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The board of directors resolved to conduct private placement of ordinary shares date : 2023/03/07

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5

Date of announcement

2023/03/07

Time of announcement

19:23:33

Spokesman:

Chen, Ying-Chi

Title of Spokesman:

Vice President of Sales Division

Subject

The board of directors resolved to conduct private placement of ordinary shares.

To which item it meets

paragraph 11

Date of events

2023/03/07 

Statement

1.Date of the board of directors resolution:2023/03/07

2.Types of securities privately placed:Ordinar shares

3.Counterparties for private placement and their relationship with

the Company:

 The target of this private placement is to meet the qualifications

 stipulated in Article 43-6, Paragraph 1 of the Securities and

 Exchange Act, and to assist the company to improve technology,

 improve quality, reduce costs, increase efficiency, expand markets,

 improve corporate governance, and strengthen risks. Management and

 other benefits, and are limited to strategic investors who agree

 with the company's business philosophy. However, the Company has

 no specific person that has been negotiated yet. Matters related to

 negotiating a specific person are proposed to be submitted to the

 general meeting of shareholders to authorize the board of directors

 to do so.

4.Number of shares or bonds privately placed:

 Issuing either single or combo instruments such as common shares or

 Domestic convertible corporate bonds (including secured or unsecured

 corporate bonds) in a single or separate times, based on market

 conditions and the Company’s needs. The amount of shares issued is

 proposed to be no more than 15,512,000 common shares., and it is

 proposed to authorize the Company’s Board to determine the amount

 of actual shares issued based on the status of capital markets.

5.Amount limit of the private placement:

 Issuing either single or combo instruments such as common shares or

 Domestic convertible corporate bonds (including secured or unsecured

 corporate bonds) in a single or separate times, based on market

 conditions and the Company’s needs. The amount of shares issued is

 proposed to be no more than 15,512,000 common shares., and it is

 proposed to authorize the Company’s Board to determine the amount

 of actual shares issued based on the status of capital markets.

6.Pricing basis of private placement and its reasonableness:

 The private placement price (including the private placement

 convertible corporate bond conversion price) will be determined in

 accordance with the laws and regulations of the competent authority,

 with reference to the following reference price or theoretical price,

 and considering that the Securities and Exchange Act has a three-year

 transfer restriction on private placement securities, it is therefore

 The price should be set reasonably.

7.Use of the funds raised in this private placement:

 In order to enrich working capital, repay company debt or other

 capital needs for future development of the company

8.Reason for conducting non-public offering:

 Consider capital market conditions, timeliness and feasibility of

 raising capital, issuance costs and the actual needs of introducing

 strategic investors; while private equity securities are subject to

 the three-year non-free transfer requirement, which can ensure

 corporate and strategic investment Due to the long-term cooperative

 relationship between partners, it is planned to issue securities by

 private placement instead of public offering.

9.Objections or qualified opinions from independent directors:None

10.Actual price determination date:

  The actual pricing date and actual price are referred to the

  shareholders meeting within a range not lower than the number

  of resolutions of the shareholders meeting to authorize the board

  of directors to make decisions based on the prevailing market

  conditions and the circumstances of the negotiated specific person

  in the future.

11.Reference price:

  A.The price per share of private common stock shall not be lower

    than 80% of the reference price. The reference price is determined

    based on the higher of the following two benchmarks:

    (1) The average closing price of the common shares from either

        1, 3, or 5 business days before the pricing date, minus

        dividends adjustment, plus price discount adjustment due

        to capital reduction.

    (2) The average closing price of the common shares for a period

        of thirty business days before the pricing date, minus

        dividends adjustment, plus price discount adjustment due to

        capital reduction.

 B.The privately placed convertible corporate bonds

   The issue price of privately placed convertible corporate bonds

   shall not be lower than 80% of the theoretical price.

   The theoretical price will be determined based on a pricing model

   that covers and takes into account the various rights contained in

   the issuance conditions. The conversion price is calculated on the

   basis of the simple arithmetic average of the closing price of the

   common stock one, three or five business days before the pricing

   date, minus the ex-rights and dividends of the free allotment, and

   adding back the share price after capital reduction and

   anti-ex-rights, or 30 business days before the pricing date.

   The simple arithmetic average of the daily closing price of

   ordinary shares deducts the ex-rights and dividends of the free

   allotment, and adds back the share price after capital reduction

   and anti-ex-rights. The higher of the two benchmark calculation

   prices shall be determined, and shall not be lower than 80% of

   the reference price as the basis for determination.

12.Actual private placement price, and conversion or subscription price:

  The actual pricing date and actual price are referred to the

  shareholders meeting within a range not lower than the number of

  resolutions of the shareholders meeting to authorize the board of

  directors to make decisions based on the prevailing market

  conditions and the circumstances of the negotiated specific person

  in the future.

13.Rights and obligations of these new shares privately placed:

  Except for the transfer restrictions stipulated in Article 43-8 of

  the Securities and Exchange Act, the rights and obligations of

  ordinary shares that have been issued by the company are the same

  as those of ordinary shares.

14.Record date for any additional share exchange, stock swap,

or subscription: N/A

15.Possible dilution of equity in case of any additional share exchange,

stock swap, or subscription:N/A

16.For additional share exchange or subscription, possible influence of

change in shareholding ratio of TWSE-listed common shares if all privately

placed corporate bonds are converted and shares subscribed for (no.of TWSE -

listed common shares (A), (A) / common shares issued): N/A

17.Please explain any countermeasures for lower circulation in shareholding

if the aforesaid estimated no.of TWSE -listed common shares does not reach

60million and the ratio does not reach 25%: N/A

18.Any other matters that need to be specified:

 (1)It is proposed to authorize the Board to determine, proceed or revise

    the issuance plan of private placement through instruments such as

    common shares, Domestic convertible bonds (including secured or

    unsecured Qcorporate bonds), including issue price, shares, terms and

    conditions, amount, record date, plan items, projected progresses and

    benefits, and any other item related to the issuance plan, based on

    market conditions. It is also proposed to authorize the Board to revise

    the issuance plan based on operation evaluation, environment changes

    or if receiving instructions from government authorities.

 (2)It is proposed to authorize the Chairman or person assigned by the

    Chairman to represent the Company to negotiate, arrange and sign any

    document and contract regarding the private placement plan. For

    matters regarding private placement but not included above, it is

    proposed to authorize the Chairman to handle, according to related

    laws and regulations.