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Transcend Audit Report / Information 2023

Dec 29, 2023

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC.

PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’

REPORT THEREON DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022


For the convenience of readers and for information purpose only, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. In the event of any discrepancy between the English version and the original Chinese version or any differences in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.

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PWCR 23000329

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE

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

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying parent company only balance sheets of Transcend Information, Inc. (the “Company”) as at December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related parent company only statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the parent company only financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying parent company only financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2023 and 2022, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Financial Statement Audit and Attestation Engagements of Certified Public Accountants and Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Independent Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the parent company only financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the 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.

~2~

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the Company’s 2023 parent company only financial statements. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the parent company only 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 2023 parent company only financial statements are stated as follows:

Valuation of inventories

Description

Refer to Notes 4(13), 5(2) and 6(5) to the parent company only financial statements for the information on the Company’s inventory accounting policy, estimates and assumptions and allowance for inventory valuation losses.

The percentage of the Company’s inventories to total assets is material and the Company applies judgements and estimates in determining the net realizable value of inventories at the balance sheet date. The Company mainly produces DRAM and flash memory. As these products have a short life cycle and belong to a highly competitive industry, the market prices change frequently. Since the Company’s inventories and the allowance for inventory valuation losses are material to the financial statements, the valuation of inventories has been identified as one of the key audit matters.

How our audit addressed the matter

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

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

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

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

Estimation of allowance for sales discounts

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 discounts monthly. Refer to Notes 4(25) and 6(4) to the parent company only financial statements for the information on the estimation of allowance for sales discounts.

Since the contracts are numerous and the result could affect the net revenue in the parent company only financial statements, the estimation of allowance for sales discounts has been identified as one of the key audit matters.

How our audit addressed the matter

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

  • A. Obtained an understanding of the Company’s operations, industry and the procedures to recognize allowance for sales discounts.

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

  • C. Obtained the evaluation list of allowance for sales discounts, and tested material sales allowance contracts and recalculated it to assess the reasonableness of allowance determined by the Company.

~4~

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

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

In preparing the parent company only 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 the Audit Committee, are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Independent auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the parent company only financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the parent company only financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ 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 parent company only financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgement and professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

~5~

  • A. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the parent company only 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.

  • B. 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.

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

  • D. 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 auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the parent company only 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 auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

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

  • F. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the parent company only financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

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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.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the parent company only financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ 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 auditors’ report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Chen, Chin-Chang Lin, Yi-Fan

For and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan February 29, 2024


The accompanying parent company only 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 parent company only financial statements and independent auditors’ report are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the accounting principles or Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China and their applications in practice.

As the parent company only 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. PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)

Assets Notes
6(1)
6(3)
6(4)
6(4)
7
6(5)
6(2)
6(6)
6(3)
6(7)
6(8)
6(9) and 7
6(11)
6(23)
6(12)
December 31, 2023
AMOUNT
%
$
1,214,553
5
8,060,820
36
323
-
689,554
3
688,923
3
112,946
1
4,940,866
22
1,845
-
15,709,830
70
461,734
2
626,628
3
301,602
1
1,242,066
6
1,316,764
6
128,309
1
2,547,461
11
69,255
-
37,869
-
6,731,688
30
$
22,441,518
100
December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022
AMOUNT
$
1,214,553
8,060,820
323
689,554
688,923
112,946
4,940,866
1,845
15,709,830
461,734
626,628
301,602
1,242,066
1,316,764
128,309
2,547,461
69,255
37,869
6,731,688
$
22,441,518
AMOUNT
$
1,812,082
8,527,800
867
720,973
423,847
21,627
3,069,913
1,270
14,578,379
51,463
524,939
-
2,252,378
1,374,912
165,858
2,555,793
126,380
31,070
7,082,793
$
21,661,172
%
Current assets
1100
Cash and cash equivalents
1136
Financial assets at amortised cost -
current
1150
Notes receivable, net
1170
Accounts receivable, net
1180
Accounts receivable - related parties
1200
Other receivables
130X
Inventories
1479
Other current assets
11XX
Total current assets
Non-current assets
1510
Financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss - non-current
1517
Financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income - non-
current
1535
Financial assets at amortised cost -
non-current
1550
Investments accounted for using
equity method
1600
Property, plant and equipment
1755
Right-of-use assets
1760
Investment property, net
1840
Deferred income tax assets
1900
Other non-current assets
15XX
Total non-current assets
1XXX
Total assets
9
39
-
3
2
-
14
-
67
-
3
-
10
6
1
12
1
-
33
100

(Continued)

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)

Liabilities and equity December 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Notes
AMOUNT
%
AMOUNT
%
$
1,790,529
8
$
471,713
3
7
298,728
2
443,591
2
266,495
1
209,400
1
7
16,683
-
17,692
-
491,425
2
422,774
2
7
37,187
-
36,662
-
3,751
-
3,086
-
2,904,798
13
1,604,918
8
6(23)
173,377
1
376,445
2
7
75,976
-
113,163
-
6(13)
18,657
-
16,110
-
268,010
1
505,718
2
3,172,808
14
2,110,636
10
6(14)
4,290,617
19
4,290,617
20
6(15)
3,044,619
13
3,387,781
16
6(16)
5,303,693
24
5,057,967
23
357,817
2
190,514
1
6,502,327
29
6,981,474
32
6(17)
(
230,363) (
1) (
357,817) (
2 )
19,268,710
86
19,550,536
90
9
11
$
22,441,518
100
$
21,661,172
100
Current liabilities
2170
Accounts payable
2180
Accounts payable - related parties
2200
Other payables
2220
Other payables - related parties
2230
Current income tax liabilities
2280
Lease liabilities - current
2300
Other current liabilities
21XX
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
2570
Deferred income tax liabilities
2580
Lease liabilities - non-current
2600
Other non-current liabilities
25XX
Total non-current liabilities
2XXX
Total liabilities
Equity
Share capital
3110
Common stock
Capital surplus
3200
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
3310
Legal reserve
3320
Special reserve
3350
Unappropriated retained earnings
Other equity interest
3400
Other equity interest
3XXX
Total equity
Significant contingent liabilities and
unrecognized contract commitments
Significant events after the balance
sheet date
3X2X
Total liabilities and equity

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

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)

Items For the years ended December 31
2023
2022
Notes
AMOUNT
%
AMOUNT
%
6(18) and 7
$
9,879,469
100
$
11,386,995
100
6(5)(22) and 7
(
7,409,205) (
75) (
9,278,593) (
81)
2,470,264
25
2,108,402
19
(
16,316)
- (
3,455)
-
3,455
-
10,106
-
2,457,403
25
2,115,053
19
6(22)
(
317,083) (
3) (
314,858) (
3)
(
181,690) (
2) (
207,177) (
2)
(
132,973) (
2) (
137,105) (
1)
(
631,746) (
7) (
659,140) (
6)
1,825,657
18
1,455,913
13
6(3)(19)
374,837
4
96,934
1
6(6)(10)(11)(20)
78,703
1
82,483
1
6(2)(21) and 7
145,851
2
217,979
2
6(9)
(
1,822)
- (
1,239)
-
6(7)
47,306
-
1,214,903
10
644,875
7
1,611,060
14
2,470,532
25
3,066,973
27
6(23)
(
485,697) (
5) (
612,629) (
6)
$
1,984,835
20
$
2,454,344
21
6(13)
($
2,159)
-
$
5,185
-
6(6)(17)
173,465
2 (
170,069) (
1)
6(7)
1,524
- (
219)
-
6(7)(17)
(
46,041) (
1)
892
-
6(17)(23)
9,208
- (
178)
-
$
135,997
1 ($
164,389) (
1)
$
2,120,832
21
$
2,289,955
20
6(24)
$
4.63
$
5.72
$
4.62
$
5.71
4000
Operating revenue
5000
Operating costs
5900
Gross profit
5910
Unrealized profit from sales
5920
Realized profit from sales
5950
Realized gross profit
Operating expenses
6100
Sales and marketing expenses
6200
Administrative expenses
6300
Research and development expenses
6000
Total operating expenses
6900
Operating profit
Non-operating income and expenses
7100
Interest income
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Finance costs
7070
Share of profit of subsidiaries,
associates and joint ventures
accounted for using the equity
method
7000
Total non-operating income and
expenses
7900
Profit before income tax
7950
Income tax expense
8200
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Components of other
comprehensive income (loss) that
will not be reclassified to profit or
loss
8311
(Loss) gain on remeasurements of
defined benefit plan
8316
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial
assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income
8330
Share of other comprehensive
income (loss) of associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity
method
Components of other
comprehensive income (loss) that
will be reclassified to profit or loss
8361
Financial statements translation
differences of foreign operations
8399
Income tax related to components of
other comprehensive income that
will be reclassified to profit or loss
8300
Other comprehensive income (loss)
for the year
8500
Total comprehensive income
Earnings per share (in dollars)
9750
Basic earnings per share
9850
Diluted earnings per share

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

~10~

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

For the year ended December 31, 2022
Balance at January 1, 2022
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Appropriations and distribution of 2021 earnings
Legal reserve
Cash dividends
Special reserve
Cash payment from capital surplus
Net loss on disposal of financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Expired unclaimed dividends recognized as capital surplus
Balance at December 31, 2022
For the year ended December 31, 2023
Balance at January 1, 2023
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Appropriations and distribution of 2022 earnings
Legal reserve
Cash dividends
Special reserve
Cash payment from capital surplus
Net gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Expired unclaimed dividends recognized as capital surplus
Balance at December 31, 2023
Notes Common stock Capital Reserves Capital Reserves Capital Reserves Retained Earnings Retained Earnings Other Equity Interest Other Equity Interest Other Equity Interest Total equity
Additional paid-in
capital
Donated assets
received
Net assets from
merger
Legal reserve Special reserve Unappropriated
retained earnings
Financial
statements
translation
differences of
foreign operations

f
Unrealised gains
(losses) on
financial assets at
air value through
other
comprehensive
income
6(6)(17)
6(16)
6(6)(17)
6(6)(17)
6(16)
6(6)(17)
$ 4,290,617
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,290,617
$ 4,290,617
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,290,617
$
3,691,432
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
343,249 )
-
-
$
3,348,183
$
3,348,183
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
343,249 )
-
-
$
3,004,934





$
4,354
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
116
$
4,470
$
4,470
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
87
$
4,557
$
35,128
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$
35,128
$
35,128
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$
35,128



$ 4,803,503
-
-
-
254,464
-
-
-
-
-
$ 5,057,967
$ 5,057,967
-
-
-
245,726
-
-
-
-
-
$ 5,303,693
$
117,244
-
-
-
-
-
73,270
-
-
-
$
190,514
$
190,514
-
-
-
-
-
167,303
-
-
-
$
357,817
$
7,083,072
2,454,344
4,966
2,459,310
(
254,464 )
(
2,231,121 )
(
73,270 )
-
(
2,053 )
-
$
6,981,474
$
6,981,474
1,984,835
(
635 )
1,984,200
(
245,726 )
(
2,059,496 )
(
167,303 )
-
9,178
-
$
6,502,327
($
197,932 )
-
714
714

-

-

-
-

-
-
($
197,218 )
($
197,218 )
-
(
36,833 )
(
36,833 )

-

-

-
-
-
-
($
234,051 )
$
7,417
-
(
170,069 )
(
170,069 )
-
-
-
-
2,053
-
($
160,599 )
($
160,599 )
-
173,465
173,465
-
-
-
-
(
9,178 )
-
$
3,688
$ 19,834,835
2,454,344
(
164,389 )

2,289,955
-
(
2,231,121 )
-
(
343,249 )
-
116
$ 19,550,536
$ 19,550,536
1,984,835
135,997
2,120,832
-
(
2,059,496 )
-
(
343,249 )

-
87
$ 19,268,710

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

~11~

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC.

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

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

Depreciation

Interest income

Interest expense

Dividend income

Changes in assets and liabilities relating to operating activities
Changes in assets relating to operating activities
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current
Notes receivable
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable - related parties
Other receivables
Inventories
Other current assets
Changes in liabilities relating to operating activities
Accounts payable
Accounts payable - related parties
Other payables
Other payables - related parties
Other current liabilities
Net defined benefit liability
Other non-current liabilities
Cash inflow generated from operations
Dividends received
Interest received
Income tax paid
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or
loss - non-current
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non-
current
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at amortised cost
Acquisition of financial assets at amortised cost
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income
Capital reduction and return of shares of investment accounted for using
the equity method

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

Increase in guarantee deposits paid
Acquisition of right-of-use assets
Acquisition of investment property

Increase in other non-current assets
Dividends received

Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Incease in guarantee deposits received
Payment of lease liabilities
Cash dividends paid (including cash payment from capital surplus)

Expired unclaimed dividends recognized as capital surplus
Net cash flows used in financing activities
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
For theyears ended December 31
Notes
2023
2022
$
2,470,532 $
3,066,973
16,316
3,455
(
3,455 ) (
10,106 )
6(2)(21)
(
38,186 )
17,262
6(7)
(
47,306 ) (
1,214,903 )
6(22)
127,671
154,169
6(19)
(
374,837 ) (
96,934 )
6(9)
1,822
1,239
6(6)(20)
(
21,134 ) (
35,592 )
-
1,508,314
544
1,632
31,419
416,616
(
265,076 ) (
148,118 )
(
84,132 )
94,758
(
1,870,953 )
2,544,650
(
575 ) (
110 )
1,318,816 (
892,131 )
(
144,863 ) (
16,940 )
57,095 (
42,967 )
(
1,009 )
261
665 (
65,182 )
(
884 ) (
827 )
-
1,322
1,172,470
5,286,841
19,874
35,592
368,607
85,784
(
553,781 ) (
613,516 )
1,007,170
4,794,701


-
41,155
(
372,085 )
-
4,573,010
3,100,000
(
4,407,329 ) (
6,147,400 )
6(6)
71,776
6,179
- (
71,611 )
6(7)
-
985,589
6(25)
(
20,241 ) (
35,790 )
(
135 )
-
- (
692 )
6(11)
(
489 ) (
4,082 )
(
9,576 ) (
1,712 )
6(7)
1,000,240
98,635
835,171 (
2,029,729 )


1,272
-
(
38,484 ) (
38,484 )
6(16)
(
2,402,745 ) (
2,574,370 )
87
116
(
2,439,870 ) (
2,612,738 )
(
597,529 )
152,234
1,812,082
1,659,848
$
1,214,553 $
1,812,082

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

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TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC.

NOTES TO THE PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)

1. HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION

Transcend Information, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the provisions of the Company Law of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) in August 1989. The main activities of the Company are manufacturing, processing and sales of computer software and hardware, peripheral equipment and other computer components. The Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of China had approved the Company’s shares to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the shares started trading on May 3, 2001.

2. THE DATE OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR AUTHORIZATION

These parent company only financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on February 29, 2024.

3. APPLICATION OF NEW STANDARDS, AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS

(1) Effect of the adoption of new issuances of or amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS[®] ”) Accounting Standards that came into effect as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (“FSC”)

New standards, interpretations and amendments endorsed by the FSC and became effective from 2023 are as follows:

New Standards,Interpretations and Amendments Effective date by
International
Accounting
Standards Board
Amendments to IAS 1, ‘Disclosure of accounting policies’
Amendments to IAS 8, ‘Definition of accounting estimates’
Amendments to IAS 12, ‘Deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising
from a single transaction’
Amendments to IAS 12, ‘International tax reform - pillar two model rules’
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
May 23, 2023

The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Company’s financial condition and financial performance based on the Company’s assessment.

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(2) Effect of new issuances of or amendments to IFRS Accounting Standards as endorsed by the FSC

but not yet adopted by the Company

New standards, interpretations and amendments endorsed by the FSC and will become effective from 2024 are as follows:

Effective date by
International
Accounting
New Standards,Interpretations and Amendments Standards Board
Amendments to IFRS 16, ‘Lease liability in a sale and leaseback’ January 1, 2024
Amendments to IAS 1, ‘Classification of liabilities as current or non-current’ January 1, 2024
Amendments to IAS 1, ‘Non-current liabilities with covenants’ January 1, 2024
Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7, ‘Supplier finance arrangements’ January 1, 2024

The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Company’s financial condition and financial performance based on the Company’s assessment.

(3) IFRS Accounting Standards issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC

New standards, interpretations and amendments issued by IASB but not yet included in the IFRS Accounting Standards as endorsed by the FSC are as follows:

New Standards,Interpretations and Amendments Effective date by
International
Accounting
Standards Board
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28, ‘Sale or contribution of assets
between an investor and its associate or joint venture’
IFRS 17, ‘Insurance contracts’
Amendments to IFRS 17, ‘Insurance contracts’
Amendment to IFRS 17, ‘Initial application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 -
comparative information’
Amendments to IAS 21, ‘Lack of exchangeability’
To be determined
by International
Accounting
Standards Board
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2025

The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Company’s financial condition and financial performance based on the Company’s assessment.

4. SUMMARY OF MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these parent company only financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.

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(1) Compliance statement

The parent company only financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

(2) Basis of preparation

  • A. Except for the following items, the parent company only financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention:

  • (a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

  • (b) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

  • (c) Defined benefit liabilities recognized based on the net amount of pension fund assets less present value of defined benefit obligations.

  • B. The preparation of financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to these parent company only financial statements are disclosed in Note 5.

(3) Foreign currency translation

These parent company only financial statements are presented in New Taiwan dollars, which is the Company’s functional and presentation currency.

  • A. Foreign currency transactions and balances

  • (a) Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

  • (b) Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the period end are retranslated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences arising upon re-translation at the balance sheet date are recognized in profit or loss.

  • (c) Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at fair value through profit or loss are re-translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date; their translation differences are recognized in profit or loss. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at fair value through other comprehensive income are re-translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date; their translation differences are recognized in other comprehensive income. However, nonmonetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are not measured at fair value are translated using the historical exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions.

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  • (d) All foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the statement of comprehensive income within ‘other gains and losses’.

  • B. Translation of foreign operations

The operating results and financial position of all the group entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

  - (a) Assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented are translated at the closing exchange rate at the date of that balance sheet;

  - (b) Income and expenses for each statement of comprehensive income are translated at average exchange rates of that period; and

  - (c) All resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income.
  • (4) Classification of current and non-current items

  • A. Assets that meet one of the following criteria are classified as current assets:

    • (a) Assets arising from operating activities that are expected to be realized, or are intended to be sold or consumed within the normal operating cycle;

    • (b) Assets held mainly for trading purposes;

    • (c) Assets that are expected to be realized within twelve months from the balance sheet date;

    • (d) Cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash and cash equivalents and those that are to be exchanged or used to settle liabilities more than twelve months after the balance sheet date.

Otherwise they are classified as non-current assets.

  • B. Liabilities that meet one of the following criteria are classified as current liabilities:

  • (a) Liabilities that are expected to be settled within the normal operating cycle;

  • (b) Liabilities arising mainly from trading activities;

  • (c) Liabilities that are to be settled within twelve months from the balance sheet date;

  • (d) Liabilities for which the repayment date cannot be extended unconditionally to more than twelve months after the balance sheet date. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity instruments do not affect its classification.

Otherwise they are classified as non-current liabilities.

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(5) Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents refer to short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Time deposits that meet the definition above and are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments in operations are classified as cash equivalents.

(6) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

  • A. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets that are not measured at amortised cost or fair value through other comprehensive income.

  • B. On a regular way purchase or sale basis, financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are recognized and derecognized using trade date accounting.

  • C. At initial recognition, the Company measures the financial assets at fair value and recognizes the transaction costs in profit or loss. The Company subsequently measures the financial assets at fair value, and recognizes the gain or loss in profit or loss.

(7) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

  • A. Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income comprise equity securities which are not held for trading, and for which the Company has made an irrevocable election at initial recognition to recognize changes in fair value in other comprehensive income.

  • B. On a regular way purchase or sale basis, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are recognized and derecognized using trade date accounting.

  • C. At initial recognition, the Company measures the financial assets at fair value plus transaction costs. The Company subsequently measures the financial assets at fair value:

  • The changes in fair value of equity investments that were recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to retained earnings and are not reclassified to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment. Dividends are recognized as revenue when the right to receive payment is established, future economic benefits associated with the dividend will flow to the Company and the amount of the dividend can be measured reliably.

(8) Financial assets at amortised cost

  • A. Financial assets at amortised cost are those that meet all of the following criteria:

  • (a) The objective of the Company’s business model is achieved by collecting contractual cash flows.

  • (b) The assets’ contractual cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest.

  • B. On a regular way purchase or sale basis, financial assets at amortised cost are recognized and derecognized using trade date accounting.

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  • C. At initial recognition, the Company measures the financial assets at fair value plus transaction costs. Interest income from these financial assets is included in finance income using the effective interest method. A gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized or impaired.

(9) Accounts and notes receivable

  • A. Accounts and notes receivable entitle the Company a legal right to receive consideration in exchange for transferred goods or rendered services.

  • B. The short-term accounts and notes receivable without bearing interest are subsequently measured at initial invoice amount as the effect of discounting is immaterial.

(10) Impairment of financial assets

  • For financial assets at amortised cost and accounts receivable that have a significant financing component, at each reporting date, the Company recognizes the impairment provision for 12 months expected credit losses if there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition or recognizes the impairment provision for the lifetime expected credit losses (ECLs) if such credit risk has increased since initial recognition after taking into consideration all reasonable and verifiable information that includes forecasts. On the other hand, for accounts receivable or contract assets that do not contain a significant financing component, the Company recognizes the impairment provision for lifetime ECLs.

(11) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to receive the cash flows from the financial asset expire.

- (12) Leasing arrangements (lessor) operating leases

Lease income from an operating lease (net of any incentives given to the lessee) is recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(13) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted-average method. The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises raw materials, direct labour, other direct costs and related production overheads (allocated based on actual operating capacity). It excludes borrowing costs. The item by item approach is used in applying the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

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(14) Investments accounted for using equity method - subsidiaries and associates

  • A. Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) controlled by the Company. The Company controls an entity when the Company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.

  • B. Unrealized profits and losses on transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Company.

  • C. The Company’s share of its subsidiaries’ post-acquisition profits or losses is recognized in profit or loss, and its share of post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognized in other comprehensive income. When the Company’s share of losses in a subsidiary equals or exceeds its interest in the subsidiary, the Company continues to recognize losses proportionate to its ownership.

  • D. Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence but not control. In general, it is presumed that the investor has significant influence, if an investor holds, directly or indirectly 20% or more of the voting power of the investee. Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method and are initially recognized at cost.

  • E. The Company’s share of its associates’ post-acquisition profits or losses is recognized in profit or loss, and its share of post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognized in other comprehensive income. When the Company’s share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds its interest in the associate, including any other unsecured receivables, the Company does not recognize further losses, unless it has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate.

  • F. When changes in an associate’s equity do not arise from profit or loss or other comprehensive income of the associate and such changes do not affect the Company’s ownership percentage of the associate, the Company recognizes change in ownership interests in the associate in ‘capital surplus’ in proportion to its ownership.

  • G. Unrealized gains on transactions between the Company and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the Company’s interest in the associates. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of associates have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Company.

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  • H. In the case that an associate issues new shares and the Company does not subscribe or acquire new shares proportionately, which results in a change in the Company’s ownership percentage of the associate but maintains significant influence on the associate, then ‘capital surplus’ and ‘investments accounted for under the equity method’ shall be adjusted for the increase or decrease of its share of equity interest. If the above condition causes a decrease in the Company’s ownership percentage of the associate, in addition to the above adjustment, the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the associate are reclassified to profit or loss proportionately on the same basis as would be required if the relevant assets or liabilities were disposed of.

  • I. Pursuant to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, profit (loss) of the current period and other comprehensive income in the parent company only financial statements shall equal to the amount attributable to owners of the parent in the financial statements prepared with basis for consolidation. Owners’ equity in the parent company only financial statements shall equal to equity attributable to owners of the parent in the financial statements prepared with basis for consolidation.

  • (15) Property, plant and equipment

  • A. Property, plant and equipment are initially recorded at cost. Borrowing costs incurred during the construction period are capitalized.

  • B. Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred.

  • C. Land is not depreciated. Other property, plant and equipment apply cost model and are depreciated using the straight-line method to allocate their cost over their estimated useful lives. Each part of an item of property, plant, and equipment with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost of the item must be depreciated separately.

  • D. The assets’ residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year-end. If expectations for the assets’ residual values and useful lives differ from previous estimates or the patterns of consumption of the assets’ future economic benefits embodied in the assets have changed significantly, any change is accounted for as a change in estimate under IAS 8, ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’, from the date of the change. The estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

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Buildings and structures 8 ~ 50 years Machinery and equipment 2 ~ 10 years Transportation equipment 3 ~ 5 years Office equipment and others 2 ~ 5 years

(16) Leasing arrangements (lessee) - right-of-use assets / lease liabilities

  • A. Leases are recognized as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability at the date at which the leased asset is available for use by the Company. For short-term leases or leases of low-value assets, lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

  • B. Lease liabilities include the net present value of the remaining lease payments at the commencement date, discounted using the incremental borrowing interest rate. Lease payments are comprised of the following:

  • (a) Fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable; and

  • (b) Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate.

The Company subsequently measures the lease liability at amortized cost using the interest method and recognizes interest expense over the lease term. The lease liability is remeasured and the amount of remeasurement is recognized as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset when there are changes in the lease term or lease payments and such changes do not arise from contract modifications.

  • C. At the commencement date, the right-of-use asset is stated at cost comprising the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability.

The right-of-use asset is measured subsequently using the cost model and is depreciated from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the asset’s useful life or the end of the lease term. When the lease liability is remeasured, the amount of remeasurement is recognized as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

(17) Investment property

An investment property is stated initially at its cost and measured subsequently using the cost model. Except for land, investment property is depreciated on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of 10 ~ 55 years.

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(18) Impairment of non-financial assets

The Company assesses at each balance sheet date the recoverable amounts of those assets where there is an indication that they are impaired. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell or value in use. When the circumstances or reasons for recognizing impairment loss for an asset in prior years no longer exist or diminish, the impairment loss is reversed. The increased carrying amount due to reversal should not be more than what the depreciated or amortised historical cost would have been if the impairment had not been recognized.

(19) Notes and accounts payable

Notes and accounts payable are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. They are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. However, short-term accounts payable without bearing interest are subsequently measured at initial invoice amount as the effect of discounting is immaterial.

(20) Offsetting financial assets and liabilities

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and reported in the net amount in the balance sheet when there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

(21) Employee benefits

  • A. Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in respect of service rendered by employees in a period and should be recognized as expense in that period when the employees render service.

  • B. Pensions

  • (a) Defined contribution plan

For the defined contribution plan, the contributions are recognized as pension expenses when they are due on an accrual basis. Prepaid contributions are recognized as an asset to the extent of a cash refund or a reduction in the future payments.

(b) Defined benefit plan

  • i. Net obligation under a defined benefit plan is defined as the present value of an amount of pension benefits that employees will receive on retirement for their services with the Company in current period or prior periods. The liability recognized in the balance sheet in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date less the fair value of plan assets. The net defined
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benefit obligation is calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The rate used to discount is determined by using interest rates of government bonds (at the balance sheet date) of a currency and term consistent with the currency and term of the employment benefit obligations.

  • ii. Remeasurements arising on defined benefit plan are recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they arise and are recorded as retained earnings.

  • iii. Past service costs are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

  • C. Employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration

Employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration are recognized as expense and liability, provided that such recognition is required under legal or constructive obligation and those amounts can be reliably estimated. Any difference between the resolved amounts and the subsequently actual distributed amounts is accounted for as changes in estimates.

  • (22) Income tax

  • A. The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or items recognized directly in equity, in which cases the tax is recognized in other comprehensive income or equity.

  • B. The current income tax expense is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company and its subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in accordance with applicable tax regulations. It establishes provisions where appropriate based on the amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. An additional tax is levied on the unappropriated retained earnings and is recorded as income tax expense in the year the stockholders resolve to retain the earnings.

  • C. Deferred tax is recognized, using the balance sheet liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated balance sheet. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realized or the deferred tax liability is settled.

  • D. Deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized. At each balance sheet date, unrecognized and recognized deferred tax assets are reassessed.

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(23) Share capital

  • A. Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or stock options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

  • B. Where the Company repurchases the Company’s shares that have been issued, the consideration paid, excluding any directly attributable incremental costs (net of income taxes) is deducted from equity attributable to the Company’s equity holders.

(24) Dividends

Dividends are recorded in the Company’s financial statements in the period in which they are resolved by the Company’s shareholders. Cash dividends are recorded as liabilities; stock dividends are recorded as stock dividends to be distributed and are reclassified to ordinary shares on the effective date of new shares issuance.

(25) Revenue recognition

  • A. Sales of goods

  • (a) The Company manufactures and sells computer software and hardware, computer peripheral equipment, and computer component products. When the right of control is transferred to the customer, sales revenue is recognized. Delivery occurs when the products have been shipped to the specific location, the risks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred to the customer, and either the customer has accepted the products in accordance with the sales contract, or the Company has objective evidence that all criteria for acceptance have been satisfied.

  • (b) Sales revenue is recognized based on the contract price, net of sales returns, volume discounts and estimated sales discount. The goods are often sold with volume discounts based on aggregate sales over a one-month period. Sales discounts and allowances are estimated and provided for based on customer contracts, and revenue is only recognized to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur. The estimation is subject to an assessment at each reporting date and recognized as allowance for sales discounts. No element of financing is deemed present as the sales are made with a credit term of 30-60 days after monthly billing, which is consistent with market practice.

  • (c) A receivable is recognized when the goods are delivered as this is the point in time that the consideration is unconditional because only the passage of time is required before the payment is due.

  • B. Incremental costs of obtaining a contract

  • Given that the contractual period lasts less than one year, the Company recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred although the Company expects to recover those costs.

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5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND KEY SOURCES OF ASSUMPTION UNCERTAINTY

The preparation of these parent company only financial statements requires management to make critical judgements in applying the Company’s accounting policies and make critical assumptions and estimates concerning future events. Assumptions and estimates may differ from the actual results and are continually evaluated and adjusted based on historical experience and other factors. Such assumptions and estimates have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year; and the related information is addressed below:

(1) Critical judgements in applying the Company’s accounting policies

Investment property

The Company uses a portion of the property for its own use and another portion to earn rentals or for capital appreciation. When these portions cannot be sold separately and cannot be leased out separately under a finance lease, the property is classified as investment property only if the own use portion accounts for an insignificant portion of the property.

(2) Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

Valuation of inventories

As inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value, the Company must determine the net realizable value of inventories on balance sheet date using judgements and estimates. Due to the rapid technology innovation, the Company evaluates the amounts of normal inventory consumption, obsolete inventories or inventories without market selling value on balance sheet date, and writes down the cost of inventories to the net realizable value. The valuation of inventories is based on recent market price and demand of products in the future specific period, thus there might be significant changes in the valuation.

As of December 31, 2023, the carrying amount of inventories was $4,940,866.

6. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTS

(1) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash on hand and petty cash
Checking accounts and demand deposits
Time deposits
December31,2023
340
$ 964,213
250,000
1,214,553
$
December31,2022
42
$ 1,504,940
307,100
1,812,082
$
  • A. The aforementioned time deposits pertain to high liquidity investments with maturity within three months.
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  • B. The Company transacts with a variety of financial institutions all with high credit quality to disperse credit risk, so it expects that the probability of counterparty default is remote.

  • C. The Company has no cash and cash equivalents pledged to others.

(2) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Items December31,2023 December31,2023 December31,2022 December31,2022
Non-current items:
Financial assets mandatorily measured
at fair value through profit or loss
Beneficiary certificates $ 433,566
$ 61,481
Valuation adjustments 28,168 ( 10,018)
$ 461,734 $ 51,463
A. Amounts recognized in profit or loss in relation to financial assets at fair value through profit
loss are listed below:
For theyears ended December31,
2023 2022
Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair
value through profit or loss
Beneficiary certificates $ 38,186
($ 17,262)
  • A. Amounts recognized in profit or loss in relation to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are listed below:

  • B. The Company has no financial assets at fair value through profit or loss pledged to others.

(3) Financial assets at amortised cost

Items
Current items:
Time deposits with original maturity of more
than three months
Non-current items:
Corporate bonds
December31,2023
8,060,820
$ 301,602
$
December31,2022
8,527,800
$
-
$
  • A. Amounts recognized in profit or loss in relation to financial assets at amortised cost are listed below:
below:
Interest income For theyears ended December31,
2023
348,814
$
2022
80,156
$
  • B. The Company has no financial assets at amortised cost pledged to others as collateral.
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  • C. The Company transacts time deposits with reputable domestic and foreign banks. The issuers of corporate bonds which the Company invested are well-known domestic and foreign enterprises. The Company’s counterparties have good credit quality, so the Company expects that the probability of counterparty default is remote. The impairment loss is assessed using a 12-month expected credit loss approach.

(4) Notes and accounts receivable

December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Notes receivable $ 323
$ 867
Accounts receivable $ 689,554
$ 720,973
Less: Loss allowance - -
$ 689,554
$ 720,973
  • A. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the estimated sales discounts and allowances were $76,490 and $57,603, respectively. Since the sales discounts and allowances met the requirements for offset of financial liabilities and financial assets, the net amounts were shown under accounts receivable.

  • B. The ageing analysis of accounts receivable and notes receivable is as follows:

Not past due
Up to 30 days
December Notes
receivable
323
$ -
323
$ 31,2023
December 31, 2022
Accounts
receivable
552,668
$ 136,886
689,554
$
Accounts
receivable
546,702
$ 174,271

720,973
$
Notes
receivable
867
$ -
867
$

The above ageing analysis was based on past due date.

  • C. The Company has credit insurance that covers accounts receivable from major customers. Should bad debts occur, the Company will receive 90% of the losses resulting from non-payment.

  • D. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, notes receivable and accounts receivable were all from contracts with customers. As of January 1, 2022, the balance of notes receivable and accounts receivable from contracts with customers amounted to $1,140,088.

  • E. As at December 31, 2023 and 2022, without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements, the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the Company’s notes receivable were $323 and $867, respectively; the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the Company’s accounts receivable were $689,554 and $720,973, respectively.

  • F. The Company classifies customers’ accounts receivable in accordance with the credit rating of the customer. The Company applies the simplified approach to estimate expected credit loss under the provision matrix basis.

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  • G. The Company wrote-off the financial assets, which cannot reasonably be expected to be recovered, after initiating recourse procedures. However, the Company will continue executing the recourse procedures to secure their rights. On December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company has no writtenoff financial assets that are still under recourse procedures.

  • H. The Company used forecastability, historical and timely information to assess the loss rate of accounts receivable. On December 31, 2023 and 2022, the provision matrix is as follows:

December 31, 2023
Expected loss rate
Total book value
December 31, 2022
Expected loss rate
Total book value
Not
past due
0.005%
552,668
$ Not
past due
0.007%
546,702
$
1-180 days
Over 180 days
past due
past due
0.03%~15.47%
25%~100%
136,886
$ -
$ 1-180 days
Over 180 days
past due
past due
0.04%~18.16%
25%~100%
174,271
$ -
$
Total
689,554
$ Total
720,973
$
  • I. The Company had no impairment losses arising from customers’ contracts for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and balance of allowance for loss on December 31, 2023 and 2022 are both $0.

  • J. The Company does not hold any collateral as security.

(5) Inventories

Raw materials
Work in progress
Finished goods
Raw materials
Work in progress
Finished goods
December31,2023
Allowance for
Cost
valuation loss
4,107,777
$ 119,316)
($ 423,938
511)
(
532,063
3,085)
(
5,063,778
$ 122,912)
($ December31,2022
Bookvalue
3,988,461
$ 423,427
528,978
4,940,866
$
Allowance for
Cost
valuation loss
2,743,592
$ 446,816)
($ 285,227
6,256)
(
528,468
34,302)
(
3,557,287
$ 487,374)
($
Bookvalue
2,296,776
$ 278,971
494,166
3,069,913
$
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A. The cost of inventories recognized as expense for the year:

For theyears ended For theyears ended December31,
2023 2022
Cost of goods sold $ 7,773,667
$ 8,843,739
(Gain on reversal of) loss on decline in market
value of inventory ( 364,462)
434,854
$ 7,409,205
$ 9,278,593

The gain on reversal of decline in market value of inventory for the year ended December 31, 2023 arose from the clearance of inventories which were previously provided with allowance and the recovery in the net realizable value of certain inventories.

  • B. No inventories were pledged to others.

(6) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current

Items
Non-current items:
Equity instruments
Listed stocks
Others
Valuation adjustments
December 31, 2023
December31,2022
621,815
$ 684,413
$ 1,125
1,125
622,940
685,538
3,688
160,599)
(
626,628
$ 524,939
$
  • A. The Company has elected to classify equity investments that are considered to be strategic investments as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. The fair value of such investments amounted to $626,628 and $524,939 as at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

  • B. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company disposed equity investments whose fair value were $71,776 and $6,179, respectively and the cumulative gains (losses) on disposal was transferred to retained earnings in the amount of $9,178 and ($2,053), respectively.

  • C. Amounts recognized in profit or loss and other comprehensive income in relation to the financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are listed below:

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For the years ended December 31,
2023 2022
Equity instruments at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Fair value change recognized in other
comprehensive income (loss) $ 173,465 ($ 170,069)
Cumulative gains (losses) reclassified to
retained earnings due to derecognition $ 9,178 ($ 2,053)
Dividend income recognized in profit or loss
Held at end of year $ 18,584 $ 35,592
-
Derecognized during the year 2,550
$ 21,134 $ 35,592
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D. The Company has no financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income pledged to others as collateral.

(7) Investments accounted for using equity method

2023 2022
At January 1 $ 2,252,378
$ 2,114,375
Share of profit or loss of investments accounted 47,306 1,214,903
for using equity method
Dividends received from investments accounted
for using equity method ( 1,000,240)
( 98,635)
Capital reduction and return of shares accounted
for using equity method - ( 985,589)
(Increase) decrease in unrealised profit from sales ( 12,861)
6,651
Other comprehensive income (loss) 1,524 ( 219)
Changes in other equity items ( 46,041)
892
At December 31 $ 1,242,066 $ 2,252,378
Investees December31,2023 December31,2022
Subsidiaries:
Saffire Investment Ltd. $ 851,409
$ 1,676,847
Transcend Japan Inc. 93,799 222,111
Transcend Information Inc. 178,826 153,808
Transcend Korea Inc. 12,894 62,902
Associate:
Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation 105,138 136,710
$ 1,242,066 $ 2,252,378
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A. Subsidiaries

Refer to Note 4(3) in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 for the information regarding the Company’s subsidiaries.

B. Associates

  • (a) The basic information of the associate that is material to the Company is as follows:
Principal
Associate
place of
name
business
Taiwan IC
Packaging
Corporation
Taiwan
December
December
Nature of
Method of
31,2023
31, 2022
relationship
measurement
12.51%
12.50%
Note
Equity method
Shareholdingratio
  • Note: Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation is engaged in IC packaging and testing and is the upstream supplier in the IT and semiconductor industries. In order to reach synergy of vertical integration, Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation processes the raw materials provided by the Company into relevant semi-finished goods.

  • (b) The Company held a 12.51% equity interest in Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation, and is the company’s largest single shareholder. However, the Company does not hold the majority of the voting power during the shareholders’ meeting of Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation and the Company does not serve as corporate director of Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation, which indicate that the Company has no control ability to direct the relevant activities of Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation. In addition, the Company’s chairman is the same with Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation; hence, the Company has significant influence over Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation.

  • (c) The summarized financial information of the associate that is material to the Company is as follows:

Balance sheet

Taiwan ICPackaging Corporation Taiwan ICPackaging Corporation Taiwan ICPackaging Corporation
December31,2023 December31,2022
Current assets $ 996,963
$ 1,218,268
Non-current assets 1,129,944 1,151,953
Current liabilities ( 174,106)
( 167,786)
Non-current liabilities ( 73,302)
( 75,327)
Total net assets $ 1,879,499 $ 2,127,108
Share in associate’s net assets $ 235,125
$ 265,889
Net equity differences ( 129,987)
( 129,179)
$ 105,138 $ 136,710
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Statement of comprehensive income

Statement of comprehensive income
Taiwan ICPackaging Corporation
For the years ended December 31,
A 2023 2022
Revenue $ 861,693
$ 1,223,212
(Loss) profit for the year from continuing
operations ($ 176,992)
$ 84,128
Total comprehensive (loss) income ($ 178,367) $ 96,327
Dividends received from associates $ 10,968
$ 21,885
(d) Share of profit (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method is as follows:
For theyears ended December31,
Investee Company 2023 2022
Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation ($ 20,604) $ 10,081

(e) The Company’s investment in Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation has quoted market price. The fair value of Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation was $317,957 and $242,305 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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(8) Property, plant and equipment

At January 1
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
At January 1
Additions (including transfers)
Depreciation charge
At December 31
At December 31
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
Buildings and
Machinery and
Transportation
Office
Land
structures
equipment
equipment
equipment
Others
Total
601,268
$ 981,527
$ 339,523
$ 23,325
$ 10,412
$ 20,422
$ 1,976,477
$ -

318,909)
(
244,630)
(
16,980)
(
5,510)
(
15,536)
(
601,565)
(
601,268
$ 662,618
$ 94,893
$ 6,345
$ 4,902
$ 4,886
$
1,374,912
$ 601,268
$ 662,618
$ 94,893
$ 6,345
$ 4,902
$ 4,886
$ 1,374,912
$ -
4,551
16,005
-
530
2,067
23,153
-
23,918)
(
47,072)
(
3,770)
(
2,960)
(
3,581)
(
81,301)
(
601,268
$ 643,251
$ 63,826
$ 2,575
$ 2,472
$ 3,372
$ 1,316,764
$ 601,268
$ 967,571
$ 188,085
$ 17,645
$ 10,683
$ 7,019
$ 1,792,271
$ -
324,320)
(
124,259)
(
15,070)
(
8,211)
(
3,647)
(
475,507)
(
601,268
$ 643,251
$ 63,826
$ 2,575
$ 2,472
$ 3,372
$ 1,316,764
$ 2023
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At January 1
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
At January 1
Additions (including transfers)
Depreciation charge
At December 31
At December 31
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
2022

The relevant assets of the Company recognized as property, plant and equipment are all for self-use.

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(9) Leasing arrangements - lessee

  • A. The Company’s leased asset is land. Rental contracts are typically made for 5 years. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions. The lease agreements do not impose covenants, but leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes.

  • B. Short-term leases with a lease term of 12 months or less comprise certain store locations. Lowvalue assets comprise equipment such as printers.

  • C. The carrying amounts of right-of-use assets and the depreciation charge are as follows:

Land
Land
December31,2023
December 31, 2022
Carrying amount
Carryingamount
128,309
$ 165,858
$ For the years ended December 31,
December 31, 2022
Carryingamount
165,858
$
2023
Depreciationcharge
37,549
$
2022
Depreciation charge
37,167
$
  • D. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the additions to right-of-use assets amounted to $187,762. Details are provided in Note 7(2)G. For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no additions to right-of-use assets.

  • E. Information on profit or loss in relation to lease contracts is as follows:

Items affecting profit or loss
Interest expense on lease liabilities
Expense on short-term lease contracts
Expense on leases of low-value assets
For theyears ended December31, For theyears ended December31,
2023
1,822
$ 2,489
420
2022
1,239
$ 2,970
428
  • F. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s total cash outflow for leases were $41,393 and $41,882, respectively.
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(10) Leasing arrangements - lessor

  • A. The Company leases various assets including land and buildings. Rental contracts are typically made for periods of 1 to 5 years. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions . To protect the lessor’s ownership rights on the leased assets, leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes, or a residual value guarantee was required.

  • B. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized rent income in the amount of $57,569 and $46,891, respectively, based on the operating lease agreement, which does not include variable lease payments.

  • C. The maturity analysis of the lease payments under the operating leases is as follows:

2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
December 31, 2023
37,444
$ 2023
19,815
2024
12,518

2025
776
2026
-
2027
70,553
$
December31,2022
56,162
$ 36,136
21,247
12,061
776
126,382
$

(11) Investment property

At January 1
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
At January 1
Additions
Depreciation charge
At December 31
At December 31
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
2023
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At January 1
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
At January 1
Additions
Depreciation charge
At December 31
At December 31
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
2022
  • A. Rental income from the investment property and direct operating expenses arising from investment property are shown below:
Rental income from investment property
Direct operating expenses arising from
investment property that generated
rental income
Direct operating expenses arising from
investment property that did not
generate rental income
Forthe years endedDecember31, Forthe years endedDecember31,
2023
57,569
$ 8,120
$ 701
$
2022
46,891
$
7,863
$
701
$
  • B. The fair value of the investment property held by the Company was both $4,829,337 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, The aforementioned fair values were assessed based on the transaction prices of similar properties in the same area and are categorized within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

  • C. No investment property was pledged to others.

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(12) Other non-current assets

Guarantee deposits paid
Prepayments for business facilities
Others
December31,2023
December31,2022
14,539
$ 14,404
$ 10,520
2,912

12,810

13,754

37,869
$ 31,070
$

(13) Pensions

  • A. Defined benefit plan

  • (a) The Company has a defined benefit pension plan in accordance with the Labor Standards Act, covering all regular employees’ service years prior to the enforcement of the Labor Pension Act on July 1, 2005 and service years thereafter of employees who chose to continue to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Act. Under the defined benefit plan, two units are accrued for each year of service for the first 15 years and one unit for each additional year thereafter, subject to a maximum of 45 units. Pension benefits are based on the number of units accrued and the average monthly salaries and wages of the last 6 months prior to retirement. The Company contributes monthly an amount equal to 2% of the employees’ monthly salaries and wages to the retirement fund deposited with Bank of Taiwan, the trustee, under the name of the independent retirement fund committee. Also, the Company would assess the balance in the aforementioned labor pension reserve account by December 31, every year. If the account balance is insufficient to pay the pension calculated by the aforementioned method to the employees expected to qualify for retirement in the following year, the Company will make contributions for the deficit by next March.

  • (b) The amounts recognized in the balance sheet are as follows:

December 31,2023 December 31,2022
Present value of defined benefit obligations $ 38,359
$ 36,584
Fair value of plan assets ( 29,693)
( 29,193)
Net defined benefit liability $ 8,666 $ 7,391
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(c) Movements in net defined benefit liabilities are as follows:

Present value of Present value of
defined benefit Fair value of Net defined
obligations planassets benefitliability
2023
Balance at January 1 $ 36,584
($ 29,193)
$ 7,391
Current service cost 493 - 493
Interest expense (income) 512 ( 419)
93
37,589 ( 29,612)
7,977
Remeasurements:
Return on plan assets - ( 195)
( 195)
(excluding amounts included
in interest income or expense)
Change in financial assumptions 397 - 397
Experience adjustments 1,957 - 1,957
2,354 ( 195)
2,159
Pension fund contribution - ( 1,470)
( 1,470)
Paid pension ( 1,584)
1,584 -
Balance at December 31 $ 38,359 ($ 29,693) $ 8,666
Present value of
defined benefit Fair value of Net defined
obligations planassets benefitliability
2022
Balance at January 1 $ 38,857
($ 25,454)
$ 13,403
Current service cost 550 - 550
Interest expense (income) 291 ( 196)
95
39,698 ( 25,650)
14,048
Remeasurements:
Return on plan assets - ( 2,071)
( 2,071)
(excluding amounts included
in interest income or expense)
Change in financial assumptions ( 2,630)
- ( 2,630)
Experience adjustments ( 484)
-
( 484)
( 3,114)
( 2,071)
( 5,185)
Pension fund contribution - ( 1,472)
( 1,472)
Balance at December 31 $ 36,584 ($ 29,193) $ 7,391

(d) The Bank of Taiwan was commissioned to manage the Fund of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan in accordance with the Fund’s annual investment and utilisation plan and the “Regulations for Revenues, Expenditures, Safeguard and Utilisation of the Labor Retirement Fund” (Article 6: The scope of utilisation for the Fund includes deposit in

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domestic or foreign financial institutions, investment in domestic or foreign listed, over-thecounter, or private placement equity securities, investment in domestic or foreign real estate securitisation products, etc.). With regard to the utilisation of the Fund, its minimum earnings in the annual distributions on the final financial statements shall be no less than the earnings attainable from the amounts accrued from two-year time deposits with the interest rates offered by local banks. If the earnings is less than aforementioned rates, government shall make payment for the deficit after being authorised by the Regulator. The Company has no right to participate in managing and operating that fund and hence the Company is unable to disclose the classification of plan assets fair value in accordance with IAS 19 paragraph 142. The composition of fair value of plan assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 is given in the Annual Labor Retirement Fund Utilisation Report announced by the government.

(e) The principal actuarial assumptions used were as follows:

For the years ended December 31,
2023
2022
Discount rate 1.300%
1.400%
Future salary increase rate 1.625%
1.625%

Future mortality rate was estimated based on the 6th Taiwan Standard Ordinary Experience Mortality Table.

Because the main actuarial assumption changed, the present value of defined benefit obligation is affected. The analysis was as follows:

Increase
Decrease
0.25%
0.25%
December 31, 2023
Effect on present value of
defined benefit obligation
1,005)
($ 1,045
$ December 31, 2022
Effect on present value of
defined benefit obligation
1,023)
($ 1,065
$ Discount rate
Future salaryincreases Future salaryincreases
Increase
Decrease
0.25%
0.25%
1,015
$ 982)
($ 1,038
$ 1,002)
($
Decrease
0.25%

The sensitivity analysis above is based on one assumption which changed while the other conditions remain unchanged. In practice, more than one assumption may change all at once. The method of analysing sensitivity and the method of calculating net pension liability in the balance sheet are the same.

The methods and types of assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis did not change compared to the previous period.

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  • (f) Expected contributions to the defined benefit pension plan of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2024 amount to $1,467.

  • (g) As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average duration of the retirement plan is 10.76 years.

  • B. Defined contribution plan

Effective July 1, 2005, the Company has established a defined contribution pension plan (the “New Plan”) under the Labor Pension Act (the “Act”), covering all regular employees with R.O.C. nationality. Under the New Plan, the Company contributes monthly an amount based on 6% of the employees’ monthly salaries and wages to the employees’ individual pension accounts at the Bureau of Labor Insurance. The benefits accrued are paid monthly or in lump sum upon termination of employment.

The pension costs under the defined contribution pension plan of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $33,263 and $33,234, respectively.

(14) Share capital

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s authorized capital was $5,000,000, consisting of 500 million shares of ordinary stock (including 25 million shares reserved for employee stock options), and the paid-in capital was $4,290,617 with par value of $10 per share. All proceeds from shares issued have been collected. The Company’s ordinary shares outstanding at the beginning and at the end of the period were 429,062 thousand shares for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

(15) Capital surplus

Pursuant to the R.O.C. Company Act, capital surplus arising from paid-in capital in excess of par value on issuance of common stocks and donations can be used to cover accumulated deficit or to issue new stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership, provided that the Company has no accumulated deficit. Further, the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Act requires that the amount of capital surplus to be capitalized mentioned above should not exceed 10% of the paidin capital each year. Capital surplus shall not be used to cover accumulated deficit unless the legal reserve is insufficient.

(16) Retained earnings

  • A. In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the current year’s earnings, if any, shall first be used to pay all taxes and to offset prior years’ operating losses and then 10% of the remaining amount shall be set aside as legal reserve. The Company shall also set aside special reserve in accordance with the regulations. On the premise that there is no effect on the Company’s normal operations and no violation of regulations, the Company shall reserve certain amount for maintaining stability of dividends. The remainder, if any, is the distributable earnings to be appropriated as resolved by shareholders at the stockholders’ meeting. The Board of Directors is authorized by the shareholders to resolve the appropriation of cash dividends and cash payment from capital surplus by a resolution adopted by a majority vote at its meeting
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attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors, which will then be reported to the shareholders.

  • B. The Company distributes dividends taking into consideration the Company’s economic environment, growth phases, future demands for funds, long-term financial planning and the cash flow needs of shareholders. Cash dividends shall account for at least 5% of the total dividends distributed.

  • C. Except for covering accumulated deficit or issuing new stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership, the legal reserve shall not be used for any other purpose. The use of legal reserve for the issuance of stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership is permitted, provided that the distribution of the reserve is limited to the portion in excess of 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital.

  • D. In accordance with the regulations, the Company shall set aside special reserve from the debit balance on other equity items at the balance sheet date before distributing earnings. When debit balance on other equity items is reversed subsequently, the reversed amount could be included in the distributable earnings.

  • E. (a) The appropriations of earnings and cash payment from capital surplus for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 have been resolved at the shareholders’ meeting on June 16, 2023 and June 17, 2022, respectively. Details are summarized below:

Legal reserve
Appropriation
for special
reserve
Cash dividends
Cash payment
from capital
surplus
Amount
Dividends per
share(in dollars)
245,726
$ 167,303
2,059,496
4.80
$ 2,472,525
$ Cash payment
per share
Amount
(in dollars)
343,249
$ 0.80
$ December31,2022
For the year ended
Amount
Dividends per
share(in dollars)
245,726
$ 167,303
2,059,496
4.80
$ 2,472,525
$ Cash payment
per share
Amount
(in dollars)
343,249
$ 0.80
$ December31,2022
For the year ended
Amount
Dividends per
share(in dollars)
254,464
$ 73,270
2,231,121
5.20
$ 2,558,855
$ Cash payment
per share
Amount
(in dollars)
343,249
$ 0.80
$ December31,2021
For the year ended
Amount
Dividends per
share(in dollars)
254,464
$ 73,270
2,231,121
5.20
$ 2,558,855
$ Cash payment
per share
Amount
(in dollars)
343,249
$ 0.80
$ December31,2021
For the year ended
Amount
Dividends per
share(in dollars)
254,464
$ 73,270
2,231,121
5.20
$ 2,558,855
$ Cash payment
per share
Amount
(in dollars)
343,249
$ 0.80
$ December31,2021
For the year ended
Amount
245,726
$ 167,303
2,059,496
2,472,525
$ Amount
343,249
$
Amount
254,464
$ 73,270
2,231,121
2,558,855
$ Amount
343,249
$
5.20
$ Cash payment
per share
(in dollars)
0.80
$

Actual distribution of retained earnings for 2022 and 2021 were in agreement with the amounts resolved by the Board of Directors and shareholders.

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  • (b) The appropriations of earnings and cash payment from capital surplus for the year ended December 31, 2023 as proposed by the Board of Directors on February 29, 2024 are as follows:
follows:
Forthe yearended December31,2023
Dividends per share
Amount (indollars)
Legal reserve $ 199,337
Reversal of special reserve ( 127,454)
Cash dividends 1,930,778 $ 4.50
$ 2,002,661
Cash payment
Amount per share (indollars)
Cash payment from capital surplus $ 214,531
$ 0.50

As of February 29, 2024, the above appropriations of 2023 earnings have not yet been resolved by the shareholders.

(17) Other equity items

2023 2023
Unrealised gains (losses) on Exchange
valuation of investments in differences
equity instruments measured on translation of
at fair value through other foreign financial
comprehensive income statements Total
At January 1 160,599)
($
($ 197,218)
($ 357,817)
Revaluation adjustment 173,465 - 173,465
Revaluation transferred to
retained earnings ( 9,178)
- ( 9,178)
Currency translation differences - ( 46,041)
( 46,041)
Effect from income tax - 9,208 9,208
At December 31 3,688
$
($ 234,051) ($ 230,363)
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2022

Unrealised gains (losses) on Unrealised gains (losses) on Exchange
valuation of investments in differences
equity instruments measured on translation of
at fair value through other foreign financial
comprehensive income statements Total
At January 1 $ 7,417
($ 197,932)
($ 190,515)
Revaluation adjustment ( 170,069)
- ( 170,069)
Revaluation transferred to
retained earnings 2,053 -
2,053
Currency translation differences - 892 892
Effect from income tax - ( 178)
( 178)
At December 31 ($ 160,599)
($ 197,218)
($ 357,817)

(18) Operating revenue

Sales revenue

For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2023
9,879,469
$
2022
11,386,995
$

A. Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers

The Company derives revenue from the transfer of goods at a point in time in the following geographical regions:

geographical regions:
For the year ended
December31,2023
Revenue from external
customer contracts
For the year ended
December31,2022
Revenue from external
customer contracts
Taiwan
2,282,102
$
Asia
America
Europe
3,408,840
$ 1,205,933
$ 2,352,145
$ Electronicproducts
Electronic products
Others
630,449
$ Others
733,096
$
Total
9,879,469
$
Total
Taiwan
2,803,949
$
Asia
3,528,324
$
America
1,798,453
$
Europe
2,523,173
$
11,386,995
$

B. Contract assets and liabilities

The Company has no revenue-related contract assets and liabilities.

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(19) Interest income

Interest income
Forthe years ended December31,
2023 2022
Interest income from bank deposits $ 21,009
$ 13,331
Interest income from financial assets measured
at amortised cost 348,814 80,156
Other interest income 5,014
3,447
$ 374,837 $ 96,934

(20) Other income

Other income
For theyears ended December31,
2023 2022
Rental income $ 57,569
$ 46,891
Dividend income 21,134 35,592
$ 78,703
$ 82,483

(21) Other gains and losses

0
Net currency exchange gain
Net gain (loss) on financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss
Others
2023
2022
93,592
$ 226,573
$ 38,186

17,262)
(
14,073
8,668
145,851
$ 217,979
$ Forthe years endedDecember31,

(22) Expenses by nature

Wages and salaries
Labor and health insurance fees
Pension costs
Other personnel expenses
Directors’ remuneration
Depreciation charges
(including investment property and right-of-use
assets)
For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2023
757,579
$ 70,892
33,849
38,326
5,710
127,671
2022
761,434
$ 70,724
33,879
39,797
1,993
154,169

A. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, a ratio of distributable profit of the current year, after covering accumulated losses, shall be distributed as employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration. The ratio shall not be lower than 1% for employees’ compensation and shall not be higher than 0.2% for directors’ remuneration.

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  • B. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, employees’ compensation was accrued at $25,696 and $31,729, respectively, and recognized in salary expenses; while no directors’ remuneration was accrued.

  • C The employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration were estimated and accrued based on 1% and 0% of distributable profit for the year ended December 31, 2023. The employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration resolved by the Board of Directors were $24,962 and $2,300, respectively, and the employees’ compensation will be distributed in the form of cash 2023.

  • D The differences between employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration as resolved by the Board of Directors and the amounts recognized in the 2022 financial statements by $742 and ($2,300), respectively, have been adjusted in profit or loss for 2023. The employees' compensation and directors' remuneration had been fully paid.

  • E Information about employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration of the Company as resolved at the meeting of Board of Directors will be posted in the “Market Observation Post System” at the website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

(23) Income tax

A. Income tax expense

  • (a) Components of income tax expense:
e tax
ome tax expense
Components of income tax expense:
Forthe years ended December31,
2023 2022
Current income tax:
Current income tax on profits for the year $ 622,601
$ 452,853
Prior year income tax overestimation ( 169)
( 277)
Total current income tax 622,432 452,576
Deferred income tax:
Origination and reversal of temporary
differences ( 136,735)
160,053
Total deferred income tax ( 136,735)
160,053
Income tax expense $ 485,697 $ 612,629
  • (b) The income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income is as follows:
For the years ended years ended December 31,
2023 2022
Financial statements translation
differences of foreign operations ($ 9,208) $ 178
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B. Reconciliation between income tax expense and accounting profit

Forthe years ended Forthe years ended Forthe years ended December31,
2023 2022
Income tax calculated by applying statutory
rate to the profit before tax $ 494,106
$ 613,395
Effects from tax exemption and items
disallowed by tax regulation ( 7,597)
( 6,174)
Prior year income tax overestimation ( 169)
( 277)
Effect from investment tax credits ( 1,830)
( 1,990)
Withholding tax in other countries 1,187 7,675
Income tax expense $ 485,697 $ 612,629

C. Amounts of deferred income tax assets or liabilities as a result of temporary differences are as follows:

follows:
2023
Recognized in
other
Recognized in comprehensive
At January1 profit or loss income At December 31
Deferred income tax assets
Pension provision amount in excess $ 4,809
($ 177)
$ -
$ 4,632
of appropriation amount
Unrealized sales discounts and 11,521 3,777
- 15,298
allowances
Unrealized gross profit from sales 987 2,245 - 3,232
Unrealized loss on market value 97,475 ( 72,892)
- 24,583
decline and obsolete and
slow-moving inventories
Financial statements translation
differences of foreign operations 10,887 - 9,208 20,095
Others 701 714 - 1,415
Total $ 126,380 ($ 66,333) $ 9,208 $ 69,255
Deferred income tax liabilities
Unrealized exchange gain ($ 23,027)
$ 19,101
$ -
($ 3,926)
Net gain on investment accounted ( 353,332)
183,967 - ( 169,365)
for using equity method
Others ( 86)
- - ( 86)
Total ($ 376,445) $ 203,068 $ - ($ 173,377)
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2022 2022
Recognized in
other
Recognized in comprehensive
At January1 profit or loss income At December 31
Deferred income tax assets
Pension provision amount in excess $ 4,975
($ 166)
$ -
$ 4,809
of appropriation amount
Royalty fees 2,171 ( 2,171)
- -
Unrealized sales discounts and 6,282 5,239 - 11,521
allowances
Unrealized gross profit from sales 2,152 ( 1,165)
- 987
Unrealized loss on market value 10,504 86,971 - 97,475
decline and obsolete and
slow-moving inventories
Financial statements translation 11,065 - ( 178)
10,887
differences of foreign operations
Others 1,794 ( 1,093)
- 701
Total $ 38,943 $ 87,615 ($ 178) $ 126,380
Deferred income tax liabilities
Unrealized exchange gain ($ 929)
($ 22,098)
$ -
($ 23,027)
Net gain on investment accounted ( 127,762)
( 225,570)
- ( 353,332)
for using equity method
Others ( 86)
- - ( 86)
Total ($ 128,777) ($ 247,668) $ - ($ 376,445)

D. The Company’s income tax returns through 2021 have been assessed and approved by the Tax Authority.

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(24) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share
Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders
Diluted earnings per share
Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders
Assumed conversion of all
dilutive potential ordinary
shares
Employees’ compensation
Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders plus assumed
conversion of all dilutive
potential ordinary shares
Basic earnings per share
Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders
Diluted earnings per share
Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders
Assumed conversion of all
dilutive potential ordinary
shares
Employees’ compensation
Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders plus assumed
conversion of all dilutive
potential ordinary shares
For theyear ended December31,2023 For theyear ended December31,2023 For theyear ended December31,2023
Weighted-average
common shares
Earnings
outstanding
per share
Profit after tax
(in thousands)
(in dollars)
1,984,835
$ 429,062
4.63
$ 1,984,835
$ 429,062
-
391
1,984,835
$ 429,453
4.62
$ For theyear ended December31,2022
Earnings
per share
(in dollars)
4.63
$
4.62
$
Profit after tax
2,454,344
$ 2,454,344
$ -
2,454,344
$
Weighted-average
common shares
outstanding
(in thousands)
429,062
429,062
554
429,616
Earnings
per share
(in dollars)
5.72
$
5.71
$
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(25) Supplemental cash flow information

Investing activities with partial cash payments

Purchase of property, plant and equipment Less: Transfer from prepayment for business facilities Cash paid during the year

For the years ended For the years ended December 31,
2023 2022
$ 23,153
$ 48,206
( 2,912)
( 12,416)
$ 20,241 $ 35,790

7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(1) Names of related parties and relationship

Names of related parties

Transcend Japan Inc. (Transcend Japan) Transcend Information Inc. (Transcend USA) Transcend Korea Inc. (Transcend Korea) Transcend Information Europe B.V. (Transcend Europe) Transcend Information Trading GmbH (Transcend Germany) Transcend Information (H.K.) Ltd. (Transcend HK) Transcend Information (Shanghai), Ltd. (Transcend Shanghai) Transtech Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Transtech Shanghai) Taiwan IC Packaging Corporation (Taiwan IC Packaging) Won Chin Investment Inc. (Won Chin) Cheng Chuan Technology Development Inc. (Cheng Chuan)

Relationship with the Company

Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate accounted for using equity method Other related party Other related party

(2) Significant transactions and balances with related parties

A. Operating revenue

Sales of goods
Transtech Shanghai
Transcend USA
Other subsidiaries
Taiwan IC Packaging
Forthe years endedDecember31, Forthe years endedDecember31,
2023
920,055
$ 676,850
1,701,828
1,100
3,299,833
$
2022
672,568
$ 466,470
1,733,874
1,309
2,874,221
$
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The sales prices charged to related parties are approximate to those charged to third parties. The credit term to related parties was 120 days after monthly billings, excluding the credit term of 30 days after delivery to Taiwan IC Packaging, and the credit term to general customers was 30 to 60 days after monthly billings.

B. Purchases

Forthe years ended Forthe years ended December31,
2023 2022
Purchases of goods
Taiwan IC Packaging 195,954
$
$ 221,258

The purchase prices charged by related parties are approximate to those charged by third parties. The payment term from Taiwan IC Packaging is 30 days after monthly billings. The payment term from third parties is 30 to 45 days after monthly billings.

C. Accounts receivable

Receivables from related parties
Transtech Shanghai
Transcend Japan
Transcend Europe
Transcend Korea
Other subsidiaries
December 31, 2023
355,439
$ 156,821
83,998
39,904

52,761

688,923
$
December31,2022
103,703
$ 105,212
74,512
42,531
97,889
423,847
$

The receivables from related parties arise mainly from sale transactions. The credit term to Taiwan IC Packaging is 30 days after delivery. The credit term to subsidiaries is 120 days after monthly billings. The receivables are unsecured in nature and bear no interest. There are no allowances for uncollectible accounts held against receivables from related parties.

D. Accounts payable

Payables to related parties
Transcend Shanghai
Other subsidiaries
Taiwan IC Packaging
December31,2023
252,679
$ 6,136
39,913
298,728
$
December31,2022
414,212
$ 1,937
27,442
443,591
$

The payables to related parties arise mainly from purchase transactions, and information on the payment term is provided in Note 7(2) B. The payables bear no interest.

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E. Other payables

Other payables
Transcend Shanghai
Taiwan IC Packaging
December31,2023
December31,2022
16,683
$ 17,688
$ -

4

16,683
$ 17,692
$

Other payables to related parties arise mainly from purchase of fixed assets and miscellaneous purchases. The other payables bear no interest.

F. Miscellaneous income

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the expendables sold to related parties, which were recognized in non-operating income, amounted to $6,101 and $1,131, respectively.

G. Leasing arrangements - lessee

The Company renewed a land lease contract with its related party, Won Chin and Cheng Chuan, with a lease term of 5 years from June 12, 2022 to June 11, 2027. The annual rental payment is $38,484 (excluding tax), which was determined based on the appraisal results of Yungcheng Real Estate Appraisers Firm and CCIS Real Estate Joint Appraisers Firm and renewed at $1,350 in dollar per square feet/month (tax included) after having a three-party negotiation. Rent is paid on the contract date and becomes payable on the same date each following year until the end of the lease. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the balance of related right-of-use assets amounted to $128,309 and $165,858 while lease liabilities amounted to $113,163 and $149,825, respectively.

  • H. Endorsements and guarantees:

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, information on the Company providing endorsements and guarantees to associates is provided in Note 13(1) B.

(3) Key management compensation

Key management compensation
Salaries and other employee benefits For theyears ended December31,
2023
20,709
$
2022
68,967
$

8. PLEDGED ASSETS

None.

9. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED CONTRACT COMMITMENTS

As of December 31, 2023, except for the provision of endorsements and guarantees mentioned in Note 13(1) B, there are no other significant commitments.

10. SIGNIFICANT DISASTER LOSS

None.

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11. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

Information on distribution of 2023 earnings and cash dividends from capital surplus is provided in Note 6(16) E(b).

12. OTHERS

(1) Capital risk management

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt. The Company’s own funds are currently sufficient, daily operations can create stable cash inflows, and there are no significant capital expenditure plans in the short term. Except for obtaining loans to reduce the exchange rate exposure, the Company has sufficient funds to cover its own needs. Debt financing is not necessary.

(2) Financial instruments

A. Financial instruments by category

Financial assets
Financial assets mandatorily measured
at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Financial assets at amortised cost
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets at amortised cost
Notes receivable
Accounts receivable (including related
parties)
Other receivables
Guarantee deposits paid
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Accounts payable (including related
parties)
Other payables (including related
parties)
Guarantee deposits received
Lease liabilities
December31,2023
461,734
$ 626,628
1,214,553
8,362,422
323
1,378,477
112,946
14,539
12,171,622
$ 2,089,257
$ 283,178
9,991
2,382,426
$ 113,163
$
December31,2022
51,463
$ 524,939
1,812,082
8,527,800
867
1,144,820
21,627
14,404
12,098,002
$
915,304
$ 227,092
8,719
1,151,115
$
149,825
$
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B. Financial risk management policies

Risk management is carried out by a central treasury department (Company treasury) under policies approved by the Board of Directors. Company treasury identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks in close cooperation with each segment.. The Board provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as written policies covering specific areas and matters, such as foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of derivative financial instruments and non-derivative financial instruments, and investment of excess liquidity.

  • C. Significant financial risks and degrees of financial risks

  • (a) Market risk

Foreign exchange risk

  • i. The Company operates internationally and is exposed to exchange rate risk arising from the transactions of the Company used in various functional currency, primarily with respect to the USD. Exchange rate risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognized assets and liabilities.

  • ii. The Company’s businesses involve some non-functional currency operations. The information on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies whose values would be materially affected by the exchange rate fluctuations is as follows:

Financial assets
Monetary items
USDNTD
RMBNTD
JPYNTD
EURNTD
KRWNTD
Investment accounted for
using the equity method
USDNTD
JPYNTD
KRWNTD
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USDNTD
RMBNTD
December31,2023 December31,2023
Foreign currency
amount(In thousands)
192,283
$ 82,598
791,457
4,182
1,669,630
33,547
$ 431,855
539,498
51,792
$ 62,252
Exchange rate
30.71
4.327
0.2172
33.98
0.0239
30.71
0.2172
0.0239
30.71
4.327
Bookvalue
5,905,011
$ 357,402
171,904
142,104
39,904
1,030,235
$ 93,799
12,894
1,590,532
$ 269,364


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December 31, 2022
Foreign currency
amount (In thousands) Exchange rate Book value
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD : NTD $ 254,448 30.71 $ 7,814,098
RMB : NTD 23,994 4.408 105,766
JPY : NTD 474,455 0.2324 110,263
EUR : NTD 5,372 32.72 175,772
KRW : NTD 1,728,885 0.0246 42,531
Investment accounted for
using the equity method
USD : NTD $ 59,611 30.71 $ 1,830,655
JPY : NTD 955,727 0.2324 222,111
KRW : NTD 2,556,992 0.0246 62,902
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USD : NTD $ 13,052 30.71 $ 400,827
RMB : NTD 97,981 4.408 431,900
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  • iii. The information on total exchange (loss) gain, including realized and unrealized arising from significant foreign exchange variation on the monetary items held by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is provided in Note 6(21).

  • iv. Sensitivity analysis relating to foreign exchange rate risks is primarily for financial reporting period-end date of foreign currency monetary item. If the New Taiwan dollar exchange rate to the U.S. dollar increases or decreases by 1%, the Company’s net income will decrease or increase by $43,145 and $74,133 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Price risk

  • i. The Company is exposed to equity securities price risk because of investments held by the Company and classified on the balance sheet as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and other comprehensive income. The Company is not exposed to commodity price risk. To manage its price risk arising from investments in equity securities, the Company diversifies its portfolio.

  • ii. The Company’s investments in listed and unlisted equity securities by the domestic companies. The prices of equity securities would change due to the change of the future value of investee companies. If the prices of these equity securities had increased/decreased by 1% with all other variables held constant, other components of equity for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 would have increased/decreased by $6,266 and $5,249, respectively, as a result of other comprehensive income classified as equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income.

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Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk

  • i. The Company’s principal interest-bearing assets are cash and cash equivalents and financial assets at amortised cost. Cash and cash equivalents are due within twelve months. Financial assets at amortised cost are maintained at fixed rates. Therefore, it is assessed that there is no significant cash flow interest rate risk.

  • ii. The Company has not used any financial instruments to hedge its interest rate risk.

(b) Credit risk

  • i. Credit risk refers to the risk of financial loss to the Company arising from default by the clients or counterparties of financial instruments on the contract obligations. The main factor is that counterparties could not repay in full the receivables based on the agreed terms.

  • ii. The Company manages its credit risk taking into consideration the entire group’s concern. According to the Company’s credit policy, each local entity in the Company is responsible for managing and analyzing the credit risk for each of their new clients before standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. To control internal risk, the Company assesses the credit quality of the customers, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. Individual risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the Board of Directors. The utilisation of credit limits is regularly monitored.

  • iii. The Company determines that the default occurs when the contract payments are past due over 180 days.

  • iv. If the contract payments were past due over 30 days based on the terms, there has been a significant increase in credit risk on that instrument since initial recognition.

  • v. For details of credit risk in relation to accounts receivable and notes receivable, please refer to Note 6(4).

(c) Liquidity risk

  • i. Cash flow forecasting is performed in the operating entities of the Company and aggregated by Company treasury. Company treasury monitors rolling forecasts of the Company’s liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs.

  • ii. Surplus cash held by the operating entities over and above balance required for working capital management are transferred to the Company treasury. Company treasury invests surplus cash in interest bearing current accounts, time deposits and monetary funds, choosing instruments with appropriate maturities or sufficient liquidity to provide sufficient headroom as determined by the abovementioned forecasts. As at December 31,

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2023 and 2022, the Company held money market position of $9,737,107 and $10,391,345, respectively, that are expected to readily generate cash inflows for managing liquidity risk.

  • iii. The Company’s non-derivative financial liabilities are analysed based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date and all the Company’s financial liabilities expire within one year.

(3) Fair value information

  • A. The different levels that the inputs to valuation techniques are used to measure fair value of financial and non-financial instruments have been defined as follows:

  • Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. A market is regarded as active where a market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The fair value of the Company’s investment in listed stocks and beneficiary certificates is included in Level 1.

  • Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The fair value of the Company’s investment in non-hedging derivatives is included in Level 2.

  • Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The fair value of the Company’s investment in equity investment without active market, financial products and investment property is included in Level 3.

  • B. Fair value information of investment property at cost is provided in Note 6(11).

  • C. Financial instruments not measured at fair value

  • The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, financial assets at amortised cost, notes receivable, accounts receivable (including related parties), other receivables, guarantee deposits paid, accounts payable (including related parties), other payables (including related parties), guarantee deposits received, and lease liabilities are approximate to their fair values.

  • D. The related information on financial and non-financial instruments measured at fair value by level on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the assets and liabilities are as follows:

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December 31, 2023
Assets
Recurring fair value measurements
Financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss
Beneficiary certificates
Financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Equity securities
December 31, 2022
Assets
Recurring fair value measurements
Financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss
Beneficiary certificates
Financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Equity securities
Level 1
461,734
$ 625,503
1,087,237
$ Level 1
51,463
$ 523,814
575,277
$
Level 2
-
$ -
-
$ Level 2
-
$ -
-
$
Level3
-
$ 1,125
1,125
$ Level3
-
$ 1,125
1,125
$
Total
461,734
$ 626,628
1,088,362
$
Total
51,463
$ 524,939
576,402
$
  • E. The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet date. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm’s length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Company is the closing price. These instruments are included in Level 1. Instruments included in Level 1 comprise primarily listed stocks classified as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and beneficiary certificates classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

  • F. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

  • G. If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.

  • H. There was no change in Level 3 financial instruments for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

  • I. Financial segment is in charge of valuation procedures for fair value measurements being categorized within Level 3, which is to verify independent fair value of financial instruments. Such assessment is to ensure the valuation results are reasonable by applying independent information to make results close to current market conditions and frequently review the fair value.

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13. SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES

(1) Significant transactions information

A. Loans to others: None.

  • B. Provision of endorsements and guarantees to others: Refer to table 1.

  • C. Holding of marketable securities at the end of the period (not including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures): Refer to table 2.

  • D. Acquisition or sale of the same security with the accumulated cost exceeding NT$300 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital: None.

  • E. Acquisition of real estate reaching NT$300 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: None.

  • F. Disposal of real estate reaching NT$300 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: None.

  • G. Purchases or sales of goods from or to relate parties reaching NT$100 million or 20% of the Company’s paid-in capital or more: Refer to table 3.

  • H. Receivables from related parties reaching NT$100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more: Refer to table 4.

  • I. Trading in derivative instruments undertaken during the reporting periods: None.

  • J. Significant inter-company transactions during the reporting periods: Refer to table 5.

(2) Information on investees

Names, locations and other information of investee companies (not including investees in Mainland China) : Refer to table 6.

(3) Information on investments in Mainland China

  • A. Basic information: Refer to table 7.

  • B. Significant transactions, either directly or indirectly through a third area, with investee companies in the Mainland Area: Refer to table 5.

(4) Major shareholders information

Major shareholders information: Refer to table 8.

14. SEGMENT INFORMATION

None.

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Transcend Information, Inc.

Table 1

Provision of endorsements and guarantees to others

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Expressed in thousands of NTD (Except as otherwise indicated)

Number
(Note 1)
Endorser/
guarantor
Party being
endorsed/guaranteed
Limit on
endorsements/
guarantees
provided for a
single party
(Note 3)
Maximum
outstanding
endorsement/
guarantee
amount as of
December 31, 2023
(Note 4)
Outstanding
endorsement/
guarantee
amount at
December 31,
2023(Note 5)
Actual amount
drawn down
(Note 6)
Amount of
endorsements/
guarantees
secured with
collateral
Ratio of accumulated
endorsement/
guarantee amount to
net asset value of the
endorser/
guarantor company
Ceiling on total
amount of
endorsements/
guarantees provided
(Note 7)
Provision of
endorsements/
guarantees by
parent company
to subsidiary
(Note 8)


Provision of
endorsements/
guarantees by
subsidiary to
parent company
Provision of
endorsements/
guarantees to
the party in
Mainland China
Footnote
Companyname
Relationship with
the endorser/
guarantor
(Note 2)
0
Transcend
Information,
Inc.
2
Transcend Japan
Inc.
3,853,742
$
$ 461,800
(JPY2,000,000)
(In thousands)
$ 434,400
(JPY2,000,000)
(In thousands)
-
$
- 2 7,707,484
$
Y - - -
  • Note 1: The numbers filled in for the endorsements/guarantees provided by the Company or subsidiaries are as follows:

  • (a) The Company is ‘0’.

(b) The subsidiaries are numbered in order starting from ‘1’.

Note 2: Relationship between the endorser/guarantor and the party being endorsed/guaranteed is classified into the following seven categories; fill in the number of category each case belongs to:

  • (a) Having business relationship

(b) The endorser/guarantor parent company owns directly and indirectly more than 50% voting shares of the endorsed/guaranteed subsidiary.

(c) The endorsed/guaranteed company owns directly and indirectly more than 50% voting shares of the endorser/guarantor parent company.

(d) The endorser/guarantor parent company owns directly and indirectly more than 90% voting shares of the endorsed/guaranteed company.

(e) Mutual guarantee of the trade made by the endorsed/guaranteed company or joint contractor as required under the construction contract.

(f) Due to joint venture, all shareholders provide endorsements/guarantees to the endorsed/guaranteed company in proportion to its ownership.

(g) Joint guarantee of the performance guarantee for pre-sold home sales contract as required under the Consumer Protection Act.

Note 3: Not exceeding 20% of the Company’s net asset value. ($19,268,710*20%=$3,853,742)

Note 4: The maximum outstanding endorsement/guarantee amount during and as of December 31, 2023 is JPY$2,000,000 (In thousands).

Note 5: The amount was approved by the Board of Directors.

Note 6: The actual amount of endorsement drawn down is $0.

Note 7: Not exceeding 40% of the Company’s net asset value. ($19,268,710*40%=$7,707,484)

  • Note 8: Fill in ‘Y’ for those cases of provision of endorsements/guarantees by listed parent company to subsidiary.

Table 1, Page 1

Transcend Information, Inc.

Holding of marketable securities at the end of the period (not including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures)

December 31, 2023

Table 2

Expressed in thousands of NTD (Except as otherwise indicated)

Securities held by
Marketable securities
(Note 1)
Relationship with the
securities issuer(Note 2)
General ledger account
As of December 31,2023 As of December 31,2023 Footnote
(Note 4)
Number of shares Book value
(Note 3)
Ownership (%)
Fair value
Transcend Information, Inc.
Stocks
TrendForce Corporation
-
Financial assets at fair value through
other comprehensive
income - non-current
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. Preferred Shares B
-
"
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
-
"
MediaTek Inc.
-
"
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
-
"
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
-
"
Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
-
"
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd
-
"
Formosa Plastics Corporation
-
"
ASUSTek Computer Inc.
-
"
Beneficiary certificates
Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF
-
Financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss
- non-current
Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF
"
Fubon FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 ETF
"
Cathay MSCI Taiwan ESG Sustainability High Dividend
Yield ETF
"
Corporate bonds
TSMC Arizona Corporation U.S. dollar-denominated
corporate bonds
-
Financial assets at amortised cost
- non-current
International Business Machines Corporation U.S. dollar-
denominated corporate bonds
-
"
Meta Platforms, Inc. U.S. dollar-denominated corporate
bonds
-
"
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. U.S. dollar-denominated
corporate bonds
-
"
Intel Corporation U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds
-
"
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC U.S. dollar-
denominated corporate bonds
-
"
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation U.S. dollar-denominated
corporate bonds
-
"
60,816
1,758,000
420,000
40,000
1,176,384
216,323
121,272
100,000
262,000
240,000
2,057,000
1,197,000
1,440,000
1,250,000
1,850,000
2,250,000
1,650,000
1,100,000
2,000,000
250,000
900,000
1,125
$ 105,304
249,060
40,600
76,230
9,897
3,347
2,835
20,750
117,480
1
1,125
$ -
105,304
-
249,060
-
40,600
-
76,230
-
9,897
-
3,347
-
2,835
-
20,750
-
117,480
-
278,620
$ -
44,768
-
111,096
-
27,250
-
56,287
$ -
68,485
-
47,825
-
33,185
-
60,352
-
7,754
-
27,714
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
626,628
$
278,620
$ 44,768
111,096
27,250
461,734
$
56,287
$ 68,485
47,825
33,185
60,352
7,754
27,714
301,602
$

Note 1: Marketable securities in the table refer to stocks, bonds, beneficiary certificates and other related derivative securities within the scope of IFRS 9 ‘Financial instruments’.

Note 2: Leave the column blank if the issuer of marketable securities is non-related party.

Note 3: Fill in the amount after adjusted at fair value and deducted by accumulated impairment for the marketable securities measured at fair value; fill in the acquisition cost or amortised cost deducted by accumulated impairment for the marketable securities not measured at fair value.

Note 4: The number of shares of securities and their amounts pledged as security or pledged for loans and their restrictions on use under some agreements should be stated in the footnote if the securities presented herein have such conditions.

Table 2, Page 1

Transcend Information, Inc.

Purchases or sales of goods from or to related parties reaching NT$100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Table 3

Expressed in thousands of NTD

(Except as otherwise indicated)

Differences in transaction terms compared to third

Differences in transaction terms compared to third Differences in transaction terms compared to third
Purchaser/seller Counterparty Relationship with the
counterparty
Transaction partytransactions(Note) Notes/accounts receivable(payable) Footnote
Sales
(purchases)
Amount Percentage
of total sales
(purchases)
Credit term Unitprice Credit term Balance Percentage of
total notes/accounts
receivable(payable)
Transcend Information,
Inc.
"
"
"
"
"
Transcend Information
Europe B.V.
Transcend Information,
Inc.
Transtech Trading (Shanghai)
Co., Ltd.
Transcend Japan Inc.
Transcend Information
Europe B.V.
Transcend Information Inc.
Transcend Korea Inc.
Transcend Information Trading
GmbH
Transcend Information Trading
GmbH
Taiwan IC Packaging
Corporation
Subsidiary of Memhiro
The Company’s subsidiary
Subsidiary of Memhiro
The Company’s subsidiary
The Company’s subsidiary
Subsidiary of Memhiro
Controlled by the same
ultimate parent company
Associate accounted for using
equiy method
Sales
"
"
"
"
"
"
(purchases)
$ 920,055
477,224
488,648
676,850
328,522
307,547
126,511
( 195,954)
9
5
5
7
3
3
21
(2)
120 days after
monthly billings
"
"
"
"
"
30 days after
delivery
30 days after
monthly billings
No significant
difference
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
30 to 60 days after monthly
billings to third parties
"
"
"
"
"
7 to 60 days after delivery to
clients
30 to 45 days after monthly
billings to third parties
$ 355,439
156,821
83,998
30,476
39,904
-
5,548
( 39,913)
26
11
6
2
3
-
10
(2)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Note: The Company’s sales to subsidiaries were equivalent to subsidiaries’ purchases from the Company; accordingly, the Company did not disclose the information on subsidiaries’ purchases from the Company.

Table 3, Page 1

Transcend Information, Inc.

Receivables from related parties reaching NT$100 million or 20% of paid-in capital or more

December 31, 2023

Table 4
Creditor
Counterparty Relationship
with the counterparty
Balance as at
December 31,
2023
Turnover rate Overdue receivables Overdue receivables Amount collected
subsequent to the
balance sheet date
Allowance for
doubtful accounts
Expressed in thousands of NTD
(Except as otherwise indicated)
Amount collected
subsequent to the
balance sheet date
Allowance for
doubtful accounts
Expressed in thousands of NTD
(Except as otherwise indicated)
Amount Action taken
Transcend Information, Inc.
"
Transcend Information
(Shanghai), Ltd.
Transcend Japan Inc.
Transtech Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Transcend Information, Inc.
The Company’s subsidiary
Subsidiary of Memhiro
Ultimate parent company
156,821
$ 355,439
252,679
3.64
4.01
-
-
$ -
252,679
-
-
-
76,862
$ 294,195
-
-
$ -
-

Table 4, Page 1

Transcend Information, Inc.

Expressed in thousands of NTD

Significant inter-company transactions during the period

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Table 5

(Except as otherwise indicated)

Transaction

Number
(Note 1)
Companyname Counterparty Relationship
(Note 2)
General ledger account Amount Transaction terms Percentage of consolidated total operating
revenues or total assets(Note 3)
0
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
1
Transcend Information, Inc.
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Transcend Information Europe B.V.
Transtech Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Transcend Japan Inc.
Transcend Information Europe B.V.
Transcend Information Inc.
Transcend Information Trading GmbH
Transcend Korea Inc.
Transtech Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Transcend Information (Shanghai), Ltd.
Transcend Information Trading GmbH
1
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
3
Sales
"
"
"
"
"
Accounts receivable
Accounts payable
Sales
$ 920,055
477,224
488,648
676,850
307,547
328,522
355,439
252,679)
(
126,511
There is no significant
difference in unit price
from those to third parties.
"
"
"
"
"
120 days after monthly billings
120 days after monthly billings
There is no significant
difference in unit price
from those to third parties.
9
5
5
6
3
3
2
1)
(
1

(Individual transactions not exceeding 1% of the consolidated total revenue and total assets are not disclosed.)

Note 1: The numbers filled in for the transaction company in respect of inter-company transactions are as follows:

(a) Parent company is "0".

(b) Subsidiaries were numbered from 1.

Note 2: Relationship between transaction company and counterparty is classified into the following three categories; fill in the number of category each case belongs to (If transactions between parent company and subsidiaries or between subsidiaries refer to the same transaction, it is not required to disclose twice. For example, if the parent company has already disclosed its transaction with a subsidiary, then the subsidiary is not required to disclose the transaction; for transactions between two subsidiaries, if one of the subsidiaries has disclosed the transaction, then the other is not required to disclose the transaction.): (a) Parent company to subsidiary.

(b) Subsidiary to parent company.

(c) Subsidiary to subsidiaries.

Note 3: Regarding percentage of transaction amount to consolidated total operating revenues or total assets, it is computed based on period-end balance of transaction to consolidated total assets for balance sheet accounts and based on accumulated transaction amount for the period to consolidated total operating revenues for income statement accounts.

Table 5, Page 1

Transcend Information, Inc.

Information on investees (excluding information on investments in Mainland China)

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Table 6

Expressed in thousands of NTD (Except as otherwise indicated)

Investor Investee Location Main business activities Initial investment amount Initial investment amount Shares held as at December 31,2023 Shares held as at December 31,2023 Shares held as at December 31,2023 Net profit (loss)
of the investee
for the year ended
December 31,2023
Investment (loss)
income recognized
by the Company
for the year ended
December 31, 2023
(Note 1)

Footnote
Balance as at
December 31,
2023
Balance as at
December 31,
2022
Number of shares Ownership (%) Book value
Transcend Information,
Inc.
Saffire Investment Ltd.
Memhiro Pte Ltd.

Saffire Investment Ltd.
Transcend Japan Inc.
Transcend Information Inc.
Transcend Korea Inc.
Taiwan IC Packaging
Corporation
Memhiro Pte Ltd.
Transcend Information
Europe B.V.
Transcend Information
Trading GmbH
Transcend Information (H.K.)
Ltd.
B.V.I.
Japan
United States of
America
Korea
Taiwan
Singapore
Netherlands
Germany

Hong Kong
Investment holdings
Import and wholesale of computer
memory modules and peripheral
products

Import and wholesale of computer
memory modules and peripheral
products
Import and wholesale of computer
memory modules and peripheral
products
Packaging of Semi-conductors
Investment holdings
Import and wholesale of computer
memory modules and peripheral
products
Import and wholesale of computer
memory modules and peripheral
products
Import and wholesale of computer
memory modules and peripheral
products
$ 216,829
89,103
38,592
6,132
354,666
173,702
1,693
2,288
7,636
$ 216,829
89,103
38,592
6,132
354,666
173,702
1,693
2,288
7,636
6,600,000
6,400
625,000
40,000
21,928,036
8,277,609
100
-
2,000,000
100
100
100
100
12.51
100
100
100
100
851,409
$ 93,799
178,826
12,894
105,138
812,830
250,857
131,736
11,161
29,135
$ 4,778
30,817
4,704
176,992)
(
26,962
6,827
4,230
1,399
29,135
$ 4,778
30,817
4,704
22,128)
(
26,962
6,827
4,230
1,399
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 5
Note 3
Note 4
Note 4
Note 4

Note 1: The Company does not directly recognize the investment (loss) income, except for the subsidiaries and associates directly held.

Note 2: Subsidiary of the Company. Note 3: Subsidiary of Saffire. Note 4: Subsidiary of Memhiro. Note 5: Associate of the Company.

Table 6, Page 1

Table 7

Transcend Information, Inc.

Information on investments in Mainland China For the year ended December 31, 2023

Expressed in thousands of NTD (Except as otherwise indicated)

Investee in
Mainland China
Main business activities Paid-in capital Investment
method
Note1
Accumulated amount
of remittance from
Taiwan to
Mainland China
as of January 1,
2023
Amount remitted from
Taiwan to Mainland
China/Amount remitted back to
Taiwan for the year ended
December31,2023
Amount remitted from
Taiwan to Mainland
China/Amount remitted back to
Taiwan for the year ended
December31,2023

Accumulated
amount of remittance
from Taiwan to
Mainland China as of
December31,2023
Net profit
of investee for
the year ended
December31,2023
Ownership
held by
the Company
(direct or indirect)
Investment loss
recognized
by the Company
for the year ended
December 31, 2023
(Note2)
Book value of
investments in
Mainland China
as of December
31,2023
Accumulated amount
of investment income
remitted back to Taiwan
as of December31,2023
Footnote
Remitted to
Mainland
China
Remitted back to
Taiwan
Transcend
Information
(Shanghai), Ltd.
Transtech Trading
(Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd.
Companyname
Manufacture and sales of
computer memory modules,
storage products and disks, and
lease of self-owned buildings
Wholesale, agent, import and
export and retail of computer
memory modules, storage
products and computer
components
Accumulated amount of
remittance from Taiwan to
Mainland China as of
December 31,2023
$ 150,787
16,310
Investment amount
approved by the
Investment
Commission of the
Ministry of
Economic Affairs
(MOEA)
2
2
Ceiling on
investments in
Mainland China
imposed by the
Investment
Commission of
MOEA
$ 150,787
16,310
-
-
$ -
-
$ 150,787
16,310
$ 4,291
9,162
100
100
$ 4,291
9,162
$ 322,804
66,556
$ 2,281,608
-
Note 4
-
Transcend
Information, Inc.
167,097
$
167,097
$
11,561,226
$

Note 1: Investment methods are classified into the following three categories; fill in the number of category each case belongs to:

(1) Directly invest in a company in Mainland China.

(2) Through investing in an existing company in the third area (Memhiro Pte Ltd.), which then invested in Mainland China.

(3) Others.

Note 2: The gain and loss on investment recognized for the year was based on the financial statements that were audited by R.O.C. parent company’s CPA.

Note 3: The numbers in this table are expressed in New Taiwan Dollars.

Note 4: For the year ended December 31, 2023, Transcend Information (Shanghai), Ltd. remitted back gain on investments of $817,580 (RMB 187,800 thousand) which was based on the exchange rate of RMB 1=4.35.

Table 7, Page 1

Transcend Information, Inc. Major shareholders information

Table 8

December 31, 2023

Name of major shareholders Shares Shares
Number of shares held Shareholdingratio
Won Chin Investment Inc.
Wan An Technology Inc.
Cheng Chuan Technology Development Inc.
Wan Min Investment Inc.
Wan Chuan Investment Inc.
74,783,600
34,149,854
32,971,701
29,726,397
29,505,896
17.42
7.95
7.68
6.92
6.87

Table 8, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Statement 1

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Items Summary Amount
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Petty cash and cash on hand
Cash in banks
- Checking accounts deposits
- Demand deposits
- Foreign currency deposits
USD 19,887 thousand, at exchange rate of $30.71
Other foreign currency
Time deposits
NTD
340
$ 2,665
335,321
610,727
15,500
250,000
1,214,553
$

Statement 1, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF INVENTORIES DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 2

Amount

Items
Raw materials
Work in progress
Finished goods
Less: Allowance for inventory
valuation loss
Summary
Cost
4,107,777
$ 423,938
532,063
5,063,778
122,912)
(
4,940,866
$
Net realizable
value
3,988,461
$ 487,475
850,444
5,326,380
$
Note
Note 1
Note 2
Note 2
  • Note 1: The net realizable value of raw materials is the replacement cost.

Note 2: The calculation of net realizable value is based on the last selling price, less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Statement 2, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC.

MOVEMENT SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 3

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Opening balance Additions Reductions Remeasurement Accumulated Ending balance
Number of shares Number of shares Number of shares Investment of defined translation Unrealised profit Number of shares Shareholding Market price or
Name of investee (in thousand shares) Amount (in thousand shares) Amount (in thousand shares) Amount income (loss) benefit plan adjustment from sales (in thousand shares) ratio Amount value per share Collateral
Saffire Investment Ltd. 6,600 $ 1,676,847 - $ - - ($ 764,671) $ 29,135 $ - ($ 82,218) ($ 7,684) 6,600 100% $ 851,409 $ 858,385 None
Transcend Japan Inc. 6 222,111 - - - ( 165,245) 4,778 - 31,687 468 6 100% 93,799 100,248 "
Transcend Information Inc. 625 153,808 - - - - 30,817 - ( 440) ( 5,359) 625 100% 178,826 180,819 "
Transcend Korea Inc. 40 62,902 - - - ( 59,356) 4,704 - 4,930 ( 286) 40 100% 12,894 13,792 "
Taiwan IC Packaging
Corporation 21,928 136,710 - - - ( 10,968) ( 22,128) 1,524 - - 21,928 12.51% 105,138 317,957 "
$ 2,252,378 $ - ($ 1,000,240) $ 47,306 $ 1,524 ($ 46,041) ($ 12,861) $ 1,242,066
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Statement 3, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 4

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Vendor name Amount Note
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A vendor
B vendor
C vendor
D vendor
Others
764,463
$ 456,257

130,776

117,290
321,743
The balance of each vendor account has not
exceeded 5% of the total accounts payable.
1,790,529
$

Statement 4, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF OPERATING COST FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 5
Items
Amount
Raw materials used
Raw materials at the beginning
2,743,592
$ Add: Materials purchased during the year
8,627,088
Others
6,737
Less: Raw materials at the end
4,107,777)
(
Cost of raw materials sales
43,486)
(
Reclassified as manufacture, selling and
administrative and research and development
expenses
14,150)
(
Consumption of materials for the year
7,212,004
Direct labor
427,482
Manufacturing expense
262,303
Manufacturing cost
7,901,789
Add: Work in progress at the beginning
285,227
Transfer from finished goods
1,438,864
Less: Work in progress at the end
423,938)
(
Finished goods cost
9,201,942
Add: Finished goods at the beginning
528,468
Less: Finished goods at the end
532,063)
(
Transfer into work in progress
1,438,864)
(
Reclassified as manufacture, selling and
administrative and research and development
expenses
22,533)
(
Others
6,769)
(
Cost of goods sold - finished goods
7,730,181
Cost of goods sold - materials
43,486
Gain on reversal of decline in market value
364,462)
(
Operating cost
7,409,205
$
Note

Statement 5, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF MANUFACTURING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 6

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Items Summary Amount Note
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Depreciation
Insurance expense
Utilities expense
Maintenance fees
Miscellaneous purchase
Package fees
Other expenses
98,305
$ 41,826
26,789
21,789
18,857
18,373
36,364
The balance of each expense account
has not exceeded 5% of the total
manufacturing expense.
262,303
$

Statement 6, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 7

Items
Wages and salaries
Export expense
Insurance expense
Depreciation
Tax
Other expenses
Selling
expenses
186,468
$ 58,532

17,165

332

33
54,553
317,083
$
General and
administrative
expenses
75,572
$ -

25,905
28,658
11,396
40,159
181,690
$
Research and
development
expense
Total
Note
109,559
$ 371,599
$ -
58,532
9,731
52,801
376
29,366

-

11,429
13,307
108,019
The balance of each expense
account has not exceeded 5% of
the total operating expenses.
132,973
$ 631,746
$

Statement 7, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND DEPRECIATION BY FUNCTION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 8

Statement 8
Function
Nature
For theyear ended December 31, 2023 For theyear ended December 31, 2022
Classified as
OperatingCosts
Classified as
OperatingExpenses
Total Classified as
OperatingCosts
Classified as
OperatingExpenses
Total
Employee benefit expense
Salaryexpenses 391,690
$
365,889
$
757,579
$
372,688
$
388,746
$
761,434
$
Labour and health insurance fees 37,509 33,383 70,892 36,825 33,899 70,724
Pension costs 17,903 15,945 33,848 17,606 16,273 33,879
Otherpersonnel expenses 23,659 14,667 38,326 24,730 15,067 39,797
Directors’ remuneration - 5,710 5,710 - 1,993 1,993
Depreciation 98,305 29,366 127,671 121,635 32,534 154,169
  1. As at December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had 994 and 1,010 employees, respectively, both including 6 non-employee directors.

  2. A company whose stock is listed for trading on the stock exchange shall additionally disclose the following information:

  3. (1) Average employee benefit expense in current year was $912 thousand (‘total employee benefit expense in current year - total directors’

  4. remuneration’ / ‘the number of employees in current year the number of non-employee directors’).

Average employee benefit expense in previous year was $902 thousand (‘total employee benefit expense in previous year - total directors’

  • remuneration’ / ‘the number of employees in previous year the number of non-employee directors’).

  • (2) Average employees salaries in current year was $767 thousand (total salaries in current year / ‘the number of employees in current year the number of non-employee directors’)

  • Average employees salaries in previous year was $758 thousand (total salaries in previous year / ‘the number of employees in previous year the number of non-employee directors’)

  • (3) Adjustment of average employees salaries was 1.19% (‘the average employee salaries in current year - the average employee salaries in previous year’ / the average employee salaries in previous year).

Statement 8, Page 1

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. DETAILS OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND DEPRECIATION BY FUNCTION (Cont.) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Statement 8

  • (4) For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company has no supervisors’ remuneration. (Note)

  • (5) Information on the Company’s remuneration policy is as follows: (including directors, supervisors, managers and employees)

Directors’ remuneration is determined based on the Company’s entire operating performance, future operating risk and development trend of industry taking into consideration individual director’s contribution to the Company’s performance and annual performance assessment result of individual director, and the Company grants a reasonable renumeration to directors. Under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the current year's earnings, if profit, net of accumulated deficits, if any, shall distribute not higher than 0.2% for directors’ remuneration. Related performance assessment and reasonableness of remuneration shall be reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee and the Board of Directors, and the remuneration policy will be reviewed and adjusted based on the actual operating condition and related regulations accordingly. Managers and employees’ remunerations are determined based on the pay level within the same industry and market practice, under the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the current year's earnings, if profit, net of accumulated deficits, if any, shall distribute not lower than 1% for employees’ remuneration taking into consideration annually personal working performance in order to determine the distributable amount. Employees’ remuneration and performance assessment and reasonableness of managers’ remuneration shall be reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee and the Board of Directors, which will be reviewed and adjusted based on the actual operating condition and related regulations accordingly.

Note: The Company has set up the audit committee to substitute supervisors; therefore, the Company has no supervisors’ remuneration.

Statement 8, Page 2