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UBOT AGM Information 2019

Jun 10, 2019

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Stock Code :2838

Union Bank of Taiwan

2019 General Shareholders

Procedure Manual

9 a.m., 31 May 2019 (Friday)

No. 16, Sec. 4, Jhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City CHIENTAN OVERSEAS YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER CHUN-YING Hall

(Second floor at Ching-Kuo Memorial Hall)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
I. Meeting Agenda---------------------------------------------------------------1
1. Reports
12018 Business Report --------------------------------------------2
22018 Audit Committee Audit Report -------------------------2
32018 Report on Employee and Director Remuneration
Distribution Status ------------------------------------------------- 2
2. Approvals
1Approval of 2018 Business Report and Financial
Statements ----------------------------------------------------------3
2Approval of 2018 Profit Distribution Proposal --------------3
3. Discussions
1 Proposed amendment to certain clauses of the Articles of
Association of the Bank -------------------------------------------4
2 Proposal for amendment to certain clauses in the
"Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of
Assets"formulated by the Bank----------------------------------4
3 Discuss the company's surplus to allocate capital
to issue new share.-------------------------------- --------------4
4. Motions
5. Adjournment
II. Attachment
1. 2018 Business Report-----------------------------------------------------6
2. Audit Committee Audit Report------------------------------------------11
3. Independent Auditors Report ------------------------------------12
4. 2018 Profit Distribution Table------------------------------------------37
5. Table of Comparison Showing Clauses Amendment to
Articles of Association-------------------------------------------------- 38
6. "Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets"
Table of Comparison Showing Clauses Amendment------------------42
III. Appendix
1. The Bank’s Shareholders Meeting Procedure Rules ------------61
2. The Bank’s Articles of Association ------------------------------------67
3. Impact of Share Distribution without Consideration on the
Company’s Business Performance, Profit per Share and
Shareholder Rate of Return—-----------------------------------------76
4. The unpaid share allotment on the company's operating
performance, earnings per share and shareholder return------91
5. Shareholding by All Directors of the Bank -------------------------92

Union Bank of Taiwan

2019 General Shareholders Meeting Agenda

Time of Meeting: 9 a.m., 31 May 2019 (Friday)

Place of Meeting: No.16, Sec.4, Jhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City CHIENTAN OVERSEAS YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER

CHUN-YING Hall (Second floor at Ching-Kuo Memorial Hall)

  1. Announcement to Commence

  2. Chairman Takes Stand

  3. Chairman’s Words

  4. Reports

  5. (1)2018 Business Report

  6. (2)2018 Audit Committee Audit Report

  7. (3)2018 Report on Employee and Director Remuneration Distribution Status

    1. Approvals
  8. (1)Approval of 2018 Business Report and Financial Statements

  9. (2)Approval of 2018 Profit Distribution Proposal

  10. Discussions (1)Proposal for amendment to certain clauses in the "Articles of Association" formulated by the Bank;

  11. (2)Proposal for amendment to certain clauses in the "Handling

  12. Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets" formulated by the Bank;

  13. (3)Discuss the company's surplus to allocate capital to issue new share

    1. Motions
  14. Adjournment

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1. Reports

Proposal No. 1

Subject: The 2018 Business Report is submitted for review.

Illustration: Please refer to Attachment 1 Business Report (pages 6 to 10 of this manual).

Proposal No. 2

Subject: The 2018 Audit Committee Audit Report is submitted for review. Illustration: Please refer to Attachment 2 Audit Committee Audit Report (page 11 of this manual).

Proposal No. 3

Subject: The 2018 Report on Employee and Director Remuneration Distribution Status is submitted for review. Illustration:

  • (1) The Bank’s 2018 net profit before tax before deduction of distribution of employee and director remuneration is NT$3,504,665,235. In accordance with the Article of Association of the Bank, it is proposed that NT$64,485,840be provided as employee remuneration and NT$3,154,199 be provided as director remuneration.

  • (2) Among them, employees pay NT$64,485,840 for stocks. According to the Financial Supervisory Committee's Order of January 30, 2016 (Golden Management Certificate No. 1050001900), The number of shares to be issued is calculated based on the closing price of the previous day of the board resolution (March 12, 2019, the closing price of the Bank's common shares is NT$10.5), A total of 6,141,508 new shares were issued, with a denomination of NT$10 each, and less than one share of NT$6, paid in cash. Directors' remuneration is paid in cash. The above amounts are consistent with the annual provision.

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2. Approvals

Proposal No. 1

Subject: The 2018 business report and financial statements are submitted for approval. (Proposed by Board of Directors)

Illustration:

  1. The 2018 financial statements of the Bank (including consolidated financial statements) have been audited by accountants Cheng Hsu-Jan and Yang Cheng-Hsiu of Deloitte & Touche and have, together with the business report, been approved by the audit committee and the 10[th] meeting of the 6[th] term of the board of directors of the Bank. They are submitted for approval.

  2. Please refer to the above-cited documents in Attachment 1 (pages 6 to 10 of this manual) and Attachment 3 (pages 12 to 36 of this manual).

Resolution:

Proposal No. 2

Subject: The 2018 Profit Distribution Proposal is submitted for approval. (Proposal by Board of Directors) Illustration:

  1. 2018 distributable profit of NT$3,717,431,788. It is proposed that the distribution be made as shown in Attachment 4 (page 37 of this manual) in accordance with the articles of association of the Bank.

  2. (1) Special dividends (NT$2.4 per share, calculated at a rate of 4.8% per share) total NT$480,000,000.

  3. (2) Ordinary share cash dividend (NT$0.7 per share) totaling NT$1,883,009,018.

  4. (3) Undistributed profit: NT$1,354,422,770.

  5. After the profit distribution proposal is approved by the general shareholders meeting, the board of managing directors is authorized to determine the record date for dividend distribution and to handle cash distribution related matters.

  6. In accordance with the regulation of the Ministry of Finance Tai-Cao-Shui No. 871941343 date 30 April 1998, in distributing profit, individual identification should be adopted. The 2018 profit should be distributed in priority in this profit distribution.

  7. If the total number of outstanding shares is subsequently changed due to buy-back of the Bank’s shares or the transfer, exchange or cancellation of treasury shares or any other event, resulting in the change of dividend distribution ratio, the shareholders meeting should authorize the board of directors to carry out the change.

Resolution:

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3. Discussions

Proposal No. 1

Subject: The proposed amendment to certain clauses of the Articles of

Association of the Bank is submitted for approval. (Proposed by Board of Directors)

Illustration:

  1. This amendment is based on August 1, 2018. Presidential Decree Announced by the Executive Yuan Amendment Articles Revision:

  2. (1) Amend one of Article 5 of the Articles of Association, and add one of the third and thirty-ninth Articles of Article 39, Cooperate with the company law to add section 228-1 and amend section 240, Adding to the end of each half of the Bank's fiscal year, handling surplus distribution or loss allocation, and issuing cash, may be subject to special resolutions of the Board of Directors and report to the shareholders' meeting.

Earnings distribution or loss-sharing helps to increase shareholders' willingness to invest, make corporate governance more flexible, and streamline the process of paying dividends and dividends in cash.

  • (2) Amend Article 25 of the Articles of Association to comply with Article 206 of the Company Law, and the directors shall , When you have your own interests, you should explain the important content of your own interests on the board of directors. Adding a spouse, a second parent, or other internal blood relatives of the directors, or a company with controlling affiliation with the directors, and matters of interest to the board meeting, the directors have their own interests in the matter.

  • Please refer to Attachment 5 herein (pages 38 to 41 of this Manual) for table of comparison before and after the revision of the Articles of Association.

Resolution:

Proposal No. 2

Subject: The proposed amendment to certain clauses of the "Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets" of the Bank is submitted for approval. (Proposed by the Board of Directors)

  • Illustration: The certain clauses of the "Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets" of the Bank shall be amended by virtue of JGZFZ No. 1070341072 issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission on November 26, 2018. Please refer to Attachment 6 herein (pages 42 to 60 of this Manual) for table of comparison before and after the revision of the Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.

Resolution:

Proposal No. 3

Subject: Discuss the company's surplus to allocate capital to issue new share. (Proposed by the Board of Directors)

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Illustration:

  1. In order to enrich the working capital of the Bank, NT$1,883,009,018 was allocated from the distributable surplus in 2018, and the surplus was transferred to NT$1,883,009,010 to issue 188,300,901 shares of common stock. The remaining NT$ 8 was disbursed by 1 share and was distributed in cash.

  2. After the approval of the shareholders' meeting, the board of directors is authorized to set the base date for the capital increase and share allotment. The stock dividends distributed by the shareholders shall be distributed free of charge according to the proportion of the shares held by the ordinary shareholders listed in the register of ordinary shareholders of the Japanese stocks on the basis of allotment, and 70 shares shall be distributed for each thousand shares.

  3. The new shares issued are ordinary shares, and the rights and obligations are the same as ordinary shares, with a denomination of NT$10 per share.

  4. In the event of a change in the shares of the Bank, or the transfer, conversion or cancellation of the treasury shares or other circumstances, affecting the total number of shares outstanding, the share allotment, and the dividend rate, the shareholders' meeting authorizes the board of directors to handle the change.

  5. In the case of the above-mentioned capital increase and issuance of new shares, the shareholders' meeting authorizes the board of directors to deal with changes in the law or when the competent authority approves the amendment.

Resolution:

4Motions

5Adjournment

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Attachment 1

201 8 Business Report

1.Domestic and Overseas Financial Status

In the 2018 years, the global economy continued to recover and the US dollar interest rate hikes led to the widening of interest spreads. China’s new southward policy and increased investment by Taiwanese businessmen in the United States have driven the growth momentum of Southeast Asia and the United States. As the United States gradually adjusted its trade policy and continued tightening Monetary policy, the impact level spread from corporate confidence to the real economy, the global financial market violently fluctuated, coupled with the sharp fall in oil prices, the demand for manufacturers turned conservative, and the import and export performance of China, Japan and South Korea showed a sharp decline, indicating that the global economic growth momentum will Slowed down.

In 2019, thanks to the policy of continuously opening up the financial technology business of the banking industry, encouraging the financing of key new ventures, and expanding the overseas market, it is conducive to the development of new markets and new customers, and the banking industry constantly adjusts lending and business. The proportion of the structure to improve profit margins, both expand the competitiveness of domestic and foreign business and overseas layout, but need to guard against the economic fluctuations caused by the US trade war and the risk of exposure.

2. 2018 Operating Results and Main Business Status

With the joint effort by all employees of the Bank in 2018, good performance has been demonstrated in terms of various operational benchmarks. In terms of profitability, the 2018 net profit after tax is NT$2.957 Billion. The earnings per share after tax (EPS) is NT$1.07. Total asset rate of return (ROA is 0.49%. Net value rate of return (ROE) is 7.33%. In terms of asset quality, the overdue lending ratio is 0.12%. Bad debt coverage ratio is 959.79%. Asset quality is maintained at a good level.

For years, the Bank has continuously developed different businesses with stable growth and under an operational strategy of in-depth local efforts. On 18 January 2019, the long-term and short-term credit of the Bank was rated “twA/twA-1” by Taiwan Ratings Corporation. Each rating perspective remains “stable”. Overall, the Bank’s operational status, capital, profitability level and asset quality are well acknowledged.

Below is a summary report on the operational status of the Bank’s main businesses in 2018:

  • (1) Deposit

The balance of deposits in 2018 was NT$519.7 billion, an increase of NT$69.1 billion from 2017, with a growth rate of 15.34%. In terms of deposits, the balance of demand deposits was NT$225.1 billion, accounting for 43.31% of the total deposit ratio, and the balance of periodic deposits was 294.6 billion, accounting for 56.69% of the total deposit ratio.

(2) Lending

At the end of 2018, the balance of foreign currency denominations was NT$330.5 billion, an increase of NT$7.2 billion from the end of 2017, with a growth rate of 2.23%. The guarantee lending was NT$270 billion, accounting for 81.69% of the total loan, and unsecured lending was NT$60.5 billion, accounting for 18.31% of the total loan.

  • (3) Credit Card

  • 1.Launched the "even-day feedback of even-numbered days" campaign to drive

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cardholders to concentrate on federal card consumption, and continue to maintain the basic charge amount of "refueling, mass merchandisers, 3C physical channels, department store channels", and strengthen the "online shopping, overseas" in line with market consumption trends Consumption, insurance staging, catering and new-style access (such as Uber, etc.) transactions to increase the amount of spending on spending, total credit card spending in 2018 was 89.5 billion yuan, up 4.3% from 2017.

  • 2.Continued effective card mobilization, enhanced cooperation with traffic tickets and the introduction of new-type payment instruments, such as mobile payments, to develop new customer bases and increase effective card rates. The number of cards in circulation as of December 2018 was approximately 2,126,989 cards.

  • Launched mobile payments such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, Hami Pay and Fitbit Pay. Currently, it is one of the three banks that support all mobile payments in the market. As of December 2018, the number of Token circulation has exceeded 190,000. The amount of the account is about NT$1.7 billion.

  • (4) Fortune Management

The Bank's 2018 wealth management households grew by 4.62% compared with 2017, and the average monthly balance of total management assets grew by 8.65% compared with 2017. Operating income increased by 5.98% compared with the same period of last year. The Bank provides more financial products, augments specific money trusts and insurance content, and increases overall financial management revenue.

  • (5) Operating Performance

The net interest income for 2018 is NT$6.792 billion, the net income other than interest is NT$3.78 billion, and the net income is NT$10.572 billion. After deducting NT$292 million for net debt and NT$6.843 billion for operating expenses, the net profit before tax is NT$3.437 billion, net profit after tax is NT$2.957 billion.

  • (6) Corporate Image

  • In 2018, we launched the "Impression and Hope" image advertisement, caring for all walks of life, friends, encouraging people to hope, and making progress! In addition, the Bank attaches great importance to corporate social responsibility and invests in social welfare activities, mainly including donation of the Magpie Orchestra performance and work training, donation of the Eden Social Welfare Foundation to issue charity cards and vulnerable children's early treatment services, and fundraising children's choirs. Funding overseas, sponsoring training funds for the Middle East High School basketball team, assisting children with insufficient economic and educational resources to learn and develop their strengths; sponsoring the Kaohsiung Spring Art Festival and the Chiayi Taiwan Lantern Festival, the topic of the event attracts a large number of tourists and continues to enhance brand exposure. the amount; Recruit Taiwan's conservation animals, ring neck and stone tiger, hold children's drawing competitions and children's wealth management camps, combine physical exercise and financial knowledge, and strive to cultivate children's art and good financial management concepts; continue to cooperate to launch "Taiwan's story - Taiwan's monuments Tour Special II TV program to promote Taiwan's heritage culture; care for the reconstruction of Hualien earthquake residents after the disaster; sponsored the track and field athlete Yang Junyi Guoguang gold medal bonus difference, support to encourage more outstanding domestic sports players, continue to shine in various sports events The country is glory.

3. 2019 Operational Plan and Development Guidelines by Business

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  • (1)Actively expand the scale of business based on the competitive innovative services; in terms of business purposes, adhere to the spirit of service by persistence; establish a long-term relationship with the customers; and create a win-win value:

1. Deposits:

In line with the trend of electronic payment, strengthen the VISA financial card and account functions (starting the "Australia card A/C LINK", "Apple Pay Debit Card" and other services) to provide depositors with a full range of payment tools; strengthen ATM functions (Providing "ATM Interbank Deposit" and "One Card Ticket Storage Function") to provide diversified services for customers; to cooperate with the MIT industry and strive for the flow of funds in the Bank to increase the deposits of corporate and industrial enterprises to improve the growth of demand deposits ; Hold fixed storage, foreign exchange deposit rate plus code project to increase the market share of regular deposits.

2. Enterprise and foreign exchange business:

  • (1). Actively expand loans for industrial and commercial enterprises: prioritize loans for self-compensation and target production, and increase credit protection through the Sino Credit Fund and the acquisition of quality collateral; continue to strengthen the expansion of MIT enterprises and strengthen visits Credit applicants, through the introduction of their upstream and downstream manufacturers, increase business opportunities, and often visit the customer or the industrial zone management office of the neighboring industrial zone and factory (business) to obtain credit.

  • (2). Strengthening the commitment to quality stock loans.

  • (3). Continuously monitor various credit risk limits and concentration risks, such as industrial concentration, real estate collateral concentration, enterprise group risk, and relationship credit control.

  • (4). Develop foreign exchange business sources, expand import and export and exchange business to enhance foreign exchange niche and market share.

3. Consumer Finance:

Use DM, e-DM, newsletter, etc. to issue relevant information, or use telemarketing to strengthen new home loans and old households to increase loans; quality customers, grasp customer demand trends, and consolidate customers; provide customized projects to open up new customers Actively recruit new or self-trained car AO personnel, and expand the car loan center in Taoyuan, Taichung, Kaohsiung and other metropolitan areas as appropriate to increase business.

4. Credit Card:

Multi-channel promotion, such as joint name card, China Travel Cartoon Road, employee promotion and increase online bidding, increase market share; strengthen top-level card function to attract high-spending customer groups; increase electronic bills, reduce physical billing costs; Channels (such as mass merchandisers, supermarkets, Netcom, etc.) or consumer categories (tourism, insurance, etc.) to promote the activities, increase customers; action payment and promotion of special store payment methods, enhance the competitiveness of the acquiring business.

5. Wealth management, insurance agency and trust business: online ETF trading, upgrading foreign bonds and ETF business;

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promoting private equity funds, increasing fee income, and expanding customer wealth management products to provide customer asset allocation to achieve the desired benefits of customers Introduce derivative products to meet high-asset customers; expand insurance, such as overseas student insurance, major injury and life insurance, one-year accident insurance, and increase fee income.

6. Digital financial business: Continuously update e-banking and digital financial system function services to enhance service competitiveness; provide new version of corporate online banking services; use digital banks to increase the benefits of virtual and real integration services, and strengthen non-traditional financial services locations such as Lylefu Super-business, LINE Pay card marketing cooperation and online and offline gold flow service chain; use social communication software LINE to continuously provide information such as personalized service binding information notification, marketing promotion, etc.; improve EDM system service functions and delivery benefits; The Bank's customer service system evaluates the introduction of intelligent customer service core services; plans to introduce biometric-related applications, such as face biometrics and related financial services applications and integration.

7. Securities Business:

Deepen the development and operation of the legal person base of the securities company, aiming at increasing the performance; strengthening the promotion of electronic order business and increasing the proportion of electronic transactions.

8. Others:

In the investment business, actively cultivate financial trading talents, carefully select investment targets, implement disciplinary requirements for risk management related to capital operations, and focus on the Bank's surplus; improve the profitability of various assets, strengthen risk management, and maintain good performance. Asset quality; plan to guarantee the credit grant case with US dollar deposit as guarantee, to effectively maintain the self-protection operation volume, and increase the Bank's US dollar deposit; review the appropriateness of the bond position at any time to maintain better flexibility in fund scheduling.

  • (2)Channel Development

  • The Bank currently has 90 business locations inside the country. To develop overseas operational footprint and to expand the operational basis, the Bank has acquired the approval from the Financial Supervisory Commission to set up Hong Kong branches in Hong Kong. This will answer to the market trend of internationalization.

  • To provide the clients with more convenient services, the Bank has been actively developing off-bank ATMs over the past years. The objective is to improve the Bank’s brand image and recognition through channel extension. At the end of 2018, the Bank has set up a total of 858 in-bank and off-bank ATMs.

  • (3)The Bank’s 2019 Estimated Operational Targets

1.
Type of Business 2019 Target
Deposit (including foreign
currencies)
Average balance of NT$5,411 Billion at
the end of the year
Lending (excluding credit Average balance ofNT$3,615Billionat

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card) the end of the year
Foreign Exchange Annual transaction of US$70.05 Billion
  1. Improvement of operating performance related benchmarks: Including the over-capital ratio below the industry average and maintaining the capital level in accordance with the BASL3 regulations to meet the 2019 capital ratio standards, and maintaining a stable source of funds and high-quality liquid assets to meet the net stable capital ratio (NSFR) and liquidity Coverage ratio (LCR) standard.

With the supervision of all shareholders and the effort of all employees, we hope to achieve all operating targets and create even more outstanding performance to answer to the expectations of the shareholders and the society. We hope that all shareholders will continue to encourage and guide the Bank.

Chairman: Li Sian Chang Manager: Lin, Jeff Accounting Head: Yang Ju Chang

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Attachment 2

Union Bank of Taiwan Audit Committee Audit Report

The Audit Committee has reviewed the 2018 business report and profit distribution table submitted by the board of directors of the Bank and the balance sheet, consolidated profit and loss statement, change of shareholders’ equity, cash flow statement and consolidated financial statements audited by accountants Cheng Shu Rang and Yang Cheng Hsiu of Deloitte and Touche and has found them to be consistent. This report is prepared in accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Transaction Act and Article 219 of the Company Act.

To Union Bank of Taiwan 201 9 General Shareholder Meeting

Union Bank of Taiwan

Chairman of Audit Committee:

Li Guo Chang

13 March 201 9

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders Union Bank of Taiwan

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Union Bank of Taiwan (the Bank), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Bank as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Public Banks and Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Firms.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements of Financial Institutions 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 Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Bank 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 financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

The key audit matters of the Bank’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 are described as follows:

Accuracy of Interest Revenue from Discounts and Loans

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the amount of interest revenue from discounts and loans was $7,022,177 thousand which, represented approximately 66% of total net revenue, and was considered material to the financial statements as a whole. Refer to Note 33 to the financial statements. Therefore, we considered the accuracy of the recognition of interest revenue as a key audit matter for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The main audit procedures we performed in response to certain aspects of the key audit matter described above were as follows:

  1. Understanding of the design of the Bank’s computerized information system and General IT Controls, and testing of the operating effectiveness of the controls over the relevant application system and the information generated.

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  1. Understanding of the design of the application system for recognition of interest revenue from commercial loans and discounts. Testing of operating effectiveness of relevant automated controls in the application system.

  2. Select material loans to verify if the balance generated from the information system is the same with the carry amount.

  3. Testing and assessment of the accuracy of interest revenue generated by information system. Verify if there is any difference between the interest revenue of the aforementioned loans derived from the information system and those recorded in the ledgers.

Assessment of the Impairment of Discounts and Loans

As of December 31, 2018, the net amount of discounts and loans of the Bank was $326,837,853 thousand which, represented approximately 51% of total assets, and was considered material to the financial statements as a whole. Refer to Note 14 to the financial statements. The Bank’s management performs loan impairment assessment involving critical judgements on accounting estimates and assumptions; therefore, we determined allowance for possible losses on discounts and loans as a key audit matter for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The Bank’s management peridocally performs loan impairment assessment through making judgements to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses or the lifetime expected credit losses. Also, the allowance provision should comply with classification of credit assets and relevant regulations for the provision issued by the authorities.

For the accounting policies and relevant information on loan impairment assessment, refer to Notes 4, 5 and 14 to the financial statements.

The main audit procedures we performed in response to certain aspects of the key audit matter described above were as follows:

  1. Obtain an understanding of and perform test on the relevant internal controls in respect of the Bank’s loan impairment assessment.

  2. Obtain an understanding of the assumptions and critical factors of the impairment assessment model, including the Probability of Default and the Loss Given Default, and testing whether those estimates reasonably reflected the actual status of each loan.

  3. Perform test on reasonableness of calculation of expected credit losses for selected loans.

  4. Test the classification of credit assets by length of overdue period for the respective loans and its collateral in order to assess whether the provision of allowances for possible losses complies with relevant regulations issued by authorities.

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

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

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and

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using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

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

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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 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 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 Bank’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 Bank’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 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 Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.

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

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

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

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

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the 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 Shiuh-Ran Cheng and Chen-Hsiu Yang.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

March 26, 2019

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the 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 financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. 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 financial statements shall prevail.

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UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

DUE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK AND CALL LOANS TO OTHER BANKS
FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
INVESTMENTS IN DEBT INSTRUMENTS AT AMORTIZED COST
SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO RESELL
RECEIVABLES, NET
CURRENT TAX ASSETS
DISCOUNTS AND LOANS, NET

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS, NET
HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS
INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD, NET
OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS, NET
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Computer software

Total intangible assets
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
OTHER ASSETS, NET

TOTAL

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
DUE TO THE CENTRAL BANK AND OTHER BANKS

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
CURRENT TAX LIABILITIES
DEPOSITS

BANK DEBENTURES
OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
PROVISIONS
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
OTHER LIABILITIES

Total liabilities

EQUITY
Share capital
Ordinary shares
Preference shares

Total share capital

Capital surplus

Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings

Total retained earnings

Other equity

Total equity

TOTAL
2018
Amount
%
$ 12,677,719
2
29,262,634
5
36,355,695
6
33,118,474
5
94,149,872
15
68,467,365
11
17,870,713
3
73,563
-
326,837,853
51
-
-
-
-
4,725,795
1
2,204,959
-
7,982,503
1
1,985,307
-

169,280

-

2,154,587
-
634,777
-

2,490,419

-

$ 639,006,928
100

$ 11,389,841
2
307,799
-
44,334,388
7
6,912,587
1
24,379
-
514,386,800
80
9,700,000
2
11,825
-
252,949
-
1,228,719
-

644,612

-

589,193,899

92

26,900,129
4

2,000,000

1


28,900,129

5


8,032,413

1

5,988,776
1
612,656
-

4,619,232

1


11,220,664

2


1,659,823

-


49,813,029

8

$ 639,006,928
100
2017


























































Amount
%
$ 10,756,051
2

19,180,985
4

11,852,723
2

-
-

-
-

28,215,334
5

17,627,438
3

46,909
-
318,624,348
57

35,183,406
6

51,285,957
9

2,981,366
1

48,100,741
9

8,061,615
2

1,985,307
-

177,528

-

2,162,835
-

1,019,583
-

2,102,313

-
$ 557,201,604
100
$ 8,961,290
2

183,611
-

30,273,976
5

7,005,686
1

70,008
-
449,412,119
81

11,700,000
2

21,720
-

171,759
-

911,524
-

571,236

-
509,282,929

91

26,051,524
5

2,000,000

-

28,051,524

5

8,032,413

2

5,165,280
1

585,206
-

4,503,995

1

10,254,481

2

1,580,257

-

47,918,675

9
$ 557,201,604
100

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

(With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ report dated March 26, 2019)

16

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

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

NET INTEREST
Interest revenues

Interest expenses

Net interest

NET REVENUES OTHER THAN
INTEREST
Commissions and fee revenues, net
Gain on financial assets and
liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss
Realized gain on available-for-sale
financial assets, net
Realized gain on financial assets at
fair value through other
comprehensive income
Share of profit of subsidiaries and
associates
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net
Loss from asset impairment, net
Securities brokerage fee revenues,
net
Gain on financial assets measured
at cost, net
Property loss, net
Other noninterest net gain

TOTAL NET REVENUES

PROVISIONS
Provision of allowance for doubtful
accounts and provision for losses
on commitments and guarantees
2018
Amount
%
$ 11,016,864 104
4,225,103
40

6,791,761
64


2,444,065 23
257,274
3
-
-
436,244
4
96,603
1

450,995
4
(33,589)
-
103,379
1
-
-
(2,257)
-
27,237

-

10,571,712
100

291,985

3
Percentag
e Increase
2017
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%
$ 10,298,904 100
7
3,613,710
35
17
6,685,194
65
2

2,323,616 22
5

294,376
3
(13)

781,919
8 (100)

-
-
-

193,703
2
(50)

(138,588) (1)
425

-
-
-

75,549
1
37

55,482
- (100)

(4,496)
-
(50)
20,972

-
30
10,287,727
100
3
356,861

4
(18)
(Continued)
Percentag
e Increase
(Decrease)






















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UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

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

OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel expenses
Depreciation and amortization
(Notes 4 and 40)
Others

Total operating expenses

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX EXPENSE

NET INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
Items that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined
benefit plans
Unrealized gain on investments
in equity instrument at fair
value through other
comprehensive income
Share of the other comprehensive
income (loss) of subsidiaries
and associates accounted for
using the equity method
Income tax relating to items that
will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
Items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss, net of income
tax

Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
2018
Amount
%
3,303,509 31
354,939
3
3,184,254
30

6,842,702
64

3,437,025 33
480,301

5

2,956,724
28

(13,151)
-
417,367
4
(5,211)
-
(197,434)
(2)

201,571

2
Percentag
e Increase
2017
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%

3,130,909 30
6

326,509
3
9
3,160,198
31
1
6,617,616
64
3

3,313,250 32
4
568,263

5
(15)
2,744,987
27
8

9,802
- (234)

-
-
-

429
- (1,315)
(1,666)

-
11,751
8,565

-
2,253
(Continued)
Percentag
e Increase
(Decrease)
















  • 18 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

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

Exchange differences on
translating foreign operations
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale financial
assets
Share of other comprehensive
income (loss) of subsidiaries
and associates accounted for
using the equity method
Unrealized loss on investment in
debt instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income

Reversal of impairment loss on
investments in debt
instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
Income tax relating to items that
may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or
loss, net of income tax

Other comprehensive income
(loss) for the year, net of
income tax

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME

EARNINGS PER SHARE (NEW
TAIWAN DOLLARS)

Basic
Diluted
2018
Amount
%
303,314
3
-
-
85,530
1
(1,006,753) (10)
40,778
-
(36,924)

-

(614,055)
(6)

(412,484)
(4)

$ 2,544,240
24


$1.07
$1.06
2017

Amount
%

(814,626) (8)

1,228,170 12

(76,598) (1)

-
-

-
-
51,180

1

388,126

4

396,691

4

$ 3,141,678
31
$1.02
$1.02
Percentag
e Increase
(Decrease)














%

137
(100)

212

-

-
(172)
(258)
(204)
(19)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. (With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ report dated March 26, 2019)

(Concluded)

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UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

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

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2017

Appropriation of the 2016 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends on common shares
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017
Other comprehensive income for the year ended
December 31, 2017
Issuance of preference shares

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017

Effect of retrospective application of IFRS 9

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2018 AS APPLIED
RETROSPECTIVELY

Appropriation of the 2017 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends on common shares
Stock dividends on common shares
Cash dividends on preference shares
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018
Other comprehensive income for the year ended
December 31, 2018
Share-based payment
Disposal of investments in equity instruments at fair
value through other comprehensive income

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018
Share Capital Share Capital Total
$ 26,051,524

-

-

-

-

-

2,000,000

28,051,524

-

28,051,524

-

-

-

781,546

-

-

-

67,059

-

$ 28,900,129
Capital
Surplus

$ 32,413

-

-

-

-

-

8,000,000


8,032,413

-


8,032,413

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 8,032,413
Retained Earnings Retained Earnings


Total
$ 8,673,248

-

-
(1,172,319)

2,744,987

8,565

-

10,254,481

(31,391)

10,223,090

-

-
(1,042,061)

(781,546)

(90,740)

2,956,724

(4,302)

(4,895)

(35,606)

$ 11,220,664
Other Equity Total
$ 1,192,131

-

-

-

-

388,126

-


1,580,257

452,142


2,032,399

-

-

-

-

-

-

(408,182)

-

35,606

$ 1,659,823
Total Equity
$ 35,949,316

-

-
(1,172,319)

2,744,987

396,691
10,000,000
47,918,675

420,751
48,339,426

-

-
(1,042,061)

-

(90,740)

2,956,724

(412,484)

62,164

-
$ 49,813,029
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
on Financial
Unrealized
Exchange
Assets at Fair
Gain (Loss) on Differences on Value Through
Available-for-
Translating
Other
sale Financial
Foreign
Comprehensive
Assets
Operations
Income
$ 1,272,308 $ (80,177) $ -

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

1,073,393
(685,267)
-

-

-

-


2,345,701
(765,444)
-
(2,345,701)

-

2,797,843


-
(765,444)
2,797,843

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
351,920
(760,102)

-
-
-

-

-

35,606

$ -
$ (413,524)
$ 2,073,347
Legal Reserve
$ 4,374,367

790,913

-

-

-

-

-


5,165,280

-


5,165,280

823,496

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 5,988,776
Special
Reserve
$ 558,842

-

26,364

-

-

-

-


585,206

-


585,206

-

27,450

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 612,656
Unappro-
priated
Earnings
$ 3,740,039

(790,913)

(26,364)
(1,172,319)

2,744,987

8,565

-


4,503,995

(31,391)


4,472,604

(823,496)

(27,450)
(1,042,061)

(781,546)

(90,740)

2,956,724

(4,302)

(4,895)

(35,606)

$ 4,619,232






Ordinary
Shares
$ 26,051,524
-
-
-
-
-

-

26,051,524

-

26,051,524
-
-
-
781,546
-
-
-
67,059

-

$ 26,900,129
Preference
Shares
$ -

-

-

-

-

-

2,000,000


2,000,000

-


2,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 2,000,000

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

  • 20 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN 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 losses/Provision of allowance for doubtful
accounts
Net gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss
Interest expenses
Interest revenues

Dividend income
Share of profit of associates
Loss on disposal of properties and equipment
Gain on disposal of investments
Impairment loss recognized on financial assets
Reversal of impairment losses on financial asset
Loss on disposal of collaterals
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Due from the Central Bank and call loans banks

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income
Investments in debt instruments at amortized cost
Accounts receivable
Discounts and loans

Available-for-sale financial assets
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Other financial assets
Due to the Central Bank and other banks
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Securities sold under repurchase agreements

Accounts payable
Deposits

Other financial liabilities
Provisions for employee benefits
Other liabilities

Cash generated from (used) in operations

Interest received

Dividend received
Interest paid

Income tax returned (paid)

Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of associates
2018
2017
$ 3,437,025 $ 3,313,250
288,758
265,915
66,181
60,594
291,985
356,861
(257,274)
(294,376)
4,225,103
3,613,710
(11,016,864) (10,298,904)
(435,866)
(225,302)
(96,603)
(193,703)
2,258
4,496
-
(612,099)
39,935
-
(6,346)
-
2,658
-
(4,081,105) (3,641,413)
(23,169,161) (1,848,607)
2,701,189
-
2,634,924
-
(342,585)
(219,901)
(8,451,780) (34,727,226)
-
6,205,466
- (44,498,510)
(322,286)
9,079,422
2,428,551
1,943,661
(845,089)
(277,453)
14,060,412
1,399,839
(136,334)
55,090
64,974,681 17,349,295
(9,895)
2,154
(25)
(246)
(499)

899
45,981,948 (53,187,088)
10,957,721 10,304,523
450,598
267,762
(4,119,704) (3,552,364)
(86,202)

7,417
53,184,361
(46,159,750)
(1,579,977)
-
(Continued)
  • 21 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

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

Payments for properties and equipment
Proceeds of the disposal of properties and equipment
Increase in settlement fund
Decrease in settlement fund
Increase in refundable deposits
Payments for intangible assets
Proceeds of the disposal of collaterals
Increase in other assets
Decrease in other assets

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds of the issue of bank debentures
Repayments of bank debentures

Increase in guarantee deposits received
Decrease in guarantee deposits received
Increase in other liabilities
Cash dividends paid

Issuance of preference shares

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
2017
(223,854)
(191,869)
1,092
22
(1,957)
-
-
161,568
(379,678)
(96,519)
(47,075)
(62,718)
3,688
-
(6,471)
-
-

63,412
(2,234,232)

(126,104)
-
500,000
(2,000,000)
-
3,302
-
-
(2,513)
52,354
42,773
(1,132,801) (1,172,319)
-
10,000,000
(3,077,145)

9,367,941
301,259

(805,523)
48,174,243 (37,723,436)
39,296,496
77,019,932
$ 87,470,739
$ 39,296,496
(Continued)
  • 22 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN

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

Reconciliation of the amounts in the statements of cash flows with the equivalent items reported in the balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

Cash and cash equivalents in balance sheets

Due from the Central Bank and call loans to banks that meet the
definition of cash and cash equivalents in IAS 7 “Cash Flow
Statements”
Securities purchased under agreements to resell that meet the
definition of cash and cash equivalents in IAS 7

Cash and cash equivalents in statements of cash flows
**December 31 ** **December 31 **


2018
$ 12,677,719
6,325,655
68,467,365

$ 87,470,739
2017
$ 10,756,051

325,111
28,215,334
$ 39,296,496

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

(With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ report dated March 26, 2019) (Concluded)

  • 23 -

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT The Board of Directors and Stockholders Union Bank of Taiwan

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Union Bank of Taiwan (the Bank) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and 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 Company 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 Public Banks, Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Firms, 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 of Financial Institutions 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 Company in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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.

The key audit matters of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 are described as follows:

Accuracy of Interest Revenue from of Discounts and Loans

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the amount of interest revenue from discounts and loans was $6,987,828 thousand which, represented approximately 55% of total net revenue, and was considered material to the financial statements as a whole. Refer to Note 36 to the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, we considered the accuracy of the recognition of interest revenue as a key audit matter for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The main audit procedures we performed in response to certain aspects of the key audit matter described above were as follows:

  1. Understanding of the design of the Company’s computerized information system and General

  2. 24 -

IT Controls, and testing of the operating effectiveness of the controls over the relevant application system and the information generated.

  1. Understanding of the design of the application system for recognition of interest revenue from commercial loans and discounts. Testing of operating effectiveness of relevant automated controls in the application system.

  2. Select material loans to verify if the balance generated from the information system is the same with the carry amount.

  3. Testing and assessment of the accuracy of interest revenue generated by information system. Verify if there is any difference between the interest revenue of the aforementioned loans derived from the information system and those recorded in the ledgers.

Assessment of the Impairment of Discounts and Loans

As of December 31, 2018, the net amount of discounts and loans of the Company was $325,015,686 thousand which, represented approximately 50% of total consolidated assets, and was considered material to the financial statements as a whole. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s management performs loan impairment assessment involving critical judgements on accounting estimates and assumptions; therefore, we determined allowance for possible losses on discounts and loans a key audit matter for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The Company’s management peridocally performs loan impairment assessment through making judgements to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses or the lifetime expected credit losses. Also, the allowance provision should comply with classification of credit assets and relevant regulations for the provision issued by the authorities.

For the accounting policies and relevant information on loan impairment assessment, refer to Notes 4, 5 and 14 to the financial statements.

The main audit procedures we performed in response to certain aspects of the key audit matter described above were as follows:

  1. Obtain an understanding of and perform test on the relevant internal controls in respect of the Bank’s loan impairment assessment.

  2. Obtain an understanding of the assumptions and critical factors of the impairment assessment model, including the Probability of Default and the Loss Given Default, and testing whether those estimates reasonably reflected the actual status of each loan.

  3. Perform test on reasonableness of calculation of expected credit losses for selected loans.

  4. Test the classification of credit assets by length of overdue period for the respective loans and its collateral in order to assess whether the provision of allowances for possible losses complies with relevant regulations issued by authorities.

Other Matter

We have also audited the separate financial statements of Union Bank of Taiwan as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

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

  • 25 -

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 Public Banks, Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Firms, and IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, and 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 Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

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

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 Company’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 Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the 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 Company to cease to continue as a going

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concern.

  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 Company 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 Shiuh-Ran Cheng and Chen-Hsiu Yang.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

March 26, 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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UNION BANK OF TAIWAN AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

DUE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK AND CALL LOANS TO BANKS
FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
INVESTMENTS IN DEBT INSTRUMENTS AT AMORTIZED COST
SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO RESELL
RECEIVABLES, NET
CURRENT TAX ASSETS
DISCOUNTS AND LOANS, NET

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS, NET
HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS
INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD, NET
OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS, NET
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, NET
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Computer software

Total intangible assets

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
OTHER ASSETS, NET

TOTAL

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

DUE TO THE CENTRAL BANK AND CALL LOANS TO OTHER BANKS

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
CURRENT TAX LIABILITIES
DEPOSITS AND REMITTANCES

BANK DEBENTURES
BOND PAYABLE
OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
PROVISIONS
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
OTHER LIABILITIES

Total liabilities

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE BANK
Share capital
Ordinary shares
Preference shares

Total share capital

Capital surplus

Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings

Total retained earnings

Other equity

Total equity attributable to owners of the Bank
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

Total equity

TOTAL

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements..
2018
Amount
%
$ 14,014,731
2
29,262,634
5
36,709,925
6
33,393,507
5
94,149,872
15
68,480,765
11
18,131,482
3
81,020
-
325,015,686
50
-
-
-
-
1,623,462
-
2,301,648
-
8,007,495
1
5,398,908
1
1,985,307
-

177,654

-


2,162,961

-

791,550
-

8,060,448

1

$ 647,586,094
100

$ 12,111,895
2
307,799
-
44,334,388
7
7,013,422
1
41,221
-
513,918,075
79
9,700,000
2
1,480,976
-
4,089,464
1
262,482
-
1,269,570
-

2,998,047

-

597,527,339

92

26,900,129
4

2,000,000

1


28,900,129

5


8,032,413

1

5,988,776
1
612,656
-

4,619,232

1


11,220,664

2


1,659,823

-

49,813,029
8

245,726

-


50,058,755

8

$ 647,586,094
100
2017
































































Amount
%
$ 12,136,172
2

19,180,985
4

12,136,325
2

-
-

-
-

28,234,334
5

17,751,420
3

52,134
-
316,728,989
56

35,489,633
6

51,285,957
9

53,121
-

48,267,839
9

8,081,729
2

5,284,434
1

1,985,307
-

184,137

-

2,169,444

-

1,172,974
-

7,590,797

1
$ 565,616,287
100
$ 9,249,185
2

183,384
-

30,273,976
5

7,108,824
1

77,173
-
449,049,470
79

11,700,000
2

1,409,598
-

4,291,441
1

182,262
-

937,196
-

2,967,213

1
517,429,722

91

26,051,524
5

2,000,000

-

28,051,524

5

8,032,413

2

5,165,280
1

585,206
-

4,503,995

1

10,254,481

2

1,580,257

-

47,918,675
9

267,890

-

48,186,565

9
$ 565,616,287
100
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UNION BANK OF TAIWAN 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)

NET INTEREST
Interest revenues

Interest expenses

Net interest
NET REVENUES OTHER THAN
INTEREST
Commissions and fee revenues, net
Gain on financial assets and
liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss, net
Realized gain from
available-for-sale financial
assets, net
Realized gains on financial assets at
fair value through other
comprehensive income
Share of loss of associates
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net
Loss from asset impairment, net
Gain on financial assets measured
at cost, net
Securities brokerage fee revenues,
net
Rental revenue
Other noninterest net gain

TOTAL NET REVENUES

PROVISIONS
Provision of allowance for doubtful
accounts and provision for losses
on commitments and guarantees
2018
Amount
%
$ 10,987,708 86
4,285,920
33

6,701,788 53

2,422,852 19
223,068
2
-
-
443,699
3
(9,636)
-
464,241
4
(33,589)
-
-
-
208,334
1
2,254,083 18
57,481

-

12,732,321
100

293,579

2
Percentag
e Increase
2017
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%
$ 10,268,804 82
7
3,677,756
29
17

6,591,048 53
2

2,298,017 18
5

356,479
3
(37)

830,130
7 (100)

-
-
-

(326)
- 2,856

(159,723) (1)
391

(799)
- 4,104

57,416
- (100)

203,732
2
2

2,231,092 18
1
64,299

-
(11)
12,471,365
100
2
356,861

3
(18)
(Continued)
Percentag
e Increase
(Decrease)




















  • 29 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN 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 EXPENSES
Employee benefit expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Others

Total operating expenses

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX EXPENSE

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
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
Income tax relating to items that
will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on
translating foreign operations
2018
Amount
%
3,531,027 28
1,987,560 16
3,443,571
27

8,962,158
71

3,476,584 27
521,583

4

2,955,001
23

(13,977)
-
412,817
3

(197,735) (1)
405,845
3
Percentag
e Increase
2017
(Decrease)
Amount
%
%

3,352,574 27
5

1,937,510 15
3
3,437,849
28

-
8,727,933
70
3

3,386,571 27
3
620,536

5
(16)
2,766,035
22
7

10,474
- (233)

-
-
-

(1,781)
- 11,002

(890,651) (7)
146
(Continued)
Percentag
e Increase
(Decrease)














  • 30 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN 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)

Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale financial
assets
Unrealized loss on investments in
debt instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income

Reversal of impairment loss on
investments in debt
instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
Income tax relating to items that
may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
Other comprehensive income
(loss) for the year, net of
income tax

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE
TO:
Owners of the Bank

Non-controlling interests


TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Bank

Non-controlling interests


EARNINGS PER SHARE (NEW
TAIWAN DOLLARS)

Basic
Diluted
2018
Amount
%
-
-
(1,006,753) (8)
40,778
-
(53,925)

-

(412,950)
(3)

$ 2,542,051
20

$ 2,956,724 23
(1,723)

-

$ 2,955,001
23

$ 2,544,240 20
(2,189)

-

$ 2,542,051
20


$1.07
$1.06
2017

Amount
%

1,214,673 10

-
-

-
-
64,104

-

396,819

3

$ 3,162,854
25
$ 2,744,987 22
21,048

-

$ 2,766,035
22
$ 3,141,678 25
21,176

-

$ 3,162,854
25
$1.02
$1.02
Percentag
e Increase
(Decrease)






















%
(100)

-

-
(184)
(204)
(20)

8
(108)
7

(19)
(110)
(20)

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

  • 31 -

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2017

Appropriation of the 2016 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends on common shares
Net income for the year ended December 31,
2017
Other comprehensive income for the year ended
December 31, 2017
Issuance of preference shares
Cash dividends on subsidiaries

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017

Effect of retrospective application of IFRS 9

RETROSPECTIVE RESTATEMENT
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2018

Appropriation of the 2017 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends on common shares
Stock dividends on common shares
Cash dividends on preference shares
Net income for the year ended December 31,
2018
Other comprehensive income for the year ended
December 31, 2018
Share-based payment
Cash dividends on subsidiaries
Disposal of investments in equity instruments at
fair value through other comprehensive
income

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018
Equity Attributable Owners of the Company Equity Attributable Owners of the Company Total
$ 35,949,316


-

-
(1,172,319 )

2,744,987

396,691
10,000,000

-

47,918,675

420,751

48,339,426

-

-
(1,042,061 )

-

(90,740 )

2,956,724

(412,484 )

62,164

-

-

$ 49,813,029
Non-
controlling
Interests
$ 269,140

-
-

-

21,048
128
-


(22,426)

267,890


(1,255)

266,635

-
-

-

-

-
(1,723 )

(466 )
-
(18,720 )

-

$ 245,726
Total Equity
$ 36,218,456
-
-
(1,172,319 )
2,766,035
396,819
10,000,000

(22,426)
48,186,565

419,496
48,606,061
-
-
(1,042,061 )
-
(90,740 )

2,955,001

(412,950 )
62,164

(18,720 )

-
$ 50,058,755
Share Capital Share Capital
Total

$ 26,051,524 $ 32,413

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,000,000
8,000,000

-

-

28,051,524
8,032,413

-

-

28,051,524
8,032,413
-
-
-
-
-
-
781,546
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
67,059
-
-
-

-

-

$ 28,900,129
$ 8,032,413
Retained Earnings


Total
$ 8,673,248

-

-
(1,172,319 )

2,744,987

8,565

-

-

10,254,481

(31,391)

10,223,090

-

-
(1,042,061 )

(781,546 )

(90,740 )

2,956,724

(4,302 )

(4,895 )

-

(35,606)

$ 11,220,664
Other Equity Total
$ 1,192,131
-
-
-
-
388,126
-

-

1,580,257

452,142

2,032,399
-
-
-
-
-
-

(408,182 )
-
-

35,606

$ 1,659,823
Unrealized
Gains (Loss)
on Financial
Unrealized
Exchange
Assets at Fair
Gain (Loss) on Differences on Value Through
Available-for-
Translating
Other
sale Financial
Foreign
Comprehensive
Assets
Operations
Income
$ 1,272,308
$ (80,177 ) $ -


-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

1,073,393
(685,267 )
-

-
-
-

-

-

-


2,345,701
(765,444 )
-
(2,345,701)

-

2,797,843


-
(765,444 )
2,797,843

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
351,920
(760,102 )

-
-
-

-
-
-

-

-

35,606

$ -
$ (413,524)
$ 2,073,347






Ordinary
Shares
$ 26,051,524

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

26,051,524

-

26,051,524
-
-
-
781,546
-
-
-
67,059
-

-

$ 26,900,129
Preference
Shares
$ -

-
-
-
-
-
2,000,000

-

2,000,000


-

2,000,000

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

$ 2,000,000

Unappropriated
Legal Reserve Special Reserve
Earnings
$ 4,374,367 $ 558,842
$ 3,740,039
790,913
-
(790,913 )
-
26,364
(26,364 )
-
-
(1,172,319 )
-
-
2,744,987
-
-
8,565
-
-
-

-

-

-

5,165,280
585,206
4,503,995

-

-

(31,391)

5,165,280
585,206
4,472,604
823,496
-
(823,496 )
-
27,450
(27,450 )
-
-
(1,042,061 )
-
-
(781,546 )
-
-
(90,740 )
-
-
2,956,724
-
-
(4,302 )
-
-
(4,895 )
-
-
-

-

-

(35,606)

$ 5,988,776
$ 612,656
$ 4,619,232

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

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UNION BANK OF TAIWAN AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

2018 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax
$ 3,476,584 $ 3,386,571
Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses 1,917,557
1,873,385
Amortization expenses 70,003
64,125
Expected credit losses/Provision of allowance for doubtful
accounts 293,579
356,861
Gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit
or loss (223,068)
(356,479)
Interest expenses 4,285,920
3,677,756
Interest revenues
(10,987,708) (10,268,804)
Dividend income (443,146)
(241,044)
Share of loss of associates 9,636
326
Gain on disposal of properties and equipment (18,436)
(17,565)
Gain on disposal of investments -
(645,405)
Impairment loss recognized on financial assets 39,935
799
Reversal of impairment losses on nonfinancial assets (6,346)
-
Loss on disposal of collaterals 2,658
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Due from the Central Bank and call loans to banks
(4,081,105) (3,641,413)
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
(23,154,778) (1,823,629)
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income 2,675,488
-
Investments in debt instruments at amortized cost 2,634,924
-
Accounts receivable (482,042)
(224,260)
Discounts and loans
(8,524,972) (34,455,640)
Available-for-sale financial assets -
6,348,871
Held-to maturity financial assets - (44,498,510)
Other financial assets (348,257)
9,694,362
Due to the Central Bank and other banks 2,862,710
859,873
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (844,862)
(278,773)

33

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

Accounts payable
Deposits

Other financial liabilities
Provisions for employee benefits
Other liabilities

Cash generated from (used in) operations

Interest received

Dividends received
Interest paid

Income tax paid

Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of associates
14,060,412
1,399,839
(138,654)
65,695
64,868,605 17,430,555
(9,895)
2,155
(1,820)
(2,089)
(499)

899
47,932,423 (51,291,539)
10,929,641 10,274,544
470,766
245,551
(4,180,504) (3,615,966)
(125,545)

(67,642)
55,026,781
(44,455,052)
(1,579,977)
-
(Continued)

34

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Payments for properties and equipment
Proceeds of the disposal of properties and equipment
Payments for investment properties
Increase in settlement fund
Decrease in settlement fund
Increase in refundable deposits
Payments for intangible assets
Proceeds of the disposal of collaterals
Increase in other assets

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase in commercial paper
Decrease in commercial paper
Proceeds of the issue of bonds payable
Proceeds of the issue of bank debentures
Repayments of bank debentures

Increase in guarantee deposits received
Decrease in guarantee deposits received
Increase in other liabilities
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
Cash dividends paid

Issuance of preference shares

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
2017
(235,783)
(200,903)
1,092
21
(30,571)
(15,077)
(1,957)
-
-
161,568
(381,659)
(96,985)
(52,532)
(66,476)
3,688
-
(1,647,545)
(1,574,695)
(3,925,244)
(1,792,547)
-
54,148
(192,082)
-
-
317,955
-
500,000
(2,000,000)
-
-
2,312
(49,554)
-
62,668
64,401
(18,720)
(22,426)
(1,132,801) (1,172,319)
-
10,000,000
(3,330,489)

9,744,071
354,486

(827,215)
48,125,534 (37,330,743)
40,695,617
78,026,360
$ 88,821,151
$ 40,695,617
(Continued)

35

UNION BANK OF TAIWAN AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Reconciliation of the cash and cash equivalents reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows with those reported in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets

Due from the Central Bank and call loans to banks that meet the
definition of cash and cash equivalents in IAS 7 “Cash Flow
Statements”
Securities purchased under agreements to resell that meet the
definition of cash and cash equivalents in IAS 7

Cash and cash equivalents in consolidated statements of cash flows
December 31 December 31


2018
$ 14,014,731
6,325,655
68,480,765

$ 88,821,151
2017
$ 12,136,172

325,111
28,234,334
$ 40,695,617

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

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Attachment 4

Union Bank of Taiwan

2018 Profit Distribution Table Unit: NT$

Item Amount Amount

Beginning Undistributed Profit 1,738,702,642
Follow the applicable IFRS 9 adjustments (31,391,297)
Adjustment of undistributed surplus at the
beginningof theperiod
1,707,311,345
Current after-tax surplus 2,956,724,354
Determining the benefit plan re-measurement
recognized in the retained surplus
(4,302,001)
Employee compensation, capital increase, debit,
retained earnings
(4,895,295)
Gains and losses on equity instruments measured
at fair value through other comprehensive gains
and losses
Gains and losses on equity instruments measured
at fair value through other comprehensive gains
and losses
(35,605,687)
Statutorysurplus reserve (887,017,306)
Special surplus reserve accordingto law (14,783,622)
Distributable surplus in this period 3,717,431,788
signment project
Special dividends (dividend rate 4.8% )
Common stock dividend(0.7per share)
(480,000,000)
(1,883,009,018)
(2,363,009,018)
Undistributed surplus at the end of the period 1,354,422,770

Notes:

  1. According to the Ministry of Finance's 1998.04.30 fiscal and taxation No. 871941343, when the surplus is distributed, it should be identified by individual identification. This surplus distribution will give priority to the surplus of 2018.

  2. The cash dividends are distributed according to the shareholding ratio of the shareholders and are calculated until the Yuan. The abnormal zero amount of the short-end one is transferred from the Bank to other income.

Chairman: Li Sian Chang Manager: Lin, Jeff Accounting Head: Yang Ju Chang

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Attachment 5

“Articles of Association ” Table of Comparison Showing Clauses Before and After Amendment to Articles of Association

Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
Article 5-1:
The rights & obligations of Preferred share
and other important issuance conditions of
the Bank shall be as follows:
1. If there is a surplus in the Bank's
annual statement, in addition to paying
income tax in accordance with the law, after
making up the annual losses of previous
years, setting the statutory surplus reserve
and setting or recovering the Preferred
surplus reserve in accordance with the
provisions of Article 39 of the Articles of
Association, the balance shall be hereto
given priority to the allocation of dividends
on Preferred shares in the current year.
2. The upper limit of dividends on
Preferred shares shall be up to 8% of the
annual rate, which can be calculated
according to the issue price per share; In
accordance with the Bank's semi-annual
fiscal year and annual surplus distribution
in cash, the board of directors shall set a
benchmark date to pay dividends., the
dividends payable over the previous year
will be paid at the base date as set out by
the board of directors. The dividends of
issuance year and recovery year can be
calculated according to the actual number
of days of issuance in the current year.
3. The Bank shall distribute the dividends
on Preferred shares at its discretion. If the
dividends are distributed due to the
absence of surplus or non-surplus in the
Bank's annual final accounts, or if the
distribution of dividends on Preferred
shares will result in the Bank's capital
adequacy ratio below the minimum
requirements as stipulated in the Decree or
by the Competent Authority, or based on
any other necessary considerations, the
Bank must make resolutions on
non-distribution of dividends on Preferred
shares; the Preferred shareholders shall
not raise objection to such resolutions; the
non-distributed or distributed
under-dividends shall not be accumulated
in deferred payment from the surplus in
subsequent years.
4. Apart from receiving the dividends as
stated in Paragraph 2 of this Item,the

Article 5-1:
The rights & obligations of Preferred share
and other important issuance conditions of
the Bank shall be as follows:
1.
If there is a surplus in the Bank's
annual statement, in addition to paying
income tax in accordance with the law, after
making up the annual losses of previous
years, setting the statutory surplus reserve
and setting or recovering the Preferred
surplus reserve in accordance with the
provisions of Article 39 of the Articles of
Association, the balance shall be hereto
given priority to the allocation of dividends
on Preferred shares in the current year.
2.
The upper limit of dividends on
Preferred shares shall be up to 8% of the
annual rate, which can be calculated
according to the issue price per share; the
dividends may be paid in one lump sum in
cash each year; after the financial report has
been accepted by the board of directors at
the annual regular meeting of stockholders,
the dividends payable over the previous year
will be paid at the base date as set out by the
board of directors. The dividends of issuance
year and recovery year can be calculated
according to the actual number of days of
issuance in the current year.
3.
The Bank shall distribute the dividends
on Preferred shares at its discretion. If the
dividends are distributed due to the absence
of surplus or non-surplus in the Bank's
annual final accounts, or if the distribution of
dividends on Preferred shares will result in
the Bank's capital adequacy ratio below the
minimum requirements as stipulated in the
Decree or by the Competent Authority, or
based on any other necessary
considerations, the Bank must make
resolutions on non-distribution of dividends
on Preferred shares; the Preferred
shareholders shall not raise objection to such
resolutions; the non-distributed or
distributed under-dividends shall not be
accumulated in deferred payment from the
surplus in subsequent years.
4.
Apart from receiving the dividends as
stated in Paragraph 2 of this Item, the
Preferred shareholders shall notparticipate
In accordance with
Article 240 of the
Company Law
amendments.

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Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
Preferred shareholders shall not
participate in the distribution of surplus
and capital reserve in cash and
appropriation of capital on ordinary
shares.
5. The order of distributing the Bank's
residual properties to the Preferred
shareholders takes precedence over the
ordinary shareholders, and is the same as
the order of compensating the shareholders
holding the Preferred shares issued by the
Bank, whichever is next to the order of
compensating the general creditors, but
limited to the issue amount.
6. The Preferred shareholders have no
voting rights and rights of election, but have
the right to vote at the Preferred
Shareholders meeting or the Shareholders
meeting involved in the rights and
obligations of Preferred shareholders.
7. The Preferred share shall not be
converted into the ordinary share. Also, the
Preferred shareholders shall not request
the Bank to recover the rights of Preferred
shares held by such Preferred shareholders.
8. The Preferred shares refer to the
undated shares which may be recovered by
the Bank in whole or in part as per the
original actual issuing price at any time
from the next day after the expiry of
five-year term of issuance. The
non-recovered Preferred shares will still
have rights and obligations as set out in the
issuance conditions of this Article. In the
same year in which the Preferred shares
are recovered, if a resolution on payment of
dividends is made at the Shareholder
meeting of the Bank, as of the recovery
date, the dividends will be paid, which can
be calculated according to the actual
number of days issuance in the same year.
The board of directors shall be authorized
to determine the name, issuing date and
specific issuance conditions of Preferred
share in respect of the capital market
conditions and the subscription
willingness of investors in accordance with
the provisions of Articles of Association of
the Bank and other relevant laws &
regulations.
in the distribution of surplus and capital
reserve in cash and appropriation of capital
on ordinary shares.
5.
The order of distributing the Bank's
residual properties to the Preferred
shareholders takes precedence over the
ordinary shareholders, and is the same as the
order of compensating the shareholders
holding the Preferred shares issued by the
Bank, whichever is next to the order of
compensating the general creditors, but
limited to the issue amount.
6.
The Preferred shareholders have no
voting rights and rights of election, but have
the right to vote at the Preferred
Shareholders meeting or the Shareholders
meeting involved in the rights and
obligations of Preferred shareholders.
7.
The Preferred share shall not be
converted into the ordinary share. Also, the
Preferred shareholders shall not request the
Bank to recover the rights of Preferred
shares held by such Preferred shareholders.
8.
The Preferred shares refer to the
undated shares which may be recovered by
the Bank in whole or in part as per the
original actual issuing price at any time from
the next day after the expiry of five-year
term of issuance. The non-recovered
Preferred shares will still have rights and
obligations as set out in the issuance
conditions of this Article. In the same year in
which the Preferred shares are recovered, if
a resolution on payment of dividends is made
at the Shareholder meeting of the Bank, as of
the recovery date, the dividends will be paid,
which can be calculated according to the
actual number of days issuance in the same
year.
The board of directors shall be authorized to
determine the name, issuing date and
specific issuance conditions of Preferred
share in respect of the capital market
conditions and the subscription willingness
of investors in accordance with the
provisions of Articles of Association of the
Bank and other relevant laws & regulations.
Article 25.
Unless otherwise provided by law, board
resolutions shall be approved by the
majority of directors attending a meeting
that is attended bythe majorityof all
Article 25
Unless otherwise provided by law, board
resolutions shall be approved by the
majority of directors attending a meeting
that is attended bythe majorityof all
In accordance with
Article 206 of the
Company Law,
when the directors
have their own

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Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
directors.
If a director has any interest in any matter
in the meeting, a statement shall be
provided in the meeting about the main
aspects of such interest.
A spouse, a second parent, or other internal
blood relatives of a director, or a company
that has a controlling affiliation with a
director, who is interested in matters of the
preceding meeting, shall be deemed to have
a stake in the matter.
directors.
If a director has any interest in any matter in
the meeting, a statement shall be provided
in the meeting about the main aspects of
such interest.
interests in the
matters of the
meeting, they
should explain the
important contents
of their own
interests on the
board of directors.
Adding a director's
spouse, a second
parent, or other
internal blood
relatives, or a
company that has a
controlling
affiliation with the
directors, is
considered to be a
director's own
interest in the
matter.
Article 39
If the Bank has profit at year-end closing, in
addition to paying income tax in
accordance with the law, losses from prior
years should first be compensated. Then
30% shall be provided as legal reserve.
Special reserve may also be provided in
accordance with the law or as required for
business. The remaining amount, together
with the accumulated undistributed profit
from the previous year, shall be subject to a
profit distribution proposal to be prepared
by the board of directors and submitted to
the shareholders meeting for resolution of
the distribution of shareholder dividend and
bonus.
When distributing the surplus of the
preceding paragraph, the statutory surplus
reserve and the capital reserve by way of
issuing new shares, the shareholders'
meeting shall be invited to make a special
resolution; the cash assignor shall be
authorized to be distributed by the board of
directors with more than two-thirds of the
directors attending and attending the
resolution of more than half of the directors.
And report to the shareholders meeting.
The dividend and shareholder bonus under
the first paragraph shall be distributed in
cash or in stock, as determined by the board
of directors based on the financial status at
the time, future profitability status and
capital budget planning of the Bank. In
principle,if the ratio between the Bank’s
Article 39
If the Bank has profit at year-end closing, in
addition to paying income tax in
accordance with the law, losses from prior
years should first be compensated. Then
30% shall be provided as legal reserve.
Special reserve may also be provided in
accordance with the law or as required for
business. The remaining amount, together
with the accumulated undistributed profit
from the previous year, shall be subject to a
profit distribution proposal to be prepared
by the board of directors and submitted to
the shareholders meeting for resolution of
the distribution of shareholder dividend and
bonus.
The dividend and shareholder bonus under
the first paragraph shall be distributed in
cash or in stock, as determined by the board
of directors based on the financial status at
the time, future profitability status and
capital budget planning of the Bank. In
principle, if the ratio between the Bank’s
own capital and risky asset after distribution
will be lower than the ratio stipulated by the
competent authority by 1%, stock dividend
may be issued in priority; before the level
reserve reaches the amount of total capital,
profit distribution in cash shall not exceed
15% of total capital.
In accordance with
the amendments to
Article 240 of the
Companies Act

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Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
own capital and risky asset after distribution
will be lower than the ratio stipulated by the
competent authority by 1%, stock dividend
may be issued in priority; before the level
reserve reaches the amount of total capital,
profit distribution in cash shall not exceed
15% of total capital.
Article 39-1
At the end of each half of the accounting
year, the Bank may propose a proposal for
the distribution of surplus or loss for the
first half of the fiscal year, together with the
business report and financial statements
submitted to the Audit Committee for
review, and the resolution of the board of
directors. When allocating surpluses, in
addition to estimating and retaining taxable
donations, making up for losses according to
law, and making statutory surplus reserves,
it is also advisable to retain employee
compensation.
When the surplus distribution of the
preceding paragraph is based on the
method of issuing new shares, it shall be
submitted to the shareholders' meeting for
special resolution; the person who issues
cash shall be subject to the resolution of the
board of directors of the Bank.
Article 39-1
NONE
The text shall be
amended (as the
case may be).
Article 43
This charter was concluded on August 20,
1990 in the Republic of China. (hereinafter
omitted) The 23rd amendment was made on
May 31, 2019.
Article 43
This charter was concluded on August 20,
1990 in the Republic of China. (Omitted
below).
The date of this
amendment has
been added.

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Attachment 6

["Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets"]

Table of Comparison Showing Clauses Before and After Amendment

Clause Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
Article 1 The dispose on assets acquired or
disposed by the company, shall be
disposed according to Dispose
Criterion that Public Company
Acquire or Dispose Assets
(hereinafter referred to as this
criterion) issued by this dispose
process and Financial Supervisory
Commission (hereinafter referred to
as FSM).
However, if the financial related laws
and regulations are otherwise
provided, the provisions shall
prevail.
The dispose on assets acquired or
disposed by the company, shall be
disposed according to Dispose
Criterion that Public Company
Acquire or Dispose Assets
(hereinafter referred to as this
criterion) issued by this dispose
process and Financial Supervisory
Commission (hereinafter referred to
as FSM).
In order to avoid the
doubt that the order of
the law applies, it is
stipulated in the
relevant provisions of
the relevant financial
regulations.
Article 2 The application scope of assets
referred by this process procedure is
as follows:
1. Stocks, bonds, corporate bonds,
financial bonds, negotiable securities
of recognition fund, depository
receipt, subscribe (sell) authority
certificate, beneficial securities,
asset backed securities and other
investment.
2. Real estate (including land, house,
building, investment real estate,) and
equipment.
3. Member card
4. Patent right, copyright, trademark
right, chartered right and other
intangible assets.
5. Use rights assets.
6. Obligatory right of financing
institution (including receivables,
buy send discount, loan and overdue
receivables).
7. Derivative securities.
8. Assets acquired or disposed
according to legal merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee.
9. Other important assets.
The application scope of assets
referred by this process procedure is
as follows:
1. Stocks, bonds, corporate bonds,
financial bonds, negotiable securities
of recognition fund, depository
receipt, subscribe (sell) authority
certificate, beneficial securities, asset
backed securities and other
investment.
2. Real estate (including land, house,
building, investment real estate, land
usage right) and equipment.
3. Member card
4. Patent right, copyright, trademark
right, chartered right and other
intangible assets.
5. Obligatory right of financing
institution (including receivables, buy
send discount, loan and overdue
receivables).
6. Derivative securities.
7. Assets acquired or disposed
according to legal merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee.
8. Other important assets.
1. The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
provisions of the
International Financial
Reporting Standards
No. 16 Lease Bulletin,
add a fifth paragraph
to expand the scope of
the right to use assets
and move the current
second land use right
to the fifth paragraph.
The competent
authority revised.
2. Paragraphs 5 to 9 of
the current paragraph
are moved to
paragraphs 6 to 9.
Article 3 Definitions of words in this process
procedure are as follows:
1. Derivative securities: it means the
forward contract, option contracts,
futures contracts, whose value is
derived from specific interest rates,
financial instrument prices,
commodity prices, exchange rates,
prices or rate indices, credit ratings,
or credit indices,or other variables.
Definitions of words in this process
procedure are as follows:
1. Derivative securities: it means the
forward contract, option contract,
future Contract, leverage contract,
commutative contract with the value
derived by assets, interest rates,
exchange rates, indexes or other
benefits and commodities, and the
compound contract formed bythe
1. The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
definition of Financial
Instruments No. 9 of
the International
Financial Reporting
Standards, amend the
scope of the derivative
commodities of this

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Clause Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
A leveraged margin contract, an
exchange contract, a combination of
the above-mentioned contracts, or a
combined contract or structured
commodity in which derivative
goods are embedded. The so-called
forward contract does not include
insurance contracts, performance
contracts, after-sales service
contracts, long-term lease contracts,
and long-term import (sale)
contracts. Derivative goods: forward
contracts, option contracts, futures
contracts, whose value is derived
from specific interest rates, financial
instrument prices, commodity
prices, exchange rates, prices or rate
indices, credit ratings, or credit
indices, or other variables. A
leveraged margin contract, an
exchange contract, a combination of
the above-mentioned contracts, or a
combined contract or structured
commodity in which derivative
goods are embedded. The so-called
forward contract does not include
insurance contracts, performance
contracts, after-sales service
contracts, long-term lease contracts,
and long-term import (sale)
contracts.
2. Assets acquired or disposed by
legal merger, split, acquisition or
shares transferee: it means the
assets acquired or disposed by
merger, split or acquisition
according to enterprise acquisition
law, financial holding company law,
financial institution merger law or
other laws, or issuing new stock and
transferee the stock of company
(hereinafter referred to as stock
transferee) according to regulations
in Item 156 the third Article of
Company Law.
3. Related persons, sub-company:
shall identify according to the rule
regulation of financial reports of
securities issuers.
4. Professional valuer: real estate
valuer or other person working on
real estate and equipment valuation
service according to law.
5. Event occurrence date: it means
the dates as former such as trading
grouping of commodities above. The
referred forward contract not includes
insurance contract, performance
contract, after-sales service contract,
long-term lease contract and long-time
purchasing (selling) goods contract.
2. Assets acquired or disposed by legal
merger, split, acquisition or shares
transferee: it means the assets
acquired or disposed by merger, split
or acquisition according to enterprise
acquisition law, financial holding
company law, financial institution
merger law or other laws, or issuing
new stock and transferee the stock of
company (hereinafter referred to as
stock transferee) according to
regulations in Item 8 of 156 Article of
Company Law.
3. Related persons, sub-company:
shall identify according to the rule
regulation of financial reports of
securities issuers.
4. Professional valuer: real estate
valuer or other person working on
real estate and equipment valuation
service according to law.
5. Event occurrence date: it means the
dates as former such as trading
contract date, payment date, entrust
transaction date, transfer date,
resolution date of board of directors,
or date of other information
determining transaction object and
transaction amount. As for the
investor that need to be approved by
competent authorities, take the date as
former or date of receiving approval of
competent authorities as the criterion.
6. Mainland investment: it means the
mainland investment according to
investment of Investment Commission
of Ministry of Economic or technology
cooperation licensing regulation in
mainland.
Code, and therefore
cooperate with the
competent authority
to amend it.
2. The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
amendment of the
company's law, amend
the "Article 156,
Section 8" cited in the
second paragraph to
"Article 156, the third",
so it shall be revised in
accordance with the
competent authority. .
Third, the scope of the
investment as a
professional.
4. The scope of the
securities exchange
and the securities
firm's business
premises at home and
abroad.

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Clause Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
contract date, payment date, entrust
transaction date, transfer date,
resolution date of board of directors,
or date of other information
determining transaction object and
transaction amount. As for the
investor that need to be approved
by competent authorities, take the
date as former or date of receiving
approval of competent authorities
as the criterion.
6. Mainland investment: it means the
mainland investment according to
investment of Investment
Commission of Ministry of
Economic or technology cooperation
licensing regulation in mainland.
7. Investment as a professional:
refers to a financial holding
company, a bank, an insurance
company, a ticket financing
company, a trust industry, a
self-operated or underwriting
business, which is established
according to the law and is managed
by the local financial authority.
Self-operated futures dealers,
securities investment trusts,
securities investment advisory
businesses and fund management
companies.
8. Stock exchange: Domestic stock
exchange refers to Taiwan Stock
Exchange Co., Ltd.; foreign stock
exchange refers to any securities
trading market organized and
managed by the securities authority
of the country.
9. The business premises of
securities dealers: the domestic
securities firm's business premises,
which refers to the place where the
securities dealers set up counters to
conduct transactions according to
the securities securities
management office's management
rules for trading securities; the
foreign securities firm's business
premises refer to the foreign
securities authorities' management.
The financial institution's business
premises that operate securities
business.
Article 4 The assets acquired or disposed by
the companyin the scope of Article
The assets acquired or disposed by
the companyin the scope of Article 2,
The competent
authorityshall,in

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Clause Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
2, except for other evaluation or
operation procedures, the rest shall
depend on the regulations of this
process procedure, all the handling
ministries or offices propose the
assessment methods, operating
procedures and other data, submit
board of directors for authorizing
after approval, during adjournment
of board of directors, executive
board of directors approves and
report to board of directors for
future reference. The items should
be record in the preceding item
assessment and operation
procedure are as follows:
1. Assessment procedure: including
price decision method, reference
bases, etc.
2. Operation procedure: including
authorization amount, level,
execution unit, transaction process,
etc.
As for the real estate acquired by the
company not for business
application, And its right to use
assets, the total and limit amount
shall be handled according to bank
law and related regulations.
As for the total amount of negotiable
securities or limit amount of
individual negotiable securities of
the company, they shall be handled
according to The Bank Investment
Policy and related regulations.
As for working on transaction of
related persons, transaction of
derivative commodities, conducting
enterprise merger, split, acquisition
or shares transferee, which shall not
only conform to the regulations
from Chapter 3 to Chapter 5 in this
disposal procedure, but also be
handled according to the related
operation regulation.
The company shall urge
sub-company to set and execute to
acquire or dispose assets disposal
procedure according to regulation of
the criterion, then control and
manage the acquisition or
disposition of company assets
according to Supervision Control
Operation Criterion of the Bank on
Sub-company.
except for other evaluation or
operation procedures, the rest shall
depend on the regulations of this
process procedure, all the handling
ministries or offices propose the
assessment methods, operating
procedures and other data, submit
board of directors for authorizing
after approval, during adjournment
of board of directors, executive board
of directors approves and report to
board of directors for future
reference. The items should be
record in the preceding item
assessment and operation procedure
are as follows:
1. Assessment procedure: including
price decision method, reference
bases, etc.
2. Operation procedure: including
authorization amount, level,
execution unit, transaction process,
etc.
As for the real estate acquired by the
company not for business
application, the total and limit
amount shall be handled according to
bank law and related regulations.
As for the total amount of negotiable
securities or limit amount of
individual negotiable securities of the
company, they shall be handled
according to The Bank Investment
Policy and related regulations.
As for working on transaction of
related persons, transaction of
derivative commodities, conducting
enterprise merger, split, acquisition
or shares transferee, which shall not
only conform to the regulations from
Chapter 3 to Chapter 5 in this
disposal procedure, but also be
handled according to the related
operation regulation.
The company shall urge
sub-company to set and execute to
acquire or dispose assets disposal
procedure according to regulation of
the criterion, then control and
manage the acquisition or
disposition of company assets
according to Supervision Control
Operation Criterion of the Bank on
Sub-company.
accordance with the
provisions of the
International Financial
Reporting Standards
No. 16 Lease Bulletin,
include the real estate
use right assets not for
business use in the
calculation of the limits
of the handling
procedures, and shall
be revised in
accordance with the
competent authority.

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Clause Clause after Amendment Clause before Amendment Remarks
Article 6 As for the real estate or equipment
acquired, Or its right to use assets,
except for domesticor disposed by
the company, except for equipment
Or its right to use assets for trading
with governmental agencies,
self-land entrust construction,
rented land entrust construction, or
acquisition or disposition for
business application, when the
transaction amount reaching to 20%
of paid-in capital of company or
more than NTD$ 300 million, shall
acquire the valuation report issued
by professional value before the
event occurrence date, and shall
conform the following regulations:
1.Due to special reasons, the limited
price, or specific price, or special
price shall be set as the reference
bases of transaction price, the
transaction shall firstly submit to
board of directors for resolution
approval, if the transaction
conditions are changed in the future,
it shall also be handled according to
the procedures above.
2.As for transaction amount of
reaching to 1 billion NTD, shall ask
more than two professional valuers
to make price valuation.
3.If there is one of the following
situations in the price valuation
results of professional valuers,
except for the valuation result of
acquired assets higher than the
transaction amount, or valuation
result of assets disposal lower than
transaction amount, shall ask
accountant to handle according to
No. 20 regulation of auditing
criterion issued in Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation (hereinafter referred to
as Accounting Research and
Development Foundation), and
express the detailed opinions for the
suitability of difference reason and
transaction price.
(1).Difference between valuation
result and transaction amount
reaching to more than 20% of
transaction amount.
(2).Difference between valuation
results of more than two
As for the real estate or equipment
acquired or disposed by the
company, except for equipment for
trading with governmental agencies,
self-land entrust construction, rented
land entrust construction, or
acquisition or disposition for
business application, when the
transaction amount reaching to 20%
of paid-in capital of company or more
than NTD$ 300 million, shall acquire
the valuation report issued by
professional value before the event
occurrence date, and shall conform
the following regulations:
1.Due to special reasons, the limited
price, or specific price, or special
price shall be set as the reference
bases of transaction price, the
transaction shall firstly submit to
board of directors for resolution
approval, if the transaction
conditions are changed in the future,
it shall also be handled according to
the procedures above.
2.As for transaction amount of
reaching to 1 billion NTD, shall ask
more than two professional valuers
to make price valuation.
3.If there is one of the following
situations in the price valuation
results of professional valuers, except
for the valuation result of acquired
assets higher than the transaction
amount, or valuation result of assets
disposal lower than transaction
amount, shall ask accountant to
handle according to No. 20 regulation
of auditing criterion issued in
Accounting Research and
Development Foundation
(hereinafter referred to as
Accounting Research and
Development Foundation), and
express the detailed opinions for the
suitability of difference reason and
transaction price.
(1).Difference between valuation
result and transaction amount
reaching to more than 20% of
transaction amount.
(2).Difference between valuation
results of more than two professional
valuers reaching to more than 10%
of transaction amount.
The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
provisions of the
International Financial
Reporting Standards
No. 16 Lease Bulletin,
include the real estate
use right assets not for
business use in the
calculation of the limits
of the handling
procedures, and shall
be revised in
accordance with the
competent authority.
1. The competent
authority considers the
transaction with the
central and local
government agencies
in China, and needs to
handle the bidding or
bidding in accordance
with relevant
regulations. The price
is less likely to be
manipulated, so that it
can be exempted from
the acquisition of
expert opinions and
trade with foreign
government agencies.
Because the relevant
regulations and the
bargaining mechanism
are relatively unclear, it
is not within the scope
of this article. The first
item is limited to
domestic government
agencies, so it is
revised in accordance
with the competent
authority.
2. The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
provisions of the
International Financial
Reporting Standards
No. 16 Lease Bulletin,
revise the first item
and include the
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professional valuers reaching to
more than 10% of transaction
amount.
4. Date of report issued by the
professional valuator and
contractual establishment date shall
not exceed three months. But if
apply to the same issue of current
value and no more than six months,
the original professional valuator
shall issue positionpaper.
4. Date of report issued by the
professional valuator and contractual
establishment date shall not exceed
three months. But if apply to the
same issue of current value and no
more than six months, the original
professional valuator shall issue
position paper.
the specification of
this Article, so it shall
be revised in
accordance with the
competent authority.
3. The first paragraph
of the first paragraph
shall be amended as a
text.
Article 8 The company acquires or disposes
intangible or membership card
assets transaction amount reaches
to twenty percent of the paid-in
capital or exceeds NTD three
hundred million, except for domestic
transacting with government
agencies, shall consult accountant to
express opinion on the reasonability
of transaction price before fact
happens, meanwhile shall follow the
No. 20 Provision of auditing
standards statement that issued by
Accounting Research and
Development Foundation to deal
with.
The company acquires or disposes
membership card or intangible assets
transaction amount reaches to
twenty percent of the paid-in capital
or exceeds NTD three hundred
million, except for transacting with
government agencies, shall consult
accountant to express opinion on the
reasonability of transaction price
before fact happens, meanwhile shall
follow the No. 20 Provision of
auditing standards statement that
issued by Accounting Research and
Development Foundation to deal
with.
The reasons for the
amendment are the
same as in Article 6
and are subject to
textual amendments.
Article 9 The company acquired valuation
report or the position paper of
accountant, lawyer, or securities
underwriters, the professional
valuator, the valuer, accountant,
lawyer, or securities underwriters
shall. The following provisions shall
be met:
1. Have not been sentenced to more
than one year in prison for breach
of the Securities Exchange Law, the
Company Law, the Banking Law, the
Insurance Law, the Financial
Holding Company Law, the
Commercial Accounting Law, or the
fraud, breach of trust,
encroachment, forgery of documents
or business crimes. Announcement
is confirmed. However, if the
execution is completed, the
probation period expires or the
pardon has been completed for three
years, this is not the limit.
2. The situation in which the party
to the transaction may not be a
related person or a person with a
substantive relationship.
3. Ifthe company should obtainthe
The company acquired valuation
report or the position paper of
accountant, lawyer, or securities
underwriters, the professional
valuator, the valuer, accountant,
lawyer, or securities underwriters
shall not be the related persons of
traded parties.
In accordance with
Article 5 of the
“Guidelines for the
Acquisition or
Disposal of Assets of
Public Offering
Companies”, the
negative qualifications
of relevant experts
shall be clarified, and
the evaluation,
verification and
declaration of the
valuation report or
opinion issued by
relevant experts shall
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valuation report of two or more
professional valuers, different
professional valuers or appraisers
may not be related to each other or
have substantive relationships.
When issuing the valuation report
or opinion, the personnel of the
preceding paragraph shall handle
the following matters:
1. Before undertaking a case, you
should carefully assess your
professional ability, practical
experience and independence.
2. When checking the case, the
appropriate operational procedures
should be properly planned and
implemented to form a conclusion
and a report or opinion should be
issued accordingly; and the
procedures, data collected and
conclusions to be carried out are
detailed in the working paper of the
case.
3. The source, parameters and
information of the materials used
shall be evaluated item by item for
completeness, correctness and
reasonableness as the basis for the
issuance of valuation reports or
opinions.
4. The matters of declaration shall
include the professionalism and
independence of the relevant
personnel, the information used for
evaluation shall be reasonable and
correct, and the relevant laws and
regulations shall be followed.
Article 12 If the Company has acquired or its
right to use assets disposed of the
immovable property or other assets
(other than immovable property)
from or with the related persons, Or
its right to use assets and the
transaction amount has reached
20% of the Company's paid-in
capital, 10% of the total assets or
NTD$ 300 million or more, apart
from buying and selling the
government bonds, conditionally
buying back and selling back the
bonds, subscribing or redeeming the
domestic money market funds, the
following information should be
submitted to the board of directors
for approval and the Supervisor for
If the Company has acquired or
disposed of the immovable property
or other assets (other than
immovable property) from or with
the related persons, and the
transaction amount has reached 20%
of the Company's paid-in capital, 10%
of the total assets or NTD$ 300
million or more, apart from buying
and selling the government bonds,
conditionally buying back and selling
back the bonds, subscribing or
redeeming the domestic money
market funds, the following
information should be submitted to
the board of directors for approval
and the Supervisor for recognition
before signingthe transaction
1. The competent
authority considers
that the central and
local government debts
of our country are
clear and easy to
inquire, and the
procedures for
submission to the
board of directors and
the recognition of the
supervisors are
exempted. The foreign
governments have
different credits and
are not exempt from
this article. The
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recognition before signing the
transaction contract and paying a
sum of money:
1. Purpose, necessity and expected
benefits of acquiring or disposing of
assets;
2. Reasons for selecting the related
persons as the transaction objects;
3. Information on acquiring the real
estate from the related persons Or
its right to use assets and evaluating
the rationality of predetermined
transaction conditions in accordance
with the provisions of Article 13nd
14.
4. Original date of acquiring the real
estate from the related persons and
price, transaction object and its
relationship with the Company and
related persons and other matters;
5. Information on predicting the
forecasted statement of cash
receipts and payments in months of
the coming year after signing the
contract as well as evaluating the
necessity of transaction and the
rationality of application of funds;
6. Valuation report issued by the
professional valuer and obtained in
accordance with the provisions of
the preceding article or comments
made by the accountant;
7. Restrictions on this transaction
and other important matters.
The amount of transaction as stated
in the preceding paragraph shall be
calculated in accordance with the
provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article
28. The so-called "one year" refers
to the previous year calculated
retroactively based on the date of
actual occurrence of transaction as
the base date. It is not required for
further calculating the part
submitted to the board of directors
for approval and the Supervisor for
recognition in accordance with the
provisions of such Standards..
The board of directors shall
authorize the Chairman of the board
to decide whether to acquire or
dispose of the equipment for use in
the business between the Company
and the parent company or between
the subsidiarycompanies within a
contract and paying a sum of money:
1. Purpose, necessity and expected
benefits of acquiring or disposing of
assets;
2. Reasons for selecting the related
persons as the transaction objects;
3. Information on acquiring the real
estate from the related persons and
evaluating the rationality of
predetermined transaction
conditions in accordance with the
provisions of Article 13nd 14.
4. Original date of acquiring the real
estate from the related persons and
price, transaction object and its
relationship with the Company and
related persons and other matters;
5. Information on predicting the
forecasted statement of cash receipts
and payments in months of the
coming year after signing the
contract as well as evaluating the
necessity of transaction and the
rationality of application of funds;
6. Valuation report issued by the
professional valuer and obtained in
accordance with the provisions of
the preceding article or comments
made by the accountant;
7. Restrictions on this transaction
and other important matters.
The amount of transaction as stated
in the preceding paragraph shall be
calculated in accordance with the
provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article
28. The so-called "one year" refers to
the previous year calculated
retroactively based on the date of
actual occurrence of transaction as
the base date. It is not required for
further calculating the part submitted
to the board of directors for approval
and the Supervisor for recognition in
accordance with the provisions of
such Standards..
The board of directors shall
authorize the Chairman of the board
to decide whether to acquire or
dispose of the equipment for use in
the business between the Company
and the parent company or between
the subsidiary companies within a
certain sum of money in advance in
accordance with the provisions of
Subparagraph 2,Paragraph 1,Article
are limited to domestic
public debts, so they
are revised in
accordance with the
competent authority;
in addition, the
competent authority,
in accordance with the
provisions of the
International Financial
Reporting Standard No.
16 Lease Bulletin,
incorporates the
right-of-use assets into
the provisions of this
Article and also
complies with the
revision of the
competent authority.
2. The competent
authority considers
that the
publicly-issued
company and its
parent company, its
subsidiaries, or its
directly or indirectly
100%-owned
subsidiaries, have
mutual plans for the
collective purchase or
lease of equipment for
business use. The
necessary and demand
for transfer (including
trading or subletting),
or the possibility of
subscribing to real
estate, sub-lease, and
the risk of such
transactions is low, and
the equipment
acquired or disposed
of for use by the
companies and their
right-of-use assets are
relaxed. Or the
procedure for the
verification of real
estate use rights assets
for business use. The
approval authority for
the revision of the
above transaction
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certain sum of money in advance in
accordance with the provisions of
Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1,
Article 4, and then submit the latest
report to the board of directors for
retroactive recognition after the
event.
The Company and the subsidiaries
engage in the following transactions,
and their approval rights are
handled in accordance with the
Company's “Internal Auditing
Authority and Accountability Table”:
1. Obtain or dispose of the
equipment for business use or its
right to use assets.
2. Acquiring or disposing of the
right to use real estate for business
use.
When submitting to the board of
directors for discussion in
accordance with the provisions of
preceding paragraph, the Company
shall give full consideration to the
opinions raised by the independent
directors. The objections or
reservations (if any) proposed by
the independent directors shall be
set out in the minutes of
proceedings of the board of
directors.
If the first item is not approved by
more than one-half of all members
of the Audit Committee, the
provisions of Article 32, paragraphs
3 and 4 shall apply.
4, and then submit the latest report
to the board of directors for
retroactive recognition after the
event.
When submitting to the board of
directors for discussion in
accordance with the provisions of
preceding paragraph, the Company
shall give full consideration to the
opinions raised by the independent
directors. The objections or
reservations (if any) proposed by the
independent directors shall be set
out in the minutes of proceedings of
the board of directors.
If the first item is not approved by
more than one-half of all members of
the Audit Committee, the provisions
of Article 32, paragraphs 3 and 4
shall apply.
accordance with the
“Internal Auditing
Authority and
Responsibilities Table
for Accounting Affairs”
of the Company.
Article 13 The company obtains the real estate
from related persons Or its right to
use assets , shall evaluate the
rationality of transaction cost
according to the following methods:
1.According to the related persons
transaction price plus necessary
funds interest and the cost the
company shall undertake according
to law. The referred necessary funds
interest cost, shall take the weighted
average interest rate of the annual
borrowed amount of the company
purchased the assets as the standard
to calculate, but shall not be higher
than the highest borrowing rates of
non-financial industry that
announced by the Ministry of
Finance.
The company obtains the real estate
from related persons, shall evaluate
the rationality of transaction cost
according to the following methods:
1.According to the related persons
transaction price plus necessary
funds interest and the cost the
company shall undertake according
to law. The referred necessary funds
interest cost, shall take the weighted
average interest rate of the annual
borrowed amount of the company
purchased the assets as the standard
to calculate, but shall not be higher
than the highest borrowing rates of
non-financial industry that
announced by the Ministry of
Finance.
2.If relatedpersons once use this
1. The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
provisions of the
Lease Bulletin No. 16
of the International
Financial Reporting
Standards, include the
assets of the real estate
use right acquired by
the related parties in
the provisions of this
Article, and cooperate
with the regulations of
the competent
authority.
2. The competent
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2.If related persons once use this
contract object to set a mortgage
from financial institutions, financial
institutions evaluate the gross loan
of this contract object, only when
the actual loan aggregate-value
reaches to more than 70% of gross
loan evaluation meanwhile loan
period has exceeded 1 year. But if
the financial institution or any of
transaction parties are related
persons of each other, under such
circumstance, shall not apply.
Combination purchase of the land
and building of same contract object,
shall evaluate the transaction cost of
land and building according to any
method the preceding section lists.
Evaluation of the real estate costs
according to regulations of the
Section 1 and Section 2, shall
consult and invite accountant to
review and express specific opinion.
The company acquires real estate
from the related persons Or its right
to use assets, any of the following
circumstances, shall handle in
accordance with the regulations of
Article 12, not applicable to the
regulations of preceding three
sections:
1.The related person’s acquisition of
real estate because of inheritance or
donation. Or its right to use assets.
2.For more than 5 years already
since the time when related persons
contracting and acquiring real estate
Or its right to use assets to the
contracting date of this transaction.
3.Acquisition of real estate because
of signing co-construction contract
with related persons, or acquisition
of real estate because of self-land
entrust construction, rented land
entrust construction, and entrust
related persons for construction of
real estate.
4. The Company and its subsidiaries,
or subsidiaries that directly or
indirectly hold 100% of the issued
shares or total capital, acquire the
real estate use right assets for
business use.

contract object to set a mortgage
from financial institutions, financial
institutions evaluate the gross loan of
this contract object, only when the
actual loan aggregate-value reaches
to more than 70% of gross loan
evaluation meanwhile loan period
has exceeded 1 year. But if the
financial institution or any of
transaction parties are related
persons of each other, under such
circumstance, shall not apply.
Combination purchase of the land
and building of same contract object,
shall evaluate the transaction cost of
land and building according to any
method the preceding section lists.
Evaluation of the real estate costs
according to regulations of the
Section 1 and Section 2, shall consult
and invite accountant to review and
express specific opinion.
The company acquires real estate
from the related persons, any of the
following circumstances, shall handle
in accordance with the regulations of
Article 12, not applicable to the
regulations of preceding three
sections:
1.The related person’s acquisition of
real estate because of inheritance or
donation.
2.For more than 5 years already
since the time when related persons
contracting and acquiring real estate
to the contracting date of this
transaction.
3.Acquisition of real estate because
of signing co-construction contract
with related persons, or acquisition
of real estate because of self-land
entrust construction, rented land
entrust construction, and entrust
related persons for construction of
real estate.
issuance company and
its parent company, its
subsidiaries, or its
directly or indirectly
100%-owned
subsidiaries, have a
collective lease of real
estate, and the
possibility of
sub-letting, and The
risk of unlawful
transactions involving
a non-conventional
transaction is relatively
low. The fourth
paragraph of the
fourth paragraph is
added to exclude the
reasonableness of the
transaction costs (the
price at which the
acquirer obtains the
price of the real estate
transaction or the
price paid for the
leased real estate).
Therefore, it is revised
in accordance with the
competent authority.
Article 14 Compared with transaction price,
the companyevaluates the result
Compared with transaction price, the
companyevaluates the result low
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low according to the regulations of
preceding first section and second
section, shall handle according to
the Article 15. But because of the
following circumstances, meanwhile
for which put forwards objective
evidence and acquires the specific
and rational opinion of real estate
professional evaluator, shall not
subject to the limits.
1.Related persons are the people
who acquire raw land or rented land
and then construct, meanwhile meet
one of the followed conditions:
(1) Raw land evaluation according to
the method of preceding article, as
for building, according to
construction cost plus reasonable
construction profit, the total exceeds
actual transaction price. The
referred reasonable construction
profit shall take the lower gross
margin between the average
operating margin of related persons’
construction department in the past
three years or gross margin of
construction industry in recent
period that published by Ministry of
Finance as standard.
(2) Other floors of a same contract
object real estate or other
non-related persons’ successful
transaction case in nearby district
within 1 year, area is similar,
meanwhile the transaction condition
is equivalent after evaluated
according to reasonable floor and
district difference in price of real
estate business practices.
2.Purchase of real estate from
related persons, the transaction
condition is equivalent to other
non-related persons’ successful
transaction case in nearby district
within 1 year, meanwhile area is
similar.
As for the preceding referred
nearby district or transaction case,
take the case that in a same or
nearby street meanwhile within 500
meters in circumference at a
distance from transaction contract
object, or the case which has similar
announced land current value as
principle;the referred similar area
according to the regulations of
preceding first section and second
section, shall handle according to the
Article 15. But because of the
following circumstances, meanwhile
for which put forwards objective
evidence and acquires the specific
and rational opinion of real estate
professional evaluator, shall not
subject to the limits.
1.Related persons are the people who
acquire raw land or rented land and
then construct, meanwhile meet one
of the followed conditions:
(1) Raw land evaluation according to
the method of preceding article, as
for building, according to
construction cost plus reasonable
construction profit, the total exceeds
actual transaction price. The referred
reasonable construction profit shall
take the lower gross margin between
the average operating margin of
related persons’ construction
department in the past three years or
gross margin of construction industry
in recent period that published by
Ministry of Finance as standard.
(2) Other floors of a same contract
object real estate or other
non-related persons’ successful
transaction case in nearby district
within 1 year, area is similar,
meanwhile the transaction condition
is equivalent after evaluated
according to reasonable floor and
district difference in price of real
estate business practices.
(3) Other non-related persons’ rental
case of other floors of a same
contract object real estate within 1
year, the transaction condition is
equivalent, after estimated according
to reasonable floor difference in price
of real estate rental practices.
2.Purchase of real estate from related
persons, the transaction condition is
equivalent to other non-related
persons’ successful transaction case
in nearby district within 1 year,
meanwhile area is similar.
As for the preceding referred nearby
district or transaction case, take the
case that in a same or nearby street
meanwhile within 500 meters in
acquisition of real
estate use right assets
from related parties,
and was able to use the
non-relevant lease
transactions in the
adjacent area for one
year as a reference
case for calculating and
estimating the
reasonableness of the
transaction price, and
the current first
paragraph first
paragraph third item
The consolidation to
the second item and
the addition of the
rental case are also
transaction cases and
are revised in
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shall take the non-related persons
other transaction case that area is
no less than 50% of transaction
contract object area as principle; the
referred within 1 year means to
based on the fact occurrence date of
acquisition of real estate this time,
retrospect and calculate one year.
circumference at a distance from
transaction contract object, or the
case which has similar announced
land current value as principle; the
referred similar area shall take the
non-related persons other
transaction case that area is no less
than 50% of transaction contract
object area as principle; the referred
within 1 year means to based on the
fact occurrence date of acquisition of
real estate this time, retrospect and
calculate one year.
Article 15 The company acquires real estate
from related persons Or its right to
use assets, if compared with
transaction price, the evaluation
result is low according to the
regulations of Article 13 and Article
14, and the company shall handle
the following matters:
1.The difference between the real
estate Or its right to use assets
transaction price and evaluation
cost shall not be assigned or
transferred as capital increase and
allotment of shares according to
special reserve that proposed and
listed in the first section regulation
of Article 41 of the Securities and
Exchange Law. If the investor of the
company investment equity method
assessment is public company, also
shall propose and list the special
reserve on the proposed and listed
amount according to shareholding
ratio in accordance with the first
section regulation of Article 41 of the
Securities and Exchange Law.
2.Supervisor shall handle according
to the Article 218 of Company Law.
3.The first and second items
handling cases should be proposed
and reported to Shareholders
meeting, transaction details are
revealed in the annual report and
prospectus.
Shall start use the special reserves
that the company proposes and lists
according to the preceding item
after the high-priced purchased
assets have been recognized as
unrealized loss, disposal,
appropriate compensation or
restitution,or there is other
The company acquires real estate
from related persons, if compared
with transaction price, the evaluation
result is low according to the
regulations of Article 13 and Article
14, and the company shall handle the
following matters:
1.The difference between the real
estate transaction price and
evaluation cost shall not be assigned
or transferred as capital increase and
allotment of shares according to
special reserve that proposed and
listed in the first section regulation of
Article 41 of the Securities and
Exchange Law. If the investor of the
company investment equity method
assessment is public company, also
shall propose and list the special
reserve on the proposed and listed
amount according to shareholding
ratio in accordance with the first
section regulation of Article 41 of the
Securities and Exchange Law.
2.Supervisor shall handle according
to the Article 218 of Company Law.
3.The first and second items
handling cases should be proposed
and reported to Shareholders
meeting, transaction details are
revealed in the annual report and
prospectus.
Shall start use the special reserves
that the company proposes and lists
according to the preceding item after
the high-priced purchased assets
have been recognized as unrealized
loss, disposal, appropriate
compensation or restitution, or there
is other evidence that confirmation
of no unreasonable situation, and
after agreed bythe Financial
In accordance with the
provisions of the
International Financial
Reporting Standards
No. 16 Lease Bulletin,
in the first preambular
paragraph, the first
paragraph, the second
paragraph and the
third item, the assets
of the real estate use
right leased to the
related parties are
included in the
assessment cost.
When the transaction
price is low, the
requirements should
be revised, so it should
be revised in
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evidence that confirmation of no
unreasonable situation, and after
agreed by the Financial Supervisory
Commission.
If there is other evidence that there
is improper regular business
practice condition when the
company acquires real estate Or its
right to use assetstransaction from
related persons, shall handle
according to the preceding 2
sections.
Supervisory Commission.
If there is other evidence that there is
improper regular business practice
condition when the company
acquires real estate transaction from
related persons, shall handle
according to the preceding 2
sections.
Article 17 When the company operates the
transaction of derivative commodity,
shall implement the following risk
management measures:
1.isk management scope shall
include credit, market price,
liquidity, cash flow, operation, legal
and other risk managements.
2.Transaction personnel who
engaged in derivative commodity
transaction and the person who
engaged in confirmation and
delivery, etc shall not concurrently
hold the position of each other.
3.Risk measure, monitor and control
personnel shall belong to different
departments with the personnel of
preceding item, meanwhile shall
report to the board of directors or
the high-ranking managers who are
irresponsible for transaction or parts
of the decision making
responsibility.
4.The derivative commodity
transaction holding parts shall be
assessed at least once a week, but as
for the safe-haven transaction as
business required shall be assessed
at least twice one month, the
assessment report shall be
submitted to the high-ranking
managers who authorized by the
board of directors.
5.Other important risk management
measures.
When the company operates the
transaction of derivative commodity,
shall implement the following risk
management measures:
1.isk management scope shall
include credit, market price, liquidity,
cash flow, operation, legal and other
risk managements.
2.Transaction personnel who
engaged in derivative commodity
transaction and the person who
engaged in confirmation and
delivery, etc shall not concurrently
hold the position of each other.
3.Risk measure, monitor and control
personnel shall belong to different
departments with the personnel of
preceding item, meanwhile shall
report to the board of directors or
the high-ranking managers who are
irresponsible for transaction or parts
of the decision making responsibility.
4.The derivative commodity
transaction holding parts shall be
assessed at least once a week, but as
for the safe-haven transaction as
business required shall be assessed
at least twice one month, the
assessment report shall be
submitted to the high-ranking
managers who authorized by the
board of directors.
5.Other important risk management
measures.

Text modification.
Article 18 When the company operate the
transaction of derivative commodity,
board of directors shall implement
supervision and administration
according to the following policies:
1.Assign high-ranking managers to
pay attention to the supervision and
controloftransaction riskof
When the company operate the
transaction of derivative commodity,
board of directors shall implement
supervision and administration
according to the following policies:
1.Assign high-ranking managers to
pay attention to the supervision and
controloftransaction riskof
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derivative commodity at any time.
2.Regularly assess whether the
performance of transaction of
derivative commodity conforms to
the set operation strategy and
whether the undertaken risk is
under the allowed scope of the
company.
High-ranking managers authorized
by board of directors shall manage
transaction of derivative commodity
according to the following policies:
1.Regularly assess whether the
current applied risk management
measure is suitable and dispose
according to transaction disposal
procedure of derivative commodity
set by the criterion and the
company.
2.Supervise transaction, profit and
loss situation, when finding
abnormal situation, shall conduct
necessary response measures, and
report to board of directors
immediately, independent director
of board of directors shall attend
and express opinions.
When the company operate the
transaction of derivative commodity,
and authorizes the related
personnel to dispose according to
disposal procedure regulation of
operating transaction of derivative
commodity, shall propose and
report to the latest board of
directors after then.
derivative commodity at any time.
2.Regularly assess whether the
performance of transaction of
derivative commodity conforms to
the set operation strategy and
whether the undertaken risk is under
the allowed scope of the company.
High-ranking managers authorized
by board of directors shall manage
transaction of derivative commodity
according to the following policies:
1.Regularly assess whether the
current applied risk management
measure is suitable and dispose
according to transaction disposal
procedure of derivative commodity
set by the criterion and the company.
2.Supervise transaction, profit and
loss situation, when finding abnormal
situation, shall conduct necessary
response measures, and report to
board of directors immediately,
independent director of board of
directors shall attend and express
opinions.
When the company operate the
transaction of derivative commodity,
and authorizes the related personnel
to dispose according to disposal
procedure regulation of operating
transaction of derivative commodity,
shall propose and report to the latest
board of directors after then.
Article 19 The company works on derivatives
commodity transaction, and it shall
establish the memorandum book, to
publish details on derivatives
transaction types, amount of money,
passing date of board of directors,
and matters that shall be carefully
evaluated according to Item 4 of
Article 17, Item 2 of Section 1 and
Item 1 of Section 2 of Article 18, for
future reference.
The internal auditors of the
company shall understand the
internal controls propriety of
derivatives transaction at fixed
period, and take monthly
examination on the abidance
condition of derivatives transaction
disposalprocedure bythe
The company works on derivatives
commodity transaction, and it shall
establish the memorandum book, to
publish details on derivatives
transaction types, amount of money,
passing date of board of directors,
and matters that shall be carefully
evaluated according to Item 4 of
Article 17, Item 2 of Section 1 and
Item 1 of Section 2 of Article 18, for
future reference.
The internal auditors of the company
shall understand the internal controls
propriety of derivatives transaction at
fixed period, and take monthly
examination on the abidance
condition of derivatives transaction
disposal procedure by the
transaction sector,then make an
The competent
authority shall, in
consideration of the
spirit of the internal
control system to
establish an internal
control system for the
implementation of the
internal control
system, the spirit of
the auditing
operation, and the
addition of
independent directors
who have been set up
according to law, shall
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transaction sector, then make an
audit report. If the auditors discover
some illegal matters, they shall
inform Independent directors and
The Audit Committee in written
form.
audit report. If the auditors discover
some illegal matters, they shall
inform The Audit Committee in
written form.
discovery of major
derivative goods
violations. Match with
revision
Article22 As participating in the merger,
division or acquisition, except as
otherwise stipulated by law, or
reporting to Financial Supervisory
Commission for agreement in
advance on specific factors, the
company shall hold board of
directors and Shareholders meeting
with all participating companies on
the same day, to resolve related
issues on merger, split or
acquisition.
As participating in the share
transferee, except as otherwise
stipulated by law, or reporting to
Financial Supervisory Commission
for agreement in advance on
specific factors, the company shall
hold board of directors with all
participating companies on the
same day.
The listing company participating in
merger, split, acquisition or shares
transferee or its stock traded in
securities dealer’s business premise,
the company shall make the
following materials into intact
written record, and keep it for five
years for examination.
1. Basic information of staff: include
the professional title, name, ID
number (the passport number of
foreigners) of all staff that
participate in merger, division,
acquisition or share transfer plan, or
the plan implementation staff before
the news is opened to the public.
2. Date of important matter: include
signing a letter of intent or
memorandum, entrusting financial
or legal advisor, signing the contract,
board of directors and other dates.
3. The important documents and
journals: include merger, division,
acquisition or share transfer plan,
letter of intent or memorandum, the
important contract and board of
directors’ journals, or other
documents.
As participating in the merger,
division or acquisition, except as
otherwise stipulated by law, or
reporting to Financial Supervisory
Commission for agreement in
advance on specific factors, the
company shall hold board of
directors and Shareholders meeting
with all participating companies on
the same day, to resolve related
issues on merger, split or acquisition.
As participating in the share
transferee, except as otherwise
stipulated by law, or reporting to
Financial Supervisory Commission
for agreement in advance on specific
factors, the company shall hold board
of directors with all participating
companies on the same day.
The listing company participating in
merger, split, acquisition or shares
transferee or its stock traded in
securities dealer’s business premise,
the company shall make the
following materials into intact
written record, and keep it for five
years for examination.
1. Basic information of staff: include
the professional title, name, ID
number (the passport number of
foreigners) of all staff that participate
in merger, division, acquisition or
share transfer plan, or the plan
implementation staff before the news
is opened to the public.
2. Date of important matter: include
signing a letter of intent or
memorandum, entrusting financial or
legal advisor, signing the contract,
board of directors and other dates.
3. The important documents and
journals: include merger, division,
acquisition or share transfer plan,
letter of intent or memorandum, the
important contract and board of
directors’ journals, or other
documents.
The listing company participating in
merger,split,acquisition or shares
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The listing company participating in
merger, split, acquisition or shares
transferee or its stock traded in
securities dealer’s business premise,
the company shall report data of
Item 1 and Item 2 of the preceding
paragraph to Financial Supervisory
Commission for future reference
through the internet information
systems and according to the
prescribed form, on the second day
since the date of resolution passing.
If there are companies not
belonging to the listing company or
its stock traded in securities dealer’s
business premise among companies
participating in merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee, the
listing company or its stock traded in
securities dealer’s business premise
shall sign an agreement with them,
And in accordance with the previous
two provisions.
transferee or its stock traded in
securities dealer’s business premise,
the company shall report data of Item
1 and Item 2 of the preceding
paragraph to Financial Supervisory
Commission for future reference
through the internet information
systems and according to the
prescribed form, on the second day
since the date of resolution passing.
If there are companies not belonging
to the listing company or its stock
traded in securities dealer’s business
premise among companies
participating in merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee, the
listing company or its stock traded in
securities dealer’s business premise
shall sign an agreement with them,
and transact it according to the
stipulation of Section 3 and Section 4.
Article 27 if there are non-public issued
companies among companies that
participate in merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee, the
company shall sign an agreement
with them, and transact it according
to the stipulation of Article 22,
Article 23 and The provisions of the
precedingarticle.
if there are non-public issued
companies among companies that
participate in merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee, the
company shall sign an agreement
with them, and transact it according
to the stipulation of Article 22, Article
23 and Article 26.
Text modification.
Article 28 As acquiring or disposing the assets,
if the following situations happen,
the company’s sponsoring
department shall transact the
announcement declaration of
relevant information through the
website appointed by Financial
Supervisory Commission from the
second day since the date of things
happening, according to assets
properties and prescribed form of
announcement of Financial
Supervisory Commission.
1.Acquire or dispose the real estate
from related persons Or its right to
use assets, or acquire or dispose
other assets except for the real
estate with related persons Or its
right to use assets with the
transaction amount of reaching 20%
of paid-in capital, 10% of total assets
or over 300 million of New Taiwan
Currency. However, buying and
As acquiring or disposing the assets,
if the following situations happen,
the company’s sponsoring
department shall transact the
announcement declaration of
relevant information through the
website appointed by Financial
Supervisory Commission from the
second day since the date of things
happening, according to assets
properties and prescribed form of
announcement of Financial
Supervisory Commission.
1.Acquire or dispose the real estate
from related persons, or acquire or
dispose other assets except for the
real estate with related persons with
the transaction amount of reaching
20% of paid-in capital, 10% of total
assets or over 300 million of New
Taiwan Currency. However, buying
and selling bonds or bonds attached
withbuying and selling conditions,
1. The competent
authority considers
that the central and
local government debts
of our country are
clear and easy to
inquire, and the
notices are exempted
from the
announcement. The
foreign government
bonds are not the
same, and the
exemptions from this
article are not yet
covered. The first
paragraphs and the
sixth paragraphs will
be The fixed public
debts are clearly
limited to domestic
public debts, so they
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selling bonds or bonds attached with
buying and selling conditions, and
purchase or redemption of domestic
money market funds are not subject
to the limits.
2.Conduct the merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee.
3.The operated derivative
commodity transaction losses reach
the total amount of the regulated
disposal procedure or the upper
limit of loss of specific contracts.
4.The types of assets acquired or
disposed of are equipment for
business use, and the transaction
objects are not related parties Or its
right to use assets, and the
transaction amount is NT$1 billion
or more.
5.The real estate will be acquired by
land commissioning, land lease
commission construction, joint
housing construction, joint
construction, and joint construction.
The estimated transaction amount is
NT$500 million.
6.Assets transaction, the company’s
disposal creditor's rights or the
operational mainland region
investment except for the first five
items, with the transaction amount
of reaching 20% of paid-in capital, or
over 300 million of New Taiwan
Currency. But the following
conditions are not subject to the
limits.
(1) Buying and selling domestic
bonds.
(2) The negotiable securities
transaction done in the securities
exchange at home and abroad or the
securities dealer’s business premise
by persons that specialized in
investment, or the negotiable
securities subscribed by securities
dealers in the basic-level market and
negotiable securities subscribed
according to stipulations. (excluding
subordinated bonds), or purchase or
buy back a securities investment
trust or futures trust.
(3) Buying and selling bonds
attached with buying and selling
conditions, and purchase or
redemption of domestic money
and purchase or redemption of
domestic money market funds are
not subject to the limits.
2.Conduct the merger, split,
acquisition or shares transferee.
3.The operated derivative commodity
transaction losses reach the total
amount of the regulated disposal
procedure or the upper limit of loss
of specific contracts.
4.The types of assets acquired or
disposed of are equipment for
business use, and the transaction
objects are not related parties, and
the transaction amount is NT$1
billion or more.
5.The real estate will be acquired by
land commissioning, land lease
commission construction, joint
housing construction, joint
construction, and joint construction.
The estimated transaction amount is
NT$500 million.
6.Assets transaction, the company’s
disposal creditor's rights or the
operational mainland region
investment except for the first five
items, with the transaction amount
of reaching 20% of paid-in capital, or
over 300 million of New Taiwan
Currency. But the following
conditions are not subject to the
limits.
(1) Buying and selling bonds.
(2) The negotiable securities
transaction done in the securities
exchange at home and abroad or the
securities dealer’s business premise
by persons that specialized in
investment, or the negotiable
securities subscribed by securities
dealers in the basic-level market and
negotiable securities subscribed
according to stipulations.
(3) Buying and selling bonds attached
with buying and selling conditions,
and purchase or redemption of
domestic money market funds.
(4) The acquired or dispose asset
type belongs to the equipment
supplied for business use, and its
transaction object is not related
persons, meanwhile, the transaction
amount is no more than New Taiwan
Currencyof 500 million.
accordance with the
competent authorities.
2. The competent
authority shall, in
accordance with the
provisions of the
Lease Bulletin No. 16
of the International
Financial Reporting
Standards, amend the
first paragraph, the
first paragraph, the
fourth paragraph and
the third paragraph,
and include the
right-of-use assets in
the specification, so
cooperate with the
competent authority.
Revised.
Third, the first
paragraph of the fifth
paragraph is to
regulate the situation
of non-relevant
transactions,
discretionary text
corrections, to be clear.
4. The competent
authority considers
investment as a
professional (1) The
sale and purchase of
securities on the stock
exchanges of securities
companies or
securities firms at
home and abroad is a
regular business
operation, which may
lead to frequent
announcements, based
on the significant
consideration of
information disclosure.
exemption from its
announcement; (2) the
act of subscribing to
ordinary corporate
bonds in foreign
primary markets is a
regular act and its
commodity nature is
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market funds.
(4) The acquired or dispose asset
type belongs to the equipment
supplied for business use, and its
transaction object is not related
persons, meanwhile, the transaction
amount is no more than New
Taiwan Currency of 500 million.
(5) The real estate is acquired by
means of entrusted construction on
own land, entrusted construction on
rented land, co-construct with
separated rooms, co-construct with
divided shares, co-construct with
separated selling, and the estimated
input transaction amount is no more
than New Taiwan Currency of 500
million.
The transaction amount of
preceding paragraph is calculated
according to the following way:
1.The amount of each transaction.
2.The accumulated transaction
amount of the same nature acquired
or disposed with the same offeree
within one year.
3.The accumulated transaction
amount acquired or disposed (the
acquirement and disposition are
accumulated respectively) of the
same development plan real estate
Or its right to use assets within one
year.
4.The accumulated transaction
amount acquired or disposed (the
acquirement and disposition are
accumulated respectively) of the
same negotiable securities within
one year. The “within one year”
referred in the preceding paragraph
means the time that trace and
calculate forth for one year by taking
this transaction’s occurrence date of
facts as the baseline. According to
the criterion stipulation, the
announcement part is avoided to be
included.
According to the prescribed form,
the company shall monthly input
the derivative commodity
transaction conditions of the
company and the subsidiary
corporation of public issued
corporations without belonging to
China upto the end of last month,to
(5) The real estate is acquired by
means of entrusted construction on
own land, entrusted construction on
rented land, co-construct with
separated rooms, co-construct with
divided shares, co-construct with
separated selling, and the estimated
input transaction amount is no more
than New Taiwan Currency of 500
million.
The transaction amount of preceding
paragraph is calculated according to
the following way:
1.The amount of each transaction.
2.The accumulated transaction
amount of the same nature acquired
or disposed with the same offeree
within one year.
3.The accumulated transaction
amount acquired or disposed (the
acquirement and disposition are
accumulated respectively) of the
same development plan real estate
within one year.
4.The accumulated transaction
amount acquired or disposed (the
acquirement and disposition are
accumulated respectively) of the
same negotiable securities within
one year. The “within one year”
referred in the preceding paragraph
means the time that trace and
calculate forth for one year by taking
this transaction’s occurrence date of
facts as the baseline. According to the
criterion stipulation, the
announcement part is avoided to be
included.
According to the prescribed form,
the company shall monthly input the
derivative commodity transaction
conditions of the company and the
subsidiary corporation of public
issued corporations without
belonging to China up to the end of
last month, to the information return
internet of Financial Supervisory
Commission in 10 days before every
month.
When announcing, if there are
mistakes or omissions in the
announcement project which shall
be announced by the company
according to the stipulation, and
these mistakes or omissions need to
trust business and
futures trust business
are regulated by the
financial management
committee, and
purchase or buy back
The fund raised by the
fund (excluding the
offshore fund) is also a
recurring act of
investing as a
professional. It is
amended to relax the
announcement of the
exemption from the
opening of the
securities before the
sale and the higher the
risk of the
subordinated bonds. A
general financial bond
that does not involve
equity, does not include
a secondary order
bond, and is amended
to the second item of
the first paragraph of
the sixth paragraph, so
it is revised in
accordance with the
competent authority.
5. The third paragraph
of the first paragraph
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the information return internet of
Financial Supervisory Commission
in 10 days before every month.
When announcing, if there are
mistakes or omissions in the
announcement project which shall
be announced by the company
according to the stipulation, and
these mistakes or omissions need to
be supplemented and corrected,
then the whole project shall be
announced and declared again.
As acquiring or disposing assets, the
company shall prepare relevant
contract, journal, memorandum
book, appraisal report, accountant,
lawyer or finder’s opinion book in
the company, and except for other
conditions stipulated by the law,
these materials shall be kept for at
least five years.
be supplemented and corrected, then
the whole project shall be announced
and declared again.
As acquiring or disposing assets, the
company shall prepare relevant
contract, journal, memorandum
book, appraisal report, accountant,
lawyer or finder’s opinion book in the
company, and except for other
conditions stipulated by the law,
these materials shall be kept for at
least five years.
Article 30 If the subsidiary corporation of the
company which is not belonged to
the public issued company in China,
acquires or disposes assets, and
shall announce its declaration
conditions according to Chapter 6
stipulation, the company shall do it.
The subsidiary corporation in the
preceding paragraph is suitable for
Section 1 of Article 28 of the
announced declaration standard
about reaching, and taking the
company’s paid-in capital or total
assets as the criterion.
The stipulation of 10% of total assets
in the procedure shall be calculated
according to the total assets amount
of the most recent individual or
special finical report stipulated in
securities issuers’ Financial Reports
Statements criterion.
If the subsidiary corporation of the
company which is not belonged to
the public issued company in China,
acquires or disposes assets, and shall
announce its declaration conditions
according to Chapter 6 stipulation,
the company shall do it.
The subsidiary corporation in the
preceding paragraph is suitable for
Section 1 of Article 28 of the
announced declaration standard
about reaching 20% of paid-in capital
or 10% of total assets, and taking the
company’s paid-in capital or total
assets as the criterion.
The stipulation of 10% of total assets
in the procedure shall be calculated
according to the total assets amount
of the most recent individual or
special finical report stipulated in
securities issuers’ Financial Reports
Statements criterion.
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Appendix 1

Union Bank of Taiwan Shareholders Meeting Procedure Rules

Approved by founders meeting on 10 December 1991 Amendment approved by shareholders meeting on 20 April 1998 Amendment approved by shareholders meeting on 23 April 2010 Amendment approved by shareholders meeting on 22 June 2012 Amendment approved by shareholders meeting on 26 June 2015

  1. To establish a strong governance system and sound supervisory capabilities for this Bank’s shareholders meetings, and to strengthen management capabilities, these Rules are adopted pursuant to Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.

  2. The rules of procedures for this Bank's shareholders meetings, except as

  3. otherwise provided by law, regulation, or the articles of incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.

  4. Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, this Bank's shareholders meetings shall be convened by the board of directors.

This Bank shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation, or the election or dismissal of directors or supervisors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) before 30 days before the date of a regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of a Preferred shareholders meeting. This Bank shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS before 21 days before the date of the regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of the Preferred shareholders meeting. In addition, before 15 days before the date of the shareholders meeting, this Bank shall also have prepared the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at this Bank and the professional shareholder services agent designated thereby as well as being distributed on-site at the meeting place.

The reasons for convening a shareholders meeting shall be specified in the meeting notice and public announcement. With the consent of the addressee, the meeting notice may be given in electronic form.

Election or dismissal of directors or supervisors, amendments to the articles of incorporation, the dissolution, merger, or demerger of the corporation, or any matter under Article 185, paragraph 1 of the Company Act, Articles 26-1 and 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, or Articles 56-1 and 60-2 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall be set out in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extraordinary motion.

A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to this Bank a written proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. Such proposals, however, are limited to one item only, and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. In addition, when the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article 172-1, paragraph 4 of the Company Act apply to a proposal put forward by a shareholder, the board of directors may exclude it from the agenda.

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Prior to the book closure date before a regular shareholders meeting is held, this Bank shall publicly announce that it will receive shareholder proposals, and the location and time period for their submission; the period for submission of shareholder proposals may not be less than 10 days.

Shareholder-submitted proposals are limited to 300 words, and no proposal containing more than 300 words will be included in the meeting agenda. The shareholder making the proposal shall be present in person or by proxy at the regular shareholders meeting and take part in discussion of the proposal.

Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a shareholders meeting, this Bank shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders meeting the board of directors shall explain the reasons for exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda.

  1. For each shareholders meeting, a shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting by providing the proxy form issued by this Bank and stating the scope of the proxy's authorization.

A shareholder may issue only one proxy form and appoint only one proxy for any given shareholders meeting, and shall deliver the proxy form to this Bank before 5 days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate proxy forms are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail unless a declaration is made to cancel the previous proxy appointment.

After a proxy form has been delivered to this Bank, if the shareholder intends to attend the meeting in person or to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronically, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to this Bank before 2 business days before the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.

  1. The venue for a shareholders meeting shall be the premises of this Bank, or a place easily accessible to shareholders and suitable for a shareholders meeting. The meeting may begin no earlier than 9 a.m. and no later than 3 p.m.

  2. This Bank shall specify in its shareholders meeting notices the time during which shareholder attendance registrations will be accepted, the place to register for attendance, and other matters for attention.

  3. The time during which shareholder attendance registrations will be accepted, as stated in the preceding paragraph, shall be at least 30 minutes prior to the time the meeting commences. The place at which attendance registrations are accepted shall be clearly marked and a sufficient number of suitable personnel assigned to handle the registrations.

This Bank shall furnish the attending shareholders with an attendance book to sign, or attending shareholders may hand in a sign-in card in lieu of signing in. This Bank shall furnish attending shareholders with the meeting agenda book, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slips, voting slips, and other meeting materials. Where there is an election of directors or supervisors, pre-printed ballots shall also be furnished. Shareholders shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. This Bank may not arbitrarily add requirements for other documents beyond those showing eligibility to attend presented by shareholders. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.

  1. If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting shall be chaired by the chairperson of the board. When the chairperson of the board is on

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leave or for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall act in place of the chairperson; if there is no vice chairperson or the vice chairperson also is on leave or for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the vice chairperson, the chairperson shall appoint one of the managing directors to act as chair, or, if there are no managing directors, one of the directors shall be appointed to act as chair. Where the chairperson does not make such a designation, the managing directors or the directors shall select from among themselves one person to serve as chair.

When a managing director or a director serves as chair, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the managing director or director shall be one who has held that position for six months or more and who understands the financial and business conditions of the company. The same shall be true for a representative of a juristic person director that serves as chair.

It is advisable that shareholders meetings convened by the board of directors be chaired by the chairperson of the board in person and attended by a majority of the directors and at least one member of each functional committee on behalf of the committee. The attendance shall be recorded in the meeting minutes.

If a shareholders meeting is convened by a party with power to convene but other than the board of directors, the convening party shall chair the meeting. When there are two or more such convening parties, they shall mutually select a chair from among themselves.

This Bank may appoint its attorneys, certified public accountants, or related persons retained by it to attend a shareholders meeting in a non-voting capacity.

  1. This Bank shall make an audio and video recording of the proceedings of the shareholders meeting. The recorded materials of the preceding paragraph shall be retained for at least 1 year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the recording shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

  2. Attendance at shareholders meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed in plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically.

  3. The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than 1 hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one third of the total number of issued shares, the chair shall declare the meeting adjourned.

If the quorum is not met after two postponements as referred to in the preceding paragraph, but the attending shareholders represent one third or more of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be adopted pursuant to Article 175, paragraph 1 of the Company Act; all shareholders shall be notified of the tentative resolution and another shareholders meeting shall be convened within 1 month. When, prior to conclusion of the meeting, the attending shareholders represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may resubmit the tentative resolution for a vote by the shareholders meeting pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Act.

  1. If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. The meeting shall proceed in the order set

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by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a shareholders meeting convened by a party with the power to convene that is not the board of directors.

The chair may not declare the meeting adjourned prior to completion of deliberation on the meeting agenda of the preceding two paragraphs (including extraordinary motions), except by a resolution of the shareholders meeting. If the chair declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules of procedure, the other members of the board of directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new chair in accordance with statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and then continue the meeting. The chair shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; when the chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed and call for a vote.

  1. Before speaking, an attending shareholder must specify on a speaker's slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair.

A shareholder in attendance who has submitted a speaker's slip but does not actually speak shall be deemed to have not spoken. When the content of the speech does not correspond to the subject given on the speaker's slip, the spoken content shall prevail. Except with the consent of the chair, a shareholder may not speak more than twice on the same proposal, and a single speech may not exceed 5 minutes. If the shareholder's speech violates the rules or exceeds the scope of the agenda item, the chair may terminate the speech.

When an attending shareholder is speaking, other shareholders may not speak or interrupt unless they have sought and obtained the consent of the chair and the shareholder that has the floor; the chair shall stop any violation.

When a juristic person shareholder appoints two or more representatives to attend a shareholders meeting, only one of the representatives so appointed may speak on the same proposal. After an attending shareholder has spoken, the chair may respond in person or direct relevant personnel to respond.

  1. Voting at a shareholders meeting shall be calculated based the number of shares.

With respect to resolutions of shareholders meetings, the number of shares held by a shareholder with no voting rights shall not be calculated as part of the total number of issued shares.

When a shareholder is an interested party in relation to an agenda item, and there is the likelihood that such a relationship would prejudice the interests of this Bank, that shareholder may not vote on that item, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy for any other shareholder.

The number of shares for which voting rights may not be exercised under the preceding paragraph shall not be calculated as part of the voting rights represented by attending shareholders.

With the exception of a trust enterprise or a shareholder services agent approved by the competent securities authority, when one person is concurrently appointed as proxy by

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two or more shareholders, the voting rights represented by that proxy may not exceed 3 percent of the voting rights represented by the total number of issued shares. If that percentage is exceeded, the voting rights in excess of that percentage shall not be included in the calculation.

  1. A shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share held, except when the shares are restricted shares or are deemed non-voting shares.

When this Bank holds a shareholders meeting, it may allow the shareholders to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means. When voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by correspondence or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person, but to have waived his/her rights with respect to the extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting.

A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means under the preceding paragraph shall deliver a written declaration of intent to this Bank before 2 days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate declarations of intent are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail, except when a declaration is made to cancel the earlier declaration of intent.

After a shareholder has exercised voting rights by correspondence or electronic means, in the event the shareholder intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person, a written declaration of intent to retract the voting rights already exercised under the preceding paragraph shall be made known to this Bank, by the same means by which the voting rights were exercised, before 2 business days before the date of the shareholders meeting. If the notice of retraction is submitted after that time, the voting rights already exercised by correspondence or electronic means shall prevail. When a shareholder has exercised voting rights both by correspondence or electronic means and by appointing a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting, the voting rights exercised by the proxy in the meeting shall prevail.

Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in this Bank's articles of incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. At the time of a vote, for each proposal, the chair or a person designated by the chair shall first announce the total number of voting rights represented by the attending shareholders, followed by a poll of the shareholders. After the conclusion of the meeting, on the same day it is held, the results for each proposal, based on the numbers of votes for and against and the number of abstentions, shall be entered into the MOPS.

When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected, and no further voting shall be required. Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of this Bank. Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.

  1. The election of directors or supervisors at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules adopted by this Bank, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names

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of those elected as directors and supervisors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected.

  • The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least 1 year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

  • Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form.

  • This Bank may distribute the meeting minutes of the preceding paragraph by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS.

  • The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the chair's full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and their results, and shall be retained for the duration of the existence of this Bank.

  • On the day of a shareholders meeting, this Bank shall compile in the prescribed format a statistical statement of the number of shares obtained by solicitors through solicitation and the number of shares represented by proxies, and shall make an express disclosure of the same at the place of the shareholders meeting.

  • If matters put to a resolution at a shareholders meeting constitute material information under applicable laws or regulations or under Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation regulations, this Bank shall upload the content of such resolution to the MOPS within the prescribed time period.

  • Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or arm bands.

  • The chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word "Proctor." At the place of a shareholders meeting, if a shareholder attempts to speak through any device other than the public address equipment set up by this Bank, the chair may prevent the shareholder from so doing.

  • When a shareholder violates the rules of procedure and defies the chair's correction, obstructing the proceedings and refusing to heed calls to stop, the chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to escort the shareholder from the meeting.

  • When a meeting is in progress, the chair may announce a break based on time considerations. If a force majeure event occurs, the chair may rule the meeting temporarily suspended and announce a time when, in view of the circumstances, the meeting will be resumed.

  • If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items (including extraordinary motions) on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue. A resolution may be adopted at a shareholders meeting to defer or resume the meeting within 5 days in accordance with Article 182 of the Company Act.

  • These Rules, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after adoption by shareholders meetings.

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Appendix 2

Union Bank of Taiwan Articles of Association

Chapter 1 General

  • Article 1. The Bank is organized in accordance with the Company Act and the Banking Act and is named Union Bank of Taiwan.

  • Article 2. The Bank is headquartered in Taipei City and may, as required for business, set up branches or offices in proper domestic and overseas locations. The establishment, cancellation or change of any such branch or office shall be subject to board resolution and approval by the competent authority.

  • Article 3. The Bank makes public announcements in daily newspapers circulated in the place where the Bank is locate.

Chapter 2 Shares

  • Article 4. The Bank’s total capital is NT$45 Billion, divided into 4500,000,000 shares, at NT$10 per share. The shares are divided into ordinary shares and Preferred shares and are issued through several issuances. For shares already issued under the previous paragraph, the securities custodian organization may ask for merger and exchange for securities of large face value.

  • Article 5. All of the Bank’s shares are registered shares and shall be issued after the signatures or seals of the Chairman and two or more managing directors are affixed and following certification in accordance with the law. The Bank is not obliged to print share certificates for registered shares it issues. However, the shares shall be registered or kept by a securities custodian organization.

  • Article5-1 The rights & obligations of Preferred share and other important issuance conditions of

the Bank shall be as follows:

  1. If there is a surplus in the Bank's annual statement, in addition to paying income tax in accordance with the law, after making up the annual losses of previous years, setting the statutory surplus reserve and setting or recovering the Preferred surplus reserve in accordance with the provisions of Article 39 of the Articles of Association, the balance shall be hereto given priority to the allocation of dividends on Preferred shares in the current year.

  2. The upper limit of dividends on Preferred shares shall be up to 8% of the annual rate, which can be calculated according to the issue price per share; the dividends may be paid in one lump sum in cash each year; after the financial report has been accepted by the board of directors at the annual regular meeting of stockholders, the dividends payable over the previous year will be paid at the base date as set out by the board of directors. The dividends of issuance year and recovery year can be calculated according to the actual number of days of issuance in the current year.

  3. The Bank shall distribute the dividends on Preferred shares at its discretion. If the dividends are distributed due to the absence of surplus or non-surplus in the Bank's annual final accounts, or if the

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distribution of dividends on Preferred shares will result in the Bank's capital adequacy ratio below the minimum requirements as stipulated in the Decree or by the Competent Authority, or based on any other necessary considerations, the Bank must make resolutions on non-distribution of dividends on Preferred shares; the Preferred shareholders shall not raise objection to such resolutions; the non-distributed or distributed under-dividends shall not be accumulated in deferred payment from the surplus in subsequent years.

  1. Apart from receiving the dividends as stated in Paragraph 2 of this Item, the Preferred shareholders shall not participate in the distribution of surplus and capital reserve in cash and appropriation of capital on ordinary shares.

  2. The order of distributing the Bank's residual properties to the Preferred shareholders takes precedence over the ordinary shareholders, and is the same as the order of compensating the shareholders holding the Preferred shares issued by the Bank, whichever is next to the order of compensating the general creditors, but limited to the issue amount.

  3. The Preferred shareholders have no voting rights and rights of election, but have the right to vote at the Preferred Shareholders meeting or the Shareholders meeting involved in the rights and obligations of Preferred shareholders.

  4. The Preferred share shall not be converted into the ordinary share. Also, the Preferred shareholders shall not request the Bank to recover the rights of Preferred shares held by such Preferred shareholders.

  5. The Preferred shares refer to the undated shares which may be recovered by the Bank in whole or in part as per the original actual issuing price at any time from the next day after the expiry of five-year term of issuance. The non-recovered Preferred shares will still have rights and obligations as set out in the issuance conditions of this Article. In the same year in which the Preferred shares are recovered, if a resolution on payment of dividends is made at the Shareholder meeting of the Bank, as of the recovery date, the dividends will be paid, which can be calculated according to the actual number of days issuance in the same year.

    • The board of directors shall be authorized to determine the name, issuing date and specific issuance conditions of Preferred share in respect of the capital market conditions and the subscription willingness of investors in accordance with the provisions of Articles of Association of the Bank and other relevant laws & regulations.
  6. Article 6. The Bank’s share dividend of ordinary share is 6% per year. However, no dividend shall

    • be distributed unless there is profit.
  7. Article 7. If any share of the Bank is held by the same person or the same affiliate individually or in a joint or combined manner, a filing or application for approval shall be made in accordance with the Banking Act. If no filing or application for approval is made as stipulated, the exceeding portion shall not be entitled to voting rights and the competent authority shall

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order disposal before a deadline.

Any matter that is not stipulated under the previous paragraph shall be handled in accordance with the applicable laws of the competent authority.

  • Article 8. The Bank’s shareholder service shall be handled in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies.

  • Article 9. Registration for share transfer shall be suspended during a period of 60 days before a general shareholders meeting, 30 days before a Preferred shareholders

  • meeting and 5

  • days before the record date for distribution of dividend or bonus. The periods under the previous paragraph shall start from the date of the meeting or the record date.

Chapter 3 Business

  • Article 10. The Bank operates the following business:

H101021 Commercial banking business.、H601011 Personal insurance agent、H601021 Property insurance agent

  1. Commercial banking business。

  2. Personal insurance agent business

  3. Property insurance agent business

  4. The other related business that issued by authority.

Chapter 4 Shareholders Meeting

  • Article 11. The Bank’s shareholder meetings are divided into general meetings and Preferred

  • meetings. General meetings are held once every year within 6 months from the end of the accounting year. Preferred meetings are held in accordance with the law as required. To convene a general shareholders meeting, a notice shall be given to each shareholder 30 days in advance. To convene a Preferred shareholders meeting, a notice shall be given to each shareholder 15 days in advance. For shareholders holding less than 1,000 shares, the above notices may be given by public announcements. The notice and public announcement shall specify the reason for convening the meeting. With the consent of the recipient, the notice may be given electronically. When necessary, the Preferred Shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws & regulations.

  • Article 12. Any shareholder of the Bank that cannot attend a shareholders meeting for any reason may issue a proxy printed by the Bank, specifying the scope of authorization and designating a representative to attend the shareholders meeting. The Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholder Meetings of Public Companies shall also be applicable.

  • Article 13. The chairman shall chair shareholder meetings. If the chairman cannot attend the meeting for any reason, the chairman shall designate one managing director to chair the meeting. If the chairman does not make such designation, the managing directors shall appoint one person from among themselves.

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If the meeting is convened by any other person entitled to convene the meeting other than the board of directors, such person entitled to convene the meeting shall chair the meeting. If the meeting is convened by two or more persons entitled to convene the meeting, one person shall be elected to chair the meeting.

  • Article 14. Other than the shares with no voting rights under Article 179 of the Company Act, each shareholder of the Bank is entitled to one voting right per share.

  • Article 15. The shareholders meeting shall resolve and execute the following matters:

    • (1) Establishment and amendment of these articles of association of the Bank.

    • (2) Resolution about capital increase or decrease.

    • (3) Election of directors.

    • (4) Audit and approval of the statements prepared by the board of directors and audit report by the audit committee. To audit the statements and report, the shareholders meeting may select auditors.

    • (5) Resolution to distribute profit, dividend and bonus.

    • (6) Other resolutions in accordance with the Company Act.

  • Article 16. Unless otherwise provided by law, shareholder resolutions shall be approved by the shareholders representing the majority of voting rights represented in a meeting that is attended by shareholders representing the majority of all outstanding shares.

  • If the attending shareholder does not constitute the number required under the previous paragraph and if the meeting is attended by shareholders representing 1/3 or more of all outstanding shares, the attending shareholders may reach a provisional resolution by the majority of voting rights. The provisions resolution shall be provided to each shareholder and a shareholders meeting may be convened again within one month.

  • In the shareholders meeting under the previous paragraph and in relation to the provisions resolution, if the meeting is attended by shareholders representing 1/3 or more of all outstanding shares, an approval by the shareholders representing the majority of voting rights shall be deemed a resolution under the first paragraph.

  • Article 17. Shareholder resolutions shall be recorded in minutes, which shall be affixed with the signature or seal of the chairman and distributed to all shareholders within 20 days from the meeting. The minutes may be prepared in an electronic manner.

  • The distribution of the minutes under the previous paragraph may be made through public announcement.

  • The minutes shall record the year, month, date and location of the meeting, the name of the chairman, the method of resolution, the main proceedings and results of the meeting and shall be maintained together with the signature sheets showing attending shareholders and proxies.

Chapter 5 Board of Directors

Article 18. The Bank has 9 to 15 directors, who constitute the board of directors.

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Directors serve terms of three years, are subject to the system of candidate nomination. Upon expiry, the same person may be re-elected. The directors shall be elected by the shareholders meeting from a list of director candidates. However, the election criteria established by the competent authority shall apply. The board of directors is authorized to establish and adopt the election rules following approval by the shareholders meeting.

  • Article 18-1 Among the directors of the bank, at least 3 and no more than 1/5 shall be independent directors, to be elected by the shareholders from a list of independent director candidates under the system of candidate nomination.

The professional qualifications, shareholding, restriction on other positions, nomination and election method and other compliance matters in relation to independent directors shall be in accordance with the applicable regulations of the competent authority.

  • An audit committee of the Bank is put in place starting from the 9th term of the board of directors. The audit committee shall be composed of all independent directors. There shall be not less than 3 members, among which 1 shall serve as the chairman and at least 1 person shall possess accounting or finance specialty. The duties, organizational charter, exercise of duties and other compliance matters of the audit committee shall be in accordance with the applicable laws and company charters.

  • Article 19. When there is a vacancy of 1/3 or more in the number of directors, a Preferred

  • shareholders meeting shall be convened within 60 day for re-election. The term of the re-elected persons shall be the same as the original term.

  • Article 20. 3-5 managing directors shall be elected from among directors and by the majority of directors attending a meeting that is attended by 2/3 or more directors. One chairman shall be elected from among the managing directors and by the majority of managing directors attending a meeting that is attended by 2/3 or more managing directors. The chairman represents the Bank.

  • There shall be at least one independent director among the managing directors. At least 1/5 of the managing directors shall be independent directors.

  • Article 21. The board of directors is authorized to pay remuneration of the chairman, managing directors and directors based on the industry standard, regardless of whether there is profit.

  • Article 22. The duties of the board of directors are as follows:

  • (1) Review and determination of main charters.

  • (2) Review and determination of important business and the planning thereof.

  • (3) Determination of capital increase or decrease.

  • (4) Decision to set up, cancel or change any department of the Bank.

  • (5) Review and determination important contracts.

  • (6) Establishment of budget and closing.

  • (7) Decision about real property transactions.

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  • (8) Preparation of profit distribution proposal.

  • (9) Review and determination of hiring and dismissal of managers and main staff.

  • (10) Matters to be determined as instructed by the chairman.

  • (11) Other duties granted by law or shareholders meeting.

  • Article 23. Board meetings shall be held at least once every quarter. In case of emergency or pursuant to the request by the majority of directors, special meetings may be held. Unless otherwise provided by law, meetings shall be convened by the chairman.

  • To convene a board meeting, notice shall be sent to all directors in writing, by email or by fax. If the chairman cannot attend the meeting due to any reason, the chairman shall designate one managing director. If no designation is made, the managing directors shall elect one person from among themselves to perform the chairman’s duty.

  • Article 24. Any director that cannot attend a board meeting due to any reason may designate another director as his representative to attend the meeting. However, for each representation, a proxy shall be issued, specifying the scope of authorization for the agenda of the meeting. Each director shall represent no more than one other director in accordance with the above proxy. If a board meeting is held in video conference, the directors participating in the meeting through video conference shall be deemed to have attended the meeting in person.

  • Article 25. Unless otherwise provided by law, board resolutions shall be approved by the majority of directors attending a meeting that is attended by the majority of all directors.

  • If a director has any interest in any matter in the meeting, a statement shall be provided in the meeting about the main aspects of such interest.

  • Article 26. Board proceedings shall be recorded in minutes, which shall be affixed with the signature or seal of the chairman and distributed to all directors within 20 days from the meeting. The minutes shall record the year, month, date and location of the meeting, the name of the chairman, the method of resolution, the main proceedings and results of the meeting and shall be maintained together with the signature sheet showing attending directors and proxies.

  • The minutes may be prepared, distributed and maintained in electronic manners.

  • Article 27. The president and vice president shall be asked to participate in board meetings. However, such participants shall have no voting rights.

  • Article 28. During recess of the board of directors, the managing directors shall perform the duties of the board of directors regularly through meetings based on the division of responsibilities in accordance with the law, these articles of association, shareholder resolutions and director resolutions (except for matters involving significant interest to the Bank).

  • Article 29. The chairman may convene and chair meetings of the managing directors at any time. If the chairman cannot attend the meeting, the chairman shall designate one managing director. If there is no such designation, the managing directors shall appoint one person from among themselves.

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  • Article 30. Unless otherwise provided by law, resolutions of the meetings of managing directors shall be approved by the majority of managing directors attending a meeting that is attended by the majority of all managing directors. The minutes shall be affixed with the signature or seal of the chairman.

  • Article 31. The president and vice president shall be asked to participate in meetings of the managing directors. However, such participants shall have no voting rights.

  • Article 32. The Bank has an audit department that reports to the board of directors and is directed by the chief auditor. The audit department handles audit activities in an independent and impartial manner. The position is the same level as the vice president. The auditors shall not perform any other duty that is in conflict with or that interferes with the audit work.

  • Article 33. The hiring, dismissal or relocation of the chief auditor shall be approved by the board of directors through 2/3 or more of the directors and shall be subject to the approval of the competent authority.

  • To seek sound decision-making functions and reinforced management mechanism, the Bank may put in place an audit committee, remuneration committee and other functional committees in consideration of the size of the board of directors and the number of independent directors.

  • The exercise of duties by the functional committees and other compliance matters shall be in accordance with applicable laws and company charters.

Chapter 6 Managers

  • Article 34. The Bank has one president, responsible for managing the activities of the Bank pursuant to board resolutions. There are also several vice presidents, assistance managers, managers and deputy managers, who assist the president in the handling of the activities of the Bank. The hiring, dismissal and remuneration of the president, vice presidents, assistant managers, managers and deputy managers shall be subject to the approval by the board of directors through approval by the majority of all directors.

  • Article 35. If the president cannot perform his duties due to any reason, the chairman shall designate one person from among the vice presidents to perform his duties.

  • Article 36. If required by the business, the president may ask the chairman to hire accountants as accounting advisors, lawyers as legal advisors or persons knowledgeable about the industry as advisors to the Bank.

Chapter 7 Accounting

  • Article 37. The Bank’s accounting year starts from 1 January of each year and ends on 1 December of the same year. Upon completion of each accounting year, the following statements shall be prepared, reviewed by the board of directors and sent to the audit committee or the accountant hired by the audit committee for audit 30 days before the general shareholders meeting. Then the statements shall be submitted to the general shareholders meeting for approval. Within 15 days from approval by the general shareholders meeting, the statements shall be submitted to the central competent authority and central bank for reference. The

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balance sheet shall be published.

  - (1) Business report.

  - (2) Financial statements.

  - (3) Profit distribution or loss compensation proposal.
  • Article 38. If the Bank has profit at year-end closing, the board of directors shall, in consideration of the operating performance of the current year, provide employee remuneration and director remuneration in the following manner:

    • (1) Employee remuneration: Between 1-5% of the profit; if employee remuneration is paid in stock, the beneficiaries may include employees of subsidiaries that meet certain conditions. The board of directors is authorized to determine such conditions.

    • (2) Director Remuneration: No more than 0.1% of the profit. The board of directors is authorized to determine the manner of distribution of the employee remuneration and director remuneration under the previous paragraph. However, if the Bank has accumulated losses, provision shall first be made to compensate the losses before employee remuneration and director remuneration are provided based on the ratios under the previous paragraph.

  • Article 39. If the Bank has profit at year-end closing, in addition to paying income tax in accordance with the law, losses from prior years should first be compensated. Then 30% shall be provided as legal reserve. Special reserve may also be provided in accordance with the law or as required for business. The remaining amount, together with the accumulated undistributed profit from the previous year, shall be subject to a profit distribution proposal to be prepared by the board of directors and submitted to the shareholders meeting for resolution of the distribution of shareholder dividend and bonus.

  • The dividend and shareholder bonus under the first paragraph shall be distributed in cash or in stock, as determined by the board of directors based on the financial status at the time, future profitability status and capital budget planning of the Bank. In principle, if the ratio between the Bank’s own capital and risky asset after distribution will be lower than the ratio stipulated by the competent authority by 1%, stock dividend may be issued in priority; before the level reserve reaches the amount of total capital, profit distribution in cash shall not exceed 15% of total capital.

  • Article 40. When the legal reserve provided has reached the capital amount, no provision needs to be made for the current period.

Chapter 8 Miscellaneous

  • Article 41. The organizational charter, levels of responsibility and other charters of each department of the Bank shall be established by the board of directors.

  • Article 42. Any matter that is not stipulated in these articles of association shall be handled in accordance with the Banking Act, the Company Act and applicable laws.

  • Article 43. Article 43.These articles of association were established on 20 August

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  1. The first amendment was made on 24 April 1993. The second amendment was made on 12 April 1995. The third amendment was made on 23 April 1996. The fourth amendment was made on 18 April 1997. The fifth amendment was made on 20 April 1998. The sixth amendment was made on 3 May 1999. The seventh amendment was made on 10 May 2000. The eighth amendment was made on 19 April 2001. The ninth amendment was made on 17 June 2002. The tenth amendment was made on 27 May 2003. The eleventh amendment was made on 11 June 2004. The twelfth amendment was made on 9 June 2006. The thirteenth amendment was made on 15 June 2007. The fourteenth amendment was made on 13 June 2008. The fifteenth amendment was made on 19 June 2009. The sixteenth amendment was made on 23 April 2010. The seventeenth amendment was made on 9 June 2011. The eighteenth amendment was made on 22 June 2012. The nineteenth amendment was made on 6 June 2014. The twentieth amendment was made on 26 June 2015. The twenty-first amendment was made on 8 June 2016. The twenty-second amendment was made on 20 June 2017.

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Appendix3

Asset Acquisition or Disposition Procedure of Union Bank of

Taiwan

Approved by Shareholders meeting on May 27, 2003 Approved by Shareholders meeting on June 15, 2007 Approved by Shareholders meeting on June 22, 2012 Approved by Shareholders meeting on June 6, 2014 Approved by Shareholders meeting on June 20, 2017

Chapter 1 General Provisions

  • Article 1. The dispose on assets acquired or disposed by the company, shall be disposed according to Dispose Criterion that Public Company Acquire or Dispose Assets (hereinafter referred to as this criterion) issued by this dispose process and Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as FSM).

  • Article 2. The application scope of assets referred by this process procedure is as follows:

  • Stocks, bonds, corporate bonds, financial bonds, negotiable securities of recognition fund, depository receipt, subscribe (sell) authority certificate, beneficial securities, asset backed securities and other investment.

  • Real estate (including land, house, building, investment real estate, land usage right) and equipment.

  • Member card

  • Patent right, copyright, trademark right, chartered right and other intangible assets.

  • Obligatory right of financing institution (including receivables, buy send discount, loan and overdue receivables).

  • Derivative securities.

  • Assets acquired or disposed according to legal merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee.

  • Other important assets.

  • Article 3. Definitions of words in this process procedure are as follows:

  • Derivative securities: it means the forward contract, option contract, future Contract, leverage contract, commutative contract with the value derived by assets, interest rates, exchange rates, indexes or other benefits and commodities, and the compound contract formed by the grouping of commodities above. The referred forward contract not includes insurance contract, performance contract, after-sales service contract, long-term lease contract and long-time purchasing (selling) goods contract.

  • Assets acquired or disposed by legal merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee: it means the assets acquired or disposed by merger, split or acquisition according to enterprise acquisition law,

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financial holding company law, financial institution merger law or other laws, or issuing new stock and transferee the stock of company (hereinafter referred to as stock transferee) according to regulations in Item 8 of 156 Article of Company Law.

  1. Related persons, sub-company: shall identify according to the rule regulation of financial reports of securities issuers.

  2. Professional valuer: real estate valuer or other person working on real estate and equipment valuation service according to law.

  3. Event occurrence date: it means the dates as former such as trading contract date, payment date, entrust transaction date, transfer date, resolution date of board of directors, or date of other information determining transaction object and transaction amount. As for the investor that need to be approved by competent authorities, take the date as former or date of receiving approval of competent authorities as the criterion.

  4. Mainland investment: it means the mainland investment according to investment of Investment Commission of Ministry of Economic or technology cooperation licensing regulation in mainland.

Chapter 2 Asset Acquisition or Disposition

  • Article 4. The assets acquired or disposed by the company in the scope of Article 2, except for other evaluation or operation procedures, the rest shall depend on the regulations of this process procedure, all the handling ministries or offices propose the assessment methods, operating procedures and other data, submit board of directors for authorizing after approval, during adjournment of board of directors, executive board of directors approves and report to board of directors for future reference. The items should be record in the preceding item assessment and operation procedure are as follows:

  • Assessment procedure: including price decision method, reference bases, etc.

  • Operation procedure: including authorization amount, level, execution unit, transaction process, etc.

As for the real estate acquired by the company not for business application, the total and limit amount shall be handled according to bank law and related regulations.

As for the total amount of negotiable securities or limit amount of individual negotiable securities of the company, they shall be handled according to The Bank Investment Policy and related regulations.

As for working on transaction of related persons, transaction of derivative commodities, conducting enterprise merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, which shall not only conform to the regulations from Chapter 3 to Chapter 5 in this disposal procedure, but also be handled according to the related operation regulation. The company shall urge sub-company to set and execute to acquire or dispose assets disposal procedure according to regulation of the criterion, then control and manage the acquisition or disposition of company assets according to Supervision Control Operation

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Criterion of the Bank on Sub-company.

Article 5.

. If the company obtains or disposes of the assets, it shall be approved by the board of directors in accordance with the procedures or other provisions. If any directors express objection and have a record or written statement, the directors' objection information shall be sent to the audit committee.

In the event that the acquisition or disposal of an asset transaction is reported to the board of directors for discussion in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the opinions of each independent director shall be fully considered. If the independent director has objections or reservations, it shall be stated in the proceedings of the board of directors.

Major assets or derivatives transactions shall be approved by more than one-half of all members of the Audit Committee, and resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted, and Article 32, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply.

  • Article 6. As for the real estate or equipment acquired or disposed by the company, except for equipment for trading with governmental agencies, self-land entrust construction, rented land entrust construction, or acquisition or disposition for business application, when the transaction amount reaching to 20% of paid-in capital of company or more than NTD$ 300 million, shall acquire the valuation report issued by professional valuer before the event occurrence date, and shall conform the following regulations:

  • 1.Due to special reasons, the limited price, or specific price, or special price shall be set as the reference bases of transaction price, the transaction shall firstly submit to board of directors for resolution approval, if the transaction conditions are changed in the future, it shall also be handled according to the procedures above.

  • 2.As for transaction amount of reaching to 1 billion NTD, shall ask more than two professional valuers to make price valuation.

  • 3.If there is one of the following situations in the price valuation results of professional valuers, except for the valuation result of acquired assets higher than the transaction amount, or valuation result of assets disposal lower than transaction amount, shall ask accountant to handle according to No. 20 regulation of auditing criterion issued in Accounting Research and Development Foundation (hereinafter referred to as Accounting Research and Development Foundation), and express the detailed opinions for the suitability of difference reason and transaction price.

    • (1).ifference between valuation result and transaction amount reaching to more than 20% of transaction amount.

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  - (2).ifference between valuation results of more than two professional valuers reaching to more than 10% of transaction amount.
  • 4.Date of report issued by the professional valuator and contractual establishment date shall not exceed three months. But if apply to the same issue of current value and no more than six months, the original professional valuator shall issue position paper.

  • Article 7. When the company acquires or disposes negotiable securities, shall take the financial statement which has been checked or reviewed by the accountant recently as the reference of evaluation transaction price before fact happens, if the transaction amount reaches to twenty percent of the paid-in capital or exceeds NTD three hundred million, shall consult and invite accountant to express opinion on the reasonability of transaction price before fact happens, if accountant needs to adopt expert report, shall follow the No. 20 Provision of auditing standards statement that issued by Accounting Research and Development Foundation to deal with. However there is public offer of active market on the negotiable securities or other regulations of Financial Supervisory Commission, which shall not subject to the limits.

  • Article 8. The company acquires or disposes membership card or intangible assets transaction amount reaches to twenty percent of the paid-in capital or exceeds NTD three hundred million, except for transacting with government agencies, shall consult accountant to express opinion on the reasonability of transaction price before fact happens, meanwhile shall follow the No. 20 Provision of auditing standards statement that issued by Accounting Research and Development Foundation to deal with.

  • Article 8-1. Transaction amount calculation of the first three articles shall follow the Section 2 regulations of Article 28 to deal with, meanwhile the referred within 1 year means shall take the occurrence date of the transaction fact as standard, retrospect and calculate from one year before, the valuation report that issued by professional valuator or accountant opinion part are exempted from calculation according to the regulations of this criterion.

  • Article 9. The company acquired valuation report or the position paper of accountant, lawyer, or securities underwriters, the professional valuator, the valuer, accountant, lawyer, or securities underwriters shall not be the related persons of traded parties.

  • Article 10. The company acquires or disposes assets through auction procedures, shall replace the evaluation report or accountant opinion with the documentation that issued by the court.

Chapter 3 Related Persons Transaction

  • Article 11. The company and related persons acquire or dispose the asset, except for handling the related resolution procedures, evaluating the rationality of transaction conditions, etc., transaction amount reaches to over ten percentage of the company’s total assets, also

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shall follow the valuation report that issued by professional valuator or accountant opinion

Shall handle transaction amount calculation of the preceding item according to the regulation of Article 8-1.

When the company determines whether transaction object is the related persons, in addition to pay attention to its legal form, also shall consider the real relationship.

Article 12. If the Company has acquired or disposed of the immovable property or other assets (other than immovable property) from or with the related persons, and the transaction amount has reached 20% of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% of the total assets or NTD$ 300 million or more, apart from buying and selling the government bonds, conditionally buying back and selling back the bonds, subscribing or redeeming the domestic money market funds, the following information should be submitted to the board of directors for approval an ~~d t~~ he Supervisor for recognition before signing the transaction contract and paying a sum of money:

  1. Purpose, necessity and expected benefits of acquiring or disposing of assets;

  2. Reasons for selecting the related persons as the transaction objects;

  3. Information on acquiring the real estate from the related persons and evaluating the rationality of predetermined transaction conditions in accordance with the provisions of Article 13nd 14.

  4. Original date of acquiring the real estate from the related persons and price, transaction object and its relationship with the Company and related persons and other matters;

  5. Information on predicting the forecasted statement of cash receipts and payments in months of the coming year after signing the contract as well as evaluating the necessity of transaction and the rationality of application of funds;

  6. Valuation report issued by the professional valuer and obtained in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article or comments made by the accountant;

  7. Restrictions on this transaction and other important matters.

The amount of transaction as stated in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 28. The so-called "one year" refers to the previous year calculated retroactively based on the date of actual occurrence of transaction as the base date. It is not required for further calculating the part submitted to the board of directors for approval and the Supervisor for recognition in accordance with the provisions of such Standards..

The board of directors shall authorize the Chairman of the board to decide whether to acquire or dispose of the equipment for use in the business between the Company and the parent company or between the subsidiary companies within a certain sum of money in advance in accordance with the provisions of Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 4, and then submit the latest report to the board of directors for retroactive recognition after the event.

When submitting to the board of directors for discussion in accordance

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with the provisions of preceding paragraph, the Company shall give full consideration to the opinions raised by the independent directors. The objections or reservations (if any) proposed by the independent directors shall be set out in the minutes of proceedings of the board of directors.

If the first item is not approved by more than one-half of all members of the Audit Committee, the provisions of Article 32, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply.

  • Article 13. The company obtains the real estate from related persons, shall evaluate the rationality of transaction cost according to the following methods:

  • 1.According to the related persons transaction price plus necessary funds interest and the cost the company shall undertake according to law. The referred necessary funds interest cost, shall take the weighted average interest rate of the annual borrowed amount of the company purchased the assets as the standard to calculate, but shall not be higher than the highest borrowing rates of non-financial industry that announced by the Ministry of Finance.

  • 2.If related persons once use this contract object to set a mortgage from financial institutions, financial institutions evaluate the gross loan of this contract object, only when the actual loan aggregate-value reaches to more than 70% of gross loan evaluation meanwhile loan period has exceeded 1 year. But if the financial institution or any of transaction parties are related persons of each other, under such circumstance, shall not apply.

  • Combination purchase of the land and building of same contract object, shall evaluate the transaction cost of land and building according to any method the preceding section lists. Evaluation of the real estate costs according to regulations of the Section 1 and Section 2, shall consult and invite accountant to review and express specific opinion.

The company acquires real estate from the related persons, any of the following circumstances, shall handle in accordance with the regulations of Article 12, not applicable to the regulations of preceding three sections:

1.The related person’s acquisition of real estate because of inheritance or donation.

2.For more than 5 years already since the time when related persons contracting and acquiring real estate to the contracting date of this transaction.

  • 3.Acquisition of real estate because of signing co-construction contract with related persons, or acquisition of real estate because of self-land entrust construction, rented land entrust construction, and entrust related persons for construction of real estate.

Article 14. Compared with transaction price, the company evaluates the result low according to the regulations of preceding first section and second section, shall handle according to the Article 15. But because of the following circumstances, meanwhile for which put forwards

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objective evidence and acquires the specific and rational opinion of real estate professional evaluator, shall not subject to the limits.

1.Related persons are the people who acquire raw land or rented land and then construct, meanwhile meet one of the followed conditions:

(1) Raw land evaluation according to the method of preceding article, as for building, according to construction cost plus reasonable construction profit, the total exceeds actual transaction price. The referred reasonable construction profit shall take the lower gross margin between the average operating margin of related persons’ construction department in the past three years or gross margin of construction industry in recent period that published by Ministry of Finance as standard.

(2) Other floors of a same contract object real estate or other non-related persons’ successful transaction case in nearby district within 1 year, area is similar, meanwhile the transaction condition is equivalent after evaluated according to reasonable floor and district difference in price of real estate business practices.

(3) Other non-related persons’ rental case of other floors of a same contract object real estate within 1 year, the transaction condition is equivalent, after estimated according to reasonable floor difference in price of real estate rental practices.

2.Purchase of real estate from related persons, the transaction condition is equivalent to other non-related persons’ successful transaction case in nearby district within 1 year, meanwhile area is similar.

As for the preceding referred nearby district or transaction case, take the case that in a same or nearby street meanwhile within 500 meters in circumference at a distance from transaction contract object, or the case which has similar announced land current value as principle; the referred similar area shall take the non-related persons other transaction case that area is no less than 50% of transaction contract object area as principle; the referred within 1 year means to based on the fact occurrence date of acquisition of real estate this time, retrospect and calculate one year.

Article 15. The company acquires real estate from related persons, if

compared with transaction price, the evaluation result is low according to the regulations of Article 13 and Article 14, and the company shall handle the following matters:

I. The difference between the real estate transaction price and evaluation cost shall not be assigned or transferred as capital increase and allotment of shares according to special reserve that proposed and listed in the first section regulation of Article 41 of the Securities and Exchange Law. If the investor of the company investment equity method assessment is public company, also shall propose and list the special reserve on the proposed and listed amount according to shareholding ratio in accordance with the first section regulation of Article 41 of the Securities and Exchange Law. II. Supervisor shall handle according to the Article 218 of Company

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Law.

III. The first and second items handling cases should be proposed and reported to Shareholders meeting, transaction details are revealed in the annual report and prospectus.

Shall start use the special reserves that the company proposes and lists according to the preceding item after the high-priced purchased assets have been recognized as unrealized loss, disposal, appropriate compensation or restitution, or there is other evidence that confirmation of no unreasonable situation, and after agreed by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

If there is other evidence that there is improper regular business practice condition when the company acquires real estate transaction from related persons, shall handle according to the preceding 2 sections.

Chapter 4. Engaged in Derivative Commodity transaction

  • Article 16. When the company operates the transaction of derivative commodity, shall pay attention to the following important risk management and control of audit matters:

  • 1.ransaction principles and policies: shall include the type of engaged in derivative commodity transaction, operation, hedge strategy, division of authority and responsibility, performance assessment essentials and transaction contract amount of engaged in derivative commodity transaction, as well as the loss ceiling amount of total and some individual contracts, etc.

  • 2.Risk management measure

  • 3.nternal check system

  • 4.Periodic evaluation method and exception condition handling.

  • Article 17. When the company operates the transaction of derivative commodity, shall implement the following risk management measures:

  • 1.isk management scope shall include credit, market price, liquidity, cash flow, operation, legal and other risk managements.

  • 2.Transaction personnel who engaged in derivative commodity transaction and the person who engaged in confirmation and delivery, etc shall not concurrently hold the position of each other.

  • 3.Risk measure, monitor and control personnel shall belong to different departments with the personnel of preceding item, meanwhile shall report to the board of directors or the high-ranking managers who are irresponsible for transaction or parts of the decision making responsibility.

  • 4.The derivative commodity transaction holding parts shall be assessed at least once a week, but as for the safe-haven transaction as business required shall be assessed at least twice one month, the assessment report shall be submitted to the high-ranking managers who authorized by the board of directors.

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  • 5.Other important risk management measures.

  • Article 18 When the company operate the transaction of derivative commodity, board of directors shall implement supervision and administration according to the following policies:

  • 1.Assign high-ranking managers to pay attention to the supervision and control of transaction risk of derivative commodity at any time.

  • 2.Regularly assess whether the performance of transaction of derivative commodity conforms to the set operation strategy and whether the undertaken risk is under the allowed scope of the company.

  • High-ranking managers authorized by board of directors shall manage transaction of derivative commodity according to the following policies:

  • 1.Regularly assess whether the current applied risk management measure is suitable and dispose according to transaction disposal procedure of derivative commodity set by the criterion and the company.

  • 2.Supervise transaction, profit and loss situation, when finding abnormal situation, shall conduct necessary response measures, and report to board of directors immediately, independent director of board of directors shall attend and express opinions. When the company operate the transaction of derivative commodity, and authorizes the related personnel to dispose according to disposal procedure regulation of operating transaction of derivative commodity, shall propose and report to the latest board of directors after then.

  • Article 19. The company works on derivatives commodity transaction, and it shall establish the memorandum book, to publish details on derivatives transaction types, amount of money, passing date of board of directors, and matters that shall be carefully evaluated according to Item 4 of Article 17, Item 2 of Section 1 and Item 1 of Section 2 of Article 18, for future reference.

  • The internal auditors of the company shall understand the internal controls propriety of derivatives transaction at fixed period, and take monthly examination on the abidance condition of derivatives transaction disposal procedure by the transaction sector, then make an audit report. If the auditors discover some illegal matters, they shall inform The Audit Committee in written form.

Chapter 5 Merger, Split, Acquisition or Shares Transferee

  • Article 20. As handling merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, the company shall invite and appoint the accountant, lawyer or securities underwriter to present their opinions on the rationality of exchange ratio, purchasing price or allocating cash or other assets for shareholders, before holding the resolution of board of directors. However, the merger of a subsidiary of the Company that directly or indirectly holds 100% of the issued

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shares or capital, or a subsidiary of the Company that directly or indirectly holds 100% of the issued shares or total capital, may be exempted from obtaining reasonable opinions from the former experts.

Article 21. The company shall participate in important agreement contents and related issues of merger, split or acquisition. Before starting the Shareholders meeting, the company shall make the public document for shareholders and give them to shareholders along with expert opinions of the preceding article and notice of Shareholders meeting, in order to take them as reference for agreement of the merger, division or acquisition case. However, the merger, division or acquisition matters that are allowed to avoid holding Shareholder meeting’s resolution are not subject to this restriction.

If the Shareholders meeting held due to the preceding section regulation is unable to be held, resolved or the bill is voted down by the Shareholders meeting, just for the reasons that the attendance and the voting power are not enough or other legal restrictions, then companies that participate in the merger, division or acquisition shall openly explain occurrence reasons, the subsequent processing operation and the estimated holding date of the Shareholders meeting to the public at once.

Article 22. As participating in the merger, division or acquisition, except as otherwise stipulated by law, or reporting to Financial Supervisory Commission for agreement in advance on specific factors, the company shall hold board of directors and Shareholders meeting with all participating companies on the same day, to resolve related issues on merger, split or acquisition. As participating in the share transferee, except as otherwise stipulated by law, or reporting to Financial Supervisory Commission for agreement in advance on specific factors, the company shall hold board of directors with all participating companies on the same day.

The listing company participating in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee or its stock traded in securities dealer’s business premise, the company shall make the following materials into intact written record, and keep it for five years for examination. 1. Basic information of staff: include the professional title, name, ID number (the passport number of foreigners) of all staff that participate in merger, division, acquisition or share transfer plan, or the plan implementation staff before the news is opened to the public.

  1. Date of important matter: include signing a letter of intent or memorandum, entrusting financial or legal advisor, signing the contract, board of directors and other dates.

  2. The important documents and journals: include merger, division, acquisition or share transfer plan, letter of intent or memorandum, the important contract and board of directors’ journals, or other documents.

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The listing company participating in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee or its stock traded in securities dealer’s business premise, the company shall report data of Item 1 and Item 2 of the preceding paragraph to Financial Supervisory Commission for future reference through the internet information systems and according to the prescribed form, on the second day since the date of resolution passing.

If there are companies not belonging to the listing company or its stock traded in securities dealer’s business premise among companies participating in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, the listing company or its stock traded in securities dealer’s business premise shall sign an agreement with them, and transact it according to the stipulation of Section 3 and Section 4.

  • Article 23. The company shall acquire all people that participate in or know the company’s merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee plan and make them issue the confidentiality agreement in written form that before the information is opened to the public, they are forbidden to reveal the plan content to the public, and trade stocks and other negotiable securities with ownership property from all companies that are related to merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee case, by themselves or by using the name of other person.

  • Article 24. As participating in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, the company is not allowed to change the conversion ratio or the procurement price at random, but the changer that conforms to the following conditions and is stipulated in the contract of merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee is not subject to this limit:

  • Dealing with increment of cash, issuing convertible bond, stock grants, issuing warrant bond, and preferred shares with warrants, subscription right voucher and other negotiable securities with the ownership property.

  • Behaviors that affect corporate finance, such as disposal of major assets and son on.

  • Happening things that affect corporate stockholder's equity or security price, such as major disasters, significant technical changes and so on.

  • The adjustment of legally repurchasing the treasury stock by any party of companies that participate in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee.

  • There are increasing or decreasing changes happening on the main part or quantity that participate in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee.

  • Other conditions that have been stipulated in the contract and been exposed to the public.

  • Article 25. If the company participates in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, the contract shall clearly state rights and obligations of all participant companies and the following matters:

  • Dealing with breach of contract.

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  1. The management principle of negotiable securities with the ownership property or the repurchased treasury stock that are wiped out because of merger or have been issued before the company is divided.

  2. The quantity and management principle of the participant company’s legal repurchasing of treasury stock, after the calculation conversion ratio base date.

  3. The management means of increasing or decreasing changes of the main part or quantity.

  4. The estimated plan implementation schedule and the estimated completed schedule.

  5. When the plan is overdue and failed to be completed, hold the Shareholders meeting and discuss the scheduled opening date and other relevant disposal procedure, according to laws and decrees.

  6. Article 26. when the company participates in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, if either party of the participant company plans to have merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee with other companies, after the information being opened to the public, then except the participant quantity reduces, and limits of authority resolved by Shareholders meeting’s and authorized to board of directors, are avoided to hold Shareholders meeting’s remade resolution. In the original case, the procedure or legal act that have been completed, shall be remade by all participant companies.

  7. Article 27. if there are non-public issued companies among companies that participate in merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee, the company shall sign an agreement with them, and transact it according to the stipulation of Article 22, Article 23 and Article 26.

Chapter 6 Information Disclosure

  • Article 28. As acquiring or disposing the assets, if the following situations happen, the company’s sponsoring department shall transact the announcement declaration of relevant information through the website appointed by Financial Supervisory Commission from the second day since the date of things happening, according to assets properties and prescribed form of announcement of Financial Supervisory Commission.

  • Acquire or dispose the real estate from related persons, or acquire or dispose other assets except for the real estate with related persons with the transaction amount of reaching 20% of paid-in capital, 10% of total assets or over 300 million of New Taiwan Currency. However, buying and selling bonds or bonds attached with buying and selling conditions, and purchase or redemption of domestic money market funds are not subject to the limits.

  • Conduct the merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee.

  • The operated derivative commodity transaction losses reach the total amount of the regulated disposal procedure or the

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upper limit of loss of specific contracts.

  1. The types of assets acquired or disposed of are equipment for business use, and the transaction objects are not related parties, and the transaction amount is NT$1 billion or more.

  2. The real estate will be acquired by land commissioning, land lease commission construction, joint housing construction, joint construction, and joint construction. The estimated transaction amount is NT$500 million.

6.Assets transaction, the company’s disposal creditor's rights or the operational mainland region investment except for the first five items, with the transaction amount of reaching 20% of paid-in capital, or over 300 million of New Taiwan Currency. But the following conditions are not subject to the limits.

  • (1) Buying and selling bonds.

  • (2) The negotiable securities transaction done in the securities exchange at home and abroad or the securities dealer’s business premise by persons that specialized in investment, or the negotiable securities subscribed by securities dealers in the basic-level market and negotiable securities subscribed according to stipulations.

  • (3) Buying and selling bonds attached with buying and selling conditions, and purchase or redemption of domestic money market funds.

  • (4) The acquired or dispose asset type belongs to the equipment supplied for business use, and its transaction object is not related persons, meanwhile, the transaction amount is no more than New Taiwan Currency of 500 million.

  • (5) The real estate is acquired by means of entrusted construction on own land, entrusted construction on rented land, co-construct with separated rooms, co-construct with divided shares, co-construct with separated selling, and the estimated input transaction amount is no more than New Taiwan Currency of 500 million.

The transaction amount of preceding paragraph is calculated according to the following way:

  1. The amount of each transaction.

  2. The accumulated transaction amount of the same nature acquired or disposed with the same offeree within one year. 3. The accumulated transaction amount acquired or disposed (the acquirement and disposition are accumulated respectively) of the same development plan real estate within one year.

  3. The accumulated transaction amount acquired or disposed (the acquirement and disposition are accumulated

respectively) of the same negotiable securities within one year. The “within one year” referred in the preceding paragraph means the time that trace and calculate forth for one year by

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taking this transaction’s occurrence date of facts as the baseline. According to the criterion stipulation, the announcement part is avoided to be included. According to the prescribed form, the company shall monthly input the derivative commodity transaction conditions of the company and the subsidiary corporation of public issued corporations without belonging to China up to the end of last month, to the information return internet of Financial Supervisory Commission in 10 days before every month. When announcing, if there are mistakes or omissions in the announcement project which shall be announced by the company according to the stipulation, and these mistakes or omissions need to be supplemented and corrected, then the whole project shall be announced and declared again. As acquiring or disposing assets, the company shall prepare relevant contract, journal, memorandum book, appraisal report, accountant, lawyer or finder’s opinion book in the company, and except for other conditions stipulated by the law, these materials shall be kept for at least five years. Article 29. After the company announcing and declaring its transaction according to the preceding article’s stipulation, if one of the following conditions happens, the company shall transact the announcement declaration of relevant information in the appointed internet of Financial Supervisory Commission, on the second day since date of the fact happening:

  1. Conditions of change, termination or remove occurs on related contract signed in the original deal.

  2. Merger, split, acquisition or shares transferee are not completed by the arranged schedule.

  3. There are changes occurs on the content of the original announced declaration.

Chapter 7 Supplementary Articles

Article 30. If the subsidiary corporation of the company which is not belonged to the public issued company in China, acquires or disposes assets, and shall announce its declaration conditions according to Chapter 6 stipulation, the company shall do it. The subsidiary corporation in the preceding paragraph is suitable for Section 1 of Article 28 of the announced declaration standard about reaching 20% of paid-in capital or 10% of total assets, and taking the company’s paid-in capital or total assets as the criterion.

The stipulation of 10% of total assets in the procedure shall be calculated according to the total assets amount of the most recent individual or special finical report stipulated in securities issuers’ Financial Reports Statements criterion.

Article 31 Person who violates the disposal procedure and the related regulations in Dispose Criterion that Public Company Acquire or Dispose Assets, shall be deliberated according to staff rewards

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and punishment case treatment method of the company.

Article 32 After the disposal procedure passed by board of directors, shall send to each supervisor, propose and report for agreement of shareholders meeting, which is same with the amendment. If there is directors with objections and records or written statements, shall send the objection data of directors to Audit Committee.

When discussing the disposal procedure proposed and reported to board of directors according to the former regulations, shall fully consider the opinions of each independent director, if the independent director has objections or reservations, shall record them in the discussion record of board of directors.

The first item may be approved by more than two-thirds of all directors without the consent of more than one-half of all members of the audit committee, and the resolutions of the audit committee shall be stated in the minutes of the board meeting. All members of the Audit Committee and all directors referred to in this process are calculated by the actual incumbent.

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Appendix 4

The impact of the proposed unpaid share allotment on

bank operating performance and earnings per share:

The Bank has not announced its financial forecast for 2019, so it is unable to estimate profit or loss, earnings per share or fiduciary information.

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Appendix 5

Shareholding Status of All Directors of the Company

  1. In accordance with Article 26 of the Securities Exchange Act and the number of directors and supervisors of the public offering company and the implementation of the rules:

  2. The total shareholding of all non-independent directors of the Company shall not be less than 69,360,309 shares of the Company's issued shares.

  3. The directors of the Company hold the following number of shares in accordance with the shareholder register as of the date of share transfer suspension for the current general shareholders meeting:

Title Name Number of shares held Number of shares held Number of shares held Share
held ratio
Special
shares
Ordinary
shares
total shares
Chairman Li SiangChang - 1,390,437 1,390,437
0.04%
Managing
Director
(Independe
nt Director)

Wang Gao Jing
-
-
-
0.00%
Managing
Director
Chuan Cheng Investment Co.,
Ltd. (represented by: Jiang
Cheng Hisung)
4,245,959 128,780,529 133,026,488
4.60%
Director Union Enterprise
Construction Co., Ltd.
(representative : Lin, Jeff)
- 93,628,055
93,628,055
3.23%
Director Yo Bang Co., Ltd. (represented
by: Cao Su Fong)

-

39,112,188

39,112,188

1.35%
Director Bai Sheng Investment Co., Ltd.
(represented by: Lin Si Yong)

8,167,281
136,970,777 145,138,058
5.02%
Independent
Director
Lu Ren Fa -
-

-

0.00%
Independent
Director
Li Guo Chang -
-

-

0.00%
No. of Shares Held by All Non-Independent
Directors
12,413,240 399,881,986 412,295,226
14.26%

Note: The date of the current general shareholders meeting is 31 May 2019 (share transfer suspension period is from 2 April 2019 to 31 May 2019).

Capital stock 2,890,012,883 shares(Ordinary shares: 2,690,012,883

shares, special shares: 200,000,000 shares)

Mandarin Chinese version shall prevail if any inconsistency exists in English version.

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