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UBOT AGM Information 2019

Jun 10, 2019

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Union Bank of Taiwan

The Minutes of 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Date and Time: May 31, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Location: No. 16, Sec. 4, Jhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City CHIENTAN OVERSEAS YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER CHUN-YING Hall (Second floor at Ching-Kuo Memorial Hall) Attend: Total outstanding shares: 2,890,012,883shares Total shares represented by shareholders present in person or by proxy : 2,343,513,568shares (Contain to exercise the right to vote number 89,864,986by electronics) Percentage of shares held by shareholders present in person or by proxy: 81.09% Chairman: Director Lee, Shiang-Chang

Attend as a delegate: General manager& Director: Lin, Jeff Independent Director: 、 、 Wang, Kao-Jing Independent Director: Lee, Kuo-Chang Independent Director: Lu,Ren-Fa Director: Cao, Su-Fong Director: Lin, Si-Yong Vincent C.Cheng of Deloitte & Touche LAW OFFICE OF S.S.Lai ATTORNEY AT LAW: Cheng, 、 Tsai-Fang Bright &Wise Attorneys-at-Law: Chen Wei-Zhen.

  1. Declare the conference Attendant shareholder and shareholder agent represents share have already attained the legal quantity· The Chairman called the meeting to order .

  2. 2.Chairman speech : Director Lee, Shiang-Chang

3. Reports

  • (1) 2018 Business Report (Please make reference to attach the form) All attendance shareholder talks over with know.

  • (2) 2018 Audit Committee Audit Report (Please make reference to attach the form)

    • All attendance shareholder talks over with know.
  • (3) 2018 Report on Employee and Director Remuneration Distribution Status All attendance shareholder talks over with know.

  • Approvals

Proposal No. 1 (Proposed by Board of Directors)

Subject : The 2018 business report and financial statements are submitted for approval.

Illustration:

  1. The 2018 financial statements of the Bank (including consolidated financial statements) have been audited by accountants Huang Rui Chang and Cheng Shu Rang of Deloitte & Touche and have, together with the business report, been approved by the audit committee and the 6[th] meeting of the 10[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.

Resolution : This proposal vote decides the result as follows:

Attend the shareholder right to vote number while deciding (contain the electronics vote) 2,274,664,801shares

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Decide the result Percentage of shares held by total
votes
Approval votes:2,250,622,153
(Contain the electronics vote: 56,143,726)
98.94%
Disapproval votes: 2,182,767
(Contain the electronics vote:2,182,767)
0.09%
Invalid votes: 0 0%
Abstention votes : 21,859,881
(Contain the electronics vote: 21,708,872
0.96%
Proposal was approved after voting.

Proposal No. 2 (Proposed by Board of Directors)

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

Illustration:

  1. This profit distribution proposal relates to the 2018 distributable profit of NT$3,717,431,788. It is proposed that the distribution be made as shown in Attachment 4(page 32 of this manual), in accordance with the articles of association of the Bank.

  2. (1) Preferred Shares cash dividend (NT$2.4 per share. It is calculated according to share rate 4.8%) totaling 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 : This proposal vote decides the result as follows:

Attend the shareholder right to vote number while deciding (contain the electronics vote) 2,274,664,801shares

Decide the result Percentage of shares held by total
votes
Approval votes: 2,252,862,344
(Contain the electronics vote: 58,383,917)
99.04%
Disapproval votes: 2,196,500
(Contain the electronics vote: 2,196,500)
0.09%
Invalid votes: 0 0%
Abstention votes : 19,605,957
(Contain the electronics vote: 19,454,948)
0.86%
Proposal was approved after voting.

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5. Discussions

Proposal No. 1 (Proposed by Board of Directors)

Subject: The proposed amendment to certain clauses of the Articles of Association of the Bank is submitted for approval. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. (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.

  5. Please refer to attachment for table of comparison before and after the revision of the Articles of Association.

Resolution : This proposal vote decides the result as follows:

Attend the shareholder right to vote number while deciding (contain the electronics vote) 2,274,664,801shares

vote)2,274,664,801shares
Decide the result Percentage of shares held by total
votes
Approval votes: 2,252,651,888
(Contain the electronics vote: 58,173,461
99.03%
Disapproval votes: 2,207,592
(Contain the electronics vote: 2,207,592)
0.09%
Invalid votes: 0 0%
Abstention votes : 19,805,321
(Contain the electronics vote: 19,654,312)
0.87%

Proposal was approved after voting.

Proposal No. 2 (Proposed by Board of Directors)

Subject: The proposed amendment to certain clauses of the "Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets" of the Bank is submitted for approval. 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 for table of comparison before and after the revision of the Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.

Resolution : This proposal vote decides the result as follows:

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Attend the shareholder right to vote number while deciding (contain the electronics vote) 2,274,664,801shares

Decide the result Percentage of shares held by total
votes
Approval votes: 2,252,656,952
(Contain the electronics vote: 58,178,525
99.03%
Disapproval votes: 2,197,373
(Contain the electronics vote: 2,197,373)
0.09%
Invalid votes: 0 0%
Abstention votes : 19,810,476
(Contain the electronics vote: 19,659,467)
0.87%

Proposal was approved after voting.

Proposal No. 3 (Proposed by Board of Directors)

Subject: Discuss the company's surplus to allocate capital to issue new share. 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 : This proposal vote decides the result as follows:

Attend the shareholder right to vote number while deciding (contain the electronics vote) 2,274,664,801shares

Decide the result Percentage of shares held by total
votes
Approval votes: 2,252,678,117
(Contain the electronics vote: 58,199,690
99.03%
Disapproval votes: 2,383,995
(Contain the electronics vote: 2,383,995)
0.10%
Invalid votes: 0 0%
Abstention votes : 19,602,689
(Contain the electronics vote: 19,451,680)
0.86%

Proposal was approved after voting.

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  1. Motions:none

  2. Shareholders' numbers 85802、90443、88691、148034 and other shareholders questioned and spoke on the contents of the proposals during the meeting. After the chairman and the management team replied one by one, and after all the shareholders present without other temporary motions, the chairman announced the meeting.

  3. Adjournment:May 31, 2019 at 11:21a.m .

  4. ※ The proceedings of the shareholders' meeting are recorded in accordance with Article 183, Item 4 of the Company Law, and the results of the proceedings and the results of the meeting are still subject to the meeting's audio and video records.

Chairman : Lee, Shiang-Chang

Record : Ying-Ching Chen

In the event of inconsistencies between versions, the Mandarin Chinese version shall prevail.

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Attachment

2018 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

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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 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.

3. 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

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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

  • (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

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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

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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; 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,

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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

1. 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.

2. 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.
1.
Type of Business 2019 Target
Deposit (including foreign
currencies)
Average balance of NT$5,411 Billion
at the end of theyear
Lending (excluding credit card) Average balance of NT$3,615 Billion
at the end of theyear
Foreign Exchange Annual transaction of US$70.05
Billion

2. 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

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 2019 General Shareholder Meeting

Union Bank of Taiwan

Chairman of Audit

Committee:

Li Guo Chang

13 March 2019

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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.

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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.

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

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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.

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 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

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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.

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.

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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)

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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)

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
Percentage
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)
Percentage
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
2017

Amount
%

3,130,909 30

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

3,313,250 32
568,263

5
2,744,987
27

9,802
-

-
-

429
-
(1,666)

-

8,565

-
Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)
















%

6

9
1
3

4
(15)
8
(234)

-
(1,315)
11,751
2,253

(Continued)

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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)

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
Percentage
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 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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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I NDEPENDENT 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

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

2. 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.

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

4. 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

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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
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:

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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 concern.

5. 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.

6. 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

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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
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

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

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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
Percentage
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)
Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)




















32

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
Percentage
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)
Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)














33

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)

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

Amount
%
Amount
%
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale financial
assets
-
-
1,214,673 10
Unrealized loss on investments in
debt instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
(1,006,753) (8)
-
-
Reversal of impairment loss on
investments in debt
instruments at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
40,778
-
-
-
Income tax relating to items that
may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
(53,925)

-

64,104

-

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

(412,950)
(3)

396,819

3

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
$ 2,542,051
20
$ 3,162,854
25
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE
TO:
Owners of the Bank
$ 2,956,724 23 $ 2,744,987 22
Non-controlling interests

(1,723)

-

21,048

-

$ 2,955,001
23
$ 2,766,035
22
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Bank
$ 2,544,240 20 $ 3,141,678 25
Non-controlling interests

(2,189)

-

21,176

-

$ 2,542,051
20
$ 3,162,854
25
EARNINGS PER SHARE (NEW
TAIWAN DOLLARS)


Basic
$1.07
$1.02
Diluted
$1.06
$1.02
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)
%
(100)

-

-
(184)
(204)
(20)

8
(108)
7

(19)
(110)
(20)

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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
EquityAttributable 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 Total
$ 26,051,524
-
-
-
-
-
2,000,000

-

28,051,524

-

28,051,524
-
-
-
781,546
-
-
-
67,059
-

-

$ 28,900,129
Share Capital

$ 32,413


-

-

-

-

-

8,000,000

-


8,032,413

-


8,032,413

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 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)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax

Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
Expected credit losses/Provision of allowance for doubtful
accounts
Gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit
or loss
Interest expenses
Interest revenues

Dividend income
Share of loss of associates
Gain on disposal of properties and equipment
Gain on disposal of investments
Impairment loss recognized on financial assets
Reversal of impairment losses on nonfinancial assets
Loss on disposal of collaterals
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
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
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

Dividends received
Interest paid

Income tax paid

Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of associates
2018
2017
$ 3,476,584 $ 3,386,571
1,917,557
1,873,385
70,003
64,125
293,579
356,861
(223,068)
(356,479)
4,285,920
3,677,756
(10,987,708) (10,268,804)
(443,146)
(241,044)
9,636
326
(18,436)
(17,565)
-
(645,405)
39,935
799
(6,346)
-
2,658
-
(4,081,105) (3,641,413)
(23,154,778) (1,823,629)
2,675,488
-
2,634,924
-
(482,042)
(224,260)
(8,524,972) (34,455,640)
-
6,348,871
- (44,498,510)
(348,257)
9,694,362
2,862,710
859,873
(844,862)
(278,773)
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)

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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)

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)

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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)

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

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
beginning of the period
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

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

Clause after Amendment

Clause before Amendment Article 5-1:

Article 5-1:

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

Remarks

In accordance with Article 240 of the Company Law amendments.

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Clause after Amendment

Preferred shareholders shall not participate in the distribution of surplus and capital reserve in cash and appropriation of capital on ordinary shares.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 by the majority of all

Clause before Amendment

Remarks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 In accordance Unless otherwise provided by law, board with Article 206 resolutions shall be approved by the of the Company majority of directors attending a meeting Law, when the that is attended by the majority of all directors have

41

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.
their own
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

42

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 ofdirectors oftheBank.

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

["Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets"]
Table ofComparisonShowing ClausesBefore andAfter Amendment
["Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets"]
Table ofComparisonShowing ClausesBefore andAfter 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.
A leveraged margin contract, an
exchange contract,a combination












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 by the grouping of
commodities above. The referred
forward contract not includes
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

44

Clause Clause after Amendment Clause beforeAmendment Remarks
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















































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.
commodities of
this 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.

45

Clause Clause after Amendment Clause beforeAmendment Remarks
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.
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.

46

Clause Clause after Amendment Clause beforeAmendment Remarks
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:
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
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:
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
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
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acquisition or disposition of
company assets according to
Supervision Control Operation
Criterion of the Bank on
Sub-company.
acquisition or disposition of
company assets according to
Supervision Control Operation
Criterion of the Bank on
Sub-company.
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
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
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 right-of-use
asset in 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
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 relatedpersons of
In accordance with
Article 5 of the
“Guidelines for the
Acquisition or
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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. If the company should obtain
the 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
traded parties. 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 be clearly
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for evaluation shall be reasonable
and correct, and the relevant laws
andregulations shallbefollowed.
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 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 bythe
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
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;
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
designated public
debts 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
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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.
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
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 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.
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
situation is
handled in
accordance with
the “Internal
Auditing Authority
and
Responsibilities
Table for
Accounting
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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 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.
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 relatedpersons Or its
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 followingcircumstances,shall
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
authority
considers that the
public 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
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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 assetsforbusiness use.
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.
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 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 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 constructionprofit
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 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
constructionprofit shall take the
The competent
authority relaxed
the 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
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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 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.
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.
cases and are
revised in
conjunction with
the competent
authority.
Article 15 The company acquires real estate
from related persons Or its right
to use assets, if compared with
transactionprice,the evaluation
The company acquires real estate
from related persons, if compared
with transaction price, the
evaluation result is low according
In accordance
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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
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 thepreceding2 sections.
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 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.
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
accordance with
the competent
authority.
Article 17 When the company operates the
transaction of derivative
commodity,shall implement the
When the company operates the
transaction of derivative
commodity,shall implement the
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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.
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.
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 byboard of directors
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 byboard of directors
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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 afterthen.
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 Independent
directors and The Audit
Committee in written form.
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.
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 also notify
the independent
directors in
writing of the
discovery of major
derivative goods
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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.
The listing company participating
in merger, split, acquisition or
shares transferee or its stock
traded in securities dealer’s
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 transferee or its stock
traded in securities dealer’s
businesspremise,the company
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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.
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
preceding article.
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.
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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.
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,
buyingand sellingbonds or bonds
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
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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.
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)Buyingand sellingbonds
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,
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
they are revised in
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
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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 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
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.
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

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 pure; and
the domestic
securities
investment 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
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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
atleastfive years.
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.
5. The third
paragraph of the
first paragraph
shall be modified
as a word.
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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