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Transcend AGM Information 2018

Jun 27, 2018

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Transcend Information, Inc.

2018 ANNUAL REGULAR SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING MINUTES

( This English version is a translation based on the original Chinese version. Where any discrepancy arises between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. )

Time: 9:00 a.m., June 14, 2018

Place: Transcend Information, Inc. (No. 70, XingZhong Rd., NeiHu Dist., Taipei 114, Taiwan)

Total share represented by shareholders present in person or by proxy are 349,615,742 shares (including 316,080,041 shares casted electronically), which is 81.16% of the total 430,761,675 outstanding shares.

Attended Directors:

Shu, Chung-Wan, the chairman of Board of Directors

Attended Independent Directors:

Wang, Yi-Hsin, the convener of Audit Committee, Chen, Yi-Liang, and Chen, Lo-Min Attendees:

Lin Chun-Yao, the independent auditors of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Li, Dan, the lawyer of World Patent & Trademark Office

Chairman: Shu, Chung-Wan Recorder: Chen, Hung-Jen

Call meeting to order: The aggregate shareholding of the shareholders present in person or by proxy constituted a quorum. The Chairman called the meeting to order.

Chairman's Remarks: (Omitted)

I. Report Items

  • (1) To report the business of 2017.

Please refer to Attachment I.

(2) Audit Committee’s review report.

Please refer to Attachment II.

  • (3) To report 2017 employees’ profit sharing bonus and directors’ compensation.

Explanatory Notes:

  • A. The remuneration of 2017 profit to employees would be NT$ 33,279,537 (distributed in cash); and that to directors would be NT$ 4,500,000.

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  • B. The estimated remuneration to employees is NT$ 34,779,100 and the different amount should be NT$ 1,499,563; the estimated remuneration to directors is NT$ 4,944,736 and the different amount should be NT$ 444,736.

  • C. The difference will be recognized as expense in the statement of income in 2018.

  • (4) The status of guarantees provided by the Company as of the end of 2017.

Explanatory Notes:

The Company provided a guarantee for Transcend Japan Inc. amounting to JPY 2,000,000 thousand, and the actual amount of guarantee draw down is JPY 0 by the end of 2017. Pursuant to the Company’s “Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantee”, the limit of guarantee was NT$ 8,199,318 thousand (approximate JPY 31,000,000 thousand).

II. Proposed Items

  • (1) Adoption of 2017 Business Report and Financial Statements.

  • (Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanatory Notes:

  • A. The parent company only financial statement and consolidated financial statement of the Company for the year of 2017 have been audited by independent auditors, Mr. Chun-Yao, Lin and Mr. Chien-Hung Chou, of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

  • B. The Business Report, Independent Auditors’ Report and Financial Statements are hereby also attached. (Please refer to Attachment I, III and IV)

  • C. It is submitted for ratification.

Resolution:

Resolution: Resolution:
Shares represented at the time of voting:
349,613,742
(includingvotes casted electronically
316,080,041
)
Voting Results* % of the total
represented sharepresent
Votes in favor:
332,984,781 votes (
302,419,080 votes)
Votes against:
144,356 votes (
144,356 votes)
Votes invalid:
0 votes (
0 votes)
Abstention and no votes:
16,484,605 votes (
13,516,605 votes)
95.24%
0.04%
0.00%
4.71%

*including votes casted electronically (number in brackets)

RESOLVED, the above proposal was approved as proposed.

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  • (2) Adoption of the proposal for distribution of 2017 earnings.

  • (Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanatory Notes:

  • A. For appropriations of 2017 earnings, the Company will distribute cash dividend of NT$ 2,498,417,715 (NT$5.80 per share) from the available retained earnings of 2017 after setting aside legal reserve and special reserve.

  • B. Please refer to next page for the chart of 2017 earnings distribution.

  • C. Cash dividends will be distributed proportionately according to shareholders’ shares ownership registered in the Common Stockholders’ Roster as of the date of record.

  • D. To avoid the change in the total amount of common shares outstanding resulting from buyback of company shares, or transfer or cancellation of treasury stock, it is proposed that the Chairman of the Board be authorized to adjust the cash to be distributed to each common share.

  • E. It is submitted for ratification.

Resolution:

Shares represented at the time of voting: 349,613,742 (including votes casted electronically 316,080,041 )

Shares represented at the time of voting:
349,613,742
(includingvotes casted electronically
316,080,041
)
Voting Results* % of the total
represented sharepresent
Votes in favor:
333,097,584 votes (
302,531,883 votes)
Votes against:
33,553 votes (
33,553 votes)
Votes invalid:
0 votes (
0 votes)
Abstention and no votes:
16,482,605 votes (
13,514,605 votes)
95.27%
0.00%
0.00%
4.71%

*including votes casted electronically (number in brackets)

RESOLVED, the above proposal was approved as proposed.

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Transcend Information, Inc. The Chart of 2017 Earnings Distribution

For the year ended December 31, 2017 (Expressed in New Taiwan dollar)

Item Amount Remarks
Unappropriated retained earnings at beginning 4,706,153,350
Add:Adjustment on unappropriated earnings for 2017 1,771,639
Adjusted unappropriated retained earnings 4,707,924,989
Add:Net income for 2017 2,655,716,602
Less:Legal reserve(10%) (265,571,660)
Add:Reversal ofSpecial reserve 98,441,026
Retained earnings available for appropriation as of
December31,2017
7,196,510,957
Less:Items of distribution -
Cash dividend to shareholders
2,498,417,715
Cash dividend
(NT$5.80 per share)
Unappropriated retained earnings at end 4,698,093,242

[Chairman][:][Shu, Chung-Wan ]

General Manager:Shu, Chung-Cheng Accounting Supervisor:Chen, Hung-Jen

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III. Discussion and Election Items

(1) To approve cash distribution from capital surplus.

(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanatory Notes:

  • A. To comply with Article 241 of the Company Act.

  • B. The capital surplus derived from the issuance of new shares at a premium totaling NT$ 86,152,335 will be distributed in cash of NT$0.20 per share.

  • C. Cash dividends will be distributed proportionately according to shareholders’ shares ownership registered in the Common Stockholders’ Roster as of the date of record.

  • D. To avoid the change in the total amount of common shares outstanding resulting from buyback of company shares, or transfer or cancellation of treasury stock, it is proposed that the Chairman of the Board be authorized to adjust the cash to be distributed to each common share.

  • E. It is submitted for approval.

Resolution:

Shares represented at the time of voting: 349,613,742 (including votes casted electronically 316,080,041 )

Voting Results* % of the total
represented sharepresent
Votes in favor:
333,098,584 votes (
302,532,883 votes)
Votes against:
32,553 votes (
32,553 votes)
Votes invalid:
0 votes (
0 votes)
Abstention and no votes:
16,482,605 votes (
13,514,605 votes)
95.27%
0.00%
0.00%
4.71%

*including votes casted electronically (number in brackets)

RESOLVED, the above proposal was approved as proposed.

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  • (2) Election of directors.

(Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanatory Notes:

  • A. Three-year term of the current directors started from June 12, 2015 and concluded on June 11, 2018. To comply with Article 195 of the Company Act, in case no election of new directors is effected after expiration of the term of office of existing directors, the term of office of out-going directors shall be extended until the time new directors have been elected and assumed their office.

  • B. The shareholders’ meeting shall elect 9 directors (including 3 independent directors). Three-year term of the new directors will start from June 14, 2018 and conclude on June 13, 2021.

  • C. According to the regulations and Articles of Incorporate, a candidate nomination system shall be adopted. Please refer to Attachment V: the nomination list of directors.

  • D. It is submitted for election.

Resolution:

The list of persons elected as directors:

(NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS)

Shareholder Account NO./
ID NO.
Name Numbers of Votes
(includingvotes casted electronically)
1 SHU,CHUNG-WAN 358,888,168
2 SHU,CHUNG-CHENG 322,012,750
E2206* CHUI,LI-CHU 321,618,604
A1223* WANG,JEN-MING 321,352,027
3 HSU,CHIA-HSIAN 321,171,162
N1234* LI,TSENG-HO 320,973,021

(INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS)

Shareholder Account NO./
ID NO.
Name Numbers of Votes
(includingvotes casted electronically)
A2204* WANG,YI-HSIN 320,614,811
E1002* CHEN,YI-LIANG 320,408,992
A1234* CHEN,LO-MIN 320,224,019

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  • (3) To release the prohibition on directors from participation in competing business. (Proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanatory Notes:

  • A. Pursuant to Article 209 of Company Act, it is proposed to release non-competition restrictions on the newly-elected directors, who may participate in investment or operation of another company that engages in the same or similar business scope, under the premise that no harm to the Company's interest.

  • B. Please refer to Attachment VI: the concurrent positions of directors.

  • C. It is submitted for approval.

Resolution:

Shares represented at the time of voting: 349,613,742 (including votes casted electronically 316,080,041 )

Shares represented at the time of voting:
349,613,742
(includingvotes casted electronically
316,080,041
)
Voting Results* % of the total
represented sharepresent
Votes in favor:
332,054,046 votes (
301,488,345 votes)
Votes against:
127,628 votes (
127,628 votes)
Votes invalid:
0 votes (
0 votes)
Abstention and no votes:
17,432,068 votes (
14,464,068 votes)
94.97%
0.03%
0.00%
4.98%

*including votes casted electronically (number in brackets)

RESOLVED, the above proposal was approved as proposed.

IV. Other Business and Special Motion

Speech from shareholders: shareholder registered number 103580 had questions and comments about

the investment of the associate, product quality, and industrial product technologies development, the

questions were responded by the Chairman.

There is no other special motion, the meeting was adjourned.

V. Meeting Adjourned

Note: This document is extracted from the meeting; the details are subject to the audio and video recording.

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Attachment I

TRANSCEND INFORMATION INC. BUSINESS REPORT

In 2017, the global supply of the memory chips was tight and price continued to rise through the first half of the year. In the second half of the year, as the technology of 3D NAND Flash is mature with an improving yield rate, supply and demand for NAND flash products became in a balance and resulted in stable prices. However, DRAM price still kept on the rise due to tight supply. During 2017, Transcend strived to expand products and technologies in diverse applications. In addition to constantly investing in high value-added embedded products for embedded applications, Transcend has heavily developed strategic products to keep solid operating performance in the rapidly changing memory market. Hereby, we would like to thank our valued shareholders, clients, suppliers and employees for your continued supports of Transcend.

Transcend’s consolidated revenue totaled NT$ 21 billion in 2017. Consolidated gross profit totaled NT$ 5.53 billion. Gross profit rate is 26.4 percent. Operating income totaled NT$ 4 billion. Income before tax totaled NT$ 3.31 billion. Net income totaled NT$ 2.66 billion. EPS is NT$ 6.17 calculated at the weighted average of outstanding share capital amounting to 4.3 billion.

With excellent brand management, Transcend has received many prestigious awards by its exceptional product design and brand image. For the eleventh year in a row, Transcend has been ranked as Interband’s Top 20 Best Taiwan Global Brands. Transcend also won Taiwan Excellence Awards for the fourteenth consecutive year and Japan’s Good Design Award for the third year, demonstrating that Transcend’s outstanding product design is internationally recognized.

As a leading brand in the market, continuous innovation and improvement are the driving force behind the growth of Transcend. We have successfully expanded into embedded market in recent years. Besides developing industrial-grade SSDs for embedded applications, Transcend also provides a full range of embedded solutions that are suitable for a variety of demanding industrial environment. For the consumer market, we focused on developing strategic products this year and had successfully penetrated into dash camera and body camera market. We launched new DrivePro Body body camera series tailored for professionals and new series of dash cameras with various practical functions, which creates product differentiation in the market. In addition, Apple Solutions has been the pillar of the strategic product lines. We also released a range of innovative upgrade solutions this year for Apple users looking for greater performance and reliability.

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Transcend focuses not only on sales performance, but also on corporate governance. We aim to disclose adequate information in order to provide comprehensive corporate information to our shareholders and investors. For cooperate social responsibility, we have sponsored sport activities in high school and universities, including the High School Basketball League (HBL), University Basketball Association (UBA) and the Black Panther High School Baseball Tournament. We continued to execute the long-term Baseball Mentoring Program aimed at underprivileged school baseball teams for the third year, expecting to serve as a platform for young promising athlete to fulfill their dreams. As a result, we received both “Sports Activists Award” and “Long-term Sponsorship Award” from the Sports Affairs Council this year as our continuing contribution to promote sports in Taiwan.

Looking to 2018, price of DRAM is expected to remain on an upward trend due to supply shortage, while price of NAND Flash will begin to drop and see in an oversupply situation thanks to increased production and improved yield rate. Thus, an effective inventory management and flexible pricing strategy will be the crucial key in the face of price fluctuation and competitive industry environment. Transcend will also strive to build up long-term collaborative relationship with suppliers, maintain healthy inventory level, and review pricing strategy regularly to ensure reasonable prices and to generate profit.

Transcend continues to implement automated productions system as well as optimizes the manufacturing processes and equipment to improve productivity and decrease manufacturing costs. We also leverage various marketing programs to expand into new channels and promote new products in an effort to enhance our brand awareness and create market value. As a multinational enterprise, Transcend pays attention to the internal communication of the company, shares up-to-date market information, keeps information in sync, and ensures that the headquarters policy can be implemented to the entire enterprise to enhance the enterprise competitiveness.

Here again we sincerely thank all of our shareholders, for your continued support and for the confidence that you have placed in us. We will make every effort to keep Transcend operational excellence and look forward to sharing our progress with you.

Chairman Shu, Chung-Wan

General Manager Shu, Chung-Cheng

Accounting Supervisor Chen, Hung-Jen

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Attachment II

Audit Report of Audit Committee

The Board of Directors has prepared the Company’s 2017 Business Report, Financial Statements and Earnings Distribution Proposal. Transcend Corporation’s Financial Statements have been audited and certified by Mr. Chun-Yao, Lin and Mr. Chien-Hung Chou, the CPA of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The Business Report, Financial Statements and Earnings Distribution Proposal have been reviewed and considered to be complied with relevant rules by the undersigned, the audit committee of Transcend Corporation. Pursuant to Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act, we hereby submit this report.

The audit Committee of Transcend Corporation

Chairman of the audit Committee: Wang, Yi-Shin

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March 08, 2018

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Attachment III

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Transcend Information, Inc.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Transcend Information, Inc. (the Company”) as at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the “Regulations Governing the Preparations of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers”.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the “Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants” and generally accepted auditing standards in the Republic of China (ROC GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants in the Republic of China (the “Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the 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 Company’s financial statements of the current period are stated as follows:

Evaluation of inventories

Description

Please refer to Notes 4(8), 5(2) and 6(4) to the financial statements for the details of the information about Company’s inventory accounting policy, estimates and assumption and allowance for inventory evaluation losses.

The percentage of the Company’s inventories in total assets is material and the Company applies judgements and estimates in determining the net realizable value of inventories on balance sheet date. The Company mainly produces DRAM and flash memory, and due to those products having short life cycle and belong to a highly competitive industry, the market prices change frequently. Since the Company’s inventories and the allowance for inventories evaluation losses are material to its financial statements, the evaluation of inventories has been identified as a key audit matter.

How our audit addressed the matter

Our audit procedures performed in respect of the above key audit matter included the following:

  • A. Obtained an understanding of the Company’s operation and industry. Assessed the reasonableness of the policy and procedures to recognize allowance for inventory evaluation losses.

  • B. Obtained an understanding of the Company’s inventory control procedures. Reviewed annual inventory count plan and observed the annual physical count of inventory in order to assess the effectiveness of inventory internal control.

  • C. Obtained relevant evaluation reports of inventory and tested the logic and accuracy of information to assess the reasonableness of allowance for inventory evaluation losses.

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Estimation of allowance for sales discount

Description

In consideration of business volume, the Company provides a variety of business incentives to specific customers or products, and based on that, the Company can estimate the allowance for sales discount monthly. Please refer to Note 6(3) to the financial statements for the details of the information about estimation of allowance for sales allowance.

Since the contracts are numerous and the result could affect the net revenue in the financial statements, the estimation of allowance for sales discount has been identified as a key audit matter.

How our audit addressed the matter

Our audit procedures performed in respect of the above key audit matter included the following:

  • A. Obtained an understanding of the Company’s operation, industry and the procedure to recognise allowance for sales discount.

  • B. Obtained an understanding of the Company’s sales procedures and interviewed management to assess the appropriateness of sales allowance contracts and internal control on estimation of allowance.

  • C. Obtained the evaluation list of allowance for sales discount, and tested material sales allowance contracts and recalculated it to assess the reasonableness of allowance in the Company’s determination.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the “Regulations Governing the Preparations of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers”, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’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 Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, including audit committee, are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 ROC GAAS 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 financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ROC GAAS, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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 audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

  • 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 Company’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 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 Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  • Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the 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 independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

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From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the 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.

March 8, 2018

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The accompanying 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 financial statements and report of independent accountants 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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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC

BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investment in debt instrument without
active market - current
Notes receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable- related parties, net
Other receivables
Inventories, net
Other current financial assets
Other current assets, others
Current Assets
Non-current assets
Available-for-sale financial assets -
non-current
Investments accounted for using equity
method
Property, plant and equipment, net
Investment property, net
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Non-current Assets
Total Assets
December 31, 2017
AMOUNT
%
$ 3,241,924
14
738,877
3
5,862
-
1,718,543
7
796,093
4
100,120
-
5,050,568
22
6,840,736
30
9,960
-
18,502,683
80
68,874
-
2,427,143
11
1,724,494
7
207,730
1
120,018
1
103,636
-
4,651,895
20
$ 23,154,578 100
December 31, 2016 December 31, 2016
AMOUNT
$ 3,241,924
738,877
5,862
1,718,543
796,093
100,120
5,050,568
6,840,736
9,960
18,502,683
68,874
2,427,143
1,724,494
207,730
120,018
103,636
4,651,895
$ 23,154,578
AMOUNT
$ 1,560,837
366,295
5,348
1,815,255
1,184,712
141,234
4,818,926
8,638,735
12,480
18,543,822
179,580
2,499,769
1,653,180
210,371
53,944
78,219
4,675,063
$ 23,218,885
%
7
1
-
8
5
1
21
37
-
80
1
11
7
1
-
-
20
100

(Continued)

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Liabilities and Equity AMOUNT % AMOUNT %
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,226,819 5 $ 1,702,172 7
Accounts payable - related parties 537,129 2 570,359 3
Other payables 292,582 1 335,590 1
Other payables - related parties 3,641 - 324 -
Current tax liabilities 415,193 2 90,367 -
Other current liabilities 4,900 - 4,166 -
Current Liabilities 2,480,264 10 2,702,978 11
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 158,072 1 167,769 1
Other non-current liabilities 17,947 - 21,204 -
Non-current Liabilities 176,019 1 188,973 1
Total Liabilities 2,656,283 11 2,891,951 12
Equity attributable to owners of parent
Share capital
Common stock 4,307,617 19 4,307,617 19
Capital surplus
Capital surplus 4,691,385 20 4,799,075 20
Retained earnings
Legal reserve 4,037,210 17 3,748,946 16
Special reserve 145,689 1 21,691 -
Unappropriated retained earnings 7,363,641 32 7,595,294 33
Other equity interest
Other equity interest ( 47,247 ) - ( 145,689) -
Total Equity 20,498,295 89 20,326,934 88
Significant contingent liabilities and
unrecognized contract commitments
Significant events after the balance sheet
date
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 23,154,578 100 $ 23,218,885 100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except Earnings Per Share)

Years ended December 31 ended December 31 ended December 31 ended December 31
2017 2016
Items AMOUNT % AMOUNT %
Operating Revenue $ 20,007,792 100 $ 21,324,583 100
Operating Costs ( 15,301,168)( 76 ) ( 17,220,152)( 81)
Gross Profit 4,706,624 24 4,104,431 19
Unrealized gross profit on sales to
subsidiaries ( 48,746) - ( 94,548) -
Realized gross profit on sales to
subsidiaries 94,548 - 34,559 -
Gross Profit, net 4,752,426 24 4,044,442 19
Operating Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses ( 446,113) ( 2 ) ( 536,210) ( 2)
Administrative expenses ( 179,009) ( 1 ) ( 178,309) ( 1)
Research and development expenses ( 169,238)( 1 ) ( 150,689)( 1
Total operating expenses ( 794,360)( 4 ) ( 865,208)( 4)
Operating Profit 3,958,066 20 3,179,234 15
Non-operating Income and Expenses
Other income 152,323 1 127,822 1
Other gains and losses ( 734,243) ( 4 ) ( 185,333) ( 1)
Finance costs ( 297) - ( 1,631) -
Share of loss of associates and joint
ventures accounted for under equity
method ( 87,619)( 1 ) 46,023 -
Total non-operating income and
expenses ( 669,836)( 4 ) ( 13,119) -
Profit before Income Tax 3,288,230 16 3,166,115 15
Income tax expense ( 632,513)( 3 ) ( 283,478)( 1)
Profit for the Year $ 2,655,717 13 $ 2,882,637 14
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Components of other comprehensive
income (loss) that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss
Gains (losses) on remeasurements of
defined benefit plans $ 2,402 - ( $ 4,263) -
Share of other comprehensive loss of
associates and joint ventures accounted for
under equity method, components of other
comprehensive loss that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss ( 630) - ( 344) -
Components of other comprehensive
income (loss) that will be reclassified to
profit or loss
Exchange differences on translation of
foreign financial statements ( 30,179) - ( 143,703) ( 1)
Unrealized gain (loss) on
available-for-sale financial assets 123,490 1 ( 4,724) -
Income tax related to components of other
comprehensive income that will be
reclassified to profit or loss 5,131 - 24,429 -
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the
year 100,214 1 ( 128,605)( 1)
Total Comprehensive Income $ 2,755,931 14 $ 2,754,032 13
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share $ 6.17 $ 6.69
Diluted earnings per share $ 6.16 $ 6.68

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Year ended December 31, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016
Appropriation of 2015
earnings(Note 1)
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive loss for the
year
Balance at December 31, 2016
Year ended December 31, 2017
Balance at January 1, 2017
Appropriation of 2016
earnings(Note 2)
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Cash payment from capital
surplus
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive income
(loss) for the year
Balance at December 31, 2017
Equity attributable to owne Equity attributable to owne Equity attributable to owne rs ofthe parent rs ofthe parent rs ofthe parent Totalequity
Commonstock Capitalsurplus Retained earnings Otherequityinterest
Additional
paid-incapital
Donated assets
received
Net assets
from merger
Legal reserve Special
reserve
Unappropriated
retained earnings
Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign financial
statements
Unrealized gain
or loss on
available-for-sale
financialassets
$ 4,307,617
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,307,617
$ 4,307,617
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,307,617
$ 4,759,841
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,759,841
$ 4,759,841
-
-
-
(
107,690 )
-
-
$ 4,652,151
$ 4,106
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,106
$ 4,106
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,106
$ 35,128
-
-
-
-
-
$ 35,128
$ 35,128
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 35,128
$ 3,426,756
322,190
-
-
-
-
$ 3,748,946
$ 3,748,946
288,264
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,037,210
$ -
-
21,691
-
-
-
$ 21,691
$ 21,691
-
123,998
-
-
-
-
$ 145,689
$ 7,990,324
(
322,190 )
(
21,691 )
(
2,929,179 )
2,882,637
(
4,607 )
$ 7,595,294
$ 7,595,294
(
288,264 )
(
123,998 )
(
2,476,880 )
-
2,655,717
1,772
$ 7,363,641











$ 77,060
-
-
-
-
(
119,274 )
($ 42,214 )
($ 42,214 )
-
-
-
-
-
(
25,048 )
($ 67,262 )



($ 98,751 )
-
-
-
-
(
4,724 )
($ 103,475 )
($ 103,475 )
-
-
-
-
-
123,490
$ 20,015
$ 20,502,081
-
-
(
2,929,179 )
2,882,637
(
128,605 )
$20,326,934
$ 20,326,934
-
-
(
2,476,880 )
(
107,690 )
2,655,717
100,214
$20,498,295

Note 1: Directors' remuneration amounting to $5,040 and employees' compensation amounting to $35,704 had been deducted from the Statement of Comprehensive Income in 2015. Note 2: Directors' remuneration amounting to $4,239 and employees' compensation amounting to $32,042 had been deducted from the Statement of Comprehensive Income in 2016.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Years ended December Years ended December 31
2017 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before tax
$ 3,288,230 $ 3,166,115
Adjustments
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)
Unrealized gross profit on sales to subsidiaries
48,746 94,548
Realized gross profit on sales to subsidiaries
( 94,548 ) ( 34,559 )
Loss on disposal of investments 106,075 -
Net loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - 15,768
Share of loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity
method 87,619 ( 46,023 )
(Gain on reversal of bad debts) provision for bad debt expense
( 9,874 ) 1,392
Net gain on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - ( 13 )
Depreciation
120,657 127,654
Interest income
( 143,570 ) ( 119,234 )
Interest expense
297 1,631
Dividend income
( 8,973 ) ( 8,574 )
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
( 10,273 ) 184
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Changes in operating assets
Notes and accounts receivable
494,691 ( 91,635 )
Other receivables
44,959 ( 1,186 )
Inventories
( 231,642 ) ( 599,778 )
Other current assets, others
2,520 3,088
Changes in operating liabilities
Accounts payable
( 508,583 ) 210,379
Other payables
( 43,008 ) 37,078
Other payables - related parties
3,317 238
Other current liabilities
734 2,032
Other non-current liabilities
( 855 ) ( 34,136 )
Cash inflow generated from operations
3,146,519 2,724,969
Dividends received 8,973 312,775
Interest received
139,725 107,924
Interest paid
( 297 ) ( 1,631 )
Income tax paid
( 378,327 ) ( 540,595 )
Net cash flows from operating activities
2,916,593 2,603,442
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Increase in other current financial assets
( 2,112,846 ) ( 4,931,250 )
Decrease in other current financial assets 3,910,845 4,759,528
Acquisition of investment in debt instrument without active markets
( 2,734,320 ) ( 2,786,377 )
Proceeds from disposal of investment in debt instrument without active
markets 2,361,738 3,027,999
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets 128,121 -
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (including investment
property) ( 195,539 ) ( 60,030 )
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
16,482 90
(Increase) decrease in other non-current assets
( 25,417 ) ( 31,627 )
Net cash flows from investing activities
1,349,064 ( 21,667 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in short-term borrowings
- ( 492,375 )
Cash dividends paid (including cash payment from capital surplus )
( 2,584,570 ) ( 2,929,179 )
Net cash flows used in financing activities
( 2,584,570 ) ( 3,421,554 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
1,681,087 ( 839,779 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
1,560,837 2,400,616
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$ 3,241,924$ 1,560,837

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Attachment IV

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE

PWCR17000300

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Transcend Information, Inc.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Transcend Information, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) as at December 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 significant 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, 2017 and 2016, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the “Regulations Governing the Preparations of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers” and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the “Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants” and generally accepted auditing standards in the Republic of China (ROC GAAS). 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 the Code of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants in the Republic of China (the “Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. 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 consolidated financial statements of the current period are stated as follows:

Evaluation of inventories

Description

Please refer to Notes 4(9), 5(2) and 6(4) to the consolidated financial statements for the details of the information about Group’s inventory accounting policy, estimates and assumption and allowance for inventory evaluation losses.

The percentage of the Group’s inventories in total assets is material and the Group applies judgements and estimates in determing the net realizable value of inventories on balance sheet date. The Group mainly produces DRAM and flash memory, and due to those products having short life cycle and belong to a highly competitive industry, the market prices change frequently. Since the Group’s inventories and the allowance for inventories evaluation losses are material to its financial statements, the evaluation of inventories has been identified as a key audit matter.

How our audit addressed the matter

Our audit procedures performed in respect of the above key audit matter included the following:

  • A. Obtained an understanding of the Group’s operation and industry. Assessed the reasonableness of the policy and procedures to recognize allowance for inventory evaluation losses.

  • B. Obtained an understanding of the Group’s inventory control procedures. Reviewed annual inventory count plan and observed the annual physical count of inventory in order to assess the effectiveness of inventory internal control.

  • C. Obtained relevant evaluation reports of inventory and tested the logic and accuracy of information to assess the reasonableness of allowance for inventory evaluation losses.

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Estimation of allowance for sales discount

Description

In consideration of business volume, the Group provides a variety of business incentives to specific customers or products, and based on that, the Group can estimate the allowance for sales discount monthly. Please refer to Note 6(3) to the consolidated financial statements for the details of the information about estimation of allowance for sales allowance.

Since the contracts are numerous and the result could affect the net revenue in the consolidated financial statements, the estimation of allowance for sales discount has been identified as a key audit matter.

How our audit addressed the matter

Our audit procedures performed in respect of the above key audit matter included the following:

  • A. Obtained an understanding of the Group’s operation, industry and the procedure to recognise allowance for sales discount.

  • B. Obtained an understanding of the Group’s sales procedures and interviewed management to assess the appropriateness of sales allowance contracts and internal control on estimation of allowance.

  • C. Obtained the evaluation list of allowance for sales discount, and tested material sales allowance contracts and recalculated it to assess the reasonableness of allowance in the Group’s determination.

Other matter –Parent company only financial reports

We have audited and expressed an unqualified opinion on the parent company only financial statements of Transcend Information, Inc. as at and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

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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 Preparations of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers” and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations 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 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 ROC GAAS 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 ROC GAAS, we exercise professional judgement and maintain 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

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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 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.

  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

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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.

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For and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan March 8, 2018

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 report of independent accountants 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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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Assets Notes
6(1)
6(2)
6(3)
7
6(4)
6(5)
6(6)
6(7)
6(8), 7 and 8
6(9)
6(20)
6(10)
December 31, 2017
AMOUNT
%
$ 3,645,914
16
738,877
3
5,862
-
2,499,773
11
-
-
114,346
1
5,241,150
23
6,899,661
30
44,210
-
19,189,793
84
68,874
-
173,122
1
2,706,923
12
269,462
1
133,954
1
228,353
1
3,580,688
16
$ 22,770,481
100
December 31, 2016 December 31, 2016
AMOUNT
$ 3,645,914
738,877
5,862
2,499,773
-
114,346
5,241,150
6,899,661
44,210
19,189,793
68,874
173,122
2,706,923
269,462
133,954
228,353
3,580,688
$ 22,770,481
AMOUNT
$ 1,842,670
366,295
5,348
2,841,228
21,369
146,619
5,166,821
8,702,590
36,389
19,129,329
179,580
282,610
2,740,210
277,316
77,759
204,250
3,761,725
$ 22,891,054
%
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investment in debt instrument without
active market - current
Notes receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable- related parties, net
Other receivables
Inventories, net
Other current financial assets
Other current assets, others
Current Assets
Non-current assets
Available-for-sale financial assets -
non-current
Investments accounted for using equity
method
Property, plant and equipment, net
Investment property, net
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Non-current Assets
Total Assets
8
2
-
12
-
1
23
38
-
84
1
1
12
1
-
1
16
100

(Continued)

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Liabilities and Equity December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
Notes
AMOUNT
%
AMOUNT
%
$ 1,237,552
5
$ 1,740,266
8
7
37,454
-
48,218
-
347,619
2
390,533
2
233
-
-
-
412,345
2
96,138
-
31,414
-
44,415
-
2,066,617
9
2,319,570
10
6(20)
158,463
1
167,817
1
6(11)
47,106
-
76,733
-
205,569
1
244,550
1
2,272,186
10
2,564,120
11
6(12)
4,307,617
19
4,307,617
19
6(13)
4,691,385
20
4,799,075
21
6(14)
4,037,210
18
3,748,946
16
145,689
1
21,691
-
7,363,641
32
7,595,294
33
6(15)
(
47,247 )
- (
145,689)
-
20,498,295
90
20,326,934
89
9
11
$ 22,770,481
100
$ 22,891,054
100
December 31, 2016 December 31, 2016
%
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Accounts payable - related parties
Other payables
Other payables - related parties
Current tax liabilities
Other current liabilities
Current Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Non-current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of parent
Share capital
Common stock
Capital surplus
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated retained earnings
Other equity interest
Other equity interest
Total Equity
Significant contingent liabilities and
unrecognized contract commitments
Significant events after the balance sheet
date
Total Liabilities and Equity
8
-
2
-
-
-
10
1
-
1
11
19
21
16
-
33
-
89
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, except Earnings Per Share)

Items Year ended December 31
2017
2016
Notes
AMOUNT
%
AMOUNT
%
6(16) and 7
$ 20,964,853
100
$ 22,104,915
100
6(4)(19) and 7
(
15,438,009 )(
74)(
17,153,222) (
78)
5,526,844
26
4,951,693
22
6(19)
(
945,861 ) (
4) (
1,089,435) (
5)
(
414,097 ) (
2) (
403,824) (
2)
(
169,238)(
1)(
150,689)
-
(
1,529,196)(
7)(
1,643,948) (
7)
3,997,648
19
3,307,745
15
6(17)
163,495
1
138,978
1
6(18) and 7
(
739,406 ) (
4) (
166,253) (
1)
(
297 )
-
(
2,502)
-
6(7)
(
108,858)
-
(
34,601)
-
(
685,066)(
3)(
64,378)
-
3,312,582
16
3,243,367
15
6(20)
(
656,865)(
3)(
360,730) (
2)
$ 2,655,717
13
$ 2,882,637
13
6(11)
$ 2,402
-
($ 4,263)
-


(
630 )
-
(
344)
-
6(15)
(
30,179 )
-
(
143,703) (
1)
6(6)(15)
123,490
-
(
4,724)
-
6(15)(20)
5,131
-
24,429
-

$ 100,214
-
($ 128,605) (
1)
$ 2,755,931
13
$ 2,754,032
12
$ 2,655,717
13
$ 2,882,637
13
$ 2,755,931
13
$ 2,754,032
12
6(21)
$ 6.17
$ 6.69
$ 6.16
$ 6.68
Operating Revenue
Operating Costs
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses
Administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Total operating expenses
Operating Profit
Non-operating Income and Expenses
Other income
Other gains and losses
Finance costs
Share of loss of associates and joint
ventures accounted for under equity
method
Total non-operating income and
expenses
Profit before Income Tax
Income tax expense
Profit for the Year
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Components of other comprehensive
income (loss) that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss
Gains (losses) on remeasurements of
defined benefit plans
Share of other comprehensive loss of
associates and joint ventures accounted for
under equity method, components of other
comprehensive loss that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss
Components of other comprehensive
income (loss) that will be reclassified to
profit or loss
Exchange differences on translation of
foreign financial statements
Unrealized gain (loss) on
available-for-sale financial assets
Income tax related to components of other
comprehensive income that will be
reclassified to profit or loss
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the
year
Total Comprehensive Income
Net profit attributable to:
Owners of parent
Comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of parent
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Year ended December 31, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016
Appropriation of 2015 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive loss for the
year
Balance at December 31, 2016
Year ended December 31, 2017
Balance at January 1, 2017
Appropriation of 2016 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Cash payment from capital
surplus
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive income
(loss) for the year
Balance at December 31, 2017
Notes Equity attributable to owne Equity attributable to owne Equity attributable to owne rs ofthe parent rs ofthe parent rs ofthe parent Totalequity
Commonstock Capitalsurplus Retained earnings Otherequityinterest
Additional
paid-incapital
Donated assets
received
Net assets
from merger
Legal reserve Special
reserve
Unappropriated
retained earnings
Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign financial
statements
Unrealized gain
or loss on
available-for-sale
financialassets
6(14)
6(6)(15)
6(14)
6(14)
6(6)(15)



$ 4,307,617
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,307,617
$ 4,307,617
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,307,617
$ 4,759,841
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,759,841
$ 4,759,841
-
-
-
(
107,690 )
-
-
$ 4,652,151
$ 4,106
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,106
$ 4,106
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,106
$ 35,128
-
-
-
-
-
$ 35,128
$ 35,128
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 35,128
$ 3,426,756
322,190
-
-
-
-
$ 3,748,946
$ 3,748,946
288,264
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,037,210
$ -
-
21,691
-
-
-
$ 21,691
$ 21,691
-
123,998
-
-
-
-
$ 145,689










$ 7,990,324
(
322,190 )
(
21,691 )
(
2,929,179 )
2,882,637
(
4,607 )
$ 7,595,294
$ 7,595,294
(
288,264 )
(
123,998 )
(
2,476,880 )
-
2,655,717
1,772
$ 7,363,641











$ 77,060
-
-
-
-
(
119,274 )
($ 42,214 )
($ 42,214 )
-
-
-
-
-
(
25,048 )
($ 67,262 )



($ 98,751 )
-
-
-
-
(
4,724 )
($ 103,475 )
($ 103,475 )
-
-
-
-
-
123,490
$ 20,015
$ 20,502,081
-
-
(
2,929,179 )
2,882,637
(
128,605 )
$20,326,934
$ 20,326,934
-
-
(
2,476,880 )
(
107,690 )
2,655,717
100,214
$20,498,295

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before tax
Adjustments
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)
Net loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Share of loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity
method

(Gain on reversal of bad debts) provision for bad debt expense

Loss on disposal of investments

Net gain on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

Depreciation

Interest income

Interest expense
Dividend income

Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Changes in operating assets
Notes receivable
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable - related parties
Other receivables
Inventories
Other current assets, others
Changes in operating liabilities
Accounts payable
Accounts payable - related parties
Other payables
Other payables - related parties
Other current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Cash inflow generated from operations
Dividends received
Interest received
Interest paid
Income tax paid
Net cash flows from operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Increase in other current financial assets
Decrease in other current financial assets
Acquisition of investment in debt instrument without active markets
Proceeds from disposal of investment in debt instrument without active
markets
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

Increase in other current financial assets
Net cash flows from investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in short-term borrowings
Cash dividends paid (including cash payment from capital surplus )

Net cash flows used in financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Years ended December 31
Notes
2017
2016
$ 3,312,582 $ 3,243,367
-
15,768
6(7)
108,858
34,601
6(3)
(
6,353 )
1,449
6(6)(18)
106,075
-
6(18)
- (
13 )
6(18)
(
10,421 )
289
6(19)
205,723
229,566
6(17)
(
145,127 ) (
120,589 )
297
2,502
6(18)
(
8,973 ) (
8,574 )
(
514 ) (
4,389 )
349,976
361,242
21,369 (
12,022 )
36,118 (
968 )
(
74,329 ) (
653,065 )
(
7,821 )
16,097
(
502,714 )
151,154
(
10,764 ) (
10,342 )
(
42,914 )
23,601
233
-
(
13,001 )
8,323
(
27,225 )
3,645
3,291,075
3,281,642
8,973
8,574
141,282
109,279
(
297 ) (
2,502 )
(
401,076 ) (
622,848 )
3,039,957
2,774,145
(
2,112,846 ) (
4,931,250 )
3,915,775
4,760,666
(
2,734,320 ) (
2,786,377 )
2,361,738
3,309,487
128,121
-
6(8)
(
195,132 ) (
47,607 )
6(8)
16,725
147
(
24,103 ) (
18,544 )
1,355,958
286,522
- (
940,725 )
6(14)
(
2,584,570 ) (
2,929,179 )
(
2,584,570 ) (
3,869,904 )
(
8,101 ) (
11,455 )
1,803,244 (
820,692 )
1,842,670
2,663,362
$ 3,645,914 $ 1,842,670

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Attachment V

TRANSCEND INFORMATION INC.

THE NOMINATION LIST OF DIRECTORS

(NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR)

Name Shares Education Experience Presentposition
SHU,
CHUNG-
WAN
9,990,453
Department of Electrical
Engineering, National
Cheng Kung University
Project Manager of
Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
Chief Executive Officer:
- Transcend Information. Inc.
Chairman of the board of directors:
- Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation
Director:
- C-TECH Corporation
- Transcend Information Trading GmbH
Hamburg
Representative juristic person:
- Hitron Technologies Inc.
- WK Technology Fund VI Ltd.
- WK Technology Fund VII Ltd.
- WK Technology Fund VIII Ltd.
Supervisor:
- Wan An Technology Inc.
President:
- Transcend Information Trading GmbH
Hamburg
SHU,
CHUNG-
CHENG
6,244,098
Department of Civil
Engineering, National
Taipei Institute of
Technology
None President:
- Transcend Information. Inc.
Chairman of the board of directors:
- C-TECH Corporation
- Cheng Chuan Technology Development
Inc.
- Shu Min Investment Inc.
Executive director:
- Transcend Information (Shanghai).,Ltd
- Transtech Trading(Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Director:
- Wan An Technology Inc.
- Won Chin Investment Inc.
- Wan Min Investment Inc.
- Wan Chuan Investment Inc.

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Name Shares Education Experience Presentposition
- Saffire Investment Ltd.
- Memhiro Pte. Ltd.
- Transcend Japan Inc
- Transcend (H.K.) Limited
-Supreme Electronics Co., Ltd.
Consultant:
- Taiwan IC PackagingCorporation
CHUI,
LI-CHU
0 Department of French,
TamkangUniversity
None Supervisor of Won Chin Investment Inc.
HSU,
CHIA-
HSIAN
674,244 Department of Automatic
Control Engineering,
FengChia University

President of China area of
Transcend Information Inc.
None
WANG,
JEN-MING

0
University of Illinois
MBA
Sales director of Transcend
Information,Inc.
Sales Vice President of Transcend
Information Inc
LI,
TSENG-
HO
0 Master of Information
Management of National
Taiwan University of
Science and Technology
R&D Director of Transcend
Information, Inc.
Factory Chief of Transcend Information, Inc.

( INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR )

Name Shares Education Experience Presentposition
WANG,
YI-HSIN
0 Ph.D, Accounting
University of Kentucky
- Professor of Department of
Accounting, National Chung
Hsing University
- Library Curator and Vice
President of National Taipei
University
- Independent Director of Bestcom
Infotech Corp.
- Professor of Department of Accounting,
National Taipei University
- Independent Director of United BioPharma
Inc.
- Director of First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
- Chairperson of Accounting Research and
Development Foundation
- President of the Trend Research
Foundation
- Supervisor of Telecom Technology Center
- Chairperson of the Institute of Internal
Auditors

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Name Shares Education Experience Presentposition
CHEN,
YI-LIANG
0 -Master of Business
Administration,
University of California
at Los Angeles
-Department of Business
Administration,
National ChengChi
University
- President of Symphox
Information Co., Ltd.
- President of China area of
Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
- CFO of China area of
Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
- Business Development President
of Asia area of Hewlett-Packard
Development Company, L.P.
- Financial Vice President of
Taiwan area of Hewlett-Packard
Development Company, L.P.
- Finance manager of Taiwan area
and Sales manager of southern
area of Hewlett-Packard
Development Company, L.P.
- Independent Director of Nano-Op
Co.,Ltd.
- Director of Homeyen Networks. Co., Ltd.
- Director of Tai Hwa Oil Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Independent Director of Lextar Electronics
Corporation
CHEN,
LO-MIN
0 Department of Business
Administration, National
ChengChi University
- Global Executive Vice President
and International Chief Operating
Officer of Diebold Inc.
- President of Asia area of Diebold
Inc.
- President of Great China Business
division of Royal Philips
- President of NCR China Co., Ltd.
- Vice President of Taiwan branch
of NCR Corp.

- Independent Director of Hitron
Technologies Inc.

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Attachment VI

TRANSCEND INFORMATION INC.

THE CONCURRENT POSITIONS OF DIRECTORS

Category Name Concurrent Position
Director SHU
CHUNG-WAN
■Chairman of Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation
■Director of C-TECH Corporation
■Representative juristic person of
- Hitron Technologies Inc.
- WK Technology Fund VI Ltd.
- WK Technology Fund VII Ltd.
- WK TechnologyFund VIII Ltd.
Director SHU
CHUNG-CHENG
■Chairman of
- C-TECH Corporation
- Cheng Chuan Technology Development Inc.
- Shu Min Investment Inc.
■Director of
- Wan An Technology Inc.
- Won Chin Investment Inc.
- Wan Min Investment Inc.
- Wan Chuan Investment Inc.
- Supreme Electronics Co., Ltd.
■Consultant of Taiwan IC PackagingCorporation
Independent
Director
WANG YI-HSIN ■Independent Director of United BioPharma Inc.
■Director of First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
■Chairman of Accounting Research and Development Foundation
■President of the Trend Research Foundation
■Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditors
Independent
Director
CHEN YI-LIANG ■Director of Homeyen Networks. Co., Ltd.
■Director of Tai Hwa Oil Industrial Co., Ltd.
■Independent Director of Lextar ElectronicsCorporation
Independent
Director
CHEN LO-MIN ■Independent Director of Hitron Technologies Inc.

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