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YGG AGM Information 2015

Jul 2, 2015

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Stock Code: 1589

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Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited

Meeting Agenda for the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Meeting Place: No.777, Daguan Rd., Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Taoyuan Hall on the Second floor of Hotel Orchard Park)

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Table of Contents

I. Meeting Procedure ..........................................................................
2
II. Meeting Agenda ...............................................................................
3
1. Management Presentations .......................................................................
4
2. Proposals .....................................................................................................
6
3. Discussion ...................................................................................................
7
4. Questions and Motions ..............................................................................
8
5. Adjournment ..............................................................................................
8
**III. ** Exhibits .............................................................................................
9
Exhibit 1: 2014 Business Report ..................................................................
9
Exhibit 2: 2014 Audit Committee’s Review Report ...................................
11
Exhibit 3: 2014 Status of the Company’s 1st Issue of Domestic (ROC)
Unsecured Convertible Bonds ....................................................
12
Exhibit 4: Comparison table for the amendments of "Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice Principles" ...................................
13
Exhibit 5: Comparison table for the amendments of "Ethical
Corporate Management Best Practice Principles" and
“Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for
Conduct” ......................................................................................
34
Exhibit 6: Independent Auditors’ Report and Consolidated Financial
Statements ....................................................................................
70
Exhibit 7: Profit Distribution Table for Year 2014 .....................................
77
Exhibit 8: Comparison table for the amendments of “Memorandum”
and “Artilce of Association” .......................................................
78
**IV. ** Appendices ....................................................................................... 126
Appendice 1: Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings .................. 126
Appendice 2: Rticles of Association ............................................................. 133
Appendix 3: Table of Shareholding of All Directors ................................ 169
Appendix 4:
Adoption of the Proposal for Profit Distribution of
Employee Bonus and Director Compensation .................... 170
Appendix 5: The Impact of Stock Dividend Issuance on Business
Performance, EPS, and Shareholder Return Rate ............ 170

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I. Meeting Procedure

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited Procedure for the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

  1. Call the Meeting to Order

  2. Chairman Remarks

  3. Management Presentation

  4. Proposals

  5. Discussion

  6. Questionsl and Motions

  7. Adjournment

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II. Meeting Agenda

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited

Year 2015 Agenda of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Time: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2[nd] , 2015 Place: No.777, Daguan Rd., Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Taoyuan Hall on the Second floor of Hotel Orchard Park)

  1. Call the Meeting to Order

  2. Chairman Remarks

  3. Management Presentations

  4. (1) 2014 Business Report

  5. (2) 2014 Audit Committee’s Review Report

  6. (3) 2014 Status of the Company’s 1st Issue of Domestic (ROC) Unsecured Convertible Bonds

  7. (4) Report on the Amendment of the “Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles”

  8. (5) Report on the Amendment of the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles" and “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct”

  9. Proposals

  10. (1) Adoption of the 2014 Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements

  11. (2) Adoption of the Proposal for Distribution of 2014 Profits

  12. Discussion

  13. (1) Approval of the change in authorized capital of the company.

  14. (2) Approval of the amendment of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company.

  15. Questionsl and Motions

  16. Adjournment

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1. Management Presentations

Report No. 1: 2014 Business Report

Explanation:

The 2014 Business Report of the company is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Please refer to page 9~10.

Report No. 2

2014 Audit Committee’s Review Report

Explanation:

  1. The Audit Committee has reviewed all 2014 financial statements.

  2. The 2014 Audit Committee’s Review Report is attached hereto as Exhibit 2. Please refer to page 11

Report No. 3:

  • 2014 Status of the Company’s 1st Issue of Domestic (ROC) Unsecured Convertible Bonds

Explanation:

  1. In order to repay bank loans and enrich the working capital, the company issued the first Domestic (ROC) Unsecured Convertible Bonds.

  2. The 2014 Status of the Company’s 1st Issue of Domestic (ROC) Unsecured Convertible Bonds is attached hereto as Exhibit 3. Please refer to page 12.

Report No. 4:

Report on the Amendment of the “Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles”

Explanation:

  1. The amendment of the “Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles” of the company is in accordance with Letter No. Taiwan-Stock-Governance-1030022825 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation issued on 7 November 2014 and refers to specifications of major international Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice guidelines and human right conventions.

  2. The comparison table for the amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 4. Please refer to page 13~33.

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Report No. 5:

Report on the Amendment of the “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” and the “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct” Explanation:

  1. The amendment of the “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” and the “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct” of the company is in accordance with Letter No. Taiwan-Stock-Governance-1030022825 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation issued on 7 November 2014 and conforms to the international topics of operation in good faith and anti-corruption for establishing a business culture of good faith.

  2. The comparison table for the amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 5. Please refer to page 34~69.

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2. Proposals

Proposal No. 1: Proposed by the Board of Directors Adoption of the 2014 Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements Explanation:

  1. The company’s 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements were audited by independent auditors, Dongfeng Lee and Zeli Gong of Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), approved by the Board of Directors on March 13, 2015, and reviewed by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee’s Review Report is provided.

  2. The 2014 Business Report, Independent Auditors’ Audit Report, and Consolidated Financial Statements are attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 6. Please refer to page 9~10(Exhibit 1) and page 70~76 (Exhibit 6).

Resolution:

Proposal No. 2: Proposed by the Board of Directors Adoption of the proposal for Distribution of 2014 Profits Explanation:

  1. 2014 net profit after tax is NTD$1,002,164,317. After setting aside legal reserve of NTD$100,216,431 (10%) in accordance with the law, and then adding beginning retained earnings of NTD$1,180,503,362, the unappropriated earnings are NTD$2,082,451,248.

  2. It is proposed to set aside NTD$667,094,135 from the distributable net profit of 2014 to distribute NTD$6.36 per share to shareholders as cash dividend. Also NT$ 18,200,000 is proposed to be employee bonus sharing. The distribution of cash dividend will be calculated by the method of “rounding down the digits below dollar”, and the total reduction of less than one dollar will be counted as the other income of the company. After the approval of the Annual General Meeting, it is proposed that the Board is authorized to take any actions that may be required in connection with the related issues of dividend distribution.

  3. It is proposed not to distribute director compensation. The Board of Directors approved the distribution amounts for director compensation and employee bonus of 2014 on March 13, 2015.

  4. In the event of capital injection or other causes, it is proposed that the Board of Directors will be authorized to adjust the cash and stock to be distributed to each share based on the number of actual shares outstanding.

  5. 2014 Profit Distribution Table is attached hereto as Appendix 7. Please refer to page 77.

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3. Discussion

Discussion No. 1: Proposed by the Board of Directors Proposal for the changes in authorized capital of the company. Please proceed to discuss.

Explanation:

  1. It is proposed to amend the company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association in order to change the current authorized capital NTD$1,200,000,000, divided into 120,000,000 shares of NTD$10 each to be NTD$1,500,000,000, divided into 150,000,000 shares of NTD$10 each.

  2. It is proposed that Chairman Hsien Ming Chang and Director Wen Lung Chang are authorized to take any action that may be required in connection with the enforcement of the new authorized capital.

  3. It is proposed the registration agent of the company is authorized to give necessary declarations to the Registry of Companies of Cayman Islands.

  4. Resolution: upon inquiry by the chair, the proposal was adopted unanimously by all attending shareholders.

Discussion No. 2: Proposed by the Board of Directors Proposal for the amendment of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company. Please proceed to discuss.

Explanation:

  1. In order to meet the needs of the company and pursuant to the amendment of the Checklist for Shareholder's Rights Protection Measures at Foreign Issuer's Domicile (for foreign issuers) of Letter No. Taiwan-Stock-Listing-I-1031706311 published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation on November 10, 2014, it is proposed to amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company. The amended Memorandum and Articles of Association will replace the current Memorandum and Articles of Association and come into effect after being approved by the Annual General Meeting of shareholders.

  2. The amended Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation supersedes the current version and shall come into effect immediately upon approval by resolution of the shareholders meeting.

  3. The amended Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation and t he comparison table for the amendments is attached hereto as Appendix 8. Please refer to page 78~125.

  4. It is proposed the registration agent of the company is authorized to give necessary declarations to the Registry of Companies of Cayman Islands.

  5. Approval shall be given by extraordinary resolution of the shareholders meeting. Resolution: upon inquiry by the chair, the proposal was adopted unanimously by all attending shareholders.

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4. Questions and Motions

5. Adjournment

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III. Exhibits

Exhibit 1: 2014 Business Report

Business Report

  1. Operating Performance in 2014

  2. (1) Implementation of Business Plan:

Total consolidated revenue for 2014 was NTD$7.206 billion, an increase of 22.2% compared to the same period of the previous year. The shipments reached 134,471 tons, an increase of 19.7% compared to the same period of the previous year. In terms of product applications, the revenue weights of energy, injection molding machine, industrial machinery, and medical equipment were 47.9%, 24.9%, 22.1% and 5.1% respectively. The company smoothly reached and surpassed the goal of 120 thousand tons of annual shipments and a 15% growth. In terms of profit, the gross profit margin and operating profit margin were 31.3% and 18.7% respectively, which increased 2.7% and 4.1% compared to 28.6% and 14.6% in the same period of the previous year. Furthermore, the EPS was as high as NTD$9.78, a huge increase of NTD$5.36 compared to the same period of the previous year.

  • (2) Budget implementation:

The estimated net profit after tax was NTD$963,764, and the actual net profit after tax was NTD$1,002,164. The budget-achieving rate was 104%.

  • (3) Analysis of financial revenues and profitability: Please refer to the Consolidated Income Statements.

  • (4) Research and Development Status:

The 2013 R&D expenditure comprised 1.52% of net operating revenue while the 2014 R&D expenditure comprised 1.25%. The company will continue on research and improvement of production process to cut down the R&D time and rejection ratio of new product development and gradually improve the ability and technology of new products.

  1. 2015 Business Plan Summary:

Yeong Guan is a primary casting supplier of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbine, injection molding machine, and industrial machinery. The company owns advanced process technology and high-tech metallurgical and engineering technology. It provides excellent quality products with stable delivery time and is highly recognized and relied upon by customers. The core competencies of the company are the production scale that stays ahead of competition, detailed casting process, and vertical integration capabilities; meanwhile, the company is committed to pursuing a better performance than competitors and the growth on both revenue and profit.

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Looking ahead to 2015, the overall customer order demand is still strong. To response to the global trends in renewable energy, we focus on developing large-scale products and moving toward offshore product development, so the shipment capacity proportion for energy products will reach 50%. The Group is committed to reach all customer orders and challenge a total shipment of 150 thousand tons and a growth rate of above 10%. It will continue the production base expansion plan started in 2014 in order to reach the goal of increasing 75% of production capacity in the next 5 years.

Yeong Guan will maintain a cash dividend distribution rate of above 50% and pursue a long-term profitable growth in the nodular cast iron market to maximize shareholder returns. Looking ahead to the future, In the industrial growth trend of high-end products, Yeong Guan will continue to expand customer resources, penetrate into new product market, and increase the proportion of production outsourcing from a long-term trend perspective in order to further integrate and grow in the nodular cast iron industry, whose market structure is still disperse, and steadily grow in revenue and profit.

Chairman: General Manager: Chief Accountant:

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Exhibit 2: 2014 Audit Committee’s Review Report

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited Audit Committee’s Review Report

To: Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting for Year 2015

The Board of Directors has prepared and submitted to the undersigned, Audit Committee of the company the Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements and Dividend Distribution proposal. The above Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements and Dividend Distribution proposal have been examined and determined to be correct and accurate by the undersigned. This Report is duly submitted in accordance with applicable laws.

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited The Audit Committee, Chairman:

March 13, 2015

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Exhibit 3: 2014 Status of the Company’s 1st Issue of Domestic (ROC) Unsecured Convertible Bonds

CurrentStatus ofCompany Bonds CurrentStatus ofCompany Bonds CurrentStatus ofCompany Bonds
Type of Corporate Bond 1stIssue of Domestic(ROC)Unsecured Convertible Bonds
Issue(offer)Date June 3,2014
Denomination NTD$100,000 each
Issuingand Traction Place Gre Tai Securities Market
IssuingPrice fullyissued atparprice
Total Amount NTD$1,500,000,000
Interest Rate 0%
Deadline 5-yearperiod;Due Date: June 3,2019
Guarantee Agency None
Trustee Trusts Department of Land Bank of Taiwan
Underwriter KGI Securities Co. LTD.
Certified Lawyer AttorneyTian-HsiangSongfrom Lee an Li Attorneys-At-Law
Certified Accountant Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL)
Accountants Dong-fongLee and Zhe-li Gong
Payback method Except that the company redeemed, bondholders sold back, and
those who transferred, the bonds will be bought back with bond
denomination plus interest compensation, which is 105.10% of
the denomination(annualyield is about 1%)in cash at one time.
OutstandingPrinciples NTD$1,351,100,000
Provisions of redemption andprepayment Please refer to the issuance and conversionprocedures.
Restrictions None
Credit rating agency, credit rating date, and
corporate bond rating results

None
Other
rights
Converted (exchanged or
subscribed) common shares,
global depository receipts, or
amount of other securities.
By April 4, 2015, a total of NT$148,900 have been converted
into 978,182 ordinary shares of a face value of NT$10 each.
Issuance and conversion
(exchange or subscription)
procedures
Please refer to the market observation post system for bond
issuance information
Issuance and conversion, exchange and
subscription, possible dilution on stock
equity and impact on shareholder’s equity
from issuance conditions
According to the current conversion price of NTD$153, if all
shares are converted to common shares, 8,831 thousand shares
need to be issued. The impact on shareholders’ equity is limited
so far.
Please refer to the issuance and conversionprocedures.
Commissioned agency for exchanged
object
Not applicable
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Exhibit 4: Comparison table for the amendments of "Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles"

AFTER AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
Article 1
In order to fulfill its corporate
social responsibility initiatives
and topromoteeconomic,
environmental, and social
advancementfor purposesof
sustainable development, the
company hereby adopt the
Principles to be followed.
Article 1
In order to fulfill its corporate
social responsibility initiatives
and to promote economic,
~~social and environmental~~
~~ecosystem~~for purposes~~of~~
~~balance~~and sustainable
development, the company
hereby adopt the Principles to
be followed.
This article was amended in
consideration of definitions of
corporate social responsibility
by international organizations.
For instance, the general policy
principles of the Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises of the
Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development
(OECD) clearly state that
enterprises should promote
economic, environmental, and
social advancement to achieve
the goal of sustainable
development. The European
Union believes that corporate
social responsibility connotes
the responsibility of enterprises
for social impacts. This article
was therefore amended to
clearly express these concepts.
Article 2
The Principles applies to the
company and its business
group.
The Principles encourages the
company to actively fulfill its
corporate social responsibility
in the course of its business
operations so as to follow
internationaldevelopment
trends and to contribute to the
economic development of the
country, to improve the quality
of life of employees, the
community and society by
acting as responsible corporate
citizens, and to enhance
competitive edges built on
corporate social responsibility.
Article 2
The Principles applies to the
company and its business
group.
The Principles encourages the
company to actively fulfill its
corporate social responsibility
in the course of its business
operations so as to follow
international development
trends~~of environment balance,~~
~~social and corporate~~
~~governance~~contribute to the
economic development of the
country, to improve the quality
of life of employees, the
community and society by
acting as responsible corporate
citizens, and to enhance
competitive edges built on
corporate social responsibility.
It must be ensured that the
practice of corporate social
responsibility is in sync with
and conforms to international
development trends. This is not
confined to specific aspects.
The phrase “Of environment
balance, social and corporate
governance” has therefore been
deleted.
Article 3
In fulfilling corporate social
responsibilityinitiatives, the
Article 3
In fulfilling corporate social
responsibilityinitiatives, the
In consideration of the fact that
the meaning of “Social Ethics”
inthis articleis vague, this term
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company shall, in its corporate
managementguidelinesand
businessoperations,give due
consideration to the rights and
interests of stakeholders and,
while pursuing sustainable
operations and profits, also
give due consideration to the
environment, society and
corporate governance.
company shall, in its corporate
management guidelines and
business operations,~~respect~~
~~social ethics~~ and give due
consideration to the rights and
interests of stakeholders and,
while pursuing sustainable
operations and profits, also
give due consideration to the
environment, society and
corporate governance.
has been deleted to provide
more clarity.
Article 4
To implement corporate social
responsibility initiatives, the
company is advised to follow
the principles below:
1. Exercise corporate
governance.
2. Foster a sustainable
environment.
3. Preserve public welfare.
4. Enhance disclosure of
corporate social
responsibilityinformation.
Article 4
To implement corporate social
responsibility initiatives, the
company is advised to follow
the principles below:
1. Exercise~~Promote~~
corporate governance.
2. Foster a sustainable
environment.
3. Preserve public welfare.
4. Enhance disclosure of
corporate social
responsibilityinformation.
In consideration of the fact that
“exercise corporate
governance” is consistent with
the intent of the term corporate
social responsibility, Clause 1
of this article has been
amended to clarify the content
of the article.
Article 5
The company shalltake into
consideration the correlation
betweenthe development of
domestic and international
corporate social responsibility
principles andcorporate core
business operations, and the
effect of the operation of the
company and of its business
groups as a whole on
stakeholders, in establishing
its policies, systems or
relevant management
guidelines, andconcrete
promotion plansfor corporate
social responsibility programs,
which shall be approved by the
board of directors and then
reported to the shareholders
meeting.
When a shareholder proposes
a motion involving corporate
social responsibility, the
company's board of directors
Article 5
The company shall comply
with regulations set forth in
laws and articles of
incorporation as well as
relevant norms and contracts
signed with TWSE and TPEX
and shall take into
consideration the development
of domestic and international
corporate social responsibility
principles and the operation of
the company and of its
business groups as a whole on
stakeholders, in establishing
its social responsibility
programs, rules or relevant
management~~system~~which
shall be approved by the board
of directors.
1. In consideration of the fact
that legal compliance is a
basic requirement of the
business operations of
TWSE/GTSM listed
companies, it is not
necessary to emphasize that
the company shall comply
with relevant regulations.
The passage “shall comply
with regulations set forth in
laws and articles of
incorporation as well as
relevant norms and
contracts signed with
TWSE and TPEX” has
therefore been deleted.
2. In consideration of the
national and international
development of the concept
of corporate social
responsibility, the company
should take account of the
correlation between CSR
issues and corporate core
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is advised to review and
consider including it in the
shareholders meeting agenda.
business operations and
integrate these concepts
into its business model. In
addition, the company
should not only focus on
the interests of its
shareholders but also those
of other stakeholders
(including employees,
suppliers, consumers or
clients, society, and the
natural environment). A
corresponding phrase has
therefore been added as a
reference for the
establishment of CSR
policies and systems, or
relevant management
guidelines, and concrete
promotion plans.
3. TWSE/GTSM listed
companies shall establish
CSR policies and systems
or relevant management
guidelines and formulate
concrete promotion plans
for these policies, systems,
and management
guidelines. The relevant
passage has therefore been
amended. In addition,
concrete promotion plans
affect budget planning. The
phrase “reported to the
shareholders meeting” has
therefore been added to
safeguard shareholders’
rights and interests.
4. Based on the understanding
of domestic scholars and
the actual practice with
regard to shareholders’
proposal rights, one of the
legislative intents and
functions of shareholders’
proposal rights lies in the
communication and
conveyance of ideas.
Company managers must
be urged to attach
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importance to social
responsibility issues, which
is an important mechanism
in the fulfillment of CSR.
Issues involving corporate
social responsibility may
therefore be listed as
shareholder motions which
serve as a reference for
decision making or used to
announce results. A
corresponding passage has
therefore been added to
paragraph 2ofthis article.
Chapter 2
Exercising Corporate
Governance
Chapter 2
Exercising
Corporate
~~Promote~~
Governance
This chapter title has been
revised in accordance with the
amendment of Clause 1,
Paragraph 1,Article4
Article 6
The company is advised to
follow the Corporate
Governance Best Practice
Principles for TWSE/GTSM
Listed Companies,the Ethical
Corporate Management Best
Practice Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies,and the Code of
Ethical Conduct for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies to establish
effective corporate governance
frameworks and relevant
ethical standards so as to
enhance corporate governance.
Article~~9~~
The company is advised to
follow the Corporate
Governance Best Practice
Principles for TWSE/GTSM
Listed Companies and the
Code of Ethical Conduct for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies to establish
effective corporate governance
frameworks and relevant
ethical standards so as to
enhance corporate governance.
1. The Ethical Corporate
Management Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies were
formulated on September 3,
2010. These principles
assist TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies in the
establishment of a
corporate culture which is
characterized by ethical
corporate management and
the promotion of sound
development. They also
serve as a reference
framework for positive
commercial operations. The
company must abide by
these norms and principles
which have been added to
this article for clarification.
2. In addition, it was also
taken into account that
priority should be given to
the compliance with
relevant laws and
regulations in the
implementation of
corporate governance. The
provisions of Article 9 have
therefore been moved to
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AFTER AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS

EXPLANATIONS

AFTER AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
Article 6 of the amended
version to ensure a clearer
chapterstructure.
Article7
The directors of the company
shall exercise the due care of
good administrators to urge the
company to perform its
corporate social responsibility
initiatives, examine the results
of the implementation thereof
from time to time and
continually make adjustments
so as to ensure the thorough
implementation of its
corporate social responsibility
policies.
The board of directors of the
company is advised to include
the following matters in the
company's performance of its
corporate social responsibility
initiatives:
1.Identifying the company's
corporate social
responsibility mission or
vision, and declaring its
corporate social
responsibility policy,
systems or relevant
management guidelines;
2. Making corporate social
responsibility the guiding
principle of the company's
operations and
development, and ratifying
concrete promotional plans
for corporate social
responsibility initiatives;
and
3. Enhancing the timeliness
and accuracy of the
disclosure of corporate
social responsibility
information.
The board of directors shall
appoint executive-level
positions with responsibility
for economic, environmental,
and social issues resulting
Article~~6~~
The~~board of~~directors of the
company shall exercise the
due care of good
administrators to urge the
company to perform its
corporate social responsibility
initiatives, examine the results
of the implementation thereof
from time to time and
continually make adjustments
so as to ensure the thorough
implementation of its
corporate social responsibility
policies.
The board of directors of the
company is advised to~~include~~
~~the following matters in the~~
~~company's performance of its~~
~~corporate social responsibility~~
~~initiatives~~:
1.~~Making corporate social~~
~~responsibility the guiding~~
~~principle of the company's~~
~~operations and~~
~~development; and~~
~~2. Identifying the company's~~
~~corporate social~~
~~responsibility mission (or~~
~~vision or value), and~~
~~declaring its corporate~~
~~social responsibility policy~~
~~statement;~~
3. Enhancing the disclosure of
corporate social
responsibility information.
1. Pursuant to the regulations
set forth in Article 8 and 23
of the Company Act, the
exercise of the due care of
good administrators shall
be the responsibility of the
directors instead of the
board. “Board of directors”
was therefore changed to
“Directors”. In addition, the
identification of the
company’s corporate social
responsibility mission and
vision is a key task. The
order of clause 1 and 2 of
paragraph 2 of the current
version has therefore been
modified and it has been
ensured that the used terms
are consistent with
“Corporate social
responsibility policies,
systems, or relevant
management guidelines” in
Article 5 to provide more
clarity.
2. Clause 2, Paragraph 2 of
this article has been
amended in line with the
revision of the provisions
in Paragraph 1, Article 5
which require the
establishment of concrete
promotion plans and the
phrase “and ratifying
concrete promotional
plans” was added.
3. To guarantee the timeliness
and accuracy of the
disclosure of corporate
social responsibility
information, the provisions
of Clause 3 of this article
have been amended.
4. The GRI Guidelines Ver.4
(hereinafter referred to as
GRIG4)formulated by the
~~n~~
1.
~~2~~
~~.~~
3.
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from the business operations
of the company, and to report
the status of the handling to
the board of directors. The
handling procedures and the
responsible person for each
relevant issue shall be concrete
and clear.
Global Reporting Initiative
require that enterprises
clearly state whether or not
the highest governance
body has appointed
management-level
positions to take charge of
economic, environmental,
and social issues and
directly report to the
highest governance body
as well as specify the
procedures pertaining to
the authorization and
appointment of the
executive-level positions
and other personnel.
Clause 3 of this article has
therefore been amended to
clarify organizational
management procedures
and reduce the economic,
environmental, and social
risks and impacts of
business operations
5. Article 9 of the current
version is listed as Article
6 in the amended version
and this article is listed as
Article 7.
Article8
The company is advised to, on
a regular basis, organize
education and training on the
implementation of corporate
social responsibility initiatives,
including promotion of the
matters prescribed in
paragraph 2 of the preceding
article.
Article~~11~~
The company is advised to, on
a regular basis,~~organize~~
~~education and training on~~
~~business ethics for directors,~~
~~independent directors, and~~
~~employees and promote~~
~~matters prescribed in the~~
~~preceding article as well as~~
~~incorporate such matters into~~
~~the staff performance~~
~~evaluation system and~~
~~establish a clear and effective~~
~~reward and penalty system.~~
1. In consideration of the fact
that Article 10 of the
current version has been
deleted and Article 11 of
the current version only
mentions the organization
of education and training
on “Business ethics”, this
article has been revised and
now refers to “matters
prescribed in paragraph 2
of the preceding article” to
achieve the purpose of
these Best Practice
Principles. For instance,
the revisions with regard to
the corporate social
responsibility mission and
vision of the company and
CSRpolicies, systems, or
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relevant management
guidelines, and concrete
promotion plans serve the
purpose of implementing
and promoting CSR
planning.
2. In line with the revisions of
the content of the
education and training,
Article 11 of the current
version is listed as Article
8 ofthe amended version.
Article9
For the purpose of managing
corporate social responsibility
initiatives, the company is
advised to establish an
exclusively (or concurrently)
dedicated unit to be in charge
of proposing and enforcing the
corporate social responsibility
policies, systems, or relevant
management guidelines, and
concrete promotional plans
and to report on the same to
the board of directors on a
periodic basis.
The company is advised to
adopt reasonable remuneration
policies, to ensure that
remuneration arrangements
support the strategic aims of
the organization, and align
with the interests of
stakeholders.
It is advised that the employee
performance evaluation
system be combined with
corporate social responsibility
policies, and that a clear and
effective incentive and
discipline system be
established.
Article~~7~~
For the purpose of managing
corporate social responsibility
initiatives, the company is
advised to establish an
exclusively (or concurrently)
dedicated unit to be in charge
of proposing and enforcing the
corporate social responsibility
policies~~or~~systems, and to
report on the same to the board
of directors on a periodic
basis.
1. In line with the fact that
Article 9 and 11 of the
current version are listed as
Article 6 and 8 in the
amended version, this
article is listed as Article 9.
2. To ensure consistency with
the terms “Corporate social
responsibility policies,
systems, or relevant
management guidelines” in
the amended Article 5, the
provisions of this article
have been revised.
3. In consideration of the
required disclosure items
of GRI G4, the provisions
in paragraph 2 have been
added to Article 9 to ensure
that remuneration
arrangements support the
strategic aims of the
organization and to
safeguard stakeholder
interests.
4. Due to the similarity of the
norm contents, the second
part of Article 10 of the
current version has been
amended and moved to
paragraph 3 of Article 9 of
the amended version to
ensure conformity with
relevant norms and
internationaltrends.
Article10
The company shall, based on
respectfortherights and
Article~~8~~
The company shall, based on
respectfortherights and
1. In line with the disclosed
content of the Corporate
GovernanceRoadmap
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interests of stakeholders,
identify stakeholders of the
company,and establish a
designated section for
stakeholders on the company
website; understand the
reasonable expectations and
demands of stakeholders
through proper communication
with them, and adequately
respond to the important
corporate social responsibility
issues which they are
concerned about.
interests of stakeholders,
identify stakeholders of the
company, understand the
reasonable expectations and
demands of stakeholders
through proper communication
with them and~~through their~~
~~participation,~~and adequately
respond to the important
corporate social responsibility
issues which~~stakeholders~~are
concerned about.
2013, TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies should
establish a stakeholder
contact platform to ensure
that the company values
the opinions of
shareholders and
stakeholders. In addition,
the phrase “establish a
designated section for
stakeholders on the
company website” has
been added and relevant
provisions have been
revised in line with
Paragraph 1, Article 5 of
the amended version to
emphasize the fact that
companies should give
simultaneous consideration
to stakeholder interests and
provide more clarity.
2. In line with the fact that
Article 9 and 11 of the
current version are listed as
Article 6 and 8 in the
amended version, this
article is listed as Article
10.
~~Article 10~~
~~This company shall comply~~
~~with relevant laws and~~
~~regulations and implement the~~
~~following matters to ensure an~~
~~environment of fair~~
~~competition when it engages~~
~~in business operations~~
~~1. Refrain from engaging in~~
~~any behavior that violates~~
~~the spirit of fair competition~~
~~2. Fulfill the obligation to pay~~
~~taxes~~
~~3. Oppose bribery and~~
~~corruption and establish and~~
~~appropriate management~~
~~system~~
~~4. Corporate donations and~~
~~contributions conform to~~
~~internal operating~~
~~procedures~~
Due to the fact that the
amended provisions of Article
6 of these Best Practice
Principles already state that
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies are advised to
comply with the Ethical
Corporate Management Best
Practice Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies and
comprehensive norms are
stated in these principles, this
article has been deleted.
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Article11
The company shall follow
relevant environmental laws,
regulations and international
standards to properly protect
the environment and shall
endeavor topromotea
sustainable environment when
engaging inbusiness
operationsandinternal
management.
Article~~12~~
The company shall follow
relevant environmental laws
~~and rules,~~regulations and
international standards to
properly protect the
environment and shall
endeavor to promote a
sustainable environment when
engaging in~~business activities~~
andinternal management.
To ensure consistency with the
term “International
Guidelines” in Article 25 of
the current version and in
consideration of the fact that
the scope of business
operations is wider than that of
business activities, relevant
provisions have been amended
and the article sequence has
beenchanged
Article12
The company is advised to
endeavor to utilize all
resources more efficiently and
use renewable materials which
have a low impact on the
environment to improve
sustainability of natural
resources.
Article~~13~~
The company is advised to
endeavor to utilize all
resources more efficiently and
use renewable materials which
have a low impact on the
environment to improve
sustainability of natural
resources
Article sequence changed
Article13
The company is advised to
establish proper environment
management systems based on
the characteristics of their
industries.Such systemsshall
include the following tasks:
1. Collecting sufficient and
up-to-date information to
evaluate the impact of the
company's business
operations on the natural
environment.
2. Establishing measurable
goals forenvironmental
sustainability, and
examining whether the
developmentof such goals
should be maintained and
whether it is still relevant
on a regular basis.
3. Adopting enforcement
measures such as concrete
plans or action plans, and
examining the results of
its operationon a regular
basis.
Article~~14~~
The company is advised to
establish proper environment
management systems based on
the characteristics of their
industries.~~The company’s~~
~~environment management~~
~~systems~~shall include the
following tasks:
1. Collecting sufficient and
up-to-date information to
evaluate the impact of the
company's business
operations on the natural
environment.
2. Establishing measurable
goals for environmental
sustainability, and
examining whether the
development of~~such goals~~
should be maintained and
whether it is still relevant
on a regular basis.
3. Examining the results of
purposes of goals for
environmental
sustainabilityon a regular
basis.
1. The second part of the
first paragraph has been
revised to avoid
redundancy.
2. Clause 3 was amended
and the phrase “Adopting
enforcement measures
such as concrete plans or
action plans” has been
added to ensure a sound
environmental
management system and
strengthen the
implementation. The
article sequence has been
changed.
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Article14
The company shall, if
necessary, establish a
dedicated unit or assign
dedicated personnelfor
drafting, promoting, and
maintaining relevant
environment management
systems and concrete action
plans,and should hold
environment education courses
for its managerial officers and
other employees on a periodic
basis.
Article~~15~~
The company shall, if
necessary, establish a
dedicated unit or assign
dedicated personnel for
maintainingrelevant
environment management
systemsand concrete action
plans, and should hold
environment education courses
for its managerial officers and
other employees on a periodic
basis.
Provisions have been revised
and article sequence has been
changed to ensure consistency
with the term “Management
System” as specified in Article
14 of the current version and
clarify the tasks of dedicated
units or personnel including
the drafting, promotion, and
maintenance of relevant
environmental management
systems and concrete action
plans.
Article15
The company is advised to
take into account the effect of
business operationson
ecological efficiency, promote
andadvocatethe concept of
sustainable consumption, and
conduct research and
development,procurement,
production,operations,and
services in accordance with
the following principles to
reduce the impact on the
natural environmentand
humanbeings from its
business operations:
1. Reduce resource and energy
consumption of its products
and services.
2. Reduce emission of
pollutants, toxins and
waste, and dispose of waste
properly.
3. Improve recyclability and
reusability of raw materials
or products.
4. Maximize the sustainability
of renewable resources.
5. Enhance the durability of
products.
6. Improve efficiency of
products and services.
Article~~16~~
The company is advised to
take into account the effect of
business operations on
ecological efficiency, promote
and~~educate consumers~~the
concept of sustainable
consumption, and conduct
research and development,
procurement, production,
operations, and services in
accordance with the following
principles to reduce the impact
on the natural environment
and human beings from its
business operations:
1. Reduce resource and
energy consumption of its
products and services.
2. Reduce emission of
pollutants, toxins and
waste, and dispose of
waste properly.
3. Improve recyclability and
reusability of raw materials
or products.
4. Maximize the
sustainability of renewable
resources.
5. Enhance the durability of
products.
6. Improve efficiency of
products and services.
The provisions of the current
version have been revised and
the article sequence has been
changed to encourage the
company to take into account
the effect of business
operations on ecological
efficiency, reduce the impact
of business operations on the
natural environment and
human beings, and promote
the concept of sustainable
consumption not only by
educating consumers.
Article 16 Article ~~17~~ The provisions ofparagraph 2
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To improve water use
efficiency, the company shall
properly and sustainably use
water resources and establish
relevant management
measures.
The company shallconstruct
and improve environmental
protection treatment facilities
to avoid polluting water, air
and land, and use its best
efforts to reduce adverse
impact on human health and
the environment by adopting
the best practical pollution
prevention and control
measures.
To improve water use
efficiency, the company shall
properly and sustainably use
water resources and establish
relevant management
measures.
The company shall avoid
polluting water, air and land
~~when engaging in business~~
~~operations; If pollution is~~
~~unavoidable~~the company shall
use its best efforts to reduce
adverse impact on human
health and the environment by
adopting the best practical
pollution prevention and
control measures while taking
into consideration cost
efficiency and technical and
financial feasibility. .
of the current version have
been revised and the article
sequence has been changed
with reference to the
regulations set forth in Article
32 of the Basic Environment
Act and based on the fact that
businesses should improve and
construct environmental
protection treatment facilities.
Article17
The company is advised to
adopt standards or guidelines
generally used in Taiwan and
abroad to enforce corporate
greenhouse gas inventory and
to make disclosures thereof,
the scope of which shall
include the following:
1. Direct greenhouse gas
emissions: emissions from
operations that are owned
or controlled by the
company.
2. Indirect greenhouse gas
emissions: emissions
resulting from the
generation of externally
purchased or acquired
electricity, heating, or
steam.
The company is advised to
monitor the impact of climate
change on its operations and
should establish company
strategies for energy
conservation and carbon and
greenhouse gas reduction
based upon its operations and
Article~~18~~
The company is advised to
monitor the impact of climate
change on its operations and
should establish company
strategies for energy
conservation and carbon and
greenhouse gas reduction
based upon its operations and
the result of a greenhouse gas
inventory. Such strategies
should include obtaining
carbon credits to promote and
minimize the impact of its
business operations on~~natural~~
~~environment.~~
1. The provisions of
paragraph 1 have been
added in consideration of
the growing international
concern for GHG
(greenhouse gas) emission
related issues (for instance,
as of 2013 publicly listed
companies are required to
disclose GHG emission
amounts in the UK), the
Reporting Guidelines for
GHG Emission Amounts
promulgated by the
Environmental Protection
Administration in June
2013, and the GHG
inventory categories of
GRI G4 to implement
GHG inventories and
disclosures thereof in sync
with international trends.
2. ”Natural environment” in
paragraph 2 of the current
version has been changed
to “Climate change” in
consideration of the
correlation between GHG
issues and climate change
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the result of a greenhouse gas
inventory. Such strategies
should include obtaining
carbon credits to promote and
minimize the impact of its
business operations on climate
change.
to provide more clarity.
3. Article sequence has been
changed.
Article18
The company shall comply
with relevant laws and
regulations, and the
InternationalBill of Human
Rights, with respect to rights
such as gender equality, the
right to work, and prohibition
of discrimination.
The company,to fulfill its
responsibility to protect human
rights, shall adopt relevant
management policies and
processes, including:
1. Presenting a corporate
policy or statement on
human rights.
2. Evaluating the impact of
the company's business
operations and internal
management on human
rights, and adopting
corresponding handing
processes.
3. Reviewing on a regular
basis the effectiveness of
the corporate policy or
statement on human
rights.
4. In the event of any
infringement of human
rights, the company shall
disclose the processes for
handling of the matter
with respect to the
stakeholders involved.
The company shall comply
with the internationally
recognized human rights of
labor, including the freedom of
association, the right of
collective bargaining, caring
Article~~19~~
The company shall comply
with~~relevant labor laws and~~
~~regulations, safeguard the~~
~~legal rights and interests of~~
~~employees, and respect and~~
~~refrain from violating~~
~~internationally recognized~~
~~basic labor rights principles.~~
~~Human resource policies of~~
~~this company shall conform to~~
~~basic labor rights principles~~
~~and appropriate management~~
~~methods and procedures shall~~
~~be established.~~
1. The provisions of this
article have been revised
and human rights
compliance concepts and
the importance of gender
equality, the right to work,
and prohibition of
discrimination are
highlighted in paragraph 1
to ensure a minimum
guarantee of human rights
2. Paragraph 2 has been
added with reference to the
responsibility of
enterprises to safeguard
human rights as prescribed
in item 11 to 24 of the
Guiding Principles on
Business and Human
Rights of the United
Nations and the norms of
GRI G4 to strengthen the
implementation of human
right safeguards and ensure
conformity with
international development
trends.
3. Paragraph 3 which sets out
internationally recognized
human rights of labor has
been revised to clarify the
concept of human right
safeguards.
4. Paragraph 4 which states
that he company shall
adopt remedial measures
and provide an effective
and appropriate grievance
mechanism with respect to
human right infringements
was added with reference
toitem 22to24and 31of
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for vulnerable groups,
prohibiting the use of child
labor, eliminating all forms of
forced labor, eliminating
recruitment and employment
discrimination, and shall
ensure that its human resource
policies do not contain
differential treatments based
on gender, race,
socioeconomic status, age, or
marital and family status, so as
to achieve equality and
fairness in employment, hiring
conditions, remuneration,
benefits, training, evaluation,
and promotion opportunities.
The company shall provide an
effective and appropriate
grievance mechanism with
respect to matters adversely
impacting the rights and
interests of the labor force, in
order to ensure equality and
transparency of the grievance
process. Channels through
which a grievance may be
raised shall be clear,
convenient, and unobstructed.
A company shall respond to
any employee's grievance in
an appropriate manner.
the aforementioned
Guiding Principles. The
company shall provide an
effective and appropriate
grievance mechanism with
respect to matters
adversely impacting the
rights and interests of the
labor force, in order to
safeguard labor rights and
interests.
5. The article sequence has
been changed.
Article19
The company shall provide
information for its employees
so that the employees have
knowledge of the labor laws
and the rights they enjoy in the
countries where the company
has business operations.
Article~~20~~
The company shall provide
information for its employees
so that the employees have
knowledge of the labor laws
and the rights they enjoy in the
countries where the company
has business operations.
In consideration of the
semantics of this article, the
text has been revised and the
article sequence has been
changed.
Article20
The company is advised to
provide safe and healthful
work environments for its
employees, including
necessary health and first-aid
facilities and shall endeavor to
curb dangers to employees'
Article~~21~~
The company is advised to
provide safe and healthful
work environments for its
employees, including
necessary health and first-aid
facilities and shall endeavor to
curb therisk~~factors~~ to
The text has been revised and
the article sequence changed.
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safety and health and to
prevent occupational
accidents.
The company is advised to
organize training on safety and
health for its employees on a
regular basis.
employees' safety and health
and to prevent occupational
accidents.
The company is advised to
organize training on safety and
health for its employees on a
regular basis.
Article21
The company is advised to
create an environment
conducive to the development
of its employees' careers and
establish effective training
programs to foster career
skills.
The company shall
appropriately reflect the
corporate business
performance or achievements
in the employee remuneration
policy, to ensure the
recruitment, retention, and
motivation of human
resources, and achieve the
objective of sustainable
operations.
~~Article 22~~
The company is advised to
create an environment
conducive to the development
of its employees'~~careers~~and
establish effective training
programs to foster career skills
Paragraph 2 has been added
and the article sequence has
been changed in response to
the growing demands for
distributive justice in Taiwan
in recent years and with
reference to the concepts
regarding remuneration and
incentive measures in GRI G4
requiring the disclosure of
remuneration policies
formulated to ensure the
recruitment, retention, and
motivation of employees to
ensure conformity with
international trends.

Article22
The company shall establish a
platform to facilitate regular
two-way communication
between the management and
the employees for the
employees to obtain relevant
information on and express
their opinions on the
company's operations,
management and decisions.
The company shall respect the
employee representatives'
rights to bargain for the
working conditions, and shall
provide the employees with
necessary information and
hardware equipment, in order
to improve the negotiation and
cooperation among employers,
employees and employee
representatives.
The company shall, by
~~Article 23~~
The company shall establish a
platform to facilitate regular
two-way communication
between the management and
the employees for the
employees to obtain relevant
information on and express
their opinions on the
company's operations,
management and decisions
Paragraphs 2 and 3 have been
added and the article sequence
has been changed.
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reasonable means, inform
employees of operation
changes that might have
material impacts.

Article23
The companyshalltake
responsibility for its products
andservices, andtake
marketing ethics seriously.In
the process of research and
development, procurement,
production, operations, and
services, the company shall
ensure the transparency and
safety of its products and
services. It further shall
establishand disclose policies
on consumer rightsand
interests, and enforce them in
the course of business
operations, in order to prevent
the products or services from
adversely impacting the rights,
interests, health, or safety of
consumers.
~~Article 24~~
The company~~is advised to~~
~~take responsibility for~~its
products and establish and
disclose policies on consumer
rights and interests,~~and~~
~~enforce policies on consumer~~
~~rights.~~
1. Provisions have been
added in response to food
safety problems that have
occurred in recent years,
the extension of the
acknowledgement of
product and service
quality by the market and
consumers to research
and development,
procurement, production,
operations, and services,
and the fulfillment of
CSR to guarantee the
transparency and safety of
product and service
information.
2. In addition, the second
part of this article has
been revised to fully
clarify its purpose and
take account of the fact
that the company is
advised to implement
policies on consumer
rights and interests and
enforce them in the
course of business
operations.
3. The article sequence has
beenchanged
Article24
The company shall ensure the
quality of its products and
services by following the laws
and regulations of the
government and relevant
standards of its industries.
The company shall follow
relevantlaws, regulations and
international guidelines when
marketing orlabelingits
productsandservices and shall
not deceive, mislead, commit
fraud or engage in any other
acts whichwould betray
~~Article 25~~
The company shall ensure the
quality of its products and
services by following the laws
and regulations of the
government and relevant
standards of its industries.
The company shall follow
~~government~~laws and~~relevant~~
international guidelines when
marketing and~~advertising~~its
products~~or~~services and shall
not deceive, mislead, commit
fraud or engage in any other
acts whichwould betray
The word “label” was added
and the article sequence was
changed with reference to the
regulations set forth in Article
7 of the Consumer Protection
Law which prescribe that
“where goods or services may
endanger the lives, bodies,
health or properties of
consumers, a warning and the
methods for emergency
handling of such danger shall
be labeled at a conspicuous
place” to safeguard consumer
rights andinterests.
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consumers' trust or damage
consumers' rights or interests.
consumers' trust or damage
consumers' rights or interests.
Article25
The company is advised to
evaluate and manage all types
of risks that could cause
interruptions in operations, so
as to reduce the impact on
consumers and society.
The company is advised to
provide a clear andeffective
procedure for accepting
consumercomplaints to fairly
and timely handle consumer
complaints, shall comply with
laws and regulations related to
thePersonal Information
Protection Actfor respecting
consumers' rights of privacy
and shall protect personal data
provided byconsumers.
~~Article 26~~
The company is advised to
provide a clear and effective
procedure for accepting
consumer complaints to fairly
and timely handle~~client~~
complaints, shall comply with
laws and regulations related to
the Personal Information
Protection Act for respecting
~~clients'~~rights of privacy and
shall protect personal data
provided by~~clients.~~
1. It is necessary to make
extra investments in
resource management due
to the possibility of
problems causing
interruptions in
operations in all
industries (such as
communications and
transportation) and the
wide impact of such
interruptions. The first
paragraph which
prescribes that the
company shall manage all
types of risks that could
cause interruptions in
operations, so as to
reduce the impact on
consumers and society
and safeguard consumer
rights and interests was
therefore added.
2. In line with the addition of
provisions to the first
paragraph to this article,
the text of the first
paragraph of the current
version has been moved
to paragraph 2 of the
amended version. In
addition, the Personal
Information Protection
Act which came into
effect on October 1, 2012
was included in the
second paragraph for
clarification purposes.
3. Article sequence has been
changed
Article26
The company is advised to
assess the impact its
procurement has on society as
well as the environment of the
community that it is procuring
from, and shall cooperate with
its suppliers to jointly
~~Article 27~~
The company is advised to
assess the impact its
procurement has on society as
well as the environment of the
community that it is procuring
from, and shall cooperate with
~~its ~~suppliers to jointly ~~promote~~
1. The second part of the
first paragraph of the
current version has been
revised for semantics
purposes
2. Paragraph 2 has been
added to take account of
thefact that enterprises
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implementthe corporate social
responsibility initiative.
Prior to engaging in
commercial dealings, the
company is advised to assess
whether there is any record of
a supplier's impact on the
environment and society, and
avoid conducting transactions
with those against corporate
social responsibility policy.
When the company enter into
a contract with any of their
major suppliers, the content
should include terms
stipulating mutual compliance
with corporate social
responsibility policy, and that
the contract may be terminated
or rescinded any time if the
supplier has violated such
policy and has caused
significant negative impact on
the environment and society of
the community of the supply
source.
the corporate social
responsibility initiative.
are advised to assess
whether there is any
record of a supplier's
impact on the
environment and society
and avoid conducting
transactions with those
against corporate social
responsibility policy.
3. Paragraph 3 has been
added due to the increase
of environmental and
social impact assessments
of supply chains in the
world and with reference
to the concept mentioned
in GRI G4 that businesses
are authorized to
terminate contracts with
suppliers who are in
violation of corporate
social responsibility
policies.
4. Article sequence has been
changed

source.
Article27
The companyshallevaluate
the impact of its business
operations on the community,
andadequatelyemploy
personnelfrom the location of
the business operations, to
enhancecommunity
acceptance.
The companyis advised to,
through commercial activities,
non-cash property
endowments, volunteering
service or othercharitable
professional services,
participate in events held by
citizen organizations, charities
and local government agencies
relating to community
development and community
education to promote
community development.
~~Article 28~~
The company~~is advised~~
evaluate the impact of its
business operations on the
community, and~~adequately~~
employ personnel, to enhance
community acceptance.
The company~~shall,~~through
commercial activities,
non-cash property
endowments, volunteering
service or other~~free of charge~~
professional services,
participate in events held by
citizen organizations, charities
and local government agencies
relating to community
development and community
education to promote
community development.
1. The text of paragraph 1
has been revised and it is
now emphasized that the
company shall evaluate
the impact of its business
operations on the
community, and
adequately employ
personnel from the
location of the business
operations to enhance
community acceptance of
company operations,
improve the company’s
image, and clarify the
meaning of the article.
2. The phrase “free of
charge” professional
services in the current
version is not fully
consistent with the
original intention of
encouraging the company
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to implement corporate
social responsibility and
has therefore been
changed to “charitable”,
which is more
appropriate.
3. Article sequence has been
changed
Article28
The company shall disclose
information according to
relevant laws, regulations and
the Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/GTSM listed
Companies and shall fully
disclose relevant and reliable
information relating to its
corporate social responsibility
initiatives to improve
information transparency.
Relevant information relating
to corporate social
responsibility which the
company shall disclose
includes:
1. The policy,systems or
relevantmanagement
guidelines, andconcrete
promotion plansfor
corporate social
responsibility initiatives, as
resolved by the board of
directors.
2. The risks and the impact on
the corporate operations
and financial condition
arising from exercising
corporate governance,
fostering a sustainable
environment and
preserving social public
welfare.
3. Goals and measures for
realizing the corporate
social responsibility
initiatives established by
the company, and
performance in
implementation.
~~Article 29~~
The company shall disclose
information according to
relevant laws, regulations and
the Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/GTSM listed
Companies and shall fully
disclose relevant and reliable
information relating to its
corporate social responsibility
initiatives to improve
information transparency.
Relevant information relating
to corporate social
responsibility which the
company shall disclose
includes:
1. The~~governance~~
~~mechanism, strategy~~,
policy and management
guidelines for corporate
social responsibility
initiatives, as resolved by
the board of directors.
2. The risks and the impact on
the corporate operations
and financial condition
arising from exercising
~~promoting~~corporate
governance, fostering a
sustainable environment
and preserving social
public welfare.
3. Goals and measures for
realizing the corporate
social responsibility
initiatives established by
the company.
4.~~Performance in~~
~~implementation of the~~
~~corporate social ~~
1. To ensure consistency
with the terms CSR
policies, systems, or
relevant management
guidelines and concrete
promotion plans in Article
5, the text of clause 1,
paragraph 2 has been
revised.
2. In line with revisions of
clause 1, paragraph 1 of
Article 4 “exercising
promoting corporate
governance” in clause 2,
paragraph 2 has been
changed to “exercising
corporate governance”.
3. Clauses 2 and 4 of
paragraph 2 of the current
version have been merged
into clause 3 of the same
paragraph.
4. Stakeholder issues are a
key item of the OECD
Principles of Corporate
Governance and an
indispensable part of a
company’s business
operations. Clause 4 has
therefore been added to
paragraph 2 to complete
the content of this article.
5. Clause 5 has been added
to paragraph 2 with
reference to GRI G4’s
emphasis on the
disclosure of information
on the environmental and
social impact of the
supply chain and the
required disclosure of
informationonthe supply
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4.
5.
6.
Major stakeholders and
their concerns.
Disclosure of information
on major suppliers'
management and
performance with respect
to major environmental and
social issues.
Other information relating
to corporate social
responsibility initiatives.
~~5~~. ~~responsibility initiatives.~~
Other information relating
to corporate social
responsibility initiatives.
chain’s management and
performance with respect
to major environmental,
social, and corporate
governance related issues
(such as energy, GHG,
water resources, labor,
and toxic substances) by
enterprises.
6. Clause 5, paragraph 2 of
the current version is
listed as clause 6,
paragraph 2 in the
amended version.
7. Article sequence has been
changed.
Article29
The company shalladopt
internationally widely
recognized standards or
guidelineswhen producing
corporate social responsibility
reports, to disclose the status
of its implementation of the
corporate social responsibility
policy. It alsois advisable to
obtain a third-party assurance
or verification for reports to
enhance the reliability of the
information in the reports. The
reports are advised to include:
1. Thepolicy, system, or
relevant management
guidelinesand concrete
promotion plans for
implementing corporate
social responsibility
initiatives.
2. Major stakeholders and
their concerns.
3. Results and a review of
the exercising of corporate
governance, fostering of a
sustainable environment,
preservation of public
welfare andpromotion of
economic development.
4. Future improvements and
goals.
~~Article 30~~
The companyis advised to
produce corporate social
responsibility reports, to
disclose the status of its
implementation of the
corporate social responsibility
policy. The reports are advised
to include:
1. ~~The institutional frame,~~
~~policy and action plans~~for
implementing corporate
social responsibility
initiatives.
2. Major stakeholders and
their concerns.
3. Results and a review of
the exercising of corporate
governance, fostering of a
sustainable environment,
preservation of public
welfare andpromotion of
economic development.
4. Future improvements and
goals.
1. Internationally widely
recognized standards or
guidelines should be
consulted when producing
corporate social
responsibility reports
(including corporate
responsibility reports,
sustainability reports, and
sustainable development
reports). To ensure the
consistency and
comparability of reports,
the text of paragraph 1 has
been revised to ensure
conformity with
international trends.
2. In addition, the passage “it
is advisable to obtain a
third-party assurance or
verification for reports to
enhance the reliability of
the information in the
reports” has been added to
enhance the reliability of
included information and
in consideration of the fact
that the acquisition of
third-party verification or
assurance for CSR reports
has turned into an
international trend.
3. To ensure consistency with
the terms CSRpolicies,
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systems, or relevant
management guidelines
and concrete promotion
plans in Article 5, the text
of clause 1has been
revised.
4. In line with revisions of
clause 1, paragraph 1 of
Article 4 “exercising
promoting corporate
governance” in clause 3
has been changed to
“exercising corporate
governance”.
5. The phrase “promotion of
economic development”
has been added to clause 3
to provide more clarity in
line with the text of article
1 of the current version.
6. Article sequence has been
changed.
Article30
The company shall at all times
monitor the development of
domestic andforeigncorporate
social responsibilitystandards
and the change of business
environment so as to examine
andimprove their established
corporate social responsibility
framework and to obtain better
results from the
implementation of the
corporate social responsibility
policy.
~~Article 31~~
The company shall at all times
monitor the development of
domestic and~~foreign~~corporate
social responsibility~~systems~~
and the change of business
environment so as to examine
and improve their established
corporate social responsibility
framework and to obtain better
results from the
implementation of the
corporate social responsibility
policy
In consideration of the
semantics of this article, the
text has been revised and the
article sequence has been
changed.
Article31
The Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice
Principles of this company and
all amendments thereof shall
be implemented upon
ratification by the board of
directors.
The first version of these Best
Practice Principleswas ratified
by the board of directors on
October 14, 2011and
approved by the shareholders
Article~~32~~
The Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice
Principles of this company and
all amendments thereof shall
be implemented upon review
by the audit committee and
ratification by the board of
directors and shall also be
reported to the shareholders
meeting. These guidelines
were ratified by the board of
directors on October 14, 2011
The amendment date has been
added and the article sequence
changed.
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meeting on October 14, 2011.
The second version was
ratified by the board of
directors on March 13, 2015.
and approved by the
shareholders meeting on
October 14, 2011.
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Exhibit 5: Comparison table for the amendments of "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles" and “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct”

Comparison table for the amendments of "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles"

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Article 1
(Purpose of adoption and
scope of application)
These Principles are adopted
to assist the company to foster
a corporate culture of ethical
management and sound
development, and offer a
reference framework for
establishing good commercial
practices.
These ethical corporate
management best practice
principles applicable to its
business groups and
organizations of the company,
which comprise its
subsidiaries, any foundation to
which the company's direct or
indirectcontribution of funds
exceeds 50 percent of the total
funds received,and other
institutions or juridical persons
which are substantially
controlled by such company
("business group").
Article 1
(Purpose of adoption and
scope of application)
These Principles are adopted
to assist the company to foster
a corporate culture of ethical
management and sound
development, and offer a
reference framework for
establishing good commercial
practices.
These ethical corporate
management best practice
principles applicable to its
business groups and
organizations of the company,
which comprise its
subsidiaries, any foundation to
which the company's direct or
indirect contribution of funds,
and other institutions or
juridical persons which are
substantially controlled by
such company
The relevant passage has been
amended to clarify the scope
of applicability
Article 2
(Prohibition against Unethical
Conduct)
When engaging in commercial
activities, directors,
supervisors, managers,
employees, and mandatariesof
the company or persons
having substantial control over
the company ("substantial
controllers") shall not directly
or indirectly offer, promise to
offer,request or accept any
Article 2
(Prohibition against Unethical
Conduct)
When engaging in commercial
activities, directors, managers,
~~employees~~of the company or
persons having substantial
control over the company
("substantial controllers") shall
not directly or indirectly offer,
promise to offer, request or
accept any improper benefits,
nor commit unethical acts
The words “supervisors” and
“mandatories” were added to
the first paragraph of this
article to clarify the scope of
applicability and include
members of the remuneration
committee commissioned by
the board of directors of the
company and other
mandataries.
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improper benefits, nor commit
unethical acts including breach
of ethics, illegal acts, or breach
of fiduciary duty ("unethical
conduct") for purposes of
acquiring or maintaining
benefits.
Partiesreferred to in the
preceding paragraph include
civil servants, political
candidates, political parties or
members ofpolitical parties,
state-run or private-owned
businesses or institutions, and
their directors, supervisors,
managers, employees or
substantial controllers or other
stakeholders.
including breach of ethics,
illegal acts, or breach of
fiduciary duty ("unethical
conduct") for purposes of
acquiring or maintaining
benefits.
Objectsreferred to in the
preceding paragraph include
civil servants, political
candidates, political parties or
members ofpolitical parties,
state-run or private-owned
businesses or institutions, and
their directors, supervisors,
managers, employees or
substantial controllers or other
stakeholders.
Article 3
(Typs of Benefits)
Benefits" in these Principles
meansany valuable things,
including money,
endowments,commissions,
positions, services, preferential
treatment or rebates of any
type or in any name. Benefits
received or given occasionally
in accordance with accepted
social customs and that do not
adversely affect specific rights
and obligations shall be
excluded.
Article 3
(Types of Benefits)
Benefits" in these Principles
meansany valuable things,
including money,
endowments,commissions,
positions, services, preferential
treatment or rebates of any
type or in any name. Benefits
received or given occasionally
in accordance with accepted
social customs and that do not
adversely affect specific rights
and obligations shall be
excluded.
Corrections made
Article 4
(Compliance)
The company shall comply
with the Company Act,
Securities and Exchange Act,
Business Entity Accounting
Act, Political Donations Act,
Anti-Corruption Statute,
Government Procurement Act,
Act on Recusalof Public
Servants Due to Conflicts of
Interest, TWSE/GTSM listing
rules,or other laws or
Article 4
(Compliance)
The company shall comply
with the Company Act,
Securities and Exchange Act,
Business Entity Accounting
Act, Political Donations Act,
Anti-Corruption Statute,
Government Procurement Act,
~~Act on Recusal~~of Public
Servants Due to Conflicts of
Interest, TWSE/GTSM listing
rules,or other laws or
Correction made to clarify the
meaning
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regulations regarding
commercial activities, as the
underlying basic premise to
facilitate ethical corporate
management.
regulations regarding
commercial activities, as the
underlying basic premise to
facilitate ethical corporate
management.
Article 5
(Policy)
The companyshallabide by
the operational philosophies of
honesty, transparency and
responsibility, base policies on
the principle of good faith and
establish good corporate
governance and risk control
and management mechanism
so as to create an operational
environment for sustainable
development.
Article 5
(Policy)
The company abides by the
operational philosophies of
honesty, transparency and
responsibility, base policies on
the principle of good faith and
establish good corporate
governance and risk control
and management mechanism
so as to create an operational
environment for sustainable
development.
Correction made to clarify the
meaning
Article 6
(Prevention Programs)
The company shall in their
own ethical management
policy clearly and thoroughly
prescribe the specific ethical
management practices and the
programs to forestall unethical
conduct ("prevention
programs"), including
operational procedures,
guidelines, and training.
When establishing the
prevention programs, the
company shall comply with
relevant laws and regulations
of the territory where the
companies and their business
group are operating.
In the course of developing the
prevention programs, the
company is advised to
negotiate with staff, labor
unions members, important
trading counterparties, or other
stakeholders.
Newly added article This article was added to
provide a definition of
“Prevention Programs” to
meet practical requirements
Article 7
(Scope of Prevention
Newly added article The scope of preventive
programs is clearlydefined in
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Programs)
When establishing the
prevention programs,the
companyshall analyze which
business activities within their
business scope which are
possibly at a higher risk of
being involved in an unethical
conduct, and strengthen the
preventive measures.
The prevention programs
adopted bythecompanyshall
at least include preventive
measures against the
following:
1. Offering and acceptance
of bribes.
2. Illegal political donations.
3. Improper charitable
donations or sponsorship.
4. Offering or acceptance of
unreasonable presents or
hospitality, or other
improper benefits.
5. Misappropriation of trade
secrets and infringement
of trademark rights, patent
rights, copyrights, and
other intellectual property
rights.
6. Engaging in unfair
competitive practices.
7. Damage directly or
indirectly caused to the
rights or interests, health,
or safety of consumers or
other stakeholders in the
course of research and
development,
procurement,
manufacture, provision, or
sale of products and
services.
line with the addition of
Article 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Article8
(Commitment and Exercise)
Thecompanyand its respective
business group and
Article~~6~~
~~(C~~ommitment and Exercise)
The company shall clearly
specify intheir rules and
1. The text of this article has
been revised with
reference to the
regulations set forth in
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AFTER AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS organization shall clearly external documents the ethical Article 6.1.1 of the third specify in their rules and corporate management edition of the Business external documents the ethical policies and the ~~commitment~~ Principles for Countering corporate management by the board of directors and Bribery issued by policies and the commitment the management on rigorous Transparency by the board of directors and and thorough implementation International in 2013 the management on rigorous of such policies, and shall which stipulate that the and thorough implementation carry out the policies in board of directors and of such policies, and shall internal management and in persons with comparable carry out the policies in ~~external~~ commercial activities. authority shall internal management and in demonstrate a clear and commercial activities. active commitment to

Article 6.1.1 of the third edition of the Business Principles for Countering Bribery issued by Transparency International in 2013 which stipulate that the board of directors and persons with comparable authority shall demonstrate a clear and active commitment to implementing the Principles of Countering Bribery. 2. Article sequence has been changed. 1. The third paragraph of this article has been amended in line with the national and international supply chain management practices requiring TWSE/GTSM listed companies to ensure compliance by commercial transaction counterparties with ethical management policies of the company through the signing of contracts. The second paragraph of this article has been revised In line with the regulations set forth in the third paragraph, stating that contracts shall contain terms requiring that “in the event the trading counterparties are involved in unethical conduct, the company may at any time terminate or rescind the contracts.” The text of the first paragraph of this article

Article 9 Article ~~7~~ (Principle of Ethical (Principle of Ethical Management) Management) The company shall engage in The company shall engage in commercial activities in a fair commercial activities in a fair and transparent manner based and transparent manner. on the principle of ethical Prior to any commercial management. transactions, the company ~~will~~ Prior to any commercial take into consideration the transactions, the company legality of their agents, shall take into consideration suppliers, clients, or other the legality of their agents, trading ~~objects~~ and whether suppliers, clients, or other any of them are involved in trading counterparties and unethical conduct, and shall whether any of them are avoid any dealings with involved in unethical conduct, persons so involved. and shall avoid any dealings When entering into contracts with persons so involved. with other persons, the When entering into contracts company shall include in such with their agents, suppliers, contracts terms requiring clients, or other trading compliance with ethical counterparties, the company corporate management policy shall include in such contracts and that in the event the terms requiring compliance trading counterparties are with ethical corporate involved in unethical conduct, management policy and that in the company may at any time the event the trading terminate or rescind the counterparties are involved in contracts. unethical conduct, the company may at any time

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terminate or rescind the has also been revised. contracts. 2. Article sequence has been changed Article 10 Article ~~8~~ 1. Article 3 of these Best (Prohibition against Bribery) (Prohibition of Bribery) Management Principles When conducting business, the When conducting business, provides a clear definition company and its directors, directors, managers, of “Benefits” including supervisors, managers, ~~employees~~ of the company or benefit types such as employees, mandataries, and substantial controllers shall not kickbacks, commissions, substantial controllers, may directly or indirectly ~~offer,~~ and facilitation payments not directly or indirectly offer, ~~promise to offer, request or~~ (money and service promise to offer, request, or ~~accept any improper benefits~~ related) listed in this accept any improper benefits ~~in whatever form including the~~ article. The provisions of in whatever form to or from ~~provision or acceptance of~~ this article have therefore clients, agents, contractors, ~~kickbacks, commissions,~~ been revised and the suppliers, public servants, or ~~facilitation payments, or other~~ words “supervisors” and other stakeholders. ~~improper benefits through~~ “mandataries” have been ~~other means~~ to or from clients, added in line with agents, contractors, suppliers, Paragraph 1, Article 2. public servants, or other 2. The regulations set forth stakeholders. ~~These~~ in Article 7 of these ~~restrictions shall not apply if~~ principles stipulate that ~~said actions conform to local~~ TWSE/GTSM listed ~~laws at the business location.~~ companies shall establish prevention programs including preventive measures against the offering and acceptance of bribes. Article 6 already stipulates that “When establishing the prevention programs, TWSE/GTSM listed companies shall comply with relevant laws and regulations of the territory where the companies and their business group are operating”. The corresponding provisos in this article have therefore been deleted. 3. Article sequence changed Article 11 Article ~~9~~ The words “supervisors” and (Prohibition against Illegal (Prohibition against Illegal “mandataries” have been Political Donations) Political Donations) added in line with Paragraph

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When directly or indirectly
offering a donation to political
parties or organizations or
individuals participating in
political activities, the
company and its directors,
supervisors,managers,
employees, mandataries,and
substantial controllers, shall
comply with the Political
Donations Act and their own
relevant internal operational
procedures, and shall not make
such donations in exchange for
commercial gains or business
advantages.
When directly or indirectly
offering a donation to political
parties or organizations or
individuals participating in
political activities, the
company and its directors,
managers,~~employees~~and
substantial controllers, shall
comply with the Political
Donations Act and their own
relevant internal operational
procedures, and shall not make
such donations in exchange for
commercial gains or business
advantages.
1, Article 2, the text of the
article has been revised, and
the article sequence has been
changed.
Article12
(Prohibition againt offering
Inappropriate Donations and
Sponsorship)
When making or offering
donations and sponsorship,the
company and itsdirectors,
supervisors,managers,
employees, mandataries,and
substantial controllers shall
comply with relevant laws and
regulations and internal
operational procedures, and
shall not surreptitiously
engage in bribery.
Article~~10~~
(Prohibition againt offering
Inappropriate Donations and
Sponsorship)
When making or offering
donations and sponsorship, the
company and its directors,
managers,~~employees~~,
mandataries, and substantial
controllers shall comply with
relevant laws and regulations
and internal operational
procedures, and shall not
surreptitiously engage in
bribery
The words “supervisors” and
“mandataries” have been
added in line with Paragraph
1, Article 2, the text of the
article has been revised, and
the article sequence has been
changed.
Article13
(Prohibition against
unreasonable presents,
hospitality or other improper
benefits)
The company and its directors,
supervisors,managers,
employees, mandataries,and
substantial controllers shall not
directly or indirectly offer or
accept any unreasonable
presents, hospitality or other
improper benefits to establish
business relationship or
influence commercial
Article~~11~~
(Prohibition of unreasonable
presents, hospitality or other
improper benefits)
The company and its directors,
managers,employeesand
substantial controllers shall not
directly or indirectly offer or
accept any unreasonable
presents, hospitality or other
improper benefits to establish
business relationship or
influence commercial
transactions
The words “supervisors” and
“mandataries” have been
added in line with Paragraph
1, Article 2, the text of the
article has been revised, and
the article sequence has been
changed.
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transactions
Article 14
(Prohibition of Intellectual
Property Right Infringement)
The company and its directors,
supervisors, managers,
employees, mandataries, and
substantial controllers shall
observe applicable laws and
regulations, the company's
internal operational
procedures, and contractual
provisions concerning
intellectual property, and may
not use, disclose, dispose, or
damage intellectual property
or otherwise infringe
intellectual property rights
without the prior consent of
the intellectual property rights
holder.
Newly added article In line with Cause 5,
Paragraph 2, Article 7 and
with reference to intellectual
property right related
regulations set forth in the
Trade Secrets Act, the Patent
Act, and the Copyright Act, it
is stipulated in this article that
the enterprise shall respect
intellectual property rights and
avoid infringement related
risks.
Article 15
(Prohibition of Unfair
Competition)
The company shall engage in
business activities in
accordance with applicable
competition laws and
regulations, and may not fix
prices, make rigged bids,
establish output restrictions or
quotas, or share or divide
markets by allocating
customers, suppliers,
territories, or lines of
commerce.
Newly added article This article has been amended
to regulate the competition
between TWSE/GTSM listed
companies and ensure a sound
market mechanism in line with
Clause 6, Paragraph 2, Article
7 and with reference to the
Fair Trade Act and the
regulations set forth in Chapter
9 of the 2011 OECD
Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises.
Article 16
(Preventing its products and
services from damaging
stakeholders)
In the course of research and
development, procurement,
manufacture, provision, or sale
of products and services, the
company and its directors,
supervisors, managers,
Newly added article In line with Clause 7,
Paragraph 2, Article 7, it is
emphasized in this article that
the company shall assess
potential hazards posed by its
products and services to the
health and safety of consumers
and other stakeholders at every
stage. This article has been
amended in consideration of
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employees, mandataries, and
substantial controllers shall
observe applicable laws and
regulations and international
standards to ensure the
transparency of information
about, and safety of, their
products and services. It shall
also adopt and publish a policy
on the protection of the rights
and interests of consumers or
other stakeholders, and carry
out the policy in their
operations, with a view to
preventing its products and
services from directly or
indirectly damaging the rights
and interests, health, and
safety of consumers or other
stakeholders. Where there are
sufficient facts to determine
that the company's products or
services are likely to pose any
hazard to the safety and health
of consumers or other
stakeholders, the company
shall, in principle, recall those
products or suspend the
services immediately.
the Health and Safety
Guarantees in Section 1,
Chapter 2 of the Consumer
Protection Act and the
requirement to disclose the
total number of incidents
involving violations of
relevant product and service
health and safety laws and
regulations as well as
voluntary principles.
Article17
(Organization and
Responsibilities)
The directors,supervisors,
managers, employees,
mandataries, and substantial
controllersof the company
shall exercise the due care of
good administrators to urge the
company to prevent unethical
conduct, always review the
results of the preventive
measures and continually
make adjustments so as to
ensure thorough
implementation of its ethical
Article~~12~~
(Organization and
Responsibilities)
The board of directors shall
exercise the due care of good
administrators to urge the
company to prevent unethical
conduct, always review the
results of the preventive
measures and continually
make adjustments so as to
ensure thorough
implementation of its ethical
corporate management
policies.
To achieve sound ethical
In line with Article 2 of these
Best Practice Principles, the
scope has been expanded to
directors, supervisors,
managers, employees,
mandataries, and substantial
controllers. The first paragraph
of this article has therefore
been revised and the article
sequence changed.
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corporate management
policies.
To achieve sound ethical
corporate management, the
company shall establish a
dedicated unit that is under the
board of directors and
responsible for establishing
and supervising the
implementation of the ethical
corporate management
policies and prevention
programs. The dedicated unit
shall bein charge of the
following matters, and shall
report to the board of directors
on a regular basis:
1. Assisting in incorporating
ethics and moral values
into the company's
business strategy and
adopting appropriate
prevention measures
against corruption and
malfeasance to ensure
ethical management in
compliance with the
requirements of laws and
regulations.
2. Adopting programs to
prevent unethical conduct
and setting out in each
program the standard
operating procedures and
conduct guidelines with
respect to the company's
operations and business.
3. Planning the internal
organization, structure,
and allocation of
responsibilities and setting
up check-and-balance
mechanisms for mutual
supervision of the
business activities within
the business scope which
are possibly at a higher
corporate management, the
company shall establish a
dedicated unit that is under the
board of directors and
responsible for establishing
and supervising the
implementation of the ethical
corporate management
policies and prevention
programs. The dedicated unit
shall be in charge of the
following matters, and shall
report to the board of directors
on a regular basis~~.~~
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4.
5.
6.
risk for unethical conduct.
Promoting and
coordinating awareness
and educational activities
with respect to ethics
policy.
Developing a
whistle-blowing system
and ensuring its operating
effectiveness.
Assisting the board of
directors and management
in auditing and assessing
whether the prevention
measures taken for the
purpose of implementing
ethical management are
effectively operating, and
preparing reports on the
regular assessment of
compliance with ethical
management in operating
procedures.
Article18
(Legal compliance during
business operations)
Thecompanyand their
directors,supervisors,
managers,employees,
mandataries,and substantial
controllers shall comply with
laws and regulations and the
prevention programs when
conductingbusiness.
Article~~13~~
(Legal compliance during
business operations)
Thecompanyand their
directors, managers,
employees and substantial
controllers shall comply with
laws and regulations and the
prevention programs when
conducting business.
The words “supervisors” and
“mandataries” have been
added in line with Paragraph
1, Article 2, the text of the
article has been revised, and
the article sequence has been
changed.
Article19
(Recusal)
The companyshalladopt
policies for preventing
conflicts of interestto identify,
monitor, and manage risks
possibly resulting from
unethical conduct, and shall
also offer appropriate means
for directors, supervisors,
managers, and other
stakeholders attending or
Article~~14~~
(Recusal~~of directors and~~
~~supervisors)~~
The company shall adopt
policies for preventing
conflicts of interest, and shall
also offer appropriate means
for directors and managers
attending or present at board
meetings to voluntarily explain
whether their interests would
potentiallyconflict with those
1. The first part of Paragraph
1 of this article has been
amended with reference
to the regulations set
forth in Article 5.1 of the
third edition of the
Business Principles for
Countering Bribery
issued by Transparency
International in 2013
emphasizing that shall
adoptpolicies for
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present at board meetings to voluntarily explain whether their interests would potentially conflict with those of the company. When a proposal at a given board of directors meeting concerns the personal interest of, or the interest of the juristic person represented by, any of the directors, supervisors, supervisors, managers, and other stakeholders attending or present at board meetings of of the company, the concerned the concerned person shall state the important aspects of the relationship of interest at the given board meeting. If his or If his or her participation is likely to prejudice the interest of the company, the concerned person may not participate in discussion of or voting on the proposal and shall recuse himself or herself from the discussion or the voting, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy for another director. The directors shall practice self-discipline and must not support one another in improper dealings. The company directors, supervisors, managers, employees, mandataries, and substantial controllers shall not shall not take advantage of their positions or influence in the influence in the in the companies to obtain improper benefits for themselves, their spouses, parents, children or any other person

of the company.

preventing conflicts of interest to assist in the identification, monitoring, and management of related risks.

When a proposal at a given board of directors meeting concerns the personal interest of, or the interest of the juristic person represented by, any of the directors present at board meetings of the company, the directors ~~shall practice a high level of self-discipline~~ and

  1. In consideration of the fact that conflicts of interest are not confined to directors, supervisors, and managers, the second part of the first paragraph and the first part of the second paragraph have been amended to include other stakeholders attending or present at board meetings. In addition, the second paragraph has been revised with reference to the regulations set forth in Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings of Public Companies.

the directors, supervisors, supervisors, ~~may express their opinions and~~ and managers, the second managers, and other ~~respond to any questions~~ part of the first paragraph stakeholders attending or ~~raised~~ at the given board and the first part of the present at board meetings of of meeting. If his or her second paragraph have the company, the concerned the concerned participation is likely to been amended to include person shall state the prejudice the interest of the other stakeholders important aspects of the company, the concerned attending or present at relationship of interest at the person may not participate in board meetings. In given board meeting. If his or If his or voting on the proposal and addition, the second her participation is likely to shall recuse himself or herself paragraph has been prejudice the interest of the from the voting, and may not revised with reference to company, the concerned exercise voting rights as proxy the regulations set forth person may not participate in for another director. The in Paragraph 1, Article 8 discussion of or voting on the directors shall practice of the Regulations proposal and shall recuse self-discipline and must not Governing Procedure for himself or herself from the support one another in Board of Directors discussion or the voting, and improper dealings. Meetings of Public may not exercise voting rights The company directors ~~and~~ Companies. as proxy for another director. managers shall not take 3. The third paragraph of this The directors shall practice advantage of their positions or article has been amended self-discipline and must not influence in the companies to to prevent employees, support one another in obtain improper benefits for mandataries, and improper dealings. themselves, their spouses, substantial controllers The company directors, parents, children or any other from taking advantage of supervisors, managers, person their positions or employees, mandataries, and influence in the substantial controllers shall not shall not companies to obtain take advantage of their improper benefits for positions or influence in the influence in the in the themselves or any other companies to obtain improper person. benefits for themselves, their 4. Article sequence has been spouses, parents, children or changed. any other person Article 20 Article ~~15~~ 1. The regulations set forth (Accounting and internal (Accounting and internal in Article 13 of the

  1. The third paragraph of this article has been amended to prevent employees, mandataries, and substantial controllers from taking advantage of their positions or influence in the companies to obtain improper benefits for themselves or any other person.

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audit)

audit)

The company shall establish The company shall establish effective accounting systems effective accounting systems and internal control systems and internal control systems for business activities possibly for business activities possibly at a higher risk of being at a higher risk of being involved in an unethical involved in an unethical conduct, not have conduct, not have under-the-table accounts or under-the-table accounts or keep secret accounts, and keep secret accounts, and conduct reviews regularly so conduct reviews regularly so as to ensure that the design as to ensure that the design and enforcement of the and enforcement of the systems are showing results. systems are showing results. The internal audit unit of the The internal audit ~~personnel~~ of company shall periodically the company shall periodically examine the company's examine the company's compliance with the foregoing compliance with the foregoing systems and prepare audit systems and prepare audit reports and submit the same to reports and submit the same to the board of directors. The the board of directors. internal audit unit may engage a certified public accountant to carry out the audit, and may engage professionals to assist if necessary.

EXPLANATIONS

Regulations Governing Establishment of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies stipulate that the internal audit unit of the company shall formulate annual audit plans for the implementation of internal audits. The internal control system shall be inspected based on these plans and audit reports shall be compiled. The first part of the second paragraph has therefore been amended.

reports shall be
compiled. The first part
of the second paragraph
has therefore been
amended.
2. In accordance with
Article 6.10 of the third
edition of the Business
Principles for Countering
Bribery issued by
Transparency
International in 2013, the
company should hire
external experts to
conduct effective
inspections and
assessments of programs
to forestall unethical
conduct in a timely
manner. A provision
stipulating that the
company may engage a
certified public
accountant to carry out
audits has therefore been
added in the second
paragraph of the article.
Another provision
stipulating that the
company may engage
professionals if deemed
necessary to assist
accountants in carrying
out audits and enhance
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the efficiency of such
audits has been added in
consideration of the fact
that ethical management
has been incorporated
into the design of the six
major cycles of internal
control and follow-up
assessments may involve
professional areas
including legal aspects,
system design,
management, and
information engineering.
3.
Article sequence has
been changed
Article21
(Operational procedures and
guidelines)
Thecompanyshall establish
operational procedures and
guidelinesin accordance with
Article 6hereof to guide
directors,supervisors,
managers,employees,
mandatariesand substantial
controllers on how to conduct
business. The procedures and
guidelines shouldat least
contain the following matters:
1. Standards for determining
whether improper benefits
have been offered or
accepted.
2. Procedures for offering
legitimate political
donations.
3. Procedures and the
standard rates for offering
charitable donations or
sponsorship.
4. Rules for avoiding
work-related conflicts of
interests and how they
should be reported and
handled.
5. Rules for keeping
Article~~16~~
(Operational procedures and
guidelines)
Thecompanyshall establish
operational procedures and
guidelines for preventing
dishonor behavior to guide
directors, managers,
~~employees a~~nd substantial
controllers on how to conduct
business. The procedures and
guidelines shouldat least
contain the following matters:
1. Standards for determining
whether improper benefits
have been offered or
accepted.
2. Procedures for offering
legitimate political
donations.
3. Procedures and the
standard rates for offering
charitable donations or
sponsorship.
4. Rules for avoiding
work-related conflicts of
interests and how they
should be reported and
handled.
5. Rules for keeping
confidential trade secrets
The words “supervisors” and
“mandataries” have been
added in line with Paragraph
1, Article 2, the text of the
article has been revised, and
the article sequence has been
changed.
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6.
7.
8.
confidential trade secrets
and sensitive business
information obtained in
the ordinary course of
business.
Regulations and
procedures for dealing
with suppliers, clients and
business transaction
counterpartiessuspected
of unethical conduct.
Handling procedures for
violations of these
Principles.
Disciplinary measures on
offenders.
6.
7.
8.
and sensitive business
information obtained in the
ordinary course of
business.
Regulations and
procedures for dealing
with suppliers, clients and
business transaction
~~objects~~suspected of
unethical conduct.
Handling procedures for
violations of these
Principles.
Disciplinary measures on
offenders.
Article22
(Education and Appraisal)
The chairperson, general
manager, or senior
management of the company
shall communicate the
importance of corporate ethics
to its directors, employees, and
mandataries on a regular basis.
The companyshall
periodically organize training
and awareness programs for
directors,supervisors,
managers,employees,
mandataries, and substantial
controllers andinvitethe
companies' commercial
transaction counterparties so
they understand the
companies' resolve to
implement ethical corporate
management, the related
policies, prevention programs
and the consequences of
committing unethical conduct.
The company shall apply the
policies of ethical corporate
management when creating its
employee performance
appraisal system and human
Article~~17~~
(Education and Appraisal)
The company shall
periodically organize training
and awareness programs for
directors, managers,
~~employees~~and substantial
controllers, and~~each business~~
~~unit shall communicate to~~the
companies' commercial
transaction counterparties so
they understand the
companies' resolve to
implement ethical corporate
management, the related
policies, prevention programs
and the consequences of
committing unethical conduct.
The companywillapply the
policies of ethical corporate
management when creating its
employee performance
appraisal system and human
resource policies to establish a
clear and effective reward and
discipline system.
1. The senior management of
the company shall
establish ethical practices,
concepts, and beliefs and
convey them to the
directors, employees, and
mandataries. The first
paragraph has therefore
been added to enhance the
overall ethical
management culture of the
company.
2. The original Paragraph 1
and 2 have been changed
to Paragraph 2 and 3
3. Article sequence has been
changed
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resource policies to establish a
clear and effective reward and
discipline system.
Article23
(Whistle-blowingSystem)
The company shall adopt a
concrete whistle-blowing
system and scrupulously
operate the system. The
whistle-blowing system shall
include at least the following:
1. An independent mailbox
or hotline, either
internally established and
publicly announced or
provided by an
independent external
institution, to allow
internal and external
personnel of the company
to submit reports.
2. Dedicated personnel or
unit appointed to handle
whistle-blowing system.
Any tip involving a
director or senior manager
shall be reported to the
independent directors or
supervisors. Categories of
reported misconduct shall
be delineated and standard
operating procedures for
the investigation of each
shall be adopted.
3. Documentation of case
acceptance, investigation
processes, investigation
results, and relevant
documents.
4. Confidentiality of the
identity of
whistle-blowers and the
content of reported cases.
5. Measures for protecting
whistle-blowers from
inappropriate disciplinary
actions due to their
~~Article 18~~
~~(Whistle-Blowing and~~
~~disciplinary measures)~~
~~If directors, managers,~~
~~employees, and substantial~~
~~controllers of this company~~
~~detect violations of ethical~~
~~corporate management rules,~~
~~they shall report such~~
~~violations to the audit~~
~~committee, managers, chief~~
~~internal auditors, or other~~
~~suitable executives. The~~
~~company shall maintain the~~
~~confidentiality of the identity~~
~~of whistle-blowers and the~~
~~content of reported cases and~~
~~actively investigate and handle~~
~~the matter. Disciplinary~~
~~measures for violations of~~
~~ethical corporate management~~
~~rules shall be imposed in~~
~~accordance with the severity~~
~~of the infraction.~~
1. The text of the first
paragraph has therefore
been completely revised
to specifically require the
company to systemize its
review procedures.
2. Whistle blowers may be
internal or external
personnel. Reporting
channels must allow a
convenient and effective
transmission of reports to
authorized personnel or
units. In addition to the
establishment of internal
reporting channels, the
company should also
commission independent
third-party organizations
to provide mailboxes or
hotlines for international
operations and the receipt
of report submitted by
internal or external
personnel of the
company. Reports are
then handled by
dedicated personnel or
units of the company in
accordance with
established operational
procedures. The second
part of the first and
second clause of
Paragraph 1 has therefore
been amended.
3. The first part of Clause 2,
Paragraph 1 was added
with reference to Chapter
7 on Internal Control of
the Hong Kong
Anti-Corruption Guide
for Listed Companies.
Tips can be reported

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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whistle-blowing.
6. Whistle-blowing incentive
measures.
When material misconduct or
likelihood of material
impairment to the company
comes to their awareness upon
investigation, the dedicated
personnel or unit handling the
whistle-blowing system shall
immediately prepare a report
and notify the independent
directors or supervisors in
written form.
directly to supervisors or
independent directors to
ensure messages are
transmitted to the board
level and handled in a
fair manner. Report
contents may involve
different categories
including harassment,
discrimination, unfair
treatment, bribery, health,
safety, environment, and
misconduct. It is
recommended that the
company adopt standard
operating procedures for
the investigation of each
category. The second part
of Clause 2, Paragraph 1
has therefore been added.
4. Clause 3, Paragraph 1 has
been added to ensure the
preservation of complete
records of concrete
evidence and processes
pertaining to reports.
5. Clauses 5 and 6,
Paragraph 1 have been
added to encourage
internal and external
personnel of the
enterprise to submit
reports on illegal affairs
to the company and
commissioned
independent external
organizations or the
competent authority and
the Taiwan Stock
Exchange. This clause
stipulates that the
company shall provide
incentive measures for
whistle-blowers and
protect them from
unfavorable disciplinary
action or revenge.
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6. The text of paragraph 1 of
the original article has
been moved to Clause 4,
Paragraph 1 of the
amended version.
7. Paragraph 2 has been
amended with reference
to the regulations set
forth in Article 15 of the
Regulations Governing
Establishment of Internal
Control Systems by
Public Companies .The
text of paragraph 2 of the
original article has been
moved to Article 24.
8. Article sequence has been
changed
Article24
(Disciplinary and Appeal
System)
The company shall adopt and
publish a well-defined
disciplinary and appeal system
for handling violations of the
ethical corporate management
rules, and shall make
immediate disclosure on the
company's internal website of
the title and name of the
violator, the date and details of
the violation, and the actions
taken in response.
Newly added article This article requires that the
company shall publish a
disciplinary and appeal system
for handling violations of the
ethical corporate management
rules.

Article25
(InformationDisclosure)
The company shall collect
quantitative data about the
promotion of ethical
management and continuously
analyze and assess the
effectiveness of the promotion
of ethical management policy.
It shall also disclose the
measures taken for
implementing ethical
corporate management, the
status of implementation, the
Article~~19~~
(~~Information D~~isclosure)
The company shall disclose
the~~status of implementation of~~
~~ethical corporate management~~
~~best practice principles~~on
their company websites,
annual reports, and
prospectuses.
1. The Specific Standard
Disclosure Items G4-SO3,
G4-SO4, G4-SO5 of the
G4 Sustainability
Reporting Framework
issued by the Global
Reporting Initiative in
2013 require the disclosure
of information pertaining
to the promotion of ethical
management policies and
anti-corruption.
2. The content of this article
has been revised to
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foregoing quantitative data,
and the effectiveness of
promotion on their company
websites, annual reports, and
prospectuses, and shall
disclose their ethical corporate
management best practice
principles on the Market
Observation Post System.
strengthen the disclosure
of ethical management best
practice principles with
reference to the G4
Sustainability Reporting
Framework issued by the
Global Reporting Initiative
in 2013.
3. Article sequence has been
changed
Article26
(Review of Ethical Corporate
ManagementPolicies and
Measures)
The companyshall at all times
monitor the development of
relevant local and international
regulations concerning ethical
corporate management and
encourage their directors,
supervisors, managers, and
employees to make
suggestions, based on which
the adopted ethical corporate
management policies and
measures taken will be
reviewed and improved with a
view to achieving better
implementation of ethical
management.
Article~~20~~
~~(R~~eview and Improvement of
Ethical Corporate
ManagementPrinciple)
The company at all times
monitors the development of
relevant local and international
regulations concerning ethical
corporate management and
encourages its directors,
managers and~~employee~~s to
make suggestions, based on
which the adopted ethical
corporate management
principle and measures taken
will be reviewed and improved
with a view to achieving better
implementation of ethical
management.
The text of this article has
been revised and the article
sequence changed to
encourage a constant review of
ethical corporate management
policies and measures abreast
of modern developments.
Article 27
(Implement and Amendment)
The ethical corporate
management best practice
principles of the company
shall be implemented after the
board of directors grants the
approval, and shall be sent to
theaudit committeeand
reported at a shareholders'
meeting. The same procedure
shall be followed when the
principles have been amended.
In case the company has
appointed any independent
director, when the ethical
corporate management best
Article~~21~~
(Implementation and
Amendment)
The ethical corporate
management best practice
principles of the company
shall be implemented~~upon~~
~~review by the audit committee~~
and after the board of directors
grants the approval, and shall
be reported at a shareholders'
meeting. The same procedure
shall be followed when the
principles have been amended.
The audit committee of the
company has already been
established. Paragraphs 2 and
3 of this article have therefore
been added to facilitate
practical operations. The
article sequence has also been
changed and the amendment
date has been added.
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practice principles are
submitted for discussion by
the board of directors pursuant
to the preceding paragraph, the
board of directors shall take
into full consideration each
independent director's
opinions. If an independent
director objects to or expresses
reservations about any matter,
it shall be recorded in the
minutes of the board of
directors meeting. An
independent director that
cannot attend the board
meeting in person to express
objection or reservations shall
provide a written opinion
before the board meeting,
unless there is some legitimate
reason to do otherwise, and the
opinion shall be specified in
the minutes of the board of
directors meeting.
The provisions regarding
supervisors in these Principles
shall apply mutatis mutandis
to the audit committee.
The second version of these
Best Practice Principles was
approved by the board of
directors on March 13, 2013.
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Article 1
(Purpose of adoption and scope of
application)
The company engages in
commercial activities following
the principles of fairness, honesty,
faithfulness, and transparency, and
in order to fully implement a
policy of ethical management and
actively prevent unethical
conduct, these Procedures for
Ethical Management and
Guidelines for Conduct are
adopted pursuant to the provisions
ofArticle 6of the Ethical
Corporate Management Best
Practice Principles with a view to
providing all personnel of the
company with clear directions for
the performance of their duties.
The scope of application of these
Procedures and Guidelines
includes the subsidiaries of the
company, any incorporated
foundation in which the
company's accumulated
contributions, direct or indirect,
exceed 50 percent of the total
funds of the foundation, and other
group enterprises and
organizations, such as institutions
or juristic persons, substantially
controlled by the company
("group enterprises and
organizations").
Article 1
(Purpose of adoption and scope of
application)
The company engages in commercial
activities following the principles of
fairness, honesty, faithfulness, and
transparency, and in order to fully
implement a policy of ethical
management and actively prevent
unethical conduct, these Procedures
for Ethical Management and
Guidelines for Conduct are adopted
pursuant to the provisions of the
Ethical Corporate Management Best
Practice Principlesfor
TWSE/GTSM-Listed Companies
with a view to providing all
personnel of the company with clear
directions for the performance of
their duties.
The scope of application of these
Procedures and Guidelines includes
the subsidiaries of the company,
direct or indirect, substantially
controlled by the company
(hereinafter, "business group and
organization").
Relevant provisions have
been revised to clarify the
scope of applicability
Article 2
( Applicable Objects)
For the purposes of these
Procedures and Guidelines, the
term "personnel of the company"
Article 2
(Applicable Objects)
For the purposes of these Procedures
and Guidelines, the term "personnel
of the company" refers to any
The word “mandataries”
was added to the first
paragraph of this article to
clarify the scope of
applicabilityand include
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refers to any director, supervisor,
managerial officer,employee, and
mandatariesor person having
substantial control("substantial
controllers"), of the company or
its group enterprises and
organizations.
Any provision, promise, request,
or acceptance of money or other
improper benefitsin whatever
form or name by any personnel of
the company through a third party
will be presumed to be an act by
the personnel of the company.
director, supervisor, managerial
officer, employee and person having
substantial control ("substantial
controllers"), of the company or its
group enterprises and organizations.
Any provision, promise, request, or
acceptance of money, gratuities,
gifts, commissions, positions,
services, preferential treatment,
rebates, facilitating payments,
entertainment, dining, or other
benefitsin whatever form or name
by any personnel of the company
through a third party will be
presumed to be an act by the
personnel of the company.
members of the
remuneration committee
commissioned by the
board of directors of the
company and other
mandataries.
Article 3
(Unethical conduct)
For the purposes of these
Procedures and Guidelines,
"unethical conduct" means that
any personnel of the company,in
the course of their duties, directly
or indirectly provides, promises,
requests, or accepts improper
benefits or commits a breach of
ethics, unlawful act, or breach of
fiduciary duty for purposes of
acquiring or maintaining benefits.
The counterparties of the
unethical conduct under the
preceding paragraph include
public officials, political
candidates, political parties or
their staffs, and
government-owned or
private-owned enterprises or
institutions and their directors,
supervisors, managerial officers,
employees,mandataries,persons
having substantial control, or
other interested parties.
Article 3
(Unethical conduct)
For the purposes of these Procedures
and Guidelines, "unethical conduct"
means that any personnel of the
company, in the course of their
duties, directly or indirectly
provides, promises, requests, or
accepts improper benefits or
commits a breach of ethics, unlawful
act, or breach of fiduciary duty for
purposes of acquiring or maintaining
benefits.
The counterparties of the unethical
conduct under the preceding
paragraph include public officials,
political candidates, political parties
or their staffs, and
government-owned or private-owned
enterprises or institutions and their
directors, supervisors, managerial
officers, employees, persons~~having~~
substantial control, or other
interested parties.
The word “mandataries”
was added to the first
paragraph of this article to
clarify the scope of
applicability and include
members of the
remuneration committee
commissioned by the
board of directors of the
company and other
mandataries.
Article 4 Article 4 Revisions made
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(Types of benefits)
For the purposes of these
Procedures and Guidelines, the
term "benefits" means any money,
gratuity, gift,commission,
position, service, preferential
treatment, rebate, facilitating
payment, entertainment, dining, or
any other item of value in
whatever form or name.
(Types of benefits)
For the purposes of these Procedures
and Guidelines, the term "benefits"
means any money, gratuity, gift,
~~commission~~, position, service,
preferential treatment, rebate,
facilitating payment, entertainment,
dining, or any other item of value in
whatever form or name.
Article 5
(Responsible unit)
The company shall designate the
Audit Office as the solely
responsible unit ("responsible
unit") in charge of the
amendment, implementation,
interpretation, and advisory
services with respect to these
Procedures and Guidelines, the
recording and filing of reports,
and the monitoring of
implementation. The responsible
unit shall also submit regular
reports to the board of directors.
Article 5
(Responsible unit)
The company~~shall~~designate the
Audit Office as the solely
responsible unit ("responsible unit")
in charge of the amendment,
implementation, interpretation, and
advisory services with respect to
these Procedures and Guidelines, the
recording and filing of reports, and
the monitoring of implementation.
The responsible unit~~shall~~also
submit regular reports to the board of
directors.
Correction made to clarify
the meaning
Article 6
(Prohibition against providing or
accepting improper benefits)
Except under one of the following
circumstances, when providing,
promising,accepting, directly or
indirectly,any benefits in
whatever form, the conduct of the
given personnel of the company
shall comply with the provisions
of the Ethical Corporate
Management Best Practice
Principles for the company and
these Procedures and Guidelines,
and the relevant procedures shall
have been carried out:
1. The conduct is in
compliance with the laws
and regulations of the
place where the
Article 6
(Prohibition against providing or
accepting improper benefits)
Except under one of the following
circumstances, when providing,
~~accepting~~, promising, or requesting,
directly or indirectly,~~money,~~
~~gratuity, service, preferential~~
~~treatment, entertainment, dining, or~~
~~other b~~enefits, the conduct of the
given personnel of the company shall
comply with the provisions of the
Ethical Corporate Management Best
Practice Principles for
~~TWSE/GTSM-Listed Companies~~
and these Procedures and Guidelines,
and the relevant procedures shall
have been carried out:
1. The conduct is in compliance
with the laws and regulations
The text of this article has
been revised due to the
fact that a clear definition
of benefits is already
provided in Article 4 of
these Procedures for
Ethical Management and
Guidelines for Conduct
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    1. The conduct is undertaken business operations. to meet business needs and 2. The conduct is undertaken to is in accordance with local meet business needs and is in courtesy, convention, or accordance with local custom during domestic courtesy, convention, or (or foreign) visits, custom during domestic (or reception of guests, foreign) visits, reception of promotion of business, and guests, promotion of communication and business, and communication coordination. and coordination.
  • The conduct has its basis 3. The conduct has its basis in in ordinary social activities ordinary social activities that that are attended or others are attended or others are are invited to hold in line invited to hold in line with with accepted social accepted social custom, custom, commercial commercial purposes, or purposes, or developing developing relationships. relationships. 4. Invitations to guests or

  • relationships. 4. Invitations to guests or

    1. Invitations to guests or attendance at commercial attendance at commercial activities or factory visits in activities or factory visits relation to business needs, in relation to business when the method of fee needs, when the method of payment, number of fee payment, number of participants, class of participants, class of accommodations, and the accommodations, and the time period for the event or time period for the event visit have been specified in or visit have been advance. specified in advance. 5. Attendance at folk festivals
  • Attendance at folk festivals that are open to and invite the attendance of the general public.

  • Attendance at folk festivals that are open to and invite the attendance of the general public.

  • Rewards, emergency assistance, condolence payments, or honorariums from the management.

  • Rewards, emergency assistance, condolence payments, or honorariums from the management.

  • Money, property, or other benefits with a market value of NT$5,000 or less offered to or accepted from a person other than relatives or friends; or gifts of property with a total market value of NT$50,000 or less given by another party to the majority

  • Money, property, or other benefits with a market value of NT$5,000 or less offered to or accepted from a person other than relatives or friends; or gifts of property with a total market value of

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NT$50,000 or less given
by another party to the
majority of the personnel
of the company, provided
that the total market value
of the property offered to
the same counterparty or
coming from the same
source within a single
fiscal year shall be limited
to NT$50,000.
8. Property with a market
value of NT$100,000 or
less received due to
engagement, marriage,
maternity, relocation,
assumption of a position,
promotion or transfer,
retirement, resignation, or
severance, or the injury,
illness, or death of the
recipient or the recipient's
spouse or lineal relative.
9. Other conduct that
complies with the rules of
the company.
of the personnel of the
company, provided that the
total market value of the
property offered to the same
counterparty or coming from
the same source within a
single fiscal year shall be
limited to NT$50,000.
8. Property with a market value
of NT$100,000 or less
received due to engagement,
marriage, maternity,
relocation, assumption of a
position, promotion or
transfer, retirement,
resignation, or severance, or
the injury, illness, or death of
the recipient or the recipient's
spouse or lineal relative.
9. Other conduct that complies
with the rules of the
company.
Article 7
(Procedures for handling the
acceptance of improper benefits)
Except under any of the
circumstances set forth in the
preceding article, when any
personnel of the company are
provided with or are promised,
either directly or indirectly, any
type of improper benefits by a
third party, the matter shall be
handled in accordance with the
following procedures:
1. If there is no relationship
of interest between the
party providing or offering
the benefit and the official
duties of the company's
personnel,thepersonnel
Article 7
(Procedures for handling the
acceptance of improper benefits)
Except under any of the
circumstances set forth in the
preceding article, when any
personnel of the company are
provided with or are promised, either
directly or indirectly,~~any money,~~
~~gratuity, service, preferential~~
~~treatment, entertainment, dining, or~~
~~other b~~enefits by a third party, the
matter shall be handled in
accordance with the following
procedures:
1. If there is no relationship of
interest between the party
providing or offering the benefit
and the official duties of the
The text of this article has
been revised due to the
fact that a clear definition
of benefits is already
provided in Article 4 of
these Procedures for
Ethical Management and
Guidelines for Conduct.
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  • shall report to their immediate supervisor within 3 days from the acceptance of the benefit, and the responsible unit shall be notified if necessary.

company's personnel, the personnel shall report to their immediate supervisor within 3 days from the acceptance of the benefit, and the responsible unit shall be notified if necessary.

  • necessary. 2. If a relationship of interest does

    1. If a relationship of interest exist between the party providing does exist between the or offering the benefit and the party providing or offering official duties of the company's the benefit and the official personnel, the personnel shall duties of the company's return or refuse the benefit, and personnel, the personnel shall report to his or her shall return or refuse the immediate supervisor and notify benefit, and shall report to the responsible unit. When the his or her immediate benefit cannot be returned, then supervisor and notify the within 3 days from the responsible unit. When the acceptance of the benefit, the benefit cannot be returned, personnel shall refer the matter to then within 3 days from the responsible unit for handling. the acceptance of the "A relationship of interest between benefit, the personnel shall the party providing or offering the refer the matter to the benefit and the official duties of the responsible unit for company's personnel," as referred to handling. in the preceding paragraph, refers to
  • "A relationship of interest one of the following circumstances: between the party providing or 1. When the two parties have offering the benefit and the commercial dealings, a official duties of the company's relationship of direction and personnel," as referred to in the supervision, or subsidies (or preceding paragraph, refers to one rewards) for expenses. of the following circumstances: 2. When a contracting, trading, or

    1. When a contracting, trading, or other contractual relationship is being sought, is in progress, or has been established.
  • When the two parties have commercial dealings, a relationship of direction and supervision, or subsidies (or rewards) for expenses.

  • Other circumstances in which a decision regarding the company's business, or the execution or non-execution of business, will result in a beneficial or adverse impact.

  • When a contracting, trading, or other contractual relationship is being sought, is in progress, or has been established.

The responsible unit of the company shall make a proposal, based on the nature and value of the benefit under paragraph 1, that it be returned, accepted on payment, given to the public, donated to charity, or handled

  1. Other circumstances in which a decision regarding the company's business, or

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the execution or
non-execution of business,
will result in a beneficial
or adverse impact.
The responsible unit of the
company shall make a proposal,
based on the nature and value of
thebenefitunder paragraph 1, that
it be returned, accepted on
payment, given to the public,
donated to charity, or handled in
another appropriate manner. The
proposal shall be implemented
after being reported and approved
by theGeneral Manager.
in another appropriate manner. The
proposal shall be implemented after
being reported and approved by the
~~Chairman.~~
Article 9
(Procedures for handling political
contributions)
Political contributions by the
company shall be made in
accordance with the following
provisions, reported toGeneral
Manager for approval, and a
notification given to the
responsible unit, and when the
amount of a contribution is
NT$5,000,000or more, it shall be
made only after being reported to
and approved by the board of
directors:
1. It shall be ascertained that
the political contribution is
in compliance with the
laws and regulations
governing political
contributions in the
country in which the
recipient is located,
including the maximum
amount and the form in
which a contribution may
be made.
2. A written record of the
decision-making process
shall be kept.
Article 9
(Procedures for handling political
contributions)
Political contributions by the
company shall be made in
accordance with the following
provisions, reported to the~~supervisor~~
~~in charge~~for approval, and a
notification given to the responsible
unit, and when the amount of a
contribution is NT$5,000,000~~or~~
~~more~~, it shall be made only after
being reported to and approved by
the board of directors:
1. It shall be ascertained that the
political contribution is in
compliance with the laws and
regulations governing
political contributions in the
country in which the recipient
is located, including the
maximum amount and the
form in which a contribution
may be made.
2. A written record of the
decision-making process
shall be kept.
3. Account entries shall be
made for all political
contributions in accordance
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authority
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3. Account entries shall be
made for all political
contributions in
accordance with
applicable laws and
regulations and relevant
procedures for accounting
treatment.
4. In making political
contributions, commercial
dealings, applications for
permits, or carrying out
other matters involving the
interests of the company
with the related
government agencies shall
be avoided.
with applicable laws and
regulations and relevant
procedures for accounting
treatment.
4. In making political
contributions, commercial
dealings, applications for
permits, or carrying out other
matters involving the
interests of the company with
the related government
agencies shall be avoided.
Article 10
(Procedures for handling
charitable donations or
sponsorships)
Charitable donations or
sponsorships by the company
shall be provided in accordance
with the following provisions and
reported to the General Manager
for approval, and a notification
shall be given to the responsible
unit. When the amount is
NT$5,000,000or more, the
donation or sponsorship shall be
provided only after it has been
submitted for adoption by the
board of directors:
1. It shall be ascertained that
the donation or
sponsorship is in
compliance with the laws
and regulations of the
country where the
company is doing
business.
2. A written record of the
decision making process
shall be kept.
3. A charitable donation shall
Article 10
(Procedures for handling charitable
donations or sponsorships)
Charitable donations or sponsorships
by the company shall be provided in
accordance with the following
provisions and reported to~~the~~
~~supervisor in charge~~for approval,
and a notification shall be given to
the responsible unit. When the
amount is NT$5,000,000~~or more,~~
the donation or sponsorship shall be
provided only after it has been
submitted for adoption by the board
of directors:
1. It shall be ascertained that the
donation or sponsorship is in
compliance with the laws and
regulations of the country
where the company is doing
business.
2. A written record of the
decision making process shall
be kept.
3. A charitable donation shall be
given to a valid charitable
institution and may not be a
disguised form of bribery.
4. The returns received as a
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be given to a valid
charitable institution and
may not be a disguised
form of bribery.
4. The returns received as a
result of any sponsorship
shall be specific and
reasonable, and the subject
of the sponsorship may not
be a counterparty of the
company's commercial
dealings or a party with
which any personnel of the
company has a
relationship of interest.
5. After a charitable donation
or sponsorship has been
given, it shall be
ascertained that the
destination to which the
money flows is consistent
with the purpose of the
contribution.
result of any sponsorship
shall be specific and
reasonable, and the subject of
the sponsorship may not be a
counterparty of the
company's commercial
dealings or a party with
which any personnel of the
company has a relationship of
interest.
5. After a charitable donation or
sponsorship has been given, it
shall be ascertained that the
destination to which the
money flows is consistent
with the purpose of the
contribution.
Article 11
(Recusal)
When a proposal at a given board
of directors meeting concerns the
personal interest of, or the interest
of the juristic person represented
by, any of the directors,
supervisors, managers, and other
stakeholders attending or present
at board meetingsof the company,
the concerned person shall state
the important aspects of the
relationship of interest at the
given board meeting.If his or her
participation is likely to prejudice
the interest of the company, the
concerned person may not
participate in discussion of or
voting on the proposal and shall
recuse himself or herself from the
discussion or the voting,and may
Article 11
~~(Recusal)~~
The directors of the company~~shall~~
~~maintain a high degree of~~
~~self-discipline~~; when a proposal at a
board of directors meeting concerns
a director's personal interest or the
interest of the juristic person
represented by the director, and such
a relationship is likely to prejudice
the interest of the company, that
director~~may express opinions and~~
~~answer question~~s but may not
participate in the discussion nor vote
on that proposal. In addition, that
director shall recuse himself or
herself when the discussion and
voting is in progress, and may not
exercise voting rights as proxy on
behalf of another director. The
directors shall exercise discipline
In consideration of the fact
that conflicts of interest
are not confined to
directors, supervisors, and
managers, the first
paragraph has been
amended to include other
stakeholders attending or
present at board meetings.
In addition, the provisions
of the article have been
amended with reference to
the regulations set forth in
Paragraph 1, Article 8 of
the Regulations Governing
Procedure for Board of
Directors Meetings of
Public Companies.
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not exercise voting rights as proxy
for another director.
The directors shall exercise
discipline among themselves, and
may not support each other in an
inappropriate manner.
If in the course of conducting
company business, any personnel
of the company discovers that a
potential conflict of interest exists
involving themselves or the
juristic person that they represent,
or that they or their spouse,
parents, children, or a person with
whom they have a relationship of
interest is likely to obtain
improper benefits, the personnel
shall report the relevant matters to
both his or her immediate
supervisor and the responsible
unit, and the immediate supervisor
shall provide the personnel with
proper instructions.
No personnel of the company may
use company resources on
commercial activities other than
those of the company, nor may
any personnel's job performance
be affected by his or her
involvement in the commercial
activities other than those of the
company.
among themselves, and may not
support each other in an
inappropriate manner.
If in the course of conducting
company business, any personnel of
the company discovers that a
potential conflict of interest exists
involving themselves or the juristic
person that they represent, or that
they or their spouse, parents,
children, or a person with whom they
have a relationship of interest is
likely to obtain improper benefits,
the personnel shall report the
relevant matters to both his or her
immediate supervisor and the
responsible unit, and the immediate
supervisor shall provide the
personnel with proper instructions.
No personnel of the company may
use company resources on
commercial activities other than
those of the company, nor may any
personnel's job performance be
affected by his or her involvement in
the commercial activities other than
those of the company
Article 14
(Prohibition against insider
trading)
The company's personnel shall
adhere to the provisions of the
Securities and Exchange Act, and
may not take advantage of
undisclosedinformationof which
they have learned to engage in
insider trading. Personnel are also
prohibited from divulging the
undisclosed information to any
otherpartyin order toprevent
Article 14
(Prohibition against insider trading)
The company's personnel shall
adhere to the provisions of the
Securities and Exchange Act, and
may not take advantage of
undisclosed~~information~~of which
they have learned to engage in
insider trading. Personnel are also
prohibited from divulging the
undisclosed information to any other
party in order to prevent another
partyfrom usingsuch~~information~~to
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another party from using such
informationto engage in insider
trading.
engage in insider trading.
Article 16
(Announcement of policy of
ethical management to outside
parties)
The company shall disclose its
policy of ethical management in
its internal rules, annual reports,
on the company's websites, and in
other promotional materials, and
shall make timely announcements
of the policy in events held for
outside parties such as product
launches and investor press
conferences, in order to make its
suppliers, customers, and other
business-related institutions and
personnel fully aware of its
principles and rules with respect
to ethical management.
Article 16
(Announcement of policy of ethical
management to outside parties)
The company shall disclose its policy
of ethical management in its internal
rules, annual reports, on the
company's websites, and in other
promotional materials, and shall
make timely announcements of the
policy in events held for outside
parties such as product launches and
investor press conferences, in order
to make its suppliers, customers, and
other business-related institutions
and personnel fully aware of its
principles and rules with respect to
ethical management.
Correction made to clarify
the meaning
Article 17
(Ethical management evaluation
prior to development of
commercial relationships)
Before developing a commercial
relationship with another party,
such as an agent, supplier,
customer, or other counterparty in
commercial dealings, the
company shall evaluate the
legality and ethical management
policy of the party and ascertain
whether the party has a record of
unethical conduct, in order to
ensure that the party conducts
business in a fair and transparent
manner and will not request, offer,
or take bribes.
When the company carries out the
evaluation under the preceding
paragraph, it mayadopt
appropriate audit procedures for a
review of the counterpartywith
Article 17
(Ethical management evaluation
prior to development of commercial
relationships)
Before developing a commercial
relationship with another party, such
as an agent, supplier, customer, or
other counterparty in commercial
dealings, the company shall evaluate
the legality and ethical management
policy of the party and ascertain
whether the party has a record of
unethical conduct, in order to ensure
that the party conducts business in a
fair and transparent manner and will
not request, offer, or take bribes.
When the company carries out the
evaluation under the preceding
paragraph, it may~~take~~appropriate
audit procedures for a review of the
counterparty with which it will have
commercial dealings with respect to
the followingmatters,in order to
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the meaning
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which it will have commercial
dealings with respect to the
following matters, in order to gain
a comprehensive knowledge of its
ethical management:
1. The enterprise's
nationality, location of
business operations,
organizational structure,
and management policy,
and place where it will
make payment.
2. Whether the enterprise has
adopted an ethical
management policy, and
the status of its
implementation.
3. Whether enterprise's
business operations are
located in a country with a
high risk of corruption.
4. Whether the business
operated by the enterprise
is in an industry with a
high risk of bribery.
5. The long-term business
condition and degree of
goodwill of the enterprise.
6. Consultation with the
enterprise's business
partners on their opinion
of the enterprise.
7. Whether the enterprise has
a record of unethical
conduct such as bribery or
illegal political
contributions.
gain a comprehensive knowledge of
its ethical management:
1. The enterprise's nationality,
location of business
operations, organizational
structure, and management
policy, and place where it will
make payment.
2. Whether the enterprise has
adopted an ethical
management policy, and the
status of its implementation.
3. Whether enterprise's business
operations are located in a
country with a high risk of
corruption.
4. Whether the business
operated by the enterprise is
in an industry with a high risk
of bribery.
5. The long-term business
condition and degree of
goodwill of the enterprise.
6. Consultation with the
enterprise's business partners
on their opinion of the
enterprise.
7. Whether the enterprise has a
record of unethical conduct
such as bribery or illegal
political contributions.
Article 18
(Statement of ethical management
policy to counterpartiesin
commercial dealings)
Any personnel of the company,
when engaging in commercial
activities, shall make a statement
to the tradingcounterpartyabout
Article 18
(Statement of ethical management
policy to counterparties in
commercial dealings)
Any personnel of the company, when
engagin~~g in~~commercial activities,
shall make a statement to the trading
counterpartyabout the company's
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the company's ethical
management policy and related
rules, and shall clearly refuse to
provide, promise, request, or
accept any improper benefit in
whatever form.
ethical management policy and
related rules, and shall clearly refuse
to provide, promise, request, or
accept, directly or indirectly, any
improper benefit~~in whatever form or~~
~~name,~~including~~rebates,~~
~~commissions, facilitating payments,~~
~~or other improper benefits provided~~
~~or accepted through other channels~~.
Article 20
(Stipulation of terms of ethical
management in contracts)
Before entering into a contract
with another party, the company
shall gain a thorough knowledge
of the status of the other party's
ethical management, and shall
make observance of ethical
management part of the terms and
conditions of the contract,
stipulating at the least the
following matters:
1. When a party to the
contract becomes aware
that any personnel has
violated the terms and
conditions pertaining to
prohibition of
commissions,rebates, or
other benefits, the party
shall immediately notify
the other party of the
violator's identity, the
manner in which the
provision, promise,
request, or acceptance was
made, and the monetary
amount or other benefit
that was provided,
promised, requested, or
accepted. The party shall
also provide the other
party with pertinent
evidence and cooperate
fully with the
investigation. If there has
Article 20
(Stipulation of terms of ethical
management in contracts)
Before entering into a contract with
another party, the company shall gain
a thorough knowledge of the status
of the other party's ethical
management, and shall make
observance of ethical management
part of the terms and conditions of
the contract, stipulating at the least
the following matters:
1. When a party to the contract
becomes aware that any
personnel has violated the
terms and conditions
pertaining to prohibition of
~~commissions,~~rebates, or
other benefits, the party shall
immediately notify the other
party of the violator's identity,
the manner in which the
provision, promise, request,
or acceptance was made, and
the monetary amount or other
benefit that was provided,
promised, requested, or
accepted. The party shall also
provide the other party with
pertinent evidence and
cooperate fully with the
investigation. If there has
been resultant damage to
either party, the party may
claim from the other party 1
percent of the contract price
as damages,and mayalso
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been resultant damage to
either party, the party may
claim from the other party
1 percent of the contract
price as damages, and may
also deduct the full
amount of the damages
from the contract price
payable.
2. Where a party is
discovered to be engaged
in unethical conduct in its
commercial activities, the
other party may terminate
or rescind the contract
unconditionally at any
time.
3. Specific and reasonable
payment terms, including
the place and method of
payment and the
requirement for
compliance with related
tax laws and regulations.
deduct the full amount of the
damages from the contract
price payable.
2. Where a party is discovered
to be engaged in unethical
conduct in its commercial
activities, the other party may
terminate or rescind the
contract unconditionally at
any time.
3. Specific and reasonable
payment terms, including the
place and method of payment
and the requirement for
compliance with related tax
laws and regulations.
Article 21
(Handling of unethical conduct by
personnel of the company)
Upon discovering or receiving a
complaint about any personnel's
involvement in unethical conduct,
the company shall ascertain the
relevant facts without delay; if it
is verified that there is indeed a
violation of applicable laws and
regulations or the company's
policy and procedures of ethical
management, the company shall
immediately require the violator
to cease the conduct and shall
make an appropriate disposition.
Whennecessary, the company
will institute legal proceedings
and seek damages to safeguard its
reputation and its rights and
Article 21
(Handling of unethical conduct by
personnel of the company)
Upon discovering or receiving a
complaint about any personnel's
involvement in unethical conduct,
the company shall ascertain the
relevant facts without delay; if it is
verified that there is indeed a
violation of applicable laws and
regulations or the company's policy
and procedures of ethical
management, the company shall
immediately require the violator to
cease the conduct and shall make an
appropriate disposition.~~When~~
necessary, the company will institute
legal proceedings and seek damages
to safeguard its reputation and its
rights and interests.
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interests.
With respect to the unethical
conduct that has occurred, the
company shall charge relevant
units with the task of reviewing
the internal control system and
relevant procedures and proposing
corrective measures to prevent a
recurrence of the same unethical
conduct. The responsible unit of
the company shall submit to the
board of directors a report on the
unethical conduct, actions taken,
and subsequent reviews and
corrective measures.
With respect to the unethical conduct
that has occurred, the company shall
charge relevant units with the task of
reviewing the internal control system
and relevant procedures and
proposing corrective measures to
prevent a recurrence of the same
unethical conduct. The responsible
unit of the company shall submit to
the board of directors a report on the
unethical conduct, actions taken, and
subsequent reviews and corrective
measures.
Article 24
(Enforcement and Amendment)
These Procedures and Guidelines,
and any amendments hereto, shall
be implemented after adoption by
resolution of the board of
directors, and shall be delivered to
audit committeeand reported to
the shareholders meeting.
The same procedure shall be
followed when the principles have
been amended.
In case the company has
appointed any independent
director, when these Procedures
and Guidelines are submitted for
discussion by the board of
directors pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the board of
directors shall take into full
consideration each independent
director's opinions. If an
independent director objects to or
expresses reservations about any
matter, it shall be recorded in the
minutes of the board of directors
meeting. An independent director
that cannot attend the board
Article 24
(Enforcement)
These procedures and guidelines for
Ethical Corporate Management Best
Practice Principles and all
amendments hereto shall be
implemented upon review by the
audit committee and adoption by
resolution of the board of directors
and shall be reported to the
shareholders' meeting.
  • 68 -
AFTER AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
meeting in person to express
objection or reservations shall
provide a written opinion before
the board meeting, unless there is
some legitimate reason to do
otherwise, and the opinion shall
be specified in the minutes of the
board of directors meeting.
The provisions regarding
supervisors in these Principles
shall apply mutatis mutandis to
the audit committee.
These procedures and guidelines
were approved by the board of
directors on October 14, 2011.
The second version of these
procedures and guidelines was
approved on March 13, 2015.
  • 69 -

Exhibit 6: Independent Auditors’ Report and Consolidated Financial Statements

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries as of December 31st of 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated income statements, consolidated statements for changes in equities and consolidated statements for cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Rules Governing the Audit of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Those rules and standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their consolidated operations and their consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”) , International Accounting Standard (“IAS”), International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) interpretations and Standing Interpretations Committee (“SIC”) interpretations recognized by the Financial Supervisory Commission .

Deloitte & Touche CPA Gong, Ze-Li CPA Lee, Dong-Fong Securities & Futures Committee, Financial Supervisory Commission Ministry of Finance Executive Yuan Approval Document No. Approval Document No. Tai-Cai-Zheng-Liu-Tze Gin-Guan-Zheng-Shen-Tze No. 0930128050 No. 1000028068

March 13th, 2015

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Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. & Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

2014 and December 31[st] , 2013

Codes


1100
1110
1147
1150
1170
130X
1419
1479
11XX

1600
1760
1805
1840
1915
1985
1990
15XX
1XXX

C o d e s

2100
2150
2170
2219
2230
2320
2399
21XX

2500
2530
2540
2570
2600
25XX
2XXX

3110
3200
3310
3320
3350
3300
3410

31XX
36XX
3XXX
Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash & cash equivalent(Notes 4 and 6)
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss – net(Notes 4, 5
and 7)
Debt securities investment with no active market – current (Notes 4
and 8)
Notes receivable(Notes 4 and 26)
Account receivables, net(Notes 4, 5, 9 and 26)
Inventories, net(Notes 4, 5 and 10)
Prepayments
Other current assets(Notes 4, 14 and 27)
Total Current Assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant & equipment(Notes 4, 5, 11 and 27)
Investment property, net(Notes 4, 12, 23 and 27)
Goodwill(Notes 4, 5and 13)
Deferred income tax assets(Notes 4, 5 and 21)
Equipment prepayments
Long-term prepaid rents(Notes 4, 14 and 27)
Other non-current assets(Notes 4, 26 and 27)
Total Non-Current Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDER’SEQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term debts(Notes 15 and 27)
Notes payable(Note 26)
Accounts payable (Note 26)
Other accounts payable(Notes 17 and 26)
Current income tax liabilities(Notes 4, 5 and 21)
Current portion of long term debt (Notes 15 and 27)
Other current liabilities
Total Current Liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Financial debts at fair value through profit and loss –
non-current(Notes 4, 5 , 7 and 16)
Bonds payable (Notes 4 and 16)
Long-term debts payable (Notes 15 and 27)
Deferred income tax debts(Notes 4, 5 and 21)
Other non-current liabilities(Note 26)
Total Non-Current Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
Shareholder’s Equity
Common stock capital
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated retained earnings
Total Retained Earnings
Other Shareholder’s Equity
Exchange difference on translation of foreign financial statements
The Company’s Total Shareholder’s Equity
Non-controlling interest
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
TOTAL LIABILITIS & SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
December31st,2014
Amounts

$ 2,942,384
25
1,379
-
-
-
183,066
2
1,810,772
16
1,411,235
12
135,208
1
242,572

2
6,726,616
58
4,310,151
37
13,558
-
134,386
1
17,286
-
168,006
1
290,510
3
17,747

-
4,951,644
42
$ 11,678,260
100
$ 316,700
3
493,503
4
706,663
6
405,439
3
88,647
1
-
-
56,544

1
2,067,496
18
900
-
1,444,295
12
95,010
1
13,507
-
-

-
1,553,712
13
3,621,208
31
1,048,890

9
4,045,959
35
123,907
1
8,214
-
2,182,667
19
2,314,788
20
527,397

4
7,937,034
68
120,018

1
8,057,052
69
$ 11,678,260
100
Unit: in thousands of NTD
December31st,2014
Amounts

$ 1,556,711
16
1,943
-
24,480
-
147,739
2
1,790,079
19
1,106,212
12
133,540
1

211,182

2

4,971,886
52
4,021,240
42
17,491
-
131,652
2
49,221
1
21,679
-
281,624
3

11,565

-

4,534,472
48
$ 9,506,358
100
$ 984,964
10
394,710
4
582,271
6
273,567
3
95,314
1
77,569
1

58,499

1

2,466,894
26
-
-
-
-
726,166
8
13,845
-

23

-

740,034

8

3,206,928
34

1,008,890
11

3,548,276
37
69,795
-
92,616
1

1,503,325
16

1,665,736
17

76,528

1

6,299,430
66

-

-

6,299,430
66
$ 9,506,358
100
Unit: in thousands of NTD
December31st,2014
Amounts

$ 1,556,711
16
1,943
-
24,480
-
147,739
2
1,790,079
19
1,106,212
12
133,540
1

211,182

2

4,971,886
52
4,021,240
42
17,491
-
131,652
2
49,221
1
21,679
-
281,624
3

11,565

-

4,534,472
48
$ 9,506,358
100
$ 984,964
10
394,710
4
582,271
6
273,567
3
95,314
1
77,569
1

58,499

1

2,466,894
26
-
-
-
-
726,166
8
13,845
-

23

-

740,034

8

3,206,928
34

1,008,890
11

3,548,276
37
69,795
-
92,616
1

1,503,325
16

1,665,736
17

76,528

1

6,299,430
66

-

-

6,299,430
66
$ 9,506,358
100
Amounts
$ 2,942,384
1,379
-
183,066
1,810,772
1,411,235
135,208
242,572
6,726,616
4,310,151
13,558
134,386
17,286
168,006
290,510
17,747
4,951,644
$ 11,678,260
$ 316,700
493,503
706,663
405,439
88,647
-
56,544
2,067,496
900
1,444,295
95,010
13,507
-
1,553,712
3,621,208
1,048,890
4,045,959
123,907
8,214
2,182,667
2,314,788
527,397
7,937,034
120,018
8,057,052
$ 11,678,260
Amounts
$ 1,556,711
1,943
24,480
147,739
1,790,079
1,106,212
133,540
211,182
4,971,886
4,021,240
17,491
131,652
49,221
21,679
281,624
11,565
4,534,472
$ 9,506,358
$ 984,964
394,710
582,271
273,567
95,314
77,569
58,499
2,466,894
-
-
726,166
13,845
23
740,034
3,206,928
1,008,890
3,548,276
69,795
92,616
1,503,325
1,665,736
76,528
6,299,430
-
6,299,430
$ 9,506,358








































The accompanying notes constitute an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.

Chairman: Chang, Hsien-Ming General Manager: Chang, Hsien-Ming

Chief Accountant: Lin, Yu-Yi

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Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Income Statement

2014 and December 31[st] , 2013

Unit: in thousands of NTD, except revenue per share

Codes
4000
OPEARTING REVENUE(Notes 4
and 26)
5000
OPERATING COSTS(Notes 4,
10, 20 and 26)
5900
OPERATING GROSS PROFIT
OPERATING EXPENSES(Note
20)
6100
Marketing expenses
6200
General & administrative
expenses
6300
Research & development
expenses
6000
Total Operating
Expenses
6900
OPERATING NET PROFIT
NON-OPEARTING INCOME &
EXPENSES
7100
Interest income
7110
Rent income(Note 26)
7190
Other income &
losses(Notes 20 and 26)
7235
Financial product net profit
(loss) at fair value through
profit & loss(Notes 5 and
7)
7630
Foreign currency exchange
net loss (Note 20)
7510
Interest expenses(Notes 4
and 11)
7000
Totoal Non-Operating
Income & Expenses
2014
100
69
31
5
6

1
12
19
1
-
-
-
(
1 )
(
1)
(
1)
2013
Amount
$ 7,206,294
4,948,583
2,257,711
389,526
429,299
90,027
908,852
1,348,859
45,441
4,579
8,170

2,486 )

28,638 )
54,848)
27,782)
Amount
$ 5,899,431
4,212,042
1,687,389
346,197
389,792
89,492
825,481
861,908
14,507
5,589

79,793 )
6,514

7,879 )
71,270)
132,332)






(
(
(
(






(
(
(
(
100
72
28
6
7

1
14
14
-
-
(
1 )
-
-
(
1)
(
2)

(to be continued)

  • 72 -

(brought forward)

C o d e s
7900
Pretax net profit
7950
Income tax(Notes 4 and 21)
8200
Current net profit
Other Comprehensive Income
8310
Exchange difference on
translation of foreign
financial statements
8500
Current Total
ComprehensiveIncome
Net Profit Attributed to:
8610
Shareholders
8620
Non-Controlling Interest
8600
Comprehensive Income Attributed
to:
8710
Shareholders
8720
Non-Controlling Interest
8700
Earnings Per Share(Note 22)
9750
Basic
9850
Diluted
2014
18

4
14

6
20
14

-
14
20

-
20
2013
Amount
$ 1,321,077
319,260
1,001,817
455,109
$ 1,456,926
$ 1,002,164
347)
$ 1,001,817
$ 1,453,033
3,893
$ 1,456,926
$ 9.78
$ 9.62
Amount
$ 729,576
188,457
541,119
286,228
$ 827,347
$ 541,119
-
$ 541,119
$ 827,347
-
$ 827,347
$ 5.36
$ 5.35





(
















12

3
9

5
14
9

-

9
14

-
14

The accompanying notes constitute an integral part of this consolidated financial

statement.

Chairman: Chang, Hsien-Ming General Manager: Chang, Hsien-Ming Chief Accountant: Lin, Yu-Yi

  • 73 -

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

From January 1[s t] to December 31[s t] for 2014 & 2013

Unit: in thousands of NTD

EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4, 16 and 19)

Codes
Common Share
A1
BALANCE, JANUARY 1ST, 2013
$ 1,008,890

B3
Special Reserve Appropriated In
Accordance
With
Gin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Tze
No.
1010012865 Order

-

Appropriation & Distribution of 2012
Earnings:
B1
Legal Reserve
-
B3
Special Reserve
-
B5
Cash Dividend

-

Sub-Total

-

T1
Functional currency change effects

-

D1
2013 Net profit
-
D3
2013 Other consolidated income

-

D5
2013 Total consolidated income

-

Z1
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31ST, 20131,008,890

2013 Earnings appropriation and
distribution:
B1
Legal reserve
-
B3
Special reserve
-
B5
Cash dividend

-

Sub-Total

-

D1
2014 Net profit
-
D3
2013 Other consolidated income

-

D5
2013 Total consolidated income

-

E1
Capital Increase by Cash

40,000

I1
Equity component recognized due to
issue of Convertible Bond

-

O1
Changes in non-controlling interest

-

Z1
Balance on December 31st, 2014
$ 1,048,890
Capital Surplus TOTAL
$ 3,548,276
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,548,276
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
428,854
68,829
-
$ 4,045,959
Retained Earnins
TOTAL
$ 1,354,251
-
-
-

262,311)

262,311)
32,677
541,119
-
541,119
1,665,736
-
-

353,112)

353,112)
1,002,164
-
1,002,164
-
-
-
$ 2,314,788
Exchange
Differences
on
Translation
of
Foreign
Financial
Statements
($ 209,700)


-

-
-

-


-


-

-

286,228


286,228


76,528

-
-

-


-

-


450,869


450,869


-


-


-

$ 527,397
The Company’s
Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
$ 5,701,717

-
-
-
(
262,311)
(
262,311)

32,677
541,119

286,228

827,347
6,299,430
-
-
(
353,112)
(
353,112)
1,002,164

450,869
1,453,033

468,854

68,829

-
$ 7,937,034
Non-Controlling
Interests
(Notes 4 & 19)
$ -

-
-
-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-
-
-

-

-
(
347 )

4,240

3,893

-

-

116,125
$ 120,018
Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
Total
Shareholder’s
Equity

Additional
Paid-In Capital
Stock Option
$ 3,548,276
$ -


-

-

-
-
-
-

-

-


-

-


-

-

-
-

-

-


-

-

3,548,276

-

-
-
-
-

-

-


-

-

-
-

-

-


-

-


428,854

-


-

68,829


-

-

$ 3,977,130
$ 68,829
Legal Reserve
Special Reserve
Retained
Earnings
$ 29,754
$ -
$ 1,324,497

-

8,214
(
8,214)
38,809
-
(
38,809 )
-
93,638
(
93,638 )

-

-
(
262,311)

38,809

93,638
(
394,758)

1,232
(
9,236)

40,681
-
-
541,119

-

-

-

-

-

541,119

69,795

92,616
1,503,325
54,112
-
(
54,112 )
-
(
84,402 )
84,402

-

-
(
353,112)

54,112
(
84,402)
(
322,822)
-
-
1,002,164

-

-

-

-

-
1,002,164

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
$ 123,907
$ 8,214
$ 2,182,667
































(
(




(
(






(
















(
(




(
(








(
(




(
(






$ 5,701,717
-
-
-

262,311)

262,311)
32,677
541,119
286,228
827,347
6,299,430
-
-

353,112)

353,112)
1,001,817
455,109
1,456,926
468,854
68,829
116,125
$ 8,057,052

The accompanying notes constitute an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.

Chairman: Chang, Hsien-Ming General Manager: Chang, Hsien-Ming Chief Accountant: Lin, Yu-Yi

  • 74 -

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. & Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

From January 1[st] to December 31[st] for 2014 & 2013

Unit: in thousands of NTD

Codes
Cash Flows from Operating Acivities
A10000
Pre-tax net profit
A20010 Income/Expense item not affecting cash flows
A20100
Depreciation expense
A20200
Amortization expense
A20300
Bad debt provision (resersal) expense
A20400
Financial instrument net profit at fair
value through profit and loss
A20900
Interest expense
A21200
Interest income
A22500
Net loss from disposal & abolishment
of property, factory and equipment
A23500
Financial asset impairment loss
A23800
Inventory devaluation & obsolescence
loss (price recovery gain)
A24100
Unrealized foreign currecny exchange
net profit
A29900
Amortization of prepaid lease payment
A30000
Net change on operating assets and
liabilities
A31130
Notes receivable
A31150
Account receivable
A31200
Inventory
A31230
Advance payments
A31240
Other current assets
A32110
Financial instrument at fair value
through profit and loss
A32130
Notes payable
A32150
Account payable
A32180
Other payables
A32230
Other Current Liabilities
A33000
Operating net cash inflows
A33300
Interest paid
A33500
Income tax paid
AAAA
Operating Activity Net Cash Inflows
2014
$ 1,321,077
428,078
2,298

66,501 )

329 )
54,848

45,441 )
261
-
5,717

16,670 )
6,869

25,630 )
160,156

235,836 )
5,684

16,743 )
1,943
72,680
86,667
99,293
5,050)
1,833,371

39,299 )
298,759)
1,495,313
2013

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

(
(
$ 729,576
408,888
2,147
62,094

1,902 )
71,270

14,507 )
1,978
76,403

16,508 )

8,229 )
7,025

6,009 )

464,450 )

90,445 )

148,758 )

174,262 )
-
339,452
96,910
19,835
18,739
909,247

71,943 )
159,725)
677,579

(to be continued)

  • 75 -

(brought forward)

C o d e s
Investment Activity Cash Flows
B00600
Investment on bonds without active market
B00700
Proceeds from disposal of bond investment
without active market
B02700
Payment for property, factory and equipment
B02800
Proceeds from disposal of property, factory
and equipment
B04500
Payment for intangible assets
B06700
Increase in other non-current assets
B07100
Increase in equipment prepayments
B07300
Long term lease prepayments
B07500
Interests collected
BBBB
Investment Activity Net Cash
Outflow
Financing Activity Cash Flows
C00200
Decrease in short term loan
C01200
Issuance of corporate bond
C01700
Long term loan repayment
C04400
Decrease in other non-current liabilities
C04500
Cash dividend disbursement
C04600
Capital increase by cash
C05800
Non-controlling interest changes
CCCC
Financing Activity Net Cash
Inflow(Outflow)
DDDD
Exchange rate change effects on cash & cash
equivalents
EEEE
Cash & cash equivalents increase
E00100 Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of the period
E00200 Cash & cash equivalents, end of the period
2014
$ -
24,671

268,270 )
868

1,009 )

6,601 )

341,440 )
-
43,763
548,018)

689,836 )
1,496,286

719,190 )

23 )

353,112 )
468,854
116,125
319,104
119,274
1,385,673
1,556,711
$ 2,942,384
2013

(
(
(
(

(
(
(
(
(




(
(
(
(
(

(
(
(
(
(

(


$ 23,964 )
-

97,166 )
19,286

3,170 )

1,590 )

106,129 )
10,198
14,507
188,028)

108,794 )
-

65,415 )

289 )

262,311 )
-
-
436,809)
73,770
126,512
1,430,199
$ 1,556,711

The accompanying notes constitute an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.

Chairman: Chang, Hsien-Ming General Manager: Chang, Hsien-Ming Chief Accountant: Lin, Yu-Yi

  • 76 -

Exhibit 7: Profit Distribution Table for Year 2014

PROFIT DISTRIBUTION TABLE

Year 2014

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Unit: NTD$
Items
Beginning retained earnings
Add: net profit after tax
Less: 10% legal reserve
Net distributable profit for the period
Distributable items:
Cash dividend-NT$6.36 per share
Unappropriated retained earnings
Total
1,180,503,362
1,002,164,317
(100,216,431)
2,082,451,248
667,094,135
1,415,357,113
Notes:
Employee bonus sharing NT$18,200,000;
Compensation of directors and supervisors NT$0

Chairman: General Manager: Chief Accountant:

  • 77 -

Exhibit 8: Comparison table for the amendments of “Memorandum” and “Artilce of Association”

Comparison table for the amendments of “Memorandum”

BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
8.
The share capital of the
Company is
NT$ 1,200,000,000
divided into 120,000,000
shares of a par value of
New Taiwan Dollar
10.00 each.
8.
The share capital of the
Company is
NT$ 1,500,000,000
divided into 150,000,000
shares of a par value of
New Taiwan Dollar
10.00 each.
Based on its actual
needs, the
Company
increased its
authorized capital.
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Amended Memorandum of the Company

THE COMPANIES LAW

EXEMPTED COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited

永冠能源科技集團有限公司

  1. The name of the Company is Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 永冠能源科技集團有限公司 .

  2. The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box. 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1- 1111, Cayman Islands.

  3. Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted.

  4. Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, 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.

  5. Nothing in this Memorandum shall permit the Company to carry on a business for which a licence is required under the laws of the Cayman Islands unless duly licensed.

  6. 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.

  7. The liability of each member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such member's shares.

  8. The share capital of the Company is NT$1,500,000,000 divided into 150,000,000 Shares of par value of NT$10 each.

  9. The Company may exercise the power contained in the Companies Law to deregister the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation in another jurisdiction.

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Comparison table for the amendments of “Artilce of Association”

BEFORE AMENDMENTS

AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS

BEFORE AMENDMENTS BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
2.3 Where the Company
increases its issued share
capital by issuing new
shares for cash
consideration in the ROC
the Company shall allocate
10% of the total amount of
the new shares to be issued,
for offering in the ROC to
the public ("Public Offering
Portion") unless it is not
necessary or appropriate, as
determined by the FSC or
TSE, for the Company to
conduct the aforementioned
public offering. However,
if a percentage higher than
the aforementioned 10% is
resolved by the Members in
a general meeting by
ordinary resolution to be
offered, the percentage
determined by such
resolution shall prevail and
shares corresponding to
such percentage shall be
reserved as Public Offering
Portion. The Company
shallalso reserve up to 15%
of such new shares for
subscription by its
employees (the “Employee
Subscription Portion”).
2.3 Where the Company
increases its issued share
capital by issuing new
shares for cash
consideration in the ROC
the Company shall allocate
10% of the total amount of
the new shares to be issued,
for offering in the ROC to
the public ("Public Offering
Portion") unless it is not
necessary or appropriate, as
determined by the FSC or
TSE, for the Company to
conduct the aforementioned
public offering. However,
if a percentage higher than
the aforementioned 10% is
resolved by the Members in
a general meeting by
ordinary resolution to be
offered, the percentage
determined by such
resolution shall prevail and
shares corresponding to
such percentage shall be
reserved as Public Offering
Portion. The Company
mayalso reserve up to 15%
of such new shares for
subscription by its
employees (the “Employee
Subscription Portion”).
Based on the
Company's actual
needs, this Article
is amended so the
Company has the
discretion to decide
whether the
Company will
reserve part of the
newly-issued
shares for
subscription by its
employees when
the Company
issues new shares.
33.2 A spousal relationship
and/or a Family
Relationship within the
SecondDegree of Kinship
33.2 A spousal relationship
and/or a Family
Relationship within the
SecondDegree of Kinship
This Article was
amended pursuant
to the revised
Shareholders'
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BEFORE AMENDMENTS

AFTER AMENDMENTS

may not exist among more may not exist among more than half (1/2) of the than half (1/2) of the members of the Board (the members of the Board (the “Threshold”), unless with “Threshold”), unless with prior approval by the TSE. prior approval by the ROC Where any person among competent authority. the persons elected for Where any person among appointment as a Director the persons elected for has a spousal relationship appointment as a Director and/or a Family has a spousal relationship Relationship within the and/or a Family Second Degree of Kinship Relationship within the with any existing member of Second Degree of Kinship the Board or with any other with any existing member of person(s) also elected for the Board or with any other appointment as a director person(s) also elected for (collectively, the “Related appointment as a director Persons” and each a (collectively, the “Related “Related Person”), in Persons” and each a respect of the Related “Related Person”), in Person who was elected by respect of the Related way of Cumulative Voting Person who was elected by and who received the lowest way of Cumulative Voting number of votes from the and who received the lowest Members for its number of votes from the appointment among all such Members for its elected Related Persons, appointment among all such with the intent that the elected Related Persons, Threshold will not be with the intent that the breached as a result of Threshold will not be his/her appointment: (i) if breached as a result of his/her appointment is his/her appointment: (i) if already effective, shall his/her appointment is automatically cease to be a already effective, shall director of the Company on automatically cease to be a and from the date that the director of the Company on Company has actual and from the date that the knowledge of a breach of Company has actual the Threshold; (ii) if his/her knowledge of a breach of appointment has not yet the Threshold; (ii) if his/her

EXPLANATIONS

Rights Protection Checklist published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation ("Revised Checklist").

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BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
taken effect, his/her
appointment shall not take
effect if the Company has
actual knowledge of a
possible breach of the
Threshold if his/her
appointment takes effect.
appointment has not yet
taken effect, his/her
appointment shall not take
effect if the Company has
actual knowledge of a
possible breach of the
Threshold if his/her
appointment takes effect.
33.3Unless otherwise permitted
under the Applicable Public
Company Rules, there shall
be at least three (3)
Independent Directors. To
the extent required by the
Applicable Public Company
Rules, at least one of the
Independent Directors shall
be domiciled in the ROC
and at least one of them
shall have accounting or
financial expertise.
33.3 Unless otherwise permitted
under the Applicable Public
Company Rules, there shall
be at least three (3)
Independent Directors
accounting for not less than
one-fifth of the total number
of Directors.To the extent
required by the Applicable
Public Company Rules, at
least one of the Independent
Directors shall be domiciled
in the ROC and at least one
of them shall have
accounting or financial
expertise.
This Article was
amended pursuant
to the Revised
Checklist.
33.6 Unless provided otherwise
in these Articles, the
qualifications, composition,
appointment, removal,
exercise of power in
performing duties and other
matters with respect to the
Directors, Independent
Directors, Compensation
Committee and Audit
Committee, shall comply
with the provisions under
ROC Securities and
Exchange Act and the
regulations issued pursuant
to the ROC Securities and
This Article was
added pursuant to
the Revised
Checklist.
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BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
Exchange Act applicable to
the Company.
36.
Vacancy in the Office of
Director
The office of Director shall
be vacated if the Director:
(a)
is removed from
office pursuant to
these Articles;
(b)
dies or becomes
bankrupt, or makes
any arrangement or
composition with
his creditors
generally;
(c)
is automatically
discharged from his
office in accordance
with Article 33.2;
(d)
resigns his office by
notice in writing to
the Company;
(e)
an order is made by
any competent court
or official on the
grounds that he has
no legal capacity, or
his legal capacity is
restricted according
to Applicable Law;
(f)
having committed
an offence as
specified in the
ROC statute of
prevention of
organizational
crimes and
subsequently
adjudicated guilty
by afinaljudgment,

36.
Vacancy in the Office of
Director
36.1
The office of Director
shall be vacated if the
Director:
(a)
is removed from
office pursuant to
these Articles;
(b)
dies or becomes
bankrupt, or makes
any arrangement or
composition with
his creditors
generally;
(c)
is automatically
discharged from his
office in accordance
with Article 33.2;
(d)
resigns his office by
notice in writing to
the Company;
(e)
an order is made by
any competent court
or official on the
grounds that he has
no legal capacity, or
his legal capacity is
restricted according
to Applicable Law;
(f)
having committed
an offence as
specified in the
ROC statute of
prevention of
organizational
crimes and
subsequently
adjudicated guilty
This Article was
amended pursuant
to the Revised
Checklist.
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BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
and the time elapsed
after he has served
the full term of the
sentence is less than
five years;
(g)
having committed
an offence
involving fraud,
breach of trust or
misappropriation
and subsequently
punished with
imprisonment for a
term of more than
one year, and the
time elapsed after
he has served the
full term of such
sentence is less than
two years;
(h)
having been
adjudicated guilty
by a final judgment
for
misappropriating
public funds during
the time of his
public service, and
the time elapsed
after he has served
the full term of such
sentence is less than
two years;
(i)
having been
dishonored for
unlawful use of
credit instruments,
and the term of such
sanction has not
expired yet; or
by a final judgment,
and the time elapsed
after he has served
the full term of the
sentence is less than
five years;
(g)
having committed
an offence
involving fraud,
breach of trust or
misappropriation
and subsequently
punished with
imprisonment for a
term of more than
one year, and the
time elapsed after
he has served the
full term of such
sentence is less than
two years;
(h)
having been
adjudicated guilty
by a final judgment
for
misappropriating
public funds during
the time of his
public service, and
the time elapsed
after he has served
the full term of such
sentence is less than
two years;
(i)
having been
dishonored for
unlawful use of
credit instruments,
and the term of such
sanction hasnot
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BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
(j)
subject to Article
35.3, upon expiry of
term of office (if
any) of the relevant
Director.
In the event that the
foregoing events described
in clauses (b), (e), (f), (g),
(h) or (i) has occurred in
relation to a candidate for
election of Director, such
person shall be disqualified
from being elected as a
Director.
expired yet;
(j)
subject to Article
35.3, upon expiry of
term of office (if
any) of the relevant
Director;
(k)
is automatically
removed in
accordance with
Article 36.2; or
(l)
ceases to be a
Director in
accordance with
Article 36.3.
In the event that the
foregoing events
described in clauses
(b), (e), (f), (g), (h)
or (i) has occurred
in relation to a
candidate for
election of Director,
such person shall be
disqualified from
being elected as a
Director.
36.2
In case a Director that
has, during the term of
office as a Director,
transferred more than one
half of the Company's
shares being held by
him/her at the time
he/she is elected, he/she
shall, ipso facto, be
removed automatically
from the position of
Director with immediate
effect and no
shareholders'approval
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BEFORE AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS AFTER AMENDMENTS EXPLANATIONS
36.3 shall be required.
If any Director has, after
having been elected and
before his/her
inauguration of the office
of Director, transferred
more than one half of the
Company's shares being
held by him/her at the
time of his/her election as
a Director, then he/she
shall immediately cease
to be a Director and no
shareholders'approval
shall be required. If any
Director has, after having
been elected as a
Director, transferred
more than one half of the
Company's shares being
held by him/her within
the share transfer
prohibition period prior
to the convention of a
shareholders'meeting
according to the
Applicable Public
Company Rules, then
he/she shall immediately
cease to be a Director
and no shareholders'
approval shall be
required.
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Amended ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 永冠能源科技集團有限公司

(Adopted by a special resolution passed by the members of the company on [-])

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table A
INTERPRETATION
1. Definitions
SHARES
2. Power to Issue Shares
3. Redemption and Purchase
of Shares
4. Rights Attaching to Shares
5. Share Certificates
6. Preferred Shares
REGISTRATION OF
SHARES
7. Register of Members
8. Registered Holder Absolute
Owner
9. Transfer of Registered
Shares
10. Transmission of Shares
ALTERATION OF SHARE
CAPITAL
11. Power to Alter Capital
12. Variation of Rights
Attaching to Shares
DIVIDENDS AND
CAPITALISATION
13. Dividends
14. Capital Reserve and Power
to Set Aside Profits
15. Method of Payment
16. Capitalisation
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
17. Annual General Meetings
18. Extraordinary General
Meetings
19. Notice
20. Giving Notice
21. Postponement of General
Meeting
22. Quorum and Proceedings at
General Meetings
23. Chairman to Preside
24. Voting on Resolutions
25. Proxies
26. Proxy Solicitation
27. Dissenting Member's
Appraisal Right
28. Shares that May Not be
Voted
29. Voting by Joint Holders of
Shares
30. Representation of Corporate
Member
31. Adjournment of General
Meeting
32. Directors Attendance at
General Meetings
DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS
33. Number and Term of Office
of Directors
34. Election of Directors
35. Removal of Directors
36. Vacancy in the Office of
Director
37. Compensation of Director
38. Defect in Election of
Director
39. Directors to Manage
Business
40. Powers of the Board of
Directors
41. Register of Directors and
Officers
42. Officers
43. Appointment of Officers
44. Duties of Officers
45. Compensation of Officers
46. Conflicts of Interest
47. Indemnification and
Exculpation of Directors
and Officers
MEETINGS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
48. Board Meetings
49. Notice of Board Meetings
50. Participation in Meetings
by Video Conference
51. Quorum at Board Meetings
52. Board to Continue in the
Event of Vacancy
53. Chairman to Preside
54. Validity of Prior Acts of the
Board
CORPORATE RECORDS
55. Minutes
56. Register of Mortgages and
Charges
57. Form and Use of Seal
TENDER OFFER AND
ACCOUNTS
58. Tender Offer
59. Books of Account
60. Financial Year End
AUDIT COMMITTEE
61. Number of Committee
Members
62. Powers of Audit Committee
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP
AND DISSOLUTION
63. Winding-Up
CHANGES TO
CONSTITUION
64. Changes to Articles
65. Discontinuance

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EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited

永冠能源科技集團有限公司

(Adopted by a special resolution passed by the members of the company on [-])

Table A

The regulations in Table A in the First Schedule to the Law (as defined below) do not apply to the Company.

INTERPRETATION

1. Definitions

  • 1.1 In these eighth Amended and Restated Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:

Applicable Law the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Law or such other rules or legislation applicable to the Company; Applicable Public Company Rules the ROC laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the Company Law, the Securities and Exchange Law, the rules and regulations promulgated by the FSC and the rules and regulations promulgated by the TSE, as amended from time to time) affecting public reporting companies or companies listed on any ROC stock exchange or securities market that from time to time are required by the relevant regulator as applicable to the Company;

Articles these Articles of Association as altered from time to time; Audit Committee the audit committee under the Board, which shall comprise solely of Independent Directors of the Company;

Board

the board of directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Articles and acting at a meeting of

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directors at which there is a quorum in accordance with these Articles;

Capital Reserve

  • Chairman

  • Company

  • for the purpose of these Articles only, comprises of the premium (meaning such amount above par value of the shares) paid on the issuance of any share under the Law and income from endowments received by the Company;

  • the Director elected by and amongst all the Directors as the chairman of the Board;

  • Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited永冠能源科技集團有限公司;

  • Compensation Committee

  • a committee established by the Board, which shall be comprised of professional individuals appointed by the Board and having the functions, in each case, prescribed by the Applicable Public Company Rules;

  • Cumulative Voting the voting mechanism for an election of Directors as described in Article 34.2;

  • Directors

  • Electronic Record

  • Electronic Transactions Law

Family Relationship within Second Degree of Kinship

FSC

Independent Directors

  • the directors for the time being of the Company and shall include any and all Independent Director(s);

  • has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law;

  • the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands;

  • in respect of a person, means another person who is related to the first person either by blood or by marriage of a member of the family and within the second degree to include the parents, siblings, grandparents, children and grandchildren of the person as well as spouse’s parents, siblings and grandparents;

  • The Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China;

the Directors who are elected as "Independent Directors" for the purpose of Applicable Public Company Rules;

Joint Operation Contract a contract between the Company and one or more person(s) or entit(ies) where the parties to the contract agree to pursue the same business venture and jointly bear losses and enjoy profits arising out of such business venture in accordance with the

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terms of such contract;

Law

Lease Contract

  • The Companies Law of the Cayman Islands and every modification, reenactment or revision thereof for the time being in force;

  • a contract or arrangement between the Company and any other person(s) pursuant to which such person(s) lease or rent from the Company the necessary means and assets to operate the whole business of the Company in the name of such person, and as consideration, the Company receives a pre-determined compensation from such person;

  • Management Contract a contract or arrangement between the Company and any other person(s) pursuant to which such person(s) manage and operate the business of the Company in the name of the Company and for the benefits of the Company, and as consideration, such person(s) receive a pre-determined compensation while the Company continues to be entitled to the profits (or losses) of such business;

  • Market Observation Post System the public company reporting system maintained by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, via http://mops.twse.com.tw/;

  • Member

  • Memorandum

  • Notice

  • Merger

  • the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;

the memorandum of association of the Company;

written notice as further provided in these Articles unless otherwise specifically stated;

a transaction whereby:

  • (a) (i) all of the companies participating in such transaction are combined into a new company, which new company generally assumes all rights and obligations of the combined companies; or (ii) all of the companies participating in such transaction are merged into one of such companies as the surviving company, and the surviving company generally assumes all rights and obligations of the merged companies, and in each case the consideration for the transaction being the

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shares of the surviving or new company or any
other company, cash or other assets; or
(b) other forms of mergers and acquisitions which
fall within the definition of "merger and/or
consolidation" under the Applicable Public
Company Rules;
month calendar month;
Officer any person appointed by the Board to hold an
office in the Company;
ordinary resolution a resolution passed at a general meeting (or, if so
specified, a meeting of Members holding a class of
shares) of the Company by not less than a simple
majority of the votes cast;
Private Placement has the meaning given thereto in Article 11.6;
Preferred Shares has the meaning given thereto in Article 6;
Register of Directors and Officers the register of directors and officers referred to in
these Articles;
Register of Members the register of members of the Company
maintained in accordance with the Law and (as
long as the Company is listed on the TSE) the
Applicable Public Company Rules;
Registered Office the registered office for the time being of the
Company;
Related Person(s) the persons as defined in Article 33.2;
ROC Taiwan, the Republic of China;
Seal the common seal or any official or duplicate seal of
the Company;
Secretary the person appointed to perform any or all of the
duties of secretary of the Company and includes
any deputy or assistant secretary and any person
appointed by the Board to perform any of the
duties of the Secretary;
share(s) share(s) of par value NT$10 each in the Company
and includes fraction of a share;
special resolution a resolution passed by a majority of at least
two-thirds (or such greater number as may be
specified in these Articles, if any) of such Members
as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where
proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting
of which notice specifying the intention to propose
the resolution as a special resolution has been duly

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given;

Subsidiary

with respect to any company, (1) the entity, one half or more of whose total number of the issued voting shares or the total amount of the share capital are directly or indirectly held by such company; (2) the entity that such company has a direct or indirect control over its personnel, financial or business operation; (3) the entity, one half or more of whose shareholders involved in management or board of directors are concurrently acting as the shareholders involved in management or board of directors of such company; and (4) the entity, one half or more of whose total number of the issued voting shares or the total amount of the share capital are held by the same shareholder(s) of such company;

supermajority resolution

a resolution passed by Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) who represent a majority of the outstanding issued shares of the Company as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of such Members as are corporations, by their respective duly representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a duly convened general meeting attended by Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) who represent two-thirds or more of the total outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote thereon or, if the total number of shares represented by the Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) at the general meeting is less than two-thirds of the total outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote thereon, but more than one half of the total outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote thereon, means instead, a resolution adopted at such general meeting by the Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) who represent two-thirds or more of the total number of shares entitled to vote on such resolution at such general meeting;

TDCC means the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation; Treasury Shares has the meaning given thereto in Article 3.11; Threshold

means the spousal relationship and/or Family Relationship within Second Degree of Kinship

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threshold for members of the Board as defined in Article 33.2;

TSE

Year

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation; and calendar year.

  • 1.2 In these Articles, where not inconsistent with the context:

  • (a) words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;

  • (b) words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;

  • (c) words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;

  • (d) the words:

    • (i) "may" shall be construed as permissive; and

    • (ii) "shall" shall be construed as imperative;

  • (e) "written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including the form of an Electronic Record;

  • (f) a reference to statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or reenactment thereof;

  • (g) unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Law shall bear the same meaning in these Articles; and

  • (h) Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply to the extent that it imposes obligations or requirements in addition to those set out.

  • 1.3 In these Articles expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form.

  • 1.4 Headings used in these Articles are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.

SHARES

2. Power to Issue Shares

  • 2.1 Subject to these Articles and any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares of the Company on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any shares or class of shares (including the issue or grant of options, warrants and other rights, renounceable or otherwise in respect of shares) may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise as the Company may by resolution of the Members prescribe, provided that no share shall be issued at a discount except in accordance with the Law.

  • 2.2 Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, the issue of new shares of the Company shall be approved by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors. The issue of new shares shall at all times be subject to

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the sufficiency of the authorized capital of the Company.

  • 2.3 Where the Company increases its issued share capital by issuing new shares for cash consideration in the ROC the Company shall allocate 10% of the total amount of the new shares to be issued, for offering in the ROC to the public ("Public Offering Portion") unless it is not necessary or appropriate, as determined by the FSC or TSE, for the Company to conduct the aforementioned public offering. However, if a percentage higher than the aforementioned 10% is resolved by the Members in a general meeting by ordinary resolution to be offered, the percentage determined by such resolution shall prevail and shares corresponding to such percentage shall be reserved as Public Offering Portion. The Company may also reserve up to 15% of such new shares for subscription by its employees (the “Employee Subscription Portion”).

  • 2.4 Unless otherwise resolved by the Members in general meeting by ordinary resolution, where the Company increases its issued share capital by issuing new shares for cash consideration, after allocation of the Public Offering Portion and the Employee Subscription Portion pursuant to Article 2.3 hereof, the Company shall make a public announcement and notify each Member that he is entitled to exercise a pre-emptive right to purchase his pro rata portion of the remaining new shares, to be issued in the capital increase for cash consideration. The Company shall state in such announcement and notices to the Members the procedures for exercising such pre-emptive rights and that if any Member fails to purchase his pro rata portion of such remaining newly-issued shares within the prescribed period, such Member shall be deemed to forfeit his pre-emptive right to purchase such newly-issued shares. Where an exercise of the pre-emptive right may result in fractional entitlement of a Member, the entitlements (including fractional entitlements) of two or more Members may be combined to jointly subscribe for one or more whole new shares in the name of a single Member, subject to compliance with such directions and terms and conditions as determined by the Board and the Applicable Public Company Rules. If the total number of the new shares to be issued has not been fully subscribed for by the Members within the prescribed period, the Company may consolidate such shares into the public offering tranche or offer any un-subscribed new shares to a specific person or persons in such manner as is consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 2.5 Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Company may issue new shares subject to restrictions and conditions (" Restricted Shares ") to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries with the sanction of a Supermajority Resolution provided that Article 2.3 hereof shall not apply in respect of the issue of such shares. For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE, the terms of issue of the Restricted Shares, including but not limited to the number of Restricted Shares so issued, issue price of Restricted Shares and other related matters shall be in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 2.6 The Public Offering Portion and the Employee Subscription Portion under Article 2.3 and the pre-emptive right of Members under Article 2.4 shall not apply in the event that new shares are issued due to the following reasons or for the following purposes:

  • (a) in connection with a Merger, spin-off, or pursuant to any reorganization of the Company;

  • (b) in connection with meeting the Company's obligations under share subscription warrants and/or options, including those rendered in Articles 2.8 and 2.10 hereof;

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  • (c) in connection with the issue of Restricted Shares in accordance with Article 2.5 hereof;

  • (d) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligations under convertible bonds or corporate bonds vested with rights to acquire shares;

  • (e) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligations under Preferred Shares vested with rights to acquire shares; or

  • (f) in connection with a Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company.

  • 2.7 The Company shall not issue any unpaid shares or partly paid-up shares.

  • 2.8 Notwithstanding Article 2.5 hereof, the Company may, upon approval by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors, adopt one or more employee incentive programmes and may issue shares or options, warrants or other similar instruments, to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and for the avoidance of doubt, approval by the Members is not required.

  • 2.9 Options, warrants or other similar instruments issued in accordance with Article 2.8 above are not transferable save by inheritance.

  • 2.10 The Company may enter into agreements with employees of the Company and the employees of its Subsidiaries in relation to the incentive programme approved pursuant to Article 2.8 above, whereby employees may subscribe, within a specific period of time, a specific number of the shares. The terms and conditions of such agreements shall not be less favorable than the terms specified in the applicable incentive programme.

3. Redemption and Purchase of Shares

  • 3.1 Subject to the Law, the Company is authorised to issue shares which are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or a Member.

  • 3.2 The Company is authorised to make payments in respect of the redemption of its shares out of capital or out of any other account or fund authorised for this purpose in accordance with the Law.

  • 3.3 The redemption price of a redeemable share, or the method of calculation thereof, shall be fixed by the Board at or before the time of issue.

  • 3.4 Every share certificate relating to redeemable share shall indicate that the share is redeemable.

  • 3.5 Subject to the provisions of the Applicable Law and these Articles, the Company may, upon approval by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors, purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares) on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine and hold them as treasury shares of the Company in accordance with the Law (“ Treasury Shares ”). If any purchase of the Company’s own shares involves any immediate cancellation of shares of the Company, such repurchase of shares is subject to approval by the Members by way of an ordinary resolution and the number of shares of the Company to be cancelled shall be allocated among all the Members as of the date of such cancellation on a pro rata basis (as rounded up or down to the nearest whole number as determined by the Directors) based on the then prevailing percentage of shareholding of the Members, unless otherwise provided for in the Law or the Applicable Public Company Rules.

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Upon approval by Members by way of an ordinary resolution to repurchase and cancel shares of the Company, the repurchase price may be paid in cash or in kind, provided that where any repurchase price is to be paid in kind, the monetary equivalent value of such payment in kind shall be (a) assessed by an ROC certified public accountant before being submitted by the Board to the Members for approval as part of the ordinary resolution authorising the repurchase and cancellation of shares of the Company; and (b) agreed to individually by each Member who will be receiving the repurchase price in kind.

  • 3.6 In the event that the Company proposes to purchase any share listed on the TSE pursuant to the preceding Article and hold them as Treasury Shares of the Company, the resolution of the Board approving such proposal and the implementation thereof should be reported to the Members in the next general meeting in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules. Such reporting obligation shall also apply even if the Company does not implement the proposal to purchase its shares listed on the TSE for any reason.

  • 3.7 Subject to Article 3.5, the redemption or repurchase price may be paid in any manner permissible under the Law as determined by the Directors, including out of capital.

  • 3.8 A delay in payment of the redemption price shall not affect the redemption but, in the case of a delay of more than thirty days, interest shall be paid for the period from the due date until actual payment at a rate which the Directors, after due enquiry, estimate to be representative of the rates being offered by banks holding “A” licenses (as defined in the Banks and Trust Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands) in the Cayman Islands for thirty day deposits in the same currency.

  • 3.9 Subject to Article 3.5, the Directors may exercise as they think fit the powers conferred on the Company by Section 37(5) of the Law (payment out of capital).

  • 3.10 Subject as aforesaid and to Article 3.5, the Directors may determine, as they think fit all questions that may arise concerning the manner in which the redemption of the shares shall or may be effected.

  • 3.11 No share may be redeemed unless it is fully paid-up.

  • 3.12 Subject to Article 3.5, shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires (by way of surrender or otherwise) shall be cancelled immediately or be held as Treasury Shares .

  • 3.13 No dividend 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 of the Company) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share.

  • 3.14 The Company shall be entered in the Register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares provided that:

  • (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;

  • (b) 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.

  • 3.15 After the Company purchases its shares listed on the TSE, any proposal to transfer the Treasury Shares to the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries at a price below the

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average actual repurchase price must be approved by special resolution in the next general meeting and the items required by the Applicable Public Company Rules shall be specified in the notice of the general meeting and may not be proposed as an extemporary motion. The aggregate number of Treasury Shares resolved at all general meetings and transferred to the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed 5% of the total number of issued shares, and each employee may not subscribe for more than 0.5% of the total number of issued shares in aggregate. The Company may prohibit such employees from transferring such Treasury Shares within a certain period; provided, however, that such a period cannot be more than two years from the date that such employees became the registered holders of the relevant Treasury Shares.

  • 3.16 Subject to Article 3.15, Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions as determined by the Directors.

4. Rights Attaching to Shares

  • 4.1 Subject to Article 2.1, the Memorandum and these Articles, other contractual obligations or restrictions that the Company is bound by and any resolution of the Members to the contrary and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares, the share capital of the Company shall be divided into shares of a single class the holders of which shall, subject to the provisions of these Articles:

  • (a) be entitled to one vote per share;

  • (b) be entitled to such dividends as recommended by the Board and approved by the Members at general meeting may from time to time declare;

  • (c) in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganization or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and

  • (d) generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.

5. Share Certificates

  • 5.1 Shares of the Company shall be issued in uncertificated/scripless form unless the issuance of share certificates is required by the provisions of the Applicable Public Company Rules. Where share certificates are issued, every Member shall be entitled to a certificate issued under the Seal (or a facsimile thereof), which shall be affixed or imprinted with the authority of the Board, specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means.

  • 5.2 If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit.

  • 5.3 Share may not be issued in bearer form.

  • 5.4 When the Company issue share certificates pursuant to Article 5.1 hereof, the Company shall deliver the share certificates to the allottees of such shares within thirty (30) days from the date such share certificates may be issued pursuant to the Law, the Memorandum, the Articles, and the Applicable Public Company Rules, and shall make a public announcement

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prior to the delivery of such share certificates pursuant to the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 5.5 Where the Company shall issue the shares in uncertificated/scripless form, the Company shall upon the issue of such shares cause the name of the subscriber and other particulars to be entered onto the Register of Members in accordance with the Law and the Applicable Public Company Rules.

6.

Preferred Shares

  • 6.1 Notwithstanding any provisions of these Articles, the Company may by special resolution designate one or more classes of shares with preferred or other special rights as the Company, by special resolution, may determine (shares with such preferred or other special rights, the "Preferred Shares"), and cause to be set forth in these Articles.

  • 6.2 The rights and obligations of Preferred Shares may include (but not limited to) the following terms and shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules:

  • (a) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of dividends and bonus on Preferred Shares;

  • (b) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of surplus assets of the Company;

  • (c) the order of priority for or restriction on the voting right(s) (including declaring no voting rights whatsoever) of the Members holding the Preferred Shares;

  • (d) the method by which the Company is authorized or compelled to redeem the Preferred Shares, or a statement that redemption rights shall not apply; and

  • (e) other matters concerning rights and obligations incidental to Preferred Shares.

REGISTRATION OF SHARES

7. Register of Members

  • (a) For so long as shares are listed on the TSE, the Board shall cause to be kept a Register of Members which may be kept outside the Cayman Islands at such place as the Directors shall appoint and which shall be maintained in accordance with the Law and the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • (b) In the event that the Company has shares that are not listed on the TSE, the Company shall also cause to be kept a register of such shares in accordance with Section 40 of the Law.

8. Registered Holder Absolute Owner

Except as required by Law:

  • (a) no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any share on any trust; and

  • (b) no person other than the Member shall be recognised by the Company as having any right in a share.

9.

Transfer of Registered Shares

  • 9.1 Title to shares listed on the TSE may be evidenced and transferred in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules (including through the book-entry system of the TDCC) that are applicable to shares listed on the TSE.

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  • 9.2 All transfers of shares which are in certificated form may be effected by an instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any other form which the Board may approve and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and, if the Board so requires, by or on behalf of the transferee. Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Board may also resolve, either generally or in any particular case, upon request by either the transferor or transferee, to accept mechanically executed transfers.

  • 9.3 The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer in respect of shares in certificated form unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

  • 9.4 The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member.

  • 9.5 The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share in certificated form in the event such registration of transfer would (i) conflict with the Applicable Law; or (ii) conflict with the Memorandum and/or these Articles. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share, the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.

  • 9.6 Nothing in these Articles shall preclude the Board from recognizing a renunciation of the allotment or provisional allotment of any share by the allottee in favour of some other person. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members in respect of it.

10. Transmission of Shares

  • 10.1 In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member's interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of Section 39 of the Law, for the purpose of this Article, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member.

  • 10.2 Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any way other than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Board, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such share, he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that share to that person.

  • 10.3 A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any case other than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same

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dividend, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Board may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the share. If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles), the Board may thereafter withhold payment of all dividend, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

  • 10.4 Notwithstanding the above, for as long as the shares are listed on the TSE, the transmission of the shares may be evidenced and transferred in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules (including through the book-entry system of the TDCC) that are applicable to shares listed on the TSE.

ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL

11. Power to Alter Capital

  • 11.1 Subject to the Law, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum to increase its authorized share capital by such amount as it thinks expedient.

  • 11.2 Subject to the Law, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum to:

  • (a) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares in such manner as permitted by Applicable Law; or

  • (b) cancel shares which at the date of the passing 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 in such manner as permitted by Applicable Law.

  • 11.3 Subject to the Law and the Articles, the Company may from time to time by special resolution:

  • (a) change its name;

  • (b) alter or add to the Articles;

  • (c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; or

  • (d) reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund in any manner authorised by the Law and the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 11.4 Subject to the Law and Article 11.5, the following actions by the Company shall require the approval of the Members by a supermajority resolution:

  • (a) effecting any capitalization of distributable dividends and/or bonuses and/or any other amount prescribed under Article 16 hereof;

  • (b) effecting any Merger (except for any Merger which falls within the definition of

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"merger" and/or "consolidation" under the Law, which requires the approval of the Company by special resolution only) or spin-off or Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company;

  • (c) entering into, amend, or terminate any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract;

  • (d) the transferring of the whole or any essential part of the business or assets of the Company; or

  • (e) acquiring or assuming the whole business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the Company's operation.

  • 11.5 Subject to the Law, the Company may be wound up voluntarily:

  • (a) if the Company resolves by supermajority resolution that it be wound up voluntarily because the Company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due; or

  • (b) if the Company resolves by special resolution that it be wound up voluntarily for reasons other than set out in Article 11.5(a) above.

  • 11.6 Subject to the Law and in addition to approval by the Board in accordance with Article 2.2, the Company may, with a resolution approved by at least two-thirds of the votes of the Members present at a general meeting attended by Members representing a majority of the total number of issued shares, issue securities to the following persons by way of private placement within the territory of the ROC in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules (“ Private Placement ”):

  • (a) banks, bills finance enterprises, trust enterprises, insurance enterprises, securities enterprises, or other legal entities or institutions approved by the FSC;

  • (b) natural person, legal entities or funds meeting the qualifications set forth by the FSC; and

  • (c) directors, supervisors (if any) or managers of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

12. Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

  • If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class with a quorum of such number of holders holding more than one-half of the total outstanding shares of such class being present in person, by proxy or corporate representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any modification or alteration in the Articles is prejudicial to the preferential rights of any class of shares, such modification or alteration shall be adopted by a special resolution and shall also be adopted by a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of Members of that class of shares. 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 varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION

13. Dividends

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  • 13.1 The Board may, subject to approval by the Members by way of ordinary resolution or, in the case of Article 11.4(a), supermajority resolution and subject to these Articles and any direction of the Company in general meeting, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash, shares or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.

  • 13.2 The Directors may determine that a dividend shall be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets (which may consist of the shares or securities of any other company) and may settle all questions concerning such distribution. Without limiting the foregoing generality, the Directors may fix the value of such specific assets, may determine that cash payments shall be made to some Members in lieu of specific assets and may vest any such specific assets in trustees on such terms as the Directors think fit.

  • 13.3 Subject to the Law, Article 11.4(a) and these Articles and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, the Company may distribute profits in accordance with a proposal for profits distribution approved by the Board and sanctioned by the Members by an ordinary resolution, in annual general meetings. No dividends or other distribution shall be paid except out of profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, out of share premium account or any reserve, fund or account as otherwise permitted by the Law. Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, all dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the number of the shares that a Member holds and the amount paid up on such shares. If any share is issued on terms providing that it shall be entitled to dividends as from a particular date only, such shares shall be entitled to dividends accordingly.

  • 13.4 In determining the Company's dividend policy, the Board recognises that the Company operates in a mature industry, and has stable profit streams and a sound financial structure. In determining the amount, if any, of the dividend or other distribution it recommends to Members for approval in any financial year, the Board:

  • (a) may take into consideration the earnings of the Company, overall development, financial planning, capital needs, industry outlook and future prospects of the Company in the relevant financial year, so as to ensure the protection of Members' rights and interests; and

  • (b) shall set aside out of the current year profits of the Company: (i) a reserve for payment of tax for the relevant financial year; (ii) an amount to offset losses; (iii) ten per cent (10%) as a general reserve, and (iv) a special surplus reserve as required by the applicable securities authority under the Applicable Public Company Rules or a reserve as determined by the Board pursuant to Article 14.1.

  • 13.5 Subject to compliance with the Law and after setting aside such amounts as the Board deems fit in accordance with the distribution policy set out in Article 13.4, the Board shall recommend to Members for approval in any financial year the amount of the dividend or other distribution to be allocated in the following manner and order and the allocation will be made upon approval by the Members:

  • (a) between two per cent (2%) and fifteen per cent (15%) of the distributable amount as bonus to employees, including employees of the Company's Subsidiaries

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("Employees' Bonus");

  • (b) up to three per cent (3%) of the distributable amount as remuneration to the Directors ("Directors' Remuneration"); and

  • (c) no less than fifty per cent (50%) of the distributable amount as dividend to the Members.

The Board shall determine how much of the amount shall be allocated to the Employees' Bonus, Directors' Remuneration and dividend, provided that the Board shall comply with the principles set out in (a) to (c) above and such allocation shall be recommended to the Members for approval. Dividends to the Members and the Employees' Bonus may be distributed, in the discretion of the Board, by way of cash or by way of applying such sum in paying up in full unissued shares or a combination of both for allocation and distribution to employees or the Members, provided that, in the case of a distribution to Members, no less than ten per cent (10%) of the total amount of such dividend shall be paid in cash. No unpaid dividend and bonus shall bear interest as against the Company.

  • 13.6 The Board shall fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution.

  • 13.7 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distributions, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members be closed for transfers for five (5) days before the relevant record date or such other period consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules subject to compliance with the Law .

14. Capital Reserve and Power to Set Aside Profits

  • 14.1 The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for meeting the deficiencies for implementing dividend distribution plans or for any other purpose to which those funds may be properly applied. Pending application, such sums may be in the absolute discretion of the Directors either be employed in the business of the Company or invested in such investment as Directors may from time to time think fit, and need not be kept separate from other assets of the Company. The Directors may also, without placing the same to reserve, carry forward any profit which they decide not to distribute.

  • 14.2 Subject to any direction from the Company in general meeting, the Directors may on behalf of the Company exercise all the powers and options conferred on the Company by the Law in regard to the Capital Reserve. Subject to compliance with the Law, the Directors may on behalf of the Company set off accumulated losses against credits standing in the Capital Reserve and make distributions out of the Capital Reserve.

15. Method of Payment

  • 15.1 Any dividend, interest, or other monies payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by wire transfer to the Member’s designated account or by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Member's address in the Register of Members.

  • 15.2 In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder first named in the Register of Members to such holder’s designated account or by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Members. If two or more

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persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares.

16. Capitalisation

Subject to Article 11.4(a), the Board may capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company's Capital Reserve or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members.

MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

17. Annual General Meetings

  • 17.1 The Company shall hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting within six months following the end of each fiscal year. The Board shall convene all annual general meetings.

  • 17.2 The general meetings (including annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings) shall be held at such time and place as the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint provided that unless otherwise provided by the Law, the general meetings shall be held in the ROC. If the Board resolves to hold a general meeting outside the ROC, the Company shall apply for the approval of the TSE thereof within two days after the Board adopts such resolution. Where a general meeting is to be held outside the ROC, the Company shall engage a professional stock affairs agent in the ROC to handle the administration of such general meeting (including but not limited to the handling of the voting of proxies submitted by Members).

18. Extraordinary General Meetings

  • 18.1 General meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

  • 18.2 The Board may convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary or upon requisition in accordance with Article 18.3.

  • 18.3 One or more Member(s) of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than 3% of the total number of the outstanding shares of the Company continuously for a period of one year or more may make a requisition that contains the details set out in Article 18.4 below to request the Board to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

  • 18.4 The requisition must state in writing the matters to be discussed at the extraordinary general meeting and the reason therefor and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office and the Company's stock affairs agent located in the ROC, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.

  • 18.5 If the Board does not within fifteen days from the date of the deposit of the requisition dispatch the notice of an extraordinary general meeting, the requisitionists may themselves convene an extraordinary general meeting, provided that if the extraordinary general meeting will be held outside the ROC, an application shall be submitted by such requisitionists to the TSE for its prior approval.

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19. Notice

  • 19.1 At least thirty days' notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held and the general nature of business to be conducted at the meeting.

  • 19.2 At least fifteen days' notice of an extraordinary general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting.

  • 19.3 The Board shall fix a record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules and close its Register of Members accordingly in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 19.4 Subject to Article 22.4, the accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

  • 19.5 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE, the Company shall announce to the public by via the Market Observation Post System in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules the notice of a general meeting, the proxy instrument, agendas and materials relating to the matters to be reported and discussed in the general meetings, including but not limited to, election or discharge of Directors, in accordance with Articles 19.1 and 19.2 hereof. If the voting power of a Member at a general meeting shall be exercised by way of a written instrument, the Company shall also send the written document for the Member to exercise his voting power together with the above mentioned materials in accordance with Articles 19.1 and 19.2. The Directors shall prepare a meeting handbook of the relevant general meeting and supplemental materials, which will be sent to or made available to all Members and shall be transmitted to the Market Observation Post System in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 19.6 The following matters shall be stated in the notice of a general meeting, with a summary of the major content to be discussed, and shall not be proposed as an extemporary motion:

  • (a) election or discharge of Directors,

  • (b) alteration of the Memorandum or Articles,

  • (c) (i) dissolution, Merger, any scheme or arrangement involving a transfer of all issued shares of the Company to a corporate acquirer in exchange for the issuance of shares by that corporate acquirer to the Members as consideration or spin-off, (ii) entering into, amending, or terminating any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract, (iii) transfer of the whole or any essential part of the business or assets of the Company, and (iv) acquisition or assumption of the whole of the business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the operations of the Company,

  • (d) ratification of an action by Director(s) who engage(s) in business for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the Company's business,

  • (e) distribution of the whole or part of the surplus profit of the Company in the form of new shares, capitalization of Capital Reserve and any other amount in accordance with Article 16, and

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  • (f) Private Placement of any equity-related securities to be issued by the Company.

  • 19.7 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE and unless the Law provides otherwise, the Board shall keep the Memorandum and Articles, minutes of general meetings, financial statements, the Register of Members, and the counterfoil of any corporate bonds issued by the Company at the office of the Company’s registrar (if applicable) and the Company’s stock affairs agent located in the ROC. The Members may request, from time to time, by submitting document(s) evidencing his/her interests involved and indicating the designated scope of the inspection, access to inspect, review or make copies of the foregoing documents.

  • 19.8 The Company shall make available all the statements and records prepared by the Board and the report prepared by the Audit Committee which will be submitted to the Members at the annual general meeting at the Registered Office (if applicable) and its stock affairs agent located in the ROC ten (10) days prior to such annual general meeting in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules. Members may inspect and review the foregoing documents from time to time and may be accompanied by their lawyers or certified public accountants for the purpose of such inspection and review.

20. Giving Notice

  • 20.1 Any Notice or document, whether or not to be given or issued under these Articles from the Company to a Member, shall be in writing or by cable, telex or facsimile transmission message or other form of electronic transmission or communication, and any such Notice and document may be served or delivered by the Company on or to any Member either personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope addressed to such Member at his registered address as appearing in the Register of Members or at any other address supplied by him to the Company for the purpose or, as the case may be, by transmitting it to any such address or transmitting it to any telex or facsimile transmission number or electronic number or address or website supplied by him to the Company for the giving of Notice to him or which the person transmitting the Notice reasonably and bona fide believes at the relevant time will result in the Notice being duly received by the Member or to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, may also be served by advertisement in appropriate newspapers. In the case of joint holders of a share, all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be deemed a sufficient service on or delivery to all the joint holders.

Any Notice or other document:

  • (a) if served or delivered by post, shall where appropriate be sent by airmail and shall be deemed to have been served or delivered on the day following that on which the envelope containing the same, properly prepaid and addressed, is put into the post; in proving such service or delivery it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice or document was properly addressed and put into the post and a certificate in writing signed by the secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice or other document was so addressed and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence thereof;

  • (b) if sent by electronic communication, shall be deemed to be given on the day on which it is transmitted from the server of the Company or its agent;

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  • (c) if served or delivered in any other manner contemplated by these Articles, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time of personal service or delivery or, as the case may be, at the time of the relevant despatch or transmission; and in proving such service or delivery a certificate in writing signed by the secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board as to the act and time of such service, delivery, despatch or transmission shall be conclusive evidence thereof; and

  • (d) may be given to a Member either in the English language or the Chinese language, subject to due compliance with all Applicable Law, rules and regulations.

This Article 20.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the service of any document by a Member on the Company under these Articles.

21. Postponement of General Meeting

The Board may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Articles provided that notice of postponement is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. A notice stating the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with the provisions of these Articles.

22 Quorum and Proceedings at General Meetings

  • 22.1 No resolutions shall be adopted unless a quorum is present. Unless otherwise provided for in the Articles, Members present in person or by proxy or in the case of a corporate Member, by corporate representative, representing more than one-half of the total issued shares of the Company entitled to vote, shall constitute a quorum for any general meeting.

  • 22.2 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE and unless the Law provides otherwise, the Board shall submit business reports, financial statements and proposals for distribution of profits or allocation of losses prepared by it for the purposes of annual general meetings of the Company for confirmation and adoption by the Members in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules. After confirmation and adoption at the general meeting, the Board shall send or announce to the public via the Market Observation Post System in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules copies of the adopted financial statements and the minutes of the general meeting containing the resolutions passed on the distribution of profits or allocation of losses, to each Member or otherwise make the same available to the Members in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 22.3 Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll. No resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by a show of hands.

  • 22.4 Nothing in these Articles shall prevent any Member from initiating proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction for an appropriate remedy in connection with the convening of any general meeting or the passage of any resolution in violation of applicable laws or regulations or these Articles within 30 days after passing of such resolution. The Taiwan Taipei District Court, ROC, may be the court of the first instance for adjudicating any disputes arising out of the foregoing.

  • 22.5 Unless otherwise expressly required by the Law, the Memorandum or the Articles, any matter which has been presented for resolution, approval, confirmation or adoption by the

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Members at any general meeting may be passed by an ordinary resolution.

  • 22.6 Member(s) holding one per cent (1%) or more of the Company's total number of issued shares immediately prior to the relevant book close period, during which the Company closed its Register of Members, may propose to the Company in writing one matter for discussion at an annual general meeting. The Company shall give a public notice in such manner as permitted by Applicable Law at such time deemed appropriate by the Board specifying the place and a period of not less than ten (10) days for Members to submit proposals. Proposals submitted for discussion at an annual general meeting shall not be included in the agenda of the annual general meeting where (a) the proposing Member(s) holds less than one cent (1%) of the Company's total issued shares, (b) the matter of such proposal may not be resolved by a general meeting; (c) the proposing Member(s) has proposed more than one proposal; or (d) the proposal is submitted to the Company after the date fixed and announced by the Company for accepting Member(s)' proposal(s).

23. Chairman to Preside

Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members at which such person is present. In his absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

24. Voting on Resolutions

  • 24.1 Subject to any rights, privileges or restrictions attached to any share, every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by duly authorized representative(s) or by proxy) shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder. A Member holding more than one share shall cast the votes in respect of his/her/its shares in the same way on a resolution proposed at a general meeting unless otherwise provided by the Applicable Public Company Rules, in which circumstance, the qualifications, application, manners for the exercise of such respective voting rights, procedures and other related matters thereof shall comply with the Applicable Public Company Rules, these Articles and the Law.

  • 24.2 No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting.

  • 24.3 Votes may be cast either in person or by proxy. A Member may appoint another person as his proxy by specifying the scope of appointment in the proxy instrument prepared by the Company to attend and vote at a general meeting, provided that a Member may appoint only one proxy under one instrument to attend and vote at such meeting.

  • 24.4 To the extent permitted by Applicable Law and notwithstanding any provisions provided in these Articles, the Board may resolve to allow Members not attending and voting at a general meeting in person, by proxy or by duly authorized representatives (where a Member is a corporation or other non-natural person), to exercise their voting power and cast their votes by a written instrument approved by the Board or by way of electronic transmission (as provided under the ROC Electronic Signatures Act) prior to commencement of the general meeting, provided that (1) the Board shall allow the voting rights in respect of shares held by a Member to be exercised by way of electronic transmission if the Company meets the requirements set forth in the Applicable Public

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Company Rules; and (2) the relevant methods and procedures are specified in the notice of that meeting and complied with by such Member(s). However, if a general meeting is convened outside the territory of the ROC, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company must allow the Members to exercise their voting rights and cast their votes by way of a written instrument approved by the Board or by way of electronic transmission in the manner referred to in the foregoing. Any Member who intends to exercise his voting power by a written instrument or by way of electronic transmission shall serve the Company with his/her/its voting decision at least two (2) calendar days prior to the date of such general meeting. Where more than one voting instrument is received from the same Member by the Company, the first voting instrument shall prevail, unless an explicit written statement is made by the relevant Member to revoke the previous voting instrument in the later-received voting instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, those Members voted in the manner mentioned in the foregoing shall, for purposes of these Articles and the Law, be deemed to have appointed the chairman of the general meeting as their proxy to vote their shares at the general meeting only in the manner directed by their written instrument or electronic document. The chairman 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 and/or any amendment to resolution(s) proposed at the general meeting, and the Members 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.

  • 24.5 In the event any Member who has served the Company with his/her/its declaration of intention to exercise his/her/its voting power by means of a written instrument or by means of electronic transmission pursuant to Article 24.4 hereof later intends to attend general meetings in person, he/she/it shall, at least two (2) calendar days prior to the date of the general meeting, serve a separate declaration of intention to revoke his/her/its previous votes casted by written instrument or electronic transmission in the same manner previously used in exercising his/her/its voting power, failing which, the Member shall be deemed to have waived his right to attend and vote at the relevant general meeting in person, the deemed appointment by the Member of the chairman as proxy shall remain valid and the Company shall not count any votes cast by such Member physically at the relevant general meeting.

  • 24.6 A Member who is deemed to have appointed the chairman as proxy pursuant to Article 24.4 for purposes of casting his vote by written instrument approved by the Board or by way of electronic transmission shall have the right to appoint another person as its proxy to attend the meeting in accordance with these Articles, in which case the express appointment of another proxy shall be deemed to have revoked the deemed appointment of the chairman as proxy under Article 24.4 and the Company shall only count the vote(s) casted by such expressly appointed proxy at the meeting.

25. Proxies

  • 25.1 The instrument of proxy shall be in the form approved by the Board and be expressed to be for a particular meeting only. The form of proxy shall include at least the following information: (a) instructions on how to complete such proxy, (b) the matters to be voted upon pursuant to such proxy, and (c) basic identification information relating to the relevant Member, proxy and the solicitor for proxy solicitation (if any). The form of proxy shall be

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provided to the Members together with the relevant notice for the relevant general meeting, and such notice and proxy materials shall be distributed to all Members on the same day.

  • 25.2 An instrument of proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation, under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company.

  • 25.3 In the event that a Member exercises his voting power by way of a written instrument or electronic transmission and is deemed to have appointed the chairman of the meeting as his/her/its proxy pursuant to Article 24.4, and has also validly authorised another proxy to attend a general meeting by completing and returning the requisite proxy form, then the voting power exercised by the proxy (rather than the chairman of the meeting) at the general meeting shall prevail. In the event that any Member who has authorised a proxy to attend a general meeting (excluding the deemed appointment of the chairman of the meeting pursuant to Article 24.4) later intends to attend the general meeting in person or to exercise his voting power by way of a written instrument or electronic transmission, he shall, at least two (2) days prior to the date of such general meeting, serve the Company with a separate notice revoking his previous appointment of the proxy. Votes by way of proxy shall remain valid if the relevant Member fails to revoke his appointment of such proxy before the prescribed time.

  • 25.4 Subject to the Applicable Public Company Rules, except for an ROC trust enterprise or stock agencies approved by the ROC competent authority, save with respect to the chairman being deemed appointed as proxy under Article 24.4, when a person acts as the proxy for two or more Members, the total number of voting shares that the proxy may vote shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the total number of voting shares of the Company; 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 entitled to vote on such resolution 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.

  • 25.5 The instrument of proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or the office of the Company's stock affairs agent in the ROC or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company not less than five days before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote and in default, save with respect to the deemed appointment of the chairman as proxy under Article 24.4, the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid PROVIDED that the chairman of the meeting may in his discretion accept an instrument of proxy sent by telex or telefax upon receipt of telex or telefax confirmation that the signed original thereof has been sent. Where multiple instruments of proxy are received by the Company from the same Member, the first written duly executed and valid instrument of proxy received by the Company shall prevail, unless an explicit written statement revoking the previous instrument(s) appointing a proxy is made in the subsequent duly executed and valid instrument of proxy received by the Company. The chairman of the meeting shall have the discretion to determine which

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instrument of proxy shall be accepted where there is any dispute. Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy shall not preclude a Member from attending and voting in person at the meeting convened and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

26. Proxy Solicitation

For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE and subject to the laws of the Cayman Islands, the use and solicitation of proxies shall be in compliance with the Applicable Public Company Rules, including but not limited to "Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholder Meetings of Public Companies."

27. Dissenting Member’s Appraisal Right

  • 27.1 Subject to compliance with the Law, in the event any of the following resolutions is passed at general meetings, any Member who has notified the Company in writing of his objection to such matter prior to the meeting and has raised again his objection at the meeting, may request the Company to purchase all of his shares at the then prevailing fair price:

  • (a) the Company proposes to enter into, amend, or terminate any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract;

  • (b) the Company transfers the whole or an essential part of its business or assets, provided that, the foregoing does not apply where such transfer is pursuant to the dissolution of the Company; or

  • (c) acquires or assumes the whole business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the operation of the Company.

  • 27.2 In the event any part of the Company’s business is spun off or involved in any Merger, any Member, who has abstained from voting in respect of such matter and expressed his dissent therefor, in writing or verbally (with a record) before or during the general meeting approving such spin off or Merger, may request the Company to purchase all of his shares at the then prevailing fair price.

28. Shares that May Not be Voted

  • 28.1 Shares held:

  • (a) by the Company itself;

  • (b) by any entity in which the Company owns, legally or beneficially, more than fifty per cent (50%) of its total issued and voting share or share capital; or

  • (c) by any entity in which the Company, together with (i) the holding company of the Company and/or (ii) any Subsidiary of (a) the holding company of the Company or (b) the Company owns, legally or beneficially, directly or indirectly, more than fifty per cent (50%) of its issued and voting share or share capital;

shall not carry any voting rights nor be counted in the total number of issued shares at any given time.

  • 28.2 A Member who has a personal interest in any motion discussed at a general meeting, which interest may be in conflict with and impair those of the Company, shall abstain from voting such Member’s shares in regard to such motion and such shares shall not be counted in determining the number of votes of the Members present at the said meeting. However,

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such shares may be counted in determining the number of shares of the Members present at such general meeting for the purposes of determining the quorum. The aforementioned Member shall also not vote on behalf of any other Member. To the extent that the Company has knowledge, any votes cast by or on behalf of such Member in contravention of the foregoing shall not be counted by the Company.

  • 28.3 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE, in the event that a Director creates or has created security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien over any shares held by him, then he shall notify the Company of such security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien. If at any time the security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien created by a Director is in respect of more than half of the shares held by him at the time of his appointment, then the voting rights attaching to the shares held by such Director at such time shall be reduced, such that the shares over which security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien has been created which are in excess of half of the shares held by the Director at the date of his appointment shall not carry voting rights and shall not be counted in the number of votes casted by the Members at a general meeting but shall be counted towards the quorum of the general meeting.

29. Voting by Joint Holders of Shares

In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.

30. Representation of Corporate Member

  • 30.1 A corporation or non-natural person which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation or non-natural person which such person represents as that corporation or non-natural person could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives.

  • 30.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation or non-natural person which is a Member.

31. Adjournment of General Meeting

The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of a majority in number of the Members present at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed, adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, a notice stating the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Articles.

32. Directors Attendance at General Meetings

The Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

33. Number and Term of Office of Directors

  • 33.1 There shall be a board of Directors consisting of no less than eleven (11) persons, each of whom shall be appointed to a term of office of three (3) years. Directors may be eligible for re-election. The Company may from time to time by special resolution increase or reduce the number of Directors subject to the above number limitation provided that the requirements under the Applicable Law are met. The Directors shall elect a vice chairman ("Vice Chairman") amongst all the Directors. In case the Chairman is on leave or absent or can not exercise his/her power and authority for any cause, the Vice Chairman shall act on his/her behalf.

  • 33.2 A spousal relationship and/or a Family Relationship within the Second Degree of Kinship may not exist among more than half (1/2) of the members of the Board (the “Threshold”), unless with prior approval by the ROC competent authority. Where any person among the persons elected for appointment as a Director has a spousal relationship and/or a Family Relationship within the Second Degree of Kinship with any existing member of the Board or with any other person(s) also elected for appointment as a director (collectively, the “Related Persons” and each a “Related Person”), in respect of the Related Person who was elected by way of Cumulative Voting and who received the lowest number of votes from the Members for its appointment among all such elected Related Persons, with the intent that the Threshold will not be breached as a result of his/her appointment: (i) if his/her appointment is already effective, shall automatically cease to be a director of the Company on and from the date that the Company has actual knowledge of a breach of the Threshold; (ii) if his/her appointment has not yet taken effect, his/her appointment shall not take effect if the Company has actual knowledge of a possible breach of the Threshold if his/her appointment takes effect.

  • 33.3 Unless otherwise permitted under the Applicable Public Company Rules, there shall be at least three (3) Independent Directors accounting for not less than one-fifth of the total number of Directors. To the extent required by the Applicable Public Company Rules, at least one of the Independent Directors shall be domiciled in the ROC and at least one of them shall have accounting or financial expertise.

  • 33.4 The Independent Directors shall be nominated by adopting the candidate nomination system specified in the Applicable Public Company Rules. Independent Directors shall have professional knowledge and shall maintain independence within the scope of their directorial duties, and shall not have any direct or indirect interests in the Company. The professional qualifications, restrictions on shareholdings and concurrent positions, and assessment of independence with respect to Independent Directors shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 33.5 Unless provided otherwise in these Articles, the qualifications, composition, appointment, removal, exercise of power in performing duties and other matters with respect to the Directors, Independent Directors, Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, shall comply with the provisions under ROC Securities and Exchange Act and the regulations issued pursuant to the ROC Securities and Exchange Act applicable to the Company.

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  • 34.1 The Company may at a general meeting elect any person to be a Director, which vote shall be calculated in accordance with Article 34.2 below. Members present in person or by proxy, representing more than one-half of the total issued shares shall constitute a quorum for any general meeting to elect one or more Directors.

  • 34.2 The Director(s) shall be elected by Members upon a poll vote by way of cumulative voting (the manner of voting described in this Article to be referred to as “Cumulative Voting”) in the following manner:

  • (i) on an election of Directors, the numbers of votes attached to each voting share held by a Member shall be cumulative and correspond to the number of Directors nominated for appointment at the general meeting provided that such votes shall only cumulate in respect of such number of Directors nominated within the same category (namely, independent or non-independent) of Directors to be appointed;

  • (ii) the Member(s) may vote all or part of their cumulated votes in respect of one or more Director candidates within the same category of Directors to be elected;

  • (iii) such number of Director candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the same category of Directors to be elected shall be appointed; and

  • (iv) where two or more Director candidates receive the same number of votes and as a result the total number of new Directors intended to be appointed is exceeded, there shall be a draw by such Director candidates receiving the same number of votes to determine who shall be appointed; the chairman of the meeting shall draw for a Director nominated for appointment who is not present at the general meeting.

  • 34.3 If the number of Independent Directors is less than three (3) persons due to the resignation or removal of such Independent Directors for any reason, the Company shall hold an election of Independent Directors at the next following general meeting. If all of the Independent Directors are resigned or removed, the Board shall hold, within sixty (60) days from the date of resignation or removal of last Independent Director, an extraordinary general meeting to elect succeeding Independent Directors to fill the vacancies.

  • 34.4 If the number of Directors is less than five (5) persons due to the vacancy of Director(s) for any reason, the Company shall call an election of Director(s) at the next following general meeting to fill the vacancies. When the number of vacancies in the Board of the Company equals to one third of the total number of Directors elected, the Board shall hold, within sixty (60) days from the date of the occurrence of vacancies, a general meeting of Members to elect succeeding Directors to fill the vacancies.

35. Removal and Re-election of Directors

  • 35.1 The Company may from time to time by supermajority resolution remove any Director from office, whether or not appointing another in his stead.

  • 35.2 In case a Director has, in the course of performing his duties, committed any act resulting in material damages to the Company or is in serious violation of applicable laws, regulations and/or these Articles, but has not been removed by a supermajority resolution, the Member(s) holding three per cent (3%) or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company may, within thirty (30) days after such general meeting, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law, institute a lawsuit to remove such Director. The Taiwan Taipei District Court, ROC, may be the court of the first instance for this matter.

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  • 35.3 Prior to the expiration of the term of office of the current Directors, the Members may at a general meeting elect or re-elect all Directors, which vote shall be calculated in accordance with Article 34.2 above. If no resolution is passed to approve that the existing Director(s) who is/are not re-elected at the general meeting that such Director(s) shall remain in office until expiry of his/her original term of office, such non-re-eleted Directors shall vacate their office with effect from the date the other Directors elected or re-elected at the same general meeting commence their office. Members present in person or by proxy, representing more than one-half of the total issued shares shall constitute a quorum for any general meeting to re-elect all Directors. If the term of office of all Directors expires at the same time and no general meeting was held before such expiry for re-election, their term of office shall continue and be extended to such time when new Directors are elected or re-elected in the next general meeting and they commence their office.

36. Vacancy in the Office of Director

  • 36.1 The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:

  • (a) is removed from office pursuant to these Articles;

  • (b) dies or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;

  • (c) is automatically discharged from his office in accordance with Article 33.2;

  • (d) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;

  • (e) an order is made by any competent court or official on the grounds that he has no legal capacity, or his legal capacity is restricted according to Applicable Law;

  • (f) having committed an offence as specified in the ROC statute of prevention of organizational crimes and subsequently adjudicated guilty by a final judgment, and the time elapsed after he has served the full term of the sentence is less than five years;

  • (g) having committed an offence involving fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation and subsequently punished with imprisonment for a term of more than one year, and the time elapsed after he has served the full term of such sentence is less than two years;

  • (h) having been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment for misappropriating public funds during the time of his public service, and the time elapsed after he has served the full term of such sentence is less than two years;

  • (i) having been dishonored for unlawful use of credit instruments, and the term of such sanction has not expired yet;

  • (j) subject to Article 35.3, upon expiry of term of office (if any) of the relevant Director;

  • (k) is automatically removed in accordance with Article 36.2; or

  • (l) ceases to be a Director in accordance with Article 36.3.

In the event that the foregoing events described in clauses (b), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) has occurred in relation to a candidate for election of Director, such person shall be disqualified from being elected as a Director.

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  • 36.2 In case a Director that has, during the term of office as a Director, transferred more than one half of the Company's shares being held by him/her at the time he/she is elected, he/she shall, ipso facto, be removed automatically from the position of Director with immediate effect and no shareholders' approval shall be required.

  • 36.3 If any Director has, after having been elected and before his/her inauguration of the office of Director, transferred more than one half of the Company's shares being held by him/her at the time of his/her election as a Director, then he/she shall immediately cease to be a Director and no shareholders' approval shall be required. If any Director has, after having been elected as a Director, transferred more than one half of the Company's shares being held by him/her within the share transfer prohibition period prior to the convention of a shareholders' meeting according to the Applicable Public Company Rules, then he/she shall immediately cease to be a Director and no shareholders' approval shall be required.

37. Compensation of Directors

  • 37.1 The Board may establish a Compensation Committee comprised of at least three members appointed by the Board, one of whom shall be an Independent Director. The professional qualifications of the members of the Compensation Committee, the exercise by the members of the Compensation Committee of its responsibilities, powers and other related matters of the Compensation Committee shall comply with the Applicable Public Company Rules. Upon the establishment of the Compensation Committee, the Board shall, by a resolution, adopt a charter for the Compensation Committee the provisions of which shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 37.2 The compensation referred in the preceding Article shall include the compensation, stock option and other incentive payments of Directors and managers of the Company.

  • 37.3 The compensation of the Directors may be decided by the Board by reference to recommendation made by the Compensation Committee (if established), the standard generally adopted by other enterprises in the same industry, and shall be paid in cash only. The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings of the Company, or in connection with the business of the Company or their duties as Directors generally. A Director is also entitled to distribution of profits of the Company if permitted by the Law, the Applicable Public Company Rules, the service agreement or other similar contract that he/she has entered into with the Company.

38. Defect in Election of Director

All acts done in good faith by the Board or by a committee of the Board or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the election of any Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly elected and was qualified to be a Director, subject to and upon ratification by the Members of such acts in a general meeting.

39. Directors to Manage Business

The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Law or by these Articles, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting subject,

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nevertheless, to these Articles, the provisions of the Law, and to such directions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting.

40. Powers of the Board of Directors

Without limiting the generality of Article 39, the Board may subject to Article 11.4:

  • (a) appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their compensation and determine their duties;

  • (b) exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge or otherwise grant a security interest in its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party;

  • (c) appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company;

  • (d) appoint a person to act as manager of the Company's day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business;

  • (e) by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney. Such attorney may, if so authorised, execute any deed or instrument in any manner permitted by the Law;

  • (f) procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company;

  • (g) delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board and every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them. Subject to any directions or regulations made by the Directors for this purpose, the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Articles regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board;

  • (h) delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board sees fit;

  • (i) present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;

  • (j) in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and

  • (k) authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any agreement, document

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or instrument on behalf of the Company.

41. Register of Directors and Officers

  • 41.1 The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the Registered Office a Register of Directors and Officers in accordance with the Law and shall enter therein the following particulars with respect to each Director and Officer:

  • (a) first name and surname; and

  • (b) address.

  • 41.2 The Board shall, within the period of thirty days from the occurrence of:-

  • (a) any change among its Directors and Officers; or

  • (b) any change in the particulars contained in the Register of Directors and Officers,

cause to be entered on the Register of Directors and Officers the particulars of such change and the date on which such change occurred, and shall notify the Registrar of Companies in accordance with the Law.

42. Officers

The Officers shall consist of a Secretary and such additional Officers as the Board may determine all of whom shall be deemed to be Officers for the purposes of these Articles.

43. Appointment of Officers

The Secretary (and additional Officers, if any) shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.

44. Duties of Officers

The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.

45. Compensation of Officers

The Officers shall receive such compensation as the Board may determine.

46. Conflicts of Interest

  • 46.1 Any Director, or any Director's firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Director's firm, partner or company shall be entitled to compensation as if such Director were not a Director; provided that this Article 46.1 shall not apply to Independent Directors.

  • 46.2 A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Applicable Law.

  • 46.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Articles, a Director who has a personal interest in the matter under discussion at a meeting of the Board shall disclose and explain material contents of such personal interest at the meeting of the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 46, a Director who has a personal interest in the matter under discussion at a meeting of the Directors, which may conflict with and impair the interest of the Company, shall not vote nor exercise voting rights on behalf of another Director; the voting right of such Director who cannot vote or

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exercise any voting right as prescribed above shall not be counted in the number of votes of Directors present at the board meeting.

  • 46.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 46, a Director who is engaged in anything on his own account or on behalf of another person, which is within the scope of the Company's business, shall explain to the Members in a general meeting the essential contents of such conduct and seek their approval by supermajority resolution.

47. Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers

  • 47.1 Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, The Directors and Officers of the Company and any trustee for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and every former director, officer or trustee and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives (each of which persons being referred to in this Article as an "indemnified party") shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and no indemnified party shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any breach of duties, fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons.

  • 47.2 Without prejudice and subject to the general directors’ duties that a Director owes to the Company and its shareholders under common law principals and the laws of the Cayman Islands, a Director shall perform his/her fiduciary duties of loyalty and due care of a good administrator in the course of conducting the Company’s business, and shall indemnify the Company, to the maximum extent legally permissible, from any loss incurred or suffered by the Company arising from breach of his/her fiduciary duties. If a Director has made any profit for the benefit of himself/herself or any third party as a result of any breach of his/her fiduciary duties, the Company shall, if so resolved by the Members by way 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 such profit from such relevant Director. If a Director has, in the course of conducting the Company’s business, violated any laws or regulations that causes the Company to become liable for any compensation or damages to any person, such Director shall become jointly and severally liable for such compensation or damages with the Company and if for any reason such Director is not made jointly and severally liable with the Company, such Director shall indemnify the Company for any loss incurred or suffered by the Company caused by a breach of duties by such Director.

  • 47.3 The Officers, in the course of performing their duties to the Company, shall assume such duties and obligations to indemnify the Company in the same manner as if they are Directors.

  • 47.4 The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer of the Company against any liability incurred by him in his capacity as a Director or

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Officer of the Company or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof.

  • 47.5 To the extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands and there is a cause of action under applicable laws by the Company against such relevant Director(s), a Member or Members collectively continuously holding three per cent (3%) or more of the total issued shares of the Company for a year or longer may:

  • (a) request in writing the Board to authorise any Independent Director of the Audit Committee to file a petition with the Taipei District Court, ROC for and on behalf of the Company against any of the Directors; or

  • (b) request in writing any Independent Director of the Audit Committee to file a petition with the Taipei District Court, ROC for and on behalf of the Company against any of the Directors with the approval of the Board;

within thirty (30) days after the Member(s) having made the request under the preceding clause (a) or (b), if (i) in the case of clause (a), the Board fails to make such authorisation or the Independent Director of the Audit Committee having been authorised by the Board fails to file such petition, or (ii) in the case of clause (b), the Independent Director of the Audit Committee fails to file such petition or the Board disapproves such action, to the extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands and there is a cause of action under applicable laws by the Company against such relevant Director(s), such Member(s) may file a petition with the Taipei District Court, ROC for and on behalf of the Company against any of the Directors.

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

48. Board Meetings

Subject to the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Chairman may call a meeting of the Board and the Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least on a quarterly basis to review the Company's performance during the previous fiscal quarter and to decide on matters customarily requiring approval of the Board as stipulated herein. A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

49. Notice of Board Meetings

The Chairman may, and the Secretary on the requisition of the Chairman shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. To convene a meeting of the Board, a notice setting forth therein the matters to be considered and if appropriate, approved at the meeting shall be given to each Director no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled meeting date. However, in the case of emergency as agreed by a majority of the Directors, the meeting may be convened with a shorter notice period in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, it is given to such Director verbally (in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail

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or other mode of representing words in a legible form at such Director's last known address or any other address given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.

50. Participation in Meetings by Video Conference

Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of video conference or other communication facilities, as permitted by the Applicable Law, where all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

51. Quorum at Board Meetings

The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be more than one-half of the total number of the Directors.

52. Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy

The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number.

53. Chairman to Preside

Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In his absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

54.

Validity of Prior Acts of the Board

No regulation or alteration to these Articles made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.

CORPORATE RECORDS

55. Minutes

The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:

  • (a) of all elections and appointments of Officers;

  • (b) of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and

  • (c) of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.

56. Register of Mortgages and Charges

  • 56.1 The Directors shall cause to be kept the Register of Mortgages and Charges required by the Law.

  • 56.2 The Register of Mortgages and Charges shall be open to inspection by Members and creditors in accordance with the Law, at the Registered Office on every business day in the Cayman Islands, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two (2) hours in each such business day be allowed for inspection.

57. Form and Use of Seal

  • 57.1 The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors in that behalf; and, until otherwise determined by the

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Directors, the Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or the Secretary or an assistant secretary or some other person authorised for this purpose by the Directors or the committee of Directors.

  • 57.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seal may without further authority be affixed by way of authentication to any document required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, and may be so affixed by any Director, Secretary or assistant secretary of the Company or any other person or institution having authority to file the document as aforesaid.

  • 57.3 The Company may have one or more duplicate Seals, as permitted by the Law; and, if the Directors think fit, a duplicate Seal may bear on its face of the name of the country, territory, district or place where it is to be issued.

TENDER OFFER AND ACCOUNTS

58. Tender Offer

Within seven (7) days after the receipt of the copy of a tender offer application form and relevant documents by the Company or its litigious and non-litigious agent (訴訟及非訴訟代理人 , which term shall be construed under the laws of ROC ) appointed by the Company pursuant to the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Board shall resolve to recommend to the Members whether to accept or object to the tender offer and make a public announcement of the following:

  • (a) the types and number of the shares held by the Directors and the Members holding more than ten per cent (10%) of the total issued shares in their own names or in the names of other persons.

  • (b) recommendations to the Members on the tender offer, which shall set forth the names of the Directors who abstain or object to the tender offer and the reason(s) therefor.

  • (c) whether there is any material change in the financial condition of the Company after the submission of the latest financial report and an explanation of the change, if any.

  • (d) the types, numbers and amount of the shares of the tender offeror or its affiliates held by the Directors and the Members holding more than ten per cent (10%) of the total number of issued shares held in their own names or in the name of other persons.

59. Books of Account

  • 59.1 The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to:-

  • (a) all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;

  • (b) all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and

  • (c) all assets and liabilities of the Company.

Such books of account shall be kept for at least five (5) years from the date they are prepared.

  • 59.2 Such records of account shall be kept and proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept with respect to the matters aforesaid if there are not kept, at such place as the Board thinks fit, such books as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the

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Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.

  • 59.3 The instruments of proxy, documents, forms/statements and information in electronic media prepared in accordance with the Articles and relevant rules and regulations shall be kept for at least one (1) year. However, if a Member institutes a lawsuit with respect to such instruments of proxy, documents, forms/statements and/or information mentioned herein, they shall be kept until the conclusion of the litigation if longer than one (1) year.

60. Financial Year End

The financial year end of the Company shall be 31st December in each year but, subject to any direction of the Company in general meeting, the Board may from time to time prescribe some other period to be the financial year, provided that the Board may not without the sanction of an ordinary resolution prescribe or allow any financial year longer than eighteen months.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

61. Number of Committee Members

The Board shall set up an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall comprise solely of Independent Directors and the number of committee members shall not be less than three (3). One of the Audit Committee members shall be appointed as the convener to convene meetings of the Audit Committee from time to time and at least one of the Audit Committee members shall have accounting or financial expertise. A valid resolution of the Audit Committee requires approval of one-half or more of all its members.

62. Powers of Audit Committee

The Audit Committee shall have the responsibilities and powers as specified under the Applicable Public Company Rules. Any of the following matters of the Company shall require the consent of one-half or more of all Audit Committee members and be submitted to the Board for resolution:

  • (a) adoption of or amendment to an internal control system;

  • (b) assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system;

  • (c) adoption of or amendment to the 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;

  • (d) any matter relating to the personal interest of the Directors;

  • (e) a material asset or derivatives transaction;

  • (f) a material monetary loan, endorsement, or provision of guarantee;

  • (g) the offering, issuance, or Private Placement of any equity-related securities;

  • (h) the hiring or dismissal of an attesting certified public accountant, or the compensation given thereto;

  • (i) the appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing officer;

  • (j) approval of annual and semi-annual financial reports; and

  • (k) any other matter so determined by the Company from time to time or required by any competent authority overseeing the Company.

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With the exception of item (j), any other matter that has not been approved with the consent of one-half or more of all Audit Committee members may be undertaken upon the consent of two-thirds or more of the members of the Board, and the resolution of the Audit Committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the Directors meeting.

VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION

63. Winding-Up

  • 63.1 The Company may be voluntarily wound-up in accordance with Article 11.5.

  • 63.2 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) 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 of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the 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 shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.

CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION

64. Changes to Articles

Subject to the Law and to the conditions contained in its Memorandum, the Company may, by special resolution, alter or add to its Articles.

65. Discontinuance

The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to transfer by way of continuation the Company to a named country or jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands pursuant to the Law.

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IV. Appendices

Appendice 1: Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings

Article 1 To establish a strong governance system and sound supervisory capabilities for this Corporation's shareholders meetings, and to strengthen management capabilities, these Rules are adopted pursuant to the rules provided by rules and regulations established by the competent securities authority.

  • Article 2 The rules of procedures for this Corporation's shareholders meetings, except as otherwise provided by applicable laws (Cayman Islands laws and Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation regulations) or the articles of incorporation, shall be as provided in these Rules.

  • Article 3 Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, this Corporation's shareholders meetings shall be convened by the board of directors.

  • A notice to convene a regular meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting date; while a public notice shall be given to holders who hold less than 1,000 registered share certificates no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting date by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS; A notice to convene a special meeting of shareholders shall be given to each shareholder no later than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date; while a public notice shall be given to holders who hold less than 1,000 registered share certificates no later than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date by means of a public announcement made through the MOPS. This Corporation shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting notice and proxy forms, and the origins of 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. This Corporation shall prepare electronic versions of the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and upload them to the MOPS before 21 days before the date of the regular shareholders meeting or before 15 days before the date of the special shareholders meeting. In addition, before 15 days before the date of the shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall also have prepared the shareholders meeting agenda and supplemental meeting materials and made them available for review by shareholders at any time. The meeting agenda and supplemental materials shall also be displayed at this Corporation and its shareholder services agent as well as being distributed on-site at the meeting place.

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

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

A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to this Corporation a written proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. Such proposals, however, are limited to one item only, and no proposal

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containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. In addition, when the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article 172-1, paragraph 4 of the Company Act apply to a proposal put forward by a shareholder, the board of directors may exclude it from the agenda.

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

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

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

  • Article 4 For each shareholders meeting, a shareholder may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting by providing the proxy form issued by this Corporation and stating the scope of the proxy's authorization.

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

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

  • Article 5 The venue for a shareholders meeting shall be the premises of this Corporation, or a place easily accessible to shareholders and suitable for a shareholders meeting.

Shareholders meetings shall be convened in Taiwan if shares of this company are already traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. If the board of directors resolves to convene a shareholders meeting in areas other than Taiwan, the company shall apply for permission by the Taiwan Stock Exchange within three days upon adoption of said resolution by the board of directors.

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.

Article 6 This Corporation shall specify in its shareholders meeting notices the time during which shareholder attendance registrations will be accepted, the place to register for attendance, and other matters for attention.

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

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Shareholders and their proxies (collectively, "shareholders") shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. Solicitors soliciting proxy forms shall also bring identification documents for verification.

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

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

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

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

It is advisable that shareholders meetings convened by the board of directors be attended by a majority of the directors.

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

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

  • Article 8 This Corporation, beginning from the time it accepts shareholder attendance registrations, shall make an uninterrupted audio and video recording of the registration procedure, the proceedings of the shareholders meeting, and the voting and vote counting procedures.

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

  • Article 9 Attendance at shareholders meetings shall be calculated based on numbers of shares. The number of shares in attendance shall be calculated according to the shares indicated by the attendance book and sign-in cards handed in plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically. The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. 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

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

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

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

Article 10 If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors. The meeting shall proceed in the order set by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting.

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

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

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

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

When a juristic person shareholder appoints two or more representatives to attend a shareholders meeting, only one of the representatives so appointed may speak on the same proposal.

After an attending shareholder has spoken, the chair may respond in person or direct relevant personnel to respond.

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Article 12 Voting at a shareholders meeting shall be calculated based the number of shares. With respect to resolutions of shareholders meetings, the number of shares held by a shareholder with no voting rights shall not be calculated as part of the total number of issued shares.

When a shareholder is an interested party in relation to an agenda item, and there is the likelihood that such a relationship would prejudice the interests of this Corporation, that shareholder may not vote on that item, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy for any other shareholder. In case a director whose shares has created a pledge on the company’s shares more than half of the company’s shares being held by him/her/it at the time he/she/it is elected, the voting power of the excessive portion of shares shall not be exercised.

The number of shares for which voting rights may not be exercised under the preceding 2 paragraphs shall not be calculated as part of the voting rights represented by attending shareholders.

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

Article 13 A shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share held, except when the shares are restricted shares or are deemed non-voting shares under Article 179, paragraph 2 of the Company Act.

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

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

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

Except as otherwise provided in the Company Act and in this Corporation's articles of incorporation, the passage of a proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. At the time of a vote, for each proposal, the chair or a person designated by the chair shall first announce the total number of voting rights represented by the attending shareholders. A proposal shall be considered adopted if no objections are raised by the attending shareholders upon inquiry of the chair. This procedure shall have the same legal validity as a vote. If objections are raised, a vote shall be held in accordance with the

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aforementioned regulations. Except for proposals listed in the agenda, other motions submitted by shareholders or revisions of original proposals or substitute proposals must be seconded by another shareholder. The shares held by the proposer and seconder shall be equivalent to at least 1% of the voting rights for all issued shares. When there is an amendment or an alternative to a proposal, the chair shall present the amended or alternative proposal together with the original proposal and decide the order in which they will be put to a vote. When any one among them is passed, the other proposals will then be deemed rejected, and no further voting shall be required.

Vote monitoring and counting personnel for the voting on a proposal shall be appointed by the chair, provided that all monitoring personnel shall be shareholders of this Corporation.

Vote counting for shareholders meeting proposals or elections shall be conducted in public at the place of the shareholders meeting. Immediately after vote counting has been completed, the results of the voting, including the statistical tallies of the numbers of votes, shall be announced on-site at the meeting, and a record made of the vote.

Article 14 The election of directors (including independent directors)at a shareholders meeting shall be held in accordance with the applicable “Election and Appointment rules of Directors” adopted by this Corporation, and the voting results shall be announced on-site immediately, including the names of those elected as directors (including independent directors) and the numbers of votes with which they were elected. The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least 1 year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to Article 189 of the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.

  • 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.

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

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

The aforementioned resolution method requires the solicitation of opinions by the chair. If no objections are raised by the attending shareholders, it shall be recorded that “upon inquiry by the chair, the proposal was adopted unanimously by all attending shareholders”. If shareholders raise objections, the adopted voting method, the number of votes in favor, and vote ratios shall be stated clearly.

  • Article 16 On the day of a shareholders meeting, this Corporation shall compile in the prescribed format a statistical statement of the number of shares obtained by solicitors through solicitation and the number of shares represented by proxies, and shall make an express disclosure of the same at the place of the shareholders meeting. If matters put to a resolution at a shareholders meeting constitute material information under applicable laws or regulations or under Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation regulations, this Corporation shall upload the content of such resolution to the MOPS within the prescribed time period.

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Article 17 Staff handling administrative affairs of a shareholders meeting shall wear identification cards or arm bands.

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

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

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

  • Article 18 When a meeting is in progress, the chair may announce a break based on time considerations. If a force majeure event occurs, the chair may rule the meeting temporarily suspended and announce a time when, in view of the circumstances, the meeting will be resumed.

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

  • Article 19 If the regulations set forth in these rules conflict with the articles of incorporation of this company, the regulations set forth in the articles of incorporation shall prevail. If these rules conflict with applicable laws (applicable regulations set forth in the laws of the Cayman Islands and the Taiwan Stock Exchange). The relevant provisions that conflict with said laws shall be invalid and matters governed by these provisions shall be handled pursuant to relevant applicable laws

  • Article 20 These regulations and all amendments hereof shall come into effect upon approval by a shareholders meeting and the date of listing of the stocks of this company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

  • These rules were formulated on May 5, 2010 These rules were amended for the first time on June 17, 2013. These rules were amended for the second time on June 6, 2014.

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Appendice 2: Articles of Association

SEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited

(Adopted by a special resolution passed by the members of the company on 17 June 2013 )

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table A
INTERPRETATION
66. Definitions
SHARES
67. Power to Issue Shares
68. Redemption and Purchase
of Shares
69. Rights Attaching to Shares
70. Share Certificates
71. Preferred Shares
REGISTRATION OF
SHARES
72. Register of Members
73. Registered Holder Absolute
Owner
74. Transfer of Registered
Shares
75. Transmission of Shares
ALTERATION OF SHARE
CAPITAL
76. Power to Alter Capital
77. Variation of Rights
Attaching to Shares
DIVIDENDS AND
CAPITALISATION
78. Dividends
79. Capital Reserve and Power
to Set Aside Profits
87. Quorum and Proceedings at
General Meetings
88. Chairman to Preside
89. Voting on Resolutions
90. Proxies
91. Proxy Solicitation
92. Dissenting Member's
Appraisal Right
93. Shares that May Not be
Voted
94. Voting by Joint Holders of
Shares
95. Representation of Corporate
Member
96. Adjournment of General
Meeting
97. Directors Attendance at
General Meetings
DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS
98. Number and Term of Office
of Directors
99. Election of Directors
100. Removal of Directors
101. Vacancy in the Office of
Director
102. Compensation of Director
103. Defect in Election of
Director
104. Directors to Manage
Business
105. Powers oftheBoard of
MEETINGS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
113. Board Meetings
114. Notice of Board Meetings
115. Participation in Meetings
by Video Conference
116. Quorum at Board Meetings
117. Board to Continue in the
Event of Vacancy
118. Chairman to Preside
119. Validity of Prior Acts of the
Board
CORPORATE RECORDS
120. Minutes
121. Register of Mortgages and
Charges
122. Form and Use of Seal
TENDER OFFER AND
ACCOUNTS
123. Tender Offer
124. Books of Account
125. Financial Year End
AUDIT COMMITTEE
126. Number of Committee
Members
127. Powers of Audit Committee
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP
AND DISSOLUTION
128. Winding-Up

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80. Method of Payment
81. Capitalisation
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
82. Annual General Meetings
83. Extraordinary General
Meetings
84. Notice
85. Giving Notice
86. Postponement of General
Meeting
Directors
106. Register of Directors and
Officers
107. Officers
108. Appointment of Officers
109. Duties of Officers
110. Compensation of Officers
111. Conflicts of Interest
112. Indemnification and
Exculpation of Directors
and Officers
CHANGES TO
CONSTITUION
129. Changes to Articles
130. Discontinuance

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SEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited

(Adopted by a special resolution passed by the members of the company on 17 June 2013)

Table A

The regulations in Table A in the First Schedule to the Law (as defined below) do not apply to the Company.

INTERPRETATION

1. Definitions

  • 1.1 In these Seventh Amended and Restated Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:

Applicable Law

the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Law or such other rules or legislation applicable to the Company;

Applicable Public Company Rules the ROC laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the Company Law, the Securities and Exchange Law, the rules and regulations promulgated by the FSC and the rules and regulations promulgated by the TSE, as amended from time to time) affecting public reporting companies or companies listed on any ROC stock exchange or securities market that from time to time are required by the relevant regulator as applicable to the Company;

Articles these Articles of Association as altered from time to time; Audit Committee the audit committee under the Board, which shall comprise solely of Independent Directors of the Company; Board the board of directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Articles and acting at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum in accordance with these Articles;

Capital Reserve

for the purpose of these Articles only, comprises of the premium (meaning such amount above par

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value of the shares) paid on the issuance of any
share under the Law and income from endowments
received by the Company;
Chairman the Director elected by and amongst all the
Directors as the chairman of the Board;
Company Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company
Limited永冠能源科技集團有限公司;
Compensation Committee a committee established by the Board, which shall
be
comprised
of
professional
individuals
appointed by the Board and having the functions,
in each case, prescribed by the Applicable Public
Company Rules;
Cumulative Voting the voting mechanism for an election of Directors
as described in Article 34.2;
Directors the directors for the time being of the Company
and shall include any and all Independent
Director(s);
Electronic Record has the same meaning as in the Electronic
Transactions Law;
Electronic Transactions Law the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision)
of the Cayman Islands;
Family Relationship within Second in respect of a person, means another person who
Degree of Kinship is related to the first person either by blood or by
marriage of a member of the family and within
the second degree to include the parents, siblings,
grandparents, children and grandchildren of the
person as well as spouse’s parents, siblings and
grandparents;
FSC The Financial Supervisory Commission of the
Republic of China;
Independent Directors the Directors who are elected as "Independent
Directors" for the purpose of Applicable Public
Company Rules;
Joint Operation Contract a contract between the Company and one or more
person(s) or entit(ies) where the parties to the
contract agree to pursue the same business
venture and jointly bear losses and enjoy profits
arising out of such business venture in accordance
with the terms of such contract;
Law The Companies Law of the Cayman Islands and
every modification, reenactment or revision
thereof for the time being in force;
Lease Contract a contract or arrangement between the Company
and any other person(s) pursuant to which such
person(s) lease or rent from the Company the
necessary means and assets to operate the whole
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person, and as consideration, the Company receives a pre-determined compensation from such person;

  • Management Contract a contract or arrangement between the Company and any other person(s) pursuant to which such person(s) manage and operate the business of the Company in the name of the Company and for the benefits of the Company, and as consideration, such person(s) receive a pre-determined compensation while the Company continues to be entitled to the profits (or losses) of such business;

  • Market Observation Post System the public company reporting system maintained by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, via http://mops.twse.com.tw/;

Member

  • the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;

Memorandum

  • the memorandum of association of the Company; written notice as further provided in these Articles unless otherwise specifically stated; a transaction whereby:

Notice

Merger

  • (a) (i) all of the companies participating in such transaction are combined into a new company, which new company generally assumes all rights and obligations of the combined companies; or (ii) all of the companies participating in such transaction are merged into one of such companies as the surviving company, and the surviving company generally assumes all rights and obligations of the merged companies, and in each case the consideration for the transaction being the shares of the surviving or new company or any other company, cash or other assets; or (b) other forms of mergers and acquisitions which fall within the definition of "merger and/or consolidation" under the Applicable Public Company Rules; calendar month;

month calendar month; Officer any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company; ordinary resolution a resolution passed at a general meeting (or, if so specified, a meeting of Members holding a class of shares) of the Company by not less than a

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simple majority of the votes cast;
Private Placement has the meaning given thereto in Article 11.6;
Preferred Shares has the meaning given thereto in Article 6;
Register of Directors and Officers the register of directors and officers referred to in
these Articles;
Register of Members the register of members of the Company
maintained in accordance with the Law and (as
long as the Company is listed on the TSE) the
Applicable Public Company Rules;
Registered Office the registered office for the time being of the
Company;
Related Person(s) the persons as defined in Article 33.2;
ROC Taiwan, the Republic of China;
Seal the common seal or any official or duplicate seal
of the Company;
Secretary the person appointed to perform any or all of the
duties of secretary of the Company and includes
any deputy or assistant secretary and any person
appointed by the Board to perform any of the
duties of the Secretary;
share(s) share(s) of par value NT$10 each in the Company
and includes fraction of a share;
special resolution a resolution passed by a majority of at least
two-thirds (or such greater number as may be
specified in these Articles, if any) of such
Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in
person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at
a general meeting of which notice specifying the
intention to propose the resolution as a special
resolution has been duly given;
Subsidiary with respect to any company, (1) the entity, one
half or more of whose total number of the issued
voting shares or the total amount of the share
capital are directly or indirectly held by such
company; (2) the entity that such company has a
direct or indirect control over its personnel,
financial or business operation; (3) the entity, one
half or more of whose shareholders involved in
management
or
board
of
directors
are
concurrently acting as the shareholders involved
in management or board of directors of such
company; and (4) the entity, one half or more of
whose total number of the issued voting shares or
the total amount of the share capital are held by
the same shareholder(s) of such company;
supermajority resolution a resolution passed by Members (present in
person, by proxy or corporate representative) who

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represent a majority of the outstanding issued shares of the Company as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of such Members as are corporations, by their respective duly representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a duly convened general meeting attended by Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) who represent two-thirds or more of the total outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote thereon or, if the total number of shares represented by the Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) at the general meeting is less than two-thirds of the total outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote thereon, but more than one half of the total outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote thereon, means instead, a resolution adopted at such general meeting by the Members (present in person, by proxy or corporate representative) who represent two-thirds or more of the total number of shares entitled to vote on such resolution at such general meeting; TDCC means the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation; Treasury Shares has the meaning given thereto in Article 3.11; Threshold means the spousal relationship and/or Family Relationship within Second Degree of Kinship threshold for members of the Board as defined in Article 33.2; TSE The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation; and Year calendar year.

  • 1.2 In these Articles, where not inconsistent with the context:

  • (a) words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;

  • (b) words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;

  • (c) words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;

  • (d) the words:

    • (i) "may" shall be construed as permissive; and

    • (ii) "shall" shall be construed as imperative;

  • (e) "written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including the form of an Electronic Record;

  • (f) a reference to statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or reenactment thereof;

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same meaning in these Articles; and

  • (h) Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply to the extent that it imposes obligations or requirements in addition to those set out.

  • 1.3 In these Articles expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form.

  • 1.4 Headings used in these Articles are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.

SHARES

2. Power to Issue Shares

  • 2.1 Subject to these Articles and any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares of the Company on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any shares or class of shares (including the issue or grant of options, warrants and other rights, renounceable or otherwise in respect of shares) may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise as the Company may by resolution of the Members prescribe, provided that no share shall be issued at a discount except in accordance with the Law.

  • 2.2 Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, the issue of new shares of the Company shall be approved by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors. The issue of new shares shall at all times be subject to the sufficiency of the authorized capital of the Company.

  • 2.3 Where the Company increases its issued share capital by issuing new shares for cash consideration in the ROC the Company shall allocate 10% of the total amount of the new shares to be issued, for offering in the ROC to the public ("Public Offering Portion") unless it is not necessary or appropriate, as determined by the FSC or TSE, for the Company to conduct the aforementioned public offering. However, if a percentage higher than the aforementioned 10% is resolved by the Members in a general meeting by ordinary resolution to be offered, the percentage determined by such resolution shall prevail and shares corresponding to such percentage shall be reserved as Public Offering Portion. The Company shall also reserve up to 15% of such new shares for subscription by its employees (the “Employee Subscription Portion”).

  • 2.4 Unless otherwise resolved by the Members in general meeting by ordinary resolution, where the Company increases its issued share capital by issuing new shares for cash consideration, after allocation of the Public Offering Portion and the Employee Subscription Portion pursuant to Article 2.3 hereof, the Company shall make a public announcement and notify each Member that he is entitled to exercise a pre-emptive right to purchase his pro rata portion of the remaining new shares, to be issued in the capital increase for cash consideration. The Company shall state in such announcement and notices to the Members the procedures for exercising such pre-emptive rights and that if any Member fails to purchase his pro rata portion of such remaining newly-issued shares within the prescribed period, such Member shall be deemed to forfeit his pre-emptive right to purchase such newly-issued shares. Where an exercise of the pre-emptive right may result in fractional

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entitlement of a Member, the entitlements (including fractional entitlements) of two or more Members may be combined to jointly subscribe for one or more whole new shares in the name of a single Member, subject to compliance with such directions and terms and conditions as determined by the Board and the Applicable Public Company Rules. If the total number of the new shares to be issued has not been fully subscribed for by the Members within the prescribed period, the Company may consolidate such shares into the public offering tranche or offer any un-subscribed new shares to a specific person or persons in such manner as is consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 2.5 Subject to the provisions of the Law, the Company may issue new shares subject to restrictions and conditions (" Restricted Shares ") to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries with the sanction of a Supermajority Resolution provided that Article 2.3 hereof shall not apply in respect of the issue of such shares. For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE, the terms of issue of the Restricted Shares, including but not limited to the number of Restricted Shares so issued, issue price of Restricted Shares and other related matters shall be in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 2.6 The Public Offering Portion and the Employee Subscription Portion under Article 2.3 and the pre-emptive right of Members under Article 2.4 shall not apply in the event that new shares are issued due to the following reasons or for the following purposes:

  • (c) in connection with a Merger, spin-off, or pursuant to any reorganization of the Company;

  • (d) in connection with meeting the Company's obligations under share subscription warrants and/or options, including those rendered in Articles 2.8 and 2.10 hereof;

  • (e) in connection with the issue of Restricted Shares in accordance with Article 2.5 hereof;

  • (f) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligations under convertible bonds or corporate bonds vested with rights to acquire shares;

  • (g) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligations under Preferred Shares vested with rights to acquire shares; or

  • (h) in connection with a Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company.

  • 2.7 The Company shall not issue any unpaid shares or partly paid-up shares.

  • 2.8 Notwithstanding Article 2.5 hereof, the Company may, upon approval by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors, adopt one or more employee incentive programmes and may issue shares or options, warrants or other similar instruments, to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and for the avoidance of doubt, approval by the Members is not required.

  • 2.9 Options, warrants or other similar instruments issued in accordance with Article 2.8 above are not transferable save by inheritance.

  • 2.10 The Company may enter into agreements with employees of the Company and the employees of its Subsidiaries in relation to the incentive programme approved pursuant to Article 2.8 above, whereby employees may subscribe, within a specific period of time, a specific number of the shares. The terms and conditions of such agreements shall not be less favorable than the terms specified in the applicable incentive programme.

3. Redemption and Purchase of Shares

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are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or a Member.

  • 3.2 The Company is authorised to make payments in respect of the redemption of its shares out of capital or out of any other account or fund authorised for this purpose in accordance with the Law.

  • 3.3 The redemption price of a redeemable share, or the method of calculation thereof, shall be fixed by the Board at or before the time of issue.

  • 3.4 Every share certificate relating to redeemable share shall indicate that the share is redeemable.

  • 3.5 Subject to the provisions of the Applicable Law and these Articles, the Company may, upon approval by a majority of the Directors at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the total number of the Directors, purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares) on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine and hold them as treasury shares of the Company in accordance with the Law (“ Treasury Shares ”). If any purchase of the Company’s own shares involves any immediate cancellation of shares of the Company, such repurchase of shares is subject to approval by the Members by way of an ordinary resolution and the number of shares of the Company to be cancelled shall be allocated among all the Members as of the date of such cancellation on a pro rata basis (as rounded up or down to the nearest whole number as determined by the Directors) based on the then prevailing percentage of shareholding of the Members, unless otherwise provided for in the Law or the Applicable Public Company Rules.

Upon approval by Members by way of an ordinary resolution to repurchase and cancel shares of the Company, the repurchase price may be paid in cash or in kind, provided that where any repurchase price is to be paid in kind, the monetary equivalent value of such payment in kind shall be (a) assessed by an ROC certified public accountant before being submitted by the Board to the Members for approval as part of the ordinary resolution authorising the repurchase and cancellation of shares of the Company ; and (b) agreed to individually by each Member who will be receiving the repurchase price in kind.

  • 3.6 In the event that the Company proposes to purchase any share listed on the TSE pursuant to the preceding Article and hold them as Treasury Shares of the Company, the resolution of the Board approving such proposal and the implementation thereof should be reported to the Members in the next general meeting in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules. Such reporting obligation shall also apply even if the Company does not implement the proposal to purchase its shares listed on the TSE for any reason.

  • 3.7 Subject to Article 3.5, the redemption or repurchase price may be paid in any manner permissible under the Law as determined by the Directors, including out of capital.

  • 3.8 A delay in payment of the redemption price shall not affect the redemption but, in the case of a delay of more than thirty days, interest shall be paid for the period from the due date until actual payment at a rate which the Directors, after due enquiry, estimate to be representative of the rates being offered by banks holding “A” licenses (as defined in the Banks and Trust Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands) in the Cayman Islands for thirty day deposits in the same currency.

  • 3.9 Subject to Article 3.5, the Directors may exercise as they think fit the powers conferred on the Company by Section 37(5) of the Law (payment out of capital).

  • 3.10 Subject as aforesaid and to Article 3.5, the Directors may determine, as they think fit all questions that may arise concerning the manner in which the redemption of the shares shall

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or may be effected.

  • 3.11 No share may be redeemed unless it is fully paid-up.

  • 3.12 Subject to Article 3.5, shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires (by way of surrender or otherwise) shall be cancelled immediately or be held as Treasury Shares .

  • 3.13 No dividend 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 of the Company) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share.

  • 3.14 The Company shall be entered in the Register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares provided that:

  • (i) 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;

  • (j) 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.

  • 3.15 After the Company purchases its shares listed on the TSE, any proposal to transfer the Treasury Shares to the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries at a price below the average actual repurchase price must be approved by special resolution in the next general meeting and the items required by the Applicable Public Company Rules shall be specified in the notice of the general meeting and may not be proposed as an extemporary motion. The aggregate number of Treasury Shares resolved at all general meetings and transferred to the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed 5% of the total number of issued shares, and each employee may not subscribe for more than 0.5% of the total number of issued shares in aggregate. The Company may prohibit such employees from transferring such Treasury Shares within a certain period; provided, however, that such a period cannot be more than two years from the date that such employees became the registered holders of the relevant Treasury Shares.

  • 3.16 Subject to Article 3.15, Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions as determined by the Directors.

4. Rights Attaching to Shares

  • 4.1 Subject to Article 2.1, the Memorandum and these Articles, other contractual obligations or restrictions that the Company is bound by and any resolution of the Members to the contrary and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares, the share capital of the Company shall be divided into shares of a single class the holders of which shall, subject to the provisions of these Articles:

  • (a) be entitled to one vote per share;

  • (b) be entitled to such dividends as recommended by the Board and approved by the Members at general meeting may from time to time declare;

  • (c) in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganization or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and

  • (d) generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.

5. Share Certificates

  • 5.1 Shares of the Company shall be issued in uncertificated/scripless form unless the issuance of

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share certificates is required by the provisions of the Applicable Public Company Rules. Where share certificates are issued, every Member shall be entitled to a certificate issued under the Seal (or a facsimile thereof) , which shall be affixed or imprinted with the authority of the Board, specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means.

  • 5.2 If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit.

  • 5.3 Share may not be issued in bearer form.

  • 5.4 When the Company issue share certificates pursuant to Article 5.1 hereof, the Company shall deliver the share certificates to the allottees of such shares within thirty (30) days from the date such share certificates may be issued pursuant to the Law, the Memorandum, the Articles, and the Applicable Public Company Rules, and shall make a public announcement prior to the delivery of such share certificates pursuant to the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 5.5 Where the Company shall issue the shares in uncertificated/scripless form, the Company shall upon the issue of such shares cause the name of the subscriber and other particulars to be entered onto the Register of Members in accordance with the Law and the Applicable Public Company Rules.

6. Preferred Shares

  • 6.1 Notwithstanding any provisions of these Articles, the Company may by special resolution designate one or more classes of shares with preferred or other special rights as the Company, by special resolution, may determine (shares with such preferred or other special rights, the "Preferred Shares"), and cause to be set forth in these Articles.

  • 6.2 The rights and obligations of Preferred Shares may include (but not limited to) the following terms and shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules:

  • (a) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of dividends and bonus on Preferred Shares;

  • (b) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of surplus assets of the Company;

  • (c) the order of priority for or restriction on the voting right(s) (including declaring no voting rights whatsoever) of the Members holding the Preferred Shares;

  • (d) the method by which the Company is authorized or compelled to redeem the Preferred Shares, or a statement that redemption rights shall not apply; and

  • (e) other matters concerning rights and obligations incidental to Preferred Shares.

REGISTRATION OF SHARES

7. Register of Members

  • (a) For so long as shares are listed on the TSE, the Board shall cause to be kept a Register of Members which may be kept outside the Cayman Islands at such place as the Directors shall appoint and which shall be maintained in accordance with the Law and the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • (b) In the event that the Company has shares that are not listed on the TSE, the Company shall

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also cause to be kept a register of such shares in accordance with Section 40 of the Law.

8. Registered Holder Absolute Owner

Except as required by Law:

  • (a) no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any share on any trust; and

  • (b) no person other than the Member shall be recognised by the Company as having any right in a share.

9. Transfer of Registered Shares

  • 9.1 Title to shares listed on the TSE may be evidenced and transferred in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules (including through the book-entry system of the TDCC) that are applicable to shares listed on the TSE.

  • 9.2 All transfers of shares which are in certificated form may be effected by an instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any other form which the Board may approve and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and, if the Board so requires, by or on behalf of the transferee. Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Board may also resolve, either generally or in any particular case, upon request by either the transferor or transferee, to accept mechanically executed transfers.

  • 9.3 The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer in respect of shares in certificated form unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

  • 9.4 The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member.

  • 9.5 The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share in certificated form in the event such registration of transfer would (i) conflict with the Applicable Law; or (ii) conflict with the Memorandum and/or these Articles. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share, the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.

  • 9.6 Nothing in these Articles shall preclude the Board from recognizing a renunciation of the allotment or provisional allotment of any share by the allottee in favour of some other person. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members in respect of it.

10. Transmission of Shares

  • 10.1 In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member's interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of Section 39 of the Law, for the purpose of this Article, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to

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deal with the shares of a deceased Member.

  • 10.2 Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any way other than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Board, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such share, he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that share to that person.

  • 10.3 A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any case other than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same dividend, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Board may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the share. If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles), the Board may thereafter withhold payment of all dividend, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

  • 10.4 Notwithstanding the above, for as long as the shares are listed on the TSE, the transmission of the shares may be evidenced and transferred in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules (including through the book-entry system of the TDCC) that are applicable to shares listed on the TSE.

ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL

11. Power to Alter Capital

  • 11.1 Subject to the Law, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum to increase its authorized share capital by such amount as it thinks expedient.

  • 11.2 Subject to the Law, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum to:

  • (a) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares in such manner as permitted by Applicable Law; or

  • (b) cancel shares which at the date of the passing 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 in such manner as permitted by Applicable Law.

  • 11.3 Subject to the Law and the Articles, the Company may from time to time by special resolution:

  • (a) change its name;

  • (b) alter or add to the Articles;

  • (c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; or

  • (d) reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund in any manner

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authorised by the Law and the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 11.4 Subject to the Law and Article 11.5, the following actions by the Company shall require the approval of the Members by a supermajority resolution:

  • (f) effecting any capitalization of distributable dividends and/or bonuses and/or any other amount prescribed under Article 16 hereof;

  • (g) effecting any Merger (except for any Merger which falls within the definition of "merger" and/or "consolidation" under the Law, which requires the approval of the Company by special resolution only) or spin-off or Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company;

  • (h) entering into, amend, or terminate any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract;

  • (i) the transferring of the whole or any essential part of the business or assets of the Company; or

  • (j) acquiring or assuming the whole business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the Company's operation.

  • 11.5 Subject to the Law, the Company may be wound up voluntarily:

  • (a) if the Company resolves by supermajority resolution that it be wound up voluntarily because the Company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due; or

  • (b) if the Company resolves by special resolution that it be wound up voluntarily for reasons other than set out in Article 11.5(a) above.

  • 11.6 Subject to the Law and in addition to approval by the Board in accordance with Article 2.2, the Company may, with a resolution approved by at least two-thirds of the votes of the Members present at a general meeting attended by Members representing a majority of the total number of issued shares, issue securities to the following persons by way of private placement within the territory of the ROC in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules (“ Private Placement ”):

  • (a) banks, bills finance enterprises, trust enterprises, insurance enterprises, securities enterprises, or other legal entities or institutions approved by the FSC;

  • (b) natural person, legal entities or funds meeting the qualifications set forth by the FSC; and

  • (c) directors, supervisors (if any) or managers of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

12. Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class with a quorum of such number of holders holding more than one-half of the total outstanding shares of such class being present in person, by proxy or corporate representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any modification or alteration in the Articles is prejudicial to the preferential rights of any class of shares, such modification or alteration shall be adopted by a special resolution and shall also be adopted by a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of Members of that class of shares. 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 varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu

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therewith.

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION

13. Dividends

  • 13.1 The Board may, subject to approval by the Members by way of ordinary resolution or, in the case of Article 11.4(a), supermajority resolution and subject to these Articles and any direction of the Company in general meeting, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash, shares or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.

  • 13.2 The Directors may determine that a dividend shall be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets (which may consist of the shares or securities of any other company) and may settle all questions concerning such distribution. Without limiting the foregoing generality, the Directors may fix the value of such specific assets, may determine that cash payments shall be made to some Members in lieu of specific assets and may vest any such specific assets in trustees on such terms as the Directors think fit.

  • 13.3 Subject to the Law, Article 11.4(a) and these Articles and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, the Company may distribute profits in accordance with a proposal for profits distribution approved by the Board and sanctioned by the Members by an ordinary resolution, in annual general meetings. No dividends or other distribution shall be paid except out of profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, out of share premium account or any reserve, fund or account as otherwise permitted by the Law. Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, all dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the number of the shares that a Member holds and the amount paid up on such shares. If any share is issued on terms providing that it shall be entitled to dividends as from a particular date only, such shares shall be entitled to dividends accordingly.

  • 13.4 In determining the Company's dividend policy, the Board recognises that the Company operates in a mature industry, and has stable profit streams and a sound financial structure. In determining the amount, if any, of the dividend or other distribution it recommends to Members for approval in any financial year, the Board:

  • (a) may take into consideration the earnings of the Company, overall development, financial planning, capital needs, industry outlook and future prospects of the Company in the relevant financial year, so as to ensure the protection of Members' rights and interests; and

  • (b) shall set aside out of the current year profits of the Company: (i) a reserve for payment of tax for the relevant financial year; (ii) an amount to offset losses; (iii) ten per cent (10%) as a general reserve, and (iv) a special surplus reserve as required by the applicable securities authority under the Applicable Public Company Rules or a reserve as determined by the Board pursuant to Article 14.1.

  • 13.5 Subject to compliance with the Law and after setting aside such amounts as the Board deems fit in accordance with the distribution policy set out in Article 13.4, the Board shall recommend to Members for approval in any financial year the amount of the dividend or other distribution to be allocated in the following manner and order and the allocation will be made upon approval by the Members:

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  • (a) between two per cent (2%) and fifteen per cent (15%) of the distributable amount as bonus to employees, including employees of the Company's Subsidiaries ("Employees' Bonus");

  • (b) up to three per cent (3%) of the distributable amount as remuneration to the Directors ("Directors' Remuneration"); and

  • (c) no less than fifty per cent (50%) of the distributable amount as dividend to the Members.

The Board shall determine how much of the amount shall be allocated to the Employees' Bonus, Directors' Remuneration and dividend, provided that the Board shall comply with the principles set out in (a) to (c) above and such allocation shall be recommended to the Members for approval. Dividends to the Members and the Employees' Bonus may be distributed, in the discretion of the Board, by way of cash or by way of applying such sum in paying up in full unissued shares or a combination of both for allocation and distribution to employees or the Members, provided that, in the case of a distribution to Members, no less than ten per cent (10%) of the total amount of such dividend shall be paid in cash. No unpaid dividend and bonus shall bear interest as against the Company.

  • 13.6 The Board shall fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution.

  • 13.7 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distributions, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members be closed for transfers for five (5) days before the relevant record date or such other period consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules subject to compliance with the Law .

14. Capital Reserve and Power to Set Aside Profits

  • 14.1 The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for meeting the deficiencies for implementing dividend distribution plans or for any other purpose to which those funds may be properly applied. Pending application, such sums may be in the absolute discretion of the Directors either be employed in the business of the Company or invested in such investment as Directors may from time to time think fit, and need not be kept separate from other assets of the Company. The Directors may also, without placing the same to reserve, carry forward any profit which they decide not to distribute.

  • 14.2 Subject to any direction from the Company in general meeting, the Directors may on behalf of the Company exercise all the powers and options conferred on the Company by the Law in regard to the Capital Reserve. Subject to compliance with the Law, the Directors may on behalf of the Company set off accumulated losses against credits standing in the Capital Reserve and make distributions out of the Capital Reserve.

15. Method of Payment

  • 15.1 Any dividend, interest, or other monies payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by wire transfer to the Member’s designated account or by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Member's address in the Register of Members.

  • 15.2 In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder first named in the Register of Members to such holder’s designated account or by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Members. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for

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any dividend paid in respect of such shares.

16. Capitalisation

Subject to Article 11.4(a), the Board may capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company's Capital Reserve or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members.

MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

17. Annual General Meetings

  • 17.1 The Company shall hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting within six months following the end of each fiscal year. The Board shall convene all annual general meetings.

  • 17.2 The general meetings (including annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings) shall be held at such time and place as the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint provided that unless otherwise provided by the Law, the general meetings shall be held in the ROC. If the Board resolves to hold a general meeting outside the ROC, the Company shall apply for the approval of the TSE thereof within two days after the Board adopts such resolution. Where a general meeting is to be held outside the ROC, the Company shall engage a professional stock affairs agent in the ROC to handle the administration of such general meeting (including but not limited to the handling of the voting of proxies submitted by Members).

18. Extraordinary General Meetings

  • 18.1 General meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

  • 18.2 The Board may convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary or upon requisition in accordance with Article 18.3.

  • 18.3 One or more Member(s) of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than 3% of the total number of the outstanding shares of the Company continuously for a period of one year or more may make a requisition that contains the details set out in Article 18.4 below to request the Board to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

  • 18.4 The requisition must state in writing the matters to be discussed at the extraordinary general meeting and the reason therefor and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office and the Company's stock affairs agent located in the ROC, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.

  • 18.5 If the Board does not within fifteen days from the date of the deposit of the requisition dispatch the notice of an extraordinary general meeting, the requisitionists may themselves convene an extraordinary general meeting, provided that if the extraordinary general meeting will be held outside the ROC, an application shall be submitted by such requisitionists to the TSE for its prior approval.

19. Notice

  • 19.1 At least thirty days' notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held and the general nature of business to be conducted at the meeting.

  • 19.2 At least fifteen days' notice of an extraordinary general meeting shall be given to each

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Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting.

  • 19.3 The Board shall fix a record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules and close its Register of Members accordingly in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 19.4 Subject to Article 22.4, the accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

  • 19.5 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE, the Company shall announce to the public by via the Market Observation Post System in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules the notice of a general meeting, the proxy instrument, agendas and materials relating to the matters to be reported and discussed in the general meetings, including but not limited to, election or discharge of Directors, in accordance with Articles 19.1 and 19.2 hereof. If the voting power of a Member at a general meeting shall be exercised by way of a written instrument, the Company shall also send the written document for the Member to exercise his voting power together with the above mentioned materials in accordance with Articles 19.1 and 19.2. The Directors shall prepare a meeting handbook of the relevant general meeting and supplemental materials, which will be sent to or made available to all Members and shall be transmitted to the Market Observation Post System in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 19.6 The following matters shall be stated in the notice of a general meeting, with a summary of the major content to be discussed, and shall not be proposed as an extemporary motion:

  • (a) election or discharge of Directors,

  • (b) alteration of the Memorandum or Articles,

  • (c) (i) dissolution, Merger, any scheme or arrangement involving a transfer of all issued shares of the Company to a corporate acquirer in exchange for the issuance of shares by that corporate acquirer to the Members as consideration or spin-off, (ii) entering into, amending, or terminating any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract, (iii) transfer of the whole or any essential part of the business or assets of the Company, and (iv) acquisition or assumption of the whole of the business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the operations of the Company,

  • (d) ratification of an action by Director(s) who engage(s) in business for himself or on behalf of another person that is within the scope of the Company's business,

  • (e) distribution of the whole or part of the surplus profit of the Company in the form of new shares, capitalization of Capital Reserve and any other amount in accordance with Article 16, and

  • (f) Private Placement of any equity-related securities to be issued by the Company.

  • 19.7 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE and unless the Law provides otherwise, the Board shall keep the Memorandum and Articles, minutes of general meetings, financial statements, the Register of Members, and the counterfoil of any corporate bonds issued by the Company at the office of the Company’s registrar (if applicable) and the Company’s stock affairs agent located in the ROC. The Members may request, from time to time, by submitting document(s) evidencing his/her interests involved and indicating the designated scope of the inspection, access to inspect, review or make copies of the foregoing documents.

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  • 19.8 The Company shall make available all the statements and records prepared by the Board and the report prepared by the Audit Committee which will be submitted to the Members at the annual general meeting at the Registered Office (if applicable) and its stock affairs agent located in the ROC ten (10) days prior to such annual general meeting in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules. Members may inspect and review the foregoing documents from time to time and may be accompanied by their lawyers or certified public accountants for the purpose of such inspection and review.

20. Giving Notice

  • 20.1 Any Notice or document, whether or not to be given or issued under these Articles from the Company to a Member, shall be in writing or by cable, telex or facsimile transmission message or other form of electronic transmission or communication, and any such Notice and document may be served or delivered by the Company on or to any Member either personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope addressed to such Member at his registered address as appearing in the Register of Members or at any other address supplied by him to the Company for the purpose or, as the case may be, by transmitting it to any such address or transmitting it to any telex or facsimile transmission number or electronic number or address or website supplied by him to the Company for the giving of Notice to him or which the person transmitting the Notice reasonably and bona fide believes at the relevant time will result in the Notice being duly received by the Member or to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, may also be served by advertisement in appropriate newspapers. In the case of joint holders of a share, all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be deemed a sufficient service on or delivery to all the joint holders.

Any Notice or other document:

  • (a) if served or delivered by post, shall where appropriate be sent by airmail and shall be deemed to have been served or delivered on the day following that on which the envelope containing the same, properly prepaid and addressed, is put into the post; in proving such service or delivery it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice or document was properly addressed and put into the post and a certificate in writing signed by the secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice or other document was so addressed and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence thereof;

  • (b) if sent by electronic communication, shall be deemed to be given on the day on which it is transmitted from the server of the Company or its agent;

  • (c) if served or delivered in any other manner contemplated by these Articles, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time of personal service or delivery or, as the case may be, at the time of the relevant despatch or transmission; and in proving such service or delivery a certificate in writing signed by the secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board as to the act and time of such service, delivery, despatch or transmission shall be conclusive evidence thereof; and

  • (d) may be given to a Member either in the English language or the Chinese language, subject to due compliance with all Applicable Law, rules and regulations.

This Article 20.1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the service of any document by a Member on the Company under these Articles.

21. Postponement of General Meeting

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The Board may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Articles provided that notice of postponement is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. A notice stating the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with the provisions of these Articles.

  • 22 Quorum and Proceedings at General Meetings

  • 22.1 No resolutions shall be adopted unless a quorum is present. Unless otherwise provided for in the Articles, Members present in person or by proxy or in the case of a corporate Member, by corporate representative, representing more than one-half of the total issued shares of the Company entitled to vote, shall constitute a quorum for any general meeting.

  • 22.2 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE and unless the Law provides otherwise, the Board shall submit business reports, financial statements and proposals for distribution of profits or allocation of losses prepared by it for the purposes of annual general meetings of the Company for confirmation and adoption by the Members in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules. After confirmation and adoption at the general meeting, the Board shall send or announce to the public via the Market Observation Post System in accordance with Applicable Public Company Rules copies of the adopted financial statements and the minutes of the general meeting containing the resolutions passed on the distribution of profits or allocation of losses, to each Member or otherwise make the same available to the Members in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 22.3 Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll. No resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by a show of hands.

  • 22.4 Nothing in these Articles shall prevent any Member from initiating proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction for an appropriate remedy in connection with the convening of any general meeting or the passage of any resolution in violation of applicable laws or regulations or these Articles within 30 days after passing of such resolution. The Taiwan Taipei District Court, ROC, may be the court of the first instance for adjudicating any disputes arising out of the foregoing.

  • 22.5 Unless otherwise expressly required by the Law, the Memorandum or the Articles, any matter which has been presented for resolution, approval, confirmation or adoption by the Members at any general meeting may be passed by an ordinary resolution.

  • 22.6 Member(s) holding one per cent (1%) or more of the Company's total number of issued shares immediately prior to the relevant book close period, during which the Company closed its Register of Members, may propose to the Company in writing one matter for discussion at an annual general meeting. The Company shall give a public notice in such manner as permitted by Applicable Law at such time deemed appropriate by the Board specifying the place and a period of not less than ten (10) days for Members to submit proposals. Proposals submitted for discussion at an annual general meeting shall not be included in the agenda of the annual general meeting where (a) the proposing Member(s) holds less than one cent (1%) of the Company's total issued shares, (b) the matter of such proposal may not be resolved by a general meeting; (c) the proposing Member(s) has proposed more than one proposal; or (d) the proposal is submitted to the Company after the date fixed and announced by the Company for accepting Member(s)' proposal(s).

23. Chairman to Preside

Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman,

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shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members at which such person is present. In his absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

24. Voting on Resolutions

  • 24.1 Subject to any rights, privileges or restrictions attached to any share, every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by duly authorized representative(s) or by proxy) shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder. A Member holding more than one share shall cast the votes in respect of his/her/its shares in the same way on a resolution proposed at a general meeting unless otherwise provided by the Applicable Public Company Rules, in which circumstance, the qualifications, application, manners for the exercise of such respective voting rights, procedures and other related matters thereof shall comply with the Applicable Public Company Rules, these Articles and the Law.

  • 24.2 No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting.

  • 24.3 Votes may be cast either in person or by proxy. A Member may appoint another person as his proxy by specifying the scope of appointment in the proxy instrument prepared by the Company to attend and vote at a general meeting, provided that a Member may appoint only one proxy under one instrument to attend and vote at such meeting.

  • 24.4 To the extent permitted by Applicable Law and notwithstanding any provisions provided in these Articles, the Board may resolve to allow Members not attending and voting at a general meeting in person, by proxy or by duly authorized representatives (where a Member is a corporation or other non-natural person), to exercise their voting power and cast their votes by a written instrument approved by the Board or by way of electronic transmission (as provided under the ROC Electronic Signatures Act) prior to commencement of the general meeting, provided that (1) the Board shall allow the voting rights in respect of shares held by a Member to be exercised by way of electronic transmission if the Company meets the requirements set forth in the Applicable Public Company Rules; and (2) the relevant methods and procedures are specified in the notice of that meeting and complied with by such Member(s). However, if a general meeting is convened outside the territory of the ROC, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company must allow the Members to exercise their voting rights and cast their votes by way of a written instrument approved by the Board or by way of electronic transmission in the manner referred to in the foregoing. Any Member who intends to exercise his voting power by a written instrument or by way of electronic transmission shall serve the Company with his/her/its voting decision at least two (2) calendar days prior to the date of such general meeting. Where more than one voting instrument is received from the same Member by the Company, the first voting instrument shall prevail, unless an explicit written statement is made by the relevant Member to revoke the previous voting instrument in the later-received voting instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, those Members voted in the manner mentioned in the foregoing shall, for purposes of these Articles and the Law, be deemed to have appointed the chairman of the general meeting as their proxy to vote their shares at the general meeting only in the manner directed by their written instrument or electronic document. The chairman 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 and/or any amendment to resolution(s) proposed at the general meeting, and the Members shall be deemed to have waived their

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voting rights with respect to any extemporary matters or amendment to resolution(s) proposed at the general meeting.

  • 24.5 In the event any Member who has served the Company with his/her/its declaration of intention to exercise his/her/its voting power by means of a written instrument or by means of electronic transmission pursuant to Article 24.4 hereof later intends to attend general meetings in person, he/she/it shall, at least two (2) calendar days prior to the date of the general meeting, serve a separate declaration of intention to revoke his/her/its previous votes casted by written instrument or electronic transmission in the same manner previously used in exercising his/her/its voting power, failing which, the Member shall be deemed to have waived his right to attend and vote at the relevant general meeting in person, the deemed appointment by the Member of the chairman as proxy shall remain valid and the Company shall not count any votes cast by such Member physically at the relevant general meeting.

  • 24.6 A Member who is deemed to have appointed the chairman as proxy pursuant to Article 24.4 for purposes of casting his vote by written instrument approved by the Board or by way of electronic transmission shall have the right to appoint another person as its proxy to attend the meeting in accordance with these Articles, in which case the express appointment of another proxy shall be deemed to have revoked the deemed appointment of the chairman as proxy under Article 24.4 and the Company shall only count the vote(s) casted by such expressly appointed proxy at the meeting.

25. Proxies

  • 25.1 The instrument of proxy shall be in the form approved by the Board and be expressed to be for a particular meeting only. The form of proxy shall include at least the following information: (a) instructions on how to complete such proxy, (b) the matters to be voted upon pursuant to such proxy, and (c) basic identification information relating to the relevant Member, proxy and the solicitor for proxy solicitation (if any). The form of proxy shall be provided to the Members together with the relevant notice for the relevant general meeting, and such notice and proxy materials shall be distributed to all Members on the same day.

  • 25.2 An instrument of proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation, under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company.

  • 25.3 In the event that a Member exercises his voting power by way of a written instrument or electronic transmission and is deemed to have appointed the chairman of the meeting as his/her/its proxy pursuant to Article 24.4, and has also validly authorised another proxy to attend a general meeting by completing and returning the requisite proxy form , then the voting power exercised by the proxy (rather than the chairman of the meeting) at the general meeting shall prevail. In the event that any Member who has authorised a proxy to attend a general meeting (excluding the deemed appointment of the chairman of the meeting pursuant to Article 24.4) later intends to attend the general meeting in person or to exercise his voting power by way of a written instrument or electronic transmission, he shall, at least two (2) days prior to the date of such general meeting, serve the Company with a separate notice revoking his previous appointment of the proxy. Votes by way of proxy shall remain valid if the relevant Member fails to revoke his appointment of such proxy before the prescribed time.

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stock agencies approved by the ROC competent authority, save with respect to the chairman being deemed appointed as proxy under Article 24.4, when a person acts as the proxy for two or more Members, the total number of voting shares that the proxy may vote shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the total number of voting shares of the Company; 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 entitled to vote on such resolution 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.

  • 25.5 The instrument of proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or the office of the Company's stock affairs agent in the ROC or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company not less than five days before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote and in default, save with respect to the deemed appointment of the chairman as proxy under Article 24.4, the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid PROVIDED that the chairman of the meeting may in his discretion accept an instrument of proxy sent by telex or telefax upon receipt of telex or telefax confirmation that the signed original thereof has been sent. Where multiple instruments of proxy are received by the Company from the same Member, the first written duly executed and valid instrument of proxy received by the Company shall prevail, unless an explicit written statement revoking the previous instrument(s) appointing a proxy is made in the subsequent duly executed and valid instrument of proxy received by the Company. The chairman of the meeting shall have the discretion to determine which instrument of proxy shall be accepted where there is any dispute. Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy shall not preclude a Member from attending and voting in person at the meeting convened and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

26. Proxy Solicitation

For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE and subject to the laws of the Cayman Islands, the use and solicitation of proxies shall be in compliance with the Applicable Public Company Rules, including but not limited to "Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholder Meetings of Public Companies."

27. Dissenting Member’s Appraisal Right

  • 27.1 Subject to compliance with the Law, in the event any of the following resolutions is passed at general meetings, any Member who has notified the Company in writing of his objection to such matter prior to the meeting and has raised again his objection at the meeting, may request the Company to purchase all of his shares at the then prevailing fair price:

  • (a) the Company proposes to enter into, amend, or terminate any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract;

  • (b) the Company transfers the whole or an essential part of its business or assets, provided that, the foregoing does not apply where such transfer is pursuant to the dissolution of the Company; or

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  • (c) acquires or assumes the whole business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the operation of the Company.

  • 27.2 In the event any part of the Company’s business is spun off or involved in any Merger, any Member, who has abstained from voting in respect of such matter and expressed his dissent therefor, in writing or verbally (with a record) before or during the general meeting approving such spin off or Merger, may request the Company to purchase all of his shares at the then prevailing fair price.

28. Shares that May Not be Voted

  • 28.1 Shares held:

  • (a) by the Company itself;

  • (b) by any entity in which the Company owns, legally or beneficially, more than fifty per cent (50%) of its total issued and voting share or share capital; or

  • (c) by any entity in which the Company, together with (i) the holding company of the Company and/or (ii) any Subsidiary of (a) the holding company of the Company or (b) the Company owns, legally or beneficially, directly or indirectly, more than fifty per cent (50%) of its issued and voting share or share capital;

  • shall not carry any voting rights nor be counted in the total number of issued shares at any given time.

  • 28.2 A Member who has a personal interest in any motion discussed at a general meeting, which interest may be in conflict with and impair those of the Company, shall abstain from voting such Member’s shares in regard to such motion and such shares shall not be counted in determining the number of votes of the Members present at the said meeting. However, such shares may be counted in determining the number of shares of the Members present at such general meeting for the purposes of determining the quorum. The aforementioned Member shall also not vote on behalf of any other Member. To the extent that the Company has knowledge, any votes cast by or on behalf of such Member in contravention of the foregoing shall not be counted by the Company.

  • 28.3 For so long as the shares are listed on the TSE, in the event that a Director creates or has created security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien over any shares held by him, then he shall notify the Company of such security , charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien. If at any time the security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien created by a Director is in respect of more than half of the shares held by him at the time of his appointment, then the voting rights attaching to the shares held by such Director at such time shall be reduced, such that the shares over which security, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or lien has been created which are in excess of half of the shares held by the Director at the date of his appointment shall not carry voting rights and shall not be counted in the number of votes casted by the Members at a general meeting but shall be counted towards the quorum of the general meeting.

29. Voting by Joint Holders of Shares

In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.

30. Representation of Corporate Member

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authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation or non-natural person which such person represents as that corporation or non-natural person could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives.

30.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation or non-natural person which is a Member.

31. Adjournment of General Meeting

The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of a majority in number of the Members present at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed, adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, a notice stating the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Articles.

32. Directors Attendance at General Meetings

The Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

33. Number and Term of Office of Directors

  • 33.1 There shall be a board of Directors consisting of no less than eleven (11) persons, each of whom shall be appointed to a term of office of three (3) years. Directors may be eligible for re-election. The Company may from time to time by special resolution increase or reduce the number of Directors subject to the above number limitation provided that the requirements under the Applicable Law are met. The Directors shall elect a vice chairman ("Vice Chairman") amongst all the Directors. In case the Chairman is on leave or absent or can not exercise his/her power and authority for any cause, the Vice Chairman shall act on his/her behalf.

  • 33.2 A spousal relationship and/or a Family Relationship within the Second Degree of Kinship may not exist among more than half (1/2) of the members of the Board (the “Threshold”), unless with prior approval by the TSE. Where any person among the persons elected for appointment as a Director has a spousal relationship and/or a Family Relationship within the Second Degree of Kinship with any existing member of the Board or with any other person(s) also elected for appointment as a director (collectively, the “Related Persons” and each a “Related Person”), in respect of the Related Person who was elected by way of Cumulative Voting and who received the lowest number of votes from the Members for its appointment among all such elected Related Persons, with the intent that the Threshold will not be breached as a result of his/her appointment: (i) if his/her appointment is already effective, shall automatically cease to be a director of the Company on and from the date that the Company has actual knowledge of a breach of the Threshold; (ii) if his/her appointment has not yet taken effect, his/her appointment shall not take effect if the Company has actual knowledge of a possible breach of the Threshold if his/her appointment takes effect.

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  • 33.3 Unless otherwise permitted under the Applicable Public Company Rules, there shall be at least three (3) Independent Directors. To the extent required by the Applicable Public Company Rules, at least one of the Independent Directors shall be domiciled in the ROC and at least one of them shall have accounting or financial expertise.

  • 33.4 The Independent Directors shall be nominated by adopting the candidate nomination system specified in the Applicable Public Company Rules. Independent Directors shall have professional knowledge and shall maintain independence within the scope of their directorial duties, and shall not have any direct or indirect interests in the Company. The professional qualifications, restrictions on shareholdings and concurrent positions, and assessment of independence with respect to Independent Directors shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

34. Election of Directors

  • 34.1 The Company may at a general meeting elect any person to be a Director, which vote shall be calculated in accordance with Article 34.2 below. Members present in person or by proxy, representing more than one-half of the total issued shares shall constitute a quorum for any general meeting to elect one or more Directors.

  • 34.2 The Director(s) shall be elected by Members upon a poll vote by way of cumulative voting (the manner of voting described in this Article to be referred to as “Cumulative Voting”) in the following manner:

  • (v) on an election of Directors, the numbers of votes attached to each voting share held by a Member shall be cumulative and correspond to the number of Directors nominated for appointment at the general meeting provided that such votes shall only cumulate in respect of such number of Directors nominated within the same category (namely, independent or non-independent) of Directors to be appointed;

  • (vi) the Member(s) may vote all or part of their cumulated votes in respect of one or more Director candidates within the same category of Directors to be elected;

  • (vii) such number of Director candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the same category of Directors to be elected shall be appointed; and

  • (viii) where two or more Director candidates receive the same number of votes and as a result the total number of new Directors intended to be appointed is exceeded, there shall be a draw by such Director candidates receiving the same number of votes to determine who shall be appointed; the chairman of the meeting shall draw for a Director nominated for appointment who is not present at the general meeting.

  • 34.3 If the number of Independent Directors is less than three (3) persons due to the resignation or removal of such Independent Directors for any reason, the Company shall hold an election of Independent Directors at the next following general meeting. If all of the Independent Directors are resigned or removed, the Board shall hold, within sixty (60) days from the date of resignation or removal of last Independent Director, an extraordinary general meeting to elect succeeding Independent Directors to fill the vacancies.

  • 34.4 If the number of Directors is less than five (5) persons due to the vacancy of Director(s) for any reason, the Company shall call an election of Director(s) at the next following general meeting to fill the vacancies. When the number of vacancies in the Board of the Company equals to one third of the total number of Directors elected, the Board shall hold, within sixty (60) days from the date of the occurrence of vacancies, a general meeting of Members to elect succeeding Directors to fill the vacancies.

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35. Removal and Re-election of Directors

  • 35.1 The Company may from time to time by supermajority resolution remove any Director from office, whether or not appointing another in his stead.

  • 35.2 In case a Director has, in the course of performing his duties, committed any act resulting in material damages to the Company or is in serious violation of applicable laws, regulations and/or these Articles, but has not been removed by a supermajority resolution, the Member(s) holding three per cent (3%) or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company may, within thirty (30) days after such general meeting, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law, institute a lawsuit to remove such Director. The Taiwan Taipei District Court, ROC, may be the court of the first instance for this matter.

  • 35.3 Prior to the expiration of the term of office of the current Directors, the Members may at a general meeting elect or re-elect all Directors, which vote shall be calculated in accordance with Article 34.2 above. If no resolution is passed to approve that the existing Director(s) who is/are not re-elected at the general meeting that such Director(s) shall remain in office until expiry of his/her original term of office, such non-re-eleted Directors shall vacate their office with effect from the date the other Directors elected or re-elected at the same general meeting commence their office. Members present in person or by proxy, representing more than one-half of the total issued shares shall constitute a quorum for any general meeting to re-elect all Directors. If the term of office of all Directors expires at the same time and no general meeting was held before such expiry for re-election, their term of office shall continue and be extended to such time when new Directors are elected or re-elected in the next general meeting and they commence their office.

36. Vacancy in the Office of Director

The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:

  • (a) is removed from office pursuant to these Articles;

  • (b) dies or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;

  • (c) is automatically discharged from his office in accordance with Article 33.2;

  • (d) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;

  • (e) an order is made by any competent court or official on the grounds that he has no legal capacity, or his legal capacity is restricted according to Applicable Law;

  • (f) having committed an offence as specified in the ROC statute of prevention of organizational crimes and subsequently adjudicated guilty by a final judgment, and the time elapsed after he has served the full term of the sentence is less than five years;

  • (g) having committed an offence involving fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation and subsequently punished with imprisonment for a term of more than one year, and the time elapsed after he has served the full term of such sentence is less than two years;

  • (h) having been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment for misappropriating public funds during the time of his public service, and the time elapsed after he has served the full term of such sentence is less than two years;

  • (i) having been dishonored for unlawful use of credit instruments, and the term of such sanction has not expired yet; or

  • (j) subject to Article 35.3, upon expiry of term of office (if any) of the relevant Director.

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In the event that the foregoing events described in clauses (b), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) has occurred in relation to a candidate for election of Director, such person shall be disqualified from being elected as a Director.

37. Compensation of Directors

  • 37.1 The Board may establish a Compensation Committee comprised of at least three members appointed by the Board, one of whom shall be an Independent Director. The professional qualifications of the members of the Compensation Committee, the exercise by the members of the Compensation Committee of its responsibilities, powers and other related matters of the Compensation Committee shall comply with the Applicable Public Company Rules. Upon the establishment of the Compensation Committee, the Board shall, by a resolution, adopt a charter for the Compensation Committee the provisions of which shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

  • 37.2 The compensation referred in the preceding Article shall include the compensation, stock option and other incentive payments of Directors and managers of the Company.

  • 37.3 The compensation of the Directors may be decided by the Board by reference to recommendation made by the Compensation Committee (if established), the standard generally adopted by other enterprises in the same industry, and shall be paid in cash only. The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings of the Company, or in connection with the business of the Company or their duties as Directors generally. A Director is also entitled to distribution of profits of the Company if permitted by the Law, the Applicable Public Company Rules, the service agreement or other similar contract that he/she has entered into with the Company.

38. Defect in Election of Director

All acts done in good faith by the Board or by a committee of the Board or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the election of any Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly elected and was qualified to be a Director, subject to and upon ratification by the Members of such acts in a general meeting.

39. Directors to Manage Business

The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Law or by these Articles, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting subject, nevertheless, to these Articles, the provisions of the Law, and to such directions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting.

40. Powers of the Board of Directors

Without limiting the generality of Article 39, the Board may subject to Article 11.4:

  • (a) appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their compensation and determine their duties;

  • (b) exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge or otherwise grant a security interest in its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party;

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the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company;

  • (d) appoint a person to act as manager of the Company's day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business;

  • (e) by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney. Such attorney may, if so authorised, execute any deed or instrument in any manner permitted by the Law;

  • (f) procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company;

  • (g) delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board and every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them. Subject to any directions or regulations made by the Directors for this purpose, the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Articles regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board;

  • (h) delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board sees fit;

  • (i) present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;

  • (j) in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and

  • (k) authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company.

41. Register of Directors and Officers

  • 41.1 The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the Registered Office a Register of Directors and Officers in accordance with the Law and shall enter therein the following particulars with respect to each Director and Officer:

  • (a) first name and surname; and

  • (b) address.

  • 41.2 The Board shall, within the period of thirty days from the occurrence of:-

  • (a) any change among its Directors and Officers; or

  • (b) any change in the particulars contained in the Register of Directors and Officers, cause to be entered on the Register of Directors and Officers the particulars of such change and the date on which such change occurred, and shall notify the Registrar of Companies in accordance with the Law.

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The Officers shall consist of a Secretary and such additional Officers as the Board may determine all of whom shall be deemed to be Officers for the purposes of these Articles.

43. Appointment of Officers

The Secretary (and additional Officers, if any) shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.

44. Duties of Officers

The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.

45. Compensation of Officers

The Officers shall receive such compensation as the Board may determine.

46. Conflicts of Interest

  • 46.1 Any Director, or any Director's firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Director's firm, partner or company shall be entitled to compensation as if such Director were not a Director; provided that this Article 46.1 shall not apply to Independent Directors.

  • 46.2 A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Applicable Law.

  • 46.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Articles, a Director who has a personal interest in the matter under discussion at a meeting of the Board shall disclose and explain material contents of such personal interest at the meeting of the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 46, a Director who has a personal interest in the matter under discussion at a meeting of the Directors, which may conflict with and impair the interest of the Company, shall not vote nor exercise voting rights on behalf of another Director; the voting right of such Director who cannot vote or exercise any voting right as prescribed above shall not be counted in the number of votes of Directors present at the board meeting.

  • 46.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 46, a Director who is engaged in anything on his own account or on behalf of another person, which is within the scope of the Company's business, shall explain to the Members in a general meeting the essential contents of such conduct and seek their approval by supermajority resolution.

47. Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers

  • 47.1 Unless otherwise provided in these Articles, The Directors and Officers of the Company and any trustee for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and every former director, officer or trustee and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives (each of which persons being referred to in this Article as an "indemnified party") shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and no indemnified party shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or

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deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any breach of duties, fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons.

  • 47.2 Without prejudice and subject to the general directors’ duties that a Director owes to the Company and its shareholders under common law principals and the laws of the Cayman Islands, a Director shall perform his/her fiduciary duties of loyalty and due care of a good administrator in the course of conducting the Company’s business, and shall indemnify the Company, to the maximum extent legally permissible, from any loss incurred or suffered by the Company arising from breach of his/her fiduciary duties. If a Director has made any profit for the benefit of himself/herself or any third party as a result of any breach of his/her fiduciary duties, the Company shall, if so resolved by the Members by way 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 such profit from such relevant Director. If a Director has, in the course of conducting the Company’s business, violated any laws or regulations that causes the Company to become liable for any compensation or damages to any person, such Director shall become jointly and severally liable for such compensation or damages with the Company and if for any reason such Director is not made jointly and severally liable with the Company, such Director shall indemnify the Company for any loss incurred or suffered by the Company caused by a breach of duties by such Director.

  • 47.3 The Officers, in the course of performing their duties to the Company, shall assume such duties and obligations to indemnify the Company in the same manner as if they are Directors.

  • 47.4 The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer of the Company against any liability incurred by him in his capacity as a Director or Officer of the Company or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof.

  • 47.5 To the extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands and there is a cause of action under applicable laws by the Company against such relevant Director(s), a Member or Members collectively continuously holding three per cent (3%) or more of the total issued shares of the Company for a year or longer may:

  • (a) request in writing the Board to authorise any Independent Director of the Audit Committee to file a petition with the Taipei District Court, ROC for and on behalf of the Company against any of the Directors; or

  • (b) request in writing any Independent Director of the Audit Committee to file a petition with the Taipei District Court, ROC for and on behalf of the Company against any of the Directors with the approval of the Board;

within thirty (30) days after the Member(s) having made the request under the preceding clause (a) or (b), if (i) in the case of clause (a), the Board fails to make such authorisation or the Independent Director of the Audit Committee having been authorised by the Board fails to file such petition, or (ii) in the case of clause (b), the Independent Director of the Audit Committee fails to file such petition or the Board disapproves such action, to the extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands and there is a cause of action under applicable

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laws by the Company against such relevant Director(s), such Member(s) may file a petition with the Taipei District Court, ROC for and on behalf of the Company against any of the Directors.

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

48. Board Meetings

Subject to the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Chairman may call a meeting of the Board and the Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least on a quarterly basis to review the Company's performance during the previous fiscal quarter and to decide on matters customarily requiring approval of the Board as stipulated herein. A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

49. Notice of Board Meetings

The Chairman may, and the Secretary on the requisition of the Chairman shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. To convene a meeting of the Board, a notice setting forth therein the matters to be considered and if appropriate, approved at the meeting shall be given to each Director no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled meeting date. However, in the case of emergency as agreed by a majority of the Directors, the meeting may be convened with a shorter notice period in a manner consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, it is given to such Director verbally (in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form at such Director's last known address or any other address given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.

50. Participation in Meetings by Video Conference

Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of video conference or other communication facilities, as permitted by the Applicable Law, where all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

51. Quorum at Board Meetings

The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be more than one-half of the total number of the Directors.

52. Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy

The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number.

53. Chairman to Preside

Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In his absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.

54. Validity of Prior Acts of the Board

No regulation or alteration to these Articles made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.

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CORPORATE RECORDS

55. Minutes

The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:

  • (a) of all elections and appointments of Officers;

  • (b) of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and

  • (c) of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.

56. Register of Mortgages and Charges

  • 56.1 The Directors shall cause to be kept the Register of Mortgages and Charges required by the Law.

  • 56.2 The Register of Mortgages and Charges shall be open to inspection by Members and creditors in accordance with the Law, at the Registered Office on every business day in the Cayman Islands, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two (2) hours in each such business day be allowed for inspection.

57. Form and Use of Seal

  • 57.1 The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors in that behalf; and, until otherwise determined by the Directors, the Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or the Secretary or an assistant secretary or some other person authorised for this purpose by the Directors or the committee of Directors.

  • 57.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seal may without further authority be affixed by way of authentication to any document required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, and may be so affixed by any Director, Secretary or assistant secretary of the Company or any other person or institution having authority to file the document as aforesaid.

  • 57.3 The Company may have one or more duplicate Seals, as permitted by the Law; and, if the Directors think fit, a duplicate Seal may bear on its face of the name of the country, territory, district or place where it is to be issued.

TENDER OFFER AND ACCOUNTS

58. Tender Offer

Within seven (7) days after the receipt of the copy of a tender offer application form and relevant documents by the Company or its litigious and non-litigious agent (訴訟及非訴訟代理人 , which term shall be construed under the laws of ROC ) appointed by the Company pursuant to the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Board shall resolve to recommend to the Members whether to accept or object to the tender offer and make a public announcement of the following:

  • (a) the types and number of the shares held by the Directors and the Members holding more than ten per cent (10%) of the total issued shares in their own names or in the names of other persons.

  • (b) recommendations to the Members on the tender offer, which shall set forth the names of the Directors who abstain or object to the tender offer and the reason(s) therefor.

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  • (c) whether there is any material change in the financial condition of the Company after the submission of the latest financial report and an explanation of the change, if any.

  • (d) the types, numbers and amount of the shares of the tender offeror or its affiliates held by the Directors and the Members holding more than ten per cent (10%) of the total number of issued shares held in their own names or in the name of other persons.

59. Books of Account

  • 59.1 The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to:-

  • (a) all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;

  • (b) all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and

  • (c) all assets and liabilities of the Company.

Such books of account shall be kept for at least five (5) years from the date they are prepared.

  • 59.2 Such records of account shall be kept and proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept with respect to the matters aforesaid if there are not kept, at such place as the Board thinks fit, such books as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.

  • 59.3 The instruments of proxy, documents, forms/statements and information in electronic media prepared in accordance with the Articles and relevant rules and regulations shall be kept for at least one (1) year. However, if a Member institutes a lawsuit with respect to such instruments of proxy, documents, forms/statements and/or information mentioned herein, they shall be kept until the conclusion of the litigation if longer than one (1) year.

60. Financial Year End

The financial year end of the Company shall be 31st December in each year but, subject to any direction of the Company in general meeting, the Board may from time to time prescribe some other period to be the financial year, provided that the Board may not without the sanction of an ordinary resolution prescribe or allow any financial year longer than eighteen months.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

61. Number of Committee Members

The Board shall set up an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall comprise solely of Independent Directors and the number of committee members shall not be less than three (3). One of the Audit Committee members shall be appointed as the convener to convene meetings of the Audit Committee from time to time and at least one of the Audit Committee members shall have accounting or financial expertise. A valid resolution of the Audit Committee requires approval of one-half or more of all its members.

62. Powers of Audit Committee

The Audit Committee shall have the responsibilities and powers as specified under the Applicable Public Company Rules. Any of the following matters of the Company shall require the consent of one-half or more of all Audit Committee members and be submitted to the Board for resolution:

  • (a) adoption of or amendment to an internal control system;

  • (b) assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system;

  • (c) adoption of or amendment to the handling procedures for financial or operational actions of

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material significance, such as acquisition or disposal of assets, derivatives trading, extension of monetary loans to others, or endorsements or guarantees for others;

  • (d) any matter relating to the personal interest of the Directors;

  • (e) a material asset or derivatives transaction;

  • (f) a material monetary loan, endorsement, or provision of guarantee;

  • (g) the offering, issuance, or Private Placement of any equity-related securities;

  • (h) the hiring or dismissal of an attesting certified public accountant, or the compensation given thereto;

  • (i) the appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing officer;

  • (j) approval of annual and semi-annual financial reports; and

  • (k) any other matter so determined by the Company from time to time or required by any competent authority overseeing the Company.

With the exception of item (j), any other matter that has not been approved with the consent of one-half or more of all Audit Committee members may be undertaken upon the consent of two-thirds or more of the members of the Board, and the resolution of the Audit Committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the Directors meeting.

VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION

63. Winding-Up

  • 63.1 The Company may be voluntarily wound-up in accordance with Article 11.5.

  • 63.2 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) 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 of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the 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 shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.

CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION

64. Changes to Articles

Subject to the Law and to the conditions contained in its Memorandum, the Company may, by special resolution, alter or add to its Articles.

65. Discontinuance

The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to transfer by way of continuation the Company to a named country or jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands pursuant to the Law.

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Appendix 3: Table of Shareholding of All Directors

Shareholding of All Directors

Record Date: June 2nd, 2015

  1. The paid-in capital is NTD$1,058,621,970. The total number of issued shares outstanding is 105,862,197.

  2. The minimum required combined shareholding of all directors by law is 7,939,665 shares. The combined shareholding of all directors on the book closure date is 42,485,592 shares, which meets the requirements of Article 26 of “Securities Exchange Law” and the “Rules and “Review Procedures for Director and Supervisor Share Ownership Ratios at Public Companies”.

  3. The company has set up an Audit Committee, so the rule of minimum required combined shareholding of all supervisors by law is not applicable.

Title Name Date Elected Current Shareholding Current Shareholding
Shares Shares %
Chairman Chang, Hsien-Ming 2013/06/17 20,296,540 17.10%
Director Tasi, Shu-Ken 2013/06/17 836,590 0.79%
Director Chang, Cheng-Chung 2013/06/17 4,657,534 4.40%
Director Wu, Ting-Tsai 2013/06/17 2,349,464 2.22%
Director Chen, Wu-Chi 2013/06/17 1,852,349 1.75%
Director Chang, Wen-Lung 2013/06/17 1,126,313 10.62%
Director Hsu, Yu-Yeh 2013/06/17 3,328,703 3.14%
Director Chang, Chih-Kai 2013/06/17 107,099 0.10%
Independent
Director
Chang, Cheng-Lung 2013/06/17 0 0%
Independent
Director
Chen, Ching-Hung 2013/06/17 0 0%
Independent
Director
Wei, Chia-Min 2013/06/17 0 0%
Total of All Directors 42,485,592 40.12%

Note: The book closure date for the annual general meeting of

shareholders is April 2[nd] , 2015. The book closure period is from April 4[th] , 2015 to June 2[nd] , 2015.

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Appendix 4: Adoption of the Proposal for Profit Distribution of Employee Bonus and Director Compensation

Employee Bonus and Director Compensation

  1. Percentages and amounts for employee bonus and director compensation specified in accordance with the Articles of the company:

  2. a. Employee bonus should not be less than 2% or more than 15% of distributable amount.

  3. b. Director compensation should not exceed 3% of distributable amount.

  4. Adoption of the proposal for employee bonus and other information:

  5. a. Amounts of employee Cash bonus, employee stock bonus, and director compensation:

    • (1) Amount of cash bonus distributed to employees: NTD$18,200,000.

    • (2) Amount of stock bonus distributed to employees: NTD$0.

    • (3) Amount of director compensation: NTD$0.

  6. b. Proposal for employees’ stock bonus shares and the number of shares as a percentage of capitalization of profits: Not applicable.

Appendix 5: The Impact of Stock Dividend Issuance on Business Performance, EPS, and Shareholder Return Rate

This is not applicable since there was no proposal for stock dividend issuance in the annual general meeting of shareholders.

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