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World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
2021 Annual General Meeting
Agenda Handbook
AGM time: 9:00 am, June 28 , (Monday), 2021
AGM venue: 2F., No.11, Sec. 3, Jhongshan Rd., Tanzih District, Taichung City
Table of contents
| Table of contents | Table of contents |
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| One. Meeting Procedures ............................................................................................................................2 | |
| Two. Meeting Agendas ................................................................................................................................3 | |
| I. | Reports ........................................................................................................................................4 |
| II. | Proposals ....................................................................................................................................4 |
| III. | Discussions ................................................................................................................................. 5 |
| IV. | Election Matters .......................................................................................................................... 5 |
| V. | Other Matters .......................................................................................................................... 6 |
| VI. | Extempore Motion ...................................................................................................................... 6 |
| VII. | Adjournment ............................................................................................................................... 6 |
| Three. Attachments | |
| I. | 2020 Business Report ................................................................................................................. 7 |
| II. | 2020 Audit Committee Report .................................................................................................. 10 |
| III. | 2020 Financial Statements ....................................................................................................... 11 |
| IV. | Table of Earnings Distribution for 2020 ................................................................................... 19 |
| V. | Comparison Table of Amended “Rules Governing the Election of Directors ” ....................... 20 |
| VI. | List of candidates for directors (including independent directors) ........................................... 22 |
| VII. | List of removal of the restrictions on non-competition of candidates ..................................... 23 |
| Four. Appendices | |
| I. | Company’s Organizational Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation ................................ 24 |
| II. | Rules Governing the Election of Directors (before Amendment) ........................................... 70 |
| III. | Rules of Procedures for Shareholders’ Meetings ..................................................................... 73 |
| IV. | Shareholdings of Directors ....................................................................................................... 80 |
| V. | Effect upon business performance and earnings per share, and shareholders’ return of |
| investment of any stock dividend distribution proposed or adopted at the most recent | |
| shareholders' meeting ................................................................................................................ 81 | |
| VI. | Other Matters to be Explained .................................................................................................. 81 |
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World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
Procedure of 2021 Annual General Meeting
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I. Commencement of meeting (Shares of attending shareholders are reported)
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II. Chairperson's opening remarks
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III. Reports
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IV. Proposals
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V. Discussions
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VI. Election Matters
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VII. Other Matters
VIII. Extempore Motion
- IX. Adjournment
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Two. Meeting Agendas
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
Agendas of 2021 Annual General Meeting
AGM time: 9:00 am, June 28, (Monday), 2021
AGM venue: 2F., No.11, Sec. 3, Jhongshan Rd., Tanzih District, Taichung City
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I. Commencement of meeting.
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II. Chairperson's opening remarks.
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III. Reports:
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2020 Business Report
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2020 Audit Committee Report .
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Report on Remunerations Distributed to Directors and Employees for 2020.
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IV. Proposals
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Adoption 2020 Business Reports and Financial Statements.
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Adoption the Earnings Distribution for 2020.
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V. Discussions : :Amendments to the Company’s “Rules Governing the Election of Directors”
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VI. Election Matters : Election of the Board of Directors .
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VII. Other Matters : Release the New Board of Directors and Representatives from the Non-competition Restrictions
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VIII. Extempore Motion
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IX. Adjournment
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Reports
Proposal 1: Please review the 2020 Business Report
Description: Please refer to page 7-9 of the manual (Attachment 1) for the 2020 Business Report.
Proposal 2: Please review the 2020 Audit Committee Report
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Description: Please refer to page 10 of the manual (Attachment 2) for the 2020 Audit Committee Report
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Proposal 3: Please review the report on Remuneration Distributed to Directors and Employees for 2020.
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Description: 1. On the basis of pre-tax net profit, 2% is contributed as employees’ remuneration, and 2% is contributed as directors’ remuneration
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The employees’ remuneration is provided for NT$1,543,792, and the directors’ remuneration is provided for NT$1,543,792, both in cash.
Proposal
First proposal [proposed by the board of directors]
Proposal:Please ratify 2020 Business Reports and Financial Statements .
Description:
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The 2020 Financial Statements and Business Report have been prepared and audited by Cheng-Hsueh Chen, CPA, and Tzu-Hsin Chang, CPA of KPMG Taiwan, with an independent auditor's report with unqualified opinion issued for reference.
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The aforementioned Financial Report, along with the Business Report, and proposal of earning distribution have been audited by the Audit Committee, with the Audit Committee Report issued for reference.
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For the 2020 Financial Statements, please refer to page 11-18 of the manual (Attachment 3).
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Please ratify.
Resolution:
Second proposal [proposed by the board of directors]
Proposal:Please ratify the Earnings Distribution for 2020.
Description:
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For the Company’s earnings after tax for 2020, it is intended to distribute cash dividends for NT$2 per share, for total NT$67,798,000.
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Should there be any changes to the laws, request from competent authorities or other factors resulting in the volume of outstanding shares and thus the shareholder dividend yield requires amendment, the Board of Directors is fully authorized to handle this earning distribution.
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The amount of cash dividends receivable by shareholders will be truncated to the
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nearest dollar. Fractional amounts of less than NT$1 will be summed up and allocated to the other incomes of the Company.
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Upon the ratification of this proposal by the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Chairman is authorized to decide the ex-dividend day, distribution date and other related affairs.
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Please refer to page 19 (Attachment 4) of the manual.
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Please ratify.
Resolution:
Discussions
First proposal [proposed by the board of directors]
Proposal:Amendments to the Company’s “ Rules Governing the Election of Directors”. Description:
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To accommodate announcement made in the Letter Tai-Zheng-Zhi-Li-Zi No. 1100001446, issued by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, some clauses of the Company’s “Rules Governing the Election of Directors” are amended.
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For the amendments of “Rules Governing the Election of Directors ,” please refer to page 20-21 of the manual (Attachment 5) for the comparison table of before and after amendments.
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Please resolve.
Resolution:
Election Matters
[proposed by the board of directors]
First proposal:Election of the Board of
Directors . Description:
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According to the Articles of the Company , each Directors(including Independent Directors) shall be appointed to a term of office for three (3) years, the term of the company’s board of directors will expire on Oct 28,2021,the re-election is held at an earlier schedule of the General Shareholders’ meeting.
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According to the Articles of the Company , The Board shall consist of not less than five (5) or more than nine (9) Directors, the number of Independent Directors of the Company shall not be less than three (3) or one-fifth of the total number of Directors at any time, whichever is greater. One (1) of the Independent Directors shall have resident status of the R.O.C. (such resident status being registered with local government authorities), a candidate nomination mechanism shall be adopted for election of all Directors. The shareholders shall elect directors from among those listed in the slate of director candidates.
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The term of newly elected directors ,with a three-year term ,term of period is starting from June 28,2021 to June 27,2024. And the tenure of the original directors (including independent directors) shall be terminated when finishing this general shareholders’ meeting.
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The election of directors of the Company (including independent directors) are approved by the Board of Directors on May 10, 2021. List of candidates for directors (including independent directors), please refer to page 22 (Attachment 6) of the manual.
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The result of election:
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Other Matters
First proposal [proposed by the board of directors]
Proposal: Release the New Board of Directors and Representatives from the Non-competition Restrictions
Description:
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According to Article 209 of the Company Act – “A director who does anything for himself or on behalf or another person that is within the scope of the company's business, shall explain to the shareholders’ meeting the essential contents of such an act and secure its approval.”
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The newly elected directors (including independent directors) and representative may invest in or operate other companies with the same or similar business scope as the company, or act as directors or supervisors, it is proposed to the Shareholders’ meeting for permission to remove the restrictions on non-competition of new directors .
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A detailed statement of removal of the restrictions on non-competition of candidates, Please see page 23 (Attachment 7) of the manual .
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Submit for a referendum.
Extempore Motion
Adjournment
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Attachment 1
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
2020 Business Report
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I. Overview of business in 2020
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(I) Performance of the business plan
The net amount of the Company’s revenue for 2020 is NT$863,749,000, or NT$172,150 ,000 less than 2019 (about 16.62%). The net profit after tax is NT$68,565,000, or NT$24,506,000 less than 2019 (about 26.33%). Revenue decline in 2020 is mainly due to the recession of COVID-19 pandemic, customers in North America and Europe who accounts majority of our sales are worst impacted. With the relief of pandemic since August, 2020, delivery has gradually recovered but revenue as a whole is still less compare to previous year.
- (II) Execution of budget
Pursuant to the current regulations, the Company has not disclosed the forecast of 2020 finance and thus is not applicable.
- (II) Analysis of financial incomes and profitability
| Unit: NT$thousand | Unit: NT$thousand | |||
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| Item | 2019 | 2020 | Difference % | |
| Net amount of operatingrevenue | 1,035,899 | 863,749 |
(16.62) |
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| Operatingmargin | 267,301 | 201,800 |
(24.50) |
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| Operating profit | 111,008 | 78,839 |
(28.98) |
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| After-tax netprofit | 93,071 | 68,565 |
(26.33) |
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| Liabilityto asset ratio % | 35.15 | 34.27 |
(2.50) |
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| Financial structure |
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| Long-term fund to fixed asset ratio % |
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| 252.30 | 340.49 |
34.95 |
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| Current ratio % | 212.58 | 173.16 |
(18.54) |
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| Solvency | ||||
| Quick ratio % | 145.34 | 118.80 |
(18.26) |
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| Return on assets | 8.05% | 5.53% |
(31.30) |
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| Return on shareholder’s equity | 12.69% | 8.47% |
(33.25 |
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| Profitability | ||||
| Netprofit margin | 8.96% | 7.94% |
(11.38) |
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| Earningsper share(NT$) | 3.09 | 2.06 |
(33.33) |
The profitability of 2020 decreased from 2019, the main reasons are, other than the 16.62% decline of revenue:
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After the outbreak of COVID-19 in first quarter of 2020, production was resumed with limited capacity due to unfavorable factors such as shortage of labor hands, disruption in supply chain and insufficient logistic services. Revenue in the period is lower than that of same period of previous year. Manufacturing cost amortized to each product unit is higher and thus drove up product cost..
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Customers with higher margin profit were severely impacted by pandemic. Demand dropped drastically and customers became conservative on posting forecast and releasing orders. Therefore margin profit dropped as product portfolio changed. Alternative energy product business is more mature and is witnessing strong competition from mainland China. Selling price is reduced upon customer demand which led to lower margin profit.
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In a nutshell, for 2020, under the impact of the client and product profolio , the net profit aftertax declined from 2019.
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II. Summary of the 2020 Business Plan
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(I) Guidelines of operations
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Orders for aluminum products is gradually increasing despite recession. Strengthen aluminum alloy casting skills by increasing personnel training; invest moderately in aluminum casting and processing automation equipment for better production efficiency and product quality while alleviating demand of workmanship.
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Continuously expand customer base and diversify business in various industry to increase turnover and spread business risk; Proactively seek large workpiece business opportunity and enhance utilization rate of large horizontal CNC machines.
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In response to logistics problem such as destination port congestion and freight containers shortage, proactively adjust procurement and production schedule and make advance shipment to reduce the risk of air transport.
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(II) Expected sales volume and the basis
- The Company expect the shipment volume in 2021 to grow continuously, with the stable orders to the existing products from the major clients, combining with the mass production of new products. The estimated shipment volume is based on the long-term demand forecasts provided by the clients, the progress of new product development and the plan of capacities.
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III. Strategies of Future Development
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(I) Marketing strategies:
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Seeking opportunities to expand supply to the existing clients; through the experience of partnering with current clients, the Company seeks participation to the development projects of major international car makers; strives for the R&D for technologies improving production process, to enhance the R&D capability of the Company; and continuing the development parts for new car models.
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Continuously monitor the development of commercial vehicles sector ,seeking aluminum electric motor housing business opportunity from renown electric vehicle manufacturers; In response to the trend of lightweight vehicles, develop aluminum alloy chassis parts in cooperation with existing clients; Tap into relevant initiative of energy-saving, carbon-reducing and emission control regulations, expand supply of aluminum alloy EGR parts; Participate in the development of electric-mechanical brake system parts that meets higher safety regulations to satisfy client’s diverse demands.
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Intensify existing client service, strive to provide customer integrated services with multicasting material, multi-manufacturing and assembly processes, satisfying the one-stop-procurement demands of the clients
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In the post-epidemic era, strengthen digital marketing capability. Tap and dig into potential customers to develop and categorize their requirements efficiently and systematically, and ultimately transform them into clients with real business needs.
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Develop customers from new industry by contacting relevant trade association and legal entities.
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(II) Production strategies:
- Promotion of smart logistic; enhancement of supports to operations; Continuously improve production automation to build smart manufacturing infrastructure and to weather labor shortage risk; Promote equipment and information visualization management thus to advance manufacturing management system efficiency. Speed up progress tracking and abnormality disposal process. Speed up decision-making process to
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reduce waste.
2. Enhance supply chain management efficiency; Implement flexible production to satisfy the needs of small-batch, multi-items from customer; Integrate manufacturing process from various material forming processes such as casting, forging, to heat treatment, surface treatment, and assembling to expanding scope of product catalogue of different material and craftsmanship.
3. Search and develop potential raw parts supplier through relevant trade association to expand non-iron casting supply base.
4. Strengthen role of cross-functional team for new product development, R&D staff focus on new product design, new process planning and absorption and conversion of new technologies while engineering team focus on on-site process improvement and new product sample fabrication; Establish a process to shorten development lead time for new products so as to meet ever demanding delivery deadline from customers.
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(III) Management strategies
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Review and simplify existing processes. Improve operational efficiency by maximizing ERP and electronic document management systems; Strengthen company's KPI management, and thus to enhance overall operation performance and implement corporate governance.
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Digital transformation, Optimize front-to-back management system through digital technology; Improve efficiency of communication within the organization; Further integrate internal and external information to improve customer awareness and obtain high-quality data and information; Enhance company's competitiveness.
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IV. Under the influences of external competitions, regulations, and macro- operational environment
With the safety regulations upgrade in various countries, tighter environmental regulations, the trends of being smart, electrical or with new energies, as well as the rapid evolving macro environment, in the regards of industry and market, the Company will follow the trends of clients’ markets, by expanding the precise processing technologies of multiple materials (cast iron, aluminum and steel), to provide the one-stop procurement to the clients, for the purpose of enhancing the Company’s competitiveness and growth momentum, At a post-pandemic era where “Rise of online communication, Decline of physical interaction” is trending, invest both in software and hardware to achieve digitization on operation management, supply chain, product and services become imperative. Meanwhile, it is necessary to review and evaluate potential risks that company might confront and establish a contingency plan to maximize shareholder’s value and fulfill social responsibility as a business entity
Finally, we’d like to express our appreciations for the supports and encouragements from our shareholders. We thank you sincerely and wish you all the best and healthy.
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Head of Accounting:
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~~Attachment 2~~
World Known MFG(Cayman) Limited
Audit Committee Report
The Board of Directors has prepared the 2020 Business Report, Consolidated Financial Report and proposal of earning distribution. The Consolidated Financial Report has been audited by Cheng-Hsueh Chen, CPA and Tzu-Hsin Chang, CPA of KPMG Taiwan, with an independent auditor's report with unqualified opinion. The Audit Committee has reviewed the abovementioned reports prepared by the Board of Directors and found them to be in compliance with regulatory requirements. We hereby issue this report in accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of The Company Act. The report is thus made and please review.
To
2021 Annual General Meeting
World Known MFG(Cayman) Limited ( 英屬開曼群島光隆精密股份有限公司 in Chinese)
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Convener of Audit Committee:
March 24, 2021
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Attachment 3
Independent Auditors’ Report
To the Board of Directors of World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited:
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited (the ” Company”) and its subsidiaries (the” Group”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and 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, 2020 and 2019, 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 with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”), International Accounting Standards (“IASs”), Interpretations developed by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) or the former Standing Interpretations Committee (“SIC”) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China for year 2020; we conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants, Enforcement letter FinancialSupervisory-Securities-Auditing-1090360805 and the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China for year 2019. 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 Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Ethics in Republic of China (“the Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis of our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. 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. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
- Appropriateness of Revenue Recognition Timing
Please refer to Note 4(m) to the consolidated financial statements for accounting policy of revenue recognition, and Note 6(t) for explanation of revenue recognition.
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Description of key audit matter:
Revenue is the key performance indicator for evaluating the performance of the financial and operation of the Group. In addition, revenue is recognized when the control in each individual contract with customers is transferred. The Company recognizes revenue depending on the various sales terms in each individual contract with customers to ensure the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred. Therefore, the revenue recognition is one of the key audit matters in our audit.
How the matter was addressed in our audit:
In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included assessing and testing the Group’s internal controls surrounding revenue recognition; conducting customer trend analysis to assess the existence of any significant exception; on a sample basis, inspecting contracts with customers or customers’ orders, and assessing whether the accounting treatment of the related contracts is applied appropriately, and performing test of details on sales to assess the existence, accuracy and appropriateness of revenue recognition, and performing sales cut-off test of a period before and after the financial position date by vouching related document of sales transactions to determine whether revenue have been appropriately recognized.
2. Inventory Valuation
Please refer to Note 4(h) to the consolidated financial statements for accounting policy of inventory; Note 5(b) for accounting estimations and assumptions of valuation of inventory, and Note 6(e) for explanation of valuation of inventory.
Description of key audit matter:
The Group’s belongs to precision machining of castings industry. The Group’s inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. However, the cost of inventory might exceed its net realizable value due to the rapid advancement of technology and the changes in market demand. Therefore, inventory evaluation is one of our key audit matters.
How the matter was addressed in our audit:
In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures, included reasonable assessing the Group’ s allowance amount of inventory according to its characteristic; conducting sampling to examine accuracy of inventory aging; examine whether the Group has conduct accounting policy of inventory valuation; compare and examine past allowance method of inventory with current year, to confirm whether the assumption of allowance of inventory method are in appropriate.
3. Accounts Receivable Valuation
Please refer to Note 4(g) to the consolidated financial statements for accounting policy of assessment of accounts receivable impairment; Note 5(a) to the consolidated financial statements for accounting estimations and assumptions of assessment of accounts receivable, and Note 6(c) to the consolidated financial statements for impairment of accounts receivable.
Description of key audit matter:
The Group’s accounts receivable are concentrate among some customers. Allowance evaluation on accounts receivable contains management’ s subjective judgment. Therefore, the assessment on accounts receivable is one of the key audit matters.
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How the matter was addressed in our audit:
In velation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedure included reasonable assessing the group’s allowance amount of accounts receivable according to its characteristic; analyze aging of accounts receivable, receive records and customers’ credit risk concentration. Assessed whether estimation method and the amount of accounts receivable this period present fairly.
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 with the IFRSs, IASs, IFRC, SIC endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance (including the supervisors) are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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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 appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Cheng-Hsueh, Chen and Tsu-Hsin, Chang.
KPMG
Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) March 24, 2021
Notes to Readers
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated statement of financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with the 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 accepted and applied in the Republic of China.
The independent auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements are the English translation of the Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between, or any difference in the interpretation of the English and Chinese language independent auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements, the Chinese version shall prevail.
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(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Report Originally Issued in Chinese) World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Assets Current assets: 1100 Cash and cash equivalents (note 6(a)) 1150 Notes receivables, net(note 6(c)) 1170 Accounts receivable, net (note 6(c)) 1180 Accounts receivable due from related parties, net (note 6(c) and 7) 1200 Other receivables (note 6(d)) 1210 Other receivables from related parties (note 6(d) and 7) 1220 Current tax assets 1310 Inventories (note 6(e)) 1476 Other financial assets - current (note 6(i) and 8) 1470 Other current assets (note 6(i)) Non-current assets: 1541 Non-current financial assets at amortized cost(note 6(b)) 1600 Property, plant and equipment (note 6(f) and 8) 1755 Right-of-use assets (note 6(g) and 8) 1780 Intangible assets (note 6(h)) 1840 Deferred income tax assets (note 6(p)) 1900 Other non-current assets (note 6(i)) Total assets |
December 31, 2020 Amount % $ 281,626 21 17,585 1 134,858 10 17 - 14,319 1 98 - 315 - 218,692 17 34,176 3 10,105 1 711,791 54 262,622 20 269,694 20 70,204 5 10,265 1 1,024 - 3,734 - 617,543 46 $ 1,329,334 100 |
December 31, 2019 Amount % 351,402 31 10,931 1 132,280 11 6 - 11,112 1 98 - 315 - 225,057 20 - - 12,189 1 743,390 65 - - 316,550 27 78,330 7 6,513 1 1,359 - 2,209 - 404,961 35 1,148,351 100 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities: 2100 Short-term borrowings (note 6(j) and 8) 2130 Current contract liabilities(note 6(t)) 2170 Accounts payable 2180 Accounts payable to related parties (note 7) 2200 Other payables (note 6(k) and (o)) 2220 Other payables to related parties (note 7) 2230 Current income tax liabilities 2280 Current lease liabilities (note 6(n) and 7) 2300 Other current liabilities (note 6(l)) 2322 Long-term borrowings, current portion (note 6(m) and 8) Non-Current liabilities: 2540 Long-term borrowings (note 6(m) and 8) 2580 Non-current lease liabilities(note 6(n) and 7) Total liabilities Equity attributable to owners of parent: (note 6(q)) 3100 Capital stock 3211 Capital surplus 3300 Retained earnings 3400 Other equity Total equity attributable to owners of parent: 36XX Non-controlling interests Total equity attributable to owners of parent Total liabilities and equity |
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 Amount % 35,000 3 682 - 101,173 9 42,798 3 115,368 10 2,556 - 33,012 3 7,041 1 6,916 1 5,149 - 349,695 30 2,391 - 51,593 5 53,984 5 403,679 35 300,000 26 216,423 19 255,975 22 (28,021) (2) 744,377 65 295 - 744,672 65 1,148,351 100 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Report Originally Issued in Chinese) World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars , Except for Earnings Per Common Share)
| 4000 Operating revenue(note 6(t) and 7) 5000 Operating costs(note6(e), (h), (o) and 7) 5900 Gross profit from operations 6000 Operating expenses(note6(c), (h), (o), (u) and 7): 6100 Selling expenses 6200 Administrative expenses 6300 Research and development expenses 6450 Impairment (reversal gain) loss determined in accordance with IFRS 9 6900 Net operating income 7000 Non-operating income and expenses(note 6(f), (n) and (v)) : 7100 Interest income 7010 Other income 7020 Other gains and losses 7050 Finance costs 7900 Profit before income tax 7950 Income tax expenses (note 6(p)) Profit 8300 Other comprehensive income: 8310 Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 8341 Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements 8349 Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 8360 Components of other comprehensive income (loss) that will be reclassified to profit or loss 8361 Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements 8399 Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss 8300 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of tax 8500 Total comprehensive income for the period Profit (loss) attributable to: 8610 Owners of parent 8620 Non-controlling interests Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to: 8710 Owners of parent 8720 Non-controlling interests Earnings per share (NT dollars) (Note 6(s)) 9750 Basic earnings per share 9850 Diluted earnings per share |
2020 Amount % $ 863,749 100 661,949 77 201,800 23 39,741 4 65,715 8 18,754 2 (1,249) - 122,961 14 78,839 9 7,962 1 13,170 1 (11,175) (1) (1,987) - 7,970 1 86,809 10 18,244 2 68,565 8 (43,456) (5) - - (43,456) (5) 48,796 6 - - 48,796 6 5,340 1 $ 73,905 9 $ 68,566 8 (1) - $ 68,565 8 $ 73,920 9 (15) - $ 73,905 9 $ 2.06 $ 2.06 |
2019 Amount % 1,035,899 100 768,598 74 267,301 26 48,122 4 88,205 9 19,697 2 269 - 156,293 15 111,008 11 1,145 - 14,790 1 138 - (1,591) - 14,482 1 125,490 12 32,419 3 93,071 9 (18,319) (2) - - (18,319) (2) (3,207) - - - (3,207) - (21,526) (2) 71,545 7 92,821 9 250 - 93,071 9 71,511 7 34 - 71,545 7 3.09 3.09 |
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(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese) World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Equity attributable to owners of parent
| Balance at January 1, 2019 Appropriation and distribution of retained earnings: Cash dividends of ordinary shares Profit for the year Other comprehensive income for the year Total comprehensive income for the year Balance at December 31, 2019 Balance at January 1, 2020 Appropriation and distribution of retained earnings: Legal reserve Special reserve Cash dividends of ordinary shares Profit for the year Other comprehensive income for the year Total comprehensive income for the year Capital increase by cash Employee share options-compensation cost Balance at December 31, 2020 |
Capital Stock | Capital surplus | Capital surplus | Retained earnings | Retained earnings | Retained earnings | Other equity interest |
Total equity attributable to owners of parent |
Total equity attributable to owners of parent |
Non-controlling interests |
Non-controlling interests |
Total equity 718,127 (45,000) (45,000) 93,071 (21,526) 71,545 744,672 744,672 - - (101,697) (101,697) 68,565 5,340 73,905 156,720 212 873,812 |
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Special reserve |
Unappropriated retained earnings |
Total | |||||||||||||||
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign financial statements |
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| $ 300,000 - - - - - $ 300,000 $ 300,000 - - - - - - - 38,990 - $ 338,990 |
216,423 | - | - | 208,154 | 208,154 | (6,711) - - - (21,310) (21,310) (28,021) (28,021) - - - - - 5,355 5,355 - - (22,666) |
717,866 | 261 - - 250 (216) 34 295 295 - - - - (1) (15) (16) - - 279 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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(English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Report Originally Issued in Chinese) World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities: Profit from continuing operations before tax Adjustments: Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss): Depreciation expense Amortization expense Expected credit loss (gain) reversal of provision for bad debt expense Interest expense Interest income Employee share options-compensation cost (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment Allowance for inventory valuation and obsolescence loss Impairment (reversal gain) loss on non-financial assets Total adjustments to reconcile profit Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Changes in operating assets: Increase in notes receivable Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable from related parties Increase (decrease) in other receivables Decrease in other receivable from related parties Decrease in inventories Decrease in prepayments Decrease in other current assets Total changes in operating assets Changes in operating liabilities: Increase (decrease) in current contract liabilities Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Decrease in accounts payable to related parties Decrease in other payables (Decrease) increase in other payables to related parties (Decrease) increase in other current liabilities Total changes in operating liabilities Total changes in operating assets and liabilities Cash inflow generated from operations Interest received Interest paid Income taxes paid Net cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from (used in) investing activities: Acquisition of other financial assets Acquisition of financial assets at amortized cost Acquisition of property, plant and equipment Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment Acquisition of intangible assets Increase in payments for business facilities Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits Increase in non-current assets Net cash flows used in investing activities Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: Increase in short-term borrowings Decrease in short-term loans borrowings Proceeds from long-term borrowings Repayments of lease liabilities Capital increase by cash Cash dividends paid Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
2020 $ 86,809 66,345 2,825 (1,249) 1,987 (7,962) 212 62 5,212 - 67,432 (6,654) (1,329) (11) (3,207) - 1,153 1,223 861 (7,964) 962 41,023 (19,984) (1,139) (653) (1,862) 18,347 10,383 164,624 7,962 (1,995) (22,850) 147,741 (34,176) (262,622) (11,859) 69 (6,529) (1,355) 484 (654) (316,642) 158,522 (105,000) (5,149) (7,099) 156,720 (101,697) 96,297 2,828 (69,776) 351,402 $ 281,626 |
2019 125,490 70,519 2,726 269 1,591 (1,145) - (366) 6,688 (1,589) 78,693 (424) 46,320 2 8,976 76 19,216 4,037 2,257 80,460 (6,802) (66,603) (1,344) (6,069) 1,902 2,231 (76,685) 3,775 207,958 1,145 (1,573) (46,218) 161,312 - - (62,707) 738 (3,979) - (1,477) (542) (67,967) 85,000 (60,000) (5,148) (5,731) - (45,000) (30,879) (12,110) 50,356 301,046 351,402 |
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Attachment 4
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited Earnings Distribution Table
2020
| Beginning retained earnings Add:2019 net profit after tax Less:10% legal reserve Add: special reserve was reduction of shareholder's equity-other equity items. Distributable net profit Distributable items: Less:Dividend to shareholders-Cash(NT$2/per share) Unappropriated retained earnings |
Unit:NT$Amount $116,974,33668,565,474(6,856,547)5,355,864184,039,127(67,798,000)$116,241,127 |
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Attachment 5
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
Comparison Table of Amended “ Rules Governing the Election of Directors ”
| No. of Article | Current Clause | Proposal of amendment | Reason of amendment |
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| Article 4 | During the Listing PeriodElection of independent directors at the Company shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures set out in Article 192-1 of the Company Act.and may not arbitrarily add requirements for documentation of other qualification.The list of candidates for directors and their academic qualifications and |
Election of directors (including independent directors) at the Company shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures set out in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. |
To coordinate with the amendment to Article 192-1 of the Company Law to simplify the procedures for appointing directors and amend the paragraph. |
| experience shall be announced, and shareholders shall select the list of candidates for directors |
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| Article 5 | Paragraph 1 (omit) When the number of independent directors falls below that required under paragraph 1 of Article 14-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, listing rules of TWSE-listed companies, or item 8 of the “Standards for Determining Unsuitability for TPEx Listing under Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Review of Securities for Trading on the TPEx”, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders meeting to fill the vacancy. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies. |
Paragraph 1 (omit) When the number of independent directors falls below that required under paragraph 1 of Article 14-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders meeting to fill the vacancy. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies. |
Amendment of this clauseto coordinate with and the Financial Regulatory Commission’s order Jin Guan Zheng Jiao Zi No. 1070345233 issued on December 19, 2018. |
| Article 11 | If a candidate is a shareholder, a voter must enter the candidate's account name and shareholder account number in the"candidate" column of the ballot; for a non-shareholder, the voter shall enter the candidate's full name and identity card number. When the candidate is a juristic-person shareholder, the name of the juristic-person shareholder shall be entered in the column for the candidate's account name in the ballot paper, or both the name of the juristic-person shareholder and the name of its representative may be entered. When there are multiple |
Delete | 1.Deleted in accordance with the Financial Regulatory 2.Commission’s order Jin Guan Zheng Jiao Zi No. 1080311451 issued on April 25, 2019 |
representatives, the names of each respective representative shall be |
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| No. of Article | Current Clause | Proposal of amendment | Reason of amendment |
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| entered. | |||
| Article 12 | A ballot is invalid under any of the following circumstances: A. The ballot was not prepared by the Company. B. A blank ballot is placed in the ballot box. C. The writing is unclear and indecipherable or has been altered. D. The candidate whose name is entered in the ballot is a shareholder,but the candidate's account name and shareholder account number do not conform with those given in the shareholder register, or the candidate whose name is entered in the ballot is a non-shareholder, and a cross-check shows that the candidate's name and ID number/UBNdo not match. E. Other words or marks are entered in addition to the candidate's account name (title or name) or shareholder account number (ID number/UBN) and the number of voting rights allotted. F.The name of the candidate entered in the ballot is identical to that of another shareholder, but no shareholder account number or ID number/UBN is provided in the ballot to identify such individual. |
A ballot is invalid under any of the following circumstances: A. The ballot was not prepared by a person with the right to convene. B. A blank ballot is placed in the ballot box. C. The writing is unclear and indecipherable or has been altered. D. The candidate whose name is entered in the ballot does not conform tothe director candidate list. E. Other words or marks are entered in addition to the number of voting rights allotted. |
Amendment of this clause in accordance with the regulations of Article 173 of the Company Act, and the Financial Regulatory Commission’s order Jin Guan Zheng Jiao Zi No. 1080311451 issued on April25, 2019. |
| Article 17 | Paragraph 1and 2 is not amended. | Paragraph 1and 2 is not amended. The second amendment was made on June 28,2021 |
Added the article and the date of this amendment. |
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Attachment 6
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited List of Candidates of Directors (Including Independent Directors).
| Title | Name | Education | Experience | shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Lu, Huang-Fu | 1.The College of Law, Tunghai University 2.School of Management Development, Feng Chia University |
Vice President of World Known Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
1,352,000 |
| Director | Lu, Chung-Wen | Ming-Der Vocational School |
1.Director of Board, Lucky Bank, Inc. 2.Officer of Taichung Credit Union |
894,000 |
| Director | Chang, Wu-Lung | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Provincial Taipei Vocational School of Industry |
1.Singer Taiwan Limited. 2.President of World Know Precision Industry (Fuzhou) Co., Ltd. |
666,000 |
| Director | AmTrust Investment Consulting Corp. |
NA | Director of World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited |
2,000,000 |
| Director | Sheng, Chien-Chih | MBA, Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management |
1.Director of Board, Hota Industrial MFG. Co., Ltd. 2.Manager of Tong-An Investment Co., Ltd. |
0 |
| Director | Lin, Yen-Huey | Department of Business Administration, Pacific Western University |
Vice President of Hota Industrial MFG. Co., Ltd. |
0 |
| Independent Director |
Wang, Wei | Phd, Master Program of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, National Chung Hsing Univeristy |
1.Dean of College of Business, Feng Chia University 2.Diector of Taiwan Economic Association 3.Committee member of Internationtal Trade Commission Ministry of ~~Ei Affi~~ |
0 |
| Independent Director |
Hon, Jau-Shin | Phd, Department of Management science, National Chiao Tung University |
~~conomc ars~~ 1.Chair / Associate Professor of Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information, Tunghai University 2.CEO of School of Exterrsion, Tunghai University |
0 |
| Independent Director |
Hsu, Fu-Hsiung | Master of Department of Financial & Economic Law, Chung Yuan Christian University |
1.Lin,Zih-Ying Law Firm 2. Chen,Yi-Cheng Law Firm 3. DingLui Law Firm |
0 |
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Attachment 7
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
List of removal of the restrictions on non-competition of candidates
| NO | Title | Name | A detailed statement of removal of the restrictions on non-competition of candidates |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director | Lu, Chung-Wen | Director of World Known MFG Co., Ltd. | |
| 2 | Director | Chang, Wu-Lung | Chairman of World Known MFG Co., Ltd. | |
| 3 | Director | Sheng, Chien-Tsi | Executive Director of Hota Industrial MFG Co., Ltd. Director of Kao Fong Machinery Co., Ltd. Director Of Jyu Da Smart Technology Co.,Ltd Independent director of Orange Electronic Co., Ltd. |
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| 4 | Director | Lin, Yen-Hui | Vice President of Hota Industrial MFG. Co., Ltd. Chairman of wuxi Hota Precision Gear Co., Ltd Chairman of Howon Powertrain Co.,Ltd Chairman Of Jyu Da Smart Technology Co.,Ltd Supervisor of Howin Precision Co., Ltd. |
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| 5 | Independent Director |
Hung, Yao-Hsun | Independent Director of Giantplus Technology Co.,Ltd |
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Appendix 1
Company Number: 305958
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS THE COMPANIES LAW (2020 REVISION)
AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
Incorporated on the 19[th] day of November, 2015
(as adopted by a Special Resolution passed on 17[th] June 2020)
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__________ THE CAYMAN ISLANDS THE COMPANIES LAW (2020 REVISION) COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
(as adopted by a Special Resolution passed on 17[th] June 2020)
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The name of the Company is World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited .
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The Registered Office of the Company shall be situated at the offices of Portcullis (Cayman) Ltd. at The Grand Pavilion Commercial Centre, Oleander Way, 802 West Bay Road, P.O. Box 32052, Grand Cayman KYl-1208, Cayman Islands or such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Board may from time to time decide, being the registered office of the Company.
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Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum of Association, the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted, and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by any law as provided by Section 7(4) of the Companies Law (2020 Revision).
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Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum of Association, the Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit, as provided by Section 27(2) of the Companies Law (2020 Revision).
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Nothing in this Memorandum of Association shall permit the Company to carry on a business of a bank or trust company without being licensed in that behalf under the Banks and Trust Companies Law (as revised) or to carry on insurance business from within the Cayman Islands or the business of an insurance manager, agent, sub-agent or broker without being licensed in that behalf under the Insurance Law (as revised) or to carry on the business of company management without being licensed in that behalf under the Companies Management Law (as revised).
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The Company shall not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding contracts in the Cayman Islands, and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands.
Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
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When conducting business, the Company shall comply with the laws and regulations as well as business ethics, and may take actions that will promote public interests in order to fulfil its social responsibilities.
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The liability of each member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such member’s shares.
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The share capital of the Company is NT$600,000,000 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of NT$10 each with power for the Company, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) and the Articles of Association, to redeem or purchase any of its shares and to sub-divide, increase or reduce the said capital and to issue any part of its capital, original, redeemed, increased or reduced, with or without any preference, priority or special privilege or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions and so that, unless the condition of issue shall otherwise expressly declare, every issue of shares, whether declared to be ordinary, preference or otherwise, shall be subject to the power hereinbefore contained.
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Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company and the interpretations section of the Articles of Association of the Company shall apply to this Memorandum of Association.
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__________ THE CAYMAN ISLANDS THE COMPANIES LAW (2020 REVISION) COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
(as adopted by a Special Resolution passed on 17[th] June 2020)
INTERPRETATION
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The Regulations contained or incorporated in Table A of the First Schedule of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) shall not apply to this Company.
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(1) In these Articles the following terms shall have the meanings set opposite unless the context otherwise requires:
Applicable Listing Rules the relevant laws, regulations, rules and codes as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued trading or listing of any shares on any Taiwan stock exchange or securities market, including, without limitation the relevant provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act of the R.O.C., the Company Act of the R.O.C., the Business Mergers And Acquisitions Act of the R.O.C., the Act Governing Relations Between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, and any similar laws, statutes and the rules and regulations of the R.O.C. authorities thereunder, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Financial Supervisory Commission, the TPEx and the TWSE (where applicable);
Articles
these Articles of Association of the Company in their present form, as amended, substituted or supplemented from time to time by a Special Resolution;
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Auditors the certified public accountant (if any) retained by the Company to audit the accounts of the Company, to audit and/or certify the financial statements of the Company or to perform other similar duties as assigned or requested by the Company for the time being;
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Board the board of Directors of the Company comprising all the Directors;
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Capital Reserve means (1) the Share Premium Account, (2) income from endowments received by the Company and (3) other items generated and treated as capital reserve pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules or generally accepted accounting principles;
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Chairman has the meaning given thereto in Article 69;
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Class or Classes
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any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company in accordance with these Articles;
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Commission the Financial Supervisory Commission of the R.O.C. or any other authority for the time being administering the Securities and Exchange Act of the R.O.C.;
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Company World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited ;
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Consolidation the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company which is the new company that results from the consolidation of the constituent companies and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies in the consolidated company within the meaning of the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules;
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Director a director of the Company or an Independent Director (if any) for the time being who collectively form the Board, and “Directors” means 2 or more of them (including any and all Independent Director(s));
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Discount Transfer has the meaning set out in Paragraph (4) of Article 23;
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Electronic shall have the meaning given to it in the Electronic Transactions Law (as revised) of the Cayman Islands and any amendment thereto or re-enactments thereof
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for the time being in force including every other law incorporated therewith or substituted therefore;
Emerging Market
the emerging market board of the TPEx in Taiwan;
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Employees employees of the Company and/or any of the Subordinate Companies of the Company, as determined by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion, and “Employee” shall mean any one of them;
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Financial Statements has the meaning set out in Article 104;
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Independent Directors those Directors designated as "Independent Directors" who are elected by the Members at a general meeting and appointed as "Independent Directors" for the purpose of these Articles and the requirements of the Applicable Listing Rules, and “Independent Director” means any one of them;
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Juristic Person a firm, corporation or other organization which is recognised by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules as a legal entity;
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Law the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands and any amendment or other statutory modification thereof and every other act, order, regulation or other instrument having statutory effect (as amended from time to time) for the time being in force in the Cayman Islands applying to or affecting the Company, the Memorandum and/or these Articles, and where in these Articles any provision of the Law is referred to, the reference is to that provision as modified by any law for the time being in force;
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Member or Shareholder a Person who is duly registered as the holder of any Share or Shares in the Register for the time being, including persons who are jointly so registered and “Members” or “Shareholders” means 2 or more of them;
Memorandum the memorandum of association of the Company, as amended or substituted from time to time;
Merger the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving
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company within the meaning of the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules;
Month a calendar month; NTD New Taiwan Dollars; Ordinary Resolution a resolution:-
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(a) passed by a simple majority of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of any Members being Juristic Persons, by their respective duly authorised representatives or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy, present at a general meeting of the Company held in accordance with these Articles;
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(b) at any time other than during the Relevant Period, approved in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or being Juristic Persons by their duly authorized representatives); or
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(c) where the Company has only one Member, approved in writing by such Member signed by such Member and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument is executed;
Person any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires;
Preferred Shares has the meaning given thereto in Article 4; Private Placement an offer by the Company of its Shares, bonds and other securities approved by the Commission to specific persons pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules;
Register the register of Members of the Company maintained in accordance with the Law at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands;
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Registered Office
the registered office of the Company for the time being as required under the Law;
Relevant Period
the period commencing from the date on which any of the securities of the Company first become public offering or registered or listed on the Emerging Market, the TPEx, the TWSE or any Taiwan stock exchange or securities market to and including the date immediately before the day on which none of such securities are so registered or listed (and so that if at any time registration or listing of any such securities is suspended for any reason whatsoever and for any length of time, they shall nevertheless be treated, for the purpose of this definition, as registered or listed);
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R.O.C. or Taiwan the Republic of China, its territories, its possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction;
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R.O.C. Courts the Taiwan Taipei District Court or any other competent courts in the R.O.C.;
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Seal the common seal of the Company;
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Secretary any Person for the time being appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of the secretary of the Company and including any assistant, deputy, acting or temporary secretary;
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Share any share in the capital of the Company. All references to "Shares" herein shall be deemed to be Shares of any or all Classes as the context may require. For the avoidance of doubt in these Articles the expression "Share" shall include a fraction of a Share;
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Share Premium Account the share premium account of the Company established in accordance with these Articles and the Law;
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Shareholder Service the agent licensed by the R.O.C. authorities and Agent having its offices in the R.O.C. to provide shareholder services, in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules and the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies of the R.O.C. (as revised), to the Company;
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signed bearing a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical means or an electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic communication and executed or adopted by a Person with the intent to sign the electronic communication;
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Special Reserve has the meaning set out in Article 95; Special Resolution a special resolution of the Company passed in accordance with the Law, being a resolution:
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(a) passed by a majority of at least two-thirds of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of any Members being Juristic Persons, by their respective duly authorised representatives or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy, present at a general meeting of the Company held in accordance with these Articles, of which notice, specifying (without prejudice to the power contained in these Articles to amend the same) the intention to propose the resolution as a Special Resolution, has been duly given;
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(b) at any time other than during the Relevant Period, approved in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or being Juristic Persons by their duly authorized representatives); or
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(c) where the Company has only one Member, approved in writing by such Member signed by such Member and the effective date of the special resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument is executed.
A Special Resolution shall be effective for any purpose for which an Ordinary Resolution is expressed to be required under any provision of these Articles;
Spin-off an act wherein a transferor company transfers all of its independently operated business or any part of it to an existing or a newly incorporated company as
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consideration for that existing transferee company or newly incorporated transferee company to give shares, cash or other assets to the transferor company or to shareholders of the transferor company;
Statutory Reserve
a reserve set aside in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of after-tax net profit for the period and other items adjusted to the then-current year’s undistributed earnings other than after-tax net profit for the period as calculated by the Company under the Applicable Listing Rules;
Subordinate Company any company (a) of which a majority of the total outstanding voting shares or the total amount of the capital stock is held by the Company; (b) in which the Company has a direct or indirect control over the management of the personnel, financial or business operation of that company; (c) of which a majority of directors in such company are contemporarily acting as directors in the Company; or (d) of which a majority of the total outstanding voting shares or the total amount of the capital stock of such companies and that of the Company are held by the same Members;
TDCC
the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation;
TPEx the Taipei Exchange in Taiwan;
Treasury Shares Shares that have been purchased by the Company and have not been cancelled but have been held continuously by the Company since they were purchased in accordance with the Law; and
TWSE the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation.
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(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions defined in the Law and used herein shall have the meanings so defined.
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(3) In these Articles unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a) words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice-versa;
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(b) words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and neuter genders;
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(c) a notice provided for herein shall be in writing unless otherwise specified and all reference herein to "in writing" and "written" shall include printing, lithography,
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photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in permanent visible form; and
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(d) "may" shall be construed as permissive and "shall" shall be construed as imperative.
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(4) Headings used herein are intended for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of these Articles.
SHARES
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Subject to these Articles and any resolution of the Members to the contrary, the Board may, in respect of all Shares for the time being unissued:
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(a) offer, issue and allot of such Shares to such Persons, in such manner, on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may from time to time determine, but so that no Share shall be issued at a discount, except in accordance with the provisions of the Law and, if during the Relevant Period, the Applicable Listing Rules; and
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(b) grant options with respect to such Shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto, in accordance with the provisions of the Law and, if during the Relevant Period, the Applicable Listing Rules; and, for such purposes, the Board may reserve an appropriate number of Shares for the time being unissued.
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Subject to Article 5 and the sufficiency of the authorised share capital of the Company, the Company may issue Shares of different Classes with rights which are preferential or inferior to those of ordinary Shares issued by the Company (“ Preferred Shares ”) with the approval of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors.
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(1) Where the Company is to issue Preferred Shares, the following shall be expressly set out in these Articles:
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(a) the total number of Preferred Shares that have been authorised to be issued and the numbers of the Preferred Shares already issued;
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(b) the order, fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of dividends, bonuses and other distributions on such Preferred Shares;
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(c) the order, fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of surplus assets of the Company, upon its liquidation, to the holders of the Preferred Shares;
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(d) the order of or restrictions on the voting right(s) (including, where applicable, a statement that such Preferred Shares have no voting rights whatsoever) of the holders of such Preferred Shares;
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- (e) other matters concerning rights and obligations incidental to the Preferred Shares; and
- (f) the method by which the Company is authorised or compelled to redeem the Preferred Shares, or a statement that redemption rights shall not apply.
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(2) Subject to the Law, the Memorandum and these Articles shall be amended with the sanction of a Special Resolution to stipulate the rights, benefits and restrictions of such Preferred Shares and the number of the Preferred Shares the Company is authorised to issue.
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During the Relevant Period, subject to the sufficiency of the authorised share capital of the Company and these Articles, the issue of new ordinary Shares in the Company shall be approved by a majority of the Directors present at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors.
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(1) The Company shall issue Shares without printing share certificates, provided that the Register shall be conclusive evidence of the entitlement of a Person to Shares recorded against his/her/its name. During the Relevant Period, whenever the Company issues Shares, the Company shall, in compliance with the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules and subject to receipt of the subscription price from each subscriber, deliver or cause the Shareholder Service Agent to deliver Shares by advising TDCC to record the number of Shares against the name of each subscriber within thirty (30) days from the date such Shares may be delivered. The Company shall make a public announcement in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules prior to the delivery of such Shares.
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(2) When the total number of Shares in every issuance has been subscribed to in full, the Company shall immediately request each of the subscribers for payment. Where the Company issues Shares at a premium, the amount in excess of par value shall be collected at the same time with the payment for Shares. Where a subscriber delays payment for Shares as mentioned above, the Company shall prescribe a period of not less than one (1) month and call upon each subscriber to pay up, declaring that in case of default of payment within that prescribed period the subscriber’s right shall be forfeited. After the Company have made the aforesaid call, the subscribers who fail to pay accordingly shall forfeit their rights and the Shares subscribed to by them shall be otherwise sold. Under such circumstances, the Company may hold the subscriber liable for compensating the damage, if any, resulting from such default in payment.
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(3) If the period prescribed by the Company for payment for Shares is longer than one (1) month, failure of a subscriber to effect the payment within the said period shall result in the forfeiture of his/her rights of subscription. The Paragraph (2) of this Article in connection with the calling for delayed payment for Shares shall not be applicable.
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(4) The Company shall not issue bearer Shares.
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Person. For the avoidance of doubt, a subscriber who fails to pay up the Shares pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Article will not be considered a Member until the Shares to be subscribed are paid in full, and only if the Shares the subscriber subscribed have been paid in full may the subscriber's name be entered in the Register.
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(6) The Company shall neither issue Shares without par value nor convert its Shares from Shares with par value to Shares without par value.
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During the Relevant Period:
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(a) upon each issuance of new Shares, the Board may reserve not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the new Shares for subscription by the Employees pursuant to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules; and
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(b) where the Company issues new Shares for cash consideration, after the Board reserving certain percentage of the new Shares for subscription by the Employees pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Article, the Company shall allocate ten percent (10%) (or such greater percentage as the Company by an Ordinary Resolution determines) of the total number of the new Shares to be issued for offering in the R.O.C. to the public unless (i) the Commission, the TPEx and/or the TWSE (where applicable) considers such public offering unnecessary or inappropriate or (ii) the Applicable Listing Rules provide otherwise.
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During the Relevant Period, subject to an Ordinary Resolution, upon each issuance of new Shares for cash consideration, the Company shall, after reserving the portion of new Shares for subscription by the Employees and public offering in the R.O.C. pursuant to Article 8, first offer such remaining new Shares, by a public announcement and a written notice to each existing Member respectively, stating that in case any such existing Member fails to confirm his/her/its subscription within the prescribed period his/her/its subscription right shall be forfeited, for the subscription of each such existing Member in proportion to the number of Share(s) held by him/her/it, provided that:
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(a) where any fractional Share held by a Member is insufficient to subscribe for one new Share, the fractional Shares being held by several Members may be combined for joint subscription of one or more integral new Shares or for subscription of new Shares in the name of a single Member;
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(b) the existing Member(s) may assign and transfer his subscription right to other Persons independently of his original Shares; and
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(c) new Shares left unsubscribed may be offered to the public or to specific Persons through negotiation.
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(1) Subparagraph (a) of Article 8 and Article 9 shall not apply whenever the new Shares are issued due to the following reasons:
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- (a) in connection with a Merger or a Consolidation of the Company or a Spin-off of the Company's business, or pursuant to any reorganisation of the Company save as otherwise provided by these Articles;
- (b) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligation under Share subscription warrants and/or options granted to the Employees;
- (c) in connection with distribution of the Employees’ compensation;
- (d) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligation under corporate bonds which are convertible bonds or vested with rights to acquire Shares;
- (e) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligation under share subscription warrant or Preferred Shares vested with rights to acquire Shares; or
- (f) in connection with issuance of new Shares to the existing Members by capitalisation of the Company’s reserves in accordance with these Articles.
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(2) Article 8 and Article 9 shall not apply to any of the following circumstances;
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(a) the Company, as the surviving company, issues new Shares for a Merger, or the Company issues new shares for the Merger between its subsidiary and other companies;
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(b) all new Shares are issued as consideration for being acquired by the other company with the intention of takeover;
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(c) all new Shares are issued as consideration for the acquisition of issued shares, business, or assets of other companies;
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(d) new Shares are issued for the share exchange entered into by the Company;
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(e) new Shares are issued for a Spin-off effected by the transferor company;
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(f) new Shares are issued in connection with any Private Placement conducted pursuant to Article 13; or
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(g) new Shares are issued in connection with any other event otherwise prohibited, limited, restricted or exempted to so apply pursuant to the Law and/or the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(3) New Shares issued for any of the circumstances in the preceding Paragraph may be paid up in cash or assets as required for the business of the Company.
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During the Relevant Period, subject to the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company may, upon adoption of a resolution passed by a majority of the Directors present at a meeting of the Board attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of Directors, enter into a share subscription right agreement with the Employees whereby such Employees may subscribe,
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within a specific period of time, for a specific number of Shares of the Company at an agreed subscription price. Upon execution of the said agreement, the Company shall issue to each of such Employees a share subscription warrant. Such issued share subscription warrant shall be non-assignable, except for transfer by inheritance or intestacy.
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During the Relevant Period, the Company may, subject to approval of Shareholders by way of Special Resolution, issue new Shares with restricted rights as approved by such Special Resolution to Employees of the Company and/or its Subordinate Companies, provided that Articles 8 and 9 shall not apply. In respect of the issuance of Shares to Employees in the preceding sentence, the number of Shares to be issued, issue price, issue conditions, restrictions and other matters shall be subject to the Applicable Listing Rules and the Law.
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(1) During the Relevant Period and subject to the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution, conduct a Private Placement with any of the following Persons in the R.O.C.:
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(a) banks, bills finance enterprises, trust enterprises, insurance enterprises, securities enterprises, or other Juristic Persons or institutions approved by the Commission;
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(b) natural persons, Juristic Persons, or funds meeting the conditions prescribed by the Commission; or
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(c) directors, supervisors, officers and managers of the Company or its affiliated enterprises.
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(2) Subject to the preceding Paragraph, the Board may resolve by a majority of the Directors presents at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total numbers of the Directors that a Private Placement of ordinary corporate bonds be carried out by installments within one year of the date of such resolution.
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The Company may by a Special Resolution reduce its share capital in the manner authorised, and subject to any conditions prescribed, by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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During the Relevant Period, any issuance, conversion or cancellation of the Shares or any other equity securities (including but not limited to warrants, options or bonds), capitalisation and shareholder services, shall comply with the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies of the R.O.C. (as revised).
MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
- Whenever the share capital of the Company is divided into different Classes of Shares, including where Preferred Shares are issued, subject to Article 46 and in addition to a Special Resolution, the special rights attached to any Class shall be varied or abrogated with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the Shares of such Class. To every such separate general meeting and all adjournments thereof,
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all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings of the Company and to the proceedings thereat shall mutatis mutandis apply.
- The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that Class, be deemed to be materially adversely varied or abrogated by, inter alia , the creation, allotment or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with or subsequent to them or the redemption or purchase of Shares of any Class by the Company.
REGISTER
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Subject to the Law, the Board shall cause to be kept the Register at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as it deems fit. During the Relevant Period, the Register shall be entered therein the particulars required under the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, and shall be made available at its Shareholder Service Agent’s office in the R.O.C. The Board or any other authorized conveners of general meetings of the Company may request that the Company or the Company’s Shareholder Service Agent provide a copy of the Register for inspection.
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Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles and subject to the Law, during the Relevant Period, the relevant information of the Members shall be recorded by TDCC, and the Company shall recognize each person identified in the records provided by TDCC to the Company as a Member and such records shall form part of the Register as at the date of receipt of such records by the Company.
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES
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(1) Subject to the Law and these Articles, Shares may be issued on the terms that they are, or at the option of the Company or the holder are, to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as the Company, before the issue of the shares, may by Special Resolution determine.
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(2) All Preferred Shares may be redeemed in accordance with the provisions of the Law, provided that the privileges accorded to holders of the Preferred Shares by these Articles shall not be impaired under the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(1) Subject to the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and these Articles, upon the approval of a majority of the Directors present at a Board meeting attended by two-thirds or more of Directors, the Company may purchase its own Shares.
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(2) During the Relevant Period:
- (a) The number of Shares to be purchased by the Company from time to time shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares and the total amount of the Shares to be purchased by the Company shall not exceed the aggregate amount of retained profits, premium on capital stock, and realized Capital Reserve.
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- (b) Such resolutions of the Board approving purchases of Shares and the implementation thereof (including the failure of any purchase of Shares as approved by such resolutions, if any) shall be reported to the Shareholders at the next general meeting of the Company.
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(1) Shares repurchased, redeemed or acquired (by way of surrender or otherwise) by the Company shall be cancelled immediately or held as Treasury Shares, upon such terms and manner and subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit.
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(2) During the Relevant Period, all matters relating to the Company’s redemption and repurchase of Shares shall be subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(1) Subject to the Law, for so long as the Company holds Treasury Shares, the Company shall be entered in the Register as the holder of the Treasury Shares, provided that:
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(a) the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void;
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(b) the Treasury Shares shall not be pledged or encumbered in any manner whatsoever;
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(c) a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued Shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Law; and
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(d) no dividend/bonus may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) may be made to the Company, in respect of a Treasury Share.
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(2) Subject to the Law and these Articles, any or all Treasury Shares may at any time be canceled or transferred to any person (including the Employees; the qualifications of such employees shall be determined by the Board, subject to Paragraph (5) of this Article) upon such terms and manner and subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit. The Board may determine, at its discretion, the terms and conditions (including a lock-up period restricting the transfer of any Treasury Shares transferred to the Employees pursuant to this Paragraph (2) for a term of up to two (2) years) of such transfer.
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(3) A sum equal to the consideration (if any) received by the Company pursuant to the transfer of Treasury Share(s) shall be credited in accordance with the Law.
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Treasury Shares to the Employees for a price that is below the average price that the Company has paid to purchase such Treasury Shares (the “ Discount Transfer ”), provided that the following matters shall be specified in the notice of such general meeting with the description of their major contents, and shall not be proposed as ad hoc motions:
- (a) the transfer price of the Treasury Shares as determined by the Board, the discount rate used for the Discount Transfer, and the calculation basis of the Discount Transfer, and the basis of such determination;
- (b) the amount of the Treasury Shares to be transferred pursuant to, and the purpose of, the Discount Transfer, and the basis of such determination;
- (c) the qualification and terms of the Employees to whom the Treasury Shares are transferred and the amount of Treasury Shares for which such Employees may subscribe pursuant to the Discount Transfer;
- (d) matters that the Board is of the opinion that may affect Shareholders' equity, including:
- (i) any expenses that may be incurred and dilution of per share profit, if any, due to the Discount Transfer in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules; and
- (ii) any burden on the Company caused by the Discount Transfer in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(5) The total aggregate amount of the Treasury Shares to be transferred to the Employees pursuant to the Discount Transfer in accordance with Paragraph (4) of this Article shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares of the Company, and each Employee shall not subscribe for more than point five percent (0.5%) of the total issued and outstanding Shares of the Company in aggregate.
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(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Articles but subject to the Law, the Company may carry out a compulsory purchase and cancellation of its Shares on a pro rata basis (rounded up or down to the nearest whole number) among the Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares held by each such Shareholder subject to approval by a Special Resolution. The purchase price payable to the Shareholders in connection with a purchase of Shares described in the preceding sentence may be paid in cash or in kind. Where any purchase price is paid in kind, the type of such payment in kind and the corresponding amount of such substitutive distribution shall be subject to approval by a Special Resolution as well as individual consent by the Shareholder(s) receiving such payment in kind. Prior to convening the general meeting for approving such purchase of Shares, the Board shall determine the monetary equivalent value of any purchase price to be paid in kind and have such value audited and certified by a certified public accountant in the R.O.C.
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- (2) For the avoidance of doubt, where the proposed purchase and cancellation of Shares is not on a pro rata basis, subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Board is empowered to authorize and carry out such repurchase without approval by Special Resolution in accordance with the preceding Paragraph.
TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
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Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules and unless otherwise provided by these Articles, the Shares shall be freely transferable.
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The Company shall not be obligated to recognize any transfer or assignment of Shares unless the name/title and residence/domicile of the transferor and transferee have been recorded in the Register. The registration of transfers may be suspended when the Register is closed in accordance with Article 28.
NON-RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS
- Except as required by Law or the Applicable Listing Rules, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share upon any trust, and the Company shall not, unless required by Law or the Applicable Listing Rules, be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or actual interest in any Share (except only as otherwise provided by these Articles, the Law or the Applicable Listing Rules otherwise requires or under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or any other rights in respect of any Share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.
CLOSING REGISTER OR FIXING RECORD DATE
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Closure Period, the respective convening date of the general meeting or the relevant target date shall be included.
GENERAL MEETINGS
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The Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and the day and the time of an annual general meeting shall be determined by the Board PROVIDED HOWEVER that during the Relevant Period, an annual general meeting shall be convened within six months after close of each financial year or such other period as may be permitted by the Commission, the TPEx or the TWSE (where applicable). The annual general meeting shall be convened by the Board.
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All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. The Board may, whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.
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During the Relevant Period, all general meetings shall be held in the R.O.C. At any time other than during the Relevant Period, the Board may convene any general meeting at such place as it deems fit.
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(1) Any one or more Member(s) may, by depositing the requisition notice specifying the proposals to be resolved and the reasons thereof, request the Board to convene an extraordinary general meeting, provided that such Member or Members continuously holds at least three percent (3%) of the issued Shares of the Company as at the date of deposit of the requisition notice for a period of at least one year immediately prior to that date. If the Board does not give notice to Members to convene such meeting within fifteen (15) days after the date of the requisition notice, the proposing Member(s) may convene a general meeting.
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(2) Any one or more Member(s) continuously holding more than half of the total issued Shares of the Company for a period of no less than three (3) months may convene an extraordinary general meeting. The number of Shares held by such Member or Members and the holding period of which such Member or Members hold such Shares shall be calculated and determined based on the Register as of the first day of the Book Closure Period.
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(3) In addition to the circumstance where the Board should have convened a general meeting but does not or is unable to convene a general meeting pursuant to the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules or these Articles, an Independent Director from the audit committee of the Company may also, for the benefit of the Company, call a general meeting when it is deemed necessary.
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During the Relevant Period, the Company shall engage a Shareholder Service Agent within the R.O.C. to handle the administration of general meetings, including but not limited to, the voting matters.
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NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
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(1) During the Relevant Period, at least thirty (30) days’ notice of an annual general meeting and fifteen (15) days’ notice of an extraordinary general meeting shall be given to each Member, and subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company may make a public announcement of a notice of general meeting to Members holding less than 1,000 Shares instead of delivering the same to each Member. The period of notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served and of the day on which the general meeting is to be held. Such notice shall be in writing, shall specify the place, the day and the time of meeting and the agenda and the proposals to be resolved at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter described or be given via electronic communications if previously consented by the Members and permitted by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(2) At any time other than the Relevant Period, at least five (5) days’ notice in writing shall be given of an annual general meeting or any other general meeting PROVIDED HOWEVER that notice may be waived by all the Member either at or before the meeting is held PROVIDED FURTHER that notice or waiver thereof may be given by email, telex or telefax. At any time other than the Relevant Period, a general meeting may be convened by such shorter notice with the consent of a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety-five percent (95%) in nominal value of the Shares giving that right.
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(1) During the Relevant Period, the Company shall make public announcements with regard to notice of general meeting, proxy form, summary information and details about items to be proposed at the meeting for approval, discussion, election or dismissal of Directors at least thirty (30) days prior to any annual general meeting or at least fifteen (15) days prior to any extraordinary general meeting.
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(2) During the Relevant Period, if the Company allows the Shareholders to exercise the votes and cast the votes in writing or by way of electronic transmission in accordance with Article 57, the Company shall also send to the Shareholders the information and documents as described in the preceding Paragraph, together with the voting right exercise forms.
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The following matters shall not be considered, discussed or proposed for approval at a general meeting unless they are specified in the notice of general meeting with the description of their major contents; the major contents may be posted on the website designated by the R.O.C. competent authorities or the Company, and such website shall be indicated in the notice:
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(a) any election or removal of Director(s);
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(b) any alteration of the Memorandum and/or these Articles;
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(c) any capital reduction or compulsory purchase and cancellation of Shares pursuant to
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(d) applying for the approval of ceasing the status as a public company;
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(e) any dissolution, voluntary winding-up, Merger, share exchange, Consolidation or Spinoff of the Company;
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(f) entering into, amending, or terminating any contract for lease, management or regular joint operation of the Company’s whole business;
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(g) the transfer of the whole or any material part of the Company’s business or assets;
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(h) the acquisition of the whole business or assets of a Person, which has a material effect on the operation of the Company;
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(i) carrying out a Private Placement of any equity-type securities issued by the Company;
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(j) granting a waiver to a Director’s non-competition obligation or approving a Director to engage in activities in competition with the Company;
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(k) distributing dividends, bonuses or other distributions payable on or in respect of the Share in whole or in part by way of issuance of new Shares; and
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(l) capitalisation of the Company’s Statutory Reserve, the Share Premium Account and/or the income from endowments received by the Company in the Capital Reserve, by issuing new Shares and/or cash to its existing Members.
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During the Relevant Period, the Company shall prepare a manual for each general meeting, and such manual and relevant materials shall be published on the website designated by the Commission, the TPEx or the TWSE (where applicable) twenty-one (21) days prior to the scheduled date of the relevant annual general meeting and fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled date of the relevant extraordinary general meeting pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules.
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The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any Member entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
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(1) During the Relevant Period, one or more Member(s) holding one percent (1%) or more of the total issued Shares of the Company may submit to the Company not more than one proposal in writing or by way of electronic transmission for resolution at an annual general meeting.
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(2) During the Relevant Period, prior to the commencement of the period in which the Register is closed for transfers before an annual general meeting, the Company shall make a public announcement of the place and the period for Members to submit proposals; provided that the period for submitting such proposals shall not be less than ten (10) days.
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(3) The Member who has submitted a proposal shall attend, in person or by a proxy, such general meeting whereat his proposal is to be discussed and shall take part in the discussion of such proposal.
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(4) The Board shall include a proposal submitted by Member(s) unless:
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(a) the proposal involves matters which cannot be settled or resolved at a general meeting under the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and these Articles;
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(b) the number of Shares held by the proposing Member(s) is less than one percent (1%) of the total issued Shares in the Register upon commencement of the Book Closure Period before the relevant annual general meeting of the Company;
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(c) the proposal contains more than one matter;
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(d) the proposal contains more than three hundred (300) words; or
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(e) the proposal is submitted after the expiration of the specified period announced by the Company for submitting proposals.
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(5) If a proposal submitted by Member(s) is intended to urge the Company to promote public interests or fulfil its social responsibilities, the Board may include the proposal notwithstanding that one of the circumstances set forth in the preceding Paragraph (4) of this Article applies.
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(6) The Company shall, prior to the despatch of a notice of the relevant annual general meeting, inform all the proposing Members of whether their proposals are accepted or not, and shall list in the notice of the relevant annual general meeting all the accepted proposals. The Board shall explain at the relevant annual general meeting the reasons for excluding any proposal submitted by Members.
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The Chairman shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company convened by the Board. For a general meeting convened by any Person other than the Board, such Person shall act as the chairman of that meeting; provided that if there are two or more Persons jointly
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convening such meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall be elected from those Persons.
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If at any general meeting the Chairman is not present or is unwilling to act as chairman, he shall appoint one of the Directors to act on his behalf. In the absence of such appointment, the Directors present may choose one of them to be the chairman of that general meeting.
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A general meeting may be adjourned by the Company by an Ordinary Resolution from place to place within five (5) days, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for more than five (5) days, notice of the time and location of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting.
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At any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.
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Unless otherwise expressly required by the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules or these Articles, any matter proposed for approval by the Members at a general meeting shall be passed by an Ordinary Resolution.
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(1) Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company may by a Special Resolution:
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(a) enter into, amend, or terminate any contract for lease, management or regular joint operation of its whole business;
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(b) transfer the whole or any material part of its business or assets;
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(c) acquire the whole business or assets of a Person, which has a material effect on the operation of the Company;
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(d) distribute dividends, bonuses or other distributions in whole or in part by way of issuance of new Shares;
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(e) effect any Spin-off of the Company;
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(f) enter into any share exchange;
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(g) authorise a plan of Merger or Consolidation involving the Company;
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(h) resolve that the Company be wound up voluntarily for reasons other than the reason provided in Article 47;
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(i) carry out a Private Placement;
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(j) grant a waiver to a Director’s non-competition obligation, or approve a Director to engage in activities in competition with the Company;
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(k) change its name;
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- (l) change the currency denomination of its share capital;
- (m) increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into new Shares of such Classes of such par value, as the resolution shall prescribe;
- (n) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of a larger par value than its existing Shares;
- (o) subdivide its existing Shares, or any of them, into Shares of a smaller par value than is fixed by the Memorandum;
- (p) cancel any Shares that, at the date of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any Person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled;
- (q) subject to these Articles (including without limitation Articles 16 and 17), alter or amend the Memorandum or these Articles, in whole or in part;
- (r) reduce its share capital and any fund of the capital redemption reserve in any manner authorised by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules;
- (s) appoint an inspector to examine the affairs of the Company under the Law;
- (t) issue new Shares to Employees of the Company and/or its Subordinate Companies subject to any restrictions and conditions in accordance with Article 12; and
- (u) apply for the approval of ceasing the status as a public company.
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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, unless otherwise provided by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, in case the Company is dissolved after participating in the merger/consolidation or the Company is delisted from the TPEx or TWSE due to the general transfer (or the assignment of all rights and delegation of all duties of the Company), the transfer of business or assets of the Company, any share exchange or any Spin-off entered into or carried out by the Company while the surviving, transferee, existing or newly incorporated company is not a listed company (including TWSE/TPEx listed company), any such action aforementioned shall be approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total votes cast by the Members of the Company.
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Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company may by an Ordinary Resolution resolve that the Company be wound up voluntarily if the Company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due.
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(1) Subject to the compliance with the Law, in the event any of the resolutions with respect to the matter(s) as set out in Subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) of Paragraph (1) of Article 46 is adopted at a general meeting, a Member who has notified the Company in writing of
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his objection to such proposal prior to that meeting and subsequently raised his objection at the meeting may request the Company to purchase all of his Shares at the then prevailing fair price; provided, however, that no Member shall have the abovementioned appraisal right if the resolution to be adopted is in relation to the matter(s) set out in Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (1) of Article 46 and at the same meeting the resolution for the winding up of the Company is also adopted.
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(2) Subject to the compliance with the Law, in the event that the Company resolves to carry out any Spin-Off, Consolidation, Merger, acquisition or share exchange (collectively, the " Merger and Acquisition "), a Member expressing his dissent in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules may request the Company to purchase all of his Shares at the then prevailing fair price.
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(3) Without prejudice to the Law, in the event the Company and a Member making a request pursuant to Paragraphs (2) of this Article fail to reach an agreement on the purchase price within sixty (60) days following the date of the resolution, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days after such sixty (60) days period, file a petition against all Members who fail to reach such an agreement (collectively, the " Dissenting Members ") with the R.O.C. Courts for a ruling on the appraisal price, and may designate Taiwan Taipei District Court of the R.O.C. as the court of first instance.
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(4) Without prejudice to the Law, a Member making a request pursuant to Paragraphs (1) or (2) of this Article shall make such request in writing within twenty(20) days after the date of the general meeting adopting resolutions with respect to the matter(s) as set out in Subparagraph(a), (b) or (c) of Paragraph (1) of Article 46 or the Merger and Acquisition, and specify the repurchase price. If the Member and the Company reach an agreement on the repurchase price, the Company shall pay for the Shares to be repurchased within ninety (90) days after the date of the general meeting adopting such resolutions. In case no agreement is reached, the Company shall pay the fair repurchase price determined at its discretion to the Dissenting Members with whom the Company fail to reach an agreement within ninety (90) days after the date of the general meeting adopting such resolutions. If the Company fails to pay the price, it shall be considered to have accepted the repurchase price proposed by such Dissenting Members.
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(5) Notwithstanding Paragraphs(2), (3) and (4) of this Article, nothing under this Article shall restrict or prohibit a Member from exercising his right under section 238 of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands and any amendment or other statutory modification thereof to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting from a Consolidation or Merger.
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In case the procedure for convening a general meeting in which a resolution is adopted or the method of adopting a resolution is in violation of the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules or these Articles, a Member may, if and to the extent permitted under the Law, within thirty (30) days from the date of the resolution, submit a petition to the Taiwan Taipei District Court of the R.O.C., as applicable, for an appropriate remedy, including but not limited to, requesting the court to invalidate and cancel the resolution adopted therein.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided for in these Articles, at any time other than during the Relevant Period, a resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or being Juristic Persons by their duly authorized representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.
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The proceedings regarding general meetings and the voting in general meetings not provided for in these Articles shall be governed by the internal rules of the Company, as adopted and amended by the Company by an Ordinary Resolution from time to time; during the Relevant Period, such internal rules shall be in compliance with the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
VOTES OF MEMBERS
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Subject to any rights and restrictions as to voting for the time being attached to any Share by or in accordance with these Articles, at any general meeting, every Member present in person (or in the case of a Member being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy shall have one vote for each Share registered in his/her/its name in the Register.
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In the case of joint Members, the joint Members shall select a representative among them to exercise their voting powers and the vote cast by such representative, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint Members.
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A Shareholder who holds Shares for the benefit of others need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he holds in the same way as he uses his votes in respect of Share he holds for himself. The qualifications, scope, methods of exercise, operating procedures and other requirements for separate votes shall be in compliance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
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Any corporation which is a Member of the Company may, by resolution of its board or other governing body, authorise such natural person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any general meeting or at any meeting of a Class of Members of the Company.
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(1) Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, Shares held by the following persons shall not be counted in the total number of issued Shares of the Company which are entitled to vote for when calculating the quorum at a general meeting and Members belonging to the following persons shall abstain from voting in respect of all Shares held by them:
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(a) the Company itself (if such holding is permitted by the Law);
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(b) any entity in which the Company is legally or beneficially interested in more than fifty percent (50%) of its issued and voting share capital or equity capital; or
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(c) any entity in which the Company and (i) its holding company, and (ii) its Subordinate Company are legally or beneficially, directly or indirectly, interested in more than fifty percent (50%) of its issued and voting share capital or equity
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capital.
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(2) Any Member who bears a personal interest that may conflict with and impair the interest of the Company in respect of any matter proposed for consideration and approval at a general meeting shall abstain from voting in respect of all the Shares that such Member should otherwise be entitled to vote, on his behalf or as a proxy or corporate representative, with respect to the said matter. Any and all votes cast by such Member(s) shall not be counted in determining the number of votes for or against such matter.
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(3) Where any Director, who is also a Shareholder of the Company, creates or has created any charge, mortgage, encumbrance or lien in respect of Shares held by such Director (the " Charged Shares ") exceeding fifty percent (50%) of total Shares held by such Director at the time of his/her latest appointment as Director, such Director shall refrain from exercising its voting rights on the Shares representing the difference between the Charged Shares and fifty percent (50%) of total Shares held by such Director at the time of his/her latest appointment as Director, and such Shares shall not carry the voting rights and shall not be counted toward the number of votes represented by the Shareholders present at a general meeting but shall be included in the quorum.
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To the extent permitted by the Law, the Board may resolve that the voting power of a Member at a general meeting may be exercised by way of a written ballot or by way of electronic transmission. The method for exercising such voting power shall be described in the general meeting notice to be given to the Members if the voting power may be exercised by way of a written ballot or electronic transmission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Relevant Period, subject to the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company shall adopt the electronic transmission as one of the methods for exercising the voting power of a Member. Any Member who intends to exercise his voting power by way of a written ballot or by way of electronic transmission shall serve the Company with his voting decision at least two (2) days prior to the date of such general meeting. Where more than one voting decision are received from the same Member by the Company, the first voting decision shall prevail, unless an explicit written statement is made by the relevant Member to revoke the previous voting decision in the laterreceived voting decision. A Member who exercises his voting power at a general meeting by way of a written ballot or by electronic transmission shall be deemed to have appointed the chairman of the general meeting as his proxy to vote his Shares at the general meeting only in the manner directed by his written instrument or electronic document. The chairman of the general meeting as proxy shall not have the power to exercise the voting rights of such Members with respect to any matters not referred to or indicated in the written or electronic document, impromptu proposal and/or any amendment to resolution(s) proposed at the said general meeting. For the purpose of clarification, such Members voting in such manner shall be deemed to have waived their voting rights with respect to any extemporary matters or amendment to resolution(s) proposed at the general meeting.
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In case a Member who has cast his votes by a written instrument or by way of electronic transmission intends to attend the relevant general meeting in person, he shall, at least two (2) day prior to the date of the general meeting, revoke such votes by serving a notice in the same manner as he cast such votes. In the absence of a timely revocation of such votes, such votes shall remain valid. Nonetheless, such Member who attends and votes at a general meeting in
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person would be deemed to have revoked his prior voting instructions by a written instrument or by way of electronic transmission, notwithstanding that such Member has not submitted a revocation notice in accordance with this Article 58.
PROXY
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(1) A Member may appoint a proxy to attend a general meeting on his behalf by executing a proxy form produced by the Company stating therein the scope of power authorized to the proxy. A proxy need not be a Member.
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(2) During the Relevant Period, subject to the Law and unless otherwise provided in these Articles, forms of instrument of proxy for use at a general meeting shall be produced by the Company specifying therein (a) the instructions for filling out the form, (b) the matters to be entrusted by the Member or to be voted upon pursuant to such proxy, and (c) the basic information of the Member as appointor, the proxy and the proxy solicitor (if any) and shall be sent out together with the notice of general meeting to all Members on the same day.
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A Member may only appoint one proxy for each general meeting irrespective of how many Shares he holds and shall serve an executed proxy in compliance with the preceding Article to the Company or its Shareholder Service Agent as the case may be no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the general meeting. In case the Company receives two or more proxies from one Member, the one received first by the Company shall prevail unless an explicit statement by the Member to revoke such proxy is made in the subsequent proxy, provided this subsequent proxy is received no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the general meeting.
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In case a Member who has served a proxy intends to attend the relevant general meeting in person or to exercise his voting power by way of a written ballot or electronic transmission, he shall, at least two (2) days prior to the date of the general meeting, revoke such proxy by serving a separate written notice to the Company or Shareholder Service Agent. Otherwise, the votes cast by the proxy at the general meeting shall prevail. Nonetheless, such Member who attends and votes at a general meeting in person would be deemed to have revoked his proxy appointment, notwithstanding that such Member has not submitted a revocation notice in accordance with this Article 61.
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A Member who has served the Company with his voting decision in accordance with Article 57 for the purpose of exercising his voting power by way of a written ballot or by way of electronic transmission may appoint a person as his proxy to attend the meeting in accordance with these Articles, in which case the vote cast by such proxy shall be deemed to have revoked his previous voting decision served on the Company and the Company shall only count the vote(s) cast by such expressly appointed proxy at the meeting.
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During the Relevant Period, except for trust enterprises or shareholder service agencies duly licensed under the R.O.C. competent authorities or the chairman of a general meeting who is deemed appointed as proxy pursuant to Article 57, where a Person acts as a proxy for two or more Members, the number of voting Shares that the proxy may vote in respect thereof shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the total number of issued and outstanding voting Shares;
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otherwise, such number of voting Shares in excess of the aforesaid threshold shall not be counted towards the number of votes cast for or against the relevant resolution or the number of voting Shares present at the relevant general meeting but shall be included in the quorum. Upon such exclusion, the number of voting Shares being excluded and attributed to each Member represented by the same proxy shall be determined on a pro-rata basis based on the total number of voting Shares being excluded and the number of voting Shares that such Members have appointed the proxy to vote for.
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DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD
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(1) The Board shall consist of not less than five (5) or more than nine (9) Directors (including Independent Directors). Subject to the foregoing, the number of Directors to be elected and hold the office shall be stated in the notice of the general meeting in which an election of Directors will be held.
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(2) A Director can be a natural person or a Juristic Person. Where a Director is a Juristic Person, it shall designate a natural person as its authorized representative to exercise, on its behalf, the powers of a Director and may replace such representative from time to time so as to fulfil its remaining term of the office. A Director shall not be required to hold any Shares in the Company.
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(3) Directors shall be elected by Members at general meetings. Any Juristic Person which is a Member shall be entitled to appoint a natural person or natural persons as its representative(s) to be nominated for election as Director in accordance with these Articles.
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(4) The principle of cumulative voting shall apply in any election of Directors pursuant to this Article. Each Member entitled to vote in such election shall have a number of votes equal to the product of (a) the number of votes conferred by such Member's Shares and (b) the number of Directors to be elected at the general meeting. Each Member may divide and distribute such Member's votes, as so calculated, among any one or more candidates for the directorships to be filled, or such Member may cast such Member's votes for a single candidate. At such election, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of Directors to be elected, shall be elected. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Articles, at any time other than the Relevant Period, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any Person to be a Director or remove any Director from office.
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with the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules.
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The Company may, whenever it thinks fit, adopt and apply a candidate nomination mechanism for election of any of the Directors in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Relevant Period, a candidate nomination mechanism shall be adopted for election of all Directors. Upon adoption of candidate nomination mechanism, the Directors and Independent Directors shall be elected by the Members at a general meeting from among the nominees listed in the respective rosters of director candidates and independent director candidates. Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Board may establish detailed rules and procedures for such candidate nomination.
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Subject to these Articles, each Director shall be appointed to a term of office not exceeding three (3) years and is eligible for re-election. In case no election of new Directors is effected prior to the expiration of the term of office of existing Directors, the term of office of such existing Directors shall be extended until the time such Directors are re-elected or new Directors are duly elected and assume their office subject to these Articles. In the event of any vacancy in the Board, the new Director elected in the general meeting shall fill the vacancy for the residual term of office.
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(1) Unless otherwise provided by these Articles, a Director may be removed from office at any time by a Special Resolution adopted at a general meeting.
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(2) Without prejudice to other provisions of these Articles, the Directors may be put up for re-election at any time before the expiration of the term of office of such Directors. In the event where all Directors are subject for re-election at a general meeting before the expiration of the term of office of such Directors, subject to the successful election of the new Directors at the same meeting, the term of office of all current Directors is deemed to have expired on the date of the re-election if the Members do not resolve that all current Directors will only retire at the expiration of their present term of office or any other date as otherwise resolved by the Members at the general meeting.
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A chairman of the Board (the “ Chairman ”) shall be elected from among the Directors and appointed in term by a majority of the Directors present at a Board meeting attended by at least two-thirds of all of the Directors then in office. The Chairman shall externally represent the Company and internally preside as the chairman at every Board meeting and at every general meeting convened by the Board. In the event the Chairman is not present at a meeting or cannot or will not exercise his power and authority for any cause, he shall designate one of the Directors to act on his behalf. In the absence of such designation, the Directors present at the meeting shall elect from among themselves an acting chairman.
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The remuneration of a Director may differ from other Directors, and shall be determined by the Board, regardless of the Company profits or losses of respective years, based on (a) the extent of a Director's involvement with the operations of the Company, (b) the contribution of a Director to the Company, (c) the prevailing industry standard and (d) such other relevant factors.
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When the number of Directors then in office falls below five (5) due to any Director(s) vacating his office for any reason, the Company shall hold an election for such number of Directors at the next general meeting to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of such outgoing Director(s). When the number of Directors then in office falls short by one-third of the total number of Directors initially constituting the existing Board, the Company shall convene an extraordinary general meeting within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of that fact for the purposes of electing such number of Directors to fill the casual vacancy.
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Subject to these Articles, a Director other than an Independent Director may hold any other office (except that of Auditor) or place of profit under the Company in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and otherwise) as the Board may determine, and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his tenure of any such other office or place of profit nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established.
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(1) Without prejudice to the duties owed by a Director to the Company under common law of the Cayman Islands and subject to the Law, the Directors shall assume fiduciary duties to the Company and without limitation, the due care of a good administrator, exercise due care and skill and act in the best interest of the Company in conducting the business operation of the Company, including matters in connection with Spin-off, Consolidation, Merger, or acquisition of the Company. A Director may be liable to the Company if he acts contrary to his duties. In circumstances where a Director breaches any of such duties and acts for his/her or other Person’s interest, the Company may, with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution, take all such actions and steps as may be appropriate and to the maximum extent legally permissible to seek to recover any and all earnings derived from such act as if such misconduct is done for the benefit of the Company.
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(2) If a Director violates any law in the course of conducting the business of the Company, he shall be jointly and severally liable with the Company for the damages resulting from such violation.
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(3) The preceding two Paragraphs of this Article shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the officers of the Company who are authorised to act on its behalf in a senior management capacity.
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Subject to these Articles, a Director other than an Independent Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company (except that of Auditor), and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.
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To the extent permitted by the Law, the Company may pay, or agree to pay, a premium in respect of a contract insuring each of the following persons against risks determined by the directors, other than liability arising out of that person's negligence and/or dishonestly: an existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer or Auditor of: the
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Company; a company which is a subsidiary of the Company; and a company in which the Company has or had an interest (whether direct or indirect).
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INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
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During the Relevant Period, the number of Independent Directors of the Company shall not be less than three (3) or one-fifth of the total number of Directors at any time, whichever is greater. One (1) of the Independent Directors shall have resident status of the R.O.C. (such resident status being registered with local government authorities). Subject to the foregoing, the number of Independent Directors to be elected and hold the office shall be stated in the notice of the general meeting in which an election of Independent Directors will be held. When an Independent Director ceases to act, resulting in a number of Independent Directors then in office lower than the prescribed minimum number, an election for an Independent Director shall be held at the next general meeting. When all Independent Directors cease to act, the Company shall convene an extraordinary general meeting to hold an election of Independent Directors within sixty (60) days from the date on which the situation arose.
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Independent Directors shall possess professional knowledge and shall maintain independence within the scope of their directorial duties, and may not have any direct or indirect interest in the Company. The professional qualifications, restrictions on shareholdings and concurrent positions held by the Independent Directors shall be as prescribed by the Applicable Listing Rules, and the assessment of independence of such Independent Directors shall be in compliance with the Applicable Listing Rules. The Board or other Persons calling a general meeting at which an election for Independent Directors is proposed shall ensure that the requirements of this Article have been satisfied and complied with in relation to any candidate for Independent Director.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD
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(1) Subject to the Law, these Articles, the Applicable Listing Rules and any resolutions passed in a general meeting, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Board in such manner as it shall think fit, which may pay all reasonable expenses in connection with business management, including but not limited to expenses incurred in forming and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company.
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(2) If the Board fails to comply with the Applicable Listing Rules, these Articles and any resolutions passed in a general meeting in dealing with matters in connection with Spin-off, Consolidation, Merger, or acquisition of the Company, as a result of which the Company suffers damages, any Director involved in decision-making related thereto shall be liable to the Company in respect of the damages suffered by the Company. However, a Director may be exempted from the liability if the minutes of the Board meeting or written statement demonstrates such Director’s dissent.
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(3) Except as otherwise provided by these Articles, the compensation to be paid to the Directors shall be determined by the Board in accordance with the standard prevalent in the industry by reference to recommendation made by the remuneration committee (if established). Such compensation shall be deemed to accrue from day to day, and the Directors shall also be entitled to be paid their travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in going to, attending and returning from Board meetings of the Directors, or any committee established under Article 82, or general meetings of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Board from time to time, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.
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The Board may from time to time appoint any Person to hold such office in the Company as the Board may think necessary for the management of the Company, including but not limited to officers and managers, and for such term and at such remuneration as the Board may think fit. Any Person so appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board.
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The Board may appoint a Secretary (and if need be an assistant Secretary or assistant Secretaries) who shall hold office for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions and with such powers as the Board thinks fit. Any Secretary or assistant Secretary so appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board. The Secretary shall attend all general meetings and shall keep correct minutes of such meetings. Subject to the Applicable Listing Rules, the Secretary shall also perform such other duties as are prescribed by the Law or as may be prescribed by the Board.
COMMITTEES
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Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Board may, or the Company may by an Ordinary Resolution, establish any committee(s) and delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions to such committee(s) (including but not limited to an audit committee and a remuneration committee) consisting of such member or members of their body or any other Persons as the Board thinks fit. Any committee(s) so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers, authorities and discretions so delegated, and in conducting its proceedings, conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Board pursuant to the Applicable Listing Rules. If no regulations are imposed by the Board, the proceedings of a committee with two (2) or more members shall be, as far as is practicable, governed by these Articles regulating the proceedings of the Board.
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82.1(1) During the Relevant Period, unless otherwise provided by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company shall establish an audit committee; regulations governing the professional qualifications for its members, the formation of audit committee, the exercise of their powers of office, and related matters shall be prescribed and amended from time to time by the Board in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(2) The audit committee of the Company shall be composed of all the Independent Directors. The audit committee shall not be fewer than three Persons in number, one of whom shall be convener, and at least one of whom shall have accounting or financial expertise. A resolution of the audit committee shall have the concurrence of one-half
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or more of the members of the audit committee.
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(3) The following matters shall be subject to the consent of one-half or more of all members of the audit committee of the Company and shall be thereafter submitted to the Board for a resolution:
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(a) Adoption or amendment of an internal control system.
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(b) Assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system.
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(c) Adoption or amendment of handling procedures for financial or operational actions of material significance, such as acquisition or disposal of assets, derivatives trading, extension of monetary loans to others, or endorsements or guarantees for others.
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(d) A matter bearing on the personal interest of a Director.
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(e) A material asset or derivatives transaction.
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(f) A material monetary loan, endorsement, or provision of guarantee.
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(g) The offering, issuance, or Private Placement of any equity-type securities.
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(h) The hiring or dismissal of an Auditor, or the compensation given thereto.
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(i) The appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing officer.
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(j) Annual and semi-annual financial reports.
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(k) Any other material matter so required by the Company or the competent authority.
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(4) With the exception of Subparagraph (j) above, any matter under a subparagraph of the preceding Paragraph that has not been approved with the consent of one-half or more of all members of the audit committee of the Company may be undertaken upon the approval of two-thirds or more of the Directors, without regard to the restrictions of the preceding Paragraph, and such resolution of the audit committee of the Company shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board meeting.
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82.2(1) During the Relevant Period, unless otherwise provided by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company shall establish a remuneration committee; regulations governing the professional qualifications for its members, the formation of remuneration committee, the exercise of their powers of office, and related matters shall be prescribed and amended from time to time by the Board in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules. Remuneration referred to in this Paragraph shall include salary, stock options, and any other substantive incentive measures for Directors and managerial officers under the Law or the Applicable Listing Rules.
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(2) The members of the remuneration committee of the Company shall be appointed by the Board and shall not be fewer than three members, one of whom shall be the convener.
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(3) The remuneration committee of the Company shall exercise the care of a good administrator and in good faith when performing the official powers listed below, and shall submit its recommendations for deliberation by the Board:
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(a) Prescribe and periodically review the performance review and remuneration policy, system, standards, and structure for Directors and officers.
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(b) Periodically evaluate and prescribe the remuneration of Directors and officers.
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(c) Any other material matter so required by the Company or the competent authority.
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82.3(1) During the Relevant Period, prior to any resolution of the Merger and Acquisition by the Board, the audit committee of the Company shall review the fairness and reasonableness of the plan and transaction of the Merger and Acquisition, and then submit review results to the Board and the general meeting of the Company. However, the audit committee of the Company may elect not to submit the aforesaid review results to the Members at a general meeting if the Law provides that the Merger and Acquisition to be resolved requires no approval by the Members.
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(2) When reviewing the abovementioned matters, the audit committee of the Company shall seek opinions from an independent expert on the reasonableness of the share exchange ratio or the distribution of cash or other assets.
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(3) The Company shall send the review results of the audit committee of the Company and opinions of independent experts to all Members together with the notice of general meeting in which the Merger and Acquisition is to be resolved. However, the Company shall report the Merger and Acquisition to the Members at the most recent general meeting if the Law provides that the Merger and Acquisition to be resolved requires no approval by the Members.
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(4) If the Company posted the aforesaid review results and opinions of independent experts on a website designated by the R.O.C. competent authorities and arranged for the same documents to be made available at the venue of the general meeting of the Company for inspection by Members, those documents shall be deemed as having been sent to all Members.
DISQUALIFICATION AND VACATION OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
- (1) During the Relevant Period, a person who is under any of the following circumstances shall not act as a Director of the Company; if he has already held office of a Director, he shall cease to act as a Director and be removed from the position of Director automatically:
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(a) commits a felony (including but not limiting to an offence under Statute for Prevention of Organizational Crimes of the R.O.C.) and has been convicted thereof, and either (i) he has not started serving the sentence, (ii) he has not completed serving the sentence, or (iii) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence, expiration of the probation, or pardon is less than five (5) years;
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(b) has been imposed a final sentence involving imprisonment for a term of more than one year for commitment of fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation, and either (i) he has not started serving the sentence, (ii) he has not completed serving the sentence, or (iii) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence, expiration of the probation, or pardon is less than two (2) years;
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(c) has been imposed a final sentence due to violation of the Anti-corruption Act, and either (i) he has not started serving the sentence, (ii) he has not completed serving the sentence, or (iii) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence, expiration of the probation, or pardon is less than two (2) years;
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(d) becomes bankrupt or is adjudicated of commencement of liquidation proceeding by a court under the laws of any jurisdiction, and has not been reinstated to his rights and privileges;
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(e) has allowed cheques and other negotiable instruments to be dishonoured and the records thereof have not been cancelled or expunged by the relevant regulatory authorities;
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(f) dies or an order has been made by any competent court or authority on the grounds that he is or may be suffering from mental disorder or is otherwise incapable of managing his affairs and such order has not been revoked, or his legal capacity is restricted according to the applicable laws;
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(g) ceases to be a Director by virtue of, or becomes prohibited from being a Director by reason of, an order made under any provisions of the Law and/or Applicable Listing Rules;
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(h) ceases to be a Director by virtue of Article 84;
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(i) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;
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(j) is removed from office pursuant to these Articles; or
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(k) has been ordered to be removed from office by the R.O.C. Courts on the grounds that such Director, in the course of performing his duties, committed serious violations of the Law, Applicable Listing Rules or these Articles, or acts resulting in material damage to the Company, upon a petition by the Company or Member(s) to the R.O.C. Courts.
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(2) During the Relevant Period, in case a Director (other than Independent Director) has
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transferred some or all his Shares during the term of his office as a Director, such that the remaining Shares held by him are less than one half of the Shares being held by him at the time he was elected, he shall, ipso facto, cease to act as a Director and be removed from the position of Director automatically.
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(3) During the Relevant Period, if a Director (other than Independent Director), (a) after having been elected and before his inauguration of the office of a Director, has transferred some or all his Shares held by him such that the remaining Shares are less than one half of the Shares held by such Director at the time of his election or, (b) within the Book Closure Period fixed by the Board in accordance with Paragraph (2) of Article 28 prior to the general meeting for the election of such Director, has transferred some or all his Shares held by him such that the remaining Shares are less than one half of the Shares held at the commencement of the Book Closure Period, his election as a Director shall be deemed invalid and void.
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Except as approved by the Commission, the TPEx or the TWSE (where applicable), the following relationships shall not exist among half or the majority of the Directors: (a) a spousal relationship; or (b) a familial relationship within the second degree of kinship as defined under the Civil Code of Taiwan. If any of the foregoing relationships exists among half or the majority of the elected Directors, the election with respect to the one who received the lowest number of votes among those related Directors shall be deemed invalid and void; and if he has already held office of a Director, he shall cease to act as a Director and be removed from the position of Director automatically. For the remaining Directors, if the foregoing requirements are still not satisfied, the same procedure set out above shall be applied again to the remaining related Directors, until such time as the foregoing requirements can be complied with.
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In case a Director has, in the course of performing his/her/its duties, committed any act resulting in material damage to the Company or in serious violation of the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules or these Articles, but has not been removed from office by a resolution in a general meeting, one or more Members holding three percent (3%) or more of the total number of issued Shares of the Company may, within thirty (30) days after that general meeting, submit a petition to a competent court, including the Taiwan Taipei District Court of the R.O.C., but only if and to the extent permitted under the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, for removing such Director from office.
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Subject to the Law, one or more Members holding one percent (1%) or more of the total number of the issued Shares continuously for a period of six(6) months or a longer time may request in writing any Independent Director of the audit committee to file, on behalf of the Company, an action against a Director who has, in the course of performing his/her duties, committed any act resulting in damage to the Company or in violation of the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules or these Articles, with a competent court, including the Taiwan Taipei District Court of the R.O.C. In case the Independent Director fails to file such action within thirty (30) days after receipt of such request, to the extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands, the Members making such request may file the action for the Company.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
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The Board may meet for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it considers appropriate and shall from time to time establish internal rules in this regard, which shall be in compliance with the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules. During the Relevant Period, the Board meetings shall be held at least once in each quarter or within such period and frequency as may be prescribed by the Applicable Listing Rules. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Board shall be a majority of the Directors. Subject to the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and these Articles, any matter proposed for consideration and approval at a Board meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes entitled so to do.
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A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, summon a Board meeting by, during the Relevant Period, at least seven (7) days’ notice in writing, or at any time other than during the Relevant Period, at least forty eight hours’ notice in writing, to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered PROVIDED HOWEVER, without prejudice to the prescribed notice, in the event of emergency, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, a Board meeting may be called at any time if this has been agreed to by a majority of the Directors at such meeting. Notwithstanding the forgoing, at any time other than during the Relevant Period, a notice of Board meeting may be waived by all the Directors at, before or retrospectively after the relevant Board meeting is held. Any notice or waiver thereof may be given by email, telex or telefax.
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A Director may participate in a meeting of Board, or of any committee appointed by the Board of which such Director is a member, by means of visual communication facilities which permit all Persons participating in the meeting to see and communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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A Director may appoint another Director as his proxy to attend a meeting of the Board in writing with regard to a particular meeting, and state therein the scope of authority with reference to the subjects to be discussed at such meeting, in which event the presence and vote of the proxy shall be deemed to be that of the Director appointer. No Director may act as proxy for two (2) or more other Directors. Subject to these Articles, if a Director attends a Board meeting on his behalf and as the proxy of another Director, he is entitled to vote both as a proxy and for his own.
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A Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a matter discussed, considered or proposed in a meeting of the Board shall declare the nature of his interest and its essential contents at such relevant meeting. When the Company conducts any Spin-Off, Consolidation, Merger, or acquisition, a Director who bears any interest in the transaction shall explain the essential contents of such personal interest and the reason of approval or disapproval of the resolution in connection with the transaction in a meeting of the Board and the general meeting of the Company. Where the spouse, a blood relative within the second degree of kinship of a Director as defined under the Civil Code of Taiwan, or any company which has a controlling or subordinate relation with a Director bear any interest in the matter
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under discussion at a Board meeting, such Director shall be deemed to bear a personal interest in the matter. Any Director who bears a personal interest that may conflict with and impair the interest of the Company in respect of any matter proposed for consideration and approval at a meeting of Board shall abstain from voting, on his own behalf or as a proxy or corporate representative, with respect to the said matter. Any and all votes cast by such Director(s) shall not be counted in determining the number of votes for or against such matter.
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Subject to these Articles, the continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided for in these Articles, at any time other than during the Relevant Period, a resolution in writing signed by all of the Directors then in office or all of the members of a committee of Directors, including a resolution signed in counterpart or by way of signed email, telex or telefax transmission, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a Board meeting or of a committee of Directors duly called and constituted.
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The proceedings regarding Board meetings not provided for in these Articles shall be governed by the internal rules of the Company, as adopted and amended by the Board and reported to the Members at a general meeting from time to time, which shall be in compliance with the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules (in particular, the Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings of Public Companies of the R.O.C.).
RESERVES AND CAPITALISATION
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During the Relevant Period, the Company shall set aside out of the profits of the Company for each financial year: (a) a reserve for payment of tax for the relevant financial year; and (b) an amount to offset losses incurred in previous year(s); and (c) a Statutory Reserve in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules, and after the aforesaid sums as set aside from the profits for such relevant financial year for any purpose to which the profits of the Company may be properly applied, the Board shall, before recommending any dividend or bonuses, set aside the remaining profits of the Company in whole or in part for the relevant financial year as a special reserve or reserves in accordance with the order from the Commission, and the Company may also, under these Articles or by Special Resolution of the general meeting, set aside another sum as a special reserve or reserves (collectively, the " Special Reserve ").
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Unless otherwise provided in the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and these Articles, neither the Statutory Reserve nor the Capital Reserve shall be used except for offsetting the losses of the Company. The Company shall not use the Capital Reserve to offset its capital losses unless the Statutory Reserve and Special Reserve set aside for purposes of loss offset is insufficient to offset such losses.
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(1) During the Relevant Period, subject to the Law, where the Company incurs no loss, it may, by a Special Resolution, distribute its Statutory Reserve, the Share Premium Account and/or the income from endowments received by the Company, which are in the Capital Reserve which are available for distribution, in whole or in part, by issuing new, fully paid Shares and/or by cash to its Members.
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(2) At any time other than during the Relevant Period, subject to the Law, the Board may capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of the Share Premium Account or any of the other Company’s reserve accounts which are available for distribution or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sums to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of dividend//bonus and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid.
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Where any difficulty arises in regard to any declaration of share dividends or share bonuses or other similar distributions under these Articles due to any fraction held by Member(s), the Board may determine that cash payments should be made to any Members in full, or part thereof, as may seem expedient to the Board. Such decision of the Board shall be effective and binding upon the Members.
COMPENSATION, DIVIDENDS AND BONUSES
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At any time other than during the Relevant Period, subject to the Law and these Articles and except as otherwise provided by the rights attaching to any Shares, the Board may from time to time declare dividends/bonuses (including interim dividends/bonuses), and other distributions to the Members by issuing new, fully paid Shares and/or by cash in proportion to the number of Shares held by them respectively and authorise payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefore. The Directors may, before declaring any dividends, bonuses or distributions, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the like discretion, be employed in the business or investments of the Company.
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100.(1) As the Company is in the growing stage, the dividend/bonuses of the Company may be distributed in the form of cash dividends/bonuses and/or stock dividends/bonuses. The Company shall take into consideration the Company’s capital expenditures, future expansion plans, and financial structure, funds requirement and other plans for sustainable development needs in assessing the amount of dividends/bonuses the Company wishes to distribute.
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(2) During the Relevant Period, subject to the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and these Articles, where the Company has annual profits at the end of a financial year, upon the approval of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting attended by at least twothirds or more of the total number of the Directors, the Company may distribute not less than one percent (1%) and not more than eight percent (8%) of the profits for such year to the Employees as the Employees’ compensation in the form of shares and/or in cash and may distribute not more than five percent (5%) hereof to the Directors as the Directors’ compensation, provided, however, that the total amount of accumulated losses of the Company (including adjusted undistributed profits) shall be reserved from the said profits in advance, and the Company shall distribute the remaining balance
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thereof to the Employees and Directors in the proportion set out above. A report of such distribution of Employee and Directors’ compensation shall be submitted to the general meeting of the Company. Except otherwise set forth by the Applicable Listing Rules, any Directors’ compensation shall not be paid in the form of shares. The term "annual profits" as used herein shall mean the annual profits for such year before tax without deducting the amount of compensation distributed to the Employees and Directors as prescribed in this Paragraph (2) of this Article.
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(3) During the Relevant Period, subject to the Law, the Applicable Listing Rules and these Articles and except as otherwise provided by the rights attaching to any Shares, where the Company still has annual net profit for the year, after paying all relevant taxes, offsetting losses (including losses of previous years and adjusted undistributed profits, if any), setting aside the Statutory Reserve of the remaining profits in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules (provided that the setting aside of the Statutory Reserve does not apply if the aggregate amount of the Statutory Reserve amounts to the Company’s total paid-in capital), and setting aside the Special Reserve (if any), the Company may distribute not less than ten percent (10%) of the remaining balance (including the amounts reversed from the Special Reserve), plus accumulated undistributed profits of previous years (including adjusted undistributed profits) in part or in whole as determined by an Ordinary Resolution passed at an annual general meeting of the Company duly convened and held in accordance with these Articles to the Members as dividends/bonuses in proportion to the number of Shares held by them respectively pursuant to these Articles, provided that, cash dividends/bonuses shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of dividends/bonuses to Members.
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(4) During the Relevant Period, unless otherwise resolved by the general meeting of the Company, the Employees and Directors’ compensations and dividends, bonuses or other forms of distributions payable to the Members shall be declared in NTD.
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(5) The Board may deduct from the dividends, bonuses or any other amount payable to the Member in respect of the Share any amount (if any) due by such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise in relation to the Share.
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ACCOUNTS, AUDIT, AND ANNUAL RETURN AND DECLARATION
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(1) The Directors shall cause to be kept accounting records and books of account sufficient to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and to show and explain the transactions of the Company and otherwise in accordance with the Law, at the Registered Office or at such other place(s) in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the Board and shall always be open to the inspection by the Directors.
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(2) If the Company keeps its accounting records and books of account at any place outside the Cayman Islands in accordance with the preceding paragraph, it shall, upon service of an order or notice pursuant to the Tax Information Authority Law and any amendment or other statutory modification thereof, make available, in electronic form or any other medium at its Registered Office copies of its books of account, or any part or parts thereof, as are specified in such order or notice.
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During the Relevant Period, at the end of each financial year, the Board shall prepare: (a) the business report; (b) the financial statements which include all the documents and information as required by the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules (the " Financial Statements "); and (c) any proposal relating to the distribution of net profit and/or loss offsetting in accordance with these Articles, for adoption by the annual general meeting of the Company. Upon adoption at the annual general meeting of the Company, the Board shall distribute to each Member copies of the Financial Statements and the resolutions relating to profit distribution and/or loss offsetting. However, during the Relevant Period, the Company may make a public announcement of the abovementioned statements and resolutions instead of distributing those to each Member.
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During the Relevant Period, the documents prepared by the Board in accordance with the preceding Article shall be made available at the Shareholder Service Agent’s office in the R.O.C. for inspection during normal business hours by the Members, ten (10) days prior to the annual general meeting.
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Subject to the Law and the Applicable Listing Rules, the Board may determine (or revoke, alter or amend any such determination) that the accounts of the Company be audited and the appointment of the Auditors.
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During the Relevant Period, the Board shall keep copies of the Memorandum, these Articles, the minutes of every general meeting, the Financial Statements, the Register and the counterfoil of corporate bonds issued by the Company at its Shareholder Service Agent’s office in the R.O.C. Any Member may request at any time, by submitting evidentiary document(s) to show his interests involved and indicating the scope of requested matters,
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access to inspecting, transcribing and making copies of the above documents; the Company shall make Shareholder Service Agent provide the above documents.
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TENDER OFFER
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Subject to the Law, the Company may be wound up by a Special Resolution passed by the Members. If the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the number of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the number of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.
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amongst the Members the whole or any part of the property of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) in cash or asset and may, for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different Classes. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset whereon there is any liability.
- The Company shall keep all statements, records of account and documents for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the completion of liquidation, and the custodian thereof shall be appointed by the liquidator or the Company by an Ordinary Resolution.
NOTICES
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or not the Company has notice of his death or bankruptcy, be deemed to have been duly served in respect of any Share registered in the name of such Member as sole or joint Member.
REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
- The Registered Office of the Company shall be at such address in the Cayman Islands as the Board shall from time to time determine.
FINANCIAL YEAR
- Unless the Board otherwise prescribes, the financial year of the Company shall end on December 31[st] in each year and shall begin on January 1st in each year.
SEAL
- The Company shall adopt a Seal by resolution of the Board and, subject to the Law, the Company may also have a duplicate Seal or Seals for use in any place or places outside of the Cayman Islands. The use and management of the Seal (or duplicate Seals) may be determined by the Board from time to time pursuant to the adoption of any regulation governing the use and management of seals of the Company in accordance with the Applicable Listing Rules.
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120.(1) Subject to the provisions of the Applicable Listing Rules, the Company shall, by a resolution of the Directors, appoint or remove a person as its litigation and nonlitigation agent and such agent will be deemed as the responsible person of the Company in the R.O.C. under the Applicable Listing Rules.
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CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION
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Appendix 2
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Rules Governing the Election of Directors
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Article 1 To ensure a just, fair, and open election of directors, these Procedures are adopted pursuant to Articles 21 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.
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Article 2 Except as otherwise provided by law (Cayman Islands laws and Taiwan Applicable Listing Rules) and regulation or by this Corporation's articles of incorporation, elections of directors and shall be conducted in accordance with these Procedures.
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Article 3 The overall composition of the board of directors shall be taken into consideration in the selection of the Company's directors. The composition of the board of directors shall be determined by taking diversity into consideration and formulating an appropriate policy on diversity based on Lite-On Technology Corporation's business operations, operating dynamics, and development needs. It is advisable that the policy include, without being limited to, the following two general standards:
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Basic requirements and values: Gender, age, nationality, race or ethnicity and culture.
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Professional knowledge and skills: A professional background (e.g., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing, or technology), professional skills, and industry experience.
Each board member shall have the necessary knowledge, skill, and experience to perform his/her duties. The abilities that must be present in the board as a whole are as follows:
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More than half of the directors shall be persons who have neither a spousal relationship nor a relationship within the second degree of kinship with any other director.
The board of directors of the Company shall consider adjusting its composition based on the results of performance evaluation.A spousal relationship or a familial relationship within the second degree of kinship may not exist among more than half of the directors on the board
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Article 4 During the listing period, election of directors (including independent directors) at the Company shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures set out in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. and may not arbitrarily add requirements for documentation of other qualification .The list of candidates for directors and their academic qualifications and experience shall be announced, and shareholders shall select the list of candidates for directors.
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Article 5 When the number of directors falls below five due to the dismissal of a director for any reason, the Company shall hold a by-election to fill the vacancy at its next shareholders
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meeting. When the number of directors falls short by one third of the total number prescribed in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Company shall call a special shareholders meeting within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.
When the number of independent directors falls below that required under paragraph 1 of Article 14-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, listing rules of TWSE-listed companies, or item 8 of the “Standards for Determining Unsuitability for TPEx Listing under Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Review of Securities for Trading on the TPEx”, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders meeting to fill the vacancy. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.
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The qualifications of the Company’s independent directors shall be governed by Articles 2,3 and 9 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies”.
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The election of the Company’s independent directors shall be governed by Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies.
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Article 7 During the listing period, The cumulative voting method shall be used for election of Corporation's directors(include Independent direcors), Each share will have voting rights in number equal to the directors to be elected, and may be cast for a single candidate or split among multiple candidates.
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Article 8 When the cumulative voting method be used ,the board of directors shall prepare separate ballots for directors in numbers corresponding to the directors to be elected. The number of voting rights associated with each ballot shall be specified on the ballots, which shall then be distributed to the attending shareholders at the shareholders meeting. Attendance card numbers printed on the ballots may be used instead of recording the names of voting shareholders.
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Article 9 The number of directors and independent directors will be as specified in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, with voting rights separately calculated for independent and non-independent director positions. Those receiving ballots representing the highest numbers of voting rights 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, they shall draw lots to determine the winner, with the chair drawing lots on behalf of any person not in attendance.
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Article 10 Before the election begins, the chair shall appoint a number of persons to perform the respective duties of vote monitoring and counting personnel. The ballot boxes shall be prepared by the board of directors and publicly checked by the vote monitoring personnel before voting commences.
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Article 11 If a candidate is a shareholder, a voter must enter the candidate's account name and shareholder account number in the "candidate" column of the ballot; for a non-shareholder, the voter shall enter the candidate's full name and identity card number. When the candidate is a juristic-person shareholder, the name of the juristic-person shareholder shall be entered in the column for the candidate's account name in the ballot paper, or both the name of the juristic-person shareholder and the name of its representative may be entered. When there are multiple representatives, the names of
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each respective representative shall be entered.
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Article 13 Voting rights shall be calculated on site immediately after the end of the poll, and the results of the calculation, including the list of persons elected as directors (including independent directors) and the numbers of votes with which they were elected, shall be announced by the chair or his designated person on the site.
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The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitors and kept in proper custody for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant , the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
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Article 14 The board of directors shall issue notifications to the persons elected as directors.
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Article 15 If the provisions of these Measures conflict with those of the articles of association of the Company, the provisions of the articles of association of the Company shall prevail. If the Act conflicts with the relevant applicable acts (including the Cayman Islands Act and the relevant provisions applicable to the Taiwan Stock Exchange), only the part of the conflict shall lapse and the part shall be handled in accordance with the relevant applicable acts.
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Article 16 These Rules shall come into effect upon approval of the shareholders’ meeting. The same applies to all subsequent amendments.
The rules were established on Oct. 19, 2018.
The first amendment was made on March 27, 2019.
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Appendix 3
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Rules of Procedures for Shareholders’ Meetings
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Article 1 To establish a strong governance system and sound supervisory capabilities for this Company’s Shareholders Meetings, and to strengthen management capabilities, these Rules are adopted pursuant to Article 5 of the “Company Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/Taipei Exchange Listed
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Article 2 The rules of procedures for the Company’s Shareholders Meetings, except as otherwise provided by Taiwan law, regulation, or the Memorandum and Articles of Association, shall be as provided in these Rules.
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Article 3 Unless otherwise provided by Taiwan law or regulation, the Company’s Shareholders Meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors. The board of directors or other authorized conveners of shareholders’ meetings may require a company or its shareholder service agent to provide with the roster of shareholders.
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The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms and the origins of and explanatory materials relating to all proposals, including proposals for ratification, matters for deliberation or the election or dismissal of directors or supervisors and upload them to the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) before 30 days before the date of a regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of a special shareholders meeting. The Company shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS before 21 days before the date of the regular shareholders’ meeting or before 15 days before the date of the special shareholders meeting. In addition, before 15 days before the date of the shareholders’ meeting, the Company shall also have prepared the shareholders’ meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at the Company and the professional shareholder services agent designated thereby as well as being distributed on-site at the meeting place.
The reasons for convening a Shareholders Meeting shall be specified in the meeting notice and public announcement. With the consent of the addressee, the meeting notice may be given in electronic form. Election or dismissal of directors or supervisors, amendments to the articles of incorporation, reduction of capital, mandatory buyback and cancellation of the Company’s shares pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 24 of the Article of Incorporatiocn, application for the approval of ceasing its status as a public company, approval of competing with the company by directors, surplus profit distributed in the form of new shares, reserve distributed in the form of new shares he dissolution, merger, or demerger of the corporation, or any matter under Paragraph 1, Article 185 of the Company Act, Articles 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, or Articles 56-1 and 60-2 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall be set out in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extraordinary motion. The major content may be uploaded to the websites appointed by the competent authorities of Republic of China or the Company and specify the link in the convention notice.
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The reasons for convening the shareholders’ meeting have specified the overall election of new directors with the date of inauguration. Once the election is completed in the concerned shareholders’ meeting, the date of inauguration must not be changed through an extempore motion or other way.A shareholder holding 1% or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to the Company a written proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders’ meeting. Such proposals, however, are limited to one item only and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. Provided that a shareholder’s proposal is to urge the Company to promote the public benefits or fulfil its social responsibility, is not subject to the previous paragraph. Also, the conditions specified in Paragraph 4, Article 172 of the Company Act, shareholders’ proposals shall not be listed as proposals by the Board of Director.During the listing period, any shareholder holding 1% or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to the Company a proposal in writing or electronic format, for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. Other than the conditions specified in Paragraph 4, Article 172 of the Company Act, shareholders’ proposals shall be listed as proposals by the Board of Director A shareholder proposal proposed under Paragraph One urging the Company to promote public interests or fulfilling its social responsibilities may still be included in the list of proposals to be discussed at a regular meeting of shareholders by the Board of Directors.
Prior to the book closure date before a regular shareholders meeting is held, the Company shall publicly announce that it will receive shareholders’ proposals in writing or electronic means and the location and time period for their submission; the period for submission of shareholder proposals may not be less than 10 days.and the location and time period for their submission; the period for submission of shareholder proposals may not be less than 10 days.
Shareholder-submitted proposals are limited to 300 words and no proposal containing more than 300 words will be included in the meeting agenda. The shareholder making the proposal shall be present in person or by proxy at the regular shareholders’ meeting and take part in the discussion of the proposal.
Prior to the date for issuance of notice of a shareholders meeting, the Company shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders meeting the Board of Directors shall explain the reasons for exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda.
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A shareholder may issue only one proxy form and appoint only one proxy for any given shareholders meeting, and shall deliver the proxy form to the Company before 5 days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate proxy forms are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail unless a declaration is made to cancel the previous proxy appointment.
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After a proxy form has been delivered to the Company, if the shareholder intends to attend the meeting in person or to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronically, a written notice of proxy cancellation shall be submitted to the Company before 2 business days before the meeting date. If the cancellation notice is submitted after that time, votes cast at the meeting by the proxy shall prevail.
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Article 5 The venue for a Shareholders Meeting shall be at locations within the borders of the Republic of China, or a place easily accessible to shareholders and suitable for a shareholders meeting. The meeting may begin no earlier than 9 a.m. and no later than 3 p.m. Full consideration shall be given to the opinions of the Independent Directors with respect to the place and time of the meeting.
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- Article 6 The Company shall specify in its shareholders meeting notices the time during which shareholder attendance registrations will be accepted, the place to register for attendance, and other matters for attention.
The time during which shareholder attendance registrations will be accepted, as stated in the preceding paragraph, shall be at least 30 minutes prior to the time the meeting commences. The place at which attendance registrations are accepted shall be clearly marked and a sufficient number of suitable personnel assigned to handle the registrations. Shareholders and their proxies (collectively, "shareholders") shall attend Shareholders Meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. The Company may not arbitrarily add requirements for other documents beyond those showing eligibility to attend presented by shareholders. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.
The Company shall furnish the attending shareholders with an attendance book to sign, or attending shareholders may hand in a sign-in card in lieu of signing in.
The Company shall furnish attending shareholders with the meeting agenda book, annual report, attendance card, speaker's slips, voting slips, and other meeting materials. Where there is an election of Directors, pre-printed ballots shall also be furnished.
When the government or a juristic person is a shareholder, it may be represented by more than one representative at a Shareholders Meeting. When a juristic person is appointed to attend as proxy, it may designate only one person to represent it in the meeting.
Article 7 If a shareholders’ meeting is convened by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be chaired by the chairperson of the board. When the chairperson of the board is on leave or for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the chairperson, the chairperson shall appoint one of the directors to act as chair.Where the chairperson does not make such a designation, the managing directors or the directors shall select from among themselves one person to serve as chair.
When a director serves as chair, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the director shall be one who has held that position for six months or more and who understands the financial and business conditions of the company. The same shall be true for a representative of a juristic person director that serves as chair
It is advisable that Shareholders Meetings convened by the Board of Directors be chaired by the Chairperson of the Board in person and attended by a majority of the Directors, and at least one member of each functional committee on behalf of the committee. The attendance shall be recorded in the meeting minute.
If a Shareholders Meeting is convened by a party with power to convene but other than the Board of Directors, the convening party shall chair the meeting. When there are two or more such convening parties, they shall mutually select a chair from among themselves. The Company may appoint its attorneys, certified public accountants, or related persons retained by it to attend a Shareholders Meeting in a non-voting capacity.
Article 8 The Company, beginning from the time it accepts shareholder attendance registrations, shall make an uninterrupted audio and video recording of the registration procedure, the proceedings of the shareholders meeting, and the voting and vote counting procedures. The recorded materials of the preceding paragraph shall be retained for at least 1 year. However, if a lawsuit has been instituted by any shareholder in accordance with the procedure for convening a shareholders' meeting or the method of adopting resolutions thereat is in contrary to any law, the recording shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
Article 9 Attendance at shareholders’ meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares.
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The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed in plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically .
The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than 1 hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one third of the total number of issued shares, the chair shall declare the meeting adjourned.
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The chair shall allow ample opportunity during the meeting for explanation and discussion of proposals and of amendments or extraordinary motions put forward by the shareholders; when the chair is of the opinion that a proposal has been discussed sufficiently to put it to a vote, the chair may announce the discussion closed and call for a vote with a suitable time of voting.
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Article 11 Before speaking, an attending shareholder must specify on a speaker's slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair.
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When a juristic person shareholder appoints two or more representatives to attend a shareholders meeting, only one of the representatives so appointed may speak on the same proposal.
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The number of shares for which voting rights may not be exercised under the preceding paragraph shall not be calculated as part of the voting rights represented by attending shareholders.
With the exception of a trust enterprise or a shareholder services agent approved by the Taiwan competent securities authority, when one person is concurrently appointed as proxy by two or more shareholders, the voting rights represented by that proxy may not exceed 3 percent of the voting rights represented by the total number of issued shares. If that percentage is exceeded, the voting rights in excess of that percentage shall not be included in the calculation.
Article 13 A shareholder shall have one voting power in respect of each share, unless the restriction on or no voting right on the exercise of in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporations of the company voting power. It shall allow the shareholders to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means; when voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders’ meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by correspondence or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person. But to have waived his/her rights with respect to the extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting; it is therefore advisable that the Company avoids the submission of extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals.
A shareholder intending to exercise voting rights by correspondence or electronic means under the preceding paragraph shall deliver a written declaration of intent to the Company before 2 days before the date of the shareholders meeting. When duplicate declarations of intent are delivered, the one received earliest shall prevail, except when a declaration is made to cancel the earlier declaration of intent.
After a shareholder has exercised voting rights by correspondence or electronic means, in the event the shareholder intends to attend the shareholders meeting in person, a written declaration of intent to retract the voting rights already exercised under the preceding paragraph shall be made known to the Company, by the same means by which the voting rights were exercised, before 2 business days before the date of the shareholders meeting. If the notice of retraction is submitted after that time, the voting rights already exercised by correspondence or electronic means shall prevail. When a shareholder has exercised voting rights both by correspondence or electronic means and by appointing a proxy to attend a shareholders meeting, the voting rights exercised by the proxy in the meeting shall prevail.
Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in the Company's articles of incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. When voting, the chairperson or delegate thereof shall announce the total number of voting rights represented by attending shareholders for every agenda item discussed, and have shareholders vote on a case-by-case basis. Details on the number of votes in favor, against, and abstained for each discussion shall be uploaded onto MOPS on the same day after the shareholder meeting has ended.
When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected, and no further voting shall be required. Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of the Company. Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public
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at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.
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Article 14 The election of Directors at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable election and appointment rules adopted by the Company, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names of those elected as Directors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected.
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The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least 1 year. However, if a lawsuit has been instituted by any shareholder in accordance with the procedure for convening a shareholders' meeting or the method of adopting resolutions thereat is in contrary to any law, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
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Article 15 Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form. The Company may distribute the meeting minutes of the preceding paragraph by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS. The meeting minutes shall accurately record the year, month, day and place of the meeting, the chair's full name, the methods by which resolutions were adopted, and a summary of the deliberations and the poll results (included the votes counted); if directors are elected, the votes of each candidate shall be disclosed. Minutes shall be retained for the duration of the existence of the Company .
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Article 16 On the day of a shareholders meeting, the Company shall compile in the prescribed format a statistical statement of the number of shares obtained by solicitors through solicitation and the number of shares represented by proxies, and shall make an express disclosure of the same at the place of the shareholders meeting.
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If matters put to a resolution at a shareholders meeting constitute material information under applicable laws or regulations or under Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation regulations, the Company shall upload the content of such resolution to the MOPS within the prescribed time period.
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Article 17 Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or arm bands.
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The chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to help maintain order at the meeting place. When proctors or security personnel help maintain order at the meeting place, they shall wear an identification card or armband bearing the word "Proctor." At the place of a shareholders meeting, if a shareholder attempts to speak through any device other than the public address equipment set up by the Company, the chair may prevent the shareholder from so doing.
When a shareholder violates the rules of procedure and defies the chair's correction, obstructing the proceedings and refusing to heed calls to stop, the chair may direct the proctors or security personnel to escort the shareholder from the meeting.
- Article 18 When a meeting is in progress, the chair may announce a break based on time considerations. If a force majeure event occurs, the chair may rule the meeting temporarily suspended and announce a time when, in view of the circumstances, the meeting will be resumed.
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If the meeting venue is no longer available for continued use and not all of the items (including extraordinary motions) on the meeting agenda have been addressed, the shareholders meeting may adopt a resolution to resume the meeting at another venue. A resolution may be adopted at a shareholders meeting to defer or resume the meeting within 5 days in accordance with Article 182 of the Taiwan Company Act.
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Article 19 The Procedures, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after adoption by Shareholders Meetings.
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Article 20 The Procedures were set up on October 19, 2018. The Procedures were amended on June 13, 2019 for the frist time. The Procedures were amended on June 17, 2020 for the second time
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Appendix 4
World Known MFG (Cayman) Limited
Shareholdings of Directors
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I. The book closing date was April 30, 2021. The total issued shares are 33,899,000 shares.
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II. The minimum required shares to be held by all directors are 3,600,000 shares. Currently, the directors’ shareholdings comply with the laws and regulations.
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III. As of the book closure date, the directors' shareholdings position as recorded in the shareholder register, as the following:
| Title | Name | Nationality or place of registration |
Date of elected | Term | Shareholding position as of the book closure date |
Shareholding position as of the book closure date |
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| Shares | Proportion of shareholdings |
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| Chairman | Lu, Huang-Fu | Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | 1,352,000 | 3.99% |
| Director | Lu, Chung-Wen |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | 894,000 | 2.64% |
| Director | Chang, Wu-Lung |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | 666,000 | 1.96% |
| Director | Lin, Yen-Hui | Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | ||
| Director | Sheng, Chien-Tsi |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | ||
| Director | Guan-Yuan Investment Co.,Ltd. |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | 2,000,000 | 5.90% |
| Representative: Chen,Ming-Jie |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | |||
| Independent director |
Wang, Wei |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | ||
| Independent director |
Hung, Yao-Hsun |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | ||
| Independent director |
Hsu, Fu-Hsiung |
Republic of China |
October 19, 2018 | 3 years | ||
| Total of all directors | 4,912,000 | 14.49% |
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| Total of all independent directors | 0 | 0 |
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Appendix 5
Effect upon business performance and earnings per share, and shareholders’ return of investment of any stock dividend distribution proposed or adopted at the most recent shareholders' meeting:
No stock dividend distribution proposed or adopted at the most recent shareholders' meeting and thus not applicable.
Appendix 6
Description for the acceptance of shareholders’ proposals for the AGM this year:
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Pursuant to Article 172-1 of the Company Act, shareholder(s) holding one percent or more of the total number of outstanding shares of the Company may propose a proposal for discussion at the 2021 AGM in writing. The number of words of a proposal to be 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 shareholder who has submitted a proposal shall attend, in person or by a proxy, the AGM and shall take part in the discussion of such proposal.
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The acceptance period for shareholders’ proposal to this AGM is April 23, 2021 to May 3, 2021, and has been announced on the MOPS pursuant to laws.
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The Company has not received any list of candidates for directors from any shareholders during such acceptance period
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The Company has not received any proposal from any shareholders during such acceptance period
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