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TWM AGM Information 2020

Jul 7, 2020

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Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

2020 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting

Brief Summary of Proposed Resolutions (Translation)

AGM Time: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020 AGM Place: 6F, No. 88, Yanchang Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City (Taipei New Horizon Building)

Note to Readers:

If there is any discrepancy between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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Proposed Resolutions

1. To approve the 2019 Business Report and Financial Statements

Taiwan Mobile’s (The Company) financial statements were audited by certified public accountants, Li-Wen Kuo and Kwan-Chung Lai, of Deloitte & Touche. The 2019 Business Report, CPA’s audit report, and financial statements are attached hereto as Attachments I, IV and V.

Resolution:

2. To approve the proposal for the distribution of the 2019 retained earnings

  • (1) The Company’s 2019 net income was NT$12,481,166,870 (please see Attachment VI for the 2019 Earnings Distribution Proposal).

  • (2) The cash dividend from retained earnings proposed by the Board is NT$11,756,843,920. The Company received letters of agreement from TCC Investment Co., Ltd. (TCCI), TCCI Investment & Development Co., Ltd. (TID) and TFN Union Investment Co., Ltd. (TUI) forfeiting their share of dividends from the Company. Deducting 698,751,601 shares collectively owned by TCCI, TID and TUI from the total outstanding shares of 3,509,376,492, the share count entitled to receive dividends is 2,810,624,891, representing a cash dividend of NT$4.183 per share. It is proposed that the Chairman be authorized to set a record date for distribution and make relevant adjustments, if any, based on the total number of shares outstanding on the record date. Total amount of the cash dividend paid to each shareholder shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar and the remainder will be recognized in other revenue of the Company.

Resolution:

3. To approve the cash return out of capital surplus

Cash return from capital surplus proposed by the Board is NT$1,593,624,313. The Company received letters of agreement from TCC Investment Co., Ltd. (TCCI), TCCI Investment & Development Co., Ltd. (TID) and TFN Union Investment Co., Ltd. (TUI) forfeiting their share of cash return from the Company. Deducting 698,751,601 shares collectively owned by TCCI, TID and TUI from the total outstanding shares of 3,509,376,492, the share count entitled to receive dividends is 2,810,624,891, representing a cash distribution of NT$0.567 per share. It is proposed that the Chairman be authorized to set a record date for distribution and make relevant adjustments, if any, based on the total number of shares outstanding on the record date. Total amount of the cash dividend paid to each shareholder shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar and the remainder will be recognized in other revenue of the Company.

Resolution:

4. To approve revisions to the Articles of Incorporation

To meet the needs for our operation, the Company proposed revisions to Article 2 of the Articles of Incorporation. Please refer to Attachment VII for articles and amendments.

Resolution:

5. To approve revisions to the Rules and Procedures Governing Shareholders’ Meeting

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In compliance with the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation’s issuing of interpretation No. 1080024221 related to the “Sample Template and Rules of Procedures for Shareholders Meetings” on January 2, 2020, the Company proposed the following revisions:

  • (1) The entire proceedings of the Meeting shall be tape recorded and videotaped.

  • (2) In case the shareholder proposal is to urge the Company to promote public interest or fulfill its social responsibilities, the board of directors may still include it in the agenda.

  • (3) Related motions (including extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals) shall be resolved by voting. Delete the provision - “the resolution is deemed to have been adopted if no objection is heard in response to the chairman’s inquiry. Such a resolution is equivalent to a decision duly resolved through voting. ”

Please refer to Attachment VIII for completed articles and the before and after amendments for comparison.

Resolution:

6. To approve revisions to the Rules for Election of the Directors

In compliance with the Financial Supervisory Commission’s issuing of interpretation No. 1080361934 related to the “Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies” on January 15, 2020, the Company proposed the following revisions:

  • (1) To amend the independence criteria for independent director. Two years before being elected or during the term of office, an independent director of the Company shall not have been or be any of the following:

  • i. A director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder that directly holds five percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company, or that ranks among the top five in shareholdings, or that designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the Company under Article 27, paragraph 1 or 2 of the Company Act.

  • ii. If a majority of the Company's director seats or voting shares and those of any other company are controlled by the same person: a director, supervisor, or employee of that other company.

  • iii. If the chairperson, president, or person holding an equivalent position of the Company and a person in any of those positions at another company or institution are the same person or are spouses: a director (or governor), supervisor, or employee of that other company or institution.

  • (2) When providing a recommended slate of director candidates, a shareholder or the board of directors shall specify each nominee’s name, educational background, working experience, and submit therewith documentation that the nominees meet the requirements of Article 5, paragraph 1, and Article 6, and other documentary proof.

Please refer to Attachment IX for completed articles and the before and after amendments for comparison.

Resolution:

7. To elect nine board directors (including five independent directors) for the ninth term

  • (1) With the term of the current Board of Directors set to expire, the ninth term of Board of Directors shall be elected at the 2020 AGM.

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  • (2) Article 21 and 21-1 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation promulgate that nine to eleven directors (at least three independent directors), with a three-year tenure of office, shall be persons with legal capacity elected by the shareholders at the shareholders’ meeting and shall be determined by a candidate nomination system.

  • (3) The ninth term of the Board of Directors with nine directors (including five independent directors) who will hold office from June 18, 2020 to June 17, 2023 shall be elected at the 2020 AGM. The candidate list of directors was reviewed and approved at the board meeting on April 30, 2020.

Please see the candidate list of directors below and refer to Attachment X for the Rules for Election of the Directors.

Director Candidates
Name Education Experience Current Major Position Current
Shareholding
(share)
Fu-Chi Investment
Co., Ltd.
Representative:
Daniel M. Tsai
LL.M., Georgetown
University
LL.B., National
Taiwan University
-Chairman, Fubon
Financial Holding Co.,
Ltd.
~~-~~
Chairman, Taipei Fubon
Commercial Bank Co.,
Ltd.
~~-~~
Chairman, Fubon
Insurance Co., Ltd.
-Chairman, Taiwan Mobile Co.,
Ltd.
-Standing Director, Taipei Fubon
Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
-Chairman, Taiwan Fixed Network
Co., Ltd.
5,748,763
Fu-Chi Investment
Co., Ltd.
Representative:
Richard M. Tsai
MBA, Stern School
of Business, New
York University
BBA, National
Taiwan University
-Chairman, Fubon
Securities Co., Ltd.
-Chairman, Taiwan
Mobile Co., Ltd.
-Chairman, Fubon Financial
Holding Co., Ltd.
-Chairman, Fubon Life Insurance
Co., Ltd.
5,748,763
Fu-Chi Investment
Co., Ltd.
Representative:
Chris Tsai
Bachelor of Science
in Economics,
Wharton School,
University of
Pennsylvania
-Executive Assistant to
President, Fubon Life
Insurance Co., Ltd.
-President, Fubon Sports
& Entertainment Co.,
Ltd.
-Deputy CIO & EVP, Fubon
Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
-President, Fubon Financial
Venture Capital Co., Ltd.
-President, FinTech Office, Fubon
Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
-Chairman, Fubon Sports &
Entertainment Co., Ltd.
-General Manager, Fubon
Guardians Professional Baseball
Team
-General Manager, Fubon Braves
Professional Basketball Team
5,748,763

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TCC Investment
Co., Ltd.
Representative:
Jamie Lin
MBA, Stern School
of Business, New
York University
BS in Chemical
Engineering with a
minor in Economics,
National Taiwan
University
-Co-founder/VP of
Product, Social Sauce
-Associate, HSS
Ventures
-Co-founder/GM of
Greater China, lntumit
-President, Taiwan Mobile Co.,
Ltd.
-Chairman, AppWorks Ventures
-Director, Winbond Electronics
-Director, 91APP
-Director, momo.com Inc.
200,496,761
Independent Director Candidates
Name Education Experience Current Positions Shareholding
(Shares)
Hsueh-Jen Sung MBA, Harvard
University
MBA, National
Chengchi University
BS in Management
Science, National
Chiao Tung
University
-Vice Chairman and
Member of Global
Partnership Committee
and Asian Management
Committee, Goldman
Sachs (Asia) Ltd.
-President and CEO,
Grand Cathay Securities
Corp.
-Country Manager,
Westpac Banking Corp.
-Chairman, Vaucluse Capital
Management Ltd.
-Chairman, Shin Chiuan Capital
Management Ltd.
0

5

Char-Dir Chung Ph.D. and MS in
Electrical
Engineering,
University of
Southern California
BS in Electrical
Engineering, National
Taiwan University
-Minister without
Portfolio, Executive
Yuan
-Member / Deputy
Convener / Executive
Secretary, Board of
Science and
Technology, Executive
Yuan
-Member / Deputy
Convener / Executive
Secretary, National
Information and
Communications
Initiative Committee,
Executive Yuan
-Deputy Executive
Secretary, Science and
Technology Advisory
Group, Executive Yuan
-Convener, Performance
Evaluation Committee
of Technology
Development Program,
Ministry of Economic
Affairs
-SIS Chair Professor,
National Taiwan
University
-Chairman, Department
of Communication
Engineering, National
Central University
-Director, Graduate
Institute of
Communication
Engineering, National
Central University
-Distinguished Professor,
Department of Electrical
Engineering and Graduate Institute
of Communication Engineering,
National Taiwan University
-IEEE Fellow
-Director, Board of National
Information Infrastructure
Enterprise Promotion Association
-Director, Board of Automotive
Research and Testing Center
-Standing Supervisor, Board of
Computer Skills Foundation
0
Hsi-Peng Lu Ph.D. in Industrial
Engineering,
University of
Wisconsin Madison
-Dean, Management
School, National
Taiwan University of
Science and
Technology
-Dean, Honor College,
National Taiwan
University of Science
and Technology
-Dean, Student Affairs
Office, National Taiwan
University of Science
and Technology
-Chair, Department of
Information
Management, National
Taiwan University of
Science and
Technology
-Professor, Department of
Information Management,
National Taiwan University of
Science and Technology, ROC
-Independent Director, Yuen Foong
Yu Investment Holding Co., Ltd.
-Independent Director, SHUI-MU
International Co., Ltd.
-Independent Director, 91APP
-Chairman, LIANG SHING
ECLIFE Co., Ltd.
0

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Tong Hai Tan Bachelor of Electrical
Engineering, National
University of
Singapore
-President & CEO,
StarHub Pte Ltd.
(Singapore)
-President & CEO,
Singapore Computer
Systems Ltd.
-President & CEO,
Pacific Internet Ltd.
-Executive Director, SEAX Global
Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
0
Drina Yue BS in Electrical
Engineering, MS in
Computer Science,
University of Illinois
Urbana- Champaign
-Senior Executive
Management in
multinational
companies (AT&T,
Motorola, Western
Union)
-BOD of Gemalto
-CEO of iSteelAsia
-Senior Advisor of
GSMA
-Christian Action Asia Board of
Director
0

Resolution:

8. To approve the removal of the non-competition restrictions on the Board of Directors

  • (1) According to Article 209 of the Company Act, a director, who acts for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the company's business, shall clarify the essential content of his act to the meeting of shareholders and secure AGM’s approval.

  • (2) Vote on the removal of the non-competition restrictions on the Board of Directors that operate or invest in other business with the same or similar business scope of the Company until the end of their term of office.

Name Currentposition(s) in other companies
Daniel M. Tsai Chairman, Tien Chien Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Ti Kun Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Hsi Po Lai Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Yi Fu So Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Taipei New Horizon Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Dun Fu Co., Ltd.
Chairman, ChungShingDevelopment Co., Ltd.
Richard M. Tsai Director, Tien Chien Co., Ltd.
Director, Ti Kun Co., Ltd.
Director, Hsi Po Lai Co., Ltd.
Director, Yi Fu So Co., Ltd.
Director, Colossians Co., Ltd.
Director, ChungShingDevelopment Co., Ltd.
Director, Cho Pharma, Inc.
Hsueh-Jen Sung Chairman, Vaucluse Capital Management Ltd.
Chairman, Shin Chiuan Capital Management Ltd.
Hsi-Peng Lu Independent Director, SHUI-MU International Co., Ltd.
Chairman, LIANG SHING ECLIFE Co., Ltd.

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Tong Hai Tan Executive Director, SEAX Global Pte Ltd.(Singapore)
Chris Tsai Director, momo.com Inc.
Director, Taipei New Horizon Co., Ltd.
Jamie Lin Director,momo.com Inc.
Director,Taipei New Horizon Co.,Ltd.
Director,Winbond Electronics Corp.
Chairman,AppWorks Ventures
Chairman,Union Cable TV Co.,Ltd.
Chairman,Globalview Cable TV Co.,Ltd.

(3) According to Article 178 of the Company Act, a shareholder, who has a conflict of interest with a proposed resolution, shall recuse himself from voting or from exercising the voting rights on behalf of other shareholders in the AGM.

Resolution:

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