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USI AGM Information 2022

Jun 16, 2022

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Stock Code: 1304

USI Corporation

Handbook for the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Date: May 31, 2022 Location: 5F., No.2,Yuanshan Rd., Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

The Kaohsiung Grand Hotel, Po Shou Hall (Physical shareholders meeting)

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Table of Contents

Meeting Procedure ·················································· 3 Meeting Agenda ····················································· 4 Report Items ························································· 5 Matters for Ratification and Discussion ······················· 13 Extemporary Motions ·············································· 49 Appendices: 1. Parliamentary Rules for Shareholders’ Meetings ··········· 50 2. Articles of Incorporation ······································· 59 3. Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets (before amendment) ············································ 68 4. Stake of Directors ··············································· 96 5. The Impact of Stock Dividend Issuance on Business Performance, EPS, and ROE ·································· 97 6. Description of Handling of Stockholder Proposals ········· 99

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USI Corporation

Procedure of the 2022 Annual General Meeting of

Shareholders

1. Announcement of the Commencement of the

Meeting

2. Chairperson Takes Chair

3. Opening Speech of the Chairperson

4. Report Items

5. Matters for Ratification and Discussion

6. Extemporary Motions

7. Adjournment

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USI Corporation

Year 2022

Agenda of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Date May 31, 2022 (Tuesday) AM 09:00

Location: 5F., No.2,Yuanshan Rd., Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

The Kaohsiung Grand Hotel, Po Shou Hall

(Physical shareholders meeting)

  1. Report Items:

  2. (1) To report 2021 operating results.

  3. (2) To report Audit Committee's Review Reports of 2021 Financial Statement.

  4. (3) To report 2021 remuneration of directors and employees.

  5. (4) To report the issuance of unsecured corporate bonds of USI Corporation in 2021.

2. Matters for Ratification and Discussion:

  • (1) To ratify 2021 Business Report and Financial Statements.

  • (2) To ratify 2021 earnings distribution.

  • (3) To approve the “Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets”.

  • (4) To approve the permission of directors for competitive actions.

3. Extemporary Motions:

4. Adjournment

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I. Report Items:

Report 1

To report 2021 operating results.

USI Corporation

2021 Business Report

The 2021 net sales revenue increased by 58% over last year to NT$16 billion, with a budget achievement rate of 170%. Net income before tax increased by NT$3.31 billion from last year to NT$5.87 billion, with a budget achievement rate of 554%. Net income after tax was NT$5.19 billion.

At the beginning of 2021, EVA and its feedstock were short supplied from Texas because of ice storm. EVA price soared after Lunar New Year. PV encapsulation film plants reducing operation rate for high raw material cost and new EVA capacity launching in China made EVA price began to fall in Q2. Due to the serious delay in machine installation and the government’s introduction of various stimulation programs in mainland China during H1, the PV demand boosted the EVA price to a new high in history in October. However, the encapsulation film plants were unable to pass on the skyrocketed raw material costs. It led to the EVA price adjustment. In terms of sales volume, EVA sales increased by 9% over last year to 147,000MT, a new high in history. The demand for HDPE products returned to normal due to the stable supply of face masks. In terms of production, through reducing the production cost with continual process improvement, old equipment replacement, production efficiency, and quality improvement, and the active trial ru ~~ne~~ of niche products, the annual production volume increased by 2% over

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last year to 249,402MT. Dedicated to actively improving industrial safety and environment protection, promoting process safety management (PSM), implementing energy conservation and carbon reduction programs. The investment put in two solar plants with a capacity of 4MW each in central Taiwan generate green power up to 100 GWh and reduce carbon by 5 tCO2e to achieve sustainable business development and carbon reduction. In R&D, besides continuing with the process optimization of the optical-grade cyclic block copolymer (CBC) for quality and performance improvement, the development of new specifications for special packaging materials was also engaged. Additionally, major breakthroughs in UVC application for disinfection and sterilization were realized and the certification of new healthcare-related standards and regulations to actively promote UVC use in vials and pre-filled syringes was successfully obtained. Continuously diversify the applications in ink, shoes foaming, and wire and cable for high value-added EVA products. The production of high MI HDPE materials was stabilized; the orders for injection molding application were delivered one by one. Improving the production process of existing PE products for quality elevating and promoting products to advanced applications were executed.

In 2021, the annual total operating profit increased from NT$2.61 billion over last year to NT$3.52 billion. The net nonoperating income was NT$2.349 billion, including main income from investments by equity method and income from dividends. In addition to persistently enhancing and implementing environmental and safety measures, we strengthened predictive maintenance to ensure the safety of the working environment in all plants. To practice sustainable development, in CSR, besides constantly promoting green energy development, green product R&D, various circular economy programs, and plant smart energy management, we began to implement carbon footprint and water management this

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year to optimize energy conservation, carbon reduction, recycling, reuse, and public safety protection. Besides continuous participation in charitable and epidemic control in social welfare, we offered job opportunities to local residents. Additionally, we supported vulnerable groups, remote townships, environmental protection, and ecological conservation through the USI Education Foundation. Furthermore, it offered grants and scholarships for colleges and universities and sponsored colleges/university social service activities to fulfill CSR in real action.

Looking ahead to 2022, although the solar demand is optimistic, the continuous introduction of new EVA capacity will impact the EVA market. In addition, the global economic condition will be increasingly uncertain because of pandemic and geopolitical risk. We will make efforts to seek stable and low-cost ethylene sources, lower production costs, improve the quality of product and technical service, develop differentiated products, and enhance the cultivation of markets outside of China to disperse market risk. We will also enhance the R&D of new products and new technologies to enhance competitiveness for sustainable development and growth.

Chairperson: Yi-Gui Wu

President: Ke-Shun Wang

Chief Accounting Officer: Chuan-Hua Kuo

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Report Items:

Report 2

To report Audit Committee's Review Reports of 2021 Financial Statement.

USI Corporation Audit Report

This Audit Committee has audited the 2021 Business Report produced by the Board of Directors, the financial statements (including consolidated and individual financial statements) audited and certified by CPA Pi-Yu Chuang and CPA Cheng-Hung Kuo of Deloitte Taiwan, and the proposal for profit distribution and found no nonconformity. In accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act, this report is presented for approval to AGM.

To

The 2022Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Audit Committee, USI Corporation

Independent Director: Chong Chen Independent Director: Tyzz-Jiun Duh Independent Director: Ying-Jun Hai

March 16, 2022

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Report Items:

Report 3

To report 2021 remuneration of directors and employees.

Description: 1. Proceeded in accordance with related orders of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Article

34 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

  1. The 2021 remuneration for directors will be distributed in cash at 0.05%, NT$3,000,000, of the 2021 earnings.

  2. The 2021 remuneration for employees will be distributed in cash at 1%, NT$ 59,331,734, of the 2021 earnings.

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Report Items:

Report 4

To report the issuance of unsecured corporate bonds of USI Corporation in 2021.

Description: 1. In order to repay bank loans, the resolution on the issuance of 2021 1st unsecured corporate bonds amounting to NT$2 billion in 2021 was made at the 6[ th ] meeting of the 20[th] board of directors. That corporate bond was issued smoothly on June 23, 2021. The placement and issuance of bond are reported as follows:

  • (1)Total issued amount: NT$2 billion is divided into NT$1 billion for A bond and NT$1 billion for B bond..

  • (2) Term of issuance: The issuance period of A bond is five years, from June 23, 2021 to June 23, 2026; the issuance period of B bond is seven years, from June 23, 2021 to June 23, 2028.

  • (3)Coupon Rate: A bond has a fixed annual interest rate of 0.63%, and B bond has a fixed annual interest rate of 0.73%.

  • (4)Method of interest calculation and payment: Simple interest calculated at the coupon rate

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once a year.

  • (5)Principal repayment: Half of the principal will be repaid in the fourth and fifth year from the date of issue of the A bond, and half of the principal will be repaid in the sixth and seventh year of the B bond from the issue date..

  • (6)Format of bond: The said bond is issued in book-entry, and registration is made through Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation.

  • In order to repay bank loans, the resolution on the issuance of 2021 2nd unsecured corporate bonds amounting to NT$2 billion in 2021 was made at the 7[ th ] meeting of the 20[th] board of directors. That corporate bond was issued smoothly on Oct. 26, 2021. The placement and issuance of bond are reported as follows:

  • (1)Total issued amount: NT$2 billion is divided into NT$ 700 million for A bond and NT$1.3 billion for B bond.

  • (2)Term of issuance: The issuance period of A bond is five years, from Oct. 26, 2021 to Oct. 26, 2026; the issuance period of B bond is seven years, from Oct. 26, 2021 to Oct. 26,

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2028.

  • (3)Coupon Rate: A bond has a fixed annual interest rate of 0.63%, and B bond has a fixed annual interest rate of 0.77%.

  • (4)Method of interest calculation and payment: Simple interest calculated at the coupon rate once a year.

  • (5)Principal repayment: Half of the principal will be repaid in the fourth and fifth year from the date of issue of the A bond, and half of the principal will be repaid in the sixth and seventh year of the B bond from the issue date..

  • (6)Format of bond: The said bond is issued in book-entry, and registration is made through Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation.

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II. Matters for Ratification and Discussion:

Proposal 1

Proposed by the Board

To ratify 2021 Business Report and Financial Statements.

Description: 1. The 2021 financial statements (including consolidated and individual financial statements) approved by the Board on March 10, 2022 are audited by CPA Pi-Yu Chuang and CPA Cheng-Hung Kuo of Deloitte Taiwan and the Audit Committee for the record.

  1. Please refer to p. 5-7 of this Handbook for the 2021 Business Report and p.14-35 for the CPA Audit Report and the financial statements.

Resolution:

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Independent Auditors' Report

TO USI Corporation

Audit opinion

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of USI Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Group) as of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (including the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for the months from January 1 to December 31 of 2021 and 2020.

The accountant opinions are that the preparations of significant issues of the accompanying financial statements are made in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), and Interpretations developed by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or the former Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC) as endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), which fairly present the consolidated financial conditions of the Group for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash flows for the months from January 1 to December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Basis for audit opinion

The audit was conducted in accordance with the Rules Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant, 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.

Emphasis of matter

As stated in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group has considered that its discontinued operations was resumed its operating substance. Such discontinued operations have been reclassified to continuing operations since 2021; therefore, when preparing comparative financial statements, it is required to restate the

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previously stated amounts as well as the financial statements for the comparative periods in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards No. 5 "Noncurrent assets held for sale and discontinued operations." The effects of restating the previously stated amounts of the comparative periods are set out in Note 12. As such, we did not modify our audit opinion.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance for the Group in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year 2021. 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 matter identified in the audit of the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows.

Authenticity of specific sales revenue

In 2021, the Group's sales revenue from specific customers increased year-on-year. Whether the sales revenue is properly recognized at the time of meeting performance obligations will have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and is therefore considered a key audit matter for the current year.

For accounting policies relating to sales revenue and relevant disclosure information, please refer to Notes 4(17) and 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We have carried out the main audit procedures for the above-mentioned authenticity of the sales revenue from specific customers as follows:

  1. Understand and test the effectiveness of the design and implementation of key internal control systems for the authenticity of sales revenue from specific customers.

  2. Check the transaction documents of sales revenue of specific customers, including sales orders, shipping documents and collection documents, to confirm the authenticity of the recognition of sales revenue.

Other matters

We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of USI Corporation as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

Responsibilities of management and those charging 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

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Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the 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 Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those in charge with governance (including the Audit Committee) are responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.

Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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

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

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

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  1. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's 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 auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

  2. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements (including the related notes) and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

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

We communicate with those in charge 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 of the Group for the year ended December 31, 2021 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's 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 auditresulting in this independent auditors’ report are Pi-Yu Chuang (Fiancial Supervisory Commission, Approval No. 1070323246) and Cheng-Hung Kuo (Securities and Futures Bureau, Approval No. 0920123784).

Deloitte& Touche Taipei, Taiwan

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Republic of China

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.

March 16, 2022

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USI Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Code


1100
1110
1120
1136
1150
1170
1200
1220
130X
1410
1470
11XX

1517
1535
1550
1600
1755
1760
1805
1821
1840
1990
15XX
1XXX

Code


2100
2110
2120
2170
2219
2230
2280
2320
2365
2399
21XX

2530
2540
2550
2570
2580
2640
2670
25XX
2XXX

3100
3200
3310
3320
3350
3300
3490
3500
31XX
36XX

3XXX
Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) - current
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) - current
Financial assets at amortized cost - current
Notes receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net
Other receivables
Current tax assets
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) - non-
current
Financial assets at amortized cost - non-current
Investments accounted for using the equity method
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use assets
Investment properties, net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total Assets
Liabilities and Equity
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings
Short-term notes payable
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) - current
Trade payables
Other payables
Current tax liabilities
Lease liabilities - current
Current portion of long-term borrowings
Refund liabilities - current
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bonds payable (Note 20)
Long-term borrowings
Provisions - non-current
Deferred tax liabilities
Lease liabilities - non-current
Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current
Other non-current liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the Company
Share capital
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Treasury shares
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company
Non-controlling Interests
Total equity
Total Liabilities and Equity
December31,2021 December31,2021
12
7
-
1
1
10
1
-
9
1
-
42
3
-
23
29
1
1
-
-
1
-
58
100
3
-
-
4
3
3
-
4
-
1
18
7
5
-
2
1
1
-
16
34
14
-
4
-
12
16
-
-
30
36
66
100
December31,2020 December31,2020
Amount
$ 10,365,353
5,742,266
145,921
349,137
875,745
8,515,477
511,725
8,931
7,599,843
1,009,420
243,222

35,367,040

2,286,817
382,501
19,335,554
24,471,011
727,341
711,345
270,211
43,983
651,568
577,842

49,458,173

$ 84,825,213

$ 2,498,041
279,635
3,380
3,528,998
2,894,818
2,618,632
73,065
3,059,116
28,630
565,262

15,549,577

5,989,773
4,453,323
136,375
1,417,922
387,502
1,151,009
94,771

13,630,675

29,180,252

11,887,635

366,185

3,343,086
375,127
9,881,214

13,599,427

84,358


475,606)

25,461,999
30,182,962

55,644,961

$ 84,825,213
Amount
$ 9,637,007
5,511,683
164,922
348,450
671,576
6,810,340
293,459
29,231
4,296,228
766,824
9,834

28,539,554

2,393,734
390,828
20,170,030
23,169,313
704,951
753,220
269,026
10,807
573,850
349,203

48,784,962

$ 77,324,516

$ 2,726,270
656,704
20,724
3,406,837
2,216,533
1,211,350
75,284
1,999,233
16,390
374,501

12,703,826

4,995,069
7,590,000
136,375
1,434,806
384,402
1,292,053
64,342

15,897,047

28,600,873

11,887,635

321,798

3,109,625
781,059
5,606,462

9,497,146


240,195)


475,606)

20,990,778
27,732,865

48,723,643

$ 77,324,516

















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13
7
-
-
1
9
-
-
6
1
-
37
3
1
26
30
1
1
-
-
1
-
63
100
3
1
-
4
3
2
-
3
-
-
16
6
10
-
2
1
2
-
21
37
15
1
4
1
7
12
-

1)
27
36
63
100
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USI Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)


Code
4100
OPERATING REVENUE

5110
COST OF GOODS SOLD

5900
GROSS PROFIT

OPERATING EXPENSES
6100
Selling and marketing
expenses
6200
General and administrative
expenses
6300
Research and development
expenses
6000
Total operating expenses
6900
PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS

NON-OPERATING INCOME
AND EXPENSES
7100
Interest income
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Finance costs

7060
Share of loss of joint ventures
accounted for using the
equity method
7000
Total non-operating
income and expenses
7900
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX
FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
7950
Income tax expense

8200
NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
For the Year Ended December
31, 2021
Amount

$ 71,755,542
100


54,001,841

75


17,753,701

25

3,163,322
4
1,277,631
2

429,830

1


4,870,783

7


12,882,918

18

79,601
-
627,387
1
57,628
-
(
167,097 )
-

(
727,995)
(
1)

(
130,476)

-

12,752,442
18

2,672,991

4


10,079,451

14
For the Year Ended December
31, 2021
Amount

$ 71,755,542
100


54,001,841

75


17,753,701

25

3,163,322
4
1,277,631
2

429,830

1


4,870,783

7


12,882,918

18

79,601
-
627,387
1
57,628
-
(
167,097 )
-

(
727,995)
(
1)

(
130,476)

-

12,752,442
18

2,672,991

4


10,079,451

14
For the Year Ended December
31, 2021
Amount

$ 71,755,542
100


54,001,841

75


17,753,701

25

3,163,322
4
1,277,631
2

429,830

1


4,870,783

7


12,882,918

18

79,601
-
627,387
1
57,628
-
(
167,097 )
-

(
727,995)
(
1)

(
130,476)

-

12,752,442
18

2,672,991

4


10,079,451

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For the Year Ended December
31, 2020
For the Year Ended December
31, 2020
For the Year Ended December
31, 2020
For the Year Ended December
31, 2020
Amount
$ 71,755,542

54,001,841

17,753,701

3,163,322
1,277,631
429,830

4,870,783

12,882,918

79,601
627,387
57,628

167,097 )
727,995)

130,476)

12,752,442
2,672,991

10,079,451
Amount
$ 50,201,273

39,721,391

10,479,882

2,020,552
1,209,777
362,961

3,593,290

6,886,592

102,809
403,492
116,953

221,690 )
165,161)

236,403

7,122,995
1,440,358

5,682,637






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(








(



100
79
21
4
2
1
7
14
-
1
-

1 )
-
-
14
3
11

(Continued)

20

(Continued)

(Continued)

Code
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
8311
Remeasurements of the
defined benefit plan
8316
Profit (loss) of equity
instruments at
FVTOCI
8349
Income tax relating to
items that will not be
reclassified
subsequently to profit
or loss
8310

Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or
loss:
8361
Exchange differences on
translating the
financial statements of
foreign operations
8399
Income tax relating to
items that may be
reclassified
subsequently to profit
or loss
8360

8300
Other comprehensive
income for the period,
net of income tax
8500
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
Net income attributable to
8610
Owners of the Company

8620
Non-controlling Interests

8600

Total comprehensive income
attributable to
8710
Owners of the Company

8720
Non-controlling Interests

8700

Earnings per share
From continuing operations
9710
Basic earnings per share
9810
Diluted earnings per
share
For the Year Ended December
31, 2021
Amount

( $ 9,779 )
-

107,187
-
(
1,691)

-


95,717

-

(
337,228 )
-

54,262

-

(
282,966)

-

(
187,249)

-

$ 9,892,202

14

$ 5,191,394
7


4,888,057

7

$ 10,079,451

14

$ 5,615,597
8


4,276,605

6

$ 9,892,202

14

$ 4.84

$ 4.83
For the Year Ended December
31, 2020
Amount
$ 9,779 )
107,187
1,691)

95,717


337,228 )
54,262

282,966)

187,249)

$ 9,892,202

$ 5,191,394
4,888,057

$ 10,079,451

$ 5,615,597
4,276,605

$ 9,892,202

$ 4.84
$ 4.83
Amount
$ 19,250
350,419
6,122)

363,547

166,163
12,938)

153,225

516,772

$ 6,199,409

$ 2,409,778
3,272,859

$ 5,682,637

$ 2,875,537
3,323,872

$ 6,199,409

$ 2.25
$ 2.24
(
(

(

(
(




















(

(



















-
1
-
1
-
-
-
1
12
5
6
11
6
6
12
21

USI Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Code
A1
Balance as of January 1, 2020

Distribution of earnings in 2019
B1
Provision for legal reserve
B3
Provision of special reserve
B5
Cash dividends distributed to the Company
O1
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries
D1
Net profit for the year 2020
D3
Other comprehensive income for the year 2020, net
of income tax

D5
Total comprehensive income for the year 2020

C7
Changes in equity of subsidiaries recognized by
equity method
C17
Other changes in capital surplus
M1
Dividends distributed to subsidiaries to adjust
capital reserve
Q1
Disposal of equity instruments measured at fair
value through other comprehensive income
O1
Change in non-controlling interests

Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Distribution of surplus in 2020
B1
Provision for legal reserve
B17
Reversal of special surplus reserve
B5
Cash dividends distributed to the Company
O1
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries
D1
Net profit for the year 2021
D3
Other comprehensive income for the year 2021, net
of income tax

D5
Total comprehensive income for the year 2021

C7
Changes in equity of subsidiaries recognized by
equity method
C17
Changes in capital surplus
M1
Dividends distributed to subsidiaries to adjust
capital reserve
Q1
Disposal of equity instruments measured at fair
value through other comprehensive income
O1
Change in non-controlling interests

Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2021
EquityAttri butable to Owners ofth e Company Total
$ 18,659,503

-
-

594,382 )
-

2,409,778
465,759

2,875,537

29,855

1,100
19,165
-
-


20,990,778
-
-

1,188,763 )
-

5,191,394
424,203

5,615,597

4,691
1,367
38,329
-
-

$ 25,461,999
Non-controlling
Interests
$ 20,517,444

-
-

-


519,048 )
3,272,859
51,013

3,323,872


28,871 )
-
-
-
4,439,468

27,732,865
-
-

-


1,714,633 )
4,888,057

611,452)

4,276,605

2,586
-
-
-

114,461)

$ 30,182,962
Totalequity
Share Capital
$ 11,887,635

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

11,887,635
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

$ 11,887,635
Capitalsurplus Others
$ 18,840

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
1,100
-
-
-

19,940
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
1,367
-
-
-

$ 21,307
Retained earnings Unappropriated
Earnings
$ 4,346,640

(
129,872 )
(
350,533 )
(
594,382 )
-
2,409,778

2,974


2,412,752

(
65 )
-
-
(
78,078 )

-

5,606,462

(
233,461 )

405,932
(
1,188,763 )
-
5,191,394
(
804)


5,190,590

-
-
-
100,454

-

$ 9,881,214
Otherequity
Exchange
differences on
translating the
nancial statements
foreignoperations
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Financial
Assets atFVTOCI
$ 602,871 ) ( $ 178,187 )

-
-

-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
19,016

443,769

19,016

443,769


-
-
-
-
-
-

-
78,078
-

-


583,855 )
343,660


-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

127,118)

552,125


127,118)

552,125

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
100,454 )
-

-

$ 710,973)
$ 795,331
Treasury shares

( $ 475,606 )
-
-
-

-
-

-


-

-
-
-
-

-

(
475,606 )
-
-
-

-
-

-


-

-
-
-

-

-

($ 475,606)
fi
of
Exchange
differences on
translating the
nancial statements
foreignoperations
$ 602,871 )

-

-

-
-
-
19,016

19,016


-
-
-

-
-


583,855 )

-
-

-
-
-

127,118)


127,118)

-
-
-
-

-

$ 710,973)
Treasury Share
Transactions
$ 245,482

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
19,165
-
-

264,647
-
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
38,329
-
-

$ 302,976
Shares of Changes in
Capital Surplus of
Associates
$ 7,291

-
-
-
-
-

-


-

29,920
-
-
-

-

37,211
-
-
-
-
-

-


-

4,691
-
-
-

-

$ 41,902
Legal Reserve
$ 2,979,753

129,872
-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

3,109,625
233,461
-

-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

$ 3,343,086
Special Reserve
$ 430,526

-

350,533

-

-
-

-


-

-

-
-
-


-

781,059
-

(
405,932 )
-

-
-

-


-

-
-
-
-

-

$ 375,127







































(




(
(
(


(
(

(

(
(


(








(


(
(

(
(






(

(



(




(

(




(





(


(


(
(

(

(
(




(
(
(

(
$ 39,176,947
-
-

594,382 )

519,048 )
5,682,637
516,772
6,199,409

984
1,100
19,165
-
4,439,468
48,723,643
-
-

1,188,763 )

1,714,633 )
10,079,451

187,249)
9,892,202
7,277
1,367
38,329
-

114,461)
$ 55,644,961
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USI Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In Thousands of New Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) Taiwan Dollars)
For the Year Ended For the Year Ended
Code December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
A10000
Net profit before tax for the year
$
12,752,442
$
7,122,995
A20010
Income (expenses) items
A20100
Depreciation expenses
2,272,146 2,279,397
A20200
Amortization expense
63,774 73,804
A20300
Expected credit loss reversed on
accounts receivable
( 1,426 ) ( 2,415 )
A20400
Net gain on fair value change of
financial assets and liabilities as
at FVTPL
( 336,404 ) ( 376,857 )
A20900
Finance costs
167,097 221,690
A21200
Interest income
( 79,601 ) ( 102,809 )
A21300
Dividend income
( 390,903 ) ( 186,949 )
A22300
Share of loss of joint ventures
accounted for using the equity
method 727,995 165,161
A22500
Loss of disposal and scrapping of
property, plant and equipment 64,669 37,249
A23700
Impairment loss recognized on non-
financial assets 39 27,901
A23800
Provision for write-downs of
inventories and obsolescence
losses 32,415 24,765
A29900
Recognition of refund liabilities
19,165 7,576
A29900
Gain on revised lease
( 660 ) -
A30000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
A31115
Decrease in financial assets and
liabilities mandatorily classified
as at FVTPL 88,477 1,239,787
A31130
Increase in notes receivable
( 204,169 ) ( 37,141 )
A31150
Increase in accounts receivable
( 1,703,446 ) ( 396,848 )
A31180
Increase in other receivables
( 269,309 ) ( 6,149 )
A31200
(Increase) decrease in inventories
( 3,334,541 ) 601,880
A31230
(Increase) decrease in prepayments
( 196,431 ) 15,898
A31240
(Increase) decrease in other current
assets
( 61,585 ) 7,316
A32150
Increase in accounts payable
122,161 649,469
A32180
Increase in other payables
525,173 368,359
A32200
Decrease in refund liabilities
( 6,925 ) ( 19,407 )
A32240
Decrease in net defined benefit
liabilities
( 140,684 ) ( 179,158 )
A32230
Increase in other current liabilities
190,761
111,543
A33000
Cash generated from operations
10,300,230 11,647,057
A33100
Interest received
79,222 92,630
(Continued)
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(Continued)

Code
A33300
Interest paid

A33500
Income tax paid

AAAA
Net cash generated from operating
activities

Cash flows from investing activities
B00010
Acquisition of FVTOCI

B00020
Disposal of FVTOCI
B00030
Return of capital from financial assets at
FVTOCI
B00040
(Acquisition) disposal of financial assets
measured at amortized cost

B01800
Acquisition of long-term equity
investments using the equity method
B02200
Net cash outflows from acquisition of
subsidiaries (Note 32)

B02700
Acquisitions of property, plant and
equipment

B02800
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant
and equipment
B03700
(Increase) decrease in refundable deposit
B04500
Acquisition of other intangible assets

B05350
Acquisition of right-of-use assets

B05400
Acquisition of investment properties

B06700
(Increase) decrease in other non-current
assets

B07600
Dividends received

BBBB
Net cash used in investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
C00100
Decrease in short-term borrowings

C00600
Decrease in short-term notes payable

C01200
Issuing of bonds
C01300
Repayments of bonds

C01600
Proceeds from mid- to long-term
borrowings
C01700
Repayments of mid- to long-term
borrowings

C03000
Increase (decrease) in guarantee deposits
received
C04020
Repayments of the principal portion of
lease liabilities

C04300
Decrease in other non-current liabilities

C04500
Cash dividends paid

(Continued)
For the Year Ended
December31,2021
( $ 159,354 )
(
1,286,929)


8,933,169

(
4,835 )
203,458
52,244
(
71,820 )
-

(
34,056 )
(
3,622,312 )
36,325
(
6,401 )
(
733 )
(
25,567 )
(
3,298 )
(
280,145 )

390,903

(
3,366,237)

(
228,229 )
(
377,000 )
3,991,268
(
2,000,000 )
24,225,000
(
27,277,000 )
6,186

(
70,349 )
(
1,670 )
(
1,188,763 )

For the Year Ended
December31,2020

For the Year Ended
December31,2020
(
(

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(



(

(

(

(


(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
$ 234,213 )
689,753)
10,815,721

-
76,643
83,402

78,793

5,122,441 )

-

2,330,747 )
25,612

14,836

113 )

-

85,673 )

32,231
186,949
7,040,508)

1,532,710 )

696,000 )
-

1,000,000 )
13,380,000

15,283,200 )

4,133 )

68,659 )

778 )

594,382 )
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(Continued)

(Continued)
Code
C05800
Change in non-controlling interests

C05800
Cash dividends paid on non-controlling
interests

CCCC
Net cash used in financing activities
DDDD EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE
CHANGES ON THE BALANCE OF
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

EEEE
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
E00100 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD

E00200 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
END OF THE PERIOD
For the Year Ended
December31,2021
( $ 114,461 )
(
1,714,633)

(
4,749,651)

(
88,935)

728,346

9,637,007

$ 10,365,353

For the Year Ended
December31,2020
(
(
(
(


(
(
(

$ 4,439,468
519,048)
1,879,442)
186,167)
1,709,604
7,927,403
$ 9,637,007
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Independent Auditors' Report

TO USI Corporation

Audit opinion

We have audited the Parent Company Only Balance Sheets of USI Corporation as of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the Parent Company Only Statements of Comprehensive Income, Parent Company Only Statements of Changes in Equity, Parent Company Only Statements of Cash Flows and Notes to the Parent Company Only Financial Statements (including the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for the months from January 1 to December 31 of 2021 and 2020.

The accountant opinions are that the preparations of significant issues of the Parent Company Only Financial Statements are made in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers. They fairly present the accompanying financial conditions as of December 31 of 2021 and 2020 of USI Corporation and the accompanying financial performance and accompanying cash flows for the months from January 1 to December 31 of 2021 and of 2020.

Basis for audit opinion

The audit was conducted in accordance with the Rules Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Parent Company Only Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant, and keep independent of USI Corporation. 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 for USI Corporation in our audit of the Parent Company Only Financial Statements for the year 2021. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

The key audit matter identified in the audit of the Company’s Parent Company Only Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows.

Authenticity of specific sales revenue

In 2021, USI Corporation's sales revenue of solar film products to specific customers increased year-on-year. Whether the sales revenue is properly recognized at the time

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of meeting performance obligations will have a material impact on the Parent Company Only Financial Statements and is therefore considered a key audit matter for the current year.

For accounting policies relating to sales revenue and relevant disclosure information, please refer to Notes 4(12) and 23 to the Parent Company Only Financial Statements.

We have carried out the main audit procedures for the above-mentioned authenticity of the sales revenue from specific customers as follows:

  1. Understand and test the effectiveness of the design and implementation of key internal control systems for the authenticity of sales revenue from specific customers.

  2. Check the transaction documents of sales revenue of specific customers, including sales orders, shipping documents and collection documents, to confirm the authenticity of the recognition of sales revenue.

Responsibilities of management and governance for the Parent Company Only Financial Statements

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

In preparing the Parent Company Only Financial Statements, the 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 the management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those in charge with the Company’s governance (including the Audit Committee) are responsible for overseeing its financial reporting process.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the Parent Company Only Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Parent Company Only Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s 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 the Parent Company Only Financial Reports.

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As part of an audit in accordance with 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 Parent Company Only Financial Statements whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  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 the 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 auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the Parent Company Only Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s 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 Parent Company Only Financial Statements (including the related notes) and whether the Parent Company Only 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 the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the Parent Company Only Financial Statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Company audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those in charge 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).

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From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the Parent Company Only Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s 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 Pi-Yu Chuang (Fiancial Supervisory Commission, Approval No. 1070323246) and Cheng-Hung Kuo (Securities and Futures Bureau, Approval No. 0920123784).

Deloitte& Touche

Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the accompanying 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 accompanying financial statements are those generally 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 Chineselanguage independent auditors’ report and accompanying financial statements shall prevail.

March 16, 2022

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USI Corporation Parent Company Only Balance Sheet For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 2021 and 2020 2021 and 2020 2021 and 2020 2021 and 2020 2021 and 2020 2021 and 2020
Code


1100
1110
1136
1150
1170
1180
1200
1210
130X
1410
1470
11XX

1517
1535
1550
1600
1755
1760
1821
1840
1990
15XX
1XXX

Code


2100
2120
2170
2180
2200
2220
2230
2280
2320
2399
21XX

2530
2540
2570
2580
2640
2650
2670
25XX
2XXX

3100
3200
3310
3320
3350
3300
3400
3500
3XXX
Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) - current
Financial assets at amortized cost - current
Notes receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable, related parties
Other receivables
Other receivables, related parties
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
(FVTOCI) - non-current
Financial assets at amortized cost - non-current
Investments accounted for using the equity method
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use assets
Investment properties
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total Assets
Liabilities and Equity
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) - current
Accounts payable
Accounts payable, related parties
Other payables
Other payables, related parties
Current tax liabilities
Lease liabilities - current
Current portion of long-term borrowings
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bonds payable
Long-term borrowings
Deferred tax liabilities
Lease liabilities - non-current
Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current
Investments credits balances for using equity method
Other non-current liabilities - others
Total non-current liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity
Share capital
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Treasury shares
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2021
For the Year Ended December 31,
2020
Amount

Amount

$ 1,108,794
3
$ 991,966
3
2,595,881
7
2,096,700
7
61,149
-
60,893
-
119,379
-
64,154
-
1,964,107
5
1,364,308
4
106,468
-
94,080
-
106,418
-
41,932
-
593,853
2
220,189
1
1,252,391
3
776,109
2
204,395
1
172,471
1

-

-

1

-

8,112,835

21

5,882,803

18
922,551
3
972,639
3
12,968
-
-
-
21,859,237
58
19,133,959
58
6,511,029
17
6,473,623
20
9,641
-
14,091
-
159,713
1
186,758
1
40
-
155
-
142,813
-
110,905
-

121,615

-

117,702

-

29,739,607

79

27,009,832

82
$ 37,852,442
100
$ 32,892,635
100
$ -
-
$ 499,000
1
2,492
-
11,522
-
1,019,778
3
712,367
2
394,449
1
188,290
1
532,320
1
364,098
1
16,195
-
11,906
-
779,227
2
196,426
1
31,336
-
30,974
-
2,999,199
8
1,999,233
6

189,951

1

76,012

-

5,964,947

16

4,089,828

12
5,989,773
16
4,995,069
15
34,310
-
2,300,000
7
100,769
-
145,390
-
115,187
-
146,523
1
172,677
1
213,608
1
1,195
-
-
-

11,585

-

11,439

-

6,425,496

17

7,812,029

24

12,390,443

33

11,901,857

36

11,887,635

31

11,887,635

36

366,185

1

321,798

1
3,343,086
9
3,109,625
10
375,127
1
781,059
2

9,881,214

26

5,606,462

17

13,599,427

36

9,497,146

29

84,358

-
(
240,195)
(
1)
(
475,606)
(
1)
(
475,606)
(
1)

25,461,999

67

20,990,778

64
$ 37,852,442
100
$ 32,892,635
100
Amount
$ 1,108,794
2,595,881
61,149
119,379
1,964,107
106,468
106,418
593,853
1,252,391
204,395
-

8,112,835

922,551
12,968
21,859,237
6,511,029
9,641
159,713
40
142,813
121,615

29,739,607

$ 37,852,442

$ -
2,492
1,019,778
394,449
532,320
16,195
779,227
31,336
2,999,199
189,951

5,964,947

5,989,773
34,310
100,769
115,187
172,677
1,195
11,585

6,425,496

12,390,443

11,887,635

366,185

3,343,086
375,127
9,881,214

13,599,427

84,358

475,606)

25,461,999

$ 37,852,442
Amount
$ 991,966
2,096,700
60,893
64,154
1,364,308
94,080
41,932
220,189
776,109
172,471
1

5,882,803

972,639
-
19,133,959
6,473,623
14,091
186,758
155
110,905
117,702

27,009,832

$ 32,892,635

$ 499,000
11,522
712,367
188,290
364,098
11,906
196,426
30,974
1,999,233
76,012

4,089,828

4,995,069
2,300,000
145,390
146,523
213,608
-
11,439

7,812,029

11,901,857

11,887,635

321,798

3,109,625
781,059
5,606,462

9,497,146

240,195)

475,606)

20,990,778

$ 32,892,635

















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(

















(
(















(
(

3
7
-
-
4
-
-
1
2
1
-
18
3
-
58
20
-
1
-
-
-
82
100
1
-
2
1
1
-
1
-
6
-
12
15
7
-
1
1
-
-
24
36
36
1
10
2
17
29
1)
1)
64
100
30

USI Corporation

Parent Company Only Statement of Comprehensive Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
For the Year Ended December For the Year Ended December
31, 2021 31, 2020
Code Amount Amount
4100 OPERATING REVENUE $ 16,034,251
100
$ 10,172,220
100
5110 COST OF GOODS SOLD 11,730,457
73
8,664,406
85
5900 GROSS PROFIT 4,303,794 27 1,507,814 15
5910 The unrealized profits with the
subsidiaries (
1,175 )

-
(
1,247 )
-
5920 The realized profits with the
subsidiaries 1,247
-
842
-
5950 The realized gross profit 4,303,866
27
1,507,409
15
OPERATING EXPENSES
6100 Selling and marketing
expenses 390,366 2 235,617 2
6200 General and administrative
expenses 230,902 2 246,533 3
6300 Research and development
expenses 160,688
1
116,819
1
6000 Total operating expenses 781,956
5
598,969
6
6900 PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS 3,521,910
22
908,440
9
NON-OPERATING INCOME
AND EXPENSES
7100 Interest income 5,948 - 6,604 -
7010 Other income 202,579 1 152,304 2
7020 Other gains and losses 38,730 - 42,667 -
7050 Finance costs (
94,746 ) (

1 )
(
105,041 ) (
1 )
7070 Share of profit or loss of
subsidiaries accounted for
using equity method 2,196,420
14
1,555,348
15
7000 Total non-operating
income and expenses 2,348,931
14
1,651,882
16

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31

(Continued)

(Continued)

Code
7900
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX
FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
7950
INCOME TAX EXPENSE

8200
NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
8311
Remeasurements of the
defined benefit plan
8316
(Loss) profit of equity
instruments at
FVTOCI
8330
Share of profit or loss of
other comprehensive
income of subsidiaries
accounted for using
equity method
8349
Income tax relating to
items that will not be
reclassified
8310

Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or
loss:
8361
Exchange differences on
translating the
financial statements of
foreign operations
8380
Share of profit or loss of
other comprehensive
income of subsidiaries
accounted for using
equity method
8399
Income tax relating to
items that may be
reclassified
8360

8300
Other comprehensive
income for the period,
net of income tax
8500
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
EARNINGS PER SHARE
9750
Basic earnings per share

9850
Diluted earnings per share
For the Year Ended December
31, 2021
Amount

$ 5,870,841
36


679,447

4


5,191,394

32

5,820
-

(
29,190 )
-
575,855
4
(
1,164)

-


551,321

4

(
90,466 ) (
1 )
(
54,745 )
-

18,093

-

(
127,118)
(
1)


424,203

3

$ 5,615,597

35

$ 4.84

$ 4.83
For the Year Ended December
31, 2020
Amount
$ 5,870,841
679,447

5,191,394

5,820

29,190 )
575,855
1,164)

551,321


90,466 )

54,745 )
18,093

127,118)

424,203

$ 5,615,597

$ 4.84
$ 4.83
Amount
$ 2,560,322
150,544

2,409,778


1,589 )
107,870
340,144
318

446,743


11,182
10,070
2,236)

19,016

465,759

$ 2,875,537

$ 2.25
$ 2.24



(
(

(
(

(








(


(




(



(












25
1
24

-
1
3
-
4
-
-
-
-
4
28
32

USI Corporation Parent Company Only Statement of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Code
A1
Balance as of January 1, 2020
Distribution of earnings in 2019
B1
Provision for legal reserve
B3
Provision of special reserve
B5
Cash dividends distributed by the Company
D1
Net profit for the year 2020
D3
Other comprehensive income for the year 2020,
net of income tax
D5
Total comprehensive income for the year 2020
C7
Changes in equity of subsidiaries recognized by
equity method
C17
Changes in capital surplus
M1
Dividends distributed to subsidiaries to adjust
capital reserve
Q1
Disposal of equity instrument investments
measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Distribution of earnings in 2020
B1
Provision for legal reserve
B17
Reversal of special surplus reserve
B5
Cash dividends distributed by the Company
D1
Net profit for the year 2021
D3
Other comprehensive income for the year 2021,
net of income tax
D5
Total comprehensive income for the year 2021
C7
Changes in equity of subsidiaries recognized by
equity method
C17
Other changes in capital surplus
M1
Dividends distributed to subsidiaries to adjust
capital reserve
Z1
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Share Capital
$ 11,887,635
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,887,635
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 11,887,635
Capitalsurplus Others
$ 18,840
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,100
-
-
19,940
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,367
-
$ 21,307
Retained earnings Retained earnings Unappropriated
Earnings
$ 4,346,640

129,872 )

350,533 )

594,382 )
2,409,778
2,974
2,412,752

76,278 )
-
-

1,865)
5,606,462

233,461 )
405,932

1,188,763 )
5,191,394

804)
5,190,590
100,454
-
-
$ 9,881,214
Otherequity
Exchange differences
on translating the
financial statements
of foreignoperations
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Financial
Assets atFVTOCI
( $ 602,871 )
( $ 178,187 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

19,016

443,769

19,016

443,769
-
76,213
-
-
-
-

-

1,865
(
583,855 )
343,660
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
127,118)

552,125
(
127,118)

552,125
-
(
100,454 )
-
-

-

-
($ 710,973)
$ 795,331
Otherequity
Exchange differences
on translating the
financial statements
of foreignoperations
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Financial
Assets atFVTOCI
( $ 602,871 )
( $ 178,187 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

19,016

443,769

19,016

443,769
-
76,213
-
-
-
-

-

1,865
(
583,855 )
343,660
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
127,118)

552,125
(
127,118)

552,125
-
(
100,454 )
-
-

-

-
($ 710,973)
$ 795,331
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Treasury shares
Totalequity
$ 475,606 )
$ 18,659,503
-
-
-
-
-
(
594,382 )
-
2,409,778
-

465,759
-

2,875,537
-
29,855
-
1,100
-
19,165
-

-

475,606 )
20,990,778
-
-
-
-
-
(
1,188,763 )
-
5,191,394
-

424,203
-

5,615,597
-
4,691
-
1,367
-

38,329
$ 475,606)
$ 25,461,999
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Treasury shares
Totalequity
$ 475,606 )
$ 18,659,503
-
-
-
-
-
(
594,382 )
-
2,409,778
-

465,759
-

2,875,537
-
29,855
-
1,100
-
19,165
-

-

475,606 )
20,990,778
-
-
-
-
-
(
1,188,763 )
-
5,191,394
-

424,203
-

5,615,597
-
4,691
-
1,367
-

38,329
$ 475,606)
$ 25,461,999
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Treasury shares
Totalequity
$ 475,606 )
$ 18,659,503
-
-
-
-
-
(
594,382 )
-
2,409,778
-

465,759
-

2,875,537
-
29,855
-
1,100
-
19,165
-

-

475,606 )
20,990,778
-
-
-
-
-
(
1,188,763 )
-
5,191,394
-

424,203
-

5,615,597
-
4,691
-
1,367
-

38,329
$ 475,606)
$ 25,461,999
Exchange differences
on translating the
financial statements
of foreignoperations
( $ 602,871 )
-
-
-
-

19,016

19,016
-
-
-

-
(
583,855 )
-
-
-
-
(
127,118)
(
127,118)
-
-

-
($ 710,973)
Treasury Share
Transactions
$ 245,482
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19,165
-
264,647
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38,329
$ 302,976
Shares of Changes in
Capital Surplus of
Subsidiaries
recognized by Equity
Method
$ 7,291
-
-
-
-

-

-
29,920
-
-

-
37,211
-
-
-
-

-

-
4,691
-

-
$ 41,902
Legal Reserve
$ 2,979,753
129,872
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,109,625
233,461
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 3,343,086
Special Reserve
$ 430,526
-
350,533
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
781,059
-

405,932 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 375,127







































(




(
(
(


(
(
(
(
(


(



(
(
(

(
(





(

(



(



(

(



(



$ 18,659,503
-
-

594,382 )
2,409,778
465,759
2,875,537
29,855
1,100
19,165
-
20,990,778
-
-

1,188,763 )
5,191,394
424,203
5,615,597
4,691
1,367
38,329
$ 25,461,999
33

USI Corporation

Parent Company Only Statement of Cash Flow For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Code
Cash flows from operating activities
A10000
Net profit before tax for the year
A20010
Income (expenses) items
A20100
Depreciation expenses
A20200
Amortization expense
A20400
Net gain on fair value change of
financial assets and liabilities as at
FVTPL
A20900
Finance costs
A21200
Interest income
A21300
Dividend income
A22300
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries
accounted for using equity method
A22500
(Gain) loss of disposal and scrapping of
property, plant and equipment
A23200
The investment loss of disposing with
the equity method
A23700
Provision for write-downs of
inventories and obsolescence losses
A23900
The unrealized profits with the
subsidiaries
A24000
The realized profits with the
subsidiaries
A30000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
A31115
(Increase) decrease in financial assets
mandatorily classified as at FVTPL
A31130
(Increase) decrease in notes receivable
A31150
Increase in accounts receivable
A31160
Accounts receivable – related parties
increase
A31180
(Increase) decrease in other receivables
A31190
Other receivables – related parties
(increase) decrease
A31200
(Increase) decrease in inventories
A31230
Increase in prepayments
A31240
Decrease in other current assets
A32130
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
A32160
Accounts payable - related parties
increase
A32180
Increase (decrease) in other payables
A32190
Other payables - related parties
increase (decrease)
A32230
Increase in other current liabilities
A32240
Decrease in net defined benefit
liabilities
A33000
Cash generated from operations
A33100
Interest received
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2020
$ 5,870,841
$ 2,560,322
607,937
603,125
13,452
14,249
(
93,217 )
(
93,098 )
97,352
107,540
(
5,948 )
(
6,604 )
(
99,744 )
(
50,630 )
(
2,196,420 )
(
1,555,348 )
(
2,794 )
161
-
527

22,935
23,413
1,175
1,247
(
1,247 )
(
842 )

(
414,994 )
179,435

(
55,225 )
9,772
(
599,799 )
(
134,952 )
(
12,388 )
(
4,330 )

(
65,138 )
18,918
(
248,664 )
164,574
(
499,217 )
249,773
(
31,924 )
(
14,046 )
1
20

307,411
(
57,045 )
206,159
40,895
131,106
(
16,322 )
4,289
(
5,965 )
113,939
8,943
(
35,111)
(
62,916)
3,014,767
1,980,816
6,600
5,829

(
(
(
(
(

(

(

(
(
(

(
(
(
(

(
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(Continued)

(Continued)
Code
A33300
Interest paid
A33500
Income tax paid
AAAA
Net cash generated from operating
activities
Cash flows from investing activities
B00020
Disposal of FVTOCI
B00030
Return of capital from financial assets at
FVTOCI
B00040
Purchase of financial assets at amortized cost
B02200
Net cash outflows from acquisition of
subsidiaries (Note 27)
B02400
Refund of stock capital from capital
reduction of investee companies using the
equity method
B02700
Acquisitions of property, plant and
equipment
B02800
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant
and equipment
B03700
(Increase) decrease in refundable deposit
B04500
Acquisitions of intangible assets
B05800
Other receivables – related parties increase
B06700
(Increase) decrease in other non-current
assets
B07600
Dividends received
BBBB
Net cash used in investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
C00100
Decrease in short-term borrowings
C01200
Issuing of bonds
C01300
Repayments of bonds
C01600
Proceeds from mid- to long-term borrowings
C01700
Repayments of mid- to long-term
borrowings
C03000
Proceeds from guarantee deposits received
C04020
Repayments of the principal portion of lease
liabilities
C04500
Cash dividends paid
C05400
Acquisition of subsidiaries
CCCC
Net cash used in financing activities
EEEE
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
E00100 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
E00200 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
END OF THE PERIOD
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
( $ 87,865 )
(
156,246)

2,777,256
-
20,898

(
76,499 )
(
34,092 )
-
(
518,149 )
1,905
(
1,947 )
-
(
125,000 )
(
15,303 )

149,837
(
598,350)
(
499,000 )
3,991,268
(
2,000,000 )

3,634,800
(
5,900,000 )
591
(
30,974 )
(
1,188,763 )
(
70,000)
(
2,062,078)
116,828

991,966
$ 1,108,794
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2020
(
(


(
(
(
(
(
(

(
(
(

(
(
(
(
(

(
(

(
(
(

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

$ 118,418 )
133,648)
1,734,579
2,784
32,845

332 )
-
3,877

438,675 )
2,483
6,951

113 )
-
23,054
89,489
277,637)

1,000 )
-

1,000,000 )
5,200,000

4,850,000 )
186

30,752 )

594,382 )
349)
1,276,297)
180,645
811,321
$ 991,966
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Matters for Ratification and Discussion: Proposal 2

Proposed by the Board

To ratify 2021 earnings distribution.

Description 1. In 2021, the net profit was NT$ 5,291,044,242. After appropriating NT$ 529,104,424 as the legal reserve, the distributable net profit of 2021 is NT$ 4,761,939,818. By the end of 2021, the accumulated distributable earnings is NT$ 9,352,109,738 and will be distributed cash dividend NT$ 2,615,279,700, i.e. NT$2.2 per share.

The unappropriated earnings after distribution will be NT$ 6,736,830,038.

  1. Please refer to p. 38, “Profit Distribution Table”, for details.

  2. According to this proposal, the profit of 2021 will first be distributed, and the insufficiency will be distributed from the profit of previous years.

  3. The cash dividends allocated to each shareholder shall be rounded down to a whole

 - 36 -

dollar amount of New Taiwan Dollars, and the total amount of allocation will be subject to the actual amount allocated.

  1. Please authorize the Chairman to set a target date for the distribution of cash dividends after the adoption of this proposal.

Resolution:

 - 37 -

USI Corporation

2021 Profit Distribution Table

Net profit before tax of 2021
Less: Income tax
Net profit of 2021
Add: Measuring the Gains of equity instruments by fair
value through other comprehensive gains and losses
Less: Retained earnings adjusted for the defined benefit
plan after re-measurement
Earnings after tax of 2021
Less: Legal reserve
Distributable net profit of 2021
Add:Beginning unappropriated earnings
Accumulated distributable earnings at the end of 2021
Distributable items: (total issued shares: 1,188,763,500)
Cash dividend: 2.2/share
Total of distributable items
Unappropriated earnings at the end of 2021 transferred to
the next year
Chairperson: Yi-Gui Wu President: Ke-shun Wang
Chief Accounting Officer: Chuan-Hua Kuo
expressed in NTD
5,870,841,666
(679,447,409)
5,191,394,257
100,453,754
(803,769)
5,291,044,242
(529,104,424)
4,761,939,818
4,590,169,920
9,352,109,738

2,615,279,700

2,615,279,700


6,736,830,038
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Matters for Ratification and Discussion: Proposal 3

Proposed by the Board

To approve the “Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets”.

Description 1. Part of the “Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” is amended in accordance with related orders of the Financial Supervisory Commission.

2.The amendment to the “Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” is shown in the next page.

Resolution

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USI Corporation

The Amendment to the “Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Dis osition of Assets” p

After amendment Before amendment Description Article 6:Professional appraisers and Text was their officers, certified public accounts, revised with attorneys, and securities underwriters respect to that provide the Company with appraisal Letter Jinreports, certified public accountant's Guan-Zhengopinions, attorney's opinions, or underwriter's opinions shall comply Fa-Zi No. with the following requirements: 1110380465 (omitted) I. (omitted) issued by the Financial (omitted) II. (omitted) If the company is required to III. If the company is required to Supervisory obtain appraisal reports from two obtain appraisal reports from two Commission or more professional appraisers, or more professional appraisers, on January 28, the different professional 2022. appraisers or appraisal officers appraisers or appraisal officers may not be related parties or de may not be related parties or de facto related parties of each other. facto related parties of each other. When issuing an appraisal report or opinion, the personnel referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comply with the following:

Article 6:Professional appraisers and their officers, certified public accounts, attorneys, and securities underwriters that provide the Company with appraisal reports, certified public accountant's opinions, attorney's opinions, or underwriter's opinions shall comply with the following requirements:

I. (omitted) II. (omitted) III. If the company is required to obtain appraisal reports from two or more professional appraisers, the different professional appraisers or appraisal officers may not be related parties or de facto related parties of each other.

When issuing an appraisal report or opinion, the personnel referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comply with the self-discipline regulations of their own business associations and the following:

I. Prior to accepting a case, they shall prudently assess their own professional capabilities, practical experience and independence. II. When examining a case, they shall appropriately plan and execute the adequate working procedures, in order to produce a conclusion and use the conclusion as the basis for issuing the report or opinion. The related working procedures, data collected and conclusion shall be fully and accurately specified in the case working papers. III. They shall undertake an item-byitem evaluation of the comprehensiveness, accuracy and fairness of the sources of data used, the parameters and the

I. Prior to accepting a case, they shall prudently assess their own professional capabilities, practical experience and independence. II. When executing a case, they shall appropriately plan and execute the adequate working procedures, in order to produce a conclusion and use the conclusion as the basis for issuing the report or opinion. The related working procedures, data collected and conclusion shall be fully and accurately specified in the case working papers.

III. They shall undertake an item-byitem evaluation of the suitability

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and fairness of the sources of data used, the parameters and the information, as the basis for issuance of the appraisal report or the opinion.

information, as the basis for issuance of the appraisal report or the opinion. IV. They shall issue a statement attesting to the professional competence and independence of the personnel who prepared the report or opinion, and that they have evaluated and found that the information used is reasonable and accurate, and that they have complied with the applicable laws and regulations. Article 8: Operating Procedure for Text was Acquisition or Disposition of Real revised with Property Equipment or its right-of-use respect to assets Letter JinI. (omitted) Guan-ZhengII. (omitted) Fa-Zi No. III. (omitted) 1110380465 IV. Real estate or equipment appraisal report issued by the In acquiring or disposing…, shall Financial obtain an appraisal report prior to the Supervisory date of occurrence of the event from Commission a professional appraiser (the items to on January 28, be noted in the appraisal report are 2022. identified in the appraisal report) and shall further comply with the following provisions: (I)~ (II) (omitted) (III) Where the professional appraiser's appraisal results meet any one of the following circumstances, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the trading value, or all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the trading value, a certified public accountant shall be engaged to perform the appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ROC Accounting Research

IV. They shall issue a statement attesting to the professional competence and independence of the personnel who prepared the report or opinion, and that they have evaluated and found that the information used is the suitability and reasonable, and that they have complied with the applicable laws and regulations

Article 8: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Real Property Equipment or its right-of-use assets

I. (omitted) II. (omitted) III. (omitted) IV. Real estate or equipment appraisal report In acquiring or disposing…, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser (the items to be noted in the appraisal report are identified in the appraisal report) and shall further comply with the following provisions: (I)~ (II) (omitted) (III) Where the professional appraiser's appraisal results meet any one of the following circumstances, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the trading value, or all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the trading value, a certified public accountant shall be engaged to render a specific opinion regarding the reasons for the discrepancies and the appropriateness of the trading value:

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  1. The discrepancy between the and Development Foundation appraisal result and the trading (ARDF) and render a specific value is 20 percent or more of opinion regarding the reasons for the trading value. the discrepancies and the 2. The discrepancy between the appropriateness of the trading value:

  2. The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two (2) or more professional appraisers is ten (10) percent or more of the trading value. (the rest omitted)

  3. The discrepancy between the appraisal result and the trading value is 20 percent or more of the trading value.

  4. The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two (2) or more professional appraisers is ten (10) percent or more of the trading value. (the rest omitted)

Article 9: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Investment in Marketable Securities I. (omitted)

Article 9: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Investment in Marketable Securities I. (omitted) II. Procedure for determining trading terms and authorized limit

II. Procedure for determining trading terms and authorized limit

(I) (omitted)

(I) (omitted)

(II) In acquiring or disposing of marketable securities, … the Company shall additionally engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the trading value. Notwithstanding, this requirement does not apply to public quotation of the marketable securities in an active market, or not apply where otherwise prescribed by the competent securities authority.

(II) In acquiring or disposing of marketable securities, … the Company shall additionally engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the trading value. If the CPA needs to adopt an expert’s report as evidence, the CPA shall do so in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF. Notwithstanding, this requirement does not apply to public quotation of the marketable securities in an active market, or not apply where otherwise prescribed by the competent securities authority. The long-term investment in marketable securities referred to in the preceding subparagraphs less than NT$500 million (inclusive) shall be subject to approval by the Chairman of Board and reported to the latest Board of Directors’ meeting, while the investment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval in advance by the Board of Directors upon

The long-term investment in marketable securities referred to in the preceding subparagraphs shall be approved by the Chairman of Board on a case-by-case basis. The dollar amount of the investment is more than NT$300 million and less than NT$500 million shall be reported to the latest Board of Directors’ meeting, while the investment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval in advance by the Board of Directors upon resolution. (the rest omitted)

Text was revised with respect to Letter JinGuan-ZhengFa-Zi No. 1110380465

issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission on January 28, 2022 and

Company’s actual status of operations.

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resolution. (the rest omitted)

Article 10: Operating procedure for dealing with transactions with stakeholders

I. (omitted)

II. Evaluating and operating procedure

(I) When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of real property or its right-of-use assets from or to a stakeholder, or when it intends to acquire or dispose of assets other than real property or its right-of-use assets from or to a stakeholder and the trading value reaches 20 percent or more of paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more, except in trading of domestic government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of money market funds issued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises, the company may not proceed to enter into a transaction contract or make a payment until the following matters have been approved by the majority of Audit Committee and passed by the board of directors:

  1. (omitted) 2. (omitted) 3. (omitted) 4. (omitted) 5. (omitted) 6. (omitted) 7. (omitted) (II) By meeting the standard stated in the previous subparagraph, acquisition or disposition of equipment valuing less than NT$500 million between the Company and the parent company, between subsidiaries, or between this Company and a subsidiary wholly owned, either directly or indirectly, by this Company shall be decided by the Chairman of Board, and then submitted to the latest Board of Directors’ meeting for

Text was revised with respect to Letter JinGuan-ZhengFa-Zi No. 1110380465 issued by the Financial

Article 10: Operating procedure for dealing with transactions with stakeholders

I. (omitted)

II. Evaluating and operating procedure

When the Company intends to 1110380465 acquire or dispose of real property or its right-of-use assets from or to issued by the a stakeholder, or when it intends to Financial acquire or dispose of assets other Supervisory than real property or its right-ofCommission use assets from or to a stakeholder on January 28, and the trading value reaches 20 2022 and percent or more of paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the Company’s company's total assets, or NT$300 actual status of million or more (the trading value operations. shall be calculated in the manner referred to in Paragraph 1 (7) of Article 15 herein. “Within the preceding year” as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items that have been approved by Audit Committee and passed by the Board of Directors need not be counted toward the trading value), except in trading of domestic government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of money market funds issued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises, the company may not proceed to enter into a transaction contract or make a payment until the following matters have been approved by the majority of Audit Committee and passed by the board of directors : Paragraph and (I) (omitted) subparagraph (II)(omitted) seriation (III)(omitted) change. (IV)(omitted) (V)(omitted) (VI)(omitted) (VII)(omitted)

Supervisory Commission on January 28, 2022 and Company’s actual status of operations.

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recognition. Acquisition or disposition of equipment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors upon resolution at first.

  1. Acquisition or disposal of equipment or its right-of-use assets for business operations.

  2. Acquisition or disposal of real property right-of-use assets for business operations. (III) When engaging in a transaction stated in subparagraph (I) of the preceding paragraph with an amount exceeding 10% of the Company’s total assets, this Company or a subsidiary not publicly offered domestically shall submit all data as stated in subparagraph (I) to the meeting of shareholders to apply for approval before concluding the transaction contract or making the payment, except for transactions between this Company and the parent company, this Company and a subsidiary, or among subsidiaries.

III. (omitted)

IV. Acquisition or disposition of equipment valuing less than NT$500 million (inclusive) between the Company and the parent company, between subsidiaries, or between this Company and a subsidiary wholly owned, either directly or indirectly, by this Company shall be decided by the Chairman of Board, and then submitted to the latest Board of Directors’ meeting for recognition. Acquisition or disposition of equipment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors upon resolution at first.

(I) Acquisition or disposal of equipment or its right-of-use assets for business operations. (II) Acquisition or disposal of real property right-of-use assets for business operations.

The transaction amounts as stated in subparagraphs (I) and (III) shall be calculated according to Article 15, paragraph 1, subparagraph (VII); and “within the preceding year” as claimed in these Procedures refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. The sections approved by the meeting of shareholders or the Board according to these Procedures shall be exempted from the calculation.

III. (omitted)

Article 11:Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Intangible Assets or the right-of-use assets or Memberships

I. (omitted) II. (omitted) III. (omitted) IV. Expert’s Evaluation Report on Intangible Assets or the right-of-

Article 11:Operating Procedure for Text was Acquisition or Disposition of Intangible revised with Assets or the right-of-use assets or respect to Memberships Letter JinI. (omitted) Guan-ZhengII. (omitted) Fa-Zi No. III. (omitted) IV. Expert’s Evaluation Report on 1110380465 Intangible Assets or the right-ofissued by the

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use assets or Memberships use assets or Memberships Financial Where the Company acquires or Where the Company acquires or Supervisory disposes…, the Company shall disposes…, the Company shall Commission engage a certified public accountant engage a certified public accountant on January 28, prior to the date of occurrence of the prior to the date of occurrence of the 2022. event to render an opinion on the event to render an opinion on the reasonableness of the trading value. reasonableness of the trading value, and the CPA shall comply with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF.

Article 12:Operating Procedure for Article 12:Operating Procedure for Amended Acquisition or Disposition of Acquisition or Disposition of based on the Derivatives Company’s actual status of I. Trading Principle and Policy I. Trading Principle and Policy operations. (I) (omitted) (I) (omitted) (II)(omitted) (II)(omitted) (III) Division of authority and (III) Division of authority and responsibility responsibility

Article 12:Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Derivatives

  1. Procurement Dept. and Business 1. Procurement Dept. and Business Dept. Dept. 2. Financial Dept. 2. Financial Dept. (1) Trading personnel (1) Trading personnel A.~C. (omitted) A.~C. (omitted) D. Where the trading D. Where the trading personnel determine personnel determine that the existing that the existing strategies shall not strategies shall not apply any longer due to apply any longer due to material changes in the material changes in the financial market, …, financial market, …, which shall serve to be which shall serve to be the basis for the basis for transactions after being transactions after being approved by Treasurer. approved by CFO.

  2. E. To make evaluation per E. To make evaluation per month and submit the month and submit the evaluation report to evaluation report to Treasurer. CFO.

  3. (2) (omitted) (omitted) (2) (omitted)

  4. (omitted)

  5. Level of authority and 3. (omitted) authorized limit for derivatives 4. Level of authority and transactions authorized limit for derivatives (1) Transaction: transactions

Level of (1) Transaction: Authorized limit

authority engaged per transaction

in the transaction Authorized Less than US$1

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trading personnel million
Financial Dept.
managers
Less than US$5
million
Level of
authority engaged
in the transaction
Authorized limit
per transaction
President
Less than US$10
million
Authorized
trading personnel
Less than US$1
million(inclusive)
Chairman of
ExceedUS$10
Financial Dept.
Less than US$5
Board
million
managers
million(inclusive)
(2) Approval of transactions:
Level of
President
Less than US$10
million(inclusive)
authority
Authorized limit
Chairman of
More thanUS$10
approving the
per transaction
Board
million
transaction (2) Approval of transactions:
Financial Dept.
Less than US$5
Level of
managers
million
authority
Authorized limit
President
Less than US$10
million
approving the
transaction
per transaction
Chairman of
ExceedUS$10
Financial Dept.
Less than US$5
Board
million
managers
million
5. Performance evaluation President
Less than US$10
million
(1) (omitted)
(2) (omitted)
(3) Financial Dept. shall
provideTreasurerwith such
Chairman of
Board
More thanUS$10
million
(inclusive)
information as evaluation
on foreign exchange
positions, foreign exchange
market trends and market
analysis for reference.
5. Performance evaluation
(1) (omitted)
(2) (omitted)
(3) Financial Dept. shall
provideCFOwith such
(the rest omitted) information as evaluation
on foreign exchange
positions, foreign exchange
market trends and market
analysis for reference.
(the rest omitted)
Article 15: Procedure for information Article 15: Procedure for information Text was
disclosure disclosure revised with
I. Standards for matter to be I. Standards for matter to be respect to
publicly announced and reported publicly announced and reported
Letter Jin-
(I)~ (V) (omitted) (I)~ (V) (omitted) Guan-Zheng-
(VI) Where an asset transaction (VI) Where an asset transaction Fa-Zi No.
other than any of those other than any of those 1110380465
referred to in the preceding referred to in the preceding issued by the
five subparagraphs, an five subparagraphs, an Financial
investment in the mainland investment in the mainland Supervisory
China area reaches 20 China area reaches 20 Commission
percent or more than of the percent or more than of the onJanuary28,
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Company’s paid-in capital,
or NT$300 million;
provided, this shall not
apply to the following
circumstances:
1. Trading of domestic
government bondsor
overseas government
bonds with credit ratings
not lower than Taiwan’s
sovereign rating.
2. (omitted)
(the rest omitted)
Company’s paid-in capital,
or NT$300 million;
provided, this shall not
apply to the following
circumstances:
1. Trading of domestic
government bonds.
2. (omitted)
(the rest omitted)
2022.
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Matters for Ratification and Discussion:

Proposal 4

Proposed by the Board

To approve the permission of directors for competitive actions. Description 1. Referring to Article 209 of the Company Act,

“A director, who does anything for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the company's business, shall explain to the meeting of shareholders the essential contents of such an act and secure its approval.”

  1. Directors of the Company engage in business within the scope of business of the Company are tabulated below. Without harming the interest of the Company, it is proposed to allow their act in

accordance with the Com an Act. p y

Name of Directors Concurrent Employers Title
Yi-Gui Wu
(Representative of Shing
Lee Enterprise (Hong
Kong)Limited Ltd.)
USI Green Energy
CorporationZhangzhou
USI Trading Co., LTD.
Director
Independent Director
ChongChen
Vision Project Foundation Chairman
Ke-Shun Wang
(Representative of Taita
Chemical Company,
Limited)
USI Green Energy
CorporationZhangzhou
USI Trading Co., LTD.
Chairman

Resolution

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III. Extemporary Motions

IV. Meeting Adjournment

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Appendix 1

USI Corporation Parliamentary Rules for Shareholders’ Meetings

Amended on July 26, 2021

Article 1

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

Article 2

The rules of procedures for this Corporation's shareholders meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, regulation, or the articles of incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.

Article 3

(Convening shareholders meetings and shareholders meeting notices)

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

This Corporation shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation, or the election or dismissal of directors, and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) before 30 days before the date of a regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of a special shareholders meeting. This Corporation shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS before 21 days before the date of the regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of the special shareholders meeting. In addition, before 15 days before the date of the shareholders meeting, this

Corporation shall also have prepared the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at this Corporation and distributed on-site at the meeting place.

The reasons for convening a shareholders meeting shall be specified in the meeting notice and publi.

Election or dismissal of directors, amendments to the articles of incorporation, reduction of capital, application for the approval of ceasing its status as a public company, approval of competing with the company by directors, surplus profit distributed in the form of new shares,

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reserve distributed in the form of new shares, dissolution, merger, or demerger of the corporation, any matter under Article 185, paragraph 1 of the Company Act, Articles 26-1 and 43-6 of the Securities Exchange Act and Articles 56-1 and 60-2 of Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall be itemized in the subjects to be described and the essential contents shall be explained in the notice to convene the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extraordinary motion.

If re-election of the complete board of directors is listed as the purpose of a meeting of shareholders and the inauguration date is stated, after the completion of the board of directors, the inauguration date shall not be change by a motion or other means in the same meeting of shareholders.

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

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

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

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

Article 4

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

A shareholder may issue only one proxy form and appoint only one proxy for any given

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shareholders meeting, and shall deliver the proxy form to this Corporation before 5 days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate proxy forms are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail unless a declaration is made to cancel the previous proxy appointment. After a proxy form has been delivered to this Corporation, if the shareholder intends to attend the meeting in person or to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronically, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to this Corporation before 2 business days before the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.

Article 5

(Principles determining the time and place of a shareholders meeting)

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

Article 6

(Preparation of documents such as the attendance book)

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

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

Shareholders and their proxies (collectively, "shareholders") shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. This Corporation may not arbitrarily add requirements for other documents beyond those showing eligibility to attend presented by shareholders. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.

This Corporation shall furnish the attending shareholders with an attendance book to sign, or attending shareholders may hand in a sign-in card in lieu of signing in.

This Corporation shall furnish attending shareholders with the meeting agenda book, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slips, voting slips, and other meeting materials. Where there is an election of directors, pre-printed ballots shall also be furnished.

When the government or a juristic person is a shareholder, it may be represented by more than one representative at a shareholders meeting. When a juristic person is appointed to attend as proxy, it may designate only one person to represent it in the meeting.

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Article 7

(The chair and non-voting participants of a shareholders meeting)

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

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

It is advisable that shareholders meetings convened by the board of directors be chaired by the chairperson of the board in person and attended by the directors. The attendance shall be recorded in the meeting minutess.

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

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

Article 8

(Documentation of a shareholders meeting by audio or video)

This Corporation, beginning from the time it accepts shareholder attendance registrations, shall make an uninterrupted audio and video recording of the registration procedure, the proceedings of the shareholders meeting, and the voting and vote counting procedures.

The recorded materials of the preceding paragraph shall be retained for at least 1 year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the recording shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

Article 9

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

The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time, and announce relevant information of the number of non-voting shares and the number of shares in attendance, etc. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of

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issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than 1 hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one third of the total number of issued shares, the chair shall declare the meeting adjourned.

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

When, prior to conclusion of the meeting, the attending shareholders represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may resubmit the tentative resolution for a vote by the shareholders meeting pursuant to Article 174 of the Company Act.

Article 10

(Discussion of proposals)

If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. Any extemporary motion(s) and/or the amendment(s) to the original proposal(s) shall be resolved. The meeting shall proceed in the order set by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting.

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

The chair may not declare the meeting adjourned prior to completion of deliberation on the meeting agenda of the preceding two paragraphs (including extraordinary motions), except by a resolution of the shareholders meeting. If the chair declares the meeting adjourned in violation of the rules of procedure, the other members of the board of directors shall promptly assist the attending shareholders in electing a new chair in accordance with statutory procedures, by agreement of a majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders, and then continue the meeting.

The chair shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; when the chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed and call for a vote. The time for voting shall be sufficient.

Article 11

(Shareholder speech)

Before speaking, an attending shareholder must specify on a speaker's slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The

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order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair.

A shareholder in attendance who has submitted a speaker's slip but does not actually speak shall be deemed to have not spoken. When the content of the speech does not correspond to the subject given on the speaker's slip, the spoken content shall prevail.

Report Items and matters unrelated to the proposals will not be put into discussion or vote. Except with the consent of the chair, a shareholder may not speak more than twice on the same proposal, and a single speech may not exceed 3 minutes. If the shareholder's speech violates the rules or exceeds the scope of the agenda item, the chair may terminate the speech.

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

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

Article 12

(Calculation of voting shares and recusal system)

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

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

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

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

With the exception of a trust enterprise or a shareholder services agent approved by the competent securities authority, when one person is concurrently appointed as proxy by two or more shareholders, the voting rights represented by that proxy may not exceed 3 percent of the voting rights represented by the total number of issued shares. If that percentage is exceeded, the voting rights in excess of that percentage shall not be included in the calculation.

Article 13

A shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share held, except when the shares are restricted shares or are deemed non-voting shares under Article 179, paragraph 2 of the Company Act.

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When this Corporation holds a shareholder meeting, it shall adopt exercise of voting rights by electronic means and may adopt exercise of voting rights by correspondence). When voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by

correspondence or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person, but to have waived his/her rights with respect to the extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting.

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

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

Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. At the time of a vote, for each proposal, the chair or a person designated by the chair shall first announce the total number of voting rights represented by the attending shareholders, followed by a poll of the shareholders. After the conclusion of the meeting, on the same day it is held, the results for each proposal, based on the numbers of votes for and against and the number of abstentions, shall be entered into the MOPS. When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected, and no further voting shall be required.

Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of this Corporation. Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.

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Article 14

(Election)

The election of directors at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules adopted by this Corporation, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names of those elected as directors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected and the names not-elected as directors and the number of votes obtained.

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

Article 15

Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. This Corporation may distribute the meeting minutes of the preceding paragraph by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS.

The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day, and place of the meeting, the chair's full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and their results of resolution (including a record made of the vote); where there is an election of directors, shall record the number of the vote for each candidate who is nominated and the minutes shall be retained for the duration of the existence of this Corporation.

Article 16

(Public disclosure)

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

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

Article 17

(Maintaining order at the meeting place)

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

The chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word "Proctor."

At the place of a shareholders meeting, if a shareholder attempts to speak through any device other than the public address equipment set up by this Corporation, the chair may prevent the shareholder from so doing.

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

Article 18

(Recess and resumption of a shareholders meeting)

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

If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items (including extraordinary motions) on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue.

A resolution may be adopted at a shareholders meeting to defer or resume the meeting within 5 days in accordance with Article 182 of the Company Act.

Article 19

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

In case of any discrepancy between the English translation and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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Appendix 2

USI Corporation Articles of Incorporation

Section 1. General Provisions

Article 1: The Company is incorporated under the Company Act of the Republic of China and named “ 台灣聚合化學品股份有限公司 ” and “USI Corporation” in English.

  • Article 2: The scope of the Company’s business is specified as follows:

  • Manufacturing, processing and sale of PE plastic raw materials (including ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins).

  • Manufacturing, processing and sale of PE plastic products (including products of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer).

  • Manufacturing, processing and sale of catalyst and related chemicals required by the plastic industry.

  • R&D of technology related to the plastic industry, and acquisition, sale and license of know-how and patent right thereof.

  • Design, manufacturing, processing and sale of plastic processing equipment.

  • General import/export businesses (other than those requiring special approval).

  • ZZ99999 Other than business requiring special approval, any business not prohibited or restricted by laws or regulations.

  • Article 3: The Company’s head office is situated in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, the R.O.C., and, when necessary, may set up branches locally or overseas considered by the Company as necessary or adequate for promoting its business.

  • Article 4: Public announcements of the Company shall be made in accordance with Article 28 of the Company Act.

Section 2. Capital

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  • Article 5: The total capital stock of the Company shall be in the amount of NT$13,426,023,650, divided into 1,342,602,365 shares, at a par value of NT$10 per share, and may be issued in installments.

  • Article 6: The Company’s share certificates shall be affixed with the signatures or personal seals of three or more directors of the Company, be assigned with serial numbers, indicate particulars referred to in Article 162 of the Company Act, and be issued upon the competent authority’s approval of the registration of incorporation and certification pursuant to the Company Act. For the shares to be issued to the public by the Company, the Company may be exempted from printing any share certificate for the shares issued.

  • Article 7: The share certificates of the Company shall be registered and state each shareholder’s real name. Where there are two (2) persons or more that own the same share or shares, such co-owners shall select one of them to act on behalf of them.

  • Article 8: Where it is necessary for the Company to re-issue new share certificates upon transfer of ownership or loss of or damage to the share certificates, the Company may collect sufficient printing costs or adequate stamp duty expenses.

  • Article 9: The transfer of shares shall not be registered within 60 days prior to the convening date of a general shareholders' meeting, or within 30 days prior to the convening date of a special shareholders' meeting, or within five (5) days prior to the record date fixed by the Company for distribution of dividends, bonus or other benefits.

Section 3. Shareholders’ Meeting

  • Article 10: The Company’s shareholders’ meetings consist of the following:

  • General shareholders’ meeting

  • Special shareholders’ meeting

The general shareholder’s meeting shall be convened by the Board

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of Directors once a year and within six (6) months after close of each fiscal year pursuant to laws. In the case of important motions to be resolved, a special shareholders’ meeting may be convened by the Board of Directors upon resolution of the Board, or upon written request by shareholder(s) who has/have been continuously holding 3% or more of the total number of the issued shares of the Company over one (1) year. The general shareholders’ meeting and special shareholders’ meeting may be held within/outside the territories of the R.O.C.

  • Article 11: Convening of a general shareholders’ meeting shall be notified thirty (30) days ago, and convening of a special shareholders’ meeting to be notified fifteen (15) days ago. The causes of meeting shall be indicated in the notice pursuant to the Company Act or other laws.

  • Article 12: Resolutions at a shareholders’ meeting shall, unless otherwise provided for in Company Act or other laws, be adopted by a majority of eligible votes of the shareholders present, who represent more than a majority of the total issued shares.The voting power at a shareholders' meeting of the Company may be exercised by way of electronic transmission. A shareholder who exercises his/her/its voting power at a shareholders meeting by way of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have attended said shareholders' meeting in person. The related matters shall be implemented in accordance with laws.

  • Article 13: When the number of shareholders present does not constitute the quorum prescribed in the preceding article, but those present represent one-thirds or more of the total number of issued shares, a tentative resolution may be passed by a majority of those present. A notice of such tentative resolution shall be given to each of the shareholders, and a shareholders’ meeting shall be reconvened within one (1) month. In said shareholders’ meeting, if the tentative resolution is again adopted by a majority of those present who represent one-thirds or more of the total number of issued shares, such tentative resolution shall be deemed to be a resolution under the preceding Article, unless otherwise provided in the Company

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Act.

  • Article 14: Unless no voting right or restricted voting right required under laws or the Articles, each of shares held by each shareholder shall have the right to one (1) vote.

  • Article 15: Where any shareholder fails to attend a shareholders’ meeting, he/she may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting on behalf of him/her pursuant to the Company Act and exercise power on behalf of him/her. The proxy is not limited to the Company’s shareholder.

  • Article 16: Unless otherwise provided in the Company Act, a shareholders’ meeting shall be convened by the Board of Directors , and chaired by the Company’s Chairman of Board. Where the Chairman is absent, the Chairman shall appoint a proxy to act on behalf of him/her pursuant to Article 208 of the Company Act.

  • Article 17: Resolutions adopted at a shareholders' meeting shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, which shall be affixed with the signature or seal of the chairperson of the meeting and shall be, together with the shareholders’ attendance book and proxy letter, if any, retained at the Company.

Section 4. Directors and Audit Committee

  • Article 18: A candidates nomination system shall be adopted by the Company for election of independent directors and non-independent directors. The Company shall have 9~11 directors who shall be elected by the shareholders' meeting from among the name list of candidates. The total shares of the Company’s registered share certificates held by the whole directors shall be no less than the proportion prescribed by the competent securities authority.

  • Article 18-1: The directors referred to in the preceding Article shall include at least three (3) independent directors.

  • The professional qualifications, shares held, restrictions on concurrent positions held, method of nomination and election, and

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other matters for compliance with respect to independent directors shall be governed by the competent securities authority’s related regulations.

  • Article 18-2: The Company shall establish an Audit Committee pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act, which shall consist of all independent directors of the Company. The Audit Committee or the committee members shall be responsible for exercising a supervisor’s power prescribed by the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act, and other related laws.

  • Article 18-3: The Company’s Board of Directors may establish other functional committees. The articles of association thereof shall be established by the Board of Directors.

  • Article 19: Directors shall hold the position for three (3) years and may be reelectable.

  • Article 19-1: The amounts of remuneration to directors shall be determined by the shareholders' meeting based on the rate prevailing in fellow companies and the directors’ participation in and contribution to the Company’s operation, regardless of whether or not the Company operates of profit.

Article 20: Functions of the Board of Directors:

  1. Research and draft the business policy;

  2. Review important regulations and contracts;

  3. Appoint and dismiss managers;

  4. Set up and terminate branches;

  5. Review budget and final accounts;

  6. Propose the motion for amendments to articles of incorporation, change of capital and dissolution or merger of the Company at a shareholders’ meeting;

  7. Propose the motion for allocation of earnings or covering of loss at a shareholders’ meeting;

  8. Exercise the powers granted pursuant to laws, Articles of Incorporation and by a shareholders’ meeting.

Article 21: The Chairman of the Board shall be elected among the directors present at a directors’ meeting by a majority vote of the directors

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present the meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the directors.

  • Article 22: The Chairman has the power to act on behalf of the Company and control the Company’s important business with power, whose power is only restricted by laws, articles of incorporation, and resolution made by a shareholders’ meeting or directors’ meeting.

  • Article 23: Directors’ meetings shall be convened by the Chairman, except for the first meeting of each term of the Board of Directors which shall be convened by the director who received a ballot representing the largest number of votes at the election of directors. The convener shall notify each director of the date & place of the meeting as well as the agenda within seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Any director may waive the right to receive the notice in writing after or before the meeting. A directors’ meetings may be held within/outside the territories of the R.O.C.

  • A directors’ meeting may be convened in writing or by electronic transmission.

  • Article 24: If a directors’ meeting is convened by the Chairman, the meeting shall be chaired by the Chairman. Where the Chairman is absent, the Chairman shall appoint a proxy to act on behalf of him/her.

  • Article 25: A directors’ meeting shall not start, unless it is attended by a majority of directors. Resolutions at a directors’ meeting shall, unless otherwise provided for in Company Act or other laws, be adopted by a majority of eligible votes of the directors present.

  • Article 26: A director may authorize another director in writing to attend the directors’ meeting on behalf of him/her and exercise the voting right on behalf of him/her pursuant to laws, provided that a director may accept the appointment to act as the proxy of one other director only.

  • Article 27: Directors shall exercise their powers per the resolution adopted by a directors’ meeting.

  • Article 28: (Deleted)

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  • Article 29: (Deleted)

  • Article 30: The Board of Directors has set up a Secretariat of the Board dedicated to handling the affairs related to the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Personnel

  • Article 31: Job title, appointment, discharge and remuneration of the Company’s managerial personnel, if any, shall be decided by a majority of the directors present at a meeting attended by a majority of the whole directors.

  • Article 32: The Company’s managerial personnel shall process the Company’s routine affairs per the resolution made by a directors’ meeting.

  • Article 32-1: The Company may purchase liability insurance against the damages to be borne by directors and officers with respect to the scope of business carried out by them during their term of office.

Section 6. Financial Report

  • Article 33: The Company’s fiscal year shall commence from January 1 until December 31 of each year. The Board of Directors shall prepare the following reports at the end of each fiscal year and send them to the general shareholders’ meeting for recognition:

  • Business report;

  • Financial statements;

  • Motion for allocation of earnings or covering of loss.

  • Article 34: If the Company retains earnings in the current year, it shall allocate the compensation to directors and employees. The compensation to directors shall be no more than 1% of the earnings gained in the current year, while the compensation to employees shall be no less than 1% of the earnings. Notwithstanding, if the Company retains accumulated losses, it shall reserve the amount to be covered in advance.

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Said compensation to employees may be allocated in the form of shares or in cash, including the employees of the Company’s subsidiaries meeting certain specific requirements entitled to receive shares or cash. The specific requirements shall be defined by the Board of Directors.

If the Company has net profits after tax according to its annual financial account, the Company may, after making up all past losses, set aside a 10% legal reserve from the remainder, if any. The remaining allocable earnings, if any, plus the accumulated unappropriated earnings for prior years and the balance after provision or reversal of special earnings required by the competent authority, shall be accumulated allocable earnings, which shall be allocated according to the proposal drafted by the Board of Directors and resolution made by a general shareholders’ meeting duly. The shareholders’ meeting may retain the earnings, in whole or in part, subject to the overview of business.

As the industry which the Company is engaged in refers to a matured industry, when resolving to allocate earnings, in consideration of the R&D needs and diversified business, the shareholders’ dividend allocable shall be no less than 10% of the allocable earnings, including the cash dividend no less than 10% of the whole dividends. Notwithstanding, no dividend shall be allocated, if the allocable earnings per share is less than NT$0.1.

Article 35: The Company’s total investment in other companies may be exempted from the restriction for no more than 40% of the paid-in capital prescribed by the Company Act.

The Company may make endorsement/guarantee externally due to the Company’s business needs or investment needs. The endorsement/guarantee shall be signed by the Chairman on behalf of the Company and comply with the Company’s operating procedure for making endorsement/guarantee.

Section 7. Bylaw

Article 36: The Company’s articles of association and enforcement rules thereof shall be established separately.

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  • Article 37: Any matters not covered herein shall be implemented in accordance with the Company Act and related laws of the R.O.C.

  • Article 38: The Articles of Incorporation was established on May 15, 1965. (following content omitted) 49[th] amendments hereto were made on June 12, 2019.

In case of any discrepancy between the English translation and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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Appendix 3

USI Corporation Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets (before amendment)

Amended on June 12, 2019

Article 1: Purpose

The Operating Procedure is established in order to protect assets and fulfill the information disclosure.

  • Article 2: Legal basis

The Operating Procedure is adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 36-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposition of Assets by Public Companies”.

  • Article 3: Scope of assets

  • I. Investments in stocks, government bonds, corporate bonds, financial bonds, securities representing interest in a fund, depository receipts, call (put) warrants, beneficial interest securities, and asset-backed securities, et al.

  • II. Real property (including land, houses and buildings, investment property and rights to use land) and equipment.

  • III. Memberships.

  • IV. Such intangible assets as patents, copyrights, trademarks, and franchise rights.

  • V. Right-of-use assets

  • VI. Derivatives.

  • VII. Assets acquired or disposed of in connection with mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares in accordance with law.

  • VIII. Other substantial assets.

Article 4: Definitions:

  • I. Derivatives: Forward contracts, options contracts, futures contracts, leverage contracts or swap contracts, whose value is derived from a specified interest rate, financial instrument price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, credit rating or credit
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index or other variable; or hybrid contracts combining the above contracts; or hybrid contracts or structured products containing embedded derivatives. The term “forward contracts” does not include insurance contracts, performance contracts, after-sales service contracts, long-term leasing contracts, and long-term purchase (sales) agreements.

  • II. Assets acquired or disposed of through mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares in accordance with law: Assets acquired or disposed of through mergers, demergers, or acquisitions conducted under the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act or other laws, or to transfer of shares from another company through issuance of new shares of its own as the consideration therefor (hereinafter referred to as the “transfer of shares”) under Paragraph 8 of Article 156 of the Company Act.

  • III. Stakeholder or subsidiary: As defined in the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

  • IV. Professional appraiser: A real property appraiser or other person duly authorized by law to engage in the value appraisal of real property or equipment.

  • V. Date of occurrence: Contracting date, date of payment, date of consignment trade, date of transfer, dates of boards of directors’ resolutions, or other date that can confirm the counterpart and monetary amount of the transaction, whichever date is earlier; provided, for investment for which approval of the competent authority is required, the earlier of the above date or the date of receipt of approval by the competent authority shall apply.

  • VI. Mainland China area investment: Investments in Mainland China approved by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Investment Commission or conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing Permission for Investment or Technical Cooperation in Mainland China.

  • VII Over-the-counter venue (“OTC venue,” “OTC”): “Domestic OTC venue” refers to a venue for OTC trading provided by a securities firm in accordance with the Regulations Governing Securities Trading on the Taipei Exchange; “foreign OTC venue” refers to a venue at a financial institution that is regulated by the foreign competent authority and that is permitted to conduct a securities business.

  • VIII. The “latest financial statements” referred to herein shall mean the financial statements certified or audited by an external independent auditor as disclosed by the company in the most recent period before

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acquisition or disposition of assets.

  • IX. For the calculation of 10 percent of total assets herein, the total assets stated in the latest individual or separate financial statements prepared under the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers shall be used.

  • X. In the case of a company whose shares have no par value or a par value other than NT$10, trading values of 20 percent of paid-in capital shall be substituted by 10 percent of equity attributable to owners of the parent.

  • Article 5: Limit of investment in real property for non-operating purpose and its right-of-use assets and marketable securities

  • Limit on said assets acquired by the Company and each subsidiary is set as following:

  • (I) Total investment in real property for non-operating purpose or its rightof-use assets shall be no more than 20% of the Company’s net value, and 100% of net value of the Company’s subsidiary. (No more than 150% of net value of the Company’s investment purpose subsidiary, if any.)

  • (II) Total investment in marketable securities shall be no more than 200% of the Company’s net value, and investment in production and sale of any products other than petrochemical products no more than 100% of the Company’s net value. Total investment by a subsidiary shall be no more than 150% of the Company’s net value, including investments in production and the sale of any products other than petrochemical products for no more than 100% of the Company’s net value. (No more than 150% of the Company’s net value, in the case of investment purpose subsidiary.)

  • (III) Total investment in individual securities of a subsidiary in which the Company holds more than 50% (inclusive) of its shares shall be no more than 150% of the Company’s net value, while total investment in individual securities of a subsidiary in which the Company holds less than 50% of its shares shall be no more than 100% of the Company’s net value. Total investment in individual securities of an indirect subsidiary in which the subsidiary holds more than 50% (inclusive) of its shares shall be no more than 200% of the subsidiary’s net value, while total investment in individual securities of an indirect subsidiary in which the subsidiary holds less than 50% of its shares shall be no more than 150% of the subsidiary’s net value. (No more than 200% of

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net value of the investment purpose subsidiary, if any.)

  • Article 6: Professional appraisers and their officers, certified public accounts, attorneys, and securities underwriters that provide the Company with appraisal reports, certified public accountant's opinions, attorney's opinions, or underwriter's opinions shall comply with the following requirements:

  • I. May not have previously received a final and non-appealable sentence of imprisonment for 1 year or longer for a violation of the Securities and Exchange Act, the Company Act, the Banking Act of The Republic of China, the Insurance Act, the Financial Holding Company Act or the Business Entity Accounting Act, or for fraud, breach of trust, embezzlement, forgery of documents or occupational crime. However, this provision does not apply if three years have already passed since the completion of service of the sentence, since the expiration of the period of a suspended sentence or since a pardon has been received.

  • II. May not be a related party or de facto related party of any party to the transaction.

  • III. If the company is required to obtain appraisal reports from two or more professional appraisers, the different professional appraisers or appraisal officers may not be related parties or de facto related parties of each other.

When issuing an appraisal report or opinion, the personnel referred to in the

preceding paragraph shall comply with the following:

  • I. Prior to accepting a case, they shall prudently assess their own professional capabilities, practical experience and independence.

  • II. When examining a case, they shall appropriately plan and execute the adequate working procedures, in order to produce a conclusion and use the conclusion as the basis for issuing the report or opinion. The related working procedures, data collected and conclusion shall be fully and accurately specified in the case working papers.

  • III. They shall undertake an item-by-item evaluation of the comprehensiveness, accuracy and fairness of the sources of data used, the parameters and the information, as the basis for issuance of the appraisal report or the opinion.

  • IV. They shall issue a statement attesting to the professional competence and independence of the personnel who prepared the report or opinion, and that they have evaluated and found that the information used is reasonable and accurate, and that they have complied with the applicable laws and regulations.

  • Article 7: Where the Company acquires or disposes of assets through court auction procedures, the documentary evidence issued by the court may substitute the appraisal report or CPA opinion.

  • Article 8: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Real Property Equipment or its right-of-use assets

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  • I. Evaluating and operating procedure The Company’s acquisition or disposition of real estate and equipment or its right-of-use assets shall follow the real estate, plant and equipment circulation procedure under the Company’s internal control system.

  • II. Procedure for determining trading terms and authorized limit

  • (I) Acquisition or disposition of real estate or its right-of-use assets shall take into consideration announced current value, appraised value, and trading value of neighboring real estate. An analysis report shall be submitted to the Chairman of Board after trading terms and trading value are decided. In the case of value less than NT$500 million (inclusive), the acquisition or disposition shall be subject to approval by the Chairman of Board for approval and reported at the latest Board of Directors’ meeting. In the case of value more than NT$500 million, the acquisition or disposition shall be subject to approval of the Board of Directors upon resolution in advance.

  • (II) Acquisition or disposition of equipment or its right-of-use assets shall be carried out in the form of price inquiry, price comparison, price negotiation or tender invitation. Acquisition or disposition of equipment valuing less than NT$500 million (inclusive) shall be subject to approval by level of authority pursuant to authorization rules. Acquisition or disposition of equipment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval by the Chairman of Board, and by the Board of Directors upon resolution in advance.

  • III. Execution unit

The Company’s acquisition or disposition of real estate or equipment or its right-of-use assets shall be subject to approval by the level of authority referred to in the preceding paragraph, and completed by the requesting department and responsible unit.

  • IV. Real estate or equipment appraisal report

In acquiring or disposing of real property equipment or its right-ofuse assets where the trading value reaches 20 percent of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more (the trading value shall be calculated in the manner referred to in Paragraph 1 (5) of Article 15 herein. “Within the preceding year” as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items for which an appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's

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opinion has been obtained need not be counted toward the trading value), the Company, unless transacting with a government agency, engaging others to build on its own land, engaging others to build on rented land, or acquiring or disposing of equipment or its right-of-use assets for operating purpose, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser (the items to be noted in the appraisal report are identified in the appraisal report) and shall further comply with the following provisions:

  • (I) Where due to special circumstances it is necessary to give a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference basis for the trading value, the transaction shall be submitted for approval in advance by the board of directors, and the same procedure shall be followed for any future changes to the trading terms.

  • (II) Where the trading value is NT$1 billion or more, appraisals from two or more professional appraisers shall be obtained.

  • (III) Where the professional appraiser's appraisal results meet any one of the following circumstances, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the trading value, or all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the trading value, a certified public accountant shall be engaged to perform the appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ROC Accounting Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) and render a specific opinion regarding the reasons for the discrepancies and the appropriateness of the trading value:

  • The discrepancy between the appraisal result and the trading value is 20 percent or more of the trading value.

  • The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two (2) or more professional appraisers is ten (10) percent or more of the trading value.

  • (IV) No more than three (3) months may elapse between the date of the appraisal report issued by a professional appraiser and the contracting date; provided, where the publicly announced current value for the same period applies and not more than six (6) months have elapsed, an opinion may still be issued by the original professional appraiser.

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Article 9: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Investment in Marketable Securities

  • I. Evaluating and operating procedure The Company’s purchase and sale of marketable securities shall follow the investment circulation procedure under the Company’s internal control system.

  • II. Procedure for determining trading terms and authorized limit

  • (I) Responsible unit shall carry out the transaction of marketable securities traded in the Stock Exchange Market or a securities firm’s business place within the limit authorized by the Board of Directors after judging the market condition.

  • (II) In acquiring or disposing of marketable securities, the Company shall, prior to the date of occurrence of the event, obtain financial statements of the object company for the most recent period, certified or reviewed by a certified public accountant, for reference in appraising the trading value, and if the dollar amount of the transaction is 20 percent of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more (the trading value shall be calculated in the manner referred to in Paragraph 1 (7) of Article 15 herein. “Within the preceding year” as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items for which an appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion has been obtained need not be counted toward the trading value), the Company shall additionally engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the trading value. If the CPA needs to adopt an expert’s report as evidence, the CPA shall do so in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF. Notwithstanding, this requirement does not apply to public quotation of the marketable securities in an active market, or not apply where otherwise prescribed by the competent securities authority.

The long-term investment in marketable securities referred to in the preceding subparagraphs less than NT$500 million (inclusive) shall be subject to approval by the Chairman of Board and reported to the latest Board of Directors’ meeting, while the investment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval in advance by the Board of Directors

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upon resolution.

III. Execution unit

The Company’s investment in marketable securities shall be subject to approval by the level of authority referred to in the preceding paragraph, and completed by Financial Dept.

  • Article 10: Operating procedure for dealing with transactions with stakeholders

  • I. When the Company engages in any acquisition or disposition of assets from or to a stakeholder, in addition to adopting the procedures referred to in Article 8, Article 9 and Article 11 herein, the Company shall also ensure that the necessary resolutions are adopted and the reasonableness of the transaction terms is appraised according to the following requirement. That is, if the trading value reaches 10 percent or more of the Company's total assets, the Company shall also obtain an appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion in compliance with the provisions herein. When judging whether a trading counterpart is a stakeholder, in addition to legal formalities, the substance of the relationship shall also be considered.

  • II. Evaluating and operating procedure

    • When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of real property or its right-of-use assets from or to a stakeholder, or when it intends to acquire or dispose of assets other than real property or its right-of-use assets from or to a stakeholder and the trading value reaches 20 percent or more of paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more (the trading value shall be calculated in the manner referred to in Paragraph 1 (7) of Article 15 herein. “Within the preceding year” as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items that have been approved by Audit Committee and passed by the Board of Directors need not be counted toward the trading value), except in trading of domestic government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of money market funds issued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises, the company may not proceed to enter into a transaction contract or make a payment until the following matters have been approved by the majority of Audit Committee and passed by the board of directors :

    • (I) The purpose, necessity and anticipated benefit of acquisition or disposition of assets.

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  • (II) The reason for choosing the stakeholder as a trading counterpart. (III) With respect to the acquisition of real property or its right-of-use assets from a stakeholder, information regarding appraisal of the reasonableness of the preliminary transaction terms in accordance with Paragraph 3 herein.

  • (IV) The date and price at which the stakeholder originally acquired the real property, the original trading counterpart, and that trading counterpart's relationship with the Company and the stakeholder.

  • (V) Monthly cash flow forecasts for the year commencing from the anticipated month of signing of the contract, and evaluation of the necessity of the transaction, and reasonableness of the funds utilization.

  • (VI) An appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion obtained in compliance with the preceding article.

  • (VII) Restrictive covenants and other important stipulations associated with the transaction.

  • III. Evaluation on reasonableness of transaction costs

  • (I) Acquiring real property or its right-of-use assets from a stakeholder, the Company shall evaluate the reasonableness of the transaction costs in the following manners:

    1. Based upon the stakeholder’s trading value plus necessary interest on funding and the costs to be duly borne by the buyer. “Necessary interest on funding” is imputed as the weighted average interest rate on borrowing in the year the Company purchases the property, provided that it may not be higher than the maximum non-financial industry lending rate announced by the Ministry of Finance.

    2. Total loan value appraisal from a financial institution where the stakeholder has previously created a mortgage on the property as security for a loan; provided, the actual cumulative amount loaned by the financial institution shall have been 70 percent or more of the financial institution's appraised loan value of the property and the period of the loan shall have been one (1) year or more. However, this shall not apply where the financial institution is a stakeholder of one of the trading counterparts.

  • (II) Where land and structures thereupon are combined as a single property purchased or leased in one (1) transaction, the

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transaction costs for the land and the structures may be separately appraised in any of the manners referred to in the preceding paragraph.

(III) When acquiring real property or its right-of-use assets from a stakeholder and appraising the cost of the real property or its right-of-use assets in accordance with Subparagraph (I) and Subparagraph (II) shall also engage a CPA to check the appraisal and render a specific opinion.

(IV) When the results of the Company’s appraisal conducted in accordance with Subparagraph (I) and Subparagraph (II) are uniformly lower than the trading value, Subparagraph (V) shall apply. However, where the following circumstances exist, objective evidence has been submitted and specific opinions on reasonableness have been obtained from a professional real property appraiser and a CPA have been obtained, this restriction shall not apply:

  1. Where the stakeholder acquired undeveloped land or leased land for development, it may submit proof of compliance with one of the following conditions:

  2. (1) Where undeveloped land is appraised in accordance with the means in the preceding Article, and structures according to the stakeholder's construction cost plus reasonable construction profit are valued in excess of the actual trading value. The “Reasonable construction profit” shall be deemed the average gross operating profit margin of the stakeholder’s construction division over the most recent three (3) years or the gross profit margin for the construction industry for the most recent period as announced by the Ministry of Finance, whichever is lower.

  3. (2) Completed transactions by any persons other than stakeholders within the preceding year involving other floors of the same property or neighboring or closely valued parcels of land, where the land area and transaction terms are similar after calculation of reasonable price or lease discrepancies in floor or area land prices in accordance with standard property market practices.

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  1. Where the Company provides evidence that the terms of the transaction for acquisition of real estate or the right-of-use assets acquired by lease from a stakeholder are similar to the terms of transactions completed for the acquisition of neighboring or closely valued parcels of land of a similar size by any persons other than stakeholders within the preceding year. The completed transactions for neighboring or closely valued parcels of land referred to in the preceding paragraph in principle refer to the parcels on the same or an adjacent block and within a distance of no more than 500 meters or parcels close in publicly announced current value. The transaction for similarly sized parcels in principle refers to the transaction completed by any persons other than stakeholders for parcels with a land area of no less than 50 percent of the property in the planned transaction. The “within the preceding year” refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the acquisition of the real property or the right-of-use assets.

  2. (V) When the results of the Company’s appraisal conducted in accordance with Subparagraph (I) and Subparagraph (II) are uniformly lower than the trading value, the following requirements shall apply.

  3. A special reserve shall be set aside in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 41 of the Act against the difference between the real property or the right-of-use assets trading value and the appraised cost, and may not be distributed or used for capital increase or issuance of bonus shares.

  4. Audit Committee shall comply with Article 218 of the Company Act.

  5. Actions taken pursuant to Item 1 and Item 2 of this

    • subparagraph shall be reported to a shareholders’ meeting, and the details of the transaction shall be disclosed in the annual report and any investment prospectus.

Where the Company has set aside a special reserve under the preceding paragraph may not utilize the special reserve until it has recognized a loss on decline in market value or termination of lease of the assets it purchased or lease at a premium; or they have been disposed of; or adequate compensation has been

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made; or the status quo ante has been restored; or there is other evidence confirming that there was nothing unreasonable about the transaction, and the competent securities authority has given its consent.

  • (VI) Where the Company acquires real property or the right-of-use assets from a stakeholder and one of the following circumstances exists, the acquisition shall be conducted in accordance with the evaluation and operating procedure referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Article, while the evaluation on reasonableness of transaction costs requirements referred to in Subparagraphs (I), (II) and (III) of this paragraph shall not apply:

    1. The stakeholder acquired the real property or the right-ofuse assets through inheritance or as a gift.

    2. More than five (5) years will have elapsed from the time the stakeholder signs the contract to obtain the real property or the right-of-use assets to the signing date for the current transaction.

    3. The real property is acquired through signing of a joint development contract with the stakeholder, or through engaging a stakeholder to build real property, either on the Company's own land or on rented land.

    4. The rights-of-use of the real property for business use are acquired by and between this Company and the parent company, between subsidiaries, or between this Company and a subsidiary wholly owned, either directly or indirectly, by this Company.

  • (VII) When the Company obtains real property or the right-of-use assets from a stakeholder, it shall also comply with the Subparagraph (V) if there is other evidence indicating that the acquisition is not an arm’s length transaction.

  • IV. Acquisition or disposition of equipment valuing less than NT$500 million (inclusive) between the Company and the parent company, between subsidiaries, or between this Company and a subsidiary wholly owned, either directly or indirectly, by this Company shall be decided by the Chairman of Board, and then submitted to the latest Board of Directors’ meeting for recognition. Acquisition or disposition of equipment more than NT$500 million shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors upon resolution at first.

  • (I) Acquisition or disposal of equipment or its right-of-use assets for

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business operations.

  - (II) Acquisition or disposal of real property right-of-use assets for business operations.
  • Article 11: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Intangible Assets or the right-of-use assets or Memberships

  • I. Evaluating and operating procedure

The Company’s acquisition or disposition of Intangible Assets or the right-of-use assets or Memberships shall follow the real estate, plant and equipment circulation procedure under the Company’s internal control system.

  • II. Procedure for determining trading terms and authorized limit To be based on the Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Equipment.

  • III. Execution unit

  • The Company’s acquisition or disposition of Intangible Assets or the right-of-use assets or Memberships shall be subject to approval by the level of authority referred to in the preceding paragraph, and completed by the requesting department or administrative department.

  • IV. Expert’s Evaluation Report on Intangible Assets or the right-of-use assets or Memberships

  • Where the Company acquires or disposes of Intangible Assets or the right-of-use assets or Memberships and the trading value reaches 20 percent or more of paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more (the trading value shall be calculated in the manner referred to in Paragraph 1 (7) of Article 15 herein. “Within the preceding year” as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items for which an appraisal report from a CPA's opinion has been obtained need not be counted toward the trading value), except in transactions with a government agency, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to render an opinion on the reasonableness of the trading value, and the CPA shall comply with the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF.

Article 12: Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Derivatives

  • I. Trading Principle and Policy (I) Types of transaction

  • The derivatives which the Company is engaged in means

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the trading contracts (exclusively mean the forward contracts, options contracts, interest rate or foreign exchange rate contracts, swap contracts, and compound contracts combining the above products), whose value is derived from assets, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, or other interests. Any transaction involving other major derivatives shall be approved by a majority of all Audit Committee members and submitted to the Board of Directors for a resolution in advance.

  1. The Operating Procedure shall not apply to repurchase agreement (RP), if any.

(II) Business strategies

  1. For non-operating purpose:

In order to hedge against risk, it is advisable to choose the trading products capable of hedging against the risk derived from the Company’s business.

  1. For operating purpose:

Subject to flexibility and mobility.

(III) Division of authority and responsibility

  1. Procurement Dept. and Business Dept.

To provide the foreign exchange positions for next three

(3) months and related documents by 25th day of each month to help Financial Dept. calculate the Company’s overall foreign exchange positions.

  1. Financial Dept.

  2. (1) Trading personnel

    • A. To be responsible for researching and drafting the derivatives trading strategies throughout the Company.

    • B. The trading personnel shall calculate the positions, collect market information, judge trends and evaluate risk once per two (2) weeks to research and draft operating strategies, which shall serve to be the basis for transactions after being approved subject to the level of authority.

    • C. To execute transactions per the level of authority and existing strategies.

    • D. Where the trading personnel determine that the

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existing strategies shall not apply any longer due to material changes in the financial market, the trading personnel shall provide their evaluation report at any time and re-draft strategies, which shall serve to be the basis for transactions after being approved by CFO.

  - E. To make evaluation per month and submit the evaluation report to CFO.
  • (2) Personnel dedicated to settlement: To perform the function of settlement.

  • Accounting personnel

  • (1) To execute confirmation of transactions.

  • (2) To review whether transactions are conducted per the level of authority and existing strategies.

  • (3) Accounting.

  • (4) To make declaration and disclosure per the competent securities authority’s requirements.

  • Level of authority and authorized limit for derivatives transactions

(1) Transaction:

Level of authority
engaged in the
transaction
Authorized limit per transaction
Authorized trading
personnel
Less than US$1 million (inclusive)
Financial Dept.
managers
Less than US$5 million (inclusive)
President Less than US$10 million(inclusive)
Chairman of Board More than US$10 million

(2) Approval of transactions:

Level of authority
approving the
transaction
Authorized limit per transaction
Financial Dept.
managers
Less than US$5 million
President Less than US$10 million
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Level of authority approving the Authorized limit per transaction transaction Chairman of Board More than US$10 million (inclusive)

  1. Performance evaluation

  2. (1) Accounting Dept. shall be responsible for providing Financial Dept. with the summary report on the Company’s stated foreign exchange rate, interest rate cost and income generated from derivatives transactions.

  3. (2) In order to completely control and express the evaluation risk over transactions, the Company evaluates the income through monthly statement.

  4. (3) Financial Dept. shall provide CFO with such information as evaluation on foreign exchange positions, foreign exchange market trends and market analysis for reference.

  5. Definition of total contract amount and maximum loss limit

  6. (1) Total contract amount

    • A. Limit for non-operating purpose

      • a. Foreign exchange rate hedging Financial Dept. shall control the Company’s entire positions to evade trading risk. Total authorized trading value shall be no more than the receivables/payables already held and expected to be generated from the Company’s business or net positions after offset of assets and liabilities.

      • b. Any hedges other than foreign exchange rate Financial Dept. shall be no more than the position exposed by the Company to the given risk.

    • B. Limit for operating purpose

The total amount of any contract shall be no more than 10% of the net value referred to in the Company’s financial statements for the last

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quarter of the most recent fiscal year.

  • (2) Definition of maximum loss limit

  • A. For non-trading purpose: Limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts are 15% of the total contract amount or individual contract amount.

  • B. For trading purpose: Limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts are 15% of the total contract amount or individual contract

amount.

  • II. Risk management policies

  • (I) Credit risk management

    • Considering that risk over operation of derivatives might arise due to changes of various factors in the market, the market risk shall be managed in the following manners:

    • Trading counterpart: Primarily domestic/foreign renowned financial institutions.

    • Trading product: Limited to the products provided by domestic/foreign renowned financial institutions.

    • Trading value: The value of transactions with the same trading counterpart which have not yet been offset shall be no more than 30% of the total authorized limit, unless with approval from the Chairman of Board.

  • (II) Market risk management

    • To be primarily the public foreign exchange market provided by banks, excluding futures market for the time being.
  • (III) Liquidity risk management

    • In order to ensure the market liquidity, the Company selects the derivatives with high liquidity primarily (to be offset on the market from time to time). The financial institution commissioned to engage in trading shall have sufficient information and ability to engage in trading in any market at any time.
  • (IV) Cash flow risk management

    • In order to ensure stability of the Company’s working fund, the Company’s source of fund for trading derivatives shall be limited to its own fund, and the operating amount shall take into consideration the funding need for cash income and expenditure
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forecast for future six (6) months.

  • (V) Operating risk management

    1. To strictly comply with the Company’s authorized limit and operating procedures, and include internal audit to avoid operating risk.

    2. Personnel engaged in derivatives trading may not serve concurrently in other operations such as confirmation and settlement.

    3. Risk measurement, monitoring, and control personnel shall be assigned to a different department that the personnel in the preceding subparagraph and shall report to the Board of Directors or senior management personnel with no responsibility for trading or position decision-making.

    4. Derivatives trading positions held shall be evaluated at least once per week; however, positions for hedge trades required by business shall be evaluated at least twice per month. Evaluation reports shall be submitted to senior management personnel authorized by the Board of Directors.

  • (VI) Commodity risk management

    • Internal personnel dedicated to trading shall have complete and correct knowledge about derivatives and demand that banks should make full risk disclosure to avoid the risk over misuse of derivatives.
  • (VII) Legal risk management

    • Documents to be signed with financial organizations shall be signed officially after being reviewed by personnel dedicated to foreign exchange and legal affairs, or legal advisers to avoid legal risk.
  • III. Accounting principles

Accounting and preparation of financial statements for the Company’s derivatives trading shall comply with the Statements of Financial Accounting Standards.

  • IV. Internal audit system

  • (I) The internal audit personnel shall periodically make a determination of the suitability of internal controls on derivatives and conduct a monthly audit of how faithfully derivatives trading by the trading department adheres to the procedures for engaging

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in derivatives trading, and prepare an audit report. If any material violation is discovered, Audit Committee shall be notified in

writing.

  • (II) The internal audit personnel shall submit the audit report, together with details about the audit conducted in the year of internal audit, to the competent securities authority by the end of February of next year, and report correction of irregular circumstances, if any, to the competent securities authority by the end of May of next year, at the latest.

  • V. When the Company engages derivatives trading, the Board of Directors shall faithfully supervise and manage such trading in accordance with the following principles:

  • (I) A designated senior management personnel to pay continuous attention to monitoring and controlling derivatives trading risk, in the following manners:

    1. Periodically evaluate the risk management measures currently employed are appropriate and are faithfully conducted in accordance with the procedures for engaging in derivatives trading formulated by the Company.

    2. When irregular circumstances are found in the course of supervising trading and profit-loss circumstances, appropriate measures shall be adopted and a report immediately made to the Board of Directors. Where the Company has independent directors, an independent director shall be present at the meeting and express an opinion.

  • (II) Periodically evaluate whether derivatives trading performance is consistent with established operational strategy and whether the risk undertaken is within the Company's permitted scope of tolerance.

  • (III) The Company shall report to the latest meeting of the Board of Directors after it authorizes the relevant personnel to handle derivatives trading in accordance with the procedures for engaging in derivatives trading formulated by the Company.

  • (IV) When engaging in derivatives trading, the Company shall establish a log book in which details of the types and amounts of derivatives trading engaged in, Board of Directors approval dates, and the matters required to be carefully evaluated under

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Subparagraph (V) of Paragraph 2 and Subparagraph (I) and Subparagraph (II) of Paragraph 5 herein shall be recorded in detail in the log book.

  • Article 13: Operating procedure for mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares I. Evaluating and operating procedure

  • (I) When engaging in mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares, it is advisable for the Company to retain a CPA, attorney-at-law, and securities underwriter to research and draft the schedule for statutory procedures jointly, and organize a taskforce to execute the procedures pursuant to law. Prior to convening the board of directors to resolve on motions, the Company shall retain a CPA, attorney, or securities underwriter to give an opinion on the reasonableness of the share exchange ratio, acquisition price, or distribution of cash or other property to shareholders, and submit it to the Board of Directors for deliberation and approval. However, the requirement of obtaining an aforesaid opinion on reasonableness issued by an expert may be exempted in the case of a merger by the Company of a subsidiary in which it directly or indirectly holds 100 percent of the issued shares or authorized capital. In case of a merger between subsidiaries in which the Company directly or indirectly holds 100 percent of the respective subsidiaries' issued shares or authorized capital.

  • (II) The Company shall prepare a public report to shareholders detailing important contractual content and matters relevant to the merger, demerger, or acquisition prior to the shareholders meeting and include it along with the expert opinion referred to in Paragraph 1 (I) herein when sending shareholders notification of the shareholders meeting for reference in deciding whether to approve the merger, demerger, or acquisition. Provided, where a provision of another act exempts a company from convening a shareholders meeting to approve the merger, demerger, or acquisition, this restriction shall not apply. Where the shareholders meeting of any one of the companies participating in a merger, demerger, or acquisition fails to convene or pass a resolution due to lack of a quorum, insufficient votes, or other legal restriction, or the proposal is rejected by the shareholders

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meeting, the Company shall immediately publicly explain the reason, follow-up measures, and scheduled date of the next shareholders meeting.

  • II. Other requirements

  • (I) Date of board of directors meeting: A company participating in a merger, demerger, or acquisition shall convene a board of directors meeting and shareholders meeting on the day of the transaction to resolve matters relevant to the merger, demerger, or acquisition, unless another act provides otherwise or the competent securities authority is notified in advance of extraordinary circumstances and grants consent. A company participating in a transfer of shares shall call a board of directors meeting on the day of the transaction.

  • (II) Written undertaking of confidentiality: Every person participating in or knowing the plan for merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares shall issue a written undertaking of confidentiality and may not disclose the content of the plan prior to public disclosure of the information and may not trade, in their own name or under the name of another person, in any stock or other equity security of any company related to the plan for merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.

  • (III) Principles for changing share exchange ratio or acquisition price: The Company may not arbitrarily alter the share exchange ratio or acquisition price unless circumstances permitting alteration has been provided in the contract for the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares. The conditions on which share exchange ratio or acquisition price may be changed:

    1. Cash capital increase, issuance of convertible corporate bonds, or the issuance of bonus shares without consideration, issuance of corporate bonds with warrants, preferred shares with warrants, stock warrants, and other equity based securities.

    2. An action, such as a disposition of major assets, affects the Company's financial operations.

    3. An event, such as a major disaster or major change in technology, affects shareholders’ equity or securities price.

    4. An adjustment where any of the companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares

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from another company, buys back treasury stock.

  1. An increase or decrease in the number of entities or companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares.

  2. Other terms/conditions that the contract stipulates may be altered and that have been publicly disclosed.

  3. (IV) Contents to be referred to in the contract: The contract shall record the rights and obligations of the companies participating in the merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares, in addition to the following:

  4. Handling of breach of contract.

  5. Principles for handling of equity-type securities previously issued or treasury stock previously bought back by any company that is extinguished in a merger or that is demerged.

  6. The amount of treasury stock participating companies are permitted under law to buy back after the record date of calculation of the share exchange ratio, and the principles for handling thereof.

  7. The manner of handling changes in the number of participating entities or companies.

  8. Preliminary progress schedule for plan execution, and anticipated completion date.

  9. Scheduled date for convening the legally mandated shareholders meeting if the plan exceeds the deadline without completion, and relevant procedures.

  10. (V) In case of changes in the number of participating companies: After public disclosure of the information, if any participating company intends further to carry out a merger, demerger, acquisition, or share transfer with another company, all of the participating companies shall carry out anew the procedures or legal actions that had originally been completed toward the merger, demerger, acquisition, or share transfer. This is provided that where the number of participating companies is decreased and a participating company's shareholders’ meeting has adopted a resolution authorizing the board of directors to alter the limits of authority, such participating company may be exempted from calling another shareholders meeting to resolve on the matter

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anew.

  • (VI) Where any of the participating companies is not a public company, the Company shall sign an agreement with the nonpublic company whereby the latter is required to abide by the provisions of Subparagraphs (I), (II) and (V) of Paragraph 2 herein.

  • (VII) The Company shall prepare a full written record of the following information and retain it for five (5) years for reference:

    1. Basic identification data for personnel: Including the job titles, names, and national ID numbers (or passport numbers in the case of foreign nationals) of all persons involved in any merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of another company's shares prior to disclosure of the information.

    2. Dates of material events: Including execution of any letter of intent or memorandum of understanding, retaining of a financial or legal advisor, execution of a contract, and convening of a Board of Directors’ meeting.

    3. Important documents and minutes: Including merger, demerger, acquisition, and share transfer plans, any letter of intent or memorandum of understanding, material contracts, and minutes of Board of Directors meetings.

  • (VIII) The Company shall, within two (2) days counting inclusively from the date of passage of a resolution by the Board of Directors, report (in the prescribed format and via the Internetbased information system) the information set out in Item 1 and Item 2 of the preceding subparagraph to the competent securities authority for recordation.

  • (IX) Where any of the companies participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of another company's shares is neither listed on an exchange nor has its shares traded at a securities firm’s business place, the Company shall sign an agreement with such company whereby the latter is required to abide by the provisions referred to in the preceding subparagraphs.

  • Article 14: Any transaction involving acquisition or disposition of major assets shall be approved by a majority of all Audit Committee members and submitted to the Board of Directors for a resolution in advance. With respect to the Company’s acquisition or disposition of assets that is subject to the approval of the Board of

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Directors under the Company's procedures or other laws or regulations, if a director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the director's dissenting opinion to each Audit Committee member. Where the Company has assigned the position of independent director, when a transaction is submitted for discussion by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions. If an independent director objects to or expresses reservations about any matter, it shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board of Directors’ meeting.

Article 15: Procedure for information disclosure

  • I. Standards for matter to be publicly announced and reported

  • (I) Acquisition or disposal of real property or the right-of-use assets from or to a stakeholder, or acquisition or disposition of assets other than real property or the right-of-use assets from or to a stakeholder where the trading value reaches 20 percent or more of the Company’s paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more. If provided, this shall not apply to trading of government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of money market funds issued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises.

  • (II) Mergers, demergers, acquisitions, or transfer of shares.

  • (III) Losses from derivatives trading reaching the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out herein.

  • (IV) Where the type of asset acquired or disposed of is equipment or the right-of-use assets for operating purpose, the trading counterpart is not a stakeholder, and the trading value meets any of the following criteria:

    1. For the company whose paid-in capital is less than NT$10 billion, the trading value reaches NT$500 million or more.

    2. For the company whose paid-in capital is more than NT$10 billion, the trading value reaches NT$1 billion or more.

  • (V) Where land is acquired from non-stakeholders under an arrangement on engaging others to build on the Company's own land, engaging others to build on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages, or joint construction and separate sale,

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and the amount the Company expects to invest in the transaction reaches NT$500 million.

  • (VI) Where an asset transaction other than any of those referred to in the preceding five subparagraphs, an investment in the mainland China area reaches 20 percent or more than of the Company’s paid-in capital, or NT$300 million; provided, this shall not apply to the following circumstances:

    1. Trading of domestic government bonds.

    2. Trading of bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of money market funds issued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises.

  • (VII) The amount of transactions above shall be calculated as follows:

    1. Amount of any individual transaction.

    2. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and dispositions of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterpart within the preceding year.

    3. The cumulative transaction amount of real property or the right-of-use assets acquisitions and dispositions (cumulative acquisitions and dispositions, respectively) within the same development project within the preceding year.

    4. The cumulative transaction amount of securities acquisitions and dispositions (cumulative acquisitions and dispositions, respectively) within the same security within the preceding year.

  • (VIII) “Within the preceding year” as used in the preceding subparagraph refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with these Regulations need not be counted toward the trading value.

  • II. Time limit for public announcement and report

  • Where the Company’s acquisition or disposition of assets involves the items to be announced or trading value which meets the standards for public announcement and report referred to herein, the Company shall publicly announce and report the relevant information within two (2) days counting inclusively from the date of occurrence of the event.

  • III. Procedure for public announcement and report

  • (I) The Company shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the competent securities authority’s designated

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website.

  • (II) The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives trading engaged in up to the end of the preceding month by itself and any subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies, and enter the information in the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the competent securities authority by 10th day of each month.

  • (III) When the Company at the time of public announcement makes an error or omission in an item required by regulations to be publicly announced and so is required to correct it, all the items shall be again publicly announced and reported in their entirety within two (2) days counting inclusively from the date of knowing of such error or omission.

  • (IV) When acquiring or disposing of assets, the Company shall keep all relevant contracts, meeting minutes, log books, appraisal reports and CPA, attorney, and securities underwriter opinions at the Company’s headquarters, where they shall be retained for five (5) years, unless otherwise provided in laws.

  • (V) Where any of the following circumstances occurs with respect to a transaction that the Company has already publicly announced and reported in accordance with this Article, a public report of relevant information shall be made on the information reporting website designated by the competent securities authority within two (2) days counting inclusively from the date of occurrence of the event:

  • Change, termination, or rescission of a contract signed in regard to the original transaction.

  • The merger, demerger, acquisition, or transfer of shares is not completed by the scheduled date set forth in the contract.

  • Change to the originally publicly announced and reported information.

Article 16: The Company’s subsidiaries shall comply with the following requirements:

  • I. The subsidiaries shall also adopt the “Operating Procedure for Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” in accordance with the “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposition of Assets by Public Companies”.
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  • II. Information required to be publicly announced and reported in accordance with standards for public announcement and report referred to in the “Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposition of Assets by Public Companies” on acquisitions and disposition of assets by a subsidiary of the Company that is not itself a public company in Taiwan shall be reported by the Company on behalf of the subsidiary.

  • III. The paid-in capital or total assets requirements in the disclosure and reporting criteria of subsidiaries shall be subject to the paid-in capital or total assets of this Company.

  • Article 17: Penalty

Where the Company’s employees handle acquisition or disposition of assets in violation of the Operating Procedure, the employees shall be reported for performance appraisal pursuant to the Company’s personnel management rules and employees’ work rules and disciplined subject to seriousness of the case.

Article 18: Enforcement and amendment

  • The Operating Procedure shall be enforced upon agreement by a majority of the Audit Committee members, and subject to resolution by a board of directors meeting and approval by a shareholders’ meeting. If a director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the director's dissenting opinion to the Audit Committee and also state it to a shareholders’ meeting for discussion.

  • Where the Company has assigned the position of independent director, when the Operating Procedure is submitted for discussion by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions. If an independent director objects to or expresses reservations about any matter, it shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.

Article 19: Bylaw

Any matters not covered herein shall be implemented in accordance with related laws and regulations

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Attachment 1

The appraisal report shall record the following:

  • I. Notes to be recorded pursuant to the Regulations on Real Estate Appraisal.

  • II. Notes about professional appraisers and their officers.

  • (I) The name, capital, organization structure and staffs of professional appraisers.

  • (II) Name, age and educational background & work experience (with related certificates) of the appraiser’s officer, and year and period for which they have engaged in appraisal, and number of appraisal cases undertaken by them.

  • (III) Relationship among the professional appraiser, officer and client.

  • (IV) Issuance of the statement certifying that “the appraisal report is free from any false or concealed statement”.

  • (V) Date of the appraisal report.

  • III. The basic information about subject property shall include, at least, the name and nature, location and occupied area of the subject property.

  • IV. Comparable cases for transaction of real estate with the district where the subject property is situated.

  • V. Where the appraisal adopts limited price, specified price, or special price, please specify the conditions for the limited price, specified price or special price and whether such conditions are met, and the cause and reasonableness of difference from fair price, and whether the limited price, specified price or special price can duly serve as the reference for transaction price.

  • VI. The joint-construction contract, if any, shall state the reasonable allocation ratio between both parties.

  • VII. Estimation of land value increment tax.

  • VIII. Where the appraisal results given by the professional appraisers on the same date differ by 20% or more, whether Article 41 of the Real Estate Appraiser Act has applied.

  • IX. The attachments shall consist of the statement of appraisal on the subject property, ownership registration information, transcript of cadastral map, urban planning scheme, location map of the subject property, land zoning certificate, and photos showing current status of the subject property.

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Appendix 4

USI Corporation

Stake of Directors

Stake of Directors
Title Name Stake
Chairperson Yi-Gui Wu
(Representative of Shing Lee
Enterprise (Hong Kong) Limited Ltd.)
173,776,546
Director Jing-sho Yu
(Representative of Asia Polymer
Corporation)
101,355,673
Director Zhe-Yi Gao
(Representative of Asia Polymer
Corporation)
Director Guang-Zhe Huang
(Representative of Taita Chemical
Company, Limited)
15,109,901
Director Ke-Shun Wang
(Representative of Taita Chemical
Company, Limited)
Director Hong-TingWu
(Representative of Shing Lee
Enterprise (Hong Kong) Limited Ltd.)
173,776,546
Independent
Director
Chong Chen 0
Independent
Director
Tyzz-Jiun Duh 0
Independent
Director
Ying-Jun Hai 0
Total Stake of Directors 290,242,120
Stake byLaw of Directors 32,000,000

Note: 1.The said stake is the number of shares registered in the List of Shareholders dated by the book due date (April 2) of the 2022 AGM.

  1. The total issued shares of USI are 1,188,763,500 shares.
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Appendix 5

The Impact of Stock Dividend Issuance on Business Performance, EPS, and ROE: No estimates should be disclosed as no finaincal forecast was made for 2022.

Performance, EPS, and ROE:No estimates
no finaincal forecast was made for2022.
Performance, EPS, and ROE:No estimates
no finaincal forecast was made for2022.
Performance, EPS, and ROE:No estimates
no finaincal forecast was made for2022.
should be disclosed a
Year
Item
2022
(Estimates)
Beginning paid-in capital NT$11,887,635,000
Stock
dividend of
the year
(Note 1)
Cash dividend per share NT$2.2

Stock dividend per share for capitalization
with earnings.

0 share
Stock dividend per share for capitalization
with capital reserve.

0 share
Impact on
business
performance
Operating income N/A (Note 2)
Rate of increase (decrease) of operating
income YOY
Net profit after tax
Rate of increase (decrease) of net profit
after tax YOY
EPS
Rate of increase (decrease) of EPS YOY
Average ROI (reciprocal of average price-
earnings ratio (PER)
Proposed
EPS and
PER
If issuing dividends
in cash for
capitalization with
earnings
Proposed EPS
Proposed annual
average ROI
If no capitalization
with legal reserve
Proposed EPS
Proposed annual
average ROI
If issuing dividends
in cash for
capitalization with
earnings without
capitalization with
legal reserve
Proposed EPS
Proposed annual
average ROI

Note 1: Dividend distribution for 2021 is shown according to the profit distribution proposal resolved by the Board on March 10, 2022.

Note 2: USI does not conduct open financial forecast of any kind, and the information relating to the impact on business performance, proposed EPS and PER are not applicable.

  1. The company shall present all basic assumptions for estimates or proposed data.
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  1. Proposed EPS for issuing dividends in cash for capitalization with earnings.

  2. = [Net profit after tax – Imputed interest for cash dividends x (1 – Tax rate)] ÷ [Total Issued Shares by End of Year – Number of Shares with Dividends]*

  3. Imputed interest for cash dividends* = Amount of capitalization with earnings x General interest rate for one-year loan

  4. Number of Shares with Dividends**: The number of shares increased from the stock dividends in the previous year.

  5. Annual PER: Annual Average Market Price Per Share ÷ EPA in the Annual Financial Statement

Chairman: Manager: Case Officer:

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Appendix 6

Description of shareholders proposals:

  1. Referring to Article 172-1 of the Company Act:

  2. “Shareholder(s) holding one per cent (1%) or more of the total number of outstanding shares of a company may make a proposal for discussion at a general meeting of shareholders, provided that only one matter shall be allowed in each single proposal of not more than 300 words.”

  3. The acceptance period of proposals from shareholders for the 2022AGM is from March 26, 2022 to April 5, 2022. Such information was disclosed on the Market Observation Post System by law on March 16, 2022.

  4. No proposal from shareholder was received during the said period.

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