FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

August 15, 2017

 

Commission File Number 001-16125
   
   
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   

26 Chin Third Road 

Nantze Export Processing Zone 

Kaoshiung, Taiwan

 Republic of China 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR
ENGINEERING, INC.
 
       
       
Date: August 15, 2017 By: /s/ Joseph Tung  
  Name:     Joseph Tung  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes

Of

2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Of

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

(Translation)

 

1 、Time : 10:00AM, Wednesday, June 28, 2017

 

2 、Venue : Zhuang Jing Auditorium, 600 Jiachang Rd., Nantz Processing Export Zone, Nantz District, Kaohsiung City

 

3 、Attendee : (1)  Representative of Juristic-person Director, ASE Enterprises Ltd. : Tien Wu, Joseph Tung, Raymond Lo and Jeffrey Chen

 

(2)  Independent Directors : Mei-Yueh Ho

 

(3)  Lawyer : Alex Chiang and T.C. Chang ; CPA : Jane Chen

 

(4)  Total shares represented by shareholders and proxy present 6,961,641,456 shares(including exercised by way of electronic transmission 4,350,368,268 shares) is 85.79% of total outstanding shares of ASE 8,114,595,090 shares (excluding the shareholders who had no voting right stipulated in Company Law)

 

4 、Chairperson's Remarks : (To be omitted)

 

5 、Status Report

 

(1) ASE 2016 Business Report (See Attachment 1)

 

(2) Report by Audit Committee on review of the 2016 Financial Statements. (See Attachment 2)

 

(3) Report of ASE's aggregate amount of endorsements, guarantees, and loans extended to others as of December 31, 2016.

 

(4) Report on the 2016 distribution of employees' compensation and remuneration to directors.

 

(5) Report on the BOD's implementation of the privately placed foreign convertible corporate bonds passed in the 2016 shareholders' general meeting.

 

(6) Report on the Company's unsecured corporate bonds issued domestically.

 

6、Matters for Ratification

 

Case 1 (proposed by the Board of Directors)

 

Proposal:

Ratification of ASE's 2016 business report and final financial statements. Please ratify.

 

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Explanation:

1、The Company's 2016 financial statements have been audited and certified by Deloitte & Touche.

 

2、Please ratify the 2016 Business Report (see Attachment 1) and Financial Statements (see Attachment 3).

   
Resolution: Voting results: Ratify 5,941,239,858 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 3,332,266,960 shares); Oppose 220,855 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 220,855 shares); Abstain from voting 1,020,045,421 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 1,017,880,453 shares).  Resolved, that the above proposal be and hereby was approved as proposed.

 

Case 2 (proposed by the Board of Directors)

 

Proposal:Please ratify ASE's 2016 proposal for earnings distribution.

 

Explanation:1.The Board of Directors has drafted ASE's 2016 proposal for surplus distribution as shown in the table below in accordance with ASE's Articles of Incorporation for your ratification.

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

2016 earnings distribution proposal

 

  Unit: NT$
Item      Amount
Earnings carried over from the previous year 25,756,319,964
Subtract: Retained earnings adjusted retroactively in         accordance with IFRS. 281,357,000
Subtract: Retained earnings adjustments recognized under Equity Method.  5,884,153
Subtract: Actuarial losses allocated to retained earnings 402,184,136
Add: Current year gross profit 21,680,339,074

Subtract: Provision for 10% statutory surplus reserve

 

2,168,033,907
Current year earnings to be distributed 44,579,199,842
Items for distribution:  
Dividends (Note 1) 11,415,197,564
Current year retained earnings 33,164,002,278

 

Chairman: Jason C.S. Chang Manager: Richard H.P. Chang Accountant Manager: Hong-Ming Kuo

 

Note 1: A total of NT$11,415,197,564 is distributed as dividends, i.e. NT$1.4 per share, all of which will be distributed in cash. The above distribution of

 

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  dividends to shareholders and the cash distribution rates are calculated based on the number (8,153,712,546) of shares recorded in the Register of Shareholders as of March 28, 2017 after treasury stocks that were already bought back by ASE were subtracted. If at a later date ASE's ECB holders exercise the right of conversion, or new shares are issued to employees against Employee Stock Option warrants, or new shares are issued by ASE for cash increase, or there is a buyback of ASE's stock, or transfer or cancellation of ASE's treasury stocks, such event affecting the cash distribution rate of the shareholders' bonus, and thus requiring adjustment of distribution of dividends, the management will request that the Shareholders' Meeting authorize the Chairman to handle the situation in his discretion and make adjustments accordingly.

 

Note 2: In response to the introduction of an integrated income tax system, earnings of the most recent year will be distributed at this time.

 

2.Basis date for dividend distribution: The board is authorized to set the date after it is passed at the Shareholder's Meeting.

 

Resolution:Voting results: Ratify 5,970,263,208 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 3,361,149,392 shares); Oppose 537,429 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 537,429 shares); Abstain from voting 990,837,932 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 988,681,447 shares). Resolved, that the above proposal be and hereby was approved as proposed.

 

7、Matters for Discussion

 

Case 1 (proposed by the Board of Directors)

 

Proposal: Please discuss the revised version of the Procedure for Regulations Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.

 

Explanation:

1. In response to the amendment of the Criteria for Handling Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies released by the Financial Supervisory Commission on February 9, 2017, the Company's board of directors approved the amendment of part of the Company's Regulations Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets by a resolution on March 30, 2017.

 

2. Your approval of the comparison of Revised Articles of the Regulations Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets before and after revisions as shown in attachment 4 is requested.

 

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Resolution: Voting results: Ratify 5,965,592,570 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 3,356,619,672 shares); Oppose 407,378 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 266,460 shares); Abstain from voting 995,641,508 shares (including exercised by way of electronic transmission 993,482,136 shares).  Resolved, that the above proposal be and hereby was approved as proposed.

  

8、Other Proposals and Extempore Motions:None.

 

9、Meeting Ends :Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 10:33 a.m.

 

 

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Attachment 1 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Business Report

 

The first half of 2016 remained weak as expected, with developed economies possessing inadequate momentum for recovery. As a result growth of emerging markets had slowed significantly. Fortunately the second half of the year showed positive signs and outlook appeared to be more positive. The semiconductor industry attained double-digit growth rate during the third quarter in large part because of consumption of its inventory. It looks set to have finally emerged from doldrums. According to statistics by Gartner1, sales for the semiconductor industry in 2016 were USD 339.7 billion, a growth of 1.5% over 2015. Gartner also projected global semiconductor sales in 2017 at USD 364.1 billion, a growth of 7.2% over 2016.

 

According to the report of the IEK ITIS Project, the IC packaging and testing industry in Taiwan produced output of NT$ 463.8 billion in 2016, a growth of about 5.1% from 2015. Output of the packaging industry amounted to NT$ 323.8 billion, a growth of 4.5% from 2015. Output of the testing industry amounted to NT$140.0 billion, a growth of 6.5% compared to 2015. The following is our report on the Company's operation for the past year:

 

"2016 Operating Results"

 

1.Implementation of the 2016 business plan

 

ASE's consolidated revenue for 2016 totaled NT$ 274.9 billion, a decrease of about NT$8.4 billion, or a decline of about 3% from 2015. With respect to the company's semiconductor packaging and testing operations. Consolidated operating revenue for 2016 was NT$173.9 billion (including inter-division revenue of NT$14.4 billion). This was a increase of about NT$11.5 billion over that in 2015 (growth of about 7%). The main reasons for the increase are increasing trend of outsourcing of semiconductor packaging services and improvement in the company's productivity. Furthermore with respect to the Group's OEM services, consolidated revenue for 2016 was NT$163.1 billion (including inter-division revenue of NT$47.7 billion). This was a decline of about NT$33.6 billion, or 17.1%. Nevertheless, gross profit margin for electronics OEM services grew from 7.5% in 2015 to 9.8% in 2016.

 

2.Budget Implementation

 

ASE did not release any financial forecast in 2016.

 

3.Analysis of financial gains and losses and profitability

 

The company's 2016 consolidated financial statements show that its paid-up capital was NT$79.6 billion, while total owner's equity amounted to NT$157.4 billion, constituting 44% of total assets (NT$357.9 billion); Long-term funds to fixed assets was 169% while current ratio was 136.7%. As such the company's financial ratios for the current year were comparable to those for the previous year. Gross profit margin of the Group at 19.4% was better than that in 2015 (17.7%). Net operating profit was NT$26.7 billion, an increase of NT$1.8 billion in 2015, showing a growth of about 7.2%. Net profit attributed to the company's owner was NT$21.7 billion, an increase of NT$2.5 billion in the previous year, or a growth of about 13%. Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) as shown in the consolidated financial statements rose about 4.3% over those in 2015. As such the company's profitability in 2016 was better than that in 2015.

 

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4.R&D Overview

 

With the proliferation of PC and mobile devices, system-on-chip has entered a phase of maturity in line with Moore's Law which has been the driving force for efficiency in global micro-electronics and semiconductor industries. As the effect of Internet-of-Things (IoT) becomes ubiquitous in algorithms, the industry chain has been sparing no effort in moving towards higher value systems. This has in turn highlighted the importance of system innovation and integration for heterogeneous chips. As a result strengthening of functional integration and 'micronization' technology are being developed in tandem in order to create smart, networked environment and devices that are more effective, thereby enabling users to enjoy smarter, more convenient lifestyle. Key technological platforms being built by the company on a sustained basis are as follows: Packaging/module of advance systems and packaging of flip-chip bumps/brazing wire and mid- to low-pin counts etc., with key products and technologies successfully developed in 2016 being classified as follows: (1) Flip-chip packaging: Verification of 10nm copper production technology process, flip-chip packaging applications for 14/16nm copper production process/ultra-low dielectric chip, double-side packaging glue protection technology; (2) Wire-bond assembly: Ball-grid array packaging for silver-alloy wires and composite flip-chip, applications for embedded PCB, copper/gold brazing wire for ultra-fine pitch and stubs technology, with verification of applications extended to 20/28nm technology. (3) wafer assembly: Advanced fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) aWLP-11 (InFO-like structure), introduction of new 2.5 through silicon via (TSV) and stacking products, packaging of micro-mechanical and electrical exposed die and balling, integrated packaging of passive components such as TSV glass base board/stacked brazing wires, fine pitch tin-silver/copper pillar electroplated wafer bumping and 15-micron TSV filling technology. (4) Advanced packaging and module: High-density SiP packaging 4G communication module, compartmental shielding technology, selective sectional packaging and gluing technology and double-sided sectional packaging and gluing technology.

 

"Overview of 2017 Business Plan"

 

1.Operating policy

 

(1) Providing customers with "best-quality" services; (2) creating long-term and steady profits for the company and customers; (3) working together with partners for a promising future; (4) training employees to become outstanding professionals in their respective fields; (5) treating all employees "fairly and reasonably"; (6) providing employees with a "harmonious, pleasant, and open" workplace; and (7) remaining flexible wherever possible during operation.

 

2.Projected sales volume and basis

 

In the light of current industry dynamics, future market demand and ASE's production capacity, the projected sales volume for 2017 is as follows:

 

Item Projected Sales
Packaging Approx. 18.5 billion
Testing Approx. 2.3 billion

 

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3.Important production and sales policies

 

Looking back on 2016, the growth rate for the company's packaging and testing revenue is 3.9%, about 2 times that of the semiconductor industry. The main reasons for such growth are as follows: In addition to increasing trend of outsourcing packaging services and growth in the company's productivity, the company's R&D efforts in flip-chip packaging, wafer bumping and wafers are also important reasons for growth. We believe that they will experience high growth in 2017. At the same time the company will continue to expand into technologies such as FOWLP, copper pillar bps packaging and embedded PCB etc. while also expanding its production capacity for panel-level FOWLP such as to shift advanced packaging technology from wafer-level to panel-level. The trend for low and high efficiency as well as high level of integration is an unchanged principle. We believe that the market will continue to improve in 2017. As such the company will devote greater attention to overall profitability and invest more funds into technology R&D and improvements. Furthermore, system in package (SiP) remains to be a major issue deserving our attention. The company will continue to provide diversified options for SiP products, markets and customers. It is only through sustained R&D and innovation can the company obtains first-mover advantage in a competitive market.

 

Future Development Strategy

 

In the long term, the main driving forces for global semiconductor industry are population, lifestyle and new efficiency. Although Taiwan's GDP constitutes only 0.7% of global GDP, it has captured as much as 56.6% of total packaging and testing market and Taiwan's semiconductor industry makes up 22% of the global industry. It is therefore obvious that Taiwan's semiconductor industry has obtained the trust of global partners. The industry has also created new values as well as new business model. The company continues to focus on technological innovation, and increase its investments in R&D and capital expenses. It aims to create sufficient room for profit growth through enhancing innovation and overall economic scale in order for it to continue to grow. The greatest consideration for the company's merger with Siliconware Precision Industries was “innovation”. In addition, purposeful division of labor allows each of us to devote our efforts to our specialization, thus improving overall efficiency. The semiconductor industry is a globally-competitive industry. Therefore it is imperative to achieve virtuous cycle for the industry is to consolidate resources to increase efficiency as well as reduce cost before giving back the benefits to customers, while also reducing repetitive investments such that greater resources can be directed to development and innovative R&D, with customers receiving better technology and services as a result.

 

Impact of Competitive, Regulatory and Operating Environments

 

For 2017 the majority of research and forecasting institutions hold a cautious outlook. America's political direction after its presidential election will no doubt be a key factor for global economic growth. If the U.S. is able to successfully reinvigorate its domestic demand, other nations will surely also benefit as a result. In the case of China it is expected that its government will continue to implement overall adjustment and control policies. As a result China's economic structure should move towards set targets. However a trend of low growth looks inevitable. Apart from the above, the global economy looks to face uncertainties such as interest rate increase by the U.S., risk of debt default by emerging markets and emergence of trade protectionism etc. Changes in Taiwan's laws and regulations to improvement in labor conditions

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and emergence of greater awareness for environmental protection have caused the company to spend greater effort in achieving a balance between business performance and an enterprise with no social burden. The coming years appear to remain challenging. Despite this the company will continue to renew itself to keep up with the times.

 

 

Chairman: Jason C.S. Chang President: Richard H.P. Chang Accounting Manager: Hong-Ming Kuo

 

 

1. Source: Forecast Analysis: Electronics and Semiconductors, Worldwide, 4Q16 Update, Published: 13 January 2017, Analyst(s): Ganesh Ramamoorthy, Jon Erensen, Andrew Norwood, Adriana Blanco, Amy Teng, Ben Lee, Joseph Unsworth, Masatsune Yamaji

 

The Gartner Report(s) described herein, (the "Gartner Report(s)") represent(s) data, research opinion or viewpoints published, as part of a syndicated subscription service, by Gartner, Inc. ("Gartner"), and are not representations of fact. Each Gartner Report speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this Annual Report) and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Report(s) are subject to change without notice.

 

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Attachment 2

 

Audit Committee Report

 

The Board of Directors has prepared and submitted the 2016 business report, financial statements, and earnings distribution proposal, of which the financial statements have been audited by Deloitte. These have been reviewed by the Audit Committee as correctly portraying ASE's business activities. In accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act, this report is submitted for shareholder's examination.

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee convener : Shen-Fu You

 

 

 

March 30, 2017

 

 

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Attachment 3

 

 

  

 

 

 

  Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
     
  Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2015 and 2016 and for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016 and  
  Reports of Independent Registered Public  
  Accounting Firms  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

 

   December 31,      
   2015  December 31,
ASSETS  (Adjusted)  2016
   NT$  NT$  US$
CURRENT ASSETS         
Cash and cash equivalents  $55,251,181   $38,392,524   $1,184,954 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss -               
current   3,833,701    3,069,812    94,747 
Available-for-sale financial assets - current   30,344    266,696    8,231 
Trade receivables, net   44,931,487    51,145,557    1,578,567 
Other receivables   429,541    665,480    20,540 
Current tax assets   168,717    471,752    14,560 
Inventories   23,258,279    21,438,062    661,669 
Inventories related to real estate business   25,713,538    24,187,515    746,528 
Other financial assets - current   301,999    558,686    17,243 
Other current assets   2,814,053    2,593,575    80,049 
                
Total current assets   156,732,840    142,789,659    4,407,088 
                
NON-CURRENT ASSETS               
Available-for-sale financial assets - non-current   924,362    1,028,338    31,739 
Investments accounted for using the equity               
method   37,122,244    49,832,993    1,538,055 
Property, plant and equipment   149,997,075    143,880,241    4,440,748 
Goodwill   10,506,519    10,558,878    325,891 
Other intangible assets   1,382,093    1,560,989    48,179 
Deferred tax assets   5,156,515    4,536,924    140,029 
Other financial assets - non-current   345,672    1,320,381    40,753 
Long-term prepayments for lease   2,556,156    2,237,033    69,044 
Other non-current assets   263,416    205,740    6,350 
                
Total non-current assets   208,254,052    215,161,517    6,640,788 
                
TOTAL  $364,986,892   $357,951,176   $11,047,876 

 

(Continued)

 

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

   December 31,      
   2015  December 31,
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  (Adjusted)  2016
   NT$  NT$  US$
CURRENT LIABILITIES         
Short-term borrowings  $32,635,321   $20,955,522   $646,775 
Short-term bills payable   4,348,054    —      —   
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or               
loss - current   3,005,726    1,763,660    54,434 
Trade payables   34,138,564    35,803,984    1,105,061 
Other payables   19,194,818    21,522,034    664,260 
Current tax liabilities   6,746,022    6,846,350    211,307 
Advance real estate receipts   2,703,706    60,550    1,869 
Current portion of bonds payable   14,685,866    9,658,346    298,097 
Current portion of long-term borrowings   2,057,465    6,567,565    202,703 
Other current liabilities   3,180,767    3,791,563    117,024 
                
Total current liabilities   122,696,309    106,969,574    3,301,530 
                
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES               
Bonds payable   23,740,384    27,341,557    843,875 
Long-term borrowings   42,493,668    46,547,998    1,436,667 
Deferred tax liabilities   4,987,549    4,856,549    149,893 
Net defined benefit liabilities   4,072,493    4,172,253    128,773 
Other non-current liabilities   1,071,509    1,201,480    37,083 
                
Total non-current liabilities   76,365,603    84,119,837    2,596,291 
                
Total liabilities   199,061,912    191,089,411    5,897,821 
                
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE               
COMPANY               
Share capital   79,185,660    79,568,040    2,455,804 
Capital surplus   23,758,550    22,266,500    687,238 
Retained earnings               
Legal reserve   12,649,145    14,597,032    450,526 
Special reserve   3,353,938    3,353,938    103,517 
Unappropriated earnings   37,696,865    44,225,737    1,364,992 
Total retained earnings   53,699,948    62,176,707    1,919,035 
Other equity   5,080,790    (1,840,937)   (56,819) 
Treasury shares   (7,292,513)   (7,292,513)   (225,078
                
Equity attributable to owners of the Company   154,432,435    154,877,797    4,780,180 
                
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS   11,492,545    11,983,968    369,875 
                
Total equity   165,924,980    166,861,765    5,150,055 
                
TOTAL  $364,986,892   $357,951,176   $11,047,876 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)
     

 

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in Thousands Except Earnings Per Share)

 

 

    For the Years Ended December 31
      2015    
   2014  (Adjusted)  2016
  NT$  NT$  NT$  US$
OPERATING REVENUES  $256,591,447   $283,302,536   $274,884,107   $8,484,077 
                     
OPERATING COSTS   203,002,918    233,167,308    221,689,888    6,842,280 
                     
GROSS PROFIT   53,588,529    50,135,228    53,194,219    1,641,797 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES                    
                     
Selling and marketing expenses   3,438,166    3,588,472    3,432,487    105,941 
General and administrative expenses   10,214,810    10,724,568    11,662,082    359,941 
Research and development expenses   10,289,684    10,937,566    11,391,147    351,578 
                     
Total operating expenses   23,942,660    25,250,606    26,485,716    817,460 
                     
OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND                    
EXPENSES, NET   228,615    (251,529)   (800,280)   (24,700)
                     
PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS   29,874,484    24,633,093    25,908,223    799,637 
                     
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND                    
EXPENSES                    
Other income   529,251    815,778    589,236    18,186 
Other gains and losses   607,299    1,748,795    2,276,544    70,264 
Finance costs   (2,354,097)   (2,312,143)   (2,261,075)   (69,786)
Share of the profit or loss of                    
associates and joint ventures   (121,882)   126,265    1,512,213    46,673 
                     
Total non-operating income and                    
expenses   (1,339,429)   378,695    2,116,918    65,337 
                     
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX   28,535,055    25,011,788    28,025,141    864,974 
                     
INCOME TAX EXPENSE   5,665,954    4,311,073    5,390,844    166,384 
                     
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR   22,869,101    20,700,715    22,634,297    698,590 
                     
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                    
(LOSS)                    
Items that will not be reclassified                    
subsequently to profit or loss:                    
Remeasurement of defined benefit                    
obligation   (28,145)   (62,911)   (417,181)   (12,876)
Share of other comprehensive loss                    
of associates and joint ventures   (1,031)   (37,748)   (49,794)   (1,537)

 

(Continued)

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in Thousands Except Earnings Per Share)

 

 

                For the Years Ended December 31              
                2015                        
      2014         (Adjusted)         2016    
Income tax relating to items that will     NT$         NT$         NT$         US$    
                                       
not be reclassified subsequently   $ 23,885 )     $ 11,002 )     $ 73,637 )     $ 2,273 )  
    (5,291       (89,657       (393,338       (12,140  
Items that may be reclassified                                        
subsequently to profit or loss:                                        
Exchange differences on translating                                        
foreign operations     5,405,008         (63,509 )       (6,445,643 )       (198,940 )  
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-                                        
for-sale financial assets     (133,714 )       10,451         (248,599 )       (7,673 )  
Cash flow hedges     3,279                            
Share of other comprehensive                                        
income (loss) of associates                                        
and joint ventures     235,156         (4,832 )       (871,679 )       (26,904 )  
      5,509,729         (57,890 )       (7,565,921 )       (233,517 )  
Other comprehensive income (loss)                                        
for the year, net of income tax     5,504,438         (147,547 )       (7,959,259 )       (245,657 )  
                                         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                        
FOR THE YEAR   $ 28,373,539       $ 20,553,168       $ 14,675,038       $ 452,933    
                                         
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR                                        
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                                        
Owners of the Company   $ 22,228,602       $ 19,732,148       $ 21,361,606       $ 659,309    
Non-controlling interests     640,499         968,567         1,272,691         39,281    
    $ 22,869,101       $ 20,700,715       $ 22,634,297       $ 698,590    
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                        
FOR THE YEAR ATTRIBUTABLE                                        
TO:                                        
Owners of the Company   $ 27,394,362       $ 19,659,081       $ 13,994,159       $ 431,917    
Non-controlling interests     979,177         894,087         680,879         21,015    
    $ 28,373,539       $ 20,553,168       $ 14,675,038       $ 452,932    
EARNINGS PER SHARE                                        
Basic   $ 2.89       $ 2.58       $ 2.79       $ 0.09    
Diluted   $ 2.79       $ 2.48       $ 2.33       $ 0.07    
                                         
EARNINGS PER AMERICAN                                        
DEPOSITARY SHARE (“ADS”)                                        
Basic   $ 14.46       $ 12.89       $ 13.94       $ 0.43    
Diluted   $ 13.93       $ 12.38       $ 11.67       $ 0.36    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)
     

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in Thousands) 

 

   Equity Attributable to Owners of the Company      
            Other Equity            
  

Share Capital

    

Retained Earnings

 

            
   Shares
(In Thousands)
  Amounts  Capital Surplus  Legal Reserve  Special Reserve  Unappropriated
Earnings
  Total  Exchange
Differences on
Translating
Foreign
Operations
  Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Financial Asset  Cash Flow Hedges  Total  Treasury Shares  Total  Non-controlling Interests  Total Equity
                                              
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2014   7,787,827   $78,180,258   $7,921,375   $8,720,971   $3,663,930   $25,190,778   $37,575,679   $(525,521)  $426,246   $(3,279)  $(102,554)  $(1,959,107)  $121,615,651   $4,128,361   $125,744,012 
Change in capital surplus from investments in associates accounted for using the equity method   —      —      26,884    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      26,884    —      26,884 
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2014   —      —      —      —      —      22,228,602    22,228,602    —      —      —      —      —      22,228,602    640,499    22,869,101 
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2014, net of income tax   —      —      —      —      —      (4,434)   (4,434)   5,066,383    100,532    3,279    5,170,194    —      5,165,760    338,678    5,504,438 
Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014   —      —      —      —      —      22,224,168    22,224,168    5,066,383    100,532    3,279    5,170,194    —      27,394,362    979,177    28,373,539 
                                                                            
Appropriation of 2013 earnings                                                                           
Legal reserve   —      —      —      1,568,907    —      (1,568,907)   —      —      —      —      —      —           —      —   
Special reserve   —      —      —      —      (309,992)   309,992    —      —      —      —      —      —           —      —   
Cash dividends distributed by the Company   —      —      —      —      —      (10,156,005)   (10,156,005)   —      —      —      —      —      (10,156,005)   —      (10,156,005)
    —      —      —      1,568,907    (309,992)   (11,414,920)   (10,156,005)   —      —      —      —      —      (10,156,005)   —      (10,156,005)
Issue of dividends received by subsidiaries from the Company   —      —      188,790    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      188,790    —      188,790 
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries and additional acquisition of partially-owned subsidiaries   —      —      6,876,866    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      6,876,866    3,067,712    9,944,578 
                                                                            
Issue of ordinary shares under employee share options   73,898    534,921    1,000,065    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      1,534,986    120,376    1,655,362 
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (85,766)   (85,766)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014   7,861,725    78,715,179    16,013,980    10,289,878    3,353,938    36,000,026    49,643,842    4,540,862    526,778    —      5,067,640    (1,959,107)   147,481,534    8,209,860    155,691,394 
Equity component of convertible bonds issued by the Company   —      —      214,022    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      214,022    —      214,022 
Change in capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method   —      —      150    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      150    —      150 
Net profit for the year ended December 31,2015 (Adjusted)   —      —      —      —      —      19,732,148    19,732,148    —      —      —      —      —      19,732,148    968,567    20,700,715 
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2015, net of income tax   —      —      —      —      —      (86,217)   (86,217)   (48,191)   61,341    —      13,150    —      (73,067)   (74,480)   (147,547)
                                                                            
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2015   —      —      —      —      —      19,645,931    19,645,931    (48,191)   61,341    —      13,150    —      19,659,081    894,087    20,553,168 
                                                                            
Appropriation of 2014 earnings                                                                           
Legal reserve   —      —      —      2,359,267    —      (2,359,267)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —   
Cash dividends distributed by the Company   —      —      —      —      —      (15,589,825)   (15,589,825)   —      —      —      —      —      (15,589,825)   —      (15,589,825)
    —      —      —      2,359,267    —      (17,949,092)   (15,589,825)   —      —      —      —      —      (15,589,825)   —      (15,589,825)
                                                                            
Acquisition of treasury shares   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (5,333,406)   (5,333,406)   —      (5,333,406)
Issue of dividends received by subsidiaries from the Company   —      —      292,351    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      292,351    —      292,351 
                                                                            
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries and additional acquisition of partially-owned subsidiaries   —      —      7,197,510    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      7,197,510    1,712,836    8,910,346 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in Thousands) 

 

   Equity Attributable to Owners of the Company      
            Other Equity            
  

Share Capital

    

Retained Earnings

               
   Shares
(In Thousands)
  Amounts  Capital Surplus  Legal Reserve  Special Reserve  Unappropriated Earnings  Total  Exchange
Differences on
Translating
Foreign
Operations
  Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Financial Asset  Cash Flow Hedges  Total  Treasury Shares  Total  Non-controlling Interests  Total Equity
                                                                            
Changes in percentage of ownership interest in subsidiaries   —     $—     $(563,815)  $—     $—     $—     $—     $—     $—     $—     $—     $—     $(563,815)  $563,815   $—   
Issue of ordinary shares under employee share options   48,703    470,481    604,352    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      1,074,833    —      1,074,833 
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (232,148)   (232,148)
Additional non-controlling interest arising on issue of employee share options by subsidiaries   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      344,095    344,095 
ADJUSTED BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015   7,910,428    79,185,660    23,758,550    12,649,145    3,353,938    37,696,865    53,699,948    4,492,671    588,119    —      5,080,790    (7,292,513)   154,432,435    11,492,545    165,924,980 
Change in capital surplus from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method   —      —      51,959    —      —      —      —      —      43,536    —      43,536    —      95,495    —      95,495 
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2016   —      —      —      —      —      21,361,606    21,361,606    —      —      —      —      —      21,361,606    1,272,691    22,634,297 
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2016, net of income tax   —      —      —      —      —      (402,184)   (402,184)   (6,136,294)   (828,969)   —      (6,965,263)   —      (7,367,447)   (591,812)   (7,959,259)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2016   —      —      —      —      —      20,959,422    20,959,422    (6,136,294)   (828,969)   —      (6,965,263)   —      13,994,159    680,879    14,675,038 
Appropriation of 2015 earnings                                                                           
Legal reserve   —      —      —      1,947,887    —      (1,947,887)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —   
Cash dividends distributed by the Company   —      —      —      —      —      (12,476,779)   (12,476,779)   —      —      —      —      —      (12,476,779)   —      (12,476,779)
    —      —      —      1,947,887    —      (14,424,666)   (12,476,779   —      —      —      —      —      (12,476,779)   —      (12,476,779)
Issue of dividends received by subsidiaries from the Company   —      —      233,013    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      233,013    —      233,013 
Actual disposal or acquisition of interest in subsidiaries   —      —      (20,552)   —      —      (5,884)   (5,884)   —      —      —      —      —      (26,436)   26,436    —   
Changes in percentage of ownership interest in subsidiaries   —      —      (1,912,887)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (1,912,887)   (912,866)   (2,825,773)
Issue of ordinary shares under employee share options   35,756    382,380    600,737    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      983,117    —      983,117 
Non-controlling interest arising from acquisition of subsidiaries   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      7,021    7,021 
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (237,850)   (237,850)
Additional non-controlling interest arising on issue of employee share options by subsidiaries   —      —      (444,320)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (444,320)   927,823    483,503 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016   7,946,184   $79,568,040   $22,266,500   $14,597,032   $3,353,938   $44,225,737   $(62,176,707)  $(1,643,623)  $(197,314)  $—     $(1,840,937)  $(7,292,513)  $154,877,797   $11,983,968   $166,861,765 
US DOLLARS                                                                           
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016   7,946,184   $2,455,804   $687,238   $450,526   $103,517   $1,364,992   $(1,919,035)  $(50,729)  $(6,090)  $—     $(56,819)  $(225,078)  $4,780,180   $369,875   $5,150,055 
                                                                            

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)
     

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

   For the Years Ended December 31
      2015      
   2014  (Adjusted)  2016
   NT$  NT$  NT$  US$
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING            
ACTIVITIES            
Profit before income tax  $28,535,055   $25,011,788   $28,025,141   $864,974 
Adjustments for:                    
Depreciation expense   25,805,042    28,938,770    28,961,614    893,877 
Amortization expense   545,734    579,894    460,690    14,219 
Net gains on fair value change of                    
financial assets and liabilities at fair                    
value through profit or loss   (1,838,840)   (2,472,835)   (447,559)   (13,814)
Interest expense   2,324,426    2,268,786    2,261,075    69,786 
Interest income   (243,474)   (242,084)   (230,067)   (7,101)
Dividend income   (101,252)   (396,973)   (26,411)   (815)
Compensation cost of employee share                    
options   110,157    133,496    470,788    14,530 
Share of loss (profit) of associates and                    
joint ventures   121,882    (126,265)   (1,512,213)   (46,673)
Impairment loss recognized on                    
financial assets   28,421    8,232    91,886    2,836 
Reversal of impairment loss on                    
financial assets   —      —      (28,022)   (865)
Impairment loss recognized on non-                    
financial assets   899,480    610,140    1,340,011    41,359 
Reversal of compensation cost for                    
the settlement of legal claims   (91,305)   —      —      —   
Net loss (gain) on foreign currency   1,404,234    1,358,777    (407,160)   (12,567)
Others   404,443    1,411,599    1,031,422    31,834 
Changes in operating assets and                    
liabilities                    
Financial assets held for trading   823,313    4,162,522    1,052,111    32,473 
Trade receivables   (9,703,070)   7,982,736    (6,184,873)   (190,891)
Other receivables   (8,625)   55,112    (211,755)   (6,536)
Inventories   (8,208,824)   (5,128,726)   3,156,759    97,431 
Other current assets   102,353    407,017    (24,517)   (757)
Financial liabilities held for trading   (835,779)   (1,725,606)   (2,952,116)   (91,115)
Trade payables   6,422,305    (1,272,717)   1,665,420    51,402 
Other payables   3,045,452    (814,809)   1,380,205    42,599 
Advance real estate receipts   —      2,223,381    (2,643,156)   (81,579)
Other current liabilities   703,764    321,931    295,557    9,122 
Other operating activities items   (187,727)   (247,024)   (407,143)   (12,566)
    50,057,165    63,047,142    55,117,687    1,701,163 
Interest received   233,457    253,289    228,509    7,053 
Dividend received   101,252    499,918    4,043,644    124,804 
Interest paid   (2,065,244)   (2,067,955)   (2,043,870)   (63,082)
Income tax paid   (2,463,153)   (4,184,089)   (5,238,103)   (161,670)
Net cash generated from operating                    
activities   45,863,477    57,548,305    52,107,867    1,608,268 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING                    
ACTIVITIES                    
Purchase of financial assets designated                    
as at fair value through profit or loss   (108,958,658)   (100,842,813)   (64,853,336)   (2,001,646)
Proceeds on sale of financial assets                    
designated as at fair value through                    
profit or loss   109,825,159    102,139,161    66,472,870    2,051,632 
Purchase of available-for-sale financial                    
assets   (3,565,428)   (1,273,510)   (1,590,928)   (49,103)

 

(Continued)

 

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

  For the Years Ended December 31
      2015    
   2014  (Adjusted)  2016
  NT$  NT$  NT$  US$
Proceeds on sale of available-for-sale            
financial assets  $4,388,130   $2,761,145   $867,336   $26,770 
Cash received from return of capital by                    
available-for-sale financial assets   20,411    44,511    28,927    893 
Acquisition of associates and joint                    
ventures   (100,000)   (35,673,097)   (16,041,463)   (495,106)
Net cash outflow on acquisition of                    
subsidiaries   —      —      (73,437)   (2,267)
Payments for property, plant and                    
equipment   (39,598,964)   (30,280,124)   (26,714,163)   (824,511)
Proceeds from disposal of property,                    
plant and equipment   421,207    243,031    670,200    20,685 
Payments for intangible assets   (396,466)   (491,135)   (513,893)   (15,861)
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets   —      —      25,646    792 
Decrease (increase) in other financial assets   (372,569)   358,266    (1,231,186)   (38,000)
Increase in other non-current assets   (480,711)   (336,864)   (206,031)   (6,359)
                     
Net cash used in investing activities   (38,817,889)   (63,351,429)   (43,159,458)   (1,332,081)
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING                    
ACTIVITIES                    
Net repayment of short-term borrowings   (3,442,162)   (8,532,792)   (10,640,229)   (328,402)
Net proceeds from (repayment of)                    
short-term bills payable   —      4,348,054    (4,348,054)   (134,199)
Proceeds from issue of bonds   8,888,562    6,136,425    9,000,000    277,778 
Repayment of bonds payable   (729,790)   —      (10,365,135)   (319,912)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings   32,030,868    39,887,570    62,282,917    1,922,312 
Repayment of long-term borrowings   (40,978,403)   (22,926,660)   (52,924,902)   (1,633,485)
Dividends paid   (9,967,215)   (15,297,474)   (12,243,766)   (377,894)
Proceeds from exercise of employee                    
share options   1,498,343    1,285,102    995,832    30,736 
Payments for acquisition of treasury                    
shares   —      (5,333,406)   —      —   
Proceeds from partial disposal of                    
interests in subsidiaries   9,991,439    8,910,346    —      —   
Decrease in non-controlling interests   (85,766)   (232,148)   (3,063,623)   (94,556)
Other financing activities items   (2,879)   391,322    219,940    6,788 
                     
Net cash generated from (used in)                    
financing activities   (2,797,003)   8,636,339    (21,087,020)   (650,834)
                     
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE                    
CHANGES ON THE BALANCE OF                    
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                    
HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCY   2,419,454    723,556    (4,720,046)   (145,682)
                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND                    
CASH EQUIVALENTS   6,668,039    3,556,771    (16,858,657)   (520,329)
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT                    
THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR   45,026,371    51,694,410    55,251,181    1,705,283 
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT                    
THE END OF THE YEAR  $51,694,410   $55,251,181   $38,392,524   $1,184,954 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. (Concluded)
     

 

 

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  Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
     
 

Financial Statements for the

 
 

Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and

 
 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

  

December 31, 2016 

 

December 31, 2015
(Adjusted)

ASSETS  NT$  %  NT$  %
             
CURRENT ASSETS            
Cash  $3,159,351    1   $8,533,346    3 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current   600,946    —      1,503,196    1 
Trade receivables, net   17,825,948    6    14,030,441    5 
Trade receivables from related parties   1,760,150    1    2,281,805    1 
Other receivables   1,445,567    —      1,367,621    —   
Other receivables from related parties   61,419    —      161,080    —   
Inventories   4,666,009    2    3,769,108    1 
Other current assets   416,799    —      485,422    —   
                     
Total current assets   29,936,189    10    32,132,019    11 
                     
NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Available-for-sale financial assets - non-current   285,359    —      473,107    —   
Investments accounted for using the equity method   201,327,705    64    189,712,813    62 
Property, plant and equipment   78,375,027    25    80,375,695    26 
Goodwill   958,620    —      958,620    1 
Other intangible assets   1,020,259    1    655,689    —   
Deferred tax assets   812,546    —      906,821    —   
Other financial assets - non-current   222,074    —      209,817    —   
Long-term prepayments for lease   13,155    —      80,887    —   
Other non-current assets   83,983    —      156,113    —   
                     
Total non-current assets   283,098,728    90    273,529,562    89 
                     
TOTAL  $313,034,917    100   $305,661,581    100 

 

(Continued)

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

  

December 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015
(Adjusted)

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  NT$  %  NT$  %
             
CURRENT LIABILITIES            
Short-term borrowings  $4,192,500    1   $11,231,973    4 
Short-term bills payable   —      —      4,348,054    1 
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - current   1,550,677    —      2,669,605    1 
Trade payables   7,994,777    3    6,801,383    2 
Trade payables to related parties   1,027,410    —      910,211    1 
Other payables   11,045,976    4    10,565,591    3 
Other payables to related parties   46,303,141    15    40,191,954    13 
Current tax liabilities   1,582,327    1    1,685,349    1 
Current portion of bonds payable   —      —      12,162,192    4 
Current portion of long-term borrowings   5,285,722    2    —      —   
Other current liabilities   699,394    —      738,805    —   
                     
Total current liabilities   79,681,924    26    91,305,117    30 
                     
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Bonds payable   27,341,557    9    13,938,894    5 
Long-term borrowings   41,896,587    13    37,424,607    12 
Deferred tax liabilities   3,740,806    1    3,774,152    1 
Long-term payables to related parties   40,313    —      —      —   
Net defined benefit liabilities   2,516,119    1    2,287,072    1 
Other non-current liabilities   462,405    —      297,092    —   
                     
Total non-current liabilities   75,997,787    24    57,721,817    19 
                     
Total liabilities   155,679,711    50    149,026,934    49 
                     
EQUITY                    
Share capital                    
Ordinary shares   79,364,735    25    79,029,290    26 
Shares subscribed in advance   203,305    —      156,370    —   
Total share capital   79,568,040    25    79,185,660    26 
Capital surplus   22,265,049    7    23,757,099    8 
Retained earnings                    
Legal reserve   14,597,032    5    12,649,145    4 
Special reserve   3,353,938    1    3,353,938    —   
Unappropriated earnings   46,747,234    15    39,899,629    13 
Total retained earnings   64,698,204    21    55,902,712    17 
Other equity   (1,883,574)   (1)   5,081,689    2 
Treasury shares   (7,292,513)   (2)   (7,292,513)   (2)
                     
Total equity   157,355,206    50    156,634,647    51 
                     
TOTAL  $313,034,917    100   $305,661,581    100 

 

(Concluded)

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

 

 

  

For the Years Ended December 31

  

2016

 

2015
(Adjusted)

   NTS  %  NTS  %
             
OPERATING REVENUES  $99,190,777    100   $94,206,807    100 
                     
OPERATING COSTS   75,049,226    76    69,059,001    73 
                     
GROSS PROFIT   24,141,551    24    25,147,806    27 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES                    
Selling and marketing expenses   1,154,570    1    1,100,826    1 
General and administrative expenses   5,269,698    5    4,788,073    5 
Research and development expenses   5,645,973    6    5,366,121    6 
                     
Total operating expenses   12,070,241    12    11,255,020    12 
                     
PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS   12,071,310    12    13,892,786    15 
                     
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES                    
Other income   96,649    —      451,354    —   
Other gains, net   943,785    1    722,437    1 
Finance costs   (1,676,157)   (2)   (1,166,632)   (1)
Share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures   12,305,543    12    8,252,050    9 
                     
Total non-operating income and expenses   11,669,820    11    8,259,209    9 
                     
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX   23,741,130    23    22,151,995    24 
                     
INCOME TAX EXPENSE   2,060,791    2    2,954,479    3 
                     
NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR   21,680,339    21    19,197,516    21 
                     
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)                    
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                    
Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation   (364,628)   —      39,710    —   
Share of other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method   (99,543)   —      (119,176)   —   
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss   61,987    —      (6,751)   —   
    (402,184)   —      (86,217)   —   

 

(Continued)

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

 

 

  

For the Years Ended December 31 

  

2016

 

2015
(Adjusted)

   NTS  %  NTS  %
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:            
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale financial assets  $(63,777)   —     $(36,166)   —   
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method   (6,901,486)   (7)   49,316    —   
    (6,965,263)   (7)   13,150    —   
                     
Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of income tax   (7,367,447)   (7)   (73,067)   —   
                     
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR  $14,312,892    14   $19,124,449    21 
                     
EARNINGS PER SHARE                    
Basic  $2.83        $2.51      
Diluted  $2.37        $2.41      

 

(Concluded)

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

            Other Equity      
  

Share Capital

    

Retained Earnings

 

      
  

Shares
(In Thousands)

 

Amounts

 

Capital Surplus

 

Legal Reserve

 

Special Reserve

 

Unappropriated Earnings

 

Total

 

Exchange Differences on Translating Foreign Operations

 

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-sale Financial Assets

 

Total

 

Treasury Shares

 

Total

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2015   7,861,725    78,715,179    16,013,058    10,289,878    3,353,938    38,737,422    52,381,238    4,541,761    526,778    5,068,539    (1,959,107)   150,218,907 
Equity component of convertible bonds issued by the Company   —      —      214,022    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      214,022 
Change in capital surplus from investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method   —      —      150    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      150 
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2015 (After adjusted)   —      —      —      —      —      19,197,516    19,197,516    —      —      —      —      19,197,516 
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2015, net of income tax   —      —      —      —      —      (86,217)   (86,217)   (48,191)   61,341    13,150    —      (73,067)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2015   —      —      —      —      —      19,111,299    19,111,299    (48,191)   61,341    13,150    —      19,124,449 
Appropriation of 2014 earnings                                                            
Legal reserve   —      —      —      2,359,267    —      (2,359,267)   —      —      —      —      —      —   
Cash dividends distributed by the Company   —      —      —      —      —      (15,589,825)   (15,589,825)   —      —      —      —      (15,589,825)
    —      —      —      2,359,267    —      (17,949,092)   (15,589,825)   —      —      —      —      (15,589,825)
Acquisition of treasury shares   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (5,333,406)   (5,333,406)
Issue of dividends received by subsidiaries from the Company   —      —      292,351    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      292,351 
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries and additional acquisition of majority-owned subsidiaries   —      —      7,197,510    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      7,197,510 
Changes in the percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary   —      —      (564,344)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (564,344)
Issue of ordinary shares under employee share options   48,703    470,481    604,352    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      1,074,833 
ADJUSTED BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015   7,910,428    79,185,660    23,757,099    12,649,145    3,353,938    39,899,629    55,902,712    4,493,570    588,119    5,081,689    (7,292,513)   156,634,647 
Change in capital surplus from investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method   —      —      51,959    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      51,959 
Net profit for the year ended December 31, 2016   —      —      —      —      —      21,680,339    21,680,339    —      —      —      —      21,680,339 
Other comprehensive loss for the year ended
December 31, 2016, net of income tax
   —      —      —      —      —      (402,184)   (402,184)   (6,136,294)   (828,969)   (6,965,263)   —      (7,367,447)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2016   —      —      —      —      —      21,278,155    21,278,155    (6,136,294)   (828,969)   (6,965,263)   —      14,312,892 
Appropriation of 2015 earnings                                                            
Legal reserve   —      —      —      1,947,887    —      (1,947,887)   —      —      —      —      —      —   
Cash dividends distributed by the Company   —      —      —      —      —      (12,476,779)   (12,476,779)   —      —      —      —      (12,476,779)
    —      —      —      1,947,887    —      (14,424,666)   (12,476,779)   —      —      —      —      (12,476,779)
Issue of dividends received by subsidiaries from the Company   —      —      233,013    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      233,013 
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries and additional acquisition of majority-owned subsidiaries   —      —      (20,552)   —      —      (5,884)   (5,884)   —      —      —      —      (26,436)
Changes in percentage of ownership interest in subsidiaries   —      —      (1,912,887)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (1,912,887)
Issue of ordinary shares under employee share options   35,756    382,380    600,737    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      983,117 
Additional non-controlling interest arising on issue of employee share options by subsidiaries   —      —      (444,320)   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (444,320)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016   7,946,184    79,568,040    22,265,049    14,597,032    3,353,938    46,747,234    64,698,204    (1,642,724)   (240,850)   (1,883,574)   (7,292,513)   157,355,206 

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

  

For the Years Ended December 31

  

2016

 

2015
(Adjusted)

   NT$  NT$
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Profit before income tax  $23,741,130   $22,151,995 
Adjustments for:          
Depreciation expense   15,238,017    14,630,862 
Amortization expense   193,110    139,065 
Net gain on fair value change of financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss   (415,956)   (2,089,130)
Finance costs   1,676,157    1,166,632 
Compensation cost of employee share options   209,106    89,768 
Share of profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures   (12,305,543)   (8,252,050)
Impairment loss recognized on financial assets   90,000    —   
Impairment loss recognized on non-financial assets   1,131,267    374,201 
Others   (415,069)   984,117 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
Financial assets held for trading   2,025,990    3,407,552 
Trade receivables   (3,795,485)   2,443,202 
Trade receivables from related parties   521,655    2,800,618 
Other receivables   (55,464)   14,924 
Other receivables from related parties   2,748    (27,049)
Inventories   (1,137,565)   279,328 
Other current assets   (35,877)   (47,362)
Financial liabilities held for trading   (1,862,453)   (1,047,740)
Trade payables   1,193,394    (164,380)
Trade payables to related parties   117,199    (313,539)
Other payables   615,344    (1,239,689)
Other payables to related parties   275,018    9,176 
Other current liabilities   (13,125)   44,553 
Net defined benefit liabilities   (135,581)   (88,872)
    26,858,017    35,266,182 
Dividend received   6,644,388    456,044 
Interest paid   (1,105,450)   (709,474)
Income tax paid   (2,040,897)   (1,903,810)
           
Net cash generated from operating activities   30,356,058    33,108,942 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Purchase of financial assets designated as at fair value through profit or loss   (11,910,813)   (22,059,285)
Proceeds on sale of financial assets designated as at fair value through profit or loss   11,946,554    22,404,777 
Purchase of available-for-sale financial assets   —      (1,322)

 

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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

  

For the Years Ended December 31

  

2016

 

2015
(Adjusted) 

   NT$  NT$
       
Proceeds on sale of available-for-sale financial assets  $33,971   $433,165 
Acquisition of equity method investments   (15,816,463)   (35,673,097)
Proceeds on sale of equity method investments   792,064    —   
Payments for property, plant and equipment   (14,945,941)   (18,106,610)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment   893,304    114,976 
Payments for intangible assets   (396,430)   (308,562)
Other investing activities   (649)   (18,842)
           
Net cash used in investing activities   (29,404,403)   (53,214,800)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Net repayment of short-term borrowings   (7,039,473)   (404,268)
Proceeds from (repayment of) short-term bills payable   (4,348,054)   4,347,406 
Proceeds from issue of bonds   9,000,000    6,136,425 
Repayment of bonds payable   (8,000,000)   —   
Proceeds from long-term borrowings   60,267,196    36,638,397 
Repayment of long-term borrowings   (50,154,795)   (19,237,092)
Increase in other payables to related parties   5,583,400    9,431,152 
Dividends paid   (12,476,779)   (15,589,825)
Proceeds from exercise of employee share options   747,161    1,003,789 
Payments for acquisition of treasury shares   —      (5,333,406)
Other financing activities items   95,694    392,109 
           
Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities   (6,325,650)   17,384,687 
           
NET DECREASE IN CASH   (5,373,995)   (2,721,171)
           
CASH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR   8,533,346    11,254,517 
           
CASH, AT THE END OF THE YEAR  $3,159,351   $8,533,346 

 

(Concluded)

 

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Attachment 4

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Table of Comparison of Procedures for the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets

 

BEFORE Amendment AFTER Amendment

Article 8: Procedure for Acquisition or Disposal of Real Property or Equipment

 

1.        Operating procedures

 

(1)    Acquisition or disposal of real property or equipment by the Company shall follow the fixed assets cycle under the Company's internal control system.

 

(2)     Degree and levels of authority delegated

 

a.  Acquisition or disposal of real property or equipment shall be submitted for approval according to the Company's internal levels of authority.

 

b.  The aforementioned levels of authority of the Company shall be submitted to the board of directors. In order to meet business needs or specific deadlines, contracts for an amount up to 1% of the Company's net worth as indicated in the latest financial statements may be entered into with the approval of the chairman and subsequently submitted to be ratified by the next board meeting.

 

c.   Acquisition or disposal of assets that are required by the Company Act or other applicable laws to be decided or ratified by the shareholders meeting or reported to the shareholders meeting shall be completed accordingly.

 

(3)     Unit responsible for implementation

 

The unit responsible for acquisition or disposal of real property and equipment at the Company is the user department and related authorized units.

 

2.        Appraisal procedure :

 

(1)     For acquisition or disposal of real property

Article 8: Procedure for Acquisition or Disposal of Real Property or Equipment

 

1.       Operating procedures

 

(1)    Acquisition or disposal of real property or equipment by the Company shall follow the fixed assets cycle under the Company's internal control system.

 

(2)     Degree and levels of authority delegated

 

a.  Acquisition or disposal of real property or equipment shall be submitted for approval according to the Company's internal levels of authority.

 

b. The aforementioned levels of authority of the Company shall be submitted to the board of directors. In order to meet business needs or specific deadlines, contracts for an amount up to 1% of the Company's net worth as indicated in the latest financial statements may be entered into with the approval of the Chairman and subsequently submitted to be ratified by the next board meeting.

 

c.  Acquisition or disposal of assets that are required by the Company Act or other applicable laws to be decided or ratified by the shareholders meeting or reported to the shareholders meeting shall be completed accordingly.

 

(3)    Unit responsible for implementation

 

The unit responsible for acquisition or disposal of real property and equipment at the Company is the user department and related authorized units.

 

2.         Appraisal procedure:

 

(1)       For acquisition or disposal of real

 

 

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         and equipment at the Company, the unit responsible for implementation shall draft a capital expenditure plan in advance and perform a feasibility analysis on the purpose and expected benefits of the acquisition or disposal.

 

(2)     Means of price determination and supporting reference materials :

 

a.  Acquisition or disposal of real property shall be based on published value, appraised value, actual sale prices of neighboring properties, final terms and prices.

 

b.  Acquisition or disposal of equipment shall be based on negotiation or tender.

 

3.       The Company, when acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser insofar as such real property or equipment meets prescribed standards.

 

In acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20 percent of the company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, the company, unless transacting with a government agency, engaging others to build on its own land, engaging others to build on rented land, or acquiring or disposing of equipment for business use, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser and shall further comply with the following provisions:

 

(1)    Where due to special circumstances it is necessary to give a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference basis for the transaction price, the transaction

        property and equipment at the Company, the unit responsible for implementation shall draft a capital expenditure plan in advance and perform a feasibility analysis on the purpose and expected benefits of the acquisition or disposal.

 

(2)     Means of price determination and supporting reference materials:

 

a. Acquisition or disposal of real property shall be based on published value, appraised value, actual sale prices of neighboring properties, final terms and prices.

 

b. Acquisition or disposal of equipment shall be based on negotiation or tender.

 

3.        The Company, when acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser insofar as such real property or equipment meets prescribed standards.

 

In acquiring or disposing of real property or equipment where the transaction amount reaches 20 percent of the company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, the company, unless transacting with a government agency, engaging others to build on its own land, engaging others to build on rented land, or acquiring or disposing of equipment for business use, shall obtain an appraisal report prior to the date of occurrence of the event from a professional appraiser and shall further comply with the following provisions:

 

(1)   Where due to special circumstances it is necessary to give a limited price, specified price, or special price as a reference basis for the transaction price, the transaction

 

 

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         shall be submitted for approval in advance by the board of directors, and the same procedure shall be followed for any future changes to the terms and conditions of the transaction.

 

(2)    Where the transaction amount is NT$1 billion or more, appraisals from two or more professional appraisers shall be obtained.

 

(3)    Where any one of the following circumstances applies with respect to the professional appraiser's appraisal results, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the transaction amount, or all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the transaction amount, a certified public accountant shall be engaged to perform the appraisal in accordance with the provisions of the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF of the ROC and render a specific opinion regarding the reason for the discrepancy and the appropriateness of the transaction price:

 

a.  The discrepancy between the appraisal result and the transaction amount is 20 percent or more of the transaction amount.

 

b.  The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two or more professional appraisers is 10 percent or more of the transaction amount.

 

(4)    No more than 3 months may elapse between the date of the appraisal report issued by a professional appraiser and the contract execution date; provided that

        shall be submitted for approval in advance by the board of directors, and the same procedure shall be followed for any future changes to the terms and conditions of the transaction.

 

(2)   Where the transaction amount is NT$1 billion or more, appraisals from two or more professional appraisers shall be obtained.

 

(3)   Where any one of the following circumstances applies with respect to the professional appraiser's appraisal results, unless all the appraisal results for the assets to be acquired are higher than the transaction amount, or all the appraisal results for the assets to be disposed of are lower than the transaction amount, a certified public accountant shall be engaged to perform the appraisal in accordance with the provisions of the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF of the ROC and render a specific opinion regarding the reason for the discrepancy and the appropriateness of the transaction price:

 

a. The discrepancy between the appraisal result and the transaction amount is 20 percent or more of the transaction amount.

 

b. The discrepancy between the appraisal results of two or more professional appraisers is 10 percent or more of the transaction amount.

 

(4)    No more than 3 months may elapse between the date of the appraisal report issued by a professional appraiser and the contract execution date; provided that

 

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         where the publicly announced current value for the same period is used and not more than 6 months have elapsed, an opinion may still be issued by the original professional appraiser.

        where the publicly announced current value for the same period is used and not more than 6 months have elapsed, an opinion may still be issued by the original professional appraiser.

Article 9: Procedure for Acquisition or Disposal of Memberships or Intangible Assets

 

1.          Appraisal and operating procedures

 

(1)    Acquisition or disposal of memberships or intangible assets by the Company shall follow the investment cycle under the Company's internal control system.

 

(2)     Terms and price of transaction, degree and levels of authority delegated

 

a.  Acquisition or disposal of memberships shall be based on fair market prices to determine the transaction terms and prices, which will be placed in analysis reports to be approved according to the levels of authority in the Company.

 

b. Acquisition or disposal of intangible assets shall be based on expert opinions or fair market prices to determine the transaction terms and prices, which will be placed in analysis reports to be approved according to the levels of authority in the Company.

 

(3)     Unit responsible for implementation

 

When acquiring or disposing of a membership or intangible asset, the Company shall follow the decisions approved by the levels of authority referred to in the preceding paragraph, and assign the user department or the procurement department to execute the decisions.

 

2.        When acquiring or disposing of memberships

Article 9: Procedure for Acquisition or Disposal of Memberships or Intangible Assets

 

1.       Appraisal and operating procedures

 

(1)   Acquisition or disposal of memberships or intangible assets by the Company shall follow the investment cycle under the Company's internal control system.

 

(2)    Terms and price of transaction, degree and levels of authority delegated

 

a. Acquisition or disposal of memberships shall be based on fair market prices to determine the transaction terms and prices, which will be placed in analysis reports to be approved according to the levels of authority in the Company.

 

b. Acquisition or disposal of intangible assets shall be based on expert opinions or fair market prices to determine the transaction terms and prices, which will be placed in analysis reports to be approved according to the levels of authority in the Company.

 

(3)    Unit responsible for implementation

 

When acquiring or disposing of a membership or intangible asset, the Company shall follow the decisions approved by the levels of authority referred to in the preceding paragraph, and assign the user department or the procurement department to execute the decisions.

 

2.         When acquiring or disposing of memberships

 

 

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           or intangible assets above certain amounts, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant to render an opinion on the reasonableness of the transaction price.

           If the dollar amount of memberships or intangible assets to be acquired or disposed of by the Company is 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, except in transactions with a government agency, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the transaction price; the certified public accountant shall comply with the provisions of the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF of the ROC.

           or intangible assets above certain amounts, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant to render an opinion on the reasonableness of the transaction price.

            If the dollar amount of memberships or intangible assets to be acquired or disposed of by the Company is 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million or more, except in transactions with a government agency, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant prior to the date of occurrence of the event to provide an opinion regarding the reasonableness of the transaction price; the certified public accountant shall comply with the provisions of the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 published by the ARDF of the ROC.

Article 13: Operating Procedures for Related Party Transactions

 

When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of real property from or to a related party, or when it intends to acquire or dispose of assets other than real property from or to a related party and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more, except in trading of government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds, the Company may not proceed to enter into a transaction contract or make a payment until the following matters have been approved by the board of directors and recognized by the supervisors:

 

1.       The purpose, necessity and anticipated benefit of the acquisition or disposal of assets.

 

2.       The reason for choosing the specific related  

Article 13: Operating Procedures for Related Party Transactions

 

When the Company intends to acquire or dispose of real property from or to a related party, or when it intends to acquire or dispose of assets other than real property from or to a related party and the transaction amount reaches 20% or more of paid-in capital, 10 percent or more of the company's total assets, or NT$300 million or more, except in trading of government bonds or bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or repurchase of domestic money market funds issued by securities investment trust enterprises, the Company may not proceed to enter into a transaction contract or make a payment until the following matters have been approved by the board of directors and recognized by the supervisors:

 

1.       The purpose, necessity, and anticipated benefit of the acquisition or disposal of assets.

 

2.       The reason for choosing the specific related party

 

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           party as the trading counterparty.

 

3.       With respect to the acquisition of real property from a related party, information regarding appraisal of the reasonableness of the preliminary transaction terms in accordance with Article 14 and Article 15.

 

4.       The date and price at which the related party originally acquired the real property, the original trading counterparty, and that trading counterparty's relationship to the Company and the related party.

 

5.       Monthly cash flow forecasts for the year commencing from the anticipated month of signing of the contract, and evaluation of the necessity of the transaction, and reasonableness of the funds utilization.

 

6.        An appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion obtained in compliance with the preceding article.

 

7.        Restrictive covenants and other important stipulations associated with the transaction.

 

The calculation of the transaction amounts referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 31 herein, and "within the preceding year" as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items that have been approved by the board of directors and recognized by the supervisors need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

 

With respect to the acquisition or disposal of equipment for business use between the Company and its parent or subsidiaries, if the transaction amount does not exceed 1% of the Company's net worth as indicated in the latest financial statements, the Chairman of the Board shall be delegated the authority to decide such matters and the decisions shall be subsequently submitted to and ratified by the next Board of Directors meeting.

 

If the Company has created the position of independent director pursuant to the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, and if a matter is

         as the trading counterparty.

 

3.      With respect to the acquisition of real property from a related party, information regarding appraisal of the reasonableness of the preliminary transaction terms in accordance with Article 14 and Article 15.

 

4.      The date and price at which the related party originally acquired the real property, the original trading counterparty, and that trading counterparty's relationship to the Company and the related party.

 

5.       Monthly cash flow forecasts for the year commencing from the anticipated month of signing of the contract, and evaluation of the necessity of the transaction, and reasonableness of the funds utilization.

 

6.       An appraisal report from a professional appraiser or a CPA's opinion obtained in compliance with the preceding article.

 

7.      Restrictive covenants and other important stipulations associated with the transaction.

 

The calculation of the transaction amounts referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 31 herein, and "within the preceding year" as used herein refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items that have been approved by the board of directors and recognized by the supervisors need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

 

With respect to the acquisition or disposal of equipment for business use between the Company and its parent or subsidiaries, if the transaction amount does not exceed 1% of the Company's net worth as indicated in the latest financial statements, the Chairman of the Board shall be delegated the authority to decide such matters and the decisions shall be subsequently submitted to and ratified by the next Board of Directors meeting.

 

If the Company has created the position of independent director pursuant to the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, and if a matter is

 

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submitted for discussion by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 3, 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.

 

Where an audit committee has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, the matters for which paragraph 1 requires recognition by the supervisors shall first be approved by more than half of all audit committee members and then submitted to the board of directors for resolution.

 

If approval of more than half of all audit committee members as required in the preceding paragraph is not obtained, the procedures may be implemented if approved by more than two-thirds of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.

 

The terms "all audit committee members" in Paragraph 5 and "all directors" in the preceding paragraph shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions.

submitted for discussion by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 3, 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.

 

Where an audit committee has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, the matters for which paragraph 1 requires recognition by the supervisors shall first be approved by more than half of all audit committee members and then submitted to the board of directors for resolution.

 

If approval of more than half of all audit committee members as required in the preceding paragraph is not obtained, the procedures may be implemented if approved by more than two-thirds of all directors, and the resolution of the audit committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meeting.

 

The terms "all audit committee members" in Paragraph 5 and "all directors" in the preceding paragraph shall be counted as the actual number of persons currently holding those positions.

Article 26: Appraisal and operating procedures

 

When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares, it is advisable for the Company to engage an attorney, a certified public accountant and an underwriter to jointly develop an estimated schedule for the procedures prescribed by law, and a task force shall be organized to implement the actions in accordance with these procedures. Furthermore, prior to convening the Board of Directors meeting to resolve the matter, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant, attorney, or securities underwriter to give an opinion on the reasonableness of the share exchange ratio, acquisition price, or distribution of cash or other property to shareholders, and submit it to the Board of Directors for deliberation and passage.

 

Article 26: Appraisal and operating procedures

 

When participating in a merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares, it is advisable for the Company to engage an attorney, a certified public accountant and an underwriter to jointly develop an estimated schedule for the procedures prescribed by law, and a task force shall be organized to implement the actions in accordance with these procedures. Furthermore, prior to convening the Board of Directors meeting to resolve the matter, the Company shall engage a certified public accountant, attorney, or securities underwriter to give an opinion on the reasonableness of the share exchange ratio, acquisition price, or distribution of cash or other property to shareholders, and submit it to the Board of Directors for deliberation and passage. The requirement for an opinion of the

 

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aforesaid experts is waived if the Company merges with a subsidiary in which it holds 100 percent of its shares or total capital whether directly or indirectly, or if a merger takes place between subsidiaries in which the Company holds 100 percent of their shares or total capital, whether directly or indirectly.

Article 31: Public Announcement and Regulatory Filing Procedures

 

1.        Under any of the following circumstances, when acquiring or disposing of assets, the Company shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the FSC's designated website in the appropriate format as prescribed by regulations within two days commencing immediately from the date of occurrence of the event:

 

(1)    Acquisition or disposal of real estate from or to a related party, or acquisition or disposal of assets other than real estate from or to a related party where the transaction amount reaches 20% of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million. This excludes trading of government bonds, bond repurchases/ resales, and subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds.

 

(2)     Engaging in a merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares.

 

(3)    Losses from derivatives trading reaching the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out in Paragraph 2, Article 18 herein.

 

(4)   Where an asset transaction other than any of those referred to in the preceding four subparagraphs or an investment in

Article 31: Public Announcement and Regulatory Filing Procedures

 

1.        Under any of the following circumstances, when acquiring or disposing of assets, the Company shall publicly announce and report the relevant information on the FSC's designated website in the appropriate format as prescribed by regulations within two days commencing immediately from the date of occurrence of the event:

 

(1)    Acquisition or disposal of real estate from or to a related party, or acquisition or disposal of assets other than real estate from or to a related party where the transaction amount reaches 20% of the Company's paid-in capital, 10% of the Company's total assets, or NT$300 million. This excludes trading of government bonds, bond repurchases/ resales, and subscription or repurchases of domestic money market funds issued by securities investment trust enterprises.

 

(2)     Engaging in a merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares.

 

(3)    Losses from derivatives trading reaching the limits on aggregate losses or losses on individual contracts set out in Paragraph 2, Article 18 herein.

 

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        mainland China reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million; provided, this shall not apply to the following circumstances:

 

a.  Trading of government bonds.

 

b. Trading of government bonds, bonds under repurchase and resale agreements, or subscription or redemption of domestic money market funds.

 

c. Where the type of asset acquired or disposed of is equipment for business use, the trading counterparty is not a related party, and the transaction amount is less than NT$500 million.

 

d. Where the subsidiary of the Company is a professional investment firm and is engaged in securities trading on foreign or domestic securities exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

 

e. Where land is acquired under an arrangement on engaging others to build on the company's own land, engaging others to build on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages, or joint construction and separate sale, and the amount the Company expects to invest in the transaction is less than NT$500 million.

(4)   Where the type of asset acquired or disposed of is equipment for business use, the trading counterparty is not a related party, and the transaction amount is less than NT$1 billion.

 

(5)    Where land is acquired under an arrangement on engaging others to build on the company's own land, engaging others to build on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages, or joint construction and separate sale, and the amount the Company expects to invest in the transaction is less than NT$500 million.

 

(6)    Where an asset transaction other than any of those referred to in the preceding five subparagraphs or an investment in mainland China reaches 20% or more of the Company's paid-in capital or NT$300 million; provided, this shall not apply to

 

 

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2.        The amount of transactions specified in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated as follows:

 

(1)    The amount of any individual transaction.

 

(2)    The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterparty within the preceding year.

 

(3)    The cumulative transaction amount of real property acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) within the same development project within the preceding year.

 

(4)    The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within the preceding year.

 

3.         "Within the preceding year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with the provisions herein need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

 

4.         The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives trading engaged in up to the end of the preceding month by itself and any subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies and enter the information in

 

        the following circumstances:

 

a. Trading of government bonds.

 

b. Bond repurchases/resales, subscription or repurchase of domestic money market funds issued by securities investment trust enterprises.

 

2.       The amount of transactions specified in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated as follows:

 

(1)   The amount of any individual transaction.

 

(2)    The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals of the same type of underlying asset with the same trading counterparty within the preceding year.

 

(3)    The cumulative transaction amount of real property acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) within the same development project within the preceding year.

 

(4)    The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within the preceding year.

 

3.      "Within the preceding year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with the provisions herein need not be counted toward the transaction amount.

 

4.        The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives trading engaged in up to the end of the preceding month by itself and any subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies and enter the information in

 

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           the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the FSC by the 10th day of each month.

 

5.         Where any of the following circumstances occurs with respect to a transaction that the Company has already publicly announced and reported in accordance with the preceding article, a public report of relevant information shall be made on the information reporting website designated by the FSC within two days commencing immediately from the date of occurrence of the event:

 

(1)     Change, termination or rescission of a contract signed in regard to the original transaction.

 

(2)     The merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares is not completed by the scheduled date set forth in the contract.

 

(3)     Change to the originally publicly announced and reported information.

 

6.         At the time of public announcement, if the Company makes an error or omission in an item required by regulations to be publicly announced and is therefore required to correct it, all the items shall be again publicly announced and reported in their entirety.

 

7.         When acquiring or disposing of assets, the Company shall keep all relevant contracts, meeting minutes, log books, appraisal reports and opinions of the certified public accountant, attorney and securities underwriter at the Company headquarters, where they shall be retained for five years, except where another act provides otherwise.

 

8.         If a subsidiary of the Company is not a domestic

 

          the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the FSC by the 10th day of each month.

 

5.       Where any of the following circumstances occurs with respect to a transaction that the Company has already publicly announced and reported in accordance with the preceding article, a public report of relevant information shall be made on the information reporting website designated by the FSC within two days commencing immediately from the date of occurrence of the event:

 

(1)     Change, termination or rescission of a contract signed in regard to the original transaction.

 

(2)     The merger, demerger, acquisition or transfer of shares is not completed by the scheduled date set forth in the contract.

 

(3)    Change to the originally publicly announced and reported information.

 

6.       At the time of public announcement, if the Company makes an error or omission in an item required by regulations to be publicly announced and is therefore required to correct it, all the items shall be again publicly announced and reported in their entirety within two days of such error or omission becoming known to the Company.

 

7.      When acquiring or disposing of assets, the Company shall keep all relevant contracts, meeting minutes, log books, appraisal reports and opinions of the certified public accountant, attorney and securities underwriter at the Company headquarters, where they shall be retained for five years, except where another act of law provides otherwise.

 

8.        If a subsidiary of the Company is not a domestic

 

 

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BEFORE Amendment AFTER Amendment

            publically-listed company and the acquisition or disposal of the assets by the subsidiary meets the above public announcement and regulatory filing requirements, the Company shall conduct the public announcement and regulatory filing on its behalf. However, the "20% of paid-in capital or 10% of total assets" requirement that is applicable to the subsidiary's public announcement and regulatory filing refers to the Company's paid-in capital or total assets.

           publically-listed company, and its acquisition or disposal of assets by the subsidiary meets the standard for filing of public notice under the "Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies" , the Company shall undertake public announcement and notice on its behalf. With regard to the threshold for announcement or reporting by subsidiaries prescribed above, the "20% of paid-in capital or 10% of total assets" requirement refers to the Company's paid-in capital or total assets.

 

 

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