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Relevant questions about Ex Warrant and Ex Divide

Q1:	How long will the cash dividend and stock dividend be released upon ex warrant and ex dividend?
	Ex dividend: to be released within one month upon the base day for dividend. Ex warrant: to be released within 30 days upon the issuing company's receipt of the MOEA's written approval on the change of registration of capital
Q2:	How can one proceed with it if shareholders intend to receive the stock or cash dividend by transfer or remittance?
	The Company will attach with the notice for shareholders' meeting the inquiry form for shareholders' option of transfer or remittance per year. Therefore, it is only necessary for shareholders to send back the form within the specific time limit.
Q3:	Which one will the stock dividend be allocated into in the event of several central depository accounts?
	In principle, it will be allocated into the security account opened by shareholders on the day closest to the base day for dividend.
Q4:	How to get the dividend if the stock is exchanged through a central depository account?
	Unless it otherwise has been expressed by shareholders, the stock dividend will be allocated by transfer.
Q5:	How to prevent stock certificates from being transferred to the central depository account?
	It is necessary to fill in the letter of intent for the release of stock dividend by transfer and mark "disagreement with transfer" with affixation of the specimen seal, and send it 15 days prior to ex warrant.
Q6:	Why is the stock dividend transferred to the central depository account directly?
	Except that it is impossible to transfer the stock dividend into the central depository account due to such causes as payable tax (foreign shareholders), disagreement to transfer, ID No. in error, report of loss, court's seizure, shareholders' failure to attach their written agreement, shareholders' failure to open central depository account or to send back the letter of intent for transfer within the specific time limit, the stock dividend will be deposited into the central depository account by transfer.
Q7:	Whether the stock will become expired by prescription if any shareholder fails to claim the released stock dividend within five years?
	The stock dividend released to shareholders pursuant to the relevant requirements is not "credit" referred to in the Civil Code. Therefore, there is no such requirement for expiration by prescription.
Q8:	Whether the amount less than one share can be consolidated as one share if the issuing company proceeds with retained earnings or capital surplus transferred to common stock?
	Yes. The Company has consolidated the shares. Further, if the Company only proceeds with retained earnings or capital surplus transferred to common stock, several shareholders may consolidate the amount less than one share as one share or several shares to be succeeded by one of them.
Q9:	Whether there is any time limit on consolidation of odd lots?
	According to the resolution of the shareholders' meeting, they shall be consolidated from the list and release of stock dividend to December 31 in the same year.
Q10:	When can the rejected remittance be received?
	The central depository company will fax the list of rejected remittance to the Company on the day following the release. Upon examination, the Company will release it after delivering the stock in the central depository account and proceeding with the certification. (about 10 working days)
Q11:	How to release cash dividend?
	‧Subject to the remittance by Financial Information System Center ‧By Bank's check send via mail. ‧In cash, in the event of petty dividend (less than NT$100)
Q12:	Why is the cash dividend not remitted to the bank account?
	The possible causes include the following: ‧The remittance is rejected due to the account number in error. In this case, the dividend will be released in the form of check. ‧The stock is reported loss. ‧The procedure for transfer of ownership has not yet completed. ‧The stock certificates are being pledged. ‧The stock is being seized by court. ‧The account number filled in by the shareholder is not his/her own bank account.
Q13:	Can the cash dividend be remitted to any account other than the owner's?
	No. It can be remitted to the owner's account only.
Q14:	When can the cash dividend of which the remittance is rejected be claimed?
	Because the bank can re-issue the check upon provision of the financial information system center of the rejected remittance, it will take about 7 days to send the check out.
Q15:	How can you protect the owner's interest and right if the owner fails to proceed with the registration of ownership transfer before the prescribed time limit in the event of ex warrant (ex divide)?
	The owner may transfer his/her dividend and stock dividend in the form of written agreement, or prove that he/she is the real owner of the dividend or stock dividend within five days upon expiration of the time limit for the registration of ownership transfer. Where the time limit expires, the stock owner shall contact the previous owner to proceed with it.
Q16:	How can I get the dividend or stock dividend if the owner has claimed the stock from the central depository company but failed to proceed with registration of ownership transfer prior to the prescribed time limit upon ex warrant or ex divide?
	It is necessary to present the purchase certificate and receipt of stock to proceed with registration of ownership transfer at the Company. After that, the Company will pay the dividend or stock dividend from the central depository account.