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shareholders meeting.
Note 3: If the stock dividend is to be adjusted retroactively, please list the earnings per share before and after the
adjustment.
Note 4: According to the regulations of security issuance, if the dividend that is not distributed can be accumulated
till the year with retained earnings, the accumulated unpaid dividend of the year must be disclosed.
Note 5: Profit ratio = Closing price per share of the year / Earning per share
Note 6: Earning ratio = Closing price per share of the year / Cash dividend per share
Note 7: Cash dividend yield rate = Cash dividend per share / Closing price per share of the year
Note 8: Subject to the approval of the annual shareholders meeting.
Note 9: The data collected up to March 31, 2009 were included in the report printed on April 23, 2009 for data accuracy.
(VI) Execution of Dividend Policy
1. Dividend Policy
The company is in a changing industrial environment and a growing industrial life cycle. For the
company’ s long-term financial planning and the shareholder’ s need for cash inflow, the annual
distribution of cash dividend may not be for an amount below 10% of cash dividend and stock
dividend together.
2. Proposed Distribution of Dividends:
(1)The earnings after tax is NT$16,456,567,092. After being allocated with 10% legal reserve for
NT$ 1,645,656,709, the retained earnings available for distribution in 2008 is
NT$14,810,910,383.The proposed profit distribution will be implemented according to
“Article of Incorporation” in the following way: (Please refer to the Distribution of Retained
Earnings):
i. shareholder dividend: NT$ 4,219,926,269, distributed in cash.
ii. Shareholder cash dividends: NT$ 4,219,926,269.
iii. Shareholder stock dividends: NT$ 84,398,530.
(2) If shareholder’ s cash dividend is less than NT$ 1, the distribution will be made in the form of
cash rounded and adjusted by a specific represent arranged by the Chairman of the Board of
Directors.
(3) The Board of Directors is authorized to adjust the stock dividend per share when the amount
of stock dividend to each share is affected due to the fact that convertible bondholders
exercise their rights to convert bonds into shares, which results in changes in the numbers of
total shares outstanding.
(4) After being resolved in the Shareholder’ s meeting, the proposal of dividend allocation will be
executed on the record date which was determined by the Board of Directors.
Distribution of Retained Earnings
2008 /Unit: NT$
Account Name Amount Capitalization Cash Remarks
Unappropriated Earning, Beginning
(Before adjusted) 59,950,057,949
(-)The retrospective adjustments
for convertible bonds payable 601,019,446
Unappropriated Earning, Beginning
(Adjusted) 59,349,038,503
(-)Effect of Changes of The
Investee Companies' Equity 66,913,426
Unappropriated Earning 59,282,125,077
FY2008 Profit After Tax 16,456,567,092
(-)10% Legal Reserve 1,645,656,709
FY2008 Distributable Profit 14,810,910,383
FY2008 Distributable Earnings 74,093,035,460