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Jul 27, 2020
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Stock Code: 1589
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Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 永冠能源科技集團有限公司
Meeting Agenda for the 2020Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020 Meeting Place: No.777, Daguan Rd., Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Taoyuan Hall on the Second floor of Hotel Orchard Park)
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Table of Contents
I. Meeting Procedure .................................................................................................... 3 II. Meeting Agenda ....................................................................................................... 4 1. Reporting Matters ........................................................................................................................... 6 2. Recognition Matters ....................................................................................................................... 8 3. Matter for Discussion .................................................................................................................. 10 4.Election Matters .............................................................................................................................. 13 5.Other Matters ................................................................................................................................... 14 7.Adjournment .................................................................................................................................... 14 III. Exhibits ............................................................................................................... 15 Exhibit 1: 2019 Business Report .................................................................................................. 15 Exhibit 2: 2019 Audit Committee’s Review Report .............................................................. 19 Exhibit 3: The Status of the Company’s 1st & 2nd Issue of Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds in Taiwan for Fiscal Year of 2020 ......................................................... 20 Exhibit 4: Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” ...................................................................................... 21 Exhibit 5 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct” ............................................................................... 26 Exhibit 6 : Explanations on the Company’s 2015 Issuance of New Shares from Capital Increase by Cash and Changes of Capital Utilization Plan for the 2[nd] Republic of China Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bond ............................................... 34 Exhibit 7 :Independent Auditors’ Report and Consolidated Financial Statements ..... 39 Exhibit 8 : Profit Distribution Table for Year 2019 ................................................. 49 Exhibit 9 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles of Association ................................ 50 Exhibit 10 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings” ................................................................................................................. 112 Exhibit 11 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Procedures Governing Making of Endorsements/Guarantees” ..................................................................................... 116 Exhibit 12 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Procedures Governing Loaning of Funds” ........................................................................................................................... 121 IV. Appendices .......................................................................................................... 125 Appendix 1: Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings ........................................... 125 Appendix 2: Articles of Association ......................................................................................... 133 Appendix 4: Table of Shareholding of All Directors ........................................................... 188 Appendix 5: The Impact of Stock Dividend Issuance on Business Performance, EPS, and Shareholder Return Rate ............................................................................................ 189
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I. Meeting Procedure
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited
永冠能源科技集團有限公司
Procedure for the 2020Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Call the Meeting to Order
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Chairman Remarks
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Reporting Matters
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Recognition Matters
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Matters for Discussion
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Election
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Other Matters
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Ad Hoc Motions
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Adjournment
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II. Meeting Agenda
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited
永冠能源科技集團有限公司
Year 2020
Agenda of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Time: 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19[th] , 2020 Place: No.777, Daguan Rd., Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan
(Taoyuan Hall on the Second floor of Hotel Orchard Park)
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Call the Meeting to Order
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Chairman Remarks
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Reporting Matters
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(1) Business Report for Fiscal Year 2019
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(2) Audit Committee’s Review Report for Fiscal Year 2019
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(3) Report of Distribution Plan of Compensation for the director and employees for Fiscal Year 2019
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(4) Status of the Company’s 1[st] and 2[nd] Issuance of Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds for Fiscal Year 2019
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(5) Report on the amendment to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles of the Company
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(6) Report on the amendment to the Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct of the Company
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(7) Report on changes of the issuing plan of the Company’s 2015 capital increase by cash and the 2nd Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds
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Recognition Matters
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(1) Ratification of the Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2019
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(2) Ratification of the Proposal for Distribution of Profits for Fiscal Year 2019
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Matters for Discussion
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(1) Proposal to amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (to be resolved by special resolution)
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(2) Proposal for the amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings of the Company
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(3) Proposal to amend the Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees of the Company
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(4) Proposal to amend the Procedures for Landing of Company Funds of the Company
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(5) Private Placement of securities of the Company
6. Election
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(1) Proposal to Elect one Director
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Other Matters
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(1) Proposal for releasing the newly-elected Director from non-competition restriction
8. Ad Hoc Motions
9. Adjournment
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1. Reporting Matters
Report No. 1:
Business Report for Fiscal Year 2019
Explanation:
The Business Report for Fiscal Year 2019 is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Please refer to page 15~18.
Report No. 2
Audit Committee’s Review Report for Fiscal Year 2019
Explanation:
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The Audit Committee has examined and approved the 2019 financial statements.
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The Audit Committee’s Review Report for Fiscal Year 2019 is attached hereto as Exhibit 2. Please refer to page19
Report No. 3
Report of Distribution Plan of Compensation for the director and employees as compensation for Fiscal Year 2019
Explanation:
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According to the Articles of Association of the Company, the Company shall set aside between two per cent (2%) and fifteen per cent (15%) of the surplus profit as compensation to employees (including the employees of the Company's subsidiaries, who meet certain qualifications) and shall set aside no more than three per cent (3%) of the surplus profit as remuneration for the directors. The distribution proposals in respect of employees' compensation and directors' remuneration 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 and submitted to the shareholders' meeting for report. However, if the Company has accumulated losses, the Company shall reserve an amount thereof for making up the losses before proceeding with the abovementioned distributions and allocation. The "surplus profit" referred to above means the net profit before tax of the Company and for the avoidance of doubt, such amount is before any payment of compensation to employees and remuneration for the Directors
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Pursuant to the relevant laws and the Articles of Association of the Company, NT$ 10,000,000) will be set aside as compensation to employees and will be distributed in cash.
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The Company will not distribute any director's remuneration for Fiscal Year 2019.
Report No. 4:
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Status of the Company’s 1st and 2nd Issuance of Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds for Fiscal Year 2019 Explanation:
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In order to repay bank loans and enrich the working capital, the Company issued the First Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds in Taiwan on June 3, 2014 and such project has been completed.
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For the need of future business development, construction of the factory, purchase of machines and equipment and increase in the working capital, the Company issued the Second Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds in Taiwan on August 18, 2015 and such project is still ongoing
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The Status of the Company’s 1st and 2nd Issue of Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds for Fiscal Year 2019 is attached hereto as Exhibit 3. Please refer to pages 20~21.
Report No. 5:
Report on the amendment to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles of the Company
Explanation:
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Certain provisions of the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles of the Company are proposed to be amended pursuant to Ordinance Tai-Zheng-Zhi-Li-Zi No. 1080008378 issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation on May 23, 2019 and universal standards or guidelines of the ISO37001 Anti-bribery management systems.
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A comparison table of the amended provisions is attached; please refer to pages 20-22 (Exhibit 4)
Report No.6:
Report on the amendment to the Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct of the Company
Explanation:
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The Company plans to amend certain provisions of the Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct pursuant to the revised Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies
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A comparison table of the amended provisions is attached; please refer to pages 27-34 (Exhibit 5).
Report No.7:
Report on changes of the issuing plan of the Company’s 2015 capital increase by cash and the 2nd Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds
Explanation:
- Offering of the Company’s 2015 capital increase by cash and the 2nd Domestic
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Unsecured Convertible Bonds has completed on October 20th, 2015. The total amount is NTD3,350,000,000. Original purposes of the proceed were NTD 1,500,000,000 for building the factories and NTD 1,386,182,000 for purchase of machine and equipment in order to develop large wind-turbine generator and investment in Taiwan. The remaining NTD463,818,000 would be used for strengthening operation capital.
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In November 2016, in consideration that since Taichung City Government had other plans for the areas originally designated to be used for “Taichung Port Power Zone (II) roughly 4.6-Hectare Land Investment Operation Project” and “Taichung Port Power Zone (II) roughly 4.8-Hectare Land Investment Operation Project” and the alternative zone provided by the Taiwan International Ports Corporation Limited was still in the stage of re-negotiation, scheduled progress of capital utilization related to the factory building and purchase of machine and equipment in the original offering plan cannot be implemented to fulfill offshore industry zone and designated port programs, which were promoted by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and for the sake of avoiding excessive delay in factory building plan as well as missing business opportunities, and meeting with operation demand, the Company has determined, by the Board of Directors on November 4, 2016, that this project will be implemented by Jiangsu Bright Steel Fine Machinery Co., Ltd. and Shanghai No. 1 Machine Tool Foundry (Su Zhou) Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, and therefore, the schedule of capital utilizationplan and expected possible benefits generated from this project have been amended accordingly.
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To work with localization development schedule of offshore wind power industry and the “Establishment of Offshore Wind Power Industry Assembly Park” in Taichung Port of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan as well as to meet customer’s demand for casting product order, the Company will continue to proceed with its Taichung Casting Iron Factory building plan. This will cause the increase of amounts for factory building and purchase of machine and equipment prescribed in the original project. Total amount increased will exceed more than 20% of total amount in the original plan. As such, the Board of Directors passed a resolution on March 12, 2020 to amend capital utilization plan.
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Please refer to pages 35-39 (Exhibit 6) for related matters regarding amendment of this project.
2. Recognition Matters
Proposal No. 1: Proposed by the Board of Directors Ratification of the Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2019
Explanation:
- The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year 2019 have been certified and audited by certified public accountants (CPAs), Chih-Yuan,
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Chen and Ching-Jen, Chang of Deloitte & Touche, approved by the Board of Directors on March 12, 2020, and examined and approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has issued its Audit's Review Report.
- The Business Report for the Fiscal Year 2019, CPAs’ Audit Report, and Consolidated Financial Statements are attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 7. Please refer to page 15~18 (Exhibit 1) and pages 40~49 (Exhibit 4).
Resolution:
Proposal No. 2: Proposed by the Board of Directors Ratification of the Proposal for Distribution of Profits for Fiscal Year 2019 Explanation:
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The Company's 2019 net profit after tax is NTD$162,975,530. The Company set aside statutory reserve of NTD$16,297,553 (10% of the net profit) in accordance with the applicable law and the Articles of Association of the Company, and special reserve in the amount of NT$379,863,511. Together with the increase on the retained earnings due to the investment adjustment for the investment used the equity method and the undistributed earnings of NT$5,988,203 at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2019, the total distributable earnings is NT$547,819,804.
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It is proposed to set aside NTD$52,808,760 from the distributable net profit of 2019 to distribute NTD$0.5 per share to shareholders as cash dividend. The distribution of cash dividend will be calculated by the method of “rounding down the digits below dollar”, and the amount of less than one dollar will be counted as the other income of the Company. After the ratification of this proposal in the Annual General Meeting, it is proposed that the Board is authorized with full power to take any actions that may be required in connection with the related issues of dividend distribution.
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It is proposed to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to set the record date, distribution date and to handle other relevant matters after the proposal is approved in the Annual General Meeting. It is further proposed to authorize the Chairman with full power to handle relevant matters if the distribution ratio needs to be adjusted due to purchase of the Company's shares by the Company, transfer, cancellation of the treasury shares, conversion of convertible bonds, or exercise of employee stock options.
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Profit Distribution Table for Fiscal Year 2019 is attached hereto as Exhibit 8. Please refer to page50.
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3. Matters for Discussion
Proposal No. 1: Proposed by the Board of Directors Proposal for the amendment of the Articles of Association of the Company. Explanation:
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Due to the amendments to the Shareholders Rights Protection Checklist announced by the Taiwan Stock Exchange on December 25, 2019 (Tai-Zheng-Shang-Er-Zi No. 1080023568), it is proposed that the current Articles of Association be amended by replacing in its entirety with the revised Articles of Association.
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The revised Articles of Association and the comparison table for the amendments are attached hereto as Exhibit 9. Please refer to pages 51~112.
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It is proposed that the Registered Office of the Company be and is hereby authorized and instructed to arrange for the requisite filing to be done at the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.
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This proposed shall be resolved by special resolution.
Resolution:
Discussion No. 2: Proposed by the Board of Directors
Proposal for the amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings of the Company. Explanation:
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Due to the amendments to the Taiwan Company Act, the ruling issued by the Ministry of the Economics of Taiwan and the international regulations and the Company's actual operation need, it is proposed that the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings of the Company be amended.
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The comparison table for the amendments is attached hereto as Exhibit 10. Please refer to page 113~116.
Proposal No. 3: Proposed by the Board of Directors Proposal to amend the Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees of the Company. Explanation:
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Due to the Company's development and actual operation need, it is proposed to amend the Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees of the Company.
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The comparison table for the amendments is attached hereto as Exhibit11. Please refer to pages 117~121.
Proposal No. 4: Proposed by the Board of Directors Proposal to amend the Procedures for Landing of Company Funds of the Company. Explanation:
- Due to the Company's development and actual operation need, it is proposed to amend
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the Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees of the Company.
- The comparison table for the amendments is attached hereto as Exhibit 12. Please refer to pages122~125.
Proposal No. 5: Proposed by the Board of Directors Private Placements of securities of the Company
Explanation:
- For the purpose of strengthening operation capital, enhancement of financial structure, offshore material procurement and capital expenditure as well as meeting the Company’s long term capital demands, the Company intends to seek authorization from the shareholders meeting for the Board of Directors to issue ordinary shares or unsecured convertible bonds by private placement. The Board of Directors is authorized to proceed the private placement within one year of the shareholders meeting by privately placing either the ordinary shares or unsecured convertible bonds (or combination of both) in accordance with Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act.
Explanation of related matters for this private placement of securities is as follows.
- Types of Private Placement Securities:
(1) Private placement of ordinary shares: Total number of the shares shall not exceed the 20 million shares, with par value of NTD10 per share.
(2) Private placement of unsecured convertible bonds: Total amount shall not exceed NTD1.5 billion (with par value of NTD100,000 each bond certificate).
- The basis and reasonableness of the private placement pricing:
A. For the private placement of ordinary shares
(1) Basis of price:
The simple average closing price of the ordinary shares for either the 1, 3, or 5 business days before the price determination date, after adjustment for any distribution of stock dividends, cash dividends or capital reduction, or the simple average closing price of the ordinary shares for the 30 business days before the price determination date, after adjustment for any distribution of stock dividends, cash dividends, or capital reduction, which is higher.
(2) Pricing Principle: Pricing for this private placement of ordinary shares is based on the principle that actual price for this private offering is not lower than 80% of reference price. Subject to the above percentage, it is hereby intended to request shareholders’ meeting to authorize Board of Directors to determine the price accordingly based on future situation of specific individual and market condition.
(3) Reasonableness of Pricing: Actual price for this private offering is by reference of the Company’s stock price, and in compliance with requirements prescribed in “Guidelines for Listed Company’s Conducting of Private Offering of Securities.” As such, the price shall be considered as reasonable .
(4) The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to determine actual pricing day based on future market conditions when specific individuals are approached accordingly.
B. For the private placement of unsecured convertible bonds
(1) Basis of private offering price:
Basis for Pricing: Base price utilized to calculate conversion price for unsecured convertible bonds of this private offering shall be determined in accordance with the higher one of the following two basis prices:
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i. Simple arithmetic mean calculated from one of ordinary share closing prices for 1, 3, or 5 business days prior to the pricing day after adjustment of distribution of stock dividend, cash dividend and capital reduction;
ii. Simple arithmetic mean of ordinary share closing prices for 30 business days prior to the pricing day after adjustment of stock dividend, cash dividend and capital reduction. Pricing Principles: Pricing basis for the conversion price of unsecured convertible bonds of this private placement shall not be lower than 80% of reference price aforementioned i, and shall not be lower than net value for each share on the latest financial statements.
Reasonableness of Pricing: Actual price for convertible bond shall not be lower than 80% of reference price. This pricing principle complies with regulations stipulated in “Directions for Public Companies Conducting Private Placement of Securities” as well as market pricing practices. As such, the price shall be considered as reasonable.
Actual pricing date and actual conversion price will be submitted to shareholder’s meeting to authorize the Board of Directors to, within the scope of the above percentage, determine accordingly based on future specific individual approaching situation and market conditions.
- Measure, Purpose and Necessity for Selecting Private Placement Specific Individuals and Expected Benefits:
Specific individuals will be selected in accordance with Article 43-6 of Securities and Exchange Act and requirements prescribed in Financial Supervisory Commission’s order dated June 13, 2002 under reference of (91)Tai-Cai-Zheng-Yi-Tze No. 0910003455. All securities in this private placement project will be purchased by strategic investors. As of today, the Company has not approached any strategic investors. It is hereby intended to authorize Board of Directors to approach accordingly after this proposal is approved by shareholders’ meeting.
(1) Measure and Purpose of Selection: For selection of investors, individuals capable of generating benefits to the Company’s long-term development, competitiveness and existing shareholders’ equities shall enjoy priority during the selection.
(2) Necessity: For the purpose of responding to the Company’s long-term operation planning, enhancing operation performance and strengthening financial structure as well as considering enhancement of stability for management level, introducing strategic investor’s capital during this private placement shall be able to assist in the Company’s operation and business development, improve the Company’s overall operation quality and strengthen cohesiveness towards the Company. Accordingly, there is indeed a necessity to introduce strategic investors.
(3) Expected Benefits: It is expected to enhance the Company’s competitiveness, facilitate stable growth to the Company’s operation and benefits to shareholder’s equities.
- Reasons for Conducting Private Placement:
(1) Reason for Not Conducting Public Offering: In consideration that private offering measures are more timely and convenient as well as to respond to the Company’s development of introducing strategic investors, it is hereby necessary to conduct accordingly through private placement measures.
(2) Amount for Private Placement: It is hereby intended to conduct private Placement of ordinary shares within the number of 20 million shares; Private placement of unsecured convertible bonds: Total amount shall not exceed NTD1.5 billion (with par value of NTD100,000 for each bond certificate).
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- (3) Private Placement Capital Utilization and Expected Benefits:
a) Utilization of Capital: Capital will be utilized for one or multiple purposes of enhancement of operation fund, repayment of bank loan, offshore purchase of material, capital expenditure and other fund demands for the Company’s long-term development.
b) Expected Benefits: Through injection of strategic investor’s capital, the Company’s will be capable of lowering financial costs and capital pressure from the Company’s operation and capital expenditure as well as enhancing its financial structure.
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Securities for this private placement shall not be transferred freely within 3 years starting from delivery date except for special circumstances stipulated in Article 43-8 of Securities and Exchange Act. The Company also intends to request shareholders’ meeting to authorize the Board of Directors to, after 3 years of the delivery date of ordinary shares from this private placement, determine, based on situations at that time, if it wants to apply for approval letter from the Taiwan Stock Exchange confirming that the private placement ordinary shares complies with listing standards, and then file with the competent authority of Republic of China for public offering of those private placement ordinary shares. Obligation and rights for ordinary shares from this private placement or the Company’s ordinary shares converted from unsecured convertible bonds of this private placement are same as the ones for the Company’s originally issued ordinary shares.
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Other than the percentage mentioned above, major contents for this private placement project (including, actual price, number of shares, offer terms, offer time, project items, buy-back conditions, selling-back conditions, project items, capital utilization schedule, expected benefits generated and all other matters regarding this project are hereby intended to , upon the approval of the shareholders in this shareholders meeting, authorize Board of Directors to adjust, establish and conduct accordingly depending on market conditions. Going forward, the Board of Directors is also authorized with full discretion on handling matters of amendments of this private placement project upon instructions from competent authority of the Republic of China, or changes made based on operation assessment or needs from objective environment.
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In addition to aforementioned scope of authorization, it is hereby intended to request shareholders’ meeting to authorize the Company’s chairman or his/her designated person to represent the Company to sign, negotiate, change all agreements and documents related to this private placement project. Meanwhile, the chairman is also authorized to handle all matters needed but not prescribed herein for the Company regarding this private placement project.
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Pursuant to Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the request information in respect of the Company's proposal relating to this private placement project are disclosed in the Market Observation Post System (http://mops.twse.com.tw/) and the website of the Company (http://www.ygget.com)
Resolution:
4.Election
Proposal No. 1 by Board of Directors
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Proposal to elect one director.
Explanation:
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Originally, directors elected (including independent directors) for this term are 11 seats. Due to Mr. Tsai, Chin-Wu’s resignation, the Company proposes to elect one director to meet the needs for operation. This election will adopt candidate nomination method.
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Term for the newly-elected director shall commence from June 19, 2020 and end on June 19, 2022.
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The education, work experience, and number of shares held by the candidate are as follows:
| follows: | |||
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| Name | Education | Work experience | Number of shares held by the candidates |
| PJ Asset Management Co.,Ltd |
NA | NA | 8,530,000 shares |
Election Result:
5.Other Matters
Proposal No. 1: Proposed by the Board of Directors Proposal for release the newly-elected Director from non-competition restriction Explanation:
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The Articles of Association of the Company provides that "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".
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Considering the business need, it is proposed that the newly-elected director is released from such non-competition restriction.
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This proposed shall be resolved by supermajority resolution.
| Directors | Company names and positions of concurrent employement |
|---|---|
| 寶佳資產管理股份有限公司 PJAssetManagement Co.,Ltd |
無/none |
Resolution:
6.Ad Hoc Motions
7. Adjournment
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III. Exhibits
Exhibit 1: 2019 Business Report
Business Report
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2019 Business Conditions
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(1) Business plan implementation results:
Yeong Guan Group’s 2019 consolidate revenue is NT$7.9 billion, 28% higher than the one for last year. Shipment quantities are 164,117 tons which are 23% higher than the ones for last year. As for profit, 2019 gross profit rate and operation net profit rate are 17% and 3% respectively; 2018 gross profit rate and operation net loss rate are 13% and 4% respectively. The consolidated net profit after tax amounted to NT$163,526,000, while profits increased by NT$437,599,000 compared to the previous year, EPS reached NT$1.54, increased by NT$4.02 compared to the previous year.
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Not applicable since 2019 financial forecasts were not made public.
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(3) Revenues, expenditures, and profitability analysis: Please refer to the consolidated income statement.
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(4) R&D conditions:
R&D expenses accounted for 2.8% of the net operating revenue in 2019. The Group will continue its research efforts and implement updates of its production technologies. The goal lies in the acceleration of new product development schedules and reduction of defect rates as well as the gradual enhancement of product development capabilities and technologies.
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Business Plan Overview
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Yeong Guan Group is a major global supplier of castings for wind turbines, plastic injection molding machinery, and industrial machinery. The Group possesses advanced process technologies and metallurgical engineering technologies with high technology content. It provides premium product quality coupled with stable delivery times and has therefore earned the trust and loyalty of its clients. The Group’s core competitiveness lies in its
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industry-leading production scale, detail-oriented foundry technologies, and vertical integration capabilities.
Group Development Strategy:
- (1) Short-term goals (1~2 years)
The output target for 2020 has been set at 196,000 tons in consideration of various factors including the global economic climate, the changing industry environment, market competition and supply and demand conditions, business development progress of new and existing customers worldwide, and the Group’s own production capacities.
In view of new growth trends generated by offshore wind power installations worldwide, the Taichung Harbor production base will be the key development project of the Group. In addition to the production of castings for large-scale offshore wind power installations, production capacities for injection molding and industrial machinery castings will also be increased. The Taichung Harbor project will be initiated in 2020 and relevant facilities are projected to be put into operation in 2022. Furthermore, planning and plant construction at the production base in Thailand will be expedited to facilitate the development of new markets and take advantage of the recently adopted official policy to attract investors to Thailand through preferential terms. Plant construction will be initiated in 2021 and is expected to last around two years.
- (2) Mid-term goals (3~5 years)
Upon putting into operation of the completed plants in the Taichung Harbor area and in Thailand, a gradual transition to stable mass production will be implemented. The global demand for offshore wind power is gradually rising. The Group is therefore steadily enhancing the production capacities and efficiency of its operations at Taichung Harbor coupled with a decrease of production costs to take maximum advantage of opportunities generated by a brisk demand for offshore wind turbine castings.
Production capacities at the production base in Thailand will be expanded to meet international market developments and customer demands. Emerging economies in Southeast Asia create competitive advantages in the field of population structure (a large percentage of young adults), low labor costs, and strategic location. In addition, the European, American, and Japanese customers of the Group have expressed a strong intention to expand their supply chain deployment to minimize risks in the wake of the Sino-American trade war that erupted last year and the coronavirus pandemic this year. This represents a prime opportunity for Yeong Guan to provide globalized services for its customers and ensure stable long-term growth of its production capacities.
- (3) Long-term goals (5~10 years)
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The following planning initiatives have been adopted to enhance group competitiveness, fulfill the group’s corporate social responsibility, and achieve the goal of sustainable operations:
Continued establishment of an EHS (environmental protection, occupational health, and industrial safety) system
Substantial progress has been achieved in the fields of employee participation, production safety, operating environment improvements, product quality enhancements, delivery time and idle working hour reductions, and employee compensation and benefit enhancements. The implementation of the EHS system helps strengthen plant staff cohesion, optimize internal management of the plant, enhance the group’s corporate image, and generate economic and social benefits. In the future, the Group will continue to improve work environments and labor conditions to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of its employees.
Promotion of green supply chain innovation
GSI (Green Supplier Initiative) is implemented in cooperation with General Electric to promote green supply chain innovation. The Group continues to replace outdated noise, dust, atmospheric, water treatment systems, lighting devices, excess heat recovery equipment and electric furnaces, digital management systems, and renewable energy equipment in a determined effort to promote green factories, advance toward the goal of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and turn into an eco-friendly company.
Digitized production management
MES (Manufacturing Execution System) is implemented to enhance the digitization standard of production management and lay the foundation for digital factories. The goal is to fully utilize the advanced management experiences of the Group in the casting industry to satisfy relevant requirements in the fields of planning, production, quality and equipment, realize transparency of production data and management, and achieve further enhancements in the field of accurate management.
Implementation of lean production management
The implementation framework of the EHS project and launch of MES and GSI projects is inextricably intertwined with on-site data optimization. Involved departments include production, technology, logistics, warehousing, planning, and quality. Lean production is based on system structure, staff organization, operation methods, and supply/demand considerations and is promoted in coordination with MES items. The goal is to ensure the capability of the production system to accommodate user needs in a rapid manner, streamline production processes by eliminating all unnecessary or superfluous elements, and
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strengthen production management models.
Promotion of talent training and inheritance
The Group designs relevant training programs in cooperation with General Electric to develop the capabilities of executives at all levels to solve problems in a proactive manner. Training contents are arranged in accordance with individual characteristics and work attributes to cultivate and stock up on outstanding management and technology talent and lay a solid foundation for Group sustainability.
In the future, the Group will continue to optimize its organizational management models in accordance with business policy planning. The goal is to gain a better understanding of customer needs, ensure a focus on customer values, upgrade the management and production capabilities of the organizational team, and implement ESG principles in an effort to perfect corporate governance. The Group aims to fulfill its CSR (corporate social responsibility) and maximize values with sustainability as the key objective.
We would like to avail ourselves of this opportunity to express our gratitude for your feedback and suggestions and look forward to your continued support and encouragement. We wish all shareholders good health and success!
Chairman: President: Chief accountant:
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Exhibit 2: 2019 Audit Committee’s Review Report
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited
永冠能源科技集團有限公司
Audit Report of the Audit Committee
To: Annual General Meeting for Year 2020
The Board of Directors has prepared and submitted to the Audit Committee the Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements and Profits Distribution proposal.
The above Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements and Profits Distribution proposal have been examined and determined to be correct and accurate. This Report is duly submitted in accordance with applicable laws.
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 永冠能源科技集團有限公
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The Convener of the Audit Committee:
March 12, 2020
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Exhibit 3: The Status of the Company’s 1st & 2nd Issue of Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds in Taiwan for Fiscal Year of 2020
Current Status of Com an Bonds p y
| Type of Corporate Bond | Type of Corporate Bond | 1stIssue of DomesticUnsecured Convertible Bonds |
2ndIssue of Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bonds |
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| Issue(offer)Date | June 3,2014 | August 18,2015 | |
| Denomination | NTD$100,000 each | NTD$100,000 each | |
| Issuingand Traction Place | Taipei Exchange | Taipei Exchange | |
| IssuingPrice | fullyissued atparprice | fullyissued atparprice | |
| Total Amount | NTD$1,500,000,000 | NTD$2,500,000,000 | |
| Interest Rate | 0% | 0% | |
| Deadline | 5-yearperiod;Due Date: June 3,2019 | 5-yearperiod;Due Date: August 18,2020 | |
| Guarantee Agency | None | None | |
| Trustee | Trusts Department of Land Bank of Taiwan | Trusts Department of Land Bank of Taiwan | |
| Underwriter | KGI Securities Co. LTD. | KGI Securities Co. LTD. | |
| Certified Lawyer | Attorney Tian-Hsiang Song from Lee an Li Attorneys-At-Law |
Attorney Ya-Hsien Wang from Lee an Li Attorneys-At-Law |
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| Certified Accountant | Deloitte Touche Accountants Dong-fongLee and Zhe-li Gong |
Deloitte Touche Accountants Dong-fongLee and Zhe-li Gong |
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| Payback method | Except for redemption by the company or the exercise of put option or conversion by the bondholders , the sum to be repaid at maturity will include the face amount of the bonds plus coupon payment at 105.10% of the par value (annual yield is about 1%) in a one-off cash payment. |
Except for redemption by the company or or the exercise of put option or conversion by the bondholders, the sum to be repaid at maturity will include the face amount of the bonds plus coupon payment at 102.53.% of the par value (annual yield is about 0.5%) in a one-off cash payment. |
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| OutstandingPrinciples | NTD$ — | NTD$6,400,000 | |
| Provisions of redemption and prepayment | Please refer to the issuance and conversion plan. |
Please refer to the issuance and conversion plan. |
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| Restrictions | None | None | |
| Credit rating agency, credit rating date, and corporate bond rating results |
None | None | |
| Other rights |
Converted (exchanged or subscribed) common shares, global depository receipts, or amount of other securities. |
As of June 3 2019, a total of NT$1,354,900,000 have been converted into 8,928,504 ordinary shares of a face value of NT$10 each. |
No conversion has occurred as of April 21, 2020. |
| Issuance and conversion (exchange or subscription) procedures |
Please refer to the market observation post system for bond issuance information |
Please refer to the market observation post system for bond issuance information |
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| Issuance and conversion, exchange and subscription, possible dilution on stock equity and impact on shareholder’s equity from issuance conditions |
Not applicable | According to the current conversion price of NTD$195.1, if all bonds are converted to common shares, 471,040 shares need to be issued. The impact on shareholders’ equity is limited so far. |
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| Commissioned agency for exchanged object | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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Exhibit 4: Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles”
Modified Articles Existing Articles Explanation Article 5 (Polices) Article 5 (Polices) The Board has approved the anti-bribery management The Company shall abide by the operational The Company shall abide by the operational policy of the organization philosophies of honesty, transparency and philosophies of honesty, transparency and with reference to Item 3.7 responsibility, base policies on the principle of responsibility, base policies on the principle of and 5.1.1 of ISO37001 good faith and obtain approval from the board good faith and establish good corporate Anti-bribery management of directors, and establish good corporate governance and risk control and management systems. Some additional governance and risk control and management mechanism so as to create an operational wording has been added mechanism so as to create an operational environment for sustainable development. environment for sustainable development. Article 7 (Scope of Prevention Programs) Article 7 (Scope of Prevention Programs) 1. The first paragraph has been amended with The Company shall establish a risk assessment ~~When establishing the prevention programs,~~ reference to Paragraph mechanism against unethical conduct, analyze the company shall analyze which business 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 which and assess on a regular basis business activities within their business scope which stipulate that the activities within their business scope which are possibly at a higher risk of being involved Organization shall are at a higher risk of being involved in in an unethical conduct ~~, and strengthen the~~ regularly assess bribery unethical conduct, and establish prevention ~~preventive measures~~ . risks and the adequacy and programs accordingly and review their The prevention programs adopted by the effectiveness of existing adequacy and effectiveness on a regular basis. company shall at least include preventive control and management It is advisable for the Company to refer measures against the following: methods and establish to prevailing domestic and foreign standards 1. Offering and acceptance of bribes. criteria for evaluating its or guidelines in establishing the prevention 2. Illegal political donations. level of bribery risk programs, which shall at least include 3. Improper charitable donations or 2. Universal standards and preventive measures against the following: sponsorship. guidelines in Taiwan and 1. Offering and acceptance of bribes. 4. Offering or acceptance of unreasonable abroad (e.g., ISO37001, 2. Illegal political donations. presents or hospitality, or other improper GRI 205: Anti-Corruption 3. Improper charitable donations or benefits. 2016, the 3rd Edition of sponsorship. 5. Misappropriation of trade secrets and the Business Principles for 4. Offering or acceptance of unreasonable infringement of trademark rights, patent Countering Bribery presents or hospitality, or other improper rights, copyrights, and other intellectual released by Transparency benefits. property rights. International in 2013) 5. Misappropriation of trade secrets and 6. Engaging in unfair competitive provide a reference that infringement of trademark rights, patent practices. facilitates adoption of an rights, copyrights, and other intellectual 7. Damage directly or indirectly caused to ethical corporate property rights. the rights or interests, health, or safety of (anti-bribery) management 6. Engaging in unfair competitive practices. consumers or other stakeholders in the mechanism and 7. Damage directly or indirectly caused to course of research and development, implementation of an the rights or interests, health, or safety of procurement, manufacture, provision, or ethical (anti-bribery) consumers or other stakeholders in the sale of products and services. corporate culture. The course of research and development, second paragraph has been procurement, manufacture, provision, or revised and amended sale of products and services. accordingly. gly. ly. y. . Article 8 (Commitment and Exercise) Article 8 (Commitment and Exercise) 1.The first paragraph has
- Universal standards and guidelines in Taiwan and abroad (e.g., ISO37001, GRI 205: Anti-Corruption 2016, the 3rd Edition of the Business Principles for Countering Bribery released by Transparency International in 2013) provide a reference that facilitates adoption of an ethical corporate (anti-bribery) management mechanism and implementation of an ethical (anti-bribery) corporate culture. The second paragraph has been revised and amended accordingly. gly. ly. y. . 1.The first paragraph has been revised and amended
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| The Company shall request their directors and senior management to issue a statement of compliance with the ethical management policy and require in the terms of employment that employees comply with such policy. The Company and their respective business group shall clearly specify in their rules and external documents and onthe company websitethe ethical corporate management policies and the commitment by the board of directors and senior management on rigorous and thorough implementation of such policies, and shall carry out the policies in internal management and in commercial activities. TWSE/GTSM listed companies shall compile documented information on the ethical management policy, statement, commitment and implementation mentioned in the first and second paragraphs and retain said information properly. |
The company and their respective business group shall clearly specify in their rules and external documents the ethical corporate management policies and the commitment by the board of directors and the management on rigorous and thorough implementation of such policies, and shall carry out the policies in internal management and in commercial activities. |
with reference to ISO 37001, Paragraph 7.2.2.2, Item c), which stipulates that the Organization shall request senior managers and directors to issue statements of compliance with anti-bribery policies and Paragraph 7.2.2.1, Item a), which stipulates that the Organization shall require in the terms of employment that employees comply with such policy. 2.The third paragraph was revised and amended with reference to ISO 37001 provisions stipulating that the Organization shall compile and properly retain documents on policies and procedures related to the anti-bribery management mechanism and implementation thereof |
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| Article 17 (Organization and Responsibilities) The directors, supervisors, managers, employees, mandataries, and substantial controllers of 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 corporate management policies. To achieve sound ethical corporate management, the Company shall establish a dedicated unit that is under the board of directors and avail itself ofadequate resources and staff itself with competent personnel, 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(at least once a year): 1. Assisting in incorporating ethics and moral values into the company's business strategy and adopting appropriate prevention measures against corruption |
Article 17 (Organization and Responsibilities) The directors, supervisors, managers, employees, mandataries, and substantial controllers of 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 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 be in 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 |
1.The second paragraph of this Article has been amended with reference to ISO 37001, Paragraph 5.3.2 which stipulates that the Organization shall provide the dedicated unit in charge of anti-bribery with adequate resources and qualified personnel and Article 9.4 which stipulates that said dedicated unit shall report to the board of directors at least once a year 2.In line with the amendment to Article 7, Paragraph 1, the provisions set forth in Paragraph 2, Clause 2 of this Article have been revised and the wording has been adjusted accordingly. It is now prescribed that major duties of the dedicated unit in charge of ethical corporate management |
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | |
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| and malfeasance to ensure ethical | requirements of laws and regulations. | |
| management in compliance with the | 2. Adopting programs to prevent unethical | |
| requirements of laws and regulations. | conduct and setting out in each program | |
| 2. | Analyzing and assessing on a regular | the standard operating procedures and |
| basis the risk of involvement in unethical | conduct guidelines with respect to the | |
| conduct within the business scope, | company's operations and business. | |
| adopting accordingly programs toprevent | ||
| unethical conduct,andsetting out in each | ||
| program the standard operating | ||
| procedures and conduct guidelines with | ||
| respect to the company's operations and | ||
| business. |
Explanation
shall include regular analysis and assessments of the risk of unethical conduct within the business scope.
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Planning the internal organization, 3. Planning the internal organization, structure, and allocation of structure, and allocation of responsibilities and setting up responsibilities and setting up check-and-balance mechanisms for check-and-balance mechanisms for mutual supervision of the business mutual supervision of the business activities within the business scope which activities within the business scope which are possibly at a higher risk for unethical are possibly at a higher risk for unethical conduct. conduct.
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Promoting and coordinating awareness and educational activities with respect to ethics policy.
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Developing a whistle-blowing system and ensuring its operating effectiveness.
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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.
Article 20 (Accounting and Internal Audit)
The Company shall establish effective accounting systems and internal control systems for business activities possibly at a higher risk of being involved in an unethical conduct, not have under-the-table accounts or keep secret accounts, and conduct reviews regularly so as to ensure that the design and enforcement of the systems are showing results.
The internal audit unit of the Company shall, based on the results of assessment of the risk of involvement in unethical conduct, devise relevant audit plans, including auditees, audit scope, audit items, audit frequency, etc., and examine accordingly the compliance with the prevention programs. The internal audit unit may engage a certified public accountant to carry out the audit, and may engage professionals to assist if necessary.
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Promoting and coordinating awareness and educational activities with respect to ethics policy.
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Developing a whistle-blowing system and ensuring its operating effectiveness.
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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.
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Article 20 (Accounting and Internal Audit)
The Company shall establish effective accounting systems and internal control systems for business activities possibly at a higher risk of being involved in an unethical conduct, not have under-the-table accounts or keep secret accounts, and conduct reviews regularly so as to ensure that the design and enforcement of the systems are showing results.
The internal audit unit of the Company shall ~~periodically~~ examine the company's compliance with th ~~e foregoing systems~~ and ~~prepare audit reports and submit the same to the board of directors.~~ The internal audit unit may engage a certified public accountant to carry out the audit, and may engage professionals to assist if necessary.
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1.The second paragraph has been amended with reference to ISO 37001 Article 9.2 which stipulates that internal audits of the anti-bribery management system
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2.The third paragraph has been revised and amended with reference to ISO 37001, Paragraph 9.2.2, Clause d, which stipulates that it shall be ensured that audit results are reported to anti-bribery management system personnel, senior managers, and the board of directors.
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| The results of examination in the preceding paragraph shall be reported to senior management and the ethical management dedicated unit and put down in writing in the form of an audit report to be submitted to the board of directors. |
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| Article 23 (Whistle-blowing System) 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 the whistle-blowing system. Any tip involving a director or senior management 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. Follow-up measures to be adopted depending on the severity of the circumstances after investigations of cases reported are completed. Where necessary, a case shall be reported to the competent authority or referred to the judicial authority. 4. Documentation of case acceptance, investigation processes, investigation results, and relevant documents. 5. Confidentiality of the identity of whistle-blowers and the content of reported cases,and an undertaking regarding anonymous reporting. 6. Measures for protecting whistle-blowers from inappropriate disciplinary actions due to their whistle-blowing. 7. 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. |
Article 23 (Whistle-blowing System) 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 company insiders and outsiders 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 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. |
1. Paragraph 1, Clause 3 has been added and Clauses 3-6 of the prevision version are now listed as Clauses 4-7 with reference to ISO 37001, Annex A.18.8, which stipulates that the Organization shall adopt appropriate follow-up measures upon completion of investigations of reported bribery cases. 2. The wording of Article 1, Clause 2 has been revised to ensure unified terminology. 3. Paragraph 1 has been amended and relevant provisions have been moved to Clause 5 with reference to ISO 37001, Paragraph 8.9, Clause c), which stipulates that anonymous reporting shall be allowed. |
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| Article 27 Implementation and Revision 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 the supervisors and reported at a shareholders' meeting. The same procedure shall be followed when the principles have been amended. When the Company submits its ethical corporate management best practice principles to the board of directors for discussion pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions. Any objections or reservations of any independent director 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 objections 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 principles were ratified by the board of directors on October 14, 2011. The 2nd version of these principles was ratified by the board of directors on March 13, 2015. The 3rd version of these principles was ratified by the board of directors on November 7,2019. |
Article 27 Implementation and Revision 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 the supervisors and reported at a shareholders' meeting. The same procedure shall be followed when the principles have been amended. ~~Where the Company has appointed~~ ~~independent directors,~~when the ethical corporate management best 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. These principles were ratified by the board of directors on October 14, 2011. The 2nd version of these principles was ratified by the board of directors on March 13, 2015. |
1. The wording in the second paragraph has been revised in consideration of the appointment of independent directors to ensure conformity with practical operations. 2. Addition of an amendment history |
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Exhibit 5 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct”
| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| Article 5 (Responsible unitand duty) The Company shall designate the Audit Office as the solely responsible unit (hereinafter, "responsible unit")under the board of directors and avail itself of adequate resources and staff itself with competent personneland 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 be in charge of the following mattersand shall report to the board of directors on a regular basis(at least once a year) 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 risk for unethical conduct. 4. Promoting and coordinating awareness and educational activities with respect to ethics policy. 5. Developing a whistle-blowing system and |
Article 5 (Responsible unit) The Company shall designate the Audit Office as the solely responsible unit (hereinafter, "responsible unit") and 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 submit regular reports to the board of directors |
The heading of this article and introductory provisions have been revised and amended pursuant to the amendment to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, which stipulate that the Organization shall provide the dedicated unit in charge of anti-bribery with adequate resources and qualified personnel and that said dedicated unit shall report to the board of directors at least once a year. These principles also prescribe that major duties of the dedicated unit shall include regular analysis and assessments of the risk of unethical conduct within the business scope. |
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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| 6. 7. |
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 Compilation of documented information on the ethical management policy, compliance statements, and implementation commitments and conditions and proper retention of said information. |
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| Article 11 (Recusal) When the Company director , supervisor, officer or other stakeholder attending or present at a board meeting, or the juristic person represented thereby, has a stake ina proposal at the meeting, that director, supervisor, officer or stakeholder shall state the important aspects of the stake in the meeting and, where there is a likelihood that the interests of the Company would be prejudiced, may not participate in the discussion or vote on that proposal, shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion and voting, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy on behalf of another director. The directors shall exercise discipline among themselves, and may not support each other in an inappropriate manner. Where the spouse, a blood relative within the second degree of kinship of a director, or any company which has a controlling or subordinate relation with a director has interests in the matters under discussion in the meeting of the preceding paragraph, such director shall be deemed to have a personal interest in the matter. If in the course of conducting company business, any personnel of the Company discovers that apotential conflict of interest |
Article 11 (Recusal) When the Company director , supervisor, officer or other stakeholder attending or present at a board meeting, or the juristic person represented thereby, has a stake i~~n a proposal at~~ ~~the meeting ,~~that director, supervisor, officer or stakeholder shall state the important aspects of the stake in the meeting and, where there is a likelihood that the interests of the Company would be prejudiced, may not participate in the discussion or vote on that proposal, shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion and voting, and may not exercise voting rights as proxy on behalf of 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 apotential conflict of interest |
The wording in the second paragraph has been revised as required pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 1 of the Regulations Governing Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings of Public Companies It is now clearly stipulated that Where the spouse, a blood relative within the second degree of kinship of a director, or any company which has a controlling or subordinate relation with a director has interests in the matters under discussion in a meeting, such director shall be deemed to have a personal interest in the matter. Thispassage is now |
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | ||
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| 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. |
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. |
listed as Paragraph 3. The original Paragraph 3 is now listed as Paragraph 4. |
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| Article 13 (Prohibition againstunfair competition) The Company shall follow the Fair Trade Act and applicable competition laws and regulations when engaging in business activities, 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. |
Article 13 (Prohibition against~~disclosure of~~ ~~confidential information)~~ The Company shall follow the Fair Trade Act and applicable competition laws and regulations when engaging in business activities, 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. |
The heading of this Article has been revised pursuant to Article 15 of the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, which stipulates prohibition against unfair competition |
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| Article 14 (Preventing Products or Services from Damaging the Stakeholders) The Company shall collect and understand the applicable laws and regulations and international standards governing its products and services which it shall observe and gather and publish all guidelines to cause personnel of the Company to ensure the transparency of information about, and safety of, the products and services in the course of their research and development, procurement, manufacture, provision, or sale of products and services. The Company shall adopt and publish on its website a policy on the protection of the rights and interests of consumers or other stakeholders |
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 party from using such~~ ~~information to engage in insider trading~~. |
This article has been formulated pursuant to Article 16 of the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, which stipulates that the Organization shall prevent its products and services from damaging the rights, interests, and safety of stakeholders. The original content has |
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| to prevent its products and services from directly or indirectly damaging the rights and interests, health, and safety of consumers or other stakeholders. Where there are media reports, or 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, within 90 days, recall those products or suspend the services, verify the facts and present a review and improvement plan. The responsible unit of the Company shall report the event as in the preceding paragraph, actions taken, and subsequent reviews and corrective measures taken to the board of directors. |
been merged with Article 15. |
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| Article 15 (Prohibition against insider trading and Non-disclosure agreement) 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 party from using such information to engage in insider trading. Personnel are also prohibited from divulging undisclosed information to any other party, in order to prevent other party from using such information to engage in insider trading. Any organization or person outside of the Company that is involved in any merger, demerger, acquisition and share transfer, major memorandum of understanding, strategic alliance, other business partnership plan, or the signing of a major contract by the Company shall be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement in which they undertake not to disclose to any other party any trade secret or other material information of the Company acquired as a result,and that theymaynot use |
Article 15 (Non-disclosure agreement) Personnel are also prohibited from divulging undisclosed information to any other party, in order to prevent other party from using such information to engage in insider trading. Any organization or person outside of the Company that is involved in any merger, demerger, acquisition and share transfer, major memorandum of understanding, strategic alliance, other business partnership plan, or the signing of a major contract by the Company shall be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement in which they undertake not to disclose to any other party any trade secret or other material information of the Company acquired as a result,and that theymaynot use |
The heading and content of this article has been revised and amended. Paragraph 1 is the original Article 14 stipulating prohibition against insider trading. The original Paragraph 1 is now listed as Paragraph 2. |
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| such information without the prior consent of the Company. |
such information without the prior consent of the Company. |
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| Article 16 (Announcement policy of ethical management to outside parties andcompliance therewith) The Company shall request their directors and senior management to issue a statement of compliance with the ethical management policy and require in the terms of employment that employees comply with such policy. 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. |
The newly added Paragraph 1 stipulates the Organization shall request its directors and senior managers to issue statements of compliance with the athical management policy and require in the terms of employment that employees comply with such policy, The original Paragraph 1 is now listed as Paragraph 2. |
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| Article 21 (Handling of unethical conduct by personnel of the Company) As an incentive to insiders and outsiders for informing of unethical or unseemly conduct, the Company will grant a reward of not more than NT$100,000 depending the seriousness of the circumstance concerned. Insiders having made a false report or malicious accusation shall be subject to disciplinary action and be removed from office if the circumstance concerned is material. The Company shall internally establish and publicly announce on its website and the intranet, or provide through an independent external institution, an independent mailbox or hotline, for Company insiders and outsiders to submit reports. A whistleblower shall at least furnish the following information: 1. The whistleblower’s name and I.D. |
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.~~ ~~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 relevantprocedures and~~ |
The provisions set forth in this article have been revised and amended pursuant to Article 23 of the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, which stipulates that anonymous reporting shall be allowed and appropriate follow-up measures shall be adopted upon completion of investigations of reported cases. |
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| number, and an address, telephone number and e-mail address where it can be reached. 2. The informed party's name or other information sufficient to distinguish its identifying features. 3. Specific facts available for investigation. Company personnel handling whistle-blowing matters shall represent in writing they will keep the whistleblowers’identity and contents of information confidential. The Company also undertakes to protect the whistleblowers from improper treatment due to their whistle-blowing. The responsible unit of the Company shall observe the following procedure: 1. An information shall be reported to the department head if involving the rank and file and to an independent director or supervisor if involving a director or a senior executive. 2. The responsible unit of the Company and the department head or personnel being reported to in the preceding subparagraph shall immediately verify the facts and, where necessary, with the assistance of the legal compliance or other related department. 3. If a person being informed of is confirmed to have indeed violated the applicable laws and regulations or the Company's policy and regulations 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. 4. Documentation of case acceptance, investigation processes and investigation results shall be retained for five years and may be retained electronically. In the event of a suit in respect of the whistleblowing case before the retention period expires, the |
~~proposing corrective measures to prevent a~~ ~~recurrence of the same unethical conduct.~~ |
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relevant information shall continue to be retained until the conclusion of the litigation. With respect to a confirmed information, the Company shall charge relevant units with the task of reviewing the internal control system and relevant procedures and proposing corrective measures to prevent recurrence. The responsible unit of the Company shall submit to the board of directors a report on the whistleblowing case, actions taken, and subsequent reviews and corrective measures. |
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| Article 23 (Internal communication and establishment of a system for rewards, penalties, and complaints, and related disciplinary measures) The responsible unit of the Company shall organize one awareness session each year and arrange for the chairperson, general manager, or senior management to communicate the importance of ethics to its directors, employees, and mandataries. The Company shall link ethical management to employee performance evaluations and human resources policy, and establish clear and effective systems for rewards, penalties, and complaints. If any personnel of the Company seriously violates ethical conduct, the Company shall dismiss the personnel from his or her position or terminate his or her employment in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or the personnel policy and procedures of the Company. The Company shall disclose on its intranet information the name and title of the violator, the date and details of the violation, and the actions taken in response. |
Article 23 (Establishment of a system for rewards, penalties, and complaints, and related disciplinary measures) The Company shall link ethical management to employee performance evaluations and human resources policy, and establish clear and effective systems for rewards, penalties, and complaints. If any personnel of the Company seriously violates ethical conduct, the Company shall dismiss the personnel from his or her position or terminate his or her employment in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or the personnel policy and procedures of the Company. The Company shall disclose on its intranet information the name and title of the violator, the date and details of the violation, and the actions taken in response. |
Addition of a provision stipulating internal communication to Paragraph 1 of this article The original Paragraph 1 is now listed as Paragraph 2. The original Paragraph 2 is now listed as Paragraph 3. The original Paragraph 3 is now listed as Paragraph 4. |
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Modified Articles
These Procedures and Guidelines, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after adoption by resolution of the board of directors, and shall be reported to the audit committee and shareholders meeting. The same procedure shall be followed when these Procedures and Guidelines have been amended.
When these Procedures and Guidelines are submitted to the board of directors for discussion, each independent director's opinions shall be taken into full consideration, and their objections and reservations expressed shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting. An independent director that is unable to attend a board meeting in person to express objection or reservation shall provide a written opinion before the board meeting unless there is a legitimate reason to do otherwise, and the opinion shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.
Provisions governing supervisors set forth in these Procedures and Guidelines shall apply mutatis mutandis to audit committee members. These Procedures and Guidelines were ratified by the board of directors on October 14, 2011. The 2[nd] version of these Procedures and Guidelines was ratified by the board of directors on March 13, 2015.
Existing Articles
These Procedures and Guidelines, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after adoption by resolution of the board of directors, and shall be reported to the audit committee and shareholders meeting. The same procedure shall be followed when these Procedures and Guidelines have been amended.
~~Where the Company has appointed independent directors~~ , when these Procedures and Guidelines are submitted to the board of directors for discussion, each independent director's opinions shall be taken into full consideration, and their objections and reservations expressed shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting. An independent director that is unable to attend a board meeting in person to express objection or reservation shall provide a written opinion before the board meeting unless there is a legitimate reason to do otherwise, and the opinion shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.
Provisions governing supervisors set forth in these Procedures and Guidelines shall apply mutatis mutandis to audit committee members. These Procedures and Guidelines were ratified by the board of directors on October 14, 2011. The 2[nd] version of these Procedures and Guidelines was ratified by the board of directors on March 13, 2015.
Explanation
second paragraph has been amended in consideration of the appointment of independent directors by the Company and an amendment history has been added to ensure conformity with practical operations.
The 3[rd] version of these Procedures and Guidelines was ratified by the board of directors on March 12, 2020.
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Exhibit 6 : Explanations on the Company’s 2015 Issuance of New Shares from Capital Increase by Cash and Changes of Capital Utilization Plan for the 2[nd] Republic of China Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bond
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. Explanations on the Company’s 2015 Issuance of New Shares from Capital Increase by Cash and Changes of Capital Utilization Plan for the 2[nd] Republic of China Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bond
| of Capital Utilizatio | of Capital Utilizatio | n Plan for the 2ndRepublic of China Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bond | n Plan for the 2ndRepublic of China Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bond | n Plan for the 2ndRepublic of China Domestic Unsecured Convertible Bond |
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| Date of Board of Directors’ Approval |
Original Plan Approval Date: June 2nd, 2015 Amended Plan Approval Date: March 12th,2020 |
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| Reasons of Amendment |
For the purpose of working with wind power product localization schedule and responding to delivery schedule for customer’s orders, the Company is expected to build up Taichung factory aggressively in order to increase shareholder’s equity. Therefore,amendments are made to the capital utilizationplan. |
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| Project Items and Amounts |
Before Amendment |
Buildingof Factory | NTD1,500,000 Thousand Dollars | |
| Purchase of Machine & Equipment | NTD1,386,182 Thousand Dollars | |||
| Enhancement of Operation Fund | NTD463,818 Thousand Dollars | |||
| After Amendment |
Buildingof Factory | NTD2,861,906 Thousand Dollars | ||
| Purchase of Machine & Equipment | NTD2,366,064 Thousand Dollars | |||
| Enhancement of Operation Fund | NTD463,818 Thousand Dollars | |||
| Difference | The Company mainly added NTD1,784,691 Thousand Dollars and NTD557,097 Thousand Dollars to NTD341,391 Thousand Dollars and NTD148,957 Thousand Dollars respectively, which are residual undisbursed funds from the project of factory building and purchase of machines and equipment, in order to meet the needs of fund for factorybuildingandpurchase of equipment in TaichungPlant. |
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| Expected Benefits |
Before Amendment |
Building of Factory and Purchase of Machine & Equipment |
For the purpose of preparing for future business growth, development of large wind turbine generator sets as well as plans of investment in Taiwan, NTD1,500,000 thousand dollars and NTD1,386,182 thousand dollars from this fund raising plan are expected to be used for building of factory and purchase of machine and equipment respectively. With this, it is expected that operating revenues from 2016 to 2024 will be increased by NTD20,009,600 thousand dollars and NTD1,832,715 thousand dollars respectively. |
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| Enhancement of Operation Fund |
For the purpose of the Company’s gradual operation expansion, NTD463,818 thousand dollars obtained from this fund raising will be utilized to enhance operation fund. This will replace a portion of bank loans in order to lower dependence on financial institutes. In addition to increase in long-term capital stability and strengthening in financial structure, this will also lower interest payments and enhance the Company’s middle and long term competiveness. With this, annual savings in capital cost is roughly NTD9,276 thousand dollars because this will be the cost in the event that aforementioned demands for capital are all satisfied with bank loans, and calculation is based on the Company’s average borrowing interest rate of 2% from financial institutes. |
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Building of Factory and Purchase of Machine & Equipment |
To work with localization development schedule for offshore wind power industry prescribed in Taichung Port “Establishment of Offshore Wind Power Industry Assembly Park” by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan as well as to meet customer’s demand for casting product order, the Company shall continue to proceed with its Taichung Casting Iron Factory building plan. From this fund raising project, NTD2,861,906 thousand dollars and NTD2,366,064 thousand dollars are expected to be utilized on factory building and purchase of machine and equipment. It is hereby expected that operating revenue will increase by NTD47,485,938 thousand dollars and operating profit will increase by NTD1,997,270 thousand dollars respectivelyfrom 2016 to 2034. |
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| Enhancement of Operation Fund |
For the purpose of gradual expansion of operation, the Company utilized NTD463,818 thousand dollars obtained from this capital raising to enhance operation fund which will replace a portion of bank loans in order to reduce dependence on financial institutes. In addition to increase in long-term capital stability and strengthening in financial structure, this will also lower interest payments and enhance the Company’s middle and long term competiveness. With this, annual savings in capital cost is roughly NTD9,276 thousand dollars because this will be the cost in the event that aforementioned demands for capital are all satisfied with bank loans, and calculation is based on the Company’s average borrowing interest rate of 2% from financial institutes. |
For the purpose of gradual expansion of operation, the Company utilized NTD463,818 thousand dollars obtained from this capital raising to enhance operation fund which will replace a portion of bank loans in order to reduce dependence on financial institutes. In addition to increase in long-term capital stability and strengthening in financial structure, this will also lower interest payments and enhance the Company’s middle and long term competiveness. With this, annual savings in capital cost is roughly NTD9,276 thousand dollars because this will be the cost in the event that aforementioned demands for capital are all satisfied with bank loans, and calculation is based on the Company’s average borrowing interest rate of 2% from financial institutes. |
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| Differences | 1. Factory Building and Purchase of Machine & Equipment: Compared with the ones before amendment, operating revenue is expected to increase by NTD27,476,338 thousand dollars and operating profit is expected to increase by NTD164,555 thousand dollars respectively from 2016 to 2034. 2. Enhancement of Operation Fund: Difference is 0 as compared with the one before amendment. |
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| This Amendment’s (Positive) or Negative Influence on Shareholder’s Equity |
There are increases over expected amounts for the Company’s project in factory building and purchase of machine and equipment. The reason is to work with localization development schedule for offshore wind power industry prescribed in Taichung Port “Establishment of Offshore Wind Power Industry Assembly Park” by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan as well as to meet customer’s demand for casting product order. This is expected to assist in increasingshareholders’ equity.。 |
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| Expected Schedule After Amendment & Completion Dates |
Please refer to appendix 1. | |||
| Execution Status As of Now | Building of Factory and Purchase of Machine & Equipment |
The Company has already changed capital utilization schedule for factory building and purchase of machine and equipment based on schedule of actual capital disbursement. As of end of 2019, NTD735,824 thousand dollars and NTD1,660,010 thousand dollars have already been invested in factory building and purchase of machine and equipment respectively. Actual accumulated execution performances (after amendment ofproject)are 25.71% and 70.16% |
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| respectively. Meanwhile, prior to amendment of project and as of end of 2019, undisbursed amounts for factory building and purchase of machine and equipment are NTD341,391 thousand dollars and NTD148,957 thousand dollars respectively and the total amount is NTD490,348 thousand dollars. Undisbursed capital is deposited in bank as savings. |
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| Enhancement of Operation Fund |
Execution for this item had already been completed in Q4 of 2015. |
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Appendix 1: Expected Schedule after Amendments & Completion Dates:
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Total Capital Needed |
Schedule of Expected Capital Utilization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||||||||||||
| Building of Factory | Q1 2022 |
2,861,906 | 0 |
20,801 | 13,453 | 2,927 | 14,149 | 5,037 |
98,036 | 109,959 | 66,942 | 94,936 | 47,581 | 25,000 | 47,929 |
26,365 |
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| Purchase of Machine & Equip. |
Q4 2022 |
2,366,064 | 0 |
362,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,666 |
147,428 | 350,561 | 91,564 | 286,095 | 76,871 | 46,574 | 56,170 |
63,669 |
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| Enhancement of Operation Fund |
Q4 2015 |
463,818 | 400,000 | 63,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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| Total | 5,691,788 | 400,000 | 446,872 | 13,453 | 2,927 | 14,149 | 19,703 |
245,464 | 460,520 | 158,506 | 381,031 | 124,452 | 71,574 | 104,099 |
90,034 |
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| Project Items |
Expected Completion Dates |
Total Capital Needed |
Schedule of Expected Capital Utilization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Building of Factory | Q1 2022 |
2,861,906 | 92,305 |
33,422 | 6,839 | 30,143 | 72,000 |
140,328 | 255,904 |
320,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
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| Purchase of Machine & Equip. |
Q4 2022 |
2,366,064 | 11,728 |
52,751 | 68,076 | 31,604 | 0 |
0 | 42,273 | 111,619 | 92,004 | 100,332 | 128,025 |
69,288 |
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| Enhancement of Operation Fund |
Q4 2015 |
463,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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| Total | 5,691,788 | 104,033 | 86,173 | 74,915 | 61,747 | 72,000 |
140,328 | 298,177 |
431,619 | 392,004 | 400,332 | 428,025 |
369,288 |
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| Project Items |
Expected Completion Dates |
Total Capital Needed |
Schedule of Expected Capital Utilization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Building of Factory | Q1 2022 |
2,861,906 | 137,850 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Purchase of Machine & Equip. |
Q4 2022 |
2,366,064 | 24,940 |
34,400 | 102,098 | 1,075 |
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| Enhancement of Operation Fund |
Q4 2015 |
463,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 5,691,788 | 162,790 | 34,400 | 102,098 | 1,075 |
Explanations: (1) Numbers in this form are 2019 actual numbers. (2)Installation Locations for Machines/Equipment: After amendments of this project, building of factory and installation of machines and equipment purchased will be in Wujiang of Su Zhou, Changzhou of Su Zhou and Taichung of Taiwan.
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Exhibit 7 :Independent Auditors’ Report and Consolidated Financial Statements
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying financial report of YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the consolidated income statement, table of consolidated statement of changes in equity, consolidated statement of cash-flows and notes to consolidated financial statement (including Explanation of Summarized Significant Accounting Policy) from January 1 to December 31 of 2019 and 2018.
In our opinion, all material aspects of aforementioned financial statements were compiled in accordance with Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers of R.O.C. as well as International Financial Reporting Standards (hereinafter referred to as “IRFSs”), International Accounting Standards (hereinafter referred to as “IAS”), interpretation from International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee and announcement made by Standing Interpretations Committee which are recognized and promulgated by the Financial Supervisory Commission. These statements can be utilized to appropriately describe consolidated financial status for YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, as well as consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash-flow from January 1 to December 31 for 2019 and 2018.
Basis for Opinion
In fiscal year 2019, we conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants, Letter No. 1090360805 issued by Financial Supervisory Commission, R.O.C. dated February 25, 2020 and generally accepted auditing standards in the Republic of China; in fiscal year 2018, we conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations
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Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and generally accepted auditing standards in the Republic of China . Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries in accordance with the code of ethics for professional accountants, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key Audit Matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ financial statements for 2019. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and, in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Explanation of key audit matters on 2019 consolidated financial statement for YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries is as follows:
Authenticity for Operating Revenue Recognition
With respect to Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries’ consolidated operating revenue for 2019, revenue from renewable energy products accounts for 55.44% of annual operating revenue. Given the fact that operating revenue amount from such clients is material and has increased dramatically compared with the one for 2018, recognition of operating revenue from major clients of renewable energy category is therefore listed as a key audit matter.
With respect to this key audit matter, accountant hereto takes Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries’ operating revenue recognition into consideration in evaluating design and execution of operating revenue related internal control. Samples are selected from renewable energy major clients to conduct verification test on detail items for the purpose of checking transaction vouchers as well as audit process for subsequent payment collection. Meanwhile, letters are sent to such clients to verify period-end account receivable balance for the purpose of verifying that operating revenue actually occur and amount is accurate.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements
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Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free form material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance (including audit committee) are responsible for overseeing YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our Objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters for YEONG GUAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. and its subsidiaries’ 2019 consolidated financial statement. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Deloitte and Touche
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CPA Chen, Chih-Yuan CPA Chang, Ching-Ren Financial Supervisory Commission Securities and Futures Committee, Executive Yuan Ministry of Finance Approval Document No. Approval Document No. Tai-Cai-Zheng-6-Tze Gin-Guan-Zheng-Shen-Tze No. 0920123784 No. 1060023872
March 12, 2020
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Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets Dec. 31, 2019 and 2018
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Asset CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalent(Notes 4 and 6) Current financial assets at fair value through profit or loss(Notes 4 and 7) Financial asset measured based on amortized cost – current(Note 4 and 8) Notes receivable(Notes 4, 20 and 27) Account receivables, net(Notes 4, 9, 20 and 27) Inventories, net(Notes 4 and 10) Prepayments Other current assets(Notes 3, 4, 22 and 28) Total Current Assets NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment(Notes 3, 4, 12, 27 and 28) Right of Use Assets(Notes 3, 4, 13, 27 and 28) Investment property, net(Notes 4 and 28) Goodwill(Notes 4 and 14) Deferred income tax assets(Notes 4 and 22) Equipment prepayments Long-term prepaid rents(Notes 3, 4 and 28) Other non-current assets(Notes 4, 27 and 28) Total Non-Current Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIESand SHAREHOLDER’SEQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Short-term debts(Notes 15 and 28) Current financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss(Notes 4, 7 and 16) Notes payable(Note 27) Accounts payable Other accounts payable(Notes 17 and 27) Current income tax liabilities(Notes 4 and 22) Current lease liabilities(Notes 3, 4, 13 and 27) Exercise of corporate bond payable put option within one year (Notes 4 and 16) Other current liabilities(Notes 3 and 4) Total Current Liabilities NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Long-term debts(Notes 15 and 28) Deferred income tax debts(Notes 4 and 22) Non-current lease liabilities(Notes 3, 4, 13 and 27) Rent payable-non-current(Notes 3 and 4) Total Non-Current Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES 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 Treasury shares The Company’s Total Shareholder’s Equity Non-controlling interest TOTAL SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY TOTAL LIABILITIS and SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY |
Dec.31,2019 Amount % $ 1,450,683 11 238,677 2 361,749 3 198,642 1 2,747,955 20 1,225,756 9 239,677 2 320,346 2 6,783,485 50 5,734,533 42 615,375 5 743 - 137,409 1 132,531 1 52,122 - - - 64,807 1 6,737,520 50 $ 13,521,005 100 $ 1,481,593 11 154 - 266,738 2 723,442 6 581,376 4 2,816 - 23,354 - 6,484 - 11,231 - 3,097,188 23 2,376,733 18 14,716 - 210,301 1 - - 2,601,750 19 5,698,938 42 1,056,175 8 5,553,059 41 487,072 4 1,024,331 7 943,981 7 2,455,384 18 1,403,516) (10) - - 7,661,102 57 160,965 1 7,822,067 58 $ 13,521,005 100 |
Dec.31,2018 Amount % $ 3,152,846 22 5,948 - 485,187 3 286,373 2 1,816,614 13 1,367,942 9 268,139 2 422,104 3 7,805,153 54 5,920,262 41 - - 749 - 139,618 1 138,630 1 71,664 - 395,167 3 59,394 - 6,725,484 46 $ 14,530,637 100 $ 1,921,161 13 542 - 216,403 2 833,832 6 495,226 3 4,156 - - - 93,551 1 6,488 - 3,571,359 25 2,662,945 18 15,252 - - - 118 - 2,678,315 18 6,249,674 43 1,116,175 8 5,837,900 40 487,072 3 839,529 6 971,796 7 2,298,397 16 1,021,629) ( 7) 99,209) ( 1) 8,131,634 56 149,329 1 8,280,963 57 $ 14,530,637 100 |
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| Amount $ 1,450,683 238,677 361,749 198,642 2,747,955 1,225,756 239,677 320,346 6,783,485 5,734,533 615,375 743 137,409 132,531 52,122 - 64,807 6,737,520 $ 13,521,005 $ 1,481,593 154 266,738 723,442 581,376 2,816 23,354 6,484 11,231 3,097,188 2,376,733 14,716 210,301 - 2,601,750 5,698,938 1,056,175 5,553,059 487,072 1,024,331 943,981 2,455,384 1,403,516) - 7,661,102 160,965 7,822,067 $ 13,521,005 |
Amount $ 3,152,846 5,948 485,187 286,373 1,816,614 1,367,942 268,139 422,104 7,805,153 5,920,262 - 749 139,618 138,630 71,664 395,167 59,394 6,725,484 $ 14,530,637 $ 1,921,161 542 216,403 833,832 495,226 4,156 - 93,551 6,488 3,571,359 2,662,945 15,252 - 118 2,678,315 6,249,674 1,116,175 5,837,900 487,072 839,529 971,796 2,298,397 1,021,629) 99,209) 8,131,634 149,329 8,280,963 $ 14,530,637 |
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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
for periods from January 1 to December 31 of 2019 and 2018
| Code 4000 Operating Revenue (Notes 4, 20 and 27) 5000 Operating Costs (Notes 4, 10, 21 and 27) 5900 Operating Gross Profit Operating Expenses(Notes 9 and 21) 6100 Marketing Expenses 6200 General and Administrative Expenses 6300 Research and Development Expenses 6450 Gain On Reversal Of Impairment Loss Of Expected Credit 6000 Total Operating Expenses 6900 Operating Net Profit(Loss) Non-Operating Income and Expenses 7100 Interest Income 7110 Rent Income(Note 27) 7190 Other Income and Loss(Notes 16 And 21) 7235 Financial Product Net Profit (Loss) At Fair Value through Profit and Loss (Notes 4, 7 And 16) 7630 Foreign Currency Exchange Net Profit(Loss) (Notes 21 And 30) 7510 Interest Expenses(Notes 16, 21 And 27) 7000 Total Non-Operating Income and Expenses 7900 Pretax Net Profit (Loss) 7950 Income Tax(Notes 4 And 22) 8200 Current Net Profit (Loss) Other Comprehensive Income 8630 Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss 8361 Exchange Differences on Translation of Foreign Financial Statements 8500 Current Total Comprehensive Income Net Profit(Loss) Attributed to: 8610 Shareholders 8620 Non-Controlling Interest 8600 Comprehensive Income Attributed to: 8710 Shareholders 8720 Non-Controlling Interest 8700 Earnings(Loss) Per Share(Note 23) 9750 Basic 9850 Diluted |
Unit: In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings (Loss) Per Share 2019 2018 Amount % Amount % $ 7,899,986 100 $ 6,195,855 100 6,528,633 82 5,364,919 87 1,371,353 18 830,936 13 387,318 5 365,318 6 545,034 7 561,206 9 222,926 3 159,430 2 3,615 - ( 10,006) - 1,158,893 15 1,075,948 17 212,460 3 ( 245,012) ( 4) 54,174 1 89,257 2 60 - 607 - 10,935 - 18,158 - 18,432 - 25,677 - 86,901 1 13,018 - 161,634) ( 2) ( 133,606) ( 2) 8,868 - 13,111 - $ 221,328 3 ( $ 231,901 ) ( 4 ) 57,802 1 42,172 - 163,526 2 ( 274,073 ) ( 4 ) 376,790) ( 5) ( 179,993) ( 3) $ 213,264) ( 3) ($ 454,066) ( 7) $ 162,976 2 ( $ 278,658 ) ( 4 ) 550 - 4,585 - $ 163,526 2 ($ 274,073) ( 4) $ 218,911 ) ( 3 ) ( $ 461,624 ) ( 7 ) 5,647 - 7,558 - $ 213,264) ( 3) ($ 454,066) ( 7) $ 1.54 ($ 2.48) $ 1.54 ($ 2.48) |
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| Amount $ 7,899,986 6,528,633 1,371,353 387,318 545,034 222,926 3,615 1,158,893 212,460 54,174 60 10,935 18,432 86,901 161,634) 8,868 $ 221,328 57,802 163,526 376,790) $ 213,264) $ 162,976 550 $ 163,526 $ 218,911 ) 5,647 $ 213,264) $ 1.54 $ 1.54 |
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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 Statement of Changes in Equity for periods from January 1 to December 31 of 2019 and 2018
Unit: in thousands of NTD
| C o d e A1 Balance, January 1 , 2018 Appropriation and distribution Of 2017 earnings: B1 Legal reserve B3 Special reserve B5 Cash dividend Sub-total D1 2018 Net profit(Loss) D3 2018 Other consolidated income D5 2018 Total consolidated income L1 Repurchase of treasury shares L3 Cancel of treasury shares T1 Redemption of convertible matured bond O1 Non-controlling Interest change Z1 Balance, Dec. 31, 2018 B3 2018 Earnings appropriation and distribution: Special reserve D1 2019 Net profit D3 2019 Other consolidated income D5 2018 Total consolidated income L1 Repurchase of treasury shares L3 Cancel of treasury shares T1 Redemption of convertible matured bond O1 Non-controlling Interest change Z1 Balance, Dec. 31, 2019 |
EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | EQUITY ATTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS(Notes 4,16 and 19) | The Company’s Total Shareholder’s Equity $ 9,423,372 - - ( 171,187) ( 171,187) ( 278,658 ) ( 182,966) ( 461,624) ( 648,793) - - ( 10,134) 8,131,634 - 162,976 ( 381,887) ( 218,911) ( 245,632) - - ( 5,989) $ 7,661,102 |
Non-Controlling Interests (Notes 4 and 19) $ 291,815 - - - - 4,585 2,973 7,558 - - - 150,044) 149,329 - 550 5,097 5,647 - - - 5,989 $ 160,965 |
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| Capital Surplus | total $ 6,204,774 - - - - - - - - 366,874) - - 5,837,900 - - - - - 284,841) - - $ 5,553,059 |
Retained Earnings | TOTAL $ 2,869,086 - - 171,187 171,187 278,658 - 278,658 - 110,710 - 10,134 2,298,397 - 162,976 - 162,976 - - - 5,989 $ 2,455,384 |
Treasury shares $ - - - - - - - - 648,793 549,584 - - 99,209 - - - - 245,632 344,841 - - $ - |
Exchange Differences on Translation of Foreign Financial Statements ($ 838,663) - - - - - ( 182,966) ( 182,966) - - - - (1,021,629) - - ( 381,887) ( 381,887) - - - - ($ 1,403,516) |
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| CommonShare $ 1,188,175 - - - - - - - - ( 72,000) - - 1,116,175 - - - - - ( 60,000) - - $ 1,056,175 |
Additional Paid-In Capital $ 6,047,761 - - - - - - - - 366,874) - - 5,680,887 - - - - - 305,376) - - $ 5,375,511 |
Stock Option $ 150,451 - - - - - - - - - 144,828) - 5,623 - - - - - - 5,238) - $ 385 |
Invalid Stock Option $ 6,562 - - - - - - - - - 144,828 - 151,390 - - - - - 8,138) 5,238 - $ 148,490 |
Treasury stock transaction $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,673 - - $ 28,673 |
Legal Reserve $ 460,025 27,047 - - 27,047 - - - - - - - 487,072 - - - - - - - - $ 487,072 |
Special Reserve $ 620,848 - 218,681 - 218,681 - - - - - - - 839,529 184,802 - - - - - - - $ 1,024,331 |
Retained Earnings $ 1,788,213 27,047 ) 218,681 ) 171,187) 416,915) 278,658 ) - 278,658) - 110,710) - 10,134) 971,796 184,802) 162,976 - 162,976 - - - 5,989) $ 943,981 |
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$ 9,715,187 - - 171,187) 171,187) 274,073 ) 179,993) 454,066) 648,793) - - 160,178) 8,280,963 - 163,526 376,790) 213,264) 245,632) - - - $ 7,822,067 |
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 Statement of Cash Flows
For periods from January 1 to Dec. 31 of 2019 and 2018
Unit: in thousands of NTD
| Codes Cash Flows from Operating Activities A10000 Pre-tax net profit(loss) A20010 Income/Expense item not affecting cash flows A20100 Depreciation expense A20200 Amortization expense A20300 Expected credit loss (gain on reversal) A20400 Financial instrument net profit(loss) at fair value through profit and loss A20900 Interest expense A21200 Interest income A22500 Net loss from disposal and abolishment of property, factory and equipment A22900 Net profit from disposal of subsidiary A23800 Inventory devaluation and obsolescence loss (price recovery gain) A24100 Unrealized foreign currency exchange net profit A24200 Loss from corporate bond payable sold back 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 |
2019 $ 221,328 551,376 7,030 3,615 4,955 ) 161,634 54,174 ) 1,697 - 28,945 ) 39,556 ) 700 - 79,756 1,058,012 ) 120,834 18,633 143,973 ) 3,711 61,492 80,690 ) 66,355 5,804 106,340 ) 160,678 ) 58,320) 325,338) |
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$ 231,901 ) 526,340 9,483 10,006 ) 24,214 133,606 89,257 ) 4,767 27,229 ) 27,745 15,958 ) 37,807 10,879 15,342 144,813 ) 196,795 ) 7,870 ) 35,010 9,879 ) 166,905 ) 124,624 59,193 8,198 116,595 95,509 ) 158,201) 137,115) |
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| Codes Investment Activity Cash Flows B00040 Acquisition of financial assets at amortized cost B00050 Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at amortized cost B00100 Acquisition of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss B02300 Cash inflow(outflow) generated from disposal of subsidiaries B02700 Purchase of property, plant and equipment B02800 Disposal of property, plant and equipment B04500 Payment for intangible assets B06700 Increase in other non-current assets B07100 Increase in equipment prepayments B07500 Interests collected BBBB Investment Activity Net Cash Outflow Financing Activity Cash Flows C00100 Increase in short term loan C01300 Repayment of bond C01600 Long term loan C01700 Repayment of long term loan C03000 Increase in deposit received C04020 Payments of lease liabilities C04500 Cash dividend C04900 Treasury stock repurchase C05800 Non-controlling Interest change CCCC Financing Activity Net Cash Inflow (Outflow) DDDD Exchange rate change effects on cash and cash equivalents EEEE Cash and cash equivalents decrease E00100 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period E00200 Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period |
2019 $ - 108,818 233,568 ) 221,000 371,264 ) 4,781 4,383 ) 10,499 ) 60,902 ) 55,266 290,751) 374,400 ) 87,227 ) - 147,491 ) - 30,045 - 245,632 ) - 824,705) 261,369) 1,702,163 ) 3,152,846 $ 1,450,683 |
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The accompanying notes constitute an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.
Chairman: Chang, Hsien-Ming General Manager: Chang, Hsien-Ming
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Exhibit 8 : Profit Distribution Table for Year 2019
PROFIT DISTRIBUTION TABLE Year 2019
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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| Items Beginning retained earnings Plus: Net profit after tax Minus: Investment Adjustment to Retained Earnings under Equity Method 10% legal reserve Special Reserve (Note) Distributable profit for the period Distributable items: Cash dividend-NT$0.50 per share End-of-yearUndistributed Earnings |
Amount |
| 786,993,541 162,975,530 (5,988,203) (16,297,553) (379,863,511 ) |
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| 547,819,804 52,808,760 |
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| Note: Details for Special Reserve: Exchange Differences Calculated from Financial Statements for Offshore Operation Institute |
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Exhibit 9 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles of Association
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| Articles of Association of Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 第十二次修訂及重述章程 修正前後條文對照表 |
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| 1.1 In these Amended and Restated Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively: (Omitted) Applicable Public Company Rules the ROC laws, rules (including, without limitat Law, the Securities and E Business Mergers and Ac rules and regulations pr FSC and the rules promulgated by the TSE, time to time) affecting companies or companies l stock exchange or secur from time to time are relevant regulator as a Company; (Omitted) "Dissenting Member" has the meaning given 27.2; (Omitted) Law The Companies Law (202 Cayman Islands and ev reenactment or revision th being in force; (Omitted) |
q o p t 0 1.1 In these Amended and Restated Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively: (Omitted) Applicable Public Company Rules the ROC laws, rule (including, without Company Law, the Exchange Law, the rul promulgated by the F and regulations pro TSE, as amended fr affecting public repor companies listed on exchange or securities time to time are requir regulator as applicable (Omitted) (New Definition) (Omitted) Law The Companies Law Cayman Islands and e reenactment or revisi time being in force; (Omitted) Merger a transaction whereby: (a)(i) all of the comp in such transaction ar new company, whic generally assumes |
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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. 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. If any person who has subscribed the new shares (by exercising the aforesaid
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
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| pre-emptive right of Members or subscribing the Public Offering Portion or the Employee Subscription Portion) fails to pay when due any amount of the subscription price in relation to such newly-issued shares within the payment period as determined by the Company, the Company shall fix a period of no less than one month and demand for payment of the subscription price or the Company may declare a forfeiture of such subscription. No forfeiture of such subscription shall be declared as against any such person unless the amount due thereon shall remain unpaid for such period after such demand has been made. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, forfeiture of the subscription may be declared without the demand process if the payment period for subscription price set by the Company is one month or longer. Upon forfeiture of the subscription, the shares remaining unsubscribed to shall be offered for subscription in such manner as is consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules. |
person or persons in such manner as is consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules. |
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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 undershare |
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| subscription warrants and/or options, including those rendered in Articles 2.8 and 2.10 hereof; (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; (f) in connection with the issue of shares in accordance with Article 13.7; or (g) in connection with a Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company. |
subscription warrants and/or options, including those rendered in Articles 2.8 and 2.10 hereof; (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; (f) in connection with the issue of shares in accordance with Article 13.7; or (g) in connection with a Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company. |
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11.4 Subject to the LawandArticle 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 "merger" and/or "consolidation" under the Law, which requires the approval of the Company by special resolution only) orspin-off or Private Placement of the securities issued by the |
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| (b) 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), Share Swap,orSpin-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. |
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. |
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| 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) capital deduction, (d) application to terminate the public offering of the Shares, (e) (i) dissolution, Merger,Share Swap, orSpin-off, (ii) entering into, amending, or terminating any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract, (iii) transferofthe whole orany essential |
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) capital deduction, (d) application to terminate the public offering of the Shares, (e) (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) |
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entering into, amending, or part of the business or assets of the terminating any Lease Contract, Company, and (iv) acquisition or Management Contract or Joint assumption of the whole of the Operation Contract, (iii) transfer of business or assets of another person, the whole or any essential part of the business or assets of the Company, which has a material effect on the and (iv) acquisition or assumption of operations of the Company, the whole of the business or assets of another person, which has a material (f) ratification of an action by effect on the operations of the Director(s) who engage(s) in Company, business for himself or on behalf of (f) ratification of an action by another person that is within the Director(s) who engage(s) in scope of the Company's business, business for himself or on behalf of (g) distribution of the whole or part of another person that is within the the surplus profit of the Company in scope of the Company's business, the form of new shares, (g) distribution of the whole or part of capitalization of Capital Reserve and the surplus profit of the Company in any other amount in accordance with the form of new shares, Article 16, capitalization of Capital Reserve and (h) making distributions of new shares any other amount in accordance with or cash out of the general reserve Article 16, accumulated in accordance with (h) making distributions of new shares Article 13.5 (b) or Capital Reserve or cash out of the general reserve to its Members, and accumulated in accordance with (i) Private Placement of any Article 13.5 (b) or Capital Reserve to equity-related securities to be issued its Members, and by the Company. (i) Private Placement of any The major content of the above equity-related securities to be issued matters can be announced at the by the Company. website designated by Taiwan The major content of the above securities authority or by the matters can be announced at the Company, and the Company shall website designated by Taiwan specify the link to the website in the securities authority or by the notice of the relevant general Company, and the Company shall meeting. specify the link to the website in the notice of the relevant general meeting.
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| 27.1 | Subject to compliance with the Law, in the event any of the following resolutions is passed at general meetings, any Member who hasabstained from voting in respect of such matter and expressed his dissent therefor, in writing or verbally (with a record) before or duringthe 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; (c) the Companyacquires or assumes the whole business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the operation of the Company; (d) the Company proposes to undertake a Spin-off, Merger or Share Swap; or (e) the Company generally assumes all the assets and liabilities of another person or generally assigns all its assets and liabilities to another person. |
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Subject to compliance with the Law, in the event any of the following resolutions is passed at general meetings, any Member who hasnotified the Company in writing of his objection to such matter prior to the meeting and has raised again his objection atthe 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. |
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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 |
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give his written notice of objection stating during the general meeting approving the repurchase price proposed by him. If such spin off or Merger, may request the the Company and the Dissenting Member Company to purchase all of his shares at agree on a price at which the Company the then prevailing fair price. will purchase the Dissenting Member's shares, the Company shall make the payment within ninety (90) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting. If, within ninety (90) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting, the Company and any Dissenting Member fail to agree on a price at which the Company will purchase the Dissenting Member's shares, the Company shall pay the fair price it deems fit to such Dissenting Member within ninety (90) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting. If the Company fails to pay the fair price it deems fit to such Dissenting Member within the ninety - (90) day period, the Company shall be deemed to agree on the repurchase price proposed by such Dissenting Member. 27.3 Subject to compliance with the Law, if, (New Article) within sixty (60) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting, the Company and any Dissenting Member fail to agree on a price at which the Company will purchase such Dissenting Member's shares, then, within thirty (30) days immediately following the date of the - expiry of such sixty (60) day period, the Company shall file a petition with the court against all the Dissenting Members which have not agreed at the purchase price by the Company for a determination of the fair price of the shares held by such Dissenting Members. The Taiwan Taipei
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| 27.4 | Notwithstanding the above provisions under this Article 27, nothing under this Article shall restrict or prohibit a Member from exercising his right under section 238 of the Law to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting from a merger or consolidation. |
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| 36.1 | The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director: (Omitted) (j) has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment for committing offenses under the Taiwan Anti-Corruption Act, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, or (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than two years, or (D) was pardoned for less than two years; (Omitted) |
36.1 The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director: (Omitted) (j) has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment for committing offenses under the Taiwan Anti-Corruption Act during the time of his public service, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, or (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than two years, or (D) was pardoned for less than two years; (Omitted) |
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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. |
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| believes that the transaction is advisable or not advisable at the relevant meeting of the Directors and the general meeting as required by the Applicable Law. |
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| 62.1 | 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 ordischarge ofa |
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) approvalofannualand semi-annual |
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| 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. |
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. |
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| 62.2 | Subject to compliance with the Law, before the Board resolves any matter specified in Article 27.1 or other mergers and acquisitions in accordance with the Applicable Law, the Audit Committee shall review the fairness and reasonableness of the relevant merger and acquisition plan and transaction, and report its review results to the Board and the general meeting; provided, however, that such review results need not be submitted to the general meeting if the approval from the Members is not required under the Applicable Law. When the Audit Committee conducts the review, it shall engage an independent expert to issue an opinion on the fairness of the share exchange ratio, cash consideration or other assets to be offered to the Members. The review results of the Audit Committee and the fairness |
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opinion issued by the independent expert shall be distributed to the Members, along with the notice of the general meeting; provided, however, that the Company can only report matters relating to such merger and acquisition at the next following general meeting if the approval from the Members is not required under the Applicable Law. Such review results and fairness opinion shall be deemed to have been distributed to the Members if the same have been uploaded onto the website designated by the Taiwan securities authority and made available to the Members for their inspection and review at the venue of the general meeting. 66. Shareholder Protection Mechanism 66. Shareholder Protection Mechanism If the Company proposes to undertake: If the Company proposes to undertake: (a) a merger or consolidation which will (a) a merger or consolidation which will result in the Company being result in the Company being dissolved; dissolved; (b) a sale, transfer or assignment of all (b) a sale, transfer or assignment of all of of the Company's assets and the Company's assets and businesses businesses to another entity; to another entity; (c) a Share Swap; or (c) a share exchange; or (d) a Spin-off, (d) a demerger (spin off), which would result in the termination of which would result in the termination of the Company's listing on the TSE, and the Company's listing on the TSE, and where (in the case of (a) above) the where (in the case of (a) above) the surviving entity, (in the case of (b) above) surviving entity, (in the case of (b) above) the transferee, (in the case of (c) above) the transferee, (in the case of (c) above) the the entity whose shares has been allotted entity whose shares has been allotted in in exchange for the Company's shares and, exchange for the Company's shares and, (in the case of (d) above) the existing or (in the case of (d) above) the existing or newly incorporated spun-off company's newly incorporated spun-off company's shares are not listed on the TSE or the shares are not listed on the TSE or the Taipei Exchange, then in addition to any Taipei Exchange, then in addition to any
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requirements to be satisfied under the requirements to be satisfied under the Law, Law, such action shall be first approved at such action shall be first approved at a a general meeting by a resolution passed general meeting by a resolution passed by by members holding two-thirds or more of members holding two-thirds or more of the the votes of the total number of issued votes of the total number of issued shares shares of the Company. of the Company.
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THE COMPANIES LAW (2020 Revision) COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
TWELFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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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 [-], 2020)
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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 OTHERS 66. Shareholder Protection Mechanism 67. Social Responsibilities |
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THE COMPANIES LAW (2020 Revision) COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
TWELFTH 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 [-], 2020)
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 Amended and Restated Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:
Applicable Law
Applicable Public Company Rules
Articles
the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Law or such other rules or legislation applicable to the Company;
the ROC laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the Company Law, the Securities and Exchange Law, the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, 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;
these Articles of Association as altered from time to time;
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Audit Committee
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the audit committee under the Board, which shall comprise solely of Independent Directors of the Company;
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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;
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Capital Reserve 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;
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Chairman the Director elected by and amongst all the Directors as the chairman of the Board;
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Company
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Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 永冠能源科技集團有限公司 ;
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Compensation Committee
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Cumulative Voting
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Directors
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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;
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the voting mechanism for an election of Directors as described in Article 34.2;
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the directors for the time being of the Company and shall include any and all Independent Director(s);
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Dissenting Member has the meaning given thereto in Article 27.2;
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Electronic Record
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Electronic Transactions Law
Family Relationship within Second Degree of Kinship
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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;
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FSC
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Independent Directors
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Joint Operation Contract
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Lease Contract
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Management Contract
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The Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China;
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the Directors who are elected as "Independent Directors" for the purpose of Applicable Public Company Rules;
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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;
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The Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands and every modification, reenactment or revision thereof for the time being in force;
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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;
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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;
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the public company reporting system maintained by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, via http://mops.twse.com.tw/;
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;
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Memorandum the memorandum of association of the Company; Notice written notice as further provided in these Articles unless otherwise specifically stated; Merger a transaction whereby: (a) a "merger" or "consolidation" as defined under the Law; or (b) other forms of mergers and acquisitions which fall within the definition of "merger" or "acquisition" 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
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and includes fraction of a share;
Share Swap
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special resolution
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Spin-off
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supermajority resolution
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a 100% share swap as defined in the ROC Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act whereby a company (the "Acquiring Company") acquires all the issued and outstanding shares of another company with the consideration being the shares of the Acquiring Company, cash or other assets;
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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;
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a spin-off as defined in the ROC Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act whereby a company transfers a part or all of its business that may be operated independently to an existing company or newly incorporated company (the "Acquirer") with the consideration being the shares of the Acquirer, cash or other assets;
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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;
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,
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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.
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(c) words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
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words in visible form, including the form of an Electronic Record;
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(f) a reference to statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or reenactment thereof;
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(g) unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Law shall bear the same meaning in these Articles; and
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(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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. 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.
If any person who has subscribed the new shares (by exercising the aforesaid pre-emptive right of Members or subscribing the Public Offering Portion or the Employee Subscription Portion) fails to pay when due any amount of the subscription price in relation to such newly-issued shares within the payment period as determined by the Company, the Company shall fix a period of no less than one month and demand for payment of the subscription price or the Company may declare a forfeiture of such subscription. No forfeiture of such subscription shall be declared as against any such person unless the amount due thereon shall remain unpaid for such period after such demand has been made. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, forfeiture of the subscription may be declared without the demand process if the payment period for subscription price set by the Company is one month or longer. Upon forfeiture of the subscription, the shares remaining unsubscribed to shall be offered for subscription in such manner as is consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules.
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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.
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2.6 The Public Offering Portion and the Employee Subscription Portion under Article 2.3
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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:
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(a) in connection with a Merger, Share Swap, Spin-off, or pursuant to any reorganization of the Company;
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(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;
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(d) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligations under convertible bonds or corporate bonds vested with rights to acquire shares;
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(e) in connection with meeting the Company’s obligations under Preferred Shares vested with rights to acquire shares;
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(f) in connection with the issue of shares in accordance with Article 13.7; or
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(g) in connection with a Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company.
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2.7 The Company shall not issue any unpaid shares or partly paid shares.
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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.
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2.9 Options, warrants or other similar instruments issued in accordance with Article 2.8 above are not transferable save by inheritance.
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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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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.
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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.
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3.3 The redemption price of a redeemable share, or the method of calculation thereof,
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shall be fixed by the Board at or before the time of issue.
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3.4 Every share certificate relating to redeemable share shall indicate that the share is redeemable.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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3.11 No share may be redeemed unless it is fully paid.
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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 .
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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.
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3.14 The Company shall be entered in the Register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares provided that:
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(a) the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void;
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(b) 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.
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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.
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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
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provisions of these Articles:
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(a) be entitled to one vote per share;
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(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;
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(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
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5. Share Certificates
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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.
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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.
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5.3 Share may not be issued in bearer form.
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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.
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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
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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.
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6.2 The rights and obligations of Preferred Shares may include (but not limited to) the
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following terms and shall be consistent with the Applicable Public Company Rules:
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(a) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of dividends and bonus on Preferred Shares;
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(b) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of surplus assets of the Company;
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(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;
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(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
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(e) other matters concerning rights and obligations incidental to Preferred Shares.
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
7. Register of Members
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(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:
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Transfer of Registered Shares
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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shall require the approval of the Members by a supermajority resolution, provided that if the Applicable Public Company Rules permit the Company to only require the approval of the Board or of the Members by an Ordinary Resolution for the following actions, the Company is not required to obtain the approval of the Members by a Supermajority Resolution:
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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 ”):
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by each of them or by cash distribution to its Members.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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13.4 Upon the final settlement of the Company's accounts, if there is "surplus profit" (as defined below), the Company shall set aside between two per cent (2%) and fifteen per cent (15%) as compensation to employees (" Employees' Compensations ") and Employees' Compensations may be distributed to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, who meet certain qualifications. The Company shall, from the surplus profit, set aside no more than three per cent (3%) thereof as remuneration for the Directors (" Directors' Remuneration "). The distribution proposals in respect of Employees' Compensation and Directors' Remuneration 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 and submitted to the shareholders' meeting for report. However, if the Company has accumulated losses, the Company shall reserve an amount thereof for making up the losses before proceeding with the abovementioned distributions and allocation. The "surplus profit" referred to above means the net profit before tax of the Company and for the avoidance of doubt, such amount is before any payment of compensation to employees and remuneration for the Directors.
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13.6 Subject to compliance with the Law and after setting aside the amounts for Employees' Compensations and Directors’ Remuneration in accordance with Article 13.4 and such amounts as the Board deems fit in accordance with the distribution policy set out in Article 13.5, the Board shall recommend to Members for approval to distribute no less than twenty per cent (20%) of the distributable amount as dividend to the Members and the allocation will be made upon the passing of the resolution by the Members.
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13.7 Dividends to the Members and the Employees' Compensation 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 compensation shall bear interest as against the Company.
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13.8 The Board shall fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution.
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13.9 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
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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.
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15. Method of Payment
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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 any dividend paid in respect of such shares.
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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
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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.
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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
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18.1 General meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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18.6 Any one or more Member(s) may summon an extraordinary general meeting, provided that such Member or Members shall hold more than 50% of the total issued shares of the Company for a continuous period of no less than 3 months. The number of the shares held by a Member and the period during which a Member holds such Shares, shall be calculated and determined based on the Register of Members as of the first day of the period that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers.
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18.7 If the Board does not or is unable to convene a general meeting (including the annual general meeting) or it is for the Company's benefit, the Independent Director may convene a general meeting when he/she in his/her absolute discretion deems necessary.
19. Notice
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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(a) election or discharge of Directors,
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(b) alteration of the Memorandum or Articles,
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(c) capital deduction,
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(d) application to terminate the public offering of the Shares,
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(e) (i) dissolution, Merger, Share Swap, 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,
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(f) 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,
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(g) 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,
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(h) making distributions of new shares or cash out of the general reserve accumulated in accordance with Article 13.5 (b) or Capital Reserve to its Members, and
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(i) Private Placement of any equity-related securities to be issued by the Company.
The major content of the above matters can be announced at the website designated by Taiwan securities authority or by the Company, and the Company shall specify the link to the website in the notice of the relevant general meeting.
- 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. If the relevant documents are kept by the Company's stock affairs agent, upon the request of any Member, the Company
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shall order the Company's stock affairs agent to provide such Member with the requested 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.
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19.9 If the general meeting is convened by the Board and other person entitled to convene a general meeting in accordance with these Articles or any Applicable Law, the Board and such person may request the Company or the Company's stock affairs agent to provide the Register of Members. Upon the request, the Company shall (and shall order the Company's stock affairs agent to) provide the Register of Members.
20. Giving Notice
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Any Notice or other document:
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was so addressed and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence thereof;
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(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
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(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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 or any electronic means designated by the Company 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. The Board shall include the proposal in the agenda of the annual general meeting unless (a) the proposing Member(s) holds less than one per cent of the Company's total issued shares, (b) the matter of such proposal may not be resolved by a general meeting or the proposal exceeds 300 Chinese words; (c) the proposing Member(s) has proposed more than one proposal; or (d) the proposal is submitted to the Company outside the period fixed and announced by the Company for accepting Member(s)' proposal(s). If the purpose of the proposal is to urge the Company to promote public interests or fulfil its social responsibilities, the Board may accept such proposal to be discussed in general meeting.
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
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these Articles and the Law.
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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.
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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.
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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 voting rights with respect to any extemporary matters or amendment to resolution(s) proposed at the general meeting.
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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
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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.
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25. Proxies
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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.
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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.
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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
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the relevant Member fails to revoke his appointment of such proxy before the prescribed time.
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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.
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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
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passed at general meetings, 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 meeting, may request the Company to purchase all of his shares at the then prevailing fair price:
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(a) the Company proposes to enter into, amend, or terminate any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation Contract;
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(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;
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(c) the Company acquires or assumes the whole business or assets of another person, which has a material effect on the operation of the Company;
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(d) the Company proposes to undertake a Spin-off, Merger or Share Swap; or
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(e) the Company generally assumes all the assets and liabilities of another person or generally assigns all its assets and liabilities to another person.
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27.2 Subject to compliance with the Law, any Member exercising his rights in accordance with Article 27.1 (the " Dissenting Member ") shall, within twenty (20) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting, give his written notice of objection stating the repurchase price proposed by him. If the Company and the Dissenting Member agree on a price at which the Company will purchase the Dissenting Member's shares, the Company shall make the payment within ninety (90) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting. If, within ninety (90) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting, the Company and any Dissenting Member fail to agree on a price at which the Company will purchase the Dissenting Member's shares, the Company shall pay the fair price it deems fit to such Dissenting Member within ninety (90) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting. If the Company fails to pay the fair price it deems fit to such Dissenting Member within the ninety (90)-day period, the Company shall be deemed to agree on the repurchase price proposed by such Dissenting Member.
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27.3 Subject to compliance with the Law, if, within sixty (60) days from the date of the resolution passed at the general meeting, the Company and any Dissenting Member fail to agree on a price at which the Company will purchase such Dissenting Member's shares, then, within thirty (30) days immediately following the date of the expiry of such sixty (60)-day period, the Company shall file a petition with the court against all the Dissenting Members which have not agreed at the purchase price by the Company for a determination of the fair price of all the shares held by such Dissenting Members. The Taiwan Taipei District Court, ROC, may be the court of the first instance for this matter.
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Law to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting from a merger or consolidation.
28. Shares that May Not be Voted
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shall not carry any voting rights nor be counted in the total number of issued shares at any given time.
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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.
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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.
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30. Representation of Corporate Member
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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.
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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
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33.1 There shall be a board of Directors consisting of no less than seven (7) and no more 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.
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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
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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 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.
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33.4 The Directors (including Independent Directors and non-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.
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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.
34. Election of Directors
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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.
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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:
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Directors to be appointed;
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(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
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(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.
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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.
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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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35.1 The Company may from time to time by supermajority resolution remove any Director from office, whether or not appointing another in his stead.
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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
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36.1 The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:
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(b) dies or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
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(c) has been declared a liquidation process by a court and has not been reinstated to his rights and privileges;
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(d) is automatically discharged from his office in accordance with Article 33.2;
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(e) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;
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(f) 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;
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(g) has been adjudicated of the commencement of assistantship (as defined under the Taiwan Civil Code) or similar declaration and such assistantship/declaration has not been revoked yet;
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(h) has committed an offence as specified in the ROC statute of prevention of organizational crimes and subsequently has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than five (5) years, or (D) was pardoned for less than five years;
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(i) has committed an offence involving fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation and subsequently has been punished with imprisonment for a term of more than one year by a final judgement, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, or (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than two years, or (D) was pardoned for less than two years;
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or (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than two years, or (D) was pardoned for less than two years;
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(k) having been dishonored for unlawful use of credit instruments, and the term of such sanction has not expired yet;
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(l) subject to Article 35.3, upon expiry of term of office (if any) of the relevant Director;
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(m) is automatically removed in accordance with Article 36.2; or
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(n) ceases to be a Director in accordance with Article 36.3.
In the event that the foregoing events described in clauses (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) 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 (other than an Independent 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.
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36.3 If any Director (other than an Independent 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
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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.
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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.
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- 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:
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(a) appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their compensation and determine their duties;
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(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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(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;
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(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;
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(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
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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;
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(f) procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company;
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(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;
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(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;
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(i) present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;
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(j) in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and
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(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
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(a) first name and surname; and
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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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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
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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.
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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. If the Company proposes to enter into any transaction specified in Article 27.1 or effect other forms of mergers and acquisitions in accordance with Applicable Law, a Director who has a personal interest in such transaction shall declare the essential contents of such personal interest and the reason why he believes that the transaction is advisable or not advisable at the relevant meeting of the Directors and the general meeting as required by the Applicable Law.
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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. Where the spouse, the person related to a Director by blood and within the second degree, or any company which has a controlling or controlled relation with a Director has interests in the matters under discussion in the meeting of the Directors, such Director shall be deemed to have a personal interest in the matter. The terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall be interpreted in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.
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- 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 one per cent (1%) or more of the total issued shares of the Company for six months or longer may:
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(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
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(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;
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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
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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. Any of the Directors may appoint another Director as proxy to represent him at any meeting of the Board if such Director is unable to do so in person for any reason. If a Director appoints a proxy then for all purposes the presence or vote of the proxy shall be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. The appointed Director may only act as the proxy of one Director only.
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
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The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:
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56. Register of Mortgages and Charges
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56.1 The Directors shall cause to be kept the Register of Mortgages and Charges required by the Law.
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57. Form and Use of Seal
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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.
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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:
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(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.
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(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.
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(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
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Such books of account shall be kept for at least five (5) years from the date they are prepared.
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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
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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
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(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;
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(d) any matter relating to the personal interest of the Directors;
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(g) the offering, issuance, or Private Placement of any equity-related securities;
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(h) the hiring or dismissal of an attesting certified public accountant, or the compensation given thereto;
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(i) the appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing officer;
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(j) approval of annual and semi-annual financial reports; and
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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.
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not be submitted to the general meeting if the approval from the Members is not required under the Applicable Law. When the Audit Committee conducts the review, it shall engage an independent expert to issue an opinion on the fairness of the share exchange ratio, cash consideration or other assets to be offered to the Members. The review results of the Audit Committee and the fairness opinion issued by the independent expert shall be distributed to the Members, along with the notice of the general meeting; provided, however, that the Company can only report matters relating to such merger and acquisition at the next following general meeting if the approval from the Members is not required under the Applicable Law. Such review results and fairness opinion shall be deemed to have been distributed to the Members if the same have been uploaded onto the website designated by the Taiwan securities authority and made available to the Members for their inspection and review at the venue of the general meeting.
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
63. Winding-Up
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63.1 The Company may be voluntarily wound-up in accordance with Article 11.5.
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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.
OTHERS
66. Shareholder Protection Mechanism
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If the Company proposes to undertake:
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which would result in the termination of the Company's listing on the TSE, and where (in the case of (a) above) the surviving entity, (in the case of (b) above) the transferee, (in the case of (c) above) the entity whose shares has been allotted in exchange for the Company's shares and, (in the case of (d) above) the existing or newly incorporated spun-off company's shares are not listed on the TSE or the Taipei Exchange, then in addition to any requirements to be satisfied under the Law, such action shall be first approved at a general meeting by a resolution passed by members holding two-thirds or more of the votes of the total number of issued shares of the Company.
67. Social Responsibilities
When the Company conducts the business, the Company shall comply with the laws and regulations as well as business ethics and shall take actions which will promote public interests in order to fulfill its social responsibilities.
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Exhibit 10 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings”
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| Article 3 (Paragraph 1, 2, 3 omitted) Matters pertaining to election or discharge of directors, alteration of the Articles of Incorporation, reduction of capital, application for the approval of ceasing its status as a public company, approval of competing with the company by directors, surplus profit distributed in the form of new shares, reserve distributed in the form of new shares, dissolution, merger, spin-off, or any matters as set forth in Paragraph I, Article 185 hereof shall be itemized in the causes or subjects to be described andthe essential contents shall be explainedin the notice to convene a meeting of shareholders, and shall not be brought up as extemporary motions;the essential contents may be posted on the website designated by the competent authority in charge of securities affairs or the company, and such website shall be indicated in the above notice. Where election of new directors and supervisors is specified as the reason for convening a shareholders meeting and the date of assuming office has been clearly stipulated. Said date shall not be modified by extraordinary motion or other means in the same meeting upon completion of the election process. A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to the Company a~~written~~proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. Such proposals, however, are limited to one item only, and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda.A shareholder proposal proposed for urging a company to |
Article 3 (Paragraph 1, 2, 3 omitted) 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,~~Articles 26-1 and 43-6 of the Securities~~ ~~and Exchange Act, or Articles 56-1 and 60-2 of~~ ~~the Regulations Governing the Offering and~~ ~~Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall~~ ~~be set out in the notice of the reasons for~~ ~~convening the shareholders meeting. None of~~ ~~the above matters may be raised by an~~ ~~extraordinary motion.~~ A shareholder holding 1 percent or more of the total number of issued shares may submit to the Company a~~written~~proposal for discussion at a regular shareholders meeting. Such proposals, however, are limited to one item only, and no proposal containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. In addition, when the circumstances of anysubparagraph of |
The fourth paragraph has been amended pursuant to Article 172, Paragraph 5 of the R.O.C. Company Act The fifth paragraph of this article has been added pursuant to Ordinance Jing-Shang-Zi No. 10702417500 issued on August 6, 2018. The article sequence has been adjusted accordingly. Relevant wording has been revised and Pragraph 5 has been added pursuant to Article 172-1, Paragraph 1 of the Company Act. The original Paragraph 6 is now listed as Paragraph 7 and has been amended pursuant to Article 172-1, Paragraph 2 of the R.O.C. Company |
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| promote public interests or fulfill its social responsibilities may still be included in the list of proposals to be discussed at a regular meeting of shareholders by the board of directors.In addition, when the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article 172-1, paragraph 4 of the Company Act apply to a proposal put forward by a shareholder, the board of directors may exclude it from the agenda. Prior to the date on which share transfer registration is suspended before the convention of a regular shareholders’ meeting, the company shall give a public notice announcing acceptance of proposal in writing or by way of electronic transmission, the place and the period for shareholders to submit proposals to be discussed at the meeting; and the period for accepting such proposals shall not be less than ten (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, the Company shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders meeting the board of directors shall explain the reasons for exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda. |
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 date on which share transfer registration is suspended before the convention of a regular shareholders’ meeting, the company shall give a public notice announcing acceptance of proposal, the place and the period for shareholders to submit proposals to be discussed at the meeting; and the period for accepting such proposals shall not be less than ten (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, the Company shall inform the shareholders who submitted proposals of the proposal screening results, and shall list in the meeting notice the proposals that conform to the provisions of this article. At the shareholders meeting the board of directors shall explain the reasons for exclusion of any shareholder proposals not included in the agenda. |
Act. The original Paragraph 7 is now listed as Paragraph 8. The original Paragraph 8 is now listed as Paragraph 9. |
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| Article 10 If a shareholders meeting is convened by the board of directors, the meeting agenda shall be set by the board of directors.Voting by poll shall be adopted for relevant proposals (incl. |
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 bythe agenda,which |
The first paragraph has been amended pursuant to the provision stipulating full adoption of electronic votingand |
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| extraordinary motions and amended proposals). The meeting shall proceed in the order set by the agenda, which may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting. (Paragraph 2, 3 omitted) 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.Sufficient time shall be allowed for voting |
may not be changed without a resolution of the shareholders meeting. (Paragraph 2, 3 omitted) 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. |
implementation of the spirit of voting by poll by TWSE/TPEx-listed companies effective as of 2018. |
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| Article 13 (Paragraph 1 omitted) When the Company holds a shareholders meeting, it may allow the shareholders to exercise voting rights by electronic meansor written correspondence;when voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronic means, the method of exercise shall be specified in the shareholders meeting notice. A shareholder exercising voting rights by correspondence or electronic means will be deemed to have attended the meeting in person, but to have waived his/her rights with respect to the extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals of that meeting;it is therefore advisable that the Company avoids the submission of extraordinary motions and amendments to original proposals. The followingis omitted |
Article 13 (Paragraph 1 omitted) When the Company holds a shareholders meeting, it may allow the shareholders to exercise voting rights by~~written~~ 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. The following is omitted |
The second paragraph has been amended pursuant to the provision stipulating full adoption of electronic voting by TWSE/TPEx-listed companies effective as of 2018 |
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| Article 15 (Paragraph 1, 2 omitted) 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 andtheir results (including statistical weighting). Where directors and supervisors are elected, weighted votes for ech |
Article 15 (Paragraph 1, 2 omitted) 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 the Company. |
The third paragraph has been amended to implement the spirit of voting by poll with reference to the recommendations of Asian Corporate |
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| candidates shall be disclosed.All meeting minutes shall be retained for the duration of the existence of the Company. |
Governance Association |
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| Article 20 These rules and all amendments hereto shall be subject to ratification by the board of directors and shall take effect on the date of IPO by the Company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. These rules were formulated on May 5, 2010. The first amendment was adopted on June 17, 2013. The second amendment was adopted on June 6, 2014. The third amendment was adopted on June 13, 2017. The fourth amendment was adopted on June 19, 2020. |
Article 20 These rules and all amendments hereto shall be subject to ratification by the board of directors and shall take effect on the date of IPO by the Company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. These rules were formulated on May 5, 2010. The first amendment was adopted on June 17, 2013. The second amendment was adopted on June 6, 2014. The third amendment was adopted on June 13, 2017. |
In line with these amendments and amendment history has been added |
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Exhibit 11 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Procedures Governing Making of Endorsements/Guarantees”
Modified Articles
Article 5
Where endorsements/guarantees are issued, the name and type of the company for which the endorsement/guarantee is issued as well as the reason, time limit, amount, necessity, and rationality shall be clearly specified. Such information shall be submitted to competent units for required risk assessment procedures including credit checks and rationality. Impacts on operational risks, financial status, and shareholders’ equity shall be clearly stated and recommendations shall be issued regarding acquisition of collateral and the appraised value of such collateral.
Issuing of endorsements/guarantees shall be subject to prior approval by the board of directors. Major endorsements/ guarantees shall require prior approval by the audit committee and consent of the board by resolution.
In line with timeliness considerations, companies that are fully controlled by the Group may issue endorsements/ guarantees to each other. The board of directors shall empower the chairperson to authorize endorsements/guarantees of RMB 100 million or less subject to ex-post ratification by the next audit committee and board of director meeting.
In their discussions, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions. Dissenting or qualified opinions of independent directors shall be noted in the minutes of the board of directors' meeting. The term “major” shall be defined in accordance with the standards set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 2. Where as a result of changes of condition the entity for which an endorsement/guarantee is made no longer meets the requirements of these
Existing Articles
Article 5
Where endorsements/guarantees are issued, the name and type of the company for which the endorsement/guarantee is issued as well as the reason, time limit, amount, necessity, and rationality shall be clearly specified. Such information shall be submitted to competent units for required risk assessment procedures including credit checks and rationality. Impacts on operational risks, financial status, and shareholders’ equity shall be clearly stated and recommendations shall be issued regarding acquisition of collateral and the appraised value of such collateral.
Issuing of endorsements/ guarantees shall be subject to prior approval by the board of directors. Major endorsements/ guarantees shall require prior approval by the audit committee and consent of the board by resolution. In line with timeliness considerations, companies that are fully controlled by the Group may issue endorsements/ guarantees to each other. The board of directors shall empower the chairperson to authorize endorsements/guarantees of RMB 100 million or less subject to ex-post ratification by the next audit committee and board of director meeting.
In their discussions, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinions; ~~the independent directors' specific opinions of assent or dissent and the reasons for dissent shall be included in the minutes of the board of directors' meeting~~ . The term “major” shall be defined in accordance with the standards set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 2. Where as a result of changes of condition the entity for which an endorsement/guarantee is
Explanation To amend paragraph 1 of this Article for operation needs.
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Modified Articles Existing Articles Explanation made no longer meets the requirements of these Regulations, or the amount of endorsement/guarantee exceeds the limit, the Company shall adopt rectification plans and submit the rectification plans to all the supervisors, and shall complete the rectification according to the timeframe set out in the plan. The financial unit shall prepare a memorandum book for issued endorsements/ guarantees and record in detail the following information for the record: the beneficiary, relevant matters, and amount of the endorsement/guarantee, risk assessment results, nature of the acquired collateral as well as terms and date of discharge from liability.
Regulations, or the amount of
endorsement/guarantee exceeds the limit, the Company shall adopt rectification plans and submit the rectification plans to all the supervisors, and shall complete the rectification according to the timeframe set out in the plan.
The financial unit shall prepare a memorandum book for issued endorsements/ guarantees and record in detail the following information for the record: the beneficiary, relevant matters, and amount of the endorsement/guarantee, risk assessment results, nature of the acquired collateral as well as terms and date of discharge from liability.
For circumstances in which an entity for which the company makes any endorsement/guarantee is a subsidiary whose net worth is lower than half of its paid-in capital. Reviews shall be conducted and reports shall be submitted to the President pursuant to the provisions set forth in this article to give the President and the Chairperson a clear
For circumstances in which an entity for which the company makes any endorsement/guarantee is a subsidiary whose net worth is lower than half of its paid-in capital. Reviews shall be conducted and reports shall be submitted to the President pursuant to the provisions set forth in this article to give the President and the Chairperson a clear understanding of the necessity and risks associated with such endorsements/guarantees. In the case of a subsidiary with shares having no par value or a par value other than NT$10, for the paid-in capital in the calculation under the preceding paragraph, the sum of the share capital plus paid-in capital in excess of par shall be substituted.
understanding of the necessity and risks associated with such endorsements/guarantees. In the case of a subsidiary with shares having no par value or a par value other than NT$10, for the paid-in capital in the calculation under the preceding paragraph, the sum of the share capital plus paid-in capital in excess of par shall be substituted.
Internal auditors shall audit
endorsement/guarantee procedures and their implementation status at least once per quarter and compile the results into written records. Where major violations are detected, the audit committee shall be notified in writing in a prompt manner. Data pertaining to endorsements/guarantees of the Company shall be provided to CPAs.
Internal auditors shall audit endorsement/guarantee procedures and their implementation status at least once per quarter and compile the results into written records. Where major violations are detected, the audit committee shall be notified in writing in a prompt manner.
The company seal which shall be kept in the custody of personnel designated by the Chairperson subject to approval by the board of directors. Seal or signatures shall be affixed to relevant documents in compliance with relevant regulations and procedures.
Data pertaining to endorsements/guarantees of the Company shall be provided to CPAs. The company seal which shall be kept in the custody of personnel designated by the Chairperson subject to approval by the board of
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| Where violations of endorsement/guarantee procedures by managers or responsible personnel cause losses to the Company, relevant laws and regulations of the Company shall apply. |
directors. Seal or signatures shall be affixed to relevant documents in compliance with relevant regulations and procedures. Where violations of endorsement/guarantee procedures by managers or responsible personnel cause losses to the Company, relevant laws and regulations of the Companyshall apply. |
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| Article 6 The Company shall announce and report the previous month's balance of endorsements/guarantees of itself and its subsidiaries by the 10th day of each month. If the Company’s balance of endorsements/guarantees reaches one of the following levels, it shall announce and report such event within two days commencing immediately from the date of occurrence: 1. The aggregate balance of endorsements/guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries reaches 50 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 2. The balance of endorsements/guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries for a single enterprise reaches 20 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 3. The balance of endorsements/guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries for a single enterprise reaches NT$10 millions or more and the aggregate amount of all endorsements/guarantees for,carrying value of equity method investmentin, and balance of loans to, such enterprise reaches 30 percent or more of public company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 4. The amount of new endorsements/guarantees made by the Company or its subsidiaries reaches NT$30 million or more, and reaches 5 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial |
Article 6 The Company shall announce and report the previous month's balance of endorsements/guarantees of itself and its subsidiaries by the 10th day of each month. If the Company’s balance of endorsements/guarantees reaches one of the following levels, it shall announce and report such event within two days commencing immediately from the date of occurrence: 1. The aggregate balance of endorsements/guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries reaches 50 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 2. The balance of endorsements/guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries for a single enterprise reaches 20 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 3. The balance of endorsements/guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries for a single enterprise reaches NT$10 millions or more and the aggregate amount of all endorsements/guarantees for, long-term Investments,and balance of loans to, such enterprise reaches 30 percent or more of public company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 4. The amount of new endorsements/guarantees made by the Company or its subsidiaries reaches NT$30 million or more, and reaches 5 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. |
To amend paragraph 1 of this Article for operation needs. |
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Modified Articles Existing Articles Explanation statement. The Company shall announce and report on The Company shall announce and report on behalf behalf of any subsidiary thereof that is not a of any subsidiary thereof that is not a public public company of the Republic of China any company of the Republic of China any matters that matters that such subsidiary is required to such subsidiary is required to announce and report announce and report pursuant to the Article 6.2.4. pursuant to the Article 6.2.4. The term "announce and report" as used in these The term "announce and report" as used in these Regulations means the process of entering data to Regulations means the process of entering data to the information reporting website designated by the information reporting website designated by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). “Date of occurrence” in these Regulations means “Date of occurrence” in these Regulations means the date of contract signing, date of payment, the date of contract signing, date of payment, dates dates of boards of directors resolutions, or other of boards of directors resolutions, or other date date that can confirm the counterparty and that can confirm the counterparty and monetary monetary amount of the ~~transaction,~~ whichever amount of the loan of funds or date is earlier. endorsement/guarantee, whichever date is earlier. Article 9 Article 9 To amend the The first version of these Procedures was approved The first version of these Procedures was number of this by the board of directors on January 20, 2010 and approved by the board of directors on January 20, Article and to further approved by Shareholders Meeting on 2010 and further approved by Shareholders add the January 29, 2010. Meeting on January 29, 2010. amendment The second version of these Procedures was The second version of these Procedures was history of these approved by the board of directors on May 5, 2010 approved by the board of directors on May 5, Procedures. and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on 2010 and further approved by Shareholders May 5, 2010. Meeting on May 5, 2010. The third version of these Procedures was The third version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on September approved by the board of directors on September 25, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders 25, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 24, 2011. Meeting on June 24, 2011. The fourth version of these Procedures was The fourth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on March 26, approved by the board of directors on March 26, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 17, 2013. Meeting on June 17, 2013. The fifth version of these Procedures was The fifth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on November approved by the board of directors on November 8, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders 8, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 6, 2014. Meeting on June 6, 2014. The sixth version of these Procedures was The sixth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on March 12, approved by the board of directors on March 12, 2019 and further approved by Shareholders 2019 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 20, 2019. Meeting on June 20, 2019.
The third version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on September 25, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 24, 2011. The fourth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on March 26, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 17, 2013. The fifth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on November 8, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 6, 2014. The sixth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on March 12, 2019 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 20, 2019. The seventh version of these Procedures was
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| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation |
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| approved by the board of directors on March 12, 2020 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on XX XX, XXXX. |
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Exhibit 12 : Comparison Table of Modified Articles on “Procedures Governing Loaning of Funds”
| Modified Articles | ExistingArticles | Explanation | |
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| Article 2 Under authorities’ regulations, the Company shall not loan funds to any of its shareholders or any other person except under the following circumstances: 1.Where an inter-company or inter-firm business transaction calls for a loan arrangement; or 2.Where an inter-company or inter-firm short-term financing facility is necessary. The term "short-term" as used in the preceding paragraph means one year, or where the Company's operating cycle exceeds one year, one operating cycle. The Company shall not loan funds to overseas companies in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, 100% of the voting shares. The term “foreign company” as used in these procedures shall refer to for-profit organizations that are not registered in the Republic of China. The responsible person of the Company who has violated the provisions of the preceding Paragraph shall be liable, jointly and severally with the borrower, for the repayment of the loan at issue and for the damages, if any, to company resulted there-from. |
Article 2 Under authorities’ regulations, the Company shall not loan funds to any of its shareholders or any other person except under the following circumstances: 1.Where an inter-company or inter-firm business transaction calls for a loan arrangement; or 2.Where an inter-company or inter-firm short-term financing facility is necessary. The term "short-term" as used in the preceding paragraph means one year, or where the Company's operating cycle exceeds one year, one operating cycle. The Company shall not loan funds to overseas companies in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, 100% of the voting shares. The term “foreign company” as used in these procedures shall refer to for-profit organizations that are not registered in the Republic of China. |
Pursuant to the provisions set forth in Article 15, Paragraph 2 of the Company Act |
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| Article 8 The Company shall announce and report the previous month's loan balances of its head office and subsidiaries by the 10th day of each month. If the Company's loans of funds reach one of the following levels shall announce and report such event within two days commencing immediatelyfrom the date of occurrence: |
Article 8 The Company shall announce and report the previous month's loan balances of its head office and subsidiaries by the 10th day of each month. If the Company's loans of funds reach one of the following levels shall announce and report such event within two days commencing immediatelyfrom the date of occurrence: |
The wording has been revised in consideration of loaning of funds which is not a transaction |
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| 1.The aggregate balance of loans to others by the Company and its subsidiaries reaches 20 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 2.The balance of loans by the Company and its subsidiaries to a single enterprise reaches 10 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 3.The amount of new loans of funds by the Company or its subsidiaries reaches NT$10 million or more, and reaches 2 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. The Company shall announce and report on behalf of any subsidiary thereof that is not a public company of the Republic of China any matters that such subsidiary is required to announce and report pursuant to subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph. The term "announce and report" as used in these Regulations means the process of entering data to the information reporting website designated by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). “Date of occurrence” in these Regulations means the date of contract signing, date of payment, dates of boards of directors resolutions, or other date that can confirm the counterparty and monetary amount of the loan of funds,whichever date is earlier. |
1.The aggregate balance of loans to others by the Company and its subsidiaries reaches 20 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 2.The balance of loans by the Company and its subsidiaries to a single enterprise reaches 10 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. 3.The amount of new loans of funds by the Company or its subsidiaries reaches NT$10 million or more, and reaches 2 percent or more of the Company's net worth as stated in its latest financial statement. The Company shall announce and report on behalf of any subsidiary thereof that is not a public company of the Republic of China any matters that such subsidiary is required to announce and report pursuant to subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph. The term "announce and report" as used in these Regulations means the process of entering data to the information reporting website designated by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). “Date of occurrence” in these Regulations means the date of contract signing, date of payment, dates of boards of directors resolutions, or other date that can confirm the counterparty and monetary amount of the ~~trnasactions~~,whichever date is earlier. |
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| Article 12 When the Company adopts or amends its Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others, the procedures or amended procedures shall require the approval of one-half or more of all audit committee members, and furthermore shall be submitted for a resolution by the board of directors and shareholders’ meeting. If the approval of one-half or more of all audit committee members as required in the preceding paragraph is not obtained, the Operational Procedures maybe implemented if |
Article 12 When the Company adopts or amends its Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others, the procedures or amended procedures shall require the approval of one-half or more of all audit committee members, and furthermore shall be submitted for a resolution by the board of directors and shareholders’ meeting. If the approval of one-half or more of all audit committee members as required in the preceding paragraph is not obtained, the Operational Procedures maybe implemented if |
The wording has been adjusted pursuant to the provisions set forth in Article 14-3 and 14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act |
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| approved by two-thirds or more of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting. Where any director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the dissenting opinion to all audit committee members, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinion.If an independent director expresses any dissent or reservation, it shall be noted in the minutes of the board of directors meeting. The terms"all audit committee members"and "all directors"in paragraph 1 shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions. |
approved by two-thirds or more of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting. Where any director expresses dissent and it is contained in the minutes or a written statement, the Company shall submit the dissenting opinion to all audit committee members, the board of directors shall take into full consideration each independent director's opinion.~~If an independent director expresses~~ ~~any dissent or reservation, it shall be noted in~~ ~~the minutes of the board of directors meeting.~~ |
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| Article 13 The first version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on January 20, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on January 29, 2010. The second version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on May 5, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on May 5, 2010. The third version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on September 25, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 24, 2011. The fourth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on August 28, 2012. The fifth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on March 26, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 17, 2013. The sixth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on September 25, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 6, 2014. The seventh version of these Procedures was |
Article 13 The first version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on January 20, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on January 29, 2010. The second version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on May 5, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on May 5, 2010. The third version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on September 25, 2010 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 24, 2011. The fourth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on August 28, 2012. The fifth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on March 26, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 17, 2013. The sixth version of these Procedures was approved by the board of directors on September 25, 2013 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on June 6, 2014. |
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| approved by the board of directors on March 12, 2020 and further approved by Shareholders Meeting on XX XX, XXXX. |
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IV. Appendices
Appendix 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.
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, 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 designated by this Corporation 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, 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 or Article 56-1 and Article 60-2 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall be set out in the notice of the reasons for convening the shareholders meeting. None of the above matters may be raised by an extraordinary motion.
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 containing more than one item will be included in the meeting agenda. In addition, when the circumstances of any subparagraph of Article
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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
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stated in the preceding paragraph, shall be at least 30 minutes prior to the time the meeting commences. The place at which attendance registrations are accepted shall be clearly marked and a sufficient number of suitable personnel assigned to handle the registrations.
Shareholders and their proxies (collectively, "shareholders") shall attend shareholders meetings based on attendance cards, sign-in cards, or other certificates of attendance. No arbitrary requirements shall be imposed on shareholders to provide additional evidentiary documents beyond those showing eligibility to attend.
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.
For a shareholders meeting called by the board of directors, it is advisable that the board chairperson chair the meeting, that a majority of the directors attend in person, and that at least one member of each functional committee attend as representative. Attendance details should be recorded in the shareholders meeting minutes.
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
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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 or sign-in cards handed in plus the number of shares whose voting rights are exercised by correspondence or electronically.
The chair shall call the meeting to order at the appointed meeting time. However, when the attending shareholders do not represent a majority of the total number of issued shares, the chair may announce a postponement, provided that no more than two such postponements, for a combined total of no more than 1 hour, may be made. If the quorum is not met after two postponements and the attending shareholders still represent less than one third of the total number of issued shares, the chair shall declare the meeting adjourned.
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.
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Article 11 Before speaking, an attending shareholder must specify on a speaker's slip the subject of the speech, his/her shareholder account number (or attendance card number), and account name. The order in which shareholders speak will be set by the chair.
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.
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.
The number of shares for which voting rights may not be exercised under the preceding 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.
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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 of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 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 and to arrange for their shareholders to vote on each separate proposal in the shareholders meeting agenda, and following conclusion of the meeting, to enter the voting results the same day, namely the numbers of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions, on the Market Observation Post System.
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 Procedures 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.
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Article 15 Matters relating to the resolutions of a shareholders meeting shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting minutes shall be signed or sealed by the chair of the meeting and a copy distributed to each shareholder within 20 days after the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting minutes may be produced and distributed in electronic form. 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.
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.
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
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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. These rules were amended for the third time on June 13, 2017.
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Appendix 2: Articles of Association
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 June 19, 2019 and with effect from June 19, 2019)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Table A INTERPRETATION 68. Definitions SHARES 69. Power to Issue Shares 70. Redemption and Purchase of Shares 71. Rights Attaching to Shares 72. Share Certificates 73. Preferred Shares REGISTRATION OF SHARES 74. Register of Members 75. Registered Holder Absolute Owner 76. Transfer of Registered Shares 77. Transmission of Shares ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL 78. Power to Alter Capital 79. Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION 80. Dividends 81. Capital Reserve and Power to Set Aside Profits 82. Method of Payment 83. Capitalisation MEETINGS OF MEMBERS 84. Annual General Meetings 85. Extraordinary General Meetings 86. Notice 87. Giving Notice 88. Postponement of General Meeting |
89. Quorum and Proceedings at General Meetings 90. Chairman to Preside 91. Voting on Resolutions 92. Proxies 93. Proxy Solicitation 94. Dissenting Member's Appraisal Right 95. Shares that May Not be Voted 96. Voting by Joint Holders of Shares 97. Representation of Corporate Member 98. Adjournment of General Meeting 99. Directors Attendance at General Meetings DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 100. Number and Term of Office of Directors 101. Election of Directors 102. Removal of Directors 103. Vacancy in the Office of Director 104. Compensation of Director 105. Defect in Election of Director 106. Directors to Manage Business 107. Powers of the Board of Directors 108. Register of Directors and Officers 109. Officers 110. Appointment of Officers 111. Duties of Officers 112. Compensation of Officers 113. Conflicts of Interest 114. Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers |
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 115. Board Meetings 116. Notice of Board Meetings 117. Participation in Meetings by Video Conference 118. Quorum at Board Meetings 119. Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy 120. Chairman to Preside 121. Validity of Prior Acts of the Board CORPORATE RECORDS 122. Minutes 123. Register of Mortgages and Charges 124. Form and Use of Seal TENDER OFFER AND ACCOUNTS 125. Tender Offer 126. Books of Account 127. Financial Year End AUDIT COMMITTEE 128. Number of Committee Members 129. Powers of Audit Committee VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION 130. Winding-Up CHANGES TO CONSTITUION 131. Changes to Articles 132. Discontinuance OTHERS 133. Shareholder Protection Mechanism 134. Social Responsibilities |
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ELEVENTH 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 June 19, 2019 and with effect from June 19, 2019)
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 Amended and Restated Articles, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:
Applicable Law
Applicable Public Company Rules
Articles
the Applicable Public Company Rules, the Law or such other rules or legislation applicable to the Company;
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;
these Articles of Association as altered from time to time;
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Audit Committee the audit committee under the Board, which shall comprise solely of Independent Directors of the Company;
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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;
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Capital Reserve 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;
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Chairman the Director elected by and amongst all the Directors as the chairman of the Board;
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Company Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Company Limited 永冠能源科技集團有限公司 ;
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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;
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Cumulative Voting the voting mechanism for an election of Directors as described in Article 34.2;
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Directors the directors for the time being of the Company and shall include any and all Independent Director(s);
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Electronic Record has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law;
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Electronic Transactions Law the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands;
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Family Relationship within Second Degree of Kinship
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;
FSC The Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China;
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Independent Directors
Joint Operation Contract
- Law
Lease Contract
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Management Contract
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Market Observation Post System
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Member
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Memorandum
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Notice
the Directors who are elected as "Independent Directors" for the purpose of Applicable Public Company Rules;
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;
The Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and every modification, reenactment or revision thereof for the time being in force;
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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;
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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;
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the public company reporting system maintained by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, via http://mops.twse.com.tw/;
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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;
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Merger
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 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;
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Officer
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any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;
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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;
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Private Placement has the meaning given thereto in Article 11.6;
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Preferred Shares has the meaning given thereto in Article 6;
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Register of Directors and Officers the register of directors and officers referred to in these Articles;
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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;
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Secretary
share(s)
special resolution
Subsidiary
supermajority resolution
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) of par value NT$10 each in the Company and includes fraction of a share;
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;
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;
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
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- 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
Treasury Shares
Threshold
TSE
Year
- means the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation;
has the meaning given thereto in Article 3.11;
- 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;
The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation; and calendar year.
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1.2 In these Articles, where not inconsistent with the context:
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(a) words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;
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(b) words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;
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(c) words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
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(d) the words:
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(i) "may" shall be construed as permissive; and
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(ii) "shall" shall be construed as imperative;
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(e) "written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including the form of an Electronic Record;
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(f) a reference to statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or reenactment thereof;
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(g) unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in
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the Law shall bear the same meaning in these Articles; and
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(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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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for subscription by its employees (the “Employee Subscription Portion”).
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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.
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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.
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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:
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(c) in connection with a Merger, spin-off, or pursuant to any reorganization of the Company;
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- (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;
- (h) in connection with the issue of shares in accordance with Article 13.7; or
- (i) in connection with a Private Placement of the securities issued by the Company.
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2.7 The Company shall not issue any unpaid shares or partly paid shares.
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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.
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2.9 Options, warrants or other similar instruments issued in accordance with Article 2.8 above are not transferable save by inheritance.
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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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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.
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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.
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3.3 The redemption price of a redeemable share, or the method of
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calculation thereof, shall be fixed by the Board at or before the time of issue.
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3.4 Every share certificate relating to redeemable share shall indicate that the share is redeemable.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.
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3.11 No share may be redeemed unless it is fully paid.
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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 .
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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.
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3.14 The Company shall be entered in the Register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares provided that:
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(j) the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void;
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(k) 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.
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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
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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.
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Rights Attaching to Shares
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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:
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(a) be entitled to one vote per share;
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(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;
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(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
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(d) generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.
5. Share Certificates
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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.
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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.
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5.3 Share may not be issued in bearer form.
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5.4 When the Company issue share certificates pursuant to Article 5.1 hereof,
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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.
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6. Preferred Shares
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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.
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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:
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(a) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of dividends and bonus on Preferred Shares;
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(b) the order of priority and fixed amount or fixed ratio of allocation of surplus assets of the Company;
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(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;
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(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
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(e) other matters concerning rights and obligations incidental to Preferred Shares.
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
7.
Register of Members
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Company Rules.
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8. Registered Holder Absolute Owner
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Transfer of Registered Shares
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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11.2 Subject to the Law, the Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution alter the conditions of its Memorandum to:
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(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
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(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.
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11.3 Subject to the Law and the Articles, the Company may from time to time by special resolution:
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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:
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(f) effecting any capitalization of distributable dividends and/or bonuses and/or any other amount prescribed under Article 16
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hereof;
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(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;
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(i) the transferring of the whole or any essential part of the business or assets of the Company; or
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(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
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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 ”):
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(a) banks, bills finance enterprises, trust enterprises, insurance enterprises, securities enterprises, or other legal entities or institutions approved by the FSC;
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(b) natural person, legal entities or funds meeting the qualifications set forth by the FSC; and
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(c) directors, supervisors (if any) or managers of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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11.7 Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may by supermajority resolution, distribute its Capital Reserve and the general reserve accumulated in accordance with Article 13.5 (b), in whole or in part, by issuing new shares which shall be distributed as bonus shares to its existing Members in proportion to the number of shares being held by each of them or by cash distribution to its Members.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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13.4 Upon the final settlement of the Company's accounts, if there is "surplus profit" (as defined below), the Company shall set aside between two per cent (2%) and fifteen per cent (15%) as compensation to employees (" Employees' Compensations ") and Employees' Compensations may be distributed to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, who meet certain qualifications. The Company shall, from the surplus profit, set aside no more than three per cent (3%) thereof as remuneration for the Directors (" Directors' Remuneration "). The distribution proposals in respect of Employees' Compensation and Directors' Remuneration 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 and submitted to the shareholders' meeting for report. However, if the Company has accumulated losses, the Company shall reserve an amount thereof for making up the losses before proceeding with the abovementioned distributions and allocation. The "surplus profit" referred to above means the net profit before tax of the Company and for the avoidance of doubt, such amount is before any payment of compensation to employees and remuneration for the Directors.
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13.5 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:
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(b) shall set aside out of the current year profits of the Company, in addition to the provision in Article 13.4: (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 (unless the general reserve reserved in the past years has reached the total paid-up capital of the Company), and (iv) a special surplus
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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.
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13.6 Subject to compliance with the Law and after setting aside the amounts for Employees' Compensations and Directors’ Remuneration in accordance with Article 13.4 and such amounts as the Board deems fit in accordance with the distribution policy set out in Article 13.5, the Board shall recommend to Members for approval to distribute no less than twenty per cent (20%) of the distributable amount as dividend to the Members and the allocation will be made upon the passing of the resolution by the Members.
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13.7 Dividends to the Members and the Employees' Compensation 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 compensation shall bear interest as against the Company.
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13.8 The Board shall fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution.
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13.9 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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 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
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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.
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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
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submitted by Members).
18. Extraordinary General Meetings
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18.1 General meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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18.6 Any one or more Member(s) may summon an extraordinary general meeting, provided that such Member or Members shall hold more than 50% of the total issued shares of the Company for a continuous period of no less than 3 months. The number of the shares held by a Member and the period during which a Member holds such Shares, shall be calculated and determined based on the Register of Members as of the first day of the period that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers.
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18.7 If the Board does not or is unable to convene a general meeting (including the annual general meeting) or it is for the Company's benefit, the Independent Director may convene a general meeting when he/she in his/her absolute discretion deems necessary.
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
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and time at which the meeting is to be held and the general nature of business to be conducted at the meeting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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(a) election or discharge of Directors,
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(b) alteration of the Memorandum or Articles,
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(c) capital deduction,
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(d) application to terminate the public offering of the Shares,
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(e) (i) dissolution, Merger, any scheme or arrangement involving a transfer of all issued shares of the Company to a corporate
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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,
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(f) 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,
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(g) 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,
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(h) making distributions of new shares or cash out of the general reserve accumulated in accordance with Article 13.5 (b) or Capital Reserve to its Members, and
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(i) Private Placement of any equity-related securities to be issued by the Company.
The major content of the above matters can be announced at the website designated by Taiwan securities authority or by the Company, and the Company shall specify the link to the website in the notice of the relevant general meeting.
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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. If the relevant documents are kept by the Company's stock affairs agent, upon the request of any Member, the Company shall order the Company's stock affairs agent to provide such Member with the requested 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
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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.
- 19.9 If the general meeting is convened by the Board and other person entitled to convene a general meeting in accordance with these Articles or any Applicable Law, the Board and such person may request the Company or the Company's stock affairs agent to provide the Register of Members. Upon the request, the Company shall (and shall order the Company's stock affairs agent to) provide the Register of Members.
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
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containing the notice or other document was so addressed and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence thereof;
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(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
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(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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 or any electronic means designated by the Company 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. The Board shall include the proposal in the agenda of the annual general meeting unless (a) the proposing Member(s) holds less than one per cent of the Company's total issued shares, (b) the matter of such proposal may not be resolved by a general meeting or the proposal exceeds 300 Chinese words; (c) the proposing Member(s) has proposed more than one proposal; or (d) the proposal is submitted to the Company outside the period fixed and announced by the Company for accepting Member(s)' proposal(s). If the purpose of the proposal is to urge the Company to promote public interests or fulfil its social responsibilities, the Board may accept such proposal to be discussed in general meeting.
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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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:
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(a) the Company proposes to enter into, amend, or terminate any Lease Contract, Management Contract or Joint Operation
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Contract;
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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33.1 There shall be a board of Directors consisting of no less than seven (7) and no more 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.
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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.
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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.
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33.4 The Directors (including Independent Directors and non-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.
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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.
34. Election of Directors
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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.
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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:
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(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;
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(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;
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(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
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(viii) where two or more Director candidates receive the same number of votes and as a result the total number of new Directors
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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36.1 The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:
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(a) is removed from office pursuant to these Articles;
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(b) dies or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
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(c) has been declared a liquidation process by a court and has not been reinstated to his rights and privileges;
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(d) is automatically discharged from his office in accordance with Article 33.2;
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(e) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;
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(f) 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;
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(g) has been adjudicated of the commencement of assistantship (as defined under the Taiwan Civil Code) or similar declaration and such assistantship/declaration has not been revoked yet;
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(h) has committed an offence as specified in the ROC statute of prevention of organizational crimes and subsequently has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than five (5) years, or (D) was pardoned for less than five years;
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(i) has committed an offence involving fraud, breach of trust or misappropriation and subsequently has been punished with imprisonment for a term of more than one year by a final judgement, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, or (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than two years, or (D) was pardoned for less than two years;
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(j) has been adjudicated guilty by a final judgment for committing offenses under the Taiwan Anti-Corruption Act during the time of his public service, and (A) has not started serving the sentence, or (B) has not completed serving the sentence, (C) the time elapsed after completion of serving the sentence or expiration of the probation is less than two years, or (D) was pardoned for less than two years;
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(k) having been dishonored for unlawful use of credit instruments, and the term of such sanction has not expired yet;
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(l) subject to Article 35.3, upon expiry of term of office (if any) of the relevant Director;
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(m) is automatically removed in accordance with Article 36.2; or
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(n) ceases to be a Director in accordance with Article 36.3.
In the event that the foregoing events described in clauses (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) 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 (other than an Independent 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.
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36.3 If any Director (other than an Independent 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
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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.
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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.
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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;
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(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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(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;
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(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;
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(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;
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(f) procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company;
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(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;
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(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;
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(i) present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;
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(j) in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and
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- (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
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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:
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(a) first name and surname; and
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(b) address.
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41.2 The Board shall, within the period of thirty days from the occurrence of:-
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(a) any change among its Directors and Officers; or
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(b) any change in the particulars contained in the Register of Directors and Officers,
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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
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Director were not a Director; provided that this Article 46.1 shall not apply to Independent Directors.
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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.
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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. Where the spouse, the person related to a Director by blood and within the second degree, or any company which has a controlling or controlled relation with a Director has interests in the matters under discussion in the meeting of the Directors, such Director shall be deemed to have a personal interest in the matter. The terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall be interpreted in accordance with the Applicable Public Company Rules.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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47.5 To the extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands and there
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is a cause of action under applicable laws by the Company against such relevant Director(s), a Member or Members collectively continuously holding one per cent (1%) or more of the total issued shares of the Company for six months or longer may:
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(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
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(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)
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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. Any of the Directors may appoint another Director as proxy to represent him at any meeting of the Board if such Director is unable to do so in person for any reason. If a Director appoints a proxy then for all purposes the presence or vote of the proxy shall be deemed to be that of the appointing Director. The appointed Director may only act as the proxy of one Director only.
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
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The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:
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(a) of all elections and appointments of Officers;
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(b) of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and
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(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.
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Register of Mortgages and Charges
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56.1 The Directors shall cause to be kept the Register of Mortgages and Charges required by the Law.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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:
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(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.
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(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.
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(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
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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:-
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(a) all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;
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(b) all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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(a) adoption of or amendment to an internal control system;
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(b) assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system;
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(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;
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(d) any matter relating to the personal interest of the Directors;
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(e) a material asset or derivatives transaction;
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(f) a material monetary loan, endorsement, or provision of guarantee;
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(g) the offering, issuance, or Private Placement of any equity-related securities;
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(h) the hiring or dismissal of an attesting certified public accountant, or the compensation given thereto;
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(i) the appointment or discharge of a financial, accounting, or internal auditing officer;
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(j) approval of annual and semi-annual financial reports; and
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- (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
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63.1 The Company may be voluntarily wound-up in accordance with Article 11.5.
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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.
OTHERS
66. Shareholder Protection Mechanism
If the Company proposes to undertake:
- (a) a merger or consolidation which will result in the Company being
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dissolved;
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(b) a sale, transfer or assignment of all of the Company's assets and businesses to another entity;
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(c) a share exchange; or
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(d) a demerger (spin off),
which would result in the termination of the Company's listing on the TSE, and where (in the case of (a) above) the surviving entity, (in the case of (b) above) the transferee, (in the case of (c) above) the entity whose shares has been allotted in exchange for the Company's shares and, (in the case of (d) above) the existing or newly incorporated spun-off company's shares are not listed on the TSE or the Taipei Exchange, then in addition to any requirements to be satisfied under the Law, such action shall be first approved at a general meeting by a resolution passed by members holding two-thirds or more of the votes of the total number of issued shares of the Company.
67. Social Responsibilities
When the Company conducts the business, the Company shall comply with the laws and regulations as well as business ethics and shall take actions which will promote public interests in order to fulfill its social responsibilities.
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Appendix 3: Comparison table for the Procedures for Election of Directors
Article 1 To ensure a just, fair, and open election of directors and supervisors, these Procedures are adopted pursuant to Articles 21 and 41 of the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies.
Article 2 Except as otherwise provided by law and regulation or by this Corporation's articles of incorporation, elections of directors and shall be conducted in accordance with these Procedures.
Article 3 The overall composition of the board of directors shall be taken into consideration in the selection of the Company's directors. The composition of the board of directors shall be determined by taking diversity into consideration and formulating an appropriate policy on diversity based on the company's business operations, operating dynamics, and development needs. It is advisable that the policy include, without being limited to, the following two general standards: (1) Basic requirements and values: Gender, age, nationality, and culture. (2) Professional knowledge and skills: A professional background (e.g., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing, technology), professional skills, and industry experience. Each board member shall have the necessary knowledge, skill, and experience to perform their duties; the abilities that must be present in the board as a whole are as follows: (1) The ability to make judgments about operations. (2) Accounting and financial analysis ability. (3) Business management ability. (4) Crisis management ability. (5) Knowledge of the industry. (6) An international market perspective. (7) Leadership ability. (8) Decision-making ability. More than half of the directors shall be persons who have neither a spousal relationship nor a relationship within the second degree of kinship with any other director.
The board of directors of the Company shall consider adjusting its composition based on the results of performance evaluation.
Article 4 Each independent director shall have the below qualifications:
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creditable and dependable;
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with fair judgment;
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with professional knowledge;
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with fluent experience; and
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the ability to understand financial statements. In addition to the above qualifications, at least one of the independent directors shall have accounting or finance background.
Article 5 The qualifications and election for the independent directors of this Corporation shall comply with Articles of the Regulations.
- Article 6 Election of independent directors at the Company shall be conducted in accordance with the candidate nomination system and procedures set
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out in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. The Company shall review the qualifications, education, working experience, background, and the existence of any other matters set forth in Article 30 of the Company Act with respect to nominee independent directors and may not arbitrarily add requirements for documentation of other qualifications. It shall further provide the results of the review to shareholders for their reference, so that qualified independent directors will be elected. When the number of directors falls below five due to the dismissal of a director for any reason, the Company shall hold a by-election to fill the vacancy at its next shareholders meeting. When the number of directors falls short by one third of the total number prescribed in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Company shall call a special shareholders meeting within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.
When the number of independent directors falls below that required under paragraph 1 of Article 14-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, listing rules of TWSE-listed companies, or item 8 of the “Standards for Determining Unsuitability for TPEx Listing under Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Review of Securities for Trading on the TPEx”, a by-election shall be held at the next shareholders meeting to fill the vacancy. When the independent directors are dismissed en masse, a special shareholders meeting shall be called within 60 days from the date of occurrence to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies.
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Article 7 The cumulative voting method shall be used for election of the directors at the Company. Each share will have voting rights in number equal to the directors to be elected, and may be cast for a single candidate or split among multiple candidates.
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Article 8 The board of directors shall prepare separate ballots for directors in numbers corresponding to the directors to be elected. The number of voting rights associated with each ballot shall be specified on the ballots, which shall then be distributed to the attending shareholders at the shareholders meeting. Attendance card numbers printed on the ballots may be used instead of recording the names of voting shareholders.
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Article 9 The number of directors and independent directors will be as specified in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, with voting rights separately calculated for independent and non-independent director positions. Those receiving ballots representing the highest numbers of voting rights will be elected sequentially according to their respective numbers of votes. When two or more persons receive the same number of votes, thus exceeding the specified number of positions, they shall draw lots to determine the winner, with the chair drawing lots on behalf of any person not in attendance.
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Article 10 Before the election begins, the chair shall appoint a number of persons to perform the respective duties of vote monitoring and counting
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personnel. The ballot boxes shall be prepared by the board of directors and publicly checked by the vote monitoring personnel before voting commences.
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Article 11 If a candidate is a shareholder, a voter must enter the candidate's account name and shareholder account number in the "candidate" column of the ballot; for a non-shareholder, the voter shall enter the candidate's full name and identity card number. When the candidate is a juristic-person shareholder, the name of the juristic-person shareholder shall be entered in the column for the candidate's account name in the ballot paper, or both the name of the juristic-person shareholder and the name of its representative may be entered. When there are multiple representatives, the names of each respective representative shall be entered.
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Article 12 A ballot is invalid under any of the following circumstances: 1. The ballot was not prepared by the board of directors.
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A blank ballot is placed in the ballot box.
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The writing is unclear and indecipherable or has been altered.
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The candidate whose name is entered in the ballot is a shareholder, but the candidate's account name and shareholder account number do not conform with those given in the shareholder register, or the candidate whose name is entered in the ballot is a non-shareholder, and a cross-check shows that the candidate's name and identity card number do not match.
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Other words or marks are entered in addition to the candidate's account name or shareholder account number or identity card number and the number of voting rights allotted.
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The name of the candidate entered in the ballot is identical to that of another shareholder, but no shareholder account number or identity card number is provided in the ballot to identify such individual.
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Article 13 The voting rights shall be calculated on site immediately after the end of the poll, and the results of the calculation, including the list of persons elected as directors and independent directors and the numbers of votes with which they were elected, shall be announced by the chair on the site.
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The ballots for the election referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be sealed with the signatures of the monitoring personnel and kept in proper custody for at least one year. If, however, a shareholder files a lawsuit pursuant to the Company Act, the ballots shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation.
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Article 14 The board of directors of the Company shall issue notifications to the persons elected as directors or independent directors.
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Article 15 These Procedures, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented after approval by a shareholders meeting. These Procedures were formulated on January 29, 2010. These Procedures were amended for the first time on June 13, 2017.
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Appendix 4: Table of Shareholding of All Directors
Shareholding of All Directors
Record Date: June 19th, 2020
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The paid-in capital is NTD$1,056,175,190. The total number of issued shares outstanding is 105,617,519.
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The minimum required combined shareholding of all directors by law is 8,000,000 shares. The combined shareholding of all directors on the book closure date is 14,611,696 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”.
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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 |
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| Shares | Shares % | |||
| Chairman | Chang, Hsien-Ming | 2019/06/19 | 13,693,540 | 12.97% |
| Director | Tasi, Shu-Ken | 2019/06/19 | 837,156 | 0.79% |
| Director | Huang Wen-Hung | 2019/06/19 | 0 | 0% |
| Director | Hsu, Ching-Hsiung | 2019/06/19 | 20,000 | 0.02% |
| Director | Tasi, Chang-Hung | 2019/06/19 | 0 | 0% |
| Director | Lee, Yi-Tsang | 2019/06/19 | 15,000 | 0.01% |
| Director | Chang, Chun-Chi | 2019/06/19 | 46,000 | 0.04% |
| Independent Director |
Chang, Cheng-Lung | 2019/06/19 | 0 | 0% |
| Independent Director |
Chen, Tyan-Wen | 2019/06/19 | 0 | 0% |
| Independent Director |
Wei, Chia-Min | 2019/06/19 | 0 | 0% |
| Total of All Directors | 14,611,696 | 13.83% |
Note: 1.The book closure date for the annual general meeting of
shareholders is April 20, 2020. The book closure period is from April 21, 2020 to June 19, 2020.
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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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