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Announcement to convene the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for the year of 2022
Subject:Announcement to convene the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for the year of 2022 To which item it meets: paragraph 17 |
1.Date of the board of directors' resolution:2022/02/25 2.Shareholders meeting date:2022/05/19 3.Shareholders meeting location:Primasia Conference & Business Center (No.99, Fuxing N. Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan) 4.Cause for convening the meeting (1)Reported matters: (1)The 2021 Business Report. (2)Proposal of the proportion of employee compensation and directors compensation for the year ended December 31, 2021. (3)Report on Audit Committee's review of 2021 business report, financial statements of 2021 and proposal for 2021 earnings distribution. (4)Report on Audit Committee's communications with the chief internal auditor. (5)Report on amendments to the Codes of Ethical Conduct adopted by directors, supervisors, and managerial officers of the Company. (6)Report on amendments to Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles. (7)Report on the implementation of Sustainability Development Plans (8)Report on Operation of the Board of Directors and Functional Committees. (9)Report on 2021 Annual Director's Remuneration. 5.Cause for convening the meeting (2)Acknowledged matters: (1)The 2021 Business Report and Financial Statements. (2)Proposal for 2021 earnings distribution. 6.Cause for convening the meeting (3)Matters for Discussion: (1)Amendments to the Company's Articles of Incorporation (2)Amendments to the Company's ”Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings”. (3)Amendments to the Company's ”Director Election Measures”. (4)Amendment to Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets of the Company. 7.Cause for convening the meeting (4)Election matters: Election of the 14th Board of Directors of the Company 8.Cause for convening the meeting (5)Other Proposals: Proposal of getting out of a noncompete agreements of the 14th Board of Directors 9.Cause for convening the meeting (6)Extemporary Motions:none. 10.Book closure starting date:2022/03/21 11.Book closure ending date:2022/05/19 12.Any other matters that need to be specified: (1)The voting right of shareholders can be exercised electronically in this shareholders' meeting. The period of exercise shall be as follows: from April 19th 2022 to May 16th 2022. Shareholders please login to the ”Shareholders’ e Ticket” website of” Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation “and vote in accordance with the relevant instructions. 【Website address: https://www.stockvote.com.tw 】 (2)According to Article 172-1 and 192-1 of the Company Act, shareholders who hold more than 1% of the total issued shares may submit proposals and a list of candidates for directors to the Company in writing. (It is applicable for companies that hold elections.) i. Acceptance period:2022/03/13~2022/03/23 ii. Acceptance location:9F., No.100, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110 iii. Acceptance methods:Written mail to the Company's financial department (3)Period for shareholders' submission of proposal: 2022/03/13~2022/03/23 (4)Location for shareholders' submission of proposal: 9F., No.100, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110 (5)Hybrid shareholders’ meetings date: 2022/05/19 at 09:30 (6)Relevant matters for convening hybrid shareholders’ meetings: i.Hybrid shareholders’ meetings will be convened in accordance with Paragraph 3, Article 172-2 of the Company Act and announced to amend Chapter II-2 of the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies of the draft. It will be revised accordingly, if needed, after the formal regulations be published. ii.The Company will use the e-Meeting Platform by the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) for this year’s shareholders’ meeting. Any organization using the e-Meeting Platform are required to be in line with TDCC’s operating guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and instructions, as well as all other relevant documents. Please visit the TDCC website for more information. (https://www.tdcc.com.tw/portal/zh/ page/show/402897967d841dba017e8eea7fc5009c) iii.Shareholders who choose to attend shareholders’ meetings virtually will be deemed as having attended in person. iv.Shareholders, solicitors, or proxy agents who intend to participate virtually should, starting from 2022/04/19, complete sign-ups and registrations on the TDCC Stockvote two days prior to the date of their shareholders’ meeting (before 2022/05/16). Participants will check in, watch a live stream of the meeting, text questions, and cast their votes at shareholders’ meetings. v.Shareholders, solicitors, or proxy agents who have registered for attending shareholders’ meetings virtually but intend to attend physically should withdraw their registration in the same way they have made the registration two days prior to the date of shareholders’ meetings. Participants who fail to withdraw their registration by the said deadline can only attend virtually. vi.Shareholders who have exercised their voting right via written or electronic means but intend to attend shareholders’ meetings virtually should withdraw their declaration of intention in the same way they have exercised their voting right two days prior to the date of shareholders’ meetings. If participants fail to withdraw their declaration of intention by the said deadline, only the ballots cast via written or electronic means will count. vii.Shareholders who attend shareholders’ meetings virtually and do not withdraw their declaration of intent after exercising their voting right via written or electronic means can only exercise their proposing and voting rights regarding extempore motions. They cannot vote on the original meeting proposals and the amendments to the content of the original meeting proposals, or propose to amend the content of the original meeting proposals. viii.Shareholders who have appointed proxy agents to attend shareholders’ meetings are not allowed to attend themselves, except for relevant provisions stipulated in the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies or the Company Act. Shareholders whose Power of Attorney (POA) has arrived at the Company to state that they have appointed proxy agents to attend shareholders’ meetings but later intend to attend shareholders’ meetings virtually should notify the Company to withdraw their appointment in writing two days prior to the date of shareholders’ meetings. If participants fail to withdraw their appointment by the said deadline, only the ballots cast by their proxy agents will count. ix.In the event that the e-Meeting Platform fails or shareholders have difficulty attending virtually, before the chairperson announces the commencement of shareholders’ meetings or during the meetings, due to force majeure events, companies should check the total shares of shareholders that have attended. If the total shares do not reach the legally required number for resolutions in shareholders’ meetings after deducting the shares of shareholders that attend virtually, then the meetings should be adjourned. The Company will postpone or reconvene their meeting on 2022/05/23 at 09:30 in Primasia Conference & Business Center (No.99, Fuxing N. Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan). Shareholders who have been listed on the shareholders register by the book closure date are entitled to attend shareholders’ meetings. The Company will not resend their meeting notice. x.In the event that the said shareholders’ meetings are to be postponed or reconvened, the Company will issue a Significant Announcement onto the Market Observation Post System (MOPS). xi.For matters not covered, please refer to the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies and related regulations.