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| Article 2 |
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| Article 3 |
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| Article 4 |
The financial report to be publicly disclosed under paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the Act shall specify the following items:
1.The financial report for each fiscal-year or semi-annual fiscal-year shall specify the name of the auditing accountant and his auditing opinion using the following words: "Unqualified Opinion Subsequent to Revision," "Unqualified Opinion," "Qualified Opinion," "Disclaimer of Opinion," or "Adverse Opinion." Any report containing an auditing opinion other than "Unqualified Opinion" shall specify the reasons for such opinion.
2.The quarterly financial report shall clearly specify the name of the reviewing accountant, and any special clarifying statement contained in the reviewing report.
3.In case the financial report is provided in concise form, such report shall clearly state the following words: "the financial report audited (or reviewed) by the accountant has been placed at the company for the shareholders to inspect, examine and/or copy." |
| Article 5 |
The publicly announced and filed operating status referred in Item 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the Act shall include the following items:
1.The total monetary amount of invoices issued and the total operating income.
2.The total monetary amount of endorsements and guaranties provided for third parties.
3.Other items prescribed by the Competent Authority. |
| Article 6 |
In case the financial report to be publicly disclosed and filed under Article 36 of th Act was not made in conformance with the relevant laws and regulations and such non-conformance is to be corrected, the correction shall be completed by the filing party within the time period prescribed by the Competent Authority, and in accordance with the following procedures:
1. In case the total adjusted sum of the after tax profit and loss is equivalent to or more than NTD10,000,000, and reaches one percent (1%) of the originally audited operating revenue, or is five percent (5%) or more of the paid-in capital of the company, the financial reports shall be remade, and publicly disclosed. 2.In case the total adjusted sum of the after tax profit and loss fails to meet the preceding standard, the financial report does not need to be remade. Nevertheless, the said adjusted sum shall be reflected as the adjusted figure of the retained earnings.
The amended financial report to be publicly disclosed pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall state the reasons for such correction and specify its main differences with the original financial report. |
| Article 7 |
The term "any matter which has had a significant impact on shareholders rights or the price for the securities" referred to in Item 2 of paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the Act shall mean one of the following matters:
1.The dishonoring of negotiable instruments due to insufficient deposit, the refusal to transact by banking services, or other events that result in the loss of good credit standing.
2.Litigation, non-litigious proceeding, administrative disposition, administrative dispute, security procedure, or compulsory execution, which has had a significant impact on the financial status or business of the company.
3.Serious drop in the output, complete or partial suspension of work, lease of the company factory or its main facilities, or complete or partial pledge of the material assets which has had a significant impact on the company business.
4.Events specified in any item of paragraph 1 of Article 185 of the Company Act.
5.Judgment by the competent court to prohibit the transfer of the company's shares under Item 5 of paragraph 1 of Article 287 of the Company Act.
6.Change in the chairman of the board, general manager, or more than one-third (1/3) of the directors of the company.
7.Change in the auditing and certifying accountant. However, where the change is due to internal adjustments in the accounting office, this [matter] shall not be included [in the above definition].
8.Execution, amendment, termination, and rescindment of the important memoranda, strategic alliances or other cooperative business plans, or important contracts, change in the material contents of the business plan, completion of new product development, successful development of trial products, and formal entrance into mass production, or acquisition of other enterprises, acquisition or assignment of patent rights, exclusive trademark use rights, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights transactions, which have a major effect on the finances or business of the company.
9.Other important events that have had significant impact on the continuation of company operation. |
| Article 8 |
The annual increase of company capitalization from the conversion of the legal reserve due to an increase in land value or appreciation of assets by revaluation under Paragraph 2 of Article 41 of this Law shall not be more than ten percent of the total sum of the increased land value and assets appreciation, nor shall it be more than ten percent of company's paid-in capital.
The preceding limitation on capitalization shall be calculated from the fiscal year that such revaluation or adjustment occurs.In case the increase of company capitalization is realized from conversion of the legal reserve due to an increase in land value, the land value increment tax reserve shall be deducted to arrive at the net value of the land, and the capitalization shall then be processed in accordance with the ratios of the preceding paragraph.
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| Article 9 |
The term "associated persons employed by securities firms whose duties relate to the securities business" referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 54, and paragraph 2 of Article 18-1 of the Act, and the persons employed by enterprises referred to in Article 18 of the Act shall include the following persons:
1.Any persons employed by securities underwriters to process the underwriting, trading negotiation, or trading implementation of securities.
2.Any persons employed by securities dealers to process the dealing and clearance and settlement of securities, stock business agency, or risk management and brokerage of derivative financial products.
3.Any persons employed by securities brokers to process the account opening, credit search/review, solicitation, recommendation and introduction, commissioning, filing, clearance, and settlement of securities trading, margin lending and short selling, or the acceptance, delivery, and custody of securities and payment.
4.Any persons employed by securities financing enterprises to process the account opening, credit search/review, clearance and settlement of securities trading, or the acceptance and delivery of securities and payment.
5.Any persons employed by securities depository enterprises to implement the custody or book entry transfer of securities, or process matters related to the custody of securities.
6.Any accountant in charge, investment analysts and internal auditors employed by the securities firms or enterprises referred to in the preceding 8 subparagraphs. |
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| Article 11 |
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| Article 12 |
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| Article 13 |
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