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The board of directors resolved to conduct private placement of ordinary shares date : 2024/03/11

SEQ_NO
5
Date of announcement
2024/03/11
Time of announcement
16:36:56
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
2024/03/11
Statement
1.Date of the board of directors resolution:2024/03/11
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.