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U-MING AGM Information 2019

Jun 27, 2019

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Stock Code: 2606

U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP. Handbook for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

MEETING TIME: June 13, 2019

PLACE: Taipei Hero House No. 20, Sec. 1, Changsha St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei, Taiwan

*The English version is the translation of the Chinese version and if there is any conflict between the meaning of terms in the Chinese version and English translation, the meaning of the Chinese version shall prevail.

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP. 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Table of Contents

……………………………………………………… P1 I. Meeting Procedure II. Matters to Be Reported 1. 2018 Business Report …………………………………………………………………. P2 2. 2018 Financial Statements …………………………………………………………….. P7 3. Supervisors’ Review Report on 2018 Business and Financial Statements…………….. P24 4. Distribution of 2018 Remuneration to the Employees, Directors and Supervisors …… P25 5. The amendments to “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” and “Code of Ethical Conduct” of the Company …………………………………………... P26 III. Matters to Be Ratified 1. The 2018 Business Report and Financial Statements …………………………………. P30 2. The Proposal for Earnings Distribution of 2018 ………………………………………. P31 IV. Matters to Be Discussed and Elected 1. The Amendment to the Company Corporate Charter (Articles of Incorporation) …….. P32 2. The Amendment to the “Regulations Governing the Election of Board Directors and Supervisors” of the Company…..……………………………………………………… P38 3. The Amendment to the “Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets” of the Company………………………………………………………………………… P41 4. The Amendment to the “Procedures Governing Loans of Funds to Others” and the “Procedures Governing Endorsements/Guarantees” of the Company…………………. P64 5. The Election of Directors (including Independent Directors) of the Company………... P77 6. The Approval of the Release of the Relevant Directors from the Non-competition Restriction under Article 209 of the Company Act…………………………………….. P82 V. Extempore Motions ……………………………………………... P83 VI. Rules and Regulations 1. Corporate Charter (Articles of Incorporation) ………………………………………… P84 2. Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings ………………………………………. P91 3. Regulations Governing the Election of Board Directors and Supervisors…………….. P94 VII. Appendices 1. Current Shareholding of Directors and Supervisors …………………………………... P96 2. The Impact of Stock dividend Issuance on Business Performance and EPS ………….. P97

U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP. Procedure for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Call the Meeting to Order

Chairman Takes Chair

Chairman Remarks

(Management Presentation)

Matters to Be Reported

Matters to Be Ratified

Matters to Be Discussed and Elected

Extempore Motions

Adjournment

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Matters to Be Reported:

1. 2018 Business Report

1. Introduction

The international dry bulk shipping market showed an overall positive growth in 2018. This was attested by an 18% growth in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) which averaged 1,353 points for the full year. The BDI, which was relatively sluggish in the first quarter of 2018, began to pick up during the second quarter after the end of China’s winter production cap; and peaked in the third quarter which was signalling a recovering market. However, the market did not sustain further due to the emerging US-China trade war.

The overall global economy in 2018 was on a slow growth. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global GDP in 2018 was 3.7%, same as the previous year. However, China’s GDP was down by 0.3 percentage point to 6.6%; its manufacturing PMI was averaging 50.9 but in December, it dipped below the 50-point mark; which signalled an increased downward pressure on China’s economy. Facing the weak domestic demand, the Chinese government introduced the “The Strategy of Rural Vitalization (2018-2020)” to boost the economy through rural development and railway construction. According to China’s official statement in early 2019, this total investment is expected to exceed 70 trillion Yuan. The ASEAN countries and India have also continued their expansionary policies in infrastructure and public investment in response to the quickened pace of urbanisation. Among them, India stood out with GDP rising from 6.7% in 2017 to 7.3% in 2018. Prime Minister Modi of India has an ambitious plan to build 100 “smart cities” with high-speed rail connections by 2022, to drive demand for raw materials including steel hence promoting maritime transportation.

In terms of overall shipping demand, Clarksons estimated that the global bulk cargo shipment in 2018 was about 5.22 billion tons, up 2.4% from 2017; but the demand for iron ore shipping has slowed. According to Worldsteel’s estimate, China’s cumulative crude steel output in 2018 was 928 million tons, representing an annual growth of 6.59%. However, according to Chinese Customs statistics, China’s total iron ore import was 1.064 billion tons, down 1% compared to the previous year. This was likely due to the high port inventory and promotion of scrap steel usage. On the other hand, extreme climates have supported continued demand for coal-powered electricity, driving an annual growth rate of 3.9% in coal import (including thermal coal and coking coal).

The continued US-China trade war saw increasing tariff measures imposed by both countries. The United States imposes a 25% tariff on high-tech products such as aviation, new-energy vehicles and new materials in order to check the progress of the “China Manufacturing 2025” strategy. In a tit-fortat response, China imposes tariff on US imports including agricultural products and primary products such as fruits, pork and soybeans.

Grain imports and exports were directly affected by the trade war and this has resulted in structural changes in shipping routes. China gradually shifted its import of soybeans from the United States to Brazil, while the United States increased its soybean export to Europe and the other markets.

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Clarksons estimated that the full-year US soybean export would decrease by 12% in 2018, while Brazil would increase its export to 83 million tons, up 23% from the previous year. As South America is much further away from China, the shipping distance is relatively longer. Therefore, the average shipping distance of soybean from South America in 2018 is 12% longer than the previous year.

On the ship supply side, the fleet growth was still slow in 2018 with an annual growth rate of 2.88%. The total tonnage of ship scrapping remained sluggish with only 57 bulk carriers being demolished, equivalent to 4.45 million tons, down 69.65% from the previous year. The average earning of the bulk market in 2018 was $12,249 per day, the highest since 2011. Therefore, ship owners would prefer to continue operating with their existing fleet.

U-Ming had continued to carry out its fleet renewal plan in 2018. The company had sold two 80K Panamax “MV Cemtex Thrift” and “MV Cemtex Prudence”, and took delivery of a new 82K Panamax “MV Cemtex Sincerity” to inject more diverse shipping capacity into the fleet portfolio. With the upcoming Ballast Water Management Convention which requires all ships to be installed with a ballast water treatment system, U-Ming has been well prepared in advance and has already completed installations for twenty ships by the end of 2018, representing a completion rate of 55.56%.

U-Ming has long been committed to sustainable operations and has won recognitions both at home and abroad. The company has won the Silver Award in the Transportation Category of the “2018 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Award”, for the third time, conferred by the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TCSA). In addition, having passed the evaluation criteria of FTSE Russell and Taiwan Stock Exchange, it was again included as a constituent of the FTSE4 Good Emerging Index and FTSE4 Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index. In 2017, the company was also the recipient of the “Excellence in Business Performance” and “Excellence in Green Shipping Development” conferred by the Ministry of Transport in Taiwan. These awards serve to recognize U-Ming’s outstanding ability in the environmental protection, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance (ESG)’s aspects of its businesses.

2. Business Performance

U-Ming turned in yet another good year in 2018 with an annual consolidated revenue of NT$11,523,222,000. The net profit after tax was NT$1,668,840,000 and the earning per share (EPS) was NT$1.97. The operational highlights are summarised as follows:

(1) Long-Term Revenue

On 31 January 2018, U-Ming signed a 25-year long-term iron ore shipping agreement with Vale International SA of Switzerland, the world’s largest iron ore producer. From 2020 to 2045, the company is contracted to ship iron ore exported from Brazil to China. The total contract revenue is expected to exceed USD 600 million. This will increase the company’s long-term charter percentage and will also create a steady cash flow and profit for the company.

(2) Joint-Venture Businesses

In early 2018, U-Ming had entered into a joint venture with Xiamen ITG Group Co., Ltd to establish ITG-UMING Shipping Co., Ltd and ITG-UMING (Xiamen) Co Ltd respectively. Lauded as a winwin co-operation, the joint venture will bring synergistic collaborations in terms of financial

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resources, trading know-how and professional shipping experiences to further develop both domestic and foreign import & export logistics businesses.

(3) Fleet Safety Management

In 2016, U-Ming cooperated with Ericsson to develop a world-leading Fleet Safety Management System (FSM); of which the first phase of the project was completed in 2018. Between February and June of 2018, the “Collision Warning” and “Piracy Treat Prediction” functionalities of the system were commissioned. This system would assist the Captain in continuous monitoring of interactive dynamics between the ship and others in its vicinity. When the CPA (closest point of approach) or TCPA (time to closest point of approach) between the ship and its surrounding ships is lower than the pre-set safety distance, the system will invoke a collision alarm to warn the Captain for immediate intervention. This will not only improve the efficiency of the shipping operations, but also the safety of the fleet maritime navigations.

(4) Green Shipping Initiatives

In response to the 2020 low-sulphur fuel policy, U-Ming had collaborated with various international partners to participate in the “Green Corridor JIP” project, aiming to develop a feasible LNG-fuelled vessel specification, to ply between China and Australia in the iron ore and coal trade. The results of the first phase, which proved to be economical and technical viable, were presented on 1 June 2017 at the Nor-Shipping Event in Oslo. In August 2018, the design conference held in Singapore announced that the 260,000-ton very large ore carrier (VLOC) specification has obtained the inprinciple approval from the DNV GL Ship Classification Society; a major breakthrough of the project. The “Green Corridor JIP” project brings together major cargo owners and ship owners to exploit each other’s strengths to innovate in environmentally friendly and more efficient ship designs, which is not only conducive to energy saving and carbon reduction in the whole supply chain but also benefits the sustainable development of the shipping industry.

(5) Fleet Expansion

U-Ming had continued to carry out its fleet renewal plan in 2018. As of 31 December 2018, the company has a total of 40 vessels, including vessels under construction. The average age of bulk carrier fleet is about 5.5 years. Together with other joint ventures and managed vessels, U-Ming operates a total of 48 vessels, with a total deadweight of 6.66 million tons.

3. Business Strategy

Looking forward, the macro situation is still grim with the continuing US-China trade war, BREXIT uncertainty and the slowing down of China’s economy. In such uncertainty, U-Ming will adhere to its Far-Eastern ethos of “Sincerity, Diligence, Thrift, Prudence and Innovation” to devise a corporate sustainable development strategy. With an innovative mind set and adoption of new technologies, the company will transform its top-down organisation structure into a more integrated structure that stresses inter-departmental collaborations so as to achieve synergistic brain-storming to better develop new markets and provide more diversified services.

(1) Develop Green Fleet to Optimise Transportation Efficiency

U-Ming endeavours to keep its fleet young by renewing its fleet. This is to ensure its ability to provide

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excellent shipping services and better choices for our customers. We will continue to optimise transportation efficiency and to reduce carbon footprint and protect the maritime environment; as well as abiding by the international maritime regulations. The company is expected to take delivery of a new Kamsarmax bulk carrier in 2019 and two new 325,000-ton very large ore carriers (VLOC) in 2020.

(2) Seeking Good Partnership for Long-term Revenue

The world economy is entering a state of recovery, but global economic development has slowed down, presenting severe challenges to our business operations. Looking forward, U-Ming will continue to garner its own competitive advantage and evaluate relevant potential companies with good equity or assets, for investment or acquisition to expand the company’s scope of business. Meanwhile, the company will also seek quality reliable customers to establish long-term businesses and to ensure stable cash flow and income.

(3) Ensuring High Fleet Utilisation and Operating Days

U-Ming’s average annual fleet utilisation is more than 97%. With the company’s fleet management know-how, the company will spare no effort in maintaining such high fleet utilisation and to reduce dock maintenance and off-hire days. This will maximise our shareholders’ benefit.

(4) Promote Maritime Digitisation to Enhance Fleet Safety

The Fleet Safety Management System greatly enhances fleet safety through improvement in data transmission efficiency, real-time monitoring, early warning, collision avoidance, and pirate attacks. If a vessel is not sailing at a pre-set speed, the system is able to emit sound reminder for slowing down and optimizing fuel consumption. In 2017 alone, a saving of USD 3.40 million in telecommunication and fuel costs was achieved. To further digitise the processes of fleet safety management, the company has completed installation of such fleet safety management system in various ship types in the year 2018. This has enabled various shipping and navigation data to be promptly transmitted back onshore for real-time monitoring and management. This effectively improves the safety aspect of ship navigation. In 2019, the company will begin a system functionality upgrade plan to fine-tune the system. More warning functions such as avoidance of fishing areas, danger/obstacle zones or anchor dragging will be added to further improve navigation safety. In addition, meteorological and maritime charts will be integrated into the company’s system to further improve navigation safety. Furthermore, U-Ming also utilizes big-data analytics on market information to achieve better ship configuration and flexible adjustment of contract time ratio.

(5) Strengthen Crew Training; Implement Port State Control (PSC)

In accordance with various regulations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), U-Ming provides crew training and implements various measures of port state control (PSC). This is to enhance on-board environmental awareness in order to achieve the target of zero ship-detention.

(6) Light-Asset Business Strategy to Improve Stable Returns

U-Ming has a team of professional shipping personnel with rich experience. The company has planned to use of its human capital and the external market resources to actively promote charter-in shipping and ship management businesses with the objective to maximise the company’s investment returns.

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  • (7) Cross-Industry Cooperation to Develop Cost-Saving Projects

According to the sulphur restriction regulation announced by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the sulphur content of shipping fuel must be reduced from the current 3.5% to 0.5% by 2020. Ship owners can achieve this through the use of low-sulphur fuel or through installation of sulphur removing devices (scrubbers). Both methods will mean drastic impact on operational costs. U-Ming is well prepared in advance and has engaged experts to study various business cost saving plans to seek the best win-win solutions for both ship and cargo owners in order to ensure stable profits.

U-Ming continues to fulfil its corporate social responsibility by reducing the impact of its shipping operation on marine ecology and in providing education and training to enhance maritime safety. The company also provides a good maritime career development for all its employees. With its prudent management team and sound financial foundation, the company will continue to grow and to create the highest value for all its stakeholders.

Chairman:

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President:

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Vice President, Accounting Division:

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2. 2018 Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets in Y2018

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income in Y2018

Consolidated Statements of Changes Equity in Y2018

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in Y2018

Individual Balance Sheets in Y2018

Individual Statements of Comprehensive Income in Y2018

Individual Statements of Changes in Equity in Y2018

Individual Statements of Cash Flows in Y2018

Please see the attachments for Independent Auditors’ Report of Deloitte & Touche. For complete financial reports, please download from M.O.P.S. (http://mops.twse.com.tw)

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 7)
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current (Notes 8 and 26)
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - current (Notes 9 and 27 )
Available-for-sale financial assets - current (Notes 10, 26 and 27)
Contract assets - current (Notes 20 and 26 )
Trade receivables from unrelated parties (Note 12)
Trade receivables from related parties (Notes 12 and 26)
Other receivables (Note 12)
Fuel inventory
Other current assets (Note 26)
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current (Note 9)
Financial assets measured at cost - non-current (Note 11)
Investments accounted for using the equity method (Note 14)
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 15, 27 and 28)
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets (Note 22)
Prepayments for equipment (Note 15)
Refundable deposits (Notes 26 and 27)
Long-term receivables - related parties (Note 26)
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (Note 16)
Short-term bills payable (Notes 16 and 27)
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - current (Note 8)
Trade payables (Note 26)
Other payables (Note 17)
Current tax liabilities (Note 22)
Current portion of long-term borrowings (Notes 16 and 27)
Other current liabilities (Note 26)
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank loans (Notes 16 and 27)
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 22)
Deferred revenue - non-current
Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current (Note 18)
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY (Note 19)
Common share capital
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Total equity
TOTAL
2018
Amount
%
$ 16,684,916
27
2,741,003
4
5,815,650
9
-
-
189,352
-
355,817
1
81,322
-
185,829
-
410,314
1
232,767

-

26,696,970
42
2,024,330
3
-
-
2,826,266
5
29,939,341
48
34,624
-
17,895
-
747,189
1
108,076
-
809,669
1

4,291

-

36,511,681
58
$ 63,208,651
100
$ 6,615,000
10
4,748,161
8
106,395
-
104,938
-
1,219,360
2
28,911
-
6,330,698
10
215,969
-
19,369,432
30
17,673,689
28
170,677
-
170,679
-
198,639
1
18,213,684
29
37,583,116
59
8,450,557
13
115,123
-
6,526,608
11
2,000,954
3
7,526,115
12
16,053,677
26
1,006,178
2
25,625,535
41
$ 63,208,651
100
2017










Amount
%
$ 10,528,550
20
147,982
-
-
-
6,482,215
12
-
-
489,217
1
62,388
-
652,469
1
422,490
1

166,094

-

18,951,405
35
-
-
892,943
2
2,504,503
5
30,217,912
56
879
-
34,465
-
342,042
1
109,706
-
819,523
1

22,827

-

34,944,800
65
$ 53,896,205
100
$ 5,985,000
11
2,598,642
5
154,238
-
131,536
-
905,443
2
104,532
-
3,370,445
6
211,961

1
13,461,797
25
18,022,116
34
178,726
-
189,459
-
203,897

-
18,594,198
34
32,055,995
59
8,450,557
16
115,135

-
6,426,656
12
-
-
8,848,816
17
15,275,472
29
(2,000,954)
(4)
21,840,210
41
$ 53,896,205
100

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

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

OPERATING REVENUE
Freight revenue (Notes 20 and 26)
Other operating revenue (Note 21)
Total operating revenue
OPERATING COSTS
Freight cost (Notes 21 and 26)
GROSS PROFIT
OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 21 and 26)
PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Finance costs (Note 21)
Interest income
Dividend income
Other income (Note 26)
Net gain on foreign currency exchange (Note 29)
Other losses
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and
equipment, net
Gain (loss) on sale of investments, net
Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at
fair value through profit or loss, net
Impairment loss (Note 10)
Share of the profit or loss of associates and joint
ventures (Note 14)
Total non-operating income and expenses
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (Note 22)
NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR
2018
Amount
%
$ 11,350,673
98
172,549

2

11,523,222
100
9,808,074
85

1,715,148
15
382,139

4

1,333,009
11

(626,789)
(5)
446,047
4
114,654
1
19,795
-
64,732
1
(6,438)
-
285,551
2
24,402
-
(165,608)
(1)
-
-
143,749

1

300,095

3

1,633,104
14
(35,736)
(1)


1,668,840
15
2017





























Amount
%
$ 8,285,385
97

215,940

3

8,501,325
100

7,724,280
91

777,045
9

316,027

3

461,018

6

(548,379)
(6)

235,651
3

125,303
1

18,894
-

794,145
9

(17,697)
-

(106)
-

(299,152)
(4)

(103,900)
(1)

(4,900)
-

150,537

2

350,396

4

811,414
10

(188,106)
(2)

999,520
12
(Continued)

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans (Note 18)
Unrealized gain(loss) on investments in equity
instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Share of the other comprehensive income (loss) of
associates accounted for using the equity
method
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Exchange differences on translating foreign
operations
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial
assets
Share of the other comprehensive income (loss) of
associates accounted for using the equity
method
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year,
net of income tax
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) FOR
THE YEAR
NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company
EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 23)
Basic
Diluted
2018
Amount
%
$ 3,949
-
613,277
5
8,216
-
1,337,998
12
-
-

43,817

-


2,007,257
17

$ 3,676,097
32

$ 1,668,840
14

$ 3,676,097
32

$ 1.97
$ 1.97
2017














Amount
%
$ (4,671)
-

-
-

(12,444)
(1)

(3,584,374)
(42)

623,152
7

(107,141)
(1)

(3,085,478)
(37)
$ (2,085,958)
(25)
$ 999,520
12
$ (2,085,958)
(25)
$ 1.18
$ 1.18
$
$
$



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

(Concluded)

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Common Share
Capital
Capital Surplus
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2017
$ 8,450,557
$ 115,140

Appropriation of 2016 earnings
Cash dividends distributed from the legal reserve
-
-
Reversal of special reserve
-
-
Change of capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures
accounted for using the equity method
-
2
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2017
-
-
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017,
net of income tax

-

-

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2017
-

-

Dividends claimed after over five years by stockholders
-
(7 )
Change from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for
using the equity method

-

-

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017
8,450,557
115,135
Effect of retrospective application and retrospective restatement

-

-

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2018 AS RESTATED
8,450,557
115,135
Appropriation of 2017 earnings
Legal reserve
-
-
Cash dividends distributed by the Company
-
-
Special reserve
-
-
Change of capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures
accounted for using the equity method
-
4
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2018
-
-
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2018, net
of income tax

-

-

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2018

-

-

Dividends claimed after over five years by stockholders
-
(16 )
Change from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for
using the equity method

-

-

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018
$ 8,450,557
$ 115,123
Retained Earnings
Legal Reserve
Special Reserve
Unappropriated
Earnings
$ 7,060,448
$ 337,186
$ 7,519,741
(633,792 )
-
-
-
(337,186 )
337,186
-
-
-
-
-
999,520

-

-

(17,115)

-

-

982,405
-
-
-

-

-

9,484
6,426,656
-
8,848,816

-

-

120,155
6,426,656
-
8,968,971
99,952
-
(99,952 )
-
-
(1,014,067 )
-
2,000,954
(2,000,954 )
-
-
-
-
-
1,668,840

-

-

3,337

-

-

1,672,177
-
-
-

-

-

(60)
$ 6,526,608
$ 2,000,954
$ 7,526,115
Other Equity Other Equity Total
$ 1,067,409

-
-
-
-

(3,068,363)


(3,068,363)

-

-

(2,000,954 )

1,003,212

(997,742 )
-
-
-
-
-

2,003,920


2,003,920

-

-

$ 1,006,178
Total Equity
$ 24,550,481
(633,792 )
-
2
999,520

(3,085,478)

(2,085,958)
(7 )

9,484
21,840,210

1,123,367
22,963,577
-
(1,014,067 )
-
4
1,668,840

2,007,257

3,676,097
(16 )

(60)
$ 25,625,535









Exchange
Differences on
Translating
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Financial Assets
at Fair Value
through Other
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Available-for-
Foreign
Operations
Comprehensive
Income
sale Financial
Assets
$ 1,000,343
$ -
$ 66,929

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(3,693,524)

-

625,165


(3,693,524)

-

625,165

-
-
-

-

-

-

(2,693,181 )
-
692,094

(1,181)

1,696,487

(692,094)

(2,694,362 )
1,696,487
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

1,381,813

622,105

-


1,381,813

622,105

-

-
-
-

-

-

-

$ (1,312,549)
$ 2,318,592
$ -
Cash Flow
Hedges
Gain on Property
Revaluation
$ 4
$ 133

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(4)

-


(4)

-

-
-

-

-

-
133

-

-

-
133
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

2

-


2

-

-
-

-

-

$ 2
$ 133








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

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax

Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
Expected credit loss reversed on trade receivables (recognition of
provision for doubtful accounts)
Net loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit
or loss
Finance costs
Interest income
Dividend income
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net
Gain on disposal of investments, net
Loss on disposal of associates and joint ventures
Impairment loss recognized on available-for-sale financial assets
Net loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange
Other non-cash items
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Financial assets held for trading
Financial assets mandatorily classified as at fair value through profit
or loss
Contract assets
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Fuel inventory
Other current assets
Trade payables
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Net defined benefit liabilities

Cash generated from operations
Interest received
Dividends received
Interest paid
Income tax paid

Net cash generated from operating activities
2018
$ 1,633,104
2,298,209
8,813
(120)
165,608
626,789
(446,047)
(287,203)
(143,749)
(285,551)
-
-
-
129,382
(24,402)
-
(1,442,682)
(189,352)
114,502
459,489
13,879
(66,661)
(26,598)
305,392
4,008
(1,309)

2,845,501
453,198
287,203
(618,738)

(31,376)


2,935,788
2017
$ 811,414

2,301,321

41

4,742

103,900

548,379

(235,651)

(263,480)

(150,537)

106

(266,784)

1

8,643

(938,003)

(24,631)

23,187

-

-

(166,954)

31,941

(160,497)

18,329

(67,707)

240,193

58,654

(58,937)

1,817,670

242,189

263,480

(537,086)

(32,434)

1,753,819
(Continued)

12

U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income

Purchase of available-for-sale financial assets
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale financial assets
Acquisition of associates
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits
Decrease (increase) in financing provided - related parties
Payments for intangible assets
Increase in other non-current assets
Increase in prepayments for equipment
Dividends received from associates

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term borrowings
Proceeds from short-term bills payable
Repayment of bonds payables
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Dividends paid to owners of the Company

Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON THE BALANCE
OF CASH HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR
2018
$ (35,346)
-
-
(167,888)
(465,669)
518,053
1,869
26,530
(20,945)
(3,077)
(1,257,364)

73,417


(1,330,420)

630,000
2,150,000
-
8,229,743
(5,882,922)
(1,014,083)


4,112,738

438,260

6,156,366
10,528,550

$ 16,684,916
2017
$ -

(1,013,012)

2,869,980

(502)

(366,851)

-

(11,356)

(16,129)

(920)

(22,827)

(4,132,450)

809

(2,693,258)

1,585,000

241,000

(1,000,000)

8,527,244

(9,812,674)

(633,799)

(1,093,229)

(979,500)

(3,012,168)

13,540,718
$ 10,528,550

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

(Concluded)

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Group), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group 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.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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Impairment of Transportation Equipment

According to IAS 36, the Group should periodically perform impairment assessment on assets. As the nature of the business of the Group pertains to marine transportation, the transportation equipment is material to its financial statements. Also, the estimates and assumptions adopted by the management for the assessment of impairment on the equipment thereof directly impact the recognition of impairment loss in the financial statements. As a result, impairment assessment of the transportation equipment was deemed to be a key audit matter. For information on impairment assessment of transportation equipment, refer to Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements: critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty.

The main audit procedures we have performed in respect of the key audit matter stated above were as follows:

  1. We understood and tested the design and implementation of the key controls over the impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment.

  2. We obtained and understood the calculation table of impairment assessment of transportation equipment.

  3. We assessed and consulted with our internal specialist regarding the reasonableness of accounting estimates used in the impairment assessment, such as the identification of cash-generating units, the confirmation of fair value of transportation equipment by obtaining supporting documents, and the discount rate and future cash flows used in determining the recoverable amount under the discounted cash flow method.

  4. We tested the calculation of impairment loss according to the table provided by the management.

Stage of Completion of Freight Contracts

The Group’s freight revenue is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. Because making judgements and estimates is required to a certain extent when measuring and calculating the stage of completion of freight contracts, and revenue recognition and expression might be affected by the selection and application of calculation methods, the determination of the stage of completion of freight contracts was deemed to be a key audit matter. Refer to Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements: critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty for information on the stage of completion of freight contracts.

The main audit procedures we have performed in respect of the key audit matter stated above were as follows:

  1. We understood and tested the design and implementation of the key controls over the recognition of freight revenue.

  2. We obtained relevant documents and understood the determination of the stage of completion of freight contracts, and we confirmed that the calculation method is appropriate and applied consistently.

  3. We verified the management’s calculation of percentage of voyages and freight revenue by collating the information on actual voyages, entering/departing reports, sailing schedule and freight contracts.

Other Matter

We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

15

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, including the supervisors, are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

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

  4. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

16

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

  2. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 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 report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Cheng-Ming Lee and Li-Wen Kuo.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

March 19, 2019

Notice to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such consolidated financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - current
Available-for-sale financial assets - current
Contract assets
Trade receivables from unrelated parties
Trade receivables from related parties
Other receivables
Fuel inventory
Other current assets
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current
Financial assets measured at cost - non-current
Investments accounted for using equity method
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets
Refundable deposits
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings
Short-term bills payable
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - current
Trade payables
Other payables
Other payables from related parties
Current tax liabilities
Current portion of long-term borrowings
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank loans
Deferred tax liabilities
Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY
Common share capital
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Total equity
TOTAL
2018
Amount
%
$ 12,695
-
259
-
1,726,585
4
-
-
5,640
-
7,495
-
77,284
-
74,689
-
24,693
-

55,697

-

1,985,037

4
910,293
2
-
-
48,120,696
92
870,896
2
34,624
-
17,895
-
43,657
-
10,301

-

50,008,362
96
$ 51,993,399
100
$ 6,615,000
13
4,748,161
9
5,843
-
24,203
-
346,480
1
1,846,115
4
27,895
-
3,819,611
7
20,571
-
17,453,879
34
8,596,684
17
170,677
-
146,624
-
8,913,985
17
26,367,864
51
8,450,557
16
115,123
-
6,526,608
13
2,000,954
4
7,526,115
14
16,053,677
31
1,006,178
2
25,625,535
49
$ 51,993,399
100
2017










Amount
%
$ 17,660
-
-
-
-
-
1,626,942
4
-
-
22,618
-
40,200
-
39,032
-
25,284
-

61,876

-

1,833,612

4
-
-
344,296
1
47,155,049
93
933,858
2
879
-
34,465
-
48,542
-

27,986

-

48,545,075
96
$ 50,378,687
100
$ 5,985,000
12
2,598,642
5
110,559
-
34,902
-
358,923
1
10,726,224
21
103,518
-
835,000
2
20,132

-
20,772,900
41
7,444,288
15
178,726
1
142,563

-
7,765,577
16
28,538,477
57
8,450,557
17
115,135

-
6,426,656
13
-
-
8,848,816
17
15,275,472
30
(2,000,954)
(4)
21,840,210
43
$ 50,378,687
100

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

18

U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings/Losses Per Share)

OPERATING REVENUE
OPERATING COSTS
GROSS PROFIT
OPERATING EXPENSES
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Financial costs
Share of the profit or loss of subsidiaries, associates
and joint ventures
Interest income
Dividend income
Other income
Loss on sale of investments, net
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Valuation gain (loss) on financial assets and
liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net
Other losses
Total non-operating income and expenses
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX BENEFIT
NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR
2018
Amount
%
$ 1,080,444
100
878,018
81

202,426
19
267,293
25


(64,867)
(6)

(331,247)
(31)
1,788,982
166
280
-
108,572
10
44,684
4
-
-
(51,105)
(5)
112,054
10

(5,607)

-

1,666,613
154

1,601,746
148
(67,094)
(6)


1,668,840
154
2017
























Amount
%
$ 878,369
100

781,243
89

97,126
11

207,242
23

(110,116)
(12)

(361,984)
(41)

960,445
109

378
-

117,068
13

22,560
3

(499,003)
(57)

946,040
108

(287,824)
(33)

(9,196)
(1)

888,484
101

778,368
89

(221,152)
(25)

999,520
114
(Continued)

19

U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings/Losses Per Share)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
Unrealized gain on investments in equity
instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Share of the other comprehensive income (loss) of
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures using
the equity method
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Exchange differences on translating foreign
operations
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial
assets
Share of the other comprehensive income of
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures using
the equity method
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year,
net of income tax
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) FOR
THE YEAR
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic
Diluted
2018
Amount
%
$ (12,354)
(1)
68,918
6
568,878
53
1,337,857
124
-
-
43,958

4


2,007,257
186

$ 3,676,097
340

$ 1.97
$ 1.97
2017










Amount
$ (13,200)


-

(3,915)
(3,585,151)


133,749


383,039

(3,085,478)

$ (2,085,958)

$ 1.18
$ 1.18
%
(2)
-
-
(408)
15
44
(351)
(237)
$




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

(Concluded)

20

U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Common Share
Capital
Capital Surplus
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2017
$ 8,450,557
$ 115,140

Appropriation of 2016 earnings
Cash dividends distributed from legal reserve
-
-
Reversal of special reserve
-
-
Change of capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method
-
2
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2017
-
-
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2017, net
of income tax

-

-

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2017

-

-

Dividends claimed after over five years by stockholders
-
(7 )
Change from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for
using equity method

-

-

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017
8,450,557
115,135
Effect of retrospective application and retrospective restatement

-

-

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2018 AS RESTATED
8,450,557
115,135
Appropriation of 2017 earnings
Legal reserve
-
-
Cash dividends
-
-
Special reserve
-
-
Change of capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures
accounted for using equity method
-
4
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2018
-
-
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2018, net
of income tax

-

-

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2018

-

-

Dividends claimed after over five years by stockholders
-
(16 )
Change from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for
using equity method

-

-

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018
$ 8,450,557
$ 115,123
Retained Earnings
Unappropriated
Legal Reserve
Special Reserve
Earnings
$ 7,060,448
$ 337,186
$ 7,519,741
(633,792 )
-
-
-
(337,186 )
337,186
-
-
-
-
-
999,520

-

-

(17,115)

-

-

982,405
-
-
-

-

-

9,484
6,426,656
-
8,848,816

-

-

120,155
6,426,656
-
8,968,971
99,952
-
(99,952 )
-
-
(1,014,067 )
-
2,000,954
(2,000,954 )
-
-
-
-
-
1,668,840

-

-

3,337

-

-

1,672,177
-
-
-

-

-

(60)
$ 6,526,608
$ 2,000,954
$ 7,526,115
Other Equity Other Equity Total
$ 1,067,409

-
-
-
-

(3,068,363)


(3,068,363)

-

-

(2,000,954 )

1,003,212

(997,742 )
-
-
-
-
-

2,003,920


2,003,920

-

-

$ 1,006,178
Total Equity
$ 24,550,481
(633,792 )
-
2
999,520

(3,085,478)

(2,085,958)
(7 )

9,484
21,840,210

1,123,367
22,963,577
-
(1,014,067 )
-
4
1,668,840

2,007,257

3,676,097
(16 )

(60)
$ 25,625,535








Exchange
Financial Assets
Unrealized Gain
Differences on
at Fair Value
(Loss) on
Translating
through Other
Available-for-
Foreign
Comprehensive
sale Financial
Operations
Income
Assets
$ 1,000,343
$ -
$ 66,929

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(3,693,524)

-

625,165


(3,693,524)

-

625,165

-
-
-

-

-

-

(2,693,181 )
-
692,094

(1,181)

1,696,487

(692,094)

(2,694,362 )
1,696,487
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

1,381,813

622,105

-


1,381,813

622,105

-

-
-
-

-

-

-

$ (1,312,549)
$ 2,318,592
$ -
Cash Flow
Hedges
$ 4

-
-
-
-

(4)


(4)

-

-

-

-

-
-
-
-
-
-

2


2

-

-

$ 2
Gain on
Property
Revaluation
$ 133

-
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

133

-

133
-
-
-
-
-

-


-

-

-

$ 133








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

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax

Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
Net (loss) gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss
Finance costs
Interest income
Dividend income
Share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Net loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Financial assets mandatorily classified as at fair value through profit
or loss
Contract assets
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Fuel inventory
Other current assets
Trade payables
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Net defined benefit liabilities

Cash generated (used) in operations
Interest received
Dividends received
Interest paid
Income tax paid

Net cash used in operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits
Payment for intangible assets
Increase in other non-current assets
Increase in prepayment for equipment
Dividends received from subsidiaries and associates

Net cash generated from investing activities
2018
$ 1,601,746
115,156
8,813
(112,054)
331,247
(280)
(108,572)
(1,788,982)
173,746
7,079
(5,640)
(21,961)
(36,168)
591
6,179
(10,699)
(24,609)
439
(8,293)

127,738
791
108,572
(328,964)

(8)


(91,871)

(50,330)
4,885
(20,945)
(3,078)
(2,714)
3,300,617


3,228,435
2017
$ 778,368

115,875

41

287,824

361,984

(378)

(117,068)

(960,445)

(963,097)

-

-

(10,302)

39,453

(9,662)

23,743

(10,986)

29,467

(3,768)

(41,795)

(480,746)

100

117,068

(357,046)

-

(720,624)

(68,053)

(15,009)

(920)

(22,827)

(5,395)

3,108,150

2,995,946

(Continued)

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U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds of short-term borrowings

Proceeds from short-term bills payable
Repayment of bond payables
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Decrease in other payables from related parties
Dividends paid

Net cash used in financing activities

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON THE BALANCE
OF CASH HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR
2018
$ 535,000
2,150,000
-
7,432,000
(3,200,000)
(9,044,700)
(1,014,083)


(3,141,783)


254

(4,965)

17,660

$ 12,695
2017
$ 1,585,000

300,000

(1,000,000)

5,959,000

(7,684,000)

(803,520)

(633,799)

(2,277,319)

(533)

(2,530)

20,190
$ 17,660

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

(Concluded)

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3. Supervisors’ Review Report on 2018 Business and Financial Statements

The Board of Directors have prepared and submitted to us the Company's 2018 Business Reports, the Financial Statements and the Proposal for Earnings Distribution of 2018 with approval and the Financial Statements have also been audited by the CPAs Li-Wen Kuo and Cheng-Ming Lee of Deloitte and Touche Co. The above reports, financial statements, and proposal have been further examined as conforming the Company Act and related law by the undersigned Supervisors of U- Ming Marine Transport Corp.

According to Article 219 of the Company Act., we hereby submit this report.

To

2019 Shareholders’ Meeting of U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

Supervisors:

Chiang Shao, Ruey-Huey Chang, Tzu-Pong Hsu, Shu-Ping

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4. Distribution of 2018 Remuneration to the Employees, Directors and Supervisors

Explanation:

  • (1) In accordance with Article 26 of the “Articles of Incorporation”.

  • (2) According to the Statements of Comprehensive Income in Y2018, Profit before income tax is NT$ 1,634,434,661. Propose allocate one percent, which is NT$ 16,344,347, as the remuneration of employees. And one percent, which is NT$ 16,344,347, as the remuneration of Directors and Supervisors. The aforesaid items will be paid in cash.

  • (3) This proposal has been approved by the 13th meeting of the seventeenth-term Board of Directors on March 19, 2019.

  • (4) The proposal is hereby presented for referendum.

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5. To report the amendments to “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” and “Code of Ethical Conduct” of the Company

Explanation:

  • (1) Pursuant to the Company’s establishment of the Audit Committee to replace the Supervisors, it is proposed to amend “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” and “Code of Ethical Conduct” of the Company. The amendments table is attached as following.

  • (2) The proposal is hereby presented for referendum.

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Amendments Table of “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice

Principles”

No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 16 (Organization and responsibilities)
Company personnel shall pay close
attention to related matters under due
diligence, and supervise the Company to
ensure there are no unethical practices.
The Board shall also review
enforcement and make continued
improvements to ensure the proper
pursuit of the business integrity policy.
Human Resources Department of the
Company is dedicated to administer the
pursuit of the business integrity policy
and the establishment of related
preventive measures to make ethical
corporate management viable, supervise
the enforcement of such measures and
make reports to the Board if there is any
material misconduct.
(Organization and responsibilities)
The Board of the Company shall pay
close attention to related matters under
due diligence, and supervise the
Company to ensure there are no
unethical practices. The Board shall also
review enforcement and make continued
improvements to ensure the proper
pursuit of the business integrity policy.
Human Resources Department of the
Company is dedicated to administer the
pursuit of the business integrity policy
and the establishment of related
preventive measures to make ethical
corporate management viable, supervise
the enforcement of such measures and
make reports to the Board if there is any
material misconduct.
Article 22 (Report and punishment)
Company personnel shall voluntarily
report to the independent directors, the
managers, the internal audit chief or
other appropriate executives if they
discovery any violation of these
principles. The Company shall keep the
identity of informers and the content of
the report in strict confidence and
investigate through independent
channels.
The Company shall take relevant
punitive action against Company
personnel who violate these principles,
depending on the severity of the offense.
In addition, the Company shall disclose
the job titles and names of offenders, as
well as the date and content of the
violation, applicable provisions and
punitive action on the MOPS website.
The Company has established a
complaints system for those who
allegedly violate these principles to
appeal or seek redress.
(Report and punishment)
Company personnel shall voluntarily
report to the supervisors,the managers,
the internal audit chief or other
appropriate executives if they discovery
any violation of these principles. The
Company shall keep the identity of
informers and the content of the report
in strict confidence and investigate
through independent channels.
The Company shall take relevant
punitive action against Company
personnel who violate these principles,
depending on the severity of the offense.
In addition, the Company shall disclose
the job titles and names of offenders, as
well as the date and content of the
violation, applicable provisions and
punitive action on the MOPS website.
The Company has established a
complaints system for those who
allegedly violate these principles to
appeal or seek redress.
Article 25 (Implementation) (Implementation)

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No. After amendment Before amendment
This set of principles shall come into
full force after being passed by the
Board with copies presented to the
Shareholders Meeting for ratification.
The same procedure is applicable for
any amendment thereto.
This set of principles shall come into
full force after being passed by the
Board with copies delivered to the
supervisors and presented to the
Shareholders Meeting for ratification.
The same procedure is applicable for
any amendment thereto.

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Amendments Table of “Code of Ethical Conduct”

No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 1 (Purpose and normative reference)
This code is instituted as an ethical
guideline for the behavior of the
directors, mangers, and all other
personnel, to the extent that the Related
Parties in the Company understand and
duly observe the ethic code of the
Company.
(Purpose and normative reference)
This code is instituted as an ethical
guideline for the behavior of the
directors, supervisors,mangers, and all
other personnel, to the extent that the
Related Parties in the Company
understand and duly observe the ethic
code of the Company.
Article 2 (Applicability)
This code is applicable to the directors,
mangers, and all other employees of the
Company (hereinafter referred to as “All
employees”).
(Applicability)
This code is applicable to the directors,
supervisors,mangers, and all other
employees of the Company (hereinafter
referred to as “All employees”).
Article 10 (Encouragement to report any unlawful
or unethical practices)
The Company shall organize educational
program to promote and reinforce the
Guidelines regularly.
All employees who discover any
violation or appearance of violation of
the Guidelines, laws, and regulations
shall proactively report toindependent
directors, managers, head of internal
audit department, or other properly
authorized management according to The
whistle-blowing and disciplinary method
of violating ethical conduct and ethical
management, meanwhile provide
sufficient information or evidences to
make subsequent investigation and
rectification possible.
All reports on the aforementioned
practices will be kept in strict confidence
and verified by independent channels to
protect the informer.



(Encouragement to report any unlawful
or unethical practices)
The Company shall organize educational
program to promote and reinforce the
Guidelines regularly.
All employees who discover any
violation or appearance of violation of
the Guidelines, laws, and regulations
shall proactively report to supervisors,
managers, head of internal audit
department, or other properly authorized
management according to The whistle-
blowing and disciplinary method of
violating ethical conduct and ethical
management, meanwhile provide
sufficient information or evidences to
make subsequent investigation and
rectification possible.
All reports on the aforementioned
practices will be kept in strict confidence
and verified by independent channels to
protect the informer.
Article 13 (Implementation)
This code shall come into full force
through a resolution Board of Directors,
with copies presented to the
Shareholders Meeting for ratification.
The same procedure shall be applicable
to any amendment thereto.
(Implementation)
This code shall come into full force
through a resolution Board of Directors,
with copies delivered to supervisors and
presented to the Shareholders Meeting
for ratification. The same procedure shall
be applicable to any amendment thereto.

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Matters to Be Ratified:

1. The 2018 Business Report and Financial Statements

Explanation:

  • (1) The supervisor’s review report is hereby issued after reviewing the 2018 financial statements (including the business report and the independent auditor’s report issued by CPA Li-Wen Kuo and CPA Cheng-Ming Lee of Deloitte & Touche; please refer to Page 2~23) without any nonconformity identified.

  • (2) Please approve

Resolution:

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2. The Proposal for Earnings Distribution of 2018

Explanation:

  • (1) Please refer to the 2018 Earnings Distribution proposed in accordance with Article 27 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as follows:
NT$
Unappropriated retained earnings of previous year 5,733,842,715
Less: Investment adjusted retained earnings by using
equity method 59,271
Add: Effect of retrospective application and
retrospective restatement 120,154,739
Add: 2018 actuarial gain & losses appropriated
retained earnings 3,337,146
Adjusted unappropriated retained earnings 5,857,275,329
Add: 2018 net income 1,668,839,657
Less: 10% legal reserve appropriated 166,883,966
Add: Reversal of retained special reserve from before 2,000,954,228
Earnings available for distribution 9,360,185,248
Less: 2018 earning distribution
(cash dividend NT$1.8 per share) 1,521,100,282
Unappropriated retained earnings 7,839,084,966
  • (2) The distribution of earnings is calculated to the dollar (round up to the dollar). The total amount of the odd shares will be booked as the other income of the Company. It is proposed that the Board authorized the Chairman to fix the record date of ex-cash dividend after the approved by the year 2019 annual shareholders’ meeting. Upon the approval of the annual shareholders’ meeting, it is proposed that the Board be authorized to adjust the amount per share based on the actual shares outstanding number on the record date of ex-cash dividend for the legal reserve distribution by cash if there is an amendment of the number of shares outstanding before the date.

  • (3) Please approve.

Resolution:

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Matters to Be Discussed and Elected

1. To approve the amendment to the “Company Corporate Charter” (“Articles of Incorporation”).

Explanation:

  • (1) According to the Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and the official letter issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission (Letter No. FSC 10200531121) on 31 December 2013, the Supervisors will cease to function and be replaced by the Audit Committee after the re-election of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee is responsible of executing powers relegated to Supervisors by the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and other laws and regulations. Please refer to the attached Article Amendments Table for amended articles.

  • (2) This proposal has been approved by the 10[th] meeting of the seventeenth-term Board of Directors on May 7, 2018 and the 13[th] meeting of the seventeenthterm Board of Directors on March 19, 2019.

  • (3) The proposal is hereby presented for referendum.

Resolutions:

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Amendments Table of “Articles of Incorporation”

No. After amendment Before amendment Before amendment
Article 1 The Corporation shall be incorporated
as a company limited by shares under
the Company Law of the Republic of
China, and its name in English shall be
U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation.
The Corporation shall be incorporated as
a company limited by shares under the
Company Law of the Republic of China,
and its name shall be U-Ming Marine
Transport Corporation.
Article 2 The scope of business of the
Corporation shall be as follows:
(1)Marine transportation.
(2)Sale and purchase of vessels.
(3)G401011 Shipping agency.
(4)ZZ99999 Apart from business
requiring permission, the Corporation
can operate business that is not
prohibited or restricted by laws and
regulations.
The scope of business of the
Corporation shall be as follows:
(1)Marine transportation.
(2)Sale and purchase of vessels.
(3)G401011 Shipping agency.
(4)ZZ99999 Apart from business
requiring permission, the Corporation
can operate business that is not
prohibited or restricted by laws and
regulations.
Article 10 Shareholders’ meetings of the
Corporation are of two kinds:
(l) Regular meetings which shall be
convened by the Board of Directors
within six months after the close of the
fiscal year.
(2) Extraordinary meetings which shall
be convenedin accordance with relevant
laws and regulations.
Shareholders’ meetings of the
Corporation are of two kinds:
(l) Regular meetings which shall be
convened by the Board of Directors
within six months after the close of the
fiscal year.
(2) Extraordinary meetings which shall
be convenedby the Board of Directors
whenever deemed necessary by the
Board of Directors or upon the written
request of shareholders holding three
percent or more of the total outstanding
capital stock continuously for more than
one year.
When the Board of Directors is not
going to convene or cannot convene the
shareholders’meeting, Supervisor(s)
can convene the shareholders’meeting
if deemed necessary for the benefit of
the Corporation.
Section IV Directors and Managers Directors , Supervisors and Managers
Article 16 The Company has 9~13 directors who
are competent shareholders elected in
the shareholders’ meeting. The total
order shares of the Company held by all
directors are to be processed in
accordance with the “Rules and Review
Procedures for Director and Supervisor
Share Ownership Ratios at Public
Companies.”
The Company has 9~13 directorsand 3
supervisors who are competent
shareholders elected in the shareholders’
meeting. The total order shares of the
Company held by all directors and
supervisors are to be processed in
accordance with the “Rules and Review
Procedures for Director and Supervisor

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No. After amendment Before amendment
The number of directors referred to
above shall include at least three
independent directors.
Directors are elected among the
shareholders by nomination system in
accordance with Article 192-1 of the
Company Act. Votes casted for the
election of independent directorsand
non-independent directors are counted
and elected separately.
Share Ownership Ratios at Public
Companies.”
The number of directors referred to
above shall include at least three
independent directors.
Directorsand supervisors are elected
among the shareholders by nomination
system in accordance with Article 192-1
of the Company Act. Votes casted for
the election of independent directors,
non-independent directors, and
supervisors are counted and elected
separately.
Article 16-1 Pursuant to Article 14-4 of the
Securities and Exchange Act, the
Company will establish an Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee shall
make up of the entire number of
independent directors, and it is
responsible of executing powers
relegated to Supervisors by the
Company Act, Securities and Exchange
Act and other laws and regulations.
The organizing members, exercise of
powers and other matters to be abided
by the Audit Committee shall follow
related laws, regulations or rules or
regulation of the Company. The
organization regulations of the Audit
Committee shall be adopted by the
Board of Director.
Pursuant to Article 14-4 of the
Securities and Exchange Act, the
Company will establish an Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee shall
make up of the entire number of
independent directors, and it is
responsible of executing powers
relegated to Supervisors by the
Company Act, Securities and Exchange
Act and other laws and regulations. The
Supervisors will cease to function and
be ipso facto dismissed on the date of
instituting of the Audit Committee.
The organizing members, exercise of
powers and other matters to be abided
by the Audit Committee shall follow
related laws, regulations or rules or
regulation of the Company. The
organization regulations of the Audit
Committee shall be adopted by the
Board of Director.
Article 17 The term of office for Directors shall be
three years and they shall be re-
appointed if being re-elected.
The term of office for Directors shall be
three yearsand term of office for
Supervisors shall be three years and
they shall be re-appointed if being re-
elected.
Article 20 (Delete) The Supervisors, in addition to
performing their supervising duties in
accordance with Applicable laws, shall
attend meetings of the Board of
Directors and voice opinions, but shall
not be entitled to participate in Voting.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 23-1 The company shall obtain directors and
officers liability insurance with respect
to liabilities resulting from exercising
their duties during their terms of office.
(New)
Article 25 The Board of Directors shall prepare
various financial reports pursuant to
relevant laws and regulations. Such
reports shall be submitted by the Board
of Directors to the regular shareholders’
meeting for acceptance.
The appointment, dismissal and
remuneration of the auditors of the
preceding financial reports shall be
made with the consent of a majority of
the Directors.
The Board of Directors shall prepare
various financial reports pursuant to
relevant laws and regulations. Such
reports shall, after being reviewed and
approved by the Supervisors of the
Corporation, be submitted by the Board
of Directorsthirty days prior to the
regular shareholders’ meeting for
acceptance.
The appointment, dismissal and
remuneration of the auditors of the
preceding financial reports shall be
made with the consent of a majority of
the Directors.
Article 26 If the Corporation has a profit at the end
of a fiscal year, the Corporation shall
allocate one percent as the remuneration
of employees, and less than one percent
as the remuneration of Directors. But if
the Corporation still has had losses of
the previous years, should remain to
make up the losses first.
The Corporation may, by a resolution
adopted by a majority vote at a meeting
of board of directors attended by two-
thirds of the total number of directors,
have the profit distributable as
employees' compensation distributed in
the form of shares or in cash; and in
addition thereto a report of such
distribution shall be submitted to the
shareholders’ meeting. Remuneration
for Directors, the manner in which it is
to be distributed shall be decided by the
Board of Directors.
If the Corporation has a profit at the end
of a fiscal year, the Corporation shall
allocate one percent as the remuneration
of employees, and less than one percent
as the remuneration of Directors and
Supervisors.But if the Corporation still
has had losses of the previous years,
should remain to make up the losses
first.
The Corporation may, by a resolution
adopted by a majority vote at a meeting
of board of directors attended by two-
thirds of the total number of directors,
have the profit distributable as
employees' compensation distributed in
the form of shares or in cash; and in
addition thereto a report of such
distribution shall be submitted to the
shareholders’ meeting. Remuneration
for Directorsand Supervisors,the
manner in which it is to be distributed
shall be decided by the Board of
Directors.
Article 27 If the Corporation has a profit at the end
of a fiscal year, the Corporation shall
make up losses of previous years after
paying business income taxes based on
Law and, if there is any remaining
profit,a legal reserve of 10% of the
If the Corporation has a profit at the end
of a fiscal year, the Corporation shall
make up losses of previous years after
paying business income taxes based on
Law and, if there is any remaining
profit,a legal reserve of 10% of the

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No. After amendment Before amendment
balance shall be appropriated as legal
reserve. In addition, after appropriation
of special reserve based on provision in
law, together with the accumulated
undistributed earnings of the previous
year, the total shall be the profit that is
available for allocation. However,
depending on the condition of the
business, part of the profit shall be
retained, to be allocated in proportion to
all shares. In case of an increase in the
capital of the Corporation, the
shareholders bonus for the new shares
for the same year shall be decided by the
shareholders’ meeting.
Dividends distributed to shareholders
consideration shall be given to the
business perspective of the corporation,
the life cycle of various products or
service provided, capital requirement in
the future and the effect of possible
changes of tax laws respectively,
distributing under the objective of
maintaining a stable dividend policy.
For issue of dividend, except save for
the purposes of improving the financial
structure, reinvestments, production
expansion or other capital expenditures
in which capital is required, when
distributing shareholders’dividend,
which is not less than 50% of the final
surplus of after-tax profit in same year
to withhold accumulated losses, legal
reserve and special reserve, the cash
dividend shall not be lower than 10% of
shareholders bonus of that year.

balance shall be appropriated as legal
reserve. In addition, after appropriation
of special reserve based on provision in
law, together with the accumulated
undistributed earnings of the previous
year, the total shall be the profit that is
available for allocation. However,
depending on the condition of the
business, part of the profit shall be
retained, to be allocated in proportion to
all shares. In case of an increase in the
capital of the Corporation, the
shareholders bonus for the new shares
for the same year shall be decided by
the shareholders’ meeting.
Dividends distributed to shareholders
consideration shall be given to the
business perspective of the corporation,
the life cycle of various products or
service provided, capital requirement in
the future and the effect of possible
changes of tax laws respectively,
distributing under the objective of
maintaining a stable dividend policy.
For issue of dividend, except save for
the purposes of improving the financial
structure, reinvestments, production
expansion or other capital expenditures
in which capital is required, the cash
dividend shall not be lower than 10% of
shareholders bonus of that year.
Article 29 The Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation are stipulated on the 22nd
day of June 1968 and after resolution
was obtained in the stockholders’
regular meeting, it was submitted to the
competent authority for approval and
became effective on the same day.
Subsequent amendment to these Articles
of Incorporation shall become effective
after being passed at the stockholders’
meeting.
(Omitted)

The Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation are stipulated on the 22nd
day of June 1968 and after resolution
was obtained in the stockholders’
regular meeting, it was submitted to the
competent authority for approval and
became effective on the same day.
Subsequent amendment to these Articles
of Incorporation shall become effective
after being passed at the stockholders’
meeting.
(Omitted)

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No. After amendment Before amendment
The forty-seventh revision was in June
6th 2018.
The forty-eighth revision was in June
13th 2019.
The forty-seventh revision was in June
6th 2018.

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2. To approve the amendment to theRegulations Governing the Election of Board Directors and Supervisors” of the Company.

Explanation:

  • (1) Pursuant to the Company’s establishment of an Audit Committee to replace the Supervisors, the Company shall amend the company bylaw of “Regulations Governing the Election of Board Directors and Supervisors” and revise the name of the election procedures to “Regulations Governing the Election of Board Directors”. Please refer to the attached Article Amendments Table for amended articles.

  • (2) This proposal has been approved by the 13[th] meeting of the seventeenth-term Board of Directors on March 19, 2019.

  • (3) The proposal is hereby presented for referendum.

Resolutions:

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Amendments Table of “Regulations Governing the Election of Board Directors”

No. After amendment Before amendment
Regulations Governing the Election of
Board Directors
Regulations Governing the Election of
Board Directors and Supervisors
Article 1 Elections of board directors of this
Corporation shall be handled in
accordance with these regulations.
Elections of board directorsand
supervisors of this Corporation shall be
handled in accordance with these
regulations.
Article 2 A cumulative voting method shall be
adopted for elections of board directors.
Attendance ID numbers of electors
printed on the ballots may be used in
place of the names of voters.
Ballots shall be prepared by the board of
directors numbered according to
attendance ID numbers. The number of
voting rights shall be indicated on the
ballots.
A cumulative voting method shall be
adopted for elections of board directors
and supervisors. Attendance ID
numbers of electors printed on the
ballots may be used in place of the
names of voters.
Ballots shall be prepared by the board of
directors numbered according to
attendance ID numbers. The number of
voting rights shall be indicated on the
ballots.
Article 3 The Company’s independent directors
and non-independent directors are
elected as independent directorsand
non-independent directors in that order
in accordance with the number of chairs
designated in the Articles of
Incorporation and the electoral votes
from top down. If there are two or more
candidates received the same votes of
suffrage resulting more candidates
elected than the chairs designated, the
candidates who received the same votes
of suffrage are to take a draw for a
solution; also, the Chairman is to take a
draw on behalf of the absentees.
The Company’s directors are elected in
accordance with Article 192-1 of the
Company Act. The qualifications,
independence conditions, and other
matters of the independent directors
must comply with the “Regulations
Governing Appointment of Independent
Directors and Compliance Matters for
Public Companies and other relevant
regulations.
The Company’s directors and
supervisors are elected as independent
directors,non-independent directors,
and supervisors in that order in
accordance with the number of chairs
designated in the Articles of
Incorporation and the electoral votes
from top down. If there are two or more
candidates received the same votes of
suffrage resulting more candidates
elected than the chairs designated, the
candidates who received the same votes
of suffrage are to take a draw for a
solution; also, the Chairman is to take a
draw on behalf of the absentees.
The Company’s directors and
supervisors are elected in accordance
with Article 192-1 of the Company Act.
The qualifications, independence
conditions, and other matters of the
independent directors must comply with
the “Regulations Governing
Appointment of Independent Directors
and Compliance Matters for Public
Companies and other relevant
regulations.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 8 The ballot box is prepared by the
Company, and examined publicly by the
One ballot box each shall be prepared
for board director and supervisor ballots
and votes shall be counted separately.

scrutineers before voting.
Article 13 Elected board directors shall receive an
official notification from the board of
directors.
Elected board directorsand supervisors
shall receive an official notification
from the board of directors.

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3. To approve the amendment to theProcedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets” of the Company.

Explanation:

  • (1) Pursuant to the Company’s establishment of an Audit Committee to replace the Supervisors and to the official letter issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission (Letter No. FSC 1070341072) on 26 Nonmember 2018, the Company shall amend the company bylaw of “Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets”. Please refer to the attached Article Amendments Table for amended articles.

  • (2) This proposal has been approved by the 13[th] meeting of the seventeenth-term Board of Directors on March 19, 2019.

  • (3) The proposal is hereby presented for referendum.

Resolutions:

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Amendments Table of “Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of

Assets”

Assets”
No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 2
The term “Assets” as used in these
Procedures shall include the following:
1. Marketable securities: Investments in
stocks, government bonds, corporate
bonds, financial bonds, securities
representing interest in a fund,
depositary receipts, call (pull) warrants,
beneficiary securities, and asset-backed
securities.
2. Real property (including land, houses,
and buildings, investment property) and
facilities.
3. Memberships.
4. Intangible assets such as patent rights,
copyrights, trademark rights, and
franchise rights.
5. Right-of-use assets.
6. Derivatives.
7. Assets acquired or disposed of on
account of mergers, demergers,
acquisitions, or transfer of shares in
accordance with the law.
8. Other major assets.
The term “Assets” as used in these
Procedures shall include the following:
1. Marketable securities: Investments in
stocks, government bonds, corporate
bonds, financial bonds, securities
representing interest in a fund,
depositary receipts, call (pull) warrants,
beneficiary securities, and asset-backed
securities.
2. Real property (including land, houses,
and buildings, investment property, land
usage rights)and facilities.
3. Memberships.
4. Intangible assets such as patent rights,
copyrights, trademark rights, and
franchise rights.
5. Derivatives.
6. Assets acquired or disposed of on
account of mergers, demergers,
acquisitions, or transfer of shares in
accordance with the law.
7. Other major assets.
Article 3
Key terms used in these Procedures are
defined as follows:
1. Derivatives: Forward contracts, option
contracts, futures contracts, leverage
contracts, swap contracts, and
combination of the aforementioned
contracts, or synthetic contract of
embedded derivative or structured
products etc. whose value is derived
from specificinterest rates, financial
tool prices, commodity prices, exchange
rates, prices or fee rateindices, credit
ratings etc. or credit indices, or other
variables. Forward contracts shall not
include insurance contracts,
performance contracts, after-sales
service contracts, long-term lease
contracts, and long-term purchase
(sales) commitments.
2. Assets acquired or disposed of on
account of mergers, demergers,
acquisitions, or transfer of shares:
Assets acquired through mergers,
demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of
shares conducted pursuant to the
Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act,
Financial Holding Company Act,
Financial Institution Merger Act and
other acts, or the issuance of new shares
due to the acquisition of shares of
anothercompanyin accordance with the


Key terms used in these Procedures are
defined as follows:
1. Derivatives: Forward contracts, option
contracts, futures contracts, leverage
contracts, swap contracts, and
compound contracts combining the
aforementioned products whose value is
derivedfrom assets, interest rates,
exchange rates, indices, or other
interests. Forward contracts shall not
include insurance contracts,
performance contracts, after-sales
service contracts, long-term lease
contracts, and long-term purchase
(sales) commitments.
2. Assets acquired or disposed of on
account of mergers, demergers,
acquisitions, or transfer of shares:
Assets acquired through mergers,
demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of
shares conducted pursuant to the
Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act,
Financial Holding Company Act,
Financial Institution Merger Act and
other acts, or the issuance of new shares
due to the acquisition of shares of
another companyin accordance with the

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No. After amendment Before amendment
regulations set forth in Article 156-3 of
the Company Act (hereinafter referred
to as the “acquisition of shares”).
3. Related parties and subsidiaries: shall be
defined in accordance with the
regulations set forth in the Regulations
Governing the Preparation of Financial
Reports by Securities Issuers.
4. Professional appraiser: Real property
appraisers or other providers of
appraisal services for real property or
facilities in accordance with relevant
laws.
5. Occurrence date: Transaction contract
signature date, payment date,
consignment trade date, transfer date,
board resolution date, or other dates
used to determine transaction parties or
transaction amounts, whichever date is
earlier. For investments requiring the
approval by competent authorities the
earliest of the above dates or the date of
receipt of approval by competent
authorities shall apply.
6. Investments in Mainland China:
Investments in China approved by the
Investment Commission of the Ministry
of Economic Affairs or made in
accordance with the provisions set forth
in the Regulations Governing the
Approval of Technical Cooperation.
3.
4.
5.
6.
regulations set forth in Article 156,
Paragraph 8 of the Company Act
(hereinafter referred to as the
“acquisition of shares”).
Related parties and subsidiaries: shall
be defined in accordance with the
regulations set forth in the Regulations
Governing the Preparation of Financial
Reports by Securities Issuers.
Professional appraiser: Real property
appraisers or other providers of
appraisal services for real property or
facilities in accordance with relevant
laws.
Occurrence date: Transaction contract
signature date, payment date,
consignment trade date, transfer date,
board resolution date, or other dates
used to determine transaction parties or
transaction amounts, whichever date is
earlier. For investments requiring the
approval by competent authorities the
earliest of the above dates or the date of
receipt of approval by competent
authorities shall apply.
Investments in Mainland China:
Investments in China approved by the
Investment Commission of the Ministry
of Economic Affairs or made in
accordance with the provisions set forth
in the Regulations Governing the
Approval of Technical Cooperation.
Article 4 Acquisition or disposal of assets in
accordance with these Procedures or other
laws and regulations shall be approved by
the board of directors. If board directors
express their dissent as proven by records or
written statement, the Corporation shall
submit these dissenting opinions tothe
audit committee.Their opinions shall be
given full consideration during
deliberations by the board of directors
regarding transactions involving the
acquisition and disposal of assets in
accordance with relevant regulations.
Concurring or dissenting opinions of
independent directors and the reasons for
these opinions shall be included in the
meeting minutes.
Major asset or derivative transactions shall
be consented by not less than half of all
members of the audit committee and shall
be submitted to the board of directors for
resolution.
Acquisition or disposal of assets in
accordance with these Procedures or other
laws and regulations shall be approved by
the board of directors. If board directors
express their dissent as proven by records
or written statement, the Corporation shall
submit these dissenting opinions toeach
supervisor. If independent directors have
been appointed,their opinions shall be
given full consideration during
deliberations by the board of directors
regarding transactions involving the
acquisition and disposal of assets in
accordance with relevant regulations.
Concurring or dissenting opinions of
independent directors and the reasons for
these opinions shall be included in the
meeting minutes.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
Where for any matters consented by the
audit committee pursuant to the provision
of this procedure, if consent is not obtained
from over half of all members of the audit
committee, such matter shall be exercised
upon consent by over two-thirds of all
directors and the resolution shall be
specified in the minutes of meeting of the
board of directors. All members of the audit
committee and all directors shall be
calculated based on who are actually
incumbent.
Article 5 Total investments in marketable securities
listed in consolidated statements of the
Corporation shall not exceed a maximum of
150% of the shareholders’ equity as
specified in the most recent financial
statement, while investments in individual
marketable securities listed in consolidated
statements shall not exceed a maximum of
60% of the shareholders’ equity as specified
in the most recent financial statement. The
total book value of non-operating real
property, facilities and its right-of-use
assets shall not exceed a maximum of 50%
of the total asset value as specified in the
most recent financial statement.
Total equity investments of the Corporation
and its subsidiaries shall not exceed a
maximum of 150% of the shareholders’
equity as specified in the most recent
financial statement. This proportion shall be
calculated in accordance with the
regulations set forth in the Operating Rules
of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
and relevant decrees.
The term “most recent financial statement”
as used in these Procedures shall refer to
consolidated financial statements of the
Corporation audited and attested by a CPA
in a transparent manner in accordance with
relevant laws before the acquisition and
disposal of assets.



Total investments in marketable securities
listed in consolidated statements of the
Corporation shall not exceed a maximum of
150% of the shareholders’ equity as
specified in the most recent financial
statement, while investments in individual
marketable securities listed in consolidated
statements shall not exceed a maximum of
60% of the shareholders’ equity as specified
in the most recent financial statement. The
total book value of non-operating real
propertyor facilities shall not exceed a
maximum of 50% of the total asset value as
specified in the most recent financial
statement.
Total equity investments of the Corporation
and its subsidiaries shall not exceed a
maximum of 150% of the shareholders’
equity as specified in the most recent
financial statement. This proportion shall be
calculated in accordance with the
regulations set forth in the Operating Rules
of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
and relevant decrees.
The term “most recent financial statement”
as used in these Procedures shall refer to
consolidated financial statements of the
Corporation audited and attested by a CPA
in a transparent manner in accordance with
relevant laws before the acquisition and
disposal of assets.
Article 7 Procedures governing the acquisition or
disposal of real property, facilities or its
right-of-use assets
1. Appraisal procedures
(a) When the Corporation engages in
investments in real property,
facilitiesor its right-of-use assets,
Procedures governing the acquisition or
disposal of real property orfacilities
1. Appraisal procedures
(a) When the Corporation engages in
investments in real property and
facilities,theAccountingDivision

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No. After amendment Before amendment
2. the Accounting Division or other
relevant units shall carefully assess
the expected investment returns and
risks based on the current business
and financial conditions and future
development plans.
(b) The declared present value, assessed
value, and the actual transaction
value of adjacent real properties
shall be taken into consideration for
the acquisition or disposal of real
propertyor its right-of-use assets
and transaction terms and values
shall be recommended. These data
shall be compiled into an analysis
report.
(c) Facilities or its right-of-use assets
shall be acquired or disposed of
through price inquiry, price
comparison, bargaining, or bidding.
Appraisal reports
Unless real property, facilities or its
right-of-use assets are acquired or
disposed of through transactions with a
domestic government agency,
commissioned construction on owned or
rented land, or acquisition and disposal
of operating facilities or its right-of-use
assets,appraisal reports shall be issued
by professional appraisers before the
occurrence date for transaction values
exceeding 20% of the total paid-in
capital or NT$ 300 million (a detailed
list of required items for appraisal
reports is provided in Appendix 1). The
following regulations shall be observed:
(a) If limited prices, specified prices, or
special prices are used as a reference
basis for the determination of
transaction prices due to special
circumstances, said transaction shall
be approved in advance by a board
resolution. The aforementioned
procedures shall also apply to
subsequent modifications of
transaction terms.
(b) If transaction amounts exceed NT$ 1 billion, appraisals shall be
conducted by at least two
professional appraisers.
(c) An accountant shall be hired to
conduct an appraisal in accordance
with the provisions set forth in
Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 20 issued by the Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation and render specific
opinionsregardingthereasonsfor



2.
or other relevant units shall carefully
assess the expected investment
returns and risks based on the
current business and financial
conditions and future development
plans.
(b) The declared present value, assessed
value, and the actual transaction
value of adjacent real properties
shall be taken into consideration for
the acquisition or disposal of real
property and transaction terms and
values shall be recommended. These
data shall be compiled into an
analysis report.
(c) Facilities shall be acquired or
disposed of through price inquiry,
price comparison, bargaining, or
bidding.
Appraisal reportsfor real property or
facilities
Unless real property or facilities are
acquired or disposed of through
transactions with a government agency,
commissioned construction on owned or
rented land, or acquisition and disposal
of operating facilities, appraisal reports
shall be issued by professional
appraisers before the occurrence date
for transaction values exceeding 20% of
the total paid-in capital or NT$ 300
million (a detailed list of required items
for appraisal reports is provided in
Appendix 1). The following regulations
shall be observed:
(a) If limited prices, specified prices, or
special prices are used as a reference
basis for the determination of
transaction prices due to special
circumstances, said transaction shall
be approved in advance by a board
resolution. The aforementioned
procedures shall also apply to future
modifications of transaction terms.
(b) If transaction amounts exceed NT$ 1 billion, appraisals shall be
conducted by at least two
professional appraisers.
(c) An accountant shall be hired to
conduct an appraisal in accordance
with the provisions set forth in
Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 20 issued by the Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation and render specific
opinionsregardingthereasonsfor

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No. After amendment Before amendment
3. discrepancies and the
appropriateness of the transaction
price if the results of appraisals
conducted by professional
appraisers meet one of the following
criteria unless the appraised values
of assets to be acquired are all
higher than the transaction amounts
or the appraised values of assets to
be disposed of are all lower than the
transaction amounts:
1. The discrepancy between
appraisal results and the
transaction amount exceeds
20%.
2. The discrepancy between
appraisal results of two or more
professional appraisers exceeds
10% of the transaction amount.
(d) No more than 3 months shall elapse
between the issuance date of the
appraisal report and the contract
conclusion date. If the publicly
announced current value for the
same period applies and less than six
months have elapsed, the original
professional appraiser shall issue an
official opinion.
(e) If the Corporation acquires or
disposes of assets through
foreclosure auction procedures,
certificates issued by the court may
replace appraisal reports or the
opinions of accountants.
Decision-making authority and
execution units
The acquisition or disposal of real
property, facilities or its right-of-use
assets shall be executed upon approval
of relevant data that are inspected and
submitted by the Finance Division by
the board of directors. If prior approval
is impossible, the General Manager
shall be authorized to make decisions
regarding transactions of a value of less
than NT$ 10 million (the General
Manager may also delegate decision-
making authority to others), while the
Chairman shall be authorized to make
decisions regarding transactions of a
value of more than NT$ 10 million (the
Chairman may also delegate decision-
making authority to others).
Transactions shall be approved by the
next board meeting.


discrepancies and the
appropriateness of the transaction
price if the results of appraisals
conducted by professional
appraisers meet one of the following
criteria unless the appraised values
of assets to be acquired are all
higher than the transaction amounts
or the appraised values of assets to
be disposed of are all lower than the
transaction amounts:
1. The discrepancy between
appraisal results and the
transaction amount exceeds
20%.
2. The discrepancy between
appraisal results of two or more
professional appraisers exceeds
10% of the transaction amount.
(d) No more than 3 months shall elapse
between the issuance date of the
appraisal report and the contract
conclusion date. If the publicly
announced current value for the
same period applies and less than
six months have elapsed, the
original professional appraiser shall
issue an official opinion.
(e) If the Corporation acquires or
disposes of assets through
foreclosure auction procedures,
certificates issued by the court may
replace appraisal reports or the
opinions of accountants.
3. Decision-making authority and
executive units
The acquisition or disposal of real
propertyor facilities shall be executed
upon approval of relevant data that are
inspected and submitted by the Finance
Division by the board of directors. If
prior approval is impossible, the
General Manager shall be authorized to
make decisions regarding transactions
of a value of less than NT$ 10 million
(the General Manager may also delegate
decision-making authority to others),
while the Chairman shall be authorized
to make decisions regarding
transactions of a value of more than
NT$ 10 million (the Chairman may also
delegate decision-making authority to
others). Transactions shall be approved
by the next board meeting.
Article 8
Procedures governing transactions by
related parties
1. When the Corporation intendsto
Procedures governing transactions by
related parties
1. When the Corporation intendsto

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No. After amendment Before amendment
2. acquire or dispose of assets from or to
related parties, the resolution
procedures and assessment of the
reasonableness of the transaction terms
shall be handled in accordance with the
provisions set forth in these Procedures
and appraisal reports issued by
professional appraisers in accordance
with these Procedures or accountant
opinions shall be obtained if transaction
amounts exceed 10% of the total asset
value of the Corporation. When
determining whether transaction parties
are related parties, legal formalities and
the actual nature of the relationship
shall be taken into account.
Appraisal and operating procedures
If transaction amounts for assets other
than real propertyor its right-of-use
assets acquired or disposed of from or to
related parties exceed 20% of the total
paid-in capital of the Corporation, 10%
of the total asset value, or NT$ 300
million, the following data shall be
submitted to the audit committee for
consent and the board of directors for
approval before transaction contracts
may be signed or payments made. These
regulations shall not apply to the trading
ofdomesticgovernment bonds, bonds
under repurchase or resale agreements,
or subscription or redemption of money
market funds issued by domestic
securities investment trust enterprises:
(a) Purpose, necessity, and projected
benefits of asset acquisition or
disposal.
(b) Reasons for selection of related
parties as transaction parties.
(c) Data related to the assessment of the
reasonableness of the predefined
transaction terms with regard to
assets or its use-of-right assets
acquired from related parties
conducted in accordance with
relevant regulations set forth in
Paragraph 3, Clause 1 and 4 of this
article.
(d) Date and price of the original
acquisition by the related party,
transaction parties, and their
relationship with the Corporation
and the related party.
(e) Forecasted monthly cash flows in
the year following the month of
contract conclusion and assessment
of the necessity of the transaction
and the reasonableness of fund
utilization.




2.
acquire or dispose of assets from or to
related parties, the resolution
procedures and assessment of the
reasonableness of the transaction terms
shall be handled in accordance with the
provisions set forth in these Procedures
and appraisal reports issued by
professional appraisers in accordance
with these Procedures or accountant
opinions shall be obtained if transaction
amounts exceed 10% of the total asset
value of the Corporation. When
determining whether transaction parties
are related parties, legal formalities and
the actual nature of the relationship
shall be taken into account.
Appraisal and operating procedures
If transaction amounts for assets other
than real property acquired or disposed
of from or to related parties exceed 20%
of the total paid-in capital of the
Corporation, 10% of the total asset
value, or NT$ 300 million, the
following data shall be submitted to the
board of directors for approval and the
supervisors for confirmation before
transaction contracts may be signed or
payments made. These regulations shall
not apply to the trading of government
bonds, bonds under repurchase or resale
agreements, or subscription or
redemption of money market funds
issued by domestic securities
investment trust enterprises:
(a) Purpose, necessity, and projected
benefits of asset acquisition or
disposal.
(b) Reasons for selection of related
parties as transaction parties.
(c) Data related to the assessment of the
reasonableness of the predefined
transaction terms with regard to
assets acquired from related parties
conducted in accordance with
relevant regulations set forth in
Paragraph 3, Clause 1 and 4 of this
article.
(d) Date and price of the original
acquisition by the related party,
transaction parties, and their
relationship with the Corporation
and the related party.
(e) Forecasted monthly cash flows in
the year following the month of
contract conclusion and assessment
of the necessity of the transaction
and the reasonableness of fund
utilization.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
(f) Appraisal reports issued by
professional appraisers or
accountant opinions obtained in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in Paragraph one of this article.
(g) Restrictions and other important
covenants pertaining to this
transaction.
When our company submit to the
board of directors for discussion in
accordance with the aforementioned
provision, opinions of various
individual directors shall be fully
considered. Dissenting opinion or
reserved opinion of individual
director, if there is any, shall be
specified in the minutes of meeting
of the board of directors.
3. Assessment of the reasonableness of
transaction costs
(a) The following methods shall be
employed for assessments of the
reasonableness of transaction costs
for real propertyor its right-of-use
assets acquired from related parties:
1. Addition of necessary interest on
funds and costs borne by the
buyer in accordance with
relevant laws based on the
transaction price of the related
party. Necessary interest on
funds is imputed as the weighted
average interest rate on
borrowed funds in the year of
asset acquisition by the
Corporation. This rate shall not
exceed the maximum interest
rate on borrowings for non-
financial institutions as
announced by the Ministry of
Finance.
2. Total loan value appraisal
conducted by a financial
institution if a mortgage loan has
been secured by the related party
for said property. The actual
cumulative loan amount granted
by the financial institution for
the property shall amount to
over 70% of the total appraised
loan value of the property and
the period of the loan shall
exceed one year. These
regulations shall not apply if the
financial institution and one of
the transaction parties are related
parties.
(b) In case of combined purchases or
leaseof landand structuresasa





(f) Appraisal reports issued by
professional appraisers or
accountant opinions obtained in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in Paragraph one of this article.
(g) Restrictions and other important
covenants pertaining to this
transaction.
3. Assessment of the reasonableness of
transaction costs
(a) The following methods shall be
employed for assessments of the
reasonableness of transaction costs
for real property acquired from
related parties:
1. Addition of necessary interest
on funds and costs borne by the
buyer in accordance with
relevant laws based on the
transaction price of the related
party. Necessary interest on
funds is imputed as the
weighted average interest rate
on borrowed funds in the year
of asset acquisition by the
Corporation. This rate shall not
exceed the maximum interest
rate on borrowings for non-
financial institutions as
announced by the Ministry of
Finance.
2. Total loan value appraisal
conducted by a financial
institution if a mortgage loan
has been secured by the related
party for said property. The
actual cumulative loan amount
granted by the financial
institution for the property shall
amount to over 70% of the total
appraised loan value of the
property and the period of the
loan shall exceed one year.
These regulations shall not
apply if the financial institution
and one of the transaction
parties are related parties.
(b) In case of combined purchases of
landand structuresasasingle

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No. After amendment Before amendment
(c)
(d)
(e)
single property, transaction costs
may be appraised separately for the
land and building structures by
employing any method specified in
the preceding clause.
When acquiring real property or its
right-of use asset from related
parties, the Corporation shall not
only appraise the costs of said
propertyor its right-of-use assetsin
accordance with the regulations set
forth in the preceding two clauses
but shall also hire an accountant to
conduct reviews and render specific
opinions.
When one of the following
conditions applies to the acquisition
of real property or its right-of-use
assets from related parties, such
transactions shall be handled in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in Paragraph 1 and 2 of this
article. The regulations regarding
assessment of the reasonableness of
transaction costs in the preceding
three clauses shall not be applicable
to such transactions.
1. Related party acquired the real
propertyor its right-of-use assets
through inheritance or as a gift.
2. Over five years have elapsed
between the time the related
party concluded a contract to
acquire the property or its right-
of-use assets and the date of the
current transaction contract.
3. Real property acquired by the
related party through the signing
of a joint construction contract
or construction on owned or
rented land by the related party
as a contractor.
4. Between our company and
subsidiaries, or subsidiaries that
our company holds 100% issued
shares or total capital, the right-
of-use asset of real property
provided for operation is
acquired.
If the results of assessments
conducted in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Clause (a)
and (b) of this paragraph are
uniformly lower than the
transaction price, the regulations
prescribed in Clause (f) and (g) of
this paragraph shall apply. These
restrictions shall not apply in case of
thefollowing circumstancesif


property, transaction costs may be
appraised separately for the land
and building structures by
employing any method specified in
the preceding clause.
(c) When acquiring real property from
related parties, the Corporation
shall not only appraise the costs of
said property in accordance with
the regulations set forth in the
preceding two clauses but shall
also hire an accountant to conduct
reviews and render specific
opinions.
(d) When one of the following
conditions applies to the
acquisition of real property from
related parties, such transactions
shall be handled in accordance
with the regulations set forth in
Paragraph 1 and 2 of this article.
The regulations regarding
assessment of the reasonableness
of transaction costs in the
preceding three clauses shall not be
applicable to such transactions.
1. Related party acquired the real
property through inheritance or
as a gift.
2. Over five years have elapsed
between the time the related
party concluded a contract to
acquire the property and the
date of the current transaction
contract.
3. Real property acquired by the
related party through the
signing of a joint construction
contract or construction on
owned or rented land by the
related party as a contractor.
(e) If the results of assessments
conducted in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Clause (a)
and (b) of this paragraph are
uniformly lower than the
transaction price, the regulations
prescribed in Clause (f) and (g) of
this paragraph shall apply. These
restrictions shall not apply in case
of the followingcircumstances if

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No. After amendment Before amendment
objective evidence has been
submitted and specific opinions on
reasonableness have been obtained
from professional real estate
appraisers or accountants:
1. The related party has acquired
raw or leased land for
construction. Proof of
conformance with one of the
following conditions shall be
provided:
(1) Raw land has been
appraised in accordance
with the provisions set forth
in the preceding clauses and
the sum of the construction
costs incurred by the related
party for building structures
and reasonable construction
profits exceed the actual
transaction price. The term
“reasonable construction
profits” shall be based on
the average gross profit
margin of the related
party’s construction
department in the last three
years or the gross profit
margin for the construction
industry for the most recent
period as announced by the
Ministry of Finance
(whichever is lower).
(2) Transaction case ofnon-
related parties of other
floors of the same property
or adjoining areas within
the last year provided that
the area size and transaction
terms are similar as
determined by assessment
of reasonable floor or area
price differentials in
accordance with real
propertyor leasingtrading
practices.
2. If the Corporation provides
evidencethat thetransaction






objective evidence has been
submitted and specific opinions on
reasonableness have been obtained
from professional real estate
appraisers or accountants:
1. The related party has acquired
raw or leased land for
construction. Proof of
conformance with one of the
following conditions shall be
provided:
(1) Raw land has been
appraised in accordance
with the provisions set forth
in the preceding clauses
and the sum of the
construction costs incurred
by the related party for
building structures and
reasonable construction
profits exceed the actual
transaction price. The term
“reasonable construction
profits” shall be based on
the average gross profit
margin of the related
party’s construction
department in the last three
years or the gross profit
margin for the construction
industry for the most recent
period as announced by the
Ministry of Finance
(whichever is lower).
(2) Completed transactions by
non-related parties of other
floors of the same property
or adjoining areas within
the last year provided that
the area size and
transaction terms are
similar as determined by
assessment of reasonable
floor or area price
differentials in accordance
with real property trading
practices.
(3) Leasing by non-related
parties of other floors of the
same property within the
last year provided that
transaction terms are
similar as determined by
estimates of reasonable
floor price differentials in
accordance with real
property leasing practices.
2. If the Corporation provides
evidencethat thetransaction

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No. After amendment Before amendment
(f) terms of real property acquired
or the right-of-use assets of the
real property acquired from
leasing from related parties are
similar to those of transaction
caseby non-related parties of
adjoining areas of a similar
parcel size within the last year.
The term “adjoining area
transactions” shall refer to
transactions in the same or an
adjacent street block and within
a radius of less than 500m from
the transaction object or if the
publicly announced current
value is similar. The term
“similar area size” shall refer to
area sizes of transactions of non-
related parties of at least 50% of
the transaction object.
If the results of assessments
conducted for real propertyor right-
of-use assets acquired from related
parties in accordance with the
regulations set forth in the preceding
five clauses of this paragraph are
uniformly lower than the transaction
price, the following steps shall be
taken:
1. A special reserve shall be set
aside to account for the
difference between the
transaction price of the real
propertyor its right-of-use
assets and the appraised costs
in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Article
41, Paragraph 1 of the
Securities and Exchange Act.
Said reserve shall not be
distributed or used for capital
increase or stock dividends. If
investors of this Corporation,
which are public companies,
adopt the equity method for
evaluation they shall also set
aside a special reserve
proportional to its hareholding
ratio in accordance with the
law.
2. Independent directors shall
handle the matter in accordance
with Article 218 of the
Company Act.
3. Measures taken in accordance
with sub-clause 1 and 2 above
shall be reported to the board of
directors and the transaction
details shallbe disclosedin




terms of real property acquired
from related parties are similar
to those of completed
transactions by non-related
parties of adjoining areas of a
similar parcel size within the
last year. The term “adjoining
area transactions” shall refer
to transactions in the same or
an adjacent street block and
within a radius of less than
500m from the transaction
object or if the publicly
announced current value is
similar. The term “similar area
size” shall refer to area sizes
of transactions of non-related
parties of at least 50% of the
transaction object.
(f) If the results of assessments
conducted for real property
acquired from related parties in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in the preceding five clauses
of this paragraph are uniformly
lower than the transaction price,
the following steps shall be taken:
1. A special reserve shall be set
aside to account for the
difference between the
transaction price of the real
property and the appraised
costs in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Article
41, Paragraph 1 of the
Securities and Exchange Act.
Said reserve shall not be
distributed or used for capital
increase or stock dividends. If
investors of this Corporation,
which are public companies,
adopt the equity method for
evaluation they shall also set
aside a special reserve
proportional to its hareholding
ratio in accordance with the
law.
2. Supervisors shall handle the
matter in accordance with
Article 218 of the Company
Act.
3. Measures taken in accordance
with sub-clause 1 and 2 above
shall be reported to the board
of directors and the transaction
details shall be disclosed in
annual reportsandinvestment

51

No. After amendment Before amendment
annual reports and investment
prospectuses.
(g) Special reserves set aside by this
Corporation pursuant to the
regulations set forth in the preceding
clause shall only be used upon
approval by the Financial
Supervisory Commission after a loss
due to declining market values of
assets purchasedor leased at a
premium has been determined or
they have been disposed of, or the
leasing contract has been terminated
or appropriate compensation has
been made, or the status quo ante
has been restored, or other types of
evidence prove that no unreasonable
circumstances exist.
(h) If other types of evidence indicate
that irregular business practices exist
with regard to the acquisition of real
propertyor its right-of-use assets
from related parties by the
Corporation, matters shall be
handled in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Clause (f)
and (g) of this paragraph.
4. Decision-making authority and
executive units
Acquisition or disposal of operating
facilities between the Corporation and
its subsidiaries or subsidiaries that this
corporation holds 100% issued shares or
total capital engaging the following
transactions directly or indirectly shall
be executed upon approval of relevant
data that are inspected and submitted by
the Accounting Division or other
relevant departments by the board of
directors. The Chairman shall be
authorized to make prior decisions
regarding transactions of a value of less
than NT$ 300 million. Such transactions
shall be confirmed by the next board
meeting.
1. Operating facilities or its right-of-
use assets acquired or disposed.
2. Right-of-use assets of operating real
property acquired or disposed.
5. Percentages of the total asset value
referred to in the regulations prescribed
in these Procedures shall be calculated
based on the total asset value indicated
in the most recent parent company only
financial statement or individual
financial statement prepared in
accordance with the Regulations
Governing the Preparation of Financial
Reports by SecuritiesIssuers.
annual reports and investment
prospectuses.
(g) Special reserves set aside by this
Corporation pursuant to the
regulations set forth in the preceding
clause shall only be used upon
approval by the Financial
Supervisory Commission after a loss
due to declining market values of
assets purchasedor leased at a
premium has been determined or
they have been disposed of, or the
leasing contract has been terminated
or appropriate compensation has
been made, or the status quo ante
has been restored, or other types of
evidence prove that no unreasonable
circumstances exist.
(h) If other types of evidence indicate
that irregular business practices exist
with regard to the acquisition of real
propertyor its right-of-use assets
from related parties by the
Corporation, matters shall be
handled in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Clause (f)
and (g) of this paragraph.
Decision-making authority and
executive units
Acquisition or disposal of operating
facilities between the Corporation and
its subsidiaries or subsidiaries that this
corporation holds 100% issued shares or






4.
5.
prospectuses.
(g) Special reserves set aside by this
Corporation pursuant to the
regulations set forth in the
preceding clause shall only be used
upon approval by the Financial
Supervisory Commission after a
loss due to declining market values
of assets purchased at a premium
has been determined or they have
been disposed of, or appropriate
compensation has been made, or
the status quo ante has been
restored, or other types of evidence
prove that no unreasonable
circumstances exist.
(h) If other types of evidence indicate
that irregular business practices
exist with regard to the acquisition
of real property from related
parties by the Corporation, matters
shall be handled in accordance
with the regulations set forth in
Clause (f) and (g) of this
paragraph.
Decision-making authority and
executive units
Acquisition or disposal of operating
facilities between the Corporation and
its subsidiaries shall be executed upon
approval of relevant data that are
inspected and submitted by the
Accounting Division or other relevant
departments by the board of directors.
The Chairman shall be authorized to
make prior decisions regarding
transactions of a value of less than NT$ 300 million. Such transactions shall be
confirmed by the next board meeting.
Percentages of the total asset value
referred to in the regulations prescribed
in these Procedures shall be calculated
based on the total asset value indicated
in the most recent parent company only
financial statement or individual
financial statement prepared in
accordance with the Regulations
Governing the Preparation of Financial
Reports by SecuritiesIssuers.

52

No. After amendment Before amendment Before amendment
Article 9 Procedures governing the acquisition or
disposal of intangible assets and its right-of-
use assets or memberships
1. Appraisal and operating procedures
(a) When acquiring or disposing of
memberships, transaction terms
and prices shall be recommended
based on fair market prices and
shall be compiled into an analysis
report. Transactions of a value of
less than NT$ 3 million shall be
approved by the General Manager
and reported to the next board
meeting after completion of said
transaction to be approved for
future reference. Transactions of a
value of more than NT$ 3 million
shall be approved by a board
meeting before they are executed.
(b) When acquiring or disposing of
intangible assetsor its right-of-use
assets,transaction terms and prices
shall be recommended based on
expert appraisal reports or fair
market prices and shall be compiled
into an analysis report to be
submitted to the General Manager.
Transactions of a value of less than
NT$ 3 million shall be approved by
the General Manager and reported to
the next board meeting after
completion of said transaction to be
approved for future reference.
Transactions of a value of more than
NT$ 3 million shall be approved by
a board meeting before they are
executed.
2. Expert appraisal reports and opinions
(a) When acquiring or disposing of
intangible assetsor its right-of-use
assets or memberships, the
Corporation shall obtain appraisal
reports issued by experts.
(b) Unlessintangible assets or its right-
of-use assets or memberships are
acquired or disposed of through
transactions with a domestic
government agency, accountants
shall be hired to render opinions
regarding the reasonableness of
transaction prices in accordance
with the provisions prescribed in
Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 20 issued by the Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation before the occurrence
datefor transactionvalues

Procedures governing the acquisition or
disposal of memberships or intangible
assets
1. Appraisal and operating procedures
(a) When acquiring or disposing of
memberships, transaction terms
and prices shall be recommended
based on fair market prices and
shall be compiled into an analysis
report. Transactions of a value of
less than NT$ 3 million shall be
approved by the General Manager
and reported to the next board
meeting after completion of said
transaction to be approved for
future reference. Transactions of a
value of more than NT$ 3 million
shall be approved by a board
meeting before they are executed.
(b) When acquiring or disposing of
intangible assets, transaction terms
and prices shall be recommended
based on expert appraisal reports
or fair market prices and shall be
compiled into an analysis report to
be submitted to the General
Manager. Transactions of a value
of less than NT$ 3 million shall be
approved by the General Manager
and reported to the next board
meeting after completion of said
transaction to be approved for
future reference. Transactions of a
value of more than NT$ 3 million
shall be approved by a board
meeting before they are executed.
2. Expert appraisal reports and opinions
for memberships or intangible assets
(a) When acquiring or disposing of
intangible assets, the Corporation
shall obtain appraisal reports
issued by experts.
(b) Unless memberships or intangible
assets are acquired or disposed of
through transactions with a
government agency, accountants
shall be hired to render opinions
regarding the reasonableness of
transaction prices in accordance
with the provisions prescribed in
Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 20 issued by the Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation before the occurrence
date for transaction values
exceeding20% of thetotalpaid-in
1.
2.

(a)
(b)

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No. After amendment Before amendment
exceeding 20% of the total paid-in
capital or NT$ 300 million.
(c) If the Corporation acquires or
disposes of assets through
foreclosure auction procedures,
certificates issued by the court may
replace appraisal reports or the
opinions of accountants.
3. Executive units
Acquisitions and disposals of
memberships or intangible assets or its
right-of-use assets or memberships
shall be executed upon submission for
approval by the Accounting Division in
accordance with the authority levels
specified in Paragraph 1.
3. capital or NT$ 300 million.
(c) If the Corporation acquires or
disposes of assets through
foreclosure auction procedures,
certificates issued by the court may
replace appraisal reports or the
opinions of accountants.
Executive units
Acquisitions and disposals of
memberships or intangible assets shall
be executed upon submission for
approval by the Accounting Division in
accordance with the authority levels
specified in Paragraph 1.
Article
9-1
The calculation of transaction amounts
referred to in Article 6, 7, and 9 and Article
8, Paragraph 1 shall be handled in
accordance with the regulations set forth in
Article 12, Paragraph 1, Clause 7.“Within
the last year” as used herein shall refer to
one year calculated backwards from the
occurrence date of this transaction. Items
for which an appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or the opinion of an
accountant has been obtained in accordance
with these Procedures need not be counted
toward the transaction amount
The calculation of transaction amounts
referred to in Article 8, Paragraph 2 shall be
handled in accordance with the regulations
set forth in Article 12, Paragraph 1, Clause
7.“Within the last year” as used herein
shall refer to one year calculated back from
the occurrence date of this transaction.
Items that have been submitted to the audit
committee for consent and approved by the
board of directors in accordance with these
Procedures need not be counted towards the
transaction amount.

The calculation of transaction amounts
referred to in Article 6, 7, and 9 and Article
8, Paragraph 1 shall be handled in
accordance with the regulations set forth in
Article 12, Paragraph 1, Clause5.“Within
the last year” as used herein shall refer to
one year calculated backwards from the
occurrence date of this transaction. Items
for which an appraisal report from a
professional appraiser or the opinion of an
accountant has been obtained in accordance
with these Procedures need not be counted
toward the transaction amount
The calculation of transaction amounts
referred to in Article 8, Paragraph 2 shall be
handled in accordance with the regulations
set forth in Article 12, Paragraph 1, Clause
5.“Within the last year” as used herein
shall refer to one year calculated back from
the occurrence date of this transaction.
Items that have been approved by the board
of directors and confirmed by the
supervisors in accordance with these
Procedures need not be counted toward the
transaction amount.
Article
10
Procedures governing the acquisition and
disposal of derivatives
1. Transaction principles and strategies
(a) Transaction types
1. This Corporation may engage
in derivative transactions for
the contract types specified in
Article 3, Paragraph 1.
2. The term “for trading
purposes” shall refer to the
goal of exploitation of
transactionprice differentials
Procedures governing the acquisition and
disposal of derivatives
1. Transaction principles and strategies
(a) Transaction types
1. This Corporation may engage
in derivative transactions for
the contract types specified in
Article 3, Paragraph 1.
2. The term “for trading
purposes” shall refer to the
goal of exploitation of
transactionprice differentials

54

No. After amendment Before amendment
by holders and issuers of
derivatives. This includes
transaction activities based on
fair value measurement and
recognized current profits or
losses. “For purposes other
than trading” shall refer to
trading activities for purposes
other than those mentioned
above.
(b) Business or hedge strategy
1. For trading purposes:
Business strategies are based
on the principles of flexibility
and agility.
2. For purposes other than
trading: Hedge strategies
based on principles of
soundness and conservatism.
(c) Division of authority
1. Signing of transaction
contracts and relevant
documents: Chairman or other
designated persons
representing the Corporation.
2. Execution of transactions and
assessment of profits and
losses:
(1) If product types are related
to raw materials, the
Procurement Division
shall be responsible. If
they are related to
finances, the Finance
Division shall be
responsible.
(2) Account creation, trading,
confirmation, settlement:
Decided and authorized by
responsible executives of
relevant departments.
(3) Dealing slips, payment
requests, and payment
deposit slips are created
by traders, reviewed by
competent executives at
all levels, and forwarded
to the Finance Division,
Accounting Division, and
Auditing Division.
(4) Profit and loss
assessments are carried
out by dedicated personnel
of relevant departments
and assessment reports are
submitted to Chairman or
his assigned proxy.
3. Accounting: The Accounting
Divisioncreates vouchers





by holders and issuers of
derivatives. This includes
transaction activities based on
fair value measurement and
recognized current profits or
losses. “For purposes other
than trading” shall refer to
trading activities for purposes
other than those mentioned
above.
(b) Business or hedge strategy
1. For trading purposes:
Business strategies are based
on the principles of flexibility
and agility.
2. For purposes other than
trading: Hedge strategies
based on principles of
soundness and conservatism.
(c) Division of authority
1. Signing of transaction
contracts and relevant
documents: Chairman or other
designated persons
representing the Corporation.
2. Execution of transactions and
assessment of profits and
losses:
(1) If product types are
related to raw materials,
the Procurement Division
shall be responsible. If
they are related to
finances, the Finance
Division shall be
responsible.
(2) Account creation, trading,
confirmation, settlement:
Decided and authorized by
responsible executives of
relevant departments.
(3) Dealing slips, payment
requests, and payment
deposit slips are created
by traders, reviewed by
competent executives at
all levels, and forwarded
to the Finance Division,
Accounting Division, and
Auditing Division.
(4) Profit and loss
assessments are carried
out by dedicated personnel
of relevant departments
and assessment reports are
submitted to Chairman or
his assigned proxy.
3. Accounting: The Accounting
Divisioncreates vouchers

55

No. After amendment Before amendment
based on issued receipts and
completes accounting
statements based on
accounting periods.
4. Audits: Scheduled and non-
scheduled audits are
conducted by the Auditing
Division based on the internal
audit system.
5. Legal Affairs: Reviews of
transaction contracts are
conducted by levels above
legal specialists.
6. Unless stipulated otherwise,
levels above administrator
shall be in charge of the
execution of transactions of
derivatives.
(d) Performance assessment
Performance assessments are based
on year-end net losses/profits.
(e) Total contract value and
authorization levels
1. For trading purposes: Total
contract values at any time
point shall not exceed 10% of
the net value of the
Corporation in the previous
year. Responsible executives
of relevant departments shall
be authorized to approve
contracts of a value of less
than 5% of the total net value.
Said contracts shall be
reported to the next board
meeting after completion of
said transaction to be
approved for future reference.
Contracts of a value of more
than 5% of the total net value
shall be approved by a board
meeting before they are
executed.
2. For purposes other than
trading: Responsible
executives of relevant units
shall be authorized to approve
transactions confined to assets
or liabilities held or expected
to be traded. Such
transactions shall be reported
to the next board meeting
after completion to be
approved for future reference.
(f) Upper limit of losses
1. For trading purposes: Upper
loss limits of individual
contracts shall not exceed 5%
of thetotalcontractvalue.



based on issued receipts and
completes accounting
statements based on
accounting periods.
4. Audits: Scheduled and non-
scheduled audits are
conducted by the Auditing
Division based on the internal
audit system.
5. Legal Affairs: Reviews of
transaction contracts are
conducted by levels above
legal specialists.
6. Unless stipulated otherwise,
levels above administrator
shall be in charge of the
execution of transactions of
derivatives.
(d) Performance assessment
Performance assessments are based
on year-end net losses/profits.
(e) Total contract value and
authorization levels
1. For trading purposes: Total
contract values at any time
point shall not exceed 10% of
the net value of the
Corporation in the previous
year. Responsible executives
of relevant departments shall
be authorized to approve
contracts of a value of less
than 5% of the total net value.
Said contracts shall be
reported to the next board
meeting after completion of
said transaction to be
approved for future reference.
Contracts of a value of more
than 5% of the total net value
shall be approved by a board
meeting before they are
executed.
2. For purposes other than
trading: Responsible
executives of relevant units
shall be authorized to approve
transactions confined to assets
or liabilities held or expected
to be traded. Such
transactions shall be reported
to the next board meeting
after completion to be
approved for future reference.
(f) Upper limit of losses
1. For trading purposes: Upper
loss limits of individual
contracts shall not exceed 5%
of thetotalcontractvalue.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
Upper loss limits of all
contracts shall not exceed 5%
of the total contract value of
all contracts.
2. For purposes other than
trading: Upper loss limits of
individual contracts shall not
exceed 25% of the total
contract value. Upper loss
limits of all contracts shall not
exceed 25% of the total
contract value of all contracts.
2. Risk management measures:
(a) Credit risks of transaction
counterparties – Transaction
counterparties shall be financial
institutions with excellent rating.
(b) Price reversal risks – Handled in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in Paragraph 1, Clause 6 of
this article.
(c) Market liquidity risks – The
Corporation shall only engage in
transactions of products for which
horizontal two-way quotations
between at least two financial
institutions exist on the market.
(d) Cash flow risks – Fair market
prices shall be disclosed on a
regular basis for traded financial
products to properly express
projected cash flows for said
products.
(e) Internal operation risks – Handled
in accordance with the regulations
set forth in Paragraph 1, Clause 3
of this article.
(f) Legal risks with regard to the
signing of contracts and relevant
documents- Professional opinions
shall be submitted by the Legal
Affairs Office.
(g) Personnel in charge of the trading
of derivatives and the confirmation
and settlement of such trades shall
not concurrently perform each
other’s tasks.
(h) The personnel in charge of
measurement, monitoring, and
control of risks shall belong to
different departments than the
personnel specified in the
preceding clause and shall submit
reports to the board of directors or
top-level executives not in charge
of trading or position decision-
making.
(i) Positions held in derivative trading
shallbe evaluatedat leastoncea



Upper loss limits of all
contracts shall not exceed 5%
of the total contract value of
all contracts.
2. For purposes other than
trading: Upper loss limits of
individual contracts shall not
exceed 25% of the total
contract value. Upper loss
limits of all contracts shall not
exceed 25% of the total
contract value of all contracts.
2. Risk management measures:
(a) Credit risks of transaction
counterparties – Transaction
counterparties shall be financial
institutions with excellent rating.
(b) Price reversal risks – Handled in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in Paragraph 1, Clause 6 of
this article.
(c) Market liquidity risks – The
Corporation shall only engage in
transactions of products for which
horizontal two-way quotations
between at least two financial
institutions exist on the market.
(d) Cash flow risks – Fair market
prices shall be disclosed on a
regular basis for traded financial
products to properly express
projected cash flows for said
products.
(e) Internal operation risks – Handled
in accordance with the regulations
set forth in Paragraph 1, Clause 3
of this article.
(f) Legal risks with regard to the
signing of contracts and relevant
documents- Professional opinions
shall be submitted by the Legal
Affairs Office.
(g) Personnel in charge of the trading
of derivatives and the confirmation
and settlement of such trades shall
not concurrently perform each
other’s tasks.
(h) The personnel in charge of
measurement, monitoring, and
control of risks shall belong to
different departments than the
personnel specified in the
preceding clause and shall submit
reports to the board of directors or
top-level executives not in charge
of trading or position decision-
making.
(i) Positions held in derivative trading
shallbe evaluatedat leastoncea

57

No. After amendment Before amendment
week, while hedge trading required
for business operations shall be
evaluated at least twice a month.
Evaluation reports shall be
forwarded to Chairman or his
assigned proxy.
3. Internal audit system
Internal auditing personnel shall have a
clear understanding of the
appropriateness of internal control
operations with regard to derivative
trading as well as review the actual
compliance of trading departments with
these Procedures on a monthly basis.
These data shall be compiled into audit
reports. If serious violations are
detected, the audit committee shall be
notified in writing.
4. Methods for regular assessments and
handling of irregularities
(a) Chairman or his assigned proxy to
closely monitor the supervision
and control of risks pertaining to
derivative trading.
(b) Chairman or his assigned proxy to
evaluate the performance in the
field of derivative trading on a
regular basis to determine
conformance with adopted
business strategies and ascertain
whether or not incurred risks fall
within the tolerance range set by
the Corporation.
(c) Chairman or his assigned proxy
shall evaluate the suitability of
currently adopted risk management
measures on a regular basis and
determine proper handling in
accordance with the procedures set
forth in this article. They shall also
monitor transactions and
profits/losses. Detected
irregularities shall be reported to
the board of directors in a prompt
manner and required response
measures shall be adopted. If
independent directors have been
appointed, they shall attend board
meetings and express their
opinions.
(d) When this Corporation engages in
derivative trading, a logbook shall
be created specifying detailed
transaction dates, amounts, and
board approval dates as well as
matters requiring careful
assessment in accordance with
Paragraph 2, Clause 9 and Clause 2
and3of this paragraph for future



week, while hedge trading required
for business operations shall be
evaluated at least twice a month.
Evaluation reports shall be
forwarded to Chairman or his
assigned proxy.
3. Internal audit system
Internal auditing personnel shall have a
clear understanding of the
appropriateness of internal control
operations with regard to derivative
trading as well as review the actual
compliance of trading departments with
these Procedures on a monthly basis.
These data shall be compiled into audit
reports. If serious violations are
detected, the supervisorsshall be
notified in writing.
4. Methods for regular assessments and
handling of irregularities
(a) Chairman or his assigned proxy to
closely monitor the supervision
and control of risks pertaining to
derivative trading.
(b) Chairman or his assigned proxy to
evaluate the performance in the
field of derivative trading on a
regular basis to determine
conformance with adopted
business strategies and ascertain
whether or not incurred risks fall
within the tolerance range set by
the Corporation.
(c) Chairman or his assigned proxy
shall evaluate the suitability of
currently adopted risk management
measures on a regular basis and
determine proper handling in
accordance with the procedures set
forth in this article. They shall also
monitor transactions and
profits/losses. Detected
irregularities shall be reported to
the board of directors in a prompt
manner and required response
measures shall be adopted. If
independent directors have been
appointed, they shall attend board
meetings and express their
opinions.
(d) When this Corporation engages in
derivative trading, a logbook shall
be created specifying detailed
transaction dates, amounts, and
board approval dates as well as
matters requiring careful
assessment in accordance with
Paragraph 2, Clause 9 and Clause 2
and3of this paragraph for future

58

No. After amendment Before amendment
reference. reference.
Article
11
Procedures governing mergers, demergers,
acquisitions, or transfer of shares
1. Appraisal and operating procedures
(a) When this Corporation engages in
mergers, demergers, acquisitions,
or transfer of shares, the
Accounting Division shall
commission an accountant, lawyer,
or securities underwriter to render
an opinion on the reasonableness
of share swap ratios, acquisition
prices, or distribution of cash or
other property to shareholders
before board meetings are
convened and submit it to the
board of directors for deliberation
and approval. However, the
requirement of obtaining an
aforesaid opinion on
reasonableness issued by an expert
may be exempted in the case of a
merger bythis Corporation of a
subsidiary in which it directly or
indirectly holds 100 percent of the
issued shares or authorized capital,
and in the case of a merger
between subsidiaries in which this
Corporation directly or indirectly
holds 100 percent of the respective
subsidiaries’ issued shares or
authorized capital.
(The followings are omitted)

Procedures governing mergers, demergers,
acquisitions, or transfer of shares
2. Appraisal and operating procedures
(a) When this Corporation engages in
mergers, demergers, acquisitions,
or transfer of shares, the
Accounting Division shall
commission an accountant, lawyer,
or securities underwriter to render
an opinion on the reasonableness
of share swap ratios, acquisition
prices, or distribution of cash or
other property to shareholders
before board meetings are
convened and submit it to the
board of directors for deliberation
and approval. However, the
requirement of obtaining an
aforesaid opinion on
reasonableness issued by an expert
may be exempted in the case of a
merger bya public company of a
subsidiary in which it directly or
indirectly holds 100 percent of the
issued shares or authorized capital,
and in the case of a merger
between subsidiaries in which the
public company directly or
indirectly holds 100 percent of the
respective subsidiaries’ issued
shares or authorized capital.
(The followings are omitted)
Article
12
Procedures governing the public disclosure
of information
1. Items to be publicly announced and
reported and relevant standards
(a) Transaction amounts for real
propertyor its right-of-use assetsa
acquired or disposed of from or to
a related party as well as assets
other than real property or its right-
of-use assets acquired or disposed
of from or to a related party exceed
20% of the total paid-in capital of
the Corporation, 10% of the total
asset value, or NT$ 300 million.
These regulations shall not apply to
trading of domestic government
bonds, bonds under repurchase or
resale agreements, or subscription
or redemption of money market
funds issued by domestic securities
investment trust enterprises.
(b) Mergers, demergers,acquisitions,



Procedures governing the public disclosure
of information
1. Items to be publicly announced and
reported and relevant standards
(a) Transaction amounts for real
property acquired or disposed of
from or to a related party as well as
assets other than real property
acquired or disposed of from or to
a related party exceed 20% of the
total paid-in capital of the
Corporation, 10% of the total asset
value, or NT$ 300 million. These
regulations shall not apply to
trading of government bonds,
bonds under repurchase or resale
agreements, or subscription or
redemption of money market funds
issued by domestic securities
investment trust enterprises.
(b) Mergers, demergers,acquisitions,

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No. After amendment Before amendment
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
or transfer of shares.
Losses incurred due to the trading
of derivatives reach the upper
limits for all contracts or individual
contracts as set out in Article 10,
Paragraph 1, Clause (f).
Acquisition or disposal of
operating facilitiesor its right-of-
use assets if the transaction party is
not a related party and transaction
amounts fall short of NT$ 500
million.
If real property is acquired through
commissioned construction on
owned or rented land, joint
construction and allocation of
housing units or ownership
percentages or separate sale with
projected transaction amounts of
less than NT$ 500 million and its
transaction target is an non-related
party.
Asset transactions or investments
in Mainland China not stated in the
preceding five clauses if
transaction amounts exceed 20% of
the total paid-in capital of the
Corporation or NT$ 300 million.
This shall not apply to the
following conditions:
1. Trading of domestic
government bonds.
2. Bonds under repurchase or
resale agreements, or
subscription or redemption of
money market issued by
domestic securities
investment trust enterprises.
The transaction amounts specified
in the preceding six clauses shall
be calculated as follows:
1. Amount of any individual
transaction.
2. Cumulative transaction
amount through acquisitions
and disposals of the same type
of underlying asset with the
same trading counterpart
within the last year.
3. Cumulative transaction
amount through acquisitions
or disposals (acquisitions and
disposals cumulated
separately) of real property or
its right-of-use assets of the
same development program
within the last year.
4. Cumulative transaction
amount through acquisitions





or transfer of shares.
(c) Losses incurred due to the trading
of derivatives reach the upper
limits for all contracts or individual
contracts as set out in Article 10,
Paragraph 1, Clause (f).
(d) Acquisition or disposal of
operating facilities if the
transaction party is not a related
party and transaction amounts fall
short of NT$ 500 million.
(e) If real property is acquired through
commissioned construction on
owned or rented land, joint
construction and allocation of
housing units or ownership
percentages or separate sale with
projected transaction amounts of
less than NT$ 500 million.
(f) Asset transactions or investments
in Mainland China not stated in the
preceding five clauses if
transaction amounts exceed 20% of
the total paid-in capital of the
Corporation or NT$ 300 million.
This shall not apply to the
following conditions:
1. Trading of government bonds.
2. Bonds under repurchase or
resale agreements, or
subscription or redemption of
money market issued by
domestic securities
investment trust enterprises.
(g) The transaction amounts specified
in the preceding six clauses shall
be calculated as follows:
1. Amount of any individual
transaction.
2. Cumulative transaction
amount through acquisitions
and disposals of the same type
of underlying asset with the
same trading counterpart
within the last year.
3. Cumulative transaction
amount through acquisitions
or disposals (acquisitions and
disposals cumulated
separately) of real property of
the same development
program within the last year.
4. Cumulative transaction
amount through acquisitions

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No. After amendment Before amendment
or disposals (acquisitions and
disposals cumulated
separately) of the same
security type within the last
year.
(h) “Within the last year” as used
herein shall refer to one year
calculated back from the
occurrence date of this transaction.
Items already announced in
accordance with these Procedures
need not be counted toward the
transaction amount.
2. Time limits for public announcements
and reports
Public announcements and reports for
asset acquisitions and disposals as
specified in Clause (a) – (f) of the
preceding paragraph shall be issued
within two days after occurrence.
3. Announcement and reporting
procedures
(a) This Corporation shall announce
and report relevant information on
the website designated by the
Financial Supervisory
Commission.
(b) This Corporation shall post
information pertaining to
derivative trading conducted by
itself and its subsidiaries that are
not domestic public companies
until the end of the previous month
on the information reporting
website designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission
by the tenth of every month.
(c) In case of necessary corrections of
errors and omissions in required
items for public announcements,
the Corporation shall re-announce
all required items within two days
counting inclusively from the date
of knowing of such error or
omission.
(d) Upon public announcement of
transactions in accordance with
relevant regulations, the
Corporation shall announce
information related to the
following circumstances on the
website designated by FSC within
two days upon occurrence:
1. Modification, termination, or
rescission of contracts related
to original transactions.
2. Failure to complete mergers,
demergers, acquisitions, or
transferofshares bythe


or disposals (acquisitions and
disposals cumulated
separately) of the same
security type within the last
year.
(h) “Within the last year” as used
herein shall refer to one year
calculated back from the
occurrence date of this transaction.
Items already announced in
accordance with these Procedures
need not be counted toward the
transaction amount.
2. Time limits for public announcements
and reports
Public announcements and reports for
asset acquisitions and disposals as
specified in Clause (a) – (f) of the
preceding paragraph shall be issued
within two days after occurrence.
3. Announcement and reporting
procedures
(a) This Corporation shall announce
and report relevant information on
the website designated by the
Financial Supervisory
Commission.
(b) This Corporation shall post
information pertaining to
derivative trading conducted by
itself and its subsidiaries that are
not domestic public companies
until the end of the previous month
on the information reporting
website designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission
by the tenth of every month.
(c) In case of necessary corrections of
errors and omissions in required
items for public announcements,
the Corporation shall re-announce
all required items within two days
counting inclusively from the date
of knowing of such error or
omission.
(d) Upon public announcement of
transactions in accordance with
relevant regulations, the
Corporation shall announce
information related to the
following circumstances on the
website designated by FSC within
two days upon occurrence:
1. Modification, termination, or
rescission of contracts related
to original transactions.
2. Failure to complete mergers,
demergers, acquisitions, or
transferofshares bythe

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No. After amendment Before amendment
scheduled date stipulated in
the contract.
3. Modification of the contents
of original announcements or
reports.
4. Announcements format
This Corporation makes announcements
based on the items and contents set out
in these Procedures. Formats are based
on the Regulations Governing the
Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by
Public Companies in the appendix.

scheduled date stipulated in
the contract.
3. Modification of the contents
of original announcements or
reports.
4. Announcements format
This Corporation makes announcements
based on the items and contents set out
in these Procedures. Formats are based
on the Regulations Governing the
Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by
Public Companies in the appendix.
Article
14
Subsidiaries of this Corporation shall abide
by the following regulations:
1. Subsidiaries shall also formulate
Procedures Governing the Acquisition
or Disposal of Assets in accordance
with relevant provisions set forth in the
Regulations Governing the Acquisition
and Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies. These procedures shall be
reported to the Accounting Division of
the Corporation upon approval by the
board of directors and a shareholders’
meeting of said subsidiary. The
Accounting Division shall control and
manage the summaries of procedures
formulated by subsidiaries for future
reference. The same procedure shall
apply to amendments.
2. The board of directors of each
subsidiary shall determine the quotas for
total purchases of non-operating real
propertyor its right-of-use assets or
marketable securities and investments in
individual securities by subsidiaries.
3. If assets acquired or disposed of by
subsidiaries that are not domestic public
companies meet the standards for public
announcement set forth in the
Regulations Governing the Acquisition
and Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies, this Corporation shall
handle the reporting and announcement
procedures.
4. The provision of paid-in capital or total
assetas used in the announcement and
reporting standards of subsidiaries shall
refer to the total paid-in capital or total
asset value of this Corporation.
5. Subsidiaries shall assess independently
whether or not their Procedures
Governing the Acquisition or Disposal
of Assets conform to the provisions set
forth in the Regulations Governing the
Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by
Public Companiesand whetheror not




Subsidiaries of this Corporation shall abide
by the following regulations:
1. Subsidiaries shall also formulate
Procedures Governing the Acquisition
or Disposal of Assets in accordance
with relevant provisions set forth in the
Regulations Governing the Acquisition
and Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies. These procedures shall be
reported to the Accounting Division of
the Corporation upon approval by the
board of directors and a shareholders’
meeting of said subsidiary. The
Accounting Division shall control and
manage the summaries of procedures
formulated by subsidiaries for future
reference. The same procedure shall
apply to amendments.
2. The board of directors of each
subsidiary shall determine the quotas
for total purchases of non-operating real
property or marketable securities and
investments in individual securities by
subsidiaries.
3. If assets acquired or disposed of by
subsidiaries that are not domestic public
companies meet the standards for public
announcement set forth in the
Regulations Governing the Acquisition
and Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies, this Corporation shall
handle the reporting and announcement
procedures.
4. “20% of the total paid-in capital or 10%
of the total asset value” as used in the
announcement and reporting standards
of subsidiaries shall refer to the total
paid-in capital or total asset value of
this Corporation.
5. Subsidiaries shall assess independently
whether or not their Procedures
Governing the Acquisition or Disposal
of Assets conform to the provisions set
forth in the Regulations Governing the
Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by
Public Companiesand whetheror not

62

No. After amendment Before amendment
matters pertaining to the acquisition or
disposal of assets are handled in
accordance with said procedures. The
auditing units of this Corporation shall
examine the independent assess reports
submitted by the subsidiaries.
matters pertaining to the acquisition or
disposal of assets are handled in
accordance with said procedures. The
auditing units of this Corporation shall
examine the independent assess reports
submitted by the subsidiaries.
Article
16
These procedures and all amendments
hereof shall have the consent of the audit
committee and resolution and approval of
the board of directors and shall be
submitted to the meeting of shareholders for
These procedures and all amendments
hereof shall be forwarded to the supervisors
and reported to the shareholders’meeting
upon ratification by the board of directors.
If board directors express their dissent as
proven by records or written statement, this
Corporation shall submit these dissenting
opinions to each supervisor.

consent. If board directors express their
dissent as proven by records or written
statement, this Corporation shall submit
these dissenting opinions to the audit
committee.
When these procedures are submitted to the
board of directors for discussion according
to the preceding provision, opinions of
various independent directors shall be fully
considered. Dissenting opinions or reserved
opinions of independent directors shall be
specified in the minutes of meeting of the
board of directors.

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4. To approve the amendment to theProcedures Governing Loans of Funds to Others” and the “Procedures Governing Endorsements/Guarantees” of the Company.

Explanation:

  • (1) Pursuant to the Company’s establishment of an Audit Committee to replace the Supervisors and to the official letter issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission (Letter No. FSC 1080304826) on 7 March 2019, the Company shall amend the company bylaw of “Procedures Governing Loans of Funds to Others” and the “Procedures Governing Endorsements/Guarantees”. Please refer to the attached Article Amendments Tables for amended articles.

  • (2) This proposal has been approved by the 13[th] meeting of the seventeenth-term Board of Directors on March 19, 2019 and the 14[th] meeting of the seventeenthterm Board of Directors on May 2, 2019.

  • (3) The proposal is hereby presented for referendum.

Resolutions:

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Amendments Table of “Procedures Governing Loans of Funds to Others”

No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 2 (Total loan amounts and quotas of
individual beneficiaries)
Total loan amounts granted to
borrowers as specified in Paragraph 1
of the preceding Article by this
Corporation shall not exceed 50% of
the net value of this Corporation as
stated in the most recent financial
statement audited and certified by a
CPA (hereinafter referred to as “net
value as stated in the latest financial
statement”).
Individual loan amounts granted to
companies that have business dealings
with this Corporation shall not exceed
the total transaction amount. The term
“total transaction amount of the
business dealings” shall refer to the
actual order and sales amounts or
transaction amounts in the previous
fiscal year between this Corporation
and the beneficiary at the time of
conclusion of the loan contract.
Total loan amounts granted to
companies with short-term financing
needs shall not exceed 15% of the net
value as stated in the latest financial
statement, while individual loan
amounts shall not exceed 5% of the
net value as stated in the latest
financial statement.
Inter-company loans of funds between
overseas companies in which the
public company holds, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the voting shares,
or loans to overseas companies in
which the public company holds,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the
voting shares, which are necessary
short-term financing facility, shall not
be applied to the restriction of
financing amount and durations that
shall not exceed 40 percent of the
lender's net worth and one year. But
the total loan amount, each loan
amount and durations shall be applied
to the Procedures.
(Total loan amounts and quotas of
individual beneficiaries)
Total loan amounts granted to
borrowers as specified in Paragraph 1
of the preceding Article by this
Corporation shall not exceed 50% of
the net value of this Corporation as
stated in the most recent financial
statement audited and certified by a
CPA (hereinafter referred to as “net
value as stated in the latest financial
statement”).
Individual loan amounts granted to
companies that have business dealings
with this Corporation shall not exceed
the total transaction amount. The term
“total transaction amount of the
business dealings” shall refer to the
actual order and sales amounts or
transaction amounts in the previous
fiscal year between this Corporation
and the beneficiary at the time of
conclusion of the loan contract.
Total loan amounts granted to
companies with short-term financing
needs shall not exceed 15% of the net
value as stated in the latest financial
statement, while individual loan
amounts shall not exceed 5% of the
net value as stated in the latest
financial statement.
If this Corporation extends loans to
foreign companies in which it directly
or indirectly holds 100% of voting
shares, the aggregate balance of short-
term financing funds shall not exceed
40% of the net value as stated in the
latest financial statement.

65

No. After amendment Before amendment
The financial statements of this
Corporation are prepared in
accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards. The
term “net value” as used in these
procedures shall refer to the equity
attributable to the owners of the parent
company on the balance sheet in
accordance with the provisions set
forth in the Regulations Governing the
Preparation of Financial Reports by
Securities Issuers.


The financial statements of this
Corporation are prepared in
accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards. The
term “net value” as used in these
procedures shall refer to the equity
attributable to the owners of the parent
company on the balance sheet in
accordance with the provisions set
forth in the Regulations Governing the
Preparation of Financial Reports by
Securities Issuers.
Article 4 (Procedures for the handling of loans
of funds)
Borrowers shall submit required
financial information in advance to
apply for a line of credit with the
Finance Division of this Corporation.
The Finance Division shall carefully
assess whether the borrower meets the
criteria set forth in the Regulations
Governing Loaning of Funds and
Making of Endorsements/Guarantees
by Public Companies (hereinafter
referred to as “Regulations Governing
Loans and
Endorsements/Guarantees”), the
regulations set forth in these
procedures as well as the criteria
specified in the following clauses. The
assessment results shall be reported to
the audit committee for approval, and
then to the board of directors for
resolution. Decision-making authority
may not be delegated to others:
1. Necessity of reasonableness of
loans to others
2. Credit and risk assessments of loan
beneficiaries
3. Impact on business risks, financial
conditions, and shareholders’
equity of this Corporation
4. Necessity of acquisition of
collateral and assessment of the
value of collateral
Loans between this Corporation and
subsidiaries or between different
subsidiaries of the company shall be
reported to the board of directors for
resolution in accordance with the


(Procedures for the handling of loans
of funds)
Borrowers shall submit required
financial information in advance to
apply for a line of credit with the
Finance Division of this Corporation.
The Finance Division shall carefully
assess whether the borrower meets the
criteria set forth in the Regulations
Governing Loaning of Funds and
Making of Endorsements/Guarantees
by Public Companies (hereinafter
referred to as “Regulations Governing
Loans and
Endorsements/Guarantees”), the
regulations set forth in these
procedures as well as the criteria
specified in the following clauses. The
assessment results shall be reported to
the board of directors for resolution.
Decision-making authority may not be
delegated to others:
1. 1.Necessity of reasonableness of
loans to others
2. 2.Credit and risk assessments of
loan beneficiaries
3. 3.Impact on business risks,
financial conditions, and
shareholders’ equity of this
Corporation
4. Necessity of acquisition of
collateral and assessment of the
value of collateral
Loans between this Corporation and
subsidiaries or between different
subsidiaries of the company shall be
reported to the board of directors for
resolution in accordance with the

66

No. After amendment Before amendment
regulations set forth in the preceding
paragraph. The chairman may be
authorized to grant loans in
installments or provide a revolving
line of credit to the same loan
beneficiary within certain limits for a
period of no more than one year.
As for the limits referred to in the
preceding paragraph, the credit limit
granted to single enterprises by this
Corporation or its subsidiaries shall
not exceed 10% of the net value of the
company extending the loan as stated
in the most recent financial statement
unless the provisions set forth in
Article 2, Paragraph 4 are met.
After the credit limit has been
approved, the borrower shall submit
an application to the Finance Division.
Applications shall be approved by a
person authorized by the board before
the loan can be drawn. The Finance
Division shall report implementation
conditions to the board for approval on
a regular basis.
When borrowers submit applications
for financing funds in accordance with
the regulations set forth in the
preceding paragraph, they shall
provide guarantee notes or other
collateral or guarantors approved by
this Corporation for the same amount
as a guarantee for the loan.
Full consideration shall be given to the
opinions of independent directors
during deliberations regarding these
procedures by the board or extension
of loans to others. Concurring and
dissenting opinions and the reasons for
dissent shall be included in the
meeting minutes.
If beneficiaries of loans fail to meet
these regulations or specified loan
balances are exceeded due to changed
circumstances, this Corporation shall
formulate improvementplans and




regulations set forth in the preceding
paragraph. The chairman may be
authorized to grant loans in
installments or provide a revolving
line of credit to the same loan
beneficiary within certain limits for a
period of no more than one year.
As for the limits referred to in the
preceding paragraph, the credit limit
granted to single enterprises by this
Corporation or its subsidiaries shall
not exceed 10% of the net value of the
company extending the loan as stated
in the most recent financial statement
unless the provisions set forth in
Article 2, Paragraph 4 are met.
After the credit limit has been
approved, the borrower shall submit
an application to the Finance Division.
Applications shall be approved by a
person authorized by the board before
the loan can be drawn. The Finance
Division shall report implementation
conditions to the board for approval
on a regular basis.
When borrowers submit applications
for financing funds in accordance with
the regulations set forth in the
preceding paragraph, they shall
provide guarantee notes or other
collateral or guarantors approved by
this Corporation for the same amount
as a guarantee for the loan.
If independent directors have been
appointed, full consideration shall be
given to the opinions of these directors
during deliberations regarding these
procedures by the board or extension
of loans to others. Concurring and
dissenting opinions and the reasons for
dissent shall be included in the
meeting minutes.
If beneficiaries of loans fail to meet
these regulations or specified loan
balances are exceeded due to changed
circumstances, this Corporation shall
formulate improvementplans and

67

No. After amendment Before amendment
submit these plans to the audit
committee.Improvements shall be
completed in accordance with the
schedule specified in the plans.
According to these Procedures, the
matters shall be approved by the audit
committee, if the matters have not
been approved by more than half
members of all audit committee
members, the matters shall be
approved by the board of directors
with two-thirds of all directors and the
resolution of audit committee shall be
recorded in the board of directors
minutes. The audit committee
members and the board of directors
members as stated will only calculate
the members in present position.
submit these plans to each supervisor.
Improvements shall be completed in
accordance with the schedule
specified in the plans.
Article 6 (Follow-up control and management
measures and procedures for handling
of overdue loans)
Log books shall be prepared by this
Corporation for the handling of
matters pertaining to loans of funds to
create detailed records of the
beneficiaries of loans, amounts, dates
of approval by the audit committee,
dates of approval by the board, loan
dates as well as assessment items as
specified in the regulations set forth in
Article 4, Paragraph 1.
The Auditing Division of this
Corporation shall conduct audits of
these procedures and their
implementation at least on a quarterly
basis and compile written reports. If
severe violations are detected, the
audit committee shall be notified in
writing in a prompt manner.
After the granting of loans, the
financial, business, and credit
conditions of the borrower and
guarantor shall be closely monitored.
If collateral has been provided,
changes in the value of said collateral
shall also be closely observed. In case
of material changes, the General
Manager shall be notifiedpromptly
(Follow-up control and management
measures and procedures for handling
of overdue loans)
Log books shall be prepared by this
Corporation for the handling of
matters pertaining to loans of funds to
create detailed records of the
beneficiaries of loans, amounts, dates
of approval by the board, loan dates as
well as assessment items as specified
in the regulations set forth in Article 4,
Paragraph 1.
The Auditing Division of this
Corporation shall conduct audits of
these procedures and their
implementation at least on a quarterly
basis and compile written reports. If
severe violations are detected, each
supervisor shall be notified in writing
in a prompt manner.
After the granting of loans, the
financial, business, and credit
conditions of the borrower and
guarantor shall be closely monitored.
If collateral has been provided,
changes in the value of said collateral
shall also be closely observed. In case
of material changes, the General
Manager shall be notifiedpromptly

68

No. After amendment Before amendment
and adequate measures shall be
adopted in accordance with directions.
When loans are due, borrowers shall
repay the principal and the interest in a
prompt manner. The Finance Division
of this Corporation shall immediately
send a reminder notice. If the
borrower still fails to repay the loan in
full, this Corporation shall be
authorized to dispose of the collateral
as seen fit or seek compensation from
the guarantor.

and adequate measures shall be
adopted in accordance with directions.
When loans are due, borrowers shall
repay the principal and the interest in a
prompt manner. The Finance Division
of this Corporation shall immediately
send a reminder notice. If the
borrower still fails to repay the loan in
full, this Corporation shall be
authorized to dispose of the collateral
as seen fit or seek compensation from
the guarantor.
Article 8 (Public announcement and reporting
procedures)
This Corporation shall publicly
announce and report the aggregate
balance of loans extended by itself and
its subsidiaries in the previous month
by the 10th of every month.
Public announcements and reports
shall be made within two days after
the occurrence date if loans of funds
extended by this Corporation meet one
of the following criteria:
1. The balance of loans extended by
this Corporation and its
subsidiaries exceeds 20% of the
net value as stated in the latest
financial statement.
2. The balance of loans extended by
this Corporation and its
subsidiaries to a single enterprise
exceeds 10% of the net value as
stated in the latest financial
statement.
3. The total amount of a new loan
extended by this Corporation or its
subsidiaries exceeds NT$ 10
million or 2% of the net value as
stated in the latest financial
statement.
If subsidiaries of this Corporation are
not domestic public companies, public
announcements in accordance with
Clause 3 of the preceding paragraph
shall be made by this Corporation on
their behalf.
The term “public announcements and
reports” as used in theseprocedures




(Public announcement and reporting
procedures)
This Corporation shall publicly
announce and report the aggregate
balance of loans extended by itself and
its subsidiaries in the previous month
by the 10th of every month.
Public announcements and reports
shall be made within two days after
the occurrence date if loans of funds
extended by this Corporation meet one
of the following criteria:
4. The balance of loans extended by
this Corporation and its
subsidiaries exceeds 20% of the
net value as stated in the latest
financial statement.
5. The balance of loans extended by
this Corporation and its
subsidiaries to a single enterprise
exceeds 10% of the net value as
stated in the latest financial
statement.
6. The total amount of a new loan
extended by this Corporation or its
subsidiaries exceeds NT$ 10
million or 2% of the net value as
stated in the latest financial
statement.
If subsidiaries of this Corporation are
not domestic public companies, public
announcements in accordance with
Clause 3 of the preceding paragraph
shall be made by this Corporation on
their behalf.
The term “public announcements and
reports” as used in theseprocedures

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No. After amendment Before amendment
shall refer to the posting of relevant
information on the information
reporting website designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission.
The term “Occurrence date” as used in
these procedures shall refer to the date
of contract signing, date of payment,
dates of board resolutions, or other
dates which determine the
counterparties and amounts for
lending of capital,whichever date is
earlier.
This Corporation shall assess loan
conditions and establish sufficient
allowances for uncollectible accounts,
disclose relevant information in
financial statements in an adequate
manner, as well as provide relevant
data for required audit procedures
conducted by a CPA.
shall refer to the posting of relevant
information on the information
reporting website designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission.
The term “Occurrence date” as used in
these procedures shall refer to the date
of contract signing, date of payment,
dates of board resolutions, or other
dates which determine transaction
counterparties and amounts,
whichever date is earlier.
This Corporation shall assess loan
conditions and establish sufficient
allowances for uncollectible accounts,
disclose relevant information in
financial statements in an adequate
manner, as well as provide relevant
data for required audit procedures
conducted by a CPA.
Article 10 (Effectiveness and amendment)
These procedures and all amendments
hereof shall beapproved by the audit
committee, then resolved by the board
of directors, then forwarded to the
shareholders'meeting for approval.
If board directors express their dissent
as proven by records or written
statement, this Corporation shall
submit these dissenting opinions tothe
audit committee and shareholders'
meeting for discussion.
(Effectiveness and amendment)
These procedures and all amendments
hereof shall be forwarded to each
supervisor and reported to a
shareholders’meeting for approval
upon ratification by the board of
directors. If board directors express
their dissent as proven by records or
written statement, this Corporation
shall submit these dissenting opinions
to each supervisor and report them to
the shareholders’meetings for
discussion.

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Amendments Table of “Procedures Governing Endorsements/Guarantees”

No. After amendment Before amendment
Article 4 Prior to the provision of endorsements
or guarantees for others by this
Corporation, the Finance Division shall
carefully assess whether the regulations
set forth in the Regulations Governing
Loaning of Funds and Provision of
Endorsements/Guarantees by Public
Companies and the criteria specified in
the following clauses are met. The
assessment results shall be reported to
the audit committee for approval, and
then to the board of directors for
resolution. The chairman shall be
authorized by the board to give prior
approval to endorsements/guarantees
within the limitations specified in the
preceding paragraph to increase the
overall efficiency. Decisions by the
chairman shall be reported to the next
board meeting for ratification:
I. Necessity and reasonableness of
endorsements/guarantees
II. Credit and risk assessments of
beneficiaries of
endorsements/guarantees
III. Impact on operational risks,
financial conditions, and shareholders’
equity of this Corporation
IV. Necessity of acquisition of collateral
and assessment of the value of collateral
The provision of
endorsements/guarantees by companies
in which this Corporation directly or
indirectly holds over 90% of voting
shares in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Article 2,
Paragraph 2 shall be reported to the
audit committee for approval, and then
to the board of directors of this
Corporation for resolution prior to
execution. These restrictions shall not
apply to endorsements/guarantees
between companies in which this
Corporation directly or indirectly holds
100% of voting rights.
If endorsements/guarantees are provided
due to needs arising from business
contacts,it shall be determined whether




Prior to the provision of endorsements
or guarantees for others by this
Corporation, the Finance Division shall
carefully assess whether the regulations
set forth in the Regulations Governing
Loaning of Funds and Provision of
Endorsements/Guarantees by Public
Companies and the criteria specified in
the following clauses are met. The
assessment results shall be reported to
the board of directors for resolution.
The chairman shall be authorized by
the board to give prior approval to
endorsements/guarantees within the
limitations specified in the preceding
paragraph to increase the overall
efficiency. Decisions by the chairman
shall be reported to the next board
meeting for ratification:
I. Necessity and reasonableness of
endorsements/guarantees
II. Credit and risk assessments of
beneficiaries of
endorsements/guarantees
III. Impact on operational risks,
financial conditions, and shareholders’
equity of this Corporation
IV. Necessity of acquisition of
collateral and assessment of the value
of collateral
The provision of
endorsements/guarantees by companies
in which this Corporation directly or
indirectly holds over 90% of voting
shares in accordance with the
regulations set forth in Article 2,
Paragraph 2 shall be reported to the
board of directors of this Corporation
for resolution prior to execution. These
restrictions shall not apply to
endorsements/guarantees between
companies in which this Corporation
directly or indirectly holds 100% of
voting rights.
If endorsements/guarantees are
provided due to needs arising from
business contacts,it shall be

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No. After amendment Before amendment
the amount of the
endorsement/guarantee is commensurate
to the total transaction amount. The term
“total transaction amount” shall refer to
the actual order and sales amounts or
transaction amounts in the previous
fiscal year between this Corporation and
the beneficiary at the time of
endorsement/guarantee.
Endorsements/guarantees provided by
this Corporation due to business needs
in excess of the maximum amounts set
out in the preceding articles but in
conformance with the criteria specified
in these procedures shall be approved by
the audit committee, and then approved
by the board of directors and a majority
of board directors shall issue a joint
guarantee with regard to potential losses
incurred due to the exceeding of limits.
These procedures shall be amended and
the amendments shall be ratified by a
shareholders’ meeting. If the
shareholders’ meeting disapproves the
excess endorsements/guarantees, this
Corporation shall formulate a plan to
remove the excess amount within a
specified period of time.
Full consideration shall be given to the
opinions of independent directors during
deliberations regarding these
procedures, provision of
endorsements/guarantees for others, or
matters specified in the preceding
paragraph by the board. Concurring or
dissenting opinions of independent
directors and the reasons for these
opinions shall be included in the
meeting minutes.
If beneficiaries of
endorsements/guarantees fail to meet
these regulations or specified maximum
amounts are exceeded due to changed
circumstances, this Corporation shall
formulate improvement plans and
submit these plans to the audit
committee.Improvements shall be




determined whether the amount of the
endorsement/guarantee is
commensurate to the total transaction
amount. The term “total transaction
amount” shall refer to the actual order
and sales amounts or transaction
amounts in the previous fiscal year
between this Corporation and the
beneficiary at the time of
endorsement/guarantee.
Endorsements/guarantees provided by
this Corporation due to business needs
in excess of the maximum amounts set
out in the preceding articles but in
conformance with the criteria specified
in these procedures shall be approved
by the board of directors and a majority
of board directors shall issue a joint
guarantee with regard to potential
losses incurred due to the exceeding of
limits. These procedures shall be
amended and the amendments shall be
ratified by a shareholders’ meeting. If
the shareholders’ meeting disapproves
the excess endorsements/guarantees,
this Corporation shall formulate a plan
to remove the excess amount within a
specified period of time.
If independent directors have been
appointed, full consideration shall be
given to the opinions ofthesedirectors
during deliberations regarding these
procedures, provision of
endorsements/guarantees for others, or
matters specified in the preceding
paragraph by the board. Concurring or
dissenting opinions of independent
directors and the reasons for these
opinions shall be included in the
meeting minutes.
If beneficiaries of
endorsements/guarantees fail to meet
these regulations or specified
maximum amounts are exceeded due to
changed circumstances, this
Corporation shall formulate
improvement plans and submit these
plans to each supervisor. Improvements

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No. After amendment After amendment Before amendment
completed in accordance with the
schedule specified in the plans.
If the beneficiary of
endorsements/guarantees provided by
this Corporation or its subsidiaries is a
subsidiary with a net value lower than
half of its paid-in capital, the financial,
business, and credit conditions of said
company shall be closely monitored. If
collateral has been provided, changes in
the value of said collateral shall also be
closely observed. In case of material
adverse changes,
endorsements/guarantees shall be
terminated and appropriate measures
shall be adopted. If a subsidiary’s stock
has no face value or the face value other
than NT$ 10 per share, the
aforementioned paid-in capital shall
refer to the sum of the share capital plus
capital reserves minus the original issue
premium.
According to these Procedures, the
matters shall be approved by the audit
committee, if the matters have not been
approved by more than half members of
all audit committee members, the
matters shall be approved by the board
of directors with two-thirds of all
directors and the resolution of audit
committee shall be recorded in the
board of directors minutes. The audit
committee members and the board of
directors members as stated will only
calculate the members in present
position.

shall be completed in accordance with
the schedule specified in the plans.
If the beneficiary of
endorsements/guarantees provided by
this Corporation or its subsidiaries is a
subsidiary with a net value lower than
half of its paid-in capital, the financial,
business, and credit conditions of said
company shall be closely monitored. If
collateral has been provided, changes
in the value of said collateral shall also
be closely observed. In case of material
adverse changes,
endorsements/guarantees shall be
terminated and appropriate measures
shall be adopted. If a subsidiary’s stock
has no face value or the face value
other than NT$ 10 per share, the
aforementioned paid-in capital shall
refer to the sum of the share capital
plus capital reserves minus the original
issue premium.
Article 7 This Corporation shall handle
endorsements/guarantees based on
“Endorsement/Guarantee Applications”
submitted by the beneficiaries. Log
books shall be prepared to create
detailed records of the beneficiaries of
endorsements/guarantees, amounts,
dates of approval by the audit
committee,dates of approval or
decisions by the board,
endorsement/guarantee dates as well as
assessment items as specified in the

This Corporation shall handle
endorsements/guarantees based on
“Endorsement/Guarantee Applications”
submitted by the beneficiaries. Log
books shall be prepared to create
detailed records of the beneficiaries of
endorsements/guarantees, amounts,
dates of approval or decisions by the
board, endorsement/guarantee dates as
well as assessment items as specified in
the regulations set forth in Article 4,
Paragraph 1.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
regulations set forth in Article 4,
Paragraph 1.
The Auditing Division of this
Corporation shall conduct audits of
these procedures and their
implementation at least on a quarterly
basis and compile written reports. If
severe violations are detected, the audit
committee shall be notified in writing
in a prompt manner.
The Auditing Division of this
Corporation shall conduct audits of
these procedures and their
implementation at least on a quarterly
basis and compile written reports. If
severe violations are detected, each
supervisor shall be notified in writing
in a prompt manner.
Article 8 This Corporation shall publicly
announce and report the aggregate
balance of endorsements/guarantees
provided by itself and its subsidiaries in
the previous month by the 10th of every
month.
Public announcements and reports shall
be made within two days after the
occurrence date if
endorsements/guarantees provided by
this Corporation meet one of the
following criteria:
I.
The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided
by this Corporation and its
subsidiaries exceeds 50% of the
net value as stated in the most
recent financial statement
II. The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided
by this Corporation and its
subsidiaries for a single enterprise
exceeds 20% of the net value as
stated in the most recent financial
statement.
III. The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided
by this Corporation and its
subsidiaries for a single enterprise
exceeds NT$ 10 million and the
aggregate amount of
endorsements/guarantees to,
accounted amount of investments
under the equity method,and loan
balance with said enterprise
exceeds 30% of the net value as
stated in the most recent financial
statement.
IV. Newly added
endorsement/guarantee amounts of
this Corporation or its subsidiaries
exceed NT$ 30 million or 5% of
the net value as stated in the most
recent financialstatement.


This Corporation shall publicly
announce and report the aggregate
balance of endorsements/guarantees
provided by itself and its subsidiaries in
the previous month by the 10th of
every month.
Public announcements and reports shall
be made within two days after the
occurrence date if
endorsements/guarantees provided by
this Corporation meet one of the
following criteria:
I.
The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided
by this Corporation and its
subsidiaries exceeds 50% of the
net value as stated in the most
recent financial statement
II. The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided
by this Corporation and its
subsidiaries for a single enterprise
exceeds 20% of the net value as
stated in the most recent financial
statement.
III. The balance of
endorsements/guarantees provided
by this Corporation and its
subsidiaries for a single enterprise
exceeds NT$ 10 million and the
aggregate amount of
endorsements/guarantees to,long-
term investmentsin,and loan
balance with said enterprise
exceeds 30% of the net value as
stated in the most recent financial
statement.
IV. Newly added
endorsement/guarantee amounts of
this Corporation or its subsidiaries
exceed NT$ 30 million or 5% of
the net value as stated in the most
recent financial statement.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
If subsidiaries of this Corporation are
not domestic public companies, public
announcements in accordance with
Clause 4 of the preceding paragraph
shall be made by this Corporation on
their behalf.
The term “public announcements and
reports” as used in these procedures
shall refer to the posting of relevant
information on the information
reporting website designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission.
The term “Occurrence date” as used in
these procedures shall refer to the date
of contract signing, date of payment,
dates of board resolutions, or other
dates which determine the
counterparties and amounts for
endorsements/guarantees,whichever
date is earlier.
The corporation shall assess or record
losses incurred due to
endorsements/guarantees and disclose
information pertaining to
endorsements/guarantees in an
adequate manner in financial
statements as well as provide relevant
data for required audit procedures
conducted by a CPA.
If subsidiaries of this Corporation are
not domestic public companies, public
announcements in accordance with
Clause 4 of the preceding paragraph
shall be made by this Corporation on
their behalf.
The term “public announcements and
reports” as used in these procedures
shall refer to the posting of relevant
information on the information
reporting website designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission.
The term “Occurrence date” as used in
these procedures shall refer to the date
of contract signing, date of payment,
dates of board resolutions, or other
dates which determine transaction
counterparties and amounts, whichever
date is earlier.
The corporation shall assess or record
losses incurred due to
endorsements/guarantees and disclose
information pertaining to
endorsements/guarantees in an
adequate manner in financial
statements as well as provide relevant
data for required audit procedures
conducted by a CPA.
Article 9 If subsidiaries of this Corporation plan
to provide endorsements/guarantees for
others, they shall formulate operating
procedures for
endorsements/guarantees in accordance
with the provisions set forth in relevant
regulations and shall handle
endorsements/guarantees in accordance
with said procedures. Operating
procedures governing
endorsements/guarantees formulated by
subsidiaries shall be reported to the
Finance Division of this Corporation.
The Finance Division shall forward
summaries of procedures formulated by
subsidiaries to the board of directors
which shall approve them for future
reference.





If subsidiaries of this Corporation plan
to provide endorsements/guarantees for
others, they shall formulate operating
procedures for
endorsements/guarantees in accordance
with the provisions set forth in relevant
regulations and shall handle
endorsements/guarantees in accordance
with said procedures. Operating
procedures governing
endorsements/guarantees formulated by
subsidiaries shall be reported to the
Finance Division of this Corporation.
The Finance Division shall forward
summaries of procedures formulated by
subsidiaries to the board of directors
which shall approve them for future
reference.

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No. After amendment Before amendment
If subsidiaries of this Corporation are
domestic public companies, they shall
handle all announcement and reporting
procedures independently in
accordance with relevant regulations.
Subsidiaries shall submit detailed lists
of endorsements/guarantees provided in
the previous month to this Corporation
for compilation by the 5th of every
month.
Subsidiaries shall evaluate
independently whether or not the
formulated operating procedures
governing endorsements/guarantees
conform to the provisions set forth in
relevant regulations and whether or not
relevant matters are handled in
accordance with said procedures. The
Auditing Division of this Corporation
shall examine the self-evaluation
reports submitted by the subsidiaries.
If subsidiaries of this Corporation are
domestic public companies, they shall
handle all announcement and reporting
procedures independently in
accordance with relevant regulations.
Subsidiaries shall submit detailed lists
of endorsements/guarantees provided in
the previous month to this Corporation
for compilation by the 5th of every
month.
Subsidiaries shall review independently
whether or not the formulated operating
procedures governing
endorsements/guarantees conform to
the provisions set forth in relevant
regulations and whether or not relevant
matters are handled in accordance with
said procedures. The Auditing Division
of this Corporation shall examine the
self-inspection reports submitted by the
subsidiaries.
Article 11 These procedures and all amendments
hereof shall be approved by the audit
committee, then resolved by the board
of directors, then forwarded to the
shareholders'meeting for approval.
If board directors express their dissent
as proven by records or written
statement, this Corporation shall submit
these dissenting opinions to the audit
committee and shareholders'meeting
for discussion.
These procedures and all amendments
hereof shall beforwarded to the
supervisors and reported to the
shareholders’meeting for approval
upon ratification by the board of
directors.If board directors express
their dissent as proven by records or
written statement, this Corporation
shall submit these dissenting opinions
to each supervisor and report them to
shareholders’meetings for discussion.

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5. To elect Directors (including Independent Directors) of the Company.

Explanation:

  • (1) The 17[th] term Directors and Supervisors were elected and appointed at the 2016 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, serving a term of three years and the tenure will expire. The Board of Directors resolved that Directors be elected at this Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting and the Supervisors will cease to function and be replaced by the Audit Committee.

  • (2) According to Article 16 of the “Articles of Incorporation”, 11 Directors (including two Independent Directors) shall be elected, and each Director will serve a three year term beginning from June 13, 2019.

  • (3) Director and Independent Director candidates shall be nominated by the candidate nomination system. The Board of Directors or any shareholder with 1% shareholding or more may nominate candidates. The period for candidate nomination of Directors and Independent Directors to be elected in this coming Shareholders’ Meeting is from April 8, 2019 to April 17, 2019. During this period, the Board of Directors has received the nomination of 8 Director candidates and 3 Independent Director candidates from the shareholder, Asia Cement Corporation. The Board has reviewed the candidate list of Directors and Independent Directors in the 14[th] meeting of the seventeenth-term Board of Directors on May 2, 2019. And the list also be announced publicly in accordance with the law.

  • (4) Please refer to the following table for the candidate list.

  • (5) Please elect.

Resolutions:

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List of The 18[th] Term Director (including Independent Director) Candidates

No Type Candidate Education Major Experiences Current position No. of
shares held
Name of
Institutional
Shareholders
1 Director Hsu, Shu-Tong Master, University of
Notre Dame, USA
 Chairman, Far Eastern
New Century Corp.
 Chairman, Far EasTone
Telecommunications
Co., Ltd.
 Chairman, Asia Cement
Corp.
 Chairman, Far Eastern
Department Stores Ltd.
 Chairman, Oriental
Union Chemical Corp.
992,133 N/A
2 Director Chee Chen Tung Master in Mechanical
Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA
 President, The Hong
Kong General Chamber
of Commerce
 President, Orient
Overseas Container
Line Ltd.
 Chairman, Island
Navigation Corporation
International Ltd.
0 N/A
3 Director Hsu, Shu-Ping Master in Operation
Research, Stanford
University, USA
 Vice President, Ding &
Ding Management
Consults Co., Ltd.
 Vice Chairman, Far
Eastern New Century
Corp.
 President, Ding & Ding
Management Consults
Co.,Ltd.
83,595 N/A
4 Director Chang , Tsai-
Hsiung
Mechanical Technology
Section, National Central
Industrial College
 CEO, Asia Cement
(China) Holdings Corp.
 President,Asia Cement
 Occupational
Executive Director,
Asia Cement Corp.
331,701,152 Asia Cement
Corp.

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No Type Candidate Education Major Experiences Current position No. of
shares held
Name of
Institutional
Shareholders
(Chongqing) Corp.
5 Director Lee, Kun-Yen Yi-Lan Sanxing
Elementary School
 Director, Tamkang
University
 Supervisor, Far Eastern
New Century Corp.
 Chairman, Ya Tung
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Corp.
 Director, Asia Cement
Corp.
 President, Asia Cement
Corp.
331,701,152 Asia Cement
Corp.
6 Director Douglas Jefferson
Hsu
MBA, University of
Notre Dame, USA
 In the US, had been
employed by new
funded high technology
company, Nestle,
DENSO, KIA Motors
and Target, under the
position of strategy and
design consultant.
 Served at United States
Marine Corps, Ranked
Captain
 CIO, Far Eastern
Group
 Director, Far EasTone
Telecommunications
Co., Ltd.
 Executive Vice
President, U-Ming
Marine Transport Corp.
331,701,152 Asia Cement
Corp.
7 Director Ong Choo Kiat Bachelor of Industrial and
Business Management,
Nanyang University,
Republic of Singapore
 Supervisor, Far
EasTone
Telecommunications
Co., Ltd.
 Director, Global
Energy Marine
Transport Corp.
 Director, The
Steamship Mutual
Underwriting
93,000 Yue Ding
Industry Co.,
Ltd.

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No Type Candidate Education Major Experiences Current position No. of
shares held
Name of
Institutional
Shareholders
Association
 President, U-Ming
Marine Transport Corp.
8 Director Lee, Kuan-Chun Master in Business
Administration, Texas
A&I
University, USA
 Supervisor, Far Eastern
New Century Corp.
 Director, Far Eastern
New Century Corp.
 Director, Far EasTone
Telecommunications
Co., Ltd.
 Director, Asia Cement
Corp.
8,869,000 Yuan Ding
Investment
Corp.
9 Independent
Director
Pan, Wen-Yen Ph.D. in Chemical
Engineering, University
of Wyoming, USA
 Chairman, CPC Corp.,
Taiwan
 Chairman, Gintech
EnergyCorp.
 Chairman, CTCI
Foundation
0 N/A
10 Independent
Director
Chu, Shao-Hua M.S., Chemical
Engineering and
Petroleum Refining,
Colorado School of
Mines, USA
 Chairman, CPC Corp.,
Taiwan
 Chairman, Chinese
Petroleum Institute
(Taiwan)
 Chairman and
President, Powertec
Energy Corp.
 Executive Director,
Taiwan Institute of
Chemical Engineers
 Supervisor, Taiwan
Green Productivity
Foundation
0 N/A
11 Independent
Director
Liu, Chorng-Jian Ph.D. in Socio-economic
Planning,Universityof
 Commissioner, National
Communications
 Professor, Department
of Economics,National
0 N/A

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No Type Candidate Education Major Experiences Current position No. of
shares held
Name of
Institutional
Shareholders
Tsukuba, Japan Commission
 Secretary General,
Taiwan
Telecommunication
Industry Development
Association
 Consultant, Industrial
Economics and
Knowledge Center,
Industrial Technology
Research Institute
Taipei University

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6. To approve the release of the relevant Directors from the non-competition restriction under Article 209 of the Company Act.

Explanation:

  • (1) This is processed in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 209 of the Company Act: “A director who acts for himself or on behalf of another person in a manner that is within the scope of the company’s business shall explain to the shareholders’ meeting the essential contents of such act and obtain the approval from shareholders’ meeting”.

  • (2) The new Directors of the company are investing in or managing other companies and also acting as directors of such companies which are in the same or similar business as FENC (please refer to the following table). It is proposed to seek approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting to release new Directors and their representatives from the non-competition restriction.

  • (3) Please approve.

Title Name Serve as Director/Chairman
at other companies in the industry
Director Hsu, Shu-Tong Director,Global EnergyMarine Transport Corp.
Director,Cape Asia Ltd.
Director, Cape Asia Newbuildings(III)Ltd.
Director, Winyield Investment Ltd.
Director Chee Chen Tung Chairman, Island Navigation Corporation International Ltd.
Director Chang , Tsai-Hsiung
(Representative of Asia
Cement Corp.)
Chairman, Wuhan Asia Marine Transport Corp. Ltd.
Director Douglas Jefferson Hsu
(Representative of Asia
Cement Corp.)
Director, Global Energy Marine Transport Corp.
Director Ong Choo Kiat
(Representative of Yue
Ding Industry Co., Ltd.)
Director, Global EnergyMarine Transport Corp.
Director, Winyield Investment Ltd.
Director,ITG-Uming (Xiamen)ShippingCo.,Ltd.
Director, ITG-UmingShippingCo., Ltd.

Resolutions:

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Extempore Motions:

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U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation

Articles of Incorporation

Amended and approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 6, 2018

Section I - General Provisions

  • Article 1 The Corporation shall be incorporated as a company limited by shares under the Company Law of the Republic of China, and its name shall be U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation.

  • Article 2 The scope of business of the Corporation shall be as follows:

  • (1) Marine transportation.

  • (2) Sale and purchase of vessels.

  • (3) G401011 Shipping agency.

  • (4) ZZ99999 Apart from business requiring permission, the Corporation can operate business that is not prohibited or restricted by laws and regulations.

  • Article 3 The Corporation may provide external guarantee in accordance to the regulations set out in the “Procedure for Corporate Guarantees.”

  • Article 4 When the Corporation intends to become a limited liability shareholder due to reinvestment in other company, it is not subjected to the restriction stipulated in Article 13 of the Company Law of the Republic of China that the total amount of its reinvestment in other companies shall not exceed forty (40) per cent of the amount of its paid-up capital. However, the Corporation's practice in relation to the reinvestment shall be made according to a resolution adopted at the meeting of the Board of Directors.

  • Article 5 The Corporation shall have its head office in Taipei, and may set up branch offices at various locations inside and outside of the Republic of China, depending upon the Corporation's business necessity.

Section II - Capital Stock

  • Article 6 The total capital stock of the Corporation shall be in the amount of NT$10,500,000,000 divided into 1,050,000,000 shares, with par value of NT$10 per share. For the un-issued shares, the Board of Directors is authorized to issue these shares in installments.

  • Article 7 Shares issued by the Corporation shall be exempted from printing of share certificates.

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However, the Corporation shall register with the Securities Consolidated Custody Business Organization.

The corporation can issue share certificate for special shares.

When the Corporation merges with other company, on matters related to the merging, it is not necessary to obtain resolution from an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting.

  • Article 8 Shares affair matters of the Corporation shall be handled based on the provisions in “Public Issue Shares Company Shares Affairs Handling Standard” and other relevant laws and regulations.

  • Article 9 No transfer of shares shall be made within sixty days prior to each annual shareholders’ regular meeting or within thirty days before an extraordinary meeting or within five days fixed by the Corporation for distributing dividend, bonus or other benefits.

Section III – Shareholders’ Meetings

  • Article 10 Shareholders’ meetings of the Corporation are of two kinds:

  • (l) Regular meetings which shall be convened by the Board of Directors within six months after the close of the fiscal year.

  • (2) Extraordinary meetings which shall be convened by the Board of Directors whenever deemed necessary by the Board of Directors or upon the written request of shareholders holding three percent or more of the total outstanding capital stock continuously for more than one year.

When the Board of Directors is not going to convene or cannot convene the shareholders’ meeting, Supervisor(s) can convene the shareholders’ meeting if deemed necessary for the benefit of the Corporation.

  • Article 11 Convention of shareholders’ regular meeting shall be notified to various shareholders in writing 30 days in advance. Convention of shareholders shall be notified to various shareholders in writing 15 days in advance. That written notice shall state clearly the date and place and the reasons for convening the meeting and shall also be publicly announced based on Law.

  • Article 12 Unless otherwise provided in the Company Law of the Republic of China, a shareholders’ meeting may proceed with its conference if attended by shareholders representing more than one half of the total outstanding shares of the Corporation. Resolutions shall be made by a majority vote of the shareholders present at the meeting.

  • Article 13 The meeting shall be adjourned if encountering an air-raid alarm during the meeting. The meeting shall resume one hour after the alarm is lifted.

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Shareholder shall present power of attorney to assign representative to attend the shareholders’ meeting. Apart from shares affairs representative organization approved by trust business or securities management institution, if more than two powers of attorney are in favor of one person (proxy) the voting right of such proxy shall not exceed three percent of the total outstanding shares of the Corporation, and the exceeding portion shall not be counted.

In regard to method of appointing for attendance by shareholder, unless otherwise provided in the Company Law, it shall be processed based on the “Rules of Utilization of Power of Attorney to Attend Shareholders’ Meeting Of Public Issue Company”.

  • Article 14 During shareholders’ meeting, unless otherwise provided in the Company Law or this Articles of Incorporation, the meeting shall be processed based on the “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings” of the Corporation.

  • Article 15 The resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting shall be recorded in the minutes, which shall specify the date, place of meeting, number of shareholders who attended such meeting, number of holding shares or representing shares, number or voting rights, name of the chairman, resolutions and method thereof, and such minutes shall be signed or sealed by the Chairman of the meeting. Such minutes, together with the shareholders’ attendance book (card) and proxies, shall be kept in the Corporation based on Law.

Section IV - Directors, Supervisors and Managers

  • Article 16 The Company has 9~13 directors and 3 supervisors who are competent shareholders elected in the shareholders’ meeting. The total order shares of the Company held by all directors and supervisors are to be processed in accordance with the “Rules and Review Procedures for Director and Supervisor Share Ownership Ratios at Public Companies.”

  • The number of directors referred to above shall include at least three independent directors. Directors and supervisors are elected among the shareholders by nomination system in accordance with Article 192-1 of the Company Act. Votes casted for the election of independent directors, non-independent directors, and supervisors are counted and elected separately.

  • Article 16-1 Pursuant to Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the Company will establish an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall make up of the entire number of independent directors, and it is responsible of executing powers relegated to Supervisors by the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and other laws and regulations. The Supervisors will cease to function and be ipso facto dismissed on the date of instituting of the Audit Committee. The organizing members, exercise of powers and other matters to be abided by the Audit

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  • Committee shall follow related laws, regulations or rules or regulation of the Company. The organization regulations of the Audit Committee shall be adopted by the Board of Director.

  • Article 17 The term of office for Directors shall be three years and term of office for Supervisors shall be three years and they shall be re-appointed if being re-elected.

  • Article 18 The Board of Directors shall be organized by Directors to exercise the job authorities of directors. The Directors shall elect from among themselves a Chairman who will represent the company and one Vice Chairman. When the Chairman is absent or cannot exercise his job authorities for any reason whatsoever, the Vice Chairman shall be designated by the Chairman as his agent. When the Vice Chairman is absent or cannot exercise his job authorities, one director will be assigned by the Chairman to be the agent. In case of no such assignment, the Directors shall elect one from among themselves.

  • Article 19 Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held regularly. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided for in the Company Law, meetings of the Board of Directors shall be attended by a majority of Directors. Resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by majority of the Directors. For urgent matters, the Chairman can convene extraordinary meetings at any time.

If a Director cannot attend a meeting of the Board of Directors, he should submit a power of attorney appointing another Director to act on his behalf in accordance with the Law.

  • The Notice of Meeting provided in preceding paragraph could be served by way of writing, email or fax.

  • Article 20 The Supervisors, in addition to performing their supervising duties in accordance with Applicable laws, shall attend meetings of the Board of Directors and voice opinions, but shall not be entitled to participate in Voting.

  • Article 21 The remuneration of Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be decided by the Board of Directors with consideration of industry and listing companies’ remuneration level.

  • Article 22 The Corporation shall have one President and various certain numbers of Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents and managers and their appointment and dismissal shall be adopted by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by a majority of the Directors.

  • Article 23 The Chairman, deputy chairman and general manager shall perform daily duties of the corporation according to the resolutions made at the meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section V - Financial Reports

  • Article 24 The fiscal year for the Corporation shall be from January 1 of each year to December 31 of

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the same year. After the close of each fiscal year, the Corporation shall prepare financial reports.

  • Article 25 The Board of Directors shall prepare various financial reports pursuant to relevant laws and regulations. Such reports shall, after being reviewed and approved by the Supervisors of the Corporation, be submitted by the Board of Directors thirty days prior to the regular shareholders’ meeting for acceptance.

The appointment, dismissal and remuneration of the auditors of the preceding financial reports shall be made with the consent of a majority of the Directors.

  • Article 26 If the Corporation has a profit at the end of a fiscal year, the Corporation shall allocate one percent as the remuneration of employees, and less than one percent as the remuneration of Directors and Supervisors. But if the Corporation still has had losses of the previous years, should remain to make up the losses first.

The Corporation may, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of board of directors attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors, have the profit distributable as employees' compensation distributed in the form of shares or in cash; and in addition thereto a report of such distribution shall be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting. Remuneration for Directors, the manner in which it is to be distributed shall be decided by the Board of Directors.

  • Article 27 If the Corporation has a profit at the end of a fiscal year, the Corporation shall make up losses of previous years after paying business income taxes based on Law and, if there is any remaining profit, a legal reserve of 10% of the balance shall be appropriated as legal reserve. In addition, after appropriation of special reserve based on provision in law, together with the accumulated undistributed earnings of the previous year, the total shall be the profit that is available for allocation. However, depending on the condition of the business, part of the profit shall be retained, to be allocated in proportion to all shares. In case of an increase in the capital of the Corporation, the shareholders bonus for the new shares for the same year shall be decided by the shareholders’ meeting.

Dividends distributed to shareholders consideration shall be given to the business perspective of the corporation, the life cycle of various products or service provided, capital requirement in the future and the effect of possible changes of tax laws respectively, distributing under the objective of maintaining a stable dividend policy. For issue of dividend, except save for the purposes of improving the financial structure, reinvestments, production expansion or other capital expenditures in which capital is required, the cash dividend shall not be lower than 10% of shareholders bonus of that year.

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Section VI - Supplementary Provisions

  • Article 28 Should there be any incomplete matter in the articles of incorporation of the Corporation, it shall be handled based on the provisions in the Company Law and other relevant laws and regulations.

  • Article 29 The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was stipulated on June 22, 1968 and after resolution was obtained in the shareholders’ regular meeting. It was submitted to the competent authority for approval and became effective on the same day. Subsequent amendment to these Articles of Incorporation shall become effective after being passed at the shareholders’ meeting.

  • The 1[st] revision was on August 16, 1968. The 2[nd] revision was on March 21, 1969. The 3[rd] revision was on May 30, 1969. The 4[th] revision was on October 20, 1970. The 5[th] revision was on April 26, 1971. The 6[th] revision was on August 4, 1971. The 7[th] revision was on February 20, 1974. The 8[th] revision was on April 29, 1974. The 9[th] revision was on May 30, 1975. The 10[th] revision was on April 30, 1976. The 11[th] revision was on April 29, 1977. The 12[th] revision was on May 15, 1978. The 13[th] revision was on December 22, 1978. The 14[th] revision was on May 29, 1980. The 15[th] revision was on April 25, 1981. The 16[th] revision was on May 27, 1981. The 17[th] revision was on May 27, 1983. The 18[th] revision was on May 18, 1984. The 19[th] revision was on September 17, 1984. The 20[th] revision was on January 16, 1985. The 21[st] revision was on March 27, 1987. The 22[nd] revision was on June 15, 1987. The 23[rd] revision was on December 21, 1987 The 24[th] revision was on February 26, 1988. The 25[th] revision was on August 19, 1988. The 26[th] revision was on May 12, 1989.

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The 27[th] revision was on April 18, 1990. The 28[th] revision was on May 15, 1991. The 29[th] revision was on May 15, 1992 The 30[th] revision was on May 29, 1993. The 31[st] revision was on August 14, 1993. The 32[nd] revision was on May 18, 1994. The 33[rd] revision was on May 25, 1995. The 34[th] revision was on May 15, 1996. The 35[th] revision was on May 15, 1998. The 36[th] revision was on May 17, 1999. The 37[th] revision was on May 5, 2000. The 38[th] revision was on April 27, 2001. The 39[th] revision was on May 30, 2002. The 40[th] revision was on June 8, 2005. The 41[st] revision was on May 23, 2006. The 42[nd] revision was on June 3, 2010. The 43[rd] revision was on June 8, 2011. The 44[th] revision was on June 14, 2012. The 45[th] revision was on June 10, 2015. The 46[th] revision was on June 8, 2016. The 47[th] revision was on June 6, 2018.

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U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation Rules of Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings

Amended and approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 9, 2014

Article 1 The shareholders’ meeting of the Company shall be held according to the rules herein. Article 2 The location for shareholders’ meeting shall be the Company’s place of business or a place convenient for attendance by shareholders (or by proxies) that is suitable to holding of this meeting. The meeting shall be held between 9:00AM and 3:00PM. The shareholders (or proxies) when attending the meeting shall wear admission badge and hand in signed attendance form to be used to calculate the number of attending shares.

The Company may appoint lawyers, accountants or related personnel to attend the shareholders’ meeting.

The personnel in charge of handling the affairs of the meeting shall wear identification badge or armband.

For a shareholders’ meeting convened by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall preside at the meeting. If the Chairperson of the Board of Directors is on leave or unable to exert the rights, the Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall preside instead; if the position of Vice-Chairperson is vacant or the Vice-Chairperson is on leave or unable to exert the rights, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall designate a director to preside at the meeting. If no director is so designated, the Chairperson of the meeting shall be elected by the Board of Directors among themselves. For a shareholders’ meeting convened by any other person having the convening right, he/she shall act as the Chairperson of that meeting; if there are two or more persons having the convening right, the Chairperson of the meeting shall be elected among themselves.

The complete processes of the meeting shall be recorded by voice or video recorders and all the records shall be kept by the Company for a minimum period of at least one year.

Article 3 The Chairperson shall announce starting of the meeting when the attending shareholders (or proxies) represent more than half of the total shares issued in public. The Chairperson may announce postponement of the meeting if the legal quorum is not present after the designated meeting time. Such postponement is limited to two times and the aggregated postponed time shall not exceed one hour. If quorum is still not present after two postponements but the attending shareholders (or proxies) represent more than one third of the total shares issued in public, tentative resolution/s may be passed with respect to ordinary resolution/s by a majority of those present. After proceeding with the aforesaid tentative resolutions, the Chairperson may put the tentative resolutions for re-voting over the meeting if and when the shares represented by the attending shareholders (or proxies) reached the legal quorum.

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Article 4 If the shareholders’ meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, the agenda shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The meeting shall proceed in accordance with the designated agenda and shall not be amended without resolutions. If the meeting is convened by person, other than the Board of Directors, having the convening right, the provision set out in the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis.

  • Except with shareholders’ resolution, the Chairperson shall not declare adjournment of the meeting before the first two matters set out in the agendas (including extemporary motions) are concluded. During the meeting, if the Chairperson declares adjournment of the meeting in violation of the preceding rule, a new Chairperson may be elected by a resolution passed by majority of the attending shareholders to continue the meeting.

When the meeting is adjourned by resolution, the shareholders shall not elect another Chairperson to continue the meeting at the same location or another venue.

  • Article 5 The shareholders (or proxies) shall complete statement slip setting out the number of his/her attendance card, name and statement brief before speaking, and the Chairperson will designate the order in which each person is to speak during the session.

No statement will be considered to have been made if the shareholder (or proxies) merely completes the statement slip without speaking at the meeting. If there are any discrepancies between the content of the statement slip and the speech made, the statement to be adopted shall be the statement confirmed.

Article 6 Any proposal for the agendas shall be submitted in written form. Except for the proposals set out in the agenda, any proposal by the shareholders (or proxies) to amend, substitute or to initiate extemporary motions with respect to the original proposal shall be seconded by other shareholders (or proxies). The same rule shall apply to any proposal to amend the agenda and motion to adjourn the meeting. The shares represented by the proponents and the seconders shall reach 100,000.

Article 7 The explanation of proposal shall be limited to 5 minutes. The statement of inquiry and reply shall be limited to 3 minutes per person. The time may be extended for 3 minutes with the Chairperson’s permission.

The Chairperson may restrain shareholders (or proxies) from speaking if that shareholders (or proxies) speak overtime, speak beyond the allowed frequency or content of the speech is beyond the scope of the proposal. When a shareholder (or proxy) is speaking, other shareholder (or proxy) shall not interrupt without consent of the Chairperson and the speaking shareholder (or proxy). Any disobedient of the preceding rule shall be prohibited by the Chairperson. Article 15 of this meeting rule shall apply if the disobedient do not follow the Chairperson’s instructions.

Article 8 For the same proposal, each person shall not speak more than 2 times.

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When a juristic person is a shareholder, only one representative shall be appointed to attend the meeting.

If more than two representatives were appointed to attend the meeting, only one representative is allowed to speak. Article 9 After speaking by the attending shareholder (or proxy), the Chairperson may reply in person or assign relevant officer to reply. Over the proposal discussion, the Chairperson may conclude the discussion in a timely manner and where necessary announce discussion is closed. Article 10 For proposal in which discussion has been concluded or closed, the Chairperson shall submit it or voting. No discussion or voting shall proceed for matters unrelated to the proposal. The personnel responsible for overseeing and counting of the votes for resolutions shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the consent of the shareholders (or proxies). The person responsible for vote overseeing shall be of the shareholder status. Article 11 In regards to the resolution of proposals, unless otherwise provided for in the relevant law and regulation or Company’s articles of incorporation, resolution shall be passed by a majority of the voting rights represented by the shareholders (or proxies) attending the meeting. The proposal for a resolution shall be deemed approved if the Chairperson inquires and receives no objection. The validity of such approval has the same effect as if the resolution has been put to vote. If there are amendments or substitute proposals for the same proposal, the sequence of which to be put to vote shall be decided by the Chairperson. If one of the two proposals has been approved, the other shall be deemed rejected without requirement to put it to vote. The results of voting shall be reported on the spot and kept for records. Article 12 During the meeting, the Chairperson may at his/her discretion declare time for break. Article 13 The meeting shall be adjourned if encountering an air-raid alarm during the meeting. The meeting shall resume one hour after the alarm is lifted. Article 14 The Chairperson may maintain the meeting order by instructing the security guards. The security guards shall wear the armband for identification when helping maintaining the venue order. Article 15 The shareholders (or proxies) shall obey the instructions of the Chairperson and security guards in terms of maintaining the order. The Chairperson or security guards may exclude the persons disturbing the shareholders’ meeting from the meeting. Article 16 For matters not governed by the rules specified herein, shall be governed according to Company Law, Stock Exchange Law and the other related laws and regulations. Article 17 The rules herein take effect after approval at the shareholders’ meeting, the same apply for any amendments.

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U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation

Regulations Governing the Election of Board Directors and Supervisors

Amended and approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 10, 2015

  1. Elections of board directors and supervisors of this Corporation shall be handled in accordance with these regulations.

  2. A cumulative voting method shall be adopted for elections of board directors and supervisors. Attendance ID numbers of electors printed on the ballots may be used in place of the names of voters.

  3. Ballots shall be prepared by the board of directors numbered according to attendance ID numbers. The number of voting rights shall be indicated on the ballots.

  4. The Company’s directors and supervisors are elected as independent directors, non-independent directors, and supervisors in that order in accordance with the number of chairs designated in the Articles of Incorporation and the electoral votes from top down. If there are two or more candidates received the same votes of suffrage resulting more candidates elected than the chairs designated, the candidates who received the same votes of suffrage are to take a draw for a solution; also, the Chairman is to take a draw on behalf of the absentees.

The Company’s directors and supervisors are elected in accordance with Article 192-1 of the Company Act. The qualifications, independence conditions, and other matters of the independent directors must comply with the “Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies and other relevant regulations.

  1. At the start of the election process, the chair shall designate monitoring and vote counting personnel (two persons each) who shall perform relevant tasks and duties. Monitoring personnel shall possess shareholder status.

  2. The tasks and duties of monitoring personnel are as follows:

  3. (1) Public checking and sealing of ballot boxes before voting commences

  4. (2) Maintenance of order and monitoring and detection of oversights or violations during the voting process

  5. (3) Unsealing and retrieval of ballots from ballot boxes and counting of ballots upon conclusion of the voting process

  6. (4) Detection of invalid ballots and handing over of valid ballots to the vote counting personnel

  7. (5) Monitoring of the recording of votes for each candidate by the vote counting personnel

  8. Candidates shall be natural persons and possess shareholder status. Voters shall enter the candidate’s account name and shareholder account number on the ballot. If candidates are non-shareholders, voters shall enter their names and identification document number. If candidates are government or corporate shareholders, voters shall enter their account number and the name of the government agency or corporation or both the name of the government agency or corporation and the name of its representative. If there are multiple representatives, the name of each representative shall be specified.

  9. Ballots are invalid of one of the following conditions exists:

  10. (1) Failure to use ballots specified in these regulations

  11. (2) Two or more candidate names are entered on the same ballot

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  • (3) Blank ballots not filled out by voters

  • (4) Failure to fill out ballots in accordance with the regulations set forth in Article 6 or addition of other written characters

  • (5) Illegible writing which cannot be deciphered

  • (6) Entered candidate information is proven to be inaccurate

  • One ballot box each shall be prepared for board director and supervisor ballots and votes shall be counted separately.

  • After all ballots have been inserted into the boxes, the monitoring and vote counting personnel shall unseal and open the ballot boxes.

  • Monitoring personnel shall observe the vote counting process

  • If doubts exist regarding certain ballots, monitoring personnel shall determine whether they are invalid. Invalid ballots shall be placed separately. After the verification of vote numbers and voting rights, they shall be marked as invalid by the monitoring personnel and signatures and seals shall be affixed.

  • After conclusion of the vote counting process, the monitoring personnel shall verify the total number of valid and invalid ballots. The number of valid ballots/voting rights and invalid ballots/voting rights shall be registered separately on a form. Elected candidates shall then be announced by the chair.

  • Elected board directors and supervisors shall receive an official notification from the board of directors.

  • These regulations and all amendments hereof shall be implemented upon approval by the board of directors.

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Appendices

1. Current Shareholding of Directors and Supervisors

Book closure date: April 15, 2019

Position Name of persons or companies Representatives appointed Number of shares Ratio (%)
Chairman Hsu, Shu-Tong --- 992,133 0.12%
Director Chee Chen Tung --- --- ---
Asia Cement Corp. Chang, Tsai-Hsiung 331,701,152 39.25%
Lee, Kun-Yen 331,701,152 39.25%
Douglas Jefferson Hsu 331,701,152 39.25%
Ya Li Transportation Co., Ltd. Lee, Kuan-Chun 6,348,103 0.75%
Yue Ding Industry Co., Ltd. Ong Choo Kiat 93,000 0.01%
Independent
Director
Chu, Shao-Hua --- --- ---
Liu, Chorng-Jian --- --- ---
Shareholding of all directors 339,134,388 40.13%
The minimum required combined shareholding of all directors by law 33,802,228 4.00%
Supervisor Hsu, Shu-Ping --- 83,595 0.01%
Yuan Ding Investment Corp. Chiang Shao, Ruey-Huey 8,869,000 1.05%
Far Eastern Construction Co., Ltd. Chang, Tzu-Pong 1,589,790 0.19%
Shareholding of all supervisors 10,542,385 1.25%
The minimum required combined shareholding of all supervisors by law 3,380,223 0.40%

Note:

  1. The total issued and outstanding shares on the book closure date: 845,055,712 shares.

  2. According to Article 26, Paragraph 2 of Securities and Exchange Act and Article 2, Paragraph 5 of the Regulations Governing Ratios and Auditing of Director and Supervisor Share Ownership at Public Companies, the minimum required combined shareholding of all directors and all supervisors are qualified.

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2. The Impact of Stock dividend Issuance on Business Performance and EPS

Unit: NT$

Unit: NT$
Year
Item
2019
Paid-in Capital (beginning of the year) 8,450,557,120
Stock & Cash
Dividend
Distribution
Cash Distribution from Legal Reserve (NT$/per share) 1.8
Stock Dividend from Retained Earnings (per share) 0.00
Stock Dividend from Capital Surplus 0.00
Variance in
Business
Performance
Operating Income Not Applicable
% Change in Operating Income
Net Income
% Change in Net Income
Earnings Per Share
% Change in EPS
Average Return on Investment (%) (Reciprocal of Average P/E Ratio)
Pro Forma EPS
& P/E Ratio
If Retained Earnings
Distributed in Cash
Dividend
Pro Forma Earnings Per Share
Pro Forma Average Yearly Return on
Investment
If Capital Surplus not
Distributed in Stock
Dividend
Pro Forma Earnings Per Share
Pro Forma Average Yearly Return on
Investment
If Retained Earnings &
Capital Surplus
Distributed in Cash
Dividend rather than
Stock Dividend
Pro Forma Earnings Per Share
Pro Forma Average Yearly Return on
Investment

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