NONE

Note NTC had capital reduction in2014 (capital reduction ratio was 89.991606%)

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Major shareholders of the institutional shareholders April 28, 2016

Name of Institutional Shareholders Major Shareholders
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. Chang Gung Medical Foundation (11.05%), Formosa Plastics Corp. (9.88%),
Yung-tsai Wang (5.41%), Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. (5.21%), Chang Gung
University (4.00%), Vanson International Investment Co.,LTD. (2.39%), Formosa
Petrochemical Corp.(2.26%) Chindwell International Investment Corp. (1.86%),
Citibank Taiwan in custody for Yuanda systerm Corp.(1.25%), HSBC Bank
(Taiwan) Limited in custody for UBS in Singapore Pte Ltd-Singapore Branch
(1.24%)
Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd. Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. (37.40%), Chang Gung Medical Foundation
(5.14%), Cathy Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (5.33%), Yu Yuang Textile Co., Ltd.
(2.55%), Min- Xiong Lai(2.47%), Chang Gung University (2.20%), Nan Shan Life
Insurance Co., Ltd. (2.16%), Chang Gung University of Science and
Technology.(2.13%), Ming Chi University of Technology (1.87%), Min-Zhi
Lai(1.54%)
Pei-Jen Co.,Ltd. NTC 100% subsidiary

Major shareholders of the Company’s major institutional shareholders April 28, 2016

Name of Institutional Shareholders Major Shareholders
Formosa Plastics Corp. Chang Gung Medical Foundation (9.44%), Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.(7.65%),
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Investment Account(6.26%), Nan Ya Plastics Corp.(4.63%),
Yung-tsai Wang (4.43%), Chindwell International Investment Corp.(4.16%), Vanson
International Investment Co.,LTD.(3.05%) Formosa Petrochemical Corp.(2.07%), Nan
Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.(1.71%), Citibank Taiwan in custody Government of
Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd (1.66%)
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. Chang Gung Medical Foundation (18.58%), Yung-tsai Wang (7.37%), Chindwell
International Investment Corp. (6.35%), Vanson International Investment Co., Ltd.
(3.80%), Formosa Plastics Corp.(3.39%), Nan Ya Plastics Corp.(2.40%), Union Power
Development Co., Ltd.(1.63%), Standard Chartered Bank in custody for Genesis Capital
Investment Group Corporation(1.40%), HSBC Bank (Taiwan) in custody for Kendall
electricity Corp. Investment Account (1.29%), Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.(1.25%)
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. Formosa Plastics Corp.(28.56%), Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.(24.15%), Nan Ya
Plastics Corp.(23.11%), Chang Gung Medical Foundation (5.65%)Formosa Taffeta Co.,
Ltd.(3.83%), Standard Chartered Bank in custody for Genesis Capital Investment Group
Corporation (0.60%), HSBC Bank (Taiwan) in custody for bauer energy Corp. investment
Account (0.51%), Standard Chartered Bank in custody for Central Capital management
Corp. investment Account(0.49%), HSBC Bank (Taiwan) in custody for Asia Optical Co.
Inc. Investment Account(0.48%), Taiwan bank in custody for Charitable Trust-Wang
Chang Gung social welfare fund (0.44%)
Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. First bank in custody for Ruen Chen Investment Holding Co., Ltd trust account (76.46%),
Ruen Chen Investment Holding Co., Ltd (14.16%), Ying-Zong DU (3.25%) Wen-De Guo
(0.11%), Taishin bank in custody for Nan Shan Life Insurance stock trust account
(0.06%), Ruen-hua dyeing & weaving co., Ltd(0.28%), Ruentex leasing Corp. (0.15%),
Chiping investment Corp. (0.11%), Pao-Chih Investment Co., Ltd. (0.05%), Pao-yi
Investment Co., Ltd..(0.05%), Pao-hui Investment Co., Ltd.(0.05%), Pao-huang
Investment Co., Ltd.(0.05%)
CathyLife Insurance Co., Ltd. CathayFinancial Holdings Corp. (100.00%)
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited in custody for
UBS in Singapore Pte Ltd-Singapore Branch
Investment Account
Citibank Taiwan in custody for Yuanda systerm
Corp.
Investment Account
Chindwell International Investment Corp. Everred Coporate, Inc. (100.00%)
Vanson International Investment Co.,LTD. Landmark Capital Holdings Inc.(100.00%)
Yu YuangTextile Co., Ltd. nonpublic company
Chang Gung Medical Foundation A foundation approved by Department of Health and doesn't issue shares.
ChangGungUniversity A foundation approved byMinistryof Education and doesn't issue shares.
Ming Chi University of Technology A foundation approved by Ministry of Education and doesn't issue shares.
Chang Gung University of Science and
Technology
A foundation approved by Ministry of Education and doesn't issue shares.

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Directors’ Professional Qualifications and Independent Analysis

Criteria
Name
Meet one of the following professional
qualification requirements, together
with at least fiveyears work experience
Meet one of the following professional
qualification requirements, together
with at least fiveyears work experience
Meet one of the following professional
qualification requirements, together
with at least fiveyears work experience
Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Independence Criteria (Note) Number of
other
public
companies in
which the
individual is
concurrently
serving as an
Independent
Director
An instructor or
higher position
in a department
of commerce,
law, finance,
accounting, or
other academic
department
related to the
business needs
of the Company
in a public or
private junior
college, college
or university
A Judge, public
prosecutor,
attorney, certified
public
accountant, or
other professional
or technical
specialist who
has passed a
national
examination and
been awarded a
certificate in a
profession
necessary for the
business of the
Company
Have work
experience
in the areas
of
commerce,
law,finance,
or
accounting,
or otherwise
necessary
for
the business
of the
Company
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Rep.:Chia-Chau Wu
None
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Rep.:Wen-Yao Wang
None
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Rep.:Ming-Jen Tzou
None
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Rep.:Lin-Chin Su
None
Wen-Yuan Wang None
Ruei-Hua Wang None
Pei-IngLee None
Otto Chang None
Charles Kau 3
Yi-Fu Lin 3
Tsai-FengHou 1
Shu-Po Hsu None
Formosa Taffeta Co.,
Ltd. Rep.:
Shih-MingHsieh
None
Pei-Jen Co., Ltd.
Rep.Ming-ChungYeh
None
Ming-LongHuang None

Note:

  1. Not an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates;

  2. Not a director or supervisor of the Company or any of its affiliates. The same does not apply, however, in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent Company, or any subsidiary in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting shares;

  3. Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person’s spouse, minor children, or held by the person under others’ names, in an aggregate amount of 1% or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company or ranks as one of its top ten shareholders;

  4. Not a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship, of any of the above persons in the preceding three subparagraphs;

  5. Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate/institutional shareholder that directly holds 5% or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company or ranks as of its top five shareholders;

  6. Not a director, supervisor, officer, or shareholder holding 5% or more of the share, of a specified Company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the Company;

  7. Not a professional individual who, or an owner, partner, director, supervisor, or officer of a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that, provides commercial, legal, financial, accounting services or consultation to the company or to any affiliate of the company, or a spouse thereof, provided that this restriction does not apply to any member of the compensation committee who exercises powers pursuant to Article 7 of the “Regulations Governing the Establishment and Exercise of Powers of Compensation Committees of Companies whose Stock is Listed on the TWSE or Traded on the GTSM“;

  8. Not having a marital relationship, or a relative within the second degree of kinship to any other director of the Company.

  9. Not been a person of any conditions defined in Article 30 of the Company Law.

  10. Not a governmental, juridical person or its representative as defined in Article 27 of the Company Law.

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2.2 Management Team

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Management Teams who
are spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
Title NameRelation
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
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Management Teams who
are spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
Title NameRelation
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
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Management Teams who
are spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
Title NameRelation
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
None None None
Title Nationality Name On board
date
Shareholding Director’s
Spouse &
minor
shareholding
Shareholding by Nominee
Arrangement
Experience(education) current
positions at other companies
Management Teams who
are spouses or within two
degrees of kinship
Shares % Shares % Shares % Title Name Relation
President R.O.C Pei-Ing Lee
(Note1)
2003.03.01 263,098 0.01 1,571 0.00 0 0.00 President of Nanya technology Corp.
Ph.D. degree of CHE from Syracuse University, New
York, USA
Chairman of Inotera Memories, Inc.
Chairman of PieceMakers Tech. Inc.
Chairman of Sumpor Electronic Inc.
None None None
Vice
President
R.O.C Otto Chang 1997.02.04
59,839
0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 President of NAN Ya PCB Corp.
Department of Automatic Control Engineering, Feng
Chia University
Director and President of NAN Ya PCB
Corp.
Direct of Inotera Memories, Inc.
Director of PieceMakers Tech. Inc.
Director of Sumpor Electronic Inc.
None None None
Vice
President
R.O.C Lin-Chin
Su
(Note2)
2007.04.16 1,601 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 SVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from
University of Utah
Director of Sumpor Electronic Inc. None None None
AVP R.O.C Yau-Ming
Chen
2007.04.16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 AVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Department of Electrical Engineering, NTU
None None None None
AVP R.O.C Wesley
Chang
2013.04.01 42 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 AVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Master’s Degree of Department of
Business Management, Chang Gung University
Supervisor of Pei-Jen Co., Ltd. None None None
AVP R.O.C Chi-Meng
Su
2013.02.20 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 AVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Master’s Degree of Department of Electronics
Engineering, NCTU
None None None None
AVP R.O.C Rex
Chuang
2013.04.08 140,000 0.01 0 0.00 0 0.00 AVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Master’s Degree of Materials Engineering, San José
State University
None None None None
AVP/
Finance
Supervisor
R.O.C Joseph Wu
(Note3)
2014.11.10 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 AVP of Nanya technology Corp.
Master’s Degree of Materials Engineering, NTU
Director and President of Sumpor
Electronic Inc.
None None None
Accounting
Supervisor
R.O.C Hung-Chi
Kuo
2010.12.01 40,000 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Director of Nanya technology Corp.
Department of Accounting, NCHU
Director of Pei-Jen Co., Ltd. None None None

Note1: Charles Kao, the former president, was retired on Oct.6, 2015, the Board approved to appoint Pei-Ing Lee as president at the same date. Note2: Li-Chin Su, the vice president, was promoted as senior vice president on Oct.6, 2015. Note3: Joseph Wu, chief finance officer, was promoted as assistant vice president on Oct.6, 2015.

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3. Remuneration to Board of Directors, Supervisors, President, and Vice Presidents

3.1 Remuneration to Board of Directors (Include Independent Directors) Unit: 1,000 shares; NT$ thousands; 2015/12/31

Title Name Remuneration t Remuneration t Remuneration t o Directors o Directors Total
remuneration of
A + B + C + D as
a % of 2015 net
income
Total
remuneration of
A + B + C + D as
a % of 2015 net
income
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Compensation earned by a Director who is an employee of NTC
or of NTC’s consolidated subsidiaries
Total
compensation of
A+B+C+D+E+F+
G as a % of 2015
net income
Total
compensation of
A+B+C+D+E+F+
G as a % of 2015
net income
Compensation received from investments
other than NTC’s subsidiary
n
(A)
Base
Compensatio
Severance
pay and
pensions (B)
Compensatio
n to Directors
(C)
(D) Allowances Salaries,
bonuses
and allowances
(E)
Severance
pay and
pensions
(F)
Employee
(G)
profit sharing
(Note)
Cumulative
ESOP
exercisable
shares
(H)
New
restricted
employee
shares
(I)
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolid
subsidiar
Of NT
ated
ies
C
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
NTC Consolidated subsidiaries
Of NTC
Cash Stock market
value
Cash Stock market
value
chairman Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.:
Chia-Chau Wu
3,600 3,600 0 0 0 0 750 750 0.0254 0.0254 24,407 24,407 17,126 17,126 8,603 0 8,603 0 0 0 0 0 0.3179 0.3179 None
Director Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.
Wen-Yao Wang
Director Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.:
Ming-Jen Tzou
Director Nan Ya Plastics
Corp. Rep.
Lin-Chin Su
Director Pei-IngLee
Director Wen-Yuan Wang
Director Ruei-Hua Wang
Director Otto Chang
Director Charles Kau
Independent
Director
Yi-Fu Lin
Independent
Director
Tsai-Feng Hou
Independent
Director
Shu-Po Hsu

Note:

  1. Net income is from Financial Statements.

  2. Remuneration was approved by the board of directors.

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Table 3.1.1 Range of Compensation Paid to Directos

Range of compensation Name of Directors Name of Directors Name of Directors
Total of Remuneration (A+B+C+D) Total of Remuneration (A+B+C+D+E+F+G)
NTC Consolidated Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated Subsidiaries of
NTC
Under NT$ 2,000,000 Wen-Yuan Wang, Ruei-Hua
Wang, Chia-Chau Wu,
Wen-Yao Wang, Ming-Jen
Tzou, Pei-Ing Lee, Lin-Chin
Su, Otto Chang,
Charles Kau, Yi-Fu Lin,
Tsai-Feng Hou, Shu-Po Hsu,
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Wen-Yuan Wang, Ruei-Hua
Wang, Chia-Chau Wu,
Wen-Yao Wang, Ming-Jen
Tzou, Pei-Ing Lee, Lin-Chin
Su, Otto Chang, Charles
Kau, Yi-Fu Lin, Tsai-Feng
Hou, Shu-Po Hsu, Nan Ya
Plastics Corp.
Wen-Yuan Wang, Ruei-Hua
Wang, Chia-Chau Wu,
Wen-Yao Wang, Ming-Jen
Tzou, Otto Chang, Yi-Fu
Lin、Tsai-Feng Hou, Shu-Po
Hsu, Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Wen-Yuan Wang, Ruei-Hua
Wang, Chia-Chau Wu,
Wen-Yao Wang, Ming-Jen
Tzou, Otto Chang, Yi-Fu
Lin, Tsai-Feng Hou, Shu-Po
Hsu, Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
NT$2,000,000NT$5,000,000
NT$5,000,000NT$10,000,000 Pei-Ing Lee, Lin-Chin Su Pei-Ing Lee, Lin-Chin Su
NT$10,000,000NT$15,000,000 Charles Kau Charles Kau
NT$15,000,000NT$30,000,000
NT$30,000,000NT$50,000,000
NT$50,000,000NT$100,000,000
above NT$100,000,000
Total 13 13 13 13

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3.2 Remuneration Paid to Supervisors Unit: 1,000 shares; NT$ thousands; 2015/12/31

Title Name Remuneration to Supervisors Remuneration to Supervisors Total
remuneration of
A + B + C as a %
of 2015 net income
Total
remuneration of
A + B + C as a %
of 2015 net income
Compensation
received from
investments other
than NTC’s
subsidiary
Base
compensation(A)
Compensation to
Supervisors(B)(Note)
Allowances(C)
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries
of NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries
of NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries
of NTC
Supervisor Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.
Rep.: Shih-MingHsieh
0 0 0 0 190 190 0.00 0.00 None
Supervisor Pei-Jen Co., Ltd.
Rep. : Ming-ChungYeh
Supervisor Ming-Long Huang

Note: Supervisors’s Remuneration was approved by the board of directors.

Table 3.2.1 Range of Compensation Paid to Supervisors

Range of compensation Name of Supervisors Name of Supervisors
Total of Remuneration (A+B+C)
NTC Consolidated Subsidiaries of NTC
UnderNT$2,000,000 Shih-Ming Hsieh, Ming-Chung Yeh, Ming-Long Huang,
Pei-Jen Co.,Ltd.,Formosa Taffeta Co.,Ltd.
Shih-Ming Hsieh, Ming-Chung Yeh, Ming-Long
Huang,Pei-Jen Co.,Ltd.,Formosa Taffeta Co.,Ltd.
NT$2,000,000NT$5,000,000
NT$5,000,000NT$10,000,000
NT$10,000,000NT$15,000,000
NT$15,000,000NT$30,000,000
NT$30,000,000NT$50,000,000
NT$50,000,000NT$100,000,000
aboveNT$100,000,000
Total 5 5

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Table 3.3 Compensation Paid to President and Vice Presidents Unit: 1,000 shares; NT$ thousands; 2015/12/31

Title Name Salary (A) Salary (A) Severance
pay and
pensions (B)
Severance
pay and
pensions (B)
Bonuses
and
allowances
(C)
Bonuses
and
allowances
(C)
Employee profit
sharing (D)
Employee profit
sharing (D)
Employee profit
sharing (D)
Employee profit
sharing (D)
Total
compensation
(A+B+C+D) as
a % of 2015
net income (%)
Total
compensation
(A+B+C+D) as
a % of 2015
net income (%)
Cumulative
ESOP
exercisable
shares
Cumulative
ESOP
exercisable
shares
New
restricted
employee
shares
New
restricted
employee
shares
Compensation received from
investments other than NTC’s
subsidiary
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
NTC Consolidated
Subsidiaries of
NTC
Cash Stock
market
value
Cash Stock
market
value
President Pei-Ing
Lee
(Note1)
24,407 24,407 17,126 17,126 0 0 8,603 0 8,603 0 0.2925 0.2925 0 0 0 0 0
former
president
Charles
Kau
(Note1)
VP Otto
Chang
SVP Lin-Chin
Su
(Note2)

Note1: Charles Kao, the former president, was retired on Oct.6, 2015, the Board approved to appoint Pei-Ing Lee as president at the same date. Note2: Li-Chin Su, the vice president, was promoted as senior vice president on Oct.6, 2015.

Table 3.3.1 Range of Compensation Paid to President and Vice Presidents

Range of compensation Name of President a ndVice Presidents
NTC Consolidated Subsidiaries of NTC
Under NT$2,000,000 Otto Chang Otto Chang
NT$2,000,000NT$5,000,000
NT$5,000,000NT$10,000,000 Pei-IngLee,Lin-Chin Su Pei-IngLee,Lin-Chin Su
NT$10,000,000NT$15,000,000 Charles Kau Charles Kau
NT$15,000,000NT$30,000,000
NT$30,000,000NT$50,000,000
NT$50,000,000NT$100,000,000
above NT$100,000,000
Total 4 4

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3.4Employees' Compensation Granted to President and Vice Presidents

Unit: NT$ thousands; 2015/12/31

Title Name Stock
(Fair Market
Value)
Cash Total
employee
compensati
on
Total employee
profit sharing as a
% of 2015 net
income(Note1)
President Pei-Ing Lee
(Note2)
0
22,240 22,240 0.1297
EVP Otto Chang
SVP Lin-Chin Su
(Note3)
AVP Yau-Ming Chen
AVP Wesley Chang
AVP C.M. Su
AVP Rex Chuang
AVP and
CFO

Joseph Wu
(Note4)
Accounting
Supervisor
Hung-Chi Kuo

Note1: Net income is from Financial Statements.

Note2: Charles Kao, the former president, was retired on Oct.6, 2015, the Board approved to appoint Pei-Ing Lee as president at the same date.

Note3: Li-Chin Su, the vice president, was promoted as senior vice president on Oct.6, 2015. Note4: Joseph Wu, chief finance officer, was promoted as assistant vice president on Oct.6, 2015.

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4. Implementation of Corporate Governance

4.1 Board of Directors’ Meeting Status

A total of 7 meetings 【 A 】 of the board of directors were held in 2015. Director attendance status is shown as follows:

Tilte Name Attendance
in person
【B】
By
Proxy
Attendance
rate in
person (%)
【B/A】
Remark
Chairman Chia-Chau Wu 7 0 100.00 Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Representative
Director Wen-Yuan Wang 6 0 85.71
Director Ruei-Hua Wang 5 0 71.43
Director Ming-Jen Tzou 7 0 100.00 Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Representative
Director Pei-IngLee 7 0 100.00
Director Otto Chang 5 2 71.43
Director Wen-Yao Wang 4 2 57.14 Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Representative
Director Lin-Chin Su 7 0 100.00 Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
Representative
Director Charles Kau 4 0 57.14
Independent
Director
Yi-Fu Lin 6 1 85.71
Independent
Director
Tsai-Feng Hou 7 0 100.00
Independent
Director
Shu-Po Hsu 4 3 57.14
Other annotations:
1. If there are the circumstances referred to in Article 14-3 of Securities and Exchange Act and resolutions of the directors’ meetings
objected to by Independent Directors or subject to qualified opinion and recorded or declared in writing, the dates of meetings, sessions,
contents of motions, all independents’ opinion and the Company’s response to independent directors’ opinion should be specified: None
2.Implementation of Directors Avoiding Conflict of Interests towards Resolution
(1)Name: Chia-Chau Wu, Wen-Yuan Wang
Resolutions adopted:The first time of board meeting on 3/12,2015. To Approve donating NT$896 Thousands to Ming Chi University of
Technology.
Causes of interest conflict Avoidance andVoting statusDirectors above were the ED of Ming Chi University of Technology, so they did
not discuss or Participate in the voting.
(2)Name: Charles Kau, Pei-Ing Lee and Lin-Chin Su
Resolutions adopted: The first time of board meeting on 3/12, 2015. To approve 2014 Special Bonus to NTC manager’s.
Causes of interest conflict Avoidance and Voting status: Directors above were the captioned interested party, so they did not Participate in
the voting.
(3)Name: Pei-Ing Lee
Resolutions adopted: The fifth time of board meeting (temporary) on 10/6, 2015.To approve appointing Pei-Ing Lee as president.
Causes of interest conflict Avoidance and Voting status: Directors above were the captioned interested party, so they did not Participate in
the voting.
(4) Name: Chia-Chau Wu, Ruei-Hua Wang,Pei-Ing Lee, Otto Changa and Ming-Jen Tzou
Resolutions adopted: The seventh time of board meeting on 12/14, 2015.To approve Micron Technology, Inc. to sign contact of Micron
Memory Taiwan, MMT (100% shareholding of subsidiary of Micron Semiconductor B.V.) to merge and acquire Inotera Memories, Inc.
Causes of interest conflict Avoidance and Voting status: Directors above were chairman or ED of Inotera, so they did not discuss or
Participate in the voting.
3. Measures taken to strengthen the functionality of the Board:
(1) The functions of the Board of Directors of the Company are sound and sufficient, meeting the current requirements of the Company’s
corporate governance.
(2) The Company will establish its Audit Committee after the reelection of directors in 2016 to improve its supervision function and
strengthen its management function for the implementation of corporate governance.

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  • 4.2Audit Committee Meeting Status or Supervisors’ Participation in Board Meetings

  • NTC has not established Audit Committee yet.

  • Supervisors’ Participation in the Board of Directors’ Meetings:

There were 7 meetings 【 A 】 of the Board of Directors’ meeting in 2015 should be participated by Supervisors.The attendance status is shown as follows:

Title Name Attend in
person【B】
Attendance rate in
person (%)【B/A】
Remark
Supervisor Shih-Ming Hsieh 5 71.43 Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.
Representative
Supervisor Ming-Chung Yeh 7 100.00 Pei-Jen Co., Ltd.
Representative
Supervisor Ming-Long Huang 7 100.00
Other annotations:
1. Composition and Duties of Supervisors
(1)Communication among supervisors, employees and shareholders: the Company’s spokesman and
deputy spokesman have represented Supervisors to communicate with employees and
shareholders.
(2)Communication among supervisors, the internal audit officer and CPA: Supervisors
communicated with the internal audit officer and CPA via written internal audit reports or
financial reports on regular basis on the Company’s business and financial status.
2. Supervisors’ Opinions Expressed in Board Meetings: None.

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4.3 Corporate Governance Implementation as Required by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission

Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation and
its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(1)Does Company follow
“Taiwan Corporate
Governance
Implementation” to establish
and disclose its corporate
governancepractices?
The Board of the Company approved the
establishment of the “Nanya Corporate
Governance Principles” of the Company in the
Board meeting dated November 10, 2014, which
are available in NTC external website.
None
(2) Ownership structure and
shareholders’ equity
A. Does the Company adopt
internal procedures for
appropriate handling
shareholders' suggestions,
doubts, disputes and
litigation matters, and
implementation in
accordance with procedures?
B.Does the Company
monitoring the status of
major shareholders with
control over the Company
and their ultimate control
persons?
C.Does the Company set up
and execute the risk
management and firewall
between the Company and
its affiliates?
D. Does the Company
establish internal rules
prohibiting Company
insiders from trading
securities using
information not disclosed to
the market?



a. The Company has designated a spokesman and deputy
spokesman, and established the investor relationship
department to handle shareholders’ suggestions and
complaints.
b. The Company has kept monitoring the changes in
shareholdings of Directors, Supervisors, Managerial Officers
and shareholders with more than 5% of total outstanding
shares. The required information has been disclosed monthly
on MOPS as per SFB’s regulation about more than 10% of
total outstanding shares.
c. The personnel and property of the Company has been
separated definitely from other affiliates without any
abnormal transactions. All transactions with affiliated
enterprises are conducted on a legitimate basis and at arm’s
length. For banks, customers, and suppliers, we make a
comprehensive risk arrangement through checking from
computer and stop paying if any problems from same
supplier.
d. The Company’s insiders have signed respective
declarations, indicating their knowledge and willingness to
follow the relevant laws and regulations on insider trading.
The Company has the internal prohibition with the
Company's property, confidential information, or unable to
obtain non-public information in the market to acquire its
own illegitimate profits in the “Guidelines and Regulations
Rule” of the Company.
None

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Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation and
its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(3)Composition and duties
of the Board of Directors
A. Does the Company set up
the various policies for the
composition of Board of
Directors, and to implement
the policies?
B. Does the Company
establish other functional
committee voluntarily,
besides the remuneration
committee and audit
committee?
C. Does the Company set up
its evaluation standard for
Board of Director
performance, and to perform
its evaluation regularly?
D. Does the Company
evaluate the independence
and suitability of the CPA
regularly?


a.The Directors of the Company possess various
professional specialties and substantial experiences, please
refer to page 7 of NTC Annual Report for their experience
and education. Board of Director includes three independent
directors and two female directors, and all are qualified.
b. The Company has not established other functional
committee.
c. The Company has not set its evaluation standard on its
BoD performance.
d. The Company regularly evaluates the independence and
qualification of external auditors annually, and asks the
auditing CPA to provide the related information based on the
evaluated index. Then will report the evaluation result to the
BoD.
None
E.Does the Company build
channels of communication
with its stakeholders and
establish a designated
section for stakeholders on
the Company website to
respond stakeholders’
CSR concerns?
F. Does the Company
appoint a professional stock
agency to deal the
shareholders affairs?
The Company will comply with relevant regulations to
establish a designated section for stakeholders on the
company website to maintain good communication with our
stakeholders. Stakeholders can communicate with the
company by telephone, letters, facsimile, and e-mails at any
time if needed.
The Company has its own in-house stock affair department
to handle shareholding affairs.
None

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Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation and
its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(6) Information disclosure
A. Does the Company
establish a corporate website
to disclose information
regarding the Company's
financials, operation and
corporate governance
B. Does the Company adopt
other disclosure methods(i.e.
setting of English website,
appointed personnel
responsible for information
gathering and disclosing,
implement of spokesperson
system, and uploading the
materials of investor
conferences on website)

a.The Company has disclosed information regarding the
Company's financials, operation and corporate governance
on its corporate website at www.nanya.com
b. The Company has designated dedicated responsible
personnel to gather and disclose the Company’s information
and implemented a spokesperson system. The Company has
also disclosed information in English and uploaded the
materials of investor conference and relating CSR report and
business magazine on its corporate website.
None
(7) Does the Company have
any other helpful
information regarding
corporate governance
(i.e. the interest and care of
employees, investor
relations,relationship with
vendors,stakeholders’ rights,
attendance of training
courses by Directors and
Supervisors, the
implementation status for a
risk management policy and
risk measurement, the
implementation status of
protection for consumers or
customers and liability
insurance for Directors and
Supervisors with respect to
their liabilities resulting
from exercising their
duties) ?
a. The Company keeps good relationships with employees
and pay attention for rights of expressing opinions and
suggestions. We set boxes for employees to provide their
opinions at the entry of working place and through
computer system as well. All are replied by designated
person and we make policy of abnormal event
arrangement to the protection. In the same time,
Unions hold supervisory board and labour conference
regularly and department head should attend the meeting
and communicate with others.
b. The company make budget plan to take care of
employees’ health inspection and relating examination to
enhance own body. On the part of diet, we make health
regulations to exam the source, people, storage, usage and
clearance to protect employee’s health and safety.
c. The company has stock affairs department as a channel
with stockholders and also provide investor section on
websiteWe take part in investment forum held by foreign
broker and hold seminars with domestic and foreign
periodically.
d. The spirit of Purchasing activities of the company is
creating a fair and competitive environment and seeking
for qualified vendors to coordinate with each department
by reasonable price, material, equipment and engineering.
e. The company keeps going on own business and
performance and achieve mission of caring employees,
customer service, and reward shareholder. We also
improve
competitiveness
internationally,
create
shareholder equity, supply stable product line, and
attribute to social responsibilities.
None

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Assessment item Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Non-implementation and
its reasons
Yes No Explanation
f. Advanced studies of Directors and supervisors None
Name Course
time
program organizer hours
Wen-Yuan
Wang
2015.11.20 Corporate
Governance
Roadmap
corporate social
responsibility
Securities
and future
institute
Dharma
Drum
Mountain
Humanities
and Social
Improvement
Foundation
6
Chia-Chau
Wu
Ruei-Hua
Wang
Ming-Jen
Tzou
Otto Chang
Lin-Chin
Su
Yi-Fu Lin
Tsai-Feng
Hou
Shu-Po Hsu
Shih-Ming
Hsieh

Ming-Long
Huang
Ming-Chung
Yeh
Name Course time program organizer hours
Pei-Ing
Lee
2015.11.10
2015.11.20
Corporate Merger
and Acquisitions
under Taiwan Laws
corporate social
responsibility
Securities and
future institute
Dharma Drum
Mountain
Humanities and
Social
Improvement
Foundation


6
Charles
Kau
2015.05.27 Corporate ethics leader’
forum
s Securities
and future
institute
3

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Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation and
its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(b)Transaction strategy
The Company simulates short-term and long–term strategy
to choose optimum financial products by market trend,
exchange demand and cash flow at head office. It has to be
held every month and reported to financial director and audit
sector.
(c) Operation strategy
The Company made arrangement of CCS contract with
international banks to reduce risk for long liabilities.
In order to avoid risk of the floating rate long-term debt, The
Company made an arrangement of IRS contract through
careful assessment. Risk management at head office has to
evaluate any types of foreign loans by market price.
(8)Does the Company has
self-assessment report for
corporate governance or
entrust other professional
institution to evaluate
corporate governance?
(If yes, the Company shall
disclose the self-assessment
(or entrusted evaluation)
results, major defect (or
suggested)items and the
corrections of anydefects
The Company has no self-assessment reports for its
corporate governance or the evaluation reports from other
third-party professional institutions.
None

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4.4 Composition, Responsibilities and Operations of NTC’s Remuneration Committee

Table 4.4.1 Professional Qualifications and Independence Analysis of Remuneration Committee

Title Criteria
Name
Meet the following professional
qualification requirements, together with
at least fiveyears work experience
Meet the following professional
qualification requirements, together with
at least fiveyears work experience
Meet the following professional
qualification requirements, together with
at least fiveyears work experience
Independence (Note) Independence (Note) Independence (Note) Independence (Note) Independence (Note) Number of
other public
companies
concurrently
serving as a
member of
remuneration
committee
An instructor or
higher position in
a
department of
commerce, law,
finance,
accounting,
or other
academic
department
related to
the business
needs
of the Company
in a
public or private
junior college,
college or
university

A judge, public
prosecutor,
attorney,
certified public
accountant, or
other
professional or
technical
specialists
who has passed a
national
examination
and been
awarded a
certificate in a
profession
necessary
for the business
of
the Company

Have work
experience in
the area of
commerce,
law, finance,
accounting, or
otherwise
necessary for
the business
needs of the
Company
A B C D E F G H
Independent
Director
Yi-Fu Lin 2
Independent
Director
Tsai-Feng
Hou
1
Independent
Director
Shu-Po
Hsu
None

Note Tick “  ” in the appropriate corresponding boxes if Board Directors and Supervisors qualify the following conditions during the two years before being elected or during the term of office:

  • A. Not an employee of the Company or an affiliated Company.

  • B. Not a director and supervisor of the Company or an affiliated Company (The same does not apply, however, in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent Company, or any subsidiary in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the voting shares.)

  • C. Not an individual shareholder holding 1% or more than 1% of the total issued shares of the Company, including his or her spouse, minor children or a person holding such shares on behalf of him or her, or not one of the top 10 individual shareholders of the Company.

  • D. Not a spouse, a relative within second-degree of kinship or a relative within third-degree of consanguinity of the persons referred to in the previous three paragraphs;

  • E. Not a director, supervisor or employee of the institutional shareholder directly holding 5% or more than 5% of the total stocks issued by the Company; or not a director, supervisor or employee of one of the top five institutional shareholders of the Company.

  • F. Not a director, supervisor, manager of, or a shareholder holding 5% or more of the total stocks issued by any specified Company or institution engaging in financial or business dealings with the Company.

  • G. Not a professional, the owner, partner, director, supervisor, manager or the spouse of the aforesaid persons of a solely-owned business, partnership, Company or institution that has provided financial, business, legal or other services and consultation to the Company or its affiliated companies.

  • H. No circumstances set forth in the subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Law.

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Table 4.4.2 Remuneration Committee Meeting Status

(1)There were 3 members of NTC’s Remuneration Committee.

(2)There were 2 meetings 【 A 】 of the remuneration committee convened in 2015. The attendance status is shown as follows:

Title Name Attend in
person
By
proxy
Attendance
rate in person
(%)
Remark
Convener Yi-Fu Lin 2 0 100% -
Committee
Member
Tsai-Feng
Hou
2 0 100% -
Committee
Member
Shu-Po Hsu 2 0 100% -

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4.5 Implementation Status of Corporate Social Responsibility

For the Company’s corporate social responsibility implementation status, please refer to “NANYA Corporate Social Responsibility Report” on the company’s website: http://www.nanya.com

Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(1)Exercising Corporate
Governance
A. Does the Company declare
its CSR policy, system or
relevant management
guidelines and review the
results of the
implementation?
B. Does the Company organize
education and training on the
implementation of CSR
initiatives on a regular basis?
C. Does the Company establish
an exclusively (or
concurrently) dedicated unit
to be in charge of CSR and
appoint executive-level
positions by the board of
directors with responsibility
for CSR issues, and to report
the status of the handling to
the board of directors?
D. Does the Company adopt
reasonable remuneration
policies and combine the
employee performance
evaluation system with CSR
policies, and that a clear and
effective incentive and
discipline system be
established?





Please refer to “Regarding this report and
Communication with Stakeholders” of NANYA
CSR Report.
The company organizes training and promotion in
respect of social responsibility on a regular basis,
such as employee code of conduct, information
security guideline, sexual harassment prevention,
and encourages employees to participate in the
related activities.
The Company has formed the “Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) Committee”. Its CSR
Committee is led by President. The committee is
responsible for determining the CSR strategies and
evaluating the performance then report to board of
directors in the middle of a year on annual basis.
Please refer to “Image of Workplace” of NANYA
CSR Report
None

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Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(2) Fostering a Sustainable
Environment
A. Does the Company
endeavor to utilize all
resources more efficiently
and use renewable
materials which have a
low impact on the
environment?
B. Does the Company
establish proper
environment management
systems based on the
characteristics of their
industries?
C. Does the Company
monitor the impact of
climate change on their
operations and establish
Company strategies for
energy conservation,
carbon and greenhouse
gas reduction?


Please refer to “Environmental Sustainability and
Safety Hygiene” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Environmental Sustainability and
Safety Hygiene” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Greenhouse Gas Emission and
Management” of NTC CSR Report.


None

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Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(3) Preserving Public Welfare
A. Does the Company
comply with relevant laws
and regulations, and the
International Bill of
Human Rights and adopt
relevant management
policies and procedure?
B. Does the Company
provide an employee
grievance mechanism and
respond to any employee’s
grievance in an
appropriate manner?
C. Does the Company
provide safe and healthful
work environments for
their employees and
organize training on safety
and health for their
employees on a regular
basis?
D. Does the Company
establish a platform to
facilitate regular
communication between
the management and the
employees and inform
employees of operation
changes that might have
material impacts?





Please refer to “Protection of Employee Rights
and Interests” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Employee Interaction and
Career Development” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Healthy Workplace” of NTC
CSR Report.
Please refer to “Employee Interaction and
Career Development” of NTC CSR Report.
None

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Assessment item Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No Explanation
E. Does the Company
establish effective training
programs to foster career
skills?
F. Does the Company
establish policies on consumer
rights and interests and accept
consumer complaints in the
process of research and
development, procurement,
production, operations and
services?
G. Does the Company follow
relevant laws, regulations
and international guidelines
when marketing or labeling
their products and service?
H. Does the Company assess
whether there is any record
of a supplier’s impact on the
environment and society
prior to engaging in
commercial dealings?
I.Does the Company enter
into a contract with any of its
major suppliers including
terms that the contract may
be terminated or rescinded
any time if the supplier has
violated such policy and has
caused significant negative
impact on the environment
and society?






Please refer to “Employee Interaction and
Career Development” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Customer Relations” of NTC
CSR Report.
Please refer to “Customer Relationship” and
“Green Product” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Supplier and Contractor
Management” of NTC CSR Report.
Please refer to “Supplier and Contractor
Management” of NTC CSR Report.
None

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Assessment item Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(4)Enhancing Disclosure of
CSR Information
Does the Company fully
disclose relevant and reliable
information relating to their
CSR initiatives on
Company’s website and
MOPS website?
The Company has established a designated
section of “Corporate Social Responsibility
Report” for stakeholders to download and refer
to NTC CSR Report, as well as disclosing its
CSR implementation status and related
information on MOPS website.
None
(5)If the Company has established its corporate social responsibility code of practice according to “Corporate
Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM-Listed Companies”, please describe the
operational status and differences:
The Company has established its corporate social responsibility policies and code of practice which comply
with “Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM-Listed Companies”. For
the implementation status, please refer to NTC CSR Report and our corporate social responsibility related
information on our website: http://www.nanya.com
(6)Other important information to facilitate better understanding of the Company’s implementation of
corporate social responsibility:
Please refer to NTC CSR Report and our corporate social responsibility related information on our website:
http://www.nanya.com
(7)If the Company’s “Corporate Social Responsibility Report” has been verified against assurance standards of
the relevant certification bodies, the Company shall describe:
BSI (British Standards Institution) reviewed this report against AA1000 Assurance Standard and the GRI
G4guideline. It also verified that this report is in accordance with the core option of the G4guidelines.

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4.6 Implementation Status of Operational Integrity

Assessment item Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No
Explanation
(1) Establishing the policies and
external
rams of ethical corporate
management
A. Does the Company clearly
specify
ethical corporate management
policies, guidelines and the
commitments of the board of
directors and management team
to implement the policies in its
rules and external documents?
B. Does the Company establish
relevant policies, including
operational procedures,
guidelines, disciplinary rules for
violations and complaint
channel, for preventing any
unethical conduct? Does the
Company implement the
policies?
C. Does the Company adopt
any prevention program for the
items of the Article 7.2 of
“Ethical Corporate
Management Best Practice
Principles for TWSE/GTSM
Listed Companies” or higher
potential unethical conduct
within other business activities?




a. At NTC we comply with laws and pursue our business
objectives with integrity.“Integrity” is a major core value of the
Company’s operational philosophies.
NTC has established the Ethical Corporate Management
Principles, the Code of Ethical Conduct and the Employee Code
of Conduct to require those Directors, managers and each
employee bears a heavy personal responsibility to uphold NTC’s
ethics value. All details of the ethics policies and the measures
that the Board and the management team take to ensure
compliance are reported in our annual report and the Corporate
Social Responsibility Report.
b. NTC has established the Employee Code of Conduct available
on our internet for all employees understanding of the Company's
resolve to implement ethical corporate management, the related
policies, complaint channel, and the consequences of committing
unethical conduct. In order to promote a culture of awareness, we
require all employees to be trained periodically on our core
values and passed the qualification.
c. NTC has established the Employee Code of Conduct. All
employees shall follow this Employee Code of Conduct and
act with integrity to ensure the relationships with our customers,
shareholders, colleagues, suppliers and the communities, in which
we live and work, are built on trust. The Company prohibits the
employee to accept any improper gifts and entertainment.
d. We also require our vendors to accept and abide by the same
ethical standard that not to engage in any fraud or provide
unethical conduct when dealing with us or our officers and
employees.






















None
(2) Corporate conduct and
ethics compliance practice
A.Does the Company assess
ethical records of business
counterparties? Does the
Company include business
conduct and ethics related
clauses in the business
contracts?
NTC requires our stakeholders such as our suppliers, vendors and
other partners to accept and abide by the same ethical standard
when dealing with NTC.


None

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Assessment item Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No
Explanation
B.Does the Company set up
dedicated unit under the board
of directors in charge of
promotion of the ethical
corporate management
and report the execution to the
board of directors periodically?
C. Does the Company establish
policies to prevent conflicts of
interest, provides appropriate
communication channels and
implement the policies?
D. Does the Company establish
effective accounting systems
and internal control systems for
the implementation of policies?
Does the Company audit such
execution and compliance by
internal audit unit or entrusted
CPA?
E. Does the Company
periodically provide internal or
external training courses of
ethics corporate management?



At NTC, under the General Manager's Office, is in charge of None
carrying out the ethical corporate management policies and
reporting to the board of directors on a regular basis.
The Company promulgates policies of preventing conflicts of
interests in the Employee Code of Conduct to protect the
Company’s interests. We also require our vendors to accept and
abide by the same ethical standard that not to engage in any fraud
or provide unethical conduct when dealing with us or our officers
and employees. We have established internal and external
“Hotline“that employees or any relevant person may use to report
any ethical irregularities.
The Company promulgates policies of preventing conflicts of
interests in the Employee Code of Conduct to protect the
Company’s interests. We also require our vendors to accept and
abide by the same ethical standard that not to engage in any
fraud or provide unethical conduct when dealing with us or our
officers and employees. We have established internal and
external “Hotline“that employees or any relevant person may
use to report any ethical irregularities.
The Company sets up the effective accounting and internal
control system. Connecting each operational function via
comprehensive computerization to implement cross audit and
abnormal management. The Company also forms
the professional and independent framework of internal audit.
Three levels of internal audit are implemented: Corp. Audit
Department under the Board of Directors is
responsible for level one internal audit; head Office is responsible
for regular and special level two internal audit;
Besides, on the basis of internal audit is the duty of whole
employees, each departments are requested to perform
regular self-inspection of business activities to carry out level
three internal audit.
The Company provides new hire orientation and annual refreshed
training to all employees for their understanding of
the Company's resolve to implement ethical corporate
management, the related policies, prevention program and the
consequences of committing unethical conduct.

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Assessment item Implementation status Implementation status Implementation status Non-implementation
and its reasons
Yes No Explanation
(3)The channels for reporting
any ethical Irregularities
A.Does the Company set up
specific reporting and reward
system, convenient reporting
channel and
assign appropriate and
dedicated sponsor to handle
the case?
B. Does the Company
establish standard operation
procedures for
the investigation and security
mechanism?
C. Does the Company adopt
protection measures of
non-retaliation?


a.The Company has established internal and external “Hotline“ to
accept any accusation of unlawful or unethical conduct. An
independent and dedicated unit is in charge of any investigation
from Hotline, and keeps the reporter’s identity and content of the
report confidential.
b.The Company has established internal and external “Hotline“ to
accept any accusation of unlawful or unethical conduct. An
independent and dedicated unit is in charge of any investigation
from Hotline, and keeps the reporter’s identity and content of the
report confidential.
c.NTC will not tolerate threats or acts of retaliation against the
informer. If the informer wishes, his/her report can be made
anonymously: his/her name on the report will be replaced by one
given trackingnumber.











None
(4) Enhancing disclosure of
ethical corporate
Does the Company disclose
the content and the implement
status
of the Ethical Corporate
Management Policies on the
Company’s website and
MOPS?

NTC discloses the Ethical Corporate Management Policies and the
relevant information in its’ Annual Report which is available in
NTC external website.


None
(5)For The Company which has established the policies of ethical corporate management based on “Ethical Corporate Management
Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM-Listed Companies”, the Company shall elaborate on any departure from the principles:
The Company has established the “Ethical Corporate Management Principles”. We abide by to build up the operational
philosophies of honesty, transparency and responsibility, base policies on the principle of good faith and establish good corporate
governance and risk control and management mechanism so as to create an operational environment for sustainable development.
(6)Other helpful information regarding ethical corporate management:
The Company arrange directors and managers to take part in corporate governance course to enhance supervise and governance
ability.

(5)For The Company which has established the policies of ethical corporate management based on “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM-Listed Companies”, the Company shall elaborate on any departure from the principles: The Company has established the “Ethical Corporate Management Principles”. We abide by to build up the operational philosophies of honesty, transparency and responsibility, base policies on the principle of good faith and establish good corporate governance and risk control and management mechanism so as to create an operational environment for sustainable development. (6)Other helpful information regarding ethical corporate management:

4.7 NTC’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Regulations:

Please refer to Inotera website at http://www.nanya.com and the MOPS website at http://mops.twse.com.tw.

4.8 Other Important Corporate Governance Information

NTC published the “Corporate Social Responsibility Report” to unroll its strategies and related activities in terms of economic, governance, environmental and social aspects. With that, the Company strengthens the communication with employees, shareholders and all stakeholders, as well as demonstrates its efforts in continuous improvement. And the Company has established "Code of Ethical Conduct”, please refer to the MOPS website at http://www.mops.twse.com.tw

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4.9Implementation Status of the Internal Control System

(1) Internal Control System Statement

Nanya Technology Corp. Internal Control System Statement Date: 2016.3.15 The Company states the following with regard to its internal control system in 2015, based on the findings of a self-assessment: 1. The Company is fully aware that establishing, operating, and maintaining an internal control system are the responsibility of its Board of Directors and management. The Company has established such a system aimed at providing reasonable assurance of the achievement of objectives in the effectiveness and efficiency of operations (including profits, performance, and safeguard of asset security), reli ability, timeliness, transparency, and regulatory compliance of reporting, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and bylaws. 2. An internal control system has inherent limitations. No matter how perfectly designed, an effective internal control system can provide only reasonable assurance of accomplishing the three goals mentioned above. Furthermore, the effectiveness of an internal control system may change along with changes in environment or circumstances. The internal control system of the Company contains self-monitoring mechanisms, however, and the Company takes corrective actions as soon as a deficiency is identified. 3. The Company judges the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control system based on the criteria provided in the Regulations Governing the Establishment of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies (herein below, the “Regulations”). The internal control system judgment criteria adopted by the Regulations divide internal control into five elements based on the process of management control: 1. Control environment 2. Risk assessment 3. Control activities 4. Information and communications 5. Monitoring activities. Each element further contains several items. Please refer to the Regulations for details. 4. The Company has evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control system according to the aforesaid criteria. 5. Based on the findings of the assessment mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the Company believes that on 2015.12.31 its internal control system (including its supervision and management of subsidiaries), encompassing internal controls for understanding of the degree of achievement of operational effectiveness and efficiency objectives, reliability, timeliness, transparency, and regulatory compliance of reporting, and compliance of reporting, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and bylaws, was effectively designed and operating, and reasonably assured the achievement of the above -stated objectives. 6. This Statement will become a major part of the content of the Company's Annual Report and Prospectus, and will be made public. Any falsehood, concealment, or other illegality in the content made public will entail legal liability under Articles 20, 32, 171, and 174 of the Securities and Exchange Law. 7. This statement has been passed by the Board of Directors Meeting of the Company held on 2016.3.15, where 0 of the 11 attending directors expressed dissenting opinions, and the remainder all affirmed the content of this Statement. Nanya Technology Corp. Chairman: Chia-Chau Wu President: Pei-Ing Lee

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(2)Audit report of internal control system reviewed by independent auditors: None

  • 4.10 Reprimands on the Company and its Employees in Violation of Laws, or Reprimand on its Employees in Violation of Internal Control System and Other Internal Regulations, Major Shortcomings and Status of Correction: None

  • 4.11 Major Resolutions of Shareholders’ Meetings and Board Meetings:

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of June 10, 2015:

  • (1)Ratify the Business Report and Financial Statements for 2014

  • (2)Ratify the Proposal for Distribution of 2014 Profits

  • (3)Amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation

  • (4)Amendment of the Company’s “Convention Rules and Procedures for Shareholders’ Meeting”

  • (5)Amendment of the Company’s “Rules for Election of Directors and Supervisors”

Implementation Status:

  • (1)The 2015 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting resolved to distribute cash dividends of NT$2.0 per share. The Board Meeting of June 10, 2015 approved cash dividends adjustment of NT$1.9985 per share by the Company’s employees exercise their stock options, approved ex-dividend record date on July 17, 2015 and payment date on July 31, 2015. Authorize chairman to adjust the ultimate cash dividends of NT$1.9984 per share on June 23, 2015 by the Company’s employees exercise their stock options before book closure date of “Rules of Employee Stock Option Issuance and Subscription”.

  • (2)The resolutions in 2015 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting included the amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the amendment of the Company’s “Convention Rules and Procedures for Shareholders’ Meeting” and the amendment of the Company’s “Rules for Election of Directors and Supervisors”. All the resolutions of the 2015 Annual Shareholders' Meeting have been fully implemented in accordance with the resolutions.

Major Resolutions of Board Meetings in 2015:

  • (1)2015.3.12 Convened the 2015 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and Approved the Proposal for Distribution of 2014 Profits

  • (2)2015.3.12 Approved to Apply Supplemental Public Issuance of Private Placement in 2009 and 2011

  • (3)2015.5.11 Approved Capital Expenditure Budget of NT$14 billion for the First Phase of 20nm Technology Conversion

  • (4)2015.6.10 Approved to Issue Less than 400 million New Shares for Cash Capital Increase

  • (5)2015.8.10 Approved to Issue Employee Stock Options

  • (6)2015.10.6 Approved to Appoint Pei-Ing Lee as General Manager

  • (7)2015.12.14 Approved to Support Micron Semiconductors Taiwan Co. Ltd. (”Micron Taiwan”) to Acquire Inotera memories Inc. (”Inotera”) as a Solely Owned Subsidiary of Micron Taiwan through Share Swap Transaction

  • (8) 2015.12.14 Approved to Invest up to NT$31.5billion in Micron Technology, Inc. to Acquire Micron's Equity

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  • (9)2015.12.14 Approved to Sign 1x and 1y Technology Transfer & License Option MOU with Micron Technology, Inc.

Major Resolutions of Board Meetings in 2016:

  • (1)2016.3.15 Convened the 2016 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and Approved the Proposal for Distribution of 2015 Profits

  • (2)2016.3.15 Approved to Apply Supplemental Public Issuance of the first and second Private Placement in 2012

  • (3)2016.3.15 Approved Capital Expenditure Budget of NT$21.9 billion for the Second Phase of 20nm Technology Conversion

  • (4)2016.3.15 Approved to Authorize Chairman to Sign Relevant Documents of NT$12 billion Syndicated Loan

  • (5)2016.3.15 Approved Transfer Inotera Memories, Inc. Common Stocks to Micron Semiconductors Taiwan Co. Ltd.

  • (6)2016.5.10 Examined the Qualification of Directors (including independent directors) Candidates

  • (7)2016.5.10 Approved a Resolution to Offer One Additional Investment Alternative to Micron

  • 4.12Major issues of record or written statements made by any directors or supervisors which specified his/her dissent to important resolutions passed by the Board of Directors in 2015, and as of the publication date of the Annual Report: None

  • 4.13 Resignation or Dismissal of Personnel Involved in Preparation of Financial Reports

As of 2016.5.10
Title Name Date of
appointed
Date of
termination
Reasons for
resignation or
dismissal
President Charles
Kau
2012.9.1 2015.10.6 Retirement

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5. Information Regarding NTC’s Audit Fees

5.1 Table of Audit Fees

5.1 Table of Audit Fees 5.1 Table of Audit Fees
Name of audit firm CPA name Auditperiod Note
KPMG Certified Public
Accountants Firm
Delphi Chen Isabel Lee 2015.1.1~2015.12.31
Unit: NT$thousands

Scale
Item Audit fee Non-audit fee Total
1 Less than NT$2,000,000 445(Note) 445
2 NT$2,000,000~NT$4,000,000 3,120 3,120
3 NT$4,000,000~NT$6,000,000
4 NT$6,000,000~NT$8,000,000
5 NT$8,000,000~NT$10,000,000
6 NT$10,000,000 Above

Note: Non-audit fee includes capital registration of NT$142 thousand, business financial statement and annual report review of NT$70, traveling expences of NT$100, Form Printing of NT$133.

  • 5.2 Non-audit fee paid to auditors, the audit firm and its affiliates accounted for more than one-fourth of total audit fee: None

  • 5.3 Replaced the audit firm and the audit fee paid to the new audit firm was less than the payment of previous year: None

  • 5.3 Audit fee reduced more than 15% year over year: None

  • Replacement of Independent Auditors in the Last Two Years and Thereafter: Due to position adjustment of KPMG, CPA of NTC’s change to Delphi Chen and Isabel Lee.

  • The Company’s Chairman, President or Managers in charge of Finance or Accounting has been under Current Audit Firm or its Affiliates’ Employment in 2015: None

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8. Changes in Shareholding

8.1 Change in Shares Pledged by Directors, Supervisors, Managers and Major Shareholders with 10% Shareholding or More:

Unit: shares

Unit: shares Unit: shares
Title Name 2015 As of April 24,2016
Holding
increase
(decrease)
Pledged
holding
increase
(decrease)
Holding
increase
(decrease)
Pledged
holding
increase
(decrease)
Director Nan Ya Plastics
Corporation
0 0
0
0
Chairman Chia-Chau Wu 0 0 91 0
Representative of
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

Wen-Yao Wang
0 0
0
0
Representative of
Nan Ya Plastics Corp
Ming-Jen Tzou 0 0
0
0
Representative of
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
SVP

Lin-Chin Su
(Note1)
0 0 152 0
Director Wen-Yuan Wang 0 0
0
0
Director Ruei-Hua Wang 0 0
0
0
Director, President Pei-Ing Lee
(Note2)
50,000 0
137,264
82,000
Director, EVP Otto Chang 0 0
0
0
Director,
Former President
Charles Kau
(Note2)
0 0
0
0
Independent Director Yi-Fu Lin 0 0
0
0
Independent Director Tsai-Feng Hou 0 0
0
0
Independent Director Shu-Po Hsu 0 0
0
0
Supervisor Pei Jen Co., Ltd. 0 0
0
0
Representative of
Pei Jen Co., Ltd.
Ming-Chung Yeh 0 0
0
0
Supervisor Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd. 0 0
1,470,546
0
Representative of
Formosa Taffeta Co.,
Ltd.
Shih-Ming Hsieh 0 0
0
0
Supervisor Ming-Long Huang 0 0
0
0

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Title Name 2015 2015 As of April 24,2016 As of April 24,2016
Holding
increase
(decrease)
Pledged
holding
increase
(decrease)
Holding
increase
(decrease)
Pledged
holding
increase
(decrease)
AVP Yau-Ming Chen 0 0
0
0
AVP Wesley Chang 0 0
0
0
AVP Chi-Meng Su 0 0
0
0
AVP Rex Chuang (35,000) 0
140,000
0
AVP,
Finance Supervisor
Chih-Hsiang Wu
(Note3)
0
0

0
0
Accounting Supervisor
Hung-Chi Kuo
0 0
40,000
0
Major Shareholder Formosa Plastics
Corporation
(3,821,000) 0
0
0
Major Shareholder Formosa Chemical &
Fibre Corporation
(1,068,968) 0
0
0
Major Shareholder Formosa Petrochemical
Corporation

0
0
0
0

Note1 VP Lin-Chin Su was promoted to SVP on October 6, 2015. Note2 The former President Charles Kau retired and President Pei-Ing Lee boarded on October 6, 2015. Note3 Finance Supervisor, Chih-Hsiang Wu, was promoted to AVP.

  • 8.2 Stock Trade/Pledge with Related Party by Directors, Supervisors, Managers and Major Shareholders with 10% Shareholding or More: None

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As of 2016/4/24

Name Shareholding Shareholding Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
The relationship between
any of the Company’s
Top Ten Shareholders
The relationship between
any of the Company’s
Top Ten Shareholders
Remark
Shares % Shares % Shares % Name Relation
Nan Ya Plastics
Corporation (NPC)
Chairman
Chia-Chau Wu
907,303,769 33.01% - - - - FPC FPC is the supervisor of NPC.
NPC is the board director of FPC.
FCFC The Chairman of FCFC, Wen-Yuan
Wang, is the managing director of NPC
NPC and FCFC are the board directors
of each other.
FPCC NPC and FPCC are the board directors
of each other.
MLPC NPC is the board director of MLPC.
Representative of NPC:
Chia-Chau Wu
957 0.00% - - - - None None
Representative of NPC:
Ming-Jen Tzou
- - - - - - None None
Representative of NPC:
Wen-Yao Wang
2,471,097 0.09% 13,381 0.00% - - FCFC The relationship between Wen-Yao
Wang and Wen-Yuan Wang, the
Chairman of FCFC, is within two
degrees of kinship.
Representative of NPC:
Lin-Chin Su
1,601 0.00% - - - - None None
Formosa Plastics
Corporation (FPC)
Chairman
Chien-Nan Lin
367,537,854 13.37% - - - - NPC NPC is the board director of FPC.
FPC is supervisor of NPC.
FCFC FCFC is the board director of FPC.
FPCC FPC and FPCC are the board directors of
each other.
MLPC FPC is the board director of MLPC
CGMF CGMF is the board director of FPC.
Formosa Chemical & Fibre
Corporation(FCFC)
Chairman
Wen-Yuan Wang
364,815,409 13.27% - - - - FPC FCFC is the board director of FPC.
NPC The Chairman of FCFC, Wen-Yuan
Wang, is the managing director of NPC.
FCFC and NPC are the board directors
of each other.
FPCC FCFC and FPCC are the board directors
of each other.
MLPC The Chairman of FCFC, Wen-Yuan
Wang, is the board director of MLPC.
FCFC is supervisor of MLPC.
CGMF The Chairman of FCFC, Wen-Yuan
Wang, is the board director of CGMF
CGMF is the board director of FCFC.
Formosa Petrochemical
Corporation (FPCC)
Chairman
Pao-Lang Chen
364,815,409 13.27% - - - - FPC FPCC and FPC are the board directors of
each other.
NPC FPCC and NPC are the board directors
of each other.
FCFC FPCC and FCFC are the board directors
of each other.
MLPC Chairman is the same person.
FPCC is the board director of MLPC.
CGMF CGMF is the board director of FPCC.
HSBC Bank (Taiwan)
Limited in custody for
UBS in Singapore Pte Ltd-
Singapore Branch
Investment Account
111,858,521 4.07% - - - - None None

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Name Shareholding Shareholding Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Spouse & Minor
Shareholding
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
Shareholding
by Nominee
Arrangement
The relationship between
any of the Company’s
Top Ten Shareholders
Remark
Shares % Shares % Shares % Name Relation
China CITIC Bank in
custody for Investment
Account of Kingston
Technology Company
61,242,000 2.23% - - - - None None
Cathay Life Insurance
Co.,Ltd.
Chairman
Hung-Tu Tsai
31,956,000 1.16% - - - - None None
Mai-Liao Power
Corporation (MLPC)
Chairman
Pao-Lang Chen
26,261,393 0.96% - - - - FPC FPC is the board director of MLPC.
NPC NPC is the board director of MLPC.
FCFC The Chairman of FCFC, Wen-Yuan Wang,
is the board director of MLPC
FCFC is supervisor of MLPC.
FPCC Chairman is the same person.
FPCC is the board director of MLPC.
ADATA Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Chairman
Li-Pai Chen
24,893,021 0.91% - - - - None None
Chang Gung Medical
Foundation(CGMF)
Chairman
Pao-Chu Lee
19,627,765 0.71% - - - - FPC CGMF is the board director of FPC.
FCFC The Chairman of FCFC, Wen-Yuan Wang,
is the board director of CGMF.
CGMF is the board director of FCFC.
FPC CGMF is the board director of FPCC.

10.The total number of shares and total equity stake held in any single enterprise by the Company, the Company’s directors and supervisors, managers, and any companies controlled either directly or indirectly by the Company:

As of 2016/4/4 As of 2016/4/4
Name of Enterprise Ownership by the Company Direct or Indirect Ownership by
Directors, Supervisors, Managers
Total Ownership
Shares
(Thousand)
% Shares
(Thousand)
% Shares
(Thousand)
%
Inotera Memories, Inc. 1,587,484 24.10% 438,681 6.66% 2,026,165 30.77%

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IV. Capital and Shares

  1. Capitalization As of 2016/4/24
Year /
Month
Issue
price
(NT$ per
share)
Authorized capital Authorized capital Paid-in capital Paid-in capital Remark Remark
Shares Amount Shares Amount Sources of
capital
Capital
increased by
assets other
than cash
notes
2011/01 13.2~16 6,000,000,000 60,000,000,000 4,034,341,549 40,343,415,490 Exercised
ESOP
None Note1
2011/04 13.2 6,000,000,000 60,000,000,000 4,034,575,549 40,345,755,490 Exercised
ESOP
None Note1
2011/11 2.77 19,100,000,000 191,000,000,000 14,864,900,455 148,649,004,550 Private
Placement
None
2012/09 1.7 19,100,000,000 191,000,000,000 18,664,900,455 186,649,004,550 Private
Placement
None
2012/12 1.7 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 23,959,018,099 239,590,180,990 Private
Placement
None
2013/07 5.5~6.9 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 23,960,473,099 239,604,730,990 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2013/08 5.5 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 23,960,851,099 239,608,510,990 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2014/03 5.5 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 23,961,008,099 239,610,080,990 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2014/07 -- 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,396,100,810 23,961,008,100 Cash capital
dicrease
None Note3
2014/08 5.5 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,398,335,810 23,983,358,100 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2014/12 55 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,409,527,810 24,095,278,100 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2015/03 55~81.9 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,426,697,810 24,266,978,100 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2015/05 55 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,428,400,810 24,284,008,100 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2015/08 55 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,428,565,810 24,285,658,100 Exercised
ESOP
None Note2
2016/01 36.5 30,000,000,000 300,000,000,000 2,748,565,810 27,485,658,100 Cash capital
increase
None Note4

Note1: Approval document No. and approval date: SFB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 0910158515 approval on2002/11/05, SFB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 0920162597 approval on2004/01/09 .

Note2: Approval document No. and approval date: SFB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 0940124580 approval on 2005/06/20, FB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 0950125067 approval on 2006/06/20, SFB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 0970038705 approval on 2008/07/31.

Note3: Approval document No. and approval date: SFB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 1030022998 approval on 2014/06/24. Note4: Approval document No. and approval date: SFB. jin guen jen yi tzi No. 1040026195 approval on 2015/07/20.

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Unit: share; 2016/04/24

Unit: share;2016/04/24
Type of
stock
Authorized capital Remark
Outstanding Outstanding
Un-issued shares
Total shares
Common
Stock
2,748,565,810 27,251,434,190 30,000,000,000 -

2. Composition of Shareholders

2016/04/24

2016/04/24
Type of
shareholders
Government
agencies
Financial
institutions
Other
juridical
person
Domestic
natural
person
Foreign
institutions &
natural
person
Total
Number of
shareholders
1
17

244

120,180

221

120,663
Shareholding (shares) 1,335,377 69,437,477 2,151,868,713 316,953,330 208,970,913
2,748,565,810
Holding (percentage) 0.049
2.526

78.29

11.532

7.603

100.00

3. Distribution of Shareholding

Par value: NT$10per share As of 2016/04/24

Par value: NT$10per share As of 2016/04/2
Common shares
ownership (Unit: share)
Number of shareholders Ownership
(shares)
Ownership
(percentage)
1999 91,760 12,810,180 0.466
1,0005,000 21,803 41,882,102 1.524
5,00110,000 3,314 25,315,922 0.921
10,00115,000 1,234 15,107,369 0.550
15,00120,000 677 12,411,461 0.452
20,00130,000 643 16,070,959 0.585
30,00140,000 306 10,822,636 0.394
40,00150,000 193 8,944,490 0.325
50,001100,000 364 25,848,665 0.940
100,001200,000 177 25,071,878 0.912
200,001400,000 81 23,162,626 0.843
400,001600,000 19 9,442,545 0.344
600,001800,000 14 9,651,005 0.351
800,0011,000,000 14 12,807,461 0.466
1,000,001and over 64 2,499,216,511 90.928
Total 120,663 2,748,565,810 100

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4. Major Shareholders

As of 2016/4/24
Top10 shareholder OwnershipShares OwnershipPercentage
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation 907,303,769 33.01
Formosa Plastics Corp. 367,537,854 13.37
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. 364,815,409 13.27
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. 364,815,409 13.27
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited in custody for UBS in
Singapore Pte Ltd-Singapore Branch Investment Account


111,858,521
4.07
CTBC in custody for Kingston Technology Corporation
Investment Account

61,242,000
2.23
CathyLife Insurance Co.,Ltd. 31,956,000 1.16
Mai-Liao Power Corp. 26,261,393 0.96
ADATA TechnologyCo.,Ltd. 24,893,021 0.91
ChangGungMedical Foundation 19,627,765 0.71

5. Market Price, Net Worth, Earnings, and Dividends per Common Share

Item Year 2014 2015 2016Q1
Market price
per share
Highest marketprice 83.00 89.30 46.20

Lowest marketprice
3.50 31.15 37.60

Average marketprice
26.70 55.13 40.75
Book value per
share
Before distribution 17.17 22.55 24.84
After distribution 15.16 Undistributed
Earnings per
share
Weighted average shares 2,399,138 2,423,879 2,702,164
Not-adjusted earningsper share 11.77 7.07 0.68
Adjusted earningsper share
Dividends per
share
Cash dividendsNote 1 1.9984 2.8
Stock dividends from retained
Stock dividends from capital
Accumulated undistributed
Return on
Investment
Price / earnings ratioNote 2 2.27 7.80
Price / dividend ratioNote 3 13.36 19.69
Cash dividendyield rateNote 4 7.48 5.08

Note1: Its expected number from earning distribution in 2015 and not approval by Regular Shareholders’ Meeting’s yet Note2: Price / earnings ratio = average market price / adjusted earnings per share

Note3: Price / dividend ratio = average market price / cash dividends per shar Note4: Cash dividend yield rate = cash dividends per share / average market price

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6. Dividend Policy and Implementation Status

6.1 Dividend Policy

  • (1)In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation approved by the Board Meeting on December 14, 2015, which will be resolved at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 22, 2016:

Whenever there are profits of the Company, it shall be used to pay all outstanding taxes, recover the Company’s accumulated losses, and set aside 10% thereof in a legal reserve. Thereafter, the remaining profit, if any, after set aside a special reserve or reserves for certain undistributed earnings for business purposes, shall collectively with any undistributed surplus earnings from previous fiscal years, be included in a surplus earning distribution plan submitted by the Board of Directors for approval at a Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

The Company belongs to a high-technology and capital intensive industry and its operations are still experiencing significant growth. To accommodate the long-term financial projection of the Company, the Company adopts the policy that dividends shall be distributed appropriately in accordance with the Company's budget of capital expenditures. In principle, the stock dividends distributed by the Company shall not exceed 50% of the total distributable dividends of that year.

The Company will strive to maintain a stable dividend policy, and mainly dividends will be distributed by cash when free cash flow is sufficient to cover capital expenditure and debt repayment.It distributed cash dividends of NT$ 1.9984 per share in 2015.

(2) Proposal to Distribute Year 2015 Profits:

The Board Meeting of March 15, 2016 approved to distribute cash dividends of NT$2.8 per share. The dividends distribution proposal will be resolved at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 22, 2016.

  • (3)Expect material change in dividend policy: None

7. Effect upon Business Performance and EPS of the Proposed Stock Dividends

  • Distribution: None

8. Compensation of Employees, Directors and Supervisors

  • 8.1 The percentages or ranges of employees, directors and supervisors’ compensation as stated in the Company's Articles of Incorporation:

In accordance with Article 19 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation approved by the Board Meeting on December 14, 2015, which will be resolved at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 22, 2016:

The Company shall appropriate 1% to 12% for employees’ compensation from its profit, if any, before tax. However, the Company’s accumulated losses shall have been covered.

The Company may have the profit distributable as employees’ compensation distributed in the form of shares or in cash, and the qualification requirements of employees, including the employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain specific requirements, entitled to receive compensation shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

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  • 8.2 The accounting treatment of the discrepancy between the actual distributed amount and the estimated figure for the current period:

The bases for estimating the amount of employee and director remuneration are based on relevant laws, the Company’s Article of Incorporation, and past experience. The difference, if any, between actual distribution and estimated amount will be included in the profit or loss in the following fiscal year based on relevant accounting principles.

  • 8.3 Distribution of 2015 Compensation Approved by the Board of Directors:

The Board Meeting of March 15, 2016 approved:

  • (1) The amounts of employees’ cash compensation is NT$671,028,000, directors and supervisors’ cash compensation is NT$0. The difference between actual distribution and estimated amount will be in the loss of NT$36,619,479 in 2016 based on relevant accounting principles.

  • (2) Share amount of employees’ stock compensation is 0, percentage of the share amount to that of all stock dividends are 0%.

8.4 Distribution of 2014 Compensation of Employees, Directors and Supervisors:

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of June 10, 2015 resolved the amounts of employees’ cash compensation NT$671,028,000, directors and supervisors’ cash compensation NT$0. The amount of employees’ compensation is consistent with the estimated amount.

9. Repurchase of Common Stock: None

10. Status of Corporate Bonds: None

11. Status of Preferred Stock: None

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12.Issuance of Global Depositary Receipts

Issuance
Items
Issuance
Items
Issuance
Items
July 11, 2003
Date of issuance(approval) July11,2003
Place of offeringand trading LuxembourgStock Exchange
Offeringamount US$232,176,000
Offering price US$6.91
Units to be offered 33,600,000 Units
Sources of underlyingshares of the GDRs Cash capital increase issuance of new shares
Number of common shares represented by
each GDR
10 common shares per GDR
Rights and obligations of GDR
holders
Same as those of common share holders
The trustee None
The depository Citi Bank
The custodian Citi Bank(Taipei)
Un-redemptoryunits of the GDRs 0 Units
The sharing manner of the expenses
incurred from the GDR offering and other
on-goingexpenses
Unless agreed upon otherwise among the Issuer, Lead Managers and
Depositary, the expenses incurred from the GDR offering and other
on-goingexpenses are to be borne bythe company.
Material matters in the depository
agreement and the custodian agreement
See deposits agreement and custody agreement for details.
Market
price per
share(US$)
2015 Highest $27.08
Lowest $9.88
Average $17.68
2016/1/1
~
Highest $13.57
Lowest $11.35
2016/3/31 Average $12.14

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13. Status of Employee Stock Options Plan

13.1 Issuance of Employee Stock Options

2016.5.10

2016.5.10
ESOPgranted 97-1 100-1 104-1
Approval date by the
securities & futures
bureau
2008.7.31 2011.1.7 2015.8.24
Issue (grant) date 2008.12.18 2011.3.21 2016.5.10
Number of options
granted
50,000 Unit 70,000 Unit 97,500 Unit
Percentage of shares
exercisable to
outstanding
common shares
1.82% 2.55% 3.55%
Option duration 8 Years 8 Years 8 Years
Source of option
shares
Issuing new common shares
Vesting schedule  Upon 2 years from the issue date, available subscription ratio for
exercising: 50% (accumulated).
 Upon 3 years from the issue date, available subscription ration for
exercising: 75% (accumulated).
 Upon 4 years from the issue date, available subscription ration for
exercising: 100%(accumulated).
Shares exercised 33,917 Unit 0 Unit 0 Unit
Value of shares
exercised
NT$1,682,731K NT$0 NT$0
Shares unexercised 16,083 Unit 70,000 Unit 97,500Unit
Exercise price per
share
NT$51.2 NT$40.9 NT$38.0
Percentage of shares
unexercised to
outstanding
common shares
0.59% 2.55% 3.55%
Impact to
shareholders'
equity
Dilution to shareholders’ equity is limited.

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As of May.10, 2016

As of May.10, 2016 As of May.10, 2016 As of May.10, 2016
Title Name Number of
Options
Granted
% of shares
exercisable to
outstanding
common
shares
Shares exercised Shares unexercised (Note4)
S hares
Exerc is ed
Exerc is e
P ric e Pe r
S hare
Va lue o f
S hares
Exerc is ed
% o f s ha res
e xe rc is ed to
o utsta nd in g
co mmo n
s ha res
S hares
Exerc is ed
Exerc is e P rice Pe r
S hare
Va lue o f
S hares
Exerc is ed
% o f s ha res
e xe rc ised to
o utsta nd in g
co mmo n
s ha res
managers Pesident
Former President
EVP
SVP
AVP
AVP
AVP
AVP
AVP/CFO
Accounting Supervisor
Pei-Ing Lee(Note1)
Charles Kau (Note1)
Otto Chang
Lin-Chin Su(Note2)
Yau-Ming Chen
Wesley Chang
Chi-Meng Su
Rex Chuang
Joseph Wu(Note3)
Hung-Chi Kuo
6,332
Thousand
shares
0.2304% 50
Thousand
shares
NT
55
2,750
KNT
0.0018% 6,282
Thousand
shares
NT38
~
NT51.2
243,404.8
KNT
0.2286%

Note1: Charles Kao, the former president, was retired on Oct.6, 2015, the Board approved to appoint Pei-Ing Lee as president at the same date. Note2: Li-Chin Su, the vice president, was promoted as senior vice president on Oct.6, 2015. Note3: Joseph Wu, chief finance officer, was promoted as assistant vice president on Oct.6, 2015. Note4: The data of unexercised shares and values were collected on the date of May.10, 2016.

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As of May.10, 2016

As of May.10, 2016 As of May.10, 2016 As of May.10, 2016 As of May.10, 2016
Title Name Number of
Options
Granted
% of shares
exercisable to
outstanding
common
shares
Shares exercised Shares unexercised (note2)
S hares
Exerc is ed
Exerc is e P rice
Pe r S ha re
Va lue o f
S hares
Exerc is ed
% o f s ha res
e xe rc ised to
o utsta nd in g
co mmo n s ha res
S hares
Exerc is ed
Exerc is e
P ric e Pe r
S hare
Va lue o f
S hares
Exerc is ed
% o f s ha res
e xe rc ised to
o utsta nd in g
co mmo n s ha res
Employees Senior Director
Senior Director
Executive
Administrator
Director
Director
Director
Director
Deputy Director
Deputy Director
Department Manage
Mark Mao
Jeff J.P. Lin
Yao-Hsiung Kung
Peter Chen
Dong-Liung Yang
Wen-Hao Chang
Hsu-Cheng Fan
John Tsai
Benjamin Huang
Min I Hsu
2,470
Thousand
shares
0.0899% 644
Thousand
shares
NT55 35,420
KNT
0.0234% 1,826
Thousand
shares
NT38
~
NT51.2
69,546.4
KNT
0.0664%

Note1: NTC issues the104-1 ESOP.

Note2: The data of unexercised shares and values were collected on the date of May.10, 2016.

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  1. Status of new shares issuance in connection with mergers and acquisitions: None

15. Financing plans and implementation-cash capital increase shares offering in 2016.

  • 15.1 Content of investment plan:

  • (1) The fund was used to procure 20nm technology transition equipment. The company plan to transform the technology mix to monthly capacity of 30,000 WSPM in 20nm technology and 30,000 WSPM in 30nm technology instead of all 60,000 WSPM in 30nm technology before conversion.

  • (2) Funding Sources:

  • A.Total amount required for the plan: NT$42,988,285 thousand for the procurement of equipment and machinery.

  • B. Cash capital increase by issuing common shares of 320,000 thousand shares, the total funding amount is NT$11,680,000 thousand. The case has been approval by the Financial Supervisory Commission dated July 20, 2015 and the letter Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi-Di No. 1040026195. The funding collection period is prolonged to the date of January 19, 2016 with the approval by the Financial Supervisory Commission dated October 7, 2015 and the letter Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi-Di No. 1040041154. The new shares have been issued on January 19, 2016.

  • C. The remaining of NT$31,308,285 thousand will be financed by operating cash inflows, bank borrowings or other sources.

  • (3) Project items and fund implementation schedule:

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
Project
Item
Expected
Completion
Date
Total
Funds
Required
Expected funds implementation schedule
2015 2016
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
20nm
Technology
Transition
Dec.31,
2018
42,988,285 3,229
63,134
621,228
2,321,748
3,049,034 10,820,140 14,959,772

2017
2018

Q1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
820,000 1,330,000
5,670,000 2,430,000
630,000
270,000

Note The fund of cash capital increase is collected in Q1’16. Before that, the company used operating inflows, bank borrowings and other sources to sustain the capital expenditure.

15.2 Execution

(1) Expected benefits

Unit: 4G K equiv.; NT$thousands

Year Item Production
Amount
Sales
Amount
Sales
Value
Operating
Margin
Operating
Income
2017 DRAM 51,008
51,008

4,008,387

1,022,070

815,010
2018 DRAM 200,891
200,891

14,128,207

6,059,070

5,689,364
2019 DRAM 264,388
264,388

17,521,445

7,860,562

7,511,069
2020 DRAM 264,388
264,388

17,986,353

8,297,791

7,972,491
2021 DRAM 264,388
264,388

17,631,359

7,948,021

7,632,584
Total 1,045,063 1,045,063
71,275,751

31,187,514

29,620,518

Note:The items above are calculated by the difference of the technology migration.

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A.To increase production volume

The fund is planned to procure equipment and machinery mainly used in the technology migration from 30nm to 20nm. The company will keep the total WSPM of 60,000, and convert 30,000 WSPM to 20 nm technology with the rest in 30nm technology. The equipment and machinery will start to move-in in Q4’15 and pilot run in Q1’17. The projected technology migration will be completed in 2H’18.

According to the ramping up schedule, with the assumption of product yield of 65%~80%, the yearly production volume will be increased by 51,008 thousand dies, 200,891 thousand dies, 264,388 thousand dies, 264,388 thousand dies, 264,388 thousand dies from 2017 to 2021 after the manufacturing technology fully migrated to 20nm.

B.To increase production volume

The sales quantity assumption is based on the for-mentioned expected production volume. Thus, the yearly sales quantity will be increased by 51,008 thousand dies, 200,891 thousand dies, 264,388 thousand dies, 264,388 thousand dies, 264,388 thousand dies from 2017 to 2021 accordingly. Based on our current average selling price, with the consideration of future market trend, the ASP will drop gradually during 2017 to 2018 when using 30nm technology for manufacturing. However, with the assumption of new product applied 20nm technology DRAM has higher value, the company expect the product ASP manufactured in 20nm technology is higher than the original 30nm technology. Base on the presumptions mentioned above, the yearly sales value will be increased by NT$4,008,387 thousand dollars, NT$ 14,128,207 thousand dollars, NT$ 17,521,445 thousand dollars, NT$ 17,986,353 thousand dollars, NT$ 17,631,359 thousand dollars from 2017 to 2021.

C.To increase gross margin and net profit

Due to technology covert from 42nm to 30nm and 30nm design shrink output reached 20%, the manufacturing cost in Q1’15 decreased by 7~9% compared with previous quarter. Take depreciation and amortization expenses, output dies and yield into consideration, after 20nm technology migration, the company assume that the unit cost decrease by 9% as well.

Base on the gross margin rate in Q1’15 and take the benefit of 20nm technology migration into consideration, the company assume that the yearly gross margin will increase by NT$1,022,070 thousand, NT$6,059,070 thousand, NT$7,860,562 thousand, NT$8,297,791 thousand and NT$7,948,021 thousand from 2017 to 2021. In operation expenses aspect, based on Q1’15 operating expenses, the company assumes that the operation expenses to revenue ratio will rise at the beginning and drop after mass production. The predicted operating expenses to revenue ratio for this project are ranging from 2%~5% in 2017 to 2021. So the company assume that the operating profit will increase by NT$815,010 thousand, NT$5,689,364 thousand, NT$7,511,069 thousand, NT$7,972,491 thousand and NT$7,632,584 thousand from 2017 to 2021.

(2) Actual funds implementation progress of the plan

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$thousands
Items of the
Plan
Implementation Progress As of the end of
Q1’16
Reasons or improvement plans
of implementation progress
surpass or fall behind theplan
20nm
Technology
Migration
Amount Projection 3,009,339 The actual completion progress
of implementation is slightly
behind the schedule due to delay
construction payment. The
project will keep going to abide
bytheplan.
Actual 1,543,334
Progress (%) Projection 7.00
Actual 3.59

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IV. Operations overview

1. Business content

1.1 Business scope

NTC strives for being one of global major manufacturers specializing in memory production and wafer services with outstanding product research and development capabilities and low production cost advantage. We have been committed to providing high quality and advanced memory products and services.

Our company’s main product: (1)DRAM chips: A. DDR DRAM

-Density: 128Mb, 256Mb, 512 Mb

-Speed: 333 Mb/s, 400 Mb/s B. DDR2 DRAM

-Density: 128Mb, 256Mb, 512 Mb, 1Gb -Speed: 800 Mb/s, 1066 Mb/s C. DDR4 DRAM

-Density: 4Gb

-Speed: 2133 Mb/s, 2400 Mb/s, 2667 Mb/s

D. LPDDR

-Density: 512 Mb,1Gb

-Speed: 333 Mb/s, 400 Mb/s

E. LPDDR2

-Density: 1Gb, 2Gb, 4Gb

-Speed: 1066 Mb/s

F. LPDDR3

-Density: 4Gb

-Speed: 1600 Mb/s, 1866 Mb/s

(2)Wafer production services

In response to market demand in the future, NTC continue to develop products toward higher speed and more low power consumption. Under the cooperation of our R&D teams, we continue to produce new generation of memory components; meanwhile we became OEM who produces high value-added semiconductor products.

(3)Plans of developing new products and services

The short-term business objective under the existing production capacity is to make full use of the technical advantage, and to develop the target market of the high-value added products.

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  • 1.2Industry Overview

(1)Present Situation and Development of Industry

  • A. the situation of the industry

DRAM is mainly used in the personal computer industry. With rising in 3C integration trend of digital home appliances system such as the LED digital TV, digital camera, digital video converter (STB), DVD player, DVD-ROM, car navigation systems, video game consoles, etc. A status of family information and network centering on PC has formed. In addition to the constantly rising personal computer performance and pushing up demand for personal computers from emerging markets, the popularity of personal mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs cause a demand for memory efficient and low power consumption. All drove demand growth of DRAM.

  • B. Development of industry

The DRAM industry is a very important part of the IC industry. DRAM is mainly used in personal computers and laptops. Due to cloud computing rise in recent years, a demand for server continues grows and mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet PCs also provide a strong growth momentum, DRAM demand continued to grow year after year. Total DRAM demands from smart phone and server two application markets have surpassed the DRAM demand from personal computers.

DRAM industry has deferred effect of capital investment, the high capital-intensive feature also caused the high threshold of entry barriers, coupled with the characteristics of technology progress rapidly, making supply fluctuation sharp and showed obvious economic cycles. A little imbalance between supply and demand may cause price shocks and lead to sharp fluctuations in the output value. For persistent in DRAM industry competition, each manufacturer positively turn their technology into the next generation. However, not every one of the vendors can burden the huge cost; a few manufacturers who can afford it caused an oligopoly market formation.

  • (2)Relevance of upstream, midstream, and downstream industry

IC production is circuit designing through computer-aided system by IC integrated circuit engineers, making photo-masks by electron beam exposure, and exposure with these photo-masks by a wafer manufacturer to change the circuit onto a wafer and send to assembly and packaging factories for cutting, and assembly and packaging with the configuration of the lead frame (lead frame). After forming complete ICs and then testing them, ICs are produced. IC industry has characterized by capital-intensive, technology-intensive. It needs billions of dollars-cost plant and equipment. This is not a domestic small and medium enterprise or any IC manufacturing companies can afford independently. Therefore, division of labor in this industry naturally formed. Every action will directly and significantly influence the upstream, midstream, downstream companies in many related industries including from the wafer material, design industry, the photo-mask industry to package, lead frame, the chemical material industry, equipment industry, testing industry. All of these are closely related to IC manufacturing industry.

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NTC technology DRAM manufacturer is located in midstream of the IC industry. Explain the Taiwan IC industry system as follows:

A. IC Design:

Due to IC design industry relative to IC manufacturing industry is smaller scale, less capital, higher investment reward rate and the high level of education in Taiwan, abundant and excellent IC design human resources, as well as domestic perfect semiconductor industry architecture support, the entry barriers in IC design industry is low. Each design company will be targeted to the specific application of the market to do in-depth work and focused on product design and marketing.

B. IC manufacture:

The current domestic IC manufacturing companies mainly design the IC circuit or are commissioned by the foundry IC design and they produce ICs with very sophisticated equipment and strict production processes. IC manufacturing industry is a capital-intensive and technology-intensive industry. The proportion of capital expenditure value is about 70%. High capitals become a barrier to enter the industry. And the follow-up cost of maintenance and investment in research and development are still ongoing in order to maintain operating efficiency in IC FAB. IC manufacturing is basically divided into foundry, DRAM and IDM, mainly engaged in the investment, process technology R & D and manufacturing efficiency.

  • C. IC assembly and testing:

Packaging and testing of semiconductor are also the same as the capital and technology-intensive IC manufacturing industries. It is the backend of the IC manufacturing process. The packaging and testing belongs to foundry services. Its profits are from the fixed processing costs.

The main key affecting its profits is equipment utilization. It must maintain a close relationship with the upstream IC fabs. In order to improve equipment utilization and increase competitiveness, IC packaging and testing companies have been toward strategic alliances of upstream and downstream integration trend.

When faced with an increasingly competitive environment of the industry, in order to enhance the competitiveness and profitability and reduce dependence on other manufacturers, there are horizontal alliances and vertical integration phenomenon of manufacturers. Taking Nanya Technology for example, in addition to upstream FORMOSA SUMCO Technology Corporation supply silicon wafers and downstream Formosa Advanced Technologies Co. Ltd. also provide packaging and testing services. NTC has a unique advantage compared to other competitors.

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(3)Product Development Trend

DRAM development can be summarized into the following several trends:

  • A. The main application trends:

Smart phones and tablets are required for low power mobile DRAM. Two applications have emerged as the two largest DRAM product applications. Due to the rise of cloud application server, the use of high-speed DRAM products in proportion of the total demand is also fast growing. In addition, digital TVs, set-top boxes, and automotive Networking and other niche applications of DRAM will continue to grow.

  • B. Performance requirements

  • (A) High Density:

Currently 4Gb is mainstream product density. Main applications are from smart phones, tablet PCs, servers, and personal computers. With 20 nm and 1x nanometer process generation comes, 8Gb will gradually replace 4Gb and become mainstream products density in 2016.

  • (B)High speed:

In response to fast computing of cloud data centers and the demand of high image quality for mobile devices, DRAM specifications continued evolution towards higher speeds to provide large amounts of data required for transmission. The operating speed of DDR4 products up to DDR4-3200, the operating speed of LPDDR4 product can be up to LPDDR4-4266.

  • (C)Low Power:

In response to a mobile device demand and the threat of global warming, the low voltage and low power DRAM products have become the mainstream specification of smart phones, servers, personal computers and consumer electronics products.

  • (D) Functional Requirements:

  • a. high data rate and broadband:

  • New Generation DDR4 was adopted by the server to meet the high data rate requirements in the second half of 2014. Personal computers also use DDR4 in the second half of 2015. Also high bandwidth and low power LPDDR4 is first adopted in 2015 by the high-end smart phones.

  • b. Diverse package specifications:

  • In response to diversity of application demand, DRAM package specifications turn into diverse package types, such as smart phone with PoP / eMCP, digital TV system in package with SiP, etc. from the previous mainstream product module (Module).

(4)Competitive situation

The current global DRAM oligopoly market is mastered by some leading manufacturers who have advanced manufacturing process. The main DRAM suppliers are Samsung and SK Hynix of South Korea and Micron of United States. A total market share is more than 90%. Due to a variety of market applications, the main target market of the top three suppliers are servers, personal computers and smart phones.

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1.3Technology and R&D Status

(1)Development Strategy

Due to the change of market trends, Nanya conducts business strategy adjustment and focuses on the development in consumer memory, low power memory and other high value-added product lines. Nanya has successfully completed 30nm process transition and developed the niche products. The 20nm technology, licensed from Micron, will be implemented in 2017. Beyond 20nm technology, Nanya will have option right to license Micron's 1X and 1Y technology. Nanya will continue to develop next-generation DRAM products with advanced technologies and provide the broadest portfolio of memory solutions to meet the customer needs.

  • (2) Annual R&D Expenses over the past 5 years (Based on Consolidated Financial Statements Report)
UnitNTD, Thousand UnitNTD, Thousand
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
R&D
Expenses

8,587,790
6,192,264 1,404,013 1,377,524 1,953,662

(3)Technology or products successfully developed

Nanya has developed 16Mb, 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb DRAM products successfully. DDR4 4Gb DRAM has also been launched to the market. Below are the summaries:

  • A. Successfully transfer 0.45μm, 0.36μm, and 0.32μm 16Mb DRAM design, manufacturing process and element analysis from OKI within 2 years from setting up the 1[st] factory. Quickly achieve high yields in both wafer and finished goods, and immediately adopt computer automated production management.

  • B. Successfully self-development 0.32μm 5V 16Mb EDO DRAM.

  • C. Successfully finished design of 4 products, 0.32μm 16Mb SDRAM, 0.28μm 16Mb(2M×8),0.28μm 64Mb SDRAM and 0.28μm 16Mb SDRAM (1Mb×16), within 2 years. 0.32μm SDRAM and 0.28μm 16Mb SDRAM (1Mb×16) was the main products at that time.

  • D. Successfully transfer 0.2μm 64Mb and 0.175μm 256Mb DRAM from IBM. Self-develop 128Mb DRAM based on IBM technology platform, quickly introduce to production line and achieve the desired yield.

  • E. Successfully convert FAB-1 from stack technology process to trench technology process. Successfully convert FAB-2 from 0.20μm technology to 0.175μm technology within 8 months from start-up and achieve the desired yield.

  • F. Successfully shrink 64Mb and 128Mb DRAM to 0.175μm technology. As to the gross dies of 64Mb DRAM can exceed 1,100 ea per 8 inch wafer, it’s very cost-competitive.

  • G. Successfully create the combo design of 0.175μm 128Mb and 256Mb SDR/DDR.

  • H. Successfully co-develop 0.14μm technology and products with IBM and quickly implement into production line.

  • I. Successfully design 0.175μm PC333 DDR product. Successfully develop DDR400 with 0.14μm technology product to ensure the leading position in DDR products.

  • J. Successfully design 0.14μm DDR1 128Mb specialty product and implement into mass production.

  • K. Successfully design 0.11μm DDR1 256Mb and 512Mb products and implement into mass production.

  • L. Successfully design 0.11μm DDR2 400, 533, 667 and 800 products and implement into mass production to ensure the leading position in DDR2 products.

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  • M. Successfully design 0.90μm DDR1 512Mb and DDR2 400, 533, 667 and 800 products and implement into mass production to ensure the leading position in DDR2 products.

  • N. Successfully develop 0.70μm DDR2 512Mb, DDR2 1Gb and DDR3 1Gb products.

  • O. From Q4’2010, started convert to 42nm technology. Successfully develop 50nm DDR2 1Gb, 50nm DDR3 2Gb, 42nm DDR3 2Gb and 42nm DDR3 4Gb product.

  • P. Successfully develop low power LPDDR memory products in 2011, and 30nm DDR3 2Gb has implemented into mass production successfully.

  • Q. In 2013, finish low power product, LPDDR2 4Gb internal and customer qualification and implement into mass product in Q2’13.

  • R. In the 2nd half year of 2013, finish the internal qualification of 30nm DDR4 4Gb product. Start up the product qualification of DDR4, LPDDR3 4Gb and LPDDR2 1Gb.

  • S. In the 1st half year of 2014, finish the internal and customer qualification of LPDDR3 4Gb. In 3Q’14, start LPDDR3 4Gb mass production and trigger 30nm shrink products design to improve the product competitiveness.

  • T. In 2nd half year of 2014, finish 30nm shrink product development and implement to mass production, including 4Gb DDR3 and 1Gb LPDDR2.

  • U. In 1st half of 2015, finish 30nm shrink product development and implement to mass production, including 1/2/4Gb DDR3 consumer products. In 2nd half of 2015, finish 30nm 4Gb DDR4 product development and start to mass production. Finish internal qualification for 30nm shrink mobile products, including 2Gb LPDDR2 and 4Gb LPDDR3.

  • 1.4Long-Term and Short-Term Sales Development Plan

(1)Short-Term Sales Development Plan

Continually increase the output percentage of 30nm shrink products. The output percentage of 30nm shrink was over 50% in Q4’15 and it will be over 70% in 2016. Focus on the niche market such as consumer and mobile applications, and develop customized products to diversify the product lines and increase the market share in niche memory market. The sales in consumer and low power applications will be above 85% of total revenue.

(2)Long-Term Sales Development Plan

Start 20nm process technology transition and production line setup. Nanya plans to move in new equipments in Q4’15 and speed up the new product design of DDR4/LPDDR4. Continually increase the market share in auto, industrial, networking, SiP, customized products and other high-margin applications.

2. Market Status and the Overview of Sales and Production

2.1 Market Status

  • (1)Sales Regions

Nanya has worldwide customers. To provide the fast and real time service, we set up a global sales network, includes the U.S., Europe, Japan, China and Taiwan. The sales in China and Asia pacific are over 80% of total sales. In the future, the market application is more diversified and demand of customized product is increasing, it’s estimated the sales percentage in the U.S., Europe and Japan will increase in the future.

(2)Market Share

The major DRAM suppliers are Samsung, Hynix, Micron and Nanya. In 2015, Nanya is the fourth DRAM provider and its market share is about 3%.

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The Market share of
South Korea
Factories are over
70% in global
DRAM market.
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Data from: IDC Feb., 2016.

(3)Future Situation in Demand and Supply and the Growth

A. Supply and the Growth

  • In terms of supply, three major suppliers continue increase output percentage of 20nm and 1Xnm and capacity. From the forecast of research companies, the bit growth rate of 2016 will be higher than 2015. To keep the profit margin be stable, the competitors are more conservative in capacity expansion. Therefore, the growth of overall supply will be rational.

  • B. Demand and the Growth

  • In terms of demand, the prospect of global economic is still not clear and the market growth in mobile applications such as smart phone and pad is become slow. The DRAM growth rate in 2016 will keep same as 2015. However, the DRAM demand in consumer applications such High-definition digital TV and set top box has chance to grow because of the Olympics which is taken every four years.

(4)Competitive Niche

The characteristics of DRAM niche market are product diversification and having a large number of customers. To provide excellent customized products and service, Nanya not only provides the quick service and high-quality products, but builds the close strategic alliance relationships with customers and chip providers. Nanya plays critical suppliers role by fulfilling customer’s diverse need.

(5)The Advantages and Disadvantages of Future Developments and the Coping Strategy

  • A. The Advantages

  • (A) DRAM market is oligopoly market which is leading by the suppliers with advanced technology so the market won’t fluctuate wildly.

  • (B)Focus on the consumer and low power niche markets, and continues making efforts in auto, networking, customized and the niche markets requiring long-term and stable supply

  • (C)Having 20nm advanced process technology and the right to license Micron's 1X and 1Y technology, NTC can provide complete product lines to meet customers’ demand.

  • (D)Having support from Formosa Groups. Formosa group has the strict production management system and excellent bargaining power in purchase, Nanya has better abilities in cost control than other competitors.

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  • B. The Disadvantages and the Coping Strategy

  • It takes huge amount to develop DRAM advanced process technology. DRAM has wide range of market applications and product specification. The coping strategies are as below:

  • (A)Provide quick service and high quality products and focus in auto, networking, customized and the niche markets requiring long-term and stable supply.

  • (B)Develop and expand consumer and low power niche markets to increase the profit margin.

  • (C) Keep upgrading the technology to reduce the product cost.

(D)Real-time collect market information and grasp the customer information. Nanya can have the flexibility in adjusting product mix and increasing the sales weights of niche products to keep operation steady.

  • 2.2 Important Applications of Primary Products and the Production Process

  • (1) Important Applications of Primary Products

NTC’s primary products are DRAM(Dynamic Random Access Memory) and other memory products. DRAM products are used to store the data while data processing and have a wide range of applications, such as computers, consumer electronics and communication applications.

  • (2) Production Process

The production of integrated circuits can divide into three stages: making the silicon wafers, making the integrated circuits, and packing the integrated circuits. Nanya focuses making of integrated circuits. The process, which takes approximately one to two months from start to finish, is very complicated and basically comprised several hundreds of different steps. The circuits are printed on the wafer using layers of masks by repeating processes including lithography, etching, oxidation, ion implantation, and thin film several timers. Then, the wafers are sent to the testing area to verify the functions of each IC. Finally, the wafers are forwarded to packaging house for assembling and final testing.

  • 2.3 Supply of Raw Materials

Raw materials include silicon wafers and chemicals such as photoresist, special gases, and abrasives, and they are provided by the world’s leading semiconductor material suppliers from Japan, the U.S. and Taiwan who guarantee quality and stable supply. NTC also ensures availability of alternative sources of supply to prevent production interruption due to unexpected supply chain issues.

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2.4 Suppliers/Customers Accounted for at Least 10% of Annual Procurement/Sales

(1) Major Customers for the Last Two Years:

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
2014 2015 2016Q1
Item Company
Name
Sales
Amount
Percent
%
Relation to
NTC
Company
Name
Sales
Amount
Percent
%
Relation
to NTC
Company
Name
Sales
Amount
Percent% Relation
to NTC
1
KINGSTON 6,381,074 12.99 None KINGSTON 7,745,598 17.65 None KINGSTON 1,350,352 12.99 None
Others 42,726,548
87.01
Others 36,130,307 82.35 Others 9,047,203 87.01
Total Sales 49,107,622
100.00
Total Sales 43,875,905 100.00 Total Sales 10,397,555 100
Analysis of Variation for 2015 vs 2014Nanya continued enlarging the customer base and increasing the sales in consumer
applications in 2015.

(2) Major Suppliers for the Last Two Years:

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
2014 2015 2016Q1
Item Company
Name
Procurement
Amount
Percent
%
Relation to
NTC
Company
Name
Procurement
Amount
Percent% Relation to
NTC
Company
Name
Procurement
Amount
Percent% Relation to
NTC
1 FORMOSA
SUMCO
Technology
Corp.
763,221 11.09 Interested
party
FORMOSA
SUMCO
Technology
Corp.

924,815
11.96 Interested
party
FORMOSA
SUMCO
Technology
Corp.
255,341 13.25 Interested
party
Others 6,118,950 88.91 Others 6,808,419 88.04 Others 1,672,161 86.75
Total
Procurement
6,882,171 100 Total
Procurement
7,733,234 100 Total
Procurement
1,927,502 100
Analysis of Variation for 2015 vs 2014FORMOSA SUMCO Technology Corp. is still the major supplier for NTC.

2.5 Production over the Last Two Years

Unit: NT$ thousands/ Kpcs

Year
Output
Products
2014 2015

Capacity
Quantity Amount Capacity Quantity Amount
Memory 610K
wafer/year
965,811 54,507,584 710K
wafer/year

986,874
47,470,192
Total - - 54,507,584 - - 47,470,192

2.6 Shipments over the Last Two Years.

Unit: NT$thousands/Kpcs Unit: NT$thousands/Kpcs Unit: NT$thousands/Kpcs Unit: NT$thousands/Kpcs
Year


Sales
Products
2014 2015
Local Export Local Export
Quantity Amount Quantity Amount Quantity Amount Quantity Amount
Memory 322,660 16,120,846 544,931 32,843,573 328,775 14,110,967 580,395 29,616,680
Others - 141,927 - 1,276 - 145,958 - 2,299
Total - 16,262,773 - 32,844,849 - 14,256,925 - 29,618,979

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3. Employees

Year Year 2014 2015 The year before
30 April,2016
Number of
Employees
Indirector labor 1,546 1,587 1,614
R&D staff 455 459 463
Direct labor 513 473 486
total 2,514 2,519 2,563
average age 36.29 36.93 36.98
average seniority 9.04 9.77 9.85
educational
background
PhD 0.80 0.83 0.74
Master 28.96 29.97 30.55
Bachelor 59.98 59.59 59.23
higherSchool 10.18 9.53 9.44
Under high school 0.08 0.08 0.04

4. Environmental expenses Information

Nanya Technology Corporation (NTC) considerable importance to the pollution control work, has invested a lot of money to environmental protection facilities and pollution control management. Furthermore, according to the law, we had send personnel, who will operate and maintain pollution prevention equitments, to obtain qualified certificate for manage air pollution prevention, waste water treatment, waste clean up, and handling toxic substances, to ensure the facilities are under normal operation. NTC is to make efforts in promoting the management of environmental protection, all facilities operation are in accordance with environmental laws and regulations. In 2015, the main environmental expenses includes environmental permit application and certificate, waste clean-up costs, environmental monitoring costs, improve facilities protection improvement, etc.

On February 19, 2016, NTC Fab-1 violated Article 33 of “Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Law”, thus fine NT$150,000 by Taoyuan City Government. However, in this case the interpretation of regulations still needs to clarify, so we have offered an appeal, and now it on reviewing by Taiwan EPA.

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5. Labor Relations

5.1 Employee Welfare Benefits:

(1) Employee Welfare measure:

We have convenience stores, coffee shops, health care center and plan to set gym, Basketball and Badminton court.In additional, we provide employee dormitory for single personnel; Shuttle bus services are available in several routes. The Employee Welfare Committee plans several activities and provides gives employees with a gift coupon on the Dragon Boat Festival, Moon Festival, and Birthday.

(2) Training and Development:

In order to maintain NTC’s development strategy and employee’s demand of self-development, we provide a series of complete training courses and advanced studies ways. Its inculding New Employee training, helping they could adapt to company’s environment and culture quickly. NTC also plans on-the-job training, professional training, leading and management training. Besides, We also cooperate with well-known Univesities to set up further study programs, satisfing employee’s self-development demand.NTC will keep going to offer multiple resources and emhance our demand of employee’s competitive in global.

(3) Retirement Plan and Its Practices:

To keep employee’s mind on his work and make his retirement life with good quality, NTC has established a Retirement Plan according to Regulations Governing the Retirement of the Factory Workers of Taiwan Province, Labor Standards Act, and Labor Retirement Pension. For those choosing the old pension fund system, the Company has deposit 2% monthly salary to a special retirement Account of Taiwanese bank. It has been supervised by NTC Worker Retirement Fund Supervisory Committee. For the others choosing the new pension fund system, the Company contributes 6% monthly salary to employee’s individual retirement account in accordance with Monthly Contribution Wages Classification of Labor Pension. Employees are eligible to contribute more amounts voluntarily, and the amount will be deposit into his retirement account also. The execution of Pension Plan is under a good condition.

  • (4)In order to enhance the interaction and relationship between Labor and Management, We provide a variety of communication channels to realize employee satisfaction of Company’s system.

  • (5)NTC has good relationship between Labor and Management until now.

  • 5.2 Case of Labor Management Conflict which results in any losses at the moment or in the future and disclosure of estimated amount and applicable solutions as of the most recent fiscal years, and during the current fiscal year up to the date of printing of the Annual Report: None.

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6. Material Contracts

Agreement Interest Parties Term Summary Restriction Clause
Syndicate Term
Loan Agreement
Bank of Taiwan 2014.01.28-
2019.01.28
Syndicate
Term Loan
Financial ratios
shall meet the
requirements
stipulated in the
agreement
Service Agreement Inotera Memory
Inc.
From 15~~th~~
July, 2003 till
certain termination
terms
Service provision N/A
Amended And
Restated Technology
Transfer And License
Agreement
Micron Technology
Inc.

From 26thNov., 2008
till certain
termination terms or
mutual termination

Technology
Transfer And
License
N/A
Technology Transfer
and License Option
Agreement for 20nm
Process Node
Micron Technology
Inc.

From 1st Jan., 2013
till certain
termination terms or
mutual termination
Technology
Transfer And
License
N/A
Joint Venture
Agreement
Micron Technology
Inc.

From 17thJan., 2013
till certain
termination terms
Joint venture N/A
Share Purchase
Agreement
Micron Technology
Inc.

From 14~~th~~Dec., 2015
till certain
termination terms or
mutual termination

Share acquisition
N/A
Syndicate Term
Loan Agreement
Taiwan
Cooperative Bank
2016.03.30-
2021.03.30
Syndicate
Term Loan
Financial ratios
shall meet the
requirements
stipulated in the
agreement

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VI. Financial Information

1. Five-Year Financial Summary

1.1 Condensed Statements of Financial Position and Comprehensive Income by – by IFRSs

  • (1) Condensed Statements of Financial Position – Consolidated by IFRSs

Unit: NT$ thousands

Year
Item
Year
Item
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 2016Q1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Current assets 17,822,621
21,262,018

22,045,965

34,938,180

(Note2)












32,433,499
Property,plant and equipment 49,763,526
51,175,927

52,798,680

53,604,724
49,205,350
intangible assets 406,193
537,136

137,532

821,049
373,121
Other assets 36,013,697
31,577,231

18,344,642

11,631,876
35,538,977
Total assets 104,006,037
104,552,312

93,326,819
100,995,829 117,550,947
Current liabilities Before Dist. 35,229,599
49,179,746

77,692,393

87,132,222
30,435,988
After Dist. 35,229,599
49,179,746

77,692,393

87,132,222
30,435,988
Non-current liabilities 13,922,063
13,695,508

5,629,289
12,058,781 18,758,318
Total liabilities Before Dist. 49,151,662
62,875,254

83,321,682

99,191,003
49,194,306
After Dist. 49,151,662
62,875,254

83,321,682

99,191,003
49,194,306
Equity attributable to owners of the
parent
54,737,689
41,601,453

9,873,778

1,753,881
68,244,096
Common stock 24,285,658
24,748,843

239,608,511

239,590,181
27,485,658
Capital surplus 7,812,701
6,377,936

3,696,784

3,728,063
16,263,491
Retained earnings Before Dist. 22,991,433
10,816,268

(233,081,650)
(241,213,918) 24,840,375
After Dist. 22,991,433
10,816,268

(233,081,650)
(241,213,918) 24,840,375
Other equity (4,570) 5,939
(2,334)
(2,912) 2,105
Treasurystock (347,533) (347,533) (347,533) (347,533) (347,533)
Non-controllinginterest 116,686
75,605

131,359
50,945 112,545
Total equity Before Dist. 54,854,375
41,677,058

10,005,137

1,804,826
68,356,641
After Dist. 54,854,375
41,677,058

10,005,137

1,804,826
68,356,641

Note1 The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG.

Note2 The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs. The Financial Statements from 2011 refer to following page audited by ROC GAAP.

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(2) Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income – Consolidated by IFRSs

Unit: NT$ thousands

Year
Item
Year
Item
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 2016
Q1~Q3
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Operatingrevenue 43,875,905
49,107,622

45,224,061

33,882,225

(Note2)











10,397,555
Grossprofit 17,307,996
22,169,028

8,121,974

(22,286,927)
3,398,826
Operatingincome 13,487,386
18,804,572

4,960,734

(30,555,301)
2,632,815
Non-operatingincome and expenses 4,190,042
12,928,124

4,099,100

(5,411,038)
(787,798)
Income before income tax 17,677,428
31,732,696

9,059,834

(35,966,339)
1,845,017
Profit from ContinuingOperation 17,171,400
29,251,497

9,020,501

(36,019,569)
1,844,798
Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation
(1,056,131)
(910,038)

Net income(Loss) 17,171,400
28,195,366

8,110,463

(36,019,569)
1,844,798
Other comprehensive income
(net after tax)
(123,115)
65,870

578

(87,349)
6,675
Total comprehensive income 17,048,285
28,261,236

8,111,041

(36,106,918)
1,851,473
Net Income attributable to owners
of the parent
17,141,167
28,242,317

8,137,820

(36,032,942)
1,848,942
Net income attributable to
non-controllinginterests
30,233
(46,951)

(27,357)

13,373
(4,144)
Total comprehensive income attributable to
owners of theparent
17,018,052
28,308,187

8,138,398

(36,120,291)
1,855,617
Total comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrollinginterests
30,233
(46,951)

(27,357)

13,373
(4,144)
Earnings per share
(NT$)
Beforeadjustment 7.07
11.77

0.34

(2.24)
0.68
After adjustment 3.40
(22.36)

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG.

Note2: The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs. The Financial Statements from 2011 refer to following page audited by ROC GAAP.

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(3) Condensed Statements of Financial Position – Stand-alone by IFRSs

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: Unit: Unit: Unit: NT$thousands
Year
Item

Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Current assets 17,105,847
20,560,689

20,313,948

33,730,379

Note2












Property, plant and equipment 49,722,671
51,157,114

51,238,671

51,806,261
intangible assets 406,193
537,136

137,532

821,049
Other assets 36,279,328
31,769,303

19,358,591

13,349,591
Total assets 103,514,039
104,021,970

91,048,742

99,707,280
Current liabilities Before Dist. 34,640,036
48,510,026

75,260,075

85,563,764
After Dist. 34,640,036
48,510,026

75,260,075

85,563,764
Non-current liabilities 14,136,314
13,910,491

5,914,889

12,389,635
Total liabilities Before Dist. 48,776,350
62,420,517

81,174,964

97,953,399
After Dist. 48,776,350
62,420,517

81,174,964

97,953,399
Equity attributable to owners of
theparent
Common stock 24,285,658
24,748,843

239,608,511

239,590,181
Capital surplus 7,812,701
6,377,936

3,696,784

3,728,063
Retained earnings Before Dist. 22,991,433
10,816,268

(233,081,650)
(241,213,918)
After Dist. 22,991,433
10,816,268

(233,081,650)
(241,213,918)
Other equity (4,570) 5,939
(2,334)
(2,912)
Treasurystock (347,533) (347,533) (347,533) (347,533)
Non-controllinginterest
Total equity Before Dist. 54,737,689
41,601,453

9,873,778

1,753,881
After Dist. 54,737,689
41,601,453

9,873,778

1,753,881

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG.

Note2 The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs. The Financial Statements from 2011 refer to following page audited by ROC GAAP.

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(4) Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income– Stand-alone by IFRSs

Unit: NT$ thousands

Year
Item
Year
Item
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Operatingrevenue 43,129,599
48,589,951

44,686,542

32,478,098

(Note2)


Grossprofit 16,914,128
21,727,434

7,657,748
(22,288,829)
Operatingincome 13,390,105
18,611,318

4,713,686
(30,190,318)
Non-operatingincome and expenses 4,235,753
12,036,503

3,424,134

(5,842,624)
Income before income tax 17,625,858
30,647,821

8,137,820
(36,032,942)
Profit from ContinuingOperation 17,625,858
30,647,821

8,137,820
(36,032,942)
Income(Loss)from Discontinued Operation
Net income(Loss) 17,141,167
28,242,317

8,137,820
(36,032,942)
Other comprehensive income
(net after tax)
(123,115)
65,870

578

(87,349)
Total comprehensive income 17,018,052
28,308,187

8,138,398
(36,120,291)
Net Income attributable to owners
of theparent
Net income attributable to
non-controllinginterests
Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of
theparent
17,018,052
28,308,187

8,138,398

Total comprehensive income attributable to
non-controllinginterests
Earnings per share (NT$) Before adjustment 7.07
11.77

0.34

(2.24)
After adjustment 3.40
(22.36)

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG.

Note2: The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs. The Financial Statements from 2011 refer to following page audited by ROC GAAP.

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1.2 Condensed Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations– by ROC GAAP

(1)Condensed Balance Sheets – by ROC GAAP

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$thousands Unit: NT$thousands Unit: NT$thousands Unit: NT$thousands Unit: NT$thousands
Year
Item
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Current assets (Note2)
33,730,379 30,055,648
Funds and Investment 8,261,355 10,962,295
Property, plant and equipment 51,806,261 70,308,218
Intangible assets 821,049 1,361,056
Other assets 5,569,690 5,767,004
Total assets 100,188,734 118,454,221
~~C~~urrent liabilities Before Dist. 85,563,764 64,757,670
After Dist. 85,563,764 64,757,670
Long-term liabilities 11,143,651 30,137,680
Other liabilities 1,211,353 775,922
~~T~~otal liabilities Before Dist. 97,918,768 95,671,272
After Dist. 97,918,768 95,671,272
Common stock 239,590,181 148,649,004
Capital surplus 3,728,063 3,570,987
~~R~~etained earnings Before Dist. (240,693,714) (129,169,827)
After Dist. (240,693,714) (129,169,827)
Unrealized gain or loss on financial instrument 13,527 84,437
Cumulative translation adjustment (20,558) (4,119)
Net loss not recognized aspension cost
Total stockholders’
equity
Before Dist. 2,269,966 22,782,949
After Dist. 2,269,966 22,782,949

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG. Note2: The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs.

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(2)Condensed Statements of Operations – by ROC GAAP

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
Year
Item
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Net Operating revenues (Note2) 32,478,098 36,741,280
Gross loss (22,328,116) (22,878,631)
Operations Income(Loss) (30,200,175) (33,176,106)
Non-operating income 889,576 800,102
Non-operating expense 6,732,111 7,509,689
Income before tax from continuing operation (36,042,710) (39,885,693)
Income from continuing operation (36,042,710) (39,885,693)
Income (Loss) on discontinued Operation
Extraordinary items
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
Net Income(Loss) (36,042,710) (39,885,693)
Earnings Per Share (NT$) Before adjustment (2.24) (8.06)
After adjustment (22.36) (80.62)

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG. Note2: The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs.

1.3 Auditors’ Opinions from 2011 to 2015

Year CPA Firm CPA's Name Auditing Opinion
2011 KPMG Taiwan Eric Wu CPA
Astor Kou,CPA
An Unqualified Opinion
Subsequent to Revision
2012 KPMG Taiwan Eric Wu CPA
Astor Kou,CPA
An Unqualified Opinion
Subsequent to Revision
2013 KPMG Taiwan Eric Wu CPA
Isabel Lee CPA
An Unqualified Opinion
Subsequent to Revision
2014 KPMG Taiwan Eric Wu CPA
Isabel Lee CPA
An Unqualified Opinion
Subsequent to Revision
2015 KPMG Taiwan Delphi Chen CP
AIsabel Lee CPA
An Unqualified Opinion
Subsequent to Revision

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2. Five-Year Financial Analysis

2.1 Financial Analysis – Consolidated by IFRSs


Item
Year Year Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 2016
Q1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Capital
structure
Debt ratio (%) 47.25
60.13

89.27

98.21
(Note2)








41.84
Long-term fund to property, plant and equipment
ratio (%)
138.20
108.2

29.61

25.86
177.04
Liquidity Current ratio (%) 50.58
43.23

28.37

40.10
106.56
Quick ratio (%) 29.22
30.95

16.67

21.83
82.31
Times interest earned (times) 21.54
27.44

7.17
(20.76) 11.60
Operating
performance
Accounts receivable turnover (times) 7.63
7.73

7.9

6.93
7.89
Days sales outstanding 47.83
47.21

46.2

53
46.26
Inventoryturnover (times) 4.78
4.18

3.30

3.90
4.71
Accounts payable turnover (times) 19.18
17.12

16.49

11.81
19.22
Inventoryturnover days 76.35
87.32

110.6

94
77.49
Property, plant and equipment turnover (times) 0.86
0.94

0.85

0.55
0.84
Total assets turnover(times) 0.42
0.49

0.46

0.31
0.37
Profitability Return on total assets (%) 17.15
29.50

9.60
(31.60) 7.18
Return on total equity (%) 35.57
109.1

137.3
(298.91 11.97
Pre-tax income to paid-in capital ratio (%) 72.78
128.2

3.78
(15.03) 26.85
Net margin (%) 39.13
57.41

17.93
(106.31 17.74
Earnings per share(NT$) Before adjustment 7.07
11.77

0.34

(2.24)
0.68
After adjustment 3.40 (22.36)
Cash flow Cash flow ratio (%) 52.57
54.92

17.16
(20.08) 58.47
Cash flow adequacy ratio (%) 45.87
15.83
(32.12) (56.10) 232.21
Cash flow reinvestment ratio (%) 9.20
20.88

15.30
(19.93) 10.58
Leverage Operatingleverage 1.42
1.29

2.36

0.40
1.57
Financial leverage 1.06
1.06

1.41
0.95 1.07
1. Debt ratio falling and current ratio rising due to repay more debt loan and reduce current liabilities in 2015.
2. Profitability decreased mainly due to Dram industrial depression and average selling price falling in 2015.
3. Cash flow adequacy ratio increased by rising operating activity cash flow compared with 2014. Cash flow reinvestment ratio
decreased due to reduce operatingactivitycash flow andpaycash dividends.

Note1 The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG.

  • Note2 The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs. The Financial Statements from 2011 refer to following page audited by ROC GAAP.

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2.2 Financial Analysis – Stand-alone by IFRSs

Year
Item(Note2)
Year
Item(Note2)
Year
Item(Note2)
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1 Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Capital
structure
Debt ratio(%) 47.12
60.00

89.15

98.24



Long-term fund to property, plant and
equipment ratio (%)
138.51
108.5

30.81

27.30
Liquidity Current ratio (%) 49.38
42.38

26.99

39.42
Quick ratio(%) 28.07
30.59

16.20

21.64
Times interest earned(times) 21.69
26.72

6.57

(20.96)
Operating
performance
Account receivable turnover (times) 7.01
7.35

7.79

6.41
Days sales outstanding 52.06
49.65

46.85

57
Inventoryturnover(times) 4.92
4.50

3.46

3.90
Account payable turnover (times) 19.18
18.39

17.64

11.66
Inventoryturnover days 74.18
81.11

105.4

94
Property,plant and equipment turnover(times) 0.85
0.94

0.86

0.53
Total assets turnover (times) 0.41
0.49

0.46

0.30
Profitability Return on total assets(%) 17.20
29.96

9.80

(31.80)
Return on total equity(%) 35.58
109.7

139.9
(300.14)
Pre-tax income to paid-in capital ratio (%) 72.57
123.8

3.39

(15.04)
Net margin (%) 39.74
58.12

18.21
(110.95)
Earnings per share(NT$) Before adjustment 7.07
11.77

0.34

(2.24)
After adjustment 3.40
(22.36)
Cash flow Cash flow ratio(%) 53.03
55.52

18.55

(19.58)
Cash flow adequacy ratio (%) 68.65
23.60
(38.19
(67.02)
Cash flow reinvestment ratio(%) 9.09
20.79

15.89
(19.93)
Leverage Operatingleverage 1.43
1.30

2.40

0.39
Financial leverage 1.06
1.06

1.44

0.95
1. Debt ratio falling and current ratio rising due to repay more debt loan and reduce current liabilities in 2015.
2. Profitability decreased mainly due to Dram industrial depression and average selling price falling in 2015.
3. Cash flow adequacy ratio increased by rising operating activity cash flow compared with 2014.
4. Cash flow reinvestment ratio decreased due to reduce operating activity cash flow and pay cash dividends.

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG.

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Note 2 : The above ratios of financial analysis are calculated based on the following equations:

1. Capital structure

(1) Debt ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets

(2) Long-term fund to property, plant and equipment ratio =( Total equity + non-current liabilities) / Net property, plant and equipment

2. Liquidity

  • (1) Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities

(2) Quick ratio = (Current assets – inventory – prepaid expenses) / Current liabilities

(3) Times interest earned = Net Income before tax and interest expenses / Interest expenses

3. Operating performance

(1) Account receivable turnover (including accounts receivable and notes receivable) = Net sales / Average account receivable (including account receivable and notes receivable) balance

(2) Days sales outstanding = 365 / Receivable turnover

(3) Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold / Average inventory

(4) Account payable turnover (including accounts payable and notes payable) = Cost of goods sold /Average account payable (including account payable and notes payable) balance

(5) Inventory turnover days = 365 / Inventory turnover

(6) Property, plant and equipment turnover = Net sales / Average net property, plant and equipment

(7) Total assets turnover = Net sales / Average total assets

4. Profitability

(1) Return on total assets = [Net income after tax + interest expense x (1-interest rate)] / Average total assets]

(2) Return on total equity = Net income after tax / Average shareholders’ equity

(3) Pre-tax income to paid-in capital ratio = Income before tax / paid-in capital

(4) Net margin = Net income / Net sales

(5) Earnings per share = (Net income - preferred stock dividend) / Weighted average number of shares outstanding

5. Cash flow

(1) Cash flow ratio = Net cash flow provided by operating activities / Current liabilities

(2) Cash flow adequacy ratio = Five-year sum of cash from operations / Five-year sum of capital expenditures, inventory additions, and cash dividend

(3) Cash flow reinvestment ratio = (Cash provided by operating activities - cash dividends) / (Gross property, plant and equipment + long-term investments + other noncurrent assets + working capital)

6. Leverage

(1) Operating leverage = (Operating revenues – variable cost and expense) / Operating Income

  • (2) Financial leverage = Operating income / (Operating income – interest expenses)

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2.3 Financial Analysis – by ROC GAAP

2.3 Financial Analysis – by ROC GAAP 2.3 Financial Analysis – by ROC GAAP 2.3 Financial Analysis – by ROC GAAP
Year
Item(Note3)
Five-Year Financial SummaryNote1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Capital
structure
Debt ratio (%) Note2 97.73 80.77
Long-term fund to fixed assets (%) 25.89 75.27
Liquidity Current ratio(%) 39.42 46.41
Quick ratio(%) 21.64 23.02
Times interest earned(times) (20.96) (24.54)
Operating
performance
Account receivable turnover(times) 6.41 4.88
Days sales outstanding 57 75
Inventory turnover(times) 3.9 5.31
Account payable turnover(times) 11.66 8.45
Inventory turnover days 94 69
Fixed assets turnover(times) 0.63 0.52
Total assets turnover(times) 0.32 0.31
Profitability Return on total assets(%) (31.47) (30.84)
Return on stockholders’ equity(%) (287.73) (143.91)
Income to paid-in
capital ratio(%)
Operating income (12.60) (22.32)
Income before income tax (15.04) (26.83)
Net margin(%) (110.98) (108.56)
Earnings per share
(NT$)
Before adjustment (2.24) (8.06)
After adjustment (22.36) (80.62)
Cash flow Cash flow ratio(%) (19.52) (23.90)
Cash flow adequacy ratio(%) (60.33) (16.86)
Cash flow reinvestment ratio(%) (19.93) (11.11)
Leverage Operating leverage 0.39 0.43
Financial leverage 0.95 0.96

Note1: The Financial Statements from 2011 to 2015 have been audited by KPMG. Note2: The Financial Statements from 2013 refer to IFRSs.

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Note 3 : The above ratios of financial analysis are calculated based on the following equations:

1. Financial structure

(1) Debt ratio = Total liabilities/Total assets

(2) Long-term fund to fixed asset ratio =( Net shareholder’s equity + long-term liabilities ) / Net fixed assets

2. Liquidity

(1) Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities

(2) Quick ratio = (Current assets – inventory – prepaid expenses) / Current liabilities

(3) Times interest earned (times) = Net income before tax and interest expenses / Interest expenses

3. Operating Performance

(1) Account receivable turnover (including accounts receivable and notes receivable) = Net sales / Average receivable (including accounts receivable and notes receivable) balance

(2) Days sales outstanding = 365 / Receivable turnover

(3) Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold / Average inventory

(4) Accounts payable turnover (including accounts payable and notes payable) = Cost of goods sold / Average payable (including accounts payable and notes payable) balance

  • (5) Inventory turnover days = 365 / Inventory turnover

  • (6) Fixed assets turnover = Net sales / Average net fixed assets

(7) Total assets turnover = Net sales / Total assets

4. Profitability

(1) Return on total assets = [Net income after tax + interest expense x (1-interest rate)] / Average total assets]

  • (2) Return on stockholders’ equity = Net income after tax / Average shareholders’ equity

(3) Operating income to paid-in capital ratio = Operating income / Paid-in capital

(4) Pre-tax income to paid-in capital ratio = Income before tax / Paid-in capital

(5) Net margin = Net income / Net sales

(6) Earnings per share = (Net income - preferred stock dividend) / Weighted average number of shares outstanding

5. Cash Flow

(1) Cash flow ratio = Net cash provided by operating activities / Current liabilities

(2) Cash flow adequacy ratio = Five-year sum of cash from operations / Five-year sum of capital expenditures, inventory additions, and cash dividend

(3) Cash flow reinvestment ratio = (Cash provided by operating activities - cash dividends) / (Gross fixed assets + long-term investments + other assets + working capital)

6. Leverage

(1) Operating leverage = (Operating revenues – variable cost and expense) / Operating income

(2) Financial leverage = Operating income / (Operating income – interest expenses)

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3. Supervisors’ Review Report:

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORP.

Supervisors’ Review Report

The Board of Directors has prepared the Company’s 2015 Business Report, Proposal for Profits Distribution, and Financial Statements audited by the CPA. We as the Supervisors of the Company have examined the aforementioned documents and found no unconformities. According to Article 219 of Company Act, we hereby submit this report. Please be advised accordingly.

Submitted to:

The Company’s 2016 Annual Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Supervisors: Shih-Ming Hsie

Ming-Jong Yeh

Ming-Long Huang

March 15, 2016

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  1. Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and Independent Auditors’ Report:

Please refer to page 92-167 of the Annual Report.

  1. Stand-alone Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and Independent Auditors’ Report:

Please refer to page 168-235 of the Annual Report.

  1. The Company should disclose the financial impact to the Company if the Company and its affiliated companies have incurred any financial or cash flow difficulties in 2014 and as of the date of this Annual Report: None

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VII. Financial Status, Operating Results and Risk Management

1 Financial Status: Consolidated Report – IFRSs:

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
Year Difference
2015 2014
Item Amount %
Current assets 17,822,621
21,262,018

(3,439,397)
(16.18)
Investment usingthe equitymethod 32,833,967
28,345,200

4,488,767

15.84
Property, plant and equipment 49,763,526
51,175,927

(1,412,401)
(2.76)
Deferred income tax assets 876,064
846,648

29,416

3.47
Total Assets 104,006,037
104,552,312

(546,275)
(0.52)
Current liabilities 35,229,599
49,179,746

(13,950,147)
(28.37)
Long-term liabilities 13,922,063
13,695,508

226,555

1.65
Total Liabilities 49,151,662
62,875,254

(13,723,592)
(21.83)
Common stock 24,285,658
24,095,278

190,380

0.79
Capital received in advance -
653,565

(653,565)
100
Capital surplus 7,812,701
6,377,936

1,434,765

22.50
Retained earnings 22,991,433
10,816,268

12,175,165

112.56
Total Equity 54,854,375
41,677,058

13,177,317

31.62
Explanation for Significant Changes
(1)Current liabilities decreased mainly due to Long-term loans due within one year and loans from
relationships.
(2)Capital Surplus increased mainly due to the recognition of employee stock options amounted to
NT$ 2,924 thousands, new employee stock option execution amounted to NT$ 856,818 thousands
and issuance of common stock for cash amounted to NT$ 489,599 thousands.
(3)Retained earnings increased from gaining profit.

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2. Operating Results

2.1 Consolidated Report – IFRSs

Unit: NT$ thousands

2.1 Consolidated Report – IFRSs Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
Year
Item
2015 2014 Difference
Amount %
Operating revenues 43,875,905 49,107,622
(5,231,717)
(10.65)
Cost of goods sold 26,567,909 26,938,594
(370,685)
(1.38)
Gross profit 17,307,996 22,169,028
(4,861,032)
(21.93)
Operating expenses 3,820,610 3,364,456
456,154
13.56
Operating income 13,487,386 18,804,572
(5,317,186)
(28.28)
Non-operating income and expenses 4,190,042 12,928,124
(8,738,082)
(67.59)
Income before income tax 17,677,428 31,732,696
(14,055,268)
(44.29)
Income tax Benefit 506,028 2,481,199
(1,975,171)
(79.61)
Net income 17,171,400 28,195,366
(11,023,966)
(39.10)
Analysis for Significant Changes:
(1)Gross profit decreased mainly due to average selling price falling.
(2)Operating income, Income tax Benefit, and Net income decreased mainly due to revenue and profit
falling.
(3)Non-operating income and expenses decreased mainly due to less recognition of investment using
the equity method of Inotera.
(4)Income tax Benefit of Y2014 was higher due to company recognize deferred income tax assets for
the unused loss carry forward benefit that future taxable profit will be available against in 2014.

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2.2Gross Profit Variance Analysis – Consolidated Report by IFRSs:

Unit: NT$ thousands

Variances Effect of variances Effect of variances
Item between Sales Cost Product Quantity variances
2014 and 2015 variances variances mix
Grossprofit -4,861,032 -14,312,018 5,253,931 2,699,569 1,497,486

The variance analysis of gross profit :

(1)Sales variances: The decrease on Industrial depression and average selling price had negative impact on sales variances.

(2)Cost variances: The rising portion of 30nm design shrink product and yield improvement had positive impact on cost variances.

(3)Product mix: The rising sales portion of higher margin product had positive impact.

(4)Quantity variances: The rising portion of 30nm design shrink process and wafer output had positive impact on quantity variances.

3. Cash Flow

3.1 Cash Flow Analysis for 2015

Unit: NT$thousands

Net cash used Remedy for Remedy for
Cash balance-
Net cash provided
Cash balance
insufficient cash
beginning by operating in investing (deficit)
d fii Investment Financing
(1) activities (2) an nancng (1)+(2)-(3)
activities(3) plan
plan
7,267,855 18,522,241 27,181,490 (1,391,394) - 4,106,000

(1)Operating activities: The net profit is NT$17.1 billion, plus depreciation expenses, deduct share of profit of associates using equity method and others, net cash inflow from operating activities was NT$18.5 billion.

(2) Cash outflow from investing activities:To improve 30nm efficiency, the company invests in

30nm product design shrink process and back-end equipment. The total procurement of machinery resulted in cash outflow of NT$3.8 billion.

(3)Cash outflow from financing activities:The company’s short-term loan, long-term loan, borrowing from related parties repayments and cash dividends distribution resulted in a cash outflow of NT$23.3 billion.

(4)Remedies for insufficient cash:The company withdrew short-term and long-term bank loans of NT$4.1 billion to fulfill capital requirements.

A. Liquidity:

Year Difference
(%)
(4.28)
189.77
(55.94)

2015
2014
Item
Current Ratio (%) 52.57 54.92
Quick Ratio (%) 45.87 15.83
Times Interest Earned

9.2 20.88
~~(Ti~~
~~)~~
Explanation for significant changes:

(A)Quick Ratio: The sum of operating cash inflow in recent 5 years increased resulted in the quick ratio rise compared with 2014.

(B)Time’s interest earned: The operating cash inflow decreased and cash dividend distribution in 2014 resulted in times interest earned decreased in 2015.

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3.2Cash flow projection for next year:

Unit: NT$ thousands

Unit: NT$ thousands Unit: NT$ thousands
Net cash Net cash used in Remedy for
Cash balance-
provided by
investing and Cash balance insufficient cash
beginning operating financing (deficit) Investment Investment
activities activities plan plan
3,103,705 10,969,393 72,169,377 (58,096,279) 47,481,638 23,680,000

The expected cash inflow from operating activities for next year is around NT$11 billion. The net cash used in investing and financing activities is around NT$72 billion which mainly spent in projected bank loan and related parties borrowings repayment, 20nm machinery procurement and to acquire of Micron’s private placement or convertible corporate bond. The yearly cash deficit is around NT$58 billion. The company plan to raise NT$71 billion in 2016 by cash capital increase, syndicated loan and disposal of Inotera shares.

4. Major Capital Expenditures

4.1 Major Capital Expenditures and Sources of Funding: None

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5. Reinvestment Policy, Cause of Gain or Loss, Corrective Action, and Future Investment Plan:

2015/12/31 Unit NT$ thousands

Company Investment Policy Cause of Gain
or Loss
improvement
plan
Other
investment
plan
NTC-USA 20,392 Selling of semiconductor
products.
Gain $ 1,787
from investment
NTC-Delaware 36,005 Designing of semiconductor
products.
Gain $ 9,376
from investment
Pei-Jen Co., Ltd. 175,348 Import/Export Business Gain $ 20,424
from investment
NTC-HK 66,271 Selling of semiconductor
products.
Gain $ 9,836
from investment
NTC-Japan 20,161 Selling of semiconductor
products.
Gain $ 22,235
from investment
Inotera Memories, Inc. 24,631,379 Engaged in manufacturing
and sellingelectronicparts.
Gain $ 4,380,050
from investment
PieceMakers Tech Inc. 21,246 Designing of semiconductor
products.
Gain $ 38,297
from investment
Sumpro Co., Ltd. 2,591,000 Engaged in manufacturing
and selling electronic parts.
Loss $6,762
from investment

Loss improvement
because there is no
main cost after deposal
all equipment
NTC-Germany 30,056 Import/Export Business Gain $ 4,672
from investment
NTC-Shenzhen 32,570 Selling of semiconductor
products.
Gain $ 5,667
from investment

6. Risk Management

6.1 Risk Associated with Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange and Inflation:

(1)Interest rate

The Company has floating interest rates for its long-term loans. Avoidance of interest rate risk, our company carefully estimates the situation on financial markets, and exchanges contracts with well-known international banks during relatively low interest rate. Our interest rate is lower than financial investment plan.

(2) Foreign exchange: Our company underfunded usages of foreign exchange on daily operation are coping with foreign exchange spot transaction and forward exchange agreement during favorable market rate. We sign a relatively low long-term exchanger rate policy with national well-known banks, which lower the impact of exchange rate on our continuing debt on foreign currency.

(3) Inflation:According to the announcement by Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan), the annual growth rate of Consumer Price and Core Consumer Price in 2015 is -0.31% and 0.79% respectively, the impact on the Company’s 2015 profitability was insignificant.

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6.2Risks Associated with High-risk/high-leveraged Investment; Lending, Endorsements, and Guarantees for Other Parties; and Financial Derivative Transactions:

The Company did not engage in any high-risk or high-leveraged investments. The transactions and procedures related to lending and endorsement are based on the Company’s “Procedures of Lending” and “Procedures of Endorsement Guarantee.”. Furthermore, derivative transactions follow the “Procedures for Acquisition and Disposal of Assets”.

The principle of leading target is our affiliate companies with unified funds. The amount of loans is base on Article 15 of the Companies Act, and is implemented by the Board of Directors. The purposes of loan are mostly short-tem fund dispatching, and object are usually parent company and affiliates.

6.3Future Research & Development Plans and Expected R&D Spending:

NTC will continuously focus on consumer and low power product markets. In product development area, we strengthened low power product design and related engineering capabilities. To fulfill the needs from mobile customers, we also developed multi-chip –package solutions. For enhancing product performance including higher speed grade and lower power consumption, we will achieve that goal by deploying advanced 20nm technology to develop new generation products in order to meet specialty market requirements. The R&D expense in 2015 was NT$ 2,078,667 thousand, 6% increase from 2014.

6.4Risks Associated with Changes in the Government Policies and Regulatory Environment: NTC pays close attention to changes in domestic and international politics and economic situations, major policy formation, and regulation amendments. Professional training is provided to NTC employees as needed. The following summarizes major regulation changes related to Nanya’s finances and operations from 2015 to February 28, 2016.

According to amendment to Article 235 and Article 240 and addition of Article 235-1 of the Company Act announced by Presidential Order Hua-Tsung-Yi-Yi-Tzu No. 10400058161 on May 20, 2015, the percentage of surplus profit distributable as employees' bonus shall be definitely specified in the Articles of Incorporation. NTC has approved the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in its 2016 Special Shareholders’ Meeting. It has no impact on the Company’s operating costs.

According to Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act promulgated by Presidential Order Hua-Tsung-Yi-Yi-Tzu No. 10400077011 on July 1, 2015, long-term national GHG emission reduction goal shall be to reduce GHG emissions to no more than 50% of 2005 GHG emission by 2050. Environmental Protection Administration announced Enforcement Rules of Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management on Jan. 6, 2016. As the related promotion plans have yet to finalize, the impact on NTC will remain uncertain before they are implemented. However, it is likely that operating costs will increase as a result.

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  • 6.5Risks Associated with Changes in Technology and Industry: None

  • 6.6Changes in Corporate Image and Impact On Company’s Crisis Management:

  • NTC “keep inquiring to the very root” and “rest only when perfection is achieved” and insist on such determination to face problems openly and solve problems with practical methods. Also, we constantly keep the idea of “work hard, rest only when perfection is achieved, devote ourselves to society, and sustainable management.”

  • 6.7 Risks Associated with Mergers and Acquisitions: Not applicable

  • 6.8 Risks Associated with Capacity Expansion: None

  • 6.9Risks Associated with Sales Concentration and Purchase Concentration:

  • (1) Concentration of sales

  • Nanya Technology company focus on consumer and low power niche markets and concentrate on competitive and diversified products, so we keep enhancing customer groups in 2015, which was non-concentration of sales risk.

  • (2) Concentration of purchase

  • NTC’S main production material is silicon wafers, which are mostly supplied by Formosa Sumco Technology Corporation. Formosa Sumco’s silicon wafers account for 12% of NTC’s yearly spending on purchasing materials. Although the material supply is somewhat concentrated, NTC still has multiple sources and qualified suppliers to ensure stability and quality of production materials. Therefore, the risk from the concentration of material supply is acceptable to the NTC management team.

  • 6.10 Potential Impact and Risks Associated with Sales of Significant Numbers of Shares by Nanya’s Directors, Supervisors, and/or Major Shareholders Who Own 10% or More of Nanya’s Total Outstanding Shares: Not applicable

  • 6.11 Risks Associated with Change in Management: Not applicable

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  • 6.12 Risks Associated with Litigation:

  • (1)In 2002, Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiary, Nanya Technology Corporation, U.S.A., with other major DRAM manufacture corporations as codefendants, were alleged to conspire and manipulate DRAM prices on the market.

  • (2) Qimonda AG filed a complaint with Düsseldorf Regional Court asserting Nanya Technology Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Nanya Technology Corporation, patent infringements in November 2011. Nanya Technology Corporation and Nanya Technology Europe GmbH (collectively “Nanya”) later filed a declaratory judgment against Qimonda AG for patent utilization rights with Munich Regional Court in June, 2012. Munich Regional Court declared the rights granted to Nanya continue to exist and are enforceable in August, 2014. Qimonda AG appealed in September, 2014. However, Qimonda AG has revoked its complaint and appeal in July, 2015, and then the case is closed.

  • (3) In mid of 2010, Nanya Technology Corporation (“Nanya”) , other manufacturers and individuals were alleged to international cartel in the industry for DRAM, which may have effected the Brazilian market. Nanya has engaged counsels to deal with the case to protect Nanya’s interests.

  • 6.13 Other Material Risks: None

7. Other Important Matters: None

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VIII. Other Special Notes

1. Summary of NTC’s Subsidiary

(1) Subsidiary Chart:

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NTC-USA
100 %
NTC-Delaware
100 %
NTC-Europe
100 %
NTC-HK
100 %
NTC-Shenzhen
NTC-Japan 100 %
NTC
100 %
Pei-Jen Co., Ltd
100 %
Piece Makers Tech Inc.
55.26 %
Sumpor Electronic Inc.
100 %
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(2)Subsidiary Information:

2015/12/31 Unit: Thousands

Subsidiaries Date of
Incorporation
Address Capital Stock Business Activities
NTC-USA 1997.04 1735 Technology Drive, Suite 400, San
Jose, CA 95110
USD 720 Selling of semiconductor
products.
NTC-Delaware 2008.10 108 West 13thStreet, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801, U.S.A.
USD 1,100 Designing of
semiconductor products.
NTC-HK 2002.04 7thFloor, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield
Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
HKD 15,366 Selling of semiconductor
products.
NTC-Japan 2002.09 8F Moriden Building, 3-9-9 Mita,
Minato-ku,Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan
JPY 70,000 Selling of semiconductor
products.
Pei-Jen Co., Ltd. 1978.11 1F., No.201, Dunhua N. Rd., Songshan
Dist., Taipei City 10508, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
NTD 48,000 Import/Export Business
Piece Makers Tech Inc. 2006.01 8F.-1, No.89, Dongmei Rd., East Dist.,
Hsinchu City 30070, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NTD 143,293 Designing of
semiconductor products.
NTC-Germany 2002.09 Pempelforter Strasse 50,
40211 Duesseldorf, Germany
EUR 800 Import/Export Business
NTC-Shenzhen 2006.08 Area N,3rd Floor, Block B, Junxiangda
Building , Zhongshanyuan
Road,Nanshan District,Shenzhen
USD 985 Selling of semiconductor
products.
Sumpro Co., Ltd. 2012.03 No.168, Changrong Rd., Lujhu Dist.,
Taoyuan City 33859, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
NTD 2,591,000 Engaged in
manufacturing and selling
electronicparts.
  • (3)Shareholders in Common of NTC and Its Subsidiary with Deemed Control and Subordination: None

(4) Business Scope of NTC’s Subsidiary:

The subsidiary overall is engaged in research, development, design, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products. NTC-USA, NTC-Japan, NTC-HK, NTC-Germany and NTC-Shenzhen those are selling semiconductor products on behalf of NTC.

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(5) Directors, Supervisors and Presidents of NTC’s Subsidiaries

As of 2015/12/31 Unit: shares %

As of 2015/12/31 Unit: shares% 2015/12/31 Unit: shares%
Name of Subsidiary Title Name or Representative Shareholding
Shares %
Nanya Technology
Corporation, USA.
Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-Ing Lee
2,400 100.00
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Rex Chuang
Same as above Same as above
Director Brian Donahue
President Brian Donahue
Nanya Technology
Delaware
Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-IngLee
1 100.00
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Chi-MengSu
Same as above Same as above
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Chih-HsiangWu
Same as above Same as above
Director Douglas Lewellen
President Douglas Lewellen
Nanya Technology (HK)
Corporation
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-IngLee
19,700 100.00
Director Otto Chang
President Pei-Ing Lee
Nanya Technology Japan Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-IngLee
1,000 100.00
Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Chin-Lu Pan
Same as above Same as above
Director Otto Chang
Director Chih-Hsiang Wu
Supervisor Hung-Chi Kuo
President Chin-Lu Pan
Nanya Technology
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Chairman Nanya Technology (HK) Corporation
Representative: Pei-IngLee
100.00
Director Otto Chang
Director Michael Pai
President Michael Pai

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Name of Subsidiary Title Name or Representative Shareholding Shareholding
Shares Shares
Nanya Technology
Germany
Managing
Director
Jean-Louis Freart
Pei. Jen Co., Ltd. Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-Ing Lee
480,000 100.00
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Nelson Chien
Same as above Same as above
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Hung-Chi Kuo
Same as above Same as above
Supervisor Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Wesley Chang
Same as above Same as above
President Nelson Chien
Piecemakers Tech. Inc. Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-Ing Lee
7,918,297 55.26
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Otto Chang
Same as above Same as above
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Chung-Jung Hou
Same as above Same as above
Director Hsiao-Wen Lee 573,399 4.00
Director Joe Ting 471,387 3.29
Supervisor Ming-Chung Yeh
President Hsiao-Wen Lee 573,399 4.00
Sumpro Electronics
Corporation
Chairman Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Pei-Ing Lee
259,100,000 100.00
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Otto Chang
Same as above Same as above
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Lin-Chin Su
Same as above Same as above
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Chih-Hsiang Wu
Same as above Same as above
Director Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Ming-Chung Yeh
Same as above Same as above
Supervisor Nanya Technology Corporation
Representative: Nelson Chien
Same as above Same as above
President Chih-Hsiang Wu

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(6)Operational Highlights of NTC's Subsidiaries:

2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands 2015/12/31 Unit: NT$thousands
Company Capital Total
assets
Total
liabilities
Net worth Operating
revenue
Operating
income
Net income Earnings
per share
(NT$)
NTC-USA 20,392
273,336

143,332

130,004
1,866,768
4,000

1,787

745
NTC-Delaware
36,005

139,231

15,632

123,599

304,526

14,501

9,376
9,376,326
NTC-HK 66,271
430,318

395,871

34,447
2,355,011
2,181

9,836

499
NTC-Japan 20,161
882,900

701,548

181,352
3,166,034
33,398

22,235

22,235
Pei-Jen Co.,
Ltd.
48,000
310,457

500,372
(189,915)
-

(58)

21,798

45.41
PieceMakers
Tech Inc.
143,293
466,919

206,133

260,786
1,114,208
54,220

70,735

4.94
NTC-Germany 28,816
385,937

333,868

52,069
2,175,239
42,351

4,672

-
NTC-Shenzhen
32,683

41,960

26,539

15,421

84,177

19,354

5,667

-
Sumpro Co.,
Ltd.
2,591,000
36,609

736

35,873

(7,722)

(9,956)

(6,762)

(0.03)
Capital, Total assets, Total liabilities
(1)1USD= NT$33.066
(2)1JPY= NT$0.2736
(3)1EUR= NT$36.038
(4)1HKD= NT$4.254
(5)1CNY=NT$5.0777
;
;
;
;
;
;
Operating revenue, Operating income, Net income
1USD= NT$31.9238
1JPY= NT$0.2623
1EUR= NT$35.2181
1HKD= NT$4.0968
1CNY= NT$5.0993

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1.2 Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises

(1)Representation Letter

Representation Letter

The entities to be included in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates which is required of Nanya Technology Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, in accordance with the “Criteria Governing the Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises” are all the same entities included in the consolidated financial statements for the same period of Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries prepared in conformity with the International Accounting Standards No.10 as endorsed by the ROC Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). In addition, the information required to be disclosed in the above-mentioned consolidated financial statements of affiliates is also included in the said consolidated financial statements of parent company and its subsidiary. Therefore, Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries did not prepare a separate set of consolidated financial statements of affiliates.

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Chairman: Jia-Zhao, Wu March 15, 2016

  • (2) Affiliated company’s Consolidated Financial Statements: same as NTC’s Financial Statements.

  • (3) Consolidated Business Reports of Affiliated Enterprises: None

2. Private Placement Securities in 2014 and as of the Date of this Annual Report: None

  1. NTC’s Shares Acquired, Disposed of, and Held by its Subsidiary in 2014 and as of the Date of this Annual Report:
Name of
subsidiary
Capital Souce of
capital
NTC
Shareholding
Ratio (%)

Acquired,
Disposed of
Date

Acquired
amount
Disposed
amoun
Investmetn
Gain
Or
Loss

Shareholding
number and
amount(As of
2016/3/31)
creation
of pledge

Money of
Endorsement
and Guarantee
amount of
Lending
money
Pei-Jen
Co., Ltd.
NT$48,000K
The creation
of capital
And
Earning of
Capital
Injuction
100.00% 2015 687,558units
NT$27,468K
none none none
As of
2016/3/31

4. Other Necessary Supplement: None

  1. Any Events in 2015 and as of the Date of this Annual Report that Had Significant Impacts on Shareholders’ Right or Share Prices as Stated in Item 3 Paragraph 2 of Article36 of Securities and Exchange Law of Taiwan: None

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NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

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Representation Letter

The entities to be included in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates which is required of Nanya Technology Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, in accordance with the “Criteria Governing the Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises” are all the same entities included in the consolidated financial statements for the same period of Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries prepared in conformity with the International Accounting Standards No.10 as endorsed by the ROC Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). In addition, the information required to be disclosed in the above-mentioned consolidated financial statements of affiliates is also included in the said consolidated financial statements of parent company and its subsidiary. Therefore, Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries did not prepare a separate set of consolidated financial statements of affiliates.

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

_____ Jia-Zhao, Wu

Chairman

March 15, 2016

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NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
Assets
Current assets:
1100
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6(1))
$ 7,267,855
7
1170
Notes and accounts receivable, net (Note 6(4))
6,025,292
6
1180
Accounts receivable due from related parties, net (Notes 6(4) and 7)
19,825 -
1200
Other receivables (Note 6(4))
1,660,987
2
1210
Other receivable-related parties (Notes 6(4) (10) and 7)
248,012 -
130x
Inventories (Note 6(5))
5,148,407
5
1470
Other current assets
891,640
-
Total current assets
21,262,018
20
Non-current assets:
1523
Available-for-sale financial assets-non-current (Note 6(2))
115,366 -
1543
Financial assets carried at cost-non-current (Note 6(3))
-
-
1546
Debt investments without active market –non-current (Note 6(3))
-
-
1550
Investments accounted for using equity method, net (Notes 6(7)and 7) 28,345,200 27
1600
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 6(9), 7 and 8)
51,175,927 49
1780
Intangible assets
537,136
1
1840
Deferred income tax assets (Note 6(15))
846,648
1
1935
Lease receivable-long-term (Note 6(10))
1,883,806
2
1990
Other non-current assets (Notes 6(1) and 8)
386,211
-
Total non-current assets
83,290,294 80
Total assets
104,552,312
100
DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
DECEMBER
2015
31,

3

5
-

1
-

6
2
17
-
-
-

32

48
-

1

2
-

83
100
DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
2100
Short-term loans (Note 6(11))
$ -
-
2170
Notes and accounts payable
1,075,345
1
2180
Accounts payable-related parties (Note 7)
133,595
-
2220
Other payables-related parties (Notes 6(13) and 7)
41,099,884
39
2322
Current portion of long-term loans (Note 6(12))
3,900,000
4
2399
Other current liabilities
2,970,922
3
Total current liabilities
49,179,746
47
Non-current liabilities:
2540
Long-term loans (Note 6(12))
12,480,000
12
2570
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 6(15))
276
-
2613
Lease payables-long-term (Note 6(13))
282,250
-
2640
Accrued pension liabilities (Note 6(14))
634,563
1
2670
Other non-current liabilities
298,419
-
Total non-current liabilities
13,695,508
13
Total liabilities
62,875,254
60
Equity (Notes 6(7)(8)(15)(16)):
3110
Common stock
24,095,278
23
3140
Capital received in advance
653,565
1
3200
Additional paid-in capital
6,377,936
6
3310
Legal reserve
-
-
3300
Accumulated profit
10,816,268
10
3400
Other equity
5,939
-
3500
Treasury stock
(347,533
) -
Equity attributable to owners of the Company
41,601,453
40
36xx
Non-controlling interest
75,605
-
Total equity
41,677,058
40
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 104,552,312
100
DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
DECEMBER
2015
31,
**$ ** 3,103,705
5,442,511
-
1,486,388
263,588
5,949,340
1,577,089
17,822,621
92,930
9,340
181,280
32,833,967
49,763,526
406,193
876,064
1,632,343
387,773

86,183,416
104,006,037
-
1
-
39
4
3
47
12
-
-
1
-
13
60
23
1
6
-
10
-
-
40
-
40
100
3,306,000
1,384,780
175,430
26,646,915
500,000
3,216,474
35,229,599
12,685,000
7,558
273,923
755,860
199,722

13,922,063
49,151,662
24,285,658
-
7,812,701
1,077,812
21,913,621
(4,570)
(347,533
)
54,737,689
116,686
54,854,735
104,006,037

3

2
-

26
-
3
34

12
-
-

1
-
13
47

23
-

8

1

21
-
-
53
-
53
100

Total assets 104,552,312 100 $ 104,006,037 100

96

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except for per share amounts)

4000Operating revenues (Notes 6(19) and 7)
5000Cost of goods sold (Notes 6(5)(14)(17)(20) and 7)
Gross profit
Operating expenses (Notes 6(14)(17)(20) and7)
6100
Selling and distribution expenses
6200
Administrative and general expenses
6300
Research and development expenses
Total operating expenses
Operating income
Non-operating income and expenses
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses (Notes 6(21) and 7)
7050
Finance expenses (Note 6(21))
7060
Share of profit of associate accounted for using equity method (Note 6(7))
Net non-operating activities
7900Income before income tax
7950Income tax expense (Note 6(15))
8000Profit from continuing operations
8100Loss from discontinued operations (Note 12(3))
Net income
8300Other comprehensive income (loss)
8310
Items that may not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
8311
Remeasurement of the net defined benefit assets
8320
Recognized shares of other comprehensive income of associates accounted for using equity methods –
may not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
8349
Income tax expense related to items that may not be reclassified to profit or loss (Note 6(15))
Total amount of items that may be reclassified subsequently to income or loss
8360
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
8361
8362
Exchange differences arising on translation foreign operations
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial assets
8399
Income tax expense related to items that may be reclassified to profit or loss (Note 6(15))
8300Other comprehensive loss
8500Total comprehensive income
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the Company
Profit from continuing operations
Loss from discontinued operations
8610
Profit attributable to owners of the Company
Non-controlling interests
Profit from continuing operations
Loss from discontinued operations
8620
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to:
Owners of the Company
Comprehensive income from continuing operations
Comprehensive loss from discontinued operations
8710
Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the Company
Non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income from continuing operations
Comprehensive loss from discontinued operations
8720
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
9750
Basic earnings per share (Unit: TWD) (Note 6(18))
9710
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations
9720
Basic loss per share from discontinued operations
Basic earnings per share
9810
Diluted earnings per share(Unit: TWD) (Note 6(18))
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations
Diluted earnings per share
2014 (Adjusted)
Amounts
%

49,107,622
100
26,938,594
55
22,169,028
45
588,584
1
1,398,348
3
1,377,524
3
3,364,456
7
18,804,572
38
261,829
1
571,459
1
(1,199,818)
(2)
13,294,654
27
12,928,124
27
31,732,696
65
2,481,199
5
29,251,497
60
(1,056,131
)
(2)
28,195,366
58
(59,408)
-
(1,811)
-
-
-
57,597
-
(3,777)
12,050
-
-
-
-
65,870
-

28,261,236
58

29,238,438
59
(996,121
)
(2
)

28,242,317
57

13,059
-
(60,010
)
-

(46,951
)
-

29,304,308
60
(996,121
)
(2
)

28,308,187
58

13,059
-
(60,010
)
-

(46,951
)
-

12.19

(0.42
)

11.77

12.18

(0.42
)

11.76
2015 %
100
61
39
2
3
4
9
30
1
1

(2)
10
10
40
1
39
-
39
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
39
-
-
-
-
-
-
39
-
39
-
-
-
Amounts

49,107,622
26,938,594
22,169,028
588,584
1,398,348
1,377,524
3,364,456
18,804,572
261,829
571,459
(1,199,818)
13,294,654
12,928,124
31,732,696
2,481,199
29,251,497
(1,056,131
)
28,195,366
(59,408)
(1,811)
-
57,597
(3,777)
12,050
-
65,870

28,261,236

29,238,438
(996,121
)

28,242,317

13,059
(60,010
)

(46,951
)

29,304,308
(996,121
)

28,308,187

13,059
(60,010
)

(46,951
)

12.19

(0.42
)

11.77

12.18

(0.42
)

11.76
Amounts
43,875,905
26,567,909
17,307,996
660,729
1,206,219
1,953,662
3,820,610
13,487,386
226,050
419,496
(860,427)
4,404,923
4,190,042
17,677,428
506,028
17,171,400
-
17,171,400
(132,255)
(2,835)
22,484
(112,606
)
11,928
(22,437)
-
(123,115
)
17,048,285
17,141,167
-
17,141,167
30,233
-
30,233
17,018,052
-
17,018,052
30,233
-
30,233
7.07
-
7.07
7.02
-
7.02
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $ $
$ $ $

97

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Attributable to owners of the Company

Balance at January 1, 2014
$ Effect of the retrospective application of accounting principle or adjustment
Adjusted balance as of January 1, 2014
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income
Change in other capital surplus:
Change in recognized shares of associates accounted for using equity
methods
Difference between the actual disposal of subsidiary shares price and book
value
Acquisition of ownership interests in subsidiaries from non-controlling
interests
Recognized compensation costs on employee stock options
Due to recognition of equity component of employee stock options issued
Cash dividend distributed to non-controlling interest by subsidiaries
Capital reduction to offset accumulated deficits
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income
Legal capital reserve
Common stock dividends
Change in other capital surplus:
Change in equity of associates accounted for using equity method
Adjustments of capital surplus for the Company's cash dividends received
by subsidiaries
Change in equity of subsidiaries accounted for using equity method
Increase in non-controlling interests
Recognized compensation costs on employee stock options by the
Company
Recognized compensation costs on employee stock options by
subsidiaries
Due to recognition of equity component of employee stock options issued
Capital received in advance – exercise of employee stock options
Balance as of December 31, 2015
$
Common
stock
239,608,511
-
239,608,511
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
135,840
-
(215,649,073
)
24,095,278
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
190,380
-

24,285,658
Capital
received
in advance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
653,565
-
-
653,565
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(653,565)
-
-
Capital
surplus
3,696,784
-
3,696,784
-
-
-
2,200,117
(835)
(36,311)
18,129
500,052
-
-
6,377,936
-
-
-
-
-
86,316
1,374
(3,159)
-
2,924
893
856,818
489,599
7,812,701
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Unappropriated
retained earnings
(accumulated
deficit)

-
(233,081,650)
-
(20,241
)
-
(233,101,891
)
-
28,242,317
-
57,597
-
28,299,914
-
-
-
-
-
(23,652)
-
-
-
(7,176)
-
-
-
215,649,073
-
10,816,268
-
17,141,167
-
(112,606
)
-
17,028,561
1,077,812
(1,077,812)
-
(4,853,396)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,077,812
21,913,621
Other equity items
Exchange
difference on
translation of
foreign financial
statements
Unrealized (losses)
gains on
available-for-sale
financial assets
(19,739)
17,405
-
-
(19,739
)
17,405
-
-
(3,777
)
12,050
(3,777
)
12,050
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(23,516)
29,455
-
-
11,928
(22,437
)
11,928
(22,437
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(11,588
)
7,018
Treasury
stock

(347,533)
-
(347,533
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(347,533)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(347,533
)
Total equity
attributable to
owners of
parent
9,873,778
(20,241
)
9,853,537
28,242,317
65,870
28,308,187
2,200,117
(835)
(59,963)
18,129
1,282,281
-
-
41,601,453
17,141,167
(123,115
)
17,018,052
-
(4,853,396)
86,316
1,374
(3,159)
-
2,924
893
393,633
489,599
54,737,689
Non-
controlling
interest
131,359
-
131,359
(46,951)
-
(46,951
)
-
22,939
(9,787)
149
-
(22,104)
-
75,605
30,233
-
30,233
-
-
-
-
3,159
7,300
-
389
-
-
116,686
Total Equity
10,005,137
(20,241
)
9,984,896
28,195,366
65,870
28,261,236
2,200,117
22,104
(69,750)
18,278
1,282,281
(22,104)
-
41,677,058
17,171,400
(123,115
)
17,048,285
-
(4,853,396)
86,316
1,374
-
7,300
2,924
1,282
393,633
489,599
54,854,375
Legal reserve
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,077,812
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,077,812
Exchange
difference on
translation of
foreign financial
statements


(19,739)
-
(19,739
)
-
(3,777
)
(3,777
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(23,516)
-
11,928
11,928
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(11,588
)

98

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income from continuing operations before tax
Net loss from discontinued operations before tax
Net income before tax
Adjustments for:
Income and expenses not affecting cash flows
Depreciation expense
Amortization of deferred charges
Interest expenses
Interest income
Dividend revenue
Compensation costs arising from share-based payments
Share of profit of associate accounted for using equity method
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment reclassified to expense
Impairment loss on non-financial assets
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain, net
Discount amortization of financial liabilities
Income and expenses not affecting cash flows
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease(increase) in accounts receivable
Decrease(increase) in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
Decrease in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
Decrease in accrued pension liabilities
Decrease in other non-current liabilities
Total change in operating assets and liabilities
Cash generated from operating activities
Interest received
Dividend received
Interest paid
Income tax paid
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of debt investments without active market
Purchases of financial assets carried at cost
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets classified as held for sale
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of intangible asset
Decrease in lease receivables
Increase in other non-current assets
Acquisition of ownership interests in subsidiaries from non-controlling interests
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans
Repayments of short-term loans
Increase in long-term loans
Repayments of long-term loan
Decrease in other payable-related parties
Decrease in lease payables-related parties
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries
Exercise of employee stock options
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary shares of stock (without losing control)
Increase in non-controlling interests
Cash dividends paid
Net cash used in financing activities
Effect of foreign currency exchange translation
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
For the years ended December 31,
2014 (Adjusted)
2015
$ 31,732,696
17,677,428
(1,056,131
)
-
30,676,565
17,677,428
5,416,077
5,669,957
191,434
129,408
1,207,899
860,427
(262,270)
(226,050)
-
(3,601)
18,278
493,805
(13,294,654)
(4,404,923)
(53,604)
1,745
13,005
-
395,254
4,204
(173,335)
(40,223)
14,000
5,000
(6,527,916
)
2,489,749
759,103
682,725
239,897
12,548
2,568,251
(800,933)
234,812
(707,583)
(692,932)
(90,925)
939,046
(29,897)
(145,482)
(10,958)
(23,798
)
(15,773
)
3,878,897
(960,796
)
28,027,546
19,206,381
261,069
227,576
-
3,601
(1,242,110)
(882,399)
(35,602
)
(32,918
)
27,010,903
18,522,241
-
(181,280)
-
(9,340)
1,700,000
-
(5,795,646)
(3,841,842)
77,976
2,928
(291,163)
(111,196)
429,330
429,330
(361,681)
(1,563)
(69,750
)
-
(4,310,934
)
(3,712,963
)
90,600
3,600,600
(180,600)
(300,000)
11,975,000
500,000
(7,300,000)
(3,700,000)
(25,373,682)
(14,487,626)
(7,404)
(7,853)
(22,104)
-
1,282,281
393,633
22,104
-
-
7,300
-
(4,852,022
)
(19,513,805
)
(18,840,568
)
86,189
(132,860
)
3,272,353
(4,164,150)
3,995,502
7,267,855
$
7,267,855
3,103,705

2014 (Adjusted)
$ 31,732,696
(1,056,131
)
30,676,565
5,416,077
191,434
1,207,899
(262,270)
-
18,278
(13,294,654)
(53,604)
13,005
395,254
(173,335)
14,000
(6,527,916
)
759,103
239,897
2,568,251
234,812
(692,932)
939,046
(145,482)
(23,798
)
3,878,897
28,027,546
261,069
-
(1,242,110)
(35,602
)
27,010,903
-
-
1,700,000
(5,795,646)
77,976
(291,163)
429,330
(361,681)
(69,750
)
(4,310,934
)
90,600
(180,600)
11,975,000
(7,300,000)
(25,373,682)
(7,404)
(22,104)
1,282,281
22,104
-
-
(19,513,805
)
86,189
3,272,353
3,995,502
$
7,267,855

$ $

99

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (All amounts are expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except for per share information or unless otherwise specified)

1. Organization and Principal Activities

Nanya Technology Corporation (the “Company”) was legally established with the approval of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on March 4, 1995, with registered address at 669, Fuhsing 3rd Road, Hwa-Ya Technology Park, Kueishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The main operating activities of the Company and its subsidiary (the “Group”) are researching, developing, manufacturing and selling semiconductor products, and the import and export of its machinery, equipment and raw materials.

2. Financial Statements Issuance Procedures

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 15, 2016.

3. Application of New and Revised Standards and Interpretations

  • (1) Impact of adoption of new and amended standards and interpretations endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission, R.O.C. (“FSC”)

The Group adopted the 2013 version of the IFRSs endorsed by the FSC (excluding IFRS 9 Financial Instruments) in preparing the stand-alone financial statements commencing from 2015. Related new, revised and amended standards and interpretations are listed below:

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
Amendments to IFRS 1 “Limited Exemption from Comparative IFRS 7 Disclosures
for First time Adopters”
Amendments to IFRS 7 “Disclosures–Transfers of Financial Assets”
Amendments to IFRS 7 “Disclosures–Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities”
IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements”
IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”
IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”
Amendment to IAS 1 “Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income”
Amendment to IAS 12 “Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets”
Amendment to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”
Effective Date
Prescribed by
**IASB **
July 1, 2010
July 1, 2011
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
(Investment entit~~y~~
took effect on
effective January
1, 2014)
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
July 1, 2012
January 1, 2012
January 1, 2013

100

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
Amendment to IAS 27 “Separate Financial Statements”
Amendment to IAS 32 “Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”
Effective Date
Prescribed by
**IASB **
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2014

Except for the following items, the Group believes that the adoption of the aforementioned 2013 version of the IFRSs endorsed by the FSC did not have any significant effect on the Company’s stand-alone financial statements.

(a) Amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”

The amendments to IAS 1 require the Group to classify other comprehensive income as items presented, should be shown separated for each of the two categories: (a) items that could not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss; and (b) items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss when specific conditions are met. The amendments also require the tax associated with items of other comprehensive income which presented before tax to be shown separately. Accordingly, the Group has amended the presentation of the statements of comprehensive income, and restated the comparative-period amounts.

  • (b) IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”

The Group has increased its disclosures on information related to associates and joint ventures according to this standard. (Please refer to Note 6(7) for details.)

  • (c) IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”

This ~~e s~~ tandard has changed the definition of fair value, provided a framework for fair value measurement, and prescribed specific guidance for fair value measurement disclosures. Accordingly, the Group has increased related disclosures on fair value measurements. In accordance with the transitional provision of this standard, the required additional disclosure for comparative information is no longer required. Although this standard has been postponed for adoption commencing 2015, management is not expecting that the adoption thereof will have significant influences on the fair value of the Group’s assets and liabilities.

(d) Amendments to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”

The amendments to IAS 19 require the Group to calculate a “net interest” amount by applying the discount rate to the net defined benefit liability or asset to replace the interest cost and expected return on plan assets used in current IAS 19. In addition, the amendments eliminate the accounting treatment of either the corridor approach or the immediate recognition of actuarial gains and losses to profit or loss when incurred, and instead require companies to recognize all actuarial gains and losses immediately through other comprehensive income. The past service cost, on the other hand, is expensed immediately when incurred and is no longer amortized over the average period before meeting vesting conditions on a straight-line basis. In

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addition, instead of recognizing liability and expense only when a demonstrable benefit commitment is made, the amendments require the Group to recognize liability and expense for termination benefits on (1) the date when the Group can no longer withdraw the offer of the benefit; or (2) the date when the Group recognizes related restructuring expense, whichever date is earlier. Moreover, the amendments also require a broader disclosure for defined benefit plans.

The Group has changed the accounting policy related to the measurement and expression of net defined benefit assets, pension cost, and actuarial gains or losses. With the elimination of the corridor approach, the Group has fully recognized the unrecognized actuarial gains or losses, and retrospectively adjusted the accumulated deficit as follows:

Consolidated statement of financial position:

December 31, 2014:
Investments accounted for using equity
method
Current defined benefit liabilities
Accumulated earnings
Reporting balances
under 2010
version of IFRSs
$
28,347,485
674,994
10,778,122
Effect of
IFRSs upgrade
Reporting balances
under 2013
version of IFRSs
Reporting balances
under 2013
version of IFRSs
$ (2,285
)
(40,431
)
38,146
28,345,200
634,563
10,816,268

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income:

For the year ended December 31, 2014:
Operating costs
Advertising expense
Management expense
R&D expense
Share of other comprehensive income of
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method
Net income
Reporting balances
under 2010
Effect of
version of IFRSs
IFRSs upgrade
$ (26,939,061)
467
(588,624)
40
(1,398,471)
123
(1,377,610)
86
13,294,580
74
28,194,576
790
Reporting balances
under 2013
version of IFRSs
(26,938,594)
(588,584)
(1,398,348)
(1,377,524)
13,294,654
28,195,366

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  • (2) The IFRSs issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by FSC

New, revised and amended standards and interpretations for IFRSs issued by the IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC are as follows:

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Sale or Contribution of
Assets between an Investor and Its Associate or Joint Venture”
Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28 “Investment
Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception”
Amendments to IFRS 11 “Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests
in Joint Operations”
IFRS 14 “Regulatory Deferral Account”
IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
IFRS 16 “Leasehold”
Amendment to IAS 1 “Disclosure Initiative”
Amendment to IAS 7 “Disclosure Initiative”
Amendment to IAS 12 “Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for
Unrealized Losses”
Amendments to IAS16 and IAS 38 “Clarification of Acceptable
Methods of Depreciation and Amortization”
Amendments to IAS16 and IAS 41 “Bearer Plants”
Amendments to IAS 19 “Defined Benefit Plans: Employee
Contributions”
Amendment to IAS 27 “Equity Method in Separate Financial
Statements”
Amendments to IAS 36 “Recoverable Amount Disclosures for
Non-Financial Assets”
Amendments to IAS 39 “Novation of Derivatives and
Continuation of Hedge Accounting”
Annual Improvements Cycle 2010-2012 and 2011-2013
Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle
Amendments to IFRIC Interpretation 21 “Levies”
Effective Date
Prescribed by IASB
January 1, 2018
Not yet announced by
IASB
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2018
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2017
January 1, 2017
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
July 1, 2014
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
July 1, 2014
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2014

The Group is evaluating the impact on its financial position and financial performance of the initial adoption of above mentioned standards or interpretations. The results thereof will be disclosed when the Group completes its evaluation.

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4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following significant accounting policies are adopted in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Except for the changes in accounting policies described in Note 3, the significant accounting policies have been applied consistently to all the reporting periods presented in these financial statements.

  • (1) Statement of compliance

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”) and International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations and SIC Interpretations (hereinafter referred to IFRS as endorsed by the FSC).

  • (2) Basis of preparation

Basis of measurement

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on historical cost basis, except for the following material items in the statement of financial position.

  • (i) Available-for-sale financial assets measured at fair value.

  • (ii) The net defined benefit liabilities are measured as the fair value of the plan assets, less the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

Functional and presentation currency

The functional currency of the Group is determined based on the primary economic environment in which the entities operate. The consolidated financial statements are presented in New Taiwan Dollar, which is the Group’s functional currency. All financial information presented in New Taiwan Dollar has been rounded to the nearest thousand.

  • (3) Basis of consolidation

  • 1) The consolidated financial statements comprise the Company and its subsidiaries.

The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. Total profit or loss of subsidiary applicable to the non-controlling interests is allocated to the non-controlling interests even if it results in the non-controlling interests to having a deficit balance.

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Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealized income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

Changes in the ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions.

  • 2) List of subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements:
Investor
The name of subsidiaries
The Company
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. U.S.A
The Company
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. Delaware
The Company
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. H.K.
The Company
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. Japan
The Company
PEI JEN Co., Ltd.
The Company
PIECEMAKERS
TECHNOLOGY CORP.
The Company
SUMPRO ELECTRONICS
CORP.
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. H.K.
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP., Germany
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. H.K.
NANYA TECHNOLOGY
CORP. Shenzen
Business activity
Sales of semiconductor
products
Design of
semiconductor products
Sales of semiconductor
products
Sales of semiconductor
products
Investment in enterprise
Product design and sells
Manufacture and sale of
electronic components
Sales of semiconductor
products
Sales of semiconductor
products
Shareholdings Shareholdings
December 31,
2014
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
58.34%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
December 31,
2015
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
55.26%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
  • 3) Subsidiaries not included in the consolidated financial statements: None.

(4) Foreign currency

1. Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency of the Group at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at that date. The foreign currency gain or loss on monetary assets and liabilities is the difference between amortized cost in the functional currency at the beginning of the period, adjusted for the effective interest and payments during the period, and such assets and liabilities reported in foreign currency translated at the exchange rate at the end of the reporting period.

Foreign currency-denominated non-monetary assets and liabilities measured at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the date when fair value was determined. Foreign currency-denominated non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in profit or loss.

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2. Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on acquisition, are translated to the Group’s functional currency at exchange rates at the reporting date. The income and expenses of foreign operations, excluding foreign operations in hyperinflationary economies, are translated to the Group’s functional currency at average rate. Foreign currency differences are recognized in other comprehensive income.

When a foreign operation is disposed of such that control, significant influence or joint control is lost, the cumulative amount in the translation reserve related to that foreign operation is reclassified to profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on disposal. When the Group disposes of any part of its interest in a subsidiary that includes a foreign operation while retaining control, the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reattributed to non-controlling interest. When the Group disposes of only part of investment in an associate of joint venture that includes a foreign operation while retaining significant or joint control, the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reclassified to profit or loss.

When the settlement of a monetary item receivable from or payable to a foreign operation is neither planed nor likely in the foreseeable future, foreign currency gains and losses arising from such items are considered to form part of a net investment in the foreign operation and are recognized in other comprehensive income.

  • (5) Classification of current and non-current assets and liabilities

An asset is classified as current under any one of the following conditions. All other assets are classified as non-current.

  1. The asset is expected to be realized, or sold or consumed, during the Group’s normal operating cycle;

  2. The asset is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  3. The asset is expected to be realized within twelve months after the balance sheet date; or

  4. The asset is cash or a cash equivalent unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date.

A liability is classified as current under any one of the following conditions. All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

  1. The liability is expected to be settled during the Group’s normal operating cycle;

  2. The liability is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

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  1. The liability is due to be settled within twelve months after the balance sheet date; or

  2. The Group does not have any unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by issuing equity instruments do not affect its classification.

  3. (6) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash comprises cash on hand and cash in bank. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Time deposits with maturities that go beyond 3 months and are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments rather than for investment or other purposes are classified under cash equivalents.

  • (7) Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

  1. Financial assets

Financial assets are categorized into held-to-sold financial assets, loans and receivables.

  • (a) Available-for sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are designated as available-for-sale or are not classified in any of the other categories of financial assets. Available-for-sale financial assets are recognized initially at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction cost. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured at fair value and changes therein, other than impairment losses, interest income calculated using the effective interest method, dividend income, and foreign currency differences on available-for-sale debt instruments, are recognized in other comprehensive income and presented in the fair value reserve in equity. When an investment is derecognized, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is reclassified to profit or loss, and is included in other income. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets shall be recognized and derecognized, as applicable, using trade-date accounting.

Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market, and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured, are measured at cost after minus impairment loss, and are included in financial assets measured at cost.

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Dividend income is recognized in profit or loss on the date that the Group’s right to receive payment is established, which in the case of quoted securities is normally the ex-dividend date. Such dividend income is recognized in other comprehensive income.

(b) Loans and Receivables

Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market, which comprise accounts receivable and other receivables. Such assets are recognized initially at fair value, plus, any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, receivables other than are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses other than except for short-term receivables for which the effect of discounting is immaterial. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is recognized and derecognized, as applicable, using trade-date accounting.

Interest income from receivables is recognized in other income...

(c) Impairment of financial assets

Except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, a financial asset is assessed for impairment at the reporting date. A financial asset is impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events (a ‘loss event’) that occurred subsequent to the initial recognition of the asset and that loss event has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial assets that can be estimated reliably.

Objective evidence that financial assets are impaired includes delinquency or default (such as unpaid or delayed payment of interest or principal) by a debtor, restructuring of an amount due to the Group on terms that the Group would not consider otherwise, indications that a debtor or issuer will enter bankruptcy, adverse changes in the payment status of borrowers or issuers, economic conditions that correlate with defaults, or the disappearance of an active market for a security. In addition, for an available-for-sale investment in an equity security, a significant or prolonged decline in its fair value below its cost is accounted for as objective evidence of impairment.

All individually significant receivables are assessed for specific impairment. Objective evidence that receivables are impaired includes historical trends of collection and increasing level of overdue receivables which are collected beyond the credit term.

An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is determined based on the excess of its carrying amount over the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate.

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An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset is written off directly against its carrying amount, except for accounts receivable, in which an impairment loss is credited to an allowance account against the receivables. When a receivable is determined to be uncollectible, it is written off from the allowance account. Any subsequent recovery of a receivable written off is charged to the allowance account. Changes in the amount of the allowance accounts are recognized in profit or loss.

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss on a financial assets measured at amortized cost decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the decrease in impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying value of the asset does not exceed its amortized cost before impairment was recognized at the reversal date.

Impairment losses and recoveries resulting from accounts receivable are recognized under general administrative and expenses in profit or loss. Impairment losses and recoveries resulting from financial assets other than accounts receivable are recognized in profit or loss, under other gain or loss of results from non-operating activities.

(d) Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognized when the contractual rights to the cash inflow from the asset are terminated or when the Group transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets.

On derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received or receivable and any cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss.

If the transferred asset is part of a larger financial asset and the part transferred qualifies for derecognition in its entirety, the previous carrying amount of the larger financial asset is allocated between the part that continues to be recognized and the part that is derecognized, based on the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference between the carrying amount allocated to the part derecognized and the sum of the consideration received for the part derecognized and any cumulative gain or loss allocated to it that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss. A cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is allocated between the part that continues to be recognized and the part that is derecognized, based on the relative fair values of those parts.

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  1. Financial liabilities and equity instrument

  2. (a) Classification of liabilities or equity instruments

Debt or equity instruments issued by the Group are classified as financial liabilities or equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual agreement.

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Group are recognized based on the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Interest related to the financial liability is recognized in profit or loss under non-operating income and expenses.

(b) Other financial liabilities

Financial liabilities not classified as held for trading or designated as at fair value through profit or loss, which comprise short-term and long-term loans, and accounts and other payables, are measured at fair value, plus any directly attributable transaction costs at the time of initial recognition. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured at amortized cost calculated using the effective interest method. Interest expense not capitalized as capital cost is recognized in profit or loss as finance costs.

  • (c) Derecognition of financial liabilities

A financial liability is derecognized when the contractual obligation thereon has been discharged or cancelled or has expired. The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid (including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is charged to profit or loss.

  • (d) Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities

Financial assets and liabilities are presented on a net basis when the Group has legally enforceable rights to offset and intends to settle such financial assets and liabilities on a net basis or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

(8) Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories, production costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. The cost of inventories is calculated using the weighted-average method. In the case of manufactured inventories and work in progress, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on normal operating capacity.

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Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

  • (9) Non- current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

1. Non-current assets held for sale

Non-current assets or disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities that are expected to be recovered primarily through sale or distribution rather than through continuing use are reclassified as held for sale or held for distribution to owners. Immediately before classification as held for sale or held for distribution to owners, the assets, or components of a disposal Group are re-measured in accordance with the Group’s accounting policies. Thereafter, generally the assets or disposal groups are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

Any impairment loss on a disposal group is initially allocated to goodwill, and then to the remaining assets and liabilities on a pro rata basis, except that impairment loss is not allocated to assets which are within the scope of IAS 36 – Impairments. Those assets of the disposal group will continue to be measured in accordance with the Group’s measurement accounting policies. Impairment losses on assets initially classified as held for sale or held for distribution to owners and any subsequent gains or losses on re-measurement are recognized in profit or loss. Gains are not recognized in excess of any cumulative impairment loss.

When the assets classified as held for sale or held for distribution to owners are intangible assets or property, plant and equipment, they are no longer amortized or depreciated, and any equity-accounted investee discontinues the use of the equity method.

2. Discontinued operations

An operation is classified as a discontinued operation if the operation is disposed or, reclassified as non- current assets held for sale. Such operation includes a separate major line of business, geographic area of operations, or a subsidiary acquired exclusively by the Group with a view of re-sale. Classification as a discontinued operation occurs at the earlier of disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale or held for distribution to owners, whichever comes first. When an operation is classified as a discontinued operation, the comparative statement of comprehensive income is restated as if the operation had been discontinued from the start of the comparative year

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(10)Investment in associates

Associates are those entities in which the Group has significant influence, but not control, over the financial and operating policies. Significant influence is presumed to exist when the Group holds between 20% and 50% of the voting power of another entity.

Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method and are recognized initially at cost. The cost of the investment includes transaction costs. The carrying amount of the investment in associates includes goodwill arising from the acquisition less any accumulated impairment losses.

The consolidated financial statements include the Group’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investees, after adjustments to align their accounting policies with those of the Group, from the date that significant influence commences until the date that significant influence ceases.

Unrealized profits resulting from the transactions between the Group and an associate are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s interest in the associate. Unrealized losses on transactions with associates are eliminated in the same way, except to the extent that the underlying asset is impaired.

When the Group’s share of losses exceeds its interest in an associates, the carrying amount of the investment, including any long-term interests that form part thereof, is reduced to zero, and the recognition of further losses is discontinued except to the extent that the Group has an obligation or has made payments on behalf of the investee.

(11)Property, plant and equipment

(a) Recognition and measurement

Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of a self-constructed asset comprises material, direct labor, any cost directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management, the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located, and any borrowing cost that is eligible for capitalization. In additions, cost also includes transfers from equity of any gain or loss on qualifying cash flow hedges of foreign currency purchases of property, plant and equipment. The cost of the software is capitalized as part of the property, plant and equipment if the purchase of the software is necessary for the property, plant and equipment to be capable of operating.

Gain or loss arising from the disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of the item, and is charged to profit or loss.

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(b) Subsequent cost

Subsequent expenditure is capitalized only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the expenditure can be reasonably assessed, and will flow to the Group. The carrying amount of those parts that are replaced is derecognized. Ongoing repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

(c) Depreciation

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided over their estimated useful lives by using the straight-line method. The depreciation charge for each period is recognized in profit or loss.

If there is reasonable certainty that the lessee will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the period of expected use is the useful life of the asset; otherwise, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and its useful life.

Land has an unlimited useful life and therefore is not depreciated.

The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative years of significant items of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

  • (i) Buildings: 25 years.

  • (ii) Machinery and equipment: 5 to 16 years.

  • (iii) Miscellaneous equipment: 3 to 15years.

Depreciation methods, useful lives, and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date. If expectations differ from the previous estimates, the change is accounted for as a change in accounting estimate.

(12)Leases

(a) Lesser

Asset under financing lease is recognized on a net basis as lease receivable. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease is added to the net investment in the leased asset. Finance income is allocated to each period during the lease term in order to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the receivable.

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Lease income from an operating lease is recognized as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease is added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognized as an expense over the lease term on the same basis as the lease income. Incentives granted to the lessee to enter into the operating lease are spread over the lease term on a straight-line basis so that the lease income received is reduced accordingly.

Contingent rents are recognized as income in the period when the lease adjustments are confirmed.

(b) Lessee

Leases in which the Group assumes substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. On initial recognition, the lease asset is measured at an amount equal to the lower of its fair value and the present value of the minimum lease payments. Subsequent to initial recognition, the asset is accounted for in accordance with the accounting policy applicable to the lease asset.

Payments made under operating leases (excluding insurance and maintenance expenses) are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Lease incentives received are recognized as an integral part of the reduction of the lease expense, over the term of the lease.

Minimum lease payments made under finance leases are apportioned between the finance expense and the reduction of the outstanding liability. The finance expense is allocated to each period during the lease term in order to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Contingent rent is recognized as expense in the period in which it is incurred.

(13)Intangible Assets

Capitalized development expenditure is measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Subsequent expenditure is capitalized only when it increases the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset to which it relates.

Other development expenditure is recognized as an expense when incurred.

The depreciable amount of capitalized development expenditure is determined after deducting its residual value. Amortization is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets from the date that they are made available for use.

The residual value, amortization period, and amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at each fiscal year-end. Changes therein are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.

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(14)Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

At each balance sheet date, an assessment is made whether there is any indication that an asset (including inventories, deferred tax assets, and other non-financial assets) may have been impaired. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated. If it is not possible to determine the recoverable amount for the individual asset, then the Group will have to determine the recoverable amount for the asset's cash-generating unit (CGU).

The recoverable amount for individual asset or a cash-generating unit is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. If, and only if, the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. Such reduction is treated as an impairment loss, which is charged to profit or loss.

The Group assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that an impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset other than goodwill may no longer exist or may have decreased. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of that asset is estimated. An impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset other than goodwill is reversed if, and only if, there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. The increase in the carrying amount shall not exceed the carrying amount (net of depreciation or amortization) had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years.

(15)Treasury stock

Repurchased shares are recognized under treasury shares (a contra-equity account) based on their repurchase price (including all directly accountable costs), net of tax. Gain ~~o~~ n disposal of treasury shares is recognized under “Capital Reserve – Treasury Share Transactions”; Loss on disposal of treasury shares is offset against existing capital reserves arising from similar types of treasury shares. If there are insufficient capital reserves to be offset against, then such los ~~s i~~ s accounted for under retained earnings. The carrying amount of treasury shares is calculated using the weighted average of different types of repurchase.

If treasury shares are cancelled, “Capital Reserve – Share Premiums” and “Share Capital” are debited proportionately. Gain on cancellation of treasury shares is recognized under existing capital reserves arising from similar types of treasury shares; Loss on cancellation of treasury shares is offset against existing capital reserves arising from similar types of treasury shares. If there are insufficient capital reserves to be offset against, then such loss is accounted for under retained earnings.

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(16)Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods in the course of ordinary activities is measured at fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns, trade discounts and volume rebates. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence exists, usually in the form of an executed sales agreement, that the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the customer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, there is no continuing management involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. If it is probable that discounts will be granted and the amount can be measured reliably, then the discount is recognized as a reduction of revenue as the sales are recognized.

The timing of the transfers of risks and rewards varies depending on the individual terms of the sales agreement. For international shipments, transfer usually occurs upon loading the goods onto the relevant carrier at the port. Generally for such products, the customer has no right of return. For domestic sales, transfer occurs upon receipt by the customer.

(17)Employee benefits

(a) Defined contribution plan

Obligations for contributions to a defined contribution pension plan are recognized as an employee benefit expense in profit or loss in the periods during which services are rendered by employees.

(b) Defined benefit plan

A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than a defined contribution plan. The Group’s net obligation in respect of a defined benefit pension plan is calculated by estimating the discounted present value of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods. Any unrecognized past service costs and the fair value of any plan assets are deducted from the aforementioned net obligation. The discount rate is the yield on the reporting date of government bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Group’s obligations and are denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid.

An actuarial calculation of pension costs and related liabilities is performed annually by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. When the calculation results in a benefit to the Group, an asset is recognized, but the recognized asset is limited to the total of any unrecognized past service costs and the present value of economic benefits available in the form of any future refunds from the plan or reductions in future contributions to the plan. In order to calculate the present value of economic benefits, consideration is given to any minimum funding requirements that apply to the plan. An economic benefit is available to the Group if it is realizable during the life of the plan, or on settlement of the plan liabilities.

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When the benefits of a plan are improved, the portion of the increased benefit relating to past service by employees is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Remeasurement of the net defined benefit liabilities (assets), which comprise (1) actuarial gains and losses, (2) the return on plan assets (excluding interest), and (3) the effect of the asset ceiling (if any, excluding interest), is recognized immediately in other comprehensive income. The amounts recognized in other comprehensive income can be reclassified to retained earnings or other equity. If the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are transferred to other equity, they shall not be reclassified to profit or loss or recognized in retained earrings in a subsequent period.

Gains or losses on the curtailment or settlement of a defined benefit plan are also recognized as pension expenses when the curtailment or settlement occurs. The gain or loss on curtailment comprises any resulting change in the fair value of plan assets, any change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation, and any related actuarial gains or losses and past service cost that were not previously recognized.

(c) Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on an undiscounted basis and are expensed as the related service is provided.

(18)Share-based payment

The grant-date fair value of share-based payment awards granted to employee is recognized as employee expenses, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period when employees become unconditionally entitled to the awards. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount ultimately recognized as an expense is based on the number of awards that meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting date.

For share-based payment awards with non-vesting conditions, the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment is measured to reflect such conditions, and there is no true-up for the differences between expected and actual outcomes.

(19)Income taxes

Tax expense comprises current tax expense and deferred tax expense. Current and deferred taxes are included in profit or loss for the period, except to the extent that the tax arises from a business combination or a transaction or event which is recognized directly in equity or other comprehensive income.

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Current tax comprises the amount expected to be paid to (recovered from) the taxation authorities, using the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date, and any adjustments for current tax of prior periods.

Deferred tax is recognized for the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax is recognized for all temporary differences, except to the extent that the deferred tax arises from:

  • (a) The initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction which is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (loss).

  • (b) The investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates, and interests in joint ventures where it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates, based on tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.

Deferred tax assets are offset against deferred tax liabilities only if:

  • (a) the Group has a legal enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities; and

  • (b) the deferred tax assets and the deferred liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either:

  • (i) The same taxable entity; or

  • (ii) Different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously; in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.

A deferred tax asset is recognized for the carry forward of unused tax losses, unused tax credits, and deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses, unused tax credits and deductible temporary differences can be utilized. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the benefit of part or the deferred tax asset will be utilized.

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(20)Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share are calculated as the profit attributable to the ordinary shareholder of the Group divided by weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding. The diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Group divided by weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding after adjustment for the effects of all potentially dilutive ordinary shares, such as employee stock options.

(21)Operating segments

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it may incur revenues and incur expenses. Operating results of the operating segment are regularly reviewed by the Group’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance.

5. Critical Accounting Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainly

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with the IFRSs as endorsed by the FSC, under which, management make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and in future periods.

Information about judgments made in applying the accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements is discussed below. Please refer to the Note 6(10)(13) about the classification of lease.

Significant judgment, assumptions and estimation uncertainties were applied to the following:

(1) Reliability of deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which those deferred tax assets can be utilized. Management has applied subjective judgment and estimates in assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, including estimates of future revenue growth and profitability, Income Tax Holidays, the amount of tax credits that can be utilized and feasible tax planning strategies. Any changes in the global economic environment, the industry trends and relevant laws and regulations could result in significant adjustments to the deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets of $846,648 and $876,064 have been recognized as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

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6. Significant Accounts

  • (1) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash on hand-pretty cash
Cash in bank-demand deposit account
Cash equivalents:
Cash in bank-time deposits
Repurchase agreements collateralized by corporate bonds
December 31,
2014
$ 163
3,091,133
3,808,616
367,943
$
7,267,855
December 31,
2015
December 31,
2015
171
2,952,040
-
151,494
3,103,705

Refer to Note 6(22) for the fair value sensitivity analysis and interest rate risk of the financial assets and liabilities of the Group.

The Group’s certificate of time deposit and restricted bank deposit amounting to $375,900 and 376,883 which were pledged for the Group’s importation of cargo materials, research and development's plan being undertaken with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and loans payable, were reclassified to non-current assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

  • (2) Non-current assets held for sale

  • (a) The non-current assets held for sale were as follows:

a) The non-current assets held for sale were as follows:
Listed securities:
Listed shares of stock
December 31,
2014
$
115,366
December 31,
2015
92,930
$
  • (b) Sensitivity analysis equity price risk

The impact to other comprehensive income of hypothetical changes in prices of the equity securities on the reporting date were as follows:


securities on the reporting date were as follows:
Security price on reporting date
Increase1%
Decrease1%
For theyears ended December 31
2014
2015
Other
comprehensive
income (after tax)
Other
comprehensive
income (after tax)
$
1,154
1,154
$
(1,154
)
(1,154
)
2014
Other
comprehensive
income (after tax)
$
1,154
$
(1,154
)

$
$
(1,154
)

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  • (3) Investment in debt securities with no active market / Financial assets carried at cost-non-current

The Group purchased a two-year interest-free convertible bond of USD6,000 thousand issued by Memoright in August, 2015. The conversion rights embedded in the corporate bond are accounted for separately as the economic characteristics and risks are not specifically associated. The conversion rights of the corporate bond which are linked to unlisted preference shares of $9,340 - and the corporate bonds of $181,280 were accounted for as financial assets carried at cost - non-current and investment in debt securities with no active market non-current, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.

(4) Accounts Receivable and Other Receivables

Accounts receivable-non-related parties
Accounts receivable-related parties
Other receivables (including related parties)
Less : allowance for doubtful receivables
December 31,
2014
$ 21,301
6,032,705
1,908,999
(8,889
)
$
7,954,116
December 31,
2015
-
5,451,688
1,749,976
(9,177
)
7,192,487

Aging analysis of notes receivable, accounts receivable and other receivables:

December 31, 2014
December 31, 2015
Neither past
due nor impaired
$ 7,806,317
7,154,949
Past due but not impaired
Within 30 days
31-60 days
over 61 days
146,542
1,257
-
37,538
-
-
Past due but not impaired
Within 30 days
31-60 days
over 61 days
146,542
1,257
-
37,538
-
-
total
Within 30 days
146,542
37,538
31-60 days
1,257
-
7,954,116
7,192,487

Movements of the allowance for doubtful receivables were as follows:

Balance, beginning of year
Reversal of impairment
Balance, end of year
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,

2014

9,546
(657
)
8,889

2015
$ $ 8,889
288
9,177

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(5) Inventories

Raw materials
Work in progress
In-transit inventory
Merchandise
Total
December 31,
2014
$ 145,517
2,719,794
2,140,021
143,072
$
5,148,407
December 31,
2015
214,271
2,723,567
2,998,347
13,155
5,949,340

Inventory cost charged to cost of goods sold amounted to $26,969,188 and $26,564,595 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The loss from measuring inventories at net realizable value of $3,314 was also charged to cost of goods sold because the carrying value exceeded the net realizable value of inventories. As the net realizable value of inventories has increased because the circumstance that caused the inventory devaluation in prior period has improved, the Group recognized a gain from recovery in the value of inventories of $30,594 for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was debited to cost of goods sold as the net realizable value exceeded the carrying value of inventories.

(6) Available-for-sale assets

On March 14, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Provisional Shareholders' Meeting of the subsidiary, named “Sumpro Electronics Corporation”, decided to sell portion of the buildings, and all of the machines and element of Sumpro, and settled them on July 1,2014.

The impairment loss of $1,980 and $405,306, resulting from measuring at lower of other carrying amounts and fair values less costs to sell, respectively, was recognized in the 2014 consolidated statements of comprehensive income under other loss and discontinued operations loss.

(7) Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

The components of the investments accounted for using equity method were as follows:

Associates December 31,
2014
$
28,345,200
December 31,
2015
$ 32,833,967

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(a) Associates

The information of the investments in a significant associate accounted for using equity method was as follows:


method was as follows:
Registration
Country
Associates
Relationship
Percentage of ownership
2014.12.31 2015.12.31
Inotera Memories, Inc
The main supplier for raw material of the
Company. Its primary operating activity is
producing and selling of semiconductor products.
Taiwan
24.42% 24.34%

The Group's capital surplus—equity of associates accounted for using equity method increased by $62,756 due to the recognition of compensation costs arising from employee stock options of Inotera Memories, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015.

On February 10, May 12, August 11 and November 11, 2015, the Company recognized capital surplus—equity of associates accounted for under the equity method amounting to $23,560 due to the increase of capital of Inotera Memories, Inc.by 22,595 thousand shares, for which the Group did not purchase additional shares in proportion to its original shareholding percentage.

The Group's capital surplus—equity of associates accounted for under the equity method increased by $62,979 due to the recognition of compensation costs arising from the employee stock options of Inotera Memories, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014.

- The Group's capital surplus equity of associates accounted for under the equity method increased by $2,137,138 due to the increase in capital of 71,714 thousand shares on February 13, May 8 , August 6, 2014 and November 11. Additionally, the depositary receipts of 40,000 units issued by Inotera Memories, Inc. on May 15, 2014, for which the Company did not purchase the depositary receipts in proportion to its original shareholding percentage.

The following is the aggregated financial information of the major associate that has already been modified to the associates' consolidated financial statements based on the IFRS as endorsed by FSC to reflect the fair value adjustments made at the time of acquisition and adjustment for accounting policy variations.

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The financial information of Inotera Memories Inc. was summarized as follows:

Current assets
Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net assets
Operating income
Net income
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Share of the equity of the associate at January 1,
Total comprehensive income allocated to the Group of
investment in associate at December 31,
Share of the equity of the associate at December 31,
Add:
Realized gain fromdisposal of fixed assets
Recognition of compensation costs arising from employee
stock options
Capital surplus due to acquisition of shares not
proportionate t~~o~~
original holding ratio
Less:
Others
Carrying amount of equity of the major associate
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 56,814,358
41,012,811
80,987,748
116,871,496
(17,272,884)
(12,325,004)
(4,050,738
)
(10,237,028
)
$ 116,478,484
135,322,275
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$
82,570,966
60,762,323
52,913,068
18,077,421
(7,316
)
(11,365
)
$
52,905,752
18,066,056
For the year ended December
31,
2014
2015
$ 12,851,698
28,345,200
13,294,654
4,404,923
26,146,352
32,750,123
540
270

62,979
62,756
2,137,138
23,560
(1,809
)
(2,742
)
$ 28,345,200
32,833,967
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 56,814,358
41,012,811
80,987,748
116,871,496
(17,272,884)
(12,325,004)
(4,050,738
)
(10,237,028
)
$ 116,478,484
135,322,275
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$
82,570,966
60,762,323
52,913,068
18,077,421
(7,316
)
(11,365
)
$
52,905,752
18,066,056
For the year ended December
31,
2014
2015
$ 12,851,698
28,345,200
13,294,654
4,404,923
26,146,352
32,750,123
540
270

62,979
62,756
2,137,138
23,560
(1,809
)
(2,742
)
$ 28,345,200
32,833,967
December 31,
2015
$
$
2014
12,851,698
13,294,654
26,146,352
540
62,979
2,137,138
(1,809
)
28,345,200
$
$

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(8) Subsidiary and acquisition of non-controlling interests

  • (a) Acquisition of non-controlling interests

On March 27, 2014, a subsidiary of the Company, Sumpro Electronics Corporation (Sumpro), redeemed its common shares by paying $69,750 in cash, which increased the Group’s shareholding percentage in its subsidiary from 94% to 100%. On September 26, 2014, the treasury shares of stock of 15,000 thousand shares repurchased by the subsidiary were cancelled due to a resolution approved by the board of directors of Sumpro. The record date for all of these capital decrease transactions were set on September 26, 2014. These transactions resulted in the following changes to the Group’s ownership interest in its subsidiaries and associates:

Acquisition of non-controlling interests (carrying amount)
Consideration paid for the non-controlling interests
Differences between purchase consideration and book value of the shares
Decrease in capital surplus
Decrease in retained earnings
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
$ $
$ $

9,787
(69,750
)

(59,963
)

(36,311)
(23,652
)

(59,963
)
  • (b) Disposal of certain subsidiaries’ shares without losing control

On March 18, 2014, the Group sold for $22,104 its ownership of 12.76 percent shares of a subsidiary, PieceMakers Technology, Inc. This resulted in the following:

Book value of non-controlling interests disposed of.
Proceeds from disposal of non-controlling interests
Decrease in capital surplus- the difference between the actual selling price
and book value of the equity shares sold
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
Piecemakers
Corporation
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
Piecemakers
Corporation
$ $
22,939
(22,104
)

835

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(9) Property, Plant and Equipment

The cost and depreciation of the property, plant and equipment of the Group as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

Cost:
Balance as of January 1, 2014
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Reclassification to non-current assets held for sale
Reclassification to prepaid expense
Effect of exchange rate change
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Effect of exchange rate change
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Accumulated depreciation / impairment:
Balance as of January 1, 2014
Depreciation for the period
Reversal of impairment loss
Impairment loss
Disposals
Reclassification
Reclassification to non-current assets held for sale
Reclassification to prepaid expense
Transferred to expense
Effect of exchange rate change
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Depreciation for the period
Reversal of impairment loss
Disposals
Reclassification
Effect of exchange rate change
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Carrying amounts:
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Land Building
5,241,798
-
(781)
-
(1,042,934)
-
(118
)
4,197,965
4,197,965
83
(572)
-
64
4,197,540
1,602,429
180,570
-
-
(780)
-
(640,954)
-
-
(10,188
)
1,131,007
1,131,007
160,182
-
(572)
-
32
1,290,719
3,066,888
2,906,821
Machinery
and
equipment

121,096,948
1,201,197
(3,494,331)
1,168,672
(2,220,593)
(83,564)
950
117,669,279
117,669,279
3,977,383
(195,366)
3,090,899
1,965
124,544,160
73,947,602
5,120,870
(12,986)
-
(3,485,597)
205,935

(765,287)
(17,720)
12,985
333
75,006,135
75,006,135
5,447,674
-
(194,076)
14,843
(246)
80,274,330
42,663,144
44,269,830
Other
equipment
1,992,068
28,328

(268,541)
(191,902)

-

(11,580)
185
1,548,558
1,548,558
17,063

(121,651)
(15,469)
(499
)
1,428,002
1,525,667
114,637

(19)
973

(252,364)
(205,935)

-

2,374
20
10,587
1,195,940
1,195,940
62,101
4,204

(117,998)
(14,893)
850
1,115,400
352,618
297,748
Under
construction
529,640
4,526,483

-

(976,770)
-

-
-
4,079,353

4,079,353
271,280

-

(3,075,430)
-
1,275,203

-
-

-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

4,079,353

1,275,203
Total
129,874,378

5,756,008
(3,763,653)

-
(3,263,527)
(95,144)
1,017
128,509,079
128,509,079

4,265,809
(317,589)

-
1,530
132,458,829
77,075,698
5,416,077
(13,005)
973
(3,738,741)
-
(1,406,241)
(15,346)
13,005
732
77,333,152
77,333,152
5,669,957
4,204
(312,646)
-
636
82,635,303
51,175,927
49,763,526
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$
$
1,013,924
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,013,924
1,013,924
-
-
-
-
1,013,924

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-
-

-
1,013,924
1,013,924

(a) Collaterals

Please refer to Note 8 for details of the Group's property, plant and equipment pledged or collateralized as security for long-term loans or lines of credit.

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(b) Leased Assets

Please refer to Note 6(13) for the further description of finance lease liabilities.

  • (c) Property, plant and equipment under construction
Property, plant and equipment under construction
Capitalized interest (charged to construction in progress)
Capitalized interest rates
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
-

-
2015
$

33,587
2.10%~2.32%
  • (10) Lease receivables

  • (a) On June 18, 2009, the Group signed an amended long-term lease agreement with Inotera Memories, Inc. and MeiYa Technology Corp. on the lease of building, facilities and land located on 348, 348-1 and 348-3, Hwa-Ya Section, Kueishan District, Taoyuan City. This amended lease agreement, which took effect retroactively from January 1, 2009, includes the renewal term. Initial lease term is from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018. However Inotera Memories, Inc. is entitled to renew this amended lease agreement for an unlimited number of consecutive additional terms of five years each, by providing a written notice with the intention to renew the lease term commencing from January 1, 2019. In addition, Inotera Memories, Inc. has an exclusive option to purchase the leased assets for a total purchase price of US$50,000 thousand on and after January 1, 2024. Also, the rental receivable for the entire year of 2009 has been waived. Initial yearly rentals for the leased building (including facilities and land) were US$13,010 thousand and US$1,990 thousand, respectively from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2018; the first yearly renewal rentals for the leased building (including facilities and land) will be US$8,010 thousand and US$1,990 thousand, respectively, from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023; the subsequent yearly renewal rentals for the leased building (including facilities and land) will be US$10 thousand and US$1,990 thousand commencing from January 1, 2024. The amended lease agreement for the building (including facilities) is treated as a capital lease because (a) the present value of the periodic rental payments made since the inception date is at least 90% of the market value of the leased assets and (b) the lease term is equal to 75% or more of the total estimated economic life of the leased assets. The land is treated as an operating lease.

  • (b) The total lease receivable from the capital lease of the building (including facilities) was $5,185,620; the implicit interest rate was 10.56%. The cost of the leased assets at the beginning of the lease period was $2,656,223. The difference was recognized as unrealized interest revenue of $2,529,397. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Group recognized the interest revenue of $225,187 and $202,759, respectively, from the amortization of unrealized interest revenue.

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The details of lease receivables were as follows:

Less than one year
Between one and five years
More than five years
Sub-total
Current
Non-current
Lease receivables-related parties
December 31, 2014
Gross
investment
in the lease
Unearned
finance
income
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
receivable

429,330
202,759
226,571
1,552,320
544,414
1,007,906
1,057,320
181,420
875,900
3,038,970
928,593
2,110,377
226,571
1,883,806
$ 2,110,377
December 31, 2014
Gross
investment
in the lease
Unearned
finance
income
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
receivable

429,330
202,759
226,571
1,552,320
544,414
1,007,906
1,057,320
181,420
875,900
3,038,970
928,593
2,110,377
226,571
1,883,806
$ 2,110,377
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Gross
investment
in the lease

429,330
1,552,320
1,057,320
3,038,970
Unearned
finance
income
202,759
544,414
181,420
928,593
$
Gross
investment
in the lease
429,330
1,387,320
792,990
2,609,640
Unearned
finance
income
177,867
444,864
103,103
725,834
$
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
receivable
$ $ 251,463
942,456
689,887
1,883,806

251,463
1,632,343

1,883,806

(11) Short-term Loans

Short-term borrowings consisted of the following:

Unsecured bank loans
Interest rate
Maturity date
December 31, 2015
$
3,306,000
1.15%~1.6%
February 5, 2016 to 12, 2016

(12) Long-term Loans

Long-term loans consisted of the following:

Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
Less: Current portion of long-term loans
Total
Unused long-term of credit
Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
Less: Current portion of long-term loans
Total
Unused long-term of credit
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 Amount
Currency
NTD
NTD
Interest rate range
Expiration
1.987%~2.092%
104~105
2.093%~2.439%
104~108
December 31, 2015
$ $
$

800,000
15,580,000
(3,900,000
)
12,480,000
10,435,000
Currency
NTD
NTD
Interest rate range
1.271%~2.014%
2.3270%
Expiration
105~106
108
Amount
$ $
$

1,200,000
11,985,000
(500,000
)
12,685,000

8,106,000

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(a) Issuance and redemption of loans

  • (i) The Group signed a syndicated loan agreement with Bank of Taiwan, the managing bank, and 13 other banks (here in after referred to as ‘‘the Company of banks”) for a syndicated loan with a credit line of $12,000,000 on January 2, 2014, and applied for appropriation of loans of $6,400,000 on January 28, 2014, $3,650,000 on July 28, 2014, and $1,950,000 on October 27, 2014, respectively. This loan bears interest of 90-day commercial paper rate, plus, an annual interest rate of 1.1% in monthly payments. Additionally, the first installment payment of the principal is payable on due date, with the rest payable in 5 semi-annual installments. According to the agreement, the borrower should maintain a balance of no less than 3% of the original credit limit in the specified bank account two months from the first credit approval ~~d~~ ate.

Also, the Group is required to maintain certain financial ratios which should be based on its semi-annual and annual consolidated financial statements and calculated by the managing bank every 6 months starting from the end of year 2013 or when the managing bank deems necessary. In the event that any of the financial covenants below is breached, the Group is required to submit a formal letter to the managing bank at least three months after submitting the semi-annual and annual consolidated financial statements to syndicated banks, so that the managing bank can convene a meeting of the Banks to discuss the aforesaid breach and to resolve whether a waiver of the breach will be granted. The required financial ratios are as follows:

  • I. Financing payables to related parties: not less than $35,000,000.

In July 2015, the Company signed a supplementary contract with a group of banks, agreeing to delete this financial covenant.

  • II. Liability Ratio (total liabilities to total net equity and tangibles assets, plus, financing payables to related parties): not more than 200%.

  • III. Tangible net equity, plus, other financing payables to related parties: not less than $45,000,000 in the semi-annual and annual financial statements of 2013, and $50,000,000 for each year beginning 2014.

The Group was in compliance with all of the aforementioned covenants as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015.

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  • (ii) The Group signed a syndicated loan agreement with Bank of Taiwan, the managing bank, and 7 other banks for a credit line of $18,000,000 in the form of credit loan on November 9, 2009. According to the above syndicated loan agreement, the Group was required to comply with certain financial covenants by maintaining certain financial ratios. In the event that any of the financial covenants below is breached, the Group is required to cure the breach, no later than the end of November in the relevant calendar year, for a breach in respect of any semi-annual consolidated financial statements, and for a breach in respect of any annual consolidated financial statements, no later than the end of June of the following calendar year, or to submit a formal letter to the managing bank at least two months prior to the expiration of the Remedial Period, so that the managing bank can convene a meeting of the Banks to discuss the aforesaid breach and to resolve before the expiration of the Remedial Period on whether a waiver of the breach will be granted. These financial covenants are as follows:

  • I. Current Ratio (total current assets to total current liabilities): not less than one (1) to one (1).

  • II. Interest Coverage Ratio (EBITDA to interest expenses): shall not be less than three (3) to one (1).

  • III. Leverage Ratio (total liabilities, plus, contingent liabilities to tangible net worth): not higher than one and a half (1.5) to one (1).

On November 28, 2014, the syndicated banks formally agreed to further waive the Group’s obligation to comply with its financial loan covenants under the syndicate loan relating to the financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. This syndicated loan was repaid on January 28, 2015.

  • (b) Collaterals for bank loans

Please refer to Note 8 for information on assets pledged as loan collateral by the Group.

(13) Finance lease liabilities

  • (a) The Group signed a long-term lease agreement with Inotera Memories, Inc. to lease out a portion of the building and land (including supplemental equipment) located at No. 667, Fuhsing 3rd Road, Hwa-Ya Technology Park, Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City. The lease term covers a total lease period of 354 months commencing from July 1, 2005, and will expire on December 31, 2034 (including the period when the lease is automatically extended). The monthly rentals for the lease of building and land (including supplemental equipment) were $2,058 and $310, respectively. The lease of the building is treated as a finance lease. However, the lease of the land is treated as an operating lease.

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  • (b) The lease of the building is treated as a finance lease with implicit interest rate of 5.88%. The net carrying value of leased assets and the initial total amount of lease payable for the finance lease of the building was $345,637.

  • (c) The rental expenses from the lease of land which was treated as an operating lease amounted to $3,719 and $3,719 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These expenses were fully paid as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Less than one year
Between one and five years
More than five years
Subtotal
Lease payables-related parties
Current
Non-current
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Future
minimum
lease
payments
Interest Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
Future
minimum
lease
payments

24,698

98,792
345,770
469,260
Interest

16,371

60,142
110,497

187,010
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
$ $
24,698
98,792
370,468


493,958

16,845

62,343
124,667
203,855
7,853
36,449
245,801

290,103

$ 7,853
282,250
$ 290,103

8,327

38,650
235,273
282,250
8,327
273,923
282,250
  • (14) Employee Benefits

  • (a) Defined benefit plan

The movements in the present value of the defined benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets were as follows:


assets were as follows:
Present value of defined benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets
Net defined benefit liabilities
December 31,
2014
$ 1,052,002
(417,439
)
$
634,563
December 31,
2015
$ $ 1,189,853
(433,993
)
755,860

The Group has established an employee defined benefit retirement plan covering full-time employees. Under this plan, contributions are made to an independent fund that is deposited with Bank of Taiwan. Employees are eligible for retirement and payments of retirement benefits are based on years of service and the average salary for the last six months before the employee’s retirement according to the R.O.C. Labor Standards Law.

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  • (i) Composition of plan assets

The Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee manages the Group’s pension fund which is being funded according to the Labor Standards Law. Under the Regulations for Revenues, Expenditures, Safeguard and Utilization of the Labor Retirement Fund, this fund is required to distribute minimum income but such minimum income shall not be less than the interest income derived from two-year time deposit with the local banks.

As of December 31, 2015, the Group’s pension fund with Bank of Taiwan amounted to $433,993. Please refer to the related information published on the website of the Labor Pension Supervisory Committee concerning the utilization of the labor pension fund, related yield rate and its allocation.

  • (ii) Movements in present value of the defined benefit obligations

Movements in present value of the defined benefit obligations were as follows:

Defined benefit obligation at January 1,
Current service and interest costs
Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities-
actuarial losses arising from change in financial
assumptions
Benefits paid
Defined benefit obligation at December 31,
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 1,232,558
1,052,002
2,897
26,559
(54,969)
134,821
(154,494
)

(23,529
)
$
1,052,002

1,189,853
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 1,232,558
1,052,002
2,897
26,559
(54,969)
134,821
(154,494
)

(23,529
)
$
1,052,002

1,189,853
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 1,232,558
1,052,002
2,897
26,559
(54,969)
134,821
(154,494
)

(23,529
)
$
1,052,002

1,189,853
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 1,232,558
1,052,002
2,897
26,559
(54,969)
134,821
(154,494
)

(23,529
)
$
1,052,002

1,189,853
2014

1,232,558
2,897
(54,969)
(154,494
)
1,052,002
$ $
1,052,002
26,559
134,821
(23,529
)
1,189,853
  • (iii) Movements in fair value of defined benefit plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at January 1,
Interest income
Remeasurement of net defined liabilities-return
on plan assets (excluding interest income)
Contributions from employer
Benefits already paid by the plan
Fair value of plan assets at December 31,
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 393,104
417,439
7,593
8,417
4,439
2,566
13,484
13,565

(1,181
)

(7,994
)
$
417,439

433,993
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 393,104
417,439
7,593
8,417
4,439
2,566
13,484
13,565

(1,181
)

(7,994
)
$
417,439

433,993
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 393,104
417,439
7,593
8,417
4,439
2,566
13,484
13,565

(1,181
)

(7,994
)
$
417,439

433,993
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 393,104
417,439
7,593
8,417
4,439
2,566
13,484
13,565

(1,181
)

(7,994
)
$
417,439

433,993
2014

393,104
7,593
4,439
13,484
(1,181
)

417,439
2015
$
$

417,439
8,417
2,566
13,565
(7,994
)
433,993

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(iv) Expenses recognized in profit or loss

Current service costs
Net interest income of net defined benefitliabilities
Expected rate of return for the plan asset
Operating costs
Expenses costs
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
$
$
$
$
2014

5,488
23,419
(7,593
)
21,314

13,914
7,400
21,314
2015



5,587
20,972

(8,417
)

18,142
12,672

5,470

18,142
  • (v) Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities (assets) recognized in other comprehensive income
Balance of January 1
Recognized during the period
Balance of December 31
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
$
$
2014

-
(59,408
)
(59,408
)
2015

(59,408)

109,771

50,363

(vi) Actuarial assumptions

Discount rate
Future salary increases
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2014
2.00 %
2.50 %
2015
1.50 %
2.50 %

Based on the actuarial report, the Group is expected to make contributions of $13,563 to the defined benefit plans in 2016.

The weighted average duration of the defined benefit plan is 22 years.

(vii)Sensitivity analysis

When calculating the present value of the defined benefit obligation, the Group’s management use judgments and estimates in determining the related actuarial assumptions at balance sheet date, including discount rate, expected return on plan assets and future salary increases. Any changes in actuarial assumptions may significantly impact the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

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As of December 31, 2015, the effects of the present value of the defined benefit obligation arising from changes in principal actuarial assumptions were as follows:

December 31, 2015
Discount rate (change 0.25%)
Future salary increases (change 1%)
Effect of defined
benefit obligations
Effect of defined
benefit obligations
Increase
Amount
$ 58,570
250,793
Decrease
Amount
(55,386)
(204,793)

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated. The sensitivity analysis adopts the same methods for determining the defined benefit assets at balance sheet date.

The same methods and assumptions are adopted in the two-year sensitivity analysis.

(b) Defined contribution plan

The Group contributes an amount equal to 6% of the employee’s monthly wages to the Labor Pension personal account of the Bureau of the Labor Insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Pension Act, under which, the Group is not required to bear the regulated or putative obligation subsequent to the payment of fixed-rate contribution.

The Group’s pension costs under the contribution pension plan amounted to $121,332 and $112,567 for the years 2014 and 2015, respectively.

(15) Income Tax

  • (a) The Group’s income tax expense recognized for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

were as follows:
Current income tax expense
Deferred income tax expense
Income tax expense
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015

76,651
505,678
2,404,548
-
350

2,481,199
506,028

2014

76,651
2,404,548

2,481,199
$ $
506,028

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The Group’s income tax expense recognized in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:


ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:
Items that could not be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Remeasurement of net defined benefit plan
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015

-
22,484

2014

-
$

The Group’s income tax (benefit) expense calculated at the statutory income tax rate on the financial reporting income before income taxes was reconciled to the income tax (benefit) expense as follows:

Income tax calculated based on local tax rate
Effect of foreign tax rate change
Tax effect o~~f~~
~~f~~ive -year tax holiday
Tax effect of expired loss carryforward benefit
Tax effect of permanent differences
Tax effect of unrecognized changes of temporary difference
Tax effect of unrecognized current-year loss carryforward
Expired tax holiday
Tax effect of unrecognizedcurrent-year tax holiday
Overstatement in prior year’s income tax
10% surtax on undistributed earnings
Other
Total
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
5,033,870
3,021,954
39,428
3,428
(1,025,917)
(685,630)
153,292
-
(2,072,666)
(764,006)
(71,508)
(2,333)
423,102
(1,563,741)
837,620
-
(847,181)
-
13,951
14,248
-
484,766
(2,792
)
(2,658
)
$
2,405,504
484,691
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
5,033,870
3,021,954
39,428
3,428
(1,025,917)
(685,630)
153,292
-
(2,072,666)
(764,006)
(71,508)
(2,333)
423,102
(1,563,741)
837,620
-
(847,181)
-
13,951
14,248
-
484,766
(2,792
)
(2,658
)
$
2,405,504
484,691
2014

5,033,870
39,428
(1,025,917)
153,292
(2,072,666)
(71,508)
423,102
837,620
(847,181)
13,951
-
(2,792
)

2,405,504
$
$
  • (b) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

  • (i) Unrecognized deferred income tax assets

The components of unrecognized deferred income tax assets of the Group were as follows:


follows:
Deductible temporary differences

Net operating loss carry forwards
December 31,
2014
$ 61,046
19,390,856
$
19,451,902
December 31,
2015
500
17,885,328
17,885,828

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The ROC Income Tax Act allows tax losses, as assessed by the tax authorities, to offset taxable income over a period of ten years for local tax reporting purposes. The aforementioned tax losses are not recognized as deferred tax assets as the Group estimates that the taxable income in the future will not be sufficient for covering temporary differences.

As of December 31, 2015, under ROC Income Tax, the unused loss carry forward benefits available to the Group were as follows:

Year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total
Unused loss carry forward
$ 6,607,978
19,737,350
12,439,512
30,344,487
30,123,062
4,422,499
1,526,508
6,417
$ 105,207,813
Expiry year

$ $

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

(ii) Recognized deferred tax liabilities and assets

The changes in recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities in 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

Deferred tax liabilities :

Balance as of January 1, 2014
Debit income statement
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Debit income statement
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Unrealized
foreign
exchange gain
$ -
59
$
59
$ 59
6,838
$
6,897
Others
183
34
217
217
444
661
Total
183
93
276
276
7,282
7,558
$ $
$ $

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Deferred tax assets:

Balance as of January 1, 2014
Credit income statement
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Credit debit income statement
Debit equity
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Operating loss
carryforwards
$ 3,163,111
(2,316,349
)
$
846,762
$ 846,762
(68,859)
-
$
777,903
Others
87,992
(88,106
)
(144
)
(144)
75,791
22,484
98,161
Total
3,251,103
(2,404,455
)
846,648

846,648
6,932
22,484
876,064
$ $
$ $


The unutilized loss carry forward benefits as of December 31, 2015 and their expiry year for which deferred tax assets were recognized were as follows:

Year
2008
Unused loss
carry forward
4,575,902
Expiry year
$ 2018
  • (iii) The Group's income tax returns have been examined by the ROC tax authority through 2013.

(iv) Information related to the integrated income tax were as follows:

December 31,
2014
Undistributed earnings in 1997 and prior
year
$ -
Undistributed earnings in 1998 and
thereafter
10,816,268
10,816,268
Imputation credit account balance
$
73,483
2014(actual)
Tax deduction ratio for earnings distribution to ROC residents
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2014
Undistributed earnings in 1997 and prior
year
$ -
Undistributed earnings in 1998 and
thereafter
10,816,268
10,816,268
Imputation credit account balance
$
73,483
2014(actual)
Tax deduction ratio for earnings distribution to ROC residents
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2014
Undistributed earnings in 1997 and prior
year
$ -
Undistributed earnings in 1998 and
thereafter
10,816,268
10,816,268
Imputation credit account balance
$
73,483
2014(actual)
Tax deduction ratio for earnings distribution to ROC residents
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2014
Undistributed earnings in 1997 and prior
year
$ -
Undistributed earnings in 1998 and
thereafter
10,816,268
10,816,268
Imputation credit account balance
$
73,483
2014(actual)
Tax deduction ratio for earnings distribution to ROC residents
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2015
-
21,913,621
21,913,621
37,556
2015 (estimated)
0.68
**% **
0.17
%

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Under the integrated income tax system, the above imputation credit account and creditable ratio were calculated according to the formal interpretation No.10204562810 issued by Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. on October 17, 2013.

  • (c) As of December 31, 2015, the Group’s Income Tax Holiday for five years from capital expenditures were as follows:

The stockholders approved a resolution during their meetings on August 30, 2007, and June 25, 2008, allowing the Group to avail of the Income Tax Holiday for qualifying investment projects relating to capital increase for semiconductor manufacturing under Article 9 of the Statute for Upgrading Industries. On July 7, 2010, the Group was approved by the Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. to avail of the tax holiday for five years commencing from January 1, 2011.

Capital increase for expansion Duration of Income Tax Holiday

Capital increase for Semiconductor Manufacturing January 2011 to December 2015

  • (16) Capital and other equity

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Group’s government registered total authorized capital both amounted to $300,000,000 with $10 par value per share, and total paid-up common stock amounted to $24,095,278, and 24,285,658 respectively. All issued shares were paid up upon issuance.

  • (a) Common stock

In 2015, the board of directors approved to increase the Group’s common shares arising from the exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Accordingly, the Group issued 4 thousand and 19,034 thousand common shares of stock, at an issuance premium price of $81.9 and $55 per share, respectively, with total values amounting to $328 and $1,046,870, respectively. All issued shares were paid up upon issuance. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed.

In 2014, the board of directors approved to increase the Group’s common shares arising from the exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Accordingly, the Group issued 2,392 thousand and 11,192 thousand common shares of stock, at discounted issuance price of $5.5 per share and issuance premium price of $55 per share, with a total value amounting to $13,156 and 615,560. All issued shares were paid up upon issuance. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed.

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On March 22, 2012 and October 24, 2012, the board of directors approved to carry out a private placement of common shares through the issuance of 3,800,000 thousand common shares and 5,294,118 thousand common shares after reducing the Company’s capital to 380,319 thousand common shares and 529,856 thousand common shares, respectively, at a discounted issuance price of $1.7 per share. This capital increase was approved by the Securities and Futures Bureau (SFB). The effective date for the capital increase was March 7, 2012 and May 28, 2013. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed. According to the Securities and Exchange Act, the transfer of such privately placed common shares within three years from the delivery date is forbidden, except when the transferees conform to Article 43-8 of the Securities and Exchange Act.

The movements of shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

Balance as of January 1,
Exercise of employees stock options
Capital reduction
Balance as of December 31,
Common Shares
2014
2015
23,960,851
2,409,528
13,584
19,038
(21,564,907
)
-

2,409,528
2,428,566
Common Shares
2014
2015
23,960,851
2,409,528
13,584
19,038
(21,564,907
)
-

2,409,528
2,428,566
Common Shares
2014
2015
23,960,851
2,409,528
13,584
19,038
(21,564,907
)
-

2,409,528
2,428,566
2014
23,960,851
13,584
(21,564,907
)

2,409,528
$
$
2,428,566

(b) Capital reduction

On March 14, 2014, the board of directors approved to carry out a capital reduction to cover the deficit. The Company has covered its accumulated deficits amounting to $233,081,650 for the year ended December 31, 2013. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the company law, the Company reduced its capital amounting to $215,649,073 by cancelling its shares of stock of 21,564,907 thousand shares, to cover its accumulated losses. This capital reduction was approved by the letter No. 1030022998 issued by SFB on June 24, 2014, under which, the date of this capital reduction was set on June 27, 2014. On August 8, 2014, the board of directors of the Company adopted to set September 1, 2014, as the base date for the amendment of shareholding of each shareholder after this capital reduction. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed.

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(c) Capital surplus

The components of capital surplus were as follows:

Change in recognized shares of subsidiaries and associates
accounted for using equity method
Employee stock option plans
Premium from exercise of employee stock options
Other
December 31,
2014
$ 4,977,555
879,953
520,428
-
$
6,377,936
December 31,
2015
$ $ 5,061,605
1,372,476
1,377,246
1,374
7,812,701

In accordance with the Companies Act, realized capital reserves can only be reclassified as share capital or distributed as cash dividends after offsetting losses. The aforementioned capital reserves include share premiums and donation gains. In accordance with the Securities Offering and Issuance Guidelines, the capitalization of capital reserves every year shall not exceed 10 percent of the paid-up capital.

(d) Retain earning

(i) Legal reserve

In accordance with the Companies Act, 10% of net income should be set aside as legal reserve, until it is equal to share capital. When the Group incurs no loss, it may, in pursuant to a resolution to be adopted by a shareholders’ meeting, distribute its legal reserve by issuing new shares or by cash. Only the portion of legal reserve which exceeds 25 percent of the paid-in capital may be distributed.

(ii) Earnings appropriation and distribution

According to the rules of the Group’s articles and Company Act in the Republic of China, the annual net income, after providing for income tax and covering the losses of previous years, is first set aside for legal reserve at the rate of 10% thereof. In addition, a special reserve shall also be set aside in accordance with applicable laws and regulations based on business need. The remainder plus the undistributed earnings of the previous years are distributed or left undistributed for business purposes according to the resolution of the stockholders ‘dividend distribution plan, which are initially proposed by the Board of Directors and adopted by the shareholders in the annual stockholders’ meeting..

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The Group appropriates 0.1% to 15% of the distributable earnings after dividends as employees’ bonuses, which are recognized as the Group’s expenses in the year earnings are incurred. The people who are entitled to receive employee bonus include the employees of subsidiaries who meet certain condition set by the board of directors.

As it belongs to a highly capital-intensive industry with strong growth potential, the Group adopts a dividend distribution policy which is in line with its plans for product line expansion and the demand for funds. This policy requires that the distribution of cash dividends shall be equal to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Group’s total dividend distribution every year.

In accordance with the amended Company Act of May, 2015, employee bonus is no longer subject to appropriation and distribution of retained earnings commencing from 2015. The Company is yet to effect the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation within the deadline that Authorities specify.

The estimated employee bonus amounted to $97,004 in 2014, which was consistent with the actual amount distributed. There was no difference between the actual amount distributed and the estimated amount of employee bonus in the consolidated financial statements in 2014.

During their meeting on June 10, 2015, the stockholders approved the appropriations of 2014 earnings as follows:

Dividends attributable to ordinary shareholders:
Cash dividends
For the year ended December
31, 2014
For the year ended December
31, 2014
For the year ended December
31, 2014
Dividends
per share
$ 2.00
Amount
4,853,396

Based on the resolution approved by the stockholders during their meeting on June 6, 2014, no appropriations were made of earnings in 2013 as the Company had no earnings available for appropriations but an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2013.

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(e) Treasury Shares

The Group's shares of stock held by subsidiaries were as follows:

Numbers of shares at January 1,
Capital reduction
Numbers of shares at December 31,
Amount of dollars at December 31,
Book value per share
Price per share (dollars)
December 31,
2014
6,870
(6,183
)
687
$
347,533
$
505.46
$
81
December 31,
2015
$
$
$
687
-
687
347,533
505.46
45.7

As of December 31, 2015, none of the Group's common shares of stock held by its subsidiary, Pei Jen Co., Ltd. has been sold.

According to the Securities and Exchange Act, treasury shares of stock cannot be pledged and the shareholders’ right is limited until such shares are transferred.

(f) Other Equity

Balance at January 1, 2014
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, net of tax:
-the Group
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets:
-the Group
Balance at December 31, 2014
Balance at January 1, 2015
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, net of
tax
-the Group
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets:
-the Group
Balance at December 31, 2015
Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign operations
$ (19,739)
(3,777)
-
$
(23,516
)
$ (23,516)
11,928
-
$
(11,588
**) **
Unrealized gains
on available-for-
sale financial assets
Unrealized gains
on available-for-
sale financial assets
$ $
$ $


17,405
-
12,050
29,455
29,455
-
(22,437
)
7,018

142

(17) Share-based Payment Transactions

The Group has issued stock options under the employee stock option plan (ESOP) as follows:

Grant date
Grant unit
Deal period
Vested Conditions
The6ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
2008.12.18
500,000
8 years
Period of two years
duration and a
certain proportion
The7ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
2011.03.21
70,000
8 years
Period of two years
duration and a
certain proportion
The Subsidiaries’
Employee Stock
Option Plan
2012.04.05
600
8 years
Period of two years
duration and a
certain proportion
Capital increase hold
Employee Stock Option
**Plan **
2015.12.22
32,000
Immediately vested
  • (a) Options granted were priced using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the inputs to the model were as follows:
Dividend yield
Expected volatility
Risk-free rate
Fair value of unit stock option(dollar)
Compensation cost using equity
method
The6ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
-%
42.15%
2.01%
1.5
48,547
The7ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
The Subsidiaries’
Employee Stock
Option Plan
-%
-%
53.79%
62,18%
0.9307%
1.0300%
5.91
5.375
262,499
505,199
Capital increase
hold Employee
Stock Option Plan

-%

64.00%

0.74%

15.30

489,599

Expected volatility is based on weighted average of historical volatility, and it is adjusted accordingly when there is additional market information about the volatility. The expected term of stock option is based on each of the Group’s issued stock option plans. Expected dividend and risk-free rate is determined based on government bonds.

  • (b) Relevant information of employee stock option plans

The details of these employee stock option plans for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

The details of these employee
2015 were as follows:
stock option plans for the years ended December 31, 2014 and stock option plans for the years ended December 31, 2014 and stock option plans for the years ended December 31, 2014 and


Outstanding at January 1,
Options exercised
Options forfeited
Outstanding at December 31,
Options exercisable, end of period
For theyears ended December 31,

2014
Number of options
(Units)
Weighted-average
exercise price(NTD)
114,321
$ 4.95
(25,467)
55.00

(4,889
)
16.16

83,965
46.98

67,756
47.94
2015
Number of options
(Units)
114,321
(25,467)

(4,889
)

83,965

67,756
Number of options
(Units)
83,965
(7,155)

(4,964
)

71,846

71,846
Weighted-average
exercise price(NTD)





46.98

53.12
73.44
42.79
42.79

143

Further details of the stock options of the Group were as follows:

Range of exercise price (dollar)
Weighted average of remaining contractual year
December 31,
2014
43~81.9
0.29~4.23
December 31,
2015
41.5~81.9
1.46~3.73

(c) Compensation cost

Expenses were incurred from share options granted to employees for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015. These expenses were as follows:

Compensation cost arising from share options granted to
employees
Compensation cost arising from capital increase reserved for
employees
For the years ended December
31,
For the years ended December
31,
For the years ended December
31,
2014

18,278
-
18,278
2015
$
$
4,206
489,599
493,805

(18) Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share
Net income from continuing operations
Net loss from discontinuing operations
Net income
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding (basic)
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (dollars)
Basic earnings per share from discontinuing operations (dollars)
Basic earnings per share (dollars)
For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31,
2014

29,238,438
(996,121
)

2,824,231
2,399,138
12.19
(0.42
)

11.77
2015
$ $
$
17,141,167
-
17,141,167
2,423,879
7.07
-
7.07

144

Diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations
Net loss from discontinuing operations
Net income
Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares (basic)
Effect of employee stock option
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares (diluted)
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (dollars)
Diluted earnings per share from discontinuing operations (dollars)
Diluted earnings per share (dollars)
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 29,238,438
17,141,167
(996,121
)
-
$
2,824,231
17,141,167
2,399,138
2,423,879
1,710
16,251
2,400,848
2,440,130
12.18
7.02
(0.42
)
-
$
11.76
7.02
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 29,238,438
17,141,167
(996,121
)
-
$
2,824,231
17,141,167
2,399,138
2,423,879
1,710
16,251
2,400,848
2,440,130
12.18
7.02
(0.42
)
-
$
11.76
7.02
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 29,238,438
17,141,167
(996,121
)
-
$
2,824,231
17,141,167
2,399,138
2,423,879
1,710
16,251
2,400,848
2,440,130
12.18
7.02
(0.42
)
-
$
11.76
7.02
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 29,238,438
17,141,167
(996,121
)
-
$
2,824,231
17,141,167
2,399,138
2,423,879
1,710
16,251
2,400,848
2,440,130
12.18
7.02
(0.42
)
-
$
11.76
7.02
2014

29,238,438
(996,121
)
2,824,231
2,399,138
1,710
2,400,848
12.18
(0.42
)
11.76
2015
$ $
$
17,141,167
-
17,141,167
2,423,879
16,251
2,440,130
7.02
-
7.02

(19) Revenue

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, the components of revenue were as follows:

Sales revenues 2014
49,107,622
2015
$ 43,875,905

(20) Employee Compensation

The Company’s articles of incorporation were approved by the board of directors and has yet to be approved at shareholders’ meeting. Under this articles of incorporation, if the Company makes a profit, it should appropriate for employee compensation which is calculated based on 1% to 12% of the Company’s net profit before tax before deduction of employee compensation. If the Company incurs accumulated deficit, the Company should first cover the said accumulated deficit.

The estimated employee compensation which was charged to profit or loss under operating costs or expense amounted to $634,408 for the year ended December 31, 2015. This employee compensation was estimated based on the Company's net income before tax before deducting employee compensation, according to the earnings allocation method as stated under the Company's articles of association. If there is any difference between the actual amount and the estimated amount of employee compensation after the financial reports are issued, management is expecting that the difference will be treated as a change in accounting estimate and recognized through profit or loss in the period of the change.

145

(21) Results from Non-operating Activities

  • (a) Other gains and losses
Foreign exchange gains, net
Provision for or reversal of allowance for impairment
Gain (Loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Dividend revenue
Others
Finance expenses
Bank borrowings
Less: Capitalized of interest
Financing from entities with significant influence over
the Group
Financing interest from other related parties
Lease payments
Others
**For the years ended ** **For the years ended ** December 31,
2015
228,514
(4,204)
(1,745)
3,601
193,330
419,496
December 31,
2015
357,608
(33,587)
168,093
350,955
16,845
513
860,427
2014

333,733
-
373,753
474,462
17,293
577
1,199,818
$ $

(b) Finance expenses

(22) Financial Instruments

  • (a) Credit risk

  • (i) Exposure to credit risk

The carrying amount of accounts receivable represents the maximum exposure to credit risk. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the estimated Group’s maximum exposures to credit risk from accounts receivable were $6,045,117 and $5,442,511, respectively.

(ii) Concentration of credit risk

The majority of the Group's customers are mostly those in the high-tech industry. In order to reduce accounts receivable credit risk, the Group continuously assesses the financial condition of its customers. If it is necessary, the Group will ask for guarantees or warranties. The Group still regularly assesses the likelihood of collectability of accounts receivable and sets aside allowance for bad debts, based on the result of management’s evaluation of the overall amounts of bad debts.

146

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Group’s largest customers both consisted of four customers which accounted for 39.37% and 39.04%, respectively, of notes and accounts receivable so that management believes the concentration of credit risk.

(b) Liquidity risk

The following are the remaining contractual maturities at the end of the reporting period of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments but excluding the impact of netting agreements:

December 31, 2014
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Secured bank loans
Unsecured bank loans
Entities with significant influence over
the Group
Financing from other related parties
Finance lease liabilities
Notes and accounts payable (including
to related parties)
December 31, 2015
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Secured bank loans
Unsecured bank loans
Entities with significant influence over
the Group
Financing from other related parties
Finance lease liabilities
Notes and accounts payable (including
to related parties)
Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flow
Within 6
months
3,750,108
251,342
-

-

12,349
1,208,940

5,222,739

137,707
3,823,486
-
-

12,349
1,560,210

5,539,752
6-12months

144,329

50,676
13,615,271
27,043,146

12,349

-
40,865,771

137,707

9,178
8,939,150
16,992,737

12,349

-
26,091,121
1-2years

288,659

102,900
-
-

24,698
-
416,257

5,001,359

712,156
-
-

24,698
-
57,894,610
2-5years
12,311,110

321,080
-
-

74,094
-
12,706,284

7,295,478

8,375
-
-

74,094
-
59,692,157
Over 5years
$
$
$
$
15,580,000
800,000
13,400,000
26,615,567
290,103
1,208,940
57,894,610

11,985,000
4,506,000
8,800,000
16,727,941
282,250
1,560,210
43,861,401
16,494,206

836,636
13,615,271
27,043,146

493,958
1,208,940
59,692,157
12,572,251

4,559,195

8,939,150
16,992,737

469,260
1,560,210
45,092,803






-

110,638
-
-

370,648
-
481,286

-

-
-
-

345,770
-
345,770

It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

147

(c) Currency risk

(i) Exposure to currency risk

The Group’s significant exposure to foreign currency risk was as follows:

Financial assets:
Monetary items
USD
JPY
EUR
Financial liabilities:
Monetary items
USD
JPY
EUR
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Foreign
currency
(inthousands)
Foreign
rate
New
Taiwan
Dollars
Foreign
currency
(inthousands)
Exchange
rate
New
Taiwan
Dollars
$ 267,934
1,629,358
628
$ 94,532
725,529
-
31.718
0.2650
38.531
31.718
0.2650
-
8,498,331
431,780
24,197
2,998,366
192,265
-
214,956
2,575,126
451
92,178
156,072
1,098
33.066
0.2736
36.0384
33.066
0.2736
36.0384
7,107,735
704,554
16,253
3,047,958
42,701
39,570

(ii) Sensitivity analysis

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk arises from the foreign currency exchange fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable which are denominated in different foreign currencies. A 1% depreciation of the NTD against the USD, EUR, and JPY as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 would have increased the net income before tax by $57,637 and $46,983 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. This analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant and ignores any impact of forecasted sales and purchases. The analysis is performed on the same basis as prior year.

(d) Interest risk

The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk arising from financial assets and liabilities is discussed further in the management of liquidity risk as disclosed in Note 23(a)(ii).

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the risk exposure to interest rates of the derivative and non-derivative financial instruments on the reporting date. For variable rate instruments, the sensitivity analysis assumes the liabilities bearing variable interest rates are outstanding for the whole year. A 1% increase in interest rate is assessed by management to be a reasonably possible change in interest rate.

An increase of 1% in interest rates mainly from loans with floating interest rates at the reporting date would have decreased net income before tax by $563,956 and $420,189 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

148

  • (e) Fair value of financial instruments

  • (i) Types and fair value of financial instruments

The book value and fair value of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities were as follows:

Available-for-sale financial assets
Listed stocks
$ Loans and receivables:
Cash and cash equivalents
net amount of account receivables
(including related parties)
Other account receivables (including
related parties)
Lease receivable
Total
$
Financial liabilities measured at amortized
cost
Account payables (including related
parties)
$ Other account payables (including
related parties)
Long-term loans (including current
portion)
Lease payables
Total
$ Available-for-sale financial assets
Listed stocks
$ Financial assets carried at cost
Total
$
Loans and receivables:
Cash and cash equivalents
Net amount of account receivables
(including related parties)
Other account receivables
(including related parties)
Investment in debt securities with no
active market
Lease receivable
Total
$
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
BookValue

115,366
7,267,855
6,045,117
1,908,999
1,883,806
17,105,777
1,208,940
41,099,884
15,580,000
282,250
58,171,074
FairValue
Level 1
Level 2
115,366

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-

-
December 31, 2015
Level 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
115,366
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Book Value

92,930
9,340

102,270
3,103,705
5,442,511
1,749,976
181,280
1,632,343
12,212,085
FairValue
Level 1
92,930
-

92,930

-
-
-
-
-

92,930
Level 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Level 3
-
12,320

12,320

-
-
-
190,123
-

202,443
**Total **
92,930
12,320
105,250
-
-
-
190,123
-
295,373

149

Financial liabilities measured at amortized
cost
Short-term loans

Accounts payable (including current
portion)
Other account payables (including current
portion)
Long-term loans (including current
portion)
Lease payables
Total
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
BookValue
$ 3,300,000
1,560,210
26,646,915
11,985,000
273,923
$ 43,772,048
FairValue
Level 1
-
-
-
-
-

-
Level 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Level 3
-
-
-
-
-

-
Total
-
-
-
-
-
-

(ii) Valuation techniques not used in fair value determination of financial instruments

Investment in debt securities with no active market and financial liabilities measured at amortized cost:

The fair value of financial liabilities traded in active markets or market maker is based on quoted market prices. When quoted prices are unavailable, the fair value is determined by discounted cash flows, using estimation and assumptions under existing market conditions which are obtainable by the Group.

(iii) Valuation techniques used in fair value determination of financial instruments

If the quoted price is available on an active market, the market price is used as the fair value.

Fair value of the Group's financial instruments with no active market is determined as follows:

The fair value of investment in debt securities with no active market and financial assets carried at cost was estimated by Cox-Ross-Rubinstein of convertible bond and Binomial model of European call option. The key assumption for stock volatility was estimated by evaluating the stock volatility of same industry.

150

(23) Financial Risk Management

  • (a) Nature and extent

The Group has the following exposure risks for holding certain financial instruments:

  • (i) Credit risk

(ii) Liquidity risk

(iii) Market risk

Detailed discussions about the risks involved on financial instruments are disclosed in the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

  • (b) Framework of risk management

The board of directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework. The board has established the Risk Management Committee, which is responsible for developing and monitoring Group’s risk management policies.

The Group’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks being faced by the Group, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group’s activities. The Group, through their training and management standards and procedures, aims to develop a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

The board of directors oversees how management monitors compliance with the Company’s risk management policies and procedures and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in relation to the risks faced by the Company. The board of directors is assisted in its oversight role by Internal Audit. Internal Audit undertakes both regular and ad hoc reviews of risk management controls and procedures, the results of which are reported to the board of directors.

151

(c) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from customers.

(i) Accounts receivable

The Group’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management also considers the demographics of the Group’s customer base, including the default risk of the industry and country in which customers operate, as these factors may have an influence on credit risk.

The Group has established a credit policy under which each new customer is analyzed individually for creditworthiness before the Group’s standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. The Group’s review includes external ratings, when available, and in some cases, bank references. Purchase limits are established for each customer, which represent the maximum open amount without requiring approval from the Group; these limits are reviewed quarterly. Customers that fail to meet the Group’s benchmark creditworthiness may transact with the Group only on a prepayment basis.

The Group established an impairment allowance that represents its estimate of incurred losses in respect of accounts receivable and other receivables. Major components of this impairment allowance are specific loss component that is related to individually significant exposure and collective loss component where the loss is incurred but not identified. The collective component is based on historical payment experience of similar financial assets.

(ii) Investment

The credit risk exposure in the bank deposits, fixed income investments and other financial instruments are measured and monitored by the Group’s finance department. Considering that the Company deals only with banks and other external parties with good credit standing and with above investment grade financial institutions, corporate organization and government agencies, management is not expecting non- compliance issues and significant credit risk.

(d) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Also, the Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as much as possible, that it will always have sufficient current funds to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation.

152

The Group uses activity-based costing to cost its products and services, which assists it in monitoring cash flow requirements and optimizing its cash return on investments. The Group aims to maintain the level of its cash and cash equivalents and other highly marketable debt investmencopts at an amount in excess of expected cash flows on financial liabilities (other than trade payables) over the succeeding 60 days. The Group also monitors the level of expected cash outflows on trade and other payables. This excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters. The Group has unused short term bank facilities for $8,106,000.

(e) Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

The Group buys and sells derivatives in order to reduce market risks. All these transactions are made in accordance with the risk management policy.

  • (i) Currency risk

The Group’s exposure to currency risk is on sales and purchases that are denominated in a currency other than the respective functional currencies of the Group, primarily the New Taiwan Dollars (NTD). The currencies used in these transactions are denominated in EUR, USD, and JPY.

The interest is denominated in the currency used in the borrowings. Generally, borrowings are primarily the NTD. Also, the Group may apply for loans in other currency for operating purpose.

(ii) Interest rate risk

The Group adopts a policy of entering into financial instrument transaction that fixes interest rate, such as interest rate swaps, in order to manage its interest rate exposure risks arising from the Group’s long-term loans bearing floating interest rates. However, as the range of fluctuation of the interest rates during the term of agreements is acceptable, the Group believes that their interest rate risk need not be hedged.

(iii) Other market value risk

The Group is only expecting to meet the consumption and sales demand so that the Group did not sign commodity contracts without net settled.

153

(24) Capital Management

The Group’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base in order to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Capital consists of ordinary shares, non-redeemable preference shares, retained earnings and non-controlling interests.

The Group may adjust the payment of dividend to shareholders, return cash to shareholders through capital reduction, issue new shares or sell held for sale assets in order to pay off its liabilities. Likewise, the Group monitors its debt-to-capital ratio which serves as the basis to control capital, the same practice as the other companies in the industry. The debt-to-capital ratio on reporting date was as follows:

Total Liabilities
subtract: cash and cash equivalents
Net liabilities
Total equity
Debt-to-capital ratio
For the years ended For the years ended December 31,
2015
49,151,662
(3,103,705
)
46,047,957
54,854,375
83.95%
2014

62,875,254
(7,267,855
)

55,607,399

41,677,058
133.42%
$ $
$

The Group has no plan of buying treasury shares.

The Group has not changed its capital management strategy as of December 31, 2015.

7. Related-party Transactions

  • (1) Parent company and ultimate controlling party

The Company is the ultimate controlling party of the Group.

  • (2) Key management personnel compensation
Key management personnel compensation
Short-term employee benefits For the years ended December 31,

2014
53,999

2015
$ 55,603

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(3) Significant related-party transactions

(a) Sales to related parties

The Group’s significant sales to related parties and the balance of accounts receivable were as follows:

Associates
Other related parties
Total
Sales Sales Sales December 31,
2015
3,476
(3,120
)
356
Accounts receivable
relatedparties
Accounts receivable
relatedparties
Accounts receivable
relatedparties
For theyears ended
2014
1,264
232,453
233,717
December 31,
2014
-
19,825
19,825
December 31,
2015
$ -
-
-

Note: The sales and sales discount of $57 and $3,177, respectively, to other related parties were recognized for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The selling prices and collection terms for the sales to related parties and other related parties are not significantly different from those third-party customers, and the normal credit term with the related parties above is the account is due for collection on the 15[th] day of the month following the month of delivery of goods sold. There is no collateral obtained for related party accounts receivable. However, no bad debt provision thereon is necessary based on the result of management’s evaluation.

(b) Purchase from related parties

The Group’s significant purchases from related parties and the balance of accounts payable were as follows:

Associates
Entities with significant influence
over the Group
Other related parties
Total
Purchases
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
75,944
(1,504)
123,488
103,560
827,708
946,623
$
1,027,140
1,048,679
Purchases
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
75,944
(1,504)
123,488
103,560
827,708
946,623
$
1,027,140
1,048,679
Purchases
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
75,944
(1,504)
123,488
103,560
827,708
946,623
$
1,027,140
1,048,679
Accountspayablerelatedparties Accountspayablerelatedparties Accountspayablerelatedparties
For theyears ended
2014
75,944
123,488
827,708
1,027,140
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ -
10,411
123,184
133,595
-
9,314
166,116
175,430

Note: The purchase discounts and allowances were recognized as a result of the change in the transfer price of the Group’s purchases.

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The purchase price and payment terms for the purchase from related parties are not significantly different from those with third-party vendors, and the average payment period for notes and accounts payable pertaining to such purchase transactions ranged from one to two months, which was similar to that of other normal vendors. Purchase price with associates is calculated using the transfer pricing formula in accordance with the agreement.

  • (c) Consigned out for processing and accounts payable
Associates
Other related parties
Total
Amount
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
28,707
200
5,463,106
6,149,891
$
5,491,813
6,150,091
Amount
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
28,707
200
5,463,106
6,149,891
$
5,491,813
6,150,091
Amount
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
28,707
200
5,463,106
6,149,891
$
5,491,813
6,150,091
Otherpayablesrelatedparties Otherpayablesrelatedparties Otherpayablesrelatedparties
**For the years ended **
2014
28,707
5,463,106
5,491,813
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 38
1,006,493
1,006,531
21
1,012,250
1,012,271

The term of transactions with the related parties above is 60 days after the end of each month when processed consigned goods are received.

  • (d) The Group's income received from related parties, such as utility income and receivables from payment on behalf of related parties were as follows:
Associates Other receivablesrelatedparties Other receivablesrelatedparties
December 31,
2014

14,091
December 31,
2015
$ 12,125
  • (e) Financing to related parties

The details of the Group's lending to related parties were as follows:

Entities with significant influence over the Group
Other related parties
Other receivablesrelatedparties Other receivablesrelatedparties
December 31,
2014
$ 13,400,000
26,615,567
$
40,015,567
December 31,
2015
8,800,000
16,727,941
25,527,941

Interest payables under other payables—related parties as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 amounted to $57,333, and $34,347, respectively. Please refer to Note 6(21) for details on related interest expenses.

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(f) Property transactions

  • (i) The Group sold land and machinery equipment to its affiliates. The downstream unrealized sales profit is realized based on the depreciation of machinery equipment over its useful life. The realized profit on disposal of assets amounted to$540 and $270 as of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively; and the unrealized profit on disposal of assets, which is a deduction of investment under equity method, amounted to $101,949 and $101,138 as of December 31, 2014, and 2015, respectively.

  • (ii) The Group purchased machinery equipment from other related parties of $85,473 for the year ended December 31, 2015, and the unpaid payables of $64,029 were accounted for -

  • under other payables related parties as of December 31, 2015.

  • (iii) The Group sold its equipment to its affiliates for $695 and the profit on disposal thereof amounted to $695 for the year ended December 31, 2015. All amounts were received as of December 31, 2015.

  • (iv) The Group purchased machinery equipment from other related parties and its affiliates amounting to $188,305 for the year ended December 2014, and the unpaid payables of -

  • $12,600 were accounted for under payables related parties as of December 31, 2014.

  • (v) The Group sold its equipment to its affiliates for $7,000 and the profit on disposal thereof amounted to $1,171 for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the unpaid payables of -

  • $7,350 were accounted for under other payables related parties as of December 31, 2014.

  • (g) Lease contracts

  • (i) Please refer to Note 6(9) and 6(12) for the details of the Group’s long-term lease contracts with associates.

  • (ii) The Group's rental expenses paid to related parties were as follows:

Entities with significant influence over the Group
Other related parties
Total
Amount Amount Amount
For the year ended
December 31, 2014
$ 91,082
-
$
91,082
For the year ended
December 31, 2015
$ $ 164,114
79,348
243,462

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  • (h) Contracts with related parties

  • (i) The Group signed a Service Agreement with IMI; its services include the management of facility, human resources, finance, purchasing, engineering, and so on. The service fee is calculated based on the actual time spent and the hourly rates. This Service Agreement took effect on July 15, 2003, and will remain effective until it has been mutually agreed to be terminated by both parties.

  • (ii) The Group signed a Probe Tester Consignment and Service Agreement with IMI on August 6, 2013. Under this Agreement, IMI provides the services of probe test and related maintenance of testing equipment. This Prober Tester Consignment and Service Agreement took effect from the signing date to December 31, 2014, or whenever a party has notified the other party to terminate this Prober Tester Consignment and Service Agreement in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the aforementioned Agreement.

8. Pledged Properties

The Group’s assets pledged to secure loans are as follows:

Pledged assets Object
Guarantee for bank loans
$
Guarantee for bank loans and import
$
December 31,
2014

30,628,371

375,900
December 31,
2015
Property, plant and equipment
Other non-current assets
17,092,977
376,883

9. Commitments and Contingencies

  • (1) Significant Commitments

  • (a) The Group's has provided guarantees of $585,000 both as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 in connection with the hiring of foreign workers and importation of goods.

  • (b) As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Group's unused letters of credit amounted to $518,610 and $22,829, respectively.

(2) Contingent Liabilities

  • (a) In 2002, Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiary, Nanya Technology Corporation, U.S.A. (collectively “Nanya”), and other major Dynamic Random Access Memory (“DRAM”) manufacturers, were alleged to collusively manipulate DRAM’s market prices in the U.S.A. which violates the Antitrust Law. Currently, the aforementioned antitrust litigation is still pending in the U.S.A. Federal Court and State Court, and Nanya has engaged counsels to properly handle it to ensure Nanya’s rights.

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In November 2014, Qimonda AG accused Nanya Technology GmbH of patent infringement in Landgericht Dusseldorf Court. In June 2012, Nanya Technology Corporation and Nanya Technology GmbH (collectively “Nanya”) filed a request to the Landgericht Munich Court for a declaratory relief, and the said request had been approved in August 2014. However, QimondaAG was not satisfied by the decision made by the court, and therefore, has decided to file an appeal to the Landgericht Munich Court in September 2014. In July 2015, Qimonda AG has withdrawn the prosecution and appeal so that this case has ended.

  • (b) In 2000, the Company was charged by Brazil's Ministry of Justice as being involved in the International Monopolies, which influences Brazil’s DRAM market. Consequently, the Company, other large international companies and individuals are investigated at the same time. The Company has engaged counsels to properly handle it to ensure Nanya’s rights.

10. Significant Disaster Loss: None.

11. Subsequent Event:

On January 14, 2016, the Company issued new shares of stock for cash in connection with its plan to increase its capital. This capital increase is intended to raise funds to finance the conversion of its capacities for design shrink product to 20nm. The actual number of shares of stock issued was 320,000 thousand shares of common stock at subscription price of $36.5 per share with total value amounting to $11,680,000. All payments for this capital increase were fully received.

12. Others

  • (1) The nature of expenses classified under cost of goods sold and operating expense were as follows:
For theyear ended December For theyear ended December 31, 2014
Cost of goods
sold
Operating
expenses
Total
Employee benefits
Salaries
Labor and health insurance
Pension expenses
Other personnel expenses
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
2,357,837
161,926
86,568
52,807
5,283,171
191,434
1,515,811
91,346
56,078
14,845
132,906
-
3,873,648
253,272
142,646
67,652
5,416,077
191,434

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For theyear ended December For theyear ended December 31, 2015
Cost of goods
sold
Operating
expenses
**Total **
Employee benefits
Salaries
Labor and health insurance
Pension expenses
Other personnel expenses
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
2,497,646
136,765
80,186
46,693
5,597,498
129,408
1,543,897
95,252
50,523
16,034
72,459
-
4,041,543
232,017
130,709
62,727
5,669,957
129,408

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company had 2,414 and 2,406 employees, respectively.

  • (2) Future financing plans of the Group

  • (a) Financing plan: As of December 31, 2015, the Group has an unused credit facility of $8,106,000 thousand for long and short-term loans.

  • (b) To increase the rate of design shrink product production, the Company is still keeping its effort on converting the capacities of design shrink product to 30nm. When such conversion is completed, management is expecting that production output will exceed 70% of the total capacities by the end of Q2, 2016. The actual output is around 50% at the end of 2015. With more design shrink product output, die cost will be reduced; hence, the Group will become more cost-efficient.

  • (c) To raise the sales of value-added product:Nanya Technology will remain concentrated on the business of Low-Power and Consumer DRAM products. These two genres generated over 75% of its revenues for now and are likewise expected to exceed 80% of revenues at the end of 2016. It will focus on niche market and related application in order to raise the selling price of its products. In the future, it is aiming to create more value to its products to enhance the Company’s profitability.

  • (d) The Company's profitability and the operations had improved since the year 2013. The repayment of debt and decrease in current liabilities are expected to continue due to continuous cash inflow in the future.

  • (e) On January, 2016, the Company has completed the process for its cash capital increase in cash of $11,680,000. The proceeds from this capital increase of $11,680,000 are intended to finance the conversion of the capacities of design shrink product to 20nm.

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  • (3) Discontinued operations

On July 1, 2014, the subsidiary of the Company, Sumpro Electronics Corporation, sold all of its machines, elements and main inventory because the foundry technology and equipment are limited and product lines are incomplete.

The operating result and cash flow of the discontinued operations were as follows:

Discontinued operations income
Operating income
Operating cost
Gross profit
Operating expense
Non-operating income and expense
The loss before income tax
Income tax expense
Discontinued operating loss
Cash flow of the discontinued operation
Cash flow from operating activities
Cash flow from investment activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Increase in cash
December 31,
2014
$ 1,360,198
(1,820,679
)
(460,481)
(266,490)
(329,160
)
(1,056,131)
-
$
(1,056,131
)
$ 115,240
1,233,481
(1,280,573
)
$
68,148

13. Other Disclosure Items

  • (1) Related information on material transaction items:

The following are the Company’s significant transactions required to be disclosed in accordance with the Regulation:

  • (a) Financing provided: None

  • (b) Guarantees and endorsements for other parties: None.

  • (c) Information regarding securities held:

Name of company
which holds
securities
Category and name of securities Relationship between issuer
of security and the company
which holds securities
Account name Decemb er 31, 2015 The highest
shares
owned or
the
contributio
n of capital


Note
Shares / Units
(in thousands)
Carrying
value
Percentage of
ownership

Market value
or net asset
value
Pei Jen Co., Ltd
Pei Jen Co., Ltd
Nanya Printed Circuit Board Co.
Memoright(CAYMAN)Co.,LTD
Other related parties
-
held-for-sale financial
assets
Investment in debt
securities with no active
market and Financial
assets carried at cost
2,770
-
92,930
190,620
0.43%
-%
92,930
202,443
0.43%
-
-
-

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  • (d) Information regarding purchase or sales of securities for the period exceeding $300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None

  • (e) Information on acquisition of real estate for which the purchase amount exceeded $300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None.

  • (f) Information regarding receivables from disposal of real estate exceeding $300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None.

  • (g) Information regarding related-party purchases and/or sales for which the amount exceeded $100 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital:

Purchasing
(selling)
company
Related
party
Nature of
relationship
Tra nsaction details Abn
tran
ormal
saction
Accounts/notes receivable
(payable)
Accounts/notes receivable
(payable)
Note
Purchas
e (sale)
Amount % to
total
Payment terms Amount Payment
terms
Ending
balance
Notes/accounts
receivable or
(payable)
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
Nanya
Technology
Corp., U.S.A.
Nanya
Technology
Corp., Japan
Nanya
Technology
Corp.,
Germany
Piece Makers
Technology,
Inc.
Formosa
Sumco
Technology
Corp.
Nanya Plastic
Corp.
Parent company
Parent company
Parent company
Parent company
Other related parties
Entities with
significant influence
over the Group
(Sale)
(Sale)
(Sale)
(Sale)
Purchase

Purchase
1,775,485
3,034,454
2,145,768
587,577

924,815

103,560
4.12%
7.04%
4.98%
1.36%
12.03%
1.35%
O/A,60~90Days
O/A,180ays
O/A,60~90Days
O/A,60~100Days
O/A60Days
On the 15thof the month
following the mouth of
purchase
-
-
-
-
-


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
136,600
689,298
321,322
116,940
(166,116)
(9,314)
2.37%
11.98%
5.58%
2.03%
10.83%
0.61%
(Note)
(Note)
(Note)
(Note)

-

-

Note: the transactions were written off in the consolidated financial statements

  • (h) Information regarding accounts receivable from related parties for which the amount exceeded $100 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital:
Accounts
receivable company
Related party Nature of
relationship

Amount
Turnover Due date
accounts receivable
Due date
accounts receivable
Amounts
received in
subsequent
periods
Allowance
for bad debt
Amount Method
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
Nanya Technology Corp., U.S.A.
Nanya Technology Corp., Japan
Nanya Technology Corp.,
Germany
Piece Makers Technology, Inc.
Parent
company
Parent
company
Parent
company
Parent
company
Account receivable
136,600
Account receivable
689,298
Account receivable
321,322
Account receivable
116,940
9.42
5.43
5.10
2.92
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
101,118
471,323
292,450
63,915
-
-
-
-
  • (i) Information regarding trading in derivative financial instruments: None.

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(j) Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transactions:

No. Company name Counter party Relationship Intercompany t Intercompany t ransactions

Financial
Statement Item
Amount Terms Percentage of
consolidated total
gross sales or
total assets
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nanya Technology Corp.















Nanya Technology Corp., U.S.A
Nanya Technology Corp., Germany
Nanya Technology Corp., Japan
Piece Makers Technology, Inc. Ltd.
Nanya Technology Corp., Delaware
Nanya Technology Corp., U.S.A
Nanya Technology Corp., Germany
Nanya Technology Corp., Japan
Piece Makers Technology, Inc. Ltd.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Sales
Sales
Sales
Sales
Management expense
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable
1,775,485
2,145,768
3,034,454
587,577
315,442
136,600
321,322
689,298
116,940
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
On the basis of
general
conditions
4.05%
4.89%
6.92%
1.34%
0.72%
0.13%
0.31%
0.66%
0.11%

Note 1: Assigned numbers represent the following:

  1. 0 represents the parent company.

  2. The subsidiaries are represented numerically starting from 1.

Note 2: The terms of transactions are defined as follows:

  1. Represents the parent company having transaction with a subsidiary.

  2. Represents a subsidiary having transaction with the parent company.

  3. Represents a subsidiary having transaction with a subsidiary.

Note 3: The business relationship and significant transactions between the parent company and the subsidiary only disclose the importations of

sales and account receivable, didn’t repeat about the purchase and account payable.

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  • (2) Information on the Company’s long-term equity investments: None.

Information regarding investments in Mainland China: None.

Investor Investee Location Main Businesses and
Products
Investme nt Amount Balance as of Decemb er 31,2015 The maximum
holding or
investment

Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
Equity in Net
Income (Net
Loss)
Note
December
31, 2015
December
31,2014
Shares Percentage of
Ownership

Carrying
Value
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
Nanya Technology
Corp., HK
Pei Jen Co., Ltd.
Nanya Technology
Corp., U.S.A.
Nanya Technology
Corp., Delaware
Pei Jen Co., Ltd.
Nanya Technology
Corp., HK
Nanya Technology
Corp., Japan
Inotera Memories,
Inc.
Piece Makers
Technology, Inc.
Sumpro Electronics
Corporation

Nanya Technology
Corp., Germany
Inotera Memories,
Inc.
U.S.A
U.S.A
Taipei
Hong
Kong
Japan
Taoyuan
Hsinchu
Taoyuan
Germany
Taoyuan
Sales of semiconductor
products
Design of semiconductor
products
Import/export business
Sales of semiconductor
products
Sales of semiconductor
products
Business of electronic
products
Design of semiconductor
products
Business of electronic
products
Import/export business
Business of electronic
products
20,392

36,005
175,348
66,271
20,161
24,631,379

21,246
2,591,000
30,056
143,966
20,392
36,005
175,348
66,271
20,161

24,631,379
21,246

2,591,000
30,056
143,966

2

-

480

20

1

1,587,484

7,918

259,100

-

9,018
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%

24.20%
55.26%
100.00%
100.00%
0.14%
122,569

123,599

-

34,448

179,194

32,647,944

75,773

35,873

52,070

186,023
100.00%

- %
100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

24.30%

58.34%

100.00%

100.00%

0.15%
1,787

9,376

21,798

9,836

22,235

18,077,421

70,735

(6,762)

4,672

18,077,421

1,787

9,376

20,424

9,836

22,235

4,380,050

38,297

(6,762)

4,672

24,873
(Note)
(Note)
-(Note)
(Note)
(Note)

(Note)
(Note)
(Note)

Note: The transactions were written off in the consolidated financial statement.

(3) Investment in Mainland China

  • (a) Relevant information about the name of investees and the main business activities was as follows:
Investee
Company Name

Main
Businesses
and Products
Actual
amount of
Paid-in
Capital
Method of
Investment

Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from Taiwan as
of Jan 1, 2014
Outflow
amo
curren
/ Inflow
unt of
tperiod
I
Inflow
Accumulated
Outflow of
nvestment from
Taiwan as of
December 31,
2014

Current
income
of
investees


Direct and
Indirect
Shareholdin
g Ratio by
the
Company
The
maximum
holding or
investment
The highest
shares owned
or the
contribution
of capital


Investment
income
or loss
Accumulated
Inward
Remittance of
Earnings as of
December 31,
2014

Outflow
Nanya
Technology
Corp.,Shenzhen
Sales of
semiconductor
products
32,570 (Note 1) 32,570 - - 32,570 5,667 100.00% 100.00% 5,667 15,420 -

(b) Quota for investment in Mainland China

Accumulated Outflow of
Investment from Taiwan to China
Investment Amounts
Authorized by the Investment
Commission, MOEA
Maximum Allowable
Investment Authorized
by the Investment
Commission, MOEA
32,570
(USD985)
32,570
(USD985)
32,842,613

Note 1:Indirect investment in Nanya Technology Corp., Shenzhen through Nanya Technology Corp., HK. Note 2:The exchange rate of New Taiwan dollars to US dollars on September 30, 2015 was USD1:TWD 33.066. Note 3:Amount was recognized based on the self-prepared financial statements. Note 4:60% of net equity.

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  • (c) Information on significant transactions :

Please refer to the related disclosures above captioned as “Related information on material transaction items” and “Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transactions” for direct or indirect significant transactions between the Group and its investees in Mainland China for the year ended December 31, 2015. (The transactions were eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.)

14. Segment information

  • (1) General information:

The Group’s main operating activities are manufacturing and selling semiconductor products. The operating decision maker uses the geographic area information as the management framework to manage the segments. It is divided into two reporting segments: manufacturing department and Japan department. The manufacturing department manufactures semiconductor products and sells them to domestic and foreign system operators, distributors, agents and Japan department. Japan department sell the semiconductor products.

  • (2) The income of the reporting segment, segment assets, segment liabilities and the information of the measure basis and reconciliation.

The Group’s reportable segments are responsible for the Company's geographic area business units. The operating decision maker uses the geographic area information as the management framework to manage the segments. Most of the business units are piecemeal obtain so that the management team is kept in the each time.

No tax expenses are allocated to the reporting segment. The reportable amount is similar to that of the report used by the chief operating decision maker.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 4. The operating segment’s profit of the Group uses the operating income before tax as the measurement and basis of performance evaluation. The Group treats intersegment sales and transfers as third-party transactions. They are measured at market price.

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Operating segments are combined and reconciled as follows:

Revenue:
From external customers
From sales among intersegments
Total revenue
Interest expense
Depreciation and amortization
Associatesusing equity methods:
Amount of gain or loss
Other non-cash significant item:
Impairment loss
Reportable segment profit or loss
Assets:
Investments under equity method
Capital expenditure of non-current
assets
Reportable segments assets
Reportable segments liabilities
Revenue:
From external customers
From sales among intersegments
Total revenue
Interest expense
Depreciation and amortization
Associatesusing equity methods:
Amount of gain or loss
Other non-cash significant item:
Impairment loss
Reportable segment profit or loss
Assets:
Investments under equity method
Capital expenditure of non-current
assets
Reportable segments assets
Reportable segments liabilities
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Japanese
division
$ 3,603,604
-
$ 3,603,604
$ 170
378
-
-
$
136,737
$ -

1,268
$
636,993
$
615,903
Manufacturing
division
39,116,940
9,473,010
48,589,950
1,191,244
5,552,428
12,170,194
10,051
30,647,821
28,679,484
51,157,114
104,021,970
62,288,417
Discontinuing
divisions
Others
divisions
1,360,198
6,387,078
69,923
315,978
1,430,121
6,703,056
14,637
8,403
60,168
5,372
-
75,109
690,000
-
(1,056,131
)
145,305
-
161,083
-
17,545
82,212
2,010,235
39,577
1,732,694
December 31, 2015
Adjustments
and eliminated
(1,360,198)
(9,858,911
)
(11,219,109
)
(14,636)
(17,003)
1,049,351
(690,000)
1,858,964
(495,367)
-
(2,199,098
)
(1,801,337
)
Total
49,107,622
-
49,107,622
1,199,818
5,547,343
13,294,654
10,051
31,732,696
28,345,200
51,175,927
104,552,312
62,875,254
Total
43,875,905
-
43,875,905
860,427
5,799,365
4,404,921
(4,204)
17,677,428
32,833,967
49,763,526
104,006,037
49,151,662
Japanese
division
3,166,034
-
3,166,034

-
1,454
-
-

26,157
-
6,050

882,900

701,548
Manufacturing
division
35,439,802
7,682,075
43,121,877
851,732
5,789,618
4,475,243
(4,204)
17,619,097
33,219,278
49,722,671
103,550,296
48,776,856
Discontinuing
divisions
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
Others
divisions
5,270,069
370,443
5,640,512
8,696
8,293
24,873
-
130,948
186,023
34,805
1,620,261
1,261,340
Adjustments
and eliminated
-
(8,052,518
)
(8,052,518
)
(1)
-
(95,195)
-
(98,774
)
(571,334)
-
(2,047,420
)
(1,588,082
)
$ $
$ $
$
$
$

166

  • (3) Types of products and service:
Types of products and service:
Products and service
DRAM
Others
Total
2014

48,964,419
143,203

49,107,622
2015
43,727,648
148,257
43,875,905
$ $
  • (4) Geographic area information

The Group’s revenue from continuing operations from external customers by location of operations and information concerning the location of its non-current assets were as follows:

District
From external clients:
Taiwan
USA
Japan
Mainland China
Other countries
Non-current assets:
Taiwan
Other countries
Total
2014

20,605,485
771,987
1,715,857
21,266,018
4,748,275

49,107,622

51,700,746
12,317

51,713,063
2015
18,834,167
644,466
1,183,890
18,777,614
4,435,768
43,875,905
50,139,084
30,635
50,169,719
$ $
$ $

Non-current assets included property, plant and equipment, investing properties, intangible asset and other assets, excluding financial instruments, defer tax assets, retirement benefit assets and equity non-current assets generated from insurance contracts.

  • (5) Major clients

Sales exceeding 10% of the Group's sales revenue were as follows:

KINGSTONE TECHNOLOGY CO,LTD
ADATA TECHNOLOGY CORPORTION
Total
2014

6,381,074
5,110,037

11,491,111
2015
7,745,598
3,094,531
10,840,129
$ $

167

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

168

169

170

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Assets
Current assets:
1100
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6(1))
1170
Notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 6(3)(17))
1180
Accounts receivable from related parties, net (Notes 6(3) and 7)
1200
Other receivables (Note 6(3))
1210
Other receivable-related parties (Notes 6(3)(8) and 7)
130x
Inventories (Note 6(4))
1470
Other current assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets:
1543
Financial assets carried at cost-non-current (Note 6(2))
1546
Debt investments without active market – non-current (Note 6(2))
1550
Investments accounted for using equity method, net (Notes 6(5) and 7)
1600
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 6(7), 7 and 8)
1780
Intangible assets
1840
Deferred income tax assets (Note 6(13))
1935
Lease receivable-long-term (Note 6(8))
1990
Other non-current assets (Notes 6(1) and 8)
Total non-current assets
Total assets
DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
$ 6,414,145
6
4,976,818
5
1,558,297
1
1,644,580 -
248,012 -
4,834,283
5
884,554
1
20,560,689
20
-
-
-
-
28,677,212 27
51,157,114 49
537,136
1
840,000
1
1,883,806
2
366,013
-
83,461,281 80
$ 104,021,970
100
DECEMBER 31,
2015
2,242,753
2
4,443,733
4
1,309,646
1
1,466,021
2
263,588 -
5,815,290
6
1,564,816
2
17,105,847
17
9,340 -
181,280 -
33,219,400
32
49,722,671
48
406,193 -
869,322
1
1,632,343
2
367,643
-
86,408,192
83
103,514,039
100
DECEMBER 31,
2014
(Adjusted)
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
2100
Short-term loans (Note 6(9))
$ -
-
2170
Notes and accounts payable
1,065,547
1
2180
Accounts payable-related parties (Note 7)
133,595 -
2220
Other payables-related parties (Notes 6(11) and 7)
40,626,472 39
2230
Income tax liabilities
-
-
2322
Current portion of long-term loans (Note 6(10))
3,900,000
4
2399
Other current liabilities
2,784,412
3
Total current liabilities
48,510,026
47
Non-current liabilities:
2540
Long-term loans (Note 6(10))
12,480,000 12
2570
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 6(13))
-
-
2613
Lease payables-long-term (Note 6(11))
282,250 -
2640
Accrued pension liabilities (Note 6(12))
634,563
1
2670
Other non-current liabilities
513,678
-
Total non-current liabilities
13,910,491
13
Total liabilities
62,420,517
60
Equity (Notes 6(5)(6)(13)(14)(15)):
3110
Common stock
24,095,278 23
3140
Capital received in advance
653,565
1
3200
Additional paid-in capital
6,377,936
6
3310
Legal reserve
-
-
3300
Accumulated profit
10,816,268 10
3400
Other equity
5,939 -
3500
Treasury stock
(347,533
) -
Total equity
41,601,453
40
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 104,021,970
100
DECEMBER 31,
2015
DECEMBER 31,
2015
2,242,753
4,443,733
1,309,646
1,466,021
263,588
5,815,290
1,564,816
17,105,847
9,340
181,280
33,219,400
49,722,671
406,193
869,322
1,632,343
367,643

86,408,192
103,514,039
3,300,000
1,357,888
175,430
26,176,298
482,565
500,000
2,647,855
34,640,036

12,685,000
6,838
273,923
755,860
414,693

14,136,314

48,776,350

24,285,658
-
7,812,701
1,077,812
21,913,621
(4,570)
(347,533
)
54,737,689

103,514,039

3

1
-
25

1

1
3
34
12
-
-

1
-
13
47
23
-

8

1
21
-
-
53
100

171

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except for per share amounts)

4000Operating revenues (Notes 6(17) and 7)
5000Cost of goods sold (Notes 6(4)(12)(15)(18) and 7)
Gross profit
5910 Add: Unrealized profit from sale
5920
Realized profit from sale
Gross profit
Operating expenses (Notes 6(12)(15)(18) and 7)
6100
Selling and distribution expenses
6200
Administrative and general expenses
6300
Research and development expenses
Total operating expenses
Operating income
Non-operating income and expenses
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses (Notes 6(19) and 7)
7050
Finance expenses (Note 6(19))
7060
Share of profit of subsidiary and associate accounted for using equity method (Note 6(5))
Net non-operating activities
7900Income before income tax
7950Income tax expense (Note 6(13))
Net income
8300Other comprehensive income (loss)
8310
Items that may not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
8311
Remeasurement of net defined benefit assets
8330
Recognized share of other comprehensive income of associates accounted for using
equity method –may not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
8349
Income tax expense related to items that may not be reclassified to profit or loss
(note 6(13))
Total amount of items may be reclassified subsequently to income or loss
8360
Items that could be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
8361
8362
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial assets
8399
Income tax expense related to items that may be reclassified to profit or loss
Total amount of items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
8300Other comprehensive loss
Total comprehensive income
8750Basic earnings per share (Note 6(16))
Diluted earnings per share (Note 6(16))
2014 (Adjusted)
Amounts
%

48,589,951
100
26,809,439
55
21,780,512
45
(72,643)
-
19,565
-
21,727,434
45
415,327
1
1,365,718
3
1,335,071
3
3,116,116
7
18,611,318
38
266,992
-
790,561
2
(1,191,244)
(2)
12,170,194
25
12,036,503
25
30,647,821
63
2,405,504
5
28,242,317
58
59,408
-
(1,811)
-
-
-
57,597
-
(3,777)
12,050
-
-
-
-
8,273
-
65,870
-

28,308,187
58

11.77

11.76
2015 %
100
61
39

-
-
39
1
3
4
8
31
1
1

(2)
10
10
41
1
40

-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
Amounts

48,589,951
26,809,439
21,780,512
(72,643)
19,565
21,727,434
415,327
1,365,718
1,335,071
3,116,116
18,611,318
266,992
790,561
(1,191,244)
12,170,194
12,036,503
30,647,821
2,405,504
28,242,317
59,408
(1,811)
-
57,597
(3,777)
12,050
-
8,273
65,870

28,308,187

11.77

11.76
Amounts
43,129,599
26,209,509
16,920,090
(78,605)
72,643
16,914,128
482,989
1,192,306
1,848,728
3,524,023
13,390,105
224,239
387,995

(851,724)
4,475,243
4,235,753
17,625,858
484,691
17,141,167
(132,255)
(2,835)
22,484
(112,606
)
11,928
(22,437)
-
(10,509
)
(123,115
)
17,018,052
7.07
7.02
$ $
$
$

172

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Balance at January 1, 2014
Effect of the retrospective application of accounting principle or adjustment
Adjusted balance as of January 1, 2014
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income
Change in recognized shares of subsidiaries and associates accounted for using equity
method
Capital reduction to offset accumulated deficits
Difference between the actual disposal of subsidiary shares price and book value
Acquisition of ownership interests in subsidiaries from non-controlling interests
Recognized compensation costs on employee stock options
Due to recognition of equity component of employee stock options issued
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income
Legal capital reserve
Common stock dividends
Change in other capital surplus:
Change in equity of associates accounted for using equity method
Change in equity of subsidiaries accounted for using equity method
Adjustments of capital surplus for company's cash dividends received by
subsidiaries
Recognized compensation costs on employee stock options by the Company
Recognized compensation costs on employee stock options by subsidiaries
Due to recognition of equity component of employee stock options issued
Capital received in advance – exercise of employee stock options
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Common
stock

239,608,511
-
239,608,511
-
-
-
-
(215,649,073)
-
-
-
135,840
24,095,278
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
190,380
-

24,285,658
Capital
received
in advance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
653,565
653,565
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(653,565)
-
-
Capital
surplus
3,696,784
-
3,696,784
-
-
-
2,200,473
-
(835)
(36,311)
17,773
500,052
6,377,936
-
-
-
-
-
-
86,316
(3,159)
1,374
2,924
893

856,818
489,599
7,812,701
Retained earnings
Unappropriated
retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
(233,081,650)
(20,241
)
(233,101,891
)
28,242,317
57,597
28,299,914
-
215,649,073
-
(23,652)
-
(7,176
)
10,816,268
17,141,167
(112,606
)
17,028,561
(1,077,812)
(4,853,396)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,913,621
Other equity items
Exchange
difference on
translation of
foreign
financial
statements
Unrealized
(losses) gains on
available-for-sale
financial assets
(19,739)
17,405
-
-
(19,739
)
17,405
-
-
(3,777
)
12,050
(3,777)
12,050
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(23,516)
29,455
-
-
11,928
(22,437
)
11,928
(22,437
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(11,588
)
7,018
Treasury stock
(347,533)
-
(347,533
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(347,533)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(347,533)
Total Equity
9,873,778
(20,241
)
9,853,537
28,242,317
65,870
28,308,187
2,200,473
-
(835)
(59,963)
17,773
1,282,281
41,601,453
17,141,167
(123,115
)
17,018,052
-
(4,853,396)
-
86,316
(3,159)
1,374
2,924
893
393,633
489,599
54,737,689


Legal reserve
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,077,812
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
1,077,812
$ $

173

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income before tax
Adjustments for:
Incomes and expenses not affecting cash flows
Depreciation expense
Amortization of deferred charges
Interest expenses
Interest income
Dividend revenue
Compensation costs arising from share-based payments
Share of profit of subsidiary and associate accounted for using equity method
Loss (or gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment reclassified to expense
Reversal of gain on impairment of non-financial assets
Unrealized sales profits
Realized sales profits
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain, net
Discount amortization of financial liabilities
Incomes and expenses not affecting cash flows
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
Decrease in accounts payable
Increase in other payables-related parties
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
Decrease in accrued pension liabilities
Decrease in other non-current liabilities
Total change in operating assets and liabilities
Cash generated from operating activities
Interest received
Interest paid
Income tax paid
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of debt investments without active market
Purchases of financial assets carried at cost
Acquisitions of investment accounted for using equity method
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Increase in refundable deposits
Purchases of intangible asset
Decrease in lease receivables
Increase in other non-current assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans
Repayments of short-term loans
Increase in long-term loans
Repayments of long-term loan
Decrease in other payable-related parties
Decrease in lease payables-related parties
Cash dividends paid
Exercise of employee stock options
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary shares of stock (without losing control)
Net cash used in financing activities
Effect of foreign currency exchange translation
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
For the years ended December 31,
2014 (Adjusted)
2015
$ 30,647,821
17,625,858
5,360,994
5,659,997
191,434
129,408
1,191,244
851,724
(266,992)
(224,239)
54,392
-
17,773
492,523
(12,170,194)
(4,475,243)
(329,570)
1,016
13,005
-
(10,051)
4,204
72,643
78,605
(19,565)
(72,643)
(173,697)
(40,223)
14,000
5,000
(6,054,584
)
2,410,129
298,996
860,480
205,181
(15,368)
2,220,820
(981,007)
181,105
(680,262)
(480,980)
(108,019)
152,365
44,016
870,016
(109,114)
(145,482)
(10,958)
(2,922
)
(16,620
)
3,299,099
(1,016,852
)
27,892,336
19,019,135
265,798
225,758
(1,221,827)
(873,959)
(285
)
(1,036
)
26,936,022
18,369,898
-
(181,280)
-
(9,340)
(290,000)
-
(5,764,014)
(3,810,003)
475,486
2,928
-
(171)
(291,163)
(111,196)
429,330
429,330
(362,705
)
77
(5,803,066
)
(3,679,655
)
-
3,600,000
-
(300,000)
11,975,000
500,000
(7,300,000)
(3,700,000)
(24,000,000)
(14,500,000)
(7,404)
(7,853)
-
(4,852,022)
1,282,281
393,633
22,104
-
(18,028,019
)
(18,866,242
)
90,253
4,607
3,195,190
(4,171,392)
3,218,955
6,414,145
$
6,414,145
2,242,753
For the years ended December 31,
2014 (Adjusted)
2015
$ 30,647,821
17,625,858
5,360,994
5,659,997
191,434
129,408
1,191,244
851,724
(266,992)
(224,239)
54,392
-
17,773
492,523
(12,170,194)
(4,475,243)
(329,570)
1,016
13,005
-
(10,051)
4,204
72,643
78,605
(19,565)
(72,643)
(173,697)
(40,223)
14,000
5,000
(6,054,584
)
2,410,129
298,996
860,480
205,181
(15,368)
2,220,820
(981,007)
181,105
(680,262)
(480,980)
(108,019)
152,365
44,016
870,016
(109,114)
(145,482)
(10,958)
(2,922
)
(16,620
)
3,299,099
(1,016,852
)
27,892,336
19,019,135
265,798
225,758
(1,221,827)
(873,959)
(285
)
(1,036
)
26,936,022
18,369,898
-
(181,280)
-
(9,340)
(290,000)
-
(5,764,014)
(3,810,003)
475,486
2,928
-
(171)
(291,163)
(111,196)
429,330
429,330
(362,705
)
77
(5,803,066
)
(3,679,655
)
-
3,600,000
-
(300,000)
11,975,000
500,000
(7,300,000)
(3,700,000)
(24,000,000)
(14,500,000)
(7,404)
(7,853)
-
(4,852,022)
1,282,281
393,633
22,104
-
(18,028,019
)
(18,866,242
)
90,253
4,607
3,195,190
(4,171,392)
3,218,955
6,414,145
$
6,414,145
2,242,753

2014 (Adjusted)
$ 30,647,821
5,360,994
191,434
1,191,244
(266,992)
54,392
17,773
(12,170,194)
(329,570)
13,005
(10,051)
72,643
(19,565)
(173,697)
14,000
(6,054,584
)
298,996
205,181
2,220,820
181,105
(480,980)
152,365
870,016
(145,482)
(2,922
)
3,299,099
27,892,336
265,798
(1,221,827)
(285
)
26,936,022
-
-
(290,000)
(5,764,014)
475,486
-
(291,163)
429,330
(362,705
)
(5,803,066
)
-
-
11,975,000
(7,300,000)
(24,000,000)
(7,404)
-
1,282,281
22,104
(18,028,019
)
90,253
3,195,190
3,218,955
$
6,414,145

$ $

174

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2015 (All amounts are expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except for per share information or unless otherwise specified)

1. Organization and Principal Activities

Nanya Technology Corporation (the “Company”) was legally established with the approval of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on March 4, 1995, with registered address at 669, Fuhsing 3rd Road, Hwa-Ya Technology Park, Kueishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The main operating activities of the Company are researching, developing, manufacturing and selling semiconductor products, and the import and export of its machinery, equipment and raw materials.

2. Financial Statements Issuance Procedures

The accompanying financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 15, 2016.

3. Application of New and Revised Standards and Interpretations

  • (1) Impact of adoption of new and amended standards and interpretations endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission, R.O.C. (“FSC”)

The Company adopted the 2013 version of the IFRSs endorsed by the FSC (excluding IFRS 9 Financial Instruments) in preparing the financial statements commencing from 2015. Related new, revised and amended standards and interpretations are listed below:

New, Revised or AmendedStandards and Interpretations
Amendments to IFRS 1 “Limited Exemption from Comparative IFRS 7 Disclosures
for First - time Adopters”
Amendments to IFRS 7 “Disclosures–Transfer of Financial Asset”
Amendments to IFRS 7 “Disclosures–Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities”
IFRS 10 “Consolidated financial statements”
IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”
IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”
Amendment to IAS 1 “Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income”
Amendment to IAS 12 “Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets”
Amendment to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”
Amendment to IAS 27 “Separate Financial Statements”
Amendment to IAS 32 “Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”
Effective Date
Prescribed by
**IASB **
July 1, 2010
July 1, 2011
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
(Investment entity
took effect on
January 1, 2014)
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
July 1, 2012
January 1, 2012
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2014

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Except for the following items, the Company believes that the adoption of the aforementioned 2013 version of the IFRSs endorsed by the FSC did not have any significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

(a) Amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”

The amendments to IAS 1 require the Company to classify other comprehensive income as items presented, should be shown separated for each of the two categories: (a) items that could not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss; and (b) items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss when specific conditions are met. The amendments also require the tax associated with items of other comprehensive income which presented before tax to be shown separately. Accordingly, the Company has amended the presentation of the statements of comprehensive income, and restated the comparative-period amounts.

(b) IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”

The Company has increased its disclosures on information related to subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures according to this standard. Please refer to Note 6(5) for details.

  • (c) IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”

The standard has changed the definition of fair value, provided a framework for fair value measurement, and prescribed specific guidance for fair value measurement disclosures. Accordingly, the Company has increased related disclosures on fair value measurements. In accordance with the transitional provision of this standard, the required additional disclosure for comparative information is no longer required. Although this standard has been postponed for adoption commencing 2015, management is not expecting that the adoption thereof will have significant influences on the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

  • (d) Amendments to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”

The amendments to IAS 19 require the Company to calculate a “net interest” amount by applying the discount rate to the net defined benefit liability or asset to replace the interest cost and expected return on plan assets used in current IAS 19. In addition, the amendments eliminate the accounting treatment of either the corridor approach or the immediate recognition of actuarial gains and losses to profit or loss when incurred, and instead require company to recognize all actuarial gains and losses immediately through other comprehensive income. The past service cost, on the other hand, is expensed immediately when incurred and is no longer amortized over the average period before meeting vesting conditions on a straight-line basis. In addition, instead of recognizing liability and expense only when a demonstrable benefit commitment is made, the amendments require the Company to recognize liability and expense for termination benefits on (1) the date when the Company can no longer withdraw the offer of the benefit; or (2) the date when the Company recognizes related restructuring expense, whichever date is earlier. Moreover, the amendments also require a broader disclosure for defined benefit plans.

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The Company has changed the accounting policy related to the measurement and expression of net defined benefit assets, pension cost, and actuarial gains or losses. With the elimination of the corridor approach, the Company has fully recognized the unrecognized actuarial gains or losses, and retrospectively adjusted the accumulated deficit as follows:

Statement of financial position:

Reporting balances
under 2010
Effect of
version of IFRSs
IFRSs upgrade
December 31, 2014:
Investments accounted for using equity
method
$
28,679,484
(2,272
)
Current defined benefit liabilities
674,994
(40,431
)
Other non-current liabilities
513,665
13
Accumulated earnings
10,778,122
38,146
Statement of comprehensive income:
Reporting balances
under 2010
Effect of
version of IFRSs
IFRSs upgrade
For the year ended December 31, 2014:
Operating costs
$ (26,809,906)
467
Advertising expense
(415,367)
40
Management expense
(1,365,841)
123
R&D expense
(1,335,157)
86
Share of other comprehensive income of
subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method
12,170,120
74
Net income
28,241,527
790
Reporting balances
under 2013
version of IFRSs
28,677,212
634,563
513,678
10,816,268
Reporting balances
under 2013
version of IFRSs
(26,809,439)
(415,327)
(1,365,718)
(1,335,071)
12,170,194
28,242,317

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  • (2) IFRSs issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by FSC

New, revised and amended standards and interpretations for IFRSs issued by the IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC are as follows:

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Sale or Contribution of
Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture”
Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28 “Investment
Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception”
Amendments to IFRS 11 “Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests
in Joint Operations”
IFRS 14 “Regulatory Deferral Accounts”
IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
IFRS 16 “Leases”
Amendment to IAS 1 “Disclosure Initiative”
Amendment to IAS 7 “Disclosure Initiative”
Amendment to IAS 12 “Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for
Unrealized Losses”
Amendments to IAS16 and IAS 38 “Clarification of Acceptable
Methods of Depreciation and Amortization”
Amendments to IAS16 and IAS 41 “Bearer Plants”
Amendments to IAS 19 “Defined Benefit Plans: Employee
Contributions”
Amendment to IAS 27 “Equity Method in Separate Financial
Statements”
Amendments to IAS 36 “Recoverable Amount Disclosures for
Non-Financial Assets”
Amendments to IAS 39 “Novation of Derivatives and
Continuation of Hedge Accounting”
Annual Improvements Cycle 2010-2012 and 2011-2013
Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle
Amendments to IFRIC Interpretation 21 “Levies”
Effective Date
Prescribed by IASB
January 1, 2018
Not yet
announced by IASB
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2018
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2017
January 1, 2017
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
July 1, 2014
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
July 1, 2014
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2014

The Company is evaluating the impact on its financial position and financial performance of the initial adoption of above mentioned standards or interpretations. The results thereof will be disclosed when the Company completes its evaluation.

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4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following significant accounting policies are adopted in the accompanying financial statements. Except for the changes in accounting policies described in Note 3(1), these significant accounting policies have been applied consistently to all the reporting periods presented in these financial statements .

  • (1) Statement of compliance

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”).

  • (2) Basis of preparation

Basis of measurement

Except for the defined benefit plan assets that are recognized as plan assets, plus the unrecognized past service cost and the unrecognized actual loss, less the unrecognized actual gain and the present value of the defined benefit obligation, the financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis.

Functional and presentation currency

The functional currency of the Company is determined based on the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. The financial statements are presented in New Taiwan Dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. All financial information presented in New Taiwan Dollars has been rounded to the nearest thousand.

  • (3) Foreign currency

  • Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency of the Company at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at that date. The foreign currency gain or loss on monetary assets and liabilities is the difference between amortized cost in the functional currency at the beginning of the period, adjusted for the effective interest and payments during the period, and such assets and liabilities reported in foreign currency translated at the exchange rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Foreign currency-denominated non-monetary assets and liabilities measured at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the date when fair value was determined. Foreign currency denominated non-monetary items measured at historical cost is translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in profit or loss.

2. Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on acquisition are translated to the Company’s functional currency at exchange rates at the reporting date. The income and expenses of foreign operations, excluding foreign operations in hyperinflationary economies, are translated to the Company’s functional currency at the average rate. Foreign currency differences are recognized in other comprehensive income.

When a foreign operation is disposed of such that control, significant influence or joint control is lost, the cumulative amount in the translation reserve related to that foreign operation is reclassified to profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on disposal. When the Company disposes of any part of its interest in a subsidiary that includes a foreign operation while retaining control, the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reattributed to non-controlling interest. When the Company disposes of only part of investment in an associate of joint venture that includes a foreign operation while retaining significant or joint control, the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reclassified to profit or loss.

When the settlement of a monetary item receivable from or payable to a foreign operation is neither planed nor likely in the foreseeable future, foreign currency gains and losses arising from such items are considered to form part of a net investment in the foreign operation and are recognized in other comprehensive income.

  • (4) Classification of current and non-current assets and liabilities

An asset is classified as current under any one of the following conditions. All other assets are classified as non-current.

  1. The asset is expected to be realized, or sold or consumed, during the Company’s normal operating cycle;

  2. The asset is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  3. The asset is expected to be realized within twelve months after the balance sheet date; or

  4. The asset is cash or a cash equivalent unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date.

A liability is classified as current under any one of the following conditions. All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

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  1. The liability is expected to be settled during the Company’s normal operating cycle;

  2. The liability is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  3. The liability is due to be settled within twelve months after the balance sheet date; or

  4. The Company does not have any unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by issuing equity instruments do not affect its classification.

  5. (5) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash comprises cash on hand and cash in bank. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Time deposits with maturities that go beyond 3 months and are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments rather than for investment or other purposes are classified under cash equivalents.

(6) Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

1. Financial assets

Financial assets are categorized into financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and receivables.

  • (a) Loans and Receivables

Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market, which comprise accounts receivable and other receivables. Such assets are recognized initially at fair value, plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, receivables other than are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses other than short-term receivables in which the effect of discounting is immaterial. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is recognized and derecognized, as applicable, using trade date accounting.

Interest income from receivables is recognized in other income.

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(b) Impairment of financial assets

Except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, a financial asset is assessed for impairment at the reporting date. A financial asset is impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events (a ‘loss event’) that occurred subsequent to the initial recognition of the asset and that loss event has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial assets that can be estimated reliably.

Objective evidence that financial assets are impaired includes delinquency or default (such as unpaid or delayed payment of interest or principal) by a debtor, restructuring of an amount due to the Company on terms that the Company would not consider otherwise, indications that a debtor or issuer will enter bankruptcy, adverse changes in the payment status of borrowers or issuers, economic conditions that correlate with defaults or the disappearance of an active market for a security. In addition, for an available-for-sale investment in an equity security, a significant or prolonged decline in its fair value below its cost is considered objective evidence of impairment.

All individually significant receivables are assessed for specific impairment. Objective evidence that receivables are impaired includes historical trends of collection and increasing level of overdue receivables which are collected beyond the credit term.

An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is determined based on the excess of its carrying amount over the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate.

An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset is written off directly against its carrying amount, except for accounts receivable, for which an impairment loss is credited to an allowance account against the receivables. When a receivable is determined to be uncollectible, it is written off from the allowance account. Any subsequent recovery of a receivable written off is charged to the allowance account. Changes in the amount of the allowance accounts are recognized in profit or loss.

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss on a financial assets measured at amortized cost decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the decrease in impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss, to the extent that the carrying value of the asset does not exceed its amortized cost before impairment was recognized at the reversal date.

Impairment losses and recoveries resulting from accounts receivable are recognized under administrative and general expenses. Impairment losses and recoveries resulting from financial assets other than accounts receivable are recognized in profit or loss, under other gain or loss of results from non-operating activities.

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(c) Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognized when the contractual rights to the cash inflow from the asset are terminated, or when the Company transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets.

On derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received or receivable and any cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss.

If the transferred asset is part of a larger financial asset and the part transferred qualifies for derecognition in its entirety, the previous carrying amount of the larger financial asset is allocated between the part that continues to be recognized and the part that is derecognized, based on the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference between the carrying amount allocated to the part derecognized and the sum of the consideration received for the part derecognized and any cumulative gain or loss allocated to it that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss. A cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is allocated between the part that continues to be recognized and the part that is derecognized, based on the relative fair values of those parts.

2. Financial liabilities and equity instruments

  • (a) Classification of liabilities or equity instruments

Debt or equity instruments issued by the Company are classified as financial liabilities or equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual agreement.

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized based on the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Interest related to a financial liability is recognized in profit or loss under non-operating income and expenses.

(b) Other financial liabilities

Except for those held-for-trading, financial liabilities which comprise of short-term and long-term loans, and accounts and other payables, are measured at fair value, plus, any directly attributable transaction cost at the time of initial recognition. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured at amortized cost calculated using the effective interest method. Interest expense not capitalized as capital cost is recognized in profit or loss, under finance expenses of the results from non-operating activities.

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(c) Derecognition of financial liabilities

A financial liability is derecognized when the contractual obligation thereon has been discharged or cancelled or has expired. The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid (including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is charged to profit or loss.

  • (d) Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities

Financial assets and liabilities are presented on a net basis when the Company has legally enforceable rights to offset and intends to settle such financial assets and liabilities on a net basis or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

(7) Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories, production costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. The cost of inventories is calculated using the weighted-average method. In the case of manufactured inventories and work in progress, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on normal operating capacity.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

(8) Investment in associates

Associates are those entities in which the Company has significant influence, but not control, over the financial and operating policies. Significant influence is presumed to exist when the Company holds between 20% and 50% of the voting power of another entity.

Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method and are recognized initially at cost. The cost of the investment includes transaction costs. The carrying amount of the investment in associates includes goodwill arising from the acquisition less any accumulated impairment losses.

The financial statements include the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investees, after adjustments to align their accounting policies with those of the Company, from the date that significant influence commences until the date that significant influence ceases.

Unrealized profits resulting from the transactions between the Company and an associate are eliminated to the extent of the Company’s interest in the associate. Unrealized losses on transactions with associates are eliminated in the same way, except to the extent that the underlying asset is impaired.

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When the Company’s share of losses exceeds its interest in an associates, the carrying amount of the investment, including any long-term interests that form part thereof, is reduced to zero, and the recognition of further losses is discontinued except to the extent that the Company has an obligation or has made payments on behalf of the investee.

(9) Subsidiaries

The Company accounts for investee companies in which it has a controlling interest using the equity method. The net income, other comprehensive income, and shareholder’s equity in the financial reports of the Company and the net income, other comprehensive income, and shareholder’s equity that belongs to the Company in the consolidated financial reports should be the same.

The Company accounts for changes in owners’ equity of subsidiaries as equity transactions between the two parties of the transaction, provided that control is still exists.

(10)Property, plant and equipment

(a) Recognition and measurement

Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of a self-constructed asset comprises material, direct labor, any cost directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management, the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located, and any borrowing cost that is eligible for capitalization. In additions cost also includes transfers from equity of any gain or loss on qualifying cash flow hedges of foreign currency purchases of property, plant and equipment. The cost of the software is capitalized as part of the property, plant and equipment if the purchase of the software is necessary for the property, plant and equipment to be capable of operating.

Gain or loss arising from the disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of the item, and is charged to profit or loss.

(b) Subsequent cost

Subsequent expenditure is capitalized only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the expenditure can be reasonably assessed, and will flow to the Company. The carrying amount of those parts that are replaced is derecognized. Ongoing repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

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(c) Depreciation

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided over their estimated useful lives by using the straight-line method. The depreciation charge for each period is recognized in profit or loss.

If there is reasonable certainty that the lessee will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the period of expected use is the useful life of the asset; otherwise, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and its useful life.

Land has an unlimited useful life and therefore is not depreciated.

The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative years of significant items of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

  • (i) Buildings: 25 years.

  • (ii) Machinery and equipment: 5 to 16 years.

  • (iii) Miscellaneous equipment: 3 to 15years.

Depreciation methods, useful lives, and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date. If expectations differ from the previous estimates, the change is accounted for as a change in accounting estimate.

(11)Leases

1. Lessor

Asset under financing lease is recognized on a net basis as lease receivable. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease is added to the net investment in the leased asset. Finance income is allocated to each period during the lease term in order to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the receivable.

Lease income from an operating lease is recognized as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognized as an expense over the lease term on the same basis as the lease income. Incentives granted to the lessee to enter into the operating lease are spread over the lease term on a straight-line basis so that the lease income received is reduced accordingly.

Contingent rents are recognized as income in the period when the lease adjustments are confirmed.

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2. Lessee

Leases in which the Company assumes substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. On initial recognition, the lease asset is measured at an amount equal to the lower of its fair value and the present value of the minimum lease payments. Subsequent to initial recognition, the asset is accounted for in accordance with the accounting policy applicable to the lease asset.

Payments made under operating leases (excluding insurance and maintenance expenses) are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Lease incentives received are recognized as an integral part of the reduction of the lease expense over the term of the lease.

Minimum lease payments made under finance leases are apportioned between the finance expense and the reduction of the outstanding liability. The finance expense is allocated to each period during the lease term in order to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Contingent rent is recognized as expense in the period in which it is incurred.

(12)Intangible Assets

Capitalized development expenditure is measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Subsequent expenditure is capitalized only when it increases the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset to which it relates.

Other development expenditure is recognized as an expense when incurred.

The depreciable amount of capitalized development expenditure is determined after deducting its residual value. Amortization is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets from the date that they are made available for use.

The residual value, amortization period, and amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at each fiscal year-end. Changes therein are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.

(13)Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

At each balance sheet date, an assessment is made whether there is any indication that an asset (including inventories, deferred tax assets, and other non-financial assets) may have been impaired. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated. If it is not possible to determine the recoverable amount for the individual asset, then the Company will have to determine the recoverable amount for the asset's cash-generating unit (CGU).

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The recoverable amount for individual asset or a cash-generating unit is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. If, and only if, the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. Such reduction is treated as an impairment loss, which is charged to profit or loss.

The Company assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that an impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset other than goodwill may no longer exist or may have decreased. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of that asset is estimated. An impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset other than goodwill is reversed if, and only if, there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset ’ s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. The increase in the carrying amount shall not exceed the carrying amount (net of depreciation or amortization) had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years.

(14)Treasury stock

Repurchased shares are recognized under treasury shares (a contra-equity account) based on their repurchase price (including all directly accountable costs), net of tax. Gai ~~n o~~ n disposal of treasury shares is recognized under “Capital Reserve – Treasury Share Transactions”; Loss on disposal of treasury shares is offset against existing capital reserves arising from similar types of treasury shares. If there are insufficient capital reserves to be offset against, then such los ~~s i~~ s accounted for under retained earnings. The carrying amount of treasury shares is calculated using the weighted average of different types of repurchase.

If treasury shares are cancelled, “Capital Reserve – Share Premiums” and “Share Capital” are debited proportionately. Gain on cancellation of treasury shares is recognized under existing capital reserves arising from similar types of treasury shares; Loss on cancellation of treasury shares is offset against existing capital reserves arising from similar types of treasury shares. If there are insufficient capital reserves to be offset against, then such loss is accounted for under retained earnings.

(15)Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods in the course of ordinary activities is measured at fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns, trade discounts and volume rebates. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence exists, usually in the form of an executed sales agreement, that the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the customer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, there is no continuing management involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. If it is probable that discounts will be granted and the amount can be measured reliably, then the discount is recognized as a reduction of revenue as the sales are recognized.

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The timing of the transfers of risks and rewards varies depending on the individual terms of the sales agreement for international shipments, transfer usually occurs upon loading the goods onto the relevant carrier at the port. Generally for such products the customer has no right of return. For domestic sales, transfer occurs upon receipt by the customer.

(16)Employee benefits

1. Defined contribution plan

Obligations for contributions to a defined contribution pension plan are recognized as an employee benefit expense in profit or loss in the periods during which services are rendered by employees.

2. Defined benefit plan

A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than a defined contribution plan. The Company’s net obligation in respect of a defined benefit pension plan is calculated by estimating the discounted present value of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods. Any unrecognized past service costs and the fair value of any plan assets are deducted from aforementioned net obligation. The discount rate is the yield on the reporting date of government bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Company’s obligations and are denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid.

An actuarial calculation of pension costs and related liabilities is performed annually by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. When the calculation results in a benefit to the Company, an asset is recognized, but the recognized asset is limited to the total of any unrecognized past service costs and the present value of economic benefits available in the form of any future refunds from the plan or reductions in future contributions to the plan. In order to calculate the present value of economic benefits, consideration is given to any minimum funding requirements that apply to the plan. An economic benefit is available to the Company if it is realizable during the life of the plan, or on settlement of the plan liabilities.

When the benefits of a plan are improved, the portion of the increased benefit relating to past service by employees is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Remeasurement of the net defined benefit liabilities (assets), which comprise (1) actuarial gains and losses, (2) the return on plan assets (excluding interest), and (3) the effect of the asset ceiling (if any, excluding interest), is recognized immediately in other comprehensive income. The amounts recognized in other comprehensive income can be reclassified to retained earnings or other equity. If the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are transferred to other equity, they shall not be reclassified to profit or loss or recognized in retained earrings in a subsequent period.

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Gains or losses on the curtailment or settlement of a defined benefit plan are also recognized as pension expenses when the curtailment or settlement occurs. The gain or loss on curtailment comprises any resulting change in the fair value of plan assets, any change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation, and any related actuarial gains or losses and past service cost that were not previously recognized.

3. Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on an undiscounted basis and are expensed as the related service is provided.

(17)Share-based payment

The grant-date fair value of share-based payment awards granted to employee is recognized as employee expenses, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period when employees become unconditionally entitled to the awards. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount ultimately recognized as an expense is based on the number of awards that meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting date.

For share-based payment awards with non-vesting conditions, the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment is measured to reflect such conditions and there is no true-up for the differences between expected and actual outcomes.

(18)Income taxes

Tax expense comprises current tax expense and deferred tax expense. Current and deferred taxes are included in profit or loss for the period, except to the extent that the tax arises from a business combination or a transaction or event which is recognized directly in equity or other comprehensive income.

Current tax comprises the amount expected to be paid to (recovered from) the taxation authorities, using the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date, and any adjustments for current tax of prior periods.

Deferred tax is recognized for the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax is recognized for all temporary differences, except to the extent that the deferred tax arises from:

  1. The initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction which is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss).

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  1. The investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates, and interests in joint ventures, where it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax is measured, at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax assets are offset against deferred tax liabilities only if:

  • (i) the Company has a legal enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities; and

  • (ii) the deferred tax assets and the deferred liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either:

  • (a) The same taxable entity; or

  • (b) Different taxable entities which intent either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously; in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.

A deferred tax asset is recognized for the carry forward of unused tax losses, unused tax credits and deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses, unused tax credits, and deductible temporary differences can be utilized. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the benefit of part or the deferred tax asset will be utilized.

(19)Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share are calculated as the profit attributable to the ordinary shareholder of the Company divided by weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding. The diluted earnings per share are calculated as the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company divided by weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding after adjustment for the effects of all potentially dilutive ordinary shares, such as employee stock options.

(20)Operating segments

The Company discloses its information on operating segments in its consolidated financial statements, so it need not disclose such information in its non-consolidated financial statements.

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5. Critical Accounting Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainly

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, under which, management make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and in future periods.

Please refer to Note 6(7)(8)(11) for information concerning the recognized significant impact on the financial report due to the application of accounting policies involving significant judgments.

Significant judgment, assumptions and estimation uncertainties were applied to the following:

  • (1) Realizability of deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which those deferred tax assets can be utilized. Management has applied subjective judgment and estimates in assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, including estimates of future revenue growth and profitability, income tax holidays, the amount of tax credits that can be utilized and feasible tax planning strategies. Any changes in the global economic environment, industry trends, and relevant laws and regulations could result in significant adjustments to the deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets of $840,000 and $869,332 had been recognized as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

6. Significant Accounts

(1) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash in bank-checking and demand deposit account
Cash equivalents:
Cash in bank-time deposits
Repurchase agreements collateralized by corporate bonds
December 31,
2014
$ 2,300,148
3,808,616
305,381
$
6,414,145
December 31,
2015
December 31,
2015
2,124,513
-
118,240
2,242,753

Refer to Note 6(20) for the fair value sensitivity analysis and interest rate risk of the financial assets and liabilities of the Company.

The Company’s time deposits of $360,000, which were pledged as collateral for the Company’s loans payable, were reclassified to non-current assets both as of December 31, 2014 and 2015.

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  • (2) Investment in debt securities with no active market / Financial assets carried at cost-non-current

The Company purchased a two-year interest-free convertible bond of USD6, 000 thousand issued by Memoright in August, 2015. The conversion rights embedded in the corporate bond are accounted for separately as the economic characteristics and risks are not specifically associated. The conversion rights of the corporate bond which are linked to unlisted preference shares of $9,340 and the corporate bonds of $181,280 were accounted for as financial assets carried at cost - - non-current and investment in debt securities with no active market non-current, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.

(3) Accounts Receivable and Other Receivables

Accounts receivable-non-related parties
Accounts receivable-related parties
Other receivables (including related parties)
December 31,
2014
$ 21,301
6,513,814
1,892,592
$
8,427,707
December 31,
2015
December 31,
2015


-

5,753,379
1,729,609
7,482,988

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, no allowance for impairment was provided because all of the accounts comprising accounts receivable (including related parties) and other receivables (including related parties) were still within the normal credits terms and were evaluated to be collectable.

Aging analysis of notes receivable, accounts receivable and other receivables:

December 31, 2014
December 31, 2015
Neither past
due nor impaired
$ 8,290,017
7,482,988
Past due but not impaired
Within 30 days
31-60 days
over 61 days
137,690
-
-
-
-
-
Past due but not impaired
Within 30 days
31-60 days
over 61 days
137,690
-
-
-
-
-
total
Within 30 days
137,690
-
31-60 days
-
-
8,427,707
7,482,988

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(4) Inventories

Inventories
Raw materials
Work in progress
In-transit inventory
Total
December 31,
2014
$ 145,517
2,559,678
2,129,088
$
4,834,283
December 31,
2015
214,271
2,606,799
2,994,220
5,815,290

The Company recognized cost of goods sold amounting to $26,839,034 and $26,209,513 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

As the net realizable value of inventories has increased because the circumstance that caused the inventory devaluation in prior period to improve, the Company recognized a gain from recovery in the value of inventories of $4 and $29,595 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 respectively, which was debited to cost of goods sold as the carrying value of inventories exceeded the net realizable value thereof.

  • (5) Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

The components of the investments accounted for using equity method were as follows:

Subsidiaries
Associate
December 31,
2014
$ 493,082
28,184,130
$
28,677,212
December 31,
2015
$ $ 571,456
32,647,944
33,219,400

(a) Subsidiaries

Please refer to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 for further information.

(b) Associate

The information of the investments in a significant associate accounted for using equity method was as follows:


method was

as follows:
Associates Relationship Registration Country Percentage of ownership
2014.12.31 2015.12.31
Inotera Memories, Inc The main supplier for raw material of the
Company. Its primary operating activity is
producing and selling of semiconductor
products.
Taiwan 24.28% 24.20%

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The Company's capital surplus—equity of associates accounted for using equity method increased by $62,756 due to the recognition of the costs of employee stock options of Inotera Memories, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015.

On February 10, May 12, August 11 and November 11, 2015, the Company recognized capital surplus—equity of associates accounted for under the equity method amounting to $23,560 due to the increase of capital of Inotera Memories, Inc. by 22,595 thousand shares, for which the Company did not purchase additional shares in proportion to its original shareholding percentage.

The Company's capital surplus—equity of associates accounted for using equity method increased by $62,979 due to the recognition of compensation costs arising from the employee stock options of Inotera Memories, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014.

- The Company recognized capital surplus equity of associates accounted for under the equity method amounting to $2,124,829 due to the recognition of compensation costs arising from the employee stock options of 71,714 thousand shares of Inotera Memories, Inc. On February 13, May 8, August 6 and November 11, 2014, and the depositary receipts of 40,000 units issued by Inotera Memories, Inc. on May 15, 2014, for which the Company did not purchase the depositary receipts in proportion to its original shareholding percentage.

The fair value and book value of investments in publicly traded stocks of the major associate was as follows:


was as follows:
Book value
Fair Value
December 31,
2014
$
28,184,130
$
79,691,682
December 31,
2015
$
$
32,647,944
44,370,170

Summary of shares of profit or loss of associates attributable to the Company were as follows:

Share of profit of associate For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31,
2014
13,219,545
2015
4,380,050
$

The following is the aggregated financial information of a significant associate that has already been modified to the associate’s financial statements based on the IFRS as endorsed by FSC. Such financial information included the fair value adjustments at the time of acquisition of this associate and the adjustments made for differences in the applicable accounting policies as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015.

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The financial information of Inotera Memories Inc. was summarized as follows:

Current assets
Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net assets
Operating income
Net income
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Share of the equity of the associate at January 1,
Total comprehensive income allocated to the Company
of investment in associate at December 31,
Share of the equity of the associate at December 31,
Add:
Disposal of realized profit from fixed assets
Recognization of compensation costs arising from
employee stock options
Capital surplus due to acquisition of shares not
proportionate t~~o~~
original holding ratio
Less:
Others
Carrying amount of equity of the major associate
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 56,808,416
41,007,469
80,994,116
116,878,536
(17,273,310)
(12,326,702)
(4,050,738
)
(10,237,028
)
$ 116,478,484
135,322,275
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$
82,570,966
60,762,323
$ 52,913,068
18,077,421
(7,316
)
(11,365
)
$
52,905,752
18,066,056
For theyears ended December 31,
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 56,808,416
41,007,469
80,994,116
116,878,536
(17,273,310)
(12,326,702)
(4,050,738
)
(10,237,028
)
$ 116,478,484
135,322,275
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$
82,570,966
60,762,323
$ 52,913,068
18,077,421
(7,316
)
(11,365
)
$
52,905,752
18,066,056
For theyears ended December 31,
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 56,808,416
41,007,469
80,994,116
116,878,536
(17,273,310)
(12,326,702)
(4,050,738
)
(10,237,028
)
$ 116,478,484
135,322,275
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$
82,570,966
60,762,323
$ 52,913,068
18,077,421
(7,316
)
(11,365
)
$
52,905,752
18,066,056
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
13,996,332
13,219,545
27,215,877
540
62,979
2,124,829
(1,220,095
)
28,184,130
2015
28,184,130
4,380,050
32,564,180
270
62,756
23,560
(2,822
)
32,647,944
$ $

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  • (6) Acquisition of non-controlling interests

  • (a) Acquisition of non-controlling interests

On March 27, 2014, a subsidiary of the Company, Sumpro Electronics Corporation (Sumpro), redeemed its common shares by paying $69,750 in cash, which increased the Group’s shareholding percentage in its subsidiary from 94% to 100%. On September 26, 2014, the treasury shares of stock of 15,000 thousand shares repurchased by the subsidiary were cancelled due to a resolution approved by the board of directors of Sumpro. The record date for all of these capital decrease transactions were set on September 26, 2014. These transactions resulted in the following changes to the Company’s ownership interest in its subsidiaries and associates:

Acquisition of non-controlling interests (carrying amount)
Consideration paid for the non-controlling interests
Differences between purchase consideration and book value of the shares
Decrease in capital surplus
Decrease in retained earnings
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
$ $
$ $

9,787
(69,750
)

(59,963
)

(36,311)
(23,652
)

(59,963
)
  • (b) Disposal of certain subsidiaries’ shares without losing control

On March 18, 2014, the Company sold for $22,104 its ownership of 12.76 percent shares of a subsidiary, PieceMakers Technology, Inc. This resulted in the following:


subsidiary, PieceMakers Technology, Inc. This resulted in the following:
Book value of non-controlling interests disposed of.
Proceeds from disposal of non-controlling interests
Decrease in capital surplus the difference between the actual selling price
and book value of the equity shares sold
For the year
ended December
31, 2014
PieceMakers
$ $
22,939
(22,104
)

835

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(7) Property, Plant and Equipment

  • (a) The cost and depreciation of the property, plant and equipment of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:
Cost:
Balance as of January 1, 2014
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Accumulated depreciation / impairment:
Balance as of January 1, 2014
Depreciation for the period
Reversal of impairment loss
Impairment loss
Disposals
Reclassification
Transferred to expense
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Depreciation for the period
Reversal of impairment loss
Disposals
Reclassification
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Carrying amounts:
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Land Building

5,238,565
-
(1,042,934)
-
4,195,631
4,195,631
-
-
-
4,195,631
1,600,801
180,242
-
-
(651,110)
-
-
1,129,933
1,129,933
159,931
-
-
-
1,289,864
3,065,698
2,905,767
Machinery
and
equipment
119,046,612
1,179,889
(3,779,579)
1,168,671
117,615,593
117,615,593
3,953,441
(188,500)
3,091,399
124,471,933
73,448,689
5,070,113
(12,986)
-
(3,737,807)
180,828
12,986
74,961,823
74,961,823
5,442,163
-
(187,939)
13,992
80,230,039
42,653,770
44,241,894
Other
equipment

1,976,119
18,004

(272,570)
(191,901
)
1,529,652
1,529,652
9,251

(121,651)
(15,969
)
1,401,283
1,516,699

110,639

(19)
2,954

(264,181)
(180,828)
19
1,185,283
1,185,283
57,903
4,204

(117,998)
(13,992
)
1,115,400
344,369
285,883
Under
construction
529,640
4,526,483

-
(976,770
)
4,079,353
4,079,353
271,280

-
(3,075,430
)
1,275,203
-
-

-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
4,079,353
1,275,203
Total
127,804,860
5,724,376
(5,095,083)
-
128,434,153
128,434,153
4,233,972
(310,151)
-
132,357,974
76,566,189
5,360,994
(13,005)
2,954
(4,653,098)
-
13,005
77,277,039
77,277,039
5,659,997
4,204
(305,937)
-
82,635,303
51,157,114
49,722,671
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$
$
1,013,924
-
-
-
1,013,924
1,013,924
-
-
-
1,013,924

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

-
1,013,924
1,013,924
  • (b) Collaterals

Please refer to Note 8 for the details of the Company's property, plant and equipment pledged or collateralized as security for long-term loans or lines of credit.

  • (c) Leased Assets

Please refer to Note 6(11) for the further description of finance lease liabilities.

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  • (d) Property, plant and equipment under construction
Property, plant and equipment under construction
Capitalized interest (charged to construction in progress)
Capitalized interest rates
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
-

33,587

-
2.10%~2.32%
2014
-

-
$
  • (8) Lease receivables

  • (a) On June 18, 2009, the Company signed an amended long-term lease agreement with Inotera Memories, Inc. and MeiYa Technology Corp. on the lease of building, facilities and land located on 348, 348-1 and 348-3, Hwa-Ya Section, Kueishan District, Taoyuan City. This amended lease agreement, which took effect retroactively from January 1, 2009, includes the renewal term. Initial lease term is from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018. However Inotera Memories, Inc. is entitled to renew this amended lease agreement for an unlimited number of consecutive additional terms of five years each, by providing a written notice with the intention to renew the lease term commencing from January 1, 2019. In addition, Inotera Memories, Inc. has an exclusive option to purchase the leased assets for a total purchase price of US$50,000 thousand on and after January 1, 2024. Also, the rental receivable for the entire year of 2009 has been waived. Initial yearly rentals for the leased building (including facilities and land) were US$13,010 thousand and US$1,990 thousand, respectively from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2018; the first yearly renewal rentals for the leased building (including facilities and land) will be US$8,010 thousand and US$1,990 thousand, respectively, from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023; the subsequent yearly renewal rentals for the leased building (including facilities and land) will be US$10 thousand and US$1,990 thousand commencing from January 1, 2024. The amended lease agreement for the building (including facilities) is treated as a capital lease because (a) the present value of the periodic rental payments made since the inception date is at least 90% of the market value of the leased assets and (b) the lease term is equal to 75% or more of the total estimated economic life of the leased assets. The land is treated as an operating lease.

  • (b) The total lease receivable from the capital lease of the building (including facilities) was $5,185,620; the implicit interest rate was 10.56%. The cost of the leased assets at the beginning of the lease period was $2,656,223. The difference was recognized as unrealized interest revenue of $2,529,397. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company recognized the interest revenue of $225,187 and $202,759, respectively, from the amortization of unrealized interest revenue.

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The details of lease receivables were as follows:

Less than one year
Between one and five years
More than five years
Subtotal
Current
Non-current
Lease receivables-related parties
December 31, 2014
Gross
investment
in the lease
Unearned
finance
income
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
receivable

429,330
202,759
226,571
1,552,320
544,414
1,007,906
1,057,320
181,420
875,900
3,038,970
928,593
2,110,377
226,571
1,883,806
$ 2,110,377
December 31, 2014
Gross
investment
in the lease
Unearned
finance
income
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
receivable

429,330
202,759
226,571
1,552,320
544,414
1,007,906
1,057,320
181,420
875,900
3,038,970
928,593
2,110,377
226,571
1,883,806
$ 2,110,377
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Gross
investment
in the lease

429,330
1,552,320
1,057,320
3,038,970
Unearned
finance
income
202,759
544,414
181,420
928,593
$
Gross
investment
in the lease
429,330
1,387,320
792,990
2,609,640
Unearned
finance
income
177,867
444,864
103,103
725,834
$
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
receivable
$ $ 251,463
942,456
689,887
1,883,806
251,463
1,632,343
1,883,806

(9) Short-term Loans

Short-term borrowings consisted of the following:

Unsecured bank loans

Interest rate
Maturity date
December 31, 2015
$
3,300,000
1.362%~1.60%
105.02.05~105.02.12

(10) Long-term Loans

Long-term loans consisted of the following:

Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
Less: Current portion of long-term loans
Total
Unused long-term of credit
Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
Less: Current portion of long-term loans
Total
Unused long-term of credit
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 Amount

800,000
15,580,000
(3,900,000
)
12,480,000
10,430,000
Currency
NTD
NTD
Interest rate range
Expiration
1.987%~2.092%
104~105
2.093%~2.439%
104~108
December 31, 2015
$ $
$
Currency
NTD
NTD
Interest rate range
1.271%~2.014%
2.3270%
Expiration
105~106
108
Amount
$ $
$

1,200,000
11,985,000
(500,000
)
12,685,000
80,670,000

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(a) Issuance and redemption of loans

  • (i) The Company signed a syndicated loan agreement with Bank of Taiwan, the managing bank, and 13 other banks (here in after referred to as ‘‘the Company of banks”) for a syndicated loan with a credit line of $12,000,000 on January 2, 2014. The Company’s actual drawings of the syndicated loan amounted to $6,400,000 on January 28, 2014, $3,650,000 on July 28, 2014, and $1,950,000 on October 27, 2014, respectively. This loan bears interest of 90-day commercial paper rate, plus, an annual interest rate of 1.1% in monthly payments. Additionally, the first installment payment of the principal is payable on due date, with the rest payable in 5 semi-annual equal installments. According to the agreement, the borrower should maintain a balance of no less than 3% of the original credit limit in the specified bank account two months from the first credit approval date.

Also, the Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios which should be based on its semi-annual and annual consolidated financial statements and calculated by the managing bank every 6 months starting from the end of year 2013 or when the managing bank deems necessary. In the event that any of the financial covenants below is breached, the Company is required to submit a formal letter to the managing bank at least three months after submitting the semi-annual and annual consolidated financial statements to syndicated banks, so that the managing bank can convene a meeting of the Banks to discuss the aforesaid breach and to resolve whether a waiver of the breach will be granted. The required financial ratios are as follows:

  • I. Financing payables to related parties: not less than $35,000,000.

In July 2015, the Company signed a supplementary contract with a group of banks, agreeing to delete this financial covenant.

  • II. Liability Ratio (total liabilities to total net equity and tangibles assets, plus, financing payables to related parties): not more than 200%.

  • III. Tangible net equity, plus, other financing payables to related parties: not less than $45,000,000 in the semi-annual and annual consolidated financial statements of 2013, and $50,000,000 for each year beginning 2014.

The Company was in compliance with all of the aforementioned financial covenants as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015.

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  • (ii) The Company signed a syndicated loan agreement with Bank of Taiwan, the managing bank, and 7 other banks for a credit line of $18,000,000 in the form of credit loan on November 9, 2009. According to the above syndicated loan agreement, the Company was required to comply with certain financial covenants by maintaining certain financial ratios. In the event that any of the financial covenants below is breached, the Company is required to cure the breach, no later than the end of November in the relevant calendar year, for a breach in respect of any semi-annual consolidated financial statements, and for a breach in respect of any annual consolidated financial statements, no later than the end of June of the following calendar year, or to submit a formal letter to the managing bank at least two months prior to the expiration of the Remedial Period, so that the managing bank can convene a meeting of the Banks to discuss the aforesaid breach and to resolve before the expiration of the Remedial Period on whether a waiver of the breach will be granted. These financial covenants are as follows:

  • I. Current Ratio (total current assets to total current liabilities): not less than one (1) to one (1).

  • II. Interest Coverage Ratio (EBITDA to interest expenses): shall not be less than three (3) to one (1).

  • III. Leverage Ratio (total liabilities, plus, contingent liabilities to tangible net worth): not higher than one and a half (1.5) to one (1).

On November 28, 2014, the syndicated banks formally agreed to further waive the Company’s obligation to comply with its financial loan covenants under the syndicate loan relating to the consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. This syndicated loan was repaid on January 28, 2015.

  • (b) Collaterals for bank loans

Please refer to Note 8 for information on assets pledged as loan collateral by the Company.

  • (11) Finance lease liabilities

  • (a) The Company signed a long-term lease agreement with Inotera Memories, Inc. to lease out a portion of the building and land (including supplemental equipment) located at No. 667, Fuhsing 3rd Road, Hwa-Ya Technology Park, Kueishan Dist., Taoyuan City. The lease term covers a total lease period of 354 months commencing from July 1, 2005, and will expire on December 31, 2034 (including the period when the lease is automatically extended). The monthly rentals for the lease of building and land (including supplemental equipment) were $2,058 and $310, respectively. The lease of the building is treated as a finance lease. However, the lease of the land is treated as an operating lease.

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  • (b) The lease of the building is treated as a finance lease with implicit interest rate of 5.88%. The net carrying value of leased assets and the initial total amount of lease payable for the finance lease of the building was $345,637.

  • (c) The rental expenses from the lease of land which was treated as an operating lease amounted to$3,719 and $3,719 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These expenses were fully paid as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Less than one year
Between one and five years
More than five years
Subtotal
Lease payables-related parties
Current
Non-current
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Future
minimum
lease
payments
Interest Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
Future
minimum
lease
payments

24,698

98,792
345,770
469,260
Interest

16,371

60,142
110,497

187,010
Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
$ $
24,698
98,792
370,468


493,958

16,845

62,343
124,667
203,855
7,853
36,449
245,801

290,103

$ 7,853
282,250
$ 290,103

8,327

38,650
235,273
282,250
8,327
273,923
282,250
  • (12) Employee Benefits

  • (a) Defined benefit plan

The movements in the present value of the defined benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets were as follows:


assets were as follows:
Present value of defined benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets
Net defined benefit liabilities
December 31,
2014
$ 1,052,002
(417,439
)
$
634,563
December 31,
2015
$ $ 1,189,853
(433,993
)
755,860

The Company has established an employee defined benefit retirement plan covering full-time employees. Under this plan, contributions are made to an independent fund that is deposited with Bank of Taiwan. Employees are eligible for retirement and payments of retirement benefits are based on years of service and the average salary for the last six months before the employee’s retirement according to the R.O.C. Labor Standards Law.

203

(i) Composition of plan assets

The Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee manages the Company’s pension fund which is being funded according to the Labor Standards Law. Under the Regulations for Revenues, Expenditures, Safeguard and Utilization of the Labor Retirement Fund, this fund is required to distribute minimum income but such minimum income shall not be less than the interest income derived from two-year time deposit with the local banks.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s pension fund with Bank of Taiwan amounted to $433,993. Please refer to the related information published on the website of the Labor Pension Supervisory Committee concerning the utilization of the labor pension fund, related yield rate and its allocation.

  • (ii) Movements in present value of the defined benefit obligations

Movements in present value of the defined benefit obligations were as follows:

Defined benefit obligation at January 1,
Current service and interest costs
Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities-actuarial
losses arising from change in financial assumptions
Benefits paid
Defined benefit obligation at December 31,
**For the years ended ** **For the years ended ** **For the years ended ** December 31,
2015
2014

1,232,558
2,897
(54,969)
(154,494
)
1,052,002
$ $
1,052,002
26,559
134,821

(23,529
)

1,189,853

(iii) Movements in fair value of defined benefit plan assets

Fair value of plan assets at January 1,
Interest income
Remeasurement of net defined liabilities-return on
plan assets (excluding interest income)
Contributions from employer
Benefits already paid by the plan
Fair value of plan assets at December 31,
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2014

393,104
7,593
4,439
13,484
(1,181
)

417,439
2015
$
$

417,439
8,417
2,566
13,565
(7,994
)
433,993

204

(iv) Expenses recognized in profit or loss

Current service costs
Net interest income of net defined benefitliabilities
Expected rate of return for the plan asset
Operating costs
Expenses costs
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
$
$
$
$
2014

5,488
23,419
(7,593
)
21,314

13,914
7,400
21,314
2015



5,587
20,972

(8,417
)

18,142
12,672

5,470

18,142
  • (v) Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities (assets) recognized in other comprehensive income
Balance of January 1,
Recognized during the period
Balance of December 31,
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
$
$
2014

-
(59,408
)
(59,408)
2015

(59,408)

109,771

50,363

(vi) Actuarial assumptions

Discount rate
Future salary increases
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2014
2.00 %
2.50 %
2015
1.50 %
2.50 %

Based on the actuarial report, the Company is expected to make contributions of $13,563 to the defined benefit plans for the one year period after the reporting date.

The weighted average duration of the defined benefit plan is 22 years.

(vii)Sensitivity analysis

When calculating the present value of the defined benefit obligation, the Company’s management use judgments and estimates in determining the related actuarial assumptions at balance sheet date, including discount rate, expected return on plan assets and future salary increases. Any changes in actuarial assumptions may significantly impact the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

205

As of December 31, 2015, the effects of the present value of the defined benefit obligation arising from changes in principal actuarial assumptions were as follows:

December 31, 2015
Discount rate (change 0.25%)
Future salary increases (change 1%)
Effect of defined
benefit obligations
Effect of defined
benefit obligations
Increase
Amount
$
58,570
250,793
Decrease
Amount
(55,386)
(204,793)

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated. The sensitivity analysis adopts the same methods for determining the defined benefit assets at balance sheet date.

The same methods and assumptions are adopted in the two-year sensitivity analysis.

(b) Defined contribution plan

The Company contributes an amount equal to 6% of the employee’s monthly wages to the Labor Pension personal account of the Bureau of the Labor Insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Pension Act, under which, the Company is not required to bear the regulated or putative obligation subsequent to the payment of fixed-rate contribution.

The Company’s pension costs under the contribution pension plan amounted to $92,293 and $96,658 for the years 2014 and 2015, respectively.

(13) Income Tax

  • (a) The Company’s income tax (benefit) expense recognized for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

2014 and 2015 were as follows:
Current income tax expense
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
Income tax (benefit) expense
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
-
484,691
2,405,504
-

2,405,504
484,691

2014
-
2,405,504

2,405,504
$
$
484,691

206

The Company’s income tax expense recognized in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:


ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:
Items that could do not be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Remeasurement of net defined benefit plan
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015

-
22,484

2014

-
$

The Company’s income tax (benefit) expense calculated at the statutory income tax rate on the financial reporting income before income taxes was reconciled to the income tax (benefit) expense as follows:

Income tax calculated based on local tax rate
Tax effect of five-year tax holiday
Tax effect of expired loss carryforward benefit
Tax effect of permanent differences
Tax effect of unrecognized changes of temporary difference
Tax effect of unrecognized current-year loss carryforward
Tax effect of unrecognized current-year tax holiday
Expired tax holiday
Overestimated income tax expense of previous period
10% income surtax on undistributed earnings
Total income tax expenses
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
5,210,130
2,996,396
(1,025,836)
(685,630)
153,292
-
(2,060,032)
(759,778)
(38,060)
-
162,919
(1,566,094)
(847,181)
-
837,620
-
12,652
15,106
-
484,691
$
2,405,504
484,691
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
5,210,130
2,996,396
(1,025,836)
(685,630)
153,292
-
(2,060,032)
(759,778)
(38,060)
-
162,919
(1,566,094)
(847,181)
-
837,620
-
12,652
15,106
-
484,691
$
2,405,504
484,691
2014

5,210,130
(1,025,836)
153,292
(2,060,032)
(38,060)
162,919
(847,181)
837,620
12,652
-

2,405,504
$
$
  • (b) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

  • (i) Unrecognized deferred income tax assets

The components of unrecognized deferred income tax assets of the Company were as follows:


follows:
Deductible temporary differences

Net loss carryforward
December 31,
2014
$ 60,125
18,904,468
$
18,964,593
December 31,
2015
-
17,398,499
17,398,499

207

The ROC Income Tax Act allows tax losses, as assessed by the tax authorities, to offset taxable income over a period of ten years for local tax reporting purposes. The aforementioned tax losses are not recognized as deferred tax assets as the Group estimates that the taxable income in the future will not be sufficient for covering temporary differences.

As of December 31, 2015, under ROC Income Tax the unused loss carry forward benefits available to the Company were as follows:

Year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
Unused loss carry forward
$ 6,607,978
19,525,230
12,439,512
30,344,487
29,717,148
3,709,757
$ 102,344,112
Expiry year

$ $

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

(ii) Recognized deferred tax liabilities and assets

The changes in recognized deferred tax liabilities and assets in 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

Deferred tax assets :

Balance as of January 1, 2014
Credit income statement
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Balance as of January 1, 2015
(Credit) debit income statement
Credit equity
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Deferred tax liability:
Operating loss
carryforward
$ 3,163,111
(2,315,699
)
$
847,412
$ 847,412
(69,509)
-
$
777,903
Others
82,393
(89,805
)
(7,412
)
(7,412)

76,347
22,484
91,419
Total
$ $
$ $
3,245,504
(2,405,504
)
840,000
840,000
6,838
22,484
869,322
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Credit income statement
Balance as of December 31, 2015
operating loss
carryforward
$ -
-
$
-
Others
-
6,838
6,838
**Total **
-
6,838
6,838

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The unutilized loss carry forward benefits as of December 31, 2015 and their expiry year for which deferred tax assets were recognized were as follows:

Year
2008
Amount of
unused loss
carryforward
4,575,902
Expiry year
$ 2018
  • (iii) The Company's income tax returns have been examined by the ROC tax authority through 2013.

  • (iv) Information related to the integrated income tax were as follows:

Undistributed earnings in 1997 and prior years
$ Undistributed earnings in 1998 and thereafter
Imputation credit account balance
$
Tax deduction ratio for earnings distribution to ROC
residents
December 31,
2014

-
10,816,268
10,816,268

73,483
2014(actual)
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2014

-
10,816,268
10,816,268

73,483
2014(actual)
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2014

-
10,816,268
10,816,268

73,483
2014(actual)
0.68
**% **
December 31,
2015
December 31,
2015
-
21,913,621
21,913,621
37,556
2015 (estimated)

0.17
%
0.68
**% **
0.17
%

Under the integrated income tax system, the above imputation credit account and creditable ratio were calculated according to the formal interpretation No.10204562810 issued by Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. on October 17, 2013.

  • (c) As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s Income Tax Holiday for five years from capital expenditures were as follows:

The stockholders approved a resolution during their meetings on August 30, 2007, and June 25, 2008, allowing the Company to avail of the Income Tax Holiday for qualifying investment projects under Article 9 of the Statute for Upgrading Industries. Capital increase for Semiconductor Manufacturing .On July 7, 2010, the Company was approved by Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. to avail of the tax holiday for five years commencing from January 1, 2011.

Capital increase for expansion
Capital increase forSemiconductor Manufacturing
Duration of Income Tax Holiday

January 2011 to December 2015

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(14) Equity

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company’s government registered total authorized capital both amounted to $300,000,000 with $10 par value per share, and total paid-up common stock amounted to $24,095,278 and $24,285,658, respectively. All issued shares were paid up upon issuance.

(a) Common stock

In 2015, the board of directors approved to increase the Company’s common shares arising from the exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Accordingly, the Company issued 4 thousand and 19,034 thousand common shares of stock, at an issuance premium price of $81.9 and $55 per share, respectively, with total values amounting to $328 and $1,046,870, respectively. All issued shares were paid up upon issuance. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed.

In 2014, the board of directors approved to increase the Company’s common shares arising from the exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Accordingly, the Company issued 2,392 thousand and 11,192 thousand common shares of stock, at discounted issuance price of $5.5 per share and an issuance premium price of $55 per share, respectively, with a total value amounting to $13,156 and $615,560. All issued shares were paid up upon issuance. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed.

On March 22, 2012 and October 24, 2012, the board of directors approved to carry out a private placement of common shares through the issuance of 3,800,000 thousand common shares and 5,294,118 thousand common shares after reducin ~~g t~~ he Company’s capital to 380,319 thousand common shares and 529,856 thousand common shares, respectively, at a discounted issuance price of $1.7 per share. This capital increase was approved by the Securities and Futures Bureau (SFB). The effective date for the capital increase was March 7, 2012 and May 28, 2013. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed. According to the Securities and Exchange Act, the transfer of such privately placed common shares within three years from the delivery date is forbidden, except when the transferees conform to Article 43-8 of the Securities and Exchange Act.

The movements of shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:


as follows:
Balance as of January 1,
Exercise of employees stock options
Capital reduction
Balance as of December 31,
Common Shares
2014
2015
23,960,851
2,409,528
13,584
19,038
(21,564,907
)
-

2,409,528
2,428,566
2014
23,960,851
13,584
(21,564,907
)

2,409,528
$
$
2,428,566

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(b) Capital reduction

On March 14, 2014, the board of directors approved to carry out a capital reduction to cover the deficit. The Company has covered its accumulated deficits amounting to $233,081,650 for the year ended December 31, 2013. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the companies law, the Company reduced its capital amounting to $215,649,073 by cancelling its shares of stock of 21,564,907 thousand shares, to cover its accumulated losses. This capital reduction was approved by the letter No. 1030022998 issued by SFB on June 24, 2014. The base date of this capital reduction was set on June 27, 2014. On August 8, 2014, the board of directors of the Company adopted to set September 1, 2014, as the base date of this capital reduction. Also, the process for the registration thereof was completed.

(c) Capital surplus

The components of capital surplus were as follows:

Change in equity interest of subsidiaries and associates
accounted for using equity method
Employee stock option plans
Premium from exercise of employee stock options
Other
December 31,
2014
$ 4,977,555
879,953
520,428
$
6,377,936
December 31,
2015
$ $ 5,061,605
1,373,850
1,377,246
1,374
7,812,701

In accordance with the Companies Act, realized capital reserves can only be reclassified as share capital or distributed as cash dividends after offsetting losses. The aforementioned capital reserves include share premiums and donation gains. In accordance with the Securities Offering and Issuance Guidelines, the amount of capital reserves to be reclassified under share capital within a year shall not exceed 10 percent of the paid-up capital.

(d) Retain earning

  • (i) Legal reserve

In accordance with the Companies Act, 10% of net income should be set aside as legal reserve, until it is equal to share capital. When a company incurs no loss, it may, in pursuant to a resolution to be adopted by a shareholders’ meeting, distribute its legal reserve by issuing new shares or by cash. Only the portion of legal reserve which exceeds 25 percent of the paid-in capital may be distributed.

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(ii) Earnings appropriation and distribution

According to the rules of the Company’s articles and Company Act, the Company’s annual net income, after providing for income tax and covering the losses of previous years, is first set aside for legal reserve at the rate of 10% thereof. In additions, a special reserve in accordance with applicable laws and regulations shall also be set aside. The remainder plus the undistributed earnings of the previous years are distributed or left undistributed for business purposes according to the resolution of the stockholders’ dividend distribution plan, which are initially proposed by the board of directors and adopted by the shareholders in the annual stockholders’ meeting.

The Company appropriates 0.1% to 15% of the distributable earnings after dividends as employees’ bonuses, which are recognized as the Company’s expenses in the year earnings are incurred. The people who can be distributed the employee bonus are including the subsidiaries’ employee who meet certain condition. The certain condition is settled by the board of directors.

As it belongs to a highly capital-intensive industry with strong growth potential, the Company adopts a dividend distribution policy which is in line with its plans for product line expansion and the demand for funds. This policy requires that the distribution of cash dividends shall be equal to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s total dividend distribution every year.

In accordance with the Amended Company Act of May, 2015, employee bonus is no longer subject to appropriation and distribution of retained earnings commencing from 2015. The Company is yet to effect the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation within the deadline that Authorities specify.

The estimated employee bonus amounted to $97,004 in 2014, which was consistent with the actual amount distributed. There is no difference between the actual amount distributed and the estimated amount of the employee bonus from the financial statement in 2014.

The appropriations of earnings of 2014 were approved in the stockholders' meeting on June 10, 2015. The amounts of appropriation of dividends per share were as follows:

Dividends attributable to ordinary shareholders:
Cash dividends
For the year ended December
31, 2014
For the year ended December
31, 2014
For the year ended December
31, 2014
Dividends
per share
$ 2.00
Amount
4,853,396

212

On June 6, 2014, the Company’s stockholders decided during their meeting that there were no earnings to be distributed for 2014 due to the accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2013.

(e) Treasury Shares

The Company's stocks held by subsidiaries were as follows:

Numbers of shares in the beginning
Capital reduction
Numbers of shares in the end
Amount of dollars in the end
Book value per share
Price per share (dollars)
December 31,
2014
6,870
(6,183
)
687
$
347,533
$
505.46
$
81
December 31,
2015
$
$
$
687
-
687
347,533
505.46
45.7

As of December 31, 2015, none of the Company's common stock held by its subsidiary, Pei Jen Co., Ltd. has been sold.

According to the Securities and Exchange Act, the treasury shares of stock are not allowed to be pledged and the shareholders’ right is limited until such shares are transferred.

(f) Other Equity

Balance at January 1, 2014
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, net of tax:
-the Company
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets:
-the Company
Balance at December 31,2014
Balance at January 1, 2015
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, net of
tax
-the Company
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets:
-the Company
Balance at December 31, 2015
Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign operations
$ (19,739)
(3,777)
-
$
(23,516
)
$ (23,516)
11,928
-
$
(11,588
**) **
Unrealized gains
on available-for-
sale financial assets
Unrealized gains
on available-for-
sale financial assets
$ $
$ $


17,405
-
12,050
29,455
29,455
-
(22,437
)
7,018

213

(15) Share-based Payment Transactions

The Company has issued stock options under the employee stock option plan (ESOP) as follows:

Grant date
Grant unit
Expected term
Vested Conditions
The6ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
2008.12.18
500,000
8 years
Period of two years
duration and a
certain proportion
The7ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
2011.03.21
70,000
8 years
Period of two years
duration and a
certain proportion
Capital increase
hold Employee
**Stock Option Plan **
2015.12.22
32,000
Immediately
vested
  • (a) Options granted were priced using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the inputs to the model were as follows:
Dividend yield
Expected volatility
Risk-free rate
Fair value of unit stock option (dollar)
Compensation cost using equity methods
The6ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
-%
42.15%
2.01%
1.5
48,547
The7ndbatch of
Employee Stock
Option Plan
-%
53.79%
0.9307%
5.91
262,499
Capital increase
hold Employee
Stock Option Plan
-%
64.00%
0.74%
15.30
489,599

Expected volatility is based on weighted average of historical volatility, and it is adjusted accordingly when there is additional market information about the volatility. The expected term of stock option is based on each of the Company’s issued stock option plans. Expected dividend and risk-free rate is determined based on government bonds.

  • (b) Relevant information of employee stock option plans

The details of these employee stock option plans for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:


2015 were as follows:


Outstanding at January 1,
Options exercised
Options forfeited
Outstanding at December 31,
Options exercisable, end of period
For theyears ended December 31,

2014
2015
Number of options
(Units)
114,321
(25,467)

(4,889
)

83,965

67,756
Weighted-average
exercise price(NTD)
Number of options
(Units)
Weighted-average
exercise price(NTD



$ 4.95

55.00
16.16
46.98
47.94



83,965
(7,155)
(4,964
)
71,846

71,846


46.98

53.12
73.44
42.79
42.79

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Further details of the stock options of the Company were as follows:

Range of exercise price (dollar)
Weighted average of remaining contractual year
December 31,
2014
$ 43~81.9
0.29~4.23
December 31,
2015
41.5~81.9
1.46~3.73

(c) Compensation cost

Expenses were incurred from share options granted to employees for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015. These expenses were as follows:

Compensation cost arising from share options granted to
employees
Compensation cost arising from capital increase distributed
to employees
2014

17,773
-
17,773
2015
$ $ 2,924
489,599
492,523

(16) Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share
Net income
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding
(basic)
Basic earnings per share (dollars)
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to the
Company
Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares (basic)
Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares
Effect of employee stock option
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares (diluted)
Diluted earnings per share (dollars)
For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31,
2014
28,242,317
2,399,138
11.77
28,242,317
2,399,138
1,710
2,400,848
11.76
2015
$ $
$ $
17,141,167
2,423,879
7.07
17,141,167
2,423,879
16,251
2,440,130
7.02

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(17) Revenue

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, the components of revenue were as follows:

Sales revenues For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31, For theyears ended December 31,
2014
48,589,951
2015
$ 43,129,599

(18) Employee Compensation

The Company’s articles of incorporation were approved by the board of directors and have yet to be approved at shareholders’ meeting. Under this articles of incorporation, if the Company makes a profit, it should appropriate for employee compensation which was calculated based on 1% to 12% of the Company’s net profit before tax before deduction of employee compensation. If the Company incurs accumulated deficit, the Company should first cover the accumulated deficit.

The estimated employee compensation of the Company amounted to $634,408 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The employee compensation was calculated based on the Company's net profit before tax, distributed according to the earnings allocation method as stated under the Company's articles of association, and expensed as operating costs or expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015. If there are any difference between the actual amounts and the estimated amount of employee compensation after the financial reports are issued, management is expecting that the difference will be treated as a change in accounting estimate and recognized through profit or loss in the period of the change.

(19) Results from Non-operating Activities

  • (a) Other gains and losses
Foreign exchange gains, net
Gain (Loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Provision for or reversal of allowance for impairment (losses)
gains on assets
Others
**For the years ended ** **For the years ended ** December 31,
2015
228,430
(1,016)
(4,204)
164,785
387,995
2014

491,979
329,570
10,051
(41,039
)
790,561
$ $

216

(b) Finance expenses

Finance expenses
Interest expenses:
Bank borrowings
Less: Capitalized of interest
Financing from entities with significant influence over
the Company
Financing from related parties
Lease payments
Others
**For the years ended ** December 31,
2014

333,733
-
373,753
466,050
17,293
415
1,191,244
2015
$ $ 357,573
(33,587)
168,093
342,521
16,845
279
851,724

(20) Financial Instruments

  • (a) Credit risk

  • (i) Exposure to credit risk

The carrying amount of accounts receivable represents the maximum exposure to credit risk. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the estimated Company’s maximum exposures to credit risk from accounts receivable were $6,535,115 and $5,753,379, respectively.

(ii) Concentration of credit risk

The Company's customers are concentrated in the high-tech industry. In order to reduce accounts receivable credit risk, the Company continuously assesses the financial condition of customers. If it is necessary, the Company will ask for guarantees or warranties. The Company still regularly assesses the likelihood of collectability of accounts receivable and sets aside allowance for bad debts, based on the result of management’s evaluation of the overall amounts of bad debts.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company’s largest customers consisted of six customers and seven customers which accounted for 53.88% and 56.61%, respectively, of accounts receivable so that management believes the concentration of credit risk.

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(b) Liquidity risk

The following are the remaining contractual maturities at the end of the reporting period of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments but excluding the impact of netting agreements:

December 31, 2014
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Secured bank loans
Unsecured bank loans
Entities with significant influence over
the Company
Financing from other related parties
Finance lease liabilities
Notes and accounts payable (including
to related parties)
December 31, 2015
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Secured bank loans
Unsecured bank loans
Entities with significant influence over
the Company
Financing from other related parties
Finance lease liabilities
Notes and accounts payable (including
to related parties)
Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flow
16,494,206
836,636
13,615,271
26,519,297
493,958
1,199,142
59,158,510

12,572,251
4,553,190
8,939,150
16,456,162
469,260
1,533,318
44,523,331
Within 6
months
3,750,108
251,342

-


-


12,349
1,199,142
5,212,941

137,707
3,823,480
-
-


12,349
1,533,318
5,506,854
6-12months

144,329

50,676
13,615,271
26,519,297

12,349
-
40,341,922

137,707

9,178
8,939,150
16,456,162

12,349
-
25,554,546
1-2years

288,659

102,900
-
-

24,698
-
416,257


5001,359

712,156
-
-

24,698
-
5,738,213
2-5years
12,311,110

321,080
-
-

74,094
-
12,706,284

7,295,477

8,376
-
-

74,094
-
7,377,947
Over 5years
$
$
$
$
15,580,000
800,000
13,400,000
26,100,000
290,103
1,199,142
57,369,245
11,985,000
4,500,000
8,800,000
16,200,000
282,250
1,533,318
43,300,568

-

110,638
-
-

370,648
-
481,286

-

-
-
-

345,770
-
345,770

It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

(c) Currency risk

(i) Exposure to currency risk

The Company’s significant exposure to foreign currency risk was as follows:

Financial assets:
Monetary items
USD
JPY
EUR
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Foreign
currency
(in thousands)
Foreign
rate
New
Taiwan
Dollars
Foreign
currency
(in thousands)
Exchange
rate
New
Taiwan
Dollars
$ 267,934
1,629,358
628
31.718
0.2650
38.531
8,498,331
431,780
24,197
214,956
2,575,126
451
33.066
0.2736
36.038
7,107,735
704,554
16,253

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Financial liabilities:
Monetary items
USD
JPY
EUR
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Foreign
currency
(in thousands)
Foreign
rate
New
Taiwan
Dollars
Foreign
currency
(in thousands)
Exchange
rate
New
Taiwan
Dollars
$ 67,846
725,529
-
31.718
0.2650
-
2,151,939
192,265
-
73,908
156,072
1,098
33.066
0.2736
36.038
2,443,842
42,701
39,570

(ii) Sensitivity analysis

The Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk arises from the foreign currency exchange fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable which are denominated in different foreign currencies. A 1% depreciation of the NTD against the USD, EUR, and JPY as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 would have increased the net income before tax by $66,101 and $53,024 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. This analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant and ignores any impact of forecasted sales and purchases. The analysis is performed on the same basis.

(d) Interest risk

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk arising from financial assets and liabilities is discussed further in the management of liquidity risk in Note 21(a)(ii).

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the risk exposure to interest rates of the derivative and non-derivative financial instruments on the reporting date. For variable rate instruments, the sensitivity analysis assumes the liabilities bearing variable interest rates are outstanding for the whole year. A 1% increase in interest rate is assessed by management to be a reasonably possible change in interest rate.

An increase of 1% in interest rates mainly from loans with floating interest rates at the reporting date would have decreased net income before tax by $558,800 and $414,850 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

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  • (e) Fair value of financial instruments

  • (i) Types and fair value of financial instruments

The book value and fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are listed as follows:

Loans and receivables:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ net amount of account receivables
(including related parties)
Other account receivables(including
related parties)
Lease receivable
Total
$
Financial liabilities measured at amortized
cost
Account payables(including related
parties)
$ Other account payables(including
related parties)
Long-term loans (including current
portion)
Lease payables
Total
$
December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
BookValue
6,414,145
6,535,115
1,892,592
1,883,806
16,725,658
1,199,142
40,626,472
15,580,000
282,250
57,687,864
FairValue
Level 1
-
-
-
-

-

-
-

-
-

-
Level 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Level 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Available-for-sale financial assets
Financial assets carried at cost
$ Loans and receivables:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investment in debt securities with no
active market
Net amount of account receivables
(including related parties)
Other account receivables
(including related parties)
Lease receivable
Total
$
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Book Value

9,340
2,242,753
181,280
5,753,379
1,729,609
1,632,343
11,548,704
FairValue
Level 1
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
Level 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Level 3
12,320
-
190,123
-
-
-
202,443
**Total **
12,320
-
190,123
-
-
-
202,443

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Financial liabilities measured at amortized
cost
Short-term loans

Accounts payable (including current
portion)
Other account payables (including current
portion)
Long-term loans (including current
portion)

Lease payables

Total
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
Book Value
$ 3,300,000
1,538,318
26,176,298
$11,985,000
$ 273,923
$ 43,273,539
FairValue
Level 1
-
-
-
-
-

-
Level 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Level 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Total **
-
-
-
-
-
-
  • (ii) Valuation techniques not used in fair value determination of financial instruments

Investment in debt securities with no active market and financial liabilities measured at amortized cost:

The fair value of financial liabilities traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices. When quoted prices are unavailable, the fair value is determined by discounted cash flows, using estimation and assumptions under existing market conditions which are obtainable by the Company.

(iii) Valuation techniques used in fair value determination of financial instruments

If the quoted price is available on an active market, the market price is used as the fair value.

Fair value of the Company's financial instruments with no active market is determined as follows:

The fair value of investment in debt securities with no active market and financial assets carried at cost was estimated by Cox-Ross-Rubinstein of convertible bond and Binomial model of European call option. The key assumption for stock volatility was estimated by evaluating the stock volatility of same industry.

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(21) Financial Risk Management

  • (a) Nature and extent

The Company has the following exposure risks for holding certain financial instruments:

  • (i) Credit risk

  • (ii) Liquidity risk

  • (iii) Market risk

Detailed discussions about the risks involved on financial instruments are disclosed in the related notes to the financial statements.

  • (b) Framework of risk management

The board of directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework. The board of directors has established the Risk Management Committee, which is responsible for developing and monitoring Company’s risk management policies.

The Company’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks being faced by the Company, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company’s activities. The Company, through their training and management standards and procedures, aims to develop a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

The board of directors oversees how management monitors compliance with the Company’s risk management policies and procedures and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in relation to the risks faced by the Company. The board of directors is assisted in its oversight role by Internal Audit. Internal Audit undertakes both regular and ad hoc reviews of risk management controls and procedures, the results of which are reported to the board of directors.

  • (c) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Company’s receivables from customers.

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(i) Accounts receivable

The Company’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management also considers the demographics of the Company’s customer base, including the default risk of the industry and country in which customers operate, as these factors may have an influence on credit risk.

The Company has established a credit policy under which each new customer is analyzed individually for creditworthiness before the Company’s standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. The Company’s review includes external ratings, when available, and in some cases bank references. Purchase limits are established for each customer, which represent the maximum open amount without requiring approval from the Company; these limits are reviewed quarterly. Customers that fail to meet the Company’s benchmark creditworthiness may transact with the Company only on a prepayment basis.

The Company established an impairment allowance that represents its estimate of incurred losses in respect of accounts receivable and other receivables. Major components of this impairment allowance are specific loss component that is related to individually significant exposure and collective loss component where is the loss is incurred but not identified. The collective component is based on historical payment experience of similar financial assets.

(ii) Investment

The credit risk exposure in the bank deposits, fixed income investments and other financial instruments are measured and monitored by the Company’s finance department. Considering that the Company deals only with banks and other external parties with good credit standing and with above investment grade above financial institutions, corporate organization and government agencies, management is not expecting non- compliance issues and significant credit risk.

(d) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Also, the Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as much as possible, that it will always have sufficient current funds to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.

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The Company uses activity-based costing to cost its products and services, which assists it in monitoring cash flow requirements and optimizing its cash return on investments. The Company aims to maintain the level of its cash and cash equivalents and other highly marketable debt investments at an amount in excess of expected cash flows on financial liabilities (other than trade payables) over the succeeding 60 days. The Company also monitors the level of expected cash outflows on trade and other payables. This excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters. The Company has unused short-term bank facilities for $8,067,000.

(e) Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Company’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

The Company buys and sells derivatives in order to reduce market risks. All these transactions are made in accordance with the risk management policy.

  • (i) Currency risk

The Company’s exposure to currency risk is on sales and purchases that are denominated in a currency other than the respective functional currencies of the Company, primarily the New Taiwan Dollars (NTD). The currencies used in these transactions are denominated in EUR, USD, and JPY.

The interest is denominated in the currency used in the borrowings. Generally, borrowings are primarily the NTD. Also, the Company may apply for loans in other currency for operating purpose.

(ii) Interest rate risk

The Company adopts a policy of determining the percentage of entering into a fixed interest rate hedge, such as interest rate swaps, by predicting the trend of future interest rate. All of the Company’s long-term loans bear floating interest rates. However, as the range of fluctuation of the interest rates during the term of agreements is acceptable, the Company believes that their interest rate risk need not be hedged.

(iii) Other market price risk

The Company is only expecting to meet the consumption and sales demand. The Company did not sign commodity contracts which are not net settled.

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(22) Capital Management

The Company’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base in order to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Capital consists of ordinary shares, non-redeemable preference shares, retained earnings and non-controlling interests.

The Company may adjust the payment of dividend to shareholders, return cash to shareholders through capital reduction, issue new shares or sell held for sale assets in order to pay off its liabilities. Likewise, the Company monitors its debt-to-capital ratio which serves as the basis to control capital, the same practice as the other companies in the industry. The debt-to-capital ratio on reporting date was as follows:

Total Liabilities
Less: cash and cash equivalents
Net liabilities
Total equity
Debt-to-capital ratio
**For the years ended ** **For the years ended ** December 31,
2015
2014

62,420,517
(6,414,145
)

56,006,372

41,601,453
134.63%
$ $
$
48,776,350
(2,242,753
)
46,533,597
54,737,689
85.01%

The Company has no plan of buying treasury shares.

The Company has not changed its capital management strategy as of December 31, 2015.

7. Related-party Transactions

(1) Relationship of the Company with its related parties

The detailed information of the Company’s subsidiaries was as follows:

Nanya Technology Corp., U.S.A.
Nanya Technology Corp., Delaware
Nanya Technology Corp., Hong Kong.
Nanya Technology Corp., Japan
Pei Jen Co., Ltd.
Piece Makers Technology, Inc.
Sumpro Electronics Corporation
Nanya Technology Corp., Germany.
Nanya Technology Corp., Shenzhen
Country of
incorporation
USA
USA
Hong Kong
Japan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Europe
China
Ownership interest (Holding: %) Ownership interest (Holding: %)
December 31, 2014
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
58.34
100.00
100.00
100.00
December 31, 2015
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
55.26
100.00
100.00
100.00

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  • (2) Parent company and ultimate controlling party

The Company is the ultimate controlling party of the Group.

  • (3) Key management personnel compensation
Key management personnel compensation
Short-term employee benefits For the years ended December 31,

2014
20,328

2015
23,309
$

Please refer to Note 6(15) for further discussion related to share-based payment.

  • (4) Significant related-party transactions

  • (a) Sales to related parties

The Company’s significant sales to related parties and the balance of accounts receivable were as follows:


as follows:
Subsidiary
Associates
Other related parties
Total
Sales
December 31,
2015
7,682,075
3,476
(3,120
)
7,682,431
Accounts receivable
related parties
**For the years ended **
2014

9,473,010
1,264
232,453
9,706,727
December 31,
2014
1,538,472
-
19,825
1,558,297
December 31,
2015
$ $ 1,309,646
-
-
1,309,646

Note: The sales discount of $57 and $3,177 to other related parties were recognized for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

The selling prices and collection terms for the sales to related parties are not significantly different from those third-party customers, and the normal credit term with the related parties above is O/A 60 to 180 days and the 15[th] day of the monthhe 15[th] day of the month following the month of delivery of goods sold. There is no collateral received among related parties accounts receivable. However, not bad debt provision is necessary based on the result of management’s evaluation.

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(b) Purchases from related parties

The Company’s significant purchases from related parties and the balance of accounts payable were as follows:

Associates
Entities with significant influence
over the Company
Other related parties
Total
Purchases
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 75,944
(1,504)
118,697
103,560
783,983
946,623
$
978,624
1,048,679
Purchases
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 75,944
(1,504)
118,697
103,560
783,983
946,623
$
978,624
1,048,679
Purchases
For the years ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 75,944
(1,504)
118,697
103,560
783,983
946,623
$
978,624
1,048,679
Accountspayablerelatedparties Accountspayablerelatedparties Accountspayablerelatedparties
**For the years ended **
2014

75,944
118,697
783,983
978,624
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ $ -
10,411
123,184
133,595
-
9,314
166,116
175,430

Note: The purchase discounts and allowances were recognized as a result of the change in the transfer price of the Company’s purchases.

The purchase price and payment terms for the purchase from related parties are not significantly different from those with third-party vendors, and the average payment period for notes and accounts payable pertaining to such purchase transactions ranged from one to two months, which was similar to that of other normal vendors. Purchase price with associates is calculated using the transfer pricing formula in accordance with the agreement.

  • (c) Consigned out for processing and accounts payable
Other related parties
Associates
Total
Amount
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 5,463,106
6,149,891
28,707
200
$
5,491,813
6,150,091
Amount
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 5,463,106
6,149,891
28,707
200
$
5,491,813
6,150,091
Amount
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$ 5,463,106
6,149,891
28,707
200
$
5,491,813
6,150,091
Otherpayablesrelatedparties Otherpayablesrelatedparties Otherpayablesrelatedparties
For theyears ended
2014

5,463,106
28,707
5,491,813
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ $ 1,006,493
38
1,006,531
1,012,250
21
1,012,271

The term of transactions with the related parties above is 60 days after the end of the month when processed consigned goods are received.

  • (d) The Company's income received from related parties, such as utility income and receivables from payment on behalf of related parties were as follows:
Associates Other receivablesrelatedparties Other receivablesrelatedparties
December 31,
2014

14,091
December 31,
2015
$ 12,125

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  • (e) The expenses for human resources support and services expenditures and other payables-related parties were as follows:
item
The relationship
Management expenses
subsidiary
Amount
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
337,242
381,568
Amount
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
337,242
381,568
Amount
For theyears ended December 31,
2014
2015
$
337,242
381,568
Otherpayablesrelatedparties Otherpayablesrelatedparties Otherpayablesrelatedparties
2014
337,242
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
$ 42,878 58,302
  • (f) Financing from related parties

The details of the Company’s lending from related parties were as follows:

Entities with significant influence over the
Company
Other related parties
Other receivablesrelatedparties Other receivablesrelatedparties
December 31,
2014
$ 13,400,000
26,100,000
$
39,500,000
December 31,
2015
8,800,000
16,200,000
25,000,000

Interest payables on borrowings from related parties as of December 31, 2014and, 2015 amounted to $56,610, and $33,369, respectively. Please refer to Note 6(19) for details on related interest expenses.

  • (g) Property transactions

  • (i) The Company sold land and machinery equipment to its associates. The downstream unrealized sales profit is realized based on the depreciation of machinery equipment over its useful life. The realized profit on disposal of assets amounted to$540 and $270 as of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively; and the unrealized profit on disposal of assets, which is a deduction of investment under equity method, amounted to $101,409 and $101,138 as of December 31, 2014, and 2015, respectively.

  • (ii) The Company purchased machinery equipment from other related parties of $85,473 for the year ended December 31, 2015, and the unpaid payables of $64,029 were accounted -

  • for under other payables related parties as of December 31, 2015.

  • (iii) The Company sold its equipment to its affiliates for $695 and the profit on disposal thereof amounted to $695 for the year ended December 31, 2015. All payments were received as of December 31, 2015.

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  • (iv) The Company purchased machinery equipment from other related parties and its affiliates amounting to $188,305 for the year ended December 2014, and the unpaid payables of -

  • $12,600 were accounted for under payables related parties as of December 31, 2014.

  • (v) The Company sold its equipment to its affiliates for $7,000 and the profit on disposal thereof amounted to $1,171 for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the unpaid -

  • payables of $12,600 were accounted for under payables related parties as of December 31, 2014.

  • (h) Lease contracts

  • (i) Please refer to Note 6(8) and 6(11) for the details of the Company’s long-term lease contracts with associates.

  • (ii) The Company's rental expenses and the balance of lease payable to related parties were as follows:

Entities with significant influence over the Company $ Other related parties
Total
$
For the year ended December 31, For the year ended December 31, For the year ended December 31,
2014

91,082
-
91,082
2015
164,114
79,348
243,462
  • (i) Contracts with related parties

  • (i) The Company signed a Service Agreement with IMI; its services include the management of facility, human resources, finance, purchasing, engineering, and so on. The service fee is calculated based on the actual time spent and the hourly rates. This Service Agreement took effect on July 15, 2003, and will remain effective until it has been mutually agreed to be terminated by both parties.

  • (ii) The Company signed a Probe Tester Consignment and Service Agreement with IMI on August 6, 2013. Under this Agreement, IMI provides the services of probe test and related maintenance of testing equipment. This Prober Tester Consignment and Service Agreement took effect from the signing date to December 31, 2014, or whenever a party has notified the other party to terminate this Prober Tester Consignment and Service Agreement in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the aforementioned Agreement.

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8. Pledged Properties

The Company’s assets pledged to secure loans are as follows:

Pledged assets Object
Guarantee for bank loans
$
Guarantee for bank loans and import
$
December 31,
2014

30,628,377

360,000
December 31,
2015
Property, plant and equipment
Other non-current assets
17,092,977
360,000

9. Commitments and Contingencies

  • (1) Significant Commitments

  • (a) The Company's has provided guarantees of amounted to $585,000 both as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 in connection with the hiring of foreign workers and importation of goods.

  • (b) As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company's unused letters of credit amounted to $518,610 and $22,829, respectively.

  • (2) Contingencies Liabilities

  • (a) In 2002, Nanya Technology Corporation and its subsidiary, Nanya Technology Corporation, U.S.A. (collectively “Nanya”), and other major Dynamic Random Access Memory (“DRAM”) manufacturers, were alleged to collusively manipulate DRAM’s market prices in the U.S.A. which violates the Antitrust Law. Currently, the aforementioned antitrust litigation is still pending in the U.S.A. Federal Court and State Court, and Nanya has engaged counsels to properly handle it to ensure Nanya’s rights.

  • (b) In November 2014, Qimonda AG accused Nanya Technology GmbH of patent infringement in Landgericht Dusseldorf Court. In June 2012, Nanya Technology Corporation and Nanya Technology GmbH (collectively “Nanya”) filed a request to the Landgericht Munich Court for a declaratory relief, and the said request had been approved in August 2014. However, QimondaAG was not satisfied by the decision made by the court, and therefore, has decided to file an appeal to the Landgericht Munich Court in September 2014. In July 2015, Qimonda AG has withdraw ~~ns~~ the prosecution and appeal so that this case has ended.

  • (c) In 2000, the Company was charged by Brazil's Ministry of Justice as being involved in the International Monopolies, which influences Brazil’s DRAM market. Consequently, the Company, other large international companies and individuals are investigated at the same time. The Company has engaged counsels to properly handle it to ensure Nanya’s rights

10. Significant Disaster Loss: None.

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11. Subsequent Event:

On January 14, 2016, the Company issued new shares of stock for cash in connection with its plan to increase its capital. This capital increase is intended to raise funds to finance the conversion of its capacities for design shrink product to 20nm. The actual number of shares of stock issued was 320,000 thousand shares of common stock at subscription price of $36.5 per share with total value amounting to $11,680,000. All payments for this capital increase were fully received.

12. Others

(1) The nature of expenses classified under cost of goods sold and operating expenses were as follows:

For theyear ended December For theyear ended December 31, 2014
Cost of goods
sold
Operating
expenses
Total
Employee benefits
Salaries
Labor and health insurance
Pension expenses
Other personnel expenses
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
2,011,712
135,801
74,162
43,174
5,234,632
191,434
1,090,344
48,942
39,445
13,165
126,362
-
3,102,056
184,743
113,607
56,339
5,360,994
191,434
For theyear ended December For theyear ended December 31, 2015
Cost of goods
sold
Operating
expenses
**Total **
Employee benefits
Salaries
Labor and health insurance
Pension expenses
Other personnel expenses
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
2,497,464
136,765
80,186
46,693
5,597,499
129,408
1,113,282
50,027
34,614
14,932
62,498
-
3,610,928
186,792
114,800
61,625
5,659,997
129,408

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company had 2,414 and 2,406 employees, respectively.

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  • (2) Future finance plans of the Company

  • (a) Financing plan:

As of December 31, 2015, the Company has an unused credit facility of $8,067,000 for long-term and short-term loans.

  • (b) To increase the ratio of design shrink product production, the Company is still keeping its effort on converting the capacities of design shrink product to 30nm. When such conversion is completed, management is expecting that production output will exceed 70% of the total capacities by the end of Q2, 2016. The actual output is around 50% at the end of 2015. With more design shrink product output, die cost will be reduced; hence, the Company will become more cost-efficient.

  • (c) To raise the sales of value-added product

Nanya Technology will remain concentrated on the business of Low-Power and Consumer DRAM products. These two products generated over 75% of its revenues for now and are expected to exceed 85% at the end of 2016. It aims to focus on niche market and related application in order to raise the selling price of its products. In the future, it is eager to create more value to its products to enhance the Company’s profitability.

  • (d) The Company's profitability and the operations had improved since the year 2013. The repayment of debt and decrease in current liabilities are expected due to continuous cash inflow in the future.

  • (e) On January, 2016, the Company has completed the process for its cash capital increase in cash of $11,680,000. The proceeds from this capital increase of $11,680,000 are intended to finance the conversion of the capacities of design shrink product to 20nm.

13. Other Disclosure Items

  • (1) Related information on material transaction items:

The followings are the Company’s significant transactions required to be disclosed in accordance with the Regulation:

  • (a) Financing provided: None

  • (b) Guarantees and endorsements for other parties: None.

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(c) Information regarding securities held:

Name of
company which
holds securities

Category and name of securities
Relationship between issuer
of security and the company
which holds securities


Account name
Decembe Decembe r 31, 2015 Note
Shares / Units
(in thousands)


Carrying
value
Percentage of
ownership

Market value
or net asset
value
The Company Memoright (CAYMAN) Co., LTD - Investment in debt
securities with no
active market and
Financial assets
carried at cost
- 190,620 -% 202,443 -
  • (d) Information regarding purchase or sales of securities for the period exceeding $300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None

  • (e) Information on acquisition of real estate for which the purchase amount exceeded $300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None.

  • (f) Information regarding receivables from disposal of real estate exceeding $300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None.

  • (g) Information regarding related-party purchases and/or sales for which the amount exceeded $100 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital:

Purchasing
(selling)
company
Related
party
Nature of
relationship
Tra nsaction details Abn
tran
ormal
saction
Accounts/notes receivable
(payable)
Accounts/notes receivable
(payable)
Note
Purchas
e (sale)
Amount % to
total
Payment terms Amount Payment
terms
Ending
balance
Notes/accounts
receivable or
(payable)
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
Nanya
Technology
Corp., U.S.A.
Nanya
Technology
Corp., Japan
Nanya
Technology
Corp.,
Germany
Piece Makers
Technology,
Inc.
Formosa
Sumco
Technology
Corp.
Nanya Plastic
Corp.
Parent company
Parent company
Parent company
Parent company
Other related parties
Entities with
significant influence
over the Company
(Sale)
(Sale)
(Sale)
(Sale)
Purchase

Purchase
1,775,485
3,034,454
2,145,768
587,577

924,815

103,560
4.12%
7.04%
4.98%
1.36%
12.03%
1.35%
O/A,60~90Days
O/A,180ays
O/A,60~90Days
O/A,60~100Days
O/A60Days
On the 15thof the month
following the mouth of
purchase
-
-
-
-
-


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
136,600
689,298
321,322
116,940
(166,116)
(9,314)
2.37%
11.98%
5.58%
2.03%
10.83%
0.61%

-

-

-

-

-

-

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  • (h) Information regarding accounts receivable from related parties for which the amount exceeded $100 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital:
Accounts
receivable company
Related party Nature of
relationship
Amount Turnover Due date
accounts receivable
Due date
accounts receivable
Amounts
received in
subsequent
periods
Allowance
for bad debt
Amount Method
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
Nanya Technology Corp.,
U.S.A.
Nanya Technology Corp., Japan
Nanya Technology Corp.,
Germany
Piece Makers Technology, Inc.
Parent
company
Parent
company
Parent
company
Parent
company
Account receivable
136,600
Account receivable
689,298
Account receivable
321,322
Account receivable
116,940
9.42
5.43
5.10
2.92
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
101,118
471,323
292,450
63,915
-
-
-
-
  • (i) Information regarding trading in derivative financial instruments: None.

  • (2) Information on the Company’s long-term equity investments: None.

Information regarding investments in Mainland China: None.

Investor Investee Location Main Businesses and
Products
Investme nt Amount Balance as of Decemb er 31,2015 Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
Equity in Net
Income (Net
Loss)
Note
December
31, 2015
December
31,2014
Shares Percentage of
Ownership

Carrying
Value
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
The Company
Nanya Technology
Corp., HK
Pei Jen Co., Ltd.
Nanya Technology
Corp., U.S.A.
Nanya Technology
Corp., Delaware
Pei Jen Co., Ltd.
Nanya Technology
Corp., HK
Nanya Technology
Corp., Japan
Inotera Memories,
Inc.
Piece Makers
Technology, Inc.
Sumpro Electronics
Corporation

Nanya Technology
Corp., Germany
Inotera Memories,
Inc.
U.S.A


U.S.A


Taipei

HK


Japan


Taoyuan

Hsinchu

Taoyuan

Germany
Taoyuan
Sales of semiconductor
products
Design of semiconductor
products
Import/export business
Sales of semiconductor
products
Sales of semiconductor
products
Business of electronic
products
Design of semiconductor
products
Business of electronic
products
Import/export business
Business of electronic
products
20,392
36,005
175,348
66,271
20,161
24,631,379
21,246
2,591,000
30,056
143,966
20,392
36,005
175,348
66,271
20,161

24,631,379
21,246

2,591,000
30,056
143,966
2
-
480
20
1

1,587,484
7,918

259,100
-
9,018
100.00%
100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

24.20%

55.26%

100.00%
100.00%

0.14%
122,569
123,599
-
34,448
179,194
32,647,944
75,773
35,873
52,070
186,023
1,787
9,376
21,798
9,836
22,235
18,077,421
70,735
(6,762)
4,672
18,077,421

1,787

9,376

20,424

9,836

22,235

4,380,050

38,297

(6,762)

4,672

24,873
-
-
-
  • (3) Investment in Mainland China

  • (a) Relevant information about the name of investees and the main business activities was as follows:

Investee
Company Name
Main
Businesses
and Products
Actual
amount of
Paid-in
Capital

Method of
Investment
Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from Taiwan a
of Jan 1, 2014

s

Outflow
amo
curren
Outflow
/ Inflow
unt of
tperiod
Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment from
Taiwan as of
December 31,
2014

Current
income
of
investees


Direct and
Indirect
Shareholdin
g Ratio by
the
Company
The highest
shares owned
or the
contribution
of capital


Investment
income
or loss
Accumulated
Inward
Remittance of
Earnings as of
December 31,
2014
Inflow
Nanya
Technology
Corp.,Shenzhen
Sales of
semiconductor
products
32,570 (Note 1) 32,570 - - 32,570 5,667 100.00% 5,667 15,420 -

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(b) Quota for investment in Mainland China

Quota for investment in Mainland China
Accumulated Outflow of
Investment from Taiwan to China
Investment Amounts
Authorized by the Investment
Commission, MOEA
Maximum Allowable
Investment Authorized
by the Investment
Commission, MOEA
32,570
(USD985)
32,570
(USD985)
32,842,613

Note 1:Indirect investment in Nanya Technology Corp., Shenzhen through Nanya Technology Corp., HK. Note 2:The exchange rate of New Taiwan dollars to US dollars on December 31, 2015 was USD1:TWD 33.066. Note 3:Amount was recognized based on the self-prepared financial statements. Note 4:60% of net equity.

(c) Significant transactions:

For the Company’s direct or indirect investment or other significant transactions in Mainland China, please refer to the related disclosures above captioned as “Related to significant transaction”.

14. Segment information

Please refer to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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