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Apr 14, 2026
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Polaris
Novel Drugs For Cancer
Stock Code: 6550
Polaris Group
北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
Handbook for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Time: 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026
Place: Rm. 102+103, 1F., No.335, Ruiguang Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City (t.Hub Taipei)
Polaris Group
2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Handbook
Table of Contents
I. Meeting Agenda ... 01
II. Report Matters ... 02
III. Ratification Matters ... 03
IV. Discussion Matters ... 04
V. Election Matters ... 06
VI. Other Matters ... 07
VII. Extraordinary Motions ... 07
VIII. Adjournment ... 07
IX. Appendices ... 08
Appendix 1. 2025 Business Report ... 08
Appendix 2. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2025 ... 14
Appendix 3. Independent Auditors’ Report and Financial Statements for 2025 ... 15
Appendix 4. Details of Individual Directors’ Remuneration for 2025 ... 30
Appendix 5. Report on the Implementation of the Private Placement of Common Shares. 32
Appendix 6. Comparison Table for Amendments to the Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets 34
Appendix 7. Comparison Table for Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings 36
Appendix 8. Information on Director Candidates, Including Education, Experience and Shareholdings 41
X. Annexes ... 43
Annex 1. Memorandum of Association and Articles of Incorporation ... 43
Annex 2. Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets (Before Amendment) 98
Annex 3. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings (Before Amendment) 103
Annex 4. Procedures for Election of Directors ... 117
Annex 5. Shareholding of All Directors ... 121
I - Meeting Agenda
Polaris Group
Agenda for the 2026 Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders
Time: 9:00 a.m., May 15, 2026 (Friday)
Place: 1F., Rm. 102+103, No. 335, Ruiguang Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City (t.Hub – Taipei Innovation Incubation Center)
Mode of Meeting: Physical Meeting
Procedures of the Meeting: :
- Announcement of the Opening
- Chairman’s Remarks
- Report Matters
(1) 2025 Business and Financial Report.
(2) Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2025.
(3) Report on the Implementation of the Business Improvement Plan.
(4) Report on Directors’ Remuneration for 2025.
(5) Report on the Implementation of the Private Placement of Common Shares. - Ratification Matters
(1) 2025 Business Report and Financial Statements.
(2) Proposal for the Appropriation of Losses for 2025. - Discussion Matters
(1) Proposal for Capital Reduction to Offset the Company’s Losses. (This proposal shall be adopted by a Special Resolution.)
(2) Amendment to the Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.
(3) Amendment to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings. - Election Matters
(1) Election of Directors (Including Independent Directors). - Other Matters
(1) Proposal to Release Directors from Non-Competition Restrictions. - Extraordinary Motions
- Adjournment
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II Report Matters
Report 1: 2025 Business and Financial Report.
Subject: Please refer to Appendix 1, pages 8-13 of this handbook.
Report 2: Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2025.
Subject: Please refer to Appendix 2, page 14 of this handbook.
Report 3: Report on the Implementation of the Business Improvement Plan.
Subject: Pursuant to Item 7 of the explanatory notes in the TPEx letter dated October 17, 2024 (Ref. No. 1130358020), the implementation status of the business improvement plan shall be reported to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis and presented to the shareholders’ meeting.
The Company’s new drug products are still in the R&D stage and therefore have not generated operating revenue, resulting in losses.
In order to improve operations and reduce losses, the Company’s foremost objective is to obtain global approvals for its innovative drugs in the shortest possible time.
For the malignant pleural mesothelioma clinical trial, the Company has submitted a rolling BLA to the U.S. FDA and expects to complete submission of all required BLA-related materials in 2025, while actively seeking Priority Review designation from the FDA.
The soft tissue sarcoma trial is led by Washington University in St. Louis. The Phase III clinical study has been approved by both the U.S. FDA and the Taiwan FDA. Enrollment has taken place in the United States, Taiwan, and Canada, with 194 patients enrolled globally to date, including 148 in the United States, 28 in Canada, and 18 in Taiwan.
The brain cancer clinical trial is a study of ADI-PEG 20 in combination with radiotherapy and Temozolomide for glioblastoma (GBM). This study was originally a Phase I clinical trial. After completion of the safety evaluation, it proceeded to Phase II and was changed to a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind study with a planned global enrollment of 100 patients. The study is led by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and conducted in collaboration with five leading medical centers in Korea. As of August 2025, all 100 patients had been enrolled, including 77 in Taiwan and 23 in Korea, and subjects are currently undergoing treatment and survival follow-up.
Report 4: Report on Directors’ Remuneration for 2025.
Subject: PG’s policy for directors’ remuneration is based on Article 79 of the Articles of Incorporation and the Company’s "Board Performance Evaluation Rules" and "Rules Governing Directors’ Remuneration." In determining reasonable remuneration, the Company considers each director’s participation in and contribution to the Company’s operations, any material adverse events, prevailing industry standards, and other relevant factors deemed appropriate by the Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors. Recommendations are made by the Remuneration Committee and implemented upon approval by the Board of Directors.
For details of individual directors' remuneration for 2025, please refer to Appendix 4, page 30 of this handbook.
Report 5: Report on the Implementation of the Private Placement of Common Shares.
Subject: At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on December 26, 2025, the Company resolved to conduct a private placement of common shares in an amount not exceeding 150,000,000 shares, each with a par value of NT$10, to be issued in up to four tranches within one year from the date of the shareholders' resolution at such time as deemed appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
For details of the implementation status of the private placement of common shares, please refer to Appendix 5, page 32 of this handbook.
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III. Ratification Matters
Proposal 1: (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject: 2025 Business Report and Financial Statements, submitted for ratification.
Explanation:
1. PG’s 2025 Business Report and financial statements have been approved by the Board of Directors. The financial statements have been audited and certified by CPAs Jung-Ling Liao and Fan-Ya Chien of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan and, together with the Business Report, have been reviewed by the Audit Committee.
2. Please refer to Appendix 1, pages 8-11, and Appendix 3, pages 13-24, of this handbook for the aforementioned Business Report, Independent Auditors’ Report, and financial statements.
3. Respectfully submitted for ratification.
Resolution:
Proposal 2: (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject: 2025 Business Report and Financial Statements, submitted for ratification.
Explanation:
1. Polairs Group recorded a net loss after tax of NT$3,927,128 thousand for 2025. After adding the accumulated losses from prior years of NT$14,567,766 thousand and offsetting losses with capital surplus, the ending accumulated deficit amounted to NT$4,735,327 thousand. The statement of deficit compensation is set forth below.

Unit: NT$ thousand
| Itme | Amount |
|---|---|
| Beginning accumulated deficit | (14,567,766) |
| Add: Net loss after tax for 2025 | (3,927,128) |
| Add: Capital surplus used to offset losses | 13,759,567 |
| Ending accumulated deficit | (4,735,327) |
Chairman: Samuel Chen
General Manager: Samuel Chen
Accounting Officer: LuLu Shen
Resolution:
IV - Discussion Matters
Proposal 1: (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject: Proposal for Capital Reduction to Offset the Company’s Losses, submitted for discussion. (This proposal shall be adopted by a Special Resolution.)
Explanation:
1. In order to improve the Company’s financial structure, it is proposed that the Company conduct a capital reduction to offset accumulated losses.
2. Amount and ratio of capital reduction: As of December 31, 2025, the Company had accumulated losses of NT$4,735,327 thousand on its books. Subject to applicable regulations, it is proposed to reduce capital by NT$4,299,463,440 through cancellation of 429,946,344 issued common shares. The capital reduction ratio will be 50%, meaning that for every 1,000 shares held, 500 shares will be cancelled (i.e., 500 new common shares will be issued in exchange for every 1,000 shares held).
3. PG’s authorized capital is NT$20,000,000,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 shares, with a par value of NT$10 per share. The paid-in capital is NT$8,598,926,880, represented by 859,892,688 issued shares. The shares to be cancelled in the capital reduction will be allocated to shareholders based on the shareholding ratio recorded in the shareholders’ register as of the capital reduction share exchange record date, at an expected cancellation ratio of 500 shares per 1,000 shares held (i.e., 500 new shares issued in exchange for every 1,000 shares held). Fractional shares of less than one full share resulting from the capital reduction may be consolidated by shareholders by registering with the Company’s stock affairs agent from five days prior to the book closure date to one day prior to the book closure date. Any remaining fractional shares that are abandoned or remain insufficient to form one whole share after consolidation shall, in coordination with the book-entry settlement operation, be applied toward the shareholders’ central depository service charges in the case of dematerialized shares, and the Chairman is authorized to contact designated persons to subscribe for such fractional shares at par value.
4. After the capital reduction, the paid-in capital will be NT$4,299,463,440, divided into 429,946,344 shares with a par value of NT$10 per share. The rights and obligations of the new shares issued after the capital reduction shall be identical to those of the Company’s existing issued common shares.
5. Subject to approval by the 2026 Annual General Meeting and the competent authority, it is proposed that the Chairman be authorized to determine the capital reduction record date, the share exchange plan, the share exchange record date, and all other matters related to the implementation of the capital reduction.
6. If, subsequently, any change in the Company’s share capital affects the number of outstanding shares and results in a change to the capital reduction ratio requiring adjustment, or if any amendment or revision is
required due to changes in laws and regulations, instructions from the competent authority, changes in objective circumstances, or any matters not otherwise provided for, it is proposed that the 2026 Annual General Meeting authorize the Chairman to handle such matters in full discretion.
- Respectfully submitted for discussion.
Resolution :
Proposal 2 : (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject : Amendment to the Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets, submitted for discussion.
Explanation :
1. In response to the Company’s organizational adjustment and the need to strengthen internal controls, it is proposed to amend the authorization thresholds and levels under the Company’s Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets. Please refer to Appendix 6, pages 34 to 35 of this handbook for the amended Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.
2. Respectfully submitted for discussion.
Resolution :
Proposal 3 : (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject : Amendment to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings, submitted for discussion.
Explanation :
1. Pursuant to the TWSE corporate governance announcements No. 1120004167 and No. 11500029701, it is proposed to amend the Company’s Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings. Please refer to Appendix 7, pages 36 of this handbook for the amended Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings.
2. Respectfully submitted for discussion.
Resolution :
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V、Election Matters
Proposal 1: (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject: Election of Directors (Including Independent Directors), submitted for election.
Explanation:
1. The term of office of the current directors and independent directors will expire on June 11, 2026, and a full re-election is therefore proposed.
2. Pursuant to Article 72 of the Articles of Incorporation, the Company shall have 7 to 9 directors, including at least 3 independent directors. In light of the full re-election of directors, it is proposed that the Board consist of 8 directors, including 4 independent directors, each serving a term of three years.
3. The election of the Company’s directors (including independent directors) adopts the candidate nomination system, under which directors shall be elected from the list of director candidates by the shareholders’ meeting.
4. To align with the date of the Annual General Meeting election, the incumbent directors (including independent directors) shall be discharged on the date of re-election, and the newly elected directors (including independent directors) shall assume office on the same date, with a term from May 15, 2026 to May 14, 2029.
5. The list of candidates for directors and independent directors was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2026. Please refer to Appendix 8, page 34 of this handbook.
6. Please refer to Annex 8, pages 41 to 42 of this handbook for the Procedures for Election of Directors.
7. Respectfully submitted for discussion.
Resolution:
VI、Other Matters
Proposal 1: (Proposed by the Board of Directors)
Subject: Proposal to Release Directors from Non-Competition Restrictions, submitted for discussion.
Explanation:
1. Certain directors of the Company concurrently engage in the operation of other companies with the same as or similar business scope as the Company. Accordingly, pursuant to Article 209 of the Company Act, it is proposed that the shareholders' meeting approve the release of such directors from the non-competition restrictions.
2. The directors proposed to be released from the non-competition restrictions are listed in the table below.
| Title | Name | Concurrent Positions in Other Companies |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Samuel Chen | Representative of Corporate Director, Acepodia Biotechnologies, Ltd. |
| Director | KC Tsai | Independent Director, Holy Stone Healthcare Co., Ltd. |
| Representative of Corporate Director, Acepodia Biotechnologies, Ltd. | ||
| Director, AcadeMab Biomedical Inc. | ||
| Director | Brittany Way | Representative of Corporate Director, Acepodia Biotechnologies, Ltd. |
- Respectfully submitted for discussion.
Resolution:
VII、Extraordinary Motions
VIII、Adjournment
IX、Appendices
Appendix 1. 2025 Business Report
Polaris Group
2025 Business Report
We sincerely thank our shareholders for their long-standing trust. Looking back on 2025, Polaris Group actively deepened its product portfolio. In addition to progress in innovative drug development, the Company also established a comprehensive value chain in peptides, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and CDMO contract development and manufacturing services. The Company is currently actively positioning itself to achieve a commercial manufacturing transformation and has allocated targeted resources to implement the standards and requirements for BLA pre-approval inspection. Through improvements in operating efficiency and optimization of production capacity, we are moving toward the goal of becoming a profitability-driven leader in biotechnology.
Looking ahead, in order to strengthen the Group's financial condition and operating synergies, the Group will rigorously review all expenditures and reallocate resources, focusing core resources on the projects that can create the greatest value, particularly the accelerated clinical and follow-up development of ADI-PEG20 across indications. In addition, through flexible market strategies, we will continue to expand the global footprint of our existing products such as peptides. Through pragmatic resource integration, we will comprehensively enhance the Company's international competitiveness.
Below is our report on the Company's R&D and clinical progress and achievements in 2025.
I. Operating Results in 2025
(I) Results of the Implementation of the 2025 Business Plan
1. Clinical Trials of ADI-PEG 20
The ongoing clinical trials are summarized in the following table: :
| Cancer Indication | Clinical Phase | Lead Cancer Center | Treatment Regimen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Tissue Sarcoma | Phase III | Washington University in St. Louis | ADI-PEG 20 + Gemcitabine + Docetaxel |
| GBM | Phase II/III | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan / Global Coalition for adaptive Research | ADI-PEG 20 + Temozolomide + Radiotherapy |
| HCC (Note 1) | Phase II/III (Note) | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan | Monotherapy |
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| Cancer Indication | Clinical Phase | Lead Cancer Center | Treatment Regimen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Phase I | MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States | ADI-PEG 20 + Venetoclax + Azacitidine |
| NASH (Note 1) | Phase II | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan | Monotherapy |
Note: Clinical trial intended for regulatory approval filing.
Note 1: Patient enrollment for this clinical trial was discontinued on January 30, 2026.
- Contract Development and Manufacturing Services for CDMO Pharmaceuticals
CDMO services were the primary source of revenue for the Company's subsidiary Genovior Biotech prior to its acquisition by the Company. By maintaining stable operation of its existing contract manufacturing business and aligning with the Company's global deployment strategy, such services will help drive the progress of the Group's overall commercial transformation.
(II) Budget Implementation
Polaris Group established only internal budget targets in 2025 and did not publicly disclose any financial forecast data. Overall budget execution remained generally within the range set by Polaris Group.
(III) Financial Position, Income and Expenditure, and Profitability Analysis
Operating revenue in 2025 decreased compared with the previous year, while operating costs increased. At present, revenue and cost composition mainly derive from Genovior Biotech's CDMO contract development and manufacturing business. In 2025, shipments of major products were temporarily postponed due to customers' inspection activities, which affected short-term revenue performance. At the same time, in order to improve long-term capacity allocation, the Company actively invested in plant construction, equipment procurement, and recruitment of professional talent, and the related initial setup and operating costs were reflected in operating costs for the year.
Operating expenses increased by 2% compared with 2024, mainly due to the Group's active investment in GLP-1 R&D and the increase in costs related to regulatory approval applications. In addition, non-operating income decreased mainly because the Company recognized relevant impairment losses in 2025 after assessing the Chengdu plant in light of the downturn in China's real estate market, and because lower cash balances resulted in a decrease in interest income.
Unit: NT$ thousand
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 40,602 | 107,000 | (66,398) | -62.05 |
| Operating costs | (310,926) | (183,923) | (126,373) | 68.71 |
| Gross profit (loss) | (270,324) | (76,923) | (193,401) | -251.42 |
| Operating expenses | (2,608,272) | (2,557,962) | (50,310) | -1.97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | (2,878,596) | (2,634,885) | (243,711) | -9.25 |
| Non-operating income | (1,066,108) | 89,342 | (1,155,450) | -12932.89 |
| Net income (loss) | (3,944,704) | (2,545,543) | (1,399,161) | -54.97 |
(IV) Status of Research and Development
As described above under the results of the implementation of the 2025 business plan.
II $\mathbf{\dot{\mathbf{\Pi}}}$ Summary of the 2025 Business Plan
(I) Business Policies
- On June 9, 2025, the Company completed submission to the U.S. FDA of the final portion of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for malignant pleural mesothelioma, and in August of the same year received confirmation that the application was sufficiently complete to enter substantive review.
- Strategically focus on existing clinical trials in order to obtain global approvals as soon as possible and benefit cancer patients worldwide.
- Integrate the pharmaceutical expertise of Polaris Group and Genovior Biotech to expand the product pipeline, including peptide-related APIs and difficult-to-make generic drugs, so as to better meet the needs of different patients.
- Seek strategic alliance partners through co-development or regional licensing arrangements to secure operating capital and share development risks.
(II) Expected Sales Volume, Basis Thereof, and Important Production and Marketing Policies
Polaris Group’s self-developed products are still in the clinical trial stage and have not yet been marketed. At present, the principal source of revenue is CDMO contract manufacturing services. Each year, management sets the Company’s overall objectives and strategies, after which the R&D, manufacturing, and clinical teams in the United States and Taiwan propose various R&D and contract manufacturing project plans. The execution of R&D/contract manufacturing plans is then determined based on feasibility, market sales scale, and financial evaluation.
III $\mathbf{\dot{\mathbf{\Pi}}}$ Future Development Strategies
(I) Clinical Trials for Regulatory Approval
ADI-PEG 20 is a broad-spectrum innovative biologic. Because its mechanism of action differs from other cancer drugs, and because it has shown good efficacy and mild side effects, it is also suitable for combination use with other cancer treatments. Since 2013, the Group has launched a series of monotherapy and combination therapy clinical trials at leading cancer medical centers in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The ongoing ADI-PEG 20 clinical trials are as follows:
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This Phase III clinical study was approved by the U.S. FDA in January 2023 to treat patients with leiomyosarcoma using ADI-PEG 20 in combination with Gemcitabine and Docetaxel. The study is designed as a randomized, double-blind, multinational, multi-center trial with a planned enrollment of 300
patients. The primary endpoint is Progression Free Survival, and the secondary endpoint is Overall Survival.
2. GBM
This clinical trial studies ADI-PEG 20 in combination with radiotherapy and Temozolomide for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma (GBM). The study was originally a Phase I clinical trial. After subject enrollment was completed, evaluation of the use of ADI-PEG 20 in combination with the existing standard of care (including radiotherapy) in GBM patients showed good tolerability and safety. Accordingly, the trial proceeded to Phase II, was changed to a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind design, and expanded in scale to adopt multinational multi-center competitive enrollment, with a planned global enrollment of 100 patients. The primary endpoint is Overall Survival, and investigators will also observe Progression-Free Survival (PFS). Led by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, the Phase II GBM trial completed enrollment of the 100th patient in August 2025 and is currently in the treatment and follow-up stage.
The Company has also joined the GBM AGILE platform. GBM AGILE is an innovative adaptive clinical trial platform approved by the U.S. FDA that can evaluate multiple new brain cancer drugs simultaneously within a single trial structure and share control-group patient resources, thereby improving trial efficiency and shortening development timelines. The platform has also signed cooperation agreements with many renowned medical institutions around the world and has the advantage of rapid enrollment.
In August 2023, the ADI-PEG 20 treatment arm in the GBM AGILE trial was formally launched. It will recruit newly diagnosed and recurrent GBM patients, with an overall target enrollment of approximately 300 subjects. The co-principal investigators for the ADI-PEG 20 arm are Dr. Nicholas Blondin, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, and Dr. Macarena de la Fuente, Associate Professor of Neuro-Oncology and Director of Neuro-Oncology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami.
3. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This trial is a Phase I clinical study of ADI-PEG 20 in combination with Venetoclax and Azacitidine for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia, led by MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. In addition to evaluating the safety and tolerability of ADI-PEG 20 in combination with Venetoclax and Azacitidine, the purpose of the study is also to further explore the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D). The trial is expected to enroll 60 patients.
(II) Biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Services (CDMO)
The Group's subsidiary DRX USA, located in Northern California, not only manufactures ADI-PEG 20 but also possesses highly advanced technology in E. coli-based production. In November 2019, it officially began providing contract development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical products, which have received positive market response and are expected to become one of the Group's important business segments. The Company's goal is for DRX USA to serve as the lead plant responsible for contract orders from Europe and the United States, DRX Chengdu to handle local orders in China, and the Genovior plant in Taiwan to serve other Asian markets, while also linking Taiwan's upstream and downstream
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industries to provide global contract development and manufacturing services. (III) Development of Peptide Products and Process Optimization
Polaris will strengthen Genovior Biotech’s R&D and innovation in the peptide product pipeline, with a particular focus on the development of multiple peptide products, while also optimizing manufacturing processes to improve production efficiency and product quality. The major plans of Genovior Biotech in peptide product development and process optimization are as follows:
Semaglutide
Semaglutide is a drug used for the treatment of diabetes. It belongs to the GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist class. GLP-1 is an insulin-mimetic hormone that can stimulate insulin secretion and lower blood glucose levels. In addition, Semaglutide is also used for weight management in obesity because it can reduce appetite and help with weight loss. Furthermore, as the original manufacturer’s clinical trials progress, the scope of Semaglutide is expected to continue expanding, including indications such as the treatment of renal failure in diabetic patients. The Company is committed to further optimizing Semaglutide products, including the development of generic products ranging from API to injectable and oral dosage forms.
In terms of business development, the Company is currently focused on expansion into emerging markets. Given the market potential of Semaglutide products, the Company also plans to cooperate with countries in emerging markets through joint ventures, co-development, or technology transfer to enter major emerging market countries.
Through these efforts, the Company expects to expand its influence in the biopharmaceutical field and lay a solid foundation for future development. This also represents the Company’s commitment to the field of pharmaceutical technology - to provide more advanced and effective treatment options while pursuing excellence in quality and a high degree of market competitiveness.
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IV、Impact of the External Competitive Environment, Regulatory Environment, and Overall Business Environment
The Company is committed to the fully vertically integrated development of innovative oncology drugs and possesses comprehensive R&D capabilities. Owing to its unique mechanism of action, ADI-PEG 20 has already demonstrated initial efficacy and safety in multiple cancer studies, and its applicability in combination with a variety of other treatment modalities is expected to give it strong competitiveness in the future market. The Company anticipates that, after obtaining regulatory approval, ADI-PEG 20 will face relatively limited competition from similar products in the short term.
From a regulatory perspective, the Company has professionals in this field who are well-versed in the drug regulatory systems of various countries and who continuously monitor the latest legal and regulatory developments to ensure a stable operating environment. Management has extensive experience in innovative drug development and corporate operations and consistently gathers and analyzes market information and market trends with sensitivity to ensure that the Company can respond promptly to environmental changes, reduce risk, and maintain a high competitive advantage.
We will uphold an attitude of professionalism and humility, strive to achieve excellence in cancer treatment, and create the greatest value together for all stakeholders.
Chairman : Samuel Chen
General Manager : Samuel Chen
Accounting Officer : LuLu Shen
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Appendix 2. Audit Committee’s Review Report for 2025
Polaris Group
Audit Committee’s Review Report
The Board of Directors has prepared the Company’s 2025 Business Report, consolidated financial statements, and statement of deficit compensation, among which the consolidated financial statements have been audited by CPAs Jung-Ling Liao and Fan-Ya Chien of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan, who have issued an audit report thereon.
After review by the Audit Committee, the aforementioned Business Report, consolidated financial statements, and statement of deficit compensation were found to be in compliance. Accordingly, this report is submitted pursuant to Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act for your review.
To:
Polaris Group 2026 Annual General Meeting
Polaris Group
Convenor of Audit Committee:
Way, Tzong Der
March 11, 2026

Appendix 3. Independent Auditors' Report and Financial Statements for 2025
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Polaris Group
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Polaris Group and subsidiaries (the "Group") as at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations that came into effect as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Financial Statement Audit and Attestation Engagement of Certified Public Accountants and Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Group’s 2025 consolidated financial statements. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole and, in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key audit matters for the Group’s 2025 consolidated financial statements are stated as follows:
Key audit matter - impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment
Description
The Group is primarily engaged in the research and development of new drugs. The property, plant and equipment currently purchased are mainly used for the purposes of research and development or future production and their utilisation is closely related to the results of the Company’s research and development of new drug. The property, plant and equipment amounted to NT$3,464,897 thousand, constituting 43% of the consolidated total assets as at December 31, 2025. Refer to Notes 4(12) and 4(16) for the accounting policies on the acquisition and subsequent measurement of the property, plant and equipment, Note 5(2) A. for the accounting estimation uncertainty of property, plant and equipment and Notes 6(8) and 6(12) for the details and related impairment amount of property, plant and equipment. The management of the Group assesses the recoverable amounts of the property, plant and equipment where there is an indication that they are impaired as the basis of impairment assessment under IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’. Given that the calculation of recoverable amount is considered to be a critical accounting estimate, involves the management’s subjective judgement and contains uncertainty, we
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consider the impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment as a key audit matter of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 based on the overall assessment.
How our audit addressed the matter
We performed the following audit procedures on the above key audit matter according to the entities:
Property, plant and equipment of the subsidiaries - DesigneRx Pharmaceuticals (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. and North Star Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
- Obtained an understanding on and assessed the related policies and procedures of the Group's impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment and obtained an understanding on the Group's procedures of assessing whether there is any indication that each cash-generating unit may be impaired and assessed the reasonableness of the procedures.
- Obtained an assets appraisal report issued by an external expert appointed by the Group for the cash-generating units with indications of impairment.
- Conducted the following audit procedures of impairment test in accordance with the assets appraisal report issued by an external expert appointed by the Group:
(1) Obtained an understanding on and assessed the independence, objectivity and competence of the external expert.
(2) Obtained an understanding on and assessed the reasonableness of the valuation method adopted in the appraisal report.
(3) Obtained an understanding on and assessed the reasonableness of the main valuation key assumptions adopted in the appraisal report and recalculated to ascertain the accuracy of the calculation of the impairment amount.
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Property, plant and equipment of the subsidiaries - Genovior Biotech Corporation and DesigneRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Obtained an understanding on and assessed the related policies and procedures of the Group’s impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment and obtained an understanding on the Group’s procedures of assessing whether there is any indication that each cash-generating unit may be impaired and assessed the reasonableness of the procedures.
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Obtained an impairment test conducted by the Group based on the financial forecast for the next seven years for the cash-generating units with indications of impairment.
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In accordance with the Group’s audit procedures of impairment test:
(1) Obtained an understanding on and assessed the reasonableness of the Group’s impairment test method.
(2) Obtained an understanding on and assessed the expected growth rate used and compared it with the management’s operating plans and forecast trend literature in the industry.
(3) Obtained an understanding on and assessed the reasonableness of the discount rate used in the impairment test, recalculated to ascertain the accuracy of the calculation and verified the reasonableness of the assumptions on capital cost of cash-generating units.
(4) Assessed the future cash flow sensitivity analysis prepared by management based on the alternative assumption for different discount rates and growth rates, and conforming whether management has adequately managed the possible impact on the estimation uncertainty of impairment assessment.
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Key audit matter – impairment assessment of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license arising from business combination of Lin Yang
Description
Refer to Note 4(16) Impairment of non-financial assets for the accounting policy on goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license impairment, Note 5(2) B. for the uncertainty of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license impairment and Note 6(11) for the details of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license impairment.
As of December 31, 2025, the goodwill recognised by the Group from the acquisition of equity interests in Lin Yang was all provisioned as impairment losses with a total impairment loss of NT$541,300 thousand. The project under research and development and drug permit license amounted to NT$761,049 thousand, and the total impairment loss of NT$458,459 thousand was recognised.
After identifying the smallest cash-generating unit which can generate independent cash flows, the Group measures the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit by using each cash-generating unit’s estimated future cash flows and proper discount rate, which was used as the basis of impairment assessment of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license. As the amount of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license arising from business combination is significant and the process of calculating the recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit involves numerous assumptions, including expected growth rates, discount rates and the future financial forecast, and the assumptions involve the management’s subjective judgement and contain uncertainty, which have a significant impact on the measurement result of recoverable amount, and further affect the estimates of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license impairment, we consider the impairment assessment of goodwill and project under research and development and drug permit license as a key audit matter of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 based on the overall assessment.
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How our audit addressed the matter
We performed the following audit procedures on the above key audit matter:
- Verified the accuracy of management’s valuation model calculation.
- Conducted the following audit procedures for the reasonableness of significant assumptions adopting in the management’s valuation models:
(1) Compared the expected growth rate used with the management’s operating plans and forecast literature reports in the industry.
(2) Verified the reasonableness of the assumptions on capital cost of cash-generating units of the discount rate used.
(3) Assessed the future cash flow sensitivity analysis prepared by management based on the alternative assumption for different discount rates and growth rates, and conforming whether management has adequately managed the possible impact on the estimation uncertainty of impairment assessment.
Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations that came into effect as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless
management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance, including the audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design
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audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our
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independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. The standards, procedures and practices in the Republic of China governing the audit of such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and independent auditors' report are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the accounting principles or auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, and their applications in practice.
As the financial statements are the responsibility of the management, PricewaterhouseCoopers cannot accept any liability for the use of, or reliance on, the English translation or for any errors or misunderstandings that may derive from the translation.
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POLARIS GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Assets | Notes | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |||
| Current assets | ||||||
| 1100 | Cash and cash equivalents | 6(1) | $ 1,830,396 | 22 | $ 1,946,210 | 22 |
| 1136 | Financial assets at amortised cost - current | 6(3) and 8 | ||||
| 911,470 | 11 | 1,175,205 | 13 | |||
| 1170 | Trade receivables | 6(4) | 2,553 | - | 2,704 | - |
| 1200 | Other receivables | 32,307 | - | 21,785 | - | |
| 130X | Inventories | 6(5) | 121,884 | 2 | 67,375 | 1 |
| 1410 | Prepayments | 6(6) | 79,751 | 1 | 86,594 | 1 |
| 1476 | Other current financial assets | 6(1) and 8 | 1,534 | - | 1,938 | - |
| 1479 | Other current assets, others | 37,458 | 1 | 23,337 | - | |
| 11XX | Current Assets | 3,017,353 | 37 | 3,325,148 | 37 | |
| Non-current assets | ||||||
| 1550 | Investments accounted for using equity method | 6(7) | ||||
| 207,896 | 3 | - | - | |||
| 1600 | Property, plant and equipment | 6(8)(12) | 3,464,897 | 43 | 2,725,805 | 30 |
| 1755 | Right-of-use assets | 6(9) | 276,408 | 3 | 241,348 | 3 |
| 1760 | Investment property, net | 6(10) | 185,662 | 2 | 193,667 | 2 |
| 1780 | Intangible assets | 6(11) | 762,484 | 9 | 2,180,637 | 24 |
| 1920 | Guarantee deposits paid | 20,162 | - | 21,007 | - | |
| 1980 | Other non-current financial assets | 6(1) and 8 | 15,000 | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Other non-current assets, others | 6(13) | 218,067 | 3 | 402,828 | 4 |
| 15XX | Non-current assets | 5,150,576 | 63 | 5,765,292 | 63 | |
| 1XXX | Total assets | $ 8,167,929 | 100 | $ 9,090,440 | 100 |
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POLARIS GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Liabilities and Equity | Notes | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| 2100 | Short-term borrowings | 6(14) | $ 42,792 | 1 | $ 15,592 | - |
| 2130 | Contract liabilities - current | 6(23) | 8,000 | - | 25,073 | - |
| 2170 | Accounts payable | 9,120 | - | 2,325 | - | |
| 2200 | Other payables | 6(15) | 452,659 | 6 | 279,506 | 3 |
| 2220 | Other payables to related parties | 7 | - | - | 80,482 | 1 |
| 2250 | Current provisions | 8,028 | - | - | - | |
| 2280 | Current lease liabilities | 26,345 | - | 42,439 | 1 | |
| 2320 | Long-term liabilities, current portion | 6(16) | 38,916 | - | 23,477 | - |
| 21XX | Current Liabilities | 585,860 | 7 | 468,894 | 5 | |
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||
| 2540 | Long-term borrowings | 6(16) | 2,089,340 | 26 | 1,622,377 | 18 |
| 2580 | Non-current lease liabilities | 149,895 | 2 | 177,835 | 2 | |
| 2670 | Other non-current liabilities, others | 6(17) | 46,677 | - | 50,739 | 1 |
| 25XX | Non-current liabilities | 2,285,912 | 28 | 1,850,951 | 21 | |
| 2XXX | Total Liabilities | 2,871,772 | 35 | 2,319,845 | 26 | |
| Equity attributable to owners of parent | ||||||
| Share capital | 6(20) | |||||
| 3110 | Common stock | 8,598,927 | 105 | 7,702,513 | 84 | |
| 3140 | Advance receipts for share capital | - | - | 60 | - | |
| Capital surplus | 6(21) | |||||
| 3200 | Capital surplus | 14,732,045 | 180 | 12,828,313 | 141 | |
| Retained earnings | 6(22) | |||||
| 3350 | Accumulated deficit | ( 18,494,894 ) | ( 226 ) | ( 14,567,766 ) | ( 160 ) | |
| Other equity interest | ||||||
| 3400 | Other equity interest | 460,079 | 6 | 732,294 | 8 | |
| 31XX | Equity attributable to owners of the parent | 5,296,157 | 65 | 6,695,414 | 73 | |
| 36XX | Non-controlling interests | - | - | 75,181 | 1 | |
| 3XXX | Total equity | 5,296,157 | 65 | 6,770,595 | 74 | |
| 3X2X | Total liabilities and equity | $ 8,167,929 | 100 | $ 9,090,440 | 100 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
POLARIS GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except for losses per share amounts)
| Items | Notes | Year ended December 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |||
| 4000 | Operating revenue | 6(23) | $ 40,602 | 100 | $ 107,000 | 100 |
| 5000 | Operating costs | 6(23)(26)(27) | ( 310,926) | ( 766) | ( 183,923) | ( 172) |
| 5900 | Gross (loss) profit from operations | ( 270,324) | ( 666) | ( 76,923) | ( 72) | |
| Operating expenses | 6(26)(27) | |||||
| 6100 | Selling expenses | ( 35,909) | ( 88) | ( 34,847) | ( 33) | |
| 6200 | Administrative expenses | ( 310,197) | ( 764) | ( 330,531) | ( 309) | |
| 6300 | Research and development expenses | ( 2,262,281) | ( 5572) | ( 2,192,469) | ( 2049) | |
| 6450 | Expected credit (loss) reversal | 115 | - | ( 115) | - | |
| 6000 | Total operating expenses | ( 2,608,272) | ( 6424) | ( 2,557,962) | ( 2391) | |
| 6900 | Operating loss | ( 2,878,596) | ( 7090) | ( 2,634,885) | ( 2463) | |
| Non-operating income and expenses | ||||||
| 7100 | Interest income | 71,710 | 177 | 144,301 | 135 | |
| 7020 | Other gains and losses | 6(24) | ( 1,026,284) | ( 2528) | 2,103 | 2 |
| 7050 | Finance costs | 6(25) | ( 99,360) | ( 245) | ( 57,062) | ( 53) |
| 7060 | Share of loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method | ( 12,174) | ( 30) | - | - | |
| 7000 | Total non-operating income and expenses | ( 1,066,108) | ( 2626) | 89,342 | 84 | |
| 7900 | Loss before income tax | ( 3,944,704) | ( 9716) | ( 2,545,543) | ( 2379) | |
| 7950 | Income tax expense | 6(28) | ( 390) | ( 1) | ( 5,210) | ( 5) |
| 8200 | Loss for the year | ( $ 3,945,094) | ( 9717) | ( $ 2,550,753) | ( 2384) | |
| Components of other comprehensive income, net, that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | ||||||
| 8361 | Exchange differences on translation | ( $ 281,160) | ( 692) | $ 491,042 | 459 | |
| Components of other comprehensive income, net, that will be reclassified to profit or loss | ||||||
| 8361 | Exchange differences on translation | 8,945 | 22 | ( 94,887) | ( 89) | |
| 8300 | Other comprehensive (loss) income | ( $ 272,215) | ( 670) | $ 396,155 | 370 | |
| 8500 | Total comprehensive loss | ( $ 4,217,309) | ( 10387) | ( $ 2,154,598) | ( 2014) | |
| Loss, attributable to: | ||||||
| 8610 | Owners of the parent | ( $ 3,927,128) | ( 9673) | ( $ 2,502,642) | ( 2339) | |
| 8620 | Non-controlling interest | ( 17,966) | ( 44) | ( 48,111) | ( 45) | |
| ( $ 3,945,094) | ( 9717) | ( $ 2,550,753) | ( 2384) | |||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to: | ||||||
| 8710 | Owners of the parent | ( $ 4,199,343) | ( 10343) | ( $ 2,106,487) | ( 1969) | |
| 8720 | Non-controlling interest | ( 17,966) | ( 44) | ( 48,111) | ( 45) | |
| ( $ 4,217,309) | ( 10387) | ( $ 2,154,598) | ( 2014) | |||
| Loss per share | ||||||
| 9750 | Basic and diluted loss per share | 6(29) | ( $ 5.10) | ( $ 3.35) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
POLARIS GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Notes | Equity attributable to owners of the parent | Non-controlling interests | Total equity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital | Capital surplus, additional paid-in capital | Accumulated deficit | Financial statements translation differences of foreign operations | Total | ||||||
| Share capital - common stock | Advance receipts for share capital | |||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ 7,437,592 | $ - | $ 11,696,587 | ($ 12,065,124) | $ 336,139 | $ 7,405,194 | $ 267,143 | $ 7,672,337 | ||
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | ( 2,502,642 ) | - | ( 2,502,642 ) | ( 48,111 ) | ( 2,550,753 ) | ||
| Other comprehensive income for the year | - | - | - | - | 396,155 | 396,155 | - | 396,155 | ||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | ( 2,502,642 ) | 396,155 | ( 2,106,487 ) | ( 48,111 ) | ( 2,154,598 ) | ||
| Issuance of shares | 6(19)(21) | 240,000 | - | 936,000 | - | - | 1,176,000 | - | 1,176,000 | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | 6(19)(21) | 24,921 | 60 | 22,548 | - | - | 47,529 | - | 47,529 | |
| Compensation cost of employee stock options | 6(19)(21) | - | - | 173,178 | - | - | 173,178 | - | 173,178 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | - | - | - | - | ( 143,851 ) | ( 143,851 ) | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ 7,702,513 | $ 60 | $ 12,828,313 | ($ 14,567,766 ) | $ 732,294 | $ 6,695,414 | $ 75,181 | $ 6,770,595 | ||
| 2025 | ||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ 7,702,513 | $ 60 | $ 12,828,313 | ($ 14,567,766 ) | $ 732,294 | $ 6,695,414 | $ 75,181 | $ 6,770,595 | ||
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | ( 3,927,128 ) | - | ( 3,927,128 ) | ( 17,966 ) | ( 3,945,094 ) | ||
| Other comprehensive loss for the year | - | - | - | - | ( 272,215 ) | ( 272,215 ) | - | ( 272,215 ) | ||
| Total comprehensive loss | - | - | - | ( 3,927,128 ) | ( 272,215 ) | ( 4,199,343 ) | ( 17,966 ) | ( 4,217,309 ) | ||
| Issuance of shares | 6(20)(21) | 894,197 | - | 1,788,393 | - | - | 2,682,590 | - | 2,682,590 | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | 6(19)(21) | 2,217 | ( 60 ) | 771 | - | - | 2,928 | - | 2,928 | |
| Compensation cost of employee stock options | 6(19)(21) | - | - | 114,568 | - | - | 114,568 | - | 114,568 | |
| Sale of subsidiaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | ( 57,215 ) | ( 57,215 ) | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ 8,598,927 | $ - | $ 14,732,045 | ($ 18,494,894 ) | $ 460,079 | $ 5,296,157 | $ - | $ 5,296,157 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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POLARIS GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Loss before tax | ($) | 3,944,704) | ($) 2,545,543) |
| Adjustments | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) | |||
| Depreciation expense | 6(8)(9)(26) | 273,913 | 206,543 |
| Amortisation expense | 6(11)(26) | 102,446 | 108,576 |
| Compensation cost of employee stock options | 6(19)(27) | 114,568 | 173,178 |
| Interest expense | 6(25) | 94,838 | 57,062 |
| Interest revenue | (71,710) | (144,301) | |
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 6(8)(24) | 2,287 | 3,506 |
| Loss on disposal of right-of-use assets | - | 61 | |
| Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 6(2)(24) | - | (32,410) |
| Loss on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 6(2)(24) | - | 31,798 |
| Share of loss of associates accounted for using equity method | 6(7) | 12,174 | - |
| Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method | (51,205) | - | |
| Gain in government grants | 6(24) | (798) | (1,611) |
| Reversal of expected credit losses | (115) | (343) | |
| Impairment loss on non-financial assets | 6(24) | 1,079,155 | - |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||
| Changes in operating assets | |||
| Trade receivables | 235 | 2,758 | |
| Inventories | (57,645) | (31,020) | |
| Other receivables | (10,580) | (1,759) | |
| Prepayments | 6,475 | (7,754) | |
| Other current assets, others | (14,121) | (7,173) | |
| Other non-current assets, others | (4,601) | 40,557 | |
| Changes in operating liabilities | |||
| Accounts payable | 6,795 | 182 | |
| Contract liabilities-current | (17,073) | 15,013 | |
| Other payables | 97,692 | 25,462 | |
| Current provisions | 7,776 | - | |
| Cash outflow generated from operations | (2,374,198) | (2,107,218) | |
| Income tax paid | 6(28) | (390) | (5,210) |
| Interest paid | (91,413) | (57,606) | |
| Interest received | 71,710 | 144,301 | |
| Net cash flows used in operating activities | (2,394,291) | (2,025,733) |
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POLARIS GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Year ended December 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 6(30) | ($ 793,829) | ($ 1,664,709) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | - | 9,883 | |
| Acquisition of intangible assets | 6(11) | ( 1,454 ) | - |
| Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 6(2) | - | 185,230 |
| Acquisition of financial assets at amortised cost | 6(3) | ( 525,050 ) | ( 217,011 ) |
| Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at amortised cost | 6(3) | 676,590 | 196,481 |
| Increase in other current financial assets | - | ( 430 ) | |
| Decrease in other current financial assets | 6(1) | 404 | - |
| Increase in other non-current financial assets | ( 15,000 ) | - | |
| Increase in guarantee deposits | ( 1,527 ) | - | |
| Decrease in guarantee deposits | 202 | 4,954 | |
| Acquisition of non-controlling interest | - | ( 143,851 ) | |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | ( 659,664 ) | ( 1,629,453 ) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | 6(14)(31) | ( 1,386,425 ) | ( 93,711 ) |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 6(14)(31) | 1,351,627 | 15,592 |
| Proceeds from related parties loan | 7 | 17,090 | 80,482 |
| Repayment of loans from related parties | ( 91,335 ) | - | |
| Repayments of long-term debt | 6(16)(31) | ( 515,496 ) | ( 10,200 ) |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 6(16)(31) | 1,019,552 | 679,745 |
| Payments of lease liabilities | 6(31) | ( 119,291 ) | ( 44,328 ) |
| Exercise of employee stock options | 2,928 | 47,529 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of shares | 6(20) | 2,682,590 | 1,176,000 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 2,961,240 | 1,851,109 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( 23,099 ) | 134,806 | |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | ( 115,814 ) | ( 1,669,271 ) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,946,210 | 3,615,481 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ 1,830,396 | $ 1,946,210 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Appendix 4. Details of Individual Directors' Remuneration for 2025
December 31, 2025, Unit: Thousand NT$
| Title | Name | Director remuneration (Note 1) | Ratio of the sum of items A, B, C, and D to net profit after tax (%) | Relevant Remuneration Received by Directors Who Are Also Employees | Ratio of the Sum of Items A, B, C, D, E, F, and G to Net Profit after Tax (%) | Remuneration from Investee Companies Other Than Subsidiaries or from the Parent Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration (A) | Retirement Pension (B) | Director's Remuneration (C) | Business Execution Fee (D) | Salaries, bonus, and allowance (E)(Note 2) | Retirement Pension (F) | |
| The Company | All companies reported in the financial statements | The Company | All companies reported in the financial statements | The Company | All companies reported in the financial statements | The Company |
| Cash | Stock amount | Cash | Stock amount | |||
| Chairman | Chen, Shyan-Tse Digital Capital Inc. Representative: Hsu, Jaan-Pyng | 998 | 998 | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
| Director | Chen, Hang-Wen | 1,687 | 1,687 | — | — | — |
| Director | Digital Capital Inc. Representative: Brittany Way | — | — | — | — | — |
| Director | Mai Investment Co., Ltd. Representative: KC Tsai | 561 | 561 | — | — | — |
| Independent Director | Way, Tzong-Der | 1,247 | 1,247 | — | — | — |
| Independent Director | Chao, Ying-Chen | 1,247 | 1,247 | — | — | — |
| Independent Director | Wen, Kuo-Lan | 998 | 998 | — | — | — |
| Independent Director | Tsang, Kwok-Wah | 158 | 158 | — | — | — |
- Please describe the policy, system, standards and structure of the Independent Director's compensation, and the relevance to the amount of compensation paid based on the responsibilities, risks, and time commitment: In accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the compensation of the Director shall be determined by the Compensation Committee based on his or her participation in the Company's operations and the value of his or her contributions, and shall be submitted to the Director's meeting for approval, taking into account the usual standards in the industry. The Company shall set a different salary and compensation for the Independent Director than the average Director. In addition, in accordance with the rules on the scope of duties of the independent directors of the Company, the remuneration of the independent directors of the Company shall be fixed in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company or in accordance with the resolution of the shareholders' meeting, and may be subject to reasonable remuneration different from that of ordinary directors. The Company currently pays the Independent Director a monthly compensation of NT$100,000 and NT$5,000 for travel expenses for each Director meeting, taking into account domestic and international industry standards.
- In addition to the above table, the remuneration received by the Company's Director for services rendered to all companies reported in the financial statements (such as serving as a consultant to non-employees) in the most recent year: None
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Note 1: The total amount of remuneration not actually received by directors and employees shall include the amount of expenses recognized by IFRS 2 -- Share-based Payment for stock warrants granted by the Company to employees in accordance with the standards for annual returns recorded by the Company.
Appendix 5. Report on the Implementation of the Private
Placement of Common Shares
Polaris Group
Implementation Status of the 2025 Cash Capital Increase
by Private Placement of Common Shares
| Item | First Private Placement in 2025 Date of Issuance: December 26, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates and Amounts Approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting and the Board of Directors | The shareholders’ meeting on December 26, 2025 approved the issuance of common shares in an amount not exceeding 150,000,000 shares. The Board of Directors on December 26, 2025 approved the issuance of 89,419,666 shares at NT$30 per share. |
| Basis for Price Determination and Reasonableness | 1. The issue price of the privately placed common shares was determined in accordance with the relevant rules governing private placement by public companies, based on the higher of: (i) the simple arithmetic average closing price of the Company’s common shares for any one of the 1, 3, or 5 business days prior to the pricing date, after deduction of ex-rights and ex-dividend adjustments and adding back the anti-dilution adjustment arising from capital reduction; or (ii) the simple arithmetic average closing price of the Company’s common shares over the 30 business days prior to the pricing date, after the same adjustments. The private placement price was set at not less than 80% of the foregoing reference price. 2. The actual issue price of this private placement of common shares was determined with reference to the Company’s operating condition, future prospects, the fact that privately placed securities may not be freely transferred within three years, and recent market prices, and was priced in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations. The private placement price was not lower than 80% of the reference price and not lower than the par value of NT$10 per share, and the pricing method is considered reasonable under applicable laws and regulations. 3. The actual pricing date and actual private placement price, within the range authorized by the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, were determined by the Board of Directors in light of market conditions and negotiations with specific persons. |
| Method of Selecting Specific Persons | The places of this private placement were limited to specific persons meeting the requirements of Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act and related regulations and rulings of the competent authority, and were further limited to strategic investors capable of directly or indirectly assisting the Company’s future operations, with priority given to those that could benefit the Company’s long-term development, enhance competitiveness, and create benefits together with existing shareholders. |
| Necessity of Conducting the Private Placement | In consideration of capital market conditions, issuance costs, and the relative timeliness and convenience of private placement, and because restrictions on transfer of privately placed shares can better ensure a long-term cooperative relationship with the places, the Company adopted private placement rather than public offering for this cash capital increase and issuance of new shares. |
| Placees | 1. Digital Capital Inc. 2. Howard Chen |
| Qualification Requirements | In compliance with Article 43-6, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 of the Securities and Exchange Act. |
| Number of Shares Subscribed | 150,000,000 Shares |
| Relationship with the Company | All places are directors of the Company. |
| Participation in the Company’s Operations | All places are directors of the Company. |
|---|---|
| Actual Subscription (or Issuance) Price | NT$30 |
| Difference Between Actual Subscription (or Issuance) Price and Reference (or Theoretical) Price | After overall consideration, NT$30 was determined as the actual private placement price. It was not lower than 80% of the reference price and was in compliance with the pricing principles approved by the shareholders’ meeting. |
| Impact of the Private Placement on Shareholders’ Equity | The private placement is expected to strengthen the Company’s competitiveness and improve operating efficiency, thereby having a positive effect on shareholders’ equity. |
| Use of Funds from the Privately Placed Securities and Progress of Plan Implementation | The entire proceeds were planned to be used to replenish working capital and repay short-term bank borrowings, and the plan was completed in the fourth quarter of 2025. |
| Manifestation of Plan Benefits | The benefits of the use of proceeds from the private placement are to replenish working capital and strengthen the financial structure to maintain the Company’s competitiveness, thereby enhancing the overall interests of shareholders. |
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Appendix 6. Comparison Table for Amendments to the Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
Polaris Group
Comparison Table for Amendments to the Procedures
for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
| No. 條次 | Current Provisions 現行條文 | Proposed Amendments 修正條文草案 | Explanations 修正理由 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 9 | When the Company acquires or disposes of assets at a cost in excess of the lesser of (i) NT$ 300 million, (ii) 20 percent of paid-in capital or (iii) 10 percent of total assets, the Company shall obtain the approval of the board of directors. If a director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the director's dissenting opinion to audit committee. The board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinion, and record every consenting or dissenting opinion in the minutes. If the amount is not in excess of the lesser of (i) NT$ 300 million, (ii) 20 percent of paid-in capital or (iii) 10 percent of total assets, the chairman of the Board is authorized to approve the acquisition or disposal of the asset. 本公司取得或處分資產凡逾新台幣3億元、實收資本額百分之二十或總資產百分之十者,均須經董事會議決,如有董事表示異議且有紀錄或書面聲明,應將董事異議資料送審計委員會,並應充分考量獨立董事之意見,將其同意或反對之意見與理由列入會議記錄;但未逾新台幣3億元、實收資本額百分之二十或總資產百分之十者,授權董事長核准。 | (1) When the Company acquires or disposes of assets at a cost in excess of the lesser of (i) NT$ 300 million, (ii) 20 percent of paid-in capital or (iii) 10 percent of total assets, the Company shall obtain the approval of the board of directors. If a director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the director's dissenting opinion to audit committee. The board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinion, and record every consenting or dissenting opinion in the minutes. 本公司取得或處分資產凡逾新台幣3億元、實收資本額百分之二十或總資產百分之十者,均須經董事會議決,如有董事表示異議且有紀錄或書面聲明,應將董事異議資料送審計委員會,並應充分考量獨立董事之意見,將其同意或反對之意見與理由列入會議記錄。 (2) If the amount is not in excess of the lesser of (i) NT$ 300 million, (ii) 20 percent of paid-in capital or (iii) 10 percent of total assets, approval authority is delegated in accordance with the following approval limits: 未逾新台幣3億元、實收資本額百分之二十或總資產百分之十者,授權依下列核決權限辦理: | In response to the Company's organizational restructuring and to strengthen internal controls, it is proposed to amend the authorization thresholds and delegation levels under the Company's Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets. | |
| 核決權人 | 每筆交易權限 | |||
| 執行長(CEO) | ≤US 1,000,000 | |||
| 董事長(Chairman) | US $1,000,001 ~ US $1,999,999 | |||
| 董事會(Board of Directors) | ≥US 2,000,000 |
| No.
條次 | Current Provisions
現行條文 | Proposed Amendments
修正條文草案 | Explanations
修正理由 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | (3) For any transaction involving the acquisition or disposal of assets, where any of the thresholds outlined in Paragraph 1 of this Article is met, the transaction shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for resolution in accordance with Paragraph 1 hereof, and the approval limits under Paragraph 2 shall not apply.
涉及取得或處分資產之交易,如達本條第一項所定任一標準者,應依本條第一項規定提報董事會決議,不適用第二項之核決權限。 | |
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Appendix 7. Comparison Table for Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings
| No. 條次 | Current Provisions 現行條文 | Proposed Amendments 修正條文草案 | Explanations 修正理由 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article 3 | Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, the Company's shareholders meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors. | ||
| 本公司股東會除法令另有規定外,由董事會召集之。 | |||
| Changes to the method of convening the shareholders' meeting of the Company shall be subject to a resolution of the board of directors, and shall be made no later than before the shareholder's meeting notice is dispatched. | |||
| 本公司股東會召開方式之變更應經董事會決議,並最遲於股東會開會通知書寄發前為之。 | |||
| The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation, or the election or dismissal of Directors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) at least 30 days prior to the date of a regular shareholders meeting or at least 15 days prior to the date of a special shareholders meeting. The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS at least 21 days prior to the date of the regular shareholders meeting or at least 15 days prior to the date of the special shareholders meeting. However, if the Company's paid-in capital at the end of the most recent fiscal year is NT$10 billion or more, or the Company holds an regular shareholders meeting in the most recent fiscal year, and the shareholder register records that the total shareholding ratio of foreign and China mainland investors is more than 30%, the transmission of the pre-opened electronic files shall be completed 30 days before the ordinary shareholders' meeting. In addition, at least 15 days prior to the date of the shareholders | Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, the Company's shareholders meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors. | ||
| 本公司股東會除法令另有規定外,由董事會召集之。 | |||
| The Company may convene a shareholders' meeting by video conference. Unless otherwise provided in the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies, this must be stipulated in the company's Articles of Incorporation and approved by a resolution of the board of directors. A virtual shareholders' meeting shall be conducted only upon a board resolution passed with the attendance of at least two-thirds of the directors and the approval of a majority of the directors present. | |||
| 本公司召開股東會視訊會議,除公開發行股票公司股務處理準則另有規定外,應以章程載明,並經董事會決議,且視訊股東會應經董事會以董事三分之二以上之出席及出席董事過半數同意之決議行之。 | |||
| Changes to the method of convening the shareholders' meeting of the Company shall be subject to a resolution of the board of directors, and shall be made no later than before the shareholder's meeting notice is dispatched. | |||
| 本公司股東會召開方式之變更應經董事會決議,並最遲於股東會開會通知書寄發前為之。 | |||
| The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation, or the election or dismissal of Directors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post | Amended in accordance with TWSE Governance Letter No. 1120004167. |
| meeting, the Company shall also prepare the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at the Company and its shareholder services agent. | System (MOPS) at least 30 days prior to the date of a regular shareholders meeting or at least 15 days prior to the date of a special shareholders meeting. The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS at least 21 days prior to the date of the regular shareholders meeting or at least 15 days prior to the date of the special shareholders meeting. However, if the Company's paid-in capital at the end of the most recent fiscal year is NT$10 billion or more, or the Company holds an regular shareholders meeting in the most recent fiscal year, and the shareholder register records that the total shareholding ratio of foreign and China mainland investors is more than 30%, the transmission of the pre-opened electronic files shall be completed 30 days before the ordinary shareholders' meeting. In addition, at least 15 days prior to the date of the shareholders meeting, the Company shall also prepare the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at the Company and its shareholder services agent. | Amended in accordance with TWSE Governance Letter No. 11500029701. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 本公司應於股東常會開會三十日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,將股東會開會通知書、委託 | 本公司應於股東常會開會三十日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,將股東會開會通知書、委託書用紙、有關承認案、討論案、選任或解任董事事項等各項議案之案由及說明資料、股東會議事手冊及會議補充資料等製作成電子檔案傳送至公開資訊觀測站,並於股東常會開會二十一日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,將股東會議事手冊及會議補充資料,製作電子檔案傳送至公開資訊觀測站,但本公司於最近會計年度終了日實收資本額達新臺幣一百億元以上或最近會計年度召開股東常會其股東名簿記載之外資及陸資持股比率合計達百分之三十以上者,應於股東常會開會三十日前完成前開電子檔案之傳送。本公司應於股東會開會十五日前,備妥當次股東會議事手冊及會議補充資料,供股東隨時索閱,並陳列於公司及其股務代理機構。 |
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| Article 6-1 | (一到二項略) |
iii. Hold a video-conference shareholders meeting and specify appropriate alternatives to shareholders who have difficulty participating in video conference.
三、召開視訊股東會,並應載明對以視訊方式參與股東會有困難之股東所提供之適當替代措施。 | (一到二項略)
iii. Hold a video-conference shareholders meeting and specify appropriate alternatives to shareholders who have difficulty participating in video conference.
Except in the circumstances set out in Article 44-9, paragraph 6 of the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies, the shareholders shall at least be provided with connection facilities and necessary assistance, and the period during which shareholders may apply to the company and other related matters requiring attention shall be specified.
三、召開視訊股東會,並應載明對以視訊方式參與股東會有困難之股東所提供之適當替代措施。除公開發行股票公司股務處理準則第四十四條之允第六項規定之情形外,應至少提供股東連線設備及必要協助,並載明股東得向公司申請之期間及其他相關應注意事項。 | Amended in accordance with TWSE Governance Letter No. 1120004167. |
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| Article 13 | (一到六項略)
議案表決之監票及計票人員,由主席指定之,但監票人員應具有股東身分。
Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote. | (一到六項略)
Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of the Company.
議案表決之監票及計票人員,由主席指定之,但監票人員應具有股東身分。
When the agenda of a shareholders' meeting includes the election of directors with more candidates than the number of seats to be filled, the removal of directors, or matters prescribed under Article 185 or Article 316 of the Company Act, Article 18, Article 27, Article 29, or Article 35 of the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, or Article 24 Paragraph 2 Subparagraph 1 or Article 26 Paragraph 2 Subparagraph 1 of the Financial Holding Company Act, it is advisable for the chairperson to designate a lawyer, certified public accountant, or notary public to serve as the scrutineer.
股東會有董事選舉議案且候選人人數超過應選席次、有董事解任議案、或有公司法第一百八十五條、第三百十六條、企業併購法第十八條、第二十七條、第二十九條、第三十五條、金融控股公司法第二十四條第二項第一款、第二十六條第二項第一款所定之議案,宜由主席指定律師、會計師或公證人為監票人。
The person designated by the chairperson pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall not be responsible for matters related to the voting procedures, nor may such person be a director, manager, or employee of the company or its affiliated enterprises.
主席依前項所指定之人,不能為負責投票程序相關事務者,亦不得為公司或關係企業之董事、經理人或受僱人。
The scrutineer shall supervise the voting and vote-counting process and sign the tabulation sheet of the election results.
監票人應監督投票、計票過程,並於選舉結果統計表簽名。 | Amended in accordance with TWSE Governance Letter No. 11500029701. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| | | If a scrutineer is designated pursuant to Paragraph 8, the minutes of the shareholders' meeting shall record the name and title of the scrutineer.
如依第八項指定監票人,股東會議事錄應載明監票人之姓名及職稱。 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Article 22 | When the Company convenes a video conference of shareholders, it shall provide appropriate alternatives for shareholders who have difficulty in attending the shareholders meeting by video.
本公司召開視訊股東會時,應對於以視訊方式出席股東會有困難之股東,提供適當替代措施。 | When the Company convenes a video conference of shareholders, it shall provide appropriate alternatives for shareholders who have difficulty in attending the shareholders meeting by video. Except in the circumstances set out in Article 44-9, paragraph 6 of the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies, the shareholders shall at least be provided with connection facilities and necessary assistance, and the period during which shareholders may apply to the company and other related matters requiring attention shall be specified.
本公司召開視訊股東會時,應對於以視訊方式出席股東會有困難之股東,提供適當替代措施。除公開發行股票公司股務處理準則第四十四條之九第六項規定之情形外,應至少提供股東連線設備及必要協助,並載明股東得向公司申請之期間及其他相關應注意事項。 | Amended in accordance with TWSE Governance Letter No. 1120004167. |
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Appendix 8. Information on Director Candidates,
Including Education, Experience and Shareholdings
| No. | Account No. | Name | Shares Held | Education | Experience | Candidate Category | Has Served as Independent Director for Three Consecutive Terms / Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8045 | Samuel Chen | 4,950,000 | Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University | • Representative of Corporate Director, Acepodia Biotechnologies, Ltd. | ||
| • Chairman of Globalsat Worldcom Corporation | |||||||
| • Chairman of Sonix Technology Co., Ltd. | Director | NA | |||||
| 2 | 8049 | Digital Capital Inc. | 376,086,333 | — | — | Director | NA |
| — | Representative: Brittany Way | 0 | MBA and MS in Information Management, Boston University | • CEO of Beautiful Card Corp. | |||
| • Representative of Corporate Director, Acepodia | |||||||
| 3 | 1 | Mai Investment Co., Ltd. | 40,527,138 | — | — | Director | NA |
| 21196 | Representative: KC Tsai | 0 | Master of Economics, Soochow University | • Representative of Corporate Director, Acepodia | |||
| • Vice President, Capital Markets Department of Billion Securities Co., Ltd. | |||||||
| • Chairman, Champion Microelectronic Corporation | |||||||
| • Independent Director, Holy Stone Healthcare Co., Ltd. | |||||||
| • Independent Director, Sonix Technology Co., Ltd. | |||||||
| • Independent Director, Double Bond Chemical Ind., Co., Ltd. | |||||||
| • Director, AcadeMab Biomedical Inc. | |||||||
| 4 | — | Danny Chou | 0 | Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University | • Associate Professor, Stanford University | ||
| • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | |||||||
| • Assistant Professor, University of Utah | Director | NA |
| No. | Account No. | Name | Shares Held | Education | Experience | Candidate Category | Has Served as Independent Director for Three Consecutive Terms / Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor, Stanford University | |||||||
| 5 | — | Chao, Ying Chen | 0 | • Master, Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University | |||
| • EMBA, Sun Yat-Sen University | • Factory Director, Plant VI, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company | ||||||
| • General Manger in Mainland China, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company | |||||||
| • General Manager of TSMC Solar Ltd. | |||||||
| • Board Adviser of DELTA MOBILE SYSTEMS. INC., TAIWAN BRANCH (U.S.A.) | |||||||
| • Chairman of HONEST EASE LIMITED | Independent Director | No | |||||
| 6 | — | Chang, Yi Fang | 0 | Ph.D. in Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University | • Vice Superintendent, Taitung Mackay Memorial Hospital | ||
| • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College | Independent Director | No | |||||
| 7 | — | Jeff Di | 0 | Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University | • Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Independent Director | No |
| 8 | — | Ryan Chang | 0 | Master, New York University | • Consultant, UCAN Hong Kong Limited | ||
| • CEO, Steminent Biotherapeutics Inc. | |||||||
| • Regional Director, Asia, SKF | Independent Director | No |
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X. Annexes
Annex 1. Memorandum of Association
and Articles of Incorporation
THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
POLARIS GROUP
北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
(adopted by Special Resolution of the Shareholders passed on May 21, 2025)
- The name of the Company is POLARIS GROUP 北極星藥業集團股份有限公司.
- The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide.
- The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
- The liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid on such Shareholder's shares.
- The share capital of the Company is NTD 20,000,000,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 shares of a nominal or par value of NTD 10 each.
- Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company.
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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
POLARIS GROUP
北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
(as adopted by a Special Resolution passed on May 21, 2025)
INTERPRETATION
-
The Regulations contained or incorporated in Table A of the First Schedule to the Law (as defined below) shall not apply to this Company.
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(A) In these Articles the following terms shall have the meanings set opposite unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Acquisition
means an acquisition as defined under Article 4 of R.O.C. Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Law.
(2) Affiliated Company
with respect to any company, any other company that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first company; the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the effective controlling power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such company, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with” shall have correlative meanings;
(3) Applicable Listing Rules
the relevant laws, regulations, rules and code as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued trading or listing of any Shares on any Taiwan stock exchange or securities market, including, without limitation the relevant provisions of the laws of the R.O.C., including without limitation the Securities and Exchange Act, the Company Act, the Acts Governing Relations Between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, or any similar statute and the rules and regulations of the Taiwan authorities thereunder, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Financial Supervisory Commission, Taipei Exchange or the Taiwan Stock Exchange;
(4) Articles
these Articles of Association of the Company in their present form, as amended or substituted from time to time amended or supplemented by Special Resolution;
(5) Auditors
the Auditors for the time being of the Company, if any;
(6) Audit Committee
has the meaning set forth in Article 84;
(7) Audit Committee Members
members of the Audit Committee;
(8) Chairman
has the meaning given thereto in Article 76;
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(9) Class or Classes any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company;
(10) Commission Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan or any other authority for the time being administering the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan;
(11) Company POLARIS GROUP北極星藥業集團股份有限公司;
(12) Consolidated Company means the new company that results from the consolidation of two or more Constituent Companies;
(13) consolidation means the combination of two or more Constituent Companies into a Consolidated Company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies in the Consolidated Company within the meaning of the Law and the Taiwan Laws;
(14) Constituent Company an existing company that is participating in a Merger with one of more other existing companies within the meaning of the Law and the Taiwan Law;
(15) controlled company has the definition given under Taiwan Law
(16) Directors or Board the directors of the Company for the time being or, as the case may be, the directors assembled as a board or as a committee thereof;
(17) Distributable Profits has the meaning given thereto in Article 117;
(18) electronic (a) shall have the meaning given to it in the Electronic Transactions Act;
(19) electronic communication transmission to any number, address or internet website or other electronic delivery methods as may be decided and approved by not less than two-thirds of the vote of the Board, subject to the Law;
(20) Electronic Transactions Act the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands;
(21) Emerging Market the emerging market board of Taipei Exchange in Taiwan;
(22) FSC Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan;
(23) Taipei Exchange or TPEx the Taipei Exchange in Taiwan;
(24) Indemnified Person has the meaning given thereto in Article 154;
(25) Independent Director a Director who is an independent director as defined in the Applicable Listing Rules;
(26) Law the Companies Act As Revised) of the Cayman Islands;
(27) Member or Shareholder a Person who is duly registered as the holder of any Share or Shares in the Register and includes each subscriber to the Memorandum of Association pending entry in the Register of such subscriber as well as persons who are jointly so registered, and "Members" or "Shareholders" means 2 or more of them;
(28) Memorandum of Association of the memorandum of association of the Company, as amended or substituted from time to time;
(29) Merger a merger and/or a consolidation;
(30) merger the merging of two or more Constituent Companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one
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(31) Month
of such company as the Surviving Company within the meaning of the Law and the Taiwan Laws;
(32) MOPS
The Market Observation Post System maintained by TWSE & TPEx;
(33) NTD
the lawful currency of the Republic of China;
(34) Ordinary Resolution
a resolution passed by a simple majority of such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy or, in the case of any Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative at a general meeting of the Company held in accordance with these Articles and regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled;
(35) paid up
paid up as to the par value and any premium payable in respect of the issue of any Shares and includes credited as paid up;
(36) Person
any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires;
(37) Register
the register or registers of Shareholders of the Company to be maintained at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as the Board shall determine from time to time, as required to be kept pursuant to the Law (including any “listed shares register” and/or “unlisted shares register” in each case as defined in the Law);
(38) Registered Office
the registered office of the Company for the time being as required under the Law;
(39) Registration Office
such place or places in the Republic of China or elsewhere where the Board from time to time determine to keep a Register in respect of that class of share capital and where (except in cases where the Board otherwise agrees) transfers of other documents of title for Shares or other securities are to be lodged for registration and are to be registered;
(40) Relevant Period
the period commencing from the date on which any of the securities of the Company first become listed on a Stock Market to and including the date immediately before the day on which none of such securities are so listed (and so that if at any time listing of any such securities is suspended for any reason whatsoever and for any length of time, they shall nevertheless be treated, for the purpose of this definition, as listed);
(41) remunerations
including without limitation salary, reimbursement, cash, options, share bonus, retirement benefits, severance pay, termination payment, allowances and other compensation with substantial benefits;
(42) Remuneration Committee
has the meaning given thereto in Article 85.2;
(43) Remuneration Committee Members
The members of Remuneration Committee;
(44) Republic of China, R.O.C. or Taiwan
the Republic of China, its territories, its possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction;
(45) Seal
the common seal of the Company (if applicable) or any facsimile or official seal (if applicable) for the use outside of the Cayman Islands;
(46) Secretary
any Person for the time being appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of the secretary of the Company and including any assistant, deputy, acting or temporary secretary;
(47) Share
a share of a nominal or par value of NTD 10 in the capital of the Company. All references to "Shares"
herein shall be deemed to be Shares of any or all Classes as the context may require. For the avoidance of doubt in these Articles the expression "Share" shall include a fraction of a Share;
(48) Share Premium Account
the share premium account established in accordance with these Articles, the Law and the Taiwan Laws, meaning an account where a sum equal to the aggregate amount of the value of the premium paid on the issue of the Shares is transferred;
(49) Shareholders’ Service Agent
the agent licensed by Taiwan authorities to provide certain shareholders services in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules to the Company;
(50) Share Swap
means a share swap as defined under Article 4 of R.O.C. Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Law.
(51) signed
bearing a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical means or an electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic communication and executed or adopted by a Person with the intent to sign the electronic communication;
(52) Special Resolution
means a special resolution of the Company passed in accordance with the Law, being a resolution passed by a majority of at least two-thirds of such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in Person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy or, in the cases of Shareholders which are corporations, by their respective duly authorised representatives at a general meeting of the Company of which notice, specifying (without prejudice to the power contained in the Articles to amend the same) the intention to propose the resolution as a Special Resolution, has been duly given;
A Special Resolution shall be effective for any purpose for which an Ordinary Resolution is expressed to be required under any provision of these Articles;
(53) Special Shares
has the meaning given thereto in Article 4;
(54) Stock Market
the Emerging Market, TPEx or TWSE;
(55) Spin-off
an act wherein a transferor company transfers all of its independently operated business or any single independently operated business to an existing or a newly incorporated company as consideration for that existing transferee company or newly incorporated transferee
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(56) subsidiary
(57) Supermajority Resolution Type A
(58) Supermajority Resolution Type B
(59) Surviving Company
(60) Taiwan Laws
company to issue new shares to the transferor company or to shareholders of the transferor company;
has the definition given under Taiwan Laws;
a resolution passed by a majority vote of the Shareholders at a general meeting attended by the Shareholders who represent not less than two-thirds of all issued and outstanding Shares entitled to vote, and vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy;
a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of the Shareholders at a general meeting attended by the Shareholders who represent at least a majority of all issued and outstanding Shares entitled to vote, and vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy;
means the sole remaining Constituent Company into which one or more other Constituent Companies are merged within the meaning of the Law and the Taiwan Laws;
the laws and regulations of Taiwan, including without limitation the Applicable Listing Rules;
the Taiwan Stock Exchange;
has the meaning given thereto in Article 34.
(B) Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions defined in the Law and used herein shall have the meanings so defined.
(C) In these Articles unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice-versa;
(b) words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders;
(c) a notice provided for herein shall be in writing unless otherwise specified and all reference herein to "in writing" and "written" shall include printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in permanent visible form;
(d) "may" shall be construed as permissive and "shall" shall be construed as imperative;
(e) in the case of any conflict between the Taiwan Laws and these Articles, the Articles shall prevail;
(f) in the case of any conflict between the Taiwan Laws and the Law, the Law shall prevail; and
(g) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time.
(D) Headings used herein are intended for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of these Articles.
(E) Sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply.
SHARES
- Subject to these Articles, the Directors may, in respect of all Shares for the time being unissued:
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(a) offer, issue, allot and dispose of such Shares to such Persons, in such manner, on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may from time to time determine, but so that no Share shall be issued at a discount to its par value, except in accordance with the provisions of the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules; and
(b) grant options with respect to such Shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto, in accordance with the provisions of the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules; and, for such purposes, the Directors may reserve an appropriate number of Shares for the time being unissued.
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Shares of different classes with rights which are preferential or inferior to those of ordinary Shares issued by the Company (“Special Shares”) may be created with the approval of a Special Resolution and upon such approval, Special Shares may be issued with the approval of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors.
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Prior to the issuance of any Special Shares approved pursuant to the preceding Article 4, these Articles shall be amended to set forth the rights, restrictions and obligations attaching to the Special Shares, including but not limited to the
following terms, and the same shall apply to any variation of rights of Special Shares:
(a) the total number of Special Shares authorized to be issued and the number of Special Shares already issued;
(b) the priority and allocation of dividends and bonuses payable on the Special Shares (including the amount or ratio fixed, if any);
(c) the priority and allocation of surplus assets of the Company payable on the Special Shares upon a winding up of the Company (including the amount or ratio fixed, if any);
(d) the voting right(s) and any restrictions on the voting rights(s) attaching to the Special Shares (and where no voting right is attached to such Special Shares, a statement to that effect);
(e) the redemption right(s) attaching to the Special Shares, if any, and the manner in which such right may be exercised (and where no redemption right is attached to such Special Shares, a statement to that effect); and
(f) any other rights, restrictions and obligations attaching to Special Shares.
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The issue of new ordinary Shares shall be approved by a majority of the Directors present at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors. The issue of new Shares shall at all times be subject to the sufficiency of the authorised capital of the Company. The authorised but unissued shares in the authorized share capital of the Company may be issued in such number and at such time as the Directors shall determine from time to time.
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The Company shall not issue any unpaid Shares or partial paid-up Shares. The Company shall not issue Shares in bearer form and the Company that adopts parvalue shares shall not convert them into no-par-value shares; likewise, it shall not convert them into par-value shares. Other non-cash equity capital contributed by Shareholders may be in the form of monetary credit extended to the Company, or the technical know-how required by the Company, provided, however, that the value of such capital contribution shall require a prior approval of the board of directors.
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For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market and subject to the Applicable Listing Rules, upon each issuance of new Shares, the Directors may reserve not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the new Shares in the proposed issuance for subscription by the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion.
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under Taiwan Laws, if at any time the Board resolves to issue any new Share under Article 6, the Company shall, after reserving the portion of the new Shares for employee subscription pursuant to Article 8 and for public offering in Taiwan pursuant to Article 11 and applicable Taiwan Laws respectively, offer such remaining new Shares, by a public announcement made in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules and a written notice to each Shareholder, for subscription by each Shareholder in proportion to the number of Shares held by each of them respectively. The Company shall state in such written notice that if any Shareholder fails to confirm his subscription of his pro rata portion of such remaining new Shares within the prescribed period, his right shall be forfeited. Where the number of Shares held by a Shareholder is insufficient for such Shareholder to subscribe for one new Share, the Shares being held by several Shareholders may be combined for joint subscription of one or more integral new Shares or for subscription of new Shares in the name of a single Shareholder. New Shares left unsubscribed by the Shareholders may be open for public issuance or for subscription by specific Person or Persons through negotiation. Each Shareholder may subscribe for such new Shares himself, or designate one or more Persons to subscribe for such Shares.
- The Shareholders' pre-emptive right prescribed under the preceding Article 9 shall not apply in the event that new Shares are issued due to the following reasons or for the following purposes:
(a) in connection with a Merger with another company, or the Spin-off of the Company, or pursuant to any reorganization of the Company;
(b) in connection with meeting the Company's obligations under Share subscription warrants and/or options granted to the employees;
(c) in connection with meeting the Company's obligations under corporate bonds which are convertible bonds, bonds with warrants or bonds vested with rights to acquire Shares;
(d) in connection with meeting the Company's obligations under share subscription warrant or Special Shares vested with rights to acquire Shares;
(e) in connection with the Company's issuance of new Shares for subscription by the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies as employee compensation or under employee stock option or share ownership programs or under Article 31(A)(g);or
(f) any other exemptions provided under Taiwan Laws.
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Where the Company increases its capital by issuing new Shares in Taiwan, the Company shall allocate 10% of the total number of the new Shares to be issued, for offering in Taiwan to the public unless it is not necessary or appropriate, in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules, for the Company to conduct the aforementioned public offering; provided, however, that the Shareholders may by Ordinary Resolution resolve to allocate a higher percentage than 10% of the new Shares to be issued for offering in Taiwan to the public.
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The Company may, upon resolution by a majority vote at a meeting of the Board attended by two-thirds or more of the Directors, adopt one or more employee incentive programs pursuant to which shares, options, warrants, or other similar instruments to acquire Shares may be granted to employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries or controlled companies to subscribe for Shares to the extent as permitted by Taiwan Laws. The options, warrants, or other similar instruments to acquire Shares granted to any employee under any employee stock option plan shall be non-transferable, except to the heirs of the employees.
12.1 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, matters relating to the Company's private placement of securities shall be governed by the Applicable Listing Rules.
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12.2 The Company shall notify each subscriber the deadline to pay the consideration of such subscription. If the new Shares are issued at a premium (higher than the par value), the share premiums shall be paid together with par value of the shares simultaneously. In the event that the subscriber fails to pay the full consideration of the new Shares before such deadline, the Company shall notify such subscriber to pay the consideration within a cure period no less than one month and that any failure to pay the consideration in full within the given cure period will result in such subscriber’s right to subscribe the New Shares been forfeited. The subscribers who fail to pay according to the Company’s notice shall be deemed to have forfeited their rights, and the New Shares subscribed by them could be offered and sold to others by the Company. Under the aforesaid circumstances, the Company is still entitled to claim against such defaulting subscribers for the compensation for loss or damage, if any.
MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
- If different Classes of Shares are issued, any modification or alteration to the terms and conditions of Shares in any Class that is prejudicial to the holders of that Class shall be approved by
(a) the Shareholders of the Company at a general meeting by Supermajority Resolution Type A or alternatively, if the quorum criteria of Supermajority Resolution Type A cannot be met at the general meeting, then by a Supermajority Resolution Type B at the general meeting.
and
(b) the holders of that Class by a Supermajority Resolution Type A passed at a separate meeting of holders of that Class, or alternatively, if the quorum criteria of Supermajority Resolution Type A cannot be met at such separate meeting of the Class, a Supermajority Resolution Type B passed at such separate meeting of the Class.
To every such meeting all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings of the Company or to the proceedings thereof shall apply, mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be as set out herein.
- The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the
terms of issue of the Shares of that Class, be deemed to be materially adversely varied or abrogated by, inter alia, the creation, allotment or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with or subsequent to them, or the redemption or purchase of Shares of any Class by the Company.
REGISTERS
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The Board shall cause to be kept the Register and there shall be entered therein the particulars required under the Law.
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Subject to the provisions of the Law, if the Board considers it necessary or appropriate during the Relevant Period, the Company shall keep its Register of Shareholders in the Republic of China.
CERTIFICATE
- Unless provided otherwise in the Law or the Taiwan Laws, the Shares issued by the Company may be in scripless form and be delivered by way of book-entry system. For so long as the Shares are listed on the Stock Market, the Shares issued by the Company in scripless form shall be delivered by way of book-entry system to the Shareholders within thirty (30) days from the date such Shares may be issued pursuant to the Law and/or to the Taiwan Laws. The Company shall make a public announcement in accordance with Applicable Listing Rules prior to the delivery of such Shares.
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TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
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Subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws, Shares issued by the Company shall be freely transferable, provided that any Shares reserved for issuance to the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies may be subject to transfer restrictions for a period of not more than two years, or such other period as the Directors may determine in their discretion.
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The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, approve and be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee. The transferor shall be deemed to remain a Shareholder until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register in respect of the relevant Shares.
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The Board may decline to register any transfer of any Share unless the instrument of transfer is lodged with the Company, accompanied by the certificate (if any) for the Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.
20.1 The Directors may determine, at their absolute discretion, that Article 19 and Article 20 shall cease to be applicable once the Shares are listed on a Stock Market and will be transferable through the book-entry form or any other manners as applicable under the Applicable Listing Rules.
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The registration of transfers may be suspended when the Register is closed in accordance with Article 37
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All instruments of transfer that are registered shall be retained by the Company, but any instrument of transfer that the Directors decline to register shall (except in any case of suspected or actual fraud) be returned to the Person depositing the same.
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Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Company shall as soon as practicable and on a regular basis record in the Register and shall at all times maintain the Register in all respects in accordance with the Law.
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In the case of the death of a Shareholder, the heirs, and the legal personal representative of a deceased where he was a sole or only surviving holder of a Share, shall be the only Persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share. In case of a Share registered in the names of two or more holders, the survivors or survivor, or the legal personal representatives of the deceased survivor where he was a sole or only surviving holder of a Share, shall be the only Persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share.
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Any Person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or winding-up of a Shareholder shall upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be properly required by the Board, and subject as hereinafter provided, have the right either to be registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share or, instead of being registered himself, to make such transfer of the Share as the deceased or bankrupt Person could have made; but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the deceased or bankrupt Person before the death or bankruptcy.
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A Person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of the holder shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the Share, except that he shall not, before being registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company.
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ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
- The Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution:
(a) (Reserved Intentionally)
(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of a larger par value than its existing Shares;
(c) subdivide its existing Shares, or any of them, into Shares of a smaller par value than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association; and
(d) cancel any Shares that, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any Person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
- (A) The Company may by Special Resolution:
(a) change its name;
(b) subject to the Law, reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve in any manner authorised by Law provided that such reduction is in proportion to the shareholding of the Shareholders;
(c) subject to the Law, be voluntarily wound up; and
(B) The Company may, by a Special Resolution effect a Merger of the Company in accordance with the Law.
- (A) The following matters shall require the approval of the Shareholders by a Supermajority Resolution Type A:
(a) approve its entry into, the amendment or termination of any contract for lease of its business in whole, or for entrusting business, or for regular joint operation with others;
(b) approve the transfer the whole or any material part of its business or assets;
(c) approve the takeover of another's whole business or assets, which will have a material effect on the business operation of the Company;
(d) distribute part or all of its dividends or bonus by way of issuance of new Shares;
(e) effect any Spin-off in accordance with the Taiwan Laws;
(f) approve the cessation of the Company as a public company in Taiwan and the cessation of the listing of its Shares on a Stock Market;
(g) approve the offer or issue of Shares with the rights subject to certain restrictions set by the Company in accordance with the Taiwan Laws to the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies; and the issuance size, price, terms, conditions and other relevant matters related thereto shall comply with applicable Taiwan Laws; and
(h) effect any Share Swap in accordance with the Taiwan Laws.
(B) Alternatively, if the total number of Shares represented by the Shareholders present at a general meeting to consider the matters specified in the preceding paragraph (A) is not sufficient to meet the quorum criteria for a Supermajority Resolution Type A, the Company may effect the above matters by a Supermajority Resolution Type B.
(C) For the matters which are required to be approved by Supermajority Resolution Type A / Supermajority Resolution Type B under these Articles, the Company shall not approve such matters by way of Special Resolution or Ordinary Resolution.
(D) Subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws, without a supermajority resolution passed by the Shareholders holding two-thirds or more of the total issued and outstanding Shares at a general meeting attended in person or by proxy by Members who represent two-thirds or more of the total issued and outstanding Shares, the Company shall not effect any Merger where the Company is
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dissolved, general transfer of all assets and liabilities of the Company, Share Swap or Spin-off whereby (a) such transaction will cause the Shares to be delisted under the Applicable Listing Rules and Taiwan Laws, and (b) the surviving, transferee, existing or newly incorporated company, as applicable, participating in such transaction is not a TPEx (or TWSE, as applicable) listed company.
- In the event a resolution with respect to any of the matters listed in Article 30(B) and paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (e) of the preceding Article 31(A) is passed by the Shareholders at a general meeting in accordance with the provisions of these Articles, any Shareholder who has notified the Company in writing of his objection to such resolution prior to such meeting and subsequently raised his objection at the meeting may request the Company to purchase all of his Shares at the then prevailing fair price; provided, however, that no Shareholder shall have the abovementioned appraisal right if the Shareholders resolves to liquidate or dissolve the Company immediately after the completion of transfer of business or assets under the paragraph (b) of Article 31(A). In the event of a Spin-Off of any part of the Company’s business, a Merger with any other company, an Acquisition, or Share Swap, a Shareholder, who has expressed his dissent therefore, in writing or verbally (with a record) before or during the general meeting and voted against or forfeited his right to vote on such matter, may request the Company to buy back all of his Shares at the then prevailing fair price. The preceding Shares for which voting right has be forfeited, shall not be counted in the number of votes of the Shareholders present in a general meeting.
32.1 The request prescribed in the preceding Article 32 shall be delivered to the Company in writing, stating therein the types and numbers of Shares to be repurchased and the requested purchase price, within twenty days commencing from the date on which the resolution was adopted. In the event the Company has reached an agreement in regard to the purchase price with the dissenting Shareholder in regard to his Shares, the Company shall pay such price within ninety days commencing from the date of the resolution. In the event that the Company fails to reach such agreement with the dissenting Shareholder, the Company shall pay the fair price determined by the Company to such Shareholder within a ninety-day period commencing from the date of the resolution, and the Company will be deemed to have agreed to the purchase price requested by the Shareholder if the Company fails to pay within such ninety days. With respect to the request made by the dissenting Shareholders pursuant to this Article 32.1, in the event the Company fails to reach an agreement with the dissenting Shareholder on the fair price of his Shares within a sixty-day period commencing from the date of the resolution, the Company shall, within thirty days after such sixty-day period, file a petition against all such dissenting Shareholders with the Taipei District Court of Taiwan as the competent court for a ruling on the fair price of his Shares, and such ruling by such Taiwan court shall be binding and conclusive as between the Company and dissenting Shareholder solely with respect to the appraisal price. Notwithstanding the above provisions under this Article 32.1, nothing under this Article shall restrict or prohibit a Member from exercising his right under section 238 of the Law to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting from a merger or consolidation.
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
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Subject to the Law, the Taiwan Laws and these Articles, the Company may issue Shares (including Special Shares) on terms that they are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed upon the happening of a specified event or upon a given date and either at the option of the Company or the Shareholder on such terms and in such manner as the Company may by Special Resolution determine; provided that payment in respect of the redemption of its own Shares shall be made in a manner and from the funds authorised by the Board and in accordance with the Law and Taiwan Laws.
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Subject to the Law, the Taiwan Laws and these Articles, and upon the approval of a majority of the Directors present at a Board meeting attended by two-thirds or more of Directors, the Company may purchase its own Shares. Shares that the Company
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repurchases, redeems or acquires (by way of surrender or otherwise) shall be cancelled immediately or held as treasury shares (“Treasury Shares”) at the discretion of the Directors. The above resolution of the Board and the implementation thereof (including the failure to
repurchase, redeem or acquire the number of Shares resolved by the Board to be repurchased, redeemed or acquired) shall be reported to the Shareholders at the next general meeting of Shareholders.
34.1 No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company's assets (including any distribution of assets to members on a winding up) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share.
34.2 The Company shall be entered in the Register as the holder of the Treasury Shares, provided that:
(a) the Company shall not be treated as a Shareholder for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void;
(b) a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Law.
34.3 If the Company transfers the Treasury Shares to the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies, the Board may determine, in its discretion, the terms and conditions (including the transfer restrictions for a period of time not exceeding 2 years) of such transfer. A proposal to transfer any Treasury Shares to the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies at a price below the average actual repurchase price of such Shares shall be approved by the Shareholders in a general meeting in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules and the items required by the Applicable Listing Rules shall be specified in the notice of the general meeting and may not be proposed as an ad hoc motion. The aggregate number of Treasury Shares resolved at the general meetings to be transferred to the employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies shall not exceed 5% of the total issued and outstanding Shares, and each employee may not subscribe for Treasury Shares totalling more than 0.5% of the total issued and outstanding Shares in aggregate.
34.4 Subject to Article 34 and Article 34.3, Treasury Shares may be transferred or cancelled on such terms and conditions as determined by the Directors.
34.5 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, matters relating to the Company's redemption or repurchase of Shares shall be subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, the redemption or purchase of any Share shall not be deemed to give rise to the redemption or purchase of any other Share.
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Subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws, the Directors may when making payments in respect of redemption or purchase of Shares, if authorised by the terms of issue of the Shares being redeemed or purchased or with the agreement of the holder of such Shares, make such payment either in cash or in specie.
36.1 Subject to the Law and Taiwan Laws, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution compulsorily redeem or purchase its own Shares by reducing and making payment out of its profits, share premium or share capital. Any such redemption or purchase and the payment out of share capital must be made to all Shareholders in proportion to the shareholding of the Shareholders. Any such payment or distribution may be made in cash or in kind which may include property. Before making any in-kind distribution, the Board shall receive a valuation report issued by a certified public accountant in Taiwan on the value of such in-kind distribution and the corresponding capital contribution, and the proposal to make in-kind distribution shall require the approval of the general
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meeting of the Shareholders by Ordinary Resolution and the consent from the Shareholders who receive such in-kind distribution.
CLOSING REGISTER OR FIXING RECORD DATE
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For the purpose of determining those Shareholders that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at any meeting of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or those Shareholders that are entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination as to who is a Shareholder for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register shall be closed for transfers for a stated period. For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the Register shall be closed at least for a period of sixty (60) days, thirty (30) days and five (5) days immediately before the date of each annual general meeting, each extraordinary general meeting and the record date for a dividend distribution, respectively.
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Apart from closing the Register, the Directors may fix in advance a record date for any such determination of those Shareholders that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of the Shareholders and for the purpose of determining those Shareholders that are entitled to receive payment of any dividend. In the event the Directors designate a record date in accordance with this Article 38 under Applicable Listing Rules, the Directors shall immediately make a public announcement on the website designated by the Commission and the Taipei Exchange or TWSE pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules.
GENERAL MEETINGS
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All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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The Board may, whenever they think fit, convene a general meeting of the Company; provided that the Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting within six months after close of each fiscal year and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it.
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At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, all general meetings shall be physically held in Taiwan. If any general meeting is to be physically held outside Taiwan, an application shall be filed with TWSE (or TPEx, as applicable) for approval within two days after the Board resolves to convene such meeting. Where a general meeting is to be held outside Taiwan, the Company shall engage a duly licensed stock service agent within R.O.C. to handle the administration of such general meeting (such as voting).
41.1 Subject to the Law, the general meeting can be held by means of visual communication network or other methods promulgated by the central competent authority of Republic of China.
In case a shareholders' meeting is proceeded via visual communication network, the shareholders attending the meeting remotely shall be deemed to have attended the meeting in person.
The Company shall be in compliance with the Law and Applicable Listing Rules in terms of the prerequisites, procedures, and other compliance matters when the general meeting is held by using visual communication network.
- Any Shareholder or Shareholders entitled to attend general meetings of the Company holding in aggregate at least three percent (3%) of the paid up share capital of the Company for a period of one year or longer may, by depositing a requisition notice at the Registration Office or the Shareholders' Service Agent specifying the objects of the meeting, request the Board to convene an extraordinary general meeting. If the Board does not convene such meeting within 15 days after the date of the requisition notice, the Shareholders that submitted the requisition may convene the general meeting. For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, such general meetings shall be held in Taiwan.
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42.2 Any one or more Shareholders holding in aggregate more than half of the total number of the issued Shares of the Company as at the period which the Register of Shareholders is closed for transfers of Shares, for at least three (3) consecutive months may convene an extraordinary general meeting.
42.3 The Board or any person who is entitled to convene a general meeting under these Articles may demand the Company or the Shareholders’ Service Agent to provide the Register.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
- At least thirty and fifteen days’ notices in writing shall be given to such persons as are entitled to vote or may otherwise be entitled under these Articles of the Company to receive such notices from the Company for any annual and extraordinary general meetings, respectively. Such notice shall specify the place, the day and the time of meeting and, in the case of special business, the general nature of that business shall be given in manner hereinafter provided, or in such other manner (if any) as may be prescribed by the Company in general meetings. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given. The notice
for a general meeting may be given by means of electronic communication if the Company obtains prior consent from the Shareholders or as permitted by the Law and Taiwan Laws.
- (A) The following matters shall be specified in the notice of a general meeting with the description of their major content, and shall not be proposed as ad hoc motions. The major contents may be uploaded onto the website designated by the Commission or the Company, and such website shall be indicated in the notice of general meeting.
(a) election or removal of Directors;
(b) amendments to the Memorandum of Association and/or these Articles;
(c) reduction of share capital;
(d) application for de-registration as a public company;
(e) winding-up, Merger, Share Swap, or Spin-off of the Company;
(f) entering into, amendment to, or termination of any contract for lease of the Company's business in whole, or for entrusting business, or for regular joint operation with others;
(g) the transfer of the whole or any material part of the Company's business or assets; and
(h) taking over another Person's whole business or assets, which will have a material effect on the business operation of the Company;
(i) carrying out private placement of the Company's securities;
(j) granting waiver to a Director for engaging in any business within the scope of business of the Company;
(k) distributing part or all of the Company's dividends or bonus by way of issuance of new Shares;
(l) capitalization of the Legal Reserve (as defined in Article 117) and the Capital Reserve (subject to Article 135) by issuing new Shares to the Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares being held by each of them; and
(m) distributions out of the Legal Reserve and the Capital Reserve (Subject to Article 118) to the Shareholders in cash in proportion to the number of Shares being held by each of them;
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(n) other matters as stipulated in Taiwan Laws.
(B) However, a Shareholder may submit a proposal by ad hoc motions at a general meeting if such proposal is related to the matters specified in the notice for such general meeting. At least 30 days prior to an annual general meeting of Shareholders or 15 days prior to an extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders, or other deadline as stipulated in relevant Taiwan Laws from time to time, the Company shall publish, in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules, the notice of the general meeting, proxy form, and the agenda (including each resolution proposed to be passed at such meeting, such as proposals of ratifications, deliberation, election or dismissal of Directors) and relevant materials relating to the agenda and other matters required by the Taiwan Laws. If the Shareholders are permitted to vote in writing, the above materials and the voting form shall also be delivered to the Shareholders.
- For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the Company shall prepare a manual for each general meeting and the relevant materials, which will be sent to or made available to all Shareholders and shall be published on the MOPS or other website designated by the Commission and the TPEx or TWSE at least 21 days prior to an annual general meeting or 15 days prior to an extraordinary general meeting, or other deadline as stipulated in Taiwan Laws from time to time pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules and other applicable Taiwan Laws. However, if the Company's total paid-in capital exceeds NT$2 billion at the most recent financial year end date, or if the shareholding of foreign and PRC investors exceeds more than 30% of the total number of issued shares as recorded in the Register of Shareholders as of the date of the general meeting held in the most recent financial year, the foregoing transmission of information and materials shall be published on the MOPS or other website designated by the Commission and the TPEx or TWSE at least 30 days prior to an annual general meeting.
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETING
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No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of Shareholders is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. Save as otherwise provided by these Articles, at least two Shareholders holding more than an aggregate of one-half of all Shares in issue present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall be a quorum for all purposes. Provided however, in respect of Ordinary Resolutions, when the number of shares held by Shareholders present in Person or by proxy does not constitute the quorum set forth above, but those present represent an aggregate of one-third or more of all Shares in issue, a conditional resolution may be passed by a simple majority of those present and voting. A notice of such conditional resolution shall be given to each of the Shareholders and a general meeting shall be reconvened within one month. The quorum for such reconvened general meeting shall be at least two holders of Shares holding an aggregate of one-third or more of all Shares in issue. Such conditional resolution, if passed by a simple majority of those present and voting at the reconvened meeting, shall be deemed to be passed as an Ordinary Resolution.
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Shareholder(s) holding one percent or more of the total number of outstanding Shares at the time when the Register is closed for transfer prior to the date of the annual general meeting may propose in writing or by electronic transmission to the Company a proposal for discussion at an annual general meeting, provided that each qualified Shareholder is allowed to submit one proposal. Proposals shall not be included in the agenda of the annual general meeting if (a) the proposing Shareholder is not qualified, (b) has submitted a proposal containing more than 300 words, or more than one proposal, (c) the matter proposed may not be resolved by a general meeting under the Law or the Taiwan Laws, or (d) such proposal is submitted in a day beyond the deadline announced by the Company for accepting the Shareholders’ proposal; provided however, if any of proposal from such Shareholder(s) is to urge the Company to promote public interests or fulfill its social responsibilities, the Board may accept such proposal to be discussed
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at a general meeting. The submission and handling of Shareholder proposals as provided herein shall be subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws and in accordance with the rules and procedures of Shareholders' meeting of the Company from time to time.
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The Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of Shareholders convened by the Board. In case the Chairman is on leave or absent or cannot exercise his power and authority for any reason, the Chairman shall designate one of the directors to act as his deputy. In the absence of such designation, the Directors shall elect one of their number to preside such meeting as the chairman. For a general meeting convened by any other Person having the right to convene such meeting under the Law or the Taiwan Laws, such Person or other person which is entitled to act as the chairman under the Law or the Taiwan Laws shall preside as the chairman of that meeting.
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The chairman may with the consent of the general meeting by Ordinary Resolution (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn a meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting, or adjourned meeting, is adjourned for more than five (5) days, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
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At any general meeting a proposal put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll, and the number or proportion of the votes in favour of, or against, that proposal shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
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Unless otherwise expressly required by the Law or these Articles, any matter which has been presented for resolution, approval, confirmation or adoption by the Shareholders at any general meeting may be passed by an Ordinary Resolution.
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In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.
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VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS
- Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Share, every Shareholder who is present in person (or in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) and every Person representing a Shareholder by proxy shall have one vote for each Share of which he or the Person represented by proxy is the holder which is fully paid or credited as fully paid.
54.1 Subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws, should a Shareholder hold Shares on behalf of other person(s), such Shareholder may exercise the voting power of such Shares separately.
The qualifications, scope, methods of exercise, operating procedures and other matters for compliance with respect to separation of exercising voting power in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to the Taiwan Laws.
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Where the Company has knowledge that any Shareholder is, under the Taiwan Laws, required to abstain from voting on any particular resolution or restricted to voting only for or only against any particular resolution, any votes cast by or on behalf of such Shareholder in contravention of such requirement or restriction shall not be counted.
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(A) No vote may be exercised with respect to any of the following Shares:
(a) Shares held by the Company itself;
(b) Shares held by any subsidiary of the Company, where the Company holds more than one half of the total voting shares of such subsidiary; or
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(c) Shares held by another company, where the Company and its subsidiaries hold directly or indirectly more than one half of the total voting shares or the total share equity of such a company.
(B) The Shares held by any Shareholder having no voting right by virtue of the preceding paragraph (A) shall not be counted in the total number of issued and outstanding Shares for the purpose of a resolution put to a vote at a general meeting.
56.1 In case a Director has created security over any Shares held by him, he shall notify the Company of such security. If at any time the Company has been notified of a security created by a Director in respect of his Shares and such security is in respect of more than one half of the Shares held by it/him/her at the time when it/he/she is elected, the Shares over which such security has been created in excess of one-half of the Shares held by such Director at the time of election shall not carry voting rights and shall not be counted in the number of votes of the Shareholders present in a general meeting.
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In the case of joint holders, the joint holders shall select among them a representative for the exercise of their Shareholder's rights and the vote of their representative who tenders a vote whether in Person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.
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A Shareholder of unsound mind, or having been declared to lack capacity by order of any court having jurisdiction, may vote by his committee, or other Person in the nature of a committee appointed by that court, and any such committee or other Person, may vote by proxy.
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A Shareholder may appoint only one proxy to attend a general meeting on his behalf by executing a power of attorney prepared by the Company stating therein the scope of power authorized to the proxy and deliver such duly executed and completed power of attorney to the Company no later than five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of the general meeting. In case the Company receives two or more powers of attorney from one Shareholder, the first one received by the Company shall prevail, unless the subsequent one contains an explicit statement to revoke the previous power of attorney.
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In addition to the restrictions contained in these Articles, other requirements and restrictions for use or cancellation of proxies, solicitation of proxies and relevant proceedings shall be subject to the relevant Taiwan Laws, including but not limited to the Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholder Meetings of Public Companies.
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The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the form approved by the Board and be expressed to be for a particular meeting only and shall contain the information as required under Taiwan Laws.
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Except where a Shareholder is appointing the chairman of a general meeting as his proxy through written instruction or electronic transmission pursuant to Article 67, for trust enterprises duly licensed under Taiwan Laws or Shareholders' Service Agencies approved by Taiwan competent authorities or other entities prescribed under Applicable Listing Rules, when a Person who acts as the proxy for two or more Shareholders, the number of votes represented by him shall not exceed three percent (3%), or such other percentage as stipulated and amended in relevant Taiwan Laws from time to time, of the total number of votes of the Company and the portion of excessive votes represented by such proxy shall not be counted in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
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A Shareholder cannot exercise his own vote or by proxy on behalf of another Shareholder in respect of any matter or proposed matter or arrangement if he is interested therein and may cause damage to the Company's interests. Such Shares shall not be counted in determining the number of votes of the Shareholders present at the
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said meeting. If any question shall arise at any meeting as to the interest of a Shareholder and whether it will damage the Company's interests and such question is not resolved by the Shareholder voluntarily agreeing to abstain from voting or not to be counted in the quorum, such question shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting (or, where the question relates to the interest of the chairman, to the directors present at the meeting)
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Where the Company has only one Shareholder, a resolution in writing signed by such Shareholder in accordance with these Articles shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly called and constituted.
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To the extent permitted by the Law, when the Company holds a general meeting, the Company shall provide the Shareholders with a method for exercising their voting power by means of electronic transmission. The Company shall specify the method of such exercising of votes in the meeting notice, subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws.
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For the avoidance of doubt, a Shareholder who exercises his votes in writing or by way of electronic transmission in accordance with the Taiwan Laws and these Articles shall be counted towards the quorum, and shall be deemed to have appointed the chairman of the general meeting as his proxy for the purposes of these Articles and the Law to exercise his voting right at such general meeting in accordance with the instructions stipulated in the written instructions or electronic transmission; provided, however, that such appointment shall be deemed not to constitute the appointment of a proxy for the purposes of the Applicable Listing Rules. The chairman, acting as proxy of a Shareholder, shall not exercise the voting right of such Shareholder in any way not stipulated in the written or electronic document, nor exercise any voting right in respect of any resolution revised at the meeting or any impromptu proposal at the meeting. A Shareholder voting in such manner shall be deemed to have waived his votes in respect of any ad hoc motions and amendments to the contents of the original proposals at such general meeting, subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws.
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A Shareholder shall deliver his declaration in relation to the votes in writing or by way of electronic transmission to the Company no later than the second (2nd) day prior to the scheduled date of the general meeting, or such other deadline
as stipulated or amended in Taiwan Laws from time to time; if two or more declarations are delivered to the Company, the first declaration shall prevail, unless the subsequent declaration contains an explicit statement to revoke the previous declaration, subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws.
- In case a Shareholder who has exercised his votes in writing or by way of electronic transmission intends to attend the general meeting in person, he shall, at least two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date of the general meeting or other deadline as stipulated and amended in relevant Taiwan Laws from time to time, deliver to the Company a separate declaration of intention in the same manner as such Shareholder exercises his votes to revoke his previous declaration of intention, subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws. In the absence of a timely revocation of the previous declaration of intention, the votes exercised in writing or by way of electronic transmission shall prevail, subject to the Law and the Taiwan Laws.
69.1 In case a Shareholder, who has exercised his votes in writing or by way of electronic transmission, also executes and delivers to the Company an instrument appointing a proxy to attend a general meeting, the vote exercised by the proxy shall prevail.
- In case the procedure for convening a general meeting of Shareholders or the method of adopting resolutions is in violation of the Law, Taiwan Laws or these Articles, a Shareholder may, within thirty (30) days from the date of the resolution, submit a petition to the Taipei District Court of Taiwan or a competent court in Cayman Islands for an appropriate remedy, including but not limited to requesting the court to invalidate and cancel the resolution adopted therein.
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CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES AT MEETING
- Any corporation which is a Shareholder of the Company may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such Person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any Class of Shareholders of the Company, and the Person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder of the Company.
DIRECTORS
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The Company shall have 7 to 9 Directors, including at least three Independent Directors, in number. Independent Directors shall occupy no less than 1/5 of total director seats. For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, before the election of Directors (including Independent Directors) at a general meeting, Director candidates shall be nominated for election at a general meeting in accordance with the Directors candidate nomination system stipulated in the Taiwan Laws. The Shareholders shall elect (a) the Independent Directors from among the nominees listed in the roster of nominated Independent Director candidates, and (b) the non-Independent Directors from among the nominees listed in the roster of nominated non-Independent Director candidates. The election of Independent Directors and non-Independent Directors shall be held at the same general meeting, but the votes for the election of the Independent Directors shall be calculated separately from the votes for the election of the non-Independent Directors in accordance with Article 73. Matters related to the candidate nomination, including (without limitation) nomination procedures and announcement of the director candidates, shall be done in accordance with the Law and Taiwan Laws.
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The general meeting of the Shareholders may appoint any natural person or corporation to be a Director. At a general meeting considering the election of Directors, each Share shall have the same number of votes as the number of Directors to be elected, and the total number of votes per Share may be consolidated for election of one candidate or may be split for election of two or more candidates. The candidates, in number equal to the number of Directors to be elected, with the highest number of votes shall be elected as Directors. The director elected with the most votes shall call the first Board meeting after the election.
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Subject to these Articles, the term for which a Director will hold office shall be three years; thereafter he may be eligible for re-election. In case no election of new Directors is effected after expiration of the term of office of the existing Directors, the term of office of such Directors shall be extended until the time new Directors are elected and assume their office subject to these Articles and internal rules of the Company from time to time.
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(A) A Director may be removed at any time by a Supermajority Resolution Type A passed at a general meeting. Alternatively, if the total number of Shares represented by the Shareholders present at such general meeting is not sufficient to meet the quorum criteria for a Supermajority Resolution Type A, the Company may remove a Director by a Supermajority Resolution Type B.
(B) The Company may replace all Directors before expiry of their current term of office, and the existing Directors shall be deemed to have retired from their present term of office prior to the expiry thereof, unless the resolution of the general meeting expressly stipulates the existing Directors will remain in the office until the expiry of their present term of office. The replacement of all Directors shall be made at a general meeting attended by the Shareholders who represent at least a majority of all issued and outstanding Shares entitled to vote.
(C) In the event a Director has, in the course of performing his/her duties as a Director, committed any act resulting in material damages to the Company or in material violation of these Articles, the Laws or the Applicable Listing Rules, but is not removed by a resolution of the general meeting pursuant to Article 75(A), Shareholder(s) holding 3% or more of the issued and outstanding Shares
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of the Company may, subject to the laws of the Cayman Islands and Taiwan Laws, within 30 days after that general meeting, seek to remove such Director by filing a lawsuit in Taipei District Court of Taiwan or other competent court, and such Director shall be deemed removed upon the Company's receipt of a final and non-appealable judgment for removal of such Director.
(D) Shareholder(s) continuously holding 1% or more of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company for six months or more may, subject to the laws of the Cayman Islands, request the Audit Committee to file a lawsuit for the Company against the Director(s) in Taipei District Court of Taiwan. If the Audit Committee fails to file a lawsuit within 30 days after receiving such request, such qualified Shareholder(s) may file a lawsuit for the Company against the Director(s) in Taipei District Court of Taiwan; and under such circumstances, the Company may request the suing Shareholder(s) to post an appropriate bond as security for the lawsuit proceeding under the Taiwan Laws. In case the suing Shareholder(s) lose in that lawsuit and thus cause any damage to the Company, the suing Shareholder(s) shall be liable for indemnifying the Company for such damage.
- The Board shall have a Chairman (the "Chairman") elected and appointed by a majority of the Directors present at the Board meeting the quorum of which shall be two-thirds of all of the Directors then in office. The period for which the Chairman will hold office will also be determined by a majority of the Directors present at the Board meeting with a quorum of at least two-thirds of
all of the Directors then in office. The Chairman shall preside as chairman at every meeting of the Board. To the extent the Chairman is not present at a meeting of the Board within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the attending Directors may choose one of their number to be the chairman of the meeting.
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The Board may, from time to time, and except as required by the applicable Laws and Taiwan Laws, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives, which shall be intended to set forth the policies of the Company and the Board on various corporate governance related matters as the Board shall determine by resolution from time to time.
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A Director shall not be required to hold any Shares in the Company by way of qualification.
78.1 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the professional qualifications, composition, election, removal, exercise of authority, and all other matters relating to the Board or Directors, including those provided in the Articles, shall be subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' FEES AND EXPENSES
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The remuneration of Directors and/or officers of the Company shall be proposed by the Remuneration Committee and submitted to the Board for determination taking into account the extent of the involvement of the business operation and the contribution of each Director and officer of the Company, the average remuneration level of the industry and such other factors as the Remuneration Committee and the Board consider relevant and appropriate.
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The Board is authorized to purchase director and officer liability insurance for each Director and officer of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or controlled companies throughout his term of office where the Board deems advisable.
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INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
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For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the Company shall have such number of Independent Directors as required by and in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules (the "Required Number"). The number of Independent Directors of the Company shall not be less than three (3) or one-fifth of the total number of Directors at any time, whichever is greater. At least two Independent Directors shall have household registration of Taiwan. In the event that the number of the Independent Directors appointed is lower than the prescribed minimum number, an election for Independent Directors shall be held at the next following general meeting. In the event that the seats of all Independent Directors become vacant, the Company shall convene an extraordinary general meeting to hold a by-election within 60 days from the date on which the situation arose. The term of each new Independent Director shall be the remainder of the term of each respective Independent Director whose seat has become vacant.
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Independent Directors shall possess professional knowledge and maintain independence within the scope of their directorial duties, and may not have any direct or indirect interest in the Company. The professional qualifications, restrictions on concurrent positions held, as well as assessment of independence of Independent Directors shall be governed by the Applicable Listing Rules.
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For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the Company may establish an Audit Committee as required by and in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules. The Board is authorized to stipulate and amend from time to time the operational articles and bylaws of the Audit Committee in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
The Audit Committee shall comprise all the Independent Directors. It shall not be fewer than three Persons in number, one of whom shall be the convenor, and at least one of whom shall have accounting or financial expertise.
A resolution of the Audit Committee shall be approved by one-half or more of all Audit Committee Members.
- The following matters shall be subject to the approval of one-half or more of all Audit Committee Members and be submitted to the Directors for a resolution:
(a) adoption or amendment of an internal control system;
(b) assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system;
(c) adoption of or amendment to handling procedures for financial or operational actions of material significance, such as acquisition or disposal of assets, derivatives trading, monetary loans to others, or endorsements or guarantees for others;
(d) a matter bearing on the personal interest of a Director;
(e) a transaction related to material asset or derivatives;
(f) a material monetary loan, endorsement, or provision of guarantee;
(g) the offering, issuance, or private placement of any equity-type securities;
(h) the engagement or dismissal of an attesting chartered public accountant, or the compensation given thereto;
(i) the appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing officer; and
(j) annual and semi-annual financial reports;
With the exception of subparagraph (j), any matter under a subparagraph of the preceding paragraph of this Article 85 that has not been approved with the approval of one-half or more of all Audit Committee Members may be undertaken upon the approval of two-thirds or more of all Directors, and the resolution of the Audit Committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of Directors.
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85.1 Before the Company convenes a Board meeting to approve any Merger, Acquisition, or Spin-off, the Audit Committee shall convene a meeting to review the plan and the fairness and reasonability of such transaction, and adopt a resolution on such proposed plan and transaction as the conclusion of such review, the audit committee shall report their resolution to the Board meeting and the meeting of the Shareholders (to the extent that such transaction requires the approval of the meeting of the Shareholder under the Law or these Articles). During the audit committee’s review, the Audit Committee shall seek a fairness opinion from the independent expert advisor with respect to the share exchange ratio, or the amount of cash or other assets to be distributed to the Shareholders. The resolution made as the conclusion of the Audit Committee’s review, and such independent expert advisor’s opinion shall be given to the Shareholders along with the notice of meeting of the Shareholders (to the extent that such transaction requires the approval of the meeting of the Shareholders under the Law or these Articles). If the approval of the meeting of the Shareholders under the Law or these Articles is not required, the Company shall report such transaction in the next meeting of the Shareholders. In the event that the Company has disclosed the same contents on the website designated by the FSC, and make above documents available at the place of the meeting of the Shareholders, the Company shall be deemed having been given to the Shareholders.
85.2 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the Company may establish a Remuneration Committee as required by and in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules. The Board is authorized to stipulate and amend from time to time the operational articles and bylaws of the Remuneration Committee in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules. The number of Remuneration Committee Members, elections method of Remuneration Committee Members, their professional qualifications, as well as assessment of negative qualifications thereof and relevant matters shall be governed by the Applicable Listing Rules. The remuneration referred to herein shall include salary, stock options, and any other payment or benefits having the nature of incentive compensation as stipulated in relevant Taiwan Laws from time to time for Directors and managers of the Company.
85.3 The Remuneration Committee shall, subject to the Applicable Listing Rules, perform the following duties with the care as a good administrator and submit proposals to the Board for discussion and determination:
(a) establish policies, systems, standards and structure of the performance evaluation and remuneration of the Directors and officers of the Company, and to review the above periodically;
(b) periodically evaluate and propose the remunerations of the Directors and officers of the Company; and
(c) other matters as required by Applicable Listing Rules.
85.4 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the Company may establish other committees as required by and in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules. The Board is authorized to stipulate and amend from time to time the operational articles and bylaws of such committees in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
85.5 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, the professional qualifications, composition, election, removal, exercise of authority, and all other matters relating to Independent Directors, the Audit Committee and Audit Committee Members, and the Remuneration Committee and Remuneration Committee Members, including those provided in the Articles, shall be subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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ALTERNATE DIRECTOR OR PROXY
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Any Director may in writing appoint another person to be his alternate and, save to the extent provided otherwise in the form of appointment, such alternate shall have authority to act in such Director's place at any meeting of the Directors at which he is unable to be present. Every such alternate shall be entitled to attend and vote at meetings of the Directors as a Director when the Director appointing him is not personally present and where he is a Director to have a separate vote on behalf of the Director he is representing in addition to his own vote. A Director may at any time in writing revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed by him. Such alternate shall not be an officer of the Company and shall be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. The remuneration of such alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the Director appointing him and the proportion thereof shall be agreed between them.
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Any Director may appoint another Director to be the proxy of that Director to attend and vote on his behalf, in accordance with instructions given by that Director at a meeting or meetings of the Directors which that Director is unable to attend personally. The instrument appointing the proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointing Director and shall be in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may approve, and must be lodged with the chairman of the meeting of the Directors at which such proxy is to be used, or first used, prior to the commencement of the meeting.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
- Subject to the Law, these Articles, Taiwan Laws and to any resolutions passed in a general meeting, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors, who may pay all expenses incurred in setting up and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. No resolution passed by the Company in a general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that would have been valid if that resolution had not been passed.
88.1 In the course of conducting its business, the Company shall comply with the Applicable Listing Rules and business ethics and may take corporate actions to promote public interests in order to fulfill its social responsibilities.
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The Directors may from time to time appoint any Person, whether or not a Director to hold such office in the Company as the Directors may think necessary for the administration of the Company, including but not limited to, the office of the chief executive officer, president, one or more vice-presidents, chief financial officer or controller, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or manager, and for such term and at such remuneration (whether by way of salary or commission or participation in profits or partly in one way and partly in another), and with such powers and duties as the Directors may think fit. Any Person so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors.
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The Directors may appoint a Secretary (and if needed, an assistant Secretary or assistant Secretaries) who shall hold office for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions and with such powers as they think fit. Any Secretary or assistant Secretary so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors.
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The Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors.
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The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney (whether under Seal or under hand) or otherwise appoint any company, firm or Person or body of Persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and
subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of Persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit, and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him.
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The Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they shall think fit and the provisions contained in the three next following Articles shall not limit the general powers conferred by this Article.
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The Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any committees, local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company and may appoint any Persons to be members of such committees or local boards and may appoint any managers or agents of the Company and may fix the remuneration of any such Persons.
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The Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such committee, local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local board, or any of them to fill any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit and the Directors may at any time remove any Person so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no Person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby.
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Any such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretion for the time being vested in them.
BORROWING POWERS OF DIRECTORS
- Subject to these Articles, the Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking and property, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
97.1 (A) Without prejudice to the duties owed by a Director or an officer (being a manager or secretary of the Company who are authorized to act on its behalf in a senior management capacity) to the Company under common law of the Cayman Islands and subject to the Law and Taiwan Laws, a Director and officer shall assume fiduciary duties towards the Company and, without limitation, shall exercise due care and skill in conducting the business operations of the Company.
(B) Should any such Director or officer violate any such duty or applicable laws, without prejudice to the rights and remedies available under applicable laws, the Company may (i) take actions against such Director or officer for indemnification of the damages caused to the Company, and (ii) require such Director or officer to bear joint and several liability for indemnification of the damages payable by the Company to other Person(s), and (iii) the Company may, by an Ordinary Resolution, take any action permitted by applicable laws and laws of the Cayman Islands to account for any profits and benefits and request payment to the Company such profits or benefits gained in respect of the breach of their fiduciary duties or violation of the applicable laws.
THE SEAL
- The Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of the Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of the Seal. The Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or a Secretary or in the presence of any one or more
Persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose and every Person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal is so affixed in their presence.
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The Company may maintain a facsimile of the Seal in such countries or places as the Directors may appoint and such facsimile Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of such facsimile Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of such facsimile Seal. The facsimile Seal shall be affixed in the presence of such Person or Persons as the Directors shall for this purpose appoint and such Person or Persons as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the facsimile Seal is so affixed in their presence and such affixing of the facsimile Seal and signing as aforesaid shall have the same meaning and effect as if the Seal had been affixed in the presence of and the instrument signed by a Director or a Secretary or in the presence of any one or more Persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Secretary shall have the authority to affix the Seal, or the facsimile Seal, to any instrument for the purposes of attesting authenticity of the matter contained therein but which does not create any obligation binding on the Company.
DISQUALIFICATION AND CHANGES OF DIRECTORS
- The office of Director shall be vacated, if such Director:
(a) commits a felony (including but not limiting to an offence under Statute for Prevention of Organizational Crimes of Taiwan) and has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment, and has not commenced to serve the term of the sentence yet, or has commenced to serve the term of sentence but not served the full term or less than five years have elapsed from the date of completion of the full sentence, expiry of probation period or date in which he has been pardoned;
(b) has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of more than one year for the commission of fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation, and has not commenced to serve the term of the sentence yet, or has commenced to serve the term of sentence but not served the full term or less than two years have elapsed from the date of completion of the full sentence, expiry of probation period or date in which he has been pardoned;
(c) has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment for committing the offense as specified in the Anti-corruption Act of R.O.C., misappropriating company or public funds during the time of his public service, and has not commenced to serve the term of the sentence yet, or has commenced to serve the term of sentence but not served the full term less than two years have elapsed from the date of completion of the full sentence, expiry of probation period or date in which he has been pardoned;
(d) becomes bankrupt under the laws of any country or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally, or had liquidation proceeding commenced against him by a court;
(e) has been sanctioned for dishonouring checks or other credit instruments, and the term of such sanction has not expired yet;
(f) loses all or part of legal capacity as defined under the Taiwan Laws;
(g) dies or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind or a patient for any purpose of any statute or applicable law relating to mental health and the Directors resolve that his office be vacated;
(h) ceases to be a Director by virtue of, or becomes prohibited from being a Director by reason of, an order made under any provisions of any law or enactment;
(i) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;
(j) is removed from office pursuant to Article 75 or the Taiwan Laws;
(k) is vacated from his office automatically in accordance with Article 101.1; and/or
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(1) becomes subject to the order of commencement of assistance due to incapacity pursuant to relevant Taiwan law and the order has not yet been revoked
101.1 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, subject to the Law and Taiwan Laws, if during the term of office of a Director, any Director (not including Independent Directors) transfers some or all of his Shares such that he holds less than one half of the total number of Shares held by him/her at the time of his/her election as a Director, he/she shall, ipso facto, be vacated from the office of Director automatically.
101.2 For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, subject to the Law and Taiwan Law, if any person is proposed for appointment as a Director (each such person a "proposed director") (not including Independent Directors) at a general meeting (the relevant "general meeting"), such proposed director's appointment shall not become effective (regardless of whether such appointment is purportedly approved at the relevant general meeting, and any resolution which purports to approve such appointment, to the extent it relates to the proposed director's appointment, shall be invalid and ineffective):
(a) if the proposed director sells or transfers more than one half of the total number of Shares which he holds (or held) at the time of the relevant general meeting, during the period after the relevant general meeting, but prior to the commencement of such proposed director's term of office; or
(b) the proposed director sells or transfers more than one half of the total number of Shares which he holds (or held) at the commencement of the relevant Register Closure Period, during the relevant Register Closure Period.
For the purpose of this Article 101.2 the "Register Closure Period" means, in relation to any general meeting, the period during which the Register of Shareholders is closed for transfers of Shares prior to such general meeting up to and including the date of such general meeting."
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Except as approved by the Taipei Exchange or TWSE or the Commission, the following relationships shall not exist among more than half of the Company's Directors: (1) A spousal relationship; or (2) A familial relationship within the second degree of kinship as defined under the Taiwan Laws.
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When the Company convenes a general meeting for the election of Directors and the original selectees do not meet the conditions stipulated in the preceding Article 102, the election of the Director receiving the lowest number of votes among those Directors not meeting the conditions shall be deemed invalid and void. When a Person serving as Director violates the preceding Article 102, that Person shall cease to act as a Director.
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When the number of Directors falls below five due to a Director ceasing to act for any reason, the Company shall hold a by-election for Director at the next following general meeting of Shareholders. When the number of Directors falls short by one-third of the total number of Directors of the same term elected pursuant to these Articles, the Company shall convene an extraordinary general meeting within sixty days of the occurrence of that fact to hold a by-election for Directors. The term of each new Director shall be the remainder of the term of each respective Director whose seat has become vacant.
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
- The Directors may meet together (either within or without the Cayman Islands) for the dispatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings and proceedings, as they think fit. Unless otherwise provided, questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director may, and on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors.
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A Director may participate in any meeting of the Board, or of any committee appointed by the Board of which such Director is a member, by means of video conference and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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Unless otherwise provided, the quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors shall be more than one-half of the Directors. A Director represented by proxy or by an alternate Director at any meeting shall be deemed to be present for the purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present.
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A Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed contract with the Company or other items to be considered at a meeting of the Directors in the meeting shall declare the nature of his interest at such meeting. A general notice given to the Directors by any Director to the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract which may thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made.
A Director who has a personal interest whether directly or indirectly in a matter under discussion at a meeting of the Board, shall declare the nature of his/her/its interest and explain the material information regarding such interest at the same meeting of the Board. Where the spouse, a blood relative within the second degree of kinship of a Director, or any company which has a controlling or subordinate relation with a Director, has a personal interest in the matter under discussion at a meeting of the Board, such Director shall be deemed to have a personal interest in such matter. If such personal interest may be adverse to the interest of the Company, such Director cannot cast its/his/her own vote or vote by proxy on behalf of another Director. Such Director shall not be counted in the number of votes of Directors present at the Board meeting (but shall still be counted in the quorum for such meeting). In the event the Company is engaging in any Merger, Acquisition, or Spin-off, each Director shall disclose the material information of his or her personal interest with such transaction, and his or her reason(s) to approve or disapprove the proposed resolution of such transaction in the relevant Board meeting and the meeting of Shareholders; and the Company shall disclose the material information of his or her personal interest with such transaction, together with his or her reason(s) to approve or disapprove the proposed resolution of such transaction in the notice to convene a Shareholder Meeting; the material information may be uploaded onto the website designated by the Commission or the Company, and such website shall be indicated in the notice of general meeting.
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Notwithstanding the preceding Articles, a Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and otherwise) as the Directors may determine and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his tenure of any such other office or place of profit nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established.
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Subject to these Articles, any Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or his firm to act as auditor to the Company.
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The Directors shall cause all minutes to be made in books or loose-leaf folders provided for the purpose of recording:
(a) all appointments of officers made by the Directors;
(b) the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; and
(c) all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors and of committees of Directors.
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The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body but if and for so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors may act for summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
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Subject to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, a committee appointed by the Directors may elect a chairman of its meetings. If no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the committee members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
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A committee appointed by the Directors may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Subject to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present.
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All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any Person acting as a Director, shall notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or Person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such Person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.
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Subject to Article 31(A), the following actions require the approval of a majority of the votes of the Directors present at a Board meeting attended by at least two-thirds of all Directors:
(a) entering into, amendment to, or termination of any contract for lease of its business in whole, or for entrusted business, or for regular joint operation with others;
(b) the sale or transfer of the whole or any material part of its business or assets;
(c) taking over the transfer of another's whole business or assets, which will have a material effect on the business operation of the Company;
(d) the election of Chairman of the Board pursuant to these Articles;
(e) issuance of corporate bonds; and
(f) any other actions as set forth in the Taiwan Laws.
DIVIDENDS
- If the Company records a profit in a year, the Company shall reserve no less than 1% of the profit for employee compensations, and no more than 3% of the profit for director compensation. If, however, the Company has accumulated losses, profit shall be used to offset accumulated losses first. Employee compensations may be distributed in the form of cash or in the form of Shares, and the employees entitled to receive the compensation may include the employees of the Company and the Company's controlled companies meeting specific requirements set by the Board.
The Company may distribute profits in accordance with a proposal for distribution of profits prepared by the Directors and approved by the Shareholders by an Ordinary Resolution at the general meeting. The Board shall set aside out of the profits of the Company for each financial year: (i) a settlement for payment of tax for the relevant financial year; (ii) an offset of its losses in previous years that have not been previously offset; (iii) a statutory reserve in an amount of 10% of such net profits ("Legal Reserve") until the accumulated amount of the Legal Reserve is equal to or higher than the total authorized share capital of the Company; (iv) special capital reserve, if one is required, in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules or as required by the competent authorities.
Subject to the aforesaid, the Board may distribute any remaining profits for the relevant financial year plus all accumulative and undistributed profits from previous years ("Distributable Profit") in the following manner upon approval by the Shareholders.
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The Company’s business belongs to a capital intensive industry, and is in a growing stage. As the Company may have capital requirements for further capital expenditures in the next few years, when making the proposal of dividends distribution, the Board may take into consideration financial, business and operational factors for proposing a dividend/bonus distribution plan in accordance with the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules. The Shareholders’ dividends shall not be less than 10% of Distributable Profits. The Shareholders’ dividends may be distributed in the form of cash dividends or share dividends, but the ratio of cash dividends shall not be less than 10% of the total dividends proposed to be distributed for the then current year.
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The usage of the Legal Reserve shall be subject to the Applicable Listing Rules. Subject to the Law and Taiwan Laws, when the Company does not have any retained or accumulated losses on its books, the Company may, by Supermajority Resolution Type A or Supermajority Resolution Type B, distribute, in whole or in part, amounts standing to the credit of (1) the Legal Reserve, and/or (2) the Share Premium Account and/or the income from endowments received by the Company from the Capital Reserve, in cash, to its Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares being held by each of them.
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Any dividend may be paid by cheque sent through the post to the registered address of the Shareholder or Person entitled thereto, or in the case of joint holders, to the representative of such joint holders at his registered address or to such Person and such address as the Shareholder or Person entitled, or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct. Every such cheque shall be made payable to the order of the Person to whom it is sent or to the order of such other Person as the Shareholder or Person entitled, or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct.
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Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the number of the Shares held by the Shareholders.
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If several Persons are registered as joint holders of any Share, any of them may give effectual receipts for any dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of the Share.
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No dividend shall bear interest against the Company.
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No dividend shall be declared or paid or shall be made otherwise than in accordance with the Law.
ACCOUNTS, AUDIT, AND ANNUAL RETURN AND DECLARATION
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The books of account relating to the Company's affairs shall be kept in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the Directors.
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The books of account shall be kept at the Registered Office or at such other place or places as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors.
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No Shareholder (not being a Director) or other person shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by the Law and Taiwan Laws or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or authorised by the Board or the Company in general meeting.
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After the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall prepare and submit the financial statements and records and such other reports and documents as may be required by the Law and the Taiwan Laws to the annual general meeting of Shareholders for ratification and after the meeting shall distribute to each Shareholder the copies of ratified financial statements and the resolutions on the earnings distribution and/or loss offsetting and the distribution thereof may be made solely by public notice.
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The Board shall keep copies of the yearly business report and financial statements at the office of its Shareholders’ Service Agent ten (10) days before the annual general meeting and any Shareholder is entitled to inspect such documents during normal business hours of such service agent.
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Except as otherwise provided under these Articles, Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Shareholders not being Directors, and no Shareholder (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by law or authorised by the Directors or by Ordinary Resolution.
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The accounts relating to the Company's affairs shall only be audited in such manner and with such financial year end as may be determined from time to time by the Directors, or required by the Applicable Listing Rules or other Taiwan Laws.
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The Directors in each year shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual return and declaration setting forth the particulars required by the Law and deliver a copy thereof to the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.
AUDIT
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The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors and may fix his remuneration.
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Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.
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Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment, and at any time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Shareholders.
CAPITALISATION OF RESERVE
- (A) For purpose of the Articles, Capital Reserve means (1) the Share Premium Account, (2) the income from endowments received by the Company, and (3) other items required to be treated as Capital Reserve pursuant to the Taiwan Laws. Capital Reserve may only be used for (a) making good the loss of the Company, (b) capitalisation as set forth in the Article 135, or (c) as otherwise provided for in the Taiwan Laws and/or the Law.
(B) Subject to the Law and Applicable Listing Rules, when the Company does not have any retained or accumulated losses on its books, the Company may, by Supermajority Resolution Type A or Supermajority Resolution Type B, capitalize, in whole or in part, amounts standing to the credit of (1) the Legal Reserve, and/or (2) the Share Premium Account and/or the income from endowments received by the Company from the Capital Reserve by issuing new shares to its Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares being held by each of them. Article 8 is not applicable for the issuance of new Share pursuant to Article 135 herein.
TENDER OFFER
- Within seven days after the receipt of the copy of a tender offer application form and relevant documents by the Company or its litigation or non-litigation agent appointed pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules, the Board shall resolve to recommend to the Shareholders whether to accept or object to the tender offer and make a public announcement of the following:
(a) the types and number of the Shares held by the Directors and the Shareholders holding more than 10% of the outstanding Shares in its own name or in the name of other Persons;
(b) recommendations to the Shareholders on the tender offer, which shall set forth the names of the Directors who abstain or object to the tender offer and the reason(s) therefore;
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(c) whether there is any material change in the financial condition of the Company after the submission of the latest financial report and an explanation of the change, if any; and
(d) the types, numbers and amount of the Shares of the tender offeror or its affiliates held by the Directors and the Shareholders holding more than 10% of the outstanding Shares held in its own name or in the name of other Persons.
SHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT
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The Directors shall in accordance with the Law establish a Share Premium Account and shall carry to the credit of such account from time to time a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any Share.
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There shall be debited to any Share Premium Account on the redemption or purchase of a Share the difference between the nominal value of such Share and the redemption or purchase price provided always that at the discretion of the Directors such sum may be paid out of the profits of the Company or, if permitted by the Law, out of capital.
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The Company shall at all times comply with the provisions of the Law in relation to the share premium account, the premiums attaching to Shares and the capital redemption reserve fund.
WINDING UP
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Subject to the Law, if the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Shareholders in proportion to the number of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Shareholders in proportion to the number of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.
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Subject to the Law, if the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution and any other sanction required by the Law and in compliance with the Applicable Listing Rules, divide amongst the Shareholders in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or different Classes. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholders as the liquidator, with the like sanction shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any asset whereon there is any liability.
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The Company shall keep all statements, records of account and documents for a period of ten years from the date of the completion of liquidation, and the custodian thereof shall be appointed by the liquidator or the Company by Ordinary Resolution.
NOTICES
- Subject to the Law and except as otherwise provided in these Articles, any notice or document may be served by the Company or by the Person entitled to give notice to any Shareholder either personally, or by facsimile, or by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter or via a recognised courier service, fees prepaid, addressed to such Shareholder at his address as appearing in the Register, or to the extent permitted by all applicable laws and regulations, by posting on the MOPS or the Company's website, by electronic means by transmitting it to any electronic mail number or address such Shareholder may have positively confirmed in writing for the purpose of such service of notices. In the case of joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands as their representative in the Register in respect of the joint holding, and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the joint holders.
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Any Shareholder present, either personally or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have received due notice of such meeting and, where required, of the purposes for which such meeting was convened.
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Any notice or other document, if served by:
(a) post or courier, shall be deemed to have been served five days after the time when the letter containing the same is posted or delivered to the courier;
(b) facsimile, shall be deemed to have been served upon production by the transmitting facsimile machine of a report confirming transmission of the facsimile in full to the facsimile number of the recipient;
(c) recognised courier service, shall be deemed to have been served 48 hours after the time when the letter containing the same is delivered to the courier service; or
(d) electronic mail, shall be deemed to have been served immediately upon the time of the transmission by electronic mail, subject to the Law.
In proving service by post or courier service it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and duly posted or delivered to the courier service.
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Any notice or document delivered or sent by post to or left at the registered address of any Shareholder in accordance with the terms of these Articles shall notwithstanding that such Shareholder be then dead or bankrupt, and whether or not the Company has notice of his death or bankruptcy, be deemed to have been duly served in respect of any Share registered in the name of such Shareholder as sole or joint holder, unless his name shall at the time of the service of the notice or document, have been removed from the Register as the holder of the Share, and such service shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service of such notice or document on all Persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under him) in the Share.
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Notice of every general meeting of the Company shall be given to:
(a) all Shareholders holding Shares with the right to receive notice as at the record date and who have supplied to the Company an address for the giving of notices to them; and
(b) every Person entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder, who but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting and has informed the Company with the supporting documents as requested by and satisfactory to the Company.
No other Person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES
- Subject to the Law, Taiwan Laws and the Articles including without limitation Article 13, the Company may at any time and from time to time by a Special Resolution alter or amend the Memorandum of Association or these Articles in whole or in part.
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY
- The Registered Office of the Company shall be at such address in the Cayman Islands as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Company, in addition to its Registered Office, may establish and maintain an office in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere as the Directors may from time to time determine.
INFORMATION
- The Board shall keep at the office of its Shareholders' Service Agent in Taiwan copies of these Articles, the minutes of every meeting of the Shareholders and the financial statements, the Register of Shareholders and the counterfoil of corporate bonds issued by the Company. Any Shareholder of the Company may request, by submitting evidentiary document(s) to show his interests involved and indicating the scope of interested matters, access to inspect, review, make copies or duplicate of the above
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records. The Company shall cause the Shareholders' Service Agent to provide such Shareholder(s) with access to above documents.
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Without prejudice to the rights set forth in these Articles, no Shareholder shall be entitled to require discovery of any information in respect of any detail of the Company's trading or any information which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which in the opinion of the Board would not be in the interests of the members of the Company to communicate to the public.
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The Board shall be entitled to release or disclose to any regulatory or judicial authority any information in its possession, custody or control regarding the Company or its affairs to any of its Shareholder including, without limitation, information contained in the Register of Shareholders and transfer books of the Company
INDEMNITY
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Every Director (including for the purposes of this article any alternate Director appointed pursuant to the provisions of these Articles), the Managing Directors, every alternate Directors, every Auditor, every Secretary and other officer for the time being and from time to time of the Company and its subsidiaries (each an "Indemnified Person") shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets and funds of the Company against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person (including as a result of any mistake of judgment), other than by reason of such Indemnified Person's own dishonesty, wilful default or fraud (in each case, as determined in a final, non-appealable judgement by a court of competent jurisdiction), in or about the conduct of the Company's business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning the Company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.
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No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company unless such liability arises through such Indemnified Person's own dishonesty, wilful default or fraud (in each case, as determined in a final, non-appealable judgement by a court of competent jurisdiction).
NON-RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS
- Subject to the proviso hereto, no Person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share upon any trust and the Company shall not, unless required by law, be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share or (except only as otherwise provided by these Articles or as the Law requires) any other right in respect of any Share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in each Shareholder registered in the Register, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to recognise any such interests as shall be determined by the Directors in their absolute discretion.
FINANCIAL YEAR
- Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on December 31st in each year and shall begin on January 1st in each year.
LITIGIOUS AND NON-LITIGIOUS AGENT
- For so long as the Shares are listed on a Stock Market, subject to the Law and Taiwan Laws, the Board shall appoint a person to be the Company's litigious and non-litigious agent in Taiwan. The litigious and non-litigious agent shall be the responsible person of the Company in Taiwan and shall have residence or domicile in Taiwan.
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Polaris Group北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
公司章程中譯本
(本中譯本僅供參考之用,其內容應以英文版為準)
公司法
股份有限公司
Polaris Group 北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
第十一次修訂後公司組織大綱條文
(經西元2025年5月21日股東會特別決議通過)
- 本公司名稱為Polaris Group 北極星藥業集團股份有限公司(「本公司」)。
- 本公司登記辦公地址為Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands,或其他本公司董事會決定之地點。
- 本公司設立目的並無限制。本公司具有並得行使一切除開曼法禁止事項外之所有行為之能力。
- 本公司股東之責任以未繳清之股款為限。
- 本公司授權資本額為新台幣20,000,000,000元,分為2,000,000,000股,每股面額新台幣10元。
- 本組織大綱內未定義之大寫文字係依章程內之定義為準。
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公司法
股份有限公司
Polaris Group 北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
第十一次修訂後公司章程條文
(經西元2025年5月21日股東會特別決議通過)
解釋
- 開曼法(定義如下)附件一表 A 所載規定不適用於本公司。
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(A) 除本章程另有規定外,本章程名詞定義如下:
(1) 收購 指依中華民國企業併購法第4條定義之收購。
(2) 關係企業 以公司而言,係指得直接或透過一個或數個媒介間接控制該公司之其他公司,或為該公司直接或透過一個或數個媒介間接控制之其他公司,或與該公司具有共同控制力之其他公司;所謂「控制」係指直接或間接可操控或掌握該公司之經營權或方針,至於是透過持有具投票權之有價證券或契約關係再所不問;且「控制」、「被控制」、「在共同控制之下」等辭彙,均有相關之涵義。
(3) 上市法令 係指因最初及之後於台灣證券交易市場或有價證券市場交易或掛牌上市,而適用之相關法律、行政規則、命令或指令暨其後相關修正規定,包含但不限於證券交易法、公司法、台灣地區及大陸地區人民關係條例等相關中華民國法令或其他由台灣主管機關所頒布之類似規則及命令、與由金融監督管理委員會、證券櫃臺買賣中心或台灣證券交易所頒布之規則及命令;
(4) 本章程 係指本公司現行組織章程,以及隨後經股東會特別決議隨時修正或補充之條文;
(5) 稽核人員 係指為本公司所聘任之稽核人員;
(6) 審計委員會 參見第84條定義;
(7) 審計委員會委員 係指組成審計委員會之委員;
(8) 主席 參見第76條定義;
(9) 股份種類 係指本公司任何時間所發行股份之種類;
(10) 證券主管機關 係指台灣金融監督管理委員會或其他主管台灣證券交易法之機關;
(11) 本公司 係指「Polaris Group北極星藥業集團股份有限公司」;係指由兩家或兩家以上參與公司因新設合併所新設之公司;
(12) 新設公司 係指由兩家或兩家以上參與公司因新設合併所新設之公司;
(13) 新設合併 係指依開曼法及台灣法令,由兩家或兩家以上參與公司合併而成立一新設公司且原參與公司之承諾、財產、債務由新設公司概括承受之合併;
(14) 參與公司 係指依開曼法及台灣法令,參與與其他一家或多家公司合併之現存公司;
(15) 從屬公司 依台灣法下之定義
(16) 董事或董事會 係指本公司當時之董事,或依實際情形,由董事所組成之董事會或委員會;
(17) 可分配盈餘 參見第117條定義;
(18) 電子 應按電子交易法定義解釋之;
(19) 電子通訊 係指依據開曼法傳輸到電話號碼、住址、網站或其他經逾三分之二董事決議許可之電子傳輸方式;
(20) 電子交易法 開曼群島電子交易法 (2003年修訂)
(21) 興櫃
係指財團法人中華民國證券櫃臺買賣中心之興櫃交易平台;
(22) 金管會
係指台灣金融監督管理委員會;
(23) 櫃檯買賣中心
係指財團法人中華民國證券櫃臺買賣中心;
(24) 被補償人
參見第154條定義;
(25) 獨立董事
係指依照上市法令定義之獨立董事;
(26) 開曼法
係指開曼群島公司法(2018年修訂);
(27) 本公司股東或成員
係指經記載於本公司股東名簿之股份持有人,包括尚未完成登記之認股人,以及股份之共有人;
(28) 組織大綱
係指本公司組織大綱,以及隨後經修正或取代之條文;
(29) 合併
係指存續合併及/或新設合併;
(30) 存續合併
係指依開曼法及台灣法令,由兩家或兩家以上參與公司合併並以其中一參與公司作為存續公司,且由該存續公司概括承受參與公司之承諾、財產、債務之合併;
(31) 月
係指日曆月;
(32) 公開資訊觀測站
係指由台灣證券交易所及櫃檯買賣中心所維護之公開資訊觀測站;
(33) 新台幣
中華民國之法定貨幣;
(34) 普通決議
係指於本公司依本章程規定召開之股東會上,有表決權之股東親自或在允許使用委託書的情況下出具委託書,如股東為法人者,由其合法授權代表人出席,以過半數決通過之決議。以每一股東所得享有的表決權數為準計算過半數票數;
(35) 繳足股款
係指就已發行之股份按票面金額及溢價繳足股款,包括以記入貸方方式繳足股款;
(36) 主體(人員)
係指自然人、商號、公司、合資、合夥、組織、機構或其他主體(不論是否有獨立之法人格)或依章程內文規定包含之前開主體;
(37) 股東名簿
係指按照開曼法規定,本公司依董事會決議,於開曼群島境內或境外所備置之一個或多個股東名簿(包括開曼法所定義之「已上市股份股東名簿」及/或「未上市股份股東名簿」);
(38) 註冊事務所
係指本公司依開曼法規定所設之註冊事務所;
(39) 登記辦公室
係指依董事會決議,於中華民國或其他地區備置關於特定股份種類股東之股東名簿以及(除董事會另有其他決議者外)受理股份或其他有價證券所有權移轉文件申報及登記之處所;
(40) 相關期間
係指自本公司股份於股票市場掛牌交易之日起,至本公司股份自股票市場下市為止之期間(為本條定義之目的,本公司股份無論因任何原因而暫停交易,該暫停交易期間本公司之股份仍視為掛牌上市);
(41) 薪酬
包含但不限於薪資、報酬、現金、選擇權、股票紅利、退休福利、資遣費、終止費、津貼及其他具有實質利益之補償;
(42) 薪酬委員會
參見第85.2條定義;
(43) 薪酬委員會委員
即薪酬委員會之成員;
(44) 中華民國或台灣
係指中華民國及其領土、領地或其管轄權區域;
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(45) 印鑑 係指於開曼群島境外本公司所使用之一般公司章(如有適用),或其他摹本或正式印章(如有適用);
(46) 執行秘書 係指經董事會指定執行本公司秘書業務之人,包含任何助理、代理或暫時秘書;
(47) 股份 係指本公司股本所含之面額新台幣10元之股份。依文義需要,嗣後提及股份時應包含各種類之股份;為免疑義,本章程所提及股份亦包括畸零股;
(48) 股份溢價帳戶 係指依本章程、開曼法及台灣法令規定所設立之股份溢價帳戶,該帳戶金額相當於超過票面金額發行股份所得之溢額或溢價;
(49) 股務代理機構 係指經台灣主管機關許可並按上市法令得提供特定股務服務予本公司之代理人;
(50) 股份轉換 指依中華民國企業併購法第4條定義之股份轉換。
(51) 簽署 係指直接簽名或在電子通訊中,以表彰具有簽署意願且經該個人採用作為替代直接簽名之機械方式、電子標誌或程序;
(52) 特別決議 係指依照開曼法規定,股東會之召集通知上表明將進行特別決議,並已依法發出通知,經三分之二以上有權於股東會行使表決權股份同意之決議。股東得親自行使表決權或在允許使用委託書的情況下出具委託書授權行使表決權,如股東為法人者,由其合法授權代表人出席該股東會行使表決權;任何本章程規定以普通決議所為之決議,亦得以特別決議為之;
(53) 特別股 參見第4條規定;
(54) 股票市場 指興櫃市場、櫃檯買賣中心或證交所;
(55) 分割 係指轉讓公司移轉其全部或一部獨立經營事業予現存或新設之受讓公司,且該受讓公司將發行新股予該轉讓公司或該轉讓公司之股東;
(56) 子公司 依台灣法下之定義;
(57) A型特別(重度)決議 係指由代表公司已發行股份總數三分之二以上有權投票之股東出席股東會,以出席股東(係指親自出席或在允許出具委託書前提下出具委託書)表決權過半數同意通過的決議;
(58) B型特別(重度)決議 係指由代表公司已發行股份總數過半數之有權投票之股東出席股東會,以出席股東(係指親自出席或在准許出具委託書前提下出具委託書)表決權三分之二以上同意通過的決議;
(59) 存續公司 係指按開曼法或台灣法令規定,合併一個或多個參與公司後所唯一存續之參與公司;
(60) 台灣法令 係指台灣法律與行政規則,包括但不限於上市法令;
(61) 證交所 係指台灣證券交易所股份有限公司;
(62) 庫藏股 庫藏股之定義依照第34條規定。
(B) 除本章程另有規定,開曼法所定義之用語,於本章程亦適用之。
(C) 除本章程另有規定,於本章程中:
(a) 當名詞指涉單數時,亦包括複數;反之亦然;
(b) 當名詞指涉陽性時,亦包括陰性及中性;
(c) 除另有規定外,本章程規定之通知應以書面為之;關於「以書面」或「書面」為之,係包含以印刷、微影、攝影或其他以永久顯示形式表
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現或重製字體之方式;
(d) 使用「得」係指授權規定;使用「應」係指強制規定;
(e) 如台灣法令與本章程規定有所歧異,以本章程為據;
(f) 如台灣法令與開曼法規定有所歧異,以開曼法為據;
(g) 本章程所提及之所有法令,應以各該法令最新之增修、更動及修正後有效版本為準。
(D) 本章程使用標題僅係為解釋方便之目的,並不影響本章程規定之解釋。
(E) 電子交易法第8條及第19條第三項不應適用。
股份
- 就所有本公司未發行之股份,董事會得依本章程之規定:
(a) 在其認為適當之方式、條件、權利或限制下,提供、發行、分配及處分該股份予他人;惟除開曼法及上市法令允許之情況外,股份不得低於面額折價發行;及
(b) 依開曼法及上市法令,授與認股選擇權、發行權證或其他類似之證券;且為前述之目的,董事會得保留適當數量股份不予發行。
- 本公司得經股東會特別決議,將股本劃分為具優先或劣後普通股權利之不同股份種類(「特別股」),且依該決議,特別股得經三分之二以上董事出席及出席董事過半數之董事會同意發行之。
- 於依前述第4條規定決議發行特別股前,或特別股之權利有任何變動時,本章程應予修改以訂明特別股之權利、限制及義務,包括但不限於下列規定:
(a)授權發行及已發行特別股總數;
(b) 特別股分派股息及紅利之順序及分配額(包括任何固定之金額或定率);
(c) 特別股於解散清算時分派本公司剩餘財產之順序及分配額 (包括任何固定之金額或定率);
(d) 特別股股東行使表決權(包括無表決權等)之順序及限制;
(e) 本公司有權或被強制贖回特別股時,其贖回方法;或表示不適用贖回之聲明;及
(f) 與特別股權利義務有關的其他事項。
- 本公司發行新股,應經三分之二以上董事出席及出席董事過半數之董事會同意。發行新股應在本公司授權資本額內為之,並得在授權資本額內分次發行新股。
- 本公司不得發行未繳足或部分繳足股款之股份,亦不得發行無記名股份,且採行票面金額股者,不得轉換為無票面金額股;採行無票面金額股者,亦不得轉換為票面金額股。股東之出資除現金外,得以對公司所有之貨幣債權,或公司所需之技術抵充之,但其抵充數額需經董事會通過。
- 於本公司股份已在股票市場掛牌之期間,在符合上市法令之前提下,發行新股時,董事會得保留不超過百分之十五(15%)比例之新股供本公司及/或子公司或從屬公司之員工認購,董事會得依其合理裁量決定得認購新股之員工。
- 於本公司股份已在股票市場掛牌之期間,除另經本公司股東會普通決議或台灣法令另有規定外,若董事會依第6條規定決議發行新股時,本公司於依第8條規定保留部分新股供員工認購及依第11條及相關台灣法令保留部分比例供公開發行後,首先應依上市法令規定,就其餘新股公告及書面通知原有股東按其原持股比例儘先分認。本公司應於書面通知聲明,未在指定截止日前確認認購股數之股東將喪失該權利。原有股東持有股份按比例不足分認一新股者,得合併共同認購,或併歸一人認購一股或整數倍股。原有股東未認購之新股得公開發行或洽由特定人認購。各股東得自行或指定一人或數人認購新股份。
- 前述第9條所訂之原有股東優先認購權,於下列原因或目的而發行新股時,不適用之:
(a) 與其他公司合併、或與本公司分割、重整有關者;
(b) 與履行本公司授予員工認股權憑證或/及選擇權義務有關者;
(c) 與履行本公司可轉換公司債、附認股權憑證之公司債或附認股權公司債義務
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有關者;
(d) 與履行本公司認股權憑證或附認股權特別股義務有關者;
(e) 基於員工酬勞、員工認股選擇權或員工持股計畫等目的或係依據第 31(A)條第(g)款規定,發行新股供本公司及/或子公司或從屬公司員工認購者;
(f) 其他依台灣法令規定之例外情況。
- 如本公司在台灣境內辦理增資發行新股時,除依據上市法令認為無須或不適用外,本公司應提撥發行新股總數百分之十之股份在台灣境內對外公開發行。惟如本公司股東會普通決議通過提撥比例高於百分之十者,從其決議行之。
- 本公司得經三分之二以上董事出席及出席董事過半數同意之董事會決議,採用一項以上員工獎勵方案,並於台灣法令許可限度下,依該員工獎勵方案發行股份、選擇權、認股權憑證或其他得以取得本公司股份之類似權利予本公司或/及其子公司或從屬公司之員工。員工依員工股份選擇權計畫所取得之股份、選擇權、認股權憑證或其他類似權利不得轉讓,但因繼承取得者,不在此限。
12.1 於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,本公司有價證券私募之相關事項應遵循上市法令。
12.2 本公司應通知各認股人繳納股款之期限。若公司以超過票面金額發行股票時,其溢額應與股款同時繳納。若認股人延欠應繳之股款時,公司應定一個月以上之期限催告該認股人照繳,並聲明逾期不繳失其權利。認股人未依公司催告照繳者,即失其權利,所認股份得由公司另行募集。前述情形,公司如有損害,仍得向認股人請求賠償。
權利變動
- 如發行不同種類股份,各該股份種類之任何權利之重大不利變更或修改,須經(a)公司股東會以 A 型特別(重度)決議方式表決通過,如股東會未達 A 型特別(重度)決議出席門檻,得以 B 型特別(重度)決議方式為之。及(b)該股份種類股東另以 A 型特別(重度)決議方式表決通過,如該股份種類股東會未達 A 型特別(重度)決議出席門檻,得以 B 型特別(重度)決議方式為之。前述個別股東會應適用本章程有關一般股東會及其程序之相關規定。
- 除該股份種類發行時已於其發行條件明文排除外,本公司創設、分配或發行其他權利與該種類股份相同或劣後之股份,或贖回、買回該股份種類,不得被視為重大不利變更或廢止該股份種類所賦予之優先或其他權利。
股東名簿
- 董事會應備妥股東名簿,並依開曼法規定載入登記事項。
- 依開曼法規定,如董事會認為有必要或適當時,在相關期間內,本公司應於中華民國境內備置股東名簿。
股權證明
- 除開曼法或台灣法令另有規定外,本公司股份得免印製股票並以帳簿劃撥方式交付。於本公司股份已登錄興櫃、或在櫃檯買賣中心或證交所掛牌之期間,本公司所發行之無實體股份,應由本公司或由股務代理機構透過帳簿劃撥之方式,依開曼法及/或台灣法令得發行之日起三十天內交付給認股人或應募人。本公司應於交付該等股份前,應依上市法令辦理公告。
股份過戶或股份繼承
- 於不違反開曼法及台灣法令之前提下,本公司發行之股份得自由轉讓。但本公司保留給本公司及/或其子公司或從屬公司員工認購之股份,得限制其在兩年或其他由董事會決定之期間內不得轉讓。
- 任何股份之轉讓應以一般或通常書面文件格式,或董事會得依其絕對裁量決定格式,並應由轉讓人或代表轉讓人及受讓人簽署該等文件為之。在受讓人經登記於股東名簿前,轉讓人仍視為股東。
- 董事會得拒絕任何股份轉讓之登記,除非已向公司提出轉讓文件,並連同表彰轉讓股份之股票及其他證明,以及其他董事會合理要求提供足以證明轉讓人確有轉讓權限之證明文件。
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20.1 若股票已於股票市場交易,並依相關規定以帳簿劃撥或其他方式轉讓者,董事會得自行決定第19條及第20條不再適用。
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本公司於本章程第37條規定之停止過戶期間,得暫停股東名簿之過戶登記。
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所有經登記之股份轉讓文件應由本公司保管,惟經董事會拒絕辦理登記之股份轉讓文件應返還予申請人,但有詐欺不法情事或詐欺不法情事之虞者,不在此限。
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無論本章程是否另有規定,本公司應隨時並定期更新股東名簿,並應依開曼法規定隨時在各方面維持股東名簿之紀錄。
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當股東死亡時,本公司將認定其繼承人以及法定代理人對該死亡股東之股份具有所有權。如果股份登記為二人(含)以上所共有者,則本公司將認定生存之共有人對該死亡股東股份具有所有權,如果該生存之共有人為該股份單獨、唯一之持有人而嗣後死亡者,所有權人則為其合法代表人。
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任何主體因股東死亡、破產或解散而取得其股份之權利者,除本條另有規定外,得在取得董事會合理要求之證明文件後,如同已死亡、破產之股東原得行使之權利,得請求登記為相對應股份之股東,或者將該股份移轉予他人;但如該死亡或破產股東於死亡或破產前將股份移轉予他人時,董事得行使職權拒絕或暫停受理登記。
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因原股東死亡或破產而取得其股份權利之主體,得享有如同其已登記為股份持有人所得享有之股息及其他利益;但於登記為股東前,不得享有因股東身份所取得有關股東會股東權利之行使。
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股本變更
- 本公司得隨時以普通決議進行以下事項:
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(b) 將全部或任何股本合併或分割成為較其現有股份面額更大的股份;
(c) 將現有股份再分割成為比組織大綱所規定更小面額之股份;
(d) 銷除在作成該決議當時尚未被任何主體取得或承諾取得之股份,並依據銷除股份之數額減少其股本。
- (A) 本公司得以特別決議進行以下事項:
(a) 變更公司名稱;
(b) 於開曼法容許範圍內,依其所允許之方式依股東持股比例減少資本額及資本償還準備金
(c) 依開曼法規定,自願性解散本公司;及
(B) 本公司得經特別決議,依開曼法規定與他公司進行合併。
- (A) 本公司得以 A 型特別(重度)決議,進行下列事項:
(a) 締結、變更、終止任何出租其全部營業、委託經營、或經常與他人共同經營之合約;
(b) 讓與全部或主要部份之營業或資產;
(c) 受讓他人全部營業或財產而對本公司之營運有重大影響者;
(d) 以發行新股之方式分派部份或全部之股息或紅利;
(e) 依台灣法令規定進行分割;
(f) 不再是公開發行公司且停止在股票市場交易
(g) 依台灣法令,發行權利有所限制之股份予本公司及/或其子公司或從屬公司之員工;其發行數量、發行價格、發行條件及其他應遵行事項,應遵循台灣法令之規定;及
(h) 依台灣法令進行股份轉換。
(B) 若出席股東之股份總數不足前述(A)項規定之定額,本公司得以B型特別(重度)決議通過上述事項。
(C) 依本章程規定必須以前述A型或B型特別(重度)決議通過之事項,本公司不得
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(D) 於不違反開曼法及台灣法令之前提下,本公司非經已發行股份總數三分之二以上股東之同意不得參與合併後消滅、概括讓與、股份轉換或分割,而致(a)終止上市櫃,且(b)存續、受讓、既存或新設之公司為非上市櫃公司。
- 如股東會依開曼法相關規定就第 30 (B) 條及 31 (A) 條第(a)、(b)、(c)、(e) 項所列之議案作成決議者,股東於股東會前已以書面通知本公司反對該項議案之意思表示,並在股東會上再次提出反對意見者,得請求本公司以當時公平價格收買其所有之股份;但股東會依第 31 (A) 條第(b) 項規定作成決議,於轉讓本公司營業或資產後,同時解散本公司者,股東不得享有上述請求收買股份之權利。在股東會決議分割業務、與他公司合併、進行收購或股份轉換之情形,股東於股東會集會前或集會中,以書面表示異議,或以口頭表示異議經紀錄,且於股東會投票反對或放棄其表決權者,可請求本公司以當時公平價格收買其所有之股份。前開放棄表決權之股份數,不算入已出席股東之表決權數。
32.1 依前條所為請求應在決議日起二十日內,提出記載請求買回之股份種類和數額並列明請求收買價格的書面請求於公司。本公司與提出請求的異議股東就該股東所持股份之收買價格達成協議者,本公司應在決議日起九十日內支付價款。未達成協議者,本公司應自股東會決議日起九十日內,依其所認為之公平價格支付價款予未達成協議之股東;本公司未於該九十日期間內支付者,視為同意股東請求收買之價格。對於異議股東依本條所為請求,倘若本公司與異議股東自該股東會決議之日起六十日內,未能就收買價格達成協議者,則本公司應在此六十日期間經過後三十日內,就收買價格自股東會決議日起六十日內未達成協議者公司應於該六十日期間經過後三十日內,以全體未達成協議之異議股東為相對人,以臺灣臺北地方法院為訴訟管轄法院,聲請為價格之裁定。法院之裁定在本公司及該異議股東間針對收買價格有終局確定拘束力。本條之任何規定並不限制或禁止股東依開曼法第 238 條因其對於合併或結合表示異議而得行使之股份公平價格支付請求權。
股份贖回及買回
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在符合開曼法、台灣法令和本章程規定前提下,本公司得發行可由股東或本公司行使贖回權或買回權的股份(包含特別股)。該股份贖回權或買回權之條件,應經本公司以股東會特別決議通過。對於支付其贖回或買回其股份之股款,應依開曼法及台灣法令,自董事會授權之資金中支付之。
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在符合開曼法、台灣法令和本章程規定之情形下,本公司得經三分之二以上董事之出席及出席董事過半數同意之董事會決議,購買、贖回或取得本公司股份。本公司購買、贖回或取得之本公司股份應依董事會之決定立即銷除或作為庫藏股。前述董事會之決議及執行情形(包括因故未買回、贖回或取得股份者),應於最近一次之股東會報告。
34.1 本公司就庫藏股不得領取股利,或分配其他公司資產(不論以現金或其他方式),包括清算時分配資產。
34.2 本公司就庫藏股應以庫藏股持有人登錄於股東名簿,但:
(a) 本公司不得基於任何目的被視為股東,且不得就庫藏股行使任何權利,若行使亦為無效;
(b) 庫藏股不得於本公司任何會議直接或間接參與表決,且依本章程或法律不計入所有已發行股份總數。
34.3 如本公司移轉庫藏股予本公司及/或其子公司或從屬公司之員工,董事會得決定移轉條件(包含限制移轉期間最長不得超過二年)。公司以低於實際買回股份之平均價格將庫藏股轉讓予本公司及/或其子公司或從屬公司之員工之議案,應經依上市法令規定經股東會決議通過,且應於股東會通知中載明上市法令所要求之相關事項,不得以臨時動議提出。歷次股東會通過且已轉讓予本公司及/或其子公司或從屬公司之員工之庫藏股總數,累計不得超過公司已發行股份總數之百分之五,且單一認股員工其認購股數累積不得認購超過公司已發行股份總數
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34.4 本公司得依第 34 條及第 34.3 條之規定,依董事會決定之條件移轉或註銷庫藏股。
34.5 於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,本公司贖回或買回自身股份之相關事項應遵循開曼法及上市法令。
35. 除本章程另有規定外,贖回或買回任何股份不應視為導致其他股份之贖回或買回。
36. 在開曼法及台灣法令許可前提下,於支付贖回或買回股份之對價時,董事會得依該被贖回或買回之股份發行條件之規定,或經持有該股份之股東同意,以現金或其他對價支付之。
36.1 在開曼法及台灣法令許可前提下,本公司得依普通決議發還盈餘、公積或股本之方式強制贖回或買回股份。此等贖回或買回應依股東所持股份比例,且本公司得以現金或現金以外之財產為之。惟於以現金以外之財產贖回或買回時,董事會應先取得會計師之鑑價報告,且該方案應經股東會普通決議通過及收受股東之同意。
停止股東名簿變更或訂定基準日
- 為確定應發給股東會開會通知之對象、得出席或在股東會或休會後續行集會行使表決權之股東、有權受領股息分派之股東,或為任何其他目的而必須確定股東身份時,董事會得規定在一定期間內停止股東名簿之變更。於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,本公司在每年度股東常會開會前至少六十(60)天內、每次臨時股東會開會前至少三十(30)天內、及盈餘分派基準日前至少五(5)天之期間內,應停止股東名簿之變更。
- 除停止股東名簿變更外,為確定應發給股東會開會通知之對象、得出席或在股東會行使表決權之股東,以及有權受領股息分派之股東,董事會得事先訂定相關基準日。當董事會依相關上市法令及本條訂定基準日時,董事會應立即依據上市法令,在證券主管機關及櫃檯買賣中心或證交所指定網站上公告之。
股東會
- 股東常會以外所召開之股東會均為股東臨時會。
- 董事會得於必要時隨時召集本公司股東會,但本公司應於每一會計年度終了後六個月內召開一次股東會作為股東常會,且應於股東會召集通知中表明為股東常會。
- 董事會之報告(如有)應提交予股東會討論。於本公司股份已在股票市場掛牌之期間,本公司所有實體股東會均應於台灣召開。如實體股東會將在台灣境外召集,董事會應於該議案通過後二日內向證交所(或櫃檯買賣中心,依其情形適用之)報請核准。如於台灣境外召開股東會時,本公司應於台灣境內委託專業股務代理機構辦理股東會之行政事務(如股東投票事宜)。
41.1 在不違反開曼法令規範下,本公司股東會開會時,得以視訊會議或其他經中華民國公司法主管機關公告之方式為之。
股東會開會時,如以視訊會議為之,其股東以視訊參與會議者,視為親自出席。本公司召開視訊會議,應符合之條件、作業程序及其他應遵行事項,應遵循開曼法令及上市法令規定。
- 繼續一年以上持有本公司已發行有表決權股份總數百分之三(3%)以上之股東,得以書面通知載明提議事項及理由,並將該書面通知送達於本公司登記辦公室或股務代理機構,請求董事會召集股東臨時會。前項請求提出後十五日內,董事會不為召集時,則請求之股東得自行召集之。於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,該等股東會必須在台灣召集。
42.1 (條次保留)
42.2 於股東名簿停止過戶時繼續三個月以上持有已發行股份總數過半數股份之股東,得自行召集股東臨時會。
42.3 董事會或其他召集權人召集股東會者,得請求本公司或股務代理機構提供股東名簿。
股東會通知
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股東常會之召集,應至少於三十天前以書面通知,股東臨時會之召集應至少於十五天前以書面通知,該通知應載明開會之地點、日期、時間,如有特殊事項,則應依下述規定方式或本公司規定之其它方式載明該特殊事項,而將該通知寄發給得於股東常會或股東臨時會中投票或依本章程或有權受領該通知之人。每一通知之發出日或視為發出日及送達日均不予計入。倘本公司已取得股東事前同意或於開曼法及台灣法令許可前提下,股東會之通知得以電子通訊方式為之。
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(A) 下列事項應在股東會召集事由中列舉並說明其主要內容,不得以臨時動議提出。其主要內容得置於中華民國證券主管機關或本公司指定之網站,並應將其網址載明於股東會通知:
(a) 選任或解任董事;
(b) 變更組織大綱及/或章程;
(c) 減資;
(d) 申請停止公開發行;
(e) 解散、合併、股份轉換或分割本公司;
(f) 締結、變更、或終止關於出租全部營業、委託經營或與他人經常共同經營之契約;
(g) 讓與全部或主要部分之營業或財產;
(h) 受讓他人全部營業或財產,且對本公司營運有重大影響者;
(i) 私募發行具有股權性質之有價證券;
(j) 董事從事競業行為之許可;
(k) 以發行新股之方式,分派股息及紅利之全部或一部;及
(l) 將本公司之法定盈餘公積(定義如第 117 條)及資本公積(依第 135 條規定)撥充資本,依持股比例發行新股予股東;及
(m) 將本公司之法定盈餘公積及資本公積(依第 118 條規定)依持股比例發給現金予股東;及
(n) 台灣法令所規範之事由。
(B) 股東於股東會中得提出臨時動議,但以與召集事由直接相關者為限。
44.1 本公司應於股東常會開會三十日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,或於台灣法令隨時所明定或修改之期限前,依照上市法令之規定公告股東會開會通知書、委託書用紙、議程及各項議案(包括承認案、討論案、選任或解任董事等)之案由及相關資料。倘股東得以書面行使表決權時,應將前述資料及書面行使表決權用紙,併同寄送予股東。
- 於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,本公司召開股東會時應編製股東會議事手冊並準備相關資料,供股東索閱,且應依上市法令及其他應適用之台灣法令,於股東常會開會二十一日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,或於台灣法令隨時所明定或修改之期限前,公告於公開資訊觀測站或其他主管機關及櫃檯買賣中心或證交所指定之網站上。但本公司於最近會計年度終了日實收資本額達新臺幣二十億元以上或最近會計年度召開股東常會其股東名簿記載之外資及陸資持股比率合計達百分之三十以上時,應於股東常會開會30日前完成前開電子檔案之傳送。
股東會程序
- 股東會未達法定出席人數者,不得為任何決議。除本章程另有規定外,出席股東至少二人持有股份(包含親自出席或出具委託書者)合計已超過已發行有表決權股份半數時為已達會議法定出席人數。關於普通決議,出席股東持有股份(包含親自出席或出具委託書者)合計不足前開法定出席人數,而有已發行股份三分之一以上股東出席時,得以出席股東過半數之同意作成假決議。該假決議之通知應發予每位股東,並應於一個月內再行召集股東會。前述股東會對於假決議,如仍有至少二人持有已發行股份總數三分之一以上之股東出席,並經出席股東表決權過半數之同意,該決議視為經普通決議通過。
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在股東常會召開前之停止股票過戶日前持有已發行股份總數百分之一(1%)以上股份之股東,得以書面或電子受理方式向本公司提出一項股東常會議案。倘提案之股東(a)不符合上述資格、(b)議案超過三百字或提案超過一項、(c)提案之內容依據開曼法或台灣法令之規定無法由股東會進行決議時,或(d)議案於公告受理期間外提出,該等提案將不列入股東會議案。股東提案係為敦促本公司增進公共利益或善盡社會責任之建議,董事會仍得列入議案。有關股東會提案之提出與處理,應依開曼法以及台灣法令之規定,以及本公司股東會議事規則規定辦理。
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由董事會召集之股東會應由董事長擔任主席。如董事長請假、缺席或因故不能行使職權,董事長得指定董事一人代理之。如董事長未指定代理人者,由董事互推一人擔任股東會主席。如由其他依開曼法或台灣法令有召集權人所召集之股東會,由該召集權人或其他依開曼法或台灣法令有權擔任主席者,主持該股東會。
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主席得經股東會普通決議宣佈休會。除休會前尚未議決之議案外,休會後續行集會不得就其他議案進行表決。當股東會或休會後續行集會後再休會已逾五日者,續行集會之召集通知應比照原股東會召集方式進行。除前述外,休會或休會後續行會議之議案,無須另行為通知。
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股東會議案應以投票方式進行表決。贊成或反對議案之票數或比例應記載於該股東會議事錄。
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除開曼法或本章程另有明文規定外,任何須經股東會決議、核准、確認、採納之議案,均應以普通決議方式為之。
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在贊成與反對票數相等之情況下,會議主席不得享有決定票。
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股東表決權
- 除股份所附隨之權利或限制設有特別規定外,每一親自出席(當股東為法人時,係指合法授權代表人)或委託代理人出席之股東,就其所持有每一股份(已繳足股款,或以記入貸方方式繳足股款之股份),有一表決權。
54.1 在符合開曼法及台灣法令情形下,若股東係為他人持有股份時,股東得分別行使表決權。分別行使表決權之資格條件、適用範圍、行使方式、作業程序及其他應遵行事項,應遵循台灣法令規定。
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若本公司知悉,就股東會決議事項,股東依台灣法令規定禁止就特定議案行使表決權,或限制不得針對特定議案行使表決權時,任何由該股東行使或代理其他股東行使股東之表決權數。而與上述規定牴觸之表決權數,不算入已出席。
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(A)股份有下列情形之一者,無表決權:
(a) 本公司依法持有自己之股份;
(b) 股份為本公司持有已發行有表決權之股份總數過半數之子公司所持有;
(c) 股份為本公司及本公司之子公司直接或間接持有他公司已發行有表決權之股份總數或資本總額合計過半數之他公司所持有。
(B) 於第56(A)條情形,股東會之決議,對無表決權股東之股份數,不算入已發行股份之總數。
56.1 董事以股份設定質權超過選任當時所持有之公司股份數額二分之一時,其設質超過之股份不得行使表決權,不算入已出席股東之表決權數。
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於共有股份之情形,共有人應於其中選定一代表人行使其股東權利,該代表人所行使之表決權(無論是親自或出具委託書)應排除其他共有人所為之投票。
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如股東有心智缺陷,或經有管轄權法院宣告有精神障礙時,得由管理委員會或由法院指派性質類似管理委員會之主體行使投票權,該管理委員會或由法院指派性質類似管理委員會之主體得以出具委託書方式行使投票權。
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股東得出具本公司印發之一份委託書,經載明授權範圍且合法授權後,於股東會開會五日前送達本公司,委託一代理人出席股東會。若本公司收到同一股東
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除本章程之限制外,使用或撤回委託書、徵求委託書及其相關程序應按台灣法令(包括但不限於公開發行公司出席股東會使用委託書規則)之相關要求及限制為之。
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委託行使代理權所出具委託書應依循董事會核可之格式,且應表示僅適用於該次特定之股東會,其內容並應包括台灣法令要求之相關資訊。
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除股東依第67條以書面或電子方式委託股東會主席情形,或根據台灣法令組織之信託事業或經台灣主管機關核准之股務代理機構或台灣上市法令另有規定外,一人同時受二人以上股東委託時,其代理之表決權不得超過已發行股份總數表決權之百分之三或相關台灣法令隨時所明定或修改之比例;若超過,則超過之表決權,依上市法令之規定不予計算。
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股東對於會議之事項,有自身利害關係致有害於本公司利益之虞時,不得加入表決,並不得代理他股東行使其表決權。不得行使表決權之股份數,不算入已出席股東之表決權數。如會議中有關於任何股東是否對於會議事項有自身利害關係致有害於本公司利益之虞,而該股東不願自願性放棄表決權或放棄算入已出席數,此時由股東會主席為是否不得行使表決權或不得算入已出席數之裁決。如該事項係與股東會主席自身利害相關,則由出席之董事為裁決。
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如本公司僅有一名股東時,經該股東按本章程規定簽署之書面決議,應與合法召集並召開之股東會所通過之決議有相同之效力。
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在開曼法允許之範圍內,本公司應將電子方式列為表決權行使管道之一。本公司應根據開曼法及台灣法令,於股東會召集通知上載明表決權行使方法。
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為避免疑義起見,股東依台灣法令及本章程規定,以書面或電子方式行使表決權者,應算入法定出席人數,並在本章程及開曼法下視為已經委託股東會主席依其書面或電子方式所為之指示行使表決權。但該委託行為並不視為上市法令下之委託代理出席行為。當股東會主席受委託行使股東表決權時,不得行使股東依書面或電子方式所為指示以外之行為,亦不得對任何修正案或臨時動議行使表決權。以此種方式投票之股東,就該次股東會之臨時動議及原議案之修正,視為棄權。
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股東以書面或電子方式行使表決權者,其意思表示應於股東會開會二日前,或於台灣法令隨時所明定或修改之期限前送達本公司。送達本公司之意思表示有兩個以上時,於開曼法及台灣法令許可範圍內,除後送達之意思表示聲明撤銷前意思表示外,以最先送達者為準。
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於開曼法及台灣法令許可範圍內,股東以書面或電子方式行使表決權後,欲親自出席股東會者,至遲應於股東會開會二日前,或於台灣法令隨時所明定或修改之期限前,以與行使表決權相同之方式,另為撤銷先前行使表決權之意思表示。逾期撤銷者,於開曼法及台灣法令許可範圍內,以書面或電子方式行使之表決權為準。
69.1 如股東以書面或電子方式行使表決權,並簽署及寄送一份委託書給本公司來委託他人代理出席股東會,以委託代理人出席行使之表決權為準。
- 如股東會之召集程序或其決議方法違反開曼法、台灣法令或本章程之規定時,股東得自決議之日起三十日內向台灣台北地方法院或向有權管轄之開曼群島法院起訴請求救濟,包括但不限於訴請法院廢止及撤銷該決議。
法人股東透過代表人參與會議
- 本公司之法人股東,得透過其董事會或其他管理機關之決議授權其認為適合之主體為代表人,並由該代表人出席本公司任何會議或本公司任何股份種類之會議。經授權之代表人有權代表該法人行使該法人所有之權利,與一般個人股東之權利能力無異。
董事會
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本公司應有 7 至 9 名董事,其中最少包括三名獨立董事。且獨立董事不得少於董事席次五分之一。本公司股份在股票市場掛牌期間,本公司董事(含獨立董事)之選任採台灣法令規定之董事候選人提名制度,股東應分別就候選人名單中選任之,獨立董事與非獨立董事應依第 73 條一併進行選舉,分別計算當選名額。董事候選人提名之受理方式及公告等相關事宜,悉依開曼法及台灣法令規定辦理。
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股東會得選任自然人或法人為董事。股東會選任董事時,每一股份之選舉權有與應選出董事人數相同之選舉權,得集中選舉一人或分配選舉兩人或數人。由所得選票代表選舉權較多者,當選為董事。當選董事中所得票數最高者應召集第一次董事會。
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於開曼法允許範圍下,董事任期為 3 年,連選得連任。若現任董事任期屆滿後未選任新董事,在符合本章程及本公司相關內部規章前提下,現任董事任期延長至新董事就任之時為止。
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(A) 董事得隨時經股東會以 A 型特別(重度)決議解任。若出席股東之股份總數不足前述 A 型特別(重度)決議規定之定額,本公司得以 B 型特別(重度)決議隨時解任之。
(B) 股東會於公司董事任期未屆滿前,改選全體董事者,除非決議載明原任董事於任期屆滿始解任,否則一經改選即視為解任。前述改選,應有代表已發行股份總數過半數股東之出席。
(C) 董事執行業務,有重大損害本公司之行為或嚴重違反本章程、開曼法、上市法令規定,而未能依本章程第 75(A) 條經股東會決議將其解任時,持有本公司已發行股份總數百分之三以上之股東,在符合開曼相關法令及台灣法令情形下,得於股東會後三十日內,向台灣台北地方法院或其他就該事件具管轄權之法院訴請裁判解任該董事。該董事於本公司接獲該終局不可上訴之解任判決時應視為被解任。
(D) 在開曼群島法允許之範圍內,繼續六個月以上,持有公司已發行股份總數百分之一以上之股東,得以書面請求審計委員會為公司對董事提起訴訟,並得以臺灣臺北地方法院為訴訟管轄法院。股東提出請求後三十日內,審計委員會不提起訴訟時,股東得為公司提起訴訟,並得以臺灣臺北地方法院為訴訟管轄法院。
股東在台灣提起前項訴訟時,公司得要求該股東依台灣民事訴訟法之規定提供相當之訴訟擔保,如因敗訴致公司受有損害,起訴之股東,對於公司負賠償之責。
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董事會應設置董事長,並應經由三分之二以上現任董事出席、出席董事過半數同意選任之。董事長任期亦應經由三分之二以上之現任董事出席、出席董事過半數同意決定之。董事長應擔任董事會主席。如董事長未於董事會開始後十五分鐘內出席,得由出席董事推派一人擔任主席。
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除開曼法及台灣法令另有規定外,董事會得隨時經由決議,採用、訂定、修正、修改或繼銷本公司治理政策或行動方案,以針對本公司及董事會之各項公司治理事務訂定政策。
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董事無須以持有本公司股份作為資格之限制。
78.1 於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,董事之資格條件、組成、選任、解任、職權行使及其他應遵行事項(含本章程所列事項),均應遵循開曼法及上市法令。
董事及經理人之報酬及費用
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本公司董事及經理人之報酬應由薪酬委員會提出建議,並由董事會依照各董事及經理人對於公司業務經營之參與及貢獻程度,參考業界一般水準及其他薪酬委員會與董事會認為適當之其他相關因素訂定之。
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董事會認為適當時,得其任期内,為本公司及/或其子公司或從屬公司之董事或經理人購買董事責任保險。
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獨立董事、審計委員會及薪酬委員會
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本公司股份在股票市場掛牌期間,本公司獨立董事不得少於三席且不得少於董事席次五分之一,其中至少二人應在中華民國設有戶籍,獨立董事因故解任,致人數不足上述最低人數時,應於最近一次股東會補選之;獨立董事均解任時,本公司應自事實發生日起60天內,召開股東臨時會補選之。補選之獨立董事,其任期應以補足原董事之任期為準。
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獨立董事應具備專業知識,且於其職行職責範圍內應保持獨立性,不得與本公司有直接或間接利害關係。有關獨立董事之專業資格與兼職限制、獨立性之認定等事宜,悉依上市法令有關規定辦理。
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本公司股份在股票市場掛牌期間,本公司得按上市法令設置審計委員會。董事會得隨時依上市法令訂定與修改審計委員會之職權規章與細則。審計委員會應由全體獨立董事組成,其人數不得少於3人,其中1人為召集人,且其中至少1人應具有會計或財務專長。審計委員會之決議應經審計委員會委員二分之一以上之同意通過。
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下列事項應經審計委員會全體成員二分之一以上同意,並提董事會決議:
(a) 訂定或修正內部控制制度;
(b) 內部控制制度有效性之考核;
(c) 訂定或修正取得或處分資產、從事衍生性商品交易、資金貸與他人、為他人背書或提供保證之重大財務業務行為之處理程序;
(d) 涉及董事自身利害關係之事項;
(e) 重大之資產或衍生性商品交易;
(f) 重大資金貸與、背書或提供保證;
(g) 募集、發行或私募具有股權性質之有價證券;
(h) 簽證會計師之委任、解任或報酬;
(i) 財務、會計或內部稽核主管之任免;及
(j) 年度財務報告及半年度財務報告。
前項各款事項,除第(j)款外,如未經審計委員會全體成員二分之一以上同意者,得由全體董事三分之二以上同意行之,並應於董事會議事錄中載明該審計委員會之決議。
85.1 本公司於召開董事會決議合併、收購或分割事項前,應由審計委員會就併購計畫與交易之公平性、合理性進行審議,並將審議結果提報董事會及股東會(若依開曼法或本章程該交易必須取得股東會同意者)。審計委員會進行審議時,應委請獨立專家就換股比例或配發股東之現金或其他財產之合理性提供意見。審計委員會之審議結果及獨立專家意見,應於發送股東會召集通知時(若依開曼法或本章程該交易必須取得股東會同意者),一併發送股東。若依法令或本章程該交易不須取得股東會同意者,本公司應於最近一次股東會就該交易提出報告。前述應發送股東之文件,經本公司於金管會指定之網站公告同一內容,且備置於股東會會場供股東查閱,對於股東視為已發送。
85.2 本公司股份在股票市場掛牌期間,本公司得按上市法令設置薪酬委員會。董事會得隨時依上市法令訂定與修改薪酬委員會之職權規章與細則。薪酬委員會之委員人數、選任辦法、專業資格、消極資格之認定及相關事宜,均依上市法令定之。本條所稱薪酬包括董事及經理人之薪資、股票選擇權、及其他任何依台灣法令就董事及經理人所規定之具有獎勵性質之支付或利益。
85.3 薪酬委員會應依照上市法令之要求,以良好經營管理者應具備之注意程度,履行下列職責並向董事會提出建議,以供董事會討論與議定:
(a) 建立董事績效評估及董事與經理人薪酬之政策、制度、標準及結構,並定期檢視之;
(b) 定期評估及建議董事與經理人之薪酬;及
(c) 上市法令所要求之其他事項。
85.4 本公司股份在股票市場掛牌期間,本公司得按上市法令設置其他委員會。董事
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會得隨時依上市法令訂定與修改該等設置之委員會之職權規章與細則。
85.5 於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,獨立董事、審計委員會及薪資報酬委員會之資格條件、組成、選任、解任、職權行使及其他應遵行事項(含本章程所列事項),均應遵循開曼法及上市法令。
代理董事及委託書
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董事得以書面指派其他個人為其代理人。在指派書授權範圍內,被指派之代理人得經常代理原董事出席董事會。董事因故無法親自出席董事會時,被指派之代理人得以董事身分出席董事會,並行使投票權,代理人本身若具有董事身分,其除得行使本身之投票權外,並得就所代理之董事另外享有投票權。原授權董事得隨時以書面撤銷代理董事之指派。代理董事不得為本公司之經理人,代理董事應視為董事之代理人,代理董事之報酬應由指派之董事之酬勞中支應,其比例由雙方協議約定之。
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董事因故無法親自出席董事會議者,得委託其他董事為其受託人,依照該董事之指示代表其出席會議並行使表決權。委託書應依一般經常使用的格式或經董事會決議之格式以書面為之,並由委託之董事在委託書上親筆簽名。委託書必須在每一次董事會議開始之前提出予該會議之主席。
董事之權利與義務
- 除開曼法、本章程、台灣法令另有規定或股東會另有決議外,董事應負責公司業務之執行。董事得支付所有因公司設立及登記所需之費用,並得行使公司之一切權力。股東會不得以其決議使先前董事已為之行為失其效力。
88.1 本公司經營業務,應遵守公開發行公司法令及商業倫理規範,得採行增進公共利益之行為,以善盡其社會責任。
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董事會得隨時指派任一主體(無論是否為董事)擔任本公司經理人負責公司之營運,包含但不限於執行長、總經理、一位或數位副總經理、財務長或主計長、會計主管、助理會計主管或經理,其任期及報酬(無論是以薪資、佣金、分紅或相互混用等方式)及相關權限與職務,由董事會決定之。董事會得將其所指派之主管予以免職。
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董事會得指派一位執行秘書(如有需要,亦得指派助理秘書一人或數人)。其任期、報酬、條件及權限,由董事會決定之。董事會得將其所指派之執行秘書或助理秘書予以免職。
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董事會得將權限授予其認為適合之委員會或該委員會之成員;委員會應按董事會所制定之規則執行其所被授予之權限。
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董事會得隨時以授權書(無論是蓋用公司印鑑或簽名)或以其他方法指派任何公司、事務所、主體或主體之成員為本公司之代理人,無論該代理人是由董事會直接或間接所提名,其授權之目的、權限(不得逾越董事會於本章程所得享有之權限)、期間及條件,由董事會決定之。董事會得在各該授權書或指派書中訂明交易相對人之保障事項,亦得允許代理人將被授權事項之全部或一部再授權予他人。
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董事會得依其認為適當方式,經營本公司之事務,本章程所授予董事會之權限不會因以下三條之規定而受任何限制。
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董事會為管理本公司事務,得隨時設立委員會、地方委員會或機構,並指派任何主體擔任該委員會或地方委員會之成員,董事會亦得指派本公司之經理或代理人,並決定其報酬。
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董事會得隨時將其享有之權限授權予委員會、地方委員會、經理或代理人行使,亦得授權當時地方委員會成員或任何董事會成員填補任何空缺、或不填補空缺而繼續行使職權;前開指派或授權之有效期限及條件由董事會決定之;董事會得隨時將其所指派之主體予以解任或改派;但善意之交易當事人非經通知有前述解任或改派情事者,不受其影響。
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前開之受任人得經董事會授權,將其所被授予權限之全部或一部再授權予他人。
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97.1 (A) 在不影響董事或經理人(包括經理人或其他受公司授權行使高層管理行為之人)依開曼普通法所應負擔之責任及符合開曼法及台灣法之情形下,公司之董事及經理人對公司應負有忠誠義務,且執行公司業務應盡善良管理人之注意義務。
(B) 如任何董事或經理人有違反其義務或相關法令之行為,公司除得行使一切權利及救濟方式外,公司得(i)要求該董事或經理人賠償公司所受之損害,及(ii)要求該董事或經理人對公司因此須賠償第三人所受之損害負連帶責任,且(iii)在相關法令及開曼相關法規允許下,公司得經股東會普通決議通過,要求就該董事或經理人因違反其忠實義務及違反相關法令所獲得之任何收益及利益歸入公司所有。
公司印鑑
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本公司之印鑑非經董事會授權,不得使用於任何文件上。董事會之授權可以在印鑑使用前或使用後為之,如果是事後追認,可以以概括方式確認印鑑使用之次數為之。公司印鑑之使用必須由董事、執行秘書或經董事會為該目的所授權之人員面前為之,前述之人員應在經其親視使用公司印鑑之每一份文件上簽署。
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本公司得於董事會指定之國家或地方保存公司印鑑之複本。公司印鑑之複本非經董事會決議之授權,不得使用於任何文件上。董事會之授權可以在印鑑使用前或使用後為之,如果是事後追認,可以以概括方式確認印鑑使用之次數為之。公司印鑑複本之使用必須由董事會為該目的所授權之人員親視,前述之人員應在經其親視使用公司印鑑複本之每一份文件上簽署。公司印鑑複本之使用以及前述之簽署與董事或執行秘書親筆簽署之文件或經董事會為該目的所授權之人員面前加蓋公司印鑑者有相同之效力。
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不論前述有任何規定,執行秘書為證明文件內容為真實,得在文件上加蓋公司印鑑或公司印鑑複本,但不因此增加本公司之任何義務。
董事資格喪失與變更
- 有下列情事之一者,不得擔任董事,其已擔任者,當然解任:
(a) 曾犯重罪(包括但不限於台灣組織犯罪防治條例所列之罪),經有罪判決確定,尚未執行、尚未執行完畢,或執行完畢、緩刑期滿或赦免後未逾五年者;
(b) 曾犯詐欺、責信、侵占罪經宣告有期徒刑一年以上之刑確定,尚未執行、尚未執行完畢,或執行完畢、緩刑期滿或赦免後未逾兩年者;
(c) 曾犯貪污治罪條例之罪或侵占公司資產或服公務虧空公款,經有罪判決確定,尚未執行、尚未執行完畢,或執行完畢、緩刑期滿或赦免後未未逾兩年;
(d) 依任何國家法令受破產之宣告或與其債權人進行全面性債務安排或和解或經法院裁定開始清算程序;
(e) 使用票據經拒絕往來尚未期滿;
(f) 依台灣法令規定為無行為能力或限制行為能力;
(g) 死亡或有心智缺陷或依精神健康相關法令規定患有精神疾病且經董事會決議解除職務者;
(h) 依法律規定所作成之命令被停止董事職務,或被禁止擔任董事職務;
(i) 以書面通知公司請辭董事職務者;
(j) 依第75條規定或台灣法令遭解任者;
(k) 依第101.1條規定遭解任者;及/或
(l) 受輔助宣告尚未撤銷。
101.1 在不違反開曼法及台灣法令之前提下,於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,若本公司董事(不含獨立董事),在任期中轉讓部分或全部持股致持有股份低於選任當時所持有公司股份數額二分之一時,當然解任。
101.2 在不違反開曼法及台灣法令之前提下,於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,
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任何於相關股東會(“選任股東會”)被選任董事之人(“董事當選人”) (不含獨立董事),如有以下情事,該董事當選人之選任不生效力(即便該董事當選人之選任已經選任股東會同意,且該同意對該董事應不生當選之效力):
(a) 該董事當選人於選任股東會後、就任董事前出售或轉讓其於選任當時所持有之股份數額超過二分之一;或
(b) 該董事當選人於股東會召開前之停止股票過戶期間內,出售或轉讓持股超過二分之一。
本101.2條所指之停止股票過戶期間係指公司召開股東會前,股東名簿停止過戶日起至該股東會開會日止(包含開會日)之期間。
- 公司除經證券櫃檯買賣中心、中華民國證券交易所或金融監督管理委員會核准外,董事間應有超過半數席次,不得具有:(1)配偶關係,或(2)依台灣法令規定之二親等以內親屬關係。
- 本公司召開股東會選任董事,若董事當選人不符上述第99條規定時,不符規定之董事中所得選票代表選舉權較低者,其當選失效。已充任之董事違反上述第99條規定者,當然解任。
- 董事因故解任,致不足五人者,本公司應於最近一次股東會補選之。但董事缺額達本章程所定席次三分之一者,本公司應自事實發生之日起六十日內,召開股東臨時會補選之。新任之董事,其任期應以補足原董事之任期為準。
董事會程序
- 董事為處理業務得集會(無論是在開曼群島境內或境外地區)、休會,並以其認為適當之方式規範其會議及程序。除另有規定外,會議中所提出之問題,應由董事多數決議定之。在贊成與反對票數相等時,主席有決定性投票權。任一董事得隨時召集董事會,如在另一董事請求時,應召集董事會。
- 董事得以視訊會議參與董事會會議,以及其他經董事會指定且該董事為其成員之委員會會議。董事依上述方法參與會議者,視為親自出席。
- 除另有規定外,董事會得作成決議之法定出席人數為過半數。董事出具委託書或指定董事代理人出席會議者,於計算法定出席人數時,該董事視為親自出席。
- 公司董事對於與公司簽訂之契約或擬簽訂之契約或其他董事會議事項有直接或間接之利害關係時,應於董事會議中表明利害關係。董事已將其本身為某特定公司或組織成員且對於將與該公司或組織簽訂之契約具有利害關係通知董事會者,應認為已充分揭露對於該契約簽訂之利害關係。
公司董事對於董事會議之事項,有自身利害關係時,應於當次董事會說明其自身利害關係之重要內容。董事之配偶、二親等內血親,或與董事具有控制從屬關係之公司,就董事會議之事項有個人利害關係,視為董事就該事項有自身利害關係。董事對於董事會之事項,有自身利害關係致有害於公司利益之虞時,不得加入表決,並不得代理他董事行使其表決權。董事會之決議,依前述規定不得行使表決權之董事,不算入已出席董事之表決權數(但仍應計入法定出席人數)。於本公司進行合併、收購或分割時,董事應向董事會及股東會說明其與該交易自身利害關係之重要內容及贊成或反對該交易決議之理由;公司並應於股東會召集事由中敘明董事利害關係之重要內容及贊成或反對併購決議之理由,其內容得置於中華民國證券主管機關或公司指定之網站,並應將其網址載明於通知。
- 無論前條如何規定,董事得同時擔任公司內部有給職之職務(除稽核人員以外),該職務之任職期間及條件(報酬及其他)由董事會決定之。董事或將擔任董事之人不會因擔任本公司其他有給職務而喪失董事資格,該董事亦無須因為擔任該職務或因該職務所建立之忠實義務關係而就其因該職務所獲得之利益對本公司負說明之義務。
- 於本章程允許之範圍內,董事得以其本人之名義或透過其事務所之專業能力,為本公司提供專業服務,並領取報酬,如同未擔任董事職務者一樣,但無論如
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何,董事或其事務所不得擔任本公司之稽核人員。
- 董事會應將所有會議記錄集結成冊或作成活頁檔案,以記錄:
(a) 董事會所作成關於經理人之指派;
(b) 每次董事會及委員會出席董事之姓名;及
(c) 本公司所有會議以及董事會及委員會之決議及議事經過。
- 縱使有董事嗣後離席,亦不影響董事會之進行;惟如實際出席人數已低於本章程所規定之法定出席人數時,除為召集股東會之目的外,董事會不得繼續開會。
- 經董事會所指派之委員會應按董事會所訂定之規則選出該委員會之主席。如未選出主席,或主席於預訂開會時間後十五分鐘內仍未出席者,出席委員得互推一人為該次會議主席。
- 董事會指派之委員會得自行決定開會及休會。除董事會所訂定之規則另有規定外,委員會議中所提出之問題應由出席委員按多數決方式決定之。
- 無論董事之選任或代理董事之指派是否嗣後經發現有瑕疵,或者上述任何人員有發生喪失資格之情事,所有董事會或董事委員會所作之決議,以及任何行使董事職權人員之行為均為有效,如同所有人員均已經合法選任並具有擔任董事之資格一樣。
- 下列事項應經三分之二以上董事出席、出席董事過半數同意之決議行之:
(a) 締結、變更或終止關於出租全部營業、委託經營或與他人經常共同經營之契約;
(b) 讓與全部或主要部分之營業或財產;
(c) 受讓他人全部營業或財產,對公司營運有重大影響者;
(d) 依本章程規定選舉董事長;
(e) 發行公司債;及
(f) 台灣法令所要求之其他任何事項。
股利
- 本公司年度如有獲利,應提撥至少 1% 之獲利為員工酬勞,及不超過 3% 之獲利為董事酬勞,但公司尚有累積虧損時,應預先保留彌補數額。員工酬勞得以現金或股票方式發放,且得發給符合董事會訂定之一定條件之從屬公司員工。本公司得依董事會擬訂並經股東會以普通決議通過之分配計畫分派盈餘。董事會應依下列順序分派或提撥:(i) 完納稅捐;(ii) 彌補虧損;(iii) 再提撥 10% 為法定盈餘公積;但法定盈餘公積累積已達本公司資本總額時,不在此限;(iv) 本公司得依上市法令或主管機關要求,提撥特別盈餘公積。完成以上分派或提撥後,再就其餘額,加計以前年度累積未分配盈餘數為累計可分配盈餘(“可分配盈餘”),董事會得經股東會同意後依下列原則分派:本公司所營產業屬資本密集行業,且本公司目前處於成長階段,未來數年皆有資本支出之計畫暨資金之需求,董事會得考量本公司財務、業務及經營因素後,依開曼法及上市法令,擬具股息及紅利分派案。股東股利發放總額不得少於當年度可分配盈餘之 10%,且現金股利分派之比例不得少於當年度股東股利總額之 10%。
- 法定盈餘公積之運用應依上市法令為之。在符合開曼法及台灣法令之前提下,本公司無累積虧損時,得以A型特別(重度)決議或B型特別(重度)決議之方式,將(1)法定盈餘公積及/或(2)資本公積中包括股份溢價帳戶及本公司受領贈與之所得部分,其全部或一部,按股東原有股份之比例發放現金。
- 股息得以支票發放,支票應郵寄至各股東或有權領取之人員之登記地址,在有共同所有人時,則郵寄至代表人之登記住址,或郵寄至上述當事人所指定之人員及地址。上述支票應以發放之對象或其他經股東或有權領取之人員或共有人所指定之人員為受款人。
- 除各股份所附隨之權利與限制另有規定外,股息應按各股東所持有之股份數分派及支付。
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- 任何股份經登記為數人所共有時,任一共有人均得有效領取因該股份所得受領之股息及其他款項。
- 本公司對於股息無支付利息之義務。
- 本公司股息之發放應依照開曼法規定辦理。
會計、稽核與年度申報及聲明
- 公司會計帳冊之保管應按董事會決定之方式為之。
- 會計帳冊應置於本公司之註冊事務所或其他董事會認為適當之處所,並得隨時供董事查閱。
- 除依開曼法或台灣法令規定,或依有管轄權法院之命令、或經董事會或本公司股東會之授權外,股東(未擔任董事者)以及任何第三人均不得閱覽本公司帳冊及文件。
- 每會計年度終了,董事會應將其依開曼法及台灣法令規定所造具之財務報表及各項表冊,提出於股東常會請求承認,並於股東會後,將已經承認之財務報表及盈餘分派或虧損撥補之決議,分發給股東,其分發得僅以公告方式取代之。
- 董事會應將所造具之年度營業報告及財務報表,於股東常會開會十日前,備置於股務代理機構,股東得於股務代理機構正常營業時間內查閱該等資料。
- 除本章程另有規定外,本公司會計帳冊是否得開放給未擔任董事之股東檢視,檢視之範圍、時間、地點、條件及相關規定,由董事會決定之。除依法或經董事會或股東會普通決議授權外,股東(未擔任董事者)無權檢視公司的帳冊與文件。
- 本公司之會計帳冊應依照董事會所決定之財務年度期間及方式,或按照上市法令及其他台灣法令規定之方式,進行查核。
- 董事會每年應依照開曼法規定備妥年度申報文件及聲明書,並提交予開曼群島公司登記處。
稽核
- 董事會得指派本公司之稽核人員並決定其報酬,其任期至董事會解除其職務時為止。
- 每一位稽核人員均有權隨時查閱公司帳冊、帳戶及憑證,並得在執行稽核職務之必要範圍內,請求本公司董事及經理人提供資訊及說明。
- 稽核人員於其任職期間內,如經董事會要求,應於到職後之第一次股東會就本公司之帳冊提出報告,任職期間應隨時依董事會或股東會之要求,提出關於公司帳冊之報告。
資本公積轉資本
- (A) 本章程所謂之資本公積係指:(1) 股份溢價帳戶;(2) 本公司受領贈與之所得;以及(3) 其他依台灣法律應列入資本公積之項目。資本公積只能用於:(a) 填補公司虧損;(b) 依本條規定轉作資本;或 (c) 其他台灣法令及/或開曼法所規定之方式。
(B) 在符合開曼法及上市法令之前提下,本公司無累積虧損時,得以 A 型特別(重度)決議或 B 型特別(重度)決議之方式,將 (1) 法定盈餘公積及/或 (2) 資本公積中包括股份溢價帳戶及本公司受領贈與之所得部分,其全部或一部撥充資本,按股東原有股份之比例發給新股。本章程第 8 條規定,於本公司依第 135 條規定發行新股時,不適用之。
公開收購
- 董事會於公司或公司之訴訟及非訟代理人接獲公開收購申報書副本及相關書件後七日內,應依上市法令規定,對建議股東接受或反對本次收購做成決議,並公告下列事項:
(a) 董事及持有公司已發行股份超過百分之十(10%)之股東自己及以他人名義目前持有之股份種類和數量;
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(b) 就本次收購對股東之建議,並應載明棄權或持反對意見之董事姓名及其所持理由;
(c) 公司財務狀況於最近期財務報告提出後有無重大變化及其變化內容;
(d) 董事及持有公司已發行股份超過百分之十(10%)之股東自己及以他人名義持有公開收購人或其關係企業之股份種類、數量及其金額。
股份溢價帳戶
- 董事會應依照開曼法規定設置股份溢價帳戶,並確保該帳戶之金額等於以超過票面金額發行股份所得溢額部份之金額或價值。
- 贖回或買回股份所支付之價格與該股份票面金額間之差額,應記入股份溢價帳戶的借方帳中,董事會得決定以公司之盈餘支付贖回或買回股份之價款,或者,如開曼法允許,得由股本中支付之。
- 本公司應隨時遵守開曼法關於股份溢價帳戶、股份溢價金額及資本贖回準備金之規定。
清算
- 除開曼法另有規定外,當本公司進行清算時,如可供股東分配之財產不足以償還全部股本者,騰餘資產應儘可能以股東持股比例進行分配,以使該等股東得依持股比例承擔損失。如果清算中可供股東分配之財產超過償還清算開始時之全部股本者,超過之部分應按清算開始時股東之持股比例進行分配。股份之持有人依該股份發行條件所享有之權利,不受本條規定之影響。
- 除開曼法另有規定外,當本公司進行清算時,清算人得經特別決議之同意,並取得開曼法所規定之許可,於符合台灣上市法令規定之情況下,得將公司全部或部分之財產(無論是否為同樣性質的財產)直接分割予股東,清算人前述分割財產之目的,得依其認為公平之價格決定財產之價值,並得決定如何在股東或不同股份種類間進行財產分割。清算人認為適當時,亦得經由前述之決議方法及同意,為股東之利益,將此等財產之全部或一部交付信託,但股東無須接受負有債務之任何財產。
- 本公司應自清算完成之日,將各項報表、帳冊及文件,保存十年。保管人應由清算人或經公司普通決議指定之。
通知
- 除開曼法或本章程另有規定外,任何應送達股東之通知或文件,得由本公司或有權寄發通知之人,以專人親自遞送、或以傳真、預付郵資之郵件或經由公認之快遞服務公司等方式,依股東名簿上所載之地址送交予各股東;或者,在法令許可範圍內,經由公開資訊觀測站或本公司網站公告,或以電子傳輸方式傳送至該股東以書面確認作為收受通知之電子信箱。如股份由數人共有者,通知應送達股東名簿上記載為代表人之共有人,通知經送達於該共有人之代表人,即視為已送達全部共有人。
- 如股東已親自或出具委託書出席本公司會議時,應視為出席會議之通知已合法送達,且該會議已合法召集。
- 任何通知或文件:
(a) 如以郵寄或快遞方式寄送時,於該郵件交付郵寄或快遞後五日內,視為已經送達;
(b) 如以傳真方式寄送時,於傳真機印出確認傳送報告且該報告載明收受方完整傳真號碼時,視為已經送達;
(c) 如以公認之快遞服務公司寄送時,應於該郵件交付快遞公司後四十八小時視為已經送達;或
(d) 如以電子郵件方式寄送時,於符合開曼法規定之範圍內,於傳送該電子郵件之時,視為已經送達。
如以郵寄或快遞方式為之時,如為證明已合法送達,僅需證明內含通知或文件的郵件上已正確載明地址並投遞或交付予快遞人員已足。
- 如通知或文件已按本章程規定交付郵寄或留置於股東登記之地址,不論該股東
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當時是否已經死亡或破產,或者本公司是否知悉其死亡或破產,除非該股東於相關通知送達時已經自股東名簿上除名,否則針對登記於該股東名下之股份,無論該股東為單獨所有人或共有人,均視為已經合法送達,且該送達之效力及於所有對於該股份有利害關係之人。
- 本公司股東會開會通知應發給:
(a) 持有股份且在該會議通知基準日有權收受通知,並已提供收受通知地址予本公司之股東;及
(b) 因股東死亡或破產而得享有股份權利之人,但必須以該死亡或破產之股東原先得收受通知為限,且該繼受權利之人必須通知公司並依公司之要求提供相關證明文件。
除上述以外,任何人均無權收受股東會開會通知。
修改組織大綱及公司章程
- 本公司得依開曼法、台灣法令及本章程(包括但不限於第 13 條)規定,隨時以特別決議修改組織大綱及本章程之全部或一部。
本公司辦公室
- 本公司註冊辦公室應依董事會之決議設於開曼群島。除註冊辦公室外,本公司得經董事會決議,隨時於開曼群島或其他地方設立辦公室。
資訊
- 董事會應將本公司章程、歷次股東會之會議紀錄及財務報表、股東名簿及公司發行公司債之存根文件,備置於股務代理機構。股東得提出利害關係證明文件,並表明請求之範圍後,隨時請求查閱或抄錄或複製上開資料,本公司並應令股務代理機構提供。
- 在不影響股東依本章程所得享有權利之前提下,股東不得要求本公司提供與交易相關之資料或其他涉及營業秘密或與公司經營業務流程有關而經董事會認定一旦公開將不符合本公司股東利益之秘密資訊。
- 董事會得向任何主管機關或司法當局,提供或揭露任何其所持有、保管或控制與本公司或本公司與股東間有關之事務,包括但不限於股東名簿及股份移轉紀錄簿上之資訊。
補償
- 本公司應以公司資產補償並使所有本公司及其子公司之董事(為本條之目的,包括依本章程之規定指定之代理董事)、執行董事、代理董事、稽核人員、執行秘書及其他公司經理人(以下合稱被補償人)免於因執行本公司業務之行為、或因執行職務、行使權力、職權或判斷而受任何行動、程序、費用、收費、支出、損失、損害賠償或其他責任之請求而遭受任何損失(包括因錯誤判斷之結果),在不影響前述意旨前提下,包括補償被補償人於民事訴訟程序中就關於本公司及其事務提出抗辯所產生之費用、花費、損失或責任(不論勝訴與否),無論是在開曼群島或其他地方進行;但被賠償人有背信、故意或詐欺等情事者(經相關法院判決定繳),不在此限。
- 除非被補償人有背信、故意或詐欺等情事(經相關法院判決定繳),否則其無須對公司之損害負責。
未經承認之信託
- 本公司只承認依股東名簿記載之股東權利,除法律另有規定者外,本公司不承認任何人因信託關係持有本公司之股份,本公司亦無須接受(即使已被通知)任何股份有關財產上、附條件、將來或部分之利益(除依本章程或開曼法規定者外)或其他與股份相關之權利。但董事會得依其本身之裁量決定承認前開之利益。
會計年度
- 除董事會另行決定外,本公司會計年度自每年自一月一日起至十二月三十一日止。
訴訟及非訴訟代理人
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- 於本公司股份已於股票市場掛牌之期間,於符合開曼法及台灣法令之前提下,董事會應指派本公司於中華民國之訴訟及非訴訟代理人。該代理人為本公司於中華民國境內之負責人,並應於中華民國境內有住所或居所。
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Annex 2. Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets (Before Amendment)
北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
取得或處分資產處理程序
A. 目的:
The management policies are established to setup up the Company's and its subsidiaries' inside information process and disclosures, to avoid improper information leakage, to have the Company's and its subsidiaries' employees comply with applicable insider trading laws and regulations, and to ensure the consistency and accuracy of the Company's external announcements.
為建立本公司及子公司良好之內部重大資訊處理及揭露機制,避免資訊不當洩漏,使本公司及子公司所有同仁遵守相關內線交易法令規範,並確保本公司對外界發表資訊之一致性與正確性,特制定本辦法,以茲遵循。
The Company and its subsidiaries shall follow applicable laws and the management policies when handling significant inside information and disclosures.
本公司及子公司辦理內部重大資訊處理及揭露,應依相關法令及本辦法辦理。
B. The following persons fall in the scope of this management policy:
本辦法適用對象包含:
- The Company's board of directors, senior management, a natural person designated to perform duties in accordance with the related regulation, and any shareholder possessing more than 10% of the voting shares of the Company, including his/her spouse, his/her minor children, and possessing shares indirectly through others.
本公司之董事、經理人、依相關法令規定受指定代表行使職務之自然人及持有本公司之股份超過百分之十之股東,包括其配偶、未成年子女及利用他人名義持有者。
- People having access to material non-public information due to their jobs or with control over the Company.
基於職業或控制關係獲悉消息之人。
- People who have met the criteria set forth in either of the previous two paragraphs within the prior 6 months.
喪失前二款身分後,未滿六個月者。
- Employees.
受僱人。
C. Responsible department: Finance and Accounting Department
權責單位:財會單位
- Prepare and maintain personal shareholding files for the above in-scope people.
建立及維護上述適用對象之持股資料檔案。
- Approved communications and relevant information relating to material non-public information approved for disclosure will be retained by Finance and Accounting Department after the information is made public.
內部重大資訊核定之行文及相關資料於重大資訊公開後,由財會單位留存。
D. 風險:
- Material non-public information may be released to third parties before it is announced to the public so as to jeopardize the Company's assets or interests or in a way that enables third parties to violate laws and regulations regarding the purchase and sale of the Company's securities on public markets.
公司內部重大資訊未發佈前洩露予他人,致公司財產或利益發生損害或使他人於公開市場買賣本公司股票產生違反法令之情事。
- The insiders do not follow relevant requirements for shareholding transactions, which could cause the Company to be non-compliant with applicable law and subject to penalty by regulators.
內部人未確實遵守股權交易之相關規定,致公司違反法令遭主管機關懲處。
E. 作業程序:
- The Company's directors, managers, and employees shall exercise their due care to perform their duties based on principles of honesty and integrity. Directors, managers, and employees who have access to material non-public information shall not release the information to others before the Company releases the information to public. Directors, managers, and employees shall not probe into or gather significant, unreleased information which is not related to their duties. They shall not release material non-public information to others unless such release is properly approved and complies with applicable law.
本公司董事、經理人及受僱人應以善良管理人之注意及忠實義務,本誠實信用原則執行業務。知悉本公司內部重大資訊之董事、監察人、經理人及受僱人於本公司發言系統未正式對外發言前不得洩露所知悉之內部重大資訊予他人。本公司之董事、監察人、經理人及受僱人不得向知悉本公司內部重大資訊之人探詢或蒐集與個人職務不相關之公司未公開內部重大資訊,上開人員僅在符合法令及內部已核准時,得對外揭露重大非公開資訊。
- External organizations or people shall sign a non-disclosure agreement when participating in the Company's acquisitions, important memorandum, strategic alliances, other business cooperation plans or signing of significant contracts.
本公司以外之機構或人員因參與本公司併購、重要備忘錄、策略聯盟、其他業務合作計畫或重要契約之簽訂,應簽署保密協定,並不得洩露所知悉之本公司未公開內部重大資訊予他人。
- The Company shall disclose material non-public information based on the following principles, and shall retain proper documentations:
本公司對外揭露內部重大資訊秉持下列原則並留存妥適紀錄:
a. Information disclosure shall be correct, complete, and timely.
資訊之揭露應正確、完整且即時。
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b. There shall be justification for information disclosures.
資訊之揭露應有依據。
c. Information shall be disclosed fairly.
資訊應公平揭露。
- Unless otherwise regulated by laws or regulations, the Company's disclosure of material information shall be handled by the spokesperson or his/her deputy. The deputy shall not handle the matters when the spokesperson is available. If necessary, this can be handled by the Company's CEO, CFO or other compliance officers. The information that the spokesperson or his/her deputy releases to public shall be limited to the extent that is within his/her authority. Other than the CEO, CFO, compliance officer, the spokesperson, or his/her deputy, the Company's employees shall not disclose material non-public information to external parties unless authorized.
本公司內部重大資訊之揭露,除法律或法令另有規定外,應由本公司發言人或代理發言人處理;必要時,得由本公司總經理、財務長或其他主要經理人負責處理。本公司發言人及代理發言人之發言內容應以本公司授權之範圍為限,且除本公司總經理、財務長、其他主要經理人、發言人及代理發言人外,本公司人員,非經授權不得對外揭露內部重大資訊。
- If the contents reported by media are inconsistent with the Company's disclosures, the Company shall make a public announcement through Market Observation Post System immediately, and shall ask the media to correct it, if necessary.
媒體報導之內容,如與本公司揭露之內容不符時,本公司應即於公開資訊觀測站澄清,必要時向該媒體要求更正。
- If the directors, managers, and employees become aware of the unauthorized disclosure of material non-public information, they shall report to the Finance Department and Internal Audit Department as quickly as possible. The Finance Department shall prepare solutions and report to the Chairman after receiving the aforementioned report. The Finance Department shall discuss how to handle with Internal Audit Department, if necessary, and shall document the results. The Internal Audit Department shall also perform audits to determine the events surrounding the unauthorized disclosure of material non-public information.
本公司董事、經理人及受僱人如知悉內部重大資訊有洩漏情事,應儘速向財會單位及內部稽核單位報告。財會單位於接受前項報告後,應擬定處理對策呈報董事長,必要時並得邀集內部稽核等單位商討處理,並將處理結果做成紀錄備查,內部稽核亦應本於職責進行查核。
- Discipline: The Company shall discipline and take appropriate legal actions if any of the following occurs:
有下列情事之一者,本公司應追究相關人員責任並採取適當法律措施:
a. The Company's employees disclose material non-public information to external parties without proper authorization, or do not comply with the management policies or other applicable laws or regulations.
本公司人員擅自對外揭露內部重大資訊或違反本辦法或其他法令規定者。
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b. The information that the Company's spokesperson or his/her deputy releases to public exceeds his/her authority, or does not comply with management policies or other applicable laws or regulations.
本公司發言人或代理發言人對外發言之內容超過本公司授權範圍或違反本辦法或其他法令規定者。
c. The Company may take appropriate legal actions against external parties who release material non-public information and cause harm to the Company's assets or interests.
本公司以外之人如有洩漏本公司內部重大資訊之情形,致生損害於本公司財產或利益者,本公司應循相關途徑追究其法律責任。
- Scope of material non-public information: Information that would be reasonably expected to impact the trading prices of the Company's securities, meaning the information that is related to the Company's finance, business, or the security's market demand/supply and public offer, and the information that significantly impacts the abilities to repay loans and interests, and will significantly impact the share prices or investors' investment decisions.
內部重大消息範圍:重大影響股票價格之消息指涉及公司財務、業務或該證券之市場供求、公開收購及重大影響其支付本息能力,對其股票價格有重大影響或對正當投資人之投資決定有重要影響之消息。
a. Incidents that have significant impact on the shareholders' equity or security prices, which is prescribed in Article 7 of the Securities and Exchange Act Enforcement Rules.
依證券交易法施行細則第七條所對股東權益或證券價格有重大影響之事項。
b. Article 2, 3, and 4 of the scope of significant information prescribed in Regulations Governing the Scope of Material Information and the Means of its Public Disclosure Under Article 157-1, Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Securities and Exchange Act.
依證券交易法第一百五十七條之一第五項及第六項重大消息範圍及其公開方式管理辦法第二條、第三條及第四條。
- Prohibition of trading:
禁止買賣措施:
a. Upon becoming aware of any information that would be reasonably expected to have a material impact on the price of the Company's securities, and prior to the public disclosure of such information or within 18 hours after its public disclosure, such persons shall not purchase or sell, in the person's own name or in the name of another, shares of the Company or any other equity-type security of the Company, including derivative instruments based on the Company's equity securities.
實際知悉本公司有重大影響其股票價格之消息時,在該消息明確後,未公開前或公開後十八小時內,不得對本公司之股票或其他具有股權性質之有價證券,自行或以他人名義買入或賣出。
b. Upon becoming aware of any information that will have a material impact on the ability of the company to pay principal or interest, and prior to the public disclosure of such information or within 18 hours after its public disclosure, such persons shall not sell, in the person's own name or in the name of another, non-equity type corporate bonds of the Company, including derivative instruments based on the Company's non-equity securities or bonds.
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實際知悉本公司有重大影響其支付本息能力之消息時,在該消息明確後,未公開前或公開後十八小時內,不得對本公司之非股權性質之公司債,自行或以他人名義賣出。
- The Company’s directors, managers, and employees shall participate in training related to the management policies and related laws and regulations surrounding the purchase and sell of the Company’s equity and non-equity securities.
本公司董事、經理人及受僱人應隨時參與本辦法及相關法令之教育宣導。
- The Internal Audit Department shall regularly understand the implementation and compliance of the internal major information processing procedures and submit an audit report to the board of directors.
內部稽核單位應定期瞭解內部重大資訊處理作業程序之執行與遵循情形,並作呈稽核報告呈報董事會。
F. 控制重點:
- Management and employees who participate in the significant corporate meetings or projects shall follow the Company’s internal policies not to reveal inside information to external parties.
參與公司重大議案之相關人員應遵守公司內部規定,不得私自對外透露內容。
- The Company’s important, confidential documents shall be retained appropriately to prevent from releasing to others.
公司重要機密文件應妥善保管,防止文件流出。
- The insiders shall follow relevant requirements of the shareholding transactions, and report shareholding transactions on a timely basis.
內部人應確實遵守股權交易之相關規定,並且按時申報持股異動。
G. The management policies shall be effective after the Board of Directors approves. Future amendments, if any, shall be approved by the Board of Directors as well.
本辦法經董事會通過後實施,修正時亦同。
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Annex 3. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings (Before Amendment)
北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
股東會議事規則
- To establish a strong governance system and sound Supervisory capabilities for the Company's shareholders meetings, and to strengthen management capabilities, these Rules are adopted pursuant to Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.
為建立本公司良好股東會治理制度、健全監督功能及強化管理機能,爰依上市上櫃公司治理
實務守則第五條規定訂定本規則,以資遵循。
- The rules of procedures for the Company's shareholders meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, regulation, or the articles of incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.
本公司股東會之議事規則,除法令或章程另有規定者外,應依本規則之規定。
- Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, the Company's shareholders meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors.
本公司股東會除法令另有規定外,由董事會召集之。
Changes to the method of convening the shareholders' meeting of the Company shall be subject to a resolution of the board of directors, and shall be made no later than before the shareholodrs' meeting notice is dispatched.
本公司股東會召開方式之變更應經董事會決議,並最遲於股東會開會通知書寄發前為之。
The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation, or the election or dismissal of Directors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) at least 30 days prior to the date of a regular shareholders meeting or at least 15 days prior to the date of a special shareholders meeting. The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS at least 21 days prior to the date of the regular shareholders meeting or at least 15 days prior to the date of the special shareholders meeting. However, if the Company's paid-in capital at the end of the most recent fiscal year is NT$10 billion or more, or the Company holds an regular shareholders meeting in the most recent fiscal year, and the shareholder register records that the total shareholding ratio of foreign and China mainland investors is more than 30%, the transmission of the pre-opened electronic files shall be completed 30 days before the ordinary shareholders' meeting. In addition, at least 15 days prior to the date of the shareholders meeting, the Company shall also prepare the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at the Company and its shareholder services agent.
本公司應於股東常會開會三十日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,將股東會開會通知書、委託
書用紙、有關承認案、討論案、選任或解任董事事項等各項議案之案由及說明資料製作成電子檔案傳送至公開資訊觀測站。並於股東常會開會二十一日前或股東臨時會開會十五日前,將股東會議事手冊及會議補充資料,製作電子檔案傳送至公開資訊觀測站,但本公司於最近會計年度終了日實收資本額達新臺幣一百億元以上或最近會計年度召開股東常會其股東名簿記載之外資及陸資持股比率合計達百分之三十以上者,應於
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股東常會開會三十日前完成前開電子檔案之傳送。股東會開會十五日前,備妥當次股東會議事手冊及會議補充資料,供股東隨時索閱,並陳列於公司及其股務代理機構。
The shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials of the preceding paragraph shall be provided to shareholders for reference by the Company on the day of the shareholders meeting in the following manners:
i. When a physical shareholders meeting is held, it shall be distributed on the spot of the shareholders meeting.
ii. When a video-assisted shareholders meeting is held, it shall be distributed on the spot of the shareholders' meeting and sent to the video-conferencing platform as an electronic file.
iii. When convening a video conference of shareholders meeting is held, the electronic file shall be sent to the video conference platform.
前項之議事手冊及會議補充資料,本公司於股東會開會當日應依下列方式提供股東參閱:
一、召開實體股東會時,應於股東會現場發放。
二、召開視訊輔助股東會時,應於股東會現場發放,並以電子檔案傳送至視訊會議平台。
三、召開視訊股東會時,應以電子檔案傳送至視訊會議平台。
The reasons for convening a shareholders' meeting shall be specified in the meeting notice and public announcement. With the consent of the addressee, the meeting notice may be given in electronic form.
通知及公告應載明召集事由;其通知經相對人同意者,得以電子方式為之。
Election or dismissal of directors or supervisors, amendments to the articles of incorporation, reduction of capital, application for the approval of ceasing its status as a public company, approval of competing with the company by directors, surplus profit distributed in the form of new shares, reserve distributed in the form of new shares, the dissolution, merger, or demerger of the corporation, or any matter under Article 185, paragraph 1 shall be set out and the essential contents explained in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extraordinary motion
選任或解任董事、變更章程、減資、申請停止公開發行、董事競業許可、盈餘轉增資、公積轉增資、公司解散、合併、分割或公司法第一百八十五條第一項各款之事項、證券交易法第二十六條之一、第四十三條之六、發行人募集與發行有價證券處理準則第五十六條之一及第六十條之二之事項,應在召集事由中列舉並說明其主要內容,不得以臨時動議提出。
Where re-election of all directors and supervisors as well as their inauguration date is stated in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting, after the completion of the re-election in said meeting such inauguration date may not be altered by any extraordinary motion or otherwise in the same meeting.
股東會召集事由已載明全面改選董事、監察人,並載明就任日期,該次股東會改選完成後,同次會議不得再以臨時動議或其他方式變更其就任日期。
Company a written proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. Such proposals, however, are limited to one item only, and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. In addition, when the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article 172-1, paragraph 4 of the Company Act apply to a proposal put forward by a shareholder, the Board of Directors may exclude it from the agenda.
持有已發行股份總數百分之一以上股份之股東,得以書面向本公司提出股東常會議案。但以
一項為限,提案超過一項者,均不列入議案。另股東所提議案有公司法第172條之1第4項各款情形之一,董事會得不列為議案。
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Prior to the book closure date before a regular shareholders meeting is held, this Corporation shall publicly announce its acceptance of shareholder proposals in writing or electronically, and the location and time period for their submission; the period for submission of shareholder proposals may not be less than 10 days.
本公司應於股東常會召開前之停止股票過戶日前公告受理股東之提案、書面或電子受理方式、受理處所及受理期間;其受理期間不得少於十日。
Shareholder-submitted proposals are limited to 300 words, and no proposal containing more than 300 words will be included in the meeting agenda. The shareholder making the proposal shall be present in person or by proxy at the regular shareholders meeting and take part in discussion of the proposal.
股東所提議案以三百字為限,超過三百字者,不予列入議案;提案股東應親自或委託他人出席股東常會,並參與該項議案討論。
Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a shareholders meeting, the Company shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders meeting the Board of Directors shall explain the reasons for exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda.
本公司應於股東會召集通知日前,將處理結果通知提案股東,並將合於本條規定之議案列於開會通知。對於未列入議案之股東提案,董事會應於股東會說明未列入之理由。
- For each shareholders meeting, a shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting by providing the proxy form issued by the Company and stating the scope of the proxy's authorization.
股東得於每次股東會,出具本公司印發之委託書,載明授權範圍,委託代理人,出席股東會。A shareholder may issue only one proxy form and appoint only one proxy for any given shareholders meeting, and shall deliver the proxy form to the Company at least 5 days prior to the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate proxy forms are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail unless a declaration is made to cancel the previous proxy appointment.
一股東以出具一委託書,並以委託一人為限,應於股東會開會五日前送達本公司,委託書有重複時,以最先送達者為準。但聲明撤銷前委託者,不在此限。
After a proxy form has been delivered to the Company, if the shareholder intends to attend the meeting in person or to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronically, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to the Company at least 2 business days prior to the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.
委託書送達本公司後,股東欲親自出席股東會或欲以書面或電子方式行使表決權者,至遲應於股東會開會二日前,以書面向本公司為撤銷委託之通知;逾期撤銷者,以委託代理人出席行使之表決權為準。
After a proxy form has been delivered to the Company, if the shareholder intends to attend the meeting by video conferencing, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to the Company at least 2 business days prior to the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.
委託書送達本公司後,股東欲以視訊方式出席股東會,應於股東會開會二日前,以書面向本公司為撤銷委託之通知;逾期撤銷者,以委託代理人出席行使之表決權為準。
- The venue for a shareholders meeting shall be the premises of the Company, or a place easily accessible to shareholders and suitable for a shareholders meeting. The meeting may begin no earlier than 9 a.m. and no later than 3 p.m. Full consideration shall be given to the opinions of the Independent Directors with respect to the place and time of the meeting.
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股東會召開之地點,應於本公司所在地或便利股東出席且適合股東會召開之地點為之,會議
開始時間不得早於上午九時或晚於下午三時,召開之地點及時間,應充分考量獨立董事之意見。
When the company hold a video-conference shareholders meeting, it is not subject to the restriction on the venue of the preceding paragraph.
本公司召開視訊股東會時,不受前項召開地點之限制。
- The Company shall furnish the attending shareholders or their proxies (collectively, "shareholders"), with an attendance book to sign, or attending shareholders may hand in a sign-in card in lieu of signing in.
本公司應設簽名簿供出席股東本人或股東所委託之代理人(以下稱股東)簽到,或由出席股東
繳交簽到卡以代簽到。
The Company shall furnish attending shareholders with the meeting agenda book, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slips, voting slips, and other meeting materials. Where there is an election of Directors, pre-printed ballots shall also be furnished.
本公司應將議事手冊、年報、出席證、發言條、表決票及其他會議資料,交付予出席股東會
之股東;有選舉董事者,應另附選舉票。
A shareholder shall attend a shareholders' meeting on the basis of the attendance card, sign-in card, or other supporting document. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.
股東應憑出席證、出席簽到卡或其他出席證件出席股東會;屬徵求委託書之徵求人並應攜帶
身分證明文件,以備核對。
When the government or a juristic person is a shareholder, it may be represented by more than one representative at a shareholders meeting. When a juristic person is appointed to attend as proxy, it may designate only one person to represent it in the meeting.
政府或法人為股東時,出席股東會之代表人不限於一人。法人受託出席股東會時,僅得指派
一人代表出席。
When the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, shareholders who intend to attend by video conference shall register with the Company at least 2 business days prior to the meeting date.
股東會以視訊會議召開者,股東欲以視訊方式出席者,應於股東會開會二日前,向本公司登記。
If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the company shall upload the shareholders meeting agenda, annual report and other relevant materials to the video conference platform of the shareholders meeting at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting, and continue to disclose it until the end of the meeting.
股東會以視訊會議召開者,本公司至少應於會議開始前三十分鐘,將議事手冊、年報及其他相關資料上傳至股東會視訊會議平台,並持續揭露至會議結束。
6-1 When the company holds the shareholders' meeting by video conference, the following matters shall be stated in shareholders meeting notice:
i. Shareholders' participation in video conferences and methods of exercising their rights.
ii. Due to natural disasters, incidents or other force majeure circumstances, the handling of obstacles to the video conferencing platform or participation in video conferences should include at least the following:
(a) The occurrence of preceding obstacles that persist and cannot be ruled out leading to the time and the date when the meeting needs to be postponed or resumed.
(b) Shareholders who have not registered to participate in the shareholders meeting by video conference shall not participate in the postponed or continued meeting
(c) To hold a video-assisted shareholders meeting, if the video conference cannot be
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continued, after deducting the number of shares attending the shareholders meeting by video, the total number of shares attending the shareholders meeting reaches the statutory quota for the shareholders meeting, and the shareholders meeting should continue. The number of shares present shall be included in the total number of shares of shareholders present, and all resolutions of the shareholders meeting shall be waived his/her rights.
(d) How to handle the situation where all the resolutions have been announced and no provisional motion has been made.
iii. Hold a video-conference shareholders meeting and specify appropriate alternatives to shareholders who have difficulty participating in video conference.
本公司召開股東會視訊會議,應於股東會召集通知載明下列事項:
一、股東參與視訊會議及行使權利方法。
二、因天災、事變或其他不可抗力情事致視訊會議平台或以視訊方式參與發生障礙之處理方式,至少包括下列事項:
(一) 發生前開障礙持續無法排除致須延期或續行會議之時間,及如須延期或續行集會時之日期。
(二) 未登記以視訊參與原股東會之股東不得參與延期或續行會議。
(三) 召開視訊輔助股東會,如無法續行視訊會議,經扣除以視訊方式參與股東會之出席股數,出席股份總數達股東會開會之法定定額,股東會應繼續進行,以視訊方式參與股東,其出席股數應計入出席之股東股份總數,就該次股東會全部議案,視為棄權。
(四) 遇有全部議案已宣布結果,而未進行臨時動議之情形,其處理方式。
三、召開視訊股東會,並應載明對以視訊方式參與股東會有困難之股東所提供之適當替代措施。
- If a shareholders meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be chaired by the chairperson of the Board. When the chairperson of the Board is on leave or for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the chairperson, the chairperson shall appoint one of the Directors to act as chair. Where the chairperson does not make such a designation, the Directors shall select from among themselves one person to serve as chair.
股東會如由董事會召集者,其主席由董事長擔任之,董事長請假或因故不能行使職權時,由
董事長指定董事一人代理之,董事長未指定代理人者,由董事互推一人代理之。
It is advisable that shareholders meetings convened by the board of directors be chaired by the chairperson of the board in person and attended by a majority of the directors, at least one supervisor in person, and at least one member of each functional committee on behalf of the committee. The attendance shall be recorded in the meeting minutes.
董事會所召集之股東會,董事長宜親自主持,且宜有董事會過半數之董事、及各類功能性委員會成員至少一人代表出席,並將出席情形記載於股東會議事錄。
If a shareholders' meeting is convened by a party with power to convene but other than the Board of Directors, the convening party shall chair the meeting. When there are two or more such convening parties, they shall mutually select a chair from among themselves.
股東會如由董事會以外之其他召集權人召集者,主席由該召集權人擔任之,召集權人有二人
以上時,應互推一人擔任之。
The Company may permit its attorneys, certified public accountants, or related persons retained by it to attend a shareholders' meeting in a non-voting capacity.
本公司得指派所委任之律師、會計師或相關人員列席股東會。
- (Documentation of a shareholders meeting by audio or video)
This Corporation, beginning from the time it accepts shareholder attendance registrations, shall make an uninterrupted audio and video recording of the registration procedure, the proceedings of the shareholders meeting, and the voting and vote counting procedures.
The recorded materials of the preceding paragraph shall be retained for at least one year. If,
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however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the recording shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the company shall record and save the shareholders registration, attendance registration, questioning, voting and company vote counting results, and record and video the entire video conference without interruption.
The above-mentioned materials and audio and video recordings shall be properly retained by the Company during the period of existence, and the audio and video recordings shall be provided to those who are entrusted to handle video conference affairs for preservation.
本公司應於受理股東報到時起將股東報到過程、會議進行過程、投票計票過程全程連續不間斷錄音及錄影。
前項影音資料應至少保存一年。但經股東依公司法第一百八十九條提起訴訟者,應保存至訴訟終結為止。
股東會以視訊會議召開者,本公司應對股東之註冊、登記、報到、提問、投票及公司計票結果等資料進行記錄保存,並對視訊會議全程連續不間斷錄音及錄影。
前項資料及錄音錄影,本公司應於存續期間妥善保存,並將錄音錄影提供受託辦理視訊會議事務者保存。
- Attendance at shareholders meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed and the number of shares registered on the video conference platform in plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically.
股東會之出席,應以股份為計算基準。出席股數依簽名簿或繳交之簽到卡及視訊會議平台報到股數,加計以書面或電子方式行使表決權之股數計算之。
The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than one hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one third of the total number of issued shares, the chair shall declare the meeting adjourned. If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the Company shall also announce the meeting adjourned on the video conference platform of the shareholders meeting.
已屆開會時間,主席應即宣布開會,並同時公布無表決權數及出席股份數等相關資訊。
惟未有代表已發行股份總數過半數之股東出席時,主席得宣布延後開會,其延後次數以二次為限,延後時間合計不得超過一小時。延後二次仍不足有代表已發行股份總數三分之一以上股東出席時,由主席宣布流會;股東會以視訊會議召開者,本公司另應於股東會視訊會議平台公告流會。
If the quorum is not met after two postponements as referred to in the preceding paragraph, but the attending shareholders represent one third or more of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be adopted pursuant to Article 175, paragraph 1 of the Company Act; all shareholders shall be notified of the tentative resolution and another shareholders meeting shall be convened within 1 month. If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, shareholders who intend to attend by video conference shall re-register with the Company in accordance with Article 6.
前項延後二次仍不足額而有代表已發行股份總數三分之一以上股東出席時,得依公司法第一百七十五條第一項規定為假決議,並將假決議通知各股東於一個月內再行召集股東會;股東會以視訊會議召開者,股東欲以視訊方式出席者,應依第六條向本公司重行登記。
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When, prior to conclusion of the meeting, the attending shareholders represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may resubmit the tentative resolution for a vote by the shareholders meeting pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Act.
於當次會議未結束前,如出席股東所代表股數達已發行股份總數過半數時,主席得將作成之
假決議,依公司法第一百七十四條規定重新提請股東會表決。
- If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. Votes shall be cast on each separate proposal in the agenda (including extraordinary motions and amendments to the original proposals set out in the agenda). The meeting shall proceed in the order set by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting.
股東會如由董事會召集者,其議程由董事會訂定之,相關議案(包括臨時動議及原議案修正)均應採逐案票決,會議應依排定之議程進行,非經股東會決議不得變更之。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a shareholders meeting convened by a party with the power to convene that is not the Board of Directors.
股東會如由董事會以外之其他有召集權人召集者,準用前項之規定。
The chair may not declare the meeting adjourned prior to completion of deliberation on the meeting agenda of the preceding two paragraphs (including extraordinary motions), except by a resolution of the shareholders meeting. If the chair declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules of procedure, the other members of the Board of Directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new chair in accordance with statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and then continue the meeting.
前二項排定之議程於議事(含臨時動議)未終結前,非經決議,主席不得逕行宣布散會;主席
違反議事規則,宣布散會者,董事會其他成員應迅速協助出席股東依法定程序,以出席股東表決權過半數之同意推選一人擔任主席,繼續開會。
The chair shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; when the chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed and call for a vote.
主席對於議案及股東所提之修正案或臨時動議,應給予充分說明及討論之機會,認為已達可
付表決之程度時,得宣布停止討論,提付表決。
- Before speaking, an attending shareholder must specify on a speaker's slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair.
出席股東發言前,須先填具發言條載明發言要旨、股東戶號(或出席證編號)及戶名,由主席定其發言順序。
A shareholder in attendance who has submitted a speaker's slip but does not actually speak shall be deemed to have not spoken. When the content of the speech does not correspond to the subject given on the speaker's slip, the spoken content shall prevail.
出席股東僅提發言條而未發言者,視為未發言。發言內容與發言條記載不符者,以發言內容
為準。
Except with the consent of the chair, a shareholder may not speak more than twice on the same proposal, and a single speech may not exceed 5 minutes. If the shareholder's speech violates the rules or exceeds the scope of the agenda item, the chair may terminate the speech. 同一議案每一股東發言,非經主席之同意不得超過兩次,每次不得超過五分鐘,惟
股東發
言違反規定或超出議題範圍者,主席得制止其發言。
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When an attending shareholder is speaking, other shareholders may not speak or interrupt unless they have sought and obtained the consent of the chair and the shareholder that has the floor; the chair shall stop any violation.
出席股東發言時,其他股東除經徵得主席及發言股東同意外,不得發言干擾,違反者主席應予制止。
When a juristic person shareholder appoints two or more representatives to attend a shareholders' meeting, only one of the representatives so appointed may speak on the same proposal.
法人股東指派二人以上之代表出席股東會時,同一議案僅得推由一人發言。
After an attending shareholder has spoken, the chair may respond in person or direct relevant personnel to respond.
出席股東發言後,主席得親自或指定相關人員答覆。
If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the shareholders participating by video conference may ask questions in text form on the video conference platform of the shareholders meeting after the chairman announces the meeting and before the announcement of the adjournment of the meeting, which is not applicable to paragraph 1 to 5.
股東會以視訊會議召開者,以視訊方式參與之股東,得於主席宣布開會後,至宣布散會前,於股東會視訊會議平台以文字方式提問,每一議案提問次數不得超過兩次,每次以二百字為限,不適用第一項至第五項規定。
- Voting at a shareholders meeting shall be calculated based on the number of shares.
股東會之表決,應以股份為計算基準。
With respect to resolutions of shareholders meetings, the number of shares held by a shareholder with no voting rights shall not be calculated as part of the total number of issued shares.
股東會之決議,對無表決權股東之股份數,不算入已發行股份之總數。
When a shareholder is an interested party in relation to an agenda item, and there is likelihood that such a relationship would prejudice the interests of the Company, that shareholder may not vote on that item, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy for any other shareholder.
股東對於會議之事項,有自身利害關係致有害於本公司利益之虞時,不得加入表決,並不得代理其他股東行使其表決權。
The number of shares for which voting rights may not be exercised under the preceding paragraph shall not be calculated as part of the voting rights represented by attending shareholders. With the exception of a trust enterprise or a shareholder services agent approved by the competent securities authority, when one person is concurrently appointed as proxy by two or more shareholders, the voting rights represented by that proxy may not exceed three percent of the voting rights represented by the total number of issued shares. If that percentage is exceeded, the voting rights in excess of that percentage shall not be included in the calculation.
前項不得行使表決權之股份數,不算入已出席股東之表決權數。除信託事業或經證券主管機關核准之股務代理機構外,一人同時受二人以上股東委託時,其代理之表決權不得超過已發行股份總數表決權之百分之三,超過時其超過之表決權,不予計算。
- A shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share held, except when the shares are restricted shares or are deemed non-voting shares under Article 179, paragraph 2 of the Company Act.
股東每股有一表決權;但受限制或公司法第 179 條第二項所列無表決權者,不在此限。
When this Corporation holds a shareholder meeting, it shall adopt exercise of voting rights by electronic means and may adopt exercise of voting rights by correspondence. When
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voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by correspondence or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person, but to have waived his/her rights with respect to the extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting; it is therefore advisable that this Corporation avoid the submission of extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals.
本公司召開股東會時,應採行以電子方式並得採行以書面方式行使其表決權;其以書面或電子方式行使表決權時,其行使方法應載明於股東會召集通知。以書面或電子方式行使表決權之股東,視為親自出席股東會。但就該次股東會之臨時動議及原議案之修正,視為棄權,故本公司宜避免提出臨時動議及原議案之修正
A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means under the preceding paragraph shall deliver a written declaration of intent to the Company at least 2 days prior to the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate declarations of intent are delivered, the declaration received earliest shall prevail, except when a declaration is made to cancel the earlier declaration of intent.
前項以書面或電子方式行使表決權者,其意思表示應於股東會開會二日前送達公司,意思表
示有重複時,以最先送達者為準。但聲明撤銷前意思表示者,不在此限。
After a shareholder has exercised voting rights by correspondence or electronic means, in the event the shareholder intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person or by video conference, a written declaration of intent to retract the voting rights already exercised under the preceding paragraph shall be made known to the Company, by the same means by which the voting rights were exercised, at least 2 business days prior to the date of the shareholders meeting. If the notice of retraction is submitted after that time, the voting rights already exercised by correspondence or electronic means shall prevail. When a shareholder has exercised voting rights both by correspondence or electronic means and by appointing a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting, the voting rights exercised by the proxy in the meeting shall prevail.
股東以書面或電子方式行使表決權後,如欲親自或以視訊方式出席股東會者,至遲應於股東會開會二日前以與行使表決權相同之方式撤銷前項行使表決權之意思表示;逾期撤銷者,以書面或電子方式行使之表決權為準。如以書面或電子方式行使表決權並以委託書委託代理人出席股會者,以委託代理人出席行使之表決權為準。
Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. At the time of a vote, for each proposal, the chair or a person designated by the chair shall first announce the total number of voting rights represented by the attending shareholders, followed by a poll of the shareholders. After the conclusion of the meeting, on the same day it is held, the results for each proposal, based on the numbers of votes for and against and the number of abstentions, shall be entered into the MOPS.
議案之表決,除公司法及本公司章程另有規定外,以出席股東表決權過半數之同意通過之。表決時,應逐案由主席或其指定人員宣佈出席股東之表決權總數後,由股東逐案進行投票表決,並於股東會召開後當日,將股東同意、反對及棄權之結果輸入公開資訊觀測站。
When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected, and no further voting shall be required.
同一議案有修正案或替代案時,由主席併同原案定其表決之順序。如其中一案已獲通過時,
其他議案即視為否決,勿庸再行表決。
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Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of the Company.
議案表決之監票及計票人員,由主席指定之,但監票人員應具有股東身分。
Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.
股東會表決或選舉議案之計票作業應於股東會場內公開處為之,且應於計票完成後,當場宣布表決結果,包含統計之權數,並作成紀錄。
The Company convened a video conference of the shareholders' meeting. Shareholders who participated by video shall conduct voting on various resolutions and voting on election proposals through the video conference platform after the chairman announces the meeting. The voting shall be completed before the chairman announces the close of voting. Those who exceed the time limit would be deemed a waiver.
本公司召開股東會視訊會議,以視訊方式參與之股東,於主席宣布開會後,應透過視訊會議平台進行各項議案表決及選舉議案之投票,並應於主席宣布投票結束前完成,逾時者視為棄權。
If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, after the chairman announces the close of voting, the votes shall be counted at one time, and the voting and election results shall be announced.
股東會以視訊會議召開者,應於主席宣布投票結束後,為一次性計票,並宣布表決及選舉結果。
When the Company holds a video-assisted shareholders meeting, shareholders who have registered to attend the shareholders' meeting by video-conference in accordance with the Article 6, who intend to attend the physical shareholders' meeting in person, shall cancel the registration in the same manner as the registration at least 2 business days prior to the meeting date; Those who cancel within the time limit can only attend the shareholders' meeting by video conferencing.
本公司召開視訊輔助股東會時,已依第六條規定登記以視訊方式出席股東會之股東,欲親自出席實體股東會者,應於股東會開會二日前,以與登記相同之方式撤銷登記;逾期撤銷者,僅得以視訊方式出席股東會。
A shareholder exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means without revoking their intentions and participate in the shareholders meeting by video conferencing shall not exercise their voting rights on the original agenda or propose amendments to the original agenda or exercise the voting rights for amendments to the original agenda, except for temporary motions.
以書面或電子方式行使表決權,未撤銷其意思表示,並以視訊方式參與股東會者,除臨時動議外,不得再就原議案行使表決權或對原議案提出修正或對原議案之修正行使表決權。
- The election of directors or supervisors at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules adopted by this Corporation, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names of those elected as directors and supervisors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected.
股東會有選舉董事時,應依本公司所訂相關選任規範辦理,並應當場宣布選舉結果,包含當選董事、監察人之名單與其當選權數及落選董監事名單及其獲得之選舉權數。The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least 1 year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
前項選舉事項之選舉票,應由監票員密封簽字後,妥善保管,並至少保存一年。但經股東依
公司法第一百八十九條提起訴訟者,應保存至訴訟終結為止。
- Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be recorded in the
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meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form.
股東會之議決事項,應作成議事錄,由主席簽名或蓋章,並於會後二十日內,將議事錄分發
各股東。議事錄之製作及分發,得以電子方式為之。
This Corporation may distribute the meeting minutes of the preceding paragraph by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS.
前項議事錄之分發,得以輸入公開資訊觀測站之公告方式為之。
The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the chair's full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and their voting results (including the number of voting rights), and disclose the number of voting rights won by each candidate in the event of an election of directors or supervisors. The minutes shall be retained for the duration of the existence of this Corporation.
議事錄應確實依會議之年、月、日、場所、主席姓名、決議方法、議事經過之要領及表決結果(包含統計之權數)記載之,有選舉董事時,應揭露每位候選人之得票權數。在本公司存續期間,應永久保存。
If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the shareholders meeting minutes shall record the start and end time of the shareholders meeting, the method of convening the meeting, the name of the chairman and the recorder, as well as the events caused by natural disasters, incidents or other force majeure. The handling method and handling situation when an obstacle occurs to the video conferencing platform or participation by video conferencing. 股東會以視訊會議召開者,其議事錄除依前項規定應記載事項外,並應記載股東會之開會起迄時間、會議之召開方式、主席及紀錄之姓名,及因天災、事變或其他不可抗力情事致視訊會議平台或以視訊方式參與發生障礙時之處理方式及處理情形。In addition to complying with the preceding paragraph when convening a videoconference shareholders meeting, the Company shall specify in the meeting minutes the alternative measures provided by shareholders who have difficulty participating in videoconference.
本公司召開視訊股東會,除應依前項規定辦理外,並應於議事錄載明,對於以視訊方式參與股東會有困難股東提供之替代措施。
- On the day of a shareholders meeting, the Company shall compile in the prescribed format a statistical statement of the number of shares obtained by solicitors through solicitationm the number of shares represented by proxies and the number of shares attended by shareholders in writing or electronically, and shall make an express disclosure of the same at the place of the shareholders meeting. If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the Company shall upload the aforementioned information to the video conference platform of the shareholders' meeting at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting, and continue to disclose it until the end of the meeting.
徵求人徵得之股數、受託代理人代理之股數及股東以書面或電子方式出席之股數,本公司應於股東會開會當日,依規定格式編造之統計表,於股東會場內為明確之揭示;股東會以視訊會議召開者,本公司至少應於會議開始前三十分鐘,將前述資料上傳至股東會視訊會議平台,並持續揭露至會議結束。
The Company holds a video conference of the shareholders' meeting. When announcing the meeting, the total number of shareholders shares present shall be disclosed on the video conference platform. The same shall apply if the total number of shares and voting rights of the shareholders attending the meeting are otherwise counted during the meeting.
本公司召開股東會視訊會議,宣布開會時,應將出席股東股份總數,揭露於視訊會議平台。如開會中另有統計出席股東之股份總數及表決權數者,亦同。
If matters put to a resolution at a shareholders meeting constitute material information under applicable laws or regulations or under Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (or GreTai Securities Market) regulations, the Company shall upload the content of such resolution to the MOPS within the prescribed time period.
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股東會決議事項,如有屬法令規定、臺灣證券交易所股份有限公司(財團法人中華民國證券
櫃檯買賣中心)規定之重大訊息者,本公司應於規定時間內,將內容傳輸至公開資訊觀測站。
- Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or arm bands.
辦理股東會之會務人員應佩帶識別證或臂章。
The chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word "Proctor."
主席得指揮糾察員或保全人員協助維持會場秩序。糾察員或保全人員在場協助維持秩序時,
應佩戴「糾察員」字樣臂章或識別證。
At the place of a shareholders meeting, if a shareholder attempts to speak through any device other than the public address equipment set up by the Company, the chair may prevent the shareholder from so doing.
會場備有擴音設備者,股東非以本公司配置之設備發言時,主席得制止之。
When a shareholder violates the rules of procedure and defies the chair's correction, obstructing the proceedings and refusing to heed calls to stop, the chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to escort the shareholder from the meeting.
股東違反議事規則不服從主席糾正,妨礙會議之進行經制止不從者,得由主席指揮糾察員或保全人員請其離開會場。
- When a meeting is in progress, the chair may announce a break based on time considerations. If a force majeure event occurs, the chair may rule the meeting temporarily suspended and announce a time when, in view of the circumstances, the meeting will be resumed.
會議進行時,主席得酌定時間宣布休息,發生不可抗拒之情事時,主席得裁定暫時停止會議,並視情況宣布續行開會之時間。
If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items (including extraordinary motions) on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue.
股東會排定之議程於議事(含臨時動議)未終結前,開會之場地屆時未能繼續使用,得由股
東會決議另竟場地繼續開會。
A resolution may be adopted at a shareholders meeting to defer or resume the meeting within 5 days in accordance with Article 182 of the Company Act.
股東會得依公司法第一百八十二條之規定,決議在五日內延期或續行集會。
- If the shareholders meeting is held by video conference, the Company shall immediately disclose the voting results and election results of various agendas on the video conference platform of the shareholders meeting in accordance with the regulations, and shall continue to disclose for at least 15 minutes after the chairman announces the adjournment of the meeting.
股東會以視訊會議召開者,本公司應於投票結束後,即時將各項議案表決結果及選舉結果,依規定揭露於股東會視訊會議平台,並應於主席宣布散會後,持續揭露至少十五分鐘。
- When the Company holds a video-conference shareholders meeting, the chairman and the recorder shall be at the same place in Republic of China, and the chairman shall announce the address of the place at the time of the meeting.
本公司召開視訊股東會時,主席及紀錄人員應在國內之同一地點,主席並應於開會時宣布該地點之地址。
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If the shareholders meeting is convened by video conference, before the chairman announces the adjournment of the meeting, due to natural disasters, incidents or other force majeure events, the video conference platform is blocked or the participation by video conference occurs, and if it lasts for more than 30 minutes, it shall be postponed or renewed within five days. For a meeting, the Article 182 of the Company Law shall not apply.
股東會以視訊會議召開者,於主席宣布散會前,因天災、事變或其他不可抗力情事,致視訊會議平台或以視訊方式參與發生障礙,持續達三十分鐘以上時,應於五日內延期或續行集會,不適用公司法第一百八十二條之規定。
In the event of the occurrence of the preceding paragraph, the meeting shall be postponed or continued. Shareholders who have not registered to participate in the original shareholders meeting by video conference shall not participate in the postponed or continued meeting.
發生前項應延期或續行會議,未登記以視訊參與原股東會之股東,不得參與延期或續行會議。
In accordance with the Paragraph 1, the meeting should be postponed or continued. Shareholders who have registered to participate in the original shareholders' meeting by video and have completed the registration, but who do not participate in the postponed or continued meeting, shall have the number of shares attended at the original shareholders' meeting, the voting rights they have exercised, and voting rights shall be included in the total number of shares, voting rights and the numbers of votes present at the adjourned or continued meeting. 依第1項規定應延期或續行會議,已登記以視訊參與原股東會並完成報到之股東,未參與延期或續行會議者,其於原股東會出席之股數、已行使之表決權及選舉權,應計入延期或續行會議出席股東之股份總數、表決權數及選舉權數。
When the shareholders meeting is postponed or reconvened in accordance with the Paragraph 1, it is not necessary to re-discuss and resolve the resolutions on which the voting and counting of votes have been completed, and the voting results or the list of elected directors and supervisors are announced.
依第1項規定辦理股東會延期或續行集會時,對已完成投票及計票,並宣布表決結果或董事、監察人當選名單之議案,無須重行討論及決議。
The Company convened a video-assisted shareholders meeting, and when the paragraph 1 cannot be continued, if the total number of shares attended by video conference still reaches the statutory quota for the shareholders' meeting after deducting the number of shares attended by video-conference, the shareholders meeting shall continue. There is no need to postpone or renew the assembly in accordance with the paragraph 1.
本公司召開視訊輔助股東會,發生第1項無法續行視訊會議時,如扣除以視訊方式出席股東會之出席股數後,出席股份總數仍達股東會開會之法定定額者,股東會應繼續進行,無須依第1項規定延期或續行集會。
In the event that the meeting should be continued in the preceding paragraph, the shareholders who participate in the shareholders' meeting by video conference, the number of shares attended shall be included in the total number of shares of the shareholders present, but all the resolutions of the shareholders meeting shall be regarded as abstention.
發生前項應繼續進行會議之情事,以視訊方式參與股東會股東,其出席股數應計入出席股東之股份總數,惟就該次股東會全部議案,視為棄權。
The Company shall postpone or renew the meeting in accordance with the Paragraph 1, and shall handle relevant matters in accordance with the Article 44-27 of the Standards for Handling Share Transactions of Companies Offering Shares, relevant preparatory work shall be handled according to the date of the original shareholders' meeting and the provisions of this article..
本公司依第1項規定延期或續行集會,應依公開發行股票公司股務處理準則第四十四條之二十第七項所列規定,依原股東會日期及各該條規定辦理相關前置作業。
The last paragraph of Article 12 and Paragraph 3 of Article 13 of the Rules for the Use of Power of Attorney for Public Offering Companies to Attend Shareholders' Meetings, Paragraph 2 of Article 44-5 and Paragraph 2 of Article 44-10 of the Guidelines for the Handling of Share Transactions of Public Offering Companies 5. During the period specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 44-17, the Company shall postpone or renew the date of the shareholders' meeting in accordance with the Paragraph 1.
公開發行公司出席股東會使用委託書規則第十二條後段及第十三條第三項、公開發
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行股票公司股務處理準則第四十四條之五第二項、第四十四條之十五、第四十四條之十七第一項所定期間,本公司應依第1項規定延期或續行集會之股東會日期辦理。
- When the Company convenes a video conference of shareholders, it shall provide appropriate alternatives for shareholders who have difficulty in attending the shareholders meeting by video.
本公司召開視訊股東會時,應對於以視訊方式出席股東會有困難之股東,提供適當替代措施。
- These Rules shall take effect after having been submitted to and approved by a shareholders meeting. Subsequent amendments thereto shall be effected in the same manner.
本規則經股東會通過後施行,修正時亦同。
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Annex 4. Procedures for Election of Directors
北極星藥業集團股份有限公司
董事選任程序
- To ensure a just, fair, and open election of directors, these Procedures are adopted pursuant to Articles 21 and 41 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies.
為公平、公正、公開選任董事,爰依「上市上櫃公司治理實務守則」第二十一條及第四十一條規定訂定本程序。
- Except as otherwise provided by law and regulation or by this Corporation's articles of incorporation, elections of directors shall be conducted in accordance with these Procedures.
本公司董事之選任,除法令或章程另有規定者外,應依本程序辦理。
- The overall composition of the board of directors shall be taken into consideration in the selection of this Corporation's directors. The composition of the board of directors shall be determined by taking diversity into consideration and formulating an appropriate policy on diversity based on the company's business operations, operating dynamics, and development needs. It is advisable that the policy include, without being limited to, the following two general standards:
本公司董事之選任,應考量董事會之整體配置。董事會成員組成應考量多元化,並就本身運作、營運型態及發展需求以擬訂適當之多元化方針,宜包括但不限於以下二大面向之標準:
a. Basic requirements and values: Gender, age, nationality, and culture.
基本條件與價值:性別、年齡、國籍及文化等。
b. Professional knowledge and skills: A professional background (e.g., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing, technology), professional skills, and industry experience.)
專業知識技能:專業背景(如法律、會計、產業、財務、行銷或科技)、專業技能及產業經驗等。
Each board member shall have the necessary knowledge, skill, and experience to perform their duties; the abilities that must be present in the board as a whole are as follows:
董事會成員應普遍具備執行職務所必須之知識、技能及素養,其整體應具備之能力如下:
a. The ability to make judgments about operations.
營運判斷能力。
b. Accounting and financial analysis ability.
會計及財務分析能力。
c. Business management ability.
經營管理能力。
d. Crisis management ability.
危機處理能力。
e. Knowledge of the industry.
f. 產業知識。
g. An international market perspective.
國際市場觀。
h. Leadership ability.
領導能力。
i. Decision-making ability.
決策能力。
More than half of the directors shall be persons who have neither a spousal relationship nor a relationship within the second degree of kinship with any other director.
董事間應有超過半數之席次,不得具有配偶或二親等以內之親屬關係。
The board of directors of this Corporation shall consider adjusting its composition based on the results of performance evaluation.
本公司董事會應依據績效評估之結果,考量調整董事會成員組成。
- The qualifications for the independent directors of this Corporation shall comply with Articles 2, 3, and 4 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies.
本公司獨立董事之資格,應符合「公開發行公司獨立董事設置及應遵循事項辦法」第二條、第三條以及第四條之規定。
The election of independent directors of this Corporation shall comply with Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies, and shall be conducted in accordance with Article 24 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/Tex Listed Companies.
本公司獨立董事之選任,應符合「公開發行公司獨立董事設置及應遵循事項辦法」第五條、第六條、第七條、第八條以及第九條之規定,並應依據「上市上櫃公司治理實務守則」第二十四條規定辦理。
- Elections of directors at this Corporation shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures set out in Article 192-1 of the Company Act.
本公司董事之選舉,均應依照公司法第一百九十二條之一所規定之候選人提名制度程序為之。
When the number of directors falls below five due to the dismissal of a director for any reason, this Corporation shall hold a by-election to fill the vacancy at its next shareholders meeting. When the number of directors falls short by one third of the total number prescribed in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, this Corporation shall call a special shareholders meeting within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.
董事因故解任,致不足五人者,公司應於最近一次股東會補選之。但董事缺額達章程所定席次三分之一者,公司應自事實發生之日起六十日內,召開股東臨時會補選之。
When the number of independent directors falls below that required under the proviso of Article 14-2, paragraph 1 of the Securities and Exchange Act, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders meeting to fill the vacancy. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.
獨立董事之人數不足證券交易法第十四條之二第一項但書,應於最近一次股東會補選之;獨立董事均解任時,應自事實發生之日起六十日內,召開股東臨時會補選之。
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- The cumulative voting method shall be used for election of the directors at this Corporation. Each share will have voting rights in number equal to the directors to be elected, and may be cast for a single candidate or split among multiple candidates.
本公司董事之選舉應採用累積投票制,每一股份有與應選出董事人數相同之選舉權,得集中選舉一人,或分配選舉數人。
- The board of directors shall prepare separate ballots for directors in numbers corresponding to the directors to be elected. The number of voting rights associated with each ballot shall be specified on the ballots, which shall then be distributed to the attending shareholders at the shareholders meeting. Attendance card numbers printed on the ballots may be used instead of recording the names of voting shareholders.
董事會應製備與應選出董事人數相同之選舉票,並加填其權數,分發出席股東會之股東,選舉人之記名,得以在選舉票上所印出席證號碼代之。
- The number of directors will be as specified in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, with voting rights separately calculated for independent and non-independent director positions. Those receiving ballots representing the highest numbers of voting rights will be elected sequentially according to their respective numbers of votes. When two or more persons receive the same number of votes, thus exceeding the specified number of positions, they shall draw lots to determine the winner, with the chair drawing lots on behalf of any person not in attendance.
本公司董事依公司章程所定之名額,分別計算獨立董事、非獨立董事之選舉權,由所得選舉票代表選舉權數較多者分別依次當選,如有二人以上得權數相同而超過規定名額時,由得權數相同者抽籤決定,未出席者由主席代為抽籤。
- Before the election begins, the chair shall appoint a number of persons with shareholder status to perform the respective duties of vote monitoring and counting personnel. The ballot boxes shall be prepared by the board of directors and publicly checked by the vote monitoring personnel before voting commences.
選舉開始前,應由主席指定具有股東身分之監票員、計票員各若干人,執行各項有關職務。投票箱由董事會製備之,於投票前由監票員當眾開驗。
- A ballot is invalid under any of the following circumstances:
選舉票有左列情事之一者無效:
a. The ballot was not prepared by a person with the right to convene.
不用召集權人製備之選票者。
b. A blank ballot is placed in the ballot box.
以空白之選票投入投票箱者。
c. The writing is unclear and indecipherable or has been altered.
字跡模糊無法辨認或經塗改者。
d. The candidate whose name is entered in the ballot does not conform to the director candidate list.
參加投票的候選人不符合董事候選人名單。
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e. Other words or marks are entered in addition to the number of voting rights allotted.
除填分配選舉權數外,夾寫其他文字者。
- The voting rights shall be calculated on site immediately after the end of the poll, and the results of the calculation, including the list of persons elected as directors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected, shall be announced by the chair on the site.
投票完畢後當場開票,開票結果應由主席當場宣布,包含董事當選名單與其當選權數。
The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
前項選舉事項之選舉票,應由監票員密封簽字後,妥善保管,並至少保存一年。但經股東依公司法第一百八十九條提起訴訟者,應保存至訴訟終結為止。
- The board of directors of this Corporation shall issue notifications to the persons elected as directors.
當選之董事由本公司董事會發給當選通知書。
- These Procedures, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after approval by a shareholders meeting.
本程序由股東會通過後施行,修正時亦同。
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Annex 5. Shareholding of Directors
Polaris Group
Shareholding of Directors
| Title | Name | Holding shares on |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Samuel Chen | 4,950,000 |
| Director | Digital Capital Inc. | |
| Representative : Brittany Way | 376,086,333 | |
| Director | Mai Investment Co.,Ltd | |
| Representative : KC Tsai | 40,527,138 | |
| Director | Howard Chen | 4,368,033 |
| Independent Director | Way, Tzong Der | 0 |
| Independent Director | Chao, Ying Chen | 0 |
| Independent Director | Wen, Kuo-Lan | 0 |
| Independent Director | Tsang, Kwok-Wah | 0 |
Note 1: Book closure date March 17, 2026.
Note 2: The minimum shareholding requirement for directors and supervisors is not applicable to foreign companies.