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Stock Code: 2344
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Winbond Electronics Corporation
2017 Annual General Shareholders Meeting Agenda Handbook[1]
Date: June 13, 2017 Time: 9:00 A.M. Place: Room 102, No. 4, Creation Rd. III, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, R.O.C.
1 This translation is for reference only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Chinese version and this translation, the Chinese version shall prevail.
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INDEX
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I. Table of Meeting Procedure and Agenda
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II. Attachments
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2016 Business Report and Financial Statements
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Independent Auditors’ Audit Report
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Supervisors’ Review Report
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Shareholdings of All Directors and Supervisors of the Tenth Term
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Comparison Chart of the Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
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Comparison Chart of the Amendment to Rules of Election of Directors
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Comparison Chart of the Amendment to Rules Governing the Conduct of Shareholders Meeting
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Comparison Chart of the Amendment to Procedures of Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
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Comparison Chart of the Amendment to Regulations Governing Endorsements and Guarantees
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Comparison Chart of the Amendment to Procedures for Governing Loaning of Funds
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Explanations of involvement of directors in acts for themselves or others which fall into the field of the Company’s business
III. Appendices
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Rules Governing the Conduct of Shareholders Meeting (Amended)
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Rules of Election of Directors (Amended)
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Articles of Incorporation (Amended)
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Procedure and Agenda for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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I. Announcement of the Commencement of the Meeting
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II. Opening Speech of the Chairman
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III. Meeting Agenda
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A. Matters to be reported
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Business report of fiscal year 2016
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The 2016 supervisors’ review report
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Report of remuneration of employees, directors and supervisors for fiscal year 2016
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Other matters to be reported
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B. Matters to be acknowledged and discussed and election of directors
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To acknowledge and recognize business report and financial statements of fiscal year 2016
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To acknowledge and recognize the proposal for distribution of 2016 profit
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To discuss the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
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4.To discuss the amendment of the internal rules of the Company:
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(1) Rules of Election of Directors and Supervisors and change the title of these rules to Rules of Election of Directors
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(2) Rules Governing the Conduct of Shareholders Meeting
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(3) Procedures of Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
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(4) Regulations Governing Endorsements and Guarantees
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(5) Procedures for Governing Loaning of Funds
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Voting by Poll for Motions No.1~4:
5: Election of Directors
To proceed with the election of the directors of the eleventh term
Voting by Poll:
6. To discuss the release of directors from the non-competition restriction
Voting by Poll:
IV. Other Matters and Motions
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V. Adjournment
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Matters to be reported
- Business report of fiscal year 2016
Both the business report and the financial statements of fiscal year 2016 are hereby presented
(please refer to Attachment 1 for details). Please examine. To be reported by General Manager.
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The 2016 supervisors’ review report
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The 2016 supervisors’ review report is hereby presented (please refer to Attachment 3 for details). Please examine. To be reported by supervisor.
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Report of remuneration of employees, directors and supervisors for fiscal year 2016. After the certified public accountants audited the Company's earnings for 2016, it is proposed to, in accordance with Article 22 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, allot 1% of the balance to be the remuneration of directors and supervisors, which is NT$34,400,306 in total, and to allot 1% of the balance to be the remuneration of employees, which is NT$34,400,306 in total. The above amounts will all be paid in cash. The aforesaid ratios and amounts for allocation have been approved respectively by the Company's Compensation Committee and Board of Directors.
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Other matters to be reported
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(1) Report on shareholdings of all directors and supervisors
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a. In accordance with Article 26 of the Securities and Exchange Act and the Rules and Review Procedures for Share Ownership Ratios of Directors and Supervisors of Public Companies: (a) The minimum combined shareholding of all directors required by laws and regulations is 85,920,005 shares.
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b. Please refer to Attachment 4 for the shareholding of each director and supervisor and the shareholdings of all directors and supervisors as of the record date for determining the shareholders eligible to attend this annul general shareholders meeting.
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c. The aggregate shareholdings of all directors and supervisors meet the minimum shareholding required by laws and regulations.
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(2) During the period for accepting shareholders' proposals and nomination of director candidates, except for the nomination of 11 directors (inclusive of 4 independent directors) by the Company's Board of Directors, no shareholder submitted any written proposal or nomination to the Company for the 2017 annual general shareholders meeting in accordance with Article 172-1 and Article 192-1 of the Company Act.
Matters to be acknowledged and discussed and election
Motion 1 : (proposed by the Board of Directors)
Proposal: The business report and financial statements of fiscal year 2016 are hereby presented. Please acknowledge and recognize the same.
Explanation:
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Please refer to Attachment 1 for the business report and financial statements of fiscal year 2016.
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The aforementioned financial statements have been approved by the Nineteenth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tenth Term and after audited by the certified public accountants, together with the business report, have been submitted to and reviewed by the supervisors.
Motion 2 : (proposed by the Board of Directors)
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Proposal: The proposal for distribution of 2016 profit of the Company is presented. Please acknowledge and recognize the same. Explanation:
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The Company has a net profit after tax of NT$2,897,790,921 for the year of 2016. The proposed statement of profit distribution is as follows.
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The proposal was approved by the Twentieth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tenth Term.
Winbond Electronics Corporation
Statement of Profit Distribution
For the year ended December 31, 2016
| For the year ended December 31, 2016 |
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| (Unit:NTD$) | |
Total |
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| Items | |
| Unappropriated Retained Earnings, Beginning of Year | 124,390,272 |
Minus:Losses on Remeasurement of Defined Benefit Plans |
(69,280,181) |
| Unappropriated Retained Earnings after adjustment | 55,110,091 |
Plus:Net Income of 2016 |
2,897,790,921 |
Minus:10% Legal Reserve Appropriated |
(289,779,092) |
Plus:Reversal of Appropriated Special Reserve |
1,363,634,240 3,971,646,069 |
| Retained Earnings Available for Distribution as of December 31, 2016 | 4,026,756,160 |
| Distributable items: | |
| Cash Dividends to Common Shareholders (NT$0.6 per share) | (2,148,000,116) |
1,878,756,044 |
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| Unappropriated Retained Earnings, End of Year | |
(Note: Cash dividends will be calculated and distributed in whole New Taiwan Dollar. Any fractional amount less than one New Taiwan Dollar will be accounted in the Company's other income.) Chairman: Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao
Manager: Tung-Yi Chan
Chief Accountant: Jessica Chiou-Jii Huang
Motion 3 : (proposed by the Board of Directors)
Proposal: It is proposed to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation. Please review and approve the same.
Explanation:
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It is conducted in accordance with the letter issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs ("MOEA") dated June 21, 2006 (Ref. No: Ching-Shan-1-Tze-09502320300) and the actual needs.
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Please refer to Attachment 5 for the comparison chart of the articles proposed to be amended.
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The proposal was approved by the Twentieth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tenth Term.
Motion 4 : (proposed by the Board of Directors)
Proposal: It is proposed to amend the internal rules of the Company. Please review and approve the
same.
Explanation:
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Amendments to the internal rules of the Company are as follows:
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A. It is proposed to amend the Rules of Election of Directors and Supervisors and to change the name thereof into the Rules Governing the Election of the Directors.
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(a) It is conducted in accordance with the amended Articles of Incorporation and with reference to the examples in the Election Procedures for the Directors and Supervisors of Companies Limited by Shares promulgated by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
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(b) Please refer to Attachment 6 for the comparison chart of the articles proposed to be amended.
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B. It is proposed to amend the Rules Governing the Conduct of Shareholders Meeting of the Company.
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(a) It is conducted in accordance with the letter dated March 10, 2015 issued by the MOEA (Ref. No: Ching-Shan-Tze-10402404570) and the actual needs.
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(b) Please refer to Attachment 7 for the comparison chart of the articles proposed to be amended.
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C. It is proposed to amend the Procedures of Acquisition or Disposal of Assets of the Company. Please review and approve the same.
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(a) It is conducted in accordance with the letter dated February 9, 2017 issued by the
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Financial Supervisory Commission (Ref. No.: Jin-Guan-Jeng-Fa-Tze- 1060001296) and the letter dated February 13, 2017 issued by the same (Ref. No.:
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Jin-Guan-Jeng-Fa-Tze-1060004523).
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(b) Please refer to Attachment 8 for the comparison chart of the articles proposed to be amended.
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D. It is proposed to amend the Regulations Governing Endorsements and Guarantees of the Company. Please review and approve the same.
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(a) It is conducted in accordance with the amended Article 13 of the Articles of Incorporation and the actual needs.
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(b) Please refer to Attachment 9 for the comparison chart of the articles proposed to be amended.
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E. It is proposed to amend the Procedures for Governing Loaning of Funds of the Company.
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(a) It is conducted in accordance with the amended Article 13 of the Articles of Incorporation and the actual needs.
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(b) Please refer to Attachment 10 for the comparison chart of the articles proposed to be amended.
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The proposal was approved by the Twentieth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tenth Term.
Voting by Poll for Motion No. 1~4:
Motion 5 : Election of Directors (proposed by the Board of Directors) Proposal: It is proposed to elect directors of the eleventh term.
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Explanation:
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The directors and supervisors of the tenth term were elected at the annual general shareholders' meeting on June 17, 2014 and their term of office will expire on June 16, 2017. Since the convention of the annual general shareholders' meeting will shift to an earlier date of June 13, 2017, it is proposed to elect all the directors (including the independent directors) of the eleventh term before expiry of the term of office of the tenth term in accordance with Article 199-1 of the Company Act.
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According to amended Article 13 of the Articles of Incorporation, the Company has nine to eleven directors and the number of independent directors should not be less than three and should account for not less than one-fifth of the total number of directors. The term of office of directors is three years. The Twentieth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tenth Term resolved and passed that the total number of the directors (including independent directors) of the eleventh term shall be eleven (inclusive of four independent directors), and the newly-elected directors will take office and their term of office (from June 13, 2017 to June 12, 2020) will be effective after the 2017 annual general shareholders' meeting.
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The Company’s directors (including independent directors) of the eleventh term shall be elected according to the candidate nomination system and procedures. The list of director candidates (including independent directors) for this election has been reviewed and approved by the Twenty-First Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Tenth Term as follows:
| Category | Name | Education | Work Experience | Current Job | Shareholding (Unit:Share) |
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| Director Candidate |
Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao |
Master in Electrical Engineering and Researcher of Management College of Washington Univ. |
Chairman, Walsin Lihwa Corporation Director, Walsin Lihwa Corporation Chairman and CEO, Winbond Electronics Corporation Chairman, Nuvoton Technology Corporation Independent Director and Convener of Compensation Committee, Taiwan Cement Corporation Independent Director and Member of Compensation Committee, Synnex Technology International Corporation Supervisor, MiTAC Holdings Corporation |
Director, Walsin Lihwa Corporation Chairman and CEO, Winbond Electronics Corporation Chairman, Nuvoton Technology Corporation Independent Director and Convener of Compensation Committee, Taiwan Cement Corporation Independent Director and Member of Compensation Committee, Synnex Technology International Corporation Supervisor, MiTAC Holdings Corporation |
58,264,955 |
| Director Candidate |
Yuan-Mou Su |
Master in Electrical Engineering/ University of Southern California Electrical Engineering BA of the National Chiao Tung University |
Assistant Vice President of DRAM Product Center, Winbond Electronics Corp. Senior Design Engineer, Integrated Devices Technology, Inc. Senior Design Engineer, Digital Equipment Corp. Senior Design Engineer, Advanced Micro Devices,Inc. |
Vice President, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
1,330,859 |
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| Director Candidate |
Yung Chin | Master in Applied Mathematics, Washington Univ. |
Chief Auditor, Walsin Lihwa Corporation Vice President, Winbond Electronics Corporation Director and Executive Director, Winbond Electronics Corporation Director, Nuvoton TechnologyCorporation |
Director andChief Executive Officer ,Winbond Electronics Corporation Director, Nuvoton Technology Corporation |
10,720,537 |
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| Director Candidate |
Matthew Feng-Chiang Miau |
Master in Business Administration of Santa Clara University Electrical Engineering BA of the University of California at Berkely |
Chairman, Lien Hwa Industrial Corporation Chairman, UPC Technology Corporation Chairman, MiTAC Holdings Corporation Chairman, Synnex Technology International Corporation Director, Getac Technology Corporation Chairman, MiTAC Inc Director, MiTAC Information Technology Corp. Director, BOC LienHwa Industrial Co., Ltd. Director, Winbond Electronics Corporation Director, Taita Chemical Company, Limited Director, Asia Polymer Corporation Director, Synnex Corporation Independent Director, Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Cathay Century Insurance Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Cathay United Bank CompanyLimited |
Chairman, Lien Hwa Industrial Corporation Chairman, UPC Technology Corporation Chairman, MiTAC Holdings Corporation Chairman, Synnex Technology International Corporation Director, Getac Technology Corporation Chairman, MiTAC Inc Directo, MiTAC Information Technology Corp. Directo, LienHwa Industrial Gases Co., Ltd. Director, Winbond Electronics Corporation Director, Taita Chemical Company, Limited Director, Asia Polymer Corporation Director, Synnex Corporation Independent Director, Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Cathay Century Insurance Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Cathay United Bank CompanyLimited |
100,000 |
| Director Candidate |
Chih-Chen Lin |
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University MBA, Stern School of Business, New York University |
Founding Partner, AppWorks Ventures Director, HannsTouch Solution Incorporated Independent Director, Kingwaytek Technology Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Taiwan Taomee TechnologyCo.,Ltd. |
Chairman, AppWorks Ventures CO., LTD. Director, HannsTouch Solution Incorporated Independent Director, Kingwaytek Technology Co., Ltd. Independent Director, Taiwan Taomee TechnologyCo.,Ltd. |
0 |
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| Director Candidate |
Wei-Hsin Ma |
Master of Business Administration for Senior Managers Peking University, University of California (Berkeley),Depa rtment of East Asian Languages |
Chairman, HannStar Display Corporation Director, HannStar Display Corporation Director, Walsin Lihwa Corporation Chairman, HannsTouch Solution Incorporated Chairman,Xin shi yue ma investment company limited Chairman, Hannspree, Inc. |
Director, HannStar Display Corporation Director, Walsin Lihwa Corporation Chairman, HannsTouch Solution Incorporated Chairman,Xin shi yue ma investment company limited Chairman, Hannspree, Inc. |
0 |
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| Director Candidate |
Walsin Lihwa Corporation |
NA | Director, Walsin Technology Corporation Director, Walton Advanced Engineering, Inc. Director, HannStar Display Corporation Director, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
Director, Walsin Technology Corporation Director, Walton Advanced Engineering, Inc. Director, HannStar Display Corporation Director, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
811,327,531 |
| Independent Director Candidate |
San-Cheng Chang |
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, USA |
Premier, Executive Yuan Vice Premier, Executive Yuan Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan Regional Director of Hardware Operations in Asia, Google Inc. Vice President, e-Enabling Services Business Group, Acer Inc. Director, Department of Planning and Evaluation, National Science Council, Executive Yuan Director, National Center for High-performance Computing |
Director, Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. Chairman, Taiwan Mobile Foundation Chairman, beingNet Alliance Chairman, Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry |
0 |
| Independent Director Candidate |
Francis Tsai |
Computer/Contr ol Engineering Department, Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan |
Chairman and CEO, Waffer Technology Corp. Chairman, National Aerospace Fasteners Corporation Vice Chairman, Getac Technology Corporation Independent Director and Convener of Compensation Committee, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
Chairman and CEO, Waffer Technology Corp. Chairman, National Aerospace Fasteners Corporation Vice Chairman, Getac Technology Corporation Independent Director and Convener of Compensation Committee, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
0 |
| Independent Director Candidate |
Allen Hsu | MBA, National Chengchi University |
Chairman, altek Corporation Chairman,Taiwan Mask |
Director, Parpro Corporation Director,Innodisk |
0 |
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| Refresher course of Walton Business School |
Corporation Chairman, Myson Century, Inc. Director, Parpro Corporation Director, Innodisk Corporation Independent Director, ANZ Bank (Taiwan) Limited Independent Director, Nuvoton Technology Corporation Independent Director and member of Compensation Committee, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
Corporation Independent Director, ANZ Bank (Taiwan) Limited Independent Director, Nuvoton Technology Corporation Independent Director and member of Compensation Committee, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
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| Independent Director Candidate |
Jerry Hsu | MBA, Waseda Business School. |
Director, Kinpo Electronics, Inc. Director, PCHOMESTORE INC. Independent Director, Nuvoton Technology Corporation Independent Director, SIRTEC INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD Independent Director and member of Compensation Committee, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
Director, Kinpo Electronics, Inc. Director, PCHOMESTORE INC. Independent Director, Nuvoton Technology Corporation Independent Director, SIRTEC INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD Independent Director and member of Compensation Committee, Winbond Electronics Corporation |
0 |
(4) Please vote.
Election results:
Motion 6 : (proposed by the Board of Directors)
Proposal: It is proposed to release the directors of the Company from the non-competition restrictions. Please review and approve the same.
Explanation:
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It is conducted in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 209 of the Company Act.
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Please refer to Attachment 11 for the items of competitive conduct of the newly elected directors of the eleventh term and the director of the tenth term who act as director in other companies which engage in the same businesses as those of the Company.
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It is proposed to the shareholders meeting to release at this meeting the newly elected directors' of the eleventh term from the non-competition restrictions starting from the day such directors enter office as the Company's directors, and to release the director of the tenth term from the non-competition restriction starting from the day when such director became the director of other companies and waive the Company's right to request disgorgement of profits against such director from the date when such director became the director of other companies in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 209 of the Company Act.
Voting by Poll :
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Other Extemporary Matters and Motions
Meeting Adjourned
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Attachment
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Attachment 1
(English Translation)
Business Report 2016
Dear Shareholders,
In 2016, a number of events, such as the Brexit referendum, the U.S. presidential election, and the decline of international maritime transportation, reflected the impact of anti-globalization on the global economy. Taiwan, as an export-oriented economy, faced the same challenge. Winbond has built on a solid foundation on memory products for niche market and continued to introduce innovative technology, expand production capacity at a steady pace, and optimize the product portfolio. We earned stable profits for the fourth consecutive year by extending our reach in the diverse application market and winning clients' trust.
Financial Performance
The consolidated revenue, including that of Nuvoton Technology Corp and other subsidiaries, amounted to NT$42,090 million in 2016, up 9.8% from 2015. We reported consolidated net profit of NT$3,140 million and stand-alone net profit of NT$2,898 million or NT$0.81 per share in 2016.
Market and Product Applications
In 2016, Winbond's memory revenue was 9% higher than that in the previous year. In terms of product lines, DRAM, including Specialty DRAM and Mobile DRAM, accounted for 63% of the memory revenue, while Code Storage Flash memory revenue accounted for 37% of the memory revenue. The company had started displaying unique advantages after years of working with international clients and staying abreast of market trends.
With respect to product applications, Winbond made progress in various areas of application and achieved balanced growth in these areas. In 2016, the percentages of communication products and of consumer products out of the total memory revenue were 32% and 25%, respectively. This was the same level as the previous year. As conventional PCs were slowly being replaced by mobile devices, the percentage accounted by PCs and peripherals fell to 25%. Taking advantage of fast growth in automotive electronics and industrial automation, Winbond saw the percentage of automotive electronics and industrial automation revenue jumped to 18% this year.
Technology and Manufacturing
Following the core philosophy of increasing product value, we are dedicated to creating new product features and refining production technology. In particular, the 38nm DRAM will enter mass production soon. Winbond's product lines offer the best solutions for the memory required by the Internet of Things, which needs IT security and low energy consumption.
In 2016, our capital expenditure on memory product lines amounted to NT$4.8 billion. The monthly output of our fabrication plant is currently over 40,000 pieces of 12-inch wafer. Since electronic end products and applications are demanding for more and higher density of memory, we hope to continue to take a prudent approach to expanding production capacity as we endeavor to meet customer demands with ample capacity.
Future Outlook
While there have been several times of business cycles in memory industry in the past, Winbond is starting to deliver satisfactory results since we shifted our focus to the niche memory market. The company had not only eliminated the cumulative loss in 2015, but also distributed dividends for the first time in eight years in 2016.
Looking to the future and facing a world of changing political and economic conditions, we will continue to grow up by developing advanced technologies as well as high-quality and high-performance products to position ourselves for coming technology trends such as smart
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network, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI). A diverse product portfolio, coupled with a variety of technological platforms and the core competencies of high-performance factories, allows us to devote our efforts to innovative product development and environmentally friendly designs for the world of Internet of Things, and IT security. We hope to fuel business growth with higher value products and create stable long-term returns for our shareholders, clients, and employees.
On behalf of the management team at Winbond, I would like to thank our shareholders for your support and encouragement.
Chairman: Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao President: Tung-Yi Chan CAO: Jessica Chiou-Jii Huang
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 4 and 6) Current financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 4 and 7) Current available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 4 and 8) Current held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 4 and 9) Notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 4 and 10) Accounts receivable due from related parties, net (Note 27) Other receivables (Notes 6 and 11) Inventories (Notes 4 and 12) Other current assets Total current assets NON-CURRENT ASSETS Non-current available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 4 and 8) Non-current financial assets measured at cost (Notes 4 and 13) Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 4 and 14) Property, plant and equipment (Notes 4 and 15) Investment properties (Notes 4 and 16) Intangible assets (Notes 4 and 17) Deferred income tax assets (Notes 4 and 22) Other non-current assets (Notes 6 and 11) Total non-current assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Current financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 4 and 7) Notes and accounts payable Accounts payable to related parties (Note 27) Payables on machinery and equipment Other payables Long-term borrowings, current portion (Note 18) Other current liabilities Total current liabilities NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Long-term borrowings (Note 18) Net defined benefit liabilities, non-current (Notes 4 and 19) Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities Total liabilities EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE PARENT (Note 20) Common stock Capital surplus Retained earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Unappropriated earnings Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets Treasury shares Total equity attributable to owners of the parent NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS Total equity TOTAL |
2016 Amount % $ 7,683,817 11 5,559 - 4,486,893 7 - - 5,756,815 8 49,531 - 518,048 1 7,536,161 11 1,222,919 2 27,259,743 40 146,913 - 611,699 1 2,654,477 4 34,372,537 51 61,673 - 285,304 - 2,353,422 4 243,727 - 40,729,752 60 $ 67,989,495 100 $ 47,288 - 4,209,720 6 472,489 1 3,826,462 6 2,786,505 4 3,090,180 4 173,091 - 14,605,735 21 6,638,273 10 1,062,706 1 461,982 1 8,162,961 12 22,768,696 33 35,800,002 53 2,471,044 3 208,606 - 1,395,063 2 2,952,901 5 23,433 - 1,176,299 2 (106,387) - 43,920,961 65 1,299,838 2 45,220,799 67 $ 67,989,495 100 |
2015 | ||
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| Amount % $ 6,396,615 10 - - 2,500,550 4 99,900 - 5,184,287 8 80,915 - 794,939 1 8,535,835 14 1,119,716 2 24,712,757 39 - - 727,786 1 1,724,898 3 31,915,030 51 71,866 - 270,926 - 2,853,873 5 320,631 1 37,885,010 61 $ 62,597,767 100 $ 22,427 - 3,846,484 6 707,064 1 811,277 2 2,455,022 4 4,352,267 7 138,654 - 12,333,195 20 8,755,160 14 1,025,969 2 384,904 - 10,166,033 16 22,499,228 36 35,800,002 57 2,470,292 4 - - - - 2,086,060 3 88,771 - (1,436,767) (2) (106,387) - 38,901,971 62 1,196,568 2 40,098,539 64 $ 62,597,767 100 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| OPERATING REVENUE OPERATING COST (Note 12) GROSS PROFIT OPERATING EXPENSES Selling expenses General and administrative expenses Research and development expenses Total operating expenses INCOME FROM OPERATIONS NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES Interest income Dividend income Other income Gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss Share of profit of associates accounted for using equity method (Note 14) Interest expenses Other expenses Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment (Losses) gains on disposal of investments Foreign exchange (losses) gains Impairment loss on financial assets (Note 13) Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment (Note 15) Total non-operating income and expenses PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 4 and 22) NET PROFIT |
2016 Amount % $ 42,091,709 100 30,073,937 71 12,017,772 29 1,243,513 3 1,308,571 3 5,752,732 14 8,304,816 20 3,712,956 9 175,417 - 126,790 - 38,495 - 55,725 - 12,384 - (187,010) - (33,008) - (4,520) - (1,811) - (94,713) - (30,000) - (16,085) - 41,664 - 3,754,620 9 614,546 2 3,140,074 7 |
2015 | ||
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| Amount % $ 38,350,315 100 26,528,662 69 11,821,653 31 1,193,005 3 1,257,611 3 5,262,111 14 7,712,727 20 4,108,926 11 173,461 1 124,449 - 53,143 - (121,027) - 21,884 - (263,751) (1) (35,172) - (8,341) - 32,047 - 162,565 - - - - - 139,258 - 4,248,184 11 775,311 2 3,472,873 9 (Continued) |
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: Losses on remeasurement of defined benefit plans (Note 19) Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss: Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets Share of the other comprehensive income (loss) of associates accounted for using equity method Other comprehensive income (loss) TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Owners of the parent Non-controlling interests TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Owners of the parent Non-controlling interests EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 23) Basic Diluted |
2016 Amount % $ (82,556) - (77,894) - 1,728,371 4 917,195 2 2,485,116 6 $ 5,625,190 13 $ 2,897,791 7 242,283 - $ 3,140,074 7 $ 5,376,238 13 248,952 - $ 5,625,190 13 $ 0.81 $ 0.81 |
2015 | ||
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| Amount % $ (97,066) - 72,285 - (1,016,229) (3) (713,373) (2) (1,754,383) (5) $ 1,718,490 4 $ 3,291,251 9 181,622 - $ 3,472,873 9 $ 1,541,648 4 176,842 - $ 1,718,490 4 $ 0.90 $ 0.90 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
(Concluded)
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2015 Net profit for 2015 Other comprehensive income for 2015 Total comprehensive income for 2015 Acquisition of treasury share Retirement of treasury share Decrease in non-controlling interests BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2015 Appropriation of 2015 earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Cash dividends Total appropriations Net profit for 2016 Other comprehensive income for 2016 Total comprehensive income for 2016 Adjustments of capital surplus for company's cash dividends received by subsidiaries Decrease in non-controlling interests BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2016 |
Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent | Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent | Non-controlling Total Interests $ 38,183,244 $ 1,116,847 3,291,251 181,622 (1,749,603) (4,780) 1,541,648 176,842 (822,921) - - - - (97,121) 38,901,971 1,196,568 - - - - (358,000) - (358,000) - 2,897,791 242,283 2,478,447 6,669 5,376,238 248,952 752 - - (145,682) $ 43,920,961 $ 1,299,838 |
Total Equity $ 39,300,091 3,472,873 (1,754,383) 1,718,490 (822,921) - (97,121) 40,098,539 - - (358,000) (358,000) 3,140,074 2,485,116 5,625,190 752 (145,682) $ 45,220,799 |
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| Common Stock Capital Surplus $ 36,949,822 $ 2,143,393 - - - - - - - - (1,149,820) 326,899 - - 35,800,002 2,470,292 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 752 - - $ 35,800,002 $ 2,471,044 |
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficits) Unappropriated Legal Reserve Special Reserve Earnings $ - $ - $ (1,119,684) - - 3,291,251 - - (85,507) - - 3,205,744 - - - - - - - - - - - 2,086,060 208,606 - (208,606) - 1,395,063 (1,395,063) - - (358,000) 208,606 1,395,063 (1,961,669) - - 2,897,791 - - (69,281) - - 2,828,510 - - - - - - $ 208,606 $ 1,395,063 $ 2,952,901 |
Other Equity Exchange Differences on Unrealized Translation of Gains (Losses) Foreign on Available- Financial for-sale Statements Financial Assets Treasury Shares $ 23,265 $ 292,835 $ (106,387) - - - 65,506 (1,729,602) - 65,506 (1,729,602) - - - (822,921) - - 822,921 - - - 88,771 (1,436,767) (106,387) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (65,338) 2,613,066 - (65,338) 2,613,066 - - - - - - - $ 23,433 $ 1,176,299 $ (106,387) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Profit before income tax Adjustments for: Depreciation expense Amortization expense Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts (Reversal of) provision for decline in market value and obsolescence and abandonment of inventories Net loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Interest expense Interest income Dividend income Share of profit of associates accounted for using equity method Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment Impairment loss on financial assets Impairment loss on non-financial assets Loss (gain) on disposal of investments Changes in operating assets and liabilities (Increase) decrease in notes and accounts receivable Decrease in accounts receivable due from related parties Increase in other receivables Decrease (increase) in inventories Increase in other current assets Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets Increase in notes and accounts payable (Decrease) increase in accounts payable to related parties Increase in other payables Increase in other current liabilities Increase (decrease) in other non-current liabilities Cash inflow generated from operations Interest received Dividends received Interest paid Income taxs paid Net cash flows from operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets Proceeds from capital reduction of available-for-sale financial assets Acquisition of financial assets measured at cost Proceeds from disposal of financial assets measured at cost Proceeds from repayment of held-to-maturity financial assets |
2016 2015 $ 3,754,620 $ 4,248,184 5,570,860 5,755,004 99,669 101,995 4,932 1,698 (44,645) 141,831 19,302 5,532 187,010 263,751 (175,417) (173,461) (126,790) (124,449) (12,384) (21,884) 4,520 8,341 30,000 - 16,111 - 1,811 (32,047) (576,408) 245,974 31,384 4,319 (45,677) (202,610) 1,044,319 (2,360,730) (103,203) (166,897) 37 (13,524) 366,754 23,402 (234,575) 64,500 355,737 204,975 34,437 17,818 43,305 (2,833) 10,245,709 7,988,889 34,907 46,855 126,790 124,449 (238,139) (330,970) (177,843) (170,700) 9,991,424 7,658,523 (504,432) (686,329) 146,565 80,433 7,913 23,187 - (40,000) 8,243 - 101,100 - (Continued) |
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Proceeds from capital reduction of financial assets measured at cost Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment Acquisition of intangible assets Decrease in financial lease receivables Net cash used in investing activities CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Decrease in short-term borrowings Proceeds in long-term borrowings Repayments of long-term borrowings Payments to acquire treasury shares Increase in non-controlling interests Cash dividends paid Other financing activities Net cash used in financing activities EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR |
2016 $ 18,017 (4,988,580) 1,121 (111,444) 574,353 (4,747,144) - 1,000,000 (4,352,267) - (158,238) (357,248) (38,600) (3,906,353) (50,725) 1,287,202 6,396,615 $ 7,683,817 |
2015 $ 31,592 (4,093,513) 3,835 (49,576) 299,817 (4,430,554) (390,213) 3,460,710 (6,017,973) (822,921) (90,342) - - (3,860,739) 53,871 (578,899) 6,975,514 $ 6,396,615 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 4 and 6) Current financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 4 and 7) Cureent available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 4 and 8) Current held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 4 and 9) Notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 4 and 10) Accounts receivable due from related parties, net (Note 26) Other receivables (Note 11) Inventories (Notes 4 and 12) Other current assets Total current assets NON-CURRENT ASSETS Non-current financial assets measured at cost (Notes 4 and 13) Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 4 and 14) Property, plant and equipment (Notes 4 and 15) Intangible assets (Notes 4 and 16) Deferred income tax assets (Notes 4 and 21) Other non-current assets (Notes 6 and 11) Total non-current assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Current financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 4 and 7) Notes payable Accounts payable Accounts payable to related parties (Note 26) Payables on machinery and equipment Other payables Long-term borrowings, current portion (Note 17) Other current liabilities Total current liabilities NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Long-term borrowings (Note 17) Net defined benefit liabilities, non-current (Notes 4 and 18) Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities Total liabilities EQUITY (Note 19) Common stock Capital surplus Retained earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Unappropriated earnings Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets Treasury shares Total equity TOTAL |
2016 Amount % $ 4,874,171 8 5,559 - 4,275,910 7 - - 3,320,240 5 1,230,340 2 211,734 - 6,365,674 10 986,006 1 21,269,634 33 37,649 - 7,201,908 11 33,607,842 52 69,438 - 2,066,000 3 146,579 1 43,129,416 67 $ 64,399,050 100 $ 46,581 - 301,550 - 3,023,405 5 472,489 1 3,761,758 6 2,018,276 3 3,090,180 5 46,177 - 12,760,416 20 6,638,273 10 572,610 1 506,790 1 7,717,673 12 20,478,089 32 35,800,002 55 2,471,044 4 208,606 - 1,395,063 2 2,952,901 5 23,433 - 1,176,299 2 (106,387) - 43,920,961 68 $ 64,399,050 100 |
2015 | ||
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| Amount % $ 3,634,615 6 - - 2,441,832 4 99,900 - 2,802,110 5 1,320,712 2 514,417 1 7,514,792 13 1,016,814 2 19,345,192 33 80,161 - 6,049,338 10 31,195,173 53 76,371 - 2,527,000 4 223,037 - 40,151,080 67 $ 59,496,272 100 $ 21,048 - 519,500 1 2,677,142 5 707,064 1 767,457 1 1,753,839 3 4,352,267 7 80,157 - 10,878,474 18 8,755,160 15 524,047 1 436,620 1 9,715,827 17 20,594,301 35 35,800,002 60 2,470,292 4 - - - - 2,086,060 3 88,771 - (1,436,767) (2) (106,387) - 38,901,971 65 $ 59,496,272 100 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| OPERATING REVENUE OPERATING COSTS (Note 12) GROSS PROFIT OPERATING EXPENSES Selling expenses General and administrative expenses Research and development expenses Total operating expenses INCOME FROM OPERATIONS NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES Interest income Dividend income Other income Gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss Share of profit of subsidiaries and associates accounted for using equity method (Note 14) Interest expenses Other expenses Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment (Losses) gains on disposal of investments Foreign exchange (losses) gains Impairment loss on financial assets (Note 13) Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment (Note 15) Total non-operating income and expenses PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 4 and 21) NET PROFIT |
2016 Amount % $ 33,534,343 100 25,274,520 75 8,259,823 25 808,914 3 788,131 2 3,692,984 11 5,290,029 16 2,969,794 9 155,112 1 63,800 - 20,094 - 60,455 - 463,221 1 (187,009) (1) (13,188) - (4,327) - (10,472) - (94,112) - (36,053) - (16,085) - 401,436 1 3,371,230 10 473,439 1 2,897,791 9 |
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| Amount % $ 30,843,606 100 22,381,244 72 8,462,362 28 773,989 3 755,116 2 3,426,559 11 4,955,664 16 3,506,698 12 153,217 1 29,121 - 38,420 - (109,851) - 448,169 1 (262,406) (1) (23,702) - (8,238) - 1,625 - 137,198 - - - - - 403,553 1 3,910,251 13 619,000 2 3,291,251 11 (Continued) |
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: Losses on remeasurement of defined benefit plans (Note 18) Share of other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries accounted for using equity method Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss: Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial assets Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries and associates accounted for using equity method Other comprehensive income (loss) TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 22) Basic Diluted |
2016 Amount % $ (46,647) - (22,634) - (93) - 1,642,970 5 904,851 2 2,478,447 7 $ 5,376,238 16 $ 0.81 $ 0.81 |
2015 | ||
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| Amount % $ (31,518) - (53,989) - 817 - (984,703) (3) (680,210) (3) (1,749,603) (6) $ 1,541,648 5 $ 0.90 $ 0.90 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
(Concluded)
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2015 Net profit for 2015 Other comprehensive income for 2015 Total comprehensive income for 2015 Acquisition of treasury share Retirement of treasury share BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2015 Appropriation of 2015 earnings Legal reserve Special reserve Cash dividends Total appropriations Net profit for 2016 Other comprehensive income for 2016 Total comprehensive income for 2016 Adjustments of capital surplus for company's cash dividends received by subsidiaries BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2016 |
Common Stock $ 36,949,822 - - - - (1,149,820) 35,800,002 - - - - - - - - $ 35,800,002 |
Capital Surplus $ 2,143,393 - - - - 326,899 2,470,292 - - - - - - - 752 $ 2,471,044 |
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Legal Reserve Special Reserve Deficits) Unappropriate d Earnings $ - $ - $ (1,119,684) - - 3,291,251 - - (85,507) - - 3,205,744 - - - - - - - - 2,086,060 208,606 - (208,606) - 1,395,063 (1,395,063) - - (358,000) 208,606 1,395,063 (1,961,669) - - 2,897,791 - - (69,281) - - 2,828,510 - - - $ 208,606 $ 1,395,063 $ 2,952,901 |
Other Equity Exchange Unrealized Differences on Gains Translation of (Losses) on Foreign Financial Statements Available-for- sale Financial Assets $ 23,265 $ 292,835 - - 65,506 (1,729,602) 65,506 (1,729,602) - - - - 88,771 (1,436,767) - - - - - - - - - - (65,338) 2,613,066 (65,338) 2,613,066 - - $ 23,433 $ 1,176,299 |
Treasury Shares $ (106,387) - - - (822,921) 822,921 (106,387) - - - - - - - - $ (106,387) |
Total $ 38,183,244 3,291,251 (1,749,603) 1,541,648 (822,921) - 38,901,971 - - (358,000) (358,000) 2,897,791 2,478,447 5,376,238 752 $ 43,920,961 |
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| Legal Reserve $ - - - - - - - 208,606 - - 208,606 - - - - $ 208,606 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Profit before income tax Adjustments for: Depreciation expense Amortization expense Provision for (reversal of) allowance for doubtful accounts (Reversal of) provision for decline in market value and obsolescence and abandonment of inventories Net loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Interest expense Interest income Dividend income Share of profit of subsidiaries and associates accounted for using equity method Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment Loss (gain) on disposal of investments Impairment loss on financial assets Impairment loss on non-financial assets (Gain) loss on foreign currency exchange of held-to-maturity financial assets Unrealized profit on the transactions with subsidiaries Changes in operating assets and liabilities (Increase) decrease in notes and accounts receivable Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable due from related parties (Increase) decrease in other receivables Decrease (increase) in inventories Decrease (increase) in other current assets Increase in other non-current assets Decrease in notes payable Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (Decrease) increase in accounts payable to related parties Increase in other payables (Decrease) increase in other current liabilities Increase in other non-current liabilities Cash inflow generated from operations Interest received Dividends received Interest paid Income taxs paid Net cash flows from operating activities |
2016 $ 3,371,230 5,393,102 18,827 10,000 (76,451) 19,974 187,009 (155,112) (63,800) (463,221) 4,327 10,472 36,053 16,085 (1,200) 6,268 (528,130) 94,830 (46,849) 1,225,569 30,810 (275) (217,950) 349,781 (234,575) 253,245 (33,980) 58,928 9,264,967 19,285 303,706 (238,139) (12,262) 9,337,557 |
2015 $ 3,910,251 5,589,185 21,591 (13,398) 121,523 9,795 262,406 (153,217) (29,121) (448,169) 8,238 (1,625) - - 1,940 8,873 746,378 (325,014) 16,232 (2,101,729) (164,104) (13,511) (15,289) (70,608) 64,756 88,315 8,494 19,166 7,541,358 26,121 181,066 (329,626) (884) 7,418,035 (Continued) |
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WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets Proceeds from capital reduction of available-for-sale financial assets Acquisition of financial assets measured at cost Proceeds from repayments of held-to-maturity financial assets Proceeds from capital reduction of financial assets measured at cost Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method Proceeds from capital reduction of investments accounted for using equity method Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment Acquisition of intangible assets Decrease in finance lease receivables Net cash used in investing activities CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Decrease in short-term borrowings Proceeds in long-term borrowings Repayments of long-term borrowings Payments to acquire treasury shares Cash dividends paid Other financing activities Net cash used in financing activities NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR |
2016 $ (319,655) 110,162 7,913 - 101,100 12,512 (50,000) - (4,796,651) 11,132 - 574,353 (4,349,134) - 1,000,000 (4,352,267) - (358,000) (38,600) (3,748,867) 1,239,556 3,634,615 $ 4,874,171 |
2015 $ (653,619) 32,027 23,187 (40,000) - - (5,947) 114,651 (3,907,863) 2,856 (24,371) 299,818 (4,159,261) (390,213) 3,460,710 (6,017,973) (822,921) - - (3,770,397) (511,623) 4,146,238 $ 3,634,615 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
(Concluded)
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Attachment 2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Winbond Electronics Corporation
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Winbond Electronics Corporation (the Company) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred as the Group), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of the most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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.
Impairment of Accounts Receivable
The recognition of allowance for doubtful accounts is subject to management’s estimation of recoverable amount of past due and uncollectible accounts receivable, and the impairment loss on accounts receivable is influenced by management’s assumptions of customer credit risk. We especially pay attention to material and slow-collecting balances of accounts receivable, and the rationale of impairment loss provisioned by management.
Accounting policies for accounts receivable are set out within Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements for disclosures of the carrying amounts of accounts receivable.
Our audit procedures in response to impairment of accounts receivable consisted of the following, evaluated the rationale of classification and provision rates used on aging report of accounts receivable prepared by management, examined the calculation of the aging report, compared the aging distribution
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and actual write-offs of accounts receivable of current year with those of prior year, assessed the collectability of outstanding balances of accounts receivable by checking cash collection after balance sheet date, inspected the authorization of customer credit line and reviewed transaction records of ledger book to ensure the validity of internal control of accounts receivable.
Valuation of Inventory
Fluctuating market prices of inventory caused by rapid changes of market demand and technology development may lead to slow-moving or obsolescent loss of inventory. In addition, cost allocation of inventory and the net realization value are subject to management’s judgement and estimation. We especially pay attention to the Group’s inventory held at lower of cost and realization value in conformity with the requirements of IAS 2 and the reasonableness of impairment loss of inventory provisioned by management.
The accounting policy for the valuation of inventory is set out within Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 12 of the consolidated financial statements for details of the inventory provisions and obsolescence.
Our audit procedures in response to inventory valuation included:
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Performed test of details of inventory ledger to verify proper cost allocation of materials, labor costs and overheads to inventory items and ensure no understatement impairment loss caused by improper cost allocation.
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Tested the aging report of inventory, compared the inventory provision policy of current year with prior year to analyze the differences, verified the numbers and forecast data used to calculate impairment loss of inventory, compared provisioned loss with actual inventory write-offs, and evaluated the fundamental hypothesis of forecast data to assess the validity of inventory provision policy.
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Selected samples of inventory items and compared the latest actual selling prices with the book values to ensure inventory been stated at lower of cost and net realization value.
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Compared the year-end quantity of inventory items with the inventory count reports to confirm the existence and completeness of the inventory. Moreover, by attending year-end inventory counting, we assessed the condition of inventory and evaluated the adequacy of inventory provisions for obsolete and damaged goods.
Other Matter
We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.
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Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and 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 charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.
Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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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.
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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.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with statements that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Ker-Chang Wu and Hung-Bin Yu.
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Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China February 3, 2017
Notice to Readers
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such consolidated financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.
For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Winbond Electronics Corporation
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Winbond Electronics Corporation (the Company), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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.
Impairment of Accounts Receivable
The recognition of allowance for doubtful accounts is subject to management’s estimation of recoverable amount of past due and uncollectible accounts receivable, and the impairment loss on accounts receivable is influenced by management’s assumptions of customer credit risk. We especially pay attention to material and slow-collecting balances of accounts receivable, and the rationale of impairment loss provisioned by management.
Accounting policies for accounts receivable are set out within Note 4 of the financial statements. Refer to Note 10 of the financial statements for disclosures of the carrying amounts of accounts receivable.
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Our audit procedures in response to impairment of accounts receivable consisted of the following, evaluated the rationale of classification and provision rates used on aging report of accounts receivable prepared by management, examined the calculation of the aging report, compared the aging distribution and actual write-offs of accounts receivable of current year with those of prior year, assessed the collectability of outstanding balances of accounts receivable by checking cash collection after balance sheet date, inspected the authorization of customer credit line and reviewed transaction records of ledger book to ensure the validity of internal control of accounts receivable.
Valuation of Inventory
Fluctuating market prices of inventory caused by rapid changes of market demand and technology development may lead to slow-moving or obsolescent loss of inventory. In addition, cost allocation of inventory and the net realization value are subject to management’s judgement and estimation. We especially pay attention to the Company’s inventory held at lower of cost and realization value in conformity with the requirements of IAS 2 and the reasonableness of impairment loss of inventory provisioned by management.
The accounting policy for the valuation of inventory is set out within Note 4 of the financial statements. Refer to Note 12 of the financial statements for details of the value of inventory provisions, depreciation, and obsolescence.
Our audit procedures in response to inventory valuation included:
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Performed test of details of inventory ledger to verify proper cost allocation of materials, labor costs and overheads to inventory items and ensure no understatement impairment loss caused by improper cost allocation.
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Tested the aging report of inventory, compared the inventory provision policy of current year with prior year to analyze the differences, verified the numbers and forecast data used to calculate impairment loss of inventory, compared provisioned loss with actual inventory write-offs, and evaluated the fundamental hypothesis of forecast data to assess the validity of inventory provision policy.
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Selected samples of inventory items and compared the latest actual selling prices with the book values to ensure inventory been stated at lower of cost and net realization value.
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Compared the year-end quantity of inventory items with the inventory count reports to confirm the existence and completeness of the inventory. Moreover, by attending year-end inventory counting, we assessed the condition of inventory and evaluated the adequacy of inventory provisions for obsolete and damaged goods.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
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Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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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.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with statements 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 financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Ker-Chang Wu and Hung-Bin Yu.
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Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China
February 3, 2017
Notice to Readers
The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.
For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.
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Attachment 3 (English Translation)
Supervisors’ review report
To: The 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
The Board of Directors of the Company has prepared the 2016 parent company only financial statements and the consolidated financial report, which have been audited by WU, KER-CHANG and YU, HUNG-BIN at Deloitte who have been retained by the Board of Directors of the Company to issue an audit report. The audit report provides that the 2016 parent company only financial statements and the consolidated financial report of the Company can fairly present the Company's financial position. The undersigned supervisors have reviewed the audit report and the aforesaid documents, together with the business report, the consolidated business reports of affiliates and the motion for Distribution of Earnings prepared by the Board of Directors, and did not find any incompliance. According to Article 219 of the Company Law, it is hereby submitted for your review and perusal.
Supervisor: James Wen (Representative of Chin Xin Investment Co., Ltd.)
Supervisor: Yeu-Yuh Chu
Supervisor: Hong-Chi Yu Date: March 27, 2017
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Attachment 4
(English Translation)
Winbond Electronics Corporation Shareholdings of All Directors and Supervisors of the Tenth Term
| Book closure date:April 15,2017 | Book closure date:April 15,2017 | |||
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| Position | Name | Current shareholding (Shares) |
Shareholding ratio (%) |
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| Chairman | Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao | 58,264,955 | 1.63 | |
| Director | Matthew Feng-Chiang Miau | 100,000 | 0.00 | |
| Director | Yung Chin | 10,720,537 | 0.30 | |
| Director | Hui-Ming Cheng(Representative of Walsin Lihwa Corporation) |
811,327,531 | 22.66 | |
| Director | Tung-Yi Chan | 500,000 | 0.01 | |
| Independent Director | Francis Tsai | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Independent Director | Allen Hsu | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Independent Director | Jerry Hsu | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Supervisor | James Wen (Representative of Chin Xin Investment Co.,Ltd.) |
182,047,000 | 5.09 | |
| Supervisor | Yeu-Yuh Chu | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Supervisor | Hong-Chi Yu | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Shareholdings of All Directors | 880,913,023 | 24.61 | ||
| Shareholdings of All Supervisors | 182,047,000 | 5.09 | ||
| Shareholdings of All Directors and Supervisors | 1,062,960,023 | 29.70 |
Note: This Company had a total of 3,580,000,193 issued shares as of April 15, 2017
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Attachment 5
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
COMPARISON TABLE OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
| Article No. | Amended Article | Amended Article | Current Article | Current Article | Note |
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| Section IV | Directors and | Audit Committee | Directors and | ~~Supervisors~~ | Establish an audit committee to replace supervisor to conform to laws and regulations and delete provisions relating to supervisors. |
| Article 13 | The Company shall have nine to eleven directors, among whom there should be not less than three independent directors making up not less than one-fifth of the total number of directors whose term of office is three years. Election of directors shall adopt the candidate nomination system prescribed in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. All of the directors are elected by the shareholders' meeting from the candidate list of directors , and are eligible for re-election. Independent and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time, but the quota shall be calculated separately. The method of candidate nomination, examinationand election of directors, professional qualifications, requirements relating to shareholdings, restrictions on concurrent positions held, and other compliance matters with respect to independent directors shall conform to the Company Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, and other relevant rules and regulations. The aggregate number of shares of nominal stock held by all the directors shall not be less than the percentage stipulated bythe competent authority |
The Company shall have nine to eleven directors, among whom there should be not less than three independent directors making up not less than one-fifth of the total number of director~~s, and two to three~~ ~~supervisors~~whose term of office is three years. Election of directors ~~and supervisors~~shall adopt the candidate nomination system prescribed in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. All of the directors ~~and the supervisors~~are elected by the shareholders' meeting from the candidate list of directors ~~and~~ ~~supervisors,~~and are eligible for re-election. Independent and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time, but the quota shall be calculated separately. The method of candidate nomination and election of directors ~~and~~ ~~supervisors,~~ professional qualifications, requirements relating to shareholdings, restrictions on concurrent positions held, and other compliance matters with respect to independent directors shall conform to the Company Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, and other relevant rules and regulations. The aggregate number of shares of nominal stock held by all the directors ~~and supervisors~~shall not be less than thepercentage stipulated bythe |
Establish an audit committee to replace supervisor to conform to laws and regulations, delete provisions relating to supervisors and make amendments based on practical needs. |
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Article No. Amended Article Current Article Note in accordance with law. competent authority in accordance with law. The Company shall establish an audit ~~After the term of office of the~~ committee and the audit committee or ~~directors and supervisors elected in~~ its members shall be responsible for ~~2014 expires, T~~ he Company shal ~~l,~~ performing the functions and duties of ~~pursuant to Article 14-1 of the~~ supervisors provided under the ~~Securities and Exchange Act~~ establish Company Act, Securities and an audit committee ~~to replace~~ Exchange Act and other laws and ~~supervisors a~~ nd the audit committee regulations. The composition, or its members shall be responsible convention, duties and meeting rules for performing the functions and of the audit committee shall comply duties of supervisors provided under with relevant laws and regulations and the Company Act, Securities and the Company's rules. Exchange Ac ~~t,,~~ and other laws and regulation ~~s and these Articles of Incorporation. After establishment of the audit committee, the provisions relating to supervisors in the Articles of Incorporation shall no longer apply.~~ The Board of Directors may The Board of Directors may additionally establish a establish ~~an audit committee and~~ a compensation committee. The compensation committee in professional qualifications of the accordance with law ~~and~~ may members, exercise of their duties, establish other committees with organizational rules and relevant different functions. The matters of the compensation organizational rules of those committee shall comply with committees shall be stipulated by relevant laws and regulations and the Board of Directors. the Company's rules.The Board of Directors may also establish other committees with different functions. The organizational rules of those committees shall be stipulated by the Board of Directors. Article 13-1 The Company may, after the approval The Company may, after the approval Establishing an of the Board of Directors, in view of of the Board of Directors, in view of audit committee to the international and local industry the international and local industry replace supervisor standards, purchase liability insurance standards, purchase liability insurance to conform to laws for directors with respect to the for director ~~s and supervisors~~ with and regulations. indemnification liabilities that the respect to the indemnification directors shall be liable resulting from liabilities that the directors and exercising their duties during their supervisors shall be liable resulting terms of office according to law. from exercising their duties during their terms of office according to law. Article 14-1 Meetings of the Board of Directors Meetings of the Board of Directors Same as above are convened by the Chairman of are convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. When the Board of Directors. When
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| Article No. | Amended Article | Current Article | Current Article | Note |
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| convening a meeting of the Board of Directors, a meeting notice specifying the reasons for convening such meeting shall be sent to each director seven days prior to the meeting; provided that a meeting may be convened at any time in case of emergency. (Hereafter omitted) |
convening a meeting of the Board of Directors, a meeting notice specifying the reasons for convening such meeting shall be sent to each director~~and supervisor~~ seven days prior to the meeting; provided that a meeting may be convened at any time in case of emergency. (Hereafter omitted) |
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| Article 16 | Remuneration of directors shall be decided by the Board of Directors based on their contribution and involvement in the operations of the Company and by reference to remuneration for similar roles at comparable companies domestically and internationally. |
Remuneration of directors~~and~~ ~~supervisors s~~hall be decided by the Board of Directors based on their contribution and involvement in the operations of the Company and by reference to remuneration for similar roles at comparable companies domestically and internationally. |
Same as above |
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| Article 18 | (Deleted) | ~~Th i hll f th~~ | Same as above |
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| Article 20-1 | After the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall have the following documents prepared: (1) business report (2) financial statements (3) proposal for distribution of earnings or making up loss, and submit the same for recognition at the shareholders meetingin accordance with legal procedure. |
After the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall have the following documents prepared: (1) business report (2) financial statements (3) proposal for distribution of earnings or making up loss, and submit the same~~for~~ ~~supervisors' examination and~~for recognition at the shareholders meeting. |
Establish an audit committee to replace supervisor to conform to laws and regulations, delete provisions relating to supervisors and make amendments based on practical needs. |
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| Article 22 | From the pre-tax net profit of the current year, before deducting remuneration of employees and remuneration of directors , no more than 1% shall be allocated as remuneration of directors and no less than 1% as remuneration of employees. The remuneration of employees may be distributed in stock or cash upon resolution of the Board |
From the pre-tax net profit of the current year, before deducting remuneration of employees and remuneration of directors ~~and~~ ~~supervisors,~~no more than 1% shall be allocated as remuneration of directors ~~and supervisors~~and no less than 1% as remuneration of employees. The remuneration of employees may be distributed in stock or cash upon |
Establish an audit committee to replace supervisor to conform to laws and regulations, delete provisions relating to supervisors and make amendments based onpractical |
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Article No. Amended Article Current Article Note of Directors, and may be distributed to resolution of the Board of Directors, needs. the employees of subsidiaries of the and may be distributed to the Company meeting certain criteria. employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain criteria. However, if the Company has However, if the Company has accumulated losses, the Company accumulated losses, the Company shall first set aside an amount for shall first set aside an amount for making up losses, and then allocate making up losses, and then allocate remuneration of employees and remuneration of employees and remuneration of directors according to remuneration of directors ~~and~~ the percentage set forth in the ~~supervisors~~ according to the preceding paragraph. percentage set forth in the preceding paragraph. Before establishment of the audit committee, supervisors' remuneration shall be incorporated into directors' remuneration for the purpose of calculation of the distribution ceiling of the directors' remuneration provided in the first Paragraph.
The Board of Directors is authorized The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the "employees of to determine the "employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain criteria" set forth in the first certain criteria" set forth in the first Paragraph or the Board of Directors Paragraph or the Board of Directors may authorize the Chairman of the may authorize the Chairman of the Board of Directors to determine the Board of Directors to determine the "employees of subsidiaries of the "employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain criteria" set Company meeting certain criteria" set forth in the first Paragraph. forth in the first Paragraph. Article 25 These Articles of Incorporation These Articles of Incorporation Add amendment were enacted on September 1, were enacted on September 1, date 1987……(Omitted)…… the 1987……(Omitted)…… the twenty-third amendment was made twenty-third amendment was made on June 18, 2010. The twenty-fourth on June 18, 2010. The amendment was made on June 22, twenty-fourth amendment was 2011; and the twenty-fifth made on June 22, 2011; and the amendment was made on June 19, twenty-fifth amendment was made 2013 3; the twenty-sixth amendment on June 19, 2013 3; and the was made on June 16, 2016 and the twenty-sixth amendment was made twenty-seventh amendment was on June 16, 2016 and shall become made on June 13, 2017 and shall effective after approval by a become effective after approval by a resolution of the shareholders resolution of the shareholders meeting. Any subsequent meeting. Any subsequent amendments to these Articles of amendments to these Articles of Incorporation shall follow the same
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| Article No. | Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| Incorporation shall follow the same procedure. |
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Attachment 6
Winbond Electronics Corporation (the "Company") Comparison Table of the Rules Governing Election of Directors
| Article No. |
Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| Name of the Rules |
Rules Governing Election of Directors |
Rules Governing Election of Directors and Supervisors |
Establish an audit committee to replace supervisor to conform to laws and regulations, and delete provisions relating to supervisors. |
| Article 1 | The election of directors of the Company shall be handled in accordance with these Rules. |
The election of directors~~and~~ ~~supervisors~~of the Company shall be handled in accordance with these Rules. |
Same as above |
| Article 2 | The candidate nomination system provided in Article 192-1 of the Company Act and the cumulated voting with single name registered on the ballot will be used for the election of directors. Each share has the number of exercisable votes same as the number of directors to be elected, and the total number of votes per share may be consolidated for election of one candidate or may be split for election of two or more candidates set forth on the list of candidates of directors. A candidate to whom the ballots cast represent a prevailing number of votes shall be deemed an elected director. Independent directors and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time but the number of the elected independent directors and non-independent directors shall be separately calculated. The attendance card number of the electors may be used on the ballot instead of the name of the electors. |
The candidate nomination system provided in Article 192-1 of the Company Act and the cumulated voting with single name registered on the ballot will be used for the election of directors~~and supervisors~~. Each share has the number of exercisable votes same as the number of directors~~and supervisors~~ to be elected, and the total number of votes per share may be consolidated for election of one candidate or may be split for election of two or more candidates set forth on the list of candidates of directors~~and supervisors.~~A candidate to whom the ballots cast represent a prevailing number of votes shall be deemed an elected director~~or supervisor.~~Independent directors and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time but the number of the elected independent directors and non-independent directors shall be separately calculated. The attendance card number of the electors maybe used on the ballot |
Establish an audit committee to replace supervisor to conform to laws and regulations, delete provisions relating to supervisors and make amendments based on practical needs. |
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| Article No. |
Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| The candidate nomination, examination and election of directors, and the professional qualification, shareholding, restrictions on concurrent serving in other companies and other matters to be complied with by independent directors shall be conducted in accordance with the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and other relevant laws and rules. |
instead of the name of the electors. The candidate nomination and election of directors~~and~~ ~~supervisors,~~and the professional qualification, shareholding, restrictions on concurrent serving in other companies and other matters to be complied with by independent directors shall be conducted in accordance with the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and other relevant laws and rules. |
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| Article 4 | ~~If a candidate is elected at the~~ ~~same~~ ~~time~~ ~~as~~ ~~director~~ ~~and~~ ~~supervisor, he/she/it should decide~~ ~~by himself/herself/itself to be~~ ~~either director or supervisor. The~~ ~~vacancy left by the above person~~ ~~will be supplemented by the~~ ~~elected who wins the second~~ ~~largest ballots. I~~f two or more persons receive the same number of votes, thus exceeding the specified number of positions, who should win the seat available shall be decided by drawing lots, and the chairperson shall draw lots on behalf of the candidate who is not present. |
Amended to reflect the actual needs for electing independent directors of the Company and by reference to the "Sample Template for Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors of a Company Limited by Shares". |
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| Article 8 | The ballot box shall be opened and the ballots shall be counted on spot under the supervision of the ballot supervisor immediately after the completion of voting, and the result of counting the ballots shall be announced by the chairperson of the meeting. 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 one year; provided, however, that the |
The ballot box shall be opened and the ballots shall be counted on spot under the supervision of the ballot supervisor immediately after the completion of voting, and the result of counting the ballots shall be announced by the chairperson of the meeting. |
Amended by reference to the "Sample Template for Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors of a Company Limited by Shares". |
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| Article No. |
Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation if a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act. |
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Attachment 7
Winbond Electronics Corporation (the "Company")
Comparison Table of the Rules Governing the Conduct of Shareholders Meeting
Amended Article Current Article Note Article 2(Paragraphs 1-3 are omitted) Article 2(Paragraphs 1-3 are omitted) Amended The election or discharge of directors, The election or discharge of directors ~~and~~ to conform amendment to the Company's Articles of ~~supervisors,~~ amendment to the to laws Incorporation, dissolution, merger, or Company's Articles of Incorporation, and spin-off of the Company, or the matters dissolution, merger, or spin-off of the regulation specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 185 of Company, or the matters specified in s. the Company Act, or Article 26-1 or Paragraph 1 of Article 185 of the Article 43-6 of the Securities and Company Act, or Article 26-1 or Article Exchange Act and Articles 56-1 and 60-2 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act of the Regulations Governing the Offering shall be listed among the reasons for the and Issuance of Securities by Securities meeting, and may not be proposed as Issuers shall be listed among the reasons extemporary motions. for the meeting, and may not be proposed Hereafter Omitted as extemporary motions. Hereafter Omitted Article 20 Article 20 Amended A legal entity serving as proxy to attend a A legal entity serving as proxy to attend a to conform shareholders meeting may designate only shareholders meeting may designate only to laws one representative to attend such meeting. one representative to attend such and meeting. regulation s The number of representatives that a When a legal-entity shareholder has legal-entity shareholder appointed to appointed ~~two or more r~~ epresentatives to attend the shareholders meeting should not attend the shareholders meeting, only exceed the number of directors to be one representative can speak for each elected at a shareholders meeting if there is motion. an election of directors at that shareholders meeting, or the number of directors elected for a term of office if there is no election of directors at that shareholders meeting, and only one representative can speak for each motion.
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Current Article | Note |
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| Article 23(The first paragraph is omitted) A motionis adopted byvote. |
Article 23(The first paragraph is omitted) A motion shall be~~may be resolve~~b~~y way~~ ~~of shall be v~~oted for resolution.~~or shall~~ ~~be deemed passed if no objection to the~~ ~~motion is expressed by the all of the~~ ~~shareholders present at the meeting after~~ ~~the solicitation of the chairman, which~~ ~~shall have the same effect as if it was~~ ~~voted by casting ballots. If there shall~~ ~~be an amendment or alternative to one~~ ~~motion, the chairman shall combine the~~ ~~amendment or alternative with the~~ ~~original motion to determine their orders~~ ~~for resolution. In addition, if the~~ ~~proposal~~ ~~submitted~~ ~~by~~ ~~shareholders~~ ~~according to Article 3 of these Rules is~~ ~~conflicting or amending or substituting~~ ~~against the proposal of the Board of~~ ~~Directors, the chairman shall combine~~ ~~the proposal of shareholders with that of~~ ~~the Board of Directors to decide the~~ ~~order for resolution. If any one of the~~ ~~above shall be passed, the others shall be~~ ~~deemed as rejected, upon which no~~ ~~further resolution shall be required.~~ |
A motion should be adopted by vote and this Article was amended accordingl y. |
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Attachment 8
Winbond Electronics Corporation (the "Company") Comparison Table of the Procedures of Acquisition or Disposal of Assets (the "Procedures")
| Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| Article 14: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of securities 1~3 Omitted 4. If the Company acquires or disposes of securities from or to a Related Party, and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10 % or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or above, the transaction should be conducted in accordance with Paragraphs 1 through 3 of this Article and Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 15 of these Procedures. Trading of government bonds, bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, and purchase or repurchaseof money market funds issued by domestic securities investment trust enterprisesshall be exempted from the procedures provided in Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 15 of these Procedures. |
Article 14: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of securities 1~3 Omitted 4. If the Company acquires or disposes of securities from or to a Related Party, and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10 % or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or above, the transaction should be conducted in accordance with Paragraphs 1 through 3 of this Article and Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 15 of these Procedures. Trading of government bonds, bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, and purchase or redemptionof domestic money market funds shall be exempted from the procedures provided in Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 15 of these Procedures. |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
| Article 15: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of real property 1. Omitted 2. In acquiring or disposing of real property where the transaction amount reaches 20% of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, unless transacting with a government agency,commissioning others to build on its own land, or commissioning others to build on rented land, an appraisal report should be obtained prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction from a Professional Appraiser and the transaction |
Article 15: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of real property 1. Omitted 2. In acquiring or disposing of real property where the transaction amount reaches 20% of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, unless transacting with a government institution, commissioning others to build on its own land, or commissioning others to build on rented land, an appraisal report should be obtained prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction from a Professional |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| should comply with Article 18 of these Procedures. Hereafter Omitted |
Appraiser and the transaction should comply with Article 18 of these Procedures. Hereafter Omitted |
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| Article 17: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of equipment 1. Omitted 2. If the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, unless transacting with a government agencyor acquisition or disposal of the equipment for operational use, prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction, an appraisal should be obtained by a Professional Appraiser who should issue an appraisal report and the transaction should comply with Article 18 of these Procedures. Hereafter Omitted |
Article 17: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of equipment 1. Omitted 2. If the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, unless transacting with a government institution or acquisition or disposal of the equipment for operational use, prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction, an appraisal should be obtained by a Professional Appraiser who should issue an appraisal report and the transaction should comply with Article 18 of these Procedures. Hereafter Omitted |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
| Article 18: The valuation of real property or equipment In acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20 % of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, the Company, unless transacting with a governmentagency, commissioning others to build on its own land, commissioning others to build on rented land, or acquiring, or disposing of equipment for operational use, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction from a Professional Appraiser and shall further comply with the following provisions: Hereafter Omitted |
Article 18: The valuation of real property or equipment In acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20 % of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, the Company, unless transacting with a government institution, commissioning others to build on its own land, commissioning others to build on rented land, or acquiring, or disposing of equipment for operational use, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction from a Professional Appraiser and shall further comply with the following provisions: Hereafter Omitted |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
| Article 19: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of memberships 1. Omitted |
Article 19: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of memberships 1. Omitted |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Except for transactions with governmentagencies, if the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, the usage after acquisition or the purpose of disposal and an opinion on the reasonableness of the transaction price issued by a certified public accountant in accordance with the Statement of General Auditing Procedures No. 20 published by the ARDF are required prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction. Hereafter Omitted |
2. Except for transactions with governmentinstitutions,if the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or above, the usage after acquisition or the purpose of disposal and an opinion on the reasonableness of the transaction price issued by a certified public accountant in accordance with the Statement of General Auditing Procedures No. 20 published by the ARDF are required prior to the Date of Occurrence of the transaction. Hereafter Omitted |
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| Article 20: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of intangible assets 1~2 Omitted 3. When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of intangible assets from or to a Related Party and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or above, except for transactions with governmentagencies, the transaction should be conducted in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 15 of these Procedures. |
Article 20: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of intangible assets 1~2 Omitted 3. When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of intangible assets from or to a Related Party and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or above, except for transactions with governmentinstitutions,the transaction should be conducted in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 15 of these Procedures. |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
| Article 22: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of assets through mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions or assignment of shares 1. Where the Company conducts a merger, spin-off, acquisition, or assignment of shares, the Responsible Unit shall attach evaluation explanation which shall be approved by the Chairman and, prior to convening the board meeting for resolution, retain a certified public |
Article 22: The procedures of acquisition or disposal of assets through mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions or assignment of shares 1. Where the Company conducts a merger, spin-off, acquisition, or assignment of shares, the Responsible Unit shall attach evaluation explanation which shall be approved by the Chairman and, prior to convening the board meeting for resolution, retain a certified public |
Amended to conform to laws and regulations. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| accountant, attorney-at-law or securities underwriter to issue 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 meeting for discussion and resolution.No such fairness opinion of experts is required for a merger between the Company and a subsidiary whose issued shares or capital is directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company or a merger between two subsidiaries both of whose issued shares or capital is directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company. Hereafter Omitted |
accountant, attorney-at-law or securities underwriter to issue 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 meeting for discussion and resolution. Hereafter Omitted |
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| Article 25: Under any of the following circumstances, the Company acquiring or disposing of assets shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the website designated by the FSC in the prescribed format within two days commencing immediately from the Date of Occurrence of such fact: 1. Acquisition or disposal of real property from or to a Related Party, or acquisition or disposal of assets other than real property from or to a Related Party where the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or above, except for the trading of government bonds, bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, and subscription/ purchase or repurchase of money market fundsissued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises. 2. Mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions, or assignment of shares. 3. Where losses from Derivatives |
Article 25: Under any of the following circumstances, the Company acquiring or disposing of assets shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the website designated by the FSC in the prescribed format within two days commencing immediately from the Date of Occurrence of such fact: 1. Acquisition or disposal of real property from or to a Related Party, or acquisition or disposal of assets other than real property from or to a Related Party where the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% or more of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million or above, except for the trading of government bonds, bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, and subscription/ purchase or redemption of domestic money market funds. 2. Mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions, or assignment of shares. 3. Where losses from Derivatives |
1. Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 was modified to conform to laws and regulations. 2. Original Items 4 and 5 of Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 was moved to Subparagraphs 4 and 5 of Paragraph 1 and modified to conform to laws and regulations. 3. Original Items (1) and (3) of Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 was moved to Items (1) and (2) of Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 and was modified to conform to laws and regulations. Original Item (2) of Subparagraph |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| 4. 5. 6. |
trading reach the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out in the procedures adopted by the Company. Where the type of the asset acquired or disposed of is equipment for operational use and the transaction counterpart is not a Related Party and the transaction amount reaches any of the following: (1) Where the Company's paid-in capital is less than NT$10 billion, the transaction amount reaches NT$500 million; or (2) Where the Company's paid-in capital is NT$10 billion or more, the transaction amount reaches NT$1 billion. Where real property is acquired under an arrangement for commissioned construction on self-owned land or on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages, or joint construction and separate sale, and the amount the Company expects to invest in the transaction reaches NT$500 million or more. Where an asset transaction other than those referred to in the precedingfive subparagraphs, or Mainland China Investment, reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million; provided, that this shall not apply in the following circumstances: (1) Trading of government bonds. |
trading reach the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out in the procedures adopted by the Company. 4.Where an asset transaction other than those referred to in the precedingthree subparagraphs, or Mainland China Investment, reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million; provided, that this shall not apply in the following circumstances: (1) Trading of government bonds. ~~(2) Securities~~ ~~trading~~ ~~by~~ ~~investment professionals on~~ ~~foreign~~ ~~or~~ ~~domestic~~ ~~securities~~ ~~exchanges~~ ~~or~~ |
4 of Paragraph 1 which is not applicable to the Company was deleted. 4. Original Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 was moved to Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 and modified to conform to laws and regulations. 5. Paragraph 5 was modified to conform to laws and regulations. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| (2)Trading of bonds under repurchase/resale agreements or subscription/purchase or repurchase of money market fundsissued by domestic securities investment trust enterprises. The amount of transactions above shall be calculated as follows: 1. The amount of any individual transaction. 2. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterparty within one year. |
~~over-the-counter~~ ~~markets,~~ ~~or securities subscribed by~~ ~~securities~~ ~~firms~~ ~~in~~ ~~the~~ ~~primary~~ ~~market~~ ~~or~~ ~~in~~ ~~accordance with relevant~~ ~~regulations.~~ ~~(3)~~Trading of bonds under repurchase/resale agreements or subscription/purchase or redemption of domestic money market funds. (4)Where the type of asset acquired or disposed of is equipment for operational use, the trading counterparty is not a Related Party, and the transaction amount isless thanNT$500 million. (5)Where real property is acquired under an arrangement for commissioned construction on self-owned land or on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages, or joint construction and separate sale, and the amount the Company expects to invest in the transaction isless than NT$500 million. The amount of transactions above shall be calculated as follows: 1. The amount of any individual transaction. 2. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterparty within one year. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| 3. The cumulative transaction amount of real property acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) within the same development project within one year. 4. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within one year. "Within one year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the Date of Occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with these Regulations need not be entered. The Finance Center shall enter monthly the status of Derivatives transactions undertaken by the Company and its subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies as of the end of the preceding month in the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the FSC by the tenth day of each month. 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 such error, all the items shall be publicly announced againwithin two days from the day of acknowledgement of the errorand reported in their entirety. Hereafter Omitted |
3. The cumulative transaction amount of real property acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) within the same development project within one year. 4. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within one year. "Within one year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the Date of Occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with these Regulations need not be entered. The Finance Center shall enter monthly the status of Derivatives transactions undertaken by the Company and its subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies as of the end of the preceding month in the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the FSC by the tenth day of each month. 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 such error, all the items shall be publicly announced again and reported in their entirety. Hereafter Omitted |
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Attachment 9
Winbond Electronics Corporation (the "Company") Comparison Table of the Regulations Governing Endorsements and Guarantees (the "Regulations)
| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| Article 3: Amount ceiling for endorsement/guarantee (1)~(3) Omitted (4) Where changes in circumstances of the Company result in that the entity for which the Company provides endorsement/guarantee ceases to be a qualified entity under Article 2 of the Regulations, or the amount endorsed/guaranteed exceeds the ceiling due to changes in the calculation base for the ceiling, the Company shall adopt rectification plans, submit the relevant rectification plans tothe audit committeeand complete the rectification on schedule. |
Article 3: Amount ceiling for endorsement/guarantee (1)~(3) Omitted (4) Where changes in circumstances of the Company result in that the entity for which the Company provides endorsement/guarantee ceases to be a qualified entity under Article 2 of the Regulations, or the amount endorsed/guaranteed exceeds the ceiling due to changes in the calculation base for the ceiling, the Company shall adopt rectification plans, submit the relevant rectification plans toeach supervisorand complete the rectification on schedule. |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the change that the newly established audit committee replaces supervisors. |
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| Article 6: Operating Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees and Review Process Before making an endorsement or guarantee for others, the Company shall carefully evaluate whether the endorsement or guarantee is in compliance with the "Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements and/or Guarantees by Public Companies" promulgated by the securities regulator and these Regulations. In addition, the Company shall handle and review the following matters. (1)~(10) Omitted Material endorsement or provision of guarantee by the Company shall be approved by at least one half of all audit committee members and submitted to the Board of Directors for resolution. If approval of the majority of all audit committee |
Article 6: Operating Procedures for Endorsements and Guarantees and Review Process Before making an endorsement or guarantee for others, the Company shall carefully evaluate whether the endorsement or guarantee is in compliance with the "Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements and/or Guarantees by Public Companies" promulgated by the securities regulator and these Regulations. In addition, the Company shall handle and review the following matters. (1)~(10) Omitted |
A paragraph is newly added to conform to the establishment of the audit committee and to take the practical operation of these Procedures into consideration. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | ||
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| members is not obtained, such fund loaning may be implemented if approved by more than two-thirds of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors. The terms"all audit committee members"in paragraph 3 and"all directors"in this paragraph shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions. |
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| Article 9: Internal Audit The Company's internal auditors shall audit the procedures for processing endorsements and guarantees and the implementation thereof no less frequently than quarterly and prepare written records accordingly. They shall promptly notify the audit committeein writing of any material violation matters. |
Article 9: Internal Audit The Company's internal auditors shall audit the procedures for processing endorsements and guarantees and the implementation thereof no less frequently than quarterly and prepare written records accordingly. They shall promptly notifyall the supervisorsin writing of anymaterial violation matters. |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the change that the newly established audit committee replaces supervisors. |
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| Article 12: Control procedures for endorsements /guarantees provided by subsidiaries The Company shall require all of its subsidiaries to formulate their own "Rules of Endorsement and Guarantee" in accordance with the "Regulations Governing Lending Funds and Providing Endorsement and Guarantee by Public Offering Companies" promulgated by the competent authorities and the "Rules of Endorsement and Guarantee" of the Company.Any endorsement/guarantee provided by the subsidiaries shall comply with their own "Rules of Endorsement and Guarantee", and the internal audit department of the Company shall be responsible for reviewing all self-assessmentreports prepared by all subsidiaries. |
Article 12: Control procedures for endorsements /guarantees provided by subsidiaries The Company shall require all of its subsidiaries to formulate their own "Rules of Endorsement and Guarantee" in accordance with the "Regulations Governing Lending Funds and Providing Endorsement and Guarantee by Public Offering Companies" promulgated by the competent authorities and the "Rules of Endorsement and Guarantee" of theCompany.Any dorsement/guarantee provided by the subsidiaries shall comply with their own "Rules of Endorsement and Guarantee", and the internal audit department of the Company shall be responsible for reviewing all self-inspectionreports prepared by all subsidiaries. |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the term used in laws and regulations. |
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| IV. VALIDATION AND AMENDMENTS The Regulations shall be approved by at least one half of all the audit committee members and then |
IV. VALIDATION AND AMENDMENTS After passage by the Board of Directors, the Company shall submit the Regulations to each supervisor |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the establishment of the audit committee |
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Amended Article Current Article Note submitted to the Board of Directors and for approval by the shareholders' replacing for resolution. After approved by the meeting. Where any director supervisors and Board of Directors, the Regulations expresses dissent and it is contained adjusted to take the shall be submitted to the shareholders' in the minutes or a written statement, practical operation meeting for approval. Where any the Company shall submit the of these Regulations director expresses dissent and it is dissenting opinions to each into consideration. contained in the minutes or a written supervisor and for discussion by the statement, the Company shall submit shareholders' meeting. The same the dissenting opinions to the audit shall apply to any amendments to the committee and for discussion by the Regulations.Where the Company has shareholders' meeting. The same established the position of shall apply to any amendments to the independent director, when it Regulations.When the Regulations are submits the Regulations for submitted by the Company to the discussion by the Board of Directors, Board of Directors for discussion in the Board of Directors shall take into accordance with relevant rules, the full consideration each independent Board of Directors shall take into full director's opinions; the independent consideration each independent directors' opinions specifically director's opinions; the independent expressing assent or dissent and the directors' opinions specifically reasons for dissent shall be included expressing assent or dissent and the in the minutes of the Board of reasons for dissent shall be included in Directors' meetings. the minutes of the Board of Directors' meetings.
If approval of the majority of all audit committee members as required in the preceding paragraph is not obtained, the Regulations or any amendment hereto may be implemented if approved by more than two-thirds of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors. The terms "all audit committee members" and "all directors" in this paragraph shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions.
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Attachment 10
Winbond Electronics Corporation (the "Company")
Comparison Table of the Operating Procedures of Fund Loaning
| Amended Article | Current Article | Note |
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| Article 2: Reasons, necessities and amount ceiling for loaning funds to other parties (1)~(4) Omitted (5) ) Where changes in circumstances of the Company result in that the entity to which the Company loans funds ceases to be a qualified entity under the Procedures or the loan balance exceeds the amount ceiling, the Company shall adopt rectification plans, submit the relevant rectification plans tothe audit committee and complete the rectification on schedule. |
Article 2: Reasons, necessities and amount ceiling for loaning funds to other parties (1)~(4) Omitted (5) ) Where changes in circumstances of the Company result in that the entity to which the Company loans funds ceases to be a qualified entity under the Procedures or the loan balance exceeds the amount ceiling, the Company shall adopt rectification plans, submit the relevant rectification plans to each supervisorand complete the rectification on schedule. |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the change that the newly established audit committee replaces supervisors. |
| Article 3: Operating Procedures of Fund Loaning and Review Process Before loaning funds to others, the Company shall carefully evaluate whether it is in compliance with the "Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Providing Endorsements and/or Guarantees by Public Companies" promulgated by Securities and Futures Commission and these Procedures. The Company may make loans to others only after the results of evaluation have been submitted to and resolved upon by the Board of Directors. The Company shall not authorize any other person to make such decision. Where the independent directors have been installed, when loaning funds to others, the Company shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions; the independent directors' opinions specifically expressing assent or dissent and their reasons for dissent shall be included in the minutes of the board meetings. |
Article 3: Operating Procedures of Fund Loaning and Review Process Before loaning funds to others, the Company shall carefully evaluate whether it is in compliance with the "Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Providing Endorsements and/or Guarantees by Public Companies" promulgated by Securities and Futures Commission and these Procedures. The Company may make loans to others only after the results of evaluation have been submitted to and resolved upon by the Board of Directors. The Company shall not authorize any other person to make such decision. Where the independent directors have been installed, when loaning funds to others, the Company shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions; the independent directors' opinions specifically expressing assent or dissent and their reasons for dissent shall be included in the minutes of the board meetings. |
A paragraph is newly added to conform to the establishment of the audit committee and to take the practical operation of these Procedures into consideration. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| The operating procedures of fund lending and review process are as follows: (1)~(3) Omitted (4) The funds loaning between the Company and its subsidiaries shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval in accordance with this Article and the chairman of the Board of Directors may be authorized to loan the funds in installments or revolving within a certain amount resolved by the Board of Directors and within one year with respect to the same persons to whom the funds are loaned. The authorized amount of the funds loaned to a single enterprise shall not exceed ten percent of the net worth of the Company shown on the Company's latest financial report. Material fund loaning by the Company shall be approved by at least one half of all audit committee members and submitted to the Board of Directors for resolution. If approval of the majority of all audit committee members is not obtained, such fund loaning may be implemented if approved by more than two-thirds of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors. The terms"all audit committee members"in paragraph 3 and"all directors"in this paragraph shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions. |
The operating procedures of fund lending and review process are as follows: (1)~(3) Omitted (4) The funds loaning between the Company and its subsidiaries shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval in accordance with this Article and the chairman of the Board of Directors may be authorized to loan the funds in installments or revolving within a certain amount resolved by the Board of Directors and within one year with respect to the same persons to whom the funds are loaned. The authorized amount of the funds loaned to a single enterprise shall not exceed ten percent of the net worth of the Company shown on the Company's latest financial report. |
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| Article 7: Internal Audit The Company's internal auditors shall audit the operating procedures for loaning funds to others and the implementation thereof no less frequently than quarterly and prepare written records accordingly. The |
Article 7: Internal Audit The Company's internal auditors shall audit the operating procedures for loaning funds to others and the implementation thereof no less frequently than quarterly and prepare written records accordingly. The |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the change that the newly established audit committee replaces supervisors. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | ||
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| Company's internal auditors shall promptly notifythe audit committee in writing of any material violation found. |
Company's internal auditors shall promptly notifyall the supervisorsin writing of any material violation found. |
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| Article 10: Control procedures for lending funds to other parties by subsidiaries The Company shall require all of its subsidiaries to formulate their own "Procedures for Loaning Funds to Other Parties" in accordance with the "Regulations Governing Loaning Funds and Providing Endorsement and Guarantee by Public Offering Companies" promulgated by the competent authorities and the "Procedures for Loaning Funds to Other Parties" of the Company. Any loan made by the subsidiaries shall comply with their own "Procedures for Loaning Funds to Other Parties", and the internal audit department of the Company shall be responsible for reviewing all self-assessment reportsprepared byall subsidiaries. |
Article 10: Control procedures for lending funds to other parties by subsidiaries The Company shall require all of its subsidiaries to formulate their own "Procedures for Loaning Funds to Other Parties" in accordance with the "Regulations Governing Loaning Funds and Providing Endorsement and Guarantee by Public Offering Companies" promulgated by the competent authorities and the "Procedures for Loaning Funds to Other Parties" of the Company. Any loan made by the subsidiaries shall comply with their own "Procedures for Loaning Funds to Other Parties", and the internal audit department of the Company shall be responsible for reviewing all self-inspectionreports prepared byall subsidiaries. |
The language of this article is modified to conform to the term used in laws and regulations. |
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| IV. THE EFFECTIVENESS AND AMENDMENT These Procedures shall be approved by at least one half of all the audit committee members and then submitted to the Board of Directors for resolution. After approved by the Board of Directors, these procedures shall be submitted to the shareholders'meeting for approval; where any director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the dissenting opinion tothe audit committeeand for discussion by the shareholders' meeting. The same shall apply to any amendment to the Procedures. When the Operating Procedures of Fund Loaning are submitted by the Company to the Board of Directors for discussion in accordance with relevant rules,the Board of Directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinion; |
IV. THE EFFECTIVENESS AND AMENDMENT After passed by the Board of Directors, these Procedures shall be submitted to each supervisor and for approval by the shareholders' meeting; where any director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the dissenting opinion toeach supervisor and for discussion by the shareholders' meeting. The same shall apply to any amendment to the Procedures.Where the Company has established the position of independent director,when it submits its Operating Procedures of Fund Loaning for discussion by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinion; independent directors' opinions specifically expressing assent or dissent and their reasons for dissent |
A paragraph is newly added to conform to the establishment of the audit committee and to take the practical operation of these Procedures into consideration. |
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| Amended Article | Current Article | Note | |
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| independent directors' opinions specifically expressing assent or dissent and their reasons for dissent shall be included in the minutes of the board meetings. If approval of the majority of all audit committee members as required in the preceding paragraph is not obtained, these Procedures or amendments thereto may be implemented if approved by more than two-thirds of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors. The terms"all audit committee members"in paragraph 3 and"all directors"in this paragraph shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions. |
shall be included in the minutes of the board meetings. |
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Attachment 11
Explanations of involvement of directors or their related persons in the field of the Company’s business
Mr. Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao :
Mr. Arthur Yu-ChengChiao: |
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| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Chairman | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I501010 Product Designing |
| WALSIN TECHNOLOGY CORP. | Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing |
Ms. Yung Chin :
Ms. YungChin: |
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|---|---|---|
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I501010 Product Designing |
| Nuvoton Electronics Technology (H.K.)Ltd. |
Director | Sales and service of semiconductor parts and components |
Mr. Matthew Feng-Chiang Miau :
Mr. Matthew Feng-ChiangMiau: |
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|---|---|---|
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| LIEN HWA INDUSTRIAL CORP |
Chairman | ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval. |
| UPC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Chairman | ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval. |
| MiTAC Holdings Corporation | Chairman | H201010 Investment |
| Synnex Technology International Corp. |
Chairman | CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services |
| Getac Technology Corporation | Director | CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I501010 Product Designing I301010 Software Design Services |
| MiTAC INC. | Chairman | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data Processing Services I501010 Product Designing |
| MITAC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORP. |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data Processing Services I501010 Product Designing |
| LINDE LIENHWA | Director | F401010 International Trade |
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| INDUSTRIAL GASES CO. LTD | ||
|---|---|---|
| TAITA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | Director | ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval. |
| ASIA POLYMER CORPORATION |
Director | ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval. |
| Synnex Corporation | Director | IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing |
Mr. Chih-Chen Lin: |
||
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| HANNSTOUCH SOLUTION INCORPORATED |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade |
| KINGWAYTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Independent Director |
CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data ProcessingServices |
| TAIWAN TAOMEE CO., LTD. | Independent Director |
CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data ProcessingServices |
Ms. Wei-Hsin Ma :
Ms. Wei-Hsin Ma: |
||
|---|---|---|
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| HANNSTOUCH SOLUTION INCORPORATED |
Chairman | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade |
| HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION |
Director | CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating F401010 International Trade |
| Xin shi yue ma investment companylimited |
Chairman | F401010 International Trade |
| HANNSPREE INC. | Chairman | F401010 International Trade I501010 Product Designing |
Walsin Lihwa Corporation: |
||
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| WALSIN TECHNOLOGY CORP. |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing |
| WALTON ADVANCED ENGINEERING,INC. |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing |
| HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturingand Duplicating |
| WALSIN INFO-ELECTRIC INC. | Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data ProcessingServices |
| CHUNG-TAI TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING CORP. |
Director | F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services |
| MIN MAW PRECISION INDUSTRY CORP. |
Director | F401010 International Trade |
| KUANG TAI METAL INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD. |
Director | F401010 International Trade |
| One-Seven Trading Co., Ltd. | Director | F401010 International Trade |
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Mr. Francis Tsai :
Mr. Francis Tsai: |
||
|---|---|---|
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Vice Chairman |
CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I501010 Product Designing |
| NATIONAL AEROSPACE FASTENERS CORP. |
Director | F401010 International Trade I501010 Product Designing |
| WAFFER TECHNOLOGY CORP. |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade I501010 Product Designing |
Mr. Allen Hsu :
Mr. Allen Hsu: |
||
|---|---|---|
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Independent Director |
CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I501010 Product Designing |
| PARPRO CORPORATION | Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade |
| INNODISK CORPORATION | Director | F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I501010 Product Designing CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing |
| HESTIA POWER INC. | Chairman | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data Processing Services I501010 Product Designing F401010 International Trade |
| ACME ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing F401010 International Trade |
| ANDERSON INDUSTRIAL CORP. |
Director | F401010 International Trade |
Mr. Jerry Hsu :
Mr. JerryHsu: |
||
|---|---|---|
| Names of other companies Where he served |
Title | Business items same or similar to the Company’s |
| NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Independent Director |
CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacturing and Duplicating F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I501010 Product Designing |
| PCHOME ONLINE INC. | Director | F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data Processing Services I501010 Product Designing |
| SIRTEC INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. |
Independent Director |
CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing F401010 International Trade |
| CAL-COMP BIOTECH CO., LTD. |
Director | F401010 International Trade |
| PK Venture Capital Corp. | Director | Venture Investment |
| KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC. | Director | CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing CC01110 Computers and ComputingPeripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
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| F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data ProcessingServices |
||
|---|---|---|
| Prudence Venture Investment Corp. |
Director | Venture Investment |
| PCHOMESTORE INC. | Director | F401010 International Trade I301010 Software Design Services I301020 Data Processing Services I501010 Product Designing |
| Breeze Integrated Development Co.,Ltd. |
Director | ZZ99999 All business items that are not prohibited or restricted by law, except those that are subject to special approval. |
| CAL-COMP BIG DATA, INC. | Director | F401010 International Trade I301020 Data ProcessingServices |
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Appendix
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Appendix 1 (English Translation)
Winbond Electronics Corporation (hereinafter the "Company") "Rules Governing the Conduct of Shareholders Meeting"
The eighth amendment will be submitted to the annual general shareholders meeting of June 13, 2017 for approval
Article 1
Unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations, all shareholders meetings of the Company shall be conducted in accordance with these Rules.
Article 2
The shareholders meetings of the Company shall be convened by the Board of Directors unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations.
All shareholders shall be served with the convention notice of an annual shareholders meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting, except for those shareholders each holding less than 1,000 registered shares that may be notified by means of an announcement on the Market Observation Post System at least 30 days prior to the meeting. All shareholders shall be served with the convention notice of a special shareholders meeting at least 15 days prior to the meeting, except for those shareholders each holding less than 1,000 registered shares that may be notified by means of an announcement on the Market Observation Post System at least 15 days prior to the meeting. Convention notices and announcements shall state the reasons for the meeting. The convention notice may, as an alternative, be given by means of electronic transmission, after obtaining a prior consent from the shareholders.
The election or discharge of directors, amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, dissolution, merger, or spin-off of the Company, or the matters specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 185 of the Company Act, or Article 26-1 or Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Articles 56-1 and 60-2 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall be listed among the reasons for the meeting, and may not be proposed as extemporary motions.
The Company shall prepare the agenda handbook for shareholders meeting in accordance with Article 6 of the "Regulations Governing Content and Compliance Requirements for Shareholders Meeting Agenda Handbooks of Public Companies".
Article 3
The shareholders holding one percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company may propose in writing to the Company a proposal for discussion at an annual shareholders meeting; provided that only one matter shall be allowed in each single proposal. In case a proposal submitted by shareholder(s) contains more than one matter, such proposal shall not be included in the agenda of the shareholders meeting. The number of words of a proposal submitted by a shareholder shall be limited to not more than 300 words, and any proposal containing more than 300 words shall not be included in the agenda of the shareholders meeting. The "300 words" includes the reasons and punctuation marks. If any of the circumstances listed in Paragraph 4 of Article 172-1 of the Company Act occurs to the proposal submitted by any shareholder, the Board of Directors of the Company may ignore that proposal.
The Company shall announce the acceptance of shareholders' proposal, the place and the period for shareholders to submit proposals to be discussed at the shareholders meeting prior to the commencement of the close period for share transfer. The period for accepting such proposals shall not be less than 10 days.
Shareholders submit proposals to be discussed at the shareholders meeting shall attend the shareholders meeting in person or by proxy, and participate in discussion of those proposals.
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The Company shall, prior to the delivery of the convention notice, notify all the shareholders who had submitted the proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall incorporate in the convention notice the proposals conforming to the requirements set out in this article. With regard to the proposals submitted by shareholders but not included in the agenda of the shareholders meeting, the Board of Directors shall explain reasons why such proposals are not included in the agenda of the shareholders meeting.
Article 4
Prior to any shareholders meeting, a shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting by issuing a power of attorney in the form provided by the Company stating the scope of authorization. Each shareholder may issue one power of attorney only, and may appoint one person only to serve as a proxy. The written proxy must be delivered to the Company at least five days prior to each shareholders meeting. If two or more written proxies forms are received from a shareholder, the first one received by the Company shall prevail; unless an explicit statement to revoke the previous written proxy is made in the proxy which comes later.
After the Company receives the written proxy, in case the shareholder issuing the said proxy intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person or to exercise his/her/its voting power in writing or by way of electronic transmission, a proxy rescission notice in writing shall be delivered to the Company two days prior to the date of the shareholders meeting; otherwise, the voting right exercised by the authorized proxy at the meeting shall prevail.
Article 5
Except that the "shareholder" referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of these Rules means the shareholders in person, the "shareholder" referred to in these Rules means the shareholder himself/herself/itself and the proxy appointed by the shareholder in accordance with the laws and regulations.
Article 6
This Company shall prepare an attendance book for attending shareholders to sign in, or shareholder present may hand in an attendance card in lieu of signing on the attendance book. The number of shares representing shareholders present at the meeting shall be calculated in accordance with those indicated in the attendance book or the attendance cards, plus the number of shares whose voting right exercised in writing or by way of electronic transmission. Each shareholder attending the shareholders meeting in person (or proxy) shall wear an attendance pass and submit the attendance card in lieu of sign-in.
Article 7
Attendance and voting at the shareholders meeting shall be determined based on the number of shares.
Article 8
Unless otherwise restricted by, or subject to evasion in accordance with, the laws and regulations, and shares having no voting right in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 179 of the Company Law, a shareholder shall have one voting right in respect of each share.
The method for exercising the voting right shall be described in the convention notice of the shareholders meeting if the voting right will be exercised in writing or by way of electronic transmission. A shareholder who exercises his/her/its voting right at a shareholders meeting in writing or by way of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have attended the said shareholders meeting in person, but shall be deemed to have waived his/her/its voting right with respect to any extemporary motions and any amendments or replacements to the original proposals at the said shareholders meeting.
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In case a shareholder elects to exercise his/her/its voting right in writing or by way of electronic transmission, his/her/its declaration of intention shall be delivered to the Company no later than two days prior to the scheduled shareholders meeting. If two or more declarations of intention are delivered to the Company, the first declaration of intention received shall prevail; unless an explicit statement to revoke the previous declaration is made in the declaration which comes later.
In case a shareholder who has exercised his/her/its voting right in writing or by way of electronic transmission intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person, the shareholder shall, two days prior to the shareholders meeting and in the same manner previously used in exercising his/her/its voting right, deliver a separate declaration of intention to revoke his/her/its previous declaration of intention made in exercising the voting right under the preceding paragraph. In the absence of a timely revocation of the previous declaration of intention, the voting right exercised in writing or by way of electronic transmission shall prevail. In case a shareholder has exercised his/her/its voting right in writing or by way of electronic transmission and has also authorized a proxy to attend the shareholders meeting on his/her/its behalf, then the voting right exercised by the authorized proxy for the said shareholder shall prevail.
If the Company allows its shareholders to exercise their voting rights in writing or by way of electronic transmission, the Company shall finish the counting and verification of the votes cast in writing or by way of electronic transmission before the shareholders meeting.
If the Company allows its shareholders to exercise their voting rights in writing or by way of electronic transmission, the Company shall compile the number of votes cast in writing or by way of electronic transmission and prepare a statement of information and disclose such statement of information in explicit way at the place of the shareholders meeting.
Article 9
Shareholders meetings shall be held at the Company's premises or at another place that is convenient for shareholders to attend and suitable for such meetings. Shareholders meetings shall not start earlier than 9:00 AM or later than 3:00 PM.
Article 10
If a shareholders meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be the chairman presiding at the meeting. If the Chairman of the Board of Directors is on leave or cannot perform his duties for some reason, the Vice-Chairman shall preside at the meeting on the Chairman's behalf. If the Company does not have a Vice-Chairman or the Vice-Chairman is on leave or cannot perform his duties for some reason, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall appoint a managing director to serve on his behalf. If there are no managing directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall appoint a director to serve on his behalf. If the Chairman of the Board of Directors has not appointed any representative, the managing directors or directors shall nominate a person among themselves to preside at the shareholders meeting.
If a shareholders meeting is convened by any person entitled to convene the meeting other than the Board of Directors, such person shall be the meeting's chairman; provided that if this meeting is convened by two or more persons, the chairman of the meeting shall be elected from among themselves.
Article 11
The Company may appoint lawyer(s) or certified public accountant(s) engaged by the Company, or relevant persons, to attend a shareholders meeting.
Persons handling affairs of the shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or arm badges.
Article 12
The chairman of the shareholders meeting may order disciplinary officers (or security guards) to
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assist in keeping order at the meeting place. Such disciplinary officers (or security guards) shall wear arm badges marked "Disciplinary Personnel" when assisting in keeping order at the meeting place.
Article 13
Persons attending the shareholders meeting shall not bring anything that is harmful to the safety of others’ life, body, freedom or property.
Article 14
During the shareholders meeting, the chairman may request the police present at the meeting place to keep order.
Article 15
The process of the shareholders meeting shall be audio recorded or video recorded in its entirety and these records shall be preserved for at least one year. If the Company allows shareholders to exercise their voting right in writing or by way of electronic transmission, the related written and media data shall also be preserved for at least one year. However, if a lawsuit has been instituted by any shareholder pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the records and data involved shall be kept by the Company until the legal proceedings of the foregoing lawsuit have been concluded.
Article 16
The chairman shall announce the commencement of the shareholders meeting at the time scheduled for the meeting. But if the number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the meeting is less than one-half of all issued shares of the Company at the time scheduled for the meeting, the chairman may announce the postponement of the meeting. The shareholders meeting can only be postponed for twice and the time of the postponement shall not be more than one hour in the aggregate. If after two postponements the number of shares represented by the shareholders present at the meeting is still less than one-half of all issued shares of the Company but the shareholders present at the meeting represent more than one-third of all issued shares, provisional resolutions may be made in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 175 of the Company Act.
If the number of the shares represented by the shareholders present at the shareholders meeting reaches one-half of all issued shares of the Company prior to the end of the meeting, the chairman may submit the foregoing provisional resolutions to the shareholders meeting for approval in accordance with Article 174 of the Company Act.
Article 17
The agenda of the meeting shall be set by the Board of Directors if the meeting is convened by the Board of Directors. The shareholders meeting shall be conducted according to the agenda, and unless otherwise provided by these Rules or laws and regulations, the agenda shall not be changed without the resolution of the shareholders meeting.
The above provision also applies to the shareholders meeting convened by any person entitled to convene such meeting other than the Board of Directors.
Unless otherwise resolved at the meeting, the chairman cannot announce adjournment of the meeting before all the items (including extemporary motions) listed in the agenda made according to the preceding two paragraphs are completed.
After the meeting is adjourned, shareholders cannot designate another person as chairman and continue the meeting at the same or other place.
Article 18
When a shareholder present at the meeting wishes to speak, he/she shall fill in a speech note specifying the summary of his/her speech, the shareholder's account number (or the number of
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attendance pass) and the account name of the shareholder. The chairman shall determine the sequence of shareholders' speeches.
If any shareholder present at the meeting submits a speech note but does not speak, no speech should be deemed to have been made by the shareholder. In case the contents of the speech of a shareholder are inconsistent with the contents of the speech note submitted by such shareholder, the contents of the actual speech shall prevail. The proxy’s speech shall be complied with the written proxy, documents of public solicitation and advertisement. Unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations, the shareholders appointing a proxy to attend the shareholders meeting shall agree with any speeches and voting made by the proxy in the shareholders meeting.
When a shareholder speaks at the meeting, unless otherwise permitted by the chairman and the speaking shareholder, no other shareholders shall interrupt the speech of the speaking shareholder; otherwise the chairman shall stop such interruption.
Article 19
The same shareholder may not speak more than twice for the same motion without the chairman's permission, and each speech time may not exceed 5 minutes.
The chairman may stop the speech of any shareholder who violates the above provision or when such speech is out of the scope of the motion.
Article 20
A legal entity serving as proxy to attend a shareholders meeting may designate only one representative to attend such meeting.
The number of representatives that a legal-entity shareholder appointed to attend the shareholders meeting should not exceed the number of directors to be elected at a shareholders meeting if there is an election of directors at that shareholders meeting, or the number of directors elected for a term of office if there is no election of directors at that shareholders meeting, and only one representative can speak for each motion.
Article 21
After the speech of the shareholder(s) present at the shareholders meeting, the chairman may respond in person or designate relevant person(s) to respond to the speech.
Article 22
When the chairman considers that the discussion for a motion has reached the extent for making a resolution, he may announce discontinuance of the discussion and submit the motion for resolution.
Article 23
Unless otherwise provided by the Company Act or the Company's Articles of Incorporation, a resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the votes represented by the shareholders present at the meeting. The voting right of shareholders shall be calculated according to the voting right that shareholders may exercise in accordance with the Company Act or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
A motion is adopted by vote.
Article 24
The chairman shall appoint persons responsible for checking and counting ballots during votes on motions. The results of resolution shall be announced at the place and recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The persons responsible for checking ballots must be shareholders and shall monitor the voting procedure, prevent from inappropriate voting behaviors, examine ballots and monitor the records of the persons responsible for counting ballots. A ballot shall be invalid and shall not be calculated under any of the following conditions:
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a ballot is not in the form provided by the Company;
a ballot is not thrown in the ballot box;
a blank ballot without writing words or expressing opinion regarding the motions;
a ballot with other words thereon other than those required to be filled in;
the handwriting on a ballot is too blurred or indistinct to be readable or is altered;
a ballot is used by the proxy who violates the "Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholder Meetings of Public Companies"; or
any violation of laws or regulations or voting guidelines made by the Company.
The standard for recognition of invalid ballots in case the exercise of voting right in writing by shareholders is carried out in conformity mutatis mutandis with the Subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the proceeding paragraph. If there is any doubt or disputes, the shareholders agree to authorize the Company's verification section to decide.
In addition, the standard for recognition of invalid ballots in case the exercise of voting right by electronic transmission by shareholders is carried out in conformity mutatis mutandis with Subparagraph 7 of the proceeding paragraph, as well as in compliance with the relevant regulations of the authority.
Article 25
During the meeting, the chairman may, at his discretion, set time for intermission.
Article 26
In case of an air-raid alarm, an earthquake or other force majeure event, the chairman shall immediately announce to suspend the meeting and evacuate respectively. Once the reason of suspending the meeting is eliminated, the chairman shall decide if the meeting will resume.
Article 27
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 chairman of the meeting and shall be distributed to all shareholders of the company within twenty (20) days after the close of the meeting. The minutes of the meeting may be made and distributed by electronic way.
With regard to the distribution of the minutes in the foregoing paragraph, the minutes may be distributed by way of an announcement on the Market Observation Post System, instead of actual distribution of the minutes.
The minutes must faithfully record the meeting's date (year, month, day), place, chairman's name, resolution method, summary of proceedings, and results of resolutions. The minutes of shareholders' meeting shall be preserved for as long as the Company exists.
Article 28
Any matter concerned that is not provided in these Rules shall be handled in accordance with the Company Law and the related laws and regulations, and the relevant provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.
Article 29
These Rules shall be effective from the date they are approved by the shareholders' meeting. The same applies in the case of amendments.
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Appendix 2 (English Translation)
Winbond Electronics Corporation (hereinafter the "Company") "Rules Governing Election of Directors and Supervisors"
The seventh amendment will be submitted to the annual general shareholders meeting of June 13, 2017 for approval
Article 1
The election of directors of the Company shall be handled in accordance with these Rules.
Article 2
The candidate nomination system provided in Article 192-1 of the Company Act and the cumulated voting with single name registered on the ballot will be used for the election of directors. Each share has the number of exercisable votes same as the number of directors to be elected, and the total number of votes per share may be consolidated for election of one candidate or may be split for election of two or more candidates set forth on the list of candidates of directors. A candidate to whom the ballots cast represent a prevailing number of votes shall be deemed an elected director. Independent directors and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time but the number of the elected independent directors and non-independent directors shall be separately calculated. The attendance card number of the electors may be used on the ballot instead of the name of the electors.
The candidate nomination, examination and election of directors, and the professional qualification, shareholding, restrictions on concurrent serving in other companies and other matters to be complied with by independent directors shall be conducted in accordance with the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and other relevant laws and rules.
Article 3
When the election commences, the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint ballot supervisor(s) from among the shareholders present. Other personnel responsible for counting and announcing the ballots and performing relevant duties shall be appointed by the chairperson of the meeting. The ballot box shall be prepared by the board of directors and examined by the ballot supervisor(s) in public before the voting.
Article 4
The number of directors will be as specified in the Company's articles of incorporation, with votes separately calculated for independent and non-independent director positions. Those receiving ballots representing the highest numbers of votes will be elected sequentially according to their respective numbers of votes. When two or more persons receive the same number of votes, thus exceeding the specified number of positions, the persons of the same number of votes shall draw lots to determine the winner, with the chair drawing lots on behalf of any person not in attendance.
Article 5
The ballots shall be prepared by the board of directors, numbered according to the attendance card numbers and printed with the number of voting rights of the shareholders.
Article 6
If the candidate is a shareholder of the Company, the electors shall fill in the name and the shareholder's number of such candidate in the column of "Candidate" of the ballot. If the candidate is not a shareholder of the Company, the electors shall fill in such candidate's name and
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the number of its identification certificate in the same column. If the candidate is a government agency or a legal entity, either the full name of the government agency or the legal entity or the full name of the government agency or the legal entity and the name(s) of their representative(s) should be filled in the column of candidate. If the government-linked shareholder or institutional shareholder has several representatives, the name of each representative shall be filled in.
When a shareholder fill in the name and the shareholder's number of such candidate and the number of his/its identification certificate, he/it may use his/its seal instead.
In case that the electors cast their votes by electronic transmission, the electors shall check the box of the number of the candidates and fill in the number of votes to be allocated to each candidate. The number of candidates that an elector checked on the ballot shall not exceed the number of persons which should be elected and the aggregate number of votes to be allocated to each candidate shall not exceed the total number of voting rights of such elector.
Article 7
A ballot shall be void and excluded from the votes for any candidate upon any of the following conditions:
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The ballot was not in the form provided in accordance with Article 5 of these Rules.
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The ballot was not cast in the ballot box installed by the board of directors.
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The ballot was blank when cast in the ballot box.
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The ballot was not cast pursuant to Article 6 of these Rules or the handwriting on the ballot was blurred or illegible or has been altered.
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The candidate listed on the same ballot does not appear in the list of candidates and there are two or more than two candidates filled in on the same ballot.
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There are other written characters or symbols in addition to the name, shareholder's number or the number of identification certificate of the candidate on the ballot.
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The name of a candidate filled in on the ballot is same as another shareholder's name but the respective shareholder's numbers or numbers of identification certificates are not indicated to distinguish them; or
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Any violation of laws or regulations or these Rules.
For determining invalid ballots in case of voting in writing by shareholders, subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis. If there are any doubts or disputes, the shareholders agree to authorize the Company's verification unit to make a decision. For determining invalid ballots in case of voting by electronic transmission by shareholders, subparagraph 8 of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis, in addition to compliance with the relevant regulations of the competent authorities.
Article 8
The ballot box shall be opened and the ballots shall be counted on spot under the supervision of the ballot supervisor immediately after the completion of voting, and the result of counting the ballots shall be announced by the chairperson of the meeting.
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 one year; provided, however, that the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation if a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act.
Article 9
Matters not provided in these Rules shall be handled in accordance with the Company Act and relevant laws and regulations, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and the relevant provisions of the Rules Governing the Procedure of Shareholders Meeting of the Company.
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Article 10
These Rules shall be effective upon approval of the shareholders' meeting. The same applies to amendments.
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Appendix 3
(English Translation)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
The twenty-seventh amendment will be submitted to the annual general shareholders meeting of June 13, 2017 for approval
Section 1: General Principles
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Article 1: The Company is incorporated as a company limited by shares in accordance with the Company Act (the "Company Act")and shall have the name of Winbond Electronics Corporation ( hereinafter the "Company").
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Article 2: The business scope of the Company is as follows: Research and development, ODM, production and manufacture, repair, and sale of the following products:
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(i) Integrated circuits.
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(ii) Semiconductor memory parts and components and their systems products.
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(iii) Semiconductor components and system products for use in computer systems.
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(iv) Semiconductor components and system products for use in digital communications.
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(v) Semiconductor components and system products for use in peripherals.
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(vi) Other semiconductor components.
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(vii) Design of computer software programs and data processing.
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(viii) Import and export trade related to the business of the Company.
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Business categories and codes of the aforementioned products are as follows:
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(i) CC01080 Electronic Parts and Components Manufacture
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(ii) CC01110 Computers and Computing Peripherals Manufacture
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(iii) CC01120 Data Storage Media Manufacture and Duplication
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(iv) F401010 International Trade
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(v) I301010 Software Design Services
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(vi) I301020 Data Processing Services
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(vii)I501010 Product Designing
Article 2-1: The Company may act as a guarantor as required by its business operation.
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Article 2-2: Total investment by the Company shall not be subject to the ceiling of an amount equivalent to 40 percent of its paid-in capital.
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Article 3: The Company has its head-office in Central Taiwan Science-Based Industrial Park. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and government authority, the Company may, if necessary, set up branches or business offices within and outside of the Republic of China.
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Article 4: Public notices by the Company shall be made in accordance with Article 28 of the Company Act.
Section 2: Shares
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Article 5: The total capital of the Company is sixty-seven billion New Taiwan Dollars (NT$67,000,000,000) divided into six billion seven hundred million (6,700,000,000) shares, at ten New Taiwan Dollars per share and may be issued in a series of issuance. The un-issued shares may be issued by a resolution of the Board of Directors if the Board deems necessary.
A maximum of five billion New Taiwan Dollars may be used to be divided into five hundred million shares at ten New Taiwan Dollars per share may be used for issuance, in installments, of stock/subscription warrants, preferred shares with subscription rights, or corporate bonds with subscription rights. The quota each for the issuance of stock/subscription warrants, preferred shares with subscription rights or corporate bonds with subscription rights may be adjusted by the Board of Directors in consideration of factors concerning capital market and operation needs.
Article 6: (Deleted)
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Article 7: Shares certificates of the Company shall be in registered form and shall be signed or sealed by at least three directors and then be printed in the form as requested by the government authority and be legally authenticated before being issued in accordance with laws and regulations. In the case where issuance of shares does not require issuing of share certificates, the Company shall register the shares with the central securities depositary institution.
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Article 8: The transfer, registration, loss or destruction of share certificates shall be handled in accordance with the Company Act and relevant regulations.
Section 3: Shareholders Meetings
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Article 9: Shareholders meetings shall be of two types, general meetings and special meetings. General meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors once a year, within six months from the end of each fiscal year in accordance with law. Special meetings shall be convened in accordance with the law, whenever necessary.
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Article 10: Shareholders may designate a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting with a power of attorney stating the scope of authority in accordance with the Company Act and the "Regulations for the Use of Proxies for the Attendance at Stockholders Meetings of Public Companies," promulgated by the competent governmental authority.
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Article 11: Unless otherwise provided by the laws and regulations, each share has one voting right.
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Article 12: Except otherwise provided by the laws and regulations, a resolution of the shareholders meeting shall be adopted by the majority of the votes represented by the attending shareholders who hold the majority of the Company’s issued shares.
Section 4: Directors and Audit Committee
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Article 13: The Company shall have nine to eleven directors, among whom there should be not less than three independent directors making up not less than one-fifth of the total number of directors whose term of office is three years. Election of directors and supervisors shall adopt the candidate nomination system prescribed in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. All of the directors and the supervisors are elected by the shareholders'
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meeting from the candidate list of directors and supervisors, and are eligible for re-election. Independent and non-independent directors shall be elected at the same time, but the quota shall be calculated separately.
The method of candidate nomination, examination and election of directors, professional qualifications, requirements relating to shareholdings, restrictions on concurrent positions held, and other compliance matters with respect to independent directors shall conform to the Company Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, and other relevant rules and regulations.
The aggregate number of shares of nominal stock held by all the directors shall not be less than the percentage stipulated by the competent authority in accordance with law. The Company shall establish an audit committee and the audit committee or its members shall be responsible for performing the functions and duties of supervisors provided under the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and other laws and regulations. The composition, convention, duties and meeting rules of the audit committee shall comply with relevant laws and regulations and the Company's rules. The Board of Directors may additionally establish a compensation committee. The professional qualifications of the members, exercise of their duties, organizational rules and relevant matters of the compensation committee shall comply with relevant laws and regulations and the Company's rules. The Board of Directors may also establish other committees with different functions. The organizational rules of those committees shall be stipulated by the Board of Directors.
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Article 13-1: The Company may, after the approval of the Board of Directors, in view of the international and local industry standards, purchase liability insurance for directors with respect to the indemnification liabilities that the directors shall be liable resulting from exercising their duties during their terms of office according to law.
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Article 14: The Board of Directors shall be formed by directors. The directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors from among themselves by a majority vote at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors represents the Company. A Vice Chairman may also be elected to assist the Chairman.
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Article 14-1: Meetings of the Board of Directors are convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. When convening a meeting of the Board of Directors, a meeting notice specifying the reasons for convening such meeting shall be sent to each director seven days prior to the meeting; provided that a meeting may be convened at any time in case of emergency.
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The meeting notice set forth in the preceding paragraph may be in writing or by fax or e-mail.
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Unless otherwise provided by law, resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors must be approved by a majority vote of the directors being present, who shall represent no less than half of the total number of directors.
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Directors may designate other directors as their proxies to attend the meetings of the Boards of Directors; provided that each director may act as proxy for one other director only. The Board of Directors shall meet at least once every three months.
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Article 15: In the case where the Chairman of the Board is on leave or otherwise unable to perform his/her duties, matters conducted on behalf of the Chairman shall be handled in accordance with Article 208 of the Company Act.
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Article 16: Remuneration of directors shall be decided by the Board of Directors based on their contribution and involvement in the operations of the Company and by reference to remuneration for similar roles at comparable companies domestically and internationally.
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Article 17: The functions and responsibilities of the Board of Directors shall be as follows:
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Review operating policies and short- and long- term development plans;
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Review annual business plans and supervise its implementation;
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Approve budget and review the results at year-end;
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Propose capital increase or decrease;
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Propose profit distribution or loss make-up plans;
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Review, approve, amend and terminate material contracts and contracts relating to procurement, transfer, licensing of important technology and patents and of important technical cooperation;
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Propose and review plans in connection with using transfer as security, sale, lease, pledge, mortgage, or other disposal of all or a substantial portion of assets of the Company;
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Propose and review amendments to the Articles of Incorporation;
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Approve organizational by-laws and important operation rules;
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Decide the establishment, reorganization, or removal of branches or business offices;
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Approve major capital expenditures of NT$500 Million or more (capital expenditures not exceeding the above amount shall be approved by the Chairman of the Board of Directors);
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Appoint or remove corporate officials at the level of vice presidents and higher;
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Convene shareholders meetings and make business reports;
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Examine and approve investment in other enterprises and purchase/sale of stocks of NT$ 500 Million or more (The Chairman is authorized to approve the investment or purchase/sale if the transaction amount is less than NT$500 Million);
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Appoint or dismiss auditing certified public accountant of the Company;
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Examine and approve the application to financial institutions or third parties for financing, guarantees, providing acceptance of commercial paper, any other extension of credit, and credit lines for derivatives products in an amount of NT$500 Million or more. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is authorized to approve any of the above applications that is in an amount no more than NT$500 Million.
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Examine and approve the amount of endorsements, guarantees, and acceptance of commercial paper to be made in the name of the Company;
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Examine and approve major business transactions between related parties (including affiliated enterprises);
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Perform such other duties and responsibilities prescribed by law or authorized by shareholders meetings.
Where it is necessary and legally permissible, actions listed above may first be approved or conducted by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and later reported to the Board of Directors for recognition. Actions covered by items 11, 14 and 16 above intending for the same purpose shall not be separately contracted, applied for or spent without prior approval.
Article 18:
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Section 5: Management
- Article 19: The Company may have chief executive officer, vice executive officer, president and several vice presidents according to the resolution of the Board of Directors. Appointment, removal, and remuneration of the chief executive officer, vice executive officer, president and vice presidents shall be handled in accordance with Article 29 of the Company Act. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the duties and function of the said managers or the Board of Directors may authorize the Chairman of the Board of Directors to determine the duties and functions of the said managers.
Section 6: Accounting
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Article 20: The Company's fiscal year shall be from January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year. Final accounting shall be prepared after the end of each fiscal year.
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Article 20-1: After the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall have the following documents prepared: (1) business report (2) financial statements (3) proposal for distribution of earnings or making up loss, and submit the same for recognition at the shareholders meeting in accordance with legal procedure.
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Article 21: (Deleted)
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Article 22: From the pre-tax net profit of the current year, before deducting remuneration of employees and remuneration of directors and supervisors, no more than 1% shall be allocated as remuneration of directors and supervisors and no less than 1% as remuneration of employees. The remuneration of employees may be distributed in stock or cash upon resolution of the Board of Directors, and may be distributed to the employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain criteria.
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However, if the Company has accumulated losses, the Company shall first set aside an amount for making up losses, and then allocate remuneration of employees and remuneration of directors according to the percentage set forth in the preceding paragraph.
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Before establishment of the audit committee, supervisors' remuneration shall be incorporated into directors' remuneration for the purpose of calculation of the distribution ceiling of the directors' remuneration provided in the first Paragraph.
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The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the "employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain criteria" set forth in the first Paragraph or the Board of Directors may authorize the Chairman of the Board of Directors to determine the "employees of subsidiaries of the Company meeting certain criteria" set forth in the first Paragraph.
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Article 22-1: If the Company has pre-tax profits at the end of the current fiscal year, after paying all taxes and covering all accumulated losses, the Company shall set aside 10% of said earnings as legal reserve. However, legal reserve need not be made when the accumulated legal reserve equals the paid-in capital of the Company. After setting aside or reversing special reserve pursuant to applicable laws and regulations and orders of competent authorities or based on the business needs of the Company, if there is any balance, the Board of Directors may submit a proposal for allocation of the remaining balance and the accumulated undistributed earnings to the shareholders meeting for resolution of distributing bonus and dividends to shareholders.
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The Company's dividend distribution policy is made in accordance with the
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Company Act and the Articles of Incorporation in consideration of factors including capital and financial structure, operating status, retained earnings, industry characteristics and economic cycle. The dividends shall be distributed in a steady manner. With respect to distribution of dividends, in consideration of future operation scale and cash flow needs, no less than 50% of the distributable retained earnings of the current year shall be distributed to shareholders as dividends, which may be distributed in stock dividend or cash dividend, and the distribution of cash dividend shall not be less than 50% of total dividends, so as to maintain continuous growth.
Section 7: Supplementary Regulations
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Article 23: For matters not covered herein, provisions in the Company Act shall govern.
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Article 24: Organizational rules of the Company shall be separately stipulated.
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Article 25: These Articles of Incorporation were enacted on September 1, 1987, and were first amended on November 20, 1987. The second amendment was made on May 23, 1988; the third amendment was made on August 23, 1988; the fourth amendment was made on May 5, 1989; the fifth amendment was made on October 21, 1989; the sixth amendment was made on March 30, 1990; the seventh amendment was made on April 30, 1991; the eighth amendment was made on March 26, 1992; the ninth amendment was made on March 25, 1993; the tenth amendment was made on March 30, 1994; the eleventh amendment was made on March 17, 1995; the twelfth amendment was made on April 9; the thirteenth amendment was made on April 22, 1997; the fourteenth amendment was made on 17 April, 1998; the fifteenth amendment was made on April 23, 1999; the sixteenth amendment was made on April 27, 2000; the seventeenth amendment was made on April 16, 2001; the eighteenth amendment was made on May 17, 2002; the nineteenth amendment was made on May 6, 2003; the twentieth amendment was made on June 10, 2005; the twenty-first amendment on June 9, 2006; the twenty-second amendment was made on April 30, 2008; the twenty-third amendment was made on June 18, 2010. The twenty-fourth amendment was made on June 22, 2011; and the twenty-fifth amendment was made on June 19, 2013 3; and the twenty-sixth amendment was made on June 16, 2016 and the twenty-seventh amendment was made on June 13, 2017 and shall become effective after approval by a resolution of the shareholders meeting. Any subsequent amendments to these Articles of Incorporation shall follow the same procedure.
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