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Announcement on amendments to the issuance and conversion terms of the Company's first domestic unsecured convertible corporate bonds 20251029

Material Information (3006 ESMT)
SEQ_NO  2 Date of announcement  2025/10/29 Time of announcement  15:08:14
Subject
 Announcement on amendments to the issuance
and conversion terms of the Company's first domestic
unsecured convertible corporate bonds
Date of events   2025/10/29 To which item it meets paragraph 11
Statement

 
1.Date of occurrence of the event:2025/10/29 
2.Date of the original announcement and reporting:2023/09/04 
3.Summary of the content originally announced and reported: 
(1)The Company announced the BOD resolved to issue the first domestic unsecured convertible corporate bonds on 2023/09/04. 
(2)The regulations prior to the amendment were as follows: Article 9-Conversion Period: Bondholders may request the conversion of bonds into the Company's common shares from the day following three months after the issuance date of the convertible bonds(2024/01/28) until the maturity date (2026/10/27) except for the following periods: (i)Suspension period of common shares transfer in accordance with the law; (ii)Suspension period of common shares transfer from fifteen business days prior to the record dates for stock dividends, cash dividends, or capital increases; (iii)From the record date for capital reduction until one day before the trading commencement date of the new shares; (iv)From the effective date of suspension of conversion (subscription) for stock face value changes until one day before the trading commencement date of the new shares. Bondholders may apply for conversion through securities companies, which will notify the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) and request, in accordance with these regulations, the Company's stock affairs agent to converft the bonds into the Company's common shares pursuant to Articles 10, 11, 13, and 15 of the regulations. The effective date of suspension of conversion for stock face value changes refers to the business day prior to the application for registration of such changes with the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The company will announce the suspension period four business days before the effective date. 
4.Reason for change and its main content: 
(1)In accordance with the letter No.1140382105 issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission and the Article 32-3 of“Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers”, the Company amends the provisions of the Company's first domestic unsecured convertible corporate bonds. Bondholders convert their bonds without being restricted during the suspension periods of the shareholders' meetings (both regular and extraordinary), thereby enhancing investor rights and interests. 
(2) The regulations after the amendment are as follows: Article 9-Conversion Period: Bondholders may request the conversion of bonds into the Company's common shares from the day following three months after the issuance date of the convertible bonds(2024/01/28) until the maturity date (2026/10/27) except for the following periods: (i)Suspension period of common shares transfer in accordance with the law; (ii)Suspension period of common shares transfer from fifteen business days prior to the record dates for stock dividends, cash dividends, or capital increases; (iii)From the record date for capital reduction until one day before the trading commencement date of the new shares; (iv)From the effective date of suspension of conversion (subscription) for stock face value changes until one day before the trading commencement date of the new shares. Bondholders may apply for conversion through securities companies, which will notify the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) and request, in accordance with these regulations, the Company's stock affairs agent to converft the bonds into the Company's common shares pursuant to Articles 10, 11, 13, and 15 of the regulations. The effective date of suspension of conversion for stock face value changes refers to the business day prior to the application for registration of such changes with the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The company will announce the suspension period four business days before the effective date. The above mentioned of bondholders converting their bonds without being restricted during the suspension periods of the shareholders' meetings (both regular and extraordinary) 
5.Impact on the Company's finance and business after the change:No 
6.Any other matters that need to be specified: Amendment of the provisions for the Company's first domestic unsecured convertible corporate bonds has been approved by the BOD. The Company will continuously make the announcement on the MOPS no less than 30 days and creditors can raise any objection to the Company during the announcement period.