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ITEM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS DIFFERENCE FROM CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICE PRINCIPLES FOR TWSE/GTSM-LISTED COMPANIES AND REASONS
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Does the Company set and disclose corporate governance code of practice according to corporate governance practice principles for TWSE/GTSM-Listed companies? v The Company has set a corporate governance code of practice, for the protection of shareholders’ rights, to strengthen the functions of the BOD, respect the interests of stakeholders, enhance the transparency of information and relevant rules.
Detailed information can be found on the Company’s website.
No difference
Equity structure and shareholder rights.
Has the Company set internal operating procedures to deal with shareholder proposals, doubts, disputes and litigation matters, and does it implement these in accordance with its procedures? v The Investor Relations Department is dedicated to processing shareholder proposals or disputes. No difference
Does the Company have a list of those who ultimately control the major shareholders of the Company? v The Company keeps track of of the shareholding status of directors, managers, and major shareholders holding more than 10%, and provides disclosure according to law.
How does the Company establish its risk management mechanism and firewalls involving related enterprises? v The Company has established appropriate internal risk control mechanisms and firewalls, pursuant to the rules for specific companies or groups related business operations and financial transactions, supervision measures for subsidiaries, procedures for endorsement and guarantee, operational procedures for lending funds to others and procedures for asset acquisition & disposal. Business relations between affiliated enterprises have been evaluated by an independent third party to prevent violations of unlawful transactions.
Has the Company set internal standards to prohibit the use of undisclosed insider information to trade securities on the market? v The Company has enacted the "Insider Trading Prevention Regulations" and "Procedures for Handling Internal Material Information" to prohibit the insiders from using the undisclosed information to trade securities, and stipulated that during the blackout period, directors shall not trade the Company's shares or other equity-type securities during the closed period 30 days before the announcement of the annual financial report and 15 days before the announcement of the quarterly financial report. Directors of the Company are prohibited from dealing in the Company's shares or other equity-type securities from the moment they learn of the material news of the Company prior to the investor conference until the next day after the investor conference, so as to prevent insider trading.
Organization and responsibilities of the Board of Directors
Has the Company established a diversification policy or specific goal for the composition of its Board of Directors and has it been implemented accordingly? v The Company has set “Corporate Governance Practical Principles” to ensure boards’ diversity. The company’s BOD (including independent directors) has adopted a nomination system. The members of the BOD are diversified and possess manufacturing, brand channel, technological research and financial investment backgrounds for the implementation of Board diversity and create a healthy board structure. Concurrently an employee of the Company accounts for 25% and 62.5% of directors and independent directors respectively. 3 independent director tenure average below 3 years and 2 independent director has a tenure of 4 years. 1 directors are aged between 51-60. 6 between 61-70 years of age. 1 between 71-80 years of age. The Company places great importance on the gender diversity of the Board, of 8 current directors, there is 2 female representation, accounting for 25%. No difference
Has the Company establish other functional committees besides the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee? v The Company has already set up the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee, and also set up the Perpetuity Committee, Employee Welfare Committee and Labor Pension Supervision Committee. Other functional committees will be established as needed in the future.
Has the Company set performance assessment rules and methods for the BOD and does it perform this evaluation every year? v Since November 12, 2020, the Company’s Procedures includes “Director and Committee evaluation method”. Evaluations are conducted early, and at least once every three years by an external professional independent organization or an external scholar/expert. The evaluation also specifies aspects of evaluation for each functional committee. The company’s internal performance evaluation for the board of directors in the most recent year is carried out by the directors, using internal questionnaires.
  • The items for the self- evaluation of the board of directors include the following aspects:
    • The degree of participation in the company's operations.
    • Improvement of board decision quality.
    • The composition and structure of the board of directors.
    • The selection and continuing education of directors.
    • Internal control.
  • The items for the self- evaluation of the individual directors include the following aspects:
    • Understanding of the Company’s goals and mission.
    • Awareness of directors' duties.
    • The degree of participation in the company's operations.
    • Internal relationship management and communication.
    • Continuing education of directors.
    • Internal control.
  • The items for the self- evaluation of the functional committees include the following aspects:
    • The degree of participation in the company's operations.
    • Awareness of the functional committees’ responsibilities.
    • Improvement of board decision quality.
    • Functional committee composition and member selection.
    • Internal control.
Evaluation Results:
The results of the performance evaluation of the board of directors were sent to the board of directors and functional committees on March 15, 2023 and were used as a reference for the remuneration of individual directors and nominations for re-election. The results of the 2022 performance evaluation are as follows:
  • The overall average score of the board of directors’ performance self-evaluation is 4.93 points (out of 5); the overall average score of the individual board members’ self-evaluation is 4.92 points (out of 5). The results of the overall board performance evaluation are still effective.
  • The overall average score of the audit committee's self-evaluation is 4.88 points (out of 5).
  • The overall average score of the compensation committee's self-evaluation is 4.43 points (out of 5).
Does regularly evaluate the independence of the CPA? v The independence and suitability of the CPAs are assessed by the Board of Directors on a regular basis every year. When discussing the independence and suitability of the CPAs engaged by the Board of Directors, the Company is required to present the curriculum vitae of the CPA recommended, along with the declaration of independence of each CPA (not in violation of Professional Ethics Bulletin No. 10) and AQI information compiled by "Guidelines for Compiling Audit Quality Indicators (AQI) by Accounting Firms" (including 13 indicators from five major aspects, namely professionalism, independence, quality control, supervision, and innovation ability) for the Board of Directors to evaluate. On March 15, 2023, the board of directors of the Company reviewed and approved that all certified accountants meet the evaluation criteria of independence and suitability of the Company (there is no direct or material indirect financial interest with the audit customer, no excessive reliance on a single customer's source of remuneration by the firm, and no significant close business relationship with the audit customer).
Does the Company appoint competent and appropriate corporate governance personnel and corporate governance officer to be in charge of corporate governance affairs (including but not limited to furnishing information required for business execution by directors, assisting directors’ compliance of law, handling matters related to board meetings and shareholders’ meetings according to law, and recording minutes of board meetings and shareholders’ meetings)? v In aims to implement corporate governance, assist directors, and protect investor rights; the Company has passed a resolution on 2019/05/14 board meeting and has appointed competent and appropriate corporate governance personnel. The Company has established full-time financial officer, Huang, De-cai as responsible for corporate governance related matters. Huang has accumulated over twenty years of financial manager expertise and experience. Primary responsibilities include the following:
  • Assist Independent and Non-Independent Directors to carry out their duties pursuant to the Law: Notify the board 7 days in advance before Board of Director meetings, and if matters are subject to abstaining due to conflicts of interest. Registration of the Shareholders’ Meeting dates, and notification dates according to relevant laws.
  • Creation of board and shareholder meeting minutes - 20 days after the meeting according the relevant regulations.
  • Assist Directors in assuming the position: According to the Company’s specific industry, and the profession and educational backgrounds of the Director, assist the Director in formulating an advancement plan and arrange relevant classes
  • Assist in production of materials to assist the Board of Directors to carry out their duties: Regularly inform the Board of Directors with relevant information regarding updates rules and regulations of Company’s industry and relevant corporate governance updates. Review relevant information confidentiality levels and provide the Board of Directors the necessary information, maintain the Board and Managements communication channels. Meeting with internal and external auditors to maintain Independent Director’s compliance with the Company’s corporate governance regulations, and if needed, organize relevant meetings.
  • Assist in the Board’s compliance with Laws: Report to the Board regarding the Company’s governance situation, and make sure the Company’s Shareholders’ and Board of Directors’ Meetings comply with relevant laws and corporate governance practices. Assist and remind Directors regarding the importance of adherence to laws and regulations for resolutions within meetings, and provide suggestions in the case where such laws and regulations are infringed upon. Examination of Directors’ Meeting’s resolutions post-meeting, and the release of such information. Confirming the resolutions and relevant information are according to law and correct, to protect the integrity of investors’ trading information.
  • For “Continuing education of Directors”, (please refer to the table below for specific case studies).
No difference
Does the Company establish communication channels and dedicate section for stakeholder on its website to respond to important issues of corporate social responsibility concerns? v The Company has established a "Stakeholders section" on its official website with the contact information of spokespersons and relevant business departments to respond to the important corporate and social concerns of stakeholders (including but not limited to shareholders, employees, customers, and suppliers). Please refer to the official website of the Compan
https://www.honhai.com/zh-tw/CSR/stake-holder
No difference
Has the company appointed a professional stock affairs agency for shareholders affairs? v The Company authorized “Grand Fortune Securities Co., Ltd.” as stock service agency to handle shareholder transactions. No difference
Disclosure of information
Does the Company set up website to disclose financial operations and corporate governance information? v The Company has placed financial and corporate governance information of each year on its website. No difference
Has the Company adopted other measures (such as English website, a designated person responsible for the collection and disclosure of information, implementation of the spokesman system, the legal entities announcements uploaded to website, etc.) to disclose information? v The Company has an English website and a spokesperson, investor relations department and shareholder services department to disclose relevant information. The Company issued global depository receipts (GDR) in London, and discloses company information on its website according to the provisions of the relevant rules of the London Stock Exchange. No difference
Does the Company announce and report the annual financial statements within two months after the end of the fiscal year, and announce and report the first, second, and third quarter financial statements as well as the operating status of each month before the prescribed deadline? v The Company’s annual financial report and the first, second, and third quarter financial reports were announced and submitted within the time limit specified by the law. In addition, since June 2019, the Company’s revenue information has been disclosed in advance on the 5th of the following month. However, the annual financial report has not been announced and filed within two months after the end of the fiscal year. No difference
Does the Company have other important information for better understanding the Company’s corporate governance system (including but not limited to interests and rights of employees, care for employees, relation with investors, relation with suppliers, relation with interested parties, continuing education of directors and supervisors, execution of risk management policies and risk measuring standards, execution of customer policies, liability insurance for the Company’s directors and supervisors)? v Interests and rights of employees: The Company has always treated employees in good faith to ensure their legal interests and rights in accordance with the Labor Standards Act. Care for employees: by adopting a welfare system and good education and training, a relationship of mutual trust has been established with employees. Such as: employee benefits and community cultural and recreational activities and entertainment, health clinic grants and medical advice, the Company also provides staff quarters, rented accommodations for staff, accommodation care, parking lots, etc. Investor Relations: The Investor Relations Department was set up to specifically deal with shareholder proposals. Supplier Relationship: good relations with suppliers are maintained at all times. Relations with stakeholders: stakeholders shall communicate with the Company and put forward proposals to protect their due legal rights and interests. Continuing education of directors and supervisors: The Company’s directors are qualified with industrial professional knowledge and practice experience in operation management. Please refer to the following table for more information on continuing education (please refer to the table below for specific case studies). Execution of risk management policy and risk measuring standards: various internal regulations are established legally for various risk management and evaluation. Execution of customer policies: stable and good relations with customers are maintained with the view of creating profits. Liability insurance for the Company’s directors: In order to protect directors from personal liability and financial losses caused by third-party litigation due to the performance of their duties, the Company has purchased liability insurance for directors. On March 15, 2024 From January 15, 2024 to January 15, 2025. No difference
Please specify the measures adopted by the Company to improve the items listed in the corporate governance review result from Taiwan Stock Exchange's Corporate Governance Center and the improvement plans for items yet to be improved.
(I) The Company will discuss the unscored matters for the follow-up improvement directions.
(II) The Company's priorities and measures for corporate governance are as follows:
  • The English version of the interim financial report shall be disclosed within two months after the due date of the Chinese version of the interim financial report.
  • The English version of the annual financial report should be uploaded 16 days before the ordinary shareholders' meeting.
  • Disclosure of the Board's supervision over the promotion of sustainable development.
  • Regularly report the status of communication with stakeholders to the Board of Directors.
  • Introduce Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS), ISO56005 or similar IP
    management system standards into the intellectual property management plan, and have them
    verified or audited by a third party.
Continuing education of Directors
TITLE NAME DATE ORGANIZER COURSE HOURS
Chairman Liu, Young-Way 2020/12/23 Securities and Futures Institute Conglomerate tax management trends in the post-epidemic era 3
2020/12/24 Securities and Futures Institute The principle and application of blockchain 3
2023/4/20 Corporate Operating and Sustainable Development Association Corporate Governance and Securities Regulations Executives of the listed companies with the understanding of supervision from governmental authority 3
2023/12/12 Corporate Operating and Sustainable Development Association Discussion of Taiwanese Firms' M&A strategy from the perspective of global political and economic situation 3
Corporate Director representative Christina Y. Liu 2021/11/3 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association Building Corporate Resilience Through Digital Transformation 3
2021/12/20 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association Corporate Reputation and Governance, from a Big Data Perspective 3
2022/11/10 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association An In-depth Look at the Global Tax Reform (BEPS 2.0) 3
2022/11/14 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association The Illegality and Case Analysis of Insider Trading 3
2023/11/08 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association/td> Introduction and trend analysis of Taiwan MNC's supply chain in China, Vienet, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Mexico, under present geopolitical environment 3
2023/12/13 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association Circular Economy and Sustainable Development for Enterprises 3
Corporate Director representative Wang, Charng-yang 2022/9/8 Accounting Research and Development Foundation The Latest Corporate Governance Policies and Corporate Governance Evaluation Practices 3
2022/9/30 Accounting Research and Development Foundation Concept Lecture:ISSB S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Informatio 3
2022/10/13 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association The New Equation for Digital Transformation 3
2022/10/17 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association Financial Statements and the Value of ESG Strategic Investing 3
2023/8/25 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Financial Statement Fraud and Case Studies 3
2023/9/15 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Board Meetings: Common Board Meeting Mistakes for Listed Companies 3
Independent Director James Wang 2020/03/26 Independent Director Association Taiwan (TIDA) The latest domestic and international economic trends, risk assessment and response methods 3
2020/05/28 Independent Director Association Taiwan (TIDA) Shareholder activism and M&A strategies 3
2020/06/18 Independent Director Association Taiwan (TIDA) Corporate crisis management strategies and countermeasures 3
2021/8/27 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Discussion on the Use of Remuneration Strategies and Tools for Corporate Employees 3
2021/8/27 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association The Recent Development and Response Strategy of Cross-strait Anti-tax Avoidance 3
2022/8/24 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Analysis of laws and regulations on cross-strait investment, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions 3
2022/8/24 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Strategic Thinking on Corporate Restructuring of Group Enterprises (Including Mainland IPOs) 3
2023/5/5 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Competition between China and the United States and Cross-Strait Relations 3
2023/7/4 Taiwan Stock Exchange 2023 CATHAY SUSTAINABLE FINACE AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 3
Independent Director Liu ,Len-yu 2022/7/7 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Net zero carbon reduction pathway for listed companies 1
2022/8/31 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association A new horizon for digital transformation 1
2022/9/16 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Seminar on Misreporting and Director Responsibility 3
2022/10/19 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association The 18th (2022) Corporate Governance Summit Forum - Enhancing the functions of directors and implementing corporate sustainable governance 3
2023/3/10 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Weird Global Economic Situation in 2023 1
2023/5/25 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Linking ESG with executive compensation - case sharing of how company Boards drive the alignment 1
2023/7/20 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Seminar on the Control Right and Director’s Accountability 3
2023/8/30 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association The Impact of ChatGPT on the Industry and Response Strategies 1
Independent Director Hwang, Tsing- yuan 2022/4/8 Securities and Futures Institute The Net Zero Trend: Practical Observations from Board ESG Decision-making 2
2022/4/8 Securities and Futures Institute Global technology risk and security governance strategy 2
2022/9/16 Securities and Futures Institute Directors' Functions and Board Operational Practices 2
2022/9/16 Securities and Futures Institute International Trend of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing 2
2022/9/16 Securities and Futures Institute Fair Hospitality Principle 3
2023/6/2 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association The latest ESG laws and regulations, trends, impacts and responses 3
2023/7/4 Taiwan Stock Exchange 2023 CATHAY SUSTAINABLE FINACE AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 3
2023/9/28 Securities and Futures Institute Fair Hospitality and Financial Consumer Protection 3
2023/9/28 Securities and Futures Institute Financial technology and supervision technology trends and practices 2
2023/9/28 Securities and Futures Institute Discussion on the Practice of Money Laundering Prevention and Combating Capital Terrorism 2
Independent Director Chen, Yue-min 2022/11/13
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Taiwan Stock Exchange 2022 CATHAY SUSTAINABLE FINACE AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 9
2022/11/30 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association AI Thinking and Digital Transformation 3
2023/3/25 Taipei Foundation of Finance Principle for Financial Service Industries to Treat Clients Fairly 3
2023/3/27 Taipei Foundation of Finance Low-carbon Transition Planning: Carbon Footprint Verificatio 3
2023/07/04 Taiwan Stock Exchange 2023 CATHAY SUSTAINABLE FINACE AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 6
Continuing education of company executives
TITLE NAME DATE ORGANIZER COURSE HOURS
Corporate Governance Manager Huang, Teh-Tsai 2019/07/31 Securities and Futures Institute “(Independent) Directors and Supervisors and Corporate Governance Practice Workshop” 12
2020/04/23 Securities and Futures Institute “Corporate Governance Practices: Using Performance Management to Improve Operational Effectiveness” 3
2020/05/12 Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance Corporate Governance and Remuneration Committee Operations 3
2021/9/27 Securities and Futures Institute Legal Liability and Case Analysis for Insider Trading 3
2021/10/13 Securities and Futures Institute Relevant Regulations and Operational Practices of the Audit Committee 3
2021/10/26 Securities and Futures Institute Corporate Tax Governance and Tax Technology Solutions, From the Perspective of ESG Trends and the Epidemic Environment 3
2021/11/3 Securities and Futures Institute 2021 Annual Prevention of Insider Trading Disseminate Conference 3
2022/9/21 Accounting Research and Development Foundation Tax Regulations and Practices for Controlled Foreign Company(CFC) 3
2022/10/13 The Institute of Internal Auditors Analyze business performance from financial statements and risk prevention 6
2022/10/14 The Institute of Internal Auditors How to use digital technology to explore and improve the operation process and fraud detection?-discussion on audit practice 6
2023/10/11 Greater China Financial and Economic Development Association War for Talents: Leveraging total reward strategy for talent acquisition 3
2022/10/13 Securities and Futures Institute Carbon rights trading mechanism and enterprise management application 3
2023/12/20 Accounting Research and Development Foundation Common Deficiencies of Internal Control Management in Enterprises and Practical Cases 6
Preventing insider trading education promotion

The Company hosts educational awareness training pertaining to "Prevention of Insider Trading" and relevant regulations at least once a year. Newly appointed directors and managers will be scheduled for these courses respectively. The Company's current directors and management has undertaken the aforementioned education training on December 3th, 2020. The course includes non-disclosure related issues regarding material information, the definition of insider trading, and case studies.

Succession Planning for Board Members and Key Management

  • Selection of Directors
    For many years, the Company has been operating with high standards of corporate governance and corporate succession planning. In 1996, the independent director system was introduced, the Remuneration Committee was established in 2011, and the Audit Committee was established in 2016. In order to avoid compromising independence of independent directors, the term of office of independent directors does not exceed three terms. Optimization of the Board of Directors shall be carried out step by step by a gradual process.
    In addition to the professional background and skills, the Directors of the Company should also have expertise in the company’s business and planning. To enhance the professionalism of the Board Members and continue to improve, Directors should consider the scope beyond the professional capabilities. Director courses should be selected in relation to the nature of the Company’s industry in finance, risk management, sales, business, legal affairs, accounting, corporate social responsibility, internal control systems or financial reporting responsibilities, to ensure all Board Members have a considerable degree of industry knowledge and attain new knowledge.
    The company launched the Chairman’s succession plan in 2019 to cultivate the Company’s internal senior managers to join the Board of Directors and familiarize them with the operation of the Board of Directors, and expand their participation in the Group’s operating units, work rotation, and expatriate experience. After the full re-election of Directors in June 2019, Chairmanship of Terry Gou was successfully handed over to Liu Young-Way, the general manager of the company's S Group, and the founder Terry Gou served as a director of the company.
  • Succession Planning for Key Management
    The Company emphasizes that in addition to having certain professional skills, high-level managers must also maintain a consistently high level of ethics and integrity, with the concept of "What needs to be done, do as promised". Therefore, development of their hard and soft knowledge requires long-term cultivation and execution. The Company’s senior managers are responsible for related businesses within the organization, and use job rotation and assignments, one-on-one experience transfer and coaching; and through the management committee, deepen the understanding of the business philosophy and the cultivation of various operation and management skills were used to select key members of the succession echelon. On January 1, 2020, You, Xiang-fu; Lu Fang-ming; Chien, Yi-bin; and Chen Wei stepped down as managers. Wang, Charng-yang; Chiang, Chih-siung; Lin, Chung-cheng; and Chu, Cheng-qing stepped in as managers of the Business Groups.
    In response to the Group’s organizational development and growth momentum, the Company will not only externally recruit outstanding high-level managers, but also continue to actively cultivate potential mid-level and high-level managers internally, strengthen individual counseling and work exchanges, and provide job rotation and assignment plans when appropriate. Enabling the selection of all-round talent, resulting in a targeted strengthening of the future management team.