English translation of Company’s October 31, 2025 filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation’s (“TWSE”)
Market Observation Post System (“MOPS”).
Date of announcement: 2025/10/31
Subject: Announcement of the Company’s shares repurchase expiration and execution status
Date of events: 2025/11/01
To which item it meets: Article 4, Paragraph 1, Item 35 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Procedures for Verification and Disclosure of Material Information of Companies with Listed Securities
Statement:
1.
Originally determined ceiling on total monetary amount of the share repurchase (NTD): 16,214,828,000
2.
Originally scheduled period for the repurchase: 2025/09/03~2025/11/01
3.
Originally determined number of shares to be repurchased (shares): 15,000,000
4.
Originally determined repurchase price range (NTD): 16.80~32.00
5.
Actual period of the current repurchase: 2025/09/03~2025/10/31
6.
Number of shares currently repurchased (shares): 12,717,000
7.
Total monetary amount of shares currently repurchased (NTD): 365,222,801
8.
Current average repurchase price per share (NTD): 28.72
9.
Cumulative number of the company’s own shares held (shares): 21,822,000
10.
Cumulative number of the company’s own shares as a percentage of the total number of the company’s issued shares (%): 3.04
11.
Reason for non-completion of the current share repurchase: In order to protect the interests of shareholders and take into account the market mechanisms, the Company adopted a phased repurchase strategy within the price range depending on the stock price changes. As the result, the repurchase was not fully executed.
12.
Any other matters that need to be specified: Because the last day of the repurchase period would fall on a holiday, so the announcement was made after the market closed on the last trading day of the period.
